AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/18/42
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Japanese Ships
( T" P, U# U( F" [9 z$ V% r! kCA Kumano4 x5 J, m6 [0 [5 d9 T
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 42, and is sunk) @1 j% h2 j5 V- I" h
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1
, z2 u- ?9 }. QCL Natori, Shell hits 13 J4 R ?& F0 R7 Y* b
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
$ v3 z9 q$ B4 Y, oDD Natsugumo7 k% M5 \5 n; Q) A7 ]8 u
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 1
$ j. j2 q! V9 MDD Yuzuki
9 L3 h3 { U! ?+ J7 V
0 G9 P1 ~( M! [) h% NAllied Ships4 _! ?7 l$ e2 j: P" e
CA Portland, Shell hits 2, on fire: w8 y7 H. U x5 t' |! @) `
CA Northampton
2 ]1 {' o! E5 w% W1 P- S9 o. GCA Houston, Torpedo hits 1
6 k6 \0 Z# n: {- N `0 c/ iCA Chester, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
7 I. A8 e+ T( M9 XCA Louisville, Shell hits 1* r/ c# p3 Y2 q g; {
CA Chicago3 @' C$ r6 @: o, t7 b4 P0 S
CA Pensacola, @. e0 |: N* ]3 b! X
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
8 R; u" w8 h. N8 Q+ K% OCA Astoria
- F1 G8 L+ Z7 I4 J+ ], ^4 dCA Minneapolis
( P) H1 @, F0 MCA San Francisco
8 x, I% H' i6 A( t# p! H% ECA Australia, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage& D0 u4 d6 ?6 c$ m% o* w
CA Canberra
3 f0 r( ]5 t9 s- N+ W8 YCL Leander
2 }. c1 B- M) Y( J9 L1 DCL Achilles
4 h6 R( V, _& x A9 z: HCL Perth
( w q h% m( J3 f* @$ L7 `! TCL Hobart! \" c; a( o$ p5 c9 `" E
CL Raleigh9 u4 E A6 w& l% T
CL Detroit0 }3 q+ ] w1 O7 s. t
CL Concord5 M6 t# ?$ P" @+ w2 Y. {4 B
DD Cummings5 S, W$ ?/ T( H" \
DD Case
- G1 W# z7 L' xDD Shaw
. T( D7 h. P: C* I8 T+ w: \DD Downes' r4 T* Z! k- D% Q6 s7 y7 w, J
DD Le Triomphant
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,930 \ o+ B. G+ W
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CA Kumano, Shell hits 106 c! v/ R3 D8 @
CA Furutaka9 R4 P( I' T( T+ L6 f# C) E3 \# a
CL Natori, Shell hits 14 p- h- D0 q$ ?0 n5 V' J% `/ f/ ~
DD Maikaze, on fire, heavy damage
& i3 |% f @1 F/ }DD Natsugumo
) ^& t$ A6 j; Y) G+ ^ zDD Ikazuchi
& P) L( p. X. O, G+ n# H. bDD Yuzuki& z# Z& `+ V1 w! W& I+ e) Z
, z( X" m. N8 C4 K/ T1 PAllied Ships
* r! q4 y7 k- I% n, WCA Portland, on fire
4 h5 ^, e6 p& wCA Northampton
6 M7 S! P4 S) |* D/ `CA Houston
4 r8 Z# t3 O; {; N+ y3 d; wCA Louisville
: M$ W, S. s4 J b" vCA Chicago
9 X7 [ _! b/ qCA Pensacola5 P! I, @/ X2 O9 t* `
CA New Orleans! S2 O. a3 A/ t* V+ {: y l8 V$ L
CA Astoria6 c# @$ J4 S( I: r- M$ g8 s( G) l
CA Minneapolis B4 Q( p: @# ]8 F
CA San Francisco
* J( u# I; H1 _9 J0 G) {5 Q8 nCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage% [5 I5 I0 v4 g# ]
CA Canberra
+ _4 R! S$ m1 s$ ZCL Leander
) S1 ^ F5 G0 O1 S/ L5 s* ZCL Achilles
( h2 y+ ]0 w4 F5 UCL Perth2 V4 @& u4 x) m* e
CL Hobart% x; A: E5 ]$ S9 Q. d7 \
CL Raleigh
" x( a6 A' b+ ~ E4 N- h0 c8 \CL Detroit* o7 _' L5 Q& j$ _, l* G4 H
CL Concord
; V3 W1 x4 n* H) {7 B! A4 w6 [DD Cummings. R' I* L. J* O! M$ s
DD Case
# J' j) d4 J; |) u! \. fDD Shaw
6 O% z5 N% b$ v2 s$ y: N0 hDD Downes
$ n% Y' S" @" |5 q4 G' T6 h6 n) C; J% r2 hDD Le Triomphant
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' C8 V& v* G* X, F( z1 }6 WNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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0 f, R7 r+ q& g" n2 f+ TCA Kumano, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage5 V' I* n& C% D* ~$ ~
