AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/18/42
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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Japanese Ships
! ?& \8 B/ c) N8 Q6 a YCA Kumano1 F @4 ^7 R. j4 v
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 42, and is sunk
- Y$ i; p0 g( |0 X, R& u6 @CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1
" H1 L) @, ~7 V+ B ]CL Natori, Shell hits 1
% ~/ J. r) B4 F) p- Q% lDD Maikaze, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage1 p4 l# J0 X+ b- L9 k' H; y* D
DD Natsugumo, D8 D! Y2 S. ?
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 15 p5 W2 n; k4 \. F. ]
DD Yuzuki
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Allied Ships
% S2 g& ` h9 F$ f' `2 l+ XCA Portland, Shell hits 2, on fire3 Y6 n% V4 E* B, m
CA Northampton7 \+ j% b# \4 S) _
CA Houston, Torpedo hits 14 W' q1 S$ m5 E A0 b9 `
CA Chester, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
/ Q: Q- n. Q# n0 l. }/ zCA Louisville, Shell hits 13 N; E/ }9 `! F% T6 J* L' I4 T. Q
CA Chicago
) _) y1 N# M* }, l) A; r& \5 M0 b- nCA Pensacola
+ a; Y. i$ b9 b( m' a: m7 w4 v) uCA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 19 B2 e+ }1 G# l0 q3 _
CA Astoria
- d1 G8 t* K* w# m9 YCA Minneapolis+ c6 R- J5 F( X1 n
CA San Francisco
4 O# X7 P) F# t* }6 g3 GCA Australia, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
% l# \# v4 E# F4 @: g% cCA Canberra
s6 w- u0 R' J+ ^CL Leander
1 ^! t- v* r+ D `6 a6 \CL Achilles
" d. ^* {5 |7 q0 _0 BCL Perth
4 e1 g+ D, o6 eCL Hobart3 A" P$ ^* N: e* \
CL Raleigh! O& J9 d7 U) T: I, N( G- v, b
CL Detroit. R; a) U* F1 E1 ^. n6 F: c) V
CL Concord
: R7 a, A5 T% z5 k3 H; k1 [# u9 ~) E* _DD Cummings+ ^% k2 H1 o9 F
DD Case6 B$ C' p( f6 p! N
DD Shaw
! l: B; @5 [$ _- h V; d' cDD Downes: H0 W) O3 H9 |/ ], I, k1 q
DD Le Triomphant) d5 z% F$ F+ h* ]: [8 u( i
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8 L& k( y4 k# Z8 pNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,932 e8 }9 J# q a; z! c& \
8 |. W( K0 t7 J# U1 \Japanese Ships
% c( c; [! P8 YCA Kumano, Shell hits 10; C i4 p& X c- |
CA Furutaka
+ p. U$ e+ |5 ]CL Natori, Shell hits 1
. Z9 p% f3 I4 [9 ?5 e; ^DD Maikaze, on fire, heavy damage( E, F, q% J: e6 H6 b" V! b) D. O& X
DD Natsugumo! H$ `2 L4 b" }3 H4 g! U( j
DD Ikazuchi
7 y$ W1 |- a1 w+ fDD Yuzuki# @; b! I$ d% L+ q) F9 b
' `1 d7 k/ B6 `0 I$ rAllied Ships! S6 T1 a$ R j2 Q+ }- y
CA Portland, on fire
8 y3 D. {; m. U# K O! e4 X' ^CA Northampton
8 Z% K3 Y; |2 G5 O1 \- NCA Houston
1 `" C/ L$ H# X, l; ZCA Louisville
/ t3 h% W2 b P) q4 V. DCA Chicago4 p+ ~* h( d r) Y, Z) g
CA Pensacola/ \# v8 |8 i% r5 W2 |2 `' ?
CA New Orleans
3 S$ _. k9 O* n# m- S& x9 U5 VCA Astoria
/ u2 J1 R% k# R( T% E0 T8 I9 r/ y# {CA Minneapolis
. M* ~ V) B9 |! d+ K! SCA San Francisco/ B( C0 V: V, _2 q- ~. k+ |& \. U
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
) g: b6 _$ q) w& e5 jCA Canberra
2 Y) Y9 @4 w L4 n: r- H( v$ ZCL Leander
5 {2 g2 @1 m) G1 s5 G6 yCL Achilles1 H4 U! X3 z) ]
CL Perth8 g! g/ ^7 T c2 {1 C. ~& U
CL Hobart
9 h$ d5 \. |! R0 f* pCL Raleigh
! m3 }' V& E7 [. NCL Detroit
; v7 a* t' Z$ o1 HCL Concord
# A/ M. R/ k6 P0 {# fDD Cummings
# [6 U; [3 P; @: U( nDD Case |0 a2 }! _2 ]4 L
DD Shaw2 C( g1 j7 S. C/ z
DD Downes
3 K/ s. g* E5 Q, ?0 Q3 w+ E7 bDD Le Triomphant
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, g8 p6 K8 h" w0 J* _Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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CA Kumano, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
0 \! [- \$ T1 d9 h; D1 M. pCA Furutaka, Shell hits 34, and is sunk" _0 I$ B: J; k7 k m
CL Natori, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
7 e( K: Y: ^% r- G9 P( kDD Maikaze, Shell hits 14, and is sunk. W% Z; k* `9 C2 D5 C/ c) a+ l. H
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
6 k$ R' n: ?6 ]1 dDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 3, on fire
! t$ F* x! c: J. Q4 E5 d* C3 rDD Yuzuki, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
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Allied Ships
, @& ^6 ~( x( q2 e! W9 L! @6 q& f" kCA Portland, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
u1 @$ ]2 n$ _, z2 u' o4 e6 S5 _CA Northampton, Shell hits 1, on fire0 z7 h2 ]- i+ C
CA Houston, Shell hits 1
* S' K' U% x+ Z! |% n0 [8 iCA Louisville
& D$ X+ |$ _# HCA Chicago, Shell hits 28 E$ t9 T* Z7 v4 ^- t; `
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 4, `! x H$ a1 V/ s7 W( a4 M
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 4
- Z$ D! F6 m! n- M2 OCA Astoria
M0 N* E0 `* xCA Minneapolis' T8 O; T; z( F1 \* I6 k" ~3 C
CA San Francisco
5 l, K+ p& j8 F. i9 aCA Australia, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
" [9 [- G7 b$ [' E- pCA Canberra
9 q! ?1 |& |* }, @9 T2 pCL Leander
% S6 i. a4 L# I0 B& K0 v' W& f! dCL Achilles6 V' Q4 l# a; O' E! j
CL Perth
3 [) p% _# t- \* y. E, K3 uCL Hobart- d$ b" M6 S( H% e, ~: `# j7 ]
CL Raleigh; _9 d9 j# @/ M y1 W$ R0 x
CL Detroit
; `0 K& i7 }) yCL Concord5 ~8 y) s2 @) |
DD Cummings
5 T& q1 B; \& uDD Case
, @1 |3 o. N* {( q) {DD Shaw- Q& @( y9 [) g8 B
DD Downes
, Q& y/ B! V( a. tDD Le Triomphant
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CA Kumano, Shell hits 33, on fire, heavy damage
) m$ G9 e1 U+ g/ L9 eCL Natori, Shell hits 24, and is sunk
& }; v# ~, @; [$ \. M% p( s8 l$ \DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1+ w3 L6 \& k0 h& H: L
DD Ikazuchi, on fire" P3 c" E5 |0 {1 [) N3 ~0 i
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Allied Ships
4 W- I5 _# W5 fCA Portland, on fire, heavy damage
8 u1 o; W8 D e9 {0 RCA Northampton, on fire
0 }2 w' g# `5 ~( ~# J {3 OCA Houston1 ]( ^2 x' Q5 g
CA Louisville
' o, } N8 l5 U' u5 X4 z1 OCA Chicago
$ W- c5 f$ F9 S! G! T/ ]CA Pensacola
$ k: W( M2 |' JCA New Orleans
8 b! ~0 k5 z5 r2 T1 o% h9 J, L" W% I; lCA Astoria
. E1 l' h) F4 c1 Y5 [( MCA Minneapolis
2 Z i$ t1 v. F3 x, KCA San Francisco7 j# J3 g- [6 N: ^1 ^
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
7 a! y) x6 s# K6 u5 G$ Q! }2 h& _CA Canberra5 j' X3 Y" p4 Q3 X6 j$ s& L- ?
CL Leander. X0 }8 t- U6 G" }/ j" F" q1 I. P
CL Achilles
F$ ]0 p# Z" @CL Perth9 N u- m- Q6 z3 N+ q
CL Hobart7 t( n- \6 m. d
CL Raleigh
. _% B6 V9 ]7 h) i2 H/ tCL Detroit1 M$ F( R. N5 S, T- O$ T L
CL Concord
5 l, R- n# m: `DD Cummings
% N [* b( w2 W7 M1 IDD Case
7 |7 M) {) t6 U" X8 o& i3 {DD Shaw
1 e$ V) j& N$ s( u7 K3 eDD Downes9 q) S1 h3 b* Y: X1 \
DD Le Triomphant( l9 \5 y$ g( V- N# b
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Japanese Ships/ {# O, ~& I. a) L- v
CA Kumano, Shell hits 29, and is sunk8 x) \! P4 Y* x; V
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 35, and is sunk
2 v* P2 } G: M1 C, M$ {DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
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8 V, u9 e+ U+ I7 C a" oAllied Ships) o2 h* }2 ^$ S7 y0 f7 N
CA Portland, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
6 K* i1 ?# V+ r3 ~CA Northampton, on fire4 W: k2 r1 x& H, [: s% w
CA Houston1 s7 f+ d# ]: X+ ^; r( A/ N
CA Louisville1 k# E$ c7 {$ O3 k8 j7 E0 N
CA Chicago# l$ E/ u7 p# w
CA Pensacola% }, ^; q: ?, b1 |7 v4 A% B
CA New Orleans
y; t \0 y$ b3 i2 K" k0 YCA Astoria/ C2 V {3 p7 q. ~
CA Minneapolis
% R; M! _" f! nCA San Francisco- f* k8 n- L0 m2 i7 Q6 A
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
5 c. V: p; Y6 e/ Q3 aCA Canberra
$ k+ Y5 ^ z9 ]- x* I2 O+ L6 eCL Leander" F7 \9 M# S! a$ j- O4 U2 f# V
CL Achilles
+ {. j# L7 A0 y$ jCL Perth
6 ?! m& ?' k N$ _8 [+ ]! j' RCL Hobart( a' w* z# O$ O9 ~$ A; i
CL Raleigh$ [6 t" e7 ~% i9 W
CL Detroit
' c: j( j7 g( mCL Concord
9 }$ p5 g" Z8 {0 `& t/ ?0 `DD Cummings3 {' ?! T' [0 Z9 A: D: m' n# q+ ~
DD Case5 N9 E/ I" k8 E6 ~/ T7 U
DD Shaw) e1 K3 o, B% p+ ~
DD Downes8 @& n& M6 ]6 [" k
DD Le Triomphant" d- M6 H; S8 a" M0 D
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& v* F+ Y2 k; w7 g: M: |: NDay Air attack on TF at 61,91
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2 E* I( h4 L( g0 ^3 vJapanese aircraft
D5 [1 D k. d* I* e/ xA6M2 Zero x 50, \) K6 l- p6 v+ X
3 D$ U7 F1 ~# _+ A" W8 dAllied aircraft
: }9 a: B# M; J# u' X0 U3 OF4F-4 Wildcat x 42
. S7 Q! R/ Y+ ^: ]% E! HSBD Dauntless x 44
0 p _0 [: d9 v7 iTBF Avenger x 16
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" K6 d5 r4 B' {1 I, U; u6 F# KJapanese aircraft losses
- S ]2 \' I0 Y4 l% YA6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged; G, ?# _. k# R6 {% k
: @9 W# u2 v0 ]) tAllied aircraft losses
! g: A9 z. x+ }8 o* k2 ZF4F-4 Wildcat: 27 destroyed& m- A3 [" b. @6 @4 e
SBD Dauntless: 13 destroyed, 17 damaged$ n* s9 L% X. l, Z8 B
TBF Avenger: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged
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( o( u* c! B: l- gCV Kaga, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage4 P, K, A4 a( F# g0 q( `
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
0 P. c ]" W0 nCV Shokaku8 t) E3 y$ P& w3 P9 k; C, `
CV Soryu4 ~# X; k, J$ L4 B
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q5 c" o% C: r4 h& Y' O: AA6M2 Zero x 19+ Y. J7 E4 g% `6 |. S
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Allied aircraft- p& ~! G# `- o( u D
F4F-4 Wildcat x 19) M2 y% I! a) n Z# ]
SBD Dauntless x 147 V3 n# E1 }5 y* k) o, Q
TBF Avenger x 6: R4 `. ^" \! O4 G* Q' d( c% B8 K- Y
- C1 C; w6 l" P; Y" [- EJapanese aircraft losses6 G7 {, D$ E/ b/ [. ?
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed6 @9 R0 G1 P/ v+ o7 \8 I
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Allied aircraft losses7 O- z/ J1 G$ f: L3 T* c( x/ t
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed+ ~% d% C; h/ s4 }9 _5 s: x1 Y3 }
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged
+ { I, x" B, Y& JTBF Avenger: 6 damaged' U/ h1 _5 O" [
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Japanese Ships/ Q) p5 g7 c& }3 G4 a! _
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage; }! s, R; E: g+ Q% R5 N% ]
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 27 ~8 x1 E* R% M" c
CA Tone4 r3 e# p7 y3 t5 Z* x9 ^* G
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 1
+ S2 j' l0 [# x" _, gCV Hiryu, on fire
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H( l( U2 l. J- @4 LDay Air attack on TF at 61,91' |9 B1 i% U3 R7 ~( p/ V- @
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Japanese aircraft+ y& c' S7 h' B2 N' v5 U
A6M2 Zero x 17
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6 e$ N7 s9 ^* N2 \' qAllied aircraft/ m0 l$ i* d; e1 F6 x* v6 x$ A1 O$ Y2 a
F4F-4 Wildcat x 24
) K" w3 D! Q) {9 c9 ]1 E7 G# PSBD Dauntless x 27
) e2 }6 ]" ~' b+ o" I- @TBF Avenger x 7
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! K' b! A5 z6 c) R0 L+ e6 jJapanese aircraft losses
& T+ Y0 u) h( n' EA6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses- h3 {/ ?- X* b( ^* G: p5 R
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed' L- C6 \. g6 V
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged0 U, E" X" y4 H9 U. d
TBF Avenger: 5 damaged
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Japanese Ships0 e5 X. @( q& A: a8 a( E, H6 G% [6 I
CV Shokaku
$ |9 B9 x4 a: m7 @1 C5 VCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 2, on fire
4 ]& f: F" L9 J" c1 @% wCV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
' Z( }7 X/ O6 F- R. O7 K, CCV Soryu* w! [3 v* V0 d0 ?* V2 j4 i; j* `
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1
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1 N4 v6 y+ t8 v/ |% W' `( FJapanese aircraft9 a; s+ K( ?! Z. @- f& k2 p
A6M2 Zero x 15! `( [+ @& d" l7 q8 h
: G# F% a+ d$ O' |Allied aircraft6 \' t* j U6 r0 I5 S- p
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8: I8 A+ _- v3 h7 t- P$ v
SBD Dauntless x 18' X/ f* {2 m6 C
7 Z+ o+ _( G& C# K _$ @. ~( ~Japanese aircraft losses) F5 z9 [% A- Y$ h1 R
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
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3 z( ]2 V4 k6 Y- H+ O. ?2 RAllied aircraft losses
# {* I9 Q% q+ K0 Z: t/ K8 XF4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed' a$ D6 Z9 _' n0 x+ y! V
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged
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Japanese Ships
: i$ C, n& n) c& @+ A/ r' a4 x2 cCV Soryu, Bomb hits 18 {, F" u/ D& W2 q9 ^' I: ]6 T. y3 o' M
CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
1 x, t+ c; |1 _CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
; ~" m0 I, T8 n6 P$ f2 U1 T6 UCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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A6M2 Zero x 12
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! V& c) t7 |- h3 W) V" G$ T* J* JAllied aircraft% d. Z3 S0 O* ]! o, \1 o& J) |
F4F-4 Wildcat x 10 W9 [1 s; Z: m
SBD Dauntless x 9* C; ?( V3 n- H/ u# L
TBF Avenger x 16
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. K, W/ M- v+ g# T1 eJapanese aircraft losses
5 w* W0 ~) [2 m4 RA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed! o o' d* K& _# B: A
1 S2 k/ M/ `" P
Allied aircraft losses* [$ l. ^" D& _1 y& C7 V; W, T4 n: N
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed; L) I& H3 x6 q% V' L
SBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
/ R- h( X- N! Q: L9 J) iTBF Avenger: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged
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5 ^) u' r7 g% Q5 X# wJapanese Ships; X. s7 U# A! {# D* e, a
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage" w1 S; S+ i. K( B. D+ y* Z% X1 k
CV Hiryu, on fire
