AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/18/42! _: f7 B0 |; [
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,939 u" `, }, x' x% Q
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Japanese Ships0 p8 Y# @, Z8 V, [" p- X* P7 z
CA Kumano2 y. J* G) U; q" K( T) G$ o4 f
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 42, and is sunk( j0 R, p- E" y: t# o
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 15 t1 T6 ^& i* m
CL Natori, Shell hits 1, r0 y6 ] r0 Q [! h; d# p! ^
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage4 h. X* c9 W E2 k. V: l; r- u2 y
DD Natsugumo
. g- M7 w+ c; b( c( I6 EDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 1, u% \& {7 {# U4 e4 B3 m5 u
DD Yuzuki
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2 N0 H1 l7 Z* N$ _+ I- jAllied Ships
( T' d# Y; b. o: k3 v9 QCA Portland, Shell hits 2, on fire
5 m* N; \- e0 K1 ?4 O- H4 }2 Z. g% bCA Northampton
1 ]) r: v1 e' s8 ~/ N+ |/ r) lCA Houston, Torpedo hits 1. v! J3 l- A! I% N
CA Chester, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
7 c, o2 [/ {6 CCA Louisville, Shell hits 1
% Q! @/ c4 @& ?5 FCA Chicago
% f3 D/ x- d' k3 a3 s5 fCA Pensacola
+ ^# d; |/ K5 s) ]$ P& M' ?" KCA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
, ?& {% n {& m! w! U6 w5 W0 YCA Astoria6 ?& [6 F) C1 |8 r
CA Minneapolis$ p# v% f1 ?3 \* Q
CA San Francisco
* Y$ L1 }, v7 D* \1 y4 V) ~CA Australia, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage/ G* l% @ T, l+ u- J0 W7 P/ g
CA Canberra# t' R1 d) I6 Z
CL Leander
' y) U4 j' i" z3 fCL Achilles
1 j' f$ N2 m) B6 k+ d% a7 n% E! g; C* zCL Perth
, L# k* u6 |3 }CL Hobart
2 \: ^$ C1 `/ B1 |- ?CL Raleigh
& y: g; U. Z7 g5 }5 ?. V! s" aCL Detroit
3 f4 ~" @, P9 r& G! W9 m% xCL Concord B7 ^8 s3 x K, t5 |
DD Cummings
- m, r/ |+ s6 W' [2 U6 `. |DD Case
, A0 O$ H. E7 \' zDD Shaw9 s7 ~$ M- J( a: ]$ O- r
DD Downes
* t3 d" x! N& a# b* P) `1 TDD Le Triomphant; e, ^/ ]7 k0 r1 D0 n2 W$ z) C
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% e) o- h6 L7 p& H* KNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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& |* f+ F" _8 ]7 qJapanese Ships' b+ ?9 d7 H) e; b
CA Kumano, Shell hits 10
: l4 x( }1 y& ~' ^9 oCA Furutaka
: Y& s+ P2 T3 fCL Natori, Shell hits 1
1 v% Q- k2 e4 }4 xDD Maikaze, on fire, heavy damage% o3 G5 U8 p9 G, l7 d
DD Natsugumo
! a! v% B4 P6 C* }* m+ x$ j m" F* LDD Ikazuchi
6 b9 A- r2 g |1 C" L3 gDD Yuzuki
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3 ]4 G9 G. J+ N& x& K% X4 LAllied Ships
9 b. n* Q8 c+ p" D( e0 A/ O" k: ]CA Portland, on fire. Y& p; S1 V& ^; q( x! }' L
CA Northampton1 G: [: U: v ~
CA Houston
% v3 _/ [6 u' `, D, c- n! J7 e/ FCA Louisville
7 m; F) [+ X3 Y3 }CA Chicago
' H6 O" ~ M$ _, q& f9 zCA Pensacola
' j* O! u6 z- O5 P b6 ?CA New Orleans
1 J) Y' p B, f2 Y& U$ R/ FCA Astoria% V0 Q3 @- H8 E8 i" Q
CA Minneapolis
3 ^' r0 Q$ C1 M* SCA San Francisco9 A& ~; E3 ^* V8 z) x) b1 K! Z
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage. F5 @0 r( @- r9 s q4 a
CA Canberra
7 U- I( J7 e, M+ |9 hCL Leander6 Y, H# X; Y/ i k, R
CL Achilles% u7 X7 Y& y% _) k
CL Perth
: a1 @5 p2 ?8 cCL Hobart5 J1 ]0 U' @) a; n; c, z1 U% ~1 q
CL Raleigh' C% N' W( @! F; P7 o
CL Detroit
4 j7 k8 j6 Y2 q' W a( D: O3 P2 FCL Concord
( { z o( I; y1 EDD Cummings: K9 T2 Z+ j- \; w
DD Case
" \" z# A8 ?3 J. j/ C7 _DD Shaw
o0 v' m% ~* }! H0 }DD Downes
8 H1 J2 X) x4 ?9 U* T ?5 vDD Le Triomphant% q6 _* N/ q3 T/ v( i$ M4 V+ Y
