AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/18/426 j* I' u* ~; h; P
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* ]! @5 Q! q; |! [Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93% r. G% B! a& @1 l+ F1 Z q5 a
! i0 c0 ]" n9 lJapanese Ships
% ^+ S$ }& ?. e& \- F; aCA Kumano* i6 P Y5 t1 t& ?: s
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 42, and is sunk
; n5 a* V6 R6 O$ b- pCA Furutaka, Shell hits 15 T) F1 Z; Y3 z9 x
CL Natori, Shell hits 1
& N4 T+ `! G$ u+ y1 T/ NDD Maikaze, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage6 H2 |! \- r4 X" M! x
DD Natsugumo
1 v$ G6 U4 J1 ?: ]& \: j* ]/ y0 ]DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 1
, u( f% G+ S3 a% `( K0 ^8 X. S2 \DD Yuzuki4 ~* D) T2 X4 {( a& y% m
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Allied Ships
% x1 Z# b- ^5 J% `( ~CA Portland, Shell hits 2, on fire
: S. U9 n8 b; Z8 @6 J& ]. tCA Northampton
6 q, G% W% t& }1 }# F! \CA Houston, Torpedo hits 1" k" S1 C- n8 m4 M) O
CA Chester, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
/ \# ~: i" u3 {3 j% w/ yCA Louisville, Shell hits 1
7 G' ?0 a3 L, ]+ t- a' a* xCA Chicago
& _1 y2 `" u+ _CA Pensacola0 @: u2 C8 S/ S; p. v9 | E' o
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1$ _; v3 v; _1 q/ ?& g* ~% o. {2 @
CA Astoria
1 e H! N) e2 v, l9 z: P `CA Minneapolis
, a0 t6 X/ i; A' m" a1 j! o; _) fCA San Francisco' D$ _! ~5 X! r" ~
CA Australia, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage# W1 X2 Y. y+ P e
CA Canberra
6 X: u: i8 K5 c, d+ M3 Q+ SCL Leander
; w0 }- L4 N7 e) {& D, e7 [1 JCL Achilles
1 A9 B' Z+ U% y: I2 q- X; tCL Perth
) m' }- D8 F5 m" x& hCL Hobart
1 ^; C1 N5 N, T# h- ^' ?8 iCL Raleigh
+ I6 v6 ?) W" LCL Detroit4 Z" d( I- t: Z2 c3 O
CL Concord) n5 e+ `( i# W# p
DD Cummings& r) Q% L+ |; C1 Z% Z0 u ?5 g2 A
DD Case4 B, j. G) {: \1 F
DD Shaw
6 ~( o& g' G) T$ \. Y0 R3 G4 ]DD Downes- O% u! H; [; F3 I' n
DD Le Triomphant$ W0 R8 Z& j. j2 e! j8 k- l
2 l( h; a, {1 S- `( ` v
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* @2 j/ h5 I& SNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93! p" D; M. M8 e/ r( M
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CA Kumano, Shell hits 10+ E' N3 r. m* Z+ R) V7 _
CA Furutaka: o w( [) j- z4 w, `4 p
CL Natori, Shell hits 1
M" I3 V5 d; E/ `DD Maikaze, on fire, heavy damage
+ t1 t* L1 g% `- P4 Y5 L8 gDD Natsugumo/ g2 W2 I- Q$ D: [% p# L* F+ Y
