AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/18/42* j* u: y! d1 O
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& k0 l3 g' L6 X5 ^Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,938 s( u8 e- T& e: H6 p9 t, F
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Japanese Ships# L" S" E) n' h; X9 }4 j2 o
CA Kumano6 S0 S1 Z/ O" \% M1 q
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 42, and is sunk
; W. L" J! d! C: nCA Furutaka, Shell hits 1
2 L, K7 b6 s2 |# wCL Natori, Shell hits 1
$ m( S5 Z$ p! p ?% uDD Maikaze, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
/ C8 G6 N& l& k- M+ PDD Natsugumo, c3 \7 C: N7 ]0 l/ _
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 11 c* k7 s: G' ?# ~
DD Yuzuki5 R; a" [& J/ _* S E& \9 K
% u4 f+ `# V6 i) V M" gAllied Ships' d( {) s' |" ?" k/ z1 l
CA Portland, Shell hits 2, on fire& K2 G7 C9 _ C8 Z8 j. g
CA Northampton
X, E Q2 u6 T9 ]! @+ YCA Houston, Torpedo hits 1
& O. L8 d7 G6 t+ [- v0 u. OCA Chester, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
$ e" @6 ]- f/ P& s9 Z k' nCA Louisville, Shell hits 1
r' K% V; O" a' \CA Chicago
2 N l7 o; p3 s. O, pCA Pensacola& ?& @0 t" a8 `; W+ @5 [- l% Z4 C0 q# O
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
# L% [, ] e2 V2 PCA Astoria
7 O: U4 E* w) a* y6 G- O- x; u. dCA Minneapolis
) d' _* }1 i* d) S* ?5 D# ?CA San Francisco
* F1 _$ G' ?5 S9 ^/ ~0 n; rCA Australia, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage9 G& F5 s1 G4 n
CA Canberra
x; V7 v: G: F) P( ~: FCL Leander/ i/ y% r5 Y' J* h
CL Achilles
, f+ x8 U$ W# ?/ yCL Perth5 c" c5 ?7 j* i/ R* ~5 Y" q
CL Hobart+ h, v8 `4 D. J$ x
CL Raleigh
* ~: {+ X: d( K# h9 f5 r. X7 |CL Detroit
, t$ U, B( j& k' M! qCL Concord
6 @$ |( u H: S( P8 d2 {DD Cummings
( F# |5 i( w( r- |! g) @0 l1 P9 |DD Case$ I, I1 s( Q' m1 y) @/ q$ ~
DD Shaw
7 n2 V/ [8 ^* U2 G8 c' mDD Downes
' U/ j/ A( [' m9 a/ S3 ?DD Le Triomphant% H8 k2 S7 y; e+ ~+ T
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3 ? Z" l2 m. w6 x: ZNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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Japanese Ships0 `9 c9 K; A# k; `
CA Kumano, Shell hits 10* A f# ?1 c1 \+ N
CA Furutaka* p+ h2 T, N; c1 j, x
CL Natori, Shell hits 1
" `$ R7 h: V, c! Z7 IDD Maikaze, on fire, heavy damage
& X. H# Y9 ]7 q4 y/ {. IDD Natsugumo
) i6 a9 @1 t# ~, B) g2 BDD Ikazuchi
( z- R7 F4 A5 ^$ o" |( vDD Yuzuki
% T" z$ X# |9 {' |7 g7 Y# R& E
" }6 b2 p* g) c0 O1 nAllied Ships
% ]( u! G q$ d$ v9 xCA Portland, on fire
$ s7 S* K7 g/ h$ KCA Northampton
/ `' q, |1 y1 c5 Q' N, j; JCA Houston
, d! j# \1 L6 v7 n* H8 RCA Louisville
z( z) c# X1 O' u. CCA Chicago
7 _ i/ r0 t" Q, v3 _CA Pensacola( B7 x9 l" q% z+ W# a9 e2 ~" G8 x
