AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/18/42
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5 |8 g/ K. K4 E; \& f3 DJapanese Ships+ s/ P. J1 p3 V( ]# C/ O) V# o
CA Kumano; G z* n( S, j9 C" A
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 42, and is sunk* K3 y/ q: L2 D0 K% n
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1
* Y8 k/ U% s# |* e* YCL Natori, Shell hits 1
( _+ g2 z% F0 \' |DD Maikaze, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage* g1 M8 _8 L. G
DD Natsugumo
/ V/ m+ W2 g! X* ^DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 1
6 n" A) T! K( l0 W5 y7 {! TDD Yuzuki2 b) t5 y; Q; Q- d
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: T' q& \4 m: C NCA Portland, Shell hits 2, on fire5 _+ [# g8 D! s8 _' t% ?
CA Northampton" c, e3 X! T% h9 F! Y2 x5 N
CA Houston, Torpedo hits 1* {- R8 o3 T4 V( _! {
CA Chester, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk% B, u- T$ { `, ^3 V
CA Louisville, Shell hits 17 v* {* i* y$ S4 J
CA Chicago
& O1 A* p' P$ x7 ~CA Pensacola8 U z( s$ l( p/ j
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
- C! S5 \5 U5 J) M1 ]2 `5 ^" ~8 OCA Astoria& n0 u) i: @) o+ Y/ h- @
CA Minneapolis
: u) o6 |& I& Q( NCA San Francisco4 a5 c8 l3 t' M
CA Australia, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
" ?' U1 S! y8 g. c7 a6 s7 ^9 J- X% ~CA Canberra
4 X9 n+ J" y' E: O8 P2 ACL Leander
. C5 C5 E& K* r, Z; @* dCL Achilles2 g2 R, P% N$ ?$ `& z
CL Perth, l# [7 D' {) Y! Q4 u/ C/ M
CL Hobart
1 b' V0 U7 F# x8 b* ^/ p4 P TCL Raleigh+ Y) J/ w7 \& F# Z; K: [5 a
CL Detroit
7 x, q- T3 I: F7 A* C: OCL Concord; z/ P5 l( c/ V/ r n( l+ N
DD Cummings8 C! U/ t: h1 X2 n, F4 C, h
DD Case) q0 v" M! c; A+ o# Q0 }
DD Shaw
6 I3 |/ O& Q2 IDD Downes
/ G t& t& F* |" X2 G iDD Le Triomphant. d6 d4 h! Z, H, {
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E4 t9 H% I$ B: _, CNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93% Y' B9 |! {, i$ L& y* n
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Japanese Ships$ h9 _0 e) J% d
CA Kumano, Shell hits 10
- E" I5 j9 \5 V \& z7 ]# _: }CA Furutaka: s+ [; Z e% O) g
CL Natori, Shell hits 1
! p! o5 _$ v5 t0 C! k7 M& f1 `DD Maikaze, on fire, heavy damage( F1 v( H+ t: J8 `
DD Natsugumo* z3 E' Z) t% n
DD Ikazuchi% Q; k: Z5 m# A" n
DD Yuzuki
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Allied Ships1 d% [. O' E7 b; p
CA Portland, on fire
7 j. G! z$ ~5 R9 I7 r# E( M# u, P' DCA Northampton
6 j3 Z' u6 T+ a# S# V" b6 bCA Houston
4 f8 I+ Q2 A' C2 {+ d0 w4 `. gCA Louisville* v2 P' c( Q; q0 L, w& m
CA Chicago/ Z" T- x r* C7 @6 L- ]- q
CA Pensacola
, {( |2 ~# `% o. {CA New Orleans
$ R3 C( Q/ X/ _ v# H# a. \2 |CA Astoria( S. A/ O% r. L, h9 X2 K& w
CA Minneapolis
! \# U3 [# K, N7 L: ~8 [$ @1 \( f: RCA San Francisco
# q" s4 u# U: J) F. JCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage3 O% a2 B; L+ s0 U% n L
CA Canberra, }* n3 Z2 Z' j4 ~4 A# j
CL Leander
( O) u1 b+ N6 K( q. `CL Achilles
/ D6 ?% E3 o$ W: hCL Perth F- a( o5 G: \' I& V9 n3 J
CL Hobart
4 s% U! R @, h4 ]CL Raleigh
* u0 b/ ^& w/ H: jCL Detroit2 n, D7 j6 W+ X% H% b. {4 K
CL Concord
! Q. Y* j7 z6 I+ c& TDD Cummings
3 E4 N& b% E* F$ wDD Case0 r$ D' m: D* Q9 Y8 l: j g
DD Shaw6 y: {, e2 e, d, U3 z
DD Downes
- l9 q! q% I1 u( a2 g' y. PDD Le Triomphant: `) [) X, H# S3 c2 ] X
