AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/18/42( C/ x3 R9 F5 M6 e
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,938 u- X! L5 R+ P2 }" N6 Q( X Q
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CA Kumano
* F1 u) O# Y3 p2 vCA Kinugasa, Shell hits 42, and is sunk# O+ |+ ]5 J% T1 u9 R0 c* f2 \
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1
" h# `( _ D! q0 u5 gCL Natori, Shell hits 13 i$ Q, `) W6 S8 O, y, Y3 I
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
3 g+ n* T/ T( L5 z. C7 VDD Natsugumo
( w% u8 g- d1 q+ m/ w- YDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 1
i5 \1 A i7 g9 f: ~% U9 hDD Yuzuki/ p9 M" A d) t4 T
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Allied Ships
0 C' z& d; F0 s$ m: mCA Portland, Shell hits 2, on fire
8 o( X, Z; w: z1 H7 jCA Northampton: k' r0 ^! v) d2 c8 }
CA Houston, Torpedo hits 1
4 |- F. ]: |9 s6 e3 o5 N8 F. VCA Chester, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk# S6 T" {9 A; h' \2 j) L; X# y: v
CA Louisville, Shell hits 1# W) A; D: |- ]8 c( h- p
CA Chicago
' B" T6 s$ @4 s2 zCA Pensacola
" `8 j; w- ~0 [1 V" ECA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
* f v0 D; u( XCA Astoria$ ^1 Z- N6 L, `8 X" V
CA Minneapolis
6 r; `. C, {2 UCA San Francisco- p& ^% q+ s$ f* q& e% \6 S- A
CA Australia, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage1 {8 `, [- F& T* x; h& X5 j& e' B
CA Canberra
) m. F3 {4 N, s9 K" bCL Leander
0 t0 [5 p2 Q$ k4 iCL Achilles
' | r( t6 i/ s2 Z/ JCL Perth8 }3 s; {! M5 h/ W$ E
CL Hobart
4 t- X5 K; A& _$ L; {CL Raleigh$ F5 H9 n" k+ g8 r
CL Detroit- z$ g- P2 U1 `; E! B0 \
CL Concord/ i& A9 {5 A% |# S i4 j
DD Cummings" Q g. G% G1 H2 t# O- A8 b; y, l
DD Case! j9 Q9 L! @. ~% Z/ V5 v
DD Shaw# ?% o" j; O% `- x4 n( U
DD Downes
# U3 e h1 h; x) a# M) _5 \DD Le Triomphant& s% W5 `. U) {7 s H* I7 T
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Japanese Ships
% c! a' m9 u' N1 b6 ~CA Kumano, Shell hits 10; _( ^# S- F% L% Y3 m2 N( O5 N4 F
CA Furutaka
8 m5 o6 f; ]- I# @CL Natori, Shell hits 1* r7 D. y* F5 ?3 V: T8 p
DD Maikaze, on fire, heavy damage' y: }- d4 j' g
DD Natsugumo
% K4 p9 o, g M; `* \8 h+ M- ^DD Ikazuchi) t! _+ r% Z; D# [: e& k
DD Yuzuki3 s3 V5 h; n L1 B
; F# K& f6 t! @- {# B& N+ SAllied Ships/ D( B( c, T g+ \% U6 g
CA Portland, on fire
1 U8 p$ k9 H4 L/ q9 Q% p) XCA Northampton3 c" M- @5 Y- ?2 t* l- K
CA Houston
' t- Y: I8 X \. u) aCA Louisville$ @4 N7 G b; L3 b! c a" b* \
CA Chicago
/ Z2 a8 m7 a0 }! J& P3 u- x5 \CA Pensacola, H/ W) W2 q# k' S; F
CA New Orleans6 B- y: n) @# H: p# F. K2 k; y
CA Astoria _9 `# V. q( [' z3 b, s7 P: J
CA Minneapolis" q/ p# O* V4 [ W( ]4 w: L
CA San Francisco
! e( k( ?! w& r+ d. f- b8 ZCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
9 A% v* t9 K" O' nCA Canberra
; `) u6 T/ z8 MCL Leander' x6 B& u; r+ c7 j: F! g/ n
CL Achilles
, b( x& z( h, |- W; _! vCL Perth9 {2 e& E$ d6 u, V; q2 Q
CL Hobart
2 C# `0 ]. @1 L" G: d/ oCL Raleigh: f; s9 w8 x6 w! U7 g( X- p) O
CL Detroit; u# |+ t4 W/ T4 j3 B4 H
CL Concord
2 x Q5 F$ l, m8 s: i4 vDD Cummings7 f8 E2 x2 a5 F! E" h
DD Case! R! b8 p4 a! _" ?
