AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/18/42& N7 n$ |0 v9 t6 K
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) H8 X0 P8 L# oNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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Japanese Ships: C- l* G+ K4 }( O% ?
CA Kumano% l8 a$ E; o- Q* h
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 42, and is sunk
9 c$ E. m4 F! V9 m. y2 E. M1 Y/ pCA Furutaka, Shell hits 1
1 N( g# ~, T4 k- H$ f' l+ l PCL Natori, Shell hits 16 @, j8 ~$ d7 Q7 v
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
) d+ `5 v. l8 z/ ]1 M, Q# R- RDD Natsugumo& _ F! b, x$ }# v) O
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 1
) T( E/ a: w4 j6 ?8 i+ oDD Yuzuki/ M% X- }( a* X, Y/ z
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Allied Ships
: c' H' p$ I) L aCA Portland, Shell hits 2, on fire J% d) q% A2 m3 E% }3 g+ \ @6 f, v
CA Northampton o+ E) f6 K4 I- N
CA Houston, Torpedo hits 1
) M5 b* a0 a$ \$ j @8 H/ V. qCA Chester, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
' q7 p& k7 i" Z1 G( U4 ^& z; N; `CA Louisville, Shell hits 1
$ } R9 u8 Y2 e$ v$ aCA Chicago7 h$ D* |, _. U. P! j
CA Pensacola5 e4 C: _4 ?) K0 L% u1 B$ c0 Z
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
* R7 g7 {, T- V1 Z. ~$ ICA Astoria
* B2 [; w: o! ZCA Minneapolis
. b- Y1 Z' u3 B/ T% JCA San Francisco
+ e' b: m# ]7 X+ X l; B. N; H- }% yCA Australia, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage# G: ?1 Y8 X- ^8 {: l) T! y
CA Canberra( p* Q& A& h# ~# x$ b
CL Leander, @+ v1 b! y" z7 y/ S/ T
CL Achilles& ?' X) m9 p& Y3 J ^
CL Perth. y' y# h+ {0 C( R" u
CL Hobart0 r" y* z( o4 K- y) ^
CL Raleigh5 S& ~: d" v r0 X; `3 H. I
CL Detroit
8 e/ Y* z$ u+ f* f E- rCL Concord8 B& J5 Q* o1 q* m
DD Cummings/ K* Q. d& K: a( e
DD Case6 G" z9 A, O/ {5 v
DD Shaw
" L0 Y4 J4 O! I$ x% O7 cDD Downes
9 Z) e/ L# d8 zDD Le Triomphant
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9 T9 [; y# h8 Y# I T Q5 jNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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& Z* I& n% ~# A( r8 R4 JCA Kumano, Shell hits 10, R+ Z8 R; [8 D$ z' Y6 C) u
CA Furutaka
S0 h3 [; ~! [0 W- J0 ACL Natori, Shell hits 1
4 E. ^$ y; m# |( X3 Q9 ^DD Maikaze, on fire, heavy damage' `+ a! p5 {1 S9 k
DD Natsugumo
4 t7 X( M9 Q( I- T! {# {DD Ikazuchi
6 f1 K& O6 l' n Z( hDD Yuzuki. y a0 L" |! B1 N% O( O8 S
' g" k7 y0 D$ o. YAllied Ships# `, p0 u: l/ ?- Q; w$ _8 e5 N
CA Portland, on fire
4 W$ j( N0 R# TCA Northampton, `/ ]5 A7 J+ m$ h1 i
CA Houston
. J& l4 a" a( n* _8 KCA Louisville( c. m# n/ H2 B5 Z# _; b! }
CA Chicago0 \5 K' Z% V$ X) f( M$ i
CA Pensacola
8 n- N/ A( @; h8 _5 SCA New Orleans
( Z w/ q+ b, X' r2 G/ s- `CA Astoria
; r. ^3 k3 I3 A oCA Minneapolis# L' ~$ \" A' y3 D* q( \: s
CA San Francisco
& p# p/ T- p6 y v# S O0 {5 TCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage6 {$ W/ c5 S# T
CA Canberra4 S& g2 L7 E; p' R* n( k
CL Leander
r1 B7 @' V* y! i( X" E/ H* DCL Achilles7 J0 w! G2 _) {; \# O. E3 r
CL Perth
( V6 b: P) P# wCL Hobart
s' I$ O* Q3 L( f0 q& SCL Raleigh" L6 e: m0 k) D2 \
CL Detroit! N* U5 K$ [+ @
CL Concord
& o2 ^" v' y& Y( L# M! WDD Cummings4 _7 h, s/ J+ o1 p9 R- O
DD Case
0 l/ r4 T: l& y6 O# U. nDD Shaw/ Z! N* O: D. z! e3 x& B
DD Downes
1 G' [# D+ c- SDD Le Triomphant
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93( E# Z; r+ ]3 l6 ~
$ ?4 X0 x; {+ L: u% K) WJapanese Ships
c4 ]: E: Q8 z& iCA Kumano, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage6 }& J' c. X* e) _- H4 M
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 34, and is sunk! o g# l1 c" p0 j0 P4 m& Z( M# f
