AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/18/42& K: g' J; _9 a7 P6 u
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93% x3 v7 N0 t1 o3 E! d6 a5 W
5 M7 ^ n: m9 cJapanese Ships
3 {3 L! H" N9 q% e& J- ]# I" E3 ]CA Kumano
0 E ~; {% d0 W5 a$ w S ^CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 42, and is sunk, _- K x, R3 J: r; [6 X
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1, ^/ k: h7 B- F, n) ~+ k& T) X
CL Natori, Shell hits 1, T& i4 I9 P0 `( N% c
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
c* J1 _( t! oDD Natsugumo6 x; w+ ]: |" Q5 E9 @& C- p' F
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 13 ~; H/ `8 u" @: ?: m
DD Yuzuki
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Allied Ships
( Q2 R$ U, w' s3 B0 h" D4 _CA Portland, Shell hits 2, on fire2 d9 j. a c1 I- x$ |
CA Northampton! ?4 ?: M5 L- }/ z# |) K9 a
CA Houston, Torpedo hits 1$ x# V9 g6 q" f U# E* @) F
CA Chester, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk! P2 Y1 ^. z0 H" x
CA Louisville, Shell hits 1
" @1 H$ N( y/ p9 d0 y5 y6 y/ E8 cCA Chicago- {& Z# j+ S8 G# J8 k) H5 t
CA Pensacola
. {: A' J* y3 i' y% f+ h6 N9 r9 e2 \CA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
1 ^' u. @, |6 R J0 s6 k9 c) ~% W4 eCA Astoria
0 E: Q4 A. r$ ~: i' F! u6 gCA Minneapolis8 x3 n) n6 Q: H+ m# ^/ ^
CA San Francisco
7 y, t# t: E" Y2 d) PCA Australia, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
C# O) C3 L+ }7 R) b* KCA Canberra
: [* g. S( T6 ]. S0 p8 E. RCL Leander
0 o. y3 L+ n W9 k9 ~1 E zCL Achilles" w) I; |; _( P# k1 u
CL Perth
7 ~9 n9 L4 o. Y4 W% Z# ?9 GCL Hobart
4 k0 s+ ]+ V0 B: I' k2 PCL Raleigh
% r# _2 w: }. ]# OCL Detroit
5 X7 j2 K# M/ \7 dCL Concord. n3 K" i# w# @5 M+ N1 ?
DD Cummings+ e: B# v9 Z1 z1 O$ e/ A6 S2 X
DD Case8 D# f* @: m* }5 N$ ^; b) H! V
DD Shaw8 y+ J b( l% b5 B6 C
DD Downes& i- Y2 N+ k& V" v) j4 ^
DD Le Triomphant
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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Japanese Ships p" V- }( g# Z
CA Kumano, Shell hits 10" s0 B( R/ h, ~/ L, R# H
CA Furutaka
) C. t0 G @* T& k9 q0 UCL Natori, Shell hits 1
6 L) @+ `/ D, G a' ^, ]DD Maikaze, on fire, heavy damage H; H* c) D6 ~+ }0 v8 o
DD Natsugumo3 y) N8 v& T8 ^; J2 N# z
DD Ikazuchi
5 |. a2 v: |: ]; BDD Yuzuki
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2 f# |. L# Y" }+ o. PAllied Ships
. n7 A( p$ s6 b9 t3 l6 @# wCA Portland, on fire: r. m& D- V+ A& i. a$ [& ^
CA Northampton s5 T; a: t* ~/ [
CA Houston
" |) u& w( l( ]! Q$ y9 k) W MCA Louisville: {6 q' N( u0 L
CA Chicago h( {) d& @' A( E- ?7 t
CA Pensacola
1 W2 M9 C; m eCA New Orleans5 n8 G8 u7 L. L
CA Astoria4 \# r9 _# \. k
CA Minneapolis
* h" B$ k2 f' D' D' w" H1 P7 t# SCA San Francisco
1 q! R3 h* y$ w# G, ZCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
D* K8 v- p" C3 {5 J* l6 oCA Canberra& [: ]% l; X: h2 F; v* m
CL Leander3 V6 x3 T9 _" ~
CL Achilles
5 N4 B9 d' ~2 ]5 _" _8 nCL Perth+ W0 C- \2 {& x& m: u7 c" B
CL Hobart
