AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/18/425 Y% N* J/ s. i b' l
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5 e/ \. z5 k& @9 [/ [9 P& xNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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Japanese Ships' F" |, X* }! d- F1 J- k3 u0 W
CA Kumano7 {3 Y1 [; g4 {/ u4 K o. g
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 42, and is sunk
; _: G# R0 w# q! zCA Furutaka, Shell hits 1
! \3 f$ N) ~( q( z0 y/ P( F* A/ M, NCL Natori, Shell hits 1' j' H" f3 [# R
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage6 C0 D! e9 ?, e6 B
DD Natsugumo- ~" S; P" r: G# f/ P* y
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 1
/ J, S. p* R2 y8 j+ H' O! ]7 KDD Yuzuki% F+ f$ v! k% s ~) C- k
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Allied Ships- F+ f" C& R2 t; J0 x/ E5 _
CA Portland, Shell hits 2, on fire" K2 T. K; ~% ?1 i
CA Northampton
/ {) d. a# R$ N. P% vCA Houston, Torpedo hits 1
+ H0 t) Z1 n {2 tCA Chester, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
. F: p) W) r4 ~: MCA Louisville, Shell hits 1
( w( V2 Q* h0 m: F; h' GCA Chicago/ e! e1 [* t# T R* [# V+ A
CA Pensacola/ n- r9 x& C, O5 \6 g$ B
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1# }8 }. u& d% w$ Z# M+ w4 ]
CA Astoria
' I4 O5 a0 R; p- p5 x: B+ V: T$ wCA Minneapolis
$ G' p. D8 r5 Y4 T i. B% vCA San Francisco
3 B: e% {) s- |, lCA Australia, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage3 _% M5 ~+ E. x' M1 ]
CA Canberra
4 ]+ v0 R. F( g1 y* {4 t: oCL Leander
+ N. O2 b; r9 ~$ f- P. P" xCL Achilles
' q& [( H5 q d& ]) cCL Perth
' n4 r$ j$ q9 [: [5 a9 j5 @$ ICL Hobart
: V1 q/ h+ M1 t) Z+ ICL Raleigh: Y% s2 u# v- j- [/ F+ P
CL Detroit
- J8 N6 l* w% [2 @4 B; jCL Concord: q* [# {: H' w# R
DD Cummings0 Q' p. v: \5 j% O) B
DD Case
f$ G% M2 V4 x( S6 z, HDD Shaw
4 Z0 p% ?+ j" lDD Downes) ^8 q9 K/ p9 c% ^" ^ W' h4 M
DD Le Triomphant! W* E4 F2 Z1 \2 R. @1 Z
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3 e* c: L4 m$ f- `) u* P& f) ZJapanese Ships
! u3 F% R* B. G) P' {CA Kumano, Shell hits 10
, m1 Y9 a- f* x% t# P7 ]CA Furutaka) U$ ^ s3 w3 B8 \
CL Natori, Shell hits 1
- @1 W6 \; m [, _: vDD Maikaze, on fire, heavy damage
* U0 x+ I9 C8 M ?7 L9 g& pDD Natsugumo$ V3 o# v9 g3 g! a, K& t" A
DD Ikazuchi
8 `# j: q) r2 P" c7 cDD Yuzuki! l' O( E. a' O+ F1 ^
4 @: b1 H& o3 v( m3 sAllied Ships% p1 y2 T' u+ X$ C6 `* O# v5 O- |4 r9 q
CA Portland, on fire
4 j4 i* n2 A5 h$ ZCA Northampton
" l' q4 H7 r3 l$ V. U9 k: Y' O; ZCA Houston) h& G: M/ t4 f0 K+ s
CA Louisville
3 e- W" J R, ]/ bCA Chicago" _7 o4 Z0 I! U# L8 R, \' G7 k% c
CA Pensacola0 b; F' t7 I" G
CA New Orleans' R3 r, J$ b" x: T; j" r
CA Astoria7 i' R% ?$ _# Y* h1 q2 @
CA Minneapolis" S" n) c9 b3 \# r) a; C
CA San Francisco O$ H" i e, w/ l
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage( Z6 {7 a8 l6 b* Z% A+ c6 |0 ^
CA Canberra6 B( J& Z/ ~( K. r" H
CL Leander
+ H7 c& V* t8 k/ |& G h5 D/ z' }CL Achilles
# R2 x- r6 T, ~' ?CL Perth
1 @ g# g1 G$ F- [& FCL Hobart
/ k( m+ r5 E2 R. x7 eCL Raleigh% R" V1 {! ]3 ?" H2 [. F8 Q! ?
CL Detroit
, @5 d; U x7 P0 \" w$ Q/ oCL Concord+ v2 {$ j* \% Q* O( T! w
DD Cummings
% n2 P, j. K$ kDD Case2 a2 V t/ Y x* u+ b! p
DD Shaw
7 ]) k2 T2 b% E, Z" hDD Downes8 M- n1 o w! f0 B; Z8 ]3 v3 |# F
DD Le Triomphant! m- l% j: P2 E* \3 N H
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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Japanese Ships
. f$ s* z0 g; K$ m% ]4 B1 gCA Kumano, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage4 l4 m( g% U2 T2 P% r! l' R$ h2 Q% Y' t
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 34, and is sunk
% V' b' m, t: ACL Natori, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
6 c d2 `( V$ L# S, p9 y1 q+ Q$ y; xDD Maikaze, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
8 {4 B! x6 u9 a1 Y. P. Y' L2 d( UDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 16 H' x) r# d# t- H
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 3, on fire1 K3 \1 Y/ p" t/ w- k/ X
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 6, and is sunk0 C( Q* }6 j: Z: h
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Allied Ships
8 D, u) Z& F8 B) MCA Portland, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
+ E0 S) x8 I; n/ d: k1 SCA Northampton, Shell hits 1, on fire
' i" m! D, `4 i: y9 p9 cCA Houston, Shell hits 1
! L0 U7 z6 N' `9 G" m$ mCA Louisville
1 N4 x- n2 c UCA Chicago, Shell hits 2
. u9 ]& j+ M7 B! y' qCA Pensacola, Shell hits 4
0 u% b: A. E4 T: ]1 mCA New Orleans, Shell hits 4
0 Z5 {6 r- r+ U" H5 d2 j* pCA Astoria
- t) K" X3 U" C9 N' [CA Minneapolis
- t; V# u( {# D/ N/ ~ sCA San Francisco' t' _5 P# @* ]) U, D
CA Australia, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage4 @! ?+ q& P g- _
CA Canberra
q2 J$ S1 d$ K: pCL Leander( Q( ~2 p6 N% L+ N. F6 O" K$ }
CL Achilles
* ] t6 M2 K c/ k+ e7 j. ?CL Perth
% q) ~& N8 _- iCL Hobart% @( @1 ^) C* y8 @: q# a
CL Raleigh* N% b1 j8 g) U6 |$ K+ b I
CL Detroit' A0 ]4 H% o1 I% X; \7 @3 s7 I B
CL Concord- h; V- T- _/ r
DD Cummings4 ?% Q* z7 }# c% |9 a
DD Case, r- c+ M( H" S& k. P0 W0 P) }
DD Shaw$ p7 z5 y6 F# F6 p. _# {
DD Downes
! }; [" ~& i+ ?' K+ ^ B3 FDD Le Triomphant j s6 m9 W9 w* W: s5 @6 y
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CA Kumano, Shell hits 33, on fire, heavy damage9 O! L; m( S9 o
CL Natori, Shell hits 24, and is sunk+ o' q! M1 P6 E
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
8 t" e" p" g- O! PDD Ikazuchi, on fire
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! X& N! Q) e# J1 D2 e0 _6 DAllied Ships$ h$ y# A1 m5 y I' U
CA Portland, on fire, heavy damage# f8 n. M1 ?' Z$ ?7 ]' Q6 e5 S
CA Northampton, on fire
5 X* l2 t/ H, S! \! u# ]+ ~# A9 y9 bCA Houston
' n/ _% I- k7 `( U( yCA Louisville' Z- f i9 r1 u$ q' S& |. \
CA Chicago
% E& K; _% r. \+ X, g6 |" k' zCA Pensacola& _- O3 @( X0 N q6 s) Z
CA New Orleans
' ^0 s O# O9 \% ]7 N' ?, U0 x: cCA Astoria
" L& x0 v7 k: ~# x8 Z1 o& jCA Minneapolis
3 a3 k! Q* [! Z. f5 p- }# L; A4 \CA San Francisco
8 | h3 n9 a1 `6 l9 u% rCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
2 { j( {& y0 W% o. Y; ACA Canberra" t/ a' S7 h; x X, o2 s' @. e; ~* B
CL Leander3 X+ X4 \: z d: r' `
CL Achilles
4 l! N- {" l% H, \+ l1 sCL Perth
1 z. k \0 Q% ] U3 DCL Hobart
3 P' Q. a) b) Q) L3 G- n* D7 C; ~CL Raleigh4 X/ \1 O# E" h7 q
CL Detroit
% A" E7 E8 E- GCL Concord% K+ Z. g7 Q ]* | J2 ?) }7 v
DD Cummings0 ^- h5 L3 a# a2 d
DD Case
; X& K# r; k. FDD Shaw
4 [9 F" A+ }7 ] F! ^1 wDD Downes
( ~# M. b0 Q. j1 ]9 N) W3 [0 xDD Le Triomphant! w" ]! s8 u% f- K
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8 k8 Z% N# [4 y; sNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93' r- M' y3 _" I
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Japanese Ships
