AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/18/42
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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- i" h" q0 ]7 ?3 W' ?9 ~Japanese Ships2 W% M( U3 l8 d- ~' u+ ?
CA Kumano
; ]# v5 h( L$ b PCA Kinugasa, Shell hits 42, and is sunk) Q- e$ q9 ?0 m' y
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1
+ g0 F* P# |+ b& a. DCL Natori, Shell hits 1
E# m8 Q2 Y9 D9 G- _DD Maikaze, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
& i0 g U& Q$ R" t6 jDD Natsugumo2 e1 R; i# ^; G& O5 p0 P
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 1
7 A# F1 u; j& \, l6 s; x, kDD Yuzuki+ F$ Z" i# Y) e7 g
! w7 |/ [! c9 S# O: ~& qAllied Ships
/ O u0 Q, [6 i+ }6 M6 r- FCA Portland, Shell hits 2, on fire
6 [) f# z4 F2 w% l6 jCA Northampton
* u. E$ ]7 y& ?( H* t/ tCA Houston, Torpedo hits 1$ A* E% |" E+ J+ l
CA Chester, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk6 N& \! }* G- h9 h
CA Louisville, Shell hits 1
; u0 p+ \* E6 u+ ?CA Chicago8 V( n7 W. P5 z& ~" k4 o& a
CA Pensacola
4 v' l7 j7 A8 h& Z1 UCA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1 z! [$ l/ F* f
CA Astoria
0 [4 |" M. \1 D) s* \CA Minneapolis
, r4 B6 ~/ E" A8 MCA San Francisco
( K* `' I' X3 m5 C& a' p% QCA Australia, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
) Z- z/ B2 ?1 F" s* HCA Canberra# m$ A9 s# ?8 b
CL Leander
! d8 n7 _) _) pCL Achilles0 i3 K& d6 E& [
CL Perth
+ B) [# B; r5 |( Q' UCL Hobart a G$ s% c; T7 i9 C6 A f" B* j
CL Raleigh
" _. G; N2 w4 i% ]- ~CL Detroit. ]$ H8 q# S5 z: f/ P# C
CL Concord
3 f# {( ~9 ~5 ~DD Cummings* N& d9 B r* G% T1 Y0 ?5 {
DD Case
3 O! _8 G8 {+ Z! t LDD Shaw
5 |% E9 J+ n! q9 H: m$ }DD Downes$ ]8 \% I9 ?. s/ M% H5 c
DD Le Triomphant
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93' C0 b+ `# t) V$ K. B) J: ], z
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Japanese Ships
) c% \$ a; A0 v2 t9 M0 uCA Kumano, Shell hits 10$ Z* m, n5 D7 c4 O
CA Furutaka
: [1 q' P# o# Z3 K& ]) G' gCL Natori, Shell hits 14 S0 J7 i& p+ p- k" l8 Q
DD Maikaze, on fire, heavy damage
2 d- j" `9 X' b# }+ UDD Natsugumo
: Q8 _# O, o8 Z; h2 K3 s7 ]: B/ LDD Ikazuchi
2 V, h9 x/ u2 p" M$ l5 Q4 v. eDD Yuzuki
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5 r$ f( W( Q- K2 E$ V5 qAllied Ships+ x- n+ ^6 j1 g* U8 t: A
CA Portland, on fire
& L- U* D6 t7 P h' D: YCA Northampton, _- e6 }& U" s) l8 K2 b1 v$ E
CA Houston2 Y$ F8 H( f u0 e1 u' B' e1 C( j
CA Louisville
' m$ [1 _* w Q3 ZCA Chicago
- F* n4 P, A3 `% O0 wCA Pensacola/ z- i# [2 e( z
CA New Orleans
) ]0 Q6 Q" F4 S0 J# A/ |7 t* B4 GCA Astoria
& o5 z, ]: f$ t. I! ?- b1 qCA Minneapolis
! o7 u1 D! [2 Q! q: ?CA San Francisco
/ {0 @3 {: L: L/ h+ g. uCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
3 [6 z1 J9 I" GCA Canberra
5 e: K6 K+ q8 e% ^CL Leander3 v% J9 ]# r9 F# `6 A- d, Z6 D4 r
CL Achilles! s6 v! L) Z! A" J# S& }5 a: w
CL Perth
, I+ l! ` [- P$ H# y* {0 {CL Hobart
1 y% b- c0 q; XCL Raleigh& @' ~' {& w+ R+ Y4 [' \
CL Detroit0 l0 K2 x& E! g
CL Concord
" u+ w4 p: L, \' b) N( N `DD Cummings7 ?- E9 I" b6 o$ s& A
DD Case+ f4 B" R: R' x1 E
DD Shaw' ?4 s, O" @+ k7 f7 g
