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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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Japanese Ships, p; W4 C( O+ d' } G9 y- v1 H% J
CA Kumano
! a2 l, p8 u$ ]0 C( _' R$ a+ DCA Kinugasa, Shell hits 42, and is sunk+ R( Q" h# u' ~5 j
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1' z2 J/ T9 z; L6 e
CL Natori, Shell hits 1
' @4 o: o! n* w5 N$ YDD Maikaze, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage. t p8 J1 m/ x5 f, o' A
DD Natsugumo
1 D( c$ z7 a) x' f% g9 BDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 1
+ `. u4 m, e6 n. Q5 e2 TDD Yuzuki Z3 _) X& Z) R0 U( ]
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Allied Ships
* R' r6 P6 D* s: ?1 ?CA Portland, Shell hits 2, on fire
9 D8 V$ [* w4 Z3 O" B6 n- g9 n# wCA Northampton5 K- T+ @- C7 o& X+ C
CA Houston, Torpedo hits 1
: O1 a& W% ^# q0 ?- |CA Chester, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
6 u/ N4 F5 R0 ]3 f5 WCA Louisville, Shell hits 1
. l) P0 R- c0 _6 S- P. H; qCA Chicago
8 l7 A+ C* L: y) w, x3 pCA Pensacola
' I6 y5 g# A) i0 }, MCA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1: T7 L }' o% y
CA Astoria- Q s+ Y4 @& |, F' N+ N( u
CA Minneapolis: s/ R% y$ K6 }+ H3 R! k
CA San Francisco
& b8 X" u: P" UCA Australia, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
% {! E& U4 G( {- l+ i) a2 tCA Canberra
5 J+ Q3 l) z& e$ ]+ {" ^( SCL Leander- F4 d ?9 }" |1 Z/ G' n
CL Achilles6 [2 G( d- ` g$ Y2 I6 g
CL Perth
0 k0 x1 e/ F1 a! J: PCL Hobart
9 U) a& j+ C' K/ K( H5 OCL Raleigh+ Q% J9 d1 G, F. a
CL Detroit, s3 r) @' F" Q8 S' M% [1 X1 q
CL Concord
5 }) w/ Y" S- v" J0 s/ [# ]! rDD Cummings6 ~7 [: V/ A9 x/ A
DD Case
% t$ E5 H9 W0 m6 ]! S L/ |% U1 yDD Shaw
+ {# v8 D5 s- q7 F) j3 P! qDD Downes
7 ^1 K; {' \: S- H- i, ]; \1 zDD Le Triomphant
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Japanese Ships
# t4 H) P( w/ ]) G: lCA Kumano, Shell hits 10
! ?- A6 f% w4 |# y; H6 ACA Furutaka
3 E- j5 Q3 ~! [9 V6 I' E* X2 MCL Natori, Shell hits 1# o" h& L) p' K X8 @1 }+ _3 E% _
DD Maikaze, on fire, heavy damage
2 W' y& c2 |) \, ^& ZDD Natsugumo
* h: s$ t2 U! @9 H6 T7 f5 R4 k" v+ r4 Y; mDD Ikazuchi
7 Q" Q6 |1 L: `4 q/ K' P! wDD Yuzuki
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8 J% z3 P2 u3 T( F8 l3 dAllied Ships1 X. f2 d! D, y' I s8 J: r9 n
CA Portland, on fire
# g3 `% ?4 f7 Y" bCA Northampton) i9 r# X2 O7 @5 `9 t& E
CA Houston
8 n6 V' V2 i0 r8 z i3 A) DCA Louisville
1 M$ f/ M1 s+ o/ d( ^$ X V/ G" zCA Chicago( [5 }6 F, l; t& M$ n
CA Pensacola
8 u9 D& z/ a5 U; H3 `# |+ B! @CA New Orleans# h5 p' S7 W9 x4 U' P
CA Astoria. @0 Z, m5 g/ W7 _
CA Minneapolis
: l' ?6 v4 h2 W& F0 yCA San Francisco
1 K5 _, x5 u v4 D! S% Z- L: YCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage8 F: r' g( T! S
CA Canberra
5 a1 h8 {8 l d$ |' xCL Leander
! j" q. ^, j' P$ h( LCL Achilles5 w+ J# s# Q$ Z3 Q9 U( i/ B- }9 f
CL Perth
% Z9 w; D( a, C3 B& G' D3 x% V$ r( eCL Hobart
! C! Z. c6 I, p) V' TCL Raleigh
- D- b9 H/ E: |1 P4 BCL Detroit, \) M! e" C) O2 x4 T, W" g+ K
CL Concord
6 e" J) F( N. DDD Cummings: d) E- d/ n1 Q' v* R3 A
DD Case
: p* }0 z' {* \" x& O# d8 A* [" yDD Shaw
, H# P( |, r. A1 A# w# EDD Downes
& `! U+ Q [9 j* a0 EDD Le Triomphant9 v$ D Z7 T6 ]# I
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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CA Kumano, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage, R" p' O2 K! `& d/ O
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 34, and is sunk
8 C! }7 B; ?. W7 |8 G4 _CL Natori, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage+ m: g5 r/ d( B+ O
