AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/18/42
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/ f8 W2 x' R, D7 M6 TNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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Japanese Ships7 i1 F* l0 t7 C6 D9 R
CA Kumano2 W% r8 C# q3 K2 o1 n
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 42, and is sunk
! g& a4 s1 [7 P1 m% z; n. [. vCA Furutaka, Shell hits 1
4 L6 P9 u/ O, m6 \CL Natori, Shell hits 1
8 ~! x: p% i9 e- J. D2 U( IDD Maikaze, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage. T: B9 V2 ^$ f, W d+ n
DD Natsugumo
) Z _1 K3 K' d4 T1 kDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 1
( I( t" ?+ V" ~DD Yuzuki* ^6 R7 L0 V9 d: I; X( T
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Allied Ships
5 D* ^9 h) R5 `; K, \5 VCA Portland, Shell hits 2, on fire( ~ t1 O9 X( Z2 ]% V* [
CA Northampton6 m6 u* u2 b, e4 J* @
CA Houston, Torpedo hits 1& c( U5 A: W8 [& B$ h
CA Chester, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
) g4 {4 a9 \) q( fCA Louisville, Shell hits 1
9 D K& ?7 O& d% Y L; q$ `CA Chicago
* p8 e \* z" B( {) R4 |CA Pensacola
4 \7 F2 e; i8 E* [8 V. T2 A& kCA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
$ z+ a8 K* w% a% O& bCA Astoria R. d% K& x# j# b) K
CA Minneapolis2 p% B: N6 v* q( X; j
CA San Francisco! D$ A5 t3 y, k3 d0 t
CA Australia, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage% F+ @1 Z/ }4 L Y7 q% Q0 x
CA Canberra
, P5 M/ z- D% ?9 s, u0 {CL Leander3 J3 h7 {( g/ q$ H% n
CL Achilles
) A8 q' e4 e1 Z7 }CL Perth/ x L& }% T6 b& d* o* h. a4 E
CL Hobart
7 f, @: z& E" dCL Raleigh- w% T' M# ]1 p$ ~
CL Detroit$ w& s9 d U( ]$ C+ F' `
CL Concord" M2 b5 W( b5 C
DD Cummings
) u2 k9 B( m; M& Y. E2 v, Y( NDD Case; H& V- j% b4 | [/ A, |- s
DD Shaw3 e) C6 }/ s( s8 Q3 G# B- d5 \
DD Downes
- ^% B" }: Q5 ?$ D; kDD Le Triomphant
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,932 H( J: R/ s* K' _
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Japanese Ships
) o4 J+ [- @) ^" n- Y4 BCA Kumano, Shell hits 10
, \3 q' Z+ A3 Z2 A$ C+ ~3 |CA Furutaka
- z- }: D* Y; c8 @; NCL Natori, Shell hits 1
- j/ [4 G3 x' p9 i1 |5 u$ FDD Maikaze, on fire, heavy damage
$ E) T6 C* ?; q1 h" IDD Natsugumo% Y/ `% B; _4 z9 x# _4 y
DD Ikazuchi, c- D$ h: \: Q+ U- k
DD Yuzuki$ _2 d7 V4 u8 }5 X" }' Q4 D
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Allied Ships+ N. N7 g% b: `* O* {
CA Portland, on fire7 d7 _6 o, t: N2 `( l% k7 g" F4 A
CA Northampton
7 R' @& a2 E, v$ b6 qCA Houston
0 k4 \1 N- w6 p% O; x; V5 S* Z" HCA Louisville: r) X- o, Z T% t, Q6 U
CA Chicago' }: d C. o) t3 g5 m! }
CA Pensacola$ i( Z! ]# e! Z; J, M
CA New Orleans
3 D, K. r, l+ t* QCA Astoria
7 N" L8 B$ v9 q U& q `CA Minneapolis& j3 P1 _. c$ J* }
CA San Francisco
* M+ e" b3 v+ c/ F) T% w( o; PCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage; e# j4 M2 \0 Q- ?* z4 J
