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Japanese Ships5 U4 J$ M# s2 t ?: z: e- [1 b
CA Kumano% D! q4 c+ U/ `: h, D+ f1 T; Y9 g
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 42, and is sunk+ j9 J3 Q+ I3 h
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1) j7 D1 o* k. l& a& V* @
CL Natori, Shell hits 1
1 u! l$ S! S) }# A1 a3 r* u6 ^DD Maikaze, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
' G1 ~- h6 C! B% N/ wDD Natsugumo
3 a0 i; `* j# A+ y: S) {2 a7 NDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 17 @$ H: o( Y& E, m, L2 n+ a/ c) m
DD Yuzuki; c K. D4 d7 R/ f
9 }9 B/ g* m/ ?! `4 T! k
Allied Ships1 |% Q+ u6 _/ s- n$ m
CA Portland, Shell hits 2, on fire
/ L; w6 \# T! x4 hCA Northampton0 F; a- |- u H% O" [( t
CA Houston, Torpedo hits 1
- A, T$ J1 [9 J) a6 nCA Chester, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
5 Z4 B& x% V( f8 d; s% g3 JCA Louisville, Shell hits 1+ N; \6 l' r7 P8 f
CA Chicago5 z0 _+ \7 i3 C% e5 \9 y* p
CA Pensacola
0 x# j$ Y0 D. ~. P) z# m% RCA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
6 Z6 U+ W2 `' z: I8 E& r; rCA Astoria
: L6 |6 q- _, q7 P2 vCA Minneapolis7 ]% k2 D3 E5 f7 b! I j8 }
CA San Francisco: Q. h5 G2 P8 ?' c( S$ f
CA Australia, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage' s& I1 T5 J3 _) m/ v$ ~
CA Canberra
3 Q1 I' {7 E9 ~# w; l% K$ A' BCL Leander
# {$ U0 V' g4 N6 Q8 YCL Achilles
5 B4 |9 Q2 U) k" Y( `CL Perth4 o; f) Y. }9 s# T
CL Hobart9 `; n8 C' U! e4 n0 B
CL Raleigh+ V8 [0 U# r9 U
CL Detroit
! I9 z- d) d/ o2 `( x- k7 qCL Concord
2 _( }3 `, H1 Y: u, TDD Cummings; a3 E; e+ j0 W
DD Case
2 |, Y9 h0 v1 c4 pDD Shaw
, L( T! D( d& A; IDD Downes
4 E+ C# `8 }0 A* ]% V6 t/ nDD Le Triomphant/ D/ r1 d7 G, M4 l' b% ] g: i
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1 {- D" H, C1 PCA Kumano, Shell hits 10 k1 ~: k5 S$ U* u
CA Furutaka
9 X( ]# a1 X0 F9 B: o+ _: aCL Natori, Shell hits 1
/ _& C& y$ s7 ]# ^DD Maikaze, on fire, heavy damage0 l% ~8 W8 Y. n5 J# L. W" L) V
DD Natsugumo: W7 }" u; u# j4 O; X
DD Ikazuchi! P8 ?% p+ i+ w1 ^2 k( ]( B; T
DD Yuzuki
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F" ?* q% R/ k% y: AAllied Ships
0 b A5 m8 c9 q! n# X5 sCA Portland, on fire8 Q) U- `- k" L) Y3 T) I. a% b
CA Northampton; e* J2 ^0 U. y
CA Houston
y" V! r8 ~% e0 _; ]CA Louisville* l/ w# H. n" w+ `* ^) ~
CA Chicago, p& Z1 M# [" A b% m. \
CA Pensacola7 Y; U7 {7 }8 t8 W$ u
CA New Orleans5 I" L$ h2 O/ V2 t) [4 m
CA Astoria
, Y# X: u5 w [1 dCA Minneapolis
: ^; O8 Z- v& Q2 g7 ]; `) ^CA San Francisco; }" ?) l! Q Y% d u" ^
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
4 x0 L, e* P8 M/ B, Z. uCA Canberra) h* B5 ]3 H5 j# f8 [: H- f
CL Leander
; a$ l7 A$ z5 \0 L' QCL Achilles6 v8 N- i; v! [$ Z, e7 |
CL Perth5 w3 j3 q) d. [5 |3 U
CL Hobart( d5 l0 l1 p9 ^2 ^0 X. S
CL Raleigh) M' ]7 I9 u( |
CL Detroit7 B, n: W8 Y$ E1 `
CL Concord. ^: P( `, \9 I( L9 _. M7 e
DD Cummings
2 E, M; U: K: k, o. s$ ZDD Case, ^+ h. j) Z2 D5 q/ h; o) I
DD Shaw
3 p* l. \" L5 J2 N0 q- VDD Downes0 ~% ?$ T |* Q3 Z. P; M3 O) N7 F; y
DD Le Triomphant! S, T4 N# d) p8 ^( r. A2 Q
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,938 M* S- W% X0 r) J3 w% l
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Japanese Ships
( b6 ?6 Z, ^- [CA Kumano, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
: A" M+ F# L8 G* ?0 h6 m' b* V4 ?CA Furutaka, Shell hits 34, and is sunk
. P4 a" U; G s6 `' \( w7 QCL Natori, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
