AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/18/42
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# [% x+ D% S3 a v/ q$ HNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93- E3 l* h! z2 }, x
8 {. F, {5 W$ Y: \8 h aJapanese Ships
: \/ C+ L" {$ u. b+ qCA Kumano7 G- R5 Z. g) q5 U) L
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 42, and is sunk
9 y$ x; }9 p% l- @+ U* NCA Furutaka, Shell hits 1" o3 n$ N0 Y* C
CL Natori, Shell hits 1
: g/ ~! r& e% Z6 i% Q& M2 d4 @DD Maikaze, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
) W0 b# o* \, A. iDD Natsugumo* Z! _6 ~5 \3 c% v ^% R3 V0 u
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 1, @- n" I) P; n
DD Yuzuki
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Allied Ships, H' y# j( F* O& D
CA Portland, Shell hits 2, on fire# ~& }9 _) v2 K% \4 b! C
CA Northampton3 S# T; }, O) T. f }; R
CA Houston, Torpedo hits 12 N2 ]* t2 N( H5 ~# f& `. U% f
CA Chester, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk8 R( R$ v4 O5 h- W# Y1 j+ w
CA Louisville, Shell hits 1" \6 p- [0 X6 E) |: _; ~& a
CA Chicago' N. l+ p! y" J. ]# D( R) P
CA Pensacola
4 A, \% T, S! B1 h" [; [* f/ _CA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
: C" H$ z; _% J$ VCA Astoria
2 G: |4 m' P) S: @8 S; o7 |- eCA Minneapolis$ z: F8 x9 t" F' c
CA San Francisco" @) U7 ~8 p- t
CA Australia, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage% C8 i }# M- f7 c' F2 m
CA Canberra; R, W2 V- X+ F- D+ @
CL Leander9 j# ^( G' k6 s% {; a2 ]
CL Achilles
$ p& |1 V2 }; u+ FCL Perth
% J, ?$ t/ l& B$ @5 d) DCL Hobart
3 K. B* g, u8 hCL Raleigh4 e O: H N$ @4 `
CL Detroit
3 z5 B/ H1 J9 g7 \; f. kCL Concord' [! Y, \# {1 Y% l
DD Cummings# J2 }1 g5 L+ D+ \, a
DD Case
, {( W( _, z% M+ u# ?* d! {% UDD Shaw
- s8 X# n/ r, |# sDD Downes8 o$ a7 @( G* F& A8 ?7 q% @2 e: n% e
DD Le Triomphant
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93# L+ `* q+ I- g H* l
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Japanese Ships
' x* X6 D' z/ c+ L* GCA Kumano, Shell hits 10
$ k, T/ K# p5 X& j2 x8 zCA Furutaka
8 s( P* ?, B( z2 L+ b DCL Natori, Shell hits 1" t+ \0 a1 ?" F) ^6 @
DD Maikaze, on fire, heavy damage
. G# f1 w4 A, Q; a. bDD Natsugumo1 o4 c) l E6 a5 c: B
DD Ikazuchi2 l, n% P% l; h( j+ v
DD Yuzuki
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# C P: Q' ^; H& y1 k/ T# SAllied Ships
& q' M9 N2 n/ b# |# w; TCA Portland, on fire3 v6 @( w- e6 D3 u8 f1 M
CA Northampton. s; Z" Y7 ?- ]# U8 K" F
CA Houston
. S" P4 l; a: Z) G4 JCA Louisville' p% P2 f& J0 g' B$ j% U) y& m- z
CA Chicago) n& K& ~' j* J# w
CA Pensacola
' G/ a7 t R& v. k' j sCA New Orleans0 V$ a8 t% U' p
CA Astoria$ S$ s/ D) { o& R6 [4 B
CA Minneapolis3 l; i. g! z2 l* p$ @
CA San Francisco
! P! A D% k( [0 ECA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
( d+ k2 w/ |7 n0 c* s* lCA Canberra
$ M, B7 t: \! SCL Leander8 e5 M( d: H+ E, l
CL Achilles) r/ S) X# ~) Q7 n# |- p
CL Perth
; \/ Z* d' X" _' a- a8 ?6 k0 fCL Hobart) ~+ K F) ~1 w3 e* W
CL Raleigh
2 k4 u8 c1 b! N! n* WCL Detroit$ {- z+ t! W, V" a( |
CL Concord
