AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/18/42% U! p* P- J6 J1 s2 q! V: H* Z7 d
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9 I: P! O- w5 {& q- N( J% l! sNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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9 s) p/ B: n O: |# z) ]9 ~# t" h) lJapanese Ships
% R+ P' ]5 Y5 Y/ S+ K& ~. H3 C2 RCA Kumano8 _8 w) u$ s! i! v& `: y7 ^* l' [( C
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 42, and is sunk
/ f9 ^+ T* p N' YCA Furutaka, Shell hits 1
6 u6 y9 U/ F8 g( A4 `- BCL Natori, Shell hits 1
7 L! B1 A2 ^" _DD Maikaze, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
, A1 H; j, t8 pDD Natsugumo; C) c, g3 N: P- e, W& j
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 1; w* c/ y& ]: w$ K
DD Yuzuki
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Allied Ships
8 e8 p0 k3 j- M8 o9 E8 ?1 v6 i6 G C5 hCA Portland, Shell hits 2, on fire5 e9 j! i6 Y0 R" n- @+ r
CA Northampton9 H R4 b1 g% U
CA Houston, Torpedo hits 12 k( F0 ~6 j3 W8 d* @' L
CA Chester, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk! O, l1 Z) m3 T7 [
CA Louisville, Shell hits 1) {/ ?0 v$ C. v5 F( v
CA Chicago
2 w- S9 h- ?1 y2 [; V) ?+ iCA Pensacola* A/ U- ?4 t; h5 B& X4 [2 i1 M
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
* H; \& T/ Y+ ~. r" xCA Astoria2 H0 Q4 b, V& F. V$ g3 g" Z
CA Minneapolis
) |. r# E. @8 O. H$ V! v0 s. i4 PCA San Francisco
" U x( p% ]* ?, R: t0 YCA Australia, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
. I; r$ d7 _! V5 I) d. a8 `CA Canberra
5 E7 _3 h; W* D; A1 ]2 wCL Leander- j/ |" c5 x% Q1 w3 j9 q
CL Achilles
, A& n, w4 r9 w: i; \& H3 ?" z5 `CL Perth
0 s( C- C5 |5 i; LCL Hobart* n+ \3 r3 b) X" V8 q
CL Raleigh( S( o* p' l1 e! z1 }4 F z9 w2 e
CL Detroit
% [% y; _3 u, yCL Concord
7 f! p2 x5 V7 f$ @- JDD Cummings
4 I7 `) c. }. ]2 X9 R; Z3 h5 k3 XDD Case" e+ w2 q7 U+ k6 n& e ~; I& ^
DD Shaw% g4 \; H) i' t9 ~" @
DD Downes
) x0 v2 G' {3 H5 K5 \DD Le Triomphant, Z% V- q7 ]+ b5 g6 l# _
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" T+ }1 z I5 I3 Q9 ANight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,932 H" M+ o# V$ [
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Japanese Ships1 K$ a0 q! W/ b. l
CA Kumano, Shell hits 10
. W) [7 j) r, b0 S( p! \CA Furutaka
* C2 v5 k6 p3 C u* ECL Natori, Shell hits 1
# X& x# h- A* D5 s+ O2 zDD Maikaze, on fire, heavy damage
6 D, y% C# ~ `3 t: _DD Natsugumo V" m. T- Y& l9 Y
DD Ikazuchi
8 {, O- g. y2 \& F/ cDD Yuzuki
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1 m6 ~: z) @# a7 Z2 X q% RAllied Ships4 C; `3 _8 @* v, N; q
CA Portland, on fire
0 V& G" `9 ^. b2 T8 s: A* fCA Northampton+ s: J9 N( j) S5 T' T. N/ C2 y
CA Houston
* ]0 i8 a% J3 BCA Louisville6 H* D( P- U) R1 b: M9 A* V, z
CA Chicago
/ K* B7 I+ p1 S! ?* GCA Pensacola& A4 P3 T& L1 @( D% f4 G7 A
CA New Orleans
% Z% S& K- \3 L) [5 dCA Astoria
$ y) c! x2 K' b9 R" pCA Minneapolis/ [ T2 c( T9 m1 b; R- K! V
CA San Francisco
