AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/18/42
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6 G0 k: _; S6 c2 h1 |6 ^; kCA Kumano
5 x- ~- U1 e% e6 y* ]2 v/ NCA Kinugasa, Shell hits 42, and is sunk/ o+ P3 ?* b! J
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1
% [7 M$ i7 m- m: _9 t3 SCL Natori, Shell hits 1% `8 T" b9 o$ G( p& X+ V
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage5 ~. t4 ]2 o1 Q( G1 v: I
DD Natsugumo# |3 S5 Q ?5 t" N( O( g
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 1% S- q/ v: N4 a0 k/ j
DD Yuzuki) {$ @3 t, v" |4 `. L7 J3 f& R
% D: A! n1 G! P, CAllied Ships" r. E0 L2 R$ u! t( B% B$ }
CA Portland, Shell hits 2, on fire0 m N% @5 V0 ~- F# p' W
CA Northampton9 E" H! {9 r+ x, ~( u
CA Houston, Torpedo hits 1 Y+ `1 h5 B1 l3 T2 D5 Y* n( m! [
CA Chester, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk, H: L- B( S& @5 t) H
CA Louisville, Shell hits 1% Q; b7 I7 |& |2 F7 T7 z$ E! C
CA Chicago+ x3 a4 v2 p0 I
CA Pensacola. T! F( K, \) M' V1 @; U8 `
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1" [5 Y/ P5 d6 P4 w% T
CA Astoria
$ ^$ J1 q. L5 UCA Minneapolis
) s! W$ W$ T+ hCA San Francisco, {; Y7 s2 i; X* n3 W
CA Australia, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage9 w8 R8 y. k0 K' }
CA Canberra" O+ c( u/ F. o1 V# O
CL Leander
# V( I& @# m4 Y, ECL Achilles( B! q; n6 J) p+ z- S* G
CL Perth
; e/ v; a! ?; a i9 {8 f, n! {CL Hobart, U/ C( Y" S; e! e$ P4 t$ Y* ~
CL Raleigh0 B, O# C P) J- r. J" }
CL Detroit" V0 x- k2 H1 n, y K3 c/ _, v& S
CL Concord) Z9 @9 G4 F6 ?# Y e) z: t
DD Cummings' l) o5 ` Z, Z* s
DD Case/ z4 E' p. V! j0 D5 x
DD Shaw" K, U2 }5 S3 f/ d( r
DD Downes! r/ T4 a( {( F) {& k$ z, E
DD Le Triomphant) \8 d; o4 W1 V8 J1 s# x) V. p$ s
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Japanese Ships
- |& L+ w% F8 m# e/ i: _3 _CA Kumano, Shell hits 10
; \8 j5 ?# d% P8 a7 iCA Furutaka+ r$ r/ y0 t! l9 M- @
CL Natori, Shell hits 12 [; @) s$ u: \: b! P; ^
DD Maikaze, on fire, heavy damage
o' k( k' e1 {* g ADD Natsugumo
. y, K* F* c6 @3 V# j7 z+ I) E7 qDD Ikazuchi2 z* ~1 \; A3 m, P5 I0 A
DD Yuzuki
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Allied Ships, ]' c( U" m1 Z4 E$ ~
CA Portland, on fire
! R& ^4 @2 S- [CA Northampton
& `6 W& U7 Q0 b6 {# g$ b) b" J' o u! pCA Houston. k+ m# v+ _8 d% H f( s
CA Louisville9 n) S- T; N) x/ ~ G
CA Chicago/ V/ e# r( E- X% B3 K S! y# Z3 ^
CA Pensacola k/ D+ A- O# `7 u# o
CA New Orleans2 X' B: ~3 A' e' @3 ]9 u9 W
CA Astoria5 e7 I1 S2 N+ w0 g3 W
CA Minneapolis
) @$ q3 p4 h7 z9 hCA San Francisco' v# K7 D! s5 Q2 Y- `; ?- c
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
2 R" f9 T. l8 _* u1 YCA Canberra, Z W& `/ w. e1 V! ~ V3 V
CL Leander
% t* p- ^& J, @) w4 K2 KCL Achilles
# Q* u, ]0 O N' R, y' n# \' PCL Perth% `; b& {# N: v$ y& G
CL Hobart
( R0 ]4 D6 n; g3 SCL Raleigh
$ u1 S" N# q' t% c6 F4 n! YCL Detroit. X9 d( X- [, u/ x, p; c
CL Concord" {8 X) ?. ~. g/ V6 F6 e& j
DD Cummings
+ z/ p/ ]4 f$ ~4 E0 i( F* {$ gDD Case
- T' y0 M4 ?1 g, WDD Shaw8 w" F2 `& ^4 g; ^% C$ |) @! U* b W
DD Downes
" c" b0 y7 [/ Y% MDD Le Triomphant0 k. F3 f# D& B+ ]3 \
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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Japanese Ships
