AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/18/42
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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: u& K6 j& Y9 ECA Kumano [& y& W/ I! I
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 42, and is sunk
+ L9 e7 G! m7 P# V6 |CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1' J6 a" f# V* l! R( E
CL Natori, Shell hits 1
+ P# A" u; w1 G4 F x! jDD Maikaze, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
8 X! Q! s) ?2 \7 f# O/ l% EDD Natsugumo; S# l" c0 R2 P- S1 {2 O
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 1
* o6 e0 ]7 y( ]+ Z, a, Y( RDD Yuzuki9 ~6 v! V8 d0 _2 U1 `. f
9 }5 Y" G) u* L) A0 g; lAllied Ships4 \2 }3 V0 a r( Z; R. }
CA Portland, Shell hits 2, on fire, k/ t+ c! l0 q3 e6 L) s
CA Northampton
3 y8 H/ ?; F ^# i# w, }/ nCA Houston, Torpedo hits 1& F/ W: }. J# v. [
CA Chester, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
$ N w9 j% N Q( f8 ~- nCA Louisville, Shell hits 14 I$ _) H, Z3 F# |
CA Chicago
0 o2 b. L9 K1 Y0 ]7 _9 h. zCA Pensacola2 H3 }+ f2 H* ?6 s0 A# Q2 k6 M' I
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
8 `: T$ p7 x" KCA Astoria% V+ Q4 _- l r! ~* k% F* m
CA Minneapolis
8 R! I$ j2 {6 u+ m: k, r3 uCA San Francisco& H E2 i! @2 y, K' a* q8 Z# z1 R+ t
CA Australia, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
+ d' i. `5 h- g+ |) J& ]CA Canberra& ~1 f) m# F1 ~
CL Leander
% h, b/ |; F9 z* L% ^; M1 C; KCL Achilles
k+ J2 j$ W3 x, y& i3 C: `CL Perth
w+ J1 y" A2 _2 m, rCL Hobart) ~$ N9 p# p4 J- w- e
CL Raleigh
9 `" l4 g5 v& OCL Detroit& ]3 |( b0 |7 b8 }- S; j) ]6 z4 e
CL Concord1 H% Y. n7 t' \" {
DD Cummings
. Y- D/ ^& v( _) \DD Case
3 M+ m% `; S- T3 x1 q& J' ]DD Shaw
9 A ^' m }$ m" h4 i6 t( WDD Downes
' d( X# h7 a) Q6 I& |DD Le Triomphant
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4 ]8 ]$ L5 ?) ^' SNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93/ y" j" w2 P" [9 ]* E( t- @9 c
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Japanese Ships
: I; D' k% O0 n. c! |CA Kumano, Shell hits 102 s+ G4 o7 ]# z6 l
CA Furutaka& `* s, r {& V* t! w5 x0 d
CL Natori, Shell hits 1
6 a; [. D) g' b& p8 T6 |% DDD Maikaze, on fire, heavy damage
& V1 H9 k4 l: B! T7 }, V' LDD Natsugumo
+ N- @4 P& t! w; F0 X8 S* u0 Y5 V8 HDD Ikazuchi
* [6 Q3 q9 d3 A+ a* GDD Yuzuki
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Allied Ships% ]) F+ a/ \' x; w+ ?
