AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/18/42
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4 J( i. ?% p9 P6 n& ~$ @# eNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93% h, ]6 M/ j( X; L7 }! {1 \/ `
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Japanese Ships
2 g8 i2 p( [3 t5 b7 u. SCA Kumano7 R3 ?7 J Q6 m! [
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 42, and is sunk
9 }) x i7 O8 B2 L2 bCA Furutaka, Shell hits 1
( o \6 g; S( r7 a' ]CL Natori, Shell hits 1# P j4 x. ^6 }; @/ L) O# m4 C
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage* P9 z& O1 N+ j: D, b
DD Natsugumo
9 O9 @3 H7 Y2 [5 P) |3 n3 UDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 1. ?/ o5 B4 O, B% o7 b' v: Q- A1 h% I
DD Yuzuki3 o6 L6 Y) G3 f1 J) i4 m' ^* }
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Allied Ships. F/ R" l8 {% A
CA Portland, Shell hits 2, on fire; S5 |2 v# j" @3 f6 b- N
CA Northampton
3 k4 E% w, {: ^* g- C( HCA Houston, Torpedo hits 1. j, ^9 r$ u7 D
CA Chester, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk/ U8 ]7 x8 n& \( j
CA Louisville, Shell hits 1
( U- ~- l/ @* _1 j0 d# [CA Chicago. I. G. t5 ]! Y% P0 K [
CA Pensacola
" X9 i5 W: E/ H' `" r1 hCA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
% O5 i& C0 V. C7 x* t9 sCA Astoria, J+ a. s: H7 d; W f* t, w9 c' B
CA Minneapolis* l ^8 R2 J) O! ~
CA San Francisco% w+ T8 _0 x5 ?; A8 ^ E
CA Australia, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage" U5 ?+ A8 E- u" s0 R. m
CA Canberra4 [& d+ e5 Y9 E/ x
CL Leander
( X4 e0 S4 P6 i$ O T1 iCL Achilles$ k% N4 @! V9 y* _% g" A% J
CL Perth
: C$ m- g$ U1 Q0 [7 F' Q; aCL Hobart* M. [3 w( p) w5 K- _5 @; O
CL Raleigh
8 a5 M- \8 Z6 |$ |+ sCL Detroit3 `: s4 y3 ?3 N T
CL Concord% ?8 }# Y. f# F8 O: {. S% b
DD Cummings
$ r) o0 r# x9 d+ GDD Case
& L5 m, m2 B/ G% G& K/ x, G5 g0 xDD Shaw
2 s6 m; [( U7 B( I) z$ wDD Downes0 m) e# a% `) B4 c, V
DD Le Triomphant* _( {. Q# ^( ` R1 u0 m
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4 |4 e( @# R2 lNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93. f" b1 G3 m+ h& N+ Y
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$ H' v, s( U& y5 X& wCA Kumano, Shell hits 10
1 m( q! W8 w8 t" Z- R; e" I) K0 H& ICA Furutaka
% A$ q1 q' a8 @: z) f$ I# oCL Natori, Shell hits 1
6 \3 {5 M& g" p- Y0 p& wDD Maikaze, on fire, heavy damage
; c4 l- U8 W/ t4 w# n A3 Y' oDD Natsugumo
( K5 v$ v; E( H$ ^" a' }DD Ikazuchi8 B4 J9 P4 \* [4 C! n/ K7 k
DD Yuzuki! N- Q3 x1 l! F1 a
/ e9 D5 r6 H9 E/ L! ^& {Allied Ships: m9 X& I5 F" u1 Y& q
CA Portland, on fire- K- @, U+ M8 M5 I0 h( f: Z
CA Northampton
1 v+ j5 m- S+ L# jCA Houston
* ~7 B; N2 ]4 }6 S3 a+ N+ G1 j4 LCA Louisville
6 J$ r1 w/ P+ `6 yCA Chicago% d0 ^+ `5 p- q$ B
CA Pensacola( Q9 _, L" v$ B. o. L' ~$ s
CA New Orleans
. |1 D2 n. x2 |7 V& q2 ACA Astoria8 f6 n# S8 `- ^ B
CA Minneapolis
9 _9 H" V5 ]; n7 g( t5 sCA San Francisco6 _$ B# |6 g# m R) g; b$ [
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage/ N" B9 n- J1 k) b3 o5 U
CA Canberra, W5 Y6 p. K# U Z6 u, d, i9 r
CL Leander( J" ~6 r' @0 Y% u4 ~1 q8 w; Q& k
CL Achilles g# o$ d" j4 c) z) @# \4 _0 a- T
CL Perth. }# ~0 |8 y2 @/ X0 S) F
CL Hobart
3 Q& d( m. @2 q) W% {CL Raleigh4 J9 o- G; p1 ?7 e, a" [+ w1 e. U
CL Detroit
! p* D: b' f. c- _CL Concord' B; j1 E9 C) L. E& X4 m
DD Cummings
. I& R9 s d# @# @+ m! I/ |' UDD Case
' h8 e! ?, l/ b- K4 z# cDD Shaw
& O8 F& F' G9 w6 sDD Downes
0 V4 q% p- n: e' b" J' O- nDD Le Triomphant
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93* f2 Z+ t' I5 S
# P+ Y: U7 L! I1 J0 MJapanese Ships# I" c2 V7 v( N4 y
CA Kumano, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
5 ~9 q% o0 |9 yCA Furutaka, Shell hits 34, and is sunk v/ v6 h# U3 i$ J/ f9 X# a: D
CL Natori, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage6 m2 p& j- P: n' `* @9 k, F, B
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 14, and is sunk9 C. f% F* }" d6 ?
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
# \, N' ?1 z; {$ t: f* B* `7 ^7 b% VDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 3, on fire6 |& ~, [3 K7 `% a
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
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. C- \' g$ J' Q- C, |" {$ a/ kCA Portland, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage$ I1 i' R5 ]2 R& h; _
CA Northampton, Shell hits 1, on fire
2 {7 X# @9 N! @CA Houston, Shell hits 1. ^1 U; X) O! k- i+ R
CA Louisville
6 Z/ e1 Q" E" S& d. R3 P0 @CA Chicago, Shell hits 2$ b& S* j& T, V' m$ ~' R
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 4
8 K g7 |6 | E7 T& ECA New Orleans, Shell hits 4 B3 g3 P% ~& x! o; l% y
CA Astoria! w: C( @& o4 n( u9 q. E3 m& ?1 ~2 ]
CA Minneapolis8 V/ P D" o) r, t: W
CA San Francisco1 X6 R; |, Q: ?6 I
CA Australia, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage. e1 C! k) W9 X, w+ N
CA Canberra' w9 C. D6 \, }9 G: t& W
CL Leander3 D) F; V: ?. U: e
CL Achilles
" Y/ W# W2 t& a. {CL Perth! b- I6 a* s8 d, T
CL Hobart
% l3 a* i; F' r4 O) x6 QCL Raleigh+ F5 @# H# o- n+ j1 i2 b
CL Detroit% F j. y- [2 ]" o9 P
CL Concord, k: ^* i9 q6 K* g P
DD Cummings2 Z* }! J$ {1 a% U' ~
DD Case
5 c( G N; |+ G7 `+ h2 X: jDD Shaw0 K: ?% T. V3 J$ _
DD Downes8 J/ H, r, V" R/ v$ F3 b4 N3 `$ E
DD Le Triomphant) m4 Y4 a5 @* m! u# m
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93 W, a o% c _) g. I% o: \$ B7 k
( r# y# ^1 D& o! \Japanese Ships3 X: D, @7 L6 r
CA Kumano, Shell hits 33, on fire, heavy damage3 G) q( G% N9 j2 ~8 G8 r: W
CL Natori, Shell hits 24, and is sunk
9 H' e5 w- v% i6 F" M' kDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1' e# W2 M" a2 U
DD Ikazuchi, on fire# h/ z# w {4 x0 F/ o' k @
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Allied Ships0 ~. e b X* J
CA Portland, on fire, heavy damage
0 X+ s, U6 }: L+ p3 `" Q7 R* }CA Northampton, on fire" w1 c6 r2 Y7 x$ h9 S: I& w
CA Houston: q2 m9 c5 q, O$ D2 m. |5 m* `' C
CA Louisville
$ V2 A- n2 E9 H7 j0 g1 cCA Chicago% i& B- r/ q5 d* I
CA Pensacola3 e2 {5 ~6 p* c+ C2 A
CA New Orleans
6 m/ h4 G' y) J1 |. P6 GCA Astoria
F9 Q/ ~4 }( m, S2 aCA Minneapolis
6 l( F/ S5 ]; XCA San Francisco
# D4 G; v4 r) F1 S( f) wCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
& ?5 o* M: }* Y% ~9 |! ^CA Canberra6 }- d/ x3 t6 i
CL Leander
$ ] L1 I- b# F' P, t. uCL Achilles
) Q4 a+ D- {# i' c" e1 R- ]; ZCL Perth y) D+ R) z5 L8 s+ o- m
CL Hobart% x( u7 U6 E: n
CL Raleigh! v9 V1 c O! d3 B( m9 o
CL Detroit# H+ l# s8 I; K$ Z
CL Concord
' G3 R- g9 H3 K2 l( mDD Cummings
* m3 k9 ^+ x3 w0 Q8 X. C; bDD Case
3 _! O% c }4 D7 {$ H a* _* j- TDD Shaw
5 ]! w' R, @) A$ i/ E0 q2 _% fDD Downes
0 i6 z& c# u+ M+ q y! ]" \6 bDD Le Triomphant
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93* d8 j S( W" O& I0 q3 g$ g4 p' y
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Japanese Ships
' J" I. W o6 c; @/ Z+ G# p3 B qCA Kumano, Shell hits 29, and is sunk
3 {! K* U& x' K$ LDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 35, and is sunk1 Q! m# N) a; O! x& r' [
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
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Allied Ships/ O# ?+ j3 m' m' @* A: {, E
CA Portland, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage- x: l2 d; d+ S8 X7 }; N
CA Northampton, on fire6 g' b# r3 V$ P9 c: U! O
CA Houston
) J7 n8 K0 D) h$ RCA Louisville/ }0 V' [: H X6 i& B
CA Chicago8 {6 n. ]# u' P
CA Pensacola u8 I+ q" X- x- {3 [, i
CA New Orleans$ ? `7 V9 e+ D
CA Astoria- \& ]* \9 i1 s
CA Minneapolis* g# d( [0 x- G
CA San Francisco9 y- O% U1 y* j- s" }3 j
