AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/18/42& L b, O# p+ u- n7 i( i# L
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8 `, i4 y7 F! A# M0 O7 E6 ]Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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; M, \1 p1 Y+ K0 xJapanese Ships
2 u; _0 l$ }2 t! T% ^3 W6 UCA Kumano
8 M/ Y# t9 a2 mCA Kinugasa, Shell hits 42, and is sunk
7 P; a! l7 ~ f" O, q8 A- kCA Furutaka, Shell hits 1
! W m. Z) _6 T7 i, pCL Natori, Shell hits 1, d1 ~; c- K v6 j* [" B$ F: T
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage; `+ C% G* F7 j* a! s% e/ ]
DD Natsugumo
2 q) V ^: p6 B4 h; YDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 1
# a- N8 I3 k* F4 _1 ?4 n* zDD Yuzuki
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I2 }, S2 r) Q) N* p+ fAllied Ships
6 V- l+ M( n+ v; s8 _# q; OCA Portland, Shell hits 2, on fire
6 t+ @. d$ e# J: d1 ]7 r% I: [( T6 p6 X4 rCA Northampton' L5 Q- m9 w8 D) t
CA Houston, Torpedo hits 1
% Z3 H8 j- G( s: aCA Chester, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
! j! \5 l0 Q$ s/ p" U3 yCA Louisville, Shell hits 14 _: S& o# k" \0 |+ o* y9 u
CA Chicago
$ p# w* V2 w7 A) Q8 ICA Pensacola) U' W5 C' z) j6 c2 U
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
0 ?& \% j- t/ b `' G$ \; D/ @CA Astoria( _! q$ q6 s3 d! e, x$ Q
CA Minneapolis( s; w7 {) A8 h
CA San Francisco. I$ q6 E+ r1 r1 U! ~* [
CA Australia, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
" b0 q# O& U8 Y7 X n5 F! q9 {# @CA Canberra* Z3 i" ]7 h0 [+ @
CL Leander& F* J" p; ~/ @# Z
CL Achilles
2 f8 r2 @2 D; U* t/ uCL Perth
2 H [& [) f1 [6 f, w. }! GCL Hobart$ e9 U% h3 o- }8 x6 i7 \& Q! I
CL Raleigh' |3 w, [% q! a1 O2 n
CL Detroit
/ C; f, M+ Q2 c2 f8 @CL Concord/ ~0 Z& s5 z1 ` J4 r
DD Cummings
2 B+ Z# D# e/ t# N" B) y' a: y8 F! DDD Case" B0 s1 d2 l% V" Y7 @2 u
DD Shaw# S0 z& |' a6 f6 S" F+ e
DD Downes
4 d: \3 F" S# }6 L2 ?" ?DD Le Triomphant+ p/ _& [ A; q- n
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; k4 C0 ^, b, [2 c) m1 ~Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,932 B7 ~; U4 x2 A/ {, ^+ D9 |
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8 S+ S a! E& X! ACA Kumano, Shell hits 10( c! w, t; s3 o1 Q1 Y% Z
CA Furutaka4 M V- [! J( i
CL Natori, Shell hits 1* e% k( q3 l" m5 M: H$ o( e" Q
DD Maikaze, on fire, heavy damage; l* y, {' H' \: W6 r0 v% r
DD Natsugumo
# ? I2 }, a4 c7 x+ J+ x0 \DD Ikazuchi' I1 u R2 b! x- z& \! x) h
DD Yuzuki
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Allied Ships
5 H5 g5 q: ~' \CA Portland, on fire
1 x3 y. \% b9 Z' R4 S5 N9 T( ECA Northampton
1 @) S8 _8 O7 B2 Z0 g' U- T1 dCA Houston+ X2 M1 A& _# {, n7 W
CA Louisville
3 q0 v6 s. U4 ?" L1 ]CA Chicago
# h4 q0 f9 O# U& \$ TCA Pensacola* e1 O% O7 A6 `
CA New Orleans
8 S& K" ~4 a/ M) d7 r6 ICA Astoria
3 i8 \/ S9 r. {& pCA Minneapolis- J& `+ ~, Y# g$ w4 M3 L
CA San Francisco+ G$ ?- z/ \- ?$ ^* X# J
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
$ O9 @. I) g1 a4 |CA Canberra
3 \$ J; a* U6 bCL Leander
6 k6 T. G9 h+ QCL Achilles
. S2 W1 ]5 J: o/ w, [CL Perth
2 a0 M! f. p+ \# P3 a: CCL Hobart
2 ^/ r8 r$ p/ NCL Raleigh. B! O; i+ M2 d! C9 @/ G: m6 B; h
CL Detroit
* G9 v& O# ^9 q) J; ]3 eCL Concord
! h0 s4 l% s) q) [0 s1 Q# oDD Cummings& [& H; l, A. n$ e2 m) ?
DD Case. q; L6 q& W$ k' |# n/ _. E
DD Shaw
8 |. p# O* ]! A/ _DD Downes8 f6 S0 V2 D6 F( w. a
DD Le Triomphant4 {. o5 _. v3 H
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; C, I7 D( u# Y; k# n8 `6 pNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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% u1 O: C) n2 l# w, SJapanese Ships6 r! I# D' }3 X! h) J+ V; D
CA Kumano, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage$ y. h. I* m. ^2 f
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 34, and is sunk* H0 w, M$ b' U0 E: R
CL Natori, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
u" F: _, J) C0 u# \" x. mDD Maikaze, Shell hits 14, and is sunk+ y7 | g- l% P4 d* h: `4 }7 c
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
8 O. T' p& A* D3 _8 hDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 3, on fire" d. R8 @" y1 N2 ~0 D
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
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Allied Ships9 R- s m' ~* K$ X
CA Portland, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
. R9 I7 T: ~/ y' @% XCA Northampton, Shell hits 1, on fire
4 z0 H5 s d" ECA Houston, Shell hits 1
8 {4 n3 z% e5 r; N# w7 ]CA Louisville
% [ g) M& w2 C' xCA Chicago, Shell hits 2
( P7 m5 s) d. H7 `CA Pensacola, Shell hits 4% g, z6 @, f2 B! t
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 4
5 A6 M2 I3 j3 wCA Astoria! ~0 |$ @% W; A" C
CA Minneapolis- r* Q: H( j# k' z6 r
CA San Francisco
2 c5 f7 H* D4 N2 lCA Australia, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage3 L, L8 \& Q) l/ e
CA Canberra
$ C3 ^. o& S) j8 u' v( U9 b) lCL Leander
) c$ ^8 {" z/ @) h9 Y; v- p! m% LCL Achilles
; Q9 W& t3 n8 @4 {) N, [! zCL Perth( V( g- k; I: l2 Q3 Y
CL Hobart0 \. u6 S( N: C
CL Raleigh1 E8 ]9 a9 [4 r
CL Detroit
& b0 W9 m# N2 L" l( sCL Concord* H9 f' X/ F* v2 G" J1 S" E4 k
DD Cummings# e# i+ V% h; |. g e. T
DD Case
- z& W$ q+ a+ P' M, C6 |# k3 L1 Z/ `DD Shaw4 g1 j5 O( M( @" n. `: w" N$ [
DD Downes
* _/ K5 i+ Y2 R) c+ `! |DD Le Triomphant+ H7 x% i0 h* \/ G. _3 X
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5 N2 N# Q) M! l6 I0 bNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93 j, q4 E q5 f
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Japanese Ships
1 u9 \) v [" P1 @: vCA Kumano, Shell hits 33, on fire, heavy damage9 Y5 H5 H1 o- ^' p+ O1 w3 ~
CL Natori, Shell hits 24, and is sunk
, ?, Y( M Y4 ^; E: i4 tDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 10 M) P% q ?% p: h7 F: r& c! f
DD Ikazuchi, on fire6 _+ m2 @( M: l' o- {
/ M4 {* Z# k6 L
Allied Ships
8 i% q9 J# s$ |2 T7 l; SCA Portland, on fire, heavy damage
, j9 }4 a* g( Q ICA Northampton, on fire
\: a; ~, m5 _7 w* SCA Houston h8 y4 f( q. Q4 B
CA Louisville
, x- J! w# `8 d% x2 q5 jCA Chicago
0 P, x0 r, M: z) n& y" oCA Pensacola6 [8 ^- ]- ~& `) s7 F
CA New Orleans# {) t. Q* [+ e9 y( z+ c3 i! V
CA Astoria
* i5 H7 L' }& y1 N fCA Minneapolis
5 {: Z7 ]- L0 ^" q P. SCA San Francisco6 b# J$ H8 \8 z
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage q% e/ C V# k4 g
CA Canberra6 @$ f K0 L9 z
CL Leander
, A0 [8 j+ p; [" G% O: vCL Achilles+ `9 T7 B- S, f3 P9 O/ Y
CL Perth5 M4 w7 j$ F; j- C; x N
CL Hobart
- z: I- Q7 b4 F% U( oCL Raleigh; m/ B* ?! s2 D9 F8 z. t2 Z J
CL Detroit- R& e2 T/ H: N* L. ]' K
CL Concord
$ g: N- c- V. j+ y6 M$ x+ C# qDD Cummings
; m) K/ ^( E' @- dDD Case6 L" S; S* L$ t9 v7 r
DD Shaw7 k- H( J7 `/ _" I9 F
DD Downes: a p$ }- O( ?) g3 ^
DD Le Triomphant1 w% t/ e) ~& y% Z j
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Japanese Ships
8 U9 y" f0 |/ @; M9 rCA Kumano, Shell hits 29, and is sunk" }2 J2 i0 ^" d/ i
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 35, and is sunk# N; [1 a6 M: M2 B% j, ]. ]
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
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Allied Ships7 d3 k. Z( G: Q. Q1 F- Z, \ N, ]5 ]
CA Portland, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage2 M* F- w0 Y- A/ U L1 I6 I, t5 C
CA Northampton, on fire
$ ]: j' Q- t9 NCA Houston
$ G: F9 w5 n! g- k* D* kCA Louisville9 W7 f8 J" s2 ~" D: z
CA Chicago4 z+ b- [1 |5 @; a$ d @' [
CA Pensacola
& w2 G; t; `5 B/ `5 MCA New Orleans
# r% ` P0 J! \# {5 Z& G9 L& p9 ^CA Astoria5 ]# p! L2 d [% }
CA Minneapolis0 f4 |% N4 I! T2 A2 i" u
CA San Francisco
6 h3 x! Z9 ~8 w3 ICA Australia, on fire, heavy damage/ |1 c+ o+ r/ P
CA Canberra7 n V w5 l6 B! L7 `
CL Leander
( c' x3 ^: `" |CL Achilles' T+ L" u4 B& q+ X4 l& o- Z
CL Perth* G! w8 e; Y1 G# M% ~& t
CL Hobart
2 _4 a# H; R5 S% M( I- s* l2 L6 KCL Raleigh
5 X8 k5 _: h$ dCL Detroit2 m+ H7 k' s2 J& f4 M& N0 h
CL Concord
1 X) h# y0 D# l. a5 zDD Cummings
! R2 g! f( I! lDD Case# Q$ e( ?0 X1 `* G
DD Shaw
4 X( b( o/ H+ ]7 l7 j3 G5 ADD Downes6 ]" s* X% J$ B4 y! v" G
DD Le Triomphant
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8 H4 _. r; s T+ T* SDay Air attack on TF at 61,91( \( f m6 V- h$ o/ o! Q! d
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Japanese aircraft$ Q/ e/ ^% G7 ^. V1 I v
A6M2 Zero x 50+ { i, |5 M, ^/ \# F$ J
6 x3 w+ ~' ]+ a6 DAllied aircraft3 x, \! s9 U( j# i- f8 h4 |
F4F-4 Wildcat x 42 T( ?8 z: t P8 L, S
SBD Dauntless x 44! D# N; H, Z2 t" o4 u4 j6 R
TBF Avenger x 16
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( ?, }" R8 v/ }Japanese aircraft losses# \ v- r9 z* k s
A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
, E, [. Q; {- xF4F-4 Wildcat: 27 destroyed5 [! x& Q U2 q- d! i3 n
SBD Dauntless: 13 destroyed, 17 damaged
8 `6 N j" r: S& T# WTBF Avenger: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged
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Japanese Ships
/ M' K" s; Y+ B8 g# dCV Kaga, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage& O5 B+ f* g& e, i; d) s
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire* L0 b# s+ r4 F" h/ @0 c
CV Shokaku
?! q; ?& P8 k9 x. a$ I+ q/ L1 RCV Soryu
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( v: [0 S$ a% g7 W$ SDay Air attack on TF at 61,914 k- P) T* n3 p$ m2 m J5 V! U6 h
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Japanese aircraft7 Q5 i8 \2 X, p+ r) i# V! |/ b- W) b
A6M2 Zero x 19
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. O% ~4 \# V* F; B+ GAllied aircraft4 ]9 F; [% j; S8 ]& I) g, Y
F4F-4 Wildcat x 194 c+ { j$ A$ c. E8 i' {; j
SBD Dauntless x 14
$ A" V, F7 g0 j# ?, W4 xTBF Avenger x 6' u+ i" z, f' y% L6 Y; B2 ^
* q1 O( u6 j2 ] R
Japanese aircraft losses6 L( `( ~+ K3 u- L
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed" I/ A8 `/ [' B2 g0 t& {: v
$ p0 V# ], q' L0 z8 B/ BAllied aircraft losses
& S* ]" b% H& a4 iF4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed# j3 d# x5 t- Q+ t- E
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged9 l/ l4 Z2 h# K7 k/ _
TBF Avenger: 6 damaged, w% A6 b0 p8 j) S! f1 \) `2 W% L
* Z; h; ~) y6 K5 E" [# uJapanese Ships2 Z9 n' _% U* b; b. W3 N
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
8 e7 k0 M! H5 i, e, y! L7 B, n* SCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2
' U. B8 s, E7 l8 `! r0 KCA Tone
; Q+ Z8 X6 ]! e: G" ]4 eCV Soryu, Bomb hits 1
, [3 t2 `5 _* l( {5 _& V( T' a; tCV Hiryu, on fire Y4 a9 T/ Q) X# M3 O7 f1 V( N: a
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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Japanese aircraft
) k1 i2 D& {; e! {! cA6M2 Zero x 17
2 \( y. M, t W- l+ H& N
7 X( L2 H+ {3 U4 }9 O: L/ Z5 UAllied aircraft9 P: K' B) W5 m4 P/ m
F4F-4 Wildcat x 24
$ ~' S3 _( T! a. A3 w* bSBD Dauntless x 27
O1 C5 C% T$ C- CTBF Avenger x 74 ^4 S+ P0 U; b- l. y
$ F. l6 i# D: K4 _) Y% mJapanese aircraft losses* w- g$ t& ?. A% o$ P: y
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed; O2 m O: d0 I7 n: ]
g/ D4 z5 y' {5 L" DAllied aircraft losses
$ {: ?5 i9 ~$ j( d, CF4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed
2 A1 s A3 B2 _$ D! MSBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged
/ _2 U8 b: x! ]4 H# [( hTBF Avenger: 5 damaged
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Japanese Ships6 C7 S5 C- l6 q. C! V, _
CV Shokaku( W' W& U# \7 G0 q3 s6 D; ~
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 2, on fire2 A) ^; R! ~' A% D. r
CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
: V5 T' _! N, I6 P2 s+ dCV Soryu$ x! s4 O* o5 j) }6 a3 n
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1
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2 o& `9 N9 A8 {4 m1 T' S& T: PJapanese aircraft
# R! s. Z8 [/ ~ C7 v# \1 [& UA6M2 Zero x 15' L$ y+ `% ^ ~3 \; G$ t% x
# }: C6 e% O9 v' ^! G
Allied aircraft
( ]$ k8 t5 W( `0 w$ i, n, EF4F-4 Wildcat x 8, |2 \( k, N" c T. D( o
SBD Dauntless x 18
" r6 F- m# e( Q3 [9 `
8 R0 [0 z% m: a8 D/ v5 L+ MJapanese aircraft losses+ V; [8 I1 t( k& v% B4 a
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed/ J: W0 l! q0 B8 j! u) q* i, ^
1 R" Z% Y: d1 t0 XAllied aircraft losses
/ D+ d) v- C h! R; hF4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
/ t5 X5 V) e" P- S" {+ @( mSBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged
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* N; `6 O' g6 ~: jJapanese Ships
}; P& }* X$ w. ~8 E, PCV Soryu, Bomb hits 1
6 d" e$ T5 W8 m$ @- XCV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage+ K7 I/ ~& R. A1 z
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
, f. o+ o( n" R. E# NCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage5 ^- I B" p1 `
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Japanese aircraft
" s) ^6 D0 C/ z/ ]& \A6M2 Zero x 12
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4 r2 Q9 Z3 d2 [% x2 e) WAllied aircraft
# o5 u q5 J n2 h% G2 U3 PF4F-4 Wildcat x 10
* g1 k1 ]6 W1 I. I) L" v* pSBD Dauntless x 9' L2 Q# |# B% f2 P- ~
TBF Avenger x 16
2 ~* G. Z0 R. B. Y & f; H! a; N0 J! b" k9 L ?' ?, \5 W
Japanese aircraft losses
. R; Y& l; e: f" d5 |A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
2 x- g. l4 L+ @% a9 t
. d: w: _& k1 J2 w4 ?3 n: Y5 tAllied aircraft losses
j; E0 l% z3 I: F! LF4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed9 C" C2 U4 `8 T& s0 c: J* g! F
SBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
1 {$ J9 X- a/ D6 b5 aTBF Avenger: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged! @. u% d5 `( S3 s2 K+ M! e
- M( v- v% s+ s0 {- P- }+ b; yJapanese Ships
9 n5 T; v9 k8 oCV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage( W( h P1 ?7 R/ f
CV Hiryu, on fire% _. C2 r& n0 x6 N
CA Chikuma
3 b2 ~9 W. h1 \ E, tCV Soryu
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1 T, U/ e; [6 I4 U! cDay Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,937 G2 j; d6 f3 D+ g# H
5 A* B; ^" N" W, p( hJapanese aircraft0 |4 d" s' p% l5 B) Y y) r# x
A6M2 Zero x 362 t: ]$ _# s' X/ E0 p/ U# M
D3A Val x 90' i/ E6 A1 U9 g; A' k- S. K
B5N Kate x 66
3 X6 k3 h$ E% N& e, P7 T6 j: [0 V6 J
6 O* o+ F% E% r7 L. CAllied aircraft
' U6 E, s2 K, f6 C& |3 eF4F-4 Wildcat x 108
% J# I; f* c: j$ Z5 lP-40E Warhawk x 45" v% q2 u) M1 t
P-38G Lightning x 2
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Japanese aircraft losses
9 {( {, e7 o* W& wA6M2 Zero: 26 destroyed1 P5 l# F: P% [
D3A Val: 50 destroyed* p- [0 M+ I( P; N' Y0 M5 b
B5N Kate: 42 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
" y) |0 {/ p% y: k4 CF4F-4 Wildcat: 41 destroyed, 14 damaged
& B& i$ ]5 y# c& z/ eP-40E Warhawk: 27 destroyed( X' _$ q1 k9 b8 K
P-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed
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" ~# t2 O) v% q3 {( `+ _Allied Ships
% I! d$ k d, d) p7 P$ K' lCV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1* U+ q, i, P1 `
CV Hornet, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
$ M1 j7 W! g$ z- a4 MCV Wasp, Bomb hits 2, on fire0 } r: u9 v% X% g# S# p
DD Benham, Bomb hits 1, on fire
) ~2 i, I* G pCV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
0 k, p" ^8 ~! T1 h' ICV Yorktown
2 T ^. g6 `) |0 gCV Saratoga
# r q& R: H; T' _( G" s3 g2 A, D" vCL Honolulu
0 n1 R2 t5 Y+ A% @CL St. Louis, Bomb hits 2; ~9 V7 K; m, e/ v k
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$ I( C# ]( w: A0 Y9 y3 ^Allied aircraft% @/ ?, W ]$ D/ W$ c# I4 n$ x
B-25C Mitchell x 3: [* |* E% s- n" R
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No Allied losses% ^+ Y6 O5 |% \% G* K8 Q1 P
! s$ {4 X9 R) B tJapanese Ships
v, g5 V+ @# PCV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Aircraft Attacking:
; p7 o* r, \: S% p 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet G. N! X* Z3 W A0 ^- P! B' Z! _( R7 L2 `
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Allied aircraft$ p7 T3 e. \+ H; J
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
3 g9 q) q8 x5 Y* ^/ I$ ?1 _SBD Dauntless x 90! t& D2 I5 ~4 m; }' @
TBF Avenger x 33 d, m/ |/ a4 l" K+ Z
9 W1 o7 Y# ~$ f6 q. X+ D+ j
Japanese Ships9 W, P8 p4 X# i; R" S; @
CA Chikuma6 p) l; W) `! p
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
( Z0 F& I a5 N1 ~3 fCV Soryu, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage$ Z. R$ v7 q$ n3 l5 L
CA Tone, Bomb hits 1" v6 e$ n# u! o8 W
DD Ariake, Bomb hits 1, on fire& E6 b. ]' V. \' N; k6 U/ u4 B
CA Aoba, Bomb hits 29 O& }- s9 U( e5 T# e" e2 d; ~
CL Tama% Y8 D. G, |; K y ~" |* b4 T
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91- H) s, G; ]0 n
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B-25C Mitchell x 20
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CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
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& \" r7 F0 L4 Z! [Ground combat at Shortlands
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Allied Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 13678 troops, 150 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3227 z$ e+ \2 X0 T4 R9 J0 A/ Z. k; n A
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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 F! [9 o$ r7 P4 O# y
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Japanese max defense: 6 - adjusted defense: 1
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Allied assault odds: 281 to 1
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Japanese ground losses:5 H( ` Y& U1 s% S. s
1572 casualties reported
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Allied ground losses:
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