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3 q$ R1 S% j* ^; V6 u2 \* \Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93( A' Y( k0 T4 L: C
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Japanese Ships
/ y# g, {+ c& t3 r8 D8 @/ F- i( O/ PCA Kumano
: Z" X. H# n/ ?0 _9 t8 ZCA Kinugasa, Shell hits 42, and is sunk
: ^+ h4 j# l; OCA Furutaka, Shell hits 1
" d. ?" E% R4 |' e. eCL Natori, Shell hits 1
4 _# C& @3 v4 I# t2 r: mDD Maikaze, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage- M4 Z3 R' q) c ^( x. r
DD Natsugumo# a4 v$ Z) F1 w1 t0 C! x! b
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 1
9 N& i9 T0 M& p# y# }DD Yuzuki
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2 m5 f- k5 K( z- u' G2 Y! CAllied Ships9 t& y: b. t& v7 u5 N% V) \
CA Portland, Shell hits 2, on fire
1 ~' f9 s( N5 {$ a/ @. X$ iCA Northampton
, ?, M. m r( m. e) B9 g1 S0 G4 ZCA Houston, Torpedo hits 1
, O0 i! \9 o( fCA Chester, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk+ S5 E! d% r5 `7 ~
CA Louisville, Shell hits 1
2 X: Y6 @ h6 r: G$ ^/ [3 {8 nCA Chicago
7 O T3 t3 A6 K& P7 R% c0 ICA Pensacola
8 N; s% _, D e& d1 zCA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1% W4 W3 U; u/ B) M& T0 w7 t
CA Astoria, b3 h, j8 X' \7 @7 V; z( b
CA Minneapolis
5 v% {# [8 d: U7 t, |1 [CA San Francisco
/ F/ I \8 j, R8 g8 S! R& GCA Australia, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
) V% v4 ^& S! Q- t: ~! V1 @CA Canberra
8 j( w) ]6 [) `! v6 l/ wCL Leander) \) Z# R. Y) p. l# J9 u& |1 F
CL Achilles6 t/ `& n9 }& x
CL Perth
p8 ?. D' C* m! eCL Hobart
3 B; R. j' x% a7 O9 |% SCL Raleigh6 A7 y. v! K6 B4 T: K% h* @
CL Detroit7 v- @: m6 [6 R) n
CL Concord
# i l2 w8 ^6 f; E. hDD Cummings
& i' J0 [5 M% W" o* H1 zDD Case
( E x7 b, G/ z- t& ODD Shaw
8 U) q; h: `+ h# w4 n2 l( zDD Downes
" _# ~$ Q2 i- v! CDD Le Triomphant$ T% p! N5 r w$ P( W3 |; d
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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Japanese Ships
5 @3 b, J* m; e& ~$ s7 WCA Kumano, Shell hits 10 |7 v- F, D$ ]3 l" B% I# H5 H
CA Furutaka( u4 w4 o5 T7 R; W, n2 t
CL Natori, Shell hits 1
A" _6 u4 [$ P5 FDD Maikaze, on fire, heavy damage
) t$ v7 P) A$ {& kDD Natsugumo
) z) s {! x4 z7 G2 ^DD Ikazuchi. Y" F; Q3 e: A% _' M- a; u
DD Yuzuki
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Allied Ships$ X+ V# g8 z2 n: p
CA Portland, on fire
0 Z% C, \2 ~% v' qCA Northampton
$ M$ j& {! P3 TCA Houston- J% g" C' }/ T; _' g
CA Louisville0 T1 q1 b: o. u( E, \3 O y
CA Chicago+ l' ^, T3 @& K+ n( B N
CA Pensacola
?3 p5 `$ I# D: I& B ^CA New Orleans
0 n; J- A2 V7 w: A' YCA Astoria
5 R i+ \. f, _# T9 |CA Minneapolis; `. z4 m6 A! w. {% T% Y
CA San Francisco9 Y5 }8 Q* U7 s5 B
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage3 G6 g4 @( |# ~( O) y }& X- l
CA Canberra
7 D, i* ?% ~/ S! gCL Leander
6 @( d1 x+ U, h# c _+ P- t4 ^$ GCL Achilles
u% V0 h9 l% \CL Perth
6 W! s7 w0 Q* Z" g, gCL Hobart& q, d& r3 @# E% v3 H, \. U5 L
CL Raleigh
- X: e' y" C! v+ z4 [/ H- [1 ~CL Detroit
. V5 c0 {( c: c+ Y! i8 LCL Concord9 }+ m4 s D5 e
DD Cummings; R5 {4 _2 a3 L7 W* F/ P5 ]
DD Case# m2 z" b5 `; a5 ?4 e; K
DD Shaw
0 W9 v b" \ I) q" V# [1 G% bDD Downes" t, P* F2 {* \; P% \0 D# S
DD Le Triomphant
