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Originally Posted by RN7
Overall it cost America over 7,000 deaths, 29 ships and 615 aircraft. Japanese casualties were 31,000 deaths, 38 ships and over 800 aircraft.
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The actual breakdown of losses for both sides were:
Allies lost 1,769 killed on the ground; 5,041 at sea and 420 in the air for a total of 7,230.
Japanese losses came to 25,600 killed in action, 3,543 lost at sea and 1,200 killed in the air for a total of 30,343.
Allies lost 2 fleet carriers, 6 heavy cruisers, 2 light cruisers, 15 destroyers, 1 transport and 3 destroyer conversions (APDs) for a total of 29 ships.
The IJN lost 1 light carrier, 2 battleships, 3 heavy cruisers, 1 light cruiser, 11 destroyers, 6 submarines, 13 transports and 1 destroyer conversion (APD) for a total of 38 ships.
American aircraft losses totaled:
Cactus Air Force: 115 F4F, 66 SBD, 16 TBF, 19 P-400/P-39, 18 B-17, 1 B-26 and 17 PBY or a total of 252 ac lost to all causes.
Carrier Air Losses: came to 81 F4F, 63 SBD and 40 TBF for a total of 184 ac lost to all causes.
Grand Total of 436ac.
The Japanese 11th Air Fleet (Rabaul) lost 107 Zeros, 15 Vals, 100 Bettys, 19 seaplanes and 1 float plane for a total of 242 lost to all causes.
The Japanese Carrier Air Groups lost 81 Zeros, 69 Vals, 47 Kates and 1 Judy for a total of 198.
Grand Total of 440 ac.
These cover the losses suffered during the primary combat period lasting from 1 Aug 1942 to 15 Nov 1942.