AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/18/42# S5 @, W3 I% n0 V& k( ]+ A
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# z1 [& c0 c3 P4 |0 ONight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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CA Kumano
/ W6 [! \) T" p4 F) n) uCA Kinugasa, Shell hits 42, and is sunk
' |9 l; y* o, f! @# {; uCA Furutaka, Shell hits 1* a9 `9 k4 M5 J x
CL Natori, Shell hits 1
; h) M! c0 v" d; W2 b9 ODD Maikaze, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
* x) C7 r& m$ S9 j2 g# Z; @# ]DD Natsugumo
% b! D+ a6 ~$ R5 I% \+ IDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 1
2 U6 @4 f0 B% t/ \DD Yuzuki$ i* b; `: `' K* `# l
: l4 @, Y* i3 M7 sAllied Ships
- T; {: b! t, sCA Portland, Shell hits 2, on fire
. w) Z" k, o3 ]2 I @, N5 KCA Northampton) V: k! R0 O0 N) L+ g6 c( b
CA Houston, Torpedo hits 1' B3 I; T, ?; _: Q
CA Chester, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk+ l7 N/ N/ w( A: R
CA Louisville, Shell hits 1
; m- Z( r* I1 M! ]+ D! y4 Z0 wCA Chicago
1 i, v' Y- i& Z5 a: O1 yCA Pensacola
4 O7 B6 q$ V3 d; HCA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
6 [ _1 \* K, H/ y' S$ U5 yCA Astoria; P% H/ `, H7 o/ @
CA Minneapolis
! V+ l9 n8 Z! M: }CA San Francisco
5 A4 z5 i% h% h" p1 z+ i. nCA Australia, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage6 R2 ]: b7 v4 y0 A+ f6 S
CA Canberra
- o% B/ t6 U% D$ A2 zCL Leander
! i% e: m! w/ S) ^2 gCL Achilles
e% D- X& u' _* K7 q" Y" OCL Perth
' w3 w3 A) W8 A: ^, a+ ?CL Hobart
4 N& |" Z7 x) }( i, V( @7 lCL Raleigh
" A2 }1 S" s: C2 CCL Detroit
* A' x/ p1 H. S: I5 z0 b' dCL Concord. ?$ Q" N5 d7 B/ K3 o0 E, d
DD Cummings
3 R4 Y0 L: e: \0 U) v1 z3 XDD Case/ T6 {5 J- T4 E& g4 i5 D; f
DD Shaw
6 I4 R9 \4 k: MDD Downes
! u+ a# A5 y( @/ {8 pDD Le Triomphant
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93$ \- C" C1 }& I j2 ]( B6 F
$ F8 X* Y3 U4 b( d# y+ f* RJapanese Ships
; v- b+ Y8 @+ S, V8 q1 l8 wCA Kumano, Shell hits 10
. o+ ~0 r4 f( hCA Furutaka& ?6 F1 J4 ~- H
CL Natori, Shell hits 1& b9 E1 P- |; l, |
DD Maikaze, on fire, heavy damage
$ _" k A* c+ PDD Natsugumo
& i' S3 s& T$ B' \) \7 G+ KDD Ikazuchi
7 a ?+ M9 F5 y$ e, FDD Yuzuki, B! g+ f" V" }6 p3 v% t+ N
3 y& f# M* g# T9 xAllied Ships
* r. v d5 |0 K) A5 e `CA Portland, on fire
( x' r; z! `' C* [CA Northampton( \) I1 f/ o9 @
CA Houston) L) \* s/ f% m {) @9 t
CA Louisville. `) S" ? N8 ?9 [# [
CA Chicago/ P1 [0 f9 m' H) Z' }0 V
CA Pensacola4 c1 L1 ]* i1 c. {" s- Z% T& u. y
CA New Orleans
6 |* }% t p) b( f+ `4 BCA Astoria
9 s5 A! k; {% j: E) wCA Minneapolis
8 a- h5 s% d% m5 vCA San Francisco# C& P: {( H8 g, O
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
. r1 l! N# a9 `5 h) m7 z& C4 qCA Canberra* d' n0 s, c0 R) v3 d* s
CL Leander
, N/ x. s8 F5 t" x( dCL Achilles- T. b; s8 J0 a1 d N/ {2 N$ X
CL Perth4 P/ d! h: U6 ^* h# ~: w
CL Hobart
* Z% i4 S! Z) @2 [: L' rCL Raleigh% e. d1 l9 j) Y- U. T5 d
CL Detroit- {* B# Z- i. F% J3 k+ k
CL Concord
