| AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/18/42 ; g; H2 @. o% X! ^, c' q. C5 W# Z--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ' H: C/ B; n& xNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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 $ m: f) O' A5 b( qJapanese Ships
 " V' p6 G. e# U! E& j4 _, ]2 iCA Kumano
 0 v+ k# D- P# C& ]CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 42, and is sunk& ?- c! J4 s. x8 D( S
 CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1
 0 a5 J2 Q$ w0 o- m6 iCL Natori, Shell hits 1& F5 j6 D' I; a1 ]
 DD Maikaze, Shell hits 4,  on fire,  heavy damage; _! v% i! F* e8 F9 c
 DD Natsugumo
 3 {. `4 u2 s, O8 VDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 1
 9 x' a" {; |* P. P) cDD Yuzuki( E! D0 e! D. N
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 Allied Ships
 1 ^& o8 K9 s. r/ Q9 aCA Portland, Shell hits 2,  on fire
 3 @' x  R1 n* p% vCA Northampton
 ( a5 v6 L3 I/ n, C# O2 }# j8 ~2 C% lCA Houston, Torpedo hits 1
 % J2 z& ?/ W* o* xCA Chester, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk( s4 n$ Q/ D  l) P7 a& L  [1 o- Z
 CA Louisville, Shell hits 1: Y2 S8 q6 {2 Y/ W: u$ a( B
 CA Chicago. p) H7 S) Y) l% k+ V) O" k
 CA Pensacola, b' M1 D0 Z7 O. M9 z  A7 {; Q
 CA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
 / b, j' o: g7 a+ bCA Astoria
 ' O- I4 u+ |8 k# Z0 ?9 @CA Minneapolis
 4 [5 K/ e9 U* ?$ c4 U3 b: W) ^! WCA San Francisco' V: z% ?4 `8 p: b) Z2 o6 j, [, O
 CA Australia, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage) o7 ]9 ?/ T& ?9 U# X( D7 I& E
 CA Canberra
 , }' [  B1 w! i7 Q9 ^CL Leander
 / J; N. D6 e. S, P& tCL Achilles
 , h! M5 @8 H2 ^0 q% v0 f( V+ n. sCL Perth( n4 J3 c- O: r% k0 \. W% Y
 CL Hobart1 v! P$ c' I: ~- ]4 a' v; ~* v
 CL Raleigh
 1 o+ ~1 m$ u8 W: ~' [CL Detroit' u1 ~* k1 c$ @3 `; Q% O2 b! J
 CL Concord
 * L9 N! g0 z6 N3 c# T1 VDD Cummings. X7 C( g# {2 F' X. b0 _
 DD Case( Z6 F7 Q( p5 g, R( C" M- t
 DD Shaw
 3 a5 m8 e. C8 F* HDD Downes# s9 V4 z" r) e0 m! C
 DD Le Triomphant) `* L, P, b* d  g
 
