AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/18/428 ] K( a0 G+ z4 S
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Japanese Ships( C% p, h, j j
CA Kumano9 N; \! g' ^! B3 @, h
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 42, and is sunk
8 c* P7 m$ _- W# GCA Furutaka, Shell hits 19 m3 o& Y& Y) X5 Y) [% P) \* ?9 }
CL Natori, Shell hits 18 Z" @! `4 d0 l' b2 z* {
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage! i Z% J) T, j# ~
DD Natsugumo+ q. c2 l- I$ j3 Z5 ]% \, o
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 1- F, h6 b# o e% R* d
DD Yuzuki
7 D2 }# H" O, {% e! ^ $ K0 |* E3 S" k t; T* C, x
Allied Ships
. Q: n* p, j( U( yCA Portland, Shell hits 2, on fire
3 l: J- n9 y- U( ` v) _, s3 f6 [CA Northampton0 }( H6 H# P4 g
CA Houston, Torpedo hits 1
5 e! j3 g" v& e' x# pCA Chester, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk2 v4 [; T9 b, ~% `& a
CA Louisville, Shell hits 18 P9 U& V/ z3 R0 b
CA Chicago4 ~& `/ V% |9 r1 i- z+ T! D3 B$ a
CA Pensacola( e% U) A: F* w8 e
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 13 }: p0 G+ k; h& c# K7 H
CA Astoria
& B) Y0 K: u8 @% W: |0 T8 }7 cCA Minneapolis
: e7 H: @) h; N/ MCA San Francisco! Y- |( J. O( i# ^8 E' A
CA Australia, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage/ J; V( D! g7 O) {; i
CA Canberra
% x& ]. Y2 ^; DCL Leander( Z$ i9 K& p1 K# {2 p6 m
CL Achilles+ Y/ b- \' [7 Z2 o% `$ w# b
CL Perth3 ^" v3 Z) h e) |7 U
CL Hobart! E! g. k/ I+ Z$ r4 W; D
CL Raleigh& d9 w# O- B( a( z
CL Detroit( P) v- i! ^6 V9 X$ \6 Z* w
CL Concord& y4 c' _5 b3 Q% y L1 m5 y
DD Cummings; R2 V9 n# Z: [6 q
DD Case4 v: d0 A$ Y+ W8 I% ?; O
DD Shaw. h3 b* m6 F* d* ~+ o: u
DD Downes
+ B1 g& @/ [/ B% @DD Le Triomphant) x, i) `' |( s. B# E" y
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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Japanese Ships- R# I6 _. g& H
CA Kumano, Shell hits 10/ n$ x0 x4 |% _; `
CA Furutaka, B" w; M& x u" S: H
CL Natori, Shell hits 1
' o+ B/ d7 A V% O+ zDD Maikaze, on fire, heavy damage
0 D' B6 t% E. v3 y* O# l$ u1 U0 CDD Natsugumo7 G5 v0 G- J1 Q3 M* z+ m, H
DD Ikazuchi
~1 c/ ~9 Y. r. y1 cDD Yuzuki
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Allied Ships
0 N4 n& t% S+ c9 _4 U1 \ n3 ]: cCA Portland, on fire
- y4 v% q/ w/ {9 B7 S# ?CA Northampton v+ c( S# G0 d! G) I7 p d
CA Houston
x/ M% w3 O4 x6 j8 n% J5 uCA Louisville& i+ t; \, m" a/ A% L, Z! k
CA Chicago
" w3 _' s" M/ g* D! z! s2 D% aCA Pensacola/ q& @# S8 k1 [% t3 \+ l, U
CA New Orleans: u/ Z$ W" K6 o; x# K6 z3 g
CA Astoria
. b- u" @- i9 I, ~/ D, X0 q$ LCA Minneapolis
7 t s# Q5 G$ p; [9 GCA San Francisco
+ W$ u3 w) e6 O. D: ACA Australia, on fire, heavy damage0 U9 v2 a% h* C; D( O
CA Canberra
0 G7 i' D- ]5 _$ v5 CCL Leander
/ w& k6 ?" Z7 ^5 R+ [; X FCL Achilles
# p- y% u, U, A- W2 B% hCL Perth! q7 L. P% S/ S' F9 e
CL Hobart
" P3 C- F/ T8 u. U1 nCL Raleigh) N+ S/ ]2 B& v! s
CL Detroit
6 @( u8 Y! S: c# o* o( s" mCL Concord
0 ]' e$ g7 D h- S, J$ g% JDD Cummings( H& y5 }# K8 P/ j
DD Case
3 h! O* L/ q$ }2 h8 n) q. |# gDD Shaw: ~: I" J$ E" w" I8 h. x. Q0 U
DD Downes
3 n0 g @ c6 b* a HDD Le Triomphant+ ^) s) F( l% |& c
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* M! }1 l( o6 p; y6 wNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,932 C; |+ U% z2 {! @" d
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Japanese Ships2 H2 x2 H3 d( y3 o+ Q
CA Kumano, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
4 m( F5 O' l' GCA Furutaka, Shell hits 34, and is sunk
