AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/18/42
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( n, z z% P( `Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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Japanese Ships; t5 Y) `2 A) s& h. [) }5 b$ m. P
CA Kumano
0 X. D+ b, e$ e3 wCA Kinugasa, Shell hits 42, and is sunk
$ l5 \5 O3 O( g2 T3 ?0 m2 UCA Furutaka, Shell hits 1
/ Y b& U' S1 ~1 J3 X n# F2 MCL Natori, Shell hits 15 O9 P6 R, m m$ ?1 t$ e
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
9 P5 @) D+ L# g0 L5 _4 v9 QDD Natsugumo3 H& i z) b1 X- D: s# m: b8 @$ ~9 M
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 1
$ ?' L. z/ V) S4 U& E2 nDD Yuzuki$ e- J; C! o/ ]0 F1 r- k9 ?
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Allied Ships8 j$ a. S* @* V4 b8 r( \5 {, k
CA Portland, Shell hits 2, on fire4 e8 R5 M. |: U1 i
CA Northampton9 C/ A4 F; @9 Q- J
CA Houston, Torpedo hits 1
% c$ @/ x2 w! [9 jCA Chester, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk5 e- x8 Y$ T* z% G0 n9 t
CA Louisville, Shell hits 14 N" V+ r: V! Y/ ^) A
CA Chicago
! u8 Q. i# [7 E, nCA Pensacola& J7 _% Z% L5 K7 N
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
# O- g$ h- ]( T! ^! G, I- z+ d, kCA Astoria* J, |" D; y' S7 H3 S( E
CA Minneapolis
; O1 Z0 U" V# vCA San Francisco
) k3 K$ ~5 K6 D+ c3 ^; YCA Australia, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
1 e. j/ F( x, B ECA Canberra, E3 k/ I" c" X8 \* A q
CL Leander, P8 Z/ L4 R3 r# v' c+ A% y$ b2 P
CL Achilles
. c( |0 ]" g/ |) M7 U, {CL Perth6 ^! W- m2 [! a% p
CL Hobart
$ v& E% {) F( @CL Raleigh7 C+ W$ a# ?6 f5 N: V9 ]
CL Detroit
1 s: e1 r; q# n ?0 K W fCL Concord0 s$ r8 o( E+ w1 s; n5 H
DD Cummings
; k9 h# D8 ?- y1 h# q4 ~0 z I# eDD Case B1 N& ~( D0 E _) U3 o' H
DD Shaw
% w7 W; y3 J8 d' D, d2 GDD Downes8 Z" D* Y% u) d. B. a
DD Le Triomphant
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) h. I' V+ B1 A1 }% K' RNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93( Q n7 `* ?) j
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Japanese Ships) }4 g9 G8 |5 z3 ]- V2 {
CA Kumano, Shell hits 103 v! l8 d9 {' y* b1 e' @
CA Furutaka& L4 m9 N$ ?0 k
CL Natori, Shell hits 15 r3 f# t, P2 T* k. k, G
DD Maikaze, on fire, heavy damage+ N% ?/ O) x9 q+ K
DD Natsugumo
" U. v: m$ n6 h* ^% wDD Ikazuchi: t; {) ^+ V& X( D0 C8 ?
