AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/18/42
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" o, `* H! d! R3 d: _Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93# T& C; W* |: @0 h9 O K7 N
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Japanese Ships9 w" I0 f$ o, B1 I) r, s) i
CA Kumano. z7 S7 f+ e/ ]# e
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 42, and is sunk2 W R( a" U* |- y9 m, D& v5 O" A- ?
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 10 v5 B) g) J' e
CL Natori, Shell hits 1+ F# Y3 f2 p8 M4 F8 q( Q
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage& U! c. }; x* u# t7 V3 m
DD Natsugumo
R7 N+ B/ J0 w& ]" uDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 1
. o$ n9 s, B( U& m- xDD Yuzuki
5 U8 B7 M f+ K8 i! V
3 g8 R/ g, |1 ]5 uAllied Ships
3 c M: p6 a' d/ TCA Portland, Shell hits 2, on fire2 Q$ `3 ^+ e+ v% F9 C& j
CA Northampton
; ~( E" z" W) _( y& d; l/ NCA Houston, Torpedo hits 1
5 W1 _2 t! i: G6 o! o: rCA Chester, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
& r# r7 J) \; A7 R# pCA Louisville, Shell hits 1
* S1 w! v+ X6 c. `" `CA Chicago' v2 p4 t# ^! h$ j+ v
CA Pensacola* W. H: ~8 c0 Z
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
1 a% Q+ r: J( Q6 t0 T# d# A X3 kCA Astoria
+ w7 s3 V/ B" oCA Minneapolis x; X8 j/ d/ m( V
CA San Francisco
6 m( k/ `: @+ P# T4 j9 J9 OCA Australia, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage2 G" T: c0 D/ `/ c" X8 D
CA Canberra
& l R }+ n2 ?; C( yCL Leander
8 I/ k( |+ X' R$ C( LCL Achilles/ t# x7 U. {4 O; ]3 y" _
CL Perth" c* a% h; S# y. C/ i" l( G: o; T
CL Hobart
, q2 g4 t4 v4 s' ~0 Q3 @8 `CL Raleigh1 w1 C4 N* e* _) E& e' v
CL Detroit3 L, F8 I% D& r
CL Concord) ], ?$ F& l3 |6 h! |
DD Cummings
$ [+ }. J3 w+ hDD Case5 P! r7 v- U3 c
DD Shaw/ n% ~3 K4 {, |" M0 k) L
DD Downes, _0 c! |' Q# r6 C1 A, L5 A
DD Le Triomphant* d( a' I. i' F. G9 }
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2 e+ ^! d8 a' E$ VNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93( n* v& n- G8 _
; q' j9 M: ^6 ^& G4 v3 {Japanese Ships$ H1 {, y: k' s! q% O
CA Kumano, Shell hits 10
^& {. u, N. m8 q& jCA Furutaka, B3 K: x1 G( |) l
CL Natori, Shell hits 1
+ y: m$ A; h4 Y* c# }DD Maikaze, on fire, heavy damage& T9 B2 n% o" U9 [9 e7 a
DD Natsugumo) R8 T8 R9 x/ g( _" y1 n
DD Ikazuchi; ^$ H6 g% h7 z5 {/ E
DD Yuzuki& \' d. ~6 [ R' w# Q
' `/ A* w" d+ V5 z' {$ K+ [Allied Ships
) d! K1 m% O3 F0 nCA Portland, on fire% N1 H; o5 S J( i
CA Northampton- X" F9 h! }+ \* k7 {( R
CA Houston
4 W2 B" K. p; G' X# N4 f- c6 A- tCA Louisville
# D m ?' s4 f* Q, @( P. RCA Chicago6 o/ M( f" q4 E9 X4 o# d4 q
CA Pensacola
- l+ d- J4 z' ]3 ?: ~CA New Orleans0 W7 U4 q. h: c' z8 g4 O- a2 P
CA Astoria
% P3 ?1 X0 \& QCA Minneapolis
: c# o+ K) A' E& J: O; FCA San Francisco
4 x0 T8 o% p+ M% j% H1 ZCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
3 G. O9 J1 V+ V$ n! K7 g- `CA Canberra
0 Y9 Y$ i* o6 k+ O/ YCL Leander
R% Y! m& k3 E3 _CL Achilles
