AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/42
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% }& U8 s8 e3 J3 V3 QSub attack at 70,107# |2 }/ J. Y# q
& N! N( m w9 J5 I8 p. {7 a: ]Japanese Ships
, q. h* B- H" T8 U# ^SS I-28, hits 1
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* W( r0 C ]8 _, ZAllied Ships
; |8 X3 c( L8 z. Y, O% }: h6 |CA Shropshire* e( G6 Z. c! m/ ?* I4 O) X. }
DD Dewey
% N# E! N$ J) N! c5 M) k; mDD Russell/ H, \6 y3 x% f" X, R
CA Portland
8 z" \/ c8 o2 A3 UDD Arunta/ j8 J. ~- e V% e2 m9 g9 E3 O6 W$ ~( ^
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Day Air attack on Lae , at 54,87
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Allied aircraft
( P, V2 f; w( vP-39D Airacobra x 259 {( U; c @, g, h% i8 P$ _: x
A-20B Boston x 33; V. L/ i9 J9 x3 g6 r
B-25C Mitchell x 15( d2 q: c2 h& p& S4 B
B-26B Marauder x 300 }4 j6 _9 {8 g& H! ^
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5 m( v# {) ?2 m' e G$ \# a/ C" P& @No Allied losses' y0 G9 Q7 K* l/ @
! z+ L7 H# K* g( q; I5 {. PJapanese ground losses:
" h* g' _( a, Q" O125 casualties reported
2 P0 Q& l8 z' M( Y, E3 uGuns lost 1* C2 [% v$ P) ]7 m& S6 h% P3 ?
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Airbase hits 4, H$ X% E; R. w
Runway hits 662 w5 k; D* z1 T* O
. S2 e2 x! m- a1 ]8 C" c4 d; ^- |Aircraft Attacking:: w- x+ |% m6 v6 L" K
6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet. n. m9 G0 F0 z: l
14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet* c; ^. z( s, n5 q* e
6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
% t: f; j" c$ u( P5 L3 W0 c 5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet* [& a7 f) K! ^, U, Z" N" L
6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
`1 L8 I5 h/ r& n. n1 m f+ C8 | 4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet1 r+ H9 E0 S+ k9 A$ x
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
' t7 _- Q( v0 G* Q 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
1 g3 L; }1 {, b: a, M 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
. s2 r" x; b8 }6 q- ? 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet; `7 `8 V* _$ Y% b r' Q5 [; j0 U" B2 n
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
3 p' W- I3 k' J, h! j 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
/ ]3 r/ b( Z! }* z% l 6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet8 a( y: V) n# U) D
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
, ~; ?4 x. i+ j+ c+ F 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
. k) Q( a2 W) w! {+ J t Q 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
) i- Y4 K/ P/ j4 T1 [( E- M- x 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
* `' Z- g, b; V* u& b 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103
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Japanese aircraft0 |6 e9 v& v# |! N6 `
A6M2-N Rufe x 9
0 ?. T* i* \* }: U( S; dA6M2 Zero x 322 x6 j7 O u6 l- c; J: _
1 H. M1 r; s( A) @ ~) `Allied aircraft! e! n2 Q( x: h4 j+ D- D8 y q
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
4 S: o, O/ e% w! BSBD Dauntless x 49
; k) s# g& W% x4 A5 O6 kTBD Devastator x 15
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Japanese aircraft losses
# k: B/ S5 x# e* z8 E! uA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses' O1 _2 N: G: |' X" m9 ~' b
F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged$ U3 ~6 B( }7 Y! v& i
SBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged
8 Y, t4 z" k! T, |6 K2 YTBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships
+ {& U, l& o- M3 S7 jDD Mochizuki8 r6 C1 I* |% R& b1 M) H
CS Nisshin, Bomb hits 1 p5 t* L9 C# c& H
DD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage6 a# V! T1 c0 v5 o1 O
DD Yuzuki
P. n8 o& Y) S3 _7 Z- p% m- o# {DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire
3 a3 B5 i0 n8 ?DD Asanagi$ I. p! d8 W! Q' P. b3 l
DD Akebono
! g: O+ t, r$ S: l7 j8 uDD Sazanami6 L6 g% Y2 i5 I
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Aircraft Attacking:% a5 Y$ D+ V# r) j4 X
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet7 a2 F# H/ v/ [) ^. U/ z
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet# e& Y# ]4 j4 h
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
; K+ p6 j. Z. m" }$ r 2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet _; `( M$ z2 k8 b9 o# V3 i6 k
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
+ ?! `7 A1 h# {' y" M2 L9 A 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet8 ^4 E. k: s& ^+ h
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
2 _/ v; C; M, l8 F/ [' c, F. i 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