DD Ikazuchi+ u: r* P9 C2 N: `5 q+ _
DD Yuzuki9 F0 b5 U8 J1 x6 p% O% w+ ^
9 H9 C+ E: f4 @& cAllied Ships. _2 j( \6 S& S% b
CA Portland, on fire
+ F# T c3 p" u, d. t3 Y1 ZCA Northampton. I3 j& w0 K! A5 Z' L
CA Houston/ ^6 ?8 R" r* b
CA Louisville s+ K8 y$ z& e8 U* x: r. G; e
CA Chicago
# w$ j* l& ]( X- {! B+ M9 _' y% UCA Pensacola
9 z L7 S% Q: J- V8 x0 G2 QCA New Orleans
, ~1 f6 N9 t, NCA Astoria
i+ z& x6 S( H$ H; s' b$ N% VCA Minneapolis
3 e+ p/ J, ]2 vCA San Francisco( P2 W9 v9 s3 ^' h* x) D& |% O, `
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage5 B1 c- L5 e: s0 P+ o& ^
CA Canberra
2 u; y, j1 S' b" qCL Leander: Y) V' P- ~) T9 S
CL Achilles
D- g4 u" ~$ f( B xCL Perth
* W( M0 C3 E# Z: ^) ]CL Hobart
6 v- Y. M5 y4 N; ZCL Raleigh) d, K. s' d6 ?; S
CL Detroit) `' s9 @4 S: }
CL Concord
9 h; G/ m7 V3 r2 |. I4 P! n; eDD Cummings3 Z# \0 m8 y& U$ Q, \
DD Case- }! s0 v+ \3 \% A! h4 o& w- W
DD Shaw$ B9 C. @$ n, {; e" l# k8 ^. l
DD Downes; T% J& ?; p6 n2 H, H! ^
DD Le Triomphant
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93. w1 m, a* y1 x
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Japanese Ships
: _( p& T$ o+ sCA Kumano, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
& i# E, Q, ~3 o3 e; p3 |: gCA Furutaka, Shell hits 34, and is sunk
* o% I0 a4 t2 FCL Natori, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage" v5 ]( L1 F7 A6 C' k
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
7 T5 u8 e3 e& a# zDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1, [) i8 R+ ^5 C
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 3, on fire
5 G$ L" g' g$ Z& t# |* l2 rDD Yuzuki, Shell hits 6, and is sunk6 ~+ b$ Z' f% P5 \+ D" o
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Allied Ships2 X% `3 Z" o% I2 ?0 b
CA Portland, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
" N/ m7 e. V0 `CA Northampton, Shell hits 1, on fire
4 c& y! r* ~% n2 q+ O5 iCA Houston, Shell hits 1
. z( P6 ?% M) {, b( s: x" K+ yCA Louisville
" i) s; {# i6 D& T! m% m* r$ i2 OCA Chicago, Shell hits 2
( U _1 Q6 i. g bCA Pensacola, Shell hits 4
+ z$ C6 M# P1 r7 \$ y( y* L' cCA New Orleans, Shell hits 4
1 ^, W8 w; D3 WCA Astoria) J" b$ ]" {: C4 Z% y+ i
CA Minneapolis; K) ^8 f: E1 o* {$ g. E- M" R
CA San Francisco; K5 S; \$ c( O) r( g* C2 P% H
CA Australia, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage, m0 C! ]# Y4 F8 g/ w
