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8 l, B- n& x+ ^: I l$ W5 |: WNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93& c; s3 I7 l' U0 _7 y# U+ M+ b# p9 \
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Japanese Ships
+ M1 | O: @+ o8 jCA Kumano2 t) r2 N8 w) U" `3 H+ ~6 J1 ?
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 42, and is sunk: R7 N1 z; n4 E; l- @" w! y
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 16 h# N1 {) d5 p V9 i4 F6 m
CL Natori, Shell hits 1
. B% z; y! Q4 ^; \: s% aDD Maikaze, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage- `$ B/ q: q1 `2 A, }/ j
DD Natsugumo; d$ g- ]( Q# B* r# D0 | E
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 1
! o! ~! b+ h; K( C* h/ Q/ f; VDD Yuzuki
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Allied Ships, n8 \4 @8 M& |6 z- O; T
CA Portland, Shell hits 2, on fire
. k/ H, H* e- w4 wCA Northampton4 R, V# D: p+ {( j! ?$ u2 s
CA Houston, Torpedo hits 1
# @' z' t/ K+ K& zCA Chester, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk; K: }, m2 K' I/ |% P ~3 N
CA Louisville, Shell hits 1: @% m! J6 o) r* X G3 O
CA Chicago
$ V# |8 @/ J2 R! NCA Pensacola7 f7 F9 j3 i( H" `; B; m/ a: N- I
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, @; h/ x' n! F8 c; ^; `+ w
CA Astoria
0 O' W( t: L/ y& d3 d! VCA Minneapolis# Z% C7 U4 E, j
CA San Francisco
+ z: L e* X, q2 uCA Australia, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage9 ?9 T& r' i4 n9 \
CA Canberra
' y) h- ^! w" j+ b5 h* }CL Leander# h* g$ c# N& W7 t& n# X' m
CL Achilles$ x+ A3 e7 T9 |2 P" `
CL Perth8 c/ T) Y3 Z2 i+ B6 g$ j
CL Hobart
6 e+ M( V% U/ k" c- {5 G' n7 F3 `CL Raleigh
9 ^, S" I% i' S6 {9 Y' h8 zCL Detroit
* E; G- h+ S" u* W' aCL Concord$ T* I+ c ^) [) q, J
DD Cummings
5 g; _& @2 R* d K" w; EDD Case1 `& @* g" f% H5 c
DD Shaw% f) p1 {, M: r5 ?% T& Q
DD Downes) Y' U, N$ X4 A& `1 C
DD Le Triomphant' [) ?8 Y2 D8 u3 s2 K h
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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! G! n" ^7 |. q8 hJapanese Ships
4 z2 Q+ _; \% w+ O8 N! q; HCA Kumano, Shell hits 101 Z3 M8 x. p" [+ ]
CA Furutaka
4 w8 t% ~1 ~* d; {1 ECL Natori, Shell hits 1
5 k% ]* H! ~! ~4 y: vDD Maikaze, on fire, heavy damage% n4 P$ F# L/ r3 Y; Y
DD Natsugumo# t8 o. ~/ T5 {8 m. \0 D
DD Ikazuchi4 U0 B) K i% J6 x
DD Yuzuki" r& c2 Z/ y+ E8 F5 e4 d
5 c/ c2 O# x# E' ^- XAllied Ships
1 h' M1 |3 ], P8 J+ p7 r+ ~6 u5 L: ACA Portland, on fire" V+ |& L9 u- b U S& M6 j* O
CA Northampton
' S7 e5 a" r! s: MCA Houston
0 R K8 \& b0 E5 ?- W! ?: R/ bCA Louisville
: j+ o. s) {, s$ s( p, OCA Chicago* J% ?' u8 q; ?: H8 v
CA Pensacola5 u% L7 @' @2 {& K( }, x b
CA New Orleans6 E( W0 v2 m: q% S. ^, ^
CA Astoria$ W3 @$ s) E' C; Y( ~. m9 b2 D( M
CA Minneapolis- E$ [* U& h9 s% F% a0 v! A
CA San Francisco
( l- k, }+ l9 ^6 ]' ?2 V* Z+ iCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage2 h$ s }( S% \+ c
CA Canberra7 o+ }) B$ S i" g3 {
CL Leander) z7 S& q4 ^ ]4 P0 H5 R
CL Achilles
, J. p+ i: x5 y- pCL Perth0 G$ g5 s5 _/ m; k! O3 ~
CL Hobart. a. z7 U4 g4 {# T" d" x
CL Raleigh- Q- H e& x8 `
CL Detroit6 ^ L2 k( f- i r( v% H
CL Concord n _( z; @/ I9 v5 P0 z2 z
DD Cummings4 ?5 `; W% Y: R, B4 W* s
DD Case8 R& a9 i9 ? Y5 t0 w2 i
DD Shaw3 Z( P+ U8 _2 \0 F+ x
DD Downes
$ F% n* q* _3 C( nDD Le Triomphant! k* Q: j4 G' c: [' h, {3 D, V
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93 k- K: H% a6 s# S2 r4 }
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Japanese Ships
' L. K" {0 g! O+ lCA Kumano, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