DD Yuzuki$ O/ @. Z4 Q& n( ^& C2 a/ |/ {2 T
. t1 \$ m. I8 Z. sAllied Ships( m- R: U& T% o5 `, h$ Y! o k
CA Portland, on fire
/ U2 w: _( H6 L# N* BCA Northampton
/ _1 N3 h' ]0 A+ \5 kCA Houston* ~+ {2 m' g- {* P$ _5 }; J, {
CA Louisville& R$ V: S, [! h9 E
CA Chicago
o# v% _# i$ |6 XCA Pensacola
1 G) ^: O* h' E0 ^CA New Orleans2 Q/ R! ]* }% F, m0 t) v* X
CA Astoria$ E ` S f9 s: A. o
CA Minneapolis7 I( m B8 [$ T
CA San Francisco4 T4 j7 i, Q h W8 n
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage l o6 f" Z6 F# D* D; \3 w
CA Canberra
/ `, t: m, C: [CL Leander
) |. z6 G7 i4 W( dCL Achilles. [* S3 B5 V- g$ {2 _6 _8 Z
CL Perth
1 V/ m: u; C/ V) G/ J$ W$ mCL Hobart1 P" D+ A5 w, U# i2 z q) V
CL Raleigh
& r+ M1 G* I U& _% k8 ?& aCL Detroit% V9 \7 o4 ^7 G
CL Concord7 b% y0 J. `# T- w+ q/ k
DD Cummings
. s) N* N. a3 u; p3 T# ?DD Case/ D% G m& p; {, S. H
DD Shaw
, E/ A$ J7 T! m3 k2 b2 `/ j ?DD Downes ^# A& u+ ]( J: |' C7 `
DD Le Triomphant
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,936 F! ?8 u" r4 |6 e
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Japanese Ships& {9 }/ M# `0 ?& V0 G9 y; z
CA Kumano, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage" @8 x, O1 y5 D
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 34, and is sunk
0 r: ^6 z% h# u9 Q6 \6 V' RCL Natori, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage Q& A- W! u- @$ @1 p0 s7 d
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
* ~/ M3 k" X3 S" c+ `: t- LDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1$ j+ s9 A. [/ t) {1 C
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 3, on fire+ N+ j5 Q" q& o6 Q9 k
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 6, and is sunk. L8 Y, N b9 E+ U3 V" I8 K, v
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Allied Ships
8 ]6 T5 B* C5 B" C" @3 I0 RCA Portland, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
7 Q O, U- h0 K! a0 dCA Northampton, Shell hits 1, on fire
) @- X/ Q" b e: kCA Houston, Shell hits 1 K8 Z0 R5 F W
CA Louisville" a" |! Q D/ ^4 ]5 l: a
CA Chicago, Shell hits 21 O% b1 C# q. @ |/ h, J
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 4
/ J2 B; I7 n7 z- _0 ]: J# J, l3 hCA New Orleans, Shell hits 43 x" M- E) x4 z R' w2 R3 h! a
CA Astoria5 d' W3 U: j+ }9 @8 F9 f
CA Minneapolis
9 R9 e+ Y8 @4 l, c+ ~# VCA San Francisco
. @/ ]# l: [! wCA Australia, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage3 G# O* W0 r, s5 {1 ?
CA Canberra& o& A: D. I: ? I( K: w# ?
CL Leander
6 Y3 ]1 B/ o9 i) a s5 U4 @, `6 JCL Achilles2 x# O& \" f5 S
CL Perth
4 m+ ~( j& a: {; kCL Hobart
) S" u5 D/ [5 t/ E0 C# SCL Raleigh: _% |3 b6 g+ c* s0 R: s
CL Detroit
* e' w2 I& B3 d8 n8 b5 z% iCL Concord
) c; b1 Z; \/ Z/ ~) w$ kDD Cummings
, G8 l/ ^! I6 n0 y8 |DD Case$ K y/ T8 z @& c2 x: W, v4 l
DD Shaw' x! N, `: a D
DD Downes5 o; w, `" U1 D: k2 U
DD Le Triomphant
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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Japanese Ships5 ?+ T; y4 k/ _6 z6 g6 ], @
CA Kumano, Shell hits 33, on fire, heavy damage
* ]5 x h( ~% w7 g8 c9 }CL Natori, Shell hits 24, and is sunk
- h) @, v* a0 }- I& k' D+ F5 HDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1$ H- W5 ^; d8 L8 C* J% B5 H
