AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/18/420 {$ m$ Q, q; W+ u- U2 Z" g& b4 _& x4 T
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,938 z$ Z- ~2 A# w( D( X
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Japanese Ships. ~# ~/ P9 n* M9 Z a, j# r
CA Kumano8 R1 d: }8 Y% x( ~
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 42, and is sunk
3 m8 ^4 J. b( D. y. V5 C! cCA Furutaka, Shell hits 1
* S9 A7 n, _% T7 I9 hCL Natori, Shell hits 1
2 b& J) T `. ?, z! ?0 FDD Maikaze, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
" r9 K& a0 _9 U4 rDD Natsugumo% @! b I u/ D4 b5 h, Y) b
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 1. M5 M3 ~8 w6 h* l. C
DD Yuzuki
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Allied Ships4 S! Y6 w- K8 _% E/ e9 A
CA Portland, Shell hits 2, on fire. I9 v( e& j2 L0 N- h
CA Northampton) a% ^$ ^2 r& T. u( d. Y8 ?& t
CA Houston, Torpedo hits 1
5 _& [7 K2 u5 L" j: ~9 lCA Chester, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
! I' V5 G! `# `" u9 O/ ~% nCA Louisville, Shell hits 1. J. z8 U* v' g
CA Chicago/ }$ \; X' j, e% L& i: }. ~
CA Pensacola" d0 F8 p A0 o' P: Y
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
" ^; Q& g9 @0 c5 q0 i' C! lCA Astoria% _4 G, y0 |$ G5 v
CA Minneapolis, r+ j0 U$ D$ v2 ~- R1 D k
CA San Francisco
6 `! |' @1 ?: f m6 [5 t0 W% b1 t$ ?CA Australia, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage8 m3 c3 W+ Z) n
CA Canberra q* f; f! s$ h2 M' i7 H& W
CL Leander
6 b* |; x- @5 p( z; `CL Achilles' f5 p/ U8 K# g0 F9 q2 Z: M6 G
CL Perth
2 q: b! h) J" c: BCL Hobart. q, X: K1 O/ P
CL Raleigh' z4 I6 [) ?, w5 a \
CL Detroit0 a- d5 _5 D& s% S n
CL Concord6 v) j* p: l; J8 i! v. g
DD Cummings
% Y( c2 z! O# l1 T; L! B: FDD Case$ Z! ?' D* V% N* G
DD Shaw
! p4 E* `! |6 B/ z6 Z' [8 t' _DD Downes$ J# F2 W! ~- B. |
DD Le Triomphant4 W( D) s2 C% X! k0 _
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,930 Z4 N7 O* e- f+ G* p8 i
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Japanese Ships5 a9 |9 Z! c; [6 t7 o! V+ e% t