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
8 [* L$ z0 x, K9 l9 J& {DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
+ y; y) F2 Q& k5 N( NDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 3, on fire
4 M$ s- E! D' y. z" rDD Yuzuki, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
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CA Portland, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
& _8 [3 N, o q- U9 r% ^CA Northampton, Shell hits 1, on fire
9 D* U- J0 m/ c# bCA Houston, Shell hits 1% k3 n7 |" t, k6 u2 v
CA Louisville
* |2 F3 g9 s; H% s3 L( t. m- r4 dCA Chicago, Shell hits 2; O( U- l4 Z6 G" O4 i. G
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 46 A6 C% j& c( M% {* d @. e0 {, l
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 4* ]. i C8 {3 w
CA Astoria
, b4 @1 V9 V! i" q% s! [. B' aCA Minneapolis' C5 a9 w3 X3 k* ~
CA San Francisco% ~/ Y: T4 b+ s$ F% r4 f7 c
CA Australia, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
3 `- v8 j+ l7 B3 NCA Canberra
1 W( i9 a+ y( D9 GCL Leander5 K) W0 d1 j2 c$ d
CL Achilles
% T, f+ e4 `& ?* ^& @8 s7 lCL Perth
' G5 \1 t' M' l- V2 ^+ i0 jCL Hobart# Z3 A/ C( z! d$ `
CL Raleigh* @7 j7 V6 C" ?( m) |& g, T) A
CL Detroit. H" }5 [# J/ g* t6 S
CL Concord
* Y v3 d- T7 U0 q# TDD Cummings7 j5 y$ k8 C1 H/ |; e0 e
DD Case
3 E. N0 X' T/ Q9 `DD Shaw) M8 p: }$ h. g1 L
DD Downes
9 U1 S. E" y% a" `# B& H* }4 ?DD Le Triomphant
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93$ `* w+ g& d6 z
: {$ p- @1 H' vJapanese Ships
4 C- {; I% q: T4 J( T% R2 m; dCA Kumano, Shell hits 33, on fire, heavy damage
4 c# y! d) U3 K* C) d& y( u5 `2 YCL Natori, Shell hits 24, and is sunk: z m |1 Y) K4 q
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1: j* x) i; G1 s x' ]( ~& g& h
DD Ikazuchi, on fire" S& M/ T' N% k8 ~
) {5 {; M/ j, i' gAllied Ships: B+ X' W9 \5 ]- c- [0 x
CA Portland, on fire, heavy damage' i, o& r# b( ^, w6 X/ A
CA Northampton, on fire1 Q6 L/ a( O" o- m& d% N1 Y* h
CA Houston2 O2 f9 z7 r# S0 X7 S: N' i
CA Louisville
; {, T" o; O1 c% `4 `CA Chicago
+ \) m/ A ? G, Q3 dCA Pensacola
2 B) p. ^/ m `9 l( }8 XCA New Orleans
+ X* x$ Z4 H- J, ]7 r/ F2 UCA Astoria
% ?" g8 D1 h7 d2 M, vCA Minneapolis+ W) Y! @' r2 G! O( ~
CA San Francisco; a4 S- g( {0 f0 {, j, J: r2 L
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage* Y- c- R I- e) ^( K) ]' |
CA Canberra
3 D0 L4 F. H- n+ ^6 {CL Leander4 W& {8 y" b* B0 d+ K! H( j3 T
CL Achilles
( l8 a6 B$ x, M1 ] M7 qCL Perth5 Z, O. u) T+ c! \& @( M) l1 f
CL Hobart
, V: a, B+ T3 m" S9 x0 f! d+ qCL Raleigh. X; Q) r) G; U$ K/ e1 T
CL Detroit
+ }& }# v% _" b, yCL Concord6 E1 s9 ~8 C4 p% l) A5 m3 _# ? m+ C
DD Cummings0 i- ]! E3 e" N& ~3 E3 z$ v
DD Case
# t v9 [$ e: |- I+ f. }DD Shaw
" N$ P5 O) @4 u/ a4 s! BDD Downes
% \4 H. O- Y& t4 C) g) j: C* |& PDD Le Triomphant9 K; [% ]# L2 G5 O2 F
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Japanese Ships
. w4 g' r$ o. k+ a0 y4 ` T \CA Kumano, Shell hits 29, and is sunk; v) F1 i: t, X5 q* I8 J8 K* K
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 35, and is sunk" h9 z( {6 c# A, p
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 15, and is sunk. E" I0 H* s- p1 S$ E. s0 ~
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Allied Ships6 `' F! E' p: }' H. N q
CA Portland, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
1 }( U- d1 E1 c% }1 @- {- ^5 iCA Northampton, on fire4 P5 }1 b! A: Y% c- P u
CA Houston
; ]; r! D( K: t& bCA Louisville8 X. s$ ^2 g [% Z$ T
CA Chicago
