AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/18/42" t5 O& V4 |7 t3 z+ m: B: f; i I
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: Z. t# o+ c+ N+ z+ XNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93' K6 y; `% ~2 s& R: i. {- s* Z
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Japanese Ships
' Q% F, r; ]& p& CCA Kumano
1 T! F% I; l# H+ \% s( ACA Kinugasa, Shell hits 42, and is sunk
4 k" m+ }7 r% ?) y. oCA Furutaka, Shell hits 1
1 W G9 O5 @+ D& N- N4 YCL Natori, Shell hits 1" ^* i0 `' S4 k+ v; ]
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
8 L i, R. l7 ]0 B1 ODD Natsugumo4 v; N. M m8 x+ c8 U2 k
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 1
1 W$ J; Z/ \! a4 z, e M+ k+ nDD Yuzuki p! w! h* D$ l6 S( F
5 ^' I# I4 K, d a
Allied Ships
6 [: l1 U* r2 Q7 m7 jCA Portland, Shell hits 2, on fire
0 q0 x0 n2 i$ y3 m' ZCA Northampton
! n% ~; ?9 ~3 X0 t8 A% PCA Houston, Torpedo hits 1$ g; y7 z9 S0 I2 D7 R
CA Chester, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
- m8 J2 _/ v- _& G/ S2 m- ACA Louisville, Shell hits 1
- l" u1 l" ?9 |5 ]$ GCA Chicago1 M7 U9 v9 F) T1 [1 f3 y
CA Pensacola
9 m T- f* z5 K0 k$ B I) jCA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
& i0 r+ |- n8 Q9 s: dCA Astoria7 e- i J7 ?, K* h
CA Minneapolis
" P2 U0 Q2 O/ d/ S$ K$ VCA San Francisco3 X; _; Z6 e$ j) `( Y
CA Australia, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
: O3 ?3 p- Z& @CA Canberra
/ K! H3 y, Y, ^- I" dCL Leander
! g" C* H/ i) ICL Achilles5 k6 I2 f2 @8 k5 B7 h# w L
CL Perth
+ N$ [9 Q* H( x& O9 s2 `5 U8 [CL Hobart
* E0 T4 e5 C( Q1 KCL Raleigh
7 A a ^$ t. @! \ dCL Detroit
: V3 l* a" ]6 o) HCL Concord
5 n; c$ v- y) z% u" W' d5 `DD Cummings
, x% Y! b( r4 g, e) mDD Case
/ |# `* R$ L. k7 {DD Shaw
4 n g. o+ A4 J# C* @DD Downes4 M2 [) T( E2 M0 Z; k
DD Le Triomphant7 j6 _4 Z6 }# [; ^
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,937 o7 D( N7 o2 q; L' g k
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Japanese Ships3 ~& k, o) D$ O, ~2 |! A2 d6 }
CA Kumano, Shell hits 10! F# ~2 T! x* P5 S, n7 z6 @
CA Furutaka G! Y) u0 J% W q
CL Natori, Shell hits 1
, k+ u* H: J; f+ N( NDD Maikaze, on fire, heavy damage8 s; y8 Y* s4 |7 [, T, C6 k
DD Natsugumo
' h2 u3 c/ M' l; W" h+ M( ?DD Ikazuchi
9 o& w* F# f; VDD Yuzuki/ S. f# ~5 {. `1 a6 G" m% K
& d* X8 E$ o0 p+ {; X- fAllied Ships. h' k( s+ Q5 ^
CA Portland, on fire
* \0 A3 o2 L! }0 TCA Northampton3 E$ {4 g! N, s
CA Houston
% J' [1 v* P2 h$ F+ x4 ZCA Louisville5 a' W* o8 ^8 F. h- C5 U
CA Chicago# O3 I2 q. H3 ~
CA Pensacola$ `- w S3 m$ ^" X! Z) X
CA New Orleans# Z7 X; a- s" b- f
CA Astoria: H% O, ?8 m" O7 u8 {: h
CA Minneapolis$ V/ K. i; x% P
CA San Francisco R3 y* Z" K1 W: q* J0 k4 A" Q
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage3 V: \8 S( Z+ {* a
CA Canberra) b; {. T M$ h: a9 `8 ]
CL Leander
* M: ^6 w: L) B& p( oCL Achilles. n- n2 E9 E3 l
CL Perth8 N) O _; s9 p" \% `
CL Hobart
- F ^4 O+ @# w wCL Raleigh
" Z- H9 }7 a5 j! bCL Detroit9 y/ R, q) z3 K! ]4 W6 Z( Y
CL Concord