9 L% N) ~8 [' x J$ E0 YDD Cummings
+ ?% l2 a0 {% ^ a2 s0 L, GDD Case
; s% }) v5 R7 i! a3 y2 XDD Shaw
. M5 t5 p9 _7 NDD Downes- X4 N- l) u5 T( J
DD Le Triomphant
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$ d) ~: m( r+ H: v+ m; R. m' C$ NNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93% M4 N; ^& o8 L: s; n3 b
, S( {1 s, m; z; J& z' O. H& DJapanese Ships5 C7 t8 f. l. P. K6 ^" Q
CA Kumano, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage3 K( b% Z/ `( r, \
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 34, and is sunk
0 b5 o0 W5 Y5 A$ h. nCL Natori, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
8 g% Y X& Y3 U7 ?" c% [DD Maikaze, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
: _: {( W- I& Z; e' p1 gDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1; p+ M) I$ f1 `" t
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 3, on fire" t; c" U( a$ z' R
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 6, and is sunk# i( D5 I- \8 z: s
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, ?) ^. }* x, n$ ^. B% a5 CCA Portland, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
& ^; H' @% b+ L% n: ~8 ~CA Northampton, Shell hits 1, on fire
3 L) w% A/ c# O* t9 G- a2 eCA Houston, Shell hits 1
/ ]8 L# ^# Y ?9 g WCA Louisville' ~: C# ^6 g t0 E2 v7 X! @; q4 M
CA Chicago, Shell hits 2
# U. h% j6 Y9 H; Y( i% zCA Pensacola, Shell hits 4
2 `! K/ C& @4 H8 G; Z) TCA New Orleans, Shell hits 4
. R+ h% e2 b6 ~' ~ t- HCA Astoria1 [' N0 `! b5 w* X# _
CA Minneapolis
1 H# z7 j) D' X0 o; I, SCA San Francisco5 A2 C: A o& ]" A7 x9 p- o2 x5 ~* b+ b
CA Australia, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
& l* F5 _ t7 U- a- lCA Canberra
5 s6 g- w' {! b& l6 kCL Leander! m6 i/ P6 Z/ c- @
CL Achilles$ L7 c5 f7 Y: n, L$ _
CL Perth
8 B7 w1 K( _( T( b1 n: nCL Hobart& Z$ r/ o8 u$ n* d
CL Raleigh
" ^3 v- p) f4 b+ w3 J( hCL Detroit
* l0 n& b2 O) Q7 R( tCL Concord9 x0 j2 d9 O' n& O# p
DD Cummings( c/ G, P3 N! `" m" B
DD Case2 J, R0 L* g! _5 z3 A
DD Shaw
L. q, h" e# u: [8 _) CDD Downes/ h" R4 W4 s% w# A. u
DD Le Triomphant
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0 N& P9 c; H; j) }9 yNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93& [( U% ?* D* u8 v2 K0 _/ p
' [! P& x- d% g/ w+ ]' B$ P8 TJapanese Ships& }5 v+ [2 E& W0 Q. u+ D1 [
CA Kumano, Shell hits 33, on fire, heavy damage8 F- { T" ]+ v! B: y+ Z
CL Natori, Shell hits 24, and is sunk# S5 u! ~+ Q2 g+ |
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1) I0 V; j- i7 |8 V
DD Ikazuchi, on fire
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& R2 j# p W A+ C! m$ X' I0 JAllied Ships
6 i2 P% P) _3 [5 tCA Portland, on fire, heavy damage
' P; b {/ g+ v7 SCA Northampton, on fire6 P, ~5 i4 t* ^* ~! O6 z, R5 h
CA Houston
+ s; M# e# ^/ {# MCA Louisville+ i5 k7 e- ^4 e# T
CA Chicago
S* P) h: h* t5 c4 JCA Pensacola! }7 ]6 O) \" _3 ^1 i: d
CA New Orleans
9 B+ N- ~$ h$ y4 B1 Y6 E; iCA Astoria' O5 q4 P% V, [1 n" |8 r
CA Minneapolis
" l0 j, T: {0 H! s8 yCA San Francisco& c$ W4 a' z+ V
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage7 q4 c7 U, i( u& r5 Q) o$ W5 ~
