AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/18/42; W; n7 N3 T( x3 J
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, Q( |' M$ O9 q3 o' l! bNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,935 Q5 F. ]- i$ ?) Z4 _' Q( M/ e2 y
1 i; B, M+ o( |. P- f/ b5 C; RJapanese Ships8 ~' }) L* k8 [% x$ V
CA Kumano
1 q9 k% E/ h( [' O( {CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 42, and is sunk
, z+ U" Z7 t% S/ tCA Furutaka, Shell hits 1# l7 c1 C: L2 i4 j
CL Natori, Shell hits 1! S0 D1 z- O; E
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
: m0 l( @2 B4 k a1 U% O9 b5 lDD Natsugumo( @- I, q \& U, B
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 10 {0 I9 U+ R) ]2 y
DD Yuzuki
4 D" V7 w) M6 M2 {# l
6 I( K1 v0 |# G! s7 J- x' u, qAllied Ships% f& m" j9 G4 R+ S" V9 h
CA Portland, Shell hits 2, on fire
8 ~# t$ f" Q; o& z1 KCA Northampton
2 y4 L3 ?2 R+ Y5 \( lCA Houston, Torpedo hits 1: ^2 x7 | n% m- s8 v& W" u
CA Chester, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
/ D6 I# e9 S8 y+ |. ]. y4 i% oCA Louisville, Shell hits 1
, @. M( b. M( S7 q* v( o" lCA Chicago" {" K8 A C' O, u! u/ R, r/ G& |5 C/ B
CA Pensacola; T0 [. o/ Z: w* D6 X
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1+ _( X+ Z* y0 l6 i
CA Astoria
, g, B# V. ~1 L$ ~1 QCA Minneapolis
+ d% |/ ]* z- i+ j; ICA San Francisco. O3 O$ y% | c- E
CA Australia, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage' g7 r1 L1 f: W. s& t$ _" R
CA Canberra
" P; ]8 K# s1 Q+ U" n4 K6 j2 c% dCL Leander* l( n \- A) N- b* c& G$ z" c* X
CL Achilles
" {$ O( R% m* _ XCL Perth! e4 w7 H' a3 F6 y4 U; V( l
CL Hobart4 U* C8 b8 L( k# k. m, a. H) |% G
CL Raleigh9 h( W$ W" M7 S5 y6 Y
CL Detroit8 L3 V1 N/ |# B2 f* a, x/ s
CL Concord/ S, E6 z7 B8 ?7 z. A. @8 Z, z
DD Cummings
. _, t$ \. ?' a( C* u( H: F( YDD Case- q2 l. ]4 l+ s8 x( m% @
DD Shaw
" ~+ A& ?* k. S6 k S# U+ zDD Downes
! b5 w3 ?0 n$ r% B k& jDD Le Triomphant
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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Japanese Ships3 v! R- f% e- ?
CA Kumano, Shell hits 104 L. [0 O1 i1 Y, T: Y
CA Furutaka; W% N6 C. E, S. T' _" P
CL Natori, Shell hits 1) H$ e3 y2 c4 w
DD Maikaze, on fire, heavy damage
- K( u N* s9 e9 ~1 F8 E2 ]+ jDD Natsugumo/ D! o) E* v; V: {9 J! U
DD Ikazuchi$ ~8 f' a& ?& @) O
DD Yuzuki! s- |8 m+ k5 C3 A
% `' d+ C) q# z( e: e- i6 dAllied Ships
' B' U: H; T. V: u3 p* |0 ]+ d" tCA Portland, on fire, C7 B9 `9 Z! @' I/ C+ f3 c3 u- m
CA Northampton
6 y5 ]5 `# B1 n7 x7 K- g" ]& YCA Houston
* l& E' j% f8 o3 gCA Louisville
' a% k# V6 j2 R2 }4 |" W- j! o& MCA Chicago' A! b! z- t# }$ k- |; q6 [) W8 t
CA Pensacola
9 `- w$ x; `( FCA New Orleans# B: x6 H, q5 {5 F
CA Astoria
, i' P* g! p8 q, C( _7 B$ W. vCA Minneapolis
^; |! e7 ?3 d3 a- t+ eCA San Francisco
2 y: p1 M/ k6 o9 A) iCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage/ z+ V0 i {4 _) j- u
CA Canberra* y& P4 {# d8 `$ s0 Y
CL Leander. J, R; k6 W& i! E
CL Achilles) T1 {& y6 X7 L* e% U
CL Perth+ v, ?4 _1 d+ Y4 e: S1 K) {
CL Hobart7 J0 b+ i1 P9 w% \
CL Raleigh
