AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/18/42& k* c" S( f2 E3 ]4 E
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+ }$ R: x2 K2 q" j. CJapanese Ships
. r, |! H) Y" E, j# E; A5 k+ X/ |7 uCA Kumano9 ]$ J3 H' z' \; f
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 42, and is sunk3 F' V' d6 ]# g- b* K! x7 u
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1
0 Q6 @9 h$ `( j$ ]5 XCL Natori, Shell hits 1( q Q! P# _- @
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage6 D# G7 O* s2 F/ _3 r# M
DD Natsugumo
0 ]! G5 |; z' {DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 1
* o" {6 R* p d9 @DD Yuzuki
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4 }1 z# F% {0 X* t* HAllied Ships
) s q4 O* o" \/ t* ?CA Portland, Shell hits 2, on fire
5 A+ S) x/ j* X( Z* hCA Northampton
& P; _: C2 l: y; z: v- Q( E" cCA Houston, Torpedo hits 11 D9 w5 {; Y: v& n+ `- [: z
CA Chester, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
' M' D: u" `2 w( ]- a9 p/ D: d- jCA Louisville, Shell hits 1
' S# x" [* |! k9 hCA Chicago& E1 c: Z6 M* [2 E) u4 i
CA Pensacola
; b$ {* s% H/ T, {, l& ?) JCA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1$ |& u2 S9 F* |; B f/ J
CA Astoria2 N7 Z3 m& J4 b: c
CA Minneapolis" }& r# P. X* V
CA San Francisco7 K( ^* r! x4 j# h2 v0 N
CA Australia, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage, Y0 I" b4 w4 J) M* f
CA Canberra' q E7 M- f9 @+ I% u1 ]+ Y
CL Leander
. ~# T* e3 t J4 |4 pCL Achilles, Z" r- P1 Q' M/ f1 [" |8 e$ {: n
CL Perth6 `/ W0 i- [" b. R Q9 W
CL Hobart4 s6 H5 r5 Z* [4 T' y
CL Raleigh% Q1 b/ S; l# U
CL Detroit* C6 T, J. U- o) C
CL Concord
8 `: b/ C' z4 X+ G% ^7 P/ fDD Cummings
3 G2 n0 c) H) A# [* ADD Case
) a1 e& n4 I7 P/ iDD Shaw
]/ W( i3 z j2 z; p/ N, [' \" l# BDD Downes
7 h8 `+ `% r3 C5 ?% U$ H0 JDD Le Triomphant
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Japanese Ships
6 Z' D8 u/ E4 k5 y* q/ OCA Kumano, Shell hits 10
7 p( m7 {# A0 _! i4 O- \CA Furutaka
5 Z# Y5 }& b% d: Y2 C/ `CL Natori, Shell hits 1
) a" P6 U8 w9 ]' TDD Maikaze, on fire, heavy damage
/ J/ t4 \2 t" DDD Natsugumo
2 y+ n6 }5 M/ FDD Ikazuchi
9 X* I F- x" n$ |: X- q. c, }3 [" yDD Yuzuki4 `" w+ p5 F$ R! ?) K Y
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Allied Ships0 i$ ?6 W! s) Q% Q/ w/ D' k! T
CA Portland, on fire8 X2 |: c+ e9 ?/ q- H1 Y
CA Northampton
6 g- b2 u2 q$ [: _1 S; GCA Houston' y! ?8 P7 F4 z" \! w& E! _: l5 D
CA Louisville
* O' ~; H* Z. o) V4 G4 v" wCA Chicago
8 O' S) ?5 N# q5 {% }CA Pensacola( g. F8 }9 k2 V7 h
CA New Orleans
! ] l! `+ T( \0 g. {2 W4 R& N1 fCA Astoria
; _8 c# D% \$ s4 T f6 u: T0 PCA Minneapolis
% O* h$ e3 y6 G8 c3 LCA San Francisco) k2 V q! e0 c0 h: o( |* P& u) \& L# R
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
* j, H5 [+ Y! V6 I6 o( z+ fCA Canberra
+ e$ B6 A4 h: Q8 a0 |6 c M7 GCL Leander ]' N# A9 `2 u& h$ T
CL Achilles
5 Q7 a' \% X ^( n5 e( N$ x+ |, ACL Perth
" ?+ m- s6 L) z* j% }CL Hobart& e& P; h. \, f: \' W# J: n- i" x
CL Raleigh- U4 V+ s( Y c4 F: ~% Z
CL Detroit- A9 @$ j% F+ g. J* q( ?; p1 R, l
CL Concord
$ w" R- Y( @1 O' t! E; _DD Cummings
# c5 g, G, y: Q6 c! \DD Case) X/ s) _/ F5 h6 [+ e' J
DD Shaw* ~, U; j; Y: E! J
DD Downes) t& Q. i3 G- X* k5 i: g7 @6 w) h6 w
DD Le Triomphant
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Japanese Ships1 F2 T- C/ C$ i
CA Kumano, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage3 e+ o) D8 O. V$ O6 G6 w3 z( F- [
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 34, and is sunk0 d; a% B. W2 Q A' K
CL Natori, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
* t+ f3 ?) R% DDD Maikaze, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
) \- Q9 R/ n8 {# a; T0 J$ ]DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 18 W7 G# S$ o& x4 a7 P6 j8 k
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 3, on fire
; V) w, g8 E# N" WDD Yuzuki, Shell hits 6, and is sunk6 G0 n+ p7 t x3 e. _- h( z3 E
# R/ K5 C' g! ~+ Y9 {% {5 A/ dAllied Ships
; }. u: V0 |# L; ~6 A$ DCA Portland, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
1 e1 }: e. c; y. rCA Northampton, Shell hits 1, on fire
2 o- X% j/ \& W& E3 TCA Houston, Shell hits 1
* V; u# S- E3 _/ @+ l' [5 T9 wCA Louisville V0 ~4 ~: K( }1 x" l: X
CA Chicago, Shell hits 2
% Q, b5 W7 q* k E" R( sCA Pensacola, Shell hits 4
' K$ ^0 v/ Z4 s. T% Q: \CA New Orleans, Shell hits 49 q% c0 o3 Q) P& |. z* ?
CA Astoria! s6 v+ c! F6 _2 ?; R# S# x- g
CA Minneapolis; u* {" B+ Z1 D
CA San Francisco
' u- [5 M. O) R) P1 `3 l) LCA Australia, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage: p- x2 o3 p; t N
CA Canberra. c" q% B' ~5 [) P. A5 B
CL Leander
6 X" x! R7 L7 [0 rCL Achilles# t* ?" e1 _, ^) y$ O8 |0 \# t
CL Perth* S# G! y% n0 S% `: K- }5 H, U
CL Hobart
' i& k6 g. S ~* x! WCL Raleigh
% s1 V* r S! ?7 `CL Detroit, L/ m$ `3 z# d; t3 T: U' A2 c
CL Concord" M3 }, U# F2 Y* a1 V
DD Cummings
. r- q9 t+ p2 UDD Case
& j$ \7 F, N- T8 ?8 B, w2 TDD Shaw
) o. E O3 `( F! {$ yDD Downes7 n7 j6 }& g+ b. T/ v' x
DD Le Triomphant7 q7 A0 O: t( s l+ A
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CA Kumano, Shell hits 33, on fire, heavy damage& O0 ^) B3 B; V% G- F4 v& n
CL Natori, Shell hits 24, and is sunk
' W$ Q) U" }" G1 U/ EDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
# N9 R2 L- F4 xDD Ikazuchi, on fire9 u. D' O# c! i+ g, z* I& @# u
0 _# N/ H+ l) z9 iAllied Ships- p4 P2 f- B/ F. K+ x
CA Portland, on fire, heavy damage
" d+ ^; c& D8 @ e4 D6 G; V3 f& ^& R1 }CA Northampton, on fire& F3 v0 K# R4 c0 f
CA Houston" J( j1 F1 p5 A2 d( K
CA Louisville( s* r" N3 k5 y* ~$ s! L
CA Chicago- B% a$ z+ g( U" c9 U1 H
CA Pensacola
- y5 ^ @/ r# s* @7 w4 R4 `CA New Orleans
7 }, H0 Y2 }7 e* d* `( m GCA Astoria
, _7 h- [" Q# E j3 W$ HCA Minneapolis
2 t" E9 x2 ?% t0 wCA San Francisco
2 ~9 z8 d7 V4 X0 WCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
* d. n# u8 E9 _8 d% Q2 J5 BCA Canberra
, w* H5 H) \6 [& O# I# [CL Leander
0 z6 C# G5 t4 f' TCL Achilles
% @1 H, j- o- v8 W/ R; oCL Perth
5 l1 n1 ]! s) X6 q9 j# O# h* |- ^CL Hobart: b2 H$ Q* p- g
CL Raleigh
; W2 I. _7 ?& H- O1 \CL Detroit! P0 U6 e Q' H
CL Concord
2 U' W l, J( J/ n$ ?& q( ZDD Cummings
5 x D8 M* C. e# X' hDD Case4 _3 _( Q2 @, W1 ]
DD Shaw; x3 M: H/ ]& a! ^: w( c
DD Downes
( m/ A+ l$ H5 o7 J5 T0 hDD Le Triomphant u: K Q' B; e m( {$ K( ]
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Japanese Ships
; ~4 C+ ?. k1 ~ Z, OCA Kumano, Shell hits 29, and is sunk
% g. W* V& N( P( ]DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 35, and is sunk
/ x* o e1 @4 G2 ?2 A; @" cDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
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Allied Ships. X$ O5 w3 Y V9 A" {5 B7 l. S) }' [
CA Portland, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
+ k: Z. _; A" k. z3 F! bCA Northampton, on fire
4 I* ~) P k6 C. U6 a$ e& ~CA Houston
, r) h0 z+ x L5 {9 }CA Louisville
$ B" C# t+ D Z8 K5 i- U6 MCA Chicago1 ?: R3 G; Z3 Q2 Q6 r
CA Pensacola
