AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/42: J# S* i J8 M: X
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Sub attack at 70,107 r6 D; i* [6 ^2 o( p% o
7 U B9 Y1 u" }0 Q( ?Japanese Ships
: k2 @/ f7 E: X K- hSS I-28, hits 1
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Allied Ships
; _1 l1 C w+ v2 c$ o aCA Shropshire
3 U0 A4 {6 R+ ]/ N" iDD Dewey
- F7 I+ }6 e2 b3 c1 aDD Russell
8 g# c7 ^* j( a9 j3 U3 ?8 ?3 WCA Portland
+ M* D/ n8 X/ S; x5 {DD Arunta
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Day Air attack on Lae , at 54,875 X G9 |, ~8 b! x/ M
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( `) }% N% a6 j: J0 H1 qAllied aircraft
/ `# [ C: r' `% U+ r8 ~P-39D Airacobra x 256 K0 S. P F5 o" R1 ^ N( n8 @
A-20B Boston x 33
$ ?* }2 r" f/ l3 F D; b; tB-25C Mitchell x 15" @8 Z! W4 Z( F* P# N4 g
B-26B Marauder x 30# M/ u( ?& |5 V/ Q; j
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No Allied losses
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Japanese ground losses:
7 E9 w) Q$ b; t5 d125 casualties reported
/ x3 E, G, S2 x: N% dGuns lost 1
+ S) l0 w) i2 g
7 c! L( w H' L' g- ~& AAirbase hits 43 A% k1 ]/ {& V' D' T, F
Runway hits 66
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* w! r& P% H( M' |; S' ]Aircraft Attacking:
. ]3 p( x) B2 R, S ~0 K 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet7 V& ]9 e& K+ z2 B4 A
14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet D; d# `0 {" K! P7 c7 j
6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
( u9 f* B5 S3 d1 U& A 5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
- u+ B0 x# k4 w7 I, X4 z* } 6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
7 V( A8 {( n4 c* `8 `7 R 4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet" x8 _$ J" _! y' }1 i0 t6 V
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
M, m* v8 O$ i5 C0 ` 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
8 h. [2 F) F9 F$ q/ ]- W# U 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet6 m0 d) b M0 ~
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
5 k& s- a i( b& K; g+ n 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet% J7 X' K% A3 H6 S+ n7 T
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
5 x+ W$ U3 f# u1 D 6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
( g( R2 ^: B" ~ 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
6 B1 g& l) e6 V# X 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
, t u8 c: _7 g+ {9 e3 z2 Z) l 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet- n7 J3 m' @2 W
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet1 g: G$ f6 Z. T& [
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,1035 n8 ?9 @# j; [( m" U) d! g6 n
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Japanese aircraft
6 z3 z8 c) @4 b8 R; ^5 DA6M2-N Rufe x 9
6 ^/ b t! `8 u D* hA6M2 Zero x 32+ v+ m( _9 `' f$ W i9 w& _6 ~& M
6 ^" L4 n) x: T. W' iAllied aircraft! @' q6 }; c- ]4 X j7 o
F4F-4 Wildcat x 212 r% S- N6 x* [: d
SBD Dauntless x 49& `1 A$ R" \1 a6 J7 L
TBD Devastator x 156 u* n( f+ C; v) L
. B6 p4 O& e& Q5 A4 d) B6 F
Japanese aircraft losses
. i) [0 r6 r$ v6 DA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed# q9 `9 d/ W/ S( m
4 b% D! S1 A, |5 q+ L8 i) `4 u
Allied aircraft losses9 U$ g! D- T) c* D1 W' q$ s
F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged
" M2 A# T B4 L3 bSBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged1 c- I4 ^4 }3 T% W) I
TBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged
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; _$ e ]8 F. O: R eJapanese Ships6 T4 K8 U; P$ n9 a6 S" p4 R7 P# j6 Q
DD Mochizuki: G B2 X: s+ B2 j4 r4 G7 Q" U. @8 s
CS Nisshin, Bomb hits 1
" P. t5 D$ D' G5 v* N1 U, w, LDD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
6 v1 w; |0 R; e- u4 }DD Yuzuki
% j. X$ B0 y5 t) s6 W, s+ H; wDD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire
2 c/ A% r# h3 `0 |DD Asanagi7 @# m2 r" U. x
DD Akebono8 x7 z2 S/ V3 w, b+ u7 Z9 b
DD Sazanami3 h: ~3 E. y9 r* h+ x3 V: F# t7 ^
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Aircraft Attacking:* f; ~' x9 a' ?+ X) T+ r3 Q$ M( N/ h
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
0 v' _+ ^) W! s7 e 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
5 D$ R" W& G: K- G. t$ D 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
: D3 m; d# J6 ~- D7 c 2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet3 ~; @5 O) U; X5 B" s
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet6 q8 i" l: H# R& t; `& F
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet- l/ T# l( U& \6 z
