AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/18/42
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Japanese Ships
2 U# }" [" e1 `( UCA Kumano
* `% l) s' x+ v3 F) }CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 42, and is sunk
, o7 Y/ r: V8 p0 V# g2 PCA Furutaka, Shell hits 1
) }8 S+ Z+ t. KCL Natori, Shell hits 1
+ w0 m) L1 ?. S2 @8 D5 hDD Maikaze, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage- \2 ?1 Q) t. m9 d/ L
DD Natsugumo' M+ a0 J3 q8 q% [* {3 q6 a
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 1
& k2 m' H/ G1 [ J8 |* K5 \DD Yuzuki7 W D7 A' e+ _% E L0 v2 T
8 u( F7 D$ Z9 X- z. e6 f4 mAllied Ships7 ?- P3 m7 Z8 Q+ Q
CA Portland, Shell hits 2, on fire
: ?8 X# D: {6 R1 T p$ iCA Northampton
# ]2 |- T A/ B% }& w, HCA Houston, Torpedo hits 14 k5 ] d5 P* u, N, x* e9 Z
CA Chester, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
1 l7 [9 \: ?! p% ^( W: ~7 rCA Louisville, Shell hits 1
6 S( H8 x- C- d! ^; J( TCA Chicago
# O1 C+ O. V! K; `! X: ECA Pensacola5 P; [' @4 }0 ]6 w5 S4 h7 c
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
# V$ D+ x x% m1 ? [9 ?+ J- j/ y7 U cCA Astoria
2 F5 I7 q/ ~0 D1 `1 aCA Minneapolis
# G- I5 {. }8 ?9 p, eCA San Francisco
* h( C2 b7 U/ m3 m8 F4 lCA Australia, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
3 E& _6 q/ p' ?# \6 N" D/ h) uCA Canberra
* ^' w/ N" S7 C7 QCL Leander
! w7 j# j/ [0 J& \5 `/ YCL Achilles
: ~- i$ |5 ^( ~6 NCL Perth
: }4 p0 w+ w9 y2 f2 h% g& n) fCL Hobart
: T* u6 Y3 ^) N+ _1 ICL Raleigh
# f' W" |, k( Q% j7 @CL Detroit
3 s$ ^# l3 a3 }1 P g+ ICL Concord
" N! S( \- l3 s4 b6 A! [DD Cummings
+ x- Q& x$ _2 z3 K3 L4 G i ADD Case
7 o* i7 K$ G1 }8 Q/ P* lDD Shaw
3 X$ z; J9 x% f& q3 \; CDD Downes
; Z" w: z& H) p& k. S1 o( b' G$ kDD Le Triomphant; s1 j, |( l. W
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! M7 [0 Y2 O6 ]3 u4 A) H6 jNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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CA Kumano, Shell hits 10* A: p( ^; P/ q" ^, r/ i( k
CA Furutaka
6 V1 f! p! t, @1 QCL Natori, Shell hits 10 u2 G2 u8 k% o) K% f: _* c" t
DD Maikaze, on fire, heavy damage. i5 ~ E" s/ E, q- p
DD Natsugumo( a( `: \8 I B! w4 |0 i- Q
DD Ikazuchi0 ~+ _& R/ L7 M# t' L& v
DD Yuzuki
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Allied Ships; [6 N, a$ X: c) H# {/ W, l4 n: u
CA Portland, on fire% ?4 u0 i: v) T* Q: R7 ^/ x3 ~& P) K
CA Northampton
. m4 }' h& J& ]/ E6 J5 Q* V1 dCA Houston/ N2 o+ }8 j) \: p
CA Louisville0 I9 j/ g$ u6 Q8 }2 x7 M" P
CA Chicago6 B4 f8 h3 |" Y0 q4 Z3 b
CA Pensacola8 h @6 P$ z0 O! J
CA New Orleans
* O9 L' L* u4 z# q8 vCA Astoria( g6 _- r$ [3 k& m) T. z/ E
CA Minneapolis
+ E6 S* ?. g& C& j# o4 B; c! _CA San Francisco( P% D4 _' G& g2 M0 s. i8 i# s$ _
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage4 o7 K+ }! z+ G, T; z
CA Canberra
O9 ?( W$ o" q0 t4 Y' C& m4 OCL Leander$ z2 K, ]/ c, L3 k# V7 R' { m& u
CL Achilles
8 a& h% h5 G; r5 Z( l; f# gCL Perth
, H- y5 R# Y' ~# Z$ r' L% PCL Hobart
, [# [( q& L. b9 RCL Raleigh3 }* ^" H$ ~3 U0 o
CL Detroit' e- L# p* X+ e
CL Concord
. V& V: ~: ~7 u! }6 _- l e+ dDD Cummings n! c" J& M# h7 r u
DD Case- p/ r' Y& ~* o+ k! Q/ J. U" h
DD Shaw
& J( ]7 n0 E: d2 O, f6 M; tDD Downes
" K: x( l: z- d+ q) Q [DD Le Triomphant1 n2 \0 ?3 O0 _) f
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# i3 a. [/ N, Q) m1 n3 ENight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,933 D0 r6 X/ @+ R$ a4 U
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% p r/ X; ]) Y$ {2 v; ZCA Kumano, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage' m# K( ` M: @6 J# v7 G
