AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/42% N' Q4 R& z9 M: z: Y3 b9 t
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& H4 h5 ^: K, ^4 WSub attack at 70,107
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Japanese Ships
; B& P8 j6 M' J3 p) \0 O" vSS I-28, hits 1& `: o9 n% q% s5 Y$ a1 A: D0 [. c5 g
; I6 r! M# O% l% }5 W& D* Y8 `Allied Ships# z4 S' ?8 Z2 a$ F* e3 C& g0 @
CA Shropshire; J3 r v4 I8 P5 J- j, T
DD Dewey, ^0 _/ \8 N% p- @8 s' b3 f
DD Russell
3 I7 G4 `, o& T6 }0 eCA Portland3 n, t1 @9 {) L* d' j
DD Arunta
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Day Air attack on Lae , at 54,87
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Allied aircraft" ?' g# [6 ~0 T- e
P-39D Airacobra x 259 r A9 Z3 S9 s+ w5 V0 a# n+ G& O
A-20B Boston x 33
; E0 N1 Z+ r2 f* e0 u7 F7 H0 b) JB-25C Mitchell x 15
$ L5 J$ v/ a5 r/ d! zB-26B Marauder x 30) u' b% @3 _& P/ t
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No Allied losses7 Y% y p/ @9 d
9 F: H8 t4 m+ I8 {6 L4 j
Japanese ground losses:
3 R1 q5 k, ~$ ~125 casualties reported
1 _8 y" o8 K5 b N# q4 u. OGuns lost 1
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) m6 A6 I, j3 N* l1 uAirbase hits 4
+ t1 [- B/ ~1 @- [Runway hits 66
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Aircraft Attacking:
4 L' W, _- e1 Q* `4 [# q 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet" l& l: ~7 O$ O7 \
14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet) B0 S3 G v( z _& l9 c) @* M
6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet1 U1 {5 J# E* W- f* Y' e7 s
5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet9 F+ R" J1 y1 L* w
6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
8 g8 y# C2 l5 T+ \/ Z( s) @8 j 4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
( W2 m" O$ y* V8 U2 x7 A* b% A) j 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet* n0 \5 z/ l# U) ?, a7 a5 _
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
; a4 s. N" {4 B1 f 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
" G: N- z+ A# Y$ G 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
0 d6 b6 R2 ^) o, R+ a 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet5 ^1 V8 F% a8 p4 P' U( V0 q+ \
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
. F5 l" k. B5 u9 h/ ` 6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
) G7 O1 d0 i$ T3 p 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet; A. Q' {* A( d D. e S+ |
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
3 j0 r- M+ |8 D5 Z: `$ [ 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
5 q% A$ k. [8 G+ f5 |; k) ~ 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
$ x) T! [9 e( h. ?9 } 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103/ V% l4 K- M9 L, |# c
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Japanese aircraft
" c5 ~, G8 b8 y* [) ?* L4 HA6M2-N Rufe x 9 m) |& [# e' j9 k: r l
A6M2 Zero x 321 W ]# `- `- Q# `
3 F# W7 A& k, \* ^6 o! m# AAllied aircraft
1 J1 @2 l/ K! u! E) gF4F-4 Wildcat x 21, t# } s7 ~. Q* A
SBD Dauntless x 49
2 H3 C. ~6 L3 uTBD Devastator x 15+ }# ^7 W1 I: M0 ~
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Japanese aircraft losses
& z$ d3 }- n6 HA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
9 l( D$ P' S- H9 S- m; D
: _8 K E4 X4 r i% R+ yAllied aircraft losses+ M1 m! J( n" _5 u3 c
F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged% ~6 u! h0 K( _7 z- i; R) H4 ?
SBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged
# r) T* i. T5 Z+ f5 ~1 tTBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships9 `" D3 b* [$ X% K% X
DD Mochizuki
6 \- F$ u% ?' ^4 j; l5 y; _CS Nisshin, Bomb hits 1
$ j4 w1 Q. C$ Q' YDD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
' S) D1 g! o1 f8 k2 H6 J" GDD Yuzuki
, u' L- g4 z. q* V6 }DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire
/ y7 Z, ~+ R0 d3 k! O) j9 R8 n( y1 jDD Asanagi. c' `7 f# H( h5 U! _5 u
DD Akebono5 t1 P( ?" D0 _* s, L" l+ c y
DD Sazanami; S0 b5 Y* o6 Z) c
$ j' J0 L# ~ V& P% b7 yAircraft Attacking:
' n- u- o" s5 d( F. N/ a7 c2 B 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
5 v1 G0 v$ p- E( p% D2 H: X* p+ {% r' K 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet2 l5 T5 ^- v* h) E# f/ c' Y
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
" Z9 H% E k: ?! ^3 A; Z2 ^6 x3 C 2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
_0 F5 C. r' O; L9 e 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet7 t; A& w. q) |0 _
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet7 G# n% Y$ z' e; W9 B2 }0 s
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet3 T( V: g, b% N# b7 a0 h
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
- e, L9 }' c- J% m! v$ H, D1 V 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
^: `7 j+ h6 h, r0 N# _' J 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
. d2 w- d: b. @8 ]0 I6 H( X 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
5 R9 t8 g, I, O- [ ]$ e1 A7 X 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
/ ?/ |3 _1 r) t$ g5 G N7 D) D2 P 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
/ y1 E v1 O6 i- t1 @: ?5 u% v2 ]4 E2 ~ 3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
& }$ C' n* Q/ V) ~' z4 X5 B 4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet3 j0 ?; k- t% F2 F- d
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5 m! i: X! q' q" c- B# z2 wDay Air attack on TF at 70,1036 d! a) M* c& o9 A/ K1 }
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Japanese aircraft1 P1 ~! E4 Q, s! G9 N3 {9 v
A6M2-N Rufe x 9
# U% \1 P2 V2 Z* X) m; c, V ]8 ZA6M2 Zero x 28: b/ P9 `" C8 b9 R- E+ W0 m
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 21
9 ^( P1 U8 g: L" kSBD Dauntless x 34
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. W% J# Y# _* u; v6 UJapanese aircraft losses9 P: x" I. n$ K! O5 R8 c; q
A6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed7 O. E$ X1 x; T& S; n1 R
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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7 a4 {& v; f0 A# ?: Y& TAllied aircraft losses
8 O# W5 m4 S6 h5 o8 k9 i MF4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
5 |. b! B; |( E( VSBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
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Japanese Ships
4 |) G2 P6 _2 K% \% TAP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
- D& o, O* m8 tAP Tofuku Maru% Y0 F* \9 C* V1 o1 I" C
AK Sagami Maru
, z6 i1 D g; N% RAK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage& j* Q& h: n5 t
AP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
. e- i Y0 P Z4 d- r& M, X, kAP Ryotaku Maru
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3 F4 h& }9 a. O/ T' DJapanese ground losses:
4 u7 \3 E/ `9 B189 casualties reported a! V/ Q/ y O
Guns lost 1
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% c# l: v( b9 j1 AAircraft Attacking:
& H3 e' U+ d" I8 V* h- ]: [6 Z 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet9 i6 R9 f4 Z1 h) \" `
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet# K0 H/ }( A" ~/ u* [( c
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
- }' \7 u5 z$ P. u1 X+ m 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
: g# ~) v* f& a4 T( l: N% C 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet! X) ^+ i! l* G/ l- n/ i
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
# g% T4 P& t; m 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet7 X! y0 Z" A% V% q7 V4 X, E
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet. U6 Q {9 z( [! Q
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103
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Japanese aircraft
+ d5 M& E( d; V( KA6M2-N Rufe x 3. d5 S* G4 N& U4 N
A6M2 Zero x 107 W' W; h) @& }+ v
* L7 T/ U: {: c1 L0 ]1 sAllied aircraft
8 t( J0 h2 B) I# N; zSBD Dauntless x 15
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No Japanese losses( W3 X% f O( t; B( q! d. ]
# D k% M0 s' FAllied aircraft losses+ o- Q0 @ w/ G0 J8 {
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed% z) |: D: `( R; a1 O. {
7 J. e2 U9 D4 x' eJapanese Ships% L$ d4 A( [+ l# A, B( w
AP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage2 _8 ^$ m: P+ } {$ ?2 P; o
AP Tarushima Maru5 t. m8 e8 t5 v( t5 ~
AP Chihaya Maru
4 V3 w: P5 Z5 m+ q. ]9 ]% wAK Asahisan Maru
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Aircraft Attacking:" ?2 V. q1 r* \
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet5 p( i- r( b! V, a7 l* `
