AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/18/42
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93$ @( K7 W3 t+ |! ?
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CA Kumano
) e [! g& W3 l+ q# D- |CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 42, and is sunk
" M( k' d( Z# T8 k5 n' Z; k; o3 S- }8 R1 GCA Furutaka, Shell hits 1# S: T/ ]7 Y3 m* b3 o
CL Natori, Shell hits 1% G# K+ g1 z; s; H+ e$ [5 d( h
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
/ Y; X- [3 \9 g( |0 ]DD Natsugumo
: i/ s2 [, z+ N" F; ADD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 14 i: d, z2 p% k7 s, O8 z. Z5 `- `
DD Yuzuki) N$ b' y) k7 h. s* l
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Allied Ships
7 n) f; v& |6 {! `0 B; oCA Portland, Shell hits 2, on fire4 V1 Z9 Q* _ m2 d
CA Northampton4 R+ y# W8 l, d, M2 I. @
CA Houston, Torpedo hits 1; D$ k5 o3 R2 y% l# D
CA Chester, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk6 o( a& f3 D# Y/ u7 |
CA Louisville, Shell hits 1! y! r# o5 F3 s4 i
CA Chicago1 }- Q: z( c: y. Q" B; L
CA Pensacola
/ T/ w: T- Q! V! pCA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
' P& }2 U; g8 tCA Astoria
! t5 ?/ a9 {3 W, [7 c0 z: uCA Minneapolis
7 |3 G7 z1 i- P- wCA San Francisco" {- b' y$ `0 }2 ]$ ]8 l
CA Australia, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage5 O6 N6 ~( g/ e: X$ O
CA Canberra
, D8 }+ l; X4 s2 E8 z6 O) g% V, g7 ZCL Leander" d/ ]# G. \9 h; i5 [" p9 ?
CL Achilles
- ^4 s- o9 J3 R5 ]) [4 }8 uCL Perth
# }) n4 t$ l( C, P& A# K6 m" [0 Q5 YCL Hobart4 B. s7 e. C: @2 Z8 h8 y
CL Raleigh$ |/ {. A: ]. l
CL Detroit+ U+ [; E3 r2 b8 s; i3 G6 F" ?
CL Concord/ I$ W2 \% z5 K$ h
DD Cummings: x6 T. P$ m% p
DD Case5 E2 s+ n% c6 B1 Q! i6 j1 y
DD Shaw! J' h6 c+ z$ ]: c1 w+ S4 H( o( e
DD Downes
Q. b' G! x5 { I9 }DD Le Triomphant
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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Japanese Ships
0 P! \, o9 E- BCA Kumano, Shell hits 10* f/ G* q1 b7 _: v- L; O
CA Furutaka) t8 [& s7 R3 y7 i+ X
CL Natori, Shell hits 1
* m" r! V0 g5 `* j. c0 I8 KDD Maikaze, on fire, heavy damage
4 J1 g8 N; } Y F' N; oDD Natsugumo
( t7 W/ f, O" i; u TDD Ikazuchi: e7 E( O1 V( C+ l1 S* Z7 M, \$ K- E
DD Yuzuki
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Allied Ships% s0 I2 D' J4 M& t
CA Portland, on fire# h) b2 \! W' y& f( c2 x) P" ]1 U
CA Northampton ?3 ]% s0 ?7 S8 P% w0 L' b
CA Houston3 u, H7 H& F& r
CA Louisville
8 G" h# A6 M! k4 z; DCA Chicago1 E) P8 z% A: k
CA Pensacola. n! h" J" @' u# K0 x
CA New Orleans
$ z9 W `* ^ v9 _- j/ U2 H$ cCA Astoria5 e% |7 R! @! r/ _' g3 M2 `5 X
CA Minneapolis
% ^% H4 F: \$ V: B: [' |CA San Francisco
* [- v9 Q- d6 a3 m# |CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage# b9 l5 ]& b: N7 H2 {6 M7 n# Y( Y u
CA Canberra
# M& Q$ Q$ f" @+ f' h0 {CL Leander9 B, d5 j" B/ q! B$ H( x
CL Achilles
# L1 H) n* l9 Q- H' O& \CL Perth
- _# C, W, z* R7 ?, t( _! ]CL Hobart
( E+ B7 F* h5 |, t1 B' J r/ nCL Raleigh
) }8 }8 z3 ~4 J& Z9 PCL Detroit
+ O+ P8 T' b# G' i, D) g3 S$ @& ?CL Concord% S& y" ] `5 O) g& w
DD Cummings9 T$ J- T+ i: `# T+ `* O+ b% s
DD Case9 z3 p# W# E- N2 T4 n
DD Shaw6 P% `2 g5 d6 p
DD Downes
5 B/ f( g* `+ x1 BDD Le Triomphant
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6 Y* [/ D. F; g7 Z0 Q1 aNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,934 t6 V6 ~7 h7 }; T1 Q/ O7 J
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CA Kumano, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
4 `" A7 S" H: D* z! X+ x7 J+ {CA Furutaka, Shell hits 34, and is sunk, e5 e9 \) U; ?
