AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/18/423 E8 q: q$ U3 t P- A, V# r+ h
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% k0 F V$ U, w1 }- E" fNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93& k! L* Y* u1 ?$ g6 ~
6 a2 X0 f3 H0 N; x2 z V9 ^. hJapanese Ships: \7 I' ~6 A1 R
CA Kumano3 \/ |$ ~2 Z) B P
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 42, and is sunk9 c6 v$ A- W) \
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1
. G. V+ W# X4 W( u+ M- C/ _CL Natori, Shell hits 1
! C4 j7 n% n1 X) F3 Q" y HDD Maikaze, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage# Z8 J# e, A5 A V/ o8 W# U( Z
DD Natsugumo
1 R0 {8 K, I3 U& N9 N7 X' c# ]DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 1
# f7 ]. [" U3 P7 ]7 u/ BDD Yuzuki8 u* @6 L; o5 z0 l3 i7 ?6 k4 |
% G) N# o; s7 N8 l
Allied Ships$ y, L! \& U$ m0 ~& I B% v5 Z
CA Portland, Shell hits 2, on fire
: N1 h2 S! w! J* SCA Northampton" e3 {& O! o, F- X+ Z" a
CA Houston, Torpedo hits 1
8 C! o# i. F: H2 x& D# iCA Chester, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
( f2 |! F5 | n: K! @CA Louisville, Shell hits 1
) }% F' S* C$ G* PCA Chicago
& V8 q! n& f6 F: y( A ^CA Pensacola1 E% u# @% s% T" E4 h7 U
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
2 m4 E6 N$ y" gCA Astoria
9 u* d. {( o+ G, f( |7 qCA Minneapolis
; y) i" }, ]8 u" O y N0 y! Q' V. XCA San Francisco2 I* |' u7 h4 V5 p' X
CA Australia, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
" G( H, U5 ~! F3 b- L5 SCA Canberra- c; c4 e! [ r- Z; e) _) E1 y
CL Leander( |7 T) C+ d2 A( ~4 b$ Z
CL Achilles* J7 U! Z+ }8 C: G5 A& H* y
CL Perth# u3 g5 r0 d( w
CL Hobart& ]5 A* f# P7 L3 T; O
CL Raleigh
* Y0 P, [0 E/ Y% ?" w9 B* QCL Detroit
$ Z# a F0 d1 U# ~CL Concord0 r4 O' ^, m! ^ s: L. f
DD Cummings
8 X- `+ }+ C! WDD Case% I% v/ Y Z. h4 ^# S
DD Shaw4 ^# b& X8 d* h3 C
DD Downes
# @9 S& p R3 O( t2 j4 i; ~; eDD Le Triomphant7 o( N) X3 C, t
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93$ N. Y' O8 p( |' c9 M+ X
' D# X, E* E& _. [: m W YJapanese Ships
) `5 X. H- M; r! Z2 _" ECA Kumano, Shell hits 10" I# v" @' u$ m! f0 Z
CA Furutaka/ M7 w* y' K1 t" @8 H; w" Z3 g
CL Natori, Shell hits 14 ^" a! z. @9 ^% P |+ K' Q
DD Maikaze, on fire, heavy damage9 ^* y' w' ?- C \3 |$ X
DD Natsugumo
# o' O8 g. H+ B# i8 p! C, nDD Ikazuchi
1 i L; p+ X6 H0 E/ LDD Yuzuki
4 ]8 _. u( F) e7 P1 E8 C8 x
0 W2 J# d$ {- B. p5 m4 V. V( a( xAllied Ships
! i5 w3 J; B" z. N; _4 ]CA Portland, on fire/ j4 ]7 j/ t" r, r, t, O
CA Northampton, m- ~* z6 x1 ?0 a6 {+ |' z
CA Houston. V) ?/ U9 i( [% k2 j( ?6 L
CA Louisville7 v. L- q( T8 _
CA Chicago
# _! v' X3 @7 _& i8 N$ tCA Pensacola
+ z' i% m( K. k1 Z, t# w( I: \+ MCA New Orleans& U$ e8 e, Z6 @1 ~
CA Astoria
& F) j# E% x- c# I; |- K+ FCA Minneapolis
" z9 c& A* m0 L& R" K; @. nCA San Francisco
& S! {$ \& n0 v! ^5 K+ B# B2 NCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage+ r4 X% p5 N! d% a( j
CA Canberra
3 a# \7 P' C! dCL Leander- o9 C' G. {& V9 R# f3 [
CL Achilles# }& K+ A. I) _- Q. T
CL Perth
6 c3 A+ {2 w( o; W/ A+ XCL Hobart
+ W3 j& [) Z6 i( OCL Raleigh" O! h& J7 j4 Y- x9 K
CL Detroit4 z9 b+ |- D: L
CL Concord
% y" Q; D4 W( I, s; S* aDD Cummings
5 ~8 _0 [9 p) q1 G0 s$ ~$ SDD Case
$ u5 t; q, T" M- N) r/ iDD Shaw1 Y: R) O" e6 q; @- W
DD Downes