CL Natori, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage! w- O. s7 k( r6 i1 z/ O& h& Z
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
8 L) M0 \# Y- I5 l9 KDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1/ o+ w0 g" n7 ^: u- k/ J* D5 b& B
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 3, on fire
4 S; j; p/ h. `, _! F! l& ^DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 6, and is sunk2 j2 i z( Q3 v: C+ g. o
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Allied Ships# n9 p5 _7 X7 Y+ j9 _1 L9 n6 B [
CA Portland, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage2 u0 Y' A% v' ?& p
CA Northampton, Shell hits 1, on fire
3 O5 x# L) v; G9 {- N; B! GCA Houston, Shell hits 1. b9 \% R# E/ ]" P7 x. q$ u
CA Louisville
# K- }3 k1 m* d5 g {& |: s3 l' GCA Chicago, Shell hits 2; ?6 f, o! K# O/ f8 a
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 4
' t0 [$ {& w Q9 j2 VCA New Orleans, Shell hits 42 R) w4 ?. J: B, N7 B
CA Astoria
; N( U' V8 s4 A. c/ Q/ ?* ]: ICA Minneapolis
* {6 y, W: M X4 O0 H+ Z' m% zCA San Francisco
0 f% e- K- E p9 p0 vCA Australia, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage t' O1 `1 f8 n" T: V7 D
CA Canberra
! e1 O6 z. M LCL Leander J# j8 ]# S3 X @* ]' }
CL Achilles
2 o# g o) S7 n/ l' y3 e" KCL Perth2 Z( W: v$ d F, E' T% S& V
CL Hobart2 N; t5 N; d' T. E+ l
CL Raleigh
7 @' q$ V) O* c, g! q+ ?( fCL Detroit
n2 W1 S6 P. I, _) v# iCL Concord
; \; \7 z2 T6 {7 X9 T+ o9 }DD Cummings
, L9 v* O2 K2 S. t- b- ^DD Case
2 `$ t5 e4 G8 Y# R/ VDD Shaw1 {7 Y! ~2 F/ X8 W: m
DD Downes
6 y% z/ \8 h' R3 f* ?DD Le Triomphant& v2 ^0 Q- r0 t5 x$ l
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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Japanese Ships
: N9 ^4 ?8 n: z: b" y3 zCA Kumano, Shell hits 33, on fire, heavy damage7 Y- n& o7 A0 d% ?9 Z% K
CL Natori, Shell hits 24, and is sunk
: K$ q, N K) NDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
9 H' ?% U) y& }5 pDD Ikazuchi, on fire
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Allied Ships4 N. t' B5 R; r% S6 L/ E8 n
CA Portland, on fire, heavy damage
6 G5 @8 T) m9 ?. F0 V( RCA Northampton, on fire
4 c1 ^3 @( V8 {0 K R" l4 V& D0 ~CA Houston
9 s( Y& B, A3 e8 `0 s) ^0 {2 iCA Louisville6 \9 q/ c9 C: L9 m* f
CA Chicago
5 c4 [! a8 x; {/ b7 g7 yCA Pensacola
" J: a# i- {" B1 }5 k GCA New Orleans+ K! E: U$ w) M/ J
CA Astoria
3 j( Q) p9 |& F0 c Q0 W8 A( ECA Minneapolis$ |" b' W+ f' U4 D
CA San Francisco7 X2 `: D' I+ V' X7 f- r
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
+ p- _& X1 D2 g% e7 N6 }& [4 ?CA Canberra
" e" O7 ]# X% UCL Leander
6 p# {0 r4 u. K9 R* qCL Achilles
( Z8 Y5 \. f5 S4 Q, pCL Perth# U9 b) i0 v! n2 K% E0 ]
CL Hobart- |9 m* s3 l- j0 G2 f
CL Raleigh. g5 u/ L" [% }9 w( Z- T
CL Detroit9 W8 p: H& W1 v" t
CL Concord" D1 O9 W! g9 o2 H$ e
DD Cummings
6 g, d# s- ^3 g" r, c6 ZDD Case, D5 k8 r; j* X
DD Shaw
- N0 Y% C9 ]7 U$ n1 BDD Downes) F7 }0 o9 M. |. v2 @3 }
DD Le Triomphant$ a5 k2 i" ~: j9 S6 Z
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& } x" T% z" d8 |- R4 JNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93* F0 l6 [, \ ~: `: `2 \
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Japanese Ships( ?0 s# X5 |) Q+ ]$ c1 Y! d/ T
CA Kumano, Shell hits 29, and is sunk- s6 X: A) g7 q& g. f
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 35, and is sunk: h8 I& y# N5 G
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 15, and is sunk6 r4 ~8 q% K& Q5 z7 _
# x0 @6 s" m& U6 g: C0 b$ lAllied Ships6 m ]: s4 ?+ X
CA Portland, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
