AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/18/42+ Y$ A, k/ F5 Q A
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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. [" Q! ^1 l. D7 D6 b1 WCA Kumano
, Z% d. Z. ^2 u& w6 P6 g3 t" |CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 42, and is sunk
/ ^; k+ ?- I5 N' i! K$ W, H6 |CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1& s6 \4 [2 `5 B9 m7 e
CL Natori, Shell hits 1
' r) i- ?5 k2 d3 ?& J1 \DD Maikaze, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage. g4 t* ] Z! K( o
DD Natsugumo
' O& J. u/ h6 `0 S, ODD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 1
3 C' e# ^$ B/ Q3 W4 u9 X, bDD Yuzuki( j/ @$ c; a9 @
+ w1 E# ~+ C/ o, `8 i+ ] h9 \Allied Ships; K$ N# g& ?. k
CA Portland, Shell hits 2, on fire
0 H! S* ?, f$ z1 V. \# ~: j9 b- LCA Northampton- O! B4 G9 ~- t1 K
CA Houston, Torpedo hits 1! J* ~4 `! }; h! G) A2 g ?: j
CA Chester, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk$ w* w5 n2 z/ S+ k3 W0 u7 r b/ p
CA Louisville, Shell hits 1
9 n! q# H& q3 w) }CA Chicago6 l' ?8 Z! y( ~4 C: a9 Q9 k
CA Pensacola, v# m5 U* W' A9 s8 W
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 10 F' i9 I( k6 H0 Y1 A% }2 b
CA Astoria
# |6 F& J/ O9 n8 X, w2 p# Z5 aCA Minneapolis$ j+ D" K1 E, ]9 ?
CA San Francisco# T# H8 i% }* n5 h5 Z5 n
CA Australia, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage8 x3 I6 E7 x" V8 S
CA Canberra& U$ H. M* g. q I. N* N; v0 l( ]
CL Leander
! A8 ^5 ], f7 o8 ^# t0 ?CL Achilles+ m* A2 U+ i3 z( E
CL Perth1 `3 ^: j/ X4 p$ C2 y2 _2 v
CL Hobart: o5 u* |0 p7 |+ g/ x
CL Raleigh
$ d: e/ m1 `' g6 \. dCL Detroit
! E+ T* p+ q$ ~; s: v2 ^CL Concord. D( |3 C5 e9 o! b; V6 b
DD Cummings
& ^4 T0 q/ F" s" \. aDD Case: P' v+ ?" P! }+ w: c
DD Shaw7 G( ?% C4 \/ W* s, Q; q- O5 ]6 k
DD Downes4 g! v! m6 T2 a7 G+ G, n
DD Le Triomphant
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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Japanese Ships
3 W1 B4 K# r' P+ a9 NCA Kumano, Shell hits 10
4 _: ~$ w/ [& P: V; |% nCA Furutaka
$ H j. \, n; l+ B8 KCL Natori, Shell hits 1
9 s9 f6 V* n! `% Z3 rDD Maikaze, on fire, heavy damage
2 l* M/ u. Q6 i, G6 r+ S! w- ], Q' SDD Natsugumo
# R) F$ I) {! D1 z9 f. eDD Ikazuchi
) L/ C6 n5 h* P1 V' a! b9 }DD Yuzuki% o* P6 R8 @/ E
. ^) _ L( l# A# J: L1 sAllied Ships- l/ o. Q1 {( r9 W* \) y4 y
CA Portland, on fire
5 D; {2 I7 N% U6 w6 f9 \2 [CA Northampton+ ~: Y9 t& ~0 N* \7 g, _
CA Houston6 r& n$ O/ X5 @: d/ ?
CA Louisville
% Y2 | n. O8 ?) |% Q$ MCA Chicago' S6 M$ ]! Z; M
CA Pensacola
! K& R) [: Z) j0 _! t2 ECA New Orleans# c- ?, S0 a% j% k
CA Astoria
7 c1 x5 B/ n' k. W( B1 h- H" GCA Minneapolis
) y, d5 a% @$ {6 C' cCA San Francisco
/ J0 M8 u7 d+ Y `/ k) A2 eCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
; n2 [1 d! }. J( g3 K9 @CA Canberra
& F; B+ k% p0 L7 U) y; P' s9 B0 CCL Leander3 h% n5 Z/ K% m* r h' K/ z2 L4 K
CL Achilles$ q* I% Q4 T9 D" C; n
CL Perth
1 P. g+ i0 D4 _6 S/ m8 q8 _: nCL Hobart
% C3 p6 n$ x, q4 \% G) RCL Raleigh1 @' v4 M+ k. i6 Y* d4 z
CL Detroit
3 \, k% B' {; B. xCL Concord6 J2 o; x. I5 V% }/ j
DD Cummings
1 V8 T3 @0 @9 L! d. C5 ADD Case
2 u' w# I" n, f b0 {0 gDD Shaw/ `& o9 t4 y. _9 h" F. @
DD Downes
" G- _5 ~ Y5 VDD Le Triomphant
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9 I( C$ o* C' W* n3 YNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93: a/ V4 C4 U$ V/ U! t3 A5 w
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Japanese Ships* n9 c0 C5 d9 H9 n2 t/ t3 S7 [
CA Kumano, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage# i- k* h! X* T# O! p1 P+ a
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 34, and is sunk. l2 ]9 l) S- o: A
CL Natori, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
6 U! R( W u7 K! VDD Maikaze, Shell hits 14, and is sunk& k/ T. X! q' [4 K9 K! h
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
7 @& I2 f7 Q: LDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 3, on fire/ c! J, k3 t* W# G J
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
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Allied Ships
% k% `: ~, X+ }( a7 c6 ECA Portland, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage9 j! J7 |6 N& [
CA Northampton, Shell hits 1, on fire
1 G* K* \ c3 U8 eCA Houston, Shell hits 1
: @; K% M9 @1 `5 h& `3 ?6 X9 A% sCA Louisville' r8 E, b: B8 w8 R% a
CA Chicago, Shell hits 2- ^& A5 t: f7 E4 `
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 4
* F6 l, W# \' T( v' i( w! M. Y$ a# dCA New Orleans, Shell hits 4/ y. o& S) j+ b
CA Astoria4 u2 a9 h2 f t" d* x9 @# x
CA Minneapolis
7 `5 j* L- e7 I4 i$ JCA San Francisco1 r2 z/ [; k, ]9 c' i' G2 F, D- A" {
CA Australia, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage1 s: D) q/ |8 c" J
CA Canberra
3 a* N; @- j2 m3 cCL Leander' i# m! z0 M' e3 A: t8 _7 X9 Z- H
CL Achilles
7 r$ r# T- @; @6 F* ^7 r8 y* h/ mCL Perth( A9 e8 Y$ F: k5 C4 o4 D
CL Hobart
* K9 B! r% Q" {6 u; d; Y/ ^# eCL Raleigh
5 y+ @6 p" K5 O, q- T1 fCL Detroit; } b- U& U' i
CL Concord* Y! h* ^8 U8 k! S& y4 Y5 ?$ r/ H
DD Cummings+ k t# \4 V6 X" U) ^6 g1 M
DD Case
- @9 U3 @# m T* `: \: `DD Shaw2 |+ R. p# v- K" I8 o# w7 ^1 ]8 ~
DD Downes7 Z6 X4 V; }! Z/ L
DD Le Triomphant) {% F1 w/ K, i9 E$ A! a
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! V9 G; z, q5 \* ^Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93 w/ o1 T, e1 B
6 k5 G: `& v: O: v( w) P0 mJapanese Ships* A$ i& K; h% M( S& a( R+ V% {
CA Kumano, Shell hits 33, on fire, heavy damage. t* |, E% K0 g3 y A4 A9 d7 W3 d) A/ X
CL Natori, Shell hits 24, and is sunk" @- u; F8 w3 H, r! O9 p; [
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
: ?: y# x" I( }DD Ikazuchi, on fire2 @. a8 n9 w, V( h2 c( e% A
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Allied Ships; ^% S }. g2 b- {% u5 | l
CA Portland, on fire, heavy damage2 W0 M8 S# \9 b5 b; c+ s
CA Northampton, on fire
: e9 G# c6 |$ H9 R/ o, nCA Houston3 U+ K' a" i' f0 P
CA Louisville
/ c' e+ L7 k5 g" ICA Chicago; I A" p1 a4 i, ?5 e" M
CA Pensacola
. ?& u; k; z4 k0 Q9 j- xCA New Orleans
, ~8 u# {9 b% u' p) `6 B' t& [CA Astoria
) ~% e$ n, b7 P, V) n6 S# OCA Minneapolis
% U6 `. e5 y, X0 y# j& dCA San Francisco
+ g @8 P* J: a3 t5 CCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
1 K: j1 w1 I0 {3 j! ]; dCA Canberra
9 v% o/ Z0 d) hCL Leander3 H' n& I8 |/ D1 k5 [
CL Achilles/ w# Y) I* x) R$ N7 a
CL Perth. W) v) v3 m1 z, h8 R! x
CL Hobart7 ^# \! o6 F5 Z- H
CL Raleigh
4 b3 a7 q* ]# ~: H% kCL Detroit, }5 [# X! }9 ]4 n% e# U9 |
CL Concord
- h0 d+ Y- @. h. g5 t& iDD Cummings
* G L3 m3 ]. O6 K9 X" @" z* VDD Case8 r4 n+ K2 ]% ~( ? D, ~! z; {! o1 V
DD Shaw
; g0 y) Y ~/ A C E' J( p/ s S3 dDD Downes1 ?) K6 Z1 X) c4 p2 H
DD Le Triomphant
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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6 C6 d) q) L- G2 t9 PJapanese Ships3 n( r8 Q( o+ O$ _4 a$ q7 Y
CA Kumano, Shell hits 29, and is sunk2 Y4 @9 b6 e" E
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 35, and is sunk
2 f W& O' o5 D* EDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 15, and is sunk: ?3 o$ a# R, u4 j3 M0 s0 w/ }
0 L2 l* k6 u- }8 a% BAllied Ships7 S0 P& @ N) a# h) ?
CA Portland, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
; A( E& o2 A# J0 A8 r) VCA Northampton, on fire
1 L0 J' s& q2 C. w% XCA Houston
" \( ` Z A5 h4 jCA Louisville8 N+ k. Q0 f5 y( C7 ?! z8 @+ H
CA Chicago6 J; K7 }$ D; O3 a. N
CA Pensacola
6 Z) Q; T; o0 gCA New Orleans% b8 Y; E) [0 F @# ^# g
CA Astoria) S& Q2 [ l$ |5 Q3 f
CA Minneapolis2 k- E+ s f; U7 N2 A0 g
CA San Francisco
6 R; L# [! |! ~2 q5 m: ]CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
: D) Y0 x1 I7 H& r: ^$ L1 FCA Canberra p1 r6 @. ]. L8 F. |
CL Leander) \" f1 c |6 R) T( {
CL Achilles
) A% f9 N& `# w! X6 ACL Perth
( ]4 S6 c1 z( i) I0 e& \5 G+ TCL Hobart
5 ]+ _' ~# [6 l$ ~+ f: ?- ^6 UCL Raleigh* L% M1 C& q, `' i6 \
CL Detroit
, l. i+ }( D- b3 U; S/ m z) eCL Concord
, v% V4 t7 I. L- i6 \6 DDD Cummings
, t9 C0 [( V% r- c" g7 JDD Case
( ?$ ?2 U, w$ P# H8 yDD Shaw. D6 v6 |- K5 ~
DD Downes( q7 N; B+ v0 f6 T0 [
DD Le Triomphant6 U9 Y, [; ]+ p7 e
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,914 q2 Q" a8 [4 `: R, ~" v6 Z
B O/ f! ^( b2 R9 b* X2 kJapanese aircraft
$ m& {6 W1 U, Y. `9 hA6M2 Zero x 50
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Allied aircraft) ?! v1 V; B: x5 K" [3 ~7 |' _
F4F-4 Wildcat x 423 j( G3 b% s8 b
SBD Dauntless x 44: T2 O; [5 A8 p0 W- i3 j
TBF Avenger x 16
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" f, Z1 _ H6 G& R) r# M! p( oJapanese aircraft losses5 I7 y5 n, \* g: r* J. g
A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged# `6 @4 y* z7 [! g' Z" `( t2 f7 E1 ~+ ]
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Allied aircraft losses( [+ X5 `2 [3 R( m8 N- v7 j& {
