AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/18/42( i H: R+ x: U% d/ ~9 F; K x, u
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1 l; l: X5 r, Y9 x) `2 r4 Y, i* ?Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93) `; a5 s# k" p
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CA Kumano
6 Q5 `" A6 U% G3 C% f2 xCA Kinugasa, Shell hits 42, and is sunk% h; k' ^4 r, v1 I9 w
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 17 w: h- o6 N4 R% Z+ d
CL Natori, Shell hits 1
% u5 |) l" l: K' j/ D1 rDD Maikaze, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
3 L( Q( @1 T+ C5 c% ~DD Natsugumo/ G- Z% W# g* A" V; x
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 1, Z7 j( j# P1 i) F+ [5 X
DD Yuzuki; _+ M) D( J: j' |$ T1 D5 a# F
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Allied Ships+ I1 H$ F9 e% V9 ]$ ]+ I, f( X
CA Portland, Shell hits 2, on fire! B4 O. e0 }; v4 t- h
CA Northampton
) Z4 O' C2 U; M" bCA Houston, Torpedo hits 19 s, M5 a5 T% n. s8 O
CA Chester, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
% {; V" T* M1 B+ M1 cCA Louisville, Shell hits 1
, \- ?, _& H8 ]+ |/ N4 }! v8 V: aCA Chicago
) r" O2 L: i5 ~( G; iCA Pensacola A5 h/ {' b- U% l; H) C7 h# D0 E
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
: @1 b) x- q& M0 UCA Astoria+ Q( M( T: L+ c- e o: ^1 v
CA Minneapolis
, m8 q. F4 I* a2 l/ j. y. o1 G* ^CA San Francisco
; i- w- `) r0 M! Y* `CA Australia, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage; r8 Q- ^6 X1 ~
CA Canberra+ }$ l, J; L' [, ?
CL Leander) d" o1 r9 V, V- L t
CL Achilles" ^+ ~) ?4 I4 V. w* O
CL Perth
/ G% H: x5 ~' W( w8 C- N# ECL Hobart3 N! x$ W+ U5 c; {
CL Raleigh
* Y0 O& Y# ^5 gCL Detroit
) d2 g" q9 ]' K; [- [0 zCL Concord B9 N3 O: d9 C! S
DD Cummings
( o* {8 N6 H+ {6 { y; V/ |DD Case4 g" @. k6 B- C# H
DD Shaw. L1 j" e+ F6 X. B7 d
DD Downes
* D1 K3 F8 c$ ~2 g9 R* pDD Le Triomphant$ ~( K% }; y& F. c% K
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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Japanese Ships& J. N. _% S6 z( y( e. s; e
CA Kumano, Shell hits 10
1 Q# ?" \. j- JCA Furutaka
6 e& P: i3 A0 s: D& V! ^1 L4 UCL Natori, Shell hits 1
, ~: u" A# e! t$ {: w( `. BDD Maikaze, on fire, heavy damage! k! ?) Q# C, ]9 o4 F b& s
DD Natsugumo+ U; k3 F1 _& K5 M
DD Ikazuchi
" ~4 y O3 z, Z$ f1 EDD Yuzuki
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0 B* |; n+ A9 u8 g: j) m8 wAllied Ships, N3 @- a$ ?5 ? q B- K
CA Portland, on fire8 |/ l. _/ s+ r( F
CA Northampton
1 ]4 r9 c' c$ Z H" MCA Houston! u; l# O0 w9 o5 {! R
CA Louisville6 {% R# l* C7 S% I9 j
CA Chicago
& w0 P2 A0 o, K* sCA Pensacola
3 l" e; A- d6 eCA New Orleans
; L* `. x% S( F/ `1 m s$ ACA Astoria o7 J$ m8 V1 r6 n) {6 X& y
CA Minneapolis, o3 @( r9 p% @0 d, L
CA San Francisco2 F: {) s) R# P$ R5 ?& \* |
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage8 l* \! p; Q% z- `6 n( o( V
CA Canberra
$ c3 s7 a6 I4 yCL Leander
& }6 @. e) w& K; {, g3 r6 jCL Achilles
' P" ^3 Q& ~, i. _0 ACL Perth0 {) Q1 W* R/ b7 q' d
CL Hobart
" V2 q3 h; I/ s! B# M; qCL Raleigh
7 Z, I B4 Y2 |) k5 n9 \3 g" ?4 J9 \CL Detroit7 s4 { N) P/ w
CL Concord6 ^, M$ ?. \7 H/ {3 L
DD Cummings
0 y' r+ J2 }4 W: X) k8 B3 PDD Case; `" q! }+ N& _+ H; e/ a0 R, [! l& z0 {, l
DD Shaw
; A, w/ K" I, y, D+ nDD Downes
/ }" _1 K8 H' p3 L1 X. YDD Le Triomphant
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,937 S/ n: }3 Q" ]& V
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4 I0 U. ]8 y' \* J6 _% tCA Kumano, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage2 x* }% Z" A4 |1 e9 }1 K* ~# K3 z
