AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/42; z. R: m2 ]% `4 a+ a- q0 c
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4 C, S* Z8 E* n7 S6 tSub attack at 70,107) c& F! x: ~- d, D: _0 a& p( V% d
7 t! C0 B# r% T$ }. T# ?/ }0 iJapanese Ships# Z, m7 c7 S& j+ B2 S' I
SS I-28, hits 1( Y0 N2 A7 e5 c- s9 Q
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Allied Ships
% K/ \- |9 f" L/ pCA Shropshire% H! E6 h9 n3 A! v4 F7 U
DD Dewey
1 {9 ?6 |: C: L6 U& b" ^DD Russell$ K! V4 u- H, X. V
CA Portland
{1 x& x% K& {+ J* X7 RDD Arunta
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Day Air attack on Lae , at 54,87# r2 M" j% w) |
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6 z* S. R9 s D5 c9 ^9 lAllied aircraft0 ]& s, x: u, L! o' q9 ?9 f; N
P-39D Airacobra x 25
: e3 S8 l. H0 gA-20B Boston x 333 r! Z, |# B( M9 z% h
B-25C Mitchell x 15+ H, y$ U) V( z/ W1 Y
B-26B Marauder x 30
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$ Y1 N5 P& W* Y' g4 SNo Allied losses) m! f9 M3 n- K
+ ^( T4 t) @% d0 C& RJapanese ground losses:2 A! K8 Q: i. \
125 casualties reported
7 z2 w& }4 H- X7 p& Q% l! SGuns lost 1+ U' O+ o+ e8 P" e6 m! o
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Airbase hits 4
) f) ?) P) w4 X/ c3 d: ^+ QRunway hits 669 J: `; H3 {% ~' [2 E# H
2 N2 \# C( {2 }% _1 S- OAircraft Attacking:
c# K$ A+ o0 M: U1 ~ 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet: a, w" H; |- y9 Z
14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet; Z+ v% f: W( ?, Q3 w
6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
% I' Z; v3 j1 g$ m 5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
& c; O9 T }" p" M 6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
! A* L- c, {, G, Y% } 4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet/ e- z& }& Z8 F; P9 v
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet! t4 R& L7 n4 U- h3 r
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
. y$ b; X' l2 {9 Y 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
" A8 t7 s! }3 B) W$ z* P 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet/ V# K ^: L$ s \, }
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet- [) |0 f+ {2 J+ y
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet ^- j$ v1 }7 z4 N7 H- z# I
6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
7 h& x e2 O+ S8 Y. U 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet' S- ~ O' ^ A0 K7 Q7 E# \4 R4 @
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
, w! `4 Y1 a, q" M" j 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet/ f5 a o8 A( I
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
% Y4 w+ Q; r4 H9 z 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103: \, K6 W$ J5 F* J0 q9 w
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Japanese aircraft, x6 \; t2 J( V1 f! s3 N3 D
A6M2-N Rufe x 9
# j& v" _; T% [# t2 ~& I/ `' HA6M2 Zero x 32
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* G' k8 ~6 T" m W9 t( M+ h" i2 x8 cAllied aircraft5 U: h5 g: G2 U4 j4 |3 L; I" S
F4F-4 Wildcat x 218 D" U0 Q$ ?! H; x' j8 ~
SBD Dauntless x 49) W8 f$ A5 y0 d
TBD Devastator x 15* C2 y8 O% n/ `9 S( l2 n
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Japanese aircraft losses
- o" U& D0 S8 o7 n1 r3 xA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
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/ W. i9 H6 X5 V, F( B, rAllied aircraft losses2 t2 L0 ^$ T4 c5 y+ N' g, Q% K$ t
F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged6 C5 A" V+ }, E3 p6 O; X/ O
SBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged: t- }0 ], Z: l' Y8 v- M
TBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged
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8 O" Y% b% N. ]. eJapanese Ships
