AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/18/427 F( b' x5 x, V0 c+ X
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Japanese Ships
. r( @0 ?5 T% w) \- q- fCA Kumano
0 A ?/ C9 h6 B: ZCA Kinugasa, Shell hits 42, and is sunk
* F( ~$ t/ S r6 ^CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1
' ~; J) o; l$ P# `' m' E) oCL Natori, Shell hits 1) z9 a( i4 B. H1 |& e' S. k
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage$ _2 ]; G8 k# I$ L
DD Natsugumo
3 `, l) D p. u/ |% X6 }DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 1
( i3 q$ z# V& p2 x2 V% rDD Yuzuki2 d: \9 p i" W1 W+ u
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Allied Ships
9 V9 r. m8 u/ J6 ~: e1 U; OCA Portland, Shell hits 2, on fire* E# c' n" L D: u, M G
CA Northampton4 K6 j3 N4 `, l9 h- I3 A8 o b1 J
CA Houston, Torpedo hits 1
9 ~% ^0 s7 O! a% n) {& ~CA Chester, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
4 }8 q0 s: x+ D# u# jCA Louisville, Shell hits 12 k0 q$ o3 _5 B% x
CA Chicago
1 b1 ]% B$ H8 T* g6 ^* H5 PCA Pensacola4 m- t7 ~, h2 E$ g& z
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
$ l# _0 w1 u0 }& k/ \* gCA Astoria
0 Z% V+ H# B4 l: H2 QCA Minneapolis4 w# t- i7 x5 r+ y
CA San Francisco
; y9 e% ~. U9 d4 T' F2 M TCA Australia, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
1 k2 u) U0 Y0 X7 P/ LCA Canberra2 T* X) r k7 Y8 b6 \2 R
CL Leander
! K3 ?0 @2 h6 W* |: x: @CL Achilles
% {1 W0 i; Q9 kCL Perth
/ ^+ u) e0 B3 ]: M& |: J! fCL Hobart
: l6 G+ S& N' b0 tCL Raleigh
% I$ ~8 `1 Q1 |# Z2 K* CCL Detroit% G2 i6 `# G; D; ?& A
CL Concord! T1 G: c1 O. w' ?: K- A3 Z
DD Cummings/ ~- M1 U3 b- I: d% O) D
DD Case
# Y: U8 d1 O# G2 y# _DD Shaw
% A2 l. O' c% xDD Downes
7 ]$ g" B% M6 D7 sDD Le Triomphant
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7 _, s' F4 A, u7 y5 ^Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93# t5 c0 |! q7 b( ^! Z% k- G* O4 d
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CA Kumano, Shell hits 10+ h4 a0 M3 M" v/ A0 t+ |! |8 G0 S, q
CA Furutaka& Y7 i) ^0 D2 z7 T" x
CL Natori, Shell hits 1) T* S( H" C$ P6 s
DD Maikaze, on fire, heavy damage
/ s2 [6 j2 U: M2 _! \- @6 _* K9 h5 MDD Natsugumo# [; G$ e- M) T' c1 Z ^2 j4 U! M* g
DD Ikazuchi
0 a `) q- O1 j" wDD Yuzuki
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Allied Ships
0 \( h% T4 z5 y, nCA Portland, on fire+ V, p$ b4 g6 }. o& o
CA Northampton$ ]2 c/ w/ ?$ E2 ]$ ?
