AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/18/425 I# K1 v4 u8 \& t8 X' }/ B
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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$ i2 n7 V8 D! s3 a& \Japanese Ships! Q c3 B. J3 H3 N- u
CA Kumano; v' I+ v- U) X# a/ m
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 42, and is sunk. w& I# T& `; I- }
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1
, w y% ?- s( B3 T' U) lCL Natori, Shell hits 1/ c5 x- U* u3 d w0 C" Z' K
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
6 ^" @) V9 \/ d" \DD Natsugumo( m( D( G( l5 [4 L" f) i
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 1
$ y9 q7 M. E* r; [( L- u# l5 S5 ~( t" HDD Yuzuki5 p" e% w6 q5 S) H$ {
5 A" ]2 B' b4 D3 B/ B# r$ [Allied Ships
1 G6 K$ u# @4 B- p; D; LCA Portland, Shell hits 2, on fire
) X# g: h8 K( ^! O' k! dCA Northampton
+ u1 `5 `4 F! J3 ?CA Houston, Torpedo hits 1
) Q" t+ b/ i3 k% kCA Chester, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
4 Y0 G3 [: G y8 ECA Louisville, Shell hits 1
( M+ d2 c/ u5 @- `7 x8 R3 S' u. _CA Chicago
n% r$ E" u6 t+ A# ~% uCA Pensacola
! C4 W2 ^) \. i; _' SCA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
% e8 ~6 U3 { w7 XCA Astoria
$ H" R5 e: l- @ V [' p, wCA Minneapolis3 r% ?( z3 g" t/ M1 v1 b
CA San Francisco
- t+ |8 I! p/ T! aCA Australia, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
3 M$ V! b- T$ hCA Canberra. { K) j( u0 y
CL Leander
. n1 n; t* O% L5 YCL Achilles1 j( W$ w" ?, h3 c- Y4 [
CL Perth
( d8 I% G- N4 J( @; S* {, Q% ?9 K; MCL Hobart
v+ Q- p& c+ oCL Raleigh
q6 p3 l) l7 L! P5 zCL Detroit6 p- Q* Q3 z7 d- Z3 `
CL Concord
& c2 P$ R k( N2 u% LDD Cummings; p, ] l5 ^/ h; j N
DD Case# _! g, h" C; e% ^$ I
DD Shaw d+ U; O# X; j7 a. o3 U7 q' K
DD Downes+ j( B: f" Y$ }
DD Le Triomphant/ D ^+ H: A: v" o* c
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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Japanese Ships5 [ K# U% P! k: l
CA Kumano, Shell hits 10
1 L! m, G9 O0 n* Q* q+ gCA Furutaka, Q" k3 Z1 ?; ^' V& G, Y& I7 D
CL Natori, Shell hits 15 t2 n6 ~( ]# j8 z/ e1 k8 R2 t
DD Maikaze, on fire, heavy damage# U6 }% Q, v! g0 z
DD Natsugumo& u6 `: x# }5 Y) N: b- p+ j
DD Ikazuchi
R4 \! E( L' Y& sDD Yuzuki* e1 `( ]' B/ \: c' X" e" c
& F7 X7 g1 ?- {: n& |3 b# hAllied Ships# C! X, p+ h5 M
CA Portland, on fire
9 I4 J) I) C8 y+ `0 i$ rCA Northampton
1 w& l6 T" r) G; G) ?; KCA Houston+ }9 C% T3 N* e& [
CA Louisville
. d8 L7 c5 D5 ?+ |3 S6 b) Y8 CCA Chicago
: I# X/ K: O, d- e3 P1 fCA Pensacola- g3 V! c: l* D4 b- U2 J" M6 }
CA New Orleans0 A& ]7 t6 \& X
CA Astoria, ]% d' `' r8 m# z9 k
CA Minneapolis
7 r( R0 t; d5 r# ?- S1 D! t+ eCA San Francisco5 Z( e* P3 l/ G
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
: [: F9 [0 }+ z& y9 KCA Canberra
- I ~% W! _+ s; A% r/ fCL Leander" H* G# F: K& h8 t5 r7 H+ X3 k
CL Achilles+ e/ Z. X1 e& `
CL Perth+ {+ V0 m$ p% g7 `8 p+ c( R
CL Hobart
' e3 Q6 J5 o; S6 {' U7 l: y3 j$ jCL Raleigh& k1 Q9 L. V% u( N
CL Detroit1 _6 K! z0 S* W+ s# k
CL Concord) |( ]0 [% d @3 T
DD Cummings- h- V+ \2 b4 O
DD Case
9 F+ i+ G6 [- s0 y# QDD Shaw
1 \! w/ x, Q6 J0 xDD Downes8 b! ^$ j) ^0 x7 T) i. o
DD Le Triomphant
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93+ ~, ~/ E) r5 l( l. ]( y
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Japanese Ships& ]' r0 }. e0 k" C2 ^& V, b3 h
CA Kumano, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
( S9 Y3 _+ h1 ~. l8 l& Q) W7 q3 WCA Furutaka, Shell hits 34, and is sunk
0 E! ^. E* {' Z% D. _: ?" ~CL Natori, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
/ j( k. b+ L' S1 p& c9 s3 Y% N7 WDD Maikaze, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
