AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/18/42
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93' s- F' R# d+ Z4 s+ r: G' Y$ u
% N! b2 i3 O+ k- p6 ~9 l& h( d+ vJapanese Ships3 Q" M7 g, Z. S4 \4 H/ y
CA Kumano8 M0 V# |& G! r! I) ?* D2 U
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 42, and is sunk
& x3 v& z# q4 v: G b* kCA Furutaka, Shell hits 19 E: c" M& M2 N
CL Natori, Shell hits 19 |' x5 H4 j# Z6 ~8 x% v% J
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
4 W2 d# O2 W. h0 vDD Natsugumo
, d" u- F) W& w8 ODD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 1
) B; x, J8 J, m+ V9 Z8 F6 ?DD Yuzuki6 w8 ^7 Q% h% D: g
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Allied Ships" D! T! |4 ]1 i e" c. F" b$ R
CA Portland, Shell hits 2, on fire
9 E4 B) w$ v tCA Northampton
' }4 `. @; [. `8 ACA Houston, Torpedo hits 1. S7 D( c' E0 X& k
CA Chester, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
* s) o$ ^/ `# v* b% s5 oCA Louisville, Shell hits 1
- I) R6 J0 c2 \& L, w9 H# CCA Chicago5 |- i; {2 Z1 X$ {! v( J
CA Pensacola( e: h- r! V+ z& E' ~( u7 j& C
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1. R3 X$ g7 l- p$ i0 ^) u
CA Astoria
, ]: p4 g8 U: L5 qCA Minneapolis% e+ P$ Q3 B) k6 F) b7 g! c: Q
CA San Francisco
( v. l5 M" x+ d% BCA Australia, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage8 y$ H6 F* S, O5 J* ]
CA Canberra/ K8 F% |! G: J; h% }* x; ~" l
CL Leander
* b* J* e% n) H1 w6 l3 s# a7 \4 n/ lCL Achilles" F* P4 `4 u* A# f
CL Perth$ e# } v& l0 _" V
CL Hobart4 X2 z& k& z8 \) I, E) @
CL Raleigh+ w# h: d. G: L
CL Detroit
: ^! E Y6 t( I8 ACL Concord6 b( P) S: }0 @) u: N( b+ ~' ^
DD Cummings/ Y" k, a4 J) i* D: c+ T
DD Case( _" o) F6 U9 y, B
DD Shaw3 S$ ^; t P* k) N
DD Downes" e8 \4 y# d5 o. U. P) M' I+ B* e
DD Le Triomphant }/ c( @2 F4 M6 [3 c
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93/ o, i% B) F% \9 F
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Japanese Ships
- t9 H2 g9 H: }; r) O9 V& rCA Kumano, Shell hits 105 n% i$ y" h$ [. b. ]
CA Furutaka& e2 o" X0 J: \. K3 Y x7 p7 p2 t
CL Natori, Shell hits 14 @% n5 H! F9 m0 H0 T( D; p% \
DD Maikaze, on fire, heavy damage7 Q- [8 c1 K7 q* Z$ l: t
DD Natsugumo2 J% u K3 J, P& I
DD Ikazuchi
0 Z' W* f; |- WDD Yuzuki
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/ N1 r& D7 ?0 x6 uAllied Ships2 y* X @& I" ~8 j# A2 v
CA Portland, on fire
% b, T: n$ O C$ o- BCA Northampton
/ d# ] Z z f% ECA Houston
- n2 K9 G" v: n( tCA Louisville
2 L7 `& e* u/ V' V4 o: m& o. tCA Chicago
* x$ ?& L& @ E2 VCA Pensacola
# g) Z' l+ n# ~; x' O7 W' t; [3 kCA New Orleans
- M2 H/ _, N: [# p' L. P$ V' _CA Astoria
9 G! m& T/ M: C' v3 o7 lCA Minneapolis
2 t# |5 ~" C+ e& E& sCA San Francisco
/ ]2 ?/ ^2 N' E$ W- Y# k4 YCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage7 B1 \( O5 `, U: D# F
CA Canberra
* y8 y1 f* V, b, }& z+ ^CL Leander* S! R: j( ` u- B0 b5 Q
CL Achilles
, x( }+ P/ O+ j; h% L4 \) }CL Perth5 F2 O) ~2 F' w
CL Hobart0 ?* |! G A7 W9 Y7 |/ _1 F- J
CL Raleigh8 Z: y; H$ D2 f# Z7 ^
CL Detroit
9 f8 m; @, t9 B2 ^4 ^/ QCL Concord# p, I3 z& T3 b/ K0 x! g/ j2 } Q" @0 Q
DD Cummings: l2 ~5 F4 y C9 k1 }) I! ]6 ^* s4 a
DD Case
' g- U- v8 a$ n4 a' c' @4 ]DD Shaw
9 w0 S; D3 T) |* TDD Downes
" m6 \2 n+ K; N0 ^ z! WDD Le Triomphant
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CA Kumano, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
5 B8 x! l. i, J4 F$ h9 J3 l0 [CA Furutaka, Shell hits 34, and is sunk
3 a3 {! W( A9 j( K* |8 l3 @CL Natori, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage$ N0 ^7 X7 f1 V' r
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
% C6 b" t" M V5 M- }% VDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 16 A; K3 @& e( G! T, n$ w0 j3 s& }# L
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 3, on fire/ H& s( g5 b G$ _
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
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Allied Ships% X& t( Z/ ~7 B- t2 a, w( Y; Q
CA Portland, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage* `+ D7 b* t# Q k1 e( q$ k
CA Northampton, Shell hits 1, on fire% o9 b4 z, g" \2 k: w
CA Houston, Shell hits 17 I8 c, {2 e' d6 p% I
CA Louisville2 W. c; R: Z9 G- N; W5 \) v8 z
CA Chicago, Shell hits 2
$ _: ] ~1 X$ I* `! mCA Pensacola, Shell hits 4 t9 B$ y- D4 S @0 A
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 4
0 J/ w: N# n, D6 F/ J, KCA Astoria* b2 g7 [ X* I
CA Minneapolis1 _7 W8 e. I8 A# _* T' I& B: O
CA San Francisco! C& a% z6 J$ I
CA Australia, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage8 ^8 G' {: I. i3 M) A) Q6 T4 S
CA Canberra
9 ^$ F% [* o5 w8 S* `/ {4 UCL Leander
5 w$ V w# A3 c/ U& v2 @+ dCL Achilles
; m+ f: {* z3 X4 U% ]CL Perth" ^: b, J0 J0 Q4 c, e+ }4 u; u k
CL Hobart$ \' R# B: y' @% `! b& k% X
CL Raleigh
5 Z& ]5 e+ w' Q S; C% K+ W) L# oCL Detroit4 ? V G& n8 l, L
CL Concord; N5 l% u N6 D- X- V9 y) ~! ]
DD Cummings
0 o% i5 C2 L( a+ ~ `' A1 J) sDD Case
+ _; z: @1 d9 |7 k3 aDD Shaw
; p! C3 Q/ y4 f7 S$ z9 X: \DD Downes. |$ \/ D, G1 [8 N! c m
DD Le Triomphant% J# Q5 Z* C+ O6 n; Q% \: N$ H
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w6 @6 W( F( I" RNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93) [5 W* `4 j: c5 ]) S
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Japanese Ships0 \# \- x% l9 F' h! n
CA Kumano, Shell hits 33, on fire, heavy damage7 o5 L3 v* W! B$ f! v( y3 [( Z- Z
CL Natori, Shell hits 24, and is sunk" E/ I1 _+ ~2 o3 y1 |/ Z8 ^. b
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
0 d& n, X9 ^& f H8 g# cDD Ikazuchi, on fire
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5 f1 n& P9 I" W" P0 F) bAllied Ships
" S4 u' G( Y. i q; \# K5 _CA Portland, on fire, heavy damage
v* R6 R" U9 n. ACA Northampton, on fire
. n, I& i% r# P7 _8 X. N: C7 t! HCA Houston
/ _$ g# e P5 xCA Louisville! x0 v! y" f3 y; B2 k9 y5 }
CA Chicago
9 v( Q0 _9 F1 Z7 sCA Pensacola
3 x+ `" y* R& y2 {. m D2 ZCA New Orleans
. a5 b# d/ f7 f$ qCA Astoria
% P/ U3 w1 K c5 [+ W. t5 ]( UCA Minneapolis' a# Y" \0 @7 l, B/ d
CA San Francisco
* }+ W0 k7 h& XCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage8 t$ E% m" f& X: ?
CA Canberra
) ?) a8 [8 S( c$ \# p% SCL Leander
8 ?6 H' C7 |, H) g5 ^; K$ HCL Achilles
. E' ~9 |$ |6 k/ gCL Perth
) {1 W; B( x! f1 X+ V9 Q; xCL Hobart
3 [6 b; |; }0 J7 D8 ECL Raleigh
, }' I: N5 E9 ~; VCL Detroit W& H. D i& _* S7 A# U2 K
CL Concord/ g6 T& } i; ]0 I
DD Cummings
) r6 O& X. J$ V; a- Q0 G1 yDD Case& q- c8 U- p- \& w& ~. Y
DD Shaw
% c+ f2 R' w: [DD Downes2 n! a1 m6 l& }% v
DD Le Triomphant
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93: n1 I7 p4 D3 j
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Japanese Ships
& J" V3 L4 J$ V; {8 C+ p# V uCA Kumano, Shell hits 29, and is sunk
! [- q# r+ r- y) v$ m- ^ j/ Z4 \4 i# ]0 PDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 35, and is sunk
6 K% c* T) G3 {0 Q# m. cDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 15, and is sunk) W$ w- ?7 W3 Z' m9 b& o- [
9 t! u Z' Y" Y8 Z4 T" sAllied Ships
. T: F0 {9 P# f& M7 VCA Portland, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
: K" ~1 j! K# oCA Northampton, on fire
a, U6 |1 L2 E' FCA Houston
* n3 F3 c& I2 {' Q5 r. H4 `CA Louisville* b. z+ `7 P/ P5 t
CA Chicago7 o" B- [, z, |& @- b
CA Pensacola7 q" ]6 Q" {( `
CA New Orleans) l$ ~+ D# A7 @7 A: W
CA Astoria
+ ~" u( f" h) B8 P2 j0 OCA Minneapolis
5 U" {0 i5 U5 \3 b" D, \# ICA San Francisco1 q- g. j3 K; u1 E5 W% |& I
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
! O$ Q. l3 U# W# @CA Canberra( Q, h# y3 ?. \1 ]
CL Leander
0 F7 w0 E8 t$ _7 n( N5 FCL Achilles% g8 ~% J' }- B; k1 k* T
CL Perth/ P- ~$ a" J& q6 I0 i4 }
CL Hobart
# T' ^0 I$ a, t: p% F) ICL Raleigh! V! u3 Z9 I* S1 n# k+ W- v* H
CL Detroit* E/ ]1 E* O! R: Z2 Q
CL Concord5 ]* A( p% X( ]( @' ^1 W: _
DD Cummings1 r( g% d" H: p; ^; a* J
DD Case
% d: X$ b8 Q5 V5 cDD Shaw
# y. j% {3 T& S% ]1 ^DD Downes' D1 {( e6 ~* E" Q7 ~! G
DD Le Triomphant4 ?6 n/ r7 R: \! u, k$ |
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Japanese aircraft3 F; u9 w( l: R4 d
A6M2 Zero x 50
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Allied aircraft+ b" `, K" |( x3 t0 }: d D8 M
F4F-4 Wildcat x 42
$ A- L$ \6 A& l* N2 k7 p7 k) H2 m; @SBD Dauntless x 44
! U, d. Q) D- [0 s h$ T2 a9 X$ cTBF Avenger x 16
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Japanese aircraft losses
3 U D# P0 L1 i7 T3 P- J/ wA6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged
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& v' i! Y0 R4 S$ q/ a# @Allied aircraft losses
" `/ v5 q' Z, B( ~8 U+ u0 zF4F-4 Wildcat: 27 destroyed
. n7 ]/ {3 R, p9 P6 _7 |6 M- RSBD Dauntless: 13 destroyed, 17 damaged; I& z$ T5 B% X
TBF Avenger: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged
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: I$ W" M# U' ?5 N8 yJapanese Ships- Z' V% I) n5 O, d) H
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage; J* T$ O, Z# h8 S7 e6 \8 [" U4 r
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
k/ m& R; e+ r. oCV Shokaku: ^5 Q P, H8 P# W. G @
CV Soryu
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,914 \+ z+ i! p: }
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Japanese aircraft
# y: \( ^4 A, C4 O4 D' SA6M2 Zero x 199 h1 y( ^' @7 Y7 q* }. Q9 b
8 j$ B6 b# \& e: @2 m- \9 X. `
Allied aircraft6 O2 n/ z7 z3 X8 d3 T; l; h
F4F-4 Wildcat x 19; F1 l* m0 y, N* g4 U" R. ^( T
SBD Dauntless x 14
% C5 y/ {; {% ~7 F/ m. V+ I% a" aTBF Avenger x 64 |$ I+ m; R% x, d. I ^/ K9 W
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Japanese aircraft losses" R. i+ {. C V8 k8 U% V% O. [
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses6 z* m$ @' ]# T7 [. c+ s! Z
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed5 V+ R6 u8 w5 }" L1 [
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged0 t7 ?) R8 B7 t! d5 i4 U& \
TBF Avenger: 6 damaged. b! f. Y3 f; q+ o8 e& P
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Japanese Ships
