AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/18/42
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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4 K# o3 N1 V5 xJapanese Ships" c" I8 p/ J) F+ Z; f C
CA Kumano
7 B( B1 w$ R9 n( k& x* T: BCA Kinugasa, Shell hits 42, and is sunk. Z7 w- @: a7 L+ Y8 q- G+ \$ |# D4 F1 `
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1! f( b q: y- `7 q3 _' w
CL Natori, Shell hits 1
, V& ~4 r& Q# d# N* u2 w5 NDD Maikaze, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
- l) s: k9 p0 U4 i. Y) @DD Natsugumo. e& T. M7 D% A
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 1# p6 ^7 J1 e( G; {: f
DD Yuzuki
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CA Portland, Shell hits 2, on fire
* |; K3 j, d% ?; O$ R. E! H9 |CA Northampton
& g4 r' Q5 x; S$ u. ^ \CA Houston, Torpedo hits 1
, A0 ?- W7 e) m* cCA Chester, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
, z' A9 E6 I8 r( H0 ?& L j# GCA Louisville, Shell hits 1
2 L! V" y% C) ]1 b* o$ x1 mCA Chicago
6 m# { A7 `1 A5 ^' qCA Pensacola1 }& _8 `. `; s* `7 q- b9 F) ?
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
1 C7 m) i- a" Y7 `CA Astoria
1 e7 s Q+ R i0 x/ P5 QCA Minneapolis% D' V) _. D9 Z# [, Z
CA San Francisco( ^( A) P. H, L8 d. \( k
CA Australia, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage2 W. Y a! Y4 n% E, G" w
CA Canberra E" N3 ?9 W5 F3 f4 B
CL Leander
" t7 W' ^- ~# L* s% @6 I4 z4 j/ kCL Achilles3 i$ ~" u5 Z" K& ~% ^- Z- l% V
CL Perth
1 h2 }. u; i h4 T3 vCL Hobart
# J0 }9 h2 {7 a5 I2 D. FCL Raleigh: y$ i% F) [& m2 V8 `
CL Detroit8 ]8 C* K! D( C1 H; }
CL Concord/ g% l' E \+ z% f6 U5 r. Z
DD Cummings( b( x" T/ F* J1 w9 g1 H
DD Case
" Y- z9 n7 o' O* y' B* x% BDD Shaw
1 @6 U( }! Y) Z, y1 w, T! qDD Downes
) F O) U3 y: rDD Le Triomphant, |9 E1 x9 [1 }& }9 ^
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93* K' r! F$ C2 u
u1 R) Y1 p8 D# `( mJapanese Ships* u- y" W4 z1 ~& p u- l$ y
CA Kumano, Shell hits 10* A9 T3 r+ Y6 P0 c) f
CA Furutaka, B2 s% \* |, e! Z' t A0 M
CL Natori, Shell hits 1: `: x% |* U. i, |! u+ A; Q6 ^
DD Maikaze, on fire, heavy damage
+ A8 m5 ^7 V) B1 ]DD Natsugumo
* O3 i9 N9 \3 Q' b$ y* eDD Ikazuchi8 [) B* b1 U! e, N
DD Yuzuki
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Allied Ships
! D% I" K0 X# L( d1 g1 m) `7 x' {CA Portland, on fire
, r& X- F f" |" C1 M3 hCA Northampton
* K+ P: Q) Z0 L" G* h8 S) I! U6 j8 lCA Houston
3 T# G0 t: L. GCA Louisville
. o: f) w' g; |. n. @: K) N; ~CA Chicago
" t$ G1 c% Y+ |5 G9 x6 o$ X0 ?CA Pensacola
0 A$ N [+ o- V7 `CA New Orleans
: W% s- X2 `/ H6 C1 ICA Astoria
. n6 Y$ W( t) N4 g. G2 d+ SCA Minneapolis
0 s" K+ S5 D/ nCA San Francisco
. n5 _* S8 Y7 m; e$ NCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
* a \6 I( e1 C* a& i# h' |" QCA Canberra* q! ~, B- p p6 G0 ?. H
CL Leander
# \" v* d4 V& Z8 H6 ECL Achilles
" e% M. @' t7 z, Q }CL Perth
$ p ?5 x( r$ F& ^3 p4 s1 bCL Hobart
8 S( P( ?/ U6 z A- @3 A5 C; |: l A0 ~CL Raleigh+ ?& _; y' J8 D) ~
CL Detroit
7 e0 n! d9 v# h; e) Q5 n# VCL Concord
+ t1 m( r+ ~7 [/ A; |. \DD Cummings5 \8 V% f7 r" {4 j2 e7 h
DD Case# u4 P% q4 Z! B
DD Shaw
$ o2 R s+ F3 N S1 U' ZDD Downes
; f. S! N/ y# A1 g4 yDD Le Triomphant; }3 t$ _) ]: x- Z$ z: @
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Japanese Ships9 o! e, t2 P: H; {
CA Kumano, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
