AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/18/42
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# A+ m! }1 x+ z/ I, a, e# QNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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CA Kumano
Q- z6 l! t# ECA Kinugasa, Shell hits 42, and is sunk
2 H; P) \$ u5 u O6 LCA Furutaka, Shell hits 1& X0 }, Y1 m( g) K- n5 Z
CL Natori, Shell hits 1
9 {1 Q, ] I5 B' ^6 hDD Maikaze, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
! G$ e1 k r9 I3 h1 e4 ODD Natsugumo
. z* B( v+ a8 }3 P9 bDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 1 w( J8 v; l p0 o9 ~- r$ S( ]
DD Yuzuki
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CA Portland, Shell hits 2, on fire
8 q" Q& N' I0 e; yCA Northampton
; p5 v# l! L+ [6 @CA Houston, Torpedo hits 1& q) `. O4 q; e! n
CA Chester, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk* R. x) [4 i; P# h# U
CA Louisville, Shell hits 1
' n3 a7 r+ w ]) p% FCA Chicago
7 w4 s' l2 z% g1 ~" DCA Pensacola
" T, [- G9 J. U- `& _CA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
) p& k: r; |, P" aCA Astoria* x( M$ z8 L9 s+ t# o
CA Minneapolis, f$ |- L4 L D, h$ {
CA San Francisco
2 C: `) ^& J2 R; U' hCA Australia, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage' `, o* I9 U7 ^1 H) ^
CA Canberra
3 D4 z% l4 j3 a$ L0 [7 M* T. W: S( sCL Leander0 t6 D) N: O, t
CL Achilles% a& t$ a/ K) c V
CL Perth: ]# j/ l. l( z. o
CL Hobart6 M. B" D. W5 X$ F9 y2 r
CL Raleigh
7 ~ I5 a G. y6 x' ?, @! ACL Detroit
! A: O E% ^* D6 dCL Concord
9 R- c. f- J5 FDD Cummings
& f1 q" K3 N( PDD Case
6 l0 r& G V; F* B; C, l) P5 wDD Shaw8 q p& M# m. ^5 D# t! M
DD Downes
& M; T2 S( \, m7 s! uDD Le Triomphant
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8 ]2 ?; S4 W) S5 d) s: qJapanese Ships
; L7 z4 S- s% p: ?( `+ mCA Kumano, Shell hits 10
9 J) f3 Q& P, }; i+ K* DCA Furutaka7 m" a' r0 |" u8 O
CL Natori, Shell hits 1
& D/ G/ A; A1 v ?/ j6 f/ I8 GDD Maikaze, on fire, heavy damage2 g$ j& E: I$ e* S2 ?7 Z J
DD Natsugumo( V& j: ?8 C* q1 ^! G( h
DD Ikazuchi% `" ^2 g# W4 @/ N" R
DD Yuzuki
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* `1 j' m0 E( ?1 q; Z' nCA Portland, on fire
- ^# N% c+ T/ K% N7 ]+ CCA Northampton
/ _% J5 X( X) U7 M6 oCA Houston
9 d3 G" |$ w8 [7 A( CCA Louisville8 {+ ~4 t+ E; j: [! O% o
CA Chicago# D, Y" X. x0 u/ W& ^4 r, u6 O
CA Pensacola+ Q. \% s0 V) L# u
CA New Orleans
# j8 s: U* z* t7 D l7 UCA Astoria& ]3 @$ S# c- L6 L8 z+ [! n0 x
CA Minneapolis
2 U1 `6 o$ {, Y0 L7 ?: UCA San Francisco
+ R" c6 b' j# O+ {# {! k/ cCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage$ h5 O8 s. x/ q' i( E4 r0 P
