AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/18/42
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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- d! ^$ ^: a# s3 |! DCA Kumano
: P, Z, P4 x) x8 m* V! h n" `CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 42, and is sunk
& g( y1 k) { l( B4 }CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1
H3 K# e) H+ j+ C# I/ C/ t( s* NCL Natori, Shell hits 18 c/ G+ j8 R& }5 a3 A
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
# E# h& b$ F+ e! { D6 IDD Natsugumo
! N$ U2 i; O% @. N7 h2 N$ T7 vDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 1) t' \' N$ @' o
DD Yuzuki
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* |' B; K6 ?$ n6 NCA Portland, Shell hits 2, on fire& v5 z: L7 C u! Y
CA Northampton0 y! Y& p. B8 h: ~
CA Houston, Torpedo hits 1
% {" Q7 u9 P1 l, ~CA Chester, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk& ]6 k5 T9 s/ R" ?" A8 u+ w" Q5 o V
CA Louisville, Shell hits 1
+ O$ E2 T1 L3 e. NCA Chicago
& Q8 `; q* h/ |4 V t' ACA Pensacola
& H" y$ o3 H2 @. C a5 hCA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1) D- Y' q2 f( X; D0 u' n9 {, Z
CA Astoria4 P+ W7 b- f7 N) h8 W8 z" M
CA Minneapolis
" v. S0 [0 P- }! a7 o3 |9 J0 A- TCA San Francisco6 f% a$ W+ J* D a7 @; u( l
CA Australia, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage8 [" H: A* W( q5 \! c
CA Canberra8 |& p* M. @- z/ J0 d. W' g
CL Leander
R8 ~9 m# L) t, b, V/ l# O0 bCL Achilles
8 a1 n' O$ \9 A7 ^8 T1 [( PCL Perth
- l1 @8 H0 d; cCL Hobart
' I! ]0 k) Q1 E; m! h' LCL Raleigh
( z3 s1 {& m% @: C9 ?CL Detroit
( v+ x0 n8 L9 {( ~7 ^, }# B+ UCL Concord
: Z+ g. e9 g* e D' M+ v) CDD Cummings& [+ L) F8 L! n9 R$ Y+ j$ I% j* z
DD Case6 C8 j0 }" ^, l& u* e }
DD Shaw3 K, u) x! T4 I8 ]
DD Downes5 A T* z2 G. ?! X3 u0 T- K
DD Le Triomphant
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- F0 H9 k+ X$ Z- }Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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CA Kumano, Shell hits 10
7 x( X0 n' n0 `* xCA Furutaka
* e; ^# D$ A8 t5 f( yCL Natori, Shell hits 1 G, {( j, z0 ^- |5 q: @
DD Maikaze, on fire, heavy damage
* t2 f6 z" j) r/ l% O- n: jDD Natsugumo
6 n% M1 @$ S6 x' s0 ~8 sDD Ikazuchi
; C u8 W0 X, O2 b8 w4 u5 @DD Yuzuki& V; z* t% k" t$ F7 x: V
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Allied Ships& e* F( ^) ^7 j
CA Portland, on fire7 l7 {8 a' [4 |- Q1 W
CA Northampton @; ^# o( @( o- ~
CA Houston
! v+ a! O- H) h' X1 u0 \- ECA Louisville
' @$ [2 I4 _5 sCA Chicago
8 O3 N- e3 ^) hCA Pensacola
8 y2 }! G: S) x1 @0 p( tCA New Orleans$ J) |/ H& P$ s3 {
CA Astoria' _3 m1 ?0 v% @ \: X( @
CA Minneapolis: M1 j& Z: B" z: F- O }6 C5 K
CA San Francisco" B2 j- }" F% j+ i+ r+ W$ I
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage! n, U& r* ?& w; i* q
CA Canberra
1 b1 j4 ?0 l* p0 qCL Leander9 A9 S7 {" t( s' q
CL Achilles
c5 `! ^4 a6 G; oCL Perth
9 T& {: ]8 p% _: y2 `, V1 ]0 TCL Hobart M, ?& f+ b) u8 R, e( j8 J2 S$ M
CL Raleigh! N, ~' C5 O8 Y5 I8 w
CL Detroit
% n- t7 g6 a- K1 j8 [CL Concord
+ W; q5 G0 x% PDD Cummings8 G2 @; N: V; Q4 A. B& x+ X
DD Case
' |% L. v# }- g5 B( E2 MDD Shaw+ h1 w$ |5 X1 ?9 B! f
DD Downes
1 d: b- a. Q2 A+ pDD Le Triomphant
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Japanese Ships( H2 s) q$ Q6 q0 N, g) m- W. q. q1 J* a
CA Kumano, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
# Z' X1 B( t# W& R8 }- PCA Furutaka, Shell hits 34, and is sunk
7 ]8 |7 b+ Z: |5 A" D/ ECL Natori, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage* P& K9 v! K* s
