AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/18/42
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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, G$ H% O( Z8 ~6 KJapanese Ships
1 W' J* R( A- o* ~" B3 DCA Kumano B4 C# g' N3 R# [: H0 c" J; Y
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 42, and is sunk4 g8 H4 z5 a- G+ z
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1
$ A" h q. ?* Q3 X/ ^CL Natori, Shell hits 1
0 k$ _$ [, D! D D0 qDD Maikaze, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
: t( C/ E+ A+ L) W+ ADD Natsugumo0 h2 j# {' c% F5 G2 N; H" ]
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 1* o3 d G* N8 L' u" X8 h) A1 f
DD Yuzuki) o: j0 r. O5 {! m
! R% i4 ~# C3 Q$ _- u: h6 U- |Allied Ships8 e# w# p+ l1 l8 d9 M" _" o3 J
CA Portland, Shell hits 2, on fire
6 N% {$ r. e6 c1 [" G; GCA Northampton, ?" I5 C! c1 C7 e* x9 I3 Y9 E7 V( F
CA Houston, Torpedo hits 1( v- _+ ~3 ]$ d( a( b
CA Chester, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
, Z# `* N9 `" k: DCA Louisville, Shell hits 19 V" p, p8 B# f1 Q( w0 ?
CA Chicago
$ u0 d" D6 ^/ v7 |2 ^2 d2 W1 JCA Pensacola
3 c' T. v9 M* k- Y3 |CA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
3 e4 t8 l! i" {* U: c, pCA Astoria
* f6 g2 V( p F2 D( q6 A# pCA Minneapolis
, ?# L: j( E1 Z, D, q q( jCA San Francisco! \9 J- z+ g! P! \! E' E l
CA Australia, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage7 h7 n6 e9 Q0 Q: }6 H7 |
CA Canberra% H& a; F" y3 o
CL Leander% c" K8 f2 s5 a! o% ]
CL Achilles
: s8 {9 ~7 T3 }$ B6 L% \! r- xCL Perth
P. Q) b! {0 B7 g' hCL Hobart
3 M1 Z6 M$ k4 d+ F* `9 xCL Raleigh
" t; @6 _ ~' SCL Detroit
. q/ A9 I0 a* W8 g+ t9 b; uCL Concord9 U- d# M% q" [6 r
DD Cummings
% M) |5 |) ^; s) A/ T; g) Z3 LDD Case4 T) y! Y7 {/ K8 K
DD Shaw% N4 x7 I0 u, L H6 c
DD Downes
0 F. F; X, Z# ^% C, W! O t+ W, ^DD Le Triomphant+ P+ [6 k( w9 o+ m3 s8 P$ [) B
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* U5 A( l* C- VNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93) \; W7 L- H6 G& e
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Japanese Ships
4 C0 {( C0 H/ R0 }% r/ gCA Kumano, Shell hits 106 m! P3 Y1 x. G8 i$ P
CA Furutaka
2 @0 @8 d( o) i1 X; c/ m5 gCL Natori, Shell hits 1
' Q9 `- v+ B: s; v: mDD Maikaze, on fire, heavy damage, |7 \3 T# r: g
DD Natsugumo8 C( ~7 v4 Z* W" k0 Y
DD Ikazuchi- G7 }$ c: \' U1 f" ^
DD Yuzuki+ ^1 |5 ^1 f! w% Q( o
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Allied Ships
1 l+ c) l+ ~& f3 G( Y" F6 s: XCA Portland, on fire
% d2 u- |) A$ _% b* `CA Northampton
% `' g( y. M% I H5 fCA Houston
& D$ _6 T/ y- Z' O# v) X+ g- e2 m+ YCA Louisville
8 {) W% B# {8 m2 PCA Chicago* N, x* Q. |8 a6 }' d* o
CA Pensacola4 |% S0 s3 ~& i z; d
CA New Orleans
( t; [9 g+ c7 lCA Astoria, z; p# w; |4 \3 A9 U6 o
CA Minneapolis
/ x8 X3 ?3 a3 Q/ J3 {2 L7 l. m4 ^CA San Francisco7 B8 ]6 T; Q9 I# |, d
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage5 S2 K- ?3 `& Z5 u$ L$ M- p$ q
CA Canberra" F5 e8 h. F! @+ {
CL Leander
4 h# ?/ j W7 j+ i8 @- oCL Achilles
; C% A7 Z7 F: J% f# dCL Perth2 W" w/ n1 j& l0 X/ s3 z
CL Hobart
' }, ^: ?7 Q+ M% g8 q) t3 ^CL Raleigh+ E) k9 T( i7 p9 C$ B
CL Detroit$ ]. }# G$ s% v# A8 n4 A4 v
CL Concord6 Y8 K# m- I+ E% O
DD Cummings
5 n1 I+ v3 A& [! j7 G3 A$ w+ SDD Case/ t+ k6 }! l4 R
DD Shaw
- Q/ H, w4 e$ ~9 b* zDD Downes+ } j1 G& a& ~1 @6 [ a8 k; e
