AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/18/42# J+ ~+ N+ O" s: _. x
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+ O$ Y8 h. R J- [; V* X1 g! SNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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Japanese Ships
9 \1 I Q/ G* X. S0 w, E j2 X( I6 m% Q# G9 fCA Kumano: C" Y+ P O. T1 N# B# q
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 42, and is sunk
& u7 W# }0 B# F5 p# qCA Furutaka, Shell hits 1
]" G$ M9 o+ Y6 fCL Natori, Shell hits 1
8 ]2 w* t7 X$ ^, `DD Maikaze, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage" I( D! O: { J3 F V, C' n7 x+ b
DD Natsugumo
/ _4 c" [( O6 H, y% a. b- GDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 13 k3 |6 [. O0 I
DD Yuzuki) {: r5 N$ o A. m9 [$ j6 F& S9 m
2 Z3 [ L( O9 a% z& U1 O
Allied Ships
! o4 U7 X* s% n$ K' a! bCA Portland, Shell hits 2, on fire2 i' G) D) A) O$ r+ W. E; l
CA Northampton
0 r* g/ T, R% \6 g2 D) Y0 j3 q6 k& SCA Houston, Torpedo hits 1. T C- U% q/ B2 G/ p
CA Chester, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
9 X: B/ L1 c3 m& I( PCA Louisville, Shell hits 13 y; s! m. ^/ L
CA Chicago2 h$ w& v$ j5 Z% k
CA Pensacola
$ M0 V% r: ~# T+ T# W1 h$ |CA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1' g; q7 R) d; V/ V+ M' F
CA Astoria/ n! T% O2 p( ^- P# q, k7 A9 p- I5 C
CA Minneapolis
: g- x& m8 u9 ?& h) a3 \CA San Francisco
6 U+ U1 t6 G8 x$ v- e7 w# ^CA Australia, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage( e7 U1 x5 B1 D/ \4 |& l6 C" j3 N
CA Canberra7 L$ A3 f* g: V+ E: J
CL Leander
: t s4 d( |, ]9 w7 { [CL Achilles
! g1 f w2 r2 JCL Perth
+ ?9 {4 y0 d8 HCL Hobart" X3 E+ U& U1 r n$ P$ `" V1 C
CL Raleigh- E9 d# C$ \; \, ~
CL Detroit8 U# {$ u/ p& {
CL Concord
9 Y" v y+ Z( t" ^- lDD Cummings7 j2 Q6 [( K. T2 o8 O+ t6 s
DD Case
& h$ i8 e3 p$ C- e, uDD Shaw
$ Y2 o' ^) Y: E( O& {DD Downes" T& b0 I' I0 q) A5 ^
DD Le Triomphant
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# z% d1 X/ K8 b$ `* x% lNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,939 X; K! i, L7 C
( S0 x* ^5 [; Y* lJapanese Ships
. R; z0 U! n1 P" q# ECA Kumano, Shell hits 10
) W: V5 a: h0 R' S6 ~2 \( TCA Furutaka
# z: K8 i; _" ~' X. UCL Natori, Shell hits 1
- D1 `3 p v0 n7 }6 MDD Maikaze, on fire, heavy damage
. e% d+ [- N$ t" L$ h+ f! [2 JDD Natsugumo
. l( @1 C+ l4 JDD Ikazuchi
% h* L J* |. u! CDD Yuzuki
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Allied Ships
. c/ y& z/ K8 O4 sCA Portland, on fire
3 g6 x+ |% o3 R1 t$ TCA Northampton
0 C7 O4 b1 @) [/ x$ vCA Houston
& Z1 C" ]( g" X0 I' e4 zCA Louisville; t2 N( E( l3 N. i$ E& t0 Z
CA Chicago
5 u1 [3 g- y5 \, [6 g. t7 [CA Pensacola$ C# A8 t/ w3 b* C1 p O8 [3 l
CA New Orleans- u$ h9 g" x2 D* N
CA Astoria
# s5 I: G; ]$ H; S1 L, sCA Minneapolis6 h4 `( I% ]6 X- ~6 v+ C, f
CA San Francisco
+ M6 \% A" U9 O. l1 ~9 E4 aCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
) ?7 t8 t* W+ ~7 p+ bCA Canberra
. ]% R8 S8 R* w$ G* A: uCL Leander
8 c7 a6 i2 V* ^# |3 `+ [$ G- ?CL Achilles
( q9 C% r. T% M+ x! k: a) a$ dCL Perth
