AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/18/42
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93$ o, |- D- i: E$ p6 d7 X
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Japanese Ships
) y: I5 _! [) uCA Kumano7 S8 T+ X' O+ G3 i. J- u
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 42, and is sunk
9 Q& `- ?% `6 g9 J. y& k& RCA Furutaka, Shell hits 17 l/ B* }% a9 j5 j
CL Natori, Shell hits 1
$ h7 p( s" `, R: U* \* qDD Maikaze, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage# G1 v: |( f! A. X
DD Natsugumo" g1 I4 N+ f' T
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 1
; d* T- k( C1 m1 e6 f5 kDD Yuzuki
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Allied Ships
& c' H+ [: |# Z! eCA Portland, Shell hits 2, on fire
1 u* ]: y0 M: o5 O' ]CA Northampton6 v# @' e+ @ j
CA Houston, Torpedo hits 13 u: @' W# p: x9 x
CA Chester, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
^* C1 ~. l6 V) k- j- [1 n8 zCA Louisville, Shell hits 1
+ @- R+ z& M9 z/ W' iCA Chicago
. d# Z- B; B _) k) |CA Pensacola
2 k' X; m( M$ M& `; Q7 A5 ACA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1/ E& j5 q+ B/ [0 b7 R* }5 M* g
CA Astoria
. Y+ e [, i( r9 e" `) [6 nCA Minneapolis6 v/ b. H+ |2 N x) m7 H. J
CA San Francisco6 z5 D5 Q6 Z0 {. L: O6 m5 L
CA Australia, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage9 I, f3 ]' X7 y2 A, ^" q
CA Canberra- U! ^7 u% g% C7 x/ {+ f5 N
CL Leander; i) n7 b) J7 D9 P( v( q
CL Achilles
( r5 ?. f$ F t5 e0 t0 b) u! d9 \CL Perth2 n% ^" L1 Z( B
CL Hobart- ?% |" d+ ]7 }5 t/ f
CL Raleigh! Q6 R" j" b0 i" }" A# C* \. ^
CL Detroit
0 @# M8 ?" v" n" q4 ICL Concord
9 { b6 I4 ^0 O4 \& U& VDD Cummings
& q1 r. l3 E7 Z9 _9 F8 tDD Case
( Q4 c7 D6 M5 g0 x, E6 ]6 aDD Shaw+ B* W* `' b w0 @
DD Downes& W) A4 H' v- V5 A; }& U1 E
DD Le Triomphant
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93) h, U2 w2 @) `' O2 Y% G. A
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Japanese Ships1 p6 I( K3 t! f* N
CA Kumano, Shell hits 10
* g) v$ |" A0 i; c0 R2 ~CA Furutaka
: r' e: K7 \9 W) xCL Natori, Shell hits 1
1 ?! D4 A9 g/ rDD Maikaze, on fire, heavy damage
- c, f1 s" u& y6 J4 n% ?& ^DD Natsugumo v- w1 F1 }5 J7 R+ E
DD Ikazuchi+ F0 _/ L0 b2 {; l1 c6 Z1 m
DD Yuzuki# P; L0 t$ ~7 d' ]( S; k
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Allied Ships
4 i9 ~' }% W& g# QCA Portland, on fire
/ T& g; r' @6 }: v6 OCA Northampton
; ]5 F/ g5 n: _) Q/ v, j- a; x' dCA Houston
. {4 ^3 @& P5 c5 M& N! e y0 R5 ECA Louisville9 P* u) N$ [: `( J, k
CA Chicago
' z2 A9 e6 {( L1 Z8 }; QCA Pensacola1 m5 {) k5 T' _- R
CA New Orleans
z& I) F8 o' O2 S) S* MCA Astoria
3 A+ R) R2 C' S% ^$ |; a' qCA Minneapolis @4 L( E3 z* D
CA San Francisco
6 U2 R+ i" }7 i3 {& s& kCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
3 F& z. F: L" M- {3 U- d. ^; j4 ]CA Canberra
% P2 E8 n5 _) S. i. f' bCL Leander, r( Q% r6 s( ^
CL Achilles. W9 E: |$ V7 A' ~0 z# w) m3 I
CL Perth
9 p# ~* \4 n0 v. \6 B6 X5 B9 mCL Hobart
: z' z! H3 U6 B: `3 kCL Raleigh- }6 [+ F& C8 ?! c
CL Detroit
4 T. a% r( i8 P3 I) n! o6 TCL Concord
) ]& M: u2 l% `+ C. i! ZDD Cummings
* e/ f: a' @- y/ G+ L3 y$ a( K: `/ bDD Case7 ]7 t( u0 |) p) O- d7 S5 G
DD Shaw; L( R" d3 m8 X* ]3 |; G- B
DD Downes
2 T9 T" N% }1 B7 ^DD Le Triomphant/ f7 \. ^7 }* u0 s
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Japanese Ships4 S! z0 [. f( ^! m' G
CA Kumano, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
