| AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/18/426 B# f7 [4 W1 t% A8 j% t4 x --------------------------------------------------------------------------------& u6 F( i. x7 f  ~
 Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,934 p0 p" r" t5 q9 m
 
 * E$ e) y) ]* }8 jJapanese Ships
 ' w, r# J" ]) NCA Kumano
 z2 Z  R, X' `9 t3 mCA Kinugasa, Shell hits 42, and is sunk3 x# y" m( Z1 I6 Y1 w- Y
 CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1; G; o- t8 c9 }, q+ N
 CL Natori, Shell hits 1
 " r& v1 V7 X* R6 w& i) ^5 t1 oDD Maikaze, Shell hits 4,  on fire,  heavy damage3 A: ~) n% n4 V' [
 DD Natsugumo0 n4 D& `/ B9 w; b- R
 DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 17 z/ q& h) C, m2 B
 DD Yuzuki
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 Allied Ships
 4 r6 }! p$ ^) I6 @( WCA Portland, Shell hits 2,  on fire
 # ]2 t8 C( d3 f$ l3 |+ D6 n* UCA Northampton4 J+ i% f% |- j8 q' i7 P
 CA Houston, Torpedo hits 1/ W/ U( A$ P5 A# {
 CA Chester, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk- ]5 R- F9 V( U
 CA Louisville, Shell hits 1! I* z1 z! f, [0 l7 m
 CA Chicago
 ) j8 y  e: |  R- ]* A0 c8 s! CCA Pensacola3 F2 X* Z* w) l. Y/ B1 k  S
 CA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
 9 _8 W: C! Z4 b) b! ^& s) h" ACA Astoria
 2 i' Z6 C9 x6 n, xCA Minneapolis" ^! H1 A' f6 u& b; G2 L
 CA San Francisco* _4 B6 o" W' e" I
 CA Australia, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage; w# Z9 I% z$ A
 CA Canberra( B) z5 ~6 [2 p, l1 E& ^; u
 CL Leander4 Y% V7 w, ~( `! U# Q* @( G3 h' j
 CL Achilles
 , ]# k) W' q1 b( C' kCL Perth
 . G3 `( G" Z; P4 O* qCL Hobart
 8 S2 u' Y0 f' H" NCL Raleigh9 t: E1 d- e! y" r: G8 t
 CL Detroit. R6 v. F  g  u* }" e+ k% l8 t
 CL Concord
 . {; f- I2 g7 ^& _6 JDD Cummings
 / J3 |  v% _( K1 o/ A9 SDD Case
 ' {: n2 C" G( X) o; bDD Shaw
 # l- e; k, L6 l, y: m: tDD Downes
 & C- T, ^6 L/ T" i7 R/ n/ hDD Le Triomphant) k; ?* \! P1 n
 
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 Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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 - O. {  \7 p! ?, ^! H  g  M0 a1 XJapanese Ships% E* [5 r( y0 z( F/ G
 CA Kumano, Shell hits 10' R- r6 e6 c* Y3 p$ @8 i, }' g7 J
 CA Furutaka' @( W+ l3 M1 x5 F  U( a. H& L/ y
 CL Natori, Shell hits 18 x% p7 b! b: @( y0 U
 DD Maikaze,  on fire,  heavy damage+ u1 a6 L. ~# Z
 DD Natsugumo" X7 R& M4 Z1 z7 o# f* F; k3 B8 O
 DD Ikazuchi* b$ z# W: ^; `0 P3 R( k$ \
 DD Yuzuki
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 Allied Ships
 # Y) S! A9 r0 }! d  Y* }CA Portland,  on fire
 3 K6 U% s% Y8 `CA Northampton
 ( ~2 ?% q8 w2 Y2 a2 t+ ^! FCA Houston
 0 Q( X4 `1 j4 ~CA Louisville
 & z! L& K! U5 V$ ^- h" z/ bCA Chicago) Z/ G! `: M9 @& {; W# d1 p1 _
 CA Pensacola
 " u" }! n, r. _3 s/ ?CA New Orleans9 s* E' k5 @' o
 CA Astoria5 {& y7 X) p7 M' N/ v' u# r
 CA Minneapolis7 j8 U$ `# i8 F
 CA San Francisco
 # q! N6 V0 W, @/ ]# H4 s2 C" |CA Australia,  on fire,  heavy damage8 q) H2 s+ }& r- Y+ f9 t4 u; j
 CA Canberra
 8 \% }% t+ {+ _+ d! Y0 Y6 |CL Leander0 q( w: j. P/ x6 Y9 I4 ]
 CL Achilles3 P3 m  x- j; N8 ]* ~1 }  K
 CL Perth
 ( _( A, X7 B9 f: s" L. mCL Hobart
 * j1 q  e' t! k, K$ ?. G# aCL Raleigh, ~& u' h8 m* U! a. ^; _
 CL Detroit
 4 a; o( e- S0 e3 UCL Concord& l% _# R) q8 N) t* l; _
 DD Cummings; H7 T% i& k+ b6 p9 x
 DD Case
 7 B, Q3 R. I: c1 UDD Shaw- P0 G9 R7 ^$ T& C+ v0 @
 DD Downes
 & r. A) @& f9 sDD Le Triomphant
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 Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93/ A0 F: ^3 ?4 V4 x2 n3 T9 K
 
