| AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/18/42 / U0 c# X7 E: y% ?& _; h* C4 e. }--------------------------------------------------------------------------------/ G6 d& N' z; E+ |+ V) s
 Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,938 h  [  t5 ?8 x  M0 ?
 
 ( b1 s7 A/ Z! [) ?Japanese Ships
 ( k' {0 v5 H8 Q: }: kCA Kumano
 3 |0 n5 \3 k/ K$ G# xCA Kinugasa, Shell hits 42, and is sunk* I5 H9 Z" G, K* t1 h% L3 [/ Q  p
 CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1
 ! S; M) J# Y4 |7 K5 B" R6 N# |$ N+ jCL Natori, Shell hits 1* Z+ v/ u3 _  o! ]. k4 d
 DD Maikaze, Shell hits 4,  on fire,  heavy damage
 5 t. X/ ?9 w" ?) p& f$ _DD Natsugumo
 3 X2 ?+ m' B2 XDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 1
 ' x1 s9 V1 h) R" d& L0 FDD Yuzuki
 / S/ _4 i5 i* ~! V6 _) J
 & ^& X+ Z" D! X3 zAllied Ships
 / G$ e2 `& M6 |+ OCA Portland, Shell hits 2,  on fire
 4 F6 ^' g! f2 |9 e* n' @CA Northampton
 5 [5 ^5 j* i; a/ B2 I. q3 v0 \( dCA Houston, Torpedo hits 1# g' N, F! ?; _5 s. E4 H
 CA Chester, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
 ' O* O! k# ?+ b) v" ~CA Louisville, Shell hits 17 u) ?3 S# A( n* S3 r
 CA Chicago
 4 A9 D2 {9 u2 R5 t% p1 ]7 ICA Pensacola
 7 Z  r* B4 O& J/ b2 c3 pCA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
 1 c$ j. [% c. _) E( Z: OCA Astoria1 l' W1 B/ a3 X: J2 W3 a  u
 CA Minneapolis/ J' |1 ?4 L+ {) W2 [: r# q( L
 CA San Francisco
 7 q: g5 n7 e  @/ c# [8 S( L) wCA Australia, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
 4 H+ p; ^/ C2 a! L7 g! U# ACA Canberra
 4 ~/ n/ o3 i5 K, sCL Leander
 3 G; H' Z' {/ E, eCL Achilles
 / A/ Z* C  Q, p, C# [$ mCL Perth3 l4 H1 n: \* y
 CL Hobart! A, a8 h8 |% j. C+ h* P
 CL Raleigh! C5 z% I& Q" O/ n
 CL Detroit
 0 F. S5 [, m- a1 F; k% C+ Y5 ]CL Concord  ]% K2 G' F5 V
 DD Cummings
 / ]4 b7 E$ i2 h. H+ l1 R* e1 k& N* PDD Case0 K0 h  @% V5 g/ s6 T7 p/ k2 t
 DD Shaw
 * y6 m6 Z8 k& u( V" p, x1 CDD Downes3 h% n; R0 \  ~( d& H5 e
 DD Le Triomphant1 d6 D- Y: {. m; f; b0 {- y* w
 