; ~, Z( O* u% h# {$ X0 k* pDD Maikaze, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
& u/ [$ C$ S+ d' T( |5 t+ SDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 17 h# z1 O9 c- [3 c2 ?4 O
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 3, on fire6 f5 M! l( n' R
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 6, and is sunk; g1 u3 Q3 B; @
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Allied Ships# ?0 P2 s- W: T9 n; x
CA Portland, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
- {! Q2 X( |6 ~CA Northampton, Shell hits 1, on fire
2 L, L% C" c$ q9 Q- h. qCA Houston, Shell hits 1
0 X/ F$ X& `6 b* e1 V0 V- V' ICA Louisville
a, _ z# @9 [/ zCA Chicago, Shell hits 2
8 E+ J8 y- D, J0 @$ [1 ?! H L& HCA Pensacola, Shell hits 46 _$ Y; Q ^0 x. L5 N( I
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 4
. J5 H9 e) k0 N/ L- J. b- oCA Astoria
: o' d: _" Z: }$ lCA Minneapolis6 q4 Q8 f( S+ `$ ?2 \) p' }
CA San Francisco6 l$ v6 C1 N4 f* T7 P& Q+ m
CA Australia, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
" M& a4 |9 y7 `) z! h! z0 @6 [3 w% lCA Canberra4 {8 {+ S; h* ]7 Z
CL Leander
# h$ N9 @8 h/ ^CL Achilles
% m1 O: j. ]6 i$ D" W0 ^* i( ?; JCL Perth1 A% w: f0 ^+ w7 \0 D9 u
CL Hobart
' @' Y2 F: Q6 F3 K. {CL Raleigh* @2 X6 S) K* B, ?+ A h0 R+ y9 `
CL Detroit
' j' _: B1 M& u8 k6 ^CL Concord6 Q* v0 }) j" A
DD Cummings a0 |- i+ t& B- G& s( n3 O8 W1 J
DD Case
" l0 D- g0 `0 Y) k+ d, H& \DD Shaw
, j/ L `& T6 `4 A" k& IDD Downes
# g0 v3 Z. l2 I# u6 m, P% v* hDD Le Triomphant) A; i- J, \. U) M. L
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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Japanese Ships
+ t( k+ V5 j7 nCA Kumano, Shell hits 33, on fire, heavy damage0 A; c3 F p! j: d# a3 G
CL Natori, Shell hits 24, and is sunk
% {: K6 @0 k) v+ ^; j* ZDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1; P* c; _1 m" o' j3 }1 z! G, o+ \/ v3 L7 m
DD Ikazuchi, on fire
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( F# N: P$ M% N9 h; @! r& ^Allied Ships
# f4 d# C: Z8 s1 ?; LCA Portland, on fire, heavy damage
6 I4 u1 D# q* Y/ C& s7 C7 [7 N. gCA Northampton, on fire
! f: [/ Z2 H# b! v& K/ GCA Houston
8 f5 R0 ~ A" N7 e4 CCA Louisville
+ r1 @* o! V8 M: S2 \, s/ yCA Chicago
, m; E" G- I, l, _, c( a0 a/ KCA Pensacola
/ x' d" I- _, u, l1 tCA New Orleans2 A/ z& Z, _- m, S, I5 s% K) l
CA Astoria
u @/ `' E2 vCA Minneapolis
2 W ?# X9 X& W( I, j0 |CA San Francisco A( Z7 }& N* ]" k& {
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage9 u0 z. _$ p7 }4 y4 p! _, k
CA Canberra
; D: E/ e& a; }0 WCL Leander
& e- K) f2 c6 ^( ]CL Achilles+ P. g# @3 l; R$ b( w; n
CL Perth
- N! J: S F5 y3 ?3 KCL Hobart
# p1 i3 b0 g5 @$ g. L a9 rCL Raleigh& U/ K4 r" w8 A( O4 M
CL Detroit T: F; g% @7 v8 N& G1 e
CL Concord0 H5 m9 ?8 v1 y8 Y
DD Cummings3 H2 a6 f+ n8 @
DD Case
) g' U% q4 f* X7 G- @# B: m6 V- EDD Shaw
W- u3 \- r8 W$ b, F9 E5 dDD Downes! Z: K7 _6 h# o! V
DD Le Triomphant" J# L/ A6 n! y; e( J
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Japanese Ships: ~, h5 x* r9 ^4 E; C
CA Kumano, Shell hits 29, and is sunk
3 C5 ?! u! N" o& ADD Natsugumo, Shell hits 35, and is sunk; Z1 n3 u7 m7 C( r" X/ t7 Z/ C
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
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Allied Ships
; u2 |9 i* p) G8 N6 ^6 SCA Portland, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage7 w7 Z @! \' w" W& V6 j
CA Northampton, on fire9 f! O7 v! I" N' w, Q, w/ z9 `