CA Kumano, Shell hits 10$ V( c7 H0 N6 ^! C0 X* K
CA Furutaka
( ~: z+ s' S, i0 vCL Natori, Shell hits 1
6 M1 p6 x' P. ?; V3 JDD Maikaze, on fire, heavy damage
4 M4 ]; T3 e1 R7 M. J; dDD Natsugumo& f! q6 ^- v( L9 B, Z$ i) ?
DD Ikazuchi) m: ` |6 l: ?/ H! J
DD Yuzuki
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& q1 \# L& }! [Allied Ships$ D! F3 O* m# N& X: ]' x7 f
CA Portland, on fire
$ G' b1 F+ r3 ~% Y2 r% cCA Northampton: y2 A, e$ e) _
CA Houston
2 ]7 i$ I% p; h& q% u% ?0 pCA Louisville
& q& \7 i- a5 c( `4 F$ q' ^. r/ LCA Chicago
: F' z s6 b" c4 C8 g3 B, wCA Pensacola
+ L' D& j3 s N, k. Y) p0 Q2 ^6 ZCA New Orleans
4 t" R$ F' m4 ^. B2 P- mCA Astoria, H2 \4 h1 r% n
CA Minneapolis
# Y+ b' s: _4 I% F/ L CCA San Francisco3 j4 y% q1 h& r: J- \
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage" [' H: V4 J; a8 N8 f
CA Canberra
& a, F! Q0 s6 G9 P, }6 \+ kCL Leander
/ _: W0 J& {+ a0 W9 }CL Achilles
# O6 o% S5 L( u8 p8 K& q( {9 UCL Perth
' Q0 `/ N# _! I; l' W# ?4 S( jCL Hobart
' U% `6 n; S5 L: h& ~2 bCL Raleigh
% c# Z5 I- S% d2 jCL Detroit
" q; X! r5 {; n' tCL Concord) v" T/ G, h# |6 i2 p* H) k
DD Cummings
9 d0 A/ t3 H4 eDD Case
+ l- o4 \/ Y( Q$ m( t1 WDD Shaw1 x+ I8 f; P) D- F) Z5 m# s9 P& V
DD Downes5 m$ [- J% q. I1 u+ ?
DD Le Triomphant6 q: P7 e0 p& n$ ?
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, j. @) g0 ~/ B- E6 i9 BNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,939 D% x# G; F7 w
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Japanese Ships
; `8 L7 R. C6 ^4 YCA Kumano, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
5 T9 _' Q+ r/ P4 Q/ aCA Furutaka, Shell hits 34, and is sunk
3 i& ~" A% e% P/ X& ~CL Natori, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
G, ]2 ]( l' P" W ~5 q m0 |DD Maikaze, Shell hits 14, and is sunk. p( @: W4 y# g/ M" d' @3 v
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
7 U5 v3 g, r# L; ]4 aDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 3, on fire
4 E$ G3 M# [0 `6 R {DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 6, and is sunk" C3 S- U& H( r' y5 [ g
/ P2 f6 g" Z' {2 J6 fAllied Ships
. N# I7 ~6 c3 a! ^* i4 C3 R1 n5 iCA Portland, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage' t: V6 U) d' A; k
CA Northampton, Shell hits 1, on fire# ?! {% @, }: k5 T
CA Houston, Shell hits 1
3 ^ b0 R& u: U2 X: |CA Louisville
9 T$ K* w0 f; }/ v9 QCA Chicago, Shell hits 22 Q( q, s/ ?8 v) ^; D
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 4! k. E( ]: I+ V" H' \9 E4 z* i
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 4
+ S" z% e3 s7 [- I' Q$ fCA Astoria# L& V, \3 R7 A' `+ X% K$ K- ]) c
CA Minneapolis: Z3 i- ^! J/ a0 z
CA San Francisco
: Q, o0 L' v6 @CA Australia, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage* N# M) p# {$ H/ N9 S+ N
CA Canberra
) O, M8 k5 I9 L' M' ACL Leander
( }: M$ p2 W2 F% {+ ~; l/ j0 C0 N( @CL Achilles- d9 b1 O& j! K% X" r# R" t! p1 x
CL Perth; y) o0 m" Z- u {* R+ J
CL Hobart
; o' ?: R" `( sCL Raleigh
! n/ `; F1 f/ [+ t1 KCL Detroit% m) N' u$ i( @; o" p
CL Concord
/ r9 i& q2 |3 A* r% EDD Cummings
/ m: k/ P( D4 q" Q# l" y& zDD Case
6 |) v5 Y' h: d H; c YDD Shaw
& q$ `9 k' ~& r* x/ \+ K* \DD Downes
. L* f% j' u9 `* ~DD Le Triomphant" U( F5 e2 x& I% i) n1 a
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0 T& ]6 ?5 S A) @Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93* X) @: ~5 m( F, R& X" U0 i
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Japanese Ships
0 p; V: C: g: s, M) SCA Kumano, Shell hits 33, on fire, heavy damage
( P5 b( m; c, [7 H6 R' WCL Natori, Shell hits 24, and is sunk
' r: _; D( }8 ~ {/ nDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 19 q% I- {) C; E% g% d
DD Ikazuchi, on fire
1 ~7 L4 }& b( Q. P, B 1 f5 i6 i" }/ g! A6 s
Allied Ships3 d$ d+ m* U; p3 O; U0 B+ j! m
CA Portland, on fire, heavy damage
3 l3 F8 w- C; G8 i1 h9 D6 eCA Northampton, on fire% J# s5 \$ S) ]3 K: G) z
CA Houston4 G- {* I# M! x4 M( o* F
CA Louisville
$ |/ @8 h# s; ?CA Chicago( q0 G+ U. f# M3 d$ O; f' N/ n3 |+ {7 r
CA Pensacola8 q, o* {9 W* W( D: L
CA New Orleans
' f/ O" M5 _: f1 X: L- q2 O5 wCA Astoria
1 x; g* j0 ^2 B) yCA Minneapolis
, k7 k q; m+ p$ Z( Z3 cCA San Francisco( k* y) a# M x b \% X4 x$ Y6 k' V
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
1 G* h) f6 h( p- x" Y4 lCA Canberra
- i1 S' P. J. P: [$ Y+ m) \, sCL Leander
. Q' H# s. w. Q7 `7 _% ]7 aCL Achilles
1 u* j" a# E5 h. OCL Perth2 d! O# Z# c% L2 ^' j
CL Hobart
9 K5 v5 a$ I0 j, y% rCL Raleigh( x6 q* O' k0 w. l" T
CL Detroit
2 W; e1 t: g" R- B7 dCL Concord
8 | S- V- @, A7 V: dDD Cummings- F* ]8 H5 P" u" f, ]! o
DD Case
: Q. ]3 H, y" j3 cDD Shaw
* U# m$ e& Y7 K. ]9 b' K, W0 ]DD Downes) d% A( ^' x3 x2 C
DD Le Triomphant9 A* I2 ]. }. _9 Y
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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0 _4 s) S" I1 c' Y2 ~' QJapanese Ships
( }( q2 }4 P0 A9 q8 ? FCA Kumano, Shell hits 29, and is sunk
+ j' u: k0 E c4 g4 L; XDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 35, and is sunk
@3 ]3 r* V! m# z; TDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
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Allied Ships6 T$ D _8 D5 Q* R2 {
CA Portland, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
. a! A9 w" P+ J: k4 ^CA Northampton, on fire
2 u* G2 Q# D* v: ~0 w$ ICA Houston* v7 M# {0 i, m
CA Louisville
2 |2 Q$ G# ?- _* wCA Chicago
. P. \: Y# |6 ]% m( C2 _0 |CA Pensacola/ k. k/ H& h5 h
CA New Orleans
+ {8 ~6 b4 w, S- P( V- |1 `% ^CA Astoria5 H$ v+ v: z$ q1 T8 o
CA Minneapolis# X$ B; H8 w( t4 F
CA San Francisco
) V4 |8 S8 u9 p& UCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage: d' N5 N4 s6 W; h" I
CA Canberra
" s' \; y& p% L p4 u) xCL Leander) }( R- v8 ?: q$ T4 D
CL Achilles
% e& E1 c" T/ f- P) W8 d/ B& oCL Perth7 t" t j n3 ~, G8 K& {
CL Hobart
$ C N7 E0 R# c' ~CL Raleigh
/ U& [! h* z: wCL Detroit5 z5 X+ z. [1 H6 r
CL Concord
: J6 D! A& ?5 @DD Cummings
1 p! S& }! u( T6 B& qDD Case. p8 a; n% J4 E
DD Shaw5 [" X2 {7 Z7 `7 i7 I
DD Downes$ Q6 {( ?; g* m( J8 K
DD Le Triomphant/ n5 o" p% K0 a( W- m* K N
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91# P( ^. W5 ^5 l8 V
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Japanese aircraft
$ D. A- O- n7 G, YA6M2 Zero x 50
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Allied aircraft- R7 A2 N) ^1 ]- A1 |; U' R
F4F-4 Wildcat x 42- r0 V. n$ q$ x; F
SBD Dauntless x 445 o! g0 h( w3 q/ q1 m. e9 s3 d/ r
TBF Avenger x 16
8 F8 t: \' f3 W 4 `3 ?( g( w! w2 x% ^
Japanese aircraft losses4 B1 q% M$ ]! H
A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged
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/ L4 L* J* D; q" m! E! u' Z0 t0 }. RAllied aircraft losses
/ ]7 \% R2 Z% Z' ^$ w7 CF4F-4 Wildcat: 27 destroyed
7 r. E4 ~7 j, { |SBD Dauntless: 13 destroyed, 17 damaged
9 {" X4 ^% K1 l0 O; qTBF Avenger: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged+ c, P9 L9 P A7 h: G, {
# Z- o1 b0 N, w/ O1 YJapanese Ships0 k$ B& m$ G' K4 X/ N" E& O b+ ]
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage, s i6 O6 [# q. s: R
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire8 Z7 P/ D& k; y: z
CV Shokaku
1 r5 b3 C' G4 t+ ] LCV Soryu
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,916 a+ \ v+ S. i% n
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Japanese aircraft
) [3 m3 p, s+ e2 U J4 ?2 V5 IA6M2 Zero x 191 s% H0 Y# G8 F6 G
+ K/ d$ _5 [" k! {) D* z! |Allied aircraft' g& {4 z7 q, j8 F
F4F-4 Wildcat x 19
: c# b s* P* Q8 i3 j I3 OSBD Dauntless x 14
$ a l& T1 n! v* B& xTBF Avenger x 6
5 ^( h0 `7 S: A$ P& _! l
& c' P9 s2 b# `& b: i- H+ iJapanese aircraft losses
5 }5 X6 c4 h' ]2 ], kA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
0 k4 o2 e+ N6 z3 F4 k4 X' d7 E
2 U" ?4 t( q5 `Allied aircraft losses$ x- {' c0 O' J. W1 `- p2 v+ |
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed
! C( Z' i- ^# E5 uSBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged
9 T0 O! L: r2 C* C9 ]/ c" ]" C6 m! O, jTBF Avenger: 6 damaged
5 j5 a* j1 [8 `1 S/ Q% n8 \% b 1 v$ G2 d3 Y; m5 P, b
Japanese Ships9 W- P* f8 h3 {" o* M
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage# t! T4 W; D- B1 H/ \* @
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2) B, d8 g1 B% s" k
CA Tone) F+ k# H, a, ]: M# @2 `# i
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 13 W5 X& {. j4 R
CV Hiryu, on fire; h; P( F5 Y" K: s/ v, m1 V6 F
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91. L" h. {/ W5 ^& C# P' p* S' ]
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Japanese aircraft
0 S2 i1 k9 _8 ~8 b# n9 P0 b% GA6M2 Zero x 17
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Allied aircraft
, R [, t/ c, M3 j! \F4F-4 Wildcat x 24
3 e) H* {6 f& S! fSBD Dauntless x 279 U3 r" m$ w/ z6 A: z( s
TBF Avenger x 7
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% m, W! U2 X) r% a- [( \/ eJapanese aircraft losses
3 n7 y* j& g7 S+ \+ [A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed% G& [' x9 r. O8 I1 \) I: {$ |
9 n7 F3 B. _" x j% m. v/ @$ J7 \7 _Allied aircraft losses$ l6 c! M* U; u
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed
5 P3 k, m8 L# }SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged
# y* M2 z! L' ~3 cTBF Avenger: 5 damaged8 }5 z' F$ p; V. y3 h* a0 Y
6 z( s8 D$ B8 G8 s$ S& dJapanese Ships, q/ b' r$ p8 C; M9 X
CV Shokaku2 Z$ W- m6 q3 Q6 j" Q* ?
