AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/18/42
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,934 k4 z2 `8 f) { ~+ H; K
a5 l/ M8 s' n8 A. sJapanese Ships
- ?3 b( ]0 D) W. W8 aCA Kumano
3 k; a: w) P6 m6 F6 O) n+ iCA Kinugasa, Shell hits 42, and is sunk# W5 P; L( e* @$ p3 |9 a
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1* F# M- X, W+ Z& x% e4 Q: u
CL Natori, Shell hits 1
3 D6 e0 Z# W+ v* a% xDD Maikaze, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
' X+ K/ h# e% c( l1 u1 q) k2 ~DD Natsugumo0 f* T$ x3 d B. P/ M9 a3 E5 y: b
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 1
. G! z6 @, _7 {* v3 S5 hDD Yuzuki7 C- E' q9 p, j/ I( J
+ j# ^8 a1 f4 F- j) V- ?$ `Allied Ships
5 A8 O: S7 |5 p; Q8 ^1 Z9 R# B" VCA Portland, Shell hits 2, on fire
6 t6 M9 A, Q- P+ b7 qCA Northampton
+ X& C' ?, s$ f9 L5 l+ X, z4 ZCA Houston, Torpedo hits 1/ }4 v# M; g- p2 U7 i! [$ f
CA Chester, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk( z: ]6 s* u/ {; a5 G' O- s: y
CA Louisville, Shell hits 1- F5 [2 ~$ ~8 K' j
CA Chicago
% N3 ~, z; k$ d5 Q3 _( p! MCA Pensacola6 {. b5 \7 ?+ s# y( n
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
! g+ P8 A! o6 {' }CA Astoria
5 V: O% g" U" m" U# }CA Minneapolis
+ n1 ?( @/ o8 V. M2 W F! W9 ~" ]' NCA San Francisco
- f7 G3 W" d: m$ vCA Australia, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage5 v5 \& G2 U; w# U5 d* @% u
CA Canberra8 {6 X G! X! Z7 e7 L* T- O5 ?
CL Leander
7 }* V" B* _# UCL Achilles1 o; H6 o' O/ v1 [5 s
CL Perth3 r8 z) ^/ l1 G4 v9 f+ M9 c& D
CL Hobart
2 K; g' r4 v1 E$ @# n) qCL Raleigh* g8 g+ R$ R, [2 p+ d! {+ p
CL Detroit
2 D3 J$ ?% L4 ^( z0 R1 ~ {3 X1 JCL Concord; b& x, g+ e/ D: B+ }
DD Cummings9 o- R L6 k2 l
DD Case
5 s8 b2 |2 c" ?. } `DD Shaw
" b. z% A+ f/ F( {. YDD Downes9 W7 `% f) H) s8 w! D- Y) `
DD Le Triomphant- n; M" l" i7 d$ `( y
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7 q5 v1 j4 }3 s9 K: PNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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7 ?9 M( b1 w! _' }, [- nJapanese Ships" {+ k8 k8 u% P
CA Kumano, Shell hits 10
0 L; i1 @/ y; J9 R. r+ ]) GCA Furutaka
) Z* L8 n: P. @: h: G. i2 b! c# dCL Natori, Shell hits 1
5 h& s( U, E2 D8 G4 SDD Maikaze, on fire, heavy damage& H3 z- m( t$ {- ~$ o7 h7 {* J H
DD Natsugumo
! z4 O" U$ T! Z8 N. QDD Ikazuchi- ]" ]+ J+ ]- f& R
DD Yuzuki
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; l; V: N* c2 TAllied Ships
9 R5 q& w* q+ N r8 pCA Portland, on fire' h! q, m; C6 G/ Z4 _+ \( u1 K2 N' D
CA Northampton
# \: |- k+ @& e- ~# x SCA Houston" T1 [' ~1 \; A" j
CA Louisville
, }; h( g9 [2 l: H% hCA Chicago8 o/ V, z t2 f1 L6 C" ]
CA Pensacola
7 r: v: K( B- \$ ?CA New Orleans0 ?8 V6 X0 S) H3 `
CA Astoria. K, a" B( G4 n4 e" o
CA Minneapolis6 `. ?% j' u, B6 M9 v' l
CA San Francisco- V7 Z8 d' j' a/ H
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
$ p* S+ |) J6 e' R+ PCA Canberra
" t7 H2 T' l3 j: b! qCL Leander) f2 l, i- g5 {" d, c( ^
CL Achilles+ q1 m( c! T* S, M% \
CL Perth
9 m7 {5 J- P D# VCL Hobart
: \: w$ J; {7 \# ?9 b; ECL Raleigh
