AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/18/42
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,937 q+ d: O4 F# f$ U0 l6 G
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Japanese Ships0 E. l% P9 g9 h* n2 }/ U
CA Kumano+ F% A0 v2 J. e* l
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 42, and is sunk* e8 V( ~$ ?5 u2 ^! A. y
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 10 B; I! P4 u& N5 ~0 |
CL Natori, Shell hits 1
0 s6 n! p. W P' K' k+ v' HDD Maikaze, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
* W+ G( t, h9 h$ J. P- X6 UDD Natsugumo
5 x" \6 e. j! V+ QDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 19 |' i7 G: F* i6 l
DD Yuzuki0 {* n2 [: R* `# t7 x
" i6 E& R* @8 D W( q6 U5 ~2 a) EAllied Ships
2 T; B$ b% v; z. A6 v( @' RCA Portland, Shell hits 2, on fire4 d7 d* y4 e- w! `0 B% K0 f
CA Northampton
& s0 n$ s% i: w) S# y* `CA Houston, Torpedo hits 17 w6 {0 {5 D! T+ d# c
CA Chester, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk) d& A/ ]) [ w7 P( ?4 G% B
CA Louisville, Shell hits 1
' U5 G8 e; _. f! b2 tCA Chicago+ c. p1 y0 w! v$ J, c2 }
CA Pensacola
- }8 o- d6 G- C; DCA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
, y4 y0 ^: F% O3 i$ GCA Astoria
; g: N3 ]/ G/ O0 KCA Minneapolis
1 w+ `* K ~8 {9 p+ lCA San Francisco
! u' Z3 P* l, w3 ~, {CA Australia, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage+ M8 ^. K( q& n9 j* o% z# t
CA Canberra- [8 P6 C" @. `1 \
CL Leander
. G, f* k4 q- J# W% ~4 \CL Achilles
$ j0 q) G3 ]2 X9 B$ [+ FCL Perth) L# g) X6 y! k! `. N0 `
CL Hobart
; Z O( w" _" R, iCL Raleigh
. a/ x, t! o, s% jCL Detroit' T, G) s% w9 z$ a
CL Concord
: O: {8 g! J; k9 mDD Cummings, |2 J t0 x( D) y) v
DD Case( k5 }3 B' D/ G0 K- H4 J0 `: c
DD Shaw" V5 Q1 {: F7 q* b+ x
DD Downes
" G/ ] L+ t' Z+ H @7 I# x- dDD Le Triomphant1 q$ }4 Y% Z0 G3 O" Z- O' b
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" s0 p. H5 J2 {9 f5 r# o0 iNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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5 ^+ b$ s: z% m0 \# D! d6 e5 V6 XCA Kumano, Shell hits 108 B' {; c d2 e1 b' `
CA Furutaka+ X7 v6 o9 m; v; d) r
CL Natori, Shell hits 1
/ W* R9 ?/ p7 W0 T. {/ Z2 L9 gDD Maikaze, on fire, heavy damage
! L" s& d3 Z; g4 d) b) {DD Natsugumo8 x: ~9 E$ X( Q/ r. D7 x
DD Ikazuchi9 t7 H2 W) D: L( x
DD Yuzuki0 O# A% U* i- h2 t
! d+ }( k( A z+ _Allied Ships
8 w. k- W& G$ {! q/ BCA Portland, on fire
/ i4 K# U! p; c. lCA Northampton O6 X* v: [; J. S
CA Houston
6 z/ G& M; R) o" F( x! rCA Louisville# _7 c7 O0 r8 L& [
CA Chicago- }$ T! ?6 J# P' l$ m8 t1 @- ]
CA Pensacola
. {4 Y0 u Y$ ZCA New Orleans7 D8 N2 ~2 P& |7 B
CA Astoria
0 f2 h5 Q! @" ~1 Y3 UCA Minneapolis ^; U! T8 t4 _ M% q1 T# b2 S' z9 k* b
CA San Francisco& O5 ]( w! v- W0 M# d V1 @
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
, `8 m, v0 g2 @3 d, p. S; [+ @CA Canberra0 P% b" b. _2 }1 D8 s
CL Leander
) F3 K0 `+ W7 T5 G4 g5 r! y/ LCL Achilles/ |9 @5 d: U: ?7 Y4 K
CL Perth: P7 z0 t1 Q& \ ]* i
CL Hobart
- J3 \$ I8 D# F1 @6 Q9 m# O5 OCL Raleigh9 M1 {; G' {* a2 q
CL Detroit) V" b3 Q! K! \9 R
CL Concord
/ W% K; z. m/ w, bDD Cummings' j5 X) o& d0 B/ U- [. H' g
DD Case
( P1 S0 P/ Y; V. h- z0 ODD Shaw
! z( A3 _" m7 @! y+ wDD Downes
' o5 y# F: I' m0 d( IDD Le Triomphant7 ^7 l' S, `- o( {; m2 c$ I
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+ r; O- P- N% @ _+ j pNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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CA Kumano, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
% J% m' K/ Y+ dCA Furutaka, Shell hits 34, and is sunk
. y/ @+ f I s: JCL Natori, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