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 34, and is sunk% x/ J0 G2 }7 Q6 U
CL Natori, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
/ w, x0 [$ E! G- rDD Maikaze, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
, r y9 i, F; t- Q4 P5 |9 mDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1% z0 }/ g4 t* @5 s3 H
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 3, on fire
3 `2 z+ f+ D9 v4 p' d4 p/ W0 }0 qDD Yuzuki, Shell hits 6, and is sunk" A4 [% a1 I7 e# Y, H
4 j# D+ w4 d5 D+ a4 l; v* nAllied Ships" N) K) G9 k( V, [2 s' A, p
CA Portland, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage5 d1 O' {6 V1 s( C
CA Northampton, Shell hits 1, on fire
% Z# H5 Y( `8 Q- LCA Houston, Shell hits 1# f+ N' C. V6 d! R
CA Louisville( @# _' J& i# O" q
CA Chicago, Shell hits 2
) ^: H$ _: n0 ]+ w* BCA Pensacola, Shell hits 4
3 n* C ~9 F2 a, Z0 SCA New Orleans, Shell hits 4% J& Z- u; D; Z# A1 u! J0 |
CA Astoria
! W' e' V9 }* m* q) x+ VCA Minneapolis$ Z# J& W4 g$ z" B" W8 v6 ]
CA San Francisco# n; A2 h6 E3 S5 E
CA Australia, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
1 K. H, l& t1 ?3 t, D6 c3 A5 DCA Canberra
- E# B0 Y" E8 [/ O% q* cCL Leander
% O( v; [3 Q) L2 G. fCL Achilles9 ~: \2 g( V8 Y ]+ I/ d) Z. T2 ~9 l* H
CL Perth% G* D8 l, c8 S% J8 Z( }
CL Hobart
& r6 q! |! `6 T1 `$ i8 sCL Raleigh
3 v% y4 q% ~( o6 Y% ]CL Detroit
1 t$ Z! s4 c# O, p" d4 g0 m$ cCL Concord: b( a/ T+ t2 E- x6 l" B; k8 ?2 `
DD Cummings
& k' @6 R0 L! h% F2 cDD Case- Y& t) r9 x" @; j
DD Shaw
0 O4 h% W" Z1 A; S5 Q/ ?' \DD Downes# ?6 u% w/ F" P. b
DD Le Triomphant
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CA Kumano, Shell hits 33, on fire, heavy damage$ O* a. w; v+ m9 f5 }& d% _
CL Natori, Shell hits 24, and is sunk0 `1 w" g( z F# C) w' E
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
: t) g' H1 c% jDD Ikazuchi, on fire
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2 i% b% D2 w1 g1 rAllied Ships( B, F) x+ Y6 S6 I D' z
CA Portland, on fire, heavy damage
* T6 d- d- V* G- iCA Northampton, on fire
; c% w! A [+ {, \. aCA Houston# W4 G. b4 x: L, z; P( g
CA Louisville
, f7 L- }: [! l6 J; WCA Chicago
) \! P. j4 m8 c. h. @CA Pensacola" h' d5 x. p- v- K" v4 C
CA New Orleans
; _1 b( L) [8 d$ w, c+ n( v5 LCA Astoria8 u4 u1 m+ l% x8 U9 D
CA Minneapolis
8 u' B; }. } h* ^9 x$ ACA San Francisco
8 \5 t. D" D% k: WCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage6 q3 e7 y6 p4 P) x" Z" B6 n5 Y
CA Canberra5 j4 x( K1 ?$ U4 j, Z# Q) k4 |* C
CL Leander
; t+ `% { b# r& I/ p& d/ X' E$ HCL Achilles1 ^, w5 n6 d; b/ q0 j/ J; K) d
CL Perth
* x1 w! `& d6 \" vCL Hobart. {, j4 X; r9 C& l) Q+ _
CL Raleigh! ^" L' j5 r. @1 E1 X* d C" }
CL Detroit
& `$ Z) q/ @7 T% U. B, e% i FCL Concord$ `. P8 N! C! z9 Q1 Y$ }# y
DD Cummings8 F7 m' I2 @% |% q% r4 o
DD Case
+ K9 ^ D3 J9 R! p SDD Shaw( ~) Q3 H9 f0 k- J
DD Downes. f8 i( s6 V* s
DD Le Triomphant
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3 [1 b4 X Y, bJapanese Ships
3 ?# M0 M2 \/ ]/ z# D& G- ECA Kumano, Shell hits 29, and is sunk
" V5 F$ |+ J1 v" D# p; U3 z1 D0 z7 mDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 35, and is sunk2 M- C) p" T6 B# U
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 15, and is sunk6 C* I$ B, z8 e- _+ B
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Allied Ships0 a: l$ k8 L6 V1 \3 U, r; r6 ~
CA Portland, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
" }% l1 g% G8 Y; j8 N" W- k" VCA Northampton, on fire
/ B% V/ A% E" j! ]CA Houston
8 j/ ?# ?6 N: ?6 O/ }0 pCA Louisville: _2 ^# d N( z/ ]1 J7 s
CA Chicago
! p& S$ J0 v: Z% \! a" t0 ~CA Pensacola
3 D7 [% N+ z' b% ~$ g6 n( V4 G7 HCA New Orleans
$ m1 K* L" E$ F# @$ O# R* `CA Astoria
2 Q) o8 L9 _) X; w- s2 V3 P2 q( GCA Minneapolis3 m4 E5 Y; h/ z2 \* @
CA San Francisco
$ X( V" I7 h$ ^- N9 i, oCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
, s m* o4 g" e: G4 l* l. [CA Canberra
/ x' M; p( n& E v6 t% t8 s6 |1 V: _CL Leander/ y+ A- S# k8 I6 K
CL Achilles2 _& G8 r2 B$ [$ v/ _! @( d
CL Perth
: q( f+ \. |. D" X) eCL Hobart$ z; q! E8 {) @4 M% O& c) K
CL Raleigh
) i& ?) N' A4 v( @2 n+ e: mCL Detroit
[3 {; O. W: j) n4 ECL Concord) [( y6 ?+ [6 s4 b
DD Cummings
) [) T, l, J9 i" |DD Case
$ m9 W( X! t* ~) \DD Shaw
8 X$ S6 Y0 s6 [/ ?! kDD Downes
' W; Y% @7 i& Z4 t1 XDD Le Triomphant
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5 J; m$ {- D0 r* P1 aDay Air attack on TF at 61,91
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7 ~! C$ u. g. A) KJapanese aircraft. a6 T0 @: D* L* B, _( V* o1 S
A6M2 Zero x 50% C9 h, J, j( Q0 \- S9 Y V) C
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Allied aircraft& E6 b- A2 u/ C: e
F4F-4 Wildcat x 42, p, l6 y3 z# L% C
SBD Dauntless x 44 e0 A6 {3 P0 b0 v* t, u8 Y
TBF Avenger x 16" X+ p% E/ W/ c7 m0 K, j
# j. m5 O3 C# g$ h1 i1 EJapanese aircraft losses( ?& n( w8 `0 H1 A4 }9 ]: v
A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged3 h1 o9 z; M, i( M& f; y6 c F- z
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Allied aircraft losses. |, i: r {& b7 S7 \* o3 C7 D/ P
F4F-4 Wildcat: 27 destroyed: S2 E5 [8 K) g5 x0 G3 \2 s
SBD Dauntless: 13 destroyed, 17 damaged
6 |1 z4 @# w6 V* c' iTBF Avenger: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged& X0 D9 G9 u! P: o
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Japanese Ships1 Y2 {/ h4 V- g+ z. U; C" y. W6 `
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
0 }. c7 |5 G" M( V. @CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire6 w' F, u2 m" V5 }& `. U$ W6 R% y
CV Shokaku/ H% U) `; N8 A6 P) N
CV Soryu! Y5 ~6 s* U# |3 J' }
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- M4 T2 M C7 GJapanese aircraft
/ a& M* G' R& {, M" D: aA6M2 Zero x 19 i% M: Y, W" ?$ k, Q
6 [, |5 u$ N- H8 ]7 BAllied aircraft
. W( i! J8 b& O) b5 i6 Y+ z+ KF4F-4 Wildcat x 19
: q( m- S n. M, t- u& X8 Q, DSBD Dauntless x 14
E8 |, C. s( t+ R5 O/ Y2 c2 QTBF Avenger x 6
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: _% p+ O b, ^5 g8 o. q; Y- |8 |. BJapanese aircraft losses" _% r/ i0 C/ i4 _1 t/ c8 q
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses9 M( o, M) F/ ^- ~8 t
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed
3 M7 p8 h/ L' Z5 O; Y7 OSBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged* s( g1 M: |% u) h& u; B
TBF Avenger: 6 damaged5 q$ m8 m) ^3 s& q9 D3 M4 T7 U7 l
9 j, [6 i/ t6 D' ?! c' Z; ~ H
Japanese Ships: }/ K0 `2 n% B) |/ x2 W% U0 Y
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage4 m0 b# H0 P7 i8 ^' ^9 o
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2; h# V7 J# x* k$ |
CA Tone+ m6 h7 P& b S& B3 D+ b: @
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 19 L ~2 u% Z& z7 J+ j
CV Hiryu, on fire: U+ i$ c+ E: h; F( u. i
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91: @0 i1 s0 Y5 {* M9 s& J" S
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Japanese aircraft0 n9 \; m5 A: {6 i+ b8 l
A6M2 Zero x 17
9 `+ T3 H0 }% k( \% O" c8 O9 J) a ! Y: k7 _" r% C- L5 D4 R8 K
Allied aircraft+ M3 d9 i4 D, ~. l" ?, J
F4F-4 Wildcat x 245 P! ^8 |; ?( L: c$ T3 S& M) R6 h8 v( U; Z
SBD Dauntless x 27
1 Z+ x0 q1 Z* c2 k3 H( M% yTBF Avenger x 7! d0 b) M! w3 i% _0 A# K( F
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Japanese aircraft losses& e' Y+ D5 C, a$ x) u
