AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/18/42
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CA Kumano
m* Q8 e8 }6 I0 qCA Kinugasa, Shell hits 42, and is sunk
1 L0 y# @* `8 J& J+ lCA Furutaka, Shell hits 1; |, Z. w4 k+ B# Q! L9 B
CL Natori, Shell hits 1- T8 v1 t: |2 ^
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
+ b6 J4 A" \& p. g0 k1 cDD Natsugumo
$ G# L, `1 C' U. tDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 1! K- [8 ^/ T/ d2 z2 G @2 G8 G" b+ m
DD Yuzuki
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CA Portland, Shell hits 2, on fire
$ F$ S) _* L! ^9 c& dCA Northampton, `: p2 {9 O% L) _
CA Houston, Torpedo hits 1
# d) p& |1 U2 u% w( ?, bCA Chester, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk0 W! ~- s* L3 ]( U
CA Louisville, Shell hits 15 [$ ~; _) X: V. G, z7 ~: P+ ?
CA Chicago+ R7 Z% H1 ]+ E% V
CA Pensacola
9 T9 r6 I& O) H9 `CA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 11 t; _6 \. p s0 m* M+ _ S
CA Astoria
* U' s0 [0 g/ @3 m5 v/ JCA Minneapolis
Q% D# _# v7 e. w: ]CA San Francisco
: K+ {$ F% r( V) z! I( H& b4 UCA Australia, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
1 m7 Y9 T; H+ d9 oCA Canberra" p; H. V, Q7 H: Z% r' t
CL Leander c* G8 `7 W- C6 A! H; q7 D
CL Achilles
" {9 a+ L7 I0 e- p- `/ p+ S2 Y1 B+ yCL Perth8 w* t& \# |' y6 s
CL Hobart, \( W: s1 H( R" ^
CL Raleigh) w) c+ ~- E8 _, l* L; P- e
CL Detroit/ W$ Q& l) w1 h" p: g
CL Concord
' K1 w2 b# x1 Z5 H5 `( bDD Cummings
2 p) c! s; c) N" kDD Case( G; g$ a; y* D/ M
DD Shaw
. |3 i" P8 ` x# i! F UDD Downes
5 I0 p/ \5 l( B4 F3 Y1 g+ `DD Le Triomphant
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93: a8 }: N' _: q( c; I! P3 j7 N
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CA Kumano, Shell hits 106 F) {6 J+ z0 C6 ]! v! I ^! ]; R/ p2 O
CA Furutaka; W& F6 A( f( M+ Q
CL Natori, Shell hits 1
# i' i1 j. y3 b' e' t$ F3 s9 g" B/ \DD Maikaze, on fire, heavy damage
( E, L$ e) u# YDD Natsugumo
~( \9 ?* y: F" k7 o% Z7 zDD Ikazuchi( q; M% T8 S1 |# F5 C+ c( ^
DD Yuzuki" W: p* _$ K8 @, n5 L
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Allied Ships
6 D1 b/ R6 P2 [- R8 ACA Portland, on fire g% v9 ?& `) a' k
CA Northampton B; U$ M+ b6 |# g; _" ]( [& V
CA Houston* P* t: v8 n0 E/ v; {
CA Louisville% |, M; V% L8 J: w8 |0 X
CA Chicago$ P0 Z4 o$ T+ u0 \2 p
CA Pensacola
$ _* Z/ J/ M: W* `CA New Orleans- g$ w8 [7 F5 D; @( T7 u
CA Astoria
2 r' n/ M- ^ j* SCA Minneapolis. K( @; D- t1 Z8 Q! {
CA San Francisco: `) o4 o: D# o. v E* k5 z6 C. o# c
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
$ k) U2 V2 n6 ?# g4 }! k$ bCA Canberra
" F8 H0 b [- o! y( \8 x3 rCL Leander
( ~, R$ e- W) C9 J4 W0 I/ UCL Achilles7 V0 b$ _# e1 `
CL Perth
, y3 X! v4 r5 e( {7 hCL Hobart
( \% W R- s+ C" QCL Raleigh1 Q/ _6 T* }7 W& f- H1 o6 R
CL Detroit& Q" v0 C3 y2 {
CL Concord
- o( n3 ^6 T0 U% \0 ]9 w1 QDD Cummings
; J3 N. j% d4 I Q! u* QDD Case9 J4 d" ^; W2 L" E2 b# `
DD Shaw
- w; R" j9 T0 ?: q1 c- g. P5 ^DD Downes4 @4 \4 v: K9 z; z* [/ h* \, `
DD Le Triomphant
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7 D) S& \6 K6 H4 Y( [Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93 l2 X/ r$ X1 [. |2 r. ?