CA Houston. z6 U3 `% ~* c2 K+ }7 }9 y
CA Louisville
9 _6 ^* i8 I% k4 i$ FCA Chicago- q6 Y0 r; q: o. M; F
CA Pensacola
]1 u( {+ U3 ? lCA New Orleans( v& N% |0 e, y* I9 @' F
CA Astoria) z2 q4 G, M {' p
CA Minneapolis9 C( @5 c4 P: P e3 Y% l/ @3 r
CA San Francisco# n- Y" h$ z- \
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
: z5 w h7 M% B& d+ W$ zCA Canberra
: _# ~& O3 g+ fCL Leander
! N3 ?2 A6 Y2 e* X3 x2 \1 ~CL Achilles2 m; W: N; n' O3 y
CL Perth* y5 C. D% }+ S4 x
CL Hobart
/ `# R6 _* i7 z( _; qCL Raleigh8 z* w. [; r7 X. ^
CL Detroit$ V- I0 V. y Y: m' g
CL Concord
/ J1 ~( g% Y+ `0 @DD Cummings
& j0 G8 J; y9 B y0 NDD Case
# J$ A6 U9 h5 D8 F6 e# E7 C0 XDD Shaw- V; q2 z; g. j2 w
DD Downes
" C/ [1 n/ x$ |: _DD Le Triomphant& ?. d! C" A( V% V1 W) N8 ]; I
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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Japanese aircraft
$ {, X# }: Y8 }0 g, Z- u4 wA6M2 Zero x 50
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Allied aircraft
. G& R/ q9 b/ ]F4F-4 Wildcat x 42
) h2 x3 C$ B4 Q! R7 p, aSBD Dauntless x 44
2 W/ n/ o. h. _4 {; G# G6 QTBF Avenger x 16
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Japanese aircraft losses
8 i1 h1 @0 }+ B# ^A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged6 [; n! a. v5 i$ A
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Allied aircraft losses; ?2 {: T. g! v# D1 S
F4F-4 Wildcat: 27 destroyed
1 z" h% N( w" u' F. A: A9 U7 zSBD Dauntless: 13 destroyed, 17 damaged
* D+ D& o5 h8 A$ g$ p5 xTBF Avenger: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged5 a6 k! {0 @" m8 v) `) I
7 C3 ?, Y# o# cJapanese Ships/ U; X& j! A# E% c5 Y h; x1 @
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
$ w& I% ` `; w* u/ H kCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
7 z. g0 V2 U* w8 u5 pCV Shokaku7 Z$ e+ a4 E, @0 u" J! F ?8 y
CV Soryu
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5 b& p D- Z1 l4 zJapanese aircraft
$ f& V" g$ \/ w6 QA6M2 Zero x 192 Y5 L, L5 {4 s: W8 u3 F/ f' L2 _
0 v: m( e: \( x# D; D
Allied aircraft
% d3 K: h$ c6 F" @& @F4F-4 Wildcat x 19+ N- p# ^- P0 t" E# F
SBD Dauntless x 142 y& f( y& Y+ E5 W
TBF Avenger x 6
. B2 l* I0 g. [- q* ^0 Q! R5 p 8 F A4 ]" h0 G
Japanese aircraft losses
* _. K; g( C4 [: H- l% }& d uA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
+ C3 r% x3 b9 h, d G
' h" _7 O0 J* }3 Q" WAllied aircraft losses
/ ~1 W4 `2 E: K& M8 oF4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed
( Z$ M/ H4 H: M( O# ]SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged, V2 I# q9 A7 w; Z0 g9 }
TBF Avenger: 6 damaged
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% ]. g! S* L! q' H( I$ xJapanese Ships
& z: E! A; x: i" M8 q6 G4 H5 gCV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage8 K* X" S) L' s j5 h1 n
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 27 ~, X# [' _5 g4 Q
CA Tone/ Z; ]- u7 t* H- p! t9 _* K. y' s# h6 _
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 1+ a. ?' f; {; U; k& n- l
CV Hiryu, on fire7 }8 e( n. q z0 y
, a8 m k& S+ X% m
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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. g2 O. F. q' w. K# {/ H8 ]# yA6M2 Zero x 17
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Allied aircraft
" Z- N) o- I! C NF4F-4 Wildcat x 24& @% K) p1 Y, k2 j- s8 [
SBD Dauntless x 27
& L& J/ Y2 t; [# w$ Z3 i8 oTBF Avenger x 71 b2 m1 a& ]+ Q+ J; p# r4 m