DD Downes
2 g( C% y6 E& N! t& _DD Le Triomphant
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! ~9 N, i+ `3 F$ gJapanese Ships
, \. M! \ J* hCA Kumano, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage" F5 I; ]& _: ]) U
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 34, and is sunk' X' p) f' A/ L
CL Natori, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage( X4 ?, r9 J% r% U/ y
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 14, and is sunk# K" D# f5 g; t }0 Y5 [
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
- x% p& ^% k8 ?: _3 C: z# r! lDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 3, on fire
$ k3 ^1 c) H! p& J: FDD Yuzuki, Shell hits 6, and is sunk. u8 H k: B$ G1 L" n3 q
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Allied Ships
6 }) u8 A! @( |& I- _2 iCA Portland, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
# l1 l {" f4 X0 z: D( N0 k; sCA Northampton, Shell hits 1, on fire9 O# I/ }7 U8 e3 z; y
CA Houston, Shell hits 1$ X8 e2 z+ j8 L' V% \
CA Louisville( c- N6 g* u, e; ~
CA Chicago, Shell hits 2
~7 T, i& H* B; M# J/ VCA Pensacola, Shell hits 4- C3 ?" I3 \& W/ d' E0 h6 R
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 4; d0 {% c+ Y" r. t
CA Astoria$ P8 T) H8 l* z2 E. n6 E. }5 z# F
CA Minneapolis( k9 a4 n! o( ]. C. w1 F
CA San Francisco1 q6 [9 {/ U2 f! k+ g' F
CA Australia, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage8 [5 J/ p: o0 n7 m1 o# Q1 t
CA Canberra. _: `+ `$ l2 w$ \& n+ n
CL Leander+ I! ~$ C' v( I9 o1 Q" ?; d; s
CL Achilles5 O5 u: Y1 c/ E
CL Perth: f$ S1 }+ D9 d5 n, z+ H& Q* h0 X) y
CL Hobart
+ Q! }5 G1 D$ N; J' ICL Raleigh, s+ S. ^7 c, i* m7 l
CL Detroit
! I A; h0 M x7 I BCL Concord
( J( Y. I& \) Q8 q) nDD Cummings4 ~7 R. Y# ^9 `$ s2 K4 G8 d
DD Case
4 _) I, C* y) BDD Shaw4 I; ?. S4 v# y) C6 |, \
DD Downes$ h; L% q- j7 g" \
DD Le Triomphant% O- c& W% C) k2 V# d
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3 v% `$ {$ N3 t9 R2 R$ c* r4 c7 o/ mCA Kumano, Shell hits 33, on fire, heavy damage
: W! p) U; u$ h" A6 KCL Natori, Shell hits 24, and is sunk0 n' b! R9 Z& W. E
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
" X& J% D! ?. v gDD Ikazuchi, on fire3 g6 l# K3 T3 I& N- Q
% `' m0 R' l( m* AAllied Ships- W- x- C* D4 _* I
CA Portland, on fire, heavy damage+ p8 `% {' X& s
CA Northampton, on fire
' v7 L" T) _2 t( |CA Houston% T( K! a+ {3 L! |
CA Louisville2 y: R. `1 k+ c$ s% E, e& Z. ?; t
CA Chicago+ p: e( ^( j) a& B3 ^0 S! P4 s8 ^
CA Pensacola
2 K- Q. b' o# [1 m$ F3 iCA New Orleans
0 h7 `/ B3 p! C; jCA Astoria; w) }. n& l2 A- t$ _) _
CA Minneapolis6 u7 {' o" @- ?+ ]
CA San Francisco$ f; }/ b2 E; D; V, Y
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage" s. M$ z7 {$ B; o) [2 |
CA Canberra
) {. Y/ O$ C' M6 d: ~CL Leander/ h# w5 X% l% d0 a
CL Achilles
8 o3 d# q; F# c8 j# ZCL Perth
5 T; _8 y$ h- ]- q" c; MCL Hobart
2 R2 Q& e# e6 b! n# @CL Raleigh: P f* m1 h, U, k4 B/ K7 }
CL Detroit5 T. q2 a. Q1 Y8 x+ _
CL Concord$ j* ]8 k; I/ g9 B: X4 F6 \* @
DD Cummings
- L; U3 F# E- ~! q* @; j/ D' _9 `) l" jDD Case4 s: Y' w/ W8 [' O
DD Shaw3 q5 A! ~) y; a) @+ ^5 h
DD Downes