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Japanese Ships
1 o9 m4 d: z/ d. J9 {7 eCA Kumano, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
$ @5 }0 R1 E' d% @9 _# n2 _CA Furutaka, Shell hits 34, and is sunk
9 i* Y* y( c7 ECL Natori, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
( t1 \# _# h2 ~/ v6 p) d9 G# m: q0 N: bDD Maikaze, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
2 v* [& q7 p9 jDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1* k! A1 F' i& D& F) {& e- R# s
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 3, on fire7 y4 e% h: g+ R5 }4 u) w
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
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Allied Ships% v) T: a+ c" t6 {7 T9 ?; S
CA Portland, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
: F1 X* W0 Z4 m ~& G% yCA Northampton, Shell hits 1, on fire
. U1 b" d$ |( ~' z' R# JCA Houston, Shell hits 1& N( P N# ^0 l+ E
CA Louisville( i$ L; Y$ Q/ f, C& f# k
CA Chicago, Shell hits 2
+ [) q/ |1 b4 F4 l1 \1 LCA Pensacola, Shell hits 4
) K4 K: j, n; h; O6 T2 w( oCA New Orleans, Shell hits 4; ], t5 \" j7 J" e& s* J
CA Astoria
9 Z% S( v; {7 o; B' m4 rCA Minneapolis
) _; s5 n" Y: C8 ZCA San Francisco {" c" @' l9 u) F# P) ^ x
CA Australia, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
& S' ]- H& ~" S) U" B* I+ D& kCA Canberra
2 |1 b) J% T$ H# u8 Z+ UCL Leander3 f% w( E! N8 }- f" @- i+ v
CL Achilles L' a9 j1 L l* `
CL Perth
2 d' `7 [( F& \ j- nCL Hobart/ T5 P. K, P- E, O
CL Raleigh
: Y: @% B8 o; A5 M/ j2 pCL Detroit) B) |! K) R# V) f" o9 A
CL Concord; R8 g+ \* g8 o5 L: F( ]5 H
DD Cummings
5 L @2 @$ a6 Q4 y* \9 z! B0 YDD Case
' J' H6 b7 s, j% c0 u3 Z, gDD Shaw
, ^8 y! z+ U3 M+ @DD Downes
& [0 B- K& `3 d4 C& N2 EDD Le Triomphant& s, _3 H1 b% S% y/ ~0 b
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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* n! Q) M5 z1 Q: _3 {CA Kumano, Shell hits 33, on fire, heavy damage
& X1 t0 V; M! X3 I0 fCL Natori, Shell hits 24, and is sunk
' ^# `% |2 L' U1 w W& B3 Y) Q" oDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1 M4 j& B( |% S, o7 b0 n6 [: r' k$ W% D k
DD Ikazuchi, on fire$ }& m; O2 n& z, u5 C
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Allied Ships1 ^- c" B) E2 _1 Z, m9 t
CA Portland, on fire, heavy damage
) u) e* G T+ p1 f0 rCA Northampton, on fire
1 X( V+ _# }3 dCA Houston7 \3 F, A# R H$ z
CA Louisville
; Q/ G( g* I3 _/ t5 ] KCA Chicago
7 d2 m) T& n2 FCA Pensacola/ h7 X) W1 ?. o, R: K. J$ g! ?