/ H$ m# t$ ]; B( g" aDD Le Triomphant3 C d1 X; M q, @
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. d- B) W# j: l9 }* g+ F+ jNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93% M$ I5 g9 m# E* m% P8 i ]
- t3 S" A1 O N& OJapanese Ships
0 |1 P j' c' bCA Kumano, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage& H* @) D5 h3 V9 ?+ w
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 34, and is sunk+ Y# n9 [6 ~# p$ M0 V
CL Natori, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
6 c+ O- ]7 M" x: M. J: VDD Maikaze, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
$ e7 [3 s L7 s* KDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
% K! M1 K1 V' C0 V. o, {; E6 t2 sDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 3, on fire
4 \( g0 A* J) v9 A9 ~" nDD Yuzuki, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
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Allied Ships
4 ?' h3 n% }3 b! i& dCA Portland, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
; E$ E( S, @7 N; z% ?. {8 yCA Northampton, Shell hits 1, on fire( M2 S& t) `0 @( L/ \
CA Houston, Shell hits 1; e4 J3 ?8 ^- ~1 V+ `
CA Louisville6 F' P6 T) d9 {+ Y
CA Chicago, Shell hits 2) L6 u6 o3 F! Y5 x8 B) [
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 40 u* }( Z! q$ E, i; h# W, ] Z# u W; k
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 4
8 P. M4 Q" G+ [! g# O1 w* |8 NCA Astoria
P# B! h! M, M9 h0 L OCA Minneapolis
- p, s( K8 X' ~: L) fCA San Francisco9 O, g- k5 l' \; X2 i' C
CA Australia, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
, v, m; Q( I% H5 Z+ N, {- i6 QCA Canberra+ U9 m' ?- G. Y/ |% u
CL Leander9 ?, Z5 i- {" t, e8 O4 S6 u' ~9 |
CL Achilles
+ W: J+ m& Y+ c% @CL Perth
7 K# R% \' k. ?3 P+ q9 aCL Hobart
" r+ ?* @" _ d {2 E$ ?0 j$ ACL Raleigh
N. c' c9 M) nCL Detroit! k% y) s) Y/ P
CL Concord
% g' F( e; W( h K T1 N. x+ ^DD Cummings. d6 t: D( n1 P
DD Case9 ^) ]6 |6 f& z+ [+ ?: b
DD Shaw
4 J* o( S5 _& a: h! P* MDD Downes
) r a( T7 K& N% j: Q" `* \; r" v3 EDD Le Triomphant5 w% L% f6 c9 t) f
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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5 h: \) P4 [% E* \Japanese Ships
. O& D* L: o6 R( C# TCA Kumano, Shell hits 33, on fire, heavy damage$ W& d5 c0 v4 W7 V: ~1 l1 j
CL Natori, Shell hits 24, and is sunk* H* x/ }4 u( p" K; p+ x% T
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
4 i4 T1 b2 N1 l1 y* }3 z0 E) t0 c, LDD Ikazuchi, on fire3 ~8 {8 C3 s5 ^
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Allied Ships
) b. v% E0 h/ v* `- Q$ _CA Portland, on fire, heavy damage7 i, Y8 p; e0 Y* B+ g1 J/ n. |
CA Northampton, on fire7 n( d$ C' a# D/ p( n$ j
CA Houston
& ~) C) X% s5 R, I8 k* n: ICA Louisville$ M; W, i6 d2 P6 i
CA Chicago3 U9 ~3 x; x7 s5 M. ]/ x3 j! f
CA Pensacola7 l; \' m% e4 }5 U; ^
CA New Orleans
4 t' Q8 n0 @) E1 s3 HCA Astoria. s+ Z5 x h5 ^; g& o
CA Minneapolis+ g3 `* h$ Y6 h" H( ~. c9 ^8 e
CA San Francisco6 Q& d4 K, j$ W+ v" Q |2 I8 n
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage: P) B& g4 ?+ E8 o H$ e4 _8 X8 j
CA Canberra
' @8 S8 G4 Z9 u1 DCL Leander8 C% T$ I& N. h1 _; F
CL Achilles
0 \! ^" H; }* H4 n$ j( `, X, Z* t/ FCL Perth7 I+ Z6 U/ G& l, X4 p) Q+ T7 k
CL Hobart
) F! P4 F. j; x# iCL Raleigh0 r9 J) |* ]* w( N# k
CL Detroit, O% ]5 X* O- y& i2 ?