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 , O& S8 s0 I5 A. QNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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 ; S3 E) j5 B/ X( K) K. GJapanese Ships
 3 k: g$ n1 N/ o9 g6 x3 nCA Kumano, Shell hits 10
 & X% J( q( u$ ~0 X- s% YCA Furutaka1 [  O, b7 P+ a& {: M- `! Z
 CL Natori, Shell hits 1
 " _) l# l. _: X1 yDD Maikaze,  on fire,  heavy damage& J0 l$ |) \, P8 R1 D4 z
 DD Natsugumo
 H8 E5 P( m  L  y9 SDD Ikazuchi: y. W- K0 W2 N# t
 DD Yuzuki
 & i3 H5 u  R! } 3 F  `3 S2 [5 M9 P0 W3 A
 Allied Ships: y# p' T4 F. F. P' u) S$ x% Y
 CA Portland,  on fire
 $ C- s& d) ^( Q! c% sCA Northampton, t  M% `( S& s+ P$ N
 CA Houston* S+ J9 K" r$ F" v) }; f( ]. X
 CA Louisville5 o8 `1 ~0 [7 h$ i1 [
 CA Chicago
 . L. V  s" e( G# c0 M' ]- i% e3 c- QCA Pensacola
 * ]7 r; O1 {  T# r9 g* CCA New Orleans
 / O: Q# B8 T0 X! gCA Astoria
 8 A2 \* y9 L. D2 ]* A& C( G% f  Z) iCA Minneapolis9 V5 U3 R0 e0 r, [
 CA San Francisco, X, T; Y: J  p
 CA Australia,  on fire,  heavy damage
 . P$ M: G, j+ A+ n* [$ |) rCA Canberra
 : t* q' b' d, K* j0 L5 }CL Leander
 4 m$ t' S. D+ e: u* xCL Achilles
 1 u8 j1 e! G; x* M7 h' I. gCL Perth* ?* n5 D  Q- W" B# T- x3 \
 CL Hobart
 ' G5 d; s6 i# \5 jCL Raleigh" z  w2 ]* p8 Q9 P9 R( O, h7 r5 P
 CL Detroit$ ]9 j3 _% H: g' [
 CL Concord
 ( ^3 A  S% B7 u' bDD Cummings
 # a" x3 @, Q( O- a4 ADD Case
 " H7 R5 W" L! A6 r# _; T- E* sDD Shaw
 3 Z1 C0 f$ C  P; x$ x+ j: F# ?DD Downes
 3 O5 f$ |6 p% [+ t- z4 f! R5 mDD Le Triomphant
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 & J' v) {. o3 |0 a7 z# ANight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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 & }! b! Z- I3 |1 q' C) I' d) B3 [Japanese Ships, j; r- c  x& I  Z3 m
 CA Kumano, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
 ( ?$ x+ p3 Q( N! rCA Furutaka, Shell hits 34, and is sunk
 * R; n3 f. j6 [2 [CL Natori, Shell hits 12,  on fire,  heavy damage2 \4 T0 M# ^6 t! i' a' I* G
 DD Maikaze, Shell hits 14, and is sunk6 o8 C3 c8 n& P
 DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
 8 K/ e" ?5 N% N) x4 ODD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 3,  on fire3 a) C3 ~" }. V7 W: O
 DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 6, and is sunk) j, _  a# ^7 Y7 C9 J8 h
 
 $ _! `! u& X7 c' C) [5 KAllied Ships
 7 }% |1 {9 \3 G4 s# YCA Portland, Shell hits 3,  on fire,  heavy damage2 z2 N" L; Y+ L6 z& C1 o! P
 CA Northampton, Shell hits 1,  on fire. Z7 X7 z$ u% `7 o
 CA Houston, Shell hits 1
 7 `  g* i: b8 A+ p# X! ~CA Louisville
 ( W+ V- h5 t% G7 iCA Chicago, Shell hits 2) h& O" {/ F) ]$ t, U  B" E; r
 CA Pensacola, Shell hits 4  |1 {" K2 O3 X) p8 p- w; l3 Y# w
 CA New Orleans, Shell hits 4: ~+ |% m/ a+ E3 M/ O1 |6 z; w
 CA Astoria
 ( N+ o0 K$ y1 z9 l1 V$ gCA Minneapolis' y+ g& n% }; H3 P2 F
 CA San Francisco
 + F" w% s+ b0 w8 l* ~CA Australia, Shell hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage. t( D3 c- s& i" r
 CA Canberra
 , b1 J' @; L6 W0 c0 _" J# I* Y% SCL Leander: Z1 L8 z. k. X% c7 _4 z
 CL Achilles
 # F# n& F7 h9 q2 gCL Perth  }* j" y, y$ F( B/ Y
 CL Hobart
 1 ~/ r! Q( _- n$ g8 Q2 d7 V8 _CL Raleigh$ @: H! d0 f) A
 CL Detroit/ j5 V7 j5 z2 z# |& }
 CL Concord1 m$ ^9 G$ y4 o; }* z( N5 X/ m! L
 DD Cummings
 7 V" d' j' M" h* |8 M; wDD Case
 ) I. F7 C, L2 m0 r  KDD Shaw
 2 Z- h+ Z9 Q& o2 jDD Downes
 ) I! a# U) y3 iDD Le Triomphant& H* Y, A; e% u" m+ ^3 t) |- F- p
 
