AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/18/42
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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Japanese Ships
7 U R3 p2 L' M/ h1 T7 Q/ e+ HCA Kumano$ Z' q P% {- k) M7 Q* w: g9 S
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 42, and is sunk
' q8 V6 ^$ b. x" UCA Furutaka, Shell hits 1
- b" V* a/ X( t$ P V! t5 C+ y* `1 t& [CL Natori, Shell hits 1
* T* ~6 k% Q- e/ P, `DD Maikaze, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage9 k4 a( q: X3 U, r# @" I
DD Natsugumo) [3 N) u4 E0 V8 r% }- G s( Q7 f
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 18 I C) q8 g' |( R3 S" c% g5 c7 v/ }0 U
DD Yuzuki4 q5 B; d& l Y% }9 B0 D
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Allied Ships
2 z9 D2 S; ~4 f/ V8 W1 ACA Portland, Shell hits 2, on fire6 }5 M) U# ^4 v8 {& |5 |( i
CA Northampton! T# i; S1 D8 ^6 k; z
CA Houston, Torpedo hits 1
8 G1 m0 i7 l4 ?# e( hCA Chester, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk% n% g. s. I! u. l0 P# Y
CA Louisville, Shell hits 1
; H9 K) O3 D8 H$ D' b. W6 LCA Chicago$ X0 z) q1 l J. G( x+ \
CA Pensacola$ H: t4 B- R# ^( W/ t
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
9 L$ U( b9 u. |& DCA Astoria
/ m6 z8 H( z. V& ECA Minneapolis: B) L. q3 L) u/ A0 x3 |" l
CA San Francisco2 C9 M: R1 N$ {! m
CA Australia, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
' I& ~3 A- b4 U9 PCA Canberra. U4 X, T0 y) o, A1 I
CL Leander1 [9 u* ~+ ]( c+ M4 E' a
CL Achilles
8 V& ]4 N; R' Z( P: n- l) KCL Perth& ]1 s9 Q, ?* t4 @' v/ q
CL Hobart1 N6 g0 S+ h" c, F; F) H" M4 I
CL Raleigh
! ^4 V- S. @' ~* K: {CL Detroit) f# i8 x: _8 |" }
CL Concord% E) i+ ~1 C8 m( E u' o" e
DD Cummings
/ d$ C2 R) S6 G8 Q, v; r. i8 TDD Case
5 k% c; e, S3 x6 R; L) I; c8 l% e4 ^DD Shaw
' _/ b! h7 D& p" K; W$ x7 HDD Downes, T4 q9 i3 x0 B' Y0 n3 z, |
DD Le Triomphant% m- V5 I+ q/ f+ `/ ?
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: z; H( `8 i- v/ O& QJapanese Ships, q( e3 h) z$ M/ i
CA Kumano, Shell hits 10% x" p9 C, _; }' J
CA Furutaka
# j ?9 Y7 m4 CCL Natori, Shell hits 1
" T2 }7 r8 C0 w6 | N9 SDD Maikaze, on fire, heavy damage% t* }; c0 D0 g; F w3 G
DD Natsugumo
, L! k- S4 C5 G7 aDD Ikazuchi
8 k7 }% F* `. DDD Yuzuki @. W2 N b4 ]# M" U" ^
% Y N+ _, j9 [& z& SAllied Ships
' T! L. W' Z$ E( V. X) ?5 HCA Portland, on fire2 M: n3 B, o+ X, _# P8 T: D; L
CA Northampton
1 p+ W$ ]0 r: o; a6 k' cCA Houston
2 D1 @' A- z0 O1 ?' B" ACA Louisville' \/ S5 F4 } x
CA Chicago2 ^7 O0 X, E, ^8 F) u8 T
CA Pensacola
+ b/ q: p1 D# o) tCA New Orleans
$ u: B' k+ v0 YCA Astoria) S O) n! ]# u) V
CA Minneapolis
% A3 s4 p2 ?8 D4 m) YCA San Francisco a. d, _2 `8 ~ P' ]
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
) k: J. t) k/ |CA Canberra
, E4 V) Y" l& J8 _CL Leander4 T9 x G4 [: u8 u+ d+ s7 r
CL Achilles
; l4 l" M: k1 m- ?CL Perth' }( a' x& @; W: B4 w+ D
CL Hobart8 H7 l! `8 C8 B( d, j$ N
CL Raleigh
^) X5 s" H t0 b' @$ m* `2 GCL Detroit% h4 t9 R7 Y$ d9 ^( j; g+ Q
CL Concord5 Y* F/ c2 \$ v3 R
DD Cummings
3 P4 {; c' z7 G w4 ~4 G& GDD Case
$ i' w- o! m7 _( V5 RDD Shaw
2 z: V) {6 ? y& h9 `DD Downes% |3 f/ J4 f4 V- Z- |3 ~- Q
DD Le Triomphant
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Japanese Ships
( R2 c+ }, w Z! E& X& d sCA Kumano, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
. }' @/ y$ _3 Y% I2 `% X3 {CA Furutaka, Shell hits 34, and is sunk
3 T' f, @/ \$ i \& V8 ]CL Natori, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
) S& b& d4 }& O# p M: ?' bDD Maikaze, Shell hits 14, and is sunk3 M4 n8 L' m' _1 _; ?7 U" ?
