AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/18/42
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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; q+ j6 g1 ^) G! ]) O( r; T8 _% u0 uCA Kumano
4 [" |; }+ W! ^, ^CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 42, and is sunk
! K9 s4 V4 [7 x9 m( g. Z) MCA Furutaka, Shell hits 1& A: }" O# {# J, j, C! x
CL Natori, Shell hits 16 ]9 h. Y0 [$ ]" F/ Z% Y
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
' j) f1 R6 {8 ZDD Natsugumo
& U$ E4 g& B# t' W2 iDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 1
7 v5 |8 R7 v* T$ p" m- c: UDD Yuzuki
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Allied Ships
+ F& I+ P$ c: h: R$ n0 ICA Portland, Shell hits 2, on fire7 o0 B' U6 ~) k3 m2 x0 B
CA Northampton7 I3 E |: ~; e6 S
CA Houston, Torpedo hits 1- B/ ? J, q6 s
CA Chester, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
+ [: R w; S/ ^: O5 i5 aCA Louisville, Shell hits 1
; |8 \ f7 X$ rCA Chicago
; w3 Y# T2 ]( O3 e5 m8 gCA Pensacola
B3 s* @9 y# Q7 o6 `% ?$ PCA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 14 ^' P" g1 g: E
CA Astoria z7 R6 W- V0 w2 Q: ]$ c( @( \
CA Minneapolis
" R, {! M* ?& _1 {6 r1 X& qCA San Francisco
. {1 N# \% h; P, @. @" \1 O6 sCA Australia, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage1 W% }) ~ K- m
CA Canberra
9 V# l/ |7 S* _) m: ^6 J" s( L3 qCL Leander
: g- {4 @6 ?) {. D, B6 a3 mCL Achilles
: u$ d$ b" r9 N F! h' @! U& pCL Perth
+ ?, d0 P- w' D/ @3 s |1 \% zCL Hobart% R% ~8 p! f2 G: r) `
CL Raleigh
# o; ~# h& w; e/ S" \0 F9 gCL Detroit6 ^2 s6 h9 [5 A" s9 g
CL Concord$ S/ v1 n) f+ T5 ^( I
DD Cummings
; I0 X6 l& h% i* \9 e8 V% H8 fDD Case
8 C0 l5 c/ _0 _2 Z( D* dDD Shaw% V+ @4 [2 y+ y; e* n3 E
DD Downes. Y2 x9 t9 {) g1 F, z2 _5 |) p
DD Le Triomphant
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,931 `1 [4 W$ O; J* @3 u! X" a
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Japanese Ships% j! `2 Q$ }. S4 p
CA Kumano, Shell hits 10
5 [+ u4 V# Z- Z7 t4 u* rCA Furutaka! b+ \- d, u9 }& j' T
CL Natori, Shell hits 1
. t0 \; }* B( d0 wDD Maikaze, on fire, heavy damage" X' _+ R& I2 q
DD Natsugumo2 L+ G+ O4 I. v8 C+ l! _9 _# s
DD Ikazuchi
N: ~- E7 _1 J3 g! ADD Yuzuki/ G/ t/ i$ p! j) r" x
+ u! p! B0 W2 @, t; B; `' H" WAllied Ships7 l0 c5 p7 a4 s7 O& T: i
CA Portland, on fire
a$ J8 r: R9 t+ t* [7 K8 mCA Northampton
' S% J: Q0 ~4 @' [CA Houston; v7 I& X1 k1 ?