CA New Orleans6 d( @/ M$ J1 x
CA Astoria
: \5 ~' K' ]; FCA Minneapolis
3 K! b+ ?5 r# }) ~8 f7 w/ _/ e4 Y; aCA San Francisco
- V% Y- r: z1 I5 l8 E; yCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
6 y) S8 J/ x% ?5 e6 ~. x% qCA Canberra" D1 J" }1 W# g, L7 S" r( j- p; ]
CL Leander6 w! z* m" F7 |# ?4 p% S
CL Achilles
% o& P6 X/ Z9 Q. s8 DCL Perth
c1 _' ^: j/ [* o" BCL Hobart
! ?! ~3 b4 k) e0 i: A) GCL Raleigh3 N$ B: A3 ?7 [! C- y1 G2 [0 E
CL Detroit/ w* P) w* {( `( {3 f4 `8 d7 o+ G
CL Concord
9 u$ ^0 X, C. h' e2 X8 F. n4 M7 ]DD Cummings
. ^' [0 m- b# m6 _DD Case
# U7 n! B6 ^) s0 ]/ ~$ ODD Shaw
/ W& O. }5 g# @$ A) @) vDD Downes
- W+ C' X- d/ [9 d. ]DD Le Triomphant" P- Y: g& s: W0 ?6 s+ @; f) K
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* I, a0 s2 R$ KNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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Japanese Ships
8 F2 ~$ C5 D+ \& V% WCA Kumano, Shell hits 29, and is sunk. f( T6 ]% U3 F
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 35, and is sunk
2 e# o8 R- W( g# S3 x tDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
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Allied Ships8 C% P" t9 w: r: R
CA Portland, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
, a% h* J% \. [8 BCA Northampton, on fire) ^6 ~5 q7 z1 o
CA Houston; E0 r+ @, p, ~7 Q9 _! X( d
CA Louisville
: m7 ~2 B, C/ |# h9 ?6 o0 jCA Chicago
4 L1 s/ u# w; D l l* a# TCA Pensacola- I8 Z0 o3 Z) L! j Q
CA New Orleans
/ @% m% _" {" K" \* ~- @# ?. K, e/ CCA Astoria
9 s7 B( `% g0 f" ~1 G8 ^CA Minneapolis
) H9 o# L- |9 P- P! X$ fCA San Francisco U5 R: I, m- ~( N7 H
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
& z5 q( f0 o2 c2 @: @; m0 n6 lCA Canberra
% N7 a2 F* z6 g; \, H+ CCL Leander4 @3 \% C( g9 Q
CL Achilles1 F/ F# _* `6 v
CL Perth
/ f+ K- C2 U2 F3 `; ECL Hobart
" Q+ d' t, I# }' l/ R5 tCL Raleigh% T. S6 D9 r' @2 @8 z7 v, a
CL Detroit, B0 ]9 m t, i2 b7 C) e: [' @* @
CL Concord2 m, R- E" V8 a! e0 o
DD Cummings
3 H) V% s! z* y2 ^* oDD Case! O; C9 V- n0 e4 C1 f+ y
DD Shaw' }' y! H" V" a2 A
DD Downes/ \+ P( N2 z1 O4 `
DD Le Triomphant
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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1 f- e- y0 H7 i$ a% x* X/ |Japanese aircraft
5 J5 k( @" H" J# Y3 [- fA6M2 Zero x 50
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Allied aircraft
0 ]/ C, l4 Z- C, }& c+ k9 r3 UF4F-4 Wildcat x 42/ e( `8 b1 i- |
SBD Dauntless x 442 S# ~7 [# H) N
TBF Avenger x 16% \+ Y2 M! u" G6 F! N
* [. k8 y' D* g, P% b0 v/ p. YJapanese aircraft losses- D0 Q* T+ j" V6 L
A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged2 l& p5 |1 l n1 `" F- ^* t/ {
/ s9 b, S7 G5 RAllied aircraft losses6 J' J! S! A" O8 C/ v/ S
F4F-4 Wildcat: 27 destroyed
# s! Z* u) B4 L" z: c5 nSBD Dauntless: 13 destroyed, 17 damaged- b2 _% K- w, L2 `
TBF Avenger: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged+ \$ `7 b! u f: v* F
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Japanese Ships
0 R9 G% j0 B# E/ A; a+ uCV Kaga, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
. M, ?* L8 N" r0 S) ?; bCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
j6 g) g# \3 M3 Q+ `CV Shokaku- M; f1 {2 b+ W& N, |
CV Soryu% U% D8 ~1 w) X# h
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) W) u8 s Q+ f4 @: iA6M2 Zero x 199 D( m- x6 N+ G" G8 a# c8 a$ N
% t8 L& z+ ?5 F! C) v; s) L
Allied aircraft5 b3 w7 ]+ t& v) f
F4F-4 Wildcat x 192 f( @+ O1 i: z% m2 z
SBD Dauntless x 14: I0 \, q8 u. o, @
TBF Avenger x 66 i3 c( F' q9 h
* k2 C. G3 M! N- r3 z6 bJapanese aircraft losses
5 h: ]2 P; y& m+ z8 }7 i7 ^% YA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed9 Q8 q% L, J! L2 y- K8 v& x3 @% ^$ n
" ^0 n. V. M7 DAllied aircraft losses% f$ `7 }7 Q( u4 p5 D
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed* j. O. _/ e) x8 v# g
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged- N( G, A0 G9 j# I F( G& ^9 D9 T
TBF Avenger: 6 damaged8 T: P6 g5 S& T5 i
