AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/18/421 R- h$ `/ F* D* l0 [
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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% u6 V% Q7 e' z# [) DJapanese Ships
. m0 s4 q; C' BCA Kumano
* U8 v3 l+ a& V- G! J% R" ICA Kinugasa, Shell hits 42, and is sunk
' {$ q3 H- z& g% tCA Furutaka, Shell hits 1
' {: n! D3 e8 j% t% V0 V* DCL Natori, Shell hits 1
/ S: u W2 I# R LDD Maikaze, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
; G' n% {& w" IDD Natsugumo
1 ^( U# d' S: V3 R8 ^DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 1
& i( z4 y5 J4 a% _9 JDD Yuzuki. ^$ Y( a+ Y. B/ B% K3 M1 F
. k% T5 E( \3 H' b2 Q/ F5 t' B) VAllied Ships8 [$ S, f) p8 E3 k
CA Portland, Shell hits 2, on fire
$ A( l6 S% V. NCA Northampton+ Z4 I L- A: \3 S
CA Houston, Torpedo hits 1' m# Q2 `- s/ E0 h& D
CA Chester, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
x2 n8 i1 B# f+ I; n) f3 P, o( vCA Louisville, Shell hits 19 _" [' a* ?* e' W; h1 L3 L# p; m
CA Chicago
5 n( L0 H- s+ A+ MCA Pensacola
3 @1 U. y, E: I8 S# ~. i/ vCA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
K' w2 c/ a: g, Y8 UCA Astoria
+ J9 d" _" e8 u9 Q6 o; m% F+ o( [0 [CA Minneapolis' W- B" ^/ Q {
CA San Francisco
: R9 M- P. F6 b5 s9 S8 g! PCA Australia, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
& O; r8 G. U" x1 u {. z3 | M4 BCA Canberra0 u7 A; M2 R$ C: d( i' e
CL Leander& O- b1 [& f# ~1 c
CL Achilles" ~2 U( K, C5 ]- { R7 N
CL Perth% v! v2 J' n7 h6 M1 z: O) c
CL Hobart" G7 f0 i8 N- Z9 [
CL Raleigh
" i# D% D) V* H- O% J. ]CL Detroit
) _- m3 o/ m/ j* @CL Concord
) \) `) \" W. W3 N$ VDD Cummings
" @3 t/ U3 ? C" S5 j3 g" y. MDD Case
2 n6 w2 w3 J1 T A7 D% p1 mDD Shaw
8 c! N/ i2 O. E, h8 \8 I& EDD Downes& x g2 ]0 D) f8 C4 X6 J
DD Le Triomphant! Z {1 d% W, u+ d
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3 o% q' I4 Y, _* CNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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Japanese Ships
! r. M: G/ O+ `8 X. e5 _CA Kumano, Shell hits 10
) S' n" N$ Y$ d7 {7 F( OCA Furutaka
0 Q" G! q( v" m3 A, U* zCL Natori, Shell hits 1
% {. M7 f/ |( N$ H$ M% P2 _ MDD Maikaze, on fire, heavy damage& R6 `4 P/ O# S0 l, g$ [1 F
DD Natsugumo
8 T) f- z- [' WDD Ikazuchi0 P7 A& t5 N; z j W! _8 [: V
DD Yuzuki
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Allied Ships
; T0 d: J" y* ~2 V. A' XCA Portland, on fire: @5 q4 Q- o$ d
CA Northampton
& v. c7 ?- V: aCA Houston4 P/ F# U3 O( E, u9 t9 f0 f
CA Louisville0 V* l, Q% R) _( e+ u' ^
CA Chicago
$ d. C9 Z$ B# S3 _* k4 cCA Pensacola) b- c8 s9 j8 R' b- s2 G) T
CA New Orleans
4 B2 Q n, D) WCA Astoria# {, ^4 G% n& c/ }
CA Minneapolis8 x+ S% W) S5 N, R/ M _
CA San Francisco
/ i; l$ e$ L0 K! I# ^CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage! F; ?' l; O' w+ m' I# l
CA Canberra
8 O/ Z) i. v! k- SCL Leander
3 t7 K; k, m/ _% R; ICL Achilles
; E# r: ~2 t8 G' G+ ]CL Perth3 x0 f% L, V6 ^7 v# t% w: k% @
CL Hobart
# G4 q+ F5 Q1 P6 k9 O7 DCL Raleigh5 d2 L3 G5 J, j2 r
CL Detroit# s0 z/ h+ L; i; F0 g+ r9 s
CL Concord. t1 {' o$ Q! j+ L9 q
DD Cummings
9 \2 a7 X8 k/ fDD Case! t' w( V8 K2 x0 A, C7 C$ I
DD Shaw
2 ~9 G, y p b: ~DD Downes
4 @9 H% B- N( H2 [DD Le Triomphant' @' |% Y% Y" W
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CA Kumano, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
& k' N O) K" _CA Furutaka, Shell hits 34, and is sunk7 ~6 H6 ~/ ~% Y7 ]( {
