AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/18/427 p/ u5 z) k" M& |9 F1 z' S
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( R Q. i, `" D4 I$ m6 J h1 EJapanese Ships* U4 |# o) `, ~7 S
CA Kumano3 D! n- l6 o4 v" C# J
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 42, and is sunk; A2 n Y0 } @8 H* i0 h
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1
% E a* G- O5 U) }- S& H. GCL Natori, Shell hits 1
& W9 M4 n1 Q2 x4 vDD Maikaze, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
+ r) R# W3 i, u/ g6 IDD Natsugumo
% b9 S( E7 ^4 }/ e+ f; j! X. ~DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 1, K6 c" j+ ?8 {7 M$ ]2 [( k
DD Yuzuki
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Allied Ships
5 {( t* N- c, F- @0 ~- fCA Portland, Shell hits 2, on fire
% [; Z( z2 u. O% m7 d% C5 vCA Northampton
% Y4 \% L& S0 i3 Q3 V7 SCA Houston, Torpedo hits 1
# S4 v! g. T6 l" KCA Chester, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk9 G& P, l0 _% m8 h
CA Louisville, Shell hits 14 ]( Z, i3 P, b# k
CA Chicago
' t* O3 i! t& w0 B& m$ rCA Pensacola; M5 x* S% e6 V. `
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1- y B/ l/ F. Q8 @1 E5 C
CA Astoria) f& g3 }) ~$ M# U, }* a8 n8 O9 g @
CA Minneapolis
/ K2 r4 D1 M: ]9 g- K- J* H' FCA San Francisco' M- P6 N7 Z+ F) ~9 `0 t C, w2 m
CA Australia, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage6 o2 g$ f6 c, t( t, k
CA Canberra
( }( z1 o% I* g0 d9 s8 kCL Leander
V3 f2 X# O4 N. P$ GCL Achilles1 i U' n* l& @1 V
CL Perth
* q# O( _" [, T' b+ JCL Hobart/ c' k# W1 ] c& d2 t8 G$ {
CL Raleigh& w' F( E9 N0 W' F
CL Detroit, h5 G& f( q* b
CL Concord
: o+ N! ~, e8 V, N EDD Cummings
$ Z: r5 Z3 j8 e" ~" m* _DD Case
4 Z; O5 J$ F |( N9 B+ wDD Shaw
8 T( y$ @) Q* R5 d8 i; L2 Y% [6 j. rDD Downes( `2 ^. ^$ f$ X% J/ H" Y9 o8 X
DD Le Triomphant8 F" A/ h6 D5 R* ^. ^& j
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93! [3 b4 F: }' P3 }$ a3 U+ C
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8 v* e6 ]# r H: qCA Kumano, Shell hits 10
6 p6 [4 P" B8 y7 H/ ~4 y' U/ ZCA Furutaka5 Y9 i3 p7 Y9 c" k' t
CL Natori, Shell hits 1
( q# X' r2 B) X7 gDD Maikaze, on fire, heavy damage
, D8 l+ T4 y4 T1 M7 v3 bDD Natsugumo
8 O3 D; \4 U: {$ e. [# T9 ]DD Ikazuchi
8 q1 [; P6 n, o0 d+ m+ l0 `4 O+ xDD Yuzuki
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Allied Ships' \$ v9 @* I; y- l
CA Portland, on fire
& y: V4 S6 y) J; d# \- L; NCA Northampton
8 |' d: l/ j: J/ \- c3 WCA Houston
0 T6 o" f. J- Z4 }1 LCA Louisville( z' p$ v1 v+ R
CA Chicago/ i: H! d, A6 t( Z1 D' h' P' }
CA Pensacola6 }# S8 I: H' X' r' j# k- V+ ^( d
CA New Orleans/ c. E8 u2 q; M2 i0 I
CA Astoria
7 R9 @9 E: D* p* ICA Minneapolis
& n& B6 J% F! B6 SCA San Francisco
9 R" z4 l7 l9 ^CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage2 g; h% w- H, A: |$ p9 d3 T7 u1 q
CA Canberra* N u7 Z @* R1 C" ^ H' _, m$ F
CL Leander8 g5 g9 P2 F- f. m( j, W6 o2 ^7 P
CL Achilles
$ N: H. t c6 t: a' TCL Perth
% Q& ~2 X3 P( k, j8 n, V1 z9 A2 v9 hCL Hobart
) _1 C- T. L, nCL Raleigh+ a6 d2 Y- O. z3 @" G! N
CL Detroit% F. k& {! @1 N! Z/ G: D
CL Concord" X* ^ }! @) j5 r- J; u# L1 [
DD Cummings
' i$ a& k" z+ B0 b; B* @DD Case' i& L4 ^/ x( E% k- W: ^
DD Shaw
+ j; n- E Q1 L7 TDD Downes
) j# E- D0 f/ c/ I' K0 pDD Le Triomphant# x' U M/ q+ H+ _& k% X
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+ Z* Y/ s1 B$ C |Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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0 U9 ?" d& H' i: CCA Kumano, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage& `" y0 m: P( Z! Z: h6 h
