AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/18/423 i' c* e' `/ j6 a0 U
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Japanese Ships
# ^6 w+ x5 B: y% Y( J" X& tCA Kumano W/ |6 |2 t1 V, [- [# w
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 42, and is sunk* G# \; l0 H& b9 W
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1+ ^6 K. H$ L7 u9 j2 g1 ~: F
CL Natori, Shell hits 1- n/ `& O% x' _% Z
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
# R3 A4 |! o7 S6 o0 V4 G, q& XDD Natsugumo
* j( f5 o# _& B" u5 hDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 1
3 ~% J4 `* D/ }! ~" U4 ODD Yuzuki5 f# N5 p. k! I% f( Z
. N7 M D# q4 z8 s c( `Allied Ships
* @% t& i, J( c& i% d1 J+ jCA Portland, Shell hits 2, on fire
3 {+ m4 Z& Z* j( }6 U. h* K; eCA Northampton! i% ]1 Z( Y) | z7 b" W+ p. Z
CA Houston, Torpedo hits 1
, O& E5 m6 ^( ?# D N0 QCA Chester, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk& S' C ]. T* @8 E; I0 s
CA Louisville, Shell hits 1
% ^: e/ M" G; r1 A4 r: oCA Chicago, @9 X2 p7 F, W
CA Pensacola5 ]( v) s6 j- ?' W9 C4 J5 C
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
; v/ L- K/ t$ x Y- \5 N5 A& [CA Astoria
+ G E6 S+ G; A8 r3 o& K6 OCA Minneapolis
4 s4 H7 M5 B/ \CA San Francisco. {/ E" _; g' I8 z
CA Australia, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage) `3 N. N0 @8 X! D: ^
CA Canberra
4 X7 d9 k, h2 M, aCL Leander
6 F( f. F- i. d/ q- O. bCL Achilles
, L3 H4 ]- ~( T5 m" NCL Perth- L/ v) Z! O4 c! J" U1 Z$ t# s
CL Hobart
. G5 q2 g B# e) b3 e/ b# W9 QCL Raleigh
2 J& m% q1 A, s7 u6 h3 GCL Detroit4 {) Y0 ~- j, E+ ~# v: V7 k b
CL Concord6 \, l$ l) t* ~0 a7 H, L) N& ?
DD Cummings" O9 l1 t' a4 m1 P0 n: _% q i; T' \
DD Case
2 M$ R# j+ e/ N) B* a# ~ xDD Shaw" |5 [6 c! p! g5 J# I1 d A
DD Downes1 l, a) u7 A& j' Q/ A4 ~* J
DD Le Triomphant3 j5 p( C2 t: _( h! b, ~
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4 h; H; r# R, M4 ^9 X. HCA Kumano, Shell hits 10. N) a3 n/ r, S) R" F
CA Furutaka" g/ T, s9 o% n9 x9 |
CL Natori, Shell hits 1
/ p0 ?& T+ U& J8 Y8 hDD Maikaze, on fire, heavy damage! I! ~. {# S6 F& | X4 m3 M
DD Natsugumo0 O/ t( o% b% f6 L: F
DD Ikazuchi3 m& N) j0 ?' ?* A
DD Yuzuki: t( a* `: q5 `. i3 p/ t1 E% h
4 t1 U; E5 l* l: h! e( ~8 `/ LAllied Ships% q+ j1 C- s3 p; E/ Q
CA Portland, on fire
+ ^ P" H. {2 j) E1 Y7 ZCA Northampton$ ^* f3 k [( p7 p" F. s$ d
CA Houston, V2 k, ~! G- K( N1 y. i
CA Louisville
7 @' b0 M5 N) ~; SCA Chicago+ ?. J. q0 V2 R0 D# x
CA Pensacola+ T* v2 b+ I9 x" W1 a5 V
CA New Orleans
2 {# H; Z# F/ S% o, k- SCA Astoria. R9 W! H& b2 ^" D: \ U0 ]& J1 c
CA Minneapolis
5 b) e" o5 _& J; BCA San Francisco
+ b$ l4 l9 d# a' |, uCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
' ?. y6 } Y; `6 G, H) {% }' JCA Canberra
5 R" W2 ~2 k. O% I. y; lCL Leander
' H) o1 J A. @. XCL Achilles
2 q7 I" K$ S- [! L0 aCL Perth( q' }% R' [( O! N; M$ L: Z4 z
CL Hobart+ |& M- q/ e( [
CL Raleigh. Y/ Z, H8 h; D, R
CL Detroit
* {+ B; e% p! A4 B- FCL Concord7 Y) L$ I" w* G5 m
DD Cummings; Q" h; Y. V" c( d5 E
DD Case: {& `: i1 U2 ]) R% d' K
DD Shaw5 N+ G/ h+ s1 R9 r$ _
DD Downes1 q* p! [. x5 {! m; v" a; t1 z
DD Le Triomphant" e! \7 P3 D% I3 D' Q$ h& B
$ B3 w* F3 f' B. ?5 ^
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Japanese Ships- Y2 d' D6 _3 Y0 E" Q4 X
