AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/18/42
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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8 c$ _0 \$ t& rJapanese Ships' i" U1 x4 M0 k- ~( E9 u/ L
CA Kumano2 N# Q0 F0 J$ ^
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 42, and is sunk
6 o5 d3 u% b8 A# {CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1
6 f5 a9 F$ O( _$ j3 t GCL Natori, Shell hits 18 d5 d2 u H" t: h7 s+ k" b# T# c4 f) P
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
( W& G7 E$ v* Z2 P$ G& a* cDD Natsugumo1 @2 x3 p8 r1 S8 ]. W. ]
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 1
$ D. O/ D8 a6 dDD Yuzuki, U0 m- k' K. G( Z1 K
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Allied Ships2 h* Z, l0 Z! L
CA Portland, Shell hits 2, on fire
$ s' L( V& n! X/ A* W, I& Z3 yCA Northampton
1 `& M0 g* d1 V- ]4 t& FCA Houston, Torpedo hits 1
2 ^% t# J/ R$ P. ~6 e. x! bCA Chester, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk4 N; P5 @: X# A1 Y. L
CA Louisville, Shell hits 1
6 ]: E1 [$ c( e; O& aCA Chicago
0 B6 V' S0 o: d( I+ ~# UCA Pensacola9 e, }# u7 J9 e
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 19 h9 n9 ^* Y, _3 g- c0 D+ c, U2 m+ k
CA Astoria2 Q7 Z4 V( n- _- q; {
CA Minneapolis, E3 Q9 p/ T+ H+ {/ ]
CA San Francisco1 u$ {1 [9 m1 [, ` o% G4 R
CA Australia, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage% L" K0 b0 v/ n" G7 Z" A
CA Canberra
6 {/ T6 T6 o% Q8 SCL Leander
+ {! f' S2 j( k& [ JCL Achilles5 A! _2 Z) L9 J1 f; u8 `: T) v
CL Perth
4 l, j0 B* d2 o+ Q8 a2 \2 oCL Hobart
9 ~) A% S) E5 }5 c+ Q, CCL Raleigh" r7 n/ C& l$ Y7 N5 N
CL Detroit' K& Q' ?2 P9 }) T8 j: t
CL Concord
/ j# x7 W( ]2 cDD Cummings
5 G5 d! D- r/ j4 eDD Case M& {, g8 k+ _- V
DD Shaw* D; x3 G+ ?% z1 B1 f4 Z$ M# N' W- f
DD Downes; k* o& l/ F, P
DD Le Triomphant
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93$ B( |/ y0 H- a, C
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Japanese Ships
, b# |+ V5 F0 H4 Y. J1 g) T$ ACA Kumano, Shell hits 104 B, G/ ~1 n9 l0 l* E j
CA Furutaka
# w, }& S6 g+ B) _5 H. fCL Natori, Shell hits 1
8 o9 Y7 |) K, mDD Maikaze, on fire, heavy damage2 O5 K' g! N9 e* ^
DD Natsugumo
" M" n. D; P O" k& DDD Ikazuchi% S. M+ R) {! p/ ~ }$ t; a
DD Yuzuki7 t7 X) [& O2 I4 O+ f
2 g& M8 c! o6 R0 o, p/ aAllied Ships$ I- x! o2 {/ i% {0 f! Z+ m
CA Portland, on fire/ }& H* s" b0 d E7 N7 \
CA Northampton
- H; I9 ?6 d1 y/ O1 nCA Houston
4 @, r: L; V' f6 Q) qCA Louisville9 H# A2 d4 U- f i0 _/ W4 a7 K
CA Chicago
: s* ^( z7 e. q0 v% w, ?CA Pensacola
! ~3 O; L6 p. P3 K3 A/ GCA New Orleans) a+ w9 X2 A. W$ O
CA Astoria' o& i* ^5 \: u5 }& R" r0 D
CA Minneapolis
) b2 e( m" g) b+ \: r0 b6 KCA San Francisco
5 \9 z. Z# u$ Y" M* Y0 l5 c. ]9 BCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage) x/ G3 \1 U5 }! B8 `7 a
CA Canberra- p% C! N6 Q7 t5 W& b: G
CL Leander
9 `! U: r+ G( h, b; c! sCL Achilles
# _$ j$ S7 W9 n4 a/ P7 sCL Perth$ d5 K6 \3 k6 \. U! e0 Y
CL Hobart
5 K+ X: L! o/ F- m' M0 iCL Raleigh
; K3 s9 O3 G! BCL Detroit' p% A/ c% J' O# W
CL Concord
( w6 z: M ]2 i0 v# nDD Cummings
4 t+ Y# i! k/ ]DD Case
, @% ~. S: B( SDD Shaw
& g4 F% y4 A# ?3 P: K- EDD Downes
" Z; Q) Y# D3 l- c# b/ `$ hDD Le Triomphant
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! F& Z/ n% }3 b1 INight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93: \- r" v5 B% E% @
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9 ^3 a5 d e( B) t0 zCA Kumano, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
, D7 T! R: {( C" P' t+ wCA Furutaka, Shell hits 34, and is sunk
% i( @' K7 `6 g/ T6 |, xCL Natori, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage1 V# h" a% p( Z/ [: P2 F: K1 I
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
: T& p1 l% O& T+ {' i9 o- lDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1# _( M0 ]' l' l4 e" @ m
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 3, on fire; `9 f% @3 s! F4 y& z5 _8 m! ]
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 6, and is sunk+ T* [* S' L9 l+ R& \
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CA Portland, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
4 g% w) r0 j3 HCA Northampton, Shell hits 1, on fire- J5 N& {- [# `& m- R8 b2 b
CA Houston, Shell hits 1
/ `% x2 h# }( }% |( jCA Louisville! z) n/ Y+ N+ }, L" e
CA Chicago, Shell hits 2% I% z7 ]3 x- t! w4 t9 S
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 44 M: U2 K0 W/ }
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 43 _) n4 ]5 Y8 w% V
CA Astoria
4 x* N$ ^* h+ S9 J1 jCA Minneapolis
* }7 l. w* [; ^) E" UCA San Francisco& K: B% O0 c" r3 K% f* f9 ~
CA Australia, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
" S6 _2 W5 I$ i, KCA Canberra
6 u/ s4 n0 _3 h h' M! yCL Leander
& A( L% Q3 D3 y# @CL Achilles1 }" |6 F* G' Y3 B8 ~8 m
CL Perth, T' l$ G$ w* _" O3 q2 p% t
CL Hobart
( U& t- N" L( WCL Raleigh
2 E) Y3 s$ _! c. |CL Detroit- |! H" y4 h- ^7 e% w1 b1 T* x
CL Concord1 Q; C3 c$ R6 F) D; U5 M) t
DD Cummings; M7 b: W& ?: }
DD Case
% V* c4 g1 K" m8 O( Y9 q& ~DD Shaw9 C, {6 d& m& r9 h
DD Downes
1 k) V! O" W5 J6 L, H9 [! fDD Le Triomphant
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Japanese Ships* a; X6 S5 h& K% m
CA Kumano, Shell hits 33, on fire, heavy damage
5 v; y6 z3 ]( x7 y; G( aCL Natori, Shell hits 24, and is sunk: e& s2 _5 \' G9 R" |
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
/ N/ y/ c0 J0 V0 sDD Ikazuchi, on fire: @/ A$ A) f: f2 Z
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Allied Ships
6 Y4 b2 @ |* kCA Portland, on fire, heavy damage
" N4 ]+ g4 ?, E5 l) m% b% {& {CA Northampton, on fire
; ^/ Q+ c; k5 b2 oCA Houston
; V# m; {) i- o" rCA Louisville/ S3 \0 e% _- Z- z7 {
CA Chicago* o6 K" K% T' B* u% _0 w* d9 S% N! i+ m
CA Pensacola7 ^/ _* C7 `6 D+ U. T
CA New Orleans. L! y% o- m) A# X
CA Astoria
/ r* E4 G9 ]* D) v# v2 mCA Minneapolis
: ]2 i$ U4 c9 y7 a, [- E5 n" |CA San Francisco6 X; u8 g: |4 L7 Q9 h- S% q
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage+ f" e' q, L$ Y6 B6 X8 }3 D
CA Canberra
^' G" x; D9 i/ I; [; |CL Leander" @- P" Y& b$ w# A; r7 a5 V
CL Achilles
- r' p- o" y, q; _5 F0 ]0 m0 h# mCL Perth8 x* z* X9 A; i" l1 S. \# S
CL Hobart# d2 [, ]. P" \2 C
CL Raleigh
& o2 C6 h( w2 B8 {( SCL Detroit
+ t+ U" S8 n; i9 N2 B0 QCL Concord
4 ^& D( W2 F; ]# n, ]$ l8 T( NDD Cummings
* r- P# k. z8 G/ c6 A) ~DD Case" r; d1 @% d( T4 J0 X
DD Shaw
& f2 N# W6 G' P$ g/ g4 L8 uDD Downes: R7 @7 p1 c, K' y- u) u
DD Le Triomphant! F G* d/ @0 f5 L, h c
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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8 B& P& ^# Y% m* k* Y: OJapanese Ships$ ~2 q2 }: R0 Z1 k3 k4 \. a' Y
CA Kumano, Shell hits 29, and is sunk
- J4 m0 v8 j! Y s+ B: ZDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 35, and is sunk4 ^: @ T: d" w+ L5 f( E
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
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Allied Ships6 v% {; ?) {" _( t* o- [
CA Portland, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage' }4 Y& y; j3 [1 g% Z! z- X
CA Northampton, on fire) A X0 g, `5 g' j* @: R" A
CA Houston
; U6 f, M' a6 c; iCA Louisville
# b, i9 R$ H( u7 A. t0 OCA Chicago) s4 K2 @( A2 O% H' [
CA Pensacola% A* c" U3 z E6 b
CA New Orleans
' K2 T0 r: i9 N9 h! G4 BCA Astoria