CL Concord- D' z2 ^0 U# i* P2 x) h
DD Cummings ]4 G/ e! S+ a, b. k
DD Case2 _% @8 C+ p" G' E$ \" B
DD Shaw
. o4 t. Z6 y8 H9 P7 i( EDD Downes R% D; q9 u; o1 n
DD Le Triomphant
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7 X- h7 |/ k. n, \3 p. bNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,932 B0 G) J6 p/ P; t# U8 k' t! H3 U
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Japanese Ships
$ X4 F% c9 b! I$ k4 q6 [. xCA Kumano, Shell hits 29, and is sunk* I0 j" ?* K+ t3 ?
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 35, and is sunk
8 b5 e* D- D; ^- Q0 M2 fDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 15, and is sunk" _1 M! e2 Z, A/ c- A! P
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Allied Ships0 R2 o/ f; C4 p7 a. Y7 z" T' G
CA Portland, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage- O1 l9 C4 h# ^; d" f# \
CA Northampton, on fire4 V/ ~. Q% Q: b+ b2 K7 F' V- Q/ T
CA Houston+ M- R& h1 a+ D# |0 e
CA Louisville
6 M" f# p2 ~: b) V+ ]. p: tCA Chicago$ a3 g% h ?1 d* V/ ]3 a' }
CA Pensacola
, m; @) @/ Y; a" e$ L! b6 G+ _3 nCA New Orleans W' ? _: X$ k8 F7 P0 Z; V
CA Astoria( J& G) D: N: l
CA Minneapolis# ~. G( g: z5 Y( z6 R' C& N
CA San Francisco
! @" R* `/ p4 ^CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage. Q' M5 m( B, t2 e! K8 z
CA Canberra
( |4 r# |: N+ l- K$ v l3 {CL Leander
8 r5 I* V* {5 M4 `. eCL Achilles+ N2 }3 u# C* q- C2 W) Y( ]. O
CL Perth
, @6 a0 Q' Y" S7 m* Z" ECL Hobart
) D, ~; M& P( A" P- D9 i0 W1 @CL Raleigh
1 }: r8 y7 t0 t8 X: k' N& WCL Detroit0 `6 F% I. Q& n* E8 P
CL Concord
/ ?/ j, L/ z% I4 rDD Cummings3 z/ J. a9 ?3 p
DD Case& G+ c7 m3 S& {7 C4 S2 T( @4 i/ H
DD Shaw
+ m. }+ E- q1 B q1 F' tDD Downes$ e5 Z$ U% J4 p( `4 F l7 y A* f8 \
DD Le Triomphant
8 {# m ~! X% U- ?% j; S' X8 ^* J ( y7 \- {' l$ ]
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91$ t1 _& B; s9 p" u8 @
. j3 a6 i6 X3 G/ m0 _Japanese aircraft
c, \& p+ A- h) D; C1 b6 \* }A6M2 Zero x 50
& B8 Z) I# f7 c" j* ^3 V
7 D; w$ v1 q" NAllied aircraft
% ?4 V$ s, j5 Y R, y3 CF4F-4 Wildcat x 42
" j/ h6 M" f' Q! E) k. `! VSBD Dauntless x 44
$ h' {9 o8 c$ w9 H( {TBF Avenger x 169 F2 A1 X9 K. f6 v X- d
8 B. r- u9 S" K$ U
Japanese aircraft losses# V& F8 Z- e7 I2 ?9 H" k
A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged
8 p* \- R4 ?/ ^( m9 b/ L" q0 K1 G 4 E; Y1 a& F {. f& M9 Q
Allied aircraft losses" v$ g# B! E6 v7 Z& N
F4F-4 Wildcat: 27 destroyed3 @. i& V$ {& \; I8 L
SBD Dauntless: 13 destroyed, 17 damaged A& d( W1 V/ a8 e1 W+ g5 N; m
TBF Avenger: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged
$ D) Z9 {9 P7 R1 X
) Y. y J" W% j2 d4 | w# G; A( ~Japanese Ships
