AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/18/42
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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( d1 w& q/ g( _( _8 z+ X6 FJapanese Ships L% P: f1 T( x
CA Kumano! k8 K ~- a. O1 a- x. s
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 42, and is sunk. V- h8 f" Q* X: p8 R
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 13 j3 t( P) Z: O) q
CL Natori, Shell hits 1
" q: d* D5 ^3 h4 q1 oDD Maikaze, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage, B5 a( [ m# c' v+ V( ]0 n' T
DD Natsugumo. c! I7 A; c5 {# I5 |9 B
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 14 i4 F! U( f/ R# O* I: V
DD Yuzuki
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% b0 k) D ?9 n; M M- YAllied Ships) o7 X3 x+ C! H) u8 Z* k* j
CA Portland, Shell hits 2, on fire
5 ?8 n* L1 X1 H! ECA Northampton1 C* ~- P* _6 T2 @' p! W
CA Houston, Torpedo hits 1
9 K/ d b' R sCA Chester, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk. R; K. S8 `" n
CA Louisville, Shell hits 1
% v5 f3 i4 s7 b' bCA Chicago
4 @$ s6 r( m1 p! k" U, O- C$ p6 dCA Pensacola) ^7 s# U1 c# h( Y) s
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1* H8 c' b6 r3 O6 {% s! |
CA Astoria: g7 f* v+ j( x' V+ L
CA Minneapolis- d+ ^5 K$ z, z3 c8 j9 k' v2 r
CA San Francisco4 v$ J( X, p$ u, k! p
CA Australia, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage* H, z) k2 f7 r; r! Q% w
CA Canberra
8 \, _( Y7 A% L! uCL Leander
- k! x. y2 g' {CL Achilles. i9 O0 a. U( P4 y
CL Perth
: _( ~- J! a# A: C% b: ]CL Hobart$ h7 I$ `3 z- Y# L3 ~( s
CL Raleigh* Y( k r1 K9 | ]
CL Detroit
: ~( R0 `5 U! l2 O" Z; uCL Concord7 H$ T9 @' i1 x
DD Cummings2 W. f. E8 U; W; s) a
DD Case
) X- Y" V S7 x6 ]& f0 TDD Shaw5 j; r/ [* y, ?8 l, E
DD Downes2 P k2 O: t' l. s! O
DD Le Triomphant
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,938 n2 K {( x; F) l1 |
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Japanese Ships$ i7 \9 n% q& ~* b! U! ?, l
CA Kumano, Shell hits 10
! c7 l9 w) A& b7 q" ]' MCA Furutaka
s _% l" ]3 b% ?( XCL Natori, Shell hits 1
" w4 `" a1 D6 w/ G: P. e! e2 \9 JDD Maikaze, on fire, heavy damage; ?2 i( }& B3 X
DD Natsugumo$ a$ w- N& S: h) b* H
DD Ikazuchi) q9 I' g7 Z# ?# ~& x4 s
DD Yuzuki; p+ O/ Q U, H4 ~: L% L# B9 z" [; a
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Allied Ships/ h2 M |8 B8 F
CA Portland, on fire0 [8 P- z3 Q! d) k5 f; W$ U' Q
CA Northampton( w4 o" A/ `3 I; P% O
CA Houston, X. r: H' j! S5 C
CA Louisville1 G# D0 U3 {7 q. d4 y, }& S
CA Chicago
8 E' Q! h- z6 U; LCA Pensacola
+ l/ {1 _2 K6 F" i! n4 x3 YCA New Orleans! s$ f, e5 Y4 N* h- B9 _5 ~* B
CA Astoria- W9 Y/ |) p* F" Y1 v$ s" x& h+ Z
CA Minneapolis* Q- T- S. U8 Q" \. I6 e8 b. B
CA San Francisco
/ `6 A- g+ n- R: W5 @, W, iCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage0 Z M; @8 L$ X4 }# x
CA Canberra6 I6 H7 Z G& h5 B! W+ d) h. \
CL Leander: _ w4 h' B0 \# u; a- i
CL Achilles5 |# T& H4 r! k
CL Perth2 h- v: M1 e i2 T$ n
CL Hobart
" D+ F* N! W3 g t/ k$ l+ fCL Raleigh
8 W1 J* ~0 e' A6 i# ]2 D* ^. t: u6 TCL Detroit
# q( _ |3 V) y: tCL Concord
- w' d" [' z }1 I# J3 KDD Cummings. u7 s& C3 U0 ~6 e$ {
DD Case" C6 z6 v: U" t
DD Shaw u2 e, J( U T" p
DD Downes
: \. l" D" \: r3 H- w0 LDD Le Triomphant4 ]8 s- O' s8 O J: }% j0 b
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" B" ]7 w1 i0 q: JNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93- S3 b# U4 ^: M8 m5 x
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" M% Z# K1 _# H) qCA Kumano, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
5 f" R, u) D" P7 Y* D! }$ U8 ECA Furutaka, Shell hits 34, and is sunk
/ k/ W* A6 b9 j. G* mCL Natori, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
% }1 l q4 w* S% k3 f! Y. v4 fDD Maikaze, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
E8 |- B) v; _; M$ ^+ {. _" v- zDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 15 y1 n2 ^. L9 }) l+ `
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 3, on fire
% W i: X1 P/ D) L5 yDD Yuzuki, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
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Allied Ships
. E. W7 @, V5 y8 w Y$ W' OCA Portland, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
9 I2 r7 H; F. e) V# iCA Northampton, Shell hits 1, on fire7 H' M' c. Q, f/ z
CA Houston, Shell hits 1
7 v. S% G; }$ k3 hCA Louisville
! S2 V3 M- z0 z2 U5 aCA Chicago, Shell hits 25 \$ V& M1 K: O
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 4
3 ~0 q- h5 p& [5 r1 I+ X" t7 gCA New Orleans, Shell hits 44 W4 I2 i7 L8 @9 ]# c& s# @
CA Astoria
4 T4 [$ b9 H9 T: R; O R- _CA Minneapolis5 a% ?# @+ w" M
CA San Francisco/ ]* Z. s' V1 J, h! b
CA Australia, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
$ V1 m/ u: u+ N6 E' |+ F3 w3 P& [CA Canberra
3 m- a8 @/ b& e/ H# A. w! ^3 [: bCL Leander
) a Y1 i0 C6 ~$ Z Y5 K: OCL Achilles
* r2 g% y/ g+ ^# HCL Perth8 x6 h) K# V" T& d( ]# [
CL Hobart* \/ U" S1 T' L7 G8 [; w, s
CL Raleigh) N1 a0 u2 Y& i9 K8 C
CL Detroit1 Q4 ]/ ^9 l' O: J8 [* ~2 |
CL Concord. A5 p/ P4 e$ j
DD Cummings
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! A1 S8 j2 E9 ^" D+ ]% r1 |DD Shaw+ H) i& d$ n9 N6 D6 p
DD Downes
[8 o; @+ H4 f6 h0 jDD Le Triomphant, y7 z& P( o/ k" v
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/ Y- M1 {, f( y. M+ n2 }$ `Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93) ~- {' m2 d+ h( h$ z5 S. F
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Japanese Ships4 V* Q* B* b2 v7 u) o
CA Kumano, Shell hits 33, on fire, heavy damage
' c0 H: X6 O$ l9 f. E* C; `: c5 U' uCL Natori, Shell hits 24, and is sunk1 b3 E# e: ^+ r" c
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 11 Y' B! @3 M. d$ g2 Y; q* L) ?
DD Ikazuchi, on fire
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Allied Ships
4 M/ F6 Y8 ~/ _% ?" D, I% y# RCA Portland, on fire, heavy damage
" U" i- p, e$ E& o8 J6 A% c! WCA Northampton, on fire) m$ V- i9 Z- i5 t
CA Houston
2 [* k" h, N& ^+ pCA Louisville' ^3 E2 ^& i1 l( S8 a! U# s
CA Chicago! Q& O3 S9 J" {+ X* \
CA Pensacola
/ w: a2 m' F. b6 pCA New Orleans4 ]# i$ S9 P' b Y
CA Astoria8 P( }/ @( W1 d9 x( H0 N/ u3 I
CA Minneapolis; h+ f& h( ?! _! K8 u. E
CA San Francisco
: P) J( s: N1 k5 q$ Q" x/ nCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage! s6 q" f: J* L7 @/ s' Z# W9 k, c4 g# ]
CA Canberra. l4 V' q' T; g" ?! }
CL Leander
# o5 n% u1 ^9 v' Q8 ]CL Achilles
1 Q2 a; I+ K" @8 E! WCL Perth7 x5 f: T: [$ s' q% A- Z- K1 q4 F
CL Hobart
# k5 i# \8 v7 S% R @+ |0 }CL Raleigh
% t! F6 j5 i; E' k, ]* M( [, KCL Detroit" I: p6 b$ Y9 [
CL Concord
: l) ~0 A/ ~: Y( B6 j& fDD Cummings# `; W1 t7 b, a: B% s
DD Case; z9 g5 i$ b& d/ t+ a0 h
DD Shaw7 w9 t, L+ b$ c1 C# O# d
DD Downes% L' L3 ]1 W# \' ^$ {9 o5 I) H7 B
DD Le Triomphant
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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5 u9 h: t+ o8 JCA Kumano, Shell hits 29, and is sunk, q' X! M2 j; \. T
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 35, and is sunk1 N9 N% k5 N$ W2 |2 G
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
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Allied Ships
Q/ {7 b! Y6 V% bCA Portland, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage( T4 l b2 ^, u% R
CA Northampton, on fire" A3 ^' @" a! ]8 p1 A, ]% K
CA Houston: F0 O4 W S. V& e8 J
CA Louisville+ E: t6 R) M$ t; J" t# k' d f
CA Chicago, O) n0 D' @' q+ I. ~7 ~' o7 ~; c
CA Pensacola
- _# q2 E6 {% }/ D0 j4 C0 y, DCA New Orleans9 x) h9 |9 C0 H/ p! G% ]! t/ Y+ k
CA Astoria, S/ F! v1 x+ U0 x
CA Minneapolis
" { z% X3 r5 Q) _4 kCA San Francisco: A% ~0 |1 Q$ ]' k. @0 A2 a. G( ?
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
7 V" _7 ?7 |: d3 x" PCA Canberra
( k. n/ u/ @( J; W6 D9 eCL Leander
6 p- T% C E \6 j7 ~CL Achilles& K' H. ]6 H$ k. ^
CL Perth
# u, L3 d4 ^( j8 A7 @CL Hobart* I& e+ H# z0 v' P7 C
CL Raleigh
9 g) Z+ @( i! L' }) R, H3 f3 D7 YCL Detroit5 g2 ]! \2 n' Z) p, A+ T, t+ U
CL Concord
0 N, j H) ?) U8 V7 ?DD Cummings! R2 r' C# x* D4 T7 a
DD Case7 l0 W6 v- U `8 M7 C9 |& N1 {
DD Shaw
; O2 V$ w3 T, j3 ` g4 pDD Downes/ H8 ?. j1 h3 q7 O
DD Le Triomphant
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91& K! H- g3 n: A5 M9 j8 Y8 g* L9 `
* ~% K) T7 a; B, O, qJapanese aircraft7 R, b" x; e. w' n
A6M2 Zero x 50& @& n+ t; b8 c2 p' C
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} \. M, Y# c0 ~1 Y. YF4F-4 Wildcat x 42
- e7 I% J( m, w' s- cSBD Dauntless x 44( g% `& H% A Z* x2 n
TBF Avenger x 165 x# {5 b) t' D) y2 V$ d3 X3 C
' X6 L$ V' W( ]9 G" W: YJapanese aircraft losses* v o& q6 M9 S* C: v6 |) Z2 T
A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
' I& o' m) o, M" o+ F1 L8 _: uF4F-4 Wildcat: 27 destroyed
+ A: p$ j7 M% g( W4 a" e- t1 x# {SBD Dauntless: 13 destroyed, 17 damaged
% ~" R" v/ g3 |1 s/ FTBF Avenger: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged, r& k M& _! q( {- N1 R( a
+ ?; @% g: d% b) [. F( i+ LJapanese Ships
. c. |6 u7 p! t3 D3 `CV Kaga, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
7 i6 v$ ?$ z4 w6 s# ^5 F. [4 ^CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
* n! M' h1 e' a+ T; `+ b3 |CV Shokaku
9 b4 i( l: h# O; Z4 F" ?) ^CV Soryu
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Japanese aircraft8 g( j% g* |2 Q M1 c+ ]# {( v% I1 r
A6M2 Zero x 19
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& P7 E8 m4 Z; P6 G( y9 sAllied aircraft8 P) {0 s* ^$ p3 W5 F9 }
F4F-4 Wildcat x 19
1 {4 A- k' U: ESBD Dauntless x 14
$ I' L, h( x4 v7 y8 wTBF Avenger x 65 v% H: @# |: E2 Y# m$ w
( m* o9 a, i4 K* S2 q6 a ~Japanese aircraft losses
% i7 N: H' w i8 L0 CA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed2 z6 J- N, a0 { ?0 t( j, ~4 ^
$ t+ m# C# A( ~8 Y% CAllied aircraft losses' D8 \) n `+ v
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed
8 w1 B3 o P8 _7 Y+ LSBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged
9 I+ i8 L+ ~" m& ]1 fTBF Avenger: 6 damaged" t& X0 `5 j+ i3 j" z
) Y) X) p5 D7 b& A* m& oJapanese Ships% u' v) ]9 {! [# ]2 V ]7 }
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
" R1 G6 L7 s1 Q3 m/ xCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2
4 L& b. \# e# w+ [& P9 uCA Tone* v! }. D! w( N/ L
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 1" e( v5 _- @7 t8 h) G& _
CV Hiryu, on fire
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- [6 H( d1 I- P4 {Japanese aircraft0 P0 }7 c" E) ~3 l7 Y+ A. ?! b& V
A6M2 Zero x 17
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Allied aircraft) I. v) H, o$ G, f2 R% t0 O
F4F-4 Wildcat x 24% q' }. u" B# I/ K7 Z
SBD Dauntless x 27: F# z! n* l' C* J( f% Q$ o
TBF Avenger x 7
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( v7 @, [% Y. f/ `- XJapanese aircraft losses
# H# Y; R/ ^9 F( h$ V( {- J7 oA6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed. n8 w) Z N2 m) i* ^: Q/ R
3 x2 U" j2 F ~# \+ P w- a- [- bAllied aircraft losses
3 b. a" A" ~/ q0 b) h, b0 XF4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed
8 y0 y3 f$ Y* O2 nSBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged
1 g$ U. I4 _8 P% J( _TBF Avenger: 5 damaged
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9 V- H! F! B/ U0 [! `& \0 \CV Shokaku, U0 g/ r+ G W7 H9 I
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 2, on fire- }. h/ A1 q, h' m+ v" J
CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage5 B: t. ~% N9 `* A: t
CV Soryu; [# N3 O* c9 i. a
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 13 {4 I7 M; V# u# \! r, M9 H
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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# ]4 o& O& t0 ?Japanese aircraft
3 T" j% k" N% m8 FA6M2 Zero x 15
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9 J" x+ D( I' q/ |" q! x% PAllied aircraft
5 G. J! o" j! ], W/ hF4F-4 Wildcat x 8
# ~0 p) F5 x4 `" ]SBD Dauntless x 18
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2 i2 l) f0 |! j, n+ Z! LJapanese aircraft losses) ?- C/ E" r8 ] a4 U! s7 \0 s
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed `: M) k. e+ b" S' N
- t, Y- D1 ~# }, m D, q0 bAllied aircraft losses
9 h0 G5 J6 J! q. l4 y, m7 U g4 NF4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
$ }9 R- a$ Y5 gSBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged
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- T1 m5 _, X: k( V. {: YJapanese Ships
6 q( X; c* N# {0 {8 F1 fCV Soryu, Bomb hits 1
; f3 j# O2 y, v- |6 t9 ~& SCV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage, e0 W- o/ C2 B% \
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
% s0 `5 M3 |- e- TCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage' q& h& O$ O g8 u4 r6 n
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Japanese aircraft% u2 m! d$ I% c4 h; A6 B5 e' F
A6M2 Zero x 12! ~( J4 v) V% q
, V' X1 r" }& u& S hAllied aircraft9 w' j' W: G7 W* N" o2 Z
F4F-4 Wildcat x 10
9 A& \4 y9 h; V2 }, ]SBD Dauntless x 9
7 I' l) e# N6 k3 J' wTBF Avenger x 16
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3 P/ X O4 @8 T5 aJapanese aircraft losses
2 s0 [/ K& j% W- kA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
5 E1 ?5 J0 u( P0 ]* { . w! ~8 L+ l3 J
Allied aircraft losses
' r' v) Z4 A% o( |; c; B {' eF4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed! Q5 `% u3 W9 u1 Q
SBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
3 V, f- u: i( U' R! H8 XTBF Avenger: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged. o' E( C" x/ U$ B E
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Japanese Ships2 n. `$ Y2 T( ], Q
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
& a; ~: W1 |1 y- bCV Hiryu, on fire
" U1 G7 f# F) J4 O8 {CA Chikuma( _8 F9 L2 L& q3 z, P
CV Soryu
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Day Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,93
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' q: \, ?2 R8 b3 ?" Q/ S6 P! qJapanese aircraft3 u% n- t4 z* H) S- m$ W; @4 a: K
A6M2 Zero x 36
+ @$ f3 X9 d" p# Y$ f( cD3A Val x 90
( ^! J* k$ ~, R' E6 KB5N Kate x 66
1 ]& E5 \, m# ]
+ ?4 Y3 x9 E/ B2 ~) C0 }) HAllied aircraft
/ A1 Q- c2 B+ x/ ZF4F-4 Wildcat x 108% J, ` q' C, ?) T8 l7 ~
P-40E Warhawk x 45! `" \5 B; h$ C6 [( o) u; w) e
P-38G Lightning x 2+ }: m n3 S& u/ v0 ~
# s/ F+ ~, _, G* KJapanese aircraft losses8 X" K4 ?$ W9 o# G/ T) t
A6M2 Zero: 26 destroyed8 ?' V! m% o2 x/ H/ e
D3A Val: 50 destroyed+ t: K1 v. }4 J( T8 S
B5N Kate: 42 destroyed
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( T" s$ D; V: ?: C. `# Q' s! iAllied aircraft losses3 n# a/ f% R1 y1 r+ @. L+ I
F4F-4 Wildcat: 41 destroyed, 14 damaged& I0 ]$ S4 u! R" l# j8 R [
P-40E Warhawk: 27 destroyed* m# ?+ U9 R& e- w ~2 T
P-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed5 Q$ v& U% J" D6 @4 q3 M4 E
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Allied Ships$ N3 Q) L1 Y' E; T' \, z
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1
. M! i) p" f) B- l* Q0 kCV Hornet, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire" h/ K; Q. M0 r
CV Wasp, Bomb hits 2, on fire
3 G* i+ ` O+ C$ EDD Benham, Bomb hits 1, on fire
* ~. A; q) b. O, W3 iCV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
# a7 G8 U& v4 ~6 x# `" d& c& V+ v- GCV Yorktown" y6 f7 ~7 b1 G8 ?1 c$ p0 r
CV Saratoga
/ i8 H& D( d: ?7 ~' b0 aCL Honolulu
8 q, J0 d" O2 M% ^5 R. |CL St. Louis, Bomb hits 2
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,911 W' W& L# g2 E- W Y% G2 v
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Allied aircraft
. e# k+ h1 t9 m) D: _" sB-25C Mitchell x 3
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- h$ U4 y6 N5 r& MJapanese Ships
- P) h1 N1 `) ECV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage, u+ W \8 v/ R$ v
4 b$ W5 s2 e: B8 x: n% {4 N$ Z; SAircraft Attacking:, d4 _( r& V' K6 K, f, H/ K: B
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet2 E' o E- J5 V$ }# T
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Allied aircraft
: C: n( Q T- E3 G% AF4F-4 Wildcat x 21
d7 i' r9 o+ R- Q* X1 q% mSBD Dauntless x 90
2 [6 b6 [0 S+ M0 pTBF Avenger x 33
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Japanese Ships
0 d# Q& k1 Y P% T# K2 dCA Chikuma
) d0 s( O3 B, k4 ~* ]( `0 iCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage5 D' V% J7 [; w4 X, M
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage* ~/ y9 h* I) j. O5 _. m+ F9 [
CA Tone, Bomb hits 1/ |/ M a- u9 i: n, G) c+ H
DD Ariake, Bomb hits 1, on fire
T5 b; r0 |; H& I# N7 P% p% V9 q6 BCA Aoba, Bomb hits 2! B) M7 K# s: W1 x& v3 J
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5 X1 q: N- e. y: }# R GDay Air attack on TF at 61,919 [; R$ r }" o/ x7 ~( n3 d
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B-25C Mitchell x 20( @3 j( l% D2 `6 B( k; d
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, a' B9 W; s: g. F* c2 QCV Soryu, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
- O# I' H5 l% J, k1 G, p. eCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
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Ground combat at Shortlands* i) S% O) q6 y
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Allied Deliberate attack
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+ @6 {. f5 V+ @% O1 q. j7 D5 `Attacking force 13678 troops, 150 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 322
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' D# A) W0 N/ n0 YDefending force 1457 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 101 p5 }' J( [ ]5 T/ j9 e/ h
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Allied max assault: 314 - adjusted assault: 281
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2 K! f: w( }% x x* H0 pJapanese max defense: 6 - adjusted defense: 1
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Allied assault odds: 281 to 1 ; c4 f7 C& |) {7 Q' K& k
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* r* r" L" A- D8 `Japanese ground losses:, d$ [* n! N( B! @) T9 V
1572 casualties reported8 H. J* [; a5 ~5 L( _- m/ ^
Guns lost 7/ F5 h5 z. P& z$ j* c9 [
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Allied ground losses:
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