AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/18/42
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* j% C; m9 H I. s# ~6 C0 QNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,936 Q! Y. j9 p) C! s# J$ Q
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Japanese Ships h3 j! r) E, `# _2 x
CA Kumano
, C* W# e& C; ?- zCA Kinugasa, Shell hits 42, and is sunk5 k9 U' {: j3 G
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1
5 M) j3 t; K$ XCL Natori, Shell hits 10 K) [" n3 T* j" p
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage- O7 l2 U2 U9 p' x
DD Natsugumo
4 v( A2 f6 I5 r/ T2 ^9 y- i2 |DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 1
9 i; Y& I: l1 V" S! f% \DD Yuzuki" I3 N3 d. A3 Y% P3 l" @
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Allied Ships
% o6 z6 ^. B& jCA Portland, Shell hits 2, on fire, W' B/ i+ G1 v
CA Northampton
- B, ?/ Y: R+ b: V0 A, x5 l) ^5 UCA Houston, Torpedo hits 10 a' ?4 h+ N5 ~
CA Chester, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
" R8 _5 l0 I/ G2 ]2 iCA Louisville, Shell hits 1- }5 a3 @" u& P- d
CA Chicago3 P# y8 l( B' X3 y) K0 }) u5 O
CA Pensacola
( N& r7 v, ]& l( tCA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1/ W/ D5 @& @3 u% y. j
CA Astoria
! n4 Y/ ]& X% B7 K2 O& wCA Minneapolis4 u+ r! z3 @8 ]" j4 v6 b
CA San Francisco
5 P; F7 _/ B+ {5 p g5 \4 _CA Australia, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
$ \. q/ o8 L. cCA Canberra8 u' @( D7 F3 K& ~
CL Leander
# N7 p1 e* g; r8 }/ BCL Achilles. h4 ]& d% b$ z, B7 @0 d Y
CL Perth
( D1 w& U7 f3 FCL Hobart
3 _0 Z6 p1 _# w0 e9 r2 r% K3 oCL Raleigh0 i7 N" i4 ?' I2 V4 r; m& [
CL Detroit
( ?& }- z* b2 f& f% V D8 H% zCL Concord2 V, P' B4 X& H% S
DD Cummings$ T2 v$ }" h( p q
DD Case9 W1 g' _: C' S
DD Shaw
6 F* P3 ^1 B- o9 B9 CDD Downes. ]* h: A: b- K8 h7 v. h" x- P
DD Le Triomphant
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7 j2 _4 e7 u& e ?' N/ p4 gNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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Japanese Ships
# h0 I' P% I3 \$ m. D" N+ hCA Kumano, Shell hits 108 z o" K1 F$ i% o3 D9 H% ?3 e3 S
CA Furutaka
6 H/ l! [8 N& u8 r" {& JCL Natori, Shell hits 1
% r9 v0 ^4 |( o: [- f3 q* pDD Maikaze, on fire, heavy damage
2 R; N$ }5 m7 x: l- s6 \% xDD Natsugumo
% C8 B6 G/ m' J7 V }DD Ikazuchi3 H4 e! d: a0 R" m1 C" v& E
DD Yuzuki0 q0 @& v, J' X( r
8 C" S/ r) X9 j3 w' w% |Allied Ships
) k5 V4 l; c0 h* i2 o8 N7 J- NCA Portland, on fire" H9 y9 @$ o* L
CA Northampton' J1 m8 [/ F5 q) z
CA Houston
: q) q% V" T Z$ }CA Louisville3 E$ Q; G' `! ?" N
CA Chicago/ ^8 z8 Q- U% a- Z
CA Pensacola5 G9 ]* w$ v6 Z* V1 G# D
CA New Orleans
0 _: _; l4 ?, N/ H2 oCA Astoria/ V: r+ q: Z; J. X
CA Minneapolis
- T" W/ B. T7 S# U4 I8 L6 BCA San Francisco
8 Q& d7 A& B: {% S# i# r: \( J$ bCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage8 u5 I+ x& z$ d
CA Canberra
; n4 y ?! C: u0 r+ w0 iCL Leander
& Y- ~' F3 m5 e2 O) xCL Achilles
+ L7 ^6 X# b/ YCL Perth! J* D3 g" u/ p8 r8 Z: O. o, l4 Y
CL Hobart% O8 s8 F) x% c4 w- |: J
