AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/18/429 l( Z0 Z) C4 Q: }
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------) k9 k# M1 _0 w8 ^+ n
Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93: _. N6 ^, N- r
9 J+ _9 d. t7 G) f# ~$ p/ N
Japanese Ships7 {! r Q. j8 D2 M
CA Kumano
4 z; S2 J$ l" Q1 w/ [/ o. S" t/ }, R( xCA Kinugasa, Shell hits 42, and is sunk1 s4 n. V4 g; q3 m3 R
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1
6 y/ h# A! M( @) D+ cCL Natori, Shell hits 1
) `! e. k3 t: V+ u9 {( Y" nDD Maikaze, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
: `" E- f8 h3 z6 y4 ~) `$ y- Q w+ fDD Natsugumo O# v6 n2 Y& n, e4 U
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 1 l7 r/ M( |5 A1 W) o# l- O
DD Yuzuki
3 \* o, \& Q: R; D! @- i
( Y. B) s! X# z" UAllied Ships
; q' g3 H* w: l7 C8 KCA Portland, Shell hits 2, on fire- T, O* t& A( N4 v n
CA Northampton6 \" _) }. Y4 O5 w, E
CA Houston, Torpedo hits 18 M, K" t% X9 O$ g4 o8 y
CA Chester, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk" w4 W( z; Q7 x u( T0 i" m4 Z
CA Louisville, Shell hits 1
0 R3 N* V% {3 e/ LCA Chicago
( z9 x5 @) _2 M* y1 l' z3 Y8 \+ M5 ACA Pensacola
8 |" }' N. N0 \4 B/ VCA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 14 E( c9 ^3 F: H* \+ H: |
CA Astoria9 Y* r, N: k( T
CA Minneapolis- g1 |1 S4 q# u- d2 {2 l, ~
CA San Francisco
4 R1 I& R$ O3 B% H8 c5 R; V) V$ U8 ^CA Australia, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
; n2 S% L! i$ E, ^CA Canberra+ G5 U* r' g* f1 ~8 R; u0 p& `
CL Leander1 l2 ?0 n7 l7 y m3 w
CL Achilles
" H7 u. t# S* L" L* f; g( uCL Perth
9 F- j; G w) Q& ~/ GCL Hobart
" F+ Q% h/ k, r, U8 c$ z% X9 hCL Raleigh
3 _: H6 Y- T/ ] [CL Detroit
6 P( h" A$ j) rCL Concord# A( L# a0 n# b$ V5 x8 k
DD Cummings
3 I* k0 G h6 Z' [( S2 BDD Case) S1 c: y9 `! S. ]! K4 }$ P/ ^& h
DD Shaw
( o- }; }) K) [ D Z2 R5 fDD Downes2 S- S6 m# b3 g7 y
DD Le Triomphant
h8 y8 q$ B$ w/ {3 ~3 P- t( @7 \ U
* D# `9 o3 Z- k9 `, F--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6 o9 A& y* E& U1 P9 G6 _6 R2 _4 N, ?Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93/ U# `9 T$ f5 C
7 K" j1 I9 L: k/ [3 Z# RJapanese Ships
o+ D# j& q6 G- m! ]5 |! ]CA Kumano, Shell hits 10
3 o% z( l. I0 Z6 @! qCA Furutaka
" M& }! M2 P; Q6 N2 ]8 U) E# rCL Natori, Shell hits 1* A+ Q2 w; {$ l) M; g
DD Maikaze, on fire, heavy damage$ U+ F7 T" X% B1 N
DD Natsugumo
3 ~5 d, Y' _2 w% o5 c" O% ~3 E9 {DD Ikazuchi! U6 G( @; I8 E% M) \5 l; E" x* e
DD Yuzuki
6 Q) B+ j* W+ V4 t/ s ) v; d! R6 ]: E L9 v0 `' n
