AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/18/42
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6 q& [! W6 B1 ^9 F( b' r3 x. G- xNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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Japanese Ships
$ f* ?7 H! [$ o1 H* J5 UCA Kumano
/ d5 R* `7 e' g# cCA Kinugasa, Shell hits 42, and is sunk2 [2 p7 D2 c- e6 Q+ J
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1; U) a8 D& y$ g$ B' q _$ i0 _
CL Natori, Shell hits 1- A" N. T' l4 P c3 i
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
# P$ E$ E5 E/ {0 H. R0 d1 NDD Natsugumo3 P4 t! L2 s W1 f/ n% R3 I1 p; p
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 1
# ?: w1 q) G/ {3 {DD Yuzuki
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Allied Ships$ D% @6 l& j' P7 P" O
CA Portland, Shell hits 2, on fire
9 C8 J" g8 R, p: B$ o. oCA Northampton, s: n# K$ W5 b( i1 ]* B* m/ X! V
CA Houston, Torpedo hits 1
2 s) h1 H/ x" n6 mCA Chester, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk2 M1 b8 ^- g. H K6 y
CA Louisville, Shell hits 1% t. l/ a9 o* [9 L3 S) L- r( N
CA Chicago
9 M% B7 z9 Q% k6 L3 ^7 }CA Pensacola8 I( M I& e, A, j1 G q
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 19 a1 t k& W4 ?% h; U; u
CA Astoria
, e' K2 O! n Z; X9 uCA Minneapolis5 z; h! q- y0 D+ L* _2 l V
CA San Francisco; \# u9 L% i l, ?# S! ~
CA Australia, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage9 W" n+ f& `/ O
CA Canberra1 ~% Q" _. ?, D* f$ T
CL Leander
- x9 m% h/ n8 p& y; t( |) {0 SCL Achilles
3 g( a/ t6 Q1 c4 QCL Perth
' K2 F3 r, @8 }7 OCL Hobart) d) m* @2 b* c$ Y/ L
CL Raleigh
) _0 S* ~) G, W( T7 u, JCL Detroit# p& M2 \1 u- A4 e5 Z# a% E: Y6 H
CL Concord
# Z; W" D: ?. v- o Z6 w) X. tDD Cummings
" I( v8 B# o7 ~5 m+ y; H' pDD Case
/ L- Y. {$ b- F, HDD Shaw
. u0 k' |& P. p+ ?* {7 V# v! MDD Downes
( w x% z' F' Z J0 M; yDD Le Triomphant
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,935 x7 T; R+ x& ~2 Z& a& X6 A
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Japanese Ships. R+ \ A: c. s" @* H' T; ?" `
CA Kumano, Shell hits 10
$ j5 }0 B5 [) o JCA Furutaka1 I- C8 g$ k- y H& W1 P
CL Natori, Shell hits 1
; P3 Z/ p2 r( n( ]. T( tDD Maikaze, on fire, heavy damage
6 y& y: O4 Z- ]+ lDD Natsugumo
* D- B# j% ^/ cDD Ikazuchi
( m1 r6 X8 E% n, H; b+ r* eDD Yuzuki
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Allied Ships
: U& i, E* N- Q1 z2 Z& k! VCA Portland, on fire
7 ^* a& l- K: _$ p3 RCA Northampton( E$ I7 ^& n7 c
CA Houston
/ Z4 t; a' v$ Z1 K* UCA Louisville
7 e4 v$ W8 z7 P1 ?: jCA Chicago
8 h9 ?% q/ x# N1 {4 r' hCA Pensacola
: J4 ^- s9 h3 X+ ~CA New Orleans
( {! @& C% m: P# e6 p d9 D% fCA Astoria! ~' J: W7 A- S* R- i) p
CA Minneapolis5 [8 v& u) f* y
CA San Francisco6 d8 U# E) m7 z( w( T5 L A
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
7 c. {; u' Z& }3 QCA Canberra
- m) o" n9 c9 ]. @CL Leander( j% e4 e3 z6 n8 U
CL Achilles
5 t5 E1 l; b4 f+ G: y5 PCL Perth
! N( C8 F; O/ S( D3 aCL Hobart; j$ S: i. U* g' J m O' ?2 ?" q* K
CL Raleigh! Q( h4 ~/ t* H* p) ~! _! x8 ^4 T
CL Detroit; m6 m5 [7 b% i
CL Concord
# Z8 T# p! y* f4 _% iDD Cummings
) m! W- H5 v8 B* L% J7 P I( V0 rDD Case
/ N5 G: t/ d3 y1 Q# JDD Shaw7 ~5 k- b' k% X* o) [
DD Downes; ~& t, r. u, l3 Q
DD Le Triomphant
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,938 n3 L5 t, g/ ~# F/ D* B, x
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Japanese Ships g4 v) |' Y% N# o
CA Kumano, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
5 w9 [5 Z! r3 \, q( lCA Furutaka, Shell hits 34, and is sunk
( F& J+ l* X0 o& _: ]7 M% LCL Natori, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage& j# ^% J/ X0 B, Y+ t1 N
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
/ q5 b/ K/ e2 \- @ Y( D3 p, uDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1- v' z7 I/ F) A1 _) C
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 3, on fire' \2 O8 j3 T# _) `# |# i4 H
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 6, and is sunk' B6 p8 h: T) r0 M! Y
7 a3 Z7 O& r6 q3 C* l: P/ ^# v. ?Allied Ships0 p# g- R. ~* Q, R' a: u$ ~
CA Portland, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage0 J6 ~, K( i& h. b9 M% u# K& ]
CA Northampton, Shell hits 1, on fire) `, B7 W/ F" s/ \! t
CA Houston, Shell hits 1$ r! e) F5 G5 ?' s$ } j1 v
CA Louisville
! z3 O; C- O$ f- [& f/ W4 cCA Chicago, Shell hits 2
' ^) m! g$ c/ Z6 fCA Pensacola, Shell hits 4# |: s5 C h' S) G' V% ]
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 4
8 ^8 ?9 i+ s" n! f+ ^2 f0 C. \9 YCA Astoria
% d/ ^# B0 ^) Q2 x2 HCA Minneapolis
; O1 w# O9 E! i2 xCA San Francisco
) _+ V- c: N: v) D, aCA Australia, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage6 F6 q% g o/ }4 y/ ?) D1 o; _; { t
CA Canberra
; M! k4 j, l. wCL Leander
1 f! `0 l. h* t5 Q: ]CL Achilles
l9 E- J) T, N8 eCL Perth: @6 l' D! V" P P3 l7 O
CL Hobart
% t6 d$ g3 s7 tCL Raleigh) D* h" y! Z/ K6 f" V6 n- i
CL Detroit
6 k/ U/ s- H( |0 @# I! _2 e, `CL Concord+ A! `8 ?, Q0 I4 F
DD Cummings
5 M- F7 l: L4 @1 yDD Case
% f5 V' v7 x# k- u6 c tDD Shaw# C) b4 N" ]- v& T/ k+ T5 y
DD Downes
& I# }' I1 L% {* fDD Le Triomphant+ k0 E/ a1 P8 |' @% h
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,931 a0 s, n% h" j3 `
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Japanese Ships
+ a! D" v0 S T! r4 ^$ n# X5 MCA Kumano, Shell hits 33, on fire, heavy damage
" ~6 \9 P$ t* T( ?CL Natori, Shell hits 24, and is sunk
% a5 O: S; d Z# {DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
- @$ v2 |; c, z0 H4 ZDD Ikazuchi, on fire- K' H) ~' e& _, z, {5 T. Z
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8 P% f c, l) U4 A+ D2 o' O0 f: xCA Portland, on fire, heavy damage3 p% u1 n% G3 k: ]' h. k6 L# l* c: R
CA Northampton, on fire8 F, ?4 c! v6 R* g& T
CA Houston
- a" r3 {2 P& xCA Louisville1 n7 v5 H% v7 `! e2 a
CA Chicago2 S! ^ |: @2 s/ Y3 q
CA Pensacola
# a) }- {$ O2 l4 N* B/ zCA New Orleans
0 A6 f( n% A F# TCA Astoria
5 [, ?+ r. h2 e1 o8 Z+ S5 l% I1 L6 vCA Minneapolis0 x+ ^/ l3 J( [% X" m
CA San Francisco0 h1 j9 h, S# ]3 J, y+ b
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
- E- e4 I1 N* t' pCA Canberra
& D% ~9 Y3 ~+ e# F+ r8 d; W7 }CL Leander
. e6 r/ f9 {( I' c/ i# XCL Achilles
% u/ a+ ~* d5 {; Y9 \CL Perth
, _7 L6 E% u% _( p7 z+ ~+ QCL Hobart
3 t: @. T C0 N9 y; gCL Raleigh2 T& i- z/ |1 S; h1 G8 I
CL Detroit
3 c+ @7 o1 N7 i) d M- O$ U( tCL Concord
' c* _7 a% w) U0 |! xDD Cummings6 J/ A% g# A" b0 }5 i- i
DD Case
' n2 y; y, k0 ]/ U5 g6 `3 v) B! A, FDD Shaw
) I6 W2 l) U# H. _% N% t1 eDD Downes) m" R$ @3 ~/ w, U( F6 d
DD Le Triomphant9 H* ^% f% P7 l$ V% W& g' M' n
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CA Kumano, Shell hits 29, and is sunk
. i5 D- |: w+ J0 U/ wDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 35, and is sunk
% }! N+ K1 c. U4 j. F' q3 YDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 15, and is sunk6 _3 M u* y) G9 @; P8 D* S
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Allied Ships2 q1 D7 V) T7 e4 {5 w