CA Portland, on fire
- W |- b- G, `3 A& ~ oCA Northampton
" `( ?3 o3 |8 u) j- GCA Houston
9 i% u. f$ V! Q/ T# {4 q6 m- g a3 [7 r/ ~CA Louisville3 w) ^' U: `8 L" U# {4 F
CA Chicago
( \" z: r" T- r1 S" uCA Pensacola. M1 f7 Z9 m& v7 Q
CA New Orleans! Q' A$ D- {5 F$ A+ k5 l% \' j
CA Astoria
+ L( h, d% L( j: Y# f1 ^2 TCA Minneapolis
% W6 Q+ `! e4 o2 Q: _4 f; B; X4 kCA San Francisco
" m" o/ g( ?, u. }$ |. C* gCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage+ }9 q0 J8 ^. ~( \, O
CA Canberra2 z. j! Z& `, g8 }- D! D
CL Leander
1 ], A; J6 h f5 U+ f9 TCL Achilles+ ^! a+ h0 T4 L: e
CL Perth& @4 O& `3 a9 {/ e
CL Hobart
1 A1 q; E4 K$ ?+ p2 BCL Raleigh
( C/ v: b! j2 c* a& R' cCL Detroit
3 a/ H6 h+ x# j' RCL Concord
c4 j/ _& j! R7 |9 C2 G5 MDD Cummings/ N& a/ J4 y8 \, `
DD Case
: N+ L+ {; u- O4 A: R) d1 ~DD Shaw& V& e! _+ b1 K+ }
DD Downes2 ?" J$ K+ ?: v/ K1 {2 n7 c& w. J
DD Le Triomphant
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( _% r5 N" `8 p+ l" `Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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Japanese Ships
$ W0 i! o. y9 b& F) W TCA Kumano, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
/ Z; B, [6 ^* ?CA Furutaka, Shell hits 34, and is sunk
! U! H1 n' L3 y& P. `% T* L9 q. jCL Natori, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage; S3 \, f( H6 n9 h
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
+ V9 m3 ~! X2 c" h. X# [. tDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1 u" \7 t( F6 }; @7 }! C' j4 \
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 3, on fire- k( i; Z3 v. }! P5 `
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
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CA Portland, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage* z9 B3 o5 R7 v6 }. r+ S
CA Northampton, Shell hits 1, on fire7 U/ d( ~/ V8 F. |3 W
CA Houston, Shell hits 1
! i5 T" b1 s4 m3 mCA Louisville
- k7 \% }& m- m, G( e; \/ D2 o: j7 TCA Chicago, Shell hits 2
: h, \% h6 B! s/ ZCA Pensacola, Shell hits 4- I2 u8 L5 T, n7 l) I+ P
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 4
* \8 v$ D0 d& D! A( e1 KCA Astoria( y4 I/ @7 d7 J9 S9 @8 Y" d+ G( R
CA Minneapolis& ^. k' g! r1 U. N o
CA San Francisco2 l8 n0 _& ^7 m2 V# P" _3 q) W
CA Australia, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage2 r# \9 Q% C+ ^0 D
CA Canberra
1 ]- l9 g$ X$ \- C TCL Leander% G; a z g7 k! y0 }8 I o
CL Achilles
3 Q+ ]# N5 C R0 {; r! ~CL Perth$ ^$ i! B, ~( t6 V
CL Hobart- ^# j4 c) y( q. Y+ x) @! V% [0 n5 }
CL Raleigh G. P6 j: G: Y/ g0 v: l- K5 I0 h: F! h
CL Detroit
% q% Y( e' y" ~, n5 V, kCL Concord: l" u( [: e% F2 i' }( h0 N
DD Cummings+ y9 {' j8 M3 P
DD Case+ B1 u6 j- _* Z1 o. v2 p0 a7 a
DD Shaw
+ F; e3 \) ^! r5 I: z9 kDD Downes! t8 T7 V: t9 ?- Q, j
DD Le Triomphant+ g) [) \7 I" n. k( _. p2 t* S
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,932 K6 N5 F" ^6 f
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CA Kumano, Shell hits 33, on fire, heavy damage
7 S5 V: T8 t4 WCL Natori, Shell hits 24, and is sunk! I5 u0 q, T. z4 E
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1; m9 Y2 _, [9 t, `
DD Ikazuchi, on fire
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Allied Ships. U$ t. c" j3 C' u5 ?
