AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/18/423 i/ A$ I' W1 i1 s2 Z/ N4 |
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Japanese Ships3 n$ Y* F/ ]: C/ ?* S5 x4 _
CA Kumano
2 Y# o) A# }1 \% s7 W, \CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 42, and is sunk
% ^0 p% g+ G. ?5 ^CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1$ {0 ^. ^6 s j
CL Natori, Shell hits 1
1 S; e' D3 ~* c: A8 jDD Maikaze, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
# k8 X( L+ {/ f2 F# C) _: N% TDD Natsugumo
9 D( [: z/ f8 ^3 ?" `8 b+ C+ fDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 1) p' l4 L2 `7 j7 K- P* H5 J7 m
DD Yuzuki d( V l( P# B! D" \( v3 i
, Z9 ~9 m* D) l% L! l% Z: G5 B7 P. T
Allied Ships3 i' b+ |2 N8 M( [6 L6 U/ ~
CA Portland, Shell hits 2, on fire
9 N4 b$ o- `( b+ ^6 u8 HCA Northampton
* E. K! ]" l* KCA Houston, Torpedo hits 1! p# A# K. J; y" _
CA Chester, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
, t( g; |8 t; g7 O+ F0 `! SCA Louisville, Shell hits 1
' h6 T; l( n2 q+ PCA Chicago ^, N! q- h+ h3 v: T$ y) B0 }- y
CA Pensacola
: u7 j# x1 |! p1 b7 B# UCA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
3 s5 D3 C" R( jCA Astoria5 ?" C C3 Q; h+ x) q
CA Minneapolis" h% P# M2 R) k. @6 K
CA San Francisco
- X3 a% @$ _' K0 T$ r- uCA Australia, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
2 O+ _9 ^! p# mCA Canberra
5 l/ J3 ?0 m7 C" V; T" Y6 h6 gCL Leander
2 T' H# {! R4 o% B* y2 a& nCL Achilles. ~# x0 P/ A- N' A, C: i
CL Perth
' Q. s3 b1 M- S' P, WCL Hobart
) u3 _# F/ v2 p l0 ?' `. B& eCL Raleigh( B/ i1 d( r9 [ N+ E% x" `) R7 T8 I
CL Detroit- M! c9 m8 q& a0 b: L
CL Concord
! c6 r, B# J! S3 n' ? }, lDD Cummings
& `$ f/ e+ H+ MDD Case/ p7 l% }4 Z8 \4 F9 T5 l0 h
DD Shaw
; b6 {: B, D% R. {! }DD Downes
5 V1 h# W- L( X$ ]DD Le Triomphant3 c& e( r- B! K
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% H% m7 W7 S! h* T, P; iNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,937 ~" u8 f" U7 b2 S) y& r- H7 M
" S# A1 F; p5 T. v& |Japanese Ships
; D" |9 Z1 ^* zCA Kumano, Shell hits 10
" n; K2 R+ Q2 p2 e0 I9 JCA Furutaka. k. c! H0 G- l2 y% O" Q) f
CL Natori, Shell hits 11 {6 q% G$ k- p1 W: s4 i+ u4 i
DD Maikaze, on fire, heavy damage
5 w+ I5 @& ^+ k/ m! m; kDD Natsugumo0 U0 ~5 x4 ?' R0 R) b8 q5 s! d4 n
DD Ikazuchi
) S$ g% R8 d% v ]2 s; NDD Yuzuki
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/ T# O2 J J0 W9 aAllied Ships, T: J2 T/ U3 c, Z2 `5 B7 y, S
CA Portland, on fire4 I6 q, W) s6 k6 H, h+ f; h4 R$ V
CA Northampton5 z/ l/ L- o8 d% m- v
CA Houston1 a1 F9 ?8 N) m2 v0 Y
CA Louisville- B4 {; y9 e w" ]! R- G
CA Chicago
% G, V" b+ \9 }/ x' O$ {6 GCA Pensacola' z, c; I1 e1 T1 g
CA New Orleans
, ?( C' c! o" @( [6 K/ l) P/ @+ bCA Astoria
8 l0 g0 X# q8 ]: d( s( iCA Minneapolis' P# j6 N+ z# @
CA San Francisco/ T/ U: v1 L) f
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
% W: r( l6 e3 Q$ _4 h; ~6 bCA Canberra
: U3 m- v# ]( R& E- m1 b. h) rCL Leander
+ y4 k n$ X2 L6 |3 m/ sCL Achilles, L% [+ r4 ?3 M1 i8 `0 B) L
CL Perth4 h9 o% D2 Z. O4 k2 Z
CL Hobart% y' H, Y% q$ V4 V' T% c6 Y) B
CL Raleigh4 l0 n8 u3 {2 Y$ F9 @/ i6 w
CL Detroit
9 O7 s: |9 z1 {- B/ Q" rCL Concord
; }! r% e7 ?+ F9 vDD Cummings
' ^( n! c4 p# J) eDD Case
# ]6 k6 E4 T: {- KDD Shaw. e! O7 ~5 A9 z: P. F G% h e
DD Downes) l% @ l1 s+ r2 Y# y
DD Le Triomphant
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93% w' ^2 ]& ^0 y& E8 v
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; l6 Y8 r, y0 S* Y' p, W; [CA Kumano, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