$ ^7 X5 W0 A; I, j' `/ {# P! ~# gCA Kumano, Shell hits 29, and is sunk
! R+ q% C# y" J7 o2 n' e& y7 iDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 35, and is sunk/ m. N2 K( F. D" v5 w5 ~# @8 C/ \
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 15, and is sunk& x9 K( l3 \; l& f
; i5 o) ^/ \, c# `Allied Ships
" e' c7 E: @0 }1 S0 MCA Portland, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage2 Z- i6 I ] }- D+ b6 R1 W V
CA Northampton, on fire6 I% B2 g0 ]$ D1 D
CA Houston: N/ t3 q0 K3 z7 l) s
CA Louisville
8 g6 X B9 u3 c$ ? [CA Chicago" _+ q3 u ]: d- }1 K0 S, t- K
CA Pensacola
$ z- d Q# Y* \ v( ^6 ECA New Orleans' q1 N$ V- j. G: b5 \
CA Astoria
- d( g4 k; h/ nCA Minneapolis
( a$ O3 U7 J$ g' ?CA San Francisco( [6 ?+ r- o9 s# F V! S
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
0 C$ a7 J$ q6 T. e- zCA Canberra
, N( N: O2 {3 }CL Leander2 ?. [& d( h8 [6 z5 D
CL Achilles
' v* i. \; h- DCL Perth. d& C4 q$ w- e* W K& |8 }
CL Hobart8 \/ [* F( Z2 U4 P. ~+ f
CL Raleigh
5 A( u; P* c/ G7 m, KCL Detroit
1 t& @ E, l2 v, qCL Concord5 y4 a- D$ ]: i( D& T
DD Cummings' T: u% \4 N6 G
DD Case" ^9 p3 P8 O1 x4 m9 K& b
DD Shaw4 @; m: x! e9 L; U* Y" m! h
DD Downes; T/ T: m* \" K$ _" }- |3 m
DD Le Triomphant
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& y3 e) L! I. G' G9 }Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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Japanese aircraft
# f& E& u" k2 h& ~A6M2 Zero x 50- v. Y0 J, y/ n; P& a
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Allied aircraft
, x. X0 V# R; r+ G3 R- ^) lF4F-4 Wildcat x 42) S3 X: D6 n0 B) Q" g/ J6 r
SBD Dauntless x 44
; {* W) O3 s% t+ d6 O: i$ b* WTBF Avenger x 16
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f! q+ \1 E- I$ }' Y4 u) S' eJapanese aircraft losses! m% [- H! K/ ^9 \9 ?' @; r
A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged( s |; g ]) p2 U
+ @6 C* u- t9 r9 DAllied aircraft losses& X. E, F! `7 x- r- ~3 I4 p
F4F-4 Wildcat: 27 destroyed4 S1 ?+ W" C6 |( K: O, D
SBD Dauntless: 13 destroyed, 17 damaged
. O$ r* k5 d) v8 YTBF Avenger: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged
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! S& V) J9 U, ]$ tJapanese Ships9 ^3 E+ b/ M& U8 i Y8 N
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
0 _3 P: U& x8 O) `# y2 S E; Y: vCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire9 [! j( L# l% \7 i2 I
CV Shokaku- Z( e" [* q3 g1 ~* G# p
CV Soryu
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9 _, R) T* P6 _4 ~. |Japanese aircraft: S# e; q; e6 v& g+ P+ I# U# p
A6M2 Zero x 19
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Allied aircraft
8 n% F) m2 D& O+ _3 E" LF4F-4 Wildcat x 195 ]+ B Y$ S- N' p% l5 J
SBD Dauntless x 14
: d, x% ^* S% \% L. F3 i4 YTBF Avenger x 6
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' E3 c, s) g5 ]9 o5 PJapanese aircraft losses
$ A% ?3 m: J! dA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
5 H( Z* R1 i) [7 {6 a: ~ " X4 N1 K! i" B$ U2 x1 t0 M
Allied aircraft losses
0 Q3 D" t( ]6 e0 F! }F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed# E2 ^" o# D- ^, F- O+ O2 F6 @7 h
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged
: J9 k4 N0 y0 _( c2 H6 O6 }8 ITBF Avenger: 6 damaged
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: O2 M. v/ v6 Z2 jJapanese Ships
. @" u/ N$ D" m+ S, i, hCV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
4 K2 P# g4 H, v; H& o1 Y9 F* ^CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2* R; A+ c9 Q+ v0 _
CA Tone$ O! r8 r" p1 B. ]+ r% q
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 1% \. ^/ P" N, K3 b- A( _
CV Hiryu, on fire+ d# C* K) M- m5 N) m