$ \; U6 f. m, w) q9 ACA Furutaka, Shell hits 34, and is sunk
% C$ ?! N: f5 X( \$ ZCL Natori, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage9 @7 o5 ?6 }( H1 W$ @7 L
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
) \, p; U. y y' a) l/ u" `4 @2 NDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
0 S1 U) N2 I0 c2 A+ MDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 3, on fire# D6 s& k( d# @1 W
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
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: W0 G( D% B9 ~( O3 r! NAllied Ships1 f9 o/ a+ U7 y& N! `
CA Portland, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
2 y* M+ l& C7 a- e' r& E9 t0 i" k/ nCA Northampton, Shell hits 1, on fire5 X% b8 m# H" E" x# r/ S
CA Houston, Shell hits 13 o+ G$ ~( w4 {6 G2 H
CA Louisville1 l2 y5 j X9 K$ o3 e
CA Chicago, Shell hits 2
; \% M9 b. y" ?3 YCA Pensacola, Shell hits 4* p* C) m& o# b! x
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 4
( N' i3 A! _5 m! ]CA Astoria% K' p+ V$ M6 q) P% X$ E9 V. M) o* l
CA Minneapolis
% [4 U; K' x: A- C1 j8 VCA San Francisco( i4 j& b$ D0 N# c2 e F2 P1 P/ H: R
CA Australia, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
v0 ^( a) X0 q7 Q% h) \CA Canberra
+ Z6 u$ `$ b, G. U. ], BCL Leander
& E; k" Y3 A5 ^/ V# V4 R6 r+ XCL Achilles
1 q5 M0 {1 o; p, x8 m9 a; ^CL Perth( u. ~4 x% x! d- G+ f
CL Hobart- ?2 g9 R b2 W+ j* h/ G
CL Raleigh
8 b5 a7 t" {* Q4 H9 J; LCL Detroit. w$ K+ _9 b: N3 j8 f
CL Concord
5 J( B6 }$ c6 \2 U- nDD Cummings
; U0 o) u% I+ X$ x' y/ rDD Case
- f4 w$ H( i7 Z9 E! X( \3 ZDD Shaw; B4 _& I% r3 K R
DD Downes
8 ] m& u* n. i/ f& N+ ZDD Le Triomphant5 \1 F9 j9 d& Z- x h) ~& P% t/ V
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93$ G# J5 n! i# Y* @" o
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Japanese Ships
1 j- L5 f- o& Z# j5 z; k( U! pCA Kumano, Shell hits 33, on fire, heavy damage
- ]# P" x" w( Y3 p: {, c, ~CL Natori, Shell hits 24, and is sunk
6 P8 D9 U3 U* v& x2 _) K& KDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
% ^- W& d5 L# JDD Ikazuchi, on fire
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$ M& v/ B8 t- h3 _ H, Q0 uAllied Ships4 ]- U+ d: D' Q+ L
CA Portland, on fire, heavy damage
# p: v/ C' g o3 Z. M/ O' u' }1 oCA Northampton, on fire2 a% I& F: t0 @& j; y
CA Houston* ?! s$ \+ n1 t( g9 p
CA Louisville
$ N4 o8 [5 o: F- O+ ?CA Chicago. `8 j6 b/ S& J5 D
CA Pensacola" g7 P3 p) t+ }3 N- i
CA New Orleans/ H7 a6 Q: y) ~
CA Astoria2 S1 z J9 m6 w% x1 O
CA Minneapolis
+ A, a6 K0 w, H' F; ` ZCA San Francisco
. A1 S. d8 A1 W& WCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage7 _9 U0 s% Q! u; K/ M$ }" ^
CA Canberra
# S1 L& Q- n! y# l& MCL Leander
, t$ g0 U8 w, v ]- N% ~+ NCL Achilles& h$ h) G& y3 F0 R% l
CL Perth. }5 x' x( H9 }4 X" ]% |7 K
CL Hobart
# d3 z; T1 @( y5 b' i7 xCL Raleigh/ e Y" j8 V) {4 P1 r6 ]+ A" ~
CL Detroit
$ c C( V6 X! V9 ]- @CL Concord
" y; a) O1 [6 ^DD Cummings' E% @( |) |; B' o
DD Case6 `" |1 v- J0 n9 b
DD Shaw
1 Z/ F+ _: U% M( {DD Downes
7 K% Y" V8 l! ?4 S/ P r% V5 ~" \DD Le Triomphant
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Japanese Ships- u! _! v% Y0 s9 R
CA Kumano, Shell hits 29, and is sunk$ b2 b& R3 E% S& x7 A
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 35, and is sunk1 n+ e5 J$ O1 E& v+ q* U# a' k
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 15, and is sunk& i+ R9 _5 i. ^" ?