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses+ u# |7 y& a6 j m7 o$ N* B$ _
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed
$ U8 Q& Z: R3 y# a9 S; M$ G0 dSBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged
$ _) N* i+ q0 f( `; m4 |5 L% qTBF Avenger: 5 damaged" _7 p1 ~; ?5 k9 A5 f+ w) c
A7 V) D( P! |* L
Japanese Ships3 d. S4 n; P4 |6 h, P
CV Shokaku
6 |. h& s/ ?8 M GCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 2, on fire9 j1 M: l5 l( o8 E2 F& q
CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
0 d8 |4 C# m' u5 V: aCV Soryu" k5 Z9 d* x! S7 d& b
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1
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3 R3 S8 r% e& f/ H+ M" wDay Air attack on TF at 61,91
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Japanese aircraft
9 R3 s4 J5 Y3 B9 d4 Z' dA6M2 Zero x 15
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Allied aircraft
Y$ d/ t" N( V6 p- g4 yF4F-4 Wildcat x 8! Q9 {9 S! T( E" R! `
SBD Dauntless x 18
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% p: k/ j3 [3 q- R. {Japanese aircraft losses
2 }: f C( T! ^, z/ u" `A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed( W1 h" U" @1 V; ]% P. h: y
D1 M9 ]: h9 ]2 X, p3 a% B1 g! R3 q
Allied aircraft losses$ H- j* d* G0 X0 e
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed* y/ |/ H8 e6 T/ ?3 ?
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged; v5 X" f6 q, O/ l: y. r. g
6 @( }' e4 r# ^3 p
Japanese Ships
2 x3 T5 |% r- o8 eCV Soryu, Bomb hits 1
0 E2 G8 F2 k, o6 b8 k) C/ TCV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
7 ~1 v% C" }4 }, Q: h( j NCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire6 ?. I9 X$ w( |0 l- P$ |
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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Japanese aircraft
) W' R: H4 w' n! eA6M2 Zero x 12
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* k: [, W7 ]' d: r: i6 MAllied aircraft! v2 Y5 i5 x \- k( G- `8 s
F4F-4 Wildcat x 10
2 ]' q5 ]5 l/ DSBD Dauntless x 9
2 n9 Z8 l3 s- k( t6 z8 Z! lTBF Avenger x 16: F( E# _. P4 ?) o8 O: c0 I
0 D! d7 q' |. {5 d, k# C. a. Z! c( d+ z
Japanese aircraft losses
% @: W/ R4 f' O" A" }4 EA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed5 E/ m* ~2 o* K' w
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Allied aircraft losses# ^ B2 v4 B1 o
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed* [9 A, _* W8 y5 n/ ~
SBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
2 [+ \( Z* X! r. a/ `TBF Avenger: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged
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Japanese Ships. T" m% P) E9 J7 f& J. B
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
$ l2 q! q9 ^2 a5 e# r/ ZCV Hiryu, on fire; L$ Q% v" X: p2 i" a
CA Chikuma9 s/ N2 _7 i# e# W" V, d
CV Soryu
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1 o2 F1 g9 D. mDay Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,932 S! P3 G4 E% K- [7 {$ ?. }
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Japanese aircraft4 m% P/ L6 l7 w' I! L0 t
A6M2 Zero x 369 z$ }) c: y! S/ c! [% {
D3A Val x 90
( H" M) N1 e4 H, zB5N Kate x 667 o; L/ s0 u- o
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Allied aircraft
; @! l% z3 x* g/ CF4F-4 Wildcat x 108
: r2 _8 _% Y0 N( M6 i. n9 k# c2 kP-40E Warhawk x 45) V; D$ f3 S- D
P-38G Lightning x 2
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Japanese aircraft losses
$ g4 g/ c7 J/ ?9 n/ J# N- wA6M2 Zero: 26 destroyed6 w/ W8 m; d9 ]- D# j' E& m
D3A Val: 50 destroyed
' w) ]+ v" n% r! O# `9 t8 F, E& `) x8 \B5N Kate: 42 destroyed( c& s& h, X& r. C* n4 p$ ~
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Allied aircraft losses0 V- l9 S4 U1 `3 i" ~
F4F-4 Wildcat: 41 destroyed, 14 damaged5 D( \* k- D$ I* G! W' k
P-40E Warhawk: 27 destroyed
. B( |0 d6 t" ?1 s* bP-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed: r7 b" n5 y4 U' ?7 e; e1 m
1 T* E D" k' I; pAllied Ships7 X0 K" a+ U% ]9 p8 W) x
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1
2 o2 H `$ h3 s2 ^7 `1 ]& N @/ fCV Hornet, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire* F4 q# s+ ?2 n/ c
CV Wasp, Bomb hits 2, on fire
5 L, N. Z" T9 N8 ]3 N: C3 p; V# PDD Benham, Bomb hits 1, on fire
! m! m/ Q- h% v3 ?CV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1, on fire* Z! b7 j4 y% L, b" d
CV Yorktown
% ]9 ~3 r9 V3 M: r' D' i/ XCV Saratoga# J/ M' g/ Y! I% s1 k
CL Honolulu2 P: F, Y+ i3 o' K! Y
CL St. Louis, Bomb hits 2/ q9 @( M: y, Y7 K' M, ~
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Allied aircraft
* q0 }- o4 B9 c5 cB-25C Mitchell x 3+ s" x* o/ {- P" u/ N% k
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: I& \3 R- H; m4 z3 J9 }Japanese Ships: m# v4 O- F3 p& T
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Aircraft Attacking:
4 P$ m7 X8 E5 } 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet5 V. T# w1 W3 I# K! Q0 o
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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Allied aircraft: N2 _6 i) @, H2 F9 h* g7 c
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21! K3 I S. R* _8 ~' P, y
SBD Dauntless x 90
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CA Chikuma
4 H# f# E( \4 m ]CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
, D6 q6 _, e$ L$ K% Q- kCV Soryu, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage7 S* b( d: K, z# S
CA Tone, Bomb hits 17 I2 _. ]0 c+ J
DD Ariake, Bomb hits 1, on fire8 I) ^2 o- q% a/ g1 q! l
CA Aoba, Bomb hits 2& Y" Y+ N5 U& ^$ m! y
CL Tama
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0 a! O( z$ L& FDay Air attack on TF at 61,91
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Allied aircraft% ^1 ~" ~ b- @8 ?! W7 |( Q
B-25C Mitchell x 20
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& L7 _' \" p4 ~CV Soryu, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage) u& X9 e$ V$ U& Z# i
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage% W% i! Y/ `0 V% F' Z( d: ]0 K( Q: `
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& K+ f0 y9 L6 _' U1 eGround combat at Shortlands0 X+ I6 O1 B) Y- h9 E. m& {/ i j
: [$ _) ^1 R/ c% ?8 `Allied Deliberate attack
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* z( e4 \8 Q7 VAttacking force 13678 troops, 150 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 322. l; V Z5 F' w" c& S- Q
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Defending force 1457 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10
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& X7 T( I' ~0 {, l& D( k, u+ FAllied max assault: 314 - adjusted assault: 281
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Japanese max defense: 6 - adjusted defense: 1 + S+ N1 n/ N1 g/ r; R. M% z6 @" h& R
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Allied assault odds: 281 to 1
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Japanese ground losses:
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Guns lost 7" j/ x$ {: M+ w/ X' _
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Allied ground losses:# D% |7 y3 p& l3 B8 D& o* R9 j
2 casualties reported
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