% Q# {6 ^$ g# Z/ c! k1 N4 f7 {, \( N$ eCL Detroit
$ C z8 L7 T' L$ B3 KCL Concord
2 C$ ^, d5 }1 }* Y" n# B+ [9 rDD Cummings
5 G, y8 N4 m8 a) p: ]9 X. ?. k/ HDD Case' |7 d' k! q6 R7 q$ S
DD Shaw
+ P( s$ H O! ^; {) ` MDD Downes( y' T( L* V/ _
DD Le Triomphant+ C" b) a3 Q$ e* u' I' z- }7 y
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93" u- f1 `5 [/ D$ {$ B: a! |
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Japanese Ships
1 @6 ^/ g9 _; K" t- ]& K) I5 H qCA Kumano, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage* Q- [2 U4 @ }1 W+ e
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 34, and is sunk
0 ?5 T# `: Z2 E! d1 l' |CL Natori, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage9 L% s0 I- D: i$ z
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
J% S; T3 Y+ h; rDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1# L$ \/ Q; W- B( ~4 s" p
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 3, on fire
- M$ M7 M& t) [% d2 y: zDD Yuzuki, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
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Allied Ships/ u! K( b; }( @8 c1 n. u+ h7 ^: B" X
CA Portland, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
2 h9 ~0 g' C/ e2 ZCA Northampton, Shell hits 1, on fire. a/ u8 t2 w9 E# J3 r% }
CA Houston, Shell hits 1. Z6 Y9 t1 J6 w# R2 ]& p9 f S
CA Louisville
+ q S. t" m+ G" N- FCA Chicago, Shell hits 2
$ v% q$ o- E( _+ eCA Pensacola, Shell hits 4
! I" |0 c) P4 \+ L. l& YCA New Orleans, Shell hits 4
; O# V9 h) s: {( J9 MCA Astoria: W# S) y0 J& r- p0 M0 ^& M9 J
CA Minneapolis
. \9 N3 z( S- |- H/ GCA San Francisco
* J; \, T/ Q# t( k, Q+ A; W1 ECA Australia, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
/ r9 d- z6 z) {CA Canberra! u3 f8 Q& E p _3 S) R0 m$ @
CL Leander
8 k, z* U; C. R; C5 v Q3 SCL Achilles1 j$ ]; F. O- v z
CL Perth4 S+ v& o5 U. o/ ~. \9 g3 \
CL Hobart
) P' O9 j( p9 l" H) R$ V8 VCL Raleigh
/ p( H& k* N" p$ {, N% B) qCL Detroit
& ]6 d# l4 n8 `) G+ L2 UCL Concord& T) s# U0 @! e9 z7 t$ S2 a
DD Cummings7 i( a6 K; y6 t# U
DD Case2 K) v4 v- z6 b4 V# J1 V* g
DD Shaw/ x& _* {& o% o( _) w; e! Z
DD Downes
, X* [% B. q0 p' HDD Le Triomphant
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/ |- v3 V' G; c+ GNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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Japanese Ships! h. O: v. }( m& X% O& m+ t c
CA Kumano, Shell hits 33, on fire, heavy damage
o3 J0 S" q* V, KCL Natori, Shell hits 24, and is sunk5 k: Q, a8 h" S' S) ^% A
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
8 K$ X+ M0 l: t% @4 O* oDD Ikazuchi, on fire
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Allied Ships0 {7 y0 i; T* V" r' H" H/ p
CA Portland, on fire, heavy damage
' P* U$ t& G8 p- P. d% zCA Northampton, on fire% a+ e T9 o2 k6 X1 `% l
CA Houston/ H0 ~0 B3 Z w& ^9 Z- z' k
CA Louisville
1 K! v g/ @3 G- g0 E* ?% u) A' nCA Chicago x$ c7 L4 X! r, D3 k: U4 @
CA Pensacola
0 p" s, ^6 w* Q, r4 `9 w* y9 hCA New Orleans
) O" u0 |2 [' K% i1 u, X, Z1 SCA Astoria