CL Natori, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage5 X: x! p+ P' I+ C' m
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
. ~7 Y9 o& X8 }DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
_) X9 w, M( [DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 3, on fire+ O. R- c+ e% W# g& K9 P
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
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2 x' C3 g7 ^$ e9 p0 XCA Portland, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
0 u- X2 Y( N' t& h# V+ r6 k% uCA Northampton, Shell hits 1, on fire
9 f0 \* i4 b: l9 Y3 LCA Houston, Shell hits 1; r7 Y8 t" n- U; j8 ~% r
CA Louisville/ u2 Z @- Y* ]* q' l, ]) q' q
CA Chicago, Shell hits 2
+ J# W3 P- m; I; |* z& oCA Pensacola, Shell hits 4
7 S5 U- b2 ]) T! eCA New Orleans, Shell hits 4
1 P2 j3 X' T4 h# E, b" B8 h9 eCA Astoria- Y) c! t& \) C m. s
CA Minneapolis# i' x1 |. W2 `3 v* v- J( C* x
CA San Francisco3 N# C4 b4 W! s0 v) T* {- L3 J
CA Australia, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage1 N$ E W! a2 o6 |
CA Canberra
: M" ?$ C) n' S0 e: z5 E7 cCL Leander
% O. x; L* U$ W4 G {CL Achilles
7 }' u. }6 l5 b4 {3 k9 X/ `- RCL Perth
/ r. Y: V' N6 t- \" ZCL Hobart
+ J }1 h ~& l: K0 ~; t& MCL Raleigh3 a* Y# O" B2 g# b$ f: q/ v
CL Detroit
+ @7 ?" ?% H. ~% g$ NCL Concord/ z0 L1 Z7 r* j4 Y$ L2 T; K9 a
DD Cummings
9 N4 e" d' o+ sDD Case6 H2 B; p: v& s$ v8 C) w
DD Shaw
8 N( ^% e! T- a6 Q/ V- M' rDD Downes- O+ k$ J) [- V. i8 ~: _& x1 ]" i
DD Le Triomphant. \% N0 o9 G0 |, K
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3 X7 C: D. O( u% g2 u3 N3 uNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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6 S O5 s" ~7 T9 UJapanese Ships
# W* k/ L% g6 y, v5 v3 w+ ECA Kumano, Shell hits 33, on fire, heavy damage) P" k/ z' F, a' a
CL Natori, Shell hits 24, and is sunk
; n1 h' C( L( t. s1 ` xDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1$ d0 u8 i, n$ U+ c% U6 Z" }( h1 n
DD Ikazuchi, on fire
0 x6 S& L8 S6 G# G
\* K. |6 v/ F/ [( EAllied Ships8 ]5 n4 a* S+ ]- Y' e# Y
CA Portland, on fire, heavy damage. t6 I _# f3 u, y, N
CA Northampton, on fire
2 J5 K2 u4 ^ d* vCA Houston
3 R D' f3 ^$ z d- BCA Louisville
! l: R* F6 r! R; o8 r+ i$ _2 c- }CA Chicago
/ t$ {6 |( c3 ~/ a7 c- OCA Pensacola& O V; x% C$ V# M! R
CA New Orleans
5 K# e# q1 {6 F) m- q3 F" |5 l3 N% bCA Astoria
7 M2 V6 W# I- _CA Minneapolis
3 g6 W3 y) X( m. L9 I$ f& K }CA San Francisco/ y2 |- X. F/ k3 ]6 J6 w7 |- M
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage- U9 `0 `3 b7 ^- Q; P1 ~/ F# M0 r
CA Canberra! x( H9 B5 v7 Q" x2 V q
CL Leander# T7 l/ x, a; }. w* T/ b
CL Achilles4 @6 D; P r; L: w
CL Perth
* E( t% ?7 b) M6 Z: ?0 }CL Hobart! I) O+ b% x* h" N q" r* [& b1 J
CL Raleigh
, [" I" Q) e& I GCL Detroit6 e; |/ ], Y. V' R" M5 @; j
CL Concord
) P, D* [3 v& L& \DD Cummings6 m/ k; L3 l# T0 h- S& i/ `1 i" [
DD Case
! m4 U& _4 |( D+ eDD Shaw
t! z2 m7 W$ ^3 H% [% vDD Downes
" ^8 ]+ a! k( g. ]' N4 V5 aDD Le Triomphant
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7 l3 s3 D2 C9 ?& m9 L8 }Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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CA Kumano, Shell hits 29, and is sunk: x* K% P% F) E( x+ r# U+ k
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 35, and is sunk; S! K& \8 \8 U* m- Y1 @
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
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; d' I* |1 U1 o. X, F2 ZAllied Ships' Y% {% x( f7 |* ^
CA Portland, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage" L' [/ x A( H# S5 {$ B, D
CA Northampton, on fire) j( G1 Q% H7 ?8 E3 R! E# C- ]
CA Houston! P! w/ _' |9 ^
CA Louisville3 l# ^/ r. _2 ?7 ?4 k- ~& K
CA Chicago
! j, i) C N [! ~. G$ B. U# oCA Pensacola5 v$ b5 K# v8 R$ c0 G" J* ^) O: ~( I# w
CA New Orleans" V; ~+ K- u: o) f5 ?; z5 V
CA Astoria: K8 [4 I( _( d% A' N/ @
CA Minneapolis- G4 c3 e/ z& ]1 Z! r2 a
CA San Francisco
3 b6 u! p" x/ }9 c' ^+ R. E6 DCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
: f/ ^7 L& T x# E) CCA Canberra( {4 {! O0 M# F4 Z
CL Leander: H* p6 \/ X0 D: Z
CL Achilles
& E ~2 d/ V h4 GCL Perth
; V. X6 s1 y# q/ K8 A+ uCL Hobart
% x G7 M+ [* e' z, QCL Raleigh' ^( ]7 S3 e6 Y& q) |3 X! k/ g
CL Detroit& y+ s+ l7 V* J/ P
CL Concord
8 D6 H7 |1 I" n( MDD Cummings
9 T3 Y# }, \9 {# T1 P( S, M. ~DD Case
- P, {3 J; t+ k( ^3 ~" lDD Shaw
. ]0 ?6 e; ~, M6 ?DD Downes
( \/ z& m- h C( _' HDD Le Triomphant
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|; C& |6 G$ z' O& ~5 JJapanese aircraft7 V) m* I; D# d# Q
A6M2 Zero x 50
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Allied aircraft& K& ~- Q4 j7 \! v
F4F-4 Wildcat x 421 @, @6 D0 q( s' N, z
SBD Dauntless x 44
) r# L2 W( r% a7 ~# p9 yTBF Avenger x 163 ]' o. @6 Y9 Y$ }8 L9 g
" {5 j; C! v( n( p0 g0 W
Japanese aircraft losses: n4 u# u. F! C8 [5 q' \! e
A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged' y8 r0 u* F& w3 ]3 Q
0 I" L$ R6 Q0 a# V3 n6 q* L9 c7 AAllied aircraft losses
0 G+ {' \3 l. a% n& ~F4F-4 Wildcat: 27 destroyed
$ U, q( F6 W- z+ O9 K# [. cSBD Dauntless: 13 destroyed, 17 damaged% C0 e' N. g" D
TBF Avenger: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged
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Japanese Ships
% L$ P. {! l- o0 }6 `7 gCV Kaga, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage6 B6 a- j' t) c- H6 B% a
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire. y2 w, K' G8 ?' c
CV Shokaku
: p+ \) h+ N+ ICV Soryu
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* L' l/ e: N+ cA6M2 Zero x 197 v* P* |( g1 e! ~6 }
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Allied aircraft3 Q/ |/ z9 k' I% [& z6 x
F4F-4 Wildcat x 19) w1 W m9 A' k/ E* q W6 y- v
SBD Dauntless x 14
6 V* Y5 s% B* N' `TBF Avenger x 6
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Japanese aircraft losses- R- Q5 d2 q' ~' y/ }, w
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed4 R+ P' \1 c* g% m1 X, j$ B$ j5 k
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Allied aircraft losses+ g1 ~/ K+ Z$ q
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed
4 ?- b7 ?/ p/ ^) Y* uSBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged' ^$ h! |: b% h; q/ n r/ K
TBF Avenger: 6 damaged
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( W$ m9 v% A& y/ L# _; }Japanese Ships
# j" \+ A- Q5 S! hCV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
. }1 e9 R" u5 q5 C/ K9 `5 [% `CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2
! i% m8 n3 t0 k2 {' rCA Tone
7 l3 n7 x5 d5 p3 B2 a& A) DCV Soryu, Bomb hits 1
, H& ?8 b n( B3 nCV Hiryu, on fire. d* p7 O0 ?9 e3 r6 i1 n
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Japanese aircraft5 y, `; z3 f) `
A6M2 Zero x 17
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Allied aircraft$ R2 d+ E. U, J$ N
F4F-4 Wildcat x 24, |7 |' M7 i8 d, v9 I; B. u
SBD Dauntless x 27
; m- r+ f) s1 p$ g$ q- ^* JTBF Avenger x 7
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! f4 u; m7 x5 m8 R) [3 ^Japanese aircraft losses
! O" x& a6 V$ R: n- TA6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed- ^, f& Z4 D) M$ J$ A
n$ d, g& r6 e/ p# H% X1 B6 z
Allied aircraft losses+ E* ^; k+ F/ M( W4 w2 r
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed+ ]5 ~4 m. ?7 T8 i, K
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged5 h( {% U3 @4 y+ r! N5 [: d4 D
TBF Avenger: 5 damaged
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Japanese Ships
" C+ d# s6 E3 O- q$ gCV Shokaku
$ d0 t g4 k3 Q) gCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 2, on fire2 R# B; E" ^: h7 G* |
CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
* |: e7 Z" |% k8 L7 b& }CV Soryu' n# F3 c9 x" }* r$ M j0 k
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1
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Japanese aircraft
7 s/ ]7 t4 {1 U' ]- ?A6M2 Zero x 15
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Allied aircraft3 i9 _4 M% _5 F2 V
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
+ |% ]( y& `4 \* h& ?SBD Dauntless x 18 y/ h) u$ z" [2 W/ h$ m
9 |; N; A7 B2 P3 U. {
Japanese aircraft losses4 Y" g' I/ k; S
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
& l: ~ Z" f( e2 A) F0 ]F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed0 V2 l$ ?" y$ g2 {6 X
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged) f; C# J. H0 Y4 L: B
4 @! Q$ Z" X" {7 }. M6 h: p# RJapanese Ships
% {0 H' Y/ x* \' ], BCV Soryu, Bomb hits 1
& }# w2 I i# j) T! oCV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
% y. m/ t$ [$ YCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
$ e% S! F/ [% Z. N A* jCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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$ E4 J) ^2 ~9 ]! qA6M2 Zero x 12& T( h) N% u+ m$ n
6 i* W1 H1 t- Q6 P9 Z' q6 YAllied aircraft
& R% B, Q. W5 c. Q$ LF4F-4 Wildcat x 10/ X7 w; X, B+ z1 m3 A' G
SBD Dauntless x 9
+ L6 K7 p& C" t$ B, V. o+ R9 ATBF Avenger x 16- d4 s" [7 U6 _
1 X8 S8 D" n9 p3 Y" z) M6 ~# b
Japanese aircraft losses
) W$ {9 [( k( ~! b, l- F1 e" ]A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
9 H B: D0 @. v ^7 R8 l % Z& s( _/ G$ G+ @3 C% z% ~4 P
Allied aircraft losses
" U4 ~9 J: `7 M+ W5 a; CF4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed- Z# l6 j) Z* p9 B
SBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
2 u* A4 U& g( ]* Q3 A9 @$ \TBF Avenger: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged
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Japanese Ships
% b# {0 a/ K$ ^; U& t% lCV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage0 T6 v1 v/ H8 O( Y; j
CV Hiryu, on fire8 T# w( T& l$ Z
CA Chikuma
* z$ K( J2 L6 c( D. ACV Soryu5 {$ Q3 p8 ^. F. {' \ L
2 _3 c* S1 g- i. z8 s* C
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Japanese aircraft
6 _; v& c; [; s, ?5 qA6M2 Zero x 367 E5 b8 I( U+ _( d2 M
D3A Val x 90
! D3 M0 n1 h4 }, J$ PB5N Kate x 667 c; j( N4 v, K9 F- z- n
; s' i. w1 j8 v/ I7 mAllied aircraft2 O1 b# e' s2 |/ x2 X' P! ?+ Z, r
F4F-4 Wildcat x 108; P9 w5 |$ \+ @( m6 i
P-40E Warhawk x 45' ` t, @. D1 s' s: z0 D7 @
P-38G Lightning x 2% o9 G: {+ m5 b, ?4 K/ v2 S5 C
8 d( S' y. D& z: D& e$ e: N2 Q6 \3 J
Japanese aircraft losses
