| AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/18/42% ~: x+ P5 O0 |2 z* b4 l. s3 ?% \ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 9 W8 h6 @2 P" X8 U) N) c9 ]* |" GNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
 8 `3 ?1 Y  `' W
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 CA Kumano
 * i- E1 M4 [3 z' h# l7 UCA Kinugasa, Shell hits 42, and is sunk6 k( O* b! ~: a
 CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1  j: C, c. q; A( o4 T2 _6 f7 [
 CL Natori, Shell hits 10 ~3 X: \' g- h  E$ C% D
 DD Maikaze, Shell hits 4,  on fire,  heavy damage
 6 a0 g/ d; N# X3 m; ~' _7 Z4 v  l+ ?DD Natsugumo
 ' E: g0 F! I9 r! @3 }2 R0 [4 ~' aDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 1
 r3 l6 F0 a3 PDD Yuzuki
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 - D& h; v' ]  k$ S1 p7 ^Allied Ships
 , Z8 V1 G" S  kCA Portland, Shell hits 2,  on fire
 . i. C. I" m8 Y" W* ^4 ]$ [. U+ d7 [CA Northampton
 : \* r. U- h& O3 iCA Houston, Torpedo hits 1
 " G9 W& p. Q) W5 v1 bCA Chester, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
 5 n4 {: z! `. q: F5 K8 o, v4 n) H' {& zCA Louisville, Shell hits 10 K$ d3 j# t  N$ r) O, N- {! A
 CA Chicago; G( Q5 a) D. X# a) R5 J
 CA Pensacola
 6 B# }, B# _; C; S, TCA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1. u6 n5 u% a4 |% f/ A2 d- ~3 w
 CA Astoria
 0 O5 F" `# P, u: LCA Minneapolis* b4 g7 [6 x( `3 K: e% U2 K( z$ c
 CA San Francisco9 L3 |8 N* n' s/ E$ G# M
 CA Australia, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
 . d: D/ @  N: ~CA Canberra% _& m2 H! _* }3 Z7 a6 h$ x
 CL Leander$ [: U6 z" N, e. c
 CL Achilles& n5 y9 a. e( g/ D" N# M) u
 CL Perth
 / B' n4 V/ o2 B! _CL Hobart
 8 Y: Z2 ^' c3 ~" O+ M; I9 mCL Raleigh
 ) W0 q1 e0 U" L. F2 g( c" nCL Detroit
 " G, J- h! y' MCL Concord5 H. m' L4 `1 O$ S
 DD Cummings8 b/ _$ j: g% g  |7 T/ }
 DD Case% u# h+ F2 @% Z; l* _( W
 DD Shaw3 d6 G4 O: ~- z5 T4 [/ m5 l
 DD Downes9 l5 E% x  v8 I2 t+ L
 DD Le Triomphant
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 Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,935 S/ A, }* p5 L0 l7 ?& }1 N
 
