AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/18/42
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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2 M8 w) R, O4 E& A, r5 kJapanese Ships
B/ I9 {6 D* m; m9 Z" x% F0 w7 hCA Kumano
$ @" \. U6 U( k7 J( e; V5 TCA Kinugasa, Shell hits 42, and is sunk
; L! f: [4 M* q# ]: iCA Furutaka, Shell hits 1
) n2 r& P$ }; S- N7 }CL Natori, Shell hits 1
, J$ s) Z# a0 P7 [8 d5 x( oDD Maikaze, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage p$ K' f& F$ l4 Z
DD Natsugumo
8 z$ y8 g' j4 C2 S' hDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 1
! P% P! O# B7 w8 PDD Yuzuki
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& X$ Z6 }$ c2 C" J' \/ ~8 I/ ? p2 }% jCA Portland, Shell hits 2, on fire1 d6 W) H( K8 N- {2 [5 ~
CA Northampton
: ^# y* `$ h% tCA Houston, Torpedo hits 1. X; K+ x/ a3 j p8 i' M0 A
CA Chester, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
5 L" U7 w( H! \' H+ r+ zCA Louisville, Shell hits 1
. f1 \0 c" g8 k0 N# O$ E( M F5 eCA Chicago+ O$ v1 m4 S4 V. D, J' l
CA Pensacola
q# i& k: ~) M3 ?; g9 zCA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 13 R7 |% U6 Y6 l& Z
CA Astoria
1 B3 w# N) ^, W8 g4 [CA Minneapolis
3 {& b9 k, z/ n r d: `* fCA San Francisco! f: D0 ]# l# W5 ?0 Y/ {) k
CA Australia, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage2 [/ S4 e9 d: E' c$ A& m/ W' D
CA Canberra
) u5 U. `7 t/ B# xCL Leander# w( }6 ?6 U: @. Y/ {
CL Achilles( P' @7 U8 A# t* ?6 H
CL Perth4 y0 \, l( O& ]1 E$ d) }- M# X
CL Hobart
6 x/ |6 A) }! G' u( cCL Raleigh
' [( K% J: c/ GCL Detroit
4 [3 Q+ z* Y$ |) Y4 R4 {CL Concord1 y. s8 ?' l; [: H
DD Cummings
' g6 o: F- z* {: J# ^DD Case
- }2 `2 _& Y zDD Shaw+ N- O1 q( S* Q% a* x T; k6 K
DD Downes$ j; x8 ?5 Z! a: {4 E- W+ q' S
DD Le Triomphant, Y, w* v% O, d+ x3 S
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* w c9 V- [7 {. b" r+ k0 @Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,936 x( X/ i/ G/ B
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CA Kumano, Shell hits 10
7 c+ |. {" L3 T! |CA Furutaka
y, w& e$ ~. W$ DCL Natori, Shell hits 1
0 F" s6 i' Y* g* k2 @; Q* mDD Maikaze, on fire, heavy damage9 H$ z$ e" B( Z+ s
DD Natsugumo( _. ?* k0 Q4 ]! }/ E" X
DD Ikazuchi3 L S' \" ]5 Q, P, u: U5 c r
DD Yuzuki
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Allied Ships
7 |8 P' |: M' @) T) h4 S' TCA Portland, on fire
6 m* U+ K1 ?6 O2 PCA Northampton
8 M4 Z* [4 q: M: @ [CA Houston. k+ }" p! V0 f- O
CA Louisville
5 J- T" R* R1 Z! `9 [CA Chicago' {) l9 t& g1 h# M7 T
CA Pensacola4 X7 ]4 Y+ a1 z. \$ S
CA New Orleans" {+ ]9 e* m( g9 J7 | J! ^
CA Astoria" s' D( L9 f* e3 L1 l
CA Minneapolis: {% P/ _+ h) F# H
CA San Francisco. O7 y. V$ L& ^# r6 a& `" t
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage( Q% I l4 g( ~
CA Canberra
1 u7 {" C6 x+ s' G; V4 K: h1 TCL Leander) W6 u( u5 c* w9 J. g' K
CL Achilles
2 G) Z2 C) p, ~1 j1 MCL Perth
) @: `7 H5 F5 D3 v, vCL Hobart0 @2 C+ Y0 Q+ j
CL Raleigh
+ e3 L9 |! e2 P& `+ X1 F- \! sCL Detroit
: \; u& ?/ r: t, u7 bCL Concord: D' D1 n& p, T! o6 s
DD Cummings
* z5 l1 l Y3 e, Z6 oDD Case M. b8 c- D4 c2 X) v
DD Shaw
