AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/18/42
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# m( Y" d' `' k! R. ^( ?& j: T) hNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93, N- ~6 E0 G9 D# K
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Japanese Ships# {+ u+ k' E: T" @! \* K, h: A& h3 T
CA Kumano
$ M3 C* H6 O3 b9 b! J' c' {CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 42, and is sunk
- b0 E3 }; v' n& yCA Furutaka, Shell hits 1' Z, }1 ^" Y5 h3 j* J3 ]4 [
CL Natori, Shell hits 10 I) M) U5 J* q4 ^9 a0 u, d9 D$ d
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
$ D5 S) v4 Z7 D. \" u# O: c6 h, gDD Natsugumo" k% q1 |7 _: B1 H0 v
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 13 r# J! ~* w" ~ Q1 j
DD Yuzuki. S- ]0 I( W! [
4 f. _( l2 W0 V P: Z
Allied Ships
0 w5 e) }1 L0 F0 @% t" ~6 Z7 WCA Portland, Shell hits 2, on fire3 O S/ q% B% [' Y, @1 i& H
CA Northampton
% U0 _7 v) C& }# y! u* E4 z% pCA Houston, Torpedo hits 1: D; C+ v5 V+ ^+ b' V- p1 s) a
CA Chester, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
" Y, w# P$ E. ~1 N' {! hCA Louisville, Shell hits 1& n; s+ r/ y3 L; e; ^
CA Chicago( O S- i& p$ @0 j, T1 x8 m
CA Pensacola0 R& a9 K2 P8 g; t: {
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
* E9 g5 m$ M! @" G, j2 @CA Astoria
6 o) B6 v1 _; q$ R1 ECA Minneapolis$ q" J- S, y) r4 ~) }& z
CA San Francisco/ ~4 A) x: ~ I' e
CA Australia, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage. _* K9 V6 A$ |0 V
CA Canberra& G8 _+ D% E* }$ E3 N2 N, Z7 [
CL Leander9 J7 D! _1 q% f+ `2 i v9 ]4 P
CL Achilles
5 M( f* f1 K( E7 MCL Perth
' ^% {* l+ Q, |0 U7 I+ qCL Hobart
/ w" b8 V2 N) T8 X8 e- K: pCL Raleigh
/ J( C2 D% A, `3 f9 O, XCL Detroit
8 n% B4 J4 {0 ^CL Concord3 p y! v- @8 p$ m# @
DD Cummings
( U) R7 l4 A- f% S8 }, U; \DD Case) J0 s+ C7 `0 `0 [; W
DD Shaw
- U% p/ N% `, l% @( sDD Downes
) t% @7 r$ E! l! u6 i) pDD Le Triomphant( s$ j4 V, y: B4 O
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1 ~, a3 f3 C* Q. Q* zNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93: h' W4 ^4 U4 \* s6 l
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9 v1 a6 Y- I. v2 i4 K1 R' [7 L; ^CA Kumano, Shell hits 100 s- |, l8 `: W/ e: C' e
CA Furutaka5 Y- y! i0 n" y X$ D- J) L
CL Natori, Shell hits 1- q2 w9 @6 ^0 G
DD Maikaze, on fire, heavy damage! R6 i3 Y6 Y% r; U# r
DD Natsugumo
3 ^6 ]/ n9 @ v2 `2 A/ d6 sDD Ikazuchi% j" n# A$ N V
DD Yuzuki
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Allied Ships2 J5 A2 ~/ t1 K% k6 r, |9 y
CA Portland, on fire! Y3 h. f! k4 o
CA Northampton
! U2 N/ c" z) G' y& O4 o0 sCA Houston7 k V3 y0 c1 c1 d9 A. s% |; K; _0 t
CA Louisville
$ Q# V! t, F, L$ P+ O r; wCA Chicago# I! f5 c# \* |9 G" h2 v. [
CA Pensacola
9 E* \1 D, c* NCA New Orleans
) s+ e( l' u+ }7 s. o) H! l9 QCA Astoria
7 v8 n1 _4 R, M) BCA Minneapolis
( Y. P9 L! _9 {/ a" dCA San Francisco3 P2 J8 l9 n. |/ G7 k
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
! v& p: t) p# S" WCA Canberra
0 q. l2 C; @7 v5 f/ e1 @: x/ ^4 HCL Leander' f: e# I3 l/ f
CL Achilles
* w N: x5 _+ w. L- ]; n5 SCL Perth$ c- i! e( r' b
CL Hobart6 d$ |! W" H2 v8 z
CL Raleigh, A0 h7 b% K6 j1 @" [
CL Detroit
/ c& h+ N! t) X: d# ^CL Concord/ p2 n7 Z9 }. F: r# W' X; f3 |
DD Cummings
& o G/ x8 c4 i ^5 W3 T" DDD Case- T8 m& Y* }# @; A" q
DD Shaw( u6 H G8 m& h* D$ X; {1 ~
DD Downes& V! z& M# K* e' S6 R5 Z
DD Le Triomphant/ F7 \( Q- Q, P6 U! Q1 W& D
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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2 s v+ u2 {/ g) e# w) j& B: |Japanese Ships7 Z6 a' y0 _+ M# [+ ~" a( |
CA Kumano, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage6 ]' _6 t- F: t/ V
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 34, and is sunk
5 P, a/ u) C' J3 wCL Natori, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
2 J# }1 i/ ^5 g3 P) XDD Maikaze, Shell hits 14, and is sunk8 i3 @8 e/ e' c6 x0 i J
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1- V! P- b! I3 o+ O# f* {
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 3, on fire! C Q; J# a5 b2 W# K6 U+ |
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 6, and is sunk$ a9 Z( C3 ?" w7 v: O8 L9 P% N- b. c
: _! C7 M# K& e6 UAllied Ships, e9 r2 e$ Z2 u# } t
CA Portland, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage6 }3 e+ g( o! H4 O
CA Northampton, Shell hits 1, on fire
9 }) _; _6 Y9 `CA Houston, Shell hits 1- }: H3 G: J# M# Y5 z7 ]# d* y5 u( |
CA Louisville
+ D- _% Q& G: |& z8 HCA Chicago, Shell hits 2
. l: o* }% R& P w# A" b$ DCA Pensacola, Shell hits 4
) @; p g0 ]/ ^8 N/ xCA New Orleans, Shell hits 4, k5 r" E. c* D% |2 U/ J3 s
CA Astoria! d& [ X/ ^2 u' r: w5 A
CA Minneapolis
N, k5 ^, S/ h# H; } DCA San Francisco3 Q5 V S# O3 y! U2 |- f- l
CA Australia, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
1 q, m- C+ o# w. m% H3 cCA Canberra
: _6 \, t) w) O) |2 `4 FCL Leander
( z1 ~8 F4 T3 ^! G! z0 C4 W* DCL Achilles
8 Q5 W5 X9 E T! {8 e( W( H& VCL Perth
# L# c2 @. [2 G# SCL Hobart
& u" t9 \) i% o$ n- cCL Raleigh. w# }+ C) w! i6 N/ l1 ]2 h
CL Detroit" P4 e( d* A1 S& z: C
CL Concord
2 U& M6 P, ?, U6 z7 fDD Cummings
7 O6 r. T+ [8 n# }+ j0 e) pDD Case, C W; R2 W. ~7 _, q( ~
DD Shaw: b) l6 t& d( N0 x/ j6 n; e
DD Downes& ]% K; ~) O, O
DD Le Triomphant( v6 |& V9 e! ?# @" H. w
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, ?; X( A) m1 |: i% ?7 S, ZNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,939 r7 h- U8 U/ l; ^ k
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Japanese Ships) l+ m1 [8 d: a6 I
CA Kumano, Shell hits 33, on fire, heavy damage: J! a8 R( y* m7 G
CL Natori, Shell hits 24, and is sunk- }8 z6 s, ?5 q1 @& b4 r$ ^
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
' a% ~# `. v& n0 @* oDD Ikazuchi, on fire
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Allied Ships
' o, E5 U! P- k$ G0 |+ v3 |* X6 rCA Portland, on fire, heavy damage! e% _* w: x' V l
CA Northampton, on fire
4 l: ]$ M7 y% Z0 ]CA Houston. S C; i# ~8 p. O
CA Louisville
5 f% ]( d: R, c. CCA Chicago# k2 S, J4 o/ I. c- M) W
CA Pensacola7 r9 p) e# @4 R+ ^# t! ~: q1 ]
CA New Orleans
2 @7 v2 N+ D4 Q$ o! z1 B) U5 ^CA Astoria
. F. O# d- j! N. U/ G* ?; g6 }1 I5 G( ACA Minneapolis
# L1 u& K# i% ~8 [CA San Francisco
1 E- B1 w! W" ?) VCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage# h- g S1 b! @; q" V0 z
CA Canberra0 y0 {) m6 N2 ~' t
CL Leander
`8 v' U! X, ~6 b9 B4 k- pCL Achilles
6 V5 K6 u" t3 {) k8 KCL Perth+ v9 N z0 f# U M2 X
CL Hobart
) P6 I5 T, ?* H+ {CL Raleigh ]( A5 \3 V, {
CL Detroit
, I. A0 t& t/ J' y$ N2 iCL Concord
& Q% ` L& u- Q) fDD Cummings
. k) f7 ?9 W% [9 Y c9 SDD Case1 J% b5 l3 Y! r' g$ {/ ^: [) \
DD Shaw
$ z1 b% N7 N+ K. ]9 lDD Downes- x# V6 @4 M# F% G% _& e" |9 \
DD Le Triomphant2 e/ ~; {0 O' M* c* [: F* i9 R2 `
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Japanese Ships2 \; Z: K6 k) v8 T4 O( I+ Z* A7 S
CA Kumano, Shell hits 29, and is sunk
; t8 S [. m) T5 ODD Natsugumo, Shell hits 35, and is sunk
0 q2 n$ I% b1 @3 MDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 15, and is sunk; q! Z9 J! g% F; s
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Allied Ships! w: N" V7 E$ }9 u
CA Portland, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage/ E8 b1 d4 i; v1 y4 y! s$ e* O- B; _8 p
CA Northampton, on fire
8 e' P8 a$ ]2 B! t6 mCA Houston
1 \" N6 T- x+ R( wCA Louisville
; Y7 _# E% R2 Y& ^/ ZCA Chicago
4 R& O+ T2 w& dCA Pensacola5 s1 g3 @; L' I L# w: J
CA New Orleans/ X: D5 h2 {7 g
CA Astoria" B7 F- I: `9 h. `
CA Minneapolis
1 z8 A4 Q( {+ P- {CA San Francisco
* y/ j: a7 }+ h- u5 M7 _& yCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
4 H0 u5 b% b6 m. H$ s" R3 }6 f9 q8 WCA Canberra& F& B' n: F; n
CL Leander$ l( S x% S" \3 M, ?! R7 ?% G
CL Achilles
( ?0 ~* I/ F! U& x! h% PCL Perth, D% {' f. T0 [6 V5 Z, a" e
CL Hobart+ A8 X! e0 s% U
CL Raleigh5 y/ [9 \' Z' U+ Y& {1 @
CL Detroit; c5 D: M% q2 k* p
CL Concord
& t; l8 C N( E, n3 YDD Cummings3 ?% K$ v' S4 h% O* m
DD Case
+ r X. {$ a. `DD Shaw
$ W; W6 L2 q5 o3 @! [, H$ T+ nDD Downes
: A3 ?; R9 @2 u" z4 S1 c" xDD Le Triomphant; K/ B4 E# N" k1 Q/ H: H
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% Z8 I5 q) l$ m# ~' {7 `4 vDay Air attack on TF at 61,91
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Japanese aircraft% M8 _/ {6 p- J# {
A6M2 Zero x 50, T" W0 c1 s! q$ K4 B* a
* J, w) `4 P5 i1 DAllied aircraft
( z) Y8 X7 Z# ]. ^8 ]F4F-4 Wildcat x 42' _0 Q; {$ X/ \( q. ~: T2 t
SBD Dauntless x 44
% d/ q* T8 J6 STBF Avenger x 16$ T, q9 A% k3 X) Q9 G( Z ?+ \
) i! K M/ I# j( s n( JJapanese aircraft losses
! L0 s& l" i8 w7 x' RA6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged. Z, s! Z0 n% w, ]9 [, p$ ^: F& T
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Allied aircraft losses! t) W8 g3 M: G: O' Y4 s4 M6 e8 m
F4F-4 Wildcat: 27 destroyed# f. E+ E7 B4 q
SBD Dauntless: 13 destroyed, 17 damaged
& a' w+ [4 a9 `9 Q7 u; @TBF Avenger: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged
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0 E' D9 Z& b) r* ]; gJapanese Ships
6 A" Y$ `: v% t9 x: X" l' _CV Kaga, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
! b* `) n, E& ]4 W2 BCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire# F, I+ k; p$ s- e0 H$ l( _. V# d4 T
CV Shokaku
7 X* K! o/ f# {) {3 eCV Soryu
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Japanese aircraft
( ?3 Y4 u' O( V) B* a- c7 kA6M2 Zero x 19
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3 p0 h( |7 h* p" }) aAllied aircraft/ T- l) Q% q: E5 c
F4F-4 Wildcat x 19
( b7 z- O# z" [' X; q3 h& x$ LSBD Dauntless x 14) O; P+ y, |2 P$ d" u+ E5 u5 `; ?
TBF Avenger x 6
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! Y1 k8 [" x9 I* l) VJapanese aircraft losses
- L6 X- _' u$ M7 Q/ iA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed& F+ | ` B! z
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Allied aircraft losses
) N' ~0 `& J# E5 I! TF4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed
6 p' N# K( y2 l0 lSBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged
' _) r2 ^ L7 _TBF Avenger: 6 damaged
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/ q/ D) S& T5 K5 H& k/ IJapanese Ships
% h. }" ?- W* J9 TCV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
6 w$ y- F' }9 i6 e# jCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2# s/ p* E& f: o- v7 a' w
CA Tone
; V2 Q1 \7 O# _" h9 I5 DCV Soryu, Bomb hits 1& D" U5 l; C: m# p
CV Hiryu, on fire3 J9 U! W, W; i, P
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Japanese aircraft
0 Z7 s- R5 j' f2 @- WA6M2 Zero x 17: Q e: l! U! A7 j- w M
+ o; `$ q; E; U3 d7 ^/ D/ JAllied aircraft
! C5 Y# N- u5 o% |+ @F4F-4 Wildcat x 24* E# y0 z1 H' D% f/ j' B
SBD Dauntless x 27( c3 G0 Y1 b6 S q4 Q8 g
TBF Avenger x 7
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Japanese aircraft losses7 b5 j6 z, y. v
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed6 ?7 I, u) \& D$ O; Y' d& I+ N& V0 n+ R
- ]' z$ M0 h* P, g& K/ T: w. [5 u% RAllied aircraft losses9 F0 U$ y+ b9 u: @ {
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed% e) W" _& H' a6 F1 |
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged4 J7 p1 M( O7 a8 {9 B# ^8 _
TBF Avenger: 5 damaged
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$ \8 z" ^; M5 B8 tJapanese Ships
( @ @' a6 t$ Z4 u* a: `" X. A' U$ QCV Shokaku
' f' X5 B& \9 ?+ q# fCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 2, on fire2 V% e0 Y/ e3 l8 x/ F
CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage; `& c8 V: z6 ~ ~, h3 |" h# \+ Q
CV Soryu
& I# U( @) i5 r% b* MCA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1 i% E4 `/ s6 i- m% `, @
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$ J, {. l2 L" T( ?& aJapanese aircraft! f2 C8 v+ U% ^3 V4 G
A6M2 Zero x 15
H+ P4 l2 ]# Z+ L: Q 0 Y# N& j4 }! s7 m1 p
Allied aircraft, B3 f: i) `1 \
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8' Y; c4 q( \% k, b; O( Y
SBD Dauntless x 18
5 T3 G/ G1 U# w* g7 @: ~' y
7 E+ M( l/ X9 z5 @Japanese aircraft losses; o+ V; e7 A, y
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed) \2 ]2 \$ \9 k. V
4 C" L# e! R3 X0 \Allied aircraft losses
' O, q' g! ]. k3 MF4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed% H! }! L* m& L; j5 h9 C) K
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged2 E8 G+ J5 o5 z6 |1 z
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Japanese Ships
( T- |' n8 x: L6 q- o5 x, ]CV Soryu, Bomb hits 18 U* |4 _8 \& `' e! I
CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage6 t/ [5 A% m* g1 Z$ W" M( h
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire2 h8 y e& m3 z& W( c8 P' q; E7 g
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage9 r. r1 G) Q3 M
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Japanese aircraft; u8 o5 Q4 |, R) _
A6M2 Zero x 12
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! h Q0 d/ y; T) ]' l2 bAllied aircraft
0 F7 C) u1 r) _& R+ NF4F-4 Wildcat x 10
4 [9 Q H! n% x: o% v0 v+ @SBD Dauntless x 98 X$ O* f8 r2 j- k% C# E
TBF Avenger x 16
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$ [) l4 z% p+ C- z: `6 cJapanese aircraft losses5 b$ ?* }7 o1 ~
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
0 q9 I% p7 d- A& B- h+ P; M+ {! m; P
/ h+ H- n) |- VAllied aircraft losses9 @" \, |" B7 u; \4 h; _. D# P
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
) L( H4 n1 w3 {; p9 i ySBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
2 O1 O/ W7 H4 _ p `% oTBF Avenger: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged
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Japanese Ships
- F4 V. U8 p$ c! i* J& aCV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
: n% K4 {) f: g$ |% d+ ACV Hiryu, on fire
( l; ?$ w# U! m' f. {( R; D' \2 x) fCA Chikuma
% D6 F# k ]5 ?# B6 R( xCV Soryu$ o/ B' e' k" H4 {/ q* P3 X* ^; N
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) \( P7 J& P* X5 a5 x. s$ kJapanese aircraft% {% k$ E& [% ~ G
A6M2 Zero x 36
0 D @4 ?- g3 t2 g) a+ D! \* b: ZD3A Val x 90
; F9 ~; X8 W3 _/ @; yB5N Kate x 66
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Allied aircraft
+ i) d- j% |6 M( v( RF4F-4 Wildcat x 108% W4 L. d+ R3 \ V! ~* r: h. x% K) n
P-40E Warhawk x 45
( N. D9 I" D( }P-38G Lightning x 2
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Japanese aircraft losses
& V$ U/ q0 X, eA6M2 Zero: 26 destroyed
+ ]0 F4 G# J( g x. `/ JD3A Val: 50 destroyed4 `, a l( y5 \! O
B5N Kate: 42 destroyed6 \" I O" p1 m7 r6 A$ M
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Allied aircraft losses
2 a; Q }% Y) p6 y xF4F-4 Wildcat: 41 destroyed, 14 damaged
' C( W: o$ i" u! LP-40E Warhawk: 27 destroyed
# L- Q0 p S2 _2 J1 A5 iP-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed
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Allied Ships9 z& I4 d: c* F& P5 L; ]1 [
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1! b% w) ]; f" S3 b5 u/ S# N, j6 o- V
CV Hornet, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire; V. ^, q& ~ O, C
CV Wasp, Bomb hits 2, on fire" I, S* U% e B0 O& h! m
DD Benham, Bomb hits 1, on fire: j! L+ }1 |, x8 ^4 N3 T( o5 ` p! e
CV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1, on fire- O& e5 y: r6 g' I
CV Yorktown8 H: N/ ~/ |% f# O+ }
CV Saratoga
- u ^5 Z, H* NCL Honolulu1 k( v# o$ W0 @9 |3 s3 g
CL St. Louis, Bomb hits 2( a* @3 [- i0 }( Y- w7 E; H0 D, f
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; O# H% g1 z9 s. ^B-25C Mitchell x 3, {, u* n& k7 h# a7 v* ^1 m
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships+ B$ z3 z9 M4 x- C" k) I
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Aircraft Attacking:
( m: V$ G4 f H( b% a9 e+ h6 R 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
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: c! u S$ c% E) vDay Air attack on TF at 61,91
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Allied aircraft
8 ]$ f* o+ |$ O; y2 [2 T+ kF4F-4 Wildcat x 21
0 N t; F1 |7 G. L }* z& E3 j: i+ MSBD Dauntless x 90
, u7 D/ V+ E0 c" D3 y$ ?* ^3 N% wTBF Avenger x 33
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1 d ~$ g# ~1 G+ Y& t" pJapanese Ships
0 g1 j, u: O1 K: P- Q# kCA Chikuma6 t7 j/ e8 K, G+ u
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage: `2 ~" P- T9 H6 a# `: d0 A
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
/ O6 w5 g0 b% [' m% y t6 p! p4 kCA Tone, Bomb hits 1
# H! U9 R# r) x4 |5 D/ uDD Ariake, Bomb hits 1, on fire
# l6 a' ]4 E3 ~CA Aoba, Bomb hits 21 F8 t+ R9 ~ l7 t' O8 c ]
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! P0 j* J& _; g' j! Q: u1 r+ _Day Air attack on TF at 61,915 y( Z* P; r& C$ h) ?3 K
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B-25C Mitchell x 20. k$ R9 w Y1 F, V6 z' W' W
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7 m% S5 N1 I: q. k% KCV Soryu, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage/ b1 W3 }% }( s1 s4 U8 m, w5 z
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
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- N' e. V7 \& G" E" sGround 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& \7 b% B; o" ]- ?. |- f) A' j% X
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Defending force 1457 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10, x: ]( @1 R/ A, Q0 \) j* Q0 ]( b
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Allied max assault: 314 - adjusted assault: 281 , u; [* ?1 c5 V4 m
+ F. {0 u3 r5 g1 UJapanese max defense: 6 - adjusted defense: 1 0 F/ i8 ?1 }* t4 @8 n
; s9 l7 ?: l) d* n" q" V: CAllied assault odds: 281 to 1 2 k' C& F; B7 F, S' H# A
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Japanese ground losses:- V6 ~7 D+ F6 [0 d5 ]1 o1 a8 ^- T
1572 casualties reported) S# I! I* b( m* A
Guns lost 7, ~$ { ~. \" |& x
2 U( U3 |. c& |! VAllied ground losses:0 B- z) o( H9 @% D8 f" U
2 casualties reported
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