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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93$ b9 k# y4 K( N) c
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Japanese Ships
' s# k8 N% o f) zCA Kumano4 P; N# g1 D9 O4 p6 o% u
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 42, and is sunk
- D/ R& ]: F0 ]! _CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1/ e0 s* d( _/ R* M' s! T
CL Natori, Shell hits 1
( k6 w& r$ Y7 T0 c4 V0 lDD Maikaze, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage# v, D6 G1 Y& s8 a
DD Natsugumo' x- q! w( n7 G1 M/ [ O; k
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 1& J7 U& F; {. j& H% F& t
DD Yuzuki( }) p* Q2 |! z* ]1 t4 z
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Allied Ships
1 d: X, h2 h+ [) iCA Portland, Shell hits 2, on fire
9 n3 y8 m, V' L3 GCA Northampton8 p/ @& G) G" v
CA Houston, Torpedo hits 1* ^ X9 c% x- g7 \' [4 A& {% I
CA Chester, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk6 Y% @: g& P/ z; G; w
CA Louisville, Shell hits 1
3 @9 r4 e( U6 M bCA Chicago
4 e* f6 u8 `6 k4 N' aCA Pensacola
M7 Z+ t. j( Z* ~/ U5 {0 WCA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
" p% ^) r2 q- I. R# _CA Astoria
3 _) z+ s! p% o& t( n0 V: N: RCA Minneapolis
" w9 b; [! `8 k" c; ICA San Francisco
4 f- i" L, B% B- H+ ~1 |CA Australia, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage3 R8 X+ @/ X8 _2 \" u- n7 }1 K
CA Canberra
: Z; B3 y/ [8 Q) f* @0 bCL Leander
$ I3 y v7 ]- Z! d" Y" mCL Achilles
' L' d0 C# J+ lCL Perth, v) Q. m9 X' X5 C' b
CL Hobart" m( B) e# l9 O% {/ M4 A2 p% {
CL Raleigh6 z5 [5 R: m. w2 Q0 K
CL Detroit' b+ P7 R- L! _+ b2 r
CL Concord
/ o' i) k5 _& f" [/ EDD Cummings- g: R, l; }: g6 [
DD Case, o7 l8 I! R3 ]: D' |! M5 d0 ~* K
DD Shaw
6 b1 }5 B9 |/ [- IDD Downes( E$ h! m& e8 v) I; T6 p5 I) p# i
DD Le Triomphant
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CA Kumano, Shell hits 10
3 [ z! \( U0 [" U' U& F" r3 QCA Furutaka0 V9 X# n+ Q# p9 q$ J) w
CL Natori, Shell hits 1
8 }, ~8 b, F0 J3 o1 r3 bDD Maikaze, on fire, heavy damage
/ z f1 u5 p% |: h. CDD Natsugumo
0 G4 D6 f2 l- S0 J# JDD Ikazuchi
+ {( v6 h6 e8 fDD Yuzuki
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* B& X! S" w0 V6 \+ I2 PAllied Ships0 `3 m3 [1 G2 T
CA Portland, on fire' l8 K8 a- i7 U# M. P! X. m
CA Northampton
4 a% h9 X( U# OCA Houston5 M8 d. O/ Z: G
CA Louisville
) Q+ G h2 r, {- f7 \) |2 YCA Chicago
1 w8 M! m+ r& O5 Q0 QCA Pensacola* F# e9 m$ w7 ~+ t6 D; g- _& S
CA New Orleans
9 A6 o8 Q9 i D p5 UCA Astoria
" R- Y! c) N% yCA Minneapolis6 I) S. d1 u3 u3 X1 l) y
CA San Francisco9 x1 E0 I4 Y- w; n) d+ m
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage: J1 b+ l5 I9 @% H- Z
CA Canberra
# c$ g ?8 e* R qCL Leander I' t+ d0 t+ a
CL Achilles9 G/ ^) Z/ H( u( R! a b
CL Perth
3 F% r, b; s! f6 G7 ~CL Hobart
! C, }& }$ S; X# F: O1 x1 JCL Raleigh2 E/ Q7 w! R1 t6 R) N" k# @8 s3 |
CL Detroit
8 |# X& a ^4 g$ lCL Concord* t7 `8 A. R R$ T2 b
DD Cummings9 F' P, o0 j# b* O
DD Case
5 K5 G" r" s, wDD Shaw* T6 O2 ^ j$ B% Q
DD Downes
4 p: j1 d' F2 u& ~: eDD Le Triomphant
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93+ ~% |, K: w, P% m9 @, y! {
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CA Kumano, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
" B5 W2 m; P f8 C* P3 ZCA Furutaka, Shell hits 34, and is sunk0 P2 Z" d* T7 J4 h; T' u. ?
CL Natori, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage0 F# F- e4 Y1 x- Y$ L
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
- O7 t( _2 a; o) J5 U# X8 u# ODD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
. Q% z6 ~) E6 w, G1 z% `! [DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 3, on fire0 Q6 L# Z E, V1 z$ `4 d
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 6, and is sunk! s$ O: M# ` l% o( G* Y
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CA Portland, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
/ v7 o- N' C- |7 KCA Northampton, Shell hits 1, on fire& x8 E4 a7 o( N3 V. Y: }( K
CA Houston, Shell hits 1! Z! I1 Z1 L) `$ m' ?8 z9 l
CA Louisville
* `7 j: E. I; P- |( X2 E) a* eCA Chicago, Shell hits 2" k7 H( C2 V0 W1 J( s
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 4% C; x; Q+ c- \' B* A
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 4
: F |) w' G4 SCA Astoria
5 t8 m! r' j( {! a% zCA Minneapolis
& f) ~9 N- ?# Z( s. YCA San Francisco( Y: o7 Q; b8 i. u8 Z6 H! a
CA Australia, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage7 Z& ]4 r7 n) D/ D" M. l% z
CA Canberra' j- f ` v* |! C! c2 z
CL Leander3 x& w+ a* l( y2 {. }
CL Achilles
; o" t. p( r _. M0 T$ H2 ~CL Perth$ [9 N6 o. @8 L5 \; e5 ~
CL Hobart
$ a1 Q( S; y9 x. D m! M1 MCL Raleigh |4 m, }( F+ s* [- s) o5 I) p
CL Detroit8 p6 F2 e; v; F0 r. S# x* _
CL Concord
7 D! a8 Y1 }3 g) M% `7 O( g4 i: s7 f9 jDD Cummings
& O5 Y6 n) L& M6 `0 Y* vDD Case* [$ k1 ?) {& ]: k ]
DD Shaw
$ f/ u x9 J+ |$ s" sDD Downes/ X' f5 c; A! _1 v- I ]% h
DD Le Triomphant% v6 N T3 V' Y! c
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,934 ]/ p$ o: U+ ^0 |( O% N" i ]
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* u$ p! V ]/ m. H9 \! ]CA Kumano, Shell hits 33, on fire, heavy damage+ ]" m4 u2 {& u& P/ A$ r* M
CL Natori, Shell hits 24, and is sunk) a: `- Y% t4 M# j
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1" c5 T9 e/ G5 Z6 _' d
DD Ikazuchi, on fire" Y( W! I1 I/ u" O2 T
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Allied Ships4 q& R2 m! {& }7 |! j0 D# _% I4 B
CA Portland, on fire, heavy damage8 [( ]) j3 j& J' l2 T5 t4 }
CA Northampton, on fire
: \2 l2 s3 P5 C% N* }. d. u* _1 ]CA Houston/ @4 U* ^4 E3 I' d
CA Louisville
# }8 ~) f0 C9 ~2 R: K0 T+ B6 ^CA Chicago
~/ G; a4 Q2 C$ b; GCA Pensacola7 A1 X2 B' c/ K8 C& X) G3 C( ^
CA New Orleans: H5 u1 ?! _% G; Q: `
CA Astoria% K# Z# Q& S* m3 O
CA Minneapolis2 E6 k& R; U$ G3 E) r
CA San Francisco
d; i: z, h- t3 r, _CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
, n* M- \. I, {2 ]CA Canberra Y0 c. P- Q9 j W3 W
CL Leander3 r" Q2 u$ B* T1 z) C
CL Achilles
3 i+ B+ `6 }8 H" k, B+ D* R3 KCL Perth
" w" Y$ F; k4 JCL Hobart0 l" W7 {& O* y3 l! w$ Y6 I9 X
CL Raleigh
/ `( O+ Q+ V% d6 ]4 A7 x4 vCL Detroit* ]$ B4 ]! E5 ]8 K
CL Concord- g, H8 e% R9 w' G7 }( F
DD Cummings
" y' V8 u) u1 K1 b& { x: F7 l* oDD Case% s& R3 `: _9 L1 |- x' ~
DD Shaw
% i* x H5 c8 A0 p5 ^' [DD Downes
0 L7 L7 a1 N- r' ?DD Le Triomphant
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93/ ?+ F! Y s4 b5 b
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Japanese Ships
/ b% Z' \ w- D/ }- |CA Kumano, Shell hits 29, and is sunk
4 p" W. J7 J/ K4 [5 nDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 35, and is sunk
1 n- ~7 Y) Z. J: z" ODD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 15, and is sunk9 u% e/ J0 B9 [) J3 |9 @
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Allied Ships
, n8 j) l! l2 q1 c- q1 d' }CA Portland, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage I+ j$ @: d8 s: J0 j9 W
CA Northampton, on fire* Y# R+ y- v9 B1 \7 J- e6 Q9 f
CA Houston
- w3 x: q. C. z2 K$ |( PCA Louisville
' \' G+ u3 w/ F6 ?CA Chicago$ [/ w4 W" i" R/ [; h) T6 d
CA Pensacola
8 i/ m' u" W0 }, ]3 g2 F+ r" ?CA New Orleans
% E' ?$ I: k& V8 qCA Astoria
- J8 H4 }. I6 ?! u" J Y) zCA Minneapolis% @0 q% C6 s. q/ V
CA San Francisco# j( x9 R: ?3 v
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
, D, K: s9 q! x0 vCA Canberra
" Z( S1 I' U( D Y) t3 qCL Leander
' r5 U- y6 d7 h* k0 {CL Achilles
# u* _0 O# E9 Z9 x& R" wCL Perth9 A8 x6 I! k4 ]8 \. n. j" R
CL Hobart; z0 N$ w+ d+ G
CL Raleigh3 b! e0 r7 ~* F
CL Detroit
) ^* k) z' L8 jCL Concord) B6 C) z/ t7 Q* Q O8 M
DD Cummings7 [( L( g5 d# ?$ {. f" e
DD Case
. O! o s- {6 Q6 @DD Shaw
& X; [6 N' H9 I6 _0 hDD Downes
! B9 j0 G# S! [9 a7 jDD Le Triomphant
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+ R7 N* \/ b* E# {3 gJapanese aircraft K& W6 v, i) J( u" y# `
A6M2 Zero x 50# }$ K" ^4 ^2 P6 f1 v
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Allied aircraft
: s: }4 ~' u: PF4F-4 Wildcat x 42
" @6 I: d2 @; x' n. _SBD Dauntless x 444 x3 E) ]7 x) j' H" e7 S$ e z7 w
TBF Avenger x 16
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Japanese aircraft losses
+ o$ e+ M. L E8 @/ T* K; }A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged
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, x8 j! k) s# V, T3 K2 JAllied aircraft losses) l) s7 d: Q. t5 b
F4F-4 Wildcat: 27 destroyed3 W2 @% c" J0 X9 V, }5 o5 W; V
SBD Dauntless: 13 destroyed, 17 damaged
5 b/ r7 h" v o: C. OTBF Avenger: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged" s2 q9 J) m+ m
. [1 D! W+ j( Q: f2 @Japanese Ships
" [% c( B/ {! t+ ?/ uCV Kaga, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage8 b$ c8 |" ?2 m7 ~. z
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire3 W- i' \3 i! r4 E
CV Shokaku
% z0 b9 G; ~) Y. c* Y- qCV Soryu
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" H5 p7 c2 T4 B* u0 W0 u' ?1 t3 h2 WA6M2 Zero x 19
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7 d- l5 H5 }; b: v0 P2 K# W$ `$ B) {9 y* N" \Allied aircraft: P* X8 {* T) e: ?9 H
F4F-4 Wildcat x 19
8 ^9 }6 N/ [; }/ O% u, @$ DSBD Dauntless x 14/ \' ?1 @6 Y' H5 Q6 [" B% s7 [
TBF Avenger x 6
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Japanese aircraft losses' [2 d* D2 k% d
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed9 V) Y, H% ?6 t' a q
. ]* ~, b; f8 q# ?/ ?& n( x" m% nAllied aircraft losses$ B' x9 z4 x0 u; d. u
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed
; \; a8 P& n. L! a9 S* x( JSBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged7 d" K; r9 J6 k' w
TBF Avenger: 6 damaged
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6 S3 P- }+ c6 h6 v7 _" FJapanese Ships0 }8 x! G$ |4 c' _* a! G! v
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage9 }& m* a$ {0 u. f) {
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2
$ I! J6 O/ m: |8 u- s6 |: P# y3 NCA Tone$ A6 |4 s5 T p9 D6 Q/ P
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 17 y! y8 B$ L* ? u w
CV Hiryu, on fire0 Z' D4 q" C) {% v, l
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# V" P$ g0 _1 MJapanese aircraft' l8 X# s' l7 z! Z# U7 ~+ g
A6M2 Zero x 171 N+ }: A0 p7 F" N1 C0 r' M* m
2 c! I. _/ F0 h- s$ rAllied aircraft
`( x5 C( k8 }- AF4F-4 Wildcat x 24- N6 e; @) h$ x
SBD Dauntless x 27
7 Y8 @$ @. K8 V0 Y. ^TBF Avenger x 7
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Japanese aircraft losses2 k. @1 I/ o3 l
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed3 ]% `0 u5 b/ {4 g5 Z: ^
& v) X" q$ c+ T$ X. i5 R. TAllied aircraft losses* Z' Z5 x2 e% n0 D
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed k" v8 o' p! w
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged
2 X9 W' C! ]0 I$ J: RTBF Avenger: 5 damaged
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8 a* U- {# }* ?Japanese Ships
) I6 r+ y' y$ ~1 P5 [2 X7 `CV Shokaku
/ J" L* _" D* X# }1 x9 j6 a. W+ T2 lCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 2, on fire
! g( \- C& y v C W) b0 R9 MCV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
f7 W" ]7 }$ s7 W+ S( S+ p# X! fCV Soryu
3 g& H* t8 o y* NCA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1
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Japanese aircraft
* T1 O& ]$ s4 m; G! `, }3 vA6M2 Zero x 15
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Allied aircraft
3 L {/ ?' h0 y5 e* ]" L& \/ hF4F-4 Wildcat x 8
, p/ E8 i! j S% LSBD Dauntless x 18. L: e" g. X& P3 I2 v! E4 q
$ T% ]3 Z/ X/ o; l, NJapanese aircraft losses9 Y6 F, j& Q, C" A
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
3 g# ~0 z* l# X9 C9 y 2 @) \/ S8 O2 @# ]5 w- Q. M5 L8 M
Allied aircraft losses2 I6 T$ a7 F2 f, _# h3 [4 d: X4 a
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
6 A: N7 ~. f# P5 ]+ N& ~SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged3 M7 ^/ J4 ]' s* b
2 j: }- j8 t( U& k5 H: z% cJapanese Ships* Q$ m' o4 \# l' C. H6 A
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 1
' Q, g' g8 ]0 w# b2 E2 FCV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
9 j9 e0 W5 {4 @; V3 ], p1 j; Q+ BCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
# b1 [" ^+ H; p FCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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5 l- f' e+ m+ g/ p1 x1 r) _8 [! e3 yJapanese aircraft" P6 b6 {" a- Z
A6M2 Zero x 12! n/ y+ @7 |6 S
8 w7 y# S# P7 o, `2 R* eAllied aircraft
+ b0 a1 r( P& j# hF4F-4 Wildcat x 10
" P6 S8 b! Q0 ]0 v% |SBD Dauntless x 9
6 I8 T8 d$ y7 O6 PTBF Avenger x 16
5 M' v' U- }2 F3 B8 ?/ [% g& | 7 E& @6 o7 }& n
Japanese aircraft losses
& i6 t; o p0 f( ~ N+ |& TA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed/ }- q) i/ M1 a$ T3 w
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Allied aircraft losses
% t3 y& t' B* ^* SF4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed( U: }3 d) A& U
SBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged( e9 U' h" h' \2 C$ X
TBF Avenger: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged9 _$ G. u2 q d- W" n( {: d
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Japanese Ships
6 g5 \; `) ^: k! ]7 f) fCV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage* `4 }8 Q' }9 f
CV Hiryu, on fire
9 ^2 c2 V9 P* yCA Chikuma0 O+ k7 _$ S0 M6 c: ]& l
CV Soryu, \; v2 l6 Y4 m9 P" B
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Japanese aircraft
) b% r& B5 P1 d4 E6 J4 N9 kA6M2 Zero x 36
8 }8 K/ W" y( K4 F `D3A Val x 90
0 @" [' ]' C8 i N7 j: O7 A, ~B5N Kate x 66
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Allied aircraft- I$ d$ h1 \1 V+ y3 [0 H+ w
F4F-4 Wildcat x 1081 k% ^4 O8 R; C9 b
P-40E Warhawk x 45
$ _1 ?% P" X; x! a) w& D4 SP-38G Lightning x 2
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Japanese aircraft losses
1 G5 q: K- A, e- | yA6M2 Zero: 26 destroyed
6 ]% P3 S) u- N5 GD3A Val: 50 destroyed
6 ~6 n( `: t) p7 v3 fB5N Kate: 42 destroyed' s7 p" w( |. O6 i9 ~
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Allied aircraft losses
9 ]# I) C( Z: P6 y4 tF4F-4 Wildcat: 41 destroyed, 14 damaged: ^7 j1 W8 F) `/ h! a
P-40E Warhawk: 27 destroyed/ d' r* E( r: @. J- g
P-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed, F; `. q0 f# Z5 ^- Z
$ ^4 H8 f8 U: [) A, }% M: ZAllied Ships4 K, B: H, F. f- Y$ h
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1
5 S- ~4 a1 w) V% w$ U L- \CV Hornet, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
/ j, z7 ]* n2 h) ^' _4 ]% FCV Wasp, Bomb hits 2, on fire
7 \, o! F7 {) z; |DD Benham, Bomb hits 1, on fire+ k1 B6 @3 G ^6 |5 z
CV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
7 t# F, e1 t. Q& lCV Yorktown
. y, b @ Q5 X( A2 uCV Saratoga
8 o1 T, r6 B) R$ ICL Honolulu
& i; n' V6 T H" K1 Z5 E/ }CL St. Louis, Bomb hits 2
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Allied aircraft
, p5 d8 M8 ]0 ]( F8 RB-25C Mitchell x 3
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships2 j( S6 Q9 p5 w3 |- h8 u
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Aircraft Attacking:% V- c6 ?% O0 G! [ B2 X j
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet3 L; i5 J* J. ^6 |: r! H; y y
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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3 B1 w8 p- b, }; o/ EAllied aircraft
# d7 Q# }2 V+ G: z- kF4F-4 Wildcat x 21( V/ y; P1 f* X0 z/ w2 c7 Q, G0 Q1 G
SBD Dauntless x 90
) o% c' j6 Y7 s/ b- qTBF Avenger x 33
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Japanese Ships1 n$ a |9 l) V3 c1 G* m f5 F
CA Chikuma; ]9 U V2 {; K0 _: @4 N
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage/ t! D& |& e( e) U! s: {
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
+ _. C1 [ x! r. b; FCA Tone, Bomb hits 1) l9 O- Z4 c9 E4 R1 v
DD Ariake, Bomb hits 1, on fire9 B/ O9 o+ Z i+ @5 v6 P7 @: ~
CA Aoba, Bomb hits 2/ O3 N4 S% d) L0 [4 `# ^
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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B-25C Mitchell x 20
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Japanese Ships
\ ?5 ~& N: h; OCV Soryu, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
" t, Z& `5 k5 k6 gCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage: W0 `+ c; | H- l3 }4 ~
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Ground combat at Shortlands
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3 X4 d2 J4 Z+ w" ~Allied Deliberate attack% R8 Y( i3 l4 u" j6 m0 {4 A- U! k- [
0 V8 s1 Y3 B6 yAttacking force 13678 troops, 150 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 322
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! ^7 e7 J. f# k% _Defending force 1457 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10
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2 e& X9 j6 q3 T& S0 n- s/ h9 tAllied max assault: 314 - adjusted assault: 281 - l2 a6 P; V: w9 A
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Japanese max defense: 6 - adjusted defense: 1
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Allied assault odds: 281 to 1
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Japanese ground losses:
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Guns lost 7
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Q" M1 W( n v6 Q, Z% KAllied ground losses:$ p* E L0 i' z4 ]: w) x
2 casualties reported
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