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 0 U# D) Y; M2 W$ E- t- y5 o$ ONight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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 Japanese Ships
 & i% ~* z* ?8 s9 v/ {CA Kumano, Shell hits 10
 . X7 o0 e* P  uCA Furutaka
 & D( y) m& E6 [* M3 ?CL Natori, Shell hits 16 p+ h( j) }1 h) _
 DD Maikaze,  on fire,  heavy damage
 9 r8 G) I2 @7 aDD Natsugumo# p/ F' s5 y4 v: J
 DD Ikazuchi
 ; o# P: B4 X" [+ K7 IDD Yuzuki! T" p/ j4 D& p7 g& C
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 Allied Ships
 % X! C& \; P* U. z- |( ~CA Portland,  on fire$ M$ ~( l; j, A" S
 CA Northampton
 0 [$ A" @0 K* u( C& |CA Houston0 c# {! T( v  V
 CA Louisville! l- m+ V; y, R! D5 A8 D9 e
 CA Chicago# H, C) \4 A; A3 [1 @+ @7 ?
 CA Pensacola
 + D; \* }2 ~; j0 N3 p6 V$ g5 gCA New Orleans
 0 r; [' [' g' e2 ~: l! b3 BCA Astoria
 % N/ a: J# L6 b% W% [; s( GCA Minneapolis: {0 Y& k8 e" c/ @2 L4 e& }
 CA San Francisco
 - u' s9 k1 s5 TCA Australia,  on fire,  heavy damage
 " \- y) \! V% Z. ?+ J. X) ?CA Canberra% t; O" P" N; b4 h. U6 [
 CL Leander/ M3 _6 z) \/ u! b
 CL Achilles
 + V# |% r: c2 S6 FCL Perth1 I+ K8 L% u8 [
 CL Hobart
 2 A  y( s( U! j& R" y% L8 N" }( X$ NCL Raleigh
 - e* F) ?( m/ g( e1 |8 F; LCL Detroit
 6 I5 S8 G$ g3 `; }CL Concord( E7 x# R1 Y( w, Z/ h. y* {! Q
 DD Cummings
 2 L) i# ]9 D' y) D5 D& oDD Case
 . @$ R" X; s+ g$ pDD Shaw
 $ `) o, Z; i2 eDD Downes
 ) P- ~1 }6 h- M8 {1 t# b4 r, NDD Le Triomphant
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 ( C+ n" W& e& d" m4 IJapanese Ships
 4 y" v! ^8 x/ u! P( X4 ACA Kumano, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
 0 A. h  L0 A& G0 I- x' C3 ^, u4 u( }CA Furutaka, Shell hits 34, and is sunk/ t" T" h  ^5 L0 D) y; E) [' o# t
 CL Natori, Shell hits 12,  on fire,  heavy damage% {+ E* |% \7 A: N
 DD Maikaze, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
 ( p* D5 o8 X: }) c' U; f, S! iDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
 . M& P# X+ u! {% i' N. wDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 3,  on fire" l9 X  Y. W# @7 N( _0 o, B& ~8 m9 o+ M
 DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 6, and is sunk3 g9 g9 o0 q6 `+ S8 h1 j: S
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 Allied Ships+ l4 T- {  |% X- ~
 CA Portland, Shell hits 3,  on fire,  heavy damage" T4 G6 s9 f( Z6 Z: j! G
 CA Northampton, Shell hits 1,  on fire
 1 A' i- g2 O' vCA Houston, Shell hits 1: H, O- T& Y' u4 C7 n
 CA Louisville
 9 v* U0 Q, Y- L9 sCA Chicago, Shell hits 2
 2 x) ?6 W& c7 H" z( R5 wCA Pensacola, Shell hits 4
 5 I0 M  r" B* O* {: Y2 i4 B+ \4 wCA New Orleans, Shell hits 42 y! E$ N4 U  p7 d* b* H' W
 CA Astoria- j  i7 B6 I5 M  f$ ]
 CA Minneapolis0 A" M( v9 y9 I/ s2 e' _
 CA San Francisco. g/ F- k6 G& R  B# v, y' ~1 K
 CA Australia, Shell hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage. m4 `8 n4 M8 g# j, x0 e" w
 CA Canberra, O/ ~! O6 z" q6 ]) _. [
 CL Leander
 % U) D7 B' O+ M4 |' ICL Achilles
 - @# D: W9 t% z, [CL Perth: s& j# g) a( R' s, @
 CL Hobart! Q$ G, `( f$ i& `/ m1 l" F
 CL Raleigh
 " B% e& x# S9 R- C5 kCL Detroit; `' v& X* `0 l* t
 CL Concord5 _' a% Y9 C  q, d! ]  e
 DD Cummings
 / a( t7 j" [/ R3 J0 JDD Case
 5 I+ b* v  y, u. c7 d  [( jDD Shaw# C6 s) ~7 b2 g0 a( E, n
 DD Downes
 1 X5 T: l0 z9 C5 YDD Le Triomphant# _$ }) F+ ~0 S1 B; Z' @1 a0 g8 G
 
