AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/42; x8 \' x+ ~ } T7 t1 p
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7 E# e( |$ I* h* p6 a# o+ _( vSub attack at 70,107
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$ v& Q! K6 Y+ ^' f9 h+ @2 IJapanese Ships
; a& x# P$ H, x7 t: _- MSS I-28, hits 1( s& j- p+ J! R* l# Z: l
2 S# [" M, L' R: G Q5 ZAllied Ships* G. h& d* [9 ^, |" ~
CA Shropshire% T5 f" W" `* Q
DD Dewey& a0 c( V; y- |
DD Russell. p1 V) n j5 T: A0 z4 _
CA Portland
5 S1 q7 g6 p1 `2 {3 V4 b" tDD Arunta) U8 Q' ~9 j* L
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Day Air attack on Lae , at 54,875 ^) A6 ^. h9 d4 Q
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" \5 v% l1 J/ Y- Y5 ?Allied aircraft% K7 _% X4 y @. l T
P-39D Airacobra x 25
' [9 J( d7 F1 w: ?' r1 F+ D7 z8 JA-20B Boston x 33
& R1 C+ G% `+ O. s. o( b# o" b2 XB-25C Mitchell x 15
: z8 l2 y% N# k! H. ?6 E3 _) z/ ^6 Y1 _B-26B Marauder x 30
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! D7 R$ |0 n$ ]/ |: k' F7 t1 ?No Allied losses
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Japanese ground losses:) r+ W, r$ w1 @5 g* x* u' a3 C( [
125 casualties reported
& P9 e1 u5 E% f8 O! o" S8 oGuns lost 1
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) A6 L+ O& r; J8 q& j- `- q8 W/ iAirbase hits 4- \: Y) ]+ ^; a/ E& q4 _
Runway hits 66
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Aircraft Attacking:0 Y4 y( i i* U7 I" `# ^
6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet: N# A' E) | @7 }0 @+ U: u ?
14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet# ~" e' b- ~9 E! f. ?9 c/ M. z$ u7 E
6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet5 X S: F: G. t8 {2 y& B7 ^! Z
5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
L! Y) U+ q5 R u8 ~ 6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet; g* ^5 I' I5 g0 t9 N
4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
8 K7 A' s( S8 d# W; I+ z7 z2 n+ I 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet, u l5 h6 v; I
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet" v! ?0 y. S' a; i+ n
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
. B! Q# c, j) W" ?" f1 Q 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
6 T5 A e( ]7 L 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
( ~' @. ^, E# Z1 ? 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
2 ?7 j) W4 L, z8 C0 P" i9 w- l5 q 6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
( n( K% `. f* e; k: l0 _- l% q 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet" ~$ Z1 A2 d* l. P3 P
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
# A8 R' [& `5 y; Z% U 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet3 r4 K4 p6 P8 v I; r7 X" d+ z
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
0 ?: F2 }/ k8 ]/ U0 X 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
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h7 M0 z* e* b$ ?6 dDay Air attack on TF at 70,103
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$ Y, Y2 F# x5 Y: \ TJapanese aircraft
* r. Q( Z5 H' T2 v2 Y) v+ {A6M2-N Rufe x 9
( `2 p4 s/ U# ~* tA6M2 Zero x 324 y9 B3 A2 v* d2 F. Y7 W! S8 S/ d0 L
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Allied aircraft/ y6 h# k ]+ O2 m3 T
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
7 [$ c5 e9 f; LSBD Dauntless x 49
9 Q' h, _: L0 n6 `4 }TBD Devastator x 154 C; a. R7 D6 Z0 q7 ~: \
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Japanese aircraft losses" Z Y9 M& U8 h5 o
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed; O) o! n" _3 u* j
+ c1 J8 @% Q$ e; r0 t- YAllied aircraft losses- D. x$ e! T* z3 p
F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged: I+ y2 ?/ ~3 B
SBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged
) O. H3 U$ X" U, y( J8 |TBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships
4 y* \* o2 V5 O7 ^DD Mochizuki1 U" Y" x: x/ b2 B2 O3 J
CS Nisshin, Bomb hits 1
; M q2 a/ W4 A e, pDD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
2 r5 C& \/ D: oDD Yuzuki# L5 g% _+ ?% k2 G8 x
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire
. v4 ]4 T7 q: K; W- B6 k8 }DD Asanagi1 Q$ ]3 c, s5 t" \' r* Y r
DD Akebono- I l7 u& Q& I5 w
DD Sazanami4 M9 t# o6 _* T D9 @. l6 ^
. i: L! i: s) F" |7 i5 fAircraft Attacking:1 N$ s7 Z8 _% [8 F9 p
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
R7 q3 F2 z" a 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
, C# C4 L: m7 P0 m, Z- x+ Y 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
$ X5 B8 V+ `; W& X0 K. g1 x 2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet; p6 `( G6 f- [- v
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