CA Houston3 f0 m4 G( l- \2 @2 ] m$ V5 p
CA Louisville
: D- \. ?7 N% s/ a. NCA Chicago
! A* V$ h" g+ y" T# w1 wCA Pensacola
8 L/ T7 ]2 j# k; ^6 _5 M$ N! t7 GCA New Orleans
- S) D" l0 k* H! h2 qCA Astoria
8 C6 `5 O6 O: G" BCA Minneapolis- K8 v# L8 J: z& Y t6 c, d
CA San Francisco
( E: c0 [- L+ R* p8 y0 qCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
% m+ n! m4 h4 j- D' B' B. PCA Canberra& Q! j w- {4 D& S5 K
CL Leander
) A& p. Z z, [CL Achilles9 `3 v I: Z( v! N7 E! ]7 H) N. T
CL Perth# q8 Q/ i5 U4 ~4 A# {! i
CL Hobart) q- u. I* {9 e6 O& L, q
CL Raleigh
3 y% S# G0 u3 ~, [, a" ^% pCL Detroit
! h- \2 B4 Z! m1 E+ V0 z+ S9 JCL Concord
2 T1 L4 y8 B c, n3 H1 _DD Cummings. O* W9 J3 ]# o2 Q. j
DD Case* x G, a% L9 g3 O1 G. Q
DD Shaw
# @, O0 x& y* r. t) O* JDD Downes
1 S9 {4 }6 w" f) N, |+ r0 v3 m( }DD Le Triomphant6 N {" Y6 m, ^8 h5 T
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93/ M: i# B. B% e& }) r, i$ d2 ^ Y: @
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Japanese Ships2 @0 O! Q% r7 F5 `) g
CA Kumano, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
& V' F& X: ` L( o" ~/ `CA Furutaka, Shell hits 34, and is sunk
" c/ m4 _8 d$ S0 o4 }* S, xCL Natori, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
. L# Q D* [0 O4 r' Y% l& NDD Maikaze, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
! D) x# Z7 V& d* YDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
' O& ~6 E7 ^# Z2 A6 `- B" ADD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 3, on fire
/ w' ]+ c7 K; [* A& nDD Yuzuki, Shell hits 6, and is sunk7 L& F$ \1 C8 n8 H) V
" ^; r e# b- O; h* c& R4 F& |7 KAllied Ships% T5 k) a" C& O* E H
CA Portland, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage& X8 p! G. ` U" L0 R- r* P
CA Northampton, Shell hits 1, on fire0 C& A+ a3 v7 Q5 C
CA Houston, Shell hits 1
# r* N: Z E0 k1 @) }2 HCA Louisville
( T6 a- @; \; ~! R, ]$ D" sCA Chicago, Shell hits 2
- i. A+ \6 [% G% K# T5 }! aCA Pensacola, Shell hits 4
4 }6 [& d7 t- w3 t) LCA New Orleans, Shell hits 4& A) D+ Q, ~) [& z1 G
CA Astoria
7 H& |4 T' g: R7 k/ v4 bCA Minneapolis/ I \# U% E5 c: S% D. b
CA San Francisco3 ~* m* A2 y3 ^
CA Australia, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
& o$ H3 m( X2 y# a$ ~CA Canberra
& I- q% q. B; O7 {6 B3 L* I2 RCL Leander
: ` t* |$ }5 d8 @0 X$ W, BCL Achilles1 @" q& r" g& ?4 g" ~6 F
CL Perth
* l# M! _) X" t7 U8 |CL Hobart4 f Y/ W, ^9 f# H0 T
CL Raleigh
5 i0 @- C1 V6 }6 nCL Detroit8 w2 k' \) X L5 D
CL Concord: ~' I2 E7 G/ W5 w- g' _/ U6 @ p
DD Cummings
* ?$ K K: _8 T; R1 l) aDD Case+ ^$ c6 o% c0 p; {1 u a% t1 d
DD Shaw" S7 {: ? l6 E/ l/ u* Q
DD Downes6 D& Z. z8 e( V7 |! r2 I- v
DD Le Triomphant
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Japanese Ships
$ c/ T& d6 a% U9 A( B i8 hCA Kumano, Shell hits 33, on fire, heavy damage7 |" b+ U0 }5 `3 K
CL Natori, Shell hits 24, and is sunk
. b( o( k) \7 Y _/ KDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
: e3 |: `+ @. w. iDD Ikazuchi, on fire/ D1 ]/ S. W2 i) H- Q
5 a1 u' c" S: P# ~Allied Ships
: n& X! e: I- w, ACA Portland, on fire, heavy damage
& Y: [% { i ~& w& O1 E% `1 g- GCA Northampton, on fire' w. R4 @& i& R2 i
CA Houston
! ~& ^0 K3 z7 K4 d6 H5 o B; ]CA Louisville
3 w6 Y7 A0 ?9 e+ v' K5 KCA Chicago' f3 H! S4 b% {% [
CA Pensacola
: c4 F( l2 |9 _. dCA New Orleans
3 Q( U; w9 ^! ^1 @0 WCA Astoria
; U0 z# T+ o# d- n( l7 q0 ^% V4 VCA Minneapolis6 P h8 q0 W2 [
CA San Francisco G* `2 a* w* c- Y# f
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
|% W+ t r5 K, _6 f7 a, kCA Canberra* B: n6 e8 x, C# M, L e
CL Leander
: }! d i6 v9 ~) O& eCL Achilles
$ N- ]8 ~! e: g# vCL Perth9 S# T& E' v7 g9 w
CL Hobart$ G+ K+ G: k1 N! c* J! ~, d
CL Raleigh: T+ c+ `7 M/ {, g; Y
CL Detroit
5 Y9 s4 \! b- k1 F+ z! uCL Concord+ H& e- \4 a+ x, X- f
DD Cummings2 J( H* m+ P5 A& S L
DD Case. c5 n. E+ M( m6 h
DD Shaw
" _* B$ {: f) J$ I' {DD Downes
4 T! s1 Z: s6 E9 R: s* V3 KDD Le Triomphant
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Japanese Ships0 ]; g! W, {4 J2 a6 z9 n5 ~
CA Kumano, Shell hits 29, and is sunk
& I; q. {5 O! Y, q/ k) E) gDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 35, and is sunk4 E8 }3 x. p" W0 }5 T3 V: d
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 15, and is sunk1 Z& o! L) H& I* D N) O5 h3 e; H
0 A; @- v8 M6 x3 `% C% }9 DAllied Ships
' Z( `+ J5 u/ n6 m/ O# F1 ^CA Portland, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage" }$ D8 Q4 F6 J" g
CA Northampton, on fire% h7 W2 w# w) K0 h3 P/ D+ q: x# r
CA Houston) J) A8 w2 N, F B" \
CA Louisville8 s. {% t1 C& ^& ?" [ {
CA Chicago
& Q5 N5 G! z9 M( O. {0 JCA Pensacola& `+ r6 P9 [ f, w
CA New Orleans
8 d, n- ^- r, n- l7 OCA Astoria/ S& j& i! L( Z
CA Minneapolis
6 N6 o( u( n V J' |2 f, h- dCA San Francisco7 }2 c& o; k* B ]5 n( t
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage: V) b" a0 v1 V; H# o2 x& G
CA Canberra3 t/ N! Z) [( d* C
CL Leander u3 f8 V3 W# X
CL Achilles, f5 @: T1 V3 e
CL Perth4 A d& F% R0 g# e7 _
CL Hobart: a8 G+ Y: m5 J: Q( t7 A
CL Raleigh) }+ }) d6 L8 v- f
CL Detroit
! J7 |7 n. F: d) b- s% lCL Concord( J; u/ q, z! D# b+ b7 Y( Z
DD Cummings
: V6 q0 S, `' E, N7 U% A+ yDD Case
) {, ~+ [- M {+ F* y* X/ dDD Shaw6 Z( e( b: z4 q/ l4 x7 o7 Y
DD Downes* V! d3 p' ]3 B8 B+ @
DD Le Triomphant
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Japanese aircraft
/ g8 h9 |7 Q. a8 T$ n1 BA6M2 Zero x 50
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6 h2 ~6 u5 h9 U8 ?Allied aircraft
; x+ W I' K+ b* ], k8 N" Y* U+ N' [F4F-4 Wildcat x 42
9 Y- k" \% }8 e9 F5 SSBD Dauntless x 44" V1 u' j- B; ]& M- `+ b7 T0 s
TBF Avenger x 16
6 o! Y+ c* @, r* U8 c4 ~ 2 O" ]+ S( C& {+ y
Japanese aircraft losses2 C. p+ \5 q/ [- s1 K+ T
A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged
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, z5 x' A& ^6 A* }8 Q/ [: \, oAllied aircraft losses+ A$ U1 s- R% m5 B! M# n) N6 `0 @
F4F-4 Wildcat: 27 destroyed
3 f2 S) a# P) q! S% _3 Q2 |SBD Dauntless: 13 destroyed, 17 damaged2 F9 Y9 g' B+ a" t5 |: m
TBF Avenger: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged
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Japanese Ships
- X/ A' g8 c; P8 j: ~CV Kaga, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
* d; I. {) s- t& _' @CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
: q8 i/ |8 Y' U) [& r! M) dCV Shokaku
9 F4 h6 B1 S# Z1 L- R; S: BCV Soryu. ~7 B9 w5 x/ [) ~/ K# Q& Q
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Japanese aircraft$ y7 Z: Y u5 i. ]
A6M2 Zero x 19
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( U8 _) Y# s5 Q: ~2 i6 fAllied aircraft
" c8 m2 P2 M; h( T+ M" lF4F-4 Wildcat x 19
, x& u0 N# H7 ~9 @SBD Dauntless x 14& e5 `/ b" ?% Y& n6 v( T3 e
TBF Avenger x 6. u! O& c5 J$ g+ _9 ?
6 m/ N- S; y' C2 `) k; l+ w- h. J, EJapanese aircraft losses6 l. s% x2 m/ s/ p5 Q. K
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
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) |* L& }2 K- q: @ v, JAllied aircraft losses
. N) J' V- B7 c: x& v2 d* |F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed
1 F5 |0 k! {+ |4 @5 e2 w" `SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged
2 }; \0 R @; C+ QTBF Avenger: 6 damaged& x, j5 n9 v% y" I, [
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Japanese Ships
, L3 S' n4 s4 M# |/ ECV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage; G/ B5 K, _- q1 L
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2
% u5 Q7 X- L) h& hCA Tone+ f" T# B1 `1 H* Z( s, ]
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 11 A) E7 K) K" Y, V( G
CV Hiryu, on fire
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Japanese aircraft" }; H0 S! O6 {# r) @
A6M2 Zero x 170 X/ z4 r+ [; U% m
% s7 i F; n& L, j& j- i2 ^. GAllied aircraft
3 _! L$ A0 N0 ^F4F-4 Wildcat x 24
{& f' d$ Z5 i, [SBD Dauntless x 27
6 A2 I1 |1 _" o& |0 E4 CTBF Avenger x 79 A% ]; p" V& W$ s
: C3 d7 v9 i8 G2 S( }( l. C! bJapanese aircraft losses
: j* C4 [2 ~4 s& | k5 C# v" B1 d7 TA6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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$ j9 C$ I' |$ V, \# T, J8 D! UAllied aircraft losses2 A, x) V7 t$ z, z# p1 R: w! ]
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed+ r2 L% g0 M: }7 K) N
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged
! f" |0 Z. `+ w, q5 i* P5 A0 I5 `TBF Avenger: 5 damaged
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+ O7 b2 B( H% K8 a/ `6 wJapanese Ships: I2 }9 ^3 M" H0 g5 x
CV Shokaku r4 J: @; _/ C- W5 H
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 2, on fire% X; a9 J- V- t0 W4 I
CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
1 k. [$ Q7 r" BCV Soryu- a/ R' I X' U
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1/ E" e; J+ P* m$ i: U
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Japanese aircraft4 p, X3 L4 F! M$ a2 I; ?
A6M2 Zero x 15( _( o' V3 H" B. m
" G. C, A. j. W$ S9 T3 q" I" L U) XAllied aircraft( f; U5 x" M+ ?2 ]: j/ A+ D
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8. G8 }. ]# \+ b! ]/ E2 i" t: i7 o
SBD Dauntless x 18
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Japanese aircraft losses
% Y% x' K6 w, ]+ m6 U' K$ JA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
$ j/ e& ~- E" _- I; qF4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
9 u0 q) a+ }& r) j1 ?4 _; hSBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged
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7 w; ]0 }+ X3 k- L. FJapanese Ships
1 E$ }. E- Y! r3 O, g! ECV Soryu, Bomb hits 1
( D* T0 {% F. Q6 @ C% L4 l# y* v& w8 \CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
' L5 @5 ]9 K8 z9 S( _- D; j& o: LCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
& ]2 F* \( I0 l7 p$ [9 LCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage0 ?% {- Y" H6 Z* K: M
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Japanese aircraft
( r7 ?: ^0 z5 m3 RA6M2 Zero x 12
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9 W& m7 _% W# X8 ~0 mAllied aircraft0 w) c2 \ X# `
F4F-4 Wildcat x 10* O" P) D) M0 _9 G- d
SBD Dauntless x 95 w( y7 p9 O$ a( x1 E5 N
TBF Avenger x 16
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Japanese aircraft losses
1 @ v( a3 c0 GA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed$ h- V4 w2 |& j
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Allied aircraft losses" S0 W) I0 t/ d1 R1 U
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
6 q5 m8 }$ E7 oSBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
: ]! {' L6 W# b" W* R% F& Y$ DTBF Avenger: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged
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]! n5 E( w8 o0 Q" eJapanese Ships
' I- o. K$ Q; z# j) DCV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage* ?! ?7 ~9 ^, h4 t1 z
CV Hiryu, on fire1 m! g. G4 }7 m4 `# T3 G- E' \
CA Chikuma: e4 x( u& K! }9 F
CV Soryu
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$ i+ A. Z* Z* TJapanese aircraft
/ K. `: |9 [* R' ~( i- ^+ c, AA6M2 Zero x 36# E0 q$ u& M* u( [& w# D
D3A Val x 90* x4 |4 z) u& d) t8 m+ C) ~! {( g
B5N Kate x 66
5 W/ f. f5 ?4 ]6 ~& ?
* c! d" [5 }0 cAllied aircraft
- E4 V8 W5 {: j' ]2 `% B/ DF4F-4 Wildcat x 108
3 J: j2 T: A1 F4 J: iP-40E Warhawk x 455 g7 A. k9 [$ v. b9 W3 ~
P-38G Lightning x 24 Y1 T4 ?* f3 s
! c0 H7 ^" A- k4 hJapanese aircraft losses
3 D; a. w& C! c* |A6M2 Zero: 26 destroyed& t5 D( _8 C6 ~" D. H$ L! S% U
D3A Val: 50 destroyed0 Q# b& g5 ^) T3 }
B5N Kate: 42 destroyed- W5 k$ }2 S/ U% J# S
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Allied aircraft losses( O: S- R/ s, l0 {
F4F-4 Wildcat: 41 destroyed, 14 damaged
) z8 }" G" J+ R" C# YP-40E Warhawk: 27 destroyed
( W1 s" u2 K1 O$ h2 C1 C; K1 gP-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed- d: k; y, {$ x/ }: Z. z
# q. W! O5 D# q( A( T1 ~2 B, P- z& IAllied Ships
% H+ Z; K8 S, @9 ]& ^% W: }CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1
4 {3 F( N& w" G9 `" Z; K+ tCV Hornet, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire8 R0 o7 b* \/ @) d* @
CV Wasp, Bomb hits 2, on fire
6 O. a! H# _( k. N# JDD Benham, Bomb hits 1, on fire1 d4 f0 N# B8 R
CV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, I2 r% o& ^ Z6 ^( S
CV Yorktown
|4 O& ^) K0 N4 n9 \4 iCV Saratoga1 w; y, l. E2 h' [
CL Honolulu9 I/ _& Z9 ?; y9 y
CL St. Louis, Bomb hits 2- [" h' k/ S! [: D) c
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Allied aircraft
$ S, {9 p4 a, ?. c, ~' FB-25C Mitchell x 39 r. Q- b. @# S5 w5 x9 P2 k* S
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships8 v9 D$ N* `+ A' k5 a
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage" K7 F3 E9 k y/ W; Y# \: Q+ U
* A' b* E I# l6 H" m3 f0 UAircraft Attacking:) f8 }2 ]" y" k. E
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
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Y4 d' {0 \. L6 CAllied aircraft9 X: N) Z- v2 y9 q3 t( B
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21! u& H4 L/ ?0 j
SBD Dauntless x 90
- S2 t/ T; p' }/ U LTBF Avenger x 33
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- X3 A1 m) m7 d5 _. r7 cJapanese Ships
0 Z: a* M& h7 O" A- DCA Chikuma
7 P* B' z8 x; K8 }$ t3 c5 UCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage3 p9 S2 y, y7 W' F! G) u
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
+ w+ `" d) w5 r! p* H/ xCA Tone, Bomb hits 1. y6 w- P; |9 j! Q/ n
DD Ariake, Bomb hits 1, on fire
- ?( P4 X; G( F) @CA Aoba, Bomb hits 2
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: s! h$ m2 R' P2 fDay Air attack on TF at 61,91: l! y+ S$ ]- |+ C: S! Y6 k! d+ p
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B-25C Mitchell x 20
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Japanese Ships
% i! z, T i7 C, c9 m+ SCV Soryu, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage4 t* f! W8 [; O2 C- t7 t
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage8 r N% I# F- i9 c0 ~6 L' V/ P
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Ground combat at Shortlands
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Attacking force 13678 troops, 150 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3226 ?$ e9 D+ V$ K4 i" e
. y, {$ g; J; k- ]. c" \( U yDefending force 1457 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 102 U. o6 s6 C' I
0 T: A9 ]3 I- g9 vAllied max assault: 314 - adjusted assault: 281 `* k* F6 k# O. \3 D U2 P
: f' J, S- u; O% u+ J2 WJapanese max defense: 6 - adjusted defense: 1
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7 Z! Z Z# n( WAllied assault odds: 281 to 1 7 r: Z1 G1 a% P6 M
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Japanese ground losses:
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0 n, W h/ v! mAllied ground losses:
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