AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/18/42 p" l+ c1 i# F% I
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93- @" }/ E \& O6 m* b8 w0 N
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Japanese Ships; t `5 B8 N$ _, ~' V
CA Kumano' W1 N: u) O8 r7 ]) }
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 42, and is sunk0 H. r, Z4 B. \3 M: F3 Y
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1
; x* a7 w; W: L7 I G* HCL Natori, Shell hits 1
- T* j4 Z9 l. `- KDD Maikaze, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
# d) N+ Z z( N' z8 B0 LDD Natsugumo
3 A6 H2 ?" ]4 j" n; }DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 1
5 \5 x" G, x) rDD Yuzuki- Z' n& m, t$ ?5 a0 @
7 A' ?; H N% w4 Y: hAllied Ships
/ g% b r2 D6 \6 g4 gCA Portland, Shell hits 2, on fire
! }' x( D" |+ n% I8 `$ C' MCA Northampton
) ^: w/ C1 t N4 f s9 ~CA Houston, Torpedo hits 1
& w0 v: _- a+ c7 |+ XCA Chester, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
3 l( O; z5 t$ o) J( `: Y. C8 q0 RCA Louisville, Shell hits 1! ~$ S% U5 O9 w# l$ a4 t
CA Chicago3 c5 E/ Y9 w; I
CA Pensacola
( y* y% z4 _7 f2 N# Z {9 FCA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 18 i, ~! I+ q1 V* `- v! B* m% w
CA Astoria" ]9 K% B8 J+ U7 c5 V; ~$ X
CA Minneapolis# Q( J$ a* b, X) J" R8 e7 {
CA San Francisco* i8 K# Y7 o6 `: f H# U8 P( r/ d: P
CA Australia, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage3 u% \; K6 m) z6 Z9 l
CA Canberra
' _8 ^2 W* ~6 V* W lCL Leander
" p$ G9 N+ C+ c- A5 D* z5 p' {CL Achilles6 Q# x; b% R1 M9 L7 R
CL Perth/ Y0 O% U7 D2 z- l/ {# P, D
CL Hobart
1 J1 P6 H. V zCL Raleigh( |' W6 Y, M! H P F( G
CL Detroit! ?$ T Y/ k! U& j `0 N! K
CL Concord
8 {! A9 W0 y! J$ I. u' @2 rDD Cummings5 `. D9 C7 v0 S8 d' D' t2 X$ g
DD Case4 g6 X" ?3 _% U" V
DD Shaw9 B0 x& j* J8 ]( l1 s
DD Downes" o& u9 D, d" K9 l! g& D/ |
DD Le Triomphant: B5 @6 B. [4 x# ?0 b
# x$ ~/ _3 s8 E5 l" x
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! g4 x* _( v* KNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,938 f$ i6 U, o3 L: D7 E9 ?
' o. b/ I, j) }' j: f) e+ kJapanese Ships
) J% `2 m4 {* M: Q( F6 BCA Kumano, Shell hits 10
5 y, ?: O4 r" Y6 F" p; wCA Furutaka
! x! l3 ]/ I4 J2 u: ~! UCL Natori, Shell hits 1
, J; w* e# `# }% z& {DD Maikaze, on fire, heavy damage
* k' V0 Y6 z2 v8 L; P( fDD Natsugumo/ }; |8 b! | y5 v6 L5 j. M4 b0 E
DD Ikazuchi
! A6 \/ l5 d9 o$ [6 }$ N7 d5 BDD Yuzuki
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2 i1 }- t P' _$ a9 jAllied Ships
, _7 X9 o2 {' e; v" L3 j9 NCA Portland, on fire* `; i. r `: q& W& ^* D6 `5 \
CA Northampton/ f* D2 j1 X% P9 p
CA Houston
) w4 p5 g2 [. J, o2 S! @CA Louisville) i9 b1 s: `2 ]/ `% e. @; a
CA Chicago
^1 K0 [+ b- P" y( mCA Pensacola. ]3 H( V J& b. v. n# T8 G) b
CA New Orleans
, a3 w2 u; b0 gCA Astoria
6 ]# a/ F& k8 SCA Minneapolis! N4 k: ^5 y ]+ N
CA San Francisco' G5 }+ V( i6 u& i2 C9 q6 H
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage; m2 |; E: [% c- v
CA Canberra2 x4 x3 {" e6 o" _# | z$ \
CL Leander
! Y# \8 v: c. E3 ~* J8 Y1 QCL Achilles
3 s: p8 L2 X) W* |CL Perth
4 E g; c/ N1 t% ?8 V2 @CL Hobart# T( Q* H" ? @& H' _
