AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/18/42
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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Japanese Ships
" T1 l' i1 [; u5 dCA Kumano) n1 k& H. ]# K [" b
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 42, and is sunk. A: z7 f, s% X8 r6 t$ N; v4 Y
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 10 h! W) e' R/ J* A9 L' `" n
CL Natori, Shell hits 1
2 |' l3 ^9 R0 U+ j; j0 X# GDD Maikaze, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
m" @; i; c* U) ?7 S6 R" JDD Natsugumo
5 _1 y/ h5 R" P0 l2 t; ]DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 1
/ ]6 x+ X8 _* zDD Yuzuki
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Allied Ships
4 S0 M4 z X% u4 n8 d$ fCA Portland, Shell hits 2, on fire& g& X( u" A2 s1 I
CA Northampton8 A) r% X) @) \1 P7 i
CA Houston, Torpedo hits 1( g( M- X- A# @0 I/ q
CA Chester, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
% E. V W5 N9 d% q2 c; }CA Louisville, Shell hits 1
- E O. Q9 {# QCA Chicago
- {/ l8 K4 U$ lCA Pensacola
, l8 `+ y5 {0 e# P& E$ GCA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
! q) R; |, O# B7 o9 \CA Astoria0 _$ b! P8 J1 ~! e% {$ V3 C7 b
CA Minneapolis, ^0 W" I; P. o$ [) T* _: _
CA San Francisco
" V9 ]2 b9 J3 E# I' gCA Australia, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
7 [( Y; D @/ {1 m) e2 ?CA Canberra6 ^; K5 V2 j* Q$ G; v
CL Leander
# t; e) |. u; t! W1 C/ ~CL Achilles# R) E' A" {8 M
CL Perth$ \, p+ z! I3 o" g( |
CL Hobart
; m: ^4 Y) V$ u$ b) {0 m7 CCL Raleigh& X! S1 l6 B8 Q" j |
CL Detroit6 W1 H& |( ?% b3 A" f
CL Concord
* Q. T8 c4 O2 ZDD Cummings, }3 ~. {4 L6 D- B
DD Case0 s+ M( z5 y$ F/ O5 U
DD Shaw* Z* M/ N# C9 `9 m. `0 w
DD Downes; {8 i* x" I6 J% R
DD Le Triomphant
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93. ^0 z6 j, p8 Y
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% C% Y4 y8 h# Z+ \/ pCA Kumano, Shell hits 10
3 M, P6 `/ T v5 _7 M3 |5 ICA Furutaka
! F$ T& D. E1 x2 n2 P M7 ^CL Natori, Shell hits 1
& g% a! {& g& r! V- iDD Maikaze, on fire, heavy damage: f' ^% W+ s, q* ]* ~& W, W
DD Natsugumo& X1 @+ @" `) f' q* y& w
DD Ikazuchi. L/ X! _4 X5 G) `+ \2 U
DD Yuzuki
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Allied Ships; V h* o2 e' n& g+ C3 m
CA Portland, on fire0 m: _- R. p, z |+ ?5 {8 m
CA Northampton/ g2 v% |, r% N, g
CA Houston
8 i; c& D; T t. fCA Louisville4 s/ u m% R1 p& D! l- d- h; `. U
CA Chicago
7 B7 i. z" p) R& w. q8 yCA Pensacola
1 @5 G! T6 A+ [, ZCA New Orleans
7 T! b3 q4 r9 rCA Astoria0 i; ?# U+ Q3 G9 _, Q. C
CA Minneapolis
' I6 a2 c& ^3 K( l- zCA San Francisco
3 b2 W- o1 {: h( } pCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage8 v) D& l" \. H% m
CA Canberra# M+ s! D3 S; f: `7 \
CL Leander
$ {& Y) L1 R1 u# \) WCL Achilles/ k) I2 r. F0 G$ C: F1 H" |
CL Perth& D+ A4 E; g3 x0 K0 C" F6 ~6 u& |( K
CL Hobart, n/ \" k5 A6 H2 X6 \* m
CL Raleigh
. v/ T2 M/ d! f. l+ @( cCL Detroit
, ]+ x% [' I: ]7 c @3 kCL Concord/ \0 n* o3 C& [2 [' E# w" c8 _) c
DD Cummings- B0 K6 E6 q' f+ p1 r! [- L, U
DD Case# D. h# g1 Q& }/ _# d _
DD Shaw
( i! C( f: C5 I1 A# \DD Downes0 i) Y, L9 `7 o$ r+ r; c7 a
DD Le Triomphant
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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Japanese Ships
3 u, V6 x- z1 y' sCA Kumano, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage7 Q) i# K, V) `7 ~: }
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 34, and is sunk
) i& O8 M% X/ X: k6 _CL Natori, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage6 X& }7 c' c- V& b1 G3 B
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 14, and is sunk& r- ?. N1 B4 a) C9 k
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1& j# O# O) G& p! y
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 3, on fire. \3 ?% E- }! ]* v. T
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
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1 N. G, |. w# M7 ]$ ~& }! }; Q+ _CA Portland, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage7 ~5 ]5 d% u2 N& ?
CA Northampton, Shell hits 1, on fire
H6 T" p+ v2 K) P4 i- ?CA Houston, Shell hits 14 X: X$ v4 l4 o6 V- i% v. o7 {: ~& Q# m {
CA Louisville: {! c; w ]2 @% k" U) S; p5 P
CA Chicago, Shell hits 2
% V/ p* r+ J2 I& F4 Q0 O4 ]CA Pensacola, Shell hits 49 Q$ A B3 c! B+ V8 @- Y$ v4 l- `
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 48 [5 w2 u+ h4 V# Z
CA Astoria
! Q# e, M/ S, ^3 F4 Y3 OCA Minneapolis
) @" m/ L7 u C. G" dCA San Francisco
: _" U) U$ f/ LCA Australia, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
% S1 O1 ?* y( N) p8 D ]CA Canberra
* X [* ?4 R8 ^9 p+ LCL Leander, f: c) b0 K) k: G5 z0 F; W
CL Achilles
. A- @. z8 w* e. ^/ a7 w3 x: SCL Perth6 m3 a' r! T" n* z4 O- n" Z4 H
CL Hobart
5 z( W! z6 I. B4 T1 }2 s: gCL Raleigh
- d1 U/ t) g: V# J0 [2 f! r# zCL Detroit$ I+ `4 I% G5 R: `3 \/ q
CL Concord4 k' f" v; @' r" o
DD Cummings
; M5 B5 _) |+ f m$ vDD Case- ]9 A- ^$ L* O
DD Shaw6 t( g3 p9 h) `
DD Downes
( T$ A0 n$ Z4 ?; Y/ A3 }4 @DD Le Triomphant
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s$ {% r; v+ bNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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CA Kumano, Shell hits 33, on fire, heavy damage
0 }# w7 n* ?: a, s+ WCL Natori, Shell hits 24, and is sunk
* t0 w0 G3 Y C3 l- t$ u" L* [8 RDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
4 T& H9 P" z, i- o# m; Q: A, QDD Ikazuchi, on fire
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Allied Ships
. z' U# [9 q4 \/ |1 D/ L0 R- ~CA Portland, on fire, heavy damage
. l: Q& g( \. N3 h* l& a5 L4 D! t. oCA Northampton, on fire
- o, H$ m. x+ l( u7 M/ g# H6 ACA Houston
/ ^3 ^% ?8 c5 v# ~CA Louisville# X; b8 \1 e+ i
CA Chicago
& o7 B+ U: D& m5 h# H* JCA Pensacola
4 U ?( l% h; ]1 o% A! N- ]CA New Orleans% O! ^6 s( p7 P$ S4 f3 Z4 `: c
CA Astoria
- s; D/ `, ]2 |3 \" `& l' b# C! BCA Minneapolis
1 r0 }5 e, l6 `) KCA San Francisco) `) k$ O" b4 t
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
6 Q$ s2 F9 d3 Z% N$ jCA Canberra
5 L. J5 ?) m8 VCL Leander
0 |$ C% V9 O$ q8 p' G s0 \6 P+ ECL Achilles& O U' \1 U$ c) U+ h. Q- ?