CA Canberra6 W) X- p, k9 X- ?- c3 @
CL Leander- g$ C$ U3 D: G
CL Achilles# p# l0 D! b" t9 d+ u* `
CL Perth
/ z0 l! s# A. C, z5 p( y* `CL Hobart; H0 ~+ @8 C: l+ {, D1 [
CL Raleigh
$ z3 B5 c) \5 G/ b1 ACL Detroit4 H- d( y1 O. P4 K4 @3 a
CL Concord
; w0 l" N& V8 @1 gDD Cummings' y* {8 n! v, R/ N1 M3 \( L6 E
DD Case
; L# B) P! O& u2 P) P0 h, I' \DD Shaw7 T. @' X/ l& o+ f
DD Downes# e" V/ Q3 H; V# x
DD Le Triomphant
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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- H( Q0 t& d: T) xJapanese Ships
4 {! A7 r3 e6 {& E6 ZCA Kumano, Shell hits 33, on fire, heavy damage
1 q4 s4 a( Y2 W8 \, L9 P. B. C. jCL Natori, Shell hits 24, and is sunk) a- V" ^, M- K2 ^
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
2 f! B& d5 m0 p% Z: u' G8 B8 X% BDD Ikazuchi, on fire R4 [4 }& s, U% O8 T: t
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Allied Ships m4 ^5 p8 `9 F7 l
CA Portland, on fire, heavy damage
6 p" l) w/ U( v8 mCA Northampton, on fire
! T X2 A3 l7 O$ RCA Houston
$ W# L1 {. z: G3 O& [CA Louisville
. _/ H3 K+ G3 H3 D% a/ dCA Chicago
! X* O" `+ A- d% {6 d4 W fCA Pensacola
1 O6 k- q( x& E ]# CCA New Orleans
7 \) b3 @2 |* B5 v* {$ FCA Astoria
" U/ v$ A. I7 y( E1 h% a& r* U/ [CA Minneapolis- m: R: D1 n& C
CA San Francisco; P6 s$ t- X: x( Q* k* T
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage$ ~( v8 B! H6 i# e6 ]* X
CA Canberra0 c3 q1 W/ l: a, v: g
CL Leander
% \. i0 u5 c0 T" o: @. Q: ECL Achilles
! I7 D' r7 i: z) [8 X7 CCL Perth' h- \7 h& d$ f6 t' T7 R" s$ H% v* @
CL Hobart
7 s7 o. J L/ a) `CL Raleigh1 A" v* w6 n, L6 j( r& K
CL Detroit7 J" c! T( H( q2 Q' a6 Q
CL Concord
' E7 a! B$ N ^6 J) o s& e0 nDD Cummings
0 n) e: b/ |8 QDD Case
r. W( o Q# \2 I. i" ^DD Shaw
6 `% S, J* Z0 g1 MDD Downes
% O1 T9 H' ?# d2 w3 o8 N1 eDD Le Triomphant
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,936 e& A0 I$ i0 a& B
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Japanese Ships0 l& H$ {, t# j# ]4 l. g. p
CA Kumano, Shell hits 29, and is sunk
* K" d0 }1 y- J7 ^% D: ?. ?DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 35, and is sunk
! C$ J# h8 D7 m9 _% O4 PDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 15, and is sunk7 Z' a6 q- V% F+ F+ @) F- t7 W
5 X" |( I/ N( j: {+ X5 r3 u' xAllied Ships
2 r) O6 _& o2 E5 j1 J' yCA Portland, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
