AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/18/42
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$ x& A5 Z6 A5 u9 Y4 u2 i7 W( xNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,937 H& y8 U% M+ |% y$ Q$ M+ t
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) M* X" \5 V1 X5 l1 a5 bCA Kumano
0 ^' ^& ^/ A4 k. d' JCA Kinugasa, Shell hits 42, and is sunk! z1 j/ u* s6 N& E% C
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 16 k+ S; b# V j: ]0 |/ q
CL Natori, Shell hits 1, f: E0 E, F. n" h
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage J' ?- c+ w0 t7 R- k) b
DD Natsugumo
. i3 t1 @4 R% q/ ~! T' gDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 1# q" I" P. r. A2 s* G- _
DD Yuzuki
0 J6 \, i- S4 s5 Y
2 h$ z: W- \* YAllied Ships- F# m2 s1 z ~7 K: {( g
CA Portland, Shell hits 2, on fire
4 n7 b3 `5 |% E( d% [CA Northampton
! _0 z' x. j* y7 t! I2 T2 XCA Houston, Torpedo hits 1
* v# [1 e& L- p6 \$ B; @1 GCA Chester, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk4 V$ c: E z5 Y5 B6 H
CA Louisville, Shell hits 1
; R, W- l7 @5 v2 H3 sCA Chicago
7 }) C6 q1 w, \CA Pensacola: z; n4 R% V4 Q1 c( l4 `# R
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1# u% h7 y4 ~; |$ b' |
CA Astoria( r9 C: W, I1 E, f
CA Minneapolis3 s1 E; ?. m. R6 Z
CA San Francisco" h- P/ t- ^# @) g0 r) ? y+ q/ ~
CA Australia, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
: ~, V7 l" K; h: }2 LCA Canberra
9 ?- i0 A% H) |CL Leander$ R- n) B* z( {; q" @( A
CL Achilles) N/ ~0 I6 D5 d3 g; J. d% D
CL Perth
( \% Q2 D5 y4 @% PCL Hobart
' h) Y, F5 t/ x6 }$ |9 iCL Raleigh
, n" M3 X/ N* O$ E3 @ oCL Detroit
& @; [+ d4 \8 e/ vCL Concord
! ?8 V; j" M" @3 Q3 i. e# DDD Cummings* r1 e# @! F: y/ `
DD Case
* u; @+ [# T; J+ S5 B6 vDD Shaw
1 h$ J D( X m2 `- e0 XDD Downes- v: s# r( F' _4 b
DD Le Triomphant
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* Y" c! W% a$ q# G5 y; f: q" VNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,936 y9 S1 Y2 q, D! c( H7 _2 ?
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Japanese Ships9 B9 s) ~) P! G0 S
CA Kumano, Shell hits 10. n' V7 ~2 u3 i7 y) K- d
CA Furutaka
9 h+ b5 \8 y( L6 ^3 x3 j T3 D) _CL Natori, Shell hits 1
, m' O& u4 C5 m- w+ S( YDD Maikaze, on fire, heavy damage. C h4 l; w, ^2 \4 Q
DD Natsugumo4 f5 l m+ J' t; v
DD Ikazuchi
) h9 Q* {+ u4 W& c% z/ \DD Yuzuki
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; d, Q& z7 o. \5 H2 i# r: B# G0 ^1 ^Allied Ships
1 ^0 V: h) E: c3 UCA Portland, on fire
! a( r* L' X2 M& B! i$ D* T! HCA Northampton
6 ]7 j& \9 a# |, ^/ S7 M/ Y( |CA Houston
- f% }+ c; ]! |( L+ h& OCA Louisville+ h# ~9 o' | D& E! v! F3 L
CA Chicago% z; q. V5 K3 y
CA Pensacola
) P. P. L% T& F+ v5 w, cCA New Orleans5 C- i/ X5 k' k b+ K" h% w! Y* u
CA Astoria- Y+ {& `. n G2 A4 S# c; N( a
CA Minneapolis9 z2 A& m5 c. Z9 y9 K$ J/ {
CA San Francisco% S: ]* h% d: e9 J8 B: P
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
# b% ]" x" S! H4 P3 F yCA Canberra
! F4 W$ \ a2 g- l9 S% z) wCL Leander
( G1 @, K6 [4 ZCL Achilles
- O* Y; H# n& t# m# |CL Perth
. [( Z, c' b" M" @& M& JCL Hobart
