AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/18/42" P% j: B+ b* V. S- t, Q% E$ R$ y
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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Japanese Ships
- ?: i! k5 J- m5 C1 L8 SCA Kumano1 O7 g; g- `+ A4 X- B% `9 h
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 42, and is sunk
) x9 s' @" }! r/ g! cCA Furutaka, Shell hits 19 A: a0 Q0 `; D! [: b0 p& L
CL Natori, Shell hits 1
$ H) C# y) o" I6 A LDD Maikaze, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
$ n( Z/ E' \+ c- n! \' {' IDD Natsugumo
& Z/ A) o1 q4 V7 U0 |DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 17 h, P# n5 i: J% N3 L! K
DD Yuzuki$ ~. ]9 `1 C, Z& l, ]; O! `3 j/ H% ~
8 l) x, x( _# R# ?& P) a: u
Allied Ships
- l$ F: N E q- @CA Portland, Shell hits 2, on fire
: z; B& x: H- p+ b# _CA Northampton& g' t9 B1 n5 }8 P, e( p* N* z
CA Houston, Torpedo hits 1
6 Q) j" v( v: M% C8 ^+ [# u2 _CA Chester, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk0 G2 l: h% E7 j
CA Louisville, Shell hits 1
5 h \) ^0 e# B( qCA Chicago
1 W; H/ r' u W! D- y& _CA Pensacola+ ~0 ^; @% `, }" a% K, u
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
* ^# [" H' Q8 y( W( kCA Astoria
( l0 p9 ]! o* u8 {; i5 bCA Minneapolis
L# \* T* V$ Z5 qCA San Francisco6 s4 J: I% P+ U6 R, d3 \* w
CA Australia, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage1 n% v" O$ Z! r% S# H2 Q
CA Canberra
" w, X# W0 `3 I+ n! HCL Leander
, ]+ Z' Y/ ~% |2 rCL Achilles
% T$ Z# g# u' L1 s9 S, BCL Perth
3 r: l8 O3 f- r: RCL Hobart4 \ t# b: |. _
CL Raleigh( P/ d& `) r' l8 i0 ^( T9 S) n
CL Detroit
' @4 O+ _1 Z1 ^6 ZCL Concord9 t4 m9 X1 S2 |6 F
DD Cummings
) a* `8 B& C0 K5 _" z D S0 M; NDD Case
9 J' w( D% _; s0 J! R6 Y% FDD Shaw% X4 Z: i& P: S2 w* z: [
DD Downes
8 u% f2 |' @/ `% a) ?, @DD Le Triomphant
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3 y5 u# t& Y0 b# n' E! @* ^) n3 @. _' ~CA Kumano, Shell hits 10
" H* T m/ f) v5 h9 B* [CA Furutaka
; {) K0 C, a; o- ^2 r; fCL Natori, Shell hits 10 x0 y- F, G) k4 a3 ]
DD Maikaze, on fire, heavy damage
3 A4 a( q, w W6 L$ GDD Natsugumo
, [# v7 p% d2 E! ^1 J) sDD Ikazuchi
" r7 `4 }0 ~/ `DD Yuzuki
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Allied Ships
0 s/ J$ k" e; l1 k; _. |1 bCA Portland, on fire0 J) b4 v! w X7 V0 u
CA Northampton
0 L7 g7 A4 y, K1 _CA Houston
) \; f k6 q" {- ~' p" V: MCA Louisville
9 U( v! o/ ?% ~( R$ zCA Chicago
( Q) h% F5 e2 X# C4 }6 g) b% |CA Pensacola/ l% O& R1 n$ k0 j# I+ M( \
CA New Orleans
- C5 B j ]* |/ c l9 F a. yCA Astoria9 s. E' f3 U. A6 J$ N
CA Minneapolis
& ^* n$ Z5 ~3 U# U, A+ yCA San Francisco6 ]5 Y/ j8 T9 T/ r
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage6 ]! D/ e9 w$ M
CA Canberra
* D$ B& H6 I$ N7 C) r7 V" K2 WCL Leander! D) j. `( l" s: \- e, r
CL Achilles2 l& I& ?8 x' K7 j0 i
CL Perth
* [6 m0 b# h3 r/ r0 j% W- C- hCL Hobart" n2 U) {! h4 e" G9 o7 t
CL Raleigh( s5 s/ L0 o3 m. m. e
CL Detroit' p5 {) }& z+ W; w% `; c6 a
CL Concord
+ }+ r" h6 P" \3 i" d2 U$ Y8 kDD Cummings* v( X9 }" B- o. k9 @0 o
DD Case
. E. U* |" g& D% ^# NDD Shaw
$ ~5 D8 ]1 ^# b% U6 V' \DD Downes+ k! w, ]2 R& i
DD Le Triomphant7 V- {- b' [7 t1 P2 f+ ~8 m6 a
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$ R' l, \6 h0 g. P3 ?0 M0 }' _CA Kumano, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
2 J" {; ~; T( aCA Furutaka, Shell hits 34, and is sunk
2 E/ k! A& l/ e7 p! V0 eCL Natori, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage8 y2 r {: N4 f0 M! I) L+ G! L
