AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/18/42
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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Japanese Ships) ]; |: s; o$ o' J( j5 K7 F
CA Kumano3 q! ]! V8 Z( Z) r; T
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 42, and is sunk
- p# k9 }# q+ W7 ]) O- i& X0 }CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1
! b" u: X, W* b* D- k5 [CL Natori, Shell hits 1
+ E/ {7 X- U0 _ XDD Maikaze, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage9 ^0 s- o2 B$ d2 T4 B) |
DD Natsugumo) L8 k/ X3 V7 d; i; V0 A2 l# V, p' ?
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 1% \; [0 A" y1 I5 q! k0 I% D) u
DD Yuzuki( a, _8 ]/ v' y6 \4 e$ N
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Allied Ships& J; Z+ `4 ?! C$ M" ^5 a
CA Portland, Shell hits 2, on fire- n: {' f6 G( J* f/ s+ E7 d1 c
CA Northampton! l! F* B5 ^! A
CA Houston, Torpedo hits 1) O4 B! E/ ~/ x+ X
CA Chester, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk# U7 z. `* v5 @) X1 Q J% q7 \- a% g# o
CA Louisville, Shell hits 1
( [. B3 D+ U. [8 }! c7 x8 k" GCA Chicago
$ z' `. u7 k) [4 [( a, b: M" _9 ACA Pensacola
3 K" o P3 }, dCA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 15 Z' P0 L- G8 r
CA Astoria7 `; ^0 q0 E! R$ G& f& \! i$ }
CA Minneapolis, l8 t( b# \/ I% S5 N
CA San Francisco
0 G( S" ^% _* ICA Australia, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
. E0 o6 Q( B0 v2 g/ LCA Canberra
% c! r4 j2 l% V& b6 G( dCL Leander
* Y7 n0 i7 @* O$ L; ACL Achilles
1 f7 @9 z: {- Z5 d( XCL Perth' E% j- g \3 ?( I E
CL Hobart4 ` o# x2 w. V- @# ?& R$ r
CL Raleigh4 s* Y& U. C0 s
CL Detroit5 H" x; ] {2 r3 T8 P
CL Concord% t' M+ S! V5 P/ U
DD Cummings
- b2 o6 Y- G' ^+ fDD Case
4 q7 D/ ]$ J! D* _3 z* R3 mDD Shaw7 x6 _4 a* {' s+ ?# C
DD Downes+ P- v% D" z& y: p) [
DD Le Triomphant& Z( G# J' `8 L: c$ E T
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CA Kumano, Shell hits 104 @9 d. N6 H _6 L3 M
CA Furutaka& \( o; s* Z3 Y( Y( ]' E
CL Natori, Shell hits 1
, R9 E m0 z; x! z* ZDD Maikaze, on fire, heavy damage( [+ l% Y8 `5 W4 H; z+ J+ `
DD Natsugumo
0 X: g9 W% Q) F. q- Q* ?DD Ikazuchi
1 M9 I" ^4 [% {2 j: hDD Yuzuki
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Allied Ships8 g1 g# o9 ]2 p( `* W+ ]
CA Portland, on fire
$ {5 {, J% I6 y, t& YCA Northampton b( n/ T% g9 N, j* {
CA Houston
/ X) G, Q1 q/ z7 U9 ^$ D; V# e% ^CA Louisville
# K, v: c, h- Z. a% ^CA Chicago
+ U3 Y) f! V9 c8 n8 a7 zCA Pensacola) p7 V/ b5 [4 I# T
CA New Orleans
. G1 z* n$ j! \! p2 i; wCA Astoria! k s' O: ~7 b: l/ v# ?% }/ ~7 A
CA Minneapolis9 m0 ]1 N' o& {* c! @3 @9 U) z
CA San Francisco
4 ^# _1 e, U8 _. i% m. C `CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
4 X, N; E4 l f% A8 l+ O+ gCA Canberra
- V& z1 _& m3 j1 m6 \$ `: Q6 UCL Leander) ]% M6 |3 \7 M2 b' Z( l
CL Achilles
. i. t3 L, [ j7 lCL Perth
: E6 H' W7 v2 c- i" _9 c9 c7 p/ @CL Hobart( X' v9 }# r& B; e/ N8 X9 B# l
CL Raleigh
) \9 { F C+ ^3 QCL Detroit
& n! y7 S. f2 N' e: ^4 rCL Concord
' H1 c" b' L a9 `DD Cummings" W0 R$ @* T$ t1 T# C C& G
DD Case
2 |9 J% m6 {4 r! o n1 S" j0 J5 sDD Shaw
7 a: T- h% q5 [ FDD Downes$ R% t/ t5 v0 Z- C; X% s# M, _
DD Le Triomphant
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8 `" V' L) g5 S$ C$ ]CA Kumano, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
8 m9 `) y: n8 ?$ d; @% {CA Furutaka, Shell hits 34, and is sunk
3 M6 B# ?4 Y8 B' d7 JCL Natori, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
