The last fight of the KB!
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With several enemy carrier formations moving in from Marcus Island the KB is trapped.
4 r, S o* L% \) XI 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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7 h' |4 S, K0 h9 D7 u# c7 `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. " `/ }! H/ H8 U& a2 x- u
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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. : N2 x& Q6 \# H5 X. j3 ^: X* P
All other ships but a cvl are scuttled.
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Japanese aircraft
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A6M5 Zeke x 85 0 c6 I+ Y2 P! n7 T8 n
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FM-2 Wildcat x 24 # H7 |3 ^9 @- T! s
F6F Hellcat x 120
9 I' a) u& d( H% K* V# U& KF4U-1 Corsair x 5
m! {) q( J! R) WF4U-1D Corsair x 16 * i2 }& R9 n) P/ L
Corsair IV x 5
- P/ M% b9 ]7 R8 H; [, OSB2C Helldiver x 84
5 B! K$ U" X- G1 c+ gTBM Avenger x 48
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4 ]; x# ]- ^+ `" K1 _0 v6 gJapanese aircraft losses
7 f' H3 W7 D0 Q- UA6M2-N Rufe: 8 destroyed - ~# A8 d4 N' Z
A6M5 Zeke: 84 destroyed ) U- ] d/ v2 X; r* j0 P
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Allied aircraft losses
( c2 x4 ?3 {/ d) @# Y; `FM-2 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 2 damaged 3 S- g! g4 k. d- ?% F0 @) R* E! |
F6F Hellcat: 20 destroyed, 7 damaged
$ h+ T8 O% y8 \* q# b2 JF4U-1 Corsair: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
3 B# L# I* P8 o% ?: B; |9 uF4U-1D Corsair: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged 8 b+ r3 |0 ` }' }* J
SB2C Helldiver: 4 destroyed, 23 damaged
) w- n- Z5 u/ h! L- XTBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 28 damaged ; d/ x6 G( ^- j4 K7 ]* n& r9 ^
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CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, on fire
5 C# `" |! Y, I) cCV Katsuragi, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage + ~8 s$ k' D3 }/ T- Z
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
' E* g+ H; d$ w0 |0 PCVL Chiyoda, Bomb hits 9, on fire, heavy damage
n5 R. p& D% BCV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage / i5 V+ h5 N3 n: I, x4 d
CV Taiho, Torpedo hits 1 / K7 \1 @ S7 l
CVL Ibuki, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage / w, r% U2 K, ^: f. }3 ~& _" @
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TBM Avenger x 12 6 W, X0 b- d* E7 D% N
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Allied aircraft losses 3 M L! R% {+ P B. H; J
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged 3 q C* D' s4 i5 o, d9 m
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Japanese Ships
6 h. c; ?! q2 `" I. OCV Zuikaku, on fire, heavy damage
: [: ~8 a. _% |3 @" H7 ICV Taiho, Torpedo hits 1, on fire 2 a; g' [# r/ K. h" Y
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5 i' L6 `) ]8 D' W7 C& U, LTBM Avenger x 12
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Allied aircraft losses 1 Y8 j1 }* G: {6 D9 Q
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged
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& C8 y0 w/ u' @" `* RCVL Chiyoda, on fire, heavy damage
7 e& \7 e/ l9 N" PCV Taiho, on fire
, t) w. k n7 ]& [CV Shokaku, on fire x a0 { ?& d; u. E+ z( z
CVL Ryuho, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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FM-2 Wildcat x 2 ! E) }/ m' ?+ w; O
TBM Avenger x 5
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Allied aircraft losses ) g Q; M% g7 Z6 {$ v
TBM Avenger: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged : J2 ]5 ^" C' M4 K2 V8 L
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CVL Ryuho, on fire, heavy damage
, W" Z! n# @2 |. n, hCV Shokaku, on fire ) l8 g: N; x5 G. k9 \1 ?
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Allied aircraft 3 H4 j O. U1 p& D* P0 G" x
F6F Hellcat x 3
P( k( v; r4 O0 }- t' |$ d2 OF4U-1 Corsair x 6 0 M: _/ x; g; Z- Y- B
SB2C Helldiver x 11
) C$ E: D& r: S3 v: oTBM Avenger x 17
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Allied aircraft losses 9 W/ L8 U( | r* E4 g6 x
SB2C Helldiver: 3 damaged
$ N# v0 p/ u3 ZTBM Avenger: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged
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" z7 r7 u+ d: y- m G6 t0 dCV Zuikaku, on fire, heavy damage
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CV Taiho, on fire " E) n I# s$ C; r! P R
CVL Ibuki, on fire, heavy damage |
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