AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/18/42
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. {+ C6 z- ]& Q7 B' ]; s1 INight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93" a4 i# }% K) Z$ u% D9 x% ^
+ v$ R3 ]8 A1 w. U+ SJapanese Ships2 [+ ?: _" S7 g- l+ [; D
CA Kumano% b: q" K, K0 l5 u; s
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 42, and is sunk
. V% A' ]& R6 yCA Furutaka, Shell hits 13 Y+ K/ L; ~" X3 Z( J2 \
CL Natori, Shell hits 1' [5 ~3 N+ q' A# F$ d6 z2 b5 w
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage0 m, k3 j- _0 p. o w
DD Natsugumo+ r; x& [, ^- u) c* K( P8 i$ r
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 1
. E; O+ V; c- M8 D1 M% }& `; \DD Yuzuki. Q8 d; _2 T# x" t
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Allied Ships% ?; C9 v( ?1 p
CA Portland, Shell hits 2, on fire
b4 G8 ~/ f( @* QCA Northampton
8 B6 f+ D' R( B3 oCA Houston, Torpedo hits 1
# X; ]4 \0 d# @CA Chester, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
7 |9 ]% n& D+ k DCA Louisville, Shell hits 12 D: |& d' D6 K% b
CA Chicago
! z2 R! i2 m4 @" E1 Q; ?. r. R* }CA Pensacola
& x. x& N! r# hCA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
) h( A5 C# S3 {CA Astoria
4 }$ R P" f% ?: }4 ] d) ~CA Minneapolis. K } j) ~ P( J1 [ g1 c
CA San Francisco
) G( O2 q& i6 E( W: n; WCA Australia, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage; z" e- }8 l& M5 P, L. E
CA Canberra# h1 l3 K |& k' X
CL Leander
9 m6 h% n$ Q' j' x9 R) y) FCL Achilles
1 v( A" h6 H( x8 `7 R/ p# SCL Perth2 ?+ ?, K1 k" ]; |0 t
CL Hobart) d/ w# w; z* f
CL Raleigh5 O( V- @4 |! O( C' X7 k
CL Detroit
& O( c+ ^4 G) b0 P7 \CL Concord5 z2 m9 n( a3 C
DD Cummings0 a' I9 o7 H6 m1 w
DD Case
5 `3 h$ s3 G8 X' oDD Shaw
8 M# x; K t' NDD Downes
* _$ a7 q" r3 C9 k) _DD Le Triomphant
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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D( M7 g/ a9 G' p! T6 `CA Kumano, Shell hits 10
% K( W. B4 W5 KCA Furutaka
5 d+ V/ H) \3 y S/ D% Y$ e2 FCL Natori, Shell hits 1
4 x$ r& R L# M5 vDD Maikaze, on fire, heavy damage% u8 T( d3 R9 a( M' H& A
DD Natsugumo
. D1 z5 j" a2 n/ a& ^& I U/ \8 LDD Ikazuchi
& g' q t9 g4 PDD Yuzuki
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+ d/ r/ e6 O7 {; dAllied Ships! h0 N9 W1 A' R, {
CA Portland, on fire0 G- I. M% S' r' _9 R3 _
CA Northampton
0 p+ T3 ] a ? \CA Houston
5 O4 \! O/ z; A$ X0 cCA Louisville
' b; m6 y& |1 Y# KCA Chicago2 I; f( L9 Z2 ]8 L) s
CA Pensacola- w' h! a3 t/ A# b! w3 @8 ]$ z
CA New Orleans
3 @* h7 j* o' @) W4 vCA Astoria
! y$ J7 ~+ S. s( U& x; [0 `CA Minneapolis l. S; W9 c) o* |$ N# F2 _2 W/ j
CA San Francisco
! t1 V" N$ D) V# \- u' t9 c: {# QCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage$ T* k7 v$ ?- ?" z( d
CA Canberra; D3 E7 n+ ~& t( i! x
CL Leander
, f6 Z. l, W2 d6 YCL Achilles9 c2 t5 x0 X4 j! t- n) [7 a8 a
CL Perth5 D# f. S% l: O9 x6 ? d
CL Hobart* m: g. i; h' |
CL Raleigh
) H4 T7 n, S# VCL Detroit7 z. X/ S6 N0 W0 g7 p" b
CL Concord6 V1 H9 ]0 |" F J2 N
DD Cummings) r; L. C* |7 D9 s: F8 K' v
DD Case
9 H+ ?/ P) z f% t* w3 Q ?0 dDD Shaw. J" d2 T4 H/ h! V! e, F
DD Downes
# U1 \6 ^: r/ a UDD Le Triomphant, h, g' o, X" v# N5 w9 f
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, d" c: p! T; {3 |& YCA Kumano, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
