The last fight of the KB!
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With several enemy carrier formations moving in from Marcus Island the KB is trapped. 8 h7 e8 n( |; R
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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3 {- ^7 ^2 W! e/ e: \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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2 M! R- o* l! Z3 ]9 c7 x9 b0 TThe 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.
6 f, l3 ~8 s% C: _' MAll other ships but a cvl are scuttled.
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# `1 H: i y: F6 X/ F! l( h1 t' NDay Air attack on TF at 69,54
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) k3 Y% h" F! I2 b' P0 SJapanese aircraft
% o& E, e9 }" ^! ~; Z0 @* WA6M2-N Rufe x 8
4 W; X& E5 J p5 d" uA6M5 Zeke x 85
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Allied aircraft
/ w5 G( Y& ~4 _4 r/ _# iFM-2 Wildcat x 24 6 ~ A" R5 _+ G) B% ]2 t% p
F6F Hellcat x 120
( w3 w2 I# T* r- U$ h- R5 U3 UF4U-1 Corsair x 5
* R2 a2 R+ Y: z4 w/ bF4U-1D Corsair x 16 - U; h8 r1 S. c1 \% ?$ }: B6 X
Corsair IV x 5
, d. @$ @1 U+ ]" ?, \SB2C Helldiver x 84
|5 J& L- G) {/ ]TBM Avenger x 48 3 f) p' m( U3 j0 |, Z) |
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Japanese aircraft losses : e8 K6 M; p/ g% B* l% E
A6M2-N Rufe: 8 destroyed
" D' i- T) x* O2 H6 }A6M5 Zeke: 84 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses 6 R9 u8 r8 Q0 p( t
FM-2 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 2 damaged
: J [* X- p! D0 y: |7 NF6F Hellcat: 20 destroyed, 7 damaged
. _/ I7 y2 i2 x- C- ~, A: iF4U-1 Corsair: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
! ?/ [. X0 g; T- T3 N% l6 Q) FF4U-1D Corsair: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged ( F$ Z! R* q3 `9 j2 m
SB2C Helldiver: 4 destroyed, 23 damaged ( o% y% S4 k/ e, F- b- X6 g" j
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 28 damaged . R+ g" s* Z2 i( p2 @7 Q: d
$ V- M( w4 P# ?6 ]7 kJapanese Ships
5 N6 w7 d; H6 ^2 vCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, on fire
. \: ~3 k0 U5 j: c& Y# lCV Katsuragi, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage $ l7 |: ?% c! H3 O' r! C" W% S
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
* r# ]$ Q; N+ q# E. rCVL Chiyoda, Bomb hits 9, on fire, heavy damage
7 l/ K% P9 [) u( Z* @CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage 1 d4 t5 E' V, C1 M. w
CV Taiho, Torpedo hits 1
5 _/ L5 e n$ G KCVL Ibuki, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 0 F* p* L5 ~+ n, B1 r
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Day Air attack on TF at 69,54 $ L9 m" a) ]( I9 A
+ B3 h6 |. L U8 PAllied aircraft 2 ~' P# ^6 ?3 u4 }6 R* E5 V% F1 g
FM-2 Wildcat x 9 - |0 p1 V# ]# |: I( e" x
TBM Avenger x 12
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, s* p% C0 N; c: A/ `Allied aircraft losses ! R/ p6 ` ^! @( X
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged
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' J% K/ T) y+ y( x! Y. r# x) _4 W. q) ICV Zuikaku, on fire, heavy damage
" d, C; N% k/ F7 G7 ?CV Taiho, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
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1 W8 s; \ K: y' f" sAllied aircraft
+ s7 P' |/ b4 kFM-2 Wildcat x 6
- Q4 ^4 x! t/ HTBM Avenger x 12 , P L" q8 s5 p) B+ Y# [
6 V$ @7 ~+ a3 P9 e6 D. P) pAllied aircraft losses ! g0 |" h& l# Y3 d+ \* z! W! g% \$ j. Q9 i
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged
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CVL Chiyoda, on fire, heavy damage
0 @# r# F. K x8 m/ p* TCV Taiho, on fire # D3 x3 S( f4 ^0 Q9 p
CV Shokaku, on fire " f- G/ G3 O, r' H" U( y: V
CVL Ryuho, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage * L8 q- G- ?6 s0 D
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; {3 P* r0 e1 E4 }9 IAllied aircraft
) R0 y; n" i+ D& h, U4 j2 HFM-2 Wildcat x 2
1 q, t# y, Y0 l* STBM Avenger x 5
g, B$ P& E. X+ n
/ ?5 W. o* T) R$ wAllied aircraft losses $ c8 ^6 ~. B t f# }) v1 k
TBM Avenger: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged - Z# s8 f7 p$ U$ t! f/ a
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Japanese Ships
# ], H* @" E% e1 c: {CVL Ryuho, on fire, heavy damage
" e. {& b1 N+ Y. nCV Shokaku, on fire ! A: h/ k9 D( C* D+ n: C- V
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Day Air attack on TF at 69,54
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0 c2 k5 U) `4 P0 ]$ c4 j' gAllied aircraft
0 {+ T6 Z4 a! d& Y% vF6F Hellcat x 3
0 @9 `) W: z7 D. NF4U-1 Corsair x 6 & K# a$ e* l, E; R) ]7 f. b+ W
SB2C Helldiver x 11
0 G9 I. }6 V2 t: ^TBM Avenger x 17 ; C0 i( u- t2 X) r) p( @
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Allied aircraft losses
0 a: i6 b' Z1 [" A M7 ASB2C Helldiver: 3 damaged & \. V, W( @$ R# P1 D1 i' C. n
TBM Avenger: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged
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Japanese Ships ) O7 m" Y$ K/ I" u$ ^8 p9 K
CVL Chiyoda, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage g' }0 H& r$ ~" ]
CV Zuikaku, on fire, heavy damage # w# U% O% e' W. {( I& A) m3 a8 ~
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
~. }: `% O% D% ` Y$ ECV Taiho, on fire & C3 O& i6 L6 p9 C: \7 _$ s9 b
CVL Ibuki, on fire, heavy damage |
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