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 * U; G9 U& z2 e# a- E: iCA Kumano, Shell hits 33,  on fire,  heavy damage1 d, u) G  u) v. W1 N4 V
 CL Natori, Shell hits 24, and is sunk4 Q; O4 e5 |$ S8 m* L% L0 U# F+ }
 DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1' j$ x; c! L0 H+ c- v0 K# P* }! r
 DD Ikazuchi,  on fire/ R+ N8 a+ V+ R$ @6 b3 `. P5 b" M; x
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 Allied Ships, o/ Z' T& r" K9 V! T# |
 CA Portland,  on fire,  heavy damage; T. q, _  Z/ K) Z% C* M# H
 CA Northampton,  on fire! J% z( e( V1 m+ i# F& _
 CA Houston
 8 l- S1 w  {. tCA Louisville+ G* v' y  _* i+ r4 d: o' M9 W
 CA Chicago7 @; v$ t6 d2 V
 CA Pensacola8 \" h2 W, {: L1 ?
 CA New Orleans
 7 L" _$ A5 y; Q* \- H& L) dCA Astoria
 4 P7 F! F0 F, \* g! _+ i5 _* dCA Minneapolis
 ; w! T# O1 W% RCA San Francisco
 * e  M; I; ^- rCA Australia,  on fire,  heavy damage( n6 g  c$ D6 E/ u' ^/ J
 CA Canberra. q# ?% h) L" `9 Z% p  C& [
 CL Leander/ S$ w4 ^' M4 x8 ?; T- T: b: a: `4 W
 CL Achilles- ]2 k6 ]  y$ d9 _8 a* a9 S
 CL Perth
 1 u0 T' o' H# L( GCL Hobart( x6 k) W* T# p6 e
 CL Raleigh7 D/ Z2 `8 L, o6 `$ q: }$ I
 CL Detroit
 ; S1 G+ n& E8 f5 V5 u4 c& t1 CCL Concord
 ; X  i! B( V2 U4 |0 EDD Cummings
 0 |, x# Y3 S& K# HDD Case# L0 U7 K  h0 L! `5 A9 k
 DD Shaw/ z/ j3 l: y  X. U5 \
 DD Downes' a( Q! |) {  W9 u3 J: S! m6 v% b! W
 DD Le Triomphant$ M! Y4 G0 j6 k, {
 
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 CA Kumano, Shell hits 29, and is sunk
 - D0 p) ?# B2 l8 P9 P8 W5 ?( rDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 35, and is sunk8 G: s' C) q! |" p
 DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
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 : `- S; b7 C8 C4 sAllied Ships
 1 ]$ L  I7 [. A0 F6 yCA Portland, Shell hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
 c* |7 z' B! B9 c+ v8 V" ~CA Northampton,  on fire
 $ ~- F4 A4 E" ZCA Houston
 8 K& u2 J2 j0 Q; p: R4 wCA Louisville
 6 ^" T3 I" `3 y( V/ x3 c1 C* @CA Chicago6 |" N- c1 A1 n8 g6 s/ Z
 CA Pensacola
 0 x6 u7 q9 C7 E) z" w) hCA New Orleans
 + r2 x! R+ S8 C, ?! U. R; i+ s! lCA Astoria/ z# Y) ~7 L; V, k, ]3 e4 A
 CA Minneapolis
 - y2 ]( I+ h) L* Y- C% O' z) Y: \CA San Francisco9 p5 A4 L/ g! F+ q5 O7 f$ i
 CA Australia,  on fire,  heavy damage4 H$ ]2 P2 B+ t4 |, l  r( R& p
 CA Canberra2 A# E$ x1 U$ ]/ y
 CL Leander
 - m6 q( }; P0 k! g, `9 S- l! h' x* }CL Achilles0 [/ X& f/ N, ?) j* r
 CL Perth
 ; s  x3 L% s" \/ u( I& |: \9 b; oCL Hobart' B1 k5 _2 U# j: P0 j& _/ F6 Y; o
 CL Raleigh. }% O4 c2 d# k+ j8 M4 K
 CL Detroit
 ( F4 r" a/ V% Z* O& O: QCL Concord; ?* R: W6 U/ G; t: r$ U( |
 DD Cummings
 6 \" l) w, C8 i+ F: N: vDD Case
 4 `0 P/ J( D6 _" A/ x) |/ e' S& ?DD Shaw1 M2 ?1 {( k9 B' @) Q& J1 _# j" z7 s
 DD Downes0 Y  v8 I5 z# @$ _
 DD Le Triomphant1 X" f6 o: F/ T6 \% Z
 
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 * }* U! F9 T9 S& ?; B+ o* ~0 u) ]Japanese aircraft: I* P4 v- [4 N9 R
 A6M2 Zero x 50
 - E5 {" |( }- h: s  d
 # K" f/ V5 E3 P' r+ tAllied aircraft1 r" Q4 ]( X/ ^7 y
 F4F-4 Wildcat x 42
 : I5 l1 p% [) A7 _' Q* |% qSBD Dauntless x 44
 4 w: R/ d2 |& t1 PTBF Avenger x 16
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 Japanese aircraft losses9 P4 F3 y% S( W# i+ G
 A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged
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 / t4 f9 q' [) A' eAllied aircraft losses9 j; I% L( P! w$ U  l3 T
 F4F-4 Wildcat: 27 destroyed
 " z+ f) I0 c3 gSBD Dauntless: 13 destroyed, 17 damaged. E! q+ g* X: k1 q+ y
 TBF Avenger: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged
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 Japanese Ships
 4 p4 r; i8 ?: S# r4 G3 LCV Kaga, Bomb hits 12,  on fire,  heavy damage
 - t5 b, `2 L/ O  m# zCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1,  on fire. G! `/ Y9 I( }
 CV Shokaku
 * S% d- j" j- L1 j" r4 mCV Soryu
 3 B8 \) _/ ]7 G  C% y1 O3 N " w* `" i6 {. ]
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 Japanese aircraft- w5 W, I- |' T6 x+ \7 i
 A6M2 Zero x 19
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 Allied aircraft
 1 p6 |0 D& N* P: T& A% S6 p0 j. w7 qF4F-4 Wildcat x 19
 , w4 M$ w8 M3 A: ]SBD Dauntless x 14
 1 X. R0 U9 H9 G" Y3 S% y7 uTBF Avenger x 68 b' P4 j$ J2 p( s( D
 
 8 ~* }# P4 U  V( q4 F+ f1 rJapanese aircraft losses3 n2 H# K5 W( a; K/ |
 A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
 # F7 J/ K& j2 F: }
 u# k& Q5 }: @" u1 D7 C( IAllied aircraft losses4 N" R1 K- ~1 D- b  z
 F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed
 . ^* m8 I% |& C  A( R! C4 Y, VSBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged
 . E2 @9 N& N: I9 Q9 x( `TBF Avenger: 6 damaged
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 6 e2 t  U* ~8 A+ FCV Kaga, Bomb hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
 e' t. j5 Y' T7 Q+ LCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2$ z6 S3 x0 m/ k- i3 k1 L
 CA Tone/ z; E5 K4 X5 D1 G. C
 CV Soryu, Bomb hits 1
 7 B/ T* G* x% ?+ M& H8 WCV Hiryu,  on fire
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 6 o& |" R, l8 F+ D: Z
 Japanese aircraft- P  R% P: t3 [
 A6M2 Zero x 17
 * U7 d9 }+ w( E7 C3 G8 z7 g& ^9 a
 : S2 m, p0 i; W9 F( xAllied aircraft
 7 U* v, x0 Z8 Q4 Q; y( m" Q8 aF4F-4 Wildcat x 24
 7 h. z6 ~& |8 ]6 d& WSBD Dauntless x 27. v( i- y7 J/ F! B. R6 a% b+ I
 TBF Avenger x 7  U7 |( L) j8 d) |
 / E( G5 Q" h1 n
 Japanese aircraft losses
 + Z9 s0 \5 L. C7 {8 D  T  J  f8 xA6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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 2 ]) |6 o* ?( V* d2 xAllied aircraft losses
 & L# e% ^7 s+ k5 G. MF4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed* }5 O% B2 k6 V9 @" ~$ ?
 SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged
 ) s5 V* ]. b, q0 O4 n3 aTBF Avenger: 5 damaged3 s9 j% s& N* `+ b& v
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 Japanese Ships
 : W7 i) o% D/ A  XCV Shokaku
 ' Y* j9 }7 C$ s5 v7 e! U/ f. ^/ BCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 2,  on fire
 , }$ u6 f0 X; jCV Kaga,  on fire,  heavy damage' u8 K7 A( l1 D0 e
 CV Soryu: S% e1 B) O9 o8 F- V0 N
 CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1
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 ; ^. A: |) N8 Z0 q! _0 s; LJapanese aircraft, L6 W, s+ h; ]$ }3 d, L
 A6M2 Zero x 15" i2 K' V0 y/ W" T$ K) d! e
 8 s1 z  K3 |' V( s, u2 `0 l  l
 Allied aircraft
 9 {: f6 Y7 D4 d: }# ZF4F-4 Wildcat x 8
 ' b* H6 a7 G4 k& t/ |% r: ~: _4 i  pSBD Dauntless x 18
 ; m( g4 n$ W- N4 l: L& E 0 T" h2 \; ^) ^
 Japanese aircraft losses
 ! S0 c+ K% }5 [& T8 DA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
 . _+ t/ s7 [: K" k' ]+ Y 2 N: V, j& _! c8 k; P1 `
 Allied aircraft losses
 * l$ r& `, d3 g" }F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
 * Q2 `# M# w' zSBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged, }! V2 }3 Z3 K  W. K( v5 F
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 Japanese Ships
 % g- u5 e1 S. D# q6 I" h2 hCV Soryu, Bomb hits 1
 0 R) j- _' |0 NCV Kaga,  on fire,  heavy damage+ V8 S' Y; z2 g& T6 S
 CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1,  on fire
 4 b* z' @$ m+ sCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage8 b0 k+ a; ?& {( U/ W9 b
 
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 - v! r7 r6 ~9 sJapanese aircraft
 8 f6 c& e* y; [& M; u1 v7 d9 JA6M2 Zero x 12; r! O+ J. `, E
 9 J$ T- @) }* u5 h2 M
 Allied aircraft' r# V; x2 ^2 E8 n
 F4F-4 Wildcat x 10
 ! Y6 u; b& ~0 O) R* `SBD Dauntless x 9, X3 `5 ~1 R" @' p9 G5 @
 TBF Avenger x 16! H# N. S: i, g8 i7 G
 $ c7 I) G9 Y! ^1 U$ ?# h7 J& h
 Japanese aircraft losses% D; y; F# ?& L, x! i
 A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed  d+ N% f4 g" I' D0 C3 y
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 Allied aircraft losses
 . H, ^! I0 j+ v. }3 [) h1 XF4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed/ e+ M" n2 p* {/ J  Q
 SBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
 ' w  ]7 N3 i$ M0 u1 b, {# BTBF Avenger: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged* K8 V8 Q4 C* k* a% l8 n0 M( W
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 Japanese Ships
 . R: u+ [" U: K7 DCV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage* q/ q/ V$ e0 o; X
 CV Hiryu,  on fire1 c0 U4 W$ n2 k& a) d. V! g+ j
 CA Chikuma
 1 g) g# e& G- O. d  t7 h5 q, @CV Soryu, D) x& S% W, C* u" h( H7 D5 W
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 Japanese aircraft; q+ A8 U6 d/ d! [$ T. I
 A6M2 Zero x 36' v0 g$ @! V' `/ H( d* c
 D3A Val x 90
 * S) W  G- q( T% ]% ]& ~B5N Kate x 667 |( n: C9 t5 ?( a4 J! v+ O
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 Allied aircraft
 $ X8 v5 `" d$ I4 |# r% [8 vF4F-4 Wildcat x 108
 $ T3 x' ~" k; X) V( {0 a0 TP-40E Warhawk x 45& X/ w) n  [! Z: j( `: k4 Y; o
 P-38G Lightning x 2
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 Japanese aircraft losses4 A/ `' e$ I4 i' ?3 i4 B  g% \
 A6M2 Zero: 26 destroyed
 o5 L$ T  g( [1 H6 @* p8 GD3A Val: 50 destroyed
 2 [+ ?" R$ k# bB5N Kate: 42 destroyed. P: E% [! N. F$ y. y3 I
 
 4 G, U( L. {5 z4 |0 L9 JAllied aircraft losses, y7 H  m6 q* O3 M0 T- w# t0 D
 F4F-4 Wildcat: 41 destroyed, 14 damaged# U) C) ~/ F; J; g
 P-40E Warhawk: 27 destroyed+ v- s' ~4 F" P) p# u$ K
 P-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed& }/ f1 I( V4 `* |% y% H
 
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 % Z  p% s/ W+ q" n0 XCV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1& z7 c: y6 A. [! J
 CV Hornet, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire3 m& \: M2 s, }6 n
 CV Wasp, Bomb hits 2,  on fire
 * ], ], k; R( l- C! }DD Benham, Bomb hits 1,  on fire
 4 l1 E: y$ w9 tCV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire7 L: q1 @" p8 `5 u9 i  c
 CV Yorktown
 2 P, ?: i+ K- y7 WCV Saratoga
 0 H  s: P% O' x0 MCL Honolulu& U7 X% V- P1 u" T* E
 CL St. Louis, Bomb hits 2
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 Allied aircraft
 z4 Y" [2 t+ B5 }$ F9 Y  hB-25C Mitchell x 32 Q, }: S1 D5 V+ `* R
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 No Allied losses
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 CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage$ K- _7 P. B# o  B- C
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 Aircraft Attacking:
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 Allied aircraft
 2 y6 U  g+ U, W6 @7 [, }& C5 X5 |! tF4F-4 Wildcat x 21
 6 ~# [# x; w2 I6 x5 A1 FSBD Dauntless x 90# W0 O; I8 `3 {
 TBF Avenger x 33
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 Japanese Ships
 * d8 B: b# i. ^7 y% OCA Chikuma
 . z+ D; Z) I0 L& q! G. }) aCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage3 d5 @% y, Q9 k1 O' @+ n
 CV Soryu, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
 9 g" A/ f1 ~; h+ [% E0 ]2 f' {CA Tone, Bomb hits 1
 2 B1 o0 ^; X9 ]0 N8 I% Q! _DD Ariake, Bomb hits 1,  on fire6 u7 R/ T7 r5 w+ `( V% y6 N! t
 CA Aoba, Bomb hits 2
 2 U6 n& N; k% K# W! C1 W' gCL Tama! r. u" ^- Q3 Z4 a7 h4 G
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 / A: U% x7 _/ L) ~Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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 B-25C Mitchell x 207 \7 V7 d$ V7 b2 a% V3 U9 x' P0 ^
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 Japanese Ships! _7 \, h- ]9 a) s1 J! G. C
 CV Soryu, Bomb hits 5,  on fire,  heavy damage
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 3 f: o' o' y5 ^; m9 q! J+ U; D5 JGround combat at Shortlands1 U$ h0 i5 z: G0 K
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 Allied Deliberate attack5 X1 [' v8 }; O- p! A) r3 |
 
 : d  \1 M" j, ?! I( X/ N1 OAttacking force 13678 troops, 150 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 322
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 , i4 t& c, e4 L4 QDefending force 1457 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10
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 2 ~6 X  a  S4 }/ a. h% e4 RAllied max assault: 314 - adjusted assault: 281 . |- K* {3 i9 v1 h3 C  s# x
 
 . i, D4 Y& [1 Z: J) u2 i; \Japanese max defense: 6 - adjusted defense: 1
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 Allied assault odds: 281 to 1
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 Japanese ground losses:$ n- ]( Y; K7 ?( b# X
 1572 casualties reported1 y+ i+ v4 c3 Y0 E. r
 Guns lost 71 K, ], Z7 N5 g# M
 
 , B: g9 e: T" N! U5 D2 E# ]Allied ground losses:
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