AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/18/42
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Japanese Ships% ]5 Y$ X* |3 M, Y- P. k7 |
CA Kumano
2 v. D* Y$ c% h% H# N. f$ mCA Kinugasa, Shell hits 42, and is sunk
) Z D& l* Q: W. K$ K. ZCA Furutaka, Shell hits 1
g0 O- k4 F. R b3 UCL Natori, Shell hits 18 {2 ?2 E# X( a6 `$ ?
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
9 d. V6 f4 S6 k" e& TDD Natsugumo
% O3 L! S0 K7 C6 _" cDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 1$ L: I$ ^6 B5 [, d8 f- o
DD Yuzuki1 T; H+ j1 D: Z& `0 R# b7 F# x
, k0 {% H" \" UAllied Ships( M" V4 V) |7 D; R h3 M9 _+ s3 b) d
CA Portland, Shell hits 2, on fire4 [0 d% D" t# Q/ n4 c2 G ~% n$ ~+ {
CA Northampton
0 f6 n7 L1 D. p1 U# f* BCA Houston, Torpedo hits 1
+ ]% r% o5 w3 R" `% g4 V/ g' ICA Chester, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk5 @1 ~3 A V, d+ m* Y5 F3 K
CA Louisville, Shell hits 1
) w8 {) C; N: K1 z% i0 [CA Chicago- S% `4 W0 b# C6 h+ r3 d
CA Pensacola
" Q- ]4 D: j+ E2 C3 c, WCA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 15 B: d% b8 T4 S, |7 G' J& U- n
CA Astoria
, M' X1 o+ C; k3 f3 iCA Minneapolis6 n, l* G' L1 ~, H
CA San Francisco
( Q( f( o; C% E/ S% |5 WCA Australia, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage/ V- J' Y( _2 B/ W9 x
CA Canberra' U9 z/ E$ x- w5 O5 r, _! q% ^% ~
CL Leander% Y" n; T7 X2 ]& }
CL Achilles
) W' i3 Q% q. l3 jCL Perth
: a- C$ ~/ d0 ~8 UCL Hobart
$ d2 v( j) x% [! n' Y2 F! \9 L6 Q2 _CL Raleigh! T" O5 r# _) L6 E' D
CL Detroit3 A7 }; ]5 V( t7 O. _7 P" R3 l9 _
CL Concord
, @* P H2 g% m0 c( M7 aDD Cummings) I. \7 B' v& W" p& k% a- {8 ~
DD Case: k. B% N: p4 c2 u0 G. V9 S
DD Shaw' o; m G6 ~) Q1 C7 u
DD Downes- K) z& p+ [2 K( s7 c
DD Le Triomphant
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,931 j5 p) \4 V% [4 v$ B8 k7 [/ @
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Japanese Ships* x' F& e+ {( B: Q& v9 S
CA Kumano, Shell hits 10* m! _$ t: X8 E4 ^% x9 a
CA Furutaka
5 [/ L( P$ V! l2 n* CCL Natori, Shell hits 1
9 F' f: P p& {DD Maikaze, on fire, heavy damage/ c0 R: u% B; t* \' m' [9 {" S5 U
DD Natsugumo0 T3 O/ L/ C( @/ R& t- Q0 T) I
DD Ikazuchi$ j$ [( Z1 G8 \
DD Yuzuki; o, t3 M5 l. k/ Q# C
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Allied Ships
$ p3 v" f; F$ V/ {* m1 F! aCA Portland, on fire
( X' U* n4 E/ r O! ^* L4 V& QCA Northampton, \+ h- d, a" p# c+ B
CA Houston$ ?! }' T6 m9 F2 l7 M: c) b A
CA Louisville
' C. W m0 o7 \CA Chicago% V# v8 b6 B- n3 x3 y/ t5 x' G
CA Pensacola) i5 O3 ~3 @" S4 ^2 y
CA New Orleans
+ u+ O. J ?; \( U; n. iCA Astoria
5 s$ G N% d% H. s0 A/ gCA Minneapolis
$ y+ i: g: W2 E9 Y+ ]5 NCA San Francisco
, d" F0 Z8 b; ZCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage6 A1 W7 f8 ~' g' {8 k: g9 `
CA Canberra
5 u# ~3 I2 V. {CL Leander9 r" D: i' E2 L1 {3 X( x
CL Achilles
9 w9 m! _5 l1 Z9 ~/ a- ~CL Perth
* Z+ r9 w! _' U) H' FCL Hobart
1 W r% z' @7 D5 t& V/ ICL Raleigh
; V0 `; r0 s4 \% oCL Detroit. i \/ @/ R8 g7 y+ j0 H
CL Concord3 X% |7 k+ i9 S2 P# { [# p
DD Cummings, h! E9 Z# D$ h# P2 K8 Q
DD Case
* M/ b: ]" s( N0 H7 j# M3 b3 u KDD Shaw [7 s+ L# [7 ?
DD Downes
2 i2 e6 }7 L* a9 {DD Le Triomphant! m$ [$ A; i9 }. t% W5 z
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- j3 {4 _% y5 x9 V0 n, h. mNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93- }% q! L3 N4 ~0 C
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Japanese Ships
" u6 O5 w6 b- ~" j! F' PCA Kumano, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage, I# D# L8 X: Q: _- v" @5 w
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 34, and is sunk
4 `0 @( z U* u0 p9 F0 l* ], {CL Natori, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage" O+ t' B' [7 S
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 14, and is sunk+ |) w, k& {' f
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1/ U- [* Y) k- O2 q" C2 f
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 3, on fire
* w2 t( V. E6 s1 i4 w3 mDD Yuzuki, Shell hits 6, and is sunk% e* q' p5 s9 L, o' {
A9 v; u2 ?% yAllied Ships
7 Q4 z- v5 ~& v) N3 h x6 ^CA Portland, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
3 {+ l- ?& m( Q0 ?- V5 G- p: t& VCA Northampton, Shell hits 1, on fire3 T; i. Y& t* |( T
CA Houston, Shell hits 13 ]6 G8 v9 X, D8 L
CA Louisville
i6 m% d6 `. J T( k& k* J$ _! NCA Chicago, Shell hits 2
% U4 W- F9 G- |( i e c& C3 j5 ?CA Pensacola, Shell hits 4
/ h# @7 C5 F$ O4 gCA New Orleans, Shell hits 4
! D8 t d" q. A6 W3 LCA Astoria
, w: h; E& {0 yCA Minneapolis* a% p, Q( c4 N0 T
CA San Francisco
0 Z/ o" K6 h, E! DCA Australia, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
: O0 B- S/ E2 I4 t/ }6 M; Q* @; M; jCA Canberra
& O% Q$ G5 {! s) BCL Leander
1 H7 H: a2 I: GCL Achilles
* D' i8 X' `: ?' w8 g" w. zCL Perth4 P( Y- s8 u ]5 R8 a- v9 |$ k
CL Hobart! M% v4 u' Z* S' {0 K
CL Raleigh
9 f" x, E& k% S' oCL Detroit
* k9 d: D9 ?; L" h- A8 o1 nCL Concord$ R& T$ ?. O% p# s- c
DD Cummings* p1 A$ H4 p I0 r* v, ?- t" q
DD Case3 {; F7 f% O; N+ |2 {
DD Shaw: T T8 V* R. q6 F! r
DD Downes
( w$ T" W$ m: ` ]/ Z- j& ~DD Le Triomphant, s) y* `- c$ x* i8 w4 t
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4 M& k9 H! W9 v% v+ k$ B( LNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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# B0 R4 M8 M2 y) CCA Kumano, Shell hits 33, on fire, heavy damage
$ b7 z, @1 {% s6 ACL Natori, Shell hits 24, and is sunk
- J; {0 L ~3 ^# D6 S" RDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
5 m4 b7 E9 O( a' X7 ]DD Ikazuchi, on fire
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* `& i& `# |: j# |0 X& a& i$ CAllied Ships# m( c# c# `5 o8 J4 r- N2 J
CA Portland, on fire, heavy damage
; Z( s4 D0 d4 l" Z: t T! \CA Northampton, on fire
; {. `9 H- r" CCA Houston7 ^8 Q8 g- Y- |
CA Louisville
* m# R( [8 O1 p2 ?& {& D x0 JCA Chicago
1 j- E( _) W V8 e! S. x, x- W6 PCA Pensacola# L) L2 w0 {3 V3 ^+ U- Z
CA New Orleans
5 s/ s' u7 Y: X0 |5 PCA Astoria% b# {) O5 u: ]8 k6 x3 K% q
CA Minneapolis
& i7 \. T: G( A4 u% ]/ cCA San Francisco
6 w3 f* f! f0 l) qCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
9 U- c% U6 E7 z4 _( z8 g |' YCA Canberra
) Q/ `( n& _! `, ~( H+ xCL Leander
4 j/ k1 m w0 D5 w. ~$ s! cCL Achilles, {" a$ P' s S; e
CL Perth
' p# g; h9 m. o* }+ ], HCL Hobart
6 ^5 X1 D! S" I7 `9 tCL Raleigh+ @; k9 o" ~8 A: Q$ W7 I3 W, U
CL Detroit6 M6 n% L! q9 j
CL Concord
# K, O W! D, ]( f6 YDD Cummings" M6 N) L. L* k* Q! U
DD Case2 ]9 H' t4 y2 Y7 h. L2 \; w
DD Shaw
- L, O: P4 E9 _' J1 fDD Downes* V7 o Q# v h3 \3 M0 ^
DD Le Triomphant
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Japanese Ships' O- |8 X6 L, k0 X @) U) v2 y
CA Kumano, Shell hits 29, and is sunk
. W( g K8 t0 }0 zDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 35, and is sunk5 B2 w4 F. f' e' w/ K" j
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 15, and is sunk# I4 D! ]& ?: O+ x) ^2 E
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Allied Ships
% V* z) L( K4 L; H' h) jCA Portland, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage! k m! D' }3 ?) w) t' I* `" `
CA Northampton, on fire
7 u6 O7 j# e4 ?* pCA Houston% R O Z% J+ Y
CA Louisville( v0 G. b B) y, n
CA Chicago! H: i3 N, ]' I
CA Pensacola
+ i5 t+ O C# a9 v- Q$ y! f, K! n5 a2 kCA New Orleans
/ |! [* J9 ?/ j% p9 uCA Astoria
& J$ s; W' @* c& M+ ~9 G/ {8 h. \CA Minneapolis
5 M8 c" q$ ^: u9 @& VCA San Francisco( s# T# H- F2 P4 W M' p2 @
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage0 e! T) V/ R$ S7 Y. I
CA Canberra8 _, w3 \. n5 y+ F
CL Leander
# M- B& W' f [# @CL Achilles4 Y r; t% r, b; n' t2 b$ E, |7 `
CL Perth+ e7 m1 [8 ]% b
CL Hobart2 `1 n. I2 B. d& w6 B. ]4 _
CL Raleigh
. i" N% ?" @2 g' MCL Detroit) A! Z- M% D$ }1 P
CL Concord
+ I+ q0 w% \" R; e7 `+ `DD Cummings) U* M( n' h& u) j8 Z
DD Case: y. v# `" Q9 N* }" x/ ?9 a: u
DD Shaw
0 z" H0 ]. k) U4 @% U2 v, eDD Downes
. v/ `. f: X# T1 k$ @DD Le Triomphant0 }0 J, r% n0 X# G& o$ C: ]3 `" Q
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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5 _$ h6 `8 R& @0 j4 `/ E! KA6M2 Zero x 50
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Allied aircraft
5 H0 d+ Q5 ]& Z/ D5 n! o9 rF4F-4 Wildcat x 42
- V& H8 o% ?5 j* K* K% c8 fSBD Dauntless x 44" v* Q% @6 b$ S9 C! \
TBF Avenger x 16
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; B/ G+ J, m/ D: i. |6 @9 O" iJapanese aircraft losses7 \% j9 @, H/ O7 N' M& v
A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses# F- _- P! z; k2 |, [
F4F-4 Wildcat: 27 destroyed
) X! ]0 p4 ]7 ?; E' R; mSBD Dauntless: 13 destroyed, 17 damaged. w5 e" Q9 c1 j- [* b( U
TBF Avenger: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged
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Japanese Ships# f) w; R5 {& F
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
6 O+ y l5 L$ X0 I6 T! Z! I. C, d) BCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
) b+ @+ T6 m2 N6 B6 T6 x- @% tCV Shokaku% @! ^& z) M# W: z) | n) q5 V
CV Soryu
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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! C( r2 `% }( ^4 C6 DJapanese aircraft' o* ~% U8 T9 e
A6M2 Zero x 194 _' x; X! @8 [) u5 I: y$ A2 \
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Allied aircraft
5 `3 H9 H: M$ B- w7 H* PF4F-4 Wildcat x 19
- n& F/ A+ U) ?$ ^SBD Dauntless x 14
! j' D A5 w1 F% m& t3 vTBF Avenger x 6- h$ K, s* W# r6 I. \
. I8 _, r; I) I9 B: c' HJapanese aircraft losses
$ G+ b3 Z2 f2 K3 \& U6 \9 fA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
+ a S, u# _: H( g7 Y8 f- @9 D
; @+ D: w0 m9 d9 r/ ^9 F2 s1 L' D4 lAllied aircraft losses
' L- j. i* I) z1 ^# ]) ?7 vF4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed
& V: H2 o/ D$ Q1 b' F6 JSBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged# v" h5 _, L# h# P* T+ Y
TBF Avenger: 6 damaged
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( F" z+ n- a- D4 h. oJapanese Ships9 u/ v8 T" ^7 s+ N' r5 Y
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage2 `/ P( }( m) w2 H( e: t( L6 j }
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 27 Z" t' E' i0 K4 H
CA Tone
- q$ Q+ D- r& l2 e7 R! pCV Soryu, Bomb hits 1
9 d, T9 S. J* aCV Hiryu, on fire2 u$ B$ y; i2 {$ H; {0 |* q( r
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7 D8 c: ?' g& X0 v( `# JDay Air attack on TF at 61,91, L7 y$ i. M. E( P( V
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Japanese aircraft3 L" v: o8 m- J" T1 a A
A6M2 Zero x 17& E+ V6 N2 K7 M+ \* y' ~
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Allied aircraft+ o' ~' A5 ?8 ]5 X0 z
F4F-4 Wildcat x 24
$ f, @- w! k9 W# p- Q: `1 p# B, X+ sSBD Dauntless x 27
2 ~1 n8 D, j7 I Z, q2 L$ ?TBF Avenger x 71 O3 z$ Y5 x, X5 L9 H; a; u
1 ]; j9 s$ v; `, I4 z+ s' |Japanese aircraft losses6 |' r& Q4 @) w9 { g6 |
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed! U6 r+ j, J, X6 g
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Allied aircraft losses- N; A2 k- w6 y9 @1 j
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed! H# {( ]8 L) B. L1 A) z
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged
- P- z6 Z3 S, H8 O% ~TBF Avenger: 5 damaged( L) s0 W' H; B; |
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Japanese Ships/ M0 U( F/ |8 N9 f; T) m8 Y
CV Shokaku
- L2 z2 w: ?: RCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 2, on fire
7 U$ @) x! s/ Q9 r6 V, q# A" M0 ]CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage) Z0 H) b$ a! `/ f
CV Soryu
: ~) u w3 G, c) mCA Chikuma, Bomb hits 19 d# h$ \% _5 y. Z# U' ^& Z! S
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+ v5 n4 d! r# j N: m' xJapanese aircraft
- c5 U7 g$ |+ W- I4 d# v% r7 Z4 dA6M2 Zero x 15% {) ]5 k# {/ S- r) C! S
- t0 K7 n) D0 c j" c' U K$ oAllied aircraft0 h Z6 B2 ^' G8 v% l
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8/ N8 {8 ~0 r8 S+ C
SBD Dauntless x 187 X8 T/ I/ ~( F* b( |
1 I6 N; o5 m/ j, w7 LJapanese aircraft losses; G$ z: Y0 k( T$ w# I, |' g
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
7 W) d( U) e$ P( @$ b- K( bF4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
" G7 Y! J& _' C: { R. cSBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged6 w' K( m) W. k0 |4 R6 h# u
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Japanese Ships
" a3 d n5 L: X1 w% H* K% gCV Soryu, Bomb hits 1
" v7 H3 V# L5 p' cCV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage* G* J5 |1 N8 F. g! i" L
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire: o$ B0 [$ d1 J6 H
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage$ E, [7 L; f( M9 L, r0 I/ V/ h
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% p8 Y% N* a% o( ]- UJapanese aircraft
: h' S w" i! Y8 _& QA6M2 Zero x 124 q. O" N" D6 \. I; t
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Allied aircraft7 V) C4 t8 F+ F& [ K/ m7 f
F4F-4 Wildcat x 100 G# e8 Z0 T& ^) P( V9 D& y; F
SBD Dauntless x 9
8 w7 r _4 i* k ]TBF Avenger x 16
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* G/ z$ n5 e m; h UJapanese aircraft losses! B* u- r. L R6 Q. ?3 t) k
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, e' o2 `- c- x. W( V7 ]( Q# q" n
* E4 W0 E4 ]2 O% r3 h: BAllied aircraft losses
% S# {9 w4 G# a( i- XF4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
9 Y) m& h' ?& @ s, rSBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged# u, V& O+ C3 t# N$ x
TBF Avenger: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged
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( G* I- u. n& N+ S) A. }! oJapanese Ships
( }; ~- a, ]6 c e! ^+ DCV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
) @. O/ {9 `. T) }5 e1 _# r/ x. XCV Hiryu, on fire+ E+ ? L6 u s+ Z. E, O: k& Y
CA Chikuma
$ m4 ?$ F4 `% K4 C6 h, ICV Soryu
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Japanese aircraft; @* V M$ v$ K
A6M2 Zero x 36+ L+ n8 ~! \' ^/ _9 u, H- O# m# u
D3A Val x 90
/ Q# `2 y! \5 ]1 _( l7 m6 a( a6 iB5N Kate x 66
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) I6 O: ?' p9 G' z6 T6 wAllied aircraft
4 v( z& g" h4 ^( A, y/ C$ p/ m3 \$ ]' ~F4F-4 Wildcat x 108
/ f6 F/ n) B6 B3 M' OP-40E Warhawk x 45
* {( E4 n' E, S; |P-38G Lightning x 2
