AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/18/422 q$ D3 z# `* X7 r
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93& Y: I7 m) ^9 O
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Japanese Ships6 b$ A3 ^; F: N
CA Kumano
3 H6 K( k. s. _. B& a+ n8 ]CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 42, and is sunk5 T3 Z( c2 h# E3 a& z" `0 `9 M% ~' O
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1+ ]5 K- J& z1 T3 V4 N
CL Natori, Shell hits 1
- Z4 f% T- @; A |+ V8 @DD Maikaze, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
& w3 r9 c: K! V$ a7 U& E2 yDD Natsugumo8 I8 E) h& f3 @& \( n! o5 S; v
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 16 _+ i8 P h6 |
DD Yuzuki
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1 _7 C- t _ A+ KAllied Ships
5 H3 `' J# N- U4 qCA Portland, Shell hits 2, on fire# q) e' `: n7 u* _8 C
CA Northampton
+ p0 Y6 @5 V2 ^* ZCA Houston, Torpedo hits 1
! D) K; T+ ^/ ]* x; nCA Chester, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk. w7 p' w& }4 k4 b+ l% ]1 F0 f
CA Louisville, Shell hits 1
D z" E& d3 ^. W# ^% ^9 LCA Chicago2 ~9 J# O: R+ b
CA Pensacola2 P X' t' [$ B. J4 q+ e2 |+ C" `( |
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
1 P9 T6 H; U& ]/ W `CA Astoria) W8 D+ |" \! [, F7 E$ r7 @
CA Minneapolis0 W5 P- i5 Z# Q. F8 e& U, K
CA San Francisco( ~7 d1 Q1 S: Y2 K, i
CA Australia, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
% A. F# p6 a4 I6 L: H# KCA Canberra6 b8 v9 ~$ W+ {8 g
CL Leander
& b/ C+ J. g2 v7 [5 GCL Achilles6 S2 v" Y- J& W* ~
CL Perth
9 b5 f5 Z0 T4 x+ ]- \0 E* j% oCL Hobart
: P! k+ ^5 {# u# C; t/ zCL Raleigh
& j3 f# | |" w& i& y! D% s: D+ `% MCL Detroit
# L& Y7 ]; Q Z; d6 ^) j+ [& ^CL Concord
3 v9 Y2 W6 k9 _: ~DD Cummings
3 U6 y1 T- i: n' ^DD Case
b* P" a/ r2 gDD Shaw
- {( i! c. e1 p/ {/ G- M( ?% S% w" M4 ODD Downes
" Q$ u. |3 l9 X0 O. r4 j" r4 RDD Le Triomphant
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/ q/ R- k: v9 Y2 SNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93+ _# M2 w* y' W1 Y
' |* q3 K0 C. o, W5 Y( KJapanese Ships& \1 J8 N4 B. o9 K H9 k- h
CA Kumano, Shell hits 10
0 N J) z$ d! d" I$ k1 y6 c! c5 b+ tCA Furutaka# d! j6 D' [* C; V
CL Natori, Shell hits 1 T" S8 }' I* |5 E! s; y+ w
DD Maikaze, on fire, heavy damage
" U7 J8 B# v3 {DD Natsugumo
. Q4 W6 m: L6 P/ BDD Ikazuchi/ L% [! b' g; N0 H. m8 d
DD Yuzuki' a; _8 ^" m+ B6 g
6 B) S" |' y/ I7 K" p% n" p5 AAllied Ships, M t e9 X/ O% x" ]" G: @# k
CA Portland, on fire p C; n% E: S" y5 c
CA Northampton
) L! v, Y* s& t/ _& s7 h) \$ WCA Houston
6 v- w+ B+ e* X" C2 M3 q( jCA Louisville
$ m! d8 G3 v [6 M, Q0 fCA Chicago
1 @- z/ Q" W( e/ v5 y8 ?8 `CA Pensacola* m8 I/ B3 m! H8 c
CA New Orleans
. ]7 N3 J; g( K# cCA Astoria
% o' q8 j2 |% yCA Minneapolis
& S9 [& X- I& s; V1 s! XCA San Francisco+ D$ y) [# \/ R0 g+ F! U- ^
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage+ e" T5 C7 B8 o; X/ Y$ `
CA Canberra
4 e7 ]1 b5 i$ H! Z1 ]CL Leander; {3 @' V2 x& h9 d+ m$ H9 r+ K3 P
CL Achilles5 ]4 i& h$ p+ o e
CL Perth- I( v: i% x B9 r8 }/ T y
CL Hobart
5 D, J" f" f! A0 @. U9 e0 p& h5 t$ mCL Raleigh- Z7 C* l* G8 M9 x
CL Detroit
! ]& j! y3 q4 P# M& }( |CL Concord+ T# R9 Z: ?/ K+ J% L! G
DD Cummings5 C G" l1 ^" ?2 C4 [: L
DD Case+ M* _3 [9 S) q; j) x* u0 F) T
DD Shaw
0 x1 [& m: C. nDD Downes
% z: [& P4 T, @4 y6 s1 ODD Le Triomphant9 i9 P8 x9 u* H" f# |+ Y
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* ^! U9 ~6 r- S6 KNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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Japanese Ships' Q5 K/ ^/ I# K+ t6 l' l
CA Kumano, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
# F& n3 u! T; r( gCA Furutaka, Shell hits 34, and is sunk
7 p: H* S; I- D& J# bCL Natori, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
, q. l" E6 E8 M7 |DD Maikaze, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
/ a$ p( U z/ v# {4 ] c, IDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1% d& q3 J4 W$ I3 K! y
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 3, on fire
, A4 W8 \ E0 x1 I5 B4 dDD Yuzuki, Shell hits 6, and is sunk- F7 Z$ M% _/ w& K$ }, _2 p) g
0 R6 K4 C2 a; X0 o( u8 {8 o/ oAllied Ships# N1 l' q8 v5 z0 U
CA Portland, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage4 B D/ V; o5 W6 O9 c$ u8 T
CA Northampton, Shell hits 1, on fire/ b/ Y i U* [1 P( V
CA Houston, Shell hits 1, r& p2 ~, Q( H; u; E% A4 q" _
CA Louisville
5 z' `: C7 O5 aCA Chicago, Shell hits 2 D7 H: i" o! @0 E1 l+ z# H# K
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 4
# q ^3 X& {# ~. w- n0 g N+ }CA New Orleans, Shell hits 49 P& A7 Q' `* {: [! G9 w
CA Astoria
9 @8 H0 ~9 y' }CA Minneapolis
4 j) H' ?: O [! u7 @" t5 F* y$ qCA San Francisco1 v8 W* O4 X9 c; N7 v8 F1 u
CA Australia, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage: r3 V. o* \9 p1 P4 C2 |+ p
CA Canberra: }% o- ^* l# b. a5 X8 v
CL Leander
1 D+ W8 X6 r( `# ~: xCL Achilles2 I% ]; z1 p, j) M; n% m, \# G$ P
CL Perth6 p; w6 |9 J, |% e8 E6 r5 Q& ]
CL Hobart
, f# b. v9 q' M6 PCL Raleigh
8 q. G1 S$ @2 r# L% h# ^CL Detroit, O; Z/ @/ J' p2 @ ~
CL Concord
% B- o" P9 _; q/ t+ G! }- |/ y7 lDD Cummings! F9 |' `) M3 y5 Z' O0 M
DD Case
/ p) M$ v# _# @/ z' N) aDD Shaw
1 N P! j- Z. ]" }' t1 E3 M" aDD Downes
# Y7 |2 Q1 c. YDD Le Triomphant
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* A+ M# h' ^8 S% v0 G. v2 jNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93' H0 C) d; i- C, k1 L9 q
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Japanese Ships0 R' z8 _+ O3 E2 r' B& w2 v* g
CA Kumano, Shell hits 33, on fire, heavy damage
/ D( X5 O0 }% T" N# X" ZCL Natori, Shell hits 24, and is sunk
5 \% |" P/ F# v$ Z. O% ?DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
* O& [: G, q# m. F0 [: yDD Ikazuchi, on fire' `7 { F* \6 C6 D7 T" s( e
# j9 N/ h( D* c' nAllied Ships: |( H# O! F: B; g6 s
CA Portland, on fire, heavy damage
" q+ n7 T8 D1 P) |6 C2 M9 Z* Q; sCA Northampton, on fire
! R8 G/ b Y6 GCA Houston
5 |6 n9 v6 g1 f/ M8 B$ MCA Louisville
7 c. r/ t: N) U0 ^( s: {CA Chicago
S9 J2 K0 \) s t: qCA Pensacola* l8 ]* O. U( u
CA New Orleans
* _6 b) ?! L0 [- NCA Astoria3 l/ A$ q: ~& J5 U
CA Minneapolis
; Y) M% [( J5 B$ v. HCA San Francisco# J8 i [5 b% D- |& \4 k
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
5 K; ~" J n7 E1 y' P% J1 cCA Canberra0 ?6 x2 q% y* M5 g' o5 ^# }
CL Leander# A+ I4 f( U2 a& g
CL Achilles
0 A$ L2 x! L! m3 _2 i; \CL Perth
3 A% `: B* D" J0 {7 h! L9 M( qCL Hobart% n3 r+ L) y6 C. l4 s# c
CL Raleigh* a1 z# `9 k1 l( M: v
CL Detroit8 Q& A$ s7 A) t7 z+ N! c# S4 h
CL Concord
% o* X! G- W6 J3 u# L1 t3 f9 EDD Cummings' B8 _2 V- H3 x; o7 v
DD Case3 |3 W8 f- }- W
DD Shaw/ d5 C( @2 [. L- }/ U% {
DD Downes
- p# M" ]9 }( dDD Le Triomphant
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5 {! H+ R% F$ @: n* K: k$ kNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93! b( v. P7 Y( G3 w# \4 g" H) z
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Japanese Ships$ a: g4 R5 I4 a; i- r
CA Kumano, Shell hits 29, and is sunk
5 H- K" f* I5 A4 P# GDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 35, and is sunk
4 a8 V( u: e5 ]! X' E x! nDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 15, and is sunk1 d" u2 f7 w, u9 f1 ?' j5 j
9 p2 u. @+ q- r- Y2 aAllied Ships+ y' x# \6 V- q5 x! _, T
CA Portland, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage4 c# i- I2 s5 G/ q* i: S/ q
CA Northampton, on fire
9 n# z# l! F8 s) f1 c. qCA Houston
$ J5 i$ c# _) S4 c! ?, f" ECA Louisville" _8 N+ H& h. T- ~
CA Chicago: `* L4 Z/ R. S7 u
CA Pensacola
! i1 _3 P- D9 Z* V6 G7 hCA New Orleans
; H* y' B4 O4 E+ K* MCA Astoria
1 F$ P( k+ S: z( v6 }) ^ ]5 DCA Minneapolis5 x& W8 p4 y! i/ \
CA San Francisco6 ~; m/ I; q+ S* N6 U
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
" t! f* ]0 D! _; E# qCA Canberra
& Z6 C. `) I7 X0 G# F# F) ICL Leander
