AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/18/428 n6 Z. x. r) d2 }, C$ h- G# F
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$ A( L' H/ k% mNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93+ ^2 [) q5 F( ~: X- h/ S. G
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Japanese Ships2 R0 Y. a7 @2 g
CA Kumano; t$ ], f$ f, n" a- g
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 42, and is sunk
% D. C( F* h" T7 S7 B$ Y" j8 NCA Furutaka, Shell hits 1
* T7 ~' v- M Q) v: S% XCL Natori, Shell hits 1
& C# I/ D- Y" H5 ~3 \' uDD Maikaze, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage% ^: R3 B; g/ p- V& W( l
DD Natsugumo
: w* u$ Y) k b& r4 y9 ?9 l$ tDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 1
' T( Y4 T6 _% O0 ]DD Yuzuki
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Allied Ships. e$ K0 s, Y1 |8 e( U) ^
CA Portland, Shell hits 2, on fire
F. J$ [2 X7 R' HCA Northampton# g: d9 X9 C1 E) ]4 }# U3 f: d
CA Houston, Torpedo hits 1
6 H' {: Y7 c: a# Q" F2 WCA Chester, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk$ m- w3 ]& _! J- b
CA Louisville, Shell hits 15 b" k4 `2 g# J1 {& n
CA Chicago: ^9 X. O( I9 |6 C! {# G
CA Pensacola
3 g/ y t( _% O* E9 z4 MCA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
' b) p8 a& K% j& BCA Astoria- ] s T0 @3 P- Z6 g2 |
CA Minneapolis) F# d% }; Q8 c) @
CA San Francisco% d& w2 G5 D) t
CA Australia, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
, W* \/ U5 C' |! cCA Canberra; E4 s6 V$ w$ m* C& Q' B6 q
CL Leander
; G1 [2 @1 _. J g; UCL Achilles
% O* B4 _2 w: R- _2 ?& lCL Perth, r) D- S1 ^7 Q; v: @2 |
CL Hobart; {8 _; [ b, x; u
CL Raleigh2 w0 Z+ U- p7 ^
CL Detroit
# c( B: |+ U3 i5 i N7 L' ICL Concord
8 \. }+ i4 w9 K2 GDD Cummings3 Z4 d4 _/ r2 V- ^
DD Case
, G9 L* s$ q, A u/ bDD Shaw/ W7 ~1 I$ ~% u
DD Downes! l4 ~8 ]0 I0 a9 R
DD Le Triomphant
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) \% a! h+ J! p6 s! qNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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Japanese Ships% c6 U! y! k' }2 F
CA Kumano, Shell hits 101 N4 v$ p) L+ w+ O
CA Furutaka
% ~8 b, U5 v/ U3 B( pCL Natori, Shell hits 1
9 P2 b' R' v3 E9 xDD Maikaze, on fire, heavy damage$ P7 E- _1 x( U' h: w+ y% W% A
DD Natsugumo
! D5 S6 c( L3 I+ S, h) b- JDD Ikazuchi* I* G, p, g. ]* `0 I% ]9 v1 Y
DD Yuzuki3 P: [! t- H! A' z8 @ z. |5 ~0 l
" a' ~' A# o' Y, B* W, wAllied Ships8 `4 e( e' d1 k7 J. w, K: J5 ~3 X# l
CA Portland, on fire
% z' j/ m# F& TCA Northampton
4 l2 x% ?3 G7 A. U9 {7 ^CA Houston
0 U _/ A" H% V3 q1 h8 GCA Louisville
$ ^7 a* G/ C$ F+ E- MCA Chicago# g. z8 \4 L4 y6 C) C! E8 B
CA Pensacola
) `: g- M$ Z) R U/ Z/ SCA New Orleans
0 s6 J2 g% v% c) O! X! }( Z' rCA Astoria1 u9 u: i! W4 S. Q; u4 e
CA Minneapolis
! q" A6 X# ?6 r( x9 qCA San Francisco
! G9 Z8 a7 ]) ]+ K. eCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
1 H$ ^3 x& f$ x9 |- V! cCA Canberra$ @* e1 G; s/ }; @ A) c' y* X
