AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/18/42
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u6 q7 }& X; _! CNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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( l- f+ H, Q3 O" C$ e' WJapanese Ships0 _9 F- c( ~" F. D% T' ^0 L
CA Kumano6 c; Q4 t; S) [- {
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 42, and is sunk
8 Z3 L D( A0 G2 }CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1
/ k) l) j4 ]- m1 U5 BCL Natori, Shell hits 1
/ `5 M3 D' f/ P0 _6 VDD Maikaze, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage% q' s7 ?/ v& X2 i5 F
DD Natsugumo
3 `3 V/ m9 B3 v, Q9 e: g! ^DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 1
" S9 X$ \4 D2 ~- u" M+ J$ J7 bDD Yuzuki5 F5 A9 Q% s' Q
* h8 B) R* J- P3 i( i9 {Allied Ships5 S- ?" g+ a, M8 M0 a! ~
CA Portland, Shell hits 2, on fire, _% Y# S' X. s8 s; ]
CA Northampton, q1 Q1 P7 L b( N8 W( C0 p
CA Houston, Torpedo hits 1$ r2 x& L8 g! g
CA Chester, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk& V- C1 h" s b# {
CA Louisville, Shell hits 1
9 h+ _4 L2 Q0 r1 i( ^0 RCA Chicago f' x. G/ b7 `# y- r/ f
CA Pensacola
* i. \. n( t% a) b! P' b9 U/ S9 g, bCA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1$ x/ f; R6 o1 D8 B; A& a$ Z8 l
CA Astoria" h+ z0 ]8 r/ u1 t
CA Minneapolis& U* Z5 b a1 D- {& b E; I K" x( D
CA San Francisco
% j- B3 j; ~6 k$ Q" f& u2 L% LCA Australia, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage9 A4 E9 t, E. k
CA Canberra6 G! R5 [1 ?% R- T( [& z/ S
CL Leander+ p% [ _' a. B! |' b- N. C) A' j6 q7 j- j
CL Achilles' k5 |2 k( N6 X! f3 K: t7 ^, {; j
CL Perth
$ Z$ B5 F& J% S8 ]CL Hobart% J- a( ?0 _, k* {; U0 ~8 I
CL Raleigh
; \" p6 @" C5 v* y. y! ^7 fCL Detroit
5 S) z4 }3 p% P, z8 @CL Concord
- {" ?* ~. C/ B6 JDD Cummings! P% S- s, W% O; ~- ~7 T
DD Case4 Q2 r" a2 }; a, [
DD Shaw
3 ]# A2 V* C; t9 n3 g; e; cDD Downes/ i* Y2 Y2 }9 V. b# p
DD Le Triomphant
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. y/ S+ N* Q- v& cNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,930 p3 K1 n; l. U' L& i% o+ M
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CA Kumano, Shell hits 10
. x3 z3 K: |( I$ D- wCA Furutaka
# p+ v# v" Q: X* c1 p" |* {CL Natori, Shell hits 1+ t0 D* u/ T1 [8 b! g1 K
DD Maikaze, on fire, heavy damage
" K4 N0 P3 M1 o4 u, _" w$ ]" \3 qDD Natsugumo
% a/ y( x& t# I$ M sDD Ikazuchi0 N. e% {- P# M( g$ ~$ I1 O
DD Yuzuki& q2 q; f$ f' ]! A! w
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Allied Ships
- b* r+ b# R- {$ J' n& p7 I5 lCA Portland, on fire
, P# j2 u0 y, fCA Northampton
A- p- o2 `' r3 P, Z+ B3 aCA Houston
) }: e1 C% t9 h8 N3 M! H# g1 _CA Louisville
8 D6 r+ s3 O2 \* ?) g% rCA Chicago" o- O5 T) g9 Z) O, e
CA Pensacola
/ C7 F: {: H2 A( X5 v& { {' @CA New Orleans
: t5 I4 R. c" V, L$ ]" ~CA Astoria. z3 A8 B$ `' m5 V$ U3 Q- X
CA Minneapolis# H- e ?! z3 u1 G+ o
CA San Francisco) F/ a" T1 b9 r
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage4 I/ ?) a& f. X
CA Canberra. \/ q7 M% m9 E
CL Leander. V; N3 p( {% _! S" ^1 [$ L
CL Achilles+ K" O& P. H5 s, J/ [2 x) v
CL Perth
0 l6 L, T* C7 n3 |7 b* z# KCL Hobart
2 k, X* y3 L+ i4 ?CL Raleigh
- [0 V: A J5 a8 b) E8 xCL Detroit
# w, J" Q8 V% z1 p$ D* u8 d; d: F; xCL Concord
- W: u0 A! f9 R( d/ e- g5 SDD Cummings. R1 {, P; O( r- M1 ?; F9 F2 F2 X
DD Case
. N6 [# ?) t d5 {- P$ ~' ^7 hDD Shaw" v% Q# d9 m4 ]+ ^' I- r- R' n
DD Downes6 l% W1 A% K% Q U# }8 C
DD Le Triomphant
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! k. g7 D0 ?& B' G2 e# UNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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1 o @" K& U4 PJapanese Ships