: h) F6 O( @' H4 {; }2 R h/ \: ] 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet+ i+ l, B) z, B! m) [$ M0 s% q
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet0 I% _7 c. f U4 j+ ?& Y
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
: s F: `6 Y+ |% S5 T) R 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet) K, ]$ g" b% Q! ]- c7 p' ~" N
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
[6 u1 X# Z2 K! u 3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
, m9 ?) p2 Y% [2 Q C 4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet1 o. e9 E8 P9 H' @( f- j# h
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103# c! w- } S0 n! f* T4 x
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Japanese aircraft) Q+ V! g9 Z& H% p- d3 g
A6M2-N Rufe x 9
* {5 q; {% |/ w" @; [% \8 O4 QA6M2 Zero x 282 u! I! G% a4 k9 `3 ]* k
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Allied aircraft) M* x' v" T% V% S) r
F4F-3 Wildcat x 21
8 u; [& S$ i% j3 [. O' S( `0 mSBD Dauntless x 34
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0 k3 a4 l5 E a b& p \Japanese aircraft losses
, B2 d# k/ C) `9 ^A6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed
1 ^" D \9 s$ U5 WA6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed6 ]# ^- w, [0 B- i
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Allied aircraft losses+ p) K6 ]) B6 \
F4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
8 u+ c" l# p" @+ ^5 c( k+ o* c( |SBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
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AP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
4 {. Y2 O- o7 {: k7 FAP Tofuku Maru# S1 R# g2 w/ m3 @7 O
AK Sagami Maru x# b- O% i0 R, B5 r/ l, `+ m
AK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage. J7 q4 P {0 n5 i* V H2 E M
AP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage3 \9 X8 `3 \* b4 m* h
AP Ryotaku Maru. Y, ?* a& j1 g9 j: v
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Japanese ground losses:1 @- p+ G" Z* `2 x- P' ]( ]+ i
189 casualties reported
; i' h" [: I9 c" I7 M& vGuns lost 1* } C2 `; |" n- C9 k
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Aircraft Attacking:0 V7 N) U# W3 t) y. ?% T/ W; T* H& F1 S
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
+ a. e7 ~( c* d3 e 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet4 [8 A6 \0 D q5 y$ b& Z5 i+ Q2 ^
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
) G5 v: s4 U. t) [/ z5 @ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet9 H$ w: e$ E& r: A+ q
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
1 w( p9 N& z: n6 \0 X 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet! z* ^6 H8 ^6 X9 S! W: k' Q7 n' P
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
2 ` B- H4 h7 M! v4 m! t 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet3 L2 G7 _, m% M; J5 J. I; c
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103
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Japanese aircraft
1 x3 q9 f2 x ?8 KA6M2-N Rufe x 3
; Z8 z# Q' N8 y P- `& hA6M2 Zero x 10
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9 z3 F( o! G6 c) v7 d: qAllied aircraft
3 Q5 O4 P0 T3 ~ t5 s' t- rSBD Dauntless x 15 `( L3 p7 J1 K! R
0 ]$ {! `! m3 A( k! gNo Japanese losses) j" t" d# G X0 i; S- o
7 x4 ?. H7 W6 Q1 S9 y" yAllied aircraft losses
- R9 j- M6 K0 A5 M1 xSBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed$ Y/ O. ?2 y/ N7 C) M
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AP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage. H+ U$ h5 l# y* h% ^) b
AP Tarushima Maru
( j/ `* V/ e- l- `7 a; x+ U+ BAP Chihaya Maru) W2 P' q K# [. n5 @+ V. ^
AK Asahisan Maru
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Aircraft Attacking:* c% m+ z n! g# v* C2 J T& A
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
% {' M$ W! }( d) C% d' x' ~ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
1 @5 E6 g, ~$ A9 e& E; D 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet: D6 P& N9 ?6 v) C! {( t8 q2 F
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet4 |3 z& M% w6 Y
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,1040 D* ~8 Y% A* K) ]" x
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Japanese aircraft
" l0 n2 K9 r( tA6M2 Zero x 498 J1 H4 } ~0 b1 X3 }0 v
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( ~% W* Z0 q2 V- v( t5 `F4F-3 Wildcat x 10% a& }* P; {, ~
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
- y$ i( A1 ^4 ^6 p( @SBD Dauntless x 62- l( h q6 K3 M- p* ` I; U- N+ a! B- O
TBD Devastator x 5+ M d: x- r& C1 A8 L- a% S! k$ C' Y% Y