 & K8 ^) d4 u+ i- f4 I9 G7 a6 D3 hJapanese Ships
 9 m: O) [: h) Y3 G3 B3 G1 H* \CA Kumano, Shell hits 10
 " D! G1 u3 e; eCA Furutaka
 5 P7 j% O) t" O" sCL Natori, Shell hits 14 e3 a4 q7 D. g" h8 M, I# e
 DD Maikaze,  on fire,  heavy damage$ M; l& o7 Y) E& r
 DD Natsugumo
 3 l" `) {2 H  W* I6 `- ZDD Ikazuchi
 , Q, S% {9 V% u! i6 J; \% s' aDD Yuzuki
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 ! c5 }& k1 _. _! x2 BAllied Ships
 7 K9 ]* A4 ~+ }7 m/ |' MCA Portland,  on fire9 R% R' o8 ?( t4 v' B% W/ ~
 CA Northampton# t2 n8 m# H* x! ^
 CA Houston3 H5 R/ ^" L$ m
 CA Louisville- Q2 S  @8 o7 m- q) |
 CA Chicago
 1 ~, h2 |4 ~8 B: P$ k8 S; RCA Pensacola) s. q$ q, ]( v1 ]$ K3 i' c
 CA New Orleans
 i# w. d1 E- ]CA Astoria
 . Q6 ^5 X# {- C1 DCA Minneapolis
 ) I3 ~7 p" }0 d3 WCA San Francisco1 _* M5 N. G& u1 D% s+ g
 CA Australia,  on fire,  heavy damage
 0 f4 j5 g+ i0 p% O' f' v! OCA Canberra1 I# W& I% [5 m6 A0 E
 CL Leander% t* k9 S' c& F
 CL Achilles
 ! [! O2 [1 [. Q( D$ bCL Perth
 4 J1 t; K# y7 `CL Hobart
 % |# x# C7 I% m; W; [# n9 I$ bCL Raleigh
 # H  L# E. f" v3 p) S( JCL Detroit% |7 s" q# ^- ?) S3 F
 CL Concord
 * g  o& J7 J3 n$ n9 m, J  JDD Cummings
 4 C' o9 F4 h! ~- N: uDD Case
 3 ?' E, ]# D, uDD Shaw
 : p6 I2 f2 R9 Z. I9 |# C: j3 q6 XDD Downes5 d' _# m/ @5 x
 DD Le Triomphant
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 3 G, z( ^* r4 ^+ x6 e3 I  r% b! CNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,930 Y$ Z" m; b" E, a$ T8 Q' s
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 Japanese Ships
 0 P- g8 T+ Y- s* yCA Kumano, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
 2 _6 P& l2 U1 N, A& ?CA Furutaka, Shell hits 34, and is sunk
 7 p0 C1 y% q/ ?9 Y( P, y3 PCL Natori, Shell hits 12,  on fire,  heavy damage
 9 Y. B$ c0 h4 L: X9 n' x* s1 z8 M. ]/ F. aDD Maikaze, Shell hits 14, and is sunk8 p' f' I% g. R1 u; o
 DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 17 J# G  ^  l! A) e$ I
 DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 3,  on fire
 7 P. o& Q# k0 Y2 pDD Yuzuki, Shell hits 6, and is sunk3 Y- a0 {, K& H% G& o( g
 
 ! ^% ]+ y* r1 c0 S; F( E. h( f1 YAllied Ships
 ) G  d8 Y4 }# n) BCA Portland, Shell hits 3,  on fire,  heavy damage
 % l7 D& o+ f- _; cCA Northampton, Shell hits 1,  on fire' ?" r0 J5 b  C* e; q
 CA Houston, Shell hits 1
 |4 q2 g9 R8 X& h0 m/ ?CA Louisville% |0 k* V; ?$ `
 CA Chicago, Shell hits 2, u2 \: v4 T4 ]; b+ I
 CA Pensacola, Shell hits 4
 $ L% I0 @9 _1 QCA New Orleans, Shell hits 4. |& v6 ^; W! J$ ~0 x
 CA Astoria
 : P; {3 W# G$ Q) Z$ A. z( pCA Minneapolis
 i) L8 Z6 q3 i, t; S; jCA San Francisco! Y  M  G8 y1 c$ G3 O
 CA Australia, Shell hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage4 W2 o) s4 {' }/ g. @" x6 e  m
 CA Canberra9 |. w! S/ L4 _7 \1 \( N
 CL Leander
 * U+ D9 u. f" i8 B& |CL Achilles
 2 C, [# G, b9 ?4 DCL Perth
 3 r( z: R" Q6 H$ G" f) FCL Hobart
 : s  r& V$ h9 o/ e, h% r: cCL Raleigh
 ; s+ |0 `4 ~0 lCL Detroit
 % e' |. Z9 }9 k3 W5 @+ g' b6 M9 S8 OCL Concord
 ! q$ E% S% H) pDD Cummings
 # F  H& g5 O% O$ z& B/ [8 r( ODD Case/ i% O" R4 L2 I# V+ B" F  g
 DD Shaw2 t8 ^  N* a  U! C; m2 ?- k+ m
 DD Downes5 F: }0 f* c$ m4 F) o9 \5 r
 DD Le Triomphant# ^8 ^/ m1 B# K2 F8 W! i0 A
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 Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93! h! S5 X& L% `5 W! j
 
