AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/18/42
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s- @1 |$ u* _, N tNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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Japanese Ships; U: e# ]! L& M+ L3 Q
CA Kumano# y8 v0 b8 o3 A
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 42, and is sunk& n+ f% ^4 U* V% l6 p
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1
4 [8 R2 ^3 W/ c3 x; ~CL Natori, Shell hits 1
: k3 U2 n& ?; e- y6 j1 XDD Maikaze, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage" c, T& s. X! d! ~
DD Natsugumo" _5 f% f2 n& N% H2 s) U) k
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 1
8 \7 m$ R, b3 d$ oDD Yuzuki0 b/ q) l9 O7 U. Q5 `, m
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Allied Ships
: x2 ~% I4 \% D) T- C$ cCA Portland, Shell hits 2, on fire
( w# w s$ J) D% B; s( YCA Northampton
; Y: | H9 i0 B- B3 G$ `& XCA Houston, Torpedo hits 1
. ^3 ^; E T' v5 m# uCA Chester, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk, }9 {) w( M1 ?6 |* S, J- n r
CA Louisville, Shell hits 1
) [, ]0 b8 F B b- ]/ [* ?CA Chicago) q& f" u" ]: I4 M# R, O
CA Pensacola5 ?7 x4 x& U' }' Z' f, _0 P
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 11 W: O* U. R( [ T2 g$ |, n# I/ O
CA Astoria: A4 d. `% q! P9 p ?: k5 z) x0 W+ g
CA Minneapolis
; ^7 f& E8 C) E0 z3 ]5 ZCA San Francisco9 g1 {: O6 O, c$ z k1 q2 b
CA Australia, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
" c8 T" T0 X( @# wCA Canberra
4 |. e7 ] Z- {" |# |7 sCL Leander
8 q. J3 e7 p2 ~& w5 q; B' A% \8 aCL Achilles
* }* _, E" ?6 r- P+ _) iCL Perth
& k- ]; m! N# M! h" C1 Q5 sCL Hobart; s4 T( W. q* z3 a$ a, C
CL Raleigh
* C* a( X2 v2 x( v H6 B2 \) I; qCL Detroit
+ ^; V" t6 c, g3 R- Y- Z7 Y( nCL Concord! Y! @ N# e9 I2 v* I& x
DD Cummings0 c* `( j7 d1 O% w8 C6 o
DD Case
W! _4 Q# K3 DDD Shaw, U( ?6 v8 G+ O7 U8 m
DD Downes, A, r5 I: @% c) R* A- f! o' W& N
DD Le Triomphant$ v, Z/ _7 w, [" e- s: m
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C0 Y5 Y' D, i5 }Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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Japanese Ships! P$ ?, o0 j" L& w5 X- M# R7 J- ?0 N: A
CA Kumano, Shell hits 10
# d5 g0 t8 {3 N" qCA Furutaka: c! ^* u7 h5 b, U& a* x( ?
CL Natori, Shell hits 1
' Y( [) n- F" VDD Maikaze, on fire, heavy damage
+ f+ Q# ?$ H& X) bDD Natsugumo# B" A# z$ Y' Y' t
DD Ikazuchi
) `+ X8 L! Z+ y IDD Yuzuki) `; Q* Q- Q2 ?0 Q. Z. l
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Allied Ships6 ]( L' h5 S# L# l8 u4 b0 j
CA Portland, on fire
# t% @: ?' n+ RCA Northampton: [ P) M8 }. B# s! Y
CA Houston% |7 h7 H" h; v2 F& k( R& T
CA Louisville
# |8 j* G4 i- i$ n3 o9 Q. @CA Chicago! ]* k# {0 k9 x) b$ z% K! R- U- C
CA Pensacola4 Y6 m, Q* a& K Z0 I
CA New Orleans# ~- ~8 ?+ g/ {+ X6 a1 ]* }
CA Astoria
, m' i1 c+ h, b6 z2 R. @CA Minneapolis
6 ^! k3 ?( `( V% a9 `# }6 `CA San Francisco+ K8 V7 j8 c3 R0 t' v+ r
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage0 C% _" o- ^) r* E/ f% u( m2 E+ j
CA Canberra
- t1 q! w' Z" Q) f3 Y, B" O7 MCL Leander
* \) Q9 |+ m# I9 F. ]+ ^CL Achilles6 c# S4 }3 N' g+ T# x9 e" @; F4 ^
CL Perth; u8 t3 }1 K6 e+ d! b. j/ B0 l2 \
CL Hobart2 g2 ]1 a2 V* g" N6 y5 {( q
CL Raleigh3 c7 e- U) e+ Y! L
CL Detroit
2 V0 F/ Z! O2 M9 J9 j: SCL Concord8 c7 Q+ p0 ?) M- {1 B
DD Cummings
/ I, R, N; z! h9 FDD Case4 r) s4 i! i, M1 `
DD Shaw% \# }7 C! r& M/ Y m. ?1 Q' f
DD Downes
* z- g% X9 U; a. GDD Le Triomphant" }& B: [' K+ |) _6 |0 h
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% ? {6 c, p2 O0 n8 |% P; xNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93' _: N" e# L9 h' ^" q8 B" o/ w
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Japanese Ships; m6 h$ ^4 O* [
CA Kumano, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
% k) i5 {6 R$ F* c, z$ p; [$ VCA Furutaka, Shell hits 34, and is sunk, u/ W0 G T# D" m4 H/ ?
CL Natori, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
* Q- O: ?4 ?& N3 xDD Maikaze, Shell hits 14, and is sunk6 L7 d2 ~: D; }: G
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1- y+ I9 g: W! k5 r8 ]
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 3, on fire* T7 ^3 q; `2 e0 g0 P) V7 T
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
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8 u+ k9 g, E! |1 P! z- m& A/ r0 J' SAllied Ships, s$ @8 o" `: A: N+ n
CA Portland, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
& m* t* f0 a8 g, P& I5 XCA Northampton, Shell hits 1, on fire
: P! O5 \* A$ S+ @% p! r. c% g8 bCA Houston, Shell hits 1
- U$ K+ G8 H+ T- f1 fCA Louisville
" d% C8 p, f: I. u/ C: |0 W- DCA Chicago, Shell hits 2' D2 H# t) u7 j; p0 O
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 4
- Y8 e2 o& s) x2 k& `7 K& uCA New Orleans, Shell hits 49 S( G! Z0 ~8 d; l/ _
CA Astoria+ ^& Z, k- a7 t! i
CA Minneapolis( W1 Y& k0 f0 @0 E4 L
CA San Francisco
d3 Q9 s- K, E( S0 u6 eCA Australia, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
2 V" ` @0 C! o, v- UCA Canberra
$ B2 _! c. y+ A# S7 n6 q; {CL Leander, ` b; u' O1 V+ Y. D" k7 J' U! w
CL Achilles
1 m& Z* \: D$ v7 ]0 w! z0 LCL Perth
5 z" m/ L, a/ z/ {6 rCL Hobart3 y: X3 U* W6 t+ C2 N
CL Raleigh
7 L6 D* C K4 A, J5 Q8 H# SCL Detroit( \6 |; {" p* C
CL Concord
7 h. t" }3 T" k8 N: Y8 y A1 R( jDD Cummings
! _# C5 R" S' M( m9 gDD Case
: m# k0 r/ s8 {0 K" k7 V2 mDD Shaw
$ ]/ u( u% {3 d- iDD Downes
6 p/ P1 y- _8 ]; U! s) D5 D" FDD Le Triomphant
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1 J+ L; R5 g; K/ w2 oNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93* v8 R- P4 ?3 [0 q9 z' q
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Japanese Ships( L+ \: n2 }5 G9 c) [# R3 A# L
CA Kumano, Shell hits 33, on fire, heavy damage
! ]6 ^& W( A* ]9 u- S! K" U3 qCL Natori, Shell hits 24, and is sunk; B$ e y, K( @( B
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
) @5 g+ R `9 e1 h& ZDD Ikazuchi, on fire
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/ j! r$ ]) F4 H/ j6 cAllied Ships+ j% ~* j+ Z4 D6 E8 o
CA Portland, on fire, heavy damage! O/ X: s/ s7 Q: {. }, Y4 l
CA Northampton, on fire; C9 @$ b' F5 _0 L/ M) e
CA Houston% z' a1 V: v; D9 ?& k7 k3 V
CA Louisville
0 Q+ R3 w2 F* T" H7 i4 Z9 Q, U# pCA Chicago7 S+ b4 o+ ?' D6 c! N
CA Pensacola
' H! G! R: q& J* |CA New Orleans. O& M8 V- P6 l' j$ D1 r
CA Astoria
- i7 e, K' j" jCA Minneapolis, F' D( ?' f: F# }* k. t! C
CA San Francisco
- C* P8 |8 q+ |CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
- A* \+ ?; |1 w$ X% Z1 T; X+ kCA Canberra7 ]+ j7 H9 l' J D
CL Leander
0 o! `7 N2 N( {# D" k WCL Achilles+ p1 n# D, I- v7 n. p6 _4 i+ t# I
CL Perth. r) b; [3 L8 b7 O) @6 ^ m
CL Hobart
! {0 p7 m& y/ S" E$ r. HCL Raleigh
% N3 Y H7 z6 z$ n4 eCL Detroit" c! m7 n4 i- k9 g0 ]0 [1 h
CL Concord/ \. a7 k; e% s S1 g
DD Cummings
; e ]( n9 g$ J4 D2 [: uDD Case
, I% \" Q: n) i1 s9 e! E) xDD Shaw
7 U4 C/ S r+ Q1 ~* IDD Downes
, F- Y7 c4 _$ t& CDD Le Triomphant
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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9 k- f& W, ~; d7 E) Q0 ?' @Japanese Ships% P$ b2 P2 c. H! `
CA Kumano, Shell hits 29, and is sunk
$ |- _: i: }# K7 ]7 r$ dDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 35, and is sunk. x1 S* f& `8 k; `, Z/ }% | L
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
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$ v6 f; G& ?) I! ^Allied Ships% C% u" K8 n0 x) _7 L6 T. L
CA Portland, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage; F9 S6 h% G' ^2 O8 s8 ?# m) E
CA Northampton, on fire
+ ?4 p6 C3 i* Q( R# f' j- pCA Houston. l- @- w4 Q3 _$ \; `
CA Louisville
# t3 V- w' K, K) ICA Chicago1 _! z- e* _7 F& }
CA Pensacola
+ I" w) ]4 ~# t! A- s/ i/ @. s, [CA New Orleans
; b: r, F! u; |4 X) C& w- DCA Astoria) u% C, Y4 w. V- n1 w/ H
CA Minneapolis
& k) A) ^# R8 V; }1 ~/ O7 z1 L$ _CA San Francisco
; G& ~+ L0 s k) U$ p9 PCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
4 g; l+ ], a. V+ c( ^CA Canberra
- I8 k9 ^' Q1 @/ z2 v- x. A# }/ BCL Leander
7 V F- D4 V5 V2 q, MCL Achilles4 w$ Z8 G' b5 p( u. S8 K7 ^
CL Perth) E- j+ e! ^) H! u1 _5 |7 L v- S
CL Hobart
& D9 z6 f& a' J$ W9 L) l/ Q) mCL Raleigh
- {# N7 K; P% K9 G3 F$ ECL Detroit
X" b/ r% x0 m. |+ ]CL Concord
9 v" x# B2 `; ]! f' EDD Cummings5 Q; @2 V' q1 B
DD Case* N8 B+ r+ S) `4 l' Z7 y& O7 b( W
DD Shaw Z! G) G0 l8 e. ?8 C9 a
DD Downes5 E+ I) G% W0 {- }- o
DD Le Triomphant' r2 n: i& o" b8 ]' X( _
