AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/18/42. g& c: f0 z# d f' ] l
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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Japanese Ships
2 h! m# D2 ~% }% A, W7 g+ T/ _CA Kumano& y/ R v2 X) W& A" C# N3 L( ^
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 42, and is sunk( y$ U0 K% x$ |# y% o3 x' z3 f
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1
6 n' |* J3 g6 CCL Natori, Shell hits 17 i1 M$ Q- _) a' T0 E
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage7 t, x" k+ X% o$ X& o, o; |* n. D y$ k
DD Natsugumo3 [& d3 m8 `$ y% N7 a3 q
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 18 ?: T. F: n0 i. ]* c, O) P' h
DD Yuzuki. {( n ^0 l: `' y* h& F; Q
6 o; O1 s d& @7 C2 ]$ b' L jAllied Ships
% u, v/ j3 G! U$ e1 P# D4 t% i% L7 hCA Portland, Shell hits 2, on fire
& P2 n( j4 M$ |0 M6 E5 k( S- `CA Northampton. h) E# d v1 f
CA Houston, Torpedo hits 1
- _/ y# r; K% o3 VCA Chester, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk* K" ^5 q2 D8 }9 s$ j9 \
CA Louisville, Shell hits 1
3 ~/ f! \. c. X6 c D6 n- }0 ?CA Chicago
) j* \0 c7 w0 T7 X" y" ?( c( aCA Pensacola
k: i. P5 r* c) ]8 JCA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
( s! _7 e* ]: a- @- v/ M7 S$ Z: |" zCA Astoria8 q# i! N3 ^& x U1 B; s$ T: k7 K
CA Minneapolis- @0 ~7 a: B: {8 P- q/ Y; A7 I5 Q
CA San Francisco8 X7 K" @, b: F' [6 O3 N: J. q
CA Australia, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage$ S1 Z( s& Z8 S g
CA Canberra
# h0 z+ S9 ?8 ^ S/ ]CL Leander
& a1 H5 s2 J! |7 l$ q5 i5 S: x6 oCL Achilles/ V+ g3 t4 O1 D5 P3 t* x
CL Perth
# i9 z+ Z# T" p( n( MCL Hobart
. c9 Q' _* ?# J0 D+ N* XCL Raleigh( x9 U3 \* x7 v! E, X' h) w
CL Detroit
: T7 L Y( o: A1 @; o" O. sCL Concord
0 t9 I, `# R# O6 |8 \1 cDD Cummings; h! B1 ~. u; i7 t+ M( Y
DD Case
' x" e; n+ n* L+ GDD Shaw0 o8 X9 T" t( h
DD Downes
1 E! T( M3 n5 P4 z x$ sDD Le Triomphant! s$ T2 `* n7 W5 S4 M
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,935 E- g; i5 F8 G* l$ ], u
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Japanese Ships1 ]: J- K3 a! q+ i9 V2 @
CA Kumano, Shell hits 10
0 j% o% V; s8 W, J3 j0 ACA Furutaka
8 \. [+ l* j! F8 o" Q, Q4 eCL Natori, Shell hits 1
6 v& R& w' C( e" XDD Maikaze, on fire, heavy damage
G$ k- v- Z4 |DD Natsugumo
- `* x' `' E# C2 |& yDD Ikazuchi
, y) R/ h8 \5 i5 ?1 p# J0 @DD Yuzuki3 X1 E/ }8 S6 V$ \
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Allied Ships
* Y6 L- @8 l0 g( n9 `* e' }CA Portland, on fire
/ U& k- B0 Z' z' @0 DCA Northampton
* j7 x F, X) V9 O. UCA Houston3 N: R- I- F1 ^8 m9 Y2 R4 e$ _
CA Louisville2 |$ K( M1 G G! y$ S/ A
CA Chicago
k4 B6 V8 V" a0 F7 f( QCA Pensacola
3 m4 Z4 b7 u9 g: o3 `( RCA New Orleans/ S! T/ d) V4 {+ r( ]) F* o5 y
CA Astoria
& Z4 i: t+ y) x! }& t; S$ iCA Minneapolis9 s6 a: A, l) ~4 M) G
CA San Francisco( Q+ ^ C0 |; \8 {8 _0 V
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage& }( Y, F( H) \/ o
CA Canberra
6 H5 {- X- E0 R: GCL Leander( N: m0 _, q' p$ z+ |/ Q" d
CL Achilles
3 L; E! u: W6 f0 E+ J' v$ ~CL Perth
O5 u8 r% h/ c! ~$ @$ g7 J7 [5 ]CL Hobart
* ]7 m- [6 _0 X) v5 D/ U" wCL Raleigh
, W) V; \- Q8 \) S7 V9 t" U) Z$ QCL Detroit
! R0 G9 l. @8 v. ]6 X7 R2 DCL Concord' F" r% @% `+ x. I
DD Cummings$ D$ |. C9 C' h% c1 Z
DD Case
! `8 o! A( S. }; D: j" k' aDD Shaw) h5 j" P, l+ L; S/ M
DD Downes
) j+ _, t7 v* p- ?' v# V2 W, HDD Le Triomphant
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,930 g$ `$ D$ k( S9 s