 ( M3 @$ z  V2 F+ O+ i6 _2 X3 e. YJapanese Ships
 , K0 I9 I$ I! x. J+ h) J: uCA Kumano, Shell hits 33,  on fire,  heavy damage! n# }& y7 H1 s
 CL Natori, Shell hits 24, and is sunk
 , p, p' e8 \) c/ _" lDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1& l' D# P; P$ ~5 M
 DD Ikazuchi,  on fire
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 7 |) E- M5 u0 r$ ]Allied Ships, a- \# Z; I( X" u+ H8 J
 CA Portland,  on fire,  heavy damage
 6 X" |6 {- v! \9 h# dCA Northampton,  on fire4 I- a+ c  |( e* B8 y
 CA Houston
 9 _4 [! o* A& I/ J) Q4 zCA Louisville
 # z. V- @& L! _) S# RCA Chicago
 P8 ~0 V7 X) ]CA Pensacola: `" v* K6 Z% @6 @8 l5 i
 CA New Orleans
 ' d- b( C; o6 f- \$ o5 i  GCA Astoria
 4 I# _* {5 v& {& f  x7 |* {CA Minneapolis
 + N1 ?  c# C2 GCA San Francisco
 ) L$ S1 A) l( V4 T2 jCA Australia,  on fire,  heavy damage' X0 _7 f: ~& V$ j7 ]8 k2 W3 W
 CA Canberra
 . m. S' w4 r* ]5 zCL Leander. z3 `+ v" I) }5 {% ]1 e0 v0 F
 CL Achilles9 g& W, i* u' }  R- [
 CL Perth
 * e" H0 [0 L- G: F1 j; oCL Hobart
 : P7 Q3 @/ O7 r  b5 p+ [! `* Y# lCL Raleigh3 X7 H+ D1 h9 i( p5 M
 CL Detroit( ~2 N4 H# t9 N1 Q. l
 CL Concord
 ) ?' y6 g. P( R+ s! R% I! [DD Cummings8 q* ]2 M+ ^/ \# s
 DD Case2 H2 |  u7 n8 [/ `$ c1 i# L% J: r6 B9 g
 DD Shaw
 ) O$ N4 |6 _) h; K% A, [# MDD Downes, n+ C- K5 M* t- ^" h7 V3 r
 DD Le Triomphant
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 $ b2 \" w/ l% Z( K+ W. zNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,939 X! _. T) j5 d& {4 k0 Y% Y
 
 ; c! ]2 I9 [& j# Q6 _8 NJapanese Ships9 A* r7 I, \( A2 @
 CA Kumano, Shell hits 29, and is sunk. c2 q, p: X3 ]  r6 ^8 W5 F
 DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 35, and is sunk
 : p  o, O, t) H  TDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
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 ; S0 q- P% |, v, I' x3 K' L# ?Allied Ships
 6 M' y# p7 t1 Z& VCA Portland, Shell hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage" G" V. i$ ]- g+ j" l& h* W- L
 CA Northampton,  on fire# v0 S9 h, }# y8 w- d
 CA Houston
 : V7 j9 l0 i: k- @! m/ {0 fCA Louisville: g- X! {5 g$ W
 CA Chicago
 1 ?7 g/ p9 n! s8 n5 D* \CA Pensacola
 # G- P# y; h6 ]% ?! G$ \CA New Orleans
 , n8 e& g; s: Q6 F9 l( jCA Astoria' y4 m5 N) ^4 O* l
 CA Minneapolis2 x7 c* z3 Y/ B- E6 R# H" d1 E
 CA San Francisco; l' o/ `; {& K" E& w! P
 CA Australia,  on fire,  heavy damage7 q  f' p" V# c2 N
 CA Canberra
 0 C0 Q6 A' b. e, v" A7 \1 ZCL Leander
 & S8 E* I% @. W% [9 ?CL Achilles% G& @; p/ [! Y% n, ]/ P& E6 d
 CL Perth
 7 v7 u% \2 I/ M* F: r; |2 m( GCL Hobart
 ^% ^+ k4 w; V, E0 m: MCL Raleigh
 7 \& H' {4 t9 u( o) zCL Detroit/ X2 X# Z' G; h  J7 X* X
 CL Concord! Q1 j" t' k* h! y
 DD Cummings
 - b# [0 @, Z: B0 LDD Case- ^8 ]- y8 C1 P1 a; ~; v
 DD Shaw
 3 x& x9 g+ W" @2 w/ M) [DD Downes6 z3 d3 f, Z0 l1 Y6 z
 DD Le Triomphant$ J- N) U- c' L; Q
 
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 Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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 Japanese aircraft
 ) m; s+ a, N0 FA6M2 Zero x 503 J( f: M7 u+ e# l" Q  M3 {
 ( j1 y4 o3 a, Q
 Allied aircraft8 I- p) }* z. S1 Y
 F4F-4 Wildcat x 42
 ) T, r1 `8 h3 b3 A9 f/ p0 NSBD Dauntless x 44# i! o/ x+ {8 n! m* a
 TBF Avenger x 167 j, \0 o9 L2 Z3 ^6 b7 y9 p; H
 