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage4 C6 z4 M; h. p. \; C
CA Canberra
* L7 @2 m( Y/ dCL Leander6 I3 V0 n7 r3 P1 i# p' `
CL Achilles
+ \; I w* U; p6 GCL Perth, M2 t1 H0 S: {8 J1 p
CL Hobart
5 N3 G: d. s3 k3 ^* UCL Raleigh# V+ O6 O( E8 V5 r: z f
CL Detroit3 |+ Z0 L& R# m
CL Concord& R# D9 x# P" ?; U- r
DD Cummings
& t! i( ?8 \) z" _" A9 D- BDD Case0 ^: d/ ?" t: s0 \
DD Shaw
u6 I6 G" [/ P0 b3 BDD Downes
; ^ K" o+ y5 ~& d. t6 A6 H# WDD Le Triomphant. V! \- L8 L& K
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2 z' c7 x3 }- LDay Air attack on TF at 61,916 K$ U! i4 q6 J/ m( y
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Japanese aircraft- P* m e1 R. r* f, m0 F# K+ \
A6M2 Zero x 50
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Allied aircraft
3 Z% `7 W4 u( O) s+ hF4F-4 Wildcat x 42; h* b% ~3 @$ }" ~% x% Q
SBD Dauntless x 44
4 M: p9 \1 v& M+ M0 V6 _TBF Avenger x 16
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6 k U e% o3 |& KJapanese aircraft losses M% M+ H5 j2 V( L/ Y- x
A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
9 z/ Y3 L. G# }# jF4F-4 Wildcat: 27 destroyed
: y" @. y) e7 VSBD Dauntless: 13 destroyed, 17 damaged3 h, u% }8 f8 B0 G
TBF Avenger: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged% C* V& F" j- ]7 \
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Japanese Ships
$ v- E- B. S9 ~( o# VCV Kaga, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage( y$ h$ T- d7 A0 n" P
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
/ ]! k+ H2 a7 cCV Shokaku2 o) |& [4 _6 a
CV Soryu0 N. ?& ]7 Z- i- H; N& H
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,917 u: ^% n0 @. e: B
+ ]# E4 |1 B z; d% E8 [' DJapanese aircraft N! Z, m5 @& m( x0 ]
A6M2 Zero x 19
1 p* r3 x- Y% c . J. j+ I9 i$ P
Allied aircraft- u# `/ C d0 }7 q* X6 Z
F4F-4 Wildcat x 19
) L" F r9 P0 [/ U/ s/ o" VSBD Dauntless x 14
" Y2 d- N ]* I& |. VTBF Avenger x 6
6 p; \, L! G# W. b & K" c2 R0 G* W& L3 L4 ~9 ~1 G7 O
Japanese aircraft losses* i/ ?/ Q2 u0 Q, O, f* G! p3 i
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed6 @' M; G% T( p) C i' |
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Allied aircraft losses
& u# w" W7 N7 _# c; CF4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed
$ w* v( O X8 F, J' L+ TSBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged
. i4 ]: J# E4 J1 ~. D7 GTBF Avenger: 6 damaged) {3 k2 f+ M. Y Z, V- h% M
7 V1 N' e+ w- M8 @
Japanese Ships- u" e: y# U1 O5 }4 P E
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
$ `. k) x/ ~' l* b) _/ uCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2
. v( ]" F0 B1 g8 hCA Tone3 h; \ u @! @: F0 U, P2 F
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 1% J; H; y' o+ C: z/ k5 l" G
CV Hiryu, on fire0 G2 C( E N" I" _
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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: i1 V2 j0 U6 V4 G! ?2 QJapanese aircraft: E; m, H( G- M6 \+ d
A6M2 Zero x 17
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v8 D6 V8 Y+ S1 O K3 |Allied aircraft3 K( X: u/ `) f9 j0 H# m
F4F-4 Wildcat x 24
6 V+ E2 x Y! q% |SBD Dauntless x 27
8 R2 j# u% K p. b# lTBF Avenger x 7
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Japanese aircraft losses
& y3 n6 x3 J' M$ ?: ?A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed6 J* K. @ b, z- F, p7 Y, O. x& X
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Allied aircraft losses
4 z8 [7 M6 S7 x! U! F& y. JF4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed
- L5 Y: V: S$ I& J/ r- ]2 o ?SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged
3 e& x L9 o* X& B* f) OTBF Avenger: 5 damaged% C0 Y: ~* N' ^; k
* F: ~" q# V8 J! BJapanese Ships
' V; o) P9 I" r* t; w5 f9 wCV Shokaku
. M, I! D$ o7 ^( f0 A. _$ iCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 2, on fire7 Q' c( I! {4 t5 \0 z3 S
CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
. Q! W9 B, C6 M, \$ vCV Soryu6 P; x% N0 I2 N! a
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 15 Q: V% ]: e+ M: S% s/ X1 w% r
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Japanese aircraft
; U8 @5 E6 H$ O$ aA6M2 Zero x 15
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Allied aircraft3 i$ I3 D9 R& H$ ] y
F4F-4 Wildcat x 80 A: }4 [5 \) _3 B
SBD Dauntless x 18
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Japanese aircraft losses$ [( ^) I3 t8 A1 s! @, R
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, s; U: }* N& w; I3 f% W
3 B8 d; X7 W) OAllied aircraft losses
2 E, Y {1 S5 qF4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
+ G; C5 b! s0 U \0 ASBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged
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Japanese Ships' x. d9 D+ O0 Z. k+ V/ r* m' C
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 1
+ f" |/ D% O, b, LCV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
" A' M5 a8 [" U' j% XCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire8 q& f, k9 _) M9 q3 b
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage1 w4 d( ], q+ Y' ]+ J: K
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U. l: o8 j0 T& ?6 cA6M2 Zero x 12
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Allied aircraft
4 m. ]* @* A% I2 U7 ^$ f8 LF4F-4 Wildcat x 10) l Q( s3 z+ a' n
SBD Dauntless x 96 x: z5 V8 A$ F! U% S1 H0 L8 t
TBF Avenger x 16. J/ p* \6 O0 ?( K! U! D4 Z6 l
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Japanese aircraft losses
2 N% z) r7 g0 W5 \: jA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed: S* d( F8 t0 M8 V
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Allied aircraft losses# s; b( R# N( l1 d6 Q$ C
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
- s/ w) ?" s M+ p v7 _% LSBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
) S2 o9 ^) `! M1 c, hTBF Avenger: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged
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Japanese Ships
; k7 ^" V: d/ v: |- o" S9 }" aCV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
" ^$ s2 T" m# P6 n" o0 CCV Hiryu, on fire- V+ B q0 e" ~% w6 f& a- C8 ?- Y
CA Chikuma
: j# r/ t0 H- \) jCV Soryu
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% P7 I3 n! s6 s3 H* H# {Day Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,93 }5 l* \8 V. S( ]! w
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Japanese aircraft
1 t! O1 n! G9 _# q) K" C+ sA6M2 Zero x 36
/ f; C+ j. O" c0 lD3A Val x 90
" x; [& B. u0 R* ^4 X, N) CB5N Kate x 668 r& w4 r- x# B" ~
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Allied aircraft& R/ a d2 I' U: M- }! T' N
F4F-4 Wildcat x 108
4 E; o& y' Y! @$ s* DP-40E Warhawk x 45
9 J a& e! z* i( ]+ [ U( t; I& `P-38G Lightning x 2
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Japanese aircraft losses; P$ X/ Y* R3 E+ [" D' T; i) v
A6M2 Zero: 26 destroyed) q% Z+ w h; L
D3A Val: 50 destroyed# E5 {) A6 X H: K
B5N Kate: 42 destroyed: w0 _9 G1 V8 t e. S, o* c
+ ]: d: K. R" w6 X. H; iAllied aircraft losses0 V" P/ u4 D* F+ I2 ]- I% h
F4F-4 Wildcat: 41 destroyed, 14 damaged, I7 C+ _& m6 v% N3 P
P-40E Warhawk: 27 destroyed
5 G2 [8 s. v* _' R! `4 yP-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed" k% x0 {) E- L. f% L
