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Guadalcanal Support Force - 2nd Fleet

VAdm Nobutake Kondo

	Main Body VAdm Kondo CA CruDiv4 (VAdm Nobutake Kondo): Atago, Takao CruDiv5 (RAdm Sentaro Omori): Maja, Mjoko DesRon2 RAdm Raizo Tanaka CL Isuzu DD DesDiv24: Umikaze, Kawakaze, Suzukaze DesDiv31: Makinami, Takanami, Naganami
	Support Group - SupGrp VAdm Takeo Kurita BB BatDiv3 (VAdm Takeo Kurita): Haruna, Kongo DD DesRon2/DesDiv15: Ojashio, Kagero
	Air Group - AirGrp CV CarDiv2 (from 3rd Fleet)(RAdm Kakudzi Kakuta): Dzunjo, Hijo (till 10/22) DD DesRon2/DesDiv15: Kuroshio, Hajashio till 10/22: Inazuma, Isonami

42/10/11	departed Truk
42/10/13	sail to S VAdm Kurita with BatDiv3, DesDiv15 and DesDiv31 detached to Guadalcanal
42/10/14	sail to S BatDiv3, DesDiv15 and DesDiv31 shell Henderson Field - attacked by MTBRon3 - PT-46, PT-48, PT-60, PT-38
42/10/15	VAdm Kondo with CruDiv5, DesDiv24 and DesDiv31 detached for Guadalcanal bombardement
42/10/16	CruDiv5, DesDiv24 and DesDiv31 shell Henderson Field
42/10/22	Hijo - machinery troubles > detached to Truk for repairs escorted by Inazuma, Isonami
42/10/26	B A T T L E - Dzunjo + 2 DD detached to join StrFor1 at night sail E for night engagement - DesRon2 finishing Hornet Hijo arrived Truk
42/10/30	arrived Truk

Forward Scouting (Vanguard) Force - ForvScoFor

RAdm Hiroaki Abe

BB	BatDiv11 (RAdm Hiroaki Abe): Hiei, Kirishima
CA	CruDiv8 (RAdm Hara): Cikuma, Tone CruDiv7(RAdm Nishimura): Suzuja

DesRon10 RAdm Susumu Kimura CL Nagara DD DesDiv10: Makigumo, Akigumo, Jugumo, Kazegumo DesDiv17: Isokaze, Urakaze, Tanikaze

42/10/11	departed Truk
42/10/13	sail to S
42/10/14	sail to S
42/10/23	sighted by PBY 650 nm N of Esp. Santo
42/10/25	at night attacked by PBY > reverted to N
42/10/26	x - disabled Cikuma - departed to Truk escorted by Urakaze & Tanikaze ForvScoFor - Akigumo and Makigumo scuttled Hornet with torpedoes
42/10/29	Cikuma, Urakaze & Tanikaze arrived Truk
42/10/30	arrived Truk

Supply (Refueling) Group - RefGrp

DD	Nowaki
AO	Toho Maru, Kjokuto Maru, Kokujo Maru, Toei Maru

3rd Fleet - 1st Striking Force - StrFor1

VAdm Cuici Nagumo

CV	CarDiv1: Shokaku/FltF,FF, Zuikaku, Zuiho
CA	Kumano
DD	8: DesRon10: DesDiv4: Maikaze, Arashi DesDiv16: Hacukaze, Jukikaze, Amacukaze, Tokicukaze DesDiv17: Hamakaze DesDiv61: Teruzuki

42/10/11	departed Truk
42/10/15	attacking convoy of San Cristobal - Zuikaku aircraft sinking Meredith
42/10/1?	Tokicukaze joined from Truk
42/10/25	Zuiho attacked by PBY
42/10/26	B A T T L E: Zuiho disabled (detached to N with 2 DDs - Teruzuki+?) Shokaku disabled (detached to Truk with Hacukaze and Maikaze), Teruzuki damaged by near-miss from PBY
42/10/28	arrived Truk
42/10/30	Zuikaku returned to Truk

8th Fleet - Outer Seas Force - at Shortland

RAdm Tomocu Takama

CL	Jura
DD	Akizuki/FF,GF DesDiv2: Murasame, Judaci, Samidare, Harusame

DD	Akacuki, Ikazuci, Shiracuju

42/10/25	troop (22th InfReg Battalion) transport run from Shortland to Koli Point, Guadalcanal : Jura disabled (planes from Henderson Field) , scuttled by Harusame and Judaci damaged Akacuki (coastal batteries), Akizuki (planes from Henderson Field) TranGrp - gunfire duel with DMS Trever & Zane
42/10/26	arrived Shortland

Submarine Force - SubFor

SS	I-7/SF, I-1, I-2, I-4, I-5, I-8, I-17, I-31, I-172, I-174, I-175, I-176

SS	I-9/SF, I-3, I-15, I-21, I-24

SS

I-16

42/10/14	I-17 shell Esp. Santo
42/10/23	I-17 shell Esp. Santo
42/10/26	I-21 sinking Porter I-1 evacuate troops from Goodenough Island to Rabaul
42/10/27	I-15 attacked TF 64
42/10/29	I-4 sinking transport Alhena SE of Guadalcanal