$ P8 S" n1 d/ r# g4 I8 |: e1 ECA Furutaka, Shell hits 34, and is sunk
8 b" \3 C; @) y0 l, x: mCL Natori, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
) U8 v/ z6 K3 bDD Maikaze, Shell hits 14, and is sunk- ]% T$ `3 m$ e, w1 a
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
3 [! ]7 r- C% d' R6 nDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 3, on fire
+ S" ]5 ~, x3 ^( j8 d" m iDD Yuzuki, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
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8 a/ `3 R j( [% IAllied Ships
4 f/ P3 }# Q% Y, C7 L5 M$ aCA Portland, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
" D7 S! i5 p; [' qCA Northampton, Shell hits 1, on fire g: f" H& e8 n. P
CA Houston, Shell hits 1
; c, C' A! I9 y0 U7 uCA Louisville0 N2 V5 K2 @ S) r( @7 c) S
CA Chicago, Shell hits 2
1 `: t. _2 m0 t% u9 E( _+ }CA Pensacola, Shell hits 4. ]* {! d2 o' L6 t# ?+ q! H
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 4
; ` u) C$ U" P% f( I5 T8 L# C. }# xCA Astoria1 L! [4 e# Z- L5 z% ?0 z
CA Minneapolis
2 i9 u& g0 ^, h% Y& gCA San Francisco0 F* o$ e6 a0 y* P- z
CA Australia, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage, Q$ n6 A# ]# }. L
CA Canberra# y4 Y5 k+ h# n W
CL Leander
) \. N: [$ h: r/ ACL Achilles1 m0 \' ]- w% N0 l
CL Perth" M1 t" e. h' N8 e2 A4 z f1 m
CL Hobart
; b( ]$ {; D/ K sCL Raleigh
: t* m4 @" A: W' v, O( F, x5 |% FCL Detroit- ?, }4 x: A2 O5 H! k
CL Concord
8 Z" x3 D3 K" l7 O3 `DD Cummings& ~2 g; t$ g7 Q8 D' h$ ?# |
DD Case
* I$ D2 |1 E. l2 B h' a) J- dDD Shaw: n- J( ?3 ~1 o7 o
DD Downes4 I2 J5 j9 C. L9 t& T) d h. Q
DD Le Triomphant# w8 }/ \9 Q" }0 z/ Z S
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93+ V3 v# `" [* D- n
" ^5 M5 F( L& X# y# Q" CJapanese Ships! D0 V4 O. d. [
CA Kumano, Shell hits 33, on fire, heavy damage4 M' n3 i0 ?& F% N# d1 Y
CL Natori, Shell hits 24, and is sunk
3 _9 ~: r& ]# E% z; X0 C8 r* XDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
8 a) N: T( R' [8 y+ O- k7 }DD Ikazuchi, on fire
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Allied Ships3 b2 C8 X1 P% a# _
CA Portland, on fire, heavy damage
4 a* f0 Z8 x" }CA Northampton, on fire
: n. ?) @3 H' ACA Houston
3 z u P9 S5 SCA Louisville
0 |! J- f' N$ E9 V3 MCA Chicago3 [ }3 @1 \: N/ }, y$ W
CA Pensacola2 h7 t- L' k, O, Q
CA New Orleans
: W/ w% ^' p. P6 T7 `3 `4 RCA Astoria# x& j8 O1 ~, V! k# }4 d8 a
CA Minneapolis @( k* T( e1 ^; P
CA San Francisco
. S0 Q. v8 b7 S& P+ K$ N9 \CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
% j" ^0 Z2 Z9 t2 Z5 YCA Canberra& _. u2 Z* z! [3 b/ x: @
CL Leander/ ]; g2 U2 k6 E9 Z
CL Achilles
( d/ ?$ ~, S% X! Y# J9 ICL Perth, K y, y2 \3 u* r
CL Hobart
3 j0 ?+ V0 T! E4 SCL Raleigh
5 s6 p9 ?! S& ?% V- _3 F. PCL Detroit5 Q& A4 u) R+ a
CL Concord
/ @' @; K1 ]6 H8 M, w$ ~DD Cummings5 f8 G" v+ J4 w( c2 F; N" ?0 X5 I
DD Case
3 R3 C, s# c. @5 T9 X: rDD Shaw! H2 i; _& a) W; X* X
DD Downes
6 Z& Z5 l3 Q+ a* XDD Le Triomphant
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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6 [+ X& a, i3 b4 b- cJapanese Ships* `: G9 j+ Y" f) U
CA Kumano, Shell hits 29, and is sunk
R0 G9 T( ~, K9 X% \DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 35, and is sunk
' n& e5 `" c" d& hDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
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Allied Ships
) ^* O, R7 F. Z( b% B, F2 f% @# PCA Portland, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
& y" ]5 e8 k7 `2 m' H+ tCA Northampton, on fire
& U1 @" O$ l4 Q0 \CA Houston. F4 c) W. Z5 t- i
CA Louisville5 c! A( L3 q% \1 c: G
CA Chicago
' m) G, \8 [. @8 B1 KCA Pensacola
0 W% B' R, p& U8 H; A! HCA New Orleans
X0 q& L: Q: b( R# \6 Q+ qCA Astoria
8 j' y' x7 d: ACA Minneapolis
5 p4 M) w+ a! G& ^* e+ L! i; P# ZCA San Francisco
$ K7 z7 u& M- ~# i0 ]& tCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
9 B$ J1 [' ~3 F5 _- [- rCA Canberra
% F: R) y8 h9 XCL Leander8 p x" S; }, w: O4 K7 t, y, Q
CL Achilles
" ~& }6 _, b' _$ @. e) ZCL Perth
' v4 j+ I A4 a9 y0 |2 i- [% oCL Hobart+ q+ g* d! c' T
CL Raleigh- ^' f8 m' I" V3 c3 k* D2 v4 [" Y
CL Detroit
& i0 o5 l, t9 z) W9 S% L% A! |CL Concord
8 E2 \* v4 y6 S4 c$ BDD Cummings$ i5 D' |$ w0 T0 A% N& m) N
DD Case
, G$ f+ K6 r% e$ b" t9 ~: q! ]DD Shaw
# ?( x: k7 d/ ?. v4 n6 y+ ^0 RDD Downes" W+ P7 ?: g; w
DD Le Triomphant
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91/ [; n( L& F: P( B
1 K- l9 ]) e% e* P: j) a7 ZJapanese aircraft
. Q. w8 @4 B9 R7 ?, S: ?A6M2 Zero x 508 c0 ^% g/ w" X! d' D; d) O
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Allied aircraft+ L/ o4 I- V V) O2 @7 y% {
F4F-4 Wildcat x 42
/ v8 L, P! R+ SSBD Dauntless x 44
0 z, y* A3 W% k9 T RTBF Avenger x 16
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4 N/ H% j8 |8 J0 {Japanese aircraft losses
" h0 ~) W- V7 P! P5 j8 \+ LA6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged
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$ n5 ^3 S5 h& L. h0 @Allied aircraft losses
9 U) z0 e& F0 Y( t! GF4F-4 Wildcat: 27 destroyed+ M* T3 W% y. n- u* V" Q
SBD Dauntless: 13 destroyed, 17 damaged
, N; i3 d, ^0 Z" vTBF Avenger: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged
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0 d6 M4 P) w1 GJapanese Ships4 v! { l: L& \% r0 g4 Y5 j
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
" F& v" o( `/ h3 e) tCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire) l1 w* @5 X9 _/ X4 `+ ^+ |" E
CV Shokaku
0 k0 }( {8 c% F* l% ~CV Soryu
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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Japanese aircraft
9 v& m$ @2 q; D! v0 CA6M2 Zero x 19
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Allied aircraft$ k" x. K/ ?- E' I. e: O7 y. Z
F4F-4 Wildcat x 19
. h. y6 E- x5 W- U, O" ySBD Dauntless x 14
5 Q9 Q8 U! z6 z5 ZTBF Avenger x 6
6 I! h; i0 s8 o Z, [ 3 n+ i8 `4 o4 R
Japanese aircraft losses
! x b9 z* a' G$ a+ C6 L. n! rA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed7 M ]8 G$ ^9 B3 v
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Allied aircraft losses3 M! L" {$ j' e
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed. N$ R- J# L3 {
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged
6 ~/ }. D; Y) yTBF Avenger: 6 damaged
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3 j: h" o3 p R( r; S$ aJapanese Ships
2 p# h, n# O( U) e6 {CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
% I. w& v6 l& XCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2
* z+ @+ ~9 A- H. i* G# c ZCA Tone
6 l3 q3 ?; a1 [: [CV Soryu, Bomb hits 1: [6 J; F/ J$ w" |
CV Hiryu, on fire
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Japanese aircraft$ g3 A: C, N: H
A6M2 Zero x 17: O9 H) _8 t: v. X. [. @+ | R+ E
7 I% `' n( b( G; P& W- j1 M
Allied aircraft+ V$ b: v$ R' V3 x2 J
F4F-4 Wildcat x 24$ d8 E/ e4 {. j- E7 r
SBD Dauntless x 27; Q( q e% x+ \% f2 S2 @
TBF Avenger x 7- e9 Y2 L5 E+ V2 ]) P% `. Q8 p
8 v/ a8 p: k" q. b4 D/ T2 C) qJapanese aircraft losses
0 ], B: \& D5 V; ?) o2 `6 D7 RA6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
3 t! M3 ^- f( L5 S) V 6 ?; n, j' M3 H- U
Allied aircraft losses% T. T5 r' t% C# N( z. E
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed* }+ \* f/ [7 _5 F7 J* x& J
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged
( \ _# M7 Q# zTBF Avenger: 5 damaged+ j4 [8 r+ b7 z: H: G3 v0 A
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Japanese Ships
* a9 K8 }3 g1 i/ V# I* E5 ^CV Shokaku
7 g) f9 N' ~7 W. Y% RCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 2, on fire8 V+ ]( W) @& A6 [
CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
- P" |/ x* e: N2 U: pCV Soryu7 S/ F/ `. r0 \" h" T
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1
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; o3 C# T) r8 {- Z9 ]3 k5 F: mJapanese aircraft2 q' g3 D5 q# E N, |, W
A6M2 Zero x 15' C3 R: {8 Z6 [6 [3 ~
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Allied aircraft
; H. ~: q4 y. D* J" S9 t( s' f6 ?# |$ b; eF4F-4 Wildcat x 85 A1 {, v3 ]/ @% B( s* ?, q
SBD Dauntless x 18
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Japanese aircraft losses7 K* x! V$ A* c6 {- O
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
8 M0 d+ b8 T2 H! y* K: j/ H& O$ t . w3 r' B* E% @, d3 a2 T* I2 @
Allied aircraft losses5 y t9 @1 ]7 g+ y
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
$ z( T( E2 R Z2 T( A8 qSBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged
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9 t5 U% H1 w5 \$ [# AJapanese Ships+ a3 k6 i3 P# j1 Y. _1 b, S( R6 N
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 19 K E, l$ Q& H- K4 W$ w0 f& F
CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
: I, b9 c. N9 M/ ^5 i/ k; ]+ CCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
R6 t. k# q- Y5 C% XCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage: m2 a, ^: R3 l- {6 g7 _# O2 J! P
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Japanese aircraft6 b" k3 k! g0 i' |" u9 [
A6M2 Zero x 12
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# I+ q& \" O$ O/ t+ L3 N- j1 t* _Allied aircraft- w/ q( o3 P- N: R
F4F-4 Wildcat x 10
* Z* z. x& D* e& [" dSBD Dauntless x 9
: p3 ]4 \8 Y) V2 v: X( s! CTBF Avenger x 16- v" c0 Q7 z6 R6 T5 T. P3 }
5 m5 W, G: w- T' L; q& I0 _
Japanese aircraft losses
- t) A: M- u( W7 |1 ?3 Q. ^- {" ?A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed: X6 Q: H( F/ B* m& `3 u1 E0 q7 a0 F
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Allied aircraft losses ]! P2 d4 B, C
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
1 g5 A8 l" O4 `$ l, w# _" aSBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged, {, W8 T5 ?1 I7 c( W5 ~, f5 p
TBF Avenger: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged
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Japanese Ships) Y0 W+ d8 |. t
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage0 ~. H+ G b+ h+ F, E0 } M, [7 J
CV Hiryu, on fire/ k! B7 y& q, i p* E
CA Chikuma
2 K) f( Q8 h( @CV Soryu
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Japanese aircraft
$ l( n: k* u$ i! `( y: LA6M2 Zero x 362 k+ o0 @! M) t
D3A Val x 901 J4 o& H2 L: _
B5N Kate x 66; g. T- C& c5 k6 q' I4 ?. S0 m
5 `, ?* t- m9 L; ~* h) wAllied aircraft
2 P; u) z0 V! a$ F1 k( `F4F-4 Wildcat x 108- ^) O- _ m( r# F0 @
P-40E Warhawk x 45" [2 \( B3 D! |
P-38G Lightning x 2' N6 M# ?$ f( Y. k2 f
+ b- Y# W i: l9 E6 J6 ~8 Y* BJapanese aircraft losses$ l5 P" p4 N" L+ m% W/ {; h& Z6 z0 H* r
A6M2 Zero: 26 destroyed: `$ u/ U) l" Y* ~& l! ^6 ~
D3A Val: 50 destroyed
4 k/ j# z: n% D$ _* f1 O) {* WB5N Kate: 42 destroyed" `: f, H$ K$ _
0 j8 m' [( p% Y0 {, q1 OAllied aircraft losses q( p1 v: _0 f- b
F4F-4 Wildcat: 41 destroyed, 14 damaged* y3 Q( b* J. ?