CA Portland, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
" N4 X) ?# C' d" Y$ E- tCA Northampton, on fire1 V1 H6 F. [5 K
CA Houston
; ]0 y8 ] d: a) r3 M( B. ACA Louisville
% D& Q) E7 I, L6 l, yCA Chicago* I6 ~" y, x- { F) A* l, h" n/ l
CA Pensacola* n \ y ^- j) ?- t6 t$ l- q h& C
CA New Orleans5 t6 f( C: f8 z1 U- s: ?$ ~
CA Astoria
# {) V/ x s9 UCA Minneapolis
2 c, r1 Y2 Z+ |" U' zCA San Francisco0 \ C- o3 l1 y( t- m
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage# V0 \2 w) ^5 [
CA Canberra$ G3 k V: b; d
CL Leander% `, P. D/ d+ f
CL Achilles7 ]% Z4 W1 n+ o0 N/ K
CL Perth
, F/ N3 ~5 K# w! \* e# \CL Hobart+ i; z, y. ~* Z A
CL Raleigh/ L* X. B6 |+ j0 y0 K
CL Detroit' e: l! W+ X8 j0 ~/ w% V
CL Concord& R( e1 q; v# i# K
DD Cummings) J$ D0 b; R' x+ L
DD Case
9 C5 X. {; p& {! z1 U5 `DD Shaw) \4 X1 A* W% v+ J( H) q
DD Downes- T$ X' ~ s; t8 I9 V6 u
DD Le Triomphant
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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Japanese aircraft7 U( `- G u; o# X
A6M2 Zero x 50
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. C* X+ a0 ^( \* {* t# aAllied aircraft
. W! v+ J* g' x. E- v6 X* U0 a" WF4F-4 Wildcat x 42+ r5 s3 ]+ A; y; [3 U
SBD Dauntless x 445 W7 r" \. j7 k2 R: N/ E8 o
TBF Avenger x 16( L' s+ J! I' y' _
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Japanese aircraft losses3 I4 G$ W& T# x' H( S$ \/ v
A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged" {: n) A* |9 @$ [
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Allied aircraft losses
' F+ u: f) \6 r& U# t$ b5 O2 UF4F-4 Wildcat: 27 destroyed# L6 j# x) c1 q$ b
SBD Dauntless: 13 destroyed, 17 damaged% |) ~7 K Y/ s) U- m
TBF Avenger: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged$ x5 O j9 |& L; k' m7 z/ N5 R
. {# {8 K) ~5 h) u& C6 U! Y+ uJapanese Ships
& v4 g9 ]5 e6 X+ OCV Kaga, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
4 x% f1 w d, g+ sCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire' b5 U1 ~7 y1 `
CV Shokaku7 A6 |6 r; `7 W# j/ }
CV Soryu/ Y, Z- w( y; b6 g
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Japanese aircraft) X, |: S* y- T, ] _4 j' M
A6M2 Zero x 19
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9 }+ h! F/ b# J7 p" xAllied aircraft
. y. K7 F5 c3 f0 g9 jF4F-4 Wildcat x 19* K: t ?; V1 ]" a
SBD Dauntless x 14) ^* K7 Y. G7 x( U
TBF Avenger x 6
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4 E0 m( }" _4 V7 ~Japanese aircraft losses
. f7 S1 l# Y6 o$ oA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
5 T$ L$ S& W9 S# f, J% p2 lF4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed! K# h' z, W5 C" ?$ r U0 Q
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged
6 w1 ?. {$ E5 Q X# nTBF Avenger: 6 damaged; c; v0 P3 Q) b
' s4 a# s; Y/ K6 U/ b6 d6 F1 L& k) bJapanese Ships
, w$ R! p M& Y2 S" b! XCV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage6 W9 r2 L* o, g$ \$ s" x! r4 N
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2
6 G) x7 H' m- p$ v4 S8 v+ e1 OCA Tone+ R, S/ F* p: w
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 12 e/ ~5 A, H. l3 d1 f
CV Hiryu, on fire! U0 [+ {- J; z; s0 C- e
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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A6M2 Zero x 17( I. \% r# l# W0 z6 Y2 Q
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Allied aircraft
1 u! M; a: _' c' H$ t7 J; yF4F-4 Wildcat x 240 ^5 {1 r4 q* \0 }1 i
SBD Dauntless x 27$ y- Y) h- I) z! k. S
TBF Avenger x 7% T {+ I0 y7 ^7 r; y
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Japanese aircraft losses1 a6 B2 ?7 |0 y j* U
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed4 R o& X) `9 R5 I
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Allied aircraft losses2 p7 d% j# b- r5 j! ]% R
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed
7 p, {; @9 U8 P) h/ l' _# v9 DSBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged C# R8 i5 z( @& J
TBF Avenger: 5 damaged
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Japanese Ships
1 E' e" q& d$ a1 ^9 k5 n, qCV Shokaku
. J; z) J# v- {5 fCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 2, on fire/ a& w9 t6 t N4 p2 f, c8 T
CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
: K! I; g9 k$ M, w" n7 H0 X t5 hCV Soryu$ ^! j- e' n' ]% A: z) T( W! F
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1$ h* P% x' k% H) A" u/ n" {
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Japanese aircraft
: R f- j' ^. N# W5 R9 r; `# c8 ZA6M2 Zero x 15. Y+ _6 }7 X5 t1 f* y6 M+ {% k
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Allied aircraft. G) n) G0 W& x
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8' @9 C! z% ] x, k# X% x
SBD Dauntless x 18& {$ ]% F) ]$ t
1 b1 ]' h! c! I, r, L; IJapanese aircraft losses" \( ]( o1 d4 J$ `# b
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses6 Y* N# S: W6 H8 i( o
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed1 C& W3 ^7 _( O: v2 K' f
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged
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! p3 c( N+ @6 q7 U5 ~$ TJapanese Ships2 Y7 F" S' t8 z6 M
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 1! @0 |6 [5 M5 [1 S( B% ]
CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage! O+ I$ H7 S7 R* L% j9 C
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire N( M3 x4 a- O! ?/ @# W' B; n
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage) ~1 \* p. M, [9 h& g* d! i2 ?3 M
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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Japanese aircraft
* n8 h# S- l0 b8 Q- nA6M2 Zero x 12. m5 y+ u, l- _) V
% N! ^2 i( v% G( nAllied aircraft" ~6 n' U2 G% x2 C, a/ W; z
F4F-4 Wildcat x 100 O! o6 A4 v0 J* T& A
SBD Dauntless x 9
" k- n1 ^8 C( }& [TBF Avenger x 16
, H/ D6 P' g7 ^4 a& c
( o5 [. s' U ~0 x [Japanese aircraft losses$ C: m: @* ]8 ^
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
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6 z2 W& |0 Q# Y9 U: z7 MAllied aircraft losses
' `% i8 d, E) J# GF4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed4 g2 ?' R: O: q7 ^+ ~
SBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
5 T; g* x9 {& i" `0 c4 H& DTBF Avenger: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged
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Japanese Ships& P) N6 u/ R# F; a
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage4 @/ D6 Q' ]) z! z- V* w
CV Hiryu, on fire
8 L! f, w' m! c. Z2 y6 \CA Chikuma
- B; Q' l h# G1 V! b% E5 tCV Soryu
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Day Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,93" h6 d/ O- D0 Q( ]/ v! u
/ f, l- _; _0 w. xJapanese aircraft
$ L7 ]( e/ S ?( H& PA6M2 Zero x 36
4 b$ v7 K2 x8 k- X/ f zD3A Val x 90& l, u3 E2 ]5 K8 g
B5N Kate x 66) @6 d9 B3 [4 T- J. h+ A
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Allied aircraft
7 r6 a) {) s; P" H" A5 ?F4F-4 Wildcat x 108
0 F0 q5 M: c( |8 Q6 a: |P-40E Warhawk x 459 b9 N; I4 o" y) L" F* z
P-38G Lightning x 2