9 W* ^7 Z* Z$ E8 A$ }* Z3 s$ dCL Hobart
* b5 g* U* Y& p, v( T- T- ACL Raleigh( ^3 ]/ H# ~+ k% D) W' h) U1 ~
CL Detroit
. [4 L0 |6 Y" l" K cCL Concord
" [# N) `) j; t5 |5 c0 a5 }DD Cummings
& B, @) `% y# Q! V9 `- zDD Case% ~- |8 e) I# X& @" L/ _
DD Shaw/ U3 G2 w6 o* P* S" Y7 D
DD Downes
0 M0 ~; j$ q5 I- S- m% DDD Le Triomphant
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2 ~7 u3 [* Q" O ~Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,935 Y: N( L3 K1 \4 Q! Q9 f5 j$ m
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Japanese Ships8 x! C6 Y# E) j/ b3 k: k! d
CA Kumano, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage1 ]" E& A$ b* u6 W
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 34, and is sunk9 G( E# A$ U" g9 U4 p" Q/ W; E
CL Natori, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage/ T, j4 z d f. t& o0 S; _
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 14, and is sunk8 T0 I" L' a2 u* q
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
; m0 c# {5 T+ `1 @: U! eDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 3, on fire
% F+ |6 e0 q. MDD Yuzuki, Shell hits 6, and is sunk% d1 M; E3 Y' x: ^6 ~' P: |
' u, y K7 X: A! A- ]2 m. k& Y) fAllied Ships& x9 {5 q1 y3 f3 Y4 K, g
CA Portland, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
' W1 |8 L6 ~, g& CCA Northampton, Shell hits 1, on fire
" P- V- n' Y1 }* U7 @: WCA Houston, Shell hits 1
0 h: t7 ?2 K; G. kCA Louisville
9 k( ~2 U: A5 ~CA Chicago, Shell hits 2
1 g) G* G" |, O o2 ^CA Pensacola, Shell hits 4
/ S% R4 C5 I, RCA New Orleans, Shell hits 4
$ F9 M$ j: `+ K; DCA Astoria
8 d" O! H& u- v5 D. G5 RCA Minneapolis
6 B V* T, e: L: ^CA San Francisco
4 U- y: x* b' F8 E7 i0 uCA Australia, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
) L$ C4 q& E# i$ LCA Canberra( V) z/ \, [6 v+ M) B8 y
CL Leander
0 B2 Q" U! ^& t; O' O' QCL Achilles
) N; I* l6 B5 t( \1 V7 \7 B- ICL Perth* G8 B" ^# s; x* e
CL Hobart1 }3 H) V* U+ V/ T$ E) P
CL Raleigh
$ T. y7 R1 l( zCL Detroit6 _% |- B# y) U* ]! t. E
CL Concord4 w1 |# M+ r$ O/ z2 h! w, g
DD Cummings6 F: b+ y' A% v
DD Case+ e9 S) s3 _( B2 v" W
DD Shaw
( L3 Y: X" H% L% f6 E' g6 `DD Downes8 W r( l$ @+ r- V% y
DD Le Triomphant
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93# u0 Z3 w2 l4 S5 X/ D0 D: h
5 U- @+ Q8 _1 o* V, RJapanese Ships: z& \# q+ \1 w! A
CA Kumano, Shell hits 33, on fire, heavy damage8 x8 ?$ B. A9 F [; C* o8 |' l
CL Natori, Shell hits 24, and is sunk& i% \1 V7 _: |$ D |8 M1 C' ^
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
5 U$ z* d- l2 E1 A" |/ R- G+ W1 cDD Ikazuchi, on fire
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H8 K# Y5 h* Z3 yAllied Ships
2 v" e. c8 ]; \9 m- |CA Portland, on fire, heavy damage6 P5 Y/ O4 D! m( S; e
CA Northampton, on fire
8 g" v' F7 _# ^( J2 r nCA Houston( n- R, E% ~/ e& T! I
CA Louisville
: l& @% J" J, q/ f1 @ _CA Chicago
( k$ C' ]3 i; mCA Pensacola
3 R; P: x1 L8 s) |CA New Orleans# `/ f: |/ q5 R; u
CA Astoria2 `" G- E$ {- d: T
CA Minneapolis
2 E5 ~7 O0 }, M9 D! _CA San Francisco' A2 Y" z( K, h2 U# c! s* \ [