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,912 h( n% Q0 M% Z8 l9 ]" Q$ B
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Japanese aircraft
! d3 f( d# b1 T" oA6M2 Zero x 17& k3 L* _+ U& j* M
% \2 }, I/ o. S6 H1 O$ x
Allied aircraft7 I3 v0 n* q" m( O6 A
F4F-4 Wildcat x 24* S( `$ j9 Y+ Z- D" e
SBD Dauntless x 27
) C, m; g# H! E+ UTBF Avenger x 7
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Japanese aircraft losses
4 p2 m! R( \' N& N3 D" C6 H. SA6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed# I) P- o1 n" c* {) ?! Q0 F' w' B4 p' w
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Allied aircraft losses
* @$ Y% a# }, u# ?F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed8 P' l; B0 o, d$ r, o0 W2 P. K' W8 q
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged9 ` ^2 V$ M& y- Q" O( H
TBF Avenger: 5 damaged
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Japanese Ships
?" l" ~; g8 `& s0 D; ]- @* }CV Shokaku
5 S& V0 n l; ~! f# a1 Q! c2 @CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 2, on fire8 E! G, ?: i W% M: B/ G+ Y: f
CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
9 p% O$ t8 h: a. G& i1 q; OCV Soryu( D7 k2 z9 d4 t# r5 E+ G' I
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1
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6 e( a7 j% i$ Q' e1 b( _& Q pJapanese aircraft
# H* t! U" x& J" `4 w2 J8 nA6M2 Zero x 15
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Allied aircraft! L' B' K% [- w& Q
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
1 [$ Q% J9 u$ |( XSBD Dauntless x 18+ T$ J+ Y7 \2 x! s i
, k: @4 i, @# w* @3 o/ z; i! y* g, O+ OJapanese aircraft losses1 C6 F+ S. n7 a; A
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
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8 f# c7 r3 }/ Z$ D- b9 O4 OAllied aircraft losses6 c. O% q/ M- [: x$ V
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
8 v& C& [# o, Q- u% V) tSBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged, J( e3 ?9 e4 u& p5 ]
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Japanese Ships4 Z# y5 Y; e" W( w* B0 z0 w' ` A! E( p
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 1
( A! M) H3 r: `' w; LCV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage+ _. J; n6 d1 f% X6 l% r
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire o1 m4 U7 A$ ~. g
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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" z1 F7 W; `; f- }0 l6 ZJapanese aircraft
8 }8 N' e) d H" k5 |, ~6 I1 ZA6M2 Zero x 12
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Allied aircraft
# R+ W( s& i# i' X) IF4F-4 Wildcat x 10
$ N8 X+ ]/ `" ~7 P4 `SBD Dauntless x 9$ Z/ J, t6 m4 H& O5 R4 B ^
TBF Avenger x 16# _: ?0 B- u) I* E' h* o; c( k
" N6 f% c7 y: F3 _( \. uJapanese aircraft losses
$ I% E4 ]7 s; I6 BA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed: W3 @9 z* x& ^& n8 _
, b. H. ? F& w7 I1 b- p* kAllied aircraft losses0 c @& g4 p& x; o1 n0 D4 U+ \. Y
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
n$ ]( a( m. D4 KSBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged) L7 ~8 S9 C* q$ l3 Z; w! l d' Z
TBF Avenger: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged
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Japanese Ships1 u# L/ f! B; t9 L! P
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage3 p( H( U4 ?( z1 S% F7 D5 c3 M1 s
CV Hiryu, on fire% L6 @; m3 k, P$ o+ |, s
CA Chikuma
9 v8 p: r8 E+ p& ]4 TCV Soryu6 K) H1 ^, O# M# T
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5 {5 v. w- x" J3 v6 i: d' nJapanese aircraft
- H9 H3 z7 M' {/ _3 uA6M2 Zero x 36
# \% B7 F' W2 U- b* ^; F. }5 KD3A Val x 90
, |8 N' L/ v3 Z$ ^B5N Kate x 669 q/ _% b( `+ d t
