AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/18/42
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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4 K. P# u4 l, o; qCA Kumano8 e0 v# j |" ]* G
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 42, and is sunk4 a7 Z# F Z5 l) _
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1$ {& K3 m- Y/ \7 v
CL Natori, Shell hits 1
; B' O5 ^* }7 d ?' KDD Maikaze, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage6 K0 S. c; l) b {# P0 L! ?3 r
DD Natsugumo
3 j9 N) D, P' o! O* i0 xDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 15 y4 p# v) h/ \5 J' c
DD Yuzuki
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Allied Ships
Z4 n# k, N! D3 C. MCA Portland, Shell hits 2, on fire/ G$ M0 Y5 M0 x/ d
CA Northampton
" p# H% H( ]6 r1 k. o! Q1 t( aCA Houston, Torpedo hits 1
8 G3 k; U& k! Q8 v9 W) mCA Chester, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk+ u* D& ^' U! a: g/ W; d& l
CA Louisville, Shell hits 14 D5 D8 V; [' m8 T. E; o2 t; J" T
CA Chicago b( w/ S* m) N1 h' H3 K$ e* C9 C
CA Pensacola1 G$ s$ }% {" W" d6 y" ?
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 15 [% v9 ~: A. M$ `- I; a& `
CA Astoria
/ Y& _) L' q0 iCA Minneapolis7 X, O! b8 t* G2 K/ w
CA San Francisco
4 l& M9 M- l" s: JCA Australia, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage2 G2 j3 p8 U$ O' B5 a, N$ R$ V
CA Canberra2 G4 j) {& I1 r* v6 M" g& N: b3 f
CL Leander! f+ b7 o6 W! q
CL Achilles
8 M$ l" C1 z" S- X7 L" _CL Perth; B8 {* m) q2 e* ?
CL Hobart
( w3 I0 C- M1 K( u5 g( A* I. NCL Raleigh
3 F1 \$ f+ w/ j& K' x) \7 nCL Detroit# X5 A* L7 B5 T# u
CL Concord
5 ]; f# \5 e( L9 H7 X3 xDD Cummings
8 F A: v/ j5 k8 a! S4 g tDD Case
+ P& r4 n P+ p5 i# rDD Shaw! P+ f$ ]: i$ }! @, s; I
DD Downes9 o7 U3 U W# ?8 f+ { e2 l
DD Le Triomphant
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: D+ W! E! P& j, t) {+ B" [' N% }Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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CA Kumano, Shell hits 10- c# T" E' I* _- v0 @
CA Furutaka
) B7 r/ S* q" |" {# h3 \CL Natori, Shell hits 1) T! q! ~% n% G' ?1 ?
DD Maikaze, on fire, heavy damage
% V' W* ~2 H# rDD Natsugumo! v8 J" H5 [6 g; R$ q
DD Ikazuchi
6 w7 J/ L- n) Z: j7 p4 j; Q$ _DD Yuzuki
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Allied Ships* i; ]6 o' |: {
CA Portland, on fire
3 {2 h4 P9 u0 oCA Northampton
* q% l( G C9 d# o! \% XCA Houston. n2 R* A6 p6 A1 P3 j; ^
CA Louisville
" J9 z) i1 p( |6 J# ]CA Chicago
% N- s8 M2 v4 D$ L3 iCA Pensacola
3 @# {% F K4 c$ v- B: ^& wCA New Orleans
+ ]2 F, {# ]6 K4 I; z5 Y; mCA Astoria; F3 w4 |- ^+ r( q
CA Minneapolis3 @0 W0 N0 M! ]7 Q4 ]( D
CA San Francisco" x5 t3 f$ t5 Z0 @
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
6 [2 \4 O$ U0 T5 f) [/ C9 [CA Canberra
! l$ e4 ~, w& e$ x: t& OCL Leander
: E) d6 j& `( Z* e! N) g/ ?CL Achilles, L' }9 m% Y" t+ X
CL Perth
! A- C% E7 X4 l! |+ P/ ACL Hobart
) p) `: Z, F$ Y+ n" hCL Raleigh) Y0 s1 m& H% Y5 O+ F( _3 i
CL Detroit
! E5 n: f* a/ Q/ zCL Concord" g& V# J* q6 o
DD Cummings
3 d/ T/ j8 K; I+ o d0 h( WDD Case
2 b7 B% b H9 p( n. Z- |! ?" ~DD Shaw
* p4 C; S9 K, E& M; C VDD Downes; J8 B* A }# [' C8 ~$ ~
DD Le Triomphant
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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2 i% P% {2 v. ^( u% oCA Kumano, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage- t) ?+ C1 M* p# d. [/ x1 k" N6 ^2 t
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 34, and is sunk