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
* D2 s! J5 d J5 F( t3 eCA Canberra" u4 m, ?- f2 h' c/ C9 F7 a. }7 [
CL Leander
0 h2 U) A" ~. P" c' ^CL Achilles4 S/ Q1 E: }- u: ` l* C1 e
CL Perth
4 Z* z" |$ {( [% tCL Hobart9 t/ h5 B8 K- E+ y+ t1 p$ B& f0 ]+ Y* c
CL Raleigh2 P) @7 l; \! _- r/ K# G
CL Detroit
1 \6 A& y( s ZCL Concord
1 o3 @/ D" ]6 k/ IDD Cummings/ W Z* @' X1 F; U$ C" I8 }
DD Case. Y& ] c6 ?! @- i& F4 b1 A" H% ]
DD Shaw
+ l5 Q ^; Y8 W6 m/ SDD Downes
- y8 k. H& [* S1 gDD Le Triomphant
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6 L6 [6 t4 ^- [2 G' t) PNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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" U, M- D9 J) B% t" |3 NJapanese Ships' D4 P/ B2 q2 F8 t! r) U2 W/ V
CA Kumano, Shell hits 29, and is sunk' l8 n3 M3 F8 P& J( w' b
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 35, and is sunk
) ~- B7 A" x, zDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
8 G% ]/ N! Y& G' R% d
1 W0 G7 d; N2 }+ n2 M+ |Allied Ships3 f0 d& c; h3 j% w# z6 h: U8 }
CA Portland, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage3 `- W+ O" v- N+ h1 K l
CA Northampton, on fire# r' P a3 ^9 }4 _+ W# d9 l" c+ Q
CA Houston3 ~, ^ s7 E7 b3 d% `( r3 t
CA Louisville+ o, s& O# T7 h! J1 W$ y. J! x: p
CA Chicago
" _ G! S' h$ x& Y9 w6 VCA Pensacola$ _5 ^ f$ h+ u$ D! e
CA New Orleans
- ]: m: y7 t2 {4 E7 SCA Astoria
) j& D8 f' I) Q' b G& ]( rCA Minneapolis
0 F2 ~8 ^( Q, I: ACA San Francisco# F9 @) ^0 ]( d
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
- o/ H" R }6 q. V% _CA Canberra
! k& f: e$ `5 B% r# OCL Leander
' w9 Z* O/ j( E# k9 \9 S& E9 h, [CL Achilles, L5 x6 I+ U1 ?+ k
CL Perth
; Q5 |0 f* F; J7 ]4 ~; cCL Hobart! B, x. h j E) T
CL Raleigh8 s9 e" N' ]+ G: l' {. R
CL Detroit; c+ R5 x4 y3 \* r ~4 B/ b' }
CL Concord
2 z8 y$ ]- q# j* U* r! }DD Cummings1 [8 Q4 x8 P( A w' ^
DD Case
7 t6 R! Q |6 D4 h7 r! IDD Shaw7 T+ ~# s/ \) U6 U8 N
DD Downes
& v$ j4 o: l6 d1 ~1 `% Y9 c( kDD Le Triomphant
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@+ D& b8 v0 c$ F- X" }4 ]4 `Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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Japanese aircraft
$ T' F) O2 K* [6 s& L) dA6M2 Zero x 50
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Allied aircraft
, X3 |1 o3 a" r( ]7 ]8 z- `9 fF4F-4 Wildcat x 424 G; m& Z& C& Y# _8 z% e" o
SBD Dauntless x 44
. Z1 P5 d* T( V0 p* @. S1 UTBF Avenger x 16& t' w& F4 q8 X( [# L7 O
7 K- G. O V0 M8 c& uJapanese aircraft losses* M$ q' }, b, Q! k+ k" R
A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged( v. X. w' f# [, Q" [
3 x/ S/ q, d; f \Allied aircraft losses5 y. ?0 Y% B5 T" Y, N
F4F-4 Wildcat: 27 destroyed
) F8 K7 Y& v- v- U9 s3 V jSBD Dauntless: 13 destroyed, 17 damaged
: h$ Q2 i: K+ N6 V, K H: H" MTBF Avenger: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged8 d9 J- \, S# t/ L9 u2 v; W; `! N
9 z# z. m' G, u' e) W$ G _
Japanese Ships
! e5 u9 f& c( w: }2 kCV Kaga, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage( v s! M/ l0 O' f' J' u! S+ J