CA New Orleans
: s" d1 q: k% gCA Astoria4 }: k$ @ t- A9 U4 F
CA Minneapolis
4 u9 Y( Q* H# F" e; \CA San Francisco
2 l$ u7 n+ ]$ ^ t) ?: M$ iCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
8 q' x' ?; X. U5 O4 RCA Canberra, l8 D5 X4 d1 z
CL Leander% W" Q4 b+ ~% S6 u
CL Achilles
' ]: A1 Q3 k; q, A* j( a! sCL Perth. l6 \8 K! y& }! C
CL Hobart- O/ s2 t: G6 S* ?6 @6 x/ r+ {
CL Raleigh
: x0 V0 P, e% x4 ?9 L# X7 C( i1 W) }4 vCL Detroit2 t9 w7 c& O) u, b
CL Concord
" ]3 Z* B1 s `# P- n+ HDD Cummings& d& P3 j, j8 k- B. ~3 Z- {
DD Case8 R! Q& c8 }4 I. S# q$ ]1 u
DD Shaw" G$ m; |# N6 y% B% `) J6 Y a
DD Downes: i* f6 G/ P# K+ y
DD Le Triomphant
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93. @* m Z6 n# {2 }$ F
# r& J0 C% p4 R# w# f. jJapanese Ships* C! @4 b* y0 r
CA Kumano, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage- `' l/ l$ ?* P* W! ]9 b4 R# E
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 34, and is sunk/ v2 l. b4 I) N! o l
CL Natori, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
" v4 Z& ^# X) T* vDD Maikaze, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
4 J P# }% m$ T- bDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
7 Z( b, Y7 q4 z1 |9 p5 n* }DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 3, on fire9 A/ w$ X6 L% c
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
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+ a3 E6 `* _; m( ~5 e- JAllied Ships
8 k8 T# `9 d6 M) M' c' K6 e' S, {CA Portland, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
+ i' o8 h$ A$ b" ^) VCA Northampton, Shell hits 1, on fire
! x# H7 e% c8 U3 k: j8 YCA Houston, Shell hits 1
( _4 M" l) O0 ^CA Louisville
% i& C5 D1 F! h0 q5 KCA Chicago, Shell hits 22 h" ?3 w4 m2 A1 F% j: E/ j# r- V1 ~
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 42 s# \. B9 Q' d3 O3 _7 [1 c* M8 p
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 4) P3 ^1 b A- E; c4 a4 j' Q
CA Astoria+ X$ Z* |" ~" K, {0 x \
CA Minneapolis( e; I x! j/ M7 }" y
CA San Francisco
4 T0 k; D0 Q0 Q' }CA Australia, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage2 A W4 D/ R: ?5 L, B3 v/ b
CA Canberra* i7 U; Q' I5 ~1 s+ ~, r
CL Leander
' C; M8 O* v8 G' n6 t& |CL Achilles `9 @% v2 t; \
CL Perth6 H8 m' q3 X! L' v
CL Hobart
% H! A' c& z5 r4 d! K" m% [ y1 DCL Raleigh/ N& ^9 k; u W2 j* J
CL Detroit
! f4 y2 e+ E# n9 z0 lCL Concord
0 H0 K+ N$ L, s8 iDD Cummings4 `% d% L+ O& i6 {
DD Case6 A6 c6 W) O, `
DD Shaw
d$ r9 m- w; i iDD Downes0 o5 U4 E5 ]( D0 e8 j. ?+ p( N
DD Le Triomphant
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/ U* k' x% _7 U5 tJapanese Ships
% j0 Q- r5 U# G* TCA Kumano, Shell hits 33, on fire, heavy damage
( o+ J, M" H% n( g$ MCL Natori, Shell hits 24, and is sunk
