AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/18/42
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" \8 ] G$ {- A, U- O' HNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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Japanese Ships
6 W( J+ ~2 d; {- M0 p5 OCA Kumano9 ^4 h; n% N9 P2 S) N6 `
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 42, and is sunk
% r8 M" z- w4 i9 YCA Furutaka, Shell hits 1
1 t& |/ {" U# c/ B# `CL Natori, Shell hits 1
0 o+ c! J/ y7 ~DD Maikaze, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage( z2 N' j6 U! `
DD Natsugumo
; P# T0 \, a4 j% X a f, ]8 U5 UDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 18 c3 c" [. e& r& V8 ~9 s
DD Yuzuki
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/ H6 q* [& G2 v# u1 kAllied Ships+ C: N9 M O7 M/ B, Z, ^# i
CA Portland, Shell hits 2, on fire
$ C% e" H! n, CCA Northampton
; W; m' A! w! p$ o% UCA Houston, Torpedo hits 1
4 Z$ A9 Z/ D* d7 c+ R- KCA Chester, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk) b V( y" V* E( I0 ^
CA Louisville, Shell hits 18 C P% O& r( _2 S/ i; I* J
CA Chicago
" v/ Y( R8 r8 h+ p( z! R4 CCA Pensacola+ i) T* i2 Z( h Z! n
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
6 H( b( e5 X2 j" D" `; D/ R3 @CA Astoria
! V+ i8 h& u( E1 H0 n4 f6 M2 uCA Minneapolis
( t- v" v5 L6 PCA San Francisco
2 q) E4 V W9 u! y* dCA Australia, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage# ?+ A) d) \* ^; Z1 Z& z3 Y' [$ y
CA Canberra
3 E: S$ y8 l' M$ v0 o( ~# lCL Leander
- J0 z, o$ H4 M! iCL Achilles5 U! D! k6 K' W* M1 Z; \6 B
CL Perth3 \/ z- ^$ O2 @* O, l
CL Hobart2 L/ G: k, x( ?7 p& ?* C( ]
CL Raleigh
& ~9 ^" m) y. |2 aCL Detroit
. d3 z- U2 P; TCL Concord i) Q; T. ~" Q- L$ B
DD Cummings
; R* V" E& o7 z( A$ f: A1 SDD Case
! F% [$ Q4 p6 N" a4 S( r& n3 z# P7 y1 DDD Shaw$ k1 Z3 g! w; I" o3 K: h
DD Downes
+ L& C- u4 r$ g" }DD Le Triomphant
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6 P& z- h0 ~, [8 hNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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Japanese Ships) a4 I6 u6 P1 G( O
CA Kumano, Shell hits 10" @) d7 C4 M& I# x0 F# {4 Q
CA Furutaka
1 P e3 y7 A- H5 c& PCL Natori, Shell hits 1
5 x% a& \4 ?0 m! X2 YDD Maikaze, on fire, heavy damage. ~" z5 T4 W/ G6 w+ b; N" c
DD Natsugumo7 h. ]) \& e" m8 X
DD Ikazuchi" B$ ?+ ]: h3 ]1 k
DD Yuzuki8 y% O( c5 ~4 p# J: X
% C# Q& x0 N- R7 \Allied Ships9 R6 i7 V9 N" ~8 l4 Q* ~8 N
CA Portland, on fire; ]; t( Z* g7 V* t: M
CA Northampton/ W; `: I& L1 }' ~+ A5 U) k. g
CA Houston6 ^( r0 k% ~* U. |
CA Louisville
3 \, P& R8 G, ?1 XCA Chicago
. {( [. m% r4 `% ?, SCA Pensacola2 F& m4 s: C" Z' j% K, U
CA New Orleans
6 h4 m6 H3 P3 P3 \CA Astoria
z3 t" x+ [! j; W& K5 hCA Minneapolis
. E& m1 v1 c" BCA San Francisco
5 H( [$ @4 V, |3 n" b3 a0 hCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
' ^2 G7 Y$ E5 P1 r7 M3 a% e! C/ \CA Canberra5 l/ c! g/ w" Q& K& p5 R
CL Leander
/ J& v) F6 D5 c# J1 l( YCL Achilles/ z$ |( {; w' i4 `/ O8 \; t" W
CL Perth& |$ M$ H% d1 F. H/ }2 s% y
CL Hobart
9 A, O7 H# m% Q; p: @CL Raleigh
" y/ C) M2 m: b: H5 g) H, XCL Detroit' e5 n" d( v3 I3 c# y9 W4 S