# |- a( ^3 S. l) u/ B7 F! aA6M2 Zero: 26 destroyed
6 M; Q6 f- l, J vD3A Val: 50 destroyed# }$ l! w% G" s7 u
B5N Kate: 42 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses% w4 ^" ?. {7 w; b
F4F-4 Wildcat: 41 destroyed, 14 damaged
4 n; K6 z/ ^) `5 T9 oP-40E Warhawk: 27 destroyed
i; A2 ~ V* [P-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed
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2 s% [5 {" Q& Q4 Q1 YAllied Ships
" _# J& _8 O4 h+ t5 PCV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1! O% y. l J' l z
CV Hornet, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
$ {2 w' { }0 {3 K$ U @7 ECV Wasp, Bomb hits 2, on fire
f2 o4 x6 [" B( o: J- E, T: XDD Benham, Bomb hits 1, on fire: x4 e2 K0 n3 d9 M: @" O
CV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
4 G& g. l$ e8 r5 ]! C/ N) ICV Yorktown
8 \; i3 M0 A5 W9 N! WCV Saratoga: r2 p# N( v$ s5 G2 Z" j, K6 y5 N
CL Honolulu2 s+ Z# I8 Q8 n$ Q' v5 F, X) H
CL St. Louis, Bomb hits 2* |0 v& B1 u0 Y$ Q
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B-25C Mitchell x 3( h7 b6 P% m: c7 V
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
; @7 W; V: ~( e( O! u0 L: d- V1 ~! RCV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage& y2 H* m* }# G% W. {
; I8 N' |" h8 i& e/ rAircraft Attacking:( _# |- c5 T7 R9 [% @; N8 o
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
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Allied aircraft4 @% ~' U1 g, N7 x e' c. c* W
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21; x8 W& W; N. I( M/ L9 s# Q; W! k
SBD Dauntless x 90
4 q! M" F- I* k0 f3 a+ s/ W4 nTBF Avenger x 33
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Japanese Ships
2 X' w7 Q. S& O* T/ F0 GCA Chikuma9 ?( R, `! J! G! r
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage7 R% I% A3 t# T! n- J3 @" m
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage2 t" {1 K: ?4 ?1 ~1 |2 ~1 Y' G) ^
CA Tone, Bomb hits 11 R3 ]4 o) g- m
DD Ariake, Bomb hits 1, on fire
9 Y6 a3 o! F SCA Aoba, Bomb hits 2
7 C9 N. |; o5 ]% F4 ~CL Tama
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91% O1 K9 I5 c k" _) ^4 Y
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1 y. y) @% V VB-25C Mitchell x 205 A4 i* m# A; b% h( Q! O
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CV Soryu, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage0 n2 u0 P2 @9 Q S: p0 R
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage( V4 a. U% K/ h- b& {3 s; [$ B
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% x! ^5 q1 v/ c O0 h9 cGround combat at Shortlands+ m# I- \- p% Q2 Q" x( S1 C% T
) O8 |1 A" t0 D8 _; e6 z+ GAllied Deliberate attack1 C( q; p" V( y/ Q: l+ K7 b
4 F# Y# b$ t* p D u+ U+ 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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Allied max assault: 314 - adjusted assault: 281
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Japanese max defense: 6 - adjusted defense: 1 ! W9 X" H! s- @: q9 t
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Allied assault odds: 281 to 1
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Japanese ground losses:& g; e% x# ^9 {8 U. y+ B8 J2 X- o
1572 casualties reported: d; D% o# U; R7 _
Guns lost 7
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" Q- x9 `. H0 K* R" G. P/ uAllied ground losses:
& l2 c# h- |3 {/ Q2 casualties reported" L7 C! {+ S* O# ?1 O
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