The last fight of the KB! 8 Q) Y. I8 U7 k( j; {2 i
% o' { K# t$ e) ?3 T4 ?, M( Z+ eWith several enemy carrier formations moving in from Marcus Island the KB is trapped.
0 h3 |9 v7 N) o d/ ?7 Q' II 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. 9 J( U. c9 b* F* _/ _, v
' H% r( o, T5 }8 e! r4 z: Z- h& n' yIn 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.
' ~" `/ g: A0 k5 E, x1 o2 f+ W9 c/ V
6 g* L& G5 u& b M5 b2 a3 B. F' uThe 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.
9 f8 F8 d; U; Q1 |- O7 aAll other ships but a cvl are scuttled. / E1 l* ]! T4 Y* R/ [, D
; h4 V" |+ g2 C9 V+ d
Day Air attack on TF at 69,54
' Q) a, n* }; t& |' ~0 |/ H
, q( J% q# n! sJapanese aircraft
2 @* l' i$ d+ T G; fA6M2-N Rufe x 8 O5 v0 _, l6 g6 V% G' b+ ]8 ^
A6M5 Zeke x 85 $ p4 P% }) a) Q
7 l2 s0 l* ?8 P$ l2 ]
Allied aircraft
E5 j) I+ o* c) H @ mFM-2 Wildcat x 24
9 h/ ^: K0 h6 u+ m6 ^3 k( }F6F Hellcat x 120 s1 a5 H. U5 E# E4 M% S
F4U-1 Corsair x 5 7 F: i# H; n5 n$ X8 j; B* X: M
F4U-1D Corsair x 16
. {6 p, Q3 i/ m6 O {. K( v qCorsair IV x 5
! l9 \7 J6 S5 H4 m% ASB2C Helldiver x 84 3 Z# q- v7 w% X9 o- p1 r% Y
TBM Avenger x 48 . T$ f% Q% m; j# P% {
. b6 O9 @4 j( x9 d
Japanese aircraft losses
1 n- h# x/ z s; W. g, lA6M2-N Rufe: 8 destroyed 4 g0 R* H8 P9 d. o
A6M5 Zeke: 84 destroyed
4 k" s! M0 Y. b# f
+ n; { y' k, ^) z5 [Allied aircraft losses
0 @9 v. i* A+ `" `- B* b6 FFM-2 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 2 damaged * _$ s' b1 |2 }/ }( W" @
F6F Hellcat: 20 destroyed, 7 damaged + I3 S& Q/ q: K
F4U-1 Corsair: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged # ^3 Z5 X3 `" W1 Y
F4U-1D Corsair: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged - u% F6 l+ R$ d8 w
SB2C Helldiver: 4 destroyed, 23 damaged 8 A5 \/ s9 L) O2 A9 y, |; ?8 D
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 28 damaged
$ ` R' G8 p6 Z5 }6 j: C7 h
4 O" B9 A' W' H; L/ [7 _/ uJapanese Ships
; m9 e& |. B8 S/ A7 rCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, on fire . k. m( N/ f/ N9 U0 t* L
CV Katsuragi, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 0 {% u: R+ D: Q; L
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage % O2 K3 z1 d2 J, x9 E! q$ z% }
CVL Chiyoda, Bomb hits 9, on fire, heavy damage - o% r8 K8 Y( m6 ]& l
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
/ t3 N G- ?2 U6 u* h$ jCV Taiho, Torpedo hits 1 9 P B3 l! V$ N# M! g
CVL Ibuki, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
$ r: J- t9 o1 T0 N--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
' g7 J0 ]2 Q9 D8 e2 oDay Air attack on TF at 69,54 + b9 b; X3 t6 \8 q, g" v
6 d! ]& f& w( G X7 C
Allied aircraft
5 F; Q8 E4 B1 P; W: }' NFM-2 Wildcat x 9 6 `4 I7 {& ?/ q/ y