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 34, and is sunk/ V) W- ]9 g4 s" N
CL Natori, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage/ C0 D! Y$ G. ?1 b- [6 ?7 D
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
3 I5 x1 C0 J/ s0 P; uDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
7 a3 o H( o# |0 I* ], `7 lDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 3, on fire: @5 w" h9 W6 I- P6 |4 l
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 6, and is sunk) O3 U4 c0 b- [* }) }2 E9 y4 K1 n
5 R; }$ O1 Y' _# N4 h1 Z+ |! AAllied Ships
( f$ }. p7 v' C g# QCA Portland, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
! G, v% A$ ]; B% @0 {6 OCA Northampton, Shell hits 1, on fire" V( S# A* }) T2 b& u6 W; k3 S
CA Houston, Shell hits 1
* u6 e* y0 ~" l$ s( M. KCA Louisville
/ `; O$ m3 T& H- b9 u _CA Chicago, Shell hits 22 u2 C" F$ K( M3 Z `# |# [; N
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 4
: b m; m$ h; g; L: M, C$ E3 ^) ?% YCA New Orleans, Shell hits 4; ]4 ^( b: E( j5 K2 ~
CA Astoria
. j/ y: e7 b7 l$ [9 [CA Minneapolis
p, Z2 S t( X( O$ ^, h) ~CA San Francisco2 a/ ]4 S; f- o3 B/ y
CA Australia, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage7 q- h* O; V0 _+ V, C" j3 m: ]
CA Canberra" j) m. g/ t9 H: {
CL Leander
9 U4 R* k, h) o* E5 DCL Achilles
u0 s8 Z) M+ O4 n8 n6 tCL Perth6 T& X7 z; \4 x! U! M
CL Hobart
- ^6 ?% \1 @" c/ QCL Raleigh
( B+ J' c$ |# JCL Detroit
* a3 Y1 b* V {! ~CL Concord' O- {+ K4 h0 R2 u) N) Q. a
DD Cummings/ p' o/ w2 y: n
DD Case
, \& |! M' @4 b* F) @DD Shaw) B& [( l0 i- U) j3 D. K
DD Downes
! r; p" |$ V( o( O x* pDD Le Triomphant: [5 z+ E% G9 {4 ^9 B5 o7 C% A
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Japanese Ships
4 U+ g0 W3 C; `# ?* pCA Kumano, Shell hits 33, on fire, heavy damage
1 ^& W7 Q1 t9 XCL Natori, Shell hits 24, and is sunk
# ?& k* P6 b: W: LDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 15 }& ]% T. `6 Z1 h
DD Ikazuchi, on fire# Y" I1 R {( w
, v2 C3 K/ ~& X+ ?% B. xAllied Ships6 \) B# X0 g, w+ l& Q6 X' q5 F
CA Portland, on fire, heavy damage: }( i/ ]) `# o$ N W
CA Northampton, on fire( D Z" m% R- ^+ _
CA Houston
& y+ O* |) D# W, [CA Louisville
/ o! d! V' L2 S GCA Chicago
) i/ t3 ]3 C( q q* \" B5 y8 k$ d% yCA Pensacola0 @5 S) i% i7 x
CA New Orleans( }' u* _: D! y6 I
CA Astoria
8 W) M# H7 {, h' f6 L9 D4 UCA Minneapolis! d9 N$ k4 j' y0 A9 n) q2 A
CA San Francisco# ]# R' D1 R* F5 c `
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage( p @ y0 I5 d. ?) s3 m" h+ W
CA Canberra
: i0 E0 @! u/ z9 |- `! W. ICL Leander
4 z! E) q5 G5 s8 f/ j9 HCL Achilles1 ^" D0 A: }+ J6 z* S" Y, C: n
CL Perth
- j3 S6 p% L6 A j9 _1 m' C K1 tCL Hobart
" ?; R( r7 \3 U% d2 jCL Raleigh
7 ], i7 B g" V# m: W& _CL Detroit
. U. M/ A& ]' P# R1 z# T' UCL Concord
' B+ k i9 K( `! E, o* SDD Cummings
q9 `' Y: f/ p# S3 NDD Case7 v: Z* U# W4 B' L& A) R8 |% {( K. G
DD Shaw
- _( r% P& J! I, E0 sDD Downes
! f9 x4 {3 \7 i) PDD Le Triomphant
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8 ~; \5 v2 D1 TCA Kumano, Shell hits 29, and is sunk
6 c4 S# c- ]% N0 P* I) EDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 35, and is sunk( ~+ i0 c: U+ J- r1 W
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 15, and is sunk8 E5 }0 {, r, T& R
# a$ ~* V+ i; E- gAllied Ships
4 [ l7 Q! Q: f. A2 U2 z% KCA Portland, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
+ L. u. B8 G) f) z5 [CA Northampton, on fire
# l' q O; G: V4 x5 F; {CA Houston
( S! d# U7 F# b/ @9 y; X1 [0 E/ uCA Louisville
! T) w; @ ?. _CA Chicago; b% k" @* G2 l5 [
CA Pensacola
5 m- [9 S7 q, BCA New Orleans
& C9 L7 b5 b# K3 j$ [+ h3 F: B5 eCA Astoria. O: Y0 p/ M( p# N2 B- i
CA Minneapolis
8 W+ O0 a1 X" t0 aCA San Francisco) g" B9 O% `" \1 c; h# L) V
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage* o' M5 S% Y# e9 v2 ~& @" o* J1 q" \
CA Canberra) Q i0 d+ ~4 q& B j( r
CL Leander
+ O* \3 x9 ^; B' o7 X s6 K* bCL Achilles7 S( x. u3 w6 b9 G9 `/ s
CL Perth
4 H; h! v$ i3 s0 ?1 x3 s4 ?CL Hobart
$ V& r% a3 T+ w: m! mCL Raleigh! B6 n6 B$ F# A7 X: D0 w+ m
CL Detroit* H& o1 H. h& x3 K0 \7 W( n
CL Concord( a9 t5 U2 V( v5 b0 |% ~7 f: Y! X
DD Cummings; ]2 j. v1 ]0 V; U( { l
DD Case+ ^$ p) k' t! s; l1 z5 u7 ^) B
DD Shaw" P A1 ^4 @+ o3 H9 V
DD Downes* s7 Y5 U+ O N: x w( S c
DD Le Triomphant$ Y# A& U7 w# z- f; |
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Japanese aircraft
$ {) @( Q! q* ^. pA6M2 Zero x 50
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Allied aircraft) n, J0 p; W9 y) e. i5 D
F4F-4 Wildcat x 42
: {+ w$ O" G- OSBD Dauntless x 44, ?) y& Y. r' h. \6 V" [ {
TBF Avenger x 16
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3 l& d- \4 b( e6 u- c9 @" @' hJapanese aircraft losses
, o3 k, C7 p, t% v I% M7 EA6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged
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& p9 a7 s# f" P0 wAllied aircraft losses7 u3 ]. a4 s) \+ [$ P+ Q
F4F-4 Wildcat: 27 destroyed6 ]- h5 C: s8 R, b' [1 A" b
SBD Dauntless: 13 destroyed, 17 damaged
+ u8 H5 i0 W3 X5 h$ t4 h9 rTBF Avenger: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged
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9 O$ ^* L$ V) X) s! `Japanese Ships9 n1 K) v' ^" w3 ~. z" h% ~
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage6 D' y) F4 d/ D6 z$ A
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
# o% c$ w' h3 F! s; O0 UCV Shokaku
' G- X2 I" E. K* l) S: S6 dCV Soryu2 Z: X( M- {1 D( e8 M4 {! z7 r, _
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. f4 L+ o7 J% JA6M2 Zero x 19
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Allied aircraft$ U+ x: P; t$ S' q, N7 _
F4F-4 Wildcat x 19
/ F, }/ C5 L* I C; WSBD Dauntless x 14
4 |) {0 C; p- I# k8 l" H# V' mTBF Avenger x 6
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Japanese aircraft losses
# h; \+ W$ F+ i& F& DA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
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) Z* |2 e( J7 n. A* V( m `0 k- g" PAllied aircraft losses, Z7 t9 y; l+ z2 }" X0 V% d* i( _
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed
( B# P4 h' Q/ X: }2 y; OSBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged
4 J0 @* Q+ }2 ~4 y8 ~9 `3 `TBF Avenger: 6 damaged
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CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage" S) Q) [6 G9 y% J
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2
0 F; N6 A- W1 f% s: T- `CA Tone- Z2 h- |8 m1 r" p$ k
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 1
( j3 F$ E$ s1 F9 E. N- tCV Hiryu, on fire: A! M$ X% s$ v) L' V
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91, x. l- @, ^) ]- h* L' ?
