AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/18/42. o* X5 W/ v4 M* O
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/ H7 _; P3 K d0 ?5 c$ \Japanese Ships$ B' I2 X4 ^/ k
CA Kumano
2 ]% V n+ X, z$ y- `& I$ T) JCA Kinugasa, Shell hits 42, and is sunk7 F b# V: x6 d- i& P8 E9 k. @
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 13 R0 M& l5 B% n) U7 X6 `2 R# w. Y8 @
CL Natori, Shell hits 1
. G& P' q# _2 }9 Y k( u6 gDD Maikaze, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage8 U0 j0 ]7 y9 J2 _2 N2 |4 J, S
DD Natsugumo6 H( |% _9 {3 S5 f$ r
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 13 E) O, U$ K) Z9 w: k& y
DD Yuzuki( p+ I; f4 [4 ?# L! K% G) o: j
# C W$ y: L2 Q& C/ C
Allied Ships2 p1 j& R0 l) k9 O$ G) k M" R( l
CA Portland, Shell hits 2, on fire
& t; k+ w0 L R p, d9 {CA Northampton$ d9 `- V) w/ X; V4 B- t- ]
CA Houston, Torpedo hits 1
! e5 j1 Q3 y" lCA Chester, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
) S- F; C7 I5 K/ sCA Louisville, Shell hits 1
7 ]9 X, V. n. gCA Chicago! C0 S5 l1 ?* q
CA Pensacola
+ P1 o" A9 ?) OCA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
( ?4 ~+ L0 b) J" t7 ~/ O1 zCA Astoria' m, Y9 K+ Q" V! a; o
CA Minneapolis* p3 ^7 f. I7 x- ?, ]
CA San Francisco) }3 [2 d; ^! C0 _9 o
CA Australia, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
2 \1 ?% t6 V5 S1 L" `4 T# R* g# QCA Canberra
0 S0 V1 o7 D4 Z% x/ E" yCL Leander7 j2 E7 N8 N. D( i
CL Achilles
, c4 d" n# n4 QCL Perth5 `" Y+ N5 b8 ^) g% w6 `1 c
CL Hobart
5 t6 Z% g/ M* n4 Z; d0 [9 l! J. ECL Raleigh
" a# H; M! K( p3 R4 ~1 N4 eCL Detroit
$ k4 ~) ^3 V$ u& u2 t! I$ HCL Concord
* j8 @! i9 @7 h: k. W0 rDD Cummings
+ [1 S, _ A# J( J- X g2 _! ?DD Case
& @9 s/ @! a/ T( }" aDD Shaw
/ j3 W/ f9 X( _5 B- C; fDD Downes
0 r: F0 e1 D P% o+ M& v5 D8 b7 YDD Le Triomphant
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Japanese Ships2 `5 y8 u3 Q3 Z. a8 b2 f/ R
CA Kumano, Shell hits 10, W8 v; p; N8 N& c/ a
CA Furutaka, |9 \1 P# u7 h* w" P
CL Natori, Shell hits 17 D% y& ^8 K L; K7 P) }- ~* {; j
DD Maikaze, on fire, heavy damage) x' x4 R0 y+ o2 A2 Y3 {
DD Natsugumo
* G( v7 Y, R# a$ m8 u" ?, UDD Ikazuchi
8 `! Q0 k/ q1 A( c+ sDD Yuzuki
+ R5 L$ M. W+ s5 Q x
" ^: U+ u6 f' }. v/ @# b' ]: C& C8 }, sAllied Ships
5 V* }: Q* M* ~( T$ qCA Portland, on fire
. R$ S/ ]- ~* P. {0 O& G, g% A6 `CA Northampton
D9 C- U7 k' _# d2 ?8 L. VCA Houston
N& v) R8 H' g0 X4 N! dCA Louisville
% ?: H' o$ Y: nCA Chicago
( c# h/ Q9 V( O1 M! b& ICA Pensacola
) L3 {8 D+ }, b% tCA New Orleans
8 F+ R+ i4 a5 l3 e3 oCA Astoria
% p4 R6 w7 S2 H8 k' \. |CA Minneapolis( M# x A; y) y& [- x i2 @! |6 o
CA San Francisco
q5 Z- I# X9 s( lCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
6 C0 P" l, X5 r- P4 ^' bCA Canberra) l$ |/ U ^% d
CL Leander8 K. u: z% q- d4 b5 b
CL Achilles7 Y' H8 ]+ G! i1 Z; k
CL Perth
$ M8 p6 e( Z& {- G4 S! oCL Hobart4 G4 V( }4 b- B$ P3 q5 ^, ?
CL Raleigh1 k, q, e3 ~3 U" A
CL Detroit
# i3 ]. [: S* |. p: H. Y7 _! l' tCL Concord
6 k4 K7 ^; N7 T- K* W- hDD Cummings' t S! R) q- q" C
DD Case
7 M: B( N& _" fDD Shaw3 P# x" u! C. ?% M N5 i
DD Downes
2 i) V% s+ y& {, L( C9 y) XDD Le Triomphant
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1 e" L, \0 Y$ |0 ?- U9 z1 V* OCA Kumano, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage [ J1 H$ G9 } c, i# A8 p7 }8 z
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 34, and is sunk
2 ?, O& [ ]. t1 N6 i8 e4 ?CL Natori, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
+ q! R- a; _' SDD Maikaze, Shell hits 14, and is sunk7 e/ ]6 |% a) }/ S# |/ Q
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
; h8 I0 _/ j8 |DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 3, on fire8 Y! |' c: |5 r% x7 D6 k
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
3 @: g, |! b4 B( P
/ M2 w" N K5 Q' I0 o1 | q, EAllied Ships4 s; g! r1 ?$ i8 w
CA Portland, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage5 ~1 n( L- j, B$ B6 F; g
CA Northampton, Shell hits 1, on fire+ Z: t7 m3 q) y4 g ~
CA Houston, Shell hits 1
5 a+ M2 u; a: _CA Louisville) O" Z4 P7 {* b+ m! N
CA Chicago, Shell hits 2$ B5 u/ _, U5 x" S
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 4
* }& Z8 K' c& a6 z7 kCA New Orleans, Shell hits 41 w. \! W4 k% J! P3 y% i& Q
CA Astoria
I) ~! W j3 l+ QCA Minneapolis3 q& Y3 J9 U3 B- H) T
CA San Francisco
6 k5 M1 p* y v! |- i5 I. SCA Australia, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
3 e9 A' N% R4 X, ^9 NCA Canberra
# V% Q# S p; M/ WCL Leander0 c" |5 p( j0 K7 s7 P
CL Achilles
6 F! X$ t& u9 M# VCL Perth. I& t1 k! R6 a7 w: g I
CL Hobart- g/ f. v# {. |: X
CL Raleigh _9 W: W" `- t* [7 t. D7 P
CL Detroit
+ [, O9 i7 I( o8 M% X( Z0 }CL Concord
5 g) X+ J- U' \% d; Q5 TDD Cummings% L" X. d |% s4 g8 e4 m5 w" ~
DD Case
% t4 I8 e ?# }2 q y! c; \% [# IDD Shaw
9 f$ n7 ?. P, E! i& E D5 QDD Downes( d9 R! r: ]7 q! E
DD Le Triomphant2 V7 g; j* @' c) D5 f& w s
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Japanese Ships3 F% y. }0 n3 J, u
CA Kumano, Shell hits 33, on fire, heavy damage
2 S: _3 s9 N$ p" O& ?7 y2 [5 \1 jCL Natori, Shell hits 24, and is sunk9 K$ O9 H/ E( \" d- z4 g+ Z
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
. M- C" Z! j+ W/ ODD Ikazuchi, on fire2 v# @% Q p" e% ]" c
+ `5 S$ G$ l( C6 j
Allied Ships2 I+ m3 M/ z; k% Q3 g$ D% w
CA Portland, on fire, heavy damage
5 f" \4 q" X6 C' ?& o0 bCA Northampton, on fire7 a; ~+ `. c! l- p7 R$ F1 K
CA Houston, I4 f" N, L+ S0 v) U- |% ^
CA Louisville
4 k/ [: [8 u+ @9 ^! _CA Chicago% p, G$ b$ k) U( [8 g( d" n8 u7 Q
CA Pensacola5 G; l& c2 ^- P }7 B
CA New Orleans$ e7 ~1 H4 V1 v
CA Astoria4 n& w1 c" z# O4 d7 Y" h
CA Minneapolis9 u5 {7 |3 p$ k9 S) S% ^
CA San Francisco. r; @; z& a, L% K1 O! C0 D$ j
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage. [9 y1 @1 U# ?: u% q' J
CA Canberra1 p5 v- s8 l; [- L' Y0 p
CL Leander
" N K3 H8 c% w- k1 R% J8 g1 R' RCL Achilles- Q, h- N9 Z& f) m {6 ?" f
CL Perth' n* m$ z% {7 ^- H- ?
CL Hobart, @0 W0 K* c/ Q# V6 n, p
CL Raleigh: D p% ?' |! E# m; w* b3 P% l
CL Detroit4 o- V7 L, K+ n, j' ]3 I
CL Concord
8 ?3 L0 @' _* RDD Cummings
! x$ Z& I/ v2 a1 d/ ]- s( e; ]4 ?DD Case
- e6 y4 u8 e: V) {9 nDD Shaw
$ q+ d M# l4 M: g9 _$ ZDD Downes2 |% R" r! N7 ~1 j. ? x
DD Le Triomphant
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* K$ _( j1 I6 m; ]( M; Z- HNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93! }5 \& s E8 P3 @5 I& ^
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Japanese Ships
c" l$ U+ s4 z3 {CA Kumano, Shell hits 29, and is sunk6 t, c T) p* p: r0 u
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 35, and is sunk* I" Y$ W6 V: ]( Z- j N* |) ]
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 15, and is sunk% S6 w3 L; p' `" @/ ^4 j3 B
+ a" J* s: B' V' H H2 }Allied Ships
+ G4 B; w" b8 r' r+ m. P* z7 ZCA Portland, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage# i- b9 t o# y4 O- B
CA Northampton, on fire6 ~; u/ @6 K; o/ s- X3 w8 T7 G
CA Houston
7 |; p1 z2 T4 BCA Louisville& o+ u/ [; x4 K8 K/ L7 w# S7 H
CA Chicago
8 J7 P6 G: k2 I$ H/ XCA Pensacola1 j9 {0 T3 f7 ?0 B' F
CA New Orleans
. {, q' o" D1 L) a) UCA Astoria% ]. C8 g4 c3 |: v5 X+ ?/ y
CA Minneapolis/ i P8 K+ H2 M
CA San Francisco
2 t' X! F" B) V# fCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
2 F0 g ^) z% H9 N9 [CA Canberra# k# [) @8 w7 ~* Y0 g" E7 J! E
CL Leander( V0 W# p- M" _9 M8 Y6 {& H
CL Achilles, E" [( X( z9 h2 u, a2 R& f* u; t
CL Perth
i- c8 r4 g0 s" C9 h# KCL Hobart
7 C4 Q, c4 Q- B+ g, k0 W- g# TCL Raleigh+ C7 q- ^# C4 k
CL Detroit; t/ t- K2 h; @9 @+ w" I
CL Concord
/ B4 o5 N) |$ z' w7 C2 _7 [* bDD Cummings. J$ ]9 I! j0 P0 b3 o3 u7 s
DD Case4 ?0 C2 D, T' v
DD Shaw
; ^8 C, m. N3 q( f; kDD Downes) |) W. U- @4 J, k
DD Le Triomphant1 V4 V% h1 A: |. S! F
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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Japanese aircraft& D6 ?" v. [- j0 G% a
A6M2 Zero x 502 m% S$ h, J! A4 y* I! e
2 S# X5 ]% P" V5 IAllied aircraft; {0 z. k5 c; _/ M
F4F-4 Wildcat x 42
! e$ j; `4 W7 d8 h( |SBD Dauntless x 44
7 j% g' V! I( z7 L- NTBF Avenger x 16# |7 k8 ~' U4 L, v
3 p' W0 I, o# X- H" YJapanese aircraft losses
4 M$ Z, Z! @1 S+ e; qA6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged; r" ]7 z; k% f" |8 ^; s6 @! H7 u
# o6 b% A9 ^! H5 h/ }( A' r3 v3 IAllied aircraft losses
* J* _# ^; k/ L* Y* LF4F-4 Wildcat: 27 destroyed/ w# F0 ]) A- K1 s2 V7 g' N
SBD Dauntless: 13 destroyed, 17 damaged2 u1 T# o7 D/ ^% r: s
TBF Avenger: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged5 q$ o+ ~& o" D# O, N
" z- z3 P& ~* I8 t* }Japanese Ships
! F% ~" S% n: [* ICV Kaga, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
. k% B! }7 Q/ V+ Q( ^$ PCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire8 G) \( H! x1 j4 Z/ N
CV Shokaku
8 {# A( q+ g! j7 e$ qCV Soryu
2 a% X7 Z) M! G8 }& j3 n 7 e8 q0 i, U" x, D" j
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2 j9 E* S0 U; F1 {' @A6M2 Zero x 19. y( V# F) z3 z" J6 _7 o+ G/ c) i
' P3 h& ^& T" ?2 L7 P
Allied aircraft
* T3 W. i3 e( U1 {& |. uF4F-4 Wildcat x 19
# W0 } F! t5 F" o0 D: nSBD Dauntless x 14" V9 J+ V0 u+ }
TBF Avenger x 61 @. |, E8 q% A: `! N, W* e, G
& S+ G) ]4 g, x Y# F- G6 AJapanese aircraft losses4 }# o! x0 S9 O
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
( U8 f; w5 d4 [+ M
, n5 x' V+ p [! d- @Allied aircraft losses* O3 _* ^9 w7 O* }0 [" g$ D% }+ Y
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed. M0 O3 \0 ?$ u1 P) A3 E
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged- _# f: e- R+ F6 U8 `5 z m
TBF Avenger: 6 damaged, i" a8 Z6 V6 m2 f
7 d" _+ f* l6 [7 Y3 [# n0 l: VJapanese Ships W& }% M- N4 ~% {
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
7 ^# e7 X( I* w* @+ j1 J" GCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2
0 P1 o5 k$ ~3 _3 r# bCA Tone
3 ]- s8 j6 `' X4 ~5 ACV Soryu, Bomb hits 1
! W! L/ T, H4 r$ b' W: rCV Hiryu, on fire
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7 ]. b3 ]8 y6 L) E: jJapanese aircraft
. `2 r: \4 I! i! [1 [& K( [' rA6M2 Zero x 17
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( {* n: M( { f$ GAllied aircraft
/ X* u: P/ h: _3 W+ `: sF4F-4 Wildcat x 24
6 ^! q. k8 x8 lSBD Dauntless x 27
+ J4 ~. a1 _! i' S8 o4 qTBF Avenger x 7* p9 w0 L8 |( o* O/ n" O
0 v/ _: x P; D+ ], E
Japanese aircraft losses
0 H, J5 u Z5 i, J1 I6 NA6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
7 Z; [: ^ ^3 B& s' x* D* ?
$ T8 O6 Z* l* m3 X/ P/ w* EAllied aircraft losses: [+ a- L9 l( y3 ]" n
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed
4 o6 ?' {4 F0 } k; T5 U: {SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged7 @6 d9 v, W* K4 `* x; \
TBF Avenger: 5 damaged
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) `+ c, P5 J& x9 g8 z$ m1 WJapanese Ships, J- d$ O) T1 n9 K Z
CV Shokaku% K( m; l3 t5 d- q
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 2, on fire
+ v. D9 d& D, H- B; V+ e }& O, P+ DCV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
l6 q' n5 T( F' W3 oCV Soryu1 n% |9 f! _% I, W$ G; ^
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1
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. t, I: E9 x' L V# Z' F6 kJapanese aircraft: Q q } C7 J( \$ A" W
A6M2 Zero x 15; J; V; B0 X' @3 R
. s% `6 M+ C5 Y9 f4 T" g
Allied aircraft5 ~- W {) i O
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8- n) x7 c. i1 C$ ^" C" W# Y9 ^
SBD Dauntless x 18
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Japanese aircraft losses7 E0 v, I) u) n' P' p9 v! F' v2 H$ ~
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
. E6 H$ m' l( R# a: W& N0 c+ _( q7 g% b* K
) j" v( S) |/ |! h9 oAllied aircraft losses2 [ Z% a& B/ r$ C! y- H* P; e
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed [8 H1 q, s- c5 r
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged8 K" J z3 k- u; ^
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Japanese Ships& y* f7 x! J8 N, x {, ^
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 1
! D) j4 }6 ^! b8 E3 ?9 ?2 hCV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage5 K* I6 K- y) q- M1 E) m
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
. v J: ]8 Q0 m8 Q' cCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage" y9 b, i1 B/ \; z* O4 {2 ~
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0 a/ O# l% K- X+ n; z* rA6M2 Zero x 12
, S. e7 \' t& y. U% [" [; m$ a4 C. s1 a' C
* P- b6 _9 I C) q9 L8 nAllied aircraft
: A4 h* C1 U; L8 F. s, i8 e+ ~4 wF4F-4 Wildcat x 106 d) K# p" r# y- X8 U1 A
SBD Dauntless x 97 ?+ w8 i, m' Q# w
TBF Avenger x 16
3 a* H7 E& ~; D$ p
, z/ H7 U2 j& @2 Y# W3 @) a# ~1 s* `9 d2 mJapanese aircraft losses
# P+ U0 R% ]! |& RA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed1 _7 ^2 b, f/ p8 B8 }6 w2 U+ B
+ v: I. d/ o/ n* f9 C) [- g3 z Z- l
Allied aircraft losses, {3 y u: y" y% ~" H# @5 W( G/ e" n7 `
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
& L; T; x" Z% S8 J8 aSBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
4 ~0 b1 a7 q3 i; ~# h5 s6 VTBF Avenger: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged; C3 D9 C; u/ K) ^! l5 A/ T4 W0 C
% L( t, A. F/ l* |% `- _( j( _Japanese Ships
" J2 u) `7 L. ?' B% e0 OCV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage: Z5 h; Z# y5 j3 S, j
CV Hiryu, on fire1 v5 }+ ]4 ?& K3 O: H
CA Chikuma
4 @- }2 A, ]1 \! W% y; [CV Soryu8 P" I9 u G$ S7 C, O' y+ Z
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7 g' _ D: d( ]+ E2 N# S9 a- B0 dJapanese aircraft( g; w% `! J4 A3 n! `
A6M2 Zero x 36
- y% t6 s7 o* I+ RD3A Val x 90. G0 v8 a3 f( r/ Q L
B5N Kate x 661 @" Z* `" k: D% O% P- d
. v& K" E) z1 {( wAllied aircraft) L, z) B* b2 F- ^2 g
F4F-4 Wildcat x 108
# | g% P' {: |P-40E Warhawk x 45" q9 L' v: G! |7 o( J1 O
P-38G Lightning x 2* [& o2 d, n# m: D( Z
, M ?* e9 r2 k# _, X2 Y
Japanese aircraft losses( Z1 K/ J' N4 j) Z
A6M2 Zero: 26 destroyed
! Q' C# S; ^# `2 _$ o5 {" bD3A Val: 50 destroyed/ Z( M4 f1 M% t9 {. Q
B5N Kate: 42 destroyed
+ [, g9 _; Y+ j4 W
$ l% {* K2 s# v& SAllied aircraft losses
& g( p I- K( E1 S2 WF4F-4 Wildcat: 41 destroyed, 14 damaged
& Z7 f- D/ A6 W3 z. P& kP-40E Warhawk: 27 destroyed+ n6 @$ S. B2 y1 S( l) Q# ]% \
P-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed7 s2 b, X- U! X8 U6 O
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Allied Ships" ?6 v" S; ]& W/ f H1 M- \
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1, a2 Q# l" _& O) `3 A, c5 X! [
CV Hornet, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire* B! B! t" }3 t' e9 h
CV Wasp, Bomb hits 2, on fire
) T; y; o. `7 f5 F7 KDD Benham, Bomb hits 1, on fire
$ t) o5 d2 w' ~6 b' TCV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1, on fire. I& {/ J/ R! H/ @; O1 [( T
CV Yorktown3 V4 L4 F; D) P& G
CV Saratoga
, j$ Z: C6 L: T' zCL Honolulu5 f8 v( _/ f% E" e! b
CL St. Louis, Bomb hits 2
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# i# x1 {" b- _3 W4 CB-25C Mitchell x 3
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships# I3 k3 q7 ^3 J* i' d0 F
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage4 Q( [6 a' R; E" Z5 N
/ `" C7 T+ J* B) t" V3 y' W
Aircraft Attacking:% z1 T! T& T; x( N" P
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
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Allied aircraft; m! n; c: X- [5 y( g7 t
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
& P& {# [# R+ g* I. g! ^SBD Dauntless x 90
* F. E0 L: I' \& g/ a8 G; ]# w5 rTBF Avenger x 33
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Japanese Ships
9 O c3 U. d) K, B$ U( \CA Chikuma( D2 o P9 M+ o) `& M1 R" I
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
1 X: K% V! j# r+ h7 }CV Soryu, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage0 B/ q, k+ }5 T7 I4 d& Y0 x
CA Tone, Bomb hits 1
. P2 Z' Z% U+ n7 c' O9 ADD Ariake, Bomb hits 1, on fire1 L7 M7 P* B% ^6 ]* s
CA Aoba, Bomb hits 2
. o+ }9 A$ p& k# H: z3 ^CL Tama
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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) O) [9 m1 v p. {1 |B-25C Mitchell x 20
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8 w4 j8 o6 v# x5 x4 xJapanese Ships
, h3 M |. M$ i& e9 i4 {CV Soryu, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage$ z5 B/ P+ P' K2 Y# |. G
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage* c: Q: f5 b! z5 c6 u" N' q
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, a9 F6 F9 v4 }# C: S: J9 _+ gGround combat at Shortlands1 ^0 \3 r/ s3 R0 S& x/ G" R
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Allied Deliberate attack2 a) q* @# b8 c! T- e
$ j! c e" J5 mAttacking force 13678 troops, 150 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 322. @3 J) E/ g9 f* C9 m
8 J5 L; w; c2 U. \. V; S5 WDefending 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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Japanese max defense: 6 - adjusted defense: 1 ! |/ `! o" e. h" f+ R2 \# Q# t
g F% g. W/ A, y, U% ]Allied assault odds: 281 to 1
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) Q! E9 p& i( V" ~2 S$ p: kJapanese ground losses:9 X+ v# L. d6 {: b* X- b
1572 casualties reported
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Allied ground losses:
4 n; `( I* n+ L2 u7 h2 casualties reported
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