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
) {! i, g. r# [! L2 }DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 3, on fire) c( m* N" L" j+ W. L
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
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Allied Ships' n ?. f7 \/ J
CA Portland, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
( J! q/ c3 ]& z% L" j t" _: }- WCA Northampton, Shell hits 1, on fire
. j. {! r4 }$ t6 ]1 c1 I" ]CA Houston, Shell hits 1& f/ `2 E# H5 W* R' ?/ _
CA Louisville) Y! P1 a9 w4 Z! ?4 x
CA Chicago, Shell hits 2 [# U/ L9 h. s8 N7 C
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 4, E: l8 w1 K% d
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 4. {; A \$ P P+ u! Q3 n
CA Astoria
. p- W" ^) H: u0 y+ x+ eCA Minneapolis- `* G4 b0 A/ \4 w- N3 p
CA San Francisco
* I5 }; l% I' e8 b4 KCA Australia, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
z& I7 S4 |: V& |/ c6 V. Z2 ?CA Canberra$ ]/ K2 ~ p2 Y& V* |
CL Leander& r) _% h: x. W% _) t/ T# o. J
CL Achilles- B( |2 [" c/ t. O( C e& S/ w0 V
CL Perth
, M& h, Q+ J6 E- WCL Hobart
+ b6 ]+ f% U; ]2 i/ Q( XCL Raleigh
0 D+ ?7 _& Y5 a3 YCL Detroit5 b# V. x2 u; j/ T
CL Concord
8 t3 Y) f% f2 i/ M# l# ]* ^. S: kDD Cummings( a5 J: ?3 L9 u! K/ j
DD Case
9 |: m, I% v( M7 R" v! Q2 Q; DDD Shaw
9 x) v, K+ Z" T1 M7 VDD Downes
( s9 d# M: F1 I6 O4 ]$ p4 ?DD Le Triomphant
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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Japanese Ships
; c" E$ |$ F% C2 oCA Kumano, Shell hits 33, on fire, heavy damage
$ h2 a* s8 B) F, JCL Natori, Shell hits 24, and is sunk) z0 u! X% Z" _, T8 R
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1$ I' E$ g+ }+ r8 V$ h9 ~4 j
DD Ikazuchi, on fire0 g( _/ k6 o- m0 S7 C
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Allied Ships+ ? j5 y+ j! Q/ F1 I
CA Portland, on fire, heavy damage
$ K2 l& P* i9 d1 S3 pCA Northampton, on fire% V0 |7 g6 O, F
CA Houston+ N8 ~/ Q' x) W* K
CA Louisville0 y" O' q% r: V$ b8 a8 J6 G
CA Chicago! Z- e6 ^0 O( c8 g
CA Pensacola
4 r4 S9 W' ~0 K0 ` Z+ Q6 e8 FCA New Orleans
* q6 L r8 N7 G/ hCA Astoria- q/ W/ j0 G1 u. C8 s5 M% ]
CA Minneapolis, J3 Z a3 L j( L
CA San Francisco
5 u- s+ f2 A6 K$ D+ K0 [CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage+ O7 c0 y" S5 S2 Q
CA Canberra( i1 J( }. M5 j6 B, X D# B ]
CL Leander5 l+ u u' `* e) o5 z* Y
CL Achilles' ~1 ^% P ]- T- Z ^- n# N E
CL Perth: e- q+ \/ V% T" W5 n( Z% u+ i. v
CL Hobart. G9 u& T: n3 e6 N* C
CL Raleigh; i) r# a* P- y2 ]) B4 b$ E T
CL Detroit
4 e) G3 a' [# DCL Concord" L* Y! w8 S$ l+ F
DD Cummings
6 s: s A- M, ?4 WDD Case
. T, f7 B7 S8 y0 h0 BDD Shaw
7 j# {3 q" S2 J. W/ N) YDD Downes9 m/ u1 ^1 d$ ~3 [- o
DD Le Triomphant
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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* A- M# [1 J* T8 `5 x, c$ YJapanese Ships
, I* U: K* j6 _CA Kumano, Shell hits 29, and is sunk
6 N* B3 s' ~- `' c3 i; GDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 35, and is sunk1 C+ ]7 m" K6 `$ C; F
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 15, and is sunk8 B+ C% J8 x& X. J) a' O
. l) w9 ^# J# }' wAllied Ships Z! Q _) Z- R x( W% n& X
CA Portland, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage/ y, y2 @7 d1 X# b
CA Northampton, on fire
( T7 K5 z- b* U/ k' w! m: @, u7 ~CA Houston! k. e& S- Z+ d$ ^* r* ]
CA Louisville6 }- G/ x# @3 h. E! t$ L/ Q
CA Chicago
+ o7 E* E( X8 j7 v4 w$ lCA Pensacola
& c% h# |9 u7 R4 n b. T! K5 A* |CA New Orleans, Z& O1 o4 X" ?. p u
CA Astoria
( d; C: V, D1 x9 P/ L) E, `+ TCA Minneapolis
* Y! e. \4 e4 MCA San Francisco/ Q7 D1 b% d' M0 D3 i2 J: {
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
8 ~1 R+ e# Y& B6 `5 _: t4 y& ~* uCA Canberra1 f7 o( r% Q; W5 B# J9 P( L
CL Leander
! V9 ^ M2 P d2 Z; u5 JCL Achilles
' n( t7 e" A& \/ `6 u0 H$ Q( MCL Perth7 [1 o, E2 q8 g; w7 V/ f$ ~
CL Hobart/ y8 Q+ A* g. E& [( v' w
CL Raleigh
! E# }4 S+ ~0 i" h. uCL Detroit7 t9 y, f6 S( @/ ?
CL Concord8 s7 I+ q/ b @; i$ o0 w
DD Cummings! q" E& V5 e2 L
DD Case4 X' [$ @) G5 X% I
DD Shaw
2 S* k$ N6 q- U! k: ?! j6 ?DD Downes
3 c# R. G5 r) R; H, LDD Le Triomphant
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91$ d( z; g I9 C: A) H6 E
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Japanese aircraft
$ l: ~8 T8 Y9 P1 DA6M2 Zero x 501 ]% B* A+ U# a+ {6 W) [6 I
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Allied aircraft
@* m( i# Q) L- ]7 }1 GF4F-4 Wildcat x 42
5 a& A# U5 T0 e4 d8 D0 z& t( CSBD Dauntless x 44
9 y8 C: {; a' q: C! @& T9 W6 vTBF Avenger x 16
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Japanese aircraft losses4 Q ?' W o8 W. S4 o" I
A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses7 c4 X- M/ a7 b/ _: h
F4F-4 Wildcat: 27 destroyed, m1 Z; a4 N$ B& w1 e
SBD Dauntless: 13 destroyed, 17 damaged
7 ] `6 L u/ \% D$ s' t. FTBF Avenger: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged6 h' h' ~! g `
8 @: n! F" @5 W r$ R! T+ uJapanese Ships; A, R" V+ v& m9 d: b5 d) q
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage2 [" n( w* h- Z- L7 i( U
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire6 }. i% ?' u0 R- X6 l' R3 i
CV Shokaku( I+ x% O* _! w1 Y, g7 p* k0 t
CV Soryu2 y: x" h0 ^4 p( Y$ I
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91' g L* S+ V o0 A' p$ v
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Japanese aircraft
9 k1 |1 C, P2 ]1 @/ x! vA6M2 Zero x 19
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" H3 Y. X' d1 G( N AAllied aircraft0 t% J5 f3 \2 A
F4F-4 Wildcat x 19
; U4 r! Y( f7 i v5 t" r( wSBD Dauntless x 147 U3 v1 `( h0 _ C( c9 _% d
TBF Avenger x 6( D5 p/ ?* a$ j
; ?) s$ r" l% [! DJapanese aircraft losses
8 h5 r" T2 s) m+ r6 @" {A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed/ e8 j$ S+ |2 D2 Z% F1 t3 |+ z' ?
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Allied aircraft losses
$ X8 T8 u; O$ R. [% _6 W2 iF4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed
( Y: |+ X8 S7 Q: Q \( k) _9 W) \4 ASBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged
( k5 X" A) Z% H1 BTBF Avenger: 6 damaged. m0 j% p2 Y7 [7 k/ a' A( b+ {
9 k) X' l. r+ z0 `, hJapanese Ships1 ^& z" R* |4 N2 V! X4 @
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage1 ~% K* m2 ]. G2 F, B3 o
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2+ n% `- v( N5 J7 G1 Q
CA Tone
" S1 [9 T2 C( k0 Q& C! I+ q* w. k$ pCV Soryu, Bomb hits 1% p. Y8 O; \" H0 {
CV Hiryu, on fire% J# R! y/ \! Z4 b T% P3 u9 [
1 J, O) ^7 \% l8 M
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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Japanese aircraft
* o; p [: t: u. ]# c" H: fA6M2 Zero x 17- k! B% L& ]" ~8 d3 H
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Allied aircraft+ y- w7 L8 _' A8 I& y: h0 ?
F4F-4 Wildcat x 24
- s" k3 E. K8 G& `SBD Dauntless x 274 O& V# D$ F5 i9 x
TBF Avenger x 7
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" n7 l6 t3 W% K E1 F9 jJapanese aircraft losses$ Q L3 B C6 o1 H8 R" H
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed0 {. Y: H9 B, a# }4 F
, q% }/ z6 _9 v# c, U: S- zAllied aircraft losses
4 H6 k. | ~, I. i: h# c3 b5 B* yF4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed
7 ^& z5 w* y& @0 p7 SSBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged
7 p. b2 N0 x( Z; P5 L+ RTBF Avenger: 5 damaged7 A: t8 v& z L' e4 L A) `
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Japanese Ships4 ] h* g5 p' l6 N$ L
CV Shokaku& G$ C0 x# |1 V! _
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 2, on fire& \; J5 k/ D7 Q# f" }
CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage9 T N7 x6 Y' d' M- S& a0 r$ _" Y
CV Soryu
- K6 m6 n4 l9 v zCA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1, g7 N' @% D; j9 V
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91- e z0 c" r, j1 \0 T6 k5 V
) A2 K9 c- M3 O0 @ v1 zJapanese aircraft
, Y5 A+ ?% g3 k8 x3 R$ u' bA6M2 Zero x 157 ]$ f& L+ P% M* W8 ^1 @9 d; Y
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Allied aircraft
$ @$ J3 E5 K: a; D. e/ Z) i" d. pF4F-4 Wildcat x 8/ x/ L% c7 M" }1 L) u
SBD Dauntless x 18 \, U1 ^! j N6 F
! F8 F0 u! c4 t4 Z) EJapanese aircraft losses
3 b r9 l9 E2 t% {, ] fA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed1 ~5 z/ J, J$ u) B; c
1 U% z; M$ Z7 w' T/ c3 ~Allied aircraft losses
4 n4 Q3 A* ]! l& N$ X4 ~F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed( ?! o" @) g3 m3 q' D8 @
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged
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Japanese Ships
! t# c% m2 E6 @1 q: s5 OCV Soryu, Bomb hits 16 M! v' o, c% m- O; }0 R! e
CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
4 u* p3 n/ u6 |, oCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire# t. s' R9 T) i# i" x
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Japanese aircraft, B J9 H7 {+ h! P9 D
A6M2 Zero x 12. k( _+ K; Y9 m
) J0 n \+ C+ z. U5 T8 ~: qAllied aircraft8 ^ L k. h7 l' g
F4F-4 Wildcat x 10
# g2 p) N, F" gSBD Dauntless x 9: h# y1 r- e8 L$ H' Z4 Y
TBF Avenger x 16
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Japanese aircraft losses
. q1 X. b7 c+ g K! P$ NA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed/ j, a3 D) ~4 {" {. B1 k" N2 t7 l
# s9 i9 b6 n$ q8 L, t/ u uAllied aircraft losses8 }; d0 v. y+ s
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
6 x: C- Q6 }. F& @! \' a2 bSBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged1 m6 C2 g0 g# c' i. H& P0 w$ H
TBF Avenger: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged
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Japanese Ships, B3 q$ P% w4 x3 z5 @
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage9 d" O# S4 j- V
CV Hiryu, on fire) f( M" ~; a- Y) y. u
CA Chikuma' p6 g( ~, c6 a" }. U
CV Soryu4 y" L! c! ^' b
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Japanese aircraft
$ ^6 r1 r7 X; T" o7 oA6M2 Zero x 36# V a1 n1 M6 G8 A% a9 @
D3A Val x 90
* v) H1 ?' y$ @* p) M& TB5N Kate x 66
+ L- F9 n1 H0 b - v7 u' N" z: U6 I) g
Allied aircraft$ ~% L4 G' d" D0 S3 ^# C. f2 c& f U1 s& d
F4F-4 Wildcat x 108
0 q0 ]/ n# ?: A; EP-40E Warhawk x 45% G1 C1 v- J( j6 Z5 O
P-38G Lightning x 2
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" f8 N3 s2 C, U# `% R+ e/ Y+ cJapanese aircraft losses$ y0 u" A, b7 E# P r& @; M4 K
A6M2 Zero: 26 destroyed* t3 l8 a: [* x8 J4 `' b
D3A Val: 50 destroyed* Q* g/ T6 b7 N
B5N Kate: 42 destroyed
; j7 R6 W' ]8 [& V! [7 Q' B . l7 W$ m3 i% D- ]/ Z' c3 S
Allied aircraft losses& U: Z2 J9 D, U- ^, j }5 h; M' \
F4F-4 Wildcat: 41 destroyed, 14 damaged
+ Q6 O' k( \2 k+ |P-40E Warhawk: 27 destroyed
: G* h6 t: r1 X, |9 q) |P-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed% s& g9 ~+ s% s" N1 A1 o9 H2 a
/ X5 p! x1 r- Y0 y0 P+ a% G9 pAllied Ships k% e( v/ {4 I, [2 g
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1
0 [9 q6 Z g" P' ], H2 Z$ WCV Hornet, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire0 C+ m$ w2 V4 W7 w6 v/ y
CV Wasp, Bomb hits 2, on fire7 o" M7 L% l0 }- p) I6 ]! Z0 P" e
DD Benham, Bomb hits 1, on fire6 Q9 ^. p" J9 S$ E z) w
CV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
3 C( W9 u4 B/ ~8 Z1 y$ q$ i3 z, _CV Yorktown6 V+ U6 u; A' h, |7 C
CV Saratoga# K& z$ d' T* w5 M2 o
CL Honolulu
# u1 w. G, F! J% dCL St. Louis, Bomb hits 2# C1 e" Z6 q7 y# }* u/ Q# x* c% H
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Allied aircraft
2 h7 B" [6 f6 S5 ?/ f4 KB-25C Mitchell x 3
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships6 P- l3 |2 `& d. t2 c: W
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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& {1 t( m9 y4 _$ L: ^9 DAircraft Attacking:8 S9 M. w, n8 R' r A" {5 f
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet- {- T0 ?! S4 @* v0 [/ ?& W% u8 F) Z- t
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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6 f3 j ^! p V Q# n8 p& yAllied aircraft4 b% y! X: m1 l+ E* w' f
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21% ~, H/ t/ E! q( }$ Q
SBD Dauntless x 90/ {) ]6 p# w7 ^* a3 b2 ~ @
TBF Avenger x 33
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Japanese Ships5 R$ f9 }$ K0 h6 z. C0 W- K
CA Chikuma4 H7 E; e' y! ]( }+ Z: T
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage! }2 f. V2 n$ b( L4 e" g
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage% x5 [: v I0 d6 T4 {
CA Tone, Bomb hits 1
0 [0 J4 f, l2 H$ ?DD Ariake, Bomb hits 1, on fire: f$ ]: ]. Z8 q+ G$ f
CA Aoba, Bomb hits 2
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" F* r3 D7 S9 o v9 ~Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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Allied aircraft
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) Y" G* s+ }5 D) K5 |' F7 FCV Soryu, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage" S/ n a+ Z i
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
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: r9 \0 p. S$ I5 o3 v, aGround combat at Shortlands- b4 Z2 c$ I: I0 n2 i g P$ h& l
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Attacking force 13678 troops, 150 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 322
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* q% f* z) d/ @2 q9 dDefending force 1457 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10" o8 k5 |0 q9 l1 P! g0 g
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Allied max assault: 314 - adjusted assault: 281
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Japanese max defense: 6 - adjusted defense: 1
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1 i! P9 |" f6 @( r& P3 x: i) l' eAllied assault odds: 281 to 1
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& q. M: J# t v" |+ kJapanese ground losses:
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Guns lost 7
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2 casualties reported, |! q3 D) r6 {0 m5 J3 \% C3 N2 j
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