AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/18/42
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* ~8 i5 g) _8 O1 l0 FNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93( ]5 R0 E a0 J1 h) i
9 m2 k. @/ j3 K) z! ^( I, @Japanese Ships
/ D: ?* [8 `) ~' gCA Kumano0 L% V" ]" J$ t6 z
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 42, and is sunk
1 q, v7 I7 [1 W( f8 q. ^6 UCA Furutaka, Shell hits 1
l, X% C4 d+ S9 I% BCL Natori, Shell hits 1! O! }8 [! g( }, U
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
7 d. M, c- |4 _3 d. M# \DD Natsugumo" \$ f" G5 r% N. ^8 M. m" e
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 1! _; C1 s, Q/ P- L2 C
DD Yuzuki
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U6 s2 a" ~1 Q* \( {Allied Ships
/ A& Y0 l) K# \- x) |CA Portland, Shell hits 2, on fire
' k# |; {0 g: ?% D a; B6 D3 aCA Northampton
3 Q, {5 ~9 N# z a0 Y u9 hCA Houston, Torpedo hits 1# [1 G+ a1 a8 y0 l/ \( Q/ \
CA Chester, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
4 g# s: I1 [/ S+ i, PCA Louisville, Shell hits 1! [/ R4 P3 ~2 b0 g0 C. w; ^
CA Chicago
5 t g _6 t8 QCA Pensacola8 ^# _2 w( O# v
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1) v4 ?, Q5 z# E) I
CA Astoria/ G8 K. R& ]: ]
CA Minneapolis( A- x* H2 d, a* l) w" i% h
CA San Francisco
9 f8 Y* l: ^" ~$ D$ D* }CA Australia, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage. S) {9 a* W1 [9 w
CA Canberra& T: K$ H/ _; B# ~' B0 e" {: C
CL Leander
' ]% j- q9 @/ j; J& I& }CL Achilles5 L) T B- H" |; H E
CL Perth U* R0 S) M8 x; y* ~# v9 h
CL Hobart
9 t; ~$ S/ U& T4 x6 B3 V- ICL Raleigh. E8 p/ {. A3 m& l! S* z) N6 |. K
CL Detroit, ?; l" n8 S$ L0 b& G _$ N
CL Concord* D; j! w T- M( v, O$ y5 n- J2 j* y
DD Cummings0 y# x0 ?4 T- p2 `+ p6 o; ^
DD Case, r$ ]- g5 U7 j, o
DD Shaw
6 A+ p, M& F: ~) C9 FDD Downes' r3 O0 o' `+ _$ h6 Y$ z1 H
DD Le Triomphant
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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Japanese Ships; D; Z0 F6 w% K
CA Kumano, Shell hits 10
0 \+ X1 W3 A, A% k7 E, q* @CA Furutaka
1 _$ U$ g" d' e$ M' m2 D4 FCL Natori, Shell hits 1
) i+ \( f7 g |' bDD Maikaze, on fire, heavy damage
4 l0 I$ f- F6 I. V5 C ]* EDD Natsugumo0 u9 y8 l. a V; x. Z$ Q, g
DD Ikazuchi, ?! z# ~- H4 p5 |7 h* u/ c9 V' \) e
DD Yuzuki
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Allied Ships
2 f# |% ^& b7 _# ~! @CA Portland, on fire
% k) B5 m) ]! K% T9 `( a! qCA Northampton
, i+ H( S' [+ r( A6 ?" P, P1 _CA Houston
+ f }9 H' ^! l. z5 a' oCA Louisville/ w& @8 u1 g7 |9 M/ p V
CA Chicago
! [% w6 t# [7 O& D* N8 y1 `CA Pensacola
j8 X! W% A) o3 R' Y- X e- ?CA New Orleans
- D. ]) T' C- D2 O' {9 mCA Astoria" x% I2 i9 M4 E. K
CA Minneapolis
7 P% h8 f J. Z. ICA San Francisco2 Q# _9 ?% f( x
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
. h( ]+ M$ [0 _5 k7 M* d' U G' tCA Canberra
/ L6 J+ E$ K3 S+ o0 }CL Leander6 r+ g4 r. n; h+ e- O) G) H" o$ I) F* g5 l
CL Achilles, w; {/ ^: k) l1 G# n+ @. H: f
CL Perth# _) g. c) {$ _0 f, G2 |
CL Hobart
5 r& Y# I0 o% rCL Raleigh
/ O5 N" m" d6 M/ l0 G8 bCL Detroit) A4 y: H5 f) M( f2 W
CL Concord
7 S& g4 N0 _' j+ y6 \( E" dDD Cummings& o9 K5 M8 c- x! R1 H4 Q
DD Case, s# { ^. M1 H) ?) o7 R5 x
DD Shaw
- H( v* X. y6 W! [3 Z4 EDD Downes; C0 x3 U% Q* x: z& {, ^5 h
DD Le Triomphant
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93: i% R6 ]) L: g) a9 y% j6 m
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Japanese Ships4 T; ?4 X9 H9 ]3 ?! |% R$ Z
CA Kumano, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
~5 n/ v: W$ F$ M; h8 X$ F9 }: CCA Furutaka, Shell hits 34, and is sunk. p+ Y* U. X8 V( U1 T8 l- k1 D
CL Natori, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage; h1 \( r1 A6 }' Q+ o9 |5 e
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 14, and is sunk: t* a3 n7 j- w+ C' N: Q* H% h5 `! A
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 16 S4 b1 X9 D+ u1 X- T
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 3, on fire
9 c% H8 \6 m% M: a, `3 aDD Yuzuki, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
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Allied Ships8 o; N6 u) g# h4 H; X
CA Portland, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage* B& U4 Y( X8 x! h9 J- c4 V! f
CA Northampton, Shell hits 1, on fire& ?3 z' p: C+ r$ b
CA Houston, Shell hits 1
1 q$ k( L m3 R" o+ dCA Louisville
1 w% x! @+ i6 I2 l |CA Chicago, Shell hits 2! S, F) s1 \8 e* q5 j+ n
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 4
+ M9 {! p3 ]- _9 |- _! aCA New Orleans, Shell hits 4
+ d9 q: B1 g% }7 T' ^- LCA Astoria
+ d; U! P% J- k) sCA Minneapolis( f! |2 ]9 C+ S& j7 }+ e
CA San Francisco
8 n0 q! S5 \6 [CA Australia, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage3 E" w% h: v8 V, r
CA Canberra' m" L% s$ P4 D. X% E# W0 L5 @
CL Leander
' p, Z+ Z; \) I9 { h! QCL Achilles
+ m; a. ]1 C1 Y {/ a! _CL Perth
7 G/ p" Y4 {( l% l9 qCL Hobart! T- \0 C# V. p( J# v
CL Raleigh1 b7 e* a1 ]% n! ?
CL Detroit
* d- b, U, q& ~2 x4 OCL Concord
& e S W5 d, W7 Y. `DD Cummings' P% s7 s% S0 g& m) T
DD Case
5 L+ Z! \8 d$ [! j/ R4 v! IDD Shaw( R4 t' o5 q i2 R G
DD Downes
7 }; Z7 ~- @7 ZDD Le Triomphant
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& \9 C, l* `- PNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,936 i8 F6 y5 _) }
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Japanese Ships7 Y/ F9 @9 k8 N' y8 P
CA Kumano, Shell hits 33, on fire, heavy damage: {: C% F: u; G9 h5 s" b
CL Natori, Shell hits 24, and is sunk' z% K4 P: I3 `, W: N j- n- |
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 13 d; y: J. ~, _1 W% M3 H6 T4 g J+ t
DD Ikazuchi, on fire
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% o( x6 o. n: D. V2 U3 C4 j6 gCA Portland, on fire, heavy damage
; c) W7 h( X( iCA Northampton, on fire
4 E; z/ z2 u. _2 G; i6 \CA Houston M+ Q0 K) Y2 `" F! u
CA Louisville# h9 j S7 z/ B9 |/ g' s& R1 A
CA Chicago
- I0 v3 q" a4 oCA Pensacola! b( s% e; o. L, B
CA New Orleans
( h5 P" D7 \" h( iCA Astoria0 e, U# A n! p; M9 Z: X
CA Minneapolis
/ F# o8 r4 M, j5 v* V }CA San Francisco
; x0 g# {, y" E2 } _CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
+ {& E9 H) g9 Y& _; `* Z; uCA Canberra
. S2 E7 f0 o* M/ M% Y8 h) c( D6 p4 vCL Leander
. g3 y2 ~* t- uCL Achilles$ X( E9 e, i" ~$ d0 ^
CL Perth
. S3 ^* S/ T6 w ICL Hobart
F' |2 N( x* {* U( KCL Raleigh
; l, P, m% V/ Q3 ~0 `CL Detroit
: a! q( R1 E5 k, r3 K0 dCL Concord) {, v+ s7 I* L2 [
DD Cummings; S* P' c. q5 K; I
DD Case
6 c: ^/ m! {& h+ e: SDD Shaw8 Q0 N" j. n: T9 ~4 b2 X: u
DD Downes
/ {" i4 P& h( BDD Le Triomphant: v! m& ?. F' R2 O
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93+ N% Q5 Y$ d% P+ B$ l5 ?4 V6 y& X
2 P. t1 t. Z Z" H9 n! A4 x, WJapanese Ships
m8 N' ?# P/ [8 g2 vCA Kumano, Shell hits 29, and is sunk' T. Y; L# [' {$ H/ c* {1 J K* d
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 35, and is sunk- y! u8 J) }* S5 X, A1 ~1 |- x
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 15, and is sunk# j9 x3 ~! J6 R
& V/ L0 y3 A$ V' _# e& QAllied Ships
# \0 @; b) b" mCA Portland, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
: Z- I) @/ w+ `; dCA Northampton, on fire
: w0 m9 }9 U5 H8 B; {CA Houston