, J; m h5 |' N# y7 J3 m3 E* yJapanese aircraft losses4 V5 y9 V- V2 A# g0 y( G1 l6 A* Y
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed2 E( [) V* X4 |) j& b$ L
# j7 N* x* N( F% a3 tAllied aircraft losses
1 `1 D# ^ y8 BF4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed
$ A, B0 ^) `8 j' ?& P3 F/ Y& ySBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged0 z" Y% X f$ S5 `) J" W
TBF Avenger: 5 damaged3 f* A0 W9 S( D5 C6 j
7 O4 z- v) Q* @1 {3 [Japanese Ships9 e& ]" _& n8 q" O+ `3 o3 s6 o- |
CV Shokaku
5 o6 p( N% e# o$ J9 V5 V, vCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 2, on fire
( H7 }# J' v+ [! ^9 `CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
1 U1 P6 E1 D0 c" ]0 LCV Soryu) f# u/ B. l) U# L4 c7 l5 z- a0 h A9 B
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 19 H! O3 G7 [9 D- }; F; X& H9 o* V
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Japanese aircraft& x! ]5 R. y7 ~1 l! a
A6M2 Zero x 154 I# r* j2 c* G) e6 s+ ~+ u
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Allied aircraft
, t7 o1 t2 Z+ F4 |9 b' kF4F-4 Wildcat x 8
. T% ^6 j; K$ J) M- fSBD Dauntless x 18" l* Z. J# T9 V4 j0 o$ M* _; A2 P. J5 H
- o2 Y. }8 i/ U. v" vJapanese aircraft losses, c8 K8 F4 I) X8 r0 L) s1 n% ]
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
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$ P8 c% {3 z/ T; J' @0 RAllied aircraft losses5 V/ u; ?% g5 x+ ~" O. ]# P
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed" o6 M: E. [6 y- {! T8 q m
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged) y. L3 _4 M4 Y( Y; i
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Japanese Ships" M7 d/ o( z7 ^+ \0 W
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 1
" E: Z. V( L& e* b2 t% jCV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage0 {9 _0 [- O9 w% u
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire( r& j( j7 `# p9 b
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Japanese aircraft
" {# d; ^0 W6 N* m$ uA6M2 Zero x 12
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Allied aircraft
; T2 ]# x" ?4 Y) m( qF4F-4 Wildcat x 106 G3 U( C0 u1 m6 s
SBD Dauntless x 9
2 Y# u2 N% d9 rTBF Avenger x 16
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Japanese aircraft losses: N t' b, F g, S' A A
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
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/ g5 h4 O& O0 C8 Y& O1 \Allied aircraft losses
l! {0 ]7 v' }, ~! A- o9 _F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
: h& L! {4 ]" [ j# c6 ySBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
6 J, B' c4 `- i# d; I# yTBF Avenger: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged
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Japanese Ships) m5 j4 a J! U* n# I* D9 o9 t
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
: ]" l7 B M# U2 u4 t( U; \$ [ _9 MCV Hiryu, on fire; m4 ~- s( A* _; m; e( E
CA Chikuma
+ x% M% A8 V% R8 J: U) uCV Soryu
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& D. M9 {( o% H3 i5 o5 nJapanese aircraft
% e! W! [. ~$ U! EA6M2 Zero x 36
1 ^9 d5 F+ K$ K, J" d ]- pD3A Val x 90! w" \" |0 v t) {! f
B5N Kate x 66) G% j! m2 D5 ]0 b! c
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Allied aircraft3 s0 Q8 X( ]! H; J. h
F4F-4 Wildcat x 108* h/ g' l, R4 [9 u" M/ q6 C6 g
P-40E Warhawk x 45
, n* t2 v! u0 H) PP-38G Lightning x 2- v- b8 B# \' Z7 K) }+ x8 l8 S
! f0 P& L4 @% j& D$ t* fJapanese aircraft losses