% Z- _$ r* D; t/ L4 p% n4 |/ D" LCA Furutaka, Shell hits 34, and is sunk j. o, V { t) x9 T
CL Natori, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
9 H6 q8 v* h$ e" T: Q. F, H! MDD Maikaze, Shell hits 14, and is sunk0 n/ j7 h7 f4 m' }0 {+ f- P
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
# `! N0 A) d4 d8 O- Z- q5 RDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 3, on fire
& b0 X, X/ r; |6 D' [DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
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Allied Ships2 X, ^9 ]$ ^# r1 w# _6 `( n5 D% W
CA Portland, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
* Y0 P+ N6 x! x" l( a: \CA Northampton, Shell hits 1, on fire; T% ^9 T3 O7 }/ @: h
CA Houston, Shell hits 1
# f+ W% c' s$ u& [& p! zCA Louisville
, A. e- L# a, r# |' s2 D4 tCA Chicago, Shell hits 27 S& q$ e; g% K$ i/ ]6 `# | ]
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 46 A/ W9 r7 X* x. O* c
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 4. k0 c( J- R \4 o# B* u! u
CA Astoria1 _3 N8 `6 z; u+ u( b2 _
CA Minneapolis' F( Z" U+ k0 D: T: ^, d
CA San Francisco
9 W+ S+ x7 G+ R' ` F4 g+ e% {7 ~9 LCA Australia, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage `/ F! @. F" Y% f; m7 V, s, e
CA Canberra5 i1 T( W- I$ M* v" I+ x
CL Leander
: p0 j+ I" ~0 M( H+ ?9 QCL Achilles/ D& o# @. z5 d& d
CL Perth& F; x6 z) `3 W# p+ D( X* n- [
CL Hobart
5 X1 j% J: H+ qCL Raleigh
. g9 ^! h0 C8 C* N( W& C, GCL Detroit
& G4 B3 H2 \9 r- ]# y4 SCL Concord7 \; f% v4 G0 o' U. a9 V* L# F
DD Cummings
' }: _. o P: c( _8 `DD Case
; w }* v7 C3 G2 gDD Shaw
+ {* |6 M& h6 ^DD Downes
& [% E8 j9 m* i1 S; R' [DD Le Triomphant! L7 @, R& H- g' g5 ]
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,930 A' o% a9 ?8 n
! i& w; `5 f! `, mJapanese Ships
9 k! c/ L4 @/ l2 p1 A4 ?3 y# ICA Kumano, Shell hits 33, on fire, heavy damage
8 A6 J% i% }; Y. }9 P0 g1 ACL Natori, Shell hits 24, and is sunk. }2 o) C! v: J0 f" j
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
% n. _- S% s& p- jDD Ikazuchi, on fire+ w2 C* n* d/ u' \, S
' S/ _+ L1 E z R6 s9 T8 vAllied Ships, h: _1 j& s8 ?" e
CA Portland, on fire, heavy damage
) Y7 k4 c( r2 M6 S9 e8 ]1 F; n' tCA Northampton, on fire5 b2 A8 p$ N6 y$ O
CA Houston
7 g3 `, h- E! mCA Louisville- }5 c& ~2 X" s) t1 @
CA Chicago" S1 |+ N& g! ]# K) o1 K5 b$ o
CA Pensacola
" E, r2 n$ R+ ^/ X; C" d& |CA New Orleans
+ [: r! u. @' y1 n6 B- ACA Astoria
4 C- z, o4 p5 o% D; T/ GCA Minneapolis
8 l6 y" j* q, n% a2 ]CA San Francisco3 H: X6 G' ]3 v- R. c" b
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage N. c- k+ `; E; ]" x0 `; r& i
CA Canberra1 g$ s2 y: O5 ]1 `
CL Leander* m' p- f5 h- C+ H
CL Achilles
" x3 e: r% E, I( i3 ^! g/ W/ OCL Perth
( [' @6 A6 f. } D& W5 OCL Hobart) L; H+ g9 @0 j. Y
CL Raleigh, }5 Y E& l/ m/ ^' u# q; ~
CL Detroit
* `' V2 g# F l0 \9 q0 w- WCL Concord7 G/ Y/ P& v. t) m6 N/ t
DD Cummings
' ^) ~9 m1 V- T K3 }7 ~/ X. IDD Case3 E3 \! M; s6 U8 [/ j
DD Shaw
. |- j. {& [2 a+ z/ A- |# ^DD Downes
' e: U0 i% o* HDD Le Triomphant
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,939 d: e% t: w: c& ^& F
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Japanese Ships
* H- Z' }( W. X5 f: CCA Kumano, Shell hits 29, and is sunk
* s, p. f- H! t+ F7 S( A4 XDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 35, and is sunk
: @" R+ T) c# o1 J! y1 Q% E3 xDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 15, and is sunk ^' e! w V$ ?2 a- ?! t% i6 E