6 u& ?. Y c( n! F. vCL Detroit& r5 R- c: M; g* ^/ b
CL Concord
& j% H. P7 c9 p _; g( fDD Cummings+ l6 V$ J8 S M% U" w
DD Case
: n- Q. Y/ s! XDD Shaw
, O/ y s! y6 r$ z0 j/ p! d- DDD Downes& ?# r2 S6 Z% t7 d; ~+ [4 W- ~% U
DD Le Triomphant% m: h0 U' U9 \
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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Japanese Ships
: B, ?5 h. n9 |' DCA Kumano, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
# a; c0 Q2 r' B) H6 ]2 jCA Furutaka, Shell hits 34, and is sunk
' L4 b8 }2 w5 j$ P) `CL Natori, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage8 H% C7 `9 j: R5 B
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 14, and is sunk2 i9 ~$ E+ @/ A, V3 o' k; q4 L
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 18 g D; i8 {! k+ h
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 3, on fire) D e7 i9 F$ x% @* r
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 6, and is sunk) H* \: e6 e9 g* H% e7 f+ ?
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Allied Ships
# g8 |* j* h' Y$ @# YCA Portland, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
/ f! e( }! @' T+ k2 W7 SCA Northampton, Shell hits 1, on fire
4 b8 r, ?8 }0 U O7 ?4 K2 i4 NCA Houston, Shell hits 1
2 g' f7 y4 D" @7 e9 Z0 P2 `CA Louisville- V* [% e8 p& t/ j; Z% {
CA Chicago, Shell hits 2: l/ V/ m6 z w. s6 J% A( \' Z
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 4
* w7 |; Y2 d: W, g+ X8 f7 jCA New Orleans, Shell hits 4! B9 o" K2 }: t; j9 U! T
CA Astoria
* d) p: V7 I3 p( t h0 |CA Minneapolis
" P3 @& A. i W/ J+ ]CA San Francisco9 l, g, E9 K& U% a' w5 ^& \3 x" b7 L
CA Australia, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
* l+ s4 J- g1 R: S4 tCA Canberra+ d! e4 Q; A$ _; O% D3 l7 f3 F* E
CL Leander
6 L4 X! l* u8 L$ P' nCL Achilles9 c* N- f5 k- p, g* `
CL Perth
" ?. O- c6 R1 v, f6 E0 GCL Hobart9 U" z e* s2 p3 Q
CL Raleigh
" B. @* e: G- uCL Detroit) N" |7 f) y ?2 {0 A' \$ t
CL Concord
' [' S& A8 L" W- t* W D; nDD Cummings
2 A2 u) e: Z J8 m. p7 WDD Case2 I n$ r5 ]6 l0 X R
DD Shaw
* Q) J0 U- [& h4 a! W' LDD Downes
+ Z* J& b) S2 J' ?& f4 U3 DDD Le Triomphant
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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+ M. m: o e' ?& bJapanese Ships L3 D7 @8 D/ z' U' |" y% w2 [
CA Kumano, Shell hits 33, on fire, heavy damage
' z; Y5 p: o* c, G# ]3 Y$ iCL Natori, Shell hits 24, and is sunk; u( S8 C9 `- J
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
$ V! T& A, [% @) q% c- N4 c( YDD Ikazuchi, on fire; J a( u% |- ^+ @, @
3 w& ?# s; N- O8 h* S+ g8 r
Allied Ships: _/ U( Y* P/ D5 q
CA Portland, on fire, heavy damage
. y& e7 {% ^! `8 PCA Northampton, on fire
, c- r4 I9 C1 L4 h. U3 K2 MCA Houston
8 O H ?1 V4 E: t, \( u9 ZCA Louisville
9 o" B) f/ B( I5 n0 WCA Chicago- c4 c0 C U" g0 S8 {0 ?9 F2 @( m
CA Pensacola3 c! x$ ^1 l8 Z# Y' G
CA New Orleans4 u9 j' l7 V( @5 }
CA Astoria
# d0 n+ n% p( f" c oCA Minneapolis
8 H) ? D0 S" D7 a$ z7 pCA San Francisco
4 z7 o8 _; }$ J" b2 xCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