% y! e. P6 N% [4 E2 i8 C5 X" uCA Minneapolis7 Y, D% w5 B5 u2 Y& y: H
CA San Francisco
. p1 u# Z6 q f9 }- NCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage2 d0 x. n& `+ ~* Y) Y
CA Canberra
7 p) x5 t! J, S v2 f( {CL Leander0 ]" I4 |# K& z5 R$ n) v) o' A0 b
CL Achilles9 X. D+ N* ^# }3 F" ?2 d. i
CL Perth9 l1 c3 P5 H' [
CL Hobart& k" J% i4 @' R) B: T( i! u
CL Raleigh
, v, B5 A. \. q: m$ vCL Detroit6 b' s# ]7 u( g
CL Concord
5 ^7 {* t7 _( t" KDD Cummings
8 `, L' V4 ]/ M& t! G# X* `DD Case7 p/ c; ~1 Q4 j
DD Shaw
E3 t2 r% G% @% ?! j7 W" D& IDD Downes
. T! ~3 \: L3 c, _1 ]DD Le Triomphant% p" Y- b& z* H% O4 x# M2 t' X5 N
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,939 ?8 \0 t8 K5 O5 A# Q* Q( n
' h' u. S- N; L1 ^Japanese Ships
0 ~: P9 L3 O' ECA Kumano, Shell hits 29, and is sunk
( d- Y0 D' r# ]. e) CDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 35, and is sunk
7 U6 B" }3 U0 kDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 15, and is sunk$ Y9 E5 Z9 T; f; I0 G' M, o" ^/ I, g& L3 t
) u, g% o6 ^# O& Q8 Z4 ^7 T2 I. I4 [Allied Ships
8 I8 h4 t e: L6 jCA Portland, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage: f& Q$ o% j# ]% x8 _5 x
CA Northampton, on fire! z V1 m2 `$ h- N
CA Houston
" T5 f* a0 ?( k P! n4 fCA Louisville% \# z; t: P6 ^
CA Chicago
( e. _# ]/ d& ^% xCA Pensacola1 e' r ~% c" v, O v7 F% P e
CA New Orleans
4 |& r5 u# u, u0 I4 d/ ]CA Astoria! ?5 G$ }, z6 w3 d5 ]
CA Minneapolis) p* v* S8 f8 w1 s, f2 l+ B
CA San Francisco& d0 h6 `6 X3 e. }
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage8 n* l9 t X1 n) t
CA Canberra: I9 w; k% B: _" r
CL Leander' i- U# b9 e. j6 h2 O5 h8 X4 B
CL Achilles
7 I4 r) V ~4 H. z! FCL Perth8 {% u0 j& y0 d) W& g
CL Hobart
3 V5 t0 z% _- D. S: \CL Raleigh
+ }* Y4 I- @5 w+ |5 d# s5 FCL Detroit
% |0 ]$ T3 @" y1 P6 S# e8 |8 t9 L8 g vCL Concord
' J7 {# ^6 w2 {+ {DD Cummings
( m9 H& E: v7 T. `3 U( W4 tDD Case
* q/ u7 |8 U2 P' [( w7 WDD Shaw
8 \5 J2 x( @2 o4 L- Q, r+ D- BDD Downes
7 Q9 t7 p& H o H8 B) v/ W. a5 o5 @DD Le Triomphant, C+ z" x6 X9 {, `2 n& R, ^
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,919 B8 `3 Z: v1 p3 x9 V, E# j# c
. Z d" q5 H5 r6 _% l+ O# K- RJapanese aircraft
5 L4 a& x& @% p& b2 B4 i& XA6M2 Zero x 50 k0 c' T& i: N3 z1 r) U" h
) m. v0 Z' I- r8 @7 D ~ b5 h+ ^8 @Allied aircraft
6 f! \. B( n; w( b: R* QF4F-4 Wildcat x 426 @4 R- I. o4 L. `# c3 X* Z2 E% {
SBD Dauntless x 44/ p7 R+ A% T, c) X3 O1 ~
TBF Avenger x 163 [# b# u3 v# X e" u0 J
3 ^# T1 u( D o f$ F8 ` p& zJapanese aircraft losses; i: b7 O8 Z2 T# f2 n0 x, }
A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses9 n8 }0 V) n# S Q$ N& o
F4F-4 Wildcat: 27 destroyed5 {1 W* ?* _) O' D" {# C% ^
SBD Dauntless: 13 destroyed, 17 damaged
) I) t8 E) V# |3 LTBF Avenger: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged! v) P' T2 i( g9 q
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Japanese Ships( J! U% x% p( l0 V2 ]& w, W S
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage( g# Q/ s# n# T4 E! a: Q" s/ C2 N
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