1 v9 Y6 X3 |3 |/ ^% o5 oCV Kaga, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage8 @* _+ R/ k* H* o: X9 }7 x( s* o" K
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
7 b1 C2 H: o- i! @+ X( G+ Z! ^1 LCV Shokaku9 _) H& g8 a" [) u
CV Soryu
' ~3 C; t# U. n i- ^& b 6 ?1 d0 p5 W+ U* p
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Japanese aircraft
7 ]5 ]* C6 ]) j( e. ^A6M2 Zero x 19
; D4 h+ h* U+ o( k
6 w9 t& R6 Z+ C J2 S5 G" CAllied aircraft
, t0 t) \6 F( }F4F-4 Wildcat x 191 q6 X' t0 Z' W g
SBD Dauntless x 14( n( l' [! _3 y- f7 P
TBF Avenger x 67 T8 Z5 [' P x# b: g/ a
6 R- A* b# @* V' N7 eJapanese aircraft losses
. I- p: S- M+ Y( W$ Y$ D' i9 KA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
9 L6 Z q+ M8 a* e4 w- B
, i1 {1 G3 ~: t# x) _4 ]( h$ u/ e& YAllied aircraft losses$ S* g% z2 m& M+ F: C# s& ]5 O
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed! s8 t1 A( V* s, E
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged
) R% b" |2 m( _TBF Avenger: 6 damaged. k% _% I$ T/ {% V0 d3 [& g
' b- L, y) D: f6 `4 ^4 n) |* mJapanese Ships
6 b& O+ o% |- _ `- f, i. ACV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage& s( A) H. a; @% l
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 29 N& J- o8 A7 P- } J
CA Tone& L1 a! r, H3 L
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 1
2 Y, Q+ ^* I$ t' a1 } j5 DCV Hiryu, on fire
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- n+ t- P( ^& @Japanese aircraft% Y9 n# f+ p( B" W7 n; h) G
A6M2 Zero x 17
y* v7 H$ X: y |2 L ; ?$ E& R: S0 N
Allied aircraft7 E9 s8 P+ J) p3 l
F4F-4 Wildcat x 245 d1 M$ D- a* t W4 \# {$ F& r' C6 j' B
SBD Dauntless x 27$ Z4 i# o! T- W9 \
TBF Avenger x 7
9 t4 l# K/ B( g+ x* ?- X & u, L0 S, b9 I9 H. q
Japanese aircraft losses
! `$ k$ N; p7 j4 R; U1 P- ~A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
+ X8 ?, B+ Q( r% Q- ~) B
$ P* a5 Z) j+ y8 tAllied aircraft losses
4 b" h' v' _1 X7 OF4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed
: i: l8 \) d: nSBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged8 Y( F6 c- m% |7 n0 `# u7 W
TBF Avenger: 5 damaged
+ B5 `) W; ~/ o. h( s# T S9 k/ }! Y& ? 3 w4 U, K' M) Q% Z. F1 ]% L
Japanese Ships9 L, d& Z- Y2 O( T
CV Shokaku
3 R" N9 a. p% F' QCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 2, on fire$ T4 i" W3 p v
CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
" W8 _' q3 S7 b% h0 L& M m2 x7 `/ ?CV Soryu
. I. ~& p0 y9 H- ]( K, _CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1) {! b9 a8 l9 u" K/ {" I
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Japanese aircraft
5 P3 G _( b7 @- ]+ |( k# OA6M2 Zero x 15& q0 e' }. \0 s$ l2 [. F* i! B
4 m% Q. x" P% z9 E) M K7 L
Allied aircraft1 L. r8 ^ E3 f$ T( t: y8 n) ]% c3 ?