& G+ ?: b% A3 R( n& P* v. ~DD Cummings8 q6 L0 z( Q' M6 f6 A; L$ E5 e! ~
DD Case
. E# o8 K. c. P2 C$ l! MDD Shaw E/ S6 K: E$ B5 U
DD Downes, o0 |2 S6 q9 U$ [. |6 a' ^
DD Le Triomphant
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* M# s5 n# u; @) M1 W$ o0 I) ^Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93% Z- A J& Y. ~% [# o! z
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Japanese Ships0 m5 H- B* @: l* ^. q
CA Kumano, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage* ?# [5 L% a' d) V
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 34, and is sunk
0 c# Y* T& I% a6 S& W0 \/ uCL Natori, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
1 v+ Z% M, z4 y3 F$ `DD Maikaze, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
* H9 m0 N4 c& BDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
1 @% B8 P- C9 k- d+ n- s1 jDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 3, on fire3 k' e9 R: E, g8 ^' b; c2 _- w, T
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 6, and is sunk/ z: I% F Z9 n a& u( w/ e; B
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Allied Ships
; y; {* j8 |# l0 I- }. |CA Portland, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage) R8 L( | b* R! _5 R
CA Northampton, Shell hits 1, on fire. c: D M' _1 _6 B
CA Houston, Shell hits 1
9 S2 m! [0 w4 s$ QCA Louisville6 q+ E( z! m( [( K3 x
CA Chicago, Shell hits 2
7 H- C" _% h3 JCA Pensacola, Shell hits 4& o; \0 a6 F* z9 H4 `/ L* ~, S
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 4
5 r& E7 m6 {9 E `6 o" Z1 o& p) GCA Astoria- M0 P5 }! x3 [' S$ O! o5 e
CA Minneapolis0 G4 Z2 ~* h9 v) f
CA San Francisco2 z$ [% ]8 A: u: v* ^1 s
CA Australia, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
0 x; A( T- g# D5 ]. N) jCA Canberra- y; Z- S+ j& e2 [5 N6 ~& x- O
CL Leander+ w$ Q6 _9 u& p: S& l/ u
CL Achilles& t3 C/ E6 w q- e/ Y+ F
CL Perth
T0 X# g) B$ z& ?CL Hobart
( B3 ?9 z4 o9 _$ p; ?2 \CL Raleigh
( a/ j9 l2 x2 ]( o. mCL Detroit: @1 t4 b1 [! M# U, e* I0 F) v( T3 U
CL Concord
2 |& }0 ^, I* k- _8 {; ?- U% hDD Cummings1 G6 Y+ g& p4 |, ^6 U
DD Case
2 x6 `6 V: T! | X3 JDD Shaw
( H2 m& ]% l) m, k! f2 @DD Downes
" M n, T" X* f! C$ JDD Le Triomphant& f! N: M- M' H7 T0 g; R' {/ T
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' V" j$ ^9 b5 ^8 @4 y6 K Q. G" RNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93! y2 _2 A2 X- K4 ~7 |/ L* W+ ^$ ~
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Japanese Ships
* U' ~, R0 @% J4 P L* g: Y4 \6 S& kCA Kumano, Shell hits 33, on fire, heavy damage) X4 S2 B. S1 A; M
CL Natori, Shell hits 24, and is sunk
. |, A7 ? U+ _DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1# q2 W$ C2 f: D8 B9 `
DD Ikazuchi, on fire I' Q0 u8 I- k; n) T
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Allied Ships
0 h. X* B7 I9 K& [" K1 MCA Portland, on fire, heavy damage1 }! k2 w5 T5 s+ E
CA Northampton, on fire/ N7 P) R/ g. U1 [/ t; m
CA Houston+ h# C& a w& r4 u( i) _
CA Louisville
+ H) ]* t% t& Z+ T) y- OCA Chicago
