AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/18/42
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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Japanese Ships8 f5 O1 J4 J t% ^3 \
CA Kumano
! K8 p& v# z3 L- J6 S( MCA Kinugasa, Shell hits 42, and is sunk
8 S" y- F6 F1 e6 X/ NCA Furutaka, Shell hits 1- P% K( _; u& l. I
CL Natori, Shell hits 1
; E6 C: W, F( r/ d, t4 BDD Maikaze, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
3 T6 ^" E2 w! ?, h% W) i- V) U, j( s3 MDD Natsugumo
4 V) O; B3 V; x2 r6 gDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 1
$ q7 i( E6 r# w% q# A2 C J5 YDD Yuzuki1 g# a8 w% N+ l, x2 u n \
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Allied Ships
: r6 m4 V$ d7 n' w0 P3 x. xCA Portland, Shell hits 2, on fire
) F5 z4 l$ F2 [$ h3 DCA Northampton
( w: u* d8 \3 k: M: a% d5 XCA Houston, Torpedo hits 1
$ `/ T* B( R0 S5 Q+ P( w1 m+ QCA Chester, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk% G, b+ D2 t6 H. _
CA Louisville, Shell hits 1
+ n, I2 w! p. Y; d9 cCA Chicago# p; ]1 w6 P5 m N* k
CA Pensacola
1 p5 G5 y$ f, ^: F1 B h0 o- oCA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
& i3 b% [1 s# m. u' aCA Astoria; ~) }4 F. `8 c; I, v$ T
CA Minneapolis! t4 T: X( ^4 n$ p$ L) c6 w
CA San Francisco( W. q% W v* w4 T- r
CA Australia, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage& C$ |1 a" {( p Q
CA Canberra6 b" _* `. h- g) T
CL Leander4 p5 S* R4 F* m# W
CL Achilles/ i2 a; x; r0 Z3 J' u- V2 y, _
CL Perth
# f e: X9 c0 z h }/ r5 G' }CL Hobart) x' V3 [+ }3 J, c% ]/ c6 h
CL Raleigh
3 y0 W( W2 J* T6 o; r; Z/ eCL Detroit
+ \6 q+ u$ @' D* NCL Concord
+ ]1 T# s2 J& h1 ~$ |# VDD Cummings
; l6 }& I" I$ x+ [0 p! ? wDD Case$ q4 ~. U9 b$ g" ?8 p0 _* }
DD Shaw9 Q/ U5 x' o8 o' ^
DD Downes3 q$ ] i9 l) }3 S
DD Le Triomphant, _1 q% t/ n1 h+ s; v5 }6 Y W
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,939 g9 d- i5 {/ N0 \7 R$ ~
' U j9 t5 o7 t, |% wJapanese Ships! b4 I0 T3 k- |
CA Kumano, Shell hits 101 J" A( G/ @# Y1 T. ^& S
CA Furutaka: z6 J( k$ }2 G
CL Natori, Shell hits 1$ ?4 j- B/ n o+ q e5 ]% V5 c
DD Maikaze, on fire, heavy damage
$ J' j% k2 y* x; TDD Natsugumo
' R, o! F L! K# \ f+ N8 q/ PDD Ikazuchi
- @/ A$ u3 b! T9 H. ^# I, V5 pDD Yuzuki2 y8 c u M# G: t& L' G
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Allied Ships
5 X9 h$ V7 W" |' L2 pCA Portland, on fire' H/ }" S+ I7 q
CA Northampton
0 r. q: T; B* A6 a KCA Houston
! S( _# H9 V/ J+ T8 Y9 _( y8 fCA Louisville, t' B7 ?- q3 g' J( V
CA Chicago
1 H( B* y! s4 u0 J/ h" | |7 XCA Pensacola
- J) }! r2 _3 y1 aCA New Orleans4 g2 }6 P( ^, G. T4 O H
CA Astoria+ X; L3 @* |1 R5 E' K H+ E
CA Minneapolis
& f7 w/ x) \# e$ T& G3 zCA San Francisco0 F" m1 G7 ~* E% k7 Y( L6 ~
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage& x3 o/ H7 N' j& t" Y
CA Canberra6 _( o- j- G; H7 q1 ~% H D
CL Leander
) ^+ E! U' m9 h% v( ?1 dCL Achilles( x' Q2 ^9 \. k" R
CL Perth
X- M0 @. `1 rCL Hobart
% L! A; Y7 t) t+ H5 o+ r: \& `CL Raleigh
" s" z, P4 [7 t1 V9 d, ]4 ICL Detroit
4 B( Q1 _' O9 g& ?CL Concord; q5 X9 b0 y P* _" o9 j
DD Cummings
" ~: r/ z) p; A: o. c- ZDD Case
0 w1 |" E G8 bDD Shaw