DD Le Triomphant! p! r2 P4 e* ]2 k9 m: B3 }
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~5 |$ d" A' n, q4 v5 SNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93' j" ?, Z" C9 t4 N6 z( V
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Japanese Ships# z* `+ _1 r# C1 j, |
CA Kumano, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
% F X. z/ F, c/ q3 ?/ ~CA Furutaka, Shell hits 34, and is sunk9 `# ]# ]* h2 C6 u M+ w& k
CL Natori, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage5 {: K7 U1 w6 z" T, G5 X
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
+ N+ z: @! h) v# L3 zDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 18 W6 p2 G5 a1 m: ]7 w/ `0 K) a
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 3, on fire
- k3 L+ M. [- l! n# e, d. XDD Yuzuki, Shell hits 6, and is sunk# a/ t6 F0 T: e6 X
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Allied Ships
5 V- R4 Q' H! k* M! }1 s2 `( i8 UCA Portland, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
+ ~9 ?( F1 t) R0 _% K& ZCA Northampton, Shell hits 1, on fire/ u x! T4 n9 @) C$ d
CA Houston, Shell hits 15 j( T3 z, \+ U9 a# t0 Z3 W4 r
CA Louisville7 {; b3 z+ H& a. u; i/ l
CA Chicago, Shell hits 2
4 w0 @6 J' F F, p) _CA Pensacola, Shell hits 4& j' P+ R$ z. s4 D) S$ [
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 4
: v8 g7 g2 o! k }CA Astoria
6 n# Q+ c: _, `! TCA Minneapolis4 G: e h7 ~0 `: Q) r; G8 }
CA San Francisco2 s8 f- q: X0 m
CA Australia, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
Q, q+ {1 g/ | |CA Canberra, O$ |! \. o/ [
CL Leander
9 I, O7 V8 H/ SCL Achilles! y. Z |$ I/ w- p+ z
CL Perth# I# M( C# ], n0 E* M
CL Hobart! Q i$ V. ~3 ^1 r3 o
CL Raleigh/ R9 A% ^: u, i! S5 `# u" b* S) _
CL Detroit
+ C0 @/ ]: d& JCL Concord" A! y9 X+ S+ q
DD Cummings
; t# J) w( |2 V2 F4 {DD Case/ Y+ P' ?% }, X. l; x- M: `
DD Shaw
& |2 I2 Q0 N$ T; U" L+ ~3 ?DD Downes9 c4 t6 |: c2 ~. ^; [/ h C
DD Le Triomphant* W1 N8 E/ z9 U1 q
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93: h$ D5 q' ]* R* @7 p
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CA Kumano, Shell hits 33, on fire, heavy damage
/ Q" a/ p. L+ ]; vCL Natori, Shell hits 24, and is sunk7 p$ a6 r2 P Z
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1) Z4 D* |8 K6 b0 o: |: F9 c8 G
DD Ikazuchi, on fire( u6 ]2 X& w- I. F
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Allied Ships" I$ f% [( j( L' D! O0 L
CA Portland, on fire, heavy damage5 B' p9 A6 x2 x( A; L2 k9 E
CA Northampton, on fire
. v2 x# s( u! i; \% p5 x2 J) gCA Houston f9 p1 k4 o4 P3 E
CA Louisville
& e) E/ t4 I2 @" Y4 NCA Chicago
4 a$ k5 t. m2 y% |) d. C$ kCA Pensacola
9 {3 c0 T% ^! g! ~3 J4 U% dCA New Orleans2 K# F5 i( V! `" [6 b6 m1 U
CA Astoria* {# L# p/ a: i" I+ U" n% E1 n) f: `
CA Minneapolis! T! q% {4 w0 l, c- P, Z! E! @
CA San Francisco: `- |4 c1 @7 c& f7 R* j- s
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
1 l) Z' `7 j# K4 F9 F4 @. @& O: wCA Canberra
5 n3 O b# }& C% c: K, d( S( {CL Leander/ r1 V2 X3 {+ U# N( \& j" ^/ G
CL Achilles( Q; @; b" B$ z7 d& i
CL Perth
5 C- M; q+ D T8 KCL Hobart
9 R9 r8 j- I- `' }6 {CL Raleigh u- @4 m+ b6 M1 h v A6 ?$ I
CL Detroit
7 c8 x# O& ^7 G) JCL Concord N( [6 j, x$ P+ {% L& }8 d
DD Cummings3 c2 R2 s# C/ Q: M( m% [
DD Case
' Q& k2 n2 V9 q6 ODD Shaw6 Q. R% J! O$ B% B j4 X
DD Downes9 a4 x1 [, j2 w3 [1 L
DD Le Triomphant
