The last fight of the KB!
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With several enemy carrier formations moving in from Marcus Island the KB is trapped. + l$ o( ?) u6 G
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.
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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. ' I: [/ U8 f% N/ S7 |9 p/ D
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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. x/ H( Q3 d* {( j+ C A6 M! g
All other ships but a cvl are scuttled.
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A6M2-N Rufe x 8
( I$ Z% i Z0 ]8 ~) @: OA6M5 Zeke x 85
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Allied aircraft
2 A# x7 _# K, t9 Y \FM-2 Wildcat x 24
9 T: r* G: a3 S! ?2 c- Q8 R' c5 oF6F Hellcat x 120 7 V; W$ h3 L- }. _
F4U-1 Corsair x 5
0 Z3 n2 X& R: o0 }* E. A0 o/ ~ \) W0 Q" pF4U-1D Corsair x 16
( V. T* q8 D$ t, b4 c4 M gCorsair IV x 5 0 \% @; H! C, L ]& K& n: L! @7 }
SB2C Helldiver x 84 4 u- F1 a2 F [* n! E; [* S3 I
TBM Avenger x 48 - U k. a- |! f( z
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Japanese aircraft losses
0 q& K5 G# h! u( @9 g8 P: dA6M2-N Rufe: 8 destroyed
* t, s' t9 a1 z: R! \" \$ {# oA6M5 Zeke: 84 destroyed 7 h( Z. _4 n' i/ d5 c
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, ]/ d4 l4 x" H- QFM-2 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 2 damaged ) s' [- D4 n# g8 k7 m
F6F Hellcat: 20 destroyed, 7 damaged
5 h7 e' e& d" \: J9 R. cF4U-1 Corsair: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged - z& R$ Y: O4 J* R7 c
F4U-1D Corsair: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
f6 }' Z7 d1 t2 s% I5 n5 fSB2C Helldiver: 4 destroyed, 23 damaged 6 w5 w R7 q% [0 e! d! X8 s
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 28 damaged ) K* U; g& @" V' x$ A$ g5 G
+ N% @/ ~+ E O4 oJapanese Ships 0 q( U7 }7 g7 [
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, on fire * g5 E$ m: b5 O1 W$ X
CV Katsuragi, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage & y: y3 Z! Q' f/ j
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
8 b$ w$ \% v( Z" s6 s" {CVL Chiyoda, Bomb hits 9, on fire, heavy damage 2 Z; d c* R% S% ~+ B; L. r1 ]
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage 6 H5 c4 s9 ]2 e, W$ u
CV Taiho, Torpedo hits 1
4 z; B4 q3 X+ ^$ M+ [+ Q4 nCVL Ibuki, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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FM-2 Wildcat x 9 ; ]. ]0 c/ B x( Y/ H
TBM Avenger x 12
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) o2 a& s: G4 w$ lAllied aircraft losses
3 N+ A, t3 u- h- ]! p- ZTBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged 8 A5 o" D+ p( i
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Japanese Ships
) u: C: M3 S/ l2 B: }2 LCV Zuikaku, on fire, heavy damage
3 i3 N5 s; \5 ~+ `( \! [8 E# cCV Taiho, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
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Allied aircraft
; S. h- u, Z; Z% Y" aFM-2 Wildcat x 6 ; P2 \! y. c# e r ^9 c" h
TBM Avenger x 12
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, A. ]$ p8 S2 S/ J7 ?6 k: jAllied aircraft losses
$ K! N7 a5 `# |. J1 |TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged
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CVL Chiyoda, on fire, heavy damage # m+ W- [- o5 u1 o& p* M
CV Taiho, on fire 9 L* d! `( f( c. e1 z0 L
CV Shokaku, on fire
) J( Y* u$ G) H5 R5 H$ BCVL Ryuho, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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' q- e. m: x5 u6 F9 T* j u1 pFM-2 Wildcat x 2 5 V' ?* @0 V# i, _7 D
TBM Avenger x 5
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Allied aircraft losses ! b8 ?& x# U, K2 z
TBM Avenger: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged $ F$ Q; J3 K9 n. z$ P% _
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CVL Ryuho, on fire, heavy damage
4 D! N. O6 T. j" aCV Shokaku, on fire n6 _7 w6 \' y! m% F1 S
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Allied aircraft
2 Z5 [/ o6 K- I( t# W) @7 H- v' sF6F Hellcat x 3 8 m1 D) O% o5 S/ B0 ]4 O
F4U-1 Corsair x 6 - e3 h. t! r. n7 X* N) Z) a& U$ J
SB2C Helldiver x 11
8 A& f% B& F* F( f( l5 R ^TBM Avenger x 17
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E- @$ C( U* wAllied aircraft losses
1 ]( O/ }6 W) U. v3 U; \SB2C Helldiver: 3 damaged $ N" \8 z9 g" _4 |$ b
TBM Avenger: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged . S' r! ^- r* M9 T
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Japanese Ships & y7 ~) @) q/ \
CVL Chiyoda, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
2 I0 w- W6 j! M3 p' j5 N5 ?CV Zuikaku, on fire, heavy damage : V4 l z% s: x% f+ m
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
( f( ^1 e3 p. U8 m4 j4 ~CV Taiho, on fire " a7 [4 _6 p; s/ ?
CVL Ibuki, on fire, heavy damage |
发表于 2007-2-4 11:42
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