AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/18/42- P( A% c: K* ]2 I7 ^6 ^
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+ K+ {# G, i# U9 kNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93% t3 e1 Z2 N3 ^6 k/ H. J
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Japanese Ships! o5 r/ m! t3 [8 k! g) w- g6 L4 n
CA Kumano
' W" ~+ B- U" K9 NCA Kinugasa, Shell hits 42, and is sunk
) K4 t" U0 x4 q4 f# {CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1
3 K9 i: b) \( _, _1 s, F4 Z( yCL Natori, Shell hits 1
2 U q; T+ [7 [# {& ODD Maikaze, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage4 e u9 A0 j4 ^7 @
DD Natsugumo
2 o+ |& P6 ^- jDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 1
' H+ K. ~" ^; [6 S6 ?4 p5 a' tDD Yuzuki( m2 P+ Y y; e0 `
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Allied Ships4 N: A! p2 _+ C+ N8 q
CA Portland, Shell hits 2, on fire
, {) A& x3 ]( C* m* YCA Northampton
, e" N$ t2 @6 r6 E; BCA Houston, Torpedo hits 1
& C+ q' z# z$ b, {0 CCA Chester, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk( F3 ^( N' k& f! P/ k6 p0 s
CA Louisville, Shell hits 1: d2 v6 ~6 Z" c; A7 {3 R
CA Chicago
8 X+ f- W* f+ W4 o- e& wCA Pensacola/ y) B+ q. _9 y1 r' }
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
( E7 t, B( r9 TCA Astoria
& W9 J J% O; d! h+ O4 S# }CA Minneapolis0 ]# Q, K9 [6 n
CA San Francisco1 w: P* w* K* C
CA Australia, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
& q! L6 }0 Q# m/ hCA Canberra6 Q- B/ T6 K- G% a1 Y. R, {' x
CL Leander! n4 |2 ?1 j+ i, l0 {' U( R
CL Achilles9 z" k9 M k* w
CL Perth
3 f* Z$ z! `% X' L9 QCL Hobart: m/ q8 y, Y! o9 ]
CL Raleigh, x8 J/ H5 L" ?
CL Detroit- E# V" V" q$ k6 L0 m
CL Concord
) V* R& Z- R: G9 {( u; p8 oDD Cummings
. H3 r @ w, ODD Case- r# F% I1 i1 _3 Y# D
DD Shaw, b `$ L/ N# S1 N4 ?% \1 W
DD Downes
$ d n' q. H0 l' a9 S* ~, m2 ]DD Le Triomphant5 }9 j) n( M$ r
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) I0 P9 H% R \4 X; lCA Kumano, Shell hits 101 s0 l7 r3 @$ S- I7 b1 D! c
CA Furutaka: b! `5 S `8 u6 r
CL Natori, Shell hits 1
: S5 ]' J5 ~+ o( eDD Maikaze, on fire, heavy damage
6 @# B) l& ~% U! H" v' J! r; aDD Natsugumo, c; C% P3 j* X" M3 |
DD Ikazuchi
# X5 M0 a: r7 n; g( RDD Yuzuki9 T( G! m4 r3 c# h, q5 q
7 V4 W* c1 ?! z" |Allied Ships" m+ h1 |3 {. I6 H2 o; Z
CA Portland, on fire
2 o% N( w( _( o: I, CCA Northampton
3 X* r9 z, w& v: g* GCA Houston
# s# e& V' H" F- z( eCA Louisville+ Z) u0 j4 c i) v
CA Chicago
5 J9 K0 f5 V F! H1 Z0 W$ W! ICA Pensacola& v' h6 d" q# ]7 p( W7 ~7 [$ m
CA New Orleans
. l: @2 i A; j! |CA Astoria) c# U' U# p! }+ E4 n: V; e( @
CA Minneapolis
% d9 X/ Y! u, ]. f" |; cCA San Francisco
0 u$ n8 R. X; h& C" p0 i: @CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
Y1 L2 k+ u9 ^+ _$ U8 n8 |CA Canberra) c- P: q9 |' m* s4 H! J& X
CL Leander
4 R) I: @+ z8 y9 {$ QCL Achilles
5 P, S: ]7 b2 o& |9 `3 Y8 RCL Perth0 B8 D. |( M) ?1 C. ]9 e
CL Hobart9 p. q* {5 L9 k) x
CL Raleigh
$ j- I0 F) G. K/ C' v- I5 B4 pCL Detroit
1 p" p) H- I( d+ [/ JCL Concord5 J9 ] H8 j% r# R1 W" [
DD Cummings
, K" j6 O3 P3 e: L" m5 wDD Case: u& r, }8 J- v3 M' b" x7 T K
DD Shaw6 K9 ^' s0 X' u3 d* ^
DD Downes
1 \1 X! T7 Y$ HDD Le Triomphant
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,933 }+ n. o6 ~/ n n. ^/ e" |& i
! L1 \2 b, }' d& W% ` _Japanese Ships
% a4 C" T$ k. H; e2 \" eCA Kumano, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage+ r v$ [/ C/ F; _2 B* A, J
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 34, and is sunk+ q5 N9 k) s0 h, z/ ~2 l) l! b
CL Natori, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
4 e! C6 D, v d J RDD Maikaze, Shell hits 14, and is sunk0 S% i/ @) s) J" n* v% k/ p+ A
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1+ a. L3 Q* x" g3 a5 n$ L; ?9 A
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 3, on fire
1 Z0 @% h1 [/ w5 T, y7 dDD Yuzuki, Shell hits 6, and is sunk: Y# [- X/ q# ~) k
7 g$ p' N/ \- X8 e x5 t0 HAllied Ships
2 ]4 ]4 D. \6 N3 b8 ?7 jCA Portland, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
( c8 D# M) P- d' e) HCA Northampton, Shell hits 1, on fire
. y+ N# y- ?/ DCA Houston, Shell hits 1- J3 l' [4 {' }2 t: x$ w
CA Louisville
# u( `/ Q% Z& u9 q1 S0 C3 LCA Chicago, Shell hits 2
! F* ~* {/ J' T. [) fCA Pensacola, Shell hits 4
0 i$ t2 b8 ]( \ f: i* HCA New Orleans, Shell hits 4
' z# R* ]" i, ACA Astoria
+ _0 g) ^2 z3 o3 {4 ], A, xCA Minneapolis( a; ^# }* p0 W) k0 [" W8 ?
CA San Francisco
$ y2 ]5 @1 q- ]8 M) p! oCA Australia, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage# s3 P1 O, H% y! X2 ^+ x, O) l
CA Canberra
! r# O( y J) t, a6 V* E+ VCL Leander" o, X% N& ]: ~
CL Achilles
5 ~% Q9 F0 \3 r) V1 L+ L. _CL Perth
; N2 A$ O- A/ E6 [CL Hobart
$ N5 x6 D# d) u4 _CL Raleigh( Z& k( y( j% ? m+ [
CL Detroit
5 W- T" j) U: J9 t. BCL Concord
, r* K+ U7 n) Q" {' P$ g5 }; ADD Cummings
0 K( n' ^( L$ X* nDD Case
; U9 O: q# i- F4 u. T& {) k* zDD Shaw
$ |6 A- G; f+ i- B; P% EDD Downes
" ]- X4 u8 T4 v! m ~7 a0 b9 yDD Le Triomphant
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93- T6 k7 b; ] V4 I- k8 J: R
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Japanese Ships
5 m3 a/ s% `' w/ bCA Kumano, Shell hits 33, on fire, heavy damage1 M! A9 r6 A; { {3 B
CL Natori, Shell hits 24, and is sunk0 A X! E0 O2 D" |( k* f7 C2 u) ]& o8 C
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1. V$ R, f( Z6 G+ F7 B2 b+ k: X
DD Ikazuchi, on fire
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Allied Ships
8 z3 h% p4 A4 j6 J' }! qCA Portland, on fire, heavy damage
0 p4 e, ` X( e; C. KCA Northampton, on fire( }- \2 C% _4 d
CA Houston U7 v/ ]+ y6 g
CA Louisville) J. l+ x" \* P$ Z: S# G" ]7 r" o# ?
CA Chicago
) C5 c* `/ k* |$ D4 Q& d" tCA Pensacola
) E) @4 t6 U$ E7 q1 \( X% XCA New Orleans
; }* U" ]& F; k1 L H5 S0 ^+ GCA Astoria$ E: Y+ U+ Q9 I7 V& F7 q, q
CA Minneapolis0 Z' D& ]2 L& S2 \
CA San Francisco( A3 c0 W% b( R* L$ j
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage0 t: G. \6 L: }5 h8 c9 T
CA Canberra
7 Q" ?# B7 C7 j; ~CL Leander
6 r; l# k9 w9 [1 ?! Y) wCL Achilles8 K4 S8 t) b( e" b
CL Perth7 d- P- e' I; C% E0 s$ N& l
CL Hobart1 y/ r; f- ~% Y& Q3 G$ E# g
CL Raleigh
, B: _ o/ p: i* O9 F8 I R" n1 a& NCL Detroit1 p# q6 H% s. c$ J2 ~
CL Concord1 F% q i. Y# f; t! L9 Z, Y
DD Cummings; f. d6 r/ w* `- N, t& f6 N$ E
DD Case) Q, R! S2 v$ r+ b+ ], w l
DD Shaw7 n7 t1 r3 j M/ p, }8 x. P
DD Downes) w- }4 X/ y8 v2 [: f- a5 V j/ ^
DD Le Triomphant
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- X; [2 N" o3 w% {3 \CA Kumano, Shell hits 29, and is sunk5 s: M- [2 [5 d2 F; j
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 35, and is sunk
/ _' Y; j; Z) A) ~5 V* d HDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 15, and is sunk6 m& v \* F0 Q) O, z
( w& T1 E9 w* r5 wAllied Ships9 \$ r5 r& u$ W; g* |: z, |6 i/ U
CA Portland, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage8 P0 B$ V5 `+ f7 [$ g
CA Northampton, on fire
" r9 C8 ]5 i) i1 c% c9 q% w: hCA Houston( i8 j( k$ ~6 b5 N
CA Louisville
0 g$ Y0 `- E- M. g1 \4 kCA Chicago C7 T4 h3 \' Q8 K3 t/ _! D' G
CA Pensacola* t+ L: _5 h% w( L- O
CA New Orleans. z. ^5 N" }, d3 |7 t1 ]9 t+ a
CA Astoria
* ?) Z4 g& \9 w" c9 L( l: X8 [CA Minneapolis
: M& D- l% V1 S7 n0 Q: x0 gCA San Francisco" X- o3 v$ b! p. O& m: z& {
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage! q! |; L1 E2 l" I; x3 `
CA Canberra
M# r$ ^8 C$ G! j. j1 @CL Leander& J w6 U) k5 U* J, \8 ^7 }
CL Achilles8 o5 b d1 j# } h% J& \/ p
CL Perth
3 ~1 q; ?, Q! D* s. p; ]CL Hobart4 k0 ?5 C7 h( W; N5 c1 ~* L
CL Raleigh
* X+ H% p X3 Z9 O9 R- r* yCL Detroit
) j% a8 J7 R; P& u TCL Concord
+ j# I. {7 f$ [DD Cummings
' u3 w# d) O6 W' a2 y# |3 w) c% \! ZDD Case
. A2 m* \9 ~5 I/ V8 YDD Shaw
, K+ w9 H" S! b( A+ G* q5 VDD Downes
5 i% ?& A( V8 C: z; F& i6 M1 {DD Le Triomphant% c$ J7 D0 {& A: ~ S5 N5 h
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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Japanese aircraft
/ c: R; C$ q ?; C% T9 J1 EA6M2 Zero x 50
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$ d! t& G' m, E; \; [7 o, nAllied aircraft1 n b* n5 Q7 J' _& R8 R# \
F4F-4 Wildcat x 42
6 p; s! n9 C; X5 F$ XSBD Dauntless x 447 p. b# c" f" K/ |
TBF Avenger x 167 |- B# e' K$ A
1 v, F* F5 F0 U+ w5 S3 ^" C% R
Japanese aircraft losses" \/ G' ]: v, M K" ~4 U$ G
A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
. _/ F7 |: P" ?" t% A8 \: w3 SF4F-4 Wildcat: 27 destroyed F$ X( J1 h& l
SBD Dauntless: 13 destroyed, 17 damaged
+ t5 |# } T4 }( }- t& s' g( P+ qTBF Avenger: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged
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( ]) ~1 b8 s1 W) k7 a& L% V8 yCV Kaga, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage# Q. f$ M3 n; l0 ^2 m
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire8 X$ q, X* Y' `; w; }: n
CV Shokaku
' p9 a+ w; t: [CV Soryu: c' { i6 K5 U. U/ k* ~; k
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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2 [. D) {! ?! P7 w: EJapanese aircraft
. G1 {* h# o8 f2 M) t% TA6M2 Zero x 19
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Allied aircraft
9 D6 ]& G% d, X1 W' r2 F* DF4F-4 Wildcat x 19/ L/ c r% _4 j1 Q6 G6 ]
SBD Dauntless x 14
! z6 y- ?8 ~; y$ KTBF Avenger x 6
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0 w2 X2 K4 S( s: @Japanese aircraft losses9 t' M6 u4 V; G& g& a- E7 K
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed: z* z: ~7 b& R C% Y
+ E# O+ z5 q* R. o: q4 i3 Z* ~, PAllied aircraft losses
* a" S) h& H- [+ qF4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed
" W8 R" l: V9 Y& v) m: _SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged
2 A7 g) f+ X, A% j' i5 mTBF Avenger: 6 damaged& W- |" U, M8 l, i
" j. d+ w, D9 n- `, b) fJapanese Ships
* _/ H7 [! A3 `: V3 PCV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage! Q8 @/ D4 e$ @% D D' \$ e1 u
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2
# O3 |# L* J) @CA Tone. w- c) G1 h. N9 X$ u, B, D. }
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 1
% t Y2 X; P, s$ a4 [- q9 t, ECV Hiryu, on fire/ W" ~2 _9 G* [9 g T
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Japanese aircraft
: P9 F O& H6 K6 WA6M2 Zero x 172 t8 p5 x1 {+ y1 v; [+ V/ ^
& M! m- p( t2 ]( U' B; wAllied aircraft! n) X" n1 x6 d. a* i
F4F-4 Wildcat x 24
8 O' a8 A: ]! t$ X0 a( l2 D& fSBD Dauntless x 27
1 q4 k4 G* y# p0 ^5 ~: k Q5 }TBF Avenger x 7$ f! _% @6 G! B/ y( g v
% L" ^. _& e* f3 r9 d2 PJapanese aircraft losses
4 \% Q% \9 R1 a5 c7 n8 ~) lA6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
2 @0 O+ S6 M5 p- i% v# n; P) h
6 i( P' w# u* K3 J2 _ QAllied aircraft losses
) g% b3 y4 w" {$ G1 R$ F& ~0 C5 t- H {F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed5 x3 i3 {6 Z) z% k- O0 a8 q& h
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged
" D) L# {* _! v; w! m; r5 ]. TTBF Avenger: 5 damaged
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CV Shokaku# n. ]1 o" {3 i) }
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 2, on fire
; n: U$ z0 }4 b# ECV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage$ [# f; _- L& S9 H: n6 C# s; ?; j0 E# {
CV Soryu
: R4 ^* Z% Z1 n: }CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1
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6 h8 K2 p" b. A5 w8 xJapanese aircraft
8 W) r) L3 t) F0 \A6M2 Zero x 154 ]# M' C$ x% P# s
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Allied aircraft
( m0 V$ y, a. u' CF4F-4 Wildcat x 86 `, n' ~6 y U1 x# W8 i
SBD Dauntless x 18
0 N* ~; x) x' D& w! b0 Y
4 p* J( s- y- OJapanese aircraft losses
( |8 w4 O y% d QA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed! Z0 f- U% Q2 |8 N8 I: Z
0 s5 Q' |3 |, S) u3 S
Allied aircraft losses
: `: V3 r9 ^6 B2 [F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed* Q6 y7 ~8 W' C. o
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged4 F7 k) H; @9 L" `8 z' P" O* }
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Japanese Ships6 q+ `* e: @' P7 ?* ^3 p/ }
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 1* Z5 Q r, b" S3 \
CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
1 y% _2 u6 @0 h& }7 nCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire; X. I7 N' ^& E& f) O9 u9 C/ g
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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0 h1 Q7 w% s! _; q" o- fDay Air attack on TF at 61,91! I' J; F8 y: o3 G6 H9 p8 F- J
5 Z& f% ^; J) D& c. P7 ^$ ~0 XJapanese aircraft
. i# R- B, v9 Z' {6 H7 u5 kA6M2 Zero x 120 t v3 C, X4 ? A3 c4 T1 Y+ v7 l
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Allied aircraft
* G, a8 o: ~4 Y5 d' z( T6 bF4F-4 Wildcat x 101 u* M G- J8 a0 k/ J/ E* Z
SBD Dauntless x 9
/ N4 v/ M% b$ lTBF Avenger x 16
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8 S6 L* p- o0 A ^5 h1 {$ vJapanese aircraft losses2 e* e& {& E+ y# L* g
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
% ~6 F' k9 V; Y- p 3 \# H, X g' p/ K9 z0 ^
Allied aircraft losses
. D/ X" Z9 b) n8 AF4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
. u3 [* W! e2 G& C, ]3 ?3 B( [% qSBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged6 S) M! D! ? Z8 z: R2 p
TBF Avenger: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged
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Japanese Ships
. v/ E. a" Q3 BCV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage# j* V5 C9 ^: s
CV Hiryu, on fire+ a E$ g) O: Q6 a+ D8 n: e" e
CA Chikuma% b0 p8 X7 [0 N& D5 E5 V
CV Soryu/ @6 d: Q }* M3 b, Z5 u: u) Q7 T
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0 E; D: C5 t/ f% x' |& pA6M2 Zero x 36" F# b% Z0 x' U" r n* }! e
D3A Val x 90& p& n3 A, F; G8 Y
B5N Kate x 66
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Allied aircraft
5 K! n4 H- n! y0 m% DF4F-4 Wildcat x 108
4 ?/ {! r& L/ G7 n: b, \P-40E Warhawk x 45+ T9 j1 _% T% n! ?
P-38G Lightning x 2
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# T% c) D O+ d0 W7 V3 s2 m) `# RJapanese aircraft losses& A+ ?: o3 q6 U ~( u
A6M2 Zero: 26 destroyed! c u4 l/ y- C# T
D3A Val: 50 destroyed4 C& W! B/ e% Z( l' \" A
B5N Kate: 42 destroyed/ I: i; n( ~( o# T" L5 j4 I, t
& r: V$ g+ f2 V7 PAllied aircraft losses
$ n0 {; D. a6 ?0 mF4F-4 Wildcat: 41 destroyed, 14 damaged
! N2 p c: l: \/ f+ aP-40E Warhawk: 27 destroyed6 v) w3 d7 E/ \( G. E! }
P-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed0 ^+ n6 j+ A3 x, b9 U0 q% X
8 l S9 g$ U$ Y3 U5 I( p" X( G) Z) @
Allied Ships
* j# }8 v2 W/ Q7 G, V. i; \9 FCV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1
" H* g+ t/ |6 b* c F' `# oCV Hornet, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
, ]" W* Z/ Y/ {+ r& ?) L1 H% Z; SCV Wasp, Bomb hits 2, on fire* m6 T7 k4 W! M2 u$ G# x( c
DD Benham, Bomb hits 1, on fire
: q) [3 m" F/ u; `6 H- @CV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1, on fire: [7 \5 D7 f' B# |. n
CV Yorktown- p+ X' M/ g b) N
CV Saratoga, s7 ^5 S& u/ f! W! \7 X
CL Honolulu
. f& N" v2 |/ T1 P; XCL St. Louis, Bomb hits 2; Q% Q; p% f! {; _1 R
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0 r; ]$ m4 _% S9 ZAllied aircraft
' B. c2 _, G# ~" ~6 K0 u0 lB-25C Mitchell x 3& u' k- I0 K4 O+ i' u2 X% A3 K
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" e6 k/ K8 ]" ]0 E. EJapanese Ships" {# w; l; I4 I- r
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage) O4 n* e" X" M& {9 P8 F
3 |% U% y4 q6 A+ u2 Q3 yAircraft Attacking:
$ \! a2 g' H3 n. B 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet) q5 D1 p% _& J( c: x, p$ ^
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Allied aircraft
, s) ]5 z# P+ y- ^F4F-4 Wildcat x 21' A9 C+ J) ?8 |0 i* b' }
SBD Dauntless x 90
6 i# V C8 S* V( ?. vTBF Avenger x 335 r* Q. F6 V e3 q/ P
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Japanese Ships
8 ~- |6 d! Z! B( M% A7 q8 BCA Chikuma
) O$ Y# @7 [4 |7 L! jCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage1 z. H1 }+ l# n$ {% ~/ h6 }) V" h
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage3 L+ _! h! ~7 L
CA Tone, Bomb hits 1' Y1 ^/ I6 z% q6 Y
DD Ariake, Bomb hits 1, on fire
* I" Q( {* Y' b4 g$ sCA Aoba, Bomb hits 28 z) W, y3 p" E: {( Z
CL Tama
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91% g3 k$ c5 b6 F+ L
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Allied aircraft6 I% D. z( t7 X7 h9 H
B-25C Mitchell x 20
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Japanese Ships ~8 ?# n7 C: K4 _; T- R7 i9 W2 K
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
! l: l% i# Y% e! jCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
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Ground combat at Shortlands, v- S$ t( H8 Y% D
, a, z8 z4 }( \; E% G7 e& JAllied Deliberate attack" Y+ l, r( y4 B3 l9 e4 r
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Attacking force 13678 troops, 150 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 322
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# B9 r( V [* G tDefending force 1457 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 100 g1 G/ a- B0 V6 [ r2 C
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Allied max assault: 314 - adjusted assault: 281 6 G$ l/ f: s) z; L) g% a
0 @' w3 W7 V9 I' o5 m, a# ZJapanese max defense: 6 - adjusted defense: 1 9 Q- o% _, A( `
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Allied assault odds: 281 to 1
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Japanese ground losses:
8 U1 K% ?/ L9 T* O2 _1572 casualties reported" j* ?% N9 C& \: ] H. M/ I* K
Guns lost 7( ?" l; H* T. C1 ?# G: |5 ^
, k# `& X- L8 \* I YAllied ground losses:
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