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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Japanese Ships
/ F- M2 ~1 S! r7 L E6 q' y4 W$ y: NCA Kumano, Shell hits 29, and is sunk: R" k# }7 y' _; B- ~) p
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 35, and is sunk
* }+ V$ _& T8 e2 B% mDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
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, j$ f6 R$ l( `, ^ U1 E# SCA Portland, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage) ~4 {1 o4 H; {* U
CA Northampton, on fire
" ~7 B* [2 d1 u; }CA Houston A( Y8 F' C x" h" L7 K
CA Louisville O0 W, c. ^1 `' D
CA Chicago" t& r. N/ m7 \
CA Pensacola
$ e% z; [9 a4 y# ZCA New Orleans
6 t3 m! v: k6 S5 e/ e; S' ^CA Astoria+ H5 H* M- m6 E. m% f
CA Minneapolis( B9 w+ Y5 g) R. W- C/ r
CA San Francisco
, s; ^5 q T; j2 t5 J/ \% J4 SCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
2 q q7 l& E* T% [CA Canberra0 K* h. e9 J! p& B4 j* }6 q
CL Leander
, Z0 V4 w$ o# P) L3 ` r3 K( HCL Achilles
. [0 A+ f) S/ Q2 F( ?9 g$ E4 H$ vCL Perth* d$ |7 N0 x, \0 [
CL Hobart2 h: I" L Q1 p
CL Raleigh
: M2 _' [/ N8 D4 F9 y @+ KCL Detroit7 j, m& W5 z* q
CL Concord
& o" Z' J# d; p1 J3 @+ RDD Cummings) f# C4 C! A3 G( _" s) v
DD Case. o) w P7 o6 s7 R
DD Shaw. `0 [" D! s: w. K$ x
DD Downes# y5 G# d% E9 ?
DD Le Triomphant' u# d! Y* [8 g" {1 M$ o
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B) Q4 p3 A2 b# d! YDay Air attack on TF at 61,917 E! i: a# i$ w9 z
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Japanese aircraft
3 p/ Q- J% _, ~8 q1 SA6M2 Zero x 50- _/ g2 X! N% a: l% x7 I
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Allied aircraft
; c: w4 O) G% g& F; J) OF4F-4 Wildcat x 429 C @0 o3 {1 [' u6 ~- g1 u
SBD Dauntless x 444 j# `0 Z( V2 |4 H+ a( g q* p& |
TBF Avenger x 160 X# M2 m9 u" o: y9 J6 x
( T, t( U. N" P+ i1 G, H! m! @Japanese aircraft losses
6 G3 z) X E+ b2 s/ yA6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
7 m$ X4 E! I- B& f5 V$ t( w$ {+ nF4F-4 Wildcat: 27 destroyed
* E1 d0 T4 ^- ASBD Dauntless: 13 destroyed, 17 damaged2 |, C- J- L4 k8 T# U
TBF Avenger: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged6 U3 ~, z+ a9 k4 h/ R2 R$ q
: T# k f _6 S6 k! TJapanese Ships, u( c- h6 b0 n1 T$ n( k, U* e
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
) G5 ]0 w; r+ |$ \: ~% `# KCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
6 T6 H" X7 k3 U) cCV Shokaku5 K0 j T. B2 @6 o! u8 T/ M9 e
CV Soryu" v, d* `3 N4 J
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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' N3 b& T2 c! y% ?A6M2 Zero x 196 r2 u0 ^' V9 L8 d! i
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Allied aircraft
6 J: m, m' d Q, N) C1 q8 Z$ lF4F-4 Wildcat x 19/ Y. V" c2 y! H3 l" N% t# l# @6 o
SBD Dauntless x 14
# }5 N3 m0 n6 W' g) QTBF Avenger x 6
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' J' x% L7 I% M& e1 K/ uJapanese aircraft losses
$ v1 @3 q0 S! N# n+ O4 NA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed- S- U" Q* F- n. z# {
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Allied aircraft losses
2 D! X# f, d$ x! }9 d5 N6 d8 AF4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed# q0 L& f# c0 u; z
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged. O$ }% W/ f) l2 b& {- k' c( y
TBF Avenger: 6 damaged. L( K2 c |& n: u0 ?