# ~& X6 i# D" v! h& S8 oCA Kumano, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage2 [& q. I+ y, t5 N' O9 B$ W
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 34, and is sunk; S/ t/ Z W, G4 S0 q
CL Natori, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage# F8 ]; s8 u3 ^8 ?" N1 z
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
- D. U- x& t& Z2 e' \0 } H! NDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
5 Y R# E. J3 f& k$ n/ j# O/ E; s1 _1 UDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 3, on fire
% j- x& {' [# t9 VDD Yuzuki, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
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CA Portland, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage8 O+ o- P/ Q# C- a/ A* H
CA Northampton, Shell hits 1, on fire
( F& u9 o7 r$ r9 s) ~4 Z3 h3 {8 L2 c8 {CA Houston, Shell hits 17 [4 V: k6 h3 T/ H9 o1 s
CA Louisville: w+ D1 Y5 c& p3 o" y7 }
CA Chicago, Shell hits 2
3 U- i% t D j- l$ L' h5 n8 R* JCA Pensacola, Shell hits 40 | I2 k; b' }1 P: f+ A; F4 |
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 4
7 Y" A- d: P3 `+ GCA Astoria
/ ^. s' U: ^, x w; h# uCA Minneapolis
0 `7 e4 }+ P& u# c( nCA San Francisco$ @: q8 V0 ~# m/ E
CA Australia, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage& [2 n& p( G. c8 y0 }
CA Canberra* F9 {; O% A$ I! d" c8 b
CL Leander: f5 f- E4 P3 V9 K( Q7 E; r9 C
CL Achilles
M. C6 N; R1 r: u2 X4 LCL Perth
- z/ W/ N7 }. `1 T: G4 RCL Hobart4 ^7 i! x! X6 u c l+ x: i# i7 V
CL Raleigh5 Y( t( `1 A2 X/ }4 @7 r
CL Detroit4 \0 b, y V1 W7 D4 L
CL Concord
; A' n% G5 {( \! f+ u$ ZDD Cummings
2 Z" `. i8 q: G) \7 IDD Case' D& T c- p; ~ S
DD Shaw
& ?% i: l2 s8 k/ n& K+ M4 bDD Downes' J7 g' |& G3 r* j( s
DD Le Triomphant
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2 k( X- S- t# ~1 XNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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8 h' G8 h9 F) i. G1 BJapanese Ships+ }) A) N, e- V1 v- P: A
CA Kumano, Shell hits 33, on fire, heavy damage7 ]8 ~5 h3 R; ^2 s# f
CL Natori, Shell hits 24, and is sunk/ O+ F! _' Q$ g7 ` \. D n- f
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
& j& _! c, ?- y0 ~& H3 O+ P. aDD Ikazuchi, on fire
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Allied Ships
/ \# `8 `9 @% a1 y1 a2 F0 wCA Portland, on fire, heavy damage
. ]0 u: A% p. ]CA Northampton, on fire, g8 C% M5 w; P0 p2 r$ v
CA Houston4 S( g+ l7 ^8 ] ]& `# P! i
CA Louisville/ v0 }7 ?0 s1 K! c$ F2 r
CA Chicago
* p; H/ F$ s, E: U3 SCA Pensacola0 q# |: V p: P5 {) S( @
CA New Orleans' O1 w+ E/ v- J( y
CA Astoria
) V/ i; P0 h9 d& X! G" NCA Minneapolis5 `- M$ C2 u8 H% y$ k8 d: R: u
CA San Francisco
p# w" k+ }7 {. f7 hCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
- w3 X2 g6 g" l! wCA Canberra
+ J% K7 ~% i) z% N& G- FCL Leander
" l: Q# g3 `3 F* \( c2 mCL Achilles
( p8 S/ w8 p* U4 x1 PCL Perth' C) ]/ q, `0 Z: a1 @6 R
CL Hobart
0 u" K; J2 ^8 I8 s- G3 \- r* NCL Raleigh9 N/ y+ X3 w) @. B
CL Detroit" b2 J( k, q3 I e
CL Concord# q9 ~+ @- p7 w3 O F. f
DD Cummings% W: F8 L" b* K
DD Case$ w- S6 C6 L/ ]% d4 s/ H; E
DD Shaw6 Z; n7 w3 f1 \. O$ K1 Q( Z+ ?' l
DD Downes
3 g! r7 A5 X. M3 E# \" `) }DD Le Triomphant4 } f# f+ {) L+ e M7 O( h2 z
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+ A& o" X3 P1 R% xNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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7 l* T' ^: k P. ]1 YJapanese Ships* ^" ^: H1 O0 V4 |" n7 r5 g, U
CA Kumano, Shell hits 29, and is sunk$ j; E0 o- Y8 @( o6 b
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 35, and is sunk