; a) @* y" \* C, M% SDD Downes$ D; y8 N) M5 y% V7 w) z
DD Le Triomphant _3 `9 t2 A) H8 n
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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Japanese Ships
8 y$ ]0 w$ V% H+ ^3 N; Q8 {5 LCA Kumano, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
* d1 J W$ X: ]4 o# O6 J# E wCA Furutaka, Shell hits 34, and is sunk
" w5 {6 T& x; j' o/ Q8 SCL Natori, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
0 W( } t8 o6 j* FDD Maikaze, Shell hits 14, and is sunk% G" H5 c; m/ k% ?/ G. _
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
) n/ m9 ]/ O: t6 Y' p) jDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 3, on fire
- y4 f% a' W# w* j+ l: cDD Yuzuki, Shell hits 6, and is sunk( V' }! P! `3 o
0 B M, P1 L& K' p N9 S% MAllied Ships
) n! B% s/ Z3 L% s+ wCA Portland, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage; A6 w" z/ \& s! ?
CA Northampton, Shell hits 1, on fire
V- ~+ a. U4 h' R2 m; ICA Houston, Shell hits 1
1 b/ m" w! l, Q! j% k- r tCA Louisville
. [( d3 T9 m" r! k8 _2 E' ICA Chicago, Shell hits 2& r/ t1 B# c; `. y( k. V% @
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 4
) `* X1 w& j I$ E3 NCA New Orleans, Shell hits 4
6 ]" A9 ]6 k" n# C S6 h. ]' ]3 ?+ PCA Astoria
1 A. h2 s- J; \2 c6 eCA Minneapolis
% s+ Q) n' [/ g: B0 W. j, CCA San Francisco
% _, M7 J* K; B! _CA Australia, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
q& {9 u& T. J. K/ l1 eCA Canberra' `$ I" H o" R" B6 ~
CL Leander
& C& I4 i+ q3 Q3 l% e" w- T+ OCL Achilles& _: h( H7 V, n- p2 F/ B% u& \
CL Perth
$ A* d; _# N' d$ u* q$ y8 ~ D V0 yCL Hobart
5 U- s8 `. K5 o8 e& x6 uCL Raleigh! P0 }1 Q5 s! i: {+ B0 G1 a! E; K
CL Detroit/ x, p5 ~9 S' D, [0 Y
CL Concord8 R2 W) a# f( U/ }
DD Cummings
7 n, V- ^# b% N: A2 M8 EDD Case# ?9 J2 s5 O& z' |: K* X
DD Shaw
& r9 Y" Z( X6 N7 ~* u% T4 C: _DD Downes
, A+ N# d2 F: S" Q7 Y! {2 i. JDD Le Triomphant! d! f* ]6 O0 B2 o, _* h7 A
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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8 {' O2 a( l, ~+ W1 M4 HCA Kumano, Shell hits 33, on fire, heavy damage
+ D1 P, F; ` A1 RCL Natori, Shell hits 24, and is sunk* R. E% U& H" X2 i+ C6 d# x# T; M; e
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 13 M, O) \6 u# y+ Y9 r, B2 }- P
DD Ikazuchi, on fire) t. A4 R; f, e2 K
2 m( o$ G( _* G- }! C6 \Allied Ships
; z3 j4 r2 G6 C3 Q# u! d5 M/ wCA Portland, on fire, heavy damage
/ V$ w ?. Z7 Q& FCA Northampton, on fire
9 b5 P" m5 c; A& |8 `CA Houston
/ ~9 j c. Z& `$ w7 q' CCA Louisville5 U& Y- n3 f) \4 ^ v
CA Chicago
& d7 O0 V/ j6 r* \% \3 X6 D9 A7 @CA Pensacola% r# O9 T8 K+ u( _7 M
CA New Orleans
1 G4 f% T' q \# F$ D: M: vCA Astoria
* }' }6 C z7 GCA Minneapolis2 B% V$ T8 X [/ R) H
CA San Francisco
( G: S, ^: M* C0 u1 W5 m, P4 u, A! ACA Australia, on fire, heavy damage2 @3 A! `& ~$ Y8 C: U) F/ y1 E
CA Canberra
' k9 L0 v, u5 L; i0 A/ mCL Leander
) ?* P- D8 {7 zCL Achilles- @& T U4 s+ }; m7 s
CL Perth; l% Y- X1 ?1 ]9 j( G: o& y
CL Hobart3 t% H2 T0 R1 B0 R& T
CL Raleigh3 @6 D- k3 z) S4 | G) ~& `5 ?6 L
CL Detroit* ?& q" X4 I$ c0 Q( M9 V
CL Concord
