| AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/18/42 ( o- @  i; [, D+ U4 n" _- ?+ l' ^--------------------------------------------------------------------------------/ W- X. y2 a7 m3 N+ {$ Z( w6 n
 Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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 # O- K& G# o% e/ e7 J: r: ^+ }Japanese Ships1 y% u- T4 Z4 n" y4 v
 CA Kumano7 E% i. Y# C6 G& e& E" ^
 CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 42, and is sunk
 r: H# _' g1 w. vCA Furutaka, Shell hits 1
 # S# c' ?" |  K: _1 j" vCL Natori, Shell hits 1
 # T" O7 h* V( S- XDD Maikaze, Shell hits 4,  on fire,  heavy damage& T' q) }+ b) o/ N3 p
 DD Natsugumo
 - z# e1 @( U. o& {& eDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 1& w! w" ^6 Q* b( d
 DD Yuzuki* B* f! O" A2 h. p+ D8 {" m
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 Allied Ships
 s% k  w- s7 ~, {3 {3 r0 d6 PCA Portland, Shell hits 2,  on fire) q7 ~0 @. G, Z8 q+ ?
 CA Northampton, v6 ?5 O& O; p
 CA Houston, Torpedo hits 17 }" X' `, M, s3 p  W
 CA Chester, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
 - A" d4 M! P. i0 |; y5 P/ j: SCA Louisville, Shell hits 1
 5 N: \7 y: L8 @' h- _CA Chicago
 4 e2 Q' E+ [* g" m: DCA Pensacola
 + C, Z! K; C! I5 T, D. @+ p' PCA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
 " l# _4 P7 V7 I' uCA Astoria* Y1 Q! b5 }" j: ^7 q  a
 CA Minneapolis0 m7 @7 i6 Y8 D+ `8 n
 CA San Francisco+ w9 @: [9 g& t1 n9 l7 O  c
 CA Australia, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage# n+ [* E; L8 u; ^$ r1 B) f
 CA Canberra3 D9 w) k8 N1 l2 _0 {
 CL Leander
 0 w  H% F2 n' M3 Q" NCL Achilles
 . X3 U% ~0 X7 V- p* b4 HCL Perth
 ; P( H" V1 ]  s* ^CL Hobart
 ' ]% s* z& h, m# nCL Raleigh
 # _8 q( l1 W0 R& j- i& N3 n" ZCL Detroit
 + Z; X% ?' I, y) @9 v( `CL Concord1 g3 S' {: o: L& d9 M8 O
 DD Cummings' N$ ^0 I2 H+ x" c; c5 q/ z, R
 DD Case% b) B; _6 m' @# ], a
 DD Shaw
 3 o+ h1 R5 S0 S, u, HDD Downes
 ! y: V6 ?  f7 H+ ^DD Le Triomphant# i8 H* N4 s% P; B8 @, v8 U
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 Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93. s# Q9 J4 k( _2 Z
 
