AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/18/42. C7 K4 A, O& M/ o- G- \
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Japanese Ships
$ I. S8 d' b1 y% g0 QCA Kumano
b" |0 l& j: _# Q7 L# iCA Kinugasa, Shell hits 42, and is sunk+ _; _0 w' J: K" q1 I: h* V, i& t$ Z& t3 e
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1* p# Z' g5 m9 W) i
CL Natori, Shell hits 1
1 I$ R' Y: W4 v: HDD Maikaze, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
1 Z8 C' T& K, g; j1 N$ V2 [8 Q4 ZDD Natsugumo. A9 D& n8 m& I
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 1) _7 X3 N) W* U; j- d' t; l
DD Yuzuki9 j! u, N3 R' u* W( K1 T
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Allied Ships
g( b, [& p0 w* {0 A+ w* |4 \CA Portland, Shell hits 2, on fire
4 q2 c2 v1 M, B9 r& m; ZCA Northampton: [4 N4 {( g& O' F8 f
CA Houston, Torpedo hits 1
' M8 A! e9 N, R! f6 n, PCA Chester, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
+ r9 h1 S4 V! i* J5 m% v; X$ sCA Louisville, Shell hits 1% |. z4 Q0 d! k" b% e# ^
CA Chicago+ s) P, m; O% ~1 d
CA Pensacola5 a+ c$ L! T) q/ K) [, g6 e: D4 w
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 19 o' \# Y$ X8 U/ b% O) g
CA Astoria
4 q( A# Y ~; u7 M9 YCA Minneapolis
" N$ A0 }5 v4 O' ]1 T. FCA San Francisco
( a. ~6 q' f, e, M: ~( `# ZCA Australia, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage/ Z! X% j; p& f
CA Canberra" \2 P3 |0 s- j
CL Leander# x; D3 ~0 V* \% @: _3 ^' Z6 t
CL Achilles
& n. J0 k* X5 a3 _CL Perth( e/ a% }! _* s' ~! t
CL Hobart
9 F. u9 P0 r/ gCL Raleigh
0 a# d' Q# w* e5 z$ ACL Detroit% L# p$ t0 |2 x4 e
CL Concord
6 P7 |1 Z5 n6 s2 O; DDD Cummings
1 v. S6 c3 ?4 F% M4 N4 HDD Case
{! o/ k6 y9 w2 ~DD Shaw8 v4 Q4 d- C+ u9 t- P) R V. j9 y
DD Downes
# F* K+ V7 E* s0 BDD Le Triomphant& V5 c6 L7 U C) ~; }0 H* j7 \
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CA Kumano, Shell hits 10
- v5 l1 N a# n" C/ X$ m7 p; SCA Furutaka
$ H0 C1 T! O% a# f/ I' A8 A: SCL Natori, Shell hits 19 l" x7 P4 A1 P) ~0 ]
DD Maikaze, on fire, heavy damage
# I) n. H& L# A( z, o: oDD Natsugumo2 }9 \* e1 `9 X- u# j! I- J
DD Ikazuchi, G) S2 j/ J1 `% w! M. G. T4 Y
DD Yuzuki0 H4 [8 V: d/ F9 C% m, f. G* P# P
# }) y; @0 \6 u( wAllied Ships
0 x+ s. o2 L8 ?/ X" t' `6 @CA Portland, on fire! ]2 ]( k" Y9 T0 q* l
CA Northampton
) l4 S& X1 r; z+ z/ hCA Houston+ u& g$ H6 P% [0 g2 c2 U
CA Louisville
0 K0 X" Z; \4 j- o" wCA Chicago1 f- F& y9 h, k( \/ x% t
CA Pensacola
& @+ M; O8 h4 G4 a5 F: NCA New Orleans+ s8 a) P0 K; t/ S6 n
CA Astoria) l$ L2 r. ^; v, N8 A$ M
CA Minneapolis
+ ^0 R4 M* g- }% {% f& b* u! Q: v. dCA San Francisco0 f9 R v! D f/ U4 I! R
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
, f: s4 n( R( W0 T) GCA Canberra
' M- p3 H# b0 y. u$ PCL Leander( `+ N3 |3 f3 Q& Z7 t1 \5 S2 l
CL Achilles7 D# h) u; i8 R: U G- X ?) k5 Z9 w
CL Perth$ ^0 \' Q- z! s% g
CL Hobart
6 W5 W5 k" c* `CL Raleigh4 b& a. v8 C) B" |2 [6 ?" i/ k5 n
CL Detroit$ n( y, x- \/ Y8 f$ W7 S: f) V9 @
CL Concord
% v# w' Y# J4 l UDD Cummings
3 f& }, {4 x" b5 g; f9 g% C8 e8 VDD Case. I$ c5 U1 @* v. G$ k
DD Shaw5 t5 J) X/ E0 V2 G+ ?$ I6 p' U
DD Downes
$ O4 ]! A4 D S* rDD Le Triomphant
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4 ~5 D; z5 s+ J& A5 jNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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Japanese Ships; F* K, k. C5 b1 y& V6 C/ p3 ^
CA Kumano, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage9 L, G5 P' O6 r- d: R5 P
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 34, and is sunk# i+ U$ f S1 A8 D
CL Natori, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
6 ?% X& p& Q2 {$ H$ ?DD Maikaze, Shell hits 14, and is sunk' n0 F, m! z2 f& l' Y: Y) ?
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1: `6 U; z; U8 c8 m& G
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 3, on fire
0 H( r, [0 V! v6 ]; \/ [. ADD Yuzuki, Shell hits 6, and is sunk- I& ]$ ^* D1 S4 V% R
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Allied Ships
8 }- E# V3 X" f, H6 Y0 gCA Portland, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
Z+ b' b1 c9 g F1 r' g; KCA Northampton, Shell hits 1, on fire0 M& k6 o$ k- @3 W1 g8 A2 F( c/ w
CA Houston, Shell hits 1
) w, L2 n, v8 \CA Louisville9 d7 [# u0 R# r7 R# a
CA Chicago, Shell hits 2) A X8 X+ B I9 P
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 4. v' Z# x2 S% S: q& k) x# R: A
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 48 v# S: p4 s: d/ j5 w" ?
CA Astoria
5 |$ w' ^9 L' t) G5 JCA Minneapolis) w, Z& c' ^# @0 a# b; U, h5 V
CA San Francisco
3 _9 u. B, u N" {2 Z1 _( }' hCA Australia, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage$ x6 o% r% {% _7 z& _
CA Canberra9 v- D: u( a1 U# I1 h
CL Leander9 b ]3 F. u T' D5 @) S9 G& V
CL Achilles
: [# b M) r2 t, R) g# h1 pCL Perth
! n7 U; X, N, ^% o. |" `/ e# U5 ]CL Hobart
/ C# J5 n p q2 ~7 uCL Raleigh
: ^) b! h$ o S W2 w' sCL Detroit
# Q, o$ s" B8 F2 bCL Concord
3 B' @! V/ c* e X5 D5 N @DD Cummings- n5 q6 Y( l& H j8 U
DD Case
% ~; z7 g7 x# ~DD Shaw
+ W; [" y: ]" M- H$ ^DD Downes
" U, e, O( \8 E. G' O& jDD Le Triomphant
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# C% Z( T* H8 `3 o7 `6 f; r# NNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93+ x! B; e4 B3 h1 x) \% U
6 Q" j1 m0 k5 Q4 oJapanese Ships* d, A: s3 v, T" S/ \3 L" A
CA Kumano, Shell hits 33, on fire, heavy damage
4 E: }& R; R$ z: U4 YCL Natori, Shell hits 24, and is sunk3 B; |6 n7 U# }! Y8 V% I
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
7 F# A, b, J* f7 \0 |DD Ikazuchi, on fire
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Allied Ships" z0 [6 y' x3 I. x, ]4 ~
CA Portland, on fire, heavy damage }' w1 n, t- Y; H4 E6 J0 S9 {
CA Northampton, on fire8 J: s: C" s/ A9 u- s& Q' q3 b" F
CA Houston& W" O* n* D2 D) N
CA Louisville
4 ]8 E, v, u' x- b/ PCA Chicago
4 g. I7 |& s/ s1 _8 NCA Pensacola, d2 ?- c( h6 n1 z% P/ f
CA New Orleans
" |- P% G t L) f4 t% ECA Astoria! s! y, s' d- _+ |. ]
CA Minneapolis0 q7 @5 e1 `3 e. ?2 P) m
CA San Francisco' u3 G K; P( j' K1 j; E
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
4 z" `% E4 x6 iCA Canberra
/ J. N1 N8 L) @& N, dCL Leander
0 Q) o, e/ m" q6 r7 A* B' JCL Achilles
% |% f5 P5 {1 U _2 hCL Perth' d9 G l' w7 Y8 p& H" V
CL Hobart# ]/ \ Q2 i4 ?
CL Raleigh
- P8 r' r# N$ T$ m+ r6 wCL Detroit
8 K/ X p6 e2 Y4 W+ b- ~7 jCL Concord8 R2 ]* A; ^* [% T
DD Cummings
/ t; [* }. |% G$ K$ i! kDD Case
7 ^0 {7 V: Z& D U3 RDD Shaw4 z3 i; u; W! x9 ^9 c
DD Downes/ x9 W) R" Z+ @' L/ o- n7 z
DD Le Triomphant0 S# d/ P0 l T
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CA Kumano, Shell hits 29, and is sunk
0 `3 X- D/ \% W- y/ U, u# z( o' rDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 35, and is sunk" ] N$ i! n/ b' T$ I
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 15, and is sunk" l Y- c4 v. k4 S. j' n
, \' P' {4 O3 m* o( f4 dAllied Ships- r; }8 l. l+ I2 G" Q& y: V: v3 d
CA Portland, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
- F4 i4 v1 S5 ]8 U+ K9 T5 vCA Northampton, on fire
+ j7 D# M& s# l# r( G1 y4 x) }- ?$ XCA Houston
9 k, Z" T; b% h; SCA Louisville/ Y3 h) R; }; B: u% C# b
CA Chicago
8 T5 R1 h* y' L I& L: H) D, }CA Pensacola
- w6 o$ O6 C$ v8 wCA New Orleans
9 j* P; D2 A: V# b3 cCA Astoria: T, p- x4 i4 y% D7 r
CA Minneapolis
4 ]: d9 h5 M# }CA San Francisco
+ M- f5 T, Y" y3 dCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
( Q0 P' T5 ]: H, {5 Y3 ACA Canberra) [" `/ ? g3 w2 v+ M- D
CL Leander
5 w3 d, d& D# Z% `8 X, FCL Achilles, a- Z, h: @* U# a& l$ A+ W6 ?( x7 s
CL Perth" E( t$ f; S4 |! B4 y# S0 z* R
CL Hobart: X' j5 a6 }, z
CL Raleigh5 b* u+ |4 c$ |8 t' u
CL Detroit$ O( E, ^. l0 ^4 q4 s1 \/ P
CL Concord
6 ?# y: n. ~8 v- }7 T) H* fDD Cummings
& s0 _2 |: Y( w/ H, ODD Case( N' x- _6 D8 m' M3 o0 a
DD Shaw% n0 R( z( ^( Q' d, p8 V* N/ e/ k
DD Downes- K P" N/ e: o+ u1 T+ U
DD Le Triomphant, B7 u) A% z. k8 D" z
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,912 Y ?, J8 J1 A3 e$ m. C0 U6 E
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Japanese aircraft
3 }1 C8 j6 k6 U+ D2 y% N- c& hA6M2 Zero x 50
% q# Y- b' n- D
7 R6 @+ D* K; u( m) T4 |, FAllied aircraft
5 V+ I* [) U/ t2 Y/ M8 cF4F-4 Wildcat x 42
+ t9 y& U9 l8 n' Q( eSBD Dauntless x 446 f3 I C% x3 ]" R; Z4 P. G
TBF Avenger x 16* J7 `9 o: K4 ^$ h+ S9 f
7 i: W* N5 ]& P2 ^) d& e7 s: wJapanese aircraft losses) M F$ v9 s* a+ c, \% _- ]
A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged5 t/ v% T: t2 |" m6 Q/ ]2 m
/ z1 J; |$ K. N' mAllied aircraft losses! R* S* u+ U1 H" H
F4F-4 Wildcat: 27 destroyed) N j1 {* j* f M; O% _
SBD Dauntless: 13 destroyed, 17 damaged9 C" S5 R0 I* x2 P9 P B; j
TBF Avenger: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged
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CV Kaga, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
3 L- {# N' f2 OCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
5 v8 r2 H4 ~, |2 g0 X5 V. TCV Shokaku2 Q! i; K# i1 S0 C$ y W: P
CV Soryu. H, P% k- C" [- z/ l& A7 D
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91" X- O" p* Y V( ~6 R, B
9 ^$ Y3 ?* j0 H6 M# B1 GJapanese aircraft; Y* V4 N( u; I8 N
A6M2 Zero x 191 e* u% X$ D/ i! ~
% d. l6 P6 u/ |4 \7 A V) HAllied aircraft4 ^& ]5 z+ W; H3 c% [/ g8 h* a: W/ z
F4F-4 Wildcat x 19* j: W, r5 g6 i7 }% A3 Y) @4 d0 C
SBD Dauntless x 14
' z1 @7 ?4 |1 J. fTBF Avenger x 6
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A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
8 e% y3 [4 E& r3 P9 fF4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed: C% Y, s3 S1 B( v3 I: B
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged% w0 h: R+ f6 i. B
TBF Avenger: 6 damaged) ?# h$ h" ~( }! O6 _* R
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Japanese Ships
4 s1 `0 Y8 i# B4 X3 l# _4 ]CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage8 n0 Q) l8 x& w5 T: U6 ^6 X
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 29 n, p' C) Z: }/ T7 Z
CA Tone! K8 I1 V9 k; J: s
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 1
' @7 c* p3 R |/ WCV Hiryu, on fire- |0 ?$ n) J: Q' V8 Q
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Japanese aircraft+ i4 s/ e; p" t1 [: v! W+ U
A6M2 Zero x 17
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% H: f5 Q( k2 l0 M- }Allied aircraft5 j- K9 ~8 m: C
F4F-4 Wildcat x 24
0 v$ ~9 s- k& K6 Q( SSBD Dauntless x 27
! C7 a: Z5 D& T6 cTBF Avenger x 7
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Japanese aircraft losses+ m" P8 Z/ A% F" O, w
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed$ [$ x5 e0 k" W" X1 X
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Allied aircraft losses
1 M! v: @* x2 X8 FF4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed1 u! F( s q" ~( k* Y! m
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged" i1 v8 f+ T5 @5 D5 Y
TBF Avenger: 5 damaged
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! ?0 Z* M2 K4 }' ^( |6 w3 NJapanese Ships
$ \+ T: [% E0 e3 [CV Shokaku6 n7 _- J2 G! Z% R ?5 _
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 2, on fire, E$ @! _& z* W2 e) C5 L# `; \6 }
CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage3 g$ ^' X3 n$ V3 s0 f
CV Soryu! @" m6 n7 P9 s5 Q- [% V4 J
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91' D6 _; H2 B6 h* G u/ o
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Japanese aircraft
2 w h: u O, m: P8 g. D% I3 SA6M2 Zero x 15! V" e/ P+ z0 D7 \% ^% f. a
# t; X4 b9 }0 V! BAllied aircraft
) T, _+ w# m V- _8 z. J5 bF4F-4 Wildcat x 8
; G" D1 W# M& D3 LSBD Dauntless x 183 N& p. D3 n, |% o, Y- X# u8 z
- i" L6 f8 |" kJapanese aircraft losses
! r2 w2 Q0 y; D/ h6 T# a8 NA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed. A( B5 T# Z. h/ m) p. O/ T8 s
% o# p1 P1 M! I. [; ~" q N. k' `Allied aircraft losses
" k4 M& f! T2 F3 }( BF4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed0 M# U* b7 J, g0 R
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged
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# Q+ u! A3 e2 o0 N. S! UJapanese Ships
( f5 s) c' e; `% L( r$ ~CV Soryu, Bomb hits 1, o7 x7 D; b" m7 h. L) E
CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
. t- n8 j S& K$ |" y" |CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
6 A. S+ z) y& h# a' c0 m! hCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage7 n- \3 J5 A* H$ Q
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Japanese aircraft# P: ^8 p! g+ v- T' J6 c- {) y
A6M2 Zero x 12
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Allied aircraft
2 Y- X8 c$ w& L7 d( BF4F-4 Wildcat x 10
0 L5 t; F+ l/ O+ |9 A& @SBD Dauntless x 9
4 s1 p& }" G2 g( c! v- n6 j: g) z# ?TBF Avenger x 169 x" j; @9 s7 o- F. ?" m
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Japanese aircraft losses. m& }5 L I2 E1 Y/ K
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
2 m6 M5 H* R8 c" M + ]- o3 n+ ?7 x d3 S5 \ D0 y4 F
Allied aircraft losses
* T# l7 O; \; b9 _+ _' f0 }+ i1 cF4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed! r/ k1 S# |2 ~9 S
SBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged4 u- V$ @5 @3 B' r" W
TBF Avenger: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged' u$ z% E5 f- p8 l. q) k
( V5 W- V5 W; q& m1 L& p4 hJapanese Ships
) @6 e+ f9 y0 c( KCV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage. z3 _1 V h2 E0 T' R7 G# U
CV Hiryu, on fire8 d% V- C2 G- ?; \' O
CA Chikuma) r f6 ^" L2 v8 t. d
CV Soryu4 b) f% |% X6 j+ Q" W
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7 m% K* e8 t0 ]' M8 VDay Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,93# X( {, Y. |; c+ ]% {
3 ~+ p& b$ B" ~5 wJapanese aircraft1 [8 h! B" B$ K H8 E( M& J0 p$ y: u
A6M2 Zero x 36
( I+ s! ]% B* I, _9 [. P' QD3A Val x 901 v- X$ L. x! H p* ^
B5N Kate x 66- N! B0 P% A/ D9 ^ b, L
: H5 ^) d' B. _/ u
Allied aircraft+ e. x7 Z, T/ B6 {
F4F-4 Wildcat x 108
9 i9 K, h( h/ |6 v* pP-40E Warhawk x 45
) `4 ?. X+ I* [4 Z" j9 J' ~5 GP-38G Lightning x 2
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" f: v! h2 Y8 g0 B4 jJapanese aircraft losses
7 h) v; ]$ m, Q F* aA6M2 Zero: 26 destroyed
9 a6 C9 \: A; ~0 pD3A Val: 50 destroyed+ q5 {# p& G" D- S. _ M
B5N Kate: 42 destroyed3 @, V# ^- l" H! N: {
8 h& }; g; x* G5 y: b, @! B7 w9 p
Allied aircraft losses0 u, r4 e& u- |0 \1 \+ X/ r
F4F-4 Wildcat: 41 destroyed, 14 damaged* ~6 F( \" E W9 Z; i
P-40E Warhawk: 27 destroyed$ U u1 q" N9 [& {% H3 H! I
P-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed4 |: K/ W* ]8 C/ a3 k
& S/ e3 X+ u# m# |) C* jAllied Ships# N% u# j6 K" b" F, S2 p n, R
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1
1 ?" ]4 A! _3 @) u+ U2 @) s% ^# FCV Hornet, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire5 a* C; I( ^0 ]! \0 z
CV Wasp, Bomb hits 2, on fire4 j3 T3 H. K1 f4 S2 x5 ^6 T3 w
DD Benham, Bomb hits 1, on fire V9 l/ G! ?/ g! _2 |( Z$ d1 G
CV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
- o, v) [8 n& f: c r( g, \CV Yorktown* `; X$ \; a, H0 V$ u8 ?4 u
CV Saratoga
V3 i$ F7 |3 b0 K1 pCL Honolulu b& P0 t- t9 m6 e$ N
CL St. Louis, Bomb hits 2# [4 m9 f6 H |) i5 ]5 N
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B-25C Mitchell x 3
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3 O4 n" r/ c4 D" K) ^0 LNo Allied losses& i/ \- [+ D# @7 W
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Japanese Ships
# X% ~+ i# E- A3 n6 u+ ?/ \CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Aircraft Attacking:
F1 C2 N4 Y3 L3 y 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,915 I5 U$ M' |4 h/ K' Q; t( {+ {4 Z
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Allied aircraft
, U, F1 ~+ j- O3 g; L- vF4F-4 Wildcat x 21) L) F( b- L6 b, Q0 P2 G2 C
SBD Dauntless x 90
( ?1 T! Y) X/ h1 ]2 I8 ~TBF Avenger x 33# p+ Z$ t; d( ]6 K8 X# q7 }: }
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CA Chikuma
1 ]+ `- H5 Q5 E: ZCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
* @4 C* d$ d DCV Soryu, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage: U; p- L" V8 A T
CA Tone, Bomb hits 17 d3 C8 l5 p& e }
DD Ariake, Bomb hits 1, on fire
! L- n7 Y# J6 C+ ^! bCA Aoba, Bomb hits 2( l+ s3 [* D5 ^
CL Tama
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6 a" S/ ` r7 ~8 BDay Air attack on TF at 61,918 E. s4 e* G$ x
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B-25C Mitchell x 20
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Japanese Ships
9 _. e/ X ~1 W C# o; C: N+ Q# k* NCV Soryu, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage0 l/ S3 a$ ~& A. w9 B) `2 Z
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage% j5 f& ?+ r" @& V9 @ v/ P
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Ground combat at Shortlands, O+ n- Z& C; A, \/ O
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Allied Deliberate attack6 K& V. F+ E% F! B
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Attacking force 13678 troops, 150 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 322& w% H- `2 E% f: w+ |+ Z
' r0 z9 C' f; ~( ?) pDefending force 1457 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10. m/ i" o5 J* n& C9 v" `
/ z# z" I, H: s% G1 \" ~. s9 g# wAllied max assault: 314 - adjusted assault: 281
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Japanese max defense: 6 - adjusted defense: 1 8 f5 t5 X/ k) @6 |2 |" X1 z
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Allied assault odds: 281 to 1 2 D4 _: M- j: |+ d' z
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Japanese ground losses:; _- K: x! O( U, W
1572 casualties reported R1 T2 i1 |6 A0 I( }1 `$ a
Guns lost 7 C' @) Z* M$ s6 ]% |
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Allied ground losses:7 {5 F' b; N, `" V$ _' G1 n" J
2 casualties reported
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