AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/18/42
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4 O$ g8 Q# a. k* \- K# SNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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CA Kumano( V% i9 I4 w9 G" L3 \& i
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 42, and is sunk( X( U' J, m) H: G+ \
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 15 z: \7 {' ~' Q
CL Natori, Shell hits 1 N9 m, l, F6 p" S3 a @ K
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage# d: D& S6 }% t$ p- B' ~
DD Natsugumo8 D: w# h& ` Q% X: W
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 1
9 g# }& r3 S# c+ J2 y9 _5 H& h- J JDD Yuzuki+ G4 S2 S- N) K4 B8 X% z0 X
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Allied Ships
; I& F8 Q2 Q# R5 C# \2 |CA Portland, Shell hits 2, on fire% `2 v$ f+ `7 o# b" a( b
CA Northampton
& c2 @3 ]' l( @' L4 zCA Houston, Torpedo hits 1
6 a) v* c8 M) E+ [2 y) O* CCA Chester, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk6 G( ~; \8 x. d* ~& i
CA Louisville, Shell hits 1
: `9 r( o% c$ B; d6 y8 k$ ~CA Chicago( l$ q& b8 E- b2 V
CA Pensacola, S# H$ H9 M2 m6 P3 y
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1. r L" {4 G- U, I$ O% E* c
CA Astoria8 O7 P, B3 a8 I% |4 x. x" m, A
CA Minneapolis
F4 ]! H: R" ^# dCA San Francisco, d" J% }$ m+ U4 w# E) p' ?2 k
CA Australia, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
) \( ]/ n; o% A( v* g3 B3 kCA Canberra& {! w! k9 `0 d% n7 X V. f, Q9 G/ u
CL Leander! D( H! i: x: S4 [- [6 I: d5 ~* k% W. [
CL Achilles
$ s! y" A: Z2 i6 Y: O' C) XCL Perth
8 v6 M8 t: K: H# X$ SCL Hobart" Q3 C V3 e; s$ X6 n) ]. ?
CL Raleigh
! g* R# k% W; T3 WCL Detroit, _7 s# G2 n4 w. Q4 \
CL Concord
% n; J+ j' g/ S) N WDD Cummings' j" @, P W6 |& \
DD Case
" M4 x$ b* J; Z- lDD Shaw
0 e# o8 b1 Z( h" p2 |DD Downes) u, h& P0 ^# P5 x6 H2 n, }5 ~/ l
DD Le Triomphant
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,938 Q6 }" V$ f" ?) s& D
% y- t h" q& o* G0 q. jJapanese Ships/ e" o3 C0 N3 f2 H) e' B/ [
CA Kumano, Shell hits 10
4 ^7 V- ^; ^1 L _/ L( t5 iCA Furutaka
+ |! l( X8 h; A( M w- J" j4 DCL Natori, Shell hits 11 Q) x5 z0 s1 {5 Y7 \
DD Maikaze, on fire, heavy damage
3 s5 r( A# `$ {2 ^/ Z" JDD Natsugumo- O7 o" M6 o k* Q0 q
DD Ikazuchi" r! C* b8 H4 @- q! y# ` _
DD Yuzuki
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Allied Ships
5 F r. T2 @4 ]! ^/ `( u/ B% P1 \: hCA Portland, on fire
. m+ @! ^: B3 [: v* W, hCA Northampton2 R- n' @' m% j9 o5 ?4 C
CA Houston/ n' B+ Q8 \! R+ C: D7 B4 z. C
CA Louisville$ S* a# S: n! M: |" J& o
CA Chicago1 `& E, y b, D/ U3 t
CA Pensacola! w. @0 ^& l: w8 T7 J
CA New Orleans
/ w( ?. s- v. SCA Astoria
6 `2 E* |9 @* Z b) _CA Minneapolis2 `5 O7 K' P1 o* R
CA San Francisco* |$ Z+ b; C0 z( l. n, Z6 W
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
7 ^: ` t F. e$ VCA Canberra3 A6 }1 {, B/ C" B! |1 [ W6 |; [1 s
CL Leander: N# y* Y: B" ?2 V" ]- {
CL Achilles6 v" v) P" [ }$ \ C
CL Perth( {6 y1 y5 q8 P5 L' T9 }
CL Hobart0 H( L* n1 g( S
CL Raleigh
- b( Y6 A8 ^) ]4 G* b/ tCL Detroit% P9 k& k+ c( E" f
CL Concord* k, D9 k3 _& G. g- U: ?/ b
DD Cummings/ y/ {" l* P# r; J2 [1 b% U
DD Case* m; z. a* X9 i& U5 i
DD Shaw. m1 W2 W. m) F1 J4 D$ }
DD Downes5 ~9 Y! O, C- h" i
DD Le Triomphant
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93" x# S& W3 b0 f# Y% U/ o+ F9 Y
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Japanese Ships
z; B+ k0 K2 C0 _- jCA Kumano, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
; l: G! {5 w- R& B, S" H1 G, S3 R- gCA Furutaka, Shell hits 34, and is sunk5 \: n1 x6 @5 e3 I+ T3 O. M/ y
CL Natori, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage6 o; E- T' y$ D e9 {5 o( k
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 14, and is sunk6 [8 P! j f' X& v- w8 J
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 18 l2 ]$ M$ e; p* a% g) o6 j7 P
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 3, on fire
0 s8 H, \( Z4 e: f/ G" b- UDD Yuzuki, Shell hits 6, and is sunk( y9 f: ^* A+ O+ X9 |4 z! O
( A6 I4 E& u7 ] \8 u2 bAllied Ships
# s! [0 E( @! |4 v& }& FCA Portland, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage& [, w1 T! W4 R1 W! @+ p, i
CA Northampton, Shell hits 1, on fire
# ?: ]! z1 I. t' f5 r: {CA Houston, Shell hits 1: I; o) V* h/ L" @( ~) m
CA Louisville& T8 ]4 L. ?8 R& h' _6 k
CA Chicago, Shell hits 2
+ o6 s7 u6 M) q5 l; D; |CA Pensacola, Shell hits 4; ` G( g" l4 B3 T, n* F
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 4( D. ^7 R0 Z4 o. w
CA Astoria/ x/ n; v3 H8 L% l' M0 @4 e
CA Minneapolis- `: V6 r$ C. D$ E: R
CA San Francisco
o u7 P9 D/ CCA Australia, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage8 m) q# x- V7 [1 O. B5 d9 X
CA Canberra
' D2 Q& [$ @' ?7 lCL Leander& k* d2 U/ L1 ?7 V% ? g7 ?
CL Achilles
7 C6 j/ [! l6 q( S7 hCL Perth8 W3 K% f) ~4 p9 R) Y7 A) O
CL Hobart
# a0 p/ _$ l; sCL Raleigh h2 G j) I: s: z4 s9 r
CL Detroit
: x, U. _% {1 v; @- b- _CL Concord
" Q/ Q+ K- A; d" o( gDD Cummings
. T% m) P4 e9 m/ a+ lDD Case
( i4 {5 P7 t) ?: e% y/ uDD Shaw
2 [/ U1 r* Q: r( j! wDD Downes
3 t* Q+ ?1 }( V' V5 wDD Le Triomphant2 t8 [7 g9 p4 z3 X
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,933 T1 u+ i' e, d; _
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Japanese Ships. r3 x0 d8 o: t5 R5 k! a% y& F' S+ U
CA Kumano, Shell hits 33, on fire, heavy damage, m; c6 T; E& R/ h4 c
CL Natori, Shell hits 24, and is sunk7 A# E+ ^; g+ z8 _ |3 e
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
, N& @2 L" V( |8 WDD Ikazuchi, on fire
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Allied Ships
5 h/ u4 e4 M' `& l5 uCA Portland, on fire, heavy damage
8 w0 Y! i% F4 P# n+ _/ LCA Northampton, on fire
" \! \, V( E8 W+ ]" P2 R: eCA Houston9 H/ }# d1 m8 R) k
CA Louisville; P( @+ v% J9 r( J. N. K: ^
CA Chicago
8 P) z0 D0 G& l% f/ LCA Pensacola
, }1 q: R' X1 kCA New Orleans
; n$ A O- G1 v% e! CCA Astoria
: n4 `0 {! a4 ]; {7 W+ _CA Minneapolis
( [* S/ \0 f) r( I9 N4 jCA San Francisco+ ~& e+ B* a. q8 b: v/ m
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
{8 G$ Z1 U& N% i7 K. yCA Canberra7 u* N( v4 f* z* \- \6 _
CL Leander
& d2 y3 g$ t4 i' M; qCL Achilles
& N4 b# r" E1 MCL Perth
' y7 K" M( R$ R5 K7 [0 V0 H2 tCL Hobart* k" j# Q+ y! R, t6 @
CL Raleigh
" d9 A7 N8 P* p- x. K$ W7 vCL Detroit& l: R L% Z8 E; i) L% z& @1 `
CL Concord! P# @, i* J+ v2 |; Y
DD Cummings
5 h& r& q# c: @" E: W3 \DD Case
0 P+ a' \. {& X+ h, N/ m( ~4 C. UDD Shaw
( g e5 A7 X, }) u2 UDD Downes* K$ u2 u2 {. i' f. b, d/ l
DD Le Triomphant0 @5 z' X6 c2 K- c% b4 \4 E
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: F/ y. T1 Q6 F+ v$ QNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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Japanese Ships
- @. Z3 ^+ x; i+ Y$ h ]0 \CA Kumano, Shell hits 29, and is sunk
( O r! n; y2 O2 ~DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 35, and is sunk: k" w% D6 h: `! [
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 15, and is sunk T) Z( M! Z" A
* @; E5 U6 b' l. a7 bAllied Ships( ^9 B- h! U' ^1 k/ Z* m
CA Portland, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
1 ~1 p. ~/ E/ c/ {9 c; TCA Northampton, on fire
) z, u1 M" V% K8 ^0 n! e' x$ n* \- ACA Houston6 M4 f. q) g& X
CA Louisville! ~2 Y0 y# s: U# ~ ?
