AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/18/42, m2 c. a% R' B9 B7 `
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4 h5 K- x1 W9 h# BNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,932 e0 h" Q S! T* E% Y3 O
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Japanese Ships% p5 s$ y2 ^/ ~* Q+ s* l" ?' C
CA Kumano$ K* O u- s3 ~% o
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 42, and is sunk0 b; |" C) D+ S
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1
# S, C h8 B, X+ r6 F( x) G# gCL Natori, Shell hits 1
2 E0 W% i* P y* HDD Maikaze, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage4 a9 I$ n( C; G: u# Z
DD Natsugumo
+ e+ m4 |! a0 ?# D5 w% |7 GDD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 1; K7 _7 e# x$ \, c1 d% z+ \$ z
DD Yuzuki
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Allied Ships
1 a) ~, j+ w. Z9 f: x5 J: bCA Portland, Shell hits 2, on fire
* q; _5 ^9 @3 O) q0 h) Q( M0 SCA Northampton/ }. j0 A+ G A/ n
CA Houston, Torpedo hits 1 q2 y( ~4 m2 e% O8 F
CA Chester, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
{3 }& N& V2 A7 y! c$ XCA Louisville, Shell hits 1; ~# t1 D% |+ I$ J( u# F/ c
CA Chicago
. L8 _6 ~" J7 |" M5 o; B+ @+ DCA Pensacola
3 v' @" D6 M# z$ v9 zCA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
: k l6 k* \7 z- x' r# F8 mCA Astoria
! N( k ?. q. C% N3 u9 vCA Minneapolis* b6 w+ }) u0 z0 D' O$ w
CA San Francisco
: L" K+ C0 I* qCA Australia, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
; m5 X6 O+ ?2 I8 gCA Canberra# v5 T: Y+ G+ b# C( J: s- T' ?
CL Leander
. }8 v. n' N2 X$ y1 X' iCL Achilles
' a; V/ Y; C" f$ ]CL Perth
0 C/ u/ e o6 h) FCL Hobart& z1 @8 I. Q5 g7 H
CL Raleigh- R* i0 ^! C( L0 N, ^
CL Detroit
* ^* u+ C- K: n" j" j4 k; QCL Concord* b" O( g4 r( {' K4 H
DD Cummings& ~* @+ C8 i# L. p+ Y
DD Case" N3 Y5 z* W3 w# j) h3 y" f1 M
DD Shaw
9 m8 F3 s! f/ B& ^0 z. {DD Downes) @# I$ \* p% c& f1 c- {; c
DD Le Triomphant! V3 W/ p4 T" Z8 ^: f
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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Japanese Ships2 G1 c) R3 K5 B
CA Kumano, Shell hits 10' U: m4 a% K) W* H0 Z
CA Furutaka
5 x7 b5 a' R) |6 d s& ICL Natori, Shell hits 11 ?3 i0 _7 m# ?5 T
DD Maikaze, on fire, heavy damage
( T- h- O* C. U8 D- `DD Natsugumo3 m; _& T8 ]1 p) V* M
DD Ikazuchi
* T, U& q0 o, \2 ODD Yuzuki# q' @6 u7 a9 r
" v7 y9 @9 T/ y \5 L; W' v3 bAllied Ships8 z, F+ B6 q4 c( ] [' ]1 A r
CA Portland, on fire/ X9 z* y [& t. A; q0 \$ b
CA Northampton
9 L+ \ M; S: V( {' u1 [+ O/ }$ DCA Houston, M( \1 N& u' q/ v% q0 n+ t2 ~3 ]
CA Louisville) H2 Y5 d- ?0 D* C5 J
CA Chicago- P) l0 C7 n! I1 }: @0 s
CA Pensacola" W) b: t: I& Z: y* c& G1 `) U
CA New Orleans
6 x! e6 q/ s( }6 lCA Astoria
/ a1 Z% Y- ?: V0 w3 E. aCA Minneapolis: G, ]2 ]! W; m
CA San Francisco
& p: k& |* H# _CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage( I# n7 B4 l7 r) a& a
CA Canberra! c% T! N, C) L! P, H
CL Leander/ F" p0 P, L5 r1 w, N8 p. R
CL Achilles
' n3 w* x- l/ G9 fCL Perth
3 w- B0 n! ~, A, u" ^6 C2 K. CCL Hobart
/ e9 I- b' P( s4 JCL Raleigh7 P$ @$ n: {( J# ~* M
CL Detroit
1 Y' ?- ?7 z9 D; }( CCL Concord, J! l: ^& x, @; ~$ o
DD Cummings( ~% C$ }# L5 q. t8 J3 B
DD Case
1 b) e- \! Z' `3 T' iDD Shaw7 w' v, \# e4 S; l; U {
DD Downes! A0 _0 q. }& |
DD Le Triomphant
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93" I% J& M5 ?7 o: a
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Japanese Ships
b7 C3 _7 i7 s* WCA Kumano, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
5 v3 p7 _8 q) V; A, C9 JCA Furutaka, Shell hits 34, and is sunk+ }) J& {; k! c( R
CL Natori, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage+ s5 A$ g) N/ I3 e/ V
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
/ r$ v! g& R! [ k: O* }DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1 T0 E, {6 o, @% ?& F3 X
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 3, on fire5 C) W0 T5 {* @+ N1 B5 B, ?
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
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Allied Ships
: T) o6 S8 ?* Q9 W% mCA Portland, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
- d! E; J: `$ s ?* g* {CA Northampton, Shell hits 1, on fire/ B4 a# H+ T: r i% ^" p
CA Houston, Shell hits 1, j6 \2 f7 N; e' O7 q, g5 J8 w
CA Louisville/ g( K1 f1 A- b4 f5 J2 ~
CA Chicago, Shell hits 2
$ Z0 G7 C. j& @& d9 c2 Z' aCA Pensacola, Shell hits 4
: R P! U$ O. C5 F, J5 XCA New Orleans, Shell hits 4+ z* I& X1 B1 d2 d! E
CA Astoria$ \9 B6 X5 a% o! E3 A6 s `
CA Minneapolis: k+ J7 n# ~( g
CA San Francisco, k' A1 V5 f Z
CA Australia, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
4 m: k! r& I1 T. }3 QCA Canberra7 ^1 p) V7 {' Y7 a
CL Leander
; m1 T8 w9 _% y+ u" D: DCL Achilles
5 ]- [7 E4 S1 j- qCL Perth7 i6 X4 F" T3 z( R- Y( e
CL Hobart& ~1 i6 b+ B- {( n7 |
CL Raleigh
9 b6 g' b0 p. T7 \$ E3 ?CL Detroit
) S w8 N0 ^% H7 S7 }1 e V* C. wCL Concord( N3 |- w% q" B- q8 K
DD Cummings( v* M: l* ~; ?) P) k
DD Case+ q; N2 l" u/ U2 N
DD Shaw" P! G" K8 m% S6 Y6 F1 F* G
DD Downes& c% K# t( q: ]8 U
DD Le Triomphant
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
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Japanese Ships
# r) O" ] p, xCA Kumano, Shell hits 33, on fire, heavy damage x3 j1 S# F) C! m: D
CL Natori, Shell hits 24, and is sunk
( ^! c/ e& S$ B$ Z# R T' u; RDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 14 o5 P9 O, n5 E
DD Ikazuchi, on fire+ u2 |' c$ Z$ S
9 {2 p& D3 p, N
Allied Ships6 j# N/ M6 q' _! n) b. Z0 [ x& z
CA Portland, on fire, heavy damage
( H+ o; C# q" l; J% x, b3 iCA Northampton, on fire2 h% o) L$ O9 @2 j, q& s" ?7 o+ Q2 z7 ]
CA Houston
1 B7 O. t- H2 W, nCA Louisville3 T- I0 z' ^# F7 n: z1 t& i
CA Chicago; Q# N& M }* _ K3 M
CA Pensacola" R5 G5 D% r" n. U+ m- {
CA New Orleans
4 d0 ^# _6 y! Y( K6 a8 y) g" j* oCA Astoria) S) G% P6 F1 u' f. |3 k% V
CA Minneapolis0 Z& A- H4 a4 H. e$ { W% Z7 l# C
CA San Francisco6 o' ]. C- w% z0 ?# l
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage* l% \. D& [- Y/ ]1 z
CA Canberra
5 v4 [5 v% v6 d' nCL Leander
5 F6 a) L5 u; MCL Achilles% s) [1 y$ b0 K
CL Perth
$ V w2 q J3 m5 o+ `CL Hobart
. U2 L6 a9 `( A$ c. m$ |CL Raleigh! a+ ]" I- S2 i- `9 t" M
CL Detroit
7 ]) x* d6 _& o: h3 TCL Concord
# E, p7 C1 g6 W: O' n7 X; CDD Cummings
# s, g+ E, i; a gDD Case: B3 x6 ]9 |5 T7 h
DD Shaw R9 A( J* X+ {% d! F+ V, `
DD Downes+ O: t q7 {2 a6 T2 N9 M5 O' |7 M
DD Le Triomphant
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,934 L+ Q! R2 q0 i
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Japanese Ships1 P$ Z) X" W7 P7 [$ ?
CA Kumano, Shell hits 29, and is sunk L1 `6 n6 b4 {* e4 [
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 35, and is sunk+ P% d* V, l" {, p4 j1 Z
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 15, and is sunk3 A2 f# X. T0 u. m! O6 N6 Q3 y! n' F
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Allied Ships' u! y4 u; }1 m4 m! `
CA Portland, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
: f5 ]1 h& ~9 ]7 p% tCA Northampton, on fire% |& `9 \ {1 ~$ Z
CA Houston" ]! ?( g3 E& G2 J
CA Louisville3 Q9 D) _7 a4 \: U0 b+ T
CA Chicago4 Q, w3 Q! X. w; W
CA Pensacola
7 u5 f+ M/ l* p6 F7 B9 a( uCA New Orleans# @* R( |9 Y* S$ ~0 v) i
CA Astoria
* A: R" ^; Z6 \" ]" n# B8 jCA Minneapolis7 ]/ X3 T7 f Q2 c5 z+ R
CA San Francisco
/ G: P5 U# R. o% uCA Australia, on fire, heavy damage8 w1 |7 t% P+ }* R4 ?1 y$ N6 X
CA Canberra
5 w( x0 m# I* D8 K7 V8 vCL Leander
$ z, ?. K% N, J* O4 D3 D$ |9 B' ]CL Achilles
) V4 Z7 ^" L3 O' ICL Perth7 b& Z' n1 f" [2 d* W5 I
CL Hobart+ U/ S: _: l9 j/ H; f/ ~$ g* p
CL Raleigh, Q, |* [9 H6 }3 v# C! A
CL Detroit
5 e9 C4 f. ?. n' f; zCL Concord
! b: S! U/ `7 Z/ g, YDD Cummings/ f8 z" ?0 Q) A( m3 R% l, m4 J
DD Case" j3 a3 c) W2 \6 N5 z
DD Shaw
* T( @( R. c% P9 P) v( p( vDD Downes
% V* b/ I; Q: z4 m- `: O3 hDD Le Triomphant' q" D) ]# z) H! x
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,915 D d& z9 Y( D; I, N/ h% {
. B% P# k- w) z% g5 @Japanese aircraft
/ k% c& p3 U6 ]$ |A6M2 Zero x 50
0 t+ P: u1 j# m" w
0 i, }$ K, b( X T( `5 _5 }3 zAllied aircraft, Y# T: ]+ S5 I
F4F-4 Wildcat x 42
4 \ [: J7 C+ i; dSBD Dauntless x 44) J- R$ j0 f- N& _$ F9 F' ^
TBF Avenger x 16( B5 o$ W9 F0 @; H
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Japanese aircraft losses
, ?& W* f/ S3 T- p/ D& E0 l9 W3 AA6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged6 u1 f7 G& e1 D8 R: C/ S6 z1 e$ S
+ _, D: L0 Y3 u _! |& D4 ZAllied aircraft losses
$ T% w+ o e# N0 C% C: R- nF4F-4 Wildcat: 27 destroyed
% d% H" @/ E/ D5 `6 iSBD Dauntless: 13 destroyed, 17 damaged
1 ?% ~- p/ x# yTBF Avenger: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged- j5 g8 e5 [9 w0 l
7 _* \) Y- M+ ^1 u9 |) r$ m7 J# ^
Japanese Ships" b; M$ E- i$ N% T0 d/ G" C4 t
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
4 H8 ^; g0 Y' _, KCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire' z# p2 E! |, t' I, q4 U
CV Shokaku8 Y ^- V1 q$ ^0 K" g Z
CV Soryu
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91- m, o5 H5 H, A1 L3 s) b- T
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Japanese aircraft
& u3 [- s; z% v% N: x. I% rA6M2 Zero x 19
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Allied aircraft
7 I2 n( P7 {* y* C! o8 N' h. L# aF4F-4 Wildcat x 19) o- }3 U% `( x
SBD Dauntless x 14
' R0 i$ M+ Y$ i( PTBF Avenger x 6) d( M+ Q- p, R( ]" c2 F' z. }4 Y
7 C" S e. Y; C* G1 f
Japanese aircraft losses; ^/ l; k, E; W2 V. O0 a
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed3 B/ ~% e1 n" {4 l9 R; ]1 b
8 {* C& ^/ o' N; r6 ~2 ?5 G
Allied aircraft losses
- x# p2 E- \+ a @F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed% h6 E6 k& Z* y% a
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged
3 W$ ]/ ?* K$ F6 ^& ^9 ]TBF Avenger: 6 damaged4 R1 H0 T4 S0 r6 ]3 t0 |
$ D S1 R$ M) t# U4 i0 U3 K ^Japanese Ships0 n% b* n7 X" `: t* i2 g, l1 [
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
7 G2 W2 L/ _1 S) R' f* x3 KCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 29 ^' x) a9 l6 I! Y) u# m( c
CA Tone
) D) U8 J6 h$ e+ n, h- mCV Soryu, Bomb hits 1
% S) x! I* S: N7 C0 R' ]3 Z3 ACV Hiryu, on fire
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91
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$ k" e0 ^/ h+ m% fJapanese aircraft4 A: \9 w/ }" ]/ S
A6M2 Zero x 17
6 X! J; F) J% E' l4 |0 Y0 v
; q5 k7 f$ t" d. ?Allied aircraft
1 a! _3 }2 W3 t7 SF4F-4 Wildcat x 24
+ P$ v2 W2 y7 t) i3 e" ~7 T9 Z! _SBD Dauntless x 27
3 z: \8 a3 g2 Y o9 j& ~1 mTBF Avenger x 70 w+ M$ ~9 r" a$ i
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Japanese aircraft losses9 _; ]' L' W0 t- g Y; _! n
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed/ ^0 ]# o% y: y6 _" X
, ^/ D! b7 n5 \8 O: SAllied aircraft losses
! z& G, R; K2 E( s8 U1 KF4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed
4 n+ C9 r/ l7 v4 CSBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged5 Y* K- L" U }. \8 X
TBF Avenger: 5 damaged
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Japanese Ships
" m4 S( \, h: _7 h0 `CV Shokaku5 u' D" [, c/ @0 |3 e& O6 K6 W
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 2, on fire0 w/ b0 r$ s% z; |: ^( {2 w3 {
CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
& b% h6 c2 o5 J' P+ A& QCV Soryu: u3 I% k# a1 X+ b) a- f W
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 11 P' ^2 G" o3 A$ f; E
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! y5 K! ^+ s+ u. CDay Air attack on TF at 61,91( A% n8 l, f; p3 j3 Y: W) u$ G/ S% {
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Japanese aircraft
$ R& w2 o% v) N. Q9 xA6M2 Zero x 15
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Allied aircraft
: f o' H6 c- Q hF4F-4 Wildcat x 8
9 H. \" ^) a% c1 ~" O( [SBD Dauntless x 18
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- B) N# U+ |6 w1 O F" B9 fJapanese aircraft losses/ u% b! Y, N0 S4 }
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed$ U+ [ |# y5 |4 ?6 g
; [1 k; I8 w! L' b4 `$ ]5 {Allied aircraft losses
, b8 v) R- |* m. f+ O8 r3 zF4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed5 B( M7 ]' _; B4 }- H3 t
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged
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Japanese Ships
6 u3 J9 ` O+ |! T4 z. q0 s, zCV Soryu, Bomb hits 1
l& Y! ~, G- a9 j7 NCV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
6 ?6 t1 |+ C* n$ N! z. `CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
3 M9 [3 [$ H7 \' \, JCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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/ Y8 a" @% P' _ z- xDay Air attack on TF at 61,91/ g& s! k& d4 H S& d
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Japanese aircraft
% y+ L, h: C6 U% [9 w9 F! a: aA6M2 Zero x 12. p* ~+ _" u1 s
& ^" n# i; @# n# h: ~- v* E) ZAllied aircraft7 z2 q" P5 [) V; e6 U* D0 S
F4F-4 Wildcat x 105 m' j# D' `3 O! n: R& |
SBD Dauntless x 9
6 s3 ~, b: H! {) ^. W6 Q8 C/ ]. cTBF Avenger x 16% Z5 j$ \. t. i, Z y
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Japanese aircraft losses6 Q% K; d j% b) v2 }) h6 f
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed7 \% c/ ~3 w, G) ~5 E
: R; D: H, y) P& h: Q' y" l3 o: ], H6 rAllied aircraft losses/ s. D7 V# B6 @: X9 H$ W8 g, G
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
# m9 j" r5 S9 J( ^, ~) R7 ^, a$ ?SBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged3 i! `$ k$ M. p/ w0 c0 F" @$ a
TBF Avenger: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged8 y8 z& p0 t6 U
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Japanese Ships; G, Z) q# N3 g8 y+ J
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
# Y4 _, \$ d' a( G3 UCV Hiryu, on fire
, h u, h- W4 _0 N6 ~" A# FCA Chikuma) D! L& C) Z4 C6 j. R
CV Soryu% Q) P; V3 A) F# q% D
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& n1 v3 d9 ~; B( y4 UDay Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,935 x% c6 ^3 N) _
+ X1 N. `+ O+ ~, z) S6 UJapanese aircraft/ g9 R1 s" A0 q& i
A6M2 Zero x 36
% j- t4 t- _( O% T8 t1 pD3A Val x 900 i1 [8 y# ^- ~
B5N Kate x 66
5 X" q1 N8 ]: X/ A1 C $ h" ^4 M- |1 a3 [
Allied aircraft1 k0 }, u3 g- L/ e; ~
F4F-4 Wildcat x 108
* @3 R& a$ ?6 G2 ~: c. F8 GP-40E Warhawk x 459 B# p. S( A% ?+ P( `; {
P-38G Lightning x 2
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4 G# x1 X8 E) c+ @7 RJapanese aircraft losses4 G; D7 m% L" ?, a/ _7 z( v6 x
A6M2 Zero: 26 destroyed
4 r) m& V8 z1 v& l3 [3 }$ _D3A Val: 50 destroyed8 f, v P8 H+ n* q$ W3 C1 Q
B5N Kate: 42 destroyed
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+ ~5 k/ l1 m* @* z( d5 l# d7 OAllied aircraft losses' v; I r8 Z9 z! R4 R- }
F4F-4 Wildcat: 41 destroyed, 14 damaged) X4 i8 B9 E4 ^
P-40E Warhawk: 27 destroyed+ H/ v, z% l+ j5 ~' k& A# w
P-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed v# E% A n. C* ~( E" |5 L0 \
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Allied Ships
: \1 j" Z- H3 L B7 o7 ?$ e& fCV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1* ~: A" d. n' a7 y- s
CV Hornet, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
8 f3 L( _' O" Y4 f6 NCV Wasp, Bomb hits 2, on fire
( M8 m& N: C9 b3 mDD Benham, Bomb hits 1, on fire& n6 W% C! C2 r- d+ N; @7 B; ?
CV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
1 t2 I' n+ F ^- e7 {, YCV Yorktown
- z' T* T& _5 R2 x& z" n) g' Z$ H* [CV Saratoga. _, e- J( R! Z K( D+ Z% R% k; P
CL Honolulu8 g: b$ K+ G/ H. F f8 `2 k! U
CL St. Louis, Bomb hits 2
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,911 v% `$ {& o3 A- ^
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B-25C Mitchell x 34 G2 U" H% c( E3 c* X5 E, ~; D! h! T
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1 O% _: j% b# ?$ \. X9 N oJapanese Ships M* O: p' L0 r- r7 N5 q' i/ r/ x- m
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
9 m7 L. W9 s3 _% _& b" \* x
3 Y2 G3 S3 Q" e6 t L: QAircraft Attacking:, t" r- E# B. ~
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
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5 d. w: W0 E( uDay Air attack on TF at 61,91+ s; n* O5 w' c1 v8 Q$ \4 Y
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Allied aircraft
! `/ ~: @4 \ w9 r* iF4F-4 Wildcat x 21% n) Q: u- d+ }! H R5 ~+ F
SBD Dauntless x 90
* e& q; y2 e7 F, L' ~TBF Avenger x 331 D3 E- C0 d9 P2 L
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Japanese Ships
! i: q) ]7 E6 b3 u: WCA Chikuma$ M0 P8 N, a9 y _. A" q. S
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
" `* Y; X- O" A5 O! |. bCV Soryu, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage8 D9 @4 S. h: N' E
CA Tone, Bomb hits 1/ s. s" A+ l, j- G& q$ ]
DD Ariake, Bomb hits 1, on fire# C5 o3 ]/ ]% M( L! n Y5 y
CA Aoba, Bomb hits 2
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,91( Z. }9 a! L$ M& b& b! j! J! k
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B-25C Mitchell x 20* J8 C- \; W2 U4 y: b, _+ U2 g
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CV Soryu, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
8 G) \. A# L" D: e# F( U0 f! rCV Hiryu, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage* C2 U/ [$ F5 S; }7 i9 V" d- Y1 M
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Ground combat at Shortlands
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Allied Deliberate attack
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* f& v8 ~* k, J; c7 YAttacking 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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( Y" p3 G) C( U: l! b: `1 ZJapanese max defense: 6 - adjusted defense: 1
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Allied assault odds: 281 to 1 5 M0 f5 T5 Z8 m; `4 p* W- N
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Japanese ground losses:; P" Y# h8 M s; C
1572 casualties reported H2 P! U K) n& Q) ` U3 I6 |
Guns lost 7% j( C; D3 c2 R6 N K1 c* q. f
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2 H& L, h- ?1 ~6 G A2 casualties reported
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