CA Canberra6 j. M+ K1 J( p$ d# N7 ]( q t+ P
CL Leander/ z/ O4 v; p/ L$ }
CL Achilles% W, ~4 ?6 O. m- X) r1 n6 i2 a6 C' Z* j
CL Perth# M& P! G6 M0 K* l+ U' x! U' \) }
CL Hobart
4 A2 @+ r5 _; |7 X4 L2 ^8 wCL Raleigh
, Y9 W4 v; V. A R0 i# y1 OCL Detroit
2 F# y c) M0 M7 XCL Concord# u( Z9 H. | ]6 ~# n1 z) w% P( G
DD Cummings
, G% w4 I2 T: \9 kDD Case1 l3 U+ h, W( J3 h) [' b, W$ r
DD Shaw6 r* C# q4 O0 W+ z. M
DD Downes
2 W$ y* d6 ^; i- e2 i; H" n( l3 E8 Z$ kDD Le Triomphant
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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Japanese Ships
P( {: n0 ]& I! h$ S- Q: O, v% CCA Kumano, Shell hits 29, and is sunk$ |( W( B6 D* \$ _0 a; U2 i" p
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 35, and is sunk, U9 b" v6 M5 f! K% q# }
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
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Allied Ships
* S' o" T) A' Z" I6 T2 V. y3 nCA Portland, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage* {# C% y$ ?+ p: T) e) _
CA Northampton, on fire& ^% u& l+ X( ?" w# f
CA Houston
$ a9 { _6 J% Z4 Y+ X; r: E' xCA Louisville! \1 A4 _! o- E s# S! d
CA Chicago3 v6 o, n; K' d0 G9 V6 T, T# T
CA Pensacola2 R$ N2 @# P, n. ?* v
CA New Orleans
$ q( M5 B+ ~# o) lCA Astoria
( w! F. U5 }* s% _CA Minneapolis
! p$ W2 I- N0 `) v% A2 A+ N# d/ wCA San Francisco- k' F+ V( O4 o6 [
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage3 }, L: X0 ?2 w$ i+ n
CA Canberra
2 r* o7 `2 a% U+ ^- W) iCL Leander
" r) l8 m. D/ p4 z$ l$ ACL Achilles# R% x* c+ E. X( Z7 I8 \% z6 P# i
CL Perth+ T) _/ o8 J3 M, v! r
CL Hobart
( S: y/ O- R' OCL Raleigh
1 s2 v9 `& P% d) q9 r; M1 \CL Detroit; @0 \5 v* V0 ?3 O5 E
CL Concord1 {7 I! I! W7 N/ |
DD Cummings, F. v. x7 J2 m" S. G
DD Case; j" O! ?+ K0 J* e2 P
DD Shaw
* Z& ]; m. k. H" E# ~6 u8 Z* n6 [DD Downes) ]: `( G* m5 z1 `5 Y6 R n
DD Le Triomphant
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! V$ J; |6 p$ [9 H- V. E6 l: [' DDay Air attack on TF at 61,91$ ^. j0 q. U% f& f& { L1 S9 R, R
% \* z y& t2 lJapanese aircraft
$ o4 F/ c7 C9 {( u! N& \( X' TA6M2 Zero x 50
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Allied aircraft
$ h' S7 U! W1 |7 B; D7 |F4F-4 Wildcat x 42
9 k7 x5 ?/ m- u: S- z$ L2 \ uSBD Dauntless x 44
& J$ p) C0 y* B2 G' p9 wTBF Avenger x 165 a$ Y$ v) K# h' v( u( [, y3 W' [0 m
* }+ a; O( s; b6 I V
Japanese aircraft losses, ^' ?+ |& W& q( w+ ~& A4 Y( E
A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged
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& M$ h% _; {+ TAllied aircraft losses( ?7 w6 W* ~! d2 M9 [, A0 c- v
F4F-4 Wildcat: 27 destroyed
$ h7 q/ c, P- J7 XSBD Dauntless: 13 destroyed, 17 damaged
- j9 n* _. V! |8 q; l4 PTBF Avenger: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged
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* S& T" m- s9 YCV Kaga, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
+ P, e, m. R7 W6 FCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire$ C. q- N- D) ^' R
CV Shokaku