& N/ y- }, |' I" y( LDD Downes
2 y: U; u3 \! e8 ^7 \DD Le Triomphant4 k* Q# c: p4 `$ C9 \& {
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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5 Q. t3 ^# L" S, _5 B% ]% mCA Kumano, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage. ~% d I8 g; n/ d
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 34, and is sunk
- o" X( h. n. D8 {) nCL Natori, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
. Z2 v3 V$ D! l& c) W$ i/ xDD Maikaze, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
: v( m8 J/ L% v2 [! JDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1$ k- j' T4 e5 n9 C# r/ R
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 3, on fire
+ a" z+ z7 J- f% j: k4 _DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 6, and is sunk* c3 A$ y Z; \- E8 g8 e
1 X) f, C* v6 s. u8 y2 |Allied Ships5 F1 J6 P( r8 q* e2 p
CA Portland, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
% L2 r6 l0 r9 P' i0 UCA Northampton, Shell hits 1, on fire2 X: T; Y1 a1 N+ c/ O$ N/ T
CA Houston, Shell hits 1
H6 Y3 v1 R- j, DCA Louisville
% E3 d0 c- }: z1 j9 @" rCA Chicago, Shell hits 2" N) w3 e& k) m1 Y5 o% P
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 4" Z7 D! M2 V$ E/ g3 T+ K
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 4
3 y& ?! P% G& Z0 q7 `" _CA Astoria' ^' f6 X1 D; A2 N
CA Minneapolis ~6 d3 B" E2 t; q! P
CA San Francisco
* q" b, A# R7 z- w! t. v* O& j" d; y# VCA Australia, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
3 U5 l1 b9 p. v6 ^, O5 s! vCA Canberra
1 ^+ h, T4 u( RCL Leander# p% e: h: n. `8 Q% m
CL Achilles
$ M4 ?3 ^: ]4 O: \CL Perth
6 }& w& |8 ]- T* H/ qCL Hobart% S$ W* [! ^( O; p, [, y
CL Raleigh
" T2 z7 R% U/ e% Z5 lCL Detroit$ G# a( y* n8 X
CL Concord& q" w& ?8 t: {( i6 o$ q; H
DD Cummings& a5 L+ S1 f. T3 k5 |
DD Case" J" b, k- i6 L: I
DD Shaw1 X3 ~- ^7 [6 _! f) @/ @
DD Downes
% f/ H# h8 T0 t/ ~) ?DD Le Triomphant
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Japanese Ships
$ R+ b; \+ l8 {" N! ~CA Kumano, Shell hits 33, on fire, heavy damage* [$ i4 ]. x; y1 d; n2 S
CL Natori, Shell hits 24, and is sunk; T4 ]6 G1 f J6 n! d: P
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
3 n2 Q S3 `+ I1 [4 y1 Y/ f, LDD Ikazuchi, on fire! M4 s9 |* J* x( ?( @5 y
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Allied Ships
' Z3 w# M5 b/ VCA Portland, on fire, heavy damage. U* Y4 w& _* S" S, F) c% M. f
CA Northampton, on fire. ~% W$ C- C- c) L0 m
CA Houston; W7 P1 |# a% i* e% w E3 U
CA Louisville; {1 [5 B( ~$ W
CA Chicago
5 V E8 a6 i0 [7 o" DCA Pensacola
/ h. M! o8 O, ^( C r4 }" s2 W) M% E% `CA New Orleans
4 Q% W- m, z) l9 r8 S& HCA Astoria% m1 _6 |8 ]; T9 Z/ {" g8 W6 v1 H+ M
CA Minneapolis! z1 G! O( A( J& u0 G2 l
CA San Francisco4 N# u0 I5 M ]! ~8 @( H2 r
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage# ^% ^+ i4 `3 D7 Z! w* ~
CA Canberra
) q! G2 J+ B; K* g, R/ @, eCL Leander" J! m% [% z! i/ |
CL Achilles" l- K4 m* `+ @1 M. V
CL Perth
- K- f" \6 R- \: bCL Hobart
& w$ G R# S6 J1 b: `CL Raleigh
5 ?1 X0 x* c; JCL Detroit
* Z, e: F( G) i' [+ qCL Concord) i% n Y! q( d1 u5 [: @4 K9 T$ O1 ?