$ P- k0 u- `6 f- j0 HCA Northampton, on fire2 X' e* V' B3 s4 T9 A* z
CA Houston. m5 U5 I$ C8 [( v; U ~2 v
CA Louisville5 W6 B1 x$ b' W0 @4 a, S. g. v
CA Chicago$ N) M+ V( i! h( Z' j
CA Pensacola$ C1 A4 n3 f- t9 Q- o; a
CA New Orleans/ V4 t0 h2 f3 U" {$ r
CA Astoria
0 w, G- g' j3 X' @CA Minneapolis0 f' v# M: P v M
CA San Francisco, V/ L9 _# y7 S n. }2 D8 m
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
R/ P X3 d3 x- m4 rCA Canberra
; r6 N8 U+ G, [; P5 ~CL Leander
6 l# n$ `: V" p9 Q$ }CL Achilles, B v" P5 h( {. z
CL Perth: ?- S! u7 \% P% e" ?1 h8 [
CL Hobart
2 M8 K0 x9 U1 j5 CCL Raleigh$ J) d* c& ~2 k* i$ Q8 ?
CL Detroit
4 M3 P* ^: n$ ~CL Concord
& Q( F& y \; P& [5 c3 bDD Cummings
! O( s# y" ]( r% i0 l( O5 X( yDD Case4 u. z& H. W9 T% |+ }5 x1 O
DD Shaw
7 S# ?) y. i% z% W7 QDD Downes5 b0 S, y z3 K# x' _4 B
DD Le Triomphant- s Z7 ]; @. a+ \3 a* u' t
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91! c7 h$ ^) L' V; g# T
* _0 d1 @* l4 VJapanese aircraft# U. S* y i1 }* Y
A6M2 Zero x 50
5 z$ F- ~( i! g+ \
6 o7 U! y; q J5 q s2 O" r+ KAllied aircraft! W* Z1 ]. w# Z' P; G5 |- a6 G! h
F4F-4 Wildcat x 42
3 i. y+ j2 Q4 k uSBD Dauntless x 44
8 W, ?' M3 }1 E; rTBF Avenger x 164 a; ^ ?, b+ y$ i& `9 J
8 |: S B7 x6 T/ R ]* C5 m+ AJapanese aircraft losses
* O1 s9 y6 d4 J! F" D+ G# U. ?. QA6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged9 f K6 W& @% g3 U- w4 w; O) Z
M5 y% C* p; Z9 R, mAllied aircraft losses' q M5 G* `! x0 z ?! w
F4F-4 Wildcat: 27 destroyed$ q, _8 R: N) ^4 i* _, E$ i H
SBD Dauntless: 13 destroyed, 17 damaged7 x6 `$ g! x" R( F" c* D9 z7 m5 n
TBF Avenger: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged( x' m- t+ N) h7 Q0 O
. }1 b, h) X! [! yJapanese Ships
. \- p! W0 B! dCV Kaga, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage+ }# g3 |; v" c
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire5 |3 k) H" ~6 R, f" F9 J; D
CV Shokaku9 |$ Z- ^4 y. [: G9 t1 G& l
CV Soryu
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0 T! H+ m. p% x; HDay Air attack on TF at 61,91, j. D" V' Y% c4 }" H/ s1 l
. t' ]: m# L* I5 fJapanese aircraft
$ M( ^& K) |& [6 J5 ~8 N8 zA6M2 Zero x 19! {& q% T6 ~" r8 w+ o+ R
( l6 W ^; M* L& e, P$ U/ KAllied aircraft
* j4 g+ F) A$ i: m+ l6 t4 X# c" Z- p9 bF4F-4 Wildcat x 194 J- q& L9 b; _6 ?% m- F
SBD Dauntless x 14% J: Q2 k. [) w4 x, w! T
TBF Avenger x 67 n# N+ z& W+ G- C
9 r" ]- a% h+ t8 W2 ^7 n1 u9 zJapanese aircraft losses* Z- }7 |/ j$ [- A: W
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
# Q* v; g' V- S/ e9 Q, n9 d4 n/ C8 _+ o
9 ?3 w9 k- Z& j4 AAllied aircraft losses
6 S* s, U7 {9 W# {; V8 {F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed1 v6 {/ i4 R" }! u0 y3 w
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged
' W# j$ L- p+ u0 f6 H, w+ u2 {0 ~TBF Avenger: 6 damaged
H+ H( n+ N9 }' s % F! L h; @$ P2 c
Japanese Ships' N2 R- b O2 Q K
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
" `9 _% ^- t3 {7 gCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 24 J9 R/ W. H" G! b
CA Tone
( _3 E% `2 F3 f- `/ SCV Soryu, Bomb hits 1
) K+ }6 B2 L1 y D( s9 wCV Hiryu, on fire$ { x8 ^/ ? z- ~" G
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A6M2 Zero x 17* d4 {: k' @8 J
' P+ R9 c3 a1 j) Q+ h7 j: A6 ^/ nAllied aircraft
- W/ {* u' t. c# I* P0 }- JF4F-4 Wildcat x 24
+ B4 \4 x. c- p3 R, [* CSBD Dauntless x 27
4 ^2 W7 Q( i. L5 C1 M. d$ JTBF Avenger x 7
+ L; F; S* _% i6 X. Z9 b 9 j& w, ~/ Y; e. ?( ]' k1 X# ]9 q
Japanese aircraft losses
3 N/ S9 j# z, H5 IA6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
! J4 V6 i% G/ T& ?+ a/ I/ A 2 y4 \& X2 _( L/ ~5 r1 [' L8 G+ K