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8. `1 s$ S: n" l' H
SBD Dauntless x 18
, W6 z+ x2 p( x) r! t) e
" \2 r9 M# O; J+ K: ?- Z8 Y: nJapanese aircraft losses
; k d, O1 z4 E3 M5 ZA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed& l7 f$ K) j1 n, L
' p: ]: G# s, X; c$ u/ M$ o' G( jAllied aircraft losses. I- Q% Y3 S; J: ]- F( L! m
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
2 H4 |9 U. N8 R$ j5 wSBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged
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5 ^, U* a( f; I) fJapanese Ships
# U- ~% ]* Z! o) O L3 I! |CV Soryu, Bomb hits 1# J9 K6 f b+ n: d
CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage" u0 u/ K& Y3 k: j9 O0 R( t
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
$ u4 ^3 j, k K* ^% j5 Y7 G4 ACV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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; t* G/ k# r+ p4 ^% qJapanese aircraft; B* K4 J6 F9 A% A8 e5 ]
A6M2 Zero x 12
3 p% y, r' h9 R2 a+ m3 \+ k& N 3 s5 A, s4 i3 G, H
Allied aircraft2 A) I W/ Y8 y" Z$ p
F4F-4 Wildcat x 10
( `. Y; v% [, RSBD Dauntless x 97 e8 T, K8 t5 V8 b, _
TBF Avenger x 167 ?& ]0 D: C- Q$ l# Y: m
1 A( q( J# H; D* r5 `! nJapanese aircraft losses
5 V! t5 ^3 ?* D) |" Q3 z/ iA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed0 i$ K; }( |* v; @ j0 h
! s6 X% p2 ^9 M) j, G: f
Allied aircraft losses& @9 D: a1 P4 u- J0 k9 `' Z# Q
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed) z% P; e! ]* T* I0 F6 Y* f& J J; k
SBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged1 {6 _4 i4 G' F& b2 |3 T) ?+ A
TBF Avenger: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged8 Q4 a. ~& I. W9 ?3 C- i! G* j$ T3 [' i) V( R
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Japanese Ships% O/ _/ O* h" b/ U
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage6 x2 I+ F' @( @& i( X3 w5 z( A
CV Hiryu, on fire8 x8 n u/ [3 G2 N
CA Chikuma
$ u A6 k9 F# Y0 [2 F/ gCV Soryu/ x! ]2 b4 S& B8 j: ]+ s; T; o
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Day Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,93
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$ D" W$ Q4 e' ]( u9 @Japanese aircraft" }7 ?& m8 \5 i8 C; { ]9 t
A6M2 Zero x 36) F0 O7 ?, z( `' |3 y
D3A Val x 90
( d0 U, m1 l+ Z! F6 X8 q6 R0 gB5N Kate x 66
9 d/ }; q! `5 G7 W. I2 ]% @7 g & }' x1 [5 v- h2 ~2 S
Allied aircraft9 c' [& j' l* x8 ]$ j2 B8 g7 ^/ v7 a
F4F-4 Wildcat x 108
; V7 R3 ^1 G; u I) D* AP-40E Warhawk x 45, j% Y5 d' R: J: E
P-38G Lightning x 2
+ |7 q8 p$ N7 c9 b! J- Q
+ S. s3 I2 ]4 dJapanese aircraft losses
2 k- a% G" O' R8 BA6M2 Zero: 26 destroyed7 } P9 u4 D" D8 f- l
D3A Val: 50 destroyed- M4 y. T U U/ \5 Q
B5N Kate: 42 destroyed
, t' O3 X W* U" l0 B# p' F& t & p1 p9 J i, T/ |4 _
Allied aircraft losses) o# A% X) Y" d& G- |: A
F4F-4 Wildcat: 41 destroyed, 14 damaged
" G& k! o! M* V+ yP-40E Warhawk: 27 destroyed5 I5 {; g4 j" y8 t5 G4 ?
P-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed5 ^% A' {5 L. q# j5 ^
, c+ @$ W" P: u' N
Allied Ships" y8 U3 @0 A/ r1 F) r3 M% N- x
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1
- d5 D3 J/ E( n: G( ~CV Hornet, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
$ g1 g$ o& }+ a! x7 m3 B& B8 vCV Wasp, Bomb hits 2, on fire
; Z) X+ k+ V/ d- n0 L' oDD Benham, Bomb hits 1, on fire
! h& [' z. L) X8 Z1 P9 m+ ICV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1, on fire3 z9 T$ Q* G" @! I9 n' Y
CV Yorktown
: P$ n/ M+ T8 q$ ~7 b" LCV Saratoga
- B7 `# u/ I& a0 ] PCL Honolulu
- Y# j8 L/ ]9 [; O+ cCL St. Louis, Bomb hits 2
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Allied aircraft2 _" Q* B3 p7 U) S/ _
B-25C Mitchell x 3
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Japanese Ships# Y' C {2 u, ]
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage, S+ `9 q& K- d) ]! x
( ^+ Z3 {8 D1 ]2 yAircraft Attacking:% G, V5 g# O; s+ Z
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet8 k# j% }. |) o9 N" N
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- Y; H R$ c/ j9 z( l3 m1 PDay Air attack on TF at 61,91
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# M* h0 E7 F: }1 Q9 f: n4 ~5 R% CAllied aircraft% P8 C i0 m6 J0 W' T) N( y' V. s* H
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
; P* U" N# V6 j0 @6 JSBD Dauntless x 90
. A2 n2 P& ]( j6 y b' FTBF Avenger x 336 z, o) M; {$ |$ @; M
6 L) J: ^: M6 o7 r% a$ N) O5 iJapanese Ships
: x; h. H8 Z" d% b: G0 [: V pCA Chikuma9 a6 S. @* Y, ?0 z" j
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
7 w$ o$ [1 O- MCV Soryu, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
C: n8 N: V! v# k( G! cCA Tone, Bomb hits 1$ X% Q) E* X/ V" J. p r
DD Ariake, Bomb hits 1, on fire) m Z0 @8 ^" {, c. t+ o4 O- {- a
CA Aoba, Bomb hits 26 E; D4 c1 Q& o. Z! u+ B$ j `% M k
CL Tama
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,914 J4 F% I- q: ~) ~
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( }3 ]8 E+ O' E# y0 X7 D2 mB-25C Mitchell x 204 H/ |) k5 ~% D
, ?# D$ Y/ H: E( _Japanese Ships7 u( v" U/ u* c! \3 h
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage- k' J1 g7 z* ^, I2 j' ?5 w9 k7 E4 n
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage2 S, t1 R* p/ X9 E8 o
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/ ?' Q. m% o2 i% OGround combat at Shortlands4 V* ~! `- [7 @* d1 c
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Allied Deliberate attack0 @! J2 ?% c l- d, {, T0 g, u' n
6 {6 F' ?0 d" g3 Q: N0 J1 YAttacking force 13678 troops, 150 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3224 b$ G* I/ a$ C
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Defending force 1457 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 100 r/ }% P& \9 Z5 j/ I8 n
, B- V# ^" q$ {1 g& `& c& rAllied max assault: 314 - adjusted assault: 281
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Japanese max defense: 6 - adjusted defense: 1
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% p, Y, j. s* wAllied assault odds: 281 to 1
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Japanese ground losses:
$ Y) c) ]% r$ I. b& h+ o/ K1572 casualties reported
) F3 m# g8 c4 ~- P6 g* a3 \( F9 OGuns lost 79 e' Y/ U9 p' ~ C
& k1 R! _8 ~$ ]) o2 k8 E$ IAllied ground losses:
+ x) W+ x7 L% j* [/ d4 m2 casualties reported
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发表于 2008-4-5 02:59
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