AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/18/42
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4 C1 b$ @! c/ d. RNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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Japanese Ships
' D: g- ~- Y* R1 d. b% Y1 VCA Kumano9 h. H0 A8 ^& c; v) Z2 X
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 42, and is sunk; u/ n: S( F0 u) x& y
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 13 x& N, f' C. L$ M V* o# u
CL Natori, Shell hits 1
! s5 ^: Q9 e9 F3 UDD Maikaze, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage" `. K) ] |! B' I u
DD Natsugumo: @2 ^8 X+ B/ v. K0 n& S* _: q8 h
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 1
/ y5 D- r" x, a% Y* \( ^DD Yuzuki$ L% L I3 e! r5 U4 u5 s, T
- z$ ~% E4 V6 ]" P! [Allied Ships
9 A" G( D$ n# s" z. mCA Portland, Shell hits 2, on fire
3 N9 E- k4 P, d: \1 V% ~CA Northampton
S. u" _4 o/ |- P8 KCA Houston, Torpedo hits 1
4 u: l8 F: ]0 w5 T' z& M8 f& f) ICA Chester, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
; V/ |) t+ x8 ?1 ]. b( ICA Louisville, Shell hits 1
* _* J* N0 w, E7 r: k+ ^2 v# OCA Chicago
7 j- `: J" N2 t$ M gCA Pensacola, X0 i( }+ J! p j
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 10 T& ?$ V }2 S# Q t' r# I8 v P, Q
CA Astoria
. s" M# k) J$ z' g; WCA Minneapolis N+ t# k4 Q; }
CA San Francisco
9 A L2 H8 `9 M( n% X" V% CCA Australia, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
8 u2 H x# G) q! i5 ^5 U7 pCA Canberra i. |$ [, k9 n
CL Leander
, z1 _, E$ n# M4 R ?CL Achilles
2 s1 p7 \6 t( z! ^1 P( B! sCL Perth
, _! a F/ t% I8 z) L; v# _7 vCL Hobart, r' d- F S) c/ k" K9 ]
CL Raleigh) b7 {: q/ `& E- P; K
CL Detroit
4 b7 N8 F, t/ D: C1 J X7 @$ eCL Concord( V1 P% g0 }8 k( v1 `2 W- m
DD Cummings/ z Q& o' h9 C* S2 l
DD Case3 C7 [( a/ S2 I6 [' n; j
DD Shaw
8 p$ \1 D; T1 e7 i$ [DD Downes( n$ @9 J) E1 ]0 w! v
DD Le Triomphant* \1 U( o6 l' d4 i
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93) b1 {+ w1 b. \) _9 J7 k# a2 E7 q
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Japanese Ships
, A: z5 q) E5 ^1 E# [CA Kumano, Shell hits 10
- R) P) e1 H4 v# eCA Furutaka8 A2 R- X7 s H( S
CL Natori, Shell hits 1# \% q) V/ I- q v) D+ O2 I& x- J
DD Maikaze, on fire, heavy damage
5 h3 X. ]; h S ]8 cDD Natsugumo
7 }. t* V4 \ YDD Ikazuchi
" a7 d' o: H% d! [1 W" J6 U" vDD Yuzuki. a5 ~% F* o# ]0 W% E; w' ]' N
: ~* i2 X$ X8 m# J* q$ j- {3 nAllied Ships* K' m5 u" D; p) K1 O `
CA Portland, on fire. r' L" G" x& q8 ?% ^
CA Northampton% d5 g8 ?- i) W |* K0 @8 ~" P
CA Houston
: |8 k4 O$ [ E* Q% O( g, PCA Louisville
* d7 m; @) c4 m6 CCA Chicago
1 ^8 F4 x3 c; ~+ |5 u) j0 cCA Pensacola5 M! {, y9 d" c# t# V; y
CA New Orleans( O5 S/ ^) C) g
CA Astoria4 Y5 q( { g% l7 W Z/ H