5 G! V o* l$ Y P9 W9 _% }CA Minneapolis
/ ~2 p1 ?! j' {; X0 lCA San Francisco( |# q" b. P! R q$ z/ F) j% j
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage& |0 t% V4 K- i" {
CA Canberra' i$ o* \% N9 S9 N- F$ Q+ Y: Q
CL Leander! c* [: k( _. u& q6 J7 K' P1 T
CL Achilles- j. @. S1 c) J8 Q8 H' s$ K, V& K
CL Perth
. k" P6 i. K0 e8 z" O, Z2 {CL Hobart' W0 Y+ W" Z. M- j2 \! _1 R) X' t
CL Raleigh
4 D( @ n9 L* Q' ]" BCL Detroit
0 F2 t' S' J9 d! gCL Concord
- m5 l2 j8 z1 }' K% T* L0 xDD Cummings( D# n4 g" W+ h
DD Case
$ g, s, a9 \6 _1 K( tDD Shaw
0 S& h$ X( A' E4 _$ J, g7 XDD Downes% t" D6 D: u( X4 H% u3 C- b
DD Le Triomphant
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. U1 y# \7 {# x- P$ G; DDay Air attack on TF at 61,91/ L0 T. i8 ]% K$ {
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Japanese aircraft) m9 M5 ]! u0 ?6 S! T. w2 N! V
A6M2 Zero x 50
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Allied aircraft
/ X( U$ x3 \! Q# bF4F-4 Wildcat x 429 F, d G* |5 s; P7 C f2 P
SBD Dauntless x 44
5 _# E3 x- E2 i# C8 l6 j7 b6 ITBF Avenger x 16
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2 z0 n, ~+ E3 \" `Japanese aircraft losses4 W i" q" ^8 L6 ]
A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
& A: Z. W1 ^/ T2 CF4F-4 Wildcat: 27 destroyed2 Z. y$ a* q6 `" g- ]
SBD Dauntless: 13 destroyed, 17 damaged( I" g: ^* }+ R, }0 }# d
TBF Avenger: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged
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Japanese Ships! C6 G+ F) q c5 J1 K( @
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
, m" X4 w" W. K' R7 U! F) w( _CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
) g, {! \4 V U1 F( ^9 FCV Shokaku
+ p5 r7 j. p# ?0 HCV Soryu8 u4 n# X+ e* D/ \* [8 \
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" I% t( L3 A; _5 G! E4 U( bDay Air attack on TF at 61,91
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- J2 a6 \5 v6 {; W% w$ rJapanese aircraft
$ h! ^: J5 J( r! v; T$ H; B; c* LA6M2 Zero x 19
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Allied aircraft- Z1 r$ i6 W. L; u
F4F-4 Wildcat x 19
1 @7 N& W6 z- @- q- _6 f8 I; bSBD Dauntless x 14. V: z% }9 @" a5 b: T! M
TBF Avenger x 6
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5 U$ \. r0 p; s# {& xJapanese aircraft losses2 W) S j" A8 ?" R$ z
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
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. F0 g5 {6 Z8 K3 h7 w/ x9 sAllied aircraft losses9 v& p; q3 J% r c# A
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed
- ~+ o7 P6 F5 E3 CSBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged
% J) k' p& u8 z6 e {TBF Avenger: 6 damaged0 ` k, o( G0 ]4 \. L. W3 I( S* G
5 ^) w$ A4 q' X6 P/ yJapanese Ships
# ]4 k2 i6 ^; u/ v% }8 fCV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage* l+ x3 w6 L5 N( V( U
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2
N3 I2 @& Q; [. ^CA Tone9 o4 y; K2 p; M1 I3 Q
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 1
% G N0 R# ]- X+ x6 C, P# lCV Hiryu, on fire3 z) V; X9 ]% [4 M$ \$ h
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91' d- M4 a; [9 b5 i7 O* j" L3 j
" p R; O/ J) `6 rJapanese aircraft
0 c# T4 K+ I; PA6M2 Zero x 17! G# R8 a6 K) f) S9 b9 t
3 q/ x' e( Q9 T g& w0 u& n6 v: BAllied aircraft
' t5 f/ f$ x/ t" d, _& Q) n- W" r5 h" aF4F-4 Wildcat x 242 p1 G x8 G' m4 x1 o+ c5 |# u& I
SBD Dauntless x 27
8 R# ]' V5 s8 z) @* l# XTBF Avenger x 7$ X. J) R7 h: W% R
0 l) H. H% c& e5 H3 ~& E# x
Japanese aircraft losses
( Q# L3 c4 |& }9 NA6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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Z, o& h# _" y1 @Allied aircraft losses$ x1 s$ |3 k% ]. g& P. Z
