AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/18/42
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& v+ P. G$ \" q& t r0 ANight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93, z, M' R( z1 S( B7 Y' Q/ b- ?
4 I+ \0 R. @. {$ @! \Japanese Ships) u! @8 F) ?4 V1 \7 v3 ?; j$ s
CA Kumano
# S( _. t F7 yCA Kinugasa, Shell hits 42, and is sunk
" u. L! u7 t& LCA Furutaka, Shell hits 1' V6 Q' `9 v. x
CL Natori, Shell hits 1
+ T: G* @3 m, {! d O& V. d& l" O& sDD Maikaze, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage* _& [6 P* a, i- c5 l
DD Natsugumo+ U# Y: U& o$ r0 s# W( m
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 1
3 u: ^& p$ L' U+ s IDD Yuzuki
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Allied Ships8 H {1 `" {6 ^& A
CA Portland, Shell hits 2, on fire! L9 K( r" R# T( T1 q: [$ z! _9 P
CA Northampton! T3 D4 o1 E1 E. H" h" [* v
CA Houston, Torpedo hits 1
8 S F' @# [$ Z; H, ICA Chester, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
+ Z H, V: X2 ^CA Louisville, Shell hits 10 P. c1 C) ]- a4 \. W
CA Chicago
, m7 t- g7 Q/ _, [( v; L' R, lCA Pensacola
! Q+ r' w, W) gCA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1 L1 G. z% q: n: Q( Z% M) T! v
CA Astoria
$ {% z1 f2 `3 O; Q- k- y F2 uCA Minneapolis2 ]2 n2 |# Z! h5 ?! h8 ?
CA San Francisco
0 \% Y3 m3 i# U I$ L `CA Australia, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
. m6 X4 }/ L' p: w2 FCA Canberra. c, c( T8 v; o: ]8 u, w) @
CL Leander
3 o$ q8 p) i7 P- |' I4 c- m. `CL Achilles) T3 Z) D$ |/ X( b c
CL Perth. C/ E9 l* \; W! E( v. D
CL Hobart
G; D) F9 v5 m4 ~' s: zCL Raleigh
2 t6 a( O! r S' O3 B( ICL Detroit2 B0 J1 F' j! s
CL Concord
% |4 E1 l* M/ B8 J2 ?# hDD Cummings
: ~2 ~: o s) _9 C$ l# F8 NDD Case) y9 u# o" P2 u# ]. F& G- u
DD Shaw
2 B+ A- h2 r+ I v" tDD Downes
2 [1 L7 ?) b, \- F0 F, K- QDD Le Triomphant' K' \4 t, N6 c6 S1 _' g
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,932 R+ v+ x" X* x' |5 W) l7 y$ z8 V# d
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Japanese Ships
5 k/ w# D. }5 d' i( ~ c9 [9 eCA Kumano, Shell hits 10- m8 U7 y+ B3 _0 `9 v v$ n3 A
CA Furutaka
3 t3 b* c% t0 h* e( sCL Natori, Shell hits 1
# T' o1 P7 W( _, M/ _DD Maikaze, on fire, heavy damage
( q0 @$ ^9 D. n6 JDD Natsugumo
$ f. C8 `! a4 f0 ?DD Ikazuchi( v g8 J- v. I
DD Yuzuki
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Allied Ships
8 V% L* b0 X3 e. \, f1 e% ]CA Portland, on fire/ w! n+ B0 u& s+ o* c
CA Northampton
5 q7 s9 I. S$ C& E" r4 o% eCA Houston
! f0 s) s% h0 ^" `CA Louisville
" J; x' C* E6 ]1 i) ]CA Chicago1 N% l0 a. S# q
CA Pensacola. f I; ?0 B& }3 K3 h, q' G
CA New Orleans
: g1 |& `9 F* x3 LCA Astoria
7 v. c" S' k6 R. }1 {: @, i, y( g) j7 ZCA Minneapolis' b# Y4 l) V% u+ a2 k U0 k* J
CA San Francisco
2 Z8 p3 t3 J6 E% P* KCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage: C' S& a2 q, {6 M/ S
CA Canberra& d/ o* O* w; {2 G, A/ Q, a' v* m: ?