' R+ e5 [. ]7 Y5 J7 j+ j- |8 l: S1 CCL Raleigh8 r+ `- d1 c# u9 S* X
CL Detroit
& U# h+ v, g$ n- RCL Concord3 D3 Z3 p& m; r0 Q
DD Cummings' Z9 V' P0 j4 a
DD Case
! T6 E: f$ `$ e7 T9 F2 w6 o" b8 rDD Shaw
$ ^0 q1 I! a# k' K7 {1 zDD Downes) ]( v/ ~1 T# e! [6 R1 [
DD Le Triomphant* z- Z2 E3 m$ r% P& @
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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Japanese Ships8 \' ^* k8 N/ P/ K. a$ i/ [
CA Kumano, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
6 E% J: g% `- U/ Q& H E% TCA Furutaka, Shell hits 34, and is sunk& \0 b5 J: G7 V8 L7 p* U- {$ Q
CL Natori, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage% z. z0 o' w8 q& O
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 14, and is sunk3 {, j: J6 c! `
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
1 u2 ^3 p$ V- ~# ZDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 3, on fire
+ I$ k% J* t* ^/ s# u" \DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
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Allied Ships
! Y, d% w x7 d$ S4 wCA Portland, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
) P6 O# M' P0 K2 v# w* ~CA Northampton, Shell hits 1, on fire
, s, b) J3 l7 Y: d5 oCA Houston, Shell hits 1
9 @; f% j) g% D- UCA Louisville
3 z& F7 q1 ?4 ]* {) D# u6 Q% O: x+ dCA Chicago, Shell hits 2& `8 C2 z H1 R0 c1 K8 d) S# l. m
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 4+ F/ \; Y% A( O& Y. [9 ~( e
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 4
3 k) M3 u- B% BCA Astoria
4 l5 w/ X% L5 H: f; C6 n( ?CA Minneapolis
8 S' a. [; C) Z2 CCA San Francisco& q J# v5 m7 O2 D* ?, |
CA Australia, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
' b2 y: c, ?+ A% U' _CA Canberra x/ l" d$ o$ U1 s6 A2 ]
CL Leander
5 X: n6 _* K9 t- D8 F/ MCL Achilles
+ @- f9 b0 S$ r: q# {' I9 |CL Perth3 ?% K' H) W( e9 T7 U2 f
CL Hobart. G, ^% ]# ~8 t* O0 k) I4 H* W
CL Raleigh0 x; O i/ h; t7 C- ^
CL Detroit+ z( f4 `7 M6 b( \+ x& E/ K: T! v
CL Concord4 I6 E; }2 R9 M4 B" N5 w/ V
DD Cummings; _# r* h9 C$ r# l+ ?3 z
DD Case
7 Q' R& f" D' A; rDD Shaw0 ^, m7 ]# W4 e& H
DD Downes! t1 d a" I5 F& H, w j: R
DD Le Triomphant
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CA Kumano, Shell hits 33, on fire, heavy damage
7 H! X1 j( M3 Y8 K: f# TCL Natori, Shell hits 24, and is sunk w1 i" l9 D5 _* o
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
1 j9 ^1 d# p/ Y: J4 b3 D6 r& q1 C4 fDD Ikazuchi, on fire
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Allied Ships
n" w* }& n9 f1 S3 _CA Portland, on fire, heavy damage
' {8 \) X6 z( m6 j5 _! nCA Northampton, on fire$ N' i0 W2 `& r3 M! t
CA Houston
- @0 ]9 Z3 w. iCA Louisville6 U9 S- o$ y$ O) H
CA Chicago
, C" f l, s( q% \CA Pensacola; N4 j, x, H- r5 A& M) { }
CA New Orleans$ f4 F! k) T, L% w! ?$ _
CA Astoria
0 K0 g% v3 ~6 ?0 L$ ~: oCA Minneapolis3 X% G" h2 R5 v8 H X
CA San Francisco
9 C F* g0 _" a* mCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