8 T4 A7 ^, i1 L+ IDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 15, and is sunk+ k: @3 b" A# _: _5 o
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Allied Ships3 ?2 N- C! I2 R |
CA Portland, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
: T6 D @( C! |, U. T. ?/ e. P- [CA Northampton, on fire
- X7 }9 ^' M4 A# ~1 q8 HCA Houston- |7 z7 U9 D: [+ Z' f& R
CA Louisville% d7 c! l% J$ ~
CA Chicago) n3 i9 H4 O6 ]9 |! |% ^
CA Pensacola
! e2 ^ Q& o- h5 r5 ^% LCA New Orleans& {/ r/ G$ t* z( g
CA Astoria3 m& i. s. n" G7 h7 d+ L
CA Minneapolis, L/ m9 x6 R) {6 X% O6 w o& A
CA San Francisco
( W8 @) { R$ p! Y* `CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage/ T! L8 j5 T8 _: r! c/ s
CA Canberra
[6 I+ J9 w/ e ACL Leander
/ p9 ]. v. t# ~0 }CL Achilles
. m. ]* ^$ b1 G, @8 vCL Perth
$ b/ X3 t* M4 w- v# k/ FCL Hobart' L) C6 h- _7 A0 |; j; c, V! `
CL Raleigh$ _+ z- _8 S- D6 t, x$ G
CL Detroit( |7 u3 B# o& e0 Y N. k
CL Concord& H2 [ ^5 K! M4 D7 p
DD Cummings( a/ f$ N8 h2 C! \
DD Case
) Q8 `, \* W3 u2 kDD Shaw
2 c0 @2 r* o% F+ u6 ZDD Downes
# _8 O7 C1 s* b" @# J9 GDD Le Triomphant
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! }. W* s5 t% M7 u2 e. k7 ?Day Air attack on TF at 61,916 P8 e2 l' }0 k' L
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Japanese aircraft( g# i8 ^$ H C& U5 z, B" s. T
A6M2 Zero x 50
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% w, z# C( V' W4 U- mAllied aircraft& h* p2 l' k$ E$ |" o
F4F-4 Wildcat x 425 ?- z! Z ]! ?% ]3 g2 M
SBD Dauntless x 44
, }: T# b( \% V3 ~TBF Avenger x 16
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Japanese aircraft losses
1 J$ M+ q2 n6 H* \1 y+ tA6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
' n9 ~7 W# @, oF4F-4 Wildcat: 27 destroyed
* V1 I. f( w! g- n9 dSBD Dauntless: 13 destroyed, 17 damaged+ u# j0 w" w7 B
TBF Avenger: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged
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9 f- X o4 U% zJapanese Ships
; M- w/ K3 e& u6 C3 W& r$ l, `CV Kaga, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
; r8 k; M, P" o. u1 l3 P# z: jCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire5 O$ o, N/ b' K0 K
CV Shokaku
4 d5 l2 V( R' X4 H% ^CV Soryu
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' ?* @% W2 |" i. u! |Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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Japanese aircraft5 f) V X/ |, W" e# S4 b: k
A6M2 Zero x 190 N: {! f2 f6 W1 l! |
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Allied aircraft
* i. X! T# o& G" J/ BF4F-4 Wildcat x 19" a- g; t" x# N9 [0 ?' s
SBD Dauntless x 14
0 P( w4 |: W7 uTBF Avenger x 6
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: R9 _- k9 b3 T8 F9 QJapanese aircraft losses5 l" G* u V5 S- [, ^
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed2 `$ q4 U4 X' w
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Allied aircraft losses5 t: |% y. S0 u3 \5 ]& W
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed S# O- H) o5 M" C$ ~& `/ U
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged
% }) `8 A2 H8 \3 STBF Avenger: 6 damaged
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- e4 Q+ y- `+ q& NJapanese Ships9 A) A+ i& c: E
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
- ^* t9 b' s7 G4 B; UCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2
: |2 F9 u( [; \4 o: ~CA Tone+ _! Y% a( N1 Z! b* k, ]$ S" i
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 1% O7 ]1 p0 X7 Q9 L
CV Hiryu, on fire7 Y, m. i7 U7 w+ c* g& [, Z. I& Q7 Z
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7 {5 @; o, q0 P6 Q* T3 fDay Air attack on TF at 61,91" p# T+ m2 a9 o
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A6M2 Zero x 17
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Allied aircraft
3 C$ v9 O$ T2 Q9 cF4F-4 Wildcat x 243 ~/ H. v% O+ B6 T4 D! K* N/ I
SBD Dauntless x 27% \: n, ]/ r- o7 I
TBF Avenger x 78 M, z# z3 G+ \
* `5 D1 }4 j! a2 r" kJapanese aircraft losses
$ {9 h* a% ?' N7 IA6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed8 u# z( O5 X) R
2 d/ G; _2 x' \1 W0 j$ FAllied aircraft losses
9 m! ?0 {* }1 ~+ c8 ^6 F# GF4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed( [3 l6 {, X+ d5 C. }9 w% J! v b
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged
4 G* c( g6 Y. i0 x& KTBF Avenger: 5 damaged. t9 r# I4 @1 _+ d) P
! T" ^1 {7 C! d6 fJapanese Ships! R+ o: {$ g6 v2 T% R. ?" S
CV Shokaku
: ]; D1 w" v2 Q6 d& jCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 2, on fire8 ~4 ?- q- ~# `, i1 p
CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage( _( D2 L* V; S: J$ J
CV Soryu2 w% z/ ~9 a9 Y7 Z2 v8 p6 @, i
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91! k/ @$ n& f6 {7 n
# I$ y- ]- }3 w" O c! C( Q- iJapanese aircraft
( p$ l- {. N! _/ L! ]2 RA6M2 Zero x 15$ v/ ^/ T @0 n
8 Q1 M; J% o/ A' vAllied aircraft
& h+ ], ]. ~/ jF4F-4 Wildcat x 8
7 z6 c) M- t. G9 o+ t2 }- mSBD Dauntless x 182 r% Q) Y R5 Y h1 u$ B& ?
# ?- C2 h% L# ]5 s0 A2 k7 qJapanese aircraft losses6 o" A+ R7 c# g; F" r
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses9 ], L6 R9 O4 y6 ?7 _2 k8 V* S
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
+ B% J# ]9 f. Q1 N. ISBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged
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Japanese Ships
+ ^. V+ P& g/ O# W7 c! ACV Soryu, Bomb hits 1% n0 z9 b; C$ c
CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage2 m, B* l; x) N* I# {
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire Z6 s6 \; a- V8 u- s# Q E
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Japanese aircraft
, C, w; E- k1 t3 C& i6 V& z9 G& uA6M2 Zero x 12
5 n( y5 K# V1 N- b5 U T* ]; N
9 d* h, h- k- m, l9 P- YAllied aircraft
# V8 w/ V, o( @" d7 C( e5 aF4F-4 Wildcat x 108 [" H. R( F$ n2 @- n1 [8 P
SBD Dauntless x 9' h7 K8 K6 O% v. o" B$ U1 w4 C* z$ D
TBF Avenger x 16
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4 B2 T# A6 v, m r. A! m7 l7 vA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed M+ j5 m4 Y* i1 ^( E
6 u9 F# a/ B6 u1 u7 ?% k6 }Allied aircraft losses9 Q( r, G$ `% F! e7 k& R: X" Q1 K2 o
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
0 {1 Y1 w# h8 zSBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
M# Y+ M# W+ n3 yTBF Avenger: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged( N, H; U; {2 N
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Japanese Ships( m \9 o" @- s
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage' `9 A. i! j+ E& E. i
CV Hiryu, on fire
+ A2 e% R! Y& o+ f: x; ]) uCA Chikuma
Y o& z( W0 _9 l5 m1 f% x7 E& ?CV Soryu
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Day Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,93+ `1 `/ [3 p4 ?9 w+ s
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Japanese aircraft
) F' |: z1 \' i; Y) PA6M2 Zero x 36
. F4 S! ^* y Z: [( SD3A Val x 90
5 j1 O9 @. t- b) \6 TB5N Kate x 66
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. Q+ B. D/ O% M9 U% ~/ nAllied aircraft" U0 H0 R5 v2 }9 C$ W+ k
F4F-4 Wildcat x 108
+ q. i2 A4 y# K4 s% k$ U$ NP-40E Warhawk x 45
" \; l1 ^( }: _0 T4 b( U: TP-38G Lightning x 2
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8 z ]; J" c2 t7 N% q, q$ [7 J5 bJapanese aircraft losses
- ` _8 i7 L! ~$ z) dA6M2 Zero: 26 destroyed