- {3 m. }! U \ q. iJapanese Ships
$ T* y3 o$ E7 I Z9 r- SCV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage! O% u4 H, u; Y# Q+ M' ^ F# x8 ~( W
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2
) o! i7 k6 K* t: b0 b+ wCA Tone3 T/ G1 e5 i. T( c8 X, h4 f" }9 F
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 1
9 V7 y. E! B t5 B8 R6 mCV Hiryu, on fire& E% Q9 t' M% v# z3 Z; `- A: w4 I$ Q% ^
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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Japanese aircraft
8 t4 q" A) F% v: G- Z) iA6M2 Zero x 17# u8 T% U6 q5 F2 s) V
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Allied aircraft
; T! |9 n; u w% G& WF4F-4 Wildcat x 248 k( [+ K* |0 X, |# W/ a& b
SBD Dauntless x 27
( a) [3 O! Y* R* R- [/ l% X. JTBF Avenger x 7' [# v) Z( C( l- d; \8 D
( T0 Z& _+ C& J* c1 s( [/ h1 U0 ]( uJapanese aircraft losses s1 ^) O3 a- X" R, Q4 f% V' `
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed- r1 v' {/ D$ @6 n
5 f# e3 S5 X2 B) L* q7 ?0 ^
Allied aircraft losses0 p3 O; [+ t2 D- D
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed6 T! J U# d; P/ v
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged
) l% v/ R( x3 D* Q2 RTBF Avenger: 5 damaged
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# s3 b& K8 E7 |CV Shokaku, V, \5 x& w1 ~
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 2, on fire$ t7 h3 x4 T$ a+ R3 K* F. x! y
CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
7 O' r, c5 k! y* Q I! bCV Soryu9 _# o/ m1 b+ q) v. T
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1- `# @2 F4 Z0 k7 a t( F
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91% ?9 Z1 W8 d7 l, z$ k
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Japanese aircraft9 p3 B, B; j) R! {& O0 x6 }
A6M2 Zero x 15
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$ K9 W9 s9 @$ a+ JF4F-4 Wildcat x 8
$ |% j! G |1 C' y4 P, h* ESBD Dauntless x 183 M* k, x' d. G# v" N1 _
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Japanese aircraft losses2 O' n3 o- d8 Y+ p# R+ J
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
; f+ ?& u( [! u3 m3 X6 y3 x( ZF4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
2 D2 ~) ?! F. F: z6 N# wSBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged
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Japanese Ships' ?1 z, Y6 f/ q1 \; a6 f. N9 m8 M
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 1
1 f) X! U7 C, S: YCV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
- s& l+ s, k# _4 e1 a N5 HCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire3 U1 H/ V. d0 Y; D2 L' u1 N2 G* [
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage, d8 X; R% Z7 ]
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,913 p# F2 i1 M$ I4 _
% K9 ~9 z, e4 P, b; sJapanese aircraft; T4 B- \* h5 S2 L9 @% f
A6M2 Zero x 12
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" \' g' M7 C; Z: B+ B; Z$ uAllied aircraft( y% e7 W; `7 j* r- K
F4F-4 Wildcat x 105 T9 {! y8 V, J6 A+ c5 _
SBD Dauntless x 9
+ Y6 G& U+ s% Y' R& g: `TBF Avenger x 163 x( F# o' A. z' O8 u# h% L% f
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Japanese aircraft losses. T0 g( y$ Q3 g9 I/ A2 c: i1 }% k# f
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed0 B# @+ O) Y& v/ [- s
5 g7 z' z; m0 J
Allied aircraft losses& S0 f2 m3 r2 x" K% l% V
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
3 r* [1 r% X, E5 @SBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
* q5 `% ]; _( f& G" @! YTBF Avenger: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged
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Japanese Ships
5 V9 u- ^0 A3 N- g- \CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage- |( s5 x3 ~) y/ X% F
CV Hiryu, on fire3 R" R- c/ p' ?2 O T
CA Chikuma! A9 ^$ q! e) G; o9 U; [1 x
CV Soryu' s0 X& W' q: u4 D5 i% H# _
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3 O8 s) u, j0 s- |Day Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,93# T8 m- |; y% S2 \
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A6M2 Zero x 36# `9 e6 h! g5 ~. r2 `