CA Portland, on fire, heavy damage% K- d. \7 |: W9 B4 i
CA Northampton, on fire; [6 g# p5 I: c$ h/ S
CA Houston
, d8 N) N3 j2 u* pCA Louisville5 K8 l& v8 v( Z* j4 `
CA Chicago
1 {- o. u# p/ b0 zCA Pensacola
: c1 s9 }7 K4 E9 A( o- J$ }; @CA New Orleans: y- x) D2 x7 B' [( S' X
CA Astoria
+ O$ K" }6 l3 tCA Minneapolis
T; X9 r" o* ?7 s" A; q1 A' m$ OCA San Francisco
+ O }' a) T. ?! JCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage& V2 z7 F+ K6 b2 {# C: H: Y( ?
CA Canberra
$ n0 }( E# V+ Y, u# ^$ V6 n: bCL Leander
, e1 Q' X2 e" @CL Achilles
, p6 E8 `- o/ a z5 t& { x" ECL Perth
5 h) {) V* S1 [4 z) yCL Hobart
% ^; x: n5 e( F) [+ o7 hCL Raleigh$ i5 y2 t' S, ]3 f
CL Detroit- f& M+ ` T2 ~2 u3 L
CL Concord9 D& H. Z; F9 s* H* N0 H
DD Cummings
6 L/ Q! j8 f0 C. ^3 v* {DD Case0 `; d2 [2 o" A
DD Shaw
) W8 T2 W) k+ `! T! a* ~4 }DD Downes) X* }# Y1 x5 `/ Q0 `
DD Le Triomphant
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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: A/ K8 |9 {( e7 R; H7 LCA Kumano, Shell hits 29, and is sunk
: A! l3 x1 p* E3 W5 n& o- u% C. fDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 35, and is sunk; W* U/ m4 j. D' B! S; x. J0 h
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 15, and is sunk! E6 j9 w4 C7 i* J, f
& H0 h" i6 ^/ hAllied Ships8 j# R- m# N4 L/ C
CA Portland, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage; y: g5 L9 X$ N3 A" s" M
CA Northampton, on fire; N$ A, k/ v0 k. _! G3 b, u
CA Houston
7 U3 @; b( w \9 R: {/ LCA Louisville( J. F' k) M r$ J% [' h
CA Chicago [* T7 a& w2 \/ H1 z2 R- x
CA Pensacola
/ v1 X# G( [ |; W2 i; q- @% eCA New Orleans7 t( v+ u0 W* z. a1 Z5 U
CA Astoria( G/ _# j; C3 s7 \
CA Minneapolis u$ A5 R% `' {" J8 S0 L+ S
CA San Francisco
5 E' S; B+ ~+ @7 W: HCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage1 k% }) C6 v4 c: T m+ a8 F' ?
CA Canberra
9 [$ v" S4 R1 `CL Leander7 @, {3 U: Y' I4 `" H. F
CL Achilles
$ Q3 x" l+ P8 yCL Perth$ r5 g+ g, n. [1 b/ J: q
CL Hobart
& u: ^; P) u0 l) LCL Raleigh. k+ _2 [9 @/ ?! @' j
CL Detroit/ z# M; R/ @' ]& c
CL Concord
4 t+ D' K, r/ U" ^8 c3 f X& NDD Cummings( S4 _) R) z4 x9 I. e
DD Case
X: R H6 I7 H% ]% dDD Shaw
8 U5 k! \; G4 G3 @# bDD Downes! e0 N, x' C; T, Z. d1 C+ X) \" y
DD Le Triomphant
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5 ~ q, \4 h0 \0 LDay Air attack on TF at 61,912 N+ k% L5 ]' V3 _& F+ P/ u
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Japanese aircraft
$ Y) f: F( Y$ j# ^$ M) \A6M2 Zero x 506 r) M6 y; ?) {1 A/ ^. d
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Allied aircraft" E9 }" }0 Q% m# m5 T
F4F-4 Wildcat x 420 z( O' I. Q0 \1 E2 W, B& t! x
SBD Dauntless x 44& J i9 R$ x7 c2 S1 m' P8 U6 v" l, u
TBF Avenger x 16
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' Y( P( y! f0 B1 tJapanese aircraft losses* f8 C' j/ l: ^" g* c
A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged
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5 R! b1 t/ N% q6 m7 U+ w3 J* cAllied aircraft losses
* h9 j7 U ~+ y ?1 j3 `F4F-4 Wildcat: 27 destroyed% O; F) t9 K* Q- T; s. L- M
SBD Dauntless: 13 destroyed, 17 damaged
