AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/18/428 b9 D. H) b& b
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Japanese Ships
7 F7 y" Z( U& L+ z1 qCA Kumano$ Z$ ?& Z8 K: h7 _3 z# k% H1 c4 O' F
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 42, and is sunk& ^2 _; T6 `$ U) m# {2 T" p
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1' f y+ f' g0 w6 z
CL Natori, Shell hits 1
, j$ w; `/ N3 a5 w6 r9 fDD Maikaze, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
% l$ M9 ~+ Q2 JDD Natsugumo& k3 ]9 r/ ~3 R$ V1 g7 a/ t
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 11 J7 f' T- }: R% t2 [
DD Yuzuki
4 z, j. |$ p7 H) Q+ z0 D; {1 `
3 a: f2 \7 @; q/ C9 _2 Y4 a4 @Allied Ships
& T) `6 d7 q- j9 \! [( ~% n, D$ GCA Portland, Shell hits 2, on fire5 J& h" n) q6 \2 t/ Y2 m
CA Northampton; D9 H8 o# l! T, i5 u6 I
CA Houston, Torpedo hits 1. [7 b( O# Q- [/ H/ `' S
CA Chester, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
% l7 |% [& J) T9 M& ^8 F; oCA Louisville, Shell hits 13 D. x" S# J: h/ |
CA Chicago
& L6 r* g7 D2 C+ k+ f6 ]CA Pensacola9 Q! G! c* ~8 ~* n8 ~
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1$ k+ g3 b7 @4 n. u
CA Astoria/ }7 p6 ?% i6 b! I3 g/ [ h. N
CA Minneapolis
8 U8 P) c5 y# d$ S; G, B( aCA San Francisco' B7 F Q. v4 ^
CA Australia, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
8 H! B' T, G2 J- qCA Canberra6 Z! _7 K" _9 o; j8 n0 p
CL Leander
5 z! w5 U- ^- f7 TCL Achilles& |9 Q( s* D0 o: y8 \$ \
CL Perth" ?& Y+ V- r, H/ |" Y
CL Hobart8 h; E6 k. S9 J
CL Raleigh
9 h& T2 C& Z: c. K- q7 d& ]CL Detroit0 R* Y4 }6 b& w# O; w* [! a( L
CL Concord" p( c6 N/ @3 @9 {9 f/ |+ r
DD Cummings4 C, m e& f: U7 t
DD Case
( c: ]' {8 V3 `. S) m4 g# e) i9 qDD Shaw& @9 X4 R8 J ^% N
DD Downes8 J2 H) Z8 `- I/ d: Z
DD Le Triomphant8 [/ T0 j$ O. j7 t" d6 c0 j
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,937 o p& o2 C3 u- p
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* U2 p2 ~3 ?" m3 @" k. [CA Kumano, Shell hits 10! z6 l2 G$ x8 J0 d
CA Furutaka
0 o, e" x1 t+ v q& q% `CL Natori, Shell hits 1
+ Y2 m5 v* E# [3 V5 @7 Q) ?& fDD Maikaze, on fire, heavy damage7 z, U7 x/ ~2 u4 G! Y6 N6 Y
DD Natsugumo
8 U& x" b3 z# X- m' HDD Ikazuchi
7 u0 K, o2 G, g' f1 X/ tDD Yuzuki" T& S' f8 p8 A4 i3 `1 w6 k) ?0 k
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Allied Ships3 F4 V j! D* _7 z
CA Portland, on fire
0 _. x2 _; q$ ~* t# W) vCA Northampton
2 i5 m0 k+ `# o2 L2 FCA Houston
0 f, p! y* ?5 L: A' E, O4 OCA Louisville
& B: F% n) m& o1 q7 t$ W1 D& @CA Chicago
1 M s* Q4 I0 y' s+ }3 iCA Pensacola$ _# m! o) m2 W" F+ a
CA New Orleans
8 m9 K! v& w! [CA Astoria9 N: ?. v3 }+ v! x
CA Minneapolis) v1 {+ }1 q0 d' y0 k- Y
CA San Francisco
% [- y* M2 j I6 Z' ~' t1 gCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
9 v; p+ V4 Q7 }( z$ ECA Canberra$ V4 q! {* r0 A( c6 d2 Y
CL Leander
0 k& l5 F3 l2 b, m7 xCL Achilles
3 K% n$ @& A9 h: P9 }CL Perth
n9 |9 L4 a" p8 @ D/ n2 u+ E1 ZCL Hobart6 x) \/ [: J; ~7 a# V
CL Raleigh: W T! S" I4 ]6 g( p3 z2 C/ \
CL Detroit/ d# R+ z6 J% P! v5 l0 d8 t, Z
CL Concord
4 @+ B! C. S6 U4 N- N7 S8 }" sDD Cummings1 S7 t- k( j& _8 n* c* G% V! z! |! r
DD Case, i# R) p) S: O4 t* m5 A" f; Z! z
DD Shaw
8 `% P6 n2 g. l, Q. [( T7 c; EDD Downes G% f" j' z9 }# X0 T# O, M
DD Le Triomphant/ l* Q2 B- @+ {2 G
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93/ M% r/ [& X6 n( s' s G) i4 ~
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Japanese Ships, z( j0 J" g* f
CA Kumano, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage+ }5 w- |. K8 n
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 34, and is sunk @ b* @; N5 I2 t$ M- J
CL Natori, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage5 \2 Y3 Q$ y4 Q' \
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 14, and is sunk& i Q6 k- N0 Z# J& U* X2 d
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
9 y4 x/ M- I" t7 V, u4 l- w$ M+ fDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 3, on fire
$ T4 q' V8 T& VDD Yuzuki, Shell hits 6, and is sunk1 e) o L2 Z! V2 s3 D0 c
8 q0 |2 {* Q. K! V3 s& q! SAllied Ships
/ R% g( p# O+ M d7 T3 Z' iCA Portland, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
/ V* {. ?9 b9 b4 \CA Northampton, Shell hits 1, on fire
+ s# F3 K3 J% E' J3 s9 X" yCA Houston, Shell hits 10 E) c. t5 ~+ N# D' j
CA Louisville& x5 F0 ]6 {! J* e
CA Chicago, Shell hits 2
% Q s3 y+ z5 U+ W A: OCA Pensacola, Shell hits 4
, v( H& e, i! d4 n2 Z. D( Y& }CA New Orleans, Shell hits 4
7 V% G- Q4 g7 K0 a. U/ sCA Astoria2 |5 q2 Z, v: G- U# x
CA Minneapolis# o! Z: k, [$ c: \2 O* d
CA San Francisco
, J& e) w5 R* e. y- ~" R. q8 TCA Australia, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage* | I/ D, o T% [
CA Canberra0 k1 q+ }; ?- u( ^+ o4 Z1 ]" u
CL Leander
# k/ p1 P6 a. ?8 d4 X0 @2 p3 C0 w2 @8 ^CL Achilles" z$ O' H( t J2 G" M/ d
CL Perth& B" M' j" o% m% C( R