CA Kumano, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage* G2 B) g% L- [" b- Q% a/ \# e" }: j& b
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 34, and is sunk
5 l8 _! m( ?; {5 X8 NCL Natori, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
' M% k4 i- \" p# y F r+ v* hDD Maikaze, Shell hits 14, and is sunk; o# }$ O/ L2 v
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
4 N9 P/ Z; c5 Y! |% gDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 3, on fire( l7 ?. N, J3 ^5 B9 C2 f+ _
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 6, and is sunk& q: t. H; U% b4 C) b, k
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Allied Ships" \0 w& I! S# o. d" h- V
CA Portland, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
- X/ b; n0 y% }- O7 R' LCA Northampton, Shell hits 1, on fire
# |$ a! t. P/ c7 ? mCA Houston, Shell hits 1' Q7 \$ s& x s" c
CA Louisville
7 Z: ] E! L) lCA Chicago, Shell hits 2
; s9 ?5 J( S( M% `2 m8 `( c# k( UCA Pensacola, Shell hits 48 L1 P1 a' v$ B b6 |( D! h
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 4
8 e5 j7 e( `: D; r* |CA Astoria, I8 Z! i9 u, l. A
CA Minneapolis
& X3 l2 c! W/ k7 Q# B- lCA San Francisco
0 S" n: p: \* T+ T0 H- LCA Australia, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
0 g, ~3 x3 A0 o9 c' C* \4 TCA Canberra
! ~1 p2 v! r" a4 l2 e; B! X8 `/ NCL Leander* k9 D$ {# A9 I. @% _, J
CL Achilles- Q$ H- ?, g# n' L
CL Perth
; _$ j2 M" i5 LCL Hobart
- Y3 l. ?7 F) l" ~0 ?+ cCL Raleigh
' B% [9 i% J+ q/ y$ OCL Detroit
' l; F" p+ v& g- W! hCL Concord$ L0 u) C9 e1 b8 i# A/ g" j
DD Cummings
$ X' i% J. G) k) A* NDD Case3 s3 E, g# M# x% Z0 ~* B
DD Shaw$ k2 J1 Y. f1 g. d- d3 e6 x$ m/ Z
DD Downes
' \4 ~. ~! v8 v0 O% tDD Le Triomphant$ r& E7 I/ t1 |9 J) y* u( T* R
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Japanese Ships
( J3 T" V5 c1 Q ?7 VCA Kumano, Shell hits 33, on fire, heavy damage
$ I! d: T0 ^$ K$ RCL Natori, Shell hits 24, and is sunk
- u% `0 ]3 b/ u5 G8 M4 X5 `DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
z. B5 K3 \0 E/ F% E1 T! YDD Ikazuchi, on fire; K9 W8 q5 m! V4 d/ p$ r
7 y8 s& q6 l5 T, B2 Z6 o
Allied Ships
& N+ z+ J* K& |. ?) wCA Portland, on fire, heavy damage
: }' X* w$ w/ e5 M V( GCA Northampton, on fire
, y) Z" Z; C. g Q' hCA Houston
1 b# F8 }) w+ { j# s6 xCA Louisville
; m" l% B: l, F0 YCA Chicago
5 C+ h' ~/ @" d5 B: ^ hCA Pensacola
1 W X% R5 ]; }; o! E" `CA New Orleans
' N8 ^2 Z7 F- V- r4 rCA Astoria% K- {! N2 P% x
CA Minneapolis
( }! J' t1 i( h1 m& {# vCA San Francisco
# t0 V# u% J0 h% e/ vCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage( [2 I. N2 u t1 c7 g$ g: \
CA Canberra F, {( F$ n9 W( ~4 Y
CL Leander
6 ^. `, g/ x+ Z, X5 _CL Achilles" d2 z1 J5 D, d5 m/ ~
CL Perth
! r6 [- E( L6 o2 ^7 i) w: u" BCL Hobart
- [+ }$ j9 X8 q* ACL Raleigh
' Y4 m& |+ d/ m, u* |& ~CL Detroit
) j4 n3 F0 N: ]# X8 tCL Concord& E: G4 p0 c3 ^0 h5 Q
DD Cummings8 A! B3 g+ m; N& W- l. [+ H: g5 m
DD Case0 G4 H4 |) ]' u3 x3 B
DD Shaw
0 y0 v4 Q) ?! J& K# p6 {DD Downes+ P- [' P9 v8 L. C1 y. ^
DD Le Triomphant
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CA Kumano, Shell hits 29, and is sunk, {+ a( R2 A5 I8 r; z' K
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 35, and is sunk+ m" H& d5 T* K" G