% T& B8 Z; `4 w8 a5 c g- cCV Soryu% J, r3 i6 f- y
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# V: N( A3 T p1 Q ~Day Air attack on TF at 61,910 Z: V: Z+ X: n* l% z
' d1 R; J$ E& d, O f* ]& v5 K0 z7 uJapanese aircraft5 v, O5 S Y9 O' Q& c
A6M2 Zero x 19
. r1 g, d2 i* t! _! Y G) x
: M" B9 v' i% MAllied aircraft
( E, D0 M: Y0 F/ tF4F-4 Wildcat x 19
3 T: k C- U! p" X5 uSBD Dauntless x 14# [$ M3 e1 q1 d- I
TBF Avenger x 6
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! ^/ k# Y3 s" K2 n# D2 z1 Q0 PJapanese aircraft losses" P8 r+ h% R# A: ~; p1 x
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed' c2 x& R8 d/ V. q3 W
" S/ V- g. [7 F1 V/ i9 D
Allied aircraft losses+ Q9 S, T) n" Y! P) b3 L
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed7 F* |' Y/ r% N8 `1 l9 a0 S7 r7 ?& T l' e
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged
( q2 C" a4 f1 N- cTBF Avenger: 6 damaged* W% g7 c! S2 {
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Japanese Ships7 C1 N" |- T- Y
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage# `& E7 B' f: q5 |
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2( l2 d6 k" Z( Z# b; Z& d
CA Tone
/ M. V& b+ m; \! i: O" c7 RCV Soryu, Bomb hits 1
" w/ q& b- x- SCV Hiryu, on fire! V X9 r# V1 e+ \1 e7 ?3 K
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$ j' G- ?1 w: ~) W6 [( [3 ^Day Air attack on TF at 61,914 q, j/ p: W% w: M- ~' \, K
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Japanese aircraft3 N/ W, b$ e! R3 ?+ N
A6M2 Zero x 17# C/ b6 l" b- C2 H9 z4 y A9 T0 \
( n5 y7 U* I6 m& w: n, ? } m
Allied aircraft% ~; V N4 n% B! u. c$ l
F4F-4 Wildcat x 24
9 r7 z, v( ~2 G8 @SBD Dauntless x 27 j# G6 e; }8 p4 v
TBF Avenger x 7) ^, I3 U u' y! m# X X
$ m* v+ r8 ]+ L+ Q1 G5 lJapanese aircraft losses3 s# ^* P$ S/ `4 y7 M. {$ V p
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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6 b2 K/ K5 ]! c0 ~! [' E$ C( C* r3 nAllied aircraft losses
?6 q+ x4 u9 l- W S0 lF4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed3 p9 B: F" q5 B2 K/ c3 [- b, x
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged
) D- j1 R) C( VTBF Avenger: 5 damaged1 B* v. i4 E/ _, x# D% U
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Japanese Ships
; x) u3 H3 i' F4 N) O9 i1 dCV Shokaku& g, m/ a" K' x$ p0 V5 X
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 2, on fire. {% c$ V6 Q) D% Q7 P
CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
7 X4 ?# W) T3 G# Y7 tCV Soryu) E# T" Y+ x) C) ]
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91! b0 e9 N, F U. Y H4 r
' K* f9 |6 P9 b2 |0 \# LJapanese aircraft
" t8 x( _9 M1 A, l; o* xA6M2 Zero x 15
5 O& Z4 V0 W" @1 x
6 c; B' S6 \2 j/ l5 f( w- rAllied aircraft3 V0 y( b# z. [
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
$ }' B7 Q. N) ?1 ?$ GSBD Dauntless x 18
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Japanese aircraft losses3 o$ ^. q C2 P/ ]
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed( J& l* C# B) ~) F5 u+ h
" Q5 w4 I$ O) X4 F. ]" zAllied aircraft losses. U- O6 m% E* M