CA Louisville' T1 u& f; e( [/ ?% x+ {! `
CA Chicago
: }1 f# H6 n/ G) o( Z5 LCA Pensacola7 A9 u$ J8 Z( V
CA New Orleans9 y3 W- ~6 }2 J1 R0 g, A
CA Astoria" U1 M0 k' o; m7 l- O$ S( s5 B3 z
CA Minneapolis' [" r$ z1 J3 N4 i. @
CA San Francisco
( V) F* i+ j, I3 a1 c; x3 nCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
C1 l8 l7 M% _$ j! w4 ~CA Canberra
3 @/ V- ]# m* n3 \; YCL Leander
# _" @6 c. i% h* u: H& Q" I3 h6 ^CL Achilles
- |& N& Z$ g! X3 F/ O5 ]CL Perth
. p% o# K- y& p4 x$ d6 v+ H. Y4 xCL Hobart
# z9 J# v3 w7 w: Q6 s8 f tCL Raleigh
; g ~( B; N2 }& _CL Detroit
8 f; I, T K9 X4 j# vCL Concord
, N8 X8 j7 s7 x+ f0 y& qDD Cummings) Q) R: _3 g" E+ w
DD Case/ h5 J! y3 c, m4 @( w }- R6 S
DD Shaw* F% R2 W4 V+ |8 ]& W6 G4 h
DD Downes% r1 Q9 N1 n. s, W/ ]% j
DD Le Triomphant
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/ W& |: K; z" d, T, ^% sNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93: w5 g K) U/ w* Y
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CA Kumano, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
' k2 f- x! V) P' h5 R/ R) T0 gCA Furutaka, Shell hits 34, and is sunk
. P2 A$ r/ _, c9 |CL Natori, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
/ }/ T( A, _8 xDD Maikaze, Shell hits 14, and is sunk* @& l: X D* n" X/ Z
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1' Q6 j+ ?2 C" u: }9 m- W$ s, n9 Y
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 3, on fire
* T \/ ~) R- p5 [0 Z* _ u" ~" FDD Yuzuki, Shell hits 6, and is sunk; C. i" h4 s9 U
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1 U$ q/ ^, G$ k# |( E/ z. LCA Portland, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage4 X4 ~ Z: u6 Y$ q4 ^, E8 g, ]+ e
CA Northampton, Shell hits 1, on fire
8 \# Z6 E, |% d7 \/ R* q: E* CCA Houston, Shell hits 1
9 q3 L2 c z1 J# K( e* L& z' W0 R% eCA Louisville
& n9 \1 J" _3 z) G% n5 C3 `8 uCA Chicago, Shell hits 2
: T7 ?0 b, T, \- X0 C6 Y$ ?CA Pensacola, Shell hits 4" g3 C1 h {! [% c. |
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 4
8 ` ~) A4 x: ~# SCA Astoria
4 E9 @1 T. X2 z* Q6 d9 uCA Minneapolis @6 W. _! w. [ ~
CA San Francisco( h: e P$ Y5 O0 t
CA Australia, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
" Q6 G4 W. M4 s l8 G; dCA Canberra
) ^) [* f( K7 x4 ?/ WCL Leander
0 v2 f' P& \4 O. gCL Achilles0 E/ i7 C8 t0 P1 {8 E' ^
CL Perth
3 t% u) @: `! B& P6 c4 fCL Hobart
( n: C3 Y# H; }CL Raleigh
* W1 x3 h/ c9 A& y# d5 Z. r3 qCL Detroit K1 D7 m, ^$ s) C& p3 l
CL Concord+ X8 s, G2 O+ H3 N3 Q3 W* Z
DD Cummings
* \. n) ^: X- m2 Z1 s" `4 gDD Case* c& f: `! U1 V. c: n7 @, k
DD Shaw
) K# e! k8 x3 L8 D" Q3 cDD Downes
! y$ r- s6 ?; yDD Le Triomphant' K- T3 p5 t. D
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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Japanese Ships
+ q5 u! c* I- B9 t1 MCA Kumano, Shell hits 33, on fire, heavy damage
3 E: M$ `- _2 u1 J+ ^& `! M4 g- _CL Natori, Shell hits 24, and is sunk
5 v% J9 R6 P8 K2 xDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 15 d C; u# P2 h- G) F
DD Ikazuchi, on fire$ `9 t0 B) G7 X4 W( v7 y4 i7 \' o# i
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Allied Ships- y& b& A5 u' O( i/ [
CA Portland, on fire, heavy damage# W9 _) a& L' E; b: G$ ]
CA Northampton, on fire# d5 F# J' O" }. [7 [1 `
CA Houston
! D6 }5 B9 W0 @: I: @" |CA Louisville' V' Z4 T! o# f/ h. G: n& R3 ~
CA Chicago7 k4 S1 y% q) t! G6 j
CA Pensacola8 h1 w+ K) m4 s% r, B$ C
CA New Orleans- I; X9 I4 _4 E( }( g( O- r
CA Astoria( e! a) N" @$ |$ T. L% a
CA Minneapolis
$ ^" C5 n2 E* k; O' j* z+ dCA San Francisco- Y) u& p2 t& L1 ^
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
I6 n, \* P# U- m$ R7 S, h" l" tCA Canberra$ e X& P! j+ f5 m
CL Leander5 s! Q8 ~+ Z" M0 n+ X7 ]
CL Achilles
; P# o& o- N5 D- {9 fCL Perth$ j. ~+ A+ ^: ?- X9 |3 K
CL Hobart
% I3 | L9 \* C' kCL Raleigh
- ~ ]) \6 S; }; J. T1 u, oCL Detroit
; y! `4 T" n8 ]9 H0 ]& r; h4 ZCL Concord
* U' V: S5 L: X. SDD Cummings" w+ M% D+ E- H5 W$ [/ M$ V
DD Case
# _) u6 M5 T" I; a7 Z* n# a% l2 ~DD Shaw9 _. n0 f0 o1 j) H
DD Downes
6 |! a w) d5 E5 b3 `1 f8 ]2 DDD Le Triomphant
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Japanese Ships# h; N$ |+ F: c% V3 b* X8 Z
CA Kumano, Shell hits 29, and is sunk
3 `' }7 G! H$ \DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 35, and is sunk& p# Z# }4 j' w6 u
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
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& p6 _# m+ x& qAllied Ships7 J; I, I. d( Z0 R! B9 e
CA Portland, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
% s, w! w: v: g& p6 S* qCA Northampton, on fire
) e( G! e$ s7 N9 @; YCA Houston* N3 R" K3 ~8 {4 G1 P7 F* q
CA Louisville( U3 p7 a, O0 M& S, e) B' g
CA Chicago
. p8 P/ e- m: D( q4 z; |CA Pensacola* U0 A+ A4 L0 n9 Q4 K" Y9 r7 D$ f
CA New Orleans( n9 e( {2 {5 m; E6 M& _* `
CA Astoria' o% L3 Y5 e2 U! }, j# t
CA Minneapolis- Y& ?( ~# l+ Q
CA San Francisco
, T7 m$ V( S$ s( w+ i ]( Y+ XCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
% w m8 d' N9 c& `CA Canberra
* q. u& p N8 nCL Leander( v0 r3 K' B+ Z7 Y$ [! M
CL Achilles: U: M: [ x! W1 O% y9 C4 A' [
CL Perth
: q( c" [; T" s- N' BCL Hobart8 [& u# q) L7 o2 ]) |" z/ z( s
CL Raleigh
; P3 E2 H7 F; m2 |* z WCL Detroit$ A: J- p+ R7 @9 m- n( @- u
CL Concord1 ^: z) e( k: [1 f* @
DD Cummings
1 E5 k" u* E, @. _$ K4 \5 K* N4 J- LDD Case
: x6 {+ Z, R& R( H9 ^DD Shaw% |/ ~: P6 b# }8 `* O
DD Downes
1 z0 G# x' \* a# V2 g& kDD Le Triomphant
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Japanese aircraft
. x4 W$ R% N1 F- c- G+ Y' T/ _A6M2 Zero x 50# Y7 N' ]3 l; @0 V4 G$ b
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Allied aircraft8 R) L, e8 d$ {9 _3 n- E/ m0 @
F4F-4 Wildcat x 42, w3 D- X: x: {; N$ G
SBD Dauntless x 44+ d/ z! r/ H% h
TBF Avenger x 16
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Japanese aircraft losses3 Z, b& x' {( t+ D6 |% U) _5 y
A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged% }$ \5 e# v. o: @. o1 d; o) b
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Allied aircraft losses
/ D0 e4 g7 A* `8 f% F, gF4F-4 Wildcat: 27 destroyed
S& b% F* j4 t- s9 j5 k" G$ wSBD Dauntless: 13 destroyed, 17 damaged4 Q6 C* P+ Z4 V9 R/ I* `
TBF Avenger: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged) t; W. K% x( j
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Japanese Ships$ V/ j. y* E \# P0 A$ M
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
( o- |8 q" K& _: D& [CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire1 [# p0 f/ Q, d' p- Y2 C: y! i8 ^
CV Shokaku3 j9 A/ j- S1 ]' s _( {2 c) z
CV Soryu
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- ^# e9 `$ h A* F3 z% Z2 uA6M2 Zero x 19) t- r! L; v* v: \8 g
' x4 s" K& q9 B. x# FAllied aircraft
- B1 D) L$ O+ K$ e$ _) d3 wF4F-4 Wildcat x 19) l( q1 F7 C1 Z1 D7 t! w
SBD Dauntless x 14% n. x1 C/ ?) p6 s3 ]' t
TBF Avenger x 6
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( w$ {. O( n* U5 u: fJapanese aircraft losses: Q. ^0 ]# @, w' w4 ?9 u7 ~
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed! L. Y3 |9 Z H1 E. t& d, K2 v
4 l& z9 x) L2 @) r$ N$ EAllied aircraft losses
1 G4 j! L# F9 S7 F' l# f! wF4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed) z, o2 ]' j) H* ^( e
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged1 p8 s$ R' G$ U& K) d* m
TBF Avenger: 6 damaged
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) z# _ Q7 C& eCV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage o" Q. G: e7 n+ Q' b. P) X
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2
_' s0 B$ q/ V/ H1 Q4 ]' qCA Tone
8 V7 Q+ c! i- {$ L! wCV Soryu, Bomb hits 1" g1 e9 K2 ]7 W5 E/ v% x
CV Hiryu, on fire( S8 Q: f; U7 W- Z8 H; j
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" y% l6 `* R' E: w" D5 BJapanese aircraft, |/ I9 f% o! [4 \- ]! F
A6M2 Zero x 170 t. _2 c, |( T6 Z# }$ U% a: T
: T4 O. }$ s; T+ b8 EAllied aircraft" f# c$ ]8 ?$ ?6 \
F4F-4 Wildcat x 24 E8 n8 U8 m2 N; f& F0 r" ]7 R1 a* C
SBD Dauntless x 27, X+ a9 L& o* U4 [. w, V
TBF Avenger x 7
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3 m- K: c. D$ h% I' G5 n3 @7 GJapanese aircraft losses0 u0 G+ m6 m- P) a% {" q
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed. W" S( h# f* m9 E1 y
1 N! }1 c$ X; }( v4 n6 v* Q6 cAllied aircraft losses' s* N% J- h* Q( ?. @" ] Y
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed
3 a. e( _5 V( A: W8 O8 USBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged
+ H9 x% x) f) U" f( STBF Avenger: 5 damaged* j) r' K* P9 O* ~
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Japanese Ships9 u [# N4 e7 S; O1 F5 }3 [+ T% o
CV Shokaku1 T- T9 ^+ G5 V# b9 {' S
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 2, on fire
X* `: H9 z+ B* wCV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage! l+ c5 w' N1 [( b8 T ^. w4 `6 N5 B
CV Soryu$ O/ ]8 [' A) U. a/ f
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1
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Japanese aircraft5 C0 ?- [; M* D) p$ S1 L. I
A6M2 Zero x 15
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Allied aircraft
2 Z4 ~8 Z6 a! `- \+ K/ pF4F-4 Wildcat x 8
- Z" O- O3 [6 a+ U- ?SBD Dauntless x 187 Z/ ~) H' V) a/ c' f
- G3 T2 E2 j* x6 fJapanese aircraft losses8 t) e7 z- V, ]1 W* s
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
# {2 f& L# K! T& |F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed6 ~( w3 x5 b/ P; N# }
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged
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3 @6 b4 _( g# w, o- nJapanese Ships2 j" O1 r5 G3 i0 w7 P% K6 O" t' L# K3 j
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 1* }" t) b/ Z' ^+ O; Z
CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
% n2 J! o9 d5 W5 s) c1 A- b- i% kCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire( D4 E- X+ D: p7 v5 A* |) H
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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& i1 I$ u% I" sJapanese aircraft
+ ?! `6 \$ _6 J; I: l% `- ^A6M2 Zero x 12
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Allied aircraft# e2 X* {, E- c0 j* r" j- v
F4F-4 Wildcat x 10
7 M% q! b( o% O5 y, vSBD Dauntless x 9
1 I" S; U& F% j% R) _( LTBF Avenger x 16' R g6 _4 a3 D' L3 ?# M. [; o
1 b$ f* Y/ \* M- z
Japanese aircraft losses
1 o+ b3 E4 l! X8 YA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
3 J* r9 f2 \$ c( JF4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
& o0 r8 S A, n3 w5 ~7 y" E0 w2 j0 q% ZSBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
' G# k, Y: C; B0 e0 KTBF Avenger: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged
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Japanese Ships
0 j1 s# u* m4 @1 [7 FCV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
! F1 s( }6 a/ |CV Hiryu, on fire
2 ~ z8 I/ H! J( e2 iCA Chikuma$ I& W& `% Q+ s0 B7 V% h
CV Soryu7 _! b& m6 I2 I7 `4 K
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4 w) j- A& s+ w$ Z! ?8 BJapanese aircraft
' |8 A: d$ E* A J g8 _1 b" OA6M2 Zero x 36
. s7 s5 {# {1 cD3A Val x 90
$ [, [5 }) X. V/ ^- f9 B" J3 `B5N Kate x 66+ \4 j' @7 L& E' x" U" i
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Allied aircraft
* q/ B V4 k, A2 V% SF4F-4 Wildcat x 108
6 E" @! h0 x6 X, q2 q+ N% s0 RP-40E Warhawk x 45. S2 z- R' p; |) [% R& @- [* f# `6 x
P-38G Lightning x 2; q" C: ?5 t0 ~! L
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Japanese aircraft losses
% ]# V! \( X$ J `+ N/ e8 }6 KA6M2 Zero: 26 destroyed4 E& Z9 `2 J" R o8 U; U3 G
D3A Val: 50 destroyed+ {, D* ^' Q+ O4 A# U
B5N Kate: 42 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
W/ J* U% q- w+ K Q. I: tF4F-4 Wildcat: 41 destroyed, 14 damaged
( ^5 x% ^, T! y L: G0 U/ ]5 F7 QP-40E Warhawk: 27 destroyed
* P4 j" ] U9 l' P6 r& }, eP-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed
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Allied Ships$ O7 ~ X/ h2 L2 n
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1
" C: _+ f i) ~- \( DCV Hornet, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
) F0 h- U' V, k% NCV Wasp, Bomb hits 2, on fire
4 ?9 W) f3 K6 VDD Benham, Bomb hits 1, on fire
$ \. ?7 r5 M# v* VCV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
. P. d' H# U* N8 X2 S$ x: c! fCV Yorktown
; c {6 @- M8 i& \% ACV Saratoga
6 `, F- \1 a6 A4 N% H8 M6 Z2 N) tCL Honolulu
1 J7 k* h. t7 G; T- DCL St. Louis, Bomb hits 2" f, ]& Y* n% c A
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Allied aircraft% \% P+ U5 W6 f# k( ]8 V( R
B-25C Mitchell x 3
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No Allied losses
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2 D% W% t! g7 C. zCV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage. F; D; R8 o+ u- |. ?; v3 L
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Aircraft Attacking:2 t/ U" m; N2 j
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet2 i/ n1 U7 _+ w0 q' I1 k- p
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Allied aircraft: E$ u# K- a! O1 Q; A
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21: Z* H9 U. `" E) J* L) r& L
SBD Dauntless x 900 T5 F7 Q' h3 n3 r
TBF Avenger x 33; o9 j% N1 S1 Y ^3 }. l$ n9 p& J5 P2 d
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CA Chikuma
$ m0 M! ?1 \7 M) j5 ECV Hiryu, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage2 Q/ S* H8 s* S3 X# [
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
; g3 }7 Q0 f9 {) K0 RCA Tone, Bomb hits 1
/ e; c" `/ O, o7 q( x$ q: D7 MDD Ariake, Bomb hits 1, on fire, q+ @- f6 d/ a
CA Aoba, Bomb hits 21 D# N- a! m2 n1 @1 R
CL Tama! P5 x3 n$ e p( j8 p
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X1 c9 e9 L; I6 G, [, dDay Air attack on TF at 61,91
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Japanese Ships
- c2 s: r2 s" g4 pCV Soryu, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
6 E% |' L9 p5 w9 L" pCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage$ _- w3 |0 P8 I& I- x t
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: d4 V# ]; e1 u7 K+ G$ b7 O& B/ tGround combat at Shortlands
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Allied Deliberate attack: p! x/ D G/ M$ D7 ~, A
" o& H0 p2 T9 O4 k1 \# qAttacking force 13678 troops, 150 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 322
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Defending force 1457 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10, I3 v9 B/ k- C1 y& y& Y9 U: @
C9 e& A' z$ }$ M2 W4 oAllied max assault: 314 - adjusted assault: 281
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Japanese max defense: 6 - adjusted defense: 1 3 J0 w( V: Y7 s$ o
3 W3 m( n" A8 p' n0 ?1 pAllied assault odds: 281 to 1 6 f/ j# k: l+ z! @
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Japanese ground losses:! _4 B! p, c6 ^+ V' I" o# W
1572 casualties reported
3 N( F; [ _' m1 a9 b0 \+ \Guns lost 72 g6 w7 W; I9 u) `5 d/ }1 E9 ?
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Allied ground losses:9 `7 B# R F$ O- V7 j' z6 }+ X
2 casualties reported
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