AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/18/42
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Japanese Ships
7 b& ]: Z) }. S( QCA Kumano
/ e* w! B( s2 m1 m' F2 U+ CCA Kinugasa, Shell hits 42, and is sunk2 a. ]/ V: |8 f8 T" Q
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1
3 ~6 E2 ^5 i+ jCL Natori, Shell hits 1/ e7 `) \% `8 ?/ W. }* k
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage* ^' u2 }/ K' W7 Y2 }1 z% K2 w
DD Natsugumo) |7 Y; L5 t9 y8 f; h# H
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 1/ t. n- O$ E( V' V4 l3 f
DD Yuzuki' v- e! _" H7 o: w4 q8 W1 T
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Allied Ships
# r. u) i9 ?" N: Y- P+ oCA Portland, Shell hits 2, on fire
7 {# @: r. @& hCA Northampton
% l, @0 I" ^% A9 h0 E0 e, w) `$ hCA Houston, Torpedo hits 1
6 ~6 G9 i1 Q4 G/ J1 R4 eCA Chester, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk; B' j9 J! W* H; \ ]* |5 s
CA Louisville, Shell hits 1
9 p* ]7 d. V5 O" X8 xCA Chicago. r: b5 Z! y9 D. G7 z
CA Pensacola T$ E1 B. G4 H4 s% b: I3 D
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
. }3 v+ f3 [9 v4 g/ V( QCA Astoria. g' s- e0 f. s5 U! f
CA Minneapolis
7 e; k/ }/ ^/ t# XCA San Francisco- [5 k' z, X) D! _
CA Australia, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage/ L, |; m4 _ R1 d9 [. a
CA Canberra
* p. o ~% o/ n% \CL Leander
% C0 s( ^8 ?" ]* j% l# ]" YCL Achilles! q; p; _0 w, m9 O9 G
CL Perth9 E% D8 f0 M, g& H8 X3 _3 u4 g) A
CL Hobart g, A* L; S/ Y. {: h
CL Raleigh
+ w' a/ v1 M+ F$ K7 gCL Detroit
l, k+ q/ r& }: [" H8 h, wCL Concord
% X/ W% D/ ]: H6 r# z4 `7 rDD Cummings# N5 \5 U( {" A2 r9 h1 d
DD Case
7 n0 U8 w+ R2 _/ G9 v; F2 cDD Shaw6 \& r5 F% @3 R
DD Downes) u' j# R- h* K: f+ n1 p) w% S
DD Le Triomphant9 U8 b" _0 ~' s2 @/ U
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CA Kumano, Shell hits 10
3 i7 A! ^9 {+ J" o# k+ V1 X4 _* TCA Furutaka
- I o( A: ^0 `5 |2 G* r, O; n8 bCL Natori, Shell hits 1! }) q7 O8 h9 i9 p2 j5 Z
DD Maikaze, on fire, heavy damage
- I2 j$ o4 s. r3 Z* G: w. gDD Natsugumo
/ c, b3 L8 U) A$ ^7 v+ H' PDD Ikazuchi8 b0 x2 q+ I4 s3 e: ]/ _- T8 i
DD Yuzuki" u' z3 B) c Y
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Allied Ships' {/ a1 e, P, A. b% ~+ `
CA Portland, on fire
: u3 Y7 `' g6 @CA Northampton
& i4 F0 B" D$ H3 J* A, eCA Houston
5 I4 X# [+ C' F; RCA Louisville5 |/ n. l# B8 m6 o
CA Chicago N* D) @' T: c9 t4 T
CA Pensacola9 c2 o* R9 ^# ^
CA New Orleans; Q. U# i, P6 b) s+ L
CA Astoria' ^7 H6 A1 E" M6 C2 v1 e! i( S) p
CA Minneapolis! `6 N& ?6 x8 p- {' O
CA San Francisco
9 N- q; j3 ?% R3 g. sCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage$ [8 p- z. v! R# o
CA Canberra1 j* K0 R; I& |0 u! v: M
CL Leander
7 X3 w: U2 m8 r2 e2 D# \CL Achilles
/ ]! l* o4 |% o# Z8 M3 v, P1 uCL Perth
# |8 E: V: [3 p# o2 q- s6 E4 VCL Hobart2 U# J' [& R8 B: }+ ]0 ^" W
CL Raleigh
4 t. J7 J/ ~' y/ W, gCL Detroit
, z3 c4 S; n* U% v" m. DCL Concord
7 L5 e6 k0 @/ H3 {" [DD Cummings
/ l. S. P' C7 l4 P0 E k/ y7 E0 T* ]DD Case& ^# u0 q. X L. E7 h
DD Shaw2 l6 H$ ^+ v: T4 D