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed
# g: k8 `& L/ N5 rSBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged' f7 U b( \7 G6 N" k* D$ f
TBF Avenger: 5 damaged
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Japanese Ships8 z% Z# F% k' m( o; K P2 x2 g
CV Shokaku; Q* w! J* M [. x/ e V) o
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 2, on fire
0 U+ ]. [, ]' X( W5 hCV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage2 E0 g+ W& B* l
CV Soryu
' g1 S7 J/ r- m- ^2 LCA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1
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+ ]- X/ a, R4 ?8 C9 r JJapanese aircraft
$ I. C) ]3 u& n, G4 y* S$ LA6M2 Zero x 15
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Allied aircraft+ G* W$ P9 ^7 U1 ~ x. m, P
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
3 W2 F" D9 t( }" O0 i, wSBD Dauntless x 181 A7 `# X% o9 s6 S/ `
8 a$ e: H) V! x: u; O1 ^# bJapanese aircraft losses
% D4 p1 x$ V: e) QA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
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6 X( [, R6 w- ]Allied aircraft losses
" @( O! x# w+ g" W0 H- SF4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed* c5 m4 ?) V: d+ ~" I( f3 X
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged, A# R( K: X* B" Q0 G
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Japanese Ships
m, s6 ~3 z" O# _, n6 ~$ H2 iCV Soryu, Bomb hits 1
. r1 u) E" g6 b' R5 V2 SCV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
' s# H2 P+ U7 l" S) }! h8 qCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire) |/ Q4 i# ?. n3 Y9 d; H
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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?1 a' X# s' D4 L3 X" @* kJapanese aircraft) R# \( x2 J4 X b; s: A
A6M2 Zero x 123 s# W& v& @5 U, Y* K+ R) G
! n Y! u; q+ AAllied aircraft
* g l2 \$ S) i/ e6 tF4F-4 Wildcat x 10
+ O! ]0 U2 v* i! [SBD Dauntless x 9
+ j' s+ _2 H2 i- ^( s+ qTBF Avenger x 165 M' e% `/ ^! o% r9 o) k# m* o1 p
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Japanese aircraft losses7 k; g% m% F& y( ^
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed. D$ i6 L+ r( |9 S# g% M
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Allied aircraft losses: `1 r6 ` @, f' y6 e: B' }5 [4 p
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed& V" ?. S" _6 I& L0 r
SBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
& ~& ~" Y2 H2 s: U5 ]TBF Avenger: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged
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Japanese Ships
; L0 }. o+ i0 M$ X+ h/ M0 vCV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage4 `6 S& H' a; Q8 m
CV Hiryu, on fire" F4 K' t! }, H2 D4 o: e$ r) t
CA Chikuma
0 t2 a/ X8 t0 X! }& w! jCV Soryu
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2 E8 i8 k$ k8 e9 J" ^; h/ EDay Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,93
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Japanese aircraft6 p: {2 J6 ?# [) V
A6M2 Zero x 36: W$ E* D) \0 h0 g7 @5 N
D3A Val x 90/ @2 g( Z$ p4 [) `
B5N Kate x 66, V# ]3 s8 O$ ?1 B) [. R4 T1 s0 T
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Allied aircraft
& r2 b; Z% t" zF4F-4 Wildcat x 108
' {( Y+ z* q4 d# R; R1 Q* E- MP-40E Warhawk x 45
; Z0 X, R$ i1 d5 OP-38G Lightning x 2- m6 g& l$ @# \
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Japanese aircraft losses9 B, Y' |1 N$ V
A6M2 Zero: 26 destroyed
. a' f% z9 Q$ }# i7 j0 o- jD3A Val: 50 destroyed
$ n" {. ~% v" Y* C; ZB5N Kate: 42 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