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
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' |# ^( p; d- iAllied Ships4 C" c& R8 F: t3 o. O
CA Portland, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage* j% I9 J: \" a
CA Northampton, on fire3 s b# J3 w- d2 s# Y |
CA Houston$ p( G( p9 O' l0 h% `, p& D
CA Louisville
6 d5 W/ ~- V' J7 oCA Chicago4 _, a" C9 I4 i/ d' o
CA Pensacola
, X" c2 R7 [; m9 E/ ~! cCA New Orleans
. a4 ^4 m' `+ @/ LCA Astoria( n1 n/ `% C3 y7 p2 z
CA Minneapolis
9 M" i1 j- o9 X! Q$ C! E V- A$ dCA San Francisco8 ]2 L" o4 B* d! A4 Y
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
& Z; u# {& a. C7 G+ I; h, x0 b ICA Canberra8 O" I4 j0 }9 p! X4 i3 x* X
CL Leander
, x0 c1 ~ t B# ?4 O: L3 l) @0 |CL Achilles+ _7 Y3 U5 j. K
CL Perth' o; q" o, k% B, { `8 a
CL Hobart' |3 o/ O) e/ F C! l1 M; N" m
CL Raleigh
. ?* ^ p9 d5 O1 h- v5 s1 DCL Detroit4 G) j+ P5 N8 T) d5 S' ]5 u
CL Concord6 [; q, o9 C' _1 M8 c1 J
DD Cummings) H& Z& h1 i% } M0 z, ~
DD Case. f+ k! }: Y8 G; M- {$ `, `
DD Shaw
) P. z' n( n8 i" Y) A6 R- yDD Downes5 u- e2 D. \4 F2 v) X
DD Le Triomphant& t0 w2 j4 e+ r$ v* a" F% P
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Japanese aircraft
% p! L! y3 t; V) e5 T' EA6M2 Zero x 50
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Allied aircraft
T% K& p7 H! Q& Q. f8 ]F4F-4 Wildcat x 42
( E; \+ f7 c1 USBD Dauntless x 44
' V8 w8 Y8 b! ITBF Avenger x 16
$ {# A2 z9 ^( n/ ~0 c 3 q* |3 S! G! S$ ?/ r" B' Q4 N ]! F
Japanese aircraft losses1 k6 K7 d7 h0 m0 m; G
A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged& h' H6 V& X: b, l
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Allied aircraft losses3 r& h6 j/ E" V0 E8 L
F4F-4 Wildcat: 27 destroyed
, f4 z/ R" X8 U' I+ oSBD Dauntless: 13 destroyed, 17 damaged
# l1 c' s9 y, i- _0 f% [$ y3 ETBF Avenger: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged* D# j8 F& \1 H# Q" E4 N: j
$ e, _: A' I/ r: o: ]7 W! hJapanese Ships
, N- T+ X$ ^: X' A% tCV Kaga, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
/ b3 a3 `' ~& d0 pCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire5 I0 b% E+ q A. Q
CV Shokaku
C, U: q, j6 k/ e9 ?' vCV Soryu
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Japanese aircraft3 h. C- Y1 }( t9 w, b5 d
A6M2 Zero x 19% D, @3 r/ h* @9 U; l/ m
% l [/ h2 j3 J0 Z/ t; vAllied aircraft* q3 a& T5 ~9 @0 C9 |
F4F-4 Wildcat x 19! R: \" h) ]& d" Y2 ^6 r, U
SBD Dauntless x 14( j1 k2 f1 R z9 s* C
TBF Avenger x 62 t- E$ O% f& x E5 Y! l, d4 Z
$ s' u$ n2 G, U3 W/ }3 Y) y9 D
Japanese aircraft losses9 Y2 K- b! D- d3 s8 d
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses3 ]; M* _7 u) |( g
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed
+ \% J; }3 s0 i( c- J- RSBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged
+ }) G& e, s( d7 _7 l0 jTBF Avenger: 6 damaged
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Japanese Ships
$ }$ o+ D, o/ r1 [' f0 A# ]CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
& B6 ?* w' T1 S* p: ~0 w% a% Q2 xCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2! u& V! J! f3 ?! ?& b" i
CA Tone. x) e0 Z+ u# H6 D% h; k. f9 ~
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 10 u0 u2 i( n- c$ l
CV Hiryu, on fire9 o* ?) n9 v8 a/ ?+ W: N9 ?
