The last fight of the KB!
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With several enemy carrier formations moving in from Marcus Island the KB is trapped.
' S, F) V- e. M7 k" F7 L6 fI 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.
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, y/ v0 ~; U, f7 p4 b& R3 O! _* `In 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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! I: X* Z- F! n7 }+ mThe 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.
7 g+ {1 x5 S# }& QAll other ships but a cvl are scuttled. : h) t& @9 Y" ~' ]& C& ]
* \; q2 t9 Y x8 M2 jDay Air attack on TF at 69,54 ( {( z3 e% N* v) d4 J6 o
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Japanese aircraft : y. j) W' s& Q$ }8 @8 H% y6 I
A6M2-N Rufe x 8
) G9 j2 n8 H7 h4 c3 o K6 w" UA6M5 Zeke x 85
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Allied aircraft 4 M. d" N- T( m- W
FM-2 Wildcat x 24
, E7 }. _, Z+ W, R- OF6F Hellcat x 120
7 z7 F8 G+ o+ e% hF4U-1 Corsair x 5
' ]2 S' A# f2 ?. S0 Q' _8 a2 ?0 ~3 jF4U-1D Corsair x 16 6 P' r- \4 ?: g% b! ?0 i: ?) U
Corsair IV x 5 b" U1 G# g1 [* o( `& x7 [3 l
SB2C Helldiver x 84
: o+ c+ }; o4 M) g5 J( e' f% LTBM Avenger x 48
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5 ?; a& b6 J! H" A/ r$ _+ Y; oJapanese aircraft losses ! Y% y& i. z: a
A6M2-N Rufe: 8 destroyed - E2 A7 ]7 z: Z" D" ~7 A
A6M5 Zeke: 84 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses , t4 m9 {: @6 j9 u& \
FM-2 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 2 damaged * K% W' s6 X$ N( K/ P% ~7 ~
F6F Hellcat: 20 destroyed, 7 damaged
7 w; Y& c/ [% _9 N! ^3 rF4U-1 Corsair: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged ) ]7 E% v ^7 V( }0 C, o3 D8 \
F4U-1D Corsair: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
4 m4 Y8 s5 F, X- R$ GSB2C Helldiver: 4 destroyed, 23 damaged
2 @, T! v( }4 q1 l7 QTBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 28 damaged
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; V+ h" {; O: f% E6 T; JJapanese Ships ! k9 A! h, w% I3 @" v; d# g
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, on fire # {% ^1 |3 P! W$ c$ {
CV Katsuragi, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
1 H5 h# i# b i, q" X. @CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage # e0 |( f' A9 K
CVL Chiyoda, Bomb hits 9, on fire, heavy damage
7 |: G2 }3 q. y3 `: [7 w! T* ACV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
. E" n$ R% E5 i1 @! P0 \0 G ~CV Taiho, Torpedo hits 1 R2 S% l1 R6 N' J9 Z8 C+ v) l0 h: g
CVL Ibuki, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage , G( b0 J6 f: T$ h$ j6 [
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Day Air attack on TF at 69,54 / I+ r& Y, C* f0 i
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Allied aircraft " c4 L2 N& a5 u. a; z5 a
FM-2 Wildcat x 9
i3 c+ h9 S5 e+ rTBM Avenger x 12
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) z9 W- C0 \5 j2 k Q' q# {/ yAllied aircraft losses
$ d3 P. _( }; X5 r! [# q9 U! V r8 ~TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged 9 o! A9 u) @1 o) h# G3 d9 e
( }9 i* e5 B6 p. p/ qJapanese Ships
$ N M" T" B$ w6 e6 B3 bCV Zuikaku, on fire, heavy damage $ b5 o5 e7 i$ f
CV Taiho, Torpedo hits 1, on fire ! Z. ~. Z! p( t
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& @* k9 ^8 n* N0 TAllied aircraft
7 A8 ?: x; p m" ZFM-2 Wildcat x 6
* R% l& w9 l0 HTBM Avenger x 12 # j" f4 B W) V N- M% q, E
! h( X$ `/ B* I; p4 J7 I7 aAllied aircraft losses
- t+ x' A/ {- S |: P0 s8 U" XTBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged
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Japanese Ships
7 u% A) v' q, JCVL Chiyoda, on fire, heavy damage 6 U2 f7 L1 o; s# ]! S/ m$ u
CV Taiho, on fire : C q) `" G9 m @& e% o
CV Shokaku, on fire + O' f! i, e- y& S) k
CVL Ryuho, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 4 u& \+ ~# Y* N" d5 Z
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Day Air attack on TF at 69,54
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* T% ]7 i! x, y( r, W9 iAllied aircraft * U& {4 J2 W* p6 y& z
FM-2 Wildcat x 2
3 b7 \; v$ R3 q: FTBM Avenger x 5 " R- s1 t& h4 Z5 r" ^/ Q9 c- ?
+ K2 Q' E* {( |" k* C/ U1 FAllied aircraft losses
6 ~1 B3 \" f8 Y6 q* N+ `TBM Avenger: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged . z: X+ C" Q9 ~! `* O- K% C3 V0 g2 `
! d# ?) e+ M. E F, HJapanese Ships
/ E" Q' U: v, rCVL Ryuho, on fire, heavy damage
3 v5 ]: @ K. ~: _4 `CV Shokaku, on fire 5 h3 \. ^5 Z0 q9 c4 f
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% {3 ?) j- D9 v+ yDay Air attack on TF at 69,54
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) s9 K- J1 q9 s4 j C) MAllied aircraft
3 t8 b; n8 e9 z1 GF6F Hellcat x 3
7 z3 F7 t$ t8 N- _# m2 uF4U-1 Corsair x 6
9 t2 W2 W% K7 o5 c0 h6 {+ wSB2C Helldiver x 11 7 Q# ^( `! ]1 y
TBM Avenger x 17
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6 W# S3 x2 i# g: T+ ~- J- CAllied aircraft losses $ J, H8 x/ A. ^5 T( o" s
SB2C Helldiver: 3 damaged
" l8 m4 p% m9 B: {. w6 ~+ l1 @TBM Avenger: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged y. _* k. i' \( z; {
% V% V( z$ M- u5 J" {: F+ w5 nJapanese Ships
7 b: Z1 M0 N0 H3 E" p) l6 tCVL Chiyoda, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage # ~8 [% ]3 o7 K' h0 @
CV Zuikaku, on fire, heavy damage 0 `; }( X- T9 g; Q7 Z7 R: j: w1 Q
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
) I" w# q$ z( w. }0 g, jCV Taiho, on fire ]) f# q' x$ ]0 B
CVL Ibuki, on fire, heavy damage |
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