CL Leander% k- W0 V, n# ]2 D, }% \
CL Achilles! k9 s0 \$ l4 B: _" C& i; d3 r
CL Perth
% \! j+ ]% R' \" f. S0 P1 DCL Hobart
3 Y$ \4 T% [. s/ w+ [) D! }/ TCL Raleigh
- h* j; ^% H/ }CL Detroit+ l; @3 N% N- V# H& E" g0 T/ [# C6 m
CL Concord6 N6 \$ T9 ^& ^5 y% d6 }+ Y: ~
DD Cummings3 a- Q8 Q, U# j6 ?% }
DD Case0 b& q' N7 b( i/ H, T2 \6 i
DD Shaw
* O; H% @2 y+ }( n% y' j8 o1 \DD Downes
; D* p" F" d$ EDD Le Triomphant
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,937 A( F6 y. f3 s- p$ K# e* I8 Q
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Japanese Ships
7 H+ N. P% q" o% D4 Y' f! OCA Kumano, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage! S9 ?. u* ^8 @4 I% _
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 34, and is sunk" y4 K& w( g6 S0 f8 a
CL Natori, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
o) z) w* e8 d+ Y6 U' q" kDD Maikaze, Shell hits 14, and is sunk# e: E& e5 u9 `+ K$ x. j2 h
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 12 G7 c7 R! e! X& v
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 3, on fire
; l8 l9 o% A* k% f3 Z: {2 F! dDD Yuzuki, Shell hits 6, and is sunk! n# f0 D' Z+ a! `6 v
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Allied Ships
/ S: u7 W) T+ J$ m- q1 d; \CA Portland, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage) o; n$ U- x4 K8 n5 j0 L) M
CA Northampton, Shell hits 1, on fire* S0 K4 M( B2 Y* F0 A1 m
CA Houston, Shell hits 1
0 F' I" S6 g! o3 s7 HCA Louisville/ H, r& u3 Z: ^# J
CA Chicago, Shell hits 28 u+ u0 k8 Y! v
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 4+ ?2 w# H/ w) a
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 4$ { v9 n6 |) x% u$ \0 N
CA Astoria
; M- J: K! b) O, r( n7 }) X! @CA Minneapolis$ T& O) H- D% u' S
CA San Francisco% s/ a9 Z$ x) U$ q9 _$ J
CA Australia, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage' C! x0 `. E$ _
CA Canberra
, S* d# ~6 h0 n4 n$ g2 ~CL Leander6 e- E3 I4 i# h& k
CL Achilles
# C2 A/ M' g3 i2 e# Z9 ICL Perth
% K, M4 B& Z7 h; F1 a5 e% h1 u4 b2 ~CL Hobart3 {# V1 o8 y( J) d! o6 {* k
CL Raleigh
4 j: z% m. m( `9 Z- jCL Detroit
0 i" ]5 {: l3 |' n: t4 n' UCL Concord
3 M7 b+ b" |7 D; V. oDD Cummings
1 y K; p$ W: k$ _! M- g' o# XDD Case
. q# Y1 Q8 p) S- ]DD Shaw- Q2 x. O; X& X ?1 |
DD Downes
3 w: u5 k& R {& S/ WDD Le Triomphant3 v( s: k4 {7 l( e" e% R: F
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CA Kumano, Shell hits 33, on fire, heavy damage, Y7 ?- N2 f: k6 q
CL Natori, Shell hits 24, and is sunk
. c) b" e6 t& C' XDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 19 z: L6 [: _: o' |
DD Ikazuchi, on fire
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; E" h6 F& |, G1 R5 gAllied Ships8 l9 e: k" e' n5 z
CA Portland, on fire, heavy damage6 L- l; t: f& N3 l: B
CA Northampton, on fire, J* f' U2 J& L k9 E4 V7 `
CA Houston$ k4 Y' M, i3 A
CA Louisville/ X: s2 X# _, I& O4 p
CA Chicago
, M. t5 ^) s d0 Z8 ^CA Pensacola2 w3 V5 c, q2 O
CA New Orleans
7 H- r: F: N" w# @0 i0 b& XCA Astoria
1 v& ~6 `4 d% B: }CA Minneapolis Y* ]7 `! a0 g! M& Z
CA San Francisco; Z2 L9 h+ ] c. q: X+ ^
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
8 L& v2 K X3 XCA Canberra
Z2 |" S* D& _( P, S5 PCL Leander
" l+ k- ]6 e2 M: K9 q) O0 o& RCL Achilles1 Z' W E1 j. [- f
CL Perth
2 W5 d9 b& G) \# ECL Hobart
* k- D8 l: M3 C: ECL Raleigh
0 Z) j9 ~: N+ \8 `4 Q7 A* uCL Detroit$ w9 q( i8 @1 J. k
CL Concord
7 U- o# j5 s* G! B. y7 rDD Cummings
( C7 P* b! H9 s- iDD Case; j0 V5 M4 e( t4 B
DD Shaw
, R; `3 x- F4 L6 f7 B8 ]6 q" ZDD Downes
' p7 a. ^$ q6 h Y, U. nDD Le Triomphant& q( Z0 T3 p% g; D- |
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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9 D0 H2 u5 F6 W1 [8 uJapanese Ships" N. p8 o Q k1 y