CA Canberra
4 ~6 g" M# M( r+ yCL Leander
1 M% x' w+ U$ S# C: ECL Achilles c3 ]2 C+ l. N$ G9 n7 G, ?
CL Perth
6 V3 o1 A. Q' N0 F$ X6 X, qCL Hobart4 Q/ t1 g6 h, A3 Z0 V8 J5 v
CL Raleigh
4 F- q& O8 F! }& R" | a9 tCL Detroit/ M8 c( P7 ?7 G* y+ q& o/ c
CL Concord
# g. G$ {* n6 o; hDD Cummings
5 b/ I7 X# d! C: M& [+ q) [. A9 h4 mDD Case3 ^5 T, I( ]! T6 p: }; ~+ B* u
DD Shaw
+ T: P) J0 s" @, VDD Downes
; b% V$ g" y1 _6 aDD Le Triomphant
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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Japanese Ships
6 o+ K" X8 I; Q* y9 JCA Kumano, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
' L9 u/ X. I: @: dCA Furutaka, Shell hits 34, and is sunk
) [% w6 R& [! n' @& W5 M. ~9 pCL Natori, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage2 x3 {% j" Z. t; f
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 14, and is sunk/ w" [/ m* l5 Q/ x
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
9 U$ g9 w: ~! R' q/ ]" gDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 3, on fire
5 L5 F$ D5 k2 Q" s: VDD Yuzuki, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
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$ R! Q Y3 h7 K UAllied Ships
# O9 ?4 n/ b# k" L( nCA Portland, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
6 h# @: e6 S' g+ W. O' e: VCA Northampton, Shell hits 1, on fire
+ `, s8 Y6 [( @" x V6 WCA Houston, Shell hits 1' Q7 J+ g) |. C, G& I. ^
CA Louisville
% h- {8 s h, Y, E8 iCA Chicago, Shell hits 2( e6 L8 b4 M3 ]
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 4
: k$ r/ I' b2 e# _' |CA New Orleans, Shell hits 4
$ `) r0 e* w" E& E& d' I& q' hCA Astoria
) D2 K& ?7 C; ~CA Minneapolis
9 ^5 ?# u- \# ?+ P; B% I) NCA San Francisco- @# B, q6 H( e: d4 v" j3 s
CA Australia, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
6 o4 F. q+ s5 e% s& i* G0 QCA Canberra9 M2 `5 ^8 O( ^* {
CL Leander
+ P( d+ B' m0 h8 bCL Achilles; G6 B. ?" d3 h/ r2 s
CL Perth
: M; q: x+ \6 ?CL Hobart
1 x! t7 X, r4 ^2 D! u6 BCL Raleigh# E @- u9 v" o$ e- J: J
CL Detroit
, I$ X2 q8 D4 @ ]9 F+ E; @2 o* rCL Concord" V$ V; N. j: ^6 k, O8 T& E& F
DD Cummings9 K# _# @, w, S6 Z+ }8 I
DD Case* G/ D, L7 ]: @) e# P8 K
DD Shaw+ o' W6 W, {3 o4 d
DD Downes5 c5 X& f, G& t# Q5 S U
DD Le Triomphant3 b+ Q& ^. |3 h( s
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93+ p( X! a1 s1 ]
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5 J- o+ M% \: t5 n- j& sCA Kumano, Shell hits 33, on fire, heavy damage" x/ F- W2 N' y, F' {# x
CL Natori, Shell hits 24, and is sunk
1 f8 T6 l7 f2 `( k2 K0 Y( j% t4 Z2 n" HDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1 H8 \9 R. V) c6 E4 \
DD Ikazuchi, on fire0 R0 o3 c* Q& P6 Y8 P/ Y
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Allied Ships
3 P, M$ m- F9 C& S8 x3 |' Z ^CA Portland, on fire, heavy damage" M, ?) |6 x! @
CA Northampton, on fire9 S# B2 r Z5 ~
CA Houston
) R- n3 \* D0 U3 PCA Louisville+ @( J5 s2 s1 d) w
CA Chicago s2 D |* ~: M* p! O/ q1 O9 i( v
CA Pensacola
/ V6 k3 F1 k f7 O8 a% w/ VCA New Orleans( `: v8 M" e8 ?% x2 C
CA Astoria
1 i5 y2 [' J5 w ^' GCA Minneapolis
: K. | l! `4 T. ICA San Francisco
9 s- b1 L- R, n+ ACA Australia, on fire, heavy damage0 v, C: ^! G2 K, b' @6 Q) N
CA Canberra
7 R" A8 d/ {+ N- G# [+ JCL Leander
% E9 W! q6 }/ T$ ^7 ~! yCL Achilles" r" K+ A1 a1 k0 f9 U+ E
CL Perth1 ]2 n* O. R* Z
CL Hobart
; d* R2 W2 F7 M0 b0 n# vCL Raleigh/ B6 M& {" u ?' @
CL Detroit) |* m: i0 u+ x# s1 |3 x5 s
CL Concord
$ P/ v6 Y5 `8 G7 XDD Cummings
# z3 c* K1 X8 qDD Case9 M! a. m2 m3 w3 C r$ q& J
DD Shaw- W6 m3 E. g6 M5 d, j
DD Downes2 `3 a6 o) R( n2 M# e+ h7 w6 M- k) p
DD Le Triomphant
