AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/18/42
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. U9 F1 b) R% B! {0 ^Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,931 e' G7 V& i% T" R9 |
5 p+ X e+ w1 b7 g: ^& SJapanese Ships
5 K" `: O" D: o2 v* T, E4 M9 UCA Kumano% P6 _) f$ ~* Y, l0 u
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 42, and is sunk( T$ l1 |, ^/ [; n- Y1 H+ `( H6 h
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1- G3 @3 P- p# G: M# w+ B3 p
CL Natori, Shell hits 1
: s+ ]; K- B: ^* TDD Maikaze, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
6 c' r7 W) O! F8 f5 r. EDD Natsugumo0 t1 f; n: X; E; L0 W, @
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 1' ^/ i8 s* p4 h" w X
DD Yuzuki
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3 b2 \+ R$ ]' ]2 C% EAllied Ships1 X' u& ~) @9 s2 Y3 Z
CA Portland, Shell hits 2, on fire D$ B* G9 ^4 D
CA Northampton
! F9 h! V8 v [1 E, S) n. ACA Houston, Torpedo hits 1
8 P+ D# R7 j- h- l* R5 d' l4 ]CA Chester, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
, u# c' G6 w7 S; k3 J: fCA Louisville, Shell hits 1
& Q; {5 ^! g9 A! z9 T/ @CA Chicago
+ L7 o' j' Q5 ~" jCA Pensacola
( I6 E' Z O- K1 P! A2 f0 ^CA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1/ n" b% S) R: O2 o" L( ^) L
CA Astoria
4 T8 h( D! O& BCA Minneapolis1 R$ |9 E% ~9 @: _, S
CA San Francisco
- P) _% ~: c6 f0 L; u; LCA Australia, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage/ S- K4 o- A5 `; Q( N
CA Canberra
# P3 ]$ a0 E3 d9 [5 }; GCL Leander3 `7 x) K9 L1 v- X$ ^
CL Achilles
/ h* r& T6 S$ N8 y$ yCL Perth
) q& g/ v* i- s& o, `& G' nCL Hobart I. Q! ?+ R* C5 o( E; @
CL Raleigh
1 F+ ?1 c! p. U* V! U1 i9 LCL Detroit
# Y: \5 L: {. a- ^9 ^3 CCL Concord: u. ^8 n1 _# F# `& Q7 y) U
DD Cummings
5 L, W% n( Y% C( u0 xDD Case
$ P( B% @7 e I8 g9 Z% @8 fDD Shaw
5 ?) ^# o& \$ fDD Downes0 h1 e0 t Z* W4 u( _- E- P4 ^
DD Le Triomphant
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,933 H; j/ F( _1 e# y+ S# Z
: X6 o. {- y6 s R; F" nJapanese Ships
; f! d4 a( j5 Y% HCA Kumano, Shell hits 10: T7 k: c0 U: h4 b* J
CA Furutaka0 t8 r0 [( R) N: M
CL Natori, Shell hits 1! f0 Y2 y& c0 `5 ?* L: B0 \
DD Maikaze, on fire, heavy damage# F6 L5 @' J7 {* A% u1 Q4 |' G7 \
DD Natsugumo
0 M V5 {8 Y0 w: {: ^: WDD Ikazuchi
+ L: u% l5 U" d9 g0 Q1 o VDD Yuzuki3 _% A& M, B$ A$ P" w- W p
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Allied Ships
k5 R- `8 M4 x) |CA Portland, on fire
" g5 g" |& P7 L: J# ^+ z/ aCA Northampton
8 X7 g. F- ]7 T( R2 U" y8 e( vCA Houston2 L) J8 d9 c) P1 B5 f& A
CA Louisville
' P& H! m0 J& D8 NCA Chicago
3 Y$ U0 J% O3 H8 eCA Pensacola
# w$ Q) P6 d* h7 b4 iCA New Orleans% h. A7 U/ T( [/ r3 C
CA Astoria& j, x( D. T& b0 R3 i1 U/ c) l
CA Minneapolis( U9 M- t3 S$ A+ O3 }4 e: \, Z8 d/ ?4 r
CA San Francisco
, Z' B4 x7 y- Q0 i7 ^( k4 w2 L- zCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage- ?1 }7 J, W2 ]3 N5 K& U
CA Canberra( }3 e9 }9 b: T+ w* N; A1 W( B
CL Leander
" y" K0 o8 z3 X9 pCL Achilles! T! L! g6 X( h; {8 \& q+ u/ L2 L! h
CL Perth+ t9 ?: C! Y7 }0 [3 @8 t
CL Hobart6 g2 @( m5 C y8 N' |* a
CL Raleigh# x7 X4 e6 L9 G& O+ T3 x
CL Detroit* d% f" M. n1 v8 ~" I0 h: i
CL Concord
! v9 I8 ?5 ?! C$ B0 Y0 hDD Cummings, H7 F! I6 x1 a9 D# y
DD Case$ J* R, Y; Q, ?) y! ?6 p
DD Shaw) M1 X0 L1 z/ c9 v
DD Downes