; e* M; \* [& c' j- B$ T# ^CA Kumano, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
5 g; N8 j* K+ _. [CA Furutaka, Shell hits 34, and is sunk
& {: V8 s# r$ |. {% Y+ v6 n7 cCL Natori, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage) R) f' z+ M, F! x2 j2 z. _% q
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
/ i: t |2 u- c) \& O9 XDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
# x* j% c; t5 o* ~. _" Y' WDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 3, on fire) ~, I7 P9 y2 K/ r
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 6, and is sunk, \$ w% k7 E* w% G m/ Q# m
4 X& W* G( A! e% U, I2 ~8 _Allied Ships
6 A9 L4 {+ m+ m4 w8 h) e& g' B6 PCA Portland, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
4 p6 E; O( Z! k K0 R% V3 o5 XCA Northampton, Shell hits 1, on fire& ]( }3 c9 g: G8 a# O. w1 b8 h0 f
CA Houston, Shell hits 12 r! j/ j, e# n: t1 y) P5 {) ~ R! h
CA Louisville
& a( p v3 k- N; NCA Chicago, Shell hits 2% _/ ?* E O! a. N" d F
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 4
6 _5 S( L' k8 G/ l BCA New Orleans, Shell hits 4
- X" R7 U5 N& [% rCA Astoria
+ `+ h6 S! N; i" ^7 s% ^- UCA Minneapolis% ~$ D) P7 s4 k# M9 x6 Y2 n B9 C
CA San Francisco
2 P! E. l; R! X jCA Australia, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage4 V2 y* G# [1 `
CA Canberra
4 }) Z5 V% q5 k; a8 ]9 ?8 Q- }CL Leander6 w- K9 X; _& r+ P, t7 c0 t6 N% C
CL Achilles9 D8 W$ u0 k* `2 D4 U/ d
CL Perth _9 E- d. C* m2 S
CL Hobart
4 k$ m1 M1 w; o" h% RCL Raleigh
5 A9 p# w, Q+ Z9 a1 q4 NCL Detroit- R4 N5 p% X! |' w
CL Concord
1 v: F5 x6 c7 NDD Cummings1 H9 E# o0 x$ R8 m" R
DD Case4 h2 c' E* n# o! u/ M
DD Shaw( J0 m2 j& @& [* Q
DD Downes; A+ v2 e4 k! u
DD Le Triomphant" j: e2 m; Y8 g& y5 O4 w3 a
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Japanese Ships4 ?% z- ]+ ~" O+ J
CA Kumano, Shell hits 33, on fire, heavy damage
$ T! x" `: }: S; A6 [ ~8 y" CCL Natori, Shell hits 24, and is sunk
) ]( ^, r; H# f7 ]' w0 P; {; UDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 19 t) M/ J% x$ n, a0 u/ N- ?3 E
DD Ikazuchi, on fire
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CA Portland, on fire, heavy damage, X5 g+ |0 A$ x8 k% s3 X
CA Northampton, on fire0 j/ ]# B( q/ s5 w" ~
CA Houston& |% Y8 N; f& X% g6 w
CA Louisville' r( Z- F. @! t
CA Chicago
2 R: u5 E! v/ U BCA Pensacola z3 @1 k, Y1 Q' q8 v
CA New Orleans
' g4 F6 u _/ E% r- oCA Astoria! P/ p9 N# O$ N4 B
CA Minneapolis$ M9 f7 ?0 n- m# Z3 V" U
CA San Francisco
) P# l; ] |/ C. a; N& b5 PCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage9 t; k" F8 \7 o, V3 [' u
CA Canberra
1 K/ v2 {0 ?( {' dCL Leander# r! n6 n, g Y1 B2 p
CL Achilles
* l( @- R" ] \. t2 ]CL Perth
& d& T# N/ j2 B9 ACL Hobart% ]: Z, P2 y/ ?! v, P2 M
CL Raleigh
6 N: B7 q! t8 ]. LCL Detroit2 o! w: y0 U" z/ Y
CL Concord
- E- e7 T( D" [% U0 p% p) qDD Cummings
5 m) |8 L& Y# h) ]- W* JDD Case
0 z$ {* t4 Y) ?% \. w1 ^DD Shaw
- t* I* @" u# t9 B$ ?) UDD Downes9 t x, p2 Z1 K. R f
DD Le Triomphant; g- Z, c- B0 y: U# s8 c
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CA Kumano, Shell hits 29, and is sunk
- N! {- Y7 G7 C p& t+ s$ aDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 35, and is sunk
. i, |8 m% r. r: ]; L' v aDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
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Allied Ships