7 |5 w1 Y' \, c) m7 j3 p) rDD Mochizuki
6 Z2 X/ w* Q7 dCS Nisshin, Bomb hits 1! q9 y! y- W E' I8 _$ D: H! |$ b
DD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
" D) B. r& Z) oDD Yuzuki% P! [8 P0 O \3 X
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire
. `& \! b: b3 B0 l0 QDD Asanagi
0 J5 r) C2 N8 Q/ L- O$ [$ vDD Akebono, L: U) i6 A* F" X) T# ?
DD Sazanami( B8 l/ R7 m" B9 ?: P5 O
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Aircraft Attacking:
3 c0 j3 s9 t, c. \. m" n1 m 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet- W$ ?" T+ b0 s* w$ t) u' ~ W( @* a
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet) @" c, F" V( v* j- b
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
/ }: T: ~, o* w% Z' \ 2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet7 a- G5 {; V* ]
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
7 D0 \: N0 t8 d 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet9 i' _5 p: W; ?7 l3 u
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet2 `9 i' R! S% S) d
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
' e& S5 Y! ]) x" e7 p# p8 H2 K 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet9 I" j: ~1 P/ O0 ^, o
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet; G( `* n( Y5 l4 N& o1 ^; R6 P/ m
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
- P$ H* w9 _- O: h 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet3 z' P. w8 o' G7 W, j& g. y
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet4 [; A- x( o! Z; w/ o
3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
% Z2 t/ N5 \0 V! s. \ 4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet% Q( }; l1 q2 B' z5 D9 r
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103
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3 Y* h8 b. d- B% X O% k; q# GJapanese aircraft& E. p' \2 s! g/ P/ M9 r" J9 S
A6M2-N Rufe x 94 j* d8 _- \5 Z9 ^& c
A6M2 Zero x 28; f" L9 j* p5 Q ~" b
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Allied aircraft
! p; }, R4 e8 W! A, @6 R$ jF4F-3 Wildcat x 21$ H0 [, o# d1 l* ?
SBD Dauntless x 343 K; W8 Q$ z+ r4 J; N
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Japanese aircraft losses) W; z( K& ?' h2 u6 M
A6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed
0 j1 S" n! N) ]! K8 ~$ J% r5 SA6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed4 X4 _& O( m1 N X) ^
8 F* S0 R. }: e9 S6 F
Allied aircraft losses& r9 A( l( r$ u: j7 h" N4 H
F4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged( T; D) n; w/ G |$ V2 \) d
SBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged$ f( ^: s# Q9 j: p
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Japanese Ships/ J% T# L( u5 s: G' N* N
AP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
- V6 L6 K. X# p# g2 hAP Tofuku Maru
# S# t* Q* m" ]AK Sagami Maru
2 S4 W: B. i! @AK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
$ _- i/ w/ a& I# Y6 a: NAP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage+ ` q, r: u# }7 w
AP Ryotaku Maru- Q, X7 D6 S4 S9 \2 m ]
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Japanese ground losses:9 O: }* f, E& W
189 casualties reported( M- Q: ]! K7 M! _% v
Guns lost 19 \& @, U1 t) R" c, x
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Aircraft Attacking:
0 w! e6 K: \, m# X 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet2 |. g) J6 N3 F% Q9 c- n
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet" |( r6 z) l, z. k5 [" w
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet+ [, a I0 c5 c8 {6 e( r- I
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet% `0 z f: @. j. x
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet$ Q" C' k) l& _* S
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
6 `) ]0 l8 a" f$ Z1 o& |$ H: y+ ]; _* W 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
7 v. _/ G& g( ~8 ] 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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O" I+ h8 `( q1 ZDay Air attack on TF at 70,103! x8 R8 p, i. e: t- Z
& |5 Q: `9 [5 fJapanese aircraft
; p9 o# |7 ]/ v: Y' b3 fA6M2-N Rufe x 3( A' z" a* [: g, }; s
A6M2 Zero x 100 n& \0 O1 p" ?' `/ N: v0 @* @/ O
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Allied aircraft
$ X5 N/ ^/ f& |- G( A$ XSBD Dauntless x 15
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a6 j+ Q) V0 c" [; O8 gNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
5 D' s2 m4 h2 c7 Z& S% r( sSBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed
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1 E x5 C' B. S2 `) ~8 pJapanese Ships2 Y" |6 `; b! M
AP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage* t* e5 ?% a3 W, }3 G7 H1 P
AP Tarushima Maru2 o; Z8 S6 R2 i3 R- i6 G; D- Z, D; \
AP Chihaya Maru
/ G2 z( y3 g* pAK Asahisan Maru ]& s. i3 i" _% P8 k
U# y# s0 s* z/ Z' IAircraft Attacking:
( Q7 P9 t: L- s8 |! T' @ 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
+ _4 i( L# y5 z1 A" @+ V 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
$ }5 q8 U5 }( R. j 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