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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Japanese Ships
% x4 b. c4 a* j, b( BCA Kumano, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage$ [1 m6 r2 ^5 i" Q
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 34, and is sunk
. Q! l7 |$ ?% n# o+ U2 W1 U& OCL Natori, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage" ?& M/ g( a; G
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
# N3 X. t- }% I* uDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1; s: _, V* K1 {# L* g
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 3, on fire
# ]# n6 s* @6 EDD Yuzuki, Shell hits 6, and is sunk0 O/ I. y& H# \+ S8 }: R( f- p
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Allied Ships! a" S- }: V X: f! K! Q
CA Portland, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
6 Q2 l) v0 H: X3 A9 pCA Northampton, Shell hits 1, on fire% \: z! F- _+ V
CA Houston, Shell hits 1! f6 | G$ ~6 @8 G; R; g
CA Louisville
: ^ E( H" e8 m2 m& yCA Chicago, Shell hits 2
' v8 r1 L6 D! L* @) k: @. f+ [CA Pensacola, Shell hits 4
$ Q/ |) @0 i( ?! p' L! k; x; R+ aCA New Orleans, Shell hits 4
0 A! d! p) h9 x2 n- r5 yCA Astoria% Z7 I7 L% m' x0 @# K3 i
CA Minneapolis
. ^1 n/ f8 U" y: x! [1 FCA San Francisco
1 P* V; d) ~4 x3 B* {% HCA Australia, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage, t& K' \+ M: Y7 @+ p1 t0 A" X
CA Canberra
2 J+ b1 N% s8 MCL Leander+ K5 Q4 \: m' A# H
CL Achilles6 O. w0 @2 {' o4 I
CL Perth
$ e/ @% z- r& F8 d$ y9 `CL Hobart! H: x$ y8 C: ~/ S/ T" r4 ~% b
CL Raleigh
5 s7 _7 p9 I. d8 ~1 M' ]5 N7 |CL Detroit5 y/ p: P* |& |, P
CL Concord
& a* y8 T9 n, D& v5 sDD Cummings
( y( v9 U) [4 {- iDD Case2 X- H( @* T% t5 L* V% E% r
DD Shaw
, l: d' E5 X( n; f. R8 U2 a( R" CDD Downes. d! {, G. m1 l- S" `: T! C
DD Le Triomphant
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Japanese Ships
) c7 ]. a: N5 {4 \- V0 \CA Kumano, Shell hits 33, on fire, heavy damage0 `5 V I- q7 X8 q' B3 T; d
CL Natori, Shell hits 24, and is sunk
/ k. i% c* ~. EDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
3 V3 @; i: K' G( VDD Ikazuchi, on fire# X7 M4 I* p; S1 L! M
6 Y) u$ k) z* M# ? a& |Allied Ships$ h9 v- p2 }2 u" S) A& ]9 L# Q
CA Portland, on fire, heavy damage
% e4 o1 J4 E% _# bCA Northampton, on fire9 u% J' a- j7 H Q9 o: [
CA Houston0 G# Q3 q+ r* D+ s
CA Louisville
N: E" p% w/ B m5 vCA Chicago; X) s( r/ \ E2 _2 r
CA Pensacola
2 ?: K2 G/ p. }CA New Orleans
' R3 p8 Q/ v' T+ G9 z$ gCA Astoria X: T- g' o) B! n% a* F
CA Minneapolis; \' \* U/ `) V0 N
CA San Francisco
+ ^( U0 ^) p, g/ B7 N" P0 [; V# fCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
) Z% Y2 T2 u# a" ^CA Canberra2 h0 z! O# i5 `1 f0 ~
CL Leander1 t6 P# b: V" r0 A+ i1 X% I
CL Achilles4 V9 |/ \9 C5 \& ]. l
CL Perth) F" Q% H" x8 |$ l N A
CL Hobart# |9 `. U: v+ [ d+ q9 K7 w
CL Raleigh# n; \# x, C* N, r; r
CL Detroit
" `& \1 g0 G* i9 ICL Concord
" F+ A: |) p: f, r. ?9 XDD Cummings
& n4 K% T- w8 `6 m/ l! wDD Case
. e& S3 @4 q, C) K& P+ D% ~( MDD Shaw. w2 G! i4 R! H7 Y, C
DD Downes8 g0 D$ \9 O/ E# z! Z+ u: a% s; y
DD Le Triomphant
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93# y+ K3 d# Q3 b p R( r& o
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$ f( C, b0 J B5 dCA Kumano, Shell hits 29, and is sunk& @4 ?8 s0 c; r# |2 Y6 b6 n. U
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 35, and is sunk8 N5 q: ~& X+ U, T* e
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 15, and is sunk1 I4 K, r8 R9 Z& v
! E3 }2 H2 S7 x" ~; B; TAllied Ships
. W2 g; W W! n9 `CA Portland, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
8 m$ u1 v( Z) b7 I2 `4 GCA Northampton, on fire6 n2 t5 x, a: H! r$ h
CA Houston) h8 V9 f, k$ b) f @, v/ d
CA Louisville$ L0 Y* Z5 Y' \0 ^( v. M
CA Chicago0 P2 s S/ l2 m. f
CA Pensacola
7 k& s! E8 \" R6 {CA New Orleans+ B4 }$ k- K/ q( \9 D% h" m
CA Astoria
, l) V- ~6 v# u* C, s& UCA Minneapolis
: ~; h: [* j- A" hCA San Francisco* ]4 p9 Z; V7 S1 k
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
3 h+ r, Q& p0 }4 {) B; eCA Canberra
: `2 v* f/ G& }" v/ B x' FCL Leander
7 R: i6 [: q8 h5 i7 ~9 M) KCL Achilles
5 ?3 i! t( y4 \9 {' K7 yCL Perth! O- c& G _( O0 c
CL Hobart
. E& A: L- ^4 e2 G+ w" S* [CL Raleigh
: ^* n4 Q! C* L- G @5 QCL Detroit
, D! e: I$ b" d+ C: _8 V! PCL Concord( g7 G% Y8 a' Y- }; o+ i1 N9 t
DD Cummings! t _ K: y7 B, \5 n2 ~7 s
DD Case
. W# S2 r3 m6 P" P8 S& s5 A; [DD Shaw/ L' Y5 F; K: O; i) E3 q
DD Downes
x$ [2 P! }2 F6 c2 N" N" nDD Le Triomphant* b( Z9 _ q/ i6 g% L
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,915 ]& |5 E- W: l3 h9 \
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Japanese aircraft
! H2 [8 d. p+ [9 u( kA6M2 Zero x 503 M u1 z+ N% ]
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Allied aircraft2 @5 }( [3 N7 Z
F4F-4 Wildcat x 42
# A( G" ]: ^& Q: Y( p2 USBD Dauntless x 448 b1 z. V; Q! O+ N; @
TBF Avenger x 16. D* n1 P4 _9 [9 H9 `& }2 M, G) M& z% y
9 Y# h/ t& r5 v0 E4 I# s- HJapanese aircraft losses- |7 ^% |/ z4 U# N4 ` a8 m9 O
A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged( u2 O: f" v0 u' V8 A
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Allied aircraft losses6 `$ D" E6 g, b( a2 A5 m/ m
F4F-4 Wildcat: 27 destroyed f' e$ X* W5 R8 N5 F
SBD Dauntless: 13 destroyed, 17 damaged
( Q( Z/ G% P- g5 T& wTBF Avenger: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged0 ?( P. [1 N* N, ^9 Z2 f) T
6 S+ }& C w$ F) a& f5 |9 b. \Japanese Ships" V; \" P5 R# F7 q' j1 ^
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
. j* M7 h. H1 o( j. K" j/ [: k8 ?( VCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
5 i0 T* K' T$ ~& V; |, E( VCV Shokaku$ B0 e! p% k( e# z
CV Soryu
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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( w7 y, n1 u4 t( o- {Japanese aircraft
$ c! Y# y1 ~, h2 l5 G5 w: QA6M2 Zero x 19) g# }6 I7 s2 h
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Allied aircraft
& }4 v$ j: u9 i8 Y# I3 b- eF4F-4 Wildcat x 19! M9 k" K K' @; n: ?+ t
SBD Dauntless x 14
0 j, I0 H4 |4 L& b& C/ @TBF Avenger x 6$ A' [1 J, r/ m$ ?5 @' j! T
: t7 b& q8 w4 PJapanese aircraft losses
- d/ a9 R9 |3 @A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
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+ X1 u& U/ ^$ x. q# t! `6 q( O# wAllied aircraft losses
; ]7 F/ H* r1 z7 l0 o2 E% Z, @ VF4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed
/ w+ p% p1 [2 _9 W0 p0 ?SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged4 u) h2 r: f. B/ L/ K+ |9 t