1 p. `9 F9 V& `6 ]5 y3 w# RCL Natori, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
7 A* i/ Q" q* G* _: W/ nDD Maikaze, Shell hits 14, and is sunk1 \% x- e& V3 B8 x. T& W2 `! U
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
E( V* S! N4 ZDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 3, on fire
k8 t6 J* E# M/ I% J0 z; GDD Yuzuki, Shell hits 6, and is sunk$ J4 h+ Y X% }( y# B
& r& y9 E! Q3 k: A( l$ DAllied Ships
F- K& L; @0 E5 Q! uCA Portland, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
. C& u O: M/ q6 m; x0 k+ _' q. ]- KCA Northampton, Shell hits 1, on fire
' h# o0 B$ G% W F, `2 {$ dCA Houston, Shell hits 1
( c. @# c9 E1 yCA Louisville
- x- W: H+ j# E' I2 aCA Chicago, Shell hits 2
0 S3 R/ u8 G' m8 WCA Pensacola, Shell hits 4
5 w E! a( O+ V% tCA New Orleans, Shell hits 4
, ^) a! j. g+ ^# H$ VCA Astoria
! T0 q1 p* A8 {6 n& ^, F: \6 GCA Minneapolis/ Y; V/ Q" M. {) M4 r* Y7 G' v
CA San Francisco, f; U9 h1 [+ ~! d8 L) w
CA Australia, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
& f9 B0 o- w4 @CA Canberra1 k5 I1 i9 I* H) }1 I2 y
CL Leander
$ D! C# X6 X# E4 Y9 tCL Achilles
: D0 T5 M+ h% h% f/ _0 sCL Perth' q1 M7 j# Q% ]; z
CL Hobart- h; I' q% l# S9 r- {* M% s
CL Raleigh2 s+ W) V# R* I1 E5 e
CL Detroit5 \/ H" v j3 s5 c" g0 ]
CL Concord; a, A* ^: z. \& `) C- _6 z' W8 }3 m
DD Cummings5 b v2 C# C" j
DD Case
' d2 `* ]4 M5 O7 [0 X! p; b' D# mDD Shaw4 ~- f6 D' v+ e5 F+ b
DD Downes. r# _" F6 G& U! q# Z ~
DD Le Triomphant$ W P+ o" ]) n8 f
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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Japanese Ships
* X5 |2 |6 q" x* fCA Kumano, Shell hits 33, on fire, heavy damage
% O% w+ s) m9 ^# KCL Natori, Shell hits 24, and is sunk- A8 }9 T* v9 L" x% K% |
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 18 M$ ~9 k j. F) D+ k& v" |
DD Ikazuchi, on fire' n$ n9 r Z9 ?0 I
7 o5 F9 Y/ I1 P4 q8 z7 AAllied Ships
* q5 U: _' M& N: T$ k; rCA Portland, on fire, heavy damage& V; {3 n3 q8 E8 n. f; v
CA Northampton, on fire
2 d4 E' i% I e2 v% c. tCA Houston! p2 C) U% H' x" n# J7 }8 F3 {
CA Louisville# m* v3 _; k. ?( i$ d7 D
CA Chicago
: ^4 c M( ]# A; u ~% n* lCA Pensacola
8 [2 o" c. k" z% M7 u% fCA New Orleans
/ n& }% A8 H X! ~4 s- }CA Astoria
+ x5 t& b. J7 t5 ]6 v0 BCA Minneapolis% q3 ~% ~1 ?. x" D5 B( |
CA San Francisco- K+ t9 V( e) U0 g, n
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
: P/ t0 S1 M6 A: NCA Canberra
9 ^! t0 p. q# \, m; RCL Leander
2 \1 p) \4 }! E5 A! {+ YCL Achilles% G' R* y% u: E, L1 i: P0 |
CL Perth
3 r* k3 d. c& h0 L+ ]& |: i* h- m. }CL Hobart
* c; [& a- U) Y& _/ X8 D( g* aCL Raleigh+ Z( V! N1 b- U6 s4 U' r5 I
CL Detroit) i- w( i' E" _) e% p* [* Q: s
CL Concord
7 b+ S4 y. U% E& I: \5 K( MDD Cummings8 O+ y ]( S& O9 t/ s5 B
DD Case
g$ q2 ~3 x; I& g$ l4 `DD Shaw
. y# J! F& h' A, T- s# uDD Downes, k$ K5 d; e V- J9 {0 A7 k
DD Le Triomphant S0 r) J# _* V! ]; U+ ]
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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. ^8 H w2 g3 G$ J9 U- ^Japanese Ships
9 k. v5 B, } s6 E7 [CA Kumano, Shell hits 29, and is sunk
3 K" e4 ^# x: C: f4 M# a# O$ LDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 35, and is sunk
4 f9 ]2 B7 A \3 ~; ], JDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 15, and is sunk: ~' S# p e6 D; y/ i: }
* A" m V, P& u$ xAllied Ships, a. d) {9 D/ K r
CA Portland, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage( u2 O" P$ g9 E& C& Z
CA Northampton, on fire