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4 p# D8 n: D# M; [; J2 _Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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7 I. \& l: h7 L, B( ]Japanese Ships& `- F7 S r; B& ]6 L! P
CA Kumano, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
, a/ ^' }& Z1 T, @; Z1 i0 JCA Furutaka, Shell hits 34, and is sunk
! [6 N% q* p# T3 H% [CL Natori, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage1 y/ B( k) Q6 l# }9 ~) {
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 14, and is sunk) g- `7 ]1 T T4 e% s
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1( B% b. q' f& q2 D. f# v% u' M
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 3, on fire2 c7 B+ X8 ~: ]
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
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Allied Ships
- f2 j3 \4 N: M0 Z: n, Q m' G- G. tCA Portland, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage; T2 J g+ H; l, g+ h0 x
CA Northampton, Shell hits 1, on fire
- S% i, |: _6 w3 K- tCA Houston, Shell hits 1
; A9 F8 M* m+ l2 k$ aCA Louisville% ]3 z7 I5 ~! p; U- |
CA Chicago, Shell hits 2
4 y0 t% Z3 Y' T' Y2 i9 P2 ACA Pensacola, Shell hits 4
7 a( K" V; ?1 J( v; FCA New Orleans, Shell hits 4
( }, m& G7 r! ^5 [0 q% f- PCA Astoria
+ P6 x2 \1 `3 y- C7 f5 n# \1 WCA Minneapolis
7 J8 Q( _6 h4 R& h4 {; }CA San Francisco; F5 `4 x8 A3 n2 n* \& K1 ?8 }$ \" a
CA Australia, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
" @6 p5 Z- }9 Z' XCA Canberra
! D; ]& ~# I6 F0 d: ^CL Leander$ p' H' w9 a. ~5 z X
CL Achilles) b% u( N8 B G' {9 o" q
CL Perth
7 ^& B/ [; D. B- r$ cCL Hobart
6 Z8 D: H8 |( S# ]. TCL Raleigh' }- w3 h9 @( |; ~1 n2 U: G
CL Detroit
' Q6 q D* G# G2 O$ W: b. WCL Concord
% P x) e& E; H) j0 o7 aDD Cummings
! Z1 b/ n' o9 T/ I! k6 _DD Case
% X8 [& F( @9 V' }DD Shaw8 ^; y% C* c) p" w+ T5 t0 f; p
DD Downes
) I5 s8 K2 G" ?+ SDD Le Triomphant2 V" Q- s* m5 }4 ^* ~" l
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# J) R, s5 }5 TNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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" V+ H7 [5 ?4 d4 ^2 w# pJapanese Ships
; ^! y4 t- z' ^9 W8 F1 B" QCA Kumano, Shell hits 33, on fire, heavy damage
5 J( p0 \/ e- @) M, _CL Natori, Shell hits 24, and is sunk" H3 f, f& V! k( i+ n7 m
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1# M W+ b# E K+ U! u( C: n
DD Ikazuchi, on fire
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Allied Ships4 F5 o: G$ \/ V* |2 _" k
CA Portland, on fire, heavy damage- U7 o& d3 `( X$ Y6 Q* C
CA Northampton, on fire+ R0 {8 G4 N5 C) F* ^
CA Houston8 X8 w: N4 a( U8 f1 d
CA Louisville! r1 [- `1 V# _ i; b0 d3 y
CA Chicago1 K( u. D$ m% ~" z8 T. t. a9 j
CA Pensacola. L$ X$ ^7 N( \8 _
CA New Orleans2 ^9 Q; N% M5 x# |% N& J
CA Astoria
5 v1 h- a' v% U/ q. ~' `3 x5 qCA Minneapolis
- a" e- p/ S4 f. N, aCA San Francisco) g) n" `& G5 B; P% ?8 `
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
/ i; C) p/ g u8 E1 C3 I( dCA Canberra7 s+ |! j2 }& |( K, E
CL Leander
; T' Y+ F$ d4 l6 n* wCL Achilles6 k9 c% r9 w' G9 q2 `1 U' A
CL Perth
$ J: F! k/ ` x- `& m9 z' X; |CL Hobart4 W$ W' a2 U% G. Q3 a
CL Raleigh( F( G6 }0 G8 e
CL Detroit3 D0 R; j) {, v' h, M: O5 \' c5 J
CL Concord
7 g6 z7 A, ?! H9 K1 p5 v7 a+ vDD Cummings. |0 S5 M8 t$ E, b
DD Case
+ k9 O; ?' } A* D8 B- NDD Shaw
: ]5 D0 r0 |! s5 ?/ o; D+ {/ ADD Downes0 Q) w S: r: s4 ^+ b
DD Le Triomphant/ i i+ N) E1 \2 n
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Japanese Ships
$ d+ ~7 m) d) L" t9 ^/ ]CA Kumano, Shell hits 29, and is sunk, |4 s) k P/ L9 \: ~/ \