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire( P0 @' v" `* ~5 T- W8 z
CV Shokaku
4 [% d1 r- g) L$ F& eCV Soryu
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91 O B- T0 R5 s$ \' w
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: m" }9 s0 }- G- n7 DA6M2 Zero x 196 p3 C/ Z0 s- }' K0 j* a) t
/ F4 i$ q0 P) B, R: M m) _Allied aircraft
9 r9 d6 ]* V" z* l; b. Y" r# PF4F-4 Wildcat x 19; q9 Y8 _# f: p# l- S3 W i* e
SBD Dauntless x 14
) q" ^- C" y7 TTBF Avenger x 6
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Japanese aircraft losses
- X. M- l% i9 wA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
, |( F! s* x s; `$ y" g' Z , c6 Q+ |# X* ^+ l: v6 H
Allied aircraft losses5 z' w; T! i% P- X* u( O
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed& C z! i" X* Z4 e& |' F5 v
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged) g2 h; F- U8 A! x0 J1 x3 `3 {) ?" `, @
TBF Avenger: 6 damaged* C! u0 A0 G0 y, b/ }6 J# G
' B0 @. g: w8 _1 ^Japanese Ships0 g" q7 d) V5 K6 u
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
% b# r1 L8 \* E7 w7 i, _CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2
3 l1 H" K4 E+ J% }5 ZCA Tone
2 \ \6 `) R- e; ~+ T4 X0 z6 h, cCV Soryu, Bomb hits 1
* O. I; M; _8 g- H% L( C' kCV Hiryu, on fire$ m% p, \9 p# o: n- T8 F
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, i7 s5 B# w# W4 K. qDay Air attack on TF at 61,91
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8 U# M; Q4 ?$ H) c5 B7 GJapanese aircraft
! J: B% v& `* y5 BA6M2 Zero x 17
5 f% X b7 R3 A3 \: A 2 ^( ^* N: D, {4 O) J# e4 ?0 i- v) `
Allied aircraft
* @( x1 L6 v" x2 n, ^F4F-4 Wildcat x 24: s, [0 I; N3 d
SBD Dauntless x 27- f2 {" E% h' Y4 ~
TBF Avenger x 73 T- a+ t' g. F+ P: C8 M; b4 K1 P
7 {$ p+ c" F% g ^/ @5 U
Japanese aircraft losses
3 v# c0 _; g) X7 G+ jA6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed) K4 A) q- m, T
" R' W9 D; _6 ?, B) p' u) gAllied aircraft losses" I- h- g1 o7 A' Z* O
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed U* z5 ]% A5 Z- j9 p
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged& ]; s$ _# j3 S3 c. a% {" V
TBF Avenger: 5 damaged
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Japanese Ships" k3 t! D: u% P8 t& @! e% C1 ^
CV Shokaku
6 O( m5 {- W" NCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 2, on fire' U6 o$ i, M* Q4 H1 d
CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
) E4 Y! }2 U" w, X, SCV Soryu9 U# e# S7 H2 u6 U9 c) v: n
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1
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0 `2 t+ g# Q- Q& qDay Air attack on TF at 61,91 F5 u" l6 C- R' g+ T8 G7 E
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Japanese aircraft
2 _0 G6 o7 z- u* e8 l# c; H% ?A6M2 Zero x 15
: M1 v$ Z. p8 ?7 i
3 \/ u- a1 r. a/ n1 f, `/ s/ DAllied aircraft7 Q8 j6 o7 Y* }$ W5 r( j8 q1 e! l
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8+ j/ h& g9 a9 J# p9 T
SBD Dauntless x 18
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+ ^/ P8 C; K7 s. {7 F+ Q. eJapanese aircraft losses, N9 K1 B2 w+ [" U
