AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/18/420 w" F- n' P) a/ b* z, J) J
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5 o% Z7 z$ C1 l: v! I9 [6 ^% nNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93. H! v! T3 L3 q' l4 B
) z2 ^: N6 P' I$ _' l7 qJapanese Ships
: U* W/ E7 T0 RCA Kumano
" m) a8 H9 W9 e8 c( N! ZCA Kinugasa, Shell hits 42, and is sunk% Q7 b; X4 u. n8 U, n1 H
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1
% c: `4 |0 v9 X- E# j$ [' ACL Natori, Shell hits 1' ]1 I. G) \0 ^. A
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage' F6 U/ b3 }: q3 H5 t( m
DD Natsugumo
0 T# C" ~( h! lDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 11 b; ?7 T- V2 F7 _# ^& Q& D: o
DD Yuzuki4 u+ G. q8 Z. [3 l7 a
5 N1 I$ K, C- G1 O( k4 E7 ^Allied Ships
# k v' G! x+ G: j: \! r, SCA Portland, Shell hits 2, on fire
* _% y/ \& A, X0 B9 d2 _7 J2 cCA Northampton
9 `6 N+ Z/ Z0 e/ d+ P6 ]CA Houston, Torpedo hits 1
8 p0 m/ z" B5 RCA Chester, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
0 ]9 Y, k6 Q3 x/ x' XCA Louisville, Shell hits 1
3 h+ d0 z: z R' qCA Chicago0 E h" W) p1 w2 ]0 w" q
CA Pensacola
* D1 h# i1 n2 K/ q" }! J# wCA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1" S) J( T3 K$ ^2 Z: w! r
CA Astoria3 ?3 I) m, l8 k4 q' k
CA Minneapolis( R0 x% R0 u7 d% r: V/ I: `
CA San Francisco# n. N7 M$ U: Y! X }; X8 n
CA Australia, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
- @% L1 L' ]5 A. O4 i5 |* e' kCA Canberra
7 c ] M6 s5 U. A# P0 vCL Leander
% }. p2 U, Z9 C3 g: PCL Achilles
! z4 m2 a9 s( h0 ]' D/ hCL Perth
# }( O' {6 r9 n) uCL Hobart: E/ Q6 `; z$ x: K4 L
CL Raleigh
, Q4 g# W3 C) z- Z/ ?. w( N Y: aCL Detroit3 x6 V* j5 Y5 V/ E
CL Concord
7 a6 u. W; ?- e9 eDD Cummings
) i* I6 ^* Q6 Y+ X0 |DD Case4 Z! n, Z* @- @4 i: {& s- O
DD Shaw$ V' ~& R8 z9 P* H* Z; t$ V
DD Downes# X4 e1 C6 t! _8 E
DD Le Triomphant. P- T; [( E$ J# T6 d6 @
2 E8 W t2 ^+ A8 {
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,934 I- J1 ?/ E' ?# u% M* `7 l
5 S; r3 T( `7 P" A; R3 a/ lJapanese Ships J' L1 T) t' F; V2 e7 }
CA Kumano, Shell hits 10
# t8 d n- `1 p, sCA Furutaka
, ?3 r) P2 a' X7 _$ qCL Natori, Shell hits 1; L8 J/ Z* u; X7 d. V
DD Maikaze, on fire, heavy damage
; U- G1 g2 P8 I7 s- T7 D- s1 ODD Natsugumo5 Q) ^- n% l W% x
DD Ikazuchi$ k5 N) p# n3 G
DD Yuzuki3 `4 g$ X) u0 }, a
: ] M- G1 L% c; `* ?4 xAllied Ships
% I2 R4 ~* ]% @: A) CCA Portland, on fire/ r0 U* m# {- k h
CA Northampton
! F! z# s; B1 O3 Y" h) `# mCA Houston
+ s: w, M- n |0 NCA Louisville
! [' z" r; O' i% U: A, YCA Chicago
4 R4 F1 w3 n* O8 lCA Pensacola
% {$ R4 |/ i2 X% S8 Z$ WCA New Orleans
: C" s- c: {/ ]) dCA Astoria
1 @: [6 W$ k _8 e8 WCA Minneapolis
I/ D7 N: P( A B* CCA San Francisco4 g5 X; B7 o) k
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
* S, q8 P u: d, oCA Canberra
( J& x# ~0 \/ e( DCL Leander
& t: K' p- M/ k9 |/ m$ qCL Achilles
. _: R; o0 W0 @( O; i GCL Perth
! T3 _ J; v1 b6 s: ?CL Hobart% R3 u" [( |1 u% x$ D: ]
CL Raleigh
8 T; B# O" ~+ w* qCL Detroit
5 o& n: @$ F6 q4 N2 v8 MCL Concord5 c7 T) {' p6 C; d) A) S5 [( H
DD Cummings
( A; [0 @3 {. m4 [- dDD Case1 w% k8 J W7 u6 ~
DD Shaw
5 Z4 K6 \' W. T0 U }DD Downes# ?2 C6 p& S7 ~6 J
DD Le Triomphant
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93# N' p' H; Q) v+ i* s4 P8 ?' [
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Japanese Ships
9 I( S. z2 [2 c0 m. W6 d# LCA Kumano, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
4 X/ P' T$ i' U [, m1 GCA Furutaka, Shell hits 34, and is sunk' { t, _3 p* p
CL Natori, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
: O8 a+ T/ c3 C0 _) mDD Maikaze, Shell hits 14, and is sunk7 j3 w" _' G/ e4 i0 A- |
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
$ I5 h% w" X) o- T' ~: ?1 LDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 3, on fire
* v4 _4 i8 l4 tDD Yuzuki, Shell hits 6, and is sunk5 D- ^ K# r6 R) Y4 y& Y
* j5 a! f. A- \# |8 h( XAllied Ships
$ A* B3 W' U1 [4 OCA Portland, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
3 g# U3 C# j$ G" f2 ECA Northampton, Shell hits 1, on fire6 r- \& V3 L* I- A5 [( a3 l- }! b
CA Houston, Shell hits 1
* d9 N ^# _3 TCA Louisville0 M) ~8 c" G/ G
CA Chicago, Shell hits 28 Y Z! h+ D; a0 E) `5 _1 D0 s
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 41 O) Z! }' g" F9 M
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 48 V3 A, c( H" x5 V0 ^* C- L" C9 h
CA Astoria$ B" ?* }- k# z6 i O1 X
CA Minneapolis
* N7 g5 A* v; ^9 KCA San Francisco
9 x t' h n' q, R) K. E y0 R4 zCA Australia, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage- T1 [- e' d+ [3 [
CA Canberra
( a" k% q* X0 @9 DCL Leander8 |& e* u) j/ O( [/ q: @
CL Achilles
0 ]+ S2 Q1 _8 H6 K; eCL Perth5 M: }1 S" c) V( O2 h( P
CL Hobart
# Y7 s- n4 A* N: E6 XCL Raleigh
" N1 n4 U6 z5 C: c5 fCL Detroit
2 A( X- G! P- D( jCL Concord3 o- j3 Y' y, O0 @4 l& j, ~
DD Cummings
, w3 }- T% M* ?0 \* PDD Case4 @( y. L! q" _; N) H6 G4 W
DD Shaw
) v6 d5 d9 h1 t4 m2 fDD Downes
- S3 m1 C) N5 n e# f, Z) Z( v( B' `DD Le Triomphant
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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' j" U" L3 h6 h% N! uJapanese Ships+ Q/ i, ^9 m: l2 J) c' J7 c/ l
CA Kumano, Shell hits 33, on fire, heavy damage# h, Z6 F* e( p) \+ S
CL Natori, Shell hits 24, and is sunk
& `9 `, Q, Q4 v5 @2 v: H7 c4 Y2 G9 w" {: uDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1, j2 I% |* D& Z, }
DD Ikazuchi, on fire( C3 M' D+ U N5 d4 B" V* x
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Allied Ships4 K5 `- i- ]( O9 [
CA Portland, on fire, heavy damage0 M8 I7 y" i7 N [* k* b
CA Northampton, on fire+ m- \8 U( n3 X2 C0 g; B, n
CA Houston* ~, @$ K/ c$ Z2 T1 m
CA Louisville+ M* d# Q7 u R5 g
CA Chicago
8 ^/ @8 S0 N/ X* z; kCA Pensacola
7 w0 X& u1 A" _+ q* TCA New Orleans
& B5 R% u6 C2 ?, L$ I s- [CA Astoria
* L+ U6 p& l1 h% a% W" [CA Minneapolis9 t- `% G I4 @0 g" @% C
CA San Francisco
5 B" `* M) h0 Q ]% _CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage8 p* P( Q( `) }1 M4 Z" r& d1 {
CA Canberra
" q6 z& j/ E- z; C' d' s- S1 I1 u5 \CL Leander# J+ M- p& k& a8 L r/ ^
CL Achilles
% U0 c* z5 x! n, l& V2 WCL Perth
. g8 `( ^+ h6 F4 RCL Hobart8 x6 j: O! D, \
CL Raleigh
- e! q6 c# S% G* }: l4 B7 PCL Detroit
0 o$ }3 L* K+ _% c+ H; O6 A, rCL Concord& a) Q1 F/ S t3 O) o6 N' k% e2 A
DD Cummings
8 w r5 n/ C( |& p6 e$ eDD Case& y# [$ g& ~6 ^2 C$ Q
DD Shaw% s- x P& q: u7 g
DD Downes
/ l$ n8 y/ G& t0 ?0 VDD Le Triomphant
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+ e& B x" z3 z% T( E3 s: h" KNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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Japanese Ships/ m) b' X8 v% y5 k2 X
CA Kumano, Shell hits 29, and is sunk4 W. i0 i" P$ G* E( L. ^
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 35, and is sunk4 |2 F( }2 q% S. |8 i
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
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8 r: r& B/ S' X9 T1 |, x) rAllied Ships/ K* }& M: L, i9 m+ X+ X6 ?4 e
CA Portland, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage2 J# \- K; e* f$ e* @
CA Northampton, on fire% n* ]- H6 d3 x
CA Houston
4 _. y( _: J4 J( X. x5 F* m9 TCA Louisville
0 u, n! h2 r9 e$ u+ ]* C, cCA Chicago
9 C' ~ m4 B" \) eCA Pensacola
$ t9 @, w2 q6 \: hCA New Orleans, A; r3 ~" R1 j: ?8 w% W
CA Astoria
! w+ G! S/ T) G g$ |CA Minneapolis6 @8 }5 |4 F8 W7 J# q) A
CA San Francisco e8 \" k! F; `& }) F. C$ |% J- x0 z
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
# O$ M" C. S6 \0 G/ tCA Canberra$ k* d/ }# l! e/ u/ z9 T
CL Leander
$ {' h) \9 ?( x- b# ?- K: eCL Achilles# ], o, X* B3 q6 i+ }7 S/ }
CL Perth
+ S( ~& S) g4 k( F0 Z6 bCL Hobart* c1 M8 v$ y' N! O8 i& p4 y" e
CL Raleigh
. I7 c. N3 [5 MCL Detroit* M# V9 s1 _7 i/ m
CL Concord
6 c2 J' N4 C' bDD Cummings9 O' l( o( h/ ], q
DD Case
# E7 M9 Y+ x6 ^8 ]4 }( `DD Shaw% G$ X( ^6 b1 W
DD Downes
2 M7 @" u$ _: nDD Le Triomphant, @" E% L/ t, T6 s/ G# |
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`9 G0 r0 ]- o. aJapanese aircraft0 U8 E" B/ {( ^
A6M2 Zero x 50
0 D, q7 P6 [7 q6 B . E. {+ R% z' \0 H P' V
Allied aircraft
/ e; i! E+ a3 v' M/ W% RF4F-4 Wildcat x 42
' B. ]. }9 Q) M I9 n% nSBD Dauntless x 443 \$ n' M/ o. @$ m p& U! r
TBF Avenger x 16
+ Z. t- ~ K7 I0 j& ?9 b: F 5 v3 T; [5 R) y& E. _+ E
Japanese aircraft losses
; i, B2 i8 P- ] `- U% IA6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
; T( c% r+ V4 \F4F-4 Wildcat: 27 destroyed
( j; ?* @ D4 y# W0 Z! k3 KSBD Dauntless: 13 destroyed, 17 damaged9 j6 {3 |6 H9 M$ P
TBF Avenger: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged
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0 t! \4 p5 P+ pJapanese Ships
1 B3 L0 W4 Q8 w9 _1 \6 }CV Kaga, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
% d& G2 A: n6 b6 I% H% J+ xCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
( ^1 i' z9 ^/ r5 ]4 }CV Shokaku% U5 N. \ u, R6 T
CV Soryu
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& p c1 \. P8 p2 @* vDay Air attack on TF at 61,91+ m' ~$ J9 i/ h! A. o) R$ K: C
% L, K7 a9 T2 G4 vJapanese aircraft
; Y3 c3 I. x1 y. p gA6M2 Zero x 19+ I/ _( @/ n: C. ?0 `. {2 L+ _) D
- M. C1 w& ?" t/ g0 J+ d, dAllied aircraft7 P, k; ~* c o9 `7 c2 J+ ^' \
F4F-4 Wildcat x 198 _. \3 U( a( ?6 ]6 V9 L
SBD Dauntless x 144 q/ ]9 P: D1 A* N
TBF Avenger x 69 w6 R1 A# J6 f( W1 j# S
4 `5 ^- r) U& y& k' I& FJapanese aircraft losses
5 w+ e( U7 d5 @) Y: _, e7 f1 bA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed1 \9 J9 f. D- ]' ]
2 I- y# u( ?& S& e2 Z/ \
Allied aircraft losses: h3 a/ ~, J2 l# E @5 n+ p8 X4 E
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed! }$ H: ?) E5 `6 k2 Z0 V/ H9 |
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged
9 Y# Z& |; m5 Q% aTBF Avenger: 6 damaged
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+ J0 A6 P6 N' }7 y& T q" E6 v; iJapanese Ships
4 j! F0 n, h% I& f5 MCV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
; ~3 |9 V( N1 ZCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 26 e1 o" g; A; Q5 i( k# V+ M
CA Tone
8 B& _+ x# r6 K/ u" }4 VCV Soryu, Bomb hits 1
6 M) e: c1 d" H5 R, TCV Hiryu, on fire. U* `/ d; f* _; n: _, }
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. s7 D/ d* k" M! [# b. F. S- }Japanese aircraft0 k+ x% e) Z% \1 w2 E- L" b
A6M2 Zero x 17
2 L( W) m3 @ l( b: B" E
+ o# T6 ^1 l+ {Allied aircraft
7 N/ C3 N) j4 R/ u7 g! g$ sF4F-4 Wildcat x 245 o1 _$ V$ f4 P7 E7 ]
SBD Dauntless x 273 i6 z" l4 N* J. O6 t
TBF Avenger x 7
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2 t1 P' F* E+ ^6 M6 |Japanese aircraft losses
. k# z; L# i9 w% n( T$ RA6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
; o; K, J$ N: t$ p5 x* V1 \F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed$ f' I% e: j0 \7 N
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged
( ^+ n5 c& N/ I( Y% j* WTBF Avenger: 5 damaged" x. n% S: O, }, Z% ~
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Japanese Ships
- ?7 x+ F5 f" X' TCV Shokaku7 o) Q) ]) j. y
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 2, on fire1 j4 J) B- G" T, a% e4 M
CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
% d3 ~+ s Z9 d3 ]' e HCV Soryu
5 U& k* u+ c' s8 N0 n/ u ?- S. ^CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1" S2 u$ t/ z# K
1 X2 F2 c/ p! g6 M7 n3 A: D
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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4 d$ n; G2 S3 X, o7 Z0 {Japanese aircraft2 r) { g: X N4 @* ]3 M
A6M2 Zero x 159 ^+ ?: R) Y- K2 V8 {' A5 r5 {" ~
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Allied aircraft, N, J/ M; Z, h: u) n) q% N# a
F4F-4 Wildcat x 81 |) D" f0 c# w z! F3 l7 U
SBD Dauntless x 18/ D+ _$ w& D/ L3 U# u
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Japanese aircraft losses
8 n+ E4 M& ^# a7 xA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed6 ]) }) i; Z0 d; B$ P
) y0 A' \! Y& r; z! a) O& kAllied aircraft losses1 G/ f( x; E- ?! _) R
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed0 c1 a" N8 z- ^) ^% S- J- ~
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged
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Japanese Ships# ?/ A3 P6 ?7 @/ R
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 1, Z. i* h' P3 k, {/ T$ D3 I/ n+ c
CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage+ \. D: `+ ]; R4 x; R
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
8 T& o% L4 \# @) o. J9 OCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage* z1 C1 |7 G: g1 w
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8 Q7 u4 q6 S( S. |: SDay Air attack on TF at 61,914 f3 l8 j6 G. ]
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Japanese aircraft
5 x# k' L F; Q& J5 V8 M0 C7 o. AA6M2 Zero x 12( T/ G G5 Q- W" O& s6 c
7 J& _ @, j& v+ t
Allied aircraft* o$ [. K, `) n7 s% U+ L: t! M0 N" W
F4F-4 Wildcat x 10
5 C5 `4 n, p& e# V5 K g0 b( N- nSBD Dauntless x 92 [# x- M! O6 I9 c$ o9 m
TBF Avenger x 169 p( I, \& q; p, o- G+ `& O. ^
4 O( T5 M4 Z9 |Japanese aircraft losses# ^1 w1 x" N% A2 s7 f. F! d, U+ p
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
. X4 Z# [/ N3 h+ m4 V 0 a0 s7 y2 u$ Y; \) c2 m
Allied aircraft losses
; v& b! Y o, q( Q; T# ZF4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
) a) p d: k: k0 _6 P6 Z9 HSBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged T7 n) }% }* p' I( K
TBF Avenger: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged) y" F4 L0 ^# q- n, T0 H+ x1 X
; I/ Z" Y6 J9 q P1 M' bJapanese Ships
; a' o; D' w! i4 R1 }" xCV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage4 w& o4 K6 b8 o
CV Hiryu, on fire* s) Y' N N' A' p, K
CA Chikuma
/ s {7 q) ?: `; D. j( m6 tCV Soryu- _0 j6 F7 e: c& Q {/ U
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Day Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,93
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8 S( u6 d/ N* JJapanese aircraft4 ?( X0 p/ h2 o& S8 `+ K9 g5 ?& }
A6M2 Zero x 36
% E7 f7 d$ U d8 pD3A Val x 90+ { W; F7 v$ f' R
B5N Kate x 66
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& I: G" \1 Y8 ~7 t+ V, j8 `& fAllied aircraft# r! M# _8 |7 u1 E. z
F4F-4 Wildcat x 108
! x- l! P q i* WP-40E Warhawk x 45
! ]4 R% f! R! N; \2 [, y3 LP-38G Lightning x 2
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" ?. Q) w& H6 U2 f7 ^1 lJapanese aircraft losses2 j6 R9 C9 `' z
A6M2 Zero: 26 destroyed
# o$ J' ~8 B0 ?: u% gD3A Val: 50 destroyed" n$ [- Y7 M# U. x( m+ v2 l- F" g
B5N Kate: 42 destroyed3 c* R& d: n% T* k; z
* @, S! @6 b5 d; e }3 O
Allied aircraft losses
" J/ k. P+ I8 R- j5 h5 zF4F-4 Wildcat: 41 destroyed, 14 damaged3 R" Y+ j1 i/ ?0 W
P-40E Warhawk: 27 destroyed
8 A6 h: L: b( o1 B( DP-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed4 U( n- u( Y6 z
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Allied Ships/ l2 b. F* [- c3 w! e* i
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1
& `6 E6 y( ~0 b+ lCV Hornet, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire9 p/ f$ j. {3 {
CV Wasp, Bomb hits 2, on fire
7 Y( T9 O0 n6 b! d! A+ EDD Benham, Bomb hits 1, on fire
1 G5 n I; K! y) n4 yCV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
1 {, @7 P. n3 f5 e+ x5 P' iCV Yorktown
0 J0 w! C3 B6 [CV Saratoga6 }! z1 M1 D9 w# m1 L5 [
CL Honolulu& s7 Y% |7 ?$ [+ F
CL St. Louis, Bomb hits 2$ A! ^0 |- z1 n. w- e) w3 l- J
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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Allied aircraft# V# n2 H$ Q' a5 `, N% {
B-25C Mitchell x 3
6 m4 M0 |( G0 X# \6 |0 h- N7 ^ Q5 k# o8 t1 V* p9 _8 V+ k
No Allied losses1 g: k4 C& T/ y& a
: p/ v( C3 f; g5 ?" VJapanese Ships
5 R0 f8 S$ Z# B, Q# wCV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage1 B# J# h5 v. Z U
7 y) @, t& q' P; `2 S @0 k: j# E; cAircraft Attacking:
/ Z0 r6 o! g9 A( H- ]5 z 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet4 M0 a7 U* c) _
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,916 w/ q2 c) ~; `
3 Y1 F2 z& k# R/ QAllied aircraft4 ^, C: ]; L) {7 U8 D8 l- v
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
2 q! B" \$ T, Y" BSBD Dauntless x 906 d B& I0 ]* _" {# V! t8 i6 U9 m
TBF Avenger x 33# D8 h: }* f* h
' i* y( r6 C, A* h; h% O5 g6 I( mJapanese Ships
1 l$ T( W/ i D$ `" \CA Chikuma! c0 u( F h# P; p
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
t. c% q# i' s2 S- p5 ]CV Soryu, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage5 y' J" U o/ L9 a
CA Tone, Bomb hits 1
7 y% t: I1 F" nDD Ariake, Bomb hits 1, on fire' O9 F. a' c! D* f1 l
CA Aoba, Bomb hits 2
7 Y" P/ F6 {4 |% B+ _# FCL Tama
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B-25C Mitchell x 20. E ?2 ]2 k& @# j6 i- \
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CV Soryu, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage7 N k' v. i* m0 _6 l) y8 N( m
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
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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
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Defending force 1457 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 103 P! z/ v$ P4 I9 h
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Allied max assault: 314 - adjusted assault: 281 # W2 p' |2 W# Z, R; d
) g$ f6 K8 L7 R7 wJapanese max defense: 6 - adjusted defense: 1
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6 i( J Z E5 ^) gAllied assault odds: 281 to 1
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2 z: ?$ R, x! f g" AJapanese ground losses:, T. k9 t; l% L
1572 casualties reported# p* k- s4 @* u+ R' L
Guns lost 7+ w" Q; W0 k ^& c( L' B
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Allied ground losses:' E7 i5 v ^* Q3 j" C! \
2 casualties reported
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