AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/42" N. x. {2 {4 c5 s, i
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P9 I! ]0 K. U5 } c( @Sub attack at 70,107
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# W% L9 `0 v3 NJapanese Ships; \, P/ Z( _5 x) Z
SS I-28, hits 1: x2 o! N5 _" |8 g0 j+ G' n0 b
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Allied Ships
# L' z/ {+ }- U( \8 X: VCA Shropshire
5 t; R# y: \; M. f* wDD Dewey
0 `$ @* s; @! XDD Russell
' b$ \0 t e7 Y& q( ^0 ECA Portland
3 s6 p, a+ s5 c0 B" |* ?9 r* ~DD Arunta: W0 z6 e3 ~ g1 o" t
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; K( A% S+ p3 d- t% o. K+ ^& ODay Air attack on Lae , at 54,87
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Allied aircraft, E/ l, d2 Q# a* s1 i
P-39D Airacobra x 258 T3 {. ^$ \! v1 v7 G8 _
A-20B Boston x 33+ B- D: ~& g/ R' Z7 d
B-25C Mitchell x 155 X& o) h$ I" y: P
B-26B Marauder x 30$ f: c; r+ ]8 d) m2 A* L* f9 r
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6 I8 t% E* O1 G! T# _No Allied losses1 S3 B5 a. N5 h) P |3 |
' X! o7 y8 f" p6 S; p3 y" AJapanese ground losses:5 `2 O. m5 @+ N/ B, \2 I
125 casualties reported1 e; K5 E& H: R, n, }
Guns lost 1
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Airbase hits 4 L; S: G$ R) Q. Z! M
Runway hits 66
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Aircraft Attacking:
8 E5 L; y3 V9 O% X" i7 v& t2 | 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet- p2 I- H3 [" i; M
14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
& F4 A" ]7 M0 Q; D z 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet# t0 \- v2 v+ v2 @
5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet* j1 ^. n2 I+ w7 c
6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
?+ ]6 [* v+ P6 L 4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet( ~. A N3 t8 X
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
) ?" q7 V- X9 c$ ^" l0 L# a 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
0 U- y7 M/ @5 u7 G5 R5 V 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
( B2 v. N c% m% j4 x9 v 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
9 F! \8 s& o1 F 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet0 S2 Z N/ i% U+ E, z, ]
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet/ [4 n1 A, a+ W8 y
6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet8 G; M: ~' Z) H1 T
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
% |( v+ v6 c* t7 x 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
" H% @! l! Q& f! X2 \* h) `3 J 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
+ W! }4 {+ h, i 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
+ k+ N# J. [: S9 Y* J' O" R 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet/ a/ g' M# _- b2 `0 c* }- s# O
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,1039 b4 w' i: J' f. u: i
" b4 R8 s" s8 H2 n, F' zJapanese aircraft- x$ `7 c0 G# P2 [# P
A6M2-N Rufe x 9
0 o5 j7 z Q# JA6M2 Zero x 32
9 h7 E% a3 `: d( B $ F1 C. Y3 V8 v( u4 \+ }7 N- I9 l
Allied aircraft& e: e Q) M2 O
F4F-4 Wildcat x 213 v# ~; a0 V/ K- w O
SBD Dauntless x 49
) e9 r+ G9 w5 P7 S. M/ G4 J1 J0 _TBD Devastator x 155 u: ^0 ^- g5 S
: m6 R/ z( }) \" z: l- `6 mJapanese aircraft losses
- y; Z3 |4 F6 D! iA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed- @7 q) L# c/ Y. x$ }3 C! z5 F
1 m! [1 M" `5 m# O4 ]9 ]7 ~% J
Allied aircraft losses2 X; ?" ? [' ?& W
F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged% x2 H% V5 \" s, B" D5 t0 z9 ^
SBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged
4 a* b9 p! G+ I% l% NTBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged" z, r% o9 r' \5 l6 W2 o
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Japanese Ships
8 D1 M7 W ]7 l/ oDD Mochizuki( N8 V1 x5 A. e' N y
CS Nisshin, Bomb hits 1
# _( s2 j8 X9 n, KDD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
( f% P" o. V* V( w6 IDD Yuzuki
$ e; o# q- m; g# r3 d' }: `DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire$ H- ]" u( l0 Z# x, y$ s# ?