CA Minneapolis2 u' B# g# i1 B4 J2 m$ E% B3 }2 g
CA San Francisco
8 X" X7 a+ t: n) n M, W6 zCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage/ A5 q# b' F: U- \/ G, _( N
CA Canberra
/ \+ N# z2 u3 v% WCL Leander
8 y- e D5 \' E0 g% j) J+ KCL Achilles
& n! J) S6 y# }8 o/ aCL Perth
" X0 q+ G I. k9 `5 O( JCL Hobart
1 C4 p. O) X5 O/ |CL Raleigh4 E$ Z" U. ~3 P3 g5 t/ c& H
CL Detroit+ i, g$ l+ u3 t1 m3 ]7 r) ]" S
CL Concord) Q" C. @ W+ s& l4 V1 i9 G1 L
DD Cummings4 R- ` w' N7 U) ?, c/ Y
DD Case
$ b0 t" x2 m8 M0 cDD Shaw
4 I4 s$ S U$ H) E3 |DD Downes
! d- }( V S* gDD Le Triomphant
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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& I) u( K- E: X" {* t' EJapanese Ships
" o4 R. m0 e F0 }) TCA Kumano, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
& }& @' B: r2 ~- W1 nCA Furutaka, Shell hits 34, and is sunk
6 I ^3 K/ V5 Q, X; }7 tCL Natori, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage4 c7 G3 [0 N. H& W8 c1 r9 S
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 14, and is sunk7 k, w c ? J7 D; q% }
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 12 R% H: ~& w8 ]. X4 D0 E) ~ r
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 3, on fire/ Z- C! t4 N# o
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 6, and is sunk( V$ P, R, B) `$ Q" z
2 y: P, s3 k. t! r3 a' xAllied Ships$ H2 W' T, j3 F a+ j$ m, Z9 y
CA Portland, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
* s, p" S3 D5 D9 o2 H3 LCA Northampton, Shell hits 1, on fire
* e( {3 ~1 B2 A' \/ q* KCA Houston, Shell hits 1
. }0 r8 a6 Y' w$ P& ICA Louisville8 k- v& k: G2 E+ V, Q
CA Chicago, Shell hits 2
+ k4 n4 \! Y z1 z, x$ FCA Pensacola, Shell hits 4( d0 g% ^: [3 D' Q
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 4) l/ ]/ R6 W2 U+ o7 B
CA Astoria
. Y! ^ _7 m0 F, t& O1 W# Z0 j. ACA Minneapolis8 X) Q2 R" g/ b' Y G' b
CA San Francisco
& C$ p3 q1 z/ _+ KCA Australia, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage; Q6 W# U8 B# Y
CA Canberra
/ j2 Y4 J2 i" DCL Leander
! S# v3 ]- b( g5 fCL Achilles3 h! J% F4 |4 f8 b# @
CL Perth
- G: u; Q) i0 [! sCL Hobart
8 c' k$ M; h8 q5 j7 ECL Raleigh. y# [: i8 u' b. O3 \7 L& C6 E1 O
CL Detroit
4 N: l3 W+ b: ^1 o VCL Concord
1 D8 ~6 V2 Y; f* n O) b. D: U, n6 dDD Cummings
9 A) J/ t/ ]% v+ ]DD Case
6 G2 O; t2 s/ G- x( s- z8 TDD Shaw! y0 V; Q: }2 y! x7 ]/ p- n2 F
DD Downes, W4 q1 ^+ i) A/ s
DD Le Triomphant5 G/ \$ a# b5 P
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93! k6 M+ X5 L8 K8 g1 |
$ a0 l1 l0 c7 U3 o( |/ c- N9 v/ JJapanese Ships
. P% `, j$ q& {) Y# b7 s2 |CA Kumano, Shell hits 33, on fire, heavy damage, H5 b% m$ m' ]
CL Natori, Shell hits 24, and is sunk" S/ E# O" d4 D, |+ Y; ]
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1$ ~/ a; s8 T* c* I1 Q2 ~5 P+ X