" T3 d% b7 W7 Z) |1 yCA Furutaka, Shell hits 34, and is sunk
# ^4 O+ o0 h5 n, YCL Natori, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
! d4 N/ Q5 Q* n7 r6 u& UDD Maikaze, Shell hits 14, and is sunk5 w+ J5 X- x! U, I" q8 h8 t0 S/ V
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1# `5 X% G/ k$ j0 G4 e
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 3, on fire9 G2 Y. o" {2 N
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
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Allied Ships
' L, F y/ H% N; G( s3 Y. bCA Portland, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage) H: \( [! {. I, ^- V4 a
CA Northampton, Shell hits 1, on fire) P$ _4 G& y4 L$ Z$ |
CA Houston, Shell hits 1
; P2 V: c" I8 a7 B5 J3 S9 RCA Louisville
/ X0 Q) T; }- }1 VCA Chicago, Shell hits 2
6 L% x- R% x" _CA Pensacola, Shell hits 4
1 x9 K- u; ]* \& m8 Q! t$ J6 {8 {CA New Orleans, Shell hits 4
5 t! T$ B0 W! \6 k9 z7 t. ?CA Astoria
; ], w$ ~% ~4 @/ x& V* a @CA Minneapolis' V( B: w2 d; k& i/ f
CA San Francisco) D5 P; i% c. o+ `. M
CA Australia, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
+ c1 U: z9 _, d' FCA Canberra. W0 A4 C5 v4 T B p
CL Leander, l. E; V$ U, [& P- O
CL Achilles
1 [; O3 {9 I+ E3 c) n4 `: VCL Perth7 @% L1 }5 ]) w
CL Hobart/ c' Y1 [: G5 a+ o1 f6 }
CL Raleigh
* X0 ^! d% r( L" q: jCL Detroit
% c% L+ v# l0 UCL Concord. U2 ?4 @8 @( r7 r
DD Cummings
2 l9 s! }* y8 R! oDD Case; i' K; ^0 i9 O- h! B/ @6 M
DD Shaw
2 y) x( W0 H: ]9 C% {DD Downes; R" v4 b* l) N/ i
DD Le Triomphant- x& [4 w7 W' x7 V' W
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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Japanese Ships( n2 g' B5 s6 M5 V# x; @4 g. W
CA Kumano, Shell hits 33, on fire, heavy damage
7 s8 @% V8 o+ s9 Y4 }! J& \CL Natori, Shell hits 24, and is sunk$ A, l% a! C- j: x# ^# j
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
+ a8 p( L, N, N/ e! V' r+ UDD Ikazuchi, on fire% L' z* ^- S# \1 e0 C2 [
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Allied Ships$ U" W0 {8 t# h8 f( p
CA Portland, on fire, heavy damage: C" }$ Y! N7 l' {; \
CA Northampton, on fire
7 w8 S U: @3 Q, T% ^CA Houston
5 r% y$ l2 q9 \CA Louisville1 a+ F, M; b0 y# f
CA Chicago+ `( N O4 {; p+ N ~5 j- I
CA Pensacola
6 r) t8 H @8 P) o0 B* KCA New Orleans! d7 n, c( N; y
CA Astoria3 v' @7 F; m7 H- |9 Q
CA Minneapolis- q1 B, ~* h" H; \+ ~# {; @
CA San Francisco
3 F: v6 O5 e7 a+ O6 ~, fCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
" Q4 P, e5 T' ^" j1 G6 hCA Canberra' B; D( Y7 F# L i$ j% P- W, N
CL Leander( u, g8 H1 m8 q# v& ` H
CL Achilles! F! y6 J/ Q% K1 M6 @$ s
CL Perth
, d) E3 w: y+ l* @* l: c4 m9 DCL Hobart
( a7 B1 V# q( ]% ~( N9 U; s! w1 XCL Raleigh! M2 K' u. t, r8 i+ i2 S9 n$ c
CL Detroit4 r& W7 `2 s' j* E
CL Concord& N6 C9 h" d, t, k$ Z, h& g
DD Cummings
( J6 b+ y% y0 T8 C2 N* `# w6 RDD Case$ I7 T0 z( M- K2 V
DD Shaw" j% i4 ]% y' V4 x+ H) u2 j4 a9 T
DD Downes' ~0 u) ^, g& W, F
DD Le Triomphant
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Japanese Ships
r* ~, r" z; {CA Kumano, Shell hits 29, and is sunk
Z' }* x; h7 ?1 e( d$ _DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 35, and is sunk
& o) Y c4 |0 q0 nDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 15, and is sunk0 f8 D" W* Z* `: F# c' h
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Allied Ships
, C* K; L. S S# kCA Portland, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
1 n8 z* P& v( p9 O9 ~CA Northampton, on fire
0 J' z3 t2 M6 ~CA Houston3 i& o2 z2 ]8 W3 X4 G- l8 t6 ?
CA Louisville7 {) O0 I" h+ ?; j+ O
CA Chicago) X( U% m6 V; S( h9 u
CA Pensacola
& @8 y) K! Z# n- r8 g# {CA New Orleans; v# C1 N- a4 t+ P/ S2 _2 Y
CA Astoria% Q5 b$ g: P( L: d% c2 u
CA Minneapolis' d2 d N0 X1 r" [) {
CA San Francisco& r; B- s* D6 a/ U( N3 v
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
" k0 Y/ S' F# D+ \' k# J3 QCA Canberra
! H" U7 v, H$ v6 v: w& xCL Leander
6 q |7 G( Z6 rCL Achilles; |& O/ v5 Q6 {# b- }$ W
CL Perth5 d7 P0 r; u5 E" v+ ^ b8 S2 u& i" x# J& y
CL Hobart% w. c8 S% u$ n# s
CL Raleigh
$ w! _/ ~6 T$ C% t1 g7 gCL Detroit
& J @7 p1 @7 yCL Concord, ^) v2 p- z" W6 U- _
DD Cummings
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DD Shaw: z1 j& [' P V4 E, [8 v
DD Downes" B# M1 }! h( X J" \& P( n- o
DD Le Triomphant0 v& o7 z$ K& S
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7 F# h* z1 c& D8 X: RJapanese aircraft# e1 W) M- t# S' O
A6M2 Zero x 50
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Allied aircraft9 G& h7 q, I, o& y5 ^! C) A
F4F-4 Wildcat x 42" F5 P1 R. p" E- d5 r
SBD Dauntless x 44/ ?: N7 p0 E$ |4 ^
TBF Avenger x 16
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" }5 T5 }$ K, g PJapanese aircraft losses; \, t+ k P! [- R9 n6 L6 G) i
A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged
6 M& f" c) s5 E+ d
1 b7 d$ F; o. WAllied aircraft losses
' U/ g! G0 g6 J* @F4F-4 Wildcat: 27 destroyed- x7 G9 U/ i- {& P6 J* F4 H/ t" x* X
SBD Dauntless: 13 destroyed, 17 damaged
' j ]$ c' e9 }( B/ }+ s2 rTBF Avenger: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged% c9 I& T; Z# n
3 x5 A Y% s% ?' B7 A8 P) m3 ~Japanese Ships5 Z. P7 {1 B( y" O/ |0 j
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
" B3 R+ J+ V# h0 W4 @& } |CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
/ [: N: s+ C& |! u! L( _) ?1 M1 }CV Shokaku* H+ h: N0 T0 `7 e z5 a9 ?+ @2 w0 m
CV Soryu( `+ I: |7 p" \3 r. m1 h& m/ B
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Japanese aircraft
; `$ Y0 s) J; yA6M2 Zero x 19- j- O! R3 i7 i
% h( x( ^8 J9 o! WAllied aircraft i5 y# X1 h2 S7 [8 k
F4F-4 Wildcat x 19
% S) m8 Y+ `9 S1 B# sSBD Dauntless x 14
4 p' ?& R4 v, s5 A! PTBF Avenger x 60 c: b& ~' V0 j( ?. l* d% O3 q; L
+ u- u" T# m: w2 w- H/ tJapanese aircraft losses* ^, L+ x1 _) _: N2 n* m& R
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
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( N0 V/ l/ G6 ?% pAllied aircraft losses9 I4 I0 k: K* u6 r
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed! F) F. { R! y
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged6 [' G- R. m3 Q2 `
TBF Avenger: 6 damaged
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; M C" }& h; Z; V# S8 wJapanese Ships
; X4 N# h' q; b* x0 y$ m, |9 J7 \# UCV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
* R7 U1 |+ q" }" O$ M+ LCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, R+ ]$ T0 T" d* N# i8 P
CA Tone
, u! l& T5 D- {, uCV Soryu, Bomb hits 1
6 q8 d8 \6 k& I/ G; b2 i. z9 y$ `3 LCV Hiryu, on fire# z G v5 p" f8 G8 _2 i2 ?) H; U
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t6 s8 a; k3 N+ T4 S; S9 _Japanese aircraft
' x8 U7 N7 X( f8 }' BA6M2 Zero x 17, [% ]4 w. c0 W
$ M( o, x* n4 ~; T$ v8 R, X( i9 I/ P; NAllied aircraft
* M l: y: t. i! n+ L+ DF4F-4 Wildcat x 24/ }+ n& A T5 J- `/ |
SBD Dauntless x 27
7 x$ J/ W& J& R. |& t! fTBF Avenger x 7, J$ p- D6 N& n
: M* [) s# S2 w6 O$ [) ]; P' ZJapanese aircraft losses
5 p' l# i* v, lA6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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2 B: q: C* U. t7 FAllied aircraft losses% U6 i# R3 ^ M4 |7 A m
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed
: j2 Q/ f* L6 M3 }. o4 C7 a1 G- kSBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged
$ ^3 }8 E5 f3 ^, D1 g! _5 n- d9 w2 l$ ATBF Avenger: 5 damaged
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Japanese Ships% t" W& s2 B; {* I* m* Z/ n6 G
CV Shokaku3 C8 W1 T9 @3 E+ s1 b
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 2, on fire
; {3 P& v& T3 n5 M2 ?CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage3 e; p9 o4 a0 x2 ?3 b! c
CV Soryu/ |) X% ~. _8 c, v9 d% @% N
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1# t t; d! Y* X* c2 t
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,910 E( k+ l5 R& ^) }. Z% n9 m, E
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Japanese aircraft
; N8 v# Z* }1 fA6M2 Zero x 15
G& O+ X& l, W! C) e+ e . ^! }7 f, a4 k* i" h
Allied aircraft
( y, L# x$ G3 o# Z3 I3 ~# sF4F-4 Wildcat x 8
- t; i2 S6 X N% `+ CSBD Dauntless x 18! g; N3 w1 O, g
5 f5 m2 V" ~0 j3 C" I
Japanese aircraft losses
& O# {+ p; b2 K) M' xA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed3 l7 |5 T: v( u' Q# m6 q& [ \) I
: C$ k, j7 a( d- \( dAllied aircraft losses5 q# u, Y; y3 P+ g. x; g" [! S
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed* u. L4 k; u" R& B
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged
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CV Soryu, Bomb hits 1
5 u$ c; @9 j0 @4 m1 _* _5 ~CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
% x& A, l9 J" N. NCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
/ j; }+ a/ c$ {" {. \+ sCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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Japanese aircraft. y4 c* N9 ?1 Z5 Q `2 _
A6M2 Zero x 12" T0 k% f( }8 ?& e0 F, b. |( i
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Allied aircraft% h* _1 j* z0 M
F4F-4 Wildcat x 10' _9 n' |+ i4 @) }! P$ O
SBD Dauntless x 9
3 ]7 t/ N3 y z4 @ TTBF Avenger x 16
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' P) f6 }: ^% ]: _/ C; P) B& \- t! C, zJapanese aircraft losses
2 N6 A: c8 k. ^9 yA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
8 o1 W" b1 H. I1 |7 A0 M
8 x# q( d* _. p! S3 aAllied aircraft losses; }8 I7 i5 F# K
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed V4 l: o6 l6 X
SBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
# C. x4 J/ |; Z( h3 |$ [TBF Avenger: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged' {8 f. n8 M3 M6 C8 J2 P
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Japanese Ships
+ D+ z' Z! i" K4 ACV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage& S4 {+ h' G& e( \8 |
CV Hiryu, on fire3 v! a; C6 n/ v/ d) L/ t, |
CA Chikuma, B& ` S9 Y% C, {4 Y
CV Soryu
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, c! B m: o4 n" C- NJapanese aircraft- s9 ^# ~! x: F
A6M2 Zero x 36
( _% X; O: {, a, Q' I0 |% ND3A Val x 902 @+ }3 n: t9 D
B5N Kate x 662 `- e J2 S8 P$ |- y" n
2 c, y+ G7 d* b6 r4 B9 e% kAllied aircraft
; w5 k. d! Z- t. E( U, IF4F-4 Wildcat x 108
: M' [! w M0 m- cP-40E Warhawk x 45
" B9 O9 O5 {5 X3 o5 X6 xP-38G Lightning x 2
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Japanese aircraft losses+ B; `3 e8 v% x9 \3 T$ f
A6M2 Zero: 26 destroyed
( t* Q$ q0 N% N+ Q' jD3A Val: 50 destroyed& }; f& ]9 E) M4 i; a& y, D% r* @
