AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/18/42
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93$ A. D" F, q! [( t" m
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Japanese Ships
3 t$ @6 g" Y- M' a: y( S/ i0 K6 H, pCA Kumano1 N8 p2 q, f7 T# a: }6 K3 X
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 42, and is sunk
6 P' N0 R1 F' Z5 dCA Furutaka, Shell hits 1" }; K4 F1 I( ]0 E* ^
CL Natori, Shell hits 1
! C5 _6 L/ N# w. ZDD Maikaze, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
) x" L6 t1 R/ A9 ]5 P$ B8 tDD Natsugumo
0 I# ?! o+ a) Y( mDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 1
, {; s" h8 ^- X! ]. EDD Yuzuki" ?# c. Z8 ^9 R( c8 D
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CA Portland, Shell hits 2, on fire
. ?; ^# H! i8 P3 _CA Northampton$ n9 i; I% e* a/ W
CA Houston, Torpedo hits 1
( K1 B2 ^4 {8 t0 C+ o5 O6 n) c2 fCA Chester, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
3 H% j; K/ {/ Y- rCA Louisville, Shell hits 1# ~0 ^$ n) y. `& V7 U, X c
CA Chicago, e4 i- O. I; c0 y& a! G
CA Pensacola% m' U# C9 P6 O( x% E( u
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
+ K& \6 S) o* I4 B. ^" j) i4 [CA Astoria
- w& {( f; U* m/ l2 LCA Minneapolis9 f3 k1 @6 ]/ J/ `
CA San Francisco
: x& K+ |9 Q: t/ ICA Australia, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
# e8 K" v& A, q" y$ lCA Canberra
/ [5 a- \0 m) G6 t/ w* qCL Leander# y+ J7 [+ w. v* A" E e( t
CL Achilles3 h/ q# g7 N5 H" n* C
CL Perth
$ X. E6 w0 L0 c( g: GCL Hobart
; u8 G; D' s' P4 w i; _CL Raleigh+ t! g" d2 w9 S7 j7 ~
CL Detroit) d: `5 @" R+ s% ^9 B' R
CL Concord
8 U7 n, T4 m' k" _3 TDD Cummings
9 D! I8 k. X) L7 p+ HDD Case
2 |9 |% G: m2 w5 z; aDD Shaw
6 ^6 I. P1 b* Y% M0 i3 D# j" EDD Downes
7 y6 Y# G/ D* h" p. }* T* _DD Le Triomphant
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Japanese Ships* j4 p# Q5 s, Q/ Z: k/ ^
CA Kumano, Shell hits 10" a u2 Q# ~; e0 K1 ]7 u0 L
CA Furutaka
" H1 X9 M) C. qCL Natori, Shell hits 1
5 w) ?! j- a) SDD Maikaze, on fire, heavy damage
* j$ Z' ^. R3 B5 G* m; I @DD Natsugumo* P+ C2 n! h/ K% a* x4 R
DD Ikazuchi
' c9 O" o! v% O7 u& XDD Yuzuki
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Allied Ships
; }# o5 ?! }4 g" |# @/ ECA Portland, on fire# Z( ?* M* S f8 X& Y( _ J. E1 K
CA Northampton
# w8 C1 @6 N8 k- YCA Houston! Z* Y7 ~/ }2 Z7 m
CA Louisville
, g; i) L: f" G4 o1 V4 V5 J2 TCA Chicago5 ~& z$ d* z4 ~
CA Pensacola
! E. F2 ^' R3 V& X( Y( K& nCA New Orleans+ E2 Y# u" p0 {% b% y
CA Astoria
E; t" T7 b) F/ R: e" JCA Minneapolis
* {4 }# O# Q6 M& ^CA San Francisco
! f8 R- G' n3 _, O4 J" oCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
4 R& E9 m0 J$ ^8 |CA Canberra
+ m2 y4 f+ X, J% K* uCL Leander& N2 G- ^1 F$ l
CL Achilles
0 \& S5 v. Z0 x) n) E5 iCL Perth
|. u6 A3 M- X( U6 }6 lCL Hobart1 |/ T4 C$ d, k9 @, a: B) k
CL Raleigh
2 w( R; B3 W4 ?5 TCL Detroit3 X/ t7 s& M& ?4 v* C( G0 w
CL Concord
0 s2 U# Q4 ]# N$ ?" |DD Cummings0 q' C* P" {) X0 ]2 m
DD Case1 r2 w! M& W6 }0 p9 C R- L% K6 p
DD Shaw3 v5 Z% S9 Z2 `# \( f/ ]/ e
DD Downes) j9 J5 w* g6 R9 _$ `2 p T3 ^
DD Le Triomphant- T& i% C- V" e4 e3 I6 d0 G5 q+ o8 T
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CA Kumano, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
% Z1 X0 {* W+ z" A3 r7 @CA Furutaka, Shell hits 34, and is sunk
. U( f6 `1 {5 [CL Natori, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage. O8 K! N2 c8 ]. y2 Z* K% n
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
