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
2 k* D8 P3 ?$ N! w+ W* }' KCA Kumano; F* M4 i$ ]. Q8 `
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 42, and is sunk9 @2 k7 u, [/ \
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1* V( J4 R* k- g% K
CL Natori, Shell hits 1- d5 i( N4 K4 d: [+ ^( @
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage V. R' p: f" J3 h1 ~3 c; m
DD Natsugumo5 Q$ V# a1 F( m8 c. l
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 1
. h* ^0 N6 Z$ D" a5 r# RDD Yuzuki5 [9 }8 s; P3 v w, t8 N
! R0 E% x1 K% H% E. V( ^$ H: cAllied Ships- R. G; b* C4 f" B2 ~# r7 o
CA Portland, Shell hits 2, on fire' R# t( d0 c$ t- G T4 d) {
CA Northampton
\+ ^6 n7 L u2 f. S4 vCA Houston, Torpedo hits 1
d! Q7 M4 X8 R- P: K7 ?' s: rCA Chester, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk6 d2 G# X0 S: K$ b/ r) }
CA Louisville, Shell hits 1
6 Q7 A g3 @* j% nCA Chicago
' N+ q, T. y4 `& a( V7 X" E) XCA Pensacola
8 q6 ^; K; _5 c# l% _" aCA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
, u+ ]- ?$ ?' b3 G- [/ NCA Astoria, S* j7 J$ B7 k" Q+ N# \' r
CA Minneapolis
; H% t' m D* }CA San Francisco1 Q1 E: `4 e- ?
CA Australia, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage' f H4 a) J4 o& M
CA Canberra
?/ b9 v: v, xCL Leander7 t, g& {# p+ K/ w" @
CL Achilles* R/ h8 a: w5 L! J" ^
CL Perth
, [5 p( K4 D+ DCL Hobart- R- |% F( h& r" ~/ O
CL Raleigh
' u4 H% F' Y3 V) [6 W& `CL Detroit) v+ \, o2 L# n7 P! B4 C; b ^7 P
CL Concord
$ d& c# ^& F) ODD Cummings$ }5 ^' K1 [: J* h
DD Case( [ c4 w0 j9 { O( ^$ L
DD Shaw; `9 Z/ }7 w" g
DD Downes d2 @) l% [7 M4 Q
DD Le Triomphant; K8 k3 w& B: @, k2 A. G
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* v. E) S* z, `Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93$ _/ d4 z* s1 s; N0 S+ R
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# j. L9 S( c( y* ^0 _5 SCA Kumano, Shell hits 106 z: d/ p; |% ]
CA Furutaka/ |, j/ } ~8 j/ ]9 G0 }# `' O
CL Natori, Shell hits 1 p; g! f( q& v6 I9 M
DD Maikaze, on fire, heavy damage
; \# F/ J) W& E$ r% L$ M, EDD Natsugumo
- a( F8 I. S4 h* \DD Ikazuchi
_& c* C2 x+ |4 E5 yDD Yuzuki
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# L$ k; ~0 E& [5 t lCA Portland, on fire/ q4 j7 Z* v9 Y% ]7 o6 E: c- W
CA Northampton
6 t% i- E6 t% D6 JCA Houston
+ z* {) M5 @! u2 f# pCA Louisville) v& n- ?6 j. b$ T! O
CA Chicago: r$ t0 q1 v) R- d# m3 ?9 M
CA Pensacola
8 N4 ?6 S- R6 H3 H+ T6 V$ BCA New Orleans J2 H) q( h' D, Z% A
CA Astoria- ?0 {+ n) S1 T6 _) F& E. A m K
CA Minneapolis
) H" N+ {, K0 ]2 J. O1 S' D' XCA San Francisco
3 J8 E; Z$ ]' x. `/ J+ C; m% DCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage: H& w& b5 V9 H5 z" c
CA Canberra
. |1 C1 k8 c" C4 A% q: oCL Leander
T8 E& D3 V/ v3 V: W2 i3 xCL Achilles
; r5 `' F( h, H' M9 I# p' C4 wCL Perth
7 O# b3 E' O8 _, A1 `CL Hobart
& L; G9 A G6 ~/ v+ c- [$ tCL Raleigh
+ e3 i2 p: H! j: ?. K# |0 k" q. OCL Detroit
2 R. i: a% f1 d% O4 M/ o, }' QCL Concord
- p; _0 a* p: _DD Cummings
_* W, K& b$ C" tDD Case8 K; G/ ]% O, }- C2 |: I* S
DD Shaw# F$ j( f- D! t$ @ k
DD Downes1 K* u1 X9 P. j
DD Le Triomphant0 b4 w1 _: J) k% ?1 \6 w$ [
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" A' F; d0 |. [! K0 jNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93! q" |9 a& V v3 ~) t, ]9 k5 E" [
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CA Kumano, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage) [" e8 t4 x1 {$ Z4 l