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CA Kumano, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage! y4 I# T) O$ `" m9 C
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 34, and is sunk( T9 |! k& z+ F; H$ ` }4 i; z- f
CL Natori, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage: q/ H C& W3 K" b/ a% p! V# X
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 14, and is sunk. R' Y+ P" @/ s6 y8 C6 ~8 w! F
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
% R" N# k; Y5 O5 s/ N5 WDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 3, on fire
; x: T2 `3 i" Y. F5 m4 x/ hDD Yuzuki, Shell hits 6, and is sunk* Z0 M4 D, g3 b* ^: z6 x
T6 j, l! f$ v( P6 f% p; pAllied Ships
/ t, I* x& c i' DCA Portland, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage1 g/ k( X! S* K
CA Northampton, Shell hits 1, on fire
d( Y3 U/ m; D. W7 t6 XCA Houston, Shell hits 1' S$ R6 [1 ~' i9 q: C
CA Louisville
) S! e8 U* }2 J. t6 z, j3 W/ lCA Chicago, Shell hits 2$ T. ~6 P+ q6 i/ e
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 47 \$ K7 V" |& K7 b9 y: z
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 4" Y/ w1 q0 P, p5 ]; z- B+ q5 H
CA Astoria3 _5 U; s* L( T4 x9 R
CA Minneapolis! a) n+ r" F1 v4 @0 G: y' s, F
CA San Francisco
) F7 {0 I- W ]8 `& Y4 vCA Australia, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage: a2 b5 P$ ]$ R; m3 c. ]- {4 q
CA Canberra5 X9 Q& C" p0 F2 O A* \
CL Leander
" g" `. z& ]7 X9 SCL Achilles
+ @/ D& w, ~/ W/ {" uCL Perth
* k% _$ D, u/ \9 QCL Hobart8 o; _: |: Z: u# ~2 }5 ^
CL Raleigh& {. P& M/ @- ^% q
CL Detroit
, W( K* ~8 ^* p% g8 }* N6 G; }CL Concord* D9 ?, I# R0 Q, W7 E7 j
DD Cummings" ?# G# Q' ?/ G! o& J, Q8 m7 e
DD Case
, T& L- y2 W' W/ R) X4 jDD Shaw) A+ g; ] v5 j& \
DD Downes
7 t# m0 c: B, b& [. y) F, o8 sDD Le Triomphant
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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Japanese Ships
, T' x$ {+ o/ |& f# yCA Kumano, Shell hits 33, on fire, heavy damage- Q |2 \6 `, g& U2 j& @. m
CL Natori, Shell hits 24, and is sunk
$ n' P1 J' G F) C, XDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1# u& D& ~; q: a1 t) T
DD Ikazuchi, on fire4 G. C1 z1 W) k4 R: b+ u; S
3 n. F7 W) I: }6 `, l: e% YAllied Ships# e' r) F# p( q' W h) }
CA Portland, on fire, heavy damage
! W' S! x" G8 ?+ oCA Northampton, on fire
, b% l7 v3 a, e7 ^% RCA Houston# d3 m( O8 i7 D; L: v& V7 b
CA Louisville4 R, U9 n1 Y7 p3 `, F+ g5 y5 d4 F
CA Chicago
9 D" h5 k) ^8 g! |4 d: O3 L$ VCA Pensacola
9 X: ~. _' z$ _8 W7 R+ j) c: aCA New Orleans
# e b8 K- ]# j: { tCA Astoria5 {7 `3 |, v' k
CA Minneapolis8 T( A% X; E K/ k: d# ]6 _1 z
CA San Francisco: s+ }& E+ I* y( M$ h9 R4 n4 u
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage2 d" h& Y5 i: m9 D* H
CA Canberra& m/ i; f j5 ~; p
CL Leander6 C/ h R' x" J9 @$ D( x. i) W+ C
CL Achilles8 I$ u7 u! K# j2 b
CL Perth
! O8 u( G- @8 n$ s) f$ I" y, DCL Hobart( B* G+ m+ E( U% @4 Z8 L3 @% w
CL Raleigh
7 D! Z7 x6 L+ a" `' p2 S% Q/ L1 z" hCL Detroit
5 _# {/ r& K, T" ?3 ^CL Concord
" I4 i# M3 s2 q$ j3 A3 j& oDD Cummings
: w$ @- V- T5 R9 S' wDD Case
, X3 y/ ] S3 l3 XDD Shaw5 V1 C9 T% Y2 O
DD Downes
% [& m6 _1 q& S! z4 MDD Le Triomphant- w" _' x9 O O; T* q
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6 D9 e4 f3 U, ONight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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Japanese Ships& @8 A" P; _- r0 G9 y( A
CA Kumano, Shell hits 29, and is sunk