CL Raleigh% q& M- u' m& i+ J9 `) e
CL Detroit
1 k% I4 X2 a# R1 C1 ~* ^CL Concord
" T& \1 S$ M8 v$ w( L: vDD Cummings* q+ {0 H2 v9 U
DD Case& ]! p% k" x! Q7 f% X
DD Shaw1 y7 k3 m9 A0 ]7 H% `" p
DD Downes/ h3 ?- S7 ~/ x
DD Le Triomphant8 j" p% C) E2 h9 n5 K8 v3 c d R
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93- D% {$ z4 D3 P3 Y$ ~4 I
, D. I8 M6 H# C, K! Q2 dJapanese Ships
2 E2 g! F+ ?* M6 ^3 @CA Kumano, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage' |. Z$ G ]4 r& f
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 34, and is sunk
& U h; w+ K" P1 l3 OCL Natori, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage5 E5 g4 ~- x+ O6 ^; M
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 14, and is sunk" Y. S/ I8 ]0 W5 d, O
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
v3 K% o4 S4 x8 u0 H+ D5 oDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 3, on fire! c2 O& `7 E# y( N1 m
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
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3 W! M1 T) L5 CAllied Ships
9 l3 l& x& U4 s; g/ SCA Portland, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
5 U7 A7 P4 u6 q& L, d% g' q6 O1 b% `CA Northampton, Shell hits 1, on fire2 K' l7 }) o- \& ]
CA Houston, Shell hits 1& i, s* Q6 ] W2 S0 Z8 [
CA Louisville. r+ y8 f9 c- t1 @; U% Z
CA Chicago, Shell hits 2# k4 ^# }& x, o0 P# _8 G/ r
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 4
# V: |3 S% e; mCA New Orleans, Shell hits 4+ Y2 w8 M: W0 b% e( y
CA Astoria8 q1 w, ?$ L/ S5 g; k1 s
CA Minneapolis' ]9 B2 w6 j( o( e, V. W# |9 |# L
CA San Francisco, _% }. L4 f' T
CA Australia, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
7 `% b( F) q: N! Y) VCA Canberra
& i. S1 y1 t. X7 hCL Leander: D; U2 B3 o' x# |
CL Achilles
) t M9 g7 U# j6 vCL Perth
2 b0 @% ]3 s5 c" LCL Hobart
0 d& M$ ^. u9 e6 s J: TCL Raleigh. m8 Y" Z$ Q7 @) n& P# K8 A
CL Detroit6 g$ U& j' j0 `' F% V' m" h
CL Concord
4 K' m7 o3 y8 x2 y$ BDD Cummings7 g9 D0 Q+ U0 w6 B/ o
DD Case
& {# v+ Q, p$ H/ jDD Shaw
/ Z4 K( `. B; s, F& QDD Downes
- L$ V/ f$ b8 L% x/ B) gDD Le Triomphant* c% c- S. H# r2 ^) S
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93; X$ d/ E M4 Y p: f( @& K
( H7 o+ `: {& e W! ^Japanese Ships
& P0 I; ~. ]5 R; Z& v; u6 c7 {CA Kumano, Shell hits 33, on fire, heavy damage
- X6 w. @9 e% ^- W7 R) j) bCL Natori, Shell hits 24, and is sunk( D" c5 d, Y$ U. V7 o- H. s! D9 o
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
- y1 C' f+ _* f# Z5 IDD Ikazuchi, on fire- k Y8 `7 L$ p( u4 `+ ]- w$ l
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Allied Ships% m4 q' T2 W8 t0 {6 M
CA Portland, on fire, heavy damage
4 E7 y$ P) [% H9 dCA Northampton, on fire
! H# s$ {4 x9 K8 }CA Houston
. Y$ x7 I1 h4 E; G7 X9 [CA Louisville
( {& R5 @2 b) {CA Chicago
6 p7 ^8 v: S+ I8 w- I. ~! j4 eCA Pensacola8 ^; N+ y# @" N: h
CA New Orleans
4 [' l% N g; `% f9 nCA Astoria
$ K1 z4 C7 j; \CA Minneapolis/ a$ L* `4 }1 t4 [+ @/ G2 r
CA San Francisco/ E5 }4 [# G4 a( e