DD Cummings/ K" d! ^1 p/ o8 R: ~6 Q: O `
DD Case# p7 Y2 I) P' U; @4 Q d
DD Shaw @" x: I2 u/ B+ z
DD Downes
2 |0 f2 K% J# c" j( L' }* PDD Le Triomphant7 S6 G5 Q0 U! G! i" c7 B3 ~* Y
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Japanese Ships0 c- F: s# B: r6 Y
CA Kumano, Shell hits 29, and is sunk& q0 S$ n( r; p- Y
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 35, and is sunk
; v, c) I- Y( m) Z( HDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 15, and is sunk5 s9 X* b* o6 n# ^/ f* r1 o3 l) ~
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Allied Ships: C- t% F- n# N' Z9 y$ B7 I5 a! w
CA Portland, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
% {' H5 }* }; E+ ?5 Q. U& M% fCA Northampton, on fire
& a( E3 y( K) U, RCA Houston5 ]: M; I" s. }! f: n% `
CA Louisville8 K- P d6 y; W; B# Q: n! l
CA Chicago6 J: ^% o5 a, l7 x$ X z
CA Pensacola
; u. ?: z) Q% {+ x I) B) \9 }. x [4 ^CA New Orleans
$ q3 S' `9 Q9 K) O5 d" Z, Q) HCA Astoria
7 A2 h' g( H" \CA Minneapolis5 ?6 b I/ w; x1 `) m `
CA San Francisco
+ f6 Q( q8 _% E3 h. i3 rCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
( q. H% y* w- h) ] x- _, }CA Canberra, C% @7 \( B! Y6 u1 z1 B- N
CL Leander
3 R) u( z9 E2 G, `3 ?- J8 }+ ~CL Achilles
- H# b8 \+ _9 q# QCL Perth \, }2 v% z9 u H U' R( P
CL Hobart
! T, Z: W2 O; F+ [; Z$ O( HCL Raleigh4 K8 @ R+ Q2 Q+ n5 }; A3 K; M
CL Detroit$ X3 n( E% U1 L/ J0 r
CL Concord' S0 Y4 S$ v9 p: G, A/ x, X b
DD Cummings
; B9 \3 x, I, eDD Case
$ G; }) V6 c+ K2 y; K/ M# LDD Shaw1 Y( j& O$ X2 G/ h
DD Downes" O$ Z# C; V2 t w# s
DD Le Triomphant3 c+ G* X: l2 w! l" m0 Q
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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Japanese aircraft
4 i" P$ U D+ G4 G9 RA6M2 Zero x 50
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Allied aircraft
- h8 L; o1 ^9 b* g' [) H0 W. hF4F-4 Wildcat x 42/ Y# T* S1 U6 ?' X; f% X# R/ v
SBD Dauntless x 44
) O2 Y+ j. D3 GTBF Avenger x 16
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Japanese aircraft losses
; g5 y9 {+ k2 a8 lA6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged3 P& Z# D3 {6 S4 r8 ^7 ]& q
5 c' K2 J9 Q9 E0 t9 E4 yAllied aircraft losses$ B; Z4 a. L. Q; N4 p( d$ E
F4F-4 Wildcat: 27 destroyed
8 f$ {$ m1 | f8 j7 \1 CSBD Dauntless: 13 destroyed, 17 damaged2 B0 T. i* }) m7 N
TBF Avenger: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged
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, F4 O" w( S% _- U0 i% JJapanese Ships ?$ @1 ]1 Z3 y( Q
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage$ W8 [' {' g1 Y. W
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire7 c3 d# f4 b0 N6 J8 K
CV Shokaku
# Y8 y1 g% C4 B- e4 f4 \) ACV Soryu
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5 k. K- P9 @6 X0 Y1 }Japanese aircraft5 z) z; s+ _, I, p) }
A6M2 Zero x 192 v @5 o9 u' O6 z
/ }9 l0 T8 R" o9 `# lAllied aircraft
7 U! @6 \/ |' s5 T" V4 QF4F-4 Wildcat x 196 E% v& E: v1 ^/ z: `0 \
SBD Dauntless x 14
% k5 m. U3 Y4 }TBF Avenger x 6
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Japanese aircraft losses
( C# D- t- r6 uA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses& o* x7 w( H+ ~8 f. w9 h3 }4 _
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed* f0 E1 S. R$ y- ^
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged8 s" y# i K1 N, U
TBF Avenger: 6 damaged* s3 s. M3 T# l. w! D
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Japanese Ships' t; ?" P6 b+ R0 n( U+ c' I
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
6 z2 O3 c4 ^- ~1 ^! b, bCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2
2 B% H8 D6 g/ i l; B4 A% ]CA Tone
2 c8 I$ M" z7 j( }) \CV Soryu, Bomb hits 1
c& J) g' F8 W& Z' o( l% T7 A" PCV Hiryu, on fire