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 34, and is sunk
" p3 f2 V {# ]4 r- eCL Natori, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
; p; x; z3 ~9 }! TDD Maikaze, Shell hits 14, and is sunk* `; ~6 m, v* K% p% R
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
: V8 ~% u' E5 u9 G: P5 wDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 3, on fire
0 f0 D9 {$ a8 l- BDD Yuzuki, Shell hits 6, and is sunk! g4 K& M& F& }0 R2 C
/ r" t7 I* L" `# R8 c( l U9 {1 V) kAllied Ships
& L2 g) d4 y! v' aCA Portland, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
' U! U3 U& l OCA Northampton, Shell hits 1, on fire
+ O; q( P8 J, `) v I% LCA Houston, Shell hits 1
4 v% S& m+ G0 n% a; KCA Louisville0 _5 o9 d& S: V8 u5 e$ H, ~
CA Chicago, Shell hits 29 j$ o- Y) E: P7 H4 O v
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 4
5 S7 [: k/ ^9 c: g9 R9 ]6 U2 x; _CA New Orleans, Shell hits 4
6 b+ V6 u9 v! {. ] C/ ~- R: eCA Astoria
Y5 s4 o; ]% p, D" \8 YCA Minneapolis
3 n5 Y7 [2 _' V" R$ \' FCA San Francisco) c1 {0 @2 b% U$ d
CA Australia, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
9 [# h1 Z- n1 C, |5 C" q0 j: H* o$ aCA Canberra$ I t: c& M, x- C6 q/ S
CL Leander
3 ?: {' q. N, e5 E e: x& ?CL Achilles+ l$ Z0 R8 ^7 x! E- e! S# K
CL Perth2 L3 T3 ?( L& d; \
CL Hobart; Z& f$ T4 W9 W& v/ R
CL Raleigh7 ]* u* ^4 L, {4 y8 L& D" M# N
CL Detroit" B5 [. g9 N7 y. U/ K& N/ z
CL Concord
9 v1 L) A+ ~/ r- r5 Z( F, v( dDD Cummings
5 R7 @2 q* J+ |* @, C% UDD Case
( \8 j2 ^$ ?5 LDD Shaw
, N$ L% a* S4 K3 `9 YDD Downes4 N6 y* R6 J% m1 n/ p
DD Le Triomphant6 p) M2 t. m1 v. A% O
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/ T- ?7 {3 V5 r" B+ XNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,933 S) P7 z# }0 L2 m
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Japanese Ships
' F3 Y5 ~6 R2 }& C* {' VCA Kumano, Shell hits 33, on fire, heavy damage
# Y* m9 ~! L1 ?0 e% a& U: UCL Natori, Shell hits 24, and is sunk
/ q8 q) v- a; j% Q" vDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1. _6 S' U3 E' `0 x8 l2 o) N
DD Ikazuchi, on fire2 Q. h" M2 K$ x1 B6 x7 `" R
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Allied Ships
. ]4 k E6 l) m1 d- g5 B9 mCA Portland, on fire, heavy damage- ?( u7 ]1 A- X- h7 O! N R6 X$ U. D
CA Northampton, on fire- p4 k( x% \% s' K, {4 w7 C
CA Houston- q b1 V/ d, A# @1 _
CA Louisville: H% C* K# w7 C* ~
CA Chicago
* a. h# j( f, eCA Pensacola4 v: l* L7 R! I$ v4 q* S
CA New Orleans9 B" B3 {1 x7 N* `9 r
CA Astoria
9 C) j/ H/ E1 G: C8 G. ICA Minneapolis
% S4 Q& P# n" ]9 a5 Y& R# C' RCA San Francisco
& F" e1 n5 |; [# o$ J3 iCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
; q: s' E; x+ mCA Canberra
. b4 Y/ a( S; d2 }2 QCL Leander+ s( g+ }; k* q
CL Achilles# c# \2 l, z2 G) [
CL Perth
0 [9 t. a' [, a- o! kCL Hobart
2 i: x* K1 E% r( y+ N# F' {CL Raleigh. e& b* Y ]; ?: L
CL Detroit
0 h: C, u5 h, W& F2 sCL Concord) v( B) [6 a+ A, t
DD Cummings, D1 O8 l5 j' G6 c' n
DD Case
' R) }; h( f2 v* N8 G |DD Shaw
* Z$ I3 {. E% e, ?3 \+ vDD Downes
: J* ?& e! `- s" F! z/ F% yDD Le Triomphant
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Japanese Ships
g/ { I, k' I; d# S3 SCA Kumano, Shell hits 29, and is sunk
3 B0 N) r; ?6 R9 Z" pDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 35, and is sunk) s V7 K: o* B1 b7 ?' W( ^$ u
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
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h! T/ p6 d/ y1 m+ d: Q; t" T+ o8 c$ n& BCA Portland, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage7 Y& z' f9 J6 ~0 F' j
CA Northampton, on fire9 D) @' U6 Z! g, q/ ^: S
CA Houston1 T5 c* F% }4 J1 h1 x3 a6 [- }0 q
CA Louisville/ y+ S; s6 b+ y& [. `% R
CA Chicago
+ ]! B; Z; J+ G" I4 iCA Pensacola
, q f( Z' D, `' ?2 T6 j* uCA New Orleans
P9 z, m' u5 bCA Astoria* v* R6 g3 b( ~# n
CA Minneapolis6 b0 |! q: P- v( c
CA San Francisco
* O/ s( a2 F# p: e4 i% eCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
/ T. e; }, ]2 U! P' A9 q7 A9 eCA Canberra
$ T* `0 ~& V4 a. ZCL Leander
9 V7 k" n5 }' MCL Achilles
8 r/ [' ?0 I8 A5 eCL Perth
' S7 l J0 U0 jCL Hobart/ ~/ Q& a" F) L: ?1 G
CL Raleigh( C1 @6 t0 n' F, G2 {7 _" H: {
CL Detroit0 j% ?& K1 q4 |/ \" }9 r
CL Concord
/ K1 L" T; W4 [, z+ O" A cDD Cummings
8 T' X1 Q, m. E7 ~7 q4 ?* KDD Case
9 t2 R3 Y# S. R- W' Z! dDD Shaw% {- r1 ~2 b1 v! \. K- A2 q
DD Downes
7 z d, N, W& iDD Le Triomphant
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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Japanese aircraft
( |7 ]' ]# h' u/ h+ q( XA6M2 Zero x 50
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Allied aircraft
+ I7 J( H v6 E/ d& v7 U! e' g( VF4F-4 Wildcat x 42
9 k- S/ a/ k$ H" C JSBD Dauntless x 44' V" y% }6 \, u2 f8 E9 L
TBF Avenger x 16
6 w H+ Q3 }0 g7 B$ h# d# L ' J, F/ c- U8 g* G4 |# d
Japanese aircraft losses/ \% J3 f9 U; A& N7 K; w
A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged0 n9 r2 f' y/ A3 |, q2 `4 f
6 O* f; Q/ }( G, B: M* P) W9 HAllied aircraft losses
8 O( @: S( b; l0 m8 cF4F-4 Wildcat: 27 destroyed
, |4 f8 v4 v: @5 ^6 u9 xSBD Dauntless: 13 destroyed, 17 damaged
! [$ L) K- S% [. FTBF Avenger: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged
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Japanese Ships/ u! [$ P" ^7 r) k" Y
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage% Y1 V) ]3 X' n1 w$ [
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire+ z& A0 ]: x/ W1 M) b# Z! R
CV Shokaku
" A6 u4 X s* W+ d4 I A2 a, QCV Soryu
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# {, a V/ a6 ^. ~ OJapanese aircraft
\( X, `0 Y: @4 [; S* B+ l1 R' wA6M2 Zero x 19
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5 _/ ?5 S. @/ E. vAllied aircraft+ s, \+ L. D( R0 T4 N
F4F-4 Wildcat x 19
& {7 ]9 N" v' }7 ~( X5 lSBD Dauntless x 14
9 M! s/ y+ ]1 e/ TTBF Avenger x 6& O/ q" m1 S1 ~& K8 `; m$ H
2 ^; L1 A, k# C
Japanese aircraft losses8 b6 e9 L8 R5 l5 I" h
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses" M3 L3 O' c: U2 m4 ^8 o
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed# c7 `( o/ }) c; W1 k; g
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged
0 A1 \' {) F% E+ q1 `% ETBF Avenger: 6 damaged- [# ^; H; a4 q: a- u; D. F' |
% u* m6 d4 \6 eJapanese Ships% l6 d: G8 g4 G# M# `6 d7 Z# h
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
: `( w1 g! C/ j. b! T" TCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2
2 |) m* a/ ^2 }CA Tone
8 M7 d5 v1 Y1 W9 l3 @1 w$ @3 L. HCV Soryu, Bomb hits 13 E3 o2 x, o; g Y3 p5 x
CV Hiryu, on fire$ ~/ W) E- ~9 o2 K
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9 v% T: V" y/ Q# k! ^# \4 f9 sA6M2 Zero x 174 O5 g/ Y h0 ]5 y; y1 ^
3 M7 y2 z9 B& S7 f+ uAllied aircraft
1 I- _6 \/ B9 a5 B+ v& BF4F-4 Wildcat x 24! a" p9 ~9 V! Z$ j6 q
SBD Dauntless x 270 g/ H% V" e- {
TBF Avenger x 7, i5 ]1 z2 I2 i' J/ ?) ?% H
0 `' v0 ^6 i( g- cJapanese aircraft losses9 m' h% U( h" Z9 P; z
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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( i6 I0 a) w2 p WAllied aircraft losses7 {/ y* P5 j j2 i3 f
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed( t R0 ?1 x3 M9 x
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged, H- m H. g& d% u
TBF Avenger: 5 damaged
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Japanese Ships
% m% d) B" K; Z, O6 p0 R( ACV Shokaku) g8 n1 s2 B- H% g1 f4 r% d+ @
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 2, on fire
, B) A+ a, j! @5 E! kCV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
% F8 R+ }; b' s4 \ ~! jCV Soryu
( t( s) G) N. eCA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1. r2 Z _7 u5 {4 T7 k3 K4 C& R* q1 G6 W
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/ Z+ X/ c* e# ZJapanese aircraft
) L& w: Z5 o. W* y' S. `A6M2 Zero x 159 b, Y" I: J0 ^4 ~! @) U; D3 q
! b: ~5 x3 X, Z/ k
Allied aircraft/ _' d3 H8 k% y t4 B: K& N/ Z0 a
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
. g* E$ n, R6 L* ]9 @* Z. eSBD Dauntless x 18
6 l; \5 N/ M, c2 G: w& I ! h- W9 C, w, y/ y: e' l
Japanese aircraft losses
3 W) F/ O2 e" I! GA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed" m+ \1 B" c( b4 o3 M
% p# k1 X ]* Z, l4 G) \5 w7 g9 PAllied aircraft losses
! U: m" C: z9 I2 m* {2 yF4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
. T& E; Y! \ P0 C4 c* V8 TSBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged4 g/ M, Z3 J( y) a5 F
; {2 Z+ A, @; I |Japanese Ships
& q$ K3 [, c: s' w8 @CV Soryu, Bomb hits 12 F' d4 I# x! ^: F
CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage+ h& S3 \4 T0 h: d
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire- U% ` \/ ^# `* Y, |: P' A# a
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage* E8 W: x6 H! c4 Z. r4 T9 r$ V2 K
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6 x, ]/ c- b0 r- g3 m iJapanese aircraft
}* I9 G, i; d/ h1 X. XA6M2 Zero x 121 Q" Q; I# [1 |
7 ]3 D" @2 }$ V8 C" O3 ^Allied aircraft) l4 L n" v g; h& r2 P* t9 W
F4F-4 Wildcat x 10
; F# S0 f/ P9 p. c% i3 R1 o! ~% [! p) YSBD Dauntless x 9
1 _, F0 `2 T2 \$ ]- q/ GTBF Avenger x 16- @0 ^/ @* n3 _# n! P2 m" P; _
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Japanese aircraft losses
& u* h& q* G' X0 nA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed! P7 }/ @; w0 B, d" k
5 f5 s' ^# f' H3 k
Allied aircraft losses
/ |! T# ]! `+ f, ^7 f4 v2 jF4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed2 F: T8 e$ [ M& J1 c
SBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
1 N5 ~, ]1 E- p/ K: XTBF Avenger: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged
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Japanese Ships
$ `; u' E7 ~ G6 U8 r' V7 ~CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
m0 w& Q F! `; R2 ~8 @0 M( LCV Hiryu, on fire: G! L3 ~. ~0 a5 w" U
CA Chikuma2 [/ S3 `$ |3 w+ m$ N/ s2 A% M) q
CV Soryu
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Japanese aircraft% H8 _# F3 R) R3 q K7 S6 K( C
A6M2 Zero x 362 _: G- I8 g0 h8 K8 u; B: [
D3A Val x 90
. n9 T( a/ ?8 c ^9 L& o& m; A) I( ?B5N Kate x 66
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4 l' V$ [ [- `" \" GAllied aircraft5 o) K! q, [# k3 ]! ^( e$ X1 g8 ?4 m
F4F-4 Wildcat x 108; B9 |; M7 X1 C% n; A* i
P-40E Warhawk x 45
; _" I. b0 F7 nP-38G Lightning x 2% b$ k& _) E5 ~, B, u$ z! c
! M' U9 u1 t3 i+ L4 nJapanese aircraft losses
' K3 Q( C2 W9 @A6M2 Zero: 26 destroyed. t+ j( F( ]$ L7 d1 [, Y7 C
D3A Val: 50 destroyed