% @+ M4 a/ j. ~; G! pCA Houston: q5 R; K5 P `1 D8 j/ n
CA Louisville3 e# `0 H; N% V K6 A
CA Chicago( d) N& U& U# T" I+ P O, g
CA Pensacola. }& s/ ~- v+ J- L/ w
CA New Orleans+ G6 Q( W: G+ y. p' f& Z
CA Astoria
' {2 E: ^3 x& [" Z0 k9 r) }: z0 ZCA Minneapolis
( b1 K. A I. _1 VCA San Francisco
- _; X2 q- _, ^! @CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
9 {* i+ G+ z0 k' i8 t0 g) p! _7 pCA Canberra
! A3 J+ X9 n5 `# C7 U( b$ w8 n( TCL Leander9 I& i8 N6 h# E. S. {5 j# {) }
CL Achilles4 _% ~4 s: z" l% _
CL Perth9 c7 F1 v& c7 z( n
CL Hobart
" g, Y4 |9 H. L1 h9 K, ^' XCL Raleigh; E ~9 u2 ?( }. V2 B4 h9 [( G
CL Detroit
2 }7 g( V3 _- z3 m4 l# `7 g' QCL Concord0 o% G! F2 K* c8 ?; O, l) _1 P' d9 A) y
DD Cummings
/ p, M9 l0 ^; @* Y tDD Case7 S3 K- w& P) Z
DD Shaw3 F0 `+ { O; E6 f' c! p3 A
DD Downes+ ]4 \& s8 T+ b1 J/ a
DD Le Triomphant
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6 b5 ~. I8 X A; N! G3 i" t z0 LDay Air attack on TF at 61,91
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% K" M9 t& Y. A5 Q3 |A6M2 Zero x 50
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$ I7 Y; L9 m, Q4 x- O# u0 tAllied aircraft
6 F9 s6 u6 M2 L$ M: R4 \# m$ x/ SF4F-4 Wildcat x 42
" |( ^; n% h* W2 X' `3 [* h9 `SBD Dauntless x 44
8 D8 v" @* M: `TBF Avenger x 163 q. A& g) p7 N; ^
& M: \. C; I& @$ t$ P8 [Japanese aircraft losses
6 n1 i6 M( [# f; D1 V0 l; w4 f) D5 GA6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged
2 Z! G c/ u M6 I% G) s) o; Z
6 c6 k2 L& f9 \ w+ c, ?Allied aircraft losses
\) x0 E2 f2 I: OF4F-4 Wildcat: 27 destroyed
% ]' A! q5 C6 k, P( `# w1 NSBD Dauntless: 13 destroyed, 17 damaged
% n$ V+ X- ~8 `! U! O$ {5 JTBF Avenger: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged$ ~5 f( c2 V8 m7 d: N. t2 v2 r
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Japanese Ships8 u# ^# G" {/ N, U2 @
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
9 V4 ]7 @- Z: F/ u9 ~1 DCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire3 V$ V: }/ H2 ^5 k5 o) H! [
CV Shokaku
2 {6 J7 \! S; ~& ~. N. uCV Soryu
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Japanese aircraft" a, \4 w" R# G% h3 d0 s
A6M2 Zero x 19* g( R! q5 [1 d, b
% h8 A: p" o3 v- W4 t cAllied aircraft& R* H$ |. t0 [8 z5 t
F4F-4 Wildcat x 19
, f& F( R# X7 B- rSBD Dauntless x 14
3 w* v/ E6 ~7 S$ R3 J! JTBF Avenger x 6
2 f; W" _2 g- o* H8 G" B $ c5 O9 X: u9 B0 _& ~1 m0 w) v
Japanese aircraft losses A& q/ {. Z7 A) {9 A& G' m
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed3 U# n8 F. J1 J1 V6 h
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Allied aircraft losses+ ^# a' i0 G9 d( I" J
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed; A6 I/ _: `% T
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged
1 I3 D; B/ W3 C3 t: q1 zTBF Avenger: 6 damaged
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CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage' }' V% V0 Z* V/ R. X8 y, p
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2$ O6 x) b+ t' H0 |
CA Tone
0 L. j: U& ?- f8 g0 ^& o8 fCV Soryu, Bomb hits 1- M4 k' i; g! L- j
CV Hiryu, on fire# [/ O9 ?% U8 Z- _, X: _' G
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! }* p6 \; L( q8 k+ mJapanese aircraft* F- T$ r' N. P* ]% Y/ z: C
A6M2 Zero x 17( q U: s# o P% H9 W) k
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Allied aircraft2 s7 C" t" O6 \. H3 |1 } I
F4F-4 Wildcat x 245 n! D! B/ ~4 M- x3 p" R3 W) A
SBD Dauntless x 27
* O& k7 h- f2 t1 B5 TTBF Avenger x 72 O3 \" Q! h0 ?6 @% _+ c) E+ c# ?