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed% g1 D( V0 |$ O8 u
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Allied aircraft losses
5 R' @) n6 l* B3 S$ q- H: IF4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed8 {3 q- k) l' C5 x7 x- g
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged
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Japanese Ships7 X2 @+ O% P: T! v
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 1
# K8 c% t; {) S, qCV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
$ b( M( s; A. g. `8 x1 ]CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire9 L3 f/ s0 @* Y, b; o
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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) b* \9 G5 E8 P2 ADay Air attack on TF at 61,91
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Japanese aircraft b! a4 x6 Z5 g3 f+ k/ }8 b
A6M2 Zero x 12
; g9 k0 `7 w$ a. r, z% @
- k Q8 S/ P0 |3 s; J9 QAllied aircraft3 W2 P6 c" A5 w* R
F4F-4 Wildcat x 10
; ^5 H3 M' ^% n% H& `SBD Dauntless x 95 @: {+ D; U% j' s8 J
TBF Avenger x 16
6 Z& h, w0 }" b0 j' F; V, e6 L ' S: a- O7 @4 }$ ^
Japanese aircraft losses
8 p7 K& j1 i* b: o$ F% LA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed- ]( b% H6 V C& L. T! |! ]- b% x8 E" [- F
2 P9 V* G: l0 o. BAllied aircraft losses
# h7 b, e( C4 v/ k: @F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed: l: n1 L; C" ]4 U
SBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
) g/ n" Z; R+ u' M7 xTBF Avenger: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged t$ H. q7 c( T. Y6 \6 M
9 ] t2 F$ v; y5 B. l. _, f/ dJapanese Ships# X$ {/ i' w* \, F/ h. R- u
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage* c0 W3 e# `: n [0 {0 u: W
CV Hiryu, on fire
m& B4 u L2 xCA Chikuma
: H5 j7 g/ k# Y( `; V* B4 o( bCV Soryu
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& s0 r7 [ J" ^4 |8 k0 GDay Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,93+ [2 P( y7 X" E. w1 e4 x8 o: O! J- P
) D) ~& `0 R" GJapanese aircraft
! |( i( s/ f b( LA6M2 Zero x 360 }0 R& g# k! }3 X$ T
D3A Val x 90
# {) t) T0 l$ ]0 z& m% A! UB5N Kate x 66; ^) N9 W1 B ?2 e# h( S, N2 H$ j
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Allied aircraft1 l- Y. _) X; v
F4F-4 Wildcat x 108
6 ?! s4 m5 M3 QP-40E Warhawk x 45
4 D0 h! J6 x* v2 iP-38G Lightning x 2% B2 S1 z1 a% E% c
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Japanese aircraft losses
6 O/ j2 B) Q6 U/ N8 f g/ ], KA6M2 Zero: 26 destroyed
3 O$ u, }- F" n4 V/ CD3A Val: 50 destroyed
7 Y' z' S: L/ E$ _( U1 c0 CB5N Kate: 42 destroyed1 I* ^' B& P$ B: ]! P2 D" c q# n
/ Q6 U& u4 ~) Y6 _
Allied aircraft losses
) p) o3 ~% t1 J0 QF4F-4 Wildcat: 41 destroyed, 14 damaged
9 V4 k: E4 C& |$ H$ ]& GP-40E Warhawk: 27 destroyed
6 z; U4 r6 o7 Z( [P-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed
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2 z! v: {2 x, W5 X: O5 i" bAllied Ships8 n8 O7 x |# n0 ?, w8 j3 z$ l! g
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1' V4 W( r! w' `8 y3 q