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 34, and is sunk% E3 z) ]; w: A5 j3 f( b- w# |
CL Natori, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage U! j) ]/ s- o! Y! o4 u" E$ D
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
6 a9 k2 w s9 B ^% _4 WDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 11 h9 ?8 O2 D4 g; K5 w
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 3, on fire
& n8 c; s# `/ v- n0 cDD Yuzuki, Shell hits 6, and is sunk" k1 j7 n n7 r- n% e
) d/ i1 V8 G6 j, IAllied Ships
; C6 i# `6 n/ }2 }7 dCA Portland, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage6 F/ j2 a0 S; P* ?! k6 I& E5 N6 `
CA Northampton, Shell hits 1, on fire
& C. g- ~# C- ^* SCA Houston, Shell hits 1( T b* j8 z+ Q4 b( m
CA Louisville9 S4 W0 h) q! Z; {5 c
CA Chicago, Shell hits 2! W) P- Q' l' d6 g+ j+ ?$ k* i, h
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 4
# T! x+ P- w, ?6 ACA New Orleans, Shell hits 4
5 Q& J3 R. i* ^! G$ {/ rCA Astoria
' ?+ j0 ^0 C* i6 X, I: _# O9 D2 p7 ECA Minneapolis* Z% r3 k, {' @' u
CA San Francisco6 |: f% ^: ~% T% c; T& J
CA Australia, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage4 D# q% D5 N& Q* q3 \& D, B
CA Canberra
5 e6 o8 ~! K% W& w q, r+ i: aCL Leander
/ U: S1 W+ |3 X6 T- q, K( s# o6 \3 nCL Achilles# f( j% K3 E- i: Y' B
CL Perth
9 x' Y5 _# g2 z- X% Z5 MCL Hobart8 R* q' ~4 E, a5 r, ^; Y2 D
CL Raleigh
8 D G7 B X+ d# i, Z/ ~. hCL Detroit
+ j# x* ~$ l( `3 Z( {- fCL Concord
7 |1 \! `9 z/ X: p1 x Z7 @DD Cummings* R# u8 \. g9 i Q1 y
DD Case
- w! A' \8 \. l1 `0 `" lDD Shaw( a7 R A9 D/ S9 H; ?
DD Downes/ J* q% z: B9 s4 x: u2 X
DD Le Triomphant
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Japanese Ships1 S2 P- [; E4 p8 Q
CA Kumano, Shell hits 33, on fire, heavy damage
6 C* c W/ Q n+ M' i! a6 LCL Natori, Shell hits 24, and is sunk7 S! v3 l, d+ n! v* v: O" C5 J8 C
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
8 V, |2 V( P6 O1 o! O2 H% fDD Ikazuchi, on fire7 J$ r0 ~& g: ]8 d
0 t' A1 b6 U& ]* VAllied Ships1 H; v$ d* K, y! s+ \
CA Portland, on fire, heavy damage
" Y# b/ s% c' B$ j( N) x- kCA Northampton, on fire0 b; w- C& Y2 H; c% S+ }
CA Houston6 k, f7 C1 V( \2 k
CA Louisville, n) o8 A8 o# f- ?2 Y* k1 \ }
CA Chicago' y8 |% b) H0 p: C ~) Z
CA Pensacola
& W5 J, x: {' w7 q& a/ Z' `CA New Orleans. y6 ^9 b% a" ]+ J& H
CA Astoria
d) S- d9 E! T% T) l' ~CA Minneapolis
- d& m5 ^$ C* M4 TCA San Francisco! A$ _% [; P9 Q$ q' f/ k
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
& W) v( f# x* X6 k* `% xCA Canberra! {6 f% G. x3 t6 V. u: I
CL Leander
7 L3 m( _/ A: b. U5 [. KCL Achilles! i) ?& c. ~* t( e& @2 @5 V6 d
CL Perth! S& a6 k7 [/ m) O. {9 Z
CL Hobart
9 A% E4 V" ?; d0 Q6 y% v( qCL Raleigh: m* t; m6 v+ V) p# t' V1 i
CL Detroit) n+ M" F! F$ }( C
CL Concord7 L" o, J1 k) [3 b9 O
DD Cummings
' E, ?- b) _3 Q7 JDD Case+ n, q8 Y! g9 C
DD Shaw1 J6 r5 _$ ]; U/ m6 ~
DD Downes% K- n- W6 x- g, l9 }
DD Le Triomphant2 D& D" U6 }8 _& c! E! S4 l
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,939 t5 h w9 y" ^# P; R0 w, _
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Japanese Ships# |6 S3 g0 Y0 R$ M1 C- v; V9 J o
CA Kumano, Shell hits 29, and is sunk
9 ]6 P2 A. u% e# b7 m) u! xDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 35, and is sunk+ @- |8 B ?* C
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 15, and is sunk. C6 U1 g6 j- N% I3 J3 |/ t
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Allied Ships/ T- k# P: h' B+ K8 @# V) X2 |. h