1 H d3 W$ w" a- [6 _CL Raleigh1 Y6 u' H1 V; F# L( v) g2 o
CL Detroit( o y$ A1 ~2 s. C; e/ l
CL Concord
& F' E4 h+ r$ e+ F: A R4 b. {: MDD Cummings
0 E9 _/ E$ x0 tDD Case/ |( P+ P' Q2 ?( F
DD Shaw& x4 s5 h$ q r/ H
DD Downes
# N* [; u& [$ x4 r3 E+ C' N( sDD Le Triomphant
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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CA Kumano, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
, v; Z4 V7 R% hCA Furutaka, Shell hits 34, and is sunk
' Q2 v; ]" P" `CL Natori, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage; v' K3 u$ M& u/ Q2 Q; \) B
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 14, and is sunk0 E, p9 P* O% I% y" ]6 y7 T X" @+ B2 D
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
$ X2 E0 ]6 Z4 ^1 v' vDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 3, on fire0 |2 Y1 [8 `4 }+ h7 q
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 6, and is sunk8 X( Q6 f2 c! B" [' `7 i
" L% h0 C0 q* z. G) vAllied Ships) [) |1 u. D$ _+ Q
CA Portland, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
/ T$ B1 s a/ }; N2 a# b7 n: S' {CA Northampton, Shell hits 1, on fire- z# ~; ]7 O& ^/ @" a& R1 }
CA Houston, Shell hits 1( l8 D- M6 o: J, `
CA Louisville6 O+ W7 l6 D, r9 h) P+ ]2 ~+ x6 M0 F
CA Chicago, Shell hits 2
8 T& w M6 F9 w4 bCA Pensacola, Shell hits 44 O. w, E, ~; G" B- H, U) ^7 L
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 47 G" W2 c! ]( e* T8 J6 p# |. Y
CA Astoria. @" S$ ?/ H9 x% {7 g2 a. `1 |
CA Minneapolis
3 W j( T9 W5 a/ `CA San Francisco- r! E3 k* G$ T
CA Australia, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage7 F/ I5 ?- _& o/ I' z
CA Canberra1 s6 P }$ j# V) }6 v
CL Leander
- _) @ X4 H8 O. r& [7 TCL Achilles! R) ]$ I( U1 k- \' J9 S8 z
CL Perth
0 {$ I k r7 C' O0 Q" l& F7 I, {CL Hobart- ^6 {/ H& D z5 S- w
CL Raleigh3 u7 h1 ~! ?7 ]: T. X* u
CL Detroit2 I" P! b& }9 u6 q, @
CL Concord
, S' I0 E3 T' A2 E% i/ _DD Cummings' x P9 D( [! ]) C* ^
DD Case
9 t* v$ }) H# u+ y* k- _, rDD Shaw% |1 Y- J- g# a0 n4 x9 ^
DD Downes
, F2 o3 Z7 i8 f5 D# @; gDD Le Triomphant3 T# o$ w2 k* s8 D2 ]
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5 h; r& e3 d7 i9 L% UNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,935 T& u" W" n6 Z! e
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Japanese Ships
+ k! J- E i0 b BCA Kumano, Shell hits 33, on fire, heavy damage
/ ~/ y1 O. _5 E- F) ~CL Natori, Shell hits 24, and is sunk
. Q9 [4 A, o8 S: w4 yDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1" \; D( J" j8 K, D. m# o$ F+ a7 T
DD Ikazuchi, on fire
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+ T- b2 o5 g6 e5 b$ }0 KAllied Ships
3 y3 v" K) l3 O. v2 U$ tCA Portland, on fire, heavy damage
# D! Q3 }) H! @: v8 m9 i3 t% KCA Northampton, on fire# l+ N! s' J0 @2 j3 W$ {& ^6 O
CA Houston
# O# C) _1 Q* J( e" HCA Louisville
) U# w3 K1 ?( S5 A) C: c" I2 nCA Chicago; O/ Y! d7 V4 `% e. E9 F' d
CA Pensacola
) R+ W% O& W) k3 Z& N0 dCA New Orleans; S' Y8 s* R, j! N- k* x
CA Astoria
; q/ X9 i0 F) _. yCA Minneapolis* Y$ Y7 n0 a$ [ k
CA San Francisco2 ]4 U) d% {1 X- O, s) W& e