DD Downes( t, R( P6 N1 O/ P0 S+ {
DD Le Triomphant
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93) s4 m, q) H+ F5 j5 L) T
7 G; `* I/ O$ E9 EJapanese Ships7 q; y5 W/ R9 n: e6 d) P r5 q
CA Kumano, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage. S' ?# {' E8 b4 U5 {, B2 f
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 34, and is sunk
" h- s6 P0 B0 r. X! S' A8 P- C. pCL Natori, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage2 {0 ]4 [" o) Q- [
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
% S3 Y3 {* ^& x0 D0 z HDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 17 s, ~8 I' o b3 E$ U1 e- q W
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 3, on fire5 k6 P. n% ~- L
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 6, and is sunk. a" C; k7 m& J6 n
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Allied Ships
* ~9 N8 G5 y: N9 ^1 J2 x6 `CA Portland, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
1 U0 W" q) i- g" f# P" X2 t8 L1 p. KCA Northampton, Shell hits 1, on fire6 m: k! a w1 ?6 i( W9 l+ d2 v
CA Houston, Shell hits 1
! V, E( S; m3 WCA Louisville
7 R! w# l4 y; PCA Chicago, Shell hits 2
- Y/ e8 ]* T( t. sCA Pensacola, Shell hits 4
( P( i8 U6 G# d+ O1 ^CA New Orleans, Shell hits 4
8 e; V: y. ]. t& VCA Astoria: A+ I7 z& u; e [
CA Minneapolis8 ]1 I, d( b9 [8 D
CA San Francisco7 T$ B+ e2 z7 H4 }
CA Australia, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
5 |& E5 Z% G8 U2 QCA Canberra% p# @9 Y0 j1 k; y) ]# S' a. w" ]
CL Leander. O$ ~: o/ g: V9 `5 ]
CL Achilles
2 P( M3 V7 V* \' P: f( WCL Perth# e# `3 O% [: P8 U v
CL Hobart
) c4 `# `2 k$ O! s# ]* ^% r1 FCL Raleigh
) P- d; j; d3 S! @7 x% |7 c3 Y- P. x& Y2 I HCL Detroit' R; j( i: j z9 R& M4 T1 N
CL Concord. g' R! Z3 c& L# \7 |1 |
DD Cummings
- r) ?2 X0 F. k. X- vDD Case
4 {$ f8 p4 k* T7 dDD Shaw
0 u' \) J$ p$ m1 C; v5 bDD Downes
4 W$ ^+ ?; [ K& H' X- HDD Le Triomphant7 ~' N' w# A0 u
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. b. @1 L* K) B3 RCA Kumano, Shell hits 33, on fire, heavy damage
! W% F1 U+ [8 O# y* S' uCL Natori, Shell hits 24, and is sunk$ o* u: K5 ~$ d" g- L$ w& L* ]! U
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 16 e& Z" W7 ~- R2 r4 A
DD Ikazuchi, on fire
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! _% D. |% g7 S5 n1 IAllied Ships5 y8 J7 V3 N. x* T8 p. x" O7 z
CA Portland, on fire, heavy damage
1 V3 A& |2 t) {5 l. ^CA Northampton, on fire
! J/ [& j# G7 b# ?* RCA Houston+ T2 G. v; w+ D0 _4 M
CA Louisville
8 R! `3 ?& o3 K& u/ Q. F1 f1 pCA Chicago
: S" q+ M4 S' m7 a6 M+ N' hCA Pensacola( K& r9 j' ~6 S/ w3 h$ W
CA New Orleans- L+ o2 e7 s8 @
CA Astoria
: [- m ]$ \6 [8 i4 c4 ICA Minneapolis
) f: P& v3 T, N) W% sCA San Francisco
% H8 U9 t5 o. b3 t KCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage' F4 X4 d. \/ b4 m/ ]# y
CA Canberra
9 Y/ [ [( _: x$ Q% x; @CL Leander
! \0 L/ I& U* D. D& B" ~CL Achilles
9 r' d8 }: a. v8 i0 x$ e; yCL Perth7 r4 w2 U9 v4 u! J
CL Hobart4 n% R; r. v6 |* G
CL Raleigh
/ b& ?% I" n' T" FCL Detroit
) K2 C( z) ]! N4 z8 k$ FCL Concord