CA Portland, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage4 \( s8 L$ ^( ]+ q h
CA Northampton, on fire! n7 F7 X# \! p3 ]9 ~5 T
CA Houston
% | F( I: Y' E! ~; `! tCA Louisville
. M; d W! i7 ~' R1 FCA Chicago
+ X: M" Z# C3 |) {. O; V, }7 xCA Pensacola- R: ]/ Z6 [7 K1 p4 g' k0 ` A* Y
CA New Orleans' ?$ X* C }1 I: ]( Q) Q* i
CA Astoria
6 M( Q D# n6 q' k/ r/ }CA Minneapolis# b+ r2 N) }+ l6 M( Q+ ?
CA San Francisco
/ a. c) S, U, R" B+ TCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage$ i% W! j& P9 r2 }2 y" F
CA Canberra1 x0 X: u9 N+ M# r- P7 ]3 H7 N
CL Leander
9 W( g; u$ i& X B, n& w- pCL Achilles
4 q- f$ s8 U/ g+ F" BCL Perth$ f6 s8 Q' s' T+ |( X
CL Hobart9 q% O: \) H9 z! G" E4 X& \
CL Raleigh; K' b( I+ \5 C4 x1 @
CL Detroit
: v1 o; a+ u7 W ?0 [CL Concord
+ c2 Y e& \( LDD Cummings1 d) d3 z. ~8 C6 k+ C
DD Case# i: J4 T8 F. \6 a1 s
DD Shaw( ]! M+ ]! Y. u# ~
DD Downes
- c! W) L, a/ j5 c. {7 I. cDD Le Triomphant4 d) J+ m h' h9 M
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4 ~. L0 H7 u+ ADay Air attack on TF at 61,91
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Japanese aircraft; n2 }; t& y8 y/ Y+ h ~
A6M2 Zero x 50; ~. ?* D$ U& X1 x7 F" f
4 E, S2 Y0 @. F) L3 a& l& H% QAllied aircraft
; v! w7 _5 c! g5 E4 d+ RF4F-4 Wildcat x 42
/ l$ s% C3 ]7 s: b* a6 q- jSBD Dauntless x 44, A4 C* n' `: ~: I3 C0 y! R
TBF Avenger x 16
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' {& K/ L, O* `, n8 v! g& y8 \- K* w% lJapanese aircraft losses
1 Z. H$ V/ ?: g: OA6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged/ |3 r5 T% P2 y
! A, M+ h+ N3 i- j; }/ y# oAllied aircraft losses
, S, p! q1 y, sF4F-4 Wildcat: 27 destroyed
1 `" ^7 g* C4 z/ [' @ K! _! j2 oSBD Dauntless: 13 destroyed, 17 damaged/ y/ g4 v4 @ @
TBF Avenger: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged
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Japanese Ships3 Z$ B& ~8 |7 }' P% q
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage U# K8 o7 N5 X6 e
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
, [7 D/ N' n1 |2 p9 d# O2 zCV Shokaku* N1 h" \5 ` [
CV Soryu! s6 f6 O# t% I" j* W9 w2 o6 j
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7 w% s. i6 D" q4 ^; sDay Air attack on TF at 61,91
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Japanese aircraft
6 }4 I5 p5 g3 u* [! l. L* N7 P% y7 FA6M2 Zero x 19: I( |& O* y) A' s6 D, L# }5 T6 i
2 f7 U- }0 ~ q B( u" LAllied aircraft
) C" o2 T5 `$ Z2 D& k* oF4F-4 Wildcat x 19
8 |8 s# g% p1 K) k2 n' cSBD Dauntless x 14
; O( m5 t6 S' [; _3 ~( LTBF Avenger x 6. |3 F8 K2 j9 j) q
$ f% `% \) S7 r. g- v6 {1 \Japanese aircraft losses
; O( }9 ~# A; T) t& z' Z7 Y; qA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed2 S4 I8 P) A" y9 ~$ N+ ~% q: s
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Allied aircraft losses
% t; G- t U8 n( A8 GF4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed
) y* P: u, \6 KSBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged- n4 C% M" g2 T& M
TBF Avenger: 6 damaged
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$ o( l2 w3 K# q$ F6 {# nJapanese Ships
* D+ n$ F Q( E GCV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
+ T L, L! C$ |" D7 m; d# ?; n5 QCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2
5 T% ?0 z% p6 T M( XCA Tone
: i$ U" y: F! v* |CV Soryu, Bomb hits 15 O" P: ^ F! `& a% f' P) _
CV Hiryu, on fire
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91& w9 k+ M6 D2 D# l6 e
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Japanese aircraft& \: U" e1 a* E+ S2 D% L