2 @: }2 f% S( g7 y5 J" @7 EF4F-4 Wildcat: 41 destroyed, 14 damaged
& [+ e' r& y# N0 D" G! t0 Z/ yP-40E Warhawk: 27 destroyed
8 }) N( N- c5 f+ JP-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed" Z% E- E$ D7 E
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Allied Ships+ v- n% O- E9 R2 d1 ^" y
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1# y' j9 `1 G1 _1 I. Q
CV Hornet, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
k( e q ~$ @& M, i0 \* KCV Wasp, Bomb hits 2, on fire
; m3 S: X% c4 g* ?; h( T YDD Benham, Bomb hits 1, on fire2 i/ S: q2 U% {$ G* O
CV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1, on fire: u7 u( e2 y5 j' V2 \0 }
CV Yorktown
" ?$ j- @% K3 v% OCV Saratoga
0 X0 l0 J' P) z9 x- V4 w" {/ Q; ?& KCL Honolulu
) f+ Q$ F0 C' j# I8 NCL St. Louis, Bomb hits 2! t4 M9 @# }* S7 ~1 Y& M/ | P
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B-25C Mitchell x 3! ?1 u8 G7 m4 J2 Z
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
% }- r! r* W/ eCV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage% @( i5 q4 }% d0 h/ n3 A n7 \
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Aircraft Attacking:
& Y ]+ @0 ^' c6 @& Y3 D 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet1 R/ U# J8 |- W! R8 w9 w9 ^, ~. s
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% [$ w. q+ F- r3 V* [Day Air attack on TF at 61,91* E) O* o: L, }2 Q H
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Allied aircraft
8 y9 V) e7 ^2 w$ Q; _F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
* E( e/ ^. ~% d6 g5 N+ M* V; TSBD Dauntless x 90
% p$ q7 l9 @# b( k3 @TBF Avenger x 33
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Japanese Ships5 Y8 x X7 D" }3 Q2 G
CA Chikuma3 o" k4 {; Q' g' K z( j* [8 Z
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage6 i% X3 c8 j% P5 k `
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
) o, l: B" _) K& n: gCA Tone, Bomb hits 1( R# ^( A% g( A5 e: |$ w: M0 f
DD Ariake, Bomb hits 1, on fire3 \* c9 K7 n$ X$ M& t1 f/ k
CA Aoba, Bomb hits 2 T' C# t( G7 s9 z0 X
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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B-25C Mitchell x 20. E: U, ]4 f' k7 f7 f; U
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CV Soryu, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
2 D* V) d0 @# P( b- @; }. ECV Hiryu, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage/ `: E" c. V* D# @6 T7 n
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4 f# m1 G( q* n- ]7 ^Ground combat at Shortlands' Y" s2 f9 @! h: }
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Allied Deliberate attack- x: {& K5 D! h9 u, U+ ]
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Attacking force 13678 troops, 150 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 322% B5 T, c4 s* K& T6 f; U/ g
" S7 [! ^+ V8 l6 D* eDefending force 1457 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 106 `4 K, ]3 o% G! v/ A0 d
) \+ B* h( I& _- iAllied max assault: 314 - adjusted assault: 281
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Japanese max defense: 6 - adjusted defense: 1 ; T' h, `2 u/ j( m4 J d7 e# x! @
. U' ` V b, ~4 z0 kAllied assault odds: 281 to 1
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Japanese ground losses:8 |* u" Y. K- x Q, R1 f, {
1572 casualties reported
6 S" ^( v& d+ G$ i- sGuns lost 7
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Allied ground losses:
) Z3 W* k+ Q2 t6 K' Z2 casualties reported5 T/ X5 y5 ~3 b- x
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发表于 2008-4-5 02:59
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