F4F-4 Wildcat: 27 destroyed# E0 c" [6 ^0 y* o
SBD Dauntless: 13 destroyed, 17 damaged
; T3 w0 v8 l; @- [TBF Avenger: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged* u* K3 @1 r) M* A
& X) ?! F0 q1 ZJapanese Ships
, { E8 g; u& n) A7 R, g. ?* PCV Kaga, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
+ ^ p- J) \, O/ ?' _5 Z& x0 KCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire2 @3 i! Q; V+ K7 w
CV Shokaku2 {/ b9 n, F7 ]
CV Soryu m& t8 C/ p7 l( o/ L' r
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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Japanese aircraft0 V' n4 _8 ^& f J, @% S2 L
A6M2 Zero x 19
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Allied aircraft
. F, J* G. ]6 U2 R2 q# uF4F-4 Wildcat x 19
/ s0 ^! D/ Z* J$ LSBD Dauntless x 14% A; d- o" b: o5 a. B, k3 P
TBF Avenger x 6 r) b$ a6 t+ c7 P: I6 b
5 j2 Z) b x7 N0 b4 C* s
Japanese aircraft losses
3 A0 C& J. k5 P* L' Z* C. G/ dA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed5 S8 ?5 K) ]/ e7 `; E
# Q8 H, N C# x" kAllied aircraft losses
/ m' P9 ~( z9 C/ rF4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed# {3 |5 H( p5 B. G
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged
2 A+ i( Z" K; _TBF Avenger: 6 damaged, L9 X+ p0 M! @9 c7 E
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Japanese Ships
5 e5 r3 s$ w. x* K+ bCV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage2 R4 X N' x ]4 {4 M# W
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, z7 Z8 |2 V* p8 M m2 _, u
CA Tone P) [8 t9 V8 G8 A, H
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 1
5 j$ {) {3 I6 P) l0 XCV Hiryu, on fire
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,914 ~! T H$ _+ @9 B- X J
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Japanese aircraft
1 k7 n# t0 o. Y8 e# F( lA6M2 Zero x 178 q: O7 r0 n9 U2 m* ^2 t6 J
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Allied aircraft
+ k6 s9 e% M) I; C/ q. O6 JF4F-4 Wildcat x 24" h$ e8 |4 m+ Y: J" K. U; B
SBD Dauntless x 27
, r, n) ]0 q5 u- `4 k( \TBF Avenger x 7* j# ~& y3 C9 u" i e1 _
6 x5 J4 E& k1 T/ Q0 X# NJapanese aircraft losses* z. n$ h9 i9 \" e. k( F6 e: M6 x) h
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed3 v$ @' G+ d8 r& E: I- w$ y6 t; q
8 k* t. X) \4 j& V- ^5 g& U9 E0 S
Allied aircraft losses% ~* g3 u! v. v$ {0 I* a
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed
9 g# A/ u) b$ P8 `SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged" h& D- i5 X, V' e6 E
TBF Avenger: 5 damaged& l& x+ Q z7 r4 V
" t6 U% F7 |* q! \/ r7 V7 P$ |Japanese Ships
9 V) `. V! R$ p9 ECV Shokaku/ t1 N1 f% w* Y1 g6 I4 o q
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 2, on fire1 ?" @! ^6 n! r# `% W
CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
3 Y2 G4 n, N, Z- P* J" N' c4 xCV Soryu4 P `& i! F+ d% |* o2 S
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1$ `/ S3 Y8 o& x
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Japanese aircraft
$ W: t( ^ \( [7 u0 F. o) aA6M2 Zero x 15' E$ S" Z/ T7 H. T! e, c% s3 W
3 T4 ^5 J8 \/ E+ S1 }' o8 d$ O
Allied aircraft
, w: _8 L) `2 B* n* ~" Z H" j# {F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
' r+ R1 _5 _+ K2 B% E- Z R/ ]SBD Dauntless x 180 `# V& r- X, Q1 q
6 [) L% N! f& Q! m/ f; c4 i! v$ C
Japanese aircraft losses
! i% ?, [3 w, c, ?* f/ l# |A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
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0 {: [+ e7 y- v3 B: lAllied aircraft losses8 _* H# T; ]# c) z, {
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed+ \% `, ]& P$ s1 r
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged4 v& y- P4 o1 {+ @* r
0 _. `, J# p# H1 v% w* ^' V eJapanese Ships) ?2 u0 S# R# @* F! n( r
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 1
5 a2 k0 p( Z* d: x& l8 kCV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
3 p& @9 B$ }# M, K1 i _# bCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire R( j- y! C% x/ A3 o
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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5 }) S7 Y0 r8 s7 VDay Air attack on TF at 61,91) x B2 O- `+ l7 W8 ^4 o
* l" a/ I9 @/ ]Japanese aircraft
6 r9 ? f9 q' y; ]9 J: LA6M2 Zero x 125 g i5 S0 a7 p/ `2 o: x {
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Allied aircraft
) q/ B" F2 E# k$ Z" KF4F-4 Wildcat x 10: ]* { z% \' V" B
SBD Dauntless x 98 f6 R+ ?. D3 p7 V& K4 @/ L) F( k
TBF Avenger x 16. ~' s, _& G; X
6 `1 |2 T2 n* D" N7 C8 i9 zJapanese aircraft losses* e8 p# }/ z5 I
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
1 H. n/ z8 r9 I2 ^
( A a& X, e9 F5 | T6 aAllied aircraft losses
9 D, F# `* e8 L- W6 b1 G2 f1 TF4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
4 ]; c' G+ O* u6 ]' u5 ASBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged: D! ?+ _9 J, `, D. |
TBF Avenger: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged
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Japanese Ships: b3 U) V. D7 e$ M
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage( k$ [5 i" Q4 b
CV Hiryu, on fire
7 o( q a' N* YCA Chikuma* d7 N( N& b6 g" Y8 J
CV Soryu
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L: }$ d. @8 K3 mDay Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,939 S" \ n1 l9 v4 i# V! R
# ?7 f+ f2 n4 |3 ~7 ]2 |Japanese aircraft" w3 B3 e# `% K) j. Q
A6M2 Zero x 36
* `9 W8 D1 @0 [ h# qD3A Val x 90
) f0 N# S2 }& F% SB5N Kate x 66
9 v, B c3 G1 ~" t' x ( ~+ Y- I- `8 L* l
Allied aircraft3 ^- c; R1 ~ O/ _" x
F4F-4 Wildcat x 108
; O) l3 h) j9 o# }) n1 qP-40E Warhawk x 45, D) H* i! \9 z, f U" n
P-38G Lightning x 2* @* ~) L4 p T6 n5 v( g
8 x+ f' s# Z+ r1 iJapanese aircraft losses! R% _6 w6 a4 S
A6M2 Zero: 26 destroyed
+ b3 N4 V5 x. pD3A Val: 50 destroyed& C, |7 [; H- ^. [
B5N Kate: 42 destroyed/ v& V" P! l. r7 a
/ u- N5 \ k2 x1 W
Allied aircraft losses
1 `4 q/ ?( A; e2 l! C* H( t3 LF4F-4 Wildcat: 41 destroyed, 14 damaged
# I2 ?( Z. X7 N, XP-40E Warhawk: 27 destroyed
# {# d6 p( |# q6 b# \) JP-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed- _* D- a4 [; M+ P8 h
8 G/ t5 D& G" h0 J- ~+ BAllied Ships* H# ~6 E' W! ~$ Y% c8 ] ~6 U& V. G' H
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1; [7 J% j' }8 i5 m+ k9 P2 |1 l
CV Hornet, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire! U8 i2 w( G4 B4 Z, b4 Q
