AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/18/42
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,939 j+ X L/ H) D
: K6 S/ x( |2 [. {+ J/ f: XJapanese Ships
6 s0 f' G! L7 i$ j* [7 u( xCA Kumano1 C* `! T4 w* H: g; r, _; K
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 42, and is sunk
. E: w/ q2 M! S) _( l9 | PCA Furutaka, Shell hits 1
+ I; F6 g& ~6 K2 D8 D/ g* M6 h7 l xCL Natori, Shell hits 18 p3 |3 `# Y, K1 j' x6 p, C
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
/ N3 u% z+ ?8 jDD Natsugumo% w# T6 v0 I2 [0 L
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 1
# ^; k. _) n9 VDD Yuzuki& e0 Q6 |$ D7 q7 C- D3 D
" ]7 q5 V- | t8 r# {9 ]- CAllied Ships5 c+ W2 Z7 Q" B1 b+ B
CA Portland, Shell hits 2, on fire
2 z. [& s3 S; l3 m- g6 o; iCA Northampton' ~2 H0 b+ ?+ b! F
CA Houston, Torpedo hits 1! [- H4 f3 L& O7 X
CA Chester, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk$ y1 H& y; i$ g' d. m+ t0 O" O8 E
CA Louisville, Shell hits 1
; @: l5 a. Q: B) U' ]3 fCA Chicago
7 w- T. Q3 c4 |CA Pensacola( a5 n/ v8 p7 I& _
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
; x5 E8 a& d( X) HCA Astoria
& N, y: y# o ICA Minneapolis0 Q: l8 X4 b1 u; J2 f7 E) W/ @
CA San Francisco9 Z& v0 K7 k3 ^ I
CA Australia, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
, h6 y4 O" B( ~2 ?% d; T* V: RCA Canberra/ l: B' z8 e: X% _* g0 B; v6 ?! n
CL Leander
# a7 i4 E# t i: ~1 BCL Achilles
5 M" K( ~+ {. g7 S7 S- A- iCL Perth
; B* S% s5 K6 r+ k$ ~3 dCL Hobart
% \3 b+ Q! {2 D1 o3 |: b$ f: MCL Raleigh! u2 B& G- a, |9 _/ t$ Q3 u
CL Detroit& i+ U1 |4 Y! z7 @
CL Concord
5 T9 S$ \3 i3 Z4 g+ NDD Cummings% y1 ?! ?6 u9 r
DD Case( D' w4 X; U8 E* _1 a# p. Y
DD Shaw
$ c2 T+ i- d4 D- TDD Downes
5 B$ u$ n, G L- qDD Le Triomphant1 F) r% J! a+ [/ n
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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6 V6 B" ?/ B7 ]; X3 M# j% |% LJapanese Ships! z* a0 k# b. d
CA Kumano, Shell hits 10
+ A' t5 y- a7 h7 U1 J; _CA Furutaka9 c& U5 Q: @+ r8 R4 Z( p2 s
CL Natori, Shell hits 1
3 u' V9 H$ e! @5 L5 \! pDD Maikaze, on fire, heavy damage! k7 D( s' q/ g+ V
DD Natsugumo
2 U7 Q6 i7 }( K- aDD Ikazuchi
+ N8 |2 L% R, [2 }: b+ x f/ wDD Yuzuki
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4 N. K. Z/ ~5 ~; @Allied Ships. y- o4 `9 W0 m
CA Portland, on fire7 H4 r7 v# F; ]8 p7 r
CA Northampton8 b( e3 r2 y' v1 _1 Z# h
CA Houston5 ?, M) e7 w7 W" z& Q
CA Louisville
" G9 o5 J# z( P& j, z; w7 uCA Chicago
6 Z) B; l; h; t* I* [# w* jCA Pensacola
: {: c( a0 [& `1 k% BCA New Orleans! N$ R+ z& r) S& T) l' o) x
CA Astoria! X0 @6 U% j) D1 W! m
CA Minneapolis% x. g: C9 N& {( [3 ~3 C
CA San Francisco
6 u+ J6 @0 P5 G3 E; [, I, |CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
+ D V2 `3 G! q4 U/ cCA Canberra
8 K" A6 o2 T: V$ ~( xCL Leander) M! z+ w* A4 B. b% d! f
CL Achilles
8 C' \" ?# k% C0 ?" ICL Perth
7 G5 B0 m$ Z$ T8 Q, x, b1 CCL Hobart$ A2 k( a& w) i' H/ s w- U' L
CL Raleigh
% t, k9 `8 e1 K' c+ F" x. DCL Detroit+ v J3 ~$ H* `6 Y P+ g( I. a
CL Concord. ~1 Y+ d% [! s6 C# y+ O% m! G. d
DD Cummings
