AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/18/42
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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Japanese Ships& B, `' W) Y: p: t5 t3 V7 u% H
CA Kumano
6 _. {6 `! B* m' z2 nCA Kinugasa, Shell hits 42, and is sunk( \3 ?4 @; S% ]3 i
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1
0 c }3 s5 T. @( `" V4 A( O6 fCL Natori, Shell hits 1
3 L$ A; Z5 v7 ]' S9 B! N: a* wDD Maikaze, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage* ^) e4 u0 d5 b5 T
DD Natsugumo# A9 n4 m. _' O# a& `
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 1
6 i' r& L& [. _9 @* s5 uDD Yuzuki
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+ ]" _% ~$ N2 I! }4 ~9 gAllied Ships& n( y' R, X' C0 n
CA Portland, Shell hits 2, on fire1 n" W1 I* t" G' U. G# C" x" W
CA Northampton' Y' R+ f. Z) v1 u2 \( @7 Z4 m- E* H
CA Houston, Torpedo hits 1. N: c5 J2 O2 q, ]) j
CA Chester, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
/ }% z1 H5 x( U8 |CA Louisville, Shell hits 14 z5 z3 Q) I( d' }
CA Chicago
, j& w( C; k+ j4 K$ yCA Pensacola
5 J @, i( T. {- q% a0 |CA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
- k5 j- R1 a8 _! C# HCA Astoria/ t0 b% B3 N. N" ?3 A8 V- k
CA Minneapolis
! ]% \. I/ x0 z3 Z' b, XCA San Francisco- k( _* e7 @. K+ C( {- ?# T
CA Australia, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage, c1 W' @! J3 Z$ _3 O8 X+ a7 g. p
CA Canberra
* G1 H3 ]; D& M3 I3 ~0 h5 [1 vCL Leander/ J0 O+ c7 i$ C+ o1 ]
CL Achilles
1 f) q! G3 w! i N C4 CCL Perth
& _3 V' m2 l! U& L( kCL Hobart
X* s" U6 A9 wCL Raleigh
% t0 {# h/ Y h8 ]' _1 _4 ? W3 KCL Detroit- Y& F6 `- L' m7 L7 L7 f6 Y3 G
CL Concord
" K9 j2 M9 ~ S/ Q: {DD Cummings
- h! C' Q% P/ |7 e9 O y4 xDD Case
3 I) j ]4 M- M( \: |8 RDD Shaw
5 i8 [* G! j: y- Q- e3 BDD Downes/ A( u& ~( }) k& z! r( E
DD Le Triomphant M- W+ B$ z. g9 b7 b% c& P
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+ a, V/ W" x0 @. ~* n/ kNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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Japanese Ships
4 g) T: B. L+ n! ^CA Kumano, Shell hits 101 Y* {, a! }6 L3 g3 Q! J
CA Furutaka* g3 f; d- E3 B8 c4 x5 G
CL Natori, Shell hits 1
0 a) s! r8 X# V1 fDD Maikaze, on fire, heavy damage! ~$ \- i+ @4 A) N7 {2 C/ b
DD Natsugumo* c$ c5 N* W& s: }9 v9 e/ |
DD Ikazuchi0 [, ]4 l+ _* Q1 o( T# t) ]3 @
DD Yuzuki
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Allied Ships
, R2 P5 ]' W: D( `CA Portland, on fire+ G4 x6 l9 L1 Y4 Q& k* L, X
CA Northampton6 z/ B7 ^% h! j! r' H: r: p
CA Houston
