AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/42' V/ l. }3 G' [; y2 I* {
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# c$ r/ O/ ]/ K6 E" DSub attack at 70,107" ]" @8 I# x3 h& L" R& H; M2 F, l
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Japanese Ships5 r, j* k( T9 Y, n+ L1 z# q8 u9 _ C
SS I-28, hits 17 {, q7 \. d0 s0 s$ V6 |& r
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Allied Ships& F/ }" b9 A. k
CA Shropshire
/ G" B. v: d" \5 m1 C4 yDD Dewey5 U" B: }" n; w- n
DD Russell
) z+ u/ j: e$ R7 [3 V1 K7 v4 JCA Portland
; }2 [! R) e- mDD Arunta9 J0 `- }" S$ \
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/ E! v7 n3 j* K bDay Air attack on Lae , at 54,87
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/ ]+ Y4 n7 Q/ Y- o3 J9 rAllied aircraft A. B0 _- v5 l1 Q; G, ~
P-39D Airacobra x 25* f$ ?2 t4 Y9 J& l% W, L& }5 W; a) N, u5 S
A-20B Boston x 33
; A+ D T$ O4 e0 }1 e* ]3 W, n5 p7 oB-25C Mitchell x 15
& I2 S* X {0 C& {* D9 z; nB-26B Marauder x 30+ ?# r. ]3 A) ~( }. J
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No Allied losses
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Japanese ground losses:7 h4 b$ S; |3 X( V6 j
125 casualties reported7 r0 B1 l/ V+ G
Guns lost 18 E$ O1 ~& a! v- V" a& p0 i
' |% |7 m+ ^) U) }# W6 v2 MAirbase hits 41 r: j8 ~ `! w% L0 E" f* L y
Runway hits 66# w; T- e! z% s
& H0 [5 i6 y4 c( M9 yAircraft Attacking:
9 f+ P5 E5 E/ J, f- C- x 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
3 h# C. r# J7 O14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
) N2 [! O' m6 x' G, X* ^5 d 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
4 Z: v. E- P, p+ O- e% u1 F. s- X6 i5 r 5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet; T) Q# k- B `; I% r9 `
6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
& f0 ^2 C3 S5 l Q& \* D 4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet: X0 q! `+ d/ W- n- T2 K8 _
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
5 F% N" M4 B3 C& q! Q& T 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
7 t. ?' l, o2 n6 P9 [ J 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet9 S# W9 c) H( [/ |2 X
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet& _1 K# }5 Y7 l# G1 K. S
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
% i9 H* a4 R: Q& o- A1 c; r 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet1 N+ p0 v. | B- E! S$ w. y/ V' D
6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
' ^7 D; M. e8 T1 ~3 D9 e 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet$ K7 d$ V; |6 w s9 G- @
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet& m6 k1 J1 S- g
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet7 b; F6 b( Z8 d: v& n- f
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet0 U0 `: Q0 e4 [* m4 R6 p' t
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet J h' ?. {6 B! I' j8 _* ~0 E
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( w" O# p/ W' q, _Day Air attack on TF at 70,103% e6 f2 p* ?. h& ?
# Q0 K# q: s- `1 p4 Z- H gJapanese aircraft. i$ L: p4 ]" B9 y! F
A6M2-N Rufe x 9
9 b$ G/ ^1 ^. \% j% {! |7 IA6M2 Zero x 32
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& Q/ e- S0 I3 {9 Q, F3 {Allied aircraft* v& n5 m; A. z& Y
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
9 u9 Y) Q' `6 N3 [5 I: _* `SBD Dauntless x 49" b- M$ S/ J; z( b0 L9 j% b/ F
TBD Devastator x 15( E2 F! Y8 |4 \9 z) S
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Japanese aircraft losses! a, r* L7 }+ a- n
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses' u# `7 c. [5 m
F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged" v% i6 o; |/ u6 A$ v- ?
SBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged3 A" y0 `* z! q0 e
TBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged- }2 X/ L9 Y3 o) o
0 g A( g' ]9 h2 h; u& U% NJapanese Ships
. Q: j8 X7 G1 r6 |DD Mochizuki4 k- o" p& T/ S) X' }* X( G
CS Nisshin, Bomb hits 1. r. l# I/ G9 k
DD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
6 w4 [2 V b" h! YDD Yuzuki: \" b/ b& {( \; `6 R
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire
+ P% x* T* o5 R( NDD Asanagi
4 I4 |+ h7 @, m; n# Q& MDD Akebono
/ a) c4 j4 |: j1 L3 j5 S8 GDD Sazanami3 f" ~& U0 K# l, j% q1 F8 w
; M1 e- j+ J0 A% {' b0 Y! Q5 k6 lAircraft Attacking:5 d2 ?: |8 r* K0 o* b7 [
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
7 w5 i' N$ E. u8 x0 ]4 {2 r: y$ ` 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet% H [8 n' s5 n. ]. r3 F
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
, t! E4 d; F0 M( q4 n3 g: I 2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
" \8 l/ {3 K& \ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet1 Z7 I) r) c* g8 v
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
' x* O# \9 x+ ^4 n I 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet! {" Y8 {- Y* R' l6 c0 }. V! O4 U
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet# H6 l& m6 Y" b& {: |
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
' g1 l$ i) T4 D7 J 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 a' w+ p. [' p$ P) s 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
! w. h# D g" A- ?0 z 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet; } Y9 ?0 m7 `$ N2 C+ q+ s
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet& o% l2 ]: H# _- B/ [, K: F
3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet) e4 Y0 k( H" v. Q( U2 s/ u
4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet, f3 M- }: q) T8 w+ b, j
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& l1 L8 m5 ?/ {Day Air attack on TF at 70,103
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$ K6 w* i% X! Q" ?0 YJapanese aircraft/ a, u0 z: @; V7 \2 `; i; v+ a
A6M2-N Rufe x 9: h& b6 O" w( O" \- m. t
A6M2 Zero x 28: `4 @! `: x: K _7 i
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Allied aircraft
7 ?+ \# ]# J6 C" }. K, PF4F-3 Wildcat x 21
0 {6 b: e7 v/ JSBD Dauntless x 34% m0 K8 U3 |7 T, D- ]8 m; {6 o: w+ U
: l8 ~. N, Y' t+ h, HJapanese aircraft losses* E( Y9 J4 H; }( P% N+ c
A6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed
" r# r- R/ b2 RA6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed+ C/ K# i( ^" M2 A( Y. [8 M
7 W' M$ {4 a8 \0 eAllied aircraft losses# s( j6 N2 e' U3 C* [. F5 F/ _ t
F4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
0 Y; | ?) ^" b; P' gSBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged; K1 C. d1 l' c! R
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Japanese Ships' T: Y+ L+ S+ U
AP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
( a; }) A7 [( S* Q3 v/ G/ G0 y7 pAP Tofuku Maru
2 x7 X! ?6 D2 l+ \AK Sagami Maru
9 a! F5 ]. {) a( N% V2 dAK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
; X" P& Q8 y& ^+ q# @" MAP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage. z/ ^6 {! P+ w2 A7 H! L- ~
AP Ryotaku Maru
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# X% j+ E t0 x5 C" ^1 rJapanese ground losses:
4 k6 B5 O* S1 H( e189 casualties reported
1 q+ t8 l: u' @) G9 _Guns lost 12 W0 v2 g0 _; L( u! e: L
1 A, {$ Y$ k* n7 ?% @0 OAircraft Attacking:
( k6 Z/ H* }- Z3 O; g; @5 | 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet/ D7 ~; x) M( m+ o( ~+ L
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
2 K" Z, k. R6 G7 _2 ^ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
. B. {$ Q& q2 s( w6 P9 c) R, M6 D: { 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
: w2 R3 F/ C# D* c' |, a5 _ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
& d& O) U D+ }8 h( a 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
+ N" J& _( X$ W* Z0 F8 G 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
7 h! z0 z1 |2 e1 e 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet% S- W& \6 k+ S3 L- ]: E1 r
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103
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Japanese aircraft& ^9 D: ? ^+ C& u) Z' b* L( w
A6M2-N Rufe x 3
+ G* g+ O" r" J& ~& m0 S; uA6M2 Zero x 10/ W4 T7 a+ A x9 I
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Allied aircraft! h% W$ `+ M8 @
SBD Dauntless x 15/ ~; m& F' X3 c& p- U, H. Y9 m, ]( S
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No Japanese losses
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) u0 ?: R7 A9 ~! |" z) H* CAllied aircraft losses% G4 ^& D. y. g: n# `* h
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed
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0 E0 v1 B7 {9 @ G7 ]1 xJapanese Ships& Y- D9 f4 I) W8 A+ O
AP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage( u0 F/ c! J, k |* L
AP Tarushima Maru
. M% L3 Y" K, Z4 uAP Chihaya Maru* @1 p7 U- T6 X7 u6 O7 @! |# w+ d
AK Asahisan Maru5 n. u% D7 i' y7 Z% l4 A
3 P6 G2 Y# M) qAircraft Attacking:& [: ^' ?0 J6 ~0 m
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
& U* a2 {" b1 s2 l 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet* n6 X" _3 b# M; H! Y- E4 k
