AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/18/42+ J* B& p: @5 u; N/ _
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* i& I0 i+ \7 E3 t& INight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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Japanese Ships e7 |! i: E3 Q: L6 _1 k9 a. x
CA Kumano- ]0 K! F& T6 c8 ~3 Y0 J
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 42, and is sunk1 S, H0 [$ A4 d& p& d2 B
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1* Q9 A- E1 M6 x7 x) m# ~' [3 a
CL Natori, Shell hits 1
6 `1 F8 r* ^. L2 H: f0 gDD Maikaze, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
2 T: J7 c' |5 j0 a6 j2 v5 Q, L! }8 P. @DD Natsugumo
8 t6 f5 e1 `* j9 }. J* gDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 1
0 J! Y4 q9 X* w6 {1 d2 u/ ?% J3 }$ wDD Yuzuki# A9 z6 \4 T0 H% i0 z; p7 y
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Allied Ships
, D1 Z1 U u7 ^' u. a+ JCA Portland, Shell hits 2, on fire8 J4 e) n+ U r/ l9 _% c) ]
CA Northampton
; q E- D5 e4 d: ^9 wCA Houston, Torpedo hits 1# _8 e$ w$ ]; p5 @
CA Chester, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
( @( K& g- Q7 a" vCA Louisville, Shell hits 14 ?7 a4 _" t) }9 W; `; K
CA Chicago
% ^ J5 W: O: {6 t6 nCA Pensacola
6 }/ ]+ a4 K- Q6 _0 t2 ACA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1' \5 X- ]6 Q/ C2 Y: e4 i
CA Astoria
( l4 M$ U4 l8 T9 _" ]CA Minneapolis+ o2 s8 @& N/ {) k& y/ t. Y0 n! E
CA San Francisco- G# @* c) c- M& U0 x
CA Australia, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
1 R; P% z6 u' TCA Canberra$ M* t0 y+ J" U: \9 R, K2 b" c: }
CL Leander# k ]9 O( y, ~) X8 Q; w. n2 J
CL Achilles
: }5 r: n2 W0 `* NCL Perth( g8 Z, Y. n) t; \; U9 c9 O$ J' V& m0 h/ W
CL Hobart
}1 I/ Y( f7 j; a# `CL Raleigh' E2 K9 {, N/ h
CL Detroit* w! V2 N' \( G. N7 m% @1 k
CL Concord7 ?% z( G3 v* \; p2 i# G
DD Cummings2 F$ t% w* F8 I- |, ^0 k: T' p8 H
DD Case
B: h& j r0 }. ]3 v7 z) }. n) a, ZDD Shaw) j" |5 i6 I! P) t6 t9 Q
DD Downes! Z* L3 P3 J& Y
DD Le Triomphant5 o9 V5 Z7 q0 U! o# ~% w
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Japanese Ships
; F. x$ s/ o7 H4 D0 a# c. Y+ \CA Kumano, Shell hits 10
/ I" s8 q ^* d2 W2 QCA Furutaka+ m7 P9 X. P7 { c' u+ T) d9 ?# D
CL Natori, Shell hits 1
& K) H1 P: }( l' y& O) @% ~- TDD Maikaze, on fire, heavy damage* f: ~7 K1 \1 o# W3 I# o0 J
DD Natsugumo
7 ?* e! E1 ~% f( D, `DD Ikazuchi
|: W; K/ y8 l0 }$ A# a, YDD Yuzuki, h9 l* M x& w# k. a- ^
5 Q( ]& N& D( W2 X. e2 IAllied Ships/ h% _/ D y. D4 G, G' d+ x: V, G
CA Portland, on fire
n+ w3 N5 o/ m/ c1 c" ACA Northampton; J0 X' l7 _ b- [5 |8 B$ e! z% I
CA Houston6 n4 X0 O- x# z" @
CA Louisville
5 n5 g& ^4 C) d; ]; [$ H$ sCA Chicago
) T! R) Q0 ?0 yCA Pensacola
" ?3 I% p6 G5 T0 w+ E8 R# l# OCA New Orleans x* m1 L- E6 Q/ C
CA Astoria
7 b( X2 ?# s( x$ S- m! o5 ~# J& hCA Minneapolis
t& @: O3 E& X& D2 sCA San Francisco% w _; E; X7 B, A3 F
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage: u4 h3 x- _( i6 K' b
CA Canberra
4 s+ r7 L2 c/ R1 j; _CL Leander
# D# X' |' }/ }# w8 t5 P* RCL Achilles& S4 p) u/ U- h" K
CL Perth# b$ j$ W( m. @* \, x1 C' ?