! j9 R2 F1 I5 V- F3 |. w" KTBF Avenger: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged- u( b {2 H! k. a! l B2 P" r! t- B
% I# a$ Y. a. u7 S0 WJapanese Ships
G' @1 I1 ?7 v( a8 t6 ACV Kaga, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
: m. Z" _' ~. V7 t9 T( XCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
7 z3 V) Y/ a _) I7 [CV Shokaku' n, L/ @3 ?& b( Y' U9 \) x
CV Soryu
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Japanese aircraft/ Z/ p- ` Z. B2 C7 G4 W8 k* S
A6M2 Zero x 19
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Allied aircraft# z ^/ ?# s. C' t3 Q
F4F-4 Wildcat x 194 P- \' m/ v' J
SBD Dauntless x 14
" z0 s9 i+ H0 C. ]- NTBF Avenger x 6
7 ~3 e0 T x' z6 W3 `2 |0 x - {! |4 j8 z/ c* @( W% [4 k
Japanese aircraft losses
& m* o0 T% }7 C. w; d9 AA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed2 Q% s9 b# L. A! R3 |3 B, l
. ^# q4 t) M8 }3 n1 _" c0 MAllied aircraft losses* X+ @3 ~8 u! q
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed/ S' R9 a: n+ g. d. g0 |
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged
. A% k' O3 D! y2 Y( t$ Y. sTBF Avenger: 6 damaged
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Japanese Ships. y8 n5 C3 W* U2 d$ h
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage7 C2 n6 ]* @" p* `# c; g$ n
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2
: b$ y! [ O7 T; k( {1 k1 K* R4 K# vCA Tone
& @. @ F3 W" ~2 BCV Soryu, Bomb hits 1- [) g' T7 ^% O/ m% M# `1 `
CV Hiryu, on fire- V: Y+ v1 N% J5 i) v; Y
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6 e8 [4 m, O# L9 R1 F, pDay Air attack on TF at 61,917 N& U# Y2 W" D7 D2 d
' N3 Y9 u1 M: s8 {0 sJapanese aircraft: C6 F. @. g5 M$ a% W
A6M2 Zero x 17, H$ H n' @1 a( n3 J' `. r5 k+ G, W9 p
$ k& [5 G7 h- `8 D* Q/ C( uAllied aircraft2 b! w8 ^/ z2 `" n E
F4F-4 Wildcat x 244 o& P5 |. d6 _& [% M0 z6 D& t
SBD Dauntless x 275 K$ G3 ~' M+ _ V
TBF Avenger x 7
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: M/ v0 r/ ^3 NJapanese aircraft losses
% m n' |; j U) A9 h+ JA6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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6 V4 {8 T" t; d* l& FAllied aircraft losses
8 t0 e; k' Z# S6 n! y) b% YF4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed
2 z6 n# Y X# J4 ]7 A' C) mSBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged' Z) I. q) ?" d7 [* h y6 U1 n2 S. L
TBF Avenger: 5 damaged2 }, U$ ^8 j& \+ E% v& D
; p$ |. g1 \1 W3 |1 T0 m" W, zJapanese Ships
! e2 @ a& A) ?CV Shokaku* _) _, N: L- D ]" C
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 2, on fire& ^3 p! K- J+ Y: m4 x0 N
CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
8 \% w3 o7 B# j: u# I5 q2 LCV Soryu# N/ X w& e3 L% v& g$ B
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1" P2 q2 {7 r; u0 E+ a9 L- X: d! }
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: U+ W6 p& f8 y3 QDay Air attack on TF at 61,91 H# N& y8 g7 h$ p$ C; F
& J! u$ r( t3 P( e( z- P! nJapanese aircraft
3 V" A3 A, S2 n4 W! `) q( X+ mA6M2 Zero x 15
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+ b8 m0 e5 `! @) WAllied aircraft