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Japanese aircraft
4 h/ |$ `5 J! z9 ?0 i7 aA6M2 Zero x 174 ?0 A9 i q& Z' A( k8 o
, P5 u. l! V0 W' G- o- V6 kAllied aircraft- m. N) |% `1 b7 g& J K" b2 K
F4F-4 Wildcat x 24
) B' D# s1 P6 H" YSBD Dauntless x 27" z. S% w) I- n$ v! ~
TBF Avenger x 75 R7 |7 t) T% X) h9 F7 P% ~3 ~
% F2 n7 u: W/ t$ o6 W1 S& D
Japanese aircraft losses
% P8 h3 V; ]! C" }A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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* c8 x& T3 e" X4 j+ q4 N: wAllied aircraft losses
, h: L3 X0 j- M6 P% z- wF4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed
+ M3 Z' M4 S$ _, c% V' mSBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged
4 p7 x# t9 H; q9 HTBF Avenger: 5 damaged" K7 K% _' E) K9 e
6 F. {3 e6 R5 J' NJapanese Ships4 f5 b6 v6 ?! a8 e0 I
CV Shokaku
* S4 l+ w* r: I. m6 L/ vCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 2, on fire
6 j" B0 E8 |4 Z6 g" B5 M3 m- w" t5 tCV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage4 e1 K1 N6 J% d/ t& g8 g
CV Soryu
: q" _) B' o7 b# ~& q: {CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1* e/ ~( V0 T- b9 q* U. _5 d! _* e
4 X. Q1 g8 o- r0 Q; w- N# j
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3 o3 U \6 X+ r' AJapanese aircraft
9 b' Q0 U4 W. ^! t; Q0 a3 VA6M2 Zero x 15
+ j2 I( i% Q) T' |
2 }+ \0 w: |$ U' m7 uAllied aircraft
7 }% K9 [; u" J+ R. }% uF4F-4 Wildcat x 8; r$ m7 {* p9 d8 t
SBD Dauntless x 18% X2 H9 o: [" H9 ]1 M4 d
/ T4 E! a; Z6 D$ N4 h; RJapanese aircraft losses
5 `0 N- i, |0 z" EA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
1 N2 U& ~- `5 t. J, V3 D' \0 D A
; ~+ Y& K( [& \0 J: n6 ^9 E8 m' o6 QAllied aircraft losses
) U8 A" r0 @- PF4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
6 |5 Z, U; w& d0 Z' Q& B; kSBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged
0 T; l" Q2 Z: v3 F+ [ / M7 Z$ x3 L2 c# ~# h
Japanese Ships1 h5 ~) T6 Q X$ v
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 1
* G0 _! U8 M7 l5 OCV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage' w, y2 F0 R, x% n/ S5 A2 \0 G
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire+ ]. B- o5 b1 p. J
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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, [) I! c5 R' @% [; ~8 g0 u* fJapanese aircraft0 [& W9 Q) a& q0 R8 c
A6M2 Zero x 12
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Allied aircraft
c- {0 s: Z8 f- H5 L1 P+ `F4F-4 Wildcat x 10+ ^/ m- N& o0 @* g2 t
SBD Dauntless x 9
3 a9 ~. [- l+ a6 Q* d3 i( qTBF Avenger x 16
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5 n! _9 @. w$ {0 k$ b! _Japanese aircraft losses. y' M2 g- z% p8 ]" T7 k1 K
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed( S: j4 o* W/ r5 C: v* ~
& k8 G, T/ P+ d/ F) F1 TAllied aircraft losses
, A' {) k9 ^. L* U, S& p& V: hF4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed; {0 p) C. i5 |% |
SBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
. D. `6 k" b- S* l% _; X5 eTBF Avenger: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged# o" h8 ^( h0 f4 r2 b7 R& W" G7 E5 a. t
" k, T. y+ c; D" a9 Y& E# u3 [5 ]Japanese Ships# V1 i2 i+ P' B- A
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage: o) M* k9 S# \$ e _
CV Hiryu, on fire% s# ~' f, g, N+ x5 d2 @7 Z
CA Chikuma
% p/ w# R$ {8 [: t$ A/ z+ {CV Soryu
% A7 r# \% h# j 6 s* m+ o3 U: W
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0 S$ o3 ?* \' nJapanese aircraft
, _, V7 e3 m+ P9 U% QA6M2 Zero x 36
2 o+ ^- J7 F8 QD3A Val x 900 o( B4 B1 Q1 M$ N9 O+ f/ @" Y
B5N Kate x 66% _+ k. K5 F0 ~$ a: D/ j
7 p9 C, N& ~; a2 Z: S6 l
Allied aircraft. x; ]. l( {% `: N g, z
F4F-4 Wildcat x 108
, @ ~% ~0 X; }3 J4 k; E! aP-40E Warhawk x 45
+ f. U) b8 t F$ qP-38G Lightning x 2
; N( \, w. R2 @1 J7 d
) c2 y, r! q* x1 x+ NJapanese aircraft losses, f/ {' i7 r) |% X9 i" w- O: W
A6M2 Zero: 26 destroyed, z2 R# h5 e2 Y# Z) y
D3A Val: 50 destroyed
) \: W) c# m; N% N) e: nB5N Kate: 42 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
( ` \: q& N0 ^8 o! V3 C' QF4F-4 Wildcat: 41 destroyed, 14 damaged! K' G+ u% \* w& X2 n+ {
P-40E Warhawk: 27 destroyed
0 k& F2 v% n; S7 } m8 FP-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed
8 A& q9 O. `( V" c$ R
* M6 z+ f1 q* yAllied Ships% {! U+ i: {3 r
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1
9 n8 D/ B0 a* K, I& s" g) r$ a7 GCV Hornet, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
4 I9 h3 {8 B) A/ h' `CV Wasp, Bomb hits 2, on fire
& O* J0 c T1 C4 D+ RDD Benham, Bomb hits 1, on fire1 I8 v! A7 _; \4 v$ |
CV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
/ T& k# W, Q9 S' X( s- M) A, Q3 i$ lCV Yorktown3 P* f2 d" V7 |4 K* m6 _
CV Saratoga
5 R4 k3 B8 `7 nCL Honolulu2 _; g1 p6 R! d* ]: m# m
CL St. Louis, Bomb hits 2! i8 q& `$ F# z0 S8 y
2 G$ I/ |* V4 [' B; W8 z" g
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Allied aircraft% e; ]% m# \' j7 @ R4 d$ y
B-25C Mitchell x 3
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No Allied losses
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( a+ K9 s* `- R, q n7 h( i9 lJapanese Ships
$ ^. N3 j3 v' I ACV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage9 w$ k8 k/ ]* D; h& b2 S
" J' x. R, K+ c# O' J1 {. w( MAircraft Attacking:
8 k0 Q2 V. U, u D8 L O 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet% ` {* r# ^. ?/ F! Y4 @
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8 V; l4 V" j. {% N% e8 u( q aAllied aircraft O F- V9 g6 U5 a' Y- c
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21# @9 V4 k8 V2 [9 Y% O
SBD Dauntless x 90
7 l- ^) j/ A4 J0 D1 @, qTBF Avenger x 33
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CA Chikuma
; z. P- P- ~. K: g) o& ^+ GCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage- Q6 G* ]/ ]7 N+ ?5 E
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage; n/ C) r/ J+ _6 n& H5 h! T
CA Tone, Bomb hits 13 y! ~3 N+ P' u
DD Ariake, Bomb hits 1, on fire8 L4 m; ]* `, S4 P
CA Aoba, Bomb hits 2* A) V. P2 m5 \0 n/ {. ?
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; ]* W5 ~3 q# ~6 k- X$ UDay Air attack on TF at 61,91
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CV Soryu, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
: u o9 E. [+ Y1 T+ ^2 J/ kCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
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" \) A( d5 w5 u- Z5 X/ PGround combat at Shortlands! A4 w* {9 M- F- v9 Q
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Allied Deliberate attack
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+ c4 e) Y8 j( {8 I! kAttacking force 13678 troops, 150 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 322- A7 Y' `5 w+ \/ p$ w! P
. i! y, J0 ?! c7 `) rDefending force 1457 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10
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Allied max assault: 314 - adjusted assault: 281 ; C7 ~; T! N3 g) v! @8 n1 b" M6 J
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Japanese max defense: 6 - adjusted defense: 1 # F6 Q" s- j1 i' D f7 p7 m; I3 v# E
" p0 G) J) W$ ?9 J: ~Allied assault odds: 281 to 1 9 m) @8 [6 a+ f' {
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2 x( f. y3 K* g: |- yJapanese ground losses:
6 f! `" S) }0 Y, h I" p! B1572 casualties reported. `3 r7 ~5 Z* g9 c
Guns lost 75 R5 o/ z2 Y; ]4 K# h, s
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Allied ground losses:
8 ^) _( y( @ P# \7 [0 N) K2 casualties reported
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