# p/ ^ ~: f* j4 } m* GCA Pensacola
R+ `0 a- t8 M5 TCA New Orleans# {, W5 r, [8 p; t3 q& R# P
CA Astoria) Y$ P7 e% j! Z/ b7 x6 N
CA Minneapolis
' z! ~! Y% s {4 q, DCA San Francisco
, e( I2 w" H+ H; g s4 @, @CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage/ l |0 c; z( {0 j
CA Canberra
\0 y# `$ d& k- ?CL Leander
6 P! c+ p8 g: S; b: W' u: g7 i) zCL Achilles
6 g. x' @4 w) T+ u. o4 Y- oCL Perth3 E* ]- ?$ t2 {9 S6 m. J/ t7 }; m
CL Hobart
0 v6 b4 h( r3 Q% }CL Raleigh5 \' u+ M9 o$ K) o
CL Detroit
5 F) Z, m% |1 P% z$ rCL Concord( K3 O, W' I! n9 [0 g/ u, b1 T
DD Cummings
+ q0 b2 N% l( h2 @DD Case1 t9 f$ M" |3 w* O- B P4 T& W
DD Shaw# ^- ^5 ~: N- e% p
DD Downes
( m+ s* x+ R7 p; ]! zDD Le Triomphant8 s3 x/ p5 u, V+ u6 ~6 }
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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: }- Q3 m. ~. i( Y6 [Japanese aircraft
- M, {" |4 F" oA6M2 Zero x 504 j! |- o. w9 g+ r F
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Allied aircraft1 K5 e/ c4 |3 b# ~8 ~' ^
F4F-4 Wildcat x 42
1 v% f# ]+ U3 d2 Q0 y# Z# P% `SBD Dauntless x 44
6 e; X! u3 s( }& a# N* n$ u' ]TBF Avenger x 16 E2 F0 c4 n+ W/ h( w2 {4 a
2 o% K% g d6 t8 o5 {4 zJapanese aircraft losses
% ^ X/ r5 W7 r- Y3 |0 j, kA6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged9 |- N4 F) ~8 v6 Q8 z
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Allied aircraft losses
5 d6 |8 L6 _0 K! M! L+ @F4F-4 Wildcat: 27 destroyed
9 Y0 O9 p0 d" S6 PSBD Dauntless: 13 destroyed, 17 damaged
. ^- U5 W5 V7 k( O( T! Z0 hTBF Avenger: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged7 O: I# U( I* x8 C$ i/ Y1 X
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Japanese Ships
/ Y( z' \4 e. x( _CV Kaga, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
/ `/ B# a7 [" a9 c7 P; @$ \CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire1 r$ ]$ q" i+ i3 a7 T- Y/ a
CV Shokaku
' O( Z2 t7 I2 d/ O( K8 ICV Soryu! F f( ^0 B* |2 ~
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" k7 j- T7 D: r0 n& _+ ^Japanese aircraft* k1 B$ b. R/ @7 \% A3 a
A6M2 Zero x 196 n* }( O% O+ g: N! F
6 L$ L J/ U* _! GAllied aircraft6 ?! e; }: O F5 v1 `8 G. w
F4F-4 Wildcat x 19& O3 y1 m* d I
SBD Dauntless x 14
1 @9 }& m- C; _' x9 c* lTBF Avenger x 6+ P) ?: N' e b% O1 R* P9 c+ A) `
/ x% a' C. `( G* \+ I7 XJapanese aircraft losses
( `% f5 c, l- E( ~3 F- HA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed3 B) q) B# {$ g2 n' B2 ]
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Allied aircraft losses
. Q+ o h6 @! g- yF4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed8 m- _5 h# y1 T/ i$ K
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged+ a0 P) z9 F/ q
TBF Avenger: 6 damaged
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CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage# z' ^' O& N, r* B8 A, b
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2
( i- Y3 Q' @ T0 O! zCA Tone7 I T% {( K$ E Q
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 1
0 ^5 |2 D& q) J" k- @CV Hiryu, on fire5 z) V. d6 r4 Y: n* F/ f% k6 h
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% B l7 ]. V% V# a' z& K, rJapanese aircraft
) f0 D& T% U# L( _A6M2 Zero x 178 ~3 Y% G/ n& e" h8 ^
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& \3 V+ i1 G; P @& b6 F5 uF4F-4 Wildcat x 24
; I7 e" k" p, |" {, RSBD Dauntless x 27
7 p! V% m+ F7 d* g7 \% ` VTBF Avenger x 7
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/ o) @+ O* s% d0 U, AA6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed, m. _+ c' `$ j+ H* `) b; S5 I
/ i, G, N. e" D sAllied aircraft losses4 U/ {* m2 B" i7 ]( D4 U; [' a
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed2 P4 |+ u& L& l/ y3 k/ P
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged* E3 }! N m" {0 u6 ?
TBF Avenger: 5 damaged
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2 n* y5 R3 y5 ` {+ ^' |" AJapanese Ships- J: O3 }- ]4 f5 B
CV Shokaku3 J; l1 _- |- Y
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 2, on fire
2 l5 d: K0 a% W5 r9 F, ICV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
. b% @8 q3 E7 O9 y2 @" J) h; SCV Soryu- Y/ _) O6 G7 m8 T' Q/ o
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1& q0 }3 e$ f- Q5 E9 M6 t* f
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( X( d% R% c8 L& q# ^3 LJapanese aircraft
& e& X0 ?& z$ T% @4 kA6M2 Zero x 15' o4 M+ n: l! t- e1 {% m
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Allied aircraft3 `' n' a. b' G! z- W/ x% t
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
1 C" o( X; l b7 V1 LSBD Dauntless x 184 b' R+ b* g* ]- J
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A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
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/ n3 D' L+ s( Y* X5 v6 J3 ~Allied aircraft losses
$ D5 B1 I9 D/ i" r _) p; R% [F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
; W! V) H/ `1 p" S0 _ NSBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged; E9 z# R) p. n5 H* K/ g2 N
, s/ u" ~5 ]) H' ZJapanese Ships* r! _4 q7 _' j4 K0 M+ V% i
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 1
c& Q9 w$ G, PCV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage- p; _: w" F* T
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
6 l) t) K2 @# W$ E. H4 D" VCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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A6M2 Zero x 12
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Allied aircraft
7 T; b6 u) ^( M: L, ^F4F-4 Wildcat x 10
" [7 }$ Z) x' _7 W8 t6 ~SBD Dauntless x 9" v0 U0 r8 T- o% c" z
TBF Avenger x 166 g1 G! @' H2 X8 e) d0 i+ U. Y* e6 _
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Japanese aircraft losses) z. M" [- r& }) S( {
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed( I$ F7 m8 }5 t ]* v
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Allied aircraft losses) M( D! I1 t5 ^. T- ]
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed3 r( s3 {# G+ q5 a: p* w4 H
SBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
( v$ ]# Z1 {. f, ATBF Avenger: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged
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CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage" r% U$ N7 O" n2 z2 Y
CV Hiryu, on fire2 d. b' s# c9 M) O8 w% q
CA Chikuma3 o7 X4 O; B& T n4 I2 y
CV Soryu h* L6 t6 I$ [# I/ D+ |
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6 N1 f( x; Q0 a+ TJapanese aircraft- |# E2 k8 v8 R
A6M2 Zero x 36
* I% d& e" p# |) t; H! _D3A Val x 90
, ~/ O# x7 G# }$ M" T! H( TB5N Kate x 66
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Allied aircraft
: w7 ?" Q3 c3 j, ?F4F-4 Wildcat x 108( ^7 Q* g! G& t$ d$ |: D! s0 H; u, Z
P-40E Warhawk x 45
o0 Q( p& ~& D4 r# ]1 bP-38G Lightning x 2
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7 |- R9 ?# V% k7 a! ?* kJapanese aircraft losses# w" @; u1 d- [ ?; U+ D& z
A6M2 Zero: 26 destroyed5 O9 ^- x, t1 `, f# H. o: a! C! T
D3A Val: 50 destroyed4 R$ p) n- x7 ^' N
B5N Kate: 42 destroyed+ u# L1 G% R; i6 k" [
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Allied aircraft losses8 O8 v( u/ ]7 g4 i- F
F4F-4 Wildcat: 41 destroyed, 14 damaged* S5 O2 ]2 m9 W) Z& ?