; l! W0 ?" ~/ j* Y" \; _CA Louisville
! k( G @; ] d1 zCA Chicago
" S& Q; z7 }* E7 N8 cCA Pensacola
( k* H3 n: t! A! W: M3 MCA New Orleans! s/ }' J) E% U+ A2 {2 Z% Q
CA Astoria
; r, e3 l. z( qCA Minneapolis5 G. R% [. r, P6 \2 U' k6 T
CA San Francisco. A& S5 R# a- Z5 |; f, v
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
1 N9 A* n6 Z( C) T. i- X- ACA Canberra% @0 n' p! I6 a% K
CL Leander3 y) u& s) B8 I/ O, o& Y
CL Achilles
9 y. \; w& P( v) U# qCL Perth+ j i% K: \. A/ Y
CL Hobart$ b' t2 {/ E/ G6 V# e
CL Raleigh; z) n$ ]$ Q( i1 U; L& B
CL Detroit E5 \2 V& q$ M" n4 ]3 y
CL Concord
: q1 }" F4 g" e7 V" aDD Cummings& u2 V C) \! T. }4 a
DD Case
2 @, G( |$ O# |& M7 A, ~DD Shaw) Z s7 G3 \7 @1 E/ d. G! q
DD Downes
! s. _! ]' C; r* e8 i# R* ZDD Le Triomphant
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93. s' i4 l0 U* Y7 v
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CA Kumano, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage4 o8 i6 D+ G& e* j' P/ o! ~8 h& G: g
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 34, and is sunk6 h. r/ f& ~% X% D. r% z8 f2 c
CL Natori, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
: a5 j6 G+ ^. p+ G; j( j8 `DD Maikaze, Shell hits 14, and is sunk8 k' o8 f9 g- t* L/ p% Z7 U9 _% ~
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1 X! d. I0 r1 B
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 3, on fire
/ ?# `" N; _# V( J2 B: {DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
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Allied Ships( s+ s" e/ i" M/ i
CA Portland, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
* x9 S' C/ f, N4 c7 NCA Northampton, Shell hits 1, on fire
- B: f& y9 H: [: x0 \4 X) kCA Houston, Shell hits 1
2 ^; f7 V% J* f: r/ p! y- W6 e5 \' JCA Louisville1 L0 U$ Y7 G5 o
CA Chicago, Shell hits 2
9 l2 L9 j+ @9 N! BCA Pensacola, Shell hits 44 V* A; f% H' l4 [8 f
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 4
5 W6 p6 J' ^2 vCA Astoria
3 j2 A \2 w7 X4 a: a2 y9 Q2 b, mCA Minneapolis" Q: \/ f* H7 I# ?. @( t
CA San Francisco
$ V" K N7 g A7 G+ u2 `& N* w! g9 eCA Australia, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage' n0 C: W: {1 I3 X7 R
CA Canberra4 Y" ]. f& M( o) T( u
CL Leander
4 i: d. l9 f3 V% g/ p' }4 bCL Achilles
9 ~3 S2 h7 k+ h3 uCL Perth1 D# p' n6 r& S8 F
CL Hobart
( R/ \" f. z; iCL Raleigh
) d7 C/ U( R2 ?+ jCL Detroit
+ x) ^2 x2 n uCL Concord
% Q5 c6 M+ Q& m2 `8 Z1 [ O, H& [; PDD Cummings
3 T+ y) ^, }) U* TDD Case
( A+ ~0 S* {) ^; t6 {8 k( cDD Shaw
( H" }6 [0 w( T$ D% S$ B( MDD Downes
& x, f4 H: \. G. U4 l5 |DD Le Triomphant
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* f1 T$ I+ W/ l4 j7 v/ y8 _Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,933 S( u; {4 U* _5 x$ v; D5 g/ t
5 T" v2 M1 u, c& D7 H& X! w# U3 DJapanese Ships
4 Y" a. x" a3 jCA Kumano, Shell hits 33, on fire, heavy damage
: i" v3 v# ^; _# ~9 \CL Natori, Shell hits 24, and is sunk. Y" A* s7 z, n' ?' b
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
4 b) k# j6 o$ g! C, dDD Ikazuchi, on fire8 |" _' W9 z2 d! H0 v
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CA Portland, on fire, heavy damage' O- [' A( ^& `) M/ k% `. i
CA Northampton, on fire) B7 l: c/ ^, q4 K8 T& {1 A# o
CA Houston8 `) N8 i1 l2 z# c: |
CA Louisville, b, j, j9 a" K& T/ H; A5 W
CA Chicago
* R, l6 A' C8 J$ T" bCA Pensacola, L) Z/ d. z, ^) J3 K/ }& l
CA New Orleans
$ P! c- v% w, ` xCA Astoria
1 F, c2 X' `! _& {CA Minneapolis
" }2 w% f* w% S, r8 Y7 @( U; Q7 jCA San Francisco7 Q' y; c2 l& C
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage1 k$ N2 P+ W4 d
CA Canberra0 e% G) v* @7 ^* ?9 s3 _$ l- P0 i
CL Leander
v y* a) @- Y* DCL Achilles; A+ V ], t+ N& l, C9 Z
CL Perth
4 |# y# @: k$ D7 w4 m8 ~CL Hobart
0 h: l( {# I* r9 }CL Raleigh# e! v( _8 P$ M) n/ p" D: x1 K' @4 f
CL Detroit
0 O- q/ y& m: e$ Y w+ \0 [CL Concord
5 U: I+ i5 Y; h0 B3 m- t# hDD Cummings
2 \7 b+ W* f4 D3 C- J, ~& n( ]& @* SDD Case# J) A: s9 p/ ~; q' g6 z% B
DD Shaw
8 h6 `9 q- I5 C/ QDD Downes
1 b* n6 U1 N2 xDD Le Triomphant
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9 V( K; i0 I7 J, p* rNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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, _% i& Q; y D7 Y( F! ^Japanese Ships
& i, b; l! h1 y, X, I9 tCA Kumano, Shell hits 29, and is sunk
& t* H6 T* e; [8 j5 TDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 35, and is sunk5 d- g7 s% D! ]: b
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 15, and is sunk7 ]; ^0 P- k) F# ]
: g6 C# S1 G4 l# ^) |. VAllied Ships
& A7 I, P+ y, _CA Portland, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage* u/ T8 m5 R6 x2 W6 A; y
CA Northampton, on fire
5 Q& r9 q$ j9 V8 m7 _0 o) @8 lCA Houston
; t5 l5 J6 l4 ^* qCA Louisville
0 t9 N+ _: g' I3 LCA Chicago
7 W! y( i+ ]6 f4 kCA Pensacola( c* X" ]8 q4 y! j0 r+ Q0 C
CA New Orleans
( ]# E! j/ x( V0 D5 T# S0 ZCA Astoria( `$ b H7 {( m2 Z( _ s, _- H
CA Minneapolis
f [* i# Q8 M! M4 z |) gCA San Francisco
+ |( G7 O: V/ @1 {9 O4 q) iCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage" d0 I: S4 E) c. p2 h& x3 c
CA Canberra5 Q9 a6 A& V( v! t
CL Leander% x# L% |, @( \3 F( J' ?