( S' Q' p9 }7 t- b' V! q 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet/ `# I( ~' e7 N t
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet! t( D# K9 W" h2 W1 H, b9 ]
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
) }( Q: r7 N8 p6 u1 J 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
$ _0 N9 Y+ O8 t6 ^ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet5 e1 W2 B8 m4 m I
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
0 q0 X7 ?+ v* z( P 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet0 I U$ p; S6 w9 ^$ m
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet, a! c0 e' v6 q7 _, L3 H
3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
, e& ^/ E/ J8 L1 v( r4 d) { 4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet! M$ G! \7 l$ ?0 M. m5 ^$ R
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* E6 w, x& c7 X4 _$ TDay Air attack on TF at 70,103/ y) @/ j0 A3 Z& j$ l- L4 P
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Japanese aircraft' a% r/ R& W; ?9 r% {8 N& ^: X( Y
A6M2-N Rufe x 9
0 v( p' d W! H/ s! _5 EA6M2 Zero x 28
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. i: z" y% `3 A5 h; T9 ]Allied aircraft
: @$ x+ ^$ T( Z: Y, I. ]F4F-3 Wildcat x 21" ^# w, a( `! z- D4 [2 S! Z+ o1 x
SBD Dauntless x 34
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# }/ G. \$ d5 H2 u9 ZJapanese aircraft losses
; n6 u& Y" M( dA6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed4 {- t0 ^& x1 J4 {+ I; x
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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8 s/ i% |2 [, W9 k) xAllied aircraft losses0 d" Y4 C% }: l4 W
F4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged3 R4 ^ ^1 H& w! H0 Z' {; r" P
SBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged% \* i! Z q1 g/ n; @+ S- C3 l
s0 w& b7 x/ `$ f7 d% G6 @Japanese Ships7 D5 ?# [% J; A+ _2 v# F% ?
AP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage& |: W- h- j6 W- b. y( r
AP Tofuku Maru
4 P" f/ s9 [9 |4 z# LAK Sagami Maru
/ [3 [) x2 Y$ AAK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
- b }2 C2 x3 {- x' G' R& xAP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage# ?" f& S% ?, o+ L" [- e
AP Ryotaku Maru
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Japanese ground losses:
: C" A" d2 t2 S, K: m189 casualties reported% |5 k2 r* N* N
Guns lost 13 U/ ~2 l$ ]" j! a
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Aircraft Attacking:& o3 S$ p* t/ k" i
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
9 h' T6 P7 p! Q3 X( G 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet# c C) g" a6 x$ E0 W
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 m9 v% Z Q6 w0 M, l$ p4 A# A& K 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet0 a: Q' L4 J, X
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
* E5 t/ d" K' E" m' @1 m; |' L+ [ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
0 h2 ?( H3 w2 i+ Y 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
0 a2 t3 H# n+ N/ l 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet% s# D* g8 E1 T5 c: j
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# |1 y" `8 D6 y5 rDay Air attack on TF at 70,103- d% u, V: {7 X
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Japanese aircraft
. c' h4 z! i/ x/ y" U- G$ ZA6M2-N Rufe x 3
7 B2 r \4 p! v5 R" OA6M2 Zero x 10
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" j( p; `1 ?1 j- ~Allied aircraft1 f3 I4 V) S! x+ _
SBD Dauntless x 15
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No Japanese losses
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SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed0 H- p1 y+ V) {% V, p. G! W
f, d* I" N; A' X% wJapanese Ships
# Q' `7 U5 T# `) W. F: aAP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage
5 O) `4 K* s& \/ x8 bAP Tarushima Maru
. Y$ G6 q5 R$ M' p( |# N! ^ wAP Chihaya Maru# n4 O6 w0 I7 `+ ^
AK Asahisan Maru
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: V! P% o) K% f: ~9 Y# QAircraft Attacking:- S6 B/ T% \* K
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
) t4 h% R& ?% c; N9 L2 J 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
% o* G2 p# P& g3 P 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet" q6 v" J4 s2 z7 y( P) z, G3 i' @
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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. |, z% x& H' ^+ D) a0 SDay Air attack on TF at 70,104) K/ `7 {( E I* Z
$ L H8 e. u$ {( }Japanese aircraft
9 J3 b3 r8 `: y; u3 [2 Z+ X0 l: HA6M2 Zero x 49. H+ R- l: m, @% A% R% p
4 h6 s% P) S% |8 i4 S5 `Allied aircraft7 a7 L3 _: h2 I3 U4 i. r2 e& q8 |
F4F-3 Wildcat x 10" q* M- \" U5 R. |
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8$ j. }( C3 C1 v$ J d