CV Hornet, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
. F7 a" ?* m' G9 U# c4 ^- ZCV Wasp, Bomb hits 2, on fire
5 A. q% @! I4 x$ I& ~; h3 C1 ~DD Benham, Bomb hits 1, on fire
* c+ T+ l& B" t) l! E5 }1 TCV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1, on fire6 e4 Z9 Q% a; `& A7 S
CV Yorktown+ H6 F4 t0 [5 K+ p. y
CV Saratoga& x3 B* E. C1 ~
CL Honolulu4 C5 C8 f @; m) Y: h. K
CL St. Louis, Bomb hits 26 d5 j% k" L; P0 o8 Q. }
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B-25C Mitchell x 3$ l: n8 X6 Q8 M& A( ~
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No Allied losses7 A4 y3 T: Q/ J* X7 c5 l
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Japanese Ships6 K' Z, H5 c- A* h! u
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Aircraft Attacking:
" X* x5 _4 F+ H( y; W$ \) t 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
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Allied aircraft/ f' k( I$ s9 g0 t- ?2 P; B# E: K% ^ a
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
j& f+ \3 b2 z- R; m! aSBD Dauntless x 90
/ h5 k8 J5 G) C* y% i. ETBF Avenger x 33
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Japanese Ships9 n" l7 V8 }2 m# |; h/ G5 N2 L3 Z, }
CA Chikuma# x9 W" l- q0 G6 U- ]% h, {( a
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage i9 E5 K+ _* u K
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
2 u5 @ R9 x. S" o( xCA Tone, Bomb hits 1
* i9 _) Q# I8 r, _! lDD Ariake, Bomb hits 1, on fire
3 U2 t8 M; b6 u( C0 qCA Aoba, Bomb hits 2* ]! w; ?, \/ F, i r& Q7 X, |, q
CL Tama
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5 r2 c1 B8 z0 j$ e/ @2 dDay Air attack on TF at 61,91/ x+ \# |3 c. B" L. T3 w, O# D
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Allied aircraft
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CV Soryu, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
& c# S+ z) k" B3 t P$ h5 _CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage) n4 T8 ]3 s7 e* U: I
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# } t9 R. c8 l- p. Z) \ QGround combat at Shortlands
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Allied Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 13678 troops, 150 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 322
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. u- U! Y* W; U, b" ]Defending force 1457 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10
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Allied max assault: 314 - adjusted assault: 281
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Japanese max defense: 6 - adjusted defense: 1
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/ N6 T) U4 i5 C4 lAllied assault odds: 281 to 1 $ U1 ]8 r/ L, p' t
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8 p g f' O0 s) O9 YJapanese ground losses:1 F; J% I7 N7 }4 ] s
1572 casualties reported
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Allied ground losses:& t5 y( h5 G7 s: X' ^
2 casualties reported
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