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
& b+ h& T- \* |SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged
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( _2 A8 w# o- W1 I$ x+ BJapanese Ships$ N/ S( F8 e" R# p# H) Q8 e- E
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 1
+ _# e+ o1 [7 U8 \+ n+ I' oCV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage! N% r y4 Y4 L5 S* u
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
" M; m) T. y; T$ gCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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Japanese aircraft* z+ C |( C8 S
A6M2 Zero x 12
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' L2 ~# C9 e3 h4 O8 E2 pAllied aircraft% t) a2 h0 L, e: d
F4F-4 Wildcat x 10
. v6 V. H' w9 L2 O% g% G- D( c9 USBD Dauntless x 9
) [7 K% t3 k' {$ b$ m( T' p+ F" `+ UTBF Avenger x 16; N3 f: u5 P: u; H0 v$ A/ \
$ `, M) @* A- I }! eJapanese aircraft losses
8 S4 |2 ~* A' K$ yA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed& _0 ?2 O4 f1 I
" M% w8 P8 X4 E4 F6 H' MAllied aircraft losses
) L( o& I1 M+ |7 rF4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
M3 S* ]: s& x- e" ?7 L u! ySBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged9 _! M V+ m' f) X1 m5 ~. \9 @+ {
TBF Avenger: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged
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Japanese Ships7 Z! t. N( p5 s1 e0 o9 D- P7 `
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
; i, Y; c% l( W6 S- wCV Hiryu, on fire+ Y: k7 g2 Z! b8 v9 f1 a
CA Chikuma2 l3 B) u# ?, y3 N9 c& I* E
CV Soryu
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Day Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,93
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9 Q& u% W& l/ N9 I8 C6 w LJapanese aircraft" {# t/ C+ n7 E0 o4 q9 F
A6M2 Zero x 36
( N# S6 P8 p# c% r8 Q7 yD3A Val x 90( c1 k4 }0 [) E3 o' d+ d; S
B5N Kate x 66 o" Z2 @8 ]0 z# L/ E
: H4 V% z/ |; ]8 s7 d
Allied aircraft8 N0 s* M2 h# Z. X2 ~
F4F-4 Wildcat x 108
! Z2 T; n7 N1 z! \9 J- PP-40E Warhawk x 45/ b) y; u, k) \0 e# D" V
P-38G Lightning x 2$ U' d, X# z9 ~; f$ b' o- J2 b, u
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Japanese aircraft losses
$ c- n# X A: m$ I5 yA6M2 Zero: 26 destroyed, {9 Q$ Z% k r3 G8 w8 W& l6 M
D3A Val: 50 destroyed- q) p- d1 Q4 d& S; p
B5N Kate: 42 destroyed6 o* v% W. U8 m
: b: j F3 ~/ o$ a# x7 v% xAllied aircraft losses
8 i: W5 n z1 o% T8 e' I% JF4F-4 Wildcat: 41 destroyed, 14 damaged! b( {- {% [4 V: f! P- F3 {
P-40E Warhawk: 27 destroyed. F/ ]4 h: k0 y$ m8 J* ?- s b
P-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed7 h2 A, Z0 O' M" B9 ` G4 a+ E
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Allied Ships
* r, m# e7 J$ G, |3 W* iCV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1
4 m' N2 ?9 |# d" [9 k; `CV Hornet, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire9 i o# n m! I% l# B; S
CV Wasp, Bomb hits 2, on fire
3 _/ Y* L! X6 F7 h: h" {/ BDD Benham, Bomb hits 1, on fire6 `) ~2 C, J: R
CV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
