AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/18/42
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# ?$ y% J5 o; o& C5 x* d7 H, PCA Kumano- ^' x) p* P6 O1 ~2 k
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 42, and is sunk
9 P1 P6 o0 k+ r/ C- ^. oCA Furutaka, Shell hits 17 d* @0 p' t+ y" {1 C0 b
CL Natori, Shell hits 1+ y( }' N" y5 z/ f. A% i
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
; ~9 w4 r& K% ?* T4 kDD Natsugumo
! t& z. p, |( N S: NDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 1% h8 Y" M+ B; y T- k* d$ k Q& _
DD Yuzuki8 H8 f$ h" S4 R- d7 E
7 n9 r& D* s" E7 @Allied Ships
$ `. v, O. L( q! lCA Portland, Shell hits 2, on fire
: G! k# [5 p4 ?! z5 h3 KCA Northampton+ K; D8 a2 N. a* f, Q
CA Houston, Torpedo hits 1+ y* _! ^ b$ m O# x: ^
CA Chester, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk! c/ `/ j& j4 A0 z8 ], Y$ \$ ^( h
CA Louisville, Shell hits 15 z# k4 \9 \# u
CA Chicago$ T2 ? S; q" R
CA Pensacola
9 `5 l8 G& p- \ nCA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
8 Z) }& _8 x/ HCA Astoria9 R$ h7 c' L9 P- H$ w
CA Minneapolis. R* e% V6 L; w( _
CA San Francisco: J, A, R) V' i: A. U* Q
CA Australia, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage0 }: ~. Q* I$ r& H' ^
CA Canberra- T; R' `+ H+ V) _
CL Leander
# R+ {# E% s7 D: F+ XCL Achilles: y, w, Q8 R! g
CL Perth& ^7 t% z; s3 U4 i5 f
CL Hobart
( r' F$ o+ X: u% I$ w8 HCL Raleigh: ?/ N+ V5 y0 D; A& P- V. ~
CL Detroit
6 X. I. T V! b- X7 XCL Concord1 m/ I5 W" V4 y1 Z+ ]; X
DD Cummings
- b* u k9 ], WDD Case8 e: j+ [; G% X
DD Shaw1 y4 h4 r) o. K! s7 y! w$ E
DD Downes4 i4 w& ]5 ^( z7 }6 j( W r
DD Le Triomphant
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, r7 X1 f; s( k6 B* JNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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CA Kumano, Shell hits 10
' \; N$ f9 ^6 _. n9 h& yCA Furutaka
( _/ Y V/ f b* e% `% }7 UCL Natori, Shell hits 1
9 ^0 p U) B5 U9 O: ]DD Maikaze, on fire, heavy damage4 ]6 Q4 Y8 b. _+ {' \+ v' D: C- S
DD Natsugumo- a" I/ m* p# A+ ?# }, b
DD Ikazuchi. o# h* ?3 ]- y
DD Yuzuki
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Allied Ships
5 C! S8 o9 i% }/ F; B: h9 UCA Portland, on fire
- K2 j& T( P6 e' U6 O) g. \# K4 u tCA Northampton
6 G: \; w8 F; I8 P* n- y( KCA Houston3 R* I. O: |! Z( p# w& x
CA Louisville
: J$ |4 r) V. @( {CA Chicago
& f( q3 P, `8 M5 C- \( W& QCA Pensacola+ s. U% w, g8 I1 a0 ^- k
CA New Orleans1 d; s, T& y9 ~: `- t# R
CA Astoria: S$ T; {! t5 g$ R/ p5 E
CA Minneapolis5 \1 E' Z6 t5 T$ g! d& m% W" L+ K
CA San Francisco( F* E3 `) n4 M/ ^! v0 k3 z! \
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
8 C5 P& G$ D6 m- G( Y1 h7 ?) _CA Canberra
$ P9 w4 R' ~9 S/ L3 `6 |# X% k* PCL Leander
! O) T! S, l w) c7 SCL Achilles
! |, N! r/ p [$ e. fCL Perth) Q% O$ ^( m0 P( s( [4 N- V
CL Hobart( y) G) I9 J) C4 H3 _- }* C1 F