! J/ c- q7 I- o/ j* n; ~DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 18 K$ `( r" F4 L: r2 p' k
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 3, on fire
" {0 H5 [$ @: i" T3 e+ J% U- n4 LDD Yuzuki, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
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7 K% T# x$ o5 K" v: t) P1 b; T* ?Allied Ships
@. V% v4 X1 A! b+ }* K- UCA Portland, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage/ D0 |2 ^& ?. D& C. ? q
CA Northampton, Shell hits 1, on fire
2 `+ K u3 M, Z' \& Y* sCA Houston, Shell hits 1( U: m+ d- c2 D
CA Louisville
% f& D+ ~& l f% ICA Chicago, Shell hits 2" c" k1 x1 F! K, u
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 4
; G3 u- ]' `8 l8 j" p7 Q% D" q$ kCA New Orleans, Shell hits 4
4 U8 n: L* ?6 Y$ MCA Astoria9 Z9 [/ F/ @( U
CA Minneapolis; [- `- n- \ I% G+ L5 S/ b. d( u
CA San Francisco
1 V1 T. k9 Q- g6 U; N, [4 yCA Australia, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
1 Y. g1 c2 E) |3 O* JCA Canberra
& m4 p$ K" X' ]1 J R9 fCL Leander
( b0 d$ \* N2 Z' HCL Achilles1 z6 Y9 u1 O. l
CL Perth% O! z6 o3 o9 r2 k0 F; Z/ P8 K
CL Hobart
8 l) A$ e. m* R5 ?CL Raleigh
/ E1 o7 S, R! p& p X6 FCL Detroit
& q m) |; p z Z' uCL Concord; t* Y# t$ z. S
DD Cummings5 d- U' ]* q& s- q6 ^. g
DD Case! {& A& t( S/ o5 v6 w$ O7 e& G
DD Shaw
/ G( E0 W/ t. F8 y* K8 ]DD Downes
9 w3 D% d* R3 p9 H3 iDD Le Triomphant2 H% K- ^% _; c9 L R
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a6 t3 | n# @+ }Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93, p; G0 n- U! ^3 k6 o
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CA Kumano, Shell hits 33, on fire, heavy damage4 Q5 T& E e" z" d6 K3 x
CL Natori, Shell hits 24, and is sunk5 P7 A, T: l! T# r2 |/ U- Y3 U
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 15 T8 X7 ~ B% @3 W( r
DD Ikazuchi, on fire
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- X( l, ~/ }. I' d# |Allied Ships
" g' F+ Y4 ?/ }# x6 ]CA Portland, on fire, heavy damage
# ?7 I) e" }2 ^0 y' C" x8 lCA Northampton, on fire
1 r8 l" |' U% ]; n) v4 @CA Houston1 {8 Y; e: q3 y" p- Y
CA Louisville/ q& \' ]4 [! W. a0 `. C
CA Chicago
R3 H1 R4 J. n' V; F& ~CA Pensacola9 j, J1 l: B4 C' F1 t) B& a
CA New Orleans
1 `1 @' J* i$ c1 d2 u* }CA Astoria& D: j, T% }* `: m6 h) B- a h
CA Minneapolis5 j: m3 ~1 v6 n0 Z
CA San Francisco
H# \, U5 w* s/ Q5 i% fCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
: n j: y. @3 q. a' n3 TCA Canberra8 R2 ^9 n s( w
CL Leander
# z+ Y0 A. p/ N0 M, w. p! G' gCL Achilles
% i' ]! P! m3 f3 P2 H5 N' MCL Perth
; ]3 A4 f6 Z) yCL Hobart
: w8 v. ~: ?. _& i6 HCL Raleigh
9 I( K* |, e8 x1 wCL Detroit' }/ G. n* c5 b9 j, A
CL Concord8 F! u! B! g4 O$ k( ]* b9 `
DD Cummings, p* K8 D/ G0 r x. }( p p F! X
DD Case
4 |7 V* X n4 n& ?& V0 o. N! kDD Shaw/ A& |( u3 l& H9 i+ S% M
DD Downes
! u' q# @: J! |& R8 t7 dDD Le Triomphant
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93$ o& N# T9 G6 P- C0 S" {/ D" F
, r% {) N# J8 Y. L3 P N. dJapanese Ships0 u& B3 A+ x- a% d
CA Kumano, Shell hits 29, and is sunk, W9 p# p6 d* C3 O' o
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 35, and is sunk
7 _" |9 X, i. d9 t" tDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 15, and is sunk: [; q- D2 H8 I. t( F+ W) H, @. A
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Allied Ships
6 j! p- E% v' |5 F$ D# aCA Portland, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage6 i. y4 ^6 r4 V
CA Northampton, on fire
# e; f4 O+ m1 K; XCA Houston
4 b$ o2 F; y5 u( }CA Louisville
, S, k# Q! J; yCA Chicago
9 w8 S# ^! o$ `2 b- e+ T1 u' U3 `CA Pensacola6 H B% g# Q( g3 b7 ?% L b
CA New Orleans6 b+ t0 }4 M2 X, Q# o
CA Astoria
+ s' f# u* f! G; J% mCA Minneapolis
% c* P& J9 r) b% s* A, f9 Y1 qCA San Francisco4 r9 W B* Z6 s
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
( o- F( {9 M; h3 N; sCA Canberra
, B! F" o1 z1 fCL Leander
$ H! O7 p- X/ X9 lCL Achilles
* |# ^; Q/ j" F9 v, G, u) v: lCL Perth/ p5 ~& A+ s, e5 ~! G- V& ]
CL Hobart7 `; z* x* Q3 t
CL Raleigh
% B1 h0 d) p. u) V4 N+ }CL Detroit
0 k. _. W( B2 e3 b \% X- |CL Concord
0 q Q( x7 z' ~0 dDD Cummings
. @4 X9 n5 v$ q- c/ L* k5 VDD Case8 N5 L: U3 w, D( R# ~# i
DD Shaw
) ] i4 [1 z# O6 ~0 f5 u+ rDD Downes
9 _: I; X: D( A- t9 }6 jDD Le Triomphant
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5 m* a2 U1 ?$ e8 i+ \Day Air attack on TF at 61,91: B$ X. r/ L W) f+ i0 `0 {* l
& ~4 }$ x; N4 j4 S9 ?2 [; EJapanese aircraft
/ r8 w# L( T: gA6M2 Zero x 50
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# o$ i6 |! t* W& CF4F-4 Wildcat x 42
2 X" q) g1 s, W% F$ ISBD Dauntless x 44
4 u/ _ z4 o, \5 {TBF Avenger x 16
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Japanese aircraft losses
6 U- D8 S; X+ K* _/ p2 z2 RA6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged8 E( l& K) I. |7 S, [$ R) L
$ i. m/ H& i# h* G9 kAllied aircraft losses
. P# k# q; L q# V9 F9 K, {- c$ \F4F-4 Wildcat: 27 destroyed' j5 a2 \) P* K! J
SBD Dauntless: 13 destroyed, 17 damaged$ \1 {+ e& a6 u3 S5 Z% h
TBF Avenger: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged
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Japanese Ships2 E1 L' Z8 m/ W
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
1 E5 Y' E1 u$ o3 B, q* JCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
- Y- n$ g# A0 v) tCV Shokaku# U" p9 v7 X& R* ]: u8 z- Q1 f7 J& t
CV Soryu$ `! D' i) |2 ~4 v9 ?2 P6 I- r
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/ p1 [ g1 h* U$ c+ F1 yDay Air attack on TF at 61,91
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Japanese aircraft
" t4 Q5 h# u5 T$ ^+ N2 R+ \A6M2 Zero x 19
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6 i' H2 }( X% Q+ j. z7 r& qAllied aircraft4 J% M. m* H! {1 p
F4F-4 Wildcat x 19
' H L3 d% k% K' V; y7 cSBD Dauntless x 14
# m n% b; i* q% c" i) c/ oTBF Avenger x 6
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8 p0 O3 N2 y% r+ P U) \Japanese aircraft losses
& u ^1 ?) ?* M ~ wA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
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4 M* t8 ?+ ~! Z) uAllied aircraft losses
, M* D/ p6 [- ZF4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed
, ~8 J* p. y/ _, F* S0 A2 ]8 ~SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged0 C; |, W( b6 h
TBF Avenger: 6 damaged' d3 G" H/ b% S4 W' \, C
7 W8 s! Q6 A7 q& P) a, o) y( g1 xJapanese Ships
+ a" j$ ~0 ]; [$ P7 m, q0 QCV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage4 P+ [5 E0 e2 Y8 K4 N$ {0 e
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2
! c* D5 T R/ \- DCA Tone
) c/ M* G: P1 i" _, KCV Soryu, Bomb hits 1
, y7 _% ~$ J, Z6 e' `3 ZCV Hiryu, on fire
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,912 E8 o8 g% [' J" r8 G8 y9 _+ z
0 L' Y) N: {9 A7 P! f( FJapanese aircraft
8 e* p' V( o& d. P' \9 \2 \8 @6 m9 ]A6M2 Zero x 17
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Allied aircraft. o8 H/ L7 ~; w3 i4 d# f
F4F-4 Wildcat x 24
% R: H- J" _- H. N$ HSBD Dauntless x 27 r2 c( Y3 q% H2 b1 @( g
TBF Avenger x 7$ a3 h# ^( Q6 U0 S
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Japanese aircraft losses' y( J# `+ E; b* ^. I. \