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`# F; H( ~1 f6 aJapanese aircraft losses3 ?, m* R% m+ N; J) Q
A6M2 Zero: 26 destroyed( }/ k6 ^! c$ G4 P5 G
D3A Val: 50 destroyed
B/ O+ Y" ^5 Z7 Q( L; |/ ]: oB5N Kate: 42 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
M2 e9 u& ]. Y* x) gF4F-4 Wildcat: 41 destroyed, 14 damaged
6 b- k2 _3 A* b4 F6 dP-40E Warhawk: 27 destroyed* a% M. ?6 {: b) `0 ]/ I5 D: O
P-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed
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Allied Ships
, k/ B" n Z9 G) mCV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 14 z+ d" |7 t+ j1 ?
CV Hornet, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
F3 S, a0 E+ b- ECV Wasp, Bomb hits 2, on fire
6 w/ h! X. S. u9 v7 ?DD Benham, Bomb hits 1, on fire( b9 |/ ?1 c2 _( {! v' e
CV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
( C+ E9 l0 H1 H/ ICV Yorktown
: I" X6 ^6 `$ }+ k1 S4 N* iCV Saratoga) }$ b, Y7 g3 X/ J) ]: `! L4 z
CL Honolulu
% u- |+ u3 C; y: b! j: KCL St. Louis, Bomb hits 2
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B-25C Mitchell x 3" G+ ?8 G# G1 P; N+ @+ u" o
0 G- K5 W& z6 {0 [$ \No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships! ~7 ] `) _$ y+ J( H8 [
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Aircraft Attacking:
' t4 ?$ j, f' m- W6 A1 b 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
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Allied aircraft6 e4 L$ j0 U8 C
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
~' P0 z$ Z0 a! ~' g/ eSBD Dauntless x 907 F7 ]+ n8 h& v& k1 e" N, O$ i
TBF Avenger x 33
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( B! o l- n- `! vJapanese Ships
" q r" P" I6 z0 ZCA Chikuma
0 i2 _/ Y( B, Q/ bCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage+ f5 L( Z9 @' [" n0 a* H5 F
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
- F7 @) ~0 a. ?# N7 WCA Tone, Bomb hits 12 m( i" b6 H, a& E- b& s$ |; E0 j
DD Ariake, Bomb hits 1, on fire4 g/ W) X, k; M2 R
CA Aoba, Bomb hits 2
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2 I, f. {8 E; M& K9 _$ P6 d' TDay Air attack on TF at 61,91
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B-25C Mitchell x 20
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Japanese Ships
% \9 U- q3 D$ U$ C5 {$ WCV Soryu, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
' _4 `. j3 ~3 l8 O8 b: _: R! c3 rCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage5 |/ q D9 s- U# w. g
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5 o M1 n6 @0 n+ y1 n4 o, WGround combat at Shortlands% u8 Z; e. d! w
1 k( @7 Z/ w7 s7 b8 EAllied Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 13678 troops, 150 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 322- b5 Z* g: w& D1 R
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Defending force 1457 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10$ M" [! ]7 Q7 U* E B
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Allied max assault: 314 - adjusted assault: 281 $ ]$ H ~8 J, ^# T' s) n$ P3 c
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Japanese max defense: 6 - adjusted defense: 1
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Allied assault odds: 281 to 1
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Japanese ground losses:
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Guns lost 7
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2 casualties reported
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