Allied aircraft losses, ~3 k7 i% Y0 G3 P2 }. F% Z1 l
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed
' M u- [1 Z5 T. l, TSBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged4 y: g& v, c! {8 J) ]
TBF Avenger: 5 damaged
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Japanese Ships
3 F% K, |% @1 H8 P0 k! @ RCV Shokaku7 e9 M" \7 |* J( c+ o% b8 t, o$ G
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 2, on fire
/ v! ~5 ?- e/ I5 T% _CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
% _1 l( ?/ Q8 U: a* u0 r2 `) I) mCV Soryu
0 }% k9 I: d3 ACA Chikuma, Bomb hits 14 I( `4 ]. [$ \* G; T
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,914 o1 s, X; t" _9 e- g8 R, Z* `
1 _$ j! r5 Y) S/ G! P8 B. o1 V" oJapanese aircraft" z& J/ {# e. Z: e& q4 B) a4 W8 x
A6M2 Zero x 15
6 M, ^0 j1 R! |8 _- [3 y6 k 3 v) }* O I- O: C
Allied aircraft
& S! f" H$ w1 }" h; ]F4F-4 Wildcat x 8/ W' Z9 Z& f5 h8 v. |
SBD Dauntless x 18
8 q& X; x: P4 f; C! T1 C ( K1 O! R6 \, c e+ T2 H
Japanese aircraft losses
% O4 H/ D% Q, Z& cA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed- c; _, J4 M* P* H- a2 A
5 e: {* ~6 D3 G O9 s o6 g3 k3 rAllied aircraft losses
8 f+ A2 J6 w8 `! AF4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed+ t6 [6 ]6 m- d% n, X1 L% |* m& B
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged' E) r: O, k( Q/ \
( ?- d7 t; ?9 g7 [9 v2 T9 y/ V3 ]Japanese Ships" a. ~* F7 t9 ^2 z
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 1
' f% O6 ^. W, Y7 z- }$ c9 ]CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
* O u! k; b2 R k- eCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire' o& Y; q2 p- Q2 ? Q( |
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage8 t8 \9 x( O8 w6 `; ?& G% J
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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4 R# o1 i @8 M7 W8 tJapanese aircraft, `& c0 S+ E- e: z7 y8 j% Y
A6M2 Zero x 12
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# }, g) V6 }+ m/ o/ D; _Allied aircraft# b$ c$ s/ ~, [6 [* z
F4F-4 Wildcat x 105 H7 T7 w8 l, J; k$ ]3 @
SBD Dauntless x 9
0 G1 @2 c3 _' X6 x0 UTBF Avenger x 16
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Japanese aircraft losses: M/ M4 B, P) X: ^+ ~( E- M: c
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed; `1 Y `2 s9 O4 _% q
; T& C" x. h1 G, d5 u3 EAllied aircraft losses$ n* G1 U7 V( e( ?3 {
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed/ j8 t6 }0 G+ _0 o6 L1 q2 {
SBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
% F5 U# L) `: D; V( R. r$ ? \TBF Avenger: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged: V" \) a8 \" W) F: Q
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Japanese Ships
X; B1 `% f0 z+ zCV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage1 k! l5 T: i4 c1 X/ k
CV Hiryu, on fire" C4 l& C E4 }- a0 l# {
CA Chikuma
, K$ i. m. M# O, R* b; WCV Soryu7 _5 e& N1 F( ^% F4 u0 U$ h
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Japanese aircraft3 G3 p! i* Z8 I- V3 U+ j3 A8 w$ K
A6M2 Zero x 36( C; y, r, [# H- H( X6 H0 q) ]2 T
D3A Val x 905 y) G* `7 f& X0 L, C# B; q
B5N Kate x 66
0 Z* U* X2 a h3 u- a# a# s
5 |3 `, R$ a- E( XAllied aircraft! |+ M. O! P: ]$ K; `
F4F-4 Wildcat x 108
& Q% o2 v5 `8 I/ A- l3 }9 gP-40E Warhawk x 45* S9 ~) K7 p5 f. m, N0 A1 R
P-38G Lightning x 2
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- q3 S+ T, U1 c' E2 ?9 sJapanese aircraft losses$ ^2 j6 ]4 q8 Z; s: w/ T
A6M2 Zero: 26 destroyed d5 z1 M1 ]; \2 j0 T
D3A Val: 50 destroyed