, ]/ o u+ v) s3 {1 ~2 F8 gCV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
& ?, O( P' }1 o+ fCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 26 L' K: u4 i9 Y6 ^! Y( z/ R
CA Tone2 E7 w! n8 b4 w" S8 S
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 1& d3 _# L/ ?4 w0 j1 Y& `* O2 m, F
CV Hiryu, on fire
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! c+ T) t( r8 c# S7 y! HJapanese aircraft; _/ X- p! b- u1 c; G' z; P0 H( G" x
A6M2 Zero x 17/ L0 ^* U9 E/ o
6 w1 j; s1 O, F- ^ G6 T, y/ E* E
Allied aircraft0 f4 Z2 U4 k) O* \. K
F4F-4 Wildcat x 24
1 L3 i8 @) p+ A$ OSBD Dauntless x 27
+ [$ ~( B Y2 T9 iTBF Avenger x 7
D7 F: {( d4 x' d5 O! v. f 5 L. g# J# C$ g' l
Japanese aircraft losses
( k6 r. p+ Q+ E, d: S8 SA6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed7 ~$ N9 R( w/ k! u$ W
2 F2 @ J9 G4 T, \5 r; R: J# vAllied aircraft losses, h$ M8 V% g% W% _
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed
* r+ s+ w4 e( d0 W' VSBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged$ |( K& w) N2 b# B, C6 N( x/ d" R2 i
TBF Avenger: 5 damaged4 y5 P3 ]6 L, `6 q, a( D6 g8 |
: `" \8 j: b3 j6 DJapanese Ships
& v" u0 I- n8 T& z& cCV Shokaku
" b, C2 G1 }$ t+ v ]( R% rCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 2, on fire
7 ~0 ~1 K+ u7 z: A$ E; oCV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
9 }! I, P" c j0 lCV Soryu G& y |7 w9 y) F1 F8 Z- F A" l
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 12 t9 ~( e! U1 u$ f% r8 C
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. x/ I8 c' e8 T7 BJapanese aircraft3 }5 D/ q) `5 X) [
A6M2 Zero x 156 l/ x0 f# ^: P0 H2 G/ z, g
0 o. I' m& G- ^Allied aircraft, S4 c2 [9 }1 i. ^
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
9 O7 i( ?+ I- X" M" O- F7 [% s7 }0 \( HSBD Dauntless x 18% w1 q. f! o/ L5 o4 \
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Japanese aircraft losses
1 F0 s7 K9 z2 ?' R/ n) e5 MA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed0 U5 X ^4 v9 X
0 V8 y0 {; U& @0 S2 ^1 m
Allied aircraft losses; t$ h4 d1 E" q$ f
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed1 j6 I- ~1 G5 j, u
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged" ^% i% ^8 k5 D2 C
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Japanese Ships
" @1 r6 C8 p" w& U/ l6 V) vCV Soryu, Bomb hits 1
0 B1 ~0 Y" {8 v% w9 s8 H- cCV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage, w9 P2 z" y$ M& W# x, K
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire5 a, ^: Q9 v* G- `, M
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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$ a" F6 p% k% o8 K0 p) L% _Japanese aircraft
3 Y9 F+ {) A% ~9 N8 y; @, XA6M2 Zero x 124 M- z( X, F: C3 N. F
4 C9 d) x* K; V+ r& F2 ~2 Y# m' r9 iAllied aircraft
0 W1 c: n6 F" U. _F4F-4 Wildcat x 10
( o& }, H# O# F5 Y; U( x. ^SBD Dauntless x 9
1 I. l# ]3 N* I8 J( CTBF Avenger x 16
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Japanese aircraft losses
& R! @( _: D1 s5 F7 eA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed A/ r% d: }8 U' K% m
; O& A% ^. m0 Q- o) p, wAllied aircraft losses' ~" h, K. B4 e# l4 w5 R
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
3 U& ]# Z F2 v" C; b7 h: X6 T; jSBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged/ b% z/ a+ _- H# R7 d) ^ [
TBF Avenger: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged+ m. t6 E$ R% k+ W2 O5 U- [
. E0 T6 ]$ o; |+ M/ X5 BJapanese Ships
+ X0 f) s i9 ~; E TCV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage# m9 W) T# X$ @2 |7 k) ~: \, H
CV Hiryu, on fire
8 O! S( z: s+ d/ M% f/ ECA Chikuma
( Y5 m2 B. G! S+ m4 |) u* {% A; n' FCV Soryu
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Day Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,93
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Japanese aircraft5 \9 @& b0 S# h% o$ ?
A6M2 Zero x 36
7 A% g; U" \( m: V( `+ `& ID3A Val x 90
G" k5 r$ I7 c- }) V6 {' E9 o9 ?: Y0 fB5N Kate x 66& R$ x9 k: K4 t# _
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Allied aircraft* i: A4 U+ `" Z3 U9 F `- B
F4F-4 Wildcat x 108
]: w* @) y. ]& [2 ^& H6 zP-40E Warhawk x 45- k6 A/ @8 d: h5 X; ?9 l
P-38G Lightning x 2! n& J+ o' x# d, l7 F1 s; N
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Japanese aircraft losses
. @/ x! F0 Q! c, T0 PA6M2 Zero: 26 destroyed
' h1 Y$ R, I' |5 V3 B/ q' m4 UD3A Val: 50 destroyed8 d5 F) F& H( m7 V
B5N Kate: 42 destroyed4 w4 K7 A/ U/ y
( ]7 E! x5 M3 i X
Allied aircraft losses5 l2 V- s0 Z- |; \8 }8 a
F4F-4 Wildcat: 41 destroyed, 14 damaged
. i( l0 s) C$ ?P-40E Warhawk: 27 destroyed
2 _0 N+ e$ w8 t$ Q2 uP-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed" W# R+ O) P/ x2 |' t
* c# I! F; L6 S: fAllied Ships
& A# c! f2 J! P; t% w( b3 d; D6 TCV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1! V" \0 q( D3 E) [$ ?( j- M
CV Hornet, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire* ?- A- {! R0 i
CV Wasp, Bomb hits 2, on fire
" ?4 C1 P! v7 k) r9 L$ ~; [DD Benham, Bomb hits 1, on fire
6 [, _ V2 n) U4 W) m9 wCV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1, on fire9 a4 F3 U, H4 B- r9 c0 r$ X& v
CV Yorktown" G: S m- [. V, |$ s
CV Saratoga* N9 s/ U6 `- @5 Q5 G. Q- s
CL Honolulu
% N C( i7 ^5 h; E& ^CL St. Louis, Bomb hits 2$ D0 a8 y0 I/ b$ R" l% }% u! x: W
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Allied aircraft
4 S, f8 W* T# u. W9 `1 GB-25C Mitchell x 3
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No Allied losses( f+ C) u7 t4 G( d
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Japanese Ships
, O; \( ^/ L! p% u; G1 }- bCV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Aircraft Attacking:$ n# p( j5 F* |
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet3 y- I* G3 ]% o7 E; l7 R
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
7 R1 W: w# H) B6 Z: jSBD Dauntless x 90
1 ]; P0 M2 K/ E! }0 o& M7 b: OTBF Avenger x 33/ w$ Z9 @0 v m: w& o. }3 J) \
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Japanese Ships
$ G+ i& {5 B# A/ }! E* UCA Chikuma
0 g2 j- w! }2 y z6 p6 UCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage4 o5 g/ Y1 D2 A; G# W: D7 _
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage# R- o+ _' q* u P/ }% S7 T0 V
CA Tone, Bomb hits 1& ~3 `+ E5 f8 `7 w, S
DD Ariake, Bomb hits 1, on fire
5 @* A4 w8 b( T/ J- b i" q$ ~1 [CA Aoba, Bomb hits 2
% W: b; ]$ n/ M- w4 FCL Tama, k7 m9 H. e% E/ ]2 l! _$ g1 P5 `
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91* m* x1 C8 S. j
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" ?; i! k! x( a+ _CV Soryu, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
* b7 i# K# ?9 h& [- wCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
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Ground combat at Shortlands W" [- s2 X+ L/ }
$ J8 M0 Y0 B6 {. y' dAllied Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 13678 troops, 150 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3227 K8 [# I i) [4 u" T
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Defending force 1457 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10' G$ G+ N! o0 R9 a! L
4 [ O- ]3 m: RAllied max assault: 314 - adjusted assault: 281
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Japanese max defense: 6 - adjusted defense: 1 ^( e# i/ B; t; {; L! {/ ?; |
. V* o2 g( d2 Z% d8 qAllied assault odds: 281 to 1
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Japanese ground losses:
1 F; p; h0 w0 v' J. `5 r; o& b; b1572 casualties reported1 `* _$ q9 }7 \+ _2 F
Guns lost 7
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, D1 C% e! c- J2 sAllied ground losses:
8 w1 f9 l) I c) @/ w2 casualties reported4 _$ g/ t4 b- n7 }9 i
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