& a2 b) c% T. n/ q# UDD Cummings2 h8 ?7 }1 U+ h1 h
DD Case
( G; O" U7 s7 a" g0 k( ODD Shaw( W3 L% z j% n. y9 _
DD Downes
, S( g8 f% [' ]7 ]1 `0 ^0 IDD Le Triomphant
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0 @4 H/ \ u3 v: o; I5 KNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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+ w7 J$ `8 A, T* ~Japanese Ships
( z/ C: Z( X3 i7 V$ T% [/ c4 n9 zCA Kumano, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
/ P+ P% B+ _$ C8 C( GCA Furutaka, Shell hits 34, and is sunk7 f4 s# z2 ?3 {* D# ?0 g6 C' n
CL Natori, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
& c9 _. x4 W, A. _6 i2 rDD Maikaze, Shell hits 14, and is sunk" @7 I/ e0 _2 K( V0 b9 B- f
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
8 s5 a! k* {1 {DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 3, on fire
* s: ~4 i5 r: y n+ ODD Yuzuki, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
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; P# ^( R, U* l1 P5 h/ UAllied Ships
J W \ S6 rCA Portland, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
0 k a( G" j+ Q9 {5 aCA Northampton, Shell hits 1, on fire
6 }7 |3 |, {+ B$ QCA Houston, Shell hits 1
7 y! S* _' q+ Q2 RCA Louisville
' H2 E$ c7 w! Z. Z, [7 ?CA Chicago, Shell hits 2
$ H, M; @. K9 i* w2 x0 i+ BCA Pensacola, Shell hits 4
+ `# C+ J Q: |2 }- k5 Q" mCA New Orleans, Shell hits 4
K6 j8 G4 \2 c' {6 B2 g" t% i& v" fCA Astoria
! C. T( q1 W; a, UCA Minneapolis" m& B4 [- u3 Q( v
CA San Francisco
$ Y' A* H5 p! U1 d% t* I0 rCA Australia, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
: @* G! W5 S, fCA Canberra6 Y" F, z9 O- [
CL Leander( e& [' E4 Q! o l g! @' S
CL Achilles: v) ~$ p: }, ]5 S. A" h" m
CL Perth0 y: t; f: m! C4 o
CL Hobart" {; v U! z5 M
CL Raleigh3 ]2 q; c8 E- c
CL Detroit
: I7 x( } }# b/ y1 \CL Concord
/ p9 g7 }8 c3 g( q/ @DD Cummings$ |: h0 X" \5 v7 U8 s; j
DD Case
) S- @) _% p1 |+ ~' oDD Shaw
# B+ v3 O! s! B' e- S ]" sDD Downes
6 E- b7 o( P, j H& G% UDD Le Triomphant8 b5 x1 S8 V# G; i5 O5 _( ^
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93$ Z, C3 L& g- q2 B/ Z
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Japanese Ships9 F5 o! P5 i2 D6 [' @+ l
CA Kumano, Shell hits 33, on fire, heavy damage
1 f$ _5 y9 |, g, g$ dCL Natori, Shell hits 24, and is sunk! O: |$ D u# g y/ n
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 15 Y0 L, I- n4 U& j* U- \% i! m2 p" M
DD Ikazuchi, on fire: x1 q; e+ u' H4 f D: Q- q! k+ Z3 `
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Allied Ships$ l T, ~' c+ x+ w. S
CA Portland, on fire, heavy damage
4 F. Q; k% q, ACA Northampton, on fire
# W/ f" ^7 g2 GCA Houston; Z" l( w: R1 s `) k0 A, r- I
CA Louisville
9 X# x! j) G% }4 o# m$ C+ R3 oCA Chicago
* ]/ s1 A' d" w) ]% W/ DCA Pensacola6 @8 x; t6 c$ V$ I5 f" J2 i
CA New Orleans; d/ T5 E$ w2 p6 |; L2 E+ ]3 g
CA Astoria6 Z* q0 `" B7 [9 p" A2 Z
CA Minneapolis
2 g; T5 m9 Y( QCA San Francisco
, J; y* l: v0 V- B8 b3 DCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage& M/ v( z6 p) i& Q3 {% \