. r2 H" D+ ?6 l, W4 v- PDD Le Triomphant3 ? E7 W3 L" |% S4 A5 I
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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CA Kumano, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage2 s5 `1 I# y/ s* [0 z
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 34, and is sunk
1 f% F# f% o$ u; gCL Natori, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
$ k; k1 m1 Y8 cDD Maikaze, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
2 r$ Q$ B8 }: J, ~# H) FDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 17 x* N1 K( B4 u: v
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 3, on fire
5 N5 f, R2 s$ IDD Yuzuki, Shell hits 6, and is sunk8 J% N% I$ U1 k, t
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Allied Ships
' _. j+ V$ @1 j4 zCA Portland, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage0 J, j+ v: g- B( i$ j& h
CA Northampton, Shell hits 1, on fire
( z* P' R' x3 p! K3 Z) k+ _( aCA Houston, Shell hits 1) y4 R, u" |+ F* W; n
CA Louisville- |$ `" ?% ~9 x& ~) O7 O
CA Chicago, Shell hits 28 \+ ?3 H O) M8 @9 A1 y% ?
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 4
0 H5 ^- U& b7 J# \, sCA New Orleans, Shell hits 4
$ h; A; c+ X0 n' j: JCA Astoria0 O4 j4 T4 @' Y) @* r% A: I: Q5 K
CA Minneapolis' h# y( Q& R' c8 v {) o+ v
CA San Francisco
4 r8 f- y$ _( f0 m% n# M7 ECA Australia, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage9 b* P9 _8 I5 U3 S. x5 x
CA Canberra
3 z9 o# ^6 R1 J; N3 _8 ~2 c( U7 CCL Leander
4 F! N0 H7 l1 `+ i' CCL Achilles
' S$ S" g6 W/ G. cCL Perth
& Y9 Y# ?1 q7 K. O% S! gCL Hobart" |6 w9 r3 R3 G4 L8 r, W+ N( q6 U
CL Raleigh
/ ~* J' _8 ~, b" @: a* o. c dCL Detroit% X; F2 L3 U7 Z/ q% }# G$ D
CL Concord
3 G# ^- @3 x {6 C& t7 v# k2 NDD Cummings* F6 X+ b8 M- b4 K
DD Case
. y/ r4 F, z; x K' Z. oDD Shaw- C ]& Y3 u' ~2 g/ A
DD Downes6 C' j+ S; h) u" p+ s) @
DD Le Triomphant" n2 b, | Z$ i# |
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7 ~6 m& x# I* f: E6 S/ _Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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Japanese Ships
' W M) P% j1 B$ GCA Kumano, Shell hits 33, on fire, heavy damage. f2 J* m6 T) }& [7 I9 B' X
CL Natori, Shell hits 24, and is sunk) K& G$ v1 Z2 L' G& E+ k: c3 O4 z3 D, ^9 y
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1' h, g+ ?; ?, F; x8 h$ k
DD Ikazuchi, on fire
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+ N( v/ n% S% \Allied Ships
' u) B: C2 Y8 r1 R1 U; q+ _/ Z+ l, b" oCA Portland, on fire, heavy damage$ r9 l% F9 |$ h0 ~! o: y6 A
CA Northampton, on fire# H" J) P, l4 {' a7 B! }
CA Houston; S6 Z% Z# p, s8 I9 H% J
CA Louisville
, X" b' p' j8 w9 {CA Chicago
% }/ }+ h& ?( cCA Pensacola
5 F2 o I: g: a2 X xCA New Orleans
: h! F" U: @) r! S7 ^+ h1 x6 CCA Astoria
6 Y# R2 Q1 p- N x s% e: U$ j* j, q# ]CA Minneapolis
3 z: h: g$ r' e; t, p, J2 ~CA San Francisco p3 a5 s. Y# u7 e
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
5 x+ m( S( A+ ?6 A' WCA Canberra2 c7 b9 Z5 X3 ]. ?1 k/ n" I/ C( H
CL Leander
% }. X4 m! Y/ B$ a: W& UCL Achilles
8 B" u/ m2 G: X* y) A! xCL Perth
7 C: w1 ~# x$ M7 }! s) N+ H; j, DCL Hobart
2 W" P) B, f6 J( s- `5 _. U, L6 C1 e# kCL Raleigh" q4 y6 O" }0 V( c: t
CL Detroit
; D* C+ H; v! h3 Y/ _" k8 p) q* pCL Concord
( D( L0 m* H% W, b$ k7 J9 KDD Cummings& {7 ]" i5 N$ p6 s0 |" G