CV Wasp, Bomb hits 2, on fire
- d* z/ F" D! f( m1 H9 U5 MDD Benham, Bomb hits 1, on fire
* L3 F) x9 I* B# p0 \CV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
: P# n3 v4 a( F- R8 MCV Yorktown
* M" z) M5 _/ [1 U9 i; MCV Saratoga6 q' S: G) M; f2 b) c+ @: {: X4 @
CL Honolulu3 n5 g7 N- [( V3 i- h9 a( P9 D
CL St. Louis, Bomb hits 22 z s( o, d J
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Allied aircraft$ _# E' Q2 G2 N' p, z
B-25C Mitchell x 34 s6 Y2 _* I: f- F
# M6 ]2 b; B; m2 f' SNo Allied losses7 {" j# Y3 Q1 [' Z0 c
0 N$ S9 N7 _& Q/ GJapanese Ships
' {2 V/ `+ x& \# K2 c7 m; m OCV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Aircraft Attacking:
+ t& I) Z8 m" \* C7 T 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet7 v! C" p n, A9 y( H0 `; l! x O
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: Q' o5 D+ c# N8 v$ e9 [, MDay Air attack on TF at 61,91- \3 T; q# s! T2 Y. j
$ q9 y8 n+ @- M3 L6 d$ hAllied aircraft
% G2 L7 [. U( A* BF4F-4 Wildcat x 21
" Z/ ?6 Z5 o0 B7 LSBD Dauntless x 90
! O8 l6 U' f1 `4 C# _9 R/ \TBF Avenger x 33
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Japanese Ships' Y9 D# P" A7 ?) | ^) f0 {' ~; ~- l' D
CA Chikuma& t& G9 H6 H7 M/ n' s2 P
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage; v9 G- {* i! y
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage2 u/ d$ l0 g c V8 s$ X9 q7 x" L
CA Tone, Bomb hits 18 E5 g8 S/ L7 A! H: C; t% y3 H7 y
DD Ariake, Bomb hits 1, on fire* `/ t2 E4 E5 c* v a5 R" U" p
CA Aoba, Bomb hits 2
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; j8 m6 t" o9 ?" O* R. k7 r% S: ZDay Air attack on TF at 61,91; S7 X" l# A6 c% ]0 c2 A
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B-25C Mitchell x 20
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Japanese Ships
" |7 U: G a& s3 l' Y, wCV Soryu, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage3 v# ^7 }$ P" D, G
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage( W# Z3 {8 k4 c
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+ V, F% H" U1 [) N8 mGround combat at Shortlands
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4 @! N- t4 W( ]Allied Deliberate attack/ }* _- x; B) U2 J4 F
& i+ y3 J% T5 F6 uAttacking force 13678 troops, 150 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 322& |. C( @5 z/ x- I( o
/ }( f" Z3 L( h- S# z$ L& dDefending force 1457 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10
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3 s6 g- p7 w( kAllied max assault: 314 - adjusted assault: 281 * A; y/ r% N/ k5 P1 \' f
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Japanese max defense: 6 - adjusted defense: 1 * s' Q4 b- j# W4 E/ N, S2 T
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Allied assault odds: 281 to 1 0 p, F( o) W- `% m& P9 e. K% @
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Japanese ground losses:
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9 B6 M% ^) u% R& Z( Z0 LGuns lost 77 t: V- \1 C) i
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Allied ground losses:
8 E u* L/ D- s& @2 g2 casualties reported
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