CL Achilles! P. Y5 v. n w2 r c
CL Perth% ]! m ^# R- p, i5 m! S2 L
CL Hobart
! c& }6 O! G* W! s* S% ~$ ^$ eCL Raleigh
5 j9 x/ I2 m- A1 h3 n& {CL Detroit4 A% N+ I2 q1 B% w4 C/ U4 L8 f5 k
CL Concord" h. B b0 J% v1 I2 f) X
DD Cummings8 w0 v- `; e! m1 X" V( R4 G M! V
DD Case) ?* j9 {! L- k
DD Shaw! @/ g9 z1 g6 k" S
DD Downes r8 x+ j, O; {: f! ^9 x% c I$ Y
DD Le Triomphant) A9 w; x1 A! x+ M* u% Q: z2 e9 D
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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! Q- c. h& ]) a1 m: J4 F G& {Japanese aircraft
5 c0 Q7 u" s& B( N, fA6M2 Zero x 507 i( o. Z- t1 O4 Z# Z
+ w0 G; J1 c: m# f( V! [7 _0 ZAllied aircraft- r! R$ M( ^: ]
F4F-4 Wildcat x 42, _* L, [' K* {; B
SBD Dauntless x 44* W- l& F }1 k2 O; A, B: Y
TBF Avenger x 16" g) I- h1 q4 g6 ?: n `
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Japanese aircraft losses
9 s0 T2 |9 T( `" }A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged
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) l. [* v$ [# v L) f& O) R/ uF4F-4 Wildcat: 27 destroyed! ^6 S3 Z4 A- @- i& P; T
SBD Dauntless: 13 destroyed, 17 damaged/ D( q3 ?4 T0 d; P9 O& _1 h: }
TBF Avenger: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged
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Japanese Ships
& B1 p) T7 M0 Y! S8 [* ZCV Kaga, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
) y& I; b6 m6 p/ N0 Y( TCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
9 i, E* d) p1 |- s+ \CV Shokaku
" r* A) l0 c, E/ |# [- e. ICV Soryu& r) q' f! F' X: u
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3 J' z- ~; {; I9 l5 cDay Air attack on TF at 61,91# L* p/ C' p$ p9 f! k
$ n" w3 Q" d0 q7 Z; L2 U' `; DJapanese aircraft
. D" J/ Y5 J. j" J1 d* CA6M2 Zero x 19
0 F2 {( y6 |) W& b L4 \ 8 B: X/ O9 k+ } P* } R- b
Allied aircraft
4 q6 [! V* ?- a" ?7 r7 r3 c3 X+ cF4F-4 Wildcat x 195 S& e& j: {8 \( c
SBD Dauntless x 14; V: {, l, C& ]
TBF Avenger x 69 Y+ E/ @$ J3 o. }, ~
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Japanese aircraft losses
, [: K; k/ l# ]A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed6 Y, a ^* w2 P* N
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Allied aircraft losses
& G( l! t T, U S: BF4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed8 l, v. k5 U% E5 D* K* Y
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged
+ |9 K- a, r& J! M0 `TBF Avenger: 6 damaged. W8 j' U; ^, j* [9 a5 r
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Japanese Ships; _+ l$ U! h: | }5 a1 w! ]" s
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage( W" X7 t! G0 c7 P2 U1 @* X
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2
/ F, |- H) L) d" r+ s# b3 K" M! JCA Tone
7 u/ j' t: l$ B ~CV Soryu, Bomb hits 1( o3 }/ H9 o, B: {/ z0 A9 G) f
CV Hiryu, on fire
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* D$ ]! c# c* IJapanese aircraft J. ]6 H0 ?0 e! |
A6M2 Zero x 17
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: w! o I9 o+ v2 O% mAllied aircraft
- F. q' u. h' l) A$ F) ZF4F-4 Wildcat x 24
/ U0 ^& ]/ n) h% V( R- A& W8 S" eSBD Dauntless x 27
9 R, {0 @ O4 m# O9 N1 s rTBF Avenger x 77 l1 T# b2 Z4 K, J* r; M. M
& r/ T( B$ B/ o$ bJapanese aircraft losses
$ K- C# m& m$ M- k0 o8 GA6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed4 B! K$ K$ Y, Z- m" N2 m
- X3 B3 a7 c* |4 u( B' d9 FAllied aircraft losses
0 j# i' D0 Y7 f- A0 J3 CF4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed0 r; A% k' r% M5 L9 {9 f) s( ~