3 f6 F& z, c8 `CL Perth
5 r# _2 c0 c5 h0 u. _CL Hobart
! G' C2 ?; C) v0 v9 OCL Raleigh
0 i2 Q- P; o! o% @1 L% M: N$ D) m% f# {' _CL Detroit9 o) K, D* I: f w9 z9 P
CL Concord
; \8 c3 I' g9 d/ mDD Cummings
; ^, e0 z& v3 g9 G# m' hDD Case
0 h/ n' _1 R. w: f, GDD Shaw
5 k& z* R! x k- Y0 C0 uDD Downes1 _- b' I: I- t/ m
DD Le Triomphant
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,938 i) g( W; e, {5 H
7 o- ^/ I& d3 S( S. e5 \7 W. i9 x2 R8 oJapanese Ships" [( H7 S+ |6 ?1 g: ~
CA Kumano, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
- r& V& Y1 A" p$ q t7 ]& eCA Furutaka, Shell hits 34, and is sunk/ b6 n4 H% h& H3 u8 l, _8 O# C
CL Natori, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage5 Q' }! e! l4 e i
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 14, and is sunk: E {+ N, c8 H- Z9 |; q
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1. p0 B: Z1 `7 F9 w( P6 J
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 3, on fire7 I# m, H( Q; l( N D/ h
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
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Allied Ships
( L( Y3 a- z5 a+ oCA Portland, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage6 h4 X% C6 Q; z K" i
CA Northampton, Shell hits 1, on fire3 x) S1 w. y7 J4 v8 a
CA Houston, Shell hits 1# B' R/ w+ G0 j9 g% M% l# n
CA Louisville$ m+ N5 w6 c" {
CA Chicago, Shell hits 2
* ^) L( s, V4 o7 T; H* X8 ^' oCA Pensacola, Shell hits 4
' c* Y5 @0 g2 {4 P: g4 S. ECA New Orleans, Shell hits 4
4 y |+ q6 q7 R/ D: p& f" RCA Astoria
- c4 }- K# `. `1 U/ {1 o" P0 hCA Minneapolis7 }% G& U$ ~, x1 {) g! |
CA San Francisco
/ B: x, J3 w- b3 P( X# E: cCA Australia, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
0 d3 |) D& C2 A3 J$ L2 W$ [CA Canberra* [4 w/ t- b: h7 O% q( T2 e8 D" u
CL Leander
D# S' W3 h) R/ d# m: |9 y# ?0 eCL Achilles0 U; r! w0 {$ } i, b7 W7 K
CL Perth+ c+ c, l( h% p
CL Hobart! x `' v, Z) t9 m2 L
CL Raleigh9 S! t' R2 N# `: A. i
CL Detroit9 l& i* p( N* T6 s: j- d$ ^9 M
CL Concord, C$ G! v; |/ w0 |
DD Cummings
( S7 I) N1 `6 X8 Q3 MDD Case
5 N. k9 k% L; K. \7 [7 jDD Shaw3 J9 m# U5 g9 V- P4 ~" }
DD Downes
4 Q* P! o+ d3 [! p7 EDD Le Triomphant6 s$ t. v' S+ i4 \
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93 ]- h8 n% L+ Z4 S% s$ p( J( q* L
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Japanese Ships3 z! T% ?1 _% o: b5 u
CA Kumano, Shell hits 33, on fire, heavy damage9 S! \/ C2 P4 \* I
CL Natori, Shell hits 24, and is sunk
- r1 E9 U% S0 E8 fDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1# @7 o1 v. A& ~+ T% B+ a
DD Ikazuchi, on fire- c) ]2 m3 f/ X( }
" i5 G" T% I; w1 W" H# o& R1 S; xAllied Ships
7 v6 q/ o1 l0 S4 O+ c9 wCA Portland, on fire, heavy damage2 S8 E. P0 U. x6 q
CA Northampton, on fire7 J/ {+ f G, G' {
CA Houston7 l6 T' n# q# |! E1 m) q) ?# K
CA Louisville
3 l% I2 b5 j* ~: B9 |) b+ U% N! bCA Chicago/ s+ Z; A) r( J R
CA Pensacola
* _7 S4 F( s, S( j1 [CA New Orleans6 J7 S' d! l) L( i2 N5 H: ~
CA Astoria$ e+ ~! M. b9 U; _
CA Minneapolis
' ^7 z5 S! G3 p: N! iCA San Francisco
4 f- G' F6 M. i% S( ICA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
! _) p+ |7 p, o0 V) qCA Canberra
9 @! e! g' P# o; j3 V/ C3 [' \! @CL Leander' r l8 y6 i+ @% M( L1 }
CL Achilles
1 p0 J) d8 ~2 w, J3 GCL Perth) Z5 [ s+ P2 ~8 h. j0 g/ [& C ?
CL Hobart
. N/ M8 I: ~7 b, T' }4 h# m6 fCL Raleigh
' \- p+ V. A t" ACL Detroit3 R- J7 b% f: }9 `* t& ?7 d/ F# Z
CL Concord+ w* p2 B/ T# }9 S" q
DD Cummings
4 t7 q8 F. `( {6 D: qDD Case
. G- z% O! e) D/ {% [DD Shaw8 ~6 x' B4 J& P7 X2 e0 u
DD Downes$ |7 P: O% L2 t, s4 {2 N7 \* f
DD Le Triomphant
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2 q) D) g6 I& H/ VNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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$ ^. {" Y/ f8 H9 f2 bJapanese Ships7 m" Y5 K1 ]5 I0 [- T4 ^/ {
CA Kumano, Shell hits 29, and is sunk; e6 t, `4 L D" W$ d/ ^1 g4 ]
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 35, and is sunk
0 Z' m! x+ a, d! w+ N5 W5 ^9 rDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 15, and is sunk! h8 r9 E7 [: ]
% U) v- o! l; aAllied Ships0 F* o3 b) d& M7 A' j2 d
CA Portland, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
3 o3 \; ?, f" Y) }% J% G8 ECA Northampton, on fire
& @: E6 K. h% i( d# `% o; @CA Houston
4 P% k* B- `' W( w! L. v& XCA Louisville7 W3 Q$ A$ S4 S4 I8 ]6 e8 P2 B
CA Chicago
3 p) j; E7 a8 s0 {/ j. ?+ ^CA Pensacola
# x* z8 b5 G/ s7 X$ E2 rCA New Orleans2 j/ R4 y( I4 S7 X% R6 w) u7 l. [
CA Astoria
9 t) p, }6 @! N. X; y; b& ACA Minneapolis6 Y6 b$ k$ i2 z4 P2 j7 z
CA San Francisco* w( q* [3 {8 b
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
7 A& H+ g0 x O1 ^9 m# Z) C3 r9 l+ [4 ICA Canberra
- u) Y0 S3 t) D v. T' F) \# dCL Leander+ I5 g0 F: d1 B' v
CL Achilles
" J0 }7 Z4 `& G# s6 fCL Perth! t5 V6 E! L$ H$ [+ K( e1 o
CL Hobart |( Y/ N; M. A( e+ L6 l* y W- ~1 I
CL Raleigh% l0 Y2 p+ i& D5 `
CL Detroit
: @; `. k( }: C; ~& I2 xCL Concord3 B* O7 Y! V! q6 C4 r; f2 f* a- L6 J9 o
DD Cummings/ j! Q+ u* C, a2 }5 Y( X, x' C3 P, i
DD Case
~0 y* P% c& O: P0 T2 |" v: JDD Shaw
. T( Q% x) z9 o7 P' D' ZDD Downes
: s) g' L2 X* l6 o% H6 hDD Le Triomphant
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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Japanese aircraft4 U% J' c$ O# D) d. K- V
A6M2 Zero x 50- }; z, p( `/ |+ ]+ T) a
; P5 V P; u- l: m6 l$ wAllied aircraft
; n6 O7 Z0 }% ^2 CF4F-4 Wildcat x 42
* h+ ]# R4 c8 v3 x' e% USBD Dauntless x 44
7 I4 G) S4 a9 x) _TBF Avenger x 16" {' \; ~1 F% z) }
! j6 Q) `, g- e# V
Japanese aircraft losses
. m+ ]; q7 x$ U) k& u4 B5 MA6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged' j8 d# B3 z1 x j# ~
9 J/ y% ]# e6 T& v8 i
Allied aircraft losses# P0 X% ^ S/ G1 u" w2 B
F4F-4 Wildcat: 27 destroyed
$ m% T" Z3 ^8 }4 e3 [SBD Dauntless: 13 destroyed, 17 damaged0 j5 h3 \! o5 R9 i! m
TBF Avenger: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged2 H2 Y$ B. l, o$ x4 z# H& w- i
3 Y2 o) v7 |) x/ d9 u& _! aJapanese Ships
' b' ~- o3 f2 i: Q3 ]8 u5 wCV Kaga, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage; Z! F4 m5 j( I
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
3 \6 n- R/ J# t' y1 d3 d# \CV Shokaku
8 U ?4 S& [: X5 v) H. gCV Soryu
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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Japanese aircraft
& f+ {6 V8 G% \A6M2 Zero x 19
* Z z O4 n# p+ Q
. o8 V& B2 y. m- [$ MAllied aircraft; W E6 w: M6 D& A1 }& h
F4F-4 Wildcat x 19
" `' _9 Z! Y3 ]' e- ?$ r8 zSBD Dauntless x 14
7 c2 v( H4 z+ n5 F) Q! Q8 dTBF Avenger x 6& E6 s9 [% S$ J8 T T7 N+ V( a
* d Q0 _9 u) k+ o0 b% ~1 j
Japanese aircraft losses4 A1 ^: d* L3 a2 w; v2 [
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
2 H. X2 F5 W- ?. l1 e" P- F
3 {5 [1 n. O6 E6 h% O+ d( c& JAllied aircraft losses3 M0 ^. I8 T9 I) z8 t( j
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed# Q$ k8 @3 P# D8 t) e+ @
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged
+ h( M5 e r ~7 u- {6 |( ^) ETBF Avenger: 6 damaged3 U' p( q; s. p6 {# n$ |
% |2 F8 r6 w2 z7 S
Japanese Ships
+ ]; l8 N: g* b. w. WCV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage F, D' A0 |. m% N8 P8 c
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2
9 L k- a# x( l9 L! Z9 G- fCA Tone6 y4 C/ U C G) |
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 18 B/ T& b3 W( a8 ^/ ~
CV Hiryu, on fire' l& H2 u# p0 c# U8 u% M
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91+ W' p4 @' h7 [* Y6 M3 n- k& f
3 s1 R0 V0 l6 q* O' ?: D( vJapanese aircraft
$ u) x/ _9 G' [( F; n' q; t5 JA6M2 Zero x 174 Q# Z! t7 x& y
' Y9 Y. F. C1 [# nAllied aircraft7 j: I. [: u% r" G' t
F4F-4 Wildcat x 24) C5 }4 g! @5 {6 F& d# f( P" z
SBD Dauntless x 27
% c g. r [) U4 M `TBF Avenger x 7
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Japanese aircraft losses
% F! O8 L9 P$ V& ]# P: EA6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed$ k* ?2 w6 M3 Z. h
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Allied aircraft losses7 Q) l0 {" Z; b/ I, u3 \5 ~$ O
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed, L# F; ^, {6 o3 D4 x3 v
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged" t* Y5 Q! O9 y1 R- _
TBF Avenger: 5 damaged
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" F: }* R- s0 X8 E2 C, M7 n, B# ~Japanese Ships
- O' p2 z% U9 dCV Shokaku
) Y, z- K) E6 ?' b+ r: KCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 2, on fire
8 P6 E! w- `7 H3 wCV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
: h: D- n- q/ X/ ?CV Soryu
/ ~' Y" t, o+ h1 R( C2 ]CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1
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9 F% a- }3 t3 L( q- J3 MDay Air attack on TF at 61,91+ N% |8 Q6 ^7 X+ P- k
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Japanese aircraft" E t/ o) c- t
A6M2 Zero x 15
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& r5 b# V; g F6 GAllied aircraft