DD Ikazuchi, on fire! p: o, W8 q* B* G
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Allied Ships
3 Y/ R6 |% C. D" y! |0 ]CA Portland, on fire, heavy damage
5 h, D1 g, R4 D( H. d5 N- vCA Northampton, on fire1 N: U8 y5 w& s; i
CA Houston
- v; O3 w9 a7 j% t2 ECA Louisville
7 N* X2 C. k. U& a! BCA Chicago
$ A6 R: [7 ~$ b% b: j$ J# k; bCA Pensacola
, V, L$ I( e+ _. N% D5 HCA New Orleans
- D( K; r% s( a/ _* o4 sCA Astoria8 {9 q) R' B$ H
CA Minneapolis
$ C4 [' n. x7 n2 E$ s- HCA San Francisco
+ H3 Z m: _# @+ J0 eCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
7 }: ?+ j% o' QCA Canberra2 ~# Q) u8 k0 {3 L L
CL Leander& j+ ?8 l7 i$ x7 b$ q( f$ a
CL Achilles- b4 N' z% m3 n2 i) [) y; m6 Y+ J1 u
CL Perth
8 X9 s t" u' E h( R% }6 ~% Y$ GCL Hobart
# C7 ]3 r2 q2 J- W% Z9 NCL Raleigh& k( Q) P& f& {1 r' ~; _( t
CL Detroit8 I0 L0 I) N. S. r
CL Concord7 J. `+ N* ]$ K( x- \
DD Cummings, A, u% H! J( A0 b4 T; t
DD Case$ S. L, i1 p# ]; F! }
DD Shaw M3 Z* s$ _; h+ c# Z1 M$ C- V. q$ H
DD Downes
$ I+ w* i0 o7 Q! XDD Le Triomphant
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,930 D" ?& V# J1 n+ h) z# p; [
1 n* S) T8 F0 i2 H9 h$ Q2 UJapanese Ships
3 d9 f7 w& X# a' U! W- _CA Kumano, Shell hits 29, and is sunk
" v" {% c% T% `; T$ ~DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 35, and is sunk$ ~! C8 D& t `
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
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: I- J, R2 i6 i! mAllied Ships/ \+ N; u: Z7 O& Y( |& p
CA Portland, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage: v+ |$ d+ p$ |8 l& e
CA Northampton, on fire: ^; E i+ r1 w- T
CA Houston. `7 `2 b) s& ]
CA Louisville: } M0 P9 c& s8 S$ o/ G, H
CA Chicago
! f7 w$ Q/ b. s4 JCA Pensacola5 r" t: E; @' b& B. X" r) ^# _
CA New Orleans; E, s% U6 h! F4 a
CA Astoria! O3 ?8 ?9 ?6 }3 \6 r7 D; r5 J
CA Minneapolis7 n6 [ w, i8 p
CA San Francisco. l" R/ _( J6 t& v2 _
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage9 V4 ~2 L0 ?# D3 G* l5 O
CA Canberra; O* i$ X& H3 a. a0 c$ Q
CL Leander( U- M2 U. Y; C7 f! O m
CL Achilles
" \, d2 M6 y; O- a. fCL Perth
+ b6 v: c) I( Q: p& bCL Hobart0 `9 B9 L2 c, Y4 p
CL Raleigh5 L' {, d7 Q( Q$ X
CL Detroit
0 R% \% X% J) J) FCL Concord: c1 i/ c- `( M- A' e" A3 ~$ i
DD Cummings+ B7 T; j6 A1 A* y6 z) o1 |8 F
DD Case
" f% u% y3 ?2 p* v8 M* WDD Shaw
$ i r; q* _# oDD Downes6 a( I1 y* B* \/ r* ]) D7 }
DD Le Triomphant9 R, W% H9 q4 E+ x" i1 ]% l# c% m
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. s; X$ b" _/ F% [( l; K {Day Air attack on TF at 61,919 j$ N7 {7 Y2 y. ^; j5 U D0 j
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Japanese aircraft4 h% Z H$ P' F9 o9 Z& p
A6M2 Zero x 50& g6 V- x& R$ b& o7 c
& x) U7 G" x' _! N: G. U( Z
Allied aircraft" M( Q; l' e7 m5 ?