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage# W& `& P' E& L4 T
CA Canberra
1 \' \4 p- Z/ b+ H$ F6 `; _CL Leander
8 u9 c9 {) G% `, \" p8 [4 `4 BCL Achilles
! V) s/ z5 G3 P2 C9 hCL Perth
' d8 S* Q. ~6 Z0 ^CL Hobart; H; q) Z! U1 D t/ b/ I
CL Raleigh
; q, }2 n1 I# Z- w" h! VCL Detroit3 e. T' H+ _: _! u* y
CL Concord. Y! @8 Q$ v3 g0 m4 p# n0 s, ]
DD Cummings
+ y H4 U; `! L, s) i, {! f rDD Case
2 {$ Q0 e& L3 {* T3 P7 [DD Shaw" Y# \4 k( ~' X( w0 R/ k: t! m
DD Downes. b- A. o+ E+ W5 ~6 _9 ~ E$ j* x& Y
DD Le Triomphant
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,932 \, x( y0 k: P2 X+ Z# F! k8 |% x! O
4 W8 h1 u! x. k4 N6 _Japanese Ships
" G l. u% H* o% @5 X6 vCA Kumano, Shell hits 29, and is sunk3 A1 e, n0 w6 Q% v
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 35, and is sunk
! _- I& g; s) b% n% i4 p" d0 _. J1 EDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 15, and is sunk" t; u4 J( |- Q
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Allied Ships6 I- j* U' y0 j( A# ~
CA Portland, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage! d6 w! O, p, r4 F' M' V. _
CA Northampton, on fire
- s( x% G: y! G8 eCA Houston
" j3 w5 c& O" v& V! }0 mCA Louisville
$ q3 {& O/ \1 W C- S) e1 n. FCA Chicago: w2 q0 ~1 Y! z
CA Pensacola
* Z% V( y! | s: o4 k9 A+ rCA New Orleans2 a5 P- p+ n0 _ y0 C9 A
CA Astoria
' q& ?; K- R' {6 j; jCA Minneapolis
) p1 ?5 Z- B* Y& S1 i9 n* kCA San Francisco3 _( Q% @, d( I5 p% ^2 o
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage5 t9 D: X' e! |* l- R
CA Canberra; n8 V# B; ?& E) w' m$ d' g
CL Leander1 n! B; s/ c$ T! x. @3 s4 M7 ~" @2 E
CL Achilles0 S( k( |3 p5 q* m/ f/ O6 _
CL Perth7 N2 i" Z" |% r/ @4 l f# P
CL Hobart2 [# W ?) c5 U3 |% M
CL Raleigh
0 f7 x8 s O1 aCL Detroit. x. F5 o9 t+ ^5 O
CL Concord
% O7 P. l J! ]& K6 [) XDD Cummings
1 u: L- X C5 kDD Case4 R, Z! R/ V2 k1 p/ s0 Y
DD Shaw; I/ j% x: G) }! ^8 u3 P3 ^$ a& n
DD Downes" n3 d( \7 P+ I! e
DD Le Triomphant
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* n0 q9 U7 V i1 }( o+ o7 P; IDay Air attack on TF at 61,91
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( [3 y" U9 V) H6 x- k6 g4 s4 C1 {Japanese aircraft
9 s3 X$ V$ |9 y; D4 NA6M2 Zero x 50* o! ]! y: b6 q: R) d i6 ~9 l
9 K3 A" ^- t4 L' `1 M! m: t$ Q1 U/ ~Allied aircraft
J- t# z5 M) f5 O, _; r2 |& Q. TF4F-4 Wildcat x 42! @+ K- R0 p( f4 \; Z
SBD Dauntless x 44
- Q/ s/ m$ ]$ i2 U X$ OTBF Avenger x 169 ^ |# j" b' @3 i5 G4 u( Z
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Japanese aircraft losses
# d7 \; L# a T3 ZA6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged
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! y6 N I, s) @Allied aircraft losses
/ ]# z' C) s0 c TF4F-4 Wildcat: 27 destroyed% }1 X% A. P+ L5 x8 D- p3 W
SBD Dauntless: 13 destroyed, 17 damaged! q3 P! R! I" `& U8 c' _
TBF Avenger: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged
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3 x4 q6 t% x. S K( kJapanese Ships$ s$ g! f: c5 M+ `* P
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage0 x( u$ G' Q4 B
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire, u7 E- \/ O3 T7 Y& {. [( T
CV Shokaku) y# [$ \' \0 [, @ U' l# I7 p1 ?) B
CV Soryu
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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l( h! ?! X( RJapanese aircraft+ [ d9 x: L' H9 Q. N1 f6 t L
A6M2 Zero x 19
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Allied aircraft
; R7 ?) C8 e4 _7 B7 MF4F-4 Wildcat x 193 [; d( R6 I& b/ W0 C
SBD Dauntless x 14
* T4 I& _" y( U) O" ~& oTBF Avenger x 64 {, b0 T1 P# }. s7 y2 c
3 B: [+ o( p) \' a7 J; pJapanese aircraft losses
+ L* K" i. ~- `# O1 z. AA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed. W# n9 P* v0 o2 {# A8 i
2 G9 n$ V5 E, X! p! E# m; o0 x( rAllied aircraft losses
% ~$ o2 N) Z2 v& k* ~. i0 O" V+ OF4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed* u2 p' V% F8 D4 N
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged6 X0 _/ L5 L- I0 f. I; M/ M
TBF Avenger: 6 damaged* t3 ]$ S/ v' e
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Japanese Ships
+ H! p- n1 z P3 E1 i9 ECV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
, M) n1 A: }' i# FCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 27 u) _9 R: i( I
CA Tone
) V, F5 v2 z% V/ z# w1 U% H6 _CV Soryu, Bomb hits 1) e4 p5 B6 Y- z- ]' k, ]
CV Hiryu, on fire
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, i. F8 D1 l, ^1 v7 f5 Y1 QDay Air attack on TF at 61,91
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& D+ K" u' g! a% R( F0 |Japanese aircraft
& U$ c+ f( C) C: E, U4 JA6M2 Zero x 17
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% I% L q1 K" z& U3 q, sAllied aircraft# V' l+ M7 Q, B' b- H
F4F-4 Wildcat x 24
( V+ Q9 g2 W4 E: X! h- j. P! {3 cSBD Dauntless x 27: d/ _# u5 P5 F" G* l
TBF Avenger x 7: \7 G" d( N$ Y1 } h& x! U5 h
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Japanese aircraft losses0 b! i* A9 k+ e2 B3 y' h0 F6 u
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed) e- c# ^( F0 ~" q( [% t
2 z, @' p5 C" |6 i* Q& R
Allied aircraft losses: h- J1 u1 E# y: l( F+ f
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed
9 z' i. P- z9 t8 {- \# {SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged5 H# F8 e0 U1 \, A
TBF Avenger: 5 damaged1 A$ v2 H9 s' S8 T5 u# p8 E3 e
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Japanese Ships
0 i" f3 f/ s; V3 kCV Shokaku$ o o3 m$ ~* h, j
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 2, on fire; `& D: P. _% r9 H2 K
CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
" F) q2 K" r' p3 |0 ^, V; Q* SCV Soryu+ x6 M. |3 l" j7 r
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1! Z9 b; g Y3 ?$ v; P9 x1 C
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91- z" l: T- T" F' M3 I4 x
) K P1 O" p9 X# e1 e w6 w( \Japanese aircraft9 L& Y6 N0 R- L4 Z) \0 \! v% w
A6M2 Zero x 15) R3 v1 ~: u- F9 [. O- a
0 y$ U- ?) q7 k, U, @2 ~: |0 RAllied aircraft, M s/ z J. ^& Q' \% P/ @, x9 a
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
6 h8 U( m+ s' @% B8 J' tSBD Dauntless x 185 d! H# a1 H- `' \- D9 M4 f
