AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/18/42
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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Japanese Ships5 ]9 B' p' l: ^8 q; m$ d
CA Kumano% t8 m' e6 l/ c* S5 z" `6 Q
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 42, and is sunk+ E; W8 z4 x- p' A. [# V
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1
2 t5 Z" p- v! X4 y4 \9 PCL Natori, Shell hits 1
3 v2 U s5 s) N6 oDD Maikaze, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage+ w, C- X+ W) u
DD Natsugumo: R' y: l% W" y! X2 E/ ?
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 1. @6 Q8 u+ x0 v3 ?$ _( j
DD Yuzuki8 s, `4 s1 k' v+ R- d
+ a4 S! c1 \# @4 @Allied Ships: o( K8 |7 f% _" n
CA Portland, Shell hits 2, on fire
: z7 U% f& N/ V5 y7 s. {: A* VCA Northampton
6 y! c6 w* W3 a( b1 O, q6 c' n3 gCA Houston, Torpedo hits 1
4 V+ w* w. m: ^( O( g) r, hCA Chester, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk6 ~1 F4 t' s; F5 \
CA Louisville, Shell hits 1
$ Z8 h' w# d( [1 V! P% fCA Chicago
0 A0 j2 x- ?! Q8 F# bCA Pensacola; _% r7 {! ^0 c$ T1 l5 H: {
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
' F* ]' n$ F6 yCA Astoria
' \) h# @# [3 J: X! B% qCA Minneapolis3 @& [/ y$ Y! ^. X! S4 |2 S
CA San Francisco& m) S# e; V9 m3 s- t) e5 Y" Q
CA Australia, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
7 ~2 l1 y! L+ F: e- V; oCA Canberra
6 b" L J* I& G7 {5 I! dCL Leander& A1 O# z6 h# c E8 O' m/ L( k9 {
CL Achilles% R6 P; a) R' \7 ?: w9 |4 K7 e
CL Perth
2 e8 Z6 T X& v4 ]CL Hobart
9 ]0 g2 J6 m' p. e; F" s Z" K* nCL Raleigh! H, p! W, h5 r% t+ z+ z6 h3 V
CL Detroit
$ W0 @: F# h" Z( R$ CCL Concord
& ^4 m/ f* o, t4 EDD Cummings
. \0 Y/ C/ R* sDD Case" ~/ S" u3 O1 X- w: T/ F9 r
DD Shaw
0 W0 B& ?- R! H& x$ HDD Downes
l; V' h l I( N% W! `DD Le Triomphant; v3 e0 M" u$ u% }# N" q
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- C6 Z" P' ~4 h( k1 _ tNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93! B. ]' v6 m! T9 v' I, b w5 { L# ]
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Japanese Ships
7 s) J1 H4 t9 vCA Kumano, Shell hits 10
# y, M$ m& d) r: dCA Furutaka
+ V6 `: t$ H2 \, t# N- [CL Natori, Shell hits 1
2 j8 ]/ ~ M) v9 H( ]DD Maikaze, on fire, heavy damage% g4 j7 z& ~/ C) Q. G$ ?- W
DD Natsugumo$ @ g+ ^6 w: n( j: o
DD Ikazuchi
4 N8 n5 a. B5 \/ ]6 e YDD Yuzuki
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Allied Ships
$ ]9 S6 \1 |2 dCA Portland, on fire
( [0 Y5 q( h7 w7 c1 _$ CCA Northampton: d' i) P1 l. A& d/ H
CA Houston) q6 {% I; q, o: d* H0 @
CA Louisville0 s; v) U7 B! ]: ^4 D4 P; m- b+ k
CA Chicago
4 ], O) I% {0 iCA Pensacola1 n; p+ U" m( L; H5 j( x
CA New Orleans4 T# J5 C2 J& D
CA Astoria$ i7 @" B" f- C/ u ]
CA Minneapolis
3 A& G& f# [& j9 aCA San Francisco
2 c' F- Z% N- T3 N) SCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
9 E& V& M! Q1 Y3 `5 Y! J* n+ JCA Canberra
1 w! k& r8 w6 j" R! Q6 B1 h. gCL Leander
7 R* s& f% a) b' @4 m1 n, k" `. W5 uCL Achilles% y0 \* @" l, o" k- o! N5 G3 M$ a
CL Perth
5 b Z! h, _ Q& o& A2 LCL Hobart
* a& ~0 m0 @/ E$ Y/ aCL Raleigh/ d" G" }8 s- g+ z+ _
CL Detroit, M" V% G. }: `8 z3 ^- d! q7 p
CL Concord: D* [8 Y: l- n: x) K) R% x
DD Cummings
( J5 b$ w& f% oDD Case) g! R% J( {# P$ i) x a `
DD Shaw6 @$ o9 H% \" d4 K8 P8 p* S; T
DD Downes. N5 L6 ^, @. p1 ]5 }' j( x
DD Le Triomphant
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CA Kumano, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
: a6 J) x( j! QCA Furutaka, Shell hits 34, and is sunk# S8 \6 _( _' ?" @6 t2 \
CL Natori, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage$ z/ m5 e0 `: L/ @
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 14, and is sunk" ?) h) V h/ d
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
* s# p: S; `8 _2 NDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 3, on fire
5 B+ [% @- p8 N$ ]& nDD Yuzuki, Shell hits 6, and is sunk5 S; T. E% r- S* e
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Allied Ships: ^3 k" q5 T& G' ?
CA Portland, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
& {3 C, d, F' o/ X" I4 ACA Northampton, Shell hits 1, on fire# ]9 ]6 O$ `, n- R) [
CA Houston, Shell hits 1
7 Y8 k) C6 e }' OCA Louisville
% ?' @3 }, G) I$ i% @CA Chicago, Shell hits 24 r4 {) h S/ X6 a9 r( N2 E
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 4
* H1 Q/ }0 A: o. XCA New Orleans, Shell hits 4
6 \7 f2 E- a- @4 b, nCA Astoria
J5 H2 z- a7 x; b' vCA Minneapolis4 S, h% z! W: u& h4 ~1 ^
CA San Francisco$ d1 t! Y! y8 l# H7 M: c( e
CA Australia, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage; I8 Z1 a9 O" m6 |! H3 ]* N' E K
CA Canberra
0 q N& N0 m' ~" t9 NCL Leander8 R' H0 F7 t E E% z
CL Achilles
" ]7 Z) u4 i" ~ q' W2 @' \" RCL Perth+ i4 |' a6 M; l, C$ C
CL Hobart
, [' C0 V- A# w' V5 \' q* xCL Raleigh
# C' N+ c% `- nCL Detroit: i! M, ?$ {8 Z i$ s) J3 \
CL Concord
" O2 `. H7 }* hDD Cummings
6 f I U) I9 e* r5 EDD Case; Y& ^8 T8 k! J
DD Shaw
/ [/ ?$ T( r9 o- `( e# j5 V5 @DD Downes
5 X" b' O2 I; |8 ?; ADD Le Triomphant+ l, z X+ R: O1 A: F/ Z/ \
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: o& ^' [5 Y% `- mNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93* X: J+ w4 R/ X% j
6 A8 Z1 g/ G0 T8 `. y) IJapanese Ships
- \; H, x' e4 I zCA Kumano, Shell hits 33, on fire, heavy damage
, s4 f# {. L/ b, m" s' Z2 v0 s9 `CL Natori, Shell hits 24, and is sunk
( {! ^: r8 [# D) a( tDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1* b; g% Q+ \( z4 ?7 @
DD Ikazuchi, on fire
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Allied Ships7 E7 y8 g6 K7 I+ j
CA Portland, on fire, heavy damage V% T$ R) U5 R% |& |1 x9 h
CA Northampton, on fire
3 G1 K4 D$ R) X b/ U# aCA Houston
" o) [& u/ i0 X' t. OCA Louisville6 ?4 F0 |! l' A' ]1 e
CA Chicago& @$ h1 a8 X. D# \
CA Pensacola# h/ `5 O1 ]4 x z6 a
CA New Orleans
0 A; o5 F' s' d# r1 @4 P" RCA Astoria) \6 L: e2 _& d: {& A! n# ]5 j
CA Minneapolis# V# E% z: M7 @5 e3 ?, K1 Y
CA San Francisco& Q8 f$ C$ m/ ~4 I
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
# Q+ U) T4 D9 D$ XCA Canberra
" t$ C, e, f' \4 x) L: ?; G& h, U3 NCL Leander
" {7 w* x, r1 S7 O5 C: V2 L( @& ?! {7 bCL Achilles
b$ [0 x' F7 X$ RCL Perth1 G& @$ s- i- x( ~( C! y2 G& @1 I% }9 W
CL Hobart
# m' F O8 G5 s3 d8 m/ `: PCL Raleigh
N4 P! l( p- I/ n, |+ uCL Detroit
n, E: G( u% D3 W0 M, t3 PCL Concord
) E7 D4 ]0 R- Z/ s. C2 BDD Cummings6 o1 G, X8 O( I+ e1 W% g3 Y
DD Case0 x' C y$ F) `" q9 [
DD Shaw# a; z/ t$ L7 z( X& a9 i% W
DD Downes5 O7 h8 c* S# k# M
DD Le Triomphant; W: |% ~7 F$ P1 q8 l" [8 T3 M
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Japanese Ships
; N9 E4 w- Z6 c- ^% yCA Kumano, Shell hits 29, and is sunk& Y. G: w( {/ Q9 K$ m2 M: V
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 35, and is sunk" h8 |( Q& f1 A9 [5 f1 p; N
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
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# y0 _6 C& M7 u& W% g c* `Allied Ships; u$ c* `; a" [5 t+ w0 m$ E! P0 P" Z
CA Portland, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
& e3 S) l( L3 [* q; N* {) gCA Northampton, on fire: ~0 _! M8 Y0 g
CA Houston
0 v1 Z4 m. v% s" Z/ H- hCA Louisville
9 x# d5 I2 r! _8 Y9 [CA Chicago
3 R p7 w6 ~9 ]0 N6 m$ g: A1 g- RCA Pensacola
8 x5 V+ g( t+ ~CA New Orleans0 ~, @$ U% v2 \- ]7 V" j3 v
CA Astoria2 t+ o' W A- I n9 w
CA Minneapolis3 }5 R1 {% T( S: m: n: }! b
CA San Francisco
6 D$ _0 a( B5 g' U+ d7 JCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
; |" r& O/ p6 ~- u8 J* h. }CA Canberra. M/ p( k' s0 d! A- f1 ]( H8 p7 J- Q
CL Leander
4 s6 C- ^/ F4 U( p& F/ {CL Achilles
6 I7 n9 ]& J: E U; kCL Perth% J. Q4 v @+ M6 Z9 E- [' F; C
CL Hobart U+ G( ^ L. _+ `
CL Raleigh
( Y* U- v; B1 O0 K h: t/ h$ H& m) C( tCL Detroit
' |9 z+ [+ N6 q1 c* J# p& x6 B0 yCL Concord# x( }! G# l' h* g4 Y: o& w
DD Cummings* u; F. p) y- H/ e* y
DD Case
& _7 G+ \/ f/ {; ~" Q% kDD Shaw
6 H1 D: N/ ?- @DD Downes& ]. m$ H- _4 Q! b8 S* Z
DD Le Triomphant$ o: Z; ]- a! I
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,917 M9 v+ z) W& F$ J
" u; Z( k( o( u8 _& B* u( F3 F8 nJapanese aircraft1 ]& b2 v+ a2 s" s# Z" |" S7 p
A6M2 Zero x 50
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# [& H) ~2 [6 D' M+ EAllied aircraft8 M4 h' t+ r2 O! @
F4F-4 Wildcat x 42: D. X" \) A( T4 T/ k+ j. J) o3 [2 @
SBD Dauntless x 440 I, L0 u# B8 b, \9 q+ u& w, W
TBF Avenger x 161 a% r* j# U- p, H! p, ?
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Japanese aircraft losses
! W3 B9 t1 n! w( c9 U7 v5 E( bA6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged
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. I$ c" M- j5 T* v9 MAllied aircraft losses
* E i# a. Q8 L3 uF4F-4 Wildcat: 27 destroyed: e. i( G9 X1 H6 }; }3 p
SBD Dauntless: 13 destroyed, 17 damaged6 ?4 X% _* q1 I
TBF Avenger: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged( x8 ^/ C, b; X8 Q( ]3 G
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Japanese Ships
/ I5 }$ ~8 N$ c4 z+ FCV Kaga, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
% G+ ?+ G/ B" OCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire7 Y- \/ \6 K' ~# @5 P
CV Shokaku9 E- W- J, p* o2 q9 |
CV Soryu
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( z" G; m; x: L' Q: y: UJapanese aircraft
, M4 ?% c4 V, ]; k0 @% H; d1 YA6M2 Zero x 19
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Allied aircraft
8 s7 B6 |2 ]; d3 F mF4F-4 Wildcat x 19& T: n4 ^- U9 J: A4 T
SBD Dauntless x 143 Y7 i4 S" B) ?; [% D8 s! Q, ]
TBF Avenger x 67 C, |6 Q [% l* \/ A* y) u; o
, t' z" Q: N! M& f* Z" qJapanese aircraft losses) w' c L5 ~( A! y( R# C }
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed9 h6 ]7 x# @4 S
1 [! w7 u% h D& yAllied aircraft losses
( L# k/ d* ~* n: S0 {* n: R7 \1 mF4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed- f: g$ ~% J+ p: u* Q* V
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged* \0 w8 y% m& }/ J r$ A! h- ]
TBF Avenger: 6 damaged3 \; @( d/ C' h" X v v
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Japanese Ships$ u( x# l6 X1 T, G2 B
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage2 R3 |' _% O, Q/ h: }
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2 |$ r" x( y1 x6 n3 _' t4 j
CA Tone% x% p' x( H) X5 F9 }; m+ Y2 _; j
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 1
# m5 M; P5 z: d LCV Hiryu, on fire
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91) b# G: k& n9 {. z7 y
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Japanese aircraft
/ @$ a; o9 c, W& f- J$ M* rA6M2 Zero x 17
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; |6 A9 ~8 N9 j$ T7 s6 H: mAllied aircraft
& i% b& g, @- f9 G1 K6 k: \7 O, UF4F-4 Wildcat x 24
* r& s) ?* s- G' ?/ t# pSBD Dauntless x 27
' V' G& G9 y& j, rTBF Avenger x 7: h) L$ O- d, D' D
% O4 _" {4 v0 _$ ~Japanese aircraft losses- ?2 I+ z$ E8 q( [- y
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed0 ~+ f7 W, a/ n# ], Z
. }3 d3 y) ]5 F1 yAllied aircraft losses
5 r2 E' n7 I; J: M; RF4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed7 v8 k8 O) B n4 J ]
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged! b# X! @/ h8 [- R) k9 i
TBF Avenger: 5 damaged; b' g2 k( j& B, t5 S. x( T
* E& P* l+ r3 F! j. L" M' IJapanese Ships
5 S- q/ O( k9 f P* A3 X, gCV Shokaku9 v. {5 g( ^7 D5 i/ K; d
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 2, on fire
) I# ^( V) U* D+ L* x& x9 cCV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage4 r. \7 E/ K0 ?& {: S' o$ i
CV Soryu- V. b) [+ F/ k6 \
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1. z* ]: N) f$ r8 V8 I1 ~
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,915 u1 R2 t a, V/ _. N9 D, {
& k4 {2 j" D$ QJapanese aircraft& |- u) A: }* u6 g5 F
A6M2 Zero x 15
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Allied aircraft
' v# d Q) W2 h% Z6 U8 IF4F-4 Wildcat x 80 U- S2 n: x; K* J
SBD Dauntless x 187 E3 D: f8 ~- o# G Z
( T# L) K0 f( q7 q# E- M& rJapanese aircraft losses
- E* D. O- Z7 j8 @9 K9 dA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
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Y7 ?$ }9 n# v( H7 D+ N1 |Allied aircraft losses
7 |/ b3 y) \* {: T p7 FF4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed l6 c0 s0 A0 } `" ]$ F
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged% n2 L$ u8 f7 ~+ V
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Japanese Ships
/ n/ ~4 K4 |! U: H1 u D' v3 s: VCV Soryu, Bomb hits 1
9 a* h' S1 Y# |5 t R* CCV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
' U: s' g l% r3 z& m' _9 fCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire; y3 ?) s: @ X7 v4 D; |0 ~
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Japanese aircraft" }2 f# u8 ]! ^7 s) S8 w
A6M2 Zero x 12
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( z# O& S3 G: i; b4 E2 I6 w- m4 GAllied aircraft
3 ^/ j) S* @. K- {F4F-4 Wildcat x 10
' s# c: X$ Y+ }7 N7 H% vSBD Dauntless x 9
+ {; _4 S. b r# j" N: gTBF Avenger x 16
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Japanese aircraft losses4 Z# q! k$ e% F
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed% l; p) N5 o" b+ z4 t- r- z% n
1 o/ ~6 X4 b1 x f7 N7 d' E
Allied aircraft losses
' I0 y: \# N/ t+ H8 WF4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
$ L/ n. G' D* h V( f' Y0 BSBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
' V# Z2 P/ G* V" z" d/ oTBF Avenger: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged
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' A9 s' x2 q' g8 O! hJapanese Ships$ b$ k, m; Q) t$ b9 e. o6 Y" x
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage% M9 W8 r W7 B: B
CV Hiryu, on fire3 b8 [( ~" H$ e H# j
CA Chikuma Y1 a* P$ U+ @1 Q5 h
CV Soryu0 C, V3 `- Q! a9 ~3 j
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Japanese aircraft
- G* U/ \( {" CA6M2 Zero x 363 j/ `6 p4 A3 w/ \5 H3 c7 s6 v
D3A Val x 90
# T- f1 H2 q# e9 l/ BB5N Kate x 66
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/ v. {" R/ s# ]Allied aircraft
8 N( L) e2 s% ~( I& |" `F4F-4 Wildcat x 108
: {6 O) S' H' AP-40E Warhawk x 458 ]: a: a) u( C' Z4 W
P-38G Lightning x 2
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Japanese aircraft losses5 y# S) Q0 i. }& T; o/ c
A6M2 Zero: 26 destroyed
$ w J8 O4 O1 g8 b. }6 kD3A Val: 50 destroyed: M& b3 n1 G1 M2 }
B5N Kate: 42 destroyed
& g/ u" i/ j. F+ w) S) G ! R6 O) x6 r( P" W7 T& D
Allied aircraft losses# l5 J- k; A: g7 v
F4F-4 Wildcat: 41 destroyed, 14 damaged3 m$ ]+ a) O/ u( N k! k) x6 r
P-40E Warhawk: 27 destroyed/ ?) Y& |2 ~: o. G9 f$ Y
P-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed
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6 o2 x5 Z8 P+ y4 X. fAllied Ships6 P" x6 v$ H* p+ J8 S
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1" l( x/ O! b' Q* ^6 Z
CV Hornet, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire/ }4 @- j w- z) i- l! f: f# q5 Q6 i' M
CV Wasp, Bomb hits 2, on fire
9 r) W8 {4 S# O l4 C# iDD Benham, Bomb hits 1, on fire
8 S" r2 R/ d, l/ f/ p- \* _$ tCV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
0 E) S; r& J- `! e/ t( {3 zCV Yorktown
5 ~8 g: B$ Z8 e Z0 f5 r7 iCV Saratoga" |" \0 r: e+ m8 k& k+ @+ Z7 d
CL Honolulu
1 `' c) P; h4 B# JCL St. Louis, Bomb hits 2
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Allied aircraft- l, X6 d G9 b j8 s' {
B-25C Mitchell x 3
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No Allied losses7 j7 f7 V0 l+ O9 r; T: T
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Japanese Ships" K9 Z7 _: Q& Q
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage2 v; @. `/ B, h
, p8 ?: h# x# m: ]4 A `, wAircraft Attacking:
2 T, ~( C8 z# n. T0 O/ c$ r 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
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" N2 r, [ R$ `! _% qAllied aircraft
% j( M' p( M% ^4 m9 p. PF4F-4 Wildcat x 21
0 b) o5 ^( `/ e3 M( zSBD Dauntless x 90( m4 N. l& @7 W& I6 D! j
TBF Avenger x 33
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Japanese Ships
; v% R& d2 b7 h2 M" B QCA Chikuma; G, k6 o. W; R; J9 J1 e
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage$ H* c" Y0 H6 q' R# h Y
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
Q; W Y, p! Y* ~CA Tone, Bomb hits 1
$ ~+ _; {. X; Q& |) H! p |DD Ariake, Bomb hits 1, on fire
& |) R, l. j \0 J( S5 QCA Aoba, Bomb hits 2
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* Y' g/ f/ E; Y9 iDay Air attack on TF at 61,919 a) |9 n, G8 J; w
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B-25C Mitchell x 20
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Japanese Ships
+ D. D% g, ], K) s! K+ P) dCV Soryu, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage4 ]' s+ \* q2 v
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
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Ground combat at Shortlands' R4 d" d. E9 _5 @1 y
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Attacking force 13678 troops, 150 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 322, B$ _& V. F) M4 l/ T5 T
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Defending force 1457 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10/ S. M; U; z+ q W
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Allied max assault: 314 - adjusted assault: 281
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Japanese max defense: 6 - adjusted defense: 1
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5 F+ \9 R1 g: GAllied assault odds: 281 to 1 8 T6 R1 G! B V7 q4 I
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Japanese ground losses:
) G% N0 W& _) `! I: m1572 casualties reported
K: P$ c1 F! W$ O5 OGuns lost 79 s1 m3 j* J. Z; _5 W6 h) ~
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2 casualties reported4 C: {3 L+ @) _8 q1 [0 E
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