CL Raleigh3 h& d) W# A* M+ L
CL Detroit
0 F' I% I# P2 Y0 |, q0 ^3 ECL Concord6 A( s; A" O9 k8 `/ L( U
DD Cummings
+ Q4 g$ K- x4 d7 G* z1 T% |. z% BDD Case
) ^! B! }/ h3 ~ [* fDD Shaw" x+ ?: ^. l: J! ~
DD Downes: T d/ ~' w% J* T( F! A" s
DD Le Triomphant
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Japanese Ships3 ~# o* y1 I, {3 f) V# A w
CA Kumano, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
. [& O+ k8 B; C1 rCA Furutaka, Shell hits 34, and is sunk1 @* f+ j+ i) W6 {6 O
CL Natori, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage- M/ P9 u9 _" u0 r4 \! d; F
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
* T6 A1 |& Y8 m+ N7 WDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
) ?3 k6 [, q) y6 bDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 3, on fire
. t7 ?6 }" j( d- {; SDD Yuzuki, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
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Allied Ships+ G; F: S/ g* {0 @0 v* U) v/ X, S
CA Portland, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage2 c0 Q" g; D6 `
CA Northampton, Shell hits 1, on fire3 V/ J0 h# b, c2 y
CA Houston, Shell hits 1
7 ]& P" P8 ]& k7 {0 D3 W2 ^CA Louisville
2 B8 N5 ~0 j7 y2 [" E) v7 E, V& y6 L% ~$ _CA Chicago, Shell hits 2
S$ }. {9 M% t" s' m1 D4 qCA Pensacola, Shell hits 49 d4 {. o+ P( W0 R" K6 v; q, v) Z" j
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 4$ f* f' z' H9 k) }
CA Astoria
4 m6 X) c4 v( H, |CA Minneapolis
2 _5 y. q, E p [, b9 HCA San Francisco
# ]# H$ {- B B( ] Z$ w/ y% RCA Australia, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage% q3 }( q% G! `, d5 Q
CA Canberra
5 U h1 t7 R$ m- |+ t( gCL Leander0 _& N0 q4 I9 x; o* a+ P
CL Achilles' ^$ X* b, O0 o+ L5 [/ Y) n) k
CL Perth
2 o8 R+ t9 K5 o1 \" YCL Hobart3 R+ `% `' k7 C
CL Raleigh% S6 ?2 k* m/ Y0 O' a- {
CL Detroit' A3 W1 a/ _' i. F7 @/ W
CL Concord
% _ p7 ]# t) w/ DDD Cummings
9 u# n: K0 `: @) F: lDD Case
/ k( v. S4 _: k8 w0 H U2 FDD Shaw
: d; ?4 H6 n, s$ a9 s) X5 ADD Downes% m( N0 t, e5 O5 i) p) i, @
DD Le Triomphant% ` K* L7 n ]( A& {+ d- ? Y
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93& e4 A! m2 j1 f
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% V7 [- X) o/ P* u2 r ~ HCA Kumano, Shell hits 33, on fire, heavy damage
! H9 w( v1 l; K% N1 R1 |7 R8 OCL Natori, Shell hits 24, and is sunk
& c& ]5 g$ V5 |+ x$ ZDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 16 }2 G. b- Q/ Y; @& E
DD Ikazuchi, on fire
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Allied Ships d2 W, d0 i) X6 b4 l# a7 X1 J
CA Portland, on fire, heavy damage6 j$ {( x. B7 l0 r9 u6 r
CA Northampton, on fire
1 o; x4 @; d9 YCA Houston
9 l$ s% E* U8 x8 A6 n3 n$ ~7 mCA Louisville* I9 f w# V7 U. @
CA Chicago) E, r' E5 Q8 D
CA Pensacola$ H1 L5 d# b3 ~: y( Y4 m" q
CA New Orleans
* F6 Y4 x6 c; K$ ]. v! K# K8 E% ]CA Astoria) L7 K V1 O6 W! {' {* ^: q
CA Minneapolis
2 ?! r, P6 l5 z# a8 F. L; w+ gCA San Francisco4 h5 h' U- x0 }4 n
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
8 v D1 {6 y6 s* x8 }, NCA Canberra
7 x1 a4 R* W. d% J: ~& Y4 Z8 I VCL Leander
7 j( A6 q# r( i+ U; ^( Q8 T$ o& aCL Achilles6 M1 T; Y, j x; N/ A' `! q
CL Perth
# G+ W. L# f+ FCL Hobart
% u2 `: ~. a+ p9 E- u" XCL Raleigh
1 R' [$ y) ~8 V3 g4 u: ICL Detroit6 r! O1 i5 K' e e
CL Concord
% ]1 j) V. F/ J: kDD Cummings' C+ Y; O. d( @
DD Case5 @; N1 P- u8 [& k. u) z
DD Shaw
9 e9 ]( r- |; b2 ~1 {' n/ HDD Downes6 r' G* Q0 z% `7 a; h
DD Le Triomphant
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Japanese Ships
, Y$ R3 v5 q+ Y" e+ N$ WCA Kumano, Shell hits 29, and is sunk
6 _% b2 _, l! i; X) }: pDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 35, and is sunk% P/ U. W4 ~% @0 Z/ e
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
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4 I9 J; u: Y1 jAllied Ships
# H* j7 n% E) XCA Portland, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
$ G2 }( M5 x' S* V0 m' y( lCA Northampton, on fire
+ I3 K; w3 J0 z' ^/ bCA Houston
6 e" z# O' Z. O8 L7 J+ d$ |$ h( ICA Louisville# j* s: c5 v5 Z3 S2 x1 I( N4 z
CA Chicago3 K3 @6 e4 y/ _9 n
CA Pensacola
1 c4 p, ?; x3 ^CA New Orleans! w2 M/ r4 ]2 d7 o0 v4 Y2 l. J# f
CA Astoria
$ Q, O- d. D* g7 I/ vCA Minneapolis
. a* j" F9 c+ I( m. rCA San Francisco# p& m6 e" y7 Q& T5 E5 `
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
7 n. o5 c, U" L/ W K# FCA Canberra) H! H% c8 N6 v. J0 B! n
CL Leander+ i* w# ^- N C, ]* p8 V
CL Achilles+ N* x) K/ A" Q* K' J0 d
CL Perth
3 K1 K$ _9 X8 I. e1 uCL Hobart* Z! G5 W2 v$ a9 ]
CL Raleigh
+ U+ D7 r+ f2 ~5 A6 UCL Detroit' Q3 P& A" Q# h" |2 ^. d
CL Concord
8 x7 j! _/ m0 g* _1 _% x% i5 _DD Cummings3 n( j7 s/ }9 `" U) k( t, o
DD Case* I! ]' u0 T3 }. z
DD Shaw
. i5 l* z( ~) iDD Downes _- k# c7 w, ~5 H {' P
DD Le Triomphant
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- ^8 q- Q3 ~4 T, `Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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Japanese aircraft
+ F, \" m& A+ \) F* ]& uA6M2 Zero x 50, N* \ [' z4 [; }
* w7 S7 m. y# @+ iAllied aircraft
& v0 i3 M1 F! f3 D- GF4F-4 Wildcat x 42+ q; ?( ]6 V8 N# }
SBD Dauntless x 44! e+ J, D& [% K# z1 x1 P
TBF Avenger x 168 J7 \- A2 }; R
( Q8 M. T. ?+ U# bJapanese aircraft losses+ Q! v* {. g7 U$ b) T. j" `
A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
+ X( `7 ~: H1 RF4F-4 Wildcat: 27 destroyed8 B! s' \( I& i5 P/ t% ^- g
SBD Dauntless: 13 destroyed, 17 damaged S3 O4 R3 A8 A/ d# X( g
TBF Avenger: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged
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Japanese Ships
( h5 A. n- N& N8 ICV Kaga, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage; s0 }$ B- w7 l+ r& ^+ Y
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire3 s$ J( f/ n% W. T0 ?# y; ?