CA Canberra
- p8 c% p( ?7 l4 DCL Leander
( r T) D/ O/ O4 dCL Achilles
8 E$ y( H. }, m2 C2 f! FCL Perth, V: I3 ^9 e0 B4 q- v
CL Hobart
. i, y& e& Z7 N2 VCL Raleigh/ I3 D" k7 ~) b: X
CL Detroit
# Q2 t+ Y4 G! [( h1 @- vCL Concord. g5 y& k- C7 o0 ?
DD Cummings1 v$ F) A: }0 Q9 ]# c
DD Case$ A' h" a/ e# j; |! j/ t: _* j
DD Shaw- U) j6 G# k* }0 w5 i2 ^
DD Downes+ A7 w7 Z D' Q- i: X, f+ A
DD Le Triomphant& f) m7 g ]8 u4 @, D9 j& z- U
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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Japanese Ships- P. }; O$ H5 d% c$ [( W! C
CA Kumano, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
& S' m9 D2 y/ H; GCA Furutaka, Shell hits 34, and is sunk
* |+ E; m: x! M$ S6 k7 X+ _- ]CL Natori, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage# D0 e( B* h8 S8 K
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
' ` s. V }9 G) K l, y# v, YDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
7 v; \- V y( `8 a1 l4 N! i( zDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 3, on fire6 J0 M$ a1 i0 V( l0 U% a5 s6 k
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 6, and is sunk0 ]/ H2 D, h& ?0 u# T6 N, E. p
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Allied Ships
, {& e. Q, ~$ s+ A8 fCA Portland, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage; B2 [/ B& r9 i+ V' y. w; A
CA Northampton, Shell hits 1, on fire
' d1 ^: S6 R3 w9 XCA Houston, Shell hits 18 `* z6 {6 `/ k" t1 w8 o
CA Louisville% `% R; r/ {7 J6 l
CA Chicago, Shell hits 2
( J3 o' a5 }9 M. bCA Pensacola, Shell hits 4( Y7 h. A9 y# |9 j* c
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 4, ?, p: H8 F# b3 b% u, g% h
CA Astoria
+ t9 H: r6 ?) `CA Minneapolis2 ^) C: g& |: K
CA San Francisco$ s/ t9 c8 x: P4 O, w9 ~* |6 y4 z
CA Australia, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
- H/ a! t+ N5 r) C" z! k' vCA Canberra
3 I2 j, v. X% U y I' e9 e: t, GCL Leander4 I& v2 b+ Y/ L' e& R* J/ p
CL Achilles
W0 l4 m, \& X+ p7 ~CL Perth. c) B2 y" l, ]& Q$ h8 Y) i
CL Hobart
( Z) k: j/ b, p& l7 C# OCL Raleigh
! u& ?8 n" e0 v9 k' DCL Detroit
: v) g: @6 m2 q/ _' LCL Concord
2 `, S, u8 Y+ W `: v7 @DD Cummings
" _$ q% a! q M: B4 L% @DD Case; ]5 F& S; D! v8 W
DD Shaw
1 H& m: n D8 |& i5 CDD Downes
( A6 K% F/ P! mDD Le Triomphant2 Y2 {4 r4 ]( S5 T' B) P3 @: D
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4 n2 L7 A: k/ [- Q( Y. UCA Kumano, Shell hits 33, on fire, heavy damage$ w0 m) e5 a2 v+ Q) Q% O, Y* P
CL Natori, Shell hits 24, and is sunk
$ [$ A, N* \! |" DDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
/ p, S7 z, J2 u0 S5 }DD Ikazuchi, on fire
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CA Portland, on fire, heavy damage- |8 U4 S; k/ M" I+ w& I
CA Northampton, on fire
* q$ [! P) I& T c9 R+ s& OCA Houston; M9 @, S" ^, d6 z7 ?& u! }' j& v
CA Louisville
' d* ]. P4 g: ^' N+ ?' lCA Chicago' d+ Y/ J/ j2 e% x j, u
CA Pensacola
% O/ v0 X3 F- Q9 A& FCA New Orleans' {) L% q* j+ s# S, x/ G7 Q' a
CA Astoria: Y1 S( r" @& b3 R! P
CA Minneapolis
' f* E: D6 d ]: \; t6 R7 gCA San Francisco1 O9 G A- L6 [
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
# r' r- r% X( u5 y @- |/ K0 R8 R5 H& wCA Canberra
: n# X/ p6 ?: G0 N2 i8 I$ XCL Leander: ^# W, C* Q+ x+ o0 j/ j
CL Achilles1 ?# D$ F4 r- }1 `
CL Perth7 n) H: W7 H+ T3 O9 f5 I* b2 G* a
CL Hobart
9 S! M& s* }! k1 l. ~% j! @CL Raleigh5 A' x4 g8 f) l1 d9 Q
CL Detroit" k+ ^, I$ D8 q" ~# _
CL Concord
. R# ]. j F6 j, I. pDD Cummings$ \- L7 T3 M' N$ Y0 m* z7 p
DD Case
3 E: s: t& J6 V0 rDD Shaw
5 r% N S- X3 U) J6 yDD Downes. W9 T3 \* D7 W& g5 j
DD Le Triomphant
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CA Kumano, Shell hits 29, and is sunk; A$ F0 K8 k- u; c
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 35, and is sunk
) q8 I: \( _7 S; H- {( mDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
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Allied Ships5 }6 Y8 ]6 p$ h; M2 h' o
CA Portland, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage% U+ J4 u# ]; C4 h# V1 ]' j" n# N
CA Northampton, on fire
: I5 l4 p8 q' h* u. r3 P- ?5 ^CA Houston
8 v; U* Q/ S# sCA Louisville" F% s- @% `2 t: O. o9 Q% z$ }
CA Chicago4 p+ S G0 Z/ y: o; f- j# d/ v
CA Pensacola2 I* [2 v( j$ S. R! X
CA New Orleans
5 U) X2 {/ Q: i q) A1 j) O) D9 j+ pCA Astoria0 v" Y3 k7 d( Q' m6 a' P
CA Minneapolis. b2 ^" j) q+ w" Q, M% a7 l
CA San Francisco% t- Q. Q2 }' \& t) d
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
& }, z" l+ L! b9 ?1 R! ECA Canberra
2 G2 E _: x. c0 y3 eCL Leander
3 o7 E6 T; Y2 K0 RCL Achilles; x$ w0 ?3 u$ @8 |, u
CL Perth
: {7 D: E; {# j* f/ ~! N) V" f1 m2 f7 vCL Hobart
8 X, m* q4 P0 Z; Z- |3 K9 a7 _! p/ HCL Raleigh
. C) u" Y* ]8 Z" x9 M( OCL Detroit
2 a9 N% G) x& T( J9 {CL Concord
, O) H5 q4 s. l; H: H& o7 NDD Cummings
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DD Shaw, y% g& B$ \1 y s
DD Downes$ X0 a8 V7 M. }% {- i
DD Le Triomphant
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,913 t% p) B$ C: R+ c, u4 T
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Japanese aircraft* r6 R7 v" t" ]1 Q3 d+ ^
A6M2 Zero x 50
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' C& U g9 j7 h! pAllied aircraft3 {8 q- H' o+ M) V# c
F4F-4 Wildcat x 42% @. f, c3 w D- ]0 @* ^" L, a
SBD Dauntless x 44. M- R7 y/ h- T' }
TBF Avenger x 16
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' C! B) V+ h# b" Z: f7 s: ^Japanese aircraft losses6 m4 L) Z+ T5 _$ o q
A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses# V. c" e+ [$ m. W
F4F-4 Wildcat: 27 destroyed9 K2 a5 ^: E; s
SBD Dauntless: 13 destroyed, 17 damaged
8 \- |+ y7 C5 {! \' k' w& ?! MTBF Avenger: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged
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8 G, T1 L7 V" ^4 GJapanese Ships) F1 B1 d/ n% p
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
% L: B" L: t% T/ v$ @' X" y% ~CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire: c0 S( i5 J3 _4 ?) v% C; l
CV Shokaku) i6 V5 {, V* ~2 P q0 v
CV Soryu
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A6M2 Zero x 193 g% F: q! I* ]/ V3 X) ^
2 w8 y* Z7 C( T; G5 Z- \ WAllied aircraft
& H, ?7 B* m$ H( ?; R6 R( I. S& M3 VF4F-4 Wildcat x 19
4 s9 F3 d3 G3 u0 g; G% HSBD Dauntless x 145 n+ m5 T" j5 H6 q! n
TBF Avenger x 69 ~4 Z1 g1 Q3 I- I) }
6 j5 o; c# q0 J. k0 @Japanese aircraft losses
; m2 w/ H9 S2 H( Q8 ?A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
$ h& _2 h1 b$ V. K7 o$ kF4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed
" t+ p( X7 Q9 T; x2 ]/ rSBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged
0 n/ i$ o5 K8 S, s9 GTBF Avenger: 6 damaged
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Japanese Ships" i* \$ O% v+ g9 s) y" H9 Y
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage d7 @% q# w1 n0 z- w
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2
D4 l; R( c9 Y, lCA Tone3 j' b/ t t1 {3 Q5 k
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 1
2 R. s( \1 `& R+ E7 b& `* b. l- FCV Hiryu, on fire" _% H, Y& [ D& I) i5 J1 e
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Japanese aircraft. o* [- G3 Y: c, m* t% D4 x
A6M2 Zero x 17
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Allied aircraft i: i8 r; l8 q, p# ]5 S' V/ b
F4F-4 Wildcat x 24
2 I6 g$ q5 s$ ^% Q6 a! p# CSBD Dauntless x 27! e2 s4 M" U+ ~2 V5 w
TBF Avenger x 7# s/ @# T# Z$ U: @* F
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Japanese aircraft losses
: n; x6 ]0 F6 o' P% C8 fA6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses% y- U8 |* M. g/ p
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed: t* I% f: \! E# ~ Y1 G% t
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged
# m* Q4 g4 q! pTBF Avenger: 5 damaged
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3 S% {+ F! G9 n) G0 u# }Japanese Ships" b! T0 h2 Q4 D" r/ }! i
CV Shokaku- P* w5 _6 f/ ~; Y* a/ ^- {# G f
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 2, on fire+ ` L5 E8 V2 C) |( p
CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage3 y2 j6 X* o, o% N
CV Soryu6 M. \! A3 w+ U+ m2 C* N. G
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 10 ~( w1 |5 {& v9 N- ? v
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Japanese aircraft
2 O7 M% O0 C% s% v; o6 h' bA6M2 Zero x 15
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Allied aircraft5 ]7 i2 R9 y, V5 l7 z$ ?
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8* ~0 D5 p2 M. L1 f7 M% }) F7 U/ m
SBD Dauntless x 18
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Japanese aircraft losses
+ l+ L1 o# j4 x9 zA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses% y; o' C; O/ `
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
' _5 [9 H# G" C' g+ YSBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged$ f# W6 U5 @( s$ C! N* y
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Japanese Ships
( @$ l5 K+ @% ~( hCV Soryu, Bomb hits 1
) J% V$ B0 _# n/ L* q) `* w0 H% o8 lCV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage: v$ U) V& z# l
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire0 O ~) r: i3 v9 a3 @% p
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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% Z7 |* g, T5 h7 YA6M2 Zero x 12
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Allied aircraft
/ A8 Z5 Z3 H) a3 i9 } PF4F-4 Wildcat x 10
( c/ E, R: Q9 a& _, D8 C! eSBD Dauntless x 9
0 Q8 R/ S$ z. T4 l7 U. q: k' B8 rTBF Avenger x 166 O* M- O! q6 n+ ?( v
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Japanese aircraft losses, F5 v! i0 r$ p( H% F: |
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses0 r; B9 a5 }; O& a" h) g( t- V% Y. z$ ^
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed1 n( H5 @3 ?3 E1 A! B
SBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
& A, R& K. S3 U; Y9 [# ^+ LTBF Avenger: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged
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" k* X4 Y. d7 b% r0 lCV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage A! c. w) z3 q. w2 d* L2 w& [
CV Hiryu, on fire
* ?- g( T. g- Z4 D( ^CA Chikuma. X! ~" S7 D( @2 P: W
CV Soryu2 c% e) K) R: J* a3 ?( d
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Japanese aircraft0 a2 s8 B& m A/ S1 i
A6M2 Zero x 36' a% h5 [' h% p
D3A Val x 90. {& U' a5 N6 ~0 ]
B5N Kate x 660 `) w! s$ |# h
% }( M- g( i; q# CAllied aircraft$ L3 [+ U) \+ ^4 D) n
F4F-4 Wildcat x 1084 A# i" c3 k9 N$ n8 I% ^9 }9 v+ N" ]9 ~
P-40E Warhawk x 45. _8 A6 N, g9 ^4 i; i6 I
P-38G Lightning x 2
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1 J& R M+ Y5 z' ?Japanese aircraft losses
8 W6 G" C0 d7 q! @, Q" nA6M2 Zero: 26 destroyed( L) W8 L: i7 c: z" g
D3A Val: 50 destroyed
( P! \9 Y: Z6 ^6 F: Z; A1 mB5N Kate: 42 destroyed5 R/ J% {( E4 c
$ a9 u# \/ R( `! s; ~8 QAllied aircraft losses! n4 l) Y- i+ C: f% A# P# B
F4F-4 Wildcat: 41 destroyed, 14 damaged
M. z+ _, n- p, n' }2 [P-40E Warhawk: 27 destroyed2 o' k. A- q( t( z! u, _
P-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed3 z/ X) I: g! `) ]0 Y6 C( t) _% ^
+ f$ y* B8 O- z! A( i2 j. S$ [Allied Ships, T8 [4 n t W+ _, l+ k$ A
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1
" Z g, w" I" J2 \9 zCV Hornet, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
8 b5 |( H* c: G4 m& FCV Wasp, Bomb hits 2, on fire9 [( O0 u' r: `8 S& X" h# j" B
DD Benham, Bomb hits 1, on fire2 z* V$ f$ \' ~
CV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
1 k/ @7 b# C# u: O% PCV Yorktown
3 d2 m3 a" v2 e4 b- [3 q9 dCV Saratoga
. ` w4 w/ Q9 o; R( U3 ~ PCL Honolulu
/ |: d2 ~) I' {: e& gCL St. Louis, Bomb hits 2$ s4 O N. P: C( o4 w
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B-25C Mitchell x 3 V5 O9 d) Z4 H2 P- T
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3 ~2 [" F4 c5 x% W {5 B: B# JCV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage, X# P8 [, E3 s' Z+ u
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Aircraft Attacking:) t1 M; b3 J3 ]+ |" J% p
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet- i# `' x9 Q( Z+ B% I. a
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Allied aircraft
3 P4 l, U6 O h* K9 jF4F-4 Wildcat x 21
0 w2 T$ b! ~1 \SBD Dauntless x 90
1 Z0 R4 K2 s& h# nTBF Avenger x 33 ]: x* V; s( J" s. i; @
l' s' k. v$ ?; Y* g5 IJapanese Ships: |4 ]3 i9 g* Z: s6 W( Z
CA Chikuma
2 Z( P/ d8 V7 YCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage& t% T* ?& }' o9 W1 e$ f! t& ~
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
& V$ C0 s" C4 U m" j2 B; K# Q7 c. zCA Tone, Bomb hits 1
6 |; y0 x9 A" jDD Ariake, Bomb hits 1, on fire
. s, f9 X! t% t2 j7 e+ O2 BCA Aoba, Bomb hits 2
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- J* ^( j# i. q' K: o) xDay Air attack on TF at 61,91
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CV Soryu, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage' ^' x* _; e) H! u
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
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8 M0 p- O# b1 A+ n/ m" ?Ground combat at Shortlands
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% ^1 `8 R& F* E; Y( XAllied Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 13678 troops, 150 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 322" v) o T; d/ m( ]$ i
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Defending force 1457 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10
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; r( y" ^1 b: _1 l5 Q, rAllied max assault: 314 - adjusted assault: 281 f, i3 c7 ], z) V; c% k
3 j% i9 M4 z- T0 |Japanese max defense: 6 - adjusted defense: 1 1 A0 \: y9 L' m; f1 z
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Allied assault odds: 281 to 1 8 A. ^$ Y+ B5 r
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Japanese ground losses:
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, _9 y8 q( }2 y% @Guns lost 7
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; J/ ?+ a( ?* b" {8 OAllied ground losses:6 v# [, u4 A; L4 Q5 Q
2 casualties reported
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