 4 ]1 \2 [9 e( {/ SJapanese aircraft losses
 , w0 u1 ^$ U) v0 `A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged
 5 X6 H- P% R' M9 [
 8 V5 R" I. {2 ]" ZAllied aircraft losses
 * X+ M" _. F: Y3 n: I1 h. KF4F-4 Wildcat: 27 destroyed% H8 v2 }0 {# _% H) c
 SBD Dauntless: 13 destroyed, 17 damaged6 j% G7 J, @+ i" S$ Y" ]
 TBF Avenger: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged3 Q( u- {5 h6 ]" _) W! k
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 Japanese Ships: m* f5 Q# A0 Q6 Y+ i6 v
 CV Kaga, Bomb hits 12,  on fire,  heavy damage
 ( W5 U- L1 W5 hCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1,  on fire9 o" v- Y0 ~. a$ C0 Q
 CV Shokaku
 - i1 u; @2 ~% J% Z& rCV Soryu; t3 e8 o* X8 Q2 H( u
 
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 Day Air attack on TF at 61,91$ [  m% b$ x, A) ?: h3 }  S
 * ]1 {1 O& c& U9 |' b6 m' B  W
 Japanese aircraft! T5 z" N: E6 t4 ~$ ^, g
 A6M2 Zero x 19
 ' Q, y5 M0 P" X. w+ G# t % h& I$ D; n0 z+ R9 x
 Allied aircraft/ `+ h/ ~/ `7 k# O; N6 ^& X
 F4F-4 Wildcat x 19; e" x7 I+ ]0 ?1 @; F) N
 SBD Dauntless x 14
 $ B$ x! L& w* i$ y" ^6 f8 T/ GTBF Avenger x 60 O  t7 Q6 ]- ]! ]* f4 L- e& A2 T
 $ H/ \8 c: w- Q/ ^6 }' E% \+ n% H
 Japanese aircraft losses, t) I! H! [6 p- p+ @. \6 W& k7 y
 A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
 1 y* ]9 B- V" E  r- @5 y4 C : |3 T& P; x2 M3 J7 l. h  J: e
 Allied aircraft losses  c* ^5 h# Q( S
 F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed1 s5 x4 k/ S, s. M6 w
 SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged
 8 b* [1 F+ l6 i5 w- a7 rTBF Avenger: 6 damaged% I- [! q" Q5 Q# m8 t+ ]9 ?+ @9 T
 / T1 {" k0 O7 l4 W* ^
 Japanese Ships, q" b* }3 G- y$ @% h
 CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
 2 S, n! Q( g5 Q" l" Q! j1 D- y$ YCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2
 $ p1 e; l3 m8 k- Q) G! ]8 }CA Tone6 g+ L; h  h- ^' n$ D
 CV Soryu, Bomb hits 1
 ! o! D" B1 J; P4 `) j7 ECV Hiryu,  on fire
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 # H+ t4 s' q" U2 oDay Air attack on TF at 61,91
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 # E* o- X. n* |& U7 t8 |1 q) G% I% GJapanese aircraft
 ) r5 g8 z8 m: X4 ?  LA6M2 Zero x 17& L- _) y9 q9 l( ]) F) J& W
 
 & C. S7 G! J8 t: F$ yAllied aircraft
 4 b6 I2 d: O) _/ Y7 ]F4F-4 Wildcat x 24
 ' A) F, N' o' I% D( d# BSBD Dauntless x 27. ?8 r$ b- v, y' P3 S
 TBF Avenger x 73 s9 U  V* X) B9 g0 \
 
 ( f8 ^4 G: {( a+ dJapanese aircraft losses% A  Z+ C/ f8 r$ T# I$ W3 K! Y
 A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
 & [  _( C  C0 @2 [3 i7 x: F% [
 : W! C; F, r, aAllied aircraft losses
 2 f; K- H3 z9 G& W& mF4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed0 U5 r, z4 ^/ y. c, m; d) ~3 E
 SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged
 - A! j) D0 Q! M' ITBF Avenger: 5 damaged# D2 V2 w0 K7 l, f0 t: }
 0 ^! M3 ]  S$ `2 C+ V
 Japanese Ships% z: Y: Q9 p8 c' u9 {- }) j4 a
 CV Shokaku! ]& H! _0 T% V
 CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 2,  on fire8 w1 ]$ l1 H  ]* J4 r
 CV Kaga,  on fire,  heavy damage
 8 @4 D5 P1 {9 r' [6 p6 UCV Soryu
 0 H0 ?2 S, ~% ?8 p: `* A4 PCA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1% v! a4 o+ E  T6 A! t
 ; {5 ~/ c  v/ j% G! C4 Y
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 Day Air attack on TF at 61,911 g1 m# T" f2 N* i) _
 