CL Perth& R, K, O u1 [, ^& S0 G
CL Hobart7 Q: X9 h: P1 L8 |( B, e
CL Raleigh6 [2 d0 p) m- u) `2 G. N
CL Detroit8 O, n& m8 q9 W! P o) N, d
CL Concord
) e! b" D0 Z ? N5 JDD Cummings
8 b' `& I! }! D; a& o2 z; u5 r% F8 ODD Case
, q* `1 L* }8 p- b4 t+ H8 }- qDD Shaw
. g: d6 k: _& J* u7 H: eDD Downes) O6 U( n4 `2 V; X: `! Z
DD Le Triomphant9 s9 d0 U# B2 ~
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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CA Kumano, Shell hits 29, and is sunk1 } S& U! V/ a$ A! S' J; e4 l+ V8 {
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 35, and is sunk
( \: I$ {% Y' h9 Z5 O: l( f; J/ m% Y/ ~DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
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Allied Ships
" L6 M- N1 O) e9 Q0 |% KCA Portland, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
6 t9 _6 E' R7 ^# LCA Northampton, on fire; h, r% O7 S4 r: x& o' `
CA Houston" A6 s. a: {5 j! V5 g$ `
CA Louisville+ m3 v( q# ?- C2 l% u! y
CA Chicago) Z+ O$ w* \+ w6 y( ^
CA Pensacola( y" M. y6 M. e5 t g
CA New Orleans) Z7 u% b9 G7 Z Y
CA Astoria
4 Y! a" @* L! V* Y5 TCA Minneapolis
8 D, {' h6 _* B8 R5 tCA San Francisco1 I4 { C& |" H3 l" _
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage) e& r) B" h p; M
CA Canberra u$ w/ N! B9 G; ^+ S
CL Leander
7 [* v8 b" v2 G: dCL Achilles5 e, @/ Y m8 a0 B) X# v
CL Perth* Z* f/ u' |8 U) H& E+ d5 F* s3 M- l6 L
CL Hobart
# u' C% }5 O" c" E, O+ X, t+ xCL Raleigh0 K; \: K3 O- k0 S) f; L( F2 _6 S* c/ i
CL Detroit
; U% T, E r1 ^CL Concord3 S- e! | i% w# S- H
DD Cummings
- R6 |" M% @9 @" [7 {$ h. vDD Case8 ]9 b: f2 J) [7 [1 M6 a! y' R
DD Shaw: i+ Q' {: `7 c5 B
DD Downes
' F4 ^4 y% H% r) l* \: _( HDD Le Triomphant% V* ]& I3 P2 j X9 D$ l- M& z
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# g j1 V+ ^+ V( v' pDay Air attack on TF at 61,91
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A6M2 Zero x 50
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& W& Y/ {, s3 U& LAllied aircraft9 C; U6 G2 {4 T* |1 V3 K1 ^3 E* u
F4F-4 Wildcat x 42
' K ^ w% }( [' `1 e% USBD Dauntless x 44+ N2 H9 ?) n/ q1 G' _
TBF Avenger x 16
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Japanese aircraft losses
3 G6 z0 L8 i4 [% aA6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
) H/ i- n/ {% R, j' NF4F-4 Wildcat: 27 destroyed
( D/ M9 f& k) P/ P5 A! cSBD Dauntless: 13 destroyed, 17 damaged; i% w$ M- j$ X) V
TBF Avenger: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged, i( i, e& I. p. t
% u! J/ \7 S/ h, n" u7 HJapanese Ships( @, p3 J% f5 b% O) O
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage% {8 @9 d2 P5 w% i5 ~7 k
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
. o- H, ]2 v6 Y! U; \* { eCV Shokaku
& i. t) s0 U- Y; w6 T7 HCV Soryu" K& p1 X* s5 p F! Z, P) b; h3 J
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,911 t4 R" P5 a' I( `
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Japanese aircraft+ K2 Q2 \# T8 s, s
A6M2 Zero x 19% z3 k0 h) ~9 Q1 c4 N1 Q- ~
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Allied aircraft( I6 C) |8 k5 W2 u# J0 _5 }
F4F-4 Wildcat x 191 `1 r. T/ G3 V6 \# y r
SBD Dauntless x 14) K1 U2 E3 [- c$ U, t; k, T/ M
TBF Avenger x 6. C* q; @2 T1 r% y/ d% o) ^
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Japanese aircraft losses( F2 i% C- X$ e
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed; @7 s) _$ U4 ^5 F& H1 A
: e( h! b2 G' Z3 ~1 F7 i% VAllied aircraft losses+ |/ P6 L2 C0 A h' e, m
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed
* E p8 H% B* V& Q& ^SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged
: K; ^: j4 U; E/ v; o2 s% n+ s: {. M) TTBF Avenger: 6 damaged' y. u9 i. ~ G
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Japanese Ships
1 p: R1 Y% G* s% f4 ^CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage' a% q3 R/ ]8 g4 |0 Y9 b
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2
' N% \ J: z& j8 h7 @) X5 VCA Tone
- ~: I- u* ~4 F* g O& K0 ?* B9 k& ICV Soryu, Bomb hits 1# e' p& f7 d- b8 E
CV Hiryu, on fire
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91( G4 s% ]: X# A7 N6 f! k
0 ?# `% ~! ^3 G( w4 F% VJapanese aircraft
" z9 D1 d) Z& R/ r1 JA6M2 Zero x 17' C' D8 Z' s) O/ _/ j, f+ c) V o( {
1 p' f- P" {2 W' lAllied aircraft; P1 d; i0 I* s% e
F4F-4 Wildcat x 24. N8 R" t8 i/ `$ Q9 e
SBD Dauntless x 27
. K8 p8 L% P$ Y! mTBF Avenger x 7
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Japanese aircraft losses
6 c+ E) C3 k6 t/ T j! g; GA6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
) _) {) [+ A C# a$ _F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed
* J1 A! `% c$ ?5 W% Z6 o6 ASBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged
, U/ |' h" V3 W# Z6 o- n% |$ T3 sTBF Avenger: 5 damaged! ]$ b/ M8 y+ {# L$ Q) W" W
* h5 K' f8 n* pJapanese Ships
1 Q! D1 M6 \8 [! c2 aCV Shokaku/ B/ L7 P" y) R+ _1 j2 p# O
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 2, on fire
$ F( g/ z, s$ ?! `5 A7 _& k. I/ q( ~CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage! f. ~- {+ V+ g5 d
CV Soryu1 }! W) n1 |% x4 l
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 17 d. E# [ v ]* p$ G
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Japanese aircraft, g O7 L; r% j
A6M2 Zero x 159 F- l! \ [& `: w" X0 c0 G
& l( ?' J4 S# AAllied aircraft
4 N( z8 j; P! J+ {2 e6 {F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
; |, q, ~8 w. r2 ~4 V: xSBD Dauntless x 186 e9 j! v$ r7 X5 |+ L
# x% j2 M0 X# B) }Japanese aircraft losses
* f% ]1 e' e7 c# K7 ~A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed: Q+ S; d4 B- Z2 k
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Allied aircraft losses* s8 h9 G9 J d9 q
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed5 h6 [8 o+ {& f: Q6 [3 O
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged4 t, D8 o6 ?* j8 [3 g, `2 M" v
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Japanese Ships% w/ o& \: w3 R* c# u9 z
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 15 F! G* E; `3 W7 ]- J+ s4 @ O
CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
. C! X% _" a4 `9 MCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire2 n G _2 }6 w" t+ e, S m
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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1 Z" J7 X' M. C9 D5 Z L. Q8 Z6 wA6M2 Zero x 12+ e6 P0 B: d: y* A4 e) h, E: ?, a
( t2 @ j! }' v2 o& D# N- NAllied aircraft# `8 M$ u3 Y: x7 T9 j4 K
F4F-4 Wildcat x 10
, y2 a& o4 L5 U6 B* j7 XSBD Dauntless x 9
5 K% A0 C( m/ s0 Z) cTBF Avenger x 16
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9 \, s! a' I3 ^Japanese aircraft losses; Y2 o* v$ [5 k9 p8 P4 z" B
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed' |* n8 T9 r2 t& d! c
7 \3 b6 ^0 e: c7 p
Allied aircraft losses1 p0 C& Q2 a" Y9 v
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
8 L! V; s( k+ K5 O% b( ^* xSBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged# W8 u [2 V8 u. u# _
TBF Avenger: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged
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Japanese Ships3 e, A2 U3 a) g
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage A) W) i. G$ ^4 ~" ~
CV Hiryu, on fire B" _' F! I$ c6 `1 d( V
CA Chikuma4 M- c; |; H4 }
CV Soryu
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Day Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,93
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Japanese aircraft
/ c9 P: P/ g6 R$ G0 W* qA6M2 Zero x 36
$ M- {" V$ L `) [D3A Val x 901 z/ _/ h5 r9 {& H* V6 }
B5N Kate x 66* [" t% f2 }9 M# z& ^; m1 A
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Allied aircraft