DD Ikazuchi, on fire
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Allied Ships8 e q, n5 D% Y
CA Portland, on fire, heavy damage/ |9 S9 p* Y, K+ L/ {
CA Northampton, on fire5 d0 U, u% D/ {2 h; g
CA Houston' B1 i8 o- K: {# u b) r" J6 J( k
CA Louisville
1 x: B4 \4 B- d# OCA Chicago
3 B+ r; L. ] D# q: x0 wCA Pensacola
9 h+ {! b- X. Z7 [, t9 HCA New Orleans
/ g+ u% l' J0 qCA Astoria; l4 I5 \' B( k# E7 ~# X* J
CA Minneapolis
' s+ ~7 o; \. OCA San Francisco
8 B' n, o+ H+ k) D% M4 Z7 hCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage. a b. E9 m- F+ W6 ?2 g$ _3 e- ~' p
CA Canberra
2 X, l a, ^0 k1 H% b# fCL Leander
2 y+ b. i/ t+ r: \6 \4 V$ {CL Achilles4 L( T/ r/ l' V2 l" i3 _5 \9 ]
CL Perth9 r8 k/ N" b- ~% Q) ?- g4 g/ d& @
CL Hobart
5 r' g' K4 M4 T* ?8 N& D! fCL Raleigh# b; ?* L, o5 \1 U$ R, |9 z
CL Detroit
# U4 b3 o! t1 `- yCL Concord1 G* m% v! J) T- _
DD Cummings% }/ [) [. ?5 V/ v8 N* k5 N9 A5 _
DD Case
5 S1 _# B: s' J- I0 ^7 zDD Shaw$ M; r" y) J# C/ x
DD Downes& ]- U+ f ?$ j( K
DD Le Triomphant
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; m) d8 x1 n6 m3 W/ |Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,931 `# {* a0 h; ^6 ?6 I, d. t
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Japanese Ships& G% i/ I) Y: ~6 v0 r
CA Kumano, Shell hits 29, and is sunk
9 x& G1 L' e3 T, C* h7 _( @0 jDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 35, and is sunk
' L1 c ?/ \- {8 tDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 15, and is sunk' C1 d2 p; h0 `6 z+ M
2 \: {. |* @8 GAllied Ships$ k8 Y% j0 V. {. {0 ]/ l
CA Portland, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage C& F% i S5 k: V" y. f+ h" c! t
CA Northampton, on fire
2 P# U' F& X! X8 S( j OCA Houston
+ A/ q$ ?; y8 b: i4 _CA Louisville
) o: G- r' M" M n9 ?2 UCA Chicago
7 i4 p7 k7 m; r" ?3 z9 lCA Pensacola5 a& V% G8 }% |5 r) w2 g* x& O# h
CA New Orleans9 t [; \ u! N* Y
CA Astoria2 R6 L: o! ? S! X
CA Minneapolis' i8 f% g( A$ r2 ^ C& W
CA San Francisco* T; W* t9 g* z5 {
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
) D8 G0 a! P' K* l# r% qCA Canberra
/ X% C4 h& x; Y0 y+ CCL Leander& ^! B) s! O; N P
CL Achilles
7 X& V# x* D, b, w$ nCL Perth
, c. a V+ W7 iCL Hobart) a9 F) ]! {3 v, O: w
CL Raleigh2 j0 f+ N6 S" B' n4 s
CL Detroit
4 o$ o, W$ Z6 o7 B9 v% G1 ~& w8 J9 NCL Concord
# t7 E% C: A- n' EDD Cummings
! X9 ?# p& z5 \5 rDD Case; ~; V' s# i+ g$ C5 Y* R
DD Shaw% H( ~9 ]) [% f$ ~
DD Downes
p, c0 v. }7 Z$ c. ^DD Le Triomphant
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+ o$ E$ g/ ^5 Q, K6 `! D0 TDay Air attack on TF at 61,91
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Japanese aircraft8 `; q ]' i( q; H/ J" \( h: C
A6M2 Zero x 50
7 G7 [* r1 _) n# j% v z, ]8 V- C
% t+ |$ E) N2 X0 D* v, PAllied aircraft. I* g- c- o) i
F4F-4 Wildcat x 42# g8 C' H- N x, z+ X, p
SBD Dauntless x 44
9 F: }' u4 U) c; W& ?' R. M2 PTBF Avenger x 162 g' x/ X+ ?% V8 o) M; h5 h
( m+ B, e( z) y% e+ s4 q6 ~) ZJapanese aircraft losses+ e& x, [7 L( \6 V
A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged# s: e0 [6 z8 ?, H
, {+ N ]$ T5 TAllied aircraft losses/ V' k7 [/ b/ ~1 t' n: b
F4F-4 Wildcat: 27 destroyed