$ e- Y' Z s* U0 \DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1* x5 ~; N6 \: o; H, d
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 3, on fire
q5 }* z" S& a; ~# K, b9 JDD Yuzuki, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
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( i' W3 z) O* B) _Allied Ships' y7 Q: B( f# H6 s9 Y
CA Portland, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage! _! s7 j) \, ^% H9 S9 D
CA Northampton, Shell hits 1, on fire
9 _% f- [- g5 a, i$ ICA Houston, Shell hits 1
8 S2 N, {% C$ o# K4 p' o! wCA Louisville
* ~4 Q- Z2 z! F- w. p' ^CA Chicago, Shell hits 2
; R) t) ^' q9 L' J$ O5 w/ W' ^1 DCA Pensacola, Shell hits 4
4 R' Z5 R8 s( R1 jCA New Orleans, Shell hits 4( `* T, @+ U8 T! u- `- I
CA Astoria
d4 j0 W6 T; W4 C1 ACA Minneapolis
8 v- C2 y4 N6 ICA San Francisco1 @4 L2 p: r! X! N+ w; D% m
CA Australia, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage. C) y& p. K1 ~
CA Canberra( ^7 I$ ]+ U) j* X7 m
CL Leander& p. {& u/ v7 m' {- T
CL Achilles
" o" {$ m8 R# W2 D$ E6 n% dCL Perth
2 J: R" B9 b, [: o: w4 h) j% nCL Hobart
7 ?+ d* Y$ g$ y/ b4 ?CL Raleigh6 G# s- |# s, u+ `/ t( y5 J5 T
CL Detroit
0 `7 A& ?' N) b2 e( FCL Concord3 U- {+ c( d; i' O6 W
DD Cummings( a2 J, X5 |. x' v8 F+ f
DD Case
/ `( s( q4 F0 e- _, yDD Shaw8 o, T5 H4 i& \( z# N
DD Downes+ i9 r4 ^$ F8 b0 [* e1 o( d9 Z
DD Le Triomphant
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,932 n2 E6 s& g) l* M3 m
1 p& p* M1 _: Z, {- r* ^Japanese Ships! o8 H6 Y$ W0 t
CA Kumano, Shell hits 33, on fire, heavy damage
/ G4 x* I2 U" y+ }- XCL Natori, Shell hits 24, and is sunk$ J8 ^0 y$ b$ l6 ?' \, g
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
" g5 U/ i! s! }3 o. _DD Ikazuchi, on fire
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Allied Ships
4 [- L! f% d: I9 O% HCA Portland, on fire, heavy damage
3 U) b/ s, x) @: M3 qCA Northampton, on fire
0 a: ^7 \& j& i, g5 R H/ bCA Houston
/ c/ L8 S( C2 z3 ?* M% Q9 n- ICA Louisville
$ |3 c5 `9 ^: `5 R& D$ ? O4 TCA Chicago
' p5 s( B5 k* p& w. SCA Pensacola) W8 G# R A) K
CA New Orleans
5 E6 i2 n8 f5 m6 q5 nCA Astoria6 W" M* |# N" D( c3 M, s, ?4 B- p3 o
CA Minneapolis2 P _, |( @+ x
CA San Francisco3 ?( K2 \% G L) L( I# ~; `
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage8 y; i$ T! X& ^. S# M$ Z
CA Canberra& d) R+ }3 f9 e
CL Leander' V" p2 c5 F" D1 K+ y# c' S" b' K) P
CL Achilles
- Y* p) w2 x0 @. f+ _+ cCL Perth
' M9 F% b H. gCL Hobart
! z7 m; L# z: k& [3 f" GCL Raleigh
! i# G3 }- h8 N" j8 @CL Detroit
$ A7 M+ g/ l' }" x5 z/ i5 k1 ACL Concord) G* y. U5 }1 R- h8 g
DD Cummings: Q: B- m/ B Z: {
DD Case. y+ I7 v8 w/ @" t6 }9 T2 Z! E
DD Shaw
+ z- ^2 ^; H. g# I% @4 WDD Downes" F* N' h/ E6 n, \! X9 w2 o' e9 M
DD Le Triomphant
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Japanese Ships
2 r( g- P: E- {7 M i0 dCA Kumano, Shell hits 29, and is sunk* {6 p5 {$ P$ }- S& r, O/ J
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 35, and is sunk
+ |; r2 p$ } X; ]% QDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
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Allied Ships
# j9 K/ W; `/ lCA Portland, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
# `5 Z0 N: ^. ~% zCA Northampton, on fire1 k3 k3 ]+ x( ]! ^) Z
CA Houston
8 F5 D+ E6 i) pCA Louisville
+ w& c2 c4 M7 b. T+ r9 CCA Chicago
3 J( c/ c0 L* |/ O) V! }CA Pensacola6 B0 G: `8 F7 G' F- b7 }( A
CA New Orleans8 `* L" T0 g+ J" L6 c/ |% c3 O
CA Astoria0 A7 n5 p& N, U4 ^, T/ ^6 i