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
% l# \( U0 p4 ~* `# J. E7 r3 VDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
6 B/ B" T) @: a- aDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 3, on fire1 |! k- w+ l* w- {4 G% D8 a
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
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" D& a, s. h" @# b/ qAllied Ships
% Z! i0 X! z3 aCA Portland, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage1 P* a! D& l& N% j) h- {6 w0 _
CA Northampton, Shell hits 1, on fire! U7 {$ L# ?% }7 O4 b4 s( |
CA Houston, Shell hits 1; i8 P# {! Y9 g5 R
CA Louisville
3 }7 f' O+ f2 |9 kCA Chicago, Shell hits 22 W- b# K# Q2 A( A% i% Q% V
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 4( |0 W2 A* `# ^ B& _& ]/ e
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 44 y# Q! k s/ S! l
CA Astoria
" Z5 T: H( w" u( P5 xCA Minneapolis
' c; R4 ^. E3 E' P1 N$ B$ _1 B2 OCA San Francisco( n" ~1 F Z8 M9 d& \
CA Australia, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
. k+ I3 v1 P% y0 `CA Canberra
4 e, U6 y0 m o4 aCL Leander
8 O" t( E# B4 N( z5 K3 d6 uCL Achilles
8 D* ]: o1 f/ FCL Perth
; C l6 _1 D. ^- TCL Hobart7 _: F2 g, x( c; I8 z6 s
CL Raleigh
) r' u9 O( E4 T* D7 v2 R5 |# [% DCL Detroit
% J! i' ^$ y9 e4 A& c) b; GCL Concord
|7 C$ n( y# f3 R4 y) v$ U/ g$ ODD Cummings
& d+ _4 z6 j9 Q! m$ [) dDD Case
; y# }+ v( Q" @8 k/ b+ ZDD Shaw, @% o1 k4 C3 {# j2 U9 `$ E
DD Downes7 u# o8 i4 h- S# i# ^7 @$ @
DD Le Triomphant
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Japanese Ships6 \% a; [6 T( w* C- R3 M
CA Kumano, Shell hits 33, on fire, heavy damage
& \& |5 a+ e1 L6 F! b* ? k7 c- gCL Natori, Shell hits 24, and is sunk
7 _( z) j1 U* B3 ` VDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
W5 A$ E* U2 ]7 f7 S4 W1 WDD Ikazuchi, on fire# W7 }, t- e! p3 ~1 p
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Allied Ships
6 N1 _$ T3 H2 v; N) DCA Portland, on fire, heavy damage y" W3 F8 ^* k; U I. H x$ R
CA Northampton, on fire9 v. ~6 O Q; D$ U* m
CA Houston
; z o6 z7 s% m" u9 sCA Louisville; V5 l/ b4 T! i" U( t8 N
CA Chicago
% r3 z1 O s( F, pCA Pensacola% ]5 b Y0 }3 u/ ~; {- T! O3 ^
CA New Orleans
5 H, Q5 x3 l/ YCA Astoria
3 \! _' b: x/ D! t* g7 n! {4 [CA Minneapolis
( S j5 q. n' S- s: ~CA San Francisco
: u+ c; _) o( ~0 jCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage, [( q8 B4 k# I8 M+ f* b
CA Canberra- K$ _: K4 a, y1 s7 O i- R
CL Leander
) f# C# w9 b; aCL Achilles
: ?6 l& d( `+ ~7 ?( BCL Perth' O8 q1 d. @+ L* L: f0 x
CL Hobart; ^* P; s. } m6 ]2 ?$ ]* I
CL Raleigh- {' J% O& b, x
CL Detroit
* Y; Y9 l a' B- E& u) tCL Concord
6 }2 G1 e6 t' q1 p( Z- D. i3 n' mDD Cummings
" X- q; S+ B$ ^, X" ?- n/ [DD Case
7 D+ f4 ~, z5 MDD Shaw
3 I" B) }2 ], `DD Downes: q( x& d6 s5 Y8 V9 t O
DD Le Triomphant3 U; ^2 `* p/ f- ]0 T* Y" I
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0 [$ U/ _% I' \( j( t& HNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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CA Kumano, Shell hits 29, and is sunk5 R( `$ s) L7 v5 G' `- B: Y
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 35, and is sunk
& ?8 r4 k3 v) P0 w2 c, b# hDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
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) e# h/ r0 w1 qAllied Ships( d# I7 p: K$ F+ c0 R# I& [ _& i
CA Portland, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
( x( Q3 r& C* O( Q3 T6 GCA Northampton, on fire3 u, h6 T9 K0 K$ P8 w# a' h