CA Kumano, Shell hits 29, and is sunk
s6 t5 F& G. c5 ?9 P' u: U$ ZDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 35, and is sunk
% \+ W8 o$ o4 ^& I/ d0 \3 f. v! t8 i3 aDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
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Allied Ships$ x( Y6 h$ t2 X' x6 i
CA Portland, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage0 s, |* ~, D X. [0 x( t/ R
CA Northampton, on fire
v3 K; ?/ q" K `CA Houston
$ M @" r+ k0 m C/ CCA Louisville
4 n$ a) y0 z. R6 ^) LCA Chicago4 g6 s1 y4 B" F# s& D
CA Pensacola
7 h2 P4 |0 f! ^ o9 ]* c; CCA New Orleans6 M) {% s2 r. R2 T
CA Astoria0 D/ X" \& D) `
CA Minneapolis9 p0 Z% K, i v! R5 N3 Q) ]* b
CA San Francisco: N8 E3 ~" H7 L
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
8 u9 b- X8 p0 q& h4 Q' j9 oCA Canberra
2 O* O) [! V' }% tCL Leander0 F/ q0 D" @% x. o' p
CL Achilles
# g& M$ G/ R2 S3 `* n" VCL Perth! r! d: b5 t. _/ e
CL Hobart
& l2 `, \- F2 I Z! ~: _CL Raleigh
, v7 t7 S2 m, M4 @) @. d& CCL Detroit& @" @, K% A) `4 w7 ]
CL Concord7 ^8 s$ D) ?; N6 W
DD Cummings
+ x3 t7 O/ |0 Q# w' |" s/ ?DD Case6 f4 g% H9 P& [
DD Shaw
* k, m$ U+ v& G3 d9 ^DD Downes& ]% i f( d2 H" i+ F" B
DD Le Triomphant
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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Japanese aircraft
( m$ ~* j9 ?/ K* C" ~A6M2 Zero x 50
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9 \: Q7 d& l: C- N0 X N4 E1 d% ~Allied aircraft
* A5 q; ]* |9 M6 o% HF4F-4 Wildcat x 427 S9 ?2 m" |9 {. R! h) ?
SBD Dauntless x 44
/ K. M' a; T+ h: ~* F UTBF Avenger x 16
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Japanese aircraft losses1 }" n) B, ^, u3 q
A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged
5 J9 N* V; o+ p5 W& F2 R* D
' z8 e! \8 y) [+ [. Y- j6 e, jAllied aircraft losses) x$ k9 @9 E( W$ }
F4F-4 Wildcat: 27 destroyed9 \3 Z, S' |9 \) ?$ f
SBD Dauntless: 13 destroyed, 17 damaged* {6 J2 H# g8 m( z
TBF Avenger: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged
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Japanese Ships
% y& A" S, \8 P% y% jCV Kaga, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
8 @& H( x* S" [8 s! d# [( iCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
2 n0 ^% E& l3 J- h0 C4 I9 I8 TCV Shokaku
1 N7 C; P, T/ F, F E: _' qCV Soryu
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" x4 F6 H% D$ \( u. x$ WJapanese aircraft
8 k" K& Z+ t- G' T8 b0 Q9 J# Q9 YA6M2 Zero x 19) B2 K. ]& D* z; q9 v9 \
+ p8 o8 X! T, x5 K) J) EAllied aircraft
! a* N+ W$ Y KF4F-4 Wildcat x 195 D& z0 ^" Y- {" N: ^2 Z2 _8 `% F# c( e
SBD Dauntless x 14
/ O6 B2 V) r: Z/ g9 p, I' |* DTBF Avenger x 6; q% }; ]) B T8 `4 `5 P' a
# T4 L% _% E& g9 z$ X7 H; GJapanese aircraft losses
; M! k+ @: n+ W% W8 H s0 NA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed0 z2 Q0 j" g6 h8 k
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Allied aircraft losses m# F2 [1 A) J- q
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed
. h, |/ \8 z! H/ {SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged$ V$ l' p/ i8 z6 h( \6 G" e
TBF Avenger: 6 damaged
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8 |$ i& [& u/ |7 JJapanese Ships
: F9 v6 x. Z' G$ bCV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage* c' I% }% E/ _% w' l9 P
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2
% H; |1 K6 M3 _- G$ T& {; _+ o) o- z/ YCA Tone" `3 u9 Q, ]) d/ o+ M
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 1
9 h$ ]( A; r/ R% o# _; D/ m5 hCV Hiryu, on fire: D% {$ E3 [. Q9 c$ ~ W