( u) e' R, W* i4 j* |1 d. g& p9 E1 RCA Canberra
" [! w/ o$ k9 M1 m% x! T* FCL Leander
6 M1 l% |1 m7 ^CL Achilles
8 _2 j4 J& v# E; R# qCL Perth
" Q& X; Y% L/ `" W SCL Hobart: Y8 I F, i% R! L
CL Raleigh3 u9 r5 G& n% z2 e* Z% b9 q4 O
CL Detroit: r M# h3 W" V6 t- G6 s7 s
CL Concord
0 ?2 g6 R1 D# qDD Cummings
" r0 u3 q4 @, j; \; gDD Case
& \' B+ Q8 B+ kDD Shaw7 g& D! u3 K7 T6 M: h) P( K# b# ^
DD Downes4 j( d* J3 ]% i J1 A
DD Le Triomphant7 ]; P m% S/ q; N3 c$ U
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8 _+ @3 ~7 h; ^( I: m7 sNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93" w9 a+ q5 U7 o1 J# v2 b
' }5 p7 s# { r, G; zJapanese Ships( A# b) m' r5 a8 O% S! U, ^
CA Kumano, Shell hits 29, and is sunk
5 p# t3 @7 H& |& H; ^8 E/ ?DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 35, and is sunk
% y( s! K* A) r9 z& P: C& H0 ~0 tDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
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Allied Ships
6 @3 ?. D5 ]9 e( S: ?) ICA Portland, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage$ E0 f+ e5 k, O. n
CA Northampton, on fire+ i; ?$ p) d" \2 G- I
CA Houston
/ a [0 @' i6 S' _CA Louisville; C r# w+ {" I0 R4 L
CA Chicago
- ?# C/ C. @$ K& i' jCA Pensacola0 |( x8 u6 z) P
CA New Orleans
$ L! W5 d4 r; Q! FCA Astoria, e' ^: o+ u' s6 t! X
CA Minneapolis6 p8 S$ [* o R5 ~
CA San Francisco( g! @5 ~9 N# a/ g5 Y
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
8 c6 A- R: d0 x$ A1 VCA Canberra
C$ F& U: J: L6 z5 iCL Leander
2 m k1 G( u2 }; N# K# @ e- WCL Achilles- N% D* x8 g, c0 b6 h- {0 E% D
CL Perth. i6 [+ o8 @0 D: `1 ~8 [. o! |
CL Hobart5 g1 v, Y% Q+ `) z# u3 K
CL Raleigh( \! f3 q& ]' _* e
CL Detroit
+ U7 c t) T: b/ bCL Concord
% D& ^2 ?% z( g+ TDD Cummings
& L. J. [7 p! r# ~, d" ADD Case
8 \% P: Y4 U1 X: M7 G, lDD Shaw- H: T1 A% v( Q/ C9 T
DD Downes
. M# D. O$ F7 WDD Le Triomphant
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. U4 F: z1 K( r4 uDay Air attack on TF at 61,91' D) [) R; A! x" {
/ D( p/ |5 L5 R# iJapanese aircraft
& {) \( H, b+ ^; mA6M2 Zero x 50
& d+ s9 i& g1 j6 t) ` 1 c5 l1 K$ o' o8 R8 _
Allied aircraft
% b0 x" W5 ]+ E9 yF4F-4 Wildcat x 42
1 y7 S1 t/ ?0 sSBD Dauntless x 447 G: { ~ S4 F2 D: v: d+ A
TBF Avenger x 16
! ^7 y/ m+ K# \: } ( o: _2 Q' L1 d3 W& c( v) E* R! B
Japanese aircraft losses) [- X- H5 E& _& O
A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged1 z: L1 Z& [: ~* }; U9 A) s
: m3 u3 V, \* G5 h( [, w
Allied aircraft losses
3 G0 Z9 s2 ?+ H& W/ P( |; qF4F-4 Wildcat: 27 destroyed& M* [9 [2 D' { e
SBD Dauntless: 13 destroyed, 17 damaged- {3 A8 P0 U9 A& l* P6 M
TBF Avenger: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged. i6 X; y" `/ x
$ _) R) M. c) A! V* GJapanese Ships
5 O1 s, X# O* M/ h kCV Kaga, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
) Y- Y6 T9 n7 F2 n% MCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire$ k' l& X0 o0 F, r+ L& W5 e. U
CV Shokaku7 u+ |+ X R# N& H* e" D C1 {' ]
CV Soryu, j l! {2 l# S) \/ o) I
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91: Q, e1 |9 |2 P' }; q% v
