AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/18/42! W% C/ P: R3 O) r+ x9 R. H6 q+ ^/ T4 ~
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93/ E5 g* \3 T5 j9 w) |* Q$ k T
6 R, h7 w9 k# f+ h/ pJapanese Ships
H4 X( A U& P! Y" g! n0 oCA Kumano* m. _8 @6 \9 f. O& X N7 h
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 42, and is sunk: w m5 v" O4 Y
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1. u) L. q$ v9 h2 }
CL Natori, Shell hits 1
# I" S4 J. X, M8 nDD Maikaze, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
! h/ D% B, J5 @7 g, `8 R j# xDD Natsugumo
* p" x; ?% [/ t/ ?DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 1
" _* @7 k8 A- \' f1 gDD Yuzuki1 ?3 v: j4 D( z
( R" \ |2 _4 S0 N }Allied Ships
/ V( A9 J/ N' V. A) {CA Portland, Shell hits 2, on fire
9 b/ o O- S3 a3 b& JCA Northampton. X4 ~6 O& o, } t
CA Houston, Torpedo hits 1
x. t8 M f' f' j4 m' UCA Chester, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk3 b* I1 G/ T" o, t2 H* |' D
CA Louisville, Shell hits 1
K& o1 o% M' p- HCA Chicago
: v W1 e; k6 k+ L* g+ a0 SCA Pensacola
) T* N( [5 X5 f0 |CA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
: R( j* r* c' I6 A) e# w4 l* TCA Astoria3 n2 z) m2 Y4 r
CA Minneapolis; U# K, d; A# h5 k2 E
CA San Francisco0 f' G8 U. U: N d
CA Australia, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
" L3 K9 x( \' ~CA Canberra
B2 z I7 W, F' v) t4 p9 n8 nCL Leander
9 H, f: j8 a3 T- F* Q5 ~& _( U, F' CCL Achilles- l; B; K) [: H
CL Perth
) M: Z; C3 k) r$ }6 Q5 L1 R YCL Hobart1 ~2 g2 G" r! c9 H
CL Raleigh
/ O; r. H$ k2 M2 g$ }& \7 FCL Detroit8 H( J! l7 P8 b) i3 r5 g
CL Concord. _4 T0 h3 A [7 ^2 E' S
DD Cummings$ E2 R4 l, J, B/ p9 Q8 j, x
DD Case& S! o2 t% M- x" x
DD Shaw
/ M5 b) j% s) uDD Downes
0 } G9 P# G2 h7 s9 RDD Le Triomphant
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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Japanese Ships
4 i+ A9 R0 z" e" |- a1 R* p, n+ G$ V) iCA Kumano, Shell hits 101 i }+ ^6 W5 i# m ?
CA Furutaka2 `4 H# y+ m! y
CL Natori, Shell hits 15 T! ~7 ]. u: Z& c: y( N- F
DD Maikaze, on fire, heavy damage4 K) G5 H5 E' @5 Z6 }( O8 s
DD Natsugumo; T+ C1 z* k% G" b0 D% r
DD Ikazuchi
8 }. o# r6 O, t) QDD Yuzuki
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! f' W7 ]1 L3 h( U9 vAllied Ships
_3 r" \# w2 ?+ `, {$ }3 TCA Portland, on fire \3 [* n; L0 ^( o: @: X
CA Northampton# p0 T+ u3 }2 |! b# ]0 n
CA Houston
! K9 R: m" j) H4 w" e, fCA Louisville
1 `1 H) [) g" i/ E7 @' K8 K& eCA Chicago
5 c. W7 F# q. I5 q4 eCA Pensacola, }( I! [5 G [" u( _0 f! T
CA New Orleans1 P; `$ h u( M: z
CA Astoria
# ]$ i' K. T* |5 K3 N4 G( HCA Minneapolis
1 R- o1 v. G/ a. R" w' s0 xCA San Francisco7 U0 Q" c9 n9 U5 K/ w
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage9 j* m- s) y# T& i) k
CA Canberra
8 w3 V9 P4 t" ?% X: _CL Leander, [3 W" l& v. q3 \% C5 ?: _" Q
CL Achilles" `. b5 O$ G0 f# ~
CL Perth# K$ S' U$ L' Z: k$ X/ u- f' l
CL Hobart
( [* y! x% Y0 d$ r( P9 y1 F* u6 rCL Raleigh2 Z( H, Q, a( \: ]8 y2 b
CL Detroit) E& Y, { N% U7 i; W
CL Concord7 o- k# i1 Y% k' M: J# K
DD Cummings$ m: M$ a1 b! Y3 ]/ I6 o% S% p
DD Case
, Z* V9 \. C: O+ Q; xDD Shaw! k; a, Z; M/ L3 t: S1 o
DD Downes/ e" s7 m# L* l; d X$ j0 L
DD Le Triomphant
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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 damage( x" P4 A( D4 a. _: B
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 34, and is sunk1 D3 _ r: P# q# s5 B- c! }
CL Natori, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
/ }: F5 w3 o9 ~: t4 [DD Maikaze, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
- c4 W, z- X6 Y5 S* v, VDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1- l2 v+ ]. ~% y9 F/ {
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 3, on fire p9 O' g3 \9 [1 }7 a6 i' h; d
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
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# B% y4 e! ^2 A5 r( r/ aAllied Ships1 g# _( {" {/ i& C9 [! h4 x8 i) h
CA Portland, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
% q d: V% b/ CCA Northampton, Shell hits 1, on fire( {7 T' i1 |. q, m" I) v% k8 @3 }
CA Houston, Shell hits 1
$ n/ i8 t5 ~9 V0 F" {7 rCA Louisville+ E5 o9 Q( S- ^" p
CA Chicago, Shell hits 2
9 q0 x& F p. q+ k0 l& O8 QCA Pensacola, Shell hits 4
2 p0 V- L& R1 t$ rCA New Orleans, Shell hits 41 W7 P; c& B" m+ a
CA Astoria( J1 N; u( l$ {# T8 |5 t- S
CA Minneapolis
* W7 P! I5 z9 |6 [# OCA San Francisco9 F* |0 u7 F$ L
CA Australia, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
! p9 t+ j, G1 p" N) l4 dCA Canberra, L+ g1 I* y. O8 l( Z
CL Leander
+ J! x; s- D% h* R$ P! @* G5 yCL Achilles S: k, w1 r( q7 n; }7 [3 G* n
CL Perth* C3 I3 Y, J! |! Z* f+ z7 ^
CL Hobart
, q, m E, ?$ r3 ~( CCL Raleigh+ G' |' {3 t- a
CL Detroit
& i3 g2 @$ d/ U, @CL Concord
6 N# a2 \3 q) f/ u/ BDD Cummings8 [3 d% i% v1 V0 h# J
DD Case7 s0 x( @; I: ^+ ?6 h1 q. y# S
DD Shaw. [+ w! p, m5 F1 g
DD Downes
" |0 w5 P" `, i# WDD Le Triomphant, v/ d( Y: v/ c( Q/ z) d1 b
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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CA Kumano, Shell hits 33, on fire, heavy damage% n" ^9 m- [& g( y) \
CL Natori, Shell hits 24, and is sunk6 k. ~; @+ W8 J# y) X
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
5 F, e& T0 z: [, _3 Y+ vDD Ikazuchi, on fire; K# j$ p) e3 q: S- o' n
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Allied Ships( n9 C4 }4 ]$ n7 d, w( W4 _: K0 h
CA Portland, on fire, heavy damage
8 g" d' h, E* C: N) n0 M; SCA Northampton, on fire
' C4 q; g1 V- |# U! Z- WCA Houston8 ]) Q2 _5 K* \2 N3 g8 ~
CA Louisville6 f; u- W) v- Z
CA Chicago
4 w" w" i2 }7 t3 R) u Z; \CA Pensacola& I5 }0 L. ?3 c0 g0 W7 ?$ q: a/ U
CA New Orleans
/ L2 W! ~# A) b4 ^CA Astoria5 @( r5 @, W' m$ X' }
CA Minneapolis
; I$ _: k/ P9 fCA San Francisco1 n+ k; Q' n! i! m
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
' o5 g8 [: k& j! SCA Canberra
/ S8 d* O$ l( {4 m! L- ~$ d! MCL Leander
% i ]. h9 b5 aCL Achilles
" y6 x; J4 G& l& oCL Perth8 e- p1 c$ Y( b! ?9 ~
CL Hobart
/ x9 w% |2 S$ r6 C; ZCL Raleigh
2 ]) h- l1 j5 e" wCL Detroit
% w. R$ U" r4 f2 _& R) H! x3 [3 \CL Concord
n# t: |$ S& I3 hDD Cummings4 |" b$ T" f/ x$ }
DD Case5 U; M9 i5 u2 r2 l+ I
DD Shaw& `; D5 s& N# @1 R. [; x
DD Downes2 @5 e* t9 W. ^$ R; h( ~
DD Le Triomphant! n5 W4 o* O+ T' D" {
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Japanese Ships
# u5 v+ ~$ J! W2 k6 @0 L! |CA Kumano, Shell hits 29, and is sunk1 n1 I6 {1 G. a+ {9 K+ \
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 35, and is sunk
. e. e1 M' q/ `/ _4 e& Q2 YDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 15, and is sunk" b# ]* Z5 {0 @, b1 _
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Allied Ships) Y& A) p" n9 ?9 W# H* d
CA Portland, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage7 B2 I! x, i' Y% i+ s
CA Northampton, on fire
4 e" u* z8 W( s4 `- [1 v4 |CA Houston' e P0 V1 e5 O3 b9 ^6 Z' l5 m* [
CA Louisville( s8 }2 L5 n! J$ l- o
CA Chicago5 R- t# y2 _' W ]: t$ @- @& I
CA Pensacola
* W& n5 [8 Q6 M6 i& B/ cCA New Orleans( L+ a0 E( n7 D% c9 t1 i5 t) q% W
CA Astoria# n5 {# G7 J7 z( Y* X
CA Minneapolis. l/ q: T* @8 ~
CA San Francisco% T5 [# X& u- F# U7 F
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage" s- s+ ]' ` g! k) D
CA Canberra$ w) B9 l& I2 ^+ X3 x3 R$ S3 ^. Y1 P, G
CL Leander( E8 x8 P& ~8 I+ a5 O
CL Achilles. { b" [3 W5 A }9 Z9 C) P9 |
CL Perth
5 H, m) B* g O! sCL Hobart
+ {- k) l1 j, UCL Raleigh
9 [# W8 a9 b- k3 A0 o% ACL Detroit6 O. m/ z: H0 A% S0 V4 C- R$ P
CL Concord6 H' S$ D) Y5 [; r
DD Cummings
( p- K0 X! f. d) S7 r, a/ m. t* D! ODD Case" A- s8 Q" D* O$ c- R
DD Shaw$ r4 V/ W) p9 H& o. K; C
DD Downes0 a" S4 s5 H/ e/ K: N$ D
DD Le Triomphant
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4 b# p" h* _: t' @/ ?. g XDay Air attack on TF at 61,91$ O5 p7 E) c. x1 g5 n
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Japanese aircraft5 l- G) ^) b& g' T
A6M2 Zero x 50, {" m) u+ U T) c; m
e( G4 I/ Y9 ZAllied aircraft( w7 y6 K n) U9 G1 G6 E: X
F4F-4 Wildcat x 42
/ f- ?7 R s1 J/ I7 K3 R& @SBD Dauntless x 44, V$ M, v% }( Y# B: m0 n
TBF Avenger x 16
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; g; ^/ L4 k7 \' [4 x9 JJapanese aircraft losses
/ z8 \. _5 b) ]4 J$ ZA6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged
2 }, D0 b9 V; q5 c
; T6 g. F3 a/ a" E% zAllied aircraft losses# b6 }# b" c% q+ I
F4F-4 Wildcat: 27 destroyed
: y% h! ]# u. I, s: YSBD Dauntless: 13 destroyed, 17 damaged( T6 B j' Y. D$ y
TBF Avenger: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged
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Japanese Ships
& N" L* n6 D \CV Kaga, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
: G& y) x4 a/ ^CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
8 e" A$ f5 K' W- zCV Shokaku
0 y" |5 d- O: X4 VCV Soryu6 P8 u8 a. S! p8 y/ P4 m1 A" t
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Japanese aircraft6 S& E: h9 O( N9 v/ V' y
A6M2 Zero x 198 f% I6 ?5 R! j' O7 o, z5 ^* @
7 [1 {% y; G$ W: y: u( I$ U
Allied aircraft2 b9 f& b6 y& F
F4F-4 Wildcat x 193 d3 r" t6 Q2 [& j$ G6 ~; k
SBD Dauntless x 14
& V1 n/ d* r- i$ iTBF Avenger x 6
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: l& {7 c* `6 D/ Y7 _$ nJapanese aircraft losses
7 `* q, p. K" `4 @' `7 cA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed! U0 @9 S+ ^* Z7 K p
) ^+ _" D2 B) h4 W7 ^Allied aircraft losses# D; @# |+ ~/ f
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed7 V( }4 C6 S; N/ }: c' ~5 ^ B; W' E
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged
( E8 V9 \% T- L ?9 l1 V: _TBF Avenger: 6 damaged
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& K( E7 ~2 R% F# ~& XCV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
$ A% w3 G) M# R. S; VCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2- Q3 q& h3 p% |& @& u& p
CA Tone. u( {" {3 J7 h2 \
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 1+ r: D. P4 i! n) F
CV Hiryu, on fire
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5 d( s/ P# }$ w b) LJapanese aircraft
& @0 X, X/ p6 `5 P h; C: pA6M2 Zero x 17
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1 u" g, s- w6 ^: R5 A# G$ t/ S( NAllied aircraft
. i' d/ D" W" E1 UF4F-4 Wildcat x 245 A- L/ |1 I3 ?2 L) A Y. z' R
SBD Dauntless x 27
^/ I3 Z$ u% cTBF Avenger x 7
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Japanese aircraft losses6 g" r& ?; b8 X C9 o+ g1 h
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
- s* l5 D+ b/ O9 O9 S; ^F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed1 c* i1 h9 y- r+ o
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged6 n! u# T! u0 A* ?% A3 p- g
TBF Avenger: 5 damaged
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Japanese Ships
/ `% _2 I# J$ u0 J9 ^: T# G- f& JCV Shokaku+ Q; d7 e9 b' b
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 2, on fire% i. N+ ?1 A& r5 R
CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage2 h! C i! F- E
CV Soryu
. `/ b4 B% M+ n: ^( wCA Chikuma, Bomb hits 16 T$ t1 A% X" j. b, @
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7 j: M9 \3 p3 c6 pJapanese aircraft, Q+ I/ V E, i" F3 i
A6M2 Zero x 151 H) }# m: q/ `1 @
# a" A, D! z4 t& GAllied aircraft; P9 |; J$ N0 W" ]9 c
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8& J5 _ Q# X. E& [8 V3 r6 f/ g4 x
SBD Dauntless x 18* g" u/ y1 ?3 x6 @& L" m& }
T7 S S, Q2 a
Japanese aircraft losses
3 [2 v. w6 U4 HA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed/ U# H! d% F" D* m; Q. y/ T- I# E9 S: J q
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Allied aircraft losses! s+ G+ U* i4 w, E+ o
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed7 a" \! V+ l6 j
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged: N7 d( u8 q6 L- L: I: K$ C
; ~$ t: D( I% n; G3 z. kJapanese Ships+ T% ?8 R* s3 j0 z6 L4 }; q8 c' x
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 1
( `& z( N$ c. t! n i+ H [CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage& K6 @6 S N6 o+ j0 r
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
& u8 a; W; ~& j9 ?1 ?/ b% K' F7 [CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage8 N1 F8 @# D+ t c5 V" ]
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91- u5 @* | D1 h% Q* e/ v. v
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Japanese aircraft
1 v2 {- A% d! ^! l. W7 O+ }) sA6M2 Zero x 126 m8 q" z( Y: i4 v
/ l$ O' Q# E8 n& e. yAllied aircraft! M H8 ?& u$ z( B7 |
F4F-4 Wildcat x 10) c+ o) C) B K$ H
SBD Dauntless x 9! i7 {6 R: q/ |- u+ G2 q
TBF Avenger x 16
% v! t* S& J. r " l" l. J3 C% }8 `5 f @' f
Japanese aircraft losses
5 ]# P, C7 @5 A# j% s P1 H, q, m5 dA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed) L. C e: L( o. ?
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Allied aircraft losses
3 `3 T& Z4 F" I, @F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed0 F& ]( p0 F& q G. X' ?
SBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
) X' B A* ]* @ yTBF Avenger: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged
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Japanese Ships% c) f( u/ r! w i0 G
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
/ L- q# j7 @$ d' n& C) w2 S/ PCV Hiryu, on fire8 f5 y/ ?) ~7 O! U: n/ b- C3 Z; ?
CA Chikuma
* ~2 F W6 {# q$ u) A$ ~2 WCV Soryu
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Day Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,93$ h8 A1 ?$ |, z
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Japanese aircraft
Q0 x; H8 L3 h5 U/ f* ?2 a8 B4 ^A6M2 Zero x 361 u+ ]& Q0 Q# S" j, j, H# R
D3A Val x 90% k8 f5 {' c' Z$ e0 t! E
B5N Kate x 66& w0 p: k2 }9 k: _! Y" |0 M
* ^" ]: i& N( t! P7 E& HAllied aircraft! H1 A$ j; }* b% c
F4F-4 Wildcat x 1086 j- L9 [' M0 f) n! k+ P
P-40E Warhawk x 45. B' l, `( E/ G$ `
P-38G Lightning x 2
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Japanese aircraft losses
+ F4 t0 t) k- W' d8 d$ d- E2 UA6M2 Zero: 26 destroyed) ^4 ~" F+ ]+ o- q
D3A Val: 50 destroyed! s4 e- {! k' C$ Q* h6 \
B5N Kate: 42 destroyed* G: w" t1 q) W2 w
, o+ D3 {- S% M% rAllied aircraft losses# p5 h5 s; I. W9 a& W
F4F-4 Wildcat: 41 destroyed, 14 damaged! O! I3 x- Q5 D3 Y( n0 w, w
P-40E Warhawk: 27 destroyed
9 \$ M' G: H( l1 c& s- [) OP-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed
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7 ~1 m$ U% H; Y q. ]; J* PAllied Ships$ c3 J/ m. S5 L$ u6 J5 \1 {
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1, I" }' G. S3 w- s% `" C, R9 X
CV Hornet, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire0 e; y% [4 l+ ?
CV Wasp, Bomb hits 2, on fire' t9 I% Q; K) |3 {/ X1 C) n5 l, h
DD Benham, Bomb hits 1, on fire
8 s. D- h6 O; n2 CCV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
y! ?9 H3 S4 a& t! t2 K$ d' ], DCV Yorktown
5 w1 ?8 l' |( CCV Saratoga
, n' z# j: \+ uCL Honolulu
/ S1 Z) l/ p0 P6 } x8 kCL St. Louis, Bomb hits 25 ^: l: u6 N# e6 o; ?
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Allied aircraft
& S0 C4 N* e' }( mB-25C Mitchell x 3
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No Allied losses
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CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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9 |+ t5 w& g* aAircraft Attacking:! c4 d" T% G2 `9 Q' e3 A8 J
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet$ j. ~. l$ F8 h* ~+ @
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Allied aircraft
z8 L5 m4 [: e2 UF4F-4 Wildcat x 211 C# I2 P9 Y' z2 B
SBD Dauntless x 90! g, X# _% u4 c0 ]' Q! G& z
TBF Avenger x 33
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4 l; Z% E$ ?* ?- F5 WJapanese Ships
0 K# Y+ s1 [1 kCA Chikuma* z1 ^4 J G3 m" a! R/ s
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage: V& |2 @/ J+ R _/ G
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
5 q7 X2 U$ \0 w6 o% ?7 x6 [# u$ S( tCA Tone, Bomb hits 1
% e3 Z1 i- ]5 m/ n( y u) P. mDD Ariake, Bomb hits 1, on fire
& l. p( F6 q, `0 R6 I8 mCA Aoba, Bomb hits 2( U# _" Z; n1 w/ Z& K# L$ I
CL Tama
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,915 Z' ? T6 J- m# o! J: Y9 ?
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Allied aircraft
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Japanese Ships
! y+ U, K) ~# x% E( u* E& VCV Soryu, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
5 Q3 @- @0 c- W g0 z* ]0 gCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
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Ground combat at Shortlands
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Allied Deliberate attack' O N# T( ]/ ?! k9 B g% z+ X2 P
& T( U8 h' a4 Q& r( fAttacking force 13678 troops, 150 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 322: g% i o* ]+ _: _% ]
9 u; J" R% I% O6 u# d3 y) {5 M& BDefending force 1457 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10) J0 \+ `! Q7 x1 C
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Allied max assault: 314 - adjusted assault: 281 . D1 {' W0 {7 Z4 q; F" |& ~( f
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Japanese max defense: 6 - adjusted defense: 1
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0 q2 E' }0 Y; N! [8 t. SAllied assault odds: 281 to 1 8 `% c5 v$ p1 {4 e5 ~) P
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Japanese ground losses:7 u* G6 y$ M" P' o8 Y9 Y
1572 casualties reported
8 b; y: P i" }+ ?, L, ]% gGuns lost 7
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4 D1 o% L" D+ ~! N& X; _+ ^( r# dAllied ground losses:
6 o% R, y1 D7 V, y* E) @) x1 v2 C2 casualties reported, Z F1 e* O: C
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