$ a5 {$ F9 D8 i( _( L8 {& z lCL Natori, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage; ~8 Y/ Y% g$ u5 M. v
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
9 }1 ?4 G, q/ m; W3 [; {. cDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 10 l) b0 R' A; U/ M; G
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 3, on fire+ _9 X% w* o; l) k3 q7 v
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 6, and is sunk' E" v) j" y* {. y5 v0 e( v
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Allied Ships
4 Z) }8 w: H( F) E/ Q$ v* zCA Portland, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
0 k$ I6 }, R b9 I3 t# L: y" W1 \CA Northampton, Shell hits 1, on fire
2 p1 y$ c9 W4 B q5 CCA Houston, Shell hits 1
: k( m' i/ y/ X( ]# _0 }CA Louisville+ L. J: C* k6 X6 K
CA Chicago, Shell hits 2
& i3 c( T1 L6 OCA Pensacola, Shell hits 4
/ K2 l/ S; A4 GCA New Orleans, Shell hits 4/ W; W# S! d. e: Y# b
CA Astoria5 U, E; t+ @. L: j7 t4 w
CA Minneapolis! j; L* ?6 s S9 ?; |( |7 x
CA San Francisco
. y& E( K4 X7 o; GCA Australia, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage7 S, e$ Y; _9 u8 A$ @2 I' \5 k: k
CA Canberra; l$ f0 q4 Q4 n% W; p1 N
CL Leander0 u2 \7 \6 c; Q1 X4 I) O% s* C
CL Achilles
& }9 Q; F l- I9 T% p! O, k: Q eCL Perth2 \/ n" O: w; R6 y; H+ N
CL Hobart+ A p% o: ^5 A8 D f
CL Raleigh
& p) ^, A: N, Y- G4 \; zCL Detroit7 ?( H* J, h2 D1 }" R8 D# l7 t
CL Concord' _8 D3 K4 z7 }$ L) V
DD Cummings
, w$ t! F! K- X8 n0 `0 L3 ]DD Case
. i2 l+ {+ Z4 g5 w8 _ q+ vDD Shaw
2 V b' I& z; o4 [DD Downes" `) U: _1 ~" I% h) Q3 d
DD Le Triomphant
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/ G0 T# f& K5 S+ @" FJapanese Ships( J. \) T0 d8 c n( j
CA Kumano, Shell hits 33, on fire, heavy damage
/ R! b) @5 O. ICL Natori, Shell hits 24, and is sunk
% x) F: r: Z% L) I! f, w7 iDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
. }5 J+ @/ W) \1 [& C5 @DD Ikazuchi, on fire) C3 \! e1 j9 |% N" K, U! Y$ H
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Allied Ships1 e, p5 U* g% T
CA Portland, on fire, heavy damage) Q, p( D/ m# t' G$ Y
CA Northampton, on fire
& z5 |' O8 p9 w: p! C# rCA Houston* p+ d+ N4 e: w' p# ~
CA Louisville3 P( H) H/ I4 q, W& q9 @# x3 _
CA Chicago
* A/ u2 n7 X( v- G6 M6 b& ~CA Pensacola
1 b( f5 O2 R) ~5 _; Q5 y9 l# tCA New Orleans
- K9 q6 ?% n: R+ c! gCA Astoria) s; l2 h3 W+ l7 E/ b7 j( Y/ ]
CA Minneapolis$ j: ]3 h% v) D8 c. `( ^
CA San Francisco
. O" V2 _* F' o) q* R+ ?CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage- B2 [! o5 n5 M
CA Canberra
" _$ B5 f- Q+ F2 [% g8 F J5 |CL Leander
. Q; F3 n1 b2 t3 A6 FCL Achilles6 z. E( ^3 z, e
CL Perth* r, B8 J0 K7 y5 |8 C T
CL Hobart
( W; x! l# R; I* G' ^8 aCL Raleigh
Z. u. k! h, u8 Q1 j. H: W iCL Detroit% @6 ?# K6 T# a2 x( G* X2 b% }
CL Concord% q7 l5 O5 S9 w# e$ d- Z( H# n
DD Cummings
! V T3 |2 j* wDD Case
8 f/ ^; y% S3 H. pDD Shaw
% T+ x; R0 Z; q1 N0 K* eDD Downes' s" v; M+ @' y7 b9 u2 p2 C
DD Le Triomphant
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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8 I2 z/ g* L; t$ i% d! CCA Kumano, Shell hits 29, and is sunk
$ A4 [; h3 m/ ]$ `: _) f% {+ `DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 35, and is sunk& s$ N. ]! R% Z7 F2 C
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
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' O& @) G% B0 lAllied Ships. y" \5 i$ z% l/ G* V
CA Portland, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