) ? x4 c- c! v" c) I [1 iDD Case- P+ E, O* q8 b' B7 q6 _
DD Shaw
) N2 p' a+ Q" O# cDD Downes
' C S: R$ i& DDD Le Triomphant
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7 Z# h: B4 ]! r, O) D QNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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Japanese Ships8 h6 a& W& E: X' f. R
CA Kumano, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage! Q- p) d, ?# }" U
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 34, and is sunk6 p; f' N, t8 s
CL Natori, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage( A* p4 T+ H7 \$ c' n. m: Q
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
/ b+ z: H V$ C4 ~8 p# y# j4 i" nDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
: C' S) j1 `( a7 D3 ?: L1 iDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 3, on fire
5 \8 M& [6 l1 A1 n8 h3 EDD Yuzuki, Shell hits 6, and is sunk( L/ a. @- |! x4 x
% M8 F, b: n* R# v2 AAllied Ships
& R1 h; w/ B2 D1 d0 x, P- ZCA Portland, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage. k3 g5 s$ U$ [7 |: x
CA Northampton, Shell hits 1, on fire
5 S/ }7 F5 j P0 W& pCA Houston, Shell hits 17 ]$ y) z/ K& g3 W
CA Louisville ?4 [. ~- c4 F, \; k; r1 f
CA Chicago, Shell hits 2, R/ f# S9 t+ W% }. Q
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 4) q- p' N, D1 q; N0 [) D
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 4
3 d- \0 N. w9 k6 PCA Astoria/ D/ J4 \: \$ O" e. {7 d
CA Minneapolis; _' b: _& u, y3 g2 J
CA San Francisco
! d# M+ w/ `/ o1 X" M, u+ YCA Australia, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
5 w# x+ a. g* `) p, ACA Canberra7 Q" y7 G- G7 c- K" v- W( T- p
CL Leander
/ x3 k: j2 m9 @9 M/ U# gCL Achilles
% v. F: k! J! t) g1 Z# ~4 P; ~2 I( @CL Perth: M/ ^: u/ I6 H8 b t* c* f5 s
CL Hobart) a2 `! v# Y* X4 N* J! Q8 M
CL Raleigh! U- Q) l9 Y: z2 [- O6 k
CL Detroit7 S: |1 _- i( D5 n. \* B
CL Concord/ O" I b! `9 ]1 p) U8 E* j
DD Cummings
2 o" z4 p; X: B* d# M" ~DD Case6 L5 m) Y7 p8 b; `( {. ^ O
DD Shaw: e" b7 w& x# [" }
DD Downes+ v0 A' K M1 M
DD Le Triomphant1 B* n( P+ V# U" L% s
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,933 z# g! R" b$ |# j9 D; \7 V8 F
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Japanese Ships
- z# D/ q8 y+ h+ p, QCA Kumano, Shell hits 33, on fire, heavy damage* I( q1 c& o. d
CL Natori, Shell hits 24, and is sunk% m) N" q, u2 p6 [
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 15 Q" y) J2 `8 L8 d+ l1 I
DD Ikazuchi, on fire
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Allied Ships
2 x9 L0 r# ^, M7 R5 @) d/ kCA Portland, on fire, heavy damage% I" Z* y. ~, c9 R/ n& L, r
CA Northampton, on fire
' k, R _6 X! Q$ W$ tCA Houston
) h8 F6 ^; C+ G* b: ?+ h, M, ICA Louisville
$ g( ~5 H# H. ]" }' T- ICA Chicago
$ d% d5 F7 t% I6 N! SCA Pensacola
6 H# L7 B7 a/ i) |CA New Orleans
; B9 I8 j* n' jCA Astoria
3 d: _" a: T6 @" z V. }CA Minneapolis
! m# d- @. _- z @1 C' r! `0 K0 kCA San Francisco
' v) z: D1 d, J. F2 V# M& X9 I' kCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
0 ~- Z5 W" Z5 X; JCA Canberra