$ ]) G9 N) {# T0 ?$ E* LCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage# M: Y+ q" ?' G) L
CA Canberra8 H! T# j9 L5 @8 `" M) B
CL Leander
0 q& z- M" n5 o# o$ E3 U5 eCL Achilles
1 ]9 ~+ n, q: m: sCL Perth7 n* B7 P" v4 S
CL Hobart
3 s& M M% N. m9 p) uCL Raleigh d, {5 z$ E( E: D9 X+ _4 e8 H
CL Detroit
' C7 y7 }9 |- hCL Concord
2 [; a8 W( p0 s V6 s; q- r9 xDD Cummings
, o. o7 D1 f8 K& ^6 ^9 NDD Case
: D8 w* G N8 p( NDD Shaw9 |7 c5 k. r; f6 n% l1 ^% V
DD Downes
3 G# S L8 g# tDD Le Triomphant
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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Japanese Ships- N/ [+ }6 J( @5 M# A8 u6 R
CA Kumano, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage0 V" e9 D( S5 P; F6 F3 U: w$ m* |
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 34, and is sunk4 t; T, d. K6 _! h
CL Natori, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
3 o8 E, R/ B" X' B' V) ?) W1 F2 RDD Maikaze, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
! ?: s9 h w' e" H. x7 s9 c" K$ FDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 14 Z( @4 i" \# E% t) ^: K
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 3, on fire; |( x. n3 H* q! o$ D
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
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Allied Ships( K e- Z) Y* ~; D; I4 d1 R
CA Portland, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage8 ?0 ^" ^) W" l/ i, z9 D4 c4 Y
CA Northampton, Shell hits 1, on fire/ {2 r2 f9 g9 D
CA Houston, Shell hits 16 s1 V2 o9 c, N2 e! F
CA Louisville
7 x6 y3 j0 k) h6 Y5 oCA Chicago, Shell hits 2( I! [: P9 z6 h8 i
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 43 v. u' `0 a, w5 a* ^
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 4( K; ?6 V: w) t0 L9 }. j8 w
CA Astoria* V4 z4 k+ s' ` ^
CA Minneapolis8 \8 o/ t2 }( w, _. X$ I# m! `
CA San Francisco- _; x. O8 o/ i8 z# |
CA Australia, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
_1 p, c$ z2 Z: QCA Canberra3 e. i! E: Q2 Q3 _- x3 Y8 z
CL Leander
7 U0 r! y' k9 _- iCL Achilles
- K. {" T0 I1 R+ {2 lCL Perth0 Q/ |8 ^% }2 f/ ?* Z
CL Hobart
! S0 M9 }. H3 R- l- ~9 [* |5 P0 aCL Raleigh0 i6 S3 a# y& ?& q6 m
CL Detroit
' y4 y: s: @. H) B" M A/ qCL Concord) R8 i- ~5 M4 q/ E4 l+ X
DD Cummings& F" {- _* `- s$ T
DD Case
4 d0 Z9 Q0 o3 b @: T: HDD Shaw
$ w |* f% p4 ]4 I, I/ y# \# I* wDD Downes
1 |' Z5 ]3 d1 ^0 G/ I+ s+ RDD Le Triomphant1 \2 B0 u6 H( M: _
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93% r X$ E. u( m* H! Y
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: t! P$ n" U4 H: e- ~) V: OCA Kumano, Shell hits 33, on fire, heavy damage
- o4 E7 M+ h$ NCL Natori, Shell hits 24, and is sunk" k U3 ]4 Y- x
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 16 t6 m+ _0 J* h1 R" f1 M9 h( a( G
DD Ikazuchi, on fire/ g- n2 z+ w0 y' H1 z: c" T0 D
! V1 Y$ S# |1 G. @& D" gAllied Ships4 n. D" A" P( }, d' i5 T, j
CA Portland, on fire, heavy damage5 l0 G# ~! I" Q5 E" w2 O
CA Northampton, on fire z% s7 u5 D! m2 l$ {8 Q3 ?