D3A Val x 90/ ^( ]3 {6 n! t6 T% c( j
B5N Kate x 66
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, W# l* |) {. Q# h& Y3 W7 @Allied aircraft0 p* X, ^) f( `' A
F4F-4 Wildcat x 108/ A6 ?1 z0 u& |) }3 W
P-40E Warhawk x 45& G7 x4 t0 Y$ g0 j$ B/ I6 Y: {
P-38G Lightning x 2' i4 Q6 c; w5 {7 ]' B/ @
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Japanese aircraft losses
+ y7 f6 v1 I, b. ?A6M2 Zero: 26 destroyed" B7 E3 P8 j! I
D3A Val: 50 destroyed$ W2 K6 ?0 I+ }) f$ C
B5N Kate: 42 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
3 T+ y4 @! r2 b$ ^F4F-4 Wildcat: 41 destroyed, 14 damaged$ J, b2 x/ Q. q' k# Z0 x! f
P-40E Warhawk: 27 destroyed
/ P: G: X5 K+ H( t3 a- YP-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed
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Allied Ships2 M; e* L. Y( B# e b$ |4 s9 r
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1
# t2 r. V# j/ k2 \3 h" ? LCV Hornet, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire) a% z' A- ~) ?( E5 l V' i% R- X+ M# b
CV Wasp, Bomb hits 2, on fire
2 {* X* o' j$ c( d# fDD Benham, Bomb hits 1, on fire9 _+ y$ i' O1 }/ [; t8 L
CV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
$ B0 i6 r. `# J2 t E) k3 uCV Yorktown
) c( f {: x" _: bCV Saratoga2 _2 s9 k7 R6 H' y
CL Honolulu
7 \% f$ Q. X# ]8 ^) v7 N# C" `CL St. Louis, Bomb hits 2
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Allied aircraft
+ ]+ s0 J1 ?# DB-25C Mitchell x 3: ], i% M2 x- ]! v7 c5 b% H4 E
0 i# I' \6 i2 y+ `No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships" t( U4 o$ Q! w; v; H; ^) G
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage( E( b4 E7 ~% H' e8 d* y/ X5 y( h
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Aircraft Attacking:
% X( X5 y5 j3 H8 V5 f9 |. { 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
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. Z' W- l5 v: j2 eDay Air attack on TF at 61,91; O2 G, `$ M* m% }. D v, o% M
8 f8 K% y) Z& [, Y1 JAllied aircraft
9 G. q7 r' R' DF4F-4 Wildcat x 215 z6 V! @1 u$ Y1 \4 {3 v7 d
SBD Dauntless x 906 ^8 G& d! e; ^8 X8 R) Z5 C* k- i
TBF Avenger x 33
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Japanese Ships
1 x; b8 U0 t, n: J" E( ~* B1 ?CA Chikuma
5 f6 s( ^* p3 tCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
6 k' I7 Q8 Q+ PCV Soryu, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage8 ]/ g; I* l# c/ x
CA Tone, Bomb hits 1- d# y- l0 V( u X4 S6 L
DD Ariake, Bomb hits 1, on fire
' b3 k7 t3 O' d0 x- F# fCA Aoba, Bomb hits 28 Y. T" n; n0 b0 h+ N( `9 ~
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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B-25C Mitchell x 20- n; J% H! x3 k! X' ^
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Japanese Ships
4 A/ }5 Q/ [" ^" a/ A7 ~, E( I0 ZCV Soryu, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage2 E4 n9 h1 {9 K+ O+ a
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
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# v5 V$ O9 A; s4 TGround combat at Shortlands+ \( Y+ Q3 b+ M0 c
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Allied Deliberate attack; N$ y" J* c. I+ ?* x% n- ]
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Attacking force 13678 troops, 150 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 322& }) R+ X4 Z$ Y# f
* B$ \* p$ z7 B$ Q9 oDefending force 1457 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10
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1 M+ h. O C' O9 r; n% k9 xAllied max assault: 314 - adjusted assault: 281 ( C; l$ |% j# S, D; V
' k6 h% N. `& _! wJapanese max defense: 6 - adjusted defense: 1
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Allied assault odds: 281 to 1
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Japanese ground losses:- }: J% P+ U! U; k2 W0 J% f# T6 I
1572 casualties reported
& u2 K* w" o* O( {1 RGuns lost 76 u4 N. n* z# V& Q
$ ~4 g' \3 H: G! nAllied ground losses:
3 _* M+ t" k- B- u0 s& M: f2 casualties reported1 W, H9 y% n% P" J* c% U# H
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