DD Asanagi& M$ O% G; Y4 u3 t' L; D7 _
DD Akebono
& }& G$ o8 i7 j, E" L' C/ X8 _DD Sazanami
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Aircraft Attacking:
. x5 Z; ?. ?, c0 D/ |( ` 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
) t8 X" a4 p% p- B1 m 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
6 g. Q. t5 W7 `7 C, V1 I4 w 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
+ f2 S" N. x: O2 }# D 2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
- D6 | I! }; _# R 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
( `9 R# T5 x, Q D* K6 u/ D. { 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
' p) p4 W* Z4 t- Z0 O6 `( U" L 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet% n) V& F1 e# a$ {. }4 S0 B
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
- H v1 c2 S+ z 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet6 M9 o: ]; n& b a( n/ ~8 ~
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet1 j: c7 b" x6 Q
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
1 Q6 A2 v4 b$ S 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet% o) o( _* R% Y" E& i5 ^
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet4 `! I2 V7 f( q+ @% X
3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
1 J/ S! g a2 @8 l# P 4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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- _+ N" `4 I7 F& C- k& z) u' nDay Air attack on TF at 70,103
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Japanese aircraft' j. c! _. n* M: S: d: a
A6M2-N Rufe x 9
. j4 S) M. x; {0 LA6M2 Zero x 28# P# }( U# {, {
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Allied aircraft
4 l ?- \( Q. w% {; C* nF4F-3 Wildcat x 21
+ y* Z5 Q. H$ {7 ?, QSBD Dauntless x 34* T; O4 i$ H' ]# a
+ |8 Y8 I% r+ V. \* ~, y8 OJapanese aircraft losses
# A) m: C3 u% B0 J) c8 ~A6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed) ^0 M3 @/ v: B# G/ D
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed" |& @# a7 w/ v8 y! n: P
8 A% e" N$ O; p( V3 @Allied aircraft losses
& W. V$ O1 P* R. t& A) LF4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged+ s) } R, [, A- s. [, {9 i
SBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged1 t! O. I3 `3 M" Z
9 p& c+ t, U/ x. B0 bJapanese Ships
- M8 R" s$ D f5 _$ \AP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
7 g! W# d5 I# ~' C$ kAP Tofuku Maru
e5 O/ {3 |" ^8 IAK Sagami Maru$ L% N* A A3 d9 b# H
AK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage/ I( X+ y' o; \1 {2 [7 g. b- O
AP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage) j% v" ]4 K. U( `9 g f. a2 _
AP Ryotaku Maru% ]" I6 d" } p/ o
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Japanese ground losses:( Z0 D1 m/ t: }5 \' {+ a
189 casualties reported( G0 V% U& ?% S/ [0 J
Guns lost 1
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1 a8 D7 w: b5 IAircraft Attacking:! c2 m3 G) ~2 @
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
- ~" K& X/ a2 u, S 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet7 k; e/ r0 M- I5 o$ Y* m
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
, ^! T8 L; _. c! E 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
+ K- z) K' @# w 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet3 a7 {6 I w/ U$ k
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet& K$ c' ^- l* j, ]3 I; p
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet9 f5 b6 [5 I6 S4 l
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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) l# s0 r# K5 \8 nDay Air attack on TF at 70,103
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A6M2-N Rufe x 3( O3 ^% K9 h. ~& e3 K/ F, S
A6M2 Zero x 10 ?7 b1 A4 Z- ~, V. e
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SBD Dauntless x 15
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No Japanese losses/ r: ^: O) n. M G4 f$ c0 A4 V( K
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Allied aircraft losses
; ~* t( \4 f- M1 tSBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed" ^7 a4 l6 X# G; a% [) M7 B
. _; C) |' g3 ]6 _0 }Japanese Ships3 a. [, L3 _3 B* M+ n, {# I& h
AP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage
5 A9 [( Z8 V/ E1 gAP Tarushima Maru
- g+ X* o0 x& \AP Chihaya Maru! K! F0 T) Y3 A
AK Asahisan Maru0 o1 G, C4 K) J5 Z* ?+ f9 {
A: o6 Z3 L0 S; uAircraft Attacking:: m; W( l5 k" r7 K
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet7 G) r* R0 c8 |8 W f1 C1 q( }
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
" f$ e7 _9 k( B' Z& h5 ? 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet. W8 V: o8 g! f5 S) V- a/ t
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet% {- \" M8 K9 s/ `3 \. Y B# J
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% W/ T8 V# q0 a$ s% XDay Air attack on TF at 70,104
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. s) L0 o& I! W5 BJapanese aircraft$ A$ r. K$ }/ v: l: ]
A6M2 Zero x 49
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Allied aircraft
6 y. m- F& }( U: {+ ?$ bF4F-3 Wildcat x 108 \6 ]! j- q8 M( {/ S