, \& v4 Q4 S6 a0 ]Japanese aircraft losses- n; U6 o" w0 \: O7 c- `! j" H
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed5 W6 g3 v$ G/ z4 d y5 D) ~
F# A* H% _$ rAllied aircraft losses9 W8 U$ p" {( {, c) z! s
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed$ }9 o- s$ I7 B. K; l
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged
/ l. ?$ n& o4 V$ KTBF Avenger: 5 damaged
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Japanese Ships
0 Z6 D8 o1 u. ]( `- K) cCV Shokaku8 s! \) Z, t3 x6 }9 o& X
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 2, on fire+ }: A/ z2 a* O: R6 @& O
CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage+ y6 V+ k4 x( h0 v- G
CV Soryu- z4 W$ `( f6 g: P
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1' a" o5 E4 @ W; g# h
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5 l& ]5 Z5 Y0 \. h c% qJapanese aircraft
q% Q6 ^* }2 e9 hA6M2 Zero x 155 g& [& s! w* P* b0 L6 g! K
9 o, f+ [- z% N0 [! J' KAllied aircraft" m% k, `( m" g5 J; P) p$ y" j
F4F-4 Wildcat x 85 [+ D1 q5 N4 b. h7 D) A
SBD Dauntless x 18% N+ a4 j% A8 B
; ^0 t7 @, C' I PJapanese aircraft losses
& B8 ~5 M& _9 FA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
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1 R* t/ |9 Z! ?; g0 r' uAllied aircraft losses
! b" f# e1 J: d" @F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed' G2 w4 }0 x- S3 d5 i
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged. @# L% [4 F1 Z" x& h' x8 U
4 v, R \3 _4 } ], \4 k% }% aJapanese Ships$ P, G7 a5 ^$ I0 a
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 1
( v$ G7 t) R4 qCV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage1 a3 g" o7 d# a2 v5 a* U+ g/ F$ V
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
* q. V u7 O- P6 q. Q$ F) D; vCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage3 h3 r7 M5 E: `- [4 N4 l
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,913 l3 u; ^, \" d" }8 j" P# {
7 C2 _% M; z9 q( B0 \! P$ ^Japanese aircraft7 T) O% O9 t9 T- e; f0 D( d
A6M2 Zero x 12
U$ {/ u- m, b: z+ F" X: t1 ~( { & r* b5 U @+ S( s
Allied aircraft1 z8 ]3 @, Z% w7 e6 W6 N% b
F4F-4 Wildcat x 10. J9 _+ i2 L( U5 ]; y1 G, h
SBD Dauntless x 98 K" F4 |, G) L- v9 D9 Y& K
TBF Avenger x 167 [: S* E/ S# S/ C) N3 \: k
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Japanese aircraft losses
" P. q% w$ k" ]1 w oA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
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2 n! P1 `0 z2 D# W/ \7 a$ h7 Q9 O' lAllied aircraft losses
0 P/ n# e; T2 l* f0 fF4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed0 U1 R) Y- q7 e/ T
SBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged1 I8 F. j# t0 s
TBF Avenger: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged
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0 [# ]8 p, b& y/ Q ?/ {Japanese Ships
5 g9 E$ T' t# T/ r+ S) ]+ X' xCV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
6 n9 g& q0 M, q6 I) eCV Hiryu, on fire9 m" S9 s. H$ t! m2 I8 ~+ Y$ A3 w/ G7 G( K
CA Chikuma
; P# t6 t( n, `5 A# o/ OCV Soryu
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Japanese aircraft
4 N4 R( V. p$ L( \" [! `! h/ RA6M2 Zero x 36
4 [+ [/ E" v. J! b/ C' ^( {# I: ?: F: VD3A Val x 909 e+ ?2 q" f) M; m0 l
B5N Kate x 66
3 m, a) H* T! z: g$ u9 H
: U. N+ y+ W" z. kAllied aircraft" Q( \4 N/ T, _+ k$ B
F4F-4 Wildcat x 108
( S: s1 c" E( ]- x. `4 NP-40E Warhawk x 45
6 k" p9 ^3 V( |P-38G Lightning x 23 r2 _2 E( t0 e. B& s2 }( X
# G% K: i+ e; k! Q3 @( EJapanese aircraft losses
! \5 O* p) @+ L0 rA6M2 Zero: 26 destroyed
M p6 p7 V3 p6 \* Q- B. U8 sD3A Val: 50 destroyed
# x, S& E* x) L7 JB5N Kate: 42 destroyed$ p& C1 |, X1 Y/ \
0 _2 ~' |, I4 f. d9 WAllied aircraft losses
