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With several enemy carrier formations moving in from Marcus Island the KB is trapped.
& e M; F5 ?5 R) V$ E2 YI 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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5 I; r5 n% g: J# |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. / q3 W! s, i7 e; ^
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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.
' N% R4 l( z+ W7 C0 XAll other ships but a cvl are scuttled.
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9 f( f4 d4 U, E8 z# P& C, bDay Air attack on TF at 69,54
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# k* J5 g: E* E0 QJapanese aircraft
1 u7 k* U! V7 r0 J( \ A* O1 cA6M2-N Rufe x 8
6 k r5 ~' D+ O- t& i& V. _% _A6M5 Zeke x 85
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Allied aircraft h" Z7 q5 O" y
FM-2 Wildcat x 24 9 c; C1 G0 @' Z- F5 a; f a2 T
F6F Hellcat x 120 & g5 L. c6 \) G' U0 s
F4U-1 Corsair x 5 ?( r9 o: J7 F" r+ s; d
F4U-1D Corsair x 16 + X" h3 ~7 c4 u* y# s( N& L+ `
Corsair IV x 5 6 l4 A2 y: o' ]
SB2C Helldiver x 84 / ~ D& f6 W* p
TBM Avenger x 48
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' Q0 n5 n% ?2 A, q; ?( `9 d, n8 CJapanese aircraft losses 3 l$ P Y5 o5 v& p. K0 Y, R
A6M2-N Rufe: 8 destroyed ) s9 t- v. @! x0 B0 f7 @
A6M5 Zeke: 84 destroyed # E* Q D8 H/ ~
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Allied aircraft losses & V! A% e' w+ L. J: b% t$ O) s
FM-2 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 2 damaged
' r" @: G+ ~+ D/ \' l. ?F6F Hellcat: 20 destroyed, 7 damaged 8 K# t6 L# }, V. o3 o! _4 }
F4U-1 Corsair: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged / b! V) ]8 n3 ^1 @5 ~: {7 q) |. N
F4U-1D Corsair: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
+ S7 A7 N+ G& O1 h: U$ uSB2C Helldiver: 4 destroyed, 23 damaged 6 @9 I% [8 [/ t! h) L1 {# D
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 28 damaged j6 p# u m0 m$ @2 }. w" n
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Japanese Ships ! C% ?4 a) q8 g6 z
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, on fire
6 |7 I5 h4 s, K* T8 ]CV Katsuragi, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ( O4 g. M5 |& |, ~- p6 y
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 4 s9 k$ w$ T3 o& ~9 X/ N7 a
CVL Chiyoda, Bomb hits 9, on fire, heavy damage
9 f/ c6 o& |8 `& ]CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
3 v6 b2 c( k3 _; H: I& |$ NCV Taiho, Torpedo hits 1
2 E- G/ f7 Q& O0 F4 s# YCVL Ibuki, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ; B+ }% e) [5 U* D6 |
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Day Air attack on TF at 69,54 6 `, x7 k7 T" T
/ u. k8 l& W- y+ Y6 c! qAllied aircraft
4 h* m6 H! P. ?# S: Q- d1 K# cFM-2 Wildcat x 9
7 R& n$ u3 T& [* l- U3 t8 BTBM Avenger x 12
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& K G/ W$ a+ ~7 Y/ p ]$ U2 b0 d% L; IAllied aircraft losses , z4 I. A6 L6 ^9 F8 i6 J* g
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged
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! l. c1 `! G' r! }6 Z3 LJapanese Ships
' U+ M. }+ U! ~& q1 n3 g3 QCV Zuikaku, on fire, heavy damage 5 j2 n8 h6 X+ ^& p7 j
CV Taiho, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
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Day Air attack on TF at 69,54 & ^; m2 y5 d6 E2 [6 n
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Allied aircraft * F' F7 c$ l: }, h) K
FM-2 Wildcat x 6
. d2 l8 Z7 s' U; z5 FTBM Avenger x 12
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, d9 m, \ U) z( f$ e+ @0 P! tAllied aircraft losses
) Z2 B, P5 B. ~, G* pTBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged
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' w. z! S4 ~5 n# O, k$ i8 ZJapanese Ships x) R: c% G! U! z/ }" y! t* c$ q
CVL Chiyoda, on fire, heavy damage ' v8 o3 [# s1 L8 D
CV Taiho, on fire
/ \4 K$ n3 ]% g9 uCV Shokaku, on fire
' T+ _9 v+ ?: \) @( T: u) TCVL Ryuho, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on TF at 69,54
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7 ~ w- M; V8 Z: r0 R" ^0 D# h: `Allied aircraft
j9 g# v0 J3 a) lFM-2 Wildcat x 2 ' P6 t* r" K" \) H
TBM Avenger x 5
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Allied aircraft losses
" n f, ]' R: k! V4 l- y0 S7 ZTBM Avenger: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged " r1 V. Y5 n Z: a& X& x
5 O& `1 a- N4 ]3 P% uJapanese Ships & X" t- P# Y9 q6 W
CVL Ryuho, on fire, heavy damage
; ~ _7 e# F4 l0 W2 Y2 sCV Shokaku, on fire ; {$ e: a' @" K5 c3 z6 ?5 v
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Allied aircraft
0 Y$ n: [: N: i9 ]F6F Hellcat x 3 + J1 g: a9 m% h4 J6 Z) E
F4U-1 Corsair x 6
* S, @/ e/ P' F% P6 P1 d6 jSB2C Helldiver x 11 7 u ]% x4 c0 [
TBM Avenger x 17
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Allied aircraft losses $ k" d/ v8 q, z2 a' U+ x. u
SB2C Helldiver: 3 damaged
+ S8 |& D4 y) ZTBM Avenger: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged # k5 N* u; W7 f
" }' `# K; T2 \Japanese Ships
6 p; F9 w7 a. TCVL Chiyoda, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
& H4 {# ]7 N; u7 D) W( Z$ hCV Zuikaku, on fire, heavy damage l5 D. Z% z# o; R) g* o
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
4 U1 [% A6 o# z% bCV Taiho, on fire
" p4 w% \: x* a- a9 \) r; WCVL Ibuki, on fire, heavy damage |
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