The last fight of the KB! " p9 |) C% @6 L4 X; |2 t
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With several enemy carrier formations moving in from Marcus Island the KB is trapped.
0 Z% K- P7 I% \! \ w( ?) v+ W( QI 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. # Z2 E) ]& t5 |' {) f: L! ]( Z+ }
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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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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+ R* Y& ?7 J( o) {! I TAll other ships but a cvl are scuttled. 2 G+ n" u6 K2 N! G* [; B+ D- Q; w
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Japanese aircraft & h4 _1 I" b$ v: x! s. O* h
A6M2-N Rufe x 8 ' V! N& K" L- g4 e9 \" N8 b8 s
A6M5 Zeke x 85
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7 c/ v d, p/ c( Z6 k3 XAllied aircraft
+ Y% i& @; D( n! H2 q+ q6 [1 WFM-2 Wildcat x 24 & \- _# E; P7 _& Z9 g
F6F Hellcat x 120
+ \. I% }/ c% B' F0 ^F4U-1 Corsair x 5 2 l; k; o9 W; _
F4U-1D Corsair x 16
; y: h: \$ l+ R1 k/ e5 x/ ZCorsair IV x 5
C$ e- F3 f& M" N1 \SB2C Helldiver x 84
8 A4 N8 ^0 @4 Z5 A$ E4 t, PTBM Avenger x 48
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( U M# W* P* m$ KJapanese aircraft losses
2 T# g, T5 ]* H% ]" T8 EA6M2-N Rufe: 8 destroyed
, |, y3 _7 Q8 k( w4 Z- Z C! P+ Q1 dA6M5 Zeke: 84 destroyed # H. q' G, E( L
" w( W+ g# i. ~1 } \Allied aircraft losses " b H7 R% p( w# V" d9 I f
FM-2 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 2 damaged - n5 [$ F" A1 J8 b- S
F6F Hellcat: 20 destroyed, 7 damaged ; n* H+ P) g: L
F4U-1 Corsair: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
' o7 [+ o* @6 i* D, z% ~F4U-1D Corsair: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged % b! ^ w, k4 {/ X- C
SB2C Helldiver: 4 destroyed, 23 damaged
* o! U( `' e7 u5 T. ?2 A# l4 bTBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 28 damaged
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Japanese Ships
1 w, e8 f) O" }7 q/ ZCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, on fire y( I/ u2 C+ f* ]7 W8 I
CV Katsuragi, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage * ?; l" `0 ]0 I" n& g
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
2 w! C; c2 G# \CVL Chiyoda, Bomb hits 9, on fire, heavy damage
% \, P8 Y V3 G8 ^8 KCV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
" t9 Z: x" f/ }9 V- WCV Taiho, Torpedo hits 1
0 l/ [" c- `7 y8 z. @* QCVL Ibuki, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ! u: e4 ^* k7 u: j4 N
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Day Air attack on TF at 69,54
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Allied aircraft , f: P D0 |* h
FM-2 Wildcat x 9 0 N2 ~2 R' Z5 X
TBM Avenger x 12 8 ^9 q9 w8 Q( t* a5 d. w
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Allied aircraft losses
" M- |8 g$ r" O8 s- {TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged
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9 O; C1 K& R. J5 l3 QJapanese Ships
; _1 r9 b2 K" z# A$ P5 ACV Zuikaku, on fire, heavy damage 1 O. e; F" S( X2 j6 e6 m8 e k$ C
CV Taiho, Torpedo hits 1, on fire & ?0 V/ b; G4 ^. A/ \# N
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FM-2 Wildcat x 6 T# R, q/ O" `' R6 T. e) v$ I
TBM Avenger x 12
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6 u" K" o& V# F( `% k" {( mAllied aircraft losses
+ }9 f% P, p" f1 `! S( c% fTBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged
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% [; h; O- {2 y! iCVL Chiyoda, on fire, heavy damage % u" f& D, M0 M( [) p
CV Taiho, on fire 6 n4 A, h& ^+ s. ?8 r
CV Shokaku, on fire # A2 z9 e4 a/ _. M1 V# d2 ^$ k* i
CVL Ryuho, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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2 c) H; }) l+ O! O/ SFM-2 Wildcat x 2 U4 m3 ]: H# Z( I, e
TBM Avenger x 5 9 ~- ^ K2 k' k0 A8 s, x
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Allied aircraft losses
8 M2 n E/ g% eTBM Avenger: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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! U$ U2 z' o! q- b9 [# `& CCVL Ryuho, on fire, heavy damage ! ~& o# d2 L- H" b! Q
CV Shokaku, on fire
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F6F Hellcat x 3
0 H* ~' N2 @1 H6 V6 [F4U-1 Corsair x 6
. B) X# j4 `( B7 ~SB2C Helldiver x 11
' \6 q P" T8 P6 ?( ?+ b1 cTBM Avenger x 17
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Allied aircraft losses / y# H8 v% a" S2 T/ _1 ?8 L
SB2C Helldiver: 3 damaged
( r5 W7 {- `* D% mTBM Avenger: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged
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" D6 k2 T4 Z3 m: e& g8 JJapanese Ships
& ^& q5 [# X+ M7 ?" qCVL Chiyoda, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
( j7 B$ \7 ?& z* J! W3 m* k, cCV Zuikaku, on fire, heavy damage ) f' c x/ q$ _
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage { {) y' ~% \( N
CV Taiho, on fire ) t4 D+ |' _, W3 v# E% |$ Z
CVL Ibuki, on fire, heavy damage |
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