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0 E6 G: y( g9 A; f8 c0 r1 DJapanese aircraft
( @- ] T9 N. h7 sA6M2 Zero x 17
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Allied aircraft
: S5 a+ ~7 a1 Y' eF4F-4 Wildcat x 24
' e. m8 ?0 d! f2 a$ q% pSBD Dauntless x 270 R+ r1 W d+ ^0 K6 a @5 U0 P
TBF Avenger x 7; |: m, E4 g/ S) [& {2 }
4 h. B8 @: [1 ?) r3 t6 YJapanese aircraft losses
4 [1 O- ~3 v. `8 q1 i A7 gA6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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) r4 C0 \2 V5 Q6 d( f4 WAllied aircraft losses, Q0 j5 ?- }3 y/ B, r2 J4 _9 `
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed9 D, L: H/ r1 \$ C
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged
. O( R% H( P3 a: m1 R( hTBF Avenger: 5 damaged j* c$ @/ h4 v# v
8 V4 y# S+ q* D4 t: T' r h: B# uJapanese Ships' K0 W9 h/ N9 Q5 H/ t% v9 W i
CV Shokaku
, {6 g* i4 G# V7 Y7 ]3 |CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 2, on fire, B+ E' l6 a: S m0 K7 S; [
CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
: g* T# j. [, o( S. X0 oCV Soryu
/ ~) W7 A! P" b7 Z, q! a* }CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1( \3 c9 P b0 F; e
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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Japanese aircraft6 Q! c+ W/ z6 T! H3 B' T: T3 w; B0 j
A6M2 Zero x 150 |( S( j/ O+ J. q/ v" r+ z
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Allied aircraft5 Z- G w. C* r6 e3 g
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8" p' Y' V; G7 x& W" v( o+ _: F
SBD Dauntless x 18
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2 g: R# P0 S" s! m; K! }Japanese aircraft losses$ t* {, ]; B; o* W2 \
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed5 j, H! x( m' a
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Allied aircraft losses
' K6 H- [! m4 m! f# `, IF4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed1 }7 W7 w1 `% K
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged
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Japanese Ships7 v) r# O+ B. D& ^
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 1 T- {3 r" Q8 t& b( K
CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
2 w5 S% o0 w1 b! x& Q( aCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
- d, j) [+ s0 P1 j2 w3 fCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage& A' e1 }+ v3 K- O3 v9 Y. J
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Japanese aircraft
6 w X2 J" ^. |+ y/ O1 u vA6M2 Zero x 122 g/ E7 ^6 f2 r& o- l f4 C
" j) ^" O' D5 C/ `9 P6 ^Allied aircraft
& B9 U* O' n2 ]& A7 [, GF4F-4 Wildcat x 10
3 B+ o' i) k$ W4 aSBD Dauntless x 9" D5 h/ o" v: @3 k' D
TBF Avenger x 16
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% S( ^) p; \$ c. J6 x3 ?8 gJapanese aircraft losses
' {. A2 Y0 N: s# o& k3 Q* BA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed/ G' ^. n; A/ ^: f$ B% J' u$ S6 h2 I; ]
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Allied aircraft losses
: N; Q n$ v b6 a) [# p$ _3 z0 gF4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed6 u. l) F) Y' _+ ]; O6 u
SBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged( `0 }7 y9 E% t5 x
TBF Avenger: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged
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" {9 t; @ K3 h- l$ [! h; k/ L1 GJapanese Ships
. c' b+ }7 U( dCV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage1 j- {. {$ p% `6 j0 f
CV Hiryu, on fire! F7 ~. m0 K5 L! b3 Z3 [
CA Chikuma
( I# v) T: j$ V$ LCV Soryu
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% P2 y, j) ~7 U) V% XA6M2 Zero x 36
+ x* Y$ h4 Y ^' ~1 ^# f% WD3A Val x 906 u( e+ P% l/ G4 i: o' [$ d