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 Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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 # Q' F! d3 y. {  _; n2 SJapanese Ships- d$ x1 Y6 o. |
 CA Kumano, Shell hits 33,  on fire,  heavy damage5 f$ R. j: Y' _7 ]; V
 CL Natori, Shell hits 24, and is sunk* F/ g  T  C/ M' ~5 q9 O  l
 DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1* j0 j! i8 |4 h( _+ O( g; q/ Y1 r
 DD Ikazuchi,  on fire. o- g" e! Z' ~: I
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 Allied Ships: i7 N2 r& n  X9 n% ]8 U$ \5 T
 CA Portland,  on fire,  heavy damage# _! L) w' ~7 `' z
 CA Northampton,  on fire/ S; `* P& J$ K# T
 CA Houston) |- S$ e5 x# c6 b+ l: O
 CA Louisville" [9 m# J' n; S( G$ T. U
 CA Chicago4 V7 b- z6 `: ~
 CA Pensacola
 / ~* l+ T* I- A, W+ iCA New Orleans5 Z0 @# W+ \, t! q) j, i
 CA Astoria0 L% V. {, F7 }% x* u0 J, h! j
 CA Minneapolis* Y! g8 Q: b% r3 A3 B: A4 I
 CA San Francisco
 ( c  U2 i! _" I: i9 G% ~0 H8 sCA Australia,  on fire,  heavy damage
 3 _5 [1 K0 O1 @0 @CA Canberra
 7 \* }: n! N7 X7 `1 ~; r. ?8 ZCL Leander
 * g. F6 X# c6 OCL Achilles/ y9 y9 v. v, w
 CL Perth
 6 k+ R' |2 H$ t2 L" ^CL Hobart4 m8 M4 F- ^5 H2 @8 X' n) _
 CL Raleigh* l# t5 A6 v5 b) w; {& W  j
 CL Detroit( ~6 i6 ^( `6 \9 _5 ^
 CL Concord8 i. `' e' R9 t! B2 }/ e
 DD Cummings- M( @& I9 L& s) }1 Z4 W, T8 r
 DD Case7 ?( B. o( `% M0 ?) {3 R: x* c; U$ ~  A
 DD Shaw6 Y' @* f- I  b
 DD Downes
 - y' h& t: u2 @1 i1 V7 sDD Le Triomphant
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 / I- r/ ?! \) RNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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 Japanese Ships% W/ T2 Y( E# P. p% a
 CA Kumano, Shell hits 29, and is sunk* W$ R7 i" L+ s  D! [- Q0 f
 DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 35, and is sunk9 V' _  E$ z, k: x
 DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 15, and is sunk+ E* m/ l* ]8 {4 C7 |
 
 7 H& w5 b8 P" W4 v, ?Allied Ships- D" `  ?( S3 s5 X
 CA Portland, Shell hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
 . G0 R; r4 a# fCA Northampton,  on fire6 |0 K+ e+ k- B" n
 CA Houston
 9 u7 z: X2 X3 a  Y4 SCA Louisville, R" q& p0 l; i. L7 t
 CA Chicago' |" m3 ]% X8 G" D, G/ I  e) T. Q
 CA Pensacola
 6 P# L2 g- [4 P3 t2 K+ b9 vCA New Orleans& @) u# M7 a3 ]3 D
 CA Astoria& ]) n, f9 F3 ?7 R& G
 CA Minneapolis$ B& }2 K8 c8 K7 s, \& ]
 CA San Francisco: `3 K( S2 p3 J7 q
 CA Australia,  on fire,  heavy damage
 4 `: Q3 S' g- j+ e& J( oCA Canberra
 . T# T% L6 a$ e( f$ n5 kCL Leander9 G  `' q- W. X  z
 CL Achilles6 n% C# T2 x3 H2 f. ]
 CL Perth
 ; j* T/ M( _' F# D. w3 e( Y$ cCL Hobart
 . X0 K# n! L1 e/ i; fCL Raleigh
 " d6 z! A; N' o! r6 D3 }& vCL Detroit4 q6 z# {6 n3 v4 ~8 X2 `, F, P3 y
 CL Concord  i) Z# e6 B2 O/ w
 DD Cummings' _3 ~2 b( j1 V# I8 p, S
 DD Case: c7 m+ E2 v3 _6 U5 i2 L0 E
 DD Shaw
 5 M  O$ X9 r/ U) h5 Y2 YDD Downes' c7 T( u  X3 p
 DD Le Triomphant
 " Y9 m- I7 ^3 b& B1 c& o4 ]
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 Day Air attack on TF at 61,91+ R. g6 V* q* {2 l4 [+ y' j) u
 