CL Raleigh
1 G: D5 e: M+ x* G2 [CL Detroit' w1 D+ x% R# K* P+ I( V2 ]
CL Concord4 @6 F: C% n# U5 j _: s
DD Cummings
& X @& w5 p1 E! EDD Case% } ?0 y2 f/ e9 G: g/ b" _$ d6 j' `
DD Shaw
) D* l4 j* e# U# T3 a7 nDD Downes
- {' h+ o: ]+ }5 W6 \DD Le Triomphant! W( E j/ c, P6 Z+ ^: o
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93+ X$ ~0 z6 e' ?) f- W6 G- _
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Japanese Ships: ^ T3 K; H( o: y5 Y
CA Kumano, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
" M. J# w; z6 Z# g8 F0 mCA Furutaka, Shell hits 34, and is sunk
6 t: G( \' D$ c" jCL Natori, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
% {9 V: H1 i- d9 M, bDD Maikaze, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
0 d) z! V1 g f0 {2 \! Y; hDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1* f6 V/ r( h k
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 3, on fire# s! i" q% D H" B: t6 _" G
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
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, ?' B x+ b/ h' W- H- N3 r4 eAllied Ships
7 [ A. h) i/ u' BCA Portland, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage5 B7 F1 e# A1 j. b7 R" W
CA Northampton, Shell hits 1, on fire6 f( h, A% |. K
CA Houston, Shell hits 1
( F, B2 H" q, o+ ECA Louisville
6 g1 G( D8 H* j1 t7 {2 L# u; gCA Chicago, Shell hits 21 [0 E: \5 O t' z/ g
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 4
+ f7 ?8 T9 m H' ~& ]0 pCA New Orleans, Shell hits 4
6 {' K/ A. ]) B/ M; U: zCA Astoria" u) n% i1 i1 f
CA Minneapolis
3 Y+ g# T; z; g5 hCA San Francisco
9 |0 p9 H& Z, `6 _8 _9 RCA Australia, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage9 K3 f, y( s* h/ T! ~7 J, g* x
CA Canberra
6 p) a, Q( T4 T' R A* ~1 H7 mCL Leander; n8 l2 N: t+ t& o* n9 C; [% t$ u
CL Achilles
% j& V; Q8 h- O, ^CL Perth* P1 N1 ~0 T+ F( o7 H; c
CL Hobart1 u w+ J7 o5 z0 ^8 C$ H4 ]
CL Raleigh& Y3 b* R) T- t# C
CL Detroit5 M2 k1 f% B/ g( d; m
CL Concord
- A- c$ O! y' n; F+ V6 a& gDD Cummings
: `# g+ s$ f+ y' Z% LDD Case
3 i' S$ P' e) o" i9 ]0 a. ADD Shaw
W! N2 w+ m+ |% n6 d- s. BDD Downes8 T! ]& v$ ~/ l' X. e
DD Le Triomphant
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. M" J! N3 \% _ y( M6 H4 j+ uNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93# E( P5 ]0 U4 J) M; B Q
; \0 g |, ~/ lJapanese Ships+ M0 E j- l: d P1 Q; _) j8 X4 d
CA Kumano, Shell hits 33, on fire, heavy damage
5 o+ y: I( R$ j ?6 _% ]CL Natori, Shell hits 24, and is sunk
+ f: d" g8 `6 x3 f2 aDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
7 H: x. _$ C( A, v- F' c/ @DD Ikazuchi, on fire% S3 k4 M: _; {: p" I
4 N- L/ `0 C5 M( \7 `% [% _. M. ^
Allied Ships
- y9 W; {, x$ B. Y5 H+ w- @$ W# rCA Portland, on fire, heavy damage( n# W" z# Y1 \( t1 Y7 O
CA Northampton, on fire9 i: u2 S7 R7 {) g2 R% _
CA Houston& _& p% M2 {5 _9 z0 m. `& {
CA Louisville5 ]- M8 I E' y0 w
CA Chicago
+ }( V$ f0 Y; R- k0 VCA Pensacola
7 `4 J0 q) n9 ?0 X0 X9 b& lCA New Orleans
: a. o9 t |6 e5 _7 iCA Astoria
: r e0 P; @: p w r( ^! TCA Minneapolis" E3 M8 H. b# f! ^8 d! r
CA San Francisco
G! y' `* S; uCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage! i( x% R% I, J0 _* \