CA Chicago2 I+ C! [: P% M+ ^
CA Pensacola
- d, r" i- Y6 x4 b/ ^5 A& O+ ^% _CA New Orleans
" K& ^0 U4 ]. Y, x* _CA Astoria7 b) A$ D( \4 J2 g5 w
CA Minneapolis! X* x) {* v `# U! i e
CA San Francisco9 h) o8 J( B+ _: u1 O9 A
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
& {6 }1 K! p: ^% w1 x! V. xCA Canberra
7 D [$ v8 n& [7 L m5 B1 iCL Leander
$ R6 S* w; {/ t+ g* GCL Achilles' j+ m% E; f- L' X1 Z/ b
CL Perth
3 t, v! Z2 q6 E' S1 [% F1 rCL Hobart
# w1 S# K0 m3 |; R9 T2 m H$ X* {! o- rCL Raleigh
" Z+ T r6 m7 c' R3 ]# N( ^. G! _% FCL Detroit
% M% Q ~% e8 m* m6 S8 iCL Concord" b( Y; r6 [, F Q- D
DD Cummings
. B7 ^% H1 I- D6 r+ }, \3 s6 y" [DD Case
; T' Q9 F. k: T+ b: ?; e0 EDD Shaw
) ?' V1 |# u9 jDD Downes
. G- m- m2 ^6 f; B7 w! G1 }DD Le Triomphant
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& _) c6 l+ o; z. s( @Day Air attack on TF at 61,91% X7 A9 J" E" ]% M; X
/ g! V- ^* T& TJapanese aircraft0 _! \! e- L9 W& a9 e# h: }
A6M2 Zero x 50# G" S+ P+ t/ Z- e# z
* ?' l" r, {. EAllied aircraft1 w! N9 X1 `) H* P, Q6 X
F4F-4 Wildcat x 42
1 Z" R1 z" M; c% l$ NSBD Dauntless x 44- |( u" a o* h" I# k+ @, t( T
TBF Avenger x 166 i Q2 M) M4 ?+ w( \3 ^) ^7 W3 X
* B2 `9 C/ r' d. o1 R
Japanese aircraft losses" o$ Q+ E1 G; M- {9 ^
A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged: U9 x4 ^# n4 f* C& ?6 f
0 }, Y5 Z! U' W. OAllied aircraft losses4 b" ~4 B" Z7 `$ B# S
F4F-4 Wildcat: 27 destroyed" w5 l& m' [) ] G5 Z& z) }
SBD Dauntless: 13 destroyed, 17 damaged
: N9 J0 x' o! l9 N PTBF Avenger: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged
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( N6 q) ?* _: PJapanese Ships
) j8 w# s1 D" Q' g$ L. _CV Kaga, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
% F# ]6 ?; _( A. i VCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
& b3 \: n/ p( |5 I. M8 zCV Shokaku
5 _/ e% |* Q# ^/ F2 [* gCV Soryu
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Japanese aircraft
- ?; c" U+ Y2 X' M, E: s! bA6M2 Zero x 19
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Allied aircraft! ?3 C6 _, V: |
F4F-4 Wildcat x 19+ I: }) ? P7 L, U( ^9 X
SBD Dauntless x 14
6 e; p3 _ ?5 O0 ?TBF Avenger x 60 R& F- [# g0 ~5 }" }
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Japanese aircraft losses V6 L7 C/ m# J0 t: K& u5 G
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses2 V% L. }8 P a5 F
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed6 G a& v: j; s& n6 x
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged
" q( G E5 u1 j9 U9 `* cTBF Avenger: 6 damaged
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Japanese Ships. T ~ n: z b7 i
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage4 c" J7 s7 q; Z) A, ^
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2/ |7 Z# K9 |+ h1 v3 |- b' q
CA Tone
. q7 H. j- x0 Z6 S" WCV Soryu, Bomb hits 11 @4 f+ ~+ C) Z, I) f8 h
CV Hiryu, on fire3 {; k/ A: V7 R5 D