: T( ^/ q: }. s# y5 k$ Y+ bCL Leander P1 Y* c* `0 X" @( s6 L
CL Achilles
" Q+ n- G7 z& hCL Perth
, |7 G. y0 R% b- vCL Hobart" B+ b) r$ B p& T
CL Raleigh$ `& o" P) w/ y0 {9 p8 r
CL Detroit
- c- W3 {6 V4 w3 NCL Concord3 k7 R# U/ N6 S5 ]( d2 R( \0 j
DD Cummings" U) H; g9 }6 x
DD Case
# E. v. @" x9 \7 M$ t( MDD Shaw
2 i, `' a8 X/ a# [2 v+ DDD Downes) {) F3 N' U+ Q1 |' s" B
DD Le Triomphant
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,938 Y# i0 r7 V9 J- \4 u) |' y
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Japanese Ships
5 v" j9 h& i( x" wCA Kumano, Shell hits 29, and is sunk) A* o7 c. h( a3 C
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 35, and is sunk b7 T2 C3 \' O! Q
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 15, and is sunk5 G- Y% l. e% e/ [- m/ I/ {+ d/ L
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Allied Ships( J3 q4 f1 |& p1 m, }0 V& }
CA Portland, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage/ [7 R) S h0 e1 {. O0 y
CA Northampton, on fire' O& T8 R2 v u* i0 M
CA Houston
6 S) S9 v& m0 r7 L0 `) sCA Louisville
7 Y* ]/ a6 v' o# `& \, ~% s' f: a9 q6 CCA Chicago) u9 w! e, t; _& U) @
CA Pensacola# j$ z7 Q/ {4 d; S
CA New Orleans J- u: {' I7 a
CA Astoria
0 y$ s3 F5 a. ]; Z8 eCA Minneapolis
+ t: D4 ^9 a- N! WCA San Francisco" w9 a7 S1 m2 M; O
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
5 p, s% P8 q' |CA Canberra' X: g* L3 @4 A5 P
CL Leander
# r, D0 H2 w- N3 `CL Achilles: H8 [& G1 X4 B m+ J! E
CL Perth/ [3 X+ O% Z1 m& y# F! S( `8 I
CL Hobart1 s( ~" S5 u& o$ |# L0 u! ~: _5 B
CL Raleigh
. a7 K; r8 B RCL Detroit9 @9 f+ Q' i$ D' j. ~
CL Concord
9 k) H' i( w9 J4 Y3 u) gDD Cummings
4 e3 n" @ g6 xDD Case9 R1 s5 S3 y- o1 a/ D/ I
DD Shaw
' |8 i1 o; S% p0 I* MDD Downes4 t5 f; `0 E s0 V9 z6 w
DD Le Triomphant
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91: A1 V# O6 H. u5 v: L% ?, y( C
$ J+ n9 J! t7 `2 ZJapanese aircraft
6 l ]0 Q! A' qA6M2 Zero x 50
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/ G: ~; ?* E) SAllied aircraft
, ?0 x+ E% l- B' GF4F-4 Wildcat x 42' m2 `4 ^1 T1 q3 d) {' ~
SBD Dauntless x 44
( {. |6 R3 ? `, A. Q" lTBF Avenger x 16
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Japanese aircraft losses
$ q& C ^( r; KA6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses8 |- R. p9 W4 G0 ]
F4F-4 Wildcat: 27 destroyed+ F+ ~8 _, [, U4 U0 ~1 a! q& J
SBD Dauntless: 13 destroyed, 17 damaged
% E; R2 W4 j& C6 ?* dTBF Avenger: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged; t" N$ @) R1 L. y! D- f K, S% T
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Japanese Ships
: x0 E* y/ r9 i2 [% ]CV Kaga, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
1 R6 j- `2 s! i! T# SCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
3 m9 r/ A ]+ U; W' hCV Shokaku" B& e; {7 k1 r4 o
CV Soryu
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Japanese aircraft
# \. ?9 C# x5 q! c+ |$ I0 LA6M2 Zero x 197 f( z( {- w0 U' } |
- e: i/ k: F# J8 S ]" dAllied aircraft; i, m# S4 @: H4 l- R2 W
F4F-4 Wildcat x 19
& T! c2 }3 E9 v& Q+ S( cSBD Dauntless x 147 S# V0 E- C& q p* ?