. L% k7 @3 z+ P; C" s+ k9 ]$ e7 E( l6 e1 DDD Maikaze, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
( a d! l- }$ W1 `' @DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
3 u# f9 o% a% R. ODD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 3, on fire' n" f% ?5 f9 Y$ c9 \6 v
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 6, and is sunk2 X7 \6 Q7 [* ^* {6 ^8 }) r D
D3 I9 I& S/ }; {Allied Ships$ X; H ?6 W3 Y4 W1 H) r
CA Portland, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
+ q2 g& m+ X9 j9 j% Y7 sCA Northampton, Shell hits 1, on fire7 Y* O A% D" {: u
CA Houston, Shell hits 1
8 I7 _ C) o5 FCA Louisville9 I3 f" z) |& Z6 I, F# m6 W
CA Chicago, Shell hits 2 _0 T" _- ?, E/ Q
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 4
d& a) k8 j* W$ kCA New Orleans, Shell hits 4
# O- e# ? U& a- J5 ZCA Astoria
9 H) A) A0 G- i9 e JCA Minneapolis
0 c/ D1 e) R6 Y8 x: OCA San Francisco
0 s' S& c# F: {" FCA Australia, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
7 t/ b7 i9 ^6 ?' _9 s9 @CA Canberra
- t1 p/ w3 s7 q( S" E) FCL Leander
$ F. x8 B* N5 L$ }% n! c. ^/ m$ pCL Achilles* D1 l( L3 Y, r) l8 G4 T8 q5 V, ~7 O! [% o
CL Perth' G+ }) n/ Z8 ]5 r# x
CL Hobart& U. ~1 o: y) R2 N5 }6 x) n
CL Raleigh
, t7 S! N" N, n( s2 E5 y K; fCL Detroit# v2 l# S b3 u! C, U
CL Concord9 X) D1 y) N% ?) {6 u: m# b
DD Cummings% V+ Z: C; y9 [8 v# I- s
DD Case
0 d. c0 l0 s+ s1 q. i' _* iDD Shaw! b& s I5 D( k& d0 r
DD Downes4 g S% b# [% H' ^
DD Le Triomphant1 f3 B) _5 h. U8 L4 r- J+ f' ^
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& X" k4 {$ W, V9 q: g- i j# Y+ J+ oNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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5 s- R+ A5 }3 d# a+ _Japanese Ships
% w' p3 D1 S) GCA Kumano, Shell hits 33, on fire, heavy damage
! }1 Z! F4 h9 g; X0 ]CL Natori, Shell hits 24, and is sunk. k% l* h% i( n" O% H
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
3 x \0 _& P4 v L' fDD Ikazuchi, on fire
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Allied Ships* m; Q' }: c) K1 j6 q
CA Portland, on fire, heavy damage/ h: v8 f& Z) F5 I; z% F9 f
CA Northampton, on fire7 v! x) J7 ^" \& f, i) t0 Q
CA Houston
' S0 D3 _- N* y" X0 D! k2 b8 QCA Louisville5 m7 v* I5 \" S3 s3 A* V" A( @4 M
CA Chicago
8 S7 ]" [7 i3 o* N" hCA Pensacola
9 {2 E9 y3 G( g& ECA New Orleans
% P2 {9 B }: R: @CA Astoria% a3 x* |9 F3 f+ a# Q4 h
CA Minneapolis6 X4 q$ C4 t+ X% @
CA San Francisco
- u2 Z) N+ ] ^CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage% m/ l% K6 c1 y0 I3 e8 b! L$ ^
CA Canberra. P7 e. A& h, I, { [: p/ p6 _
CL Leander+ m! o/ [. ^! T* I
CL Achilles4 S. M4 j w% |* T, X5 u5 h
CL Perth
( D# K) Y0 l! pCL Hobart
' n# P) R, W, }CL Raleigh
4 b F: A& k H+ n. J$ _- [3 K3 }CL Detroit
- H3 V: E( t6 wCL Concord( {& F: X1 e9 I" |0 y; @
DD Cummings
1 N! {+ e( K+ w( ]9 N. b7 p. ?4 BDD Case! Y e/ U* J7 _; J& h. S
DD Shaw
& J$ W1 A+ n- uDD Downes+ o/ q& D# h/ {) Y$ q
DD Le Triomphant+ i) @3 a& Y3 i( f* O! Y# V
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0 y2 O: W* M \ ^3 DNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93% [9 O( K7 \. r" d% V) V
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Japanese Ships1 l8 `% `0 t, |
CA Kumano, Shell hits 29, and is sunk7 S; P% D/ ~ K0 ~9 B+ z
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 35, and is sunk7 h4 e& Z; p L p) N
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
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Allied Ships# I- q: [- v; a
CA Portland, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage4 a4 w% N4 i" P
CA Northampton, on fire
3 _* |6 L! F* I* N A* Z0 xCA Houston
1 N9 |0 O+ y/ w- U3 ^ z mCA Louisville
1 C6 v4 q: V- t6 @+ Q. f- ^0 A, cCA Chicago! `, K3 E1 K4 ]
