AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/18/42/ T) F, ` E" a
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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! N& z, `# n7 r) [& CJapanese Ships7 K, u" }( F, _3 x U" B& |
CA Kumano
: h6 N7 x$ x9 ZCA Kinugasa, Shell hits 42, and is sunk# F8 o1 Z& i0 j+ r7 f% _
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1
1 q7 O) C7 }6 U KCL Natori, Shell hits 1% E/ \2 a6 {0 ^$ O2 [$ Y
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage, @$ C- l! p1 M2 A i4 m
DD Natsugumo3 O9 C1 B! i" F& h- F' E
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 17 m' ^# c& j( s5 _
DD Yuzuki
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. s6 r5 a; E1 EAllied Ships
1 \! h' S, O0 j- r) ?7 A# PCA Portland, Shell hits 2, on fire+ J( k0 Z( Q6 v+ w8 s' J
CA Northampton
# O; S$ T# Y+ x2 _( WCA Houston, Torpedo hits 1$ B% n4 o5 Y7 B& Q+ [. Y
CA Chester, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
6 T% i" c1 ]7 ^' p' E9 fCA Louisville, Shell hits 1# @: Z' y3 v( b+ J
CA Chicago
% S7 J2 N/ a b! ^CA Pensacola
; X- P1 b+ \0 T( m$ s9 L LCA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1" v) `; _' N( i* J2 w
CA Astoria: s6 C( ~ z; a5 g7 J: S
CA Minneapolis% A: T2 K" d6 r6 ]' `- U
CA San Francisco
# s- t( [2 Y5 X: g* y) U. tCA Australia, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage9 c, u$ ~: g7 o' B: W/ R' @0 Z
CA Canberra- U1 @2 y3 o% `9 o7 l4 t& Q
CL Leander
3 `2 W$ `! r" J i! \, WCL Achilles1 s, z4 h8 j( f) ]* Y2 P* g+ |3 G
CL Perth
) {/ W, \# @+ u8 `' R/ tCL Hobart0 q6 V* a# \* a
CL Raleigh2 N3 E1 Q/ {9 m3 r( ^* ?( P3 b
CL Detroit
5 k" Z% |5 i& Y+ ICL Concord7 `0 n) e1 T6 f& \
DD Cummings1 e% P2 I* B" b6 {
DD Case
5 q" h+ f- H* w7 l$ d% {5 _DD Shaw& j: @6 j+ Y9 Z, D( P
DD Downes! {) ]( J8 a1 R ?8 O9 [0 I6 z
DD Le Triomphant
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,939 x& z2 ?2 G% C
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" f" D1 R6 I& W0 rCA Kumano, Shell hits 101 k9 l0 K9 N+ I) [
CA Furutaka
5 G! ~! { O7 D4 x+ ?* z1 |CL Natori, Shell hits 1
1 A) T! }$ `" W" mDD Maikaze, on fire, heavy damage$ N( X6 G( s, T) [$ G6 |. Q
DD Natsugumo" _* _' K r; i" r, _* M Q! {
DD Ikazuchi
$ _3 l; A! W G: K) v% nDD Yuzuki
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9 o" E c2 T; I; d1 {6 OAllied Ships: Z& i+ A3 T+ u3 J, m
CA Portland, on fire4 W0 A" N! I8 _' |
CA Northampton, e! {3 f$ y @3 e
CA Houston1 [/ [8 k' |, S: [5 Y
CA Louisville
/ B+ L* y$ p# tCA Chicago
( D6 ?0 F! F5 W9 m9 FCA Pensacola
/ L2 Z& J" s1 h4 B/ eCA New Orleans
8 m# n! _9 ^" H0 A- ^7 n& j& m5 QCA Astoria. L: C8 q2 \- z/ m* T e! f
CA Minneapolis
+ ^; V9 J6 d1 d; a+ r+ N8 a9 MCA San Francisco( ]. b/ o# y! ]5 ?: X
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage1 ]- y9 ]6 x% i5 w: P
CA Canberra3 o+ F E/ }* q# L! g
CL Leander
- u9 c7 L V8 D) h4 x, kCL Achilles' g3 N' S' T9 ?: Z
CL Perth" M8 v. Y5 i" c4 v0 b/ \
CL Hobart) f! F$ V9 G- ^9 M. S4 @4 e
CL Raleigh B1 H) f8 B# a9 v! S
CL Detroit$ B7 T2 s! I& z" L" `0 d ] \
CL Concord0 T& X0 ^; A7 z+ [# N
DD Cummings