/ ?+ U1 x) z) ~' vDD Cummings% g% a6 e2 L0 N/ B8 W/ D" [6 c
DD Case. s+ x' I8 H+ q" m
DD Shaw
+ k5 E/ o8 M c3 Q* FDD Downes& f' r$ T" u' ?8 q1 [6 u* B
DD Le Triomphant9 I8 Q" x) }4 R* k& X3 f# a
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Japanese Ships
7 Z) I1 U1 E# ~* [# T+ `- ~CA Kumano, Shell hits 29, and is sunk; W1 v4 ]7 \' O4 A
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 35, and is sunk
* d: j" H1 J) S ?/ o HDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 15, and is sunk# e+ p9 y, r0 O( B$ K; z" F3 H! Z
2 F- d( p( N0 O3 V# C; r, VAllied Ships" R9 I9 ~- {9 O" R: k. d
CA Portland, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage0 Z Q- b! s8 j% y3 z5 h
CA Northampton, on fire9 X v% M: O3 \- B: \4 X* B
CA Houston
' ~; Z2 v+ C) K& UCA Louisville+ K( [+ e! e2 L
CA Chicago
; J4 v* Y) T8 A2 j% o1 MCA Pensacola
S4 ^$ ^: e* @$ u/ i9 r" F* A( lCA New Orleans
s# N% c" o( w) ZCA Astoria! ]6 n J4 t, |; z: }1 h& s: s
CA Minneapolis6 Q5 ?2 l! x0 W
CA San Francisco
8 b6 _1 N2 ^% K5 _CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage" ^* V, I( ?6 }% }/ S, L/ R; w
CA Canberra
. |* [( Z# _" n5 Y: PCL Leander! o! a4 l7 a! L4 v2 C
CL Achilles; P v% S: z3 H7 z
CL Perth. H% R8 r" ~1 U4 [2 t8 h8 n
CL Hobart
Q+ R3 p5 q4 z" jCL Raleigh7 Y, X! \0 w% U5 U4 p
CL Detroit
9 a% D3 q' S( m8 Q ?; tCL Concord+ _9 {$ @% p+ y3 H. ~ e) l
DD Cummings# }5 Q# U' W5 {8 [1 S
DD Case
1 x/ m+ Z# ?$ ^ t6 U }* HDD Shaw3 c2 K, Q. k l0 }+ _- r; O6 N4 z
DD Downes- U' A4 G9 |" ], B! Y- K1 ^5 h
DD Le Triomphant! H8 k1 {3 ~9 Y5 g6 K
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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5 w! l0 U6 Y, k/ X/ z. qA6M2 Zero x 50
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' k6 f& y* U& s8 g5 J7 P! _, ~6 D4 ?Allied aircraft1 c F( a4 T/ q. ]
F4F-4 Wildcat x 428 q$ H( R: ?7 b* i( p1 N
SBD Dauntless x 448 X7 t# m. P2 |" S' p5 C" t6 x
TBF Avenger x 16; {$ C0 T/ L Z i& c4 D
' h1 E8 {# |3 { H6 J1 ?Japanese aircraft losses
V6 o) o6 |1 gA6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged$ a4 L9 p* Y: j0 F5 o& ~) X& N. b1 H
9 Q1 F/ J+ O# y- P6 }! D: v! OAllied aircraft losses
' Z6 p3 b1 [1 l6 p- w9 f- ~F4F-4 Wildcat: 27 destroyed" S- E. @+ y$ _2 k! s9 y( q) W+ H* t4 p
SBD Dauntless: 13 destroyed, 17 damaged/ A+ U0 ?7 E. x- A# E6 U7 e \
TBF Avenger: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged
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% j* u! I) K7 g4 y; E7 n d: o9 L2 PJapanese Ships' }2 G* H; K. x s9 w
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
( M! Q+ G: H, _& u8 T8 Q7 DCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
- H9 i# ~* g0 c! d F8 y; S9 aCV Shokaku- w, ` {. P% X4 F3 e( t
CV Soryu
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. j: E9 c1 ~! V. i* HJapanese aircraft" T- t3 p' E. c* L0 X! v& S: G: q6 g
A6M2 Zero x 19
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0 ?3 a% ]/ K0 E$ o! ~) aAllied aircraft
0 h- |2 t" O1 i' hF4F-4 Wildcat x 19
) d# R' G% @. m* Q# ?% ISBD Dauntless x 147 v% d1 Y" z1 A: h$ I( U @( ?
TBF Avenger x 66 l( V, w) ~4 u) O. I
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Japanese aircraft losses
5 F7 H$ x3 B9 TA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed' O0 J) R l! O- A& g3 Z
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Allied aircraft losses1 i0 }5 A. i& R5 e1 U3 l% T& @4 x
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed; Q w' x T: }
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged: g" E# |9 a7 Z6 K
TBF Avenger: 6 damaged
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Japanese Ships
" z, L5 q0 O# Y& j' f# hCV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
3 i1 L% ~& C) @% a( sCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2
! t9 n) }* B0 A( w. S( i' u& dCA Tone- ]) q6 q. ?& B3 L* o0 U7 i
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 1
3 V3 i2 c+ s: Q( `. VCV Hiryu, on fire9 A: N, K% L8 k0 _* ^
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( [: o- F( l5 g8 c) O4 WA6M2 Zero x 17
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6 i6 j- Y" u" F+ q$ |/ K6 ~) G/ |& iAllied aircraft
0 J" t% _$ p6 g9 @# F- l& yF4F-4 Wildcat x 24
! y( i6 h6 k0 D0 ~SBD Dauntless x 27
3 Z1 |$ C) n- o3 C. V5 sTBF Avenger x 7+ f4 { N7 d5 u# a) n: d
- g/ g& p& M; S; QJapanese aircraft losses/ ]: Z% }) Q3 T
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed7 [$ P& U, }6 F
- u l4 v4 | j; SAllied aircraft losses% l9 G5 e8 W- D, W. _8 r
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed8 \. c+ B6 t) t0 S4 L
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged- ^/ r' R5 i" `: `6 O2 R1 s
TBF Avenger: 5 damaged7 k A# i: b1 m$ j' D
- _! d! Z+ h K/ ~2 ~Japanese Ships6 `4 M( D, [3 X8 f2 s9 N* W# y# r1 c
CV Shokaku) u9 |& C' b: N0 r- u
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 2, on fire( c6 a0 ? |, t, A5 I, E( p/ _
CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage1 [" g: G/ U6 z7 M6 q/ J2 A
CV Soryu1 C& l/ L* G( {! m* k
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 17 c2 F Y3 p9 v1 b9 v' A
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A6M2 Zero x 15: y3 Z2 X& T, w9 i7 Z& o
: v( u j! W/ g. u/ uAllied aircraft
: O& f; x" i+ O4 E. v4 Y# ZF4F-4 Wildcat x 8, Z' y. c# k6 Y4 T" e' w
SBD Dauntless x 18
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/ R# X& e' b* z+ x. R* \0 dA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
/ J4 C; e# q4 }, g$ t; V4 ^0 GF4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
4 s+ v1 q" o x ?( dSBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged* x7 H. A4 Z e
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Japanese Ships
% E8 ?2 j3 D6 pCV Soryu, Bomb hits 1- r+ @7 q# M* h+ {; h- q
CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
! I6 g) o8 W& m2 s- t7 m- MCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire/ k' \& s3 ?% V+ T8 b
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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! ?# P: ?! E$ G- i. G! `A6M2 Zero x 12
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Allied aircraft
& B% x- g' \0 D% v1 o [F4F-4 Wildcat x 10& j1 b; G5 ^$ s0 I/ ^
SBD Dauntless x 9
) Z) Q7 ^3 ^0 @- X6 pTBF Avenger x 16
& t, l, _: H' C( n4 }4 r & r) m( e/ U* k- a( |
Japanese aircraft losses
' ?* S+ p n0 P. U; ]" ]A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed. f6 t# B* H: l) u* \
2 S! V3 q' f' h; }, g& z% o6 G( q2 N
Allied aircraft losses$ l& Q8 O M+ k2 k2 V' M
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
: \9 a. d3 K( O& M# s; c4 dSBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged! H8 W- L7 J! y4 m& t3 J
TBF Avenger: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged& e& ~6 R7 a; X" F
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Japanese Ships
. u" P0 ?, W; z# ^# V3 vCV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage4 ^! }* S2 l& t# Y