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) n7 b3 \8 l9 `8 [5 \1 {Japanese aircraft losses
/ c: T& G, ]6 _( G C: eA6M2 Zero: 26 destroyed
# H, z. P) |( y* t" {& ?7 u$ LD3A Val: 50 destroyed h4 U U2 h. K# @
B5N Kate: 42 destroyed
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: B4 o/ _( h a' c! Y& eAllied aircraft losses6 a" B& I1 @ ^& h7 ]
F4F-4 Wildcat: 41 destroyed, 14 damaged
( i* z8 k) k1 x) m# c# gP-40E Warhawk: 27 destroyed2 H6 W! g3 @7 z2 _
P-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed! {7 H& ~* L) I' \
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Allied Ships
* B4 c0 t; A3 N J8 f [ UCV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 16 B# r7 g- b1 R7 y' C4 x
CV Hornet, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire( b9 K$ f) W+ N* T% t
CV Wasp, Bomb hits 2, on fire
" j4 T4 t0 ~$ JDD Benham, Bomb hits 1, on fire
0 f5 t+ ?4 o: T4 q4 eCV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1, on fire" B8 k5 [* s/ ]+ O8 G. N* o
CV Yorktown
5 W5 w/ H% |( SCV Saratoga! r( U5 U" F! C y6 E
CL Honolulu* a( J) `7 K6 T% }! Z
CL St. Louis, Bomb hits 2
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! u9 `5 O& S: R% O& z( HAllied aircraft
' A6 z, A) W1 l) D) SB-25C Mitchell x 3/ A2 X8 C3 I6 ~) C
0 |! u. X" D0 ?$ u! C9 E/ X5 uNo Allied losses
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8 F6 s. {8 s. D0 N" M( Y! k* ~Japanese Ships6 @' W1 g L9 N4 U7 e6 Y
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage2 T- K, Y) T* Y+ Y) Q: x
3 g/ H; T4 z- ^: Z! nAircraft Attacking:! t: q1 }$ h) z- x- n& v
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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Allied aircraft
D( i+ ^3 h, m7 A9 ZF4F-4 Wildcat x 212 [& d2 J6 p" k- h, e3 N
SBD Dauntless x 90* g, @: d' n0 ^
TBF Avenger x 33
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5 B# i& R& A0 kJapanese Ships* t! b \ M! m3 ?
CA Chikuma
* B' I% p9 V; y ~$ a, ZCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
8 x2 w/ m: c1 DCV Soryu, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
, \9 N% o8 W R' v' K+ O7 kCA Tone, Bomb hits 16 j( F u/ r ?+ {7 w$ q6 a
DD Ariake, Bomb hits 1, on fire
" s5 t3 l) l# C. ?4 U/ J4 q! c5 a, sCA Aoba, Bomb hits 2
0 }. n$ L5 W8 O* y8 HCL Tama
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0 _2 G( I( F0 F. LDay Air attack on TF at 61,91; Q1 \( l- M/ s3 d/ E# F4 s* j3 e5 v6 C
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CV Soryu, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage$ h% G9 ^9 |: a: T; T
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
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9 t: {2 i% `, f. rGround combat at Shortlands! a& y1 m+ w; T# z0 K
, t6 b5 T( T& tAllied Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 13678 troops, 150 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3221 U4 z1 F" p% q, F( D% h2 i9 d
* c& b$ U, Y- x! F: GDefending force 1457 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10% [6 k( z# Z- N j7 _7 K! y, ^8 ?! v
( z: R6 I& M! Z! RAllied max assault: 314 - adjusted assault: 281
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Japanese max defense: 6 - adjusted defense: 1 1 z2 y O B% o J' J
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Allied assault odds: 281 to 1 . H4 s* d' K: J1 o6 O) e! l
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Japanese ground losses:) }! x* h% `# j l4 q: X
1572 casualties reported$ Q! [8 C+ A2 e7 A8 b [' Z
Guns lost 7
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1 @4 j# |5 _7 O( s5 B$ CAllied ground losses:. O6 S) V7 S. ~) r- H+ l
2 casualties reported2 z8 _/ P8 |. i p# j
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