3 ?4 {9 Z7 O% ?! A+ m5 e- nDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1. r0 z3 c) o, G9 M" M* e
DD Ikazuchi, on fire
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Allied Ships8 T0 h/ y! o- y h# Q8 J z j
CA Portland, on fire, heavy damage1 ~0 h/ J! d) h- q
CA Northampton, on fire3 ?! R- [& C) t0 w" Y5 Y% l
CA Houston
; } w3 W+ y4 t9 ?: yCA Louisville
0 V7 r( X3 W3 H0 |6 u" ~: rCA Chicago* W# z& u: r- m+ a/ U; n. e
CA Pensacola0 L7 ~; N) ~4 U7 b
CA New Orleans) h( v+ Q! t, ^/ x7 K4 w# K% r
CA Astoria
+ ]$ P8 P$ O: H, ^CA Minneapolis
8 _3 E E6 O. n9 S6 fCA San Francisco
5 e9 D f9 n, ~0 \/ GCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
$ [& b. `7 s( k: |2 `9 N) aCA Canberra+ Q9 H2 {$ E% e$ R
CL Leander, k% M' v# f) G" T: @
CL Achilles
. `9 U, j7 [# f% y! xCL Perth
7 L5 h$ B! M/ c7 F; qCL Hobart
6 Z6 k4 ~3 Q/ A* SCL Raleigh, K: T2 ~- n W& E d; y5 B
CL Detroit/ Y9 }$ {; b7 g' x7 j, c
CL Concord- l+ Q# Q1 X# E3 Y Y& n
DD Cummings: J9 G7 _9 x. H3 b8 x1 E3 L! r! o
DD Case: a8 y$ h$ P; i
DD Shaw
# n* b+ S- V" A9 v6 a' v, J; G9 [DD Downes. x! m$ f S1 O
DD Le Triomphant5 w4 n/ A) o; L! }
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6 E) D" x/ q& P& }% `8 s7 n* vJapanese Ships2 N, n" [; V. m$ K! ]6 G& T2 {
CA Kumano, Shell hits 29, and is sunk! d" O8 A& _ C5 c
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 35, and is sunk
}) X. s; ^4 t( D. c- }4 kDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
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& q. N: ~1 _6 Z+ M1 z! pAllied Ships; }4 g, F* G& m$ a+ b1 O
CA Portland, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
7 ^3 T3 S, C3 [- w' W6 l2 s. UCA Northampton, on fire
% O0 [6 f: Q1 z2 ?7 [CA Houston+ v N: t7 a% i9 f) p7 R
CA Louisville
; T4 P1 Z" ?2 Q. LCA Chicago4 ^! N k3 ?( w0 D1 J4 S
CA Pensacola# p! ~6 N' S- D1 q2 C7 ]- w
CA New Orleans0 N0 T& s; Y+ q( B" f
CA Astoria8 {3 i* l6 O- I- m [
CA Minneapolis
1 p5 H' E/ b4 u$ gCA San Francisco2 r: S1 K4 E; a) l; p4 M- X) C
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
& W# c7 Y. Y: k# N/ ]CA Canberra5 Z' @- \& j- ?- _) l
CL Leander
7 O+ d8 I# Y, u: ]CL Achilles
+ v3 W( h& @ qCL Perth# ?. k/ p% l/ Y" c3 n, ?
CL Hobart9 O* b- V4 Z, n) j2 O0 V/ z
CL Raleigh
, Y$ H' ?2 e: F, ZCL Detroit
3 C8 k# z. ]. iCL Concord3 G. t! [5 J& q. f3 [4 r
DD Cummings2 b+ ~" x* y4 C& j1 ~0 c& c
DD Case
8 v- N+ q$ H( |DD Shaw
9 _: Z q/ J* W0 X) d9 u$ z# u6 w5 lDD Downes
/ e" e/ c* e! h5 O( H2 `+ @DD Le Triomphant2 E% }9 H( K" g" ^$ o
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91% _, ?% U4 ]/ P4 K+ s3 K0 N
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Japanese aircraft: R$ }7 e5 B. N1 o M5 l
A6M2 Zero x 50, _/ j$ m4 l9 K, ?