+ L' l j4 P" kDD Maikaze, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
- A3 O; C( A& u* |. L% `9 R! l; n6 iDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
; u1 C6 m7 g! I& E; q8 @2 \5 d, \$ IDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 3, on fire
7 W7 C' T6 d, E( V @% m8 t0 w* H _DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
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Allied Ships# p" g5 D5 B% ], `5 ~% s# I U
CA Portland, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage! B% T4 ]) Y4 I& M, C% z$ M
CA Northampton, Shell hits 1, on fire% a* N, b! h, c/ t: a' {5 _
CA Houston, Shell hits 1. l: W+ B H4 I: _, ]
CA Louisville9 V. _' Z2 f/ ^5 J: P8 Q, O
CA Chicago, Shell hits 23 j3 W" `. _( D/ ~/ q
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 4, Y6 I& o' a4 ^2 {
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 4( F5 e. W+ V- t- W5 s
CA Astoria
; g9 j* ]( H- u3 ^8 S6 V& ZCA Minneapolis
: ]& f. o/ F) {& ~8 `8 TCA San Francisco
% ]+ g' I, i& x4 FCA Australia, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
4 P" R1 n) q4 x, _( ^1 |CA Canberra% U* d$ E0 u& ] o" y& {, @
CL Leander4 ?7 ^) O: x3 s
CL Achilles9 D' G' x# {# N3 C; ^& ]9 ~
CL Perth j* j+ R, }8 z: R) O
CL Hobart# w! j- f0 G4 H0 G! _, o$ x
CL Raleigh9 [( B, Z. e6 J, g5 S- Y
CL Detroit1 F8 H; B/ ^/ s8 z$ w' k
CL Concord9 r# ~& D5 Z% p3 O7 \' D
DD Cummings' r& S- d; \ i0 q* z
DD Case
( ?" D( B: g5 |6 RDD Shaw! i# z/ d @7 n; `5 g; G) r% K' H
DD Downes
2 i. u9 j% e& eDD Le Triomphant
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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9 h6 g9 ~0 }2 dCA Kumano, Shell hits 33, on fire, heavy damage
: F2 V4 p8 a; f! {+ m+ kCL Natori, Shell hits 24, and is sunk
9 X/ d2 p4 [' M" v. vDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1; ] ~; U" e, u6 Y9 Y/ o$ A
DD Ikazuchi, on fire
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Allied Ships2 _* `0 V! y# y- V
CA Portland, on fire, heavy damage; Q/ s% c, o' O; Y5 o
CA Northampton, on fire
/ U5 ]+ Q. d; M; D% |CA Houston
3 M* ]$ [! I; p7 dCA Louisville
5 C8 g v' ]/ H/ F" N" gCA Chicago
) ~; k& R' U4 H2 n- t3 A% Z9 iCA Pensacola( n! ^/ e" K- W/ ]/ H+ @5 C* \$ {, Y
CA New Orleans3 s( l8 D; ?# }6 c0 d4 k4 J
CA Astoria9 H; f% [" x1 U5 D6 Z; W3 J
CA Minneapolis
& I n4 I& X6 v0 J# O9 oCA San Francisco0 h1 X+ J7 X' D y, r3 T" \* u2 k
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage) U' Y: } A7 s7 I$ m! y
CA Canberra8 d2 Y5 @4 g- e) ]
CL Leander
9 E) n! S% e( U$ JCL Achilles/ s. K3 g' {( P0 B" [
CL Perth
% x# ?" u! S. Z% D$ a2 uCL Hobart
5 h6 t% t- Q k6 i `4 GCL Raleigh2 m, C4 I7 K6 f) e
CL Detroit
- P3 g# x5 r* B, jCL Concord9 e) ~! ?" J+ \+ Y2 ]0 @5 o% a
DD Cummings' c5 [3 D. o- i k
DD Case
# `4 X, e( D, U) `8 {0 VDD Shaw: l- Y8 u; B* V! j5 V
DD Downes# v& b7 i, p3 }# E
DD Le Triomphant
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Japanese Ships4 V K+ V2 O6 K6 V I4 J
CA Kumano, Shell hits 29, and is sunk
" K) ?, u' G$ w3 b5 w4 HDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 35, and is sunk3 ^% P% Z1 r: w
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
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; ^4 P" o. @% s) f( dAllied Ships
3 V: A* ^& Y' b0 I+ qCA Portland, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
/ |# J1 y- S& [$ r/ V% KCA Northampton, on fire n$ m* b4 a% E% J% @
CA Houston
+ w ~# q, l3 S; _% N% w* [ g1 e: A7 _CA Louisville