DD Shaw
8 q8 O0 O( n4 S2 |DD Downes
# {2 [2 c; C3 e2 `0 i1 lDD Le Triomphant
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/ n% ~6 \9 b, L$ { c$ n. lNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93+ R9 I- \2 ~- o% I0 o9 Q
9 m* j( p- `- _0 D& OJapanese Ships
! ?& ]/ G! J7 H! o9 ]3 ^CA Kumano, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage1 C4 ~* Q$ \6 d& I, E. v- S# \7 M: ~
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 34, and is sunk
: o; D6 i) s4 x. mCL Natori, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage) s7 S1 R9 e% j+ A3 Y- x- o
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 14, and is sunk, L' t" |+ N& q' q
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
8 t6 f2 h: d0 ?- N3 a) YDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 3, on fire1 O# d/ D2 j @ R2 Z
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
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Allied Ships. I4 Y. A- Y: O1 I0 O6 x' L8 x
CA Portland, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
, ?( ^" L/ l# `& g/ v: P. pCA Northampton, Shell hits 1, on fire) g9 S* n4 l# S) X6 ?) n* x
CA Houston, Shell hits 1+ d3 c$ V! @6 [# j# N
CA Louisville8 D" P8 w5 G( X4 f: S2 |
CA Chicago, Shell hits 2
# V* j, i% h. k& t" CCA Pensacola, Shell hits 43 k a k& V2 U" _! J# O! R+ m
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 47 [. p; ~9 {( @
CA Astoria
- J! [ k7 A$ t% `4 hCA Minneapolis& a: N# Q7 A p
CA San Francisco
' b% x5 ?* G* e$ T9 K/ dCA Australia, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
# ?, E! [: I5 q& yCA Canberra' T( k6 `" H+ F
CL Leander' f, o& s( K7 _' i: |
CL Achilles
9 k6 r6 D5 I* l- ^2 S0 |CL Perth) D4 \- D0 B9 V
CL Hobart
& L' o, x3 g3 v$ |CL Raleigh P/ o7 v& A7 [4 [
CL Detroit
: v2 ~4 N( o( ^1 PCL Concord; \; @% j4 B q& O
DD Cummings% k- i& G4 K# K$ L8 R9 q8 D/ m
DD Case F1 l! r; W: E" A5 o
DD Shaw
" `. m" e w+ b) a! |DD Downes5 q/ N! r- a; f* D* `: g
DD Le Triomphant
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Japanese Ships. d- p2 g$ q) `" \
CA Kumano, Shell hits 33, on fire, heavy damage8 s0 v: |( D5 `4 F" H6 ~
CL Natori, Shell hits 24, and is sunk3 ?* i7 U0 x. G' ~( i
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
1 b% v; P! N/ [DD Ikazuchi, on fire
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7 ~ u2 M' P' k& j1 A/ g, x" A" cAllied Ships
* n k3 G' P) s) i1 w/ y1 F# [! QCA Portland, on fire, heavy damage. C5 F% Q$ B3 `: b: |9 G
CA Northampton, on fire$ P* H. `2 O% D$ E4 N
CA Houston* E* T% _* j' n) W% Z
CA Louisville
! u7 P& F" J% @) `2 {# rCA Chicago
' N s% p9 V$ S5 Y$ xCA Pensacola
. E' P! [( B0 K. u2 L1 ^CA New Orleans
0 F3 ^& H0 {7 E+ D& a/ Y8 n! i- \CA Astoria
$ d' U' G1 n. ]3 ~CA Minneapolis
6 f- Q5 t! P0 O) T, ^) \CA San Francisco: O+ z _1 p+ K
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage7 ^* O7 R) P4 p- P$ S/ h' L3 Z
CA Canberra
& K# P5 m0 Y1 D9 r; eCL Leander1 d2 K" K: o, G- q9 e1 d0 o
CL Achilles
2 \) ~3 v! k7 [ O& }+ v2 LCL Perth0 F6 y: v$ Z! r
CL Hobart
~2 O! V4 m4 b/ T* B$ WCL Raleigh
Q- z1 S5 c+ w8 V. rCL Detroit8 s5 b% a6 p8 B# N* N! P5 W) Q' d3 H
CL Concord
5 o. A) N; t0 E1 B9 P( ?DD Cummings
* c) E' _2 t% K! P bDD Case4 T8 x# _/ s1 m( G7 D! F
DD Shaw
% s W9 a/ O$ F S0 a8 M# HDD Downes0 W q& \: B% s# [
DD Le Triomphant# M2 M5 L) f# K/ n2 j$ x. B
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93& z, {8 A/ Z! m% Q2 d
! J" k" o9 w) r- ]& x; dJapanese Ships. i) R3 F& y& p9 B$ l6 Y! z
CA Kumano, Shell hits 29, and is sunk
: I7 {7 z4 X+ EDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 35, and is sunk W3 [4 d: x) F% ]
