AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/18/42
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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/ i) g' f, d0 i" D7 K T, w5 t0 IJapanese Ships
r- A1 }( D8 L% p- w. KCA Kumano
5 j% y4 E' @! m- W; g. bCA Kinugasa, Shell hits 42, and is sunk& u5 n4 K0 S# e) L# {2 r$ H1 _
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1# T( ^& X( Y; u, N6 q% F
CL Natori, Shell hits 11 o% }: q9 ~8 X' Y% a8 Y( }
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
: }9 O# Y8 ^8 l( S7 \- g4 mDD Natsugumo
9 z) e0 z' M9 q" _. r3 ?DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 1
" ^7 Q) C6 s7 WDD Yuzuki1 r# h- A3 ?" c8 k5 t; a o
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Allied Ships
$ a3 Z2 o, p$ f2 ~7 fCA Portland, Shell hits 2, on fire
8 u" b; F ^* U9 X9 V, ?' HCA Northampton G) ?/ ]7 A& A1 \. u1 `( i+ P
CA Houston, Torpedo hits 17 a; S: Z; f m
CA Chester, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
T. u% h! j. nCA Louisville, Shell hits 1
/ _) p! B3 F& B3 J# [8 v" ~3 {CA Chicago
8 |" c" D: q% T% vCA Pensacola/ Q `5 \+ W$ g4 ^/ J
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
. a2 p, d6 u+ Y% \& @CA Astoria
" w1 p4 B: l& E5 ^. D ~2 c" I5 c9 p9 KCA Minneapolis4 n: {+ }0 O5 B3 j) J
CA San Francisco
5 _, K( h( t; W. O" l# ?: ECA Australia, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
' Y1 ^% R8 B; q, \& r! nCA Canberra- \' |8 I- z% M( {9 A/ I
CL Leander
; x. c0 E1 d; n. e2 q3 U: F+ K% SCL Achilles
: k7 F, i% h! F% U$ PCL Perth
/ ]2 ~. U) }* V: `CL Hobart
4 V! E' ?- v( ?5 k+ _' D) S$ kCL Raleigh, K0 o, o0 i" f; s6 H7 k m
CL Detroit, R0 z" _$ T* B4 W7 h+ \/ S
CL Concord- c& d8 @/ c$ a @& U7 b# c3 c
DD Cummings
5 t, p" k. F7 r' I1 BDD Case
3 k: c( g/ Q1 T! dDD Shaw
: h* e' M* F* z0 j0 T0 qDD Downes
( h& f) X; ^7 Z3 s- y- N9 _DD Le Triomphant) N' o: x! W' ^) c/ \( O9 j
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,935 y4 Q: e' Z u1 R6 G8 P
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Japanese Ships
9 L* i/ ~- {3 ^# CCA Kumano, Shell hits 10: i. y( d5 b; h- S0 ^2 ]
CA Furutaka
; Y4 }5 u! _8 Y) a8 [, UCL Natori, Shell hits 18 }+ l8 I( R% F) x; {
DD Maikaze, on fire, heavy damage
& l/ q4 _# s) W/ eDD Natsugumo% c- U9 |) w* i, U
DD Ikazuchi
. E) @" U. p0 V4 a- mDD Yuzuki: o& `) q; Y; R. [1 I2 @
) Y( l1 s" s q; DAllied Ships
6 ?5 ?# V' R$ C% U9 E O/ N& ~+ hCA Portland, on fire
8 A0 Q2 a3 o1 [. z- j* }- T9 A/ X6 LCA Northampton& m: p* z" O4 L% {8 T& f8 V
CA Houston
8 a, E; k# u* c: DCA Louisville b& e+ D6 y6 c0 b, F
CA Chicago4 H4 a e( \8 G1 i1 Z; P" e( b
CA Pensacola8 o. D+ U( E: L4 ]- Y. N: K) x
CA New Orleans
- [" v7 x& I0 e, {/ g" D2 QCA Astoria* t: t) e- T, C6 L% R* h4 S% }! j8 G( u
CA Minneapolis0 L( _0 j! q4 M) r( |5 d$ o; d
CA San Francisco
/ {5 x' R! z4 ~CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage$ F, G& s! j6 @) u" p/ N
CA Canberra
- d, L# D& y8 J% G8 h1 S/ HCL Leander' _8 ~0 e7 M) A' @ [- K4 P
CL Achilles% C2 d' w; |% k$ F c# H3 N( J
CL Perth9 ~; N7 S2 `1 b
CL Hobart
/ C/ P b, C' L- }2 Z, a7 CCL Raleigh
) e3 C$ p" d; lCL Detroit+ P- N. a. n7 g+ j
CL Concord0 _; v |, X/ ?- x- j( K
DD Cummings
/ C# v2 Z6 r( x* l6 m8 IDD Case! S- c0 S/ C* b1 s1 w$ A0 m
DD Shaw
( W$ i, z, P9 B. _, eDD Downes% M- J8 |! h7 O6 W
DD Le Triomphant
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,936 D5 w% \# t+ ?) H8 {
8 q* B: i) C, |9 PJapanese Ships. T+ F6 O. I3 ?7 b; W) H
CA Kumano, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
4 N% J' R1 B" }CA Furutaka, Shell hits 34, and is sunk
. M" C6 C. X1 O6 F8 m0 |CL Natori, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage9 a+ S3 k4 r2 [2 e1 y
