AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/18/42
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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2 a Y6 K! ]" B) v% Y+ MJapanese Ships
; S; c6 S' `) T% P4 j+ a( FCA Kumano
9 T% i1 \ Q3 |$ K, _" \; JCA Kinugasa, Shell hits 42, and is sunk* ]- O# s2 `3 c- ]. i/ \" T* F6 u
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1
- ]: B% j e D# kCL Natori, Shell hits 1
; k$ b4 h; w8 {DD Maikaze, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage5 P7 {* L* Y% j: o
DD Natsugumo
+ I8 B9 Y: Q2 z* V; DDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 1
# _1 F. ?4 v- [$ H O; l$ {DD Yuzuki) g0 f( `) ^# h, p/ \5 Z
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Allied Ships# q: m/ \+ u/ ~! Y
CA Portland, Shell hits 2, on fire
' X% Q) s! E$ u i/ t4 [CA Northampton
0 A, y* ~; B0 n6 T1 J/ i) X/ [CA Houston, Torpedo hits 1! f ~8 w0 p d* K1 g# H9 J# }! d
CA Chester, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk9 E: x: a. z3 S/ d
CA Louisville, Shell hits 1+ f: ~+ c3 _$ f, \
CA Chicago
! E! `- F( m! l8 W3 jCA Pensacola4 C& _' j3 X0 N
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
7 H6 L! @6 i0 p: [, R4 j) yCA Astoria
. z: S6 ?8 t# p: O5 bCA Minneapolis4 w0 h: B8 x: v6 C: c9 q0 q6 L8 U7 u. r
CA San Francisco
$ j& P) N; {, S& Y8 P# ACA Australia, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage! ^8 c2 K8 P" p
CA Canberra* l$ c/ I- p$ e Y/ A
CL Leander
$ P3 @. c6 [0 [" p& `CL Achilles
. T3 P: |4 U6 @7 L% c- w* UCL Perth3 E. C5 F# m% y
CL Hobart
7 @0 {0 a! R4 Z( Q/ d! O' ^( q aCL Raleigh: }2 k3 _4 T5 r N3 I3 i7 ~# A: j( _
CL Detroit
) r3 m& W" x4 A5 FCL Concord1 L3 Q1 s$ }# O, t% w- m8 F$ B
DD Cummings2 n4 i" y5 Y$ J% {
DD Case
+ z+ Z1 K b0 q6 S2 FDD Shaw; g) t6 U9 c0 ]" f+ T+ Q
DD Downes1 @: \4 S5 Y- Q5 [8 s+ i8 b
DD Le Triomphant
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/ v9 }& \0 G1 B" t- Q0 N" g, DCA Kumano, Shell hits 10# I: \( N* e. H; k& q
CA Furutaka
9 Q/ H, w2 F* g+ e& hCL Natori, Shell hits 1; _. T3 m" m4 a) I+ ` b2 x
DD Maikaze, on fire, heavy damage% Q# t/ d% j0 r+ n, P0 a! J6 X0 q
DD Natsugumo
+ e4 M- b$ F+ v, \DD Ikazuchi
4 ]; Q2 g/ |# i( r$ l& GDD Yuzuki
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% Q2 j* T; m# l# zCA Portland, on fire
" x, {. ]5 U9 k; G" R5 v3 K2 `CA Northampton
- [6 b% y% Y/ E' ?, pCA Houston
# i. G! j1 g/ y$ l7 b" GCA Louisville/ J" W3 G9 m4 F, u/ ~8 o" {1 O2 ?
CA Chicago% f' J# ]* b. s8 @
CA Pensacola0 H. h1 t- i7 |; ^
CA New Orleans/ l% \* h$ F& P1 \9 Z: {
CA Astoria
% D: J: A: t6 @- ]$ u5 A) ^7 ]CA Minneapolis- ^4 d) Q6 `& ?. v: k6 V& j8 L, d, ^
CA San Francisco
/ n/ ]7 A- p$ f ~- {6 i6 M8 UCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
% `/ z& D! d x. e8 O* uCA Canberra8 q H5 I) b1 W, V! f1 h
CL Leander! H2 f4 a, I/ I4 c* @6 @0 J
CL Achilles
1 z O' Q. U- s8 j! aCL Perth
6 v6 b; Z" q5 Q: m1 S5 V! PCL Hobart/ @: b- h+ V9 q" j1 v
CL Raleigh
9 }: }. h* m- OCL Detroit
. Q/ l( I! m6 d) [! R# P1 NCL Concord6 O \" q9 ]0 w9 [1 F' G
DD Cummings
$ W! E& u# ]* ~/ b- q6 d& sDD Case) ~0 |7 J J4 J7 u( g3 V1 [: f
DD Shaw
/ R, g/ g e& j( l: }& {DD Downes
( H4 A7 S5 A: y J3 b& p" p: X, PDD Le Triomphant
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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+ ~- W% t% r/ A6 v B1 t f0 zCA Kumano, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage8 B6 q: |0 C# O$ z& P
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 34, and is sunk* v3 s Q, z: _9 r, V5 ]
CL Natori, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage, C2 w, h; e/ `, f7 w: [" Z D
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
0 j- t, p% G/ a8 O8 H& W1 F9 vDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1! q1 Y* V. A" s0 R& v. `$ @
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 3, on fire9 p& k& K! c6 k, ]
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 6, and is sunk$ F% t# _9 s1 r1 _; b& s/ H
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Allied Ships: d" l. u Q4 {6 s9 \' x) T3 B! a
CA Portland, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage2 m; w( u5 x. Q
CA Northampton, Shell hits 1, on fire
) x d5 d# H8 ?# RCA Houston, Shell hits 13 I; t8 G- Y7 {* O
CA Louisville. Q1 E: _2 C% F+ |
CA Chicago, Shell hits 2- n! q* ]3 p- z. v
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 42 ^" U- w5 p! ~8 W* o+ U, w
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 4
; N2 V, r) o, a. MCA Astoria
4 n ?+ D$ ~( i1 T3 K) T, tCA Minneapolis. R6 f* ?0 j+ A, P
CA San Francisco
! J# S' J8 W& ~; BCA Australia, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage* p$ X8 B( Y9 ~ e
CA Canberra
# A, v( \$ t2 z* H. q% uCL Leander
* @ z% Q* G8 k* I, U- X9 V3 B! ZCL Achilles! S+ x; y, i% d9 o5 Y' i
CL Perth/ P3 j T4 [3 s+ }3 Z8 i# O
CL Hobart
+ ~' I4 `/ k/ ?+ L# h3 ?CL Raleigh
' @ |7 O0 I; T/ q; o* a3 dCL Detroit; \0 M2 H! g: ]6 [
CL Concord
4 X1 V! l# C, Q+ a" I8 _% yDD Cummings; V& {8 W; ~8 }5 ~
DD Case6 N9 ^* i& g& K2 Y3 L8 K
DD Shaw
( a9 S# l% _+ Q2 y- X; kDD Downes) |: f$ v; U/ x
DD Le Triomphant7 e. \( F/ e8 k
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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3 ~. ^% c7 b/ V+ L! s) YJapanese Ships
0 f9 T$ k# m$ L8 v+ e3 jCA Kumano, Shell hits 33, on fire, heavy damage
1 @$ q) m4 o3 W1 r& g) _CL Natori, Shell hits 24, and is sunk
: n# X) r9 @: P3 l# N8 P9 XDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1" Q9 ^4 l; D+ _% t8 |0 i
DD Ikazuchi, on fire x2 p4 R5 _% O' S9 e. ~
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Allied Ships3 t% Y0 h0 Q9 B) [7 V
CA Portland, on fire, heavy damage
9 R; D/ ]4 t3 q) h4 qCA Northampton, on fire. b/ A b P9 L2 ?# H$ @! s9 K
CA Houston
" w4 `' X' p; Z, L. m# ~CA Louisville3 z# z) |5 @3 X# a
CA Chicago
# W l( ?- N8 j7 vCA Pensacola( a7 f- I- l# y& E
CA New Orleans( U1 T2 {4 f# `) J r" A9 W# b0 {
CA Astoria' a2 O) g( y# H1 l; s, m
CA Minneapolis9 z5 P7 m7 E" l8 U$ ~
CA San Francisco2 N9 @7 f7 J7 V' {, ]3 t1 ~+ W. l
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage* q& _& L+ s0 @, ^" u
CA Canberra
) z8 e' A9 f! d9 RCL Leander* y: o% y: u. p5 e
CL Achilles$ m: A$ y( a$ L
CL Perth3 _: h! p" L) H n7 W: B
CL Hobart; O$ y) d6 Z. l e" d7 N
CL Raleigh
* C6 \& Q/ s* N9 l2 I d. NCL Detroit* |$ S8 i& E1 x7 K6 T
CL Concord
0 k8 _8 G4 c$ H+ \& y* M/ NDD Cummings
' U5 v+ m. V/ U# P4 i0 LDD Case
- N5 m7 m& \; p3 hDD Shaw) N# J& U* ~% L4 I
DD Downes
1 ^& R! W2 \% J) D- V& c; {DD Le Triomphant9 c$ I: J, g6 q4 `) w; `
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Japanese Ships
* {# \! M# l6 ~0 O3 F; z; e; s4 ~CA Kumano, Shell hits 29, and is sunk8 \: ^$ f9 X! ]. u# G, x: l) U( ~
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 35, and is sunk
, o1 [1 o. ^% bDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 15, and is sunk5 O. H' d) u4 g- [7 M, i) g3 D6 s
7 P) E( {) K2 d7 }4 BAllied Ships$ i b# A6 m5 I1 P$ ]
CA Portland, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage% A8 m) {# o, r0 c. j+ u
CA Northampton, on fire8 @/ R/ R7 H+ M7 x! R
CA Houston
, J( h4 y) X( C/ {, CCA Louisville& Y) q" c) p/ E1 H; F8 A
CA Chicago
0 X$ u! b2 w8 f% x( s |CA Pensacola1 b9 V: z1 k& Z K7 a. K! K: n. k& F" B
CA New Orleans$ h* {$ ?" L3 N7 f
CA Astoria
/ \! j5 P. u( a# v5 D- LCA Minneapolis
, R" w' c; q6 e. v9 q# E/ d) kCA San Francisco6 L4 a# G T: v% T2 @
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
/ Z, q% s+ g3 M- hCA Canberra
7 G% H8 i# E5 ^ b, _5 PCL Leander7 |; p$ j2 n3 h2 q+ F, o1 v1 Q/ B
CL Achilles
! E/ O) L0 I. R9 [+ P3 b8 fCL Perth
* g7 O# \" Y l: R' \' \7 CCL Hobart
, E2 Y1 t4 X- `7 F5 X( N3 Q! jCL Raleigh
' J! d6 E; W* a' `3 J( oCL Detroit
% o1 z: m k, ^1 J' k2 h( w/ rCL Concord& X: A" g; z( P7 o
DD Cummings
7 _( N- \6 W3 x( e" v( u' IDD Case
" P1 A4 i2 m* o5 G/ S( lDD Shaw# y% i- `# u; d# i
DD Downes3 G8 c' {* o3 S5 R, A2 K8 y6 S* X
DD Le Triomphant6 A9 _# l7 \. m
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91) B* |9 R% J% Z- |* O) w
/ B0 l9 R4 a' {Japanese aircraft
( r! `- _0 K0 G: t, D, e( mA6M2 Zero x 50
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/ F. b. z7 P/ n }& I! O" j/ EAllied aircraft( K& ~% ^! ?" Q' m5 c$ k
F4F-4 Wildcat x 428 d9 a/ ^4 j+ N& J }! \
SBD Dauntless x 44
9 u, [7 @# K9 J( N6 GTBF Avenger x 16
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Japanese aircraft losses
5 ]- t8 ~/ e& o5 A- Y* {& l. M! uA6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses6 E! r [# {, |" t8 o
F4F-4 Wildcat: 27 destroyed
$ M- ~9 O! ]7 p& n& lSBD Dauntless: 13 destroyed, 17 damaged- E* f. k' G' m, R
TBF Avenger: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged
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^! X+ k1 r, C9 [' x I# RJapanese Ships
+ b6 _' v3 y3 _CV Kaga, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
! H, }9 o% Q* R0 gCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire- Z& J% I8 I) G% H+ ]" s, W
CV Shokaku' B4 p" p: q$ t; f
CV Soryu
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A6M2 Zero x 19
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Allied aircraft
+ Y) Z0 O3 K& N: KF4F-4 Wildcat x 19
( @: X3 a2 Z, ~$ `& C. |$ N( dSBD Dauntless x 14
$ [5 x7 F( h ?3 |TBF Avenger x 6
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S* ?, [7 I: o" K3 n9 O* yJapanese aircraft losses5 _2 ^% c w) k
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
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5 _2 \8 k8 |" t, PAllied aircraft losses3 B4 k" W. w% u" p( M- f
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed2 S$ z# C* o# J0 s, B6 D% Z
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged s% B2 j; k, U
TBF Avenger: 6 damaged
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Japanese Ships
+ c, y" _% h5 L2 k- v+ u) a8 PCV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage* Z+ B; |* G7 f$ l
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2
" g" c6 ]# v+ T1 ]) z5 E9 gCA Tone- o/ h1 Y6 `) ^& X# T- \
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 14 V8 q- M) }& D2 i$ F, A
CV Hiryu, on fire
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A6M2 Zero x 17" F+ d3 x4 H. O5 Q! I
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Allied aircraft
* m3 l2 [* B' V: j% h# s# C2 cF4F-4 Wildcat x 24
6 d1 A+ x2 ~9 `SBD Dauntless x 27
* q# Z. V a$ I1 d2 {- x6 e! U/ M' oTBF Avenger x 7
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Japanese aircraft losses
/ w L) ]( Z* P' a- ~A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
5 d" F% N% [7 b4 t& n2 D4 o5 e# g, \F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed6 e, d% w2 N7 b' d8 e
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged. o6 O0 H f( X, {: B
TBF Avenger: 5 damaged; j0 s2 t- ]- n0 w* @4 L0 _
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CV Shokaku
( v, \: {, I, \0 w5 C7 K5 UCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 2, on fire' o1 R% ]2 x. a2 M. z7 C; j$ e
CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage5 n1 Y* Z) J, m. c: c/ N
CV Soryu5 l8 n. ]& ^8 Y+ u/ ]% }! Z2 B
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 13 V/ \& n9 d2 v. Q6 f" y$ p/ J
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A6M2 Zero x 15" A* P* O/ n: H% _6 Z+ V$ a
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Allied aircraft
4 l; u6 ?8 {2 j1 ~: tF4F-4 Wildcat x 8
d( I1 G$ g/ J* \% X) K2 P& V5 xSBD Dauntless x 18
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Japanese aircraft losses
9 _0 \! V5 }' ]$ d) zA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed7 | C5 g2 q- u/ {1 p" M8 h
3 F/ s4 o s% O# }. N, T( S! ]
Allied aircraft losses' J8 Y8 d; d: ?, p( U7 n
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
5 J3 {) N# K8 o# D0 w! g* QSBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged
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7 C; T. i* N1 ~& Z3 I3 b% Y/ QJapanese Ships
: {$ p: d, F! \( D- X) bCV Soryu, Bomb hits 13 ~+ S: E, ~! A T
CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage; t r h/ {* ~0 {# G
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire9 P# v# M: u9 \' @
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Japanese aircraft
+ ?5 e$ H; n. m* I# kA6M2 Zero x 12
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4 z) c6 O% B1 W$ Y. y# QAllied aircraft1 P8 L8 j" u# H& T2 U' x
F4F-4 Wildcat x 10) `2 h; z4 O' D7 Z* u8 E
SBD Dauntless x 9
% G" P1 S+ M; V( YTBF Avenger x 16
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1 d- L* H% c: n/ q v4 AJapanese aircraft losses
6 @) X& C. m' j& b9 \8 k# U/ n$ m' ZA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed3 I# c5 ~; T. l2 V
8 k5 B* p' B* L/ ~( KAllied aircraft losses W* G, Z" j/ w9 a( c: T
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
+ X' L# @5 Y- S9 c5 U9 o5 cSBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
+ H& K8 @+ p2 U1 F( W5 A1 n* ATBF Avenger: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged
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Japanese Ships
% m$ n% T; V+ y$ q. S& n2 J: _CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage1 {9 e U2 k; Q" h5 E8 k/ t
CV Hiryu, on fire
^9 e$ L, V$ c% B1 J: o. uCA Chikuma
# G3 N2 `& W6 ACV Soryu$ C i2 F! A4 `4 C5 b
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: j2 J' |4 Q# h2 C& S! A8 nJapanese aircraft4 L$ \6 y% c7 s7 `
A6M2 Zero x 36( Y) L# R+ O& V7 [
D3A Val x 90
O6 |* G. r- S( h k3 ]( f! q* fB5N Kate x 66( H V$ a/ x( Y
2 t4 \ O( }; L) N' `Allied aircraft+ @1 D" _- [" x* P. ]. `/ _, @' R
F4F-4 Wildcat x 108
; U/ Y9 c* R* c0 A! S$ D! NP-40E Warhawk x 457 A. C) T5 R( |, _0 [1 A
P-38G Lightning x 2
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Japanese aircraft losses% E, q; ], R; e3 }8 d
A6M2 Zero: 26 destroyed$ b7 B2 V2 e' s/ U" a% a6 V
D3A Val: 50 destroyed5 U0 I2 i8 B" x1 {7 s
B5N Kate: 42 destroyed2 {. ^0 A$ o, p- N' h
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Allied aircraft losses2 Z8 n { w) b, ~
F4F-4 Wildcat: 41 destroyed, 14 damaged5 ^% j, ~) M# r Z* |
P-40E Warhawk: 27 destroyed
8 d' h% U4 [ O; r# i( GP-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed) ~3 p6 J0 F# I* l$ q$ s
1 Y" O9 T Z% ?' ~/ {( x/ P# bAllied Ships
6 t# ?0 c0 V; q+ {2 \ L* m/ ]CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1. Q7 p( A% @7 \" F; M
CV Hornet, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire* o5 C6 U$ U( ]& h$ z3 l' V
CV Wasp, Bomb hits 2, on fire- T" @8 J K. D; `
DD Benham, Bomb hits 1, on fire, Y( R' j% y8 p; I0 B6 G* Z, l
CV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1, on fire; p0 {4 E2 a4 X, w, X, F% z- [
CV Yorktown8 K8 N6 G6 L* e4 _9 Y$ R
CV Saratoga
, P1 c: g# ? l1 M; {CL Honolulu# D3 h2 [$ [+ k* X( A& Y1 A) v
CL St. Louis, Bomb hits 26 t4 O; P( E' |, Z
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B-25C Mitchell x 3
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No Allied losses
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CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Aircraft Attacking:+ f1 A: |8 b& U, |- Q- B, x! d
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
& x: f6 U) [7 P% hSBD Dauntless x 90
4 F! A6 s) y* @- z6 \TBF Avenger x 33) I! G* n% t4 M
2 \( N0 n( A, z! ZJapanese Ships( Z* n; r% v' C3 \
CA Chikuma
9 D- j/ w$ N" P" T* z8 Y! S4 O" |CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage/ _* c _+ D' y# G! K6 r
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
) I$ k' m$ [( r% A8 a1 g5 RCA Tone, Bomb hits 1. P& z$ Q8 a3 t! e8 k
DD Ariake, Bomb hits 1, on fire
: [& ]: F; D, N/ [# aCA Aoba, Bomb hits 2, ]/ d9 ~5 M( z i- D
CL Tama
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+ V: t/ H# P* n& CDay Air attack on TF at 61,91, ]# F8 J% Y0 l
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B-25C Mitchell x 201 J0 h; n ]8 \7 i9 f5 K; h7 x, ~
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, N s% O* C# {- kCV Soryu, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
. N! J+ W0 d7 B) K3 s) {) \CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage6 H# T: m/ P: `& O& L+ P, P5 g d
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Ground combat at Shortlands
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Allied Deliberate attack
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* t+ _1 {/ f+ W' Z6 eAttacking force 13678 troops, 150 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 322
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" v5 C0 _, [4 z, h7 kDefending force 1457 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10
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Allied max assault: 314 - adjusted assault: 281 & m5 Z$ M- I3 O5 a7 n
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Japanese max defense: 6 - adjusted defense: 1 ) R- G" u/ z: ?1 x4 A
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Allied assault odds: 281 to 1
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Japanese ground losses:
5 y/ B5 x+ P/ s1572 casualties reported
. O6 T- @; p' x! H- xGuns lost 7
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& ^0 \) W2 i9 ~Allied ground losses:
/ \7 O6 j) s0 D) a, X: N2 casualties reported& J! {5 ~0 S7 r$ O* f) w% [+ X# X
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