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet2 P; \, A' n2 \9 I* x# y* s+ k- \
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
6 P! E/ m7 ~/ A 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet# t' x' z( _7 f* U2 P& u& L
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
6 F+ }% _7 ? E; d) Y4 w4 ]7 ~ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet0 @; [3 E8 I A/ k# X; I
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
; i$ I( a2 ^7 x" Z/ ? 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
5 [' p. b- @7 o 3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
% z3 y% f7 N" ~) ^' E) \ 4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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8 D/ ~) X' C& E) ` DDay Air attack on TF at 70,103" N( G/ e. A! ~) _
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Japanese aircraft: W( d2 b% e' l" ^! m, U; Z- c. s% C9 H
A6M2-N Rufe x 9/ m' r5 p" E8 l" U& {. f7 Q
A6M2 Zero x 28/ `: j. H1 ?* n# V0 }
2 S0 m& T: l- y7 N8 f" S" \Allied aircraft/ ^9 P, ^9 E+ p( Y
F4F-3 Wildcat x 216 P2 A! {9 C7 W; X( ^ \
SBD Dauntless x 346 G7 N' @9 v1 p% s. M6 o% f; ^
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Japanese aircraft losses
' k+ `- s# ?0 o1 S, B$ {! QA6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed
' p C* p+ g& R: P+ J( x w8 ?A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed n, t5 Y0 a& N" X% [, n% B; a
1 C$ d0 a) O8 e5 KAllied aircraft losses
1 T7 N' l6 U6 H. u2 o: c; bF4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged( u( ~2 N J! {" l5 A/ h3 _
SBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
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3 }# c- @/ p3 J% P% v/ OAP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage# {3 E! r3 v9 h; b# O
AP Tofuku Maru! ?7 r7 X. J5 a Q8 o2 {7 h
AK Sagami Maru; g7 @1 ~% {7 @6 R2 H& U! _
AK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage# Z% e* H4 P5 N! s* L
AP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
* G, ^8 N) J7 [& k f1 iAP Ryotaku Maru
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$ X0 A" t1 E2 j LJapanese ground losses:, m. l$ B0 @& c" F
189 casualties reported; S. |+ L; L) e9 [; z! J
Guns lost 1' y0 t7 g, V" W! o, f1 Z* _( e
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Aircraft Attacking:2 P4 _/ r |8 K e. @
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet- q* Y# s' E+ u& b
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet% z1 o: Q: v2 R: J, h6 X
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet5 R& M2 y5 ^/ q) |% [% o+ S
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
; S# f3 Q1 K- i* Y! g8 a 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet, u% H7 J( d3 S/ b. @
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103
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( h$ r9 ~ H" G" n' P( o/ K6 |Japanese aircraft
g+ H3 U/ {6 {* i0 e, rA6M2-N Rufe x 3! Q9 x2 Y& |, U! P3 U) S8 g. C
A6M2 Zero x 10% l) ^' `5 k( y8 q& q; }1 X) K
! Q, m2 |9 f! @; OAllied aircraft' ` E! H6 c+ T- I- P
SBD Dauntless x 15, Q9 Q; n0 f; @/ ^% J
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No Japanese losses
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$ H, n6 K/ } l2 jAllied aircraft losses5 t w; \, A4 _+ g }: N
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed( ^. ^4 |& g7 \- D, h2 G* }8 A
3 `! h* B0 H6 M9 jJapanese Ships
" L6 M. q# l' X9 K! N$ ~3 T- G" p2 ?AP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage$ g1 ?8 ^: t/ C# S5 G: k
AP Tarushima Maru
% v4 w2 T% U0 g9 T" F" QAP Chihaya Maru
" c/ y b" r* h; x9 A1 Q8 x- wAK Asahisan Maru; G ]$ T. u2 i2 L
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Aircraft Attacking:, n$ l1 E: S* G5 |. E; T
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet# L) r0 Z# h7 e6 w1 V: Z
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet6 p! U9 z# d! w# j) |) v/ p1 h
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet& j( K9 Q' T {4 y& f" q8 K. K
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,1048 T7 {+ m6 x1 x
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Japanese aircraft- F; S0 n- H; l# G
A6M2 Zero x 49
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Allied aircraft2 {* O- [" A0 f3 h0 C5 l/ H
F4F-3 Wildcat x 10, v( `$ p# a; U6 [2 o& t8 j
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
& H9 n/ g7 S, L0 P5 pSBD Dauntless x 62
1 ]8 L* d G+ ~2 L/ Y: P! q# jTBD Devastator x 5- C- F: ^6 G( b u* w; j. l4 j
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Japanese aircraft losses; B9 b8 l4 b( A