CL Hobart
) I/ _( P. p7 @; t) k. V8 MCL Raleigh( l1 F6 ~; }' z, A9 r/ e
CL Detroit* C7 n( E* X1 @" Q
CL Concord: X8 N, y5 g# n& W
DD Cummings! r7 }; a3 A8 R: e
DD Case
5 S6 Q- ~' Z: I6 m8 [DD Shaw+ L8 h9 H9 @: x6 o( ]
DD Downes
: B, ~, ?1 b, l' @, Y; T8 ]DD Le Triomphant0 D% x2 Q f4 M7 i2 |
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7 B5 \# i( w# u8 O& G' d g5 b3 ZNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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Japanese Ships
" n& g7 D k7 _& [% }3 I9 _CA Kumano, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
. G. i$ A. U9 g d! L8 aCA Furutaka, Shell hits 34, and is sunk1 S5 u3 N7 N6 c/ B: F1 n4 U8 x3 z
CL Natori, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage7 M8 @7 [. i, J4 k3 s$ V
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
5 a2 \7 X) r' x* ?* _% s+ oDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
v) G- K5 X) DDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 3, on fire
\$ _) [* M. u. Q+ dDD Yuzuki, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
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Allied Ships
( Q( n! U6 O9 ~7 cCA Portland, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
9 s" f3 D# r! u+ A: cCA Northampton, Shell hits 1, on fire
% |4 e Q0 J8 ~7 p0 wCA Houston, Shell hits 1
7 Q! P! S1 g4 O+ {/ {2 s, d! ~* NCA Louisville3 m7 k) T4 w5 v2 h6 j' e: x3 r
CA Chicago, Shell hits 2
( Z8 {8 g% R- }$ E+ A; iCA Pensacola, Shell hits 4
% e* P: d% D. N/ K9 {- m. {CA New Orleans, Shell hits 47 F( q3 Q d7 S+ a) p
CA Astoria
9 |* \) E1 P- @9 s" ]% RCA Minneapolis
. X( R' m' y! H9 y6 Q/ ZCA San Francisco
_% N& Z! J4 X. FCA Australia, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
) t! k2 c: h4 d+ b; NCA Canberra
! I# f9 o, p1 i ?+ c5 a5 y6 |CL Leander1 V+ ?: h" f1 T w
CL Achilles
' |+ Z- s8 O6 |9 ]7 ?CL Perth
( p; H$ Q* K- G2 R; t) QCL Hobart
, b1 c7 n7 u6 ]2 r9 OCL Raleigh: s$ S2 G! ?7 Z3 h' l
CL Detroit# v5 y" v3 t$ e+ B, s
CL Concord5 W# h3 B) l" q. I% e, G
DD Cummings
, c0 V) Q5 C6 z* m+ kDD Case
' J) g$ i! Q# a+ Y1 U9 T6 dDD Shaw* B* o1 e k0 {, ^' X
DD Downes' z& t; J/ g2 m2 r0 J" K( K
DD Le Triomphant1 ~4 W& x+ r- \% L
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93' G' I5 {) o1 D2 T* ^: t
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Japanese Ships9 ~ f2 b5 Q. j Y# O