P-40E Warhawk: 27 destroyed' \( D& ` [2 Y! C! s! Q5 a) `
P-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed" [5 s6 t) g0 Q
% u9 p- V$ I. x, bAllied Ships
9 @- o0 `. a# {$ E4 c. b3 [! yCV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1
1 f+ p* R8 s3 j! _: eCV Hornet, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
6 b D$ }0 s" e3 b6 p$ JCV Wasp, Bomb hits 2, on fire% w m. h) \: R o
DD Benham, Bomb hits 1, on fire
z3 O& J3 C* I/ R3 A- bCV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1, on fire+ r! W6 K* v1 z& L, U) z
CV Yorktown+ |6 z" p5 B Y
CV Saratoga- x% p0 Y: Y, [7 D( F& k
CL Honolulu
6 d' L" {8 ~% w; G/ q- r& BCL St. Louis, Bomb hits 2( f# }" D3 z! e+ h
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9 q/ G0 X& j. R; VB-25C Mitchell x 3
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% P: v2 T/ d! n) D+ l1 u% cNo Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
- Q) g, Q7 {: n( r5 L( KCV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage) {7 j! W% Y- @ c+ H5 A
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Aircraft Attacking:
4 C; j% ^6 ]( L2 S) Q0 p. B$ T, ? 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet" \- d/ u+ K3 b
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,918 Z" v7 p, [1 o2 e, u6 L
' {& T9 b: \0 P& _* x" V$ ?Allied aircraft5 Y) \$ n2 Q1 _$ F7 s3 r
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21$ T6 ?! t B* c( u# g& s: f
SBD Dauntless x 905 h1 N% D6 M4 o
TBF Avenger x 33
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CA Chikuma1 W, Y1 l: _; z# G3 o; ^$ e0 L n
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
4 T' C6 v8 P: ^6 @* PCV Soryu, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage+ s0 Z \+ O4 q! r f
CA Tone, Bomb hits 1+ H% t7 F( _0 x$ M E3 l- s
DD Ariake, Bomb hits 1, on fire. a2 q) T$ B6 a; R3 A
CA Aoba, Bomb hits 26 S5 l+ w m" m! A4 C. t, _
CL Tama
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,916 x9 I2 |2 U0 J/ b8 R/ c" S
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Allied aircraft
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8 U: Z; z) G6 a0 I1 K$ ~6 p8 @- ]CV Soryu, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
+ B# l+ k/ |% V% N E. N/ Y: ]1 JCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage- c# ?) k- j7 C2 H5 o
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Ground combat at Shortlands
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# L, T* Z) S: V1 [" A7 cAllied Deliberate attack
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& w1 j0 _; r d1 ?* XAttacking force 13678 troops, 150 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 322
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* y j* c7 V6 v% SDefending 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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Japanese max defense: 6 - adjusted defense: 1 , c$ p) W! C7 M5 n2 {
& x5 i6 V: v. L1 o& j( u hAllied assault odds: 281 to 1 6 l6 }3 c. j" q: f8 E2 q2 g
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Japanese ground losses:/ K5 h' [2 Z# F* E0 [
1572 casualties reported" A: K. o+ }3 ^) `$ [" }
Guns lost 7
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Allied ground losses:
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