AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/18/42
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2 ~( X1 T2 ]: V( ~$ S; INight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93! C- M2 ?! s- E! j
+ j; ?& j7 {8 J5 l) Z4 q# V/ Z, @: CJapanese Ships
4 P+ ~- a$ Z! L7 k* pCA Kumano
; T3 c7 `4 B1 d2 t5 H6 X; ECA Kinugasa, Shell hits 42, and is sunk4 r( B, J, G( `
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1
- y9 _+ A2 `# ]. @CL Natori, Shell hits 1
5 A8 k$ l* `* V" f* u! {' EDD Maikaze, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage; |4 L L/ U" k, }7 h9 f$ I7 {- ^
DD Natsugumo' B# n( N" D1 S% q3 R) P
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 1+ ~, P$ n- i7 m. x
DD Yuzuki( l# ]( l" Q0 _! J& b/ I' N& s) r n
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Allied Ships( ?% H' Q6 f0 ^5 q
CA Portland, Shell hits 2, on fire
9 c$ g3 Y) @6 i7 B' x- ICA Northampton( z5 g5 q6 L5 {/ }# g( [* c
CA Houston, Torpedo hits 17 z6 F- y# ]# o, p* v6 G
CA Chester, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk6 @, T& }1 h* ]2 E6 p2 h w
CA Louisville, Shell hits 1
+ j' ?. E6 Q d! s! j( oCA Chicago2 n& [! Y8 \! s' `
CA Pensacola
3 F9 u/ R# @" M v" x' }( LCA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
" I3 x# e* m! N- S R' lCA Astoria
4 r/ ] R% M DCA Minneapolis$ x2 Z& s6 c" |3 O
CA San Francisco3 V0 ~+ ?( L+ R' E! v3 b7 P
CA Australia, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
0 C4 b9 x7 l9 p& }9 q* n0 B1 f4 z ICA Canberra
' a+ P4 r3 U$ c& p9 hCL Leander# y7 x! d- |; d8 o% d* p
CL Achilles$ {2 I( W C4 u
CL Perth( ]1 e0 `/ |4 n& l+ K
CL Hobart
) S8 L6 C& b# P0 i0 r% uCL Raleigh' a8 q c0 i' {! _: g
CL Detroit5 ^# K9 W$ r) @, f$ e' _5 B
CL Concord
1 H: ~) k7 |# m% Y# NDD Cummings
, Y5 t1 ?) i# T: ]1 o0 |) a8 KDD Case4 o: ^- k' U6 _8 G) ^% c1 `
DD Shaw: B/ i5 F+ a% i0 u4 J8 i8 U
DD Downes* e2 D! ^1 `1 U, j. L8 I: u
DD Le Triomphant0 v4 U0 _& v' ]7 s4 w9 [; R: i" O$ f2 E
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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Japanese Ships' F. D; ]8 P9 u! o
CA Kumano, Shell hits 10
7 a/ O! A+ C, K! i) Y5 D/ FCA Furutaka
' m5 f8 z9 i0 R% ?CL Natori, Shell hits 10 U+ @: T: l- k' r( w
DD Maikaze, on fire, heavy damage
8 \' H+ x/ n# ?, R8 Y9 ?* UDD Natsugumo
3 @+ X/ _9 g- G* _ fDD Ikazuchi9 x8 ]& \- M- h, v
DD Yuzuki# N/ r H, m0 T* q G
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Allied Ships
4 M4 Z0 i; g- s. \CA Portland, on fire5 y/ j9 e, {! f7 h R+ h) l
CA Northampton
5 _" v6 y, p z6 c5 y" QCA Houston/ L1 _1 Z) v! P4 b
CA Louisville
5 [& o4 E4 K, d# l. Z$ j- n- DCA Chicago) q2 f( \6 W, ?* `+ h' G
CA Pensacola
- s7 J& @8 T: |# ^" `3 n# v6 MCA New Orleans
: r% M4 C% D. U% RCA Astoria1 ]' S. ?' y, x6 V: e
CA Minneapolis' O0 M# b: b4 ?4 t; n
CA San Francisco9 v. n/ E% @0 C* G/ R$ b
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
, w( k, A$ V" z/ PCA Canberra
2 |8 s" l) i- E: _( ~( B5 d. wCL Leander
( g8 J+ R/ y1 ^" h- a6 f6 {3 NCL Achilles- @ T1 N/ k; @, [( c
CL Perth
$ r# A4 j9 [- t* U, QCL Hobart
& E4 {% _) i/ ]" o! G1 p! WCL Raleigh- D5 t6 `8 d" Z p1 I
CL Detroit
: G" I; A( F" m; J+ }3 WCL Concord' V5 k3 \9 {" F! _( _. w
DD Cummings% t3 k! X" s7 K! S
DD Case
# v: w6 L& x6 t# }. D: |DD Shaw
7 p, C" F9 w+ c1 RDD Downes, |1 Y4 ]3 _5 T; \" V
DD Le Triomphant
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" d) K) ^- W; v& V2 J, }Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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Japanese Ships
; L/ S2 N. q$ ~8 D0 hCA Kumano, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage4 B) E0 X) q9 Y3 j2 R
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 34, and is sunk2 M& ~8 R- z% d- y |# s
CL Natori, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
' W. k* v9 ~1 G5 m& i$ d& h4 y* MDD Maikaze, Shell hits 14, and is sunk5 d7 i1 ?4 ~. z/ W3 j
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
" D- w* s1 Z$ V; z7 C! YDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 3, on fire4 N* |2 |4 M0 K+ @1 G& V
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 6, and is sunk7 G, J% N8 P" V( ]7 T# X6 \& `
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Allied Ships4 ?) u! J) c- B& a1 j' C7 b
CA Portland, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
1 L `% ]0 W. z: |/ Z3 lCA Northampton, Shell hits 1, on fire
8 l2 \, w( n0 P1 U: u$ SCA Houston, Shell hits 1
2 |1 v4 f* Z9 k5 Y, i+ ZCA Louisville+ Y' K, U( @* e3 w6 ?2 _
CA Chicago, Shell hits 2; E/ d i4 v6 S& h6 R9 C
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 4$ r" T9 }, x+ r6 u# j* Q2 G& u
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 4: k0 L- \6 h: s% _# l4 Y
CA Astoria
- [! i; i& i8 {5 n% v) jCA Minneapolis4 \- s1 L4 M: x+ I/ l# v" s
CA San Francisco3 k6 R' Z% A. [9 P# X9 z( Q1 a
CA Australia, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
/ U1 W+ i& Y* Z, ^, @CA Canberra
+ u7 i7 U' ^2 uCL Leander/ P$ ^! i4 h/ w& \9 _( v8 _4 S
CL Achilles9 @+ x' @. M3 X3 i3 h& `6 F
CL Perth3 v! a: X* p& x' ]. ~& l5 H# ~3 d
CL Hobart2 w+ N$ N; \. r+ o; H* V0 h. s" L
CL Raleigh' j+ c9 E7 ]3 C: l0 d# Z
CL Detroit' L1 o! Y7 K, P8 Q$ T i" T
CL Concord
% r% N M; s- }4 D+ c/ R! lDD Cummings0 W! n! l4 a) B/ u3 c
DD Case$ E- R+ M7 y6 D+ T
DD Shaw
' m) i: z; |, P" l9 a* w4 i$ IDD Downes$ k, `' z. G8 Z5 x' R# z, H7 |( a( s
DD Le Triomphant
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: s- ~1 I' ^: H3 iNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93# K/ v; H' e# Y1 u9 q1 r; V. ~
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CA Kumano, Shell hits 33, on fire, heavy damage; Z# O% x" h( d! I4 o3 s% p
CL Natori, Shell hits 24, and is sunk
: X! E/ ?; ^" E- G9 dDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
+ f0 Z6 i" {& R& A, S7 b+ J; oDD Ikazuchi, on fire
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Allied Ships2 A/ h/ P8 t+ o4 z1 N7 P: j z: Y+ j
CA Portland, on fire, heavy damage
% v6 r1 l! E# l7 qCA Northampton, on fire; F, D7 T! V: ?( X7 b# i
CA Houston
9 k+ \9 T3 ?* c1 k8 E' t" rCA Louisville, G1 s5 G+ J; ~
CA Chicago1 T, i. w, ]8 j0 _8 I8 ], @
CA Pensacola
, |' r ]# j& w3 a' G- aCA New Orleans
" B. U; j" _. P7 _# I5 ICA Astoria7 Q8 W7 O8 W `) {/ N* W' Y! s
CA Minneapolis
. ` A1 t7 W: x+ K! TCA San Francisco
% s4 |* b9 v* Z' v; X) \; nCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
* ]; C, D! w# C. CCA Canberra
0 |4 Y2 I) c/ J6 ?( e$ ^% Z) Y9 m: pCL Leander6 E/ Q, E, X0 L( S9 p& s
CL Achilles# q. [8 [- S! v3 e/ F
CL Perth
0 [9 R9 W$ z, ?9 |8 E3 P. J( WCL Hobart, l) j) z/ l1 _7 H" L9 O
CL Raleigh. P( w4 T: {( t' o
CL Detroit
/ b' ~+ ~0 Z4 W- ACL Concord
2 M1 n$ i0 F6 RDD Cummings
9 C2 X a/ y* g/ R) A( X( e. LDD Case
$ o b0 j2 n* z; Z1 }' IDD Shaw
: B N) S( O( I5 U4 Q+ I) i2 FDD Downes- i) Z/ f2 v/ J
DD Le Triomphant
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! [ W. Q5 O) l4 U8 LNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93: C+ ]# z0 l& U2 t+ o4 }
1 J+ a' |* H5 d4 NJapanese Ships
6 ]" w% x5 q' [3 ?7 w" XCA Kumano, Shell hits 29, and is sunk* a s8 q# {& D
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 35, and is sunk/ h; X- G3 |, M) \7 o# ^3 G
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 15, and is sunk5 m) e% Q6 ^! q4 {
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Allied Ships
" Q% h" L7 j0 `: k9 R4 pCA Portland, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
6 a% ~$ o% g/ C* \+ a+ K2 n( dCA Northampton, on fire( Y. k8 L d R8 m% j! `3 m% J
CA Houston
7 q$ f; H" m, S8 m" ICA Louisville3 l% `9 ~6 b4 M4 `4 L
CA Chicago- A4 p8 e0 }6 r
CA Pensacola
% p. T1 k+ D+ d" M* J% A n' d; nCA New Orleans! O) v% ~# x& Y) B
CA Astoria
' C7 e0 q1 A5 rCA Minneapolis
! t$ o' E/ `, Y8 s2 Q2 u, m; G) UCA San Francisco
2 h' C J( m) zCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
. {! C: Q( _) {7 @CA Canberra4 ~) r+ q* Y6 p5 c
CL Leander
% [( D% ~5 G/ E4 v/ U$ DCL Achilles
( L2 \( A) f0 @% K( A& p) TCL Perth1 C1 K6 E* ^% E- K# A
CL Hobart
# R. H4 S( ]+ f9 t+ p4 {CL Raleigh! \9 I! z* U) n8 `$ c9 e! Y
CL Detroit
$ g- }, i7 e5 TCL Concord# d% I2 C, f' j" R& G; g
DD Cummings
: R+ r2 \* X( [ {" I4 x$ uDD Case
# ?* _- [( W! w7 i3 n% d" ~DD Shaw
|5 \0 |" o& ~DD Downes
& S+ Q! p0 H4 V! }) |DD Le Triomphant
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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# n V6 p& D: ^0 a6 lJapanese aircraft
7 A; h+ U% O3 f. P4 ]A6M2 Zero x 50) Q, q8 N7 E5 E7 P* ^
8 q. T$ H" d! b1 O: e( JAllied aircraft
, W; S+ ^+ h# mF4F-4 Wildcat x 42
2 H% T5 Q& | w* {$ v3 GSBD Dauntless x 44. g7 s, b1 E2 d- z% N
TBF Avenger x 169 W: r4 H) ~7 ^- {3 p# r
' P+ {2 l* V2 G" x E; D" x) i* UJapanese aircraft losses
6 o4 D* h3 G5 CA6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged4 V* D; R* u8 s+ d4 r4 g+ M
+ v# m' l+ L: z: d' `; H' qAllied aircraft losses
. |" W% p% j6 FF4F-4 Wildcat: 27 destroyed
4 @" T' N. [8 Y0 [) B% QSBD Dauntless: 13 destroyed, 17 damaged, L \) M$ q1 K$ u$ M3 r7 n# B$ K
TBF Avenger: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged
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Japanese Ships
+ w3 g$ N' `% o5 a/ l7 I( M" _6 aCV Kaga, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage* ^! P0 e. p3 v
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
' |% Z6 [/ X( XCV Shokaku; @! K" a+ A3 R( n$ e- z
CV Soryu$ N9 R+ Y3 o/ E$ ]: e6 X) u
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Japanese aircraft
) O9 L( @1 {; p m. c xA6M2 Zero x 19
; Q% ?( Y' i, y$ s/ a
2 s3 _; h& D s+ ]% m* ]' K* \Allied aircraft
4 O# ]# K( C8 K" zF4F-4 Wildcat x 19
# q+ m# z5 Q, kSBD Dauntless x 14- _) r% g B* g6 q; w/ P( c
TBF Avenger x 6% U) ~* v) f+ }! \. E: Q2 }5 U
2 L$ j9 v( {; ^. {
Japanese aircraft losses
+ L4 @0 S: ?: ]( i/ p7 yA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed$ W- H2 I- Y# p( W
6 t- v2 S6 K( I
Allied aircraft losses
# L9 D! R7 K& Y8 w* P! Q9 b$ mF4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed: f+ E' g2 s! b6 b
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged- V1 Q& [9 a ~ b6 L+ q) s+ H [* n
TBF Avenger: 6 damaged
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6 r; F1 y U I7 U- n5 I) XCV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage3 D' {& b; C6 \6 f- A) g( v3 D
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2
/ T. l( B) o/ ?" ?' x% ~" }) x: p0 i* QCA Tone+ C8 Z; E% [* ]+ l
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 1
. C3 f. P) Y* a' c( B* s" C5 o: k* ?! HCV Hiryu, on fire' ` b V# n. e# {7 l: o" Z5 [
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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0 ?/ {8 z' w* |8 U' {; H) Q* Q1 U* LJapanese aircraft
! I# e: m8 q4 \A6M2 Zero x 17
9 E8 B O* o/ d& M: j 2 N' m. V; N5 {0 b9 f' D
Allied aircraft
' F; ?8 S- d$ d, q# m7 M' h. nF4F-4 Wildcat x 24* j+ t3 u* }9 Z7 g. U: P: R
SBD Dauntless x 27. @) S) @1 [2 f2 F$ a
TBF Avenger x 7
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Japanese aircraft losses
6 h3 \/ {0 ?5 _: rA6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed% d2 V }; T9 I& y
8 r X# U, R6 I5 }
Allied aircraft losses* M6 i7 V' o- r+ a' f( g2 S) @
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed
a2 l$ V& t2 j& b' z; DSBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged
( C7 B6 K5 f2 R& I FTBF Avenger: 5 damaged& D7 B" j9 q) u7 y4 G
' I7 T7 C. Z/ I# _" h3 GJapanese Ships
$ t$ P) H# w: _: f5 u- JCV Shokaku
2 Y7 r8 a; p) x* l- E- b5 fCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 2, on fire
. g/ w: L/ [/ k6 D aCV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage, H4 {) r; B) C3 z" C
CV Soryu( p8 i8 _8 R& ^8 u
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1& [2 Q2 J' E/ M; X; r7 ]. n
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: U5 u( h# _& u3 h3 e7 b; u; }Japanese aircraft
, @ _( C9 T4 uA6M2 Zero x 159 P) o( F0 b- |. T* j& u
* ?5 v. g: f) u+ BAllied aircraft* A Z, J: I3 ^& h# W& f' s
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
* u/ W5 R) {( y$ g( P- ASBD Dauntless x 18
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4 A% K" y/ A/ }5 r) V3 p0 oJapanese aircraft losses7 _! c# `1 R9 X5 t- f7 r
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
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! ], b1 o& M9 U3 t9 J6 u4 @: }Allied aircraft losses2 \/ Y" p+ P- w4 O! P z5 i
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
% N2 z; X+ R* N& TSBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged
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0 ~8 _( u' T$ o; m1 _) b& TJapanese Ships
3 T9 ?& R B2 ^' P4 v- s8 I% B' f3 UCV Soryu, Bomb hits 1
# y8 K3 F& h, }" s) b$ ZCV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage+ }% B1 _% F/ ~+ R3 J5 t
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire @! |: j, E5 l+ E" K9 L& `6 v8 k
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91' r$ l; L" B7 e$ l
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Japanese aircraft
# q2 A! U7 d Q8 b. vA6M2 Zero x 12% W; W* v% o. ]. f: W; ^
, S2 i( t- R# @. e/ ?
Allied aircraft$ A' T0 c/ t1 K3 N4 V% B
F4F-4 Wildcat x 101 M6 |2 N' O8 `! M p# f
SBD Dauntless x 9
3 _( b q/ L9 c& JTBF Avenger x 16
- R. k6 N# g* G " [/ l7 _2 f# D" Y# T$ N f$ r( g
Japanese aircraft losses. a- T: j- O$ i9 h6 F
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
4 F: G+ A% k$ ?& D3 n) G
! X$ q1 b9 o: F8 v. hAllied aircraft losses: ~4 B' N2 G' g, s# P
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed4 B, F5 ]" s( R! u% b# ~% h. W
SBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged/ T7 v/ J' _1 `
TBF Avenger: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged
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Japanese Ships7 U8 C* D: H7 J4 J- h& h* e- {7 m' C% L
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
; Q" w$ N( w/ u0 |8 A; ?) NCV Hiryu, on fire
' `2 G5 `, p* G8 Y2 X! P) RCA Chikuma2 g, U0 u) P6 O* \# Q5 |9 m
CV Soryu4 m; x% U {% {2 f0 p& \
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" ?( _: W0 Z8 O0 oJapanese aircraft
2 E# p# J- j1 G. nA6M2 Zero x 36" F- J, K/ {& `9 s8 r( Q# }. D- j8 u2 g5 b
D3A Val x 90' S9 g7 ~2 l& O1 \
B5N Kate x 666 [' P) i j' w9 l- _( \) Y
( y$ @, e$ Q, p; sAllied aircraft
* m f/ }. f- t) {! b0 yF4F-4 Wildcat x 1087 T' |* U* O6 Y5 K7 F: L" j
P-40E Warhawk x 454 q. [% U& g) D$ q
P-38G Lightning x 2
9 L' g, g/ E! R+ s/ q4 r, ~4 ]& r7 l
9 v4 I9 q# e5 KJapanese aircraft losses
3 F+ L2 Y6 h- Z( d5 o7 w; F! ]A6M2 Zero: 26 destroyed$ _. W1 D4 o% F, a1 F
D3A Val: 50 destroyed
[. X$ s2 F i( S; T2 H2 WB5N Kate: 42 destroyed
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- f6 @9 F% p, o+ |- }6 R) X" n. XAllied aircraft losses
2 Q) N* P% [' \7 r6 JF4F-4 Wildcat: 41 destroyed, 14 damaged
8 N( {1 D( D4 q' ]P-40E Warhawk: 27 destroyed! @% Y$ a" |3 v) Y6 f. n! g0 O
P-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed3 i) ?% f5 O: a+ g3 J% g, \
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Allied Ships) [" Q' @/ j8 y: {* ?! R# ?0 q! S4 S2 ^: i
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1
. Q% h, t5 b% j5 ?/ n$ F5 hCV Hornet, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
" Q7 e- ~, f- h& ~CV Wasp, Bomb hits 2, on fire. f6 H: B- ~- r I) g
DD Benham, Bomb hits 1, on fire" H- L7 G% S# k
CV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
! G% i- e- ~- k2 G3 }2 wCV Yorktown* ]3 o4 ^0 x8 Y2 X! M
CV Saratoga
) @8 m' O! a4 }/ [$ y; qCL Honolulu' T/ z: X2 u- j4 q- V* w
CL St. Louis, Bomb hits 2
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Allied aircraft' k2 i4 l5 T6 K- z+ e6 {
B-25C Mitchell x 3- {# z9 p D( R+ Q
; V! P% u' Y6 {- I) MNo Allied losses5 u/ P5 }# K% S
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Japanese Ships
9 \9 e2 w. |! |+ P2 B) u3 XCV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage1 H8 P; ~/ }' O, u# o
) G% o4 Z% U: T; v" O" IAircraft Attacking:8 H. p- a( Y6 P% u# N, e$ B0 M) D/ ?
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet* V( s! U$ j8 R# X! p, Q2 [8 @# Z1 b
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! Q9 C0 i) ~, K e5 ]! l+ z+ h! mF4F-4 Wildcat x 21
; m. a% t4 u2 ^2 J( o9 l+ L2 W5 U9 bSBD Dauntless x 907 B" \$ h3 _3 ~, y( k
TBF Avenger x 33& Z( Z) X" T/ N
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Japanese Ships o$ ~. G+ L6 P% q! N( x y6 B, |& \) {
CA Chikuma7 m3 Z, {7 A1 _4 [1 _/ X8 q
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
) w- x# ~" `, {4 {' p" T5 QCV Soryu, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
6 ~' w9 w- `6 e1 H. E5 pCA Tone, Bomb hits 1" o m2 A4 z: t
DD Ariake, Bomb hits 1, on fire
9 F6 X3 P* t) L% T# OCA Aoba, Bomb hits 2
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* k9 C! t7 f' l9 c+ EDay Air attack on TF at 61,917 D& i" ?1 g e( n( S
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Allied aircraft
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Japanese Ships( h8 {1 p7 v) z6 Y
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
2 a5 q9 l3 o0 I0 r5 xCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
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Ground combat at Shortlands
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Allied Deliberate attack. G. h3 r q6 c1 A
; p8 ]7 ]9 L: ZAttacking force 13678 troops, 150 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3227 E3 S* \; ^9 r; ?; ]0 u/ B# N; J, z
( Z2 z# \/ v' ^8 {) m% [5 d4 M7 yDefending force 1457 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10
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& ^5 {; N9 r/ D1 m5 u1 R& ZAllied max assault: 314 - adjusted assault: 281
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Japanese max defense: 6 - adjusted defense: 1 % s% ?' h/ i* R7 `6 T
Y) p; a" f! ]3 t/ l. FAllied assault odds: 281 to 1 , {: D; n, d2 R6 F; ^# ^4 W
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: i3 n E- w" h G6 ^! ]* oJapanese ground losses:7 r U5 ^% l6 G
1572 casualties reported
1 l( t( [+ R$ B9 ]. u& F1 B/ dGuns lost 73 @5 D3 }+ m" E% c! W! o+ L
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Allied ground losses:
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