% K- E- I/ d* p- u6 IDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 35, and is sunk
" X/ s1 T8 {3 Z2 LDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
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5 |0 j5 y+ b m% ~, z+ H0 C! EAllied Ships
8 O, u. @9 j8 \# H6 QCA Portland, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage0 P$ {% S! E8 P) M
CA Northampton, on fire
4 N3 \2 M& G/ w7 ?& o/ CCA Houston' A* I& P* f4 B
CA Louisville
# y4 x0 } ~8 iCA Chicago; Z% G( W' \' ~9 ^% t/ ]4 G5 B
CA Pensacola, Y; Q- F( L3 l- `: d" w K$ E
CA New Orleans" f4 G/ B3 ]( M; `5 b' L8 i
CA Astoria$ d8 a" E P5 \! Q/ T! K
CA Minneapolis
# D8 w3 n+ D, F9 T3 x. Z) YCA San Francisco& V9 L& d. L* s8 r' j
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage0 k& [ ^5 @7 k+ n! V
CA Canberra
* D- R! q L9 t4 w+ x( K) LCL Leander
2 g4 ?( w$ W5 j: s( m+ yCL Achilles: j9 }7 F6 {4 i5 k) w s; B
CL Perth
2 U: y z7 K5 W9 d6 G, H( CCL Hobart
+ Q! A, z* }1 h, u7 fCL Raleigh
3 ^+ K3 _9 c) u$ m" s" iCL Detroit7 K7 q! k, i: W3 Q
CL Concord" e2 X$ H3 \3 L3 e) A9 X# F
DD Cummings: ?9 D; B9 f( s: s( q( k0 x
DD Case0 B. c4 s; D7 W- C" J7 e
DD Shaw" j% L8 d l, B) T
DD Downes
* w8 x* _! h, r' L' |2 kDD Le Triomphant
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,915 `, `+ j! C- o6 T1 ]$ w) ^
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A6M2 Zero x 50' s# ]1 W/ ]5 G, P2 R4 o, `
! u0 `: _: R5 Q0 eAllied aircraft
: \% Q( M# v& \F4F-4 Wildcat x 42' G# x% e. |" z
SBD Dauntless x 44, E8 A8 S$ V2 v, t9 @# ]
TBF Avenger x 16
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Japanese aircraft losses
* p J2 O* `( I! o# sA6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses( l% F2 Q+ s! K% h
F4F-4 Wildcat: 27 destroyed6 X; N7 A( _' c' }$ z$ k* {
SBD Dauntless: 13 destroyed, 17 damaged) A0 e3 C1 k2 c9 a2 I! p" b
TBF Avenger: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged
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Japanese Ships5 O. R1 V) D5 _' _
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage- r4 F' M6 l/ s" h: u1 w
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
/ E5 `- l3 q0 D! @" ^( `. iCV Shokaku
f9 c1 X/ x& S; JCV Soryu
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: K7 \- q( E* s: R: P1 yJapanese aircraft7 ~' b4 W. S. ?$ F+ o* _* y/ ]
A6M2 Zero x 19. h+ A6 W+ t [
4 b/ l& @" H2 k, s" t" z! J9 N* tAllied aircraft) u3 X7 W N0 u" [( g
F4F-4 Wildcat x 19
5 b) x4 P, N5 @) f, z' \SBD Dauntless x 14) b% x( K6 H8 z
TBF Avenger x 6
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Japanese aircraft losses
Y6 A; t* D5 H, r. M( I) gA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
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+ I) w# g( n J4 S: jAllied aircraft losses3 Z: ]* j+ i( `- r
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed6 n9 w1 E/ @+ j4 m% H& M( k& l( Y
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged& H+ x) |: l |9 r5 u2 d
TBF Avenger: 6 damaged
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: s. k" v1 a5 B& Y/ ?Japanese Ships
7 D+ [; s( C$ ICV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage8 O* }0 V1 i8 s. ?4 Y" m+ t
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2
& w! e4 ]9 g1 x; ^7 B, X7 H* sCA Tone
" I8 k9 Y/ a. p9 B5 j0 @CV Soryu, Bomb hits 1
4 V2 o6 H v& p. N$ q; bCV Hiryu, on fire, N6 f! t" }' p. ^& g/ `
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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Japanese aircraft