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 2, on fire
! z' `/ N7 z' f. H4 _# |CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
/ w f7 ^# r3 y! S, RCV Soryu, [& p1 M5 e5 b: ]
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1
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: F& ?/ I7 L3 [1 d* K ODay Air attack on TF at 61,911 g% Q d2 o) w/ L
: P" G9 a f3 q. WJapanese aircraft* @7 }4 E5 q, y5 P0 m2 R
A6M2 Zero x 15
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Allied aircraft1 k% w9 W; l* a4 }' m! p6 i& R
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8# \7 O- R U @, r# |5 A: @
SBD Dauntless x 18
2 A/ N7 _1 c# Z$ q$ L5 ^3 { 6 u1 y' e4 M9 {- J2 y( T
Japanese aircraft losses7 _0 P/ D8 `" @1 B/ O: F
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed5 J* |$ o: a1 ^9 g
! V( g4 g9 ]6 X8 R' Q: M* t. }Allied aircraft losses' v$ r6 b, e4 Z
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
0 E7 O: G+ `4 y8 zSBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged
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Japanese Ships
; \) ?" g1 E; v& A* |0 z/ a- V- kCV Soryu, Bomb hits 1$ f7 _% k! h E0 t% S' Q
CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
7 W$ V- l- ~: x3 CCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
8 s+ ]2 ]/ Q' G8 {& J' A% HCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage9 ?( \& {' c- N2 A/ G: e
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,913 r' F: J. b7 T* M0 u1 p
: {! w/ @1 E: J f" iJapanese aircraft& L, i% i. O- q+ D
A6M2 Zero x 12
$ S o' U' ^) ^& ]/ N! s" Q
3 |3 C3 m$ c ?6 LAllied aircraft
# j+ o" o8 Y+ o- R2 |F4F-4 Wildcat x 10% p. U4 f5 e! f" O% h
SBD Dauntless x 9
9 b: L, q9 g3 ^6 U# [- HTBF Avenger x 16 S5 N' s+ _% Y: k7 N: u4 O( p
; Q3 G2 a( f% K( W+ k
Japanese aircraft losses
+ e% g9 h4 R. a8 _" X2 b8 b" v) `A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
1 p4 z6 z$ v& Q$ O ' Z2 }) C4 K6 j( } Y) n; n6 Y
Allied aircraft losses
1 y/ f W4 h) R3 q4 V; KF4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
0 ]1 k; Z. Z1 t2 BSBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
. g* L2 c8 Z" V& E4 }TBF Avenger: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged
2 O& P$ `4 \5 g* k {, g8 i7 i' ~
0 e- L( f8 d& _/ U0 @Japanese Ships0 w$ c3 q3 v0 C( c0 t5 @
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage5 }+ x/ l l4 }# t2 o: p
CV Hiryu, on fire
8 f7 M5 C, g! q5 G" i( F- ?0 S% HCA Chikuma3 g7 _7 o) v# k1 f. q. {
CV Soryu" |# S, W/ @3 ~! I9 Q
?7 t9 M/ F) C3 N
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Day Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,93
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6 {: t) c% O4 U ^' m, ZJapanese aircraft, E, A/ S, \. f" A/ v
A6M2 Zero x 365 Y. @. e. B+ J1 x( Y3 t. x
D3A Val x 90
* o6 n) x5 `9 i" J) OB5N Kate x 667 \! B+ H3 k5 e9 V; Q9 _
, `* \( {/ j/ g5 Z
Allied aircraft/ \) J0 m6 _( ?* M( B% B2 `
F4F-4 Wildcat x 108
: F* ?1 c; t8 O; q5 {+ X) CP-40E Warhawk x 45+ ^9 J. F* Y& \& \+ o
P-38G Lightning x 2
7 @- W' L8 |- n* ~( `. D
4 b# e5 x) J1 a, D: f/ S0 ^6 Y% S' J' eJapanese aircraft losses
* {1 H* D0 Q/ |+ a4 kA6M2 Zero: 26 destroyed. p$ P9 M- w" n+ N7 y+ n2 h" s
D3A Val: 50 destroyed% s: H4 ?6 l/ F; C5 p
B5N Kate: 42 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
% H) I4 i A& s/ }* ]6 p- j% uF4F-4 Wildcat: 41 destroyed, 14 damaged
5 ?( W5 k. \4 Y: B& tP-40E Warhawk: 27 destroyed