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 34, and is sunk9 S: L8 e7 J; }2 I3 w. I9 Z
CL Natori, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
* [% K6 I! }* a; E: n/ C- x: _5 ^( RDD Maikaze, Shell hits 14, and is sunk" Z- o" m% ~- |, Y9 s
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1$ D) G8 b$ o$ G: K. H& A+ {
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 3, on fire1 [8 r! W/ }& e7 u# O
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 6, and is sunk. |% o& v; D- t6 n
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Allied Ships
7 L# W' Y5 j2 W6 E9 ~1 i7 [& R$ mCA Portland, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
1 F: I4 B4 L! x; O" NCA Northampton, Shell hits 1, on fire7 a& W' k- Z: v* m" I
CA Houston, Shell hits 1
H5 [* E' r. \& q. ICA Louisville- @& a# G ~% _2 `1 R9 J4 @0 {
CA Chicago, Shell hits 2( x) `0 z0 d9 W& \' N9 Z
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 4
2 M7 n% S" p/ OCA New Orleans, Shell hits 4
* k4 c3 W6 S/ z. P) E1 @CA Astoria2 Y& L F7 e* g: N' x
CA Minneapolis m9 @* S6 O& a0 y
CA San Francisco
# |5 |9 G4 ^) S% T1 l4 i- NCA Australia, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
) U/ z8 O I+ M! `( U. u# _- sCA Canberra
/ E- b- X; k7 k! x& @CL Leander
* n5 n, h6 k B' t7 P8 c& ^4 pCL Achilles
+ ]! u9 {8 L1 q1 b2 h. ]% @2 j! K6 ]CL Perth+ r' L1 {/ W+ P# [! n/ D+ ~ g' X
CL Hobart3 K& M4 n. V3 s* z+ a5 u* |
CL Raleigh) [; T4 E) k( j( M
CL Detroit
* c5 W; z! x! R" uCL Concord5 ` K+ B) S& E
DD Cummings) J7 b0 s4 R) m+ N- F
DD Case! Z5 V4 y+ _8 V% x2 _, `
DD Shaw
2 ~; y+ Z( y; }; aDD Downes. M' Z* h: u( E+ Z9 J& {
DD Le Triomphant
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2 C7 K9 x ` \9 E% h4 DNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93& N( F I3 {) I9 H
! S+ J. J* s7 rJapanese Ships
N8 F R2 S& c% H+ \CA Kumano, Shell hits 33, on fire, heavy damage4 g: X. d0 ^ h2 |- L/ p
CL Natori, Shell hits 24, and is sunk/ R# z4 l; f: |8 C: d( J/ V# Y# J
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
' P9 ]# c$ b" m7 G% \DD Ikazuchi, on fire; h9 z* f1 n" f3 ? y/ d" _/ ^
& Z! h8 s% `, N: U+ `Allied Ships
8 ]' {( U% M) @6 eCA Portland, on fire, heavy damage8 p5 |$ B. n u/ e( X. O
CA Northampton, on fire
$ _6 v' n5 E1 O2 u: T2 GCA Houston
; y. _9 h' C/ @. V" N! yCA Louisville
1 P) c( Q9 s3 b- bCA Chicago
, Z# Y" B( p- t9 pCA Pensacola
6 p' h5 d$ }: B) h; g o$ e/ C3 Q. [CA New Orleans) N+ W$ ~+ F3 G8 m. G1 x
CA Astoria1 a4 j' e/ e8 C0 T" c' m
CA Minneapolis
0 N9 J I* w4 z& @0 m! _0 S! pCA San Francisco; f" k- |, Z% ~$ R8 N" a, T/ [) o
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage( X1 k: W8 @- F* o& T# G0 A
CA Canberra
. H% D' b) x: l# I" N8 J4 M+ gCL Leander
" v, ]- M& f0 z& v0 [+ m9 RCL Achilles0 e6 L- Z, m0 B. F5 h! t
CL Perth
7 M1 O1 O5 F6 w' j. P5 bCL Hobart* l1 l/ z* T, T8 N& j# I! r& ]2 P, _
CL Raleigh3 j8 y0 F, H- @) v8 }( h3 {
CL Detroit2 V5 J8 i" Z8 q3 l3 H1 b: T
CL Concord
: B8 ^# [: a, xDD Cummings. k- k+ y' E- c: S& Q4 g
DD Case" y" ?" }( e- l. Z8 y* U
DD Shaw0 q4 |3 H0 N: ]$ y
DD Downes% D! z7 w- E* @$ c$ [" o3 \
DD Le Triomphant
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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CA Kumano, Shell hits 29, and is sunk
6 t; p% {3 x& v+ n A9 ^DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 35, and is sunk( H$ O! t& f- z% f1 ^" H. h; X
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