Allied Ships9 q1 d' \' [+ Q
CA Portland, on fire
* n* I6 k0 L' q! [8 W _2 ECA Northampton* [, K' A% K5 o0 c6 a
CA Houston8 f5 I4 |9 A2 v1 s* k4 [
CA Louisville
9 K4 t' D8 J0 H, }9 i$ G2 h$ t. ^5 PCA Chicago
5 J" W$ w& U5 E9 b/ S+ vCA Pensacola
$ J6 p8 s! ]( ~+ l0 D9 MCA New Orleans
7 g, a# C. j8 u3 [CA Astoria3 R! x0 L0 @. J
CA Minneapolis D; r: D1 r% v6 r' I
CA San Francisco* P' N% ]' I$ d9 G3 t" U8 M
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
1 ]' {, W# m; s. r3 R% BCA Canberra
8 `1 S2 [9 x2 r- GCL Leander
1 z4 D' `6 c9 S3 R: k( hCL Achilles
4 K y ]9 h( q( `1 t4 ?CL Perth
9 d% z1 a, q5 C7 S" uCL Hobart
' g; x* k* U8 {/ d6 _/ w8 Y& hCL Raleigh
- |/ S$ l) ~, q/ u! DCL Detroit
# O! F; j% o3 H; k/ `* Y [CL Concord
% l- q1 }' j8 n, m# wDD Cummings
7 ~ p. @: T" k6 |0 R- WDD Case
) C4 x: z. u) k: F! {/ I7 pDD Shaw
. _4 H% P) g$ S1 l& G: D kDD Downes
- n, W* L- O3 ?2 v! h" m5 K: RDD Le Triomphant- U2 p" e6 \4 d9 i5 V' {6 E
4 C" J0 m. e0 k/ O x4 I
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
! H. b5 s6 ]5 g( ?1 }! bNight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
9 ^% R9 L( ^8 u( @
3 k1 M# P: N p9 @1 ?Japanese Ships
/ B' D" r& l5 `CA Kumano, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
o# D# ^# A' |CA Furutaka, Shell hits 34, and is sunk+ [2 ? _1 i* T) `0 Q6 H
CL Natori, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage, y3 H2 k( b9 F ^; J& c6 D2 \9 }; H
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 14, and is sunk5 h( e3 P- [8 ~0 W
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
# D& T+ L' J! B) r. @: W7 ?DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 3, on fire, i8 m8 k8 T) U6 C
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
$ m- e2 K) u8 Z( c4 M7 m& s4 q ) V8 z6 T9 I9 z! ~9 P: `8 L/ N6 g
Allied Ships3 q4 \; Q, \1 a3 ]2 ^
CA Portland, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage3 f" E% G( g1 u9 f
CA Northampton, Shell hits 1, on fire& c: q' f7 |8 ^% B1 c, B i, c
CA Houston, Shell hits 1
( L& u( @" l! f) E7 F7 sCA Louisville
0 d2 ], T& b4 z& m/ \; m. _CA Chicago, Shell hits 2 o- F8 M) u0 u* v$ }# u: D- D
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 4+ [- W( G) y" t8 }7 U6 _% L) y
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 4
( p" o) X; }! A8 _6 Z, yCA Astoria1 z5 ^$ r. z& x+ t& I6 i
CA Minneapolis
3 q& K1 }; V( c8 O3 v, ?. ACA San Francisco) F9 w% V( q! K! h& Y& j8 o3 \4 T4 N
CA Australia, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
( K1 ^% i% \6 ^& V6 P( MCA Canberra
