AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/18/42
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93! E$ ]2 ~1 j \( U
2 O7 m1 ~% O" ]6 K) z9 O0 jJapanese Ships
9 ]9 D) [0 t. h0 J7 gCA Kumano( P4 W6 h" w) g$ M. L1 G# A
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 42, and is sunk8 p0 }) D7 g k
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1* {5 U) h% t s
CL Natori, Shell hits 1
+ x8 ]' l7 A0 R( ~. |7 IDD Maikaze, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage. M. v# v( a _9 a. ]
DD Natsugumo
1 V2 J+ G& @& D, m/ P+ y* d$ dDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 14 q& \6 [8 t: t
DD Yuzuki. W' {- K# S8 I
1 \/ M+ s7 t& N C) ?9 {( yAllied Ships: a6 z( j$ z4 B0 r. m2 O
CA Portland, Shell hits 2, on fire+ o( }1 Y- F# H! j: n
CA Northampton
0 ^* f% R( {$ x. E- v1 P4 b, i7 wCA Houston, Torpedo hits 13 @$ S4 Y, w7 I" t+ v9 e: Y
CA Chester, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk W! V- Z6 r; U6 Z* ?
CA Louisville, Shell hits 1
3 s. k% P( q: n% Y, Q( k, M. L1 `CA Chicago# g% f: P7 J% _+ }
CA Pensacola2 ?5 ^ t* {9 B4 ^
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1) q2 c+ `: E' a2 f2 @% T
CA Astoria/ `' g# h0 @' i6 n( P
CA Minneapolis
- l2 z7 ~. C9 T+ bCA San Francisco
" n% x/ C% H9 w2 a$ H2 c$ p& MCA Australia, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
* D: x9 t8 q u$ a+ D4 QCA Canberra
1 D' q, H6 n$ L* K! YCL Leander
& p$ A! _5 J% A* i' mCL Achilles
9 q4 y' m# x9 u( e, {7 ]CL Perth
2 G- T: s1 k; h0 C8 k! F" \CL Hobart
Y8 W$ U5 z* d9 H) jCL Raleigh9 S# _; I. B2 _
CL Detroit; e* m) C& X; d6 k" f$ H. l
CL Concord
, @, ~* x( Q: P* @8 B7 eDD Cummings* v; ]& e) l, K3 s1 n% Y2 B
DD Case
- L& L& Y! \( i; ZDD Shaw
! E' s1 l, y5 u, _DD Downes8 \3 A/ S! l6 d; @
DD Le Triomphant) V! U3 l3 G- ]2 P, b* B
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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Japanese Ships
V& A: q- A6 R% B3 f: H c4 VCA Kumano, Shell hits 10( T8 T" L; s' C' l5 V. d! H) d9 F2 h
CA Furutaka
. r- ]& ^. s v+ y) BCL Natori, Shell hits 1
7 B3 `7 v% ]: b- [DD Maikaze, on fire, heavy damage
; L) b. t2 x8 e, N1 a4 PDD Natsugumo W+ U, w [% G5 w! g0 q$ F1 K. q
DD Ikazuchi
! Z) ?. m( g/ {8 b' MDD Yuzuki
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7 C( i; G" B6 e3 W6 d, s* ACA Portland, on fire
! i! W) P1 f gCA Northampton; f( @) U, o+ V! h
CA Houston
1 Q- D6 J5 i1 C6 ]CA Louisville. b: }; s# m: W2 O7 O% W1 r6 w3 y
CA Chicago
/ H% A4 L0 o4 MCA Pensacola2 @) V" E l* c% w0 C
CA New Orleans
) o9 g$ k% h3 E0 Q; \CA Astoria
& u8 d. Y1 J. m0 c* YCA Minneapolis
3 \9 t: u9 D1 K/ q3 C9 o XCA San Francisco9 b: q3 {$ x) @6 c0 Y