 ' ?; R* v! |/ v! C4 t1 PJapanese Ships
 9 Y& S& O  v/ B6 P; F% _CA Kumano, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
 ' u( V- w+ f' ~) o0 C5 VCA Furutaka, Shell hits 34, and is sunk6 T, a4 s8 \/ l7 @
 CL Natori, Shell hits 12,  on fire,  heavy damage" P: |# F$ q3 R2 E% i
 DD Maikaze, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
 ' t8 e* m4 i) i' c1 q2 ~2 Z* xDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1: r+ o7 ]! o; I* e4 C0 S( j
 DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 3,  on fire
 8 }2 h0 H. s9 r" N* cDD Yuzuki, Shell hits 6, and is sunk7 E6 [1 H% O5 _$ K1 O
 
 8 l  ~1 ?: ], M7 U1 y! SAllied Ships: K8 U# l, X% X$ Y7 I  x
 CA Portland, Shell hits 3,  on fire,  heavy damage5 A$ f# [8 j: }% c: [, Z% n
 CA Northampton, Shell hits 1,  on fire: R! j; J9 C  `
 CA Houston, Shell hits 1
 9 i' ~! B+ }6 X$ W- U7 oCA Louisville
 ; j% F" G, l9 j/ d4 a6 z" [CA Chicago, Shell hits 2
 : v$ T! Y' N1 UCA Pensacola, Shell hits 4
 1 d/ ^4 \: @* K: j( vCA New Orleans, Shell hits 4
 / B7 F! g$ O4 ?, k$ M" Y' _CA Astoria
 3 G) c2 o3 b" \: Y  Y: QCA Minneapolis# N3 o- S- \; g/ S, H1 h
 CA San Francisco
 ! x# F& S/ n  U4 Y0 P7 B% ^9 {CA Australia, Shell hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage1 y% @8 A0 j. d
 CA Canberra8 D; {7 ^1 j8 x0 M7 X3 n1 i* s; D4 y) k
 CL Leander8 S; ]) \# q# z( M* W+ @
 CL Achilles0 A6 v( V  V/ V2 m2 D
 CL Perth9 {$ R' Q' {0 S3 z+ Y3 j" N9 |9 v2 U6 ~
 CL Hobart" P8 x$ c( i8 Z8 h, R; f/ [* @/ P9 A
 CL Raleigh/ @( l/ Z5 ^* W  f2 M9 `% N; N% O
 CL Detroit
 + P8 F. ~: a, f! t5 G5 C; b" A+ UCL Concord! j9 V: Z/ |6 `% F# [( L
 DD Cummings
 ! g# o5 Q6 e* L/ {+ ZDD Case) H" B, H; _; y& W3 o
 DD Shaw; m' a& _+ r  |4 X2 u6 H) g
 DD Downes
 k/ o- s: Q4 Q' _* B6 K) S' @DD Le Triomphant/ y1 n3 ?* m+ x4 s
 
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 Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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 Japanese Ships
 0 t% e& o( C! ?  y2 K  nCA Kumano, Shell hits 33,  on fire,  heavy damage
 9 T$ R$ e9 x  R5 vCL Natori, Shell hits 24, and is sunk
 - J2 a! h7 p' P$ P) [( C! D0 D% W5 rDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
 9 e0 r" `3 @6 }. h4 A3 _# eDD Ikazuchi,  on fire: _( n( @$ m/ B4 u8 T
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 Allied Ships# b# p9 X" N( G: J3 f# W# T
 CA Portland,  on fire,  heavy damage
 ) g" S; j4 n2 q! u! fCA Northampton,  on fire' h- i/ X# h0 s
 CA Houston1 j7 _8 p6 B; C0 U- ?
 CA Louisville
 1 t% q% W& j/ X  T5 R; xCA Chicago
 ! Q" s* g" a; X$ a* K* Y* BCA Pensacola
 1 G* W5 u/ |2 q& H0 m- `8 l/ lCA New Orleans, e$ {1 P5 t& C( `, R
 CA Astoria
 , x2 g$ u( o$ r/ n# y9 R7 y% {3 mCA Minneapolis
 9 E3 Y% g0 N3 G6 iCA San Francisco) K) v3 P+ C$ X6 |" P
 CA Australia,  on fire,  heavy damage* X" B7 a# F6 a& e
 CA Canberra
 5 ]$ E1 B2 i* x6 }; @CL Leander1 U  M7 g+ ]2 v1 _# X% N
 CL Achilles
 1 o! y, l' v# A2 U' BCL Perth
 2 q+ e# f5 `# H- i$ ^& TCL Hobart
 9 T7 Q9 e  a2 M1 ^$ {+ h" ICL Raleigh
 y. ]& I- N" S" }  eCL Detroit
 / ~7 d7 h% \" P2 |5 X# ~CL Concord; L+ h0 K! R: f' ?
 DD Cummings: j- `$ Y' q  g, g4 P8 l0 e# R* G
 DD Case
 1 l4 N/ J( ^& e! W, U0 o. |, b. [DD Shaw- a; ^, o; L0 R) t0 [" U
 DD Downes8 Z6 n( V1 L' a$ I4 ]1 L8 ?
 DD Le Triomphant! ^& c" q  Q. R) P$ l8 x8 u
 
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 Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93+ w( Z( k* D& ]& W2 c7 }, M
 
 ( w6 M$ E' T) N$ A! f- r* u+ I) l- H2 ]Japanese Ships# j4 t7 J; a* W6 q' E9 w) e! R
 CA Kumano, Shell hits 29, and is sunk' q2 n& y! \' C
 DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 35, and is sunk
 : G- ]9 g  z' ?% E4 m) Y6 cDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 15, and is sunk6 i- k' j! ]: ^3 w' f  k
 
 % G9 T) K/ V6 t2 x. t' \- @& ?7 t: bAllied Ships
 ( u9 e( t# x% C* i: n7 jCA Portland, Shell hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
 ' ~/ T1 }) T9 J6 q. j, U: JCA Northampton,  on fire5 l5 m0 A: N  A0 Q
 CA Houston# J8 A# x: \  e3 x
 CA Louisville
 ' f; Q: F" v- ?8 ]& LCA Chicago
 / t# Z$ b; V) l! n! B& ?CA Pensacola. V  o( m7 I% r4 X0 A
 CA New Orleans* Q; J- o: I0 A
 CA Astoria4 E2 A- O2 B8 R
 CA Minneapolis' r& Z' A9 M0 n
 CA San Francisco
 % v7 O( A$ H/ {4 h- F7 C2 CCA Australia,  on fire,  heavy damage4 n5 U% p+ a) n# i
 CA Canberra
 4 n; e% @2 D, m, K7 v7 NCL Leander
 % b& y3 Y" D! g. X4 I4 d8 CCL Achilles9 o% x( o! ^; ]
 CL Perth
 3 D7 Z% @8 `. w" pCL Hobart4 I# Z! e' i6 I$ j
 CL Raleigh
 ; q# C) w; ~8 q, d4 XCL Detroit
 9 W; M: o8 m9 ^8 Z& E6 {4 Y+ ICL Concord
 - ^& t, I: f+ q) YDD Cummings
 ; n& Q: O' t+ z) {4 f4 s4 {( ?; T9 XDD Case
 9 F$ r4 P: z; xDD Shaw
 % v& |, p1 N% T4 A: }DD Downes2 P( {- t# C! V- {/ F
 DD Le Triomphant
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 Day Air attack on TF at 61,912 D1 q6 |* L; L2 Y4 `/ f
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 Japanese aircraft
 $ k! k- o7 F1 D! h5 {- `' CA6M2 Zero x 50
 " n" y4 z* c8 n" R6 }- I5 b5 U 6 d0 y7 V/ G& ^2 A3 r* A
 Allied aircraft
 x3 q0 ]% n: A; i" eF4F-4 Wildcat x 42& t" L: g: U% h5 g
 SBD Dauntless x 440 @& F/ k7 e& k& I  W! T7 {
 TBF Avenger x 16
 9 b2 b7 q: `" e, h. ~% s, _+ V
 , R9 H; a+ R8 jJapanese aircraft losses
 1 f- P) d1 _2 w* Q+ qA6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged/ b- _" {3 v6 o
 
 . P4 q* N6 N4 L( P; |. Y$ V: tAllied aircraft losses
 7 Z. U2 Y0 r8 {F4F-4 Wildcat: 27 destroyed
 ( S% Q, K" D2 M/ Q: ?SBD Dauntless: 13 destroyed, 17 damaged5 l& u! r6 h( D$ v& M
 TBF Avenger: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged
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 * B, Y$ x7 e/ d# o' y, w6 vJapanese Ships( p: Z, K- e  T% [, F2 s! B% q
 CV Kaga, Bomb hits 12,  on fire,  heavy damage& i' t( s. T8 a% p
 CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1,  on fire
 + d! L# E7 E- B4 X. O1 i; W4 O- x) gCV Shokaku, y$ e; L. P# k! m1 s
 CV Soryu6 w/ H2 L$ U- h+ m3 L$ E
 
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 Day Air attack on TF at 61,91, D9 }; C+ r4 w& f
 2 ]2 ^: s+ I4 H' U# X
 Japanese aircraft- ~5 W% M! C7 X6 A6 H# p8 s
 A6M2 Zero x 19) q" x, x3 h. Q5 }$ H+ ^# F7 o
 7 r0 t. `( Z% L# k
 Allied aircraft" ~  ^* J4 v- a+ \  S* j
 F4F-4 Wildcat x 19
 9 r# c4 L4 \7 Z; F2 oSBD Dauntless x 14/ N4 V; N% E7 M  f2 C
 TBF Avenger x 6
 , L7 ]& M* q/ K8 |6 o- m/ [/ X8 m . Y- e5 G1 G; k* k
 Japanese aircraft losses) |# V+ f8 i' m: @9 V( v
 A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed; X4 ~$ x% O9 k6 h
 
 3 L1 _& w# M2 t9 X# `8 d, |Allied aircraft losses
 0 O( A8 f# D3 N* Z3 ^1 jF4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed: A$ z% `7 t7 }6 q1 J
 SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged
 % e; ^6 G$ d3 j4 A+ n( P* [2 B. eTBF Avenger: 6 damaged% H+ F3 l9 {! Y) H7 V, a- x& _; i( Q5 O
 
