AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/18/42. [% f U/ ]9 F; b I- \ b
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3 `: x4 e) c n* m/ DNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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Japanese Ships
- x5 N% M; T. ]. \" t1 b5 OCA Kumano% i9 v/ X. [8 |8 d* V" c
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 42, and is sunk
/ i- `2 r3 h3 \3 ]8 d1 ?/ T& y$ HCA Furutaka, Shell hits 1
, E& U9 v6 ?/ ~! q. H$ wCL Natori, Shell hits 1
5 S& ^( }" ^' t: E4 a8 J+ EDD Maikaze, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage7 ]5 C [% c7 Z6 M$ b+ E1 l
DD Natsugumo
8 [, Q% t; `4 f% FDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 1
7 s% M; g' |$ Q; {: G7 F8 K4 @DD Yuzuki
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4 k! {& `; S2 {4 z* dAllied Ships
- o* K8 r5 o! ]1 zCA Portland, Shell hits 2, on fire
7 L$ [1 V. ?1 q5 K7 SCA Northampton5 T Y! J9 g! o: b- A
CA Houston, Torpedo hits 1
9 Y+ c- C% Y: w7 S) Y* a2 H* M; DCA Chester, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk2 R: n+ b+ o0 w2 K0 p) e/ S2 K" N
CA Louisville, Shell hits 1: W$ J# P1 R! u; ~$ @* E8 Z# w; y
CA Chicago' J. D) Z: [. e* p
CA Pensacola3 N4 v) x, |/ N( D4 l% [
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
) p+ e, x! E1 _! kCA Astoria% b6 o' ~# n$ {5 Q
CA Minneapolis
3 X3 m" G2 E& F5 i6 LCA San Francisco7 _' J: ]# r; k
CA Australia, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
: M8 m3 p- m% i0 j1 v5 L: [CA Canberra
' z3 H5 C4 T8 U. { }% u( WCL Leander
1 ^( W, ~+ }3 t! _! OCL Achilles
, z! r; d& e8 G" y& z- K7 cCL Perth
2 z. W/ t" i5 |- J( ?1 N$ Y7 eCL Hobart
$ g% g! B; ~- h/ n" [% dCL Raleigh' d/ ~! T, q! z, Z/ L3 Y" K
CL Detroit
+ N5 D* F3 X' \CL Concord y. |' |6 `- v1 A1 ]
DD Cummings3 u) D; b/ n, s
DD Case+ g |7 v% L3 E; h
DD Shaw
% A$ c6 ? `5 e h+ |# pDD Downes5 O2 O1 {; G# G2 }$ ^! U- u; q- q
DD Le Triomphant1 ~) X4 \4 z' z, i, \: s
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' i/ l4 \! o, c8 {! o, BNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93: v9 b6 |6 n' D
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Japanese Ships+ s% e. t, j1 f) O( C4 B
CA Kumano, Shell hits 10( N" o3 b/ g9 g$ E( F0 G
CA Furutaka
# j+ Y5 G1 r8 |6 |. C$ k% wCL Natori, Shell hits 1
8 b" h, _7 u$ `DD Maikaze, on fire, heavy damage- K f/ D* H$ m1 m# X% j; Z
DD Natsugumo
) j9 e( \) j1 z0 Q) u) w; JDD Ikazuchi# ~1 V8 \& m' D) x; k) v2 f" v
DD Yuzuki
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4 u( ?) j& c: f1 d8 RAllied Ships
- V# w0 A( I$ x" |& fCA Portland, on fire
+ X. ]0 V2 C- d1 yCA Northampton: a4 q- _% B5 O4 n j
CA Houston
/ h7 c& `8 q$ D8 mCA Louisville9 F, _' C. ?+ b+ h2 y, M9 ^! f
CA Chicago: A% C! ?$ N% q
CA Pensacola. n) J" {# Y; B
CA New Orleans
' b5 j; e$ c- |8 U& \; w* ECA Astoria
! `" a5 H9 q1 W3 q! hCA Minneapolis6 y0 \2 z# z- N5 y" Q6 V/ d+ f# v6 [. t
CA San Francisco
1 X2 _& t' w- k2 J# s' n7 aCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage% R" x: a( v0 \. D4 S3 T
CA Canberra
) _, U" h6 _: p% B9 x$ x3 nCL Leander: R/ ~' l, H( _/ i1 n
CL Achilles
1 ]2 `2 i' _7 h0 W+ o5 U5 xCL Perth
- n6 b* ~+ M, Z1 B! x7 g3 R8 Q, lCL Hobart( l) r& ]9 j3 a3 q* G; `; T; j
CL Raleigh
6 H4 ~, O0 s1 cCL Detroit5 l; L; r0 r' @* }
CL Concord( t! J+ j5 h( U. q, ?6 [
DD Cummings
+ J0 e* Y7 q* a6 T* YDD Case
4 L) W/ p0 m9 k- t6 c0 q. A/ q1 U% q1 WDD Shaw
3 u3 ^/ J% C8 N! SDD Downes
) c) F4 `. z) _( E5 o5 M8 mDD Le Triomphant0 g* L; T$ N8 B7 O) f
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,934 {! H; c) p, d& M1 q
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Japanese Ships4 f- F6 R: i d! z6 h
CA Kumano, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
$ x0 M- ~6 h V6 QCA Furutaka, Shell hits 34, and is sunk! j( m! I0 \6 ?+ s2 P
CL Natori, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage0 l! E6 a2 t- b* X; t5 l7 e9 ]
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 14, and is sunk% w# w+ a: K! C6 z* g( g3 e
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
* z& n9 C1 n; s$ sDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 3, on fire
7 r( V% t5 ^8 Z7 p% RDD Yuzuki, Shell hits 6, and is sunk' `8 c5 w3 N0 o6 c3 h# P6 s; v
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Allied Ships
% }# R, J! R/ ^1 t0 x' WCA Portland, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage3 K% X) q( n+ B% q- [! x! X: S
CA Northampton, Shell hits 1, on fire
6 l) p8 p5 [; N5 l0 r$ ICA Houston, Shell hits 12 V3 ]" F% R) T, q' ?
CA Louisville
6 B7 y; q3 L& W* RCA Chicago, Shell hits 2' g' ?3 Z. O3 v4 Q0 V0 _5 I
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 4
/ j0 J8 B) m; W: NCA New Orleans, Shell hits 4& p6 w3 p9 X9 W6 p) G6 I
CA Astoria6 j+ C7 F" R) h- o
CA Minneapolis
9 X! O& a0 I; k4 u J1 y% SCA San Francisco
% v, u- E" Y' |CA Australia, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage; }3 \) W1 Y3 C. p* S# w4 A7 S
CA Canberra
3 Z, X q" v6 [3 a6 hCL Leander. O& d# F: ?/ m) e4 L
CL Achilles
4 A6 }0 }1 I1 p' E3 \* C4 wCL Perth
* K3 e( X- _+ D$ y: b% [CL Hobart
' ~3 o; d6 p7 L4 U, sCL Raleigh
% r5 J; T l; _) G; `CL Detroit( S2 ~% u' ?% t: W: \
CL Concord: L: u& Z7 y, D4 S8 v1 l/ @
DD Cummings' {5 I1 ?+ A* i! q% _! K
DD Case! [4 W% D4 m+ _: q Q; \5 {
DD Shaw
, R' k- l/ |* x$ Q, ^5 J( {* ODD Downes( i) L: v* t- B1 i( T* q
DD Le Triomphant
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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Japanese Ships6 J# b/ T: A1 \& t% j) ?
CA Kumano, Shell hits 33, on fire, heavy damage" a l2 g6 ?+ \6 r5 ~& F) }
CL Natori, Shell hits 24, and is sunk
3 ^, E' O& {) t2 w/ Q8 KDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1& E" s) H' Y7 z5 F
DD Ikazuchi, on fire* X2 Q$ e- T) c+ k; I
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Allied Ships) T3 ?4 N/ b4 Z2 [$ i- u
CA Portland, on fire, heavy damage
" d7 c$ f s( U8 u' t/ [' R3 S, X ECA Northampton, on fire: h3 @' B2 J! c2 o
CA Houston
0 K: o% b1 q( g6 E7 FCA Louisville
6 m7 s( l; {0 \# E+ \ ^CA Chicago4 U. D) i7 X; I7 E; o
CA Pensacola
/ ?' ]) O- k8 c& z5 `% g/ YCA New Orleans
" B- f z2 V a/ i7 r3 aCA Astoria
- t1 k' K7 f4 ^CA Minneapolis
$ M5 k0 [( S4 T- @ a2 J0 bCA San Francisco! u! z& |0 K4 q$ c' j1 \8 Q
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage: e) S9 X0 e3 Q6 ^
CA Canberra' z5 t8 r0 s$ ?; t3 j
CL Leander
% T& V/ l+ p+ \9 C3 N% _CL Achilles
