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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,938 r% V6 Q/ P: H. {2 O; |) h) H
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Japanese Ships
6 W, V- `' h. b; ~- b8 P9 }8 lCA Kumano
) \: Y6 j( h. x2 |( t+ M2 }CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 42, and is sunk
/ ?& U- B9 |; Q* pCA Furutaka, Shell hits 14 {3 {9 P0 I# H" ~- u6 w
CL Natori, Shell hits 12 c1 ~5 T' Y9 j
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage6 t0 k" d/ U' e6 `
DD Natsugumo; ]1 [2 G- o1 i' m/ R; j
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 1
5 y& H* c! i, Z& g* EDD Yuzuki* w2 ]6 X. E9 G6 ]2 B: j% X u
. v" J* o( T1 ?8 k; o' UAllied Ships: [4 p9 s, o% P$ W, D2 T1 \
CA Portland, Shell hits 2, on fire
1 k% |2 U3 q1 J; X4 K1 j9 pCA Northampton
: F, ] V" f( h: mCA Houston, Torpedo hits 15 ^; x" @7 q4 Y1 m* a
CA Chester, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk* o5 p' m$ C& T5 U
CA Louisville, Shell hits 1+ i) i: t% m7 a: n6 {
CA Chicago8 H$ r: v% _7 n. z# o' C8 ?+ ~3 y
CA Pensacola: z: b6 R) i/ @: p! m; {
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1% S- `& S! C. s5 d; f, r! H( ]
CA Astoria
2 g, h# W" A7 N$ t% GCA Minneapolis
& e# B+ o* z. M; x+ C- a9 P2 rCA San Francisco
# F. l9 m$ ?: @. r0 E$ @8 dCA Australia, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
$ p. f. O1 t' h& {, @CA Canberra, b* V N+ U: g. j& l v
CL Leander
% H+ E" H: S; W+ n3 jCL Achilles1 U: w3 X, f) G& m- d; m6 v
CL Perth7 L, B* |! S% q6 o) T
CL Hobart# \& x5 [( q. a2 `
CL Raleigh
2 X8 i$ _: D; h' M# }& CCL Detroit# l4 z; `; w$ i
CL Concord: w6 y6 z5 U& p
DD Cummings" J, R+ u1 @5 e. B
DD Case
* h* s5 P' n& y- [' l* n+ l7 ZDD Shaw" y% O* C, c* k9 F9 ?
DD Downes
( [3 ?( u: P" c& zDD Le Triomphant
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93/ z8 u9 a0 m0 {5 w' z' P0 x' d
4 _" d. _5 s, h9 a6 y3 K) D& I0 @ f/ s ^Japanese Ships
/ h( {/ }) K4 C% ~' _5 oCA Kumano, Shell hits 10* D% P w5 k1 [1 Q
CA Furutaka/ g# B7 M# h l, R9 y7 }
CL Natori, Shell hits 17 A0 t( e8 R- f
DD Maikaze, on fire, heavy damage
' j) a" E* _1 D/ I8 }1 ]DD Natsugumo
2 l" }9 j* X2 m4 ^* DDD Ikazuchi0 F0 _6 E1 ]* b, M; v$ x
DD Yuzuki
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6 l7 A! D0 H: }; j2 k% q3 f6 `Allied Ships+ k" T5 p4 i; ]/ }6 N+ d
CA Portland, on fire- n# v1 A# l/ e* v. b% ~6 A5 L- K7 }* j
CA Northampton% d$ F6 T! q2 L' X$ K) {
CA Houston( G1 S; e2 h# ?- o9 H
CA Louisville
' b1 r$ r& r9 UCA Chicago, j2 R& {7 f7 q; c. B. Q! j3 v5 F
CA Pensacola. X( r! |8 h" [% M+ p4 H+ Y. _
CA New Orleans5 E* o, P8 V6 c9 O$ v) X) L9 B& b
CA Astoria
' b( Q+ A3 L9 b% \# W" k& y! CCA Minneapolis
5 T& H% _, w5 y3 ^* uCA San Francisco
- |1 r4 ~! P: c9 i# J9 [ w+ B# RCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage. F/ \1 O# x3 I7 h% Y [( l
CA Canberra
7 d# t; P7 ]5 Q+ i) ICL Leander: f, p0 f+ s3 r: g
CL Achilles- R& l) M0 r l B8 u$ ^# y
CL Perth% `' q4 ^8 L4 I+ |# [ B$ E: b
CL Hobart
2 x. n6 d/ ~. p9 `+ uCL Raleigh9 k5 ?! R; G0 C* `
CL Detroit0 S: |/ q- n5 k
CL Concord
! D5 C, H1 |- J0 b6 X) @DD Cummings: l/ L4 S) t b3 l, Y% K+ z" u* W! c
DD Case, t! j- y" y9 h9 j% x
DD Shaw
; ?2 E2 T/ p: @ ^* BDD Downes9 U2 v: C; N; y* |
DD Le Triomphant
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/ J4 J( _& o, o+ E) `Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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CA Kumano, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage% M4 T6 M# T3 A
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 34, and is sunk5 s* @% x/ {0 |% O5 @/ i* ?
CL Natori, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
: Z) Z9 e7 N/ l$ r0 _DD Maikaze, Shell hits 14, and is sunk+ P3 J8 f, T. J4 G' l5 ]
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
* f+ c5 r0 a7 \DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 3, on fire
# C( F$ y; h/ [5 D4 t f5 Z( yDD Yuzuki, Shell hits 6, and is sunk& N5 w9 I$ N1 j! \( o' E
' [5 v M) E3 u7 ]8 G7 J! mAllied Ships5 Q' _0 _5 ?! [3 P. ` ?* u
CA Portland, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage% d, ^6 w: C$ G6 f
CA Northampton, Shell hits 1, on fire/ N; @: [/ u/ I
CA Houston, Shell hits 1
' r2 f" `1 |! D& CCA Louisville
3 \/ ^6 N, A- S/ E+ y" `CA Chicago, Shell hits 2- G7 B8 c6 W& n) O6 G9 s
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 4+ V0 S: E: V0 h G
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 4' t" Z* T: F9 M* J
CA Astoria6 o! t/ O) n0 e& s. T
CA Minneapolis
. L" L8 ?' l' W: n8 W# W6 [9 dCA San Francisco
; \: d! [% J. H! }" [- X9 uCA Australia, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
- u0 W1 v$ Q2 ^ ICA Canberra- x8 S: w# l, Q6 ~
CL Leander% L( S: n; k" M
CL Achilles
8 ]8 ]- U! \4 g7 |: l5 `CL Perth M9 K# S( f& ?
CL Hobart
& b3 [. [3 A O6 eCL Raleigh. p2 j3 u" U- y
CL Detroit
# @& T6 D7 ~- g& e0 X* i% iCL Concord
* o7 m( ?' I9 yDD Cummings
2 }3 z/ d! P* J, y9 n8 FDD Case& x0 x) }! p: z
DD Shaw, Q4 f2 X' J( X6 G% b8 Z! I
DD Downes" g7 v! M, a7 ]4 H) y. V- h9 _
DD Le Triomphant
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; Y! H. [0 |7 F e1 j( l7 d5 j- n0 HNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93( L8 W7 F5 q& i& P* Z" e
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Japanese Ships
% G4 t) d' `$ a3 b6 r6 n7 pCA Kumano, Shell hits 33, on fire, heavy damage
4 V4 }: x' o0 o$ q8 JCL Natori, Shell hits 24, and is sunk
y6 j1 x0 m0 O6 PDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
9 @: L9 O, i5 L) B# ~DD Ikazuchi, on fire% c( V1 g g* g$ D/ B0 r0 \
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Allied Ships, f$ x+ d# _" g/ `6 @8 I/ k
CA Portland, on fire, heavy damage$ d8 ^8 W# `. W* b8 r0 q
CA Northampton, on fire! a: m" G2 g: R! L
CA Houston, d+ G x+ Z i: v- R' }! W6 n; X. w
CA Louisville
1 c: a; K, X, H! b) J& d9 ]CA Chicago+ o9 a' ~" B% j7 j A6 T1 ~& y
CA Pensacola9 l7 ^+ D, u$ h1 d9 X3 q2 e1 o
CA New Orleans! Z; R* `% U P T2 y
CA Astoria& _6 K2 F& G: A& Y2 }2 ?$ ?; m
CA Minneapolis7 T2 X, L/ R$ I/ p1 W- O3 h
CA San Francisco' o( z+ z( Q8 j3 n- _5 S/ |) g$ D+ ]
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
+ g; n: u5 n" n0 I6 FCA Canberra/ t" }" }; Z. y& O G: V- C
CL Leander- }% ^1 L5 @8 e, T% _+ x- E/ P a
CL Achilles; z7 g: i" M6 {4 [2 Q+ `' w
CL Perth3 X5 O/ J% e7 e+ D( ~& r2 V
CL Hobart
! F" K; r5 y4 S$ C$ X1 P* wCL Raleigh+ p! @4 t6 b3 @9 v
CL Detroit
4 ]3 D d. r" P' S( R6 E/ m5 dCL Concord
2 c% y' \! @& k$ z4 A/ ?+ CDD Cummings
, f2 M; }- Z* M& t6 p( tDD Case) G; s, ]3 o6 \* w# }* j
DD Shaw
1 u- ]+ s1 y. q# K5 MDD Downes
4 v8 t* o1 v0 A+ D! `' ~# G* JDD Le Triomphant
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93, F! D% H! O+ G" o
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Japanese Ships0 {% b2 C" f* w6 P( F; w5 m. ?
CA Kumano, Shell hits 29, and is sunk" e8 ^) k3 r/ g* p% S2 V6 P
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 35, and is sunk2 x ]4 @$ i) H6 i/ c
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
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Allied Ships
% M( I. k s$ c* W" w: T' JCA Portland, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
7 ^6 M' x& \1 G; UCA Northampton, on fire
2 s+ X' K1 `. j7 t7 RCA Houston% a! m8 I% [ L+ c9 U" I
CA Louisville- |# B1 |. [1 K- h- M
CA Chicago( r& [% g: R! L. {2 ?
CA Pensacola
' C& c7 G* k8 e+ W Y s' M# wCA New Orleans
* `" a3 ^3 T6 W4 ~0 u9 lCA Astoria
: `% `" E0 t e; Z! \CA Minneapolis7 U0 J8 u# c: k. I8 T7 D* d
CA San Francisco
9 B; n+ i$ Q: ~( w9 G, m& @CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
: Z0 x' B% R) G0 {- M$ CCA Canberra0 i& i# B2 B# f8 u1 K4 `* N) x2 r6 K
CL Leander# ~! l! e# f, p
CL Achilles
2 r0 \. T( Y9 T/ r* K+ W/ T W) xCL Perth# e) I+ a/ _( j# `2 R* m
CL Hobart8 |& ?& b) l! T% z" q( b, y
CL Raleigh
# D- S. g: ~8 Z0 |% G m6 \2 J hCL Detroit9 r" d' k5 ]9 `1 p+ S. x/ [, \; P7 [ a/ S
CL Concord" P# I4 q0 A* ]$ h. Q6 \
DD Cummings! ~ s- E$ v9 |3 O8 t& \6 P' a
DD Case7 y$ h5 t b2 T, \6 l2 s" s7 s
DD Shaw
6 K4 |# g" F/ }& Q$ i- A1 yDD Downes i: ?. V! @& A K* o% i
DD Le Triomphant
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,915 j2 T0 R. ~' r
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Japanese aircraft, H9 H* \8 w' z# _
A6M2 Zero x 50
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; X* L6 a3 p; G, H: {+ UAllied aircraft
9 i- z& ]& x3 D% E0 XF4F-4 Wildcat x 42# f( ~! M( t3 w L( h
SBD Dauntless x 44& [: C' A/ S% K
TBF Avenger x 16+ j) h9 C: Q5 |3 x
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Japanese aircraft losses
; z6 |# A% h, w" J% J* OA6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
' W& {6 L) @9 U) o1 ^% dF4F-4 Wildcat: 27 destroyed; W8 D% n/ e$ W
SBD Dauntless: 13 destroyed, 17 damaged4 U0 [% D0 a9 u- ]. Q; B. B# ]
TBF Avenger: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged
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H q; L+ @+ x; m& n. v. m' ZJapanese Ships! h; ^7 f- T% F$ h; O
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage+ s7 t3 T: m6 Q% l# @9 l" c) m
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire; o" |1 M6 b y9 a
CV Shokaku
- @* }, m v6 F6 f i4 k- e7 \CV Soryu
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( j0 z! a6 j, c0 J6 nJapanese aircraft; ?, }6 B0 L' X/ X/ D
A6M2 Zero x 19
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0 j% j# d8 ]# \$ x1 A: `3 t5 cAllied aircraft
$ j- P3 W/ |) k3 A8 R- E+ kF4F-4 Wildcat x 191 W' p$ q4 _' g5 q6 F
SBD Dauntless x 14) A. s: @4 o& ?1 k1 x
TBF Avenger x 65 S6 P& l: o' g. M" ]" W
4 _7 \# i: @2 U
Japanese aircraft losses- v2 r. N( d0 u2 P' n- Y0 h. k) o
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses& X7 H0 V8 B# N0 I! m; ]4 L! b8 c
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed. C- \6 I. ^) E6 }1 r+ ]4 C+ n
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged
1 v: ~2 | ~% jTBF Avenger: 6 damaged
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CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
# O; [: a1 Y+ ?; g4 m( DCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2
6 V2 `- H4 t A* g; MCA Tone
7 ~* ?, B8 {& b% U) s y8 t/ `CV Soryu, Bomb hits 1) g" b/ E2 Y4 m& i
CV Hiryu, on fire# A4 |$ h; w9 T
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91$ V, a: V% `, {
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Japanese aircraft
2 C- h/ D7 r4 ]1 l HA6M2 Zero x 17
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Allied aircraft% d, o$ q3 V! P# H
F4F-4 Wildcat x 24. _ E; W% \2 y) H' F# q6 V2 ~
SBD Dauntless x 272 c$ c/ ^3 ]5 s3 J1 d
TBF Avenger x 7
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5 W9 q; ]5 s& dJapanese aircraft losses
( e0 j8 k( @) w$ _# E FA6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
3 _: p- {2 d& a1 |$ S ; q( L4 u5 r# z
Allied aircraft losses
- U0 X* e* Y, u5 K$ NF4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed
; z4 j2 D* u$ N V: HSBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged/ G. I8 f0 ^6 p: A3 a$ V
TBF Avenger: 5 damaged
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8 {! Y) O7 z/ y- m: XJapanese Ships# \( g3 O N% ~+ K7 n* G! d
CV Shokaku, u D- z4 O7 R
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 2, on fire
* {) \8 X) l/ E3 }CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
' E% w- X3 h. ]# Q% jCV Soryu
+ X! |- Q, s: Z% S- RCA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1' H, b, d: N/ n5 B; P8 y
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" ~( b0 O& `7 ~$ a, \Japanese aircraft* H5 d3 q" F7 c* ]8 k
A6M2 Zero x 15- a( V1 |/ d2 |
/ d& J* g5 _9 _2 p$ B: d+ _6 d. P! w) gAllied aircraft& O& D5 v" s8 @) W
F4F-4 Wildcat x 84 P) q5 R# G- q% d- f1 @0 K1 C+ Z
SBD Dauntless x 18
8 P! |' v; U8 y- B & G0 a( `4 a: p: |" o
Japanese aircraft losses$ O+ U1 P# J- r% A9 @
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed* u$ l, g$ m+ R6 M
3 c6 @1 Q. a9 B& y( W+ kAllied aircraft losses W2 T0 Z& I, [6 ]
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed& f Y7 d0 ?0 o
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged; d2 L1 G& A: s
- P; r& o% }+ F" B6 c# UJapanese Ships
{/ E# d% }+ g5 z6 K6 Y+ u3 ]CV Soryu, Bomb hits 11 T. [1 h2 k4 }. B% t, E
CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage2 V3 K7 _1 h" z. u$ {# \' G: @
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire! g+ B& J+ S/ t4 ?$ U" l0 n; |
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91" s+ V) G$ `; e1 B( j( w1 b
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Japanese aircraft
- B, _: t8 X& D2 s9 kA6M2 Zero x 12
& f/ v4 x4 x3 u, M: l) k
b3 x8 M& P! R) Y+ b9 nAllied aircraft* H& A7 w/ ?7 j* q7 Z
F4F-4 Wildcat x 106 ]" M5 o& F2 M# y
SBD Dauntless x 93 p+ }$ x- e* |& L! M N0 r
TBF Avenger x 16
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5 @8 Q% d! F! f$ m9 S' xJapanese aircraft losses
4 R$ W+ j( o% CA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
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: H& N& {5 V- M( BAllied aircraft losses% v' e6 C8 n. V
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
9 _6 c0 O* a7 ~. OSBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged: b7 o1 K e3 }! G/ x* S y: U6 ^
TBF Avenger: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged
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CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage: p T' w2 I W B
CV Hiryu, on fire- q5 |8 J: \0 U7 N; K# ]; s4 H
CA Chikuma
5 r1 ^' s( J0 MCV Soryu
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Japanese aircraft
4 A/ A$ z! r3 u( aA6M2 Zero x 36$ H# j ^2 ]9 `
D3A Val x 90& E4 V* @ d- M% K8 T5 |
B5N Kate x 66
l2 c! X4 K# J. f3 L O3 V
, I. d5 x0 f, m+ i9 C+ I, `2 oAllied aircraft
1 _7 z9 x" J O7 C- _1 W' SF4F-4 Wildcat x 108
$ U- G2 k/ k! `+ mP-40E Warhawk x 45$ s1 n& K i2 P( x% s4 H
P-38G Lightning x 26 W1 Q0 u( A p8 W- e
* n$ t: X4 D' S6 E) ]) w' qJapanese aircraft losses. ]3 P; B6 V, w5 z9 w+ B
A6M2 Zero: 26 destroyed
7 f( x+ y& E) F# f8 e$ aD3A Val: 50 destroyed0 E+ u, \) g9 n( g0 r
B5N Kate: 42 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
: p# w' S3 A" ^% o+ R: ~, NF4F-4 Wildcat: 41 destroyed, 14 damaged
, u x8 G" b4 K d* P* VP-40E Warhawk: 27 destroyed
8 [7 Y3 F- e8 Y" ~' f% N: E6 nP-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed. u( X$ T7 i7 u7 s5 a
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Allied Ships
8 g' ^* d' h( I& G1 @CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1- H3 Z: c" R l2 m( @
CV Hornet, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
: H+ W! Q4 x, u. w) y* Y/ [, }CV Wasp, Bomb hits 2, on fire
; I4 w. s2 }3 D7 f# B0 lDD Benham, Bomb hits 1, on fire9 p' `# u1 w: z1 g# [3 f
CV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1, on fire2 b& |+ l6 H% T4 y; r+ V
CV Yorktown
' O9 X& T. |4 R* t$ S. F: M! R0 rCV Saratoga
7 r7 F! c, s+ K7 c: E3 j9 GCL Honolulu, h l: E7 A, N; ^ w
CL St. Louis, Bomb hits 29 y! A% V4 F& `- I
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Allied aircraft
9 O8 z+ `; F% L i# K5 o' }# y! Y# D' uB-25C Mitchell x 31 y5 w$ y( h0 `% I' M: T
1 |! x: ~& I$ Y; \% L4 w3 M% @No Allied losses% O0 `2 b. W& n% k4 [ F1 V
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Japanese Ships& U# ]: K2 R& e5 A2 t5 z) {2 W3 ~
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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( ]1 o- N ^& L$ k( r& ZAircraft Attacking:
7 w' r6 b; m. K* W& ~) M2 Q 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet0 n5 V; z% Q" u8 \; _ N
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91' o6 t/ [2 [8 l. ` T$ w! l
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Allied aircraft
! |5 E$ q1 ]. P( GF4F-4 Wildcat x 21( ?% z- f1 `3 {, G# Q% Q
SBD Dauntless x 90
7 T( D2 n* t0 o) ITBF Avenger x 33
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Japanese Ships+ c4 |+ L8 L/ |7 l2 A Q. [
CA Chikuma
" |, K2 I+ w9 n5 r' ~8 j+ A% u( SCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage+ O3 r% O: n7 B- h, D
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage. W0 E) j1 d5 G- v0 }# \/ l" { z# L
CA Tone, Bomb hits 1; G& n$ ?! _5 w
DD Ariake, Bomb hits 1, on fire
, v: `; o- w3 d& OCA Aoba, Bomb hits 2
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$ ]0 i; T; {4 D3 s; I3 g# L rDay Air attack on TF at 61,912 e; x8 i2 D0 M7 Z. V
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7 z; [! c5 k- j; qCV Soryu, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage9 b( E2 g- F6 t' Q7 \
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage2 n7 W/ M1 g. u2 F, `
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B& ^4 m, J% F: i2 } e; AGround 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- @; b* j3 G3 g6 V* a6 d, d6 o
7 n4 e U8 o( ZDefending force 1457 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10
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; w7 c( E- N/ E \, T% z9 ]* x( gAllied max assault: 314 - adjusted assault: 281
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Japanese max defense: 6 - adjusted defense: 1 & [! u0 D& @# m( N5 A; F& m
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Allied assault odds: 281 to 1 ' o# H. x7 b9 u
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Japanese ground losses:1 f6 Z- _4 z/ P9 Y8 f1 @: ^- E
1572 casualties reported
4 @# |; Z# i5 \* C/ kGuns lost 71 W3 o& g5 C4 S3 s. v. S
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Allied ground losses:
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