2 N, E, r$ G: d) ` DF4F-4 Wildcat x 8* }; J: Q) P4 R! S, v( M
SBD Dauntless x 18% O& {$ v- F2 z/ A5 x9 v
: K# K" D, N5 a% @! ?2 PJapanese aircraft losses6 C/ t0 G% {/ l, I3 |* {% p
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed* j& o$ A9 f# M O: S B
* F6 j7 t+ I8 W& k' d, S( ^3 eAllied aircraft losses4 U4 J" y) w+ [8 O; A9 k
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed( x, L+ W7 L$ @, ^/ B& ^
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged
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Japanese Ships
9 c" ^0 t; M. h9 i' w6 W8 R: L; X- v# aCV Soryu, Bomb hits 1
1 g* q/ G" E& \CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage% c8 N6 x9 I0 G Z
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
; a% m; y/ }- Z2 t, o* SCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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Japanese aircraft1 u/ ` w) i' k- y; G5 M) z' E
A6M2 Zero x 12
# Z3 w3 p. \# S% b) s' u) Z
5 ]1 O( ], b: ]' K( kAllied aircraft
" N w+ `0 K8 U) j8 xF4F-4 Wildcat x 100 \$ v9 z& @. m3 F! _5 r
SBD Dauntless x 9; ]6 C# t! @/ G& G- j0 x
TBF Avenger x 16' P2 J' B0 e6 ^9 V7 a
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Japanese aircraft losses
- g% R7 j V$ d* z5 v5 ^A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
7 C7 _4 g5 i2 U$ C, t, v) X
5 [) L3 g/ }' \7 f6 ^" l0 i7 lAllied aircraft losses" V2 U; X" w) P, a/ `! R0 l
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed' J1 q0 O$ z; t. }' v! C* U+ c
SBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged# u& n% Q4 Q0 r; `
TBF Avenger: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged
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: T0 l$ Z! n6 j: b" T% rJapanese Ships4 W9 B4 [# u, U1 B7 T" l6 ^# A: Z
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
# C8 `+ W+ t2 {# gCV Hiryu, on fire3 B# B _0 h4 `& S( i5 X9 }
CA Chikuma
) u2 e6 `+ x: i, {$ s& lCV Soryu$ O% c: h) d8 `0 a. I
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5 @- h8 c: M& m! q7 w7 k# W6 lDay Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,93* d% j7 C% Z7 G+ j- r+ R
{9 `- l0 O9 v# _* B( B# s2 MJapanese aircraft) U3 I7 d; H- z! Y
A6M2 Zero x 36
% q# Z: l) \, M9 j/ G/ JD3A Val x 902 c, i; I' b# A; r
B5N Kate x 66" E- {) `1 \5 `
. T3 u+ t2 S5 D; y Z8 CAllied aircraft
5 _: P8 ~- y" x8 W% }F4F-4 Wildcat x 108' ~ _; r0 ` M' Y$ T } A5 C
P-40E Warhawk x 45# H$ }* R4 {5 i, W. d! d. p7 j
P-38G Lightning x 2+ ?; A- {% O" s! y6 L
. l. r4 R# F; x; s" FJapanese aircraft losses
3 X0 V- K$ l8 Q6 hA6M2 Zero: 26 destroyed0 G: `& n- k# p+ x- M' j
D3A Val: 50 destroyed
; w6 a3 Y) ` m' }4 o7 A9 A" _B5N Kate: 42 destroyed8 S% Z# X9 Z3 H: ?+ w: F1 s
& ?* O6 e5 \/ YAllied aircraft losses
0 C1 O1 o" K6 Q* yF4F-4 Wildcat: 41 destroyed, 14 damaged' _: e) r9 t) s' g2 H2 B' I( `
P-40E Warhawk: 27 destroyed6 O6 X2 @( M% V1 h( q7 P
P-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed
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& n ^1 f l/ k% a1 \! T* X& DAllied Ships) k0 g; E; ]. u! o2 i) k
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1