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
5 l4 }( j, F6 v8 t" X+ X 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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; }! |4 V+ K' E0 ^4 g/ XDay Air attack on TF at 70,104
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Japanese aircraft3 v. p1 G: s# L( C; l; V: T7 s
A6M2 Zero x 49
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4 N F2 @- M- k) Y! HAllied aircraft
8 G1 H! g6 E0 i% T8 s: tF4F-3 Wildcat x 10
3 L: }2 n0 w/ f' ~5 P) N8 QF4F-4 Wildcat x 8- |$ f+ N1 Q$ G! y) r/ g
SBD Dauntless x 62% T. l/ q- u- ]* x
TBD Devastator x 53 {" s0 p0 [! I/ V8 v3 Q: ]! e
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Japanese aircraft losses0 y [) Y1 ~8 O$ S' v
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
# ?/ k; l% |4 a8 H P" v% ~F4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed
7 a' o8 i) f1 SF4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed
+ S. t/ @( k9 @* ?SBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged
# a C1 ]0 ~. l8 o) U$ ?1 d( ^TBD Devastator: 4 destroyed
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; f- ~- [; k, D n G) YJapanese Ships
7 R2 @0 T8 _3 ^CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1$ M2 S) r* f" C# o0 E& N
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire
" c# _6 W+ A3 PCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1 x8 v" \% U0 ^# ?" H, k
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Aircraft Attacking:
: Y3 Y) z& L" N% {7 w5 o; z 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet8 l5 ^9 Z5 n" i; p
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet' Z! Q' X% H: m# _+ `$ I! `" d
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
2 i4 j1 J# n( x% m, e 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
, V' A D. P+ p 1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
! N1 c1 Z5 s% u: { 2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
0 [8 o6 O& L. D c0 z 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet/ T0 ]+ o. Y! k7 ^
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet- V: C8 i9 o' \# z" K, O
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet1 e, f1 ?# l( w7 L! n
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 t& i1 x0 S; L2 [# i+ { 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet0 h5 Y7 H3 c: l6 T( P9 P
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+ ^+ J1 r- z' [$ c$ j# {' JDay Air attack on TF at 72,1049 U& g1 @" ]: _% c% k
, ~& o# Z% m# M5 T- _Japanese aircraft# q1 U: M$ K( F, k
A6M2 Zero x 20
) |$ o& ^! Q% h, v/ E) n$ G# ~5 VD3A Val x 36
' v. R6 H7 G1 N! P) b. jB5N Kate x 37
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 10
) ^4 g: ^3 r* pF4F-4 Wildcat x 8 L) w$ A* y# ~; p! J( s' Y2 C o
& ]/ U3 m5 J6 @Japanese aircraft losses; }8 W6 M. K5 a; ^
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed$ ^& {3 ?# F5 U0 m) G
D3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged& x# ]! v$ A4 n, u7 u
B5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged+ X1 X9 l/ p$ a/ ~! `; ?" O7 m/ K
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Allied aircraft losses: W- _* V$ j$ p# c' K) w
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed1 u$ X: H; u/ U: I+ I8 N. Z
F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged8 j6 \' K% Q3 L4 H4 P5 U, T7 r
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Allied Ships
& c# `" l# K) u# i' |1 QCV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
: r3 T- o A. M/ X. S9 `& QCV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage# j" f" V* o- W
CA Astoria
' m) _' F2 x$ R g) L1 [* |CA Shropshire, Bomb hits 1
; P- ?* @- ?2 o. }/ P8 x1 f- CDD Patterson+ h5 q9 N0 ^7 o! Y
CA New Orleans
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: M; |9 f: w" R# o6 EAircraft Attacking:
% x" Q1 Z& l9 }+ W/ b, H 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
; E0 ?' g& q" u+ W% j 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 w* Y2 G% b6 ?' D, L1 X 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
. T8 u1 F2 t! a) } 3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
+ a3 m: x- w: w' g 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet+ \+ O) Z, q3 C+ m, S4 o
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
, \3 w M$ y! J$ G. T, Z2 G" H 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
, g2 y, [1 Y; N2 A! Y W 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet' z q4 K* m0 p. _( m; [
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
- Q i" A1 E' {8 P O 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
" k4 v" @. B; q+ k6 P% | 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet- Z* {3 r0 h$ u. A( j% J
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
# l$ u+ N+ z% x5 H8 g 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet( _- t- k0 W! v- e
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet# E( h- J3 v. h, q! o* M& r: W' {8 h# C
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet: D8 q: z. d# } } l; r8 i" `
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet, `5 t* i F. v+ ~
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 h/ q7 }8 [* D) K 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
% o' b% N1 a8 {- x# H 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet |