AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/18/42 [2 ~: x0 B% N
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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Japanese Ships( q( Z$ k: ?! q2 ~; p1 |( S/ S: M% a
CA Kumano
# h3 P8 h9 ~1 n: C1 ?CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 42, and is sunk
7 p( r* e5 n! i7 xCA Furutaka, Shell hits 1& e7 o4 }' |) S' ~
CL Natori, Shell hits 1+ n& H0 ~: U, P: J" f
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage& C- A& w2 m0 X) ?* p
DD Natsugumo& a8 }0 Y& ?. |9 i9 L! Z. n( F* t
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 1
6 R" d U* w8 n5 K- e: Z3 ^DD Yuzuki9 C5 H3 x2 P5 G; J4 v7 m
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Allied Ships
0 Q& l! O. |' F* p2 w% VCA Portland, Shell hits 2, on fire+ c2 ?! K2 V6 n6 K( ^
CA Northampton
0 {1 [: I7 v& B& O V# HCA Houston, Torpedo hits 1
) @" Z% v0 m9 l" I4 K" s% GCA Chester, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
& z; o. t" B) ?5 m; kCA Louisville, Shell hits 1
, x- E' g2 m9 V4 l" g" u. wCA Chicago0 r- U$ Q/ X1 R3 t/ W5 o
CA Pensacola
5 q0 e2 v# u/ fCA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
6 \8 J) H+ [2 x' F' m ]CA Astoria9 ^* H5 x& z& A6 j
CA Minneapolis3 d+ I+ W! I& {3 Q1 o7 ]
CA San Francisco- C4 B8 ^! H) ^4 V
CA Australia, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage8 e: U8 m8 L5 R0 `" ]- \
CA Canberra
5 E1 L- x9 R; ~! K: W8 ^CL Leander9 w u- b* F2 ^5 B
CL Achilles4 S6 a/ r# g$ T3 S& F
CL Perth; n& G4 K9 x2 K( c
CL Hobart4 {" J# _7 Q0 x& _- O" i5 ?. ]0 l
CL Raleigh; B7 v" D7 j3 H9 C1 ^; |" N7 \2 D" b
CL Detroit
2 |9 {# Y9 c; Q( H& Q9 xCL Concord
: l. T5 M& B U) pDD Cummings
$ f [3 {; E. F! {; |2 QDD Case
1 `7 E, U% b. ?/ }3 I8 j% ]+ xDD Shaw
- z2 c/ K4 {$ f, w! ?# P. d0 RDD Downes
* D& M' i e F7 MDD Le Triomphant9 C* q6 j; h' B" {" P" ~* d
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/ t( H6 }8 q9 s9 j4 iNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,930 e7 E* V/ H u9 z, q) u0 p( Z. P
0 `1 P% \) l" x. U3 {Japanese Ships6 e" g+ X6 c( Q4 T8 ?+ U
CA Kumano, Shell hits 10" D. m- x) S8 J$ P
CA Furutaka
2 Y0 ?. t! m5 N& x! QCL Natori, Shell hits 16 p# {' R# J( L7 g. M9 k
DD Maikaze, on fire, heavy damage
; y5 Q5 d" ]# Y/ ^/ p0 m: qDD Natsugumo
/ f: Z( a9 T" hDD Ikazuchi
2 i$ B2 O- c7 lDD Yuzuki
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Allied Ships& d6 P7 d4 M8 ~) L/ X
CA Portland, on fire
% l6 Q8 T- b1 G- t$ X/ MCA Northampton2 _3 H. T6 X+ n
CA Houston
* p% l* B$ p5 W& `/ HCA Louisville
5 T9 r$ q3 V6 @! V* p8 tCA Chicago
( E! Y2 S& e% o; s1 {* xCA Pensacola, G0 y5 M3 f4 s; D% m s# @6 j. u
CA New Orleans" c9 E+ G% c7 k3 E6 h
CA Astoria4 E: `& ~% }% W- Q
CA Minneapolis% W0 v% f9 r3 R/ j4 S+ Y$ g) v% H
CA San Francisco7 C" \/ C: v6 S* W
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage2 x. W. x& i* d0 o3 I8 W
CA Canberra9 k+ b, v/ u) ] z
CL Leander k* M0 N5 U W; x l7 A8 E
CL Achilles
2 I, |0 R& v1 x) ?2 jCL Perth
3 l% x2 `: U& T$ s* b0 u' ?CL Hobart c' B7 W7 a: T) ? M6 U
CL Raleigh# t$ `8 o3 n( V K! M7 a
CL Detroit2 p% A0 U/ G& K/ Y V) F& H- o
CL Concord
, ~) J( l' x3 T3 mDD Cummings p. w9 l/ ^& @/ i! g* S6 {* U
DD Case$ [4 H) i- [) O2 q
DD Shaw
: N" j s/ _- X2 N4 d3 F8 f9 p4 CDD Downes
6 ?! p7 A8 K- U& vDD Le Triomphant B. c: K/ Z/ E7 C+ W) R
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,931 C3 R, W! x3 J+ X# c! L' I
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CA Kumano, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
o9 F) V/ j9 _( f2 }1 n7 UCA Furutaka, Shell hits 34, and is sunk
# k! y- t, l0 {/ B( mCL Natori, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
1 Z5 j' K0 L d+ r5 sDD Maikaze, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
6 d' L. ~; h% B/ l( n* r8 tDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
- o6 W. _: e7 o+ hDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 3, on fire
/ }0 y0 m: V2 H" P( EDD Yuzuki, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
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7 A) h$ A4 v6 \ ?- j; Y3 ]' c; n, VAllied Ships8 G2 Q5 W k2 T* g
CA Portland, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage6 ^2 y/ j" }$ c
CA Northampton, Shell hits 1, on fire
0 k3 l! `( W, F' n) @; n, r1 P1 XCA Houston, Shell hits 1
$ @* P. U- I0 fCA Louisville
; p" s& C6 ^! J4 P: V! qCA Chicago, Shell hits 2
5 f* [4 W* o. S# R3 E: wCA Pensacola, Shell hits 4* \8 l* n2 ]9 x
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 4
' Z0 R$ _* O7 |: _8 e5 Q1 [6 f2 NCA Astoria
- |# l7 J% E9 d5 ~9 I% q6 F" C' ICA Minneapolis
+ E* s5 ]: L5 |CA San Francisco# h0 [; K) K4 e
CA Australia, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage% y; _* w( n4 }2 _1 `
CA Canberra% Z! X# `( a* `7 v$ Z. U2 r, M
CL Leander
" E5 G+ a/ _# e7 F9 ]3 Q" }8 LCL Achilles
$ b5 }1 |% u5 A) rCL Perth
. N. d+ K; ~ H" ~CL Hobart
$ a& e( N/ {+ e. zCL Raleigh! @: e: C. |: u7 _
CL Detroit
; |3 k. p. d ?CL Concord
5 ^- A( [) Y" t! fDD Cummings5 z) H6 d) {/ h5 H
DD Case
3 t( R8 |' Z- p/ p/ lDD Shaw* M4 j9 ~, [& P2 r
DD Downes
6 g! g5 [ M O' l% a1 R. QDD Le Triomphant
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& n7 j$ O+ n+ t- q/ jNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93! q4 ` _2 y1 e7 k& Z2 O
, V3 I& t9 `( I; X. l! @Japanese Ships# Y' }* g2 }, P, d* h K' r5 `
CA Kumano, Shell hits 33, on fire, heavy damage
8 I7 c# {1 o# e3 f% Q1 L9 H; |6 H2 C' jCL Natori, Shell hits 24, and is sunk
" o) K* {) e; t' DDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
) Y/ L* _. p4 P& ~! y% jDD Ikazuchi, on fire
3 | H; P. O- g( H" j/ w : R. `% r. a0 s3 Q% @6 ~
Allied Ships1 R+ k# X1 I) a4 y+ Y' A
CA Portland, on fire, heavy damage
. L R4 Z" s v! TCA Northampton, on fire
* c. C& s+ X$ o* E$ T, eCA Houston5 J9 x+ i3 B: x$ m1 @
CA Louisville
4 ]2 w: v* q" f- z RCA Chicago( [! l0 k+ W$ W+ {2 s
CA Pensacola% Y: {6 z8 O$ C$ ]& B
CA New Orleans
1 I6 m" j+ L7 DCA Astoria9 F Q I5 G8 X+ i. J7 U
CA Minneapolis: y8 q# i2 R0 C. z
CA San Francisco
% D \# Z' l5 pCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage+ T, T1 x/ I9 j& I$ Z. O8 V! s
CA Canberra
: _4 a1 U$ g# t, p4 f# q! eCL Leander5 h$ q! Q9 _$ R! y
CL Achilles
! `) q# u! d# a% w; BCL Perth1 i# C1 a& U1 D4 ~6 [% K& ?
CL Hobart) g D- K$ O* e, k/ r" z% N; Z
CL Raleigh' k5 X; f0 X' Q; \
CL Detroit
" Q$ _9 m2 _6 A' BCL Concord
& X; G* M1 `9 n1 i* g2 TDD Cummings* D) ^$ s# l* V/ A4 z
DD Case! `* l. Q! p3 o) G; T
DD Shaw
8 {1 g# ~# N/ K0 a2 w% \DD Downes1 c- M5 E5 F+ @" z) H8 @
DD Le Triomphant
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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4 ?; M d6 N& w4 h$ ^. fJapanese Ships
! z$ w5 j5 x* `2 t; mCA Kumano, Shell hits 29, and is sunk
0 m! b5 I- a: _$ [) k* ^+ ?DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 35, and is sunk u. w6 y# E7 d" ?9 r4 `+ U
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
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Allied Ships( W. O2 C. m% O8 n! Z, o
CA Portland, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage+ Z! ~- |4 V7 y* L4 c- q8 U
CA Northampton, on fire+ |# z R# s* \* H9 c0 T
CA Houston
5 B" m9 Y% Q( S0 ]CA Louisville
5 m3 }( v) C8 N* b) SCA Chicago1 B& ]0 N, I/ \; e' D) k
CA Pensacola! }- ]& P. B/ G0 U
CA New Orleans
! X# l$ r4 e: J. X, M' Y/ `CA Astoria7 G# b" d5 O9 u: g; x; ]
CA Minneapolis
8 z5 |; R9 N0 h7 LCA San Francisco" a4 Y* W/ F0 q% o6 M. _
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage. O/ ~2 w7 h$ J3 G6 L( c1 \! I
CA Canberra8 ], S2 ~3 g3 F5 G7 w5 A
CL Leander
* J: l$ f5 `# C6 J1 |CL Achilles/ o1 D8 ^6 q+ T: [( `
CL Perth
) @- m* l7 q+ s* d6 v; h9 F6 UCL Hobart# W/ G9 d8 p$ i: I
CL Raleigh
8 n/ V: Q. Y8 f: G5 b# N% OCL Detroit V5 m$ y4 `* R: v: F6 Z: J) m0 Z
CL Concord
, M4 ] Q: N7 A8 I, T+ R9 xDD Cummings
1 P3 r2 w, t8 H( oDD Case8 m% X f5 H/ w
DD Shaw
, O' e+ N* d2 a% ]8 l/ WDD Downes- B$ R t ]* p9 w" x* L) p& v
DD Le Triomphant
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* Z* k+ F2 ]7 U6 BDay Air attack on TF at 61,913 w9 {, g+ Z9 i% t B+ L; b
: @5 h6 ]4 \& Y8 ]8 WJapanese aircraft
( y# B2 j# m A/ S6 [A6M2 Zero x 50! `, o( M" t, ]
* e4 v, N. h) _# O3 l3 `Allied aircraft
$ [6 |' n! e, w. ]) i6 b( _F4F-4 Wildcat x 42! v L% L) U/ v$ w4 X3 B+ A
SBD Dauntless x 44% H; z# \7 @" E% _# N
TBF Avenger x 16* A5 j6 h$ V% J
. e, f) I2 G8 {: x9 [Japanese aircraft losses" I9 E2 Q4 \. _6 `( D% l
A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged
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$ t* g: I) F, T" l" a' z- r: VAllied aircraft losses
" E8 x1 p0 \: f' `" |F4F-4 Wildcat: 27 destroyed3 `( w' |9 M, a5 L" m1 q
SBD Dauntless: 13 destroyed, 17 damaged/ ]0 F9 k3 P& w; ^* K9 ^
TBF Avenger: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged' ~/ _4 i# \7 M0 g3 e4 S+ G) O
7 } {& E% _) TJapanese Ships
* @% G# R5 i6 V$ P2 E# z7 K; VCV Kaga, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage ^( z! M; s2 d
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
" \( u; ^5 P9 I4 TCV Shokaku
* f2 A: G6 ]' yCV Soryu
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8 C2 K( V/ R3 i# }8 ?7 g+ {( L3 }Day Air attack on TF at 61,916 W# _6 `; t: e" Y
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Japanese aircraft; R" | I% k! F* @8 R W
A6M2 Zero x 19
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Allied aircraft
& h. J% Z3 i6 R3 ?/ T# gF4F-4 Wildcat x 19
* f5 o. D; @* ~' p5 ]* K C% wSBD Dauntless x 147 L# x7 r9 p/ H0 ~; y
TBF Avenger x 6
0 h' @& d6 \ |0 C- _% p* H 0 d, {# \5 {8 A9 h
Japanese aircraft losses
: |; C4 Q) i$ F( ZA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed2 S) `! d3 r Q4 y h( I# J4 z
5 M/ `+ g x& h- G. ~7 `+ }
Allied aircraft losses
* @. b* u+ _7 g9 D7 |- yF4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed
* f' F0 }9 P* d" I; }/ S: nSBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged
7 G9 M9 r7 S* t5 z/ L5 CTBF Avenger: 6 damaged
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z; ~2 z" }9 @Japanese Ships
( ?3 W0 B" b7 K% uCV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage# K$ S: s: a' M# |/ |. o* f
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2) Q! @6 r/ I( z0 G; X
CA Tone
r/ F2 P; h8 E9 p# JCV Soryu, Bomb hits 1$ O Z% i; W; B- f0 u
CV Hiryu, on fire: U5 \) k- X. r7 I4 R, _
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91( ?) G0 `8 g% @8 d7 L$ r* B2 X
z: H0 r* L3 RJapanese aircraft
2 ?( D6 \: f) Q& e7 KA6M2 Zero x 17' W) m) ~. p- u9 u ]" d6 O5 I
1 Q0 i4 v% ]1 f: h0 ?) F" n tAllied aircraft B) N. `1 e; C+ v% W
F4F-4 Wildcat x 24$ a7 a9 Y& t8 m, s/ b: v% E% ]
SBD Dauntless x 271 ^* ^1 p* v! P$ s0 D. a
TBF Avenger x 7$ b0 K: u$ c* y
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Japanese aircraft losses& H( q3 [5 e# f1 W2 y; V% A" G, }
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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% p. G# e4 s" e5 u" D' {Allied aircraft losses; E1 L" k4 K) S& {2 X+ ^4 }
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed- ^5 i* v h, w1 n- j
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged
" I+ G$ s. v1 H3 N$ ?1 M+ i6 Y" m) sTBF Avenger: 5 damaged
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CV Shokaku
) i9 [+ ` Y+ uCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 2, on fire/ g5 O. N; H* C1 y
CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage7 J B3 y, |$ t2 @2 T5 O
CV Soryu3 F0 N1 e3 ?: k+ T; |1 x. N' D
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91; n% A- U7 _. W, W- d2 m2 q4 `
" @' s- y( f" T8 qJapanese aircraft) U3 X8 p% X( e% C4 W: |$ \/ Y
A6M2 Zero x 15
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Allied aircraft
' @) M( f2 {# ^. p" v9 vF4F-4 Wildcat x 8
5 R+ E k- m3 e5 jSBD Dauntless x 18) b' V' j) z1 k& q i f, [* [6 }, y
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Japanese aircraft losses
4 W6 S# X% @4 x/ TA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed1 S" f( l( g. l! w
: a$ U; C) A+ n7 |8 h
Allied aircraft losses1 `& I7 q) j% f
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
3 G2 h$ A0 N, j4 s dSBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged
7 n/ \( h- G, s) D 9 G6 X& ]* z# Y" D5 _
Japanese Ships
0 N! X* I# l! _+ K; r4 d9 Q# u4 PCV Soryu, Bomb hits 19 q2 g& G9 m( T7 G9 v
CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage {/ s' i9 _+ `% A. M
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
, F- ?/ X% x6 ?7 YCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage z8 Z: p3 R4 F* p* E; R/ S+ l; X
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91. q5 G7 g) o) e
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Japanese aircraft
7 O( n+ x1 |3 v- e, oA6M2 Zero x 12
, |2 ?# a8 E; Y/ g, j5 g& e " n5 O- k( j% t* }% C
Allied aircraft0 ` s/ v% Y" P
F4F-4 Wildcat x 10
/ a: X3 h: _8 Y3 W% ESBD Dauntless x 91 {* o& W' q# y; {; g9 c2 a
TBF Avenger x 16, Y0 Y9 M5 k6 f
; D" J: c3 Y7 |
Japanese aircraft losses P. I# m' L7 i+ O4 t
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
2 Z x2 O: N' aF4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed9 S" Z% t3 G. v
SBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged3 X( }- g# c" U& q4 \1 N; m; J
TBF Avenger: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged
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Japanese Ships
/ D. j7 C$ v T1 pCV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage2 d; ]" u5 ~) r$ {
CV Hiryu, on fire
: [! R) L7 c$ N Y. N" eCA Chikuma# z" |2 N7 [7 e1 b* V1 m
CV Soryu
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7 H# M9 |( y$ e# Y, g/ n% l1 U. uDay Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,93, j3 J& F/ {* [& E
) h7 }+ K9 ? {6 e" bJapanese aircraft4 s. c2 C0 o9 {1 t3 r3 N
A6M2 Zero x 36
h, m0 J+ \9 _& eD3A Val x 90
3 h1 _4 C0 [* D4 r HB5N Kate x 66
9 d- n4 D! g) g) |
% g0 H9 E: ?& n1 C1 T' | W. W! cAllied aircraft
5 v. l3 L4 @3 l$ ]* p# o; aF4F-4 Wildcat x 108* s1 S% j* \( l
P-40E Warhawk x 45
, u" Y0 M9 ?8 T6 i- U/ A4 {, v+ _/ |% ]P-38G Lightning x 22 |: {4 c$ n7 T3 n, r1 [/ Y
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Japanese aircraft losses
. C: T0 V z I* s9 c; @A6M2 Zero: 26 destroyed
5 x; [0 o, Q, }3 ^# Y! V7 \' [D3A Val: 50 destroyed
. E, b+ h* o' P5 E4 ZB5N Kate: 42 destroyed/ ]# h! i% J& B
1 f8 N8 Q+ O8 i0 L, V6 k% s+ z
Allied aircraft losses
e6 E" P _: f/ LF4F-4 Wildcat: 41 destroyed, 14 damaged
4 l: ^2 R8 }7 W& kP-40E Warhawk: 27 destroyed
' V2 Q# b% u, r# `- JP-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed
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- @6 ^: p8 j8 j% h7 v9 |( D6 b/ bAllied Ships) N0 k! N7 l- Q0 u0 Z4 z6 T K- o
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1
& @) J c. {; |2 q0 s, y7 ^1 gCV Hornet, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
4 A+ u0 j4 ]) K# K! r8 sCV Wasp, Bomb hits 2, on fire
/ v# t% @- _* F+ ]6 |8 LDD Benham, Bomb hits 1, on fire5 J- M& Z; i4 o% u
CV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
- x+ U, n* O: c: r/ ~$ GCV Yorktown* E, x# L# z% c& L& r
CV Saratoga) r/ z& y W+ M+ l. B2 T/ }( U
CL Honolulu" _& K6 M9 x; V$ Y/ L# U+ |9 L
CL St. Louis, Bomb hits 2) _: o4 q) b& m8 D: M, V8 H' d7 K
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2 B( e) x1 G* V* r/ g- M' BDay Air attack on TF at 61,91- o2 \% r1 a* C) G4 `