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93# D7 B2 a, K& i9 {$ H* N
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Japanese Ships
9 t( X9 i% V8 \% ?9 ECA Kumano, Shell hits 29, and is sunk
0 ?; X" y8 G2 p4 ~8 H* bDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 35, and is sunk0 Q g& j: Z- [
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
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; i& [0 l' N C ]7 |Allied Ships# t- z& y8 n5 S
CA Portland, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
1 k8 F2 x& {$ o* YCA Northampton, on fire
7 V# j+ \, R! `" J$ K: o TCA Houston
5 a, D( H" {4 j$ `9 ?; f- E9 OCA Louisville l# t. f6 ~6 U6 f/ ~9 w
CA Chicago
& r9 y3 B' t4 @3 _( X7 [1 j! ]7 H9 ]CA Pensacola" a+ ^3 e# L9 I! H4 Z3 e
CA New Orleans
% D( |. Q0 C$ C: L( U% h; S- S" JCA Astoria
4 a9 c( B, a6 JCA Minneapolis, t, |# {/ a% \% s
CA San Francisco- M; }1 E$ a) _
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
; C) i. U$ \/ S4 OCA Canberra
/ K7 m. [& m( [CL Leander( h8 w. I7 d. F4 O K( w# m+ l
CL Achilles
% t' m2 v6 n$ N$ S5 G" }CL Perth
! x3 a+ ~: q6 z) I3 f iCL Hobart$ g! @3 g0 g! U i" `8 Y
CL Raleigh
. N5 G; g4 F z$ lCL Detroit" ?$ C, a9 c8 M) `: M
CL Concord
3 L( F. c5 L c# i! s, m1 MDD Cummings
5 c5 @% |# s' O# TDD Case
4 u7 f/ C9 y# I0 |DD Shaw5 f1 z+ p0 u, Z* H
DD Downes$ ]4 P1 {' f. j
DD Le Triomphant
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Japanese aircraft
3 ]3 T& p8 v5 @" e: i3 IA6M2 Zero x 50' G+ a6 a: ~" h8 G: A) j
1 E. c8 n1 W+ s2 B3 qAllied aircraft
5 x6 C6 E Z" L) Q* m4 B: IF4F-4 Wildcat x 42
) F. g) A. ]; w# vSBD Dauntless x 44
4 e; a! ]- c1 i2 `TBF Avenger x 16
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Japanese aircraft losses
, C4 _: u* l" t# [ i$ ?8 ?3 L5 UA6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged& ? H4 h* J4 O0 C$ c q; k2 o, D% K
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Allied aircraft losses* }8 Y6 K% B# X: |; Z
F4F-4 Wildcat: 27 destroyed
F" u3 Z' s L$ G8 NSBD Dauntless: 13 destroyed, 17 damaged e: V: q. o% a# l: Q
TBF Avenger: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged" ^) J' p) o. C
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Japanese Ships
$ E) x1 H7 l; Y# hCV Kaga, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
( x- g f `8 S& dCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire, [' ], t) A; X! A! R$ X: U- A! p
CV Shokaku) G' c, I& ?: l5 o4 v
CV Soryu
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Japanese aircraft" K! ]; M6 @" Z+ H
A6M2 Zero x 197 g, [/ @" C7 i& C. V
) E X8 G0 R' Y& ~7 P' D5 U9 K8 pAllied aircraft6 X9 _ E5 H3 P+ c' h5 Y
F4F-4 Wildcat x 19
/ \6 Z1 N; z9 y5 {* V* uSBD Dauntless x 14$ Z. Z' P8 x/ N9 V5 H! q
TBF Avenger x 68 Y/ ~$ P( S4 l7 U8 a. v! w: u) `
0 r. r- E3 }: H3 ZJapanese aircraft losses. Z3 Q; [4 ]1 o }: d0 C
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
) j8 d$ d) c2 M* hF4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed
9 `, J7 e* B3 U+ }% }SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged
7 Q1 u6 [1 N% C% k! LTBF Avenger: 6 damaged
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Japanese Ships; N( ]0 a/ N& v: q" l: I
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage0 h/ Z# v& v& F; A
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2. M0 b: R- ?, B, ], x% V
CA Tone
2 G' a# F# S" b+ qCV Soryu, Bomb hits 1
& r* d; h9 N k3 yCV Hiryu, on fire
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,916 v2 ~3 T) n' |# J
@9 M% O% P$ j# ]: [. n' BJapanese aircraft! W- q: A) m2 K, o
A6M2 Zero x 173 S2 G, M* a4 l% i' f. j0 M. n
9 ?- u9 a* V( e) S! n! G9 h; E. Y! iAllied aircraft
7 K' C9 _% m% ^# J1 kF4F-4 Wildcat x 24/ O2 D5 C% H2 N