8 `- ~% P$ U0 \3 W- q aB5N Kate: 42 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses8 j7 {! O: b* b
F4F-4 Wildcat: 41 destroyed, 14 damaged
" {' x2 w, h5 G" m2 d# GP-40E Warhawk: 27 destroyed& p) c& Z h* B9 Z
P-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed; h! x @' R. h8 I) O/ Y+ h
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Allied Ships% f+ l7 k/ O. @/ H( |6 _) [: _
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1# k. _9 B0 ^/ s! I6 J5 Q9 b
CV Hornet, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
$ n; Z8 T" p* gCV Wasp, Bomb hits 2, on fire# C, N: y+ V# ?$ V- Z' o! c
DD Benham, Bomb hits 1, on fire! X l4 K) S- z7 X0 Z
CV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
5 c. K& s% t7 F' N! |. [' a* yCV Yorktown
8 D8 {- ~' ]* Q" t* P, FCV Saratoga
5 w% w. N) S) M5 G- N7 T2 i" BCL Honolulu
3 h8 ~3 \- D; `8 J0 n. ]4 RCL St. Louis, Bomb hits 2
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B-25C Mitchell x 3
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Japanese Ships) Q* q% m( T9 Z3 y
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage8 G) P5 X# t( F9 Y w% ~
! d3 S8 W) g: m: z5 e j0 f+ i4 |Aircraft Attacking:
1 E0 u: f. N4 e' q 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet" E6 l% d$ a5 A( M# G! T& M- l
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" q6 Y5 D9 o5 Y' BDay Air attack on TF at 61,91 T* P/ }: [, C9 K- O2 g
9 O4 y$ ~1 ^3 O) [7 [0 s& U$ WAllied aircraft
+ j+ N; ]( b/ x( e0 ^F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
6 P% q7 ~- Q' ?+ d3 Z9 E- c6 Q. USBD Dauntless x 90
( w# p7 u. E" e. X+ C5 STBF Avenger x 33- x9 P7 o P. W) ?7 h7 \1 K
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Japanese Ships4 J1 H0 L* A, S5 P2 a* E
CA Chikuma
+ H& |2 P) o( u6 ?# y+ cCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
' R7 ^4 {, {2 R: y" e, a+ B0 DCV Soryu, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
/ R7 x' }7 |' B. _/ H# b/ aCA Tone, Bomb hits 1
7 |, f% J* ]% |7 m7 P; l& p5 iDD Ariake, Bomb hits 1, on fire
4 f3 | m& z. }- M+ `CA Aoba, Bomb hits 27 U% O% }1 J/ x R( u
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6 u2 `) o7 |: Q0 ZDay Air attack on TF at 61,91! ]( g q4 E( [
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9 \( j& t* w! g+ U9 H2 n- ZCV Soryu, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
" P1 r/ M5 l, kCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage: X% U3 l8 Y& K8 Z1 q" ]: j( x
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: [7 B* i( V7 \2 XAllied Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 13678 troops, 150 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 322/ S: }0 G( r g* P E" ~3 f
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Defending force 1457 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 100 z8 Q8 d' v' e* `
( a$ t; b% a" s/ p$ L% ]1 n: IAllied max assault: 314 - adjusted assault: 281 1 {* C1 e( {: {
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Japanese max defense: 6 - adjusted defense: 1 . i, H5 ?/ C; e2 F% J
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Allied assault odds: 281 to 1
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+ Q9 g' E$ w, XJapanese ground losses:
: S- i& K! Z5 x" G8 F. O" j* ^2 Z1572 casualties reported& p4 W8 W% E! [3 a7 h) P( h! @
Guns lost 7( S. N T2 H3 Z: ^. n
" \: F# _& J# k% d6 HAllied ground losses:1 h0 v5 N: q% w
2 casualties reported
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