( @6 l& `( H5 y: k9 _ ACA Northampton, on fire
8 J3 ?. B, A2 z! [CA Houston' D2 H2 b3 e; w R7 g, S9 e* B
CA Louisville$ p, A; ^6 L4 D6 d
CA Chicago
& I: A% n% I3 N' y( NCA Pensacola
6 e1 @# x$ M& [1 Z. g$ }( _2 ~. UCA New Orleans: @: W" H6 z' d3 e) Q' _
CA Astoria; U/ ~1 Z! E# n( b
CA Minneapolis4 S& \( j7 M/ q/ R+ ?" ]/ w% o
CA San Francisco+ i9 F- J4 H( E% m4 C0 G1 B
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage+ c5 y- c7 J9 Y; q& ]1 C
CA Canberra% r0 \6 ^. z7 N' L- M% l2 [
CL Leander2 _' H) G, a; o- n
CL Achilles1 ]2 C9 S( H9 n0 B6 N
CL Perth2 H9 o) A& B1 |! A8 I# |2 \5 |
CL Hobart9 d W' \% _9 v6 s, x! ]1 Z6 i# e4 [
CL Raleigh7 s5 U* x: } [, U
CL Detroit
$ @( e4 K+ X; q" w5 RCL Concord) K0 E! ~2 E/ v1 ?) S. l
DD Cummings
+ f) b3 y, J! z! G& G4 @9 G" XDD Case
\6 b# o+ A1 Q" m+ S7 v8 O% dDD Shaw
j+ O, |. o# D- lDD Downes _' a& a. Q7 a1 h: ~; c) c
DD Le Triomphant9 t4 {/ _4 r- D% D8 A
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Japanese aircraft
) k4 x0 @: l0 Q$ F7 Q" r3 GA6M2 Zero x 503 D- Y9 g+ ]2 ~$ A
' D, ] _2 @( y$ ^3 D7 tAllied aircraft
( J' M2 D5 i0 ^! C6 DF4F-4 Wildcat x 421 R2 t' E7 K, M" X
SBD Dauntless x 44
. M0 z) @7 }8 ~- NTBF Avenger x 16' x( n8 K: q' \
b* e( C; q3 u7 C; tJapanese aircraft losses p0 Q/ ^/ ^0 M, t5 u/ {
A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
# ?& p3 B y8 ]2 SF4F-4 Wildcat: 27 destroyed8 i$ h; Z7 o3 }' ^3 J ]- `
SBD Dauntless: 13 destroyed, 17 damaged
/ W1 H' I! L! h8 BTBF Avenger: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged
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Japanese Ships, ^4 {; g8 m! a
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
( V. l& z4 `. p% F) S. I/ CCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire2 I1 U# j3 F6 Q* A" @
CV Shokaku! |% _- D3 s4 A4 F6 |* Y
CV Soryu5 H5 Z0 _% S! R, W+ F* I/ B
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Japanese aircraft
& P. T0 \6 n/ c. h+ ?. m" F: }# ]A6M2 Zero x 192 a- E& g' v$ o) U! y; o' ^ C
7 W: \+ ~7 C0 C1 Z3 hAllied aircraft1 ?3 n/ I y M6 v' @
F4F-4 Wildcat x 19. ]5 c: D3 i& ^) f8 y
SBD Dauntless x 14
( l; a4 R& Q' y& O8 i' I6 q' @TBF Avenger x 65 x7 I; L& y( [; G- g6 p
1 o+ t) I/ Q% v. S2 {+ Z0 R' PJapanese aircraft losses+ }' v/ X, X5 S) K5 c4 V/ D$ c
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses. H/ E1 s1 F8 a5 V. u& p
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed
3 \- } P$ g* J- E! b$ ?SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged
0 Q2 K( q' r. g( c5 N- g) U0 ZTBF Avenger: 6 damaged
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Japanese Ships3 J6 z/ N# y- g5 [
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage, @4 f M) V% z: }
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 26 a' V( u6 H& _: P( e+ t% ?" X
CA Tone8 d1 q A/ A% l! t! U6 M* k2 P
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 1" n9 a0 w5 r: p# j; r, i
CV Hiryu, on fire8 ~! Q$ M( w" |, t7 v" J. _$ G
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Japanese aircraft
% g: ^% x* g2 ~" JA6M2 Zero x 17, L& A9 P0 s1 l
5 B) s/ {# Y! m0 E7 m) x0 eAllied aircraft% q( y: p2 o/ ~! r* `% e/ ^: b( j
F4F-4 Wildcat x 24
@0 p1 |4 Z+ K! L8 FSBD Dauntless x 271 l' Y: f( A/ J
TBF Avenger x 7( C# G$ }/ h' V6 i
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Japanese aircraft losses# @# |# q3 e5 L5 \7 ~( `
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses$ h- w; h8 V6 z o- s
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed
$ M/ b6 [# z4 m$ A* U% n- qSBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged2 t. i1 Q. d6 I m; R2 y
TBF Avenger: 5 damaged) d( o) u5 n7 O9 _( M
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Japanese Ships
; ]: ^, o: ~/ i& jCV Shokaku& Q; P) X5 w% I; F- Z2 p, o: {
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 2, on fire
& k; F! H; G; k' ~9 B- a( UCV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
9 c# M' r5 j- }8 wCV Soryu# x1 z9 o: D+ C: o1 w! X; y4 Q0 x
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1
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9 D4 {) h+ j( \# T4 q. B/ J' c/ JA6M2 Zero x 157 ?$ H# I4 R9 V7 w0 S/ ?, X$ F) F
5 v/ I7 d( h2 r1 ]Allied aircraft
3 `; @' g4 Q: S, |F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
" E, K! p8 c/ J" MSBD Dauntless x 186 v9 |3 P/ X" Q& ^7 g" R6 y' b) }
. i0 x. `" H c3 o7 q" tJapanese aircraft losses
4 ^1 _% }, s8 S5 x& W7 ?A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed' T' g! C' X- x1 F
& ~: u: X% p9 s( bAllied aircraft losses
6 W! K2 J) ^3 P; [F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed8 ^% B* x+ g' e" x( w/ M: p
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged
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, t y* |) F4 A8 w# u* G9 ]Japanese Ships
3 B# }: w, H& X- D. Q [# E& nCV Soryu, Bomb hits 1
; f* }1 n6 q7 S1 s- DCV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
& k: b& v% h* d, L. a& |; ZCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
% e" [! k0 K2 }# Y* E bCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage/ B& U( Z, E0 h
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Japanese aircraft5 o" t8 u' K5 _5 P) Q* l
A6M2 Zero x 12
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Allied aircraft* a s' q4 h9 G! n- G0 b& Q" G
F4F-4 Wildcat x 101 I8 I" b/ a" \5 N
SBD Dauntless x 9
, E. F7 N4 z7 x4 pTBF Avenger x 16" v# a3 s% J3 s, Y) A7 ~0 e4 a" L G
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Japanese aircraft losses
& Z4 }/ ^4 V9 q/ ~A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed& \ F. {; Q# p( \: \/ i$ Y$ H; ?% |
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Allied aircraft losses* c: z( Z9 H0 f) z1 d3 i3 R
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
* H& e* C" }3 b: B' f7 MSBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged3 o6 p8 W0 a) N5 u4 Z" l. J
TBF Avenger: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged3 f1 ^ y% L; o2 _! t
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$ U: B) z3 B4 T( T" E! x/ WCV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage/ F# ^! ^, p2 `9 o. Z- a
CV Hiryu, on fire
9 B: M% d0 B9 p8 VCA Chikuma
5 W. V, @% @* R0 T0 uCV Soryu$ a* G3 n7 V) E5 C; v
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4 P9 B$ G2 C6 V1 D2 j$ WA6M2 Zero x 36! d' X/ |: {1 R7 p7 {" D
D3A Val x 90$ r6 H6 l* @1 L- e9 O+ f
B5N Kate x 66
7 o6 x# @0 G @* g, G8 [' L- ] 5 X) {3 Y2 i; |) |: B7 N' T$ T
Allied aircraft
6 L& |' L: B2 e6 E3 h x, UF4F-4 Wildcat x 108: n( {7 d% @% {4 g
P-40E Warhawk x 45
) M' i" J; L; d gP-38G Lightning x 2
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9 K+ `5 j% N$ G/ W* m: G8 VJapanese aircraft losses
- d+ p. L% e3 R" y3 S7 SA6M2 Zero: 26 destroyed* f5 u0 A. n5 o$ T
D3A Val: 50 destroyed; ?7 z+ \; n8 w/ l
B5N Kate: 42 destroyed
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! V% F& p! c1 |) nAllied aircraft losses# c1 _ ]- n6 v- P! e7 V