1 U/ x1 c8 B5 ]) v5 b, }CA Northampton, on fire; Y8 J9 }0 G3 ?2 w
CA Houston6 R; W5 i( `& ?6 ^8 `& J( Z
CA Louisville
1 |; W' Q1 [% l1 G( ACA Chicago
! S* e( v7 e# D V7 xCA Pensacola
- q, }+ [. O3 X# v$ ~1 q7 U' vCA New Orleans+ M. e0 j, s h
CA Astoria
3 ]/ w) x) ?5 [/ dCA Minneapolis
1 r' C$ ^4 v; H& MCA San Francisco( U# n" }1 T A
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage; }" E3 l& c2 u, ?. \+ ~" t
CA Canberra" [! U* b- I2 N, _7 b6 T/ I
CL Leander
1 w* Z d1 A1 G7 z7 wCL Achilles
7 A3 \+ a) l5 G2 [CL Perth
. Y6 z; n) z) D4 `( z6 H9 QCL Hobart
1 K8 \6 a3 D: p# aCL Raleigh \, }4 J; o5 n; X7 Z4 q+ Y
CL Detroit
/ O! u9 G/ a- `( XCL Concord7 A6 D- M. |# N4 x- @* B! V
DD Cummings
# o" F3 `" \- F) J1 [DD Case+ z/ W5 d/ R! H$ r5 v9 E, [% S2 J& x
DD Shaw
) ~2 d5 a4 c* X4 f8 k3 o' Z# ?DD Downes8 h/ c! d! P/ R3 I
DD Le Triomphant2 P1 f, g7 g# c# a, I+ L! V
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$ M% u0 u0 w" v" x* g9 k9 sDay Air attack on TF at 61,91
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( k& x$ {1 {% n& C8 o: xJapanese aircraft
" }6 S) U; B8 gA6M2 Zero x 50
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* `" F1 i4 w. W& ZAllied aircraft
# {, e6 C) I2 O" QF4F-4 Wildcat x 42( @2 m) b2 r9 N0 t
SBD Dauntless x 44
b" p; N$ y* r/ e/ k1 TTBF Avenger x 16. v, ]# Z: `, K* ^7 t
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Japanese aircraft losses
' a6 Q% {+ |" V5 i3 q$ xA6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses% J& H+ K8 p5 l. m# Y
F4F-4 Wildcat: 27 destroyed7 i. G5 @9 i, v6 C* ]; @ ^! N
SBD Dauntless: 13 destroyed, 17 damaged( [5 h9 d: `* k$ I4 q
TBF Avenger: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged+ ?9 q& z, c/ z5 `
4 h5 N; ?; a) k! m4 n- HJapanese Ships
0 Q7 @6 C, Q' P E! G, b: S- PCV Kaga, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage: S! ~# o" M6 l7 r
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
# ~# s% H: G! |- {- dCV Shokaku
9 y0 q* U( w) A1 ^CV Soryu
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91& P9 {5 x# o; K" b6 _$ c
# Y3 i1 q( _0 E) YJapanese aircraft
P% ~; `+ s, l9 B" t& k% SA6M2 Zero x 19
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Allied aircraft
: X Q" y. i, R+ [* ^F4F-4 Wildcat x 19
# _8 Q, t* T$ f7 NSBD Dauntless x 14
7 Z- o* K+ m5 Z/ Y# n& `TBF Avenger x 6' P) G2 T! X- `: j6 |
( I \2 C/ ?- a+ AJapanese aircraft losses
# p2 r" Y$ F+ j$ U5 [A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
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6 w0 Q9 V1 ^. y _9 F7 g" kAllied aircraft losses L5 [4 W' a, ?$ [5 E* d' R/ @
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed
+ |6 n; z, f' HSBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged0 O- B/ B+ ?$ @" t; R# t2 j
TBF Avenger: 6 damaged
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h" \1 W/ l" L8 o9 VJapanese Ships
6 h. X! s+ I; c* y4 v7 M6 N9 MCV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage) E" B3 T/ Z5 ~$ e
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2
7 d+ C" d! i& Q! M5 L* ?" YCA Tone
0 F* ~6 j( \# w5 N9 w, D9 JCV Soryu, Bomb hits 1) b6 g& K) O1 F6 ?1 I# S4 O
CV Hiryu, on fire, x1 w2 x, k: v/ b' R
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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Japanese aircraft
& X( b4 ~ n( }A6M2 Zero x 17
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! G; H) }4 P8 G! M L5 SAllied aircraft
% F0 a6 J6 a! g; C$ vF4F-4 Wildcat x 24
( M" X+ z8 K* J6 D) |2 e; _# U* PSBD Dauntless x 272 c/ N$ H* I, D
TBF Avenger x 7* l4 q# @. R B( I! }