, h+ d' K1 m) K. kCL Achilles
. {( {8 p2 J# }. F& B' j0 oCL Perth/ I& q) D$ @' |' T" W% y6 j& u' m
CL Hobart
+ r O3 u1 b+ D8 E- y: rCL Raleigh0 n7 h ^$ c5 d$ p
CL Detroit! B- X+ {( [8 _7 C9 v
CL Concord
* h; S0 L% b `1 P5 _+ DDD Cummings/ p3 Y& F. r ^
DD Case- P- I* |; }2 S; K! B
DD Shaw
6 P0 [9 p5 W3 b) S5 wDD Downes. W! g n) _5 d' b! |' T
DD Le Triomphant5 z1 a+ p% j: q/ }' o3 K
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0 e1 V; x8 K# O# X% i% [Day Air attack on TF at 61,91! {3 n l. c8 K q
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Japanese aircraft
0 j- O) ^+ u1 z! b! |A6M2 Zero x 50
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' G) r0 W: u8 L1 c' V% FAllied aircraft' k6 M. h1 W q% Y
F4F-4 Wildcat x 42# |/ e$ b5 V9 d/ r; N5 [. k8 q
SBD Dauntless x 44
+ ?' Z. [( U( n% t" H! d6 i1 |2 `TBF Avenger x 16
3 F- ]$ c( }6 ?# i2 ]
4 E ?1 J) Y8 H" }# Q, b4 e7 sJapanese aircraft losses
; U2 [1 |6 a# X. n' u3 _. d: vA6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged9 u" }' c$ A+ @4 ` S
% B8 L8 @7 I/ P, c5 D: iAllied aircraft losses
. s4 I; t/ m- T& K1 H$ YF4F-4 Wildcat: 27 destroyed$ H3 O" Q' ^7 T
SBD Dauntless: 13 destroyed, 17 damaged3 ^- G8 t. i E" W( V# K
TBF Avenger: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged
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$ v1 @) O2 p% u3 x3 W( n/ v. fJapanese Ships
2 Z% A Y0 D9 c; c) ?9 LCV Kaga, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage; `" i; F4 X) R: d' ^7 v# d
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire2 v k9 P$ G- U* l; H
CV Shokaku7 ^! {! j. |3 G0 d# Q* _$ r
CV Soryu
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( t7 m# K% T' t m5 w% E$ q+ Z4 c6 UJapanese aircraft
5 s3 D3 J2 K m8 [) K' ~A6M2 Zero x 19
5 E2 ~( F8 U( A2 T' p - q9 f% s; y1 z$ C
Allied aircraft
! W0 f3 z) ^4 J) x: ]2 KF4F-4 Wildcat x 19, M) W% Q. h( q2 L: Y. e5 V
SBD Dauntless x 143 U# \+ U$ y# P* M1 E
TBF Avenger x 66 S# ]6 d1 h1 k8 R& ?$ w
1 `: q5 V, p5 y5 b
Japanese aircraft losses
) N2 Q- O, R/ q/ E* J# T) z+ r! GA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses u! t8 ?) B' M. \2 h$ n0 b
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed
+ K/ a( \$ d9 p) Q, }SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged
3 A$ X% F4 l, W t4 w vTBF Avenger: 6 damaged8 W j, M0 E. C$ S
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Japanese Ships. J+ z# t |) z3 o- L
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage5 W& V+ \# @ e1 Z& _) m$ h8 }
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2- V4 I3 V7 c1 S' D- a
CA Tone5 ?' X9 ~: B( u' R4 l) y' ?