% S: J. F7 l1 p; ZAllied aircraft
4 {; W! _* c& A& [, zF4F-4 Wildcat x 42" S) J+ J- e e2 m7 z
SBD Dauntless x 44 r4 o" _. ]; L2 m( v0 E
TBF Avenger x 168 X) J4 z; A2 E/ N/ A& }1 s- N
0 A' M( m+ u/ ~Japanese aircraft losses' I! ^; m3 w# ^ S- \+ y: q
A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
! V7 G- @: U: b2 nF4F-4 Wildcat: 27 destroyed
8 D2 G' D0 k- d! K6 zSBD Dauntless: 13 destroyed, 17 damaged b' w( e0 w+ ] ~& B. ?9 y
TBF Avenger: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged
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Japanese Ships
f) |7 f6 c4 y8 d# |) H Q: PCV Kaga, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage3 i3 c4 P+ U) o; Q* O6 x' \
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
, Z" B4 |: Q: F0 j& A- A$ DCV Shokaku
! K' ~. K. p) d/ v& I: rCV Soryu5 P+ r3 W& t. V7 n2 n
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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Japanese aircraft$ a; L4 c' K# n1 s& k: Y g
A6M2 Zero x 19% j2 ^1 I6 j' c: q- m/ }- M3 e
3 _7 I c+ n9 H2 z) h; B Z
Allied aircraft* Z& ?: m& W$ }
F4F-4 Wildcat x 19" Q- w5 o+ b- p9 x( b7 O/ q
SBD Dauntless x 14
" q$ a J; u7 a( o" D3 I- z5 t" VTBF Avenger x 6
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6 a+ C8 R2 j) F$ X0 B% nJapanese aircraft losses
( I5 f' p' B* |. J$ }9 j) F& DA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
0 y1 p/ R6 U, ? 7 W, ]- `6 i! L( z- b: B- |# @ C
Allied aircraft losses* p- t/ z* x1 B
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed
( @$ ^$ V! T. @SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged
* t; A- p2 \+ F6 eTBF Avenger: 6 damaged8 L! E X' U3 T( C# S5 [
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Japanese Ships
1 v; O0 K- Q3 D* L3 f3 KCV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage3 L/ _% _ ~9 p2 {% ^- P# a1 |
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2
: O6 w$ u* r) e9 c2 ]- c" y& h; y- s" VCA Tone
$ i3 f+ s5 ]! S* O7 b& `6 YCV Soryu, Bomb hits 14 z5 M2 q/ P w/ [6 }& i
CV Hiryu, on fire+ k; F7 I7 L2 C
: g0 Z8 n) j2 G8 ^: y
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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Japanese aircraft
$ R J1 j+ B) O$ nA6M2 Zero x 17
4 E# v U7 m: ?) |1 a
9 n/ o5 h0 w; T8 S- ~Allied aircraft
8 h f4 b6 R% g' K& ?, [: wF4F-4 Wildcat x 24. o. t# g' I0 f, f K2 r
SBD Dauntless x 273 A! V, p9 K1 G! [
TBF Avenger x 7
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6 t. l7 N: k% }: s* pJapanese aircraft losses' H" _. q5 c8 n2 X! }4 V* X3 p
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed" z- a- H$ V: A% _0 Z
h) N( C* O. T, K0 sAllied aircraft losses5 A. Y; R6 Q. U" B
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed
' |2 `' }, ?6 h# E/ M2 pSBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged
# @5 W6 ?6 Z# a1 oTBF Avenger: 5 damaged
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Japanese Ships
2 m, n8 e, E4 c0 i9 {CV Shokaku
) y- i5 r# n6 N6 ?: @CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 2, on fire; W" o9 B# N& w P1 I4 R. R8 [
CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
. _% W& ^+ K# q' y/ CCV Soryu" N$ r) e B! h+ Z% M
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1' h. N, k2 ]3 N$ `2 q5 l
