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Japanese Ships
2 `+ U: W3 ^* n6 E* v$ d) G5 bCA Kumano
. \* ?$ g G) D4 D% q4 W, \CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 42, and is sunk0 t' m3 X5 Y- Z- Y6 b* G
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1
/ D0 n, z/ p" ^/ s7 Q7 `: K5 aCL Natori, Shell hits 1
& ]2 f0 r( d, kDD Maikaze, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
0 m# m& Q, p! a; Q, ?0 n$ hDD Natsugumo
5 f0 X* h$ I% W- O0 i6 { b$ GDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 1
2 \8 X8 M, l& }5 rDD Yuzuki- ?2 @, x+ g+ p6 f+ D8 n- J
- B1 S" G7 t; {# Z0 f& CAllied Ships/ r d/ }2 s" U: P1 p( [4 }
CA Portland, Shell hits 2, on fire. P1 b7 U4 w5 j9 |) ~: r; [
CA Northampton# k8 s ?+ `, g0 R6 s, [
CA Houston, Torpedo hits 1( O9 d8 `+ n# n. G: Y
CA Chester, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
$ D8 t# j# s5 K7 W3 n. `9 G( |CA Louisville, Shell hits 1
* _" f r: B9 q/ J. `" dCA Chicago
$ k- y3 ?8 F; o. j* P/ }* o7 ~CA Pensacola
7 j2 D. e0 j/ R/ Z" E0 SCA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
- v- u6 `( L7 m$ eCA Astoria
' I I. a! k) d' o. Y" G6 e b6 j* DCA Minneapolis
3 E% B; K. w$ S, v5 h+ aCA San Francisco
! R6 ^0 A: U0 MCA Australia, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
8 I* H- `2 n! E# VCA Canberra
! ]1 L# m$ d2 H! F+ o9 eCL Leander
1 z* g w z# V$ `CL Achilles
9 O- F `4 b. B9 BCL Perth
! y) p8 }" J2 O0 X: JCL Hobart( ^4 o `( k2 a! e; J
CL Raleigh' O, K8 A" m+ H+ ~$ e
CL Detroit" E/ G8 I6 E, C J( ^: [4 i. x
CL Concord
/ [" _ N5 k* w4 V E' ?* C# I: CDD Cummings. w+ f7 p; r6 O+ m3 _* b/ E
DD Case1 Z/ M- ~! ~: q# ~! H* q4 H* P. \
DD Shaw
5 U6 t$ Q) U" M; n& n% q1 p1 ?DD Downes1 x6 L; S2 T" m- Y( I) g
DD Le Triomphant. ^3 w, ~, ]; T, v' ]- Y
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$ }- z( X" Q/ j. M) e0 N! dJapanese Ships# _$ X, d. a. v l
CA Kumano, Shell hits 10
. I: A0 ~1 L0 N& O2 SCA Furutaka
$ u/ o( G% e! n, M( {6 ECL Natori, Shell hits 1
# `4 s) [( `1 q. j9 ^DD Maikaze, on fire, heavy damage8 N- S- f/ L2 l
DD Natsugumo
# V/ a; S1 P9 w8 w MDD Ikazuchi0 N" T# A/ ]; D+ {9 ^
DD Yuzuki8 s8 U) `0 B C+ B8 T5 y: ~
/ Y9 y: [2 O9 ]' M# {9 XAllied Ships
1 T, c1 U6 l. P8 `; GCA Portland, on fire
+ T9 s) t$ F" b! {% ICA Northampton
4 S* J! N" F1 Q6 n& oCA Houston
7 e1 n" v- ]8 z$ \/ l+ W G" RCA Louisville
0 q1 X3 o' m- r% OCA Chicago0 y1 Z% g. p, I* k1 P% A
CA Pensacola' Q' g$ n) i% H! d" W( t
CA New Orleans9 P: B2 S b" f9 ?
