AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/18/42" k8 N) \; b9 J: i5 Z
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93, X! U6 J4 x$ b* i! Q3 m
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Japanese Ships" f% ?2 u2 b7 O' ~
CA Kumano K' y2 k B5 k1 i7 R2 M8 ^
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 42, and is sunk
2 P. c) Y! c: p3 T% |3 ICA Furutaka, Shell hits 1
- M, u' T! ^9 ]2 Y8 Z* e7 @' V! Y! vCL Natori, Shell hits 1& h4 Y4 t1 F, J! k' k/ E
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
8 E+ w1 d" d7 z3 ]- S% LDD Natsugumo
6 C! d+ a* G5 A* k3 dDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 1" o7 G% A7 d, R9 x$ F, P0 G; |8 T
DD Yuzuki# o8 Q+ j3 N( z. m& [2 }2 O
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Allied Ships
# E2 u+ F* p% S6 _CA Portland, Shell hits 2, on fire
. k# Z& M' v: d; Q; d6 \0 o. z2 dCA Northampton
: f) P& n. t& a0 bCA Houston, Torpedo hits 1* D* y$ s1 V7 h2 {& p* e2 a# I, i
CA Chester, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk, w- `3 |) c* {- j% b( o% A: L
CA Louisville, Shell hits 1% j7 S2 I2 U4 g3 m
CA Chicago
3 l2 C1 Q7 {: d6 eCA Pensacola) Z( g- N- { h3 R! P( q$ \# ?# ]
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
- W; Q7 P) V: r5 UCA Astoria
/ G, L' u% Q4 a, SCA Minneapolis
% G) B* P2 \3 x8 m/ ZCA San Francisco
. x5 }8 n, S, b0 gCA Australia, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage6 e, K+ \5 \ w5 z- Y& L
CA Canberra
1 Z4 G, ~8 X% n* S g: v( iCL Leander' R/ A& w; r+ `) {
CL Achilles
/ c" \$ j/ e/ j, C7 XCL Perth. g1 T# X* ?: q; ]8 f6 a
CL Hobart& H7 G0 e+ J0 k
CL Raleigh, v0 S( H+ y5 @
CL Detroit3 X. s! E; s" l: _/ d4 F4 `9 X
CL Concord
* Y* ? R. c1 P, b0 V, b3 q/ fDD Cummings
0 j2 W) E# \ o# ?) A4 Q- a1 {7 L8 A1 aDD Case
+ u N8 B$ }: W" r* Q7 nDD Shaw
) g/ V/ z3 n! D& T' N* e' j5 nDD Downes
# r$ x( Q; e) XDD Le Triomphant: T, Z2 q/ E9 z0 A. N
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; ~$ O: w' k7 X. VNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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3 ^/ Z. l+ h4 b( U3 x4 j! B' uCA Kumano, Shell hits 10
" _5 Z t' a" g8 f; z# vCA Furutaka% B! S0 d. k" @% z
CL Natori, Shell hits 14 S% I* C9 [! s6 T. h c+ E [8 B% `
DD Maikaze, on fire, heavy damage, z9 w- h- d9 J& e
DD Natsugumo
! e7 t: f' X( r7 ]5 zDD Ikazuchi2 d3 b# Z1 |% ^2 h
DD Yuzuki, W' c1 N! V K+ k
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Allied Ships; L8 {. L8 e; [6 _
CA Portland, on fire) E1 } I! m6 G
CA Northampton! O: J- }" i" b$ V" g; |1 ?4 Q
CA Houston* c% n0 B- [5 `; [
CA Louisville @3 e! ~3 x7 _6 r1 ?4 F
CA Chicago
" k' E" ~. e) [5 u% DCA Pensacola
$ D8 P) j# V: CCA New Orleans
' t( d: u# L( s, w- {CA Astoria
* c) E3 n' R: X8 O$ |CA Minneapolis
2 K. Q! a: P) P3 ], _CA San Francisco
: |7 H; N$ K6 I4 M# B4 U. \2 iCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage. X# I+ y, ]1 H; y! g1 T) j
CA Canberra' [2 a" T# e+ i5 M, T
CL Leander
# _* D: L9 _. ~ w1 l- _( eCL Achilles( _3 H1 v. S4 I' m9 W) Z$ L' ~
CL Perth
1 E& q& C4 J! S! S" `CL Hobart
/ a) v3 ? r( y8 v- S2 s6 @ fCL Raleigh; R: f' j+ }4 c' k# ^
CL Detroit v( {+ ], }9 x* j0 q. {* t& }: W8 z
CL Concord2 l2 D# m5 J4 M: r, P
DD Cummings' P' D3 ~5 n; o0 n. \
DD Case0 d. Q5 b: l/ C J6 D
DD Shaw
& H. ^8 f9 [ {. Y$ |DD Downes6 U% R# R& r2 Q) M2 L+ ~$ @
DD Le Triomphant" v# L; M7 Q9 X+ L) I
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,931 y. ?7 I3 C8 ^ G
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CA Kumano, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage+ j' z; \- h S' d. e" a2 L- N