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
+ _1 d) g/ \) c& d: ?+ USBD Dauntless x 623 n; b- R) N0 z0 X3 M+ ^: W
TBD Devastator x 5( e: ?6 C5 u2 n: t$ @/ _; w$ ^
6 V* m$ N3 A# m. Q- B) zJapanese aircraft losses4 h: w5 Z( K# \/ }2 O8 V1 b- j* @
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged7 m, Y% f; a8 I1 _" f: b" f; [7 t
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Allied aircraft losses
6 o4 T, E N- e w5 f. r2 v$ cF4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed
6 u9 n( M% W1 X. P( C, LF4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed
( s7 b! G* h4 [3 t- T! RSBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged
$ U$ x) j* X, F7 }TBD Devastator: 4 destroyed$ b/ ~) a, Z0 O0 W& R
6 e/ D/ y% U W/ N! Z6 Z$ ?Japanese Ships% I% C+ n( n6 r, c& ~! J
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1
' ?, B% R! e4 A. [CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire" w. R: N$ S( }2 ]8 d5 o) @
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1% i6 X9 x( D% q
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Aircraft Attacking:8 m' X. C/ ^: Y5 a6 f' ~
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet2 s5 R+ i) m4 L
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet7 W! G1 V4 L- p$ s" C' Q K
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet) x1 ~) f7 e( T1 I4 E% I
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet# L6 x2 [" B" a
1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
! }2 K9 y& y7 |) u. R& b1 I 2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
a: l9 V8 M( k 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet b" [# c4 c; N# Y
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
# {0 H& I+ T) k$ | 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
1 h1 [; }4 A: C. s: p' b7 D% q 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
& }3 I: m& p y0 g, W 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet3 j. r6 W; ^9 m
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Day Air attack on TF at 72,104
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$ x y& p/ X% h' IJapanese aircraft
4 B2 o( G' k+ e7 iA6M2 Zero x 20# @4 J' ]! W& n- J! ^# K; H8 c! z
D3A Val x 36: b6 k4 R7 ]- U, q q$ }
B5N Kate x 37
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] ?2 ^: m g% bAllied aircraft
% O8 C: h: W& i' l: bF4F-3 Wildcat x 10
. I% S) ~2 C7 Q& |F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
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Japanese aircraft losses) l( U. ~* J! i* M# v! ]7 y2 I
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
- U% R' ^4 Z1 B$ H0 B' BD3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged
" C+ z! q$ M8 {, C' nB5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged
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" C0 E I3 B0 Z) O5 [6 \; `( oAllied aircraft losses* G4 `& n8 m) ]2 i$ q4 }
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed
0 H% a( [/ ~$ y6 _/ }F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged+ z. y2 C {( ]7 @
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Allied Ships( |6 R2 j7 d3 b3 } K, T
CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire) {8 v4 N% s" W+ B
CV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage' h, ]3 a0 v U" V2 E2 ~
CA Astoria
& G* e0 k# o+ a* O7 b8 _CA Shropshire, Bomb hits 1
% M) ~: D3 M4 ^$ |* ?1 i& G& ODD Patterson0 C' y" S2 s8 x: R$ J8 x- C+ e9 s
CA New Orleans; O* _7 r s P* [& A2 t w
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Aircraft Attacking:
; ?5 l. _0 L6 S# f" @5 U1 ` 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
2 C% k B- ], t5 _5 w( Q1 H 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
, A q; _5 n7 b" y- J 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
; K/ t& D5 ^) r5 D, r( m& j 3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet0 N! M; {) n3 K- \3 t, I$ s4 d. f) ?% }
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet! S( w. a# z/ X. y3 z
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet' {4 M* L; l2 {. z3 ]
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
. [! @' r6 ?& Q) N" Q 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
, l/ l, s# z/ _ W6 d( W6 B 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
$ m) O; t) z' I' Y 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
! D+ F7 n# F' e) j6 p6 z/ b9 m 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 r# s+ y% x' J4 ` 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet0 v2 G9 u& c y; |9 n/ U
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
) I3 s$ W0 n% [: o8 R+ N. I9 c% [ 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
) w1 V/ h" X5 W3 g7 r 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet. N B1 B& ` }, y2 E; P: \
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
* Q: @/ V6 r# M- I) }2 x$ q! f 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet* m5 I3 h1 k% Q% c% i A" U+ o
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet/ |& J* V+ `/ ]
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet |