AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/18/421 ?% J; X3 U M! W, f
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0 }% p) T# H }' n8 @ BNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,938 J# C9 w2 a$ r. T% A+ U4 d
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Japanese Ships
: Q( P2 }* }( f( X1 SCA Kumano
: y0 m. e5 _3 Z5 zCA Kinugasa, Shell hits 42, and is sunk! ?$ j8 _& E5 W" X# }* C3 c' \9 t# A! H
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 10 N: g. A0 N" \' G
CL Natori, Shell hits 1
2 D, ~7 u) A- N# \3 H/ x7 r* ?* ODD Maikaze, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage+ p2 {5 \# ^! M
DD Natsugumo8 t' n+ A/ k" w3 m3 D
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 1
0 }, X/ K% t" [$ |3 j- nDD Yuzuki
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Allied Ships
* K, N; `7 T$ I7 NCA Portland, Shell hits 2, on fire
, Z0 t6 f1 w+ v6 j7 I5 xCA Northampton. A% O1 t. Q( e l; V: T& h
CA Houston, Torpedo hits 17 L, F3 B* q+ e+ H9 w ? x# |
CA Chester, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk) v& x- l2 K K9 W }
CA Louisville, Shell hits 1
: r2 a8 d6 X5 k( ~CA Chicago
' m/ e, H9 r% ~1 W0 P9 hCA Pensacola8 a$ M9 a& ` y3 ]3 p# u
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
2 \ E# f, l, o! qCA Astoria
1 k0 s0 D' H" v8 x% x! eCA Minneapolis
! d: y7 }3 S* A& c1 f+ qCA San Francisco: r- v0 `% q) S
CA Australia, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage4 g: R) w; W8 f) u) }& j
CA Canberra1 a: {' R( @7 i1 B& S! j* y7 J2 x
CL Leander
) h/ V8 D0 i3 e0 p* mCL Achilles
9 H6 @. i% l' VCL Perth h G, D- W5 Z6 J5 J
CL Hobart; R. v7 {& {! C6 q6 P# x
CL Raleigh2 J) i( I+ r0 A- n1 } w
CL Detroit. ?. a! H+ P4 W
CL Concord1 k( I) ?- w1 S3 ^
DD Cummings
* {) ^& Q. z: iDD Case
$ J4 Z* y" W, _8 {DD Shaw
+ ^& x. [! `7 o7 M3 T2 BDD Downes6 i) f1 l; _' z! X1 {
DD Le Triomphant( C0 x* H( c8 D* W6 j7 P
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) W }3 o9 i" ]' {2 Z4 _! KNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,934 c0 S, E+ W9 m, Z% ]
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Japanese Ships8 x, h- ?" D( P. D) }1 Q, V9 L
CA Kumano, Shell hits 10
1 a' M/ O, | r6 c/ x7 V4 UCA Furutaka
0 b0 w9 }6 E& _; y0 rCL Natori, Shell hits 16 } X: P) G! w1 D! m7 T
DD Maikaze, on fire, heavy damage( D) D2 U: s" g3 E
DD Natsugumo
H0 r/ ?8 K) mDD Ikazuchi' x0 R5 {& R6 U& U4 {6 f
DD Yuzuki
8 Q' V2 X& s" U0 F5 @
7 G! i3 {8 c. s7 D9 G# F1 AAllied Ships, Z$ s. ^4 M! x1 P P7 ]
CA Portland, on fire/ ], F% X! B7 e" v; Z- V; o7 N
CA Northampton
8 s' e6 s9 ~$ ?1 k# y+ _CA Houston
; z6 v9 n; z9 l( e: aCA Louisville5 _. x; R! |4 G
CA Chicago1 ]) Z5 h. A! p
CA Pensacola
8 f" U* t' [7 V- v3 Z2 q+ {CA New Orleans# A" M3 _3 U/ X/ s
CA Astoria1 h# ?& }! y( I
CA Minneapolis
5 d: G, x f4 w; S$ g NCA San Francisco
+ \5 i3 A Z$ ~0 iCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage8 Y6 @2 C! ]5 y* Y
CA Canberra: ^( @7 L8 U/ t8 |
CL Leander
/ Q1 D/ Q, o9 o/ F4 _CL Achilles
# C9 Q- U) I" g- ?% a6 i4 f+ x* `CL Perth. l" D0 n6 c1 o# [; }2 d7 I
CL Hobart
1 `" M/ h' I1 V8 }, R3 }+ A$ R$ }CL Raleigh
* f9 n; `5 K$ C; N2 y* eCL Detroit
) W" p! u* B- m. V# R( ICL Concord
' l {* O6 d) q0 K' CDD Cummings# }3 d# ~- z9 B3 |) f7 D
DD Case
! M. {8 Y& k" t7 ]DD Shaw ]( S+ Y. t4 A2 Z2 g0 P9 ^) p
DD Downes' v5 J5 R y# U3 g
DD Le Triomphant) C! o5 i. k6 d; s
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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Japanese Ships; L8 J: Y3 y/ h0 D G! L
CA Kumano, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage& b& \" W/ W/ a0 O
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 34, and is sunk
6 V" `6 `% v+ f) G# dCL Natori, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage4 m9 ?2 O, L7 R* m) d+ D
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 14, and is sunk7 y- ? x4 Z& z1 h; L9 b
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
% V' H1 y; l4 ?; ?DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 3, on fire+ s& O; b( D. G5 }% n6 `# u/ g& U
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 6, and is sunk* I, b8 C& y6 j( P5 ~; z( u
& e1 T7 H. _6 Y, dAllied Ships
. `* T* z H# B3 g* p- ^$ ^CA Portland, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage1 {$ F: t3 n6 B3 U. Z7 \" K! v; m
CA Northampton, Shell hits 1, on fire
5 h, ~5 b, l1 ~. u, \8 n0 NCA Houston, Shell hits 1
) x6 j& O+ E |- j8 A& b9 `5 HCA Louisville
, D' t1 x/ G: ~5 m" O5 SCA Chicago, Shell hits 2
j2 V q' a4 B! d9 b9 c8 nCA Pensacola, Shell hits 43 ?' m0 T; D& `: U; w
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 4, I: {- q. p1 O: @- a" B' h
CA Astoria
, i8 N- |" `2 c! P) j" F! P5 ^CA Minneapolis; G" _8 B7 B' y" c$ m: j/ P+ ?
CA San Francisco
! y0 c7 z- v8 o' W" A- Y4 n+ d) }CA Australia, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage8 d! D: c$ R1 s: a6 a. b& S/ t
CA Canberra, n6 _% F. g2 {; G7 L
CL Leander: i; p: H. A$ e, g4 e$ b1 I/ ^
CL Achilles7 m e+ c8 F5 @! t0 Z' B
CL Perth
? @1 Y% y- j* j! `! S1 SCL Hobart
' I" Y( [2 }0 ~* S" PCL Raleigh! N6 H5 ]2 g. m- A* g/ h4 [1 X
CL Detroit- O+ E' m: i, k
CL Concord
7 o. k( X" g. t9 n- p9 `% V9 SDD Cummings" u; P+ g, T7 L
DD Case: q. p: R2 S l. x8 N) R' M
DD Shaw
! c5 D; `/ D: l0 aDD Downes
7 r+ m/ s# W3 Y9 NDD Le Triomphant
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,934 n1 J2 Q8 P$ Q7 n% G3 H
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Japanese Ships
" Q5 l, A: d T2 Q5 M, wCA Kumano, Shell hits 33, on fire, heavy damage7 E* `' d3 v! \9 T8 X& x3 L/ y& U+ W1 N
CL Natori, Shell hits 24, and is sunk. R; T6 p, F/ ?, z& M6 d4 B" E$ l
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
% _2 m' K" d9 I% \6 _# h& KDD Ikazuchi, on fire8 F% `. \7 J4 f/ s* F+ O# O" T$ U
8 I# Z; Q2 Y* D! @/ YAllied Ships
0 d. u8 a" ?8 K/ T: h4 M$ e; qCA Portland, on fire, heavy damage7 q: ^- t" f! `% ]* d
CA Northampton, on fire" ~: l8 g; Q2 p
CA Houston4 b5 M( d% ~& w! N+ X
CA Louisville
& g, m7 ~7 D. W2 q9 `* ?8 W4 R$ k# zCA Chicago
7 v+ A$ X2 g5 x8 _" pCA Pensacola0 w( g6 }0 [) G, K4 I4 B7 P6 V
CA New Orleans
5 _2 v% ?& R5 Z7 W HCA Astoria
, N8 }9 d) S/ @CA Minneapolis- L. J% Y+ R5 Z8 s' T8 J, B1 g' w' g1 c
CA San Francisco
( ~# [0 G8 }. n8 RCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
: K& E# o) h. z$ O9 Y$ sCA Canberra! D( g) q& r$ d" A0 k7 X
CL Leander5 s9 @# v z1 F4 e$ J* h
CL Achilles
, V* g, D9 F4 V. }" iCL Perth" [8 l6 {/ {# E9 `, x$ V
CL Hobart- c! \# W7 Y* Z/ Z3 Y' o; T
CL Raleigh/ n4 ?7 z2 z/ f5 @ K0 f5 R- r
CL Detroit2 K7 u! U/ k4 D$ F1 d
CL Concord- o8 \3 c. H; M/ i
DD Cummings
3 `# G) H' \- ], J7 _) u$ h4 mDD Case5 d9 r1 h) ^7 L0 F: t; K
DD Shaw- X* @: A4 q+ X* w, v& l
DD Downes
' `: _0 s4 T: }$ I" j' hDD Le Triomphant; l& A p% X M# [4 ^% h
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93% A. X( S9 z' J4 _ G# G* c. G3 r
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Japanese Ships" b3 L% Y; {+ C( I+ |! |" a* r: T0 p7 h
CA Kumano, Shell hits 29, and is sunk, R D4 }" c- Y2 p0 @+ M5 u
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 35, and is sunk
3 P/ n$ r( d D4 b1 W8 {DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 15, and is sunk; Z+ e3 q @7 R
1 {2 @6 f. B7 B) |2 a: B
Allied Ships$ f6 w# k, W m9 U5 g
CA Portland, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
, b! C) y4 _. X* J; A3 n8 A8 BCA Northampton, on fire
$ y3 {5 @/ J2 `; u) T0 p9 YCA Houston" I, m& O) }) ?: W) J3 `
CA Louisville
8 m. l5 k3 n7 E6 R% JCA Chicago5 |5 j4 {; y: Q5 B' w
CA Pensacola
# J$ t0 m1 P3 l0 ?. s: }* fCA New Orleans
0 _ F; `8 ~# f; J& ICA Astoria
% c8 ~2 G! t/ h5 {7 `CA Minneapolis! W2 m+ D2 X6 V m
CA San Francisco; r0 o" G9 n- p/ x
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
5 |- D/ G$ S f' Q1 GCA Canberra# R* ~" N( c7 r0 x5 {) l1 N
CL Leander) y" B6 X% p$ e( @5 e( L( T. T
CL Achilles
( Z7 w/ H" Y5 ~ p) {CL Perth
$ }# Z3 c' _" R9 N; X& VCL Hobart9 @5 d0 G$ X: A/ R- P) C
CL Raleigh
+ v' m, S) z# t5 o9 U- {4 HCL Detroit
( K! ^5 t( g% U; ^) Q& eCL Concord
" N; a' G2 y Y5 R: w5 eDD Cummings
& L, P1 g! V) d+ b/ }DD Case2 g5 C" e. u- {/ w, |# n$ r
DD Shaw
2 G! V( }6 p* W' g/ f8 D. w8 iDD Downes: X5 O9 S& b8 ~% Q* q
DD Le Triomphant6 F) R% Q( O0 o: l3 n7 H8 J5 _
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5 C* v2 @0 E% e7 uDay Air attack on TF at 61,91+ E/ J% I2 l, _% U
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Japanese aircraft" I: D: `2 }2 w; r1 @, F* B
A6M2 Zero x 50
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: V0 T% u7 h6 Q3 Q4 E u/ gAllied aircraft- W m+ [+ J/ Z+ P' G$ [- {- T! u, }& C
F4F-4 Wildcat x 42
. E7 y! D3 _1 u. G) o. MSBD Dauntless x 448 P( H, I3 u! V y
TBF Avenger x 16
/ O+ _- x1 x7 F. e) J8 T & p( v# x" W- M- T2 v3 G
Japanese aircraft losses4 m& T$ W! F4 X4 J( {' S& _
A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged3 X2 ]6 L0 p- v9 Z# Q u
3 K6 F' t* X3 X1 o) K" V3 l- `: t; Z
Allied aircraft losses3 |: b; Z4 [9 }7 D2 {/ Q
F4F-4 Wildcat: 27 destroyed: u5 H5 t1 x6 u2 k; t2 e3 J4 Q7 z
SBD Dauntless: 13 destroyed, 17 damaged Y6 ?# K* `8 I8 j3 ` Z
TBF Avenger: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged
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Japanese Ships& a( i! f3 T z* T8 ~
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
( v- C5 q" @! L+ f, L' H7 Z0 C0 UCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire) g7 e: X8 C F r8 f1 {/ S! v
CV Shokaku
9 C+ f! {# E8 h0 RCV Soryu
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5 w( ?# {% ^3 o9 E2 @2 ~& C. _7 iDay Air attack on TF at 61,91
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Japanese aircraft
l' C' Q# I; G9 o/ ]A6M2 Zero x 192 Q4 v# N/ L1 `+ K
9 U- S: ?/ I# s0 M d# A2 ]8 |" S
Allied aircraft* p# O( [( t L9 ^- S h$ j
F4F-4 Wildcat x 19
8 u. }4 p4 F1 W; _2 W' ?4 x6 g- ^1 eSBD Dauntless x 14/ R1 p& d% u. i1 c0 q: m" F4 C
TBF Avenger x 6
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$ ]" C4 d4 m- dJapanese aircraft losses
j0 y; A) V. jA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed4 V5 m9 [. o3 j2 y/ O4 F
( M, f! u" ]+ mAllied aircraft losses! D* Q3 ^; P3 @, X
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed
9 o0 x. A& j @SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged
2 Y9 F# f5 j2 G1 X5 C2 lTBF Avenger: 6 damaged6 J# S. w4 g0 E
2 G' k" t7 w( U y5 x$ L! c: GJapanese Ships
. d8 [. a, U1 i5 d6 Q8 u( MCV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage# W6 E, N2 A1 V5 Q) f
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2
7 l! H% O- ^4 R3 F* \CA Tone
/ [5 \0 C T4 |& T* TCV Soryu, Bomb hits 1
1 X5 @+ A* V! a/ ~- rCV Hiryu, on fire
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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1 y$ N7 M! d6 t% X- OJapanese aircraft7 B" U2 L8 g: u+ B- _
A6M2 Zero x 17
5 d* V! X/ \) o3 {# j 1 }* |/ L: x9 e: p1 L
Allied aircraft- _0 x* v, b. m
F4F-4 Wildcat x 24
) r0 R- D8 e) u/ c/ C$ @SBD Dauntless x 27
0 @$ N; ?6 ^6 Z/ u. K9 z' P9 ?TBF Avenger x 7# i0 F5 n1 U) v4 t% T7 n0 F6 w5 m% h
+ _! m; ~$ \5 ~2 n( W+ G# u
Japanese aircraft losses
) x8 `2 Q- ]! b0 `" N8 k1 b% hA6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
' n6 f! X9 e, O3 G" C, E- nF4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed/ r; n4 H: B( k$ @
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged
2 Y& w2 S7 ]7 K( N1 e9 P8 i& X8 `TBF Avenger: 5 damaged7 s B1 X9 _6 W7 |# ^ Y
9 \7 n/ w9 W$ G/ z+ X4 `. m, k
Japanese Ships
8 ~- ?6 j2 S D1 G) ~/ m+ GCV Shokaku
, f1 @/ `) a7 \8 G1 YCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 2, on fire7 B8 _4 K3 ]2 _
CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
# F6 x O& D$ t3 i& n0 nCV Soryu
3 v7 [5 {; f+ ]+ k8 SCA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,915 d4 ^8 M( }# _7 ?8 Q# n1 e
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Japanese aircraft7 m S" N' x# z4 R( E( m6 X& a, F
A6M2 Zero x 15& x/ n' u+ M$ _$ T
* a: K; u4 o8 }$ @5 mAllied aircraft
4 W, ~0 f" T2 @# FF4F-4 Wildcat x 8
( O1 ], p) X, U. U4 ~SBD Dauntless x 18
8 ] \7 @5 [3 n1 V# u& t. m. Z 1 g% M+ h8 n$ I
Japanese aircraft losses& S% Q9 f/ u z) {+ Q
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
% Q* L o; b4 X) j
' F# C4 L) G# f! ZAllied aircraft losses2 V* H6 K" `; b' r
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
6 E/ i( [7 C! q" b: z/ a3 ISBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged% x0 a5 C* `2 S' g1 d) C
5 M7 q, g6 Y: H) mJapanese Ships
& M, `9 Q$ N5 w" g' XCV Soryu, Bomb hits 1
: B5 r6 Q- j$ |% M0 T# [, ICV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage+ v4 s' q4 x! ?4 ~
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire0 |- M+ X' x1 d1 b. ]0 A' g
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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) |7 t/ r% Z: |1 a4 H: hDay Air attack on TF at 61,916 f( x4 R2 y" z
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Japanese aircraft
! K, Y* a% X% h/ N6 O# e3 NA6M2 Zero x 127 Z% N. |+ Z9 e% e: D* F3 o
" q9 I" h& c+ k+ rAllied aircraft
, W/ U" ] U+ u1 Q- j ^F4F-4 Wildcat x 10
; w6 j% r& [$ L! A$ OSBD Dauntless x 9
4 Z9 j: Q* y9 p3 N# @/ |3 B+ ~5 QTBF Avenger x 16% D# }: m; O/ O9 y& y N
; M6 p& O/ u. C$ \8 F2 pJapanese aircraft losses2 V; G. f7 j' ^! `5 Q1 P
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed5 \) A7 R; o# d" S8 p/ p$ }
# a- T6 c) P9 {' h1 Y: |1 ]! |$ y7 e
Allied aircraft losses" @. b: O( p( s$ l
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed0 a1 M' j0 M4 s
SBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
- @2 P' W, L) @+ l z5 TTBF Avenger: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged v! N+ q9 o( S$ d6 a) G6 ~ O
2 Y6 S! w: U: c) x
Japanese Ships t, i( P8 r( h9 { Y) e4 V4 s. ]( G
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage/ e0 o# K, o# F" N4 [9 t8 V
CV Hiryu, on fire# R: Z. N. k! F; \1 w E8 U
CA Chikuma
$ m( d" s; I1 ^! q9 xCV Soryu
4 d! M6 b- D; w* g6 X3 u/ z 4 k. c: a" G8 f% ]% W' x
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; K) C. h% X( n- {Day Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,933 g; |, k# |' G0 |2 e) ]& C
% t. [, Y+ h+ L9 B0 N8 ]Japanese aircraft
! r, Z1 f+ r( cA6M2 Zero x 36
9 i# g. l; S; I9 b+ Q* D7 xD3A Val x 90* y3 N) I {) q. V2 D* d
B5N Kate x 66
. Z) I, S1 x* Z1 K/ Z8 b! b ! g% t9 y3 S; A7 i8 N
Allied aircraft6 Y1 x: F* ?# b* W
F4F-4 Wildcat x 108* ~; j- r0 X: @ f
P-40E Warhawk x 45
4 V' r% ]/ z: A- v+ F+ R6 R! e) jP-38G Lightning x 2+ w; p2 d) z4 f& @- @
* c# r! {& u4 P$ k6 o% R! \Japanese aircraft losses- x4 q; B: |1 v2 v, v0 l% i5 b
A6M2 Zero: 26 destroyed
6 r7 _5 T X2 j: a5 fD3A Val: 50 destroyed; [) ]! u( _5 z% o# X% ]" V
B5N Kate: 42 destroyed- R, N) _0 X" o, ]3 J
5 e) c ^. ~' B. IAllied aircraft losses
% n' y- s$ v8 u. F- v8 MF4F-4 Wildcat: 41 destroyed, 14 damaged
2 x/ k& f/ \7 W5 lP-40E Warhawk: 27 destroyed
. a1 M; K/ b9 n9 Q! L/ C: x" eP-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed' x6 y- G8 I; F, d+ i( e* k9 j( M
: M+ q F; ?, M) HAllied Ships7 W- a6 i, `" u$ d" k2 A
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 17 I# v A" Z% l8 j, a7 c
CV Hornet, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
' I0 n; n' y- y! I2 gCV Wasp, Bomb hits 2, on fire
: }8 u x( H O0 @DD Benham, Bomb hits 1, on fire1 M- Y; B- Y. U4 _8 L K0 Q: l" k
CV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1, on fire4 m# w) j: \' Z- |; a# f0 z
CV Yorktown. k( w( i* h6 P! A# p) Y" S4 R) E
CV Saratoga* B& X6 B, y" o/ E3 b
CL Honolulu( a% V5 ^# t; B( U
CL St. Louis, Bomb hits 2; Q. y4 N0 R! m% T
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Allied aircraft$ T( n1 u V% n( h1 K7 {
B-25C Mitchell x 3
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No Allied losses; e t- h5 j w
: G% L$ E2 ]1 |+ OJapanese Ships! C3 z; Y9 X0 ^, s$ r
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Aircraft Attacking:
: O( T2 G$ i" B+ x0 L" I 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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0 [! E. t6 g9 ^' aAllied aircraft
; \) R ]2 p# a+ Y0 H$ zF4F-4 Wildcat x 21
. a3 n$ @5 V& O: x4 o1 z. A; LSBD Dauntless x 90
8 s+ \2 Z. O1 @" l! a( ATBF Avenger x 33; P% x; K$ {4 }: z+ i- V
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8 Z! l8 @! Y9 f3 H4 t% x, j. [2 zCA Chikuma
* O& o& D: S' \5 B" k' B( B OCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
0 v) L# A9 z! d; A! ]! OCV Soryu, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
, O/ `7 h P7 A4 p, g; jCA Tone, Bomb hits 1
7 k+ r, u4 W1 L' IDD Ariake, Bomb hits 1, on fire
5 _0 C0 L: w9 ICA Aoba, Bomb hits 2
; b9 N0 [1 b8 f$ E$ r' UCL Tama; C' |: L. M2 N. n8 k
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+ M& F: E' z. PDay Air attack on TF at 61,91
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B-25C Mitchell x 20 k: J; }# y" x4 j+ {! N( S. T
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! Q" T1 B2 a" aCV Soryu, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
8 X5 l& b4 l6 \- A. d( CCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
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Ground combat at Shortlands
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Allied Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 13678 troops, 150 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 322
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6 n5 f9 F% R: C1 c0 W: \Defending force 1457 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10
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7 f5 R7 X' r* i+ l7 qAllied max assault: 314 - adjusted assault: 281 % s7 R2 c/ i( V( |+ `
" Z- u* ~$ e3 _3 A7 RJapanese max defense: 6 - adjusted defense: 1 5 n# M; _" ?! h: c, T9 c
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Allied assault odds: 281 to 1 9 ]! \3 S) c3 Y. ^( Q! [6 P9 V* V
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Japanese ground losses:& _$ X/ t+ M: A( J. o2 ~ j
1572 casualties reported
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Allied ground losses:
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