7 r) s0 J0 ]2 j# E7 x+ ?CL Perth
, Y# K0 Y! Z- Y. ?2 L$ wCL Hobart
/ R+ X. ]. ~4 mCL Raleigh
! F% y( p' o" P6 Y8 a$ y& q/ }6 d9 i$ nCL Detroit3 K( @9 w7 C2 c% }
CL Concord: `' u& J+ R- C6 e! h7 K
DD Cummings+ H1 K' e t1 W7 l k" b8 \
DD Case
* c, I1 L9 p+ ?# }7 @6 cDD Shaw
" ^- o5 Y; K& R% _2 s7 U3 m( ZDD Downes/ V6 @% ^- c" N
DD Le Triomphant
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! [6 ~4 R* [6 N. mNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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Japanese Ships
w, C4 r- Z9 I2 H* hCA Kumano, Shell hits 29, and is sunk; j7 S* r& w. X! f
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 35, and is sunk' n! `' L# y( P3 E7 u5 F
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 15, and is sunk D" ]# _# j- }, Y S
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Allied Ships
2 a( K' ]; y% u4 C# W cCA Portland, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
- Y* ~6 K1 K6 h8 E" y! E1 sCA Northampton, on fire9 S' q9 G$ N0 I* t+ i% K
CA Houston9 l( C8 S. \8 q& s$ n3 e/ y1 P, r
CA Louisville6 @' q4 i: y0 f$ k6 E5 |; @& Q
CA Chicago- c m% V7 {9 N8 q, G5 G
CA Pensacola
% n( m0 }* y' v/ l6 OCA New Orleans7 @# D. I2 K, @
CA Astoria
/ a. q9 E9 R9 l1 y _/ P* q9 W* CCA Minneapolis& x9 B+ }( s) h+ I( m6 i! ?/ v
CA San Francisco( I: q* f. h& p7 {
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
- K' K6 o# j! S: k( ICA Canberra X) d% c8 C/ m8 D" b9 Y
CL Leander
, }* ?6 O5 j& i- i2 ]CL Achilles
! w5 J0 T+ {0 U \; H% U6 QCL Perth$ x2 @- U1 {5 I6 y
CL Hobart
& P, h8 v1 M2 R) g5 U% H- bCL Raleigh4 h& W3 k+ M% K- |
CL Detroit3 O6 A8 U9 s7 z: s
CL Concord8 |0 d" r# @+ T8 @6 [
DD Cummings
* }2 z. k& [3 tDD Case
' D& {0 e& C' H/ Q. E! q6 }+ G9 ^% k7 pDD Shaw
, q$ E, ^7 k5 [ S* j: |( x9 ]8 DDD Downes
! T4 `* Z; U2 \. H" H3 XDD Le Triomphant$ M, L, ]6 G# z6 R, E+ o/ e
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91! q- H: }# ]) ^) {3 S. n9 j
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Japanese aircraft
6 Z; s; ^/ S" ~+ H4 V, A' d7 U2 V4 VA6M2 Zero x 50, `. \" t; k; t9 o1 |' F, ?( u* j. t
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Allied aircraft, R& K" @/ {7 l" [; x
F4F-4 Wildcat x 42
% o9 x9 b/ j: P( `# [SBD Dauntless x 445 ^! D1 G7 Y @" v9 O) q# Q: T7 b
TBF Avenger x 16
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Japanese aircraft losses
- h/ V- F! ^0 N; h9 E0 ?A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged
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3 J1 h0 u( H4 Z. ?) V zAllied aircraft losses- s t3 ^/ `7 ~ y, @! ~
F4F-4 Wildcat: 27 destroyed& ]8 J2 k, l4 M" n2 z6 X
SBD Dauntless: 13 destroyed, 17 damaged
7 }. Z2 C2 K# b4 `: r* H, xTBF Avenger: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged! Q" I* s) w6 e% E+ F$ ?+ {
0 p- E, N, M) g+ Q% I4 [Japanese Ships2 y6 A" I2 c" K
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage- s9 t# _& ^6 G
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire) }! u; X$ u `' j. H# b9 l
CV Shokaku: R- D6 W% y( v4 w# S' j! q0 ?
CV Soryu
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Japanese aircraft7 d- u8 `0 N5 k7 d a
A6M2 Zero x 19. h/ r% X( u* m& ?
+ m. E; A' X! U2 I# eAllied aircraft a9 ]4 n9 ]3 U9 l" A
F4F-4 Wildcat x 19
' f- |6 l" k t& k; h! e7 K# k6 F; ZSBD Dauntless x 14
- X9 G8 w% j+ d3 t3 U) @TBF Avenger x 6
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Japanese aircraft losses
+ W8 ?( x2 @. g- ~9 g8 C! \# ]A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed/ y; L8 G' E0 ? i3 \3 p& u% E4 D
* Q. c- M1 f; E( K& ~" EAllied aircraft losses: M: ^( J. g5 G3 _' ^+ _
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed: Z6 ?, l1 s; B$ P% v
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged N* K, j1 L2 J# ?8 y( ^# a& i
TBF Avenger: 6 damaged V6 N: V4 a3 z1 r& y! O( C
6 r4 Q) H6 v! n& Y. B7 x& U4 DJapanese Ships
3 l, B) V l5 X2 A$ \6 S% aCV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
0 b# g4 ~3 r1 a1 q) rCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2& f8 a) s) T. j/ s% [* k% i
CA Tone& [' j9 {, g `
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 1
) x' ] n, a+ P: E0 a9 ?, W0 x+ r7 YCV Hiryu, on fire, s. T" B! \# j- V. x
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Japanese aircraft
: D+ r7 l5 t: uA6M2 Zero x 17
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- L) `8 ~" R8 C# e' ~& N8 zAllied aircraft8 Y7 t, P4 e1 a0 t$ D. E+ h# T
F4F-4 Wildcat x 24' P" j! @% }. T+ ~
SBD Dauntless x 27
C% h3 G) \& G7 ?TBF Avenger x 76 X' y6 v3 s0 i5 k# X" ?6 ?
3 ~7 W* W& y6 h" AJapanese aircraft losses
X9 d( J* x Y: g4 D: r/ WA6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses7 Y- ~5 K) b. Y0 S+ g& n7 g/ t
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed; i/ m7 U7 [# g! |. K
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged. f8 z# h- [6 D+ _9 Y/ p
TBF Avenger: 5 damaged
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0 Q3 D5 N( s7 B8 I7 m1 U# x. K6 f HJapanese Ships
0 E* O" K, [4 l: m7 UCV Shokaku
, N% u* e; A) QCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 2, on fire
# L/ p/ |3 r% _( N5 _6 v9 ]CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
. g7 f' u" Z) X% l, c# [9 ~$ ?9 BCV Soryu1 U8 K0 Z: j" z6 w4 D
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1* ` S1 F$ u& i0 O0 K9 ?( J3 Y( F; `
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Japanese aircraft1 ]$ n8 S& }4 ]! M3 v
A6M2 Zero x 15
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Allied aircraft
4 T; _7 s- H4 J( Q; SF4F-4 Wildcat x 8
1 |9 p' d2 h9 ?7 E% L2 @SBD Dauntless x 18* [6 f8 w9 o- c! B. \1 d. D
4 ] s5 E2 a: L4 [. |- E7 P1 F* DJapanese aircraft losses
0 o' H3 u4 k( J/ ` w( ]A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, V% G2 d! ]1 F4 w1 h
- [, a0 g3 p6 ~Allied aircraft losses
7 l8 s7 Y& `$ p$ N- m3 tF4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
: }) T2 p" c7 @+ O' Y0 @SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged
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8 i% |2 _5 T# m- WCV Soryu, Bomb hits 1# }1 c0 g- `4 e3 t" v3 w* B
CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
G6 C8 U9 R7 `CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
9 j! j! j# A9 F' K3 bCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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4 X7 s% A/ _% \1 v3 i4 h$ qJapanese aircraft# S9 h# @# J7 ^5 q2 [% F& |
A6M2 Zero x 12
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i, k4 H, X; f ZAllied aircraft
4 t+ e9 \9 B% mF4F-4 Wildcat x 10
% a4 a [& {2 P8 j" p7 _SBD Dauntless x 94 s, u5 l. A1 J. R% [( G
TBF Avenger x 169 v' V7 [4 F# V" S& ]
G0 S+ r9 h! B, I7 X6 SJapanese aircraft losses
; m) N1 A1 _% t+ G8 e: F) ^! V2 _A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
2 _( `+ z1 _6 t( z) g! z 0 u# L# [9 i# s3 D1 ?" y
Allied aircraft losses% @6 A9 u9 h4 s: W( T
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
6 L4 ?# i3 p0 ESBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged* {- x2 N5 ?, d1 n+ C7 H1 q9 q
TBF Avenger: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged
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Japanese Ships
$ ]+ V! J4 b% L$ k _( l2 fCV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
) V6 Y/ a5 x& K4 _8 r6 Z' {% PCV Hiryu, on fire
! R& e4 j* u1 sCA Chikuma) M* d# L1 O( ?, e; _
CV Soryu
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Day Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,93$ }% n" a6 o8 s6 ]* M5 }. [8 g
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* m' o( s- }0 V7 xA6M2 Zero x 364 s1 ]& b- T J5 r& i
D3A Val x 90
( @1 M4 h$ `3 f8 g$ J4 oB5N Kate x 66
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+ Q( X% x7 Q- {/ l5 BAllied aircraft7 d/ L# i% c$ S/ ?; v
F4F-4 Wildcat x 108# g2 D; V. s. j. ]8 q' o9 X8 I& c
P-40E Warhawk x 45
3 i1 B. r4 m; O1 o0 q( ]P-38G Lightning x 2! L7 w! @' c) Q$ Z/ {/ @- a
2 B5 h5 s! W) ~; S r7 d
Japanese aircraft losses
( k9 g( M1 H5 ]$ V( C: S4 DA6M2 Zero: 26 destroyed
. ?8 m( ?; V4 x3 w# [ eD3A Val: 50 destroyed
; `3 ~# F; u$ l3 rB5N Kate: 42 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
* W9 F# o$ p+ w) GF4F-4 Wildcat: 41 destroyed, 14 damaged
2 V8 C) P/ k/ y. _$ A3 Z' W8 GP-40E Warhawk: 27 destroyed
" R7 h7 \5 A# @/ C+ oP-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed" b% T6 t# |" r8 O1 {! k& Q
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Allied Ships
- x, B* L* `7 }1 |$ m+ p+ oCV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1' i+ Y# U% \, c) f% D* T l: I" ]) R
CV Hornet, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
y+ F0 G: [4 D+ q! zCV Wasp, Bomb hits 2, on fire
% }; F5 O1 `. {0 X* lDD Benham, Bomb hits 1, on fire
% }9 D) C1 a; o$ b, {CV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1, on fire* d7 f) S2 x. @, E9 R8 `
CV Yorktown
3 H6 A/ d0 w' [4 x2 t8 G9 pCV Saratoga/ Y$ }- [" F/ p9 B
CL Honolulu
2 A- g( @" N5 j* z. tCL St. Louis, Bomb hits 25 Q5 K) Q4 \, H" ?1 q: n
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Allied aircraft$ l+ T, A P, N5 @' P: Z5 q
B-25C Mitchell x 3
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7 ^$ _5 C* i4 hNo Allied losses
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v4 c2 U* S0 h0 ~/ T$ lJapanese Ships
' H5 \" T! A) vCV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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4 b f2 ~1 T6 n1 dAircraft Attacking:7 Y7 f5 j" _/ U6 m9 @" ]
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,911 [$ f [" |9 b8 M8 ]: k/ b
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Allied aircraft
0 Q; K3 f7 J7 |2 K/ `4 g; yF4F-4 Wildcat x 21
: ?, |2 l! p7 B$ O; ?SBD Dauntless x 905 R' B' Y9 J7 x P j9 l
TBF Avenger x 33) M& v2 V! j: R' X5 U' |
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Japanese Ships
5 E6 l' a' z/ v! {" `% cCA Chikuma4 k" q7 x2 k! L7 I" E4 a8 [1 w
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage- t+ Q* \9 x7 t; ^7 h6 Z. \% W
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage, O) k$ H! b' ~; R! S& Z, P
CA Tone, Bomb hits 1* ^2 f, H- t7 \6 I2 K/ Z
DD Ariake, Bomb hits 1, on fire
, s) {9 X, F0 ~+ `# Y5 Z) wCA Aoba, Bomb hits 2
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4 @5 L5 O9 y2 X# x9 O, aDay Air attack on TF at 61,91
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Japanese Ships
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CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
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Ground combat at Shortlands
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Allied Deliberate attack9 `+ m' N, F; o3 x. n1 f
% D, |" M, [3 m. Q5 o5 w! M% a$ LAttacking force 13678 troops, 150 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 322) B+ x1 J8 g* l% U) Y
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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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3 F$ y: o/ U" F4 c$ yJapanese max defense: 6 - adjusted defense: 1 ! x* ~' t0 }6 M$ @2 x, a
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Allied assault odds: 281 to 1
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Japanese ground losses:/ |7 ^2 o. W' I) I6 Z
1572 casualties reported
" {! O7 _& A6 w6 SGuns lost 7- j" |8 t5 n* i( f% k% J
+ Z( Y" b8 J1 eAllied ground losses:
. X g, D+ ]# o2 casualties reported
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