 $ }2 {3 C, e7 o/ T2 n. I6 l: GJapanese aircraft
 $ i, [0 Y' {3 JA6M2 Zero x 50
 3 H* X8 o- `5 b. L/ Q
 4 f6 a0 Y$ f' I' m5 C; [$ gAllied aircraft9 |; b# e% I# E) U$ Z
 F4F-4 Wildcat x 428 b- B6 X7 l  g+ a
 SBD Dauntless x 44
 ; b9 x, n' m. p/ |TBF Avenger x 16
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 Japanese aircraft losses9 B; i4 t; x5 o6 q$ {3 ?
 A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged6 `; `  f. G  T) _: E" M* r
 
 $ z, F' g1 Z) qAllied aircraft losses
 7 r) M$ y2 O* z# `7 O- k  fF4F-4 Wildcat: 27 destroyed
 / C2 `( V9 X6 y+ u- D1 bSBD Dauntless: 13 destroyed, 17 damaged' A( G6 W* J' j4 T% a5 F
 TBF Avenger: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged
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 Japanese Ships% b7 u' E. F; v" b2 ~. Y! e
 CV Kaga, Bomb hits 12,  on fire,  heavy damage( e5 E& R! f, d5 H" j
 CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1,  on fire
 ! ^! s3 ]- j, L; E2 ]CV Shokaku
 3 D9 Z. Z- A% W. ^) pCV Soryu
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 Japanese aircraft3 }1 O. w" d( j' w" r7 G
 A6M2 Zero x 19# y/ l. ]7 x# M7 l+ t  a
 
 1 n* j/ ?+ R+ j& b  a7 [Allied aircraft  [3 N- a6 X/ \& ?6 {' m) t
 F4F-4 Wildcat x 19
 " [. B+ S2 @) P% ?0 QSBD Dauntless x 14
 # z' J; O0 a* S5 R+ CTBF Avenger x 6" [9 P! C% O* O; O
 8 h+ x) X( Q& ~$ R+ H. W  w
 Japanese aircraft losses: ]( B+ H) U  |* \* ]
 A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed) W; ^" l* j# M! F, K0 P
 
 % [0 m  E3 _- j  t" Z( QAllied aircraft losses9 k! l% w  |9 A) u; q
 F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed# V- P! k+ ]& g& y
 SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged  l/ |: c9 `; |6 T" C# U. ^% s8 c4 |
 TBF Avenger: 6 damaged) S, r8 [7 z  D: N& A
 
 : g2 B1 s3 u% h9 q/ z/ j( ZJapanese Ships0 ]  f' z0 O; x* O; x* d
 CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage% ?! i( q+ k, o8 d5 K; Q& S& S! P
 CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2
 5 K7 y' t8 a, U1 hCA Tone
 6 s/ G& m, a  ECV Soryu, Bomb hits 1
 * \' M/ R5 V  }+ cCV Hiryu,  on fire
 : D/ I2 K, r5 k + |# N$ p1 R. Y5 I6 L3 z
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 Day Air attack on TF at 61,91( f2 ?1 R! S4 x4 x6 K$ m7 Y  j9 w
 
 ( y5 N3 S. Q/ [' UJapanese aircraft. U3 [; t9 R) j
 A6M2 Zero x 170 G0 s2 J4 N9 B- i* ?
 
 0 @  I5 Y6 X- I& p0 mAllied aircraft
 4 t) s  g( {' D5 V  ^4 M* a3 GF4F-4 Wildcat x 24
 + O% R; Z5 l5 {7 r! K# W: v: _SBD Dauntless x 27
 : ~+ L8 v% V* w; U" n6 F# c' ~TBF Avenger x 7
 & i+ b( Z  }' C- t1 F0 C( p  U
 1 S) a& y! ^  K( H$ _Japanese aircraft losses
 " O' ^" h0 |* X7 _, d8 L: MA6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed4 k" V7 C" `5 |  ?* j
 0 ?. a1 o! n* E
 Allied aircraft losses1 j9 _: z, z0 n$ x2 x
 F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed
 6 a2 m6 a$ I- m( I8 P1 rSBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged% I4 X6 O( y8 B2 V0 T5 a& o
 TBF Avenger: 5 damaged0 i0 i( F+ m% e+ |
 ; d* f8 O3 b0 \: V" t. D6 G) V
 Japanese Ships  V, @/ \" a. s" Q6 s
 CV Shokaku/ l, D4 S( P/ T
 CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 2,  on fire2 y7 N9 D0 \/ m
 CV Kaga,  on fire,  heavy damage! q  I7 L2 w$ p; ~8 I1 M
 CV Soryu% e! f/ p4 {) c8 c, B: x/ X
 CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1' _/ x6 Q1 c5 y% M* P5 _% w7 i4 b/ B
 