B5N Kate x 66
5 e. P3 U$ }, x* _9 K9 t% Y- Q4 M
% U2 A( I& j+ r0 j$ H gAllied aircraft
5 i, G. ~6 R- |9 J' S% Q) W7 {F4F-4 Wildcat x 108# X% s6 X% y% L: @8 I+ ^
P-40E Warhawk x 45* d% q) T% I2 j& z
P-38G Lightning x 2
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Japanese aircraft losses
& D% w$ B" F& J. y, ]* `A6M2 Zero: 26 destroyed; N+ x7 E5 ]9 d4 @
D3A Val: 50 destroyed* R7 T1 D. ^% P' q+ f
B5N Kate: 42 destroyed
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3 v; N9 U$ c+ W7 b" n) A, ~! `6 QAllied aircraft losses3 ] H. Q! v% w0 `1 l* O+ X+ {( i+ @: j! [
F4F-4 Wildcat: 41 destroyed, 14 damaged
6 i+ x9 S/ D: s8 H+ u) y5 |P-40E Warhawk: 27 destroyed
8 _8 P% ]+ b5 I- `6 P o& [* lP-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed
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Allied Ships
2 d2 z0 f7 e9 oCV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1
* g* l# ~3 B& N3 ~: cCV Hornet, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
9 ?! o' L. m3 \1 `+ f9 m5 h. gCV Wasp, Bomb hits 2, on fire9 X% |$ h; Z1 G! k3 B: _; a
DD Benham, Bomb hits 1, on fire% T2 a$ x/ q, o5 Y9 Y$ G$ R
CV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1, on fire+ }0 [6 q+ R/ b+ ^7 {
CV Yorktown
& v6 b1 l3 \- M. YCV Saratoga4 Q4 @8 F% l e- x" p. C0 A* e# N0 b5 g
CL Honolulu* f7 v8 p: U5 z3 l+ y" \
CL St. Louis, Bomb hits 2
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Allied aircraft
2 F2 Q' W, G9 i- }6 p# `, g& vB-25C Mitchell x 3& x) r7 L5 F# @& y& |; O
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No Allied losses% i+ T H& s0 z% o+ x
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Japanese Ships- ^( T! ^8 P9 f* f6 M. X' m% u; }
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage0 x- Y2 Y9 H# l* `* p# y0 |2 Q% I! s
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Aircraft Attacking:; G. G' U* ^# J1 J W' q4 i- z
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
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; f8 C: M/ r% M! p: U* u) j1 ~4 g+ wAllied aircraft
' B, S% y e5 S& yF4F-4 Wildcat x 21
/ J" t: |4 \ K5 u7 S& [SBD Dauntless x 90
2 `8 _ a4 ~2 } l( p& w! |8 H; r2 xTBF Avenger x 339 O1 _ |* p) `" \# g$ ]) a
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Japanese Ships2 N2 q1 J: u9 _) g5 G' J/ M
CA Chikuma
$ E. Y& ]( V& C- _CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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CA Tone, Bomb hits 1! [6 J9 P, g1 k8 \1 j
DD Ariake, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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CL Tama
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91& y& I9 U( ^/ ?
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B-25C Mitchell x 20
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CV Soryu, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
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. t1 ~6 o- F# L% eGround combat at Shortlands
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Allied Deliberate attack* m9 e$ V- N4 ?6 U# G% f& x8 V
+ H' y1 F+ j$ L- w0 GAttacking force 13678 troops, 150 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3222 B, K4 q# r9 }
7 {( r4 z; h6 J0 m; h1 G. DDefending 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 , I; E5 \# @* D- i* z% Z6 W
( s( o% P& G# m6 G; yAllied assault odds: 281 to 1 0 y7 B- j, x- o7 H8 o4 B4 `* C
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7 I! ?% n' v9 oJapanese ground losses:
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Allied ground losses:' {! }, t* g _* t e8 t m/ d( S
2 casualties reported
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