F4F-4 Wildcat: 41 destroyed, 14 damaged
8 d X& d! `4 d0 ?3 L# DP-40E Warhawk: 27 destroyed/ Y" C0 N8 @. [4 `' Z4 Q
P-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed
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2 V4 B& @9 B ?' F4 ^Allied Ships F: n* Z0 |. c1 }
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1
) E, U! l! g3 M2 l5 G; }* TCV Hornet, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
. f( a' ^0 U0 J; R2 D T5 X* I& bCV Wasp, Bomb hits 2, on fire K9 }! ~7 o# ^+ O5 U4 I
DD Benham, Bomb hits 1, on fire
: L- _4 @7 R6 U) ~8 m. fCV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1, on fire. W- N2 X' ?# K
CV Yorktown; r1 c' \; i Z7 h+ n
CV Saratoga
1 @% |. q5 Z6 g0 T c- }CL Honolulu0 }! P0 f+ [0 H$ R1 u7 g
CL St. Louis, Bomb hits 2& q1 P7 R: f9 _( @- P# g
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,915 O( u5 H* _3 ?
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Allied aircraft }, [ D' p1 \$ z8 k/ ^0 x
B-25C Mitchell x 3- E. Z. z$ w m9 j
6 W: L0 n# G4 p+ N' C
No Allied losses
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8 F% b! q; s9 }9 g3 a" M, p; [/ vJapanese Ships
; O' J4 N+ ~7 ~CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Aircraft Attacking:: |0 B! ^4 ?6 `# y; |% N
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
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Allied aircraft4 H) N. i3 w/ u& |9 i; y6 f( c5 L
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
6 U5 b3 y# v' ~8 _! xSBD Dauntless x 90- m4 H n7 Z4 G1 I: K' O
TBF Avenger x 334 l o; r- V7 u2 | |) e; x' Q
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Japanese Ships& ?7 r- |2 e: k+ T
CA Chikuma/ \" s8 L9 b/ f
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage1 r7 e7 c; ?. Y, G3 u3 z8 m: Z
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
* ]* i0 S7 S+ q3 P9 qCA Tone, Bomb hits 1. T9 {) T& x$ f) }4 V) x7 c
DD Ariake, Bomb hits 1, on fire2 b5 n9 x& j+ L4 }8 [. o! c* J
CA Aoba, Bomb hits 2& ~2 D- K* a" ]( X9 |
CL Tama
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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Allied aircraft9 Z) z1 D3 a2 ? ?$ `1 y
B-25C Mitchell x 20
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CV Soryu, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
+ y8 l& s' S8 q/ Q( ICV Hiryu, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage9 _1 V. W2 E; ?
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Ground combat at Shortlands$ |/ w2 s X4 ?# F% K+ @
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Allied Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 13678 troops, 150 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 322
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+ j* R" b, s: n& n0 l' mDefending force 1457 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 104 I7 H9 J! J6 T
- A# p6 D, {+ r4 w$ q& G) IAllied max assault: 314 - adjusted assault: 281
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Japanese max defense: 6 - adjusted defense: 1 0 ]* E5 K) }. N
4 p% V: Z* A$ E. i" H) V, VAllied assault odds: 281 to 1 + {% O) {7 W; M: W' s
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; B# {& o8 `" m, k( TJapanese ground losses:; n4 e6 W$ }2 O; `
1572 casualties reported
- W/ Q$ k' A k- s1 LGuns lost 79 _7 R8 }$ z! Z& A4 e* t2 _. @
9 Q" P" K, E) |3 v( @ BAllied ground losses:
' P0 n, X: y2 ?% R2 casualties reported5 D/ I9 a. h; p, B* n
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