Frank, Guadalcanal, p. 490. Frank's breakdown of Japanese losses includes only 450 soldiers on the transports, "a figure no American flier would have believed", p. 462, but cites Japanese records for this number. Miller, in Guadalcanal: The First Offensive (1948)Archived 23 July 2010 at the Wayback Machine, cites "USAFISPA, Japanese Campaign in the Guadalcanal Area, 29–30, estimates that 7,700 troops had been aboard, of whom 3,000 drowned, 3,000 landed on Guadalcanal, and 1,700 were rescued." Frank's number is used here instead of Miller. Aircraft losses from Lundstrom, Guadalcanal Campaign, p. 522.
Lundgren, Robert. "Kirishima Damage Analysis"(PDF). www.navweapons.com. The Naval Technical Board. Archived(PDF) from the original on 5 November 2015. Retrieved 20 September 2015. pp. 5–8
Frank, Guadalcanal, p. 490. Frank's breakdown of Japanese losses includes only 450 soldiers on the transports, "a figure no American flier would have believed", p. 462, but cites Japanese records for this number. Miller, in Guadalcanal: The First Offensive (1948)Archived 23 July 2010 at the Wayback Machine, cites "USAFISPA, Japanese Campaign in the Guadalcanal Area, 29–30, estimates that 7,700 troops had been aboard, of whom 3,000 drowned, 3,000 landed on Guadalcanal, and 1,700 were rescued." Frank's number is used here instead of Miller. Aircraft losses from Lundstrom, Guadalcanal Campaign, p. 522.
Lundgren, Robert. "Kirishima Damage Analysis"(PDF). www.navweapons.com. The Naval Technical Board. Archived(PDF) from the original on 5 November 2015. Retrieved 20 September 2015. pp. 5–8