CL Concord& S) V& D r8 w$ {: \. ~ R
DD Cummings
5 a9 X4 _* f4 l0 \/ V8 j: t. BDD Case& w- ~, m+ V0 @0 P s a( T
DD Shaw* ?" f/ ]7 @* O" `/ r# I* t
DD Downes
( K5 [' s1 C0 B! gDD Le Triomphant( u3 m' x7 Q9 a3 q- R3 x6 M
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,934 I, G, v% ]) A8 f( d
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CA Kumano, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage4 v1 W9 X0 ]6 m% D0 Q$ Y8 x: W
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 34, and is sunk
. n7 \; h9 ?. U. l( s/ DCL Natori, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage c; i1 j# D" r" j4 p
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
7 B% d- L) C$ c( _DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
( m/ q% N1 z$ o7 O. U" aDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 3, on fire4 c1 y+ y7 E3 |2 d# E
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 6, and is sunk7 K5 X `* g6 j+ G/ G& u5 |
; k5 q) ^4 N7 P! U' kAllied Ships8 I o% i& F% x* W8 Z
CA Portland, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage9 R5 T$ A/ l1 X9 _
CA Northampton, Shell hits 1, on fire
5 |. T, D) D3 U5 c+ ^, D' s/ hCA Houston, Shell hits 1
+ m$ i! L; d! [* j/ E, [CA Louisville4 ^5 A2 Y8 x4 Y5 h$ z4 D& M
CA Chicago, Shell hits 2
8 T8 G1 K. B+ p5 T0 l4 P) c* v MCA Pensacola, Shell hits 4! O0 r( C; c' `' H% n
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 41 J; N6 F) `. l/ K3 k
CA Astoria
7 p3 |/ j9 A! [' K* ]CA Minneapolis+ q1 [6 L' |: P
CA San Francisco
6 x1 u8 X4 ^. t+ J! v8 K5 {CA Australia, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
/ A% C$ v3 p9 ]% ^1 R: n( q* zCA Canberra
/ O2 c6 E# \ U; [; ^3 g2 `CL Leander
- M' ^0 w0 l3 o0 OCL Achilles( A3 b) ~4 j4 D$ |
CL Perth
! g/ `4 \- r) o3 lCL Hobart( V6 N7 N" p7 a5 s3 N' o4 E
CL Raleigh
! g2 P( U2 r, l1 u* ^; [8 cCL Detroit, l9 ` Q* [. T. G" h4 q5 w0 J/ {
CL Concord: K! e' \3 w! |/ Y M% t6 b
DD Cummings# l3 V! Y/ y# |$ l; I, b
DD Case
9 |+ j: m; T9 X! [$ j+ s( w9 p, O# gDD Shaw
: k/ i9 p" s& I x$ h3 R5 CDD Downes
, [9 ?! k- [% X% z" W Y+ _# }9 ODD Le Triomphant
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' t5 m: [# t9 y6 K, wNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93; V9 d! c* [: K6 Y
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- J" f$ D) P8 i: q4 s: Z( Q. {7 eCA Kumano, Shell hits 33, on fire, heavy damage
! {% m, A1 [7 o( cCL Natori, Shell hits 24, and is sunk
0 \: x! a: {, k _0 T: u4 h6 U YDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1, q+ N1 w0 b8 A9 G/ t
DD Ikazuchi, on fire
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7 Q) k p" O& c' kAllied Ships
% n6 c* ^7 q3 R7 U; \- w: ZCA Portland, on fire, heavy damage5 B7 R; s# R4 y6 _. ~
CA Northampton, on fire7 \+ K5 F$ i% n( _0 w3 {
CA Houston& ~" W3 z# p3 O! s
CA Louisville' `/ Z( G' C) Y! ^* {! J& q. @
CA Chicago6 @) ~ {4 V- h. w' G( e6 W" O
CA Pensacola5 e+ l4 q/ j7 ^9 x6 ~
CA New Orleans5 s# p3 k. {' q. p p% R5 \/ D
CA Astoria$ M, m+ ]! t5 N5 m
CA Minneapolis
9 b8 E) t; \' [% T5 n1 z' \ GCA San Francisco! A: _6 U9 b9 o