CA Canberra
' L4 }# H! a, l0 C% j/ wCL Leander8 o0 ~, [+ m8 _; [0 X/ {, O
CL Achilles
. w5 H; m0 ]6 c6 V& |# m) qCL Perth6 o7 B; c+ J) l* `( \9 _& C
CL Hobart$ q0 R' |0 ?' e/ J
CL Raleigh0 @; J9 T. P0 p3 F( O9 T% {: M
CL Detroit4 j5 t2 x; p _/ ?+ t8 ^+ p3 Z5 c
CL Concord$ y. L* h' J) Y8 n
DD Cummings
: n8 S x* ?# `, R/ y P# HDD Case
9 k; O% F8 [7 v& F( @5 HDD Shaw
$ }4 A+ ` d' vDD Downes
o* ~8 k" G: ?, ZDD Le Triomphant
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+ }) [7 @" D) J0 H1 l" X; Z: [4 N) _Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93% G- {( Y& S/ Q6 A
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Japanese Ships7 a- Q3 a/ S! e$ `( M
CA Kumano, Shell hits 29, and is sunk* V* c3 `' m! s6 C3 V8 T S( ^
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 35, and is sunk& k- u- s, }" q; Q4 d% I9 w4 m- y
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
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( q6 W" G" C7 H) Y' {1 XAllied Ships
( v3 L, M) O' d) p. k/ m! ^CA Portland, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage! Q4 [& I/ V0 c$ N# v
CA Northampton, on fire' h) w2 Q7 s d# s
CA Houston
9 t0 v& Q. K% G2 v3 l( gCA Louisville
* @( ]% f; h: S. C4 ?CA Chicago' `# y2 i( v' A: I
CA Pensacola8 `* i6 A6 ]! R& U7 k( ~3 M' f
CA New Orleans K. |* w9 Q" B6 R% Y/ ?' _6 ?
CA Astoria5 F; l9 u0 k3 h/ x) H
CA Minneapolis
% T+ @& k0 X" F2 m6 h) R& M: {CA San Francisco
9 ^: i, p j4 M- eCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
% y- }, s5 E+ ]CA Canberra7 u2 I/ y) G8 m/ z* {& }7 l# L
CL Leander
& Y* V4 o( V! ]1 @CL Achilles2 R) \7 M5 e0 c0 p
CL Perth
5 V* W( P1 A4 Z) |. R! a( a% GCL Hobart. G" z+ M- R ?: N3 P: l/ D0 D
CL Raleigh# R) {- y' g: I
CL Detroit* M" t1 ]- c! B! P9 }
CL Concord
! Q) t U% t. }DD Cummings
* k# M; D. ^) f0 [$ o5 {DD Case
" X' G" Y( @* l! {( W4 HDD Shaw& T! D+ k* O8 k% @
DD Downes
! A+ {! |+ \/ w: u& x, }DD Le Triomphant
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8 ]6 E, M" Z9 @& q, m- YDay Air attack on TF at 61,910 l9 x, |/ B5 ^$ s! a
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Japanese aircraft0 a& Z3 ^5 k, O$ X8 W& I% B, `. a( @
A6M2 Zero x 507 l( X8 n0 p' ?6 R" @2 [; L
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Allied aircraft
9 h0 E$ k5 N0 `8 P2 o7 IF4F-4 Wildcat x 42' r4 e1 u$ A8 J" a( P) G
SBD Dauntless x 44# A. P# X7 j# F& z; r8 S
TBF Avenger x 16
+ |/ @4 P4 p* ] c/ F8 k+ o$ T+ C ; y+ a' c" [# F2 g
Japanese aircraft losses! ]- m$ Q6 F4 V' t- b" W8 h
A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged
$ ^7 l3 M m! G. m& `* K
" ^. Z3 [+ M( t- w( `* XAllied aircraft losses
! d; d& [% ~- s7 b3 h8 S% V5 [) aF4F-4 Wildcat: 27 destroyed
; P3 q8 b" j/ a1 V6 PSBD Dauntless: 13 destroyed, 17 damaged3 T- i- V7 Z p( Z4 d0 H+ {" `5 g
TBF Avenger: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged
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+ d9 y- I, Y) B# n* pJapanese Ships
$ J2 w9 H9 U* K6 e5 a# } A1 G: vCV Kaga, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