# A3 w- \+ L' yCA Chikuma
; Q' z9 _% [; P0 B4 A7 K2 VCV Soryu
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5 K2 e/ v6 X" X qJapanese aircraft8 S' }6 |5 M3 `/ z2 S5 i/ u
A6M2 Zero x 368 r2 @9 H3 {. h d# u
D3A Val x 904 c f" e2 e; b: a4 K5 c! Q* t" B/ T, \ j
B5N Kate x 66
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Allied aircraft
) J- {+ p3 p( V! `$ Y# sF4F-4 Wildcat x 108+ a, l* f7 x0 H# b; v! f
P-40E Warhawk x 45
- v9 j. m6 `) r" ?6 pP-38G Lightning x 2
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Japanese aircraft losses
7 s T0 y& f+ Z. Z0 q! D; ?8 kA6M2 Zero: 26 destroyed. |) o6 f P5 `5 W3 u
D3A Val: 50 destroyed
( l8 g! n: ]6 ] v; lB5N Kate: 42 destroyed
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& ` L6 ]6 P) sAllied aircraft losses9 N6 {, Y4 y# _" B
F4F-4 Wildcat: 41 destroyed, 14 damaged
5 p$ m$ J$ `+ M: O( X8 U7 L4 Y: fP-40E Warhawk: 27 destroyed
* S" L; Q% b( }P-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed
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( k: X" t2 Y) L) hCV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1
: s8 B8 B8 O/ }CV Hornet, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire# k0 S7 L6 U- B! F
CV Wasp, Bomb hits 2, on fire2 y" {- }1 Y0 y* `. W# P( H! A a+ ~! A
DD Benham, Bomb hits 1, on fire% [- G }2 o# R! _9 v( |7 V3 `
CV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, Y8 X; b [- p! {3 R
CV Yorktown4 ~. \, T! F9 W+ Q6 f# w
CV Saratoga7 U2 U9 i A4 f/ E$ c( i
CL Honolulu, B) t1 M* C! X# _
CL St. Louis, Bomb hits 21 _/ J/ V7 G" j! [
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B-25C Mitchell x 3
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6 M! |5 M0 I4 kNo Allied losses
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9 }: x2 A! E+ U& S& cJapanese Ships
4 A+ T( J' c) M9 u; \CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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2 f4 T' G5 {: O) [% d0 wAircraft Attacking:4 @5 _1 M" Q9 d9 K" O/ ^
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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Allied aircraft
+ c9 q1 z' Q7 F' e! VF4F-4 Wildcat x 218 u6 N: ]6 a, U8 d3 \
SBD Dauntless x 902 f" s3 _9 ^' k0 K8 s7 G
TBF Avenger x 33
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, y# w5 z9 e! |( c ]* F" p9 ]8 tJapanese Ships
2 E% c3 T. X% D1 xCA Chikuma q) M& d: p' o
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage- p* x* O" K) n1 r! Z$ h; I- u1 G
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage- l3 Z- ?- G' |! f2 ?+ ^* x: c5 k q
CA Tone, Bomb hits 1; Q- [* ] \# b: O3 _ x
DD Ariake, Bomb hits 1, on fire
- S5 A% W' c4 c( E: H6 WCA Aoba, Bomb hits 2
. @3 i) n6 @' n- d( ^CL Tama
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. ? K$ F8 B3 ^* k. sDay Air attack on TF at 61,91
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Allied aircraft; f4 w5 M# f8 L3 _ j. v3 k+ I: @% B
B-25C Mitchell x 20: @* g: D3 u* l5 J; ` I0 G3 k
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CV Soryu, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage" f: R2 q$ z2 [$ j. I7 A! j
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
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Ground combat at Shortlands$ D9 \7 j! I% {3 c3 F
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Allied Deliberate attack
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7 e; e1 h) u0 H0 hAttacking 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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; l7 X2 Q' k' x! t' m- ZAllied max assault: 314 - adjusted assault: 281 0 L0 N$ i% Q# B, v
! K0 _. d1 g8 o8 v/ r, A* qJapanese max defense: 6 - adjusted defense: 1 & N$ a, Y- I) G4 k, n; a( s- C' m( q! V
7 i" D' `9 G# I j4 {8 gAllied assault odds: 281 to 1
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Japanese ground losses:
" A: M, |& U& `! D* [( O1572 casualties reported
' G1 e i8 n- q6 ]7 z1 y/ _Guns lost 79 O# }- X5 I" E( l
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Allied ground losses:
% E `+ J8 u% y! i2 casualties reported o- W7 G! X7 h+ n$ J K
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