' q* f9 A; z" `$ vDD Cummings7 Q2 U: O, e* t& J
DD Case# ?+ K0 |( l7 }" M! K+ f
DD Shaw0 B) h5 u8 C: h7 Z6 _" d
DD Downes
1 T% ]! p! n. j2 c) D( }DD Le Triomphant
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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Japanese Ships
9 @0 H, P2 V/ _1 zCA Kumano, Shell hits 29, and is sunk
* p8 U2 @7 q T0 R1 s6 s% kDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 35, and is sunk- p. B( Z* A* R' {* Z( ?) u, w
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 15, and is sunk( ]+ a. M. `! i8 d
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Allied Ships
9 U/ u+ w' q" u7 F. H% HCA Portland, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
/ _, u! q+ L8 O$ `CA Northampton, on fire {- F- o* [ O# H$ i
CA Houston' }0 q" j0 D6 m0 N% g J4 I- |$ E
CA Louisville
5 x4 P+ x0 u3 n kCA Chicago
' i" g9 \1 ^0 X! C. h; k% lCA Pensacola3 @ I7 O' `' U6 m% h, g) f# H2 `
CA New Orleans v6 R6 C( f: ?8 b% E2 ~
CA Astoria1 f8 i7 t& G6 T i D4 l$ Z
CA Minneapolis) Z6 R6 s( R( J1 }
CA San Francisco
4 }5 r5 N% I$ O. kCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage- G% ~- Y/ m9 ? C' k% ?1 C3 J
CA Canberra
9 L: i% F5 @: Y" U! }CL Leander5 y7 J! O" ~( S. P
CL Achilles
( p5 H" ^+ l( c; I3 c9 ~- jCL Perth/ f4 C" W$ H1 X6 D& a
CL Hobart
. A2 s, o$ N# [4 g) jCL Raleigh
$ [1 w5 g" ^/ U* oCL Detroit
9 H: @/ o. |0 j* |9 C: X* A8 y eCL Concord
( o5 f. p+ N/ e& H+ @DD Cummings& x( P' H, M0 E% C: T: W" s% c* B/ L
DD Case
4 e$ W) n8 {! U1 w Y/ j, ODD Shaw4 w9 v( ?& L0 f* q7 M
DD Downes
, S2 p, M# d! {" v- M. nDD Le Triomphant
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6 p R7 T& |5 ^4 LDay Air attack on TF at 61,91& T5 }, w: h# J
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Japanese aircraft" X7 i5 K. P* F
A6M2 Zero x 50. Y! B! v. m m# z
+ W. b8 j- i7 g6 P3 b rAllied aircraft
$ d5 H! v$ P& f8 fF4F-4 Wildcat x 42% K7 A5 A0 W- F0 n+ {
SBD Dauntless x 44
k- W" q# ?$ s( D9 Z9 |TBF Avenger x 16( T( F0 Y6 Z. U" C' S
, P9 K8 m" E8 p9 [0 N# h- z: ~! ^2 AJapanese aircraft losses7 x( E' b# U0 j$ R/ a4 [1 S
A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
c. q; U1 E% @! f& |1 M2 c8 b: iF4F-4 Wildcat: 27 destroyed( o# |' U! h5 m( p3 y0 C+ z
SBD Dauntless: 13 destroyed, 17 damaged
: C& p, i: K' Q) H( H2 g* JTBF Avenger: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged. K3 K/ ]5 g. S/ h# T! c
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Japanese Ships
2 m! X7 s3 s3 m. ?3 FCV Kaga, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage, O) H& V6 z' o4 f8 |; p
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
" a! p5 f* ?% P. g/ }4 ?CV Shokaku* r+ w( R% |/ i& G" c
CV Soryu7 t7 R/ e8 N; ^3 H; h. ]3 Q
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1 {4 }! t# H/ I. oJapanese aircraft$ x" `1 A% o3 i5 ^
A6M2 Zero x 19' b( `8 `: O8 X
0 @4 {( _$ p8 U$ Z4 i* t8 z
Allied aircraft! R1 U4 m9 F$ @3 M/ j' `
F4F-4 Wildcat x 19
3 ^4 e' u. X" y7 m# pSBD Dauntless x 14- ?* b% `, P4 ~" P% Z1 I( S
TBF Avenger x 6
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. C& v* D! r4 ^' `& H% P8 CJapanese aircraft losses