B1 |! t, D4 Y. `7 YF4F-4 Wildcat x 108& N: L1 M2 n: ]5 m6 e4 \, E5 K
P-40E Warhawk x 45
; B6 `5 |- E3 N: I7 |P-38G Lightning x 2
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Japanese aircraft losses* L8 o8 N# Q7 X0 A; C d$ L {
A6M2 Zero: 26 destroyed
1 Q! R* w# T4 A; T$ ?2 yD3A Val: 50 destroyed$ F2 g7 c* }8 s& K; x9 t6 U
B5N Kate: 42 destroyed( S- G1 r5 P: I. r" Q9 P
6 Y; b8 q' \6 b6 r$ N9 Y" m- vAllied aircraft losses
$ v2 y$ X- I5 N5 NF4F-4 Wildcat: 41 destroyed, 14 damaged
9 b9 }% h2 i4 J; Q0 Q' dP-40E Warhawk: 27 destroyed! k% N6 L8 q# c9 U5 N9 F2 G
P-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed! F( Q$ a+ `* R9 R3 m& u3 z
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Allied Ships$ \2 w6 q6 q' _+ \
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1
' [/ \# k9 H4 ~; w( P$ sCV Hornet, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire& u" W q: Q- H7 J
CV Wasp, Bomb hits 2, on fire) P3 b; o+ ]% L* R2 T& n( @5 }
DD Benham, Bomb hits 1, on fire
" x; l* {0 x- {. w. d. wCV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1, on fire$ C3 R# x7 c$ Z$ t1 j
CV Yorktown
$ [ H0 }, K8 YCV Saratoga1 K, G n0 F' u1 M8 n4 v& Y, I
CL Honolulu
- H0 M2 L( A% M7 C/ U: ]1 C8 c1 |CL St. Louis, Bomb hits 22 u8 r3 ?3 b" k% ~5 K$ p0 K. |
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B-25C Mitchell x 3 T6 X7 a/ \# @% R* U6 c
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships/ E- i1 g2 m: n% X, \$ @3 r
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage1 @+ g# B5 j+ {4 L8 t; I
2 C7 ?/ b7 @6 C, j, o
Aircraft Attacking:; ]2 B/ o& e4 T- P3 |; G4 ?1 e# F
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
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. W# \9 w* u& }Day Air attack on TF at 61,917 G+ i- V4 Q$ C& f
2 Q% N4 j4 i, `$ U/ p% l9 a$ DAllied aircraft
% F, ~# Z) @: X! h2 [. TF4F-4 Wildcat x 21
6 m! s6 G9 v. k: J1 l; KSBD Dauntless x 904 n. I# }: _. e7 m
TBF Avenger x 33
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7 M2 @* ~, G4 \1 f4 WJapanese Ships
, c, p; p+ |; @( G% ]% WCA Chikuma
+ J- p" G7 j# h0 |% {1 \" v( o; RCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage3 R. o+ I0 u" H0 j
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage; k8 Q! ?, b+ _, R9 e1 b
CA Tone, Bomb hits 1
$ [( a5 g, T, J- y; PDD Ariake, Bomb hits 1, on fire, ?7 t% G& R4 z; l
CA Aoba, Bomb hits 2
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,910 u t* G# n0 O6 e( E/ H
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CV Soryu, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
1 I7 j3 _9 w: B0 x; K% JCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage5 x& L0 a8 [# [" s& H$ M
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Ground combat at Shortlands
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Allied Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 13678 troops, 150 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 322+ l1 K L# q7 Z
- H8 u5 D# b& j. r+ V4 e% SDefending force 1457 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10
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# ^. E/ T# @8 L) U1 O) K1 c, zAllied max assault: 314 - adjusted assault: 281
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Japanese max defense: 6 - adjusted defense: 1 0 l1 f) ~2 P2 _4 e7 w+ [+ w
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Allied assault odds: 281 to 1 0 }7 T' H/ r! K0 j, ~8 s4 u- i
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1 E: Z* o2 n/ yJapanese ground losses:: @1 S1 _: O5 _! J, N
1572 casualties reported0 s& G( l! Y1 S4 q k
Guns lost 72 Z- z4 Q9 v. q3 G# O5 S4 W
3 w% z/ X, H& nAllied ground losses:
! e/ T. Y% r7 ]! E Y; Z/ ?! G2 casualties reported+ b8 j" C, ?. i" i4 y
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