$ m% O7 g- H) M0 [) e2 r% d- d, Z& @CA Pensacola. Y- O# W1 D) i0 j
CA New Orleans! F0 V8 K; {7 O6 C4 m: `0 G
CA Astoria
6 s& F# [4 s4 h1 a( hCA Minneapolis6 b# ?$ M+ N; t2 [: W7 A* y
CA San Francisco
4 M D8 f- q* pCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
G4 d& E) B1 aCA Canberra
( E' B( U" c3 ]# ICL Leander# [' E4 N5 K. s
CL Achilles
. ~ P- w* O7 j, YCL Perth
" W: c5 C# n* T& JCL Hobart3 | w1 q9 O3 v4 ^2 L+ e
CL Raleigh7 P% K7 y) {0 ]# p5 k
CL Detroit
# R- H) ^8 h3 L6 c9 SCL Concord
8 w9 v4 i' A5 P: t8 _9 T& VDD Cummings4 l% N- J" R$ o# W5 d) {
DD Case
( V) R' l9 R! ?5 \8 p1 a. @DD Shaw1 o- E% ]; B0 z3 I& B' e* o
DD Downes
" `. C1 }8 N9 X8 k1 Y) ^: VDD Le Triomphant% G A' ^" h% z& [+ w; O
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,932 D0 l' L6 ^2 l! p1 j+ {
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Japanese Ships. `9 F' C) D( C! m! }( u1 \6 h( J
CA Kumano, Shell hits 29, and is sunk! O5 p+ @6 N# j: l# P0 @ u0 @( Z
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 35, and is sunk
: E& w; e* M! D& h p ^3 m7 \DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 15, and is sunk1 v- p* @4 E+ q
; D* t! P- M2 l% X2 q! E3 iAllied Ships
6 N) H; H* g' ^8 JCA Portland, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage( Y! z! {( N5 |8 A
CA Northampton, on fire i7 h" P4 Z/ J" e) P. _; s
CA Houston
: f7 z- I! ^/ @( x% e% CCA Louisville
. H3 h! d7 O4 j9 |5 @/ m. KCA Chicago" {( y1 o8 D' L- |! t2 l
CA Pensacola: m# h! f. k& b% s- @/ Y$ J7 j
CA New Orleans% B3 d; m- S; Q1 S I# K
CA Astoria
9 o( U6 m$ Z) i2 i b. [CA Minneapolis6 Y$ b. _( `! e+ \7 d2 f
CA San Francisco3 [8 O" Y" X0 v: |2 z( ~
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
4 i* }& H. ?& eCA Canberra
! X7 R& n+ v$ V w2 {/ o: `4 } SCL Leander) F8 S8 f, A- b" y8 w% g+ V* z
CL Achilles& z0 T" k8 \9 l7 `: y
CL Perth. [6 ~5 A7 _' q$ o `4 L! {$ i
CL Hobart
% B* \0 I T2 |. z. k7 R$ nCL Raleigh
* l% _$ F. a% Q: C$ c: O/ X* wCL Detroit9 E5 r2 y! P5 c; \& \& c6 t6 G
CL Concord" {7 Z/ ]4 n% {" x
DD Cummings
" ]8 F# {7 |( E/ E8 Y! w' gDD Case' @* K# d% S4 X. i
DD Shaw. g6 X q3 s9 L5 B% J( f" w
DD Downes5 Q- `9 H k* h) P
DD Le Triomphant m3 |; l) C6 l: x0 @
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Japanese aircraft
6 [2 e ^" V' f: ~3 \8 n) XA6M2 Zero x 50
0 G$ @; N. M* x5 W- r% p
, A+ \& a% L4 i' z' bAllied aircraft$ Q$ c6 S0 [" X; D4 P! q4 T
F4F-4 Wildcat x 42
5 w: {* \% P% u S6 B( j0 XSBD Dauntless x 44
, t) j" ]6 z' S5 g3 |4 `. n0 S3 qTBF Avenger x 16/ @2 G/ V! v" t$ k8 d3 f4 s9 t
7 B* H: M' s" @ z& UJapanese aircraft losses
, Y6 l% f# C$ b( u0 H8 {0 k; nA6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged8 P* w4 B4 B. g1 v, l
0 H0 t' Z* y% b$ D1 g
Allied aircraft losses( s3 K; O1 V" e7 a. ^' W
F4F-4 Wildcat: 27 destroyed
' `2 o1 Z7 d: N" d7 ]SBD Dauntless: 13 destroyed, 17 damaged
6 H7 X" w" n8 l6 ^TBF Avenger: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged* H* X4 d+ r4 ~+ U8 | s2 [9 V
/ _! ]( d: ]2 q, _- `& s
Japanese Ships$ k7 ^' q* c; ?, r6 f7 a