B5N Kate: 42 destroyed- n% a/ v7 K) E* r; O: k
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Allied aircraft losses
8 `7 D5 q# Q. n5 b" W, WF4F-4 Wildcat: 41 destroyed, 14 damaged% q* x6 \+ M+ N1 V( D: ~
P-40E Warhawk: 27 destroyed
8 q: d- r1 [: }3 ?P-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed
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: s* R9 h, r- P1 s1 c$ XAllied Ships5 v- f4 L& m+ Y( u6 J/ \0 P( s
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1
! p7 }: R' G' u7 VCV Hornet, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire. \& r3 _6 C$ y8 Z! D, U
CV Wasp, Bomb hits 2, on fire
' @1 D; z5 D3 CDD Benham, Bomb hits 1, on fire- S3 j. I e1 D/ p5 N
CV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
2 y- W' v' C! s- n! QCV Yorktown
1 d7 Z2 b3 D5 [% @5 n% G( aCV Saratoga
5 h$ m! v; n/ H* BCL Honolulu5 j( S/ ]' t. ]( j" C+ C
CL St. Louis, Bomb hits 2
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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:
- h& h' j; t b- M 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet# F8 _/ q) f8 V8 t7 n, Q( j& d6 g
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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' Q+ s) e! H+ _7 y3 x# l- D3 N1 JAllied aircraft, `6 {4 o4 }6 j. { r. ^
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
% ?7 E8 d. I" G; nSBD Dauntless x 90, ` O7 `6 k! |
TBF Avenger x 33
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Japanese Ships
$ @ c! M( K# \/ ^! I* F$ ZCA Chikuma; [6 P* q9 U$ e' z: _4 Z Q
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage9 S) F1 Y( `+ P! T' _
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
1 q; ~1 V9 D# P% Z& W$ SCA Tone, Bomb hits 1
/ d. \% q5 J& H7 EDD Ariake, Bomb hits 1, on fire
. b0 F \% u* d- o2 WCA Aoba, Bomb hits 2
, K5 o; i( \8 p( r5 L" G' J7 F6 gCL Tama
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! I) D# f& e; L% _: `Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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6 p0 O- ^# x J$ c- dAllied aircraft
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4 G) A9 W$ t* q. G3 gJapanese Ships
a/ J; R- n( Y, HCV Soryu, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage5 E2 n6 F7 [! O( D
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
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, k/ Q6 N1 p9 OGround combat at Shortlands5 b* t) A$ R" K; |
" ~9 t0 u& u3 b8 q6 J9 [% D+ V$ }Allied Deliberate attack! K9 B" w ?" g5 O4 K y9 p: T
+ p" P" b" \1 W3 S" B: PAttacking force 13678 troops, 150 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 322
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8 Y' ]( ^8 F# {, xDefending force 1457 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10 R Z! C1 w1 \$ W: l
8 ?6 N8 p7 ]& |. u3 ]: m; vAllied max assault: 314 - adjusted assault: 281 " S. K1 H( f8 j0 G9 z
2 G# o' Y% T) J% _Japanese max defense: 6 - adjusted defense: 1
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q* t; h1 d( `- YAllied assault odds: 281 to 1
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! U( E6 _$ R1 ?+ {$ y, T/ [Japanese ground losses:
6 E! H2 R: R* }/ O1572 casualties reported) d' b4 E1 |" x9 I3 G4 ~3 c8 |# w
Guns lost 7- T( x6 V4 V! K6 ^
5 d* N- J, x% y, L5 yAllied ground losses:7 l0 W! E* L+ l# ]) J3 u6 y
2 casualties reported7 A: @' ?' |& W: y. u
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发表于 2008-4-5 02:59
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