 + ~% [/ L* g% `) J& H3 m- [9 LJapanese aircraft
 9 P& u& k' x6 o1 N+ C3 tA6M2 Zero x 15
 : K/ w& N' [6 d, h8 l
 9 J8 T; |0 l8 z9 H7 eAllied aircraft
 - W" f3 d9 Q2 F0 O3 tF4F-4 Wildcat x 8
 : {  I0 }. k' H2 c/ k! sSBD Dauntless x 18
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 4 [- r$ ]. W# e( LJapanese aircraft losses
 ) a, o' q# S+ y3 g( b9 g: C. C( |A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
 ' I1 O. ?. B- l, q9 }2 t" c
 2 E# E+ J$ a: W( q2 rAllied aircraft losses
 & e# g7 y5 H" Z4 R; _F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed6 ^; j! e3 p; F' t) d7 ?
 SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged: \; c% W$ P/ q  S' t
 
 1 j# ]  j1 q# k; y: y% T$ jJapanese Ships! t1 F' z+ N; [& U+ |  O
 CV Soryu, Bomb hits 1
 + J+ u; N3 D2 f; k% ]CV Kaga,  on fire,  heavy damage
 - H; @6 J, Y7 `+ ?& {CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1,  on fire
 0 ~9 O9 T: i( Y9 T- g7 ]$ R) JCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
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 0 R* n* j1 a9 F: }Day Air attack on TF at 61,917 Q$ r' y9 E1 z" \! }: i, n( N
 
 + s* ], |" ?: z. LJapanese aircraft
 & g! }$ q. W% D# i% n5 W! B& QA6M2 Zero x 128 Y, U% G% D- A
 
 6 q, G; O0 |- }5 r6 S% u8 q/ F6 R4 DAllied aircraft6 ]( ]- \" p: M# `4 E
 F4F-4 Wildcat x 10
 1 \/ S( k0 N- \# N9 MSBD Dauntless x 9/ |8 h! x) J. I- |9 {% P+ C
 TBF Avenger x 16- b- W: P0 k* d0 e) D/ G
 - o, Z0 r9 t. T: E
 Japanese aircraft losses# U( x/ U; g% f- F0 r+ m! z2 Q5 k
 A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
 ~8 t$ R6 ?1 P4 w  w' i 0 }% K. P9 B0 s
 Allied aircraft losses) F- i8 R0 }6 _3 A- B+ t7 M
 F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
 , R  p: {, t4 U0 q1 gSBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged/ x+ y  I% V5 M! m" o; m% L
 TBF Avenger: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged
 $ G/ t# [: e4 P; o; w& ~7 x# [ # A+ S1 l4 q# C' W  Q2 I6 U
 Japanese Ships
 }1 @1 {  a5 Q& dCV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage7 K, |* H3 N+ X0 }
 CV Hiryu,  on fire* F( t5 E( w1 c3 u
 CA Chikuma9 L9 F3 \* m* R2 {
 CV Soryu
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 7 Y+ K4 \& Q- w0 `# b' kDay Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,93/ z: z! T2 b3 G9 c0 H/ `
 