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 34, and is sunk; g' l& m9 K8 m* [! p
CL Natori, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage/ f4 ^# ^% y% O) J; B G. `8 t
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
: G" P$ P& r) d( x$ \) |6 @ K/ XDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 14 f9 {3 B7 S# T& r5 N+ w+ q% s4 ~# z
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 3, on fire" g- z, Q( n( C# e
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 6, and is sunk) L J$ }/ [* W9 }1 Y
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Allied Ships6 h8 T) {. u ?/ N( H
CA Portland, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
1 }! R, Q3 m. n8 {CA Northampton, Shell hits 1, on fire& s, o2 O' ~! k+ g$ r9 |
CA Houston, Shell hits 10 i, k7 n X( u$ O
CA Louisville% J' {$ F! k. T0 h
CA Chicago, Shell hits 20 i3 Q! J, G4 _. O9 V
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 40 W# K ?. { q: J
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 48 h% D( w# s3 q
CA Astoria2 R4 X( w( q' C% r% _/ C
CA Minneapolis
+ m* I. c+ Q# U7 q+ w/ ?; ?CA San Francisco
" |8 X: ]8 Y0 y7 V* WCA Australia, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage: p6 P6 M! g: k1 @# }
CA Canberra5 e1 w8 D: x6 h: g! K/ e, \! o4 p
CL Leander5 u/ |8 h) B$ A1 z
CL Achilles: `/ b# v3 j! d) J
CL Perth, m5 J* X6 W+ {( |! y
CL Hobart) W& N+ U* ~9 O4 Q; D. E
CL Raleigh
+ |: E+ I$ p* i6 V9 o4 }CL Detroit! S1 ?5 p2 x1 \2 i
CL Concord
5 g; b6 N$ C7 }. g' h5 R0 J5 \DD Cummings
2 X5 `+ X: y* A. C2 y+ e7 R* hDD Case& e( l; ^6 o$ i# b; `
DD Shaw
* O8 |; l3 i, p1 VDD Downes/ W6 N( J5 k- Z: k
DD Le Triomphant* m% x" |9 T+ j, [5 H1 f( V8 i
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$ S2 _5 o$ ~* v0 h4 [Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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Japanese Ships: E& X; Q0 R3 g
CA Kumano, Shell hits 33, on fire, heavy damage
2 g! i. b( r2 l# C% ?! ]1 NCL Natori, Shell hits 24, and is sunk/ n3 n$ X. i, v; G- `( P
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1% K2 z" z( h& m1 s' m5 v8 a
DD Ikazuchi, on fire: ]4 i3 E2 s j$ ~
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Allied Ships
' @% ?- G) S0 c6 h4 f/ tCA Portland, on fire, heavy damage
' ?3 C7 g7 w7 F+ _CA Northampton, on fire
f0 z9 N# {& h6 W3 _( d( {: SCA Houston# g+ N9 w3 X, y% W9 J7 F4 V( d
CA Louisville
+ v; p- g ^& L) e& H; pCA Chicago$ g' R1 C9 m# A4 o, y- A8 X* d q
CA Pensacola- i0 |" g, \' _
CA New Orleans
/ P. C1 I6 z# lCA Astoria
) F4 ]( V' r5 `' n' l0 FCA Minneapolis
+ ^0 o. m7 h* e5 ?2 m- R# cCA San Francisco
4 H! n; H: `; K+ x4 nCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage) m; A- d- D& L2 y; p: k
CA Canberra: a8 G) O2 [; z) R' D1 V, k
CL Leander, d& A2 y- _/ _1 P8 I5 y8 d
CL Achilles
% X! ]' Y8 I: _7 }+ Y) ?6 [CL Perth
7 V( G, z) n I; {+ NCL Hobart
K4 Y _0 [" i# T8 B5 uCL Raleigh1 q2 Q. [; {+ `" P! t0 E7 S
CL Detroit
H. I& Z# v6 q! c' U. oCL Concord( A# c {# y( p8 B/ T: l1 q: \
DD Cummings
0 G" x% G& Y$ Q7 {6 _" C7 C% rDD Case
" A+ F1 c1 k! `$ z! ^% N; PDD Shaw
3 ^9 U& t2 T0 h! E7 cDD Downes
4 h& V+ q h0 L9 ~DD Le Triomphant
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( J( Q" }) i: ?7 f; qCA Kumano, Shell hits 29, and is sunk. [/ E$ @8 k' b
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 35, and is sunk! g4 F. Z' V' a$ a( G
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
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- e' c5 C( ~0 n! }( a& lAllied Ships+ M) A' L/ g7 X1 ?" i( |3 a1 d
CA Portland, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