1 C+ ^, L5 w8 W s9 \- t, G) tDD Le Triomphant
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CA Kumano, Shell hits 29, and is sunk
1 @1 f0 Y8 S0 R0 q1 K1 Q' x+ mDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 35, and is sunk
, Q4 k' ^) e2 J' n/ \DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 15, and is sunk( H$ ^5 g7 s6 ?% }7 g' M/ o
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CA Portland, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage; s8 Y) a) ?" |
CA Northampton, on fire
7 w2 _' | U2 n# jCA Houston- k, @+ C# D9 R: ]
CA Louisville1 v3 Z% y( P$ \8 K
CA Chicago7 t- D5 l" k/ X* B
CA Pensacola
|" J3 O& _; ]% }& J+ f& A! XCA New Orleans5 r. e3 ^, w; }) x
CA Astoria
! Q# Z1 L, W% @6 n; {" UCA Minneapolis
0 n3 ^) D) M7 T' |CA San Francisco
0 n) O1 o7 ^5 _- O* g' _7 bCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
4 o6 F: D3 \. s2 d9 {9 s% f2 ICA Canberra
8 }( S* l7 y7 l( {CL Leander
7 V3 |$ r- F. V, P" CCL Achilles9 _6 o+ J+ w- z6 j/ |. J8 I, w' l
CL Perth4 p9 v# ?5 p2 ]# O
CL Hobart
9 P1 w' r6 l" R. V" t4 W; y+ LCL Raleigh
9 a9 a) }' s0 p, m& p( GCL Detroit8 K* w! B; x$ c+ p
CL Concord
' w, p- L5 A) a, L0 rDD Cummings. m) T* @) U4 v9 D" B
DD Case/ s* A2 `# P! e5 b9 M! L0 O$ U
DD Shaw
" U4 s. M* V- _' B' p# @+ K# \8 jDD Downes
- F) a/ b4 S+ B' o9 F5 dDD Le Triomphant
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Japanese aircraft
% E) g# i9 m+ n7 E# ~A6M2 Zero x 50# O+ h9 m! u$ z& i& Q
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Allied aircraft# D" L" Z& n* a
F4F-4 Wildcat x 42
6 I4 e4 |5 e, v) zSBD Dauntless x 44
/ u; V5 ?& S% t3 r! U8 sTBF Avenger x 16
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Japanese aircraft losses( q8 B) v" `7 {$ E; R
A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses# V' ?; U) e7 l5 l( S7 c, z; R
F4F-4 Wildcat: 27 destroyed
. M* T7 ~) A- p5 \SBD Dauntless: 13 destroyed, 17 damaged
. c2 b/ r8 \# }2 V! O% BTBF Avenger: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged
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6 _( G2 T7 O, s% eJapanese Ships
8 g4 F8 L: @7 |CV Kaga, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
* F+ r, S5 O- c- q* R7 E: eCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
: B0 b8 j1 a2 x: g1 e* ~CV Shokaku
) A7 [0 b1 r: qCV Soryu& h- K1 H" V# `4 h( o) m/ j
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4 \9 |+ Y6 l$ M& W2 c5 r, zA6M2 Zero x 19
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4 {, |; E) L9 v: H' ?! @" RAllied aircraft
, {- l) j2 S2 U( u' X% H1 FF4F-4 Wildcat x 19
' z. d1 m% X( t/ x7 ^SBD Dauntless x 147 s* C( y- C+ z- H* d' l
TBF Avenger x 6% U2 y7 ]) Q: w, H0 i' g
p1 @( N( @7 g3 N; \Japanese aircraft losses
3 E7 [3 s S9 O) K4 Q1 f( zA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
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0 `2 }1 q' ^+ ]; G. i- B( FF4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed
h; t( q' x" E# aSBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged
+ g# y! g5 S% l; |- gTBF Avenger: 6 damaged
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Japanese Ships6 C# V! Y6 ]5 ]6 D/ _: @5 U/ y$ w
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
' W3 O0 n9 u7 T1 a; l* O7 }" ACV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2! I3 y9 G2 v# q
CA Tone0 j1 B3 R2 z. u4 N
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 1- Y% W( w+ K& y6 r* I8 w* T+ ?* I
CV Hiryu, on fire; r2 w8 ~- e5 `5 c& u V; E! c
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! I% P1 t& `: {7 J" n( J' SJapanese aircraft
% ]8 \6 U7 \1 {& DA6M2 Zero x 170 O6 V J- x5 F- _2 g
: ~9 | H) M* j5 N4 wAllied aircraft4 O9 i% A/ l! O4 l6 U2 T! g* J. v9 j
F4F-4 Wildcat x 24/ h- w* }( B) R8 W8 y
SBD Dauntless x 27
0 `3 v6 H R5 b% t- v% ]TBF Avenger x 7* B0 a' _( m$ Z
& V- \% P" ]4 X8 @Japanese aircraft losses
5 y' J, G# t P, p& U& V% BA6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed4 u* {; Z' i0 v- d; s
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Allied aircraft losses
; M; W+ ?* F, Z$ A, d6 tF4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed
! p6 ]5 L* E3 X0 d" s1 r8 bSBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged7 R! k' D6 P! q; r
TBF Avenger: 5 damaged- ?& F7 I* K9 N2 o4 f4 L& g* Y: V: E
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CV Shokaku' _$ B+ l; e# B- A- b9 O
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 2, on fire
4 L8 R- W C+ c. f$ oCV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage8 T/ H- Q8 ^) ~5 e
CV Soryu8 Q9 \# \3 e( v7 F' \- z
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1
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A6M2 Zero x 15
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. ?1 ?( Z( u6 Z7 E& jF4F-4 Wildcat x 8
( ^4 G. n1 H9 F; [! [SBD Dauntless x 18
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Japanese aircraft losses
$ D; G+ V4 y, T% @, \+ KA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed- E4 v# A. W6 r0 B
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Allied aircraft losses
4 W+ L1 a3 C8 X p1 eF4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed1 {2 d- N# H) }* O8 F9 C
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged
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CV Soryu, Bomb hits 1
! @% t: R! Z7 [: h6 VCV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage9 }" Y. d/ D1 ^" k- ~, f0 H
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire+ }, q2 @; G/ `) {8 l1 r
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage* X' B6 l* Q5 ]4 f3 {% f/ e
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( R$ C4 x: n0 c( LJapanese aircraft& v' A2 Q; u4 b) Y0 a2 A
A6M2 Zero x 12
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( u4 Q! a+ Z3 ?6 G( [. x# d* nAllied aircraft" [2 N$ d4 E4 S
F4F-4 Wildcat x 106 m& {2 m$ e; {! l+ c( D" y4 V8 u
SBD Dauntless x 9! p0 z( e z" Q$ R! V3 _' `4 V
TBF Avenger x 16
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Japanese aircraft losses
& U* |; t) {9 B3 l5 S2 BA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed5 X' @1 _* Y8 C- G
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Allied aircraft losses% P0 ^) F8 D. m
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed$ }/ P3 P! i6 W, ?
SBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged* c! a) ?6 W _5 W& o
TBF Avenger: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged
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Japanese Ships7 y5 E. v) s0 D' f
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage, k' I% H) p: x( j- B
CV Hiryu, on fire
5 H9 L1 N8 l1 z6 C# aCA Chikuma
7 j: N: s% \) V+ z5 ]CV Soryu& Z$ |6 f9 X( {
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Japanese aircraft @, g8 m2 t# n6 L# _
A6M2 Zero x 36' E$ M/ Y6 j' w" w8 y& F8 S
D3A Val x 90
' X0 M" @- U7 }8 e* AB5N Kate x 66
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8 {3 M( M1 m) r/ j. OAllied aircraft
8 P1 C0 q- M; V- n/ ZF4F-4 Wildcat x 1082 B; y. t) I B* n$ ]+ _. Y/ Z' ^
P-40E Warhawk x 45, @- f$ b! L$ \+ k3 B! c& T
P-38G Lightning x 2' ^5 ^+ ~& M$ S& L# d. Q+ ^4 f3 n
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Japanese aircraft losses
- \( k1 B* B( [. F# X2 ?2 e, aA6M2 Zero: 26 destroyed
( M# u- I- J: H8 \0 h6 cD3A Val: 50 destroyed3 L# h% F/ O+ W
B5N Kate: 42 destroyed- _: A, e: I, ?: }( _/ h
+ Z# Q {- n( P& t' e. _% |Allied aircraft losses
# `8 v1 g" Y% |3 K* CF4F-4 Wildcat: 41 destroyed, 14 damaged
! K$ M& \, G- p, q8 FP-40E Warhawk: 27 destroyed k2 q# u) f* O
P-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed
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Allied Ships4 K& @6 @ i) t$ b5 L" |' I8 x
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1* n0 R, V$ q1 R2 h
CV Hornet, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
0 A1 D9 R1 _6 H2 }; ZCV Wasp, Bomb hits 2, on fire
+ Q b- N4 a7 s- l+ E8 JDD Benham, Bomb hits 1, on fire
- C+ k( Q4 @5 QCV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1, on fire0 X _0 O/ h1 s; J* s" x: `2 h
CV Yorktown
B$ P+ i4 {9 g1 ICV Saratoga
) _8 h) S+ i7 |% H: CCL Honolulu
- B+ t$ K' p- d# JCL St. Louis, Bomb hits 2) Z* F4 G! O& G/ I
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$ F" ?. s; T% E- N+ F v! rB-25C Mitchell x 32 x! a/ Z* T& J, @
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! _: s' [1 m: o" K) y7 G8 y, KCV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage* r6 I" d" u. L3 w3 T7 S* V Q: ]
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9 w( D% M5 u/ s# m' v' b( b 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
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% X# U7 J# B1 [F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
9 x* z1 R+ T: U! jSBD Dauntless x 905 [& h3 V# D) R( i5 @
TBF Avenger x 33" E) X+ R+ Q6 ~ U* v
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CA Chikuma
4 W! M Z2 v, v$ L4 BCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage' w( O0 o, s) ? k( b& A$ O
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage& I L" O R) f% l; W
CA Tone, Bomb hits 1
/ r9 G& K. l1 B$ a$ m( WDD Ariake, Bomb hits 1, on fire7 M. {( t( `, K
CA Aoba, Bomb hits 2* w3 h* o( e" K# ]6 ?- q
CL Tama
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91: v `" L- X' u+ B
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. V4 [) E; S" b) M, FB-25C Mitchell x 205 t6 B3 W$ |1 M; Q" j* V7 a
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Japanese Ships2 o7 X, W7 b! i7 |5 c
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage3 T1 R6 C" S+ u' v- v: C3 ?# O
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage q/ w/ b& k& K7 u- K) \9 y% i
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. H- l6 N, E R+ ~Ground combat at Shortlands
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Allied Deliberate attack* i/ d+ M% t( O/ Q5 W& C
+ e" s" W4 _$ I, n+ ~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: F0 i* ^" @" Z$ q" b
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Allied max assault: 314 - adjusted assault: 281 " f* B3 |: @9 [1 C# y
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Japanese max defense: 6 - adjusted defense: 1 & M T4 E- J$ V* X: J
% _! i) C$ K, U; @* ~4 F5 O, BAllied assault odds: 281 to 1
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Japanese ground losses:
, e* f, a' a. P: t& c1572 casualties reported
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3 w, A- W1 [7 W' EAllied ground losses:. a+ m- ]7 F; E! h& l Y5 @* a0 g8 U
2 casualties reported V& H: O: g5 U! W/ W+ ?8 M; e7 c
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