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage1 r- a6 s+ Y3 h+ x; {0 s
CA Canberra" n# D6 `# _: d% k4 H
CL Leander
# Y: r5 h1 \6 v: ]' S) WCL Achilles5 k5 u. ~3 r- C) z4 p/ B3 u6 p, w
CL Perth
; l3 S) i0 x: t' E* `CL Hobart
# S" t: ?) A: \8 }+ j% K8 ^CL Raleigh" G v; y$ \2 }, _
CL Detroit/ P1 o V) ]5 x6 q% X. {2 p+ S
CL Concord
* \5 U3 p: l2 s; w( ]/ a2 mDD Cummings
: q) B+ o% f+ tDD Case5 k" `/ {. o8 [* `
DD Shaw
. x/ A7 W) F# G- K2 L% P$ H1 C, |- BDD Downes
/ G) d( B1 z s. I0 }DD Le Triomphant1 Z; e$ [. w* e
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,938 I3 l* S6 I( v9 Y. {
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Japanese Ships
I1 x$ N2 x# P- RCA Kumano, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage8 e' B1 ?2 V5 E' y y2 m/ l
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 34, and is sunk
5 [( F* s( J: X. `$ ~CL Natori, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
! D: D3 ` j" T4 b! v/ PDD Maikaze, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
$ ^$ s" B9 R4 J: B1 b% \- s/ MDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
' Y2 v! N7 A- z1 p8 [2 T. wDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 3, on fire
0 `* w9 Y1 H* T; V. hDD Yuzuki, Shell hits 6, and is sunk( ?9 u9 c% v: }5 I5 e7 t e
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Allied Ships
; E/ o# u8 l) aCA Portland, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage* O* U' U- d8 \& j: h1 e( g
CA Northampton, Shell hits 1, on fire
' Q4 W, Z3 n& m3 x Z1 n* pCA Houston, Shell hits 1
1 T7 N; D2 D0 A% o* JCA Louisville
" M" a9 h; i* S3 A SCA Chicago, Shell hits 2
' J: x3 Q5 b% w9 \CA Pensacola, Shell hits 4
8 U5 y0 m5 [ c, q4 o) OCA New Orleans, Shell hits 4# b4 A# W7 h8 ?
CA Astoria* ]: F I& s& |7 O
CA Minneapolis
' D$ Q. I0 {+ w: p8 {( [+ ?CA San Francisco; r- S2 V3 M( W
CA Australia, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
' x8 N& o: ]& N MCA Canberra6 h* e6 ?/ I0 @% a4 Q. [ O5 a* p
CL Leander% n+ ~9 D+ a% _" ~3 c4 J. t
CL Achilles
: L: b: J+ |- y }( Z1 CCL Perth; I' Q2 v! z) c# l$ B1 R- y
CL Hobart. X {( j% y9 \9 a- P' F& ]
CL Raleigh5 M3 ^5 \ a- H) Z0 G3 P, }) ~* z+ j
CL Detroit
( _! [; P+ X- U9 m4 C: T% R6 q8 UCL Concord. q/ w" t( v1 P% J* M2 ^% {
DD Cummings+ W2 V( o/ v1 b" S! P; v4 G" ]
DD Case7 q) ~$ t1 T9 m" h" x& z
DD Shaw
, Z" a; ^0 Q+ \# C# b4 \DD Downes
2 s: Y& Y0 v' U/ x1 m+ c- ?DD Le Triomphant
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! c& R q; E7 s3 n5 jNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,939 j" j; b' S/ k k) M2 |/ ?- p
; t* \& z' g+ mJapanese Ships
, B) Y* N8 A( a0 w; HCA Kumano, Shell hits 33, on fire, heavy damage/ ?" m- S% |8 f u; ?2 U! ?