TBF Avenger x 6# n' w1 S- t* _& H
9 M$ C f/ a' `+ T! G8 V( oJapanese aircraft losses
4 `* ~3 x/ V/ r3 Z Z% E9 `A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed- g4 |: T, ^- T
) A( d. ^" ^1 j& A, o0 ZAllied aircraft losses/ }' v. l' X* e" m$ ^4 y, H
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed
$ E$ r" u1 B, }0 `1 B2 S) ?( jSBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged6 _) f w: O% h) `7 _& ]
TBF Avenger: 6 damaged
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Japanese Ships
& ` |4 f1 L4 G$ C. a7 oCV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
' R( l2 }$ x0 Y& A. O \CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2 [( _$ `7 N8 x5 w
CA Tone
, k( a) q& D. ]. ECV Soryu, Bomb hits 1# y. S- [3 |1 \$ T2 r
CV Hiryu, on fire: k3 X6 F+ p4 z& i; H: b1 m4 d
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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Japanese aircraft
: }" h7 c/ H% g) zA6M2 Zero x 17
+ V# b, W" F, o1 F% m
1 `& ^. c/ D, n+ ?! @# iAllied aircraft
, F8 ^% E% W; h- Q$ t" VF4F-4 Wildcat x 24
6 l- o. o8 H+ H! U) w2 CSBD Dauntless x 277 y' B5 ^! l' ?% r# w) u
TBF Avenger x 7
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1 d- z4 _" x7 z: o( E' n/ W3 D8 XJapanese aircraft losses1 E' i* L4 B, n* m
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed1 p! J: z6 K1 k; f
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Allied aircraft losses
/ U9 [: ]+ Q, k7 ]* W8 WF4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed- Q5 H' P8 o# z- z+ a7 ~
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged
3 l2 L6 s9 \4 hTBF Avenger: 5 damaged
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Japanese Ships6 G/ F. J) v- s$ O- N, `' `
CV Shokaku
' o" Z+ a( P" q( B$ J7 ]CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 2, on fire
; ]! z5 G! Y: X3 OCV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
7 O4 }, }+ L3 |- ?! h0 t) ZCV Soryu% F/ z: o2 A% ~1 {1 M1 O
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1
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: j0 W5 X, a* O6 ^A6M2 Zero x 15
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Allied aircraft7 L! f y. D- q6 x) K6 w8 W
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
# z8 S# o K* O" {% fSBD Dauntless x 18
3 [" t& j1 K0 A7 j+ c
$ }0 i& T$ P- B6 d% j7 v9 cJapanese aircraft losses! y5 J9 c t' }8 O" ^1 C
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
. L1 g+ D8 a: Y. R4 [5 mF4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed2 N6 m- {2 \8 q) I. T& d6 j( G
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged
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Japanese Ships
9 a! h: p! b: j9 rCV Soryu, Bomb hits 1. i Q H. W1 |: C8 D* T$ T
CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
: R1 d; B9 i( `) I! [. \, YCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
* s, R4 Z) E% ` T" T/ rCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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Japanese aircraft
+ \9 ^! L) A) d0 F7 C& }$ |A6M2 Zero x 12
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Allied aircraft# s# [! T2 x) q9 c" `7 o
F4F-4 Wildcat x 10- ?6 T/ q' R0 _
SBD Dauntless x 9
. C; g2 E% p6 g& b( P: e- Y1 G0 w7 q" ZTBF Avenger x 16
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Japanese aircraft losses
. X, d+ v+ O; W7 P, f/ {+ yA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed$ ?& Y2 K. ^* F
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Allied aircraft losses
# r0 K/ r5 A q; ~$ hF4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed+ g/ @$ `/ I' P- s2 ?) G
SBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
$ I% _2 U+ C% a) B* K s1 a/ o: qTBF Avenger: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged) @$ _) U8 L" R
! r/ F7 T |5 t( oJapanese Ships u# m K! q8 h* z! e1 c, v
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
, z9 _. z o1 u* y; SCV Hiryu, on fire3 M+ |7 K; t6 e6 `% v' [9 u( @
CA Chikuma
4 H' }$ N2 n/ h9 p# NCV Soryu( _2 V. R; b; R; f5 l! n# Y4 @
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2 F, r% ?% x2 fDay Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,93
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+ W2 y# t3 q$ B: tJapanese aircraft
5 Q; ^& N o- N7 L3 DA6M2 Zero x 36! K, z$ ^ R- I( t/ t. Y
D3A Val x 902 w- u! u6 N. e7 B
B5N Kate x 66
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Allied aircraft
& U: m2 {! s5 R) A0 UF4F-4 Wildcat x 108
! V1 T, Z' u& n# c; a" U3 s y1 PP-40E Warhawk x 45
8 j! L: L0 C; x; H. a0 Y+ h* PP-38G Lightning x 26 B" W) ?9 T% D' ~# e$ m
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Japanese aircraft losses7 S. y# Q7 Z% v8 }
A6M2 Zero: 26 destroyed8 q u+ ^: b& B7 A0 U
D3A Val: 50 destroyed* n. H3 }8 H/ D/ @; W4 I) U2 L
B5N Kate: 42 destroyed3 L' K- y. k" Q M/ M
) g( z: \5 E3 q% ^4 YAllied aircraft losses( o V# C/ Q7 `4 o
F4F-4 Wildcat: 41 destroyed, 14 damaged! M- j/ `# F7 y3 j2 l$ o) e
P-40E Warhawk: 27 destroyed
! ~5 m9 _0 ]* _P-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed o( m: h6 I% v! Q; E4 N3 }6 O
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Allied Ships
+ H0 U+ i* n5 N: L9 TCV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1
* k( y: `) c9 V) [CV Hornet, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire9 n+ X8 \ n% G" m1 F
CV Wasp, Bomb hits 2, on fire
1 L7 |3 V/ ]/ K( P6 J& TDD Benham, Bomb hits 1, on fire3 v% I" I. T3 z/ @4 }2 ~
CV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1, on fire9 g0 u* Z. V0 Z/ [5 J
CV Yorktown
! t3 M+ O% [0 s! k9 M5 xCV Saratoga
. V; w+ q9 ~% A6 @4 {+ QCL Honolulu& _$ e8 w8 m3 C: M+ ?% Y4 g
CL St. Louis, Bomb hits 25 P- k% u& Z5 `* G& w' E7 j
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Allied aircraft8 B* \* [" @, C2 r+ D |
B-25C Mitchell x 35 A& q3 c. N5 r! _' U9 u7 R
+ t3 ^3 j0 B) {4 A, v& |; X8 `No Allied losses/ @4 P1 H; D' m M+ \; y' o
5 A8 }- Q5 v7 F m2 M5 a7 ` r5 a fJapanese Ships/ R! ~- m7 r. ^9 ]2 E, d
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Aircraft Attacking:. n) m+ l! n k4 T: X
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet& D* M, K3 W, `* B9 t S
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,919 ]4 \2 C# y" a) K; s% ^6 x- Y2 z8 g
7 w- v& `5 w9 V; c6 j* OAllied aircraft$ q* ]) g' Y) R3 R/ @
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21- b. l$ N: s/ c5 e' a# g, T8 C
SBD Dauntless x 90
+ j* y) z. z, M% U( |TBF Avenger x 33- @% T+ [9 ~! R
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Japanese Ships
3 x! x, k1 L0 o" ]$ T8 TCA Chikuma- D) `0 _' a* e) {
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
8 [# g0 j& x7 i+ P( v2 \CV Soryu, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
. T8 z6 \0 d, |8 [0 _CA Tone, Bomb hits 1
9 i: q- X& ~! e) b; wDD Ariake, Bomb hits 1, on fire2 _# u( Z" m0 V) f( v. H3 Q
CA Aoba, Bomb hits 2
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8 z4 ~8 K9 y; jDay Air attack on TF at 61,91
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Allied aircraft- U3 J: m8 J7 E7 d9 a% P# o5 H/ e" Y
B-25C Mitchell x 20) Z1 `6 v/ I& \# K% P. D* s
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Japanese Ships$ |% X( a% q! t( L0 f$ G" j
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage$ _6 W( g2 d7 Z+ X5 j
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
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Ground combat at Shortlands" c% B; p- K- b% A
. y6 V4 g- ~" B6 p) _& |Allied Deliberate attack+ J# h/ e+ s8 B
! U6 D/ {# ] y/ n1 g3 JAttacking force 13678 troops, 150 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3227 c+ T6 T! S- f" z8 O4 l
- b ]: t3 m: R6 k9 Y, @Defending force 1457 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 108 a+ l( Z8 |: ~' K
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Allied max assault: 314 - adjusted assault: 281 , h# s: m c" u/ A% \$ ]
, A4 q G) J$ l) c. C+ LJapanese max defense: 6 - adjusted defense: 1 # u5 B& g- M) T
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Allied assault odds: 281 to 1 7 t" `$ p, ?) h
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9 h/ B' z* a0 ~- K; iJapanese ground losses:) t4 C' u5 R# S; e. U6 f
1572 casualties reported
, ^! T# M# t* Q9 s+ EGuns lost 7
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Allied ground losses:
6 r8 R# H# e" `; @* ]" Y2 casualties reported
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