AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/18/42
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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1 s6 u3 v1 y/ s4 f$ Y" d8 d' ^" OJapanese Ships, I9 H+ s8 [7 y
CA Kumano# M6 K3 C8 ~# F( C
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 42, and is sunk
l0 p! U( E( T* eCA Furutaka, Shell hits 17 y3 r" G- b+ \# ~; r6 ~ \
CL Natori, Shell hits 1
9 g8 {: ]1 g8 g" F$ u: P) g% zDD Maikaze, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
, S X) F7 M- e& }( l. ~6 k3 aDD Natsugumo
: u5 n! Z: l% G3 q8 @& U0 _DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 1
: z o% e! ]1 S% yDD Yuzuki
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Allied Ships
: _: W4 e; L" f3 z; Z; ECA Portland, Shell hits 2, on fire
1 P* q+ G) V5 s; c/ _; \CA Northampton# S8 K/ Q- @% }
CA Houston, Torpedo hits 1
* E* p1 n: |3 n+ m2 m' hCA Chester, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk7 s( {! A; L% k: \ `1 Q8 ~6 ?3 p
CA Louisville, Shell hits 1
. _0 e8 z" E# M8 u3 ^CA Chicago
7 y6 I# e& K$ Q% n- k" U4 SCA Pensacola% }9 X7 B ?, t- w; k
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
& ?- J! s/ B H0 XCA Astoria1 P$ u q0 K. d
CA Minneapolis$ q5 r4 y& ^9 B* t5 k
CA San Francisco1 g* c b7 k8 J$ l$ y8 V
CA Australia, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
4 `3 `1 d( W- v# T, Q; E' DCA Canberra
: {' ?! c( y- ~7 `& o; ?CL Leander* u/ c8 ` t7 M
CL Achilles
* ]% n- M7 A$ k) I2 lCL Perth2 C7 n% x$ B3 I! m
CL Hobart3 I, @6 v f+ o" t& Q* e
CL Raleigh0 z, ^) D; }( o) M
CL Detroit
7 C& z. u0 ^' Q! OCL Concord
3 V8 V1 u0 {7 g0 v- n6 l. ^. |DD Cummings
9 T! U* l; M, L" [/ t* aDD Case2 p- G5 }) c" B
DD Shaw4 @& n; D/ S6 i/ C
DD Downes* a& Y; b( X) S$ d# t# Y% p
DD Le Triomphant
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c# t" y/ F! }/ t3 |Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,930 `' U8 W" C7 B. C" T: w8 Z
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8 h" [7 ]0 ^0 n( z* g& JCA Kumano, Shell hits 106 U2 @! |4 ~7 r+ h: h+ X4 Z
CA Furutaka
8 I+ S7 H J, `3 |CL Natori, Shell hits 1
5 ~: a* Q# n) @3 l/ L" _DD Maikaze, on fire, heavy damage$ U* X: N9 Y, G: w
DD Natsugumo
. T* Z! m4 `$ ~) Z5 z# T+ O+ E! CDD Ikazuchi
% v& S. ?. t3 _' Y9 d1 f$ wDD Yuzuki8 n+ }" z: J5 i- c% Y3 a
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Allied Ships
' k4 Y% a, t y+ _/ E! b) G' SCA Portland, on fire/ ?! i! _* V* f% z/ }
CA Northampton
- y: H2 h" [$ h# p# c/ OCA Houston' l: L" l* e' I3 N4 w" \: M' \8 l
CA Louisville# d) \# a' E8 K, g) z' k
CA Chicago
: Y0 n' w; K$ h) t2 K/ HCA Pensacola" a9 O [4 \5 P5 T6 w3 u& U) U w
CA New Orleans
( _: k4 U# T& U# e. a% YCA Astoria
) _9 m6 j2 N; L/ N! T+ ]/ q/ D8 nCA Minneapolis# I/ U6 j& r+ x
CA San Francisco
8 s9 S" A% i' N" R/ O. V. Y7 e* YCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
& n, J0 B% `+ i7 }- }9 RCA Canberra' W4 h) i) G7 h. Y( E. q0 a/ D
CL Leander
2 ?" j2 G$ h: I3 N% X, fCL Achilles
; f, L: D0 o' n) \8 ^CL Perth
( H9 z3 l+ d$ L$ oCL Hobart. K# @5 X* d, S; S) K/ Q3 h* Z
CL Raleigh0 X7 C7 v3 M# J% J j2 u. v
CL Detroit
4 Z4 C, e0 z& y0 `. xCL Concord3 {! \% p0 w }! E, F( Y! X, r
DD Cummings2 J7 s F2 L: n o
DD Case
% s; T1 h* Z: ]: ~9 ]& @DD Shaw0 E+ e/ M9 C) C5 `4 I' v K+ v
DD Downes
6 C" d$ A7 h8 r1 t# fDD Le Triomphant
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,933 i9 o$ k: v0 e" I0 |! Q
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Japanese Ships
0 E8 B6 e, }. w/ H& n2 @CA Kumano, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage% X% }4 `( M5 Q; d' _/ ?( x/ u0 [
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 34, and is sunk$ L- ~5 f! w# k
CL Natori, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
8 u/ T4 R5 G7 W8 g# m6 V( I# w. w* [DD Maikaze, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
& Q1 ^! a* `! b' ~DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1$ J& J; `9 J7 ?- ^
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 3, on fire& m! ~* V" k, G% B) x* `6 m. I/ b
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 6, and is sunk" y% B& F% Y; Z+ }- K
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Allied Ships, d* H6 J" c2 l2 i7 R! S
CA Portland, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage3 Q, o' v5 i% W( p2 K+ J
CA Northampton, Shell hits 1, on fire4 e/ `4 ^/ x$ b6 Z/ ]
CA Houston, Shell hits 16 X; l9 U+ j p' Z c
CA Louisville
+ N! k' f! _' Z# FCA Chicago, Shell hits 2
/ l* q6 }' _% \: H2 U2 p+ pCA Pensacola, Shell hits 4
. v4 s9 F3 X0 b, r" l+ z! o/ {CA New Orleans, Shell hits 44 u0 ]3 ?$ T. i) g
CA Astoria4 D# j. t8 G- m3 e7 }- v: C
CA Minneapolis
6 T9 h g- w- E& a! vCA San Francisco0 t! ]: a: o, C) r. P
CA Australia, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
E- @ i* D9 [( X; U% U6 g- p$ SCA Canberra
) W! z, ^* K( `9 n! sCL Leander9 b" T0 j& m! O/ f
CL Achilles
6 D& J- I- L1 y8 O9 [CL Perth
0 E4 y: E" G5 B2 b# C" KCL Hobart
; m5 h7 j) F! [! JCL Raleigh
9 _+ n' C( f2 \CL Detroit
+ _, @" l9 U; X2 z7 RCL Concord
) J0 o I* O1 u A6 I- X- ?DD Cummings
9 V6 O/ H2 R' K6 w, K' C1 oDD Case, P# Z9 f" w4 [
DD Shaw
$ F, ^+ ] l5 |( F$ D1 p( ~DD Downes1 O$ z) \/ v% G/ I+ U! N
DD Le Triomphant# V( j4 h& q/ Q! m+ l
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, Y: B3 x2 T; _1 _8 ONight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,936 t# ^# w# A: D2 x. R
) B, x8 [. e: N3 eJapanese Ships2 m+ `9 E9 }# a2 r" j! Z" R; q
CA Kumano, Shell hits 33, on fire, heavy damage4 c* R$ X4 r' E9 \7 o! H" N) G
CL Natori, Shell hits 24, and is sunk) P' @) L# H5 I4 G9 L T1 q
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1' o: b9 f1 o, I4 p( E9 M
DD Ikazuchi, on fire% i/ l4 X, ^ @: r( Y+ F
$ x" F% P, X" }7 }$ ~- o- u B z" WAllied Ships y! h% z$ ^) T6 O; P S0 b
CA Portland, on fire, heavy damage/ W1 N! ` Q* x, R6 X @
CA Northampton, on fire# X" X* B) i5 k7 n' ^
CA Houston6 i# B/ O, o% c w. |# s8 J, ^* S
CA Louisville4 \" |/ S7 p' T' Z8 c, _, T& [
CA Chicago4 W! ], x: d3 R& j
CA Pensacola. J8 c% t1 f) \3 \( ^7 n
CA New Orleans
( e1 v( o2 {$ i# B# N/ ~" S7 iCA Astoria
: c, m( `- c6 h+ w* J5 A8 yCA Minneapolis! ?* I0 p3 V% T; |
CA San Francisco
+ A: n0 a* \7 S! Q7 P4 X% K" RCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage `9 N; E3 G* Y+ k& m
CA Canberra
* c6 n, y+ x5 n( C! |0 A. rCL Leander9 ]& z$ T* e# \ L$ x
CL Achilles
; E/ D% |) D# \CL Perth1 ^4 b" S+ J# P3 _7 t f
CL Hobart
* K: `; b, p' [ d$ OCL Raleigh4 K' A3 k: e, D. [
CL Detroit
" Z! m# G% G9 L! [CL Concord5 ^2 s4 O! C _8 u3 w! T
DD Cummings
8 X1 S/ N6 v0 z8 p0 J# z: QDD Case: H6 L8 p3 l' A
DD Shaw7 U& i) w# A! _8 ^! }( J8 b
DD Downes y1 k: \ g4 {6 E: [
DD Le Triomphant8 e+ Y+ q5 u! U. F. }( |. T$ D
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9 q3 H' D6 H& X4 S7 p kNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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4 e/ T' h$ {: f; y6 PCA Kumano, Shell hits 29, and is sunk( l6 F/ X' ?% j6 R) k. s9 k) J: }3 [
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 35, and is sunk
+ T' a+ o, @5 r# ]( j) }) } ^( R, NDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
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' J2 |& W0 a$ f" B% t# R+ L0 DCA Portland, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage* b' O6 C$ \: `* y$ W& q
CA Northampton, on fire
. J1 h- v( f4 d: bCA Houston9 L/ u0 s8 G1 K* |
CA Louisville* u ^# r5 ]3 \* c4 L
CA Chicago
& {) X9 B' [3 ]8 @5 [+ uCA Pensacola
. Z/ d3 ]+ V0 p7 l+ P) [# YCA New Orleans
2 x/ l( T& O( E% LCA Astoria
. k$ x( o9 Q( W3 qCA Minneapolis! M' @/ [8 I2 a
CA San Francisco
. _- V# D4 [# s# u" y( [# H" hCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage( O- y* S. d% P8 t0 k, T
CA Canberra' W" o# }, s. }4 D; i
CL Leander( Q- ^, c! c! Y" g! N
CL Achilles
3 u3 b: ?+ b( H NCL Perth4 f/ M6 q. ]' o6 t, n
CL Hobart5 l% f$ z; k+ {! ]' |2 s7 P f1 K
CL Raleigh
( e3 C- i9 s% y v) ~CL Detroit
( Q( r- k5 c3 m8 g+ ]( c( O6 g- ?CL Concord
1 C# {# i5 s) ~! D2 x& GDD Cummings& R' \- F6 B9 s H& A5 ^2 g: g: Z% W
DD Case
: b/ C0 D; m3 P9 E! w5 ~DD Shaw- {2 F( O, C! J. \9 u
DD Downes
& C" I6 C8 q! I ~# @8 {) pDD Le Triomphant8 D/ u0 a' n! E' f d; _+ q; w+ C+ P
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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! e5 ~8 S+ h( { U5 C& UJapanese aircraft
0 e' m# A/ f) K. n0 n9 y- {+ FA6M2 Zero x 50
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Allied aircraft
3 R9 u/ o3 p: s! q8 DF4F-4 Wildcat x 42
^3 U- i1 I. G, b5 zSBD Dauntless x 445 q4 Z. Z/ b1 o, q0 |$ V' S8 F
TBF Avenger x 16
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Japanese aircraft losses1 G/ ~. e5 }+ ^
A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses+ _" x! s7 r( x: a
F4F-4 Wildcat: 27 destroyed
5 Z1 Z- N9 Y# g8 r K, ASBD Dauntless: 13 destroyed, 17 damaged. O, M$ U0 g2 H; K3 ~
TBF Avenger: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged+ p" k; ?" }5 N0 X$ j
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Japanese Ships) b' b0 v( W+ d% r5 B2 @
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
" T$ R ?" X( q; a: E8 ICV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
; e* {" J! n q1 {( X: b3 WCV Shokaku
/ U0 M* z- s4 Q, C' z5 |CV Soryu
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- x. H6 o# V% K$ m: [# Q4 DDay Air attack on TF at 61,918 Y, L x( M6 C+ k
5 v5 b5 A: t _+ S- HJapanese aircraft
& `2 t) h3 o% `, k- r# gA6M2 Zero x 19
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, `2 E" `! S+ w2 B5 lAllied aircraft! e& E, N1 z M2 P
F4F-4 Wildcat x 191 O' P1 v6 }" N& R: @, ]
SBD Dauntless x 149 g4 [& V0 _$ a
TBF Avenger x 6
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Japanese aircraft losses
N1 b6 _, r C. _( {! ~8 Z3 E: rA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed. u& E; m# q6 \& i4 s
6 o1 w o- a5 U. a3 v# XAllied aircraft losses. F- w+ Z8 Z9 G7 G1 h
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed
! X. A- R+ ]# \# OSBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged
+ L* Y j9 N! yTBF Avenger: 6 damaged1 f, \& R U: L" E! w% U; _) k
- {* n# g% l1 B1 j5 W# iJapanese Ships
1 W5 X: F+ g. {$ I T1 z, hCV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
& B. h- [8 Q+ a0 ?CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2
- t" o. a* h8 d k, ?: iCA Tone" }0 Z! t4 ?, ?# C5 v
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 14 g" |6 a: O8 t/ P% p; d
CV Hiryu, on fire
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6 V8 B- [* I( Q, Q3 G& W) z+ qDay Air attack on TF at 61,91( \" w3 w+ m' b! Q
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Japanese aircraft
H: @9 a( p' T; C x2 IA6M2 Zero x 17+ L! z: A4 z1 Z
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Allied aircraft
. q4 Z, S+ [1 P J* a/ x; I( \" KF4F-4 Wildcat x 24
6 p8 ?. n8 l% [, e$ ~SBD Dauntless x 27' P) @4 U& h/ L4 c* X y# i0 c
TBF Avenger x 73 i2 c" l* o; H$ a
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Japanese aircraft losses
/ F) C0 D; |) r2 @2 w2 V* W) NA6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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1 L3 m; g+ z. q7 r3 A* hAllied aircraft losses, a! _0 W9 |& a1 Q* ]1 g. B
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed
6 i9 @, q# u& \$ K. ^* SSBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged
! s. Y7 m! ^2 iTBF Avenger: 5 damaged
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, N% v" l0 Y6 W% s7 ^CV Shokaku# W/ A+ j0 P y, o/ h- q
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 2, on fire- t, J* m7 A/ h
CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage% G+ |0 [* l& I2 _; a: G4 m/ `
CV Soryu ~4 {' L7 n2 K9 j0 M6 L1 F& k% x
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1* q0 S6 ^, I5 D' _7 G
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w, B$ G0 s5 b' @Japanese aircraft
, F$ E B8 o( }' ~' t4 n1 h1 sA6M2 Zero x 15
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2 s# R7 w: j/ L) g7 uAllied aircraft
& g3 W* K& f& K# q0 C h8 w& |9 IF4F-4 Wildcat x 8
; S( M+ K6 V% J/ a, vSBD Dauntless x 18
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Japanese aircraft losses6 x! m* A, E" p) ~$ n
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses; l9 S5 p, ]* ?6 H" ?3 h
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
( r* X# @/ d- \7 D8 V, e% PSBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged
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Japanese Ships
0 Y* J3 F2 `8 B6 M% K f+ [/ _ {CV Soryu, Bomb hits 1
* Z9 O/ }( n# x2 d+ JCV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
; r z1 g6 F1 zCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
1 @" r0 T) M/ E# K" u9 _9 SCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Japanese aircraft& E+ q8 K4 k' n( J( X% f; S: {$ H
A6M2 Zero x 12
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Allied aircraft
- S( _ J; z( m4 ^F4F-4 Wildcat x 10- V6 b# `/ g$ Y. ~5 ^
SBD Dauntless x 9
+ ^1 ~5 f# g- R6 ?0 O* Y* ` h" k. HTBF Avenger x 16
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Japanese aircraft losses
4 r$ B; G! `' f4 X; e% dA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed- L% O1 ?5 x9 j: C0 u/ s, m* G
5 r% p( G, \' U7 T, KAllied aircraft losses
m: |, \ _* UF4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
+ T+ _1 `3 V8 t9 D& lSBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged- Q+ d6 ]2 S: X, n) \- ]
TBF Avenger: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged
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: A) N: t7 p) |, i5 H" N( {. W$ pJapanese Ships
, N3 a# v! S3 I% \0 ICV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage9 k7 q7 E4 b7 x" T/ w
CV Hiryu, on fire3 O, `, p( F9 d" b* }
CA Chikuma
- T- j) j# Z2 i; P- d# \CV Soryu/ ^ t* s4 c6 b0 i3 Z2 h7 y$ W
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Day Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,93! r6 Y! j! i% y
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Japanese aircraft2 ~+ L5 {3 ]$ g! _6 F
A6M2 Zero x 36
2 p2 U N% }% F3 ED3A Val x 90
% C( q- l7 |1 O* s( B# lB5N Kate x 66
8 G* E! |7 ?5 ~3 K1 P; W " o; z; Y2 V7 u" R7 |% G. v# W
Allied aircraft' I2 m S/ K! t" m$ b
F4F-4 Wildcat x 108/ o9 D1 }* `+ l, u0 E
P-40E Warhawk x 45
& C' ]3 K% q0 j: pP-38G Lightning x 2
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5 x+ K8 \: j) t. R% @ J2 |Japanese aircraft losses" K" \ Y4 q4 w3 a9 x
A6M2 Zero: 26 destroyed
& `. d4 U, P3 r+ _: k, i) jD3A Val: 50 destroyed
1 y' O1 H" w2 ~7 x, A, WB5N Kate: 42 destroyed; f- o+ W# H d# J/ X; T- C
+ _# B- Y5 m6 ]" oAllied aircraft losses9 y. R, w: p- @/ L
F4F-4 Wildcat: 41 destroyed, 14 damaged! M0 n" i4 Q) j8 P3 {
P-40E Warhawk: 27 destroyed+ L) f6 {) `& }( f
P-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed! ]) v( s2 s K9 k1 J
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Allied Ships
* {% o6 o1 G, ] e3 bCV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 14 g+ r( X0 T. ^( g! q
CV Hornet, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
& f- ~+ b' b3 S1 @$ RCV Wasp, Bomb hits 2, on fire' a& i" H$ R! O8 \# |# U6 x
DD Benham, Bomb hits 1, on fire4 e8 C% C% E; U" t4 Y& Q
CV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1, on fire( ] v0 \0 K+ F$ X) s/ }
CV Yorktown
% g) O. Q# m: V" l8 K8 u3 JCV Saratoga
0 ]6 p/ j6 H2 d9 ?+ \CL Honolulu
* P" k$ ]% W) o6 H) PCL St. Louis, Bomb hits 2
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- c* {( s* S) H7 a, ~1 XDay Air attack on TF at 61,910 z q5 ?( s9 u- R9 C
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Allied aircraft
) K, _4 a' h9 ] t) `" fB-25C Mitchell x 3) x6 f) \- G( e
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No Allied losses3 |, S9 v5 X1 N1 _; f G
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Japanese Ships
/ N6 U; k/ S6 z7 ?5 A2 }% `3 J: x8 mCV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage5 E2 o3 Y ?! r- W+ i
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3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet0 ^- J$ ^7 D) Y t$ E
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,914 O* @; u+ p7 d7 i! Q% a7 W2 |6 j- d
, A8 |8 v k% _3 B: J* DAllied aircraft
$ g& g- w( P: aF4F-4 Wildcat x 213 a" Y, v, J/ r5 @. ~
SBD Dauntless x 90
5 ~8 i# v% O' p& u+ e+ xTBF Avenger x 33
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4 y8 `8 Q4 H% r* K2 ZJapanese Ships/ J C, ^; _9 A: k
CA Chikuma, o: n4 O2 N/ e4 J
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage" T$ o1 q- V' T& T
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
7 u( N& U- C% G; {; \8 r0 wCA Tone, Bomb hits 1/ r. m1 f4 [7 r1 @0 l
DD Ariake, Bomb hits 1, on fire' a. I) C4 {+ x) G6 p% S
CA Aoba, Bomb hits 2! C$ ]" X0 U/ }4 H9 \, I& X
CL Tama
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( `- @+ H0 W7 bDay Air attack on TF at 61,91! l9 [! e- M% ]9 J+ p% @! y
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Allied aircraft
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CV Soryu, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage& |8 u! [. G0 \
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
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Ground combat at Shortlands
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Allied Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 13678 troops, 150 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 322
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Defending force 1457 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10
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: F! g. ]% `( O) B: r6 Q; gAllied max assault: 314 - adjusted assault: 281 9 B1 u4 g0 `9 ?- M
; i3 D( p6 c+ H2 n6 f; h: kJapanese max defense: 6 - adjusted defense: 1 $ ~* `1 ]4 w1 j3 ]
5 ]6 \/ o4 L; l, N! M3 S9 fAllied assault odds: 281 to 1
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1572 casualties reported
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1 x5 T* }7 o/ aAllied ground losses:
3 S, Q* S8 z- e; |6 ^2 casualties reported
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