AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/18/42
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4 h* N- o5 X, l4 TNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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3 G4 Y, j/ R4 OJapanese Ships2 o3 u5 _ R6 h9 Q4 a$ a. `
CA Kumano
. R# v" v) W9 ?CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 42, and is sunk
0 g5 V- G" p2 L( hCA Furutaka, Shell hits 1
! ~9 v; V4 m- \' I* o8 r- Z$ [CL Natori, Shell hits 1- a2 d$ r+ G2 F, H. p) Q
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
+ m( U1 O$ }( j4 l. S$ {DD Natsugumo
# z9 C( r9 k5 T1 rDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 12 p$ r. ]" _* e
DD Yuzuki
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% k2 n: N* l+ p A) }, u) ]CA Portland, Shell hits 2, on fire
2 _& q6 _& H9 e9 ]3 oCA Northampton
& C; p( i" [( Y8 KCA Houston, Torpedo hits 1( J/ o4 g- d7 s0 u: i+ x; |% h
CA Chester, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk. x) A7 d6 \2 R5 t' W/ W
CA Louisville, Shell hits 1& E, d5 y* `7 W) b: [
CA Chicago
4 E- T3 U4 V1 k7 @1 L7 e# |CA Pensacola. e9 a6 s9 g" y, `
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
! g: v7 a8 A1 K( oCA Astoria
4 H6 L% ?+ r- [$ B5 j* Y0 N# vCA Minneapolis# D8 X; }2 n0 A$ ^6 ]
CA San Francisco6 N# p0 J& |( t* w. j8 ]6 `
CA Australia, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage$ T. u/ K; M; } [! ~$ \
CA Canberra1 E2 F, p- @# o9 Y0 `% l7 X! [! o
CL Leander# Y( y7 { G& X4 `
CL Achilles" ?& l; @1 d1 l+ v# W+ c; i
CL Perth
! t( W/ f2 {2 ?9 n0 K* wCL Hobart
6 b! P. {/ p- z3 _5 vCL Raleigh
8 h$ j& n: s0 A- M3 gCL Detroit6 ]; }7 N; M. | N
CL Concord! K; {1 \1 S6 J# C# I h; k) |! I8 d
DD Cummings
, }" f/ a i. I" w. d) S2 i Y/ VDD Case& y+ V: O' Y: }# D
DD Shaw {2 _* K8 ^$ d% V7 a! _
DD Downes1 x# x) e: b1 c' g/ b9 [4 w7 K
DD Le Triomphant- v8 {* Y7 @3 \% P/ F
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5 T7 H. h/ M+ R' y8 W# XNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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0 Y) p5 M0 P) ^: I3 a9 G9 E9 qJapanese Ships
; V; u+ ` x# q$ v5 X' C( MCA Kumano, Shell hits 10
$ }2 a& _7 E, i' jCA Furutaka
# r- }9 S; b- M$ J7 X- QCL Natori, Shell hits 1
, T( b& a0 h1 J( G: dDD Maikaze, on fire, heavy damage
3 ?1 Z* z8 [9 L; N% MDD Natsugumo: J; D! }( Z/ }0 E8 ]9 |
DD Ikazuchi! } q. @! Z, T8 b6 H/ V
DD Yuzuki- B$ j* B' H' z) ?