& J2 S8 [9 B# Z: L2 k% Y' ICV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire+ b* n% h+ U0 r7 H$ A
CV Shokaku
* N4 q/ e3 d/ D3 X5 RCV Soryu& R }. c% Z+ D% h) L- Y, B& M
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' M1 b# [" q4 K' T: k6 ZJapanese aircraft6 F( S, ]6 G. k* a4 [3 d+ P
A6M2 Zero x 19
W4 X- G; m4 J, s1 Z
( c( K2 c* t4 h9 A& S8 M9 t, ~Allied aircraft
: c& U+ T) t. m+ S( ~F4F-4 Wildcat x 19
( x# Z5 C/ u7 s! JSBD Dauntless x 14* o4 |6 _1 h3 Q. D* g+ J
TBF Avenger x 6
5 {; v5 g& X, H6 G( ^) ]
1 x: F. ~2 g' v. F6 h: z3 lJapanese aircraft losses
9 o! L/ i6 X* F- n( \4 j3 A1 {A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
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! {; @# K! L, O% ?# x; G# h- hAllied aircraft losses
0 g! w/ V' v) ?4 k4 fF4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed6 Z( |9 y j' Q9 Z- L
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged/ y2 E7 t( o, i4 g& ~5 w
TBF Avenger: 6 damaged. [( O% U4 A* V2 {' d
4 F( C& P4 i% E/ K7 n# P7 X/ aJapanese Ships: \, n4 A& S/ i9 q4 X* H
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
" H2 q& x1 y4 ^0 c8 a1 rCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2
% n) |+ }" e& E! x- g0 C0 h- H) rCA Tone4 w P! n; G w7 X* H0 L) v1 P
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 1
. O( P! k% l+ |/ o# f/ I: SCV Hiryu, on fire
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) o- k# A; L6 r7 V4 EDay Air attack on TF at 61,91% l/ `# ~ x- s. V! r1 T
$ x. h8 e0 ]; w1 G6 `5 g* r) FJapanese aircraft
7 e1 j; A. o5 w. i5 ?A6M2 Zero x 17* o9 ?9 }; Q% S* U
0 j: k* ~ {! D- J5 C8 d+ ~$ JAllied aircraft
) Y& h5 H" j3 \5 a0 r" NF4F-4 Wildcat x 240 N e) N4 d. G5 A2 Z
SBD Dauntless x 27
! _" ]) g( |5 z2 OTBF Avenger x 7 L( }. X% \% I& Z6 W0 O
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Japanese aircraft losses6 ^+ y. P9 `- Z3 q$ Q4 C
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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0 W/ o' }- @& J6 ^/ Y- }Allied aircraft losses. x: r5 M+ f# c K3 d5 D
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed0 a; A: f8 s, |( q( K* f' v
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged
6 V7 R, H5 P; e, N& B x! L, ~# p9 l$ c% |TBF Avenger: 5 damaged
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Japanese Ships
- E' P) m( h0 q: @2 C- E. n: qCV Shokaku
0 i! S& F+ H8 Y$ H. H; l% b6 j9 KCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 2, on fire+ u$ D1 q' i! f! y3 K
CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage, ~/ G3 {& @. ]
CV Soryu6 B. `+ a8 E# D+ p( c9 I8 J
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1
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Japanese aircraft
) I& p! K: x m8 R5 a6 wA6M2 Zero x 150 v4 [& b: b: m3 L
M) R, x9 F8 L: b; B* Y& T- pAllied aircraft7 G Q# q9 F# o4 @* X y' G+ R
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8" }4 X1 X) w; J
SBD Dauntless x 18