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CA Portland, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage9 R, o9 b' W# K6 [4 T
CA Northampton, on fire' U5 |( T6 M5 o- s8 E
CA Houston' P" F% U, T" l% c% I9 S9 f
CA Louisville$ A3 @7 w! h8 ]& ~! Y
CA Chicago: r o1 m' y/ P: ^$ M
CA Pensacola
$ u) C: K# f% Y$ S& M; U% i8 gCA New Orleans
9 @8 f `9 ~8 W: r l7 B( k6 k4 dCA Astoria
6 E+ J1 t" e, g- Z& |CA Minneapolis% \5 v& {) G1 A1 O! P1 X+ y% Z: {
CA San Francisco9 X9 g' g: }" N: A7 f( k* @
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
5 G$ K& g# e$ zCA Canberra
3 ^' y. P1 z) l; QCL Leander! X3 O% N8 a6 Y6 ~7 }* X
CL Achilles
% q" b* U' Q, B* O4 c3 B4 ZCL Perth
( s# k" c3 q2 l- wCL Hobart
5 Q( ?; y [2 E3 U ^CL Raleigh9 I. p6 f" a! R# X' s
CL Detroit4 L* I) ~3 o. A: W
CL Concord
( k# c8 V* S/ k7 x) TDD Cummings
: e9 \% M; p/ |DD Case
+ a0 d9 v6 D- b# {7 f( LDD Shaw
0 u$ S$ I& _+ y4 `1 _8 s5 PDD Downes! O" u3 j. ^0 K! ~: f" v
DD Le Triomphant
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A6M2 Zero x 50
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/ s. E' E: d* J6 _( CAllied aircraft
' k2 i3 c2 T8 I& C7 e9 @+ }' Q6 hF4F-4 Wildcat x 42
3 b9 `; F _& E* K! KSBD Dauntless x 44* Y; _" D$ Y: b, I: g6 g
TBF Avenger x 16
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Japanese aircraft losses8 j. x( s- U, [# d
A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses& W: B( E# B5 K. E
F4F-4 Wildcat: 27 destroyed
+ G/ V: ^& \, tSBD Dauntless: 13 destroyed, 17 damaged
9 j% _+ \0 [8 l$ `3 R- j5 wTBF Avenger: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged
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5 w# Y8 @5 m. _% @8 XJapanese Ships+ l4 W' H9 ^/ U; |/ j" | R
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
. k: n1 r" c1 A4 ACV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
/ K! y$ m+ Y% o. [CV Shokaku4 r- T' s9 W3 f( ?5 b9 _
CV Soryu: i, V! y' z& |0 i B+ B/ x8 T
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Japanese aircraft/ P* s% P: Y; |2 j
A6M2 Zero x 19
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: l1 h2 ^. B6 t A( _% ?2 WAllied aircraft! [' c% B y% L5 J# l
F4F-4 Wildcat x 193 A% t; c; C# ~% [: K) D
SBD Dauntless x 14
& `# k @# }$ e' l7 {5 ~; r3 XTBF Avenger x 65 Y" N* [" b# j- D4 B5 D
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Japanese aircraft losses" G) B6 N7 S7 m4 O/ h- l
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed" X! ]/ {* B) p! a
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Allied aircraft losses3 I6 z W5 H+ Q5 b; t+ ?/ ^% w! A
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed
- r" J2 a% \& }% xSBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged
. u1 ?3 h& i7 E8 j! XTBF Avenger: 6 damaged$ E2 c& X) t+ n, A/ J" J3 s7 ~& S- J
5 L: P( r: g6 w$ B' g5 O# R- PJapanese Ships% j; l6 [$ t6 h9 W- k, a
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
: y' f. H( L. R* v1 ]; gCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2$ x7 ~' T+ ]# |
CA Tone
; k+ `9 @9 i1 U8 x$ JCV Soryu, Bomb hits 1( j+ E ]# o+ Q* Z! b, W* i, a
CV Hiryu, on fire
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& A. o3 n+ ^7 \& y3 \5 p; ZA6M2 Zero x 17
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) j3 K2 [ @" Q- eAllied aircraft: ]0 N, J* a0 G1 T" P
F4F-4 Wildcat x 24' _5 s( ]0 b: `2 q/ F" A1 n
SBD Dauntless x 27( T" x7 r; |( K: G1 s( S. Q