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 14, and is sunk/ s( m' L2 ^% j7 U( ?7 \' |" R
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
# v. k* {0 Z7 ?% iDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 3, on fire
1 h& Y: g4 {: L d ^7 S* lDD Yuzuki, Shell hits 6, and is sunk3 g2 U4 e' K: g1 n
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CA Portland, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage: `2 q, L, ~# K( W. }
CA Northampton, Shell hits 1, on fire9 M5 D( K ~ ^
CA Houston, Shell hits 1: b' _+ e" x5 ]# P+ v% R
CA Louisville
% C: `9 O* a' C0 [' hCA Chicago, Shell hits 2& T0 b2 R- N( K# O
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 4* n. B' J8 W. K' e3 ^) F* a4 I
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 4
6 Y% ^3 d5 o+ |4 ICA Astoria
1 Q/ Y# W$ @7 }2 h2 k' OCA Minneapolis
* w# x8 U4 u/ J* }9 ^- K& ?* mCA San Francisco
/ V: Y. V5 y& ?" ^1 \; A6 `& HCA Australia, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage* {( f, W1 f+ l
CA Canberra* X8 i4 U$ G: G6 L) _, ^( t! [
CL Leander
# ]( S2 I2 j1 ~. i) {# R2 L5 WCL Achilles
1 x9 e1 N% m0 A/ E. Q' ]$ ~CL Perth
- r% J% W, k( a. N s) `CL Hobart
$ G9 U8 u5 R7 J* v7 J3 iCL Raleigh
$ W) D- `* `0 YCL Detroit
" s' B4 e/ m8 t- }8 T0 X$ Z3 GCL Concord
[6 J, R3 X7 n0 d4 nDD Cummings
& n, G3 h9 I3 m' Q lDD Case
2 y9 L+ P: O8 p `6 u9 iDD Shaw
8 ?( L% F, \' r# K) Q4 y' e8 h! X2 lDD Downes! U& j! b" L% H7 }6 F# h$ l2 |6 y- q
DD Le Triomphant, b2 m1 L4 K3 @% X% ]
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93$ ?3 k) n+ I$ ?
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- V% ^) m& a9 k/ z- e% e8 f, ECA Kumano, Shell hits 33, on fire, heavy damage8 H, E) t4 H# p' j/ U+ g
CL Natori, Shell hits 24, and is sunk9 G6 z9 Z* I# }6 ]# _; N
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1$ G, F E+ ~6 N, d2 N* d d
DD Ikazuchi, on fire
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CA Portland, on fire, heavy damage! u4 @4 p8 C) `! P* _0 G \8 C
CA Northampton, on fire
7 |! X+ |+ v1 d" M/ R8 TCA Houston0 r; T+ C- K7 v( D" O$ {
CA Louisville
: i& Q( _" V9 y, r8 g$ [8 _3 uCA Chicago
$ O0 b9 U9 O% {% v, DCA Pensacola
& m P1 Q5 x7 s" `) M# fCA New Orleans
% C. a* ? H; fCA Astoria
" q% F. t9 G/ e* t( Z3 J0 oCA Minneapolis2 O9 F: p9 S. T# j! a3 Q
CA San Francisco1 h2 D/ ~* W" O; O+ z+ [
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage$ I' B& X1 H* F# Q
CA Canberra: v( E `( L% R0 L$ L }
CL Leander& e* M& K- D4 q1 x9 a) u
CL Achilles
2 N+ k& ?4 g, u1 J: _" HCL Perth: |5 l- S2 Q! f9 F4 f
CL Hobart
( l8 f. d) Y+ x- t9 {2 KCL Raleigh8 b' q' h5 i1 V+ S3 j2 W
CL Detroit
' {6 H0 K3 Z% BCL Concord @9 M/ S; L t8 \
DD Cummings% o7 W3 m8 f2 K# w
DD Case
+ C% G6 u3 |5 s! g# vDD Shaw
, w$ E% |7 y7 z3 J5 {4 f+ |DD Downes7 r; a& }: X) H2 [5 C$ \: ~$ {4 L
DD Le Triomphant
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- @) s7 A% f) m1 T2 Y$ a" XNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93+ `- g, b4 |1 j+ M) {. S9 E
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Japanese Ships% H9 B- E- n7 x' b# M+ }4 A( S
CA Kumano, Shell hits 29, and is sunk/ `: x5 H3 D6 ^% d/ n5 {) R8 e
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 35, and is sunk
5 e3 a+ G o$ P9 PDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
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Allied Ships
: }5 ]7 q2 J2 {8 j! N/ r/ Y% nCA Portland, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
' z/ Z& s6 I+ P' hCA Northampton, on fire7 _$ M1 R' h# s2 ~4 _- ?
CA Houston7 p; U% }/ m: t+ }2 w" I
CA Louisville
' |2 y( z& q1 |/ ~1 f$ jCA Chicago- \; g' X8 o# }
CA Pensacola
. J7 V4 V8 \, J& xCA New Orleans% n: A- B& [6 a3 W ~
CA Astoria% d$ f; l0 R- {$ i
CA Minneapolis6 { u. N# L6 J6 e5 u0 s6 a
CA San Francisco% J; @; X# C2 J. B, z$ N" d
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage; g; K% J6 [( A
CA Canberra
1 b; a9 f! ^, n X- t8 BCL Leander: k7 U; Q! w+ I" d
CL Achilles
& b$ `9 B1 j7 ]2 bCL Perth
& s- g, |, ?/ r$ v* |- jCL Hobart
1 T, q) \3 d* ^9 B; CCL Raleigh
9 l+ O& o1 h8 ~$ _CL Detroit
7 @% R5 D$ A) K( Y, O8 XCL Concord
8 d7 U8 J- Z# Q1 O1 z9 ^- |( PDD Cummings
: {" q. \7 r( v! PDD Case
% b* t; z1 R* {$ j! f# n5 O0 kDD Shaw
+ U- _) U$ x; Z/ P/ ~DD Downes
% J; H7 U/ R: M. D" xDD Le Triomphant
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91" @; ]1 ~9 ^: e
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Japanese aircraft
. D( A; p3 J/ J1 f- F! TA6M2 Zero x 50) ^) J; o; y; m* k1 u. ^) P4 l
9 J, G3 x8 @& x9 g% x8 W- {Allied aircraft" D) V+ R) t) z% }! n
F4F-4 Wildcat x 42
1 G0 U- U, T8 }" [/ uSBD Dauntless x 444 k; L2 b4 p6 d# ^! g; N
TBF Avenger x 16# D; F. h4 Z% J2 p
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Japanese aircraft losses. |9 X. a+ { C* C! ^* B3 @
A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses7 o3 `5 |9 k! T9 K
F4F-4 Wildcat: 27 destroyed2 ?5 y+ k$ C( A6 s& K+ A
SBD Dauntless: 13 destroyed, 17 damaged
! ~8 u% q4 j, d! b p `TBF Avenger: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged: i2 z% T# ?2 m/ Q0 s: G0 J
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Japanese Ships3 ?& s1 q% ]( M6 s$ y) s
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
6 \8 z1 i3 H! d- s, q" KCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire# e* E% d/ D4 W# X0 e
CV Shokaku
2 r+ B( O4 r4 Y( f# o( hCV Soryu s( g3 W; P9 u5 C# O
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91 b2 T N) J9 w$ g
. G6 u: ]+ Q+ C$ d, Q7 Y/ x9 ?4 p' sJapanese aircraft- E6 j/ K. p+ {$ e* k( m" d; g
A6M2 Zero x 19
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Allied aircraft
1 i. C# g* Z- rF4F-4 Wildcat x 19 ^) R4 x! j" s( J
SBD Dauntless x 14
9 i2 _$ d$ K: [2 ?. _" Q. _% g. XTBF Avenger x 6
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$ U7 A" B3 j! KJapanese aircraft losses0 H; s3 }: E$ a# M! h
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed) c K% U' @& g9 e
9 O$ \) n$ o/ u$ j6 O" qAllied aircraft losses' T! J; g. P3 d A. W8 W4 Q
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed
$ o- N3 k3 s1 l; Z2 USBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged
8 s6 A" o; {9 f0 }* X: d3 G( F' RTBF Avenger: 6 damaged
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" |2 f; T# y- m: o& OCV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage& J: \' z8 ~' |" E; `( s
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2: |* p O0 ]. E2 Y* r) b( T
CA Tone3 n: @& B; R( c& G
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 1! ]" v+ a+ ]0 Y, {' e- O' Z" ^& P
CV Hiryu, on fire7 F! f: y$ e3 V) ?0 d6 H
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91# o C0 V' z2 k6 u
8 n! k' W2 O& |, C9 f/ [% LJapanese aircraft
) ?3 M3 d- M5 |0 s" |A6M2 Zero x 17
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! N C ~) ?+ uAllied aircraft' f/ n2 c+ |! q% o' j2 R
F4F-4 Wildcat x 24& e8 I1 X/ B0 {8 y+ l7 J( Q
SBD Dauntless x 27' G- v( ?- j% B t7 B
TBF Avenger x 7$ l/ ]; S t% L% q% ], D
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Japanese aircraft losses8 A! P& h& @, l! T* ~, V- C; q9 k