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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, C" f5 Q" q2 ~' Q) p6 m3 {8 t. CJapanese aircraft
5 S4 a' q( d( d4 ZA6M2 Zero x 17
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Allied aircraft
# m0 [5 j' J: T* N4 s. p- tF4F-4 Wildcat x 24
- C1 ? ?6 r% s/ P; w P# tSBD Dauntless x 276 z2 U. F$ {6 L
TBF Avenger x 7
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Japanese aircraft losses: [6 e2 v! ~( F& D# I( d- y
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed8 r4 N8 S4 }0 M
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Allied aircraft losses
Y0 x% i$ I# P2 R" g8 C/ MF4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed
' p1 Z8 @, ]1 z5 l! [SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged* q) d4 g% k( ^- f
TBF Avenger: 5 damaged: _# z: E: J8 o; l
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Japanese Ships
# L+ _4 t+ R, u0 N$ {8 f! mCV Shokaku
# E6 H; d8 V5 x+ ?# bCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 2, on fire2 c# T6 m; T f
CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
5 |$ {- ~& Y8 N8 ]4 H: m4 GCV Soryu
9 m2 d# E7 u8 D' Y& ]CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1
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% x3 y; w, E7 T0 B( C- P) gJapanese aircraft5 ^) e4 B+ K! \4 V, o/ P
A6M2 Zero x 154 V- d4 m* c; \. C' v, J
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Allied aircraft
6 D8 }7 K7 a3 G0 \$ `F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
, S% L5 C; j7 x8 M8 m, G vSBD Dauntless x 18
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7 O, f4 ^! V8 P. oJapanese aircraft losses
4 j2 ?2 O! z ]0 r2 ]$ AA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses% \0 H! u* o0 v/ W; P
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed% z5 E! s1 Z$ B& l/ g+ n4 J
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged1 a& M! |6 [+ q' H) n2 I- U' b" s
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Japanese Ships
- o+ @& V3 \+ \CV Soryu, Bomb hits 10 k7 @) S" i, \& v& }' a
CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
( a" z0 L7 }5 z2 o# B( ~CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
) B- r5 g. ~2 f& lCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Japanese aircraft
0 t% d8 x9 c) N% M0 FA6M2 Zero x 126 d+ x+ H; e- N7 `7 l
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Allied aircraft
3 c+ |) u- H- _7 I6 c* IF4F-4 Wildcat x 10
1 z2 M" j' f5 U+ ^SBD Dauntless x 9
$ G0 A& w8 @: N& `TBF Avenger x 16
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7 e( H& D4 k3 |9 iJapanese aircraft losses
: n4 s: a/ z$ `* o' i7 y$ N; b4 t+ A, LA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed+ N8 j, p6 Y+ E9 W8 O, d
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Allied aircraft losses# l2 F; m5 j2 y6 P8 Z- U( b" |
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed- W. I) J3 ^1 t5 d" s& T0 I
SBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
/ h7 `! u% l( Z* p' a. [TBF Avenger: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged
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Japanese Ships
4 M% q. w4 }8 p9 p; p( @/ D* j" QCV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
$ q) T4 T" }" m6 k0 A% [. }; z* }CV Hiryu, on fire% v v+ Q$ b' T$ o" m- R' a
CA Chikuma2 g- _' {' Z6 \8 E5 D" @
CV Soryu _5 ^- t1 p% J
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Japanese aircraft9 e0 i, n2 n2 D% F6 Q
A6M2 Zero x 36
5 R9 X. y. R: L. ED3A Val x 90
2 g& t, U2 l" |2 f$ S1 R+ HB5N Kate x 66
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3 J) \1 F3 m& D( E: w ]Allied aircraft0 X1 m; G, I+ ~4 A( t
F4F-4 Wildcat x 108
# Q6 x8 A" d$ D4 D- ]1 \2 [1 T: sP-40E Warhawk x 45
* r' q8 A; v! lP-38G Lightning x 2
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Japanese aircraft losses7 w1 p8 L4 l9 s; z9 P