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% ^) e" o+ Z$ v: ?Japanese aircraft losses
0 w6 y$ P2 ]% IA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
3 c5 t' w- x- w$ w8 |* [ t+ h* K & t& \9 |8 E" X7 R; n4 P
Allied aircraft losses+ h8 J4 A& M8 T5 q4 n: v, L* b
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
# S9 x4 |* _- I+ c7 v& t/ Q% }: lSBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged% n! G0 M/ ?: j2 f$ n3 r) i* I
2 I& F: ?! d$ x% q% eJapanese Ships# d; `' `5 t: [2 Z4 S6 V
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 10 h) t2 Y& v9 i: g# P
CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
( r7 G* O2 F0 q9 H( MCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
, V* P. T4 ]9 GCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage1 b( q; N* X1 c5 T" z& l
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# W, D/ w. m8 J$ ~Day Air attack on TF at 61,91: F8 B |9 t1 P: E
' A+ t5 w6 B& a# x, bJapanese aircraft
( x- @3 C7 c; Q; P) n% M6 bA6M2 Zero x 12# d6 A8 a& _4 B7 W1 c' u0 u
8 p# N* a/ f4 k2 Q4 A. W6 NAllied aircraft, i+ E8 f/ u+ O: g; o
F4F-4 Wildcat x 10
; A; V; X* q5 L/ }! zSBD Dauntless x 9
1 R& x( K3 f* hTBF Avenger x 16& m0 j- R- V: w
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Japanese aircraft losses( Y0 V. b$ }; ]+ s6 H5 _
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
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2 Z1 |; z5 B: V8 N$ kAllied aircraft losses
. t- Y# e& l& m! eF4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed8 L( g7 D0 k. j0 n6 o& F
SBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged- X' {0 y& d4 |1 W+ Y3 B9 ?
TBF Avenger: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged4 A& W5 E: n5 W# V9 e/ a2 ]
7 k$ _, v# Z$ G8 a$ C2 tJapanese Ships, z0 R& i7 ]$ k0 T- N* p
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
5 o3 o7 q& f/ ?2 PCV Hiryu, on fire- g0 V! {3 I# i# [1 U7 w
CA Chikuma/ `: n4 f( L, ?' A/ @0 \6 ?; V- }$ p: D
CV Soryu2 [/ u/ O9 v& W" O
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Japanese aircraft7 Y/ X0 V+ }- ^
A6M2 Zero x 36; l2 l# I J k9 X
D3A Val x 90
4 p' a7 O- v8 {+ b: {B5N Kate x 66
! M3 r- B! _0 e+ U" q# I2 N# H4 E
7 Z+ L% H8 s: _+ r. {Allied aircraft
8 z9 p3 Y' L" J2 XF4F-4 Wildcat x 108
! F7 Y% ?7 T$ E0 j/ O# p* L" y5 _P-40E Warhawk x 45
* M* U3 w1 n# x7 R: w' ?- LP-38G Lightning x 2) k# E2 R" r- _# B& S, k
' G$ h; ]. X, z, ~7 E2 f# oJapanese aircraft losses
+ `& m+ H+ w7 ^7 r/ t) wA6M2 Zero: 26 destroyed
4 o- ?1 J- }/ j5 m4 xD3A Val: 50 destroyed
. o% |* {3 Q2 Y. K) i; OB5N Kate: 42 destroyed
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. D4 @6 r! J% w5 I4 u/ kAllied aircraft losses
5 A9 U: s8 S7 [ `F4F-4 Wildcat: 41 destroyed, 14 damaged
4 A8 L$ L$ K! S# W9 ? BP-40E Warhawk: 27 destroyed
^ `% Z* t5 HP-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed; N9 a- \* c! ~5 b/ q
6 E2 R; V5 n! OAllied Ships+ u6 N9 Q* g+ P; B4 H
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 17 @5 X% Y1 u0 L' I) M
CV Hornet, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