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged1 Y a5 F* [- j5 f
& @3 g) C# Z; R2 rAllied aircraft losses' h) W& ]! _& J) ~2 H1 S4 A6 K
F4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed
" o& U+ @8 f% ~+ `& w& ?F4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed+ Z# y, j$ D* W7 b# m' ~
SBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged
( N' c8 \! l; x7 O- j( fTBD Devastator: 4 destroyed. O2 [$ c: k: C
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Japanese Ships
3 _: X5 L( U |: b* ]3 @& bCV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1- B2 G' \# u6 k# W' Y+ t2 X
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire/ e: D9 h* `* o1 `- j& Y. s% S2 W' ?: V; S
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1
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% ]. Q E" Z7 D) cAircraft Attacking:
' B3 F$ x) e/ b9 ]& }; `3 f+ l" ^2 a 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet/ K% \9 s( f- `7 b% r: i
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet' }& ~9 l* G8 b/ H8 |7 V9 [
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet6 l2 g; s: Y, l4 J# I6 m: H) [+ J8 r# `
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet/ Q0 Q& G/ T' j3 o3 O9 l
1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
+ Y7 x$ C! F+ B( K 2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet* U. ]. O. J8 L z7 R4 `
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
2 K) ?) g. K0 r 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
& f5 z) f' G! Y- Z P 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
* x3 Y' W- D, m7 j# [3 `' M& Z, | 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet2 d8 X( M3 [4 u G9 P+ z& L# g8 a
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet# l: q9 O: ?6 l
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]! T/ T# i# M3 E+ j+ iDay Air attack on TF at 72,104' j+ H0 s. ~/ W0 }" i5 y, R b
& W7 ~; K+ K. d/ e; B$ R" ?" KJapanese aircraft2 U' x @: v: C( k8 ~. g( ^
A6M2 Zero x 20
% e8 O& G0 G$ J0 qD3A Val x 36& b& y1 q. }! b
B5N Kate x 37# p. k3 r- Q' k( x
1 w) b9 t. y( [; b$ U6 SAllied aircraft
3 O. z% A9 ^ f% N6 T# d SF4F-3 Wildcat x 10' Y& n% c% G5 a- j
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
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Japanese aircraft losses
/ A" ~- Q. w$ B% \) }A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
0 M0 O. {# N. M$ a3 LD3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged, S) ^# K+ [/ l4 e M6 Z
B5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged
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* f5 F$ d$ S8 ?: _Allied aircraft losses
; g, g% d4 U' d7 J( {8 HF4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed
# o0 z# [* X' U3 t0 S! x$ d L( aF4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied Ships, Y8 \8 U. n0 I0 S
CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire v" V$ f" y6 J) V, Y- N9 z' e: l
CV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
$ m# a( c6 S) Q' d. D% `# v) l, n1 wCA Astoria
% J u; O! c: |) ICA Shropshire, Bomb hits 1
& k& J, i: g' q8 X1 XDD Patterson0 m) s( d; t* b
CA New Orleans6 s. P& O; e. c8 o+ p* N' C- e
* A/ z; r+ k8 mAircraft Attacking:
: Q8 ^5 x2 V/ |* I4 }. L 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
B5 J6 J8 C1 ?. P 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet3 o: N/ O" q7 G
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
- D2 N$ \: S) s* `7 r7 t 3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet0 ^% ?5 a& H5 n" c' P. R% t% p
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet3 g( a$ C3 ?- e6 F7 [
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet0 q4 p. Y! a, l3 W# P/ ?
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
# }2 e% i" U7 s8 y* Y- S 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet* I7 n: Z! t' M) ^1 @0 ~
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet/ d8 u0 z& I: L- x2 T8 j8 j" n) i3 w
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet' S% `8 [) X2 k6 c
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
! Q! t) ~/ p) _7 M4 N% e% d7 u 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet. ?- H! {0 D0 r" V8 X0 y6 b: m
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet5 _3 @% b" G+ _( q8 V6 P. o
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet: r [: K+ c. B4 x$ Z
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet! p" z* b, n( n/ \/ Z
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
7 X" @, g- `! [ c+ r- [9 [ 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet |