AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/18/42
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Japanese Ships3 I9 M! \, P3 @# r6 H5 I% h4 s: P
CA Kumano0 t' d8 f4 |4 V' N4 N4 \
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 42, and is sunk- D1 x3 e& e$ g
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1) X8 i/ e) i' y m7 d0 M, U* x
CL Natori, Shell hits 1$ F# A& q7 q7 B
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage- C* X: P5 A9 Q3 H
DD Natsugumo- g% Y) `' Q! j8 U {+ ?' @) D# O* Y
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 1
5 ?: V- h6 N2 W- @DD Yuzuki9 ], W' ^6 v# |8 q$ O) b
3 {7 }, Z( c$ I# m) L5 B. [1 YAllied Ships, w' z' y- s$ s, F/ S. O2 s. b& t/ y4 o
CA Portland, Shell hits 2, on fire* S0 T( b0 {. Z/ l2 X
CA Northampton, c' j% r. u! g8 P1 K/ `
CA Houston, Torpedo hits 1# H* J( n8 B8 \. h9 U
CA Chester, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
/ b3 b7 T/ w- i: c( }, ^+ l! Q/ `CA Louisville, Shell hits 1& ]9 R3 t& |" m5 k! L1 o- [
CA Chicago
( X4 |! x+ Y6 O7 s; }5 K% yCA Pensacola/ Z# A/ T! {( F& V
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
& f6 ^0 t4 M9 W# t& zCA Astoria) u! w& Z/ s4 d( ~
CA Minneapolis
7 V! e( O1 f4 |! HCA San Francisco* F7 G7 @3 e! `9 `
CA Australia, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
9 U1 ^- V5 M+ n2 A; w# k2 QCA Canberra
7 F0 h5 D* @& j& @; M- S# ]CL Leander$ \! o. _: y9 T9 p+ f' H, ^. ?
CL Achilles& f7 D) a0 _1 v
CL Perth& [6 H4 Q9 i* _( ~3 i
CL Hobart
/ r* ^5 i7 t6 T7 m1 S3 ]CL Raleigh! a) ^# f/ E7 J) z0 V1 k! z! Q
CL Detroit
9 N3 X) }3 A: j& J/ gCL Concord* o: y& c( ~; e5 Z
DD Cummings# I1 S8 J' C$ c D9 f5 b) N
DD Case
: E9 v/ C P% a% E' zDD Shaw
, Z# v5 G9 b9 G* a7 u# G8 a% d& \5 ~DD Downes
+ i4 y) [/ J0 _, }6 ~$ [! }. DDD Le Triomphant
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93' z5 f9 w( Q4 }* @) c
) m; u5 o5 E- b2 Q4 f! u3 cJapanese Ships- P8 C+ {& M6 ]2 N6 K
CA Kumano, Shell hits 10" l. K0 K3 O* G
CA Furutaka
6 g8 p( t1 k" eCL Natori, Shell hits 1
' a& J8 y# }/ }9 S# `3 y3 t8 IDD Maikaze, on fire, heavy damage
4 c" n) ^, i, R1 lDD Natsugumo, E; y8 M/ _ }+ N5 Z: q
DD Ikazuchi# s* b" ^0 t# p* C( h* [" P. ?1 _: F
DD Yuzuki
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Allied Ships
% h7 ?5 v) e& T/ k* I% |/ wCA Portland, on fire: u* I" d# _2 n2 ?% a1 B- H: B$ o
CA Northampton
) B; Z: ?, w9 |' L- O) BCA Houston
/ X' b! E: d/ T& |/ Q; [, iCA Louisville; U$ l* y- {2 [2 q6 \4 U
CA Chicago' K* y r1 o) J
CA Pensacola
: Y5 B9 ^' F" d8 BCA New Orleans8 s2 b! `8 X! w, S6 [/ h) _
CA Astoria8 P" c" T& T. r% x; e; M* Q
CA Minneapolis
+ S% H, F* O: L) p8 h0 aCA San Francisco
- U1 O5 i' a* t$ g& N0 I2 gCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage5 s# I8 b G6 w$ S
CA Canberra8 D+ p. S) I. z! T: N
CL Leander- f/ M* V% }* t! X/ r% R* I
CL Achilles
: M; J/ j/ l( g4 \' b+ YCL Perth+ X/ z( z1 F# l# v! z: w
CL Hobart8 o( c1 x" ~* d. z: k& t, _; h
CL Raleigh7 C9 {7 z2 C8 S
CL Detroit
1 Q* L8 r1 }4 L* }CL Concord+ `* ?1 I& b4 H+ O% V
DD Cummings4 G x. O% |3 i3 s. Z
DD Case$ |9 `) W! T6 _: Q" Q1 F, X
DD Shaw
. u5 @ v8 h2 J4 c. ]! l! S2 C( yDD Downes0 j( w; w6 c' t$ S% a) O: H: t$ H
DD Le Triomphant
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CA Kumano, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage. C9 f, f8 |8 o: C- ~7 A2 W3 k
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 34, and is sunk+ ~, {1 T* x7 X; A* @# R
CL Natori, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
- n! ~" X6 J$ p: I$ y0 fDD Maikaze, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
1 W/ g; Q- g- eDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1( u8 H2 a7 v& ?* B: }9 _6 k4 O
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 3, on fire% {3 u. i- u) a) T4 b
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 6, and is sunk( m4 k. e# M; f- R! c; k
6 \) ~# ~ N1 NAllied Ships
, E9 M3 Z5 }! m% R a& V6 M/ UCA Portland, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
( m4 L* N: L# N$ I2 [8 i! f, PCA Northampton, Shell hits 1, on fire$ b3 c0 A% a" \2 x
CA Houston, Shell hits 1
" V2 K- x- Q* v! C6 R2 o( t; d+ gCA Louisville
0 N, _; a. a& D; f+ u7 A, s. ~CA Chicago, Shell hits 2& E7 u8 m, a) z7 q" I! F" ~: @
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 4
; m) m6 P" B0 WCA New Orleans, Shell hits 4
* H& c' d* p/ B7 [9 YCA Astoria& H4 I6 s2 T0 B$ d" O8 y# S
CA Minneapolis2 v5 X7 A+ r7 J2 P4 r
CA San Francisco0 ?6 {7 E! B* J/ X
CA Australia, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage+ \' K' d* p; I% Q; N
CA Canberra0 D, V& b8 Y; y$ N: b
CL Leander
1 G* W% g X0 b* D6 vCL Achilles
, U. |1 V3 L* Y* @CL Perth
" N0 ?, _8 u& @7 pCL Hobart
l& \8 Y* w4 o6 t' K) ECL Raleigh' j0 X/ k* A, u! F L
CL Detroit+ N5 @2 _5 @$ m$ G1 j ?
CL Concord
# Y/ \0 `0 W7 e' w* v7 T& a, xDD Cummings
V: d; u6 I; K) Q4 ?0 EDD Case6 C# Q9 L) _9 |" S
DD Shaw* P4 v+ r( ~! j- E G
DD Downes
( ?# H( m6 f5 l0 bDD Le Triomphant
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) [6 i1 B: }! G$ ]6 lJapanese Ships2 F0 y% i* G; c8 }! r; Y+ n s
CA Kumano, Shell hits 33, on fire, heavy damage
1 F4 C7 P3 t0 b1 eCL Natori, Shell hits 24, and is sunk
! `/ ~5 U1 B2 P$ Y, e5 `DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
6 a. J$ I# J O1 S$ ADD Ikazuchi, on fire
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Allied Ships c4 ^, u' C- N, \3 I
CA Portland, on fire, heavy damage
9 o8 I0 M. Z! b% hCA Northampton, on fire
# r- V% g$ j& r# i7 e% kCA Houston
/ \" Y' f' y/ a) ^2 R4 M, q4 TCA Louisville' @7 f' W8 w5 j0 f% B4 C
CA Chicago9 V/ b0 Z1 E/ ^8 I: p# K
CA Pensacola
, z# Q7 {3 d$ x9 W3 N% P* [CA New Orleans
' t9 u0 [) S# h, y W3 }CA Astoria
2 @3 V! V% a+ u' h" N4 rCA Minneapolis
! @) A) I, U* I& H$ \CA San Francisco
: d8 @' @" D5 U5 x! o8 XCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage2 ^/ j4 p$ K; V* u2 q5 u3 g
CA Canberra: O$ N2 a" j Z, x) z; }* l
CL Leander' K; W& N) c7 S" U5 J) \
CL Achilles
; q/ h. T, Q3 o$ h' I; k6 [$ N( jCL Perth7 {5 L S2 u( L0 k6 L9 u- D
CL Hobart7 Z* z& S+ ?5 g6 N- c* N
CL Raleigh
8 T9 Y2 T( B3 ZCL Detroit2 M, [8 O' ?- v' b0 Y
CL Concord
5 v7 m n* k; b, u# YDD Cummings
0 y$ e8 E& A& ~7 E3 @, y, L$ g* yDD Case4 p, U. T1 R1 F: m' l+ V
DD Shaw
% [: }% t) G( @3 i8 f) c+ c8 dDD Downes3 I, N O& W, z% \3 q& |
DD Le Triomphant. q; ^4 u; X% v2 S! z% G: Z
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93; t% Q5 }! R: q& m
/ v8 B( Z2 F! D1 oJapanese Ships% M, n. e$ @# i, ]& h) K
CA Kumano, Shell hits 29, and is sunk& j% ?- [3 b! S/ A( t" N
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 35, and is sunk
4 S( O& @0 E7 `, }( J) z6 b s* lDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 15, and is sunk7 D" F3 d/ s) i m1 d" Y( u
; A1 y7 h7 A) l/ p0 \$ DAllied Ships
1 Q+ H1 ^/ _% C" iCA Portland, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
+ c5 E7 E; [! i- J8 v8 ]CA Northampton, on fire1 E: J0 n7 {0 a5 }% ]5 u3 p
CA Houston" p P" p! g. y8 v y$ R7 k, {
CA Louisville
6 m& y" M8 g) R$ e- ^+ xCA Chicago6 K6 \3 d* x @; C; l/ ^. i# c
CA Pensacola# a- g& N& L- P& w/ z
CA New Orleans
9 e7 t/ W; m/ y8 a6 v1 R0 @CA Astoria4 u4 I" G+ l$ L1 _ J6 V
CA Minneapolis
" y$ R: ]" ]5 D, A8 s: ZCA San Francisco4 ]( N0 o" C& z# T
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
* {& q7 i4 {6 q" ^& V0 U# ECA Canberra) M5 n8 m8 `1 }& e$ C
CL Leander* ` X' M9 p( l
CL Achilles! [6 ^, H5 n/ t3 r
CL Perth3 z a' Z; N1 o* P3 v* x- R0 T
CL Hobart
A* P, T# \( vCL Raleigh( ^" o, r7 V. |8 n
CL Detroit( a- Z) n6 Q c/ o" n% |
CL Concord& E" ^2 E9 p8 |0 Y+ W7 T% O. g
DD Cummings
* E6 K2 y* R2 P; ZDD Case
6 [7 e. f* g" D% o- T7 u0 X) RDD Shaw
% y' l# }' e4 G" q$ QDD Downes! F( y; Y8 E% |8 [5 \
DD Le Triomphant
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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Japanese aircraft
* K) y1 X2 f" F# o, m; M/ [9 kA6M2 Zero x 50
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Allied aircraft; J1 W0 r* J( w: D0 g) t# q7 v# H) S0 y
F4F-4 Wildcat x 42
+ V6 k. ~( c: e% t1 [6 i; QSBD Dauntless x 44
" @5 K) M, ~2 {) {# ^& XTBF Avenger x 16
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! s) c: s+ k! L. ^+ O2 |! j# HJapanese aircraft losses
/ n7 U; T, w; XA6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged0 y9 M9 C3 z! j D" e( ^! K3 X
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Allied aircraft losses1 I; n; T1 D6 B- Y8 i' U% l, z
F4F-4 Wildcat: 27 destroyed
. {* ~- W* z/ C) ZSBD Dauntless: 13 destroyed, 17 damaged
5 T: s" B6 e) [1 gTBF Avenger: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged* ]& s" ?( b% v8 x/ a
9 R4 z6 S% q" C& _1 Q8 zJapanese Ships% T; V E8 T& b
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage- J% l5 B( z* K$ g$ S: S
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
! r/ q1 `, }' i" X& g. ?CV Shokaku
3 s) i1 P3 A, R/ O9 |. C, t6 e: C$ H7 XCV Soryu
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" C' \! r6 R$ q# ^Japanese aircraft& v9 a& Q6 X8 M8 A/ s3 z1 u
A6M2 Zero x 19
2 W7 z3 m4 N; L1 z$ L& g' g
8 F/ `7 B& l% U5 r, MAllied aircraft
' y) {% f! {1 ?F4F-4 Wildcat x 193 P/ i$ p0 E6 J) C& W! m1 q1 Q
SBD Dauntless x 14
4 ?* F7 x5 \' Y1 {5 Z# u9 ] hTBF Avenger x 6
8 E& R: e2 H1 a' d; @7 k / H' f& J" [; c p' t6 R$ T% W
Japanese aircraft losses
5 k- a4 m, {: P; t4 E. }8 rA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
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& {7 {; E! |1 }0 OAllied aircraft losses- w8 Z8 e7 N5 z2 B* ]
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed
* P0 B' v1 } [' TSBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged
3 C% T3 p/ ~( {. o. Q3 ZTBF Avenger: 6 damaged
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Japanese Ships
) t5 I' S" S3 E" {2 D) A- tCV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
/ X3 R' x, F$ x$ }; D* KCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2
5 D! S) n7 l- a2 ~CA Tone3 W* O$ V7 K1 @. A3 C9 y" p
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 1% \* V2 o4 y) \# _
CV Hiryu, on fire
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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Japanese aircraft
+ S% u+ G0 I7 l& dA6M2 Zero x 17# c1 u' B9 j7 C8 ^% f& o
0 p* s% z9 \, u( VAllied aircraft# p7 g4 ` I; F* W5 f! ~, X6 j
F4F-4 Wildcat x 24
0 Q. c2 u& t, H% _, l" [3 uSBD Dauntless x 278 h7 Z5 a7 E9 B4 z7 S
TBF Avenger x 7
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Japanese aircraft losses
8 t6 C z, l/ V8 k$ J0 XA6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses8 f. A, \/ \+ F: R
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed
* @" e- d0 b+ O: \6 X1 q4 jSBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged" s4 l' m+ Q& i. A/ C. n5 _6 Q
TBF Avenger: 5 damaged
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Japanese Ships
5 l$ X" R3 G" }- aCV Shokaku8 K7 O T( I5 ~+ s/ ~" h9 E, p
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 2, on fire- P e. P" w/ f
CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
5 v/ v {9 b0 _' K& F$ E _. NCV Soryu& {# q" p- \5 x
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1
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& I% Z* d1 _! x$ KJapanese aircraft( c* y* U( @" l& n$ |5 i& B
A6M2 Zero x 15
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Allied aircraft; {1 |: Y9 ?# i8 D- k+ J3 I2 M
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
" E5 u J0 C# s" e, K' R R$ TSBD Dauntless x 18
X8 C* D. A% M! c $ H/ w: ? p7 i4 Z
Japanese aircraft losses' {& h# f, O; ]7 g# U# `) u( p
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
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, Z2 q* V, T5 n' Z- pAllied aircraft losses
& W$ l9 w8 s; k: x5 |- \4 h4 fF4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
. A. W0 G a) k' TSBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged& x7 u& e3 [3 X- _
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Japanese Ships
( G7 [- C& I% X# S5 C. M' C, sCV Soryu, Bomb hits 1
5 H; Y% m0 g. K) zCV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
- b+ a# K$ Z/ g6 }) U7 N0 CCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire3 V% x0 ^1 j- A$ G2 w2 F9 {# U7 d
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage2 A9 {- L9 [4 T) ]6 H/ x2 W' e4 m
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& ^" O1 e1 W6 e# b9 ?A6M2 Zero x 12
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Allied aircraft
- x' |% C1 j1 C# z5 s$ L' pF4F-4 Wildcat x 10) b0 \. O7 R' R
SBD Dauntless x 9 S' P: X# |' Y8 ^; _( G
TBF Avenger x 16
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( P$ R5 h2 F0 L4 e# |) j4 YJapanese aircraft losses3 U( r* |2 |1 \
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
: x) W2 n. P7 W: n4 `4 C3 {: C
: {+ `) T1 X# K5 ]' U5 a: c+ fAllied aircraft losses
0 `+ ~, q# n' {F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
* P6 m8 M9 g- s( @# f; w6 B& S. VSBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged& ?0 F- |2 V( M q- g
TBF Avenger: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged
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Japanese Ships
, H0 \1 D! ]% q" d6 s8 t( _6 ^' \CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage' ^/ Q: j7 Q! k- u
CV Hiryu, on fire
, w' G: I# U# N7 t- o5 ?5 c2 rCA Chikuma$ m/ v% U* |8 w* b' X( j* r
CV Soryu+ D5 I h7 V* ]$ U x: Z4 \
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Japanese aircraft
# |1 G q8 @, g# ]/ L1 YA6M2 Zero x 36
; f! q' A/ Q- UD3A Val x 90
) i$ F, f7 ?6 v! L. zB5N Kate x 66' p3 I4 X! |/ t" D7 H; w: u
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Allied aircraft
1 ?" s2 V- V1 K) ~5 ~F4F-4 Wildcat x 108 [8 M6 M/ B4 b. D9 Q
P-40E Warhawk x 454 F" z; J0 A' T0 Z* f$ t) O3 h% S( c
P-38G Lightning x 2* N i% a/ t7 n3 I
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Japanese aircraft losses! V7 @# P% F$ k, a& `3 w: a
A6M2 Zero: 26 destroyed
8 y- }. E# r2 t1 }6 WD3A Val: 50 destroyed
4 Q3 W) h! u) n# S i& h0 r4 H. jB5N Kate: 42 destroyed4 d+ l1 O/ X) Y" J" i3 d
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Allied aircraft losses
7 N/ S+ B% r" E1 y! e/ D0 _& A* eF4F-4 Wildcat: 41 destroyed, 14 damaged: L, F! a N5 H% K
P-40E Warhawk: 27 destroyed' ^( z0 X8 ]; ]" s, t! w
P-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed
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Allied Ships% z# n$ @, X+ _! U1 Z0 Q
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1$ s- ]; P# f G# p6 u9 O0 Y$ s
CV Hornet, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire9 H3 ]2 N+ |3 }3 E/ {
CV Wasp, Bomb hits 2, on fire
8 ~# k9 I6 |1 f2 ODD Benham, Bomb hits 1, on fire' s! {- q- b+ S& k
CV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
/ ~! Y4 H: ?: K3 e9 a/ uCV Yorktown
1 M7 y0 U( O( v. M! |5 K g- q/ |4 MCV Saratoga" F1 m& ~5 F/ t
CL Honolulu4 D' P$ g# i5 ^- j+ `1 ~9 J, g
CL St. Louis, Bomb hits 2
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Allied aircraft
1 N5 `0 T+ ^# J) F& L- a9 T# vB-25C Mitchell x 3
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1 C& u# n+ s! E5 oNo Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
, R9 w# u9 w3 _5 S2 WCV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage+ h7 s+ s0 [) ^
# J, [& Q, X( s) P, P0 M- x/ r+ q7 LAircraft Attacking:
# M% J/ |* W6 T) v. | 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet P! J) S$ l+ l$ X
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Allied aircraft
; ]2 m, c6 N0 o y5 uF4F-4 Wildcat x 21+ Q( p6 f' [; N; ^# i
SBD Dauntless x 90
/ Y# G. F, C4 j! k% \$ cTBF Avenger x 33
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Japanese Ships
4 B5 f& @; u( C9 u& X6 Z. |: p" tCA Chikuma
% ]( ]. }8 `9 ?CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage: |' H4 K6 w6 m0 L3 K
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
$ e9 C' W( ]- \% `* iCA Tone, Bomb hits 1$ s% h( v o3 b" I
DD Ariake, Bomb hits 1, on fire' `9 b1 c) T1 g. ~2 N6 t; X9 @
CA Aoba, Bomb hits 2: ]4 _& R1 I8 \
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. z0 i! e& @! g+ }* v4 ~Day Air attack on TF at 61,914 q2 g3 M9 D/ Q
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B-25C Mitchell x 20# O' `+ L( j: S* o
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Japanese Ships
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CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage3 C4 W- _% D( n$ D' T
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Ground combat at Shortlands
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) _" U' `! q" S- S* B3 r9 v. vAllied Deliberate attack
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/ i0 C1 i- q- k. Z7 }3 Q1 |Attacking force 13678 troops, 150 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 322
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% @) r& ~& \6 A& V6 mDefending force 1457 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10
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Allied max assault: 314 - adjusted assault: 281
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Japanese max defense: 6 - adjusted defense: 1
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Allied assault odds: 281 to 1 3 c1 J9 Z" v! E" G& }. ^
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Japanese ground losses:1 g! c) ~; \7 i0 M# l7 Z
1572 casualties reported5 k$ p) I6 ?3 r. r
Guns lost 76 _+ p2 V; y2 Y# M
1 E6 N& g! B5 L& h, {9 aAllied ground losses:
3 R) U0 [7 p5 h/ w- s2 casualties reported& r9 |( p* w8 \4 H4 \4 l
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