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,910 O4 V$ `$ V* s
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Japanese aircraft
# `! B! h# f1 M! s5 E, ZA6M2 Zero x 50" ?: u0 Q7 ~: n
$ A# ]3 }7 B/ |. j" mAllied aircraft
# n! j% f6 P2 \& k/ y# jF4F-4 Wildcat x 428 G9 |) c% l4 P5 \ D. ?% l
SBD Dauntless x 44
- E5 z# {- {$ \- L& o) E$ @5 KTBF Avenger x 16; M: x+ ]& Z- J( W K# w% T! h
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Japanese aircraft losses
! s+ w3 A6 Q) g: e% m! `5 ]A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged- X: a/ @! c' S( @
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Allied aircraft losses+ [/ ~$ V3 [7 q9 Q( c' D4 _0 @
F4F-4 Wildcat: 27 destroyed
, Q* r) G3 \" d1 \+ q6 bSBD Dauntless: 13 destroyed, 17 damaged
8 m2 S6 p6 g. U* W% wTBF Avenger: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged' H" a4 Y& y4 H
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Japanese Ships! P C7 `3 i. k$ J0 A
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
. x2 h& b4 F' u; p( H0 m4 x& {CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire& M! S1 S- M4 j: z. Q! @
CV Shokaku$ ?1 c# }- F5 |/ P3 g6 B9 p' u9 A
CV Soryu
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,918 l6 a6 O+ b+ ~. _8 t0 ^
, P1 W8 x. H' @) k( mJapanese aircraft
/ h6 I( L2 v! x# s8 X, m- v9 f- PA6M2 Zero x 19, t3 i- H5 B. A8 Y; o+ D' Q
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Allied aircraft
8 |9 L9 F/ V+ }2 A: G2 Y9 C/ N* T+ y- KF4F-4 Wildcat x 19( E: e* g" ~- p/ c
SBD Dauntless x 14
) Y5 A3 x% U" T7 K6 [TBF Avenger x 6
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0 i: y) B& t; e, @: m2 @: VJapanese aircraft losses2 M$ M* c) _& }) `- ~# \4 L# J
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses4 [& o0 e: \/ {' G$ k
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed
" i: V& u! a HSBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged9 B/ t1 Z1 M4 m9 i, W; T
TBF Avenger: 6 damaged
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Japanese Ships' `3 u% Y7 q" \. Y# a
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
% B" m% E/ ^: v4 e. a0 WCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2
* S* n7 B, f3 E k2 z$ [CA Tone
- x9 \, h! b& L/ _. I4 \8 qCV Soryu, Bomb hits 1* b. z8 Y6 F, v4 c2 Z) T, x/ A) |
CV Hiryu, on fire
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9 X$ E1 H" ^( b; PJapanese aircraft, e0 {0 _5 Y- r# p/ V' }
A6M2 Zero x 17 Y( _/ Q; M1 H$ P% C
6 I) M1 F9 y A. TAllied aircraft, b2 _6 M$ B2 u
F4F-4 Wildcat x 24/ [! @# _) \) @ ^4 q: g
SBD Dauntless x 27* _; ~$ B$ a" A9 i, O( t
TBF Avenger x 7
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- X2 I# i# i! H- ^, nJapanese aircraft losses' f1 l7 L/ ^9 ` F% R( x O; F
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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/ s; J9 s3 V% yAllied aircraft losses
: G3 o- m3 q) z! w. a O5 Q- mF4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed
& s1 i8 Z. Y2 N% }" g- B3 N QSBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged* R- G O8 D G5 S7 I( l k, o) h9 ?