, A7 O3 k0 J/ [- kD3A Val: 50 destroyed" l0 }2 m" p' |. n, U* S0 q' _2 n6 H
B5N Kate: 42 destroyed, ~! K2 H' U' ]
4 |5 |( g/ \7 k; [: r& V$ }Allied aircraft losses
0 n! P6 [# W$ t" e$ x) y) CF4F-4 Wildcat: 41 destroyed, 14 damaged
2 K! ~3 b- z4 B3 m) q, MP-40E Warhawk: 27 destroyed6 j1 j% ? q; v0 \5 A8 G4 W, A
P-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed
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Allied Ships7 ]) c) T8 G6 J% @/ p8 f+ s3 p2 Y
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 17 e8 k- g, |0 Z5 f$ L1 l
CV Hornet, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire- ~: _ d4 t2 X' `
CV Wasp, Bomb hits 2, on fire" h$ b2 V1 ]8 q' G, k- {
DD Benham, Bomb hits 1, on fire2 i1 J" ?& F& J) N* [: h, P
CV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
% X# ]! J% U' J; [. [. XCV Yorktown! j" k f+ X6 O/ W
CV Saratoga2 w8 `4 O0 |! ]: }
CL Honolulu
: p2 g' G! h( u* [CL St. Louis, Bomb hits 2
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0 L! U P$ m3 c3 t/ S0 u# K/ p" uAllied aircraft
. j4 w) o/ i8 ZB-25C Mitchell x 3
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
. j7 E! r5 Y! ^0 r. vCV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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2 t4 ~2 w( }& F7 K- ?8 BAircraft Attacking:
+ Z# K7 L* r# a( y9 N6 M; l 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91* J) O- N1 o, B
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Allied aircraft
. O i" N$ }: u2 {9 `9 Z# O( cF4F-4 Wildcat x 21
) U1 e3 ?) u. T! g; g; Z) X1 [SBD Dauntless x 90
' w& h" ^ P Y/ _. QTBF Avenger x 33& Q8 R+ {5 l+ L9 o
% [& i( R" t$ {+ J Y
Japanese Ships
6 L# @! M& l: ?- UCA Chikuma4 A9 z+ f! k$ U& `( i" f
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage- C% Z/ m/ ~9 I* l7 W' z: \
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
9 x9 t, `7 r! eCA Tone, Bomb hits 1
, T6 b/ v8 O S+ v* I( jDD Ariake, Bomb hits 1, on fire
) c k1 W; b- G4 s) }/ }! C: TCA Aoba, Bomb hits 27 [$ D* L j3 Q2 |: J2 R
CL Tama
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$ b; f& B. f' t1 IDay Air attack on TF at 61,91
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Allied aircraft/ ^% ?0 `2 c, c( A& b$ w
B-25C Mitchell x 20/ R/ a3 V3 I. C: P% j2 z* f0 V- @" o
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CV Soryu, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
& c- ]" o' C, T& iCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
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( T, F8 o& x. I1 z/ jGround combat at Shortlands
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* S1 P: x3 w; j9 a! w) jAllied Deliberate attack9 v1 ?5 o. X G) A# M4 C- E
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Attacking force 13678 troops, 150 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 322
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% W5 ] w# [* uDefending force 1457 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10
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Allied max assault: 314 - adjusted assault: 281 6 ]7 t1 z% Z* w/ i. P& G
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Japanese max defense: 6 - adjusted defense: 1 & f4 T+ o% G5 c- k7 C8 O* O
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Allied assault odds: 281 to 1 / H' G' C+ |2 _* T+ b
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: i b( p) E7 Y# {Japanese ground losses:
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1 U6 u2 v: V: |5 SGuns lost 7
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2 casualties reported
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