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged6 c n& j2 l( \- P: `
TBF Avenger: 5 damaged
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Japanese Ships
* g8 { z: |. n* Q3 V; t- |1 Q+ GCV Shokaku$ T1 w5 L1 K( |: h
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 2, on fire$ T: r2 R$ f+ f% ~) K" H2 q
CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
/ p7 m N D- C& }" R& sCV Soryu
. l% [# h6 F% \$ |1 O5 ICA Chikuma, Bomb hits 13 p0 t7 J8 Z, }4 E$ M6 u
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1 `: U( M2 x. C, h9 FJapanese aircraft" _5 x0 \3 A& b7 @/ j& U
A6M2 Zero x 15
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5 B: `: d" |) J: Z+ bAllied aircraft1 W2 A0 @( C$ [6 t/ x ?/ ]* R
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
9 v1 D1 m2 t& U: `9 s+ Q1 vSBD Dauntless x 18- w0 p B7 J6 g, x$ d$ _
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Japanese aircraft losses
2 Y& {. l4 e/ j& TA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses8 e+ F$ k, P* q1 j. a; t. Z
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed5 k( p8 a1 X4 b3 \! y
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged
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Japanese Ships
6 t: P( _5 d, M, Y! O& bCV Soryu, Bomb hits 1
7 }6 F/ z' O, V$ ]" qCV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
3 D' c& y3 k- |' ICV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
: ~. J5 f* B2 t& ~CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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& W& u: u. Q1 O6 J/ I( z; k* u% aDay Air attack on TF at 61,91
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Japanese aircraft
9 A& z( r0 \4 a" lA6M2 Zero x 12' _& r9 T( C7 c/ q' U, n! {
5 w( b: q' P% J/ NAllied aircraft
* I, h# X1 S& s# c: G2 sF4F-4 Wildcat x 10
& [/ p5 u) |6 S0 v5 m$ K; lSBD Dauntless x 9
1 f# X2 B& M. O; N# Z; t; jTBF Avenger x 16
. O8 p& s) i* D. E- C ' B* k' o, r O7 Q: l5 }
Japanese aircraft losses* G' ]0 M# W# m" A0 y
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed0 f& L& G( F7 Y( i) ?
( A8 X) i+ C, {
Allied aircraft losses( G) g) H6 d- S% A
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
- r+ I. d4 P- i G. w$ `) YSBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
8 f* `$ |) [$ g7 ~' wTBF Avenger: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged1 d* q" `, V) P% c, w
6 u) b; i# h; Q% `" `. ?: x& TJapanese Ships, Y1 u& I! H- c' x/ T6 @
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage9 X7 x7 A" z4 Q' R7 z5 n; t0 c/ O
CV Hiryu, on fire$ [/ P1 Z, Q: a
CA Chikuma
& t5 ^5 A# L% A! E5 b tCV Soryu
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2 U O7 |1 q1 B. K$ qJapanese aircraft# P( V& g4 V [' m
A6M2 Zero x 36
& |; a# X0 y2 `! C: ]3 Z* r" P7 eD3A Val x 90
7 r W4 k4 |0 p) z% }5 n( GB5N Kate x 66
9 ~$ M, J0 m E) s1 r , @# W+ O2 ~+ Y% I. _, g
Allied aircraft" f& Z. ]" x* |9 n7 R0 l
F4F-4 Wildcat x 108
9 T2 A4 j0 T8 z- m- A7 T& g' u/ eP-40E Warhawk x 45
5 d* N9 ~7 Q$ b) `" z* UP-38G Lightning x 2
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( e# D' Y6 T! T4 P. x& HJapanese aircraft losses
$ Z0 f" p; }8 J. C7 w) G7 B% g' M; bA6M2 Zero: 26 destroyed
# n7 ]* ], I. s4 W& Q( q* v1 [D3A Val: 50 destroyed
& s8 k9 L/ j- W. ?9 [B5N Kate: 42 destroyed
$ c7 {3 J% ~/ A3 T. \+ D! H) S: v ) b5 d4 X. A- }: G9 z: N. s
Allied aircraft losses
; i$ `, [- J8 \* UF4F-4 Wildcat: 41 destroyed, 14 damaged$ H* P. g$ f; _( z) a- l