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 & O! l+ E% `( a1 E7 x+ DDay Air attack on TF at 61,91
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 / d3 Z; M' v% x- \" v9 Q2 `" gJapanese aircraft: A/ ?3 x) s/ d" m6 b9 n
 A6M2 Zero x 15
 + k, @9 |/ E- L, a3 F# R
 $ ]( Q9 m5 _4 [1 n8 `4 M+ E1 b, YAllied aircraft5 [$ M: [! a+ u
 F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
 " K3 X2 u9 j6 o3 E! YSBD Dauntless x 18/ D; _) _0 K8 D6 @9 m6 `) l/ P
 9 x8 d* p# X. z
 Japanese aircraft losses
 4 {- l. Z- q; T( z1 z" e! P) YA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed3 p" e) F/ b- ^( `8 l1 O
 % p. d: k6 @! J# C4 W! z/ q
 Allied aircraft losses
 ! t* }5 B4 C( }F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
 2 T2 {) b$ E) G$ o$ u. X" L" oSBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged- n/ p2 J) _% H3 O- U
 
 ! d0 V5 Q( {' U  N/ r2 [Japanese Ships
 4 D3 U4 u: E1 ~6 SCV Soryu, Bomb hits 1
 # W, ^6 t, Q; B3 |CV Kaga,  on fire,  heavy damage
 _8 A1 M* c8 P/ D* NCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1,  on fire2 W8 C% T, ^! A: A
 CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
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 ( y6 J- v% @2 a  w) u6 q: y# Y" AJapanese aircraft: [+ {- Z2 }( P, q" G
 A6M2 Zero x 12/ C5 B5 `$ A3 F4 P, l* v
 
 / U: Q/ h( w) |9 ?% u8 @Allied aircraft
 & k9 n5 U' {) t3 ]- G; n5 ~) NF4F-4 Wildcat x 10
 ! B9 f5 K& e4 \/ x3 w5 W( a* @7 i/ DSBD Dauntless x 96 |: Q( M) A" J, j' a, `
 TBF Avenger x 162 y! d* v8 u# G9 p& c
 
 / `4 H2 ~# Q$ ^6 PJapanese aircraft losses
 6 N6 g1 V& H8 K5 |9 wA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
 1 Z2 M, }/ N$ e1 D- n0 S8 m( t . ?  m9 m, _/ h* \2 f( ]
 Allied aircraft losses
 / e' h8 D$ g! ~# E+ j1 _3 L& Z6 MF4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
 ; ^# a& p0 l! F) h" S7 D& TSBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged9 K4 `& R  q) U' x% ]0 I# }
 TBF Avenger: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged
 & d8 u3 T1 ?; }4 w # b+ T" Q( m! y/ U6 P: t. `
 Japanese Ships9 f7 q: O1 E" m0 o
 CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage
 @% S+ t/ @! k: gCV Hiryu,  on fire4 [! B% A+ Z& m( V2 F
 CA Chikuma8 ~: }5 o0 v; O% K: a/ P2 @
 CV Soryu, s: z3 v6 {3 m: ?5 s0 ~
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 2 _: H" a8 W0 Z/ ]2 ?6 H5 X# |Day Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,93
 4 ]! z" j" l/ B5 e/ c
 - ~0 k4 L# h7 d) b" U/ }Japanese aircraft; N0 M5 I8 i( X& d. ]7 X& G
 A6M2 Zero x 36
 0 \! \# d9 j8 i9 rD3A Val x 90& d  B* r& n& x. s& s) a
 B5N Kate x 66
 + F$ V; N1 I& D- c8 r0 |& u# L+ ?* N! a , k+ Y% v- |0 o, K7 g1 ]' p% p6 h
 Allied aircraft7 G7 i# A" d7 T9 d
 F4F-4 Wildcat x 1083 D4 c4 [) ]. I0 O2 k1 `
 P-40E Warhawk x 458 [# \; M4 w1 e
 P-38G Lightning x 2
 u" L5 a, [; X8 T9 v ( T( W4 @. B7 x
 Japanese aircraft losses  P9 a' c3 t3 |9 m( A) E- {8 s4 C
 A6M2 Zero: 26 destroyed
 + f+ R$ r, F5 PD3A Val: 50 destroyed& O" y0 f, u% Y. O
 B5N Kate: 42 destroyed1 K/ k9 W5 a( I! @
 
 1 }5 r) q3 X( B: Y) q; n$ EAllied aircraft losses2 m( H" f/ b) u
 F4F-4 Wildcat: 41 destroyed, 14 damaged
 . @0 x+ `9 G$ ^4 ~P-40E Warhawk: 27 destroyed( o; \( h$ E( w* n
 P-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed
 4 k3 W/ D, L) {0 ?3 H; [ 5 E8 U% R! C+ F+ B" G$ F
 Allied Ships& ], j# ~) r2 k; I. o
 CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 18 o" t& G0 W$ x1 P9 M
 CV Hornet, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire
 # a; Q. @1 ]3 S& N: [/ uCV Wasp, Bomb hits 2,  on fire" ]$ I6 z  S. S7 L$ Z
 DD Benham, Bomb hits 1,  on fire
 1 g7 ]$ _6 a6 m% u2 d) g' iCV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire3 ~% g# ~3 Y* f+ j4 Q
 CV Yorktown/ J/ r4 r5 V; P3 J
 CV Saratoga
 9 |2 @" F' n- M, T) [( `CL Honolulu+ q& i. S  i) e$ W/ j+ P
 CL St. Louis, Bomb hits 2
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 ' g( c9 t2 h: G$ ]+ vAllied aircraft
 5 C; p, n0 a! ^2 v: {) _7 U1 x  uB-25C Mitchell x 3. Z, a0 J9 M# e" `1 _7 u; o; W6 n* p7 Z2 }
 % h" b0 S) E- o# ]
 No Allied losses# S8 a" V3 b! y
 C3 g4 K6 V) m1 m3 F) X
 Japanese Ships
 ) C8 G' B+ Y, N3 t# BCV Kaga, Bomb hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage& S& ]$ W6 @  B4 x& M* }  B7 Y& S
 
 - s5 q& z; U! DAircraft Attacking:
 " [2 e( }3 P& Z, n8 h1 h 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
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 Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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 Allied aircraft
 ( w& m1 Q! x* g: v8 b& BF4F-4 Wildcat x 21
 . L- P- R6 U0 \" @. z* J& ^SBD Dauntless x 90
 4 Z" R% L/ P. V, L6 ?TBF Avenger x 33( @/ h0 |, N5 Z: N/ N+ S
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 CA Chikuma
 8 R7 F* t" I: Q; N2 {0 p$ QCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage4 I8 P# F) B+ L) p" W; E+ R9 E
 CV Soryu, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
 # @. k$ Z) e  A, B, YCA Tone, Bomb hits 1
 ( @: ~! Z0 n2 q: w7 @DD Ariake, Bomb hits 1,  on fire8 ~- U' ?: I; r- A9 Z& u1 E, n" u. ~' `
 CA Aoba, Bomb hits 22 b' w" I: {+ }) C# V
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 B-25C Mitchell x 203 _+ S1 E8 ~6 b3 R5 x( I
 
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 4 `; I2 Z4 ?1 v2 g" ^3 B+ lCV Soryu, Bomb hits 5,  on fire,  heavy damage
 6 l( k  j3 Z( A1 T/ ^) d& nCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 8,  on fire,  heavy damage' q" q& @" m3 [9 |1 d/ k* A
 
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 Attacking force 13678 troops, 150 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 322& X  r9 G  v: w+ E/ e
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 Defending force 1457 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10% t/ a( Y6 T7 v8 L9 d4 _
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 Allied max assault: 314 - adjusted assault: 281 5 C% p5 i( K2 k5 E2 j. {& a
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 Japanese max defense: 6 - adjusted defense: 1
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 Allied assault odds: 281 to 1 " Z. L9 m$ D0 u- A3 _" L
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 1572 casualties reported- H& i5 o! W9 \2 X) N8 O
 Guns lost 7
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 2 casualties reported$ f$ H5 H2 ^" G$ L. M% L6 Z
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