The last fight of the KB! & x7 l3 P2 A( v4 g7 J5 Z
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With several enemy carrier formations moving in from Marcus Island the KB is trapped. / _: M( i2 ^. M( V S, m& W7 S
I gambled on that Andy would be moving after the KB – not staying in the exact same area we attacked yesterday. Unfortunately our last strike was another grossly uncoordinated strikes with all escorts and 8 bombers in one raid and the bombers in another. $ p- B8 }+ O! C; ^ L
9 U2 F6 X8 G) N, c( ]8 ]& kIn a way I’m glad I don’t have to worry about the KB anymore, it’s good to have as a fleet in being from 1944-45 – but the results are usually very disappointing.
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The Taiho is only moderately damaged and can manage 20 knots.She will retire with the 2 seaplane tenders. One of the Shokaku’s can still make 9 knots, but I doubt she’ll make it.
! y" K& {8 _2 a4 VAll other ships but a cvl are scuttled.
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+ d5 W5 D! _1 D4 |' o' Y2 ^- ?4 xJapanese aircraft - y! ]" F0 T+ x7 p8 S4 z& L
A6M2-N Rufe x 8
7 U0 @ b3 s5 f$ a1 fA6M5 Zeke x 85 ( D2 C& w" T9 J# m. J
( j$ {: o( j8 p6 U3 N* b& sAllied aircraft & A! k5 y1 v8 H+ y
FM-2 Wildcat x 24
8 j6 K' J- O# u/ U1 A" l% \; xF6F Hellcat x 120
' h+ }8 H, H- D8 T! a! qF4U-1 Corsair x 5 6 m2 @& C8 r* N2 H% l. @. b
F4U-1D Corsair x 16 / n9 D: K0 L- a
Corsair IV x 5
# l \1 r6 J% b9 R4 CSB2C Helldiver x 84
4 Z2 l& R0 a3 [7 i7 I- ETBM Avenger x 48
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# |/ }2 r& S2 s7 t5 y0 P" VJapanese aircraft losses 8 } s2 o) K7 w7 Y* o/ @9 f
A6M2-N Rufe: 8 destroyed $ D* F/ Z0 M5 W9 u. ^9 C
A6M5 Zeke: 84 destroyed
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3 u3 K6 k- c6 L( d6 U ^( lAllied aircraft losses 7 S9 L* ^8 O: j5 Y4 [9 c9 F
FM-2 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 2 damaged 7 s/ l( j! Q/ S7 i* @4 ]
F6F Hellcat: 20 destroyed, 7 damaged
2 C1 m6 r3 `4 x) b. T( n( H# v+ zF4U-1 Corsair: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged 4 J: W v/ r/ ~* V! }
F4U-1D Corsair: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
3 d# {, B7 l l2 u5 v! X! PSB2C Helldiver: 4 destroyed, 23 damaged 9 W2 C8 w2 y7 N `" ?
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 28 damaged 4 h3 M5 C1 E5 v5 m
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Japanese Ships - F" O: f0 Y. @+ @7 `1 d M$ @+ ?$ S
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, on fire 8 W% F0 ?. S7 F6 h
CV Katsuragi, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ' C" P9 q5 b6 Z' V& f
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
5 x+ m% h# I! T1 bCVL Chiyoda, Bomb hits 9, on fire, heavy damage
0 w2 s* O* y. x. W# T& P9 x# a+ k# wCV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
5 c- u* W" W& u% q; zCV Taiho, Torpedo hits 1
' i9 n$ V2 ]: m4 S. r2 r" e! [$ G( eCVL Ibuki, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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3 s8 h3 D8 x# k2 rAllied aircraft
* m* W" }" _& |1 E% PFM-2 Wildcat x 9 " K# ?9 {8 G' q! T" ~# v Y
TBM Avenger x 12 " N& s( a0 q5 k6 w" N' e6 Y$ |
8 j: Y$ D. t# a. u' n+ h: @3 v3 n; H9 }Allied aircraft losses
/ S" l) [7 d) C4 }2 zTBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged
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9 P& Z6 s' S0 } p" P) q: Y: YJapanese Ships
6 y ^; j% d2 qCV Zuikaku, on fire, heavy damage ' N- v! K- Q2 r; H: Q$ Y+ H# A
CV Taiho, Torpedo hits 1, on fire 8 Y6 k* o9 I6 m; G! i0 w; F+ d0 x
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# x2 a3 {9 r9 l9 Z; S# X# @FM-2 Wildcat x 6
8 j) l& J! ^: PTBM Avenger x 12
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Allied aircraft losses 2 [, \( E) y: ]/ V. p. p. v
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged 1 d* E; [6 z# ?5 G; ]
. b9 n+ k8 i% G3 S2 d; A* G5 uJapanese Ships
$ ?2 m4 I( J& Q4 J1 t3 fCVL Chiyoda, on fire, heavy damage
7 ^. B; J1 v/ z8 w9 JCV Taiho, on fire
: l2 ~9 \* y. J" ~$ @CV Shokaku, on fire
% Y* }# v, _5 u- RCVL Ryuho, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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FM-2 Wildcat x 2
: {- Q1 y3 t/ O( J, C( s8 Z' `TBM Avenger x 5
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7 I" j5 h6 ^4 M$ p, b7 w: k" [Allied aircraft losses
$ A+ z- I" n+ ?% G3 STBM Avenger: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged 2 d8 V) m3 x) [
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Japanese Ships
, @3 p, X$ J& E7 t' U% |7 @CVL Ryuho, on fire, heavy damage
& W: i5 Z* Y( z5 G- `3 L! ICV Shokaku, on fire $ t" S6 u" U* l' {0 c/ ^+ G
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Day Air attack on TF at 69,54 , Y" e" O) z: f5 X7 D! i4 G! ~7 C
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9 K- l$ ]1 W) f4 F8 @$ wF6F Hellcat x 3 8 C$ E# X1 j# f5 o: H
F4U-1 Corsair x 6 3 M; B6 j P1 b+ t! O1 b
SB2C Helldiver x 11
$ ]# c8 Q3 J& k: BTBM Avenger x 17 2 a2 L$ I; Y8 [) F
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Allied aircraft losses
7 i. ]7 N( y7 g+ OSB2C Helldiver: 3 damaged
/ u Q+ O+ n% ?5 ?! P( B9 GTBM Avenger: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged 9 [) z, b* [' v9 u: x2 }
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Japanese Ships
/ ~5 W/ m; z- U' J1 ` YCVL Chiyoda, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
7 M4 }5 O Y/ K( LCV Zuikaku, on fire, heavy damage 0 |: X' G, ?3 R) D6 Z! D7 K
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
, k3 P2 O) O/ U- a/ j8 L/ ^$ V4 TCV Taiho, on fire
2 t2 M- P4 r( U1 g0 S5 S# m1 PCVL Ibuki, on fire, heavy damage |
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