" T+ m% G/ ^9 v1 g7 XCA Chicago9 N; \! Q! p. g5 o
CA Pensacola
+ t) L) Q+ z/ TCA New Orleans9 {$ L; v& L7 `, K( j
CA Astoria3 P5 l: K2 ~5 x2 P) _0 X- e
CA Minneapolis
7 E9 D m; r# [; D) a$ y* F- X( oCA San Francisco
& \0 Q3 i. a% u$ NCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
' D; c" d# v* ?. J: Q' yCA Canberra* `9 B) Q6 d$ Y
CL Leander
2 N2 L' A/ H Q1 T; H. a: iCL Achilles
; z$ \) Q( _) G+ D0 nCL Perth1 ^# o! G! y5 H# I, I! e
CL Hobart
5 x8 x J0 b4 @7 CCL Raleigh
1 f' Z% V/ F. L) Q0 TCL Detroit
1 |7 l7 ?1 l! jCL Concord
1 G# S) S) | {DD Cummings5 k+ ~/ g$ Z6 Q! r2 q- m% J
DD Case
7 Q* m% M# l+ R$ d# vDD Shaw- z. m( Y* @' C. j$ n% `
DD Downes
% \% ^' z9 @3 k" o9 Y4 iDD Le Triomphant
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" }8 z) L c; p( I9 q8 h! D( vJapanese aircraft$ _/ w! {+ n( C/ g$ q
A6M2 Zero x 50
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Allied aircraft2 k& F7 R: k7 ^: p3 P
F4F-4 Wildcat x 42
- v2 t- S! [/ F9 \SBD Dauntless x 44
( P+ b5 d5 g5 ]6 M3 Y1 B2 m+ [TBF Avenger x 16; V: N& u" Y' i& \
4 i" `! @/ M4 G S X jJapanese aircraft losses- C, P" v2 f, D! W6 {/ d
A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses' e, _! P# a5 f' \9 s4 W2 I5 @
F4F-4 Wildcat: 27 destroyed& c# ^" Q6 P! Q8 K, M' b6 f
SBD Dauntless: 13 destroyed, 17 damaged
: n8 R# w# S& S4 ZTBF Avenger: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged3 I0 r2 f6 _- s4 O
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Japanese Ships5 ~- f8 O0 @' T+ \# Z* Q, H! n
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage6 k! v- y/ c$ {% _1 |* h
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire, H( u9 d; K& s% O
CV Shokaku. Z& `# J4 |$ O+ v/ Y0 N
CV Soryu
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Japanese aircraft8 T( `: p% F2 ]6 a: v$ s, |/ r
A6M2 Zero x 19
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+ ?7 |" r: d9 E, S* SAllied aircraft
; q9 J# Q' x# @- _0 F7 U3 NF4F-4 Wildcat x 197 l% |- H: F+ h* H: Q
SBD Dauntless x 14
+ m" P, a5 x5 ]& S5 lTBF Avenger x 60 n& B4 d5 j% F% N: C( D
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Japanese aircraft losses
9 W4 @# {$ A8 ^A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses9 c- |) z( v% ~6 W
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed
6 o4 A' Z* e1 a/ i* s* FSBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged
6 |/ j3 i* i6 e3 C& s/ KTBF Avenger: 6 damaged
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Japanese Ships
7 b* k& j# K( d6 v. Y: ?CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage4 S# l h# M' ^9 h" C, S
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2
) C% C7 h7 Q# c+ h2 NCA Tone' R) Y( o. x" n# g
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 1' K. q$ D8 T% D Z
CV Hiryu, on fire
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A6M2 Zero x 17
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3 R. K# O& A+ ]7 ?5 x- aAllied aircraft) Z' L3 |2 T5 `/ ~; n
F4F-4 Wildcat x 24
9 P& P, i3 Q% D& q0 n) I% GSBD Dauntless x 27
+ y/ A7 c! }1 H6 u/ R2 j+ J* STBF Avenger x 72 C0 X; k/ q5 x: J" `
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Japanese aircraft losses
8 Q9 j' f+ f0 b3 ~4 o1 L4 d, |4 D6 XA6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed) G, s2 n5 j8 L/ J3 J, X+ I/ ]5 m
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Allied aircraft losses
2 O* h) O) m5 w& @6 }8 Q( hF4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed
) @- P: ]8 |: v9 S7 y9 X+ j1 CSBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged
/ ]! I8 X# _* I) ~7 ]8 n' a+ z% VTBF Avenger: 5 damaged9 f3 b- E2 y- M& n" B( O4 Z
" @4 r5 T* b1 s; t5 k8 W" xJapanese Ships
2 P0 F3 C7 @/ Z( t6 n/ u& ^CV Shokaku, h) k& v: |6 \
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 2, on fire
@6 `& t2 ^6 z0 @0 L2 f6 wCV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage# h; ~* p8 `% l1 Y' c8 D' \
CV Soryu
5 M: T5 s: Q: t8 v- _9 ~0 N5 HCA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1
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Japanese aircraft
; c2 I/ U" |$ k( AA6M2 Zero x 15+ r* P4 h, _! C
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Allied aircraft
~; H7 a R- {3 u x: iF4F-4 Wildcat x 81 n6 w1 _) U$ g! S& r/ D' Y% @; s% |
SBD Dauntless x 18
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Japanese aircraft losses4 m+ I! x- P6 Q2 ~- x& z# h2 _; \- L
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed. K% f9 e7 W& [! b& O9 b: l5 V5 Y: J
( f; m, f/ _3 T: `5 [Allied aircraft losses. G; s$ T& V' j. s
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed: s8 M. x0 `" {% Y/ V& |! r( S* l9 ~
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged+ V2 n9 s, b' E" a7 S
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CV Soryu, Bomb hits 1
: t' A7 H7 M/ _* TCV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
% \+ M, d& A/ `' t/ D% P5 hCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
, {2 I. E( [9 _( ~CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage" K; E; Z9 o! Q4 }7 e0 U2 s# Y
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91) E8 a# q9 j/ h$ l, _
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% F7 F, I# M; f* o3 b/ @3 y& d* tA6M2 Zero x 12
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Allied aircraft
# w" k; G. n$ b0 O! ?4 uF4F-4 Wildcat x 10
% d0 G4 I+ X' n0 ~2 x& d( USBD Dauntless x 91 n% L- c) v6 o: r
TBF Avenger x 16( \7 W3 N0 G. Y- m! L" f' M1 M
: @# q# f7 H, ~; V5 r, g2 bJapanese aircraft losses% G& P( b5 u9 q- E: n
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed5 c( @4 q: H8 [/ K
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Allied aircraft losses: f* x1 Y w! n/ V- C, ^# R
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed' l1 }- d7 [8 p# X. ^" V
SBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
/ D: A+ g: z9 K7 kTBF Avenger: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged
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( e( g2 Q. r+ i& a" F! L2 _Japanese Ships( T; I* W) k, n
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage4 D; P) t( @1 A9 c
CV Hiryu, on fire
% r8 R" F8 @- O7 T2 d4 q6 [ jCA Chikuma! w9 L: I x% c) Y3 f7 U9 i) I" |& b
CV Soryu
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A6M2 Zero x 36, X! E( @- g- n" m5 m& H3 Q
D3A Val x 90; |# }. S0 ]. u8 `7 Y
B5N Kate x 66
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Allied aircraft& n5 i5 x- ~5 Z5 X, f
F4F-4 Wildcat x 1083 ~1 ~8 E B* [' S- X
P-40E Warhawk x 45
- Z( a+ X8 F/ R6 ?8 J qP-38G Lightning x 2
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5 v4 L! {: }3 ]2 V0 k+ c% qJapanese aircraft losses: j. v: A" ]1 w8 L' S2 i! }
A6M2 Zero: 26 destroyed% u! R t& ^8 g: X8 G
D3A Val: 50 destroyed
]; G. ]( X# O* n& sB5N Kate: 42 destroyed+ w( h8 m9 c! V3 F
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Allied aircraft losses. F+ l( m0 R/ r. V7 |