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 14, and is sunk6 u [4 }3 U+ I7 q! u; i) b" V9 t
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1* ?9 i G( |. g+ X( t0 w& |% q
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 3, on fire% Y* v/ n/ t. v
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
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( @* J' ]' A) q8 FAllied Ships
. z$ H6 q6 X6 w% R7 TCA Portland, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
4 y1 S! P3 ]4 ?% D( K8 aCA Northampton, Shell hits 1, on fire' k/ V/ K2 y7 M: ~/ E( B
CA Houston, Shell hits 1
& ^# t: @& l, G0 p8 A& RCA Louisville
$ ?1 H( f8 U' M7 E! C& g* j. Y9 V; b( rCA Chicago, Shell hits 2
0 D, H' a3 ?9 v" DCA Pensacola, Shell hits 4
8 Y1 L. L. d1 G/ V/ ~% fCA New Orleans, Shell hits 4! z* ]8 x& n: Q% v: _8 J: a9 J @
CA Astoria
. J3 p' L$ g& g) ]5 S% HCA Minneapolis
! H5 ~$ n& U3 [8 J5 N' ^ GCA San Francisco4 h; X5 o) C. A# B* _3 F+ ]
CA Australia, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
% v% T# F4 ]/ OCA Canberra
( y( l4 p% {5 N" ~CL Leander; x1 C0 M3 M7 o) A W
CL Achilles
! }* I# y- t# hCL Perth1 X: x* u; J' i- t5 [
CL Hobart
) x2 B" S2 I' `CL Raleigh$ F; {, I6 |, e0 q% @
CL Detroit% o0 G* S) v- Y: O! m2 k
CL Concord
7 b0 K& Y" E8 cDD Cummings
: T) Q, a) _, I8 p6 ?2 \3 W* DDD Case
0 @; G( U3 @9 M- H* \: f2 PDD Shaw
3 e9 M9 w- r& F5 SDD Downes
! Q& l8 l0 U. x, j* ]DD Le Triomphant
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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Japanese Ships9 n# Y" ]4 i: e5 V' E
CA Kumano, Shell hits 33, on fire, heavy damage6 g% s# N0 s) v
CL Natori, Shell hits 24, and is sunk
8 C' ?+ b( U# v7 k: ]% rDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1' W2 }/ l7 b5 w/ ^+ d+ T' C( ^
DD Ikazuchi, on fire
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! @! H$ f5 v2 pAllied Ships
. ~' d* M6 h5 Y+ T% ]% E) K% q* V7 }CA Portland, on fire, heavy damage
, m1 w# F+ B {1 gCA Northampton, on fire; ^" n8 {9 w7 d O- f
CA Houston
* x Y7 z" R& |* HCA Louisville8 I" g. C' j. f8 J* G
CA Chicago
+ N# r! q( i8 jCA Pensacola5 T2 ?% N, I) y( g+ k
CA New Orleans2 `8 m9 d$ ~/ ]& |( h
CA Astoria8 f8 h; {) a2 g5 h0 W
CA Minneapolis: @5 \; k5 Q- d" {5 I. X) W; p h
CA San Francisco
; ]7 A9 Y+ b! @% FCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage/ V% [5 |5 Q7 |, ~/ Y
CA Canberra! u5 }! {" j6 O% U' j4 Q
CL Leander
9 Z/ e' v) ^2 O; G! O+ KCL Achilles
7 c6 y* K# V% e+ ]* lCL Perth6 d8 q# _% e8 p+ S; t
CL Hobart" `7 | B" g9 [; _% Q. [
CL Raleigh4 ~8 U% H: f, T& B" {9 X( X
CL Detroit- H7 o. t3 M! v, ]* R1 t
CL Concord& R+ t |' f* I. u( A' s( d
DD Cummings9 F% w2 x9 M! X0 _: f% }
DD Case7 m1 O/ ?! r7 X1 J7 x+ A
DD Shaw4 C, J$ _" ?& n8 w. _
DD Downes
+ o6 v; v8 d5 qDD Le Triomphant
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! e$ S3 W" C# [! n! z: U9 \Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,939 [0 w$ W8 G# N3 _2 P6 U/ q: o8 w7 a
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Japanese Ships- s4 T; u4 p* k5 x
CA Kumano, Shell hits 29, and is sunk
% s- g* \+ u! G3 fDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 35, and is sunk/ @+ R" U" V8 T/ f) ^
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 15, and is sunk1 ]: y* X, {7 i3 V
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Allied Ships
" ~1 G6 J" q) ^$ E. XCA Portland, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage# F4 b, Z( W( U& t, ?! p# ?2 @
CA Northampton, on fire
3 g/ S4 @* m8 p d5 f1 eCA Houston+ T4 l5 W8 _: x5 k2 E2 n
CA Louisville
5 E X1 U4 K w5 }CA Chicago
5 E, @/ \+ E3 Z/ ICA Pensacola- O. {2 r! y! d: w& L2 \
CA New Orleans3 Q$ \0 j( f( w' S
CA Astoria
1 X4 R$ C2 b* Q% f6 K3 XCA Minneapolis! B6 ]& Y! F1 `& d6 q$ F4 F
CA San Francisco
* S. X2 f, ~$ A6 M7 J3 [4 R8 Y4 A$ NCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage! G, d5 Q! M4 r0 M- u% j
CA Canberra
- S4 e5 k$ M1 Y2 ^- H/ BCL Leander
" K( P5 O. a) ]) ECL Achilles: j! L; |( s, c# O- K0 S' j
CL Perth7 p/ S4 ^' L/ s' x6 ~" L' \# W
CL Hobart
/ G9 O: m0 ?: u0 R7 z' H# p' m; LCL Raleigh
( h+ F8 {" F) F- y, a# UCL Detroit+ w8 E' A o. \0 U) P( `
CL Concord
3 K- [4 o/ R$ u: C! oDD Cummings
, u& ]0 Z. \. f# yDD Case% H) k, e' S' t
DD Shaw2 o8 U$ L, x$ _7 P4 J2 E
DD Downes3 w/ ~/ G% O0 i+ x$ E
DD Le Triomphant3 ?! i# h$ `+ D3 P5 ]0 j
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2 h& r/ X: l a" u& F# IDay Air attack on TF at 61,91. V. g$ o" g) G0 c# h. g" ]
' R+ c2 E" e4 ^; [% L4 n* x6 @Japanese aircraft
/ K5 o- ~# l U4 ]* J- sA6M2 Zero x 50
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n8 e8 X( I8 F+ f9 _) }& sAllied aircraft( R% S ?! w* p5 Z8 [9 D1 ^# L/ l
F4F-4 Wildcat x 42
, n; J) D, N- B9 ^9 p# ASBD Dauntless x 44
" Z2 R2 w5 }/ ?& Q1 g( R+ ETBF Avenger x 16
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1 d5 g7 @, G! g0 B$ f$ v* gJapanese aircraft losses
1 }$ i2 E. j* [& v3 m, }A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged- q' F' N! _; E
, q* @1 k9 ? ~. ZAllied aircraft losses/ X! C2 p x0 @) E
F4F-4 Wildcat: 27 destroyed6 @4 w; M1 b1 j3 V$ r* o$ V
SBD Dauntless: 13 destroyed, 17 damaged
) b0 j. y( x* u9 r f- R* u' [TBF Avenger: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged
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CV Kaga, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
5 i2 O1 Z. V W/ ~+ v" dCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire. B; L8 F; l; ]$ A6 Y; i7 [; K; z
CV Shokaku+ E! F e c6 f( ^
CV Soryu0 ]" Z0 u' @7 c$ |
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0 r: [" ~2 G' I; l( B4 @; UDay Air attack on TF at 61,91
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~5 F! T( d" d3 j) F' LJapanese aircraft- s! d2 B3 S8 u Z! R) x, i
A6M2 Zero x 191 h0 L g" S0 K! }: b- R8 |
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Allied aircraft$ g- d* `4 v2 W/ U- h! C/ f$ Z3 o9 F
F4F-4 Wildcat x 190 j. r2 d2 ?7 ?+ d! q, ~
SBD Dauntless x 14- V7 t2 g. y; _+ I
TBF Avenger x 69 S0 _" l U. o; g4 Q& C* V
' H+ ^4 q& [' e* qJapanese aircraft losses
' z! o) n: W' i" S# h- e5 e" HA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
; e9 l8 P4 J( U$ E0 f" z' RF4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed8 \0 B5 ^7 ~' G
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged
H! b. `' j2 |TBF Avenger: 6 damaged( J" b) s( B! b- B. D
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Japanese Ships
/ R7 o; Y$ d) C1 F: NCV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage+ w* |4 q! n" B% H! g7 n5 a
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, z+ W9 m$ ]& G; y4 S% o* L( e3 t
CA Tone
- P8 g7 J _4 A$ T2 `! ?9 x6 ZCV Soryu, Bomb hits 1
" C! j4 c; I. u: uCV Hiryu, on fire
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,915 H& a6 `7 m ^1 u1 v$ g6 ^
8 @ x6 G3 a6 I n$ ~5 u9 G' v# U- jJapanese aircraft- R" @. c2 d. t8 G% D' b
A6M2 Zero x 17$ q2 U; u8 i' v% d1 f) S
" A/ |$ B+ {# B% T: t: bAllied aircraft
0 X1 T% v0 A+ q2 I7 t# wF4F-4 Wildcat x 248 U! o' ~6 v J+ ?! O
SBD Dauntless x 270 k. ~# n+ s/ K1 _
TBF Avenger x 7
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. h8 G" s \8 E- l8 zJapanese aircraft losses
9 S$ K; P1 q1 k* D T6 ^A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed2 J9 b1 I' h, ~" T" b4 R. T* ?" B