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
) l8 w' L, G5 y3 ]% gCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire9 U% C4 d5 F& g$ u+ K
CV Shokaku
$ v9 h7 N8 |9 K7 t. a0 ICV Soryu4 e- X6 b1 t1 _2 ]0 z$ P
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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) d. k' P2 l$ D6 h WJapanese aircraft" x. C- w% {+ ~* F
A6M2 Zero x 19$ w! U2 I% G. p, f
( m4 Z2 [' x: T! \0 `2 WAllied aircraft
" u L6 U2 u0 D9 O0 E eF4F-4 Wildcat x 19
z7 `- U0 c5 L4 nSBD Dauntless x 14" T+ `" B) L) u. O
TBF Avenger x 6
* B) e& t# x3 a- g# Y
6 R9 _; q+ Q5 ]/ U1 v' \6 u* b7 @" S/ `Japanese aircraft losses9 i7 U+ }" t F* L4 z
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
7 g/ a8 O, q; nF4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed
, H, [8 n% A8 {SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged' q! k7 B$ {* c; _# K% K1 h- |
TBF Avenger: 6 damaged3 h9 i$ R. h2 E' h [# J2 k+ J$ i
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Japanese Ships
# m& S" n$ s3 y% O' iCV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
! ^! C: g" f7 m9 G8 sCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2; s8 m# H8 |$ X# }
CA Tone0 Q1 a: n) w6 Z& j% N) Y
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 18 p# l2 t; R5 L; D4 w+ b" L1 o
CV Hiryu, on fire
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7 ~* |9 o6 b8 T! [. O- n5 DDay Air attack on TF at 61,913 t- c) K& M" j
6 Y: I+ @6 k0 P. Y6 yJapanese aircraft
& H- F+ r: q! `1 l9 ]: @A6M2 Zero x 17
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Allied aircraft4 R/ A1 O* p$ ?4 h6 j) ~
F4F-4 Wildcat x 24/ y4 O9 {, c' h* c! H8 m
SBD Dauntless x 272 `8 [1 W8 t: L1 a' }8 H
TBF Avenger x 7
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; @' |5 x O. {6 d; | w( ?' DJapanese aircraft losses1 l* f V) }4 \, L% H, W
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed* J8 C1 R8 s1 J8 i% i+ f
7 K# I: k* a5 MAllied aircraft losses' K; J! x' a( ]/ b! _: W; ]
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed
; ^6 N1 s2 O. nSBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged
7 k) |5 C( P' w( B5 iTBF Avenger: 5 damaged/ \! N6 t6 K: m' f r
" F2 ]9 l0 K% k4 Z1 uJapanese Ships
/ c. y& c6 V' k! nCV Shokaku
5 T9 K# u0 n# X" y# g5 @- lCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 2, on fire0 P9 v* r/ A- X. A* P) L
CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
! o8 Z* y0 g2 B* b' C# ]1 @CV Soryu
8 K: m+ z b' g7 k/ ICA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1
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Japanese aircraft! u b* }4 [- s. O* Y
A6M2 Zero x 15
$ D* j; r: H5 V & g4 P. M' F! n+ P: T5 K! Y: s" e
Allied aircraft( U# e$ u' l3 b; s
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
9 b0 D* R8 r1 @' h5 uSBD Dauntless x 18- O3 ~: n4 r/ ^+ v- n, x: S
. r8 Q" Z0 h9 S7 t4 Q4 R( @
Japanese aircraft losses8 D7 _* A( S8 r
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