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A6M2 Zero x 17+ o& c& j- f7 |: A
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Allied aircraft
; b4 Z+ m! E. F7 K" m, Q( n& uF4F-4 Wildcat x 24
# F5 T9 f1 y* ESBD Dauntless x 27
& j' v1 [' O5 m* {4 e' YTBF Avenger x 76 I# F5 n; j3 R9 S4 e: M
7 u, }1 f6 C( y: MJapanese aircraft losses
% `# g8 k3 W7 U% A# J3 p* W4 _A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed3 H$ Z* S+ P+ T2 w3 |
& f! i ~, U3 W6 IAllied aircraft losses% G' Q" a. i: u
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed2 u7 D$ B) n( u: \$ s# \/ z4 _3 j2 `6 o
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged
0 @. s2 E+ o8 |8 B7 u! ^TBF Avenger: 5 damaged$ @- W/ {" `, H" E4 s: L
9 f& P; V5 r" O4 {$ W1 g) nJapanese Ships0 H2 Z( ~& N' i+ Z/ T: x; A! q9 c, m
CV Shokaku
- T! H6 ^( D4 P$ PCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 2, on fire
$ Q! A0 j" A e3 N9 w1 G( ZCV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage4 \9 J( D. ~& i& `3 E* n0 z: X
CV Soryu' E% S/ g1 m: o7 L
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1 z+ ]+ L& k. o8 v3 [! r, A1 _) L7 ^
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Japanese aircraft' { Z2 H; R6 y# \# G, l
A6M2 Zero x 15
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Allied aircraft
) j% K8 t! Z3 C5 e, EF4F-4 Wildcat x 83 s; e0 k" v7 i& d' k( k: {
SBD Dauntless x 18
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3 ?; H% U8 `# v; bJapanese aircraft losses$ n; v& J# a7 `1 h% d* X2 y, R
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
8 o. ?8 ]& p/ G
# o, ]) t+ O3 {7 n0 h8 G+ |Allied aircraft losses
t0 d* }) \+ M8 `! b1 b& VF4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed; n1 ?6 L4 u6 N# ?2 N
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged
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+ E7 [; d. I# u# k5 XJapanese Ships
$ S- a* l f2 ]. K& XCV Soryu, Bomb hits 1
+ E8 O& |/ K' H& K" _, lCV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage- V# C, I6 e' Q
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
# A$ Y# ~8 d( g- YCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Japanese aircraft8 [) o a, B7 E- i L! j* m
A6M2 Zero x 12
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) E* \4 p8 }, ^8 |0 ]& g; GAllied aircraft* r6 X8 S; O: o4 R0 @" h9 s3 i
F4F-4 Wildcat x 103 }! K6 P4 s# x- [/ H
SBD Dauntless x 9
4 {) O2 C5 P( f$ d |- oTBF Avenger x 16
2 A/ ?& r+ ^, j$ g ! \* ]! C' H9 [0 ^+ E
Japanese aircraft losses: W$ \8 W6 G' q* a0 ]" y3 v2 j
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
% b) t% ~* r: S( x( \2 oF4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed+ f( C0 o( |% w5 o2 `' C/ e1 B
SBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged0 i: ^/ \ g% }! Y, E' M& `: K% P
TBF Avenger: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged
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Japanese Ships( J) E& I) F s4 M6 B: Q0 b' b! ?