 6 B. F; J" h7 T3 P' aJapanese Ships
 - [2 Y7 C; {2 L) C4 k5 ZCA Kumano, Shell hits 10: l2 B1 ^/ P0 `# f9 V: p+ D' ]
 CA Furutaka
 4 h$ d6 g/ {* z' rCL Natori, Shell hits 1
 # N4 b; a* t5 l1 \% |DD Maikaze,  on fire,  heavy damage
 # P; Z( }% z& V! dDD Natsugumo/ u4 a6 q! z/ y7 v
 DD Ikazuchi% k7 A7 B% w+ _4 J
 DD Yuzuki) j5 ^/ e- e. g5 o
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 Allied Ships' D0 j9 `' y/ b& D" C' x
 CA Portland,  on fire" O" T4 q3 |; R% Y/ L
 CA Northampton% G7 v$ y# j2 F; n, l3 A
 CA Houston* a. v& X, O5 |2 M0 d, X
 CA Louisville
 * Q0 ]3 W7 a( ^CA Chicago, _8 K% F6 u$ g" _: @* q
 CA Pensacola
 6 z3 N# B) }/ _& TCA New Orleans7 x: W9 H) k2 S( B" a, R
 CA Astoria% m! M* S  m7 f8 T8 S! ~) n. k: W1 C
 CA Minneapolis% e) c! v+ Q2 c* `
 CA San Francisco1 `- y1 i" P8 o: |- d, P* j3 Q
 CA Australia,  on fire,  heavy damage
 ; x$ G7 `/ J8 Q6 m7 N- ^4 t* k3 oCA Canberra1 ^8 p& k0 m9 a, o9 W
 CL Leander6 K, S. J, c3 ]
 CL Achilles
 3 d$ `* x/ q  H" t' I, t2 Z  nCL Perth
 / t* A0 ?1 E6 r. g$ o4 TCL Hobart# G0 t+ s) }7 P$ c; h5 c, S
 CL Raleigh; {( H. s+ I: S  |
 CL Detroit
 + F  p$ F8 e& ^6 V* s: KCL Concord& q( L* m. r/ K8 K. ^: p
 DD Cummings  v  G* h$ j* H2 h6 O
 DD Case+ C% x' c! V/ G0 X) c. h! e* X
 DD Shaw% n. _( @* u  l0 Y0 c$ f- c! D2 u8 y
 DD Downes  z. z$ W) [9 M/ `4 l
 DD Le Triomphant
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 . k) p1 h+ B5 g$ F# N+ p9 b& }Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93( f& [- e7 |, E
 
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 8 A! [5 f, Z5 b6 w& tCA Kumano, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage6 Z$ T2 R. N& y2 l" h
 CA Furutaka, Shell hits 34, and is sunk6 }( e  B  ]7 c5 K
 CL Natori, Shell hits 12,  on fire,  heavy damage
 2 P" A* X( u1 O! u: u8 ]" n- J0 N! UDD Maikaze, Shell hits 14, and is sunk- m# Y' d8 {" c, R
 DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
 ! B! K2 M6 D. \DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 3,  on fire3 t& B, j$ h# b  ?; g  ^$ p
 DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
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 6 I8 v) m# Q2 |7 L+ N! [Allied Ships* i( o. s9 E! H4 U, J
 CA Portland, Shell hits 3,  on fire,  heavy damage7 {# U2 b5 v# y) y
 CA Northampton, Shell hits 1,  on fire
 5 J8 F8 `7 J4 R" @0 ^8 K" v( yCA Houston, Shell hits 1
 6 [& e$ {( h% o5 C; p* `  @CA Louisville
 ; K! N4 P% K/ n2 d- |6 m% y6 xCA Chicago, Shell hits 2
 * a9 h8 `. B) Z1 |+ GCA Pensacola, Shell hits 4  q; h9 f# Q/ ?( R- S, ?9 j
 CA New Orleans, Shell hits 4
 . o5 {5 `9 k4 f9 S6 j. E4 oCA Astoria2 i% Z# o# v: |9 m+ @' w
 CA Minneapolis
 $ p: e' G8 C8 l& F: G  _$ D( k; L6 nCA San Francisco
 ' d/ m$ e) Y+ T+ d$ B1 U  hCA Australia, Shell hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
 % g" K* w1 @, mCA Canberra  f& y  Q. }; n; x0 U& K
 CL Leander# d" E: F% i' H8 @# @$ d2 [( ?
 CL Achilles8 A+ ?0 t, l, Y2 F! o) \& S1 \
 CL Perth
 ; G# t" f. O5 G, vCL Hobart. p% x: j- H: T) K  S& g& K8 k6 r
 CL Raleigh8 h# E: b7 G/ x, x. i. ]/ S
 CL Detroit8 ?0 ?& R& k$ K
 CL Concord
 0 W7 Y6 [$ V' p: C. N, ADD Cummings
 ! M: V8 \6 s+ B' h2 n& hDD Case
 9 t" D: _6 f4 t% p- l  C0 ^DD Shaw, w" I% E$ M7 T; k- c
 DD Downes
 . g: s) c! r/ W& ?2 N8 A2 V% BDD Le Triomphant
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 * V& Y$ T3 W* B8 v; ]Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93/ |: [5 @+ `4 r  z2 x9 R/ R
 