 ) n. x" ?( y' S. J! o2 o6 E* y. OJapanese aircraft
 ( W) k0 g- J: gA6M2 Zero x 36
 3 e. E8 R6 U* H) D" }3 \D3A Val x 90
 ( R  x4 |5 \2 I5 a* _/ _B5N Kate x 66
 / ?+ ]2 K" D! {
 7 a' }' D4 j0 t" yAllied aircraft+ _2 H1 ^1 x9 Y/ L6 i" L6 |
 F4F-4 Wildcat x 108  [/ ~" a8 [, x! E0 o" ^( q$ y
 P-40E Warhawk x 45
 - z* T7 y; I* Q" E% G, G1 nP-38G Lightning x 2
 9 F* K' R$ r( U" e- ]# Y( w) _
 ' T/ o+ P' q+ U, o& J# z1 r; Y( HJapanese aircraft losses: b$ D4 ]! N/ u2 Y4 o! p: {4 g
 A6M2 Zero: 26 destroyed! X, U/ p# _+ X5 @
 D3A Val: 50 destroyed
 4 V2 U9 W3 Y# r) m7 N. Y/ A* B( Q5 M( BB5N Kate: 42 destroyed
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 $ @2 g8 L8 I5 P% y/ QAllied aircraft losses
 * I) R% Y" Q) iF4F-4 Wildcat: 41 destroyed, 14 damaged
 ) {5 ^/ K" b+ IP-40E Warhawk: 27 destroyed" o' ^" I0 {" l- c
 P-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed( v+ K3 c# n! M
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 Allied Ships
 1 c0 q$ U( n* n' E* K; D# XCV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1
 / _3 K3 o2 u" H" q4 F* LCV Hornet, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire0 T3 \2 p* U, D3 Z9 m0 m; s
 CV Wasp, Bomb hits 2,  on fire5 D$ G! d% E! \' l
 DD Benham, Bomb hits 1,  on fire
 2 n) v% U+ Y# R2 u! E% `CV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire! `) _  t; I4 B' v  l$ }! L$ {, N
 CV Yorktown' B4 E8 D% X9 g/ W
 CV Saratoga
 * Z4 q3 ~& O. i3 k# I; Y: M; FCL Honolulu
 & C' @, T, ~& w' l. X' |CL St. Louis, Bomb hits 2
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 2 Y' f3 B0 f9 eAllied aircraft
 7 A4 u. `- k, B  f" pB-25C Mitchell x 3; \9 s, ^$ V5 S8 j; Y- p  d
 4 ]3 f5 g; H0 q+ s" s! g6 z
 No Allied losses/ V3 n. j. q* C+ X
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 Japanese Ships
 0 b  q9 h+ L9 JCV Kaga, Bomb hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage
 8 v' d" m* x. Z
 3 B8 T" v9 \3 _; i, B. LAircraft Attacking:
 + ^" s% I( `1 I0 G, e2 p 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
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 Day Air attack on TF at 61,910 w5 V5 g6 E' P. o6 A. H$ k
 
 7 m# ^/ m6 @2 O3 a0 x0 z$ \Allied aircraft' a% c( |6 b4 F1 m5 b$ T, ]. d
 F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
 ! M6 E$ f* }) ^SBD Dauntless x 90
 8 C3 g1 i: e1 _- wTBF Avenger x 33
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 ; V  l- i+ w, C) N0 `CA Chikuma
 - z  x6 G. [2 B" ?5 Y  fCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
 9 k, r6 c0 O9 \7 ~( rCV Soryu, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
 7 p. T: D6 g8 O7 jCA Tone, Bomb hits 1. ?* h* ?$ t$ g0 {% Y- P
 DD Ariake, Bomb hits 1,  on fire+ u" `  H1 O" U! z4 T+ Z
 CA Aoba, Bomb hits 2' @6 e- ^) M! _- L9 H" c7 G
 CL Tama5 W% W  v; p7 T
 
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 Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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 4 x, A8 {/ G' l( F5 C& P# k, s& mAllied aircraft
 4 |8 z, a8 v* R2 a* T& u* k; i* CB-25C Mitchell x 205 c+ ~# Y6 |0 T: R$ R
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 Japanese Ships2 z3 Y! C( G0 ?3 ~
 CV Soryu, Bomb hits 5,  on fire,  heavy damage; |8 j( `0 x4 x2 A( ~9 @2 e
 CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 8,  on fire,  heavy damage# X; H" k  R+ {# b% U2 ~0 t
 
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 Ground combat at Shortlands  M) ?& J4 n0 R8 ^
 
 / f' x7 ~, b7 lAllied Deliberate attack. Y" e* k9 D' D: G1 B
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 Attacking force 13678 troops, 150 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3227 n8 Y, ~. [- y$ T* k7 O
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 Defending force 1457 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10
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 Allied max assault: 314 - adjusted assault: 281 ) T) g7 E- A& `5 C3 g5 n
 
 + ?0 K' V2 a1 t+ p- ^8 Z3 WJapanese max defense: 6 - adjusted defense: 1 , T/ f+ K) y0 U/ g% s& T0 k. s
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 Allied assault odds: 281 to 1
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 0 k% ?# X. _) v4 w; J5 i$ oJapanese ground losses:
 ( @3 I& f3 d/ L( _/ t2 L1572 casualties reported% ~2 H6 ]$ f3 Q; u4 h+ {0 }
 Guns lost 7, N# m7 z! v* b: D  Q
 7 o5 G% f2 f4 S: J
 Allied ground losses:
 . ]: T5 B. N: q7 z7 {% `- ?. `2 casualties reported6 L/ W" D; c$ P% `
 
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