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 35, and is sunk, I* z' V* n" e2 ]
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 15, and is sunk, f+ V4 `* R/ p6 [- A
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Allied Ships9 @& f: r8 Y, ?/ u' S/ ?, X
CA Portland, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
. Y& [) g' x3 p& k% L+ Z- H! CCA Northampton, on fire0 n/ ^( V2 e, e# ]4 U9 ]7 `, D6 \
CA Houston
1 W6 _. g7 l; b& o7 K& h$ Y4 ~2 dCA Louisville
8 @1 E; b1 {: b4 ^7 z2 j, N* DCA Chicago/ D: ^6 h* w$ k! y6 q7 D
CA Pensacola
; L. W6 t4 R9 X% r% qCA New Orleans
0 s0 S! p: i; _; |4 yCA Astoria+ ] l, f- R9 [4 ^0 R) \
CA Minneapolis7 z& B2 \7 T7 C
CA San Francisco; E/ B T% t2 }. k! {" h( u
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
) V& j9 U0 ~* _, _2 ZCA Canberra3 H/ U" v# F) S. M7 q n" o
CL Leander
9 S; j" a; u7 w, F4 `CL Achilles" B! w0 x" V4 A. s0 ^. q" s
CL Perth
% n+ ? I* X: e! ZCL Hobart
! m8 F7 p+ b' E( L+ w7 A) fCL Raleigh& Q' W* e: I K
CL Detroit$ z( t: c' _! J
CL Concord
: m- o- z7 w2 {/ u0 cDD Cummings5 R) L* t8 x* _2 `0 m2 Y
DD Case
0 t( o2 A9 q! t, K: ~; ]; a: fDD Shaw3 b6 T1 F2 m. d# X/ w: D
DD Downes* U4 ] P! [& ~, K
DD Le Triomphant% T4 f) z- T/ G0 t0 r
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2 V" R9 F" ~" Y" r/ e( y7 O* Z$ sDay Air attack on TF at 61,91/ D& V7 ]2 F' a! o
$ \* A6 v' m1 i7 n5 K4 zJapanese aircraft, I% z) p; c- w6 |
A6M2 Zero x 504 u. L2 F. {7 j1 Z) t
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Allied aircraft$ C" A2 T2 e" e8 \, g. S3 z
F4F-4 Wildcat x 42% n# O" g0 A" }. U( B E) T2 ]
SBD Dauntless x 445 t( u7 g3 V( \' e: ^
TBF Avenger x 16: Y! S: Z2 z/ T. g; n7 D# Q
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Japanese aircraft losses
' [7 ~0 X$ t3 ~4 b. d$ @. n# A7 k* NA6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses- s1 G5 K! R6 h; s D. I+ m( w! e
F4F-4 Wildcat: 27 destroyed
& Y+ j" V5 F1 ASBD Dauntless: 13 destroyed, 17 damaged
- |7 S2 _# k1 F' sTBF Avenger: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged
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Japanese Ships
7 L. V7 n9 V+ e, Y+ }4 z# eCV Kaga, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
( |. W- v4 X Y/ d" s, dCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire: v# V3 W8 T- n
CV Shokaku
- Z/ ~% k5 \( ?, m& d! V4 z- |CV Soryu0 b% m# U' u/ ]8 }
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A6M2 Zero x 19) ^- l6 b3 X# o B% _
& I1 J. y, J4 z3 wAllied aircraft0 ^7 R: S( V0 d: I; A. R$ X9 y
F4F-4 Wildcat x 19( h0 t3 y: [: e7 z
SBD Dauntless x 14! r5 o* w+ p4 l4 A
TBF Avenger x 68 s, X; B: g$ o: ]4 E- s% P- y
- [) z* H( X! `$ l' c! D- g; k4 t. ~3 E6 pJapanese aircraft losses
0 v. U6 Y0 I9 P; {& X4 ]" ]" B7 MA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
) U: b2 I* L8 q; T o/ NF4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed* O4 S3 J7 S! l. K) I& D: R
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged- M- x9 x2 f, Z0 M3 S4 Y& l
TBF Avenger: 6 damaged
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. \& L, W8 S/ M. e, TJapanese Ships
8 M7 k' C- w, y0 O- v, `CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
7 {- h9 _1 [ P5 M- k/ CCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2
5 x, ?% F" ~! A. r- t$ |$ j7 \CA Tone
! Z, q4 j- O: b7 r3 ^7 _+ SCV Soryu, Bomb hits 1
: Q2 Q) z1 b& o5 |& W7 W0 {CV Hiryu, on fire1 I: m$ m; b2 G
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Japanese aircraft
8 o7 H9 ~3 `% t4 HA6M2 Zero x 17% U& F* z2 X! M& w: z( |
8 t. s W, O; q/ {1 v- _7 yAllied aircraft; y! y% M. I' E# Y$ y b
F4F-4 Wildcat x 241 ]5 b3 W* N# Z3 {) s" W- m- R
SBD Dauntless x 27
% Q% ^; c0 X+ ~8 O% l- ~5 X& DTBF Avenger x 7* p3 ? |: U1 F. ~8 a
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Japanese aircraft losses7 ]/ @) _8 f: Q- k. F! h% o9 A
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses9 _1 x) [4 T1 ^3 ~/ A5 ?( C
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed& ]3 K0 r9 @, r3 K4 N
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged) G1 A5 e/ D$ r- a
TBF Avenger: 5 damaged1 t: u. @! I2 O& s2 |5 h8 z
5 K/ a0 ], y4 a5 G
Japanese Ships [; z3 o/ i" S N
CV Shokaku
1 o3 B8 t( v9 H6 b, }. B' y# V3 G' DCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 2, on fire
5 V* C% b1 h2 u8 yCV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage1 [& t; o& g- S2 e0 j# |% C
CV Soryu# l" X# K7 x6 k* L
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1
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A6M2 Zero x 15
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Allied aircraft
+ h6 W2 m9 \& J {F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
2 P# ` O e" m" o& Q9 h- GSBD Dauntless x 18
. q$ [( u8 h% K3 ^' c7 h 1 o: i- y- P0 B8 f& B8 x+ D
Japanese aircraft losses
% r1 w2 ]1 z, o& L+ R: xA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
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- Y4 I' R$ a m1 f3 g8 R/ JAllied aircraft losses
' g5 d- U: _5 E9 D; F4 NF4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
' ^! i/ k! Y3 f: P( E7 [SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged
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) E. v- L7 j- u, `2 X3 ~Japanese Ships
( T8 J& x0 q0 p/ ^# PCV Soryu, Bomb hits 18 Q- A/ h9 e- t0 I, ]1 c3 F# e
CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
: j, e& |5 N# Z& k0 ZCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire8 Y* K% v- g: w: m8 s
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,911 J9 l ?. B8 O4 R( w2 U
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Japanese aircraft8 a* ]+ r9 [4 E
A6M2 Zero x 12* [' A. K) L+ u
6 ~6 z% a, p2 x) Y2 p1 {! xAllied aircraft$ N& K6 h# n5 U8 r d2 [/ l$ T" I
F4F-4 Wildcat x 10
s# O% K. W) ^2 O+ fSBD Dauntless x 9- @: k* ]2 j! d( ^0 q
TBF Avenger x 16& A6 V: R' R+ l2 P( P
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Japanese aircraft losses+ q& {3 A( m& b+ N" Z6 v
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed1 V+ s) f& V" k5 T S
, H! |' Y# A# V9 t$ xAllied aircraft losses
% E" _* d5 J5 pF4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
* u$ e. a; W GSBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged# t0 |+ \/ ~, e: I: h S0 r: N# W5 D
TBF Avenger: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged
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Japanese Ships4 N" x7 L0 [+ ~ R: c
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
+ i0 n- W! A1 g$ V1 F v/ a/ yCV Hiryu, on fire
7 l" q4 F5 B# p& A8 k7 C+ ACA Chikuma
* O0 d( H9 W: [) y7 I- a5 JCV Soryu2 T% z+ q5 c7 W6 t
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+ v( e. Z2 ?5 W; UA6M2 Zero x 36% Y6 m6 h" j2 S0 V3 g2 C f0 O" M7 K
D3A Val x 90
) G* @- {( F/ u5 d/ rB5N Kate x 66
0 \: g* ?: s! b
& N# k# H f! _( g$ f& s/ v- L" O, TAllied aircraft
: x# b0 P3 g0 W$ @% o+ y9 {F4F-4 Wildcat x 108
6 ?( |4 Z; a+ n& P0 mP-40E Warhawk x 45
4 ~9 j( P( I# |' X* E& |7 X8 ^P-38G Lightning x 2
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8 a$ d! L* j# w- E" m( F7 pJapanese aircraft losses
- B& s, e5 I8 F+ t5 SA6M2 Zero: 26 destroyed
6 d0 f/ _+ r3 H nD3A Val: 50 destroyed9 F2 Q& S% }5 x7 B% S, M* y
B5N Kate: 42 destroyed7 u! Y0 C4 K6 H3 A1 W) Y
5 {; I9 T. E; \: l+ ?% eAllied aircraft losses" S/ t& G ~9 \+ j6 ^
F4F-4 Wildcat: 41 destroyed, 14 damaged! P+ b1 p L8 ]$ u8 U- A4 z
P-40E Warhawk: 27 destroyed% J$ `* |1 q; K4 w
P-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed+ B+ U6 }: `' w$ N7 P- t% E! S
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Allied Ships
1 ^6 J3 L* k6 U6 p" Z/ KCV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1
' P1 E9 ~3 j! W2 T% |$ |# Y+ K1 R3 S( eCV Hornet, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
4 W ` m2 v( P1 D2 hCV Wasp, Bomb hits 2, on fire
7 Q, N2 H" w) ?' g2 `DD Benham, Bomb hits 1, on fire( Z$ {2 ~6 ?1 y
CV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
: ^: c7 c! _" b* N7 W' ^CV Yorktown
6 U& i7 G/ [& d+ p9 nCV Saratoga$ H5 {6 z& X/ Y) X
CL Honolulu* H% c" y8 \$ V
CL St. Louis, Bomb hits 2
2 r6 p- D/ _7 w" P" t) C
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B-25C Mitchell x 3 d: }3 u1 T' M% i( S* X" L
0 h, t, b# m G6 @+ dNo Allied losses6 ]2 W& q2 r, B+ ]9 P% G |% P* o
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Japanese Ships! ?: D/ D) E$ `' E8 I
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage; e! _: M0 M: e/ _1 L2 Q
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Aircraft Attacking:) a6 D% W0 k. t( y
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
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: F: g+ o2 b$ x8 O. YAllied aircraft
$ f; ^" o1 z m5 TF4F-4 Wildcat x 21# |( @# Q2 M4 W, x
SBD Dauntless x 90- u: z3 E s" E% B; V
TBF Avenger x 33
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Japanese Ships H5 \1 W9 ~) n$ j+ g" {9 \; c
CA Chikuma% Y, e7 O% }( G) N8 y d
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
# l" [7 s9 \+ D4 S' xCV Soryu, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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DD Ariake, Bomb hits 1, on fire ?5 g" Q# E/ U3 v
CA Aoba, Bomb hits 2
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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Allied aircraft5 O& n; d9 ?% a# B) A7 ]4 X
B-25C Mitchell x 20
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Japanese Ships5 A1 s9 ?( v3 o/ r$ H6 U
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage5 ~( h' y% ]8 \! p* F1 j8 x+ a
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
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$ i' z5 j7 ]+ b1 R4 e) s+ Q7 V* u9 FGround combat at Shortlands
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Allied Deliberate attack) d: ^, |: F M! s# N
/ L! M6 F# s. k1 }$ jAttacking force 13678 troops, 150 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3220 T4 n- Z+ N' u- ~
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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
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- E1 ] V, u2 t: F$ k, TJapanese max defense: 6 - adjusted defense: 1
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Allied assault odds: 281 to 1
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Japanese ground losses:# C1 t7 ^8 Z& Q" H' g
1572 casualties reported% `2 o' n2 E$ k1 j, M2 I
Guns lost 7
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2 casualties reported) J0 \# B! ?/ S' n
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