; f4 C x u6 n# j/ R9 aCV Hornet, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
$ d1 M2 X8 ]: Q7 ~8 }" k+ tCV Wasp, Bomb hits 2, on fire: l; u$ S* k9 m; q7 y% I
DD Benham, Bomb hits 1, on fire
! C( |9 \5 v7 W s, z4 M( xCV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1, on fire* g' X# t9 A' c% m
CV Yorktown
5 M% d* j4 L) D% xCV Saratoga0 C( E3 P- w) o4 _* C: P
CL Honolulu
! E( ?- ?1 S7 S9 }8 x# pCL St. Louis, Bomb hits 2
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B-25C Mitchell x 3
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# c9 Z; C, J% q+ zNo Allied losses
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Japanese Ships) Y, B+ D! U2 b0 t" X9 d4 p. x( l
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Aircraft Attacking:" R: m% N3 I R+ _ l1 x
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet* b7 y6 z& }+ G# a
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91- r V9 p/ v, q* H9 O- M" ~. X' D: x
$ c9 B$ M" r" {* a: ]0 WAllied aircraft
0 m3 ]) d8 I* e* _. c4 c$ |. ]F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
' p2 |) } G, L4 \, k/ oSBD Dauntless x 90
. }) a* k, B: ?& I, U& ZTBF Avenger x 332 T" Q% ?* |2 F- v' u: |
" y, j$ T' R# s- f4 x4 k( dJapanese Ships
9 e" I7 H1 i# g6 }% B9 ?CA Chikuma
7 W' d+ ~( \ m9 S1 QCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
6 M* E6 |; Q# e) {' K0 ^3 fCV Soryu, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage c& E& j5 K3 }% i7 ^) h: c
CA Tone, Bomb hits 14 ^2 z0 U+ A$ D F5 N z
DD Ariake, Bomb hits 1, on fire% k- E" _8 A' [; F8 Z* h- j, K
CA Aoba, Bomb hits 2
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- i8 b. K6 o, d; z% S3 ~3 Z- hDay Air attack on TF at 61,91
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Allied aircraft
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CV Soryu, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
4 b2 S9 f1 z! i( v0 cCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage3 P# y. [% c6 `4 N; _ s; S
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3 u0 a* `( C/ ZGround combat at Shortlands6 o9 x: u6 g8 j8 _7 D# A
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Allied Deliberate attack3 ?+ _/ J! u/ V8 t* ~
5 q6 N( y. q, o2 ^' dAttacking force 13678 troops, 150 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 322. f7 ]+ E' _9 R' R, i8 s
4 r) g& V9 i( |! ODefending force 1457 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10& e0 C2 l: A1 ~
, D- Y% { n, s1 c/ u! ]Allied max assault: 314 - adjusted assault: 281
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) D0 N) r: g+ w. ?Japanese max defense: 6 - adjusted defense: 1 % ~) W0 ^7 a2 a( w4 o
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Allied assault odds: 281 to 1 9 m9 V% L3 b* g* y& q
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% W& v& P5 I+ |- _0 I0 XJapanese ground losses:
6 l" P% A% G1 |# W% A3 C) L# H7 M1572 casualties reported' P, R2 [ R& C! S3 x
Guns lost 7
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7 \2 T5 Z8 `2 s3 [Allied ground losses:
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