TBF Avenger x 7
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Japanese aircraft losses
" W3 h$ F3 b9 {0 |# [A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed& ]9 j' r$ w: I6 g
# f. }, n3 w2 p; {Allied aircraft losses
! |2 t! F7 e+ c2 }F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed
& j: j% @ I4 V+ Z* TSBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged; F. }7 N/ e2 S5 Q6 L
TBF Avenger: 5 damaged
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CV Shokaku
7 w" t0 d! I+ G9 U3 HCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 2, on fire
$ z9 `, V( [ t+ B' d' { [/ _CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
# G# b) }3 e6 M+ j9 JCV Soryu w; u S1 d1 Q8 x. `* u
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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3 h2 E5 L4 n _. Y yA6M2 Zero x 15* i, r5 X* E u/ K3 {
% o& f" Z6 u0 }; Y* ?7 HAllied aircraft
4 z( X5 v. }% o+ w' @2 e7 |6 l9 {F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
" r3 b0 r) g+ v3 xSBD Dauntless x 18
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4 v9 s$ ~" p" H! O& i4 n( _Japanese aircraft losses
4 v! j0 p; E% d: o+ eA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed3 L$ @+ W4 X: \9 @
' R6 V. C, j5 A& i5 C d( SAllied aircraft losses6 E f: N7 D/ i' r4 H
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
- @0 s$ }; a' y: V1 \* a5 K) d3 eSBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged, y+ r: y% K; y$ H4 h
) D' v& {9 C' b( T. d. w7 v4 GJapanese Ships* V9 s( L Q0 K; ?
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 1
& s& I, v. n9 OCV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
7 j" C; z# W, k+ ~CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
2 c1 ^, D: G! _) ~2 y5 ICV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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7 k" G6 D! `9 n( w/ WDay Air attack on TF at 61,91# k9 A0 M* J" L4 J; O: N5 P: R' U
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A6M2 Zero x 12
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Allied aircraft/ q! S3 t1 g. X' d
F4F-4 Wildcat x 10
. F7 Z7 ?# ~9 b- G8 QSBD Dauntless x 9
2 s9 O3 c2 q# W& E s0 D% ITBF Avenger x 16
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Japanese aircraft losses
; [0 y7 u6 B7 JA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses# g& \8 T8 U+ b$ E
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed0 T) R- `+ p3 H) `3 t- Y1 B n
SBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged6 h" R3 u6 e6 x Z3 ]5 S
TBF Avenger: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged& d/ _. o& Y2 G8 ~% k$ y5 V& Y; n
6 K& \% N( b" K' j* \* y4 dJapanese Ships0 ~& G1 [4 y4 w% ]( A4 @1 G# p
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage9 E% n# q# F$ O# n6 k/ |3 M
CV Hiryu, on fire6 o) A# y1 G" K' Q$ K3 R7 f4 T3 N
CA Chikuma; N% b! A( }) i+ p- b z! ^
CV Soryu
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A6M2 Zero x 363 H" j" S' a' o! Y7 t1 m: P) P
D3A Val x 908 q. a. \# G' g; W }. h4 S
B5N Kate x 66
7 s6 d: b, r# _* h9 ~; ~: j' f
0 F6 E0 q( d. U, NAllied aircraft8 s5 \, W6 R4 G. U" c. ?- h% y
F4F-4 Wildcat x 108
9 f: ~$ ~! M# R6 XP-40E Warhawk x 458 H/ z) p4 i- k
P-38G Lightning x 2% a; M; h7 c) S: U- j
7 q! p% N2 A; [' w/ o1 W8 G4 R% FJapanese aircraft losses) B, R5 z, j" L) c/ y, D
A6M2 Zero: 26 destroyed
: y/ B* t; g$ g# d' X; lD3A Val: 50 destroyed/ A' K& Y! \2 Z- m0 g# u