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Allied Ships2 g* ^0 O% Z& ]" m5 q( V
CA Portland, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage% T' n" o. L/ R6 H2 t1 M
CA Northampton, on fire
5 a: \# S! @1 K. oCA Houston
0 ?! N; D3 g6 yCA Louisville
Q0 Y& d7 v2 w; XCA Chicago
6 v, \- T% r% Z' ?CA Pensacola$ ^( u$ m2 E- i( |$ K
CA New Orleans; N) Q! j2 a1 K0 I. \1 ]; @
CA Astoria8 ~6 k2 x+ Y0 ~, U) x" E' E
CA Minneapolis
( H6 E$ q& U+ a) j- _* WCA San Francisco: m' |% A& ?8 B$ J+ H% O8 ~
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
3 D$ N" y) g! n/ K0 L4 HCA Canberra
0 o. u6 o1 s# ^7 GCL Leander9 L7 U/ j0 l$ ~5 P- J/ j
CL Achilles; p1 n9 @" X" _2 B* A! Y& E
CL Perth4 ] }* @% J7 o
CL Hobart& c* i" b& n7 U! z9 Y
CL Raleigh
) B/ w& w, x1 r5 }. ], WCL Detroit/ Q3 P$ U% P3 ^9 c& l' w) H
CL Concord
4 k% n7 N1 b+ `0 {2 T9 E$ WDD Cummings: }( }$ y" `4 }5 J: d' ^* N
DD Case4 ?4 ^5 G9 S) x: ?" e
DD Shaw
/ S+ B {, X7 h- T" SDD Downes
) R$ T) I- a* X CDD Le Triomphant
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Japanese aircraft
" [0 c4 m& O9 T- C5 {; W& UA6M2 Zero x 508 e3 F- L7 E1 E8 m' B" O0 ]' m0 [1 o
3 Q6 t( M$ ~+ P( R& e# Q) k4 i- x
Allied aircraft
# e# r; s$ T8 ~* W, \$ |% w0 J- |F4F-4 Wildcat x 42
. u$ I5 t2 O) J- w. U9 k6 A! }6 lSBD Dauntless x 44' Q) E* D0 B- E8 Y
TBF Avenger x 16% v* [0 V$ j0 @
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Japanese aircraft losses
: S0 T8 v) C# bA6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses5 M: F: g7 ^ Q. Q* I' h
F4F-4 Wildcat: 27 destroyed) y8 m% O. Z- ]0 B& R4 P
SBD Dauntless: 13 destroyed, 17 damaged& {3 i- n, B# ~, d0 R' D
TBF Avenger: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged
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2 T! T& _( }( m% H- UJapanese Ships
, M" z( Q) b! ACV Kaga, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage" S8 `* p7 Z! d+ i w0 R5 _$ X
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire5 ?5 z: G: U$ l M. g' @( ~
CV Shokaku
3 a+ K2 F7 r# HCV Soryu
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3 h' E% \2 s, }* p8 q7 i' O2 KJapanese aircraft/ z4 }) h, O0 O% K" N) X
A6M2 Zero x 19
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# \! U# D4 z' B3 p* R9 D; KAllied aircraft0 y( r0 Z% e+ d M6 J& S
F4F-4 Wildcat x 19
; a+ A: q' T6 }SBD Dauntless x 14
( z6 [8 t! e2 ]$ ?TBF Avenger x 6- }6 F% w3 O; X: X3 K2 b
6 I1 @5 j' U+ n4 J4 VJapanese aircraft losses' h: B2 C1 ~: x/ Q5 Z p
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
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9 H6 k# A8 ~; GAllied aircraft losses
" @$ B* o9 s& e' o& f0 {0 IF4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed
6 U3 P0 ]1 } g6 w2 lSBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged
+ h+ U2 S" a) V: R4 g7 q4 @TBF Avenger: 6 damaged
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Japanese Ships
4 W, @% \7 D6 d, z$ p( RCV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
0 U- l, f3 t% ~# |CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2) Q' a5 f& F7 a' U: z
CA Tone! i+ K6 V+ d2 i
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 1
% f' g |$ b0 s; j: P# U+ qCV Hiryu, on fire( ^' O8 R0 @, l1 U
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- t5 G9 ^; S% ]. W$ g+ GJapanese aircraft
& }! ^# [7 H9 NA6M2 Zero x 17
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' f& { L! U, o" zAllied aircraft0 @, R F5 z" E: s
F4F-4 Wildcat x 24
. u7 j X- H, o8 p4 S, LSBD Dauntless x 27% T$ w, ^* X: w+ \6 x, z- c
TBF Avenger x 7