CA Minneapolis
+ i7 h% y( C. _/ h6 ^9 O2 d. q! xCA San Francisco
' J$ u8 t/ @2 M, o( _& w1 yCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage0 m% {+ P9 N( d8 B
CA Canberra
8 m$ B$ s" p$ bCL Leander
) Z: t5 i7 J8 W1 fCL Achilles
( H4 q: |# i% d, fCL Perth0 | o4 U1 O" a* D
CL Hobart9 L( r) u6 d3 E3 f8 d* {) P
CL Raleigh
7 B n3 k1 |/ S/ C9 y7 FCL Detroit
* D7 }7 j" Q# T* }; k kCL Concord
4 o# E2 G0 _" q# iDD Cummings0 l' _/ Q5 O. B- r2 |1 g% u
DD Case; N* u- z8 `0 D$ q
DD Shaw2 v3 L D( w) ~! I
DD Downes
8 M' A) l6 R! U5 [: e" |+ w' TDD Le Triomphant
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,914 S9 h0 _2 `7 e E9 O0 ~# ]5 M: A* Z8 y) B
& V/ i$ l0 [8 ^( k: \% W/ oJapanese aircraft
' A% c3 _2 {+ s5 tA6M2 Zero x 50
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Allied aircraft b. N8 i4 D' L' l4 z2 E
F4F-4 Wildcat x 428 z' v1 ~8 d4 u+ @3 J5 F
SBD Dauntless x 44
5 Z0 F6 f0 q9 X( l4 Q; v0 f) Y0 }TBF Avenger x 16
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Japanese aircraft losses
, w" S& {( n4 F9 d1 qA6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged& y1 a) A. y( {
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Allied aircraft losses
, q; }8 z3 f9 C$ I$ i7 S8 O/ K8 \F4F-4 Wildcat: 27 destroyed6 |6 V9 u1 U9 B8 y9 e3 @% U, \
SBD Dauntless: 13 destroyed, 17 damaged
, }. S8 O# `% b+ ]TBF Avenger: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged
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' }6 X/ l) [! R( t; \6 x# S: GJapanese Ships/ W1 l' Z4 e8 D* z1 z0 V
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage) O2 W1 m/ H) E2 s& T
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire& z6 j6 `! R3 e1 p4 Q0 b
CV Shokaku
0 e/ F! s' A5 k8 A& N+ T$ tCV Soryu
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1 z1 F4 u( Y5 ?7 e2 x+ ?% E" k( d: O+ @: {Japanese aircraft
G! r' G4 F' Y* aA6M2 Zero x 19
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( i9 T7 V- T& ~3 R2 e# FAllied aircraft. i( m+ ?9 p/ j6 `7 ~: @
F4F-4 Wildcat x 19
. [: N6 x: k$ n |8 {SBD Dauntless x 14
8 ` Z8 l6 b( I5 CTBF Avenger x 68 i K$ F& o( v; U0 ]6 ~/ l
/ L9 O- @# c6 [8 y7 K* }Japanese aircraft losses
4 ~ g4 D" ]& Y; FA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed; E+ O) n8 R4 U
5 h3 G1 L. v+ s7 Z+ Q
Allied aircraft losses4 a+ g4 P7 A4 q% g) E3 ?# H
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed9 {3 y, H; J4 Q$ x, I
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged* q. R: [# m @$ j- g' w8 @
TBF Avenger: 6 damaged1 a, O' y# {$ f( [7 i
# b2 V7 z5 Y$ N. L2 n& MJapanese Ships
3 |& j1 e% d0 F: z5 zCV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
d: _- O8 m" RCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2+ ^9 [( b5 v& q5 _( A
CA Tone
q/ `0 p! ~, `( i! d3 Z& ]/ YCV Soryu, Bomb hits 1) u# Y) o5 M: }8 E6 d
CV Hiryu, on fire8 [4 J6 ?% d* X, ^
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91# [* u8 v! t. V' Z2 G8 l
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Japanese aircraft4 o$ B, H" R; M- b& h4 p
A6M2 Zero x 17# {5 x7 Y' H4 g: X( o
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Allied aircraft9 M- R+ l$ R9 u. u/ j
F4F-4 Wildcat x 24
3 M* a z6 o- I7 I( SSBD Dauntless x 27( S# K% ]) H0 y7 E
TBF Avenger x 7* ?! D! Y5 B$ H5 |
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Japanese aircraft losses
' b) n t* P" Y& F, ~. n( N' p' HA6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed$ _$ a3 z) L) ?4 N