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
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Allied Ships
" K, z9 O* z' B& GCA Portland, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
2 Y! x1 m3 Q! ACA Northampton, on fire7 E; e" [0 I3 }# j( c
CA Houston6 y w5 W5 F: I6 Q
CA Louisville9 b. G# b! e% {1 K6 e' s! e2 A8 s
CA Chicago" }* P& Y/ P5 A7 [
CA Pensacola' ]) B7 K9 }, y! A
CA New Orleans
! y, ~6 \) l4 l$ T6 ]5 Z+ @CA Astoria
9 B$ ~6 e! ~2 oCA Minneapolis
, v; H2 O/ b8 Q' X z; lCA San Francisco
0 t; a( Z5 M3 W3 c6 b# T, @CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage. M# f) O' P3 w: C+ j3 E8 d5 b
CA Canberra" O6 O! M6 o2 z; n
CL Leander/ l0 b# }/ p/ J* @7 w$ S* @) l
CL Achilles
7 U% m0 ?+ j3 k9 lCL Perth
) h8 l0 M0 k4 B/ k% t# K( z* I6 @% tCL Hobart
3 c; G8 ~+ I) k$ ACL Raleigh3 W5 U- Q9 w7 _9 h
CL Detroit
# R2 I! Q& z5 g3 D _CL Concord9 W) P8 i, z0 W$ \7 x) x
DD Cummings
4 |; r0 c4 H# l4 _9 P! ]' bDD Case' ~# `* u/ q( j; k# Q$ N# }$ B
DD Shaw
" b8 R( q4 M5 A- ^2 ?DD Downes; `0 x7 n5 T: m- |
DD Le Triomphant3 F- c9 ^2 K- y1 @6 l
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91; z1 T+ ~6 E h& [
3 S& |) l ?: n hJapanese aircraft) ?* g2 u, A7 b+ p n4 ]5 {5 }: {
A6M2 Zero x 50
5 m6 `* r& W; }9 F% Z) A . k9 _6 T9 F3 B0 D7 E) Z0 w0 I
Allied aircraft
|; v1 q% ?% ~# nF4F-4 Wildcat x 42
8 _! v; `9 S2 }* |7 ]! S# T* ASBD Dauntless x 44
& Y8 f" h0 q( W, M% dTBF Avenger x 160 v* l- j; f g" C
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Japanese aircraft losses
) ~% `# c3 R2 _; O) l# q, k. I- AA6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged$ J# u5 `# Z/ }! b
( u! H" M& f8 Q1 p1 o5 r; gAllied aircraft losses: Y; @% A7 W) A3 k# O; `* n
F4F-4 Wildcat: 27 destroyed5 K/ Z9 b8 s) z( z
SBD Dauntless: 13 destroyed, 17 damaged* t( Q2 J! q# ?0 A1 h# D
TBF Avenger: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged3 S. Q. M1 x. A5 G# e1 x
8 v/ m/ y: v1 W" F* ]6 aJapanese Ships
K( F/ Y4 i; F) C) h: L# h3 xCV Kaga, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage* g, O/ S8 M. |4 X& c3 ] p8 k
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire0 y' M5 G6 M6 Q/ N3 @
CV Shokaku( H1 K+ R% m* B% _
CV Soryu
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4 ^" k. L9 f6 u6 JJapanese aircraft( D$ m3 p" \. D* R, e2 j
A6M2 Zero x 19
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Allied aircraft
2 J# |0 f3 s& B' \9 E5 T7 I5 f( q2 dF4F-4 Wildcat x 19
4 {' e4 ?( A3 A; ^4 JSBD Dauntless x 14
1 q- h+ U" V' xTBF Avenger x 64 o; ]& s" d& L
8 h5 o* M& z1 l* K8 BJapanese aircraft losses
0 D) [* n) X# GA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed2 b+ k# ?- e. d' x; _6 f* |5 `
3 F$ M" i4 U) u* u$ v) V2 tAllied aircraft losses
5 J, q/ d3 k8 F' XF4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed2 y" ~/ z' X) m. D4 {
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged$ H) K, c% d' p, ~
TBF Avenger: 6 damaged, r( Y/ t: J6 v& N; ?9 ~) r1 P
, O/ I( ?: T* `Japanese Ships
4 A% V7 M- z* ~; g! k1 u0 y! }CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage6 O j e9 C/ ]6 B: J& h
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2
7 M9 a. ~, d$ t" h4 N0 Y% c. s# ZCA Tone o- X5 V4 t) f9 G8 U W+ C
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 1
& Z3 X- @4 q/ N2 S2 t6 [; y/ {! Y$ eCV Hiryu, on fire
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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Japanese aircraft
5 }$ ^9 e, c! eA6M2 Zero x 17+ T: z8 X* k) ^# D3 q0 v
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Allied aircraft
+ B( D1 i$ N1 _F4F-4 Wildcat x 24# Y8 g$ V& U! [. I/ [7 ?