CA Pensacola1 ]: U3 A, X% G) p! c
CA New Orleans
4 F. y2 z. [; T0 v6 FCA Astoria
! o$ [; e7 i* ^. o% E: ?CA Minneapolis
2 m5 C+ B( G: W s F o/ NCA San Francisco# b, x1 s3 ?4 p# Q8 A. k
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
4 U2 n( }, f. w/ b f* FCA Canberra
% Q1 r, Q" _2 j# lCL Leander9 l3 e. n8 Z$ [. F: y5 n
CL Achilles
$ J: N. w" x# ACL Perth& ~2 b! e8 f. c2 Z$ d( Z8 O
CL Hobart
$ p* z6 _& L5 s7 R5 VCL Raleigh
% j( D# F6 P7 h9 Y+ ]4 rCL Detroit
* Y/ x) _" s3 f5 fCL Concord- ]3 S8 R' |6 }0 e7 e4 _9 p
DD Cummings9 i% ^% Z$ C9 `$ e, _- y
DD Case4 L% P5 B* l b/ ]
DD Shaw
: m7 H8 u' a8 I t7 e6 |DD Downes8 N; f7 T$ S, p" h5 h$ H" F
DD Le Triomphant/ p$ Q. N' V; H/ _, U, @
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. a% J, Y% f8 r8 i: S) z0 wDay Air attack on TF at 61,912 d& c- A9 M# X# O# f1 g# A% d
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Japanese aircraft. d2 e) @7 c3 {7 q& @& y
A6M2 Zero x 50
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/ v" S/ t- ^7 g! t# r8 sAllied aircraft v: v( D4 k$ _% p% q2 e
F4F-4 Wildcat x 42
! V% R! _1 Q* i; q' RSBD Dauntless x 44% V( U c0 T# `7 ^* x5 R* x! P
TBF Avenger x 166 M0 \4 r4 B6 h4 i' J ?* m
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Japanese aircraft losses; y1 ]5 S) W" H* s
A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged( @; ]8 F- R$ c! q# b. ]
/ t8 R o. ~6 k; Z6 X: AAllied aircraft losses
( W* y/ i8 C4 m0 f L( CF4F-4 Wildcat: 27 destroyed
1 o2 r$ s3 F4 ]( ^) o L& P! ]9 T7 j* t6 mSBD Dauntless: 13 destroyed, 17 damaged) B$ ]: s( d T& P/ B- n
TBF Avenger: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged
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8 H$ G1 X0 r' h7 y2 r1 _/ V! dJapanese Ships& B9 E F3 i$ G9 ~4 ^) [
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
0 p' F8 f. t) B8 F8 x: E. R( XCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire( w7 v# i# b1 g5 K
CV Shokaku
7 j9 k1 y6 d, X! c" y$ b9 PCV Soryu: i4 I7 q8 Y; _+ u+ @
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4 \. y" @# k; ?7 t6 c: \* _Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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- [& D3 J$ Q* I JJapanese aircraft
/ E/ [8 t1 g6 b, \+ a1 m3 i7 T0 YA6M2 Zero x 193 n; M% F; d. }
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Allied aircraft8 k, \) e4 ?7 S, S/ R' a
F4F-4 Wildcat x 19& w- Q0 i" F7 P& @
SBD Dauntless x 14
8 |& R1 B) g3 v# g1 c3 |2 yTBF Avenger x 6; o6 Y" _7 A# t+ h
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Japanese aircraft losses7 f! ~; T6 E$ v( g+ N& `7 @
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses+ K0 y4 E* j u( X3 P
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed
9 U8 o, k' o# eSBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged2 g5 }" \0 u& t6 ]7 B
TBF Avenger: 6 damaged
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Japanese Ships, R! I* j# g* l% ~( y% s* p
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage+ I! K! x; q0 X& f
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2' k3 F+ n. {* G0 z( L) i" Z
CA Tone
# K- L8 k* E8 G; |5 HCV Soryu, Bomb hits 1
1 B# U. F8 z. z- r8 Q5 @& X) GCV Hiryu, on fire
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Japanese aircraft8 t$ E+ ~! H0 F
A6M2 Zero x 17
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Allied aircraft) n. j& p/ u! M' V( v6 ` h
F4F-4 Wildcat x 24
: P+ |; [- H4 |" r a$ } J" W6 G- ^SBD Dauntless x 27$ C6 W% q. M# h
TBF Avenger x 7) ^& h+ h7 q3 Y0 f
2 e3 c) J5 h, V, d8 l9 n: D9 d2 YJapanese aircraft losses
% M, g4 l4 G* L c7 r. TA6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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) ], d1 w6 n. }2 P) aAllied aircraft losses: T* a! g3 h9 L" k6 z2 ?* U3 R8 B" ^