SBD Dauntless x 27' H% {, F& ^; T, [: p5 N
TBF Avenger x 7
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Japanese aircraft losses) \5 L. H' v. j* V
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses+ F1 v) A) T: N1 R9 k' f8 f
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed' ^, d( ^- _. j( ~
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged
0 j" r7 i# z- |TBF Avenger: 5 damaged
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Japanese Ships
# F3 c7 Y6 l1 X5 g* hCV Shokaku
/ s1 r& M+ `+ m' [% \CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 2, on fire
4 C2 g$ Q% Z1 K; j/ c6 {CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage* n; B2 l1 s! `: p j6 C) E
CV Soryu$ }! w9 }# Y% E
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1! f, z0 Y" w0 D4 y
0 ?$ H1 W2 ^: r& s- ]2 z8 P
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Japanese aircraft2 x( D1 L* K- ^/ O0 Z# B* S4 G& K, Q
A6M2 Zero x 152 l. j/ H H0 t* [
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Allied aircraft
& d* N3 E7 a0 Z5 r& r8 r( o$ _6 lF4F-4 Wildcat x 8
$ d* r6 x7 T3 P' h d3 jSBD Dauntless x 183 t, N' Q) p) \4 ^6 [
) q, p V/ V6 }Japanese aircraft losses: |3 t! w. C& T0 o2 X( v/ i u
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed& B6 _, \* j" }' Y
4 F/ c# ^/ M, U5 U5 W& d2 I
Allied aircraft losses6 b4 v. g5 z! U
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
6 f# z0 d \' \* M1 M' HSBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged( R8 r, Y! n9 j' M! D
- u' D: I7 l- j8 C$ G: h$ oJapanese Ships( x R5 W$ v9 D1 y4 `
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 1/ F) @6 g& B; h
CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
( I! J( T, V% C- Q$ w9 Z+ WCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
: F6 f( q/ y3 m, U5 |* NCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage* J {) t( g1 T
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91% q s: _4 C$ O/ ] ~$ l
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Japanese aircraft
7 S3 q0 W3 Z! B4 xA6M2 Zero x 123 q; z4 S/ i9 e3 ]& @# a
8 [; T0 U3 P& A( S# {0 O
Allied aircraft
5 w. {5 {0 T- L, aF4F-4 Wildcat x 108 d; y" W- Q+ K+ b. i
SBD Dauntless x 90 l. b) V- m: B/ J$ g
TBF Avenger x 16
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4 d1 l- L6 \ ?3 h: _Japanese aircraft losses
4 `8 q+ ]. L( @* J$ t1 ^A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed T* y3 o$ w5 J8 c1 r# I5 J
t0 R% [, c% Y; QAllied aircraft losses
B% e K ~/ RF4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed; Q' P" y7 ~! N8 m) Z4 j6 `
SBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged' }& Y t4 x. o6 C- W& v
TBF Avenger: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged
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Japanese Ships
8 Z; u8 {, S5 L* T) VCV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage8 ~% e+ g) C d
CV Hiryu, on fire5 K R# o! e$ k8 V
CA Chikuma
2 `/ p; _3 a- S* c- E1 `CV Soryu3 j4 L' y9 V2 ]8 a5 P- S- K& B4 @
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Japanese aircraft
% Z( B3 c5 J) X' x) N+ V, I) sA6M2 Zero x 36. |5 _3 f7 r9 b* z6 _
D3A Val x 90
: p. |( m' ^3 w1 ] c1 JB5N Kate x 66
6 m) r# Z6 a- _- @) d . Z9 @3 u' o$ B+ K* ^- c
Allied aircraft) r% A$ G/ Q; T) p$ r; Q9 [. Y# `
F4F-4 Wildcat x 108
9 E4 u/ ^- k/ k% C( sP-40E Warhawk x 45
$ i. C! o0 T! wP-38G Lightning x 2
0 t4 r r" z) Z/ _- f. x4 _8 B
, E* p. N- e, ?& CJapanese aircraft losses
. O% p/ [/ V& a. CA6M2 Zero: 26 destroyed
$ E/ C6 l0 R9 D; X) U) LD3A Val: 50 destroyed
& D U1 j1 O; l, c |1 j6 qB5N Kate: 42 destroyed
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2 o* n, O- c' C6 aAllied aircraft losses