SBD Dauntless x 273 z' u% X: E/ O( Q7 O. n' N4 R# t! h
TBF Avenger x 7; D- L) G0 c8 o7 D
( O7 y: k0 [% C* nJapanese aircraft losses1 I. g. B1 X: I7 h& Q5 u
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses' o* q7 N9 d5 L! M u1 Y+ O
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed
( K1 l' D; V" |+ ~$ DSBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged7 a) x: J2 d6 F8 L
TBF Avenger: 5 damaged
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Japanese Ships! l. I( L6 L! J2 O. B! {
CV Shokaku
& [3 m. ?. C$ L# \3 r8 \& \CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 2, on fire
8 z" @: p" b+ B$ O5 sCV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
. x c* a7 [6 T' M; @: eCV Soryu
- V T T* [6 K/ s5 E$ W& {, d' jCA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1, @! u: `5 j+ l' {6 |/ G
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Japanese aircraft
7 g8 u, Y9 z: F8 gA6M2 Zero x 15" j& G3 W7 A% U- n( q, Z! M
1 h$ L% f" ?( {: f/ jAllied aircraft# N; ~" A9 L; N, E8 U
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8; a) L$ @3 \/ l' K
SBD Dauntless x 188 m( c- M' }5 @
2 J1 n5 _2 _# X5 TJapanese aircraft losses; f4 d8 k3 e6 l s% m" v
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
2 ?& S/ Z3 U0 d* c" S- u
( I& ^3 ^% `; i* E3 wAllied aircraft losses
+ C- V# J0 L# j2 I5 sF4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed6 M j# K; |, d% _
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged
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Japanese Ships9 O$ ?: H. ^1 o( y$ \
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 1
: v6 J+ z; h% z1 m; V. J M$ nCV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage1 \& Q; ]6 o9 I
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire5 n+ f/ Z: n) w2 Y5 M
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage _! e2 \0 S& I7 h4 p' s+ }
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Japanese aircraft1 {! s3 h2 e x3 ]
A6M2 Zero x 12, M! i3 C! O6 C, F
& h+ F' D2 q! T. e; w2 V' DAllied aircraft+ |! s: A! t; J/ c6 |
F4F-4 Wildcat x 10
5 a' C" N% ~ y8 T) w7 KSBD Dauntless x 9( P: X8 t0 K' o5 W4 J% o
TBF Avenger x 16& _) W, s# S* V( o m5 @( P3 t4 A
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Japanese aircraft losses- [9 I! C) d' ?# w. F( {: _
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
4 u7 k5 \; x& \# Q' G6 [8 c2 v
- M4 q0 k8 r& vAllied aircraft losses9 y; U1 y$ Y S f
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed& f5 S7 E9 s C
SBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
2 L# h. e8 A# z4 x) B* C9 HTBF Avenger: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged3 e5 W& U! q! r" K! v# n
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Japanese Ships
( s( V3 L' S* j9 c' ?+ c5 w5 c5 zCV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
2 Z4 g: v0 |! u' H" ]$ h; c# N# FCV Hiryu, on fire' a5 t' e; \3 l9 b2 T/ X$ b
CA Chikuma
/ O4 e. X( _% e' y6 c2 ECV Soryu! d d# R9 b E; t V' t
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Japanese aircraft
/ \7 x$ a0 p0 l" u0 p- TA6M2 Zero x 36
& n0 p3 }5 s; g: Q. g6 QD3A Val x 90+ E1 Z% Z8 Y: G! I3 I$ [5 P
B5N Kate x 66: Q: P; E/ g- q6 {0 N' y# g
) m; f9 O9 k1 v# ?- i5 P. X1 k4 sAllied aircraft
6 |) K! v- q. Z9 _F4F-4 Wildcat x 108
/ \9 K4 Q- H7 K' }' g9 F# e, [P-40E Warhawk x 45% S% O$ L4 }- c& n; ^; v, h
P-38G Lightning x 2
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) m0 r' p4 f9 H+ _, }Japanese aircraft losses
1 g2 x& V4 B1 k6 L! A# x- U; |A6M2 Zero: 26 destroyed
" r) p3 a5 [( R. e& zD3A Val: 50 destroyed' Q! r& E* a' p, s
B5N Kate: 42 destroyed