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Allied Ships
" `1 q+ U f h+ x8 g& zCA Portland, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
" j: b3 s' ^1 Z6 F: |CA Northampton, on fire
; l i' W9 x9 z" PCA Houston
3 l9 F+ ^* X2 {; g/ K. rCA Louisville
7 d! N* Y7 _4 j+ _CA Chicago* C/ A8 S& v0 V2 a( t5 k1 _
CA Pensacola
# e5 f" p3 b1 P4 Y# v$ w6 ?7 L- OCA New Orleans) ?- ^0 v4 C% Z8 \' A4 p
CA Astoria
$ U* I; v9 f# F; o' ]& @0 GCA Minneapolis
1 X% p4 K9 }# \, c/ q6 W. pCA San Francisco
5 Q- P6 a q, U7 O; sCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage" O6 \2 e+ Y5 Z3 f S% ]
CA Canberra" w v! O0 e# v$ |) C* m
CL Leander
* I( \' J) v" n8 C8 w) E! iCL Achilles
2 K( t4 c3 [' p; c& |9 a1 }CL Perth7 O# r- _& N9 t* a2 x7 N
CL Hobart
3 ~3 X: V6 a4 S* UCL Raleigh) c/ k) i) {# w! w9 f. B, D" i
CL Detroit/ G2 V$ w: Z1 E# v! Q" y, N& V
CL Concord* d6 Y- j+ E7 X0 A
DD Cummings
7 p1 W7 _# Z, lDD Case
# J' [5 J% M; ?9 Y( `: ]3 dDD Shaw
# v7 H3 @" l3 Z9 t& p1 g" q+ u) GDD Downes
2 ~$ w- [( i6 B L4 }DD Le Triomphant2 ?! {5 A8 @: v$ W5 o
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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Japanese aircraft, i- m# P* `: x9 U0 p
A6M2 Zero x 50
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5 \& r; K5 @% t6 K" t" P5 o& {Allied aircraft
! ?0 G5 [" h# q& d$ |% RF4F-4 Wildcat x 42
' n8 S. g5 R0 Y' v S3 u/ PSBD Dauntless x 44: e u+ z& Y4 X9 W# I
TBF Avenger x 16
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2 Q; X# g* m/ w- X# RJapanese aircraft losses0 ~) b5 t7 {1 { P( b9 k. ]
A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged9 K. R. m+ i0 X O) D. s5 O; ^; J
4 e: Z( F- u ~" u1 n- `+ OAllied aircraft losses4 w% x& d+ j. ^& W
F4F-4 Wildcat: 27 destroyed
: R" f8 A* w% Y2 bSBD Dauntless: 13 destroyed, 17 damaged# ~ x% L; Y& p9 F' S* G* v
TBF Avenger: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged
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Japanese Ships
x! ^" J8 _. F% FCV Kaga, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
+ m, n0 w9 p/ w, m; k' ^( m; ]CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
) f+ r% b/ K% mCV Shokaku& K- h" N& I- O4 H
CV Soryu
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,911 @6 h- ]* J1 b9 `+ P
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Japanese aircraft6 S1 p- M( _4 L4 n' m b) I& }. s
A6M2 Zero x 19
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Allied aircraft/ @0 ~& V% q1 v: Y3 w1 N3 m
F4F-4 Wildcat x 19
4 l, e! i2 X( ` n- m7 [SBD Dauntless x 14
7 }* K2 A/ Q, ]+ b; ^8 iTBF Avenger x 6* m4 x% M. Z; `
" V! \" x T1 K3 ]$ LJapanese aircraft losses( k. I& [8 F% f/ g6 X# m9 p3 h! N2 ^
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed$ b" X9 E5 e0 Q
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Allied aircraft losses
1 m) E1 |( Q5 \0 G9 S; w8 yF4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed
& v& j/ v; S# T) Z B9 ?5 ?SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged
' ^. X0 z3 o+ ^$ ^$ q/ sTBF Avenger: 6 damaged5 Y8 f8 \: Z1 {% ]
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Japanese Ships
- D' l" M- p0 r: TCV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
7 J: Q: Y' H+ p1 r! PCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2
# \. D/ r, E$ {) @8 dCA Tone
: x) X1 d! q5 F7 D* M; CCV Soryu, Bomb hits 1
$ K- o2 D3 v8 CCV Hiryu, on fire- m4 I3 s' T- R. n7 j: C
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: X0 E% Y ?8 _) v( y0 J* CDay Air attack on TF at 61,919 m9 e. j O0 l7 b0 s
4 f8 i j {( q+ XJapanese aircraft& ^9 `. Z5 ^7 e- @9 m" v
A6M2 Zero x 174 x6 z" I8 F+ z1 l/ _" u0 M" w
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Allied aircraft
5 _3 w( h; E2 p" M/ U9 ]) s1 A; nF4F-4 Wildcat x 243 P* g" E" Q9 B4 g. E: N6 e+ [
SBD Dauntless x 274 O- T, i! K" T3 M3 o! u. J7 b& T- C
TBF Avenger x 7+ A0 m6 ]8 u" [( s# W
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Japanese aircraft losses" x/ g+ p4 [% d- D
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
0 R( I' _+ h# y/ q3 V+ XF4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed$ }! s2 ?' m& L3 o& A. r
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged9 B1 U! g: H% c' y) o9 I6 A% d
TBF Avenger: 5 damaged* I6 Q1 M9 ]2 w O3 V
& k" k+ M2 q. T2 z# E% I8 bJapanese Ships
1 p2 ^" v1 R1 _/ oCV Shokaku; H: Y+ F* ~" E9 L
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 2, on fire% T, r7 m6 m4 U: m
CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
* J% j' j! P* J+ ?% O4 aCV Soryu
( a8 [# I7 v, K# `4 ?- ^4 M" rCA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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Japanese aircraft E, [" c3 B/ `' X! ]& u, ^
A6M2 Zero x 15" n: i, Z/ f1 F
& w( j: L* Y# xAllied aircraft
( V. T- B) x- I! J* J5 Q9 |F4F-4 Wildcat x 8# v& P: U9 O( B& g! t4 |
SBD Dauntless x 183 n3 H- }# R4 n% X" X! {1 L9 `
8 C7 T) b+ u$ N1 `Japanese aircraft losses
?9 q l. R) S/ KA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
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0 v! S% I5 N& N: N3 ]Allied aircraft losses
?8 Z$ e& r& A1 k. \9 O1 g8 h/ MF4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
, O7 n/ U+ h, ]% u3 \. OSBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged" h) L+ s* J" Y0 }: O& Y; W" G, B
& L* R# I( h% E9 h, B+ M/ c0 S. gJapanese Ships$ p! g6 k0 H: R. F; l+ y) P
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 1: x0 M9 y9 P4 {. v. c
CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
! J/ V$ U; U( y* T, u$ E4 |CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
9 O1 Q5 \" }3 A' K+ \& o VCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage- ^( R$ T f1 G ~7 O1 o9 e
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A6M2 Zero x 12
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0 l9 M6 c$ [& p2 W6 J3 xAllied aircraft
4 j4 x* m; L! r. t' F% tF4F-4 Wildcat x 10( B- i+ n3 ~4 L M+ ^7 w% v* o
SBD Dauntless x 9
. t9 H3 c! B! @) v+ ?7 yTBF Avenger x 16
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% a, u u( k, w; i2 Y6 @8 qJapanese aircraft losses' }8 h D3 Y8 F# r$ Y0 b* ]
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed5 p" e& P7 b' V- Q. _) R
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Allied aircraft losses
1 a: ~1 F0 ? P( n! XF4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed) o1 g' U- C0 g Z" K
SBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
# ?! y# O/ h8 LTBF Avenger: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged; d; d9 N0 W6 ^" ?, g
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Japanese Ships
5 s" k" o6 r* P- eCV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage) @- Y0 U0 ~8 h
CV Hiryu, on fire
1 Q6 S: ^5 j( S ]CA Chikuma
2 l5 [" q& E" P4 }9 E+ u7 g4 BCV Soryu
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Japanese aircraft4 f& f" m% Z" e" k3 f* V; x
A6M2 Zero x 36. U4 p0 G% ]7 ~* E- ]
D3A Val x 901 P$ C8 E2 g& K6 V/ o: j
B5N Kate x 66* ?0 p7 P/ R) ?, }/ G* Z& U% N. i7 _
) K" ~5 ~ {* D$ cAllied aircraft3 k- b6 L- K: |4 ~1 ~3 {& g$ i) Y
F4F-4 Wildcat x 108/ H# |; q3 T4 m1 L
P-40E Warhawk x 45$ m4 c: `: H; y$ n- z& M' r
P-38G Lightning x 2
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Japanese aircraft losses& L0 I- N9 S8 A, @0 ^- y
A6M2 Zero: 26 destroyed1 j. e0 v3 x+ h4 g+ h w$ K
D3A Val: 50 destroyed
+ |5 o. e7 _. Y+ K& ^- oB5N Kate: 42 destroyed- W, ~' ]2 s% V
9 Q) m3 k2 j4 ~" C4 {1 K
Allied aircraft losses$ h* i4 c7 P2 K0 ^+ K8 h9 X+ I
F4F-4 Wildcat: 41 destroyed, 14 damaged7 E/ x7 @5 O" x1 u
P-40E Warhawk: 27 destroyed
4 r: H3 @& h9 Q! |# t7 A) ]P-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed
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Allied Ships
9 W( K p% |. ~1 E3 I% }% FCV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1) J- `/ O3 a$ U2 b$ ^* E2 t8 _2 h# Q
CV Hornet, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire) X/ z* h! Y5 i3 [' F- c
CV Wasp, Bomb hits 2, on fire. p" J& I0 u9 p i) u
DD Benham, Bomb hits 1, on fire
& u$ c2 b. L, a x: c2 x/ w$ a/ i5 BCV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
8 P1 x/ ~) w+ i1 l( C( Z' X# f9 WCV Yorktown3 G6 V) w( l0 c) k- m$ Z2 c
CV Saratoga* W" o3 }3 z* ]" V
CL Honolulu
, [9 ?) v5 q3 M2 ]/ aCL St. Louis, Bomb hits 2
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Allied aircraft
0 y; w* ]5 z8 \B-25C Mitchell x 3$ l2 w; ]% W+ R' q1 T# X
3 r) J% M8 k* b- {No Allied losses& z/ }' Q% \- B: A
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Japanese Ships6 R4 g) @$ P9 E8 L/ V5 s% T
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Aircraft Attacking:
8 M& i; I u5 P9 u( Q 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91( D" ]! X: u8 e4 c& o$ u+ A0 S5 ?$ x
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Allied aircraft0 M8 Z) i z* [* ~8 F5 n5 X& f8 `6 C
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21- h& }" A/ a3 [/ q$ Z* A
SBD Dauntless x 90' o* w$ t& Y' A2 T0 `' }
TBF Avenger x 33
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Japanese Ships
$ L8 d; L% K& o5 B P5 jCA Chikuma
/ d y$ t$ ?9 T. R5 _3 h/ CCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
) H& u7 ]7 y7 q$ d' WCV Soryu, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
3 c1 ]6 Z, x. G* {# ^* Q0 Y& r$ p) KCA Tone, Bomb hits 10 T8 n! L' d5 I2 i, U2 q
DD Ariake, Bomb hits 1, on fire: Q6 i3 S6 _- `0 Y0 v
CA Aoba, Bomb hits 2
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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B-25C Mitchell x 20, M! F) N- {- w$ g0 ~/ `
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Japanese Ships
: E: O! f& x' Q3 b2 h' ]CV Soryu, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage1 q) E3 X/ ^' B
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
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Ground combat at Shortlands
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Allied Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 13678 troops, 150 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 322+ P- X, R0 B# x6 J6 U
z3 l; E: J7 m5 @1 Z+ yDefending force 1457 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 106 m/ u. E; @' r" Z2 P
$ K$ P" L0 j a3 I0 D! t7 ~Allied max assault: 314 - adjusted assault: 281 8 t9 Z+ k6 _5 [% ~0 [3 N0 ^
( r% y8 A+ u8 w% fJapanese max defense: 6 - adjusted defense: 1 * w$ B; ]$ ]5 [4 U3 { d
& z2 Y% _) }" s" R, pAllied assault odds: 281 to 1
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Japanese ground losses:
4 Y5 _ y( C) s: S1572 casualties reported
9 @, A# M' ^7 }. {/ W0 oGuns lost 7
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! \, _# r6 j, z3 J5 \6 |7 xAllied ground losses:
Z7 N% b$ M7 V2 casualties reported
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