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: T/ q6 x8 V3 N) m+ i- FB-25C Mitchell x 3( V6 j& k5 u3 ^2 }- k
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No Allied losses
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7 r# H, F5 b$ S f' b5 o# I, RJapanese Ships6 S8 U8 o. u2 N/ u7 M
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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4 V0 u) f0 }3 N- U K6 B' t. }$ g& gAircraft Attacking:# ^+ `# B* h' h* M* J. u) n' P. t
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet6 x5 e* g; @) E! F* X8 m
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p- y9 ~( r Z+ k* @ c" i% ]Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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# n/ S) ^( ?/ G5 l, VAllied aircraft
r$ F& k! L7 _) ?3 PF4F-4 Wildcat x 21
) K T! c. @- Z4 t/ \2 n4 E% o8 p2 u+ rSBD Dauntless x 90
8 D; W, t" W. I. iTBF Avenger x 332 t3 b" V2 {& Z- a0 F2 }
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Japanese Ships
# a0 n8 H8 ~9 K7 f- J6 T6 S* mCA Chikuma
9 V, L2 I% T) n# _CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage5 o* t) F+ ]8 ^0 o
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage+ @& J1 _& X; v/ b
CA Tone, Bomb hits 1
% @. e( N/ k; x. X* |8 jDD Ariake, Bomb hits 1, on fire$ {8 h) F8 G# }8 H) e7 K$ W2 k" l0 f
CA Aoba, Bomb hits 2/ d) A* x3 d' }6 K& R
CL Tama
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! b$ R1 ]2 U( ^! I0 }* P2 hDay Air attack on TF at 61,91/ Y1 K; g$ I5 Q) `$ u* u
! h0 C# ^# o1 S0 Y8 BAllied aircraft
5 ~$ W- M3 n. N. RB-25C Mitchell x 20
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* K+ U5 |4 O2 I' D" ]7 `CV Soryu, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage0 f; I7 W" l( @( K, u8 R! X
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
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Ground combat at Shortlands' b5 ^2 B" N# U8 H% Q) u' h0 z
Y6 m& i- }! ]2 O+ X$ JAllied Deliberate attack
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+ R5 C# ~: x2 d% G& cAttacking force 13678 troops, 150 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3223 d# d9 u, K" B b
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Defending force 1457 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10
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0 I) V3 [! C/ G7 E" qAllied max assault: 314 - adjusted assault: 281 : F/ t! s; S" |4 Z$ s: }
3 z( r! c4 e5 h3 q; D- ^! YJapanese max defense: 6 - adjusted defense: 1
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+ Q @4 p3 s' x$ d# lAllied assault odds: 281 to 1 5 _0 L0 a7 r* _
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4 G7 D% s& T+ J+ w( v3 h+ Q0 pJapanese ground losses:
0 d$ x/ N1 }; c5 n' R' t& x' H! I T6 L1572 casualties reported8 d& M( B: D8 r% V
Guns lost 7
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Allied ground losses:
5 F, E5 @4 W! l' C. S2 casualties reported
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发表于 2008-4-5 02:59
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