CA Canberra3 x. \5 e' i0 `
CL Leander$ Y$ z$ g: [% b% u. m
CL Achilles1 Q0 ?1 j% p3 d
CL Perth8 m. @) I$ [0 _1 U! v
CL Hobart ~5 ^$ D3 G+ d- O4 b
CL Raleigh8 T m/ z% S' N% H/ s4 s, s7 V
CL Detroit' R( N- X: u5 x% q
CL Concord
% s6 x4 B- K. _5 o# p* JDD Cummings
! s: f* U$ o1 {" nDD Case
* G) q. i4 b8 H$ [/ jDD Shaw
' A6 q) w1 N* k& YDD Downes& M+ U3 _: v) S# I6 \
DD Le Triomphant3 M/ C$ `8 U! v; m2 l9 n/ u! S: O
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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Japanese Ships& Y. U7 f0 X6 A8 L
CA Kumano, Shell hits 29, and is sunk
6 x0 S t7 L0 S; o. |7 EDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 35, and is sunk
5 J5 z$ Q0 N" C+ p+ sDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
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Allied Ships* g, a# T2 i" v0 T$ v% `: D
CA Portland, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
+ O' c' ^3 y2 R0 S* y! C" V5 c; L% zCA Northampton, on fire( Y- ], r* d( U$ ]
CA Houston
# `* q m+ N; {- o7 D" A( S D3 _. \CA Louisville
- U! ~( Q6 g+ F2 x! vCA Chicago
4 S9 t0 u5 }6 E* gCA Pensacola. u' W+ u# E5 |. F
CA New Orleans
( T; S1 G2 T; h: vCA Astoria
3 i* K+ R; E# N. ^% h& JCA Minneapolis# H3 P: u9 ^. t
CA San Francisco
% q% W1 U6 _5 d, y' l% f+ ^ sCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
$ r# L! D1 c" ZCA Canberra, ]3 {$ _! s# Y( v8 B) Y
CL Leander
. t$ z2 @6 l8 I( F, w! }CL Achilles. U; x/ O' Z& }' v& x; g
CL Perth0 m, M' _+ O' S# _# P' d. l/ e
CL Hobart' U1 M0 I7 I, L; D; V5 v
CL Raleigh
! }- B$ t& Q, u7 gCL Detroit8 z4 F7 V8 @$ V3 b) e
CL Concord
, A" o5 |. I0 X& U) P+ y e1 uDD Cummings
4 ^4 w3 S; s9 m: YDD Case
, K3 C2 o$ \7 G) H4 ^DD Shaw6 |( x- F7 _4 Q0 `
DD Downes
1 _/ v3 O, T. m) ^) B) F7 LDD Le Triomphant% ]5 @- s0 v- i. `
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4 t& I: U: S) e1 T$ ^. W, T8 ^Day Air attack on TF at 61,91+ x0 o! e2 c' c% M( o) n) R
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Japanese aircraft
; }; j6 j) q: B1 { O/ pA6M2 Zero x 50
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$ c/ i+ s$ s. t4 c# z) ~5 n9 Y* TAllied aircraft7 w9 u; u: i) S% ? L" J% g' t
F4F-4 Wildcat x 42
: O5 ~, I, p+ b. H+ uSBD Dauntless x 443 S6 ^, I2 M2 ~ n0 z5 h
TBF Avenger x 16
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8 s& \9 c. F+ }3 A7 C0 o# qJapanese aircraft losses& R4 j% w5 M ~# b
A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged
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) P7 O4 ]0 ]' d' Z. hAllied aircraft losses
+ L2 }5 F8 ]: h/ f: B8 h' i$ E* g2 b$ xF4F-4 Wildcat: 27 destroyed6 f% ~, R& s+ @
SBD Dauntless: 13 destroyed, 17 damaged5 H; T% G* I& b! ^% |9 P; m
TBF Avenger: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged
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( ]5 S: y1 m1 n$ r5 G6 m, sJapanese Ships
( T5 O8 X3 q0 [# D: WCV Kaga, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
! m' |7 ~8 }, Y, K5 WCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
' M0 g3 f' k2 L' o$ zCV Shokaku, H s+ a4 W9 q. r, Z) \6 Y- T ?