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Allied Ships
! q, r4 @3 ^, _ y% U: m% @9 `0 K2 wCV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 17 z& m" J0 d$ _# q9 }
CV Hornet, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
# K% N5 k7 A. o7 a5 \2 B* NCV Wasp, Bomb hits 2, on fire6 g# K% y# g* ~+ J3 A% D
DD Benham, Bomb hits 1, on fire/ Y* y; R! s- j7 S9 C5 p" C2 u
CV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
! R0 U/ ^. J- H2 k( NCV Yorktown6 ?, `. Z! ~7 W2 A W8 R# n4 p5 _
CV Saratoga
4 l. z1 P) F; o2 @4 O4 k; m0 bCL Honolulu' P( P$ r* I; v" N0 T0 |+ M- |
CL St. Louis, Bomb hits 2
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" U0 O, u5 P" h# K9 JDay Air attack on TF at 61,91
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4 ^5 m Q8 i9 h* a6 cB-25C Mitchell x 3
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No Allied losses3 r% T% L+ m; ]5 [5 v/ n
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Japanese Ships* V! j3 L; W3 H
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage; E8 B/ @3 L$ f/ d4 m5 J% m
2 a6 s. @4 K3 Z% a' R: n- FAircraft Attacking:
& n3 S5 K$ d( ^ 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet# _' x7 p& u( @. } w
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,910 _- l) H' ~8 {& J. u! h
f7 W5 A2 s4 v% Q, m8 J. zAllied aircraft
_ K7 d8 Z" |) a3 WF4F-4 Wildcat x 21: ^8 X8 y! S4 ^; K& J; t
SBD Dauntless x 90
* M4 e. G( L/ u! p/ M' bTBF Avenger x 338 d0 O) t) H; J5 K; f
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Japanese Ships
6 R& Y. A$ H- n$ JCA Chikuma
9 v% V8 O3 r0 T7 w& b" p) P8 iCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
) F; V4 L9 q8 H X/ L. h) zCV Soryu, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage- u3 o u! W+ K) ~) o& X. Q
CA Tone, Bomb hits 1
- l* \6 O3 Z" I. s5 C) uDD Ariake, Bomb hits 1, on fire
+ r P* i+ ?3 B+ UCA Aoba, Bomb hits 2- B' m5 j; L0 w$ d
CL Tama
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* `9 H5 [1 I9 a+ k5 ZDay Air attack on TF at 61,91 @' `4 S0 j2 X( J; i& n" F
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Allied aircraft% B' H/ D5 J- v/ Y% z& ?0 t7 v& @ z
B-25C Mitchell x 20
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Japanese Ships
+ p& y$ V# v$ x( ?. `* D; }CV Soryu, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
( r7 ?# V8 n+ B, H" B0 ^4 ?CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
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Ground combat at Shortlands; f' ~% Q9 }' O, t3 p. U
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Allied Deliberate attack5 [. A% x3 R" }2 N5 ]. C
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Attacking force 13678 troops, 150 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 322% P+ b/ [% R% ]: G2 C
8 {; v* v3 @+ dDefending force 1457 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 108 P3 i g Q0 y X8 v
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Allied max assault: 314 - adjusted assault: 281 # ?- i/ w# a. B! H
0 `) E7 d& Y( Z9 \8 G; U/ j4 FJapanese max defense: 6 - adjusted defense: 1 8 b3 l$ F& d$ e# f0 ]
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Allied assault odds: 281 to 1 + r5 a/ ] N& Z, }' k$ D
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Japanese ground losses:
: ^% w9 B4 Y5 c) z4 s F1572 casualties reported
4 ]& |. z3 p$ C& ~9 e, P. zGuns lost 7
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Allied ground losses:
! X! _ w; n4 ^( b2 casualties reported( e# J5 T/ v g
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发表于 2008-4-5 02:59
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