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7 ]- ^3 H1 O$ ~8 u9 N( @$ [% b# L" pAllied aircraft losses4 \# \/ P+ O2 n3 X) K& u
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed# ~ A5 N- I4 r/ N9 I
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged8 R5 u9 z" E" [$ [8 U
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Japanese Ships7 u2 ^8 t% f- P2 j
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 1
& d0 H+ ?$ a5 ~+ k) ?CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
8 l! H3 u+ t' B0 L3 ]CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire9 Q* H3 ]( V3 K8 }
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage3 j* V8 `* P! s0 D
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* {: ]3 L' @/ ~9 ?7 VJapanese aircraft7 L$ m: [1 j/ |
A6M2 Zero x 12; ?' S) a+ e! _! A& T3 J# T. ?
2 T* [8 M4 k1 @Allied aircraft
$ l. `" i( }) ~6 p, k0 FF4F-4 Wildcat x 10
9 h' ?0 E7 [' `% L' w5 cSBD Dauntless x 91 ?2 F% B# ^: A8 F6 i, }9 [5 l2 B
TBF Avenger x 162 M! H ~6 y- ]- m
5 z. D% n# o. \Japanese aircraft losses
* ^; E9 _4 `. BA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
! b' \+ n( D0 e7 N! K x# [ x |, I/ x# d0 S+ e/ r1 z) o8 ~0 r
Allied aircraft losses
: h" J4 a( o4 S2 a; L7 G$ g9 {F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed* L$ } O* X. x
SBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
6 `" H( y1 R3 v: Q0 ZTBF Avenger: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged6 ^) Q& i4 b% ?/ l% ~0 p
2 c+ x" \6 K" E. ?0 ?, }9 ^
Japanese Ships3 |/ W# y; m4 f: W- P
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
; b4 V# v6 V- {% f( k1 P' fCV Hiryu, on fire
: _' U7 U/ P/ @( ^, w* ]CA Chikuma
/ d5 ], m7 d& Z: Z1 ]& S H3 ^! Y" vCV Soryu
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Japanese aircraft
6 P+ e9 P$ d( N5 ^" {- AA6M2 Zero x 36
7 I0 q. r7 K" w& |/ aD3A Val x 90
! n$ g9 A& O6 v" zB5N Kate x 66
" k% U. z: y" D( G- a4 k# @& d' z
) Z7 F* D/ o: G( l5 P% X7 H- H6 QAllied aircraft i6 g' v' u: W2 ^
F4F-4 Wildcat x 108
) \9 `. {2 z0 |( m1 b4 r1 b( p9 OP-40E Warhawk x 45
: V8 L; w2 j3 e/ \5 S* ]P-38G Lightning x 2, Q5 N3 k7 _1 x
V( v B0 c' ?2 `( aJapanese aircraft losses
8 v( H3 i! `5 k# [, K6 B7 rA6M2 Zero: 26 destroyed
4 e8 ^& }# C7 k: R% oD3A Val: 50 destroyed S; S& A, r% h K
B5N Kate: 42 destroyed$ }$ P- h% Q! d& n. ?! s( x( W' p
) ~& j0 R/ z1 _. q8 ]
Allied aircraft losses
" S& c8 |' ^( J% f' Z6 |* wF4F-4 Wildcat: 41 destroyed, 14 damaged& i" H1 p' R. l) F. D2 k8 B9 R7 {3 `
P-40E Warhawk: 27 destroyed
2 k3 M ~7 i: B& B) _P-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed
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% _/ i* I! F$ l6 Q& c. m7 a3 yAllied Ships1 ]( L7 H" [6 l, S. ^6 ?: F
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1
& J4 E( `+ r! h; a6 UCV Hornet, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
2 S5 x! `5 ]$ W0 j; z: _2 z% M7 RCV Wasp, Bomb hits 2, on fire
" h- Y2 R. p4 b# a$ p8 L e! UDD Benham, Bomb hits 1, on fire