6 U1 q6 m4 S0 i7 \; S; V5 xA6M2 Zero x 170 y+ C9 R) a& \# u
$ Q1 X# h e, P9 dAllied aircraft Z* A+ \9 T. l, c `( X
F4F-4 Wildcat x 24
6 l$ l; r, q+ I. Y) M# DSBD Dauntless x 27
$ ~; h; ?, w' k0 d1 C" ^# `& tTBF Avenger x 7' }6 [: }" T; k: N. S
4 Q- T5 v' }! b2 f$ t' ]! sJapanese aircraft losses
# W8 e4 _: C5 ^1 v; xA6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses/ p- c- i8 I) c
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed
) j( @1 |0 W+ v* BSBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged
0 D Z6 K- m, g4 J4 ?TBF Avenger: 5 damaged/ n; T6 b5 _) t0 t
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CV Shokaku
% w+ ?# N) H/ \CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 2, on fire
/ c& M6 E0 G1 x, y( i& tCV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage0 f/ \. t4 S- z5 v
CV Soryu4 \1 C5 z4 k0 z6 b* t; z/ P
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 18 r8 O% p, f5 |2 m. R8 M
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& _$ s+ w4 U/ V* tA6M2 Zero x 15
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' q5 y- Y) f' N0 eAllied aircraft
( _" @5 Y$ p8 e/ @4 fF4F-4 Wildcat x 8; |4 G8 U" ?' M2 P" F* ]
SBD Dauntless x 18; Q' M/ u8 M% P: c1 @, a7 _3 o
) d! S' }( R) ~) a; JJapanese aircraft losses8 X( E4 e" S8 [$ @. I1 Y( }- Q
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed6 \6 m$ J" V+ L4 d6 y s
, a8 E/ }( {, R$ @$ T( f; OAllied aircraft losses
! s" P) Y; {1 yF4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
* f" r+ {+ Y, `, a! x( I+ uSBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged
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2 a9 B/ k1 ?& K; bJapanese Ships
0 M+ [# ]6 ^" D5 O6 o1 `' FCV Soryu, Bomb hits 1
6 G: l, U! h8 y# ^; ^CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
5 ]* Q. ~5 S- P/ P5 }2 h* LCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
) _6 Y2 x' k; J5 h5 @8 jCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage2 Z3 Y( J/ t! i. F( Y
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,917 t5 e' x/ \- S! p7 b. c2 [+ S. u
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Japanese aircraft
9 e$ G5 U. a6 M3 H2 K ^+ R* I; OA6M2 Zero x 12/ l3 m0 e0 N ]3 Q
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Allied aircraft
8 T( V' C1 S- Z. M# }% V/ [' M, xF4F-4 Wildcat x 10" f4 f# j7 P5 l
SBD Dauntless x 9
# C: ?7 u. ~: `# y. v! {6 w5 rTBF Avenger x 16
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7 S; u9 B! _0 |" t0 a9 wJapanese aircraft losses
: A& i; |: F0 sA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
$ [$ r6 w; ^5 X+ b4 l
% k; z, T5 Y. C% p0 wAllied aircraft losses9 W5 ~/ y* S V# o6 A4 q
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed, F, D2 f E7 y, M& r2 j N
SBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged$ \" u) t E% {8 { b
TBF Avenger: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged, z3 y( [7 m7 Y
- ~: P/ j) O0 P$ ZJapanese Ships
! H7 B( C+ Q) W$ ~0 {( |" FCV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
* ?8 d( U1 o* K3 s' J1 J: S% iCV Hiryu, on fire* l1 ~- V$ h! }' `
CA Chikuma9 k: P& o6 T: Y. U- h, l5 W+ N
CV Soryu
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Day Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,93 L( h H/ N4 V8 X% |+ E
6 p: s$ e8 c/ h# aJapanese aircraft
- r$ L1 \, z+ A+ s0 E1 LA6M2 Zero x 36, Z: N0 e( j0 G7 z& ?9 `( U
D3A Val x 908 l9 |0 O5 F7 t$ j: x2 W$ y Z; a- k
B5N Kate x 664 E. @9 B+ j8 K8 E& k: B5 Q
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Allied aircraft
, L K: L$ J; w' w9 FF4F-4 Wildcat x 1084 M+ I) P% P2 T& n% ~
P-40E Warhawk x 45+ ?) [9 @1 ]0 e+ J, v
P-38G Lightning x 24 |& M0 A% J/ ~! D- v
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Japanese aircraft losses
; K5 |- F- W, h2 A B- ZA6M2 Zero: 26 destroyed+ t6 ^ K" V# c a# K$ t
D3A Val: 50 destroyed4 \+ y* g W; H: }7 t5 L
B5N Kate: 42 destroyed' A Z p: Q& x( f/ Q
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Allied aircraft losses; q' K6 z2 a% H ?
F4F-4 Wildcat: 41 destroyed, 14 damaged
0 }% F; T/ d b1 r. m% bP-40E Warhawk: 27 destroyed
a2 C' D7 ?: b2 KP-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed
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Allied Ships8 U1 `" n& j& |/ W6 I% Q, L2 R
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1
9 {3 i% F* d% O+ U: \/ f: aCV Hornet, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
0 K% h! Y" S! ^- ]5 J B" jCV Wasp, Bomb hits 2, on fire9 j- Z% t. U R: L
DD Benham, Bomb hits 1, on fire( R# f) Q4 f* s1 b) ^
CV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1, on fire* m1 M- x8 S1 L0 A- B' y1 `
CV Yorktown
/ ^( {$ Q/ G- B# ? ]CV Saratoga
* Q2 T( h. Z+ I9 ?* S6 ]CL Honolulu1 `' F: E! R& Y& |( o% l* d" F9 q
CL St. Louis, Bomb hits 27 y* b e/ p( ?! u
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B-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 Q; [* ?- i" C1 m6 K0 RAircraft Attacking:
! g/ b. Z4 `: i6 j/ F$ E+ Z 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet/ f) {/ U3 m( ^% U" h `6 @
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 21+ G5 i% t# p A& g; O# U% p% n
SBD Dauntless x 90
: S5 D! w% ^5 E kTBF Avenger x 33
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* r" v) ? O6 y$ qCA Chikuma& V2 j& A6 b/ g4 u2 S* p4 _
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage7 {7 P ]* `* e
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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1 w* Y/ z# Y+ u. q9 W; {DD Ariake, Bomb hits 1, on fire% k& v# Z/ h* C
CA Aoba, Bomb hits 24 d' A/ H! _ N/ S4 Q6 V
CL Tama
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91; y' U- V! s6 @2 T+ Z1 @
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Allied aircraft
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* s6 F4 a, G4 ]/ Q ?, N$ lCV Soryu, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage9 _* M( z) f" P t9 j3 g
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
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* n# u9 t4 m7 w1 JGround combat at Shortlands
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Allied Deliberate attack" e; j! [* Z3 l0 C. d _1 s% F
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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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Allied max assault: 314 - adjusted assault: 281
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3 n5 g2 y' P) V/ G# _7 ZJapanese max defense: 6 - adjusted defense: 1 8 R0 a( Q1 |! F7 [+ T i' T
( d; N* Z' O3 T4 IAllied assault odds: 281 to 1
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. X3 L% T# N- J0 n3 l6 JJapanese ground losses:* k5 t. o1 M7 d c7 ^$ e4 V
1572 casualties reported- m& _! a# c7 I% p+ ^) M2 f: B
Guns lost 7
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; Z/ S4 D# r, g0 UAllied ground losses:
( i6 b2 H9 ~" s7 f' D# s) V" n7 `2 casualties reported
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