AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/18/42% I$ I& J5 C- `5 w+ ?
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Japanese Ships
; j u {' b/ n7 PCA Kumano0 B0 g0 G R. i: ?3 i! k% W3 n
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 42, and is sunk
2 y" i1 M/ Z8 r' ^3 S9 UCA Furutaka, Shell hits 1( v: }1 ?2 K8 y
CL Natori, Shell hits 1
* l' k2 ]* }! \9 f3 `/ dDD Maikaze, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
$ n9 s3 E, |- k G1 y0 f! B# SDD Natsugumo
: [' x7 U4 R. ?4 oDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 1- N1 H9 w" A: b) ]
DD Yuzuki5 W+ c7 h% X; v' I) H; T
* S/ p! l1 t. @% m8 Y
Allied Ships/ r4 M; I& k" `, e* G W
CA Portland, Shell hits 2, on fire
3 j, O6 n" Q2 i# D$ J) v# E- sCA Northampton8 Q+ k& t9 ?2 ?0 @3 ~& e+ u
CA Houston, Torpedo hits 1! v2 _ x3 N- L9 p7 E3 ?+ x" o
CA Chester, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
& A7 ]- Y6 v# F0 Q7 J: f3 A7 mCA Louisville, Shell hits 1
$ Y* m% i* g( I+ JCA Chicago/ ^; F N/ J" B G4 @$ ?# E
CA Pensacola4 M" D: S8 {- o% \6 c# _' m: }
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
5 i8 Y! ~4 Z; V" [/ F! }CA Astoria$ k- j0 F; I( ~
CA Minneapolis
# U1 @$ u( a9 W6 k+ M7 ~( i8 JCA San Francisco
( d, t, }7 p0 g' l5 Y8 XCA Australia, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage' e* B9 e: f, d, `! o: ]! @( t: L
CA Canberra
9 a3 U- P4 B2 s" B4 x6 FCL Leander# A, R. d' [5 h# f
CL Achilles
6 }# s% e0 n/ b3 cCL Perth
$ I T) N9 U* e, k9 x, }) `+ YCL Hobart# h( G a2 c7 ^. n8 ^* o9 |
CL Raleigh
- G9 }% @/ N3 a3 S8 z$ iCL Detroit
8 }6 M7 [) _' ^! v& G) O, _CL Concord
5 c: I1 _ @+ T: T- ?" {3 ZDD Cummings
, Z N/ H* B1 \DD Case- s, t' c% L. ?4 x
DD Shaw
$ e' p" ]* Q i" `( w5 ]- EDD Downes/ [9 h% N- r5 d% G
DD Le Triomphant
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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Japanese Ships3 O N7 o/ i$ J' H% V4 c6 {) u
CA Kumano, Shell hits 10
+ P" z2 u! w R$ O7 ~5 l/ f: o5 kCA Furutaka5 t, _& R7 I: C) |
CL Natori, Shell hits 14 R/ u& r& O$ b/ l
DD Maikaze, on fire, heavy damage
$ W: s8 C+ G7 {" _6 KDD Natsugumo0 F, s5 |. e% j2 ]- L/ X
DD Ikazuchi
# I m! i0 Q! b/ z1 DDD Yuzuki$ S* W! p: N9 t+ u+ z3 |
5 G$ C- Z9 ~% K
Allied Ships6 b" S V ?. S; c
CA Portland, on fire
% k2 a9 t b2 {. _$ p( d" D3 `CA Northampton
m% j* P! y& w: [, uCA Houston F) \; m- X. P/ H
CA Louisville
+ z3 x# H* A3 w6 N# _CA Chicago. r# ~8 H% I G4 {
CA Pensacola' c1 Q6 y( Q6 ?' I$ O. x
CA New Orleans! ~+ d: G# x) s y, V- I
CA Astoria+ _$ O) a; C$ k! @7 l
CA Minneapolis& B; d' x1 k' W9 |5 I5 J1 e6 L
CA San Francisco+ U; S! h" m1 I9 v
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage6 j' d/ K" L$ {
CA Canberra
# r2 i0 e R5 P6 t$ J# S' ?CL Leander {3 N" q4 c: ?/ |8 ]) d6 j, U. z0 o
CL Achilles/ Z: \9 L/ X0 l. V6 _$ q9 n4 n
CL Perth# j! j7 W7 }$ y. G& `. d& G5 B0 X
CL Hobart
1 G" f8 p& h) i. xCL Raleigh
+ v* L- _7 _$ l5 V l p# E6 hCL Detroit! m4 ~( U# m7 u6 |' r4 m
CL Concord
b4 M5 u4 R4 T4 j9 XDD Cummings& U. x9 L! I( ~& M# U
DD Case
, p: |6 Q' \1 ~5 w# J& mDD Shaw
" y8 d: H5 u' O! B0 l$ k3 W8 t, ^DD Downes
& R) v4 ~& c; _8 QDD Le Triomphant9 L+ }8 c: U# c! c; x( u6 p
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Japanese Ships
' s) B, t J" I* s% A" G2 @CA Kumano, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage3 [6 l# Z7 z4 B! P U
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 34, and is sunk: X: G: g4 d' D: @: k' ~9 y
CL Natori, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage( p$ |, t, n, D1 M' P$ j, R- n
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 14, and is sunk' ]2 w4 N. A, _$ ^- B
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1" x1 u! H' D, J; q; |
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 3, on fire2 g* o9 ?1 y; U# q' g* }
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
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$ P* P y" H) x$ i) `/ H4 W1 tCA Portland, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
4 K! I6 S, C* j! ?' RCA Northampton, Shell hits 1, on fire
( M2 A0 {" D& W. F7 LCA Houston, Shell hits 1
9 V& @/ w8 r/ R( J5 L* N. a- ICA Louisville
7 }9 X6 N: W0 U1 A! L- zCA Chicago, Shell hits 2, U5 R! |. ^( P) Y5 C7 c
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 4
, w8 O# J U& p2 U, U* H% xCA New Orleans, Shell hits 4. p& Z* `: V& a# `, U
CA Astoria; N7 o0 B; T! Z) H7 M
CA Minneapolis
; W8 t( v( o. c( SCA San Francisco
7 x) B" K3 S* m# L4 g% E4 WCA Australia, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
- j$ e Q' C3 o9 d. n6 SCA Canberra
0 V( |4 _. {$ iCL Leander
c4 I0 U$ |) t. W7 {CL Achilles$ F9 Y9 i2 R( n/ f0 W
CL Perth1 o* |' Y# o! |3 s3 V4 F
CL Hobart
! Y% X: q0 F# \$ v4 eCL Raleigh& H: V$ J. F$ T" w
CL Detroit& n# D8 [9 c: D6 R4 U; ]# d
CL Concord
! C' e+ k4 n0 C3 Q' oDD Cummings A2 x1 `$ @- Y9 e! M. H- ]/ Z
DD Case
|5 I" i$ X$ `" L# V; {$ iDD Shaw
W6 U4 [" x5 `% P, qDD Downes! q0 l" f, \/ K- T, O# Z+ p3 q
DD Le Triomphant9 L$ f0 f4 i: I2 L8 E C
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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1 `& a) i m4 sJapanese Ships
3 g! h8 O+ ^6 C0 P7 {5 wCA Kumano, Shell hits 33, on fire, heavy damage
1 i) P* {3 A4 J3 g$ x7 QCL Natori, Shell hits 24, and is sunk; w6 ` [& w& r1 ^, `4 E: p
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 19 i# |) K3 s. Q8 K; o6 G
DD Ikazuchi, on fire! e. X: ~. n @- E' e: d9 }
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( J8 o. r8 q7 s; \; i5 C: cCA Portland, on fire, heavy damage8 @& ]$ n2 z& w. o) _( O) R. j7 i
CA Northampton, on fire/ Z5 O- N$ _9 P% ?& u2 W+ j6 L
CA Houston0 c" r! g. x0 z0 o5 b b$ S
CA Louisville
+ ]/ D; [: J9 ^$ E1 z! F9 MCA Chicago
5 t$ a2 Z3 B- d' r1 wCA Pensacola
! ^+ t1 Q) A3 V8 G& @9 oCA New Orleans
& F2 H2 ]1 \/ t3 p8 rCA Astoria) \5 P v- r* }" U4 g/ @5 t
CA Minneapolis0 \$ U+ B2 M4 {$ N
CA San Francisco3 m0 ?% W9 g5 w1 U3 L) V" ]
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
& i& j, [; L8 r/ yCA Canberra
2 n, e! A1 R. w# P7 A" H9 r' eCL Leander
4 X" j, W s7 GCL Achilles. {1 P% d2 `/ p' O- C+ W& q8 H
CL Perth+ V {! N: q. l- i0 R
CL Hobart
! }! O* h8 _1 k: A. BCL Raleigh
- N1 { K5 }( JCL Detroit' z) b1 w- k# y" L8 m
CL Concord; m7 s2 c S: b: `6 q
DD Cummings% C/ A# [9 ?" p) g; [" H$ e
DD Case
9 W% g2 `9 X4 s; H1 DDD Shaw$ ~6 c! F. m' q s8 S) V) Z
DD Downes0 U0 i: f# H* J: V
DD Le Triomphant0 n; @" f9 `- _5 j% u
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8 Y9 N _8 ~3 v$ z: S& ?- r# gJapanese Ships- r6 h9 ^) _& _& c* B
CA Kumano, Shell hits 29, and is sunk
: W" ]0 }8 s- e( P3 GDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 35, and is sunk
* s& l0 I% l. O. M* Q1 f6 F& `% yDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 15, and is sunk' z: x' U8 {) @: b0 X
h5 Q0 {$ e) X9 Q& EAllied Ships4 W5 _6 i$ J z% T3 Y. l- Q5 H
CA Portland, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
% ^0 } L- \& @0 D6 \: E* u* `CA Northampton, on fire
6 V% H& u* `9 n- E6 d$ |6 E# s9 RCA Houston: O' k! R3 ?/ J, h/ S3 b1 l* }/ \
CA Louisville' t- E7 N9 h1 S/ m5 w! ?
CA Chicago n, N. t. w% N5 J y8 ]
CA Pensacola7 c& B: M3 c6 x3 I+ W$ Q1 z
CA New Orleans6 W( i1 `" o. L$ |% w
CA Astoria" ]* u) P4 b- j# G9 R
CA Minneapolis
3 |. |# f" t0 nCA San Francisco
1 s& l. Q% R& | ?& K5 [! n# jCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage2 z: K! O8 _2 m6 Z' G* I. V0 }9 L
CA Canberra" b' j1 p* b) o4 R" n( W- k2 I
CL Leander
( w. G8 p4 f( Y4 y5 DCL Achilles
$ F9 {* r4 C$ m. JCL Perth# O# X$ X6 e6 s# G' o+ T" A
CL Hobart: G+ ~( K3 b5 I+ X' O7 O3 z
CL Raleigh
6 \7 `, p, z; X1 c- ]8 C6 sCL Detroit
8 @ C/ K. I. e8 W( M0 T; kCL Concord
& f! ~0 F# f) w/ {; ZDD Cummings- t5 ?0 C6 ^2 \8 z( n' D. m/ ^
DD Case
) ?+ g% k' \& F3 R% bDD Shaw
4 J8 r( b3 L8 u8 S/ e: x; MDD Downes. q: V5 q. t' ^3 i2 i+ P. D
DD Le Triomphant
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/ b1 V8 x# }* n0 q* y! CDay Air attack on TF at 61,91
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Japanese aircraft
$ L( R: A- a# g$ e8 K; o, l. Q GA6M2 Zero x 50
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Allied aircraft
. r% p; ^, T* V, Z4 XF4F-4 Wildcat x 424 j9 s& O4 w# h! g* Z
SBD Dauntless x 44: M+ E4 A9 R+ z7 i5 o3 e
TBF Avenger x 16
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Japanese aircraft losses# w1 p8 k4 j/ W* `! k/ D B8 P' U
A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses4 v" H( w f. u! k) J6 C
F4F-4 Wildcat: 27 destroyed
4 p3 { H0 d" K+ _6 Q) l; ESBD Dauntless: 13 destroyed, 17 damaged7 j7 c8 e5 |2 C* y
TBF Avenger: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged0 [2 D, w, t* ?: B; s" r. h
- U9 J" K: c) C5 \$ U$ k' pJapanese Ships6 x7 D* @$ j% R A/ a9 e
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage! | U: L5 v) a, @
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
5 O- T; H+ b, ~0 ICV Shokaku
4 k* ?2 M- ~3 r( [ m8 YCV Soryu
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+ ? P% C# {7 ]) n4 lJapanese aircraft
1 Z) d$ t u- l' ?0 U- S3 x7 i. f+ nA6M2 Zero x 19
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Allied aircraft
0 X( C8 `0 O# M4 R# ~F4F-4 Wildcat x 19" J" o; Z" Q) P" N
SBD Dauntless x 14
" K8 Y4 @3 b; _ ^7 H s( [! ?TBF Avenger x 6/ }3 B5 E4 M/ y5 X+ A j- V
2 \( \, s, c9 e! k4 X
Japanese aircraft losses
, [: V! f, u; o7 s. X: wA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses, {2 a q5 Z" u) ~6 t- F
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed
6 G+ K& ]5 N* J: b6 Z ASBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged
0 [5 l% x8 U# C) W$ KTBF Avenger: 6 damaged3 s) m% O5 x" W; P7 W$ B4 U
& s7 t2 h3 F% zJapanese Ships
5 [; J. J; F+ e/ H+ w# U! X; vCV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage, F! }+ S" @7 u7 g
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2 E; p6 ^8 P8 b; Z: o# @# E$ {
CA Tone) A7 o8 l5 E$ K! N2 ]
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 18 u6 W+ s: n5 V5 e: B' h7 F
CV Hiryu, on fire Z, t+ L* t7 i# `
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Japanese aircraft* j' w& ~) E* s" e
A6M2 Zero x 173 w7 w. A' r6 j2 s
, q1 m$ Q( m5 y1 o; b
Allied aircraft8 ~7 ~8 _5 ~8 o% b
F4F-4 Wildcat x 24
: ` t2 S4 `, Q( U0 b2 Q9 I; \! O; }SBD Dauntless x 27# I) w- |; t: _% P/ G w
TBF Avenger x 7. |! j3 F5 r/ A1 F' a f
3 o. Y1 Z& d; O( CJapanese aircraft losses( l% X& p9 J0 q; I) j/ W
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses8 u! {- ^7 @, A" B5 S/ w- D
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed' _( I# L0 K+ ^6 \* B: I" g0 l# `* ]
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged0 d4 |: R, n& ~! j
TBF Avenger: 5 damaged( Q. v' J& ~; |: P9 |
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Japanese Ships* ^+ f* Z" Z: U# w$ o3 E+ i* V
CV Shokaku
@5 E# d' d, C' n& kCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 2, on fire( W, V- e' s) c3 a# H) j
CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
' H% ?5 p# T6 y6 G; u {$ NCV Soryu. V5 F0 }% l4 I9 z
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1* \' ?( C) i) Z9 @
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Japanese aircraft
4 \6 \* l/ T7 G# `% |. `% e" SA6M2 Zero x 15$ |- ~' K, K; [% V4 d6 s
; v+ A4 @1 T; o' \ m% w' nAllied aircraft- J, h/ p! M. J; F) T( g
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8. a' p5 g) k8 k+ i& J: e
SBD Dauntless x 18
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; c( ^5 P( R5 q" @4 r, |Japanese aircraft losses
0 u8 m. x' v% e# XA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed2 X! N- R$ B; t9 v( i7 }* e3 U G8 R" g
! C/ S/ m0 |2 k; SAllied aircraft losses' _, \3 v7 Y( ?+ w- l1 j
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed1 x, E( @9 Q' {, \+ X% |2 J
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged. ?7 A1 `0 U5 R% T4 L |9 H, i& G B
! K8 s! V% S( x% Y1 SJapanese Ships
( c/ |: Y. ]4 j7 ^CV Soryu, Bomb hits 1
- Y9 `# E$ \, ? ?) G0 W5 X! zCV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
3 r1 J" A, X3 X4 Q: J# K( O4 l4 ]CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire" R, }" J6 w" h7 t- i" _2 Q# D, A
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
1 U t3 ^) {1 k/ v9 n6 |! ?* [0 o( B
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) r. F! G, Q5 AJapanese aircraft
" S! Q" _ G' n/ A9 t1 s/ bA6M2 Zero x 12
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4 Z8 |0 d8 } O; w# cAllied aircraft0 `7 P8 }* z4 w3 ?
F4F-4 Wildcat x 106 I1 o1 S' P* b" `" n
SBD Dauntless x 94 H$ ~! t! S, e$ m& p* X
TBF Avenger x 16
N0 ?5 M7 G a" ] g" D 3 Y* d( n# u0 k" D- E& @
Japanese aircraft losses; R" s6 c( f }5 s k% k1 }% z5 N
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed' I6 Z5 z% f: E4 g* V
* ~: G; ~0 a2 g
Allied aircraft losses
8 c* `( F$ U$ Y4 J$ TF4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed) S. W* F3 g- l$ ?" Q, D) p
SBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
& ~9 p2 L6 q+ y9 eTBF Avenger: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged
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, K' c& U% A) \' A5 E+ kJapanese Ships
% ]( Q# H& p( ^$ D- E& hCV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage) x; O' [8 v' ~. X& v' T
CV Hiryu, on fire
5 ^$ U: j) r+ \; p; F" ACA Chikuma
0 I, y3 U& y$ f; m7 YCV Soryu
5 x3 y [0 W5 H% Q* z6 p/ N
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Day Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,93' p- y# E2 W8 U6 n. Y: j H3 {
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Japanese aircraft' I7 f+ a; Q% u6 d3 ]3 s4 n
A6M2 Zero x 36
" g' t3 {; U2 m, V J+ V. ~9 d( XD3A Val x 90* `/ @8 V/ N& l' S* {
B5N Kate x 66& N0 r' Z$ B! k5 \3 U& Y
9 R2 _ \+ y5 D i' g( t, v8 |Allied aircraft9 I V, ]5 C, |" B
F4F-4 Wildcat x 108
! E% ]# D; o# Y) c- e, J/ n& nP-40E Warhawk x 45) }. N7 {0 \+ p: x/ w0 _' N
P-38G Lightning x 2) E/ V( b d7 x8 i% ^- u
5 q% {, T" E( k H/ T6 `- C+ w. gJapanese aircraft losses4 l9 u( B: h' e' U
A6M2 Zero: 26 destroyed& g; _: K7 h1 {- e! e' h; X. [
D3A Val: 50 destroyed" m; I, T/ t+ q; X4 C
B5N Kate: 42 destroyed
1 x/ V( `$ y- Z; ~5 K1 d
! I, J6 W& U0 T$ ]+ TAllied aircraft losses
& i9 [; j2 A8 N; pF4F-4 Wildcat: 41 destroyed, 14 damaged+ V( [0 W4 \' X, P# k
P-40E Warhawk: 27 destroyed/ K; w" \7 N: O: v6 n2 S# C
P-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed+ i2 I3 V \9 n* u( M
2 M h" r! O. w I4 z
Allied Ships
+ R: C) ]6 ^1 x# YCV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1
* }9 U% ^ b& J. Q" SCV Hornet, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire: z$ y% l: i K9 j, z; Q
CV Wasp, Bomb hits 2, on fire+ I: _. U' p3 j* c" Q0 O
DD Benham, Bomb hits 1, on fire, k g2 ~. k2 e
CV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
7 R- w: d0 z6 a* _: z6 ^9 j1 F- BCV Yorktown
4 s X! i7 F% X) ^8 o! {CV Saratoga
6 @* v$ l9 Z5 T/ bCL Honolulu
1 H/ M9 I2 A6 q" V% eCL St. Louis, Bomb hits 2
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Allied aircraft
# e& E+ m. j6 t: T9 gB-25C Mitchell x 3$ l4 k0 m- L d
9 r8 K, d' E9 w. P9 g* n
No Allied losses8 R6 D$ z& t- g
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Japanese Ships
& L6 P# R8 V7 O- A: l3 ACV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage: W9 R. p; r. \+ a1 w
3 G5 n/ R' Z& H) F* P4 ? j3 [, q
Aircraft Attacking:( `/ M0 }5 v) t8 I
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
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0 s3 Z4 @1 R7 u, J6 f6 [1 jDay Air attack on TF at 61,91
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# U9 y1 [2 Y& H5 |% w6 H# bAllied aircraft. A2 U8 j$ a2 r/ s1 _
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
: K2 V5 m8 K& R4 q3 D8 f" R1 W! cSBD Dauntless x 90! J" f& g. [5 ], L5 z$ g9 w
TBF Avenger x 33
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* g- u* m1 v# T- jJapanese Ships
* T3 v; O1 D' i+ HCA Chikuma
/ X y0 t$ k3 @7 wCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
; I9 q' U9 a; u# rCV Soryu, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage" @6 u% N" z1 c( H
CA Tone, Bomb hits 1
) F; M) C" z1 p4 H2 d1 t/ WDD Ariake, Bomb hits 1, on fire8 E0 m) Q4 M y: m5 J
CA Aoba, Bomb hits 25 x! l5 x6 w, S5 x4 e' z, t0 r+ a
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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CV Soryu, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
, J7 f6 {' n! nCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
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Ground combat at Shortlands. o2 M; v" c# t' ^, k" l
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Allied Deliberate attack
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( e( n4 O# c$ u0 o% lAttacking force 13678 troops, 150 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 322
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: d$ g1 C. ~' T8 C. Y; ]Defending force 1457 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10
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8 Q7 S; @! O5 J- {Allied max assault: 314 - adjusted assault: 281
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Japanese max defense: 6 - adjusted defense: 1
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Allied assault odds: 281 to 1 8 ]( |. o/ X/ }0 ^2 |- A5 W
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Japanese ground losses:6 _2 [. D0 h. H0 D0 _- x
1572 casualties reported9 }9 e6 f6 v" V v2 k) K! J" B
Guns lost 7
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Allied ground losses:
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