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! W* D* _. ?7 wJapanese aircraft
& a% W$ G" l3 V X% WA6M2 Zero x 155 x/ P6 H6 q- S1 a
6 R: ^7 M G) s1 Y
Allied aircraft1 o6 v8 r1 ^. G) E; a" {
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
& U+ A: c9 ?. H) q% A8 JSBD Dauntless x 18
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Japanese aircraft losses/ t) L. o7 H8 N3 N
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed9 P$ q) W! f. v# y& x$ g4 K
; C! B+ p) S7 F6 T7 T! B! ?Allied aircraft losses
0 |- e7 J" b6 W6 m+ xF4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
2 A! f2 Z! v1 \/ p' S. ^SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged3 h: |9 b8 F: s8 A# h" c
0 D4 q# [9 L5 o3 D: E" H
Japanese Ships, A+ A# ^- ]. P/ ?* Z0 z3 S
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 1' \- j$ w: z+ I0 ~1 M" n% u9 C
CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage1 L# z8 D! {6 A7 l, [
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire& B8 D% o: v1 I6 V/ C* j8 ?3 |6 S* t
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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$ f! L9 @& l k" D ~Japanese aircraft. T; E3 c7 T. A8 H* O N- B% z
A6M2 Zero x 12$ O) l. c5 b: A" {
) o: h3 U; K) lAllied aircraft7 w4 R+ h8 L- M9 w" ]; r5 u! U' _" Z
F4F-4 Wildcat x 10
+ R `! w+ L5 E5 fSBD Dauntless x 9
' T2 f- {( C$ E' N* b' ^TBF Avenger x 16' u: q/ K- `( O; ]% S; D \( m. m V
) D* E& r$ A. q- R! c- F; A! ?Japanese aircraft losses
% S8 E( k+ o2 ~; i: M0 ?( |A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed5 U2 F! X8 |) K' Y7 d
/ w4 V4 r# l# X
Allied aircraft losses3 F$ i) L$ \" `% v& @' x" u* D
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
% J7 j. i) P" A. PSBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
/ K, k! n2 }7 j. a% KTBF Avenger: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged0 l, z0 b D0 L2 t" g w! `
3 k, T$ T5 u2 y) L
Japanese Ships' n! ~9 Z% r/ \6 ]7 Q. X
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage2 U+ x9 P# B4 Z6 m9 A
CV Hiryu, on fire
7 o. p& s5 @; G! B1 c# s1 NCA Chikuma
* h8 w6 P5 m4 MCV Soryu
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Day Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,93
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Japanese aircraft! O0 w+ k0 z# k+ R
A6M2 Zero x 36! Z- r3 H* |9 ~% c
D3A Val x 90! C: N0 p# p8 _+ s" m/ ?$ B
B5N Kate x 66: a: S- |% G( J
0 I' X/ r" _- F8 g3 T) d
Allied aircraft
: |% v4 d6 d0 i: l4 kF4F-4 Wildcat x 108
; M6 M0 S: x }' Q% kP-40E Warhawk x 45
& ]$ t9 @% k" z% e* b: KP-38G Lightning x 2" p1 |( o: ]8 s2 b5 k& m$ O$ ]
% L! L1 t5 w- k" Z! ^: U+ ]' {
Japanese aircraft losses: j* s0 x/ i* I. i7 v* S, n/ O% X4 T. |
A6M2 Zero: 26 destroyed
0 X; U5 R r6 Z2 }D3A Val: 50 destroyed+ s4 x$ |' ?; X+ _- x0 _6 l2 m
B5N Kate: 42 destroyed7 M& o- e) V" D2 \$ O; s8 r% ~
7 Y6 `& c: N' y
Allied aircraft losses
9 I9 N3 A. C9 }: OF4F-4 Wildcat: 41 destroyed, 14 damaged, c( Y& a2 J) I' p$ b8 j- s) N
P-40E Warhawk: 27 destroyed
+ n; b. k6 }, \9 d1 n$ XP-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed. U: [7 w* p' p/ n7 K- U2 {
. ~, m, l# D0 IAllied Ships3 H" D" ~* U5 n( d! g0 H
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1