" Q5 G( A H- [: MCV Wasp, Bomb hits 2, on fire& X6 U8 A2 b# `7 Q ^
DD Benham, Bomb hits 1, on fire
* n% U& W. l! }- [: NCV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
5 @3 s. O1 Z$ b6 q+ C+ LCV Yorktown
4 T0 Y7 z, j9 R* D5 j* H& }& K3 ICV Saratoga, l/ q2 r$ }0 A. W
CL Honolulu
! a( s) `% i* N# J: M3 z4 NCL St. Louis, Bomb hits 22 J( T, o* I- s7 c/ j% `
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Allied aircraft
) P0 h2 O0 n: z+ j. DB-25C Mitchell x 3
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
& T, V4 M, X& \$ P- V& KCV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage2 j4 s- Q9 F0 \1 p- B" I, A. q
/ w/ n" R$ J U8 hAircraft Attacking:
5 j* E2 V p! ? 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet5 `/ [8 d; O$ |4 P! C
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6 \0 U- N$ h# q2 Y" UAllied aircraft0 a" b+ ^% W* H# H. o6 P
F4F-4 Wildcat x 216 C) P1 i% z" J
SBD Dauntless x 90# U+ a! B1 I" u% g1 R8 A! `
TBF Avenger x 33
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$ J, \4 _; F' g' l0 X1 \Japanese Ships$ N4 g. U0 J4 C2 ?& a( \9 x# ?& F
CA Chikuma
0 P1 @. z6 T9 [: B$ r9 R" G8 f) x, aCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
/ t# K$ N) |' \: XCV Soryu, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
0 @( I% Y: ^4 p& y- \+ HCA Tone, Bomb hits 19 u# r9 d2 i0 r1 z/ O
DD Ariake, Bomb hits 1, on fire
$ N, I: o5 T4 | f+ S) ?, xCA Aoba, Bomb hits 2+ i- j# i; m2 V" ] ]
CL Tama
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91 o- a8 @: l( v. N. F
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Japanese Ships
, i' h1 B+ Z e. N! V% _4 rCV Soryu, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage/ [0 E, Y4 C+ f
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage7 k. y- Q/ l( C( C. g
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Ground combat at Shortlands
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Allied Deliberate attack
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3 t# @: L/ X( M) ]; n+ j! U$ AAttacking force 13678 troops, 150 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 322
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Defending force 1457 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10" h. A2 E3 A" J: e& h2 o' [
1 W; O5 f( f' ~5 ^. HAllied max assault: 314 - adjusted assault: 281
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Japanese max defense: 6 - adjusted defense: 1
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& O6 `% n. t! O) {) VAllied assault odds: 281 to 1 : y; J) K5 ]$ |. e( I% a3 H
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: \: S" F& n+ Q0 z8 d* t$ oJapanese ground losses:4 q3 Z- c: S3 A4 ~ ^# U9 A& A
1572 casualties reported/ s* X( n, n- c- [& `8 p7 w3 Y
Guns lost 7! O4 l/ R+ Q. d% c4 u' t' k7 d
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Allied ground losses:* V# }' ?+ Z" o6 y, C
2 casualties reported, F" ~, S5 x0 p6 h
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