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 1; }. S! e# L5 l/ A% j
CV Hiryu, on fire7 a5 I8 ]: H- e1 ?. g! ^
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: @1 K, Q2 s- C+ C8 ]5 M9 JDay Air attack on TF at 61,910 H- M% c, A1 U( [
$ \# f6 [/ o K X* F& TJapanese aircraft
# ?; F3 I2 K0 u/ d! R, t* pA6M2 Zero x 173 T; z5 V s% @
e. ~6 g5 u& V) {# P$ R/ kAllied aircraft
+ S5 h! V; B; |" [F4F-4 Wildcat x 24) z1 {' a7 T. z! v/ P
SBD Dauntless x 27
) b0 k8 l7 f/ l F- z. d( }TBF Avenger x 7: @3 ]$ ^9 ?$ i- g
+ {! C/ _. t) d) D% D- D
Japanese aircraft losses! K. v3 L0 B- @ b$ n9 q. V
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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~! w3 e; v3 q' K1 I+ Y6 ]Allied aircraft losses. f( `# v) \; h# g
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed
0 a7 c2 w% ?, sSBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged
3 Q2 s, G1 k* p4 NTBF Avenger: 5 damaged7 w9 ?6 M8 w1 }4 O* U
" P, M" j, M) T: I7 jJapanese Ships
5 D, s' X8 j9 G9 [4 l# hCV Shokaku
; @: x/ S% j9 R( Z4 X ]1 @4 T0 vCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 2, on fire/ b8 R/ b3 r3 z* @' Z" f
CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage2 `* L/ L: b/ \+ f% F& u
CV Soryu
" k- l9 K& J3 y0 A6 f7 eCA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1
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+ E1 A2 U% v% b; q5 {Japanese aircraft
; l. Y' G* Q2 O$ H, D9 x" s0 dA6M2 Zero x 15
! \6 ^/ k+ F! S+ o2 i
: l0 L6 [# e4 N. D, |" VAllied aircraft
: z9 C8 |; G8 IF4F-4 Wildcat x 8
& _9 d, c, k- LSBD Dauntless x 18+ N6 \: q. ] O1 d) U4 j9 m& t
7 u" x6 t! {! ]0 E& A
Japanese aircraft losses$ K* C+ j. ] G0 g0 L
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed- M0 i3 U0 M8 C4 j8 M8 C/ b( g8 g
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Allied aircraft losses* y, {( t) B" g( N, l. C
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed0 }+ E' e! q* [* J
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged7 z! u4 f8 C5 i3 G" O8 t% H
7 F4 A/ e4 S1 @0 P: y% b
Japanese Ships R4 f# y# d) i. `! _6 [
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 1
& F, T$ r' g6 F( y0 o" JCV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
. A: V6 T+ x# f- @6 S5 u) oCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire. v+ X) J8 Z* u9 V7 p) j
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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' _( V. {9 @/ H( F" kJapanese aircraft2 x+ X z- I; z3 _ O: b
A6M2 Zero x 127 M- V8 {/ R2 ~" i1 T7 n! C2 t
! k8 t. D7 H. l7 |1 J; Y- p) l
Allied aircraft6 e1 h f6 F* R+ w# L) g$ T" `: P, S3 F
F4F-4 Wildcat x 102 ~1 D/ ?: ~1 k) v+ V
SBD Dauntless x 9
3 O! I, ~' S- V7 r; nTBF Avenger x 16; }9 i% C0 F1 ^3 ?
N3 N. o) s# W7 [
Japanese aircraft losses- i) q. u( v. N; e: k
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed& U D1 F' `& d" P
! B9 r a/ _' d8 A4 t5 @Allied aircraft losses
2 p" ]0 ?$ j8 EF4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed1 n5 y8 K0 G/ @% K4 N; g# ]* }
SBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
: u' V: U; ^" m- p- j# xTBF Avenger: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged
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Japanese Ships
* ? b5 }8 g9 a% K# w4 G2 [CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
# L/ T: | u$ d1 L' e" NCV Hiryu, on fire
6 _! @* {* W3 Q( Y# [9 Y: B2 sCA Chikuma
8 c- P" A3 F8 G7 P& ACV Soryu8 ]- o, R+ l( T7 e
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: F" e4 ?& n, x" N- XJapanese aircraft
\. e/ B& E7 _" U# TA6M2 Zero x 36
9 S. E: f" R) n% n5 ED3A Val x 90
. S9 m, g$ P2 ^0 H( o* |5 TB5N Kate x 66
# v9 G0 ?! ?: {) D
- Z4 ]1 R, ]. z- _Allied aircraft