CA Houston
1 h) M9 Y& h U5 \ y* H- ]. OCA Louisville8 m$ i! Q0 r/ A% c. m/ `
CA Chicago
1 }" D8 M8 o' L; j; a) fCA Pensacola% ?3 |4 ^3 X% P2 L5 n7 r
CA New Orleans
l/ _5 V' [+ W. @* h& {CA Astoria' d3 ^2 T0 [: j+ s m4 V; c
CA Minneapolis
1 B/ ~% H% v* Q0 M: T' B5 |CA San Francisco
) i* [& p' d! [+ F4 k+ Q1 @& ]* DCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
! x7 ]6 v( N0 R+ s% T0 g. K: t+ w4 qCA Canberra# t& n2 e; c6 L, W$ N) C
CL Leander
/ I! A4 s# H: uCL Achilles
4 }5 Q+ T. }; G( g" xCL Perth
) }, R7 s. x7 i5 aCL Hobart
" z `+ K; [$ ~- d) WCL Raleigh
p( u% ~, ~, I& h$ V% E" u3 xCL Detroit
3 C7 p, U9 j' e0 f- m6 c4 ~0 A6 pCL Concord: Y$ D$ J$ n4 R9 O
DD Cummings
8 n: [1 w* r$ p0 e4 rDD Case1 @) ?3 m4 L/ s, G, n+ U6 l% w8 n
DD Shaw
+ h& ]. }, J( K$ @3 mDD Downes4 V1 r' a" J$ [3 l8 m& R5 n
DD Le Triomphant4 N. d6 C6 x; h" h6 [! Q- {7 @. v
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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CA Kumano, Shell hits 29, and is sunk
9 h' _; L0 u( Z4 Q3 N) K% NDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 35, and is sunk. C- i' Y" _9 V3 l
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 15, and is sunk" \: r" I: k8 q
! x/ ]* e- _' X2 d4 n; `0 cAllied Ships3 Y! Y# N8 B5 j {6 ~' i
CA Portland, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
" \6 b) h2 o# z! d k+ fCA Northampton, on fire
3 l: N- `2 u i: r% w* Y* bCA Houston
. L e0 S% Q+ J1 a, C' nCA Louisville& U& l3 r6 J; g+ m3 k- U
CA Chicago- h; Y( I F. `; C2 R6 k- h
CA Pensacola3 }# n* a: L) \% X2 X
CA New Orleans# E0 u+ P! @! _' e" h' V: z
CA Astoria
8 N, f1 b6 s/ _4 W% MCA Minneapolis
$ V) V! Y7 z b xCA San Francisco
( p, h j+ Z* P( ACA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
/ K" p- Z' ~; y- Y% zCA Canberra
4 o) \- u: f, D+ @CL Leander
: g( T! i0 f# q0 q9 b$ [. `CL Achilles# R. A2 n* B4 h% b0 H& K
CL Perth
# O* ?, Y, ^8 v1 uCL Hobart+ P3 {4 R: n/ U/ g8 i+ T
CL Raleigh
1 \4 ?* b; q& b! n) ACL Detroit
, F% v* g1 z9 B% B1 qCL Concord- {, ?. b" c+ D/ c$ O
DD Cummings
& o/ o. N* {0 fDD Case$ v/ z- ^# t$ ]& \1 M; L
DD Shaw
4 X- d( x' D: a+ G) }5 o& UDD Downes& c, {/ _) d |' F
DD Le Triomphant
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91$ p; ]. i. p) T& T( e1 V
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Japanese aircraft% T6 D3 w; X" x5 ?
A6M2 Zero x 50
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Allied aircraft
: G X, h. J+ ?2 }# S3 aF4F-4 Wildcat x 42# m* q& }; F& p$ P: o- N+ d( R
SBD Dauntless x 44
# F& w7 H1 H2 q: wTBF Avenger x 16
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, f) a- t" A( [6 X6 p% cJapanese aircraft losses
3 m2 j) Q% |/ |. vA6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged9 D" Y7 U, r( t) w n- Y
& S7 ~2 B! h6 wAllied aircraft losses
: C# ~+ ^) u+ o" DF4F-4 Wildcat: 27 destroyed
% H. B" B8 H q4 J. z0 MSBD Dauntless: 13 destroyed, 17 damaged# r- @) T0 K- O7 a# Z+ k9 R
TBF Avenger: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged
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Japanese Ships- c4 z& _( R2 s4 | H! i
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
) h3 L4 R2 v- L: z. TCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
( ]2 y' _! j2 F' D( R( ^; L: T4 uCV Shokaku
* x% \3 F, i+ o1 }0 mCV Soryu+ w# w$ f$ O4 h# l' V
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4 \0 ?4 C; z) `# l: m2 x6 hDay Air attack on TF at 61,910 W( @9 q) O; }0 h' V( k9 U
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Japanese aircraft' I1 c& R. z: q# U8 K
A6M2 Zero x 199 f! n. e; K5 d
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Allied aircraft
( h* I W& f9 z8 |# }/ [F4F-4 Wildcat x 19& x+ Z( k3 E2 W* D2 \
SBD Dauntless x 145 x* V) @+ ~3 `' w- A W4 U
TBF Avenger x 6
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Japanese aircraft losses, E6 O! d0 j6 g% @& a* c6 q
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses7 X# h# ~% t: j. T% ~9 `6 U
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed
+ f; q# }' V& l" e* fSBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged& V( q$ [; @ B( l