TBF Avenger: 5 damaged9 c" D# y2 B4 ?* V
* P( }+ \3 h- z0 D) WJapanese Ships
- A3 W" G4 n8 f. `( A5 ^CV Shokaku6 a% Z$ _/ i9 h8 M: @( e$ t, w
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 2, on fire2 f" u3 D; r0 K9 q# i
CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
; U* i- s7 E3 U* I# U# cCV Soryu+ u4 r9 H0 E: b# e) s
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1" a: f% o& X- }
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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% G, c) K$ ]- i4 V/ iJapanese aircraft2 V& M2 o0 k4 @* |, U
A6M2 Zero x 155 S d6 t" {3 s7 n- g; Z, c6 p
2 U. g- C4 Z4 _8 w, KAllied aircraft
8 L" \5 B# W4 @8 I/ G$ `F4F-4 Wildcat x 8/ n3 V9 k* U4 e* \8 ~5 `% K, F
SBD Dauntless x 18
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* h5 c% P9 y! y, `# SJapanese aircraft losses
) r' ?. K% U, B- z- GA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
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2 r# i5 e7 r4 f5 u' D ^3 iAllied aircraft losses* l( p% n1 P# s
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
( g& V" L5 ?( O6 J' p6 p, OSBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged
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Japanese Ships
' S; A0 _- B. l( d# p) W4 U( mCV Soryu, Bomb hits 1 \ `4 d. z9 _2 V$ X4 [6 ]
CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
3 u7 v- ?1 o% n4 C# Q& Y- rCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
0 ]# M( e v/ O9 \) ECV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,915 M9 y+ g0 V' z* E8 o7 u
( L* e% E: f( a/ g' d vJapanese aircraft
! i2 {; A( v6 W- X2 J; _ TA6M2 Zero x 125 m9 E4 `% u9 q
8 E1 C3 K: E; kAllied aircraft
9 o1 S/ E* j* A# P% QF4F-4 Wildcat x 10
- e3 G' L. Y( E( m. |SBD Dauntless x 9
2 `* D$ t( u- V& |. h3 \0 |) h! qTBF Avenger x 16
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Japanese aircraft losses
1 Y' B; U2 a5 [+ P2 \" wA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
9 c h6 l8 x$ _ S8 q: D 3 H {8 d3 J) v+ d6 F( W( P
Allied aircraft losses2 \( F8 g, R. e6 q& I9 B
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
0 R* P: ]- Q" L5 v; aSBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
' b) O" K) r/ T, s: f' x& J% MTBF Avenger: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged) o3 l( A9 n. x+ t# a/ _( ^0 r
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Japanese Ships
/ {7 \. B5 Z$ q l4 f8 r6 KCV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage4 H; J5 j1 Y+ v7 W6 a# p
CV Hiryu, on fire5 D3 D, o" v0 H: l9 G" J6 Y7 @* h7 ]
CA Chikuma
& y8 @3 \' T r6 `CV Soryu, S& [" N5 S. d9 U* w
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! J! s" i/ S' F" s' l: S# rDay Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,931 h; S+ H0 ? j; L
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Japanese aircraft
7 \1 d# U& N8 b! C5 rA6M2 Zero x 36
% v0 w4 P1 K0 H7 ^+ q6 Q& CD3A Val x 90% i1 M& H9 E5 P7 P0 D
B5N Kate x 66
% U2 ^7 y! R% g1 Q 7 r. R9 u$ O* O+ E
Allied aircraft+ p- T; ?, s( N" I& ]! G4 f$ U; O
F4F-4 Wildcat x 108
+ `. ]: S4 u5 \- CP-40E Warhawk x 45
! c+ N6 A$ F7 R* i0 eP-38G Lightning x 2& ` Y+ Q7 ~# Q
$ x- Z5 C6 A6 l' l0 I7 A) ^Japanese aircraft losses
" }2 L2 y& F- `! L3 U( r( hA6M2 Zero: 26 destroyed
0 y+ E- b4 Z+ ?5 i: xD3A Val: 50 destroyed- `* ^( A I4 Q) K