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
3 [9 j" B8 y# r- U0 J/ D% zCA Canberra
+ T J# K% m* L* v. l0 k, WCL Leander
( |$ h/ v% S2 X0 g0 fCL Achilles
* c4 P2 l T, b% Q! PCL Perth5 B* h, W5 _- A
CL Hobart
7 W: M, {. P" t$ XCL Raleigh7 o$ a& C1 U) I0 O. P& K
CL Detroit! c' h' M4 i3 |: ]. n% }4 K
CL Concord
- ^& u$ M, {8 {. S% N4 ^: C, ODD Cummings: q V% G" b* _, Q# b0 q) d5 }& c
DD Case
R& \% G0 K; w4 D6 i) sDD Shaw) k) x6 N1 S9 U0 }6 z9 b
DD Downes
; o, z* p# ]9 Q( u& ?DD Le Triomphant/ Z; F1 f3 M6 A4 x4 b, ^
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' g" @/ m" E+ f1 xNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,937 }4 k8 j0 J2 y X
4 @+ ~2 n0 y U4 DJapanese Ships
8 H% f M$ }( P0 X8 u. w1 i; MCA Kumano, Shell hits 29, and is sunk
8 r( u6 H% ?8 p+ pDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 35, and is sunk
) k! p/ K5 C- A; D& w' D( pDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
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" B+ l8 r4 a1 m0 R6 e& QAllied Ships
5 O5 i, B7 r2 u4 DCA Portland, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage1 q5 p! f) Y: o |
CA Northampton, on fire; l' \1 i9 z. p l
CA Houston( U6 T' W @1 e, c
CA Louisville5 }' f$ Z( D" @; W9 F" S
CA Chicago$ f! q4 j4 `- Z" S2 k
CA Pensacola
- u9 [ S( D8 t/ N. Z7 fCA New Orleans
6 q/ |: t8 I. f! K9 m8 `CA Astoria" e( e0 Q. Q5 s% S+ K
CA Minneapolis
% N `+ F; q. X: q0 f$ x W3 ACA San Francisco
" j1 p9 V+ x7 A9 H& ~CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
0 h$ F& V9 X( J% V- L. }CA Canberra; y. F5 ?% d9 X# Q2 O" G- s
CL Leander- ~ R8 ]1 u$ L8 x6 W
CL Achilles
. I. G4 }2 m4 l! d8 J; W' \+ j8 m* kCL Perth2 F( e+ B _3 t
CL Hobart
# C* F, g6 D" ~CL Raleigh. _! Q/ E8 B; t/ _
CL Detroit
. b. X$ s9 B+ P) k% G( a5 ^( CCL Concord# r, P F6 ?1 \- n$ Q3 b+ \3 u
DD Cummings
( I# d8 l8 h. B8 ]8 [- c' {DD Case
/ f3 k$ r- a: w& iDD Shaw
2 T( j, m h( {4 RDD Downes
( b% ^( q' K$ d# w' i7 o! qDD Le Triomphant! `' L7 ]- O. r( C0 K4 W- W8 `
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& E2 O8 n& i. k4 EDay Air attack on TF at 61,910 l9 q! t; b0 M8 V
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Japanese aircraft
% k, S4 x) a: ]8 E; iA6M2 Zero x 50
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Allied aircraft
6 M/ ~! |. I; f. B" S% r0 PF4F-4 Wildcat x 425 j7 R" j% L/ t2 ]2 `
SBD Dauntless x 44+ z' ?9 D% e9 X" q( H: O# B" k2 E
TBF Avenger x 16
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Japanese aircraft losses2 D! k- \) d" L
A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses2 p9 Z: ~/ o. r }( c+ o9 }& P4 h! \" \
F4F-4 Wildcat: 27 destroyed9 G4 e8 H k" {9 ^6 n# T) P$ ? E
SBD Dauntless: 13 destroyed, 17 damaged, p! d- N9 d" V
TBF Avenger: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged
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Japanese Ships. N5 P% ^+ _) n% I
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
& C' W& t, l( A* L0 ~/ X) {1 UCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire+ E7 ^* F# h! x. d c0 H3 U/ ]3 s
CV Shokaku8 {: ?4 S; N0 [. K2 D& R4 W
CV Soryu' N. g5 B' e8 J" B2 O9 {& y8 i& Z
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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: S" M+ K8 {& u5 m/ s1 m: I' HJapanese aircraft2 C* e8 X6 K+ a0 g4 w0 T1 h! X
A6M2 Zero x 19! i$ l$ k& }5 x: Y7 h7 c' w9 E
* B# |9 s4 @% U2 cAllied aircraft
) P6 g; F: ^1 R( ]* |/ ]! D: H7 D2 uF4F-4 Wildcat x 19
- o3 x# Y! j; Y2 T* f! QSBD Dauntless x 14# {3 |. x8 K& {
TBF Avenger x 6+ r' r {4 H% \9 X, P
/ t% ?, F+ n7 Q1 g/ r d2 nJapanese aircraft losses
3 s3 K. l6 M5 g% \5 `8 ?A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed+ |2 \- a0 A+ c, M! k" M
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Allied aircraft losses
5 J2 f4 n4 h. n* k- b3 n1 YF4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed2 I) V8 E: |- x$ h4 J
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged& F. D' i1 o$ Q! l2 z
TBF Avenger: 6 damaged
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, @( }+ n$ n6 k2 W2 xJapanese Ships
6 M+ b2 x$ a# MCV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage4 E8 w- Y# T$ ~5 s' M
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2& h# s+ [, p5 I* v( ^3 w
CA Tone
4 O# t4 N# V) n j& `- k( @CV Soryu, Bomb hits 1
- _; A/ i; i# D) TCV Hiryu, on fire5 ^: P3 b5 G* f% ^9 [/ w8 P0 c$ l3 a( V
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,919 ]. x& ]9 N0 d! d3 }
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Japanese aircraft
M4 D4 K, p R5 z# d% y% a oA6M2 Zero x 17/ O$ k" o8 Z! G1 h
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Allied aircraft) Y9 _2 z5 H, ?( `! t$ V
F4F-4 Wildcat x 24
7 l6 J1 p2 r! Y0 j# HSBD Dauntless x 27
7 u7 c' ^- U2 }) \. P# g; OTBF Avenger x 7+ e- K% C3 B) p4 R, e
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Japanese aircraft losses& X$ _9 Y' {/ ]
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses- z" n* |1 q! H4 u! Q% s
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed
% q+ V3 z( y0 h5 q" FSBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged L* ], O8 x" q9 V
TBF Avenger: 5 damaged5 G3 l) P* o# m* A
; C4 |2 |- u+ T2 ~5 g2 f9 G
Japanese Ships! F6 }" Y; r, g- u) I9 f
CV Shokaku! k# r: u/ R% T3 C$ A* g2 C
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 2, on fire
6 Y9 I. ]& t6 o" K1 k( ICV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
8 L6 y/ B! |. c. l; a( _" W. I1 F0 C$ xCV Soryu
# M* D v6 p! U7 q, UCA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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Japanese aircraft' ]' v' H. f) g2 f/ ~
A6M2 Zero x 150 N0 W& q7 l8 x$ S
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Allied aircraft! k/ G: s4 A7 C2 @1 F+ ]' N
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
+ k* w7 a5 i: |9 G0 J5 e8 ?7 a7 \SBD Dauntless x 18
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Japanese aircraft losses- r( Z5 N. Y* S/ R
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
1 v9 m4 H! }& s5 V/ w
2 E/ w: k+ W$ `9 F& [Allied aircraft losses# n7 ]$ e. l% B! `4 ~3 n& c
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed1 T0 a# C8 p3 v- L* O3 q: t: |9 o
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged
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Japanese Ships. s! C/ Q& y2 e' a ^3 p
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 18 w( y. F6 o: V L/ _
CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
}9 U; n# N- B [, s/ J: [CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
- g8 q& b" q" Q7 `& X$ }, oCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage1 Z( n b( _4 U2 f! O
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0 L* j2 x: [" b) D( X& z; j" ~Day Air attack on TF at 61,910 T4 h9 Q% n8 c0 T1 T$ X
+ @1 t. {/ Q3 J2 L5 R0 z) rJapanese aircraft" {- d4 e. P6 a5 q- t
A6M2 Zero x 12
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6 r0 J7 Z! w: {& ~ sAllied aircraft
' h, y. d/ c- W) \% TF4F-4 Wildcat x 10
- z, I: L+ O$ w% bSBD Dauntless x 9
( e" n4 M+ K6 ^3 u0 H1 C# t8 ]5 xTBF Avenger x 16% c! w) S/ ^4 X3 E3 C& E. b& {
' X+ y* Z/ Q, a; D+ M; B
Japanese aircraft losses
$ ^/ ]. F( D3 @! e8 s: Y3 IA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed- M A* |0 a4 [+ m( \" b' U
' O% l" {" m4 K; N1 T4 dAllied aircraft losses
) s9 b6 J7 m8 m/ W* GF4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed) A: N+ v. ?* o ^
SBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged8 Y0 [6 f0 A- j) C2 b( K% [
TBF Avenger: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged ?" y' s% k. }- Y4 d+ L
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Japanese Ships8 R- l+ f9 l. o8 z, t8 {
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage% E) m/ s6 a# _9 z3 v
CV Hiryu, on fire4 s" @6 Q* }/ ^. l) p9 t! N$ ~
CA Chikuma" C+ u, s; Y& ?3 a6 x* d3 L
CV Soryu) E4 k; r+ B+ k; g4 z" r# \
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Day Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,93! V% n! h8 j2 y; _* v
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Japanese aircraft- Q m% o1 p- i+ B& b w% k
A6M2 Zero x 36
- r+ u* B2 r3 A* dD3A Val x 90
1 W- h% s3 B0 \- J. W* ^B5N Kate x 66
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+ L, k) Q1 u" GAllied aircraft
- H' Y( U( [ jF4F-4 Wildcat x 108
4 m: J; k4 r' c! c3 n" jP-40E Warhawk x 45
9 d1 H/ R8 G) @2 g7 IP-38G Lightning x 2 J5 r: i$ T7 D' I% E( q5 X
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Japanese aircraft losses
. _7 ? i$ u1 a! M/ p/ c0 x/ Y" rA6M2 Zero: 26 destroyed" w4 n; z; ~, D8 H5 s) j
D3A Val: 50 destroyed
! g5 F" @9 q# s c1 A$ ^B5N Kate: 42 destroyed4 X+ a. i6 i. q8 |2 H' W2 n
' L: G/ k# w1 U. Q: N$ pAllied aircraft losses
9 D* d0 {% V n7 o& ~: d$ a/ D2 hF4F-4 Wildcat: 41 destroyed, 14 damaged
9 D6 E( j& H% x3 X8 m% oP-40E Warhawk: 27 destroyed
1 e" K* l4 A lP-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed, I9 x& O! P( u7 @* Q- f# c
" X$ S; M' m7 q1 Q% ? Z- tAllied Ships7 w; p/ ]: {. ~& F
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1
6 X$ X$ {2 [) |' @. h" QCV Hornet, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire# \ H+ v8 R! g
CV Wasp, Bomb hits 2, on fire
3 h/ L6 ~4 [) l6 z5 pDD Benham, Bomb hits 1, on fire4 u a$ ^# L; i/ R: j# ^
CV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
) I: j* }* j7 m8 _- o1 \CV Yorktown
, m2 V7 k$ o; `0 GCV Saratoga
& D' P& c/ n6 j: [+ Z. a8 qCL Honolulu7 B! U P/ i) [( G3 f9 F
CL St. Louis, Bomb hits 2: g; q+ J* H( n3 `9 s' b" o3 l
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3 P( P6 s" a3 t7 |4 CDay Air attack on TF at 61,91
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( J, J2 @: t: k6 hAllied aircraft
. T/ i0 F5 s8 o8 d- i/ xB-25C Mitchell x 3
4 x: T& c# w9 r0 ]1 `! w
: C. T& t) S0 w& _4 \No Allied losses8 G# f, ]: d; e; J, Q" t0 C
0 ^- N3 Q5 B" M* I# g2 }Japanese Ships
& T; i% s/ [' G+ p2 r2 p' q# @9 oCV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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+ q5 @6 b% e& {) X2 t1 g% M5 uAircraft Attacking:
) V2 b2 M1 v5 P3 w9 r c 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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% K& {$ M. {% S( rAllied aircraft% M7 `) c0 o% F1 H
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
3 a7 P2 U) Q+ \4 z/ f6 YSBD Dauntless x 90. K3 K( l6 u7 ~/ P8 u
TBF Avenger x 33% c# T9 @% A" }% G! ?
8 ?8 \5 N$ F9 B8 b1 V6 n- n2 |
Japanese Ships: |8 k3 T6 L; j+ w, x# ?, o( s
CA Chikuma
, F& B8 \% k8 m' s) Z. ?1 r7 `CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
- v# U {$ W+ L: [5 f! ^CV Soryu, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
! v+ m) c2 K! k. h3 ^9 ~CA Tone, Bomb hits 1
6 M4 p0 U M/ n, a r# Y+ eDD Ariake, Bomb hits 1, on fire/ a4 S+ X b3 e
CA Aoba, Bomb hits 2
5 ?6 l1 @+ n2 I) zCL Tama' J- ~, {* z& {6 g1 L: Y* _0 x
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+ Q& u5 m" h% P, d. K7 o# HDay Air attack on TF at 61,91
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Allied aircraft3 i+ G" r4 i, H& P/ X; ~9 ^- J- W
B-25C Mitchell x 20
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Japanese Ships
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CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
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' \- e0 o5 J0 ], e: NGround combat at Shortlands
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Allied Deliberate attack0 e% A( D' h& {
4 m$ U& C% J; h; eAttacking force 13678 troops, 150 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 322
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Defending force 1457 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10% L( S# m" C* m8 m: K+ H1 }
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Allied max assault: 314 - adjusted assault: 281
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Japanese max defense: 6 - adjusted defense: 1
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Allied assault odds: 281 to 1
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0 H+ H4 ^2 g. I/ G. J& ?2 fJapanese ground losses:
* @0 W2 b8 ?( S9 }, W' Z3 ^1572 casualties reported% E9 C$ t& e7 y" D0 t% Y$ g) [8 O
Guns lost 78 K+ c n' @3 w0 W; w
2 U+ T( ?" V) p9 t5 O; cAllied ground losses:9 l( E2 B. o$ K! @3 z. L7 g0 @6 L
2 casualties reported6 [" F- d- c" Y [
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