5 E1 p0 Q9 ^; k$ n; fA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed- C: ^& A/ R3 ?# J' F$ w: ? c' ?
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Allied aircraft losses+ ?; r* W ?3 f, ]
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed" \: \# p% m F7 S
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged. M" |9 D* w" Q& u$ K3 s t+ H
TBF Avenger: 6 damaged
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2 L5 D* D% I. [9 r; k( HJapanese Ships
% Y: i+ L* u$ ^- ~4 BCV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
8 x9 L8 O# F) i, X8 zCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 22 F( y2 p# W' k% ]# V" h
CA Tone. [0 l2 a ^& B& h
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 1
: I w' J" F( W( A4 @) B, wCV Hiryu, on fire- `% a# F/ i9 o/ ]: ~& e$ G# w
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" ?* L/ d" m9 K' z9 H/ rJapanese aircraft* `1 b8 V9 x' m
A6M2 Zero x 17
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- n/ u5 h, {( \1 ?, A' \: b) |Allied aircraft _2 E$ {: B& k2 v& i
F4F-4 Wildcat x 24
/ t X; O- [+ p' Z) ^SBD Dauntless x 27- { w; ~% s. G
TBF Avenger x 7( Z7 \# d; s0 y
7 @- x( ^5 T6 P7 K8 K! E4 J; YJapanese aircraft losses# T7 }; I. i7 f: o$ O
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed8 f, A6 \3 R# H3 p ]
9 s1 q1 \" n' I8 c3 h7 J0 A5 JAllied aircraft losses
# j' A% S8 S6 o$ d& w; j' GF4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed3 u8 v1 b: ~" h: u; [7 i) |
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged3 k" |9 O- V# z% b( ^
TBF Avenger: 5 damaged
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# c$ {) g( ?/ p, ]) ~Japanese Ships
. L- z: _1 |4 n( G3 f+ G3 X7 JCV Shokaku
! w/ t5 [1 P( G; q' M& lCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 2, on fire* p: w7 O; p9 M% L! p
CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
( D7 ]6 L) v# N) CCV Soryu
) k0 H% ]; K, K( lCA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1$ h' b2 O9 g0 X- }
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+ x8 s. Q. E% }! r+ s4 \9 y/ aA6M2 Zero x 15
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Allied aircraft" M8 c& x% r+ y
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
3 K7 S; Y. G7 U" T8 pSBD Dauntless x 188 U6 }( T& g3 ^' y: Q
6 ~* _+ U G+ t# e4 AJapanese aircraft losses
0 K# P8 R/ C. S; ]/ L- {$ J: IA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed7 F$ N9 V1 y g* d5 Q% o" z
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Allied aircraft losses! b4 a) X% _9 P' l8 |
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
' I+ w0 g0 W1 B TSBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged
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1 q$ r; ?/ \ ?' ^Japanese Ships
( ] K+ A3 X$ j; K" q2 P+ sCV Soryu, Bomb hits 1
' X4 w/ \: Q% ~2 G q4 {3 k) pCV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage6 S3 h7 o7 y* I( j. m
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire5 L& r& Y5 y/ w" J9 H' r
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage1 V/ |, D1 C8 ?