; S; r% h. m5 N b. ]$ g0 ?' eP-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed! O& N9 |; O( m1 r. s* l5 y' N# \, s
* c, u; V$ C# D/ GAllied Ships
; D* ^+ S; X3 U4 R: Q3 y1 z; kCV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1/ q0 s& d2 l# }3 t9 F* _
CV Hornet, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
! l( W+ U+ ^5 W4 E; CCV Wasp, Bomb hits 2, on fire6 M6 @, v; m% h% ]9 |% u! ^
DD Benham, Bomb hits 1, on fire
B( g. S/ t' X3 P1 PCV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
5 v/ y; a( @% o. _# h! _# uCV Yorktown
|0 p# U9 b5 w; O; OCV Saratoga4 j& B$ a1 r! O. s! X( w
CL Honolulu$ H9 D5 B8 i5 r4 V
CL St. Louis, Bomb hits 2: L) c, `" s3 l* {9 Q- H
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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Allied aircraft
# F9 _# H: \7 c# M8 f4 @0 bB-25C Mitchell x 39 G2 T- s$ j$ X+ X8 y
9 F3 D' q9 m: T9 g* Z3 x4 s, l
No Allied losses0 j- t6 |2 N h3 A% m
/ T5 h! c# o6 Y7 W0 @) `% N- jJapanese Ships
Y9 b. R# T6 p2 Q u0 jCV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage0 m; o& c9 D* j0 H" N1 p! l" b6 `) _0 l
7 t' j- G C- V: ` vAircraft Attacking:
* [+ |; Q* f. c% O 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet# c6 a6 V1 `: i. _
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' q1 Z) l0 a. S9 N- V' `! }Day Air attack on TF at 61,918 U/ g7 f' T4 `" y
! @0 u* |& M- qAllied aircraft
L8 R1 b- ?4 x. j" iF4F-4 Wildcat x 21
4 n" }& w! u3 R5 k0 `: x+ ~; CSBD Dauntless x 90
( h/ B% ^/ b, d- ~( r! ZTBF Avenger x 33
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CA Chikuma
" B7 w; \9 c( Q$ e& [3 p( G% A) F* ~CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
5 s% ~9 a. k1 ]9 y6 s1 }CV Soryu, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage$ P! F; E8 c( m2 E/ X
CA Tone, Bomb hits 1
4 J, @) k0 d) P6 K$ f1 |DD Ariake, Bomb hits 1, on fire2 s) R% M( `0 u
CA Aoba, Bomb hits 2
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7 S# s9 `( K9 K! s' P, Z0 K1 q4 x0 |4 z s6 }Day Air attack on TF at 61,91- D5 v) a5 L" H! G ?/ S* \
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Japanese Ships1 l( P4 |$ l) _. a8 O6 \+ z$ H
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
, b( n- P- J/ \- H5 Q7 w& B3 tCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
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Ground combat at Shortlands9 V* I: O' E% x# l: g: y) E
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Allied Deliberate attack. k% D: D9 M0 f0 `% G
2 ]* }6 v* r$ {7 vAttacking force 13678 troops, 150 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3225 c5 f! y8 O$ W0 W2 P
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Defending force 1457 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10
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7 b. D- q9 o" L7 Y/ |Allied max assault: 314 - adjusted assault: 281
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* _. t, V+ \7 ^; `; }Japanese max defense: 6 - adjusted defense: 1 3 }9 E0 R1 P6 H @, H) [$ R
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Allied assault odds: 281 to 1 2 i y& S! X0 ~! D
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+ j2 s/ b. {1 a$ W P& oJapanese ground losses:
- B8 [2 `' ?4 O1572 casualties reported6 h L1 t4 D- a( n, |$ h, B
Guns lost 7
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Allied ground losses:
' E; k% F; a& |) x2 ^2 casualties reported
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