AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/18/425 r, ?& W0 Y g; Q+ C6 W6 C+ ^
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,939 R. p" N5 ]' c; X& a P4 N
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Japanese Ships% w: e7 ] G% z$ R1 y3 v/ r3 ], x
CA Kumano( [0 |/ U' |. s/ g
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 42, and is sunk
' F2 `# m4 r& ?" _4 `2 C% \& F3 o3 q* W/ uCA Furutaka, Shell hits 1$ a% j b' Q$ d5 R5 L& w$ A
CL Natori, Shell hits 1
+ a1 u$ a/ W; U! [7 pDD Maikaze, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
6 [# w8 R* M) `4 FDD Natsugumo
& j6 C; K3 Q1 X7 r" w4 Q' Z: pDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 1' @! v3 M; n! F8 r/ m
DD Yuzuki
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Allied Ships, z3 j X7 F& b3 Q
CA Portland, Shell hits 2, on fire
' u' f" q! l" LCA Northampton1 n6 q7 w" J: j$ m2 v
CA Houston, Torpedo hits 1
+ [; k: {& ?- A2 t' tCA Chester, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
7 g+ ?2 {6 f- w5 y/ Q' s+ z+ u% cCA Louisville, Shell hits 1& a# p! J/ Z: e( r
CA Chicago& i8 |/ \& I8 C% _9 B% ~
CA Pensacola
0 I/ p$ [: m8 {* FCA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
& @' r$ p; [9 i8 E7 rCA Astoria9 \& }- Y+ s- b" X1 d4 I
CA Minneapolis
$ H# O$ Z1 e; wCA San Francisco* \* s. e+ q5 f
CA Australia, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
* j* l0 V, Q8 l, P- K, I+ h' n* R! dCA Canberra4 y2 ^# E* w% z8 {1 v$ w. W+ R
CL Leander
8 Q% G% U. t2 e4 F% w0 q: ~CL Achilles$ y! i8 F' z8 j
CL Perth' T7 {0 Z, U1 D8 y
CL Hobart' U$ \ g9 M$ g; P0 r8 P7 Z
CL Raleigh' N0 J$ m1 U7 | x
CL Detroit6 d$ S" Y* V4 E+ R
CL Concord: ^2 Q; S# T$ i
DD Cummings4 o- ?$ g. R( B; t/ U* Y
DD Case: X+ T. p" q( u$ }3 H
DD Shaw
: `4 ~/ b1 S0 v7 S0 f5 l! ?+ u; nDD Downes x) Y- f$ ]% e9 c3 K G5 J
DD Le Triomphant
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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5 k: }3 I5 ?: z/ i3 nJapanese Ships) y1 V0 g* ^ }# c
CA Kumano, Shell hits 10
) x+ a: {5 ]* ?5 n! ?6 MCA Furutaka; ^! |& x" J( ]" T
CL Natori, Shell hits 1* F2 m- Y$ X. l: q* F M3 x; u) T& Q7 k
DD Maikaze, on fire, heavy damage! D2 u$ F' u) b/ }3 P$ O
DD Natsugumo# E2 }# N; x/ \5 ~- \5 W( E
DD Ikazuchi5 y8 A' L! r! H6 k5 d0 [" O
DD Yuzuki
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/ G- \& ~0 Z; T, G( H: B" PCA Portland, on fire! K3 }2 J$ |: ~* Y2 ]$ v7 d7 q( Y
CA Northampton
9 r& j( z" P0 q7 w6 _! `7 WCA Houston' E4 I$ c' d- z7 D: M
CA Louisville
( C( _6 Q. b1 m$ z ECA Chicago2 W3 J& A' T. V- J; O# `3 N# c( J! ?8 m
CA Pensacola! ?- I% _& e ?- {" f
CA New Orleans1 n/ [: r k, \# l5 ~4 O! R' N
CA Astoria
9 s8 V6 L) t7 z* qCA Minneapolis
6 B! N6 Q( ~1 f, J4 [' Z) }CA San Francisco
, R' @+ G( V6 N0 R2 XCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage6 M8 E6 w3 y7 l$ s
CA Canberra
/ c* e9 H1 @4 v* b! N! q% cCL Leander' Q$ b5 X0 {( C% @" s& C" g0 s$ X
CL Achilles
/ L* j, A; I2 [% r5 c8 h6 \CL Perth
9 o7 p! ]6 Y( B; `4 XCL Hobart- G% x) K5 E- ]; O
CL Raleigh
# F0 K# R0 q5 v9 s' u# cCL Detroit7 Y5 r: Y+ I8 T4 o. E+ B
CL Concord
) V* ]& N* o4 i6 I1 @/ H2 n5 nDD Cummings+ p% V6 X: d( M& {! D7 E' y
DD Case5 f: ?1 x0 _ X! `+ r* B
DD Shaw; b A: Y `8 o
DD Downes; n- \& C7 B' _
DD Le Triomphant' ~) \( r" z. z2 o0 i
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93% |% m+ w7 {8 d6 f+ A A$ `- D5 }
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Japanese Ships
5 ^3 d7 H, q. t9 w, ]. p8 cCA Kumano, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage" v3 F$ O0 d+ K0 j+ X
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 34, and is sunk
/ v o+ W( j, VCL Natori, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
" K. b7 `- }3 Y* O$ O! S$ TDD Maikaze, Shell hits 14, and is sunk+ Y; j \# J, v: C
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1' [* n8 m7 c* A3 M- ~
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 3, on fire
* k4 M' X, y- w! |8 F- rDD Yuzuki, Shell hits 6, and is sunk1 }* o. W, z/ B/ C0 ~
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Allied Ships, e7 O" P; H* S% J
CA Portland, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage. m( Z* i0 Z" W' L
CA Northampton, Shell hits 1, on fire- x& b1 z' V) Z& f
CA Houston, Shell hits 13 [+ |4 N2 E/ t w% m4 W
CA Louisville
+ M/ ^" ~; D- O) O5 N$ NCA Chicago, Shell hits 22 ~0 z( |, N' i" K; b' [
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 4
! i1 L7 p& f$ _% w& a) JCA New Orleans, Shell hits 4" m, ~% { e9 H. T/ b
CA Astoria
$ r% i1 |$ [% R, K4 W! nCA Minneapolis
% [" C D, Z+ z0 W) M+ SCA San Francisco
( C9 u0 R8 @1 P ]& y* j' pCA Australia, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage2 s C& l- t3 n' T' v) @
CA Canberra
" c8 c0 f7 m% Y/ @" ^* hCL Leander
8 g9 V- d2 o2 w( u" V1 `( tCL Achilles4 V5 ?4 y3 `9 F. |( u3 U4 ~ w
CL Perth8 ^* n) } D) B! x$ M4 v
CL Hobart! V- }% a& n' Q* |7 ]# X; c
CL Raleigh
9 b5 P' [, G* W0 l- J3 F1 _0 N' RCL Detroit% t! f! {3 `. ]$ L* c: V, W3 U
CL Concord
|9 }3 E( `( {+ J1 m5 TDD Cummings. C: w. v! ^- P2 Y
DD Case( }4 `( b+ |- ~" ^- W3 t$ \
DD Shaw
% e$ C2 R6 G; m1 B( L0 `8 k1 W% _DD Downes
/ O8 W; v; e2 ]" @0 }" SDD Le Triomphant6 s$ l9 |. T! t0 p, U$ E3 A( ^5 K4 D
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8 \& Y% v! c8 o# rJapanese Ships# Y5 H" v' W' R% C
CA Kumano, Shell hits 33, on fire, heavy damage. F: D6 P1 s9 m8 n
CL Natori, Shell hits 24, and is sunk
7 g g3 F' e) H% Z7 V! zDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1" b: N" b# E Q! e4 H
DD Ikazuchi, on fire
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Allied Ships
C* R& e; g$ Q2 U# o& }. g! eCA Portland, on fire, heavy damage
1 u4 E! d0 F5 ~9 J2 {& Q7 iCA Northampton, on fire, m+ N _4 R; S7 w
CA Houston
L4 b9 i6 H( E1 n' OCA Louisville
. n; ~- e* q0 M9 pCA Chicago5 }* }& D7 e) b# O/ _
CA Pensacola0 z7 S: ^ u9 z% E
CA New Orleans/ O+ m( p: |- C* j1 H
CA Astoria+ z9 |4 T, s5 f9 ]. O
CA Minneapolis; g) c5 {% J4 J- q/ M
CA San Francisco) o8 c, e5 g: @3 }1 \( s
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
' `- v) J* K' }( h: L) jCA Canberra
+ {, W- [ F4 C: {! ICL Leander( s3 q+ o' K' E1 \
CL Achilles/ Y. Z! W: L% Z, `
CL Perth
: `8 i& p/ y; d3 `2 OCL Hobart0 h9 Y# l% u( v. G/ r4 h" e& i
CL Raleigh
# Q' s0 y* o _1 D/ hCL Detroit
) [8 Q5 H1 s# RCL Concord
* ~7 L$ R8 J1 [) JDD Cummings
% S' G$ r8 X. D2 A$ PDD Case- A z! ^/ ]! Y- t' y8 s; r" @
DD Shaw% H- a- c ]! {# q2 ?; W" J
DD Downes
; g9 o. }' d+ C3 M) HDD Le Triomphant P- Q. Z7 ?& z& P. V) L0 ^
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@& X# h6 y5 Q! Q2 ZNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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Japanese Ships
. r7 e" I# w- H6 P- ?7 n! r8 S& @ |CA Kumano, Shell hits 29, and is sunk
' b" Z: G4 {0 D! i$ p8 tDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 35, and is sunk
w" J1 C h+ t* F$ Q8 p9 gDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
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9 n5 T: W$ _1 S9 HAllied Ships" _& Z4 k* H0 p; }
CA Portland, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
- ~% I: p \+ @/ xCA Northampton, on fire
/ u6 H6 v) [) ]4 v" l) ]; G/ O4 ZCA Houston
/ D3 f4 l7 m" j2 wCA Louisville9 D6 g/ S: v; d4 o9 q7 [/ B5 y% \
CA Chicago2 O, N) X' O4 C/ W! V# A7 D2 ^
CA Pensacola
$ t' b$ r2 ? B: a$ N% s8 oCA New Orleans
: d/ G' G. k# _' O" |CA Astoria6 P. B# M* I* s; U4 V, M
CA Minneapolis
# d) V: }" t. N( I$ r/ _2 N+ zCA San Francisco! ]& T, N, p5 U
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
9 ~- s I- R* F7 z8 XCA Canberra+ K+ S: G. P$ x4 \* P7 H
CL Leander3 ?+ M( x' {9 L. S
CL Achilles
. k& |7 Q6 ^9 h" v5 DCL Perth: v0 ?, u( _& r8 Z& O
CL Hobart4 V% Q3 |1 ~0 l
CL Raleigh
( ]4 d5 Q0 y( [2 ^- p2 v! eCL Detroit
- ~/ {1 k9 k: B' SCL Concord% g) i* G3 t5 W
DD Cummings/ c# c; E: U! b7 Y: y' \! t9 l5 {
DD Case
& U& A! ?+ ?& Y K3 v& N2 g; bDD Shaw" q ^% |6 z4 n M5 n8 k; H
DD Downes' |/ U/ ?5 r+ Z5 O
DD Le Triomphant. r$ B5 `$ i, L K. {# Q
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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8 G$ [) ~9 U; Y9 N. ` x: ^Japanese aircraft/ F* } ?- ~! N! i f3 s i& v
A6M2 Zero x 50
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Allied aircraft; i8 m' b) @1 P4 Y8 i, A5 J* a0 ]' ?; |
F4F-4 Wildcat x 42* S3 v% I! _) l# y8 E
SBD Dauntless x 444 Y5 R$ [1 |8 m f: ]
TBF Avenger x 162 c: H8 V I4 H1 w8 l
4 e3 B4 s1 @/ dJapanese aircraft losses2 [' T+ l0 l! |' r, g; b
A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged0 b$ h. U4 T! k" {5 F b
' [8 h- W( T0 }+ TAllied aircraft losses
+ Z# V4 \0 M& {9 b4 L9 NF4F-4 Wildcat: 27 destroyed9 p! e" @3 A f
SBD Dauntless: 13 destroyed, 17 damaged% U& `1 i8 Y. H v1 E8 k7 J
TBF Avenger: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged. }& M, w4 c! d
0 E( O+ F- i2 UJapanese Ships
0 u( F: G' r* t8 RCV Kaga, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
% H2 H4 ]9 j; j. i% lCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
* _8 N: H- u+ B* gCV Shokaku6 J, N" {( p/ p. s
CV Soryu
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,919 C$ i F# H+ L" I% S; s
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Japanese aircraft& R' Q" p$ @; ]9 ^1 E8 ~
A6M2 Zero x 19
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Allied aircraft
7 r6 {( d( i- |4 D# L8 JF4F-4 Wildcat x 193 l, r9 m- h ~4 b3 j
SBD Dauntless x 142 s; S; n: r: v' l- Y# g1 P8 k
TBF Avenger x 67 I* x8 Z5 E8 \+ l
! t+ J+ M- a' B% T. g, f& A) wJapanese aircraft losses
1 E8 z- f) o0 u/ d4 ]A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
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4 a, V, M0 ?# U. V1 k; u2 }Allied aircraft losses& j. w( M( V* c' D
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed
: H; r# L& N* y USBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged
0 e$ ?- W/ }; Q, l0 ATBF Avenger: 6 damaged, | n! k: v% F: O0 U+ {8 q
. s7 G% o6 ]3 m1 X D; m+ i6 kJapanese Ships
3 j* F6 w+ i" f# X# ^: ^CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
; U; o+ r* u( D8 k6 E% o$ PCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2
$ d4 D/ V* p; P& \! jCA Tone, ~# ~# N4 `" y' c( p6 B' \* @9 N
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 1
( G$ K6 B$ O: l. Z7 ]CV Hiryu, on fire6 ]7 g' P# T5 p
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,910 Z6 \" O3 \2 V9 X" ~; m9 P
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Japanese aircraft
3 }, v' D; r+ J$ `% p0 G, gA6M2 Zero x 17
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Allied aircraft$ {; E6 n2 R# {
F4F-4 Wildcat x 24
6 {6 \- b v$ \5 t! @SBD Dauntless x 27
0 Y5 w( @$ I6 @/ n( v. QTBF Avenger x 7
8 A" ?+ {/ N3 x4 A0 ?. G, l& ] 7 X4 c" Z2 Y* v8 V& v+ {! @
Japanese aircraft losses
! c( A) M1 n# u K8 _A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed8 s7 Y* Q S. c1 M. O$ L" [! n
1 s: F3 _& u' x# Z4 E' W
Allied aircraft losses! g9 z5 I2 }6 C- C* V& b$ u' T
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed
$ g* n% o5 y" H: w2 TSBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged
8 K7 \+ F2 X) c8 pTBF Avenger: 5 damaged- M Y; T0 O0 M- L% S; `
* e' g- O/ Q$ r# A" SJapanese Ships
. c9 Y! U8 O0 U) q/ c: Z' V1 W- gCV Shokaku, m7 @7 w+ p9 t( d0 l
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 2, on fire
7 D# p0 M6 F y( f; W6 \6 XCV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage: {, W7 Z7 _& J
CV Soryu$ g: p% ~( D& @) S; M8 f
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91& J2 d& T9 ^0 ?2 t, `: ]! b3 G
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Japanese aircraft4 o0 |5 {1 s$ }
A6M2 Zero x 15! `' {4 [; x0 k* {# j
0 C: \5 @" V0 @2 B8 OAllied aircraft
, A: z( B' A% e& r* U2 p$ K0 w0 Q- b! PF4F-4 Wildcat x 8
3 H5 x5 D/ w( n2 MSBD Dauntless x 18
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5 L8 }8 E5 S! z. u+ \8 _& g6 FJapanese aircraft losses
+ g, ?; |2 h( S' uA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
& w; @2 M# W; f4 x b5 YF4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, O% B' g/ [( m! T
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged6 H- z7 J# O/ J7 |1 E2 r t* y
, L* s; O. Q% y* k( z4 qJapanese Ships: |+ {4 k. D; y+ X6 O
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 1$ g k1 n! S1 b% ?
CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
+ z; q; A! {( E9 t5 zCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
/ N3 J8 u) M$ Z' l( H: HCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Japanese aircraft
: v, @9 b4 R7 G/ }" ^6 tA6M2 Zero x 12( ~( \5 k. l7 N( D4 L% ]% u
+ V6 v8 W8 B( Z& @/ b( t# ^! O
Allied aircraft# E1 }' o5 w) V* c2 {( j `
F4F-4 Wildcat x 10
3 {; A2 T. g) _; G! @SBD Dauntless x 9( i* N6 t; N' T s4 B' N1 M) p
TBF Avenger x 16
3 { i- w* n4 T2 e$ y) v ]/ y( [' ^' L( q7 }
Japanese aircraft losses" T! _0 K! B; F6 e
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
3 l: j6 N/ [) `+ JF4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed6 ^ t J; I/ r/ P8 n% u) b* F
SBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
; f, o. ]$ x% o" E) T" OTBF Avenger: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged
3 O9 f, x, t5 ?. K- F
; j$ }, G" L# a( J2 KJapanese Ships( p5 z4 W9 u9 o) [5 K* J: ]
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
2 e9 I5 T9 y- S ECV Hiryu, on fire$ c) H8 i7 ]4 j3 x$ V( X. Z8 A
CA Chikuma
8 F& k; q" z7 Y" s4 a3 x9 CCV Soryu
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7 ^6 t, P4 d' x. fJapanese aircraft+ r+ \7 v" h* F% Y
A6M2 Zero x 36
3 ]8 X. C6 Q9 \9 P" I* \3 u2 vD3A Val x 900 e1 R6 E0 _% S& C1 R) F; X5 c
B5N Kate x 66
5 R! M& c% Z$ s
5 ^" ^7 U6 w$ A9 }Allied aircraft
( A4 c5 c9 ?+ x- wF4F-4 Wildcat x 108+ r$ {9 H3 O, t
P-40E Warhawk x 45
- b& {6 @* Q) i: qP-38G Lightning x 2
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3 B$ T5 @8 Y; b/ @, q6 p' ^Japanese aircraft losses
( Q4 l; L0 q- lA6M2 Zero: 26 destroyed5 ? @ q' V3 L# |
D3A Val: 50 destroyed
$ M& S. Z6 Y+ ]" f. v# aB5N Kate: 42 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses& n$ s0 v" q. j! _& j
F4F-4 Wildcat: 41 destroyed, 14 damaged& y8 v+ i, k1 b( Z! B4 U
P-40E Warhawk: 27 destroyed
4 u( v) S% n! @+ g( bP-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed0 q" |6 k' ~5 V6 J/ u
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Allied Ships
- S/ H9 F8 @/ J) `. n9 n; a( pCV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1
0 n0 O6 ^9 l* W- aCV Hornet, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
) }4 o0 K* o( C% @7 S6 [3 s* P7 DCV Wasp, Bomb hits 2, on fire
+ D o5 f0 S, @+ R" B) hDD Benham, Bomb hits 1, on fire
$ N$ v, t+ N# Z" TCV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
" B. P L! O! L# j# y7 XCV Yorktown
- n8 ]# }% S9 T1 o1 d `0 PCV Saratoga1 G# G6 P! @! K* e1 c F
CL Honolulu
7 G; F. M0 k7 _! x) k5 g0 ^8 rCL St. Louis, Bomb hits 2
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B-25C Mitchell x 3. B$ l2 f' S* H4 q, v9 N' s) o/ }
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No Allied losses7 p; i( _8 c: {9 l, X/ ~
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Japanese Ships
" Z+ V2 R/ h8 k1 I2 c; w' TCV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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, M7 y( P0 [( {! [/ h H* Z7 W- N6 TAircraft Attacking:- H/ E# b$ u8 f& i+ F* C* }% ]+ ^( C
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet, m8 j/ i9 t' Z
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Allied aircraft
; v8 N% C6 ~ r3 S' m+ `F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
1 N. B. v& C9 ?, p+ wSBD Dauntless x 90
! ?+ M0 }3 G$ O, yTBF Avenger x 33
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Japanese Ships2 y9 W4 p* v5 u j7 `$ I2 @" {* \
CA Chikuma
, l8 x) }$ x' g9 D& v8 xCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
% t5 |. [3 i) vCV Soryu, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
! x% @6 g/ a/ w0 h! V+ WCA Tone, Bomb hits 1
! C4 X" c5 f0 q, @, LDD Ariake, Bomb hits 1, on fire
3 h$ Z* P5 Z+ d9 M3 j$ |+ [# tCA Aoba, Bomb hits 2 n: u/ k9 } b* T) _3 H& i
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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Allied aircraft" H& S+ U5 L: {
B-25C Mitchell x 20
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8 J# n9 H% a/ a( z4 Z* d4 YJapanese Ships
9 \" i/ r* c3 z$ |CV Soryu, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
- H# U( D0 ]: G& b0 m! d+ H; ]CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
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- C( b* x0 ?. wGround combat at Shortlands
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Allied Deliberate attack! P; q- n1 T9 e+ L
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Attacking force 13678 troops, 150 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3227 t7 q/ C9 c9 u9 P6 p
, k! r2 `; u3 V7 S. UDefending force 1457 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10
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Allied max assault: 314 - adjusted assault: 281 # ~# {9 t& y- [6 ~
4 ~$ L2 f0 ?3 e# L3 |& I7 k7 c0 hJapanese max defense: 6 - adjusted defense: 1
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$ K2 V5 U3 K/ p) @3 @6 gAllied assault odds: 281 to 1 9 a+ d9 W& i4 G+ O! W( g& j
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$ `6 u. t. l1 C" n% O$ EJapanese ground losses:+ c, x' Z( U& X
1572 casualties reported
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) u5 U% C; `* A( Z' q( G# lAllied ground losses:0 L* f5 n5 v6 C9 Q
2 casualties reported: ~3 E5 ^- A \( O7 _# l
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