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage! U$ v* V U; n* C; K2 i
CV Hiryu, on fire, g/ ?8 _' f4 [6 Y( O m8 ^3 ]
CA Chikuma
- {6 I. H. W" l( D; ~CV Soryu
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Day Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,93
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Japanese aircraft
. u! ~1 Y- M) n/ uA6M2 Zero x 36) _0 w0 b& j, K& C
D3A Val x 90
+ G' G: S7 A+ e+ i GB5N Kate x 66
4 [6 h( _1 v6 |" `: z b 0 B4 c' c: ?; a, I6 S" t3 H( M
Allied aircraft5 h& N8 X- E- P7 R7 _+ z
F4F-4 Wildcat x 1083 `3 q0 H/ ]2 e7 c2 C( L
P-40E Warhawk x 45# Z; \# l O. E1 T$ p
P-38G Lightning x 2( ]1 N! ?# X* Z: t
4 K6 Q4 N$ V, n" B# F6 bJapanese aircraft losses, w; O0 W) t; b3 g$ s p2 x' S
A6M2 Zero: 26 destroyed7 ^# v/ Q' n, O5 B; J4 z3 ~
D3A Val: 50 destroyed, Y* y1 F/ ], o4 `
B5N Kate: 42 destroyed7 w$ m' t% ?4 R
- g& t8 z$ F; U! K3 D* aAllied aircraft losses- I) f% M8 J+ D2 O Z( L: {
F4F-4 Wildcat: 41 destroyed, 14 damaged% `4 \. f, x3 ]# _& b2 z# b
P-40E Warhawk: 27 destroyed7 o; X, a0 ]3 L$ e
P-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed
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Allied Ships
0 I, N) P! x7 q6 ZCV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1- C" q* W% `' y4 ?6 |. p
CV Hornet, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
) x1 b% U7 m4 \CV Wasp, Bomb hits 2, on fire
" i2 D/ q- V/ c, K( ^DD Benham, Bomb hits 1, on fire8 X2 h6 ?) a" b; C& V N
CV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
% K- d8 b* W6 E7 C1 xCV Yorktown- p' J L' n+ d5 W- ?$ ^5 O
CV Saratoga
2 O+ R! @% N" h' w6 u4 sCL Honolulu
/ y) j! G4 L4 N9 U( E, VCL St. Louis, Bomb hits 23 ?/ R( u' L& a+ j
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Allied aircraft
3 D$ F, V2 I$ QB-25C Mitchell x 3
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$ y. s4 _. J9 l4 w) d) V) iNo Allied losses
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CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Aircraft Attacking:- x( N% p# N* q: ~
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet- E' C9 t4 R5 N. ^- C3 d/ O/ h
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Allied aircraft$ S1 c7 j, v! }: e) U3 | f
F4F-4 Wildcat x 214 c* \+ B, g: T0 ]) ]
SBD Dauntless x 900 o3 W6 H- ?+ V1 m2 a9 E$ X: M$ Y3 _
TBF Avenger x 33
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Japanese Ships7 d$ z9 f( K# S
CA Chikuma
$ g( t8 p8 c( L. p: _$ a7 `; \CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
* I( |4 C4 H8 \, pCV Soryu, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage) T; Z% |$ K- Y: `( J& K! ]! a
CA Tone, Bomb hits 1) g# M s8 d- s: G6 o! l7 K* z
DD Ariake, Bomb hits 1, on fire
$ C% |2 U+ c4 c9 ?) iCA Aoba, Bomb hits 2+ F7 ?: j+ ^. C- ]8 x6 t8 L
CL Tama
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X+ i8 i+ I$ F( R4 W- WDay Air attack on TF at 61,91
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5 M% \. e) G8 L2 A! z$ ?Allied aircraft
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+ M4 [7 O! } T5 g# Q& gCV Soryu, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
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$ k$ h! V3 O! f9 BGround combat at Shortlands
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" {/ h+ j I& G# V' \% b; o0 XAllied Deliberate attack) B/ ?: {* Y# F5 e4 p8 n6 E5 k
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Attacking force 13678 troops, 150 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 322
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7 m. y/ F9 w" f: I9 ~Defending force 1457 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10
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Allied max assault: 314 - adjusted assault: 281 * ]9 d, f1 J( w0 _
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Japanese max defense: 6 - adjusted defense: 1
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Allied assault odds: 281 to 1
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9 i& B! \( a% |' l2 {1 D! oJapanese ground losses:/ H4 v, D2 Z8 O% B3 w2 i; o/ s$ p
1572 casualties reported4 q" S3 h! G: }+ T }/ |
Guns lost 79 x; ]. C. S, @+ r5 k4 z/ G
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Allied ground losses:
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