AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/18/428 U% d% q* c* ^) F
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,937 \7 y* h+ b3 g7 Y* G
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Japanese Ships9 n* Q- S3 Q# J- u/ b
CA Kumano! p5 b" Q0 o+ D2 l v! M
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 42, and is sunk
( H! X' o5 I, C) p5 b. ^. FCA Furutaka, Shell hits 1) Z- X5 Z3 ?( s
CL Natori, Shell hits 1/ T$ S% H- G+ W! Z }
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
3 E2 [2 V/ [ ~8 ^7 B- \DD Natsugumo
9 C% l* ?$ N9 Z& IDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 1
) w$ a" K) t. m4 ^' q% v8 dDD Yuzuki5 R4 V" l( e1 m2 W
' P1 @; d4 _, F, C ^Allied Ships1 L- d9 ?, I/ f+ E
CA Portland, Shell hits 2, on fire
$ b% K, a9 V* c$ {7 O% d# zCA Northampton1 I; m( M, ~( E! V% ~3 e# x3 f( @
CA Houston, Torpedo hits 1
% J8 V8 u3 O* dCA Chester, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
) K& P8 ]' v2 @/ i" @CA Louisville, Shell hits 1
1 |& l3 d b( g5 k vCA Chicago6 }3 u& C3 L, b0 k- _) m X# b! y1 R
CA Pensacola! P4 ?: w+ P" ^" z
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1# y! l2 B7 a! H
CA Astoria
3 z% L0 \2 P5 ?4 a2 DCA Minneapolis( }: p. j& ?$ g5 T$ e& r
CA San Francisco
3 [. r4 a' c' UCA Australia, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage% }3 A% N8 E5 |5 w2 T; I
CA Canberra' ~8 G; `" |' c
CL Leander
7 s4 m0 w8 N1 U& [/ oCL Achilles" ~% Q: i) r n& W# Z" O
CL Perth( v1 d8 w9 c; Y6 f# T
CL Hobart
. I/ Y! ~) O9 M9 a. l4 ZCL Raleigh) y, z4 B N+ I, B
CL Detroit9 h. \' o& A" b' T/ C
CL Concord
; K p' [$ \# W+ E, hDD Cummings$ ]) Z: s* O& q3 M+ D$ ?
DD Case' b% c& |7 l2 c( j* h% }# `- j( Q5 k
DD Shaw m; \2 A+ |3 T
DD Downes
- X3 X/ @' t# e2 [DD Le Triomphant
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Japanese Ships& p% L S; m/ d/ P1 o* B/ V9 u& |0 H$ [/ U
CA Kumano, Shell hits 10
* b) p2 ]( u. c" f1 `: H k: CCA Furutaka5 S& G" a4 i2 b" _" @
CL Natori, Shell hits 1# n2 P; l" A+ z7 W( `# N# p q
DD Maikaze, on fire, heavy damage" \) F0 j0 r4 T/ l& s7 H) Z6 ~( P
DD Natsugumo) z+ x) _- i6 F- {4 t2 Q
DD Ikazuchi8 m2 z; Y; i" x! K2 x+ P
DD Yuzuki
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0 B3 L8 a6 h) j( W2 [. qAllied Ships
/ U& |; e1 O, q" ~6 A8 KCA Portland, on fire- o% g9 J6 A9 u, T. d
CA Northampton3 l. M. r! V: s. d3 T! `4 b6 H
CA Houston2 {% W* I7 F' K" ^6 y3 j$ V
CA Louisville
) D* V9 h( s+ w: fCA Chicago5 _0 ~. m" Z4 Z. `% b. c
CA Pensacola
# {8 ], E, C% D" \6 \3 O/ ~CA New Orleans+ U8 @5 U l9 U1 k* N
CA Astoria
# i- Z. |- o$ f2 gCA Minneapolis$ ^" b, a( d& p0 |( w( F
CA San Francisco5 y3 X9 H9 v( }* Q9 x
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage' E& N. U! i' l* |& L# P5 \
CA Canberra
B. j) C: K! r4 w9 U, oCL Leander6 E/ j9 C& G* m$ C( S: m/ C
CL Achilles# T+ l6 N( x5 X
CL Perth+ ^ }, B/ q- R# f! |4 K
CL Hobart1 A8 k( ]* G" t: V [6 d
CL Raleigh
o1 Q" k- Q" y: u, a! z; C1 X# TCL Detroit
9 X" J5 `8 f) ]! @7 k5 }+ E9 O) iCL Concord" c: o* |1 h h: }
DD Cummings
: w- ?8 e* z; H1 G- F* b8 a5 y* mDD Case6 t6 `8 d1 ^& A. V: B! \
DD Shaw
. F* p- ^+ c0 L2 m) yDD Downes4 ]5 M9 G1 L' T' f' E
DD Le Triomphant
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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CA Kumano, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage$ t' f* l! {# f3 D: @
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 34, and is sunk
: B: i; P% Q) r7 s' ?CL Natori, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
, V# Q) r/ }; zDD Maikaze, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
0 h4 y( d) D- A+ q, LDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1+ A! g- v4 d3 R0 W5 I
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 3, on fire: a* y5 _0 f+ H. F
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
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Allied Ships5 @8 y# |# I C0 {! e
CA Portland, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
) v- b! |0 [, ~7 ]2 {2 P VCA Northampton, Shell hits 1, on fire+ |" _* Y5 H, U+ Z) i! x
CA Houston, Shell hits 1
3 u' Z" n9 _ [8 sCA Louisville
; C+ ?# l8 g( N/ w- P, Z+ @- {CA Chicago, Shell hits 29 E1 s9 ]* |/ [0 a P, j' r
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 4
0 R$ Y$ h2 c: a. H6 k/ S+ hCA New Orleans, Shell hits 4
- I( J; Q' }: I2 ?# a9 ]CA Astoria5 K* h! X Q! O) ~
CA Minneapolis
E3 E% ?" B7 W3 {( d( BCA San Francisco
& B. H- c7 ]2 E7 }5 KCA Australia, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage! s8 C- k2 K8 y2 `+ t+ x0 a* l
CA Canberra: Q, X# N- j+ Z" n1 k7 k2 h' R2 ~
CL Leander; v) `5 T/ T6 u2 m6 F3 N4 ]. f
CL Achilles2 q- E4 z& N0 x0 P: }( [
CL Perth
_) Y' @! ~0 C0 e" u5 O4 Z( V, jCL Hobart3 H! L, p) G, X" l0 M
CL Raleigh% f/ q4 |) r$ d8 t* V
CL Detroit0 Q+ U; \2 h, P- q3 @
CL Concord
! d- q% l; u, W5 V/ l JDD Cummings
2 ]( t$ U9 J3 }' ADD Case
% k7 K+ s$ H0 Z3 u7 T' oDD Shaw5 C2 i& V6 ~+ p
DD Downes( \5 [8 b+ ~- \& e/ j8 S
DD Le Triomphant: v- C2 M1 \* S, k$ }
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Japanese Ships' z0 W: c9 f2 s
CA Kumano, Shell hits 33, on fire, heavy damage
. D* }1 Q+ d' ^: B: }CL Natori, Shell hits 24, and is sunk
* Y" Z/ F+ a& m, d0 Y- v" s bDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
* g; h. ^) k3 z" b" d9 B- V0 {DD Ikazuchi, on fire
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. \* {/ }" \ i3 m' u- O5 v0 BAllied Ships
1 f9 j0 l7 F& S: u7 M5 l4 h7 gCA Portland, on fire, heavy damage
5 I: l& F, O9 K+ bCA Northampton, on fire. A0 X/ Z E4 h# \+ \& P' _) J
CA Houston
: A+ E+ j+ c7 N1 W, E5 LCA Louisville
+ X( [) Y1 h4 v6 C6 V5 `* g7 ACA Chicago
" G' q- I5 c- x0 U+ F; FCA Pensacola
$ |: W( m5 M$ XCA New Orleans
5 x+ F( G, ~6 D. u8 xCA Astoria
4 T+ h0 v% N; y: e3 SCA Minneapolis- H( E U5 U. D+ {" K
CA San Francisco
U9 _+ w2 N) U" J+ |2 e- p) j* H% wCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage$ g' n) m/ ~6 l" D. N7 D, O3 d5 s5 V
CA Canberra4 K- O* M, m$ m) }
CL Leander$ c' M: {6 [5 @# k
CL Achilles
7 V+ K" ?% m! ~* i, p. OCL Perth( W3 d* H: v. I& R% ?( q1 V
CL Hobart, F' v- B( |6 `( O/ M7 W5 o" H, F
CL Raleigh
/ q& [$ ~; l: D1 b# y4 HCL Detroit
5 s+ v1 o K1 X3 ]% DCL Concord& v M3 o! K. V& O
DD Cummings
9 g. ]9 Q1 H7 x! D5 u( w3 Z$ dDD Case
5 k' H+ ^# ?# QDD Shaw( q2 M3 b" E" W& u
DD Downes8 j( V$ y/ w, h& D0 Q, k
DD Le Triomphant$ z6 e. {* l# w! b a6 j9 g
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! @7 H2 m; s% |5 WJapanese Ships( Z3 I/ B% ^8 {) E; Y5 y+ R3 m
CA Kumano, Shell hits 29, and is sunk
+ H) U, O9 \! s0 {7 r1 Y7 [$ b. Q2 [) lDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 35, and is sunk4 A8 J5 b; P$ Y- c9 S
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 15, and is sunk6 J5 o0 C, b& z. N i
! j$ N, G! p* T7 R n& T1 @Allied Ships$ N3 W, B1 d: Z; X3 X& n3 G
