AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/18/420 h( |& D+ L$ Z1 _3 e; }
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93+ Q9 R# G' r& f" N- u, b
; C/ P, b$ F, P NJapanese Ships
* z. R/ D \6 ?6 wCA Kumano
0 @/ k# D0 S8 l4 c& b O! z H; \& c) S9 ECA Kinugasa, Shell hits 42, and is sunk
7 N1 o$ s$ e+ w' O3 H5 QCA Furutaka, Shell hits 1
8 g* }" o7 o3 Y! g" kCL Natori, Shell hits 1
& b7 o: V& ]" ^/ W4 _. c! I+ xDD Maikaze, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage; n/ W H' j. G P- ]5 ]7 Y
DD Natsugumo8 Q9 E4 [! m& z
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 1: u& e: d' V7 Q" C0 k! Y1 n
DD Yuzuki
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CA Portland, Shell hits 2, on fire7 J/ ~: r* x+ j: P+ F/ s
CA Northampton6 l4 i3 q/ f, W
CA Houston, Torpedo hits 1
3 C7 }% B7 v3 y! pCA Chester, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
# l' y. u5 i. ], f$ l- J9 B) z FCA Louisville, Shell hits 1+ l; Q' o# o; a2 ^7 b# ?
CA Chicago5 k* F% m. q! b1 R9 [" {) \5 s, y6 A
CA Pensacola
( G: i7 o8 }/ k5 c1 `CA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 17 O* h' r( }- E2 \! P* N
CA Astoria! X% S( U. }% }" h7 W& v
CA Minneapolis% Z2 A) ?* W% F/ |0 v9 A
CA San Francisco
* i; ~* D3 W2 X: UCA Australia, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage2 r- C9 @/ d% L% T. A
CA Canberra
/ k, N& W } p& zCL Leander' J! k$ w8 m6 `! R. r
CL Achilles1 a a5 C4 K1 }! e
CL Perth
4 `. [# q# t6 B" M9 ZCL Hobart; B; g9 V! Q7 w2 r3 N5 ]. A
CL Raleigh4 m8 x: x7 K4 _" \3 U% Q
CL Detroit
3 D' g6 q4 \6 d3 BCL Concord& H I6 d3 R) d
DD Cummings& s; I0 \6 z: w2 x
DD Case {7 N7 W# U$ z1 A1 c4 t2 R" n1 ^
DD Shaw
- h% L1 t- Q5 w3 jDD Downes
; O' x& V: D* h6 E+ f. ODD Le Triomphant3 `0 r) K; ?0 f0 p
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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Japanese Ships5 y# V: u- G/ o9 s, X- h
CA Kumano, Shell hits 10
0 @, w+ B$ z( ?! J7 U$ y; u ?CA Furutaka
3 _) f* y5 T# v9 @( NCL Natori, Shell hits 1& |3 ?9 j5 i" a9 F) h
DD Maikaze, on fire, heavy damage
1 s0 j5 m$ `' ]9 J# d7 rDD Natsugumo/ O, G; H% Q; X
DD Ikazuchi0 ^9 {+ l& c @: v) o4 T( U: M: U. @
DD Yuzuki
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Allied Ships
# ^6 ?8 o, ]! w' S4 h! T$ G0 R2 nCA Portland, on fire8 c4 J6 w6 j# L J; d& D
CA Northampton
1 {' {7 D% g8 _: o, ^CA Houston
. I5 p1 j. g0 Y7 oCA Louisville) _/ K, V5 {) u* D$ ?& s. C: `
CA Chicago
- I1 O# \0 y5 Q3 ?CA Pensacola
$ @4 |. E* e. E! M4 eCA New Orleans
9 r2 _ {& {" v& B) T7 wCA Astoria
% J2 t( _, b- e& I2 o0 NCA Minneapolis
8 |2 Q0 T6 E; x6 d7 q* _6 lCA San Francisco7 F/ W5 e5 }0 C9 Q/ n9 L5 ?- Y8 d
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage& m3 d) Q- q! C7 S( x0 B* R( l9 ?% h
CA Canberra
4 d3 z; X- j" T7 eCL Leander; N0 m2 G) @8 V! b
CL Achilles
0 n1 a3 C- Q% l% L$ T- I; Z: M+ LCL Perth" w4 |: u) a' T8 D+ X
CL Hobart
5 ~; g Q( d* t# |8 K0 l8 @0 VCL Raleigh
^+ k. ~8 j" q: ]$ z, }CL Detroit
; c' E1 ~+ [5 M/ FCL Concord
3 c) Z' I: [% A' }DD Cummings
: B) a y& M& o( J, |DD Case
l+ s l% d A9 e$ Q: K; fDD Shaw
: L$ u" i& B7 z# W7 ]DD Downes# ]6 T& g- m# ~. ]
DD Le Triomphant
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93! V1 v2 a, a; E$ n( c* d& |! s- J
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Japanese Ships
2 N$ e: A% ^/ w; {6 UCA Kumano, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
# D2 I' |: I) [* k, j$ p \# KCA Furutaka, Shell hits 34, and is sunk Z% z1 {8 V9 i% w
CL Natori, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
9 b; M7 z" ?9 g) @! lDD Maikaze, Shell hits 14, and is sunk/ Y0 d: Q0 e7 M( M! H- L( c/ h
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
5 z/ [: W' }+ ^DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 3, on fire$ X5 @- K* Q8 I# m! |
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
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CA Portland, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage$ ^) D& k0 Z: P4 g
CA Northampton, Shell hits 1, on fire- C3 b. j7 ^( ?* l% [; ?
CA Houston, Shell hits 16 f$ }$ ]. c7 ^& d0 x
CA Louisville
5 k- p: t& R. Y( o+ p6 x. CCA Chicago, Shell hits 2
: P& y% d- [: D3 ECA Pensacola, Shell hits 4
) ~9 ], Q0 r, p; _' \0 I' N- }CA New Orleans, Shell hits 4
9 I. S1 `& v$ x, XCA Astoria' N+ h9 Q+ p7 F; u
CA Minneapolis
0 U, o2 S) u7 I# @7 ^CA San Francisco: }4 B8 ~3 l `$ i0 s+ x
CA Australia, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
% O) p$ x4 X5 }6 i1 ~$ OCA Canberra0 b, Q8 ?4 x' C' O$ X
CL Leander
7 n3 p8 [3 T2 w4 B$ c" JCL Achilles
* s' G! g4 d8 W9 I9 W1 RCL Perth
1 v W9 O4 X$ U3 }- KCL Hobart! `! B# Q# V( k! ~
CL Raleigh" h i @% H9 O
CL Detroit
; K9 I6 }8 k8 c1 X8 |CL Concord
, f- F+ E8 H5 ]' I* A- Z. pDD Cummings5 a( _+ R. X- z |) Y4 r3 i
DD Case- i, Q& s: N8 F) R; `
DD Shaw
8 H9 g8 @8 c' @5 C/ U3 ?DD Downes
: y! w' F9 U+ W) x, l, N `DD Le Triomphant
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7 V7 K0 I& }2 }Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93% n$ }: N) f+ E# T& {
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Japanese Ships- N. {- Q; Q; t1 P' F5 L: d% |
CA Kumano, Shell hits 33, on fire, heavy damage
$ @6 |0 l" G# M% j. S. H7 p8 u9 VCL Natori, Shell hits 24, and is sunk- K* T$ @% h _
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
7 r3 T6 t0 i0 [DD Ikazuchi, on fire7 H* B! ~8 O2 ~8 |! p$ E+ B$ a
! z4 u! W' \: o0 VAllied Ships+ |3 K) G' }9 T& B
CA Portland, on fire, heavy damage
; g2 E/ ~2 q" {! d( |4 _$ PCA Northampton, on fire
; ~7 d6 u( _8 Q9 G: ~. sCA Houston
9 [# H2 G& B3 {9 | ?' a+ qCA Louisville
' H( l! F- {" {) A' | p0 H- D6 SCA Chicago. ]! _ m7 l1 C* |+ @
CA Pensacola5 z1 [. s. a8 Q, Z# Q, Y+ M1 j
CA New Orleans% \! Z0 K; D6 z& j' r
CA Astoria
/ K) a, s9 Z; u$ rCA Minneapolis" l( S* H, `; b- h! T% V' V
CA San Francisco9 R+ a) M& R9 ?! Q7 r6 `
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
h2 Z9 i2 t, v5 B8 a% j* VCA Canberra6 d2 p! ^- o- g( w) C& j) f
CL Leander
8 a4 U2 N; [6 d% c* mCL Achilles
+ Q0 D/ w0 g( ^* A3 Z: g' [; D1 ICL Perth, b5 w1 O* ~" ]+ `2 l6 l
CL Hobart
2 u4 m- X+ c+ g) U* iCL Raleigh4 x; M% a- d7 L5 J# J
CL Detroit
( u2 E1 A! N- X- N, ~CL Concord- `5 l1 T" y/ i$ c( u: }
DD Cummings
) N$ @! z7 P2 g' g; DDD Case
" u2 z6 c* b! c5 O( aDD Shaw
5 P" x7 m! w X: s/ nDD Downes
4 |8 f+ y) K* |, o8 i' yDD Le Triomphant
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1 J; U$ Q( J/ I& b1 x- l ANight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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Japanese Ships$ ? {7 c; P5 c. O+ b, d p6 S
CA Kumano, Shell hits 29, and is sunk5 h( i1 ~+ S w" ~ Y4 _7 a
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 35, and is sunk
2 l/ O' b; J6 JDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
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3 _7 |: f+ r( X: K8 nAllied Ships
: f$ ~! X5 ]/ j( Z. T6 NCA Portland, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage0 X, I" ]: y# {2 }' Z
CA Northampton, on fire
0 v) r' O6 i z) C3 V& i: {CA Houston0 x) c4 i% u4 f
CA Louisville
5 c6 e1 E. ^: a5 E6 ZCA Chicago
# ~$ |% p0 e+ i: w( d& d5 eCA Pensacola* `3 v8 r; T3 X% s
CA New Orleans6 J+ K8 [- W* Q* l
CA Astoria
9 g: C6 c/ B4 y& x. K4 ]0 kCA Minneapolis9 z5 d) u5 u) r' X+ c1 |! H, e S
CA San Francisco, ^# t6 e, x! d3 ]: F& Y0 ?