, ~& i* ~7 u5 C& b9 A+ tAllied aircraft# q2 O0 {! v2 D0 m+ O6 P% F1 H
F4F-4 Wildcat x 108
# {# r2 e1 r/ D2 m/ mP-40E Warhawk x 45
+ Y; U! } T" ^- n7 [" v) R: s: IP-38G Lightning x 2
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Japanese aircraft losses
- o! f, U) ?# e- D5 FA6M2 Zero: 26 destroyed: X7 X" a3 ]4 {9 I, S* Z! z9 {
D3A Val: 50 destroyed* v" F. ~: C8 R/ y2 G* Y* @
B5N Kate: 42 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
& ?; H3 W) H$ lF4F-4 Wildcat: 41 destroyed, 14 damaged. s( F9 K$ D9 c6 p; g1 [
P-40E Warhawk: 27 destroyed5 B* u* @) R& C1 R. E6 E
P-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed
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5 R" F6 f& J7 M fAllied Ships
! A& [2 @. P% fCV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1 U; A- d4 v# S$ H* F9 {3 m
CV Hornet, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire/ W' Q2 p2 x& R# M. a, F6 }5 @
CV Wasp, Bomb hits 2, on fire8 _4 Y: y$ }6 P( V2 j0 c
DD Benham, Bomb hits 1, on fire
1 ^$ x7 x% Y1 f7 }* CCV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, O' ^" }9 f/ A( X$ r3 _" v8 @
CV Yorktown) b" }5 t4 P }! d: A
CV Saratoga% O9 ]. l) Y# N9 [+ L U
CL Honolulu! | H* J! ]$ E0 l. f; O
CL St. Louis, Bomb hits 22 }! w" g0 I( a! c& q1 \+ L
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- j% c7 a. ]1 T8 D t4 O+ @7 }. hAllied aircraft
! H, v a2 X: z2 X4 P0 w4 LB-25C Mitchell x 3; Q, Q4 D- W7 p; T0 E$ F/ G, m
8 N& b5 m7 \3 e% e4 H# y1 n# iNo Allied losses5 v3 d" B/ L, ~' d6 f d3 {$ b9 O
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Japanese Ships+ |+ F" B4 P" r! c/ W
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Aircraft Attacking:
5 ~* `0 n, s7 x' a& `( p- r4 [. ^; R 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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Allied aircraft
% z- o2 @3 _! g. r) xF4F-4 Wildcat x 21" T( u1 F' \- T s
SBD Dauntless x 90. _4 {. [, \" q
TBF Avenger x 334 u2 e. H* Q" Z" C1 U* H* I Y1 H
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Japanese Ships B& ]2 K: w$ q O* j# x- T
CA Chikuma, s5 y4 O: d3 G# d5 u
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
; |' D1 s# i( i( q" tCV Soryu, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage B" s% ]$ j3 M/ K+ \: F, q% g
CA Tone, Bomb hits 1
" s$ `- F$ w& e jDD Ariake, Bomb hits 1, on fire
& U" m3 X0 p2 O2 eCA Aoba, Bomb hits 2
6 S4 R$ u/ B3 L+ I3 |CL Tama
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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Japanese Ships$ O6 K4 R3 U% |. j( G
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
9 f& J5 a8 c; L. i }% FCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
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Ground combat at Shortlands5 M2 q3 C* _- r* P( T
* a9 a/ V' M4 k" p8 G0 a& jAllied Deliberate attack
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# |. t0 k1 V1 X8 T8 K3 G. N+ ^Attacking 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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Allied max assault: 314 - adjusted assault: 281 " x7 S$ c" F. o4 I8 z
! t+ d. C( T; oJapanese max defense: 6 - adjusted defense: 1 3 l% v/ u7 q6 n+ y- a5 a' m; C& l
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Allied assault odds: 281 to 1
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Japanese ground losses:
v* _* h9 k( m* x R5 k+ x1572 casualties reported
n) {9 a6 `6 e4 F3 zGuns lost 7* m6 t, |" M# s0 l
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Allied ground losses:
: S l: g0 F; d, m3 z& }2 casualties reported7 n" b$ `6 s8 P; q; z" M
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