AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/18/42
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,935 J: j" v2 u/ g& L7 T4 Z7 b0 T
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Japanese Ships, S! F$ b0 {5 s& e, e6 C
CA Kumano
3 e! @2 Q! C$ e" } TCA Kinugasa, Shell hits 42, and is sunk' x, Q9 k- m8 b D
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1
/ A* v9 H* W- N+ n) G; j, F |CL Natori, Shell hits 1" W$ y+ p. ?3 }7 U( E
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage2 r8 [# [* {8 i5 j( ~% S. F
DD Natsugumo4 g* ^" ^6 P, g+ d2 q, p; I( u
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 1
8 \4 [& F' f! M8 {8 CDD Yuzuki
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Allied Ships
4 U7 U3 ?' y% Q- Y$ pCA Portland, Shell hits 2, on fire0 ]' ]: Z3 C& q3 n! I
CA Northampton9 J q0 {* r- A' Y
CA Houston, Torpedo hits 1, S' N1 ]# A: J2 o1 f0 ^
CA Chester, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
0 \! x3 W- U) D* q( I& N' h- @CA Louisville, Shell hits 1/ R! {) f9 A( }$ a B/ L3 V
CA Chicago
7 {# ^/ m. I: N% j+ ] H( }CA Pensacola
s8 r$ \+ E0 D% I* g+ mCA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 13 \. B* ^2 V, n3 N2 q- B$ ^1 n
CA Astoria* ^# w7 E$ Q3 W: y+ K
CA Minneapolis |6 N) q0 Q d
CA San Francisco2 `& C% }; j9 Y {0 a
CA Australia, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage# F4 K& a+ ^; k9 {5 B& n+ M& `: G6 _
CA Canberra* e$ F8 Y3 d! x4 D# k4 N$ [
CL Leander
3 y+ W, S: b0 M. D, O$ p+ x) JCL Achilles' G2 ` S, _8 k" ~9 }9 S
CL Perth
1 D+ E9 v3 C* H! Z7 y8 PCL Hobart
* r& a& y& k, l+ `1 ?CL Raleigh
1 H5 Z. p# _) b7 A; j, T) `% _6 gCL Detroit
8 g/ d0 G0 v7 R4 M: ]CL Concord
6 H6 V/ H8 P# K( w4 gDD Cummings5 r# U% H9 r5 B6 m2 F* d
DD Case
4 u# {" b& s C1 v5 QDD Shaw
$ B5 Q: z8 A7 c- i2 X3 PDD Downes
, H& L8 Q$ |5 y5 r5 TDD Le Triomphant
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+ K8 a0 y) D( Z4 d5 j8 Z) ~, o8 S/ qNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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Japanese Ships$ j$ M6 \1 g# e5 N) m2 c$ I
CA Kumano, Shell hits 10
/ @, F3 M# R( ?CA Furutaka
$ v6 `% X7 K6 t) j/ M: HCL Natori, Shell hits 19 a9 K9 O) |- H/ P6 R
DD Maikaze, on fire, heavy damage
; q% W9 E3 `6 Y4 }3 n. uDD Natsugumo, q! Y$ U' f3 z! E9 N" M3 h
DD Ikazuchi% O' h$ o+ u O H# U3 R5 J
DD Yuzuki! i& c' m3 r. }# r
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) o, F' k U3 N9 MCA Portland, on fire! {" ^% V/ W. A$ @
CA Northampton
& g6 \: j& l; ^+ ]- a/ S# uCA Houston
: s2 ~4 m i+ \' \0 D. a1 @" gCA Louisville
4 {; a% U0 g8 m# q1 P T1 [( DCA Chicago
; ^; E( A- g( u* i6 m; p3 X; DCA Pensacola* D( t1 u k. Q4 L/ `& s
CA New Orleans. n9 l3 v' i9 F1 a8 |
CA Astoria, K- f" k# _- [$ T
CA Minneapolis
) Z& V! z; {5 h! n- x& H6 `CA San Francisco( l% _/ i/ i; w* R; N
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
; l# j# S7 V! wCA Canberra4 |7 }( d: j- ` y" |9 K) O( d
CL Leander
7 R: f% g' g, O m, xCL Achilles6 @6 `7 L) I& q7 J; r$ K
CL Perth
% m* g, |6 a1 iCL Hobart8 E8 H( T' w4 D$ W8 a/ o8 @
CL Raleigh6 \ A! I- C* m' b) O9 R) ~