B5N Kate: 42 destroyed9 {% Z1 [: f/ @, U1 d: \
" H) W- l1 ?2 Y# p" o: b1 pAllied aircraft losses
- J5 a4 c9 N% vF4F-4 Wildcat: 41 destroyed, 14 damaged2 m( b ?9 Q9 D, F* R2 D
P-40E Warhawk: 27 destroyed4 ~, z* W4 p; A1 A5 p4 w) c5 {
P-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed: _8 f( G$ q, _- I( G; v1 A
6 a) P' l' n( F- jAllied Ships
# @8 x* |0 n# [8 w$ {CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1
- w; y9 f" o* }CV Hornet, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
4 v5 m z& |( R: b* dCV Wasp, Bomb hits 2, on fire, p& h. c% L" J1 y
DD Benham, Bomb hits 1, on fire
; D: v+ @, Z, u. V9 iCV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
9 X) ]* d4 @4 B5 ~+ [: [0 xCV Yorktown
$ ^ R4 B5 {! ^; A. H: U5 h; SCV Saratoga
, W& K% B8 o; RCL Honolulu' h, [3 a5 ?/ d R5 k( o
CL St. Louis, Bomb hits 2
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91+ A+ [2 Q E2 u* d% a" Q) k7 W
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Allied aircraft% B) w, I" L) ^" a& r( u
B-25C Mitchell x 3
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No Allied losses- L7 Q' j& i! D# I
" o. U9 d; o5 O' d4 DJapanese Ships
- B e: q6 G/ {# E) yCV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage9 L. K( W; \. }& O1 S, E
0 i9 Z8 Y% e. e. \ YAircraft Attacking:
+ p; `. B% D" z0 t+ o# ^ 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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5 B3 d9 L! c7 ^' XAllied aircraft
4 @' A/ E7 { c, r7 g2 B* Y# wF4F-4 Wildcat x 21* [) l/ E ?5 D0 E
SBD Dauntless x 90
3 B# Z$ Q2 D" l% w* d* uTBF Avenger x 330 i" c' H. X+ d; V1 g$ P
3 n9 U% _. J, p1 YJapanese Ships8 j/ h& T/ ?& K
CA Chikuma- `" A9 |+ _8 f' v' K
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
& {& [% n3 m0 E- I+ C l7 kCV Soryu, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage$ `5 `4 H9 o4 h! G# g) k$ ?5 m
CA Tone, Bomb hits 1
$ G1 H# w1 A5 ^7 aDD Ariake, Bomb hits 1, on fire2 C( V3 K8 B2 q- B9 R1 _6 h
CA Aoba, Bomb hits 2( w% |# u: w/ O8 o8 w8 k
CL Tama
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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Allied aircraft
6 `# l2 h6 s# r7 Y" HB-25C Mitchell x 20
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Japanese Ships: D [' |8 j( C& w
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
2 o; T) |$ b) u+ e+ uCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied Deliberate attack6 y, _- M4 T9 D: v, N4 v0 z3 L
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Attacking force 13678 troops, 150 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3223 G4 i. J6 E3 q3 ^, W) x
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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 ( i+ }% c3 L" m( `$ r1 w
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Japanese max defense: 6 - adjusted defense: 1
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Allied assault odds: 281 to 1 6 {) N5 u+ O& l( ?
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* g# s0 ]0 x, R" p1 ]Japanese ground losses:
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4 t: Z8 e! M$ v1 Q/ p1 xGuns lost 7: g; V$ n8 ^4 W% ~$ O2 L" h9 \* W& h/ t
; ]. a; I% V$ o+ V$ V% SAllied ground losses:
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