CA Astoria
: j1 _, |% h8 F" y @9 i9 @# ECA Minneapolis
. l% c9 B6 c/ QCA San Francisco: m. S+ @+ \4 p0 _ B
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage- s/ d. n" r0 d3 Q; [1 I
CA Canberra0 T7 i; [# W% r! M* } c; q4 o! N6 z
CL Leander
& Q/ S, @$ }( _4 z' x& R7 y4 ?CL Achilles
& C! E. Y- \% t$ R& f! D5 |CL Perth
- @, u' h9 u8 ]; a/ C& ?' z/ HCL Hobart
A6 J) X, j/ M2 I1 i: ]$ fCL Raleigh
/ q* \8 ?: W% v. }$ \CL Detroit3 e0 ~, y# R! V2 k7 ]
CL Concord7 v$ A% S% X2 r. [* R
DD Cummings
+ R5 E3 Q. G) f9 i h( @* u3 w( hDD Case0 O, k( d) Z7 L- U# K8 o# c# Z
DD Shaw8 o- U' M- t1 T0 R7 Q
DD Downes! C; d; D: V+ y+ b$ `) _
DD Le Triomphant
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93, p2 G8 S$ f1 L4 t6 N
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Japanese Ships: K p8 J( Q _! e, |1 Z5 m
CA Kumano, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
" l" e( o! S1 I* g& JCA Furutaka, Shell hits 34, and is sunk( C4 O8 K- Q9 w( f7 {8 C! l) c
CL Natori, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage; M" U/ x2 J% ~: S5 x9 r. N8 z# Y' r
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 14, and is sunk0 D6 G' h) c C: ?
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
" q. f! z: |. o v5 n5 IDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 3, on fire
# p3 k. b) F5 T7 ~1 R& D. k1 dDD Yuzuki, Shell hits 6, and is sunk$ h# y' I0 ^9 Y9 }
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Allied Ships$ _4 h; o2 v5 ^, k4 a. e& W
CA Portland, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
! v7 u! g% W# bCA Northampton, Shell hits 1, on fire
. T5 C: H4 r7 c( D2 cCA Houston, Shell hits 1
+ G1 Y g, t: n. [0 D E* ACA Louisville
! Q* Y4 F$ m7 b, Q- j5 pCA Chicago, Shell hits 27 J$ A5 i$ P+ J# J
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 4
6 [/ C& R! W! ]3 |& l s/ _# k2 GCA New Orleans, Shell hits 4$ o* H$ i+ E1 y' ?& o" k
CA Astoria' o* u( z0 u, a! p
CA Minneapolis
- q( v! Y" a6 X9 J- B3 u: M5 X6 UCA San Francisco
6 ^; G( J+ L! U7 W* m# L% UCA Australia, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage( ?8 r5 G) S+ A% Y; Z
CA Canberra
. D2 k- ?, k! I8 T; x% nCL Leander
% Q. }: x" ? J4 p) K% S; i5 bCL Achilles9 H+ d' n# {; y& v" o
CL Perth
8 n9 C8 z. B9 y" m& QCL Hobart
3 Z6 y3 i9 w% |2 K) lCL Raleigh, w0 J9 z$ j# ?( T- I, b
CL Detroit% ]" Y& w/ x' ^" v
CL Concord
- j0 _" @/ t0 ?! B/ @4 uDD Cummings
7 l# ] R9 J$ Q {# G* Y0 TDD Case: `4 z( [0 [6 a! M
DD Shaw
1 p& u% N* T5 yDD Downes
" O1 N/ b" ?) P. b2 aDD Le Triomphant7 `; d# `; _' g$ D
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Japanese Ships" p4 Z% }5 n4 \* q
CA Kumano, Shell hits 33, on fire, heavy damage
0 t! M8 {0 p" @# S3 ~- U: vCL Natori, Shell hits 24, and is sunk/ z1 ?" a/ c* ]7 U( I
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1( {; m* b! _4 [1 b* c, u$ \
DD Ikazuchi, on fire" @* G5 N# p5 N2 M
, _; Y8 G& o, \+ L; AAllied Ships8 X! ?% C9 N# p/ C4 x+ ]% F9 v
CA Portland, on fire, heavy damage( i: g. D/ P0 b, [+ x
CA Northampton, on fire3 v! r& |: |/ K0 D
CA Houston
% {$ U) |( j1 Q J+ W% iCA Louisville
/ W2 j, X/ Y ?8 rCA Chicago
; W5 A* I! M# lCA Pensacola! w6 W+ D a- C2 T
CA New Orleans7 j7 i2 q" ? |& M# B! ]8 P
CA Astoria6 A8 g4 v2 @' ]6 k0 R/ T& ^' V
CA Minneapolis7 v" @5 S" ]4 ~# B7 l( ~* E
CA San Francisco6 L1 e9 ^5 G3 A( z
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage8 ]# D( d* J9 e" b3 l
CA Canberra
8 Q# a, w5 n* l' b" Q& \1 {7 oCL Leander
Q2 ]9 J- u8 z; v: Y. m6 U" ACL Achilles8 B3 N6 F+ ?5 ^1 U) N) v8 J
CL Perth. M4 O6 }! @, X6 U1 u3 s
CL Hobart" [3 {7 K2 x) U$ c. f
CL Raleigh$ s" @: w6 ]8 ?6 Y
CL Detroit
$ C% Y! O8 P9 kCL Concord
& ?8 J! d* ^) X0 ~/ ZDD Cummings9 c3 x G/ _0 a
DD Case
9 ?+ p% K% m' cDD Shaw
& o3 u: q. q7 F) `: Q. z# i2 |; [DD Downes
: N6 j0 C" |5 r9 y+ JDD Le Triomphant
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Japanese Ships
4 i0 A9 @3 c; a2 j' S9 XCA Kumano, Shell hits 29, and is sunk* C2 m( K: T6 |8 l
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 35, and is sunk& t% V# ~3 E, q& f* o
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 15, and is sunk! ^1 ~$ D0 u7 s8 d. n
! Q+ c# D" u* p) J. vAllied Ships
$ V$ u# k: @( z$ dCA Portland, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
1 A* N* v. s* C6 M* `! fCA Northampton, on fire) ~& ~8 a4 e7 } j/ l6 `
CA Houston
& S( q* ?/ V% }7 @' OCA Louisville+ ^# O% v! S* G2 M6 \4 e
CA Chicago; _/ D- S* A! D% |* v6 }
CA Pensacola) p9 \' V3 l' q: w- N. G
CA New Orleans
: v3 U J1 _" A1 t6 a pCA Astoria- n5 m: _% B+ T. J( u
CA Minneapolis$ Q, z+ `2 m A1 _
CA San Francisco
3 d. I$ e B ACA Australia, on fire, heavy damage; c- I. e# v% g3 o
CA Canberra
8 }" J E. H( N+ Q! XCL Leander8 K# S \! o/ p$ `; i4 R, b
CL Achilles, c1 F* g4 H% |) |; {( l0 E
CL Perth: @4 T3 f" _1 u. c
CL Hobart/ v% b- D2 y+ X9 d+ Z6 W" b
CL Raleigh
6 r$ c# T0 ?! ]+ |" D% F9 bCL Detroit
1 ~- P! J1 A/ |1 j7 ~. TCL Concord. |" N2 r% n! f$ J
DD Cummings
0 k9 ~2 [' t u! m& DDD Case
V% Q. m/ l2 K: a2 LDD Shaw1 w% { Z7 S: a
DD Downes9 S6 P: z( J" j, y# M# ~9 A- R& ~, ]
DD Le Triomphant
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Japanese aircraft6 J9 s# d: r+ H, H
A6M2 Zero x 50. L, |# m( H U
( _ d4 q5 v7 P! gAllied aircraft
* n: L: g' a+ Y9 iF4F-4 Wildcat x 42
: _! W C- p; a. k4 i6 z$ r9 PSBD Dauntless x 44" W9 K; j% l% ^7 i" U# p# R- ~1 v
TBF Avenger x 16
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+ Y' f- A1 f0 g& |# H+ n: xJapanese aircraft losses
- R l0 a" U/ Y% XA6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged
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4 `0 z7 v+ Y# G: N( ~Allied aircraft losses1 W4 Y' o* C# t
F4F-4 Wildcat: 27 destroyed* q y/ W/ y/ O6 I @& V
SBD Dauntless: 13 destroyed, 17 damaged
$ @& ?/ o9 H5 W3 a- N+ XTBF Avenger: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged& [% }5 ?) M( ?; @4 O
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Japanese Ships
8 V9 `& G' c% R3 ?9 h+ mCV Kaga, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
4 \1 @, B/ m. dCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
+ n/ B7 V, t' u, R* a+ q6 SCV Shokaku
" m" m" l# g$ Z2 A) {2 DCV Soryu. n) H9 `( v. ] V* k
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, m5 r1 U# i( [8 Q6 yJapanese aircraft3 B/ G6 G0 Z4 }9 B
A6M2 Zero x 19
9 J4 l+ ^( A5 k/ \$ e2 ^9 [ 1 ?4 D. y8 O- e) h+ k; ~4 V
Allied aircraft
& k3 Z- P' P: W' }F4F-4 Wildcat x 19
- w7 P& T5 f- b( n5 G/ A# T% @SBD Dauntless x 144 a/ o+ t; }! H9 z- [7 d2 w
TBF Avenger x 6
, ^8 S2 a; x+ _0 i& ]" j 5 B5 r: G+ M; Y( e" U9 i: C
Japanese aircraft losses
' C# X" ? C9 X) c5 `A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed" M. L2 R; I) e* [0 g
" |0 F! i2 s! M9 t: `* ]+ uAllied aircraft losses' d# M! p5 k, O) @4 n
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed* L: d$ M. }; L7 @
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged# S1 I# f4 S. s+ [1 E
TBF Avenger: 6 damaged
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s% s _& x. U/ V5 S. r( t }$ lJapanese Ships
9 p/ r2 y- Y: C* o- }( dCV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage" h* T, X1 r. j
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2
3 W$ B3 Q2 e0 s- _, G$ M& e; x7 g5 yCA Tone
1 V; f; |. g( u$ v6 b, V* K! H9 wCV Soryu, Bomb hits 1 o$ ]1 G8 d* a) w4 l1 Y+ R7 p
CV Hiryu, on fire- Y, d8 x$ d! H/ N2 ^9 Z, K