TBF Avenger: 6 damaged0 A; |5 g5 W% B1 A& m+ M
9 K1 f9 Q1 F2 {8 c \& E; NJapanese Ships: {6 [ F8 @2 l5 G2 B; d
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
- N% E, ^# p8 o; d$ M# ~CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 22 T5 U, s, l) v$ d8 Z; X7 V: Y
CA Tone
z7 r- a6 z5 N. `CV Soryu, Bomb hits 12 n/ i- J* w+ j$ E0 N7 |- y
CV Hiryu, on fire! k2 O" _. Z$ C9 W+ ^- [
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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* a" V/ A- I9 U; L6 b5 s! t5 a- kA6M2 Zero x 17
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4 q! m: ]# m x0 xAllied aircraft' H! b% F; b3 U6 u+ F& h9 i
F4F-4 Wildcat x 24, l+ f, w1 R- E$ Q+ k: s; G
SBD Dauntless x 27
7 y) q5 Q. F4 u N. NTBF Avenger x 7
5 N- {; }) g: f; P
1 x$ s3 w6 D1 ^; y5 yJapanese aircraft losses; H/ B' D- @3 H& z
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed4 Z, n8 J5 Q7 P; W& X
4 } a' Q, \4 C$ q/ i- T/ RAllied aircraft losses
$ @0 _+ o7 ~. ~0 u% _) QF4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed
, b9 @& Z, `; ?& ~. z) kSBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged6 y: i3 \; ~! M( w) D
TBF Avenger: 5 damaged
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0 i# k1 J# j( ^Japanese Ships
# a9 W7 k, F7 z' q' V. sCV Shokaku
+ T. @* q0 ?/ x- KCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 2, on fire+ K0 i! A) m, E- C7 _1 j1 W) \+ @5 E
CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
4 L2 t2 k( U0 f2 a. kCV Soryu
! b4 X1 O: J9 s3 {1 OCA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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Japanese aircraft0 r8 i! J" y# M
A6M2 Zero x 15' e# c, U: ?* ~$ |+ k
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Allied aircraft
: M; H0 E7 w7 X0 ^8 r ?6 r% HF4F-4 Wildcat x 84 ]* j% C" R5 _1 F1 ^! ~ }$ B
SBD Dauntless x 18$ \( q$ B4 A) ~7 S& x! ~
* h. ^" o/ W+ S% M# c' V6 E" a- fJapanese aircraft losses. w' ~9 K& ?3 ] [
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
# i1 ?- _1 w* U9 O/ A
# [( E; f' \. W% D2 X9 YAllied aircraft losses! s( b4 }$ d" Z( }! @
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
+ x7 [( E) ~8 n: X. D. c+ V2 \SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged4 E; C: r) x* D: m) O6 f
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Japanese Ships' [4 w: t; M4 K) P' t- x2 n
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 14 u. d. v+ {# x5 Q
CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
, O/ r' V" b1 f/ z7 }. \( [CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire3 L+ c C, F8 i% \3 ~ _1 O
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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0 r+ u) q6 t2 x0 A: B7 ADay Air attack on TF at 61,91) L" c t |& m# g5 O# o! [
% k. U" V( ]. j) @9 B) R$ T6 rJapanese aircraft5 }$ S) T" o0 V7 r* a7 f
A6M2 Zero x 12' l7 j4 X* G6 w' m( f, S3 e9 O
; y/ f% ?( Y5 D4 j; qAllied aircraft
+ x. N! G e5 Z0 v' o" JF4F-4 Wildcat x 10
+ u/ }$ g% T( e* z3 f, \SBD Dauntless x 9) G: t" D" C3 L9 h. x* ^8 f
TBF Avenger x 16
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Japanese aircraft losses$ G: z* R# P" c5 `4 `& Z( c$ m
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed$ o7 g# m' r) S6 T9 T+ [/ b+ Y. U
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Allied aircraft losses
. t, a* p2 w' s8 |# r, Y8 J' rF4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed& F2 J4 P$ U$ S. X4 x- }
SBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
! U) n( x& y3 f- V% X+ v( K: J0 {/ CTBF Avenger: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged$ e U8 t w, g; h# L7 R3 q
j& `/ \: h/ s! Q" I; ^; F8 i4 FJapanese Ships
I# D0 Z8 k$ _+ Z# S/ C1 ]CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage+ q# Y- a! L: l0 M$ X+ T) X7 ^
CV Hiryu, on fire3 j! v, l2 ?# d, s- g8 t
CA Chikuma
0 x6 J2 u( b$ H6 wCV Soryu5 s+ {0 ~2 j: G6 {
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& F2 Q2 G5 w3 D1 P4 C# P+ ~( kDay Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,935 R" {% c' _ ^# a$ u# _