A6M2 Zero x 171 N3 H% T" v# y: M! i9 s5 s
9 H2 n4 ~& V. s/ BAllied aircraft( N# w. d$ r6 Q8 I9 B
F4F-4 Wildcat x 246 w# {% `* L9 |6 F4 N5 n% V
SBD Dauntless x 27. x8 g2 F9 p7 ~4 U+ |
TBF Avenger x 7
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Japanese aircraft losses
# z1 K2 T3 W M$ F4 [2 ^A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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1 S$ O+ z0 d7 i7 j5 V B5 pF4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed7 K% C! q ]7 M% E$ ]2 Q' _
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged
' x) q. X+ w5 p/ STBF Avenger: 5 damaged6 u1 \4 J& _& [) ^9 z* b
! w6 ?7 J* Z+ s. x4 v- Q+ IJapanese Ships1 k, u6 _6 k: t0 R( h8 j }6 j# t7 I
CV Shokaku
. u+ C! G2 k! @) L* D3 j Q$ xCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 2, on fire8 s/ S* f% \& F- w# Z
CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage% ^( E7 c/ Y$ n `$ ]
CV Soryu
4 s: x+ R6 L! e6 TCA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1& O! N0 d0 \ e2 ^1 [+ B1 `0 H2 S
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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Japanese aircraft8 h& p! H3 Z: t8 `5 R7 T* H
A6M2 Zero x 15* E# d9 P; c- S! y
7 P6 T- C1 n" Z1 DAllied aircraft
$ U9 @# {! ^# K/ }8 f' xF4F-4 Wildcat x 8; ~* [' T5 a+ d! M6 f8 |. @& }
SBD Dauntless x 18
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4 P) r5 |- g% g# x, mJapanese aircraft losses% y2 K& F9 f. U9 @! Y
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed. }( [* n" C, p3 Q' H7 i
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Allied aircraft losses
/ S' ]+ [% u ?F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed! ^: I. E5 G, j. [7 d8 i
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged5 e) C, J0 P% X8 K* t$ k- D
9 w9 F& a- v* B. t9 ]Japanese Ships) Z, r) w+ L6 Y: C" e
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 1
7 @) Y# G; @" wCV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
( v$ _/ m/ q; i; F% wCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire- ]& u; E) ^! ~8 h; `
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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1 R |$ A6 n. J9 ~+ zJapanese aircraft+ H7 P2 J! i+ y* p6 A
A6M2 Zero x 12
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Allied aircraft
9 a: b1 P- A# Z! L. EF4F-4 Wildcat x 10
& L* }4 @: c% D5 x6 q) c. ySBD Dauntless x 9$ A0 s2 v9 U4 Y2 s/ R
TBF Avenger x 16
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n7 \8 a( {$ S2 dJapanese aircraft losses
# V7 X) T6 c4 b: }" j1 RA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses& K N1 x4 k+ L0 Q. K
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
0 g! [) p6 Q2 {0 ?4 lSBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged" U# O& P' c1 a6 Y4 V# p! s& d
TBF Avenger: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged O% E! ]3 f5 L; [( u# r% G
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Japanese Ships" L. P3 j I6 w- n
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
3 A5 i9 B9 F, l }1 k; qCV Hiryu, on fire
1 G9 W7 w3 K! G5 z; e7 ^CA Chikuma* g! l( a7 {! d$ \. E/ ]4 c& }
CV Soryu4 c" l5 y9 Y D2 u8 |9 Y6 u
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Japanese aircraft
0 f: c0 f2 W3 t9 FA6M2 Zero x 36
( j+ O* N% H7 v fD3A Val x 901 p1 }$ ], k: s S6 [/ @
B5N Kate x 665 A3 d8 Y4 W" [* {
8 o* q9 f f4 Q& n' A* P8 `Allied aircraft' r) s) R3 E6 Z5 r O$ g* h' c
F4F-4 Wildcat x 108- D/ E* l( g+ f. l- a5 ?