8 ~ y+ n. S8 u8 _4 ?CA Canberra
! ]1 z8 r T# ^5 [% }+ A5 CCL Leander' w1 p7 G' F7 _! s: f4 D0 T
CL Achilles
4 P4 J, k: h: u8 t% @) D# z mCL Perth
; c6 K" z$ ?. CCL Hobart) @5 S' F+ n" Z6 e/ W ~
CL Raleigh- _9 z$ y" r' r* G& d& ^
CL Detroit
6 ^# \+ a1 K+ ]$ D+ W1 T$ cCL Concord& f% V- z o- f9 H z/ A
DD Cummings
! i9 X' D A6 W4 g; E! T* \5 L. v* ^DD Case
/ Z" @, V0 [6 c5 H8 c6 KDD Shaw
0 R9 R2 Y! D+ W1 |; ?DD Downes
2 T+ y" V1 X6 LDD Le Triomphant/ \3 a5 s% L" @! p
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: U2 h0 J6 C" s, i2 [. F6 n* C& @% [Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,936 u4 [# g( n8 w4 R! t
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Japanese Ships `5 ^& R* W5 @& {/ M1 @
CA Kumano, Shell hits 29, and is sunk1 v/ I' D' f8 Z Q) V4 x. s! V
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 35, and is sunk
' ~# J% D2 t; K5 |, T# ZDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
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6 T7 @4 `. V+ }* T, B- sAllied Ships$ U1 K% c; G9 R+ X9 L
CA Portland, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
4 K3 {5 ^% e4 ZCA Northampton, on fire
# k- j% z: a u `7 \CA Houston* U+ u6 S9 i6 J; ~
CA Louisville
: Y3 M. C# p5 ? L+ CCA Chicago& O* m1 X W5 v& |1 f- E
CA Pensacola7 |& t2 u( E9 T0 O7 c7 ^
CA New Orleans
- d' ^* z( J R8 TCA Astoria7 S" b+ g `+ M
CA Minneapolis! O8 p4 @$ @+ ]3 z. B8 a
CA San Francisco: e3 i$ m/ C3 E5 F
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
( R) _6 w h* D: ]6 cCA Canberra
% a' z$ J, m( ?! gCL Leander
' ]: ]+ d% E8 V. `" o1 ?( \/ T' HCL Achilles1 R& c. m- }& L2 O% k
CL Perth
0 f. D' f; S8 p7 aCL Hobart
. ?7 `9 @, O: J( b0 e* rCL Raleigh% c" y6 l# g: z. Q
CL Detroit8 W3 q, F" J5 E; t$ m
CL Concord A7 W e" }& I8 b1 V& H* q C
DD Cummings
6 U0 ?$ {' E! ] I6 F. d7 `5 n, B- D# kDD Case
2 Q$ z" W0 r' s" u& }DD Shaw
$ k s) r7 U, `" V) eDD Downes
& C% L$ q# u+ I) ?4 LDD Le Triomphant
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* D1 y( [& k6 u* nDay Air attack on TF at 61,91
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Japanese aircraft4 u) P8 [4 e0 |# Z0 w* ^
A6M2 Zero x 50
2 d/ m' s$ \: Z$ p4 ?& v
; R4 W6 b% a, s+ T$ U* | ]Allied aircraft/ b! \- R7 n. B/ t1 u& m2 W
F4F-4 Wildcat x 42# T0 w. |' O3 z/ g
SBD Dauntless x 448 m/ o; `0 L1 d2 N7 a
TBF Avenger x 16
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: s J. D! g4 D3 i" W" F! JJapanese aircraft losses+ ~. A! g; F. X+ B) e
A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
# }9 k& c0 r& [! qF4F-4 Wildcat: 27 destroyed) v1 D* s& n5 q4 H5 E
SBD Dauntless: 13 destroyed, 17 damaged. R: }% ~) m( o8 l4 ^* L
TBF Avenger: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged
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Japanese Ships
# s( ~& i9 l# G# R; S) WCV Kaga, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
; a$ E2 c/ d. W2 S+ u xCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire( W7 h; v: m& v$ ?+ i i' ?