, h: S V! [9 D: X! v% n3 ECV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1, on fire) y& }9 ~& r# f- B0 n7 [ o1 |
CV Yorktown+ ]1 ]- S: X' \ {1 c# }1 \
CV Saratoga
: Q1 a! k& p" {% G& ~7 ~CL Honolulu) @) b) _- j" w/ v5 ]
CL St. Louis, Bomb hits 2
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6 l4 b& R2 H1 X9 e, XAllied aircraft& ^9 x! s5 |9 S
B-25C Mitchell x 3 e R5 n5 Y& _; ~
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No Allied losses$ A& A4 g5 k" k& l! U6 ?4 C
1 ^& \: m8 K! e+ P$ c; |2 t! k" xJapanese Ships
# u c: M- U0 E7 M2 ]+ ~CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Aircraft Attacking:
2 L. E7 K/ k: L" m; `' Q 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet" W5 e6 I7 `0 \9 n; q8 U3 G
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$ B8 e) ]! b( [( ~9 i* WAllied aircraft' f! R6 M0 |% K5 S% {" ~( O* E/ P
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
n7 v. N6 u+ H8 x/ ]" tSBD Dauntless x 90
2 b$ T) v. |$ d6 m1 w2 i2 DTBF Avenger x 33( }; s% O" m z# ~
: i8 F6 G6 P k4 x8 {/ z: gJapanese Ships
; \1 i$ H$ o U+ {( r+ U! h3 K( QCA Chikuma+ J2 I" L! _+ X0 J: A7 P* h4 M
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage* m4 I! y/ g" x O6 ~6 _. Z
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage) y \, N( p1 e! R
CA Tone, Bomb hits 1
" N7 S, ]% i" p$ R, vDD Ariake, Bomb hits 1, on fire m8 V/ M4 d0 r
CA Aoba, Bomb hits 2
! Q/ D% _- X" S8 t3 O( X3 w- bCL Tama
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+ V- T7 ]4 C6 b# u% C( S DDay Air attack on TF at 61,91: n/ C# x& s$ v( i* |1 q1 p
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Allied aircraft
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CV Soryu, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage) i, o9 s! q7 z Z, `
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage/ N# q+ @6 W& p5 ~! ?2 H; d
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# U% V9 u' Z& X! g, [) W3 SGround combat at Shortlands
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1 C m" w ^# { u6 o0 JAllied Deliberate attack
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& r' k. h% k( r; @1 q" @: D# h5 sAttacking force 13678 troops, 150 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 322
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Defending force 1457 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 104 d! J* c/ Y+ A' }; H& P* e/ R
) l* O9 E/ L0 @& j0 _Allied max assault: 314 - adjusted assault: 281 9 e* m3 k1 s4 X9 r- K3 h
: k0 U/ e. w- I+ u5 ~7 U$ cJapanese max defense: 6 - adjusted defense: 1
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8 w* `& c0 u) E4 hAllied assault odds: 281 to 1
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Japanese ground losses:
0 Q v- b# ~5 F1572 casualties reported
@% n3 [0 m- c$ w; iGuns lost 7$ T, n' J+ i$ h! |
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Allied ground losses:! Z4 \; n/ u: K
2 casualties reported8 x' g! Y1 l8 k2 N
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