* Q/ J$ ]/ b- M. W& s5 hJapanese Ships
; F; k! o! j1 D0 \ iCV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage5 J3 Q# o; j+ e+ e; M; |
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2( H9 ]- U. G+ T9 w- v) ?: V4 P
CA Tone
. O! e+ }2 C6 J: F; R2 F. a, z, QCV Soryu, Bomb hits 1& R' [) x$ b& y- S
CV Hiryu, on fire
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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! \( P _$ ?' ~& T. P: EJapanese aircraft" F7 b5 S. P i& a
A6M2 Zero x 17) k2 w; q( s& V: a; X- C# S$ f
5 N! s9 ]$ l+ p9 V9 ]* G- GAllied aircraft
# Q6 F. H9 M0 G, c# ZF4F-4 Wildcat x 249 G( U2 M( o% H5 J5 N( K) {
SBD Dauntless x 27
+ {0 p1 ]3 {/ y+ E( N' WTBF Avenger x 77 K+ u& Z0 A0 r$ y: I+ X* W
5 N- p5 c, Z/ l0 f# NJapanese aircraft losses2 H: Y! R2 M$ ]* ^& W
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed2 C' Y1 ]9 ~8 p5 X
5 ~" Z, }) R" ?5 h; |+ B3 F- O8 fAllied aircraft losses
. ^7 A* B6 x; m5 M! t2 xF4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed
/ z* t2 T! W3 n& O# }5 k, [SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged
/ B A3 b9 p# X/ `+ y8 L& x# ETBF Avenger: 5 damaged5 x1 w, `, D7 y1 M
, f$ I' B/ v$ q8 p# C8 vJapanese Ships
3 e! |. [, n1 CCV Shokaku
3 j$ `; g G% m5 E/ FCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 2, on fire3 G0 n$ J6 U/ Y) ^
CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage2 E! j* P6 A* ]' d, ]/ `$ Z! n
CV Soryu* m0 d) Z3 G7 T
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 18 b8 `# P) ^: E2 @7 [( c/ w
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Japanese aircraft
# y& o: s/ c3 r2 t \& W9 A! v* OA6M2 Zero x 15( x1 v( l& B i4 y2 b
8 g; y# N6 B6 A0 J( E
Allied aircraft. d! B m- s& D, _ F
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8. U: R+ [% w' o; W* V5 J+ k
SBD Dauntless x 18
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0 @' O7 \' `6 i) }' K; kJapanese aircraft losses
$ }1 `+ y8 j+ r5 Y2 p' wA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
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# G% }. L; o6 B) q3 S4 s- kAllied aircraft losses' e( I. V& I& ?) k
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed4 q0 Q3 ]) {9 G: ^0 u: v3 m
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged
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& J5 u7 s3 w6 ?) N |( |Japanese Ships
% y. p1 A2 d5 a6 w# nCV Soryu, Bomb hits 11 r0 ?1 r. X: q' F
CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
& e4 @0 e. y+ ?" I2 P1 }/ bCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire* F, _) [* d( T& j* x
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage* e/ G7 U: K0 H
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Japanese aircraft$ `5 O7 E/ f9 B: h: p
A6M2 Zero x 126 B0 k' U/ T# F4 {& z
3 G k. j! @2 `' j% Z
Allied aircraft
* Y! ]# i/ ~" KF4F-4 Wildcat x 100 b) u/ P+ N% k7 R f- T& M
SBD Dauntless x 9
/ N/ J# n- E& h+ yTBF Avenger x 16* J% c k3 T1 n, b
2 N& o0 c; u! C8 CJapanese aircraft losses
8 h( P* s5 `/ m/ p5 {$ i* eA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed V4 \( @5 N5 c0 B& @
, @3 c" e$ v0 ^/ k" }, V( T& uAllied aircraft losses
9 l" Q2 |3 a- Q" ?: E- e2 SF4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed" f0 x5 ~" b; I# p
SBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged3 ?) T4 D; Q. F& W
TBF Avenger: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged8 i8 Z1 Y( N. N' ]( L
0 l' N) W2 V2 ^) X0 Z2 Y3 B" KJapanese Ships; e& k: k) n/ `! m$ N3 @- ]8 N
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
$ q" D+ a' j8 s9 q& k$ FCV Hiryu, on fire/ U8 p2 d% y8 b: g+ `* I8 q
CA Chikuma
& z( w" m; a B1 ?( P9 u' }CV Soryu
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7 f5 a0 A+ g" H" O+ ZJapanese aircraft
1 a3 C/ h0 g0 ?- gA6M2 Zero x 36
7 x; S! k3 U- L3 d) V) i" }D3A Val x 90+ V9 [+ }8 Z* O0 Z/ I, }. n
B5N Kate x 66
% y' o0 m: m& _: X5 x, P: b4 X 3 T' x+ t S( ^8 [" m5 c8 W
Allied aircraft
* M- t, G5 J: E% Y" hF4F-4 Wildcat x 108