3 z- O9 y/ n1 }3 K/ D8 \! K hSBD Dauntless: 13 destroyed, 17 damaged
: K# G N& B( |1 W c' MTBF Avenger: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged
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Japanese Ships
! A) K8 b4 ?! K) C( ?% @+ o( w$ mCV Kaga, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
6 b+ ~+ b6 s7 c# r5 _0 K+ n6 s2 rCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
0 t5 X' N$ u) L, u8 G% nCV Shokaku& K# N2 U+ n; V3 i( Q9 \" b
CV Soryu1 z! r) q/ ?: r. V% j7 ]# i* D- C
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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Japanese aircraft! \4 V/ D' X3 L
A6M2 Zero x 19
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Allied aircraft
" M7 `+ G" H; R8 ?4 k' ]; xF4F-4 Wildcat x 19
/ \, X8 _; k- h0 }7 }1 z6 dSBD Dauntless x 143 K- D/ ~+ B$ ]' @, ~4 r% ?# X
TBF Avenger x 68 n" o$ Y7 N% w( x4 J
. m H2 @3 s- H% _8 W% Q0 }Japanese aircraft losses& M9 z( C, j: a6 [7 Z
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
5 L; X& T5 x# _& f ! r2 {! W! c, e2 ^4 k5 ]; z/ u% v
Allied aircraft losses
' h: r R, v0 ]3 q1 y. l+ l: OF4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed
& T9 l+ W$ @+ h( eSBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged: M, o" j; @6 U+ L0 w* y
TBF Avenger: 6 damaged, V# J4 X* m1 a: c# I# u
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Japanese Ships, e: F2 k4 e( g0 K E% g% w( ^
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
% d" w" ^4 l! BCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2
! q/ d& j8 v6 X5 U, ]CA Tone
2 A4 A, Z8 R8 C% xCV Soryu, Bomb hits 19 t: {; F: x6 W& Q8 B
CV Hiryu, on fire
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: `0 ^" n! p* f. nDay Air attack on TF at 61,911 C# z( b; O( n' G6 s) q3 E- t
/ b+ ^% x0 s1 J! o; O# sJapanese aircraft% E" D& Q1 D; W8 G3 N9 n" ]2 `& l
A6M2 Zero x 179 X2 r9 e' R0 ~; E) s
H5 k/ ?3 x; [# LAllied aircraft3 H! R' W3 i2 H7 I4 O, ?7 ~! f
F4F-4 Wildcat x 24# Z& c) M7 H! k \4 ^
SBD Dauntless x 27
3 s9 s2 {- M+ P5 dTBF Avenger x 7
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( Z8 _% f) r: m0 ~9 Z9 u& ~4 z" p6 ?Japanese aircraft losses
1 B& o7 Q$ K' ~1 M, ^2 k- L* q4 t WA6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed# _1 I b2 _ d5 _/ T; C
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Allied aircraft losses
" W$ w/ Q# n3 t4 [( yF4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed
" w9 I4 l; j$ s( B9 t/ y* m6 L( USBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged
: ?) l" R7 M/ h& J& vTBF Avenger: 5 damaged7 Y4 ?" E8 T2 B1 s, @! [7 `
/ j" i* n+ K2 Y5 jJapanese Ships
8 ] j* J; ]% c( i( z Z% q. Z5 UCV Shokaku$ y/ q# ^/ W2 c2 V
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 2, on fire
4 S0 S! k$ w5 l3 m2 O Q3 R- hCV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage- H. D- f0 k" T ^
CV Soryu; O9 e i; P' F: C: E; o* S
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1% F) B( V2 u& F% G6 x
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Japanese aircraft
0 Y; \* T* P( c5 c VA6M2 Zero x 15
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; Q4 I Z0 K! C7 f1 s* U CAllied aircraft
r; {; q# r1 S, ?/ RF4F-4 Wildcat x 80 @5 E8 Q6 @7 B3 B' n+ _