CA Portland, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
( `3 `/ x* m: F- s7 [% v- ^CA Northampton, on fire
5 ~* o1 j4 j- ?# A: TCA Houston
+ G+ K z+ f8 E4 V7 J* @( W0 o& ZCA Louisville
# z6 p$ o- J mCA Chicago
! R9 P l0 D% H$ a3 Q- z% QCA Pensacola3 C* ~3 B6 l# Y3 |4 k
CA New Orleans
$ Q* | e& \/ v- c& Q2 a' iCA Astoria0 A, F2 p$ Y, r* y7 U
CA Minneapolis( l$ K4 i# R9 r. \
CA San Francisco( q+ }7 Y8 M; I$ `$ f0 `
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage7 |+ u0 T! e, t- r7 F1 Z9 n+ S
CA Canberra+ Y6 l6 y; p. W6 {! Q& t8 M
CL Leander. q) W- ~7 y8 f. U
CL Achilles
( Q% ^3 l( h# \! n1 `+ mCL Perth W# d3 k2 ?6 K8 n
CL Hobart9 E4 C; _% _. t' n
CL Raleigh
! k( P3 b& Q- N' S6 A, D& LCL Detroit
; o& k3 z: |1 NCL Concord
5 O. R: Q6 }* q/ l' aDD Cummings
" |" u# `/ S7 iDD Case5 O o7 K2 |$ I( F% u4 ~: G( `
DD Shaw v" I/ a* ?5 Z _/ P
DD Downes
! r0 K2 D9 V5 l( O- u& l1 n7 ?: D- a8 mDD Le Triomphant5 `' R5 Y0 Q9 M. f+ `7 r) I
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Japanese aircraft, G% s8 s6 P+ s1 X( x
A6M2 Zero x 50
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+ n1 u4 @9 _( h* g, ~& V% OAllied aircraft0 _' P4 Z% v( @) d1 N
F4F-4 Wildcat x 42" p! b6 x% T' c7 P8 E" Q1 P
SBD Dauntless x 44
8 U) z# K) I! u( U* s9 _TBF Avenger x 16
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& y! q% r* r5 `! YJapanese aircraft losses7 B& K/ F& N. {) J* a
A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged
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9 g! K7 F. t1 ^Allied aircraft losses6 z* N4 H" H& G, [
F4F-4 Wildcat: 27 destroyed
. s9 k: j( M* oSBD Dauntless: 13 destroyed, 17 damaged
8 U: P5 {/ u8 S) t4 r. B, b' CTBF Avenger: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged" q% k5 A% R5 W# E% C) \
# l6 t6 m5 T2 B2 z3 S' H, i" W: X4 {Japanese Ships
7 @# v0 y/ h; ] h# S: xCV Kaga, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
3 H0 R" N! B# E) u; n+ r# H" s$ C2 SCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
, f2 q1 p4 c. h6 ?6 ^CV Shokaku
: L: Z1 g0 C( Y, dCV Soryu
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8 D; X8 x7 ~3 |1 v$ q' aA6M2 Zero x 19
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Allied aircraft
8 i" Z( p+ d2 W. r3 pF4F-4 Wildcat x 19
h5 S' S+ M1 B/ Y& \" qSBD Dauntless x 14' G" y8 Q8 S- ?: H8 i5 Z1 ^
TBF Avenger x 64 G1 B3 h7 S* z( Y
& F! C" Q+ W5 {Japanese aircraft losses
) _, Y- B; a3 b1 nA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses. I5 p# E: j; \8 z8 a6 `* ~) b
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed v F' ]6 f0 S( v$ `: u* d
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged) ]/ j& k G* C/ m" A
TBF Avenger: 6 damaged0 Z* t8 ]' N; _7 Z: r% U* ^+ \
: G; E! ^0 p, ~: V1 @, E. ZJapanese Ships* d# j3 R% a6 W! a' u; i9 r3 J
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage( X! N9 ]+ V: U& X3 z% u3 W
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, Y) l& M+ z0 {) c1 O* o
CA Tone
/ U7 B6 t. A* M; j/ q! VCV Soryu, Bomb hits 1/ R' _% w6 Y; V9 W. h
CV Hiryu, on fire/ d$ @8 k' }0 D
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Japanese aircraft; e5 L1 h; P% z- z8 N9 W
A6M2 Zero x 17" ?0 o* Z8 @, F- c$ B
' G7 Z5 G$ m1 B4 c2 \4 aAllied aircraft
$ b9 i$ d3 B; D* Z1 T* z% |F4F-4 Wildcat x 24
% H$ G8 ?2 f' n& X3 @SBD Dauntless x 27' ~5 ~( L2 i, [. d5 E' i& I
TBF Avenger x 7 i/ ~! W3 C9 M3 u, I
r! K6 ?! n# b
Japanese aircraft losses
2 P0 G" l ?% {0 \A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
8 M- v. k" K' U4 X/ f0 j7 d 4 `) u5 V0 g$ [8 D d7 i7 V
Allied aircraft losses
. j# j3 W' D1 e- J: g. C M$ |F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed5 ]' N R$ N! e* a' c; ~! i& d
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged
6 x2 B4 ]0 d; v+ W( ATBF Avenger: 5 damaged S2 h9 F' {" M( _$ K
; {5 n9 H8 s/ S) D) BJapanese Ships7 i1 R0 v( ^6 i7 T5 e
CV Shokaku
0 \9 [ F: ?0 h% o2 o- T, ECV Hiryu, Bomb hits 2, on fire
Z2 E4 Q2 x' r+ C% FCV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage( b# P! B, H8 [8 D S
CV Soryu
) F* Z1 g F# ~/ v/ bCA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,918 L6 T' \- J$ v6 S" k0 R- I
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Japanese aircraft
- }( Z. ] S5 @& r0 ?! Y4 `: C. S) e) `A6M2 Zero x 15
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Allied aircraft c! o& G, Q, f, V
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8) ]2 f( r0 {& d f+ W. S) z( T
SBD Dauntless x 186 K: d, D c* U, t; h9 L- M9 r
D! w; g: P; x$ a4 c: LJapanese aircraft losses! r! ]# ^7 A J7 M9 I! P' c
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
. u0 S% x5 B; E7 h/ G/ q$ q5 w0 BF4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
3 D$ n+ B! F1 b, u! Q- BSBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged( |2 L. j9 a* d
, {8 W4 y2 ?) LJapanese Ships
: i. D3 t8 k+ tCV Soryu, Bomb hits 1
/ b; D6 I" J" J4 T$ U; L) RCV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage: W, Y) M0 y7 f' Q! a: v7 h7 k4 N
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
' x# |4 `# J, k7 r# @+ [1 I7 [7 K& bCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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+ j. k+ }1 |3 N. I7 d ~Japanese aircraft
/ H- }8 y( C8 O5 L% k; HA6M2 Zero x 12
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Allied aircraft. ?7 A* @ W6 Y, v. K# D1 d
F4F-4 Wildcat x 102 { c9 K+ @. C, g
SBD Dauntless x 9
5 ^, H3 t5 u0 o/ v7 \. b6 P$ PTBF Avenger x 16
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' u4 s( o9 V3 q# jJapanese aircraft losses
# ^8 Q) p4 H+ S; R& IA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
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0 l, m2 p2 M3 MAllied aircraft losses
2 Z/ ^: E2 L4 Q- Q2 ]F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed5 K( z6 v$ @7 y/ [
SBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged) N7 o$ g# W" _
TBF Avenger: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged" |2 i4 k5 p! b7 l! _# ]$ r- y
0 |6 |7 i! Y3 ?" L6 R
Japanese Ships5 M6 F, f: h6 m% M6 ]
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage5 f0 Y8 }3 }6 g. T( M* w
CV Hiryu, on fire
9 L5 \; E) k X, GCA Chikuma, ]1 P3 S! h! }7 Y& |; d1 F' A
CV Soryu+ F, D/ |$ D: p7 I! M4 a
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Japanese aircraft
% {, W( i9 r" a* J4 w \0 s7 ]$ wA6M2 Zero x 36
9 b; S8 \; V G7 D# tD3A Val x 90
; r8 [# x- C1 \B5N Kate x 665 Q+ c* M1 W# g& W
8 K3 R' [: \; L% G! M% a
Allied aircraft6 i* n* k: q- r; W/ A0 Q4 |0 w9 f
F4F-4 Wildcat x 1084 G" }& j8 x9 v6 L5 ]$ P r" u
P-40E Warhawk x 45& p9 I( h; o) {" r' J& X9 G0 @
P-38G Lightning x 2
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$ Q$ |9 z" |, q) jJapanese aircraft losses; \9 t9 a0 Y& w/ H3 d) S7 J