/ U a2 a% ]4 f/ |! F6 d* }# D E/ r 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet" v8 R5 Z" a0 N, c% \ i
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,104
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6 `3 e1 ?: ?6 Q, t3 E/ GJapanese aircraft* \% L" M6 z" f' [
A6M2 Zero x 49
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Allied aircraft
$ K' l5 U6 t4 m4 v0 pF4F-3 Wildcat x 10/ W* C# J* e, o" h2 G/ G* U- d
F4F-4 Wildcat x 87 n! D' N ]8 V1 f7 P+ `# y& K
SBD Dauntless x 627 f$ o& Y+ K! e7 R$ T7 K
TBD Devastator x 5
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& R" l1 B8 s; [, v0 @" N) ^6 kJapanese aircraft losses* e' q1 a0 M/ i+ X/ k
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
9 o' L7 f5 g- H+ F2 D: |F4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed" Z8 u# g) \: [
F4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed
( m& N7 |/ M0 PSBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged
5 c, d/ t# l) R8 p6 X bTBD Devastator: 4 destroyed- K. e8 D$ B0 a% L: z
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Japanese Ships
& d0 c$ V8 N0 e& x- O" b1 UCV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1; W- P6 k! d k: E3 h6 d
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire! B. K9 l4 z5 E6 T1 k$ N& y! N9 b
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1
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1 p9 i, o- X. M D6 DAircraft Attacking: T5 ]0 w& X, @8 X1 _! u
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
( f4 a" Z; O6 S( A2 \3 f8 H 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
. H p: S' v6 p3 |! h# N4 E 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
9 Z( `+ u4 ~8 m( O 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
& E6 Y' p! d6 `% {6 w 1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet6 R1 L( O( _' \) W9 ^
2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet) e* e( X. @" f c, t4 y# D
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
6 A. ?" d2 M0 N( o6 G) E 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet- w" P1 H# B1 V: X, H v- x) i5 d
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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: C* m) ?( \5 J* ?$ ?( D2 D 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet4 @$ E+ Y& C4 t+ m6 u5 q
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Day Air attack on TF at 72,104' ]/ H) W1 u4 J' G0 y
& v6 Z4 D( v# X5 L2 UJapanese aircraft8 ]3 i& {2 z" H
A6M2 Zero x 20* D2 {7 S% k4 v* I+ Z
D3A Val x 36
0 ]4 E0 p) J/ }2 {B5N Kate x 37; _2 T, f% j! z3 ~' f# Y6 Y4 ^
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 10
( U: X: |5 D4 p$ e. |F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
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Japanese aircraft losses
7 G. C& z6 V- F# J+ V: Z6 WA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed1 j, n0 F+ a5 Z0 a1 `
D3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged% X- ~6 a9 p. _. @ X6 Z, N
B5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged
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1 Z" u. N F" V( D' mAllied aircraft losses
3 x" L2 S1 f2 cF4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed( L5 k3 l+ e1 g0 w/ w. }/ s
F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged) X! b( l( r% k. O8 U. R7 \
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Allied Ships
" q; J; a- N4 p. LCV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire1 j& W$ A1 o( U# [4 L, d
CV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage0 j$ W( R" M9 ^0 m7 F0 O
CA Astoria
3 v3 i3 ^% Z7 Y0 c, n1 N/ _CA Shropshire, Bomb hits 1; |7 W- a6 C" P5 y: K5 s: O1 D, n
DD Patterson
& e6 L: o4 `7 L4 e, hCA New Orleans- X" ?& M* A& ^
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Aircraft Attacking:4 ~. {; D5 I8 c j8 ]
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
. R/ {6 R% i8 j6 F# ] 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet: u9 g4 C' e6 h8 _, S7 C6 n' j$ @
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet( R/ D% E+ m8 w$ r$ e
3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
$ A: k% C% j7 a% k; ^/ V$ n H 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
/ j+ V0 C( {, {" s 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet. O; O" R' W* m) R
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
' A/ g' V2 O- a 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 e0 |9 B$ \% g; n a5 H% K 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet- m. C7 s- i+ q" Q& x. Z
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet5 q! H$ J4 w' V5 u
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
6 q4 I$ z" ^+ N- t ^1 M 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
6 P$ l: j) H5 c& f) L& i7 z 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet: x; A, `$ N2 r, r, p+ I
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
5 U0 Y4 e2 K: V* [ 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet4 M3 }+ }+ W0 i8 @+ Y
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet% e" n8 v9 l# }; s2 V
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet |