AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/18/42' A+ Z7 N1 S/ l7 J$ x! q/ N, H* [
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. I, b2 T6 v |. `0 g; ]2 iJapanese Ships* s E1 U" T! Y* f& U" [: P2 y
CA Kumano
( q& ?; Q' Y) I6 l2 lCA Kinugasa, Shell hits 42, and is sunk$ i3 ^# G7 D: w2 U# W% `
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1
/ B- A0 ?* `, N! A4 @+ q; P8 z- u) t; MCL Natori, Shell hits 1
# O- Z/ f- G0 O+ ?, D- d& ]DD Maikaze, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage$ r6 i5 J% w+ M/ }1 R5 N7 `, p+ a
DD Natsugumo
+ L& C8 K) o, Z9 ?: @ Y7 c- \DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 1
2 s/ t1 C2 ]# o& p ADD Yuzuki
6 M8 W. e0 Z, ^6 }
5 c* `" `/ I# v& @! a2 g" ^Allied Ships, S& z G t0 ^7 F
CA Portland, Shell hits 2, on fire
7 @% |1 }7 o1 e- H, _5 b' {$ _CA Northampton0 |& V, a2 G( R9 I" u! @9 s! t
CA Houston, Torpedo hits 1! p+ e9 a' }+ X$ w6 V+ _7 B
CA Chester, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk) Y+ { _( J1 i) T' C2 X
CA Louisville, Shell hits 11 B+ [4 u) T( w# B" A$ ^/ w. ~
CA Chicago7 g3 I3 X2 t. O8 Q( y4 K/ a7 L& ~6 }
CA Pensacola
( g, a0 Q/ c3 q; R9 bCA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
+ @/ j _! M9 BCA Astoria% G) i$ P+ F7 ^+ H
CA Minneapolis5 F, }. ?8 G$ l5 h+ N# C
CA San Francisco: N1 @* t x: `4 q, R. e m" l4 ~
CA Australia, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
9 e3 O5 q% C8 r0 f8 y z0 yCA Canberra# ^9 v* w% O$ o* X) }1 S# t
CL Leander: P3 U- o, U( K q% L7 @
CL Achilles
i8 G, p2 F0 J7 c( h& ` @CL Perth
J* T" K( T3 w' [' z# n6 {% CCL Hobart3 Z! A3 n: ?* G' N0 i Z& i; C; F
CL Raleigh, \. V8 s( o; k$ g" \( C G
CL Detroit. O9 P/ y8 ?4 R) _% t
CL Concord
* ^ m: y( l! y( `) X( vDD Cummings9 |9 y3 D+ e9 H+ Y# [' j& y
DD Case0 P4 T9 _6 j* E8 J
DD Shaw8 [7 q4 ], i7 |: F" X+ j$ k" v0 E
DD Downes7 {) d' C$ Z6 x* D% P
DD Le Triomphant' r( q. M' z( X% v6 v
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% i$ A9 w5 Z# n1 j* RNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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& t! |: @* K% uCA Kumano, Shell hits 10
4 j9 Q( \. a8 S$ |: g% cCA Furutaka H% M. L8 a5 `0 N% k
CL Natori, Shell hits 1
1 K( r, v: j6 eDD Maikaze, on fire, heavy damage1 `$ B3 E/ ?) a" h# _; {
DD Natsugumo3 R, u$ u2 V0 w# o% ~! P' ^
DD Ikazuchi6 v* M3 S( N' [, c; a7 m2 M8 M
DD Yuzuki! @- g/ j( T* e* @
7 r' q* E0 j* u8 h: ?7 FAllied Ships: z8 O+ T! S/ v/ Y* d) E
CA Portland, on fire5 j& U7 ^$ K! ?* E
CA Northampton) z7 a" T% O( y; x) e: K
CA Houston
/ v5 B+ x; {( {/ q. vCA Louisville
$ A4 }0 O- ?; X! u" ~& V# r/ h; a ]( ?CA Chicago
) `2 N- a1 j9 K7 f) R( rCA Pensacola1 q7 x2 L: M2 T3 j8 @" H- L9 t
CA New Orleans
: G7 _: a' a" Z% [. x; |CA Astoria
+ L% S2 U) K* k( ~ O( H" i0 cCA Minneapolis3 N/ ]% w# w! g# l' K7 T2 M1 P
CA San Francisco
0 C2 X3 ], p; Q% U- k4 n* wCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage3 |" N( _6 A# }5 r( E4 _2 Z
CA Canberra
6 B/ ?& L# A/ GCL Leander: f. I2 \7 [& Q
CL Achilles
$ Z I6 m0 F! {. t# |0 m; XCL Perth! s0 Z8 k. U6 a
CL Hobart, d [# k" e5 l6 k s0 U
CL Raleigh' v: j! ]8 T, e" Z9 Y$ R( k+ t
CL Detroit
, D8 H* f( l% l- S$ sCL Concord
" ?" G; s: F" _- |) q! q+ QDD Cummings; T. ~ f. b' f: o9 m8 S1 e$ W
DD Case
7 y) W! v# d( e: oDD Shaw
; ]; z2 q9 R9 E l8 \* zDD Downes1 b1 ~- x) B' `/ q; Q
DD Le Triomphant
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" o- X) w0 o2 Z, e4 l! N1 ?Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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7 P9 c1 P3 b( N8 r0 W6 iJapanese Ships2 U3 q; E5 I' s$ P, N) k% S
CA Kumano, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
4 y! G* W) A. o0 i, g6 A7 `. V# E$ xCA Furutaka, Shell hits 34, and is sunk
# t4 Z& O8 n$ ]" {: ~: ECL Natori, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
* l. u3 P4 u- H$ t% p; ]1 tDD Maikaze, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
) t3 ~" I9 L+ O( [2 @6 p3 HDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1& C+ t3 a4 i9 `9 y/ J Q" n+ k
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 3, on fire/ P( `( C c) j( u& x8 u
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
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1 _. U0 k& }$ u) dCA Portland, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage& c) P% n7 n. S; r$ I& ~
CA Northampton, Shell hits 1, on fire
4 F# |) I: t0 ?# L4 sCA Houston, Shell hits 1
$ y% G+ g/ `( W, q; T$ G* Y3 s: V; V" ~CA Louisville
7 a% o4 n+ i# k% ]1 h4 t/ y2 tCA Chicago, Shell hits 2) Y& u* \9 T8 t9 g9 Z7 r
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 4: v1 A9 d2 M) N% R t5 k
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 4
& N6 u' C# U' q8 F5 Y+ u3 UCA Astoria
0 N4 F3 X- j) VCA Minneapolis- k( ?- _$ O* n) h3 r O1 w
CA San Francisco* T" A2 d; H3 ~$ Q) y
CA Australia, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage6 a# h0 c: o. _: t5 e& X& t4 M
CA Canberra K5 v6 v# t% @7 |$ C
CL Leander- @" k% l/ l, y: r
CL Achilles
7 j9 ~* |2 }6 t5 Y* GCL Perth1 V2 U% M* p' q) V' ~$ d; A' H
CL Hobart% b+ A$ p2 O0 V! r6 z, Q) A
CL Raleigh& |3 p( E# ~: G9 S) Y
CL Detroit
: c$ ]; Z$ Y- q+ B7 x- J7 h7 F2 FCL Concord
5 m7 U0 i4 p# U' A3 a: `9 \! SDD Cummings h/ U. _8 t, A# ]
DD Case, h) C* l" I+ @0 `8 Z# J; v
DD Shaw& q6 o8 V* o& c8 t& `% I
DD Downes
4 h+ q! U& T# r. e9 hDD Le Triomphant
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,937 w" `' y& p6 ?" ^4 M1 M
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Japanese Ships8 e- W# x( F4 P2 D
CA Kumano, Shell hits 33, on fire, heavy damage1 k+ _& T# A' [! Y
CL Natori, Shell hits 24, and is sunk3 l% H8 a5 V2 I
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1) e; D) E" K! X
DD Ikazuchi, on fire
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CA Portland, on fire, heavy damage. c; P9 U' E- h) p7 L
CA Northampton, on fire
# c, D$ w+ V! g, sCA Houston
: F( J! d& z* J( _5 ?8 RCA Louisville
" k6 {7 i+ J* g) ^3 ^- JCA Chicago! F% T0 Q& ^) d& l- I* o1 ?6 G1 s% Z
CA Pensacola
& c1 C* z( y% p' {: ~' o: t: {6 LCA New Orleans
, F* [( M+ F3 E q) L& J C, BCA Astoria
* P$ f( w- x% k( V/ o- D( e8 |: VCA Minneapolis
/ n& i. j5 ~: Q' L& x& B! T+ vCA San Francisco
/ C7 E/ a" X4 i. P& V! j8 J; sCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage$ X( G6 m- V9 d/ c7 k8 l3 W, B& W
CA Canberra
/ Z4 P3 ~/ i% {# ^/ N x" f; A7 fCL Leander4 O& F6 J' k: V l& a
CL Achilles
, U- c' l1 \/ {3 hCL Perth
: q; l( ~# Y+ PCL Hobart
/ O# b9 {+ ^% d! zCL Raleigh
0 ~$ n9 u' C% A' Y( b$ G) LCL Detroit
; G1 S1 \7 L3 K' w. \8 @. f. y! oCL Concord, p# v5 [/ e& R: @0 c
DD Cummings
' f$ n' `7 v/ a9 ^, @0 p2 W( VDD Case1 Z R& i x, @$ n- J+ c! z" h1 ^
DD Shaw
- G' u9 V+ x1 _DD Downes g) x+ l" a2 W; i% x
DD Le Triomphant3 Q5 g. r- e4 J4 a( ?
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% J( E# F4 C& S5 h, ^ Q' v& RNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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: x& ^1 j+ u: ^CA Kumano, Shell hits 29, and is sunk
5 R) I0 l+ `6 UDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 35, and is sunk; j7 P3 B m! v. P9 N- ?
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 15, and is sunk! q a/ m% W1 }! S) S
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Allied Ships
# @: l s- T7 Y2 RCA Portland, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
) R7 I' x; s G( s# Z: V/ SCA Northampton, on fire0 J3 r( M' Y; ~. {+ t
CA Houston
. m7 U# O1 w+ x2 UCA Louisville
, T' T7 ^, W! [3 C0 `5 ^CA Chicago
' J, D# D7 H2 G1 ]7 _' U/ iCA Pensacola6 x1 n' |5 B6 N' p- `7 N$ z X
CA New Orleans
' K+ L6 }2 Z" t* F! N6 y# ]CA Astoria* I4 G- X) \* [
CA Minneapolis
% g* @7 m6 S6 C. {! V9 T& ZCA San Francisco { I( h# m0 m: |( ~8 K
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage+ G, o+ D! F1 H" Y
CA Canberra. }: d; j9 `4 G
CL Leander
+ _4 f4 u- ~& n; I! ?CL Achilles
, `8 U C' ]. j7 N9 U5 a: Y4 v& ~9 I! `CL Perth* e# u ?$ Q _) s
CL Hobart
6 x1 d. z. H# p# Z* |# RCL Raleigh
* n5 ?+ w6 k0 H1 A, `+ K7 JCL Detroit
; {# Y! d3 i+ J- ~% FCL Concord
P' ], a q. Z1 Q `* }/ mDD Cummings
7 d- B8 P5 J! D* [* |DD Case- [" C, p! |" N/ l% |$ f7 W
DD Shaw
6 @2 Z6 D$ U; |, O3 I: lDD Downes
. E% l( F: M, L1 d9 I- j& u8 nDD Le Triomphant: M) \5 _! Z& X
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91/ r- q4 c6 m) h3 }
) q* S8 J2 G& n1 sJapanese aircraft
7 T5 t* }1 E' N: e% aA6M2 Zero x 503 I" S" G0 W: ~- j# r# b
, _1 i i/ C5 z
Allied aircraft; R6 z* s0 F8 c3 q
F4F-4 Wildcat x 42
( a- u) v& k2 T. a6 }SBD Dauntless x 44( H' q# ^ a# M2 |
TBF Avenger x 16; V2 W' J3 |6 U5 S8 d
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Japanese aircraft losses/ Q& _* L4 J" f, I
A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged8 f: F# t# J- x: ~2 r9 n9 u: G
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Allied aircraft losses% \: m1 X' A' W9 i5 h6 Q) L ~
F4F-4 Wildcat: 27 destroyed! D( n+ B! L! }) r6 Z& z& g' L0 r
SBD Dauntless: 13 destroyed, 17 damaged3 J* B' ]8 a! J, {5 E
TBF Avenger: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged7 s! n; t. ? V" e! \/ @
N s3 I/ d$ R0 C" k6 t+ UJapanese Ships
/ S, ]4 k8 W* y, Q& ]CV Kaga, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage1 A9 h1 ?) C3 w$ D& h3 M) X
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire/ b* A3 Y) Z, }& q1 d# M- ?2 S- U
CV Shokaku a" y5 H5 x6 T' n* o) R6 r
CV Soryu
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% {& y- I* ], d' a) `! u- O: XJapanese aircraft0 B: v% h5 F4 L$ Z( O% R' l! y
A6M2 Zero x 190 y! U% R; w* p; l" q' I4 B
2 l/ \6 G0 u; _Allied aircraft* ~7 i7 Z' P3 O( x
F4F-4 Wildcat x 19" p- O8 l5 J4 |' k
SBD Dauntless x 14
9 d% U& Q8 ^4 D8 ~TBF Avenger x 66 Z" Q) q- `: i
- l- d) O& l, F% |1 h2 _) W# I5 M* J+ XJapanese aircraft losses
$ Y" p! y* Z, a; N% @A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
" w% L9 E6 I, U0 M" S% mF4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed# W* x1 t5 ?# F9 u1 |( V# d
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged
2 d- q: \1 N/ k, x# C! d+ z/ R- ]2 I0 XTBF Avenger: 6 damaged
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2 I5 G3 L/ d i, x! L* ~Japanese Ships
# x9 ]! Z7 h' O xCV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage" I" f) ^$ a; h8 U. k$ ~
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2
2 m1 a" P l8 B; n* XCA Tone0 _! N' h8 e$ B4 W- j. r8 r
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 10 S, r6 `$ H4 m# C* s' K# r. C
CV Hiryu, on fire# t' S$ k- ?0 |3 M$ s2 X5 H
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* Q U& D5 s: [6 _Japanese aircraft0 N0 P% |# E" M1 s D6 a# e8 y' N
A6M2 Zero x 17
7 s/ p0 i- E7 g- T
1 j! F( [: ^6 N& U6 c7 [Allied aircraft0 a. B" x U T7 y' I; N% P! [4 T' v
F4F-4 Wildcat x 24' D* H( }2 ^* K x
SBD Dauntless x 27
; ]# E. I; O' M5 Y* @- I- \& ETBF Avenger x 77 F' L8 B/ E* J/ Y6 }! B0 j: L0 q" j% R
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Japanese aircraft losses) D/ y+ {8 R# r; N9 y" l6 l
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed# T6 @/ u: Q Q
% K- W: j! }0 |5 e7 F4 [Allied aircraft losses
+ G; S5 [! ]1 T. E& p/ iF4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed
( d; q0 |. p% N8 ASBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged. U+ }1 X+ _3 v8 F
TBF Avenger: 5 damaged5 {, p( V0 t: k8 H+ Q$ f( d9 w
+ V" E8 Q D4 \# @1 G8 B% c$ ?Japanese Ships3 e% Z; ?& x, G1 _
CV Shokaku
! E' v0 V0 i9 ]" d! E" [! r( HCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 2, on fire a: e q$ t* h2 |+ E. G! u
CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage3 q& k7 B# z3 c4 u% B' b/ E
CV Soryu
5 t* r' A0 t! Z# kCA Chikuma, Bomb hits 16 k2 X% V& z3 u, {! z6 t
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A6M2 Zero x 15: c2 ]& ?) \- d7 l3 A, }) r8 s
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Allied aircraft$ D, F7 k! d" `6 C0 q4 n2 J
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
7 [' q& T1 l$ `SBD Dauntless x 18
0 Q1 W& n. ?1 {# [# _ 7 F7 O E( a7 \: Y1 i( ]
Japanese aircraft losses
7 J1 ]6 `5 [% s- n" N; \% u$ jA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed4 `" t4 e# X, B h' @
7 s, m7 u, \: J- g/ X
Allied aircraft losses
, S6 |5 t( H4 AF4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed7 S. j+ g7 n, c) {) o' ^( `
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged% i4 b6 b) H* y0 v
! ^ a) b) c D# k2 U! I0 gJapanese Ships
3 X4 Q0 F9 D: I% {CV Soryu, Bomb hits 10 c, P+ f5 v1 _
CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
6 `' a& y: d$ R) r* NCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
3 Y3 C# V9 Q" _CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
9 W+ K6 {+ K6 @' w) N$ D
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91: u! `- q; P; Y6 X' w
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Japanese aircraft4 d0 n& `: b2 x& P
A6M2 Zero x 12
7 f+ |0 p9 @3 [9 F4 m
5 `7 T. w$ P4 A5 B, KAllied aircraft1 z( P4 i* |6 ?8 k
F4F-4 Wildcat x 10
6 h! b9 R( R% NSBD Dauntless x 96 A$ q% ^9 g! T9 ^+ ?) [2 k
TBF Avenger x 16* A0 K: b/ i$ q* M4 j
& l6 @* |( W3 \* o. ?Japanese aircraft losses \& G/ |0 R6 w) M3 ~4 O7 M: {& @
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed- k" x$ Z ~" s) h1 x( t. ]
" ^7 F ]) E' g z6 \
Allied aircraft losses
4 j3 v" Q |. e/ [% n/ qF4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
+ A6 s" Y: U9 x; YSBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged Z3 e# j' V& R8 O8 `
TBF Avenger: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged4 T2 J5 ~4 L/ u; a; b9 D, R
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Japanese Ships
2 n7 M% W0 c' I3 o! v# o1 ]CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage" C0 A+ W$ f ^
CV Hiryu, on fire
% C, u# _* m% ?/ sCA Chikuma5 B" y; w c( O) @7 M
CV Soryu
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Day Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,93
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( W, Y6 Y' o E, I+ p; xJapanese aircraft1 C' t* L+ Y% j5 t/ }& {3 v
A6M2 Zero x 36
' j; n; D2 c% r5 AD3A Val x 90) ?7 r4 P1 v) p6 r' L
B5N Kate x 66- m4 p# j- x" Q2 ~+ V, S
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Allied aircraft
8 |* V4 q! g' s) q2 yF4F-4 Wildcat x 1084 P; \2 I- z# c3 p/ c2 T5 ~7 y
P-40E Warhawk x 45
- {. u0 J. m. T' `! s+ iP-38G Lightning x 21 r' `1 W4 o4 C! ^1 l
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Japanese aircraft losses5 y/ A$ s/ O2 N9 z+ i5 `$ o7 \
A6M2 Zero: 26 destroyed
( ~4 z, u* ~' m3 Q& BD3A Val: 50 destroyed6 v$ c, @5 k9 k9 N3 M0 Y- Q0 \
B5N Kate: 42 destroyed) S! ]/ Z* _1 A" X$ `: s
# `1 q7 Y4 R: Z D; P( c2 U! {0 L; a
Allied aircraft losses9 c$ u6 Z" z" k$ K7 G
F4F-4 Wildcat: 41 destroyed, 14 damaged
/ S* h' ~& v) `& sP-40E Warhawk: 27 destroyed$ g; t) r9 m. E; {, s/ [ K9 ^1 e
P-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed
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Allied Ships4 W/ D1 [% q" R7 o4 g) K
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1
' ~- `" v1 H) \8 RCV Hornet, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
! g6 v% |+ u+ B- V3 _& LCV Wasp, Bomb hits 2, on fire
6 B" [* q$ `/ TDD Benham, Bomb hits 1, on fire5 F8 N# I# v5 a
CV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
' n4 C: z% ?# Y+ O; b: lCV Yorktown
0 [% E/ q5 q0 L9 W# P& HCV Saratoga
1 r! z1 N( H# T% b: R# XCL Honolulu- q* v1 a A: J, Y% l) o+ V
CL St. Louis, Bomb hits 23 k4 K2 p% f8 j1 A5 d
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B-25C Mitchell x 3
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
0 C4 }* ?( C# Z, {' dCV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Aircraft Attacking:
) |: [$ V/ [: ^, o6 v% r3 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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F4F-4 Wildcat x 21" o8 ~2 P' X' [( s5 z
SBD Dauntless x 90
. |2 l% i+ J' F1 |9 L' eTBF Avenger x 336 ?, l6 o: h$ c" {# w
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CA Chikuma2 `, Y0 M' F/ E6 ^( N3 N
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage4 t! p! J y8 S% q A. r, n
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
, ~- a/ Z$ e1 N5 CCA Tone, Bomb hits 1: g* z# H& R- `. W2 I1 |& U+ ~
DD Ariake, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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CL Tama0 M: g6 w; |' x% s6 ?$ q, w
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- [2 K/ u6 \ Z' F5 aDay Air attack on TF at 61,91% l- B6 i4 w6 p) Z
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Allied aircraft8 [" x2 r. h |- H8 Y) ^
B-25C Mitchell x 20
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Japanese Ships5 k0 U" s4 l( s" @
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage9 z& B+ w h( L' m. T4 U
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage# s* e/ s' } X9 T2 p" C
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8 P8 Q* r; F) _9 K" @) H& dGround combat at Shortlands# r8 X( G: _9 k$ n. R* |: v( |% }- k
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Allied Deliberate attack2 y4 m' `+ x9 l& A$ k) i( I7 ]
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Attacking force 13678 troops, 150 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3224 T { X% m6 p+ J& e
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Defending force 1457 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10
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: t0 C3 \2 t) O* J5 tAllied max assault: 314 - adjusted assault: 281
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Japanese max defense: 6 - adjusted defense: 1
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Allied assault odds: 281 to 1 9 K5 T$ S9 Z# e1 y" q# l6 [
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Japanese ground losses:9 {0 t6 V6 W8 k* X
1572 casualties reported: N" t3 i: L: W: o ^
Guns lost 7
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0 i1 s: h2 ~! |3 ^9 ~Allied ground losses:
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