P-40E Warhawk: 27 destroyed
# ?$ W' f# J$ D7 [: k( _! YP-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed* E* X5 m0 d0 g( i" z7 D
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Allied Ships
8 _2 s1 ?) s; v+ G+ ~" xCV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1; L Y9 V' v- S3 b/ c; t# V
CV Hornet, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
& Q3 D0 o" M0 X+ p$ P0 [CV Wasp, Bomb hits 2, on fire
% T9 j4 S: G0 M: n3 U3 t6 K; dDD Benham, Bomb hits 1, on fire" l$ O1 m, }* @. U
CV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
0 _" @% D1 ~3 a- r( J6 W$ b1 N. QCV Yorktown9 a: O9 ]1 j# ]& n% G1 `
CV Saratoga1 H. a9 _+ \$ V- p% I0 H: y
CL Honolulu8 q0 a ]/ r' L' L
CL St. Louis, Bomb hits 2
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' v7 N% \# @! @$ i$ uAllied aircraft9 v9 i5 t2 a# a
B-25C Mitchell x 37 v' g- h7 ]% Q
" ~3 X' o" K3 _9 { hNo Allied losses5 w' U2 k# [5 u4 \* b
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Japanese Ships8 u& E6 C# D6 S* u/ K! x$ m* X
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage. @ C4 b/ C0 h" W' \9 j# r
' I) ^3 d' B# G/ K7 c1 b5 NAircraft Attacking:/ o3 J& S8 o4 K$ G1 C( |
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
7 J( b% U, z) f9 A
% _5 ?4 m6 C1 @Allied aircraft
4 A) x4 C! h; {7 UF4F-4 Wildcat x 21
0 Q/ y/ ~. [2 JSBD Dauntless x 90) h5 r9 S- S- C+ H2 F6 C+ S
TBF Avenger x 33
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Japanese Ships! ~( R5 G3 q" s2 y0 P k9 @+ j! O x
CA Chikuma1 Z& J: r. Q9 T/ Q. x
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
8 }6 `" I6 I; m8 M/ o9 nCV Soryu, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage& n$ v9 A( b) a+ q$ s
CA Tone, Bomb hits 1) `' }0 U+ v* m% f" R+ b1 S
DD Ariake, Bomb hits 1, on fire3 h8 e1 |) _, }3 l( |) L
CA Aoba, Bomb hits 2
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- j+ _& R$ p6 r6 lDay Air attack on TF at 61,91
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Allied aircraft
, F8 a% U4 K+ t% ^8 x B' L2 a oB-25C Mitchell x 20
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Japanese Ships: w5 l3 Y$ E; ?' C6 B8 t, E
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage" q% y$ s6 H% w6 A
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
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& N4 {/ C! e [% e5 KGround combat at Shortlands0 [3 g' ~1 N6 B; |( v2 F
- t5 l+ W9 {# L7 hAllied Deliberate attack2 ^2 b q. d# q X* `. m
6 k- C( {+ _9 T' Z$ \1 r8 \Attacking force 13678 troops, 150 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 322
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. g- D0 b* B7 ^, t* W$ T3 \Defending force 1457 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10$ x' u A6 ? B
: a- F5 O4 X. T6 YAllied max assault: 314 - adjusted assault: 281 $ _( o8 |3 N, R: y6 ~' u$ `: f
* O6 u* Y' R5 v: CJapanese max defense: 6 - adjusted defense: 1 5 q7 Y8 {6 h0 u4 S- `
* y- L. `1 ^1 FAllied assault odds: 281 to 1 / B4 S: n9 o+ P% T8 d" Y- w
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8 k- t5 |+ `% q& _; k; `0 U* R6 F# IJapanese ground losses:
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Guns lost 7
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Allied ground losses:' @+ ?: y8 w: S
2 casualties reported
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发表于 2008-4-5 02:59
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