. Q- V- A' B, ?6 n4 TA6M2 Zero: 26 destroyed
2 ] x2 C' M+ v \0 i9 SD3A Val: 50 destroyed3 Y5 a7 ^3 R3 t* e1 K
B5N Kate: 42 destroyed. _' _/ g8 o5 B$ |6 c9 Z
" {( k% O7 J7 Z3 u, U: zAllied aircraft losses
6 P% E: t* O* B$ L/ d' [F4F-4 Wildcat: 41 destroyed, 14 damaged
% H$ V* u% m! }( w/ e8 wP-40E Warhawk: 27 destroyed
' a! u f/ n: XP-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed
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Allied Ships5 j, [- L0 m2 @3 M: R* Z
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 15 j: a& @ K. s& X: |" P
CV Hornet, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire& Z6 f1 P. I' P E$ |
CV Wasp, Bomb hits 2, on fire" M; I( E9 |7 J* Z! l
DD Benham, Bomb hits 1, on fire
( v: ?! r* R. C" V& DCV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1, on fire) o( W7 R. j' f
CV Yorktown
3 o$ s; \( k, BCV Saratoga
4 Z3 G4 R6 F: ~% L# |9 B1 WCL Honolulu- \7 U9 F* A, D& j ~2 z
CL St. Louis, Bomb hits 22 L7 n6 _, q" H% {7 E0 K
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B-25C Mitchell x 3+ d$ M& H! h3 P% q( d8 V1 y' W0 \
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- G8 k z5 b& B$ C9 gCV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage% K4 `. Y O! s6 L" y' Y
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Aircraft Attacking:
3 o; ?/ d% r( j* z) l 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet, G3 {1 ^% t' r* }9 y! b/ d
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7 `$ y# c( V. v8 n7 t OAllied aircraft
! z2 S+ b! L/ [+ ?. u- AF4F-4 Wildcat x 21. z$ p1 d, c) R Q6 t2 {0 k! E; q5 U
SBD Dauntless x 90
' o+ T# l/ p0 N7 s. y2 S8 K4 xTBF Avenger x 33
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# E+ K, c* ^, G0 t( q5 B* mCA Chikuma
6 X5 }# x, m: zCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
+ d- n/ P. j9 E% M3 YCV Soryu, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage" b* b9 p: y7 z% [5 ]
CA Tone, Bomb hits 1
, K5 X( x4 ~% s5 n# K1 J9 BDD Ariake, Bomb hits 1, on fire
6 z" s+ ^4 Z# o- XCA Aoba, Bomb hits 2
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, `9 U2 H% [& j! P4 H9 hDay Air attack on TF at 61,91
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CV Soryu, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
+ L S) T, ]; }) n" ACV Hiryu, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage( ]5 \- h1 |# ]' m: O$ y
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& }) @9 R' l* I( h, Z4 AGround combat at Shortlands% F& d# d; i/ O& t7 p! |& A$ v/ ~
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Allied Deliberate attack6 K# U( V" T- \; g% R
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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 = 10+ y# t$ `: v* d& L# ]% d. \
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Allied max assault: 314 - adjusted assault: 281
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Japanese max defense: 6 - adjusted defense: 1 * d7 v+ D9 X8 w* h9 J, [
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Allied assault odds: 281 to 1 # h% Y4 T; U; Y8 X/ ]# V4 [
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6 D: T2 H1 N) k# x0 ?Japanese ground losses:
' L% s- [& i( U% W1572 casualties reported4 b: u. a" @+ ~* }5 B
Guns lost 7; V# w' V+ F$ y1 o, {3 p
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Allied ground losses:
+ Q! m$ W }/ c$ r2 casualties reported
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