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Japanese aircraft losses
6 E+ Y& ?& j, \1 D: v* Z; Y" {A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
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8 L; v" N2 U0 xAllied aircraft losses
: P5 w' m, N5 {6 p' hF4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed
3 g* ]5 {' v1 X' WF4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed; i8 N+ m! b1 {2 b+ L
SBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged% p9 W3 \$ i8 B+ i- S9 r
TBD Devastator: 4 destroyed; U2 v. X J" S) e3 ?' L9 J( E
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Japanese Ships
9 X% I: b$ Y+ K$ k5 ~) jCV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1: K: |7 x# d# N. v- q2 F
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire0 {4 `0 o+ l u1 V( w% h
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1
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Aircraft Attacking:& Z1 `0 l; b6 w5 `6 h& U9 V
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
7 \2 b: v4 v# b! {" K& _3 \ 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet4 v: ^+ [% d6 G/ i! z" T* p5 d' U
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
2 N# {" M3 {, G, c 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
) ^0 C) {+ n: u! ^) l9 h 1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet5 a" u s# M0 E0 u5 v
2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet; G" R! X. X/ f0 P- M
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
: X' s& ]6 C, ]' w8 _ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
8 q" W @3 [+ |+ O3 m 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
6 ]3 }5 Y- L) n( t7 p9 w% F 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet# x& ?: k9 ]- E3 A0 f* Q
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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6 K" L& _& A1 `Day Air attack on TF at 72,104; J/ w! W2 t: e7 q9 s. z
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Japanese aircraft1 L% |# [# A! c! S- O' C: W& I
A6M2 Zero x 20+ Z8 Q/ M9 a/ z' o' w
D3A Val x 36. z: V& |6 p( O$ U- U0 d" P( p0 |) P
B5N Kate x 37 u: Z4 ]0 b2 K* }
\' I/ B8 S& iAllied aircraft) P" p" y. e+ s" j5 l
F4F-3 Wildcat x 10% w- b# X Z- z7 P( g& H; r7 l
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
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/ a" d9 y, w% ?( f5 |3 c4 iJapanese aircraft losses
" A5 Z4 Y: X2 @- ^A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
/ b4 w! D+ a7 x1 I# U- K- T7 fD3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged' }& q+ I- T' s) t1 F d
B5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses0 Q( r0 U2 J7 t
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed$ g5 M5 j7 x) \9 i& T$ u$ x0 E
F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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8 U! r* H5 b4 n& RCV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire9 H$ s1 C8 V& h% @! j1 l
CV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage6 X, w! f- S4 [% x6 L
CA Astoria
( _2 B6 a. t/ e2 G! j' f( ECA Shropshire, Bomb hits 1
( M9 ?. V7 a8 u3 T4 }/ W2 O) GDD Patterson! H% i& ?7 ^' e- ^
CA New Orleans
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( j" u ~% R' gAircraft Attacking:
& c' k) K$ a( p 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet* K, ^ @, W: X
2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet+ u, \, y" J, \2 L9 R+ o2 Y5 a" {, Y
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet$ }. c- h7 T' i2 r
3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
' a! _1 k3 ]- I, z4 F. @) X* a, o! q 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet7 N8 Y, T0 q* f5 L7 I+ o; d8 G
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
, h' A% g& p; `" F. W4 T G- Z# p* Y 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
1 I/ s! J& \0 I2 f+ z1 R 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
# |/ ~1 E& k# q h! ]& H 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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, S" Y* U8 m) g2 { 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet1 o& l+ W! s6 i( m7 Z
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet$ s' i& L7 k/ y" J
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet) z' |4 [& U, S5 S' A s" Y
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet! Z% \% m9 U, r$ V& K
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
5 x( E0 H$ d; t* p7 B/ O! y2 W5 _. F! h- \ 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
9 J$ X1 A2 ]" a4 V" Q; _. h% N0 C/ y 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet |