AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/18/42' w' U1 f. \1 P( M1 {
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93: Y: g2 c8 ?- X& s( t: \
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( `1 V% d4 X, \. I8 P0 V8 k. xCA Kumano, e/ J6 N" T( ~' c8 f0 G* ^$ ]$ N8 Q; k
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 42, and is sunk
. z3 s8 b2 E- c! F) ^CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1+ f: b4 T% _8 G8 s3 M( J
CL Natori, Shell hits 1
1 w' q! j2 S( s* p5 X. ~DD Maikaze, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
# W6 T( H; m7 M3 a QDD Natsugumo
& E* x/ l, x' |7 w- W; W" _5 b3 `DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 17 G* V; u$ W. ?. x/ H; T5 N q. R
DD Yuzuki
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CA Portland, Shell hits 2, on fire' h5 {- }+ F" `; V: i
CA Northampton3 U4 t( M! v/ T3 x; Y2 Q: W
CA Houston, Torpedo hits 1
! p1 _% P9 |+ S+ |; D, D& cCA Chester, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
5 E+ \% n: K; F1 VCA Louisville, Shell hits 1
' a2 Z1 O# _: I. mCA Chicago2 [1 _4 a$ W- L3 [! p
CA Pensacola. v* ]. H2 O8 _0 Q8 k& S( B3 i
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
) t+ V* E1 I" w! N9 ~" ^CA Astoria
2 b* a# K: l# m* ~CA Minneapolis, R( Y. k! l7 j& s, n6 N, k( I6 d! M9 z
CA San Francisco
( j- ?% V$ A ~ I7 Y' mCA Australia, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage! D5 G7 L0 j6 X, m( U* x- ~ y
CA Canberra3 e3 v7 T7 l3 B" I( z l5 P& T
CL Leander
7 h4 i* p {. WCL Achilles
+ O( v& t7 A8 A3 z$ c* F' D, WCL Perth
+ ^; t$ z6 c3 y% O1 gCL Hobart$ H2 c" k1 T+ l. e
CL Raleigh- O% C% z; s0 G/ Y+ C# [
CL Detroit
. I( r2 F2 L, D% U9 mCL Concord
" H2 J& S( i! {" _* C; V5 oDD Cummings
* r. S0 R/ O4 `, w1 QDD Case
$ u! ~, H# b" t% P. uDD Shaw; ^5 T2 G+ k+ g0 c- \& f, l0 ^) B
DD Downes8 o& u2 E& m4 x6 l
DD Le Triomphant& D! a1 j Z" Y# c" R" Y
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1 s5 a) Z1 @. T. q+ y9 b- TNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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3 t* K4 J/ d% q+ g; R" J. y bCA Kumano, Shell hits 10- Y" }' n p- E8 m2 k
CA Furutaka7 m+ E. v8 s. K$ m+ x
CL Natori, Shell hits 1* z7 m e, @/ C
DD Maikaze, on fire, heavy damage
& M4 m0 [6 [& o, ]0 k/ h" ~DD Natsugumo
" W) P; w/ H" l& SDD Ikazuchi9 v% M: h( c* T$ W
DD Yuzuki
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Allied Ships8 ]; k( p& A z
CA Portland, on fire
9 F- N( ]8 {; ^* K- O; q7 hCA Northampton
$ x! n5 ~7 }$ l% I3 u( K' {6 fCA Houston
5 d3 t5 U8 Z) ?% i+ |9 Z0 H5 wCA Louisville% z6 n* _& k, H
CA Chicago$ j6 z% Q) `; d. Q, P/ B5 ~3 ?