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Allied Ships
. Q* M* H* {2 q" i4 l) YCA Portland, on fire
* F6 @: y' b, w( K$ B6 DCA Northampton
5 `2 i4 {' P$ q( b Z, y5 tCA Houston# y; A, ~; f" m+ O$ a$ q
CA Louisville
+ p+ ?; K% M+ X7 H0 ACA Chicago
. u D7 c+ I# a" ^' gCA Pensacola6 F: A. Z8 l( B* y9 y
CA New Orleans
; W3 i8 }5 ?4 sCA Astoria
: A3 s1 {2 a# F6 e; d5 sCA Minneapolis1 f# O: ~9 S$ n* a/ R* t6 U
CA San Francisco9 G' Q' t7 y: V
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
+ z% V" S v' E5 R9 h# h( A! rCA Canberra
' x9 }# u& { Z; ]% yCL Leander
9 j4 j( _1 b5 ]0 a0 @CL Achilles' p0 j. ~0 D; N8 s* O M
CL Perth
8 P8 r# x+ \( y) Z) L5 YCL Hobart. Q7 ^- [7 x7 V9 @+ b
CL Raleigh& C% A E" |. Q( H; l8 A
CL Detroit
3 R" J6 }7 {) o! c' jCL Concord# }/ [6 f- `+ {# Q# E9 ]1 v
DD Cummings$ N. p! ^8 B: J5 r. d( `$ B
DD Case
5 r; q$ C3 X7 |! f" H, c3 t4 f( nDD Shaw1 T, w4 w- A) \0 U- ] [1 F- j
DD Downes
: o) p; E5 _( t$ y& iDD Le Triomphant
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,932 `) H0 @. U, E2 v+ u0 ~8 V
) y3 K( L/ v1 F, qJapanese Ships
/ H0 V0 b, \' Z) h, O6 cCA Kumano, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage- r7 W. e$ O3 _) I
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 34, and is sunk
* M8 D, _0 C; R2 \CL Natori, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage) o4 e' e' b7 Z1 p0 X V
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
: B! ]4 ?$ e' i! Y6 y6 SDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1. [' K7 }8 [7 N& R- B0 K
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 3, on fire
- ]% _2 } {% A& p6 i$ o oDD Yuzuki, Shell hits 6, and is sunk) n# U; { Z% I3 p+ s1 Q [# p+ w
$ q2 q% B5 o1 T, c, @Allied Ships
, d8 T m5 b2 x8 i# K$ g4 NCA Portland, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
( n: D P3 w1 Y( iCA Northampton, Shell hits 1, on fire
5 m. s" I8 Q9 P4 d7 k. Z0 v# ]CA Houston, Shell hits 1! U' J! o/ ^. j& _6 ~( @- G
CA Louisville
" G$ G' e7 T0 E/ Z2 f& n& ]/ uCA Chicago, Shell hits 2
( D5 O' |. t: ?) j. MCA Pensacola, Shell hits 4. H. }) s8 N" W: G! p' r/ r8 o0 F( \
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 42 `: i T! y+ @& C; e! s
CA Astoria* [9 T- i* h* t$ U5 `# b E S# x% O& s
CA Minneapolis
" m& ?4 t. e! }1 u9 YCA San Francisco
; P, m3 |, u: HCA Australia, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage4 v. j) b" T/ o' D
CA Canberra
8 z9 d& @- N5 g f+ S0 q& D6 FCL Leander2 X* K, B6 j2 [ I* Z8 d" g5 t3 a! R
CL Achilles( r9 }, a. V, o- c j' s
CL Perth. D' ^6 w6 U% B
CL Hobart
7 B7 H( F" J- a. N3 HCL Raleigh: { G% j- v1 U4 u$ h% L
CL Detroit
9 N5 y& o' E& ^2 s1 eCL Concord" J! N$ a4 a: M
DD Cummings
: W7 n% ?0 E8 m4 t9 [DD Case
/ v z, }7 k" F: hDD Shaw2 }6 F# J% J, j. P2 y1 E+ D1 `
DD Downes7 K& @' K4 G2 S) h
DD Le Triomphant
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( i1 {* V1 x/ \+ @( f" o7 T' z0 x/ c2 rNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93) [" f6 r5 G+ M. i% t. `) F; N
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( _% `/ U& c+ K! D# \8 GCA Kumano, Shell hits 33, on fire, heavy damage7 m, ?! t& m9 `# g
CL Natori, Shell hits 24, and is sunk9 R9 z9 T* h- C0 W1 {! ?3 w
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
x( e+ [ K% T' sDD Ikazuchi, on fire
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! `+ ~! j- Q8 @1 _' _" Y" k: OAllied Ships
! v' d- s% D8 W7 N7 M. L, f) HCA Portland, on fire, heavy damage
! I8 M) I3 I- A# g8 g+ kCA Northampton, on fire# T* e' }. l" U# d
CA Houston
T4 q; d+ d& v5 O: ^+ \% BCA Louisville
4 b$ Q# z9 ?7 T& u& p( ?( [CA Chicago- i Z& `) L. ~
CA Pensacola4 q9 I2 s$ j; X* ]5 ~! u. j( B
CA New Orleans
0 V. u" d/ g# Z3 c" tCA Astoria
' E/ L! u# @- j* BCA Minneapolis
: j6 {- R" J7 U5 [! }+ j( V1 YCA San Francisco
- r% u0 Y3 z6 yCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage% e/ C' W( H% T. T
CA Canberra
# j/ h& \4 g* X* c$ G# ~CL Leander
- }/ s, a4 D) X) e; L: x; _CL Achilles8 l0 e$ B) \3 n7 P; P, R/ j
CL Perth
4 A! V, p5 d+ o9 [0 {CL Hobart
" u8 {4 Y l1 C( ]CL Raleigh
! s' F* B/ @9 eCL Detroit3 Y8 h$ E9 h3 S0 o/ q
CL Concord
( c+ S$ j P# k1 e$ c2 TDD Cummings$ s3 T) k! j$ ~
DD Case
! l' v* \/ H4 f1 C2 KDD Shaw
. Q7 P/ s8 N# a i- r' g5 A% dDD Downes
# u4 d9 ^9 P+ m" J4 Q- ^DD Le Triomphant
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93! m; y! j& t8 m7 Q3 P
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Japanese Ships
9 `# H+ K1 F5 e3 j! ]! |CA Kumano, Shell hits 29, and is sunk
. K5 p1 h V1 d8 i; h1 WDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 35, and is sunk) ~& C% t) t. E! D
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 15, and is sunk% h& B s0 x9 s4 t3 `2 I
& E8 E- b; m3 | S7 {Allied Ships
9 m; _% e1 h* s# M6 `. nCA Portland, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage& Z7 l( T* u% M* n& Y8 L) |
CA Northampton, on fire
8 b$ u- J" \* M3 l {CA Houston7 l1 J5 ]1 t% M3 k% J) x5 z
CA Louisville8 g N4 K1 K8 _3 S# O- d
CA Chicago" ^+ \$ M5 I( _
CA Pensacola
' I; d: R. t' u5 G( YCA New Orleans' ?, G8 ^+ i! `3 Y9 w) S
CA Astoria3 X6 |$ S4 Z7 t/ ]) m# l2 o7 M& C# r5 I& L
CA Minneapolis( x* H) c: y& R7 q( B* u5 R
CA San Francisco
+ ~( X7 O6 f) A, fCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
" t7 V& D$ g+ E8 |( X W3 }" KCA Canberra3 p5 @6 c' l9 [) d5 V3 W, Z
CL Leander; E" h1 j. {3 P2 K) m% |
CL Achilles5 |& O7 O, j: I" M; f$ Z
CL Perth8 A, t; `2 W& h, z% y
CL Hobart( I' M8 _; k4 S' P
CL Raleigh2 | G3 a7 W3 ?! e
CL Detroit2 R H, k% U# [+ M% @
CL Concord
. z4 v' }8 n' H& O7 ^! EDD Cummings
- \) \4 ]0 t4 f0 n8 |3 H+ `4 R0 @DD Case/ ]" P" W- c) v/ P" s
DD Shaw8 g, ?. M, S0 H7 Z
DD Downes
# o+ j" [- Y( O7 |: x4 l( eDD Le Triomphant! L% a, s5 A: [& I3 p
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91' n4 o3 S3 s9 S9 s
5 j% m0 d6 K/ z' h3 v% x' `Japanese aircraft1 t2 |* @8 F1 z( D
A6M2 Zero x 50
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$ u8 M+ ~+ n" c# r H# g- G# N; G: sAllied aircraft
: u6 ?4 A/ v7 pF4F-4 Wildcat x 42
4 ~6 \$ F, z* F" zSBD Dauntless x 44
4 F* L" E8 [# f i: i: ~TBF Avenger x 16$ M2 y/ j! r$ N( C
1 }. _6 ]& j0 Y& C/ T( `4 hJapanese aircraft losses; K6 M% a4 [& x/ L
A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged
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. A+ s4 Z/ ]) W* m+ |) BAllied aircraft losses3 C4 l( e7 w$ N" B% N$ V
F4F-4 Wildcat: 27 destroyed1 x5 \. R3 [. M, G2 T Z* T! E$ \( d
SBD Dauntless: 13 destroyed, 17 damaged' Z) D/ h3 @& f- R' T9 ~9 b
TBF Avenger: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged4 }9 U x' y7 X. J$ ^$ _5 S) d
' R* T1 b2 a- C, d: G& gJapanese Ships
! n& d3 m. l0 a3 x3 e4 `& U4 UCV Kaga, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
, W+ L5 ~0 y: f0 {9 ]CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire6 j* _) H. v5 L2 X+ \: ?
CV Shokaku
' Q0 g! f0 m) O2 J3 k) r# f- ^CV Soryu+ g$ ^, r+ F0 w+ {1 `' n9 K4 P
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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Japanese aircraft% D4 }8 b) B- p4 q. g3 v
A6M2 Zero x 19
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Allied aircraft2 p8 N! j7 o: P9 O
F4F-4 Wildcat x 19+ G6 W3 G- D k; l
SBD Dauntless x 14
K3 F( f4 r: F$ w. P% O( r2 ?TBF Avenger x 6! ]8 [7 W7 _; q; a. m
9 A# b: o6 `* }( X7 v- m4 ?) d0 r
Japanese aircraft losses
5 ?6 p0 s0 Z3 p. O5 a7 E7 C2 FA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed5 R, p0 P- B+ u2 Q
$ [- g8 W2 l, F
Allied aircraft losses
2 z: z$ I# a/ B5 KF4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed! b; C( r1 g5 R8 _0 E' o. C
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged
" i# A, q% i0 p. I( T; }TBF Avenger: 6 damaged$ c9 V# j" s) v, L
( R' Q% @3 |* g, o4 @Japanese Ships
% l6 ?+ S+ B3 x" PCV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
& G- y; M" \6 ~) m, I+ j5 k: S9 NCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2
+ | X# P; ?7 `6 y* \ D% gCA Tone' E4 u% `" u+ J. f% d: f) M
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 1
2 }" {8 e' R/ M) vCV Hiryu, on fire
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91$ e1 T h" R3 T B/ H3 Q
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Japanese aircraft0 O: n& u: ?5 h4 }7 J
A6M2 Zero x 17. Q8 T. Y: z5 D+ U
3 J4 {; U; {, ?, ~" H: _ h zAllied aircraft! s7 f7 h* n! `+ J) P; D. j- S
F4F-4 Wildcat x 24
4 _8 c0 i: F3 U" Z' r, K, q) D3 G7 z5 tSBD Dauntless x 27
* R2 G& o5 N7 m8 R, L/ g8 ATBF Avenger x 71 {( s* y9 T# T$ V- W4 e# {' p
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Japanese aircraft losses
7 x: ^% _3 w6 _, F/ CA6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
7 x% ?- T2 C0 L6 ?' p/ y2 LF4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed
( h& J. S! c6 }2 A' I( rSBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged) Q0 H- g- c, } E2 L6 k
TBF Avenger: 5 damaged5 v/ W! {" L* T- `9 T2 i- d
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Japanese Ships8 n6 C2 q- B% ~2 l
CV Shokaku& P4 ]; E! Z- p) g! T& X) V4 g
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 2, on fire6 k: S& w! ^% ?, b1 x/ A
CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage& s' z: [9 J$ M; ]" b# r# K
CV Soryu) ~* y- C& U. W0 r c1 c1 S3 A+ N
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 12 q6 l1 w6 f) N2 n& c9 }
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8 Y+ K, K% ]5 |' ?! PDay Air attack on TF at 61,919 W+ h& G# [$ i
5 T/ X1 e& R0 w' M1 U2 lJapanese aircraft
9 u o; Y+ L! A- X$ ]# lA6M2 Zero x 15
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Allied aircraft3 q; j1 z* H4 r* z
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8& U8 E! y! X2 v5 P$ @- ]. x
SBD Dauntless x 18
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Japanese aircraft losses2 B v+ s2 e! u& u9 I
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed9 M& ]- V( H( N5 k& @1 q% s3 A
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Allied aircraft losses* p M. E& F' m" G6 Q* ?, [0 {
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
+ f. V0 R6 ^0 a8 h9 S: dSBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged
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: G/ g6 j- o6 \: ^0 XJapanese Ships
% k. {" D, f9 ~CV Soryu, Bomb hits 1# K1 z+ `: |5 k% I
CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
) ?7 g8 q, W! a8 D$ SCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire/ Z( c j0 C7 D. P% |9 e
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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( k0 ^# S4 n; O/ uJapanese aircraft
' `0 B0 q* U/ c0 v: o/ ` eA6M2 Zero x 12$ A9 G) G7 v$ ~) V1 P+ Y6 P3 U# l: h
6 }+ t% N Y9 x1 N
Allied aircraft
' D& a0 y9 u; H* aF4F-4 Wildcat x 10" _! e# A: }5 \& k$ o. c
SBD Dauntless x 9
* T, m- z* v9 DTBF Avenger x 16
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5 x. c; z6 }. r0 ~6 X) X+ r4 b* w9 zJapanese aircraft losses; F5 x/ A4 _7 d
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
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2 _' e4 Z( s( H$ r, FAllied aircraft losses
& G. D$ b5 ~% E- VF4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed) D1 j# Q8 o. P. {3 r: z
SBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged$ Y9 M6 i1 v$ c% G1 U# }