; G4 N0 o- c/ j7 DAllied aircraft losses" W! d t j! \. |1 Q
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed0 ~- r5 v. G# ]
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged( @0 ]! L9 N2 u; }8 V
TBF Avenger: 5 damaged
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# [+ Z% f6 ~3 u0 x5 lJapanese Ships
$ }* Y" D; \( s- _: C6 h" |7 X& XCV Shokaku/ h: l: [5 O7 E7 ~2 g7 Q/ K
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 2, on fire5 K5 @# i9 a$ t4 T& l
CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
/ f9 r6 @: U( VCV Soryu" G9 q* S0 x! ?& [. E. H
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1
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. P7 l5 `& P, I: |4 K9 y0 pJapanese aircraft
4 ~8 k( g! W0 p# f( YA6M2 Zero x 15# A6 E7 }0 @$ K+ Z$ Z% T& X
+ w, `0 y* z dAllied aircraft/ O k+ O j% s" ~$ k1 t) I+ y
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8- d8 ~: |0 ]1 d7 P2 H0 U5 j
SBD Dauntless x 18
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Japanese aircraft losses& ?1 s8 F1 L- r7 N8 t% X
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses% `7 d% y9 }, x5 I ^
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
6 T# T' R7 d) Y0 G E d* {SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged9 U- ?0 O3 Z: I7 {6 ]
: p# h, `; n0 @& C% ^/ Q. G0 GJapanese Ships
4 Q8 S& y. h; l- D5 ~3 J) hCV Soryu, Bomb hits 18 d/ A7 g1 H1 |& W% a8 R- S2 i
CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
% P7 s" i2 W# o) z5 cCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
0 o7 c+ c7 L |; |2 r9 s/ h/ ~3 ~CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage- l; k1 @6 p/ B0 u2 v9 s) D- z% l0 n
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; X5 k! ]7 s$ e# Z7 \% S/ y- `: r: UJapanese aircraft
: M; b4 t# ?* S3 HA6M2 Zero x 12
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Allied aircraft
7 V/ |8 m4 x( I/ tF4F-4 Wildcat x 102 i, ?" d1 T/ Y# V. B. U
SBD Dauntless x 9; v* V# o$ M- `& _% h0 [6 y
TBF Avenger x 16
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0 M. z+ K( B. ]4 y4 L/ \# {$ Y5 TJapanese aircraft losses8 I) e3 J- z+ D( Q0 m' B
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
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" {' c$ k. U1 P- Q! X n% ]Allied aircraft losses
, \* P1 Y4 z8 KF4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed U4 G3 P a. S$ F; A0 ]2 b
SBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
. f3 E8 V w H; x/ v$ m. ]TBF Avenger: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged
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Japanese Ships
2 Z1 S# m# c" |/ ~. B. \9 c5 O9 V1 Z i5 ZCV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
6 q! y V, f& [. tCV Hiryu, on fire, O& b* R5 ]6 k3 H: u) R A
CA Chikuma
0 j/ m, p( u# eCV Soryu
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Day Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,93
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Japanese aircraft% J9 e5 z8 _* b! s% L {( R
A6M2 Zero x 36
$ K9 z: A; u, U6 i+ S# H+ [D3A Val x 90! K6 _7 {% {. Z( Q" }
B5N Kate x 66* k: w! `+ Y1 u, W8 A9 M. Q- A8 L
6 N$ A2 w% f) {! y6 yAllied aircraft
% l3 T4 A; W: j4 O2 N4 R7 E( X6 SF4F-4 Wildcat x 108, X7 H" I% T) g( o7 A; u% O7 S
P-40E Warhawk x 45
0 X7 [) N2 D7 t4 T8 k0 ~P-38G Lightning x 23 ~' k; F5 e8 n# m6 R
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Japanese aircraft losses