: n/ j- O- y* @+ U, mCA Furutaka, Shell hits 34, and is sunk
: [ o/ m1 S' h9 M; GCL Natori, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
, N; v( O$ R9 N. XDD Maikaze, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
) u- ?. w1 ]; B1 g1 F7 e9 I2 D0 sDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1) d; X. D4 Q' m$ E2 B
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 3, on fire
" U! z+ |3 ~" T( Q0 }/ gDD Yuzuki, Shell hits 6, and is sunk& ]0 x& u0 H- X- Z2 d" n
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Allied Ships
& R! D) Z6 m8 I/ U, MCA Portland, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
' v- g; |, O* Z8 [+ }. T7 @, w, mCA Northampton, Shell hits 1, on fire
" M" ?& X: z8 g% j4 r# mCA Houston, Shell hits 1
2 m! ?, K: Q8 ?: TCA Louisville# p" t" E6 d# y x- A
CA Chicago, Shell hits 29 I" I7 P' ~' I, e. \
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 41 h$ j" s& }. h& t
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 4
* ~. j% t+ o) w" f. I% ACA Astoria$ z7 d8 [1 H6 m, s, D" [
CA Minneapolis2 z, e2 ~+ f6 m7 M3 z4 s" s; F3 p
CA San Francisco+ P# h, E$ @- z2 x; F, }* C& s
CA Australia, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
! U" Y& p3 R: }( |3 F) PCA Canberra8 ~, V: H6 W. v3 q
CL Leander
- Q9 @3 t5 Q6 Z) a4 z8 ACL Achilles3 w, p3 o; C5 k; ~( o/ Q
CL Perth% s3 N( b( W/ q( s4 i, s
CL Hobart4 C8 m1 ]. \+ @% w& m3 ^: w1 G
CL Raleigh# |7 ]$ r }' s; I* F* s
CL Detroit
3 @. {) n5 }+ H% L5 F# X* A) FCL Concord
* q# W" N7 _2 X% V8 n0 aDD Cummings/ {$ r; o- {/ E) F
DD Case1 ]/ c. V+ q; {: K) g9 E
DD Shaw. p; I9 X3 q0 q! N' C
DD Downes- w: a& x6 T) i
DD Le Triomphant, |% F+ e# I% v2 `: l
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CA Kumano, Shell hits 33, on fire, heavy damage5 p j H C9 w: I: v
CL Natori, Shell hits 24, and is sunk) h4 y' B7 ]& }8 g3 t
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
! s! q! b' n: U; X) {1 RDD Ikazuchi, on fire4 S# N: j9 \/ v* b1 n; @
6 D0 p9 d) M3 f4 E/ z: WAllied Ships
3 N$ H& ~) D: w5 bCA Portland, on fire, heavy damage5 U [1 r% ]; t6 A: t+ t
CA Northampton, on fire
" q& g+ e. P3 R$ \4 C; BCA Houston' `: }! m4 ~; \# H4 w
CA Louisville
: `$ S. X4 z4 F, ZCA Chicago- ~% K5 g, G9 r1 k2 \& a% E3 r# s/ J
CA Pensacola7 V9 I ~4 B, W2 k/ S9 V( A! ^3 v
CA New Orleans% k9 ~; ?2 l p
CA Astoria
0 V, ~& ?" N; T( z0 Y" ?5 @9 lCA Minneapolis
; B7 G1 S4 R; B7 [$ nCA San Francisco
$ [3 _) o, F2 _. ^4 L, f2 A5 xCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage; q+ J7 n" A# [9 w$ Y8 y
CA Canberra
6 G3 ^3 ]* b. o2 q- @6 x) w8 ?CL Leander
$ [, b6 z; X! I* CCL Achilles
7 r! q) n7 O: e7 O+ b5 N+ VCL Perth
7 x0 q1 u Z5 z9 ^CL Hobart2 P8 {+ P! W% t$ Q: d
CL Raleigh
" h! }5 G% \8 s3 t" jCL Detroit
4 G) r* h; J- C# C: m# g8 WCL Concord
1 W5 s* z! ]7 q! M- ]* GDD Cummings9 u d8 h* [- U6 S
DD Case
% c& C5 ~( M l2 y# c1 uDD Shaw
" s; S- e- D; M% X9 m) G! x$ @DD Downes/ [& g8 ]) x% L8 U' [( _
DD Le Triomphant
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Japanese Ships. q# `0 n7 {4 u" S1 g% N6 @, a1 G
CA Kumano, Shell hits 29, and is sunk
8 Y5 ?8 |& |# _) ?; f$ jDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 35, and is sunk) Z& |! V% G p7 R4 Y