! @* s! L- h$ i; X2 R: P8 p5 bCV Shokaku- s$ ^. u9 [! V0 O* S2 N! K. X# W
CV Soryu* V2 H* J0 m" P* I% O" k ~5 F8 C
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+ H; b6 M/ f0 UJapanese aircraft
: `1 E4 R+ z+ |* P1 K$ {1 LA6M2 Zero x 19" g, G/ i3 t; S, ^6 n1 y& q
- P1 |' n/ Q, tAllied aircraft
- @: ]* m. G6 rF4F-4 Wildcat x 19
+ ^' Q; [$ a$ a* R) N6 mSBD Dauntless x 14
8 l9 _! A. g3 g1 n6 i6 tTBF Avenger x 63 C* C. e0 T+ s+ R: u9 B" j2 E
/ [! a' y' K( f6 q7 Q% h mJapanese aircraft losses6 a( U- s, a! j
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
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. b" x" m$ d% q" E) X! @& Z! n- O7 QAllied aircraft losses" S/ f, u, ~1 b6 |9 ~1 G
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed, v# t8 @7 L3 N: v
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged
& K' B" h' c6 m2 x& n$ l. P$ vTBF Avenger: 6 damaged+ r# H* H( t7 A) h* x9 K
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Japanese Ships
& V& V0 N7 x- f/ \9 uCV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage$ x6 {5 x: } n0 U
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2% H8 G- y/ L! H# k; o
CA Tone
' J3 I5 |% B r7 F2 BCV Soryu, Bomb hits 1
: n' T9 R# n# J7 jCV Hiryu, on fire
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Japanese aircraft
3 C8 M; a2 |8 c6 YA6M2 Zero x 17
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Allied aircraft2 X2 k' e7 j# t# |
F4F-4 Wildcat x 24, ~6 H8 q9 B0 b7 k7 K0 Y
SBD Dauntless x 27; j/ M/ S: F$ F, x
TBF Avenger x 76 i% R9 l- X& w+ B" T
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Japanese aircraft losses3 P! w1 k% |- o0 X
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses$ \5 S% T8 `" e( A! o
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed5 g: _/ [3 K$ `; e
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged) e, C5 P- c# p3 s
TBF Avenger: 5 damaged
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Japanese Ships
4 q* j; c) h% XCV Shokaku
; O4 t4 v8 p3 v: r2 {5 {CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 2, on fire
# K* f# d/ b0 D& ]CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage" C% q4 U& B2 N% k' q" ]/ c
CV Soryu' [4 @+ w) s, ~' ^
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 10 j( b. O, V# ^
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Japanese aircraft
1 P. ~5 G G, u0 P! L& VA6M2 Zero x 15
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Allied aircraft+ {- s w6 h a8 v9 X
F4F-4 Wildcat x 87 G# l1 s8 _ Q2 ^; f
SBD Dauntless x 18
7 g6 M. j4 x& l- }+ c
w% m: O- s0 _+ e/ I* ^Japanese aircraft losses
" F* p5 s G5 P! J! i5 T7 eA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed% M# l/ D5 q* e
$ v4 J g/ W; n/ |$ ^- ?Allied aircraft losses
( q$ ~+ M u- E+ OF4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
2 }1 y Q5 ~5 q# j/ k# bSBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged. e- L1 s! r/ S2 c9 e
% f7 H# Z3 d; a1 w* s+ TJapanese Ships
. ^7 a3 z0 ? b9 a/ S. L( eCV Soryu, Bomb hits 1% V* L8 t& Y' |4 n% |/ j- l8 I; p' V4 ?
CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage3 A- F7 L- A8 j) ~. e7 V3 C3 q. Y5 `
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
* e' F7 T+ F: ?0 e! P. q( nCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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A6M2 Zero x 12
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# P/ J: g7 p( m$ R4 ?Allied aircraft3 O" c/ L: t o& _8 j* Q6 ]
F4F-4 Wildcat x 10
6 y) i4 T5 A7 t' \SBD Dauntless x 9; Y. K" ~1 Z# F; Y; d# M
TBF Avenger x 16
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6 j5 w3 W/ k% C8 qJapanese aircraft losses! o: n( d1 q) z
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
2 D. m- O0 D( j1 `6 j- }- gF4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed5 d0 A7 k8 i" u! {3 s& c
SBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
( ? x- @/ M1 @ T; l3 UTBF Avenger: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged
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Japanese Ships
8 I% N) ]9 S i8 o2 G ]) lCV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage! n+ m1 c( b" E
CV Hiryu, on fire. H Q E3 W, L/ _0 n w
CA Chikuma+ q8 ?- K8 v2 x- M+ R% e( l
CV Soryu
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Day Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,93
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# r* d6 e4 _; ]8 JJapanese aircraft
4 e" ]7 S( G" y/ l, k7 N/ MA6M2 Zero x 36
/ R: q: s" v2 c2 R4 \7 Z& gD3A Val x 90
- ]1 N# O, i |5 C, uB5N Kate x 66
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& i& F+ G" J% ~0 ?Allied aircraft
- J1 i! Q& Y# r3 ?, OF4F-4 Wildcat x 108
7 E$ v! i b8 Y. ^P-40E Warhawk x 450 [% P, Q8 r9 G- K& Z! y7 }# Y
P-38G Lightning x 2% Q) G/ c% H0 U. N& Y2 x
5 g. Q0 V5 W1 @+ c n9 p
Japanese aircraft losses& s- O! ?7 x. H& }7 f# @
A6M2 Zero: 26 destroyed
7 ~- `$ D# p9 xD3A Val: 50 destroyed6 P0 l! ~4 U7 R
B5N Kate: 42 destroyed( W& p% Z- d+ y( M
" T6 o3 Y) o/ j, L2 fAllied aircraft losses
, E& {5 ~: Q" qF4F-4 Wildcat: 41 destroyed, 14 damaged
. ^ K5 y# t6 S/ v$ JP-40E Warhawk: 27 destroyed1 M0 D1 C) d$ T
P-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed6 f- Y. K$ ]7 z. r
n! u& K& M( c" ~5 G' Y fAllied Ships7 _( A N/ Q* C2 g4 Q' |4 W
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1! Z7 n# W5 y5 W: K- ]/ B5 r
CV Hornet, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire8 r" M# I4 U# N; m
CV Wasp, Bomb hits 2, on fire
# v, A v, v5 T: X1 BDD Benham, Bomb hits 1, on fire" L# _0 E) K* C) R) V
CV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
0 Z. j5 K* D) ^' e7 wCV Yorktown
# G7 v" w0 |- [CV Saratoga9 B! C# s- m- Q& Y: m+ P0 N- w
CL Honolulu
5 q0 k1 l+ ]! t# T' F% ~) f9 N9 ^0 E0 UCL St. Louis, Bomb hits 2
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B-25C Mitchell x 33 ?; Z, X6 e' U
4 r3 j1 o4 _8 G: f, wNo Allied losses" g. g; O- D- ?
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Japanese Ships* q" s2 X9 h4 A+ C+ l+ z0 g6 `. x
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage( e6 K( U: ~: }$ D3 e. m
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Aircraft Attacking:
9 L: E" t( r0 ~ 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
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% w3 i; y7 _0 l5 n& H& G- eF4F-4 Wildcat x 21
8 |) q5 A ^9 h8 w) i1 w. r) @SBD Dauntless x 90
. I }! W+ T5 V% F) ~+ PTBF Avenger x 33
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CA Chikuma& O6 H5 `1 y' m) L }* ]
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage" ^ ?$ x" |" H( M3 N
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
5 z$ z$ }( M0 [! L8 E3 | TCA Tone, Bomb hits 1) _! t' V+ F1 L8 K2 N! S- D
DD Ariake, Bomb hits 1, on fire
( `% e: Q. [+ W* U2 I' A" |CA Aoba, Bomb hits 2
* F% g& {% y9 e/ i9 gCL Tama. A* N5 l* Z+ y+ s% ^
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& b* b: y/ w0 x5 Y2 rDay Air attack on TF at 61,91
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4 R6 ?, k+ i7 l' g0 U5 ?B-25C Mitchell x 20
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5 m/ D+ J: G9 m5 _CV Soryu, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
# ^; f& W: M: @* Y% f% tCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage& f: t v+ w+ f" N
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7 K+ w& S* m' }7 a, pGround combat at Shortlands1 Y0 _' H9 O) q- F- a
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Allied Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 13678 troops, 150 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 322
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, B6 \* t4 R- w& hDefending force 1457 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10
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Allied max assault: 314 - adjusted assault: 281 % K& a, N* j: e# e5 q. |6 r% r
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Japanese max defense: 6 - adjusted defense: 1
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% s4 X6 u/ u6 W. R2 k# yAllied assault odds: 281 to 1
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% U- q m. O( T; r6 OJapanese ground losses:
; c: b- h& U8 h- v5 t: j1572 casualties reported
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Allied ground losses:
. H8 B0 F& m" M, b2 casualties reported
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发表于 2008-4-5 02:59
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