TBF Avenger: 6 damaged
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3 M* }* a" o6 Q( D& c6 GJapanese Ships
: a' }4 I7 g6 JCV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage/ q* x7 d4 G: ^7 v* F- f
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2
1 W% v: \: @0 N' J7 U3 pCA Tone
6 N7 y! B8 J9 F6 h0 b! qCV Soryu, Bomb hits 1. p6 G' |8 p% x/ q8 O5 L
CV Hiryu, on fire
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Japanese aircraft$ O- Y: Q2 K' D6 R* m
A6M2 Zero x 17
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Allied aircraft
( m' L0 k( l: L+ z3 B5 D; SF4F-4 Wildcat x 248 ^) u9 h8 L0 l, ~
SBD Dauntless x 270 t' o, T0 s# X% X' l
TBF Avenger x 7* Y' @, F& }- R( x# n; p1 {! P
5 N2 J1 C* l# ~5 |, I
Japanese aircraft losses! B L, p" I1 U, y, R* j
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed/ M$ A2 O/ Y$ k
5 L# O+ G* }" B- h* m" SAllied aircraft losses! k, Y2 h5 R. x0 r" _
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed
) q% D) R' t' PSBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged# g+ H6 D& Y7 }! z/ k0 C
TBF Avenger: 5 damaged7 I, ?# |8 P. W+ Q
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Japanese Ships D7 d* \$ V4 O% H* j: q
CV Shokaku8 Z: u0 C- U8 R2 g% M9 ?
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 2, on fire
: k. T5 Y$ H3 M0 J+ GCV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
8 t" O+ Y0 R& l8 w) M4 W. V/ Z4 O7 aCV Soryu1 Q( t& ^- a: P
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1
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8 o+ t' {' x% ]3 U1 y) QJapanese aircraft# X0 Z& i+ B$ Z Z, e
A6M2 Zero x 15. S. T+ @% G% D" o9 m
5 H8 l8 @4 K% r P& O+ ^Allied aircraft1 x* r# y$ H! _/ X2 ~
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
+ U3 B x3 T7 ~SBD Dauntless x 18+ d# S# S" R3 K0 J9 M
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Japanese aircraft losses
& o+ c) c. F6 r$ Z; K& FA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed( o; W' w. Y4 ?) t
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Allied aircraft losses
$ `$ w5 s! @0 `F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
. O+ D! z- i( r- {1 d5 q6 s6 gSBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged4 G3 }" a# L8 i- B
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Japanese Ships5 R: S. c* F8 e, \' w
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 19 `3 m/ d7 | `: K) A1 S7 e0 l. r
CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
+ G! e9 Y x& SCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire- R0 W3 S! O# c9 ]0 C' N: }: @0 Z
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage( V [& P% S4 f: o7 k
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Japanese aircraft: K4 M: C! g8 U2 u: V+ l! s9 e
A6M2 Zero x 12# K* g, C7 X% X& N. V
1 [7 d) u( t, y7 \Allied aircraft
- w7 \" ]: w4 T* r j. ^5 JF4F-4 Wildcat x 10% ]6 p: y( X" Z
SBD Dauntless x 9
$ P3 ~! e1 I, o! i* ETBF Avenger x 16
8 ^- M# G# [) i* N - s& X- d4 f3 S! u K* V$ S
Japanese aircraft losses2 W, e) E# [1 @% g- j, Z3 S% L
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed3 j6 @" ^6 h. g7 U8 ?6 Z1 [
2 r5 l* x2 [4 p- h( K3 n+ z3 iAllied aircraft losses. \( _0 Q: V) P9 n6 X
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed- W1 S2 D7 C9 A0 g: ?
SBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
4 J- ^) I0 p# k, O- j) b3 Y% x+ {TBF Avenger: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged" ^4 k( ~2 w; A1 x9 E/ h6 O, v
9 J G# Z2 r# ^' pJapanese Ships/ t7 l- Y Y4 F+ g$ J, Y8 I7 L. T
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage4 E2 b [! M' p; k9 Q9 g
CV Hiryu, on fire* P: Z9 c- Z0 a5 J. R
CA Chikuma4 G. H S; q5 X |+ U) |- f
CV Soryu
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Day Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,93$ Q" A7 {, ]* L: d- v
8 _' e ]9 D Z$ ZJapanese aircraft& Q% G1 S3 J& x; j8 J" D( T/ I; u7 f, f
A6M2 Zero x 36
* e# `/ X2 K( qD3A Val x 90* M! o( o6 J' p0 F4 ?
B5N Kate x 661 S+ y, C& g: y$ e+ S
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Allied aircraft
1 s! m2 y% n A5 N- M6 |F4F-4 Wildcat x 108
' [" U h! `) K* uP-40E Warhawk x 45; G$ \. S, G5 R8 g: h; t/ o
P-38G Lightning x 2
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4 p# L3 C2 W& H$ w; NJapanese aircraft losses4 W7 U8 p: D3 D3 q8 Y2 `+ P! D
A6M2 Zero: 26 destroyed/ ~( J6 V4 H+ g* v* t! p
D3A Val: 50 destroyed
) U& ]/ Y& e8 z* h! z) cB5N Kate: 42 destroyed
5 E4 \# E' V$ o2 m. {! U4 w+ R
' k3 J% D: N* @1 m( d4 h( ~1 lAllied aircraft losses
1 D R% W R( k+ t) X/ B+ N% xF4F-4 Wildcat: 41 destroyed, 14 damaged8 G1 m- l1 ?* P8 Q9 \/ E7 C
P-40E Warhawk: 27 destroyed0 U/ A: Z, v6 G1 s
P-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed
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Allied Ships
9 |. d; g+ L& _. KCV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 10 g$ ^0 J& S$ j' ?! ?
CV Hornet, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
! y3 w- }, z. cCV Wasp, Bomb hits 2, on fire5 n3 M. Q. R. ?1 {7 Y
DD Benham, Bomb hits 1, on fire
`. W( I% K" pCV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1, on fire& p' C* g( J m
CV Yorktown
' {4 J8 O6 u- H7 c5 Z; c5 @0 sCV Saratoga& _& [2 n/ _' E {+ F/ n/ _' S
CL Honolulu
- g( J! T2 B8 XCL St. Louis, Bomb hits 2
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B-25C Mitchell x 3
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0 B( ?( \& m! n5 ?1 DNo Allied losses
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CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Aircraft Attacking:- H f( D: l7 P Q
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
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+ m$ D! O) n3 d9 ]Allied aircraft
`4 H P9 T& BF4F-4 Wildcat x 216 Q" @: L2 p' {
SBD Dauntless x 90
+ m, p1 j6 T& n% p0 T0 g KTBF Avenger x 33
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Japanese Ships
" ^+ r+ F! i1 w+ H! U& X0 l# ^' uCA Chikuma
( N2 i% y$ E4 c2 y( O; z/ _+ hCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
- c0 Y$ [6 r9 U' ?7 BCV Soryu, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage1 Y7 n1 n8 m! V+ }
CA Tone, Bomb hits 1
Z1 V) p* U1 X! CDD Ariake, Bomb hits 1, on fire
9 s& j. }6 {0 D; o+ L5 ?& LCA Aoba, Bomb hits 2
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91& I+ a2 j k e6 h' n( ?
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Allied aircraft
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Japanese Ships: D$ M, E% K1 L5 }9 K
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
4 G5 K7 l ?& lCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage( \0 p7 c& c5 z1 _2 E% Z
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% x- V4 X S1 j3 a [- X; ~5 w' JGround combat at Shortlands$ j& ~) O1 h8 |
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Allied Deliberate attack) Y J* Q4 p/ v0 m( V! q
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Attacking force 13678 troops, 150 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 322
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6 \5 ]/ I! D, |0 o' ~' d$ UDefending force 1457 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 109 G7 q) C1 y' K8 l0 z: O2 R
, L5 {& [& e& j- P* _8 L' V) iAllied max assault: 314 - adjusted assault: 281
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, ]* q; O0 N( G' lJapanese max defense: 6 - adjusted defense: 1 ! i S, k* \9 a
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Allied assault odds: 281 to 1
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Japanese ground losses:
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Allied ground losses:/ t/ _ m) B3 s4 ~) ^' ~$ Z
2 casualties reported
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