CA Pensacola- ~2 T3 G+ m; j3 \5 b
CA New Orleans: z- ^/ {: T+ g$ F
CA Astoria2 X1 m7 J% X- q) q2 V
CA Minneapolis
_" ?/ ^& Z0 l+ s$ Y% nCA San Francisco% k% V$ M& L0 F b3 V I
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
8 s& c" b% O2 x! R4 _4 CCA Canberra
3 a3 w. t( B, H7 b1 M2 QCL Leander
: o& H% p- u9 ZCL Achilles
! ]8 K8 P5 R. O' vCL Perth
$ o0 ]- Z4 m' |% y. E5 U1 L' @CL Hobart7 h! ]8 }5 m3 J' _ U: e% O( [
CL Raleigh g' P/ g2 \. U8 N& X. n7 O
CL Detroit9 W% E- P9 _' I$ k# A( q' q1 j) F
CL Concord% Q8 V/ t+ j' F4 l4 y2 G
DD Cummings
1 c( B* ^: Q% [0 XDD Case2 g0 L( D _9 I. e8 ^# h! y
DD Shaw4 \; i# S4 D- Z
DD Downes- t8 i# S3 a# S
DD Le Triomphant
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93- n0 K* U) o: e
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Japanese Ships
6 {2 d1 l0 {- I& rCA Kumano, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
$ B1 ?" B$ e F! t. r O0 mCA Furutaka, Shell hits 34, and is sunk
1 a+ L E7 p/ w8 q" Q' qCL Natori, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
. N2 H. W; ~7 V: [6 w, LDD Maikaze, Shell hits 14, and is sunk, s Z: M7 y, ?2 x2 e1 j
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
7 T1 c% T( l" d4 O0 SDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 3, on fire
~1 i$ t2 ~5 X3 \/ yDD Yuzuki, Shell hits 6, and is sunk5 Z# G: t6 V8 C4 w) _2 e
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Allied Ships# e4 s, Y/ E' G6 w$ U( h: `! |
CA Portland, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
% o4 M& X# E" d, F9 Q9 gCA Northampton, Shell hits 1, on fire, S! Y A) u' b/ W8 v3 X% q1 f
CA Houston, Shell hits 1/ ?8 B' Z0 P5 W7 j
CA Louisville( _- v9 q, D4 A
CA Chicago, Shell hits 2
4 p7 G' t3 Y( o( aCA Pensacola, Shell hits 4
" X) e' q' e8 W0 P& j: s' {CA New Orleans, Shell hits 4
$ b0 e) ]" L X. f" G) lCA Astoria
# a) U+ J4 E5 eCA Minneapolis* }) H w# c7 |7 t* a
CA San Francisco5 u; B' {, V6 m0 V
CA Australia, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage. z( E z& s3 [
CA Canberra
6 X2 a8 b& `& [6 CCL Leander2 w& _5 X% I3 d$ [
CL Achilles) B" h( F; M6 m1 s$ W' \- R& C
CL Perth+ o, p% o3 \7 ?$ Q1 D4 D( C
CL Hobart% Q R/ n+ A5 j+ Y. R
CL Raleigh
: |( Q: {) m: B" c# i! A) e6 x% oCL Detroit9 v# a! Q7 A% ~2 s* W- H
CL Concord* D+ }! [# W" }: g
DD Cummings1 h& m4 ?3 h7 }9 G* m" a
DD Case
2 Y: L5 Q# w$ g/ HDD Shaw: o0 y( A% e% t% r
DD Downes
. ?, b+ e( k5 T# R2 W; qDD Le Triomphant
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3 i" p0 y4 i9 A6 f4 M' aNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93; E8 Q' M: n; ~% `* d
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Japanese Ships
4 ?- s7 o0 n7 k1 D& @CA Kumano, Shell hits 33, on fire, heavy damage1 m- N2 K0 @( k$ J( h
CL Natori, Shell hits 24, and is sunk
& n/ u$ |: Q) ?& C6 JDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
6 B% [" q* ]1 Q' _, A- qDD Ikazuchi, on fire
9 ~8 m; q( d7 f7 c 0 ^ o5 E8 K+ \+ q/ v
Allied Ships
# W- w# D- m( NCA Portland, on fire, heavy damage* K* ?) }8 t& E) X B" ~* [
CA Northampton, on fire
0 X6 l: ^, m1 L" nCA Houston
4 X7 V, s+ ?# N; s# n5 z bCA Louisville! O R3 {" } \
CA Chicago" a/ t6 h$ v* y8 O! b4 j6 Y- v
CA Pensacola3 U, O/ @1 { {1 A
CA New Orleans
8 m1 _8 F- V1 {! x$ vCA Astoria
3 N$ V7 J$ e4 q! \+ M# jCA Minneapolis
+ x5 F9 @/ L- {5 lCA San Francisco2 u# N9 `' o" F1 B8 X A+ @
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
& {& L9 [" W# e& @8 D3 q( _$ u( Y5 HCA Canberra3 z* l4 T, F- p- l
CL Leander( s; F$ R$ ?7 b4 v
CL Achilles* A) T% [1 D$ Y8 U
CL Perth
& F; Y; w* k9 ECL Hobart
! z+ m) m! O0 Q/ R3 U8 H% Z$ ^CL Raleigh
; ]8 ` P$ a5 m$ P( A jCL Detroit. t3 p! @, ^! |/ Q+ P5 [- T. f
CL Concord
3 l M0 t" e& J+ C4 o; GDD Cummings- w$ {, Y# `6 ~/ z% x
DD Case# M: _4 f9 Z0 N9 C1 ^
DD Shaw( t6 H q" n P1 H, C: ^! h
DD Downes+ G: i3 r b4 P( m
DD Le Triomphant
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Japanese Ships1 {3 o" S9 \* d& g( w, g' J6 P" H& C
CA Kumano, Shell hits 29, and is sunk+ }, p5 I8 o! Y& q
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 35, and is sunk: D! S. }" [1 d: ?: M' A+ V
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
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* T& y7 ]1 f4 e! g8 l& E& a- UAllied Ships
- l" H8 |- l1 ~. h% qCA Portland, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
/ { v6 g- E1 ?. M) S$ NCA Northampton, on fire: V v8 X1 l/ p8 K1 }. |7 m; u+ i
CA Houston& ]% f( i8 {: h! m, m5 b
CA Louisville
; M' _2 ~! `' pCA Chicago
4 d: s1 B5 w5 U& |CA Pensacola
' R t \. L/ h) [6 g* I8 QCA New Orleans
7 f$ q6 k' g9 ~; e4 \5 n( GCA Astoria8 b, w/ O" J* T4 O, Q& w* a4 p
CA Minneapolis
/ z0 W& Q" z* {2 E6 Y7 o. H) w. wCA San Francisco
R& V4 Y2 q! [/ n. ?! F/ M' w* oCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage1 j( Z2 b) I. ]3 m! d! h
CA Canberra, @8 G: ~4 U& w7 n
CL Leander
# G5 }, }# G* S# P' i5 ]CL Achilles
2 [4 K; X5 a i6 g5 dCL Perth
9 l' w: L2 O, Z5 ]CL Hobart3 [$ ~/ u( p2 U1 { j; w6 @
CL Raleigh, R. t- i4 _& N* N4 H
CL Detroit
9 t+ @$ N) Z) E Z9 ICL Concord) L, a8 F( B" i3 x* q
DD Cummings
+ s" Q' y/ t) ?3 [7 E5 s: yDD Case
; ]. O* W- q3 \' |4 F+ tDD Shaw
: G6 @5 R# Y+ t+ z }8 gDD Downes
$ T" S8 _% e! M+ L9 zDD Le Triomphant. R( C3 t$ `" l
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# e& Y, Z7 @1 u$ Y' c1 S& IDay Air attack on TF at 61,91/ t* L+ z- o' K0 Q2 t: l
" Y8 r c! M' [; R8 HJapanese aircraft+ A% w3 B) Y3 {( p3 @
A6M2 Zero x 502 p; h7 Z H8 [, n
& S) p- n' B) D3 t9 y8 Z$ vAllied aircraft
& P \$ W8 y6 x/ |7 ?6 AF4F-4 Wildcat x 429 g' p; K6 y9 h0 H1 L
SBD Dauntless x 449 d+ z( k) Q5 m0 ] |. I+ w
TBF Avenger x 16& d0 j n& m1 x, _; b6 W
" l0 c6 p( m7 Y- [5 P5 H6 |1 ?4 EJapanese aircraft losses
1 M& ~3 w5 `, ~+ n8 p- d: [A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged( W6 U( X7 M# [
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Allied aircraft losses; W, Z9 n' I8 B5 Z/ Z8 r
F4F-4 Wildcat: 27 destroyed
! h/ M# @2 D9 {0 p$ G# B" N' J4 }SBD Dauntless: 13 destroyed, 17 damaged- j* b% S( q- b/ E% ~* J2 @" p9 W; @
TBF Avenger: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged
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' Z9 h4 x$ x2 k4 ?Japanese Ships, R7 H9 F* i. j, y, p& K( [: @
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage: j2 J7 c$ f) O; ~
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
" s9 ]. O/ j7 s4 q$ r9 U& `: n& l& YCV Shokaku1 K' f7 K, W% ] ?: t
CV Soryu
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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Japanese aircraft
7 o/ l7 \% @$ D0 x+ g% k7 B- GA6M2 Zero x 19
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Allied aircraft& U9 ^0 a6 m$ u8 f
F4F-4 Wildcat x 19# r5 n1 M) g% @, ]7 ?
SBD Dauntless x 146 ^' X& T/ D: V' [ n
TBF Avenger x 6
8 i, D7 k {8 Q6 U
8 E' M* m. X c) q7 C9 @9 DJapanese aircraft losses- \- g0 N# h* l7 x& W
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
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3 M0 Z& k X! P5 \" }5 OAllied aircraft losses
. g; e7 d9 Z, {; R6 kF4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed
9 h5 K. h' L4 h) lSBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged
" T. E; p8 Q8 ^9 Q+ p- \+ j1 eTBF Avenger: 6 damaged
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Japanese Ships
' A" z* a+ D/ |: A; N) iCV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
' I# n: D7 g& D! D- b R. @9 pCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2
- o; G& `/ `! ?CA Tone
; r% y Q) s, i; YCV Soryu, Bomb hits 1
. w- g: S/ z. [0 L1 g/ ZCV Hiryu, on fire
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91% m6 ?) q1 s2 e, t; P
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Japanese aircraft
/ ~" h7 t( M) Z ?4 a' ^6 X- TA6M2 Zero x 17
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Allied aircraft
- T. W/ H0 z. W3 p: r% {F4F-4 Wildcat x 24) |- R! i- t% ^. P
SBD Dauntless x 277 {" v: L1 b: v {# f6 X, K6 `6 J
TBF Avenger x 7
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; X. G- U* M5 t- n, gJapanese aircraft losses: I2 q7 P$ M1 ?+ V) M
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed/ u& G# A. H8 Y) V& Z
3 _, f4 s0 S- @1 o( o# U! lAllied aircraft losses |* F4 a4 \* H. ?0 U$ h. E
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed- a' f+ K: A1 Z6 ]3 M
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged
Z- t P3 O H4 u# l; wTBF Avenger: 5 damaged# b( c' k$ U6 n/ r! N4 y; p& {0 n
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Japanese Ships3 w2 R( P- \/ a V) F2 T1 ]
CV Shokaku
0 v! J$ ~4 c3 D* M) sCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 2, on fire1 h8 N; L$ J8 n; p4 \1 U
CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage* j. k; i( D" z) s" k: ^: q8 L
CV Soryu
* O8 j2 ]% W' q3 } \3 d" aCA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1& A" L' @' \& a$ I
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91/ }4 Q" a ?9 I' J8 w" |
4 P8 [/ q& \; x5 o! p' a% xJapanese aircraft3 t" p% ~. d9 l+ G9 J& x
A6M2 Zero x 15' r4 I# I7 v" A6 D& K
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Allied aircraft
6 p6 g1 y- B9 p( k) W9 w, jF4F-4 Wildcat x 8
1 i+ j3 }' L3 r! a) u, zSBD Dauntless x 18
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3 w( e$ o3 M. r8 {! F+ OJapanese aircraft losses
6 j- x% C# x2 n) ^- jA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed4 j6 k7 g& A( H% i
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Allied aircraft losses, O( t6 K; [: B P. S
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed# P: l3 B, h: f) ]
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged
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0 T- o7 t; `. z, ?Japanese Ships
* ^% Q6 c& P- v1 ?CV Soryu, Bomb hits 1
+ d* \. Z' X! r1 o! C* iCV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage U: w& M& W: W% |/ k2 t0 a2 o
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire* s5 C! A7 p, k! y4 u0 w
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Japanese aircraft
: L+ r9 e6 n" X" Q& Y1 }" yA6M2 Zero x 12
- ~4 C6 P% U) E* |. Z% K
7 l' ~* ^ `' Z; _Allied aircraft
0 x: m% ?* B9 R+ pF4F-4 Wildcat x 10
0 c6 y7 T3 W; E7 Y: `: j, u+ QSBD Dauntless x 93 e2 E# y# b2 d
TBF Avenger x 16
0 S9 U# `- t, G* K# F* Q1 I
. m2 m8 H2 `8 V0 n: iJapanese aircraft losses
p* N/ }: y4 \- o0 E7 N& tA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
4 ~$ \2 G" J1 {/ z. X5 bF4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
# ]5 v7 C" ]% L$ d+ D" x- ?SBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
- y) Y* r& z6 m5 YTBF Avenger: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged& D; L3 M. j7 j+ o0 L
9 o0 h0 y6 x/ O, m. E/ S- ^% uJapanese Ships! q3 E/ G8 ]& Y
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
( U, f0 H3 s+ c1 K, b K- W* r5 R. \CV Hiryu, on fire
3 x' C9 z- C9 c) x) O/ T6 a6 GCA Chikuma
" t8 H$ z! h+ Q4 x" M, X7 XCV Soryu: ^+ T }5 x6 k& z9 q5 }/ p
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; c3 {. [) U0 _% C; b: I) ]Japanese aircraft' J! ~ @( |% Q1 R3 O: {
A6M2 Zero x 36# g Z8 A, [8 j$ \! O9 E
D3A Val x 900 G# Y ?/ \! ^- ^) o0 x! J! ^
B5N Kate x 66
' }0 ]. r. k9 L# B& v$ x' y$ U" f& @
+ [: v! J3 n2 k% |Allied aircraft
8 k* m- w1 X; RF4F-4 Wildcat x 108
6 c: o, ^9 c% ?2 S! [P-40E Warhawk x 45
" N4 u1 p: I" c* H+ b. `5 I9 G6 jP-38G Lightning x 26 }' f, m' C4 k: `1 n1 y7 `& _
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Japanese aircraft losses! Z |9 I) G! C8 v
A6M2 Zero: 26 destroyed0 b" M: p0 O& q$ N
D3A Val: 50 destroyed" q @( V* O! W
B5N Kate: 42 destroyed
# e5 r: Y) R2 [: R$ o; z
, ~" `* V! S6 i- r; h' Q) S. [/ jAllied aircraft losses
: _; P8 i& Y2 j! v9 n* vF4F-4 Wildcat: 41 destroyed, 14 damaged
# y. y; K) F4 \P-40E Warhawk: 27 destroyed/ G! {# i, l, |8 H$ g! a# R
P-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed/ Y+ h% J0 |1 V4 R, N9 V, U$ g. f
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Allied Ships W" ]0 ?2 e+ B" O! k9 c1 _9 n# b
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1+ d& X- X: e0 T: ~
CV Hornet, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire) P' ?7 d/ ~; _3 d8 u/ y) Q" M: m6 Z: @
CV Wasp, Bomb hits 2, on fire; `* P2 W2 T7 e. f1 {
DD Benham, Bomb hits 1, on fire
9 B8 N" `; q1 B2 a9 `CV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1, on fire& e! C4 ~7 S! j" s' Q8 c' N
CV Yorktown
( ^/ s$ [2 n1 {; A! A$ P% |CV Saratoga" R: h1 b4 m. V+ R- R& k% ?
CL Honolulu/ s f8 b9 o% v) T8 J
CL St. Louis, Bomb hits 2
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Allied aircraft7 `$ u: y6 x; v1 z
B-25C Mitchell x 38 z5 k7 c6 J [% e# N* w
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No Allied losses @. R6 H/ W( S
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Japanese Ships
( O8 v. i$ P: I2 R$ c/ yCV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage/ K& X" y! U7 s5 ? e9 i
1 A( Z' W3 o7 s/ d) d. }Aircraft Attacking:
* l, B# y0 j, ? 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
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" j% k+ ~) G' p6 dDay Air attack on TF at 61,91' c8 T3 S! k# Y
* @: C, l% I. d z9 j8 E ZAllied aircraft' [+ j: u) {1 \, d9 r
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21; {$ C5 F6 f' Z$ x9 B
SBD Dauntless x 905 w# t. A, S$ x
TBF Avenger x 33* `, |) p5 H- |6 _& r) F$ |. w
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Japanese Ships x7 b; I; l) u6 @7 c! ]
CA Chikuma0 I' ^8 k e9 }4 |& R2 c q! m
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
2 w8 B: V6 Z) [; K g9 @CV Soryu, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage% f& O' x. U7 h2 U+ h$ E/ w
CA Tone, Bomb hits 1& o3 U4 o% g) }9 Q% [, B5 \5 w" Q
DD Ariake, Bomb hits 1, on fire
: I8 ?" j. A/ e/ D) ACA Aoba, Bomb hits 28 y+ _, @7 C. [ x
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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B-25C Mitchell x 20% a6 c/ p8 m/ Y+ N" {
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CV Soryu, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage; ]" G# i' A2 e
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage& w* {4 Z: W+ t: m* ?5 t" J- |
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% g: T: A, q# l. p3 JGround combat at Shortlands
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Allied Deliberate attack- ?0 I- Q t; W2 ]' Y# {
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Attacking force 13678 troops, 150 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 322
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- R% x3 u0 H: k$ zDefending force 1457 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10
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+ @% V9 z: m/ z4 I) a! YAllied max assault: 314 - adjusted assault: 281
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K2 f. l. ~9 LJapanese max defense: 6 - adjusted defense: 1 $ z% I& ~1 A' p2 {+ D0 \
/ z# ]4 j3 `" \( f6 h1 U& _" gAllied assault odds: 281 to 1
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Japanese ground losses:/ a( P ~# u- ?6 u5 w. @8 P
1572 casualties reported
5 @0 ^ o3 ~7 }Guns lost 7
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Allied ground losses:
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