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Japanese aircraft( Q d+ X) M. O& I6 P" J( u0 ~
A6M2 Zero x 19
7 H1 w5 a# Y" Q- N4 U s, _4 s
: o9 ^- p$ z8 K! ZAllied aircraft
% y' ?5 ]: I/ X) l+ b$ E/ v! t! d: ^F4F-4 Wildcat x 19% n; }3 k1 U9 l3 F% Z4 h
SBD Dauntless x 14
& j5 a- v$ ~! A4 [: S7 ?. Z) \TBF Avenger x 6
) H m2 t; a. n& R2 B8 D0 N* o" D 4 e9 B; ` B7 P9 y9 M
Japanese aircraft losses, r8 V9 H* f6 o0 @& Q( W" c% N' p* G
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
) m. F+ T' X; a3 o0 m+ Y7 _ : |- F: ]3 h2 k
Allied aircraft losses! s1 k: d9 h8 X
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed
, ^: Q' w, [7 J: g& Y6 d/ ISBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged
0 |5 f8 Q& I$ yTBF Avenger: 6 damaged' e$ x" N! d* l
. p* G1 L$ ?2 _
Japanese Ships0 J) x4 J8 z1 s/ z& e& C
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
% N! K7 n' w5 f- V( mCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2' j) [2 v. C" K) X* a
CA Tone# V% S' t* P4 J. n
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 1
/ G* h' D: x! s' lCV Hiryu, on fire" w5 T1 s# b+ M0 M Y; i4 F! T
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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Japanese aircraft
: ^% `$ e& F/ p' ^) T9 u8 L- p: g2 aA6M2 Zero x 17
( }1 l5 }: ?& ^9 d+ n2 w" L ( J* \% x! \% R; X4 G
Allied aircraft: `8 m; s& ^2 ]3 L( k, F; J/ k6 K
F4F-4 Wildcat x 24
# V7 E0 I1 P, q$ F1 r$ uSBD Dauntless x 27
* B, z, b2 w* a! g. Q2 ^2 VTBF Avenger x 7
2 E) x. x& M, K+ g5 I
. u `2 T' C- ]( Z0 ^9 ] y" IJapanese aircraft losses" b- }" a- a' m3 D8 O, Q: k
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed) p' i4 Z* d4 ?6 \
' P" L8 g: F4 E+ ^Allied aircraft losses; U( a% |9 l+ L, ` ] `
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed
3 S- \2 b" t5 L% o' {) sSBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged
1 D4 o. C& Z5 _; i0 `( w* S3 a! uTBF Avenger: 5 damaged
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4 N6 U, z, l" B6 t2 Y2 \3 RJapanese Ships
+ Y% F3 A' {5 z0 K. GCV Shokaku
4 V5 {5 q1 |& m4 xCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 2, on fire
/ }1 U& u; l: x: Z# d6 p2 RCV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
+ H5 K6 m x5 NCV Soryu, A1 L2 q9 B" m! {: O. n4 c
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1. ~! _/ }8 \. A3 J4 D3 I* v
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91% _' ]" x0 p* b* v. T3 }$ a$ J) ^: r
% Z8 o( G5 L4 |0 ^Japanese aircraft
- E! g) J$ j" M2 t' \8 w5 v, AA6M2 Zero x 15
9 c8 P E2 R" t. Q! | + c- i7 l- b2 `7 Q9 s( O; \5 v
Allied aircraft: m9 \9 O- U& ?( _1 ~
F4F-4 Wildcat x 89 o4 J, J L4 U z3 ~
SBD Dauntless x 18
$ S% S- x5 I B2 C) w : J2 F/ F) y8 W! {
Japanese aircraft losses
8 f4 h- J* M' Q1 g6 ]% pA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
: b7 P( K% ^ @+ B! f& I
+ P2 b* `, U8 g; ]Allied aircraft losses0 `/ }/ t" [* i+ ]- I
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
* d7 z* r8 w' b9 H5 [SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged' T; }% p% f' e% V& a( @