CV Soryu$ O7 b$ N6 X2 f o# m1 u+ q
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91. e9 Y) G: D1 P b( z9 [
& c$ G" j- d, D7 e% y$ h, FJapanese aircraft9 p, o/ l0 M( d, O8 [
A6M2 Zero x 190 U H+ V+ D9 E1 r, _9 c+ X- e1 n
% t# t$ U0 C4 V2 k VAllied aircraft3 W0 y3 K. S% P
F4F-4 Wildcat x 19
, C4 R/ h6 P+ m& w; |- g7 F. dSBD Dauntless x 14. Q# S1 E3 M' l% m( o2 \
TBF Avenger x 6
' z% t( D9 i; @; z 4 h9 v4 T ~% W- K9 H- B
Japanese aircraft losses4 J) ~1 ]% f) x. r/ x) |: r0 i O/ D
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed# t4 ^: Y5 [% N- S: }( I6 I4 p
6 M* [/ }7 j0 C( G+ h& @6 {3 j
Allied aircraft losses
4 q% t4 i, L" ]F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed
7 D: n8 w! r& g; L% @3 B2 o jSBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged8 h2 f0 c5 w7 g# y
TBF Avenger: 6 damaged% D7 J! @% W+ v0 \: x7 S3 a
1 n1 p) n$ S% F( ?5 Z7 Q6 bJapanese Ships
+ O) {7 V o( y1 a9 C9 q' FCV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
& r* h+ n$ c* I9 O6 ~4 W: kCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 21 ]. F, y8 m9 H5 ]
CA Tone m7 d' Z1 j7 E# ~
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 1
2 I* A4 U% o; @' gCV Hiryu, on fire' |& m& i7 P% n/ n% H3 E- @, H- P
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Japanese aircraft
2 B9 q& R' H6 I2 C9 pA6M2 Zero x 17
( l1 M* Z8 q# Q) S7 E- o . K/ O4 w1 e" b& ^# Y0 h4 T! W
Allied aircraft0 e' W: |" n8 k
F4F-4 Wildcat x 24
, I8 a9 \1 L7 \3 dSBD Dauntless x 27
4 a: v- i$ D. f( zTBF Avenger x 7
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1 l. ^$ K/ t- Z2 k/ QJapanese aircraft losses
# L: p! K$ z( {. h$ }A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed2 c8 x% z! y. E2 b/ u
2 \; ~8 a6 P( G6 @
Allied aircraft losses+ B# \; @' B0 s+ ]
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed
' z, S' A W- }! {% _2 s$ Z/ PSBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged
6 a& \8 e( ~7 ]TBF Avenger: 5 damaged6 p9 z; J+ \0 |: [% q* B! S
5 Q" \) i, b( x3 z
Japanese Ships
" Z" x, _7 ^. F/ X7 \ `CV Shokaku
2 c% k; K8 D4 K/ Q/ C8 B- M5 }CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 2, on fire
$ H ?& _* r1 Q9 l2 W0 s! D5 a @- e# G% o) gCV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage" ~. B: y( j) b4 D6 ^) a2 V
CV Soryu
5 r. g5 x3 w1 f/ ?! p0 h% k& CCA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1# s7 E, |7 b) V5 h
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Japanese aircraft( v+ p4 G' t, j$ ~) V% ?