/ Q3 {% ^3 a+ q5 d$ z; c8 {7 J0 \% _F4F-4 Wildcat: 41 destroyed, 14 damaged; s/ ^( }- N, y* u0 C; m
P-40E Warhawk: 27 destroyed: y: ]( f0 i& E0 }; ^, D- X" ?. Q
P-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed
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Allied Ships V& B2 \9 b, V1 B; k# Z
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1! C5 r$ B" ]7 ^' C- A4 r( D7 x
CV Hornet, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire4 y3 Y; P! h1 \2 v3 |$ M
CV Wasp, Bomb hits 2, on fire
+ ~$ f0 S2 G8 b5 [DD Benham, Bomb hits 1, on fire
8 x7 Q0 [- F# G+ v* \# SCV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1, on fire7 q$ {4 w+ g( K( k, z
CV Yorktown
$ c) L$ U) u4 wCV Saratoga0 n0 h! E8 X6 L0 L: m4 H
CL Honolulu( h$ N6 w2 d; E9 y1 L$ X
CL St. Louis, Bomb hits 24 ]) ]8 W1 f! i
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" q, s y" j: ZB-25C Mitchell x 3
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5 D4 d4 ?+ k3 p. d+ Q) ^; z& u6 aNo Allied losses1 D/ Q* U" V7 U8 U; U7 B
9 h6 A1 Q6 h4 Z' T7 O1 d) IJapanese Ships
3 L% s* j4 Q/ h' O8 _2 Y0 k* q0 ?CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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/ R9 p: Z, [/ x5 Q! BAircraft Attacking:
; m1 c6 D8 ~ f& b" f/ h 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
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+ G- h9 H/ [& ^2 |+ YDay Air attack on TF at 61,91- u; A1 b0 o% H" W) G- x3 }
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Allied aircraft% b# B. R9 k9 H0 V
F4F-4 Wildcat x 214 Q4 L; D$ {* w+ a
SBD Dauntless x 90; f' b7 _5 S6 M: K' p$ p
TBF Avenger x 33
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( u- E6 ~# M; [% xCA Chikuma
4 v3 y, k: y. w1 w+ U6 f |CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
4 {) b7 e) C* n% }' N. dCV Soryu, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage _" n2 v, J+ {7 V% I
CA Tone, Bomb hits 1
, x; [- H6 o' ]4 ?% rDD Ariake, Bomb hits 1, on fire% l, P# |6 _6 G8 A. x
CA Aoba, Bomb hits 20 Z. ]5 P4 @. o
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. X! s0 ^" Y9 G( b1 mDay Air attack on TF at 61,91
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Allied aircraft
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CV Soryu, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
# O# z, z, A2 E5 ~, F7 \$ `CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
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5 P. V1 X. {* Y- V7 KGround combat at Shortlands- u2 p4 u) a8 _! B/ U; [
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Allied Deliberate attack7 U! U$ }5 T8 ]0 ]6 i% f% Y
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Attacking force 13678 troops, 150 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 322. B+ d9 C. l9 E4 O2 f8 O2 s, O
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Defending force 1457 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10
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% I+ X4 ]0 g+ k1 p1 i. g8 i5 ^Allied max assault: 314 - adjusted assault: 281 4 \6 K: S. K* T, W0 e
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Japanese max defense: 6 - adjusted defense: 1 " ]2 { p! E7 V8 d k3 V5 f S
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Allied assault odds: 281 to 1 ( S8 } L% T5 J) w- x( _. U. }1 M
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Japanese ground losses:
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Guns lost 7/ a( g8 S5 v& m6 E' u2 L
( ~9 K" u. U) R/ ~: cAllied ground losses:
/ o$ ~, A8 u2 A7 d" }( z2 casualties reported
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