CV Shokaku- H0 r2 R- A D& n
CV Soryu
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. M, G+ ~8 J$ y/ AJapanese aircraft
) _* F8 m0 l) T- | bA6M2 Zero x 19. s, X/ X+ ]2 R; c/ T
% C* `% N1 s y3 _' |Allied aircraft
5 Z. Z# K- {/ c( u; M% `7 ~" IF4F-4 Wildcat x 19
. ~# a9 t6 q! @# X3 Z& {SBD Dauntless x 14
7 c+ e* m, z% ~4 S! Y0 STBF Avenger x 6
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0 Q2 O R2 t" S$ l0 ?Japanese aircraft losses8 a( m$ \8 x" v! s) t: b/ @" H' d
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
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& p7 u4 X, l$ g& H7 _6 JF4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed, _, z3 R+ ]/ C' Z4 F
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged9 `; I h) Z/ k/ ^9 m
TBF Avenger: 6 damaged$ A: _4 q( C C, V7 r
1 }: r, A! o0 w* n) hJapanese Ships9 B- [! }: Y( i
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
, S' p# \6 u+ z! hCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 26 P' Q. i5 I @. `# M$ J; @
CA Tone
( b V0 P* C) m# e6 E& k& o0 OCV Soryu, Bomb hits 1
0 c4 }: T! d6 y8 N5 n( s: DCV Hiryu, on fire
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Japanese aircraft
[) e, B5 ?- h6 G3 HA6M2 Zero x 17; n" W# i$ M5 }
) i8 S) w, K* T& H3 @ {Allied aircraft
9 P3 }, }% n' ~4 w3 RF4F-4 Wildcat x 24
$ C: v; A4 K7 j/ o7 dSBD Dauntless x 27
# S% I8 Y3 ?7 n0 s* P9 N- ^TBF Avenger x 7
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5 r! ?6 R! a \7 C! x/ V) A) X& Z ZJapanese aircraft losses
) s6 g. H; J1 V. cA6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
+ k/ i4 K+ s, x5 T. N8 TF4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed- J/ c6 B g$ H& |2 B) _5 F( A5 u
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged
1 O( A6 f& L6 C! RTBF Avenger: 5 damaged
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Japanese Ships
# j1 W4 e+ I6 H& w* o, v' `1 WCV Shokaku2 V% W& q* o, w% b5 p+ ]
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 2, on fire0 C8 m, ~" U+ y# T+ j, a! G
CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage7 a8 m: S+ i, y. j { F. U$ A
CV Soryu
$ H# F8 n: m$ A& n: W' ICA Chikuma, Bomb hits 14 U/ J/ D$ h; \4 f
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Japanese aircraft
8 Z6 ^9 v/ }6 D% |8 I; }A6M2 Zero x 15/ v5 {# A% g, m% ?% ^ J6 O
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Allied aircraft
1 A: K9 Q& ^. u# `; c; eF4F-4 Wildcat x 8
3 i$ ]- W$ W }SBD Dauntless x 189 V6 d8 ^5 H: K6 Z5 t+ f* \5 S- H
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Japanese aircraft losses
2 {/ Y5 E9 I% @2 |A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed3 k( H6 P; j" ?: `
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Allied aircraft losses
, E/ g" d* D. W iF4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
4 ~% P8 a( I/ SSBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged
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Japanese Ships3 A; g' Z% ]8 n0 |2 }. w
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 1
; k: }* `5 q) g; v/ w' |8 r; r. KCV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage2 b3 \3 L& M4 W8 L* Z
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire3 ~( o3 D0 O) M7 M1 s$ ~! E: Z# O
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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A6M2 Zero x 12/ C9 w' _+ |% u% m5 c) n ?