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91% ~8 i# M% k: V1 k" f! a1 ^
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Japanese aircraft
% Y% K2 h+ C/ f2 MA6M2 Zero x 174 R% F4 K& e/ B! c$ y
% G1 z- k; b3 y2 a+ bAllied aircraft, ]; m; e$ E- k5 u; Y
F4F-4 Wildcat x 24 s' N4 `8 k' H) @
SBD Dauntless x 27. u' W8 R6 Y# Y o1 ~+ |/ m
TBF Avenger x 78 m3 V% n5 r3 s( |
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Japanese aircraft losses
& b( Z! F, f5 V4 W5 `A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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1 Z' f2 S f0 ^6 dAllied aircraft losses4 C5 A# h$ Y7 D9 o* I( y; w
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed1 J6 t8 L- p+ @
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged% E, z, n# X9 j1 Z
TBF Avenger: 5 damaged' `1 l0 _0 _5 y9 s5 i5 a3 v
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& \8 L( b5 K. B! nCV Shokaku6 D# A. s, L) ^$ J7 [
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 2, on fire0 Q2 x2 U0 K5 r* [
CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
9 p2 {8 I4 q/ l0 G1 e2 L! A; RCV Soryu; J( m. \+ b# i9 |3 ?0 V
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 16 N$ K, u) @ F8 {- d. ]; H4 |8 j
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% H, C* `# \( P; wJapanese aircraft8 K' L* W+ M- J" O% o1 N6 p
A6M2 Zero x 158 e* C6 N+ E9 v) O- J% r. s
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Allied aircraft. v# R- _; D6 N9 }" @. l
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
0 O! |2 z, r6 |/ ^- KSBD Dauntless x 18
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' `% ~; e: w( FJapanese aircraft losses6 d) U# B' l- J9 F l# e7 Q! J7 ^
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed$ m8 r1 S n4 u$ S
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Allied aircraft losses
" a6 F7 h; o5 DF4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
7 Y. T: K. p7 M, S1 wSBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged# O& S- ]; @$ A( S
7 b/ N) t& G0 J) p7 R; f- Z( [Japanese Ships# m) Q8 r; q: W4 T
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 1
7 k3 r, \! \% l0 [9 ~( d: M4 dCV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage& S) N9 A1 t# |* l Q+ x4 j3 j7 u& n. i
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire A R- X, Z$ U
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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A6M2 Zero x 12
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+ z0 l( O. b3 l( fAllied aircraft
) q! L1 k- E/ Q* L4 x7 j; `1 D" AF4F-4 Wildcat x 10
0 q8 f! I; _$ GSBD Dauntless x 9
6 b. g+ P q# Z# H# Q: z: T5 zTBF Avenger x 16
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7 {) l# [- ^8 q6 p/ E' LJapanese aircraft losses
/ @& J: n& C: u2 F& ^7 B f. ^A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses, N& v& ^- U) j4 [% D) O' L0 ?
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
9 d F3 U* Z! p8 u1 NSBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged. R0 X& D+ s) J
TBF Avenger: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged
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. v; ?! U d- L2 |; H5 |Japanese Ships a; H2 ?- O/ H; P6 C! [
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage! V3 n0 B4 e0 C0 \
CV Hiryu, on fire9 d# Q: W, `& n$ r- F9 Z3 [, v
CA Chikuma
- D/ j3 M( I: x" e8 p' \CV Soryu, `, N% z$ s: N5 k
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Japanese aircraft6 i# b& }& ?0 P* `$ z
A6M2 Zero x 36) a! H" f2 e4 x4 T3 q7 b& D4 R( n
D3A Val x 90
' K5 ]2 e W$ B4 xB5N Kate x 66
6 ~0 v) v2 \2 m- i 6 A- p3 F2 f9 V" M
Allied aircraft, `" K0 C1 A; |
F4F-4 Wildcat x 108
) U/ v$ r. ^$ Q% x, S. R0 u bP-40E Warhawk x 458 M# i' @+ J( U/ w9 l0 v2 g
P-38G Lightning x 2
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8 n0 C4 F! q. X4 z: WJapanese aircraft losses2 L( P: s( ]% d# b; @' G
A6M2 Zero: 26 destroyed
( Z( P- d) }8 K; {7 iD3A Val: 50 destroyed
* t# T" _( {" G, h& T1 C- F9 X9 vB5N Kate: 42 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
- c3 B9 y- h. zF4F-4 Wildcat: 41 destroyed, 14 damaged
4 O- C7 b( P" b3 }1 e qP-40E Warhawk: 27 destroyed
" T3 G/ \6 i; s9 v0 jP-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed
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Allied Ships
! `! [) Z+ D7 H( c5 {' qCV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1
% u& i: A" z! M+ ?4 C5 F) T# a) QCV Hornet, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
1 x1 a. v# J5 q) ?; lCV Wasp, Bomb hits 2, on fire' l- v$ ?+ Z" O& b( V
DD Benham, Bomb hits 1, on fire
( U2 z# _' p+ h6 J1 s3 B/ xCV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
4 f. P" ?( L5 b$ ^. G5 RCV Yorktown
+ m5 g* A) c+ |1 G1 A, ACV Saratoga
( y* R2 ?4 W! E, t, l4 [CL Honolulu
& W$ y6 ]( y# TCL St. Louis, Bomb hits 2
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! v) l4 t+ e' F) c# `9 ?$ L# yB-25C Mitchell x 3 N; e5 W% P( x5 x( l9 K; _# `
5 X- W/ P( `5 s* n+ ]No Allied losses6 u0 h0 L9 m& B3 A' g
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Japanese Ships
x) b2 \1 v6 h2 K: i1 ]CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage) E5 U8 e4 ?0 B
?' B2 Z. s3 nAircraft Attacking:: z5 z$ t+ }- d( _" A0 m
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet7 Z/ s0 N G1 e% v* y
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91 S1 L0 Z. w" g! a1 z
! y3 O6 P7 a1 e$ t% T2 @- FAllied aircraft
; M$ G; Y0 C! ~8 x. SF4F-4 Wildcat x 21) x* z' h1 `! [3 @* v
SBD Dauntless x 90
# a: F1 z; j' ]: M3 zTBF Avenger x 33/ i* a( ~4 o6 ?6 ~! B8 Q7 E3 A6 I
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Japanese Ships
0 _3 O4 x7 i" fCA Chikuma
7 R i/ ^. \$ k. z/ WCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
! I0 L9 S. y9 ?5 ~ t7 sCV Soryu, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
+ L; u. U, q! ~2 JCA Tone, Bomb hits 1+ t0 D; G$ F: R
DD Ariake, Bomb hits 1, on fire
* S7 o0 J- D3 |# O* l' Z+ Z8 r# xCA Aoba, Bomb hits 26 h/ H+ |/ |3 X% ~' S/ d& p
CL Tama
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$ W. e% @; T% F2 ]Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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B-25C Mitchell x 203 c" q* [. z+ L/ {& p
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Japanese Ships
1 [# ]1 d/ Y3 K: e. b+ q: oCV Soryu, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
7 L) O' K* n I1 a0 P9 @CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
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Ground combat at Shortlands; C! b9 B0 a v8 h
# T3 E+ s& G5 l+ Y& |9 YAllied Deliberate attack. E$ V6 H5 U! ~$ {
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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, R# n8 A5 _8 X/ _; ]1 p, W
, Y+ r; ^, u, W, XAllied max assault: 314 - adjusted assault: 281 ( ]$ r1 @( R1 P, T# f1 }3 Q4 W# Y
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Japanese max defense: 6 - adjusted defense: 1 $ E0 r" R Z6 [, l
& Q) [7 g C2 GAllied assault odds: 281 to 1
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1 D8 Q7 p' z7 a( @, Z' b) e+ PJapanese ground losses:
/ H" Z0 z# e* K% D* w) V L) P1572 casualties reported
* b9 M( N, z: [. KGuns lost 7
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Allied ground losses:
8 E7 d/ D* W* A' s$ Y2 casualties reported
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