CL Natori, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage! O& @1 q; R% L0 U( ~- F' e
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
2 m$ l1 m2 K2 | U/ U6 P4 J' vDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
" [ ^: e; w: O; IDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 3, on fire8 ]5 N3 a/ W) Z" u
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 6, and is sunk( T$ ^+ n+ y: m" G ^! |! ]
3 }, N) o/ M! ~* |' v* NAllied Ships
' y& q3 Y q# |' ]5 a$ t. d! C% FCA Portland, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage+ T3 c: i. B8 f
CA Northampton, Shell hits 1, on fire/ ? u- m, B! W
CA Houston, Shell hits 1- t. q6 g( b/ p2 a/ ?
CA Louisville
6 Y4 l% `' Y6 v, ]CA Chicago, Shell hits 2
x6 K( j0 h) N/ [0 u, pCA Pensacola, Shell hits 4
r1 s) X6 D. {! mCA New Orleans, Shell hits 4
3 H9 d$ F3 v2 i3 v7 xCA Astoria
. c' g+ N, z* X( `2 y, w1 I6 CCA Minneapolis( X: f$ Q z' a- l% b- k+ S
CA San Francisco
5 F" T0 E& _3 D5 ~3 L$ bCA Australia, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage8 _& `# K! f3 [$ Y3 ^! @
CA Canberra) ~# w( f9 \" w6 s6 p
CL Leander
. T, r" k" D3 v: z0 rCL Achilles# t( n" _0 V" W( h5 S
CL Perth( X; ~7 l8 r Z Y# o
CL Hobart# l& H% J1 X6 ?6 O/ e; m% z0 i
CL Raleigh
6 M0 @ u1 H6 |/ H1 V, k1 |+ bCL Detroit! @# ~! i8 s% v3 ~3 o
CL Concord
; S! Q) C7 H3 o/ C# B% C& YDD Cummings4 z* M7 U+ }$ D3 x' x# G( V
DD Case
, ^/ P: [4 g! ~DD Shaw# u0 j4 D7 W% ?% @0 D8 ]
DD Downes+ P! I. |' d& c* }7 E9 Z
DD Le Triomphant
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Japanese Ships6 i! Q& J/ W- N2 [7 k& n# d
CA Kumano, Shell hits 33, on fire, heavy damage
, l1 D! P8 k$ V0 RCL Natori, Shell hits 24, and is sunk
6 d1 K( Z$ H) ]& t" F' I5 wDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
5 K# k k/ K& S: T, aDD Ikazuchi, on fire
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6 E0 X3 X- o( {0 C5 R& aAllied Ships
2 D# T7 Z3 l6 ~' ?. ], WCA Portland, on fire, heavy damage/ q" K R9 Z' a1 G$ f% {0 w4 s
CA Northampton, on fire8 f' y, p6 ~% A9 ]2 M$ @! V: }; t
CA Houston" {8 q8 h9 X* |& N. l
CA Louisville( U5 i# u' N. I# F* Y
CA Chicago
6 G( q0 w! S: L, Q0 N" F( v5 aCA Pensacola
) G0 c2 L$ \% [CA New Orleans' p1 z0 n& L5 x+ V S: P# ^
CA Astoria
! l( p" h" x8 }- Q7 pCA Minneapolis
& ~/ m! i( a1 n& e8 c* JCA San Francisco' E o. c4 n6 n; s4 I4 M
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
/ d, c9 t, ^% |, ?CA Canberra4 E |4 m5 |4 j, @# b) \
CL Leander% h9 P1 k c9 {1 A9 y4 M. t
CL Achilles8 M8 O: P4 s C6 T+ p! D3 K7 l
CL Perth
: ]! t0 H, y8 p z6 q! X) JCL Hobart
6 Y$ z% h7 Y3 @# w, J B {, v ~: rCL Raleigh
/ H) W4 \ m- n6 \CL Detroit) ~8 e/ R. B+ a$ h% J) ]
CL Concord
9 S8 V. R0 i! h8 G% WDD Cummings
3 F1 Z7 }0 ^+ y0 M5 U$ vDD Case
9 A% y S9 n: }; A7 |" y: bDD Shaw6 ], ?$ x. P5 H* ^% w& J! P
DD Downes! c o6 h( z% Z1 V
DD Le Triomphant+ {4 Y" r" W. d' F2 @' R& o" t
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93$ \& N6 q. v) A* G
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Japanese Ships
7 |+ {% x. r8 NCA Kumano, Shell hits 29, and is sunk8 G1 K0 Q# E; c8 Y8 K
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 35, and is sunk
3 E8 S) y3 i7 b# t& \9 y( T& EDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
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Allied Ships- c: E* g6 b/ s$ d8 n7 a
CA Portland, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage" ^+ u4 w2 p& d4 ^4 c