1 C' J; y; b' E- Y/ hCA Portland, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
! E% F) g. b$ z& S' ZCA Northampton, on fire% T, p8 e' F4 F* z8 T2 ]2 k9 l( K1 x
CA Houston. s6 y- h& O* o2 t! y2 s3 e
CA Louisville2 B7 J# m' o4 d7 i2 V
CA Chicago
- h* p* u) l6 J, d% `0 j9 F4 vCA Pensacola y. V" Y2 M8 h# y. V
CA New Orleans
' e F/ N! @- v: @) ?/ |' zCA Astoria
9 ?/ ]( y2 v+ uCA Minneapolis" g& h) O3 L2 b6 _( g$ V" ]+ E+ ?
CA San Francisco
3 E" q$ `5 V9 w2 ZCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage7 o- r- p* E. m8 B" K! J% m- e
CA Canberra, K$ R4 g9 P4 E
CL Leander
8 _. Z; K' ^8 M* u3 eCL Achilles( c5 z2 D" J+ }$ S1 ?7 @4 E
CL Perth6 n9 Z+ m6 h, i3 h1 c0 j
CL Hobart, _5 \( ]0 T' q M
CL Raleigh P! G; o1 H5 |# h* ^$ p
CL Detroit
; g# W# {- C, kCL Concord2 T% K2 |$ Y% r, }5 Y- g' v/ s
DD Cummings" W a, o: y) C1 L/ g5 P
DD Case7 ~1 q) X' @5 U+ M8 P
DD Shaw
& `: l0 @: _* Y$ kDD Downes
: B/ H1 x; b3 W* w$ wDD Le Triomphant
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,913 _3 k% r" k) R3 P0 [" |5 v' X
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Japanese aircraft2 F0 E9 I% G, }1 z$ E1 s7 ?
A6M2 Zero x 50
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& {( x, R# ^5 L4 n) s- d( F4 mAllied aircraft) J: w5 f& H$ x% l' l( U
F4F-4 Wildcat x 42
$ E) Z: X; u; A. lSBD Dauntless x 44
& c$ C8 S2 j8 f9 JTBF Avenger x 16: U( Q6 X0 i8 o3 A6 d
, h2 H4 K7 @* G( j# l3 v# m! q/ RJapanese aircraft losses1 E- l; n K6 f2 o+ j
A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged
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8 P% K) _4 w% i3 N3 KF4F-4 Wildcat: 27 destroyed+ R3 Z% H4 ?2 k9 C: |! _4 ]
SBD Dauntless: 13 destroyed, 17 damaged. o% d q" J2 n7 D; S' _
TBF Avenger: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged4 b$ V7 N: l5 M6 V
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Japanese Ships
# m' Q9 l2 e- k/ Z `; W( ?& N8 NCV Kaga, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage% _0 a" C4 B2 M1 q% Z5 ?' N& {
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire# P, I, K6 p0 z3 r) x6 i
CV Shokaku1 ^; p% F! W. g- p4 A& k0 X5 F4 \0 @
CV Soryu
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91) M3 j& K/ r4 ]- n4 m. U5 S
8 f9 f/ m9 _, hJapanese aircraft
: N% x4 ?1 x B. {A6M2 Zero x 19
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6 Q$ U2 W6 N. W" QAllied aircraft& r: y3 `& [! {7 l# {
F4F-4 Wildcat x 19- p9 M6 O2 c# G# _- d5 n" I8 h. S
SBD Dauntless x 14
5 y1 j3 W, |8 n4 e8 Z) OTBF Avenger x 6) i" D0 h' ]) k6 Y f$ p/ Y
+ Y6 s5 q; w; g5 eJapanese aircraft losses% f. I+ e- h& e( _8 c/ U
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed T: T: I/ e) n: ], \' g
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Allied aircraft losses
3 D- r# \: [; I: S- wF4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed2 r7 _1 H4 c: j; N
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged
9 S5 ^, P- ?8 D. Y7 v* nTBF Avenger: 6 damaged
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K3 ~6 f& c; V6 [; |Japanese Ships
% M8 `# q) h3 f, I; x, {. nCV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage* E* o4 ]6 S: w/ f1 i9 P0 E1 Q0 \" G
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 24 D/ o6 x" M) L& r1 @9 S% m
CA Tone y6 Y/ H3 u, u$ h5 {# L
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 10 Z) t2 e8 ?) E& N8 ]( ?6 h
CV Hiryu, on fire
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,910 |1 T4 M ~/ J" @" j' j7 C
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Japanese aircraft
$ W7 F$ Q7 U3 J- k1 J5 m0 {A6M2 Zero x 17
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Allied aircraft* Q9 U/ Y+ Z1 P1 e. T1 I
F4F-4 Wildcat x 24
1 F+ z; G8 ~1 g" Y7 fSBD Dauntless x 27* c" w, h6 I+ Z/ s9 d
TBF Avenger x 7
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7 |' ?( }. F3 t0 X+ E8 p4 `Japanese aircraft losses$ A5 U- M: V7 Y9 f
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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8 {) I2 X" p3 @2 N+ EAllied aircraft losses8 L- g' B' x: r+ G& v' u! B' n
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed
7 p- z' V3 \ j0 F: K; S5 @% _SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged
/ ~, j% I) ^$ e1 U, QTBF Avenger: 5 damaged
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Japanese Ships3 t0 ~2 K9 _/ s5 @1 }) u2 V
CV Shokaku: B6 z4 J* a6 {% j: Q9 @
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 2, on fire- @% m4 p+ E; G/ D: N# ^! @
CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage" p: _- A1 }- |8 S0 z- _
CV Soryu7 Z2 a; n+ R" ]' R5 t, I3 L) |6 r' W
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1/ |6 Y% |8 G W8 @8 r! u
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,917 v: G! M7 m& `
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Japanese aircraft, E: i9 U4 s w {/ U2 h
A6M2 Zero x 15 n* Q: b' Y( |5 V- U
( E9 [# l5 P r' S# C$ U8 J& UAllied aircraft$ Z! \9 D- ?4 {% N0 q
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
0 G0 B5 P0 S. [) V$ YSBD Dauntless x 18
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Japanese aircraft losses
* e/ p% |7 X4 T+ wA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses/ M+ d! ]. O$ [$ r
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
- M7 L4 O4 b) [- D/ E w* ySBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged
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' W( u! a- u% t) V% w* sJapanese Ships
. y* q8 W7 m, \0 q* HCV Soryu, Bomb hits 1 \5 A- L8 I: T. C% F( G; D
CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage% j6 p$ \5 n' I
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
- J+ k2 j* z, s' l! }& F3 t! }& W! lCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91/ [$ c& M; B9 ?: t1 w
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Japanese aircraft
; a }/ H; j9 S+ \ D& M( z5 uA6M2 Zero x 12
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Allied aircraft* [; ~- v( e2 r# D _
F4F-4 Wildcat x 104 k8 ~$ ^: z7 ^& Q
SBD Dauntless x 9
" G" s6 b8 u3 E8 s4 T0 m/ ?TBF Avenger x 16
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4 E8 c( [6 M" v' lJapanese aircraft losses
+ B' l: J1 J: X" V6 D. ZA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed# \& |! K) W) W. x9 p6 m" l
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Allied aircraft losses
+ W- Q9 O" C* U, `9 Q `8 eF4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
' n M4 _! q% a* q0 V9 I kSBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged3 N( {3 F' ] Z" R5 [3 g- j0 G% ?
TBF Avenger: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged
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4 b; ?- s! S; C, S3 R* o9 oJapanese Ships
8 u$ @5 E% E! t# h" C) r3 M+ sCV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
* Z' S% J+ Q: ICV Hiryu, on fire
9 ]% V( F# _8 u2 gCA Chikuma
$ L8 n6 b( p6 f/ ~+ S/ \CV Soryu6 O( ^2 }. F! Z' L3 h- _
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Day Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,93 J) G4 |5 V0 g2 Y$ g# m: I
G, b5 l8 _% @0 N$ B, T$ oJapanese aircraft
# j* o' t( `: F; G. m7 T$ U" w. RA6M2 Zero x 36
8 F9 l5 b: S) C/ Q/ J2 t4 N w+ ND3A Val x 90 w# v+ K, K7 I# a" M% f. }
B5N Kate x 66 U. `. x7 [6 d/ S$ v5 |' v
0 T. M/ ]2 @) E" Q7 J9 EAllied aircraft, e0 |# b5 C( Q7 g' a+ e
F4F-4 Wildcat x 1089 E0 z# ?9 e9 O4 ~7 u
P-40E Warhawk x 45: f+ Q! S' C( `+ ? w3 T
P-38G Lightning x 23 z* n7 H2 o- X7 f4 _- A4 [3 ]$ V* f
0 h9 _5 z! I; k. ?6 P/ mJapanese aircraft losses" V$ l- a* ?& V5 E# |) p& p) a
A6M2 Zero: 26 destroyed i* n7 p. S+ {# ?) Q f) C5 H
D3A Val: 50 destroyed' C" E" b& |* q7 o; b0 c" x
B5N Kate: 42 destroyed9 E+ \- B' \5 d- X: E
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Allied aircraft losses- r" C8 x: b' \' G: d
F4F-4 Wildcat: 41 destroyed, 14 damaged
% ~% I& v( D4 I3 U8 @P-40E Warhawk: 27 destroyed0 _1 |) O! [! F7 P! M+ H5 x) ^) S
P-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed$ d6 T. x4 Y" H8 K9 v6 M! M
, ~# D; o. |4 y3 K# W5 ^) ZAllied Ships
) v# X2 _: A8 TCV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1
! S4 _8 c/ w( @CV Hornet, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire' J# D6 I1 d* g4 n3 e2 V
CV Wasp, Bomb hits 2, on fire
9 t. O; L/ Q SDD Benham, Bomb hits 1, on fire8 W+ r* y* K) f, }: ?& Y
CV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1, on fire* S9 B) y; _: T# \) v
CV Yorktown0 q, J9 J0 n- G2 i6 D$ T6 ~7 q, G
CV Saratoga
$ H9 L% D0 F5 s" {3 E3 yCL Honolulu; x- V7 }+ {- G- J5 ]7 E3 i8 j
CL St. Louis, Bomb hits 2! t7 G. y3 y5 f* l
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B-25C Mitchell x 3
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
3 V2 d* v3 S/ cCV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage4 K" m, o5 t% k- r6 s+ ?
' F) `( B$ U3 t @Aircraft Attacking:1 @ O" d0 j' F: q7 z6 q F/ h
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
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. _7 ^' Z" S1 K* [Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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Allied aircraft! ~% `/ d0 F. ^0 }6 t- {+ q2 p
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21; @+ B' X7 a" n, C& V6 f# C8 { T
SBD Dauntless x 904 f. i2 S( Q3 }3 t
TBF Avenger x 33) ^" @- M$ v" l$ o
3 Q* ]$ u# F) e7 m+ T `- ?Japanese Ships
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CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
# D3 T! \' g7 }# H5 h) Z0 G M pCV Soryu, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
! L' w3 X- J z- |CA Tone, Bomb hits 1* z E+ T! _7 @3 Z/ p: |
DD Ariake, Bomb hits 1, on fire
$ T: h0 T9 m& @' q9 V$ ]& uCA Aoba, Bomb hits 2- q0 `6 T5 }+ R
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91" M0 d# @8 E8 j, v4 O9 N
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Allied aircraft
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CV Soryu, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
4 ^. }2 B$ v6 \) BCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
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Ground combat at Shortlands
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Allied Deliberate attack8 N# r2 k: x& F9 W+ B
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Attacking force 13678 troops, 150 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 322! s! |- O6 j9 O; g3 H1 q
( H& x% P; S! cDefending force 1457 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10
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Allied max assault: 314 - adjusted assault: 281 0 A* a0 q: _' n" y, l! C
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Japanese max defense: 6 - adjusted defense: 1 * e' v; r, n: _! C% X. h3 y
; w, @3 g. a2 d$ s* X, dAllied assault odds: 281 to 1 : s7 F+ \( o3 J6 G7 M
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3 H' I0 z! d1 ~Japanese ground losses:
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Allied ground losses:
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