CL Hobart
. @( N" V0 F! R; ]2 x4 R: u1 eCL Raleigh' s+ S2 w; h. Z% O& A, `/ s
CL Detroit
6 _ u4 t# [# l. [7 ?! L1 v, _$ B7 U' KCL Concord
1 X* L7 r5 a$ h" ^ V( o* G9 F5 QDD Cummings
' L) z. _( M* VDD Case
% S# A( c9 w; [8 S& k6 r) Q$ @/ lDD Shaw9 G+ v- a H% u" Q+ h/ q
DD Downes
/ U" a5 t4 d9 e0 _( Z: g, H, eDD Le Triomphant# n/ C' U6 e) D
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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Japanese Ships
" B; G, B E O" y3 o; R( dCA Kumano, Shell hits 33, on fire, heavy damage* G) ~0 w: y" I1 r* _3 Z
CL Natori, Shell hits 24, and is sunk9 n: J4 G, A6 ^( b
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1# ^$ j: j) t& v2 h* w4 i
DD Ikazuchi, on fire
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7 k' V) J- o2 O4 P/ IAllied Ships
" J! q. ]( E) q; e5 L4 d+ OCA Portland, on fire, heavy damage
! J9 V. X$ }+ E" B6 lCA Northampton, on fire
+ m0 ?% N6 P$ \CA Houston
9 }8 s3 \: {0 |CA Louisville
( p. M% t5 V$ D9 l# qCA Chicago0 i$ J5 v+ m: y7 C3 |3 }; K
CA Pensacola- [7 T" _+ P1 ?5 x" k
CA New Orleans
9 v3 K# q0 X) Q2 ^8 @' ? yCA Astoria
$ s/ C6 x1 V- ?2 N2 s8 A$ oCA Minneapolis( M4 a* v* q" H7 j8 K
CA San Francisco
1 N _; V( [6 mCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage$ T+ C# }2 d# m* O" r3 I8 d
CA Canberra
4 r" ?. r/ F9 H; C3 w+ nCL Leander8 t+ M$ Z3 v' K8 N3 n" s
CL Achilles5 D) _% V4 K3 T
CL Perth) _; X, Q5 j& M7 C
CL Hobart
! ~* A" @) m7 S: A# Z# d3 cCL Raleigh
) w0 ]8 q* ^" o) [8 e! u2 @1 NCL Detroit
K3 W1 J. |) [, a$ wCL Concord6 L; ?( B s3 e8 n- S0 J
DD Cummings
7 I7 r; ~/ X- p( G; w) w, {6 t. P) I/ KDD Case
& o; k9 D. \ m; v- \% }DD Shaw
, y; n, m4 ~) X. ?. F" D) ODD Downes
( k- o* n3 T1 {! kDD Le Triomphant( a( u: X/ I% T. r. l( j
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,930 c) s6 i% `% M+ p. ~0 Q; Y) o5 ]
$ A" Y- u$ F1 Q: \" u8 }Japanese Ships+ G. ], _6 e3 c# W2 W* ?
CA Kumano, Shell hits 29, and is sunk% }( R. T5 `: } h7 ~: }0 U
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 35, and is sunk4 d2 j/ H1 l" S0 b! _! h
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
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" l7 p% u+ i2 B& Y9 U5 l! a, SCA Portland, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage# Y% h* s( p3 A3 M4 m
CA Northampton, on fire
) Z* r+ S& k6 F& H7 W3 XCA Houston0 G. [; N& T: p+ R2 e2 ?
CA Louisville& E9 ?# ~, q. u5 I* m( S/ b+ p* G
CA Chicago; ~( p+ h3 B8 t- i+ \5 `- C$ n& C
CA Pensacola
3 b5 c( F) C5 ` k$ sCA New Orleans& K! {9 m0 G7 k% \% c, W
CA Astoria
$ {9 ^! ^5 W6 MCA Minneapolis
0 }! m1 `: `& m! h0 b* q% PCA San Francisco/ \0 m# L* c) D2 o. X' X
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
( r$ n2 f# J j% ]2 ?CA Canberra
, f1 k: l9 i' A0 X/ o* { }CL Leander
+ A% }& I9 A6 C |; P, ^! H. qCL Achilles
* t4 g ?0 R: w) XCL Perth
+ v( O$ n7 A. Y8 l6 I0 [, ^5 XCL Hobart7 r2 { t4 A; x/ x5 {8 Y
CL Raleigh
+ p! {+ E( S- x( _; r0 S0 H, [CL Detroit
7 y1 W1 ]$ c5 a8 j% g- LCL Concord
3 l$ x: L: m( @7 X7 O/ E' {DD Cummings# x- n% c' K' l7 M3 }! o
DD Case' [- X" r, `4 K6 I6 U! }5 O
DD Shaw
: m1 D. H8 l7 B3 B9 h/ qDD Downes
6 l. m4 b6 J& {% G4 d2 ]7 {& [DD Le Triomphant+ q% |) l) Q" O4 e. l5 w
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9 n6 ?% t" J1 }! D7 e8 mJapanese aircraft
6 d$ Y$ {: r$ J* f0 yA6M2 Zero x 50: e! N4 f7 i4 D3 {: n% n
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Allied aircraft
, T' Z* [8 L9 RF4F-4 Wildcat x 42& G# x# d, O. n$ g9 l; r+ n" m
SBD Dauntless x 44" L- J9 z" L) N' I; {
TBF Avenger x 16
3 u, R2 s4 \8 [" B4 \2 G% j* I & K0 G" `) h* |: h
Japanese aircraft losses
- \8 ^1 l, Q* `* e3 gA6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged' `5 s F9 y4 h: w9 i, F
, C. V1 _* M; ~' W" X" ~3 V, bAllied aircraft losses/ G. C! P/ ~8 P. }9 |- r+ @+ ?
F4F-4 Wildcat: 27 destroyed* b$ L. b4 L, G) |5 [6 u- e
SBD Dauntless: 13 destroyed, 17 damaged4 N3 A* y6 {% C; r7 ~
TBF Avenger: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged4 P9 c. L2 e2 n9 M) q+ `4 q
. V- V1 w; k8 v; H, I. Y
Japanese Ships
3 k; f) Y# `9 X6 VCV Kaga, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage, g! T0 X& U- N- ?/ A. H; K
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire$ U% n. J# ^$ k6 G2 O
CV Shokaku3 T) c. r" b0 Z, ?5 A
CV Soryu+ z, x3 @; ?9 M/ C3 n
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( f: I5 m# @. i7 M9 ^' [, |. ~* gA6M2 Zero x 19
9 l4 f# I/ s$ P! }5 A7 ]9 N
0 \0 z) \( \( l: C B( C+ B' j" V4 \Allied aircraft7 c/ x: W+ w- u
F4F-4 Wildcat x 19% K' @% D! D' R# C' x
SBD Dauntless x 149 z) U, k3 x$ i5 L1 v0 I
TBF Avenger x 6+ y3 `/ A2 i: @" Y* P
4 e0 x9 v) w$ ~, e* s/ k1 x2 f# R
Japanese aircraft losses8 L5 {/ M! E' {$ \% ?
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed# v/ Z" r! r3 F) p" n
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Allied aircraft losses! v+ |: |: g0 [$ Q: G
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed/ {8 x- q; Y! M7 m1 C* w
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged
! y2 T" A e. ]' u9 gTBF Avenger: 6 damaged$ j+ L+ ]' I5 ]/ n" q/ P. |
$ Y7 d" `8 E9 h! j3 u9 `$ i! @6 TJapanese Ships
; q) W& [0 }- I6 p; f) b- P$ A4 R! TCV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
c1 |. `# j! r. n3 p( N. PCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2
: k; J2 @. ]- Y" t5 L' ECA Tone
8 T% Z+ u2 t7 f5 h& [2 W& \CV Soryu, Bomb hits 1
( k, b2 w. j' S4 u, l/ O. LCV Hiryu, on fire# e* i; I8 k q$ D" b$ t
8 s1 y9 j1 h% C- A& z7 L* H: V' D
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91, b& N: F- }; A9 y+ C1 E
% U- Q' e; O' K$ J/ ]Japanese aircraft
/ s v2 D' g7 H6 YA6M2 Zero x 17
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% B' h, T1 ^9 z sAllied aircraft' l2 X! t# D# {9 [! E8 ^; ~$ C
F4F-4 Wildcat x 24' k1 F6 c) d1 l4 v& V
SBD Dauntless x 27
y! v% o" N2 T4 |TBF Avenger x 7
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/ p# i* c/ t7 v) S( \2 }! eJapanese aircraft losses
) l' U3 D* o/ ^ FA6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
; V3 R4 c# S8 N/ S0 Q& c5 m3 N+ G+ d % h/ T1 t# M/ K6 p! O' ^3 v2 M
Allied aircraft losses$ ~5 S: `/ L' k/ D) Z
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed
* l, _: r' k+ X1 l& z$ \% Q% r, {" MSBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged, f: g5 p+ h9 R8 C) P5 I# w L
TBF Avenger: 5 damaged
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Japanese Ships' g- D0 W0 I' {2 z
CV Shokaku1 t0 @" L3 ? A6 y; v
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 2, on fire, J& _! @( H! i+ ^( s ]
CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage. z- X1 U- b. j1 ?4 Y/ ]: b) \, o
CV Soryu ~, U$ |7 |' [0 ]$ S
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 16 R, `" P1 w3 {$ z
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91% f4 h U: W4 I1 U; Q1 X* {1 j, A
8 Y' \# @5 j& ?' K% d8 r* dJapanese aircraft
$ _ I$ H! T6 v& n0 h9 z$ jA6M2 Zero x 15
7 g) h9 n9 k3 u1 U$ i
' g0 i) Z5 @+ g" yAllied aircraft# n" R9 D' K3 Z% W: Q4 y( B( x8 T
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
+ ~* S6 S z4 eSBD Dauntless x 18
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Japanese aircraft losses0 u# k7 h) ^4 `
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed& ~4 f6 k# ]" u9 [
! ~6 `$ W. ]% BAllied aircraft losses* `$ m' O% N: M r+ e
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
& ~& j$ B t5 \SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged
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Japanese Ships) W; s% a; L1 B V2 ] \: E
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 10 D# Y6 B6 m# |0 R) q( C
CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
# }3 _' H9 X3 ]& x# CCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
2 h# T* f: U. i* b& c/ eCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage0 A( O2 m7 f5 z3 r- V0 G" }
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1 |5 i3 ]7 A+ V. X% a6 Z, X% w+ YJapanese aircraft# k8 P1 q# y- s
A6M2 Zero x 12
1 P9 `% P! ~+ W1 Z1 O+ Z' d 2 ?% a3 K9 L- W- K, x7 q4 K/ T: G
Allied aircraft0 L( _ N5 o) f) r
F4F-4 Wildcat x 10, H) V3 V( w( E8 W
SBD Dauntless x 9
% j; ~8 [2 O, YTBF Avenger x 16
& c2 ?% y5 j2 } 6 U' s" Y- A0 C* D1 I) U. n6 A2 m
Japanese aircraft losses
' q# ] o. \1 z% y, FA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed" Q8 o! z& z) k
7 [' v) I" y b0 G; k4 GAllied aircraft losses- [4 q9 @1 ~( n8 D8 C- h
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed9 @& R j4 Y+ ~6 x( T/ A- ~& V6 _7 h* t
SBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
H# }+ f( G( T* \' ?' hTBF Avenger: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged
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2 `9 m4 \( E3 ~3 n2 wJapanese Ships1 ~7 ?+ D5 r6 H ~
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
# }+ H: n# Q. \ H0 k+ o' rCV Hiryu, on fire4 ?0 }7 G. _0 U4 ?: z) U
CA Chikuma! L& @! C6 D: N8 D7 [
CV Soryu
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Day Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,933 r8 ~% B) F5 ^' Y& v
% [; R( v) E# M( I' nJapanese aircraft. I' E% m6 z" x( n3 {6 X+ X7 j$ j. S
A6M2 Zero x 36( Q/ a+ |$ o9 I5 w Q* Y o
D3A Val x 90
' H" y& t9 B& S0 a0 BB5N Kate x 66# ?. A6 e! F& i- P
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Allied aircraft
m I9 r) Q2 v' |F4F-4 Wildcat x 1080 C0 e. \* T4 V$ [1 H+ L
P-40E Warhawk x 45- C9 J8 H& J" Z0 s% x
P-38G Lightning x 2- K" L: B4 n' `+ L5 c% g0 {
$ `1 D- r7 V- i5 _4 u5 X/ T
Japanese aircraft losses# b5 c) T) o7 ^) H4 \5 ^: `
A6M2 Zero: 26 destroyed6 V* |6 f' R' R* i
D3A Val: 50 destroyed* k) ]3 n( a1 y o0 `
B5N Kate: 42 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses' Z- q4 |- J5 |, x0 t
F4F-4 Wildcat: 41 destroyed, 14 damaged
7 i" j( m+ ?" p( Y9 x+ X6 CP-40E Warhawk: 27 destroyed
' N! P5 t9 g: ^ ^' I( QP-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed
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/ I( d. Z# @: ^% `6 F! G$ cAllied Ships! D3 h9 ~( F K5 X: l5 ~
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1
. B& @$ e% N" L* K' mCV Hornet, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
0 [# c: F- C0 F: HCV Wasp, Bomb hits 2, on fire/ ?: W2 J9 h. h8 X! M) a
DD Benham, Bomb hits 1, on fire
- U ?0 J% _% Y7 K ^( pCV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1, on fire& n. u8 |3 ?2 j+ k- V
CV Yorktown4 D, l, d1 p3 Z6 t. K
CV Saratoga' [: M! U$ q$ Q T8 e+ O. H, s
CL Honolulu
3 K* p5 X0 h2 UCL St. Louis, Bomb hits 2- k# I. m( g7 U4 G+ a+ x9 w i
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B-25C Mitchell x 3
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No Allied losses/ J. H/ O+ B. X0 U1 e( ~2 A
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Japanese Ships
) J& {$ k2 `9 {5 O- ?) j" z) HCV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage3 F5 m# M' w& r
0 F3 S7 J' k! E. C
Aircraft Attacking:2 g1 z# F; g' O/ L. |2 u' [- M
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet1 r7 s) c8 E+ M" ], D* b
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- ]5 S7 g* V, E) n3 T$ j( nAllied aircraft# W% [5 Y& K$ v- D P
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
! Q$ |! \9 h" i) f- {SBD Dauntless x 90
' w: ]) M8 s+ u% I4 a+ ITBF Avenger x 33
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CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
2 V$ P. A+ @# e; u+ \" kCV Soryu, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
& \( q q! j) OCA Tone, Bomb hits 1
6 i8 e8 H- y& c9 K9 |% A. X: uDD Ariake, Bomb hits 1, on fire, W; V5 F* _" g
CA Aoba, Bomb hits 2
8 n1 U0 `$ l. C3 nCL Tama* @* j8 u' j2 j9 u0 s- b8 r
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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B-25C Mitchell x 20
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" S$ I6 U9 E- d* ECV Soryu, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage: ^) w- q1 W' I3 |+ ]2 D8 X
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
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; |& Q# d. V$ g( d* MGround combat at Shortlands
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. Z2 D3 v! \% YAllied Deliberate attack
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/ O( L0 S6 i0 ?5 u# T- HAttacking force 13678 troops, 150 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 322
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( D8 s; J% K5 F: Q) {# u7 t+ ^9 KDefending force 1457 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 100 t# \4 W% |$ p5 Y
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Allied max assault: 314 - adjusted assault: 281
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/ c- y, R' d& q& C- D7 }Japanese max defense: 6 - adjusted defense: 1 3 H5 u" i$ B& V+ {3 T7 N& s
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Allied assault odds: 281 to 1
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& W- {- e4 p! a. jJapanese ground losses:
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Guns lost 77 f& e$ A+ s$ L& F, r$ y/ O
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