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Japanese aircraft) j9 h# [, u: a$ e: q9 s
A6M2 Zero x 360 F* V; [! H0 b. @3 Y o
D3A Val x 90
. m9 A3 J# f* {1 N# vB5N Kate x 668 {2 I; h7 y4 m3 M, ]; s! ?9 f0 K! y
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Allied aircraft3 {- E% f- F0 z, C9 k, j
F4F-4 Wildcat x 108: u- U* D7 D1 e7 }5 c* A
P-40E Warhawk x 45( k, a# s& @6 T, P( H
P-38G Lightning x 2/ }4 p, }5 Z4 m$ @- k8 \8 p# T! d
0 M* m$ I6 y. JJapanese aircraft losses. i$ n( Z, M7 @) a
A6M2 Zero: 26 destroyed5 w( X) j& W, \! L" j
D3A Val: 50 destroyed
- X- E8 R# o U' M. v9 w! C5 q$ M! bB5N Kate: 42 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses; J+ z4 S! r6 K, |8 \
F4F-4 Wildcat: 41 destroyed, 14 damaged
! z( R( t' R& \- p& pP-40E Warhawk: 27 destroyed
' f& f6 F6 r: s+ {& TP-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed
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/ I6 ^5 l+ w1 c. a& CAllied Ships
) h8 J: n7 ~2 FCV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1
3 t# q& I/ c; p' D5 a" d7 |- LCV Hornet, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
* m$ Y* o' F) i5 R c& _* MCV Wasp, Bomb hits 2, on fire
) C, Q2 s& z* U0 F) L" @DD Benham, Bomb hits 1, on fire
( D# r* Y7 Y6 P& K2 {CV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
* U% c% \; P+ w3 Y: @2 n. \% nCV Yorktown8 J& t& B8 X( i* P" `% a" B
CV Saratoga
0 H) n* L# T" l# G6 \& yCL Honolulu
2 |# m* h9 v8 }& p1 }5 tCL St. Louis, Bomb hits 27 `: l5 a V0 T1 o
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B-25C Mitchell x 3
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2 b# Y" C8 F o6 M3 ?& iNo Allied losses4 _$ X1 S! t2 y. T$ W; b. Y
$ A8 \; q ?! U6 ]7 m2 Q+ h+ {, bJapanese Ships
0 z( K. X6 _0 d9 e! ~2 }CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage( d$ i2 q) ~ i
/ {; S( T7 `2 v4 P$ \Aircraft Attacking:5 z ?7 B$ V" N/ X f( E2 _9 _
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,916 s C" R) V7 ~' U8 ]
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Allied aircraft
7 A- [3 j4 V1 r2 A; b5 NF4F-4 Wildcat x 21
+ } C( d4 }, Y5 [+ l9 z5 q$ tSBD Dauntless x 90
2 t; X: {; e T, h, _0 h9 p" a3 NTBF Avenger x 33
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# A D) l+ `% N$ h n* W) p8 kJapanese Ships
7 Y6 B ]& [0 d# mCA Chikuma3 @' t/ I: @- X+ c" N! i$ E
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage6 ?1 b4 V* m7 P, b2 i2 q
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
: `3 b# {! p6 ]: z! g1 ^* KCA Tone, Bomb hits 1
" k/ V8 a2 M& `DD Ariake, Bomb hits 1, on fire
! d: v( V$ ]) u+ _6 E: cCA Aoba, Bomb hits 2
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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CV Soryu, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
; Q7 ?) [) Q0 W9 t+ KCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage& {, Y& e% l3 ~7 x
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Ground combat at Shortlands) z! E& O1 Q( w& @' a- ^' m
1 l, T M; E5 R9 t" a/ E. mAllied Deliberate attack
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7 B3 w( z2 R S9 m7 uAttacking force 13678 troops, 150 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 322
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& M% w' e' W5 ~- E$ p6 m" RDefending force 1457 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10
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8 F* S( W/ Z* L) t0 R5 n6 {( wAllied max assault: 314 - adjusted assault: 281 $ I) Q$ o- p( \, r: m; L [
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Japanese max defense: 6 - adjusted defense: 1
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Allied assault odds: 281 to 1
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Japanese ground losses:. I3 g/ b) y" f4 N8 {
1572 casualties reported
: g( Y3 q3 H: |& [0 w7 lGuns lost 7
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. n @$ Z' w" ^" ]2 casualties reported* G h$ l2 J9 f
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