6 l6 _1 y, ~6 E- `% BF4F-4 Wildcat: 41 destroyed, 14 damaged
" L: W2 `9 m9 a5 z; G) G5 b" ~P-40E Warhawk: 27 destroyed- w3 H: D% ~ Q9 e( H8 w+ P
P-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed
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0 g/ c3 E$ M+ a9 Q1 ? L4 PAllied Ships. A/ {3 ^# A1 z3 B9 t
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 11 d1 ~( [1 j' N C. s0 T
CV Hornet, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire' Y, a: b: W a' a/ w% z. T& p
CV Wasp, Bomb hits 2, on fire" ^ S ?, z; P* f, s
DD Benham, Bomb hits 1, on fire$ S# m& i" k6 V! d$ R- p
CV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
- ], E$ c2 u, f0 o; M! oCV Yorktown
0 I% E* f7 h7 h* ]CV Saratoga1 k0 _3 |' l% b" P
CL Honolulu5 ~) Q" H7 t( [% m
CL St. Louis, Bomb hits 22 t: j- P6 H* [! \" F
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Allied aircraft6 S {5 H/ q; l9 t8 D
B-25C Mitchell x 37 Z# V5 j& {" Q. d4 e$ U
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No Allied losses
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8 [ |3 [6 F5 I% K4 V6 dJapanese Ships3 Y$ g& `6 _* d- e
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage' R5 S5 W( ^( f* L2 u4 y( M X
/ b8 p5 t6 ] S" \Aircraft Attacking:
2 W6 u! ~# w3 |6 J9 c 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet i6 T! g3 V& f
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,918 D. T8 f9 ?8 P6 W6 L- U+ T
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Allied aircraft+ u$ ?* l. b- e) f% M) T" c
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
( e( b' @! J3 `) fSBD Dauntless x 90
4 y1 s4 \0 q( S( J0 WTBF Avenger x 33
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Japanese Ships
% ^8 n* r8 x# p3 KCA Chikuma5 Z' O) i/ D# T' U
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
1 \. ]! W, `4 \. z6 UCV Soryu, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
: o$ R: O# q- ^0 I( oCA Tone, Bomb hits 1; R0 s5 k4 S5 c2 J9 \' @: V, D
DD Ariake, Bomb hits 1, on fire
6 w0 b9 Q8 C$ Q. w" q- r& DCA Aoba, Bomb hits 2
; e$ S! h4 Q$ y9 g) Y+ fCL Tama; |9 s- B# R$ n' E
5 U- z( V/ N# t1 r3 E
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Allied aircraft0 ^1 e1 F* c2 X% F( D6 o% {# t) ?
B-25C Mitchell x 20# r* ~* r, R; V. N: g& ~ W
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Japanese Ships r) V A) W5 K+ V, f
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
, v) c' T1 ~2 V9 ECV Hiryu, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
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Ground combat at Shortlands) E2 }; F* x- t
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Allied Deliberate attack- E, [8 O5 v. ?" k: M! e, k( m
& ^4 V; F* g0 U+ f* ]8 V' p3 x+ F3 CAttacking force 13678 troops, 150 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 322
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. C+ t$ f9 }, aDefending force 1457 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10 O' o" y! h9 f/ @0 O t5 E
% E0 J! |4 B+ R0 |Allied max assault: 314 - adjusted assault: 281 9 M1 }/ P0 J* ]* U
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Japanese max defense: 6 - adjusted defense: 1 ! f' T, S$ f/ q P7 W
8 j9 K! x4 _, l* _6 o) R0 B4 L5 @Allied assault odds: 281 to 1 5 }$ q/ _: C9 e# W
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Japanese ground losses:
) Q n. [: l& q- `8 K1572 casualties reported5 x' P6 Y8 ]9 |6 w# d |
Guns lost 7
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Allied ground losses:5 i4 G% e& p/ i; [) a4 C
2 casualties reported0 Q7 h5 H- G' w- g/ |, y! v
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