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Japanese aircraft. {/ c# L* L, I' B0 |- Y3 a
A6M2 Zero x 177 e/ j$ i7 m9 c' H
1 p6 W7 H' E) p0 E3 `' M9 n( iAllied aircraft3 ~! }/ S2 n/ ^. `2 Y h$ u
F4F-4 Wildcat x 24
( h* l) m9 K' nSBD Dauntless x 27
8 v/ ^4 W3 k/ k8 W& ~TBF Avenger x 70 b9 ~' G. s4 b# A' ]' G3 d( E
% j+ j/ C7 G! e% e( b. C1 |Japanese aircraft losses% U! o' `; Q5 [1 D- v
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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: A0 x& k h! F3 O& ~% G! P8 ?Allied aircraft losses
- n) R% U4 O% ?$ W/ `9 _' dF4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed" g6 U4 g6 q S: e! o* g6 Z: v
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged
4 o( g/ Y$ x" X% V# U0 f* NTBF Avenger: 5 damaged0 R8 i9 c. z$ f$ S$ u; a$ o
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Japanese Ships
6 X! @# j+ I5 U) y3 ?CV Shokaku n X5 r- o- \
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 2, on fire$ I3 H D X, v/ `4 P
CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage( \4 J6 u j" h- D7 u
CV Soryu
1 c, d* ] P5 A4 z% oCA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1$ _" R6 T9 P$ b8 I
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9 D1 w; e4 w- r/ O6 @5 T( @Japanese aircraft H0 a# Z' K7 v& ?. Z* }
A6M2 Zero x 15
1 C, a% O/ E4 [ + l/ S' J/ |1 |! }
Allied aircraft
* M! i" E* \& \F4F-4 Wildcat x 8- O5 T. `2 N) Y; C, x( y: ?, o' l
SBD Dauntless x 18
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Japanese aircraft losses2 b& c4 C, p. n+ ]& Z& S# ~
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
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J3 `. ^# Q$ k: l, X3 O3 qAllied aircraft losses' Z' _" y& H3 o$ k- T9 C
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
! k | [ h) d; ]- E+ \4 }# t; FSBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged
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" F0 W+ O$ I1 qJapanese Ships
' ]: T" X% q8 f, Q2 JCV Soryu, Bomb hits 1- O; x x! N" R# p: m6 \# A: [
CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage+ l0 I* P: D, a* _8 t
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
1 E. o* B, w1 x% U( z% d) PCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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4 D: O3 g/ }8 a; K+ @! xJapanese aircraft0 j, h3 V" ~$ T0 K0 z' x
A6M2 Zero x 12. Z3 u+ L5 r, w
6 \4 X4 a, h8 o$ e
Allied aircraft- \& K Z _9 X; x$ Z4 p
F4F-4 Wildcat x 10
! P& |# B0 E) D1 A, a# Q: N5 ?SBD Dauntless x 9( q8 o* R: j1 t
TBF Avenger x 16" _, K! Q$ A" [* e# R
( p p7 J) E1 C+ D3 B0 AJapanese aircraft losses
1 K( K8 a0 z2 p: ^2 ^0 FA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed5 E' p/ s, u1 w- G- S4 ^2 G j
8 e+ O2 N( d: B" t7 k; ~Allied aircraft losses
' \2 D" J7 R" z: TF4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
% B" \4 l) T& {: u/ @$ _) @SBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
' V% Z. m9 h. b5 ?3 \) @& [TBF Avenger: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged
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, ?6 `7 w( G; J4 nJapanese Ships
: v+ `$ b& Z/ g$ h; u% zCV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage9 Y2 r* B; S l- v6 h j) ~
CV Hiryu, on fire
( S3 V, v* e0 A! j$ O4 u7 FCA Chikuma0 j5 b/ E: d9 V# c- C ~7 W/ \
CV Soryu) L, x; c( K) H5 d
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Japanese aircraft
4 O' G7 a/ l9 ?/ w1 \A6M2 Zero x 36! a' Q4 j( p& W1 F0 w
D3A Val x 90
, f: Q, l5 w6 D" j: A- nB5N Kate x 663 ]: c$ g# y9 X; Q5 I1 d
4 t( A/ Y4 a2 ?, q: p* p9 g, C9 L! [Allied aircraft
: y, L# f5 [2 q$ U1 q8 l' }F4F-4 Wildcat x 108
/ d* v* G" @! fP-40E Warhawk x 45
& v3 A; q( v9 GP-38G Lightning x 26 N) T$ ?2 |; d9 n5 N
/ u* V9 S! H% |0 dJapanese aircraft losses
0 r" u3 I4 a, E4 E5 I) n% [A6M2 Zero: 26 destroyed; s5 ?1 ~0 ]7 f) {% R2 S
D3A Val: 50 destroyed' H2 ~" c* U# W y
B5N Kate: 42 destroyed8 L( O0 b$ e! ~) s6 C( u( v
: a: |( n) v/ b4 v1 Q" V) `/ IAllied aircraft losses
% _; V2 ^, G$ w: B1 u& o+ \F4F-4 Wildcat: 41 destroyed, 14 damaged7 s, C4 h! E& _) {# K+ N9 U
P-40E Warhawk: 27 destroyed
1 p9 E/ r2 v( `" m+ S/ [) _7 u* zP-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed
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Allied Ships
; y# ]$ I$ C& N- i4 FCV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1
) n& P! e% v( E3 N6 H4 [. zCV Hornet, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
# C& T5 Y' }" WCV Wasp, Bomb hits 2, on fire
R0 t7 z# C9 n% \DD Benham, Bomb hits 1, on fire
' x8 B! A6 M# ]( z$ ]8 H5 s5 i( vCV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
) Q* H$ A' |. E/ y# M/ _CV Yorktown7 E, W! p h$ @5 p6 B: H2 J9 O
CV Saratoga9 F0 }$ f& V+ T
CL Honolulu
5 g8 ?% ~9 j0 O: w. p ?' ^CL St. Louis, Bomb hits 2
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Allied aircraft
' l' c" E7 {0 z* M7 G1 f b5 x- A/ qB-25C Mitchell x 3
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@9 ?7 C, a7 s7 E& X6 gNo Allied losses$ y* {2 H6 o$ m9 v
9 p# h& j! K& F! F% ]Japanese Ships4 _) j; T2 x0 l3 L( x; g
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage7 m5 d2 U& t+ s$ U
! M! v& f1 x. D4 oAircraft Attacking:. Y! A( x4 i* d# t% H2 \; ^
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet# ?" A. M5 O0 S& f: e8 w
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Allied aircraft
6 o* d) e" F! Q% M/ }+ S" cF4F-4 Wildcat x 21# x$ {/ y+ s4 w
SBD Dauntless x 90
1 K0 v. P- ?3 }7 Q9 sTBF Avenger x 337 B) k: M4 w. d
. [ U' [) @$ Q
Japanese Ships- v6 R$ M I) Z5 }! {/ J
CA Chikuma [4 S1 {( h0 r/ j
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
: ]$ ?( q7 F- C7 wCV Soryu, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage; P3 U- K5 k' _; f
CA Tone, Bomb hits 11 g( l/ F8 K/ b! L+ M3 m+ s( s
DD Ariake, Bomb hits 1, on fire+ B. C# P7 @/ U
CA Aoba, Bomb hits 23 P$ k! F# ?9 X Y; J' K
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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CV Soryu, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
$ j0 k1 t" X5 U. E) _CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
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3 \, P1 e& W# m( D4 a9 tGround combat at Shortlands
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5 E' R' e: ~; z6 |; PAllied Deliberate attack
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& I& Z6 F# R2 ` m3 GAttacking force 13678 troops, 150 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3228 n0 }+ V% h' k
8 ]2 y6 }1 @9 J% @ r% H5 M9 @5 a+ vDefending force 1457 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10
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Allied max assault: 314 - adjusted assault: 281 9 G8 \" k2 C0 G% U/ r7 W
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Japanese max defense: 6 - adjusted defense: 1
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1 T- k1 u" d/ p G$ M1 t, qAllied assault odds: 281 to 1
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0 W/ n9 S4 R0 j) Y- ?" B: YJapanese ground losses:
6 \+ ^7 g9 d/ }$ K6 g' e/ ~1572 casualties reported
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Allied ground losses:: F) k% E% j' J
2 casualties reported* u4 Q, O* @# d5 d( I
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