) p" i0 N7 X. fCL Leander
+ l" v; C/ p; F! U, |+ jCL Achilles& ?7 F# N# v' G7 _2 G, v& ~; V4 Q) v
CL Perth" i: b$ W6 P. C+ ?6 y- X
CL Hobart
7 U/ X- o, f& |& x' R) a. i$ v1 o+ NCL Raleigh
. P$ z: D% }3 D% S2 H& bCL Detroit8 f% z0 I' g# f; D( c, u
CL Concord ^7 y0 ]+ T: c
DD Cummings
0 M( ?( o; X y4 XDD Case7 P1 d; }3 Q0 E& F! U
DD Shaw
& b/ M: t, F/ l2 WDD Downes4 s" o2 s+ e( Y" O7 [9 S* Z
DD Le Triomphant
8 U) d# f4 V6 k
& r- l- ~& `3 T1 K$ j" ~6 u--------------------------------------------------------------------------------) X& V; K, C* N+ \$ ^
Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93) z+ k# t* Y1 o. \1 l
. Q$ W3 D1 Q- y$ o( I' K
Japanese Ships& C- I, |; m0 m2 M' W4 }$ c
CA Kumano, Shell hits 33, on fire, heavy damage
) D+ w3 \3 @; X! u. [& d, _6 K# hCL Natori, Shell hits 24, and is sunk$ ^7 g0 T* P# h3 k; b8 k
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 15 x0 i3 `1 A7 ^+ }
DD Ikazuchi, on fire
$ L+ @% n' T6 r& M# T
2 u q5 Z1 R }% Y6 l+ Q1 _Allied Ships
* ?' l! }7 u2 f/ j# zCA Portland, on fire, heavy damage
3 u# A% g0 n2 W4 b1 h, aCA Northampton, on fire9 R! F# q$ q9 I; n; K3 q. I
CA Houston
9 r$ ^9 [$ \0 P6 l/ \0 _3 ]3 K3 yCA Louisville
- F( d, H. J8 n hCA Chicago
$ D) N3 v3 v% {, x( k* CCA Pensacola. G7 H, {" A/ z! j6 y# O& c9 U
CA New Orleans
# t4 K& s) l# v( F8 a8 t/ CCA Astoria# Z- | \* W9 ?0 g( m! Z
CA Minneapolis
" R: F u2 u7 L* v4 R- ~7 eCA San Francisco% f7 b$ i& I( M1 [$ V+ F
CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage8 J7 G. q t7 D: E8 v, n
CA Canberra
% C$ r7 U |& ^/ R, X6 TCL Leander7 E0 E" }7 _+ Y/ Q0 ~& [' S ^- _
CL Achilles. ~9 {4 K! \4 e8 I {" R+ H
CL Perth
! h$ C/ C) j; w2 RCL Hobart
5 B) v; N; }, T, M: K* L* T2 o1 CCL Raleigh3 `- z9 T, d8 D; Q2 z
CL Detroit
+ R2 y; B9 {, x& BCL Concord
* U5 J3 ^3 g8 ~: c* g0 WDD Cummings+ I" \6 x' ?) l o
DD Case
. e4 _8 i* l: a1 S NDD Shaw
$ h4 ~. h( H% h% Z. y, O4 kDD Downes
' ]& k* M- q; W3 f. PDD Le Triomphant! `* g' c: x& C; o# {/ |- _ T
: @+ s7 N/ y8 s& M( V--------------------------------------------------------------------------------* J( R& G; F9 J' S" n
Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 63,93
~$ e( d7 Q2 n/ Q: n 1 R4 h7 ]' } Q! d% ?
Japanese Ships4 W1 V' Y8 X- E
CA Kumano, Shell hits 29, and is sunk
! G0 ]2 f" @9 p" _" {" o' sDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 35, and is sunk% }9 o# Z% Y; |' v- n7 v S6 h1 S
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 15, and is sunk3 H+ c: G# \' T M; K
+ i( k: ?% f; |3 [; l6 ?
Allied Ships' k; [8 e/ l( G; Z2 O2 p
CA Portland, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage% T; h9 o' S, H0 o1 D# P
CA Northampton, on fire" `5 @1 H+ X3 V) A" z. r+ a% m, k
CA Houston
, x: C+ e& h1 S& |' v4 o( k4 cCA Louisville- k. G! W* ~8 K! K
CA Chicago% s8 m+ v. e' |9 _+ `7 j
CA Pensacola
( S+ o/ A$ w& \) k iCA New Orleans
, Y D& V& G3 G- I! w* o% _9 RCA Astoria
7 \ p, V j. m+ Z7 g+ S0 F$ ICA Minneapolis
3 J9 J$ d: R3 ]CA San Francisco
7 W2 ~# ~' t# S1 {CA Australia, on fire, heavy damage
8 H" h" _! l9 A& sCA Canberra' e9 }" ]+ U2 R
CL Leander
# n. O4 a+ a4 z) P; y bCL Achilles
; S* H% G6 n- _; ^5 f# X6 PCL Perth M+ b+ T9 @5 e- ]7 t- @
CL Hobart
; ^" f; A3 L) q9 NCL Raleigh% o$ y: X" t8 u6 r, i9 ~4 |+ u' Q
CL Detroit
4 U) _7 y# H' S7 z, M" [9 G; NCL Concord& D1 j) u% V ]& x3 G; y5 D9 d' t4 G
DD Cummings9 _+ l8 I5 x7 t2 A
DD Case9 ?1 Y* P, X8 A- q7 p* R
DD Shaw: `0 i' Z4 g$ B+ l9 C
DD Downes
7 d1 z9 X. o" j# N$ p3 e4 _DD Le Triomphant
- o: P" R/ X& Q4 C- c, C 3 \0 s" ~: ~$ {, J4 p, m V
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------8 ^" b) ^- i) O# ~
Day Air attack on TF at 61,91/ \) C( }6 m3 P4 ^. j
8 X3 o* X- g" M1 o" _Japanese aircraft
8 _& G9 P5 } R1 q% \A6M2 Zero x 50: W3 M5 ]' B* b/ o* W/ @" P5 k" m9 l
0 R* G- C3 k/ L4 T& H2 `
Allied aircraft7 L W: m$ B" G: l4 {2 y
F4F-4 Wildcat x 42
3 f$ C3 M. x% Q; q* f( pSBD Dauntless x 44
4 [0 f4 B8 }1 H& e* m2 t9 mTBF Avenger x 16
/ j0 g, b. a) ^9 n9 h# ^
& e) ^0 `4 y8 b# A" o! IJapanese aircraft losses" j9 ?( H& K9 `
A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged
( e$ E. e+ z; ], y" G
: r7 k7 {1 {" Z3 r: |" X2 [Allied aircraft losses* x) V3 l8 h, [' M' Q4 i
F4F-4 Wildcat: 27 destroyed" m8 |( e" B( i% w4 B
SBD Dauntless: 13 destroyed, 17 damaged
( n! U2 q3 f7 w" B9 [3 ^2 j- FTBF Avenger: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged
) N( [9 T) c+ W- a+ _+ W ! d+ ?, o. E2 e
Japanese Ships9 T. ]3 D# I; ` I7 y, g3 N9 v
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage5 K2 @' N7 R {8 P7 h' e0 X/ {( o
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
: O2 M( L$ J7 Z& ]0 [) FCV Shokaku# S" @8 j1 n9 I' f3 A( `# G4 V
CV Soryu
5 D H* s' O1 w" @& j6 U* x 8 W, Q/ B0 i9 I# w7 G
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
0 P; W1 f' s1 g+ M3 u; o0 y U! jDay Air attack on TF at 61,91
4 I3 a$ y) k. S / B9 M! D o. d- r
Japanese aircraft. i- K" x8 ` M: \' m
A6M2 Zero x 19
; W8 b' G- j/ [$ K! s % P' k: h% U% j
Allied aircraft0 ^% d1 a. o+ ^+ W
F4F-4 Wildcat x 198 V- |- k& R' e
SBD Dauntless x 14
/ L6 Y; j" p2 D# h: F7 w! uTBF Avenger x 6/ G8 T) M9 Q& C- y
6 O+ r: D5 \( t q7 j+ ]" E$ p
Japanese aircraft losses- \5 S2 O, M. e3 I5 N
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
5 \* d, S! W* N / r; `8 X6 y8 l7 l( J3 q4 `+ g' z
Allied aircraft losses z$ t3 y+ l9 H1 W
F4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed
, z0 o* u1 t1 y8 [1 n2 k& L4 qSBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged; Q- e) F1 F+ h P4 x! X& z; p
TBF Avenger: 6 damaged
/ Y2 Z9 x/ d! w9 c' Z- m# v. F
; g8 g2 u! i! W$ I3 `Japanese Ships
* D4 B9 t4 z; b4 x+ M1 M! vCV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage, r Q' I: C9 C4 p0 A* g
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2
9 q, Y9 M. o/ N$ Q) X/ ECA Tone. T) I; c( I2 h1 d, Y3 W/ [, X
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 1
% z: e) o- g9 Q% }8 G+ l4 bCV Hiryu, on fire
* q' g7 ?3 d6 e5 B , [; @# h3 \/ @% k
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5 |* N( {/ E" A9 d! I9 v) iDay Air attack on TF at 61,91/ Y. X. h$ ]0 b
# j) y" G( l& x1 U2 U4 J# h/ O/ RJapanese aircraft
0 P w3 E7 N6 X7 d1 [A6M2 Zero x 17/ f+ P9 [9 Z# |5 w+ ~1 P2 [3 U
; `( J6 y, @5 ~ ~: Q' G
Allied aircraft8 f% w1 q/ @7 y8 P! c# `/ h, z
F4F-4 Wildcat x 24+ R4 X1 M* N% e+ d W
SBD Dauntless x 27( e+ | F5 U, A7 i$ w* Z
TBF Avenger x 77 l% U1 Q* y+ a( ~0 e$ U2 [/ ?! _
3 ?8 z. z# F! j, q, j( G
Japanese aircraft losses a" U5 _% \# O
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed8 A% W! f/ i& R- ^8 |
1 u0 ] P% G4 U5 X0 d- jAllied aircraft losses
/ T" ?! u$ t% U% LF4F-4 Wildcat: 12 destroyed
! g" w7 F h' l5 U$ r* ^SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged
! _/ X* |0 }$ a$ \5 `& p. ?TBF Avenger: 5 damaged# i4 @- `- Q$ L1 C
& a @1 ^2 O" z! R- L6 n- ~
Japanese Ships
5 p: Z: E9 q) j' A: d, wCV Shokaku$ ?" o& D# y( L. {" Z0 }
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 2, on fire
# Y( e6 Y4 k6 s/ m7 zCV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
- L$ z0 T0 S, r+ [; e5 gCV Soryu" S- }0 Q& ?0 V; ^7 ~8 V5 @, h
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1
. h) J2 G- p2 N1 [. }; V ( c4 E% n& i; O1 ^8 u6 |
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
; A' }3 u$ f1 s; JDay Air attack on TF at 61,91
6 n$ {* j& P$ ^1 N) ]% G" K# D) x 0 Q3 G6 e, z) o2 K' d! f
Japanese aircraft
; d- d$ U6 |( k5 [# K6 W3 WA6M2 Zero x 158 x0 U J+ P6 |
5 u# d E3 }( a' v, C
Allied aircraft/ f+ j( K( j8 e, G( k* ]
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
! ~; p. C* O6 w) H0 mSBD Dauntless x 18
; y2 x' J! V9 |' b- m) }4 {+ B. C; I
. }8 w! D0 B1 r1 \8 dJapanese aircraft losses0 C7 Q! _4 ]3 N8 e- R% _9 y7 O7 C, V+ `
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
7 ]0 A! g W7 u! ~3 i
( M! P7 W E" sAllied aircraft losses" Y2 F$ d( ]# {* Q
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed( J2 ?2 T# d5 ~' e# j
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged6 u4 M# ]: g! Y
) `+ Q. ^, ~/ K/ A' i
Japanese Ships
: r# l/ m! }5 f0 T( n) SCV Soryu, Bomb hits 1
6 S) n Y1 ~! T0 `/ b' @5 R; UCV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage8 U4 L4 b/ `/ i" }0 o5 @. h: c1 c9 f
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
; @7 F) b/ w! o2 ?CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage; A/ D$ w& o, q