0 o! q H9 a3 L$ t: W* L: l& |4 L, D: B( @B5N Kate: 42 destroyed9 T7 v" G7 y% {. N0 _) q) D
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Allied aircraft losses
* G1 O3 k( g" h: z% U& t$ bF4F-4 Wildcat: 41 destroyed, 14 damaged
7 k4 A- K G, J+ XP-40E Warhawk: 27 destroyed
/ R& v1 [, s! a' ?P-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed
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Allied Ships/ q( f1 F& j! x# V. L& M+ h
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1& L/ s! [+ U$ H$ R4 `, h0 i
CV Hornet, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire$ u% o4 g1 @$ |7 B5 L
CV Wasp, Bomb hits 2, on fire
) _8 c; H: V) G. aDD Benham, Bomb hits 1, on fire1 I. @2 u# x3 k! Q5 F3 ~" X
CV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
- B7 \' Z% L0 K* LCV Yorktown. O( e7 C, T |' O0 ]
CV Saratoga6 w; R- g0 e$ L
CL Honolulu
# U& A: I! p" u: j4 R, G% L- hCL St. Louis, Bomb hits 2
4 _7 @6 e% D8 K* M. q1 v9 g
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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B-25C Mitchell x 3
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Japanese Ships
: Y& _% i0 g1 u' ^: [# `5 sCV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Aircraft Attacking:! Q( d" `" Q0 N# @: p5 o) v. ?; K
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
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Allied aircraft, J- g4 U+ N: K
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21) F8 }& U g- i1 o# e8 s
SBD Dauntless x 90 q$ P) Z* F; D5 o+ r3 _
TBF Avenger x 33
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Japanese Ships( a( S- i7 E: r/ d3 d
CA Chikuma
! e$ y- `: u, hCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage1 K) V4 b8 \/ W& L& x, z
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
% y; o. y D( |1 \+ v: `3 @CA Tone, Bomb hits 11 A: F3 s' w5 K1 W
DD Ariake, Bomb hits 1, on fire
! r" ]" v7 X9 q5 e; }* yCA Aoba, Bomb hits 2
7 w; j+ e! z' ]5 v% rCL Tama
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+ ^0 G# F# c0 t, hDay Air attack on TF at 61,91* N% u& u b) C6 }+ {3 Z: N! n9 g
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Allied aircraft- v5 K3 w; X5 n1 z+ q$ K
B-25C Mitchell x 20
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CV Soryu, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage5 |/ d" q* C- H7 I6 r
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
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Ground combat at Shortlands
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7 _" J: B- v. j! n2 ^% g4 G: ~Allied Deliberate attack1 l1 E' X2 {% M+ R. f) x r: X
, _& m) C: j9 W* I' I( `Attacking force 13678 troops, 150 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 322
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Defending force 1457 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10
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1 N% Z: R Y: A# |/ nAllied max assault: 314 - adjusted assault: 281 : A8 ]) u i4 f, z3 F9 c
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Japanese max defense: 6 - adjusted defense: 1 5 u, b. B' x& X' A; _& R- j
* D: F/ y% o. H' TAllied assault odds: 281 to 1 " v9 ^- X! p6 Z: z/ y! [$ t
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Japanese ground losses:5 x( H, Q) Q- l7 M" ~+ d* |1 V1 h
1572 casualties reported+ v. l0 I$ e( u" s# u( H+ q
Guns lost 7* S% o0 y# ?5 O1 i8 R9 H, ?
4 c3 g# g# q: G+ {7 j0 j- Y) P4 WAllied ground losses:5 k6 r) G3 j% I
2 casualties reported4 S# n9 h) Q6 g% a, W/ l- _# G. }
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