2 j% y1 F; W. ]6 _5 w8 h
Japanese aircraft losses0 c: S3 l+ F g# h) v
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed% ]$ T/ Y) ?; ~: T
: V; {' G% Q5 {& f4 q2 [$ K
Allied aircraft losses
1 g! f: U" H, \$ t" R7 j) I- kF4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
2 X, }9 C. |/ G! vSBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged6 d8 _( A3 s/ J: d4 c, O3 `5 h
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Japanese Ships
" w9 [* [7 g' i5 T+ }; w4 H9 S0 kCV Soryu, Bomb hits 1
1 t, Z+ p2 d! U; U. k0 HCV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage, V1 \% e; e/ L3 h, t7 U k; l- E
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
# ]2 Q$ [ M9 ^2 s; H) D/ j: BCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage4 P' f# b( p o3 Y
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Japanese aircraft
" Y% i* L+ Q, P" k( ^$ gA6M2 Zero x 12
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. ]# q) M) Q x; r; o1 QAllied aircraft
H; ~# s! D5 r4 ZF4F-4 Wildcat x 10
: ^9 M' }9 [- W: _1 n5 h6 [6 Q& KSBD Dauntless x 9
: @% g! o% u% Y9 ATBF Avenger x 16
9 U: o( Y3 p* W. p) v: P: G
! a$ Y- i2 v0 [, o: @& DJapanese aircraft losses
2 K. U- x, J& z1 i; _: gA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed# @+ Q- _+ p0 Z# f8 A
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Allied aircraft losses
# w0 J O# W* K' w" D$ r4 sF4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed9 y/ d, N/ W5 W6 l& ?) `. Y- t
SBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
" [' g7 R, t' C6 T6 _TBF Avenger: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged! U3 b1 f; e4 \1 k% X) x8 { v+ i
1 y! x P/ ^# O/ ?' q: U
Japanese Ships
; O8 Y a/ J- _6 GCV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage1 j& y: ~; }$ M# v% R T9 H( M I
CV Hiryu, on fire
6 ^" W) }8 s0 tCA Chikuma1 g- G0 U+ i' B9 w. r& z
CV Soryu
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3 G7 a# A& J2 d' ]3 HDay Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,93# q" M5 |" c$ z' r% E. X# A
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Japanese aircraft
# M1 g- ]. }0 P5 d0 L( `A6M2 Zero x 36
' k2 y/ f5 c6 A. @D3A Val x 90
& x2 u. ^6 b$ H. I' X3 h0 j0 S& WB5N Kate x 66( R$ O& J1 v6 g& H
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Allied aircraft
R. O5 F8 n" Q& LF4F-4 Wildcat x 108
p3 z$ I" W0 W/ jP-40E Warhawk x 45# J& T6 e) m! b/ O9 y! d# I0 h+ W! ?9 `
P-38G Lightning x 26 P& R: `* R4 Z
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Japanese aircraft losses ~8 l+ V G! {3 ^ z% _
A6M2 Zero: 26 destroyed
2 z0 ?2 y7 ]9 O5 `D3A Val: 50 destroyed
5 E" i9 ]& X- u! W9 CB5N Kate: 42 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses1 c) A# |) a b5 g# K
F4F-4 Wildcat: 41 destroyed, 14 damaged$ E7 P3 ~ \! e, G! s& B/ Q
P-40E Warhawk: 27 destroyed5 |! r7 }2 T6 J6 R: |
P-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed& D: o' j( J. V/ y0 _# o! Y( n8 l
7 x0 G- t4 U$ Q$ l
Allied Ships$ W' L W) ~' F: H& V