CV Shokaku
# m3 P/ _5 I7 F2 @CV Soryu4 d" i1 u4 S' h4 e$ h) w2 x, x3 p
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* v; X/ p) c h' v& c( vJapanese aircraft$ X. o4 I3 d( ?/ T+ @
A6M2 Zero x 19
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7 ~& O" R# P3 t+ v6 `8 cAllied aircraft3 W( w' Y. Q+ s
F4F-4 Wildcat x 19
4 q* r, b4 {! K0 s" L J! W9 d" eSBD Dauntless x 14) F3 |. b: k) M0 `; E+ d
TBF Avenger x 6
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3 z0 s& J4 M& g+ X# l( ^; HJapanese aircraft losses6 ~# P% ?9 t# u2 V8 t
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
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' v1 c0 m( l& OAllied aircraft losses+ L3 v( g: c: S5 l: S" Y
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed9 e" p, d% o6 G# H, p; Y2 a8 [
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged0 o, v8 x8 u1 Y' U5 H$ r
TBF Avenger: 6 damaged
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, c! M3 y7 F. ^/ qJapanese Ships
: k6 o" W, c8 E4 {9 m6 TCV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
# Z( {) d6 @3 b1 p' {0 F( qCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2
. _1 \2 c) H: Y# i& n8 N- j3 z! ~7 oCA Tone
& B }: ]: Z, U: ]/ MCV Soryu, Bomb hits 18 ^! [. `6 y% W1 H! ~
CV Hiryu, on fire
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A6M2 Zero x 17
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Allied aircraft
. g$ e" q5 X3 C2 `- H: IF4F-4 Wildcat x 24
/ h+ \" W% t1 ]' B) I- fSBD Dauntless x 27
4 f M" G" v: T5 |( DTBF Avenger x 7
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Japanese aircraft losses" W1 |" k, b- H/ K5 U) D2 {
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses% K x. r& O6 Q& u5 T T
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed8 p9 \: i; ~6 ~9 I" l/ ~
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged
3 t, W5 Q* Q. p) A' }7 ]TBF Avenger: 5 damaged
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Japanese Ships+ s, D' a) i7 {2 x
CV Shokaku
0 s h4 ?+ ~3 }( s8 `* e# b. D7 tCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 2, on fire
$ y: s) Z* R/ ]- g F6 `" X2 jCV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
, S8 f7 l2 I2 A3 n% d1 U6 [CV Soryu1 B" g/ \4 l+ i# L
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1
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Japanese aircraft
W9 }' M2 P+ d8 [! I# |A6M2 Zero x 15 M: u. u( h3 j$ H( F
2 ?( i6 A% y* E' Q Y' A* NAllied aircraft% }: X y& V5 |! g& n
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
. u' `( K1 R* Y: J; ISBD Dauntless x 18
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5 e2 X3 }4 F: \& ~8 q: X( BJapanese aircraft losses
- ]2 @ O1 u, C K S9 M& OA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed: N, C5 \ p8 @4 ~
7 S$ q" ~/ y% u7 ^& GAllied aircraft losses4 b+ l/ R# T7 M6 c* d, V m
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
3 o6 e- y) e- O9 h( s7 t7 @- oSBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged" q. z( D. c# Q0 e( i
* R( H( S) \) R
Japanese Ships
$ `( ]/ r. r/ @2 nCV Soryu, Bomb hits 1
' S5 q1 @* \# |; i* [, TCV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage$ w. _: y D/ r& W% n8 S; C
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire9 T" I( ?4 }+ O) P) E& D
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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# w# A5 B( Y6 T( P9 x2 G$ LJapanese aircraft( E @$ [/ [7 @# _/ z
A6M2 Zero x 12: `7 Z/ L* `3 r. H* \# N
: o) B6 j6 b4 `6 P* c. m: s( z
Allied aircraft2 X0 U- N' H! v. S
F4F-4 Wildcat x 10
9 K/ {/ c- U! L% p1 r3 qSBD Dauntless x 9
' X- z9 W' M( O7 Z( ?TBF Avenger x 16" I* K0 W- B: Z* V, Q% n2 Q
, t2 V+ y, q2 \Japanese aircraft losses4 n) R. v- p1 v
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses$ {) {- I/ ^+ W7 |1 K+ r+ v
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
; ^( l. Y- o* O+ [) g: vSBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
1 ` N! W+ c5 d3 p/ d0 W: PTBF Avenger: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged" h3 k9 l5 m& H: F
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Japanese Ships