A6M2 Zero: 26 destroyed
9 `, [( e) [" C6 c8 U% ]D3A Val: 50 destroyed
' h X. P3 B L$ Z: G; y) BB5N Kate: 42 destroyed
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s2 b$ d3 P; v. N% n$ WAllied aircraft losses
9 X( B B5 D: k9 E8 VF4F-4 Wildcat: 41 destroyed, 14 damaged U$ }% a) i6 k. T; C7 |/ I' D
P-40E Warhawk: 27 destroyed
7 Y5 e ~" b4 M6 N: nP-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed9 x& Z/ o) P1 p' \) U
. P6 u, q6 X9 F0 O% S7 R8 \4 ^Allied Ships
1 Y& E# h8 x8 Z- a7 U4 {+ eCV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1
" l/ e; P/ j1 h m$ @% [/ XCV Hornet, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
# D2 C( C# t$ r/ h0 e5 {1 T: BCV Wasp, Bomb hits 2, on fire( L! @1 v* z* L2 m+ Y. ]
DD Benham, Bomb hits 1, on fire* t$ F _# i+ o
CV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1, on fire' f2 z; _1 [! \. J) ? a4 F
CV Yorktown1 L% f: z. Q( ~, I0 v, K/ e9 a4 z
CV Saratoga; m6 M' A+ A+ q0 b
CL Honolulu2 W" z4 p9 a+ o) F' a" }
CL St. Louis, Bomb hits 2
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,912 n4 u* ^( ~' `) g7 u( ~/ g) C
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( o! o) W1 K i0 s' k, G9 _9 YB-25C Mitchell x 32 H9 L3 O6 e# K4 f# c& d8 k$ P: C
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+ a: b! l) j$ Z0 RJapanese Ships! W+ k0 H+ I# _# H& y8 ?
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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4 t$ B* d+ F5 e+ R' W: uAircraft Attacking:3 M1 H b. C8 G# d$ a
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,917 o$ E& s. f8 ?! }: y* E- c3 a+ s4 b3 ?
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Allied aircraft4 b I/ Q3 H/ u- @1 u) A
F4F-4 Wildcat x 214 E+ x c+ n% f1 p: O2 Y/ c
SBD Dauntless x 90
0 V4 H: x) C: QTBF Avenger x 33
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# U* e- e% A" V8 |; A) L3 n& [0 NCA Chikuma
/ o4 _. W5 K: t! [. e7 n- D9 ^8 ^CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
. b# x- @1 {& G/ M6 `+ c, w4 y5 |& H1 jCV Soryu, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage, D8 q' i1 D& r: N3 V! @
CA Tone, Bomb hits 1
3 N) k) _- |" c& X$ P" zDD Ariake, Bomb hits 1, on fire
: Z. C( E+ {' uCA Aoba, Bomb hits 20 |3 W- ?4 Z4 [1 g- S9 |
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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7 J( f: D% G- u: N, c- HB-25C Mitchell x 20. J' f n5 C% s3 I4 v- J7 E: ~
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CV Soryu, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
! x0 _5 c2 l' nCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
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: J* F: U2 T! ^! cGround combat at Shortlands. `7 h8 A; B4 n' n4 ?
4 Q3 P5 H# l4 \5 DAllied Deliberate attack1 d; E P7 d1 L
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Attacking force 13678 troops, 150 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 322
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Defending force 1457 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 107 r2 S" W2 g4 @9 V
: s9 d/ e0 {6 k) Y# w) K8 SAllied max assault: 314 - adjusted assault: 281 5 Y. l) L+ u0 _( Y+ X* {+ e
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Japanese max defense: 6 - adjusted defense: 1
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; K/ k1 m+ B$ Z( F0 ?: fAllied assault odds: 281 to 1
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* s1 `+ ?" ]% {+ E7 o) W+ u% xJapanese ground losses:
$ v6 H8 S2 `6 s S: C) K1572 casualties reported6 c2 Q8 \( n: g7 o! m p: k
Guns lost 7
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Allied ground losses:6 D, c+ U' E2 L" t! T( a
2 casualties reported9 s5 D; \( O/ I3 a. E% t
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