. N4 k" t1 K2 V! gJapanese aircraft losses
2 r% g& ?7 L9 w9 WA6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed) S7 Y! e2 p* e- q3 b
: `0 i: }7 ~# c2 ]# o. `Allied aircraft losses7 O# `6 I9 u K3 P2 \: |5 E6 z
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed
5 _8 V- T$ k! o- |9 sSBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged5 B( {6 U* P" O5 K+ C+ U
TBF Avenger: 5 damaged0 [( L, K H( g, A$ K( H' f
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Japanese Ships
. a* D+ C1 Y+ i$ Q, \. ]6 y" C. x* \CV Shokaku( f9 z' |3 m. k" Q2 n x( s
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 2, on fire" u8 s# S: \, N( @
CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
+ i' ~. V5 e* K" yCV Soryu
% _' n! S5 G# y0 A8 _# oCA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1$ R8 j- m5 V( M' N
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$ K: A: @. _- O; Z1 m& oJapanese aircraft
1 q) C) g7 c0 r; S* e5 y+ ~ eA6M2 Zero x 15 ~9 z- ?. [$ v( Q5 Z6 v
( y1 h3 Q% q4 h1 ~" N$ t7 C
Allied aircraft9 |! |' e# ^2 _0 ]! ]3 c [
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
$ N B4 T, Q3 @SBD Dauntless x 18 ^; a V1 u8 D8 B
2 ^- F' \0 h: k8 L
Japanese aircraft losses# x! N9 e3 p7 R+ e' [) ?" N
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
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- U! Y- P, f7 J3 n* ^$ NAllied aircraft losses
& P% o: h7 Z. l+ aF4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
$ f* c1 Z7 t, q2 zSBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged
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Japanese Ships
' u2 a% \2 K3 bCV Soryu, Bomb hits 1
; y( z, l h+ Y- I; h% j) ^. nCV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage. \) H" R2 _3 ^* f. @4 E9 \
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
) `+ d! d3 C6 jCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage7 U% a! \% Y/ E0 I5 E( u
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Japanese aircraft) i' Y! {) T8 f D B h$ ]" I; Z
A6M2 Zero x 12" c. ~6 ]8 K, W3 m. }, s
4 _! G$ U# u9 L+ a, FAllied aircraft
* P1 X5 T) r! jF4F-4 Wildcat x 102 Z+ ^' _+ r6 |( ~) w C- w
SBD Dauntless x 9' k" M6 w5 J, x1 b0 u) a9 ]
TBF Avenger x 16' G7 f8 O; V% C
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Japanese aircraft losses
' S0 B7 S6 `: n: X) mA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
1 |8 m) d8 c3 S# {
8 o/ S5 _' i$ H% t4 A5 OAllied aircraft losses
c( k0 `1 i9 n- Z( FF4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
# D4 e7 P3 S6 `2 Q# d" e3 y) t' R' QSBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged0 i& d. a; Y5 I) l2 K8 b. @+ t; @+ L
TBF Avenger: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged
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Japanese Ships- T5 p4 Y( p8 Z
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
; k' a/ ^' u* B# jCV Hiryu, on fire
- u1 O- F8 n" y- v( i5 ECA Chikuma
$ A. s- m; C/ M! ]7 x4 e( `CV Soryu% T+ R o. U0 t
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8 ^7 q" O w' U$ f. y% T, ?; B5 RJapanese aircraft
7 w( b" @+ Q! ?" p4 K7 pA6M2 Zero x 36
7 s. o% ?. L+ z: _% n7 \ F# s1 ?D3A Val x 90
: y8 \, f Q- p1 G9 jB5N Kate x 665 g; A: v$ [8 |
7 F- Q" Z6 h3 M' HAllied aircraft' }( ^" c. W: M$ ^( A8 _" Z
F4F-4 Wildcat x 108! O4 ?. u/ j3 L- c2 }
P-40E Warhawk x 45
/ v; ]5 W1 n0 G) a2 G5 W. q( iP-38G Lightning x 25 }: k# A5 T7 G# }) |
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Japanese aircraft losses
- B' D @; G7 \8 n4 m) |. bA6M2 Zero: 26 destroyed1 w+ y5 e& @, g: M
D3A Val: 50 destroyed
