AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/18/42
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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& v8 J8 y# I1 vCA Kumano* Z- u0 _# K1 j: u
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 42, and is sunk
: L/ O9 s2 }0 s7 t4 T' eCA Furutaka, Shell hits 1; M7 s1 r' d9 q+ Z/ x2 n: D' M
CL Natori, Shell hits 1
0 O6 D1 I3 i) n8 VDD Maikaze, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
! x" t$ a x; ^DD Natsugumo" c. G/ ~& q) R
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 1
5 n4 X4 P$ f _! F2 X$ i3 M: fDD Yuzuki( A3 g' e4 W y2 G* a! O
8 W: `9 H5 P+ M; r3 O6 L6 g% V/ tAllied Ships% K x6 ?0 h5 w; ?8 ~+ D% U" I
CA Portland, Shell hits 2, on fire6 C. d9 k# w# V
CA Northampton
. S9 d5 s. Q M& a- SCA Houston, Torpedo hits 1
) m+ _. N1 }1 ~: k4 O; A# \) WCA Chester, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
. F: w$ I! o; S9 ]7 n" JCA Louisville, Shell hits 15 k* t0 |, U% L3 u
CA Chicago; f' s( c- d5 A, F* t/ m
CA Pensacola
% w/ W2 a" B8 ~7 C; _4 f+ g! f0 ~CA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
' U7 f. j, W* N* c1 t) O4 R; rCA Astoria% m5 f" D4 B8 y* N" p5 y
CA Minneapolis
' f+ l% e- T* m7 mCA San Francisco
3 j3 Y( f' g) l7 n5 V6 e" _CA Australia, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
* r1 {) B& y' F+ a/ B* o9 C& ZCA Canberra5 z6 l' v$ i) a- l3 L
CL Leander+ W- C1 i! D" E e4 @' X
CL Achilles" h0 F9 q) a9 o2 w0 H: E4 \
CL Perth
% \- g" p2 W, h) C8 D; MCL Hobart8 ^( P( ], @% |5 j
CL Raleigh8 v: N% ]3 t! d: P
CL Detroit: e5 h$ a7 ]+ l; X
CL Concord
1 `* ^- E; G! S8 n7 ^& b! d" GDD Cummings
7 Q& Z, R% \" R! Y$ y$ D5 T/ N3 tDD Case
( x( s2 F& N1 t% `; f" ` D( vDD Shaw
6 J/ R$ d% s( |. J- M1 J. x: BDD Downes
/ [4 V+ v @6 e ~. uDD Le Triomphant5 E) @/ c4 {5 }; ?* x0 U" ]
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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5 H% K4 P; A, O9 Y# RJapanese Ships# _+ Q! M1 d$ [- c1 Y
CA Kumano, Shell hits 10$ g6 E# n, \/ q# S$ x
CA Furutaka
+ a- W3 z. J% j0 ?! a* a; G7 m6 HCL Natori, Shell hits 1
" b% S+ M# p* F" u' ]DD Maikaze, on fire, heavy damage x, A7 k1 }: E3 j$ D; c! R
DD Natsugumo4 D" D# z1 c: d0 I; u5 |
DD Ikazuchi
& I4 x4 O' j9 A/ |- w- x7 U2 n# u+ G' ^9 dDD Yuzuki
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Allied Ships8 R% j: ]7 L) y6 R- C
CA Portland, on fire, c( D, {+ P! e3 `* [4 c5 `2 J
CA Northampton _/ `1 K5 ^$ y5 X0 I
CA Houston
5 S6 W; y, `! C: n) ]: kCA Louisville2 C8 ?8 ]' j G/ p
CA Chicago
0 T9 n' H: t7 Y& T9 B. KCA Pensacola# p1 k0 W9 V7 B/ m
CA New Orleans8 t3 X2 d9 j) |) p0 ]
CA Astoria
* Z. h: @: H$ v7 o2 c l; e) O% D" q/ wCA Minneapolis
, v7 e4 J& w# z" |CA San Francisco
% _7 c9 ^% o, |2 n8 `CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage) O* J# i3 Y& J
CA Canberra! d' v3 F$ w* N- C. E7 N2 N3 D
CL Leander9 u3 ^2 F1 s" R# |
CL Achilles# w% [6 {% ?. \( d7 K/ R
CL Perth$ f$ l3 I2 ]3 {7 P* B
CL Hobart
% J3 |1 P8 {2 }" g) TCL Raleigh
) y6 ?5 S+ |" T+ [ u1 q4 mCL Detroit, p. h d; h8 s: Q- e1 `! R; m9 {) B2 P
CL Concord, ^$ c0 A7 U4 C- ?0 {5 y
DD Cummings
" L2 y2 k: a! H8 l1 w! tDD Case
; `4 Y( T% c8 Q. DDD Shaw
. ~1 c6 o7 H9 XDD Downes1 ~1 S$ Q; O& X$ U- ^8 n
DD Le Triomphant4 O' A) O, Y/ l( t a$ ]) _* D1 o
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2 L u1 v# I& j6 e" q9 g: BNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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Japanese Ships
% r, t4 a$ f2 ]; L5 w7 pCA Kumano, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
# t, [- A" O& iCA Furutaka, Shell hits 34, and is sunk! }5 U2 L$ z% a! |& z
CL Natori, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage5 T# @2 {! \, A3 r
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 14, and is sunk: w- s2 R* K) C! s5 D
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
( c* X- }* n+ O4 w# T! KDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 3, on fire. p- F: Q' M) o3 ~, k+ F5 h4 i
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
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, `- J- o) Y# n9 qAllied Ships
: T. g! U* K" z" t8 [( @! K2 SCA Portland, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
4 V+ }- @: r% S4 _/ [% @! v$ HCA Northampton, Shell hits 1, on fire
: }9 |3 A+ D. N. g jCA Houston, Shell hits 1
$ x8 N' H* X; g+ l( B, WCA Louisville
; H2 H J: C- h6 v& x7 E! ?CA Chicago, Shell hits 2
( w; e) b& p9 e" I+ xCA Pensacola, Shell hits 4! ]4 T8 H1 @& l+ J3 S
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 4
$ V+ \/ h" y% x/ w4 [5 o# rCA Astoria! W: x4 \3 X$ f; l8 j: C" F$ ~' ?/ ?
CA Minneapolis& M6 G* a! T/ `- H/ b5 V0 q& x
CA San Francisco
* M3 L+ B9 k6 g5 X- I! cCA Australia, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage' t, y/ |6 z5 `) \2 H
CA Canberra
* b. ]5 x" G' Y; d, u% H4 lCL Leander' N8 E: z: \! E9 j9 |" i
CL Achilles& ?' R1 r& f, `" M w6 S! c. ^ a
CL Perth
' e5 e% B* I2 K. R+ Z: s6 ECL Hobart
( a; N; Q0 I+ k& hCL Raleigh
4 f+ ~+ x# ]0 z% }6 j* j3 S3 [CL Detroit; b5 N- e8 `$ m
CL Concord
4 |; |! ]7 V8 v/ Q% B, c1 [DD Cummings
" J8 W3 `1 U6 i7 GDD Case
3 ^+ b. b% _! T& A! x6 hDD Shaw
# x/ v4 G2 w) k( g$ W, _DD Downes
3 U. T0 k3 e7 ?% u' t9 QDD Le Triomphant
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; l' ]4 `, t* C7 a3 R% Z* c9 jNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,931 V- t3 ] ?- m+ E3 P5 J$ h) P k
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Japanese Ships4 {) q% ?5 d2 e. X$ j# k, x: ?* O/ C* l
CA Kumano, Shell hits 33, on fire, heavy damage) Z+ n* r o& F3 K( I1 U8 m
CL Natori, Shell hits 24, and is sunk
% u' C5 Q7 H8 M5 p/ p3 V) rDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
" I) p' ?8 d+ r9 y7 BDD Ikazuchi, on fire
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Allied Ships* U- A$ H& I' e C6 _* B
CA Portland, on fire, heavy damage
- M- ~- \: U- E9 fCA Northampton, on fire
+ D' U) q( C/ L% R$ UCA Houston
' i6 d7 m; }1 oCA Louisville
2 l# i! n0 Y* V7 J" x8 H) _: WCA Chicago) d; g+ ~ ?1 r# H5 L5 ]
CA Pensacola7 W- T+ }$ X( p" l U' U2 f
CA New Orleans8 l( d. u& b: W8 U
CA Astoria
! A; v @9 I$ P4 aCA Minneapolis
2 s6 n( [. y7 K' p( ?2 d+ r# P" E2 CCA San Francisco+ L) [" J+ o* L0 V' V- V3 M4 E& }
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage( J4 g+ h+ x5 B1 n5 ~
CA Canberra
$ k; V4 B7 m) t( z, cCL Leander
S$ Y8 t! h/ h( u; VCL Achilles
8 \/ M) P" N# X, eCL Perth
5 y5 j% V) V3 }& L) _9 N: d: S, `, [CL Hobart% g3 {! j8 b3 E9 u" X. p7 U8 R8 I
CL Raleigh7 S: V$ K8 @" A9 x3 j! G
CL Detroit+ H$ H2 }+ e8 `" Y% p
CL Concord
- ^$ }, V1 E" T) g. xDD Cummings3 [5 \% h) Z$ z. q0 m
DD Case
# z& ]) g, n0 F; XDD Shaw
5 ^) f5 Z( G& ZDD Downes9 K9 b' s/ z( O9 V/ r
DD Le Triomphant2 C+ K, U: n' h" O1 C# |' K
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: E D/ H* R: iCA Kumano, Shell hits 29, and is sunk
7 A$ ?9 Q8 k) x2 i! q' f; [DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 35, and is sunk# R+ J- \/ W' S# l7 s1 G
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 15, and is sunk* S1 \$ G: Z$ N3 F* F
) h% a* e3 b+ \8 } BAllied Ships: J. h; r( o6 p0 S O* E, ]
CA Portland, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage: l r6 M' d9 @8 a. ]0 Y ~2 U
CA Northampton, on fire
5 n! h; X3 ]' M3 l# C2 y' w8 J6 sCA Houston
7 S/ g3 ~! f- M5 g# OCA Louisville
; O; V X3 w! b; pCA Chicago) b% n1 i' \" I/ y8 @( W) d
CA Pensacola& b' g7 T4 I+ ?
CA New Orleans9 ]% @; Q; L P9 h% j) o3 }3 U
CA Astoria
, F3 C5 U1 d- M0 t" b" A M) qCA Minneapolis
$ _8 U% o9 d2 jCA San Francisco( R m6 Q4 i& c% B! M
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage/ o" o: O" k# A# w# M* s2 C8 r
CA Canberra8 K/ x( m) W: J; f- Y1 A
CL Leander' E5 q$ n7 C& X# g ]" @6 N4 P
CL Achilles
0 H( q6 Z1 y+ j5 v# UCL Perth$ b( X& l* g* _; o# f
CL Hobart* U% V' P) b- ^$ d* ?" O3 R8 U! {
CL Raleigh i0 e8 j; q5 F8 J. f
CL Detroit
D! i0 K& e$ B) J. U4 l; J0 S, |. fCL Concord
! B) W1 X0 k$ i9 oDD Cummings
% I% A( L# b; R- v$ [DD Case
" R7 f4 C3 X- c/ KDD Shaw% u; C; C3 \( h$ X7 y }& T
DD Downes7 u Q! j9 W& E, R, v6 ?6 c
DD Le Triomphant2 r. Z; s& m! Q5 F9 `% u5 m
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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Japanese aircraft5 b7 H6 ~0 p" q6 } H
A6M2 Zero x 50
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Allied aircraft
7 e* H) ~9 a+ I4 C0 AF4F-4 Wildcat x 42& y; t# f! C4 U8 A$ c
SBD Dauntless x 44
0 W" F9 l! I# g8 m+ yTBF Avenger x 160 v% H: n8 }5 K
! f4 f: g$ W$ cJapanese aircraft losses
% w# U# @# k/ Q2 E7 f7 p2 wA6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged+ y8 v/ R" A9 O' }5 b+ T: d# ^5 Y/ ~* {) c9 b
" w j! U. q. M! K+ bAllied aircraft losses% y Z9 K; ~" @6 [8 z) B" h, v# _; G
F4F-4 Wildcat: 27 destroyed
" Q9 v- \/ B: U. mSBD Dauntless: 13 destroyed, 17 damaged
. N: O T" }3 kTBF Avenger: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged3 H: L# ?; N J F5 ^- i" V, o0 b# L
& B3 z! d' G; H1 |7 c2 t) W4 i0 XJapanese Ships7 W0 F$ W5 e# g+ j
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
, C0 i7 z$ O9 F$ S6 aCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire( ^: C6 W1 P( ]' g
CV Shokaku) k* _: |& b! p- y4 G! B
CV Soryu
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3 y4 p! u1 Y( V5 oDay Air attack on TF at 61,91
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Japanese aircraft
4 r) N) I% Y7 s" W0 vA6M2 Zero x 19
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8 G. V" A5 c( \/ s0 FAllied aircraft
+ i7 F2 ^8 s: v/ P& UF4F-4 Wildcat x 19
+ `4 R7 D# c. O* k+ s, fSBD Dauntless x 14) g" W% z6 S4 Y5 k3 }" D0 J% \: j
TBF Avenger x 6
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- x3 |) E. ~+ v: H' f. NJapanese aircraft losses, S% p' F7 H' J" }& Q. [
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
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/ b0 T2 S# U. K# n4 Q2 c# H+ c& zAllied aircraft losses
0 r7 _. V- o7 l7 U1 @! [! j8 [+ _2 TF4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed# q/ M, S/ i) b) P- D
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged/ U- G( R* e8 j t+ C" ~6 j
TBF Avenger: 6 damaged
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' C* _# }3 S4 t& W) PJapanese Ships; l7 P+ e, n) X) q2 A7 c! E. [
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
s% @4 K, l3 GCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2
( `. T3 W3 q; j: Y- Q9 ]CA Tone
% @& z' c& G& y' `: OCV Soryu, Bomb hits 1
8 s* _. Q; K" J) |8 XCV Hiryu, on fire
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" G5 o9 C- l8 c0 j _. LDay Air attack on TF at 61,91
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5 [6 N3 \) x/ U9 sJapanese aircraft
8 e, S( l* @ Y9 M, X" xA6M2 Zero x 17* U5 r K0 Q- m+ s5 F4 u$ `+ A
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Allied aircraft
% {- q2 t; ]3 L! I: eF4F-4 Wildcat x 247 N2 x1 { q" d, i: `5 \
SBD Dauntless x 27
$ v+ F+ k9 S$ J0 X4 Q' F5 d1 X% iTBF Avenger x 7
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" `3 P* e* b6 U, d4 G' tJapanese aircraft losses0 e$ ~/ S- [4 H* B9 B" _$ J( a
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed0 a! f* L" Q9 L4 D' Z
( X, C5 M6 O. J1 u$ T$ pAllied aircraft losses6 H8 A1 A5 P" K8 c e8 e
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed( q( [+ D& d5 J
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged
2 W2 _9 G( ?1 ^/ J( a; mTBF Avenger: 5 damaged- W1 k6 H' Q, h/ U. Q) g$ n
; B/ v4 h* s% lJapanese Ships
$ N. Y- h! o. z# `CV Shokaku" Y! \: ^7 C! f4 W
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 2, on fire# k: N: P: g, G) H5 R7 V
CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
$ C- X! M. W5 U# j xCV Soryu: i( Y6 n( s Z+ v" {
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91; _' x$ u: |0 x" b0 x
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A6M2 Zero x 15. M, V/ K$ t' D* x: z$ @' O1 z
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Allied aircraft
7 S- d7 o3 B- g" `) ?F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
( V$ S! C9 ]! ySBD Dauntless x 18, o$ _& O4 c- I" X% S3 C. T( s5 F
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Japanese aircraft losses% j5 V( F2 x/ A/ M+ m% {5 n9 C6 c
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed9 \6 D5 v8 T9 ~; H+ Q3 c/ k
4 @! \# R2 W& U& P
Allied aircraft losses# _4 l& H. n* t5 ?: L2 R
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
7 Y0 X5 T9 K: H& bSBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged# n* g- C: T! {5 _& d" K1 L
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Japanese Ships* o f( C ^% d5 I$ @6 h8 ~+ H
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 1
6 A, {2 e$ Y' T* X4 fCV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
0 M% d" q' o {* |/ K' }0 K- }CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire+ G" m- I, _7 l
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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- F, l8 A/ }, F& t0 ]9 ? ~Japanese aircraft
c* J' _# D1 O/ L1 wA6M2 Zero x 12) h1 c' m* l# v& }3 x
: B( E2 O; u) p! i( ]7 ]( `Allied aircraft
: [+ C U( `/ ~. CF4F-4 Wildcat x 10
) U/ X0 S7 l/ B6 Y8 c2 x1 ?SBD Dauntless x 9
7 f6 l, G/ j9 K! }' O3 `& b* K( ?TBF Avenger x 16
: T7 k" a" Q( o6 } V5 y; T ! h- N& s# E3 D
Japanese aircraft losses
4 [, V+ I8 a- HA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
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, | [2 y" Y. f' yAllied aircraft losses7 x& r9 @. k/ A/ ^! z, r! l1 }
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
+ r' W! ~& Q. L; I8 T7 D1 XSBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged3 Q4 o5 O/ B, P( f& E
TBF Avenger: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged
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CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage( Y( K9 a0 w/ x2 r- v6 T
CV Hiryu, on fire
- _: j: K) L8 n5 i3 }' |8 k+ u8 \' {CA Chikuma
: H1 u- p4 ~2 ^- oCV Soryu
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) u0 J3 n' N1 Z# f+ `Day Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,93
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$ p$ v: t) U8 H/ rJapanese aircraft
5 @4 y2 R/ g8 g. I0 D- B' ZA6M2 Zero x 36: }( u% @& d5 d, q
D3A Val x 90
6 @7 I4 X0 l3 cB5N Kate x 66
4 h/ P5 c1 V9 M0 r q1 k , d& p# C2 x2 J, w6 R
Allied aircraft' \8 c& Z8 s/ l. O- U. X, d/ i
F4F-4 Wildcat x 108# K w9 T* b* U! O
P-40E Warhawk x 453 y. b7 ?. L5 i! [$ z
P-38G Lightning x 2
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8 e7 W) y) O) A O3 F. iJapanese aircraft losses
/ p3 l" p/ n+ ^8 X1 Y iA6M2 Zero: 26 destroyed+ `8 t5 P3 B2 A' m& |$ n- ^8 v
D3A Val: 50 destroyed0 J4 e# j: s' Y" H5 K: v4 `* v
B5N Kate: 42 destroyed# g3 f2 Y; H3 k6 n9 F
$ L- d6 @; ~+ b5 @Allied aircraft losses6 P! ^2 w) v# J* g0 b( z2 q2 Q
F4F-4 Wildcat: 41 destroyed, 14 damaged
7 e# b. M/ y1 C! ~$ z3 \P-40E Warhawk: 27 destroyed3 J2 @- u' X1 r. M' |- D
P-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed- W, G, \1 x! J
$ b6 V; @/ j j2 d7 aAllied Ships$ i) D' g1 u+ f$ p7 M7 u r
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1) X! V1 P, W; Q4 q
CV Hornet, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
X1 Y. b: s8 T% FCV Wasp, Bomb hits 2, on fire5 v0 e- @5 M7 ^8 s
DD Benham, Bomb hits 1, on fire8 e$ N) P7 O! i- Y2 f$ r& @
CV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1, on fire4 _3 a) y5 W3 O
CV Yorktown) v5 I; r+ `4 y% G5 e( W0 {. [
CV Saratoga1 C$ \- L" B1 D* Q
CL Honolulu6 w8 B* ^ y& Y+ L7 q& v; @! h
CL St. Louis, Bomb hits 2
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,916 A: t% B% u/ ]5 t9 [, b' R
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$ O: p* c9 }/ y6 t$ }Allied aircraft
! _. J( o, o7 TB-25C Mitchell x 3
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: A( j2 v T4 N& ~: S3 gNo Allied losses
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Japanese Ships. Q# p$ R9 B8 J
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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# I' A9 V, K: b5 E7 X& MAircraft Attacking:+ b) ?. X! c" U. R1 G, A% x- c' I
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,911 |& y5 Q6 u* i9 K' W
1 s. D- v& z2 Y. \3 tAllied aircraft6 ?( G1 w" i; {! q9 d0 |+ h" @
F4F-4 Wildcat x 214 M. Q* @/ }& y/ k
SBD Dauntless x 90
, P5 `) m& ~4 G+ ETBF Avenger x 33
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CA Chikuma
" ~6 Y4 K5 P7 L; `" P5 q4 PCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
0 o* c" ~$ H$ ECV Soryu, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
( R; G$ L( b5 e7 K% J: ]CA Tone, Bomb hits 18 L# y1 Y3 `6 z5 c4 F6 M$ a `& _
DD Ariake, Bomb hits 1, on fire
4 m0 w0 `5 R, FCA Aoba, Bomb hits 2
/ |! h- h$ A" cCL Tama9 [: |; Y8 B f/ {- q8 d% N
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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B-25C Mitchell x 20
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CV Soryu, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
$ H( J- n% U+ d- O( M( {& o/ I* qCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
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, }# `& c. r3 I9 e0 T1 xGround combat at Shortlands# ~6 M, U, G6 [
% M, V+ X6 o" y- L1 q) o3 m, GAllied Deliberate attack1 ~' ^; N+ T: p! o) {9 A
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Attacking force 13678 troops, 150 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 322. W' @ s* C7 _
" M1 z( R- i; l' ^8 p9 FDefending force 1457 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 107 O3 u* b" ?2 l3 ] V* Z
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Allied max assault: 314 - adjusted assault: 281 / G+ i1 N% B0 n4 s
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Japanese max defense: 6 - adjusted defense: 1 ) I6 A5 ^0 R. m4 K3 G
( n( D f2 H7 @% IAllied assault odds: 281 to 1
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Japanese ground losses:
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: D( g7 x2 p( v3 W0 M$ ZAllied ground losses:
c* G2 k% m6 O4 R; v7 v2 casualties reported
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