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9 g! X6 u3 _" X7 ~1 t0 kJapanese aircraft losses7 ?3 B! ^* R# i( c9 Q% ]
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed$ T9 C: p) |, E4 ^
9 P1 D% M6 d+ Y; ^* `6 Z
Allied aircraft losses
5 {. D* \2 I) Q) R/ c5 HF4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed$ o# Q3 ~, F, o' x) q$ }# n5 W+ |
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged2 \* W/ {" X2 w/ v& ]
TBF Avenger: 5 damaged* e3 L5 V# E! r
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Japanese Ships& i7 }3 n2 t2 b6 T8 V2 X1 Z
CV Shokaku
2 a' e) ^% i* A: R) \& uCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 2, on fire6 {2 t# ?( V) B% k1 g
CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
, _ j( R6 @2 M, l) I9 ~, s6 SCV Soryu
8 y N& j4 B- r6 J. N0 |+ J2 n2 ZCA Chikuma, Bomb hits 18 Z6 j/ q# n" W; V# }1 n
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, Q0 W& w, w! ]9 b' p+ d) b j5 cJapanese aircraft1 k# x" [- x$ S! }
A6M2 Zero x 15
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Allied aircraft7 T2 a E9 r5 G9 {" m' c% J. |
F4F-4 Wildcat x 89 K' \: B$ {% t$ @8 p
SBD Dauntless x 18
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j, u9 W% l& PJapanese aircraft losses/ m* n& P& D. ~8 Z
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed. u! _# G- _$ k# j
8 q5 ~4 M9 z% y! r, ]; |
Allied aircraft losses5 \9 \! {& V9 R( d. {
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed% g. I. f5 g$ X8 T& ]7 p
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged! q& z$ v* {8 {1 g; `5 M1 ?0 E- X
& ~; c* ]9 J0 U0 t1 B% hJapanese Ships
1 Y: I0 k+ q7 R. z, N$ O% CCV Soryu, Bomb hits 10 y# E' H* ~( |9 d" C
CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage7 t v4 \3 L {7 m% J* O, v! [
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire( Y0 ^; {& }7 H, i) b3 k
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
8 I2 ?* r D+ T , L# D: a B0 F
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7 u" a4 H( f! Y% t9 c+ D, YJapanese aircraft
* { x) N% n$ Z, x) T& _A6M2 Zero x 12$ s2 J1 y* h" }) T
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Allied aircraft( @ Z5 T( ` ?$ N+ K2 D
F4F-4 Wildcat x 10* }2 o- `# i0 E! H1 o1 `. C
SBD Dauntless x 9 q# Z3 a C' M2 C" q9 S8 ]0 s& E! F
TBF Avenger x 16
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, v! U* ?9 M4 U2 I- ^0 l }; F( i( HJapanese aircraft losses# y, H+ ?" T2 |3 v' [; v. D
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
2 P- L1 k2 `! W [2 V7 o9 J$ A
% G3 v' x+ s8 LAllied aircraft losses
. B! e9 X9 ^2 s4 D2 O+ VF4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed2 U ]/ q3 ]" {7 f1 L& ~
SBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
4 _9 h8 H6 K; R, b2 hTBF Avenger: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged
9 }, M" r/ A2 v. [2 {
+ L6 a# G0 U- T5 M. V* h; L* JJapanese Ships( p, M+ {7 J$ @5 ?' t, g
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage$ a7 u) l$ Y' X
CV Hiryu, on fire
7 l L$ C$ w& tCA Chikuma9 }% b+ Q/ a7 z# Z+ c' A0 t
CV Soryu
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Japanese aircraft
2 p r N8 x, F8 m4 J+ hA6M2 Zero x 36" j& h; Z( X7 r- c! \
D3A Val x 90
/ B/ c/ F2 k5 j1 ~5 mB5N Kate x 66
4 Z R/ O9 p5 a/ `- L & I' i% T# F& Q
Allied aircraft
3 O$ p( v8 g! T k* a' m1 D0 fF4F-4 Wildcat x 108
* @8 i' c8 N/ t7 V @P-40E Warhawk x 45
7 w# e: L' b. Y- z, T7 ZP-38G Lightning x 2" h3 v5 s( W; n4 L8 R! d) L
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Japanese aircraft losses4 O0 }: H1 [& G9 e) ?
A6M2 Zero: 26 destroyed
! i$ i8 O2 p. mD3A Val: 50 destroyed
O4 t. h" O) ^- r8 ]7 Y& K/ jB5N Kate: 42 destroyed
$ @* ^3 \7 P b$ j( z0 w1 S9 E 9 Z3 c' U) s; W7 r$ I$ V: W/ `( O
Allied aircraft losses6 c) E( A1 a2 O* e( `7 z/ Z, \) U6 p
F4F-4 Wildcat: 41 destroyed, 14 damaged5 k; ~% Y$ C5 O& J4 e
P-40E Warhawk: 27 destroyed- N. l! h% ~1 e, F K3 b
P-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed
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1 z) ^3 e! T. ?( o) p8 L8 a9 ?Allied Ships
9 ?( L7 z P$ p& G( w, t& y; OCV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1! K7 G+ t8 X" a. ^' `" v
CV Hornet, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire$ v" q; H- Z: h7 P9 b5 N' l+ ~
CV Wasp, Bomb hits 2, on fire% }: B5 j- Q; N0 n f7 z
DD Benham, Bomb hits 1, on fire1 k$ m! r$ W* J* f
CV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1, on fire) q* w2 F3 n; n) n0 N
CV Yorktown( @- g9 |' W2 V. T+ e: ?
CV Saratoga' Y4 ~0 g" ~9 t! y9 I& v
CL Honolulu
`+ M; _7 {5 T0 dCL St. Louis, Bomb hits 2
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B-25C Mitchell x 3
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships! B" n! p+ c* E+ n9 F7 o' P# @
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage5 ^+ h# T4 o; h8 j. E$ {
9 H9 S% t U: f. R9 \- u7 O
Aircraft Attacking:: Y& k7 P" L% A+ j5 g
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet, z. L7 Q8 E. C' A; L- w4 N
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Allied aircraft; k0 n8 ~$ s* L& T' x7 A( d, p3 }
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
' Q# a# o) U" m$ lSBD Dauntless x 90' P5 ^$ l* P# P3 E+ x; h" S" Y" l$ [
TBF Avenger x 33
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7 `& A- W( R* n- SJapanese Ships
. `) S. X( ^1 P* T2 w6 ]CA Chikuma' s& J% \9 R/ s) H5 N
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage4 p7 o! v' c# \9 Q$ j. {3 F
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage& Z2 x6 h$ D- {/ ]3 s# ]
CA Tone, Bomb hits 1' H7 q3 l/ r+ Q1 ]" B
DD Ariake, Bomb hits 1, on fire0 l) ~9 [: X2 T0 d( y+ A( k$ e
CA Aoba, Bomb hits 2
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* g" `5 [, C9 zDay Air attack on TF at 61,91
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B-25C Mitchell x 205 ` L# y/ i, K& E
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CV Soryu, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage. f) n& a6 I+ E+ {9 N/ Z @, D m
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage) @8 \5 P4 g% n3 Y
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6 u4 x c }( P( ]& w5 dGround combat at Shortlands% A& ?% _: J$ u6 }& T2 x1 T h
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Allied Deliberate attack
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8 J; r$ M1 V; t3 x' u, \# RAttacking force 13678 troops, 150 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 322 r. e7 {4 S* q* H, q5 N% m6 w
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Defending force 1457 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10
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2 k3 O. f$ O- u9 XAllied max assault: 314 - adjusted assault: 281 ! p6 t# V G9 Y! J8 ` h: H
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Japanese max defense: 6 - adjusted defense: 1 6 T! L7 z7 r1 ~" `; Y
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Allied assault odds: 281 to 1 0 q% L- x+ C6 c6 O7 \5 x
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Japanese ground losses:
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) D9 ?% _8 ~6 c# F! Y. bAllied ground losses:
. a1 Q9 R: G* ]8 `2 casualties reported
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