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet, D7 c3 Q+ [0 I) }6 W4 d0 W
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
& c) ?. x. M- O+ F3 P 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( r6 M6 H, V$ x% C+ o4 G
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7 }6 R- a( E6 C* j x C+ [# uJapanese aircraft
+ t% j" T0 y1 B- MA6M2 Zero x 49
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Allied aircraft0 Q2 u' n- S: ^1 f e& u
F4F-3 Wildcat x 10
' }, l' Y7 o2 X. t& w F8 lF4F-4 Wildcat x 8
5 }8 [3 r. S! k% BSBD Dauntless x 62
! n% H+ l r0 ^' `/ c7 JTBD Devastator x 55 F8 `; @' C& `# l+ E& S4 z) e! y
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A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses' G8 O& {# g4 A9 k& ~) i0 t$ Y
F4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed
k; P& }+ N5 O- a" d; f3 aF4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed
Z- _5 A! ?- h& F$ x% W- i( M P$ OSBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged, e9 H9 C N& ]* J- ]4 u
TBD Devastator: 4 destroyed
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Japanese Ships
! S5 \% @1 a' pCV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1
' t# w3 _ ]7 @6 B" \. cCVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire
9 y6 G" U! t- W5 KCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1) D3 X' K3 k2 L' f
! T4 Q4 D8 i3 g. xAircraft Attacking:# M5 M. l% a3 @' w# |
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet1 h; i, X* w; Q+ O/ d. H
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet# d: `, Z8 i+ T* w) G
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet s0 Z& D& m4 D. ] ]
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
# u: f' b; z6 d; s4 l 1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 I4 a: T# `6 b 2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
2 v# n( z. N8 E& o3 z4 O 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet8 h4 k0 O& [6 H$ Z0 ^% J; M7 i. n
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
& k' X$ ?9 h8 e3 `" f1 E 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet) ?$ ^1 }' S" b$ w
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet9 n+ A+ h8 E# R1 j$ L
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet7 D$ f v U7 M' L% k7 j
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3 R$ z m3 f& i& fDay Air attack on TF at 72,1047 A# K' h6 |2 a0 \0 a( C
: h3 k" g; i* \# _4 R I) H$ OJapanese aircraft
* f# \5 h" h7 }+ \5 h/ f, J2 ?A6M2 Zero x 20: i2 L/ P8 {' O+ a
D3A Val x 36# m& H, ]1 k* F' k
B5N Kate x 37
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- {1 H$ v* m# s; v- Q$ o+ ^9 r6 aAllied aircraft2 i4 z. V. f, b4 K! h- T3 K- N% O
F4F-3 Wildcat x 10
- K7 ]. T, D; f7 X+ m" ]F4F-4 Wildcat x 84 K$ u& M; [8 s" S5 ^
$ O0 U: l" C F- P+ ZJapanese aircraft losses2 K3 L! L& \5 I8 s4 ?& Z
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
. O9 v" A# v5 P4 @2 h6 o, \D3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged
1 h8 l2 a$ q y- XB5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged' `! R6 I; r' r( V6 K) p
2 x7 d$ X) \% U5 s1 C9 K' YAllied aircraft losses
( h: G" T4 u D2 p+ Q. ~% _! YF4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed% t. ?! Y9 o' d2 P
F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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# U% ^" D: d1 m+ oCV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
" v& {4 D4 T9 Z3 OCV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage C- k4 y' W+ H9 n
CA Astoria
, v% C3 P, b( yCA Shropshire, Bomb hits 1) @ w+ T- i$ `
DD Patterson
% P/ p2 g4 j5 Y; q/ p$ V* k( ~. sCA New Orleans1 E6 F0 }" \9 a( d9 ^+ n7 C( W
, ~7 Y+ v! V4 q9 M% kAircraft Attacking:9 Z1 _3 l p" c- B5 n
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet6 I- q- |- W% W
2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
; |' \) Q; j# F3 i- \* Z 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet: A/ {# ?) S# s8 ~2 H
3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet/ y' q2 y4 ^# n3 F, B. X3 g% m6 X! m3 g
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet& I& @1 O2 r9 N' N# q
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet% ]( ] i% v' m& x5 U, {
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
k0 H _7 S! [ 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
$ [' Z+ V1 l. b% z 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet. F! G/ [8 n: O* ~5 T. f* {0 U/ O
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet$ b# R9 a- E. |) {) v; t9 L
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
" A- J: T( u7 V* Y J/ ?* }: G1 ^3 Q 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet% a3 d* ?2 F1 }; q0 ~
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
8 l) v, q, S5 T& m9 b$ B 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
6 B3 B* d1 u! T 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet& w, q9 @9 z1 F
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet" U- P. i5 C z
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet |