AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/18/42
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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Japanese Ships$ W) w% s* a3 f. B6 k' `. k2 m) `1 r
CA Kumano5 \# q6 p# q! J% W& H* y: c
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 42, and is sunk% g( F6 H+ c' S+ S. c& U' v! i
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1
2 R( A/ z4 V( \+ x+ w9 oCL Natori, Shell hits 1
9 c ?' P/ i' w3 K5 \ U: @DD Maikaze, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage; O) ~6 g0 k; F8 N' ?# j+ V+ G
DD Natsugumo: v! R) X7 J$ ~3 m0 S* g
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 1$ W& x0 [* L* p( s0 O+ W
DD Yuzuki
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' p0 m$ J; p6 `% H3 mAllied Ships2 k8 ~4 y; S$ F
CA Portland, Shell hits 2, on fire3 ?( l) _ x, K( P" e
CA Northampton
- J9 c5 I u2 ]. z3 UCA Houston, Torpedo hits 1# k3 d( z/ d1 z: U, l3 E. }* z2 D4 t
CA Chester, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk. ^3 N; t7 g8 C3 o, b
CA Louisville, Shell hits 12 G$ k( E+ ?+ v* U6 q; L) [
CA Chicago+ v S& K0 R5 ]0 m% O
CA Pensacola: F+ V u% ]/ B2 {/ l$ J
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
2 k% W1 I6 R5 `% @8 }8 r; dCA Astoria
# m8 v& q& F6 V5 n3 P4 t& ?CA Minneapolis; x! v2 Z, A5 C: V' R
CA San Francisco% Z, Y7 N& B; W; C2 w3 [
CA Australia, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
4 D! P R6 D1 l3 s; d' s GCA Canberra
4 g/ f" ^6 c8 y; UCL Leander
# y5 `7 e8 o, f( m6 b9 ^/ ECL Achilles1 O) E& V- p7 t5 L: m7 k8 x3 c, E) ~
CL Perth
% P! D+ }8 M; L4 A' t; u6 L2 h9 oCL Hobart, o, n0 _5 W R
CL Raleigh
$ V2 ?8 }8 q( z- i5 _CL Detroit0 v( U$ b1 h0 p. X2 K6 u
CL Concord0 Y" H0 e/ y6 {
DD Cummings
# y' z/ a7 \2 Z/ s- n; QDD Case2 m! k5 F. G$ v
DD Shaw
" a y% R0 [/ U' v, yDD Downes. K1 t! C: w3 s* x7 T, Z
DD Le Triomphant+ w5 ?! M( e. A- x* p0 i
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( a4 H$ W; f! m2 @4 |$ m0 ]Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,936 C4 O* S8 N2 U
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6 m+ p' K( _- ], y I4 @- m9 n: u$ ~CA Kumano, Shell hits 10) L1 `6 x# C) x8 s5 z+ d+ {% D
CA Furutaka. L C/ f4 v& N7 q
CL Natori, Shell hits 1
7 z* ?) N# H& x" [DD Maikaze, on fire, heavy damage5 e+ _' ^& F: D/ W+ G& Q1 ^
DD Natsugumo# Y& Q: u# o8 A" g" k) U
DD Ikazuchi
; S: O# B: A& n3 g' Q# NDD Yuzuki( m7 y* N; B( C
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: U* ]. ^* m$ R) l- w! PCA Portland, on fire
7 q2 Y& x( m$ P) TCA Northampton
5 Y9 p3 i" S7 yCA Houston! y% l& i5 O l0 p( c2 m, K6 X
CA Louisville
# X- O7 ^0 j. d2 ? S) FCA Chicago% o2 Z+ O# R4 [' g5 `7 h1 G
CA Pensacola: Q C; f8 ? d- i, y; D
CA New Orleans4 d) e R# A! C( v2 C
CA Astoria- `/ k& a5 ?# c- h, V
CA Minneapolis
0 K9 l8 ^! X$ K! u/ W' ECA San Francisco
6 }- s$ p; e) k% I! Z) L, k+ XCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage9 d2 ?# t$ G. X6 ~
CA Canberra5 H" x' E1 S! }1 A
CL Leander. G; i% z" @6 s
CL Achilles
7 r. P, q) n3 V$ _& I JCL Perth
: t9 S5 B! C9 h7 p, i; cCL Hobart) `/ J+ f H. t2 m ?, ^8 Q
CL Raleigh' T) c! \3 K# v8 {
CL Detroit
% Q# Z7 a7 [ M8 {) ~# [9 |$ l( jCL Concord
! B+ }4 R( E# E5 R$ TDD Cummings
, ?6 P( f- \% S2 b" fDD Case1 _# T [& U# i) m
DD Shaw" C& G( i. z9 s! h- [" m1 X
DD Downes% @" N6 `9 H4 Y$ e
DD Le Triomphant
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1 Y9 c' K7 x7 IJapanese Ships
5 K% x1 p% f0 \+ M" }9 NCA Kumano, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
5 S4 f1 O6 m, g: CCA Furutaka, Shell hits 34, and is sunk
* f% K2 `# R! }6 z! v3 a9 RCL Natori, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
# q8 D* T7 D0 S0 \( e# d' \5 QDD Maikaze, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
: ^+ Y5 N: {8 x1 p1 tDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
" o$ R3 s) A7 j5 Y- P7 N; sDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 3, on fire
: f4 K, ~) M5 {3 S) P) cDD Yuzuki, Shell hits 6, and is sunk1 O$ M& @ e8 ?
- ~% m8 L9 Y. R* U- c1 jAllied Ships
8 l* K$ l* ~1 E: O4 Q9 \; XCA Portland, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage' n' k Y: m* ?% F3 m. i
CA Northampton, Shell hits 1, on fire
/ y6 R9 e- T( a. ]# L2 |3 MCA Houston, Shell hits 1
Y1 V# O. V# PCA Louisville1 x) }- _/ c" X- A2 ]; |
CA Chicago, Shell hits 24 [( y2 v" z+ e+ m. [
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 4
0 D# D* c. X5 ]# y! rCA New Orleans, Shell hits 46 }7 e# N- d+ W3 }5 M" p: K) V
CA Astoria
8 k8 r+ |. ?1 }2 _! o/ l& BCA Minneapolis
6 V; P2 V$ g; b t' dCA San Francisco# Z1 z' e3 I# @9 l c8 j" V
CA Australia, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
" U% J6 p/ g p+ B& R x+ ~CA Canberra
9 I) @8 z5 H) p$ bCL Leander
0 s k8 L) \2 h( s0 PCL Achilles
% w, H9 d+ W' q) w& xCL Perth4 @8 `) S- U! i3 M4 ]: L
CL Hobart6 ^/ d8 X8 t# \% q f) ~: y
CL Raleigh
# G" |. @! k6 O& M% C) w0 i3 F" M; DCL Detroit1 v9 R7 E; V$ p6 I& w) Q& b
CL Concord/ U. d# j1 p! V
DD Cummings
S7 x4 N8 e P% R& A' ]DD Case
' v) U8 x1 F- J3 `7 `/ fDD Shaw
7 S) G& |" M, TDD Downes
. f2 `0 i5 u$ r' D+ bDD Le Triomphant5 x! S- R S+ N5 J1 ]/ F, h! N
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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5 \! o( P4 Z- C5 D [0 NJapanese Ships8 N; f3 U/ P; D a
CA Kumano, Shell hits 33, on fire, heavy damage
& ~9 H3 E* }. z, ?- O$ f& h5 x4 rCL Natori, Shell hits 24, and is sunk# l5 I% F' S8 R' L) X% t; B
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
1 L: ]) H5 H4 f9 RDD Ikazuchi, on fire
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/ x$ m0 v3 x/ K- @7 uAllied Ships/ ]6 d9 d9 Q. z8 u' `/ j4 K5 @
CA Portland, on fire, heavy damage
) v* ~ V5 O! ^CA Northampton, on fire" q& i5 }" B: g
CA Houston* x/ @6 E1 R9 Q- \* _) F
CA Louisville7 e8 E* D1 R& P* ~, ^
CA Chicago1 l# B, I) G" j% T2 `! w
CA Pensacola& y: L* G' o& [7 _ h4 e
CA New Orleans
- H6 D7 Z) i* }$ q' eCA Astoria7 Z0 u8 B0 V% V" L6 Z. m6 q8 f
CA Minneapolis1 I' a! d0 c1 v% {! @* g( _7 E
CA San Francisco9 \1 _7 x* t4 y) C/ N' h$ H2 o
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
: E. u. f- Y$ m1 wCA Canberra6 L& e8 o4 U1 p, `+ k
CL Leander
7 F* _: m0 Q1 Q1 K" d6 c- r# t- {CL Achilles
! e% p) N B% U: Z4 ^& U( YCL Perth1 }# m6 j# r& \/ y7 V' `* R
CL Hobart* z. ~1 ?! L4 }4 j3 W: S
CL Raleigh1 y1 L: R/ }. s8 r7 ^% F$ o
CL Detroit+ y3 r& r1 e7 o% l {9 I; P
CL Concord
. I/ {& V, j' ]3 J" j% FDD Cummings2 z# r! T! p. y6 s+ t0 O" n
DD Case- I- D8 G- Z& ~9 O" {! ~4 {
DD Shaw
. Z# I1 c# P6 p, ZDD Downes
3 z; O3 v7 Z4 L- {9 F* ^5 s3 lDD Le Triomphant
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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Japanese Ships
4 ~2 o2 f: J7 VCA Kumano, Shell hits 29, and is sunk
6 U( @+ s; Y) IDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 35, and is sunk% _& x% |1 C5 _, m. K
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
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Allied Ships6 s9 u: o1 {7 V# I. w1 N: d. i
CA Portland, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
" ]; Q3 {. N3 J: ICA Northampton, on fire6 D% `1 ^2 i. G; l9 h( X/ o5 D( k
CA Houston! W, ~4 q) w# z- S! D( B" U2 i
CA Louisville' \5 k0 V5 t: _5 \
CA Chicago
1 K' v8 l |5 `0 n! UCA Pensacola
1 B9 O7 A, U3 h* b' W9 ?CA New Orleans; p9 y9 v+ q* F3 C( F* a: l- w
CA Astoria4 f0 |6 h+ u& S
CA Minneapolis
& I T; I& I2 c; g' ?. F% G9 D1 eCA San Francisco
3 W" }# s- D2 J" F/ ^+ d: eCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage5 w& m9 u0 U4 x% x' C' S
CA Canberra. I/ x9 D. {. w8 r9 I8 S; G" e+ p
CL Leander
# d5 [4 B. `# g/ L& ^CL Achilles0 u4 v) g) Z, K9 ]& k4 ]) \
CL Perth1 G3 Q2 A3 t# G/ J
CL Hobart K: R, ]$ Q2 y5 h1 N# q- @
CL Raleigh) J' S& M5 U4 U' v
CL Detroit9 C/ u2 D: Q# f: H$ b, Y
CL Concord
% b7 f! U: j! ] cDD Cummings- P' F$ ~7 Y* ^& M
DD Case
: y( P1 [3 I t! b5 g# F$ gDD Shaw
* ]( G% c7 [* C( TDD Downes6 M2 _0 C; O4 n/ E: i! L+ s& l
DD Le Triomphant
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2 j3 { R8 w: q# G. mDay Air attack on TF at 61,91
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Japanese aircraft2 z6 r2 e) [1 p
A6M2 Zero x 50& w; ^; f3 Z. k& ?( {
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Allied aircraft
) \7 ~, S0 Z- S' I! LF4F-4 Wildcat x 42" h4 m, L+ _" f9 Z
SBD Dauntless x 44; B" K, E5 `" x4 @
TBF Avenger x 16, j5 F' H0 o2 U- g O# ~
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Japanese aircraft losses9 ^# L/ z6 _( |, e! G: p6 U S, Z
A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged- [% E/ b" x. |4 z2 p% I' i5 u
+ |# F# S/ Q W% n7 d1 U" V9 pAllied aircraft losses+ N6 z/ R8 P8 |7 ^! @7 p/ J( u* t3 L
F4F-4 Wildcat: 27 destroyed
0 y, c; I# w4 f, G& ^2 [SBD Dauntless: 13 destroyed, 17 damaged
# o5 E2 l" z* a: V1 \" s9 dTBF Avenger: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged0 Y6 s! I T7 G" G! N) E
M6 n$ E, ~5 \* nJapanese Ships$ M+ p' r" U2 H# L+ g m4 h. Y
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage' z) R d; M: o: }: k4 I! R# |2 ?
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
5 d3 G+ @# p1 F- h, Q7 f0 GCV Shokaku
% E: C# ^. r5 E: QCV Soryu
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Japanese aircraft
- ^: Y' i" s; @/ p3 JA6M2 Zero x 19
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# T2 R t$ t; o; M3 W+ ?- J; X9 c PAllied aircraft; J; I4 U" f' e* L, b/ J
F4F-4 Wildcat x 19
; M# h' j# `+ b" P" g, g' jSBD Dauntless x 14
; J+ [/ W4 b) J' M" U6 g# v8 U o1 O! q1 [TBF Avenger x 6; @- c. Z3 W! B4 V S; A9 i
# j H5 p. ?" J' Z0 M4 YJapanese aircraft losses
7 `; S. v* Z4 \; B) O9 D- w" HA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed" e7 k) S3 O5 G$ u' z5 o+ h
, M, v/ {+ @# a2 Y! G2 ^6 a: T( VAllied aircraft losses
2 I: b- }; z1 n4 R% P( pF4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed
( F- |9 {$ N' W- Z- N# RSBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged6 T& E1 K* U- `, c' Q: y
TBF Avenger: 6 damaged; I" L# p$ c4 v' e ]) M
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Japanese Ships
% J4 B4 Y3 c. T8 n9 \CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
6 g( C! V, q$ z" n! [0 [CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2+ Q& F# [' |4 C& b+ [2 Z
CA Tone9 T0 A! \0 Y! B% ~
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 1
0 Z7 g: T0 O0 D6 m3 X/ qCV Hiryu, on fire
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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: u; U# r/ k hJapanese aircraft
; F, t A! @4 J. m& u, S3 q2 kA6M2 Zero x 171 C6 N! v6 r8 [
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Allied aircraft6 ]) [; h r& s$ t: }. F
F4F-4 Wildcat x 24- D3 n4 V3 T3 z2 @# } D) Y
SBD Dauntless x 27: n: e6 k2 e, U3 R; _& E
TBF Avenger x 78 O) |4 t2 E4 ^0 h4 D, o
+ J/ S( a% \! p7 E. [Japanese aircraft losses, M( m3 O! Z' A% v. _, ]* I
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
, p4 A( P1 \( g( s9 z2 Z$ zF4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed D* `+ K2 x5 P$ Y- |0 m
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged' t6 M5 G* g, |( [6 D, e
TBF Avenger: 5 damaged7 M" b! g* v. e [" U) t, X
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Japanese Ships3 t) Y u! H: x$ q) t+ T* x
CV Shokaku
: `2 t- u4 g( g( o1 _% s' v6 hCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 2, on fire* }# V Y/ Z9 x
CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage5 P4 G$ ~: v z6 s" O* H: T
CV Soryu% ]8 H+ y: P, m+ f
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1
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, {) x# p& `6 k% P# U& X6 CJapanese aircraft
5 o% O# z3 v) Z. R; S l1 ]5 z9 vA6M2 Zero x 154 Y; u3 s* ?4 A
8 m' Y. Z. _" Y; W: wAllied aircraft: j4 D' {& ?5 k
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
1 Q- S. R& _3 [/ USBD Dauntless x 18' g! Q7 M) ~* k, ^
3 V5 T9 M8 [( m2 g" m, ]! S
Japanese aircraft losses( ~, e; ~$ R1 l
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed/ {* W$ q8 b9 ]& ~2 T
: g: ]5 i; i8 q' OAllied aircraft losses
; g. u) s/ h! u, o) r* Q MF4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
6 w! q5 s: G2 S) }( x( XSBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged
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Japanese Ships8 O# d, m" C3 h% s
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 12 X9 e/ w2 T a. e# {) @. K
CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
: Z% i2 C5 `) \0 b" Z CCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
$ U0 W. t4 ` MCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage. a# o2 ]4 ^/ R3 e
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,916 j! v, _6 u: Z6 N
2 b5 { Q- B) D6 sJapanese aircraft
8 x- |8 |+ l' o+ d6 w# M) KA6M2 Zero x 12) `( V0 J9 R3 ^2 l ^9 Q a3 u
2 k3 v6 S8 n. A9 l9 ]$ H& Z5 J
Allied aircraft
- V/ C) D# p5 v, b3 Z' BF4F-4 Wildcat x 10, @* o! W9 I% m/ y
SBD Dauntless x 99 w% Q; Y' i- b" {1 E
TBF Avenger x 16
5 ]6 Q, m2 J5 O/ [: @ % }# b1 @$ w* e) i- w2 Q5 K# K
Japanese aircraft losses
! F6 `% E. e) `4 a# r7 A) YA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
0 N4 k8 v, R( }F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
% z! |& x& f8 a5 {! X3 P. x( hSBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
! ^- f ~0 {" V5 H& h8 u DTBF Avenger: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged; S& q: V4 g) i7 w; o" j
# P$ F/ ^" V2 p: y9 U- Q' I. R$ ^4 xJapanese Ships
6 U: T2 B0 q: h6 H dCV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage3 g- t; V0 ?" a0 v9 E$ I# \; X
CV Hiryu, on fire0 @- v" x: Y* G. r6 @0 n
CA Chikuma& S' y: d2 \" ?1 B! t
CV Soryu
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) G9 P3 o: O, R$ dJapanese aircraft- d/ J; k8 J: W
A6M2 Zero x 36: D5 b3 }0 i7 M& T3 T
D3A Val x 908 X Z. z, B+ Z. f
B5N Kate x 662 S) {5 r* y7 R/ J
* Q2 F" [& r2 I0 V6 r0 @0 w
Allied aircraft& S" i# R4 X- U3 o
F4F-4 Wildcat x 1087 ~ x7 N7 C+ r( I
P-40E Warhawk x 45
) c* b$ X/ U1 _1 x8 `" v* FP-38G Lightning x 2& V8 @& D9 u7 e8 e, I" y
; }# Y3 m" p! V# H/ ? HJapanese aircraft losses& x) }# Q* i3 z3 I2 ~( N, }' Z* k Z w
A6M2 Zero: 26 destroyed
1 v# H$ |- {/ ]) ZD3A Val: 50 destroyed
" H: R) M4 ]. |B5N Kate: 42 destroyed( |5 k# W+ d' s+ Q) U
+ [ N" ^9 C7 xAllied aircraft losses
' g7 i8 i- f; Z3 s6 T! r: _7 KF4F-4 Wildcat: 41 destroyed, 14 damaged
; |/ y9 F6 C, ?( g6 f! XP-40E Warhawk: 27 destroyed: Y3 J; ?2 ^% A7 U
P-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed+ x0 s/ R5 j& v* r9 A" c3 q$ u
8 W# _ B! s3 p/ s8 j1 sAllied Ships
: D" D' ^+ o. z: HCV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1: r6 h+ y$ N5 m4 g5 Y3 ^1 v. [! t
CV Hornet, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire# w& B4 H6 K# y$ {3 M! F# P) R3 \7 e& `
CV Wasp, Bomb hits 2, on fire, y! z3 W3 r3 _* w
DD Benham, Bomb hits 1, on fire; V0 ~' `4 [6 \$ B2 N2 K4 q
CV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1, on fire6 e8 n- G8 t! f5 Z0 r! T: u
CV Yorktown: k: L, N3 ~8 ~: P9 g; T
CV Saratoga* o" k1 K9 R. i* N: z& |5 n9 Z
CL Honolulu
3 I r$ X2 z; qCL St. Louis, Bomb hits 2% j' }8 v1 Y: ? z# t
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+ Z) [1 B" ~6 iB-25C Mitchell x 3
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No Allied losses
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3 c- {( _0 o4 f5 Y0 \Japanese Ships
6 e! V5 C3 s* q5 SCV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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+ v7 J b# c# Q! b$ h' j- v8 m: vAircraft Attacking:6 n+ O# a* W' Y
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet0 P3 E6 y+ O/ t
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Allied aircraft
0 ?" F+ _! }) i2 ^1 zF4F-4 Wildcat x 21
$ q! O8 B9 I1 A( l' S# E* ~SBD Dauntless x 90
8 f6 i$ W. p. } {) n/ K; X" ~) |" eTBF Avenger x 336 ?8 i& I& O) v; n0 t; S
: U2 X9 J/ p! _5 p" QJapanese Ships
. N+ G) x: H# F' G! x: a) ~+ RCA Chikuma! q% M5 j% t! e4 ~( M- w
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage0 e- S% o K9 ]" g. a
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
) J2 ~$ b4 w B' Y+ D4 LCA Tone, Bomb hits 1
j2 E( V. ~6 U2 ^. w- D3 b" DDD Ariake, Bomb hits 1, on fire- C; t! A* C! O" Q* G( _
CA Aoba, Bomb hits 2" Y! n5 U/ Q: J j& I& w
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: X6 [# W* H% K, I/ c6 k0 HDay Air attack on TF at 61,91, W- Q# b8 m$ Y, P& k
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Allied aircraft
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6 B& N5 o7 Y4 _1 QCV Soryu, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
6 u7 U' [. \; v) q& W' G* t. R" @) }CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
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, C: Y& e, L! [- o5 pGround combat at Shortlands: G9 _( E+ w; \, d( X, Q
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Allied Deliberate attack2 B* _7 u$ Y3 o* t8 V
# ~0 j y$ v3 xAttacking force 13678 troops, 150 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 322* D6 s1 d% [" {3 l' `: E% F) B
, Q. L T) U- J- nDefending force 1457 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 105 I. v) ~; m- J6 f/ c
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Allied max assault: 314 - adjusted assault: 281 : r9 x. Y) M& N( F+ E9 k' \
* z+ l7 g' I! y+ \Japanese max defense: 6 - adjusted defense: 1
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Allied assault odds: 281 to 1 * g# y7 \ L2 \* L) p
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1572 casualties reported
7 w5 W: R4 {" bGuns lost 7
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Allied ground losses:3 M c" L" \: f0 A1 J, z" z
2 casualties reported' a. Z( y1 q! A/ {! n- r
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