A6M2 Zero: 26 destroyed
4 m7 }( d8 i& e# M2 d7 o3 jD3A Val: 50 destroyed
' t* _% J d+ _! _; cB5N Kate: 42 destroyed
; i2 D5 |4 ]& ?3 R3 U* @: D% o # b; Y0 w/ ^7 i9 C: M |' K
Allied aircraft losses
- s. p* c9 y6 U- M- u- wF4F-4 Wildcat: 41 destroyed, 14 damaged
* u: d$ X! b% w0 `P-40E Warhawk: 27 destroyed
g* [2 m# V: t- w1 wP-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed3 w' F* c2 |" F9 V
& h+ T: B0 g" ], D6 kAllied Ships% R) N! u: x) k. E# q
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1
% G4 G8 v i$ GCV Hornet, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire* x! a5 Y. Y$ L% f8 m( x
CV Wasp, Bomb hits 2, on fire" @0 u7 z) }5 h1 j4 K* E8 T. [& c
DD Benham, Bomb hits 1, on fire5 H) a! V( s! A! e- V2 _3 G# `
CV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
6 H ]% d" R* ~CV Yorktown
% T" Y' K! Z3 x+ a, l6 rCV Saratoga; {$ [! {% t5 [1 {
CL Honolulu: E# ~! c. y- g! y
CL St. Louis, Bomb hits 2
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* p; z4 \+ t9 \5 k" W9 CB-25C Mitchell x 3/ r+ o- ?- t7 ?* R2 U
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No Allied losses$ U& u$ M! H) D6 u' \; f
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Japanese Ships4 M. ]# }* ~5 l& v- o7 R6 |" x6 ^
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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& s) G! h' \, \4 p. |# p! }Aircraft Attacking:6 ?: d( C; c/ A$ G. A/ T# p1 J
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
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. {& k1 n% S4 h4 pF4F-4 Wildcat x 21
( i. A# K. w) M! T0 ?SBD Dauntless x 90
! r. x5 l0 h0 o: NTBF Avenger x 33
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q5 e5 r* m$ I% oJapanese Ships4 }! K) w: A4 t
CA Chikuma
4 Z- Q# U) M9 W* f7 Z# j9 JCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage6 m6 H; L t3 M3 c) n$ r! H) R
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
6 D$ a7 n1 M: H) ] k: @, hCA Tone, Bomb hits 1
$ e$ G. v; q8 w, JDD Ariake, Bomb hits 1, on fire
: G! m# \; e& H0 A8 i9 _2 R6 uCA Aoba, Bomb hits 2
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6 r' y: P4 b0 l) B% z5 ODay Air attack on TF at 61,91
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Allied aircraft
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CV Soryu, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage* s8 k2 H/ [* z5 `, k3 L
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage) F" F! F% y5 y! Y! G. V
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Ground combat at Shortlands7 g) _7 g+ L% Q6 b+ M+ _ L
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; H9 P+ _$ g0 n7 z8 t( QAttacking force 13678 troops, 150 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3227 s8 l* L. a7 |( P& ^
' i8 m0 M# P8 d8 i+ W2 W$ i2 \Defending force 1457 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10# h0 N1 w) e% K# Z7 I
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Allied max assault: 314 - adjusted assault: 281
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' n% e( B; o2 MJapanese max defense: 6 - adjusted defense: 1
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Allied assault odds: 281 to 1
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1572 casualties reported
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Allied ground losses:
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