CA Houston
7 S/ c# I8 U2 m; [CA Louisville: P" }, e h# z4 m
CA Chicago
* ~0 u: D$ g, E! r7 s/ d: P( W! c! E$ nCA Pensacola
h3 I: l! k; ^! nCA New Orleans B7 s* s' {- {7 |
CA Astoria
! K- I0 E1 e2 z( t& Z* SCA Minneapolis
7 K; F) c* r) k/ [: ?( v2 {CA San Francisco
0 b4 G1 Y9 }. ~$ |8 y$ V- oCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
5 \2 S- b: A9 i! ECA Canberra, z- L, g) Y; ?* X4 E# D& D
CL Leander
& e) ]) M2 ]" ?; ]! wCL Achilles
$ \1 ^. L6 l8 B! ?4 b" l8 oCL Perth' w8 u7 o1 T q' |( `' v" y
CL Hobart2 ^* i: X1 _' G! v6 m
CL Raleigh$ O# i r; A5 a5 f6 w
CL Detroit
8 o9 L% f& p; Z [CL Concord
) s: b6 m& x" b, s2 n4 BDD Cummings5 G" B t8 l) u% ?: W; r: b
DD Case
; T3 y5 C' ^& K* n* ]" z: UDD Shaw
2 q0 Y9 y) d& m+ N$ c# BDD Downes8 j% O# e6 t$ b
DD Le Triomphant
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) y' k/ A& t1 ?5 v7 x+ D, ~Day Air attack on TF at 61,91# G* E7 n0 \' y
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Japanese aircraft
, D3 X6 B2 W4 xA6M2 Zero x 50
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Allied aircraft
0 e9 c9 `' K' o% e/ ZF4F-4 Wildcat x 42- h8 J' s! j$ q5 D4 [
SBD Dauntless x 44: O8 k! {2 o8 e* y3 _( r
TBF Avenger x 16
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Japanese aircraft losses
2 q' Z/ J& @8 B) [0 u( IA6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged
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# G, j2 F: Y& `Allied aircraft losses7 b Q# V, u0 B3 k: ?# [
F4F-4 Wildcat: 27 destroyed4 n$ ~6 r* i6 A
SBD Dauntless: 13 destroyed, 17 damaged5 E( x: K1 g& l! J i) ?- ~
TBF Avenger: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged
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6 c, T6 Q0 N5 u* ^Japanese Ships/ k1 ^% `6 H4 r
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
e+ @( [5 J, y+ n; P9 JCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
6 O, N6 }+ y; k. N; m: ` xCV Shokaku# K5 T4 i! Z4 J% w5 F* j3 z
CV Soryu
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91+ v1 _" s& W: t
' w; R n- }1 I N, [0 ^0 ^Japanese aircraft9 t8 s* Z% g) j
A6M2 Zero x 19" {& a3 _/ E% E: f
) W% C" G8 A0 s; x7 U; ^* q% h2 g
Allied aircraft: P5 j) q4 R6 \2 C5 _, S( _+ P
F4F-4 Wildcat x 19+ q1 c }9 J! `! T) r
SBD Dauntless x 144 V! \* p% ]8 y9 ?" D$ h
TBF Avenger x 6
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/ J& g5 c. L% l- U# ]( a1 xJapanese aircraft losses
6 u/ ]% ^9 n1 z: H4 w ~; j) hA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
1 f3 W: H4 l- s# w5 j
& O9 q! U( H/ f( x2 {7 k% }Allied aircraft losses8 D6 Q c0 C5 ^; F1 |; Z
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed
) o6 T r& q2 g. F4 C4 V7 ?! dSBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged
7 [4 P( i* x' mTBF Avenger: 6 damaged
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Japanese Ships) Q% \! N4 q) D& Z4 c% [
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage" _& R `' F' Q$ r) e
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2* y3 |& p! Y9 ?$ _5 c" J
CA Tone
2 I) @7 ]( j+ ]9 }0 fCV Soryu, Bomb hits 1
' F. w$ a) c' BCV Hiryu, on fire' O2 p# E- E& Q( f, l# F
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; w" X, S `% M+ {) p' FJapanese aircraft7 O) z- q' p ^
A6M2 Zero x 17" I! V: ^2 h/ V1 V2 I
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Allied aircraft
' W( P0 S# x2 q Z7 j$ d" vF4F-4 Wildcat x 24
! F3 b1 q# A6 wSBD Dauntless x 27. [1 M& p4 |% r7 n$ ^/ B0 ?
TBF Avenger x 7
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( E8 ~0 t8 x9 K4 ZJapanese aircraft losses
. [# Q: \1 }( fA6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed0 Y! t5 I/ C: k7 I
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Allied aircraft losses2 }" w' _: \1 n9 Z4 b5 [1 D y
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed! ~, H `. x" m% g i. g
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged
% n9 `2 X8 {3 c0 z* iTBF Avenger: 5 damaged8 i- L# x5 M# a8 |
+ O4 g7 X0 r2 _" h+ I- k: [Japanese Ships3 D- A/ C) l: e: r0 N
CV Shokaku
1 @. y# R. ]9 V( l. dCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 2, on fire, X( F% q K, X4 {9 }
CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage9 d6 q8 ]8 t7 O$ u
CV Soryu
5 F( s$ R% C& r6 l2 A: l4 ]1 oCA Chikuma, Bomb hits 13 N" B& c l$ c( g' ~
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Japanese aircraft- [3 N$ \7 U2 O& [$ f( y3 }8 I
A6M2 Zero x 15
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Allied aircraft
7 I4 h* K0 N6 z3 K9 g# `F4F-4 Wildcat x 87 D- S- a4 ^; h; o
SBD Dauntless x 18
8 ^2 `7 |+ R4 c- [! F& w 8 X* ~" x5 q, }2 |8 k
Japanese aircraft losses
5 n$ I3 q: m7 \8 l( B2 mA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
/ `! z8 X" T1 T) m/ S$ hF4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed5 v8 U6 Y2 D7 @5 _6 \+ M% M
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged
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" k4 p) `1 g: NJapanese Ships
U5 f& f3 o5 G9 I) X, ] VCV Soryu, Bomb hits 1' Z6 g. e+ u! k. s4 o
CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage7 i; c* k+ n3 j4 m
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
$ S: e0 Q' f) C% d. ]8 mCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Japanese aircraft. j. b6 @5 r3 o
A6M2 Zero x 12
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Allied aircraft0 C. Y; ]9 h# D' E6 y
F4F-4 Wildcat x 10
0 @$ h) k' {# ]* K i3 l/ A% ^SBD Dauntless x 9
+ k8 C/ c& l+ hTBF Avenger x 16& x3 e* W: b% S. s v$ @! r5 E
8 J6 Y2 c6 C9 r3 s- TJapanese aircraft losses0 l1 a1 T+ a0 Z6 G
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed7 v; C9 A. {2 e" a$ a. w. f
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Allied aircraft losses
) T G2 w: Z. ]F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
& A4 q m+ \* D4 kSBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged( `6 u! ~# R2 m8 E3 J, Q' c
TBF Avenger: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged
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Japanese Ships
7 @4 k' F8 ^# O5 i9 ]9 FCV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
0 Z' P. Z W" BCV Hiryu, on fire1 I X1 x/ f( @' F
CA Chikuma* \6 u( n2 e! B3 e* F
CV Soryu
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Japanese aircraft
! l& A1 K3 }/ U" k$ h' b& NA6M2 Zero x 36
+ r0 c5 R7 X3 `7 X ]1 iD3A Val x 90& o4 @1 _3 O" [4 v9 z i: ?/ c. [
B5N Kate x 66
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Allied aircraft; X$ K; }. S1 t/ |" H; T
F4F-4 Wildcat x 108
, R6 C( d0 m* r* |* u4 ?P-40E Warhawk x 45
. |0 L3 e& ?& p" w0 p1 xP-38G Lightning x 2. A" J9 Q |8 B. P+ N% H3 k
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Japanese aircraft losses
) ^. |! F5 |8 U( _& R2 D$ UA6M2 Zero: 26 destroyed
5 A! q- b) w0 f0 ] S. [D3A Val: 50 destroyed# ?% _8 j' n& D7 N& ~ A! D
B5N Kate: 42 destroyed) H( G. g/ \, F; C
8 g! F6 q. l% z, AAllied aircraft losses$ Q! l: U. R, `5 l2 N
F4F-4 Wildcat: 41 destroyed, 14 damaged
$ y- F7 F1 N- c! J$ ^P-40E Warhawk: 27 destroyed
# L* R# w" S6 o9 P5 vP-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed
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Allied Ships* `7 d0 ?' t5 l& R2 R" b
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1) M+ Y9 G9 Y) }8 D) T+ S
CV Hornet, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
, Y- x8 m' a, JCV Wasp, Bomb hits 2, on fire5 I9 S: u2 |. P% m7 I8 v" Y
DD Benham, Bomb hits 1, on fire
7 S! F8 A6 m% |1 v7 ^* p+ F' v6 wCV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
3 N; B, x' M; j7 U. z& ICV Yorktown
! N2 ~3 P0 c) ^CV Saratoga9 f) ~6 r0 ~4 |6 K5 D ?
CL Honolulu
" B( K& _. H$ k. eCL St. Louis, Bomb hits 2
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B-25C Mitchell x 3
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships/ |* ]' b4 C _5 F3 a
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage/ w2 H4 ?* |/ m' v; ~9 c' @
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Aircraft Attacking:
" D7 e& p& T' Q9 T' G3 ^ T0 I 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet" y( ?& m# Y5 B
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1 h# [, Z3 E& y/ IAllied aircraft
; j1 \8 S2 a% WF4F-4 Wildcat x 21
" X) c# M2 w0 c& z7 BSBD Dauntless x 90
9 v4 S9 B6 W" D" W# oTBF Avenger x 33
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Japanese Ships
5 X, }( v _; a# T7 D, BCA Chikuma m+ x) K, B8 N9 w) a' _9 `
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
6 o: z) e5 m. N" m. C \CV Soryu, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
4 O# `& h2 j; ^2 z- m/ U. CCA Tone, Bomb hits 1
) `7 m. w& I3 W+ }) M# N* N; P; QDD Ariake, Bomb hits 1, on fire
2 S; q- v F) [4 V$ HCA Aoba, Bomb hits 2: n% w8 R$ C" T" J' o! ^! h
CL Tama" M" S# c5 C/ @ }$ l# W
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3 k5 A4 ^: q9 Q ^: R5 DDay Air attack on TF at 61,91
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Allied aircraft
7 T' r+ d) _/ B3 s$ }& oB-25C Mitchell x 206 c& F: U% v! b
) Z6 Z1 `2 [8 G" tJapanese Ships6 G! W* Z& V. ]% ~6 e
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage H& H! |0 q, X5 F3 A- t6 n
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage3 E$ G7 Q E/ r% g0 ]/ a9 W2 G; ?# h
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8 ^$ B% [3 c$ B3 BGround combat at Shortlands5 e6 p- S5 p" V N/ s
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Allied Deliberate attack
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: f# _. R$ j" Z! \9 Y3 \7 wAttacking force 13678 troops, 150 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 322
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6 V/ S# z. P% J" r+ u k; [Defending force 1457 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10
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Allied max assault: 314 - adjusted assault: 281 ! J) b7 E0 @6 T2 F) g7 W
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Japanese max defense: 6 - adjusted defense: 1
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Allied assault odds: 281 to 1 # s8 m& C1 @ r" U' k& y
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6 z; J% r. _$ S. A$ U f1 R) n( ^Japanese ground losses:
' E/ D9 F7 V1 v. p' f! A& {& H1572 casualties reported
5 L! H q% u g( v) ZGuns lost 7! p! b: F* {3 N8 ~. m1 i
' N# L6 C4 Q" ^+ [2 X# G/ @2 h+ |* tAllied ground losses:
5 Z9 S$ |4 A5 b+ D6 F4 r/ d, D2 casualties reported9 r6 Q Q0 p3 ~
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