A6M2 Zero x 15
9 a9 u% c* y5 [* q' m2 b
, S! [# `, m$ qAllied aircraft
, W5 G5 J3 L( _6 L+ @( O# a7 ~. P/ GF4F-4 Wildcat x 8
: ^- q' j8 h- D( A3 @; y& a, Q8 Z! rSBD Dauntless x 182 ^; F- L7 e8 \- x1 n0 D0 s
1 E1 ~- B$ B, B3 c3 K; RJapanese aircraft losses7 Z7 b# E2 q' y. A8 v, t) p: J9 n2 Z
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
/ v3 f: d; o9 C0 n) n9 M & X# C$ ]+ {0 ^" s m; v- E
Allied aircraft losses* _. D% ~7 F' u; |
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
& @- h" |# z# m6 k0 YSBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged
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) y! A8 C! C7 \. u9 IJapanese Ships
$ T9 G8 p! u* G) l) i/ \4 ECV Soryu, Bomb hits 1( E6 O5 P/ b0 N
CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
1 F3 R5 x+ u( M1 wCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire0 g% ?; i( b5 W+ I( n
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage8 N- G: ?$ {/ g0 s- j" P
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9 k. g h1 U* C% ?Japanese aircraft1 a( M7 J- V& _& W$ P( s' O
A6M2 Zero x 12
# J8 t" d O9 q, L ) H" i# W0 }: O, E; C, h
Allied aircraft, J6 M7 u+ t; u3 `. f& z
F4F-4 Wildcat x 10: K2 N+ Y; W0 F
SBD Dauntless x 9+ R2 i: L( |' ?7 o0 q1 J& u
TBF Avenger x 16
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( k% ~0 E, u2 L( e7 Z1 c1 cJapanese aircraft losses" B' _5 w1 X& d
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
5 e/ ]6 _/ u/ {8 D9 |% m' s5 I ) i" d9 T$ r% ?; c9 N6 P4 l# y$ ?
Allied aircraft losses! a3 X0 c1 E S/ _8 U
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
( ?) ], ^6 q& h0 } fSBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
5 G/ f" g+ G v9 R, i0 m3 DTBF Avenger: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged
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/ c: q0 x4 y/ \3 UJapanese Ships& v& }# O5 @5 G# t
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
3 W! S8 G4 R# e: Z+ |* PCV Hiryu, on fire
2 p O% B. O6 M+ I* c- NCA Chikuma
) U6 n1 Z& J1 [+ O3 ICV Soryu* S( b+ `# E$ [. Z1 Y9 [% c
2 J* x: D( p; ~6 v) \. D+ ^
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Japanese aircraft( O: b$ `1 v. H! [, f- w Y0 b
A6M2 Zero x 36
& f0 x$ u$ ^; M- }D3A Val x 90( ~, i, D2 g1 X1 Z5 }2 k
B5N Kate x 66, J( c. G8 `: M: L8 _
/ a# E4 y6 ]9 A, E9 e, X
Allied aircraft
% q' p( J2 C" Z% F7 ^; z7 qF4F-4 Wildcat x 108' X4 r3 I3 q% C; d+ y2 [
P-40E Warhawk x 45& }4 r' W# u: U) g: v
P-38G Lightning x 2
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, L1 N x) R$ Z/ ]Japanese aircraft losses
6 U* C& N. M) v/ M/ FA6M2 Zero: 26 destroyed% X6 A+ r8 p. {/ V1 m* V/ @
D3A Val: 50 destroyed
* G5 q8 ?9 L! L7 G0 y( zB5N Kate: 42 destroyed
2 b0 e# ~. V* j& j8 U& j 8 ~# D* U9 s& C( i8 Q$ Q5 \5 ^/ a+ M
Allied aircraft losses
3 D- x4 @; j$ [6 L0 J; Y) I- oF4F-4 Wildcat: 41 destroyed, 14 damaged" P/ H0 `. V0 m8 I2 } l; n8 u2 T8 l/ l
P-40E Warhawk: 27 destroyed0 q x; M, u4 h7 V! `
P-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed
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Allied Ships# a7 Z+ l7 `1 w9 v
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1
2 X+ B5 D" c8 p' XCV Hornet, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