F4F-4 Wildcat x 42
4 r: C+ _% q' B+ VSBD Dauntless x 44
4 c. h3 a, ~% A& S R+ LTBF Avenger x 163 d% F( F8 P5 J
! \# d, u4 k3 W3 S2 l% Z8 o6 qJapanese aircraft losses6 d9 b7 }- V3 D, |, y
A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged1 d0 { g4 t+ T) B6 l% {- `
$ Q$ f' l+ J# j v; o2 VAllied aircraft losses
3 b) O0 G" N' H- g+ P( UF4F-4 Wildcat: 27 destroyed
! | A7 x# ~7 P8 k" n3 C7 bSBD Dauntless: 13 destroyed, 17 damaged2 J; p$ [1 p; o& O$ u& c
TBF Avenger: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged! O, S+ z8 y: l% P
1 t* g! \; n7 J D1 W/ q; XJapanese Ships
! \ H) F/ _, g3 b* ?CV Kaga, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage. o7 U5 f8 I7 Q) r
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
$ Z1 A: p* c5 VCV Shokaku
4 i1 j, x1 q" y0 {1 yCV Soryu
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' E5 ~- l. d# B" {Day Air attack on TF at 61,919 U$ Q3 n- G, E- I6 V; d- Q
0 u" {6 I" u# X) z: i2 F) K! I& kJapanese aircraft
6 l! ^. j' E; E0 d' i0 z2 c+ eA6M2 Zero x 19( T4 Q _8 i7 V# K
3 C* A& G8 ^5 l0 k3 Z8 _( c
Allied aircraft
* E1 l2 J2 S: n6 |4 x# c+ n" ~( ?F4F-4 Wildcat x 19
; \6 k! @# R' K! V5 \SBD Dauntless x 14( t4 j! m2 n, c$ L/ Y4 y
TBF Avenger x 6. H/ u, b0 _/ @
+ V& S; P2 e0 ]% a6 b
Japanese aircraft losses, }9 a. C0 d0 V
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
2 v+ S8 C& b/ H2 C - k* J& e4 l) u, v) n
Allied aircraft losses
6 N0 i/ h- q2 T5 G2 ^ R; B5 VF4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed; a, B' E0 M" \) Q3 z
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged H2 c: a V: n
TBF Avenger: 6 damaged. u% U X2 Q) A5 R# Z* ^
$ B, c' Q5 F2 iJapanese Ships
! r9 Z# [, l* C: jCV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage" B: C" R9 E8 _$ R2 f2 J
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, x! L$ x* ]% F& n3 {( t
CA Tone+ N' \5 j5 g9 O$ E, U5 ?