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage( u4 B. {2 ~* B' k* e
CA Canberra
+ K6 i; F0 ^6 Y4 o, H" }5 g' P% YCL Leander
7 v0 Q/ d( Q R; Q- zCL Achilles
# g- q1 ]* e6 S7 ?CL Perth3 o% k2 S" [+ U7 c( J9 L* {
CL Hobart
1 ~: i6 U! v2 Z8 Z7 ]CL Raleigh
3 M# Q" i `& l1 Z" hCL Detroit
- y1 q7 ^/ {$ yCL Concord
6 ^8 @/ k' k! IDD Cummings
- I! ?. z# ]) q @DD Case
$ T: E( y+ i( }DD Shaw3 t3 |. V) t4 k
DD Downes6 S- h4 Y: {5 ]
DD Le Triomphant
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; L2 V2 S6 q# d& ~Day Air attack on TF at 61,91$ f8 X2 i1 N/ K. T" S
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Japanese aircraft. N+ a5 A" E: V% M: G/ J
A6M2 Zero x 508 P f, z- [2 }* p. h* T
# ?# H+ N1 ^/ K' z7 @/ @
Allied aircraft
/ _! d3 X: `/ v- W3 ~& oF4F-4 Wildcat x 42+ @, w3 h( b, Y* I. o1 H
SBD Dauntless x 44
( {) l" D, R& [( t! pTBF Avenger x 16
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' [& l1 e3 Q: C. N9 o) _Japanese aircraft losses, k1 Q" M" n! Q- J' s) e; p1 o) A+ z
A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged/ U/ X% w/ t/ t
& ~5 i( _! @- ~6 nAllied aircraft losses
/ {, t+ I/ Z2 f6 l6 tF4F-4 Wildcat: 27 destroyed
5 v' \3 }) E3 p6 V' w% j+ QSBD Dauntless: 13 destroyed, 17 damaged$ ^0 _1 X4 L8 q- I. x0 @
TBF Avenger: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged
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Japanese Ships4 M* ?) i; h. \! @/ j1 ?2 U
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage4 ^7 ?7 I4 n U
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire0 l- |! T: z0 _$ y+ }8 m( M
CV Shokaku
- f2 P. h* v* E' ?% TCV Soryu
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Japanese aircraft
* k0 H' `4 q. {( V! |# XA6M2 Zero x 19& @8 d# E3 G$ V
0 T3 ?- \- C6 c! F/ J8 J B
Allied aircraft
! l0 _ N+ l/ F1 T, E& k9 S0 oF4F-4 Wildcat x 19
* q8 \ w2 E; ^% b1 q6 u# ~SBD Dauntless x 14
3 c; W+ Q8 d: A- X$ oTBF Avenger x 6" z# A0 E% B4 s' W! }* I
: b3 v; b$ T" W" a+ cJapanese aircraft losses3 U' i+ m& |/ I6 Z5 V$ G
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses1 P1 e) z# A9 D$ j
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed
% @( q" m3 q, g, Q. O! }, MSBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged! h5 c; R. V7 i P: q( r' z
TBF Avenger: 6 damaged/ y$ _. i$ d4 z
5 T! R- r. u \; N7 h4 k% c
Japanese Ships# E4 A) }# H) K/ [% j, @
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage" }) k1 }; f! e% J
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2
s+ i! t5 Y/ `0 nCA Tone
: W6 C6 m8 w/ r8 r% O; ~! PCV Soryu, Bomb hits 16 q4 {9 z% e5 d- K( B" C3 s3 W
CV Hiryu, on fire0 r/ s, x+ G% C- r& b
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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Japanese aircraft7 @+ p% W) M4 N# d! A$ m5 C- [
A6M2 Zero x 17
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$ S/ k- A3 X0 V) D$ I* u. w( l6 yAllied aircraft/ b2 i. c( r4 f ~; q' @
F4F-4 Wildcat x 24' y6 o% c* }/ u, ] |
SBD Dauntless x 27
! C; M8 S$ C% r4 t3 D) u9 WTBF Avenger x 72 l; I4 e0 j6 |% T
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Japanese aircraft losses! i( R7 u5 Q* S% j
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses K( E! y$ r4 |4 l- G: [5 W) [) F
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed
4 P0 r: n7 c( x, f8 W9 o: F, DSBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged
5 b1 t! G8 P6 N/ U9 I$ rTBF Avenger: 5 damaged0 \: L( H2 ]% l% {( K
2 X, \- t. G: m5 j9 G
Japanese Ships! e( i8 X! U1 ^2 S% | b0 Z5 C
CV Shokaku
5 E6 {5 x" {2 _4 z8 {8 j7 {/ `, NCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 2, on fire
& J9 d6 A& X3 \/ s6 C4 y0 DCV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
9 q& N4 ^: N4 d0 J; g5 | m7 xCV Soryu
; z. s/ j3 e4 k, [ kCA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1$ y. g! F2 y0 S* v3 ~& J+ e* S
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5 h) n" ]$ Z# T7 i w' R6 cJapanese aircraft
- q; s2 D3 y2 s% C) w) E4 I9 gA6M2 Zero x 15: n* J+ U7 d4 x
: y% m- ~. K [, s) O) S
Allied aircraft
% v; A) p% r$ d. p1 I$ fF4F-4 Wildcat x 8
2 E6 _& h: D7 u7 }$ SSBD Dauntless x 18# f# r9 l# a( f* N4 i- O
; I% Z8 e. H4 c% r K9 Z- kJapanese aircraft losses
9 u0 h$ ?0 j# O9 F2 tA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed' K4 O, i" q" k& t3 P" d5 s
" E2 e+ a- H: K9 ~Allied aircraft losses
$ z3 c# j v! p7 lF4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed0 n2 E( T& V$ g! a6 \+ _
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged! f1 Q! d- U9 `% J' j: C
4 {6 J% J4 |7 k- I* X" kJapanese Ships
- q' e; y7 {/ f, n8 n& o; |CV Soryu, Bomb hits 1# `1 i6 P* m# J' ?4 h( }
CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage B7 q7 |# x; [% v
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire+ P; t" {2 X# R4 p: ]- [! Q
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Japanese aircraft% q/ J' @. M9 w; Q4 r& Q$ e: d, x$ y' r
A6M2 Zero x 120 ^. n, R( m" J
2 ^# e ]1 [8 a [8 e5 G; sAllied aircraft1 e, d4 F% I p3 k# i$ M k' k' P W
F4F-4 Wildcat x 102 V; J, f. r8 ?3 C
SBD Dauntless x 9
( L2 d2 z0 K: `) P- w ?8 TTBF Avenger x 165 m2 d' s& F0 z! K$ q5 `8 ^! @
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Japanese aircraft losses
) `: ]4 _2 v" SA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
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7 m1 c! m8 _2 y9 a' t: j5 @Allied aircraft losses
3 \$ E) \$ G2 K; C, gF4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
1 E. D# h) \+ l3 u# u$ H" N8 S$ XSBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
5 w" J& q4 Y ^' z3 gTBF Avenger: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged" P" A+ q/ e/ u; B
* T; P1 r: N% OJapanese Ships
2 ]5 ^; ^* W: ^9 B+ v$ Z6 d! eCV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage0 @% ^4 ^! [) W( Y4 F
CV Hiryu, on fire
: Y1 _, i( v; c& W6 u( l( MCA Chikuma
: h9 o' k( J' vCV Soryu
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. F8 E8 d: Q8 V- oA6M2 Zero x 36* ` O8 E7 P4 l) }
D3A Val x 90
4 u1 @- p$ `8 P3 U( `* wB5N Kate x 66& ?7 L8 Q" i& |
2 k y; g- o$ C# A- A( I4 f' W
Allied aircraft
- g; P M' {* S1 U7 xF4F-4 Wildcat x 108! [6 M$ k- k! s9 S+ P
P-40E Warhawk x 45# p U9 S. u" ]
P-38G Lightning x 2! j3 h$ b) C, W# }8 ~$ i
+ @, f; e: j8 k4 F6 _! d3 zJapanese aircraft losses
6 W, _9 d7 k5 yA6M2 Zero: 26 destroyed
; R9 Q0 l. @4 ^$ n( H1 x% wD3A Val: 50 destroyed
& T( m8 p. a. V! E+ L# Y( \B5N Kate: 42 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
- A7 |; ~. _5 V8 P, iF4F-4 Wildcat: 41 destroyed, 14 damaged; j$ V2 a6 H8 I& s9 c
P-40E Warhawk: 27 destroyed# A7 ^: W( i/ _ i* u5 J
P-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed3 q' A6 @# Y: E) @
! r; E7 C6 }* r% C$ FAllied Ships @7 U2 p1 P' _0 l, H
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 18 z. b" s' F1 V: |$ j8 f
CV Hornet, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire7 e9 f4 P9 p8 {9 W* f& ]8 K
CV Wasp, Bomb hits 2, on fire8 W# e. {. A l! j- H# } r
DD Benham, Bomb hits 1, on fire
; b' f; s' c5 z- l! YCV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
6 l2 w: F0 H5 C# I- \7 j$ i7 hCV Yorktown! N- |: z( E$ o6 h _
CV Saratoga
Y D& R( x1 p( Z/ B# RCL Honolulu
* q* }, ]0 e) X8 X1 f& DCL St. Louis, Bomb hits 2- c. @3 _' d9 j! f
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Allied aircraft- y6 e+ Q$ p! D3 _
B-25C Mitchell x 3
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No Allied losses d: a( K, x5 @$ k- I6 g2 e9 a: y2 i
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Japanese Ships, S6 N1 F$ T0 x- a
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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) x7 {& M" d) Y2 Z- WAircraft Attacking:
5 J5 j8 M+ d k4 t' A1 U5 W 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet* A* x: e$ Y& x: ~
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, y. W6 T9 K. j* KAllied aircraft
: S% N! N( T8 M7 L! X6 @% nF4F-4 Wildcat x 21- R/ \/ v7 X: u9 u6 n8 b
SBD Dauntless x 90+ e* n+ D8 p" }
TBF Avenger x 33* O6 N/ c& k* P j% q; H+ S+ `
; I' ]' L7 s+ p; q3 rJapanese Ships
; T T9 H1 d# j- r" I- e4 B" r. @/ DCA Chikuma
+ l0 _: t1 r+ D. a5 rCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
1 P* h+ a' a+ DCV Soryu, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage7 b# b% J3 k8 d
CA Tone, Bomb hits 1
( x9 {* V1 i) N" yDD Ariake, Bomb hits 1, on fire# D6 h! D6 _- v: G4 B% C! ~) a1 X
CA Aoba, Bomb hits 2
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, p) c& f7 L- h3 |* s' iDay Air attack on TF at 61,91
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CV Soryu, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
7 b9 r8 G5 p3 W* k0 _( t2 ~2 g6 DCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
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Ground combat at Shortlands3 V4 Z& ]: u2 B5 f& p7 q* Y% c
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Allied Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 13678 troops, 150 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 322
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Defending force 1457 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 109 t' y" Z# i3 Q2 k# @ j/ Y# v! M
% r0 c' P: Q) `. r( DAllied max assault: 314 - adjusted assault: 281 # e0 |% l' m/ @! N9 y
- a$ Z2 l, Y, R5 n8 Y! SJapanese max defense: 6 - adjusted defense: 1
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: ]/ O, \. i8 p' N3 Q" u- \' v# E8 AAllied assault odds: 281 to 1
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# ]+ W$ k0 l. i: W! V! ]* o* X6 TJapanese ground losses:
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3 j( D5 F A/ B) Y" w! e: pGuns lost 7
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7 ~, M, Z3 H) \9 }3 N2 casualties reported
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