( j/ D$ v, J$ ~% H* c t7 ICV Wasp, Bomb hits 2, on fire l! Z8 k% s5 ^- G3 Q& W. o
DD Benham, Bomb hits 1, on fire
& Z3 Y4 {8 _6 z0 \ ]0 GCV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1, on fire/ v$ e: @8 p! Q1 U3 \
CV Yorktown4 `# Y3 S0 o/ [' W
CV Saratoga
1 c( {5 \# D" v' q) A( @% i( J7 RCL Honolulu
8 H, U0 `$ R! v J7 K, v% @% xCL St. Louis, Bomb hits 2
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0 C0 z. j2 e& HAllied aircraft
5 }6 Z7 g* F7 K dB-25C Mitchell x 3. x" d; |8 G% i
/ _( e1 @8 D; h$ @
No Allied losses% k, s/ a z# ~( v6 {' e; i4 ~
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Japanese Ships! ^4 j4 H- K) W4 A
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Aircraft Attacking:
8 ]7 L6 i$ f6 Q& F: R# z' \2 Q0 u& ~ 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91% Q9 z, t ? ~3 q# C) s/ `
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Allied aircraft
4 H! b7 |+ l! n+ T g" c/ v( d3 tF4F-4 Wildcat x 21
9 W2 y8 M" m0 ], RSBD Dauntless x 900 ^/ g) U6 p. d
TBF Avenger x 33- v9 W; ?" k" M0 }: B
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Japanese Ships5 H7 z) D7 Q7 N# y
CA Chikuma
0 W& D: b( U/ w% k1 ^7 m6 T; r% |8 ]5 C* ^CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage- c& n$ B$ `% N
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
4 h4 Z: b! P; k) _5 N, pCA Tone, Bomb hits 10 l0 h$ U) R! H J% a
DD Ariake, Bomb hits 1, on fire
' [+ V$ J6 k; T" u' K4 @1 W `CA Aoba, Bomb hits 21 F- U( N/ P" j* u/ Q
CL Tama; \4 B" M5 Z) d* L* I1 d
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$ D# F5 f1 ]0 c6 D+ fDay Air attack on TF at 61,91. P0 n- @2 w% W) M0 y# O. _
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Allied aircraft8 |5 P/ T: c' T
B-25C Mitchell x 208 b" C3 G3 p! K9 H5 j; {: t0 I' C
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Japanese Ships
1 L( ]: S0 W8 N7 a, b* x! T% {" j% ?CV Soryu, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage( q0 I" V% q0 u9 s2 B/ E2 k1 }
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
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Ground combat at Shortlands
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( }1 d5 \0 }0 J V! o# r: R/ n# L9 SAllied Deliberate attack% W& ^; O# M) s
: }# A/ @& j- L1 R' ^Attacking force 13678 troops, 150 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 322, L! q2 p: a4 h; ]
) v) s$ Z$ A# ADefending force 1457 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10$ @7 m' C8 V, \
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Allied max assault: 314 - adjusted assault: 281
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5 X2 J# C! t7 oJapanese max defense: 6 - adjusted defense: 1 4 j3 q, ?6 e3 H# c* [+ S# t- U2 `
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Allied assault odds: 281 to 1 % I! B5 p; k, {, A; j" ^# J
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Japanese ground losses:& L* L7 m7 d4 q, A) }; ?# ]3 y0 c
1572 casualties reported
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/ J D! C) C. [4 {. gAllied ground losses:
& q# B" |' @, a* u; Q2 casualties reported: w+ L1 _7 s, ?' N" E: V& P* p
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发表于 2008-4-5 02:59
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