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 1
?# c3 i6 p4 z V4 {CV Hiryu, on fire
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,910 a* ^2 e1 c$ N! h; H. l
b+ R4 D6 C1 ?: zJapanese aircraft& X2 n' p! m9 F0 `' q2 V! @
A6M2 Zero x 17+ K3 M8 Q# r; u) x. e2 F7 _: g* f
! ?6 f6 |) ?) z3 v5 L) Y9 \7 BAllied aircraft4 P* {4 ^, N3 s# U5 O& p& s
F4F-4 Wildcat x 24+ j6 H8 k* n" s# Q4 a# W. W
SBD Dauntless x 27
% X' x' }0 S* r$ ]! Y- }9 ITBF Avenger x 7
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Japanese aircraft losses7 t% `( Z. O& k& k. G! E# k) C
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
2 ?) ?+ H! @0 p
" `7 Q( P& t/ b9 t( P i3 mAllied aircraft losses+ Q1 @8 ^, h- E) _, |
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed
6 q0 }2 W6 H& [$ [/ |: LSBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged
4 t1 W) {. L6 L4 wTBF Avenger: 5 damaged
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Japanese Ships& f2 T, E; D0 f8 d5 C6 ~4 N% R
CV Shokaku. \- S9 V+ c9 g% y, Y/ H/ [& A4 B
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 2, on fire4 G6 f( C& g( m
CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage! _' J) E; m4 l! W- T
CV Soryu P0 j; D, D( b' h
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,914 V6 b2 v' X6 ^; B. \
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Japanese aircraft* E1 B1 f) r1 c" ?! F# h
A6M2 Zero x 15
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Allied aircraft
y5 p: K6 P% y: o/ fF4F-4 Wildcat x 80 H; I; n3 ~0 n# `+ V
SBD Dauntless x 18+ i1 h6 v) \* k
3 D3 i6 j) K5 eJapanese aircraft losses
" j' k+ L g/ z: n$ N2 v! VA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed5 O' V2 J& e- Z$ t7 I
7 w% P7 g$ ^9 h# a2 r* J
Allied aircraft losses! b& }2 R% h! E; j" e' G* a
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
) s; [) ?+ f/ ~7 t ISBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged0 q' c# c$ a+ P& j# `3 z0 P1 p
6 \5 _4 s: ^9 a" ~. WJapanese Ships( m; F7 N E: _
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 1
1 R" S# c. m& Z6 [. j! {* n- iCV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage9 Q( E. [9 X2 `2 }: ~) k% N
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire; `& q1 u) e1 F9 G! Q' d4 g( B
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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A6M2 Zero x 12' m6 {4 T. N" R6 B& E: K. O: t
, k' z" v1 k. v! G7 h4 N0 U2 C* L
Allied aircraft
- D0 ]% H4 {" i, k ^F4F-4 Wildcat x 10! R3 B- J7 d, K: T* M
SBD Dauntless x 9
1 |- X$ a. c+ iTBF Avenger x 165 p+ i T6 o% Z: J: c8 s+ z( L# r! h
1 u7 [( e; [. yJapanese aircraft losses5 U7 B& D8 W" X
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed# F k$ n* B6 {
7 q; H4 ]; G/ z, z# q; a' b/ c% d9 pAllied aircraft losses( Y m' b. F& g4 r f; K$ g3 d
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
. k$ o* Y& R' ~7 h. h! v, oSBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged& Z1 J: `, T, \8 w- f: ~9 L4 u
TBF Avenger: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged
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Japanese Ships
% M: Q. M% s& sCV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
9 U. D) V1 n1 uCV Hiryu, on fire
/ I; v1 |0 n5 ?7 o$ BCA Chikuma$ n9 S8 k! e6 d6 B
CV Soryu
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Japanese aircraft; S: _# f8 J6 a' p/ C% s
A6M2 Zero x 36
7 L9 L9 m) w0 z, h7 d+ AD3A Val x 905 g& c0 a& q1 q$ C
B5N Kate x 66; {* Q H! N* D/ G) a9 {
, f8 S) r# V; V) A- @% H. q
Allied aircraft( P, N k4 w+ q- c5 K! k
F4F-4 Wildcat x 108
1 U0 E" A# w/ n. ?/ h/ aP-40E Warhawk x 45: F4 V+ U4 l1 c" [0 {+ t
P-38G Lightning x 2
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0 j) y1 C% C1 U) k e' ZJapanese aircraft losses