4 I0 y, g8 A/ o0 w9 XCV Hornet, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire+ b+ i7 ]7 M9 f* m% Z
CV Wasp, Bomb hits 2, on fire
% K0 V0 x. `7 h0 aDD Benham, Bomb hits 1, on fire
6 c6 |7 D. N* X+ O7 xCV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
( U; f& m6 l1 I0 U1 Q& n( @4 ICV Yorktown
& g( D. f/ @9 _: m" j CCV Saratoga
: M: \) z& @2 Q$ s$ k3 i7 y" BCL Honolulu6 O. G3 q- y0 M7 `, |$ ^3 W6 w. Z
CL St. Louis, Bomb hits 2
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5 W5 o! O3 x2 X5 f4 e: J y% mAllied aircraft
6 | M- Z* v1 n6 l1 L: }3 KB-25C Mitchell x 3
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
6 y# P; j! G! s7 @) Y3 M2 ACV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage1 O+ x' b6 b& Z( _% U
. e K$ b& t) g/ I% b2 k' v
Aircraft Attacking:
7 v1 i" n. `3 ` G 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
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5 d( K5 l, N) Z; I7 u/ a& kDay Air attack on TF at 61,91
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Allied aircraft
& f( a( K9 t# ^7 _: x3 D- |F4F-4 Wildcat x 21: |0 ^7 x) ^+ @6 t$ r) w
SBD Dauntless x 904 C6 e" t8 f! v4 ^
TBF Avenger x 33* u& z+ g3 [. L. B" s& f
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Japanese Ships
, O; B' c( o8 PCA Chikuma( [: x7 Q( }5 Z+ t' G
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage) X' k+ o# H5 C+ \+ ~
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage/ ^+ M+ N: n) x1 o5 |
CA Tone, Bomb hits 1 {; H; j# j. ?' F) \: t
DD Ariake, Bomb hits 1, on fire4 z/ Z0 q* v4 F$ L
CA Aoba, Bomb hits 2
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8 ^7 J+ R, m7 I6 K: \Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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% y1 v' ~+ Q8 G" B3 XAllied aircraft
1 J& j: E7 E8 ]; a; R8 kB-25C Mitchell x 20
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CV Soryu, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
4 ^; V% X2 `+ d* ?( K: j9 G' \CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
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$ e# h! J: G; u! }Ground combat at Shortlands) b% {+ \- y/ [! b
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Allied Deliberate attack0 R8 {: H' q5 u+ h
: j* E. `1 j4 R( C! G# r) }0 U; NAttacking force 13678 troops, 150 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3220 }1 t: {# `3 j+ h3 ^# m
7 W% }( L: a, ?* M' tDefending force 1457 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 101 A# P9 z W- o' X* g! K+ Y
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Allied max assault: 314 - adjusted assault: 281
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1 `0 f: ?9 }4 z# _. I4 U( TJapanese max defense: 6 - adjusted defense: 1 $ U) s3 ?* _/ Y' t
f: @, J/ W; n4 O% cAllied assault odds: 281 to 1 + W: \3 Q, x8 ~) Y& g! C5 i5 d% Z
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Japanese ground losses:0 O/ _! R% T/ e' @& T" F4 \; d2 `
1572 casualties reported
, {3 _& N0 ?; C3 h3 x" B# c% rGuns lost 73 t2 J$ t# m8 l
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Allied ground losses:. x. ^7 c5 [0 z6 b) B
2 casualties reported
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