AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/18/42+ A4 h$ x# z7 ^5 E* s
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93% N7 k' j+ H, L6 q; w
; h8 w+ J, q" g# |Japanese Ships! |; h5 X( e7 c3 f: l
CA Kumano1 d7 ~ A0 y; b! r$ i' V: ~
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 42, and is sunk
$ _, ^' P; c- Y; d1 _CA Furutaka, Shell hits 10 J- u/ ?4 p s5 u5 n( M
CL Natori, Shell hits 1$ P! _* o* T1 }( d5 A- r- t
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage9 N1 V# Y) K1 y; X
DD Natsugumo7 `& B! u3 \& x/ T7 _+ K% C3 i
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 1
- _4 N$ j8 V1 O" u% ^8 TDD Yuzuki
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# \7 C" w9 z; x' B) wAllied Ships' r' g1 k2 X' M9 U
CA Portland, Shell hits 2, on fire( }8 k/ U6 d0 k
CA Northampton$ B2 }9 M" x! u4 I. W
CA Houston, Torpedo hits 1
* h$ c) L/ a8 A% z" eCA Chester, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
5 k- M0 N+ b6 W% LCA Louisville, Shell hits 1
. ?! u; p5 m2 ]- k K+ h0 ACA Chicago: @! A1 `+ Z; @4 m
CA Pensacola
3 p4 l u2 C4 A5 ]CA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1. a6 x: n/ o8 r7 q5 S7 M% n
CA Astoria
5 l6 V4 T0 f& aCA Minneapolis5 {7 H$ u) G7 B N2 E' ~4 @
CA San Francisco, M! N/ k0 q, r g& b2 s
CA Australia, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage' d0 T: c- T4 ?' y
CA Canberra& u0 `, Z2 h; i% [- N; K: Y* C
CL Leander4 x* n1 b; v- T( T/ L# i1 K* J
CL Achilles
/ c4 O" ?) H' E! ?' oCL Perth
$ y* ]2 n5 i& ZCL Hobart) _+ V/ U5 [7 v4 b/ ]+ P
CL Raleigh# T1 ] u/ {$ a5 U0 q! g
CL Detroit
: r$ r, w0 M: a* T; O6 l3 r5 xCL Concord1 x* ^) K' q# V$ R1 {
DD Cummings, f9 f9 a; q$ I- s2 L
DD Case
# l# E5 b; ?& L+ X( ]DD Shaw6 C- O6 [3 C1 f0 b7 w! K
DD Downes
$ h/ Y& j! t- ]+ TDD Le Triomphant" G' V, U6 p& V) [' _# C) @
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/ k9 d" q2 O1 d8 Y- XNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93 s$ i) d& f# i p9 i* D
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Japanese Ships% D7 k6 @' m6 U7 x$ d. l
CA Kumano, Shell hits 10
* \+ s, e4 B9 Q- M& RCA Furutaka5 b) ^& V4 B+ u8 H, @; W$ D+ y7 i
CL Natori, Shell hits 16 D# }: s& n e1 W1 q, e+ V$ O
DD Maikaze, on fire, heavy damage
& t# F7 u" \! S. a: wDD Natsugumo
: q0 w$ }8 s8 V% sDD Ikazuchi: X0 P8 H7 d" ^- d) ?/ _4 o8 T
DD Yuzuki8 ]' j0 x) |5 j1 {* W
5 P4 X+ k, B3 T8 r# y7 j# n8 OAllied Ships
" o" p* N; v$ _$ O5 C, k0 ACA Portland, on fire& g: v+ R; u$ ^- m
CA Northampton
, X4 Q' J: U s; y( TCA Houston
- z! J. M+ u* F' ~7 R0 _: Q5 DCA Louisville
. W- Q: V! m* X; lCA Chicago) `! x7 r& D& x. j: O
CA Pensacola
% r6 f( H7 ^3 [( r6 n8 ECA New Orleans5 Y1 \1 v7 J9 S0 `& I% O
CA Astoria. w7 b$ N# J6 _
CA Minneapolis
* [, y) ]% w" L* |: | j- xCA San Francisco
# x. E3 h5 _7 Y- H1 J! aCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
5 j7 X( n3 z( i! WCA Canberra( C$ W$ M! F% V8 m$ o9 J7 O+ H( C
CL Leander
1 Z4 O1 ^7 @: r& HCL Achilles: i+ ^ C% Y P. t9 w
CL Perth
- ?, J4 J) K$ l+ W* U4 O/ j1 ]CL Hobart
9 J( \5 b& D2 ECL Raleigh, e6 v) z2 X6 H' K% L+ e0 t7 b7 Y
CL Detroit
7 U) Z Q& X: s8 D oCL Concord* {! q6 T, P' V1 S4 y/ u
DD Cummings d9 J! k, g6 [) V$ |
DD Case4 I. q1 H- H& l! l" R1 F
DD Shaw
4 ], q( T8 g: E9 o0 |, H: cDD Downes
2 r2 s' u9 E* ]! u" `' P' jDD Le Triomphant" C* C8 |( t2 m0 f% C
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3 @* K2 {1 ? Q( g7 R$ o/ \Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93' @5 y; X7 V$ u, e1 F: W# x; g
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Japanese Ships
( j& Z2 L q# ?* D' ? fCA Kumano, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
5 B1 j2 @4 L/ s) t! h, RCA Furutaka, Shell hits 34, and is sunk
+ f$ B; o$ l m! ECL Natori, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
( T% `* Q3 O, `. c1 G2 U9 Z. u3 ^DD Maikaze, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
5 J; V6 S0 V m$ T0 O1 ?DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
+ B' R4 {. V# o. a4 q) T- vDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 3, on fire
) _# z% V% }2 s# YDD Yuzuki, Shell hits 6, and is sunk; M7 g* q. m- {. b
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Allied Ships" b/ \# a; B8 B6 U5 h4 [
CA Portland, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage+ s( }% N$ R3 v/ C% s2 S9 q3 [" h
CA Northampton, Shell hits 1, on fire& g1 ]4 ]2 \5 Q# `, [* q) [* C; Q# `
CA Houston, Shell hits 11 ]- X1 J9 O3 H" U! u k
CA Louisville, t- Z- s1 R7 U& | N8 P. Y; M$ J
CA Chicago, Shell hits 2' r5 ~& t, h4 ]6 G% t; f$ l
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 4
* U3 h8 ^- X% O8 r! a! mCA New Orleans, Shell hits 4
n. W1 a* j& w2 HCA Astoria
1 S6 {& h4 s4 t- M! FCA Minneapolis
+ ~9 O1 r8 n1 ^* l) n0 g. ?/ q3 FCA San Francisco6 C/ X2 ]8 f; F1 z& O, h
CA Australia, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage, N7 P6 @" u2 P8 A
CA Canberra
c4 n" ~. ^8 a" z4 k3 ?0 y- ?CL Leander b) S2 k! b3 H' |* ]4 m
CL Achilles
( j- n+ n5 ? r7 @# QCL Perth1 {3 K5 T* F; A! I" K2 Y
CL Hobart3 e1 H( t* @# V/ h/ k5 |
CL Raleigh: ^ s+ P$ q& u' {/ P6 S2 l; Z
CL Detroit, s) ?1 s p, ~, z# N0 `+ H, G
CL Concord* C: }5 r7 i+ l* m1 Y
DD Cummings
+ g3 a8 N/ X$ _- DDD Case& `' c+ o9 K& @" E
DD Shaw6 N4 j& z& w$ t1 |( Q1 u/ D3 l0 ?( V
DD Downes4 b& W+ l6 M# O6 I7 l* I1 g
DD Le Triomphant
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7 y$ S5 `0 U3 N6 A3 U2 @* JNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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CA Kumano, Shell hits 33, on fire, heavy damage
, v K: V' A3 Y) A; Q9 G( sCL Natori, Shell hits 24, and is sunk! A0 W+ w% k( m& t& ~3 x
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
' _3 Y8 E3 o$ I! G% ^DD Ikazuchi, on fire& @+ _3 Y9 E, R5 D7 M; f, w
7 g0 r& S' w E3 QAllied Ships
0 @( b; v5 I$ q `+ J* sCA Portland, on fire, heavy damage* U: o7 A$ i; r* G: T' o9 p
CA Northampton, on fire, @0 w: C6 J" d3 V
CA Houston5 T# S# ^* ^6 g4 J: T
CA Louisville
3 S9 ? E) o2 M. `# dCA Chicago/ R; p2 M3 w' A! p
CA Pensacola3 @- |% s h$ \8 _8 }7 z% R5 g% b
CA New Orleans s( y2 E0 S! K: L' d
CA Astoria: y' t; ~- i& o
CA Minneapolis- j- |4 L- s2 [. K
CA San Francisco( }: s S& }8 J% i5 N# u
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage0 h, m- y) v- R# ~$ f
CA Canberra
7 I' `7 j* V* K4 W7 [( u4 G9 kCL Leander
. h& t U+ o, x/ g" _7 S9 ECL Achilles
% J% Y$ P1 \' l3 L: G6 ?CL Perth
7 T% r( ~) n) UCL Hobart
- G0 v; z) `) V3 k# h% n( HCL Raleigh
6 V9 @2 |4 ~5 A% k5 q! @CL Detroit, \. Z2 J7 n7 Y; _6 @ Y0 e
CL Concord
; |- N$ i1 G9 [DD Cummings
/ T7 o+ }7 O, T, \/ kDD Case6 B6 O0 l- i6 z* U2 ^! ^
DD Shaw1 P( c. _) M$ _, J6 J
DD Downes, N6 j( _5 H* _( z
DD Le Triomphant
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& {) J" q$ U) R) L1 o6 R+ NJapanese Ships8 x% s: | `/ }. d
CA Kumano, Shell hits 29, and is sunk! z" Q; f5 z2 Z
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 35, and is sunk
8 K S* I' L; E! |) {DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 15, and is sunk* D* t Q: \! _* B2 w
4 i% @7 q% M# S# ^+ l. lAllied Ships
( `6 T" y& O- F1 zCA Portland, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
, z+ V8 @0 e% q: q' sCA Northampton, on fire5 U( Z( o( D/ r$ Z6 T8 S+ o
CA Houston
5 i, R7 Q5 q4 c) t' |# b4 JCA Louisville+ @: c2 u$ l/ r/ F M! Q* c+ K8 I
CA Chicago
$ v% c3 L+ S- t. W' r9 O% W' w5 ~CA Pensacola/ D( {8 w; Q$ N( |/ n4 N/ v
CA New Orleans2 I4 \* ?2 a6 l+ b; b
CA Astoria
& _* i# ]1 C# U! |- Y+ r, b) dCA Minneapolis$ U# y) ~/ V# k( l4 T" Z N, w
CA San Francisco
3 t& W$ J5 C! h S( q" |" B$ X$ MCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage( g; d* E: g$ r
CA Canberra
& E" U9 G$ J/ n( h4 ]6 G* mCL Leander. S" e6 |* |% G
CL Achilles
- L* Z: Z& F& UCL Perth `) T% v! X; ~' C" n6 v( u! [" V1 q5 n' ~
CL Hobart3 `" t* \% ^5 E) U9 u
CL Raleigh
9 U1 Y9 F5 E wCL Detroit1 u# J% Q! v/ @( R
CL Concord: Q5 i- H5 B2 |( @
DD Cummings* K5 @, u- X" b/ H. L& o
DD Case! a, g3 Z% H/ P( J0 m" }2 X
DD Shaw
8 p6 M0 M0 Z* @' J! \8 O3 JDD Downes s2 B; _6 A9 w+ D) H2 ]' \' g
DD Le Triomphant
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Japanese aircraft# b: Y) I9 {% Z# C/ w+ K
A6M2 Zero x 50
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Allied aircraft5 r9 O( c8 y v. R. x
F4F-4 Wildcat x 420 I. _7 M. V9 x
SBD Dauntless x 44( f: G8 ~( e) J1 R2 i# I% b
TBF Avenger x 16) Y5 _8 J, T& r0 l( H) F% y
3 o Q( S- ~- C6 n# d$ |
Japanese aircraft losses
: ?/ N3 b5 ]* l0 c+ ^* OA6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged
9 k( z# n1 Q+ {* W
5 |) w; d! W- n) G" O4 t( qAllied aircraft losses
7 e8 J: _5 s7 C( w8 iF4F-4 Wildcat: 27 destroyed
) r V# `5 z' h) D, ~8 uSBD Dauntless: 13 destroyed, 17 damaged
' M3 ~# g" f( g! R. F; O# a! [TBF Avenger: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged: l4 g( u+ }! J% s7 Y
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Japanese Ships
- x( K6 ]( z) s* ?CV Kaga, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage! e6 ?7 d! d1 s9 ^* M
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
7 N. w3 r8 B7 x* GCV Shokaku, g2 y: \8 k# R2 |* l
CV Soryu0 t- ]& W5 i* @% ?* d0 A+ w* b
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$ }7 e. F5 E1 ] LJapanese aircraft% S3 p( r4 n7 |# r
A6M2 Zero x 19 U" V U) U) U6 E7 u
7 Y3 V D/ r7 i" V) FAllied aircraft4 V5 \$ c% _4 n, o( k0 @
F4F-4 Wildcat x 199 ^' m( u R4 \. u
SBD Dauntless x 14
$ t! l3 Q/ P7 t3 z9 k% J' Q5 nTBF Avenger x 6
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Japanese aircraft losses
: \8 Y+ k+ I5 S; b8 [) oA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed9 Q8 {* [' ~( o+ Q
8 W' C1 V; J6 l! k! g! r) bAllied aircraft losses5 F& f5 `2 F* a1 Y$ d# x/ x( Y1 L
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed$ ~. W: a4 O6 M1 y
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged( v$ R# p- l/ @# s- n* C
TBF Avenger: 6 damaged/ B4 W) k7 V7 S j/ h
2 i# m Y {! ^5 t! [' \& J4 N. F& i+ KJapanese Ships o; B0 m p0 H/ Y/ D% B
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage* p; P. F2 E, F5 M/ S/ z* e
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 28 Q- P3 p4 j8 Y. ~8 b* M8 ?6 w
CA Tone N5 `! S1 J- q2 `; g+ ^# V
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 17 g" P. U% n0 M% m8 E( H
CV Hiryu, on fire A& w9 ?" P6 z- m. ]3 F J
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A6M2 Zero x 17
6 \ w( l' y* v
. a/ Y# f6 |) R8 Q3 G9 }" YAllied aircraft' P( w' g7 X k( o
F4F-4 Wildcat x 24
: I7 u( m' r- Y6 |1 LSBD Dauntless x 27
) M- [9 l0 p# D( w! G' D. m; i/ FTBF Avenger x 7
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( d% y% o1 X# M6 bJapanese aircraft losses
4 [% T7 k: B* d1 f0 N: hA6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses$ L+ l5 V, Y4 m4 W7 f
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed0 J& P; R0 Q7 M* J% O1 O, @* f& X
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged* z8 z4 L8 y5 t+ J$ v$ X0 R# m0 h
TBF Avenger: 5 damaged
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. i! p9 M+ ?$ k+ `) ?Japanese Ships( b5 C; E& E" U
CV Shokaku0 z" h y( s& ?
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 2, on fire
- b" _+ Z$ M! E0 A1 S, H1 r4 JCV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage& f I1 z1 U6 i; H( k$ g1 ]
CV Soryu
! r2 n7 J& ]7 y2 xCA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1
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Japanese aircraft3 {1 f# A. B* ^- X
A6M2 Zero x 15. V/ [: L+ E' ^8 w: `: k5 G
9 r9 I% B* |9 w% }
Allied aircraft
( i2 _2 v( u Y8 xF4F-4 Wildcat x 8 P7 d4 w7 b x( V
SBD Dauntless x 18
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Japanese aircraft losses
" m# W1 H8 O! D! LA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
9 `6 ]; W, D$ d) oF4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
: U( \: q2 @# o* FSBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged' P" d5 B* x. L i, s# {* _
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Japanese Ships
( z. b" q! K% z. U4 _2 v9 dCV Soryu, Bomb hits 1' H! y0 v, t5 |, r
CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage- [& t+ t/ J* _4 O. y8 ?2 c
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
t+ w0 e9 K6 Y/ V% ACV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage& y2 q+ C9 e3 P
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A6M2 Zero x 12
3 ? G/ v- L" [4 q 4 G) P e- V d v, |% i
Allied aircraft
/ w/ f: C4 O) G: x. C3 v( @; H- nF4F-4 Wildcat x 10- y, p% T3 R( ^% H" S: L/ a
SBD Dauntless x 9
5 m" E+ B; E' v1 W7 |TBF Avenger x 161 C4 W* `% I# Q0 A1 H; q; O
, j# G& D u8 S C! S( w; N1 x3 Z _Japanese aircraft losses% |* S. R( z$ Q, _' a6 }+ s1 i
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed$ q, ~6 h+ y' n6 P6 O4 p
+ q- T2 n" P: B& I4 ~2 V9 _Allied aircraft losses
+ g1 v/ N+ v8 R7 a% M" g, OF4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
6 d( {4 N0 [/ e+ @4 S6 r% u1 {! gSBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
7 p8 t' Z8 J; V4 U/ `TBF Avenger: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged0 o, a' v; z0 q% c( r$ b
: v5 O! V' H* x; J/ W: o, T+ P' bJapanese Ships
- i0 C& P/ C6 g6 {( TCV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
: p6 G1 Q9 A; {3 h! s/ WCV Hiryu, on fire
" s$ F x+ }) m y# BCA Chikuma4 S9 U" J/ G* A- x, ]! _9 q: I) w" g
CV Soryu2 A1 ~8 w4 ^2 p$ [
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3 S/ ~0 s Y9 T- F1 E* }. wJapanese aircraft! R; a1 |2 D9 ? {- f
A6M2 Zero x 36
/ f- @# `9 x+ r: z7 ID3A Val x 907 p Q# J4 Y% J" v! X1 ]1 h8 z5 Q
B5N Kate x 66% T2 L! u% t- A8 g5 f" M. _
5 B% a) o' V @: h% PAllied aircraft
7 F+ A4 h& H I; Q( V( k( V! s# j- J. dF4F-4 Wildcat x 1083 `( O1 V" M9 ]8 X: L3 A, S- S
P-40E Warhawk x 45
7 X8 P, p: m4 \P-38G Lightning x 29 s, f' ^" |' H# U5 y, x8 ~4 k/ C0 ~
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Japanese aircraft losses( ?. j- D7 i) w+ g5 ~ E7 \, d
A6M2 Zero: 26 destroyed# K$ Z' q3 G/ Z* v" h0 W* s
D3A Val: 50 destroyed
" S- @/ o7 E+ EB5N Kate: 42 destroyed5 m5 ~8 S6 X0 k) q% q
! ?$ F7 \5 ~+ u' v, E$ TAllied aircraft losses4 g( Q& \1 I0 w
F4F-4 Wildcat: 41 destroyed, 14 damaged
) I/ U9 I) q: I1 b( G% @* ZP-40E Warhawk: 27 destroyed' V y% ~# ]( A( H4 v' r7 i8 y
P-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed2 I; F* i1 D- i& H5 z8 R3 E/ n
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Allied Ships
1 X0 k" u: o+ h+ G7 i$ r# A9 DCV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1
7 d5 B% X7 p7 X' V$ S* k. rCV Hornet, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
% H2 ^" s+ i. S& T7 G* oCV Wasp, Bomb hits 2, on fire
6 C! \# q$ B5 H+ h8 g$ I ?3 rDD Benham, Bomb hits 1, on fire! K# }8 c2 X* ]) y4 q
CV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
' _* u- b9 }6 M, x( W% |% `CV Yorktown7 L6 d! i4 k) E! ], x
CV Saratoga
( ^) c. d5 `8 `CL Honolulu
" O& D# ?5 h1 @0 k, hCL St. Louis, Bomb hits 2( H4 |/ m1 \4 B" |( N: F
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Allied aircraft4 J f- f. Z- `, x
B-25C Mitchell x 33 i1 ]: \# y, F8 D h' i9 j' W5 ?0 J
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CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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: A" n0 w/ ?' H* \( ~3 w2 V) GAircraft Attacking:
) r- q4 a" y, l4 \/ w$ O 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet: M8 I( ^0 j. F i0 w8 p' l T. A
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Allied aircraft
7 D5 ?; E7 v( q, z$ t0 T) ZF4F-4 Wildcat x 21
* j3 l# Y" A" Y3 m; G: FSBD Dauntless x 90
4 \9 }$ v$ r1 f: L8 X+ c: `) RTBF Avenger x 33
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2 w2 U. W6 U9 Y# ~8 pJapanese Ships) U" K. D* x$ S, A I
CA Chikuma7 `9 c$ \9 t' c% V3 q4 ^9 E3 `8 C
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage$ D: `1 Y' c, k
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage8 x, }( G/ E N6 w Y6 x( ~
CA Tone, Bomb hits 1. z7 q; n* Z: C9 P3 c7 L
DD Ariake, Bomb hits 1, on fire' Y# v( Y1 R: l
CA Aoba, Bomb hits 21 n6 f1 `0 k: B& [) `+ f
CL Tama
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. v! K( n0 }3 {8 Q2 O. SDay Air attack on TF at 61,91
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B-25C Mitchell x 203 v- N& B) o; |7 [8 K$ l( p
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CV Soryu, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
! g6 c% m( l3 A. mCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage- r0 P+ e4 `7 m/ v
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; y0 r: Q1 H- N Y4 C- Z0 \Ground combat at Shortlands
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/ t- p% Y p. fAllied Deliberate attack
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! H) r# u1 z2 ? O" h. A) YAttacking force 13678 troops, 150 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 322
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1 z8 ~/ K( t& Y5 IDefending force 1457 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10
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Allied max assault: 314 - adjusted assault: 281 1 z3 b7 c; K9 ~
% S- Q, R; \4 a. ?; lJapanese max defense: 6 - adjusted defense: 1 $ x* Q2 |. t8 _4 ?5 ?8 U Y
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Allied assault odds: 281 to 1
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Japanese ground losses:
/ I; W1 _: g- ]4 g/ R1572 casualties reported# n$ D$ ^& P V: y
Guns lost 72 p4 m; f/ ^4 D- k, U( T
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Allied ground losses:
( n0 {& N! U6 c# _! \2 casualties reported
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