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
) @7 O- x; [) B7 ]/ G! pCA Canberra: Y+ p2 B/ z. A$ F
CL Leander% g) t3 J, R$ U, D1 ?$ x: z; k
CL Achilles5 x6 I- ^, [% _$ t6 n8 `
CL Perth
/ W, w; C2 c- `- r3 t, NCL Hobart
' e0 ^& ^' r" m) E' R9 ]5 j1 B/ jCL Raleigh
: E! i, G& S: T1 L5 ACL Detroit
; V1 D0 u- I3 h2 |. E9 L& P" gCL Concord _1 {# {1 f" [3 C! T# a+ O
DD Cummings
2 j- x4 E. ]+ O4 w$ d) JDD Case
$ D6 d, q) u$ W2 R0 qDD Shaw1 P% B3 q8 y7 @. X& a
DD Downes% y0 o$ B s) X) V/ v& a
DD Le Triomphant
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Japanese Ships
2 R3 b7 Q/ X1 s7 FCA Kumano, Shell hits 29, and is sunk
; }5 b6 `1 ^0 i" c, FDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 35, and is sunk. ]* s b8 V$ g4 g$ C: ^
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
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- {: q( h. _6 W. m e2 LCA Portland, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
( x9 W+ s! B; _' QCA Northampton, on fire
" t( _* t7 ?2 J8 A+ U0 cCA Houston6 A5 M" M; c9 i' [1 E" i: {
CA Louisville
& E; G4 R- m3 M/ F( k+ n. ~& \% HCA Chicago
- r, ~; h4 v3 T; C; RCA Pensacola W2 L# h( a; @' p0 K3 ]
CA New Orleans; M; u: L- n9 U* ^% X
CA Astoria3 X) s1 s; ?, o; x! p6 n5 _3 F# U. B
CA Minneapolis
' t- e, } _3 c$ X- H- ]& |3 {' s6 ~CA San Francisco p$ C) T. j% i! @1 a
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
4 c. X/ X* D# A$ K. XCA Canberra2 V9 x( e6 V( J& V. [) B& z$ J
CL Leander
# K, m2 I% K& c, s0 i# KCL Achilles2 b/ v; U: q6 O5 G# T. [) j+ |: f
CL Perth& O% H( Y0 z0 g4 J3 h7 e" g/ t( X3 }) T
CL Hobart2 k& U* {4 j5 M: q
CL Raleigh
2 Y" }$ }' w( x$ f1 P( l% o5 cCL Detroit
8 w3 [' S1 F& |# R3 U7 T7 e! m) K/ XCL Concord
1 _4 A5 Y% @- p+ p" [% T% l" IDD Cummings
+ U3 B2 n) v; i5 o& S2 `% a) y. CDD Case
% A: |1 S, k2 o4 A. ^" aDD Shaw
/ Z+ a" U) _& i# T/ cDD Downes; K1 ~2 z3 \1 f7 B, z
DD Le Triomphant
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; U- [2 }8 Q0 {8 P$ xDay Air attack on TF at 61,91: Y G. O! S* O* d
1 C% j8 r8 H0 W* E$ R' d& DJapanese aircraft0 i1 K& l) E( ]" U3 d8 C
A6M2 Zero x 50 K3 |; L9 s8 p1 L Z: X
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Allied aircraft
2 H5 E9 U+ ^% w/ Q5 aF4F-4 Wildcat x 42
5 h# ^% L7 Q, @SBD Dauntless x 449 t% `. y4 p. C# h
TBF Avenger x 165 ] B. p9 a4 V
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Japanese aircraft losses- R1 m; Y' t& X, ?5 S/ m
A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses- b3 N$ M" O7 w6 s
F4F-4 Wildcat: 27 destroyed
5 A! K7 l. S7 f) P9 m+ L, OSBD Dauntless: 13 destroyed, 17 damaged# r1 l1 j- B8 t# m; V+ X& Z
TBF Avenger: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged% z4 \8 a% p4 S
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Japanese Ships; U/ X M* C3 b7 r: b
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage0 S: q; [: j7 o! o/ _, u
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
9 r& Q' `& w8 r1 {CV Shokaku
. M- i4 _: c+ T# w+ s$ ^- bCV Soryu
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( W8 E) w% Q, t5 S0 b) ]+ u) |" qJapanese aircraft: Z0 h6 g O+ L1 B1 L/ ?
A6M2 Zero x 194 j: G3 v7 h3 D1 e+ S/ s$ `
. o5 @4 w; u/ C! _2 F
Allied aircraft* I8 ?4 ?( p# J8 U6 t2 s
F4F-4 Wildcat x 19( w* x! S: F7 g3 }) w
SBD Dauntless x 14
; V) ?8 T; N- a( jTBF Avenger x 6
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Japanese aircraft losses
7 T: m; b) [: T9 ~A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
1 L( U2 d3 Z% C, F7 jF4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed
" ^- L+ @" M1 l b% s% }" u9 z! _: HSBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged: c; B5 w, ?7 P9 J' m5 X
TBF Avenger: 6 damaged
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* H) O M3 x3 d$ Z% W% nJapanese Ships
2 q; j8 h) {" B& `CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
* A7 B- _& r4 Z% n: a3 o8 z) p* JCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2; b0 k; k0 o- P- I1 H
CA Tone
& W- U9 a' u0 b/ |7 y. [: uCV Soryu, Bomb hits 1
5 D4 Z" |% V9 h1 g9 j* c9 Z' |CV Hiryu, on fire
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1 x! x9 V& v/ `8 N/ nJapanese aircraft; J2 R/ l. d( n7 B7 T0 g
A6M2 Zero x 17
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Allied aircraft
5 T1 N# Z$ T+ S5 P) @: U5 T3 WF4F-4 Wildcat x 241 M( N+ p7 f- B( l
SBD Dauntless x 27
: s: b* A9 L* a9 r- S: S* XTBF Avenger x 7
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Japanese aircraft losses% E" | s% d; E E) K/ S
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
: \' g* E O# V+ tF4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed$ U# j9 r5 @& i/ j+ V
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged
6 L: R a; J c2 KTBF Avenger: 5 damaged
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' Z5 i! k$ u) R3 s4 V- P; ZJapanese Ships2 z+ `9 w! H! j4 ~: D
CV Shokaku6 c' O: a, V6 g$ \( B
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 2, on fire
# j, T- S, ~# E# u0 qCV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage2 D7 j! e3 Z5 E. p0 t4 E+ x4 g; F
CV Soryu
$ `4 v/ Q1 ~1 j! Y9 c* KCA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1$ E. u/ s' S5 u) L7 f) Q* L
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Japanese aircraft
9 h3 G# f& I9 P4 C( mA6M2 Zero x 15
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4 g' g. S/ w/ w* x6 t" Y0 _Allied aircraft
' B+ _8 g" O! R1 ^9 M: f6 x" HF4F-4 Wildcat x 8 t$ {4 k; p% G
SBD Dauntless x 18
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Japanese aircraft losses% d3 J* d: J4 }$ z8 Q
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed0 r! w) f: E1 a/ P
2 b7 R$ t2 B* M9 h4 PAllied aircraft losses; N, i5 x( m3 t' w' f0 W: c
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed4 V. C: I+ E% l
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged8 G9 |& ]4 l' }& c9 W+ H- r/ U7 A
9 x( a; m7 u( pJapanese Ships
( e% o# U" x* | I' s) _7 mCV Soryu, Bomb hits 1: h3 r0 z! G+ o4 Y1 e! _1 @
CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
" _9 A) R6 U! d: |3 ~CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
# l) w9 d! {# z ? u3 jCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage+ Y4 U b2 a5 _3 `( p
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; e( C8 I( s- H( y! @; dJapanese aircraft5 a" ~3 G; N4 \2 ]0 l, z. E
A6M2 Zero x 12; {$ V# M* L" d+ f/ V8 H
8 |! C2 q3 [3 BAllied aircraft4 S2 Q9 Q# I1 k; R1 N8 q5 P
F4F-4 Wildcat x 10
r: E/ P5 H: m) d1 ^7 `* SSBD Dauntless x 9
0 U: B; D+ g! x; @' L O5 CTBF Avenger x 16
8 a& F2 {1 h1 Y# B
8 p- n0 w. N5 N0 x0 l+ SJapanese aircraft losses
! q x( t7 M0 A% @& bA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
: O6 D2 u' ~2 v) Y2 C ^& y) f: s$ c: l- m7 c$ r8 i
Allied aircraft losses
# v5 O7 h" n" z1 v, O4 H, `8 LF4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed A0 \' U/ b+ d. S. L x
SBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
* V6 o4 C* g; P4 X% i6 I" }# sTBF Avenger: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged
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; ^7 ~1 l N7 T, L; s2 ~% IJapanese Ships( u4 K0 \0 V( B3 P# {
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage7 _: s* v5 ]5 N. ]
CV Hiryu, on fire! p5 D; p6 p' _- d" ~
CA Chikuma# T: I1 q- V- Q, {* \+ W+ n
CV Soryu" R2 U, t/ A* }. ?
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( u U) R4 l4 h: j+ W7 c5 M8 m) JJapanese aircraft
X1 n9 A3 g& s) `& c0 w/ DA6M2 Zero x 36* N$ P) B- e Q3 D+ }! c' r- l
D3A Val x 90
; l: i1 ~3 e$ |+ K; @B5N Kate x 66+ T0 S t) N1 _# A# S% S
6 P/ a" h/ `* a- P. G7 F
Allied aircraft# M" e" w1 ~0 V6 r: Z; M
F4F-4 Wildcat x 108# ?$ N8 h, g$ e" p' b# k
P-40E Warhawk x 45
2 ?. _& C/ m9 _* w' J0 V0 IP-38G Lightning x 29 E" L8 T" Z' V4 {6 y
8 R/ D- V7 M4 S. z9 w+ vJapanese aircraft losses& o6 j d }4 D9 e4 @5 l: K, G. n
A6M2 Zero: 26 destroyed: f4 a' w$ n( k+ Z! b t$ G3 a7 b
D3A Val: 50 destroyed
; S; `! w, s/ PB5N Kate: 42 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
& B# e: F6 O# O" I3 d5 h2 uF4F-4 Wildcat: 41 destroyed, 14 damaged8 k9 j& Z$ p8 Y, \% s
P-40E Warhawk: 27 destroyed' |/ l) _# ~$ ?9 o. _
P-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed
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! {& `) c! H2 \# L- h8 t; FAllied Ships
% ~* |2 I2 C+ ?1 YCV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1
, R' ]. g+ i0 F p" gCV Hornet, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
! p7 { P! A0 v' M* CCV Wasp, Bomb hits 2, on fire) t5 F* s! ^; L% M9 x
DD Benham, Bomb hits 1, on fire
9 |2 R$ R4 X. N; C9 t0 sCV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1, on fire+ ^# I5 k% t! K6 b
CV Yorktown
$ h" w) D1 c. g1 h4 }CV Saratoga
, N* k$ @; {$ v' _% sCL Honolulu _! g3 a, Y0 |/ `" v% m- j+ J
CL St. Louis, Bomb hits 23 \3 x9 ~' @; l3 f! D
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B-25C Mitchell x 3
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- c7 v( U% y3 g' }, e6 SNo Allied losses2 i# O; z+ v% t: b
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Japanese Ships
( V* T6 P! R @+ q: o) VCV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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: W, h8 B7 j. i3 v+ r8 kAircraft Attacking:5 P& G. K5 S6 p( }" r$ G
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet+ \1 s/ q+ e0 m% ?
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Allied aircraft, ^/ u: J# T) w7 C
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
1 p" V3 k7 R& j* ASBD Dauntless x 90( p8 A) v. C( P# [; v
TBF Avenger x 33% H. ~+ s7 y) P# P w8 F
$ r3 j' |' x" u1 G1 ~" I4 R
Japanese Ships
9 L7 A' D& g H* K$ z9 VCA Chikuma- b. f, h$ d8 P7 Q* P+ W2 D
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
' e/ I; S" W# _( I' WCV Soryu, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
& B3 W( t* }! r9 {* y" Z& UCA Tone, Bomb hits 1
9 {4 T9 ~# R7 n1 mDD Ariake, Bomb hits 1, on fire |& }. @* r; z& [, ~
CA Aoba, Bomb hits 2! v, P. g4 ]/ T
CL Tama
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91" k" _+ a) R' l2 \
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5 y% m9 `. o; F2 j+ pB-25C Mitchell x 20
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CV Soryu, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage3 X4 c4 {0 Q; T: R
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# `# n# ]: t) { q
+ ]8 \) j+ d. P t, ^% T( CDefending force 1457 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10- d' E" o9 G6 T D1 \
/ f0 b% m" q/ B9 w2 CAllied max assault: 314 - adjusted assault: 281 7 M9 _( N/ T; \6 \" ~# I
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Japanese max defense: 6 - adjusted defense: 1 2 X2 L) A# M9 P" \' h
" y" U" |7 [9 r7 @Allied assault odds: 281 to 1
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8 K7 O- {, w. A' O: a) VJapanese ground losses:8 C1 R1 e9 m0 S
1572 casualties reported
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Allied ground losses:+ j% N7 o0 @% ^8 q, Z. h
2 casualties reported
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