CA Kumano, Shell hits 33, on fire, heavy damage
- B* s6 k+ q' x: y9 d& j! U3 ~CL Natori, Shell hits 24, and is sunk
) V, ~" Z0 s# q9 y8 _% X* q0 qDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 16 q# |( d8 G8 K) }: g* Y- i" ?+ ~
DD Ikazuchi, on fire
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Allied Ships
8 V# c6 R2 m W+ M8 h+ l) K8 YCA Portland, on fire, heavy damage
) m$ _) h F. ~CA Northampton, on fire
5 Q3 B! F. ^1 I `CA Houston
7 x9 b3 u3 k" j6 J( l. p* aCA Louisville" ?4 ^0 k. ~" a+ o+ V
CA Chicago) i6 g6 _' U9 H; R
CA Pensacola
0 L! s3 Z2 @4 b) ~, _CA New Orleans+ t6 e: ]7 y" M& p9 B, P
CA Astoria
2 ?& A$ U h# [( w# M, LCA Minneapolis
" q- E" Z8 R% h2 P( A/ qCA San Francisco; a, E* _0 t. {; X
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
; z; }# ?% [4 U+ y* dCA Canberra/ m& Q# Z7 R5 w0 [ r6 R4 H
CL Leander9 i; q8 }" U& q% U6 e0 L/ D% `
CL Achilles
0 ]$ S5 q# [+ g1 |' h+ oCL Perth }, N4 i, [: r* R) V7 c
CL Hobart o+ P8 I/ u; C. @) K
CL Raleigh+ k, b5 _1 ]* t* \/ l
CL Detroit, h5 e7 J- }5 D8 R! F
CL Concord
) Z& U) }* d" I, k( @DD Cummings
* t9 N+ \' O& o# vDD Case
* L. w9 l! H; V# x! x1 w; bDD Shaw( ^/ f, R5 H: y( F0 m
DD Downes5 B) I9 ^! U, M3 u
DD Le Triomphant" e( h4 O" B( Z3 }# Q
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# K% {. a- u6 Y' tJapanese Ships
3 x9 {& |1 U: ]/ \, bCA Kumano, Shell hits 29, and is sunk
" w# J0 h$ I0 X1 x# s7 bDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 35, and is sunk
# L' R' a8 l# ]( p* h, K7 x) uDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
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Allied Ships" W1 `& m/ l/ B, x6 F6 W2 _& {( j
CA Portland, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage6 {& `7 D0 U% u! p/ a" w& }
CA Northampton, on fire
1 `: Q* \: E$ w S' s- OCA Houston' s2 @" c7 ^) W; s2 Y5 k
CA Louisville. [7 t- Q7 Q$ E; z
CA Chicago
6 ~; L0 n- H$ B' [ x8 [" ?CA Pensacola
+ F+ S T9 T4 O! OCA New Orleans8 W( W0 Z' |# a
CA Astoria
1 \4 H4 T0 c2 h# I, U5 iCA Minneapolis3 a w0 {* Z4 c7 X4 Z9 v
CA San Francisco
$ j; d2 v- Z1 }9 S/ MCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
" x- b# l6 C/ u$ S& R' A0 VCA Canberra
8 s+ l- r4 B: L- g' VCL Leander7 {( H# q9 E- x5 S
CL Achilles
( c1 W0 X9 H9 M* T! F5 ~CL Perth- Z* _' J, W- G, V2 u/ Y
CL Hobart
0 ^8 g( U! r. e; Z' A# b# q- _CL Raleigh4 S: y$ \: |' H: ?
