AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/18/42
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93; Y# O2 \. L2 [- e" _2 n* C
0 |" U% S3 @ A3 g; jJapanese Ships
. v$ B7 ]# R/ e, tCA Kumano
( Y; E. n; g: ]# P3 \CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 42, and is sunk
2 V) }' \5 |4 q/ ]. d$ hCA Furutaka, Shell hits 1- a& Q$ u8 S. I3 z; j1 g3 j0 H
CL Natori, Shell hits 1
# X( p9 j8 a; C0 WDD Maikaze, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
5 K d3 W- d; d% F' BDD Natsugumo U" O4 Q! q) N; V" \: z
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 1- R# \: F' u- d
DD Yuzuki
5 A. y s% [+ G, D5 @ , x- F5 [. E: c0 G# b4 V8 w9 W
Allied Ships# Y ?: ?% G1 E
CA Portland, Shell hits 2, on fire
% f @) v; q* e; S3 VCA Northampton: D7 Y# O& }2 L
CA Houston, Torpedo hits 1" r6 V0 j& d7 O1 f5 m
CA Chester, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk( W( l& i5 n/ t
CA Louisville, Shell hits 1
) T# q, k) u1 Z9 uCA Chicago
6 D8 f! ~+ y1 A/ i3 lCA Pensacola. \1 j, G) ~. ^5 M q
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
3 ?" c! [ c F1 X9 }, t( rCA Astoria
- C% ]" y9 v$ J C: C3 X$ R d$ ^7 vCA Minneapolis( p& L* y% W/ b, t7 }0 `
CA San Francisco+ M- u1 l" o; p+ h& j* s1 z
CA Australia, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
6 `9 x+ N4 y+ j' Z% [, qCA Canberra& B7 s! \$ {; J
CL Leander$ S- }6 ^( z6 _ D0 a( l
CL Achilles% F$ F8 R' B7 ]- e$ p- w& `9 `4 |
CL Perth
0 z$ {' f+ a% w2 m; d1 ACL Hobart( W1 h. F0 D$ Q5 g* M7 H8 w% K6 y: m
CL Raleigh
0 L# l; s* K8 w2 b' D# Q8 WCL Detroit) c; n* Q% `0 m) g4 x
CL Concord
/ E! F( b' \! L! C/ ODD Cummings2 a8 X# H" t7 r& C, A
DD Case
. ` J# j; ~5 IDD Shaw
. b7 y- B8 e. U- p4 I0 {1 A# VDD Downes( {; c% [8 R0 \- l
DD Le Triomphant2 x! t) W J) d
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,935 k7 `7 a% Y r8 t# s9 Q
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Japanese Ships
, r. |# }, W( k' tCA Kumano, Shell hits 10
& m; D! p! P) qCA Furutaka. I" ~; L: v( U+ C& a
CL Natori, Shell hits 1. p( Q" A+ \6 u3 |+ F
DD Maikaze, on fire, heavy damage( u! _9 S* h# m1 b" j7 N1 p0 L" i
DD Natsugumo: W9 B D( X$ B7 Q A, s
DD Ikazuchi
6 k' c3 S6 U5 p8 JDD Yuzuki& Y- h/ ?1 U8 C9 w7 q% e
) G: H. v1 Q0 m! N: jAllied Ships5 w* ~* d3 c% k# W
CA Portland, on fire; b( j# i, l9 z
CA Northampton1 a% x; k+ U; |0 b6 v H
CA Houston; A( v: `% T! h' U! j! D+ [5 d
CA Louisville$ f. N2 P, b, g& Z4 ]4 b
CA Chicago% r/ F$ \8 H0 q9 u
CA Pensacola, i5 |, z& y9 z% g7 u
CA New Orleans
( E- x& g2 i' Y4 [" ~CA Astoria% I' H; ^7 A. v7 g" y% _
CA Minneapolis
$ w! a5 c1 j1 B. B" gCA San Francisco
" F" Z X+ g7 w) { K5 p gCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
6 {; F' X% K2 q+ ACA Canberra6 _: l- }) p% u' j- n; n4 q7 ], U
CL Leander0 n& M& R; N& l6 D T0 X
CL Achilles% s" O3 w/ |" @! H9 d3 T* I
CL Perth8 D% \1 M% R& B4 X/ n
CL Hobart) y/ \. K5 N2 o
CL Raleigh3 b* B- U% z3 v
CL Detroit
9 U/ n: H$ K0 _& OCL Concord0 t5 b6 ]( _5 P. L7 R
DD Cummings
, h3 i( }1 P+ A$ F% XDD Case
+ }. S1 t! e* ~. t5 Y9 i- ?" dDD Shaw; ]9 m- G0 j. X: E9 O0 Q1 v
DD Downes
9 c' L: R/ [$ b& `+ QDD Le Triomphant
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93# E3 \/ J& c' S1 }) d5 k% {
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Japanese Ships
5 D- Q5 u" f% n3 M+ `CA Kumano, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage% S% \0 U$ ?" s+ @6 p7 J
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 34, and is sunk$ o* U) l7 ^% q9 \' e/ A6 T+ b: U# g
CL Natori, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
- G A# c7 s9 f. Q1 S* ]% IDD Maikaze, Shell hits 14, and is sunk8 {6 V$ }! x1 H' V9 Z/ F
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
0 Q! K1 F$ g8 A; mDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 3, on fire! Z, F8 E% B$ S, f9 ^1 M
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 6, and is sunk) G, B( ~% e: }$ ]7 E; T& V
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Allied Ships
" E, L; I' k) {: r. YCA Portland, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
M0 }7 p G! }- ]) r e5 zCA Northampton, Shell hits 1, on fire: I' E/ M7 ?0 S: w
CA Houston, Shell hits 1. ~+ j' h1 R; o
CA Louisville. p8 P0 p7 }# [" f7 s' s
CA Chicago, Shell hits 2' ?" b* G; t/ @4 w) R, Y* |
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 4
2 m S0 e+ A3 [2 CCA New Orleans, Shell hits 4# Y$ @8 r7 [6 s0 z: ]7 s# f
CA Astoria
- E j0 V: k' g xCA Minneapolis9 v4 E' B8 X I
CA San Francisco
/ h# ~4 _# w5 R5 Z" CCA Australia, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
- u" w# [$ b& f: _& t" s3 C' gCA Canberra1 o5 k( T" S0 y0 R2 \! g! z
CL Leander
, N0 x% ]5 S" t7 jCL Achilles
7 x9 I% M$ T! J9 E6 m; M. v$ rCL Perth
: x! r9 v7 Z+ F# qCL Hobart7 v* S/ W' f& K
CL Raleigh) k- H4 l9 u( u$ ~ ]- P
CL Detroit, T! ]/ I! f% J# I; M: Z
CL Concord- \- J0 ~8 V. Q( m* ]
DD Cummings
: o: Q" d- l, ?1 z( O8 t X2 TDD Case0 i. n; ~( w0 k; n) m( N
DD Shaw5 n! |4 u! d0 x
DD Downes; d/ {- I4 ?$ U4 ?4 K; J8 C9 N
DD Le Triomphant9 _5 I; Q; r! u
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93, Z# e5 g: j8 e2 \ m* q! U
4 L( E% I2 _8 PJapanese Ships
% E0 F+ s8 m9 {/ u3 dCA Kumano, Shell hits 33, on fire, heavy damage% |( W) ^+ V3 R, G
CL Natori, Shell hits 24, and is sunk0 Y+ E5 @& X/ c
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
7 p* k6 d7 ]1 H! J7 FDD Ikazuchi, on fire
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Allied Ships; M# l: c1 W, y) y# Q M% q
CA Portland, on fire, heavy damage- I) m& U- p" n0 M6 D+ h2 ~! O2 G; D
CA Northampton, on fire5 [. l' t5 Z/ j' H% @% Q
CA Houston
# j& P, F" L& H$ N. \- A0 Y6 TCA Louisville
; k! a6 l2 w/ |( P) pCA Chicago/ R) J) ~7 W- q5 U
CA Pensacola$ l3 T3 N3 g8 r: e9 L2 `/ u
CA New Orleans
+ i( u, \7 Q* O2 l0 @CA Astoria( g6 h! a9 p( p" L, I
CA Minneapolis
, F x U. t% y5 r3 P7 n( e5 x( PCA San Francisco
, o8 a$ x+ u8 h5 A0 M C0 I* Q, aCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
8 ]3 u: q3 v, J, r7 e" U& \$ \CA Canberra0 Y: p0 D& O8 h. t8 x) ?" A
CL Leander4 Q1 \% Z% @1 c8 n% g3 g, v
CL Achilles
$ I) h4 C4 T( I1 ?7 rCL Perth8 q: h" O: h$ @! g3 d% J: P$ S
CL Hobart
7 Y1 Q+ Y3 \. g7 Z4 [' U+ c2 _CL Raleigh
- q8 R. ?% u5 X! W6 T) KCL Detroit' W: ]: }0 a0 s; e' ]' \ W
CL Concord" c, D* g1 t N% q ^
DD Cummings4 i! I8 i- a3 U( @+ r
DD Case5 x3 n, d/ x# z+ Y) v: I9 ^1 w
DD Shaw& n# G" }9 h( z2 V: G, R! Q+ \
DD Downes
3 H; L$ z3 x' m8 G( CDD Le Triomphant
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93: B: M1 v1 a& Y- g
; i# i" n' [* n2 }3 m4 QJapanese Ships, a; F" z* E+ _, I' U+ l
CA Kumano, Shell hits 29, and is sunk
8 C! v0 C9 I+ N$ H0 X% E( {DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 35, and is sunk
% d$ y4 k4 o! V7 l8 K9 lDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
1 Q% @+ S. p2 f) K/ _, C ! ?4 P ~8 [/ J% l
Allied Ships
! p# m! H- n: d' S" \CA Portland, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
$ P; v4 t/ \8 A: s3 I- E4 cCA Northampton, on fire
% J; S3 u: @1 r7 S+ u1 ~7 PCA Houston. V% ]2 u, O; d" i' m
CA Louisville' Q) k6 `8 a( ^. e( m3 C
CA Chicago' \- x, ^6 D* p/ E* j
CA Pensacola
& K) N& E- S# l' pCA New Orleans
- _9 R3 F1 g0 H' x; s$ gCA Astoria) {* ]3 A* T! E D3 N }
CA Minneapolis9 R- P4 z# S. D4 Z& Z. A3 B T: X
CA San Francisco
3 g( o2 Z# V* s! {/ D8 G% k' ~CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage' R! G* ?* T8 F% q
CA Canberra
" U5 @& O1 f/ h2 E6 HCL Leander
: Q `; E) l! `CL Achilles7 F; \5 ~4 H- [3 e# _& @' _
CL Perth# ]1 h/ [6 Z+ ~$ H
CL Hobart
' q% O1 `8 n& E1 \. [CL Raleigh( @0 R, J0 `" r M
CL Detroit B; K. e4 ^4 C3 E5 L) t1 H: B
CL Concord
) c+ _/ q% Y U4 J/ rDD Cummings! g& @' [4 h9 Z' g& I/ o3 l
DD Case- }) C, t' J2 L- Q, R: M5 r) v1 v
DD Shaw
! @4 `, ?# w( h, `; T. LDD Downes
1 b& ^" Z5 s% j# I9 m9 r, H, cDD Le Triomphant5 u0 ^) G2 T6 t
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0 |- N; D% l. XDay Air attack on TF at 61,91# k* Q2 u( A7 q" Q9 F, L
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Japanese aircraft) Z8 F/ z3 v3 {/ s
A6M2 Zero x 50, s/ T" N: o: E0 d+ o
1 W5 ], P% ^/ L, |+ rAllied aircraft* P. d4 u5 [+ J# N8 K
F4F-4 Wildcat x 42
! l/ _% L+ O7 v+ r9 DSBD Dauntless x 44
+ B0 Q* X# ]9 b/ J; @) mTBF Avenger x 16
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Japanese aircraft losses
( x5 |7 n7 S1 j$ t. H. f% z, ?A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged
3 I4 m9 `0 n3 w5 s: n) ^3 S% d
3 K0 E4 X f& I" ]2 E' Q4 QAllied aircraft losses
2 i2 f: L! ?0 w2 T* wF4F-4 Wildcat: 27 destroyed
( S* ~" G% T X+ aSBD Dauntless: 13 destroyed, 17 damaged
- g. |4 X: n2 I5 X7 ^; U) BTBF Avenger: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged$ r3 D5 m v2 y. V
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Japanese Ships
6 @7 F3 R# j9 Z9 a7 @CV Kaga, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
& l+ e! }! D/ ~, {2 g5 J- K& GCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire0 ^8 e6 \1 G9 ~5 u$ B) C: i
CV Shokaku
$ q! [$ X% L! q! y# j! ~9 qCV Soryu
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1 N. p8 _! ]% P1 mDay Air attack on TF at 61,91
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2 D Y3 W: j+ a" S& p( I# s- Q; KJapanese aircraft
9 h/ F3 B% i' y3 v& P- NA6M2 Zero x 19$ P; H& ?, Q8 S! [' u# o
, k9 B, u$ L q SAllied aircraft1 U. Z4 b' F6 n' U8 C0 B3 s0 T% b( c% [
F4F-4 Wildcat x 19
) J4 e+ M! y2 Q! b( d: j" VSBD Dauntless x 145 n5 O M/ F# W) _
TBF Avenger x 6! f* D1 ^) f2 V- M! d1 I2 K1 M
+ f" G7 K. X# r7 L; L
Japanese aircraft losses
) u7 q8 B7 M9 r8 T1 N$ qA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
1 H j- a% `, o+ C$ w$ u + W! C5 B; P3 a& R
Allied aircraft losses
$ k( e9 I0 K3 z+ N5 O; h) f5 mF4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed7 n" Q6 W- Q0 h+ O1 J, y x7 ^
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged
" [* D3 S/ ~- H: {( UTBF Avenger: 6 damaged2 [2 p* q/ t! n# N8 f6 ?
; j3 c7 ]1 A# n9 K% VJapanese Ships
. b" P5 r% F7 l" [CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage8 N' ?! J3 d2 [+ x& a; ^
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2
E" P1 D. R# p" o$ [CA Tone
; H6 X# J, H0 u8 cCV Soryu, Bomb hits 1
3 p. @ |' k, Q( d/ aCV Hiryu, on fire
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Japanese aircraft
: Q6 g: D) \5 D5 t/ kA6M2 Zero x 172 q3 y, D$ ~% t/ W# p
+ u- _& c0 x& i8 V5 L
Allied aircraft, _8 G8 f% l" V( U, q& t
F4F-4 Wildcat x 248 _4 C/ Y8 J4 }. r( x1 b! A6 C Y
SBD Dauntless x 273 `4 ^) {- F6 `2 ~& P. O* O. @
TBF Avenger x 7, U$ q# z! r( \$ R/ ^6 [
+ E8 D3 N$ Y9 J' H2 X7 ^
Japanese aircraft losses( k- s2 h/ Y8 y1 N
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed- i8 ?9 K$ `) ?4 x
( S) \4 {* C7 \" C5 J
Allied aircraft losses+ m) h) N; O5 o2 ], h# h9 [( I
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed
! I7 m9 X, c9 f" T5 v5 {5 pSBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged& k. Y7 F. v' n& s( N
TBF Avenger: 5 damaged
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9 j% E6 Y) `& y* ?+ M& r( BJapanese Ships' u/ u2 n* A2 t& K" x. t
CV Shokaku
8 X$ z4 Y& e# a) z* LCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 2, on fire
+ s+ V$ }3 q9 z. I `: ?2 gCV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
+ a- Z6 _! X. g) L& xCV Soryu: M# L' c8 ?; b2 r3 n3 H
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 18 Y [0 M2 N" c5 {9 G a
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,915 G: S d. \ Z" A" f7 d: _& _' l
$ P9 Q: P% ]6 N+ W$ {Japanese aircraft
' [ g* y" B" p/ k: i- iA6M2 Zero x 15# @, e* s" T0 G9 T
/ S6 f( _$ R% I* ?) j+ F6 KAllied aircraft# k" U& ?& y6 [7 u S3 x) V
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
N, k- A( I' `; |SBD Dauntless x 18/ R: t% H. l% W3 Q) ~- J7 F
' o4 r: j* T7 j. V, G; K+ Q
Japanese aircraft losses1 e( @# F# c, _/ I5 o8 G
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed% C C! h: {4 X! e. ~
3 X% E7 v9 B; V* H
Allied aircraft losses
c& S! G+ D1 S5 u/ i8 H# _F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
% W: s7 a* N L; j: y! I+ \/ FSBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged* q6 t( M8 i! {8 [4 p3 e8 B) b
( @: Y$ V5 S( Q( K4 pJapanese Ships
1 h5 O p* k2 S u1 sCV Soryu, Bomb hits 1, u- g5 P" }% n
CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage6 s( F) O# N) _0 ~5 q6 t! e
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
* E3 y/ N6 e0 l6 ], e. ]CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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# `5 d5 J, I! `$ a' r; {- T* |! p" RDay Air attack on TF at 61,91
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5 E& g- o; C4 l6 \ ^1 v+ MJapanese aircraft
" ]& P p: @7 CA6M2 Zero x 12* i9 ?$ Q8 m$ c' p9 O) y2 B$ C4 ~
# A% y( x* ^. k: R$ Y7 ?" \# v+ yAllied aircraft1 ^/ t4 Z8 W7 w6 {7 T4 K- I
F4F-4 Wildcat x 10% b* b6 D6 k }1 v6 v! l- }
SBD Dauntless x 92 I9 X4 g+ t% H0 i }
TBF Avenger x 16
7 [* K: Q0 q: `
! P+ j7 W4 ?2 G& x$ ]8 F2 |/ {) X8 g3 LJapanese aircraft losses4 R( c. \. q _& M0 \% i" X
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed6 G0 J( M, }) p! k3 {
+ b+ Q/ _" a3 _. AAllied aircraft losses
) B" Q4 B; V0 t$ J" s/ iF4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed' P" F7 N3 h/ h2 f
SBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
; f% u5 T% Y# J: Z1 w6 C' B- N, UTBF Avenger: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged) [. T% ?8 q' R1 K
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Japanese Ships, s4 J) K8 f4 b& e( s
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
( R1 ], r' V# j y0 n5 r! ACV Hiryu, on fire) t n. J7 o S5 q+ w. W- j
CA Chikuma4 M* r' W: c3 H
CV Soryu& @1 a( f, c; J' {2 u
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Day Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,93( b7 C2 @4 W4 ~; V
/ v* x# ?' ^- b: z! tJapanese aircraft
: z7 w B: S# ?9 vA6M2 Zero x 36
7 l3 j4 W8 `6 T. L1 N2 u [0 ID3A Val x 90
1 m9 l7 F) x: u4 p3 AB5N Kate x 662 Z# m8 c1 R' W
8 p# n1 l8 U6 {6 X
Allied aircraft
3 X9 G+ _; H9 u+ c4 C! TF4F-4 Wildcat x 108/ }2 ~/ m% B! u# K$ z
P-40E Warhawk x 45
% s2 R! V. k* B% E! h* U$ ~P-38G Lightning x 20 T# j! G& r* H! t0 J: i& ?3 d
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Japanese aircraft losses
2 t2 g0 s# X. n3 E/ B$ k0 EA6M2 Zero: 26 destroyed! ~4 b. b9 v4 ^# w$ u
D3A Val: 50 destroyed8 W. d6 m6 D& @9 x6 L1 m# F) x
B5N Kate: 42 destroyed7 F* o! C; a1 I6 R1 r: [7 V! C
# I* O1 X' L* [# F5 |0 T: @5 j
Allied aircraft losses, L" Y; i9 c( K- W$ p7 j7 L
F4F-4 Wildcat: 41 destroyed, 14 damaged( S6 d5 S' _: y" n& s
P-40E Warhawk: 27 destroyed( y/ \- c ^+ ^: H t! F
P-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed
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; Q# \" l3 s$ f5 G0 N0 y z' z KAllied Ships
5 {$ K# I+ N4 p1 e$ e, o' @CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1
2 g; ^7 G9 f" C! [CV Hornet, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire3 E# y+ X9 M9 ~) a. Y
CV Wasp, Bomb hits 2, on fire. `" x# U, t8 P5 X
DD Benham, Bomb hits 1, on fire
, ]% |1 C9 d2 R& {, mCV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