P-40E Warhawk: 27 destroyed
7 f/ b7 P* y, C8 u! V8 h& S: q- h/ A! q: BP-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed' a Z0 m2 I/ p
; I$ N( v+ \( b; C5 M1 ^# }0 b/ TAllied Ships
& E3 i" N( x: \* {: GCV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1
( n% ~8 T! [9 F/ M: `! m0 k; e! N/ hCV Hornet, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire; S" g$ g* A+ {; q
CV Wasp, Bomb hits 2, on fire
! F9 x8 f0 w4 U% eDD Benham, Bomb hits 1, on fire
9 K1 Y2 R* W5 v9 P3 oCV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1, on fire; U6 y( t- } |1 E1 k( I* G2 h* ]+ t
CV Yorktown; U& ?( @6 j( c2 v# o& }* {2 o
CV Saratoga
, W* E( I* @ z4 T, ]! \. i! f! vCL Honolulu
. I2 v: Y) [3 ]2 L* o8 W: KCL St. Louis, Bomb hits 2
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91 ~6 ~( Z- I2 S0 v ^1 x, _
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Allied aircraft0 ~/ l4 K$ D9 |1 m
B-25C Mitchell x 3
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No Allied losses
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% b+ m2 K; ?* C+ Z/ tJapanese Ships
" s4 W4 w3 k' O# W0 ]+ kCV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage: w* Z8 O, `( u1 O
1 o3 f: { f* ^1 U5 wAircraft Attacking:
: o# N- x3 s. ~ 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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, x P' c! }. n+ D6 }" pAllied aircraft' g% v; y2 {! |
F4F-4 Wildcat x 216 w; y$ A6 j! l1 A5 f ^8 Y3 j5 u
SBD Dauntless x 90
9 M0 P, H1 ], u1 t; f3 h8 PTBF Avenger x 33) h2 N5 x% S/ b" ]
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Japanese Ships
& B1 ?+ Q% y/ o T& C! l2 J, ~CA Chikuma
- ~' I" S0 ~- D9 w: }" [CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
+ E) R1 O7 i/ B/ j. tCV Soryu, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage% O! @2 @* h) k/ k6 F
CA Tone, Bomb hits 1
, i3 X: g: d7 W, VDD Ariake, Bomb hits 1, on fire
. `( J* @+ u( Q' @, O. X/ lCA Aoba, Bomb hits 2
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,916 q6 n. M4 y f H2 L
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CV Soryu, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage1 B# j9 g5 T' `- W, Z0 `
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
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Ground combat at Shortlands5 ` R% E. A6 [$ U" w
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Attacking force 13678 troops, 150 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 322
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Defending force 1457 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10
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3 y! I% X* ]4 C+ [7 OAllied max assault: 314 - adjusted assault: 281
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Japanese max defense: 6 - adjusted defense: 1
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Allied assault odds: 281 to 1
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Japanese ground losses:
% z1 t& y/ ~' \- l1572 casualties reported
* \. d8 Q3 B7 v. eGuns lost 7
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Allied ground losses:# k2 s! ^7 h# ^" Z/ \2 D
2 casualties reported
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发表于 2008-4-5 02:59
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