* m8 S. |1 U5 {7 F0 \CA New Orleans
& W. M4 L$ X) y* xCA Astoria5 W1 |& I! b6 p. o- G+ F7 n
CA Minneapolis
0 R1 ] X- O( [$ t1 n( S) a# TCA San Francisco* G% _ o0 V0 h
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage4 O% Z1 s# a1 h( L/ J
CA Canberra
# P: j$ m- f" w' M LCL Leander
4 T; X' P/ ]% ~9 Y" XCL Achilles) D# ^0 U7 [' j8 q& n
CL Perth" y; M# S0 O. p' @
CL Hobart5 w; Y$ x, i0 X& i. S
CL Raleigh
: W2 f2 T7 i9 J+ V2 q" i- w6 \3 HCL Detroit
- F3 ^) G" x, ?# d' I: `* K* mCL Concord7 q, R- @8 A6 m6 k/ }$ ]
DD Cummings" G& ^5 X1 [# N; x
DD Case7 o! ]8 Z$ k9 e
DD Shaw4 h) Q) y; h. x+ h' f
DD Downes
& G$ O" u9 a, g, H0 |0 gDD Le Triomphant
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Japanese aircraft
1 X/ `3 Y; y+ H% u: ^# x, d( lA6M2 Zero x 503 Z/ {3 e8 z: \% D
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Allied aircraft+ O! p: d# d) c
F4F-4 Wildcat x 42
: P- v/ N; @# K$ C% m7 ~* ASBD Dauntless x 44
7 E: }7 K5 Y8 k9 w" @TBF Avenger x 16
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Japanese aircraft losses& E6 p. j( V5 S I+ K3 D. P' o
A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged) v* S" b0 W' a+ z
3 D" }# @5 F- d; p5 mAllied aircraft losses# }+ p3 L, v/ V% j7 b0 E
F4F-4 Wildcat: 27 destroyed
& Y; u- H; A8 d/ s0 w, e, zSBD Dauntless: 13 destroyed, 17 damaged
[) b2 y( w4 M5 Q/ y2 k, J- tTBF Avenger: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged) h; I6 o$ @* U- @
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Japanese Ships* @; t, f7 [, O! d
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
- s# |: I( H* z- v( H; i9 ZCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
; W" G! l4 w# aCV Shokaku
7 S9 [% G5 k2 W/ FCV Soryu
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Japanese aircraft
9 E4 M ^6 x& q: SA6M2 Zero x 19
4 }; F* C( [* x
0 r3 t* M& ~ {: gAllied aircraft+ ~+ Q; F! J! ^ b
F4F-4 Wildcat x 19' s, ^* \* [3 ^6 k8 J, A$ t3 |" e
SBD Dauntless x 14
5 l1 P& z, S% I; f" eTBF Avenger x 6) \1 L3 }; o! x3 h* ? W; e
8 \: z4 f) `6 R/ [6 F. t% O
Japanese aircraft losses
# q0 v- q, t/ H+ D3 d3 ~A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed
8 {, C7 ?) y( q6 E; M: P" y0 CSBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged- E5 w! @, A S! m. R! {; o+ x6 U
TBF Avenger: 6 damaged' Q7 u' S: g8 J( P5 X, g: W4 |
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Japanese Ships; t4 I7 z, t4 D* G5 p( D& J, n
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
7 X" L. a; R. i( X. @" w) A! ZCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2
. C! q; p) H# P0 `) i9 hCA Tone
: O6 P# \+ l2 l- O# LCV Soryu, Bomb hits 1
, u! L6 a9 y" Z6 N3 V" FCV Hiryu, on fire
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Japanese aircraft2 o1 L2 | G$ C6 t7 N
A6M2 Zero x 17- w2 J6 c! H& p; v3 @1 R3 X
/ P' N& \6 ?7 u/ | R- ^' QAllied aircraft1 U: o! G4 U5 n: C8 V
F4F-4 Wildcat x 246 E% E* k4 I* P9 D* l: H# s
SBD Dauntless x 27! F1 v' b8 `' q# x7 f0 T
TBF Avenger x 7( Q5 y5 I7 c) W
* k( x/ D9 ^$ n, a* G" \Japanese aircraft losses
8 J+ Q$ ^9 z. T5 K E2 GA6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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. L& v+ b, a" ^# EAllied aircraft losses/ m" d* _) @7 ]! g
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed
6 ^; W' K; w! j! nSBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged$ o ^0 `! \! r2 g% f/ z( D
TBF Avenger: 5 damaged$ g9 d/ A a; T& L3 P: j: [; o; W2 }4 T
3 b% }0 Q; d, B7 A) W5 ?Japanese Ships! `7 Q l0 m' L7 h* F
CV Shokaku
t% m. c6 t5 c/ h f# xCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 2, on fire
1 z" p7 M4 F$ U8 w8 Z6 ^CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
6 e$ K- D, q" F3 vCV Soryu
! ?8 j$ h$ J# H. ^8 I9 SCA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1
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2 H+ D' o/ v: zJapanese aircraft. X0 x- _; @: ?+ j% Y4 q% e8 S
A6M2 Zero x 15
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6 h* k5 x$ A% T% xAllied aircraft
" ] V5 t/ M* m' _7 p/ F! ZF4F-4 Wildcat x 8& j; }0 F: D9 @7 j- d
SBD Dauntless x 18
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Japanese aircraft losses: ?7 N9 w) W6 ~8 R- u c
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
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" l# `$ k d6 f: _" y2 Z8 l, w, rAllied aircraft losses
% N/ M, g& }7 }" y" v( N; }F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed5 E7 o, V. m6 Z3 D7 T5 H4 v! E0 ]
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged
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Japanese Ships; _( s8 A6 Q& v
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 1" Z$ X) t5 m. [4 h- T1 ]4 v
CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage8 f. ~+ h4 E- R( D1 K
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
3 j6 W( L8 C8 \/ Y' C1 I* F LCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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2 I' e5 v3 y" { x8 o# xJapanese aircraft6 J* ~/ n" p) x% I- r1 A7 L/ p( k
A6M2 Zero x 12
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) E% V0 Y! }) X& L' J$ B( PAllied aircraft5 y, N, ~! C& l9 g2 T I7 u6 y. X
F4F-4 Wildcat x 10
( w# u7 H; U( K0 A9 [" p" Z" m7 NSBD Dauntless x 9
' Z2 K' f% W e4 f' HTBF Avenger x 163 `$ D8 `" Y8 _* m( e! H, ?: n
) R2 a; U7 _8 k4 F$ F' G/ q9 v- AJapanese aircraft losses( ^( S) I$ M( q
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
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9 s5 T9 b/ C1 ^0 B7 |& o* Z9 gAllied aircraft losses
9 D( b, c R# o# M3 ]3 Q9 gF4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed4 N+ c/ n0 ]0 {
SBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged- g) R1 J' d9 p. O
TBF Avenger: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged
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+ ^/ N. E+ B0 j! _0 TJapanese Ships- p0 N! k* a' D2 H4 k4 j) M+ j
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
, |. P) u; X9 f& {% [CV Hiryu, on fire
( T+ f% C4 _1 I0 {CA Chikuma9 Q# `/ m' {+ ` R4 H9 w2 M
CV Soryu" A1 F4 \6 I$ c, j
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Japanese aircraft1 r# o) X+ x4 g
A6M2 Zero x 360 | \0 w- n: I9 A, B0 Y0 d' P
D3A Val x 90
- `! q* S. v, @3 ^2 u0 E3 L8 \B5N Kate x 66
5 g6 _- P( q# n. \+ C: ]/ S
* r( ?# r$ g$ a q3 iAllied aircraft3 K0 g1 h$ R7 J" l% r# L$ C
F4F-4 Wildcat x 108+ g; k+ f( {1 K* I
P-40E Warhawk x 45
, G1 y7 y% \ z1 h( _9 YP-38G Lightning x 2
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5 y3 ?5 d* ?( \' B& i6 IJapanese aircraft losses! L4 {2 f+ m9 C1 j p' F7 W
A6M2 Zero: 26 destroyed3 a/ D- O" y5 H4 T: a
D3A Val: 50 destroyed i7 h$ f' e$ H# F& k
B5N Kate: 42 destroyed* d: |. s( b6 a0 H
- l: l# l: K3 \Allied aircraft losses
" z# `7 i+ L1 O' q" h# M4 }) pF4F-4 Wildcat: 41 destroyed, 14 damaged. q; Y( d+ d" Q
P-40E Warhawk: 27 destroyed; E4 K7 T9 [" Z7 b9 G: ]
P-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed
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3 D$ O+ Y# a% K5 ]Allied Ships
% ~3 E2 n$ W/ u$ M3 PCV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1* T4 b3 n- W7 _% y3 q
CV Hornet, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
1 X* T9 G6 f" k3 i" {CV Wasp, Bomb hits 2, on fire- c. y- J* M1 V5 P2 v. [
DD Benham, Bomb hits 1, on fire; k7 H& Z2 A7 _3 E( {, k% u2 c# x0 w+ M
CV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1, on fire0 P2 H8 S! y: S. J* _! f
CV Yorktown
0 `0 I' |* n" U: Q9 `' TCV Saratoga% g+ q5 V3 }3 z
CL Honolulu. f! R) d: P; A1 z6 ^4 y8 K8 p# c
CL St. Louis, Bomb hits 2
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4 p. A& b4 Y- [: x: x$ x' i7 ZB-25C Mitchell x 3& m% C: G- c: a9 M2 Y& B8 L
, U7 g: Q" t0 _6 xNo Allied losses* y i9 I4 J( u) b/ D7 h) k
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Japanese Ships
! V+ O. ` l% yCV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage6 Q* y) J$ Z; P" L) g8 ?' m+ s2 d
* P9 j& u/ d7 H- kAircraft Attacking:. m4 R, F2 C9 B: z0 x
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
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1 R# w4 d1 R/ J% c* aF4F-4 Wildcat x 21% a0 X; \# Z% ~4 ?5 T/ p2 J) d
SBD Dauntless x 90
# }+ k! {5 M- ?- w1 |$ kTBF Avenger x 330 d; a3 k7 |. g' A$ g. G8 P- m
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Japanese Ships
" S4 R [( Z& a: w, W, KCA Chikuma
# t+ ^# [9 ?# f8 e# {& LCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage' ?) ?: J8 S e) P. u! F. T
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
2 W6 ~( n; I/ P! DCA Tone, Bomb hits 1) R6 |1 z1 ~" }4 U# Y) y; R' Q, x. x
DD Ariake, Bomb hits 1, on fire8 e$ W) A: |. e3 v a- K, n
CA Aoba, Bomb hits 2
, m6 s# n* q0 l: J9 HCL Tama- i( n6 S$ z6 u7 N- G, g) I% g$ }
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91. y! C4 ?; V& o. W5 g2 f8 U
# `: ]# Q4 Q6 b$ h4 n% g0 rAllied aircraft
' n7 }( Z* ?+ H; y: K2 wB-25C Mitchell x 20
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Japanese Ships9 t1 M2 e) b# C: h/ v9 {
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
+ E$ H$ F. w7 k' @( p- eCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage: c$ }& F% }) |1 F6 { E, ?
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Ground combat at Shortlands A: H7 F8 B9 N7 i4 C1 E% d# @
# K7 B, l. U4 x2 FAllied Deliberate attack
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8 o% C) }3 u/ g) ]! y' V4 |Attacking force 13678 troops, 150 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 322
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7 W* p0 o# i1 o5 KDefending force 1457 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10
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6 }+ Y1 T! M$ s6 d, FAllied max assault: 314 - adjusted assault: 281
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% j5 T6 o& T* ?6 y; yJapanese max defense: 6 - adjusted defense: 1 . A+ z; y" c6 D- R1 n
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Allied assault odds: 281 to 1 8 |6 F- `0 Q/ a2 j: q
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4 `6 G' m" g/ |1 TJapanese ground losses:0 t$ O5 F9 T$ n, w2 O
1572 casualties reported2 H9 }/ P% g' W2 L5 e) d8 P
Guns lost 7
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+ [! ` P3 x5 JAllied ground losses:* l9 |2 w2 e: v2 O# e& l( i f; F( }& d
2 casualties reported- s q7 O1 L2 g9 k
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