CL Natori, Shell hits 24, and is sunk
5 C; W) b5 X7 u- g) K6 b* VDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
1 O, V, O% Y$ bDD Ikazuchi, on fire
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Allied Ships0 C3 P) m! }& W& E9 m
CA Portland, on fire, heavy damage
- ~; R7 _5 ~! K. WCA Northampton, on fire
/ L$ F( P" ?! z& }) I9 m; [CA Houston& e8 ^: G$ {- L
CA Louisville$ U, V$ G0 ]" N; L( Z2 m N
CA Chicago
2 `5 i: b6 R q' }! D" PCA Pensacola# Z0 P0 }4 h% {! _# \
CA New Orleans
9 y) U# a9 q$ J6 u! o2 r2 N, ^CA Astoria
# }) |) _+ d" {2 `, ^! `CA Minneapolis$ O% H, k: l) P `! {6 _; N
CA San Francisco
7 m& p1 y. q8 ~ ^5 wCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage- I5 O' m# r8 k$ m
CA Canberra! j$ l2 v r* q; P N' w# }
CL Leander+ d5 m: o0 N5 m) H! a
CL Achilles
( c& ^; z! z' L/ s! }# z7 XCL Perth
6 H8 o. d! r' @0 k7 F8 `, q! uCL Hobart9 d7 l0 X1 c6 G6 y6 A( Z( I( R
CL Raleigh
; \! o1 F+ }4 [5 d6 w, YCL Detroit
* P; s8 U' i$ s v; a+ `CL Concord& ?* H' z- ?/ n( Q* R
DD Cummings* L, t5 C8 f, _$ [
DD Case" y T( Q/ @/ v1 @; L' m, p2 G
DD Shaw r( g/ @# B0 P9 w3 h
DD Downes% B T7 [7 S; A( p
DD Le Triomphant
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7 ?2 Q8 M6 H" XNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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Z( {8 D, e* a$ u( D0 X) BJapanese Ships2 _0 F- h* t4 O) ~/ J
CA Kumano, Shell hits 29, and is sunk0 x K" Z |3 A" A7 y( s
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 35, and is sunk6 M4 q7 x' H- e4 m
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 15, and is sunk6 `6 }. t9 J: Y0 ]& V5 A+ w
4 O6 ^1 Y% w1 r/ r3 ZAllied Ships/ z; O' ~! X) X6 b: |
CA Portland, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage5 r1 j6 e& H$ e
CA Northampton, on fire
8 I, k" H9 n! l1 X- K" oCA Houston
" X P6 L: y6 R1 zCA Louisville0 N1 l L" L) d, v/ N
CA Chicago
( v$ ]6 j3 v+ rCA Pensacola4 g# h" u! i- y) Y' F
CA New Orleans
* H$ w3 k4 N7 FCA Astoria, _! W" ^# `7 a& y) `8 E" T
CA Minneapolis
& h, N# g' d/ {. f! R0 W, mCA San Francisco! O9 f) X/ s8 r& N
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage/ u5 b) K" G4 x8 u8 q
CA Canberra
" B Z; L: {# {1 m# OCL Leander. V9 [" D+ Y# [8 O6 z
CL Achilles ^5 V- N% K r, }+ S. a- f
CL Perth
1 C* u* w; A- fCL Hobart$ T e( d! B" \" e! [
CL Raleigh% y- q" x; y: }8 ^9 C7 y' t" Q
CL Detroit. p, r1 X$ j/ V" m7 {3 a
CL Concord
* k* G- j/ i. b' n4 X, L% c' yDD Cummings
" ~0 k" I& E6 G9 g9 t* r, p3 S l' jDD Case
3 X, N4 J# h( V2 u6 ADD Shaw
+ d) O) b0 A7 P0 m4 @DD Downes) ]8 |/ _+ g* P
DD Le Triomphant5 H0 p) _7 Q7 ^& ^' H8 `
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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Japanese aircraft& z! J/ f9 B. v* ]6 U! x& h8 u. c
A6M2 Zero x 501 Y' {1 O) C1 F5 \
9 x5 p7 O* `' J Z! Z
Allied aircraft; w( E8 F) a0 Q( E/ b
F4F-4 Wildcat x 42
- @- V/ t# S! r# J' VSBD Dauntless x 44
. s) Q# K0 z3 X6 }TBF Avenger x 16
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5 M! ?5 C% |' C0 x+ Y/ SJapanese aircraft losses
5 _# k; y8 \% \1 G9 nA6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged0 ?6 {7 U2 ^, G5 _6 @$ Z* k
8 ]1 \) h9 p4 @7 ?4 j, P6 F9 |Allied aircraft losses3 e3 ] C1 }! y) B
F4F-4 Wildcat: 27 destroyed
! w% ?. q, N: U$ q* ISBD Dauntless: 13 destroyed, 17 damaged: F3 p7 C: W9 [* s. x, `& |
TBF Avenger: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged
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Japanese Ships( P w5 E2 N* v: @" L; x
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage9 R# E2 o( m; K. Q- C
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
$ S: {7 z m8 @+ ^% Q' K/ bCV Shokaku7 ]0 \4 m6 a; j- |9 L
CV Soryu
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: ?/ ]$ s% h, O+ Y4 i3 @( U' r2 p. BDay Air attack on TF at 61,918 \6 W( @7 s/ e$ C2 ]
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Japanese aircraft
; H9 y9 E/ G: K3 rA6M2 Zero x 199 X, l6 @' M% c& u& i
2 l5 R. ?. U1 S
Allied aircraft
4 j' z+ P- P$ U3 \F4F-4 Wildcat x 19! Z4 a, ?% K& t, I
SBD Dauntless x 14
3 C0 W3 u* J* ]0 O% }, c/ _* sTBF Avenger x 65 H1 T# C, L# `4 v( M2 {% m
& [1 |4 r3 Z) ~+ u" F, W }Japanese aircraft losses# f& `1 y& I2 h( r( u5 s) z' S; g
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed! c2 h8 [; S: {) m( E% Z
1 a- Y1 K* J5 |2 {# L4 f1 r. `
Allied aircraft losses( T+ N7 U4 n1 }3 \- P
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed) f) d$ \: z% Q% x6 Y
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged
% }3 ]( Q( O6 t/ M a$ X- }4 cTBF Avenger: 6 damaged6 l9 R& O* }! h
' o- Q9 V, O/ d1 L$ J& lJapanese Ships3 {5 c) a! N0 K0 x) {, L% M3 |
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage9 b! O; E! _+ r0 `; U% f4 c
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 22 ?+ l6 i3 h( {- E
CA Tone
+ l" O- G9 R% w5 M. NCV Soryu, Bomb hits 1
3 M# h5 Q- @5 w5 J4 H$ x! vCV Hiryu, on fire: Y) y+ G: B" i
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; G2 G' V- O1 O/ h) L, E% d/ A2 DDay Air attack on TF at 61,91* D4 A$ v3 T' z9 n+ `
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Japanese aircraft1 p$ [/ S7 u# ^' u: |9 ?
A6M2 Zero x 177 N, L7 B- I- a Q8 P+ [$ I& D8 j
; u# X `: Z4 p7 ^5 BAllied aircraft' x) @9 Y% M0 ^+ v1 X
F4F-4 Wildcat x 246 @5 [, _ W9 U& i/ f* L7 |% l
SBD Dauntless x 27* ]) C: s( \/ F4 e& D1 A/ ?
TBF Avenger x 7" S, Z! w2 z: y8 o2 K
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Japanese aircraft losses
8 r: g6 } Q* |A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed; d$ Q$ e* x/ J O/ R1 I2 C
* a8 q, W5 a- f8 `% ], W6 nAllied aircraft losses
# f; U8 q9 J/ w3 V! U& S7 g* MF4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed
/ \. b+ m) G1 D" v" e2 oSBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged* f* R# O2 W$ K/ @7 Z
TBF Avenger: 5 damaged
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Japanese Ships. H9 Q' R5 M/ i8 h) p
CV Shokaku# r. B" ^: X" y) C
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 2, on fire
& m: ~$ N9 |4 M7 s" _CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage7 G3 Q$ J; h! K
CV Soryu
2 l3 K8 f, V$ ~4 q% vCA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1
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& Y- g2 T0 ?1 C b. w) N6 CDay Air attack on TF at 61,91
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Japanese aircraft
+ ~/ H- L1 d- r- Q/ c _9 E# B, g) N, ^A6M2 Zero x 15
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Allied aircraft
/ D: @$ h; \' M# ~. ~F4F-4 Wildcat x 83 i, Y0 _, _$ H+ S% h) d
SBD Dauntless x 18
3 @7 Q5 k) L0 p( R1 ~; h& ]$ U
9 u" D1 |" O0 s1 T; f% D* I h$ t& mJapanese aircraft losses
7 i3 Y$ u2 c$ j$ l3 k# oA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed/ v) x2 Q! o* Q
: ]+ b1 K! S7 h5 G
Allied aircraft losses; }$ @; }! ]: ]7 n
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed8 g7 g6 X, S; p3 y
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged$ [/ D# s. V1 c& r' j
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Japanese Ships W1 r \4 ?. w+ @; Y; O
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 1
$ }& M1 Z. P/ T& ]! Y% g2 f$ pCV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
' j0 o& J4 \1 m7 MCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
% n$ z9 Z( O+ \CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Japanese aircraft
4 |* [: F' I4 {# G& P4 E5 L; c% jA6M2 Zero x 12% g4 a8 S8 G: ?* b* f3 H' x) n4 y
. E" a! d4 E, G0 R+ w4 SAllied aircraft
5 R. W. {# k4 eF4F-4 Wildcat x 10
% f5 c c0 x: RSBD Dauntless x 9$ w- F% e5 e( ~8 y+ ^% j" r) i, z" t
TBF Avenger x 16
2 t9 S! k) o0 s9 q+ m( Z2 H: T9 O
4 e, P6 s$ [! G9 t% u/ QJapanese aircraft losses
, l# [+ S) k; PA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed+ A1 a/ ]6 P3 G, s9 v4 k
% D- X) q/ Q; ?& H3 `1 ~; _
Allied aircraft losses
0 B8 Y* u2 _/ Y) e/ o2 L7 `+ pF4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
* _! a* F, t2 SSBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
* Q f0 R" d) P- Z/ G z HTBF Avenger: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged; e' s, i1 ^) K0 }5 Y* e- L
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Japanese Ships
5 h& S! [6 i, y4 }CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage- c- l: ^0 G, G( V# D+ P
CV Hiryu, on fire
* G( |7 h; r. I! P7 z- x e0 q4 T( nCA Chikuma
" d# R- T# T2 R3 e. Q' n4 O8 HCV Soryu
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Japanese aircraft
& _2 m& v( Z, a% z) T% N E5 zA6M2 Zero x 36
2 o) H# J0 B4 G! v1 N& CD3A Val x 90
, z5 t% L! F' k9 M; ^B5N Kate x 66
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6 i: v& y4 \8 u% l& Z# S( IAllied aircraft
7 J5 M2 b5 q3 r- e+ x {- N! c3 AF4F-4 Wildcat x 108
! Y- H. i5 F% c- _P-40E Warhawk x 45( n4 d$ o; i0 L
P-38G Lightning x 2' Q$ M3 ^ V W+ t2 A3 }
3 ]: x: c' M. EJapanese aircraft losses
0 \- q/ Z. b5 ~) YA6M2 Zero: 26 destroyed
# R% U- r# [: H+ O9 wD3A Val: 50 destroyed
5 j- D2 ?. O; j8 v; U0 H8 ]9 pB5N Kate: 42 destroyed0 z- }5 e' W$ A6 G& H
$ z, [$ Z$ M- i2 I: |2 ~' ~3 f
Allied aircraft losses9 ^0 \9 K8 z8 f, K3 h
F4F-4 Wildcat: 41 destroyed, 14 damaged
4 \) v: |; P: Z0 F, DP-40E Warhawk: 27 destroyed5 X- N O/ V" Q+ U, d
P-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed
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Allied Ships+ {' c7 H. Z0 }% X% C( ]
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1
# r. V0 |- |+ u$ ~CV Hornet, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
0 l* ^! d9 S) w/ O# P. f9 XCV Wasp, Bomb hits 2, on fire/ y6 ]9 F$ X8 r. z% w
DD Benham, Bomb hits 1, on fire8 b* z4 }" M# S& g! ~! A
CV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
8 U! e6 b/ j. \) |9 |* aCV Yorktown# X8 ~, }) T$ C% |3 t
CV Saratoga
; V. h& a \- n& r# dCL Honolulu: C( P6 ^8 r: ?; |+ v
CL St. Louis, Bomb hits 2
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Allied aircraft% P: R9 t' y/ K. V3 T" J4 k
B-25C Mitchell x 3
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7 U' M! J' _5 _9 H' ENo Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
1 p# p9 L! O+ f$ y; tCV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage* S# b% d( c$ v
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Aircraft Attacking:1 p" `+ B# O) [- n/ M
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,915 V7 k) b. N& `. `4 @7 }
1 O+ i# m: v+ g0 C' {+ g' H! Y/ {Allied aircraft3 F! i# j, O- F: j6 _# j J0 X
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
/ q( d8 J) \8 D* e- PSBD Dauntless x 90
, p1 p: |* _0 b2 g+ M" G; l% I2 `TBF Avenger x 33
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Japanese Ships
1 b# D, \! d" O$ ?* f9 JCA Chikuma. H3 F+ W! m5 b; L2 l
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
I; p$ T. H" y* v% A) kCV Soryu, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage/ G$ R% I8 o8 v5 r& a
CA Tone, Bomb hits 15 M; B [2 E$ O# Y1 a( U
DD Ariake, Bomb hits 1, on fire- E- e7 l, Z# X9 ~8 }. @' D: _# N
CA Aoba, Bomb hits 2. J8 `+ ?5 ], d9 K
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0 X7 G, W/ l2 L" o3 PDay Air attack on TF at 61,911 f8 b: Y6 ^2 I- j, w+ E
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B-25C Mitchell x 20 w L8 c( _1 \# J$ }5 K
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Japanese Ships
! l$ ?# S; N7 i4 f) o: w% gCV Soryu, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
# q2 {0 J1 ^* SCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
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. h4 @# D5 L6 F+ x5 GGround combat at Shortlands* X E Y) V$ |
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Allied Deliberate attack
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5 M3 [- k% b7 E& `8 tAttacking force 13678 troops, 150 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 322
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( r3 p" K9 S" Q- `# k M8 i! ~4 qDefending force 1457 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10
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Allied max assault: 314 - adjusted assault: 281 ) K0 U7 k! ~% [* q5 |
6 h$ P; m' |& l m) Q1 VJapanese max defense: 6 - adjusted defense: 1 , ]% g8 L$ r$ ^8 Q; m
2 k) {2 |: B1 F3 W5 IAllied assault odds: 281 to 1 ! H" u0 i/ E8 e1 |( L9 {4 P
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Japanese ground losses:) P+ _9 J: A7 G% t: Q
1572 casualties reported
7 F$ p" E8 C A: lGuns lost 74 S# T: E% K' i) l
* ^5 [2 M9 u) NAllied ground losses:! ^- m( X# R# h2 J7 H w% _
2 casualties reported
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