CA Northampton, on fire/ H) w6 q+ c7 m" x" y' b
CA Houston* v! o. V" g1 M( F- O
CA Louisville
9 `3 _& l9 s$ K8 _CA Chicago" J X9 b- O2 f1 a' ~& a
CA Pensacola
! @: B' r. c! N1 e4 k( I8 S- J' wCA New Orleans
" m1 |( E0 j, B! d1 i2 f3 TCA Astoria
1 [3 C% e; D" H% U2 nCA Minneapolis
* t2 Z" v/ c1 ^$ }* RCA San Francisco- F, k9 _4 s8 c1 H
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage8 `8 n$ U+ V; V; X
CA Canberra" w1 C- t# X' T" d* u
CL Leander e9 z- @1 x7 {' [4 r2 i
CL Achilles
6 J) X& D! g, @2 uCL Perth
2 @' M2 w. R9 |& v4 z2 iCL Hobart
; i) A4 p* _# `; ?CL Raleigh$ o( W3 r! l5 a X5 P0 @3 f) U
CL Detroit
7 J! U3 L' p2 N1 GCL Concord
4 E0 x$ n9 c7 j. R" W4 RDD Cummings
( B+ m3 r6 w1 IDD Case
7 I' L( J- u4 x6 K& MDD Shaw* d/ i; d5 T4 e% y
DD Downes
7 y/ W; {% @! l; Y5 S" `$ H+ K sDD Le Triomphant
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91: C& p, P! [- o W* }: d9 I7 w
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A6M2 Zero x 50
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Allied aircraft( @9 |9 m! s- J6 n
F4F-4 Wildcat x 42
6 t' ^' K6 ^. V, x6 g- d, G3 ySBD Dauntless x 44
& K# j- U( {9 o! }5 e9 m0 TTBF Avenger x 16# m; u- Z6 V- Q* Z9 V" Y# Z- q
6 s8 E& E& g2 ], h0 h* T& W6 J, ]Japanese aircraft losses& z) Y+ k2 [5 |5 V% I! J
A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
$ z4 I1 X9 N- |2 `F4F-4 Wildcat: 27 destroyed$ _$ G/ C0 i* m0 n: @# o% X4 g& B
SBD Dauntless: 13 destroyed, 17 damaged( R" z1 M" G2 r% \& |$ ^
TBF Avenger: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged5 j, _( G9 y' d3 e+ J- W& i) G; x3 J
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Japanese Ships) n" H% c; @9 c- f% ~1 }1 u
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage( X5 |2 ~, j+ z! A; m) ^* m$ M* U
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
8 N: w6 E$ M3 t BCV Shokaku
0 B* Z9 v$ x% G% |+ o" F1 d6 hCV Soryu7 `$ c$ ^$ D8 N; ^4 C& [
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2 }! L- g7 o Q2 s/ {Day Air attack on TF at 61,91% U' X8 O( Y5 I. Z2 k' h. I
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Japanese aircraft8 [9 e( [; g U
A6M2 Zero x 192 J1 H- B4 |* d: v7 d' S$ K
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 192 J6 e: e$ k# S- s3 r- c8 U2 }
SBD Dauntless x 14
B: j' U2 M. u) @% L; c4 _0 gTBF Avenger x 6
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; `2 h+ }; c! t5 S7 d* q+ s7 BJapanese aircraft losses+ }- x0 b6 `+ e2 |( t& G+ U0 J
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
. ]6 X1 Q, C- {! W3 B4 gF4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed2 N7 W$ q) J- D6 j% l3 n9 H: R
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged: i. S$ C+ w/ J- u
TBF Avenger: 6 damaged
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Japanese Ships
A- R H+ A7 f6 g: B GCV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
, j5 |; K' ?/ G( E0 ? n7 F( J$ ~8 oCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2$ ?- ]5 w$ x6 \8 t9 [& a+ Q1 m
CA Tone! a1 X& n/ m- f' u% B9 O) y2 I) U- j
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 1
! j% F( f, t0 C* A9 Z* VCV Hiryu, on fire
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Japanese aircraft
$ A% R% o/ c3 R9 A) s0 n6 G8 uA6M2 Zero x 17
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# C |8 t& W4 r/ o) I7 J" oAllied aircraft- ~; a5 k5 x$ a+ c
F4F-4 Wildcat x 240 ^1 k/ |4 ^. ?/ _0 }
SBD Dauntless x 270 h% m9 w* b" N' t; t5 E
TBF Avenger x 75 Q. Y0 n0 k- P9 f% i9 @* h
, j: T$ B, i% Z! \9 A' nJapanese aircraft losses& M; P0 z, ?" s* n5 X
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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( L; D! F4 d0 e' bAllied aircraft losses; x8 ]8 I* C( K) r# A9 G
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed
" [1 @8 l7 B) m" ZSBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged7 L9 }+ @4 X6 t+ Z$ A. q9 z
TBF Avenger: 5 damaged$ L0 N/ G# P3 ^# A
8 l/ w$ y7 @2 i$ y! e) H+ ZJapanese Ships2 t1 k* |) n1 H9 ~/ F
CV Shokaku
2 ? t0 A, w, u& F$ n0 }9 q0 HCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 2, on fire. x/ I3 t' L/ f, @7 c) t
CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
' \$ T8 o( g3 M+ P8 t3 E8 w7 VCV Soryu8 N8 j- p- F& \% g3 g
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 14 v* @1 }, ~* F4 ]; I% Q6 L; h
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Japanese aircraft
5 [$ L2 u2 O2 C+ bA6M2 Zero x 15) M9 i+ }% o0 W, N3 Y9 f; K+ f
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Allied aircraft) m+ |1 x6 E% ?7 i( |$ [
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
4 z, B: Y0 y" T5 ]' i# m' X3 ]+ e7 \SBD Dauntless x 18
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Japanese aircraft losses: ]: o. e4 i8 s
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed0 e' |4 d" f# R7 _) M
9 z# c2 T- U4 Z0 N
Allied aircraft losses
0 q( i: F! ? x$ h( V/ S3 jF4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed& q5 S" b/ l* P/ K/ L4 c9 i
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged: O3 V) l9 ? C! \6 r2 a; Q y
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CV Soryu, Bomb hits 13 d0 ?$ N4 j: X
CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
5 z* l# s% G; o) W0 K: H/ kCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire2 D e. `. l0 E! D3 {
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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# p5 H" f% I: A) A% U7 T" w0 z( dA6M2 Zero x 12$ {( G3 E' `8 B% x
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Allied aircraft
' ]/ Y8 [$ k1 L) H; EF4F-4 Wildcat x 10
; k. x+ y$ \; C$ a6 T. X9 w9 tSBD Dauntless x 9. C5 @8 t9 B" n1 ] Z2 f( g
TBF Avenger x 16
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) j4 {1 u. ^5 z i: u P; DJapanese aircraft losses
6 S7 M7 J& N$ s5 {9 ~A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
5 \, @$ ?1 `' u! o & h3 K) v; q! D s1 y
Allied aircraft losses
' K$ L0 s, ~7 L s+ i2 vF4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed o4 ~) ?: ]( K2 V
SBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged. t- e7 F4 \. _+ u3 f
TBF Avenger: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged
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% I* C# M" e- G1 d( TJapanese Ships
9 I5 p/ d" I; o+ `8 MCV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
/ T6 [6 m8 R1 Y3 m' t" ICV Hiryu, on fire
7 ~% }# M$ a1 k9 J0 t) Q/ t LCA Chikuma& J% g F7 S, H0 w
CV Soryu; K2 ^6 O# N6 b9 y3 ^# I6 _
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; B) q3 i" n( G3 H4 K! hJapanese aircraft7 J. _2 h* }1 Z7 r( {2 j
A6M2 Zero x 365 f, b1 f, s: d9 N* [
D3A Val x 90- G$ q0 v" Z( C3 C) V; o- v/ J: {
B5N Kate x 66$ k; u% N4 s8 r
9 b3 \! z/ [' }3 dAllied aircraft
) v$ a" W) q% Y" KF4F-4 Wildcat x 108! \ L2 J: u7 E- }
P-40E Warhawk x 45
$ F* i& V' }! e! E. PP-38G Lightning x 2