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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Japanese Ships$ }5 J/ j, [4 M) I9 r2 [
CA Kumano, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage) s& [) C# ]1 R# }; i
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 34, and is sunk) \4 A/ D6 I, k7 L4 G8 T( _
CL Natori, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
$ O x% v; ~0 \6 n5 ~% W! oDD Maikaze, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
?) m* d% }; L) RDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1) k) X, ?8 d l+ `6 |8 r0 R
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 3, on fire
! C) e7 a( h) }8 W$ SDD Yuzuki, Shell hits 6, and is sunk" T/ J6 ]' T1 ?5 G v: d8 m
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Allied Ships8 S9 }7 @# p7 {1 I
CA Portland, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage7 p) |5 p. B* p
CA Northampton, Shell hits 1, on fire
q! c, z( l$ UCA Houston, Shell hits 1* H+ Y2 `+ U x" C2 ]
CA Louisville
( q e" ^- \6 _3 c4 l0 G! m, {CA Chicago, Shell hits 25 N5 V7 \* L6 M# ^4 K5 ~3 T
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 4- N' J. w+ U% k% ~2 q/ ^9 o* u
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 4& W5 I" N# z9 `8 w; b
CA Astoria, ~5 u5 P) c. L0 u& B$ `
CA Minneapolis
$ N. H3 z8 q' Y0 c5 TCA San Francisco
: _$ V. a4 P! h4 aCA Australia, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
9 B9 B) z) m/ M/ CCA Canberra
4 }5 P5 U+ f2 v4 N$ KCL Leander6 F# M" i1 D0 w7 ?, c& F9 p- m
CL Achilles
* w0 e3 `% e9 p) T8 SCL Perth; p0 Y# G' Q+ U/ N6 Q0 F1 Y
CL Hobart
' |* S: C# B4 {2 k6 WCL Raleigh
; o# Q8 r+ q, k# i1 wCL Detroit" ]: f/ h8 X5 S p% @5 V
CL Concord
1 u7 ]& k0 k4 A! LDD Cummings
h. s4 p& r9 j# r" c& H9 BDD Case
' r( ?& w( l9 h& ^2 _DD Shaw* I) {- a8 A: Q) D3 c* M9 k1 z L2 {
DD Downes
- b8 K* U/ q9 s! R& c( s' A" FDD Le Triomphant
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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Japanese Ships# J6 { x* a3 M5 A
CA Kumano, Shell hits 33, on fire, heavy damage, r! N/ P' h4 M$ }6 }7 i1 I$ L
CL Natori, Shell hits 24, and is sunk* h9 \" i5 s0 z# i' H: q
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1: l+ t9 F/ l- E4 }* _# \
DD Ikazuchi, on fire
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0 L3 W/ S# `! jAllied Ships
( ^+ Y% n) E8 hCA Portland, on fire, heavy damage
4 `- {& ]# s9 x. cCA Northampton, on fire
. d2 U' s2 F8 [, \2 {/ [CA Houston
5 i9 o- D! [% K8 Z6 X7 E! xCA Louisville
7 s W9 O/ ?- N2 E# [; b/ tCA Chicago
' K% I# J- [) I- Y# p% `7 t1 u( LCA Pensacola
1 `7 n" M+ |+ i! M+ KCA New Orleans4 g' ?+ S5 { f& j
CA Astoria
7 e* t; E, [+ F0 jCA Minneapolis
1 c6 g( o c8 j; Z# t/ c, ICA San Francisco" g$ M/ q$ W4 x- p+ u
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage. x9 S; m) S7 M
CA Canberra x: J7 _, H+ U2 [ B
CL Leander
- Y2 R l |# hCL Achilles
* i3 w" }6 m# MCL Perth' E, k" S: L+ _) N
CL Hobart
- I) w0 q3 i( iCL Raleigh
$ G. d1 n! o0 ] e6 Q3 hCL Detroit
6 {& R. B5 Y' H" {7 u! t; Z+ FCL Concord" V# V. j- w1 U _+ F% U
DD Cummings
1 X- f5 { U& ~- G+ h" DDD Case8 f; N3 K% b& X$ f$ j
DD Shaw
6 e9 \: S, h0 H( X% a0 h4 Y7 ADD Downes/ o( N7 N& n; o1 P& B4 H4 z
DD Le Triomphant, v3 w# x6 q9 F4 w% B) ?8 g
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,931 v' |. g" C$ P/ a7 {: W) ?