SBD Dauntless x 18+ `& V0 H( F! ]- O" h6 F
- B3 I4 G, g3 u. g! NJapanese aircraft losses9 S8 a& I- e3 S" l0 b, j
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed y; E& k3 K; S. i) {' N
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Allied aircraft losses
2 d0 A& z$ B* `- I A9 ]F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed% J I/ }3 W. \" H% S1 a4 Z2 L' }
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged; @$ C- ]: D {1 `
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Japanese Ships0 R6 t6 R* T" r9 K$ a- `! x$ s% |) C) p
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 1" ]" z* h! s& k
CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage/ r0 b5 W5 Q; ?4 P
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire6 E: q4 K# g6 G/ R
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage4 e5 f$ i5 f$ l# a7 E0 ?9 |
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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Japanese aircraft/ p0 f' K) W" F. g- [% @8 U G- p8 ~
A6M2 Zero x 12( G5 ]+ D8 [* H4 U* c
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Allied aircraft
% C0 ~! F! s3 i( w4 U, P% YF4F-4 Wildcat x 10
3 W, _1 @' h( T3 s# G/ WSBD Dauntless x 9# D) g. Z/ J: m
TBF Avenger x 16! Y7 Q6 @/ v6 H0 G, v8 _
- \! a. o/ y; J( D; F; JJapanese aircraft losses
# Q9 y2 N6 l, U& t8 v6 eA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed8 x; c$ H- ?$ D4 V7 n# u/ L# s
+ S1 p8 ^* x8 ]+ N* i6 }
Allied aircraft losses* h U8 T/ z0 C. E3 J
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
, Z& x9 Z, A6 A/ P7 N! NSBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged- x7 N+ A! |" J- q3 Y$ H" o
TBF Avenger: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged
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0 M& x: K- j+ N% ~Japanese Ships
) ~$ _9 Y+ N! qCV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
8 M1 V# j u3 @8 v/ kCV Hiryu, on fire1 Z& n! W: N* ]) b5 ~+ ^" d
CA Chikuma' G' X& J, A* L; E+ N" m- {. y+ z
CV Soryu
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$ G: Y8 z6 C9 O* rDay Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,93. b- D0 o# C8 I" i; s$ v( ]" {
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Japanese aircraft1 c- V' ?' a6 l! r4 n2 }
A6M2 Zero x 365 t5 Q: o0 V# D7 n% b) K
D3A Val x 90
) K5 w' V" x. c q* n# S$ a( [B5N Kate x 661 w @6 W# K5 f- k
" y1 g4 x! F* w5 x; Y" L
Allied aircraft1 O! \# X9 d1 l6 `# K$ b4 v
F4F-4 Wildcat x 108% s# c2 R" M4 t, T
P-40E Warhawk x 45& @( E! ~/ \3 k- ^5 |/ r T& @
P-38G Lightning x 2; H" F+ t ]0 C7 v3 D, B8 U
1 Q d5 z% H9 l6 m# s ?7 }Japanese aircraft losses7 L0 @ a8 r2 a# p
A6M2 Zero: 26 destroyed
`% A0 s0 e7 B. m _: b1 ND3A Val: 50 destroyed$ ?* h* G) @" z( ^; v
B5N Kate: 42 destroyed( |8 G& a+ w+ v2 q/ p
$ j1 a5 |# z/ w; i
Allied aircraft losses+ C: e, J" W+ x1 p) b( Y o$ ~5 N" Z
F4F-4 Wildcat: 41 destroyed, 14 damaged
+ T# R) S+ J) _( k lP-40E Warhawk: 27 destroyed
9 o# R3 ]5 T9 r) [# c6 p" OP-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed! b7 r( s( o: _" N- k9 E4 e
/ b9 s& Q" W$ xAllied Ships
# p% X' v! a9 k% M# \3 Q+ YCV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 19 \) F! Q6 p9 c5 Q, [5 P
CV Hornet, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire9 X7 A* h ~/ X K9 g
CV Wasp, Bomb hits 2, on fire8 w1 t4 d6 R) q' J% U3 Y3 S# X
DD Benham, Bomb hits 1, on fire y' m0 {" \3 j1 M, n7 H o
CV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
+ h8 e5 U( U) H6 V1 lCV Yorktown
8 b8 c f9 ]: D8 Y' LCV Saratoga
6 P* l3 f: y7 @# Q0 ^9 ]CL Honolulu: H$ X. _ P6 m) g
CL St. Louis, Bomb hits 2
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2 s1 h/ Z( ~# r1 X8 cDay Air attack on TF at 61,91) q$ H& a% _7 t+ A0 J, c" N: @9 }: w/ N
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8 | b! t$ c6 z: PAllied aircraft
2 Q2 W) M+ U0 o* z! dB-25C Mitchell x 3 S) B- \& Z. U1 N$ J3 {' v
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No Allied losses. y& m2 N8 P$ K Q$ s
" s( m3 P/ Q; Z) H+ f, fJapanese Ships
2 F% g1 w& z8 l. D8 i8 oCV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
0 c6 K7 a# K2 W1 a" B, M
+ h7 |: r- _& f$ _Aircraft Attacking:
$ T- F5 B" s2 U3 L 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,912 Q5 {, P" |" y3 l2 n
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Allied aircraft
; k$ o3 A. Q, l1 k8 BF4F-4 Wildcat x 21% P8 i$ a9 K) v; f$ P$ P
SBD Dauntless x 90
" I1 Z7 [, Y, C. [5 C8 gTBF Avenger x 33# @- z0 k$ N9 B
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Japanese Ships
& B$ b* ?- x; |CA Chikuma
1 @8 G0 s, v& @7 |4 fCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
& n, B) n a0 [8 JCV Soryu, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage& q, Y [% j8 Z* W# ^# E
CA Tone, Bomb hits 11 F) a& s7 x; v- S
DD Ariake, Bomb hits 1, on fire4 l9 m, F# z4 h/ m0 m M
CA Aoba, Bomb hits 2+ {: Q+ a1 A: {6 U1 F. z- ]
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) I. n9 v! ?$ t& X1 oDay Air attack on TF at 61,91# P; `/ V6 e; R
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Allied aircraft8 S6 x4 o7 w ?% w/ i' ^7 X
B-25C Mitchell x 20% `; b9 W. d5 ]& j+ B
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9 s( w6 A* y, l6 SCV Soryu, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
: k h6 E" H) a/ z2 k7 GCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
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Ground combat at Shortlands- e0 Y7 b2 q7 S( F. E
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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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Q, w# {1 Z& r$ }5 dDefending force 1457 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10
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) d* Y+ d2 P8 P* j. n7 w( UAllied max assault: 314 - adjusted assault: 281
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0 K1 q) _& E" ?$ n0 {Japanese max defense: 6 - adjusted defense: 1 " Z8 B1 C, E8 A H% L# E$ |; U
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Allied assault odds: 281 to 1
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Japanese ground losses:
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Guns lost 75 K9 k$ }+ x# o& E/ H `) B* Q
4 n. z- L5 L: |9 tAllied ground losses:7 J9 q& U6 \. l! Q) O
2 casualties reported
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