 # W3 E# Z8 @  {* Q- ^" TJapanese Ships
 7 ]4 t, p. Y9 X0 {6 kCV Kaga, Bomb hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
 . l" o& S# }7 L& I; [% G$ t  t7 [CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2
 ) N4 x8 [3 K$ b& g* ?5 Z- H2 zCA Tone
 ! J8 I: ]5 h# D+ ?/ fCV Soryu, Bomb hits 12 a$ m" _$ X) ]/ Q3 w( d$ i' Q+ x
 CV Hiryu,  on fire7 ~! J6 D: P" l2 a- e4 u
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 Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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 Japanese aircraft
 5 w; |5 Z- V9 H$ ^1 q) _' b. k& Z; i) vA6M2 Zero x 17
 4 O; o# S! }/ d5 k; \
 : D. y) {$ n& K1 R/ OAllied aircraft' w+ Y$ ~5 O8 o9 Z
 F4F-4 Wildcat x 24# `5 R9 U9 D( S4 X# d) O
 SBD Dauntless x 27
 K1 |9 O: A  W4 K8 f+ b; f" v% V$ _, bTBF Avenger x 7. }7 z. \2 B# Q* w& Y$ }
 " P3 ^: J. H$ d( N% [. D
 Japanese aircraft losses
 ! _$ \. c( A& }. oA6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
 + V% }+ A3 P3 A4 m/ y/ i0 C. \/ a6 e. k ; g! R4 Q" V$ @( f! h
 Allied aircraft losses% ]' G) ^" h5 Q) l+ z
 F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed  O- n. X/ U6 N4 y5 }) n* [4 l3 L
 SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged
 ; s& D$ z5 b! Z  BTBF Avenger: 5 damaged- P* `' J; C) T( O! c+ }
 7 r& o1 s6 L; \
 Japanese Ships
 7 z7 Y( B  i, b4 y: h% P1 A+ _CV Shokaku
 ( e! s; n" F: uCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 2,  on fire
 2 i+ `+ i" S  ^- |) nCV Kaga,  on fire,  heavy damage- W6 x$ F) u6 p' h$ ]; a* h* s/ ?
 CV Soryu  V% k' O$ M0 N3 K0 @  V
 CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1
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 + M8 A7 l  j; h7 v2 W$ iDay Air attack on TF at 61,91  h& d0 X: ~2 p1 d+ l$ s7 T; l
 
 9 Q9 o7 I% [( L0 a8 w% Z) }Japanese aircraft% j. u( o, }$ B% v8 ^! q7 [1 |9 f# s
 A6M2 Zero x 15
 1 L3 ]5 Y% A$ m; h' l% U
 7 J3 M: w; K$ T  L# iAllied aircraft
 ' _5 E$ D7 n! Y# z; l+ mF4F-4 Wildcat x 8; T- z3 D; v: o% j/ W
 SBD Dauntless x 18( O" V$ c( k, s5 A" O3 e6 U- o
 $ @3 Z; t) o0 M# q- ^( D* g. x
 Japanese aircraft losses
 / y- m2 I' t7 u7 i# [0 ]3 z5 f& `7 CA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
 . C7 S( V: f# ~* }* P 0 L& Z# p( N! m- k( \/ R) Y0 ]
 Allied aircraft losses8 L0 H; s+ G3 `  r2 s
 F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed# B& \3 V% O1 U! ]3 |
 SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged
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 7 a  W: n+ C7 Y9 e# N! iJapanese Ships
 Q# `( z' J* t% P( m1 c4 mCV Soryu, Bomb hits 1
 9 j1 s# J$ I7 ]0 }CV Kaga,  on fire,  heavy damage! u) @8 R9 B5 q% m* z4 \5 J
 CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1,  on fire
 n5 x3 e( G6 p; HCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
 1 h8 {4 B( r, W' F3 }7 ?. V6 t9 ^ 5 M2 U; c& u. J
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 Day Air attack on TF at 61,91. t: E. F( i, y/ g$ B7 Y
 
 ! S! {. r! f) z; NJapanese aircraft
 1 j" @5 b. d& q+ y5 ZA6M2 Zero x 12
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 & j0 P( c5 N  o3 d( k; @4 o- kAllied aircraft
 7 j/ J0 ^# a( T0 Y2 UF4F-4 Wildcat x 102 L( F* V4 f3 h$ L+ G
 SBD Dauntless x 9
 8 T. [: ?0 K7 S: P8 ?TBF Avenger x 16
 9 t% c+ P8 O& t' n0 I
 g6 q0 M6 d8 o5 F5 N& n  B# E7 BJapanese aircraft losses' T; j7 }. C1 ^
 A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed: i" L8 p5 v' H( u% Y. j
 
 7 ~6 |6 R2 T! SAllied aircraft losses
 / x& \2 I* v; F7 g- _  M+ g4 cF4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
 6 y5 j( W& A* q7 `" I5 OSBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged7 v8 p$ B, L( N$ k- }% p) M
 TBF Avenger: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged
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 , v& y; `' I# L' e+ W$ hJapanese Ships
 / x  l' _  U( B+ OCV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage( _) j* O& l4 ^, z
 CV Hiryu,  on fire
 - e) q8 w2 d  D* K# t: r. b! \5 }CA Chikuma
 y# T% v1 V* GCV Soryu
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 Day Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,93  g3 X0 a, s' `1 Y7 v* M
 
 ! t  B0 [2 b1 b+ U8 h) r  \- R" QJapanese aircraft
 - C+ i8 G7 V) Y2 vA6M2 Zero x 369 D( y% ]4 V4 Y! T7 i  S0 _
 D3A Val x 900 p# r- z3 y$ I6 J+ A
 B5N Kate x 66
 ( P7 k  C1 g% ]$ U7 N: L" b* J
 1 P5 B2 \1 f6 UAllied aircraft
 " V9 `/ ^, b  \* uF4F-4 Wildcat x 108
 0 @1 f0 d) u$ z1 r; C8 o) R" N1 D% JP-40E Warhawk x 45- v4 [; d4 {* b& c* ]- x
 P-38G Lightning x 2
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 ! D) t2 L$ W2 {. Y3 t; tJapanese aircraft losses/ e% \5 j8 n, j3 P3 x
 A6M2 Zero: 26 destroyed6 Q( N/ E; J  |$ {2 ]! a( S* g
 D3A Val: 50 destroyed; j% B& r  x! f: p
 B5N Kate: 42 destroyed+ |( K# r" ~5 M$ F1 k
 
 5 R3 U# X" Q. [1 kAllied aircraft losses% R% l/ |- L. u9 i
 F4F-4 Wildcat: 41 destroyed, 14 damaged9 e+ w, I3 ]3 f( ]$ K! D
 P-40E Warhawk: 27 destroyed
 , \4 A" H6 p. L5 ]+ o& nP-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed" u/ @2 f- J4 A, Z- [0 `
 
 8 e/ b- n8 X. _' PAllied Ships. P0 V  y* u7 z9 [  C4 |/ T; z
 CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1
 & f1 z6 k& t# b9 ^8 C% ~CV Hornet, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire
 ' t: o- G: A  o# Y: hCV Wasp, Bomb hits 2,  on fire+ |; f$ U$ s+ _( m: C
 DD Benham, Bomb hits 1,  on fire
 ; |. N0 |! V, r$ N. tCV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire0 }* t% Y+ [" p" n/ J4 ~
 CV Yorktown+ P. Y: B4 j! O( {
 CV Saratoga
 % s6 Z4 W/ Y  _. TCL Honolulu
 . }5 k- I# [- ZCL St. Louis, Bomb hits 2' W$ M( x" Y/ |
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 Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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 Allied aircraft8 _/ C8 T9 Q8 B# ?$ V: D1 L
 B-25C Mitchell x 3, t$ ^' d% S5 T; h- Y6 l% |
 t& c& E+ ~+ \' W2 T3 \6 l+ Q6 Z
 No Allied losses
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 Japanese Ships2 X! [( M: E! ]. t5 E
 CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage7 @  E" ~6 V  s6 E/ R. X0 q
 
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 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
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 ( x& A9 [) e4 ITBF Avenger x 33
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 CA Chikuma
 ( [+ P8 }2 [, j1 O, ]+ LCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage1 r. m* f4 H& V( t' g
 CV Soryu, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
 1 o9 V8 G* F$ C# G; Q* i8 h! N% j, XCA Tone, Bomb hits 1
 2 g" c$ v  v: T$ HDD Ariake, Bomb hits 1,  on fire
 & J9 ?9 U$ R, J7 b* l; vCA Aoba, Bomb hits 2
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 CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 8,  on fire,  heavy damage, C) O% @$ l2 d
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 Ground combat at Shortlands
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 ' y6 a3 L  s  X. M- xDefending force 1457 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10
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 Allied assault odds: 281 to 1 4 [/ Y. M  P+ i* f
 
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 Guns lost 7
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 2 casualties reported
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