2 r4 N: X! i; A# c, o1 G1 y" v7 x1 ] JCA Louisville
; Y4 D; z' k: S" ]& n; [CA Chicago' E6 O- O& C, @ R
CA Pensacola
/ d+ }4 I' B: I8 }" [CA New Orleans
$ P. U) Y$ A. V6 ECA Astoria
5 p* G; V1 j; y& ACA Minneapolis* x- H# j; A2 d/ G# c
CA San Francisco0 g4 W) ]4 z O" E) d& ^; I* |
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
2 J! C1 b) H; z! d/ FCA Canberra9 J/ d3 }0 Q9 Q" p: l+ [& \
CL Leander1 v- ~5 q7 e8 h, ]; y: N
CL Achilles0 X. h0 I5 [2 I Q2 r0 S5 {3 m
CL Perth
! D9 J# T# L8 Y6 s. T+ r) T. tCL Hobart/ f3 H! N0 {5 C; S8 Q r* W
CL Raleigh
6 u2 }. x% N7 OCL Detroit. _1 G) t& j: }2 i% Y
CL Concord0 @2 n. E% e% D- \
DD Cummings
" |+ Z9 L; o* y. v: e. v- M( _DD Case6 A, Z# x' K% P% b7 K
DD Shaw/ t7 U: v# v8 j
DD Downes5 t3 q! `6 g3 n7 a. M
DD Le Triomphant
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3 n8 b1 r: v! y7 ~2 x8 y) a3 zDay Air attack on TF at 61,91( T- L: i, b9 F+ P) n/ u
l+ K i' O- H. N, qJapanese aircraft# x( m* k4 }( d* n ]5 Z' e3 W. o
A6M2 Zero x 50( d- i( J. T7 u$ w3 P" _
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Allied aircraft
% }% n9 R5 u" w+ Q yF4F-4 Wildcat x 42
) m: k9 T) V9 i% ~7 R' Q+ ~SBD Dauntless x 447 P* l, z0 P) G, q" x! G! F4 L
TBF Avenger x 16$ B# f( v/ Z8 m% y, }" e8 _
8 m8 V" @. r& P9 W6 H$ |6 a1 c9 B( PJapanese aircraft losses
5 ~7 c- J/ t z5 d: ~A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses+ t E: w8 ^/ z& e4 w
F4F-4 Wildcat: 27 destroyed, f$ X3 g0 d* l5 d I
SBD Dauntless: 13 destroyed, 17 damaged- j9 z* E+ T4 b
TBF Avenger: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged) g# }) z- J1 T; R
) H5 i8 |; P& f. G* ~Japanese Ships
- A1 h, t: u5 s) R: ^CV Kaga, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage2 @. ]$ e# S w2 b0 i% n" n
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire/ {& X, |$ I% a
CV Shokaku& `/ I" B, Y! a) t
CV Soryu6 u$ z7 a% a" p& m
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91: x) I. a* q$ f2 I
" ]* G1 x+ r, _7 u& x+ @Japanese aircraft
3 w! I( d o/ U4 jA6M2 Zero x 19
8 X9 }: } f2 } : Y6 ^" d1 I v' Q( {
Allied aircraft
4 z+ ^; n8 `* q0 H3 b9 xF4F-4 Wildcat x 190 W4 u$ k* t) a3 Y/ D
SBD Dauntless x 14
; v$ X( d2 s$ QTBF Avenger x 6, J* \) |0 \$ W) ~
3 B1 J8 k- W5 ?, `" W& L. |* ^# @) yJapanese aircraft losses
/ D* A' _& h3 ^$ q4 R7 j7 ]: P2 HA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses6 g6 P0 z: r& a7 l4 d6 ^6 l
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed+ G" R! x$ H$ }) q5 A5 E
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged
! U0 \- N. t3 E" CTBF Avenger: 6 damaged/ ]( P- v# G0 e# J. x
* Z% E; D6 l$ ?- }Japanese Ships- ^- G- `3 s' f
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage# b( H1 {7 |, G7 j
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2' u' N7 V& R( r( B7 @
CA Tone! F" r. n0 s4 |3 ]8 _
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 1
& }6 c/ M4 L% iCV Hiryu, on fire j1 g: b( S0 }8 o
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91$ D3 l; V; @3 B) T6 K2 N; \
% ?( _5 f, [# W/ R; Q @$ g3 a' qJapanese aircraft
" ^7 C, S) }# G L! ^( _A6M2 Zero x 17 U, _& h9 s: L A6 H5 h
) b" A! K6 j, r1 ]+ _$ a8 k' jAllied aircraft& K9 I. ?* t3 k C) g, V' b
F4F-4 Wildcat x 24
$ K- s$ \$ u( _* t) ^0 wSBD Dauntless x 27
1 Q" P7 }/ m2 {TBF Avenger x 7
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Japanese aircraft losses
2 r+ c- Z, t( _A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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' s+ B; G, `* JAllied aircraft losses1 ]& W$ W1 M+ |/ j4 U& o
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed ?* u, q* c0 i( [0 B3 j) s
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged, U! ^; x4 o+ M- w" s
TBF Avenger: 5 damaged
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CV Shokaku
5 P% T5 S6 d- sCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 2, on fire0 b( t- K, z- ]/ o. }
CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
* ~0 ?2 h( x6 G: b A fCV Soryu
u& H( @$ D' Q' l; i+ U! T! c0 `& BCA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,914 ~0 `7 ?& q+ U% x
, o; E1 i" T2 c( }# {* E. tJapanese aircraft- }8 d; y o, ?1 D
A6M2 Zero x 15 f$ p1 f; w# F: O4 S) [
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Allied aircraft! k0 f5 ?' I2 O: f$ f' K
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8$ b; V# y3 F; ?) ]2 z. [: {- l1 ^
SBD Dauntless x 18
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5 q6 Y+ w! T4 w& K" nJapanese aircraft losses
2 z( ^# d' C1 Q1 g' wA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
8 _! y' g8 o7 p7 ^8 R* R6 ?. }5 j( ?* P* |F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed! {+ K+ Y, }( u. m# E2 L2 z* b6 H
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged& B. Q" B. [9 r3 }5 v6 X
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Japanese Ships
' A" _$ c( j; J2 TCV Soryu, Bomb hits 1
8 [4 J- L- a+ U& } d* fCV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
- @2 x1 i5 G" Y% K& gCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
# o; b: r" y& b( R( E1 MCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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; m) F9 J. F7 XDay Air attack on TF at 61,91
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Japanese aircraft8 @; P& S, c$ A3 V7 D2 T+ g) ~
A6M2 Zero x 128 \& R- \* _0 p( T* ?1 ^
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Allied aircraft5 [% d" X) ]. X* k/ e: w% E
F4F-4 Wildcat x 10
/ j1 o" q) n8 Y' O8 FSBD Dauntless x 9
" c0 C( A. O5 B- v2 x0 TTBF Avenger x 16
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Japanese aircraft losses2 b N# [4 p! U3 v2 A
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed1 U* z8 H( C2 A7 x4 A9 n
6 W6 | P) G3 ~! M9 J! p( V
Allied aircraft losses
% \" m1 J$ d8 i) QF4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
) c+ e" U7 G0 e- P0 _SBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
/ B3 d2 E; g+ y" w) @% J9 f/ WTBF Avenger: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged7 N% P- F# `' \- @
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Japanese Ships- `4 y3 f# J8 F) R% t+ E. m5 M
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
) R3 q% k' V5 L) {. Y4 I) VCV Hiryu, on fire8 M7 D) |) [, s
CA Chikuma
+ }5 a) [0 E4 z# k9 R0 DCV Soryu
4 f: h! G% U n8 F
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Day Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,93
8 c& P% r( |* M2 {( J# Z5 a ( V$ J- W1 w/ z: r3 L; s
Japanese aircraft4 S% u8 s" [( u G& l) g# }2 k8 K
A6M2 Zero x 364 j9 C ?4 g5 ]) Y4 q
D3A Val x 90
- G+ g, ^8 F9 Q, e/ O, F jB5N Kate x 662 i% K" i3 ~; g! a
; D0 h" a% x1 e( {* VAllied aircraft3 h* z2 a. M' h+ ^% h f
F4F-4 Wildcat x 108 t3 W3 T7 c. G( `$ S
P-40E Warhawk x 45
# Q9 f/ Q5 A- x0 N( iP-38G Lightning x 2; H e8 U5 T s3 V
7 r( B8 \3 A k+ \! t3 qJapanese aircraft losses
4 ~1 C* D& t* V* Y7 `A6M2 Zero: 26 destroyed' b: o N# D. r% c; Z6 Y1 t
D3A Val: 50 destroyed
+ s5 _ Z, `" }! D; Y4 zB5N Kate: 42 destroyed" i4 F8 K2 w" s' y
1 V4 _& u3 ^, U' U' s8 {3 HAllied aircraft losses
6 }6 H( e2 C( M0 C, L2 U! KF4F-4 Wildcat: 41 destroyed, 14 damaged8 {2 c6 H; {" d. H s* q' @
P-40E Warhawk: 27 destroyed
7 E5 W8 ] _$ x c* K, _P-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed
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Allied Ships. B( t. K; R) N5 O3 L& [1 a! n
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 16 G* B" p) W3 I% o# ?2 _
CV Hornet, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
% D; {" l* D& P2 b, L/ WCV Wasp, Bomb hits 2, on fire
7 ?7 ]* [1 m# z( n6 Q2 j W# uDD Benham, Bomb hits 1, on fire
3 S4 _' G# a# {' `CV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1, on fire- C2 X6 d6 Z9 l7 |1 Y6 r3 C
CV Yorktown; t" [3 V& D$ o% Z! d
CV Saratoga+ q; m# N3 q7 C6 k) Q
CL Honolulu" q3 d6 J* l3 Q7 l0 v9 T% n
CL St. Louis, Bomb hits 2+ z. E9 N8 [! X4 \9 t
2 q& ]5 H. D7 p* z6 d
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* t" n9 B: a$ A# n/ o' H IDay Air attack on TF at 61,912 Y! z8 b- i& z) n. Q- C" @
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B-25C Mitchell x 3
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships$ X6 [8 Y' F% ]6 C4 J
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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% o2 g8 n; O" k) H `Aircraft Attacking:9 E* i* |. D$ B+ ?. ^* ~* Y
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
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8 k7 J/ N2 A" P2 c' ^! T# yDay Air attack on TF at 61,91
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Allied aircraft! W1 y) u; u, d* b: N, R7 i0 X
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
: U% Y$ Q& `4 T* C$ PSBD Dauntless x 90
; ]0 z, d& D! [: B8 oTBF Avenger x 33% \8 N0 ]6 K$ F: h- \( J
) x7 f" y5 f9 a' G0 |$ {Japanese Ships( n5 b1 B9 c+ L# _- K" T, D
CA Chikuma! Z+ A+ ~6 Q. L7 j
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage. y2 o+ J4 e" \) | |
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
+ X# J4 H' P, f( _. YCA Tone, Bomb hits 1
: i# B' W6 ?2 }* q# t; E2 _DD Ariake, Bomb hits 1, on fire
3 \: _5 ~2 k4 i5 M8 Y- XCA Aoba, Bomb hits 26 c5 C, e2 X& V
CL Tama
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6 X. s h! J% o! }Day Air attack on TF at 61,91, t! A0 u4 Y9 _( G4 D& P+ _' L
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Japanese Ships
3 w' b" ]% V' _) o3 ?0 ^: i) `CV Soryu, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
, V+ v, j2 ~5 q. J8 ]2 `CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
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Ground combat at Shortlands2 u6 t% }! [6 Q
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Allied Deliberate attack
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3 e; }) \, s3 p( K4 qAttacking force 13678 troops, 150 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 322
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Defending force 1457 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10
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, g! P# F' l3 R1 `8 E% `: w" x- @Allied max assault: 314 - adjusted assault: 281
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Japanese max defense: 6 - adjusted defense: 1
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Allied assault odds: 281 to 1 9 \1 ]1 }, C) \) c v" L
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Japanese ground losses:8 ?8 g# u* u R6 ~6 _( P- w
1572 casualties reported2 Y" r/ r, N& c& q2 K0 Y* a+ s
Guns lost 79 @3 z0 }, N* \+ N: r' K
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Allied ground losses:2 o$ r( V+ E9 F9 S0 e A# ]) S* U9 O9 S
2 casualties reported
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