& m+ r3 y! @7 J) n/ l$ qJapanese Ships
# L- l* @% l! H; ]$ b) M3 _; eCV Soryu, Bomb hits 19 \4 @! A8 q/ m6 {' @ |& C
CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage, X) V5 w& @" j3 h: P. ~0 k
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
8 ` l; v4 X, s: D4 d9 W3 f! pCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage# _5 \; m5 o1 w
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' v+ L1 c) V$ O* x1 h9 i( m4 ADay Air attack on TF at 61,91% e4 C# h* h! U! _
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Japanese aircraft
: g+ q7 j5 g" t5 ~9 p5 mA6M2 Zero x 12
, U2 ~4 u$ Z9 Y; a5 s 2 k1 g' ~5 @. ] g
Allied aircraft
4 q7 k8 Q) h" [; s8 m7 W' k0 X: kF4F-4 Wildcat x 106 H6 T4 S9 T6 i5 v
SBD Dauntless x 9
& \2 ?9 x# J! L5 o5 X: WTBF Avenger x 16
3 `/ C/ T) w; B( Q : B: v- }% g) M$ x
Japanese aircraft losses3 l. h( E& `8 D; \2 o
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed/ D- \ ~8 F$ F; j
! x' _( n* F$ B) M+ x- |* w
Allied aircraft losses2 n) T! u* ^7 B ]0 f0 S
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
& @2 H; b+ ?' U7 KSBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged: k2 ~, ~ N7 J! L* Z* Q) M0 h
TBF Avenger: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged, Y1 E1 K2 d0 u, t
6 [/ ?, m. X5 A8 G# j# J8 PJapanese Ships
- M5 w3 x0 w) k& w, S5 S) n" MCV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage% X L# ] r/ @' k! a2 X
CV Hiryu, on fire
0 S/ e; [6 P, B# RCA Chikuma
5 E1 V, s, w# _9 b# G- ?% ZCV Soryu9 U R8 ~, ], K; ~" f. S! F
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Day Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,935 {4 u' Q. q& a4 E
3 g. H" F# T% f5 O, Q3 W3 GJapanese aircraft' v0 T$ v( ~9 c8 h2 {0 H: ]
A6M2 Zero x 36
( t* e' O" I: M/ kD3A Val x 90/ Q8 J7 y# b$ `1 Y2 V; K. E' o9 U2 N
B5N Kate x 66
4 f) Y4 l7 x% d& D
4 f6 G2 o& |6 T! xAllied aircraft
% \5 ?5 x. t( Y: I% n( e8 GF4F-4 Wildcat x 108! A8 ^( E6 T" u4 c
P-40E Warhawk x 45
1 O. N' ^+ o- @+ Y* | fP-38G Lightning x 2+ G4 v# ?( j/ f/ G5 w
1 Y N. L: z* R1 m* y* t# o+ y1 u
Japanese aircraft losses
2 b% [$ Q2 |. Z) ~A6M2 Zero: 26 destroyed( P; s- R# J9 M" R' b. z( _" D
D3A Val: 50 destroyed
+ G) }+ m& c. ]B5N Kate: 42 destroyed2 {7 D" {6 f( e: b2 C1 g$ j4 ^
! C3 p! k7 l2 Y
Allied aircraft losses$ D& H- o1 x8 {& b
F4F-4 Wildcat: 41 destroyed, 14 damaged
& f' ?$ y' h- S9 HP-40E Warhawk: 27 destroyed
3 ?' z6 h% a2 d3 ~P-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed' Q- }/ Y/ a ?5 |; [
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Allied Ships
% f% T9 W$ o- GCV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1. N2 y% O. X: z) B8 k$ b6 J
CV Hornet, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
6 e: d1 C& r# @' p* ^9 E9 yCV Wasp, Bomb hits 2, on fire0 n( |+ h" X/ }; x' V$ \9 L
DD Benham, Bomb hits 1, on fire: Y# z. B# ]4 U: c6 q- P8 R
CV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1, on fire* o1 z4 g* Q C1 A
CV Yorktown; d- v- Q y1 H1 u
CV Saratoga
. F) `5 k- ^' S0 NCL Honolulu* b4 E2 v$ c9 ?! ^0 H& a7 U
CL St. Louis, Bomb hits 2/ d; o* ]1 F* |% `) B+ K c% X2 I
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91$ c b6 E% }4 F5 e. s* K" Y
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1 S$ _. v( q" PAllied aircraft
% B0 B2 X M2 R) M4 vB-25C Mitchell x 3( n; e& T; h4 P) y: o2 E" A3 l
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No Allied losses5 b% m. b& G& _, ~- d3 D4 l3 e
8 L. t% E1 e0 u# o9 S& n, ]Japanese Ships
2 ?, e8 A+ S$ i4 m& M* |CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
* y! B. {: p- e. d' ~
9 n% I% c$ c/ g- l4 i5 QAircraft Attacking:
& y4 l! T# ]8 T# U 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet/ }8 N8 x) w' U$ e2 Q1 d
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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Allied aircraft2 c; p* d2 N* u+ }" W
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
" d. ]/ P' i' h8 t7 j/ aSBD Dauntless x 90
: J0 D* {5 W: \( G+ n! e" b- j; w3 oTBF Avenger x 33! O( d2 ^# c$ Q/ C% j2 L" g
3 p$ y5 ^, C7 W
Japanese Ships
0 S4 u- F, p; ]1 |9 F8 p2 X# `, |CA Chikuma9 i4 h9 a8 q, g9 \" m# b$ p
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage7 I* _5 C* t" i, V( b
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
0 S3 ]: A7 J" a% y& _6 P gCA Tone, Bomb hits 1
/ m% A1 T$ E! Y3 w. L# N8 A* o5 P9 \2 |DD Ariake, Bomb hits 1, on fire7 `0 L2 z# Q1 c I. N0 G
CA Aoba, Bomb hits 2
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' Y% R1 C4 r. aDay Air attack on TF at 61,91; U5 a% c1 U+ u: O0 q0 M6 }
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B-25C Mitchell x 205 F9 f8 }2 _2 I8 D
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# R7 Q0 Z+ k0 L- RCV Soryu, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
' Q6 j, Y- p& N- J x& eCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
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: ~: W4 G( L3 ~ ]7 J! l7 T5 yGround combat at Shortlands6 E* }6 J1 Q/ a5 m
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Allied Deliberate attack& w2 c2 q3 ~% y" L. O
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Attacking force 13678 troops, 150 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 322
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% a5 V+ c8 E7 ~- \: y1 i$ V- U+ g' WDefending force 1457 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 107 T9 I. ^$ }- T( x5 Q2 Z
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Allied max assault: 314 - adjusted assault: 281 # {0 P& q E2 O5 g ?% I
1 U- v' z) U: I# F6 m' Z OJapanese max defense: 6 - adjusted defense: 1 8 Z0 z! D1 ]4 D9 C* p0 T
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Allied assault odds: 281 to 1 3 C1 s. P; G0 p, Q. w/ N; ], ]
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/ d; b o: B1 ~6 PJapanese ground losses:
* p$ M: u7 {) p- ?% K, y2 R; v1572 casualties reported% z- j( v4 R- f# B
Guns lost 7
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Allied ground losses:
& n% t& s: H* H" L" U2 casualties reported
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