( m i) l9 s& i# E+ \& yF4F-4 Wildcat x 8
: `" D* K. i- Q' l: F$ B8 t VSBD Dauntless x 18
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; N; f9 D7 `9 NJapanese aircraft losses
; }7 P. S7 T; v0 W4 } fA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
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% c; O$ o2 m7 K: ^" d+ wAllied aircraft losses6 _8 J' P$ I3 ^- D. D) h' |9 J
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed2 S0 B# }. Y, o( _) U
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged
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Japanese Ships
( Q! q6 G5 {" w# jCV Soryu, Bomb hits 1
4 J6 D9 a, r1 W ~- CCV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
T: D; \/ z! ]! C# V! b9 VCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire* `1 U2 v* ^& q \* W: I
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage# G/ b( p5 w7 F' D% P
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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Japanese aircraft1 L8 u9 @0 q0 T3 }2 d' P0 n5 a
A6M2 Zero x 121 h) Z7 Z; p1 x+ n
+ J1 q7 ^" ~) a' T: X, uAllied aircraft
5 ` N& F m+ NF4F-4 Wildcat x 10 A9 `7 B3 t! O4 g$ d
SBD Dauntless x 9( W/ Y' _( w( r* e" h* g
TBF Avenger x 166 q6 c# w$ v# j5 L- r h9 D& C
6 f ~/ h6 b! e ~0 nJapanese aircraft losses' G& B) L0 @ g+ O
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed$ T4 o0 }, g8 U1 _( J
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Allied aircraft losses7 s( { ~+ R# D
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed! p) v% v) V, A7 f; v$ U& z$ M% M
SBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged& q6 D, D( E5 p" C
TBF Avenger: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged
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3 x o% H; [) h A. F5 nJapanese Ships! X6 @; ]& K; Z6 D- R% ]& \( `2 S
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
4 K9 u, i5 ?9 N5 k3 fCV Hiryu, on fire
* }. i0 M4 U5 @7 ]$ Z) OCA Chikuma6 \1 U( ^% j C: |
CV Soryu9 R! Q& }, _ c/ x2 S
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4 {( g3 L/ w* i, k4 a" RDay Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,931 z) L# X; H5 A* H* d. i
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Japanese aircraft
9 l2 }* z8 ~' c( [7 Y) D8 v/ {9 g% T( DA6M2 Zero x 36
3 s) X* `8 F5 I7 h/ @* k2 @& uD3A Val x 90. h" O2 l2 |- ]/ i' w% R+ l
B5N Kate x 66" G% \ k1 H3 [
, s6 A+ j- _( K8 I4 C# r) BAllied aircraft
: M$ u! K8 r) A, FF4F-4 Wildcat x 108
8 h/ H: n7 n! O7 O* y) j x) VP-40E Warhawk x 453 \1 Y5 z& P8 ^/ e
P-38G Lightning x 2& Y+ `- E; R' e% S' T
- S1 ?- W- U8 L2 b4 k' d& ^) p* vJapanese aircraft losses4 i' G2 d9 V$ |7 M1 t( V
A6M2 Zero: 26 destroyed
+ B( }4 N8 u( ^D3A Val: 50 destroyed0 W$ ~( d1 J6 T) a
B5N Kate: 42 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
; j! M- P5 l8 Q5 T2 Q7 {/ mF4F-4 Wildcat: 41 destroyed, 14 damaged* ~, c5 [( b P3 O
P-40E Warhawk: 27 destroyed
* i% G/ |; o8 \( HP-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed3 _2 O* W& L8 z% U
( o+ `, Q6 u/ l" `4 sAllied Ships$ p3 T0 i7 }& L8 W9 c e
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1+ o+ A$ T; Y- r$ y9 |
CV Hornet, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
1 P1 a6 w0 a, l9 q/ f3 s$ wCV Wasp, Bomb hits 2, on fire z Z0 n. m' o3 R# Y
DD Benham, Bomb hits 1, on fire1 y, z4 t. ]5 D, F8 d- P
CV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
" i+ x) v; a2 n0 l' j: RCV Yorktown
. p9 \% m S' l% p$ U) x; lCV Saratoga! Y6 B+ Q0 o! I" V$ Z/ U
CL Honolulu
( a7 S" {0 j2 m: v5 h# P% YCL St. Louis, Bomb hits 2
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Allied aircraft7 o! H0 y7 S2 G( M6 F
B-25C Mitchell x 39 \' m( M; _; B H5 r3 h
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
% @ B) |/ Y. S2 ^6 ?CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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8 ~( y; `8 I4 I& RAircraft Attacking:
2 {1 u3 e, f* `( V$ i K& i 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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6 q/ J% j& t- W1 M2 d# i2 d9 VAllied aircraft4 b' r3 x: ^8 q- M
F4F-4 Wildcat x 218 V, X4 N5 W z: x: ^7 g0 n
SBD Dauntless x 908 b" H x" I0 R+ V _4 T: u. x" w9 \
TBF Avenger x 33
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CA Chikuma/ ^4 @" |! V+ c5 k% j! d- L
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage6 l8 p* z a7 Q, ?1 j' ^
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
. l- Y1 p# e+ `( n4 mCA Tone, Bomb hits 1
2 P: k6 ?9 \9 f/ A% n- F; N' vDD Ariake, Bomb hits 1, on fire
0 {0 c# g/ F9 y; e. y8 S# wCA Aoba, Bomb hits 2
1 }$ n4 q0 K* A; e. f- |CL Tama
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,914 P0 d8 C2 F/ ?$ @+ G4 [. u' [
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Japanese Ships5 k, b1 l9 m/ s* ?; [
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage5 u. t* h) j" D3 J# M1 I' t: e$ I
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage& G$ a2 c' [, r: V
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Ground combat at Shortlands2 _7 V5 q" v6 s9 a
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Allied Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 13678 troops, 150 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3222 Z+ f: ^2 A6 K: | ^8 o7 y! N
# a2 V" q* S+ s4 w6 t. `$ {Defending 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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Japanese max defense: 6 - adjusted defense: 1 8 b1 s o `+ y0 |' @- X; Z+ `
" a+ Z/ y- [" k- m' m3 ZAllied assault odds: 281 to 1 / e+ J7 a* v4 ]4 }5 K
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Japanese ground losses:1 M$ z0 L8 q1 w2 B
1572 casualties reported
3 C/ g) t. A" u1 I8 CGuns lost 78 L3 t- h: |; y6 v1 n* H+ E: B) [# O
0 { U8 N7 _5 O) D* l3 j! EAllied ground losses:. _2 v ?" H4 ~& X0 M% R/ j
2 casualties reported7 a, I. V: R9 a/ u* X0 c3 B( S
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