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 15, and is sunk; i: @& j' \2 ^# C q2 ~
5 Z2 {& C4 U. s1 cAllied Ships
1 O. x7 l7 M7 n( C3 ~ pCA Portland, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
( N* I1 G# _$ e* }: }; kCA Northampton, on fire! h2 P# k% T$ E& r- [' c
CA Houston
& j! u: |8 s$ \7 vCA Louisville' Q6 ^# e6 l/ ?! C2 M% H
CA Chicago
! z1 ~2 a3 {' Y# vCA Pensacola
: G+ ^% B- b; M, QCA New Orleans# ^7 x* F5 q2 J5 \% |: t
CA Astoria
3 K4 \$ ]! G# ?1 e- E( J7 JCA Minneapolis
0 E, E3 R H7 B1 y( ?0 kCA San Francisco7 @/ O7 j: ?( b% c8 z* P
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage1 I- f% D. ?1 d8 M( T" W+ H
CA Canberra. ^5 \& h# L4 T/ x7 X* @1 j; b- z2 W
CL Leander
4 p5 h# ]) I+ TCL Achilles# p! s& H# i' q Y, K
CL Perth4 J, Z* ]% n: U3 k9 @$ k- Y+ r
CL Hobart
. G6 l, F( |: v0 l& C) a' f0 UCL Raleigh
$ [& N. } q% s& l" m* o* |CL Detroit
a& {7 t# T4 Y% Z* g! i1 C E' mCL Concord
/ R, j/ e; o1 Y1 F' g6 G, H3 RDD Cummings
2 x! f+ [+ L3 d" d" T5 l6 |3 Q8 G3 QDD Case) S& Y/ v! n- y& \+ O* A/ V0 I! I/ h
DD Shaw+ h( O/ q# a* B% u* T/ ]
DD Downes
' ?% X9 y0 o. |/ L5 M# FDD Le Triomphant8 c# \' b) }3 ^+ _" V4 _% V( ~6 G
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Q) u: t& X; LJapanese aircraft* M: r. L1 e' c2 e$ z0 {" R! F
A6M2 Zero x 50
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2 I4 }' s' g. W& }, T6 ^8 XAllied aircraft
9 E: I9 B) g/ P2 ]% wF4F-4 Wildcat x 42
( J4 F5 i4 @9 V+ `. DSBD Dauntless x 44; R/ T/ b" ^/ }4 W/ l1 V/ P5 A
TBF Avenger x 16% ]- [9 K0 a# K# Q
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Japanese aircraft losses
/ c5 D k# n+ R8 ?& D" ?# P$ DA6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged
9 |/ C8 _* n2 X
5 J' s4 Z- \$ N, b- W4 q) cAllied aircraft losses# t6 w1 P# ^+ R" _! C
F4F-4 Wildcat: 27 destroyed
' w" Z- a7 T9 D$ ]- hSBD Dauntless: 13 destroyed, 17 damaged
! C6 l. @+ {) b/ O0 {TBF Avenger: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged
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) ]2 w- d( F6 gJapanese Ships
( f% X0 b5 d6 Z8 iCV Kaga, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
1 b! c' S9 c. k* \* ?CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire: {/ [) E) v$ _/ D& i1 z7 J: k
CV Shokaku
) O' v7 d/ H: E9 t% mCV Soryu- o I$ G. V$ I
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Japanese aircraft
$ B8 I8 U! i* q+ D, u( `A6M2 Zero x 19. v: r" q' I; H" h: _; G3 J
5 t7 \( h* S3 J3 yAllied aircraft6 e7 U d. X+ I; m
F4F-4 Wildcat x 19, l2 G! w) x9 R0 d( Q& M
SBD Dauntless x 14+ { E4 B4 O" v& W3 F
TBF Avenger x 6) T) y* O2 N+ N/ t8 k, ~ y) s
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Japanese aircraft losses! V. l2 Z! d* V! Q% A9 h3 _% V' @
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed. x( s" G- X' u2 }7 V
: B+ y8 W0 y) ?! n4 aAllied aircraft losses; w, y" i, s! B* q5 \: Z6 p/ }
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed" T6 r/ k/ K# _6 s% Q9 i* }& _
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged
6 d. K* a9 e8 n8 B( z5 |) H' }' c# LTBF Avenger: 6 damaged
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Japanese Ships" c9 x; f2 H3 I4 K
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage& g9 z$ ?) @% H7 m, F% R; t) o9 D
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 22 \7 z1 ]* P0 i( ?
CA Tone
9 ]! V# X. P2 y" `CV Soryu, Bomb hits 1 E' v* J& R/ S8 Y6 K8 s7 X
CV Hiryu, on fire
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* I, a) b7 ?( ?/ S4 w. YJapanese aircraft
$ v) E* b" x d/ k ]- mA6M2 Zero x 17& u( H+ F4 O: O+ C8 J! D. ~
* b* V! }4 z z yAllied aircraft$ W5 W2 z1 }) _9 f* f6 K
F4F-4 Wildcat x 240 J8 e+ L7 m5 F# e6 u
SBD Dauntless x 27' B6 `: {3 _% _2 p9 z
TBF Avenger x 7
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$ S- b9 ^' U% c* t' j O6 _, p2 wJapanese aircraft losses% j7 n4 U4 D/ K0 D6 Y
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
2 D' A# `. G- G # O- q) M* f- ]' ~
Allied aircraft losses/ D, v9 C$ D5 F# D8 F/ C
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed
: w) n5 y- z( r6 A! s) PSBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged
! m$ K& B' O. f/ Q4 i; xTBF Avenger: 5 damaged, T6 Q4 x% N5 m8 v2 C) x
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Japanese Ships
! L# f0 ?# |- t0 a5 [' ^CV Shokaku# L( E7 k1 u; c+ q' l% |
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 2, on fire+ R0 X* ]% a* ^# v+ k
CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
# Q& K1 a1 }! G! O4 b8 f) Q( [CV Soryu/ Y t7 B5 y5 h& L) k |# Z. Y
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1
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Japanese aircraft6 T7 L5 S" ~+ E2 G# o6 S0 x
A6M2 Zero x 15
2 ?1 a4 O3 w8 T; z* t1 Y$ R% i o( r
+ C0 D( w, X( V, \% |! ?& \Allied aircraft9 ~6 m7 }0 \* u
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
/ E& w/ f* x; iSBD Dauntless x 18; L2 n* w7 U& R
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Japanese aircraft losses
9 I) Z( T! o) W" ?A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
1 q' o& Y; _2 e6 M( U4 d' y
6 T+ n. t# B$ ^* P/ R* L- mAllied aircraft losses
. Q( |, s: E' x2 _F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed' \6 H6 E0 R( K7 ?
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged0 y( n8 D' N6 e" B+ W/ Y- X: H
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Japanese Ships
4 x1 x8 C9 {; Y0 UCV Soryu, Bomb hits 1
1 ]" e$ {* L) T$ E% mCV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
+ |: G) f) i9 Z1 G( S' DCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
& D& \2 [- `0 D+ ~CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage/ f& R6 H1 g9 N+ f. N9 O5 F
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, e$ q& |& A1 Y$ N p+ b; {A6M2 Zero x 12
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0 f4 T# U" G7 B) _3 _Allied aircraft
+ _- C, l6 }9 Z/ U/ f) C: tF4F-4 Wildcat x 10+ v" x* }% U0 b2 w* H+ `
SBD Dauntless x 9* Y; v0 S9 t' A4 L2 `7 o
TBF Avenger x 16
' {, D* k% O, B% L* ?& C6 P) m4 e # }- l( I/ l& h' h) x
Japanese aircraft losses
1 c) O2 t6 X! nA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed/ ~( a# ~5 Q! j) V% ?+ G
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Allied aircraft losses
& M( O. B/ }) G7 tF4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed. e2 N- \/ z' d) l( w. m& _
SBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
* o0 `! x+ |% d0 \! dTBF Avenger: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged' M& S' y0 y; t/ U: `
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CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage7 V4 v& ?6 K8 X+ [
CV Hiryu, on fire
* ~# ?$ J Y" m" }5 ~9 N+ r0 gCA Chikuma
. P0 [/ ^( O! ~$ A/ Q1 hCV Soryu
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Japanese aircraft
; A5 ~5 ]* H6 HA6M2 Zero x 36" k5 z1 d! f- c
D3A Val x 903 H/ }7 _: t7 d- X
B5N Kate x 66
2 a& [; U5 P. A: V, G) U - L. I3 b! Z6 ]5 W# B" w5 s. b
Allied aircraft, _; [2 N v9 P8 V: u8 {4 _
F4F-4 Wildcat x 108, u; i9 ~* p2 \7 ^
P-40E Warhawk x 45
, p# n! F/ P0 \) Z5 l- GP-38G Lightning x 2
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3 m' K& ^. e' S7 S1 VJapanese aircraft losses
0 ^1 k* h( n) K5 P7 T3 yA6M2 Zero: 26 destroyed' D# E% V: i7 t7 O I4 k5 \0 F& v
D3A Val: 50 destroyed A" h+ i, E. N) u. Y8 H
B5N Kate: 42 destroyed
0 V; F) ], H" J8 u/ M 4 R, c' _8 {$ ] p+ [- p: }
Allied aircraft losses
1 n0 @9 X7 F( P' [F4F-4 Wildcat: 41 destroyed, 14 damaged
* {" B- ?" I" m7 @8 h3 _% X7 ^P-40E Warhawk: 27 destroyed
# h+ M4 f/ P8 g8 g8 |* FP-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed$ Z( I5 e* e8 @! n$ H
# U4 l+ U1 L3 A, S0 zAllied Ships
, W; K* d ?+ `2 v# e7 mCV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1& f: u/ w5 y4 g. Z( z- A: I5 d
CV Hornet, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
* s: [, m1 u' w9 SCV Wasp, Bomb hits 2, on fire0 o' L2 G1 I% s" R% F
DD Benham, Bomb hits 1, on fire4 u" ~6 o% \& t' U
CV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1, on fire2 ^3 Y* R* |' ~% h9 i3 _
CV Yorktown
7 x5 c c4 R4 U+ A6 J8 ?* SCV Saratoga
5 h+ P8 b6 [& ]+ `5 SCL Honolulu$ D" p0 C0 K1 O1 b% s4 v. t6 V2 U
CL St. Louis, Bomb hits 2( y( Z6 Q( m* _2 X
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6 `6 c6 q. `/ j! {2 TB-25C Mitchell x 33 N7 }% _, X% Y3 e
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1 ^' h8 L6 D; j/ ]% G& x% z& h+ |" yCV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet% `- D. v* H/ v% t0 [' q1 q. W
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, }# ]; N# `6 Z9 T, x: |F4F-4 Wildcat x 21" _" I+ t6 k% b6 ] T* P
SBD Dauntless x 90) _3 P) R. [4 \" }' Q. E" l
TBF Avenger x 33$ ]# _1 G9 e& R+ `2 r- G) V
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Japanese Ships
8 L* x$ r. ~$ m" P1 LCA Chikuma
& z. L4 P# ~, ECV Hiryu, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
* Z7 `2 e H7 G0 qCV Soryu, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
8 m |3 R% N% d! `1 NCA Tone, Bomb hits 1
- C+ b" u6 G" x0 A% H, uDD Ariake, Bomb hits 1, on fire
- j q i ^5 S+ ECA Aoba, Bomb hits 2
! {3 B0 {/ T* o7 nCL Tama
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B-25C Mitchell x 20
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! }: ~7 ?& N, O7 PCV Soryu, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
+ C. ~# n8 j: p( vCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage( U( f" J/ k' u, |% j7 c( O
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Ground combat at Shortlands( C5 a& i$ N! ~3 i
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Allied Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 13678 troops, 150 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 322
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1 ^) A: z0 C( N' G* vDefending force 1457 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10' @% T9 h9 T3 |; k; }
! Y& J' Y! C F( C: W, q) D eAllied max assault: 314 - adjusted assault: 281 ; O5 U9 ]+ f5 s) L
$ j D1 h( g6 X gJapanese max defense: 6 - adjusted defense: 1 6 g0 E C2 C8 u8 d' G/ N
8 G' m( r/ z$ g* B. x; oAllied assault odds: 281 to 1 , j- d( c4 W+ D3 ]6 ?# y+ U0 S
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Japanese ground losses:7 n* l' ]$ t# k h
1572 casualties reported
X) h. _# \/ I2 o! }Guns lost 7+ m; O1 p8 B. S4 k
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