F4F-4 Wildcat: 41 destroyed, 14 damaged8 g; d- r" n+ h- m
P-40E Warhawk: 27 destroyed
1 P% Z5 X% v! ^2 c' mP-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed0 [6 l# ?* ~* ^
* b# K. x \$ P. y/ f0 ?Allied Ships
/ g; V- u3 t* h$ ?. a& d, I1 a" |CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1' o5 h O2 d. a' [6 F
CV Hornet, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
; |/ M- \) T( h/ a9 Y: I0 ~/ A7 f. `CV Wasp, Bomb hits 2, on fire8 z, S1 w# M9 L- R! ^' U
DD Benham, Bomb hits 1, on fire* i' Q0 T$ A7 b" C' w( ?* f* g
CV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1, on fire. e- [4 f) I+ d' z
CV Yorktown) p/ g% P4 D- b0 v
CV Saratoga
3 S$ \' E5 ?; o/ L( p- cCL Honolulu
; Q, T+ o4 K H8 C3 O4 _7 f HCL St. Louis, Bomb hits 2
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Allied aircraft
/ \$ ?9 q# v) ~B-25C Mitchell x 38 W* q* b% q. S; J6 F5 I% W
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Japanese Ships
; F' }6 z3 y% M2 \8 y7 U! hCV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage+ h# E# p& A" V. z
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Aircraft Attacking:
" Y* Y- U! w6 u; c( R% f 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
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0 _& @5 k7 p0 |. h8 F1 U' @Allied aircraft7 Z7 G/ H. F4 k! w8 U6 t1 j8 R$ N G
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21+ Q6 o, n! e2 {2 r* s& _
SBD Dauntless x 90
2 V2 U$ }5 q$ W# FTBF Avenger x 33
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Japanese Ships
0 I* u1 Y/ D* p6 MCA Chikuma
$ d) r6 h, O1 D7 UCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
% x$ G, l0 X; V; L) }2 }* b0 zCV Soryu, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
9 s9 k5 Q" I, c8 }! r, k( |0 BCA Tone, Bomb hits 1
* q% u5 E+ U' z. Q6 X1 S" xDD Ariake, Bomb hits 1, on fire
9 V$ F1 H4 d' j8 k" x+ a# P" G1 c+ g# ^CA Aoba, Bomb hits 28 a# h, d5 B9 W
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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B-25C Mitchell x 20: e/ t+ o! P: P" F8 Z* }; A
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Japanese Ships
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CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage5 e8 X& @! y$ a. ]6 M2 V
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% l7 H2 H3 K7 c. u' A+ R; u; RGround combat at Shortlands7 M2 d# L$ ?6 e* G
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Allied Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 13678 troops, 150 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 322( M1 w2 s) z0 s4 a
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Defending force 1457 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10- c' f% {6 x8 a2 N# Q9 B) q) Z. z
5 s, S; g/ d" g GAllied max assault: 314 - adjusted assault: 281
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Japanese max defense: 6 - adjusted defense: 1 / }' d7 \$ l2 K% l1 w
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Allied assault odds: 281 to 1 + |0 f$ S+ C' U9 {3 R
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# t* z/ Z, V; ~0 b6 I* k0 xJapanese ground losses:2 G7 \/ t) c5 _! S
1572 casualties reported m$ {" g! E$ N: q5 c9 Y
Guns lost 7
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Allied ground losses:. {* h/ ?# O3 [4 K
2 casualties reported( u' c+ O' ~& n Z
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