2 u( D" W0 n& X7 c% }7 A. oP-40E Warhawk x 45
8 Q& a( N* @9 Y! ~P-38G Lightning x 2
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* Q; l, N4 X9 L! C9 \2 P1 _% ~4 mJapanese aircraft losses
7 q+ z3 s2 F6 L' TA6M2 Zero: 26 destroyed" e5 {1 w) W9 G* g. N; I+ h
D3A Val: 50 destroyed
* x7 K, u, A9 x$ k, pB5N Kate: 42 destroyed- a4 t" {2 H3 N) Q0 e8 N* V$ a
4 t( w0 o* W& X: A( r0 \& S0 QAllied aircraft losses
8 \, r+ ]' M) I$ M; m( G0 L) P1 zF4F-4 Wildcat: 41 destroyed, 14 damaged
2 ?) Q- ?, M+ v2 d0 Y2 yP-40E Warhawk: 27 destroyed
2 U0 h6 k. C5 ]7 z# uP-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed
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3 C3 U% M3 [7 r. S( w. E# eAllied Ships
& v1 R4 F9 P9 Q6 q8 BCV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 17 q( M2 z( M) W" s
CV Hornet, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
' t+ a4 X3 i7 G3 i! ` A( WCV Wasp, Bomb hits 2, on fire4 q6 s2 J' P7 c* D" h# x
DD Benham, Bomb hits 1, on fire4 t1 I& [6 ]! d& f* ?8 j4 B
CV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1, on fire T6 J" Q, \9 ]- S! I; D$ Y
CV Yorktown
: b* X) n% c' JCV Saratoga$ m4 \; a1 M/ A2 w
CL Honolulu" F2 F% t1 A" o% |
CL St. Louis, Bomb hits 2
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7 w6 X, X3 L d9 X t8 GB-25C Mitchell x 3- Q. U# z* b% G( W w W7 H
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No Allied losses6 x/ Y' o6 p8 V, [; k* {
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Japanese Ships5 C" }1 s9 r3 K4 F! {9 `; l8 t
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage. w. A9 Q* ]! f' l7 h" F
1 j M E% d- M6 {0 s; i8 RAircraft Attacking:
* ?7 X+ y$ @0 v. @+ c+ ` 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
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8 y8 C$ ?% m. p9 uDay Air attack on TF at 61,91
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w3 _ g; H' sF4F-4 Wildcat x 21# k' C; Q) Z P
SBD Dauntless x 90
; |8 ~5 g) n5 O3 Q+ _1 eTBF Avenger x 33
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6 v H9 Z( Y- O7 s4 F5 l- zJapanese Ships
( |" Q! ^$ V! J, C/ gCA Chikuma( A8 w, v) ^; b. L1 s% E: @+ @
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage6 G. k- M' R% ^1 U/ {$ L- L$ d& L
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
' Q+ N9 l. S, y2 Y* `CA Tone, Bomb hits 1
/ p) x5 X9 C" Z6 y; X6 y! w6 Z& v( fDD Ariake, Bomb hits 1, on fire
- t/ Q( y# N) {6 LCA Aoba, Bomb hits 26 \8 ]/ D! N6 G1 R( J6 G. \6 F
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6 L- u( ^% p* X3 _Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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B-25C Mitchell x 20
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CV Soryu, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
x2 a! {: a9 Q9 P$ w- ^+ _) N) JCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage) W. P; L; s5 `
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; o5 z4 q3 s, f) R3 K8 |6 V0 A, dGround combat at Shortlands( ]/ c6 g+ n' w/ |) C4 H8 W
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Allied Deliberate attack
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% Y& Y2 Y+ |+ K$ H: G% u x# g) [: c/ ~Attacking force 13678 troops, 150 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3228 N' |! H& y3 I
2 j! Q ^1 `. p6 RDefending force 1457 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10! _; I' T' Q. x, M5 h9 x
* A& }$ M# Q$ M* i7 h6 D3 TAllied max assault: 314 - adjusted assault: 281
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2 C" Y* V" g! W, [% n" AJapanese max defense: 6 - adjusted defense: 1
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, c, x- O% L' b! f! }- |8 MAllied assault odds: 281 to 1 a% O$ j+ x* Z9 ]9 }
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Japanese ground losses:/ y2 l+ _# F B; P; J7 L0 G. z
1572 casualties reported
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2 casualties reported
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