' V' g" f9 m) | }B5N Kate: 42 destroyed$ ~' T- N9 |4 x
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Allied aircraft losses, x0 L3 l& M1 j& F. E3 n7 P
F4F-4 Wildcat: 41 destroyed, 14 damaged
; Q& J$ m, H9 XP-40E Warhawk: 27 destroyed
: z5 }8 \+ T. x FP-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed( m: ]' O6 K L$ B3 \
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Allied Ships
; s* e$ Q# U3 ?. l! s% W$ wCV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1$ q# ?8 P" F# k; `% r2 y7 n
CV Hornet, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
* k8 x+ ?1 s( C- H, } s2 RCV Wasp, Bomb hits 2, on fire% r5 q7 M. y# L; u8 l
DD Benham, Bomb hits 1, on fire
m# \0 M9 [3 W& [CV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1, on fire6 S! s) T+ X8 J6 D
CV Yorktown$ N. k# B& U: N6 u# D
CV Saratoga
8 u$ M- b5 m( y8 V& Y/ s* |' BCL Honolulu
5 R* q- A2 o) u* r# qCL St. Louis, Bomb hits 2& t& ^, S& Q: q8 h1 j( ] j+ L
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B-25C Mitchell x 3
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No Allied losses2 T! E/ U3 _+ \# r
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Japanese Ships
! U& _/ c% i- J& T/ nCV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage. d7 \# q2 R( |. B8 }
' h6 U1 N$ B; e+ T9 m0 gAircraft Attacking:5 J/ z. Z9 @& h, \
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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Allied aircraft4 S/ ?/ Z* v P0 e
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
: O! w1 x5 j; f/ s" o- qSBD Dauntless x 900 ]$ S, x6 ^; P; W
TBF Avenger x 33+ J: [6 [% y) j1 g
9 c$ A$ p7 I4 g; tJapanese Ships1 B9 ^& n' d/ m7 B, e# W2 @
CA Chikuma
# Z- P, B6 U: m: KCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage) T0 L1 i/ D v* p$ P1 F
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage% ?( b; W- d/ g& v7 J( e$ b0 u
CA Tone, Bomb hits 16 n+ Z [5 `& |( M; @
DD Ariake, Bomb hits 1, on fire3 ]( m+ l- r3 _+ E1 F7 M K6 I G
CA Aoba, Bomb hits 2
2 r" k( X1 O" ~- s s @CL Tama
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% S3 g# T6 N6 }$ d6 mDay Air attack on TF at 61,91
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7 V6 G1 y) _; l2 m2 C/ wAllied aircraft
1 i' {- R" _2 F2 y J2 U$ ]B-25C Mitchell x 205 ^' Y) ^- j! R8 q7 a) @8 S
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' g" o3 H9 U0 }2 d+ z) iCV Soryu, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
7 A% R' F6 |& H$ v- E" _CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
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' i) x- j2 Q: E3 X4 i$ K" F- yGround combat at Shortlands$ U+ C& b) S: A9 f. y4 B
( k, F* Z8 c7 m, u: Z0 ?5 hAllied Deliberate attack) G+ f2 g5 {, n: k# g
6 _5 u U/ w6 e0 M* u1 U0 JAttacking force 13678 troops, 150 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 322
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p, U; A- x4 s8 Y: ]5 nDefending force 1457 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10
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+ M4 `( l% f$ o/ n. j1 r9 L) \Allied max assault: 314 - adjusted assault: 281 ! W5 g! }" b1 k* L! p
) v& A1 g" I- {& ?+ i4 t% HJapanese max defense: 6 - adjusted defense: 1
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$ U' _) S7 U! p# k% KAllied assault odds: 281 to 1 0 S- ^4 O* [2 T* D
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Japanese ground losses:
) b% }( o2 C% t2 ]% N" N1572 casualties reported' ^8 [9 R6 O" w2 _
Guns lost 76 Y: z8 A7 w" j
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