Q: ]& G, Y' L5 p, x$ P--------------------------------------------------------------------------------4 G3 B, Y' \" x+ m/ A# y2 V, Y, T
Day Air attack on TF at 61,91% m& R5 q7 C1 h& }3 K! ~$ B
3 W( p3 l- Z3 z6 J, V
Japanese aircraft
1 f* b- s7 |& }: y6 P, s lA6M2 Zero x 124 G. E, C& Y" ^. h3 D+ _9 M
9 H, E2 F& ?5 Q7 iAllied aircraft
% N8 E8 O! A" D+ p4 u, S \) k( \/ bF4F-4 Wildcat x 10
& ~; n* O5 J0 w& v! xSBD Dauntless x 9& j; H* Q$ H+ h8 [6 [4 t) @8 o6 D
TBF Avenger x 167 l$ z; w; T" r$ f' F
T9 s/ w/ H R6 W8 c: c" k! QJapanese aircraft losses+ D. e- c ~8 J
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
0 _5 E" Z# C( Q1 Z) m# p / F0 m0 ^! }$ ~: |+ `1 a
Allied aircraft losses' k% W/ n! m1 i3 \# \5 [1 Z& k3 |
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed' o- {! _1 c+ M# n; L4 u) l
SBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
! }+ h- O# l0 {TBF Avenger: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged
' v- D' G# {; n. Q) a( G- U
0 j9 V5 \. o+ u; |$ {3 mJapanese Ships
/ f$ d) Z7 |- ?/ @: wCV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
- p' |4 M0 }% u" aCV Hiryu, on fire
H3 K! ~: q& c3 `CA Chikuma
% c' h' j2 |- P- t* sCV Soryu7 T# z" b2 ^9 r4 z6 B
% L% q7 d9 @# l# G" p( }, f, M--------------------------------------------------------------------------------; F: D9 L9 s8 Y8 v0 p5 r% L
Day Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,93/ r* ?& k ~7 R' W b+ |% i
- Z. {: P# O1 z; {
Japanese aircraft
l h$ [- G* \7 zA6M2 Zero x 36' H+ E3 E. k# I" A- A0 |6 }' \+ n
D3A Val x 90- w6 S& x6 q1 x: ?5 u
B5N Kate x 66
( ^) F' }' u; A" Z: E7 c$ N
2 u$ \5 C5 f( x6 x" Z, xAllied aircraft7 @+ `7 @; N6 [3 T
F4F-4 Wildcat x 108
3 U# @0 K* o' DP-40E Warhawk x 45: G8 ~: H1 _) e/ [+ a* T
P-38G Lightning x 2% c# c4 Z$ A! i3 a
3 ^1 z A7 L( B+ n6 LJapanese aircraft losses
1 L3 u! C' C1 `, PA6M2 Zero: 26 destroyed( ]: v* X' W7 ~, g9 V6 E
D3A Val: 50 destroyed: u9 W7 {( v6 G a3 q5 q9 N
B5N Kate: 42 destroyed$ x6 `: u, ]3 [3 e" z
$ J% j: J, a0 gAllied aircraft losses5 {8 O0 _4 I7 I! t. q- q
F4F-4 Wildcat: 41 destroyed, 14 damaged
7 N& v& }/ c& j. U( ~1 {) y" G( MP-40E Warhawk: 27 destroyed
, T* k/ z' b# }( q3 JP-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed
; H- F1 W$ F; S0 {; M
& J; q8 ~' h! W2 e/ Y U) ^% j4 lAllied Ships
l& K5 v) a& eCV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1
; i1 i4 v/ h: P* _3 {4 ~CV Hornet, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire3 q G4 a. o) {/ p7 R! j. g
CV Wasp, Bomb hits 2, on fire) b; R6 |' N/ U& N) m2 U/ D; @
DD Benham, Bomb hits 1, on fire
7 q' ^& Z, O4 K! L' k* t% o2 N6 PCV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1, on fire2 m9 `0 x0 N, j; Z5 r
CV Yorktown: B: H* P, z# K# D% {5 m& C
CV Saratoga* w1 Z/ I, a- h
CL Honolulu
4 M, a' Z* ^7 p E' N2 `% H( _CL St. Louis, Bomb hits 2
6 a) y! s6 |. K' U N* Y8 o8 e* U) q' G9 B: j
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------2 |6 h6 c' \; Z8 t& X