CL Detroit
( ^1 r, ^6 N6 P/ \CL Concord
5 a9 W9 x8 v' H! P! G# ~: A/ jDD Cummings
/ Q/ x7 [- r9 }DD Case
5 B4 p5 F1 D; S. J3 z, }! IDD Shaw
J. I( ^5 ?! K1 Z; s# }! D @DD Downes. y% n j! e( d
DD Le Triomphant
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3 K" W. H" O, G, E9 H; q0 y3 _) Y% tNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,939 L; D3 D' H. F; A+ B* }5 T( {
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CA Kumano, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
+ }0 z$ Y* Z4 L% v8 N3 b( VCA Furutaka, Shell hits 34, and is sunk2 G/ ]; N M: h( i& S$ d
CL Natori, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
' P# K5 v( j3 m f6 vDD Maikaze, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
* I n1 ?% R7 }% I, kDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
( y s2 a( t/ K" E9 Q2 F7 c" bDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 3, on fire4 K( j* y/ E; T- s$ ?: X3 A) X% k1 a
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 6, and is sunk9 N0 n* ~: e( V8 s: ~$ K
! I. M3 h7 b5 wAllied Ships
& h% x5 T& A$ [8 MCA Portland, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
6 ?1 f; P- R, I* Q# N# [! l9 d5 W# |CA Northampton, Shell hits 1, on fire( ^: B( _; U( @% I/ W
CA Houston, Shell hits 1
- S+ D7 z* i$ aCA Louisville
! w1 o8 y k- W8 TCA Chicago, Shell hits 2
: f; H) c! g( |4 A( b; g0 q @CA Pensacola, Shell hits 4
5 e( r5 g0 A% t7 v7 qCA New Orleans, Shell hits 4! @0 r3 A6 d' Q0 w- N. D* Y3 O$ a$ K
CA Astoria5 p3 K. N" |; m5 g' l& \9 i( A
CA Minneapolis
* c8 W! F, M# r `/ e" e7 C( G0 [CA San Francisco- @2 _, m' ?/ p3 l+ I; S2 i0 S
CA Australia, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage/ J4 F% n; t. |8 E9 o6 Z
CA Canberra, g2 U V3 u0 P+ x2 G# T- U
CL Leander
* r1 _; V6 `2 x6 H w6 ?0 @CL Achilles4 k# y7 U4 k4 n5 o, s
CL Perth; Z6 A9 ], z' H& z) U: Y; W9 ^
CL Hobart
7 {/ r" q% }2 |! H! v; uCL Raleigh
1 d2 I/ p! D# x5 p. BCL Detroit
4 ] f, E) @3 H/ s: ]CL Concord
! x! C3 B: k' n4 H/ z! X9 B1 }7 `DD Cummings. q0 D! t0 k W) r- _/ ?) C! L
DD Case
9 P6 W9 v8 Y; h% {4 S. L9 M2 E$ h* `DD Shaw+ D! c, z, T+ V
DD Downes" L, _6 y/ P% q8 I. e
DD Le Triomphant5 F- X, ^! J; c+ @& f
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93& \, [8 ~' I+ \' j, \5 L
% c& ~, j1 ~! V+ L! n6 ], R4 fJapanese Ships$ O3 K! P) L) N" O" B7 C3 J- k
CA Kumano, Shell hits 33, on fire, heavy damage3 ]2 X9 i3 K2 P( w( k
CL Natori, Shell hits 24, and is sunk$ H# Q4 ]+ k2 s0 Q! h% B6 o, _3 G
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
, n9 w3 F1 C& i) J$ y5 oDD Ikazuchi, on fire
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CA Portland, on fire, heavy damage
: ]! s. j1 V7 cCA Northampton, on fire; D" {- H$ n$ f9 t* e
CA Houston
8 k6 ~6 i( W! M7 zCA Louisville- e8 A; i- }$ f2 \) t" N
CA Chicago0 J$ _ W; @ x; \
CA Pensacola7 ^3 C$ J* _" @ f9 A
CA New Orleans4 k+ Z# ~$ p5 T3 w( A7 \ ~5 f
CA Astoria3 m$ q8 o* E6 \ m
CA Minneapolis$ n5 _; R% b& Q, s. a4 Q4 K
CA San Francisco
$ C7 z/ L' z; U ^CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage) V( x, ?, }- ?
CA Canberra6 ^" h$ o# ]6 W. @: @
CL Leander3 ]2 j1 ~/ `) x( y3 k1 {9 [) O
CL Achilles
, J) y0 W* r! P |; GCL Perth
8 x4 n$ q0 L. A L8 N# ~! cCL Hobart
( T6 ~' {; W2 j4 |' f5 p& uCL Raleigh. {$ y: _2 _# l* R3 P
CL Detroit L: `3 S# M/ w/ F) |0 _/ Z+ s
CL Concord9 ]( T& m: g) S9 p: R. J. m9 ^/ K+ R
DD Cummings
" l: E4 _, P( b9 z# O% s5 Q$ uDD Case& o# k9 o! g; W8 {0 i
DD Shaw
5 H" q% [0 d# D' f4 YDD Downes# R5 |) n0 j# V
DD Le Triomphant6 R5 r1 H8 z5 K
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,939 T: h& t+ b6 V' q2 I
/ K1 O6 O U. ^( F" yJapanese Ships4 T/ M% g5 D. e) P" \% ?
CA Kumano, Shell hits 29, and is sunk
2 P" }. K8 A" F& E; r. ~DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 35, and is sunk5 ~: ]8 n( B; s) D
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
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Allied Ships4 W4 u$ F" X/ V7 s& L
CA Portland, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
. p$ p: h/ d! l# r4 i) c+ dCA Northampton, on fire
5 y* s1 _5 ?3 B# v: q, uCA Houston2 E: b: E" X4 h( r
CA Louisville
/ d+ K1 h3 b: [1 P, QCA Chicago- D4 k/ z" Q3 G% v/ ?2 n4 m7 b8 u
CA Pensacola) r# G* J# y7 c2 y. P6 d1 |# F6 ~
CA New Orleans
, r; `7 D+ C4 N8 SCA Astoria6 B* n) V$ p1 n5 L& g' r, x6 b
CA Minneapolis
, M# U9 d. s, t2 o' \+ a7 U1 [* FCA San Francisco
1 V4 a; R. ~ U3 e4 q2 MCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage' R u; W% b, P$ v& A3 V8 S9 q& t
CA Canberra
) S- i6 b2 A5 k! U3 w2 e; q( ? |4 Q0 |CL Leander
/ a9 ^4 {$ V" {, O% v XCL Achilles! w# R8 E) _* p# X$ @: U! j4 l8 u# o
CL Perth
4 _# o7 l, U. O( f+ e( v0 `/ ]9 f; tCL Hobart7 o! H/ p' L4 I
CL Raleigh3 s M" K, M% ~, I) R
CL Detroit
6 c0 A, G* u: U' n OCL Concord* Y* z/ V& Q A. Q% L S5 F
DD Cummings) [' j( P3 y6 H& ^' J: l8 M
DD Case# e, v% O. N2 p6 w) q2 ]2 c
DD Shaw
( D. Q+ a" g( P8 wDD Downes( }" C/ f: [6 @) g. _4 D8 o
DD Le Triomphant- q+ V L' P% Z; Q2 U0 H8 k
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! _* A4 w* i+ O+ P/ ~ wDay Air attack on TF at 61,91: i2 h7 t4 l! U8 C4 K4 ?# X
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A6M2 Zero x 50
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Allied aircraft
/ z, K( X- v6 F% P' t; w. @/ J8 yF4F-4 Wildcat x 42" ~3 K5 f' T+ g' p4 _. M* F
SBD Dauntless x 441 Y- D4 m' S3 o t- B1 Q
TBF Avenger x 169 `0 y9 s1 g9 z6 Q7 L
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Japanese aircraft losses5 B* c. S* Y4 [. H$ F2 E: F+ U
A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses, {. }2 O) A# t. ?7 J* ]2 r1 A4 o
F4F-4 Wildcat: 27 destroyed
7 N" j3 W( i. G) |2 h5 e) gSBD Dauntless: 13 destroyed, 17 damaged/ B0 E8 ?$ g* [
TBF Avenger: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged
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% o* H3 \" Y' W9 IJapanese Ships' \2 B( s& P# N- F+ H
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
/ a6 Z& l B9 B% x: H- rCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
# S* |" @8 e* N% s& o$ Y" P9 B+ T0 a( YCV Shokaku$ |5 a8 y. A4 [ k/ ?
CV Soryu( M. E4 B& M) X7 z8 ?, S
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; V& x6 G7 }" `* \- sJapanese aircraft
" v& f/ r$ `+ s; z9 |4 MA6M2 Zero x 19, t* `( u) n8 v3 ?. R; y3 h; x
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Allied aircraft- Y8 p. x: d) I1 s4 }& j1 m: Q( q* u
F4F-4 Wildcat x 19+ ^& j, L; Q7 \' `
SBD Dauntless x 14
- i1 L. `* ?# ` X! e7 sTBF Avenger x 6
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7 ^7 {1 r5 j/ @3 U/ _Japanese aircraft losses
U. Z. A5 e( I- ^' [& yA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed F) o6 e7 h; W% h0 u) F5 u" z
5 D7 Y: Q3 D. n5 M
Allied aircraft losses
- X$ f* ~0 G4 i5 h5 K, G" G+ |- CF4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed5 x- ?$ \0 c2 l
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged
7 {; z: \4 P/ O$ O% LTBF Avenger: 6 damaged
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Japanese Ships& S9 ^' E2 M1 O9 ?8 X: M9 E
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
. |" s F7 H9 L [# U; T" r! DCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2( e) T9 A9 _& f3 ]. U/ c( `/ y' d
CA Tone$ x* Z$ L3 d. ]5 W( H
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 1
! C9 u7 |9 [. h5 E6 BCV Hiryu, on fire6 d, q+ P2 ]' V- @; e& O) T
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91- e/ ?+ t; T( x8 y( O1 p+ U( V
- A) }; D2 ]- zJapanese aircraft
' A; _- M/ l/ g! CA6M2 Zero x 17 u- N3 t: W9 S3 j* \
! I8 [: a3 {* R4 P" B3 f/ TAllied aircraft( N6 \! @* f9 f4 A% l \
F4F-4 Wildcat x 245 ^& R8 o9 P! @6 v: d# g- E, E( B
SBD Dauntless x 27
* E2 t/ U5 m' T( B+ wTBF Avenger x 7/ P0 |4 U& V' f4 H+ b
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Japanese aircraft losses) f+ ~% v4 v5 h# n7 D
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses5 Z" @8 A% ~0 ]
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed$ K( Q6 X( X7 f7 u! ]
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged/ H0 I+ C! {3 r
TBF Avenger: 5 damaged
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Japanese Ships; \/ {" i+ V8 i- c: k
CV Shokaku
# W5 c1 \$ h. k3 w* ^! sCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 2, on fire
1 ]/ S) r7 }- SCV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
/ X2 @; @" T3 n5 rCV Soryu
4 A* q7 L, H* G( b) PCA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1% Z, Z2 N7 F, b1 y/ r7 ^. G
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A6M2 Zero x 15
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Allied aircraft
3 W; ~# d4 y g/ S2 _, RF4F-4 Wildcat x 8; j. A( X- V: s$ U
SBD Dauntless x 18
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+ Z# O' R8 E' W1 |3 eJapanese aircraft losses7 U6 x: \* g/ v3 E( h0 e3 y
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
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% ^. k" b. |/ s5 o6 w) l1 `2 F0 w$ [; FAllied aircraft losses
. C. d; ~% P* ?# r; e: RF4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
' w z/ E3 M5 d ySBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged
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Japanese Ships- y, u) U9 p$ J. ^; m5 Q
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 1
# t% o! D" [6 M, r( I' aCV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage8 i5 t) E$ V; C9 c( \
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
5 A: w- X/ M. m) B4 m" OCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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# {. i; d$ W: ] nJapanese aircraft
( k- M9 K/ r) y5 W- eA6M2 Zero x 126 }% e" }1 L) \7 W7 Q( G# ^
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Allied aircraft. ~! C) F/ B2 i" E& g
F4F-4 Wildcat x 10. t5 k; R' N$ [2 m! F
SBD Dauntless x 95 e# Y" L+ {1 P7 }8 f" B5 F. n
TBF Avenger x 16
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Japanese aircraft losses
; M! I, z: {6 {' _+ oA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses5 A) F4 E/ f' r
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
6 H+ @/ V3 O$ l) @SBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
* ?8 P1 h/ h4 k6 JTBF Avenger: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged6 L- N9 ~: W. I8 K
* N Z# H4 F/ r2 c" QJapanese Ships, e1 L% F) H g; V6 M
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage- V% z9 e$ f/ m* P
CV Hiryu, on fire6 E) m! S4 A. ~7 _9 u7 Y. Y
CA Chikuma
; `, j. J, O1 r7 p o' LCV Soryu
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Day Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,93
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Japanese aircraft
2 A: V; W3 v3 {" p0 J& E3 @7 ^$ DA6M2 Zero x 366 i$ J1 a* ]; E( E O
D3A Val x 90
2 U8 o0 o% b. K! I( oB5N Kate x 666 O/ D! l+ S, S2 V9 C& \
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Allied aircraft# ^1 [" v2 t1 w/ r$ k4 K) c
F4F-4 Wildcat x 108
# a7 m. h6 x3 \* W7 yP-40E Warhawk x 45
! |, O" [; B; b5 q% w9 NP-38G Lightning x 2% s$ v3 ? I5 i% D: T2 x4 o
' \/ Q$ R+ `0 j; _. O3 PJapanese aircraft losses4 p. ^4 Q+ L( B3 H s4 Q
A6M2 Zero: 26 destroyed7 L3 M, g( |$ y3 F6 }
D3A Val: 50 destroyed( k4 C, |1 ~4 M
B5N Kate: 42 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses" f( J* @2 l+ m1 ]1 k
F4F-4 Wildcat: 41 destroyed, 14 damaged
4 b7 S$ _8 y/ K# A7 SP-40E Warhawk: 27 destroyed4 ?( O3 y0 P D6 c: z, u. e
P-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed
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7 [$ w- Z- x$ o* H$ GAllied Ships: X7 \& _5 U8 E) t; n; W- u
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1
: q+ |1 L! n( A3 dCV Hornet, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
; t8 U! v" C$ M" L' J. B3 i3 }CV Wasp, Bomb hits 2, on fire
2 ^: L6 X* E( T" m% }# U. lDD Benham, Bomb hits 1, on fire5 A) z2 v- C* T; ]3 H/ u; B. ]- g
CV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, x# a. h0 v& P! N3 i5 A6 X I! j
CV Yorktown
5 S0 L$ k% d) T7 |5 ZCV Saratoga: D/ |& t, n0 e+ O( A
CL Honolulu# A4 k* I/ U0 U2 ~
CL St. Louis, Bomb hits 27 b5 j" e, [* u* r) l+ i$ e
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B-25C Mitchell x 3 C8 ~: g+ z9 A& c$ E' u$ L
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No Allied losses) J- V0 K" a- t) O) P$ y
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Japanese Ships* a, e4 N) s2 R, ~/ M( R$ T1 l8 i" }
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage9 n% e7 t L8 G: P# v! N" ~2 [
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Aircraft Attacking:
2 w9 E: ?1 c. |/ V' Z, k 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet5 F( l& p5 q- W# [ V
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91, w+ K( P$ s7 f4 H0 | ]
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Allied aircraft' }; \7 \: ` m4 U& w7 j
F4F-4 Wildcat x 218 a/ X2 T; P6 y5 b, c, E7 u: R
SBD Dauntless x 90" P$ t) B+ a% f' X( U
TBF Avenger x 33
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, Y0 G5 U( d& D' V* A4 h; T5 nCA Chikuma# a6 f$ d. Z, F; b# V: n7 n+ H: L
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage: K% q3 u4 @5 l% s, d: p4 J7 o' Q
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage. {6 R7 |' v# @, E- V0 Q( z$ i
CA Tone, Bomb hits 1" l6 n, j3 h9 U( y
DD Ariake, Bomb hits 1, on fire% a7 \, i8 T0 {0 q# ~
CA Aoba, Bomb hits 2
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# `; P8 Y7 u: P, W' f. G+ eDay Air attack on TF at 61,91
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Allied aircraft
" H: b& }5 m3 cB-25C Mitchell x 20+ z0 X: d: ^/ q- E6 @! ~! `
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CV Soryu, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
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4 ~ h5 E; d" o3 Y9 O" a' e; r \Ground combat at Shortlands: K5 @1 g: t8 d( G$ @& s3 o
& Z, t5 h- c' N: Y- U$ IAllied Deliberate attack- [4 P; h2 o. k+ Z8 ]$ V: z
4 U* g- v7 V! B; |4 X1 WAttacking force 13678 troops, 150 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3221 C; \, Z& r, a
1 K. p" G- |. d+ L7 ODefending force 1457 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10: E; a' v5 P( Y
. f! ^9 U" |# J! S/ t+ oAllied max assault: 314 - adjusted assault: 281 " E) U' u) W5 V9 o
* a9 c2 }0 |- h# L. X9 gJapanese max defense: 6 - adjusted defense: 1
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Allied assault odds: 281 to 1
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, ^7 c! X+ U! D) M- QJapanese ground losses:; q5 R% A# [/ U: D* X) F" i H
1572 casualties reported$ L7 L1 S3 ^0 L. `( j
Guns lost 7
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Allied ground losses:3 G( h7 e% a3 W# B3 @8 J2 l( ?
2 casualties reported- ]! Z' _) z q* Z( M
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