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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0 k+ K' A% o) L+ AAllied aircraft losses2 s2 X: k" K7 a6 V( Q) V H
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed6 |! |% P, }: Z8 ^. w6 H j# E
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged
+ |4 {" n1 j/ k# Y: o' m# L1 c7 |TBF Avenger: 5 damaged
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Japanese Ships {4 K \) s: r' C) b7 t
CV Shokaku& d9 ^. ^; |* s d' |2 d
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 2, on fire9 b+ v3 Y! R- l j5 g, M
CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
: n' Q2 I2 U) f0 w/ C2 {/ Q6 o6 N' pCV Soryu
8 z8 X1 T. J7 p; f; X9 ?3 l: GCA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91: X" \$ P, U2 P/ G8 V6 T5 o# K
5 A9 L% t3 i* Q8 ?# IJapanese aircraft
5 r9 y* E& y, y8 XA6M2 Zero x 15
7 I3 M: l2 R4 g5 D
0 e# `* F% P9 v/ N! P* ~4 M$ f* ]8 ~Allied aircraft
8 t0 p: J) n$ B* iF4F-4 Wildcat x 8/ I) E d! B$ d9 n1 M' E
SBD Dauntless x 18
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Japanese aircraft losses
, K: j' |7 W+ O' x* @9 h" tA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
0 O) a+ n# `' @, j- ^F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed ]& D1 a2 D% x! K4 n3 w% T
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged4 R! z* B0 @2 ^
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; t$ z1 _ s' o( Y8 H" F' y1 T. A2 UCV Soryu, Bomb hits 13 ^# \! _) U2 U2 q
CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
2 `, D+ D2 F- v0 k8 S1 ?4 nCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
9 c( p' C! }$ xCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Japanese aircraft7 r0 C/ s. g. J3 m, Z3 a; |, @
A6M2 Zero x 12
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Allied aircraft8 }; r0 y7 z( Y
F4F-4 Wildcat x 10
) k) x: O' V+ c5 Q8 W+ PSBD Dauntless x 90 n; i `2 C7 @$ Q
TBF Avenger x 16
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Japanese aircraft losses+ W. d' R9 c+ F3 j0 b$ h5 u- _7 Q
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed" z0 C2 }; G; u: q( Q6 Q h
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Allied aircraft losses0 @7 ^- @# |) m9 e. y9 e1 _
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed- n7 P* k- G. K7 Z* e" E
SBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged1 u! @5 Y4 l- u5 a' |4 L
TBF Avenger: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged
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5 k) y1 `0 K5 Z' OJapanese Ships8 K8 @$ E4 T. H6 \( j( k3 M- U8 S# J
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage, f! H; U4 g S
CV Hiryu, on fire, X- ^& B+ [8 |- {( S+ X! i6 ~# O
CA Chikuma3 o2 u' O! F [5 t/ o
CV Soryu
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Day Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,93
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5 ?! }6 m" D, N5 V! P; hA6M2 Zero x 36
: V5 l( c6 V* v0 tD3A Val x 90
+ V. P6 v) t$ d7 M( T. R9 ZB5N Kate x 66
7 d9 z/ t# Y" K/ y. Y# {
, l; M u$ T3 {( y7 jAllied aircraft
6 t8 o, D$ }9 v* VF4F-4 Wildcat x 108
`& l5 b1 d- M# L) o2 eP-40E Warhawk x 45
) d9 O$ l- H" U4 x# d/ Z) s4 @P-38G Lightning x 2
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$ M- X0 Q# v: }Japanese aircraft losses
% ]$ G. q6 E0 [" \' [" y8 @A6M2 Zero: 26 destroyed
2 v& f- u: F# {- M0 q9 cD3A Val: 50 destroyed
- b1 y) U% {$ W! tB5N Kate: 42 destroyed7 F2 ?7 ~/ J2 `. C
7 M) C6 u6 a9 pAllied aircraft losses/ z+ v- g0 D3 x9 g
F4F-4 Wildcat: 41 destroyed, 14 damaged) L1 v$ [; e4 l! T" j