 + j" N5 b7 w- n4 J! k7 I2 ~Japanese Ships$ f7 I8 _- j* N  F- r& C) B
 CA Kumano, Shell hits 33,  on fire,  heavy damage
 9 C  {, n& q5 `3 b" h% YCL Natori, Shell hits 24, and is sunk
 + U* _9 P- U5 `3 M. a( cDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 11 d) g! w$ `# l2 l* I
 DD Ikazuchi,  on fire
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 Allied Ships3 K1 x' Z1 G2 t8 W
 CA Portland,  on fire,  heavy damage0 _; u9 I" d! ^# D; o4 C
 CA Northampton,  on fire
 a/ f8 y' W5 [& xCA Houston
 6 k& k, x: e9 o/ A6 O8 C! LCA Louisville9 c1 L/ r/ I( l" D4 V
 CA Chicago% a% W3 c. i  E# c* r2 w
 CA Pensacola
 $ d" a# [8 v8 NCA New Orleans) u0 u5 O& m3 e9 f/ y) l
 CA Astoria
 # |+ i. G; i. OCA Minneapolis
 8 S% H: F* J. T' F# i2 VCA San Francisco
 $ ~' B1 n7 ^# K( _8 F+ W6 eCA Australia,  on fire,  heavy damage4 \  j# |3 \! V  _) `
 CA Canberra9 ~7 i3 I% H; Z2 H* X8 x. v( a; z; X
 CL Leander
 / e" c9 P9 N( pCL Achilles
 # Z) c/ L9 Q  i: L0 VCL Perth4 j) a4 e4 D- {2 k2 ?
 CL Hobart6 y8 ?& y  D$ A8 b
 CL Raleigh  ~/ O& F+ p4 L) U
 CL Detroit, _2 s2 c" f- y9 V1 y5 O, q; r0 V
 CL Concord
 0 B/ G+ g+ o0 f! ?% nDD Cummings
 : `7 N* ^; v1 B5 q$ w  o9 @, q* WDD Case
 % F" c5 G/ o- q& }7 r8 h! IDD Shaw( ^& [" T3 @$ i  c5 {  w/ u
 DD Downes
 9 S+ g/ S7 x1 G4 G- TDD Le Triomphant
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 Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,934 g# T( z7 r  j3 X' k3 U4 v
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 Japanese Ships
 / R9 c' ~$ \' E% K0 wCA Kumano, Shell hits 29, and is sunk% M6 s4 a7 v& Q6 x! w, }5 p
 DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 35, and is sunk
 # @( o$ {; {+ f0 N8 PDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
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 2 I1 F- R3 R; v8 v4 s. ~Allied Ships
 9 D5 I1 R: z$ LCA Portland, Shell hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage9 F4 s. E  w/ G, X" P; s5 ]5 w5 P
 CA Northampton,  on fire
 8 e1 l  j3 M' z8 |6 _6 @' @/ l8 fCA Houston% o' @, t/ Y6 j1 _
 CA Louisville6 g+ H. b5 g; k
 CA Chicago! \4 x& a+ _7 n6 b4 P. c5 B
 CA Pensacola
 0 U( n, e7 Y: tCA New Orleans6 r- @6 J2 O% w* D2 p
 CA Astoria! t- _$ Q: o7 f; G3 D
 CA Minneapolis5 J1 x# d( F0 E% l
 CA San Francisco( w0 b: F% D" E5 h; N) Q
 CA Australia,  on fire,  heavy damage3 b  R0 m  f" i: y4 u; T
 CA Canberra! I8 S7 {3 L& F; v" H
 CL Leander
 & z7 n1 u9 @4 P' x$ _0 A# i- z0 WCL Achilles, x4 g/ D) Y8 Q% \
 CL Perth+ q/ s$ Q! @5 o
 CL Hobart
 4 c( @* b7 u  E: f4 e7 A; a& }CL Raleigh
 " z3 ~! [% Q* {- y  e. ECL Detroit! q' [9 H0 `7 ^5 M% A1 b
 CL Concord. A" t: I4 |1 F% }, `
 DD Cummings+ p, [5 q5 k+ v- a$ J) H& @* N
 DD Case
 ! _) n' |% J+ J. n( G5 e# ^DD Shaw( _+ o! F0 ~* W# g- b
 DD Downes/ R0 ]& F& E6 k4 `+ I5 Y+ ?" {9 f
 DD Le Triomphant
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 Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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 ; [" P; K. B, o3 a6 x! ]Japanese aircraft
 4 j3 `" D" d' ]  f: n  T7 S* ~8 nA6M2 Zero x 50$ |1 Y; R$ r/ [3 ^. `/ k5 j  e
 
 0 j" Q" e% a5 F1 J- JAllied aircraft
 6 c' k1 W# _9 r0 c9 eF4F-4 Wildcat x 42
 ! K7 }9 L2 J2 t. y9 vSBD Dauntless x 44
 & `8 k( y# j% _; i+ S5 y& j2 aTBF Avenger x 16& |$ O  Y4 w6 y8 c% ?5 l4 A8 d
 2 X% d+ P  t* y/ A. U5 u3 _# w
 Japanese aircraft losses
 $ G) \9 j$ ]/ x- g7 i  f; Y; D& ?A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged& l# q- `0 H5 y+ @
 
 6 L+ x/ y$ U2 e% U) AAllied aircraft losses
 7 X$ u& j: q. E: M7 BF4F-4 Wildcat: 27 destroyed" k$ d7 E6 ~+ F/ v7 P
 SBD Dauntless: 13 destroyed, 17 damaged
 " B5 P+ T+ A* v, P  P2 WTBF Avenger: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged" N6 e1 J  ~0 m
 
 . b8 N" G# s  T+ \. p7 i) }Japanese Ships
 + J5 E( O! M( aCV Kaga, Bomb hits 12,  on fire,  heavy damage' M1 ^  j* q( ^/ y
 CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1,  on fire9 W( z7 q1 |+ ^) f9 W7 w. E# V
 CV Shokaku
 . K3 K3 M6 m: M! ECV Soryu
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 Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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 , m: W8 Z8 w9 }7 qJapanese aircraft( X/ i) M3 s  V6 ]" u
 A6M2 Zero x 190 B; q4 @* Y$ t- l. B8 w' o; U* U- ]
 
 , |. @; ^7 P, ]( }6 S) PAllied aircraft- q* ?5 q  q! z6 a4 T4 B" H
 F4F-4 Wildcat x 194 L8 ?$ _* b4 s
 SBD Dauntless x 14
 4 t/ V9 o1 |# z* _# rTBF Avenger x 67 q$ g) Y0 @; H* o7 y, v) g* {
 / K$ A0 n6 Y3 A# ~7 F/ `
 Japanese aircraft losses
 + b$ s9 u! n9 q+ o8 pA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed* G" @7 v8 [2 |9 n6 W6 i
 
 $ J" J% J4 L& \- U1 j( x/ dAllied aircraft losses! |/ y& Z: G. Q3 M2 M9 n
 F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed
 ( v/ B% K, k3 A( m/ p9 q( ^SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged0 t8 G' Y& q5 {! @  I
 TBF Avenger: 6 damaged- }( J$ s/ Y+ F& I: ~! s" Z
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 Japanese Ships) r3 K, [+ S/ x7 g; @2 P
 CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
 " ~! H0 H3 n3 C: g, JCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2& ?) V' f5 g9 I( s
 CA Tone* @  u% }3 W2 |% G( I
 CV Soryu, Bomb hits 1" m7 X3 S; f8 Q. t* @. i
 CV Hiryu,  on fire
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 Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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 Japanese aircraft9 B2 ?. r4 |2 {7 V$ f7 W
 A6M2 Zero x 17* I) @- ?$ E1 {# w
 ' G/ S3 [6 X6 k4 k4 g
 Allied aircraft/ j9 X+ d) C1 O' w
 F4F-4 Wildcat x 24
 / K* C# \$ ?/ M8 V* t' _/ n% ^SBD Dauntless x 27
 $ W- L: _( A: R9 `6 KTBF Avenger x 7& Z5 O5 H9 \/ V! @6 r% A1 N$ n' x
 / ~. t) R$ N$ j
 Japanese aircraft losses
 * L4 ]* _  |' F1 t/ p5 wA6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
 ( k) s  F* ^( S+ I- s& _/ y) |+ l8 h - s! H0 C1 t" `, Q; b
 Allied aircraft losses0 V0 U, c/ o' `# b" ~
 F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed* h% e2 m( x% }) s) I9 U
 SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged
 9 J. k) S* O8 c& h' ]5 \1 A; \TBF Avenger: 5 damaged8 G* |7 v0 q8 z' x
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 Japanese Ships; ~, [. k  a, N+ X) t
 CV Shokaku
 / x9 P# J* z' w3 c& sCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 2,  on fire1 q1 k4 a2 X. Q7 y: R9 n
 CV Kaga,  on fire,  heavy damage
 + f+ K% N. r8 v( hCV Soryu
 : K. f( S) i5 }0 S, r7 ^5 bCA Chikuma, Bomb hits 17 @- c2 b* U& W; H
 
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 ' l& b7 m5 n3 HDay Air attack on TF at 61,917 `6 K$ B/ H: b$ Y
 ( Q( Q, Y+ M0 b
 Japanese aircraft
 7 n/ V+ J/ e5 U3 iA6M2 Zero x 152 Y( R, a+ b1 R: i0 Q
 
 0 E% X4 j7 N9 h" N8 r; w0 SAllied aircraft" ?8 \7 M. Y' i+ x6 ^! T( z
 F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
 # @  M2 M: D: s0 s3 @  PSBD Dauntless x 184 V4 ~3 ^( o( b1 S/ s3 o5 g
 ) v6 |0 V+ ~  }) Q  \; Z
 Japanese aircraft losses; L7 k/ z7 V/ z) s4 B; A# n! E
 A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed7 i2 [& ~2 y9 r1 e8 J! y% m3 I
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 Allied aircraft losses
 2 u2 L9 G& H) R- LF4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
 - Y) v( _; s- A, vSBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged
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 Japanese Ships; _3 \8 r9 ~* Z+ ~
 CV Soryu, Bomb hits 1
 # S* L# \( i8 K8 VCV Kaga,  on fire,  heavy damage
 1 W2 d7 E/ r( d! v% u" [CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1,  on fire4 L% R0 D3 j6 a! D( M
 CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
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 Day Air attack on TF at 61,91! }- `; n1 d- K3 P6 E
 
 + j8 a% G2 |3 kJapanese aircraft! x- g5 D* `# D) L+ K# a
 A6M2 Zero x 12
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 Allied aircraft
 8 {6 \9 }" P. l3 h6 k+ I! UF4F-4 Wildcat x 10
 # n' K9 a* X$ W% f/ J. k! P9 ZSBD Dauntless x 9* ^# O" \$ ^# Q  g2 I( k
 TBF Avenger x 16
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 . k$ J3 y" |# H$ c& m$ }5 t3 a% mJapanese aircraft losses
 7 J0 G2 [3 ?; L- X: u) b+ pA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed* q: k" w) o& t- W" T
 ( c. g$ x$ D; W# P2 c
 Allied aircraft losses
 " o! ]9 B9 o7 ?* n" d5 W5 v/ OF4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed6 s+ O# I$ x& l$ I2 M
 SBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged3 ^- k5 j# l; T- g1 x
 TBF Avenger: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged* i' O* C3 a8 o4 M! @
 . v# B( d* m: j' K+ @7 h& q' [
 Japanese Ships* ^% P* ^/ @4 Z3 M+ e0 S
 CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage4 C0 ~" x5 Z5 e5 O4 N9 P/ @1 B! c
 CV Hiryu,  on fire; c  ^" n# j1 y! e
 CA Chikuma
 ; l( E: |0 @: _0 Z" t" b+ }CV Soryu6 \8 q9 k; s  g' I
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 Day Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,932 d) g) r+ U; C8 S
 
 * ?2 z2 K( c6 Z% j1 V( s% ~Japanese aircraft5 m& o  U( N4 c
 A6M2 Zero x 36
 - v( N; @& _7 P( `8 X. q  @& d( KD3A Val x 90( i9 y8 ?) M& J+ c3 }9 _* p0 R& r
 B5N Kate x 66
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 . k- d" d7 h5 [. u0 V7 c. fAllied aircraft
 5 V' M6 M  }3 T2 ~  h- q$ SF4F-4 Wildcat x 108
 + ?& H! C' n7 o1 f6 Z1 ]- aP-40E Warhawk x 45
 - ~. I! Q' \0 r$ r$ F9 FP-38G Lightning x 2, F# D7 B/ Y3 h( ]  D: \
 * e3 J/ p# B; X+ \9 p0 `2 x
 Japanese aircraft losses
 ' V- W9 _$ t" sA6M2 Zero: 26 destroyed
 6 `3 Q9 B# I; WD3A Val: 50 destroyed
 % J% a3 G, b' d! Q* d. u# o4 jB5N Kate: 42 destroyed
 ' v  Q. Y+ Q$ ~) ?% E/ [8 H1 z
 ; p3 P) @; `# q& K$ E' J" v. qAllied aircraft losses
 ' Q/ O3 ]+ G$ }) \4 g) a  d; uF4F-4 Wildcat: 41 destroyed, 14 damaged6 g3 a% E3 B' x# E1 ?& C
 P-40E Warhawk: 27 destroyed
 * e# t, F% m4 ~& j1 WP-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed" \8 H8 H0 a" _, Y7 i
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 Allied Ships# ]* [, g4 o4 M) B$ M9 Y+ W
 CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1
 1 N4 F3 J+ }7 o7 f# MCV Hornet, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire
 # g) y# @+ `! E+ `CV Wasp, Bomb hits 2,  on fire
 ; u% O% t# O/ d4 d' S9 tDD Benham, Bomb hits 1,  on fire4 R. Y$ z* I& m, @5 H
 CV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire
 ! L5 s2 u! K3 T1 e; rCV Yorktown: F) c' Y( K( @7 [7 ~
 CV Saratoga' b. }8 I; l: p3 n; F3 B
 CL Honolulu2 {- R1 B0 X- M
 CL St. Louis, Bomb hits 2
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 Allied aircraft6 @4 T$ D) W- }) @
 B-25C Mitchell x 3- h/ s% |: I' A- M% D
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 No Allied losses$ u1 ?& Z4 P' C$ f4 _5 `; N; T
 
 9 K3 u0 H# b4 F$ r2 EJapanese Ships. K; \( v+ f, e- w8 q9 |% S
 CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage* u9 j) V% B$ K3 c3 v( m
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 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
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 Day Air attack on TF at 61,916 v& C  a5 X) h
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 F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
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 + f0 y2 J; C$ W& r4 \+ ?  xCA Chikuma8 A( E5 J+ n- v+ I  B
 CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
 ; d4 E. {0 b& M( z/ |( OCV Soryu, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
 1 _' D5 N. O& x& XCA Tone, Bomb hits 1* E' j% F& `* I: k& n- Z  o
 DD Ariake, Bomb hits 1,  on fire( Z- Y3 \9 G& s
 CA Aoba, Bomb hits 2. }* r9 u% Y- Z
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 Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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 1 s) l6 |  T# v/ r9 A1 u" UCV Soryu, Bomb hits 5,  on fire,  heavy damage7 x# F- q8 ^  o  Z
 CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 8,  on fire,  heavy damage
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 + x/ C) U! S) x9 V% dGround combat at Shortlands
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 Allied Deliberate attack, V& M. n( j/ M: w& e! p  V. G
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 Attacking force 13678 troops, 150 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 322$ t3 _! b1 }$ b: H6 X& t
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 Defending force 1457 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 103 U3 [4 w& f/ c
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 Allied max assault: 314 - adjusted assault: 281
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 Japanese max defense: 6 - adjusted defense: 1 * g; B0 }" |; I  v1 M* j
 
 * Q# @% H3 P3 H) IAllied assault odds: 281 to 1
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 Japanese ground losses:
 4 M2 z- m3 ~) S6 K6 m# m0 t1572 casualties reported7 \5 ]  u6 g0 x
 Guns lost 7
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 2 casualties reported
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