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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+ o" m2 M# o, o7 }5 l( h" q9 wAllied aircraft losses/ ^" @" ] M* X# a/ p7 q
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed9 f+ p" m" j8 l+ p
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged( M& x8 s% d4 l; r, f! H, F
TBF Avenger: 5 damaged
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6 V% l( `0 a- e: v( ~( k" PJapanese Ships: o ~3 z* {( [+ P/ k5 T
CV Shokaku4 B" |: w9 F# S6 b3 `# Y& n0 ]' S1 ~
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 2, on fire
& ^0 d) L# h& B+ L5 N) g( lCV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
4 V9 ?! d6 n( {: v8 h4 lCV Soryu
/ o) Z7 C( T. O8 ?CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1) g- j% n- |! v$ r" H
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,914 p- H5 J: d, r2 @) S2 h
0 e5 v8 X* j+ f$ SJapanese aircraft( z# y/ h$ E6 p# n( @
A6M2 Zero x 158 H, z6 }: i. v, j! e
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Allied aircraft
& N0 T' f/ ?1 y' M1 r0 Z" O4 PF4F-4 Wildcat x 8
3 b2 |9 a1 U# K" d7 {SBD Dauntless x 18
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r+ y- E1 z8 k5 b1 j X/ e2 i! pJapanese aircraft losses
$ q( b0 w/ I' d; G0 x6 uA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
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7 I6 {; U2 m* W- Q. b }Allied aircraft losses
, x6 E. z) k3 _3 g: f6 pF4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed: Q4 p) \5 P! P' b! t8 |
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged N/ L, {# _" i% A, I! O
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+ b. @" W: g* I5 R" ?8 D0 eCV Soryu, Bomb hits 1" l0 B, b$ Q& W$ N" A2 G2 Y; x; z, ?
CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
- s; Z4 g6 P. ^$ h, W% b, MCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire* _# N, s1 F' E3 H5 Z
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage5 `. k0 E1 p6 s' s# n, P6 C
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Japanese aircraft
& I- z4 t7 r2 T+ yA6M2 Zero x 12- K: U" r E8 \; h$ d
4 R; S# b* |4 t& t7 i \+ k
Allied aircraft; N$ s8 n" S6 n R0 |% v
F4F-4 Wildcat x 10
* {( w6 r9 K' @( v2 j' B, L6 Q' GSBD Dauntless x 9+ T# C0 p; h1 n7 E2 S6 a
TBF Avenger x 16, l" [" ^6 J* u
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Japanese aircraft losses) z$ `1 ~( l. b# L, d" H9 I
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed% c7 p" i8 ?8 p, o7 }1 p
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Allied aircraft losses
T) J0 C; H$ Y; S" `F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
1 Z4 b6 h% y6 ~ w3 o' h9 |, y2 r+ fSBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged. g0 Y1 m& E* K$ {
TBF Avenger: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged$ o( q/ I5 A/ `$ d- Q7 J! a, G) T- a \
3 n- r) I( h7 HJapanese Ships2 @, B. p2 i* Q1 B, O& d; Q
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage" c% r) R$ r% ~+ \# d* U
CV Hiryu, on fire6 l" T# D' \; c6 c& B( I
CA Chikuma3 s4 G. I& E* j5 N# f' p! L( i
CV Soryu3 T$ |8 n2 i" {: N3 h5 a* o E# s& k
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Japanese aircraft
: h/ N" A6 _. y+ |8 H7 G/ QA6M2 Zero x 36
# m# V) _2 E- K: v" t& [D3A Val x 90
1 G, C4 M8 P7 a6 @: t& l+ `6 DB5N Kate x 66* `5 I" r/ a* Z5 f
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Allied aircraft
9 L/ z8 M# Y Q' P9 L; oF4F-4 Wildcat x 108
, P/ w- m( B, |/ C6 z2 |P-40E Warhawk x 45. J6 m+ S* b9 }! A4 l- n
P-38G Lightning x 2% i# D8 ~' g% j/ @$ a! \( Y) B5 A
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Japanese aircraft losses7 D- t# I# \! }
A6M2 Zero: 26 destroyed8 |# G1 w+ [# ^
D3A Val: 50 destroyed6 v- ^: a) ^3 a5 j; j
B5N Kate: 42 destroyed' o7 B2 z- @1 z R# o4 E4 h# A! I
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Allied aircraft losses0 y! |! d$ v& z( u
F4F-4 Wildcat: 41 destroyed, 14 damaged
4 k8 g1 G: y+ H" J1 J& b0 ^0 j* DP-40E Warhawk: 27 destroyed
( K& h4 u9 x# E, R% l, hP-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed
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Allied Ships8 S5 d% m Y- k, z1 p( i
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 11 m3 ?: ?& ^9 @- O A i' a( I
CV Hornet, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire6 N y& m! t) [+ q: q" l
CV Wasp, Bomb hits 2, on fire4 K5 q* ? d! e x- E
DD Benham, Bomb hits 1, on fire( m& J' \7 {. x: {+ @3 o3 c% Z
CV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
) i$ ^' t: j4 ~2 e1 J5 t: g+ f# O1 ZCV Yorktown, c& L# x2 w+ J/ }* e' j) {& I
CV Saratoga
& ^* ^5 o, ]1 @( Z X+ h5 xCL Honolulu
: {0 F# H. i( c* h' ACL St. Louis, Bomb hits 2
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% }* l. E0 ?7 o7 [Day Air attack on TF at 61,915 q5 O% |" g; l9 g, Q
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& ]. k' W! d2 m8 J/ ~: C# J4 LB-25C Mitchell x 3
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5 P. H: T+ M$ H& Y/ ]7 eJapanese Ships
4 {9 k' G. U6 T* [9 X* S8 VCV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage d! `6 b5 H; b4 V2 c3 A' J
6 q, C* o+ ~/ C/ p8 k% wAircraft Attacking:
! H- E: i% I- T2 x! @: p, U% w/ g 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91* n3 U; H5 {% j
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2 d8 f( M) e/ U0 t0 s7 hF4F-4 Wildcat x 21
* T' i' D$ M# R& s5 D S, HSBD Dauntless x 90% m: R, _3 ~2 C6 V* ]2 B+ {
TBF Avenger x 33
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CA Chikuma
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CV Soryu, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage* H1 Z! L9 Q4 J0 o6 G: t
CA Tone, Bomb hits 1
9 `8 p! t. ^& O3 d8 t s. @7 X5 _DD Ariake, Bomb hits 1, on fire
" v' U0 J3 B$ N/ ]2 y/ f2 a" d# M" bCA Aoba, Bomb hits 2
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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B-25C Mitchell x 20" Z% v2 d" g B6 ?7 g V. `* B& |
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Japanese Ships
/ g( U9 ~+ \/ B% aCV Soryu, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage! ?/ n* F/ D; {
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage q8 }# A. @ l/ _
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Ground combat at Shortlands3 [; g" I9 s( S4 q" O @
9 Q8 L' d) S1 `9 Y6 JAllied Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 13678 troops, 150 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 322
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5 Q& |+ W3 W% ]/ HDefending force 1457 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10& C6 Y) o) ]% ^/ k" _
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Allied max assault: 314 - adjusted assault: 281 0 k; F; T" r' w% Z( s. v5 G! d7 C
1 x- [3 @. k& ~& ?9 Y9 _! TJapanese max defense: 6 - adjusted defense: 1 4 `5 i5 F7 D+ u& Q" B6 c3 ~
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Allied assault odds: 281 to 1 & |/ H0 u3 \: e
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Japanese ground losses:
" g/ ^/ y$ T- C/ f1572 casualties reported
& ?6 ^, Z: g& d% D# P8 j4 oGuns lost 7
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Allied ground losses:
7 ^- Y2 N9 j; i, `: K2 casualties reported9 T Q7 _% A* i8 x) k& S( E5 ]
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