7 A) T k; F& F8 Z! i2 i6 _% pCV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
, |( {* P- G! E3 }" A4 f7 g8 Z/ FCV Hiryu, on fire
7 Z5 ]* j" V3 @! u* ?$ a6 ]9 j- dCA Chikuma
* x5 U) c w% N$ J7 pCV Soryu' q: _" V. Q% X! B
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Japanese aircraft
$ ?6 D: {1 |' r2 }" e: t5 B6 LA6M2 Zero x 36. x) [5 a( C+ ~: f3 q
D3A Val x 90! n; u, P4 x' n# h6 t8 L/ O+ S5 t& S2 r
B5N Kate x 66( a) g6 I% [7 j1 l& S8 ?5 ^
4 X+ I8 B2 w y5 cAllied aircraft
) o9 t# @" t' S4 K0 d2 mF4F-4 Wildcat x 108
% Q, h- b9 t; }, v6 P% wP-40E Warhawk x 456 {4 A: C3 T. |, F+ J# Y$ {( T
P-38G Lightning x 2
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Japanese aircraft losses8 x5 B* t7 ]; Z3 b$ p4 O: ?2 M
A6M2 Zero: 26 destroyed
& p+ f. O3 ?9 u4 D5 C! V) Q( \D3A Val: 50 destroyed. p# c! @/ t# X) ^1 e
B5N Kate: 42 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
+ I! l: P+ m* D7 p; w- {7 B! AF4F-4 Wildcat: 41 destroyed, 14 damaged
) Z* ~* J, N* \$ j* _/ q2 iP-40E Warhawk: 27 destroyed
4 R& P9 ~( _4 W: N) J% z9 ]& Z5 t$ TP-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed
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Allied Ships$ |0 g. S; D& f' Q2 w
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1
- }8 ^& A7 @' J7 jCV Hornet, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire. }# v. I- A; o$ r* M c% C( g+ f+ E( D
CV Wasp, Bomb hits 2, on fire
, ]# ?. |2 y; ZDD Benham, Bomb hits 1, on fire5 H+ Q( D) Y* F. F$ M
CV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
2 r, p. M! |$ E6 \! RCV Yorktown
! p& h3 {# N) s" w# f& {5 xCV Saratoga+ N2 k/ Q" c: i3 b4 J
CL Honolulu9 L. V# f' @3 e) Z- e8 a! y; {/ ~9 Y
CL St. Louis, Bomb hits 2
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Allied aircraft
) V7 L3 L! U+ c9 T+ H: |1 D' UB-25C Mitchell x 3$ B5 @5 A! k' J0 [- o
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No Allied losses" k6 }( H- P" W5 ~1 t3 U
( e0 |2 H2 C( n+ g2 i# TJapanese Ships
# F8 x! Y8 E8 ~) v pCV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage. d. F" |8 F7 @
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Aircraft Attacking:/ M, J0 Q4 k4 p. b- A
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
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2 i; O3 P( T: w9 s+ a; {* \2 u, ]+ ZDay Air attack on TF at 61,91; t' x2 O ?& R
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Allied aircraft% y2 [1 O3 ~! J* X& K
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
: O8 I4 }8 g2 f. C7 [/ GSBD Dauntless x 903 g9 e5 T9 Q" U
TBF Avenger x 33) T4 Q0 Q+ {* Z4 L6 \
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Japanese Ships
& t4 I# I5 x4 ^/ eCA Chikuma$ T- E6 `( F) t! @+ C& h: _
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage& U& p) z1 h7 c+ w5 H2 k" @ c
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage# K. H' ~" K z3 ~2 V2 G* G
CA Tone, Bomb hits 1
. u/ v+ I' V5 f3 B0 v' j$ ]DD Ariake, Bomb hits 1, on fire! _5 a, f# u0 {6 B+ e' a" C4 g
CA Aoba, Bomb hits 2
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,916 Z& z) j6 k9 K+ x- P: L( k
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) v6 I/ v; r/ jCV Soryu, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
& o( F/ t9 J @9 A9 l3 U; W" pCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage# U4 m% a' t, }2 C) q2 f' K8 M$ |5 r
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7 E. f1 ]2 t, m. J% q* k* ]Ground combat at Shortlands( A( d" |! j1 Z x: S+ |
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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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/ K7 G. m8 } J! x$ \$ 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 " C1 R4 C" s% I0 e4 c& y& `6 `: p2 \
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Allied assault odds: 281 to 1 / R3 R. ~: T& V( Q K
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M$ ]$ w7 _$ a7 w% DJapanese ground losses:
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Guns lost 7
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Allied ground losses:
+ H! i9 |. i7 P) M2 casualties reported
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