B5N Kate: 42 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
2 g6 x1 P1 n4 L: ^F4F-4 Wildcat: 41 destroyed, 14 damaged
& w2 l8 C( ?: ]' f/ SP-40E Warhawk: 27 destroyed
: j% H. {+ ~6 W8 } ]P-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed+ M, [% i) u9 `- z) S
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Allied Ships
" W* @- A* L! h& oCV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1
4 o! o* [' r6 {, v8 s+ |CV Hornet, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire4 B+ T* @- ]) q
CV Wasp, Bomb hits 2, on fire( ]' p& O, H3 Z$ I3 I
DD Benham, Bomb hits 1, on fire4 Q) ]/ z" Y/ ~7 e
CV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1, on fire' O, {. F% j1 Y8 y# ^
CV Yorktown
~( T- s p6 V* I* p/ ACV Saratoga
% ~) \5 J) N5 U0 @' CCL Honolulu
& z/ N$ [. j z4 G J$ _3 S) CCL St. Louis, Bomb hits 2
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B-25C Mitchell x 3- g* I! {; x* _" Z( i: i) }
! Q! Q! i- l- ~! SNo Allied losses& S, L9 H0 R6 C% @ X% l( _) j- h
7 f8 e* R/ p' `; z z: [* lJapanese Ships
6 D9 O1 y* A6 e8 H8 s( n! oCV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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3 B l; U9 h; t- ^Aircraft Attacking:
, \0 Z2 }6 U' m: O 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet* m6 H. [3 S9 d
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91# R. x) e$ Y" E# \
! m2 v" Z7 ^9 o% s, W/ }, QAllied aircraft
; ^* J; b+ L7 {3 y) O. V# f. x cF4F-4 Wildcat x 21- g' W1 D, |) ~
SBD Dauntless x 90& l5 K. V* A7 C2 X3 h7 f; a$ Y
TBF Avenger x 33) a, M9 O, ^/ F) e- H" N# w
+ a0 t9 ^& E) k( qJapanese Ships
4 u' {; o, g& c7 aCA Chikuma
$ y- [: J4 K GCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage v y6 v9 ?' q+ X1 z
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
+ b( y, _) s' k" {CA Tone, Bomb hits 1+ Z6 P5 M8 T) g1 h8 c7 p1 ^
DD Ariake, Bomb hits 1, on fire s5 f! q( m9 ~
CA Aoba, Bomb hits 2
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91- L* P; Z/ b' `) W e
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B-25C Mitchell x 20, ` r8 G8 C4 c/ q8 M K, \
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Japanese Ships* p) F1 h7 J9 O
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage- @4 F+ ]5 F! G% H% q7 B6 {' d
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage: ^* X. j F1 T
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Ground combat at Shortlands. l" k/ ]$ Q) ?" l, A: z( G
3 ]: f+ I$ Z% x) FAllied Deliberate attack; n, i9 c+ ~" l2 g4 X+ W
0 @6 G4 S" @, c- U0 dAttacking force 13678 troops, 150 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 322+ k1 Y. N* O. P3 C- {
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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 3 S+ e7 S& V0 r
0 I k+ j8 w1 y3 M6 X- XJapanese max defense: 6 - adjusted defense: 1
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Allied assault odds: 281 to 1 $ k! h) L( R. z$ }8 B" \& [8 D$ [
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* }) n+ t+ t" |! T4 V/ dJapanese ground losses:
7 u/ j. d6 Z7 M4 B1 A0 l( I1572 casualties reported s6 X+ ~1 Z+ r0 o
Guns lost 70 y; w2 z- b2 p" |
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Allied ground losses:
* _# j* {+ X: s e7 Q/ c2 casualties reported
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发表于 2008-4-5 02:59
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