P-40E Warhawk: 27 destroyed* K- ?0 l$ U5 c! A
P-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed
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; O3 t) |0 T+ |, Q hAllied Ships) R: |. |# U- a0 ~* f" x U$ x4 z$ {
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1
! s6 p6 [ X3 }3 P0 LCV Hornet, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire& z- U% f6 H+ |% C
CV Wasp, Bomb hits 2, on fire
/ Q+ m2 a u# N- @' P/ g4 qDD Benham, Bomb hits 1, on fire
3 b6 N* j* i9 R% i; G# ^CV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1, on fire; J3 l2 b' \( A5 a7 h+ f
CV Yorktown8 M) j5 I" c4 v$ m& i8 j0 e* ^
CV Saratoga$ ^8 Q& r, U8 u; H- g7 H" v
CL Honolulu
+ z! t) g/ `/ l8 f% k$ ]& GCL St. Louis, Bomb hits 2
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Allied aircraft
/ k5 D4 ^6 g" X3 i6 {4 NB-25C Mitchell x 3- J, P0 e" d9 X3 ?: d* i
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Japanese Ships( U# m. J7 d) ?! {+ t
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage Y0 e" q$ T4 q# C' T. O
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Aircraft Attacking: O) R' V$ w3 `' V+ P# ^: d
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
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$ M2 U6 \/ U5 p2 r% e5 R) H: nDay Air attack on TF at 61,91
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Allied aircraft
3 |/ i h0 A/ w/ u9 W6 B( }- bF4F-4 Wildcat x 210 Z& z) u2 Z: C0 C- j4 c
SBD Dauntless x 90, E9 ~' k# k& a2 G/ s" W: }% M
TBF Avenger x 337 V, O4 Z) c% w$ `6 y$ I! I' F7 ?
! I# T) A$ d$ I7 U& C/ pJapanese Ships
! S7 H% Z5 L+ n8 u4 uCA Chikuma6 J' m: q1 N# Q9 Z
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage3 I$ k+ Q' |/ O2 |; d
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage' n' S" o( q7 W3 O1 E+ g
CA Tone, Bomb hits 1& b4 D" W& {; `; |
DD Ariake, Bomb hits 1, on fire
7 I0 y2 U& I3 [) rCA Aoba, Bomb hits 20 H4 w/ o* w1 d) Y! d; r7 e# m0 z
CL Tama
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' I3 q7 v! D" W5 K: c! C1 }2 Y! ^Day Air attack on TF at 61,91/ K4 L" t1 _( O2 @- w" o4 j! x$ M8 k
% s) Q' S' Q# x" B! m; j2 EAllied aircraft
. N# H/ Y" \) `- ZB-25C Mitchell x 20
) ^7 H8 s3 T6 K , l$ C4 w8 K/ i; w4 H1 g
Japanese Ships) z. Y& ^- u; s$ ^ z# j* i# B
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage: q9 H, u4 f- p$ C- ~1 E7 S
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage, O8 {* s. ?; h
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* K& P) G" d# ~$ sGround combat at Shortlands4 ]* s& ?8 b- W- f; _& m- j
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Allied Deliberate attack) n7 O, s! e/ X4 l: N9 _. P
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Attacking force 13678 troops, 150 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 322
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Defending force 1457 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 107 C- H1 ^2 N! R/ Q1 v
6 e7 x# }' K8 O7 HAllied max assault: 314 - adjusted assault: 281
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Japanese max defense: 6 - adjusted defense: 1 " k% O+ o. Y9 h3 ^, \ a A
6 |& b5 k) Y2 |& E" n
Allied assault odds: 281 to 1
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Japanese ground losses:$ t4 N6 Z& ~7 J- B
1572 casualties reported
5 @! L' b- W2 G" MGuns lost 7
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Allied ground losses:) l# b ~7 [' n. w! z. q: }
2 casualties reported" ^: s/ z1 _, F8 G# H% c
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