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8 ^' @5 T1 j2 s4 i; L& f) d! o( M' T# vAllied aircraft losses
$ p) K/ i, ?5 e+ @F4F-4 Wildcat: 41 destroyed, 14 damaged/ i* m' b% o; J( B: e) ]/ T8 a% M
P-40E Warhawk: 27 destroyed
# t4 o: q* k9 u% T/ kP-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed
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6 b5 y w/ m3 i c7 q& I2 W" GAllied Ships
' A0 v$ I0 ]3 m& H7 T% B, iCV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1- j# u- B6 {! O' h
CV Hornet, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
5 k$ ?3 V" Q3 }& J: UCV Wasp, Bomb hits 2, on fire$ l) y* r5 N: z) z! V3 g
DD Benham, Bomb hits 1, on fire
- ]1 B7 J$ S+ a) V: V) BCV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
: V- _! h( T! pCV Yorktown
: p) J C9 @' l* F! HCV Saratoga
: B* y- A7 f( R4 aCL Honolulu7 E# _) H2 U# f \8 c
CL St. Louis, Bomb hits 2
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' S( b+ V7 E/ l+ g6 H. B" L) ]8 MB-25C Mitchell x 3, ^# k4 f. t0 E* H+ b& u) d
# x$ `( ?5 q m1 }; P, G& }$ `* UNo Allied losses$ j9 ^( `$ K+ {
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Japanese Ships
- m2 r4 n; E C, Z" q HCV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage$ F: i6 T4 e4 O. [; D
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Aircraft Attacking:# L8 V% }- i$ b3 k; u/ g- Z
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91: D W9 f& K1 [2 m$ K, b* d% F/ G
v* F$ g9 W \Allied aircraft5 [5 y( Q2 z8 d6 J
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
9 P+ T' ]3 w5 n1 e- GSBD Dauntless x 906 v& Y$ x% E$ A% y0 g/ z& g
TBF Avenger x 33* z2 p8 d# R: P
5 B( Z/ N3 X" L& |. A% \3 \Japanese Ships
0 [5 t1 C$ j4 Z; z0 gCA Chikuma
: A! w& i; o3 F. hCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage; c3 x5 \7 @% l$ o6 f& D
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
: n- a: _2 s( s0 A2 \0 P0 Q/ M. x, bCA Tone, Bomb hits 1
1 |$ _- n8 w9 r3 oDD Ariake, Bomb hits 1, on fire
$ x) W2 A3 B- z2 dCA Aoba, Bomb hits 2
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7 C7 u1 l7 z6 e+ ]$ VDay Air attack on TF at 61,91! p4 L" a( N- M8 V* u0 D
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B-25C Mitchell x 20$ N6 \- W7 n4 W. R ?( [! h" k, d
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6 n, I9 X! I1 }0 |CV Soryu, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage$ Y l: S7 b# p& g6 N: C: y: s5 c
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage; }4 E$ [( G H1 U3 f3 Q
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Ground combat at Shortlands3 {$ o) k5 Q6 S+ F+ K8 g8 X- `: H7 b
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) e9 H; h* H$ m- e( v/ l' Y1 L1 qAttacking force 13678 troops, 150 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 322* Y" n5 d/ C r
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Defending force 1457 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10
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# l9 x' m4 t; b/ l" l3 Y& eAllied max assault: 314 - adjusted assault: 281 % f$ {1 Q% p' Z; n9 O6 N# g
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Japanese max defense: 6 - adjusted defense: 1
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Allied assault odds: 281 to 1 ' N. K+ Y9 t2 c( ?4 S
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Japanese ground losses:
# Y! `' K% V. U$ t1 E1572 casualties reported8 E! H6 E* a5 a+ r; z6 U% o
Guns lost 7) q# C5 v% i8 u, E6 f
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Allied ground losses:2 m/ G0 W- u2 j/ _5 e! R' X' P
2 casualties reported
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