+ ~+ F# M2 O+ a9 @+ C5 pDD Case* t7 z* |7 F* ^2 }. p# m* K' N$ N! M
DD Shaw
+ R' O6 S& ]- U9 ZDD Downes
# F9 A, z" J* }5 MDD Le Triomphant
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! s8 U* n; ?$ h k0 yNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,936 X7 v- ]% ^1 I' O; w& D) z
/ J4 `! m/ d* V: fJapanese Ships
; b5 L; m4 S! l( [" uCA Kumano, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage; _. C& M F+ \. E2 q1 s8 Z5 q
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 34, and is sunk& l1 J' ?9 s0 d' [1 J5 A
CL Natori, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage% y' K( q; M1 z' z T0 A
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 14, and is sunk( C; o8 r; q; F. f2 S2 b
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1% ~# y, @' a1 p% K9 M& u* y
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 3, on fire
! ]: W) ?2 r8 `" u7 \) L# t% _9 R1 dDD Yuzuki, Shell hits 6, and is sunk% ?" l5 [' R( }; \8 P4 w, I" \& Q* e/ ?
; }7 a# I; i( ^) ^2 g0 w! tAllied Ships2 B8 w# D. y. w) S
CA Portland, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage- D. v p1 V3 I6 D
CA Northampton, Shell hits 1, on fire/ `& z, ^3 e' G' h0 @, Y$ H' r
CA Houston, Shell hits 1
" d) O3 y8 C2 I$ a1 {; F/ ?CA Louisville
1 g. n4 \9 q9 J5 [CA Chicago, Shell hits 2' \1 v- `4 k, F
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 4$ Q5 e% c3 o4 ^ O! U2 ?
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 49 ~8 n% f- b" [' ]" P
CA Astoria
: V% o% K) X+ P( p1 i: bCA Minneapolis
- z2 }$ {- u4 v0 r9 M" z, PCA San Francisco7 D3 T) B/ y+ p, |
CA Australia, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage9 J) u1 N; i' P% I
CA Canberra7 f6 ]$ t8 k0 v z- B3 v
CL Leander
+ L. b3 ^/ ?/ N7 PCL Achilles
1 r3 r! \% [+ m: sCL Perth. ^ v; X% h3 B% g$ W6 D/ C
CL Hobart& ]/ Q: p$ ^! I8 Y0 a3 E
CL Raleigh( _! s, B+ t0 P9 E$ p! k% X
CL Detroit0 @: F: J& x& Q3 ?. t6 E
CL Concord# J& X4 _4 V" `, j) v/ ^% r
DD Cummings' ]2 q4 P! Y X; ^
DD Case' x9 A3 Y% x9 e) C4 m: O+ a
DD Shaw
O7 s5 M( f& g" y) rDD Downes
5 [; _8 N# o* f: SDD Le Triomphant" R. ^1 o2 m& _8 X
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: g5 `+ Y1 S$ wNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,936 I0 D/ P$ c3 H& r3 ]! s7 c: g
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Japanese Ships* l) F* c# o* I& D/ {& G; ?( j6 F
CA Kumano, Shell hits 33, on fire, heavy damage' [. R( b0 P- o0 a9 Y9 m
CL Natori, Shell hits 24, and is sunk
8 }: Q- V# A4 b% ~9 }& `/ YDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
9 m, M, Z$ s8 D9 z( o( hDD Ikazuchi, on fire9 y3 V' @( S+ M! y
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Allied Ships
$ N; d; ~) N& [CA Portland, on fire, heavy damage
/ j" N) A+ W4 k* s0 l$ GCA Northampton, on fire
! P( D( H1 D$ C' V* T% iCA Houston" e3 }6 @' A0 U9 I
CA Louisville* f3 X0 a4 u$ h. T. L& x! i; ~0 a
CA Chicago
( b% ?: Z; W; q, Z9 b5 \2 M2 _( ZCA Pensacola
* B8 U: M, W& N/ o! G: R9 _8 |: DCA New Orleans
. `4 _' j9 d/ t, M n' ZCA Astoria8 x" b- Z( A2 W; z. z) Y
CA Minneapolis2 @$ C( w- X) t9 c# o
CA San Francisco
7 w: ]: o4 a4 V! d" R, Z! HCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage( A" M5 X3 u# j% j
CA Canberra; ^; ~, [& _3 Z6 [% U' C
CL Leander8 c) j& m1 D8 R# [! I
CL Achilles0 c B6 ?* m5 y( b' U" g
CL Perth& y- I; A3 Y( V- U
CL Hobart
; f4 a( P0 n2 I/ b; Z t( eCL Raleigh2 M5 I! }( C% O% Z& P1 M" F
CL Detroit
" E& k/ ~7 _; m1 L9 q3 QCL Concord: h+ }0 @, d" k' \9 h$ b; ?% H
DD Cummings6 h! q* \( D! c' u% @
DD Case% j2 a& K6 ]7 L8 D
DD Shaw
# V0 E: E8 F5 I9 wDD Downes
2 N, @( ? c% g# G( L& q5 a" DDD Le Triomphant
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93% t, x: ^/ v7 v( N! _+ e
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+ A0 U$ u/ ?5 X% N0 }- U1 lCA Kumano, Shell hits 29, and is sunk
! K2 ]( `/ ~9 T/ n7 I( O/ JDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 35, and is sunk. I3 v1 R; ]3 c! e
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 15, and is sunk6 R! U4 v: ?7 T) K0 T8 H. c
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Allied Ships
+ D, P; ^. e- J3 ]- i! _CA Portland, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage0 u% b8 }( e0 k1 D6 |% E
CA Northampton, on fire
: Y, Y4 m- q& F9 s1 i) kCA Houston
) W: ]+ W: H, _, yCA Louisville- [: Z7 G1 C1 x, c4 t$ t
CA Chicago
: Z& ?! D9 K7 Z7 F$ }: M% D9 MCA Pensacola
( {8 m/ c0 u+ Z: s$ U3 i0 \CA New Orleans! B0 \5 V1 p4 n2 ^$ A- _6 H, m* z
CA Astoria8 s/ ?- m6 r Z* U9 Q7 d `
CA Minneapolis
' w; m, {2 J9 j9 L( VCA San Francisco
& o( }5 a1 X6 Y4 T9 VCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage" G) Q" `' U2 I% C& E
CA Canberra
. Q- P3 ?6 ^$ sCL Leander
0 h5 D$ M& ~+ k8 @# l) KCL Achilles2 o4 F" L- v, ]3 o& E
CL Perth4 t. v3 k+ A$ U
CL Hobart o; N `& X, d% ~2 t
CL Raleigh: J9 P' u, Z2 d% ]( M* }1 D
CL Detroit
3 ^3 g. j% w$ O4 z, e, O$ x+ ZCL Concord
3 e" N1 F4 h& B. o1 F% V F( yDD Cummings
& j4 x1 x X1 o8 s- FDD Case
: b) {6 T) p! `' DDD Shaw1 B4 p& o1 z/ V" n Y
DD Downes& L3 X; o; [% E0 k8 [
DD Le Triomphant& F6 \- Q6 \) v1 c; V
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91: L) i8 G& U# i2 v, z
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Japanese aircraft, v, b9 V9 i) d2 W8 |
A6M2 Zero x 509 ^: W7 y$ @! Y! z L: _4 w
6 Q5 {( B" ^! qAllied aircraft
* K8 m# e" i- ?+ _F4F-4 Wildcat x 42
+ p7 p- p. e0 ^7 b, xSBD Dauntless x 44- d/ B& H2 ^) [- g+ t
TBF Avenger x 163 g2 a7 p$ _1 C4 H' p$ W* P T
l0 X( ` |0 @- F @Japanese aircraft losses# J2 t" s& g% I9 `
A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged
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4 R4 x1 \+ F, ?1 J% [) m# vAllied aircraft losses
, y9 p/ e: a! k7 w, G& vF4F-4 Wildcat: 27 destroyed) ^& r' v" M U E% }) Y
SBD Dauntless: 13 destroyed, 17 damaged
( M0 g' o8 w9 `1 TTBF Avenger: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged
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; ~1 U' c6 E% z- Y) E! rCV Kaga, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage1 a1 M6 n" ^$ B! W5 a
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire4 t$ }4 n' K/ q% o. {3 w
CV Shokaku. z, r' ?/ r$ m" d! z
CV Soryu
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2 `4 ?. e& R4 \, J$ SDay Air attack on TF at 61,91
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0 G ]6 M# Y( [( }3 KA6M2 Zero x 19
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S# P1 W5 w& H- BAllied aircraft
2 q: A+ x. l5 R$ @- B0 w/ V' XF4F-4 Wildcat x 19" R4 D! g# p \
SBD Dauntless x 14
) Z" c( A' Z( \& M9 \TBF Avenger x 6
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1 z2 u% ]8 R! M1 QJapanese aircraft losses
g w2 R* c UA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed6 P ?. k- W( x4 O+ ^3 j4 X
! J6 y) ?% S! h4 G ^ fAllied aircraft losses6 u3 r$ C! d% o/ N- }) f i
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed
, I: [& n* }% ?- t7 M* J4 a8 A( jSBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged% Z5 g) E, m) ]2 V4 C6 p
TBF Avenger: 6 damaged% `* L$ [* y9 C5 d5 _- Z* f
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Japanese Ships
' ^$ A9 x: V! t _# m* J& U/ LCV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
% x" S; G0 l' e6 p4 d( x% ^CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2
% P$ I: d" {2 ~# ZCA Tone
% k+ ~4 _( m; P: |CV Soryu, Bomb hits 1
. Y7 q, Y/ P% ~( [0 qCV Hiryu, on fire9 Y, i4 I8 m0 D; s3 o1 L) v
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,913 |% ]3 |2 T" ~ J8 A
p G( S- {" n4 G( \ y! NJapanese aircraft f0 N1 |* {7 n! X2 D
A6M2 Zero x 17! S% O3 o' j/ M/ Z, J
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Allied aircraft3 V- h& _4 L( @: O5 J" N! ?5 p
F4F-4 Wildcat x 24% E4 q \1 V" g
SBD Dauntless x 27
+ z! V. S0 `+ t, ~TBF Avenger x 7* j, J/ q% R5 H {7 @
2 W7 k9 z9 q- g' lJapanese aircraft losses9 t" j. a7 N! r7 P$ a6 I |* Z
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed8 e1 Q! J' } A9 J. S
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Allied aircraft losses; L4 J* b; S6 q1 E% V& i& F, N
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed
, Y+ A2 B& L8 n4 F+ V1 RSBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged
, K' X" ~5 ?. {# yTBF Avenger: 5 damaged- j* Y! \4 h' f+ `* g1 G( }
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Japanese Ships5 y) R- |( s, x8 b$ {, | A
CV Shokaku
' p+ I+ d, B% JCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 2, on fire
1 R" b. z) f" v. O% U; gCV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage8 H& L& o) y) T/ @
CV Soryu( U- L5 J* M4 d7 \
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91( ^6 j* L& t5 _: q% R5 y1 u0 q. j H
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Japanese aircraft
# ?8 @) ^0 P# I' WA6M2 Zero x 15
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- B# F0 A7 W8 n" t4 O6 _Allied aircraft
; j: l9 p' V$ p' w! t! aF4F-4 Wildcat x 8' ]7 B' v8 A$ ?* Q8 Z8 h: B
SBD Dauntless x 18
8 T' }2 s6 c; L2 v) z- B/ ?( q + q3 Y" ]& ^( D# o0 [& l/ k) X
Japanese aircraft losses
/ h( h# ~5 @9 Z, H+ ^A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses2 ]- ]4 ^- M, ^! f+ K: s
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed" s0 @$ k' J2 e' [" S2 ]6 I
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged
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8 b$ b/ Z( n3 H: K6 oJapanese Ships
4 b' y8 N2 [6 q' j0 UCV Soryu, Bomb hits 1
0 w9 C3 H* l( o5 iCV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
6 q' _( |0 ~3 [1 ZCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
* G, O% s% p1 a8 z4 qCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage; N, i) }& w$ W! r: I; @8 c/ D4 J6 N
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7 K6 |. z" {: B4 l- L" a0 J% m' bDay Air attack on TF at 61,91
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Japanese aircraft' _( n* v/ r8 M4 _& H: O
A6M2 Zero x 12, y* ]3 X6 e; k; s" n' Q4 w& n! p+ _. K( s
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Allied aircraft
# f: A2 w u! r, T& ZF4F-4 Wildcat x 105 t; [' A7 y. H0 N {
SBD Dauntless x 98 Z9 C7 v* d- g, ?: r. G) u& H
TBF Avenger x 16/ r+ j" t! @( S/ Z
# N- E5 X, V% I3 h' e ^Japanese aircraft losses
+ B7 K% i- e' Y& a% F! g0 Y }A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed0 ]5 K- Y* }* Y Z/ j
* s" J$ I: J3 f& H/ \4 J2 mAllied aircraft losses* x7 s. l8 T6 {6 P6 F& r. G& H
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed/ ?, w+ c, J0 E) o2 ?% |; ~3 z Q4 N
SBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
R$ g2 P" i, g ~4 Z5 PTBF Avenger: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged- f9 U1 O) T* u) s
9 T( L; s+ [% ?- W4 j8 wJapanese Ships
* [+ Y* i- Q! V* I/ o, M( b( oCV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
2 h- R% d& o) HCV Hiryu, on fire
& r1 A& E) [, f6 D& I2 L) r6 `CA Chikuma
7 s8 e3 w# e! h% q# \CV Soryu
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4 f5 ~: M* c3 F" _" W/ q5 XDay Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,934 s7 j8 t$ _( k* e1 T& B/ R7 V1 B
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Japanese aircraft
: p9 y9 P, q/ G' O \A6M2 Zero x 36
8 F7 I, N i" |( VD3A Val x 90
" {8 W& T) J9 ?! ~5 {( m, j) B4 j% pB5N Kate x 661 d/ X+ B2 [5 E$ F
3 N9 M3 ?* U2 g8 b* hAllied aircraft
! X" G8 g: f. g, z8 `, ]$ DF4F-4 Wildcat x 108
+ y, M- i$ ]' q1 u1 `, }2 IP-40E Warhawk x 45# X/ `! W0 U) p: {2 ~
P-38G Lightning x 28 B2 [1 w" |( W3 \
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Japanese aircraft losses
_7 y. z: z7 c& j7 BA6M2 Zero: 26 destroyed
/ {+ Q k% D4 f) \D3A Val: 50 destroyed
# n: ]+ B: N8 I) t1 I- ?5 n QB5N Kate: 42 destroyed
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) c" t4 F3 [. N% tAllied aircraft losses
0 ?/ o0 Z/ o7 F$ i' ^. dF4F-4 Wildcat: 41 destroyed, 14 damaged
' r" Y2 q8 B& V' }9 ~P-40E Warhawk: 27 destroyed/ W4 Q: Y# M2 z6 {4 c
P-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed
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Allied Ships
3 P1 ]6 U3 Y: P- p; Y* g9 jCV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1; f9 S a: ?8 e
CV Hornet, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
; W( K4 @2 l0 U$ i& S$ vCV Wasp, Bomb hits 2, on fire
9 r w: A8 m* n/ aDD Benham, Bomb hits 1, on fire
2 e f0 ^$ |! V5 F0 mCV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1, on fire$ y* d0 z6 b' N2 E7 a: q6 W
CV Yorktown
& M0 W5 |9 A/ s0 ^: }CV Saratoga
+ [( ?3 w; t. H# z, G7 j, xCL Honolulu: s4 z, B( t: n* N H. N6 s6 I h
CL St. Louis, Bomb hits 2
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91: m. G- p2 C3 G" I3 B8 p0 y
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Allied aircraft7 H0 s% g, K: ?. \3 v: c
B-25C Mitchell x 37 A% \4 C& @6 `2 n3 I6 ?3 @
6 G H$ s# x' A( o; tNo Allied losses" d4 @0 Z& o! M+ y+ j" K5 Q3 s5 i
1 h; |4 }2 o1 VJapanese Ships2 q3 Y" h; y4 U% Z# W7 P: ?- e# @
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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$ d9 L4 l2 E3 z+ B _Aircraft Attacking:
; o" w e+ O* ~+ [ 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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Allied aircraft
! A2 ^4 x F, qF4F-4 Wildcat x 21; K0 ~ S+ K9 I8 O
SBD Dauntless x 90
6 C6 V2 Y( P9 c% b9 [, R& rTBF Avenger x 33
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# @8 @/ F* G& I" SJapanese Ships
& C$ {& V0 k8 _5 _6 HCA Chikuma8 }! b7 q2 v& P5 G! W7 J7 X+ ~/ H5 S9 f
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage' q) `3 M, ] P+ g5 |& _& O7 E
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
# v+ r8 g, ^- Z/ F7 S* fCA Tone, Bomb hits 14 K* [& w4 `# v& s1 N! h
DD Ariake, Bomb hits 1, on fire. `/ [/ U$ F' `& A- j* e, ^; a5 E" H
CA Aoba, Bomb hits 2
N4 P; h$ k! }3 TCL Tama
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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/ t( O3 ]* f/ q3 \B-25C Mitchell x 203 v6 c1 ~* _6 b7 |
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/ m9 L# c/ a8 K0 sCV Soryu, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
' _9 E7 v; l- h' F" YCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage* g) J& b `8 V3 s3 |5 Z/ s
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: |# H/ r7 _2 xGround combat at Shortlands9 V. p7 u; J8 c) G: D5 Y
$ O& ~. C" }& r8 UAllied Deliberate attack
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, M! n" C8 z1 E; ^' [3 yAttacking force 13678 troops, 150 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 322
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! q6 K u! @% i `. QDefending force 1457 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 105 K* L$ B/ L$ s( ?. Z/ |& V
$ ^7 X( B$ W7 \0 W) d) t# OAllied max assault: 314 - adjusted assault: 281 & U# U; b& {3 q0 Q
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Japanese max defense: 6 - adjusted defense: 1
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Allied assault odds: 281 to 1 8 Y: O% @6 q; K: O5 J* z
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* g+ Z' r" v* z6 v( v2 hJapanese ground losses:
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& g, p/ ^8 V- B, s QGuns lost 7
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* V! U( U% g5 \+ m& @Allied ground losses:; G2 V$ w! ^/ ?5 K- }% S
2 casualties reported- C+ U, m4 B: ]) k
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