# i# X. F+ a; TA6M2 Zero: 26 destroyed7 Q. Q- H' A! F/ t; |% _" q; |
D3A Val: 50 destroyed! Q) c3 e' {% n* k
B5N Kate: 42 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
9 f6 Q+ e; r5 d9 ZF4F-4 Wildcat: 41 destroyed, 14 damaged6 s# u7 K! @7 U4 V
P-40E Warhawk: 27 destroyed- n! B: |0 p. {& c
P-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed
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Allied Ships. z* d) U/ v( V) p B% q9 r2 F
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1
0 |4 d+ N5 y7 L9 i9 H% kCV Hornet, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
) ]6 Y/ }! z( U; Q6 rCV Wasp, Bomb hits 2, on fire
4 n5 ]2 L$ N0 |) ?' u! ~+ |DD Benham, Bomb hits 1, on fire
1 L" P6 s* f4 D: d6 u( z& I6 O" xCV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1, on fire9 c1 n6 l. M: K/ U! c
CV Yorktown4 m) V# v2 O4 U
CV Saratoga
, M# y5 ~; a8 ^+ RCL Honolulu
$ \& @' o; F6 p: b* Z6 g/ G0 D7 VCL St. Louis, Bomb hits 2
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Allied aircraft" N# M, w! j; ~* R2 E
B-25C Mitchell x 3% \) a8 a6 [7 Q' z8 Z' x T
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No Allied losses4 u2 `, j+ V! Z5 l
, o( [1 @# {& E- ~- I# j( ?Japanese Ships7 ?7 n& k$ F9 d) ^
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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/ {! s+ D8 P4 h* H+ `# wAircraft Attacking:; `& |% q9 D/ _* E1 p
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
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/ C3 [# j1 B& UAllied aircraft4 d0 v6 _/ U$ x/ m/ b% J
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21* R$ G' Z! N, l* k. Z2 A0 v) J
SBD Dauntless x 90
' v( y% Z2 v2 |' B+ B8 FTBF Avenger x 33
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Japanese Ships7 A4 b D8 y8 M. n& m# Q
CA Chikuma
+ A3 F1 U7 _6 m# J. q. GCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
& p9 \9 q$ B: l0 ?+ `: KCV Soryu, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage) l# F7 \2 Y Y6 R1 _
CA Tone, Bomb hits 14 N R0 r+ x- [1 J1 J
DD Ariake, Bomb hits 1, on fire
g3 Q E( a( o* NCA Aoba, Bomb hits 2/ T k# ^, p+ ]1 D( k6 {9 d W
CL Tama
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91/ W5 R z3 Y6 ]$ Q6 u+ k
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B-25C Mitchell x 20: ? J, f) s8 G A! A5 a* s8 W% Q
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) l. [' Y$ P4 l* Q6 mCV Soryu, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
) |5 {$ y6 W2 J/ @: g1 c2 {4 kCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
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7 d |5 h$ F1 a& [( x6 TGround combat at Shortlands
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+ Z0 c: ^6 A: _Allied Deliberate attack. Z3 ?; f; ~. C: ~2 y8 c0 h6 k
, o1 c/ ?9 x4 h1 [" AAttacking 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
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- m" y }; Y( G1 }# H% F+ fAllied max assault: 314 - adjusted assault: 281
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Japanese max defense: 6 - adjusted defense: 1
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6 F6 R* Y& T4 A+ T" m# \% ?Allied assault odds: 281 to 1
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6 k( X7 g) |4 k# M/ M% A1572 casualties reported, X4 s7 W3 u/ e* H2 U, ]9 [1 Q2 P
Guns lost 78 _ A5 p/ P! L, }5 H
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Allied ground losses:
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