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Allied aircraft losses
Y9 H5 y6 y: D3 G$ R3 IF4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed+ R) Z' X. Z' G
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged$ X |9 u9 `- T4 ~" y' I
TBF Avenger: 5 damaged
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Japanese Ships
* V' ~( a" J# p5 A& e* jCV Shokaku# ~+ i% ?* R$ V K6 [
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 2, on fire
9 h* g1 ^6 ~# x: m/ OCV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
& X2 d( ]4 C% Z! ~# a) BCV Soryu& M" n- u9 t* }9 Y$ `1 @& b& R
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 14 P: }, k! A; @) h
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91' r: Q* D& ?; P* P8 S: o
# P9 }+ \8 E& n6 H2 }* wJapanese aircraft% `2 i7 X! G( w" j, y) R
A6M2 Zero x 15; v7 N4 |. E( |# k. H
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Allied aircraft
' }8 J V& [/ f! `F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
. u- X* f( ?* \SBD Dauntless x 18: u4 h) j7 K& C6 _
9 X: D% Y- \( Q) r+ g0 D- @% TJapanese aircraft losses1 A6 K3 O4 G4 N/ r
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed9 j+ Y. g0 j j8 t: U g% U
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Allied aircraft losses3 [: N- f- q1 N
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed* n. p' F% r% m* g
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged4 N' G( [9 j; X' R# A# y
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Japanese Ships0 x7 A0 O6 b# ?5 U1 l2 A
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 10 m1 x4 O& f6 Z
CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage0 m5 N' U( m5 f- w
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire: o4 ~5 V# ^; ?, \" m
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage# Q4 r& B* k- S; W% }
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Japanese aircraft
' P6 u* p7 c/ e L, ~! C9 l! U2 fA6M2 Zero x 12* y' C( c' l8 r
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Allied aircraft
! n" T9 i0 @5 h3 j0 k4 BF4F-4 Wildcat x 10
0 F" ^$ t9 Q2 |' e* u+ K* y) S/ |SBD Dauntless x 9, |3 [0 ~, j3 ?! u9 \1 W1 M
TBF Avenger x 16
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Japanese aircraft losses: ^0 x- S8 O3 f) _0 [- H# T
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
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& e! _$ A7 B5 l0 ? @Allied aircraft losses
2 ~( p0 T U; j! yF4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
5 {: {! n9 W9 @( tSBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
/ E/ J; z7 G7 U1 Q3 o. V) y! ~TBF Avenger: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged
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w/ g4 S" I* e- k) g. N5 {Japanese Ships. d' X. Y5 z# y: k. F
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage: w; i" o3 g% i5 B: F" j! F
CV Hiryu, on fire
4 V& d2 `. j2 ~CA Chikuma9 ]5 x+ e; M0 e9 N @
CV Soryu
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Day Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,93
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Japanese aircraft( {/ x4 k9 U5 F! u
A6M2 Zero x 36
" }- m9 ]8 X! T& e+ A+ T2 L4 iD3A Val x 907 n7 P8 [( I ^5 i5 W
B5N Kate x 66: O% s: P/ B/ Z6 D9 ^# b9 f
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Allied aircraft
8 S' e& P! Q+ l4 [3 KF4F-4 Wildcat x 108, w* W/ |9 u z. C
P-40E Warhawk x 45" Y6 H+ z2 z; ~
P-38G Lightning x 2
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Japanese aircraft losses! s" k% W7 u1 l- Q' U: A
A6M2 Zero: 26 destroyed
& f3 M9 l" D" H$ u: j; o! pD3A Val: 50 destroyed
4 G) h6 ^; j3 P( @( h2 TB5N Kate: 42 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses# r: M# J5 X m1 ]" l$ B2 k. |/ `
F4F-4 Wildcat: 41 destroyed, 14 damaged
' M( l! S$ d' UP-40E Warhawk: 27 destroyed& Z4 n& c' B0 {! i' J7 B# F
P-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed
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' E4 r9 h* Y3 c' `6 h3 ^. D aAllied Ships: u) G0 a, r* j& V7 w( ^3 h
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1
: t" ^$ z+ W9 p) X6 `CV Hornet, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
; }4 ?4 p1 f% ZCV Wasp, Bomb hits 2, on fire
& v: [) a" B. c# LDD Benham, Bomb hits 1, on fire2 B9 Y8 T8 `. b
CV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1, on fire) \# E2 P' [, \/ R" B9 \
CV Yorktown8 p/ o9 h m5 O' p" a
CV Saratoga
0 F- _0 ~) v4 L* P5 O" I3 b4 MCL Honolulu! r7 |9 I6 K# {- c% Y
CL St. Louis, Bomb hits 2
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Allied aircraft6 x& ~9 K) a. g) N1 C9 A( J
B-25C Mitchell x 3
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No Allied losses
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* J/ `+ Y$ i5 j) H" h4 {1 c$ z7 P. LJapanese Ships* w' [' ^; i" C2 Y+ E* V4 Q
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage U. L4 j9 f$ e) H9 o2 {" d
4 p u8 `$ K3 T! `4 @Aircraft Attacking:
8 e% y0 X' \& n0 U( V) s 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
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- }/ J& S4 \' i) Q" {$ k& jDay Air attack on TF at 61,91
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Allied aircraft0 B; J$ Y' L& ^8 W
F4F-4 Wildcat x 214 F) o6 _1 H' C1 a( B
SBD Dauntless x 90
r( g2 b+ O, Z% H8 YTBF Avenger x 33* O3 z J+ A' R6 k8 F
" j3 J/ N2 N8 _$ ^( J3 b' {Japanese Ships5 o- ]: g$ h, ]8 ~% g/ a
CA Chikuma/ _; u$ S! M3 i0 A9 N- P! T
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
9 E; ~ O4 V/ }: C9 s- t2 {5 pCV Soryu, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage' g* T% @- E* c( ?- @6 r' b
CA Tone, Bomb hits 1( r V2 i* j& B+ Z- w
DD Ariake, Bomb hits 1, on fire6 g/ d5 H2 _# {2 P+ F% T' L9 g7 k
CA Aoba, Bomb hits 2 n- E5 W8 G8 b8 T$ Y+ P
CL Tama
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0 `3 K% W* n. Z# ?6 fDay Air attack on TF at 61,91
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Allied aircraft
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Japanese Ships
8 p) d- `! }/ ?3 O8 ICV Soryu, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage7 ?5 r, y2 _9 k- j/ F
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
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# [* j9 {0 u7 K, Z+ c, V) O( [1 xGround combat at Shortlands
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Allied Deliberate attack! U% A& K& L% e( M8 m- t3 M
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Attacking force 13678 troops, 150 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 322, d8 V" e; i: y3 E5 d
V; P% C: {! kDefending force 1457 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10) f0 O) v( i# I/ q( A
* c# b0 R2 N& \( w6 X3 Z, F3 A/ TAllied max assault: 314 - adjusted assault: 281 7 P& l' M$ q7 L$ ^' @
# p# V' _* \" ?. V/ c( i1 cJapanese max defense: 6 - adjusted defense: 1
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2 d4 ~3 \/ ~8 V2 L2 Y6 bAllied assault odds: 281 to 1
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Japanese ground losses:) V2 d! n; ~" C" C0 B/ h
1572 casualties reported
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Allied ground losses:
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