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Japanese aircraft losses: h* ~/ L9 m! z- w1 A7 l# x
A6M2 Zero: 26 destroyed
: i0 G9 V, b0 K X7 S' x2 i3 u2 BD3A Val: 50 destroyed
' X0 T+ s9 y! ^! A bB5N Kate: 42 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses; X0 f: e7 N9 @2 ^
F4F-4 Wildcat: 41 destroyed, 14 damaged6 U6 @9 i6 q+ S5 U
P-40E Warhawk: 27 destroyed% C! \$ ?. u& w# L
P-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed' Q% d( B- n5 V9 D d
9 u+ ~2 y' K% t) o$ HAllied Ships
- E' ` z7 Z" ~CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1( \9 x- c, N3 V& C4 X) z7 O
CV Hornet, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
7 W9 Z9 s3 ]' ]' H4 C' E9 `CV Wasp, Bomb hits 2, on fire5 r6 \1 e) G w" K7 u. i" N C
DD Benham, Bomb hits 1, on fire" @4 x6 ~# ?4 l# v
CV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1, on fire* W0 m; O0 D+ N0 v: x" j7 Q/ c
CV Yorktown( I% ~( c, c% \9 s d% C
CV Saratoga3 G& f2 S- i' B' Q
CL Honolulu
6 ^# k. B% ?1 {& t& U5 V5 g% KCL St. Louis, Bomb hits 2
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+ h! F2 v, o& p1 [+ X7 Q; d* g6 r7 d+ [B-25C Mitchell x 3
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Japanese Ships' O( d/ p! J; T- H& b" L
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage1 o3 g% b4 z* c4 ^% h J
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Aircraft Attacking:# t2 _, @* X) U
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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F4F-4 Wildcat x 21* O3 \2 {5 E8 B- O9 K3 C U/ ^
SBD Dauntless x 90" u. `/ [- z7 x: m
TBF Avenger x 33
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CA Chikuma9 E) |: ^" z5 H: {
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage% w! \$ K3 e- f9 m
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
3 W: `! C& v$ k+ V" U X1 G. q/ RCA Tone, Bomb hits 1
1 p2 u: T! B7 Y+ A e5 fDD Ariake, Bomb hits 1, on fire
; D& y$ N* q% lCA Aoba, Bomb hits 2
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. P& O" d8 o" F/ b' p9 fDay Air attack on TF at 61,91
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Allied aircraft
9 i" e! C+ @! `- C6 e5 D0 ~B-25C Mitchell x 20
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# Q6 ?+ V) g2 p9 sCV Soryu, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
( h* x; e; z3 D1 }/ c* W4 ACV Hiryu, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
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Ground combat at Shortlands% N0 t+ B9 j. h7 x, J7 u
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Allied Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 13678 troops, 150 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3224 D" R8 C ]8 N7 q
, B' V2 B( y" g; q. ?- B! e7 UDefending force 1457 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10
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Allied max assault: 314 - adjusted assault: 281 9 p0 F5 I, ^! W& h ^
X9 C5 R. ^! C1 [* d& dJapanese max defense: 6 - adjusted defense: 1 z9 L( P$ l) i) m9 t
3 Z; c* f2 ~! f. p! R! a5 nAllied assault odds: 281 to 1 " J' X& O: v' M- o* d t
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Japanese ground losses:
1 s! X" v5 _+ @! x9 ?1572 casualties reported; U( S$ x/ p P! k4 t# [
Guns lost 7# b. |" ^; ]- B; P# R
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Allied ground losses:( v! Q2 ?' ^1 T
2 casualties reported c5 m) X1 u. K/ W
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