CV Hiryu, on fire5 N# T( \ D/ `
CA Chikuma
+ f6 y* h1 P3 J7 @( R) VCV Soryu
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A6M2 Zero x 36
, ]0 s4 U. |- f: T. Z/ d ~8 }7 m: ED3A Val x 90! [5 `: `7 t! o& M/ _
B5N Kate x 66
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Allied aircraft
) @; o" w" L# T$ i7 DF4F-4 Wildcat x 108
6 o( N$ z1 Z4 Z- b7 _& ? ^P-40E Warhawk x 45
" f: i0 z2 @( M1 i: c* R+ MP-38G Lightning x 2
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Japanese aircraft losses
2 {# m2 T* K4 {2 t$ c: F3 ?A6M2 Zero: 26 destroyed8 t+ W8 G h/ R3 M. o
D3A Val: 50 destroyed
% \4 x) v5 ^' |. d% R* NB5N Kate: 42 destroyed9 {: a7 g0 O. |
5 B; D0 D/ C0 [6 L8 c5 R& u; S0 VAllied aircraft losses4 ]% Q" M# }# k, S; z+ E$ p
F4F-4 Wildcat: 41 destroyed, 14 damaged# U, }0 n$ X# @ H% _
P-40E Warhawk: 27 destroyed
% u. G$ n. q) Q9 c- n% uP-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed
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Allied Ships. b' p5 i1 ?+ ?/ D7 @2 h( C" C
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 17 W1 ^+ z( @. o/ a
CV Hornet, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire# E) r- r' v. f! h9 E/ j3 \: F. ^
CV Wasp, Bomb hits 2, on fire: ?' s3 M0 ?0 j/ |6 D
DD Benham, Bomb hits 1, on fire5 x! i0 _7 X' b* }
CV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1, on fire5 ] ? r8 h8 ~) \
CV Yorktown6 I# M5 p3 a- ]6 `1 L) r: k4 N# t
CV Saratoga
9 U$ t! \6 s1 V% d( ~CL Honolulu
C3 B, Y# p6 F3 r+ xCL St. Louis, Bomb hits 26 o+ c3 t7 P, Q: J
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0 w$ [; |# R5 y0 n+ iB-25C Mitchell x 3
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( H. {" z4 A( B8 yJapanese Ships
1 o5 E" Q+ `' [! i. ]% rCV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage/ b5 s2 d9 V' ]* ]
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3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet* W \# ] Q( `; K, B$ b: K8 m+ d
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/ @* m$ C( L* D& j! h- ZF4F-4 Wildcat x 21
; |% G& y9 d, mSBD Dauntless x 909 N. O! N% Q$ W0 x- S( Y
TBF Avenger x 33
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Japanese Ships2 `; [9 H4 I! |, X/ H
CA Chikuma
1 Y1 N- q, {: q2 i' G) x- N: {, WCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
" n* P$ m, H8 q7 p! \CV Soryu, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage2 o$ E/ A, L% K
CA Tone, Bomb hits 12 i2 A n, Y a5 g4 X" j6 a
DD Ariake, Bomb hits 1, on fire6 d8 Q% ]! y! J0 T
CA Aoba, Bomb hits 2
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,915 ^4 c! |! O/ s4 m( M* S- J
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: D9 y6 C/ j1 J- dCV Soryu, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
0 ?; D3 v# i) {6 ^; D% RCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage2 Z- M* x) D2 W7 T j `1 F# }, r
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* U: N, \: L$ z0 T: A8 J2 bGround combat at Shortlands
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Allied Deliberate attack
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7 `( y4 _0 c# C+ H( Q% P- ~* IAttacking 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
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Allied max assault: 314 - adjusted assault: 281
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, Z4 W; F% {3 o" N$ [2 [' a& lJapanese max defense: 6 - adjusted defense: 1 $ p( t- Q# n$ J: |
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Allied assault odds: 281 to 1 : k, G7 T: g- P9 O1 b8 \
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Japanese ground losses:; ~% m9 m s7 n
1572 casualties reported* ?. S2 O! Y8 ~
Guns lost 7* U, g. O5 t% z" ?
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