TBM Avenger x 12 ; Q, F; q( r3 h( z8 [
( f# {+ O+ G- u; \Allied aircraft losses 7 S0 _" T1 O# c, X1 K& n% h; M9 U' G
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged * E; c5 O {4 v1 S/ t$ M
9 Z H7 ?- o# `, J1 k# [- }Japanese Ships 6 b- u' C! A @+ ~! S. i
CV Zuikaku, on fire, heavy damage
1 s+ h) R6 s3 S1 hCV Taiho, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
4 U! Z i7 a- Y9 I$ `( A* u+ j--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
N8 W/ K1 ]/ p; \. Y4 `Day Air attack on TF at 69,54
( G6 |8 k9 Z. K% w
3 C& V+ _0 U" \$ x* A$ y" H- d( iAllied aircraft & {* g$ c7 @2 x! \+ Q0 \
FM-2 Wildcat x 6
6 _5 d; K! h4 ]/ \( qTBM Avenger x 12
% E, j: p! r% N4 p
* h, s; V u' s6 j6 @' p) M1 vAllied aircraft losses " ` o6 s& I" y) F. v! E( r
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged
9 z& G4 n: H: f3 t6 `
# ]( m% d% K. u- t/ r7 g: xJapanese Ships
9 B5 b% I( x3 K4 N0 i) q+ \CVL Chiyoda, on fire, heavy damage
5 K8 g$ }* E) {% h0 Q2 J5 XCV Taiho, on fire
7 R) J: K S8 n0 E; nCV Shokaku, on fire
# h, j8 }: |/ p6 @2 v5 _CVL Ryuho, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage , \) Y/ S; l* v+ S, d
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5 e" N7 { N4 {, _" [) ~Day Air attack on TF at 69,54 - ^9 y% W8 V' u
9 C: p. u- A, ^$ h# \- W: gAllied aircraft
2 L0 Z; w5 o7 h5 x9 LFM-2 Wildcat x 2
3 _8 Z1 A/ K4 J n2 L. A( D( b+ b& mTBM Avenger x 5
6 f ?0 a) l% h! ?# k# A) O L+ Z; w; q7 k
Allied aircraft losses ' `" Y/ L4 S2 b+ L' Q
TBM Avenger: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
% C0 ~! t+ R g4 Q$ P% {
$ M: h" X" I; V9 e# F/ OJapanese Ships
* L. Q8 ^+ a% H% G- MCVL Ryuho, on fire, heavy damage
* C* ~ W' \* M1 _! X9 zCV Shokaku, on fire . u8 ]4 `, E' Q: Z
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - P- f- O" `' R
Day Air attack on TF at 69,54 1 o% B. A& ?$ F% v, E. c1 V" E% t
8 d/ j6 J) g5 ?- O; J
Allied aircraft
/ ^; h2 |. |" P0 H; b7 E# JF6F Hellcat x 3 1 R2 q$ b) l: ?2 ^
F4U-1 Corsair x 6
- q, p2 K+ G# v! w* A( USB2C Helldiver x 11
7 y! {* K0 g8 e1 Z6 f- uTBM Avenger x 17 " [2 u6 V" t& ^3 X8 d
# }" w( c2 Z5 }1 N! V' O- cAllied aircraft losses
) r$ h9 g. p! P1 f) Q& `SB2C Helldiver: 3 damaged 6 Q, @ r% U( r2 Y
TBM Avenger: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged 6 V1 Q( b+ _% T8 t2 g
$ R# p5 T5 K$ a* Q6 n1 z
Japanese Ships 3 _1 B0 P; d6 D ?- f
CVL Chiyoda, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
7 [- ~7 |% U5 R# m: E0 eCV Zuikaku, on fire, heavy damage
) F: |3 {% q( e" d9 v; l! RCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage + _& j8 _7 Z% O$ ? F" _0 x
CV Taiho, on fire ! ^7 r" \2 H+ w! i
CVL Ibuki, on fire, heavy damage |
发表于 2007-2-5 13:50
| 
发表于 2007-2-5 14:18
| 
~
