The last fight of the KB!
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With several enemy carrier formations moving in from Marcus Island the KB is trapped.
9 g% _* O0 d5 oI 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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+ C& }. N: L" ^' ?/ a3 @9 lIn 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. ) a7 y$ b5 S" X( [% b& ?
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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.
6 H% |2 n6 ]. T5 X: oAll other ships but a cvl are scuttled. : T& Z) D: r6 Z6 D+ t5 ?; x
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+ { K1 l/ V2 g/ X! YJapanese aircraft
9 P: _, y/ f( V- a. e3 A( o U3 B3 zA6M2-N Rufe x 8 7 h7 w& v3 C' w
A6M5 Zeke x 85
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0 D0 |. _ O. GAllied aircraft . p* F7 L9 _3 D7 f3 I2 Y" O
FM-2 Wildcat x 24
, J! h, O: _" ^1 `" \2 h0 v, iF6F Hellcat x 120
, R, F$ T9 Y) L5 m7 X% x0 `5 V+ ^F4U-1 Corsair x 5 ) k9 m L& D# P9 z- j1 W
F4U-1D Corsair x 16
I8 g2 r( p9 w" _- N% m1 kCorsair IV x 5 5 O& G! l* L" Q
SB2C Helldiver x 84 7 J! y4 q1 R! I% q
TBM Avenger x 48 8 G) \! b, g8 ~4 P
4 l1 s. J; @% hJapanese aircraft losses 1 M9 ] f# ?0 W# W
A6M2-N Rufe: 8 destroyed / i3 L+ I8 W5 G0 ^4 l& g
A6M5 Zeke: 84 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses + f: {6 q1 L" J! }+ V
FM-2 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 2 damaged
+ o1 Z. }, y8 f5 Q2 [* P3 K" u) rF6F Hellcat: 20 destroyed, 7 damaged 9 h( d+ z/ |/ b% \
F4U-1 Corsair: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
2 k9 ~) h$ Z1 D" }( L1 G% BF4U-1D Corsair: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged 1 U9 a; L% b% A$ G) S4 r
SB2C Helldiver: 4 destroyed, 23 damaged
3 I9 y+ c* `2 p+ I" p+ \0 R" s/ mTBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 28 damaged / |; C2 \1 o# y
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CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, on fire
; \4 @( y; E! H4 O+ \+ R: qCV Katsuragi, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
- t% H) {2 k9 c+ w; p) L6 oCVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 3 V- E T5 Z0 j% X. g% L
CVL Chiyoda, Bomb hits 9, on fire, heavy damage : ^. c. I' q+ S2 P5 r" l
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage 6 d6 T1 D+ U5 P' C/ N! Q' {+ m# L
CV Taiho, Torpedo hits 1
5 P+ P( a5 t+ W M# J6 z2 _9 q% pCVL Ibuki, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied aircraft
9 |" z& ?; w0 IFM-2 Wildcat x 9
% ~6 Y, K8 e% H5 E$ \TBM Avenger x 12 : c$ J- _. N" `" O) T; ^) |4 V
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Allied aircraft losses $ e# Z3 [- |+ C4 b
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged 8 G% L9 R5 ^7 ^
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CV Zuikaku, on fire, heavy damage
; Q- K' M' L1 f6 r" K% f0 WCV Taiho, Torpedo hits 1, on fire ) g ?) W( F- ? o: y- j* Z
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Allied aircraft
: }- Z; ~% }" D" e: ~" }4 P8 NFM-2 Wildcat x 6
& e/ m4 @, w& f2 m2 J2 ~TBM Avenger x 12 # e7 J) A2 ?6 X5 k3 r
. d8 @6 ?! l, v7 Y- u1 |Allied aircraft losses
: w) v {7 z0 `5 ]TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged 6 y* h. X& r1 T D! o' A9 s
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Japanese Ships
6 T" _9 R3 l1 ~CVL Chiyoda, on fire, heavy damage
$ k% h* \. I& m0 e+ u- Y! C: vCV Taiho, on fire
7 z7 E# k/ E: f! N7 p* A2 ZCV Shokaku, on fire 3 o7 E. G. ^( d& I; k0 z2 Z9 h
CVL Ryuho, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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! M& M& f2 s) |! Q) T" b+ l- h4 g1 YAllied aircraft c7 k; Y7 n6 b' A
FM-2 Wildcat x 2
" Q+ i6 c& \% E3 CTBM Avenger x 5 $ P% `4 P: e! o+ Y
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Allied aircraft losses
* D# q& }/ f+ n, C8 v+ U% W3 `# ITBM Avenger: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged ; t$ D6 \& n4 L' T, V
4 q, G% u6 K* `% X9 g1 n. {* }Japanese Ships
$ ]3 t6 x) R& B% ICVL Ryuho, on fire, heavy damage ! R; K- g' i4 c: u
CV Shokaku, on fire
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Allied aircraft
. C8 j [, j' o4 A- mF6F Hellcat x 3 " a, s- u. Z9 f6 B* x8 A
F4U-1 Corsair x 6
3 W2 m7 h8 ]2 |2 L0 D9 iSB2C Helldiver x 11 9 T- y( Q6 \: u% Q# h0 _% ^9 ]
TBM Avenger x 17 & E: [# ^, V8 [; B- Y7 \
+ F- h6 D' |) M& o/ N9 \6 b" gAllied aircraft losses
7 c) ^! `1 Q2 J u* P# k1 {: ~* FSB2C Helldiver: 3 damaged
/ [( ~# @2 o, y N% T |6 t- ~3 rTBM Avenger: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged
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Japanese Ships
( G# |/ H: R3 ^, \: }8 G ]4 {CVL Chiyoda, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage - N- a1 q$ q& f# c ]% R1 A3 u3 D
CV Zuikaku, on fire, heavy damage
2 Z* D0 A, W4 k' T! A0 oCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage % b- D& C/ j) T0 I; X! {
CV Taiho, on fire
9 ~+ F/ ^/ ` Y8 M$ DCVL Ibuki, on fire, heavy damage |
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