. p- L+ u# }2 d0 U9 [A6M2 Zero: 26 destroyed
( L4 \: G! H6 P+ p9 q- AD3A Val: 50 destroyed8 M" c+ S4 |5 O; O3 A4 R' o
B5N Kate: 42 destroyed
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+ _( H$ h E4 b+ P3 w2 z* q5 d& Q$ MAllied aircraft losses `2 D: I- P3 B2 _9 E- g" y+ X
F4F-4 Wildcat: 41 destroyed, 14 damaged
# |* ?* H5 G. I& u/ Q: w% YP-40E Warhawk: 27 destroyed
3 p7 _$ g# H8 p: \" Z/ a1 k8 x3 cP-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed
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5 p2 r* S4 E( _* p$ R! tAllied Ships, v" t' {: X5 P3 j" Y$ S& C
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1
" T. t5 ^9 s2 P pCV Hornet, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
, a/ V' l) E) y. {& c7 oCV Wasp, Bomb hits 2, on fire
, L( A% J8 v& _& {) _DD Benham, Bomb hits 1, on fire* F2 }- _) m! | ?) a1 [4 Y9 c) H2 Y
CV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
; Q' A/ v6 O' [ W( e* y8 lCV Yorktown
* ?* M; H# J8 Z5 P5 R+ ]( @* gCV Saratoga: x! n" V2 D: ~1 K% Y8 e r' s5 q
CL Honolulu
+ ^% N1 N# @6 j8 P4 P) _$ D5 ACL St. Louis, Bomb hits 2& R0 G5 _* U+ M+ b4 l
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Allied aircraft$ J- q2 U/ C1 s1 y0 o \
B-25C Mitchell x 33 ]- m! A: x+ M! h
% H/ T2 p) Q) r1 M* {# V
No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships1 `. r' ^6 r7 L3 {" F
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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( c- x# u5 H) b7 @" fAircraft Attacking:
D! i% G. }1 h6 j, Q- l+ Q 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
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Allied aircraft3 G/ b G+ H: b: G
F4F-4 Wildcat x 211 t: u+ i/ p) k; r
SBD Dauntless x 90
% l9 D( V: g: Z1 a6 b3 m Q2 e8 j( uTBF Avenger x 33' H) p4 E( n+ i
6 C9 U- v! _: kJapanese Ships
5 W! ~) z4 I, Y! `' D2 ~) L3 |CA Chikuma* J( G( h) s( C& t' t: p
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage- T& o( D4 c# }7 T
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
" }+ S! o4 |& b( f( X# Q4 eCA Tone, Bomb hits 1& Q7 i0 p7 D3 {3 ?5 J, V) e
DD Ariake, Bomb hits 1, on fire
% B6 W J: J3 Z" i* GCA Aoba, Bomb hits 2
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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B-25C Mitchell x 20' M1 z4 F- ^% O' ?" O) q
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Japanese Ships6 B$ ?! n5 K: {4 o8 C8 X/ ?
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
4 E: L2 P) I1 I" V* o6 {+ Z1 QCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
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) W$ @- D. B- ]6 f, k6 ]Ground combat at Shortlands- Y, `2 Q; P9 g( R2 E5 ~. }/ f
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Allied Deliberate attack4 E3 ~" O! y/ b, X& W' ]2 B) b
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Attacking force 13678 troops, 150 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3226 T- ]2 u8 B2 ]" ^# l5 R
! a0 X. }' s# N) D/ ]/ e2 Q) gDefending force 1457 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 106 @' z, F& J Q* A4 f- j% N) t
/ J z! e( I: g0 r- u2 nAllied max assault: 314 - adjusted assault: 281
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& c4 o) |& b. y" UJapanese max defense: 6 - adjusted defense: 1 ' Q' G) L( s E1 }$ h1 s
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Allied assault odds: 281 to 1 ) M/ W( D/ m3 m/ ~* @
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Japanese ground losses:
3 k) a% J- |: d! O$ J9 U1572 casualties reported$ H+ `1 {: B$ L3 }& {0 P
Guns lost 7
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Allied ground losses:
3 O7 H% ]4 D/ h0 T7 \% K8 p0 x2 casualties reported' E. j! q) H) p0 R! t H
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