Day Air attack on TF at 61,91- ]1 W V: q6 O2 {% S$ g
5 a: P: r# A3 v- f
3 @. F# Z: n; H0 v8 A3 U/ B- IAllied aircraft/ h. p# _; J0 C. ^$ x' `" e
B-25C Mitchell x 3
( E# N% \3 k2 B+ `: y7 v
7 `' r3 U5 c7 n7 Z9 XNo Allied losses
( R, U- L( F5 \
0 L/ ]3 T1 N2 K2 b, }) Z( o) [Japanese Ships
. g k- P; d( P e) O) aCV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage& @3 y# }9 n5 p; ^! M- i
, o& X, r: L1 g. x0 W
Aircraft Attacking:
8 _* g7 R Z' `$ ^ 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet& I3 i1 t( M# F, V7 q7 J: S
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
( k! s+ d! c+ i- K; KDay Air attack on TF at 61,91
+ {3 | Y. b8 }' A . m7 e! ~+ h9 @' P- j# K, Y% x
Allied aircraft/ H& n: S! \/ D$ l7 z( O
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
+ D2 L% n& f+ _4 NSBD Dauntless x 90
& ?0 E9 y- L- N7 [2 x/ r- LTBF Avenger x 337 z) `- k/ y( ^ K& a7 d8 x1 r9 t
7 s# f! O* \% W Q
Japanese Ships
7 t- N& K) M' @3 M* z# o: |8 wCA Chikuma* W6 G9 z @) l5 P- t5 N. C
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage( B4 n' d" Q. q- X- }" V( [
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage r; T" V% U) Y1 D5 M
CA Tone, Bomb hits 1
5 ~0 f- {3 {( Q+ h, cDD Ariake, Bomb hits 1, on fire
: Y) \' \ A0 z# g# A7 A# ?: z0 W' C; fCA Aoba, Bomb hits 27 H8 h* b2 Z3 b5 y) s4 T2 h
CL Tama
7 z$ T1 ^9 B! {; @% G5 s, Y, v1 F2 p 2 ]" H. O/ L1 I9 ]9 W' T: L
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3 T! h2 q& Q# N2 e$ P3 f( _- ?) VDay Air attack on TF at 61,91
( H/ Z7 d: l8 L& R5 E 5 w, V8 _& v2 p# a. s: R$ t; n: r. c
Allied aircraft8 Z2 V0 o% f; H$ l% l( _8 @
B-25C Mitchell x 20' ?1 J' G( D1 x8 c
" O- c, s& ^1 Q- @% v( C/ ?
Japanese Ships
o1 D6 w( m; d* D: iCV Soryu, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage/ K% j; n5 U _
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
+ \: B. m& ?; h0 E
/ K, L" a7 K# W( h1 h8 r5 m--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
! h1 W0 t0 _8 _+ QGround combat at Shortlands
2 X: P. U, k) y
5 l6 k! ]5 l- ?5 n6 O/ }Allied Deliberate attack
% @; N8 Z4 [' o: q9 U
) A, Y' g" a' EAttacking force 13678 troops, 150 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 322
) K% E* i% k d! }" U% W / o Q% j3 n0 \+ e0 v! |' f l
Defending force 1457 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10
0 c- K" h: R) v8 P6 {5 M ; [& F' h5 k& O6 `
Allied max assault: 314 - adjusted assault: 281 & @; l3 N- w, Y) |- q* P, G, @
( [2 n% p5 k/ s# \. I5 j& W
Japanese max defense: 6 - adjusted defense: 1 ; Q* [9 X1 g) _4 j N
" | Y: @ D! C2 d) wAllied assault odds: 281 to 1 ) s. |6 _$ ^' e# z) O
& o2 }; z0 N# V I% U
m. U* ?3 @5 |Japanese ground losses:
8 [. [8 ~3 _+ g$ k1572 casualties reported
( u, j$ W' z0 kGuns lost 7
6 r! F5 o8 I; B4 K) } f 4 N; J* X3 `6 S$ X
Allied ground losses:
^0 _* d2 L" n' C! D2 casualties reported
. m% P7 V0 F b' F/ x# _- i
. \. B; J$ f, x- p( p0 N& n3 ^# } |