TBF Avenger: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged" i, X, V5 d) S% `- B
( N# v3 A$ `. X. |+ \# t ]( x. MJapanese Ships5 D/ X6 c# U2 u! }% l, }8 d* L5 ~ J" z
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
' [8 N; z0 s: K5 oCV Hiryu, on fire
' Z0 J: g8 } T( a( e4 oCA Chikuma
1 `. H3 }' }1 iCV Soryu
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! D- J$ t- o+ E/ O, j3 rDay Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,93
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Japanese aircraft2 T5 b$ x- |- y2 |( I8 F
A6M2 Zero x 36
" a. r0 {+ r! z6 Y0 bD3A Val x 90
^8 s6 M+ M; `9 U5 |5 ^B5N Kate x 668 V) N- E$ M/ d; N! d4 D1 C
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Allied aircraft. @6 [! W0 V: Y( L8 t
F4F-4 Wildcat x 108" o& A0 T# [9 `# a9 F) T& b
P-40E Warhawk x 45
! v& L- v9 _ w5 `P-38G Lightning x 2: `; a5 X2 z& U
1 _ r8 t) j# s- p5 m( UJapanese aircraft losses0 A: \ p m- S& A. v0 ?9 ]# F$ Y
A6M2 Zero: 26 destroyed/ G$ h1 W3 u; P
D3A Val: 50 destroyed
. l* z+ f; T; K: {4 B( B: T& c. WB5N Kate: 42 destroyed7 P) t8 y. z7 B, h/ u
& M8 N5 \5 u9 K+ cAllied aircraft losses
0 V! R, k2 v& E) [3 YF4F-4 Wildcat: 41 destroyed, 14 damaged" K- H I# U" p0 X' n
P-40E Warhawk: 27 destroyed, x+ w0 I: t: B0 t
P-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed
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7 u- \0 \2 i1 H$ Y aAllied Ships1 ]# W3 L$ U6 S! L+ |) c- g; O( T
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1! N! ?! S! c; g" v/ |# L
CV Hornet, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire7 J4 E) M8 G! x' y
CV Wasp, Bomb hits 2, on fire6 o8 s- ~+ D; R; G& }! \
DD Benham, Bomb hits 1, on fire
% _# S- {- j6 @0 SCV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1, on fire: U+ }) K% w2 B; z# W# Q
CV Yorktown
" P# h6 E' s. k5 qCV Saratoga
; }8 F/ N7 Z+ M, v. i2 BCL Honolulu
- [; x/ U! ]* S6 @7 PCL St. Louis, Bomb hits 2, X; @. A5 ?5 S: ?! E
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Allied aircraft
9 F: Z3 g0 F7 t) xB-25C Mitchell x 3
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No Allied losses
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7 d1 o4 b% _. q2 ?& i" rJapanese Ships3 m+ c6 M' f; }. N1 \5 F
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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) f! h. d& m1 }+ T* OAircraft Attacking:; ]6 x o0 r1 W; I/ ~, p
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
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8 R% }4 u, @3 r% f6 g* @( V! b7 n- CDay Air attack on TF at 61,91
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# T. A" M1 o) j" [ eF4F-4 Wildcat x 21% F% O% S: U9 |9 V0 y- {, j
SBD Dauntless x 901 ^6 f8 g6 k; x- N |
TBF Avenger x 33; k3 r6 B. g% @! X/ a
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Japanese Ships+ b9 M% f# Q8 L: k* q6 R* Q' N
CA Chikuma8 }( y+ n% y/ u) l
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
# ]& C2 |$ v3 i' t3 F$ T/ s$ LCV Soryu, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
, F0 F# d& X8 D5 G0 M) HCA Tone, Bomb hits 1
4 _. P$ g% A1 j" O% |DD Ariake, Bomb hits 1, on fire; v) _ p; ]- v0 }( Q4 W
CA Aoba, Bomb hits 20 [! N9 ]+ e% N2 V! h# d; X" b
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B-25C Mitchell x 20
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& `' ~+ l$ h5 K3 HCV Soryu, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
. L! O- D3 ^- U2 U KCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage" a! O0 A* B! w3 x: E: N/ K
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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. ~2 E% h* i E# N( R7 k) }
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Defending force 1457 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10
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: L: u2 ?4 @# PAllied max assault: 314 - adjusted assault: 281 " I9 [( {8 G* L2 ~) O. r- q# r5 O
( v' D1 U; j. B& m! Q. gJapanese max defense: 6 - adjusted defense: 1
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Allied assault odds: 281 to 1
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* ^$ L7 k7 \* U2 Y( W: TJapanese ground losses:
4 M. n( c2 J, G" G f1572 casualties reported
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/ r9 B2 Y7 }7 s- NAllied ground losses:
) j8 b ]: s0 ^1 L& S2 casualties reported
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