SBD Dauntless x 621 r: h3 w/ Q1 O) |
TBD Devastator x 5: I* y6 A8 f! l9 g
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Japanese aircraft losses$ v1 e: ^# y4 R/ q; Q" l& {, W' |" A
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged1 u2 @- ~& B- a; ]
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Allied aircraft losses+ S1 o9 [9 F+ [" n
F4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed
1 [5 Y# Y: i* Q; iF4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed
- h7 |+ q5 N& o% W# J# ` CSBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged( x3 O' C0 Z7 @3 z4 B; W
TBD Devastator: 4 destroyed
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Japanese Ships. k( c* b% `: S1 N! N- ~* _8 r
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 10 O$ L9 P h' `4 F# h# u2 W
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire2 O6 U$ s4 v* w' m' Z
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 11 j( m4 Y0 J( h3 c
" q8 I, C- }" m/ K4 @( o _Aircraft Attacking:
! `: }, M1 f; u2 C6 ?" Y* w 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
" j( @/ m& M6 b' y 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
) ?8 Q; F$ T7 K% j4 b+ z2 v 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
, D$ g0 w/ E7 E$ |* X$ e/ X 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
! k9 @5 E- P. w9 k( t4 Z: ^* k 1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet6 _) d) t' I( n; ]0 O7 X" t6 b, O
2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet5 W1 L& v% ?, P0 O+ [4 }* D
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet+ K, _$ U5 a) H) ^: s
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
0 R1 X/ ]3 W! A0 v8 d, D) ? 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet! a! a! |2 ^) q: ^3 b& t6 U! X! R
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
- S1 A5 w% q1 I) @$ ?$ U& J' } \ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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. F& Y1 o8 `2 J" k# XDay Air attack on TF at 72,1041 P* b- o }5 V+ L
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Japanese aircraft# P2 p6 v" f3 y
A6M2 Zero x 20
0 A- [- A8 ~8 \: d9 A6 jD3A Val x 36" R; i9 t) J# u6 R1 B8 c2 }
B5N Kate x 370 ^+ G$ @- K; [
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Allied aircraft' x! h, B' O5 E. ?1 Q$ L" W
F4F-3 Wildcat x 10( Y/ N$ O0 \. [! Y5 G- y
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
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6 {" u9 |0 v4 q$ v' @$ rJapanese aircraft losses
. m/ D( D/ S! u' X. n/ LA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
. j( ]. ]3 w& P8 rD3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged4 c" r1 n/ H/ ]
B5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged
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m% ~3 [+ _! h" o- e3 h7 P" vAllied aircraft losses
* o4 K+ Q: j; v) d- {$ SF4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed
! p8 y9 g. [) a Q" {F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged8 k+ E' o6 r) X# [
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Allied Ships7 A% N g2 V* A& Z1 [( u9 u
CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
7 k/ i& t+ u$ \4 z0 bCV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
7 T7 E1 |9 j- l8 D/ NCA Astoria3 S% V% J; _# K/ u0 F# p
CA Shropshire, Bomb hits 1. h& Z, @$ P1 J2 r) ^4 b% z+ c
DD Patterson
0 w3 y4 v5 X, {7 j8 wCA New Orleans
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0 L7 y' g8 Z1 `( C4 p+ T1 IAircraft Attacking:0 o& g* W& `8 M$ d X
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet9 y* A" [6 {- F+ C4 r. J1 L( ]
2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
" i" N$ y4 b# n- H; o. ]0 a 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
) |0 ` ^% b- g( Q0 S 3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet- w. e# C% g) ~$ d1 V
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet" W( c' Q8 E5 l* a, }0 X
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet% F6 h* g, }* R4 H
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
/ i1 K# c: v* o6 \! z 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet. }& ^1 f/ I6 X( Y j
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 F8 C6 Q D$ y9 p( {: k- E% P 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
* x M8 A, B7 @, c! |7 k 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
* `8 |' ~' o+ L" T1 T 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
p5 {* G1 R$ Z: [ 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet8 f' E' U E8 f o/ E/ D* z. H! S. `$ O
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
+ C& E& M! r6 |3 j; X 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet |