AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/18/42
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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# f! X# H: o* {Japanese Ships
3 {$ b+ b3 @4 A* I- L' aCA Kumano- w) A/ F3 {& F" K
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 42, and is sunk
5 A9 w. W3 q. ACA Furutaka, Shell hits 1
, d, ?+ o5 Y2 {" F, D& j) UCL Natori, Shell hits 1
/ r5 H4 r) q6 O; v1 W6 m4 o+ vDD Maikaze, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage+ j# `) W0 N O' Z
DD Natsugumo
0 j, o/ u7 T; r/ @" cDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 1
+ P7 I% x5 \5 @DD Yuzuki" m) u( w* e3 d3 S/ ^
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Allied Ships
J8 ]7 [' ]$ LCA Portland, Shell hits 2, on fire' k8 n* O, d8 r
CA Northampton
0 g' k7 @& `$ {" C/ NCA Houston, Torpedo hits 1
! Y$ @ D5 m9 l! N" q: f/ d* I& ]CA Chester, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
: T2 X8 w, y1 O- s# z/ V3 ~+ S5 [CA Louisville, Shell hits 1, t- ]% U1 h0 m4 s+ E' ]
CA Chicago, x3 ^. t, W+ y4 T+ v2 C: w! o
CA Pensacola
. R8 d. }. N. B! a) l, p: JCA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
! m* ^1 Q2 G( \6 \2 @0 f' @CA Astoria4 @$ d! z/ f3 y! p8 @
CA Minneapolis: e8 T# ?5 x1 `: D" d6 p8 S! A
CA San Francisco
( X8 g- _ a2 q0 Q2 B5 F+ mCA Australia, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
5 B2 V* f5 J! u- GCA Canberra$ ^; @9 w; f; h' X! ~: f
CL Leander( V$ I# X) A2 m5 L2 B
CL Achilles
9 b% v$ X: x3 cCL Perth. i# U; H/ [, E5 ^
CL Hobart
" h, q4 W$ L) j# s. y0 U. d5 U" `CL Raleigh
: A5 G- Q/ b. u& P ]( ~CL Detroit
+ {: E4 h0 `9 b2 I) y, lCL Concord
4 b7 O6 \) r: g( ]7 G( n2 @" kDD Cummings
4 `$ U3 m2 l3 o# `0 hDD Case
9 @# n" K5 [: W: }" J1 M5 bDD Shaw7 E |5 e* ?) n7 t$ K& ~! o
DD Downes: t2 I* u }1 B
DD Le Triomphant
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5 n, ~6 c( {. I2 I/ ?+ LNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93* w1 Y: ]6 M F; @1 w
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Japanese Ships
2 U5 V( Y- L# T& G2 R; I5 ZCA Kumano, Shell hits 10
2 m0 z. b2 W" i2 P2 TCA Furutaka
, F. ~) S5 X2 ^' O$ }CL Natori, Shell hits 19 L- S6 Q- W$ \8 B% n, P, @
DD Maikaze, on fire, heavy damage
( E$ P% z/ t/ dDD Natsugumo
6 n0 D h3 K w! O$ J* ?& w: IDD Ikazuchi
" Z1 G5 H6 J+ M# X& s! a$ cDD Yuzuki3 H* U: b$ ?7 ?0 M& c- E: E
q0 p- u7 H# b2 W1 DAllied Ships
6 b/ @/ q. j: _0 V+ S3 oCA Portland, on fire% Q3 ~3 R5 t" ~( I V6 C8 _9 D
CA Northampton
; _3 s! [1 H: [* dCA Houston
/ ?% Q; v4 N; Q3 x( ^CA Louisville$ W1 y6 ~- d( Z" k
CA Chicago
# V j6 L( P+ ^4 RCA Pensacola1 X# v- [! X/ O: @0 U0 _
CA New Orleans
% O% N" P; C7 |" ^CA Astoria
' c# [7 a# z8 FCA Minneapolis
. ` P+ K6 B# Y6 K1 a6 z' JCA San Francisco( C) X( _% x! M" ]6 K; H4 w0 P8 h
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
9 |- b, ~; I ^CA Canberra
) J" _% `* o" n( ?5 b& K# ]CL Leander
* M8 f: E$ a, {* R; u& I0 d! H- h* GCL Achilles
+ w9 l1 n$ O6 j3 K! r1 ECL Perth
) G5 O5 x% a" f" S/ [CL Hobart
% D6 S+ a+ u. D+ p% m5 n$ WCL Raleigh5 r* U! |2 F- i z2 G N
CL Detroit" z+ ?/ D% b( U
CL Concord% L: Z+ b4 I& [* V4 H/ h2 D2 B
DD Cummings7 z7 i1 \$ ?0 b4 k7 x! Q
DD Case
& u5 Q! p# N/ m0 tDD Shaw
+ K6 V. j" q. z8 n# ~2 g. n9 q4 RDD Downes `/ B. J0 i$ P+ }1 R9 q: q& \8 g0 ]
DD Le Triomphant0 i( q8 X$ e H: P# u
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,930 Z% t( g/ i: A
% }' R0 Y. ~1 p9 WJapanese Ships
/ k M% M$ @1 n% h( U* K& {9 k6 uCA Kumano, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage, O) \' c# ~7 X: q. v
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 34, and is sunk' ]* |; T, F7 C
CL Natori, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
: _6 o* N) m8 S! X; T& x: sDD Maikaze, Shell hits 14, and is sunk6 D/ O; f& `# f
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
, a" T7 [" ~6 i! ]. KDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 3, on fire
+ q( M, w4 s& }DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 6, and is sunk& ^& m, F( H& O+ b( Q+ `
1 A' ]$ f4 F% M4 T! Q7 ?" g# f- GAllied Ships8 }. U: Q5 P1 |8 }% s3 u4 O& _9 P" z- W$ f
CA Portland, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage1 l: l9 ]6 n9 {$ I
CA Northampton, Shell hits 1, on fire
6 i$ N& _* b+ j7 ^+ ~6 FCA Houston, Shell hits 1/ z3 I& k/ c; X* i2 B0 H: j/ ^; q
CA Louisville5 n0 ]. m/ q, d4 y8 y! [
CA Chicago, Shell hits 2' V, q( u/ t7 W( P. h4 r' L4 H
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 4
- q* U2 ?$ c" H9 }CA New Orleans, Shell hits 4
8 R# k" n, ? ]& }9 {& i; |CA Astoria$ f, D4 r! z' x! |
CA Minneapolis6 c& Q: W+ N# W- d$ n
CA San Francisco7 P8 m# I7 v6 Y' u1 K
CA Australia, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
l! Y: z' [" \" PCA Canberra% P# V* }1 Q) [( o
CL Leander
% o3 Q+ z X: r9 Q0 g2 PCL Achilles
+ s! H- T2 B: t" f2 q+ f: GCL Perth* g0 A+ p- X9 t
CL Hobart; K0 Q. N% v) e
CL Raleigh
/ z; x0 D7 ?! J+ y+ v, ]5 F8 bCL Detroit
1 m* n5 k6 h" M) h- u. }) G5 JCL Concord$ d/ h" |6 R. u% y1 h
DD Cummings
3 B5 l0 U" y } DDD Case' ~7 ?) n- S, k9 [( Z8 u. _3 c
DD Shaw3 c; s9 B9 I1 ` f& ?7 c
DD Downes5 `0 ~# v7 F) @3 z* {
DD Le Triomphant7 C1 m6 z& C2 Q# p* y& @
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) a6 b' F, T. a( m1 H: SNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93' ]" [8 a) j0 g; F
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7 [, S, l& c2 ?* t! NCA Kumano, Shell hits 33, on fire, heavy damage/ M9 g3 |# q" `
CL Natori, Shell hits 24, and is sunk
) |( ^3 @4 K' C8 V0 t6 K- ~9 WDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 15 b! o" v1 L# K8 r, Z% Z
DD Ikazuchi, on fire
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Allied Ships! w- m7 t. e9 A. J ^8 z: h2 x' ]
CA Portland, on fire, heavy damage4 {7 j& c( m, v8 Y
CA Northampton, on fire) S; ~, C* k' p; g& f
CA Houston+ d1 d* \$ u# i( s: k" p$ X5 H
CA Louisville5 J5 e6 w0 v1 D; J6 Z$ y
CA Chicago3 o% R+ v) }% O( b
CA Pensacola
0 a7 A/ ] }5 sCA New Orleans
7 x6 i0 q6 n. y, C' }& ]) oCA Astoria" j) ~. A. I; T2 U; N" {. k0 @0 J
CA Minneapolis3 z$ T& F5 I3 _3 L1 q
CA San Francisco
' W& g" i! [3 C( y6 l# C! GCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage+ I- b; }4 {4 |* Q
CA Canberra
6 E6 n c# ]) x$ u2 OCL Leander0 o1 s0 g& K) p( P; ^' n3 l+ F0 w8 L
CL Achilles) P. d/ b% ]/ \, a; s: ~1 I
CL Perth
: _ W/ _4 x% [( q fCL Hobart+ B4 ]( m% k" |& a0 J9 H
CL Raleigh% y# K# |5 \7 S, e- D
CL Detroit
6 z8 F( c; ^0 I2 C+ v4 a2 p" TCL Concord2 t) E& y# E3 J- b! Q ?+ l
DD Cummings7 e. P" @8 ]' C
DD Case, }7 Y/ q+ K/ P) g$ b
DD Shaw3 U9 ?9 {4 H% e: `7 M; s, `0 J
DD Downes! O% z4 D0 r1 |. e& ~5 ?( c r
DD Le Triomphant7 U1 ]$ n( O/ X j! S9 R
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3 X4 b- E! i/ h% h2 M! ZNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,939 o9 T) F* v' c. y* u I+ n/ j4 U
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Japanese Ships' D3 \/ u' n1 `+ l
CA Kumano, Shell hits 29, and is sunk2 f6 F# L8 F9 l
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 35, and is sunk+ j. ^! c) q" W" e. C3 l" v& |
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 15, and is sunk6 j1 F: L. I; N/ Y
g* z/ o3 D4 c: DAllied Ships" Q. i2 M d$ ^* g% }9 b
CA Portland, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage8 U6 O* Y* A' N
CA Northampton, on fire
3 e4 H2 T+ w6 \- b5 z& ]$ l' Z) t+ KCA Houston
$ G9 W# A$ v2 l8 W* lCA Louisville
0 E- A) e# _. y) KCA Chicago
2 F1 l7 |- m% ~5 Z4 g. SCA Pensacola
( ^. i2 p1 x P1 Q" a" L, K: s8 iCA New Orleans4 s* d: K' P/ X) H
CA Astoria- e+ s3 b7 F V h
CA Minneapolis2 i$ Q; D* |# n, G8 B! @
CA San Francisco: P, c/ `" S, L3 a9 h+ d1 a1 y" g
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
3 k2 A0 O( Z( T6 k# dCA Canberra. i& n# d" m3 g, ^3 R- J
CL Leander
8 D- m- T& E2 E0 x$ D* c5 tCL Achilles
) s# i/ ^1 ^, x$ |/ HCL Perth
% J' X$ A. c2 V% NCL Hobart- c5 `6 t# J% y3 ]( p& ^) P2 F
CL Raleigh1 I6 E6 }/ F! n9 r" t
CL Detroit Q+ B) ^8 \) l
CL Concord
* _& A" S# y, c4 ^DD Cummings
' s6 H$ z+ r9 H6 Z5 I& T& hDD Case
/ K4 v% K( o' d/ @3 ~( IDD Shaw# I: r) y2 @4 u$ v6 w* H* U2 M" {
DD Downes
; m$ r3 |4 V; m8 j0 X9 LDD Le Triomphant9 q ^2 t9 B2 U+ U5 f7 j
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! m5 f; z8 s5 K$ NDay Air attack on TF at 61,91 J1 l! r3 \# d% K0 ^
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Japanese aircraft" o3 C C4 _2 ]& [6 B& p
A6M2 Zero x 50. p' ]: ^. G3 O6 J) Z
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Allied aircraft1 e: D% W ^; r( n, @* r$ t
F4F-4 Wildcat x 42
5 B6 b2 `3 E! B& u. TSBD Dauntless x 44/ I5 y; S1 W6 Z
TBF Avenger x 16+ t9 K) N* P- w1 y/ s" Y3 R1 x6 u+ B2 \
* c+ c9 S; z: F) {8 ?Japanese aircraft losses8 X E4 ]2 s7 F, d& q
A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged: R1 M2 ~. \+ e+ h, N9 X3 G1 B G
) D* |& V% z- H( JAllied aircraft losses" W+ v5 C- g' p( z) j- f
F4F-4 Wildcat: 27 destroyed H0 p; s+ N/ B g! y2 }4 W
SBD Dauntless: 13 destroyed, 17 damaged2 B6 Y+ f2 V9 e& {1 @' k2 Z
TBF Avenger: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged# U) l4 y- x- S! Z8 n' ?& \- f/ Z6 M# q
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Japanese Ships
$ B. O5 E7 r0 Q' w9 V( Y! MCV Kaga, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage' L5 C4 L, f% ^, d
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
9 K5 y$ T' S. P! m% l1 dCV Shokaku
q0 F* u2 A4 q& W+ `& n( YCV Soryu( l$ q4 ]5 Z u9 f- e: u: S1 W) T9 R
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8 C# T6 S% }2 f5 u5 [Day Air attack on TF at 61,91: O1 P+ O* e2 \+ V' b( T2 g3 F, g, `
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Japanese aircraft4 S m% C. ]' w9 g
A6M2 Zero x 191 d$ u d2 D) u. E( \4 a
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 19
2 t: U' s- P% \; x; U$ dSBD Dauntless x 143 @ B; e5 J9 [
TBF Avenger x 6
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1 [# A: l7 u/ \, ]6 N0 o4 DJapanese aircraft losses
) w/ `( F" [2 z: ?! R! c! q* uA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
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/ c4 B! D3 m* D8 a& g! VAllied aircraft losses1 h2 U. U6 {9 A& \: L5 c% {
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed
! `. `4 U8 Y3 S' b# A: h1 SSBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged: Q4 c/ T) V% s) a; O. b* P0 ]
TBF Avenger: 6 damaged
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! A; R8 Z, o5 C( I% F& E r6 yJapanese Ships
3 Z0 c" o* |1 V$ N% k+ T) rCV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
c( S5 w" w. c$ _CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2
% \, n4 k( N F$ i3 @. m CCA Tone& @# U* F. d0 k/ D- ]+ E: X3 \
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 13 f& A+ p# [; d. f1 t
CV Hiryu, on fire
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,912 D: n' y4 D& o4 \
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Japanese aircraft9 o; e6 U* c; l: u2 t
A6M2 Zero x 17/ m% X" e& R" s2 X( y
# G$ v4 ]- Y" j1 Z3 w6 TAllied aircraft5 S& W0 O0 \( i9 d% Q+ E7 Z! z9 A
F4F-4 Wildcat x 24
& ]" H0 I: M" xSBD Dauntless x 27
3 N. D! F4 P7 k9 B+ f/ n; gTBF Avenger x 7( g3 k8 c1 c) F' s' v4 d8 ~. y e
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Japanese aircraft losses
, A5 x+ m" Z' q: F M' TA6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
$ E) ?+ J* ~' l" r' |' S1 o3 i) |F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed- v- X+ F% J8 m6 }# i9 Q; R" |
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged
% I5 L. n; ]7 z& lTBF Avenger: 5 damaged
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6 G& s0 n4 e2 j5 X: hJapanese Ships
; i, q3 a0 }' D0 @! y! O9 kCV Shokaku
! s _& }- X) B' `CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 2, on fire
- f; i5 k3 S; s: r& VCV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage( U( H$ b' `% j& P
CV Soryu
3 D( y' r; R. h! C7 P; f! ECA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1
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( t' p0 B# a0 b; r% a n9 ^1 P TJapanese aircraft
+ w: B4 R p9 z3 t% H1 E, iA6M2 Zero x 15- p% ]4 [) z' T. _
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Allied aircraft
2 z" `3 v+ E4 y, cF4F-4 Wildcat x 8) m+ i3 [& r' U" L, d8 @& R
SBD Dauntless x 18% ?! M2 [" d |0 U& E
% [! V# _" r- d3 O, e! w, P5 MJapanese aircraft losses
# T7 p& [0 ~. h/ Z% [7 LA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses' z9 l# \/ t- L. V; l @" E
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
9 A- j! p( J& X* _5 mSBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged
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0 l1 \. @9 T1 ]9 y6 ?% ~" M# X) D) lJapanese Ships0 h8 L! [1 N' V+ @
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 1' N' C) q, _* v0 H8 a
CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage, G+ N# p7 N; j, o
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire# l, h6 D1 T+ m c. q* w
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage, K3 f3 e f+ H& K& o
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Japanese aircraft
7 v) L* D) N0 PA6M2 Zero x 121 k( } ?/ Z3 R# a
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Allied aircraft0 x3 L$ r9 }$ X& V9 n! _0 N
F4F-4 Wildcat x 10' [$ L5 \# e# b# L
SBD Dauntless x 9
) g! r/ L7 z1 }3 p, jTBF Avenger x 16
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4 @; c/ \4 e$ A; L. SJapanese aircraft losses, _) ? U4 S: W# W9 P9 e5 A
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed$ Q( d" t! r* e m: _" S
@3 w: A& |; _1 i; s4 F- aAllied aircraft losses8 k ?; n6 j) z3 L" o' I9 b1 N
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed7 q4 \/ j) @/ J
SBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
$ l! l" C' F* A/ ]- vTBF Avenger: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged. H" r: v: C9 P* R! O
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Japanese Ships' b4 q: }& k/ w
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
4 @" }) w7 z, j# x2 i' UCV Hiryu, on fire
* i$ T _( c, o& {# w' rCA Chikuma- O0 f. W$ c6 S2 t" q- O( M* E3 Q7 T
CV Soryu( j; l. m* C0 \, {$ }
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Japanese aircraft9 d! X) z, ~1 Y- k. v
A6M2 Zero x 36
% _3 k/ P! W I' a! JD3A Val x 90 }- F% m2 F: a( U# a" V
B5N Kate x 66
0 p. X+ C5 K. t$ }/ ] % S. k6 p" ?& q( l
Allied aircraft
$ n* P) i- Z+ P1 h0 cF4F-4 Wildcat x 108& E+ n) {+ T4 p# J/ t
P-40E Warhawk x 45
; T$ ]$ k. D% a8 K6 s- kP-38G Lightning x 2, j6 l% W" v) g; v0 r
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Japanese aircraft losses
5 S) W* ]# j! G! x' _5 H6 g2 [A6M2 Zero: 26 destroyed5 d- r7 i: n* W! O6 z9 }7 z @
D3A Val: 50 destroyed
( H6 I! {/ V8 o6 o& H4 I# I. FB5N Kate: 42 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
1 k8 D4 g! C* n9 _, v2 BF4F-4 Wildcat: 41 destroyed, 14 damaged6 @ m& r* E" x t7 t% R" r
P-40E Warhawk: 27 destroyed# {& p6 l( l2 p) I: I# R8 P
P-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed
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Allied Ships; K( f# r8 A3 Y2 x# U9 e8 Q4 h
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1
1 n8 `0 }% } b+ B: OCV Hornet, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
" p' I7 e7 H4 n/ K1 a i' hCV Wasp, Bomb hits 2, on fire+ M3 n# V1 u. o( Y/ K
DD Benham, Bomb hits 1, on fire
4 ]' T- ^# J' ?$ ^, ]CV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
m+ P! F; k) a( H7 tCV Yorktown
$ g9 T. R5 ~0 T5 J8 |9 {CV Saratoga
' r, S7 @/ S0 K% K/ v; \+ q4 BCL Honolulu6 J& [: \- \+ h% [
CL St. Louis, Bomb hits 2
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Allied aircraft" w& {+ [% \* W( \: A
B-25C Mitchell x 3) M/ s) `# ^, d/ ^ F
; `/ e! ~* _- k5 PNo Allied losses
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6 Z' p$ _2 Q' DJapanese Ships6 F7 X% p S& r( H; W
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage6 `- b1 h3 N" r- f3 x& R3 L
9 ?& x9 _: v9 `, x* j, tAircraft Attacking:
3 g9 H8 {. f2 a- M* V* N2 q 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91$ |0 _# |9 S* w$ X
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Allied aircraft$ ~: @7 G7 x* x! C
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21$ \2 i! B/ A5 p0 W& A& k
SBD Dauntless x 90
. _4 {5 @6 Y2 I) T# `- Q6 HTBF Avenger x 33$ b9 N! n0 l7 j1 e
" ?8 w* H# a# wJapanese Ships
, P) I; u1 g! ZCA Chikuma+ t; b( X8 a# [3 B
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
' E5 v/ G! h% Z8 f8 F* kCV Soryu, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
, a4 k0 x A$ d$ NCA Tone, Bomb hits 1
! u9 ?# m: t( LDD Ariake, Bomb hits 1, on fire1 m: F; M# @0 U3 e3 l5 f
CA Aoba, Bomb hits 2. G+ ~7 C3 l& _3 N; R
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1 } D- ]) P6 o+ ~0 pDay Air attack on TF at 61,91
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B-25C Mitchell x 205 t% d2 G/ q! {
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CV Soryu, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
2 w9 b7 n- p) x# Z+ |; j1 ]& r# }' `CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage% U. h C. f/ a. Y5 Q C
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7 e C' J0 h# I2 l. s0 tGround combat at Shortlands! z4 f) @. U" d [( ~0 A
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Allied Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 13678 troops, 150 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 322- I# ^# ~% z1 V8 A) G
5 V/ J' V$ V" x4 C. QDefending force 1457 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 106 q/ ^/ \$ E+ c9 a" W. Y0 @: e
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Allied max assault: 314 - adjusted assault: 281
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Japanese max defense: 6 - adjusted defense: 1 : N* r% |9 A! \; [, {
+ Z. y' g( B1 X5 Z' dAllied assault odds: 281 to 1 5 X1 Y- `1 D( p! S) s: j
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( K5 @) l: g: iJapanese ground losses:- f; R) P7 ~/ f. q. ]& j
1572 casualties reported
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Allied ground losses:
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发表于 2008-4-5 02:59
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