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Japanese Ships) H" w+ f& [ ^. {0 B# J. M
CA Kumano, Shell hits 29, and is sunk
4 O: f, U0 b( n) f! o7 H1 SDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 35, and is sunk
, _: F/ g3 o6 ? e/ w7 o kDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 15, and is sunk% O* S: ]7 g6 j' J. v
3 i) O0 g, v1 s) v' t7 GAllied Ships: d9 T6 D+ f% w) Q+ a. v
CA Portland, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage" Q6 U" |: U% G' r0 ~# J6 u$ b
CA Northampton, on fire
0 x6 N, _" x4 V) {5 _CA Houston6 b0 l$ ^! y3 S4 H
CA Louisville7 w; e( Y5 P3 V- ^: H
CA Chicago% U) q% W* Q( U K) ]
CA Pensacola* ?" M4 v; I9 [3 X2 z
CA New Orleans
1 [8 T+ ]4 r2 l x+ M4 ]; a8 pCA Astoria
+ y+ y3 t3 n3 f' y `5 a& XCA Minneapolis4 f; P2 b* i8 @
CA San Francisco
3 q* r1 T/ M* M# N( e6 r# t, wCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage; k4 t3 E4 i F% ?
CA Canberra2 h7 Q; F+ D. w: m
CL Leander
9 A* I; x' V K/ R/ MCL Achilles* W8 ?( U4 c" b1 x
CL Perth+ B8 S1 O/ s8 n l8 C
CL Hobart
+ j/ E- e% W* Z2 t ~CL Raleigh$ ?# A: x+ f7 ?& @
CL Detroit
/ @1 d3 l5 M; V% J9 ~9 sCL Concord
2 U T2 L2 }2 s" b; ^9 T8 B& |DD Cummings
+ C* L+ U9 }( h# {0 D Q4 sDD Case) C- Y- u6 `) u! D' o
DD Shaw0 S. u, v) C) R% I
DD Downes
) k; y' U. A" A0 C, {! `+ r# TDD Le Triomphant# K4 m3 w2 A" S+ }
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- a' C+ M9 J1 [1 PDay Air attack on TF at 61,910 \( X& T: Q$ [; }. | T
+ A8 M- V' m- n' }' ~% J: tJapanese aircraft$ i7 z" D+ D9 g1 s1 ~
A6M2 Zero x 50/ A7 c3 R t, F" _/ N8 W" H
* _) W# P5 b H5 V8 qAllied aircraft
) _7 j1 ] z% c3 u" ^1 YF4F-4 Wildcat x 425 G$ {% I0 M) m! h8 P8 c( V3 X
SBD Dauntless x 44
; w* I) C! X9 b9 Z: K, J# d R3 aTBF Avenger x 168 P6 T9 c+ b2 \# Z! O( T
2 _8 [7 Q9 w/ GJapanese aircraft losses
! R: B% X4 G$ g- A: `A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged
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/ @6 |' |2 a0 Q5 d7 L8 AAllied aircraft losses
) U- h3 Z; i \; MF4F-4 Wildcat: 27 destroyed
5 S/ }5 V7 T/ D# U/ u9 q3 xSBD Dauntless: 13 destroyed, 17 damaged: K+ j7 [: _! K. Z2 F6 |* h
TBF Avenger: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged
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8 F9 X# ]0 d9 EJapanese Ships" t+ v' }7 f% f+ O/ ~! q2 } \5 ]- H
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage2 P+ ]1 D& J0 b- p+ w3 ^7 J" }, T$ A
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire: h5 e* Q% y% b d' O
CV Shokaku
9 d! m7 m% x5 S3 Q% f2 r. t6 FCV Soryu
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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Japanese aircraft. l9 A# Z6 ] N- |2 S
A6M2 Zero x 19; w8 ]/ \' p# a
2 C% C5 Q; k) l* u/ ~" kAllied aircraft; C" M' J! M0 k% w4 a1 H( @
F4F-4 Wildcat x 199 X% T( s; y" C/ y
SBD Dauntless x 142 h* b: g' z) f4 `1 U
TBF Avenger x 6 D* e) d' S$ B6 z4 E+ m( A8 v
5 G( t6 u5 y- j7 x% AJapanese aircraft losses
5 f' v0 E' t5 g, u# ^6 yA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed+ ~, d4 B& Q F P' ~: N8 t
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Allied aircraft losses
7 X0 y7 W" l2 z; x- @0 C5 GF4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed
* G; T' g2 t' S9 V, S# pSBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged7 h- `$ u$ N+ c% b9 o
TBF Avenger: 6 damaged$ d9 t+ Y5 Y4 e5 l' |7 d
" m. Q* M5 l1 a- N: p5 tJapanese Ships4 H D& F; b( ? r$ ]" g G) E
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
# V2 H. N2 W* M. E* [1 fCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2: C. k' K( M2 n* m- y' s; y/ }
CA Tone' ^5 ^. k2 E. i, Y% X9 T6 n# B
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 1; B% \1 e: b, g
CV Hiryu, on fire2 p( ?5 [7 n8 e R6 v
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91( R6 _3 z# t7 ?9 @) c X8 S v
7 g" _ ^3 D K8 }0 z! ZJapanese aircraft$ o F6 p7 \& u* J
A6M2 Zero x 17$ K/ K# L, v. V) z
. h8 P7 K9 R/ e. f8 K/ ^0 x7 t+ j
Allied aircraft
3 F6 @; ]7 C* ]) B+ _. uF4F-4 Wildcat x 24
* Z% ]0 O, N7 R5 c! j; @SBD Dauntless x 27" b+ M$ V0 w0 ]& s, n' p' |
TBF Avenger x 7( F2 X2 {4 g5 L" T% K& }7 G/ a3 @
2 Q; ~& @& V+ m% r- \4 {
Japanese aircraft losses
D* }( ]* `! X( {" R. wA6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
6 r) ]/ k- R! v" F
" T& ]; B2 p) ^) zAllied aircraft losses8 z1 B, M6 D7 S% U& X8 Y
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed
3 x9 {" o( D9 X; V" F$ KSBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged
g+ h; E/ F: Y% ZTBF Avenger: 5 damaged
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8 k. E# M( \8 OJapanese Ships
4 t% J1 \0 S. ~2 OCV Shokaku
/ @- v. ?9 {0 `) o1 g1 b5 z7 HCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 2, on fire
0 F7 O+ X% M$ j/ nCV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage; \6 g! q9 _# r' ~/ Y; E
CV Soryu
4 D) l% N% d( yCA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1" p5 x$ b n( O8 W: C; g
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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Japanese aircraft
+ [5 ^6 z# k O6 RA6M2 Zero x 151 b2 _; W+ S K. R/ ^7 G$ Z
! n2 m+ i3 S, M6 KAllied aircraft
4 T9 K4 x& ` w9 T" FF4F-4 Wildcat x 8! c6 t% K5 @+ o* y/ B0 E: {
SBD Dauntless x 18
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Japanese aircraft losses
4 f- P* `& u( r$ ~& e2 j$ DA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed4 \9 h' }/ E- F5 e
9 u, r7 w2 z7 B6 c% U$ yAllied aircraft losses" |- y G1 D9 L% f Y& A% L% c! G6 B
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
% A: m9 w) ^: H. O: O6 pSBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged, k7 G, I; E/ I1 I( e' C9 c
' N( e* V# U$ z0 }; X' M: mJapanese Ships
, b2 T! P8 E# u& n4 g. ~/ G+ i1 dCV Soryu, Bomb hits 1$ u- h' p5 O; ?
CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
* p+ y2 a- y5 H/ l; E+ f: SCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
, ?1 Z) l2 w( O6 c+ ^' y/ aCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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$ K/ K G* ^! f8 h! I! u2 \Japanese aircraft
, Z+ Q) _, y; q! M5 \! P9 P# LA6M2 Zero x 12
' @1 G/ |/ T- ]( h- E 3 P9 ~/ y3 ]" y3 y, H1 ]
Allied aircraft
8 L* c0 |1 ? t1 t5 T6 t- _F4F-4 Wildcat x 10
( A5 {* O. @: S( m; QSBD Dauntless x 96 p. _7 G& p7 l s! p3 G
TBF Avenger x 16
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% K( F/ V' V! G7 O2 aJapanese aircraft losses
7 X; k3 A9 c1 I6 {' i3 v0 h9 t: G+ SA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
8 i, U7 e# q& S* J& U$ k; m+ R$ v8 z : j- k2 S; h" i9 o* I! D6 c$ u
Allied aircraft losses8 y+ R9 S) x; w/ z# P1 o
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
Y! l3 g1 w$ sSBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged$ t" w; W8 E9 a5 ~! J/ @$ z
TBF Avenger: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged0 P9 }% J: o1 z
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Japanese Ships
. n: Z G- S2 v7 t/ M8 a* cCV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage( I4 F: m. O7 ^8 Y2 j$ E3 e. v
CV Hiryu, on fire
# I. T7 }( x0 B# b' B# MCA Chikuma
" Y- [! C7 q5 v9 uCV Soryu3 X: D! Q4 r5 r% p8 X* N; J* h
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Japanese aircraft
7 Z! N) \# k/ W) B0 q) r( }* NA6M2 Zero x 36# V0 G) j: F& H$ f( V8 I
D3A Val x 90+ p/ T8 P: q# p( w5 P0 Q8 T
B5N Kate x 66
' ?. x7 |" c0 B7 Z
3 v. Z! y M3 w% TAllied aircraft3 J. Z1 }9 a, _
F4F-4 Wildcat x 108
+ ~. B, p* \+ i( DP-40E Warhawk x 45
{$ Y3 I! W* ~& \# JP-38G Lightning x 2" O/ U& O9 B% ]3 M: k' Q3 x9 I9 U; R
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Japanese aircraft losses
) { _1 @3 w1 _* s9 s H/ yA6M2 Zero: 26 destroyed
6 }1 \. I: c" U8 n: G2 R2 t9 pD3A Val: 50 destroyed
, z0 o8 v3 M x' m Y( ]$ V' qB5N Kate: 42 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
7 j: n7 E a' ~( bF4F-4 Wildcat: 41 destroyed, 14 damaged4 W6 _, K8 E/ Z! W1 B+ S! k$ ?
P-40E Warhawk: 27 destroyed
. G- h( v& q9 q( m, O# I1 hP-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed
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( o9 ]7 E0 h2 [% ?3 X5 E5 c, Z' O- cAllied Ships5 m( a' }4 O2 f/ P2 e
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1
& k: i% D" X; v. [8 b# DCV Hornet, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire2 V/ X1 A0 ^& h8 Z; |) k* i2 y
CV Wasp, Bomb hits 2, on fire
9 L0 C( P; n* F: e% y* HDD Benham, Bomb hits 1, on fire
6 N/ T* j! I& g" g4 l5 RCV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, ]; R' [( h- W& P
CV Yorktown
' W* b" p' v7 n7 |4 b) o' O8 nCV Saratoga
?. j8 Y- G0 T, F5 R/ S8 YCL Honolulu
2 Q! v% g# N" a% q3 C8 m2 _CL St. Louis, Bomb hits 2
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Allied aircraft
; C0 _1 H9 Q' v7 J, t/ U% X5 h0 OB-25C Mitchell x 3! P M& y0 j! f
+ G8 G. v' {4 F uNo Allied losses
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5 M4 J" s: g" `, U& W4 V0 OJapanese Ships2 W6 o9 f, c9 D( t6 L0 t+ b
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage- ?8 g. m+ {) [3 A5 Q
' I4 k8 ~0 m; l7 e+ ^7 eAircraft Attacking:
( ^9 R# v' ]/ G% z6 P 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
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* B* @) S, Y. Z0 HDay Air attack on TF at 61,91
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: N U3 p; _' W9 t! TAllied aircraft4 M9 e' C2 j$ w4 H/ C
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
6 h* u% U2 Z8 {SBD Dauntless x 90
; w+ C8 O/ t% v( J8 |TBF Avenger x 33
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Japanese Ships# L! E6 J# |) |7 |& n/ n' I: r9 h
CA Chikuma$ g5 t- R `* a
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage [1 Y. s6 I# I# y8 y
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage& p% W3 g7 c4 a6 L2 R: {, h; [
CA Tone, Bomb hits 1+ ~) @2 [! z7 J/ ^7 c
DD Ariake, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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) B3 ~5 B% y; rDay Air attack on TF at 61,91
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B-25C Mitchell x 20) w( C0 Y3 a" A) i
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CV Soryu, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage. t/ e8 d3 f+ |( d
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
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* K3 j: u6 D1 s; l- e* PGround combat at Shortlands
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Allied Deliberate attack2 p- b% ~. S/ O' l
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Attacking force 13678 troops, 150 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 322" M/ u o9 T ^; r
4 n# |2 O) Y. E; K2 d" iDefending 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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% A# l+ E1 u Y% \6 KJapanese max defense: 6 - adjusted defense: 1 j9 p& A7 E% L$ `* a
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Allied assault odds: 281 to 1
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Japanese ground losses:
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2 P$ T) b; p$ o. }0 N( M3 V$ ^Guns lost 7
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Allied ground losses:4 e% q+ O0 z4 O0 m
2 casualties reported
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