CL Detroit5 H% ]6 W* ^8 ~9 K6 O2 B
CL Concord; c+ k' }; c' k
DD Cummings
. K. g# N. c! Y) b! F0 x1 Z, qDD Case: j9 { q4 T3 r; g
DD Shaw2 q3 S, o' t2 [$ h3 H; A; ?) a
DD Downes" B4 v+ M; z0 p$ I' b J
DD Le Triomphant, ?- S7 K) q' Z7 H
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91; `+ Q4 x: r9 Y+ d
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Japanese aircraft% ^1 |4 o+ z* ^5 u+ ` J2 W( B0 Y
A6M2 Zero x 506 I( f$ [' \+ T( r& t1 @
1 X- Q* B* G1 w/ K4 j/ kAllied aircraft
% U2 j" q( {0 p5 Q/ k1 kF4F-4 Wildcat x 42
, o: p& D5 f; f# e hSBD Dauntless x 44& o& j6 ?1 r- l+ ~/ h% n9 _
TBF Avenger x 16
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Japanese aircraft losses* w g, b; m" k5 {# n( Z# }. `2 o
A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged3 i4 @6 ^/ l/ E# {4 D. S7 u
; Q" O- m$ I$ C7 V/ DAllied aircraft losses
/ k) t! f& Y) h5 a }F4F-4 Wildcat: 27 destroyed
/ ^0 a2 k2 p9 J% h; i+ w0 C* ]SBD Dauntless: 13 destroyed, 17 damaged
: h8 W: \5 j; J( i7 BTBF Avenger: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged
& V* @5 H9 d1 M, @0 B5 A ) c9 j/ [& ]. t f! i7 ?" l+ F
Japanese Ships
- W4 p5 f t2 B2 y; ] ]: HCV Kaga, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage8 u$ m5 `/ f: J8 i4 a1 c
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
2 g% L7 r% B' r) f/ FCV Shokaku
5 k2 m/ t& {( k% {& hCV Soryu
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2 d# J) v2 R) ?+ {$ VDay Air attack on TF at 61,917 f; X' k ]- x- a s
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Japanese aircraft6 F* W. o5 ^$ `7 D4 ^
A6M2 Zero x 198 ]: w! f) c4 [2 \
. |. }. q; K) QAllied aircraft3 |4 E5 l' p5 E U# V6 R0 v
F4F-4 Wildcat x 19
! h2 [# ]/ F$ {# q2 Z+ J- kSBD Dauntless x 14( R2 P) P8 z1 [3 ?: E& l9 ], O
TBF Avenger x 6/ l2 w5 A9 i% |1 r7 }3 O8 M* p
! j1 p' }" Y1 v4 r+ OJapanese aircraft losses
; I, \0 m. U' xA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed3 w/ n/ Z! d6 T
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Allied aircraft losses
5 r# l0 O& M% L0 eF4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed
- N3 K2 @4 y/ L4 b& Y4 _" xSBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged: G1 x9 S5 q7 q* L' I+ Y
TBF Avenger: 6 damaged' Q4 O2 @' {) ]
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Japanese Ships
% G i, l s+ ~4 u1 YCV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
$ t3 R/ w! z8 aCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2
4 V/ x* s& ^( h. G9 BCA Tone
' R" T3 q3 D9 X* ^, g G. ^CV Soryu, Bomb hits 15 t5 c; _7 d8 ^( F" e. O1 M
CV Hiryu, on fire+ K7 s4 ]( W* y7 Y2 f( L
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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3 Y4 Z, f, ^- G! S/ R2 |4 GJapanese aircraft! X& L/ N& F5 }# y$ F* Y% Y6 R8 _
A6M2 Zero x 174 K" [: J. W/ @/ B9 M' u
2 t5 g% K# m% }6 D! K8 n( ]Allied aircraft" {8 H9 |+ L; X) A
F4F-4 Wildcat x 24
v3 k1 w' z4 b. _! S0 i$ fSBD Dauntless x 27
8 \( t9 T+ Q6 N8 d. W2 T( P( ITBF Avenger x 7+ T; Q$ M3 \) e/ `
; f( S3 P) V2 A$ R! ]% P. WJapanese aircraft losses
0 y7 }: k+ t6 G( n6 u" CA6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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; P0 j$ T' f4 ^/ [& a/ {. e9 C5 oAllied aircraft losses
1 L7 \8 r: B. E! U# i! r# X3 g* hF4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed: j+ z) l3 x* W" c- b) Y
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged
7 y' {. ?2 t+ J( zTBF Avenger: 5 damaged7 h. V H: S6 p3 R. N, H4 \
8 b7 y: z, t- t9 l0 [. h9 VJapanese Ships0 U$ W- F \2 g- u2 K1 r& E
CV Shokaku
( J- g- g$ h" u5 X* ^CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 2, on fire3 y% |3 t+ |% w
CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage9 s! U7 \/ ]5 Z9 U0 ~
CV Soryu. @1 \$ R* B, Y; r
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1+ u2 j8 \! U4 t3 F' `9 K
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Japanese aircraft
& n* W1 E3 s/ b3 AA6M2 Zero x 15
5 m' W; Q8 V. t9 B
- p, A! ~8 w! E/ \4 aAllied aircraft3 L, }& H: j' @4 r9 |$ d$ c$ b
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
) |' o3 {1 U# U- R1 kSBD Dauntless x 18
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Japanese aircraft losses
: G& C5 H. R/ N7 }$ [; k( B, kA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
0 k6 G+ _9 Q# c N k3 M. X5 c# f
Allied aircraft losses6 {5 d, i2 L5 b O* v4 Y$ B/ e
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed2 {7 Y. j& z+ o" x5 H
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged
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8 t! j+ o0 n% F9 N/ j) [+ vJapanese Ships/ d; ]& j k( V1 i7 a7 K
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 1
. _+ I# z' ?* |, u+ iCV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
, H4 i/ m9 N4 o6 p0 vCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
9 t+ l5 w- U9 g5 P4 e0 T, E. jCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Japanese aircraft
8 ^" z9 _. g7 y% w+ K" V1 m$ ]A6M2 Zero x 121 g. a( D! Z$ m4 e3 `0 w
: h6 n9 ]/ f4 l8 }( ?0 S5 l
Allied aircraft+ I6 X0 a, t& S% M% D- ?: b1 n
F4F-4 Wildcat x 10( d$ x, R8 A6 w! e
SBD Dauntless x 9- f! C# k' w/ ]' E7 Q
TBF Avenger x 16
8 t b: m* _3 u* U i: Z- t1 ?: i
0 x/ F9 E8 z+ @! \: h) j0 k" _Japanese aircraft losses1 m( z2 `7 g }- l' U
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed: j; f! N, v, o! c) P- l
% J7 \& h9 U2 Y
Allied aircraft losses
! L- ]0 e5 Q- Z, A5 IF4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
! }" n6 t, E! ^SBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
0 G& c/ \' k/ n4 e3 w# ETBF Avenger: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged# D3 E# k O; a( Z* i4 m2 ?$ l# n
3 z. Y" w: Z3 M7 C0 n
Japanese Ships( p5 M/ {; C$ u! p" X$ p/ H0 s4 Y
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
" ^, l4 ?) B3 b; }) |" KCV Hiryu, on fire9 d# c$ z& W" N# V; `- N8 \
CA Chikuma
6 c2 g3 j" e2 a+ ACV Soryu
7 H2 ^! J4 f; X/ {/ f1 h1 i d1 Y & ^2 j/ R$ s& z2 I- z( S* O
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Japanese aircraft
+ M' N" N7 B0 {7 {5 ?/ C0 b" mA6M2 Zero x 36
1 c) f+ v5 v ]: X+ k. W$ s, mD3A Val x 902 y$ Y D6 m' J2 A3 o
B5N Kate x 66
% r6 a5 ?: ^$ x3 A: m
* P, n7 y v7 f# D! N" KAllied aircraft- j% V: I6 n0 m1 o
F4F-4 Wildcat x 1080 U. k7 p/ x9 H; ?. ]2 g8 R5 B
P-40E Warhawk x 45; X! V4 a k& j
P-38G Lightning x 22 Y* o5 @( l( \" q, s
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Japanese aircraft losses
* g2 t4 T+ S) T( t7 b: iA6M2 Zero: 26 destroyed
. f [8 B/ a: f) GD3A Val: 50 destroyed8 B( \$ s% ~9 P4 i2 o
B5N Kate: 42 destroyed7 ^3 I8 e7 y1 p; H) I
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Allied aircraft losses
3 F3 ?* C0 q, m7 u* _F4F-4 Wildcat: 41 destroyed, 14 damaged
/ i8 ]5 b" [7 M/ B7 x, y% `2 S) Q( AP-40E Warhawk: 27 destroyed, T3 i8 O" w& }
