The last fight of the KB!
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% V3 R% L) P% F" |5 m' mWith several enemy carrier formations moving in from Marcus Island the KB is trapped.
2 _; A- O3 V/ k4 X) J5 KI 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. % m9 T. @( H1 w3 v+ b g0 R n3 U) r( F
7 v R- S7 K4 @5 e, A# j9 b; JIn 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* a# i; F" c, V/ r. s8 J0 t
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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.
$ c3 N f) {, hAll other ships but a cvl are scuttled. ) n% n2 N8 i: p3 w7 U4 W: q1 d7 q
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Japanese aircraft 3 t! ~ n- N8 N" W0 T; D! c1 a7 d
A6M2-N Rufe x 8
" I- ]6 W) E" P; vA6M5 Zeke x 85 ' h' g/ Q/ s: A& [
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Allied aircraft 2 P6 L: G% n# I" A. d( {" R
FM-2 Wildcat x 24 . a! |* Z4 t! I% S
F6F Hellcat x 120 8 T* G: |6 [# q$ `, G: }2 l
F4U-1 Corsair x 5 6 ~7 h4 `3 u$ ?! E& P" ^" O: a9 B0 T
F4U-1D Corsair x 16 % t5 Y# s6 h" r4 O
Corsair IV x 5
. k% a1 u+ t2 J$ w- T* JSB2C Helldiver x 84
5 [( z0 w8 C& U! D+ Z6 K* bTBM Avenger x 48
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Japanese aircraft losses 8 l; _2 d% G* q, F5 _4 _
A6M2-N Rufe: 8 destroyed 8 [2 X* S# ]5 a& i0 d
A6M5 Zeke: 84 destroyed ) t6 Q8 D$ e/ Q f' R, [
7 t S9 X& K; U$ x* {) q GAllied aircraft losses
2 U3 A @! P# |, L# \FM-2 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 2 damaged
4 q5 a- {4 c! n- n4 ^F6F Hellcat: 20 destroyed, 7 damaged
" `7 d9 h3 c. Q i1 q/ ?F4U-1 Corsair: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
, z" c5 |5 l! z* y: hF4U-1D Corsair: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged - l: W5 X' N! I1 k$ S. h
SB2C Helldiver: 4 destroyed, 23 damaged 7 Z5 S0 [# g. T V* Z
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 28 damaged
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Japanese Ships 0 v" g5 M5 K$ w: G
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, on fire
3 s& Y4 F# s! i F. n4 E- O" w- CCV Katsuragi, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage & `; q" x% U% J: k8 v& @8 F: `
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
; O/ ?, y6 [: [ k l9 MCVL Chiyoda, Bomb hits 9, on fire, heavy damage 7 a9 ] r' [& s8 i o$ P
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage # a! W% S& i" @4 s( ?0 ?8 E
CV Taiho, Torpedo hits 1 1 N- `/ x! t0 |, G- E) c7 K0 M
CVL Ibuki, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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: k z% |# K; T! N# \4 V9 TDay Air attack on TF at 69,54
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$ ~+ M' B" A7 GAllied aircraft : v! o. X( ?8 |
FM-2 Wildcat x 9 3 C5 r& b( I, {$ g( P4 h" U. o: x
TBM Avenger x 12
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Allied aircraft losses 8 e5 j2 S% }- J
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged # l- G# y. y3 v6 x4 c
& \$ N9 \! s% i9 @Japanese Ships ! |4 I2 K; {; E% `2 ?3 S
CV Zuikaku, on fire, heavy damage
- V1 u3 P5 w+ c9 o7 I" d5 G) yCV Taiho, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
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Day Air attack on TF at 69,54 / G) F5 A. X, S/ m2 C F
' b; r& ^3 {( j% G7 C6 E8 DAllied aircraft
" Z2 i$ O' U& |, h5 M4 k5 ?- rFM-2 Wildcat x 6
0 ?' ]1 Z* x! W# g% [TBM Avenger x 12 1 p0 s, M% K, k! h* R
! R( ?) M2 a4 L+ I+ d0 c" iAllied aircraft losses
: S9 Y" u* v( `TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged + X k6 @& _& K4 o# V
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Japanese Ships
6 x6 |' _& W; f* }3 ?CVL Chiyoda, on fire, heavy damage
3 C% K/ ]) N" c1 j; BCV Taiho, on fire
9 _- v) I% \( {* q, N2 rCV Shokaku, on fire
/ O8 c3 c9 i: q6 Q# l' U1 s2 ZCVL Ryuho, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on TF at 69,54 0 T' }; `8 L. A) c Y6 |% A
- f1 B0 v) Y! b4 O4 G! _ `. NAllied aircraft
* f) `/ U8 c" B/ }! `% tFM-2 Wildcat x 2
- t; ^. x- ]" t, `TBM Avenger x 5
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, J8 \& L5 z, J# |Allied aircraft losses
$ | C: m* ]" [: nTBM Avenger: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged ' O8 p9 j; d! H+ c1 i5 H9 b1 R+ H
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CVL Ryuho, on fire, heavy damage
: P9 Q0 T3 |0 O* }: JCV Shokaku, on fire 2 Y% D8 _7 C% q/ H% y/ d' ?$ p
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Day Air attack on TF at 69,54
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Allied aircraft * Y! D& M& a: H& V
F6F Hellcat x 3
( D% m# S9 ~( r0 g' JF4U-1 Corsair x 6 5 E, A! b7 S6 P$ }8 Q$ X) }& k" G
SB2C Helldiver x 11
! J/ N0 }% l5 I! W0 TTBM Avenger x 17
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Allied aircraft losses ( q/ O4 y. n: f& o d) [
SB2C Helldiver: 3 damaged ! c; Z$ n& g/ y3 K# \: i: |
TBM Avenger: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged # K3 b- w& @5 b6 ?! L8 P4 U% j0 P
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Japanese Ships - O0 _7 x1 D$ a, _
CVL Chiyoda, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ( T2 z/ Y/ l1 ^) ]+ l6 c& r% Z* K
CV Zuikaku, on fire, heavy damage
* b6 R, W" ^- H8 b4 ~0 jCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
0 N+ k- x/ b0 e% n8 X, ]CV Taiho, on fire : p. K% n( U) r
CVL Ibuki, on fire, heavy damage |
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