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Japanese aircraft
* S( b1 i" B! o! @A6M2 Zero x 12% N0 Z: h5 j& Y, h# n/ X
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Allied aircraft* O! e# r& l% L3 x% @
F4F-4 Wildcat x 10* c6 E8 B5 {1 i, V$ r
SBD Dauntless x 9
, W8 |' d: h5 KTBF Avenger x 163 t. X8 E" ^( L* E/ ]$ s
) l. J3 q7 u& p3 |/ M, P% xJapanese aircraft losses8 ?5 r- z2 @- r0 x0 X
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed# N; [; r4 S) B/ B6 I" P! m
& _& G1 ^% j( ]' t. `) w9 N
Allied aircraft losses. v2 u1 H! }" B( o% }; o4 f
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
8 [9 M1 u; \' J, d8 }SBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
; [7 M) T1 V5 b8 t# x% RTBF Avenger: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged8 c% M A: |& n6 r4 O! T0 Q
2 w0 e8 c* r. \3 N2 j. R6 Z( WJapanese Ships" n2 d. H' H9 x& e. V% h1 z
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
6 ~& f( j* k' H1 C/ _5 ICV Hiryu, on fire
7 j4 _1 n7 v' t; B9 n0 uCA Chikuma
- v. W( _/ k# ^$ f& w2 wCV Soryu
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Japanese aircraft) o* [7 v! G& u+ P' e* T* N$ b
A6M2 Zero x 36. M6 Q- f* `0 {- J: A
D3A Val x 90% F* v) o/ t4 r2 h" ?0 z: O9 {
B5N Kate x 66
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Allied aircraft
& \- S/ }9 V* p! ?F4F-4 Wildcat x 1082 Z( l& ^; T; M. r/ R% E
P-40E Warhawk x 45. K( e! k# S1 }
P-38G Lightning x 2
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Japanese aircraft losses
/ M2 G* }( v7 RA6M2 Zero: 26 destroyed3 k) k! \" } B7 L
D3A Val: 50 destroyed
) s' C- F- _4 D% ~B5N Kate: 42 destroyed
6 [6 W5 P; u+ A j: S5 ?! F
' s$ e8 C4 u1 o7 R/ @Allied aircraft losses
: Q' l8 J- V# p8 O" TF4F-4 Wildcat: 41 destroyed, 14 damaged
; S* s$ O. E5 ^% g; x; LP-40E Warhawk: 27 destroyed
: C. B6 L. E3 C1 p H, FP-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed
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Allied Ships
% r% Z8 h' w( ]* u$ |; fCV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1
- P+ ~7 A2 k7 N* Z* F- @9 v$ N$ JCV Hornet, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
7 @3 X, q) _; nCV Wasp, Bomb hits 2, on fire! [, U$ N6 g8 m
DD Benham, Bomb hits 1, on fire3 H. K% {3 D$ Y7 b/ ?
CV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1, on fire( D* s% W) X `$ q5 D
CV Yorktown6 d" Z4 G9 I& H% x" o; k9 d7 Z
CV Saratoga9 ~+ G3 h S+ {6 L7 j8 \
CL Honolulu4 ^) F% x8 t7 w5 Q' }$ u
CL St. Louis, Bomb hits 2
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B-25C Mitchell x 33 W( T8 r# B2 U6 b
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No Allied losses
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3 T; y; ]2 i! I7 s: W# hJapanese Ships
1 A2 W- A |2 ~9 y) {0 X2 `$ g3 wCV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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2 H/ Z5 c3 B+ T3 [- y% D/ QAircraft Attacking:2 U' \ A- f. [; D/ N
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet& P8 z2 o, Z" y7 W1 \
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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Allied aircraft0 I: ~0 U7 j, ^2 B) l5 U
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
' Q: p9 y1 m; N5 A9 X# [. E' o3 `$ BSBD Dauntless x 900 t7 w" p+ c2 U9 z
TBF Avenger x 33
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\- N; K: O0 A) a" uJapanese Ships
* ?0 h) Z2 H( M6 vCA Chikuma
2 Y: o; Q \9 {* ^CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
; Z: v0 s) ?: q uCV Soryu, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage# M# B. @2 ^8 h8 I
CA Tone, Bomb hits 1
% e& R8 o% o! V- T# E8 }DD Ariake, Bomb hits 1, on fire3 O: X$ f6 ?, a( V1 g4 l$ C" B
CA Aoba, Bomb hits 2& Z( g2 ~5 m. F2 o% P4 T7 ~
CL Tama
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,915 P; u3 B/ |, d2 V: c
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CV Soryu, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
; X' j2 O3 ^* q7 K8 l ^0 @ qCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
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" t1 H* P+ B. H5 P" _9 P4 ZGround combat at Shortlands
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Allied Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 13678 troops, 150 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 322 `" _# {4 u' T, e
7 j, @( Z& v- L) \+ aDefending force 1457 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10
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Allied max assault: 314 - adjusted assault: 281 . P7 o# D, T2 c- v) f _
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Japanese max defense: 6 - adjusted defense: 1 7 o2 M3 }+ V. y4 i
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Allied assault odds: 281 to 1
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Japanese ground losses:
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Guns lost 7
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