P-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed: U3 d7 D& j# P9 e8 U& Y) ]5 P: U
4 D2 L2 b$ I- @Allied Ships" M0 N; c: d; `! y2 J6 `6 T3 l
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1/ b4 n2 @3 r E4 V* f8 Y: `$ V
CV Hornet, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
# P, w/ `8 S x* C' VCV Wasp, Bomb hits 2, on fire
) C6 R+ K k4 K" E" \5 UDD Benham, Bomb hits 1, on fire
8 ?2 y& c" O4 x2 y6 yCV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1, on fire* H6 V2 k% Z9 J6 P7 H/ Q
CV Yorktown5 S. ]( Y: i7 @% L- S1 [& m
CV Saratoga( r8 R2 ^& K3 [, A2 A
CL Honolulu
! m# ~, b9 s- U4 v* zCL St. Louis, Bomb hits 2
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Allied aircraft
& _: i% `) V( ]; X: UB-25C Mitchell x 34 v7 T( `6 \4 [0 W3 s
2 @" m% q' o( w8 W) S! e: o x
No Allied losses
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: v! o* p0 E4 k5 C# kJapanese Ships
( `* B1 q) o* Z8 \7 dCV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage" I5 p: p2 t% U" d8 [$ X2 \' E' d
1 o2 t# f% `! W5 VAircraft Attacking:
: N U1 u! \ `& e 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
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K& A4 }- ]7 {8 ^: o" YDay Air attack on TF at 61,91% k. H9 C' I# M" I5 d0 ?
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Allied aircraft* \* i) r2 p# q& }6 f" w. {
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
8 x3 \2 T1 W$ zSBD Dauntless x 90
8 W% e4 B* c: v& k2 Q0 kTBF Avenger x 33
5 K. r+ K6 n# c; ~$ r
& c1 S( s! p0 @ r" y- Z0 xJapanese Ships
2 O1 F/ k: D2 c t- s& X5 lCA Chikuma
; l( t! B' @! u nCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage, o$ j# a$ Y1 G' P" O5 e$ [1 @0 ^
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
2 K) _. d3 ~8 PCA Tone, Bomb hits 1
' V8 {0 O4 ]" V, @% bDD Ariake, Bomb hits 1, on fire: H. ~5 [* h( G
CA Aoba, Bomb hits 2
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1 M, A, Y0 F* Z/ _4 C" c$ [Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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B-25C Mitchell x 20) f% D: D& a* D' ^% a4 J% {
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CV Soryu, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
2 X9 P K3 [+ X1 A* L. P3 sCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
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Ground combat at Shortlands
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Allied Deliberate attack
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. C- _3 p7 L; O" \- s0 L& xAttacking force 13678 troops, 150 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3226 m5 ~4 D+ F0 p ?; K% N7 v
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Defending force 1457 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10
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Allied max assault: 314 - adjusted assault: 281
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Japanese max defense: 6 - adjusted defense: 1 0 j. X- v( U4 z* c; e6 O
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Allied assault odds: 281 to 1
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Japanese ground losses:( `- q3 U0 y2 J7 B; l% Q8 L, _9 X' R
1572 casualties reported
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Allied ground losses:
1 i8 [2 s7 ~% t$ R2 casualties reported
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发表于 2008-4-5 02:59
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