4 c# W, o9 [5 n$ ?1 l
Allied aircraft! e) |+ j+ u" ^: {8 B Q
F4F-4 Wildcat x 10
) `1 [- y" A/ SSBD Dauntless x 9
- v: d' E8 p+ n" w4 p4 n% m7 lTBF Avenger x 16
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& W4 t# ~9 l# [% `& b$ K; S3 C5 JJapanese aircraft losses
1 ?2 L4 B+ X3 o2 G( g1 s& L1 d. [A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed: H- E2 J* L" r- r% |
0 x4 {% R! ] T! C- S3 I+ [7 KAllied aircraft losses
2 Y. T8 G& E) v! s! J9 eF4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
; w6 C8 P _& p- `SBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged* X3 r( I; p- [8 L) }- u
TBF Avenger: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged* x7 t6 [! m8 }: c) _0 j
I5 c" Q' h( L3 WJapanese Ships5 N5 \4 [ k& J3 {
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
# ^7 u F/ i, KCV Hiryu, on fire4 @( h# S* A* H, T
CA Chikuma
# W# D. f) O+ }& @; [. m' D: TCV Soryu
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Japanese aircraft* N& N8 [; H* a( f/ x: k
A6M2 Zero x 36
j2 ]+ p: L4 g- I `9 r! [1 k! nD3A Val x 90; I4 X, @4 x* P% t
B5N Kate x 66
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# }8 c# V p: l1 I, lAllied aircraft
9 G) z% L8 }) n6 z+ l5 ]F4F-4 Wildcat x 108
* `; k: E- l% H: K) xP-40E Warhawk x 45
# z/ k; s6 d2 T9 H* ^: PP-38G Lightning x 2
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Japanese aircraft losses
2 {# Z4 \& B( x+ o& }; ]( VA6M2 Zero: 26 destroyed. v2 R5 x0 g: B/ R+ z5 n4 a
D3A Val: 50 destroyed
, l( ^; {* X& l- M, [6 ?" yB5N Kate: 42 destroyed
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3 z9 T! I. q9 m% ]( [( I2 {Allied aircraft losses- q- c- h9 E$ G- G8 {$ n
F4F-4 Wildcat: 41 destroyed, 14 damaged' q* a9 a# l" _+ Q/ Y- J# `
P-40E Warhawk: 27 destroyed" D7 B6 ]: {# |& I' ` H5 y' \ L7 U$ ?# E
P-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed
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1 {# Q5 v: [9 }; N0 q. ^8 d: ZAllied Ships
# _) d; a v; V! J5 _& {CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1
7 k- A$ v# s9 [0 H9 `+ BCV Hornet, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire; y" T$ Y2 k* @' I7 j1 y3 a" S
CV Wasp, Bomb hits 2, on fire% ~/ @/ G9 |7 P$ s7 W; h" M! c
DD Benham, Bomb hits 1, on fire% ~% X3 C) `# [$ Z5 ] E
CV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1, on fire( R0 ?9 K* r1 D! o
CV Yorktown
0 [- m2 k8 }4 L: ] ]1 ]9 GCV Saratoga
% \ P' R" X5 y& c/ X [CL Honolulu
+ _9 S! |3 F3 P$ i0 [CL St. Louis, Bomb hits 2
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B-25C Mitchell x 3
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B( s) J( Z0 U3 c# t6 CJapanese Ships
( x+ n) @) k3 zCV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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8 d6 n4 B8 `! V" k0 cAircraft Attacking:8 K7 S" _4 r% g1 d& _, t/ L9 l
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet Z: Q$ C1 |% P% E( @ f; ^/ e0 j
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6 A8 A6 p! \4 Y x2 z: BAllied aircraft3 F% @7 O; B3 w6 |4 ?. q
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
4 {/ e0 ] z- d( k1 P* U; P, F% ySBD Dauntless x 90; z8 r" u# S$ J3 H
TBF Avenger x 33
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# n- |" C8 r: U# I- `' n! lJapanese Ships
# T6 D- F6 `; U: |CA Chikuma/ Q8 e5 k2 Q4 `9 g8 @' e! m: M4 S
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
. B, j; O' V! J5 KCV Soryu, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
5 s! \: N. A, F4 E' ?CA Tone, Bomb hits 1
4 V/ R6 t$ {1 `8 b8 FDD Ariake, Bomb hits 1, on fire: z0 ^1 o6 M/ c. F' l
CA Aoba, Bomb hits 2
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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Allied aircraft
/ h4 B, ^3 Q! F4 ]; ^ }B-25C Mitchell x 20
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Japanese Ships
$ p; t5 j( s4 b5 s XCV Soryu, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage9 M; A& E9 H! V2 j% P. Z
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage3 C' N; ^2 G7 }/ T2 I* w
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. _9 C8 I0 D( M* `5 M: u6 i/ v6 aGround combat at Shortlands
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Allied Deliberate attack4 g) D3 m5 }, l1 p; `
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Attacking force 13678 troops, 150 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 322
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Defending force 1457 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 105 G+ {9 U# j: V/ a, v8 r5 D) M
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Allied max assault: 314 - adjusted assault: 281 # t/ Y' u+ O3 Z' P2 a; ?
% l3 x: j% k0 @2 Y/ B3 Q; R7 \; r- LJapanese max defense: 6 - adjusted defense: 1
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Allied assault odds: 281 to 1 9 X" E e0 R" [0 s: t. y$ t
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Japanese ground losses:0 k& E) E9 ^0 Y* O1 y' J
1572 casualties reported
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2 casualties reported3 T4 s5 {+ S6 j, |. _7 N
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