! _* J( s8 \/ `CV Yorktown1 U0 v, Z" ?9 X$ i& F% o
CV Saratoga
+ R8 a& ~* {3 L1 }6 m; J; u/ M- mCL Honolulu
* A# f# b. ?+ b$ s8 S3 Z7 x9 lCL St. Louis, Bomb hits 2+ O4 ?! H$ S' v1 t; ?8 s' i
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91; I, v& w3 r. r, n' C( m2 ]2 d
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Allied aircraft, S8 _1 ~( M1 T, _$ s) _
B-25C Mitchell x 33 D3 ^1 O4 d: [+ G' y4 y% @
7 [) k. s- X) c! p
No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
: `" k0 m8 @/ TCV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage# }5 J! W$ s$ s7 z7 g8 E1 @* C
* l7 f" p' O0 K8 K! lAircraft Attacking:
7 q" f6 @' q9 `- B) ~ 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
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' W: {- g0 g! ]: W; T! mDay Air attack on TF at 61,91& e( z" C8 K. m
4 I8 B) R& _( y y, gAllied aircraft
8 c$ _5 `* v7 z2 s$ `F4F-4 Wildcat x 21# z/ ~& S' x. ]1 }) y
SBD Dauntless x 90
" y* u% B6 u' O3 u9 kTBF Avenger x 336 P/ u" O; d1 i! i9 J7 _ l( K
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Japanese Ships" w0 g/ Z- |: L- F, p" R8 g) \. |
CA Chikuma1 j. ?+ M$ T. X* U4 y
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
9 i" {. E w! T4 j: Z5 _CV Soryu, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage+ T3 u% f& H( {* T: Y2 d
CA Tone, Bomb hits 1% y0 h9 M, b1 y( \
DD Ariake, Bomb hits 1, on fire
' k* d( w; _/ o h+ O" ?1 OCA Aoba, Bomb hits 2( x& _. d8 b# p- B) o' d
CL Tama
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% Z+ x+ [2 F m, iDay Air attack on TF at 61,91
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B-25C Mitchell x 20% J3 J) E% p6 F, ~
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Japanese Ships4 [2 q ~6 v# p4 R0 j9 G! g: w
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
0 E4 h8 o& C8 A; K4 o) w3 }CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
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Ground combat at Shortlands! `. R$ p3 [$ ^) _
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Allied Deliberate attack; [" T" K1 O: D" q, y, b- l! O
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Attacking force 13678 troops, 150 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 322
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' ] w- q8 b) g- E# l5 ODefending force 1457 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10+ y" k3 H5 i4 u9 ?" I$ ~" c$ }
- f# W8 ]5 R4 L' E" ]* cAllied max assault: 314 - adjusted assault: 281 3 |9 ~5 @/ u$ j/ R2 k% R( g
5 [$ L6 Z6 }% v. ~7 y& e7 WJapanese max defense: 6 - adjusted defense: 1 1 V' A: Y" A+ Y' v
4 N5 X* u; j% g" g/ C+ GAllied assault odds: 281 to 1 & i5 H g' q* t# \
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Japanese ground losses:+ b7 \% K8 } G& w
1572 casualties reported
0 C/ @" ]. \# D0 E |4 ?, C% cGuns lost 7
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Allied ground losses:. T' i0 q# C! W( D, H+ {; Y
2 casualties reported8 E1 c1 g) `1 X
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