F4 b8 ~' I, V3 {( oCV Yorktown
- l) u7 |' [7 K* G3 c+ y2 T$ wCV Saratoga
8 y! t. z! o8 T7 ?7 @, ~2 c1 ]- D X5 aCL Honolulu2 r, b) ~6 w+ E' r; R, o6 i
CL St. Louis, Bomb hits 2
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+ N; y& J/ P7 E! cAllied aircraft
1 c A" ~. K8 v" T+ dB-25C Mitchell x 3
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No Allied losses0 D/ P3 f: R( t/ h# d0 R
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Japanese Ships* Y9 E! [$ E5 X, N$ y% n
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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/ X( M \$ B+ u8 }2 D( SAircraft Attacking:& v5 ]7 \2 R7 c V8 t. W! n
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet- d& U7 v; Q" W0 v& @
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/ d3 H3 k* p- t0 `6 wDay Air attack on TF at 61,91# N4 P7 G, d: H6 v4 o/ i
8 _3 Y" K; u; k8 |% |Allied aircraft
' l. T3 W8 o. yF4F-4 Wildcat x 21. A& t+ P! F9 M9 J0 m
SBD Dauntless x 90
4 O4 `) i/ K* oTBF Avenger x 33- [) D% X( }2 `9 g
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Japanese Ships) `4 ]$ \/ P" a6 z" b1 V; q
CA Chikuma% c/ @$ H2 }8 [$ l, J8 a
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage& c" s5 {$ g4 p; ?( `( |% D
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage/ K) b( v# O# Q8 Y$ M. r
CA Tone, Bomb hits 17 Q+ q: d* S* x" | B
DD Ariake, Bomb hits 1, on fire. z; G; k. W% C5 v3 G. }. w8 A
CA Aoba, Bomb hits 2% ]3 m- Y6 W9 x2 e3 j$ S
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91+ w# _* m) G7 ^- b! \4 U! C
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Allied aircraft
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CV Soryu, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
& ?* @6 e! ? x( JCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
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Ground combat at Shortlands
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% }( }& a( W* `# L' v; ]; [Allied Deliberate attack9 w. c) L# ~; U8 J1 R* ~0 H5 V# A
- E# i e: T4 U/ WAttacking force 13678 troops, 150 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 322
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Defending force 1457 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 100 I! X+ w- V+ b! e* ?
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Allied max assault: 314 - adjusted assault: 281 9 C8 o& I& c' |7 w6 R* I/ y
) k, c( U0 j# S5 M& o; YJapanese max defense: 6 - adjusted defense: 1 & P' [( D& A! k$ `* M/ W3 W& y
7 `: p/ Z2 [: p J. a3 N8 nAllied assault odds: 281 to 1
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Japanese ground losses:
1 v* j& W. `, g1 X2 Z& @1572 casualties reported5 K7 X) R) N. m4 t5 W3 T) q* {
Guns lost 71 W" t; q3 t2 b
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Allied ground losses:0 Y' u! y3 K6 e5 H; |$ ]# ?' G! {+ E2 _9 ^
2 casualties reported1 \) C/ l4 n. W3 M. N& X
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