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1+ a1 K7 O8 \% l. \
CV Hornet, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
* p$ D; R I1 r+ @2 bCV Wasp, Bomb hits 2, on fire
* Y# F! M/ l) K/ e/ e0 e* J6 mDD Benham, Bomb hits 1, on fire
) u9 \4 Q7 g9 ?6 zCV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
% D4 c$ N I N. d4 NCV Yorktown
+ @2 S8 ?" m7 a+ W" F2 f) CCV Saratoga& K/ }, V- p' p) C3 x! o
CL Honolulu" p ?$ E* m1 Y: A4 x$ N
CL St. Louis, Bomb hits 2
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B-25C Mitchell x 3
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No Allied losses" T, E3 S4 M$ L( q$ c
, r$ b; o5 d6 v( |9 hJapanese Ships! H9 L0 K! O, s" u j& p9 g' Q* k0 i( K
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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( p2 k6 e( [+ r" g9 x9 X6 @0 S9 TAircraft Attacking:
0 |/ i) A$ a5 { 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 aircraft
$ }( _$ s4 V' U/ rF4F-4 Wildcat x 21
+ O+ ` S; s) v8 o* Z3 JSBD Dauntless x 90
" P* C' q4 g ~2 KTBF Avenger x 332 t# e, k1 Y. x, D. g# F. g1 I% i; O- X
+ O9 J' g$ J. i& R, F3 O5 }Japanese Ships
( ?3 E/ a+ X6 K: K! g5 CCA Chikuma
) C8 Y8 U- j1 h6 f2 A. WCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage o+ v; G" v8 D' c) I
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
d3 t1 w! A' p9 I5 iCA Tone, Bomb hits 14 ]! A) B- L! j- ]# h5 ~( \
DD Ariake, Bomb hits 1, on fire
( b( w+ A# O/ B: p4 A: O' {) sCA Aoba, Bomb hits 2
8 ?: v- @+ X* x- x* _CL Tama
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,915 U, p+ j! V2 |; b- _
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B-25C Mitchell x 20
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Japanese Ships
4 k# c) F1 Z/ F0 q: \CV Soryu, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage* _$ B9 _ j; x3 Y9 U" N0 ?
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage: O1 r3 `+ F# A* S3 {
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Ground combat at Shortlands0 q, J% b8 [! x! B* ~- M
: U2 z" ^" `' m5 d- L: V6 rAllied Deliberate attack5 `" o5 r! z* }/ W* j. s! s; Q
+ o3 c2 w6 c+ T/ x ]) w7 rAttacking force 13678 troops, 150 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 322
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9 _( M9 H' i0 Q( z6 q, \2 LDefending force 1457 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10
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Allied max assault: 314 - adjusted assault: 281
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* \$ b G! R2 zJapanese max defense: 6 - adjusted defense: 1 2 E) n4 j. K% o. g: I
3 @: r% F, }% P, bAllied assault odds: 281 to 1 + T9 _, I; {# B6 D( s8 H4 w e1 d& o
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6 `) ~& O1 O5 L2 Z, t6 ], u% yJapanese ground losses:: I; v2 U, V% y3 X1 w% P. n
1572 casualties reported
" h) {% S0 v* ~1 P/ WGuns lost 7) E+ t, e! u: L$ q" [1 M$ c
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Allied ground losses:
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