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed
8 o1 D! |& }, _' o7 QSBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged
, h$ C Y# l# u* R. Q5 ^TBF Avenger: 5 damaged
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* ]4 Y( I( y3 s% c' G4 J- ^9 CJapanese Ships
# k N% p+ u+ B4 O8 I! T7 ]# HCV Shokaku
( k) Y9 M" o6 G7 J( RCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 2, on fire
4 @0 d k2 ]5 A" cCV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
8 Z& g( v. ~ `! g' \& \) k+ _$ CCV Soryu
/ C4 \/ C9 m: kCA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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Japanese aircraft& B. s( t! g& n
A6M2 Zero x 15
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9 h3 H. i9 C8 J: aAllied aircraft4 b5 l/ z4 N _
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
' g( S. L2 D2 [SBD Dauntless x 18( l; A. I# y9 C$ m; F
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Japanese aircraft losses( }) A, o6 q$ f; u
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed' A G' [+ |4 m2 v" X2 f
- S& l. w( E6 A- \* v' sAllied aircraft losses) N; @# q7 E0 o$ X! m6 d2 U* S
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
. ^+ z. \1 c4 D/ W) ESBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged
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Japanese Ships
2 t! J$ P$ g3 J" o, u( xCV Soryu, Bomb hits 15 M8 o# H# W9 O# b6 [
CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage9 B; B2 g4 [/ C+ p, o% a2 r! k7 ?
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
, i$ o6 Q: n9 V. {CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91; J# V8 s# w; v- x: A& Q7 A1 z
; @- n- |, U2 y5 q8 d( `9 @Japanese aircraft& \! K! ~$ K9 p
A6M2 Zero x 12; B: {+ W3 I: D$ ^/ h
' X9 u; O% P. s6 K9 B3 A4 FAllied aircraft
: H$ h& c' }# e/ lF4F-4 Wildcat x 10
3 Y. b u' s2 b4 _6 a1 BSBD Dauntless x 9; G( h0 [, }7 O) E4 m% y8 r. V W
TBF Avenger x 16
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; h4 }, _ i( V# _Japanese aircraft losses
& Q; G6 }! i3 Y5 H( S# lA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, i: P/ {' }! s3 T/ m
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Allied aircraft losses
5 E4 Y4 H, Q' z+ [F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed( Q( W: k5 `) C* k* p
SBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
K, Y# x2 N, U0 x/ W' ]TBF Avenger: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged
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Japanese Ships
$ O$ N, [2 G8 G) L# R' vCV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
% }+ n& @+ E! FCV Hiryu, on fire
$ S& A y; g2 X1 u9 n. mCA Chikuma5 d$ j% }" `/ e/ _# h: t
CV Soryu' [+ n$ V2 \- L$ W7 h+ w
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7 g$ k. O9 T# U1 t# D9 i! }8 t/ ~; uDay Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,93+ h- f' o c. ^0 f. j
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Japanese aircraft- H% z( c) a+ r% _
A6M2 Zero x 36
1 t$ @6 r+ M v, V J/ c( _" @D3A Val x 902 `' J- p) B( S$ H1 g2 N0 N
B5N Kate x 66
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Allied aircraft3 H+ s5 G0 I% q2 I* T
F4F-4 Wildcat x 108# D7 O9 E! Z+ z2 O/ g
P-40E Warhawk x 45
8 O w* m3 e+ E: t& O4 M( oP-38G Lightning x 2 L+ S/ I, V9 n9 r1 C. E) m$ D/ N
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Japanese aircraft losses+ A9 y4 E. B ~2 b
A6M2 Zero: 26 destroyed
' l8 O9 P5 h& s) l, _# dD3A Val: 50 destroyed
$ q2 ?/ q) x# x! bB5N Kate: 42 destroyed
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' z! A" [8 O& I4 ~/ E6 I3 MAllied aircraft losses
1 ^* }% s2 {3 ]4 l% h: @F4F-4 Wildcat: 41 destroyed, 14 damaged" Q5 ]" m8 r+ g" U% o
P-40E Warhawk: 27 destroyed
+ y# ^! \8 R2 o" MP-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed
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Allied Ships
# l' G0 ~3 D$ GCV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1
: G. d8 F: n( i* f, o7 [( {8 E; y; ICV Hornet, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
. d) v# Y6 l }6 R: _. ECV Wasp, Bomb hits 2, on fire" G# V& J, ]( m# t7 \
DD Benham, Bomb hits 1, on fire
8 L/ I+ B' u& F1 h VCV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
& b) X" W; F- @. X5 [0 bCV Yorktown
; s# u5 |) e" XCV Saratoga
2 ?$ u: z3 ~9 p* `( R0 RCL Honolulu8 Q* Y& {" ~$ B+ r
CL St. Louis, Bomb hits 2
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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8 L: \# M$ d9 B: I- O! _+ ?0 SAllied aircraft
: y! F c+ i& [. W% DB-25C Mitchell x 3
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
3 i& ~! ^9 d( p$ r1 W6 q- DCV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage/ E1 R2 j/ d6 n" V# h1 A
G5 a9 D( U( z2 ^. z/ IAircraft Attacking:
; G% J& n! i: o6 w7 e- g 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet% @. C6 ]. E1 w# S
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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Allied aircraft
( B& k9 H- F6 z2 y* f6 {: VF4F-4 Wildcat x 21& x5 k0 r: u% C* a0 {% {
SBD Dauntless x 906 Z/ d! Z. ~- D5 n* J
TBF Avenger x 33
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4 ^# |9 ^* N$ l; `Japanese Ships
h3 z8 n/ B) q$ k& ~, ^: dCA Chikuma
2 c: A r* j9 B- P8 WCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage2 E* _! Z* s$ n2 B6 q. K, N. {: V
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
- [- X5 D/ a& k4 y/ B; J! ]. VCA Tone, Bomb hits 1+ |' F/ O: [3 |4 n# q
DD Ariake, Bomb hits 1, on fire# p0 A6 m5 E: R1 ^1 X) P+ F5 s
CA Aoba, Bomb hits 2) O. ?' j2 y9 p- h& B) I
CL Tama8 d' j( @% F% R/ I! R$ y' h. @. }
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" J4 B6 s( k" l0 zDay Air attack on TF at 61,914 X) A- E$ f5 _2 j% q
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Allied aircraft
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. G5 v4 {, s3 A: f2 z$ j3 F3 v" DCV Soryu, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage: p9 G( ]. }6 w2 R" A5 S
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage3 f& R U/ B/ S6 V+ L3 }* k0 O
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* v2 ^0 a$ x" A9 L1 ]/ KGround combat at Shortlands
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Allied Deliberate attack
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F S- i% f- Z6 w k2 {2 `7 B+ G) l" b3 cAttacking force 13678 troops, 150 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 322) g# C# J% D. o$ u4 y
7 K/ G+ T8 C: L# IDefending force 1457 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10& v5 R. M7 o, k: T* a! i
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Allied max assault: 314 - adjusted assault: 281 2 K: l" f- W# \% Q) B
* c3 c* o' x- N8 n( B+ ?, WJapanese max defense: 6 - adjusted defense: 1
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Allied assault odds: 281 to 1 0 {0 i+ q2 U! k9 F8 m$ U5 }" ?( q
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$ Q+ ?& Y" I; c2 mJapanese ground losses:
1 @( u: B6 N2 H$ d0 `, l) I1572 casualties reported, a$ H- L3 d9 V. a/ A& e) l
Guns lost 7
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9 R/ t$ U) U& e6 m/ ]! DAllied ground losses:
& E E r! S9 o" T4 w( _2 casualties reported2 Q0 w# o7 B: y% P: Y
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