: F( l6 ?) S' @" x. _" B: @F4F-4 Wildcat x 108+ f7 s8 o9 C6 o# L8 F
P-40E Warhawk x 45! n" o7 b" a: ^8 P# t. t
P-38G Lightning x 2
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: O, i9 A; D) w- |Japanese aircraft losses" d; `4 Q0 d% i7 w
A6M2 Zero: 26 destroyed
; \6 T+ E+ c5 S& `D3A Val: 50 destroyed0 ~; P' z3 K, }7 w8 d l
B5N Kate: 42 destroyed7 y4 _+ N% _2 h$ p5 f# d5 p# g
, ?7 G/ g) k9 z9 Y) g0 F1 mAllied aircraft losses3 T" W/ r: S) G$ o
F4F-4 Wildcat: 41 destroyed, 14 damaged
' Z+ p6 Y5 F: \" w0 o5 OP-40E Warhawk: 27 destroyed
- P) W: E3 j, @P-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed8 V% w: W# W) U6 P" y. n
4 U2 P# Z$ C. PAllied Ships
/ y( U8 H' b* P: P, }+ TCV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1) D4 g# E9 I3 K( p3 R3 @. C1 `) D
CV Hornet, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire W" q9 Z% [+ ?# d
CV Wasp, Bomb hits 2, on fire
0 h0 p2 j! Y$ MDD Benham, Bomb hits 1, on fire: t7 f+ T* U# m
CV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1, on fire& l3 C, j, A2 C0 \% A0 k9 \
CV Yorktown$ U: g! S2 Y! y% L" I
CV Saratoga W$ g' M0 o# |* U, L0 P
CL Honolulu7 E; t. I- a- |/ z5 Z
CL St. Louis, Bomb hits 2
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Allied aircraft) [5 Q8 e8 K7 p( U+ v; y. D
B-25C Mitchell x 3
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
2 S0 n! S; f1 U9 UCV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage6 a! T" [& x* O3 ~% {/ {9 [3 r
* U# a8 m4 o5 T u aAircraft Attacking:# A0 u) ?! Y. e5 D
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet3 }' f# G8 J$ q5 g* I K4 L
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Allied aircraft# U3 j+ r; T8 d# b \% m! C( @
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
/ M9 L9 L5 y( XSBD Dauntless x 90
- s! d6 m. L8 q) H- s. i' ZTBF Avenger x 33
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' \% ~6 v( S& i r* XJapanese Ships
( O; Z9 e( i' m4 B6 UCA Chikuma& f. D3 I5 Y( H5 u) R" G& [
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
/ P/ L' p9 d" qCV Soryu, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage) F. Y$ j8 z) d: V4 t
CA Tone, Bomb hits 1
: z4 N4 j/ E) nDD Ariake, Bomb hits 1, on fire& I \$ N# p. W! v; x
CA Aoba, Bomb hits 2
C1 j' @9 l' p( \$ }/ J( UCL Tama
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9 v* z! R% v. X: I6 P: s" T- _Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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Allied aircraft' \ b5 A d5 A
B-25C Mitchell x 205 h0 ^ ^5 X& h9 e' s4 p6 B" X9 e h8 W
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CV Soryu, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
+ J* `& O r8 |+ {CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
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Ground combat at Shortlands
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Allied Deliberate attack0 O4 J0 k; Y) O( N5 i
/ ~1 i: k8 _4 H5 U4 H8 NAttacking 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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5 L( c! z% l3 j+ \6 O* P) aAllied max assault: 314 - adjusted assault: 281
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Japanese max defense: 6 - adjusted defense: 1 & a9 F: L! o; r) W1 w
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Allied assault odds: 281 to 1
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Japanese ground losses:3 r/ l% Q2 X; t$ F3 l& M9 j
1572 casualties reported
) ~& T7 o# ?9 ^, y, y7 l y' FGuns lost 7- k @7 v0 |% c ^8 Q0 z! X( ~
( n& F3 ~7 p4 S. D. NAllied ground losses:: w, n0 ?$ v5 m1 |* E' p
2 casualties reported0 ^. R3 ?8 O" |
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