DD Case
! \- g/ V% \7 _% `8 jDD Shaw4 _& Q0 J: C1 D- o
DD Downes
# L1 A/ N' X* [6 f* b, d- }DD Le Triomphant
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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CA Kumano, Shell hits 29, and is sunk
! N8 R2 F( _2 _( RDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 35, and is sunk
( B$ j* K1 `2 k3 M) i& ~' H) z7 vDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 15, and is sunk9 \" C% B" u+ _/ V
! @" Y1 p+ Q. m+ k2 Q9 D: TAllied Ships( H6 d& h2 b1 Z, m0 I% q5 }
CA Portland, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
. z( I! k: z* H& z7 H6 RCA Northampton, on fire2 o$ O- J9 }8 d# M: b2 i9 j7 E
CA Houston
9 W( S2 Q; j/ q7 O6 `4 Q5 z0 b- kCA Louisville
' f/ w0 ]: ]& D+ `% k( E* I6 z0 }CA Chicago
! c8 U4 ^) w; w% lCA Pensacola
; K: H6 g. G% I8 _* r! s. z1 jCA New Orleans
3 p$ t& N3 c1 z7 H) ECA Astoria, y) X7 u8 Z5 S; s
CA Minneapolis4 w! n9 w( ~' I% t- R
CA San Francisco3 S5 h0 O% w' K
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
+ f$ N, M* H I8 M& uCA Canberra
. e! z# I( F4 g. M; ]0 }$ @CL Leander
6 H4 O) i: b L. ~+ v2 OCL Achilles" p ]/ O# s r* u0 v! H' ]
CL Perth k/ d6 W0 K7 J
CL Hobart$ {2 j" R( C2 B, O; c. v. w
CL Raleigh
* t. Q, C6 H8 Z( \& P0 ?& {CL Detroit0 F$ B+ m; u, W/ i5 q
CL Concord
2 d2 r# V2 }: j* `* a1 e2 eDD Cummings
J$ z/ a3 }3 z' U) n- TDD Case
" W9 P" {! Z$ UDD Shaw$ g! G$ X4 Q+ J |/ D+ n. }2 H+ L
DD Downes
# O- a( G- K. }- a8 n0 aDD Le Triomphant
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$ @; Y" c% s" CDay Air attack on TF at 61,911 w9 R9 ?% |2 [2 q" U7 G
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Japanese aircraft
) O y! [5 d5 Z3 U5 @A6M2 Zero x 50
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Allied aircraft
9 }# v( w6 E" s- O. y; GF4F-4 Wildcat x 42
$ z# [& z% e" b6 FSBD Dauntless x 44% B- G6 O/ I) f$ W# ]- k
TBF Avenger x 16* ~* H2 ~0 {/ v4 ~% N2 d7 b1 P, U
. X* v1 m0 A0 U* _Japanese aircraft losses' `) ?* N' n" F% }/ ^ S7 I; b& o
A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged0 G n2 p' M+ Y: c
# h* N1 m3 [/ e! k( _Allied aircraft losses
. }5 k4 k3 c M+ |0 n2 G* zF4F-4 Wildcat: 27 destroyed" p) l! _% X, L. _/ ^1 H4 u3 n" l
SBD Dauntless: 13 destroyed, 17 damaged3 a4 [. }' V' V/ T& F4 k7 [1 s6 |8 s
TBF Avenger: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged
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Japanese Ships
0 j2 M# }7 h7 o) ~- fCV Kaga, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage J- _- F) O6 q X& i5 m+ K/ \. Y
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire7 Q; b5 H# F1 X# q
CV Shokaku& R* \7 Z6 z1 E7 S* c q2 o
CV Soryu
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' U# U2 U/ h/ QJapanese aircraft+ e0 @4 I- I7 x9 K8 j
A6M2 Zero x 195 I7 K5 k* v' o. _
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Allied aircraft9 ?( z9 V4 L% T7 M# E v, p( |0 J2 |
F4F-4 Wildcat x 19- ~' ] o8 e; R9 ?' v% \
SBD Dauntless x 14
* l: _+ p! x* lTBF Avenger x 6
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Japanese aircraft losses
+ A7 X" D! F, X0 w9 h& yA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed3 U- U8 y! p. @
5 A0 }! f( l' f- T" XAllied aircraft losses2 ^7 V& A) p8 N. H( {" D" w
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed! {* g# a3 H4 l; R3 ?
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged: N& L- ^: C( |! r( j
TBF Avenger: 6 damaged
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Japanese Ships
! H6 p! K' y* [, qCV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
& L! x4 [0 x: b2 ECV Shokaku, Bomb hits 27 q* `. [' V5 u8 X$ g& f' d% T
CA Tone& {7 T7 C. @; n" ^; B5 `# u2 U
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 1' u$ D9 j q2 q ~5 Y+ K( Z4 D
CV Hiryu, on fire6 m6 ]0 J. N4 `! {8 ^
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91) f D+ d# I7 ]- Q w c
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Japanese aircraft" z; I$ ?$ n2 a3 ?. C
A6M2 Zero x 17
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- S) \; h/ i- G' p5 w7 w/ h. UAllied aircraft
$ T$ `0 H) R6 c( x2 ?F4F-4 Wildcat x 24) z t% w, U# K4 W6 U- j
SBD Dauntless x 279 N- D+ d! Q4 }& y
TBF Avenger x 7
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# I& `3 t) c# m8 |0 M; F1 g1 b$ XJapanese aircraft losses" r, ^( Q7 u9 b! O
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed! S( a; _' {- W7 q8 g J' X
4 V! V/ w# i2 K2 WAllied aircraft losses2 v$ ]. C. E* B- S# t# x4 A5 \0 z
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed
/ b9 X& a2 `0 \5 z0 x+ _) s c* `SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged/ z/ d% w& N+ `
TBF Avenger: 5 damaged
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Japanese Ships. s, K: _0 j& O. d
CV Shokaku8 H0 s1 i% H) V: a5 M- A$ z
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 2, on fire- t+ a; x( _/ m
CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
% w9 l. ] X& d& gCV Soryu" x( l$ M/ _+ e! y' r, H D
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1* H* I1 R/ I2 @% |; S/ a. }
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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: f& n4 p3 m3 g& QJapanese aircraft0 u# c" o7 c+ }
A6M2 Zero x 15
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Allied aircraft
, _" D0 X6 ^8 s; t" }F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
# U# p% m; t3 }, {+ M0 g$ ZSBD Dauntless x 185 B+ k. e. P9 J7 t( a- G) p3 S
! o) Z! G! g0 f& G- S& V6 l, uJapanese aircraft losses# x! W' ]; e! z% K
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed2 w5 Z0 Q8 X2 {8 F3 {/ i( ~
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Allied aircraft losses8 C+ _% H: N% C
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed; Y7 o6 y% ?% ?
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged
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Japanese Ships
' j+ X ?5 K) b r+ ?' UCV Soryu, Bomb hits 1
8 V& F/ l, b( R! sCV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage! e; x9 m0 p. Z/ G3 h: `& P
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire# J9 S2 N$ q/ x/ M/ Z, a: t/ p
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage! L9 |3 g/ U: h; ^$ q
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Japanese aircraft. A0 d$ v& h4 q3 y1 \9 S( {8 E6 ^
A6M2 Zero x 12
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& c; y. n1 i- Z: q) UAllied aircraft
1 i) `6 W5 s, d4 k+ S+ s( qF4F-4 Wildcat x 10
; E% U7 O% |4 e F: s0 ZSBD Dauntless x 9 S; K' W+ [. Z+ Q" P
TBF Avenger x 16% W# W2 [/ @1 \8 a) E
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Japanese aircraft losses
7 ?& ]' U+ e$ q9 Z0 x1 c+ e8 @' O. gA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
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( ^0 P, @% ]$ i: MAllied aircraft losses Y9 M, q6 Q0 P( {) f- V
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
6 q8 T! v8 S. F9 T" C: DSBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
: ~7 t* V' N* u/ D4 b/ w" GTBF Avenger: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged U. m1 m7 k! W# ^8 C9 F+ t
# C2 d4 ` _1 \Japanese Ships
" a. s& ^: E T/ j& q+ wCV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage1 ]( H4 S9 c% d, n {
CV Hiryu, on fire+ l$ g! o' L+ ~& u% P; }) C
CA Chikuma
5 D5 @- d4 j# A4 mCV Soryu7 L) H+ x+ c' L! P( p2 z
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Japanese aircraft
. D8 v$ R+ c$ @3 YA6M2 Zero x 36
( F6 z8 s& `" R B" s, Y! v- ^D3A Val x 90
& S2 A) n% M, F% b- @" k" w3 {B5N Kate x 66
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& v E3 ^2 S: Y$ TAllied aircraft' T. o- b+ N, W! G+ d
F4F-4 Wildcat x 108
, ], H# Y5 B! p& E7 LP-40E Warhawk x 45
4 E# z+ _2 J4 Z+ AP-38G Lightning x 2% j7 ~, A- ^; S* Z! n
' q7 A( X% J& qJapanese aircraft losses2 |" l5 O+ e1 e$ d4 y5 M) F
A6M2 Zero: 26 destroyed
2 [& @4 V; y6 MD3A Val: 50 destroyed
0 t& u6 _. g" A6 a* L- n) T1 tB5N Kate: 42 destroyed
) x7 ^: O* g( D
G3 \/ B5 _" V- K$ |Allied aircraft losses7 W# k' N; T, Y& W
F4F-4 Wildcat: 41 destroyed, 14 damaged f6 t0 D. `8 e
P-40E Warhawk: 27 destroyed
4 U7 L# }0 D0 @P-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed
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5 s! H. b( H, \9 D5 |Allied Ships" Q4 m4 O7 p3 J& v8 o- d) Y- ^+ K
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 14 Y1 ~6 S, C1 n7 w2 E! u. v
CV Hornet, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire K1 o4 o4 Q+ ]9 L( b
CV Wasp, Bomb hits 2, on fire
. T$ r, Y3 _9 `5 @# H- xDD Benham, Bomb hits 1, on fire
% P: M- R; L# Z9 V1 |9 T. gCV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1, on fire" f; B: {1 \+ k6 I* J4 ?; u5 m
CV Yorktown
2 I1 r z) v' O5 aCV Saratoga2 u) d4 a) F9 l8 U2 Y. c3 j
CL Honolulu) I: O6 x* g& S
CL St. Louis, Bomb hits 21 o3 H" x% Q6 x2 E
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Allied aircraft
& x3 L7 q8 m* l/ M1 n8 H: rB-25C Mitchell x 35 t! {5 I7 S* y
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No Allied losses
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0 \' {& Y9 [2 ~- u0 MJapanese Ships
7 M, }- P5 Y5 WCV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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1 D4 [! H' r$ B" S( z2 z" oAircraft Attacking:
: }* \" ]0 R0 f. \ 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet) V* W+ Y. B2 ^" x/ i+ f) Q
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. s3 A# H! i% Z" ?Allied aircraft
5 X% Y4 Z/ O8 z, \F4F-4 Wildcat x 21& ^+ c3 _3 @( i7 o" I3 r
SBD Dauntless x 90! J' r U6 p! |; R
TBF Avenger x 33' H0 o! [) j2 ?( w" e( I
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Japanese Ships, r4 @3 ]1 _7 q/ `( z
CA Chikuma& Y2 l! q `( O0 ~0 H! K& ^9 |0 N
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage' J6 |+ G' l9 S; I* Q% b
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
3 M1 S( C2 b+ g9 Q1 y! dCA Tone, Bomb hits 14 {* c# l9 w0 y/ f5 e0 v& ]
DD Ariake, Bomb hits 1, on fire5 w1 k4 I: K$ o K9 f
CA Aoba, Bomb hits 2
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) T! q4 |. e; @8 \" Q5 ]. SDay Air attack on TF at 61,91: d; \# {! r$ g
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Allied aircraft
0 m" {! b! Z5 ^6 ZB-25C Mitchell x 20$ T0 |+ Z9 ~: P5 o+ A' @" w. X3 ?
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Japanese Ships
* V9 Z* G7 i# n" ?CV Soryu, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
# L" q# i* E9 V: ^4 ~' rCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage+ ~7 F+ N+ O* o0 m$ S
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5 k* c' d# A3 G+ V4 fGround combat at Shortlands
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Allied Deliberate attack7 S5 M0 o! e% o
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Attacking force 13678 troops, 150 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3228 {" N9 _$ I+ @/ \& H& U) F. z
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Defending force 1457 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10* X' ]. {5 m5 C: [
' `, Z9 Q) i5 E9 c h& c: yAllied max assault: 314 - adjusted assault: 281
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Japanese max defense: 6 - adjusted defense: 1
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5 _/ x$ V# H4 q; s& ?- N/ r9 }7 iAllied assault odds: 281 to 1
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7 `; ?' A* o$ U2 e- N! }. `, @" u+ KJapanese ground losses:
2 H9 J8 s( ]( L& Y# _1572 casualties reported4 ~. A m0 M: s1 I
Guns lost 7
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3 @! Q- h6 t/ s$ A' ?( ]Allied ground losses:* r- A" j! I8 [6 l) [
2 casualties reported0 u L3 X r/ e
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