AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/18/42. L+ j2 M% g3 i1 H! I' u
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93) g6 i0 g' }+ @% A. ^
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Japanese Ships
3 q! n" Z" H: \9 \, c; ~CA Kumano
% ]% l$ s8 W D/ iCA Kinugasa, Shell hits 42, and is sunk8 A) H& k# S5 Q4 t8 B
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1
q+ G: h/ F7 X$ E" \8 qCL Natori, Shell hits 1
' r1 W! ]; X1 GDD Maikaze, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage7 ?2 ^7 E) s, \
DD Natsugumo
: g7 n) P* E/ o' c2 Q7 g a4 q9 mDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 1
; {- H2 A% i- \& U0 Y" GDD Yuzuki# S2 \) ^: C+ b2 b
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Allied Ships* `% w/ L1 V( F% C5 j
CA Portland, Shell hits 2, on fire
. _9 p g3 }3 E# [9 B xCA Northampton: O6 Q/ q1 I& \) ~
CA Houston, Torpedo hits 1
) R' A: ]# a6 t) WCA Chester, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk; w4 ~4 c( E, b& R7 x8 Q. r: o
CA Louisville, Shell hits 1
3 E O0 D) U, fCA Chicago
' W8 _6 H8 K6 v& nCA Pensacola7 E- s6 n. r: n
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 18 ^. z, |+ Q+ }, @
CA Astoria
" K. D% p) c8 r8 I1 m6 J& i! ?CA Minneapolis
, T$ s) \5 X* K: P6 W" PCA San Francisco
+ r: s- G! e, kCA Australia, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
$ W# V/ ~7 E" ], ]4 f% QCA Canberra
9 T& i' G4 e; l% X7 D* C8 H9 uCL Leander
9 d7 r% @. X$ E+ r0 B; N- dCL Achilles
" {* \! n2 S6 Q& h% p8 o) J5 DCL Perth" g" s, X$ t" U' _3 \1 y/ }" Q
CL Hobart4 \$ J" j3 c, N+ c0 y* w, R
CL Raleigh% i$ e5 Z X& f9 }' J( ~0 P
CL Detroit: c9 T4 N, q# k
CL Concord/ j& Y) B& P6 I; n
DD Cummings
" g4 c! O1 ^; d9 GDD Case9 S6 x+ v: A6 [+ h. x/ X
DD Shaw
) W. H2 \" ^9 @+ y! eDD Downes, O" o- Z. d) B! b1 x; e# T
DD Le Triomphant
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" P$ B i. |. C4 b. v4 _; ONight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93, e9 z1 I# D# H9 y
5 L6 A: K. K/ r6 r* X; C8 u4 m( e) nJapanese Ships0 R) r9 a3 ], q! B
CA Kumano, Shell hits 10, k' m$ p6 l3 R2 C, ^
CA Furutaka% R9 T2 w( F8 i
CL Natori, Shell hits 16 j W N# e$ ^% n o1 _/ c" h
DD Maikaze, on fire, heavy damage! D4 ?$ S" E/ [8 `- q
DD Natsugumo
$ K2 C' W0 a: \: aDD Ikazuchi
8 M" E$ r7 a8 sDD Yuzuki2 Z0 U8 W l. \) w! t
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Allied Ships
- N# ~3 C, r" }CA Portland, on fire
# Q; g. e% b. S x: fCA Northampton- [& u- X& h5 k: b4 X! b, T
CA Houston
& @3 r3 e6 R: u. [4 D: tCA Louisville. O- |" B5 J! k' `8 d9 |" G7 c
CA Chicago
5 y4 T R( b% e3 k+ L2 zCA Pensacola
! D" s. a; |* j+ L2 ^* d$ b8 @CA New Orleans
: ?( B6 e/ \3 K" r v4 U' x' M4 CCA Astoria
5 |! B" \( i, X9 |6 H* v: N9 D9 lCA Minneapolis
; u7 T5 G! y' |& N7 G. f* O5 P; k( oCA San Francisco0 ?3 S4 l4 k; [3 h$ r5 K
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
: E7 ?; U, o0 M9 {; f/ n. y2 QCA Canberra! H( z3 X1 A, r2 b
CL Leander
3 f D4 I' I" w6 O5 I6 DCL Achilles
- `/ x+ F* ^; pCL Perth
. K9 Y# b1 U5 f% U P9 DCL Hobart
$ V( Q) K, z0 J) U% D2 L7 aCL Raleigh
) u4 Y2 O) m( u7 A6 n+ cCL Detroit
; J' W" ^! w+ S. }. V" WCL Concord7 @/ m) ?" L" z$ y
DD Cummings
3 ^3 {7 \8 T8 A& L# B6 VDD Case
* y! |7 l* `* ZDD Shaw
) K. p+ _. ?7 l3 m- {6 O+ q0 r$ lDD Downes
T/ c( v$ b5 T( l" SDD Le Triomphant& F+ h& ^( _4 h0 H6 I7 l
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/ h+ z+ G0 l. t w7 O; c. _Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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Japanese Ships2 q9 |7 y, q5 |2 u
CA Kumano, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
/ d+ w; g1 I4 e6 c! HCA Furutaka, Shell hits 34, and is sunk
% d/ S2 b, i% i. VCL Natori, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage+ {6 }' D3 i9 q* _
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
: s9 C1 q/ _% P6 d6 X6 g0 |DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
y7 N4 l1 x" P3 z% [. f( Z$ b7 E( [DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 3, on fire
& N# G% F% R e% W# o7 G/ {DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
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Allied Ships/ u# L @. S; f Z$ ?( ?0 J5 y7 q
CA Portland, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
# O3 m) k" C6 n: |+ ]; H1 DCA Northampton, Shell hits 1, on fire
: G- s! R/ f' m6 wCA Houston, Shell hits 1
4 w) a4 g9 m/ H6 h+ }! n0 QCA Louisville& P2 ^0 f4 f4 F" @6 J+ t
CA Chicago, Shell hits 2
4 m2 [& a5 h" F- N1 \CA Pensacola, Shell hits 49 `1 g v- a3 X& ]
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 4' p4 E$ ^# s& V; ?$ q
CA Astoria9 U1 t2 l% k& P F5 j
CA Minneapolis
8 g7 d# V0 u# z8 h, O+ ^5 f {CA San Francisco- D6 u. B" j0 K8 v' D! y* V. J/ N
CA Australia, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
1 s8 |6 K9 ~) e9 I- A/ oCA Canberra
1 J B% L' e. iCL Leander5 t) [" Q7 b9 N, P6 G
CL Achilles4 a3 ]# [1 C0 b4 _, b
CL Perth
1 b- ]' `9 H# [! U& F) kCL Hobart) E0 r5 b( P+ W' a7 h4 [2 q
CL Raleigh( Q! R0 O* y+ W* _* F
CL Detroit' Y. N* u* K* [6 _* v( Z3 j2 t
CL Concord2 M; @/ Q) v; d7 ]
DD Cummings/ D" a: Z/ C% K8 E% h
DD Case# ]2 s5 w9 R9 `; \$ }. J
DD Shaw( Q5 R+ i) R' k4 D
DD Downes4 U: i( ?: ^9 W- _
DD Le Triomphant
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g+ }5 Z1 }3 Z% ]Japanese Ships
+ Z* m- M; e# I$ X* nCA Kumano, Shell hits 33, on fire, heavy damage8 H/ z7 C7 i% \/ A) d1 U
CL Natori, Shell hits 24, and is sunk
# R/ Z6 ^/ v% I2 D2 s2 b' ?DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
, t4 ?% K2 e9 V9 C! ~( UDD Ikazuchi, on fire$ U7 o5 v2 H' A0 n# [7 t
. g0 N* m# _- l5 b7 N& P. LAllied Ships E* q1 a. u, ]- X X2 a) |
CA Portland, on fire, heavy damage+ S: A+ y% o" Q7 u% p& H M
CA Northampton, on fire
& O2 L+ X0 q! z' `7 w4 p) nCA Houston+ [0 _- q/ R7 S2 \1 V
CA Louisville
, q. y" E' _- P% YCA Chicago! |: z9 ]( l# L3 g; ]/ n i
CA Pensacola+ p/ ^- b1 I0 C' ~
CA New Orleans
4 b+ ^( ]% k, u& o! \CA Astoria7 w% |2 s) g1 n- }" u. `, t6 o: f
CA Minneapolis
& R6 x4 Y# ]3 ^/ W# RCA San Francisco! m! n# O$ M: B* h+ z6 h0 E' t
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
6 U+ Q7 s0 x3 e3 ?0 N! |$ kCA Canberra" \! s" s- l* E# O% s0 e, e
CL Leander
8 E+ d. h5 X1 h0 y' ZCL Achilles
% }, a T% q, \: iCL Perth2 e7 O! d- \& y- T$ z
CL Hobart+ q0 @6 h3 u& |" R
CL Raleigh
* E. d3 T9 r: e @7 {CL Detroit, s# w, Z" v1 E
CL Concord7 | `) A3 e5 k" u/ J
DD Cummings
( j! b/ D9 f4 ~& X6 [6 A" ~ bDD Case
; b: N4 p9 p3 I" [' lDD Shaw& i% M' \: R7 K# }
DD Downes
6 l( G$ g% {# _2 n9 `+ MDD Le Triomphant0 j( Z, W) r; F8 q7 V
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Japanese Ships
7 A, r3 T# Q$ a8 W @6 uCA Kumano, Shell hits 29, and is sunk4 x e9 ~" c9 t+ k# g0 V
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 35, and is sunk8 G. s: o; T" Q
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 15, and is sunk6 U, z5 e$ p) v) J+ T
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Allied Ships
' |. y* r2 o) ^: V6 g+ aCA Portland, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage* }% u6 F9 M9 \% l3 Q$ a3 U# u: X4 I
CA Northampton, on fire
4 O/ p9 R9 ]3 |$ f8 wCA Houston2 o8 `$ s. L+ q- P# L7 j& H
CA Louisville) U l M9 ]& _9 B9 ~$ m2 N
CA Chicago
9 U2 H4 V, n& X8 ~3 }, _CA Pensacola4 y( _) r+ s4 a3 O& z$ e7 U( f" W
CA New Orleans
* n) i. b/ O( m/ Z2 M% fCA Astoria1 a7 M0 N) A) Z# `( k" S
CA Minneapolis7 V, Q' S7 N) G( Y) u
CA San Francisco
2 U0 Q( v A( Z2 XCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
8 J$ @- U$ L1 c) f3 dCA Canberra8 m. O& z: x8 ]: K- E
CL Leander9 @! G: @. l( X, p
CL Achilles! P' n5 A0 S4 C
CL Perth8 n' I1 b6 I3 b" e( X
CL Hobart
8 t, O# R. Z- B5 K, z. U2 v0 J/ R5 `7 jCL Raleigh) u5 F. N% W* J0 P1 T4 k. S+ f8 ]0 E
CL Detroit8 C( t k0 j! n- w' ^
CL Concord
8 q) z2 u, G* U9 L* mDD Cummings! Q N1 D, ]$ c% z! I
DD Case& p3 K' n, D& L- E! w' K
DD Shaw
, g/ y! z8 \, wDD Downes5 v& g0 X+ M9 B; z- l" W
DD Le Triomphant' M( n6 P T* u' O' ]5 S/ S1 c i
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91) O) m, T1 ?2 i
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Japanese aircraft
- n, G: E! l) Q( r% IA6M2 Zero x 502 _4 `' D7 N# ]! w
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Allied aircraft0 g9 q. s- _0 @! B' C. v
F4F-4 Wildcat x 42: F# L, e/ e& f* O% @
SBD Dauntless x 44
- M6 A; @5 f, y# [1 o' [6 @2 O4 g- ^TBF Avenger x 16
1 e% P6 h: c6 D2 x' Z4 S 4 I A; z8 s+ Z9 P' e8 P. l
Japanese aircraft losses E3 i0 N- h4 j' ~# n1 [7 ^
A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses. j6 A7 @% L8 ~% m% e
F4F-4 Wildcat: 27 destroyed( f; r8 }# T8 z
SBD Dauntless: 13 destroyed, 17 damaged
! {, {# t+ k% u& STBF Avenger: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged
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Japanese Ships O9 l. p7 m2 {& ^) |
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage& A& m* h4 f+ ?8 s7 B9 M
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
9 [8 j5 w- |4 b9 S# ?, XCV Shokaku
4 k. f& q, b4 k8 ?4 _CV Soryu
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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2 f: t! y' V r+ [0 MJapanese aircraft: k9 n& h7 Z9 T& ]1 v* @" K% u7 Y
A6M2 Zero x 198 G/ W( D/ E2 {. E/ T
N- u; y1 K+ l6 @) B# k1 X; SAllied aircraft
* l. ]* K2 o+ b: t+ \" |3 t% R' HF4F-4 Wildcat x 19
2 J: ]: Z5 d5 Z6 H9 P3 WSBD Dauntless x 14$ V+ B) p: ?! j5 Q/ P/ n% Z2 B
TBF Avenger x 6
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8 Z+ a+ Y: `8 b0 {0 E1 \Japanese aircraft losses
+ ]) d5 x2 p$ qA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
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5 K7 O0 G: m3 d0 M8 YAllied aircraft losses' c- [7 I' I: K; k! c r4 ?$ n4 R8 a
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed) d! a! [! d: q
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged
) R( g7 o9 s5 U- v. P9 CTBF Avenger: 6 damaged' V4 i+ I: J' R! _$ \ p
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Japanese Ships6 l+ U2 q- ?; m5 ?2 ~
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage7 z r% @! [1 l: l# m9 S- n
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2+ i7 W$ r( U! D/ K7 a
CA Tone
7 \# R! U% @" o: ^+ UCV Soryu, Bomb hits 1
4 _$ \8 N: d( s( f6 yCV Hiryu, on fire
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91% `5 P) Y0 E% R2 g' d) h0 h" m
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Japanese aircraft6 w/ g F) W( h7 h% Q4 B
A6M2 Zero x 173 e; c2 A$ ^. L( x4 i( V
6 M1 \# m- z* J8 c2 N8 HAllied aircraft9 q5 p9 X3 r& c$ \- q
F4F-4 Wildcat x 24! K8 i% e: p; e$ K' X$ Z j
SBD Dauntless x 27$ [( B) k) W! K6 O4 F
TBF Avenger x 7
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Japanese aircraft losses- d! E$ d+ t" l) _! z
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses8 B `% |1 J& q5 W5 ]
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed
5 l. U7 U. {3 r ]' o2 eSBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged
. A# ~4 e& x2 q0 W/ uTBF Avenger: 5 damaged& N( i) s% q2 m4 y. g9 Y7 I9 g: B- N$ d
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Japanese Ships( E4 M1 ^7 v P. T9 ~
CV Shokaku
+ c! i" N: Z& `" Q0 ^4 fCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 2, on fire6 @% S G d$ f) X8 L- p+ a
CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage3 t/ k, K4 |) o+ R" `' Y
CV Soryu, N: g6 \: }2 r
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1
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% A' s$ E! b. p& MJapanese aircraft5 z3 D/ { S6 z0 ]+ B2 W2 L# E
A6M2 Zero x 15
( q) d+ h& |% p" n/ T7 s ( P' v& g4 Y4 g( V# W: s2 x
Allied aircraft. h7 |0 \' x- R
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
. w2 J% H H- F$ o/ t; ?" uSBD Dauntless x 18( W. h2 G; a4 t% I
7 |* y3 P% Y4 q3 W( J
Japanese aircraft losses) g! I3 x) i! q# F: ?0 ]! x# A/ C
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed9 R! x* V* G' k
6 I a( n5 h0 ?$ g3 {Allied aircraft losses1 V x z# i7 ?8 K* @# I
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
9 [2 L, u1 R3 r. |. J6 H& ASBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged1 q# i4 ? ?# P. r+ V; z, o( E
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Japanese Ships! n( P- V1 `" P3 W9 L! F$ s9 Z* O
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 13 U/ |/ m8 ]0 }( y! Z1 Z
CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
+ |8 Q$ @1 q4 D& E( D4 F$ eCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire: q0 _) N# J( a: s3 q
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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+ a3 T. h' v& \+ f( `& UA6M2 Zero x 12
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7 m# T; F3 M4 HAllied aircraft* D, m9 I9 E. S: N8 ^9 m; N% m
F4F-4 Wildcat x 10( H$ c6 B" H( o4 j0 G
SBD Dauntless x 90 Z+ D; f; f8 L, J( a
TBF Avenger x 16
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$ X1 c6 x- u% j, |Japanese aircraft losses
; V3 ~0 k5 Y' f2 ] ^9 eA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed' d: _4 R0 X! M6 \; e! I
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Allied aircraft losses j& d. E9 s* G7 Y+ \
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed! K( T) l, {" t2 U
SBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
; O# b& ^! ]' b, w. RTBF Avenger: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged
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Japanese Ships+ w9 P4 @$ p9 p0 N
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
; v- z( m* d/ T' F. J& I+ j' eCV Hiryu, on fire5 H6 { ^8 A4 T" C p8 O& Z
CA Chikuma' b+ E8 @1 }9 j: s3 Q3 i
CV Soryu9 d# g% a7 I# B% W! ^- ~
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7 d n H# @ \8 rJapanese aircraft
2 S& T) Z- [6 g9 uA6M2 Zero x 36
! P- z0 L, e7 o, E5 ]5 K7 W, r8 zD3A Val x 90
/ q9 Q$ U* x& F' ZB5N Kate x 662 s# t( E% [) ]% V% [
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Allied aircraft
# J( ^/ P& k! |' r$ r# b; iF4F-4 Wildcat x 108* ~* B! j& |6 {: }
P-40E Warhawk x 45
5 d" M; w( L( JP-38G Lightning x 2
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+ [+ U/ n3 a6 }# s! r0 yJapanese aircraft losses
0 z' w+ B4 Z% v# V" bA6M2 Zero: 26 destroyed
0 R; @8 F0 W+ X8 R+ |, P. L) d; |D3A Val: 50 destroyed+ R7 e, ]2 ^% I" J6 L' y
B5N Kate: 42 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
! {5 H/ P7 u6 [$ |8 wF4F-4 Wildcat: 41 destroyed, 14 damaged* _5 P* L$ b0 @2 a$ i$ B
P-40E Warhawk: 27 destroyed
; ^) |/ U' b0 P% F! KP-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed
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Allied Ships* c( _' Q+ x8 B E
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 18 \5 w: @1 c* k# u
CV Hornet, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
1 m L7 L$ ~. B" }5 eCV Wasp, Bomb hits 2, on fire
9 N" b/ B$ N Z4 a( E: B9 PDD Benham, Bomb hits 1, on fire( D( L4 {( P+ t) ]! {" U
CV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
/ q4 _7 d. n$ s% ?. M' uCV Yorktown
! A! o p7 c$ ~7 E9 TCV Saratoga
6 y, o4 q& ~, f; m3 nCL Honolulu& l6 I3 b y6 [" r' E. ?1 w$ P8 h
CL St. Louis, Bomb hits 2
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+ K1 ]9 _% Y" A! `" o& X( \ GAllied aircraft: H: x6 D; o. T8 b
B-25C Mitchell x 3
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* J7 ?% c5 E* g i& G- uNo Allied losses
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3 G/ [5 G, ~8 L# R8 l, uJapanese Ships
2 b1 L/ \) D% W+ k' |4 DCV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage; X s+ [8 W+ c1 Y. D' i" u1 R8 p
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Aircraft Attacking:
1 \1 [2 j# [$ x7 W 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet! d; p; _( k9 l, Y, K
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Allied aircraft( g2 C- m3 G9 c$ X% s
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21# Y, l. R/ Y; `8 l1 b& F- r
SBD Dauntless x 90
. g, c0 I5 q0 r* @- X; x( c8 ?0 ]TBF Avenger x 33
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Japanese Ships+ P' I* | r; B! q0 W, ^
CA Chikuma7 v. U6 a# \9 o" t2 R, h
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage- t; \" V0 ]) E D; H" n
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
5 W3 m) w) s0 `2 J# g6 [ C3 CCA Tone, Bomb hits 1
: s; r* U5 k0 z2 Z' fDD Ariake, Bomb hits 1, on fire
# u% s8 z! P) U' N" a: eCA 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
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CV Soryu, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage. o, y5 h5 y K V
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage+ S0 t$ W- r+ w C6 B. Y5 n
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! o; q5 h2 O$ jGround combat at Shortlands
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Allied Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 13678 troops, 150 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 322; ~( Q# W% k/ l- B! v2 h) r5 @0 D
+ E5 T1 b' b+ j. u+ ~Defending force 1457 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10( S) U% \1 ^0 c+ f8 s
7 a9 b$ |+ m9 S9 S0 _1 xAllied max assault: 314 - adjusted assault: 281 + \4 P$ W8 Z3 T9 N# e5 P- N
% F. m; Z: a* ]Japanese max defense: 6 - adjusted defense: 1
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Allied assault odds: 281 to 1
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1572 casualties reported. N) U- J0 ?. g& q9 V
Guns lost 7# `5 r) z+ i; L% X1 D, Y' n
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Allied ground losses:2 a5 R$ j$ C0 h
2 casualties reported* D1 {9 }" g2 j y" F
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