P-40E Warhawk x 459 R. p) k# M3 t e$ c) q
P-38G Lightning x 29 l t# o! j" e: [$ @
2 r7 N& }$ q: E5 S& WJapanese aircraft losses
) c0 A2 y) W. T# T+ jA6M2 Zero: 26 destroyed
$ M5 q5 J5 ]% X! v9 T. {D3A Val: 50 destroyed; d' E+ G% H; Z' r, o+ h- o$ H
B5N Kate: 42 destroyed* i7 X* Z, L" \5 {' J' P
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Allied aircraft losses
% `) O4 n- M2 v, P" v! @7 t xF4F-4 Wildcat: 41 destroyed, 14 damaged2 ]$ {" L( p) K
P-40E Warhawk: 27 destroyed
: r; {" T/ M$ s9 k. b7 vP-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed4 b4 `0 S! y- z# L
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CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1
$ x/ P e% V" Y) u, V8 }+ `CV Hornet, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
/ n7 s# ~$ a" @ t- z: ACV Wasp, Bomb hits 2, on fire: M+ u2 n& t0 F% X: w5 e- ^
DD Benham, Bomb hits 1, on fire/ [+ M% D! E# K8 b8 q/ T
CV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
% l/ }2 U+ b( j1 `' FCV Yorktown
, S1 `2 |' h- }CV Saratoga
$ }! f" V( w4 Z" WCL Honolulu- s. s! `& a3 P6 d; l* n8 R, q
CL St. Louis, Bomb hits 2- c- ^) z! l' m: G5 k2 F9 K7 l1 o
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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; L- C8 W7 a. YB-25C Mitchell x 3+ ?6 \5 n$ y5 S P% ?2 J. F
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No Allied losses
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CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
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l! ?: S6 g+ gAllied aircraft
" c- m0 V% V/ @4 a1 pF4F-4 Wildcat x 21" Y/ f8 L l0 `4 ^( B
SBD Dauntless x 902 _7 p Z' u8 r0 u6 a3 y) y
TBF Avenger x 33" G7 B5 E6 k* U
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& t* W. _, k' N5 j3 a" }CA Chikuma
0 d7 f- ?0 V5 L# e# r$ `7 D9 UCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage# B+ B4 F( ]2 }- ^( c0 q2 H3 o
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
, f* w* W; [1 K! F" f: S S) a" E! i# _CA Tone, Bomb hits 11 a3 @3 g5 e8 S) n; l2 w: k
DD Ariake, Bomb hits 1, on fire
% c- s! O3 f0 E$ N; @( GCA Aoba, Bomb hits 2
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91/ \3 g" }4 }; m6 p# v
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Allied aircraft
6 O2 f( g& A+ lB-25C Mitchell x 20
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. Z9 l& o+ T3 S" n' E/ }CV Soryu, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage: i& Q F! W% v, _! m. T! |7 B
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage' L* C/ f+ D, I9 f' c) b
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Ground combat at Shortlands
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Allied Deliberate attack
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" G( U' j% ^1 M" K+ F$ M8 zAttacking force 13678 troops, 150 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 322( }7 z8 E/ }: i+ h3 h) ^7 @
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Defending force 1457 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 108 P3 I2 b) h' k) I
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Allied max assault: 314 - adjusted assault: 281
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- t3 D; W/ O7 s* WJapanese max defense: 6 - adjusted defense: 1
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Allied assault odds: 281 to 1
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Japanese ground losses:
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Guns lost 7
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" \7 ]* ^2 i7 I2 casualties reported
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