% K& n& S6 B- _( I, O8 [CA Northampton, on fire* h3 y. B% c* n+ n2 ~5 ^% p( u
CA Houston
. N/ z# B: M5 pCA Louisville s3 u& o3 ~ O: f) k3 { |$ y* l; P; k
CA Chicago
/ X# t! e% ^/ G: ]# g! NCA Pensacola
( y+ r: M0 }) i! `( i1 ~! `CA New Orleans
* b+ {; ^& u" y0 Q- K! ? vCA Astoria% R0 ]' H6 I' X" p" w/ m
CA Minneapolis1 S' Q8 Q, o4 p
CA San Francisco8 q) i6 X% P8 Y; g
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
6 r2 ]# R W6 F8 p/ B# v, G6 yCA Canberra6 I' @2 _1 M. l6 e# W7 Z/ k
CL Leander
" z1 @, j3 p9 X; d/ Z* d, V8 l x5 XCL Achilles, J5 R: y6 E2 s; a
CL Perth4 w7 B* c" z$ o6 ]5 ]4 s# X
CL Hobart; J- o0 g; Q5 q4 s+ k
CL Raleigh
3 c+ ]) _* Y0 Z( }CL Detroit
h/ X: c s* x- v; i4 zCL Concord) u- Q5 Z! U* R
DD Cummings7 Q6 P# X" T- Z3 {+ ]+ E
DD Case' e6 u8 u) d7 a3 D
DD Shaw9 s0 V7 S& q2 [ _; ?8 V4 J$ u
DD Downes
6 h# z* J& Q5 C) ?" Y# ~DD Le Triomphant
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- X. h- V# }3 I0 V; @: ^! `" \Day Air attack on TF at 61,91" E6 ]5 i# h$ x5 ~- C: s
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Japanese aircraft
; P( b. u% B" q1 ~, OA6M2 Zero x 50
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( s* l+ I' d# J; X8 YAllied aircraft: R M' ~- Y5 H. q: o
F4F-4 Wildcat x 42
( r) E. d. J. p9 l# M O% FSBD Dauntless x 44, `4 p( N! B, K& A6 l6 h
TBF Avenger x 162 N/ a- X, _9 ]/ v: T5 y( ?! V2 u
0 j! M, K, N3 p+ g
Japanese aircraft losses
b+ m# u0 C& J. x3 U; w+ wA6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged
6 y0 a( b( z% C. i. [- S
" m, }! h" j; U/ U1 g% CAllied aircraft losses, n: z7 Q& y) s1 @
F4F-4 Wildcat: 27 destroyed
+ E5 j, _& d3 N* q+ q& @0 qSBD Dauntless: 13 destroyed, 17 damaged
( e/ d2 R% J. J( a# E" oTBF Avenger: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged
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Japanese Ships3 |' _& z- m$ b7 _
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage: r a) U* y4 Z- }. S+ r
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
. Y% A# i( e' m& ?+ l) i5 z) t& ?CV Shokaku
+ s! X, W- j# l! cCV Soryu! g% j* e- j* E* G
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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! f6 l" n% |/ r: D0 i/ S# yJapanese aircraft: n- h: E5 _9 L' q
A6M2 Zero x 19
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! p# Y2 d i7 F' x, U4 FAllied aircraft$ t0 k, r9 _$ s$ ?3 o* t
F4F-4 Wildcat x 19
- w) _5 K7 Z2 h0 _& v/ _6 FSBD Dauntless x 14
6 o5 t$ l! y STBF Avenger x 61 {" t1 L J- ^6 N
. n- r1 h2 W1 X9 D* n: X) u" t/ V( rJapanese aircraft losses1 B" V$ X1 f" z3 t) m
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed- t3 v; G- ~/ a8 w4 U
) U9 t% h& m# V3 bAllied aircraft losses
6 {7 h6 W/ x3 L: e8 F8 b, ]5 _F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed
/ @7 u+ M/ u! gSBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged/ u" _6 n7 F m& a E6 w
TBF Avenger: 6 damaged2 c4 C/ ?( }: U+ [
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Japanese Ships
* x/ L- w/ \' I$ e9 D& aCV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage- h O0 v$ q/ U. X/ K
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 26 Q/ N* g) Z. S0 f) b
CA Tone
! {% U5 D$ L d1 }! r ]0 g% hCV Soryu, Bomb hits 11 P6 i: R6 v7 x6 b: k
CV Hiryu, on fire/ s- G2 R( B, o$ A. Z% W7 ]% p
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1 A* G; N! \) e& HDay Air attack on TF at 61,91! Y" E7 }/ q; R0 n; W9 S
8 _0 j8 T- t) s6 B* Y1 ]5 oJapanese aircraft
3 C) k$ x0 v) }$ z! s! L1 | oA6M2 Zero x 17
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Allied aircraft" n; t+ D, a( H0 U
F4F-4 Wildcat x 240 p) A9 [/ _" h( Z8 ~4 A+ c
SBD Dauntless x 27& y; I+ r( u) Z! f" m. ?8 O& g
TBF Avenger x 7
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, e3 R6 h" X* a0 M( P5 T. j/ JJapanese aircraft losses* M2 {9 h1 F3 u2 s9 a, z; Z
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed& f" Z g/ D6 O7 ?8 u% A
4 j L4 i8 m( G7 C$ u S8 s
Allied aircraft losses
0 r7 e' w, `) m0 P) k! mF4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed% J: X2 K. r% G( \
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged
" c8 J+ i5 c) i" b* [TBF Avenger: 5 damaged
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Japanese Ships# ~- ^! X' ?8 p- x8 d
CV Shokaku2 l! X* w2 O e! v; [
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 2, on fire
( |9 b, h* a% |1 \ f. SCV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage& r: B$ y" z, N* v6 A# y# A x
CV Soryu
' D5 b& ~4 i% }) X: ^CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1; [! ?4 ^2 M& `4 B- C' F
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A6M2 Zero x 15
9 U; f, d1 ?9 B9 e" n ! P/ ]8 A6 v; F8 q2 _; h5 k/ K5 m9 e
Allied aircraft
7 p& Y# i% o1 D$ W& {! l* |0 SF4F-4 Wildcat x 8
( U, R, E" T6 P6 v- ~- z$ Q4 _, m" c1 USBD Dauntless x 18
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Japanese aircraft losses
+ C* s6 \! \. n% A2 r. ]5 uA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
5 c, V1 r# c0 z! F3 k: K; F
% D/ s9 A+ x1 O; M# _Allied aircraft losses
- q- X, Q* b, }- Z+ R% j1 gF4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
; [: ~) u- `( X, b: G; }1 qSBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged. b6 Q1 o3 v3 m. s8 j" y- w
( R7 Q3 e0 S3 `. X! u! _Japanese Ships4 G _ u8 P7 x* h) y- q6 G" j/ p
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 1+ J! p8 |+ C3 ]7 f* {; \/ m
CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
( g# k, }- v+ QCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
, f7 }, _$ e0 ^CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage, F" q N7 J* e1 S
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Japanese aircraft
1 _# w) j( {/ K( d& U3 H& E" hA6M2 Zero x 12) N) L( u0 l# D+ G. o# k
3 c6 u N; s, G( rAllied aircraft
4 R* a8 i/ _& i5 |* yF4F-4 Wildcat x 106 b7 y' ?2 L. t8 W. u( c6 _) v. p
SBD Dauntless x 94 K' u& ]+ m9 F
TBF Avenger x 16
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) Y: P, S+ P4 z6 e. J y3 D* O! IJapanese aircraft losses5 c0 A4 C- {3 b# L: b, ~
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
5 _4 Z% _4 _" T 1 j6 ?% w, E, {$ U+ |; i0 Q b
Allied aircraft losses
. ]% v2 s' [4 X6 XF4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
5 H* h8 h& o& ]$ o- PSBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
1 W: C- G- O/ Z% s2 X( f9 ZTBF Avenger: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged: ]: Y) d4 \" E( ]- A/ c
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Japanese Ships) E6 m' u. G. m2 s
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
; }1 @7 ?8 G# u) c1 ~: m% v. UCV Hiryu, on fire. O! c+ ]4 o0 k/ n) a1 P; w7 i+ F
CA Chikuma
" s5 `7 h% s$ [* G2 b) ^$ |# nCV Soryu+ C" l0 i% a @, L+ _
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Japanese aircraft$ \$ [5 E* z2 J6 {7 o* u& u
A6M2 Zero x 36
- ?" e/ p" [7 \' v! A; Z; JD3A Val x 90
, y9 P9 V3 i4 g" k0 ]0 JB5N Kate x 664 b9 A2 m9 o$ P! O) X
6 |0 C6 g. @; w( n" k0 C' m% ?5 d3 o
Allied aircraft, c% |5 i9 z* ^$ |0 T
F4F-4 Wildcat x 108
( ^1 D: C6 N' n$ q% H. oP-40E Warhawk x 45' ]2 l* y! \& s1 P) t
P-38G Lightning x 2
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Japanese aircraft losses+ y( ~) g L: J6 W9 |
A6M2 Zero: 26 destroyed) y5 B0 ~6 y# Y l- G
D3A Val: 50 destroyed6 X3 G% q4 T9 a
B5N Kate: 42 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses. `) @; l3 b& l( ?+ z$ ~ I. D4 X
F4F-4 Wildcat: 41 destroyed, 14 damaged9 k# m# s: w% o* V' d! M
P-40E Warhawk: 27 destroyed
/ |+ B/ h. J" z9 L4 m# {/ [; OP-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed
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Allied Ships
6 e0 F2 X, ~; N6 m8 f, L6 A5 L& uCV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 17 V' w( y; w% e. k$ L& j! X; e
CV Hornet, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire) q" M b7 J7 Y/ G6 f+ }7 q8 I. @
CV Wasp, Bomb hits 2, on fire
$ G* e! y7 N7 b/ FDD Benham, Bomb hits 1, on fire3 q" L s/ W& A& G; p3 ]1 x
CV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
2 u- j- U. Y3 [$ K$ }1 gCV Yorktown# @/ m# A' g0 ?" Z( }; ~
CV Saratoga) n. A; r: n! K( `. D
CL Honolulu
, w9 k o8 D5 l+ {CL St. Louis, Bomb hits 2* X4 X* w) c/ {
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B-25C Mitchell x 3; G$ m& y0 m6 o5 n
, S2 X3 j! i" h+ ENo Allied losses8 I `1 A- E/ |
. g2 N! h" ^0 h! W9 o9 i/ nJapanese Ships
; b1 {5 V' f6 }1 \0 N, {( fCV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage; i |+ @: ~: G' Q! t
$ C) w- w' f* Z l( x9 Y; F/ M# gAircraft Attacking:# p5 U9 d9 \. v9 @0 q
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet8 R' {8 B! g; }: E/ ^& b* b
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Allied aircraft, [5 ?3 y* f+ x% r r0 v# x" T
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
8 | t* ]$ w& d5 U4 H, ySBD Dauntless x 90& D Y9 y1 r. ]0 b
TBF Avenger x 336 L" j1 C" d' l+ J
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Japanese Ships
1 M- F6 k5 n( l4 {) L8 {' VCA Chikuma- f' ~. A F9 q" l0 d' l3 [# w
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
" d2 {6 l' x) D% C6 ^: _0 W" ~CV Soryu, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage. |1 k3 D' s& O% {7 J) i
CA Tone, Bomb hits 11 V" O6 S; q# a( a5 _" i8 q
DD Ariake, Bomb hits 1, on fire
# J$ W6 }2 j2 i7 WCA Aoba, Bomb hits 2
L' d E% Z0 e kCL Tama
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91* B6 |1 u" L7 |! b: T0 j) f
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B-25C Mitchell x 209 z" @" k" q" ?+ V# K2 d0 B
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CV Soryu, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
+ w' ~- e4 } O. qCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
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Ground combat at Shortlands* s' Z9 T) w& F+ J0 O1 V" |
E3 ^3 Q- B- P( ^) b; ]3 T/ SAllied Deliberate attack6 g8 ^* D4 o8 \% L+ n) |+ _) [
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Attacking force 13678 troops, 150 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 322; K( \+ N" r+ h5 Q' A
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Defending force 1457 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10; C# ]+ U, P; |( _+ M( _
$ \, {4 {8 A4 [+ q. r' [5 F3 ?Allied max assault: 314 - adjusted assault: 281
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- T+ b. e: B6 q% |* VJapanese max defense: 6 - adjusted defense: 1
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Allied assault odds: 281 to 1
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Japanese ground losses:
- R) }' b' K, e- { I/ y, u/ D1572 casualties reported
- y7 f2 B# I, T4 }Guns lost 7
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1 I+ L2 y" a/ `/ L8 B$ O7 r) i+ kAllied ground losses:- `% ?6 a& O6 u+ q5 m6 u! G
2 casualties reported
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