CL Leander9 ^9 i0 N2 M( V* D0 M, y* W, W
CL Achilles) @; z; }, o* ]3 P* N
CL Perth
3 M( w5 b F H( h2 l7 aCL Hobart
% u/ b$ u$ c" iCL Raleigh1 p4 \5 C) K: | P" |7 F" H% i
CL Detroit
$ X8 M" g$ Z# P+ I ]7 v% o& \CL Concord* K4 D1 ?1 z) Q" _" ` K. u7 X
DD Cummings
2 r& `7 Q6 S' b j, S& bDD Case
6 t9 c$ G& e. m( O$ o3 gDD Shaw
0 w! W3 R5 o) d3 hDD Downes$ B( p& B8 j; \( @4 W/ u
DD Le Triomphant
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$ _ S, S# i- R6 ONight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,934 |3 r/ O& D. _- D0 z' |. [+ D- l. `
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Japanese Ships. ^8 b" x, P0 J1 J r/ E5 \
CA Kumano, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage3 G. L& g* F/ R- A* ?+ _
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 34, and is sunk5 o! V2 ?4 k4 w2 v9 R
CL Natori, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage4 @. s E2 f# W& l) v4 a
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 14, and is sunk1 t% Z- ^+ d$ R/ x- n/ F* e/ Z, l
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
3 ^6 \4 n# b2 d( KDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 3, on fire
6 z3 I4 y; }( a! T* }DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
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9 x+ b0 P6 n3 ?( ]1 d% SAllied Ships" Y! J) T. _: l/ E4 N, g
CA Portland, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage3 Y2 W- b: W$ k
CA Northampton, Shell hits 1, on fire# F# c3 y% l& O6 ~+ j9 ]' [% s
CA Houston, Shell hits 1
! V- j/ O4 f( v: G' f8 {1 J; ^CA Louisville
/ ^, `- o! Z( ICA Chicago, Shell hits 24 u2 I5 V) e, U7 V& L
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 4+ L0 v! S: G) i4 i1 o$ e
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 4# u- t. t( Z; P# e5 F% ]
CA Astoria
% x6 e) n: {& {% V9 ~7 Z1 e$ sCA Minneapolis8 f% x- I: _. O* Z* W
CA San Francisco
: E2 r0 i; [( P: w. mCA Australia, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
# L" |- S& L* k2 f1 X3 c; Z* bCA Canberra
0 R( X( c8 Q. [+ x1 [CL Leander0 J; b6 e& Q5 N; o. k+ d
CL Achilles
$ q7 v& o1 l; w( m5 ~7 RCL Perth0 ^+ k8 @( M5 R; w) B" ]
CL Hobart
) _7 e) L6 X: V' eCL Raleigh
# v! E- v; X( B" j' VCL Detroit7 d a% z' e; N/ O' t
CL Concord9 v$ b7 M1 F- k- d6 o3 I% k+ B
DD Cummings
2 T* ?' d/ h/ x/ K, m2 BDD Case% c, j. q( m7 }9 ]5 ~- P% t: \- Y
DD Shaw* M+ a; V4 ^3 t* K; |
DD Downes
+ }& V* u/ D3 ~% h* t7 ~% ]. l DDD Le Triomphant; Q7 w3 i7 o0 A% f+ |' {" w- a
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* `' S: J, i& }/ ?0 N$ p' YNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,936 a2 C- j& ^# K6 {0 R- I" c9 t' s
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CA Kumano, Shell hits 33, on fire, heavy damage6 a* Z3 k- @2 B- I* H0 o: K
CL Natori, Shell hits 24, and is sunk& h5 S7 e) {1 a: o: L/ `: p7 v
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
, ^2 |+ W" D. s9 [: N' r4 A7 tDD Ikazuchi, on fire
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) |0 b, h* B" L3 g: d! C5 ]' i7 t- _5 EAllied Ships9 K1 `$ ], I7 v1 W4 p" \4 i
CA Portland, on fire, heavy damage
- Y# h0 f$ [. c- d8 ^8 I" eCA Northampton, on fire
/ y( n8 w9 |' n) m+ MCA Houston9 d2 z0 @+ ^' t' ~% V
CA Louisville
) k) {. E( e$ c Z" c7 x0 lCA Chicago
7 ~) _0 |# {2 s4 _ BCA Pensacola
: C# Z! \0 h; y! u' _: j* b& QCA New Orleans6 d( Z$ A5 T( Z2 F1 V0 Q
CA Astoria
4 v1 l" f- {% H* Y( s' x0 rCA Minneapolis
; e0 v* c+ K8 x- s" v- fCA San Francisco! Y# D! ^! _& X3 s; L- |; ^
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
) e0 j9 w' r! C6 x. u YCA Canberra" \7 V+ Q6 G5 w9 s
CL Leander# p' ]$ S- p4 @! V
CL Achilles
- C F( z+ R; t a+ u8 vCL Perth
) Y, n$ A5 f! L# k& FCL Hobart
/ C0 o6 u; W# u, T& z# NCL Raleigh8 J1 w6 }- i- I0 k6 Y
CL Detroit( r0 B7 N- L" A. R7 \
CL Concord. m5 h3 D4 g( z0 j
DD Cummings
/ ~5 b2 P1 C- `1 H8 H8 hDD Case a4 q5 p4 P0 u# V9 g
DD Shaw/ _4 ]; y& V! d6 G7 I
DD Downes3 D6 Y6 |0 J6 I z5 i( k; C+ ^3 j
DD Le Triomphant
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,936 e# Y; k! F) s% L* y
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Japanese Ships* \# m8 ^1 h% G0 l
CA Kumano, Shell hits 29, and is sunk. m2 X0 e, }/ q, }- ?6 W
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 35, and is sunk1 K. `- @7 `2 K8 ]+ ]5 j7 G
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
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Allied Ships
1 [8 Q# ~9 S$ M+ M2 C+ pCA Portland, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage+ m, n* i2 K' C1 D1 ]8 O7 O9 U
CA Northampton, on fire
+ ]1 \+ C2 }! c1 U0 e- z4 eCA Houston8 t0 P$ F1 m% H5 L! @
CA Louisville3 o4 D# |, d, q) Q- c
CA Chicago; b' G3 f! L1 O$ f/ }# J7 U6 Z" Y
CA Pensacola
7 v1 P8 S) a& C2 J- k. g4 gCA New Orleans) P% [: v& c) q! z4 N2 ~
CA Astoria6 D5 d; K: W: L, n& S/ J* i0 ]
CA Minneapolis6 H+ a8 F- U0 F( q/ s( [. `! j
CA San Francisco
; V! E2 e8 T) J S/ jCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
2 T; u7 l' y! k' X) a1 L1 WCA Canberra* T2 w& s; p' ]3 g
CL Leander( u8 s" O! P! T
CL Achilles
+ I# p z' A GCL Perth- f2 e# @1 o: n) n! `/ o; m; `
CL Hobart
+ V2 K3 |& @: H6 T/ `1 c B% FCL Raleigh \4 G$ H* d/ I; B6 `
CL Detroit
1 A( ]0 H* @, _, X( p6 \CL Concord, @# v) m3 c0 U o7 ^0 [
DD Cummings
& j& T/ t A4 \0 u9 I# X0 KDD Case/ r/ w1 x( | Z: V
DD Shaw3 O. U# ~! \+ T! [3 i& Q, F
DD Downes. e; [) O; }& T' h7 H
DD Le Triomphant* d. r* N5 u, [, e3 f- G" B
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& B+ d- ]: Q' c |Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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* }2 L# N& o+ v( e) I B9 PJapanese aircraft0 Y0 z! S' ^+ h
A6M2 Zero x 50
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4 C, ?% F% r9 K6 T; U$ oAllied aircraft6 ]( K: y( Z1 l- ~7 s1 o
F4F-4 Wildcat x 426 s1 W8 n# t2 M8 D* O
SBD Dauntless x 44/ D9 l: s% ]2 c8 ?
TBF Avenger x 16 b6 P3 ~: R9 w
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Japanese aircraft losses
1 C: P5 |; `9 ~% C0 W( [% WA6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged
5 q+ g/ w& l$ R' r* i9 n
9 F, r& \1 A# e y& yAllied aircraft losses
/ h: V! g W. ?" ^$ B2 _# QF4F-4 Wildcat: 27 destroyed( x; M3 r. U8 k9 ?2 z7 x1 t
SBD Dauntless: 13 destroyed, 17 damaged
& C' {) T8 a% `, RTBF Avenger: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged# D1 g* h$ ]$ ^. I p( A
2 s: n/ v9 _( |4 b. U
Japanese Ships! u/ U8 G6 Q# R1 y O) @
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage' h6 B# w' J& R" L! G* ~- _8 n% y
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
! A( V3 x+ B, }$ R* {CV Shokaku1 q+ [4 z6 `( o# u
CV Soryu$ G3 t: B' s/ y+ H* B
7 q; h: r, f% q) c* ^
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! s3 j7 P) ]' R f* qDay Air attack on TF at 61,91" c6 k F N' \, J" T5 R
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Japanese aircraft
) j/ P" [' y/ [( WA6M2 Zero x 19 w* T+ @- ^/ O# p) `
+ b) i9 @% Z4 F5 C2 zAllied aircraft
5 m1 v8 T1 j, C/ AF4F-4 Wildcat x 19
9 F8 _1 {4 @8 M$ D0 G/ qSBD Dauntless x 148 P o5 n. \6 T" C
TBF Avenger x 6. ?' F) ~/ X$ e3 \9 J* ^% L
( C0 T/ d1 \0 S* JJapanese aircraft losses
$ P O. Y# V' _+ I+ b$ dA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
8 ` P. X Z9 B
7 O2 C" G- }# CAllied aircraft losses. s1 A' l8 W% p \
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed
1 G) Q1 R! V4 S7 RSBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged* A2 l1 r6 @; P. O; e
TBF Avenger: 6 damaged
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0 `- N3 c! y3 z0 g; N+ R) d; kJapanese Ships' V: x& E7 E* c
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
9 q- G6 r- W9 dCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2
* l8 R) q5 b* a r5 X% ~$ ?' `* {CA Tone
4 \- g8 u# o- ]7 F' G5 i) A; |CV Soryu, Bomb hits 1* ?# t% q. K8 L4 E$ m' ~
CV Hiryu, on fire
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Japanese aircraft' w$ r+ s% Z. g% P! W
A6M2 Zero x 17
4 W+ H7 l) p9 m# E; L' v. ?' C3 o
, z# ~1 Y8 Q. ^Allied aircraft
+ Y j# w {2 h" N, M6 ]F4F-4 Wildcat x 24 Y1 T- ?( }$ s& w" n
SBD Dauntless x 276 a" k3 V# _ Q& y8 \" l* g9 R
TBF Avenger x 7$ `; ?7 T& E4 f+ R
% l* x8 I0 D, u" K6 ^
Japanese aircraft losses
1 t: n! }) x( W6 ?2 {8 }% G+ Y, }* t" {A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed1 f8 A) J3 t! C
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Allied aircraft losses
/ J, g, L1 B! ]% RF4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed
1 t: N4 X" E' J7 M7 QSBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged
* q- ^- W8 V- M' fTBF Avenger: 5 damaged" B( _7 X3 w; Z$ n4 g3 R2 G$ R
) V; V1 X% B/ x3 ?0 O( h* MJapanese Ships; t( i# [' y" H1 P
CV Shokaku# i: s+ ^4 \- Z+ J
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 2, on fire( t) I; I" f1 r& Z. R2 y& }, ~) V
CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
& m' `+ _# A* U! hCV Soryu1 Y$ g3 Q% t8 G9 M& R) H
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1
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Japanese aircraft/ Z6 E0 J" M# ?2 @
A6M2 Zero x 15% f; h$ j! `7 d! }
. y1 _( |+ x1 S5 n( @. vAllied aircraft5 {% Y* u6 w: v4 ?
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
* f$ G! y D0 H: A/ N& J* oSBD Dauntless x 18
2 F1 x$ f+ K7 \) l7 }: \ ' @, ^& _$ u( u0 r/ L
Japanese aircraft losses
F; E. D( D; `5 @A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
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6 W/ U( {% K2 L' r# \/ t: _Allied aircraft losses( r( r4 ~+ Z: z0 C: m; m) a. Q; p+ `
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, Y# N# J5 l. C0 F& J8 S! M- M
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged! f) x; z$ T0 v% U
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Japanese Ships- d) G0 F; ~3 z) T4 M
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 1) Q6 s& g' K& }4 }& z, ]6 N) i
CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage0 }" y' z' ]- J W9 F$ C- A
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
9 p" f1 d: k! q7 yCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91# ~( z1 b* Q6 s$ B0 a
+ {* b, z6 n9 t* q4 X8 wJapanese aircraft
7 a7 u$ U+ ~0 P* k/ aA6M2 Zero x 12" C* R2 F* b4 T; e/ g9 f) T
% l/ G* l# W. x/ A: w0 i' U2 \4 iAllied aircraft
5 Z1 q3 s* W1 VF4F-4 Wildcat x 10* Q2 ?+ E( c6 S, w
SBD Dauntless x 9
" P" k6 ?% Z8 A+ ~TBF Avenger x 16
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, U Z9 O0 Y( G- T9 s+ [1 TJapanese aircraft losses
5 s \$ d% \6 v* [1 VA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed; S6 }$ Y+ j2 }* ~9 G
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Allied aircraft losses/ C$ P8 J h( p9 ~( w
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
/ B0 P" ] r+ ^+ y& f! G* `SBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged8 }* N9 F9 x( n1 q) c6 ^) Y8 c' H6 q7 I$ w
TBF Avenger: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged$ l \; y. h+ t6 l: S
0 ]/ l+ c k0 L
Japanese Ships9 x+ {9 U; [: _& ~$ Z, R9 x; I% ]
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
2 u3 H# ^" ?" C0 J) pCV Hiryu, on fire% @" F- W/ a5 y9 { ?. ~, c
CA Chikuma
- u7 g6 v e1 U+ I% m2 \3 ACV Soryu
7 n# r$ N) ^3 Y5 w6 I+ P% ~. L ! E' K0 i4 [- t- b2 e# }# b4 y
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. p) ^+ U. f# z1 l' |2 bJapanese aircraft
# }! p t% Y$ u: H' F; i; SA6M2 Zero x 36
* B/ I) `3 N5 W ^* d% Z3 {D3A Val x 90# Z. r7 m v4 a3 k! K6 R! q
B5N Kate x 664 t+ I3 d) g, J8 d1 I
9 @2 H* s+ s- Z5 H
Allied aircraft* |6 E* C: Z2 c+ w0 R2 N! \/ g( a8 F
F4F-4 Wildcat x 108
; k4 u0 x! @9 J7 U# C7 d) LP-40E Warhawk x 45. q5 d o! b9 O: v, y8 z
P-38G Lightning x 2# V7 L# ~" ^3 g
" p& R) ]1 ^6 f6 t. d, o8 R, a4 FJapanese aircraft losses
8 @' O4 P: f5 e5 R/ u, d4 w1 [$ ]A6M2 Zero: 26 destroyed3 p. {8 J% r, t# X2 j9 u9 n+ e9 G
D3A Val: 50 destroyed
( e6 X, N( {5 T0 S2 ~* k' Y* MB5N Kate: 42 destroyed2 H) t, I$ {( j+ k5 P) S
8 t$ `% D. y; `- cAllied aircraft losses
+ Y* E$ q1 ?& o4 V6 C1 k2 qF4F-4 Wildcat: 41 destroyed, 14 damaged
+ {6 R( \0 Z4 ~( x* x- HP-40E Warhawk: 27 destroyed
9 ]* Y" `+ W& c9 X! s* ~P-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed- z9 P, v* P) Q( `4 l! X( T# u a
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Allied Ships5 i# o. ]# E* Y$ y
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1
6 r9 n% s; L9 L* ZCV Hornet, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire0 p( b+ E$ W, m: F
CV Wasp, Bomb hits 2, on fire
+ M+ ~# Y2 u1 N$ `0 f2 A; q TDD Benham, Bomb hits 1, on fire' Y# K0 I, t% G
CV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
% B0 f3 x2 z+ B& O) V& MCV Yorktown' z D3 \8 t/ B" _3 o
CV Saratoga
+ l) x7 L* @3 y& U2 {! VCL Honolulu$ i, @. i8 z% F5 E% F
CL St. Louis, Bomb hits 2
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Allied aircraft5 B/ t" \. F$ ?/ c& u' ? t2 d
B-25C Mitchell x 3! u$ q! w5 a" D& d$ ^6 f2 E
5 z2 M. T7 x1 l- a( g& I4 KNo Allied losses" [" d) }6 k( Y! ]2 x
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Japanese Ships8 a6 k7 E* w- \2 h7 b
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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& J$ ]; ^' F- DAircraft Attacking:
+ a9 x2 `8 C/ u- \) Q; f 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91! p, d( J4 D2 j6 u6 ^( p2 T
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Allied aircraft
0 R$ Q5 h6 w2 T5 a- [$ I0 ?( EF4F-4 Wildcat x 21
3 a% j7 w" m9 Z2 i' h9 P8 [SBD Dauntless x 90, Y2 j) H- ]* \6 B& q
TBF Avenger x 33
, e _, @! _4 j7 m& J, H' V
5 ?+ X2 Q9 I y( {' ]' eJapanese Ships2 a2 p) I4 C; M$ ]/ B/ z
CA Chikuma0 i& i* @' t8 I( o
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
! m+ \/ n2 _0 t4 `+ gCV Soryu, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage# o; ], A* m; @% p
CA Tone, Bomb hits 1
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CA Aoba, Bomb hits 2* o {% @' m, b$ C# Z& N" n
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,910 D6 P1 `8 Z/ v6 m% b$ c1 @
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Allied aircraft
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Japanese Ships
" q) R9 I4 I w% hCV Soryu, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage, ?+ @' b3 q2 M6 ~, T! l7 X6 e2 m2 ^
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
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3 h9 Z6 v2 c) \* E. w G' P) U/ _Ground combat at Shortlands) Y/ }( L! X* X( p- \/ ]" X
3 {6 z( m7 K0 f3 Y6 t2 R1 l) QAllied Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 13678 troops, 150 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 322
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, {. U2 M/ ?* V( U# B6 EDefending force 1457 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10
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Allied max assault: 314 - adjusted assault: 281 ' Q# s9 ^% J& g, T5 J
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Japanese max defense: 6 - adjusted defense: 1
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- R% ]- a" d- P$ J# ~5 _Allied assault odds: 281 to 1
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1 e! }. w- { c) R7 V0 GJapanese ground losses:5 I( r' G" @; O% j
1572 casualties reported
( f& t7 z O2 p9 h8 q: VGuns lost 7; K% `. F4 Z; g
+ p+ c' Q$ w* W4 MAllied ground losses:
7 T- q9 O* c' B- {- Z2 casualties reported9 u/ H" W4 _8 Z8 d v
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