The last fight of the KB!
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: |0 I4 Y, c2 _1 a/ [' I( d* m8 |With several enemy carrier formations moving in from Marcus Island the KB is trapped. , X$ ?) m7 p0 Z7 x& Z' x; d6 P0 u
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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; F5 F2 B2 N& K/ X: u- ~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 A# f, r3 m) j$ n+ I% [! zThe 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. 0 m0 J" w. I* n) l- c5 U( ^5 P% d
All other ships but a cvl are scuttled.
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' O' K, |& v* Y0 xJapanese aircraft
' g; v4 }# k% f4 LA6M2-N Rufe x 8 + v/ M; t5 Y0 W0 ^" C. g. b2 ~
A6M5 Zeke x 85 9 H8 a% c# e* x( `, }; ^
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Allied aircraft
& T: `! g0 U, ^6 }: oFM-2 Wildcat x 24 e" n) b) g, U0 H' D' m, d/ o
F6F Hellcat x 120
* A) L' f% x- T$ c1 D- _F4U-1 Corsair x 5 ( L7 Z4 n9 l3 s% X0 U$ w
F4U-1D Corsair x 16
7 R3 c+ Z- [, r0 N: L# L: w5 OCorsair IV x 5
2 T. `: f( e$ }2 l C% M7 BSB2C Helldiver x 84 # h( f+ C A5 V2 x( c- g) e& h
TBM Avenger x 48
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Japanese aircraft losses
3 e5 L3 P. A+ G2 E" ]9 yA6M2-N Rufe: 8 destroyed & v5 S, x6 R6 W& m0 ~+ I$ C* n# u
A6M5 Zeke: 84 destroyed " x9 J' A! h5 Y3 U g
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Allied aircraft losses
8 {) }" i) P3 i' l! o0 L+ f* eFM-2 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 2 damaged
% ?- }2 \, ^7 R& i$ tF6F Hellcat: 20 destroyed, 7 damaged
( `7 \! f l7 l4 cF4U-1 Corsair: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
/ M) H/ q. V7 X: IF4U-1D Corsair: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
. k, _' F1 k& BSB2C Helldiver: 4 destroyed, 23 damaged # M) s+ F: i& y" z
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 28 damaged - N! k* J: v2 r) o5 B. ^
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Japanese Ships & N w4 l' b) q6 H$ N: @
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, on fire
3 m3 M4 q0 m) K0 Y4 P sCV Katsuragi, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
- S4 t2 Z: e d0 lCVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
) K9 R+ B* h" @* t" c% E% JCVL Chiyoda, Bomb hits 9, on fire, heavy damage
' ]4 e& d& c9 \4 G3 {6 }9 fCV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage 7 K/ T$ l4 d+ f# X0 l
CV Taiho, Torpedo hits 1
4 F& m" }1 `$ NCVL Ibuki, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage $ ^: o0 l' Q# m$ y2 @
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FM-2 Wildcat x 9 5 H* m1 q# R( c- _% p7 f+ ?; c$ r# {
TBM Avenger x 12 " h- P6 W! H+ u7 |
7 D) z+ M# u; w4 Q! ~Allied aircraft losses . V8 Z9 ~6 ]) U2 A# B. ?
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged % @# K# |. ^8 r% W ?3 E
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CV Zuikaku, on fire, heavy damage
3 \$ Q3 N2 k- d$ T2 f( a) W* bCV Taiho, Torpedo hits 1, on fire ; @1 [9 I- G8 G ~% `) T1 i. i4 J
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. m9 d% v( u4 F/ }0 O) _FM-2 Wildcat x 6 8 L8 k/ p- D1 m. n" m0 `
TBM Avenger x 12 % c9 U5 C4 `. y Z
# a/ v+ h. H0 g; a4 h0 X. Q0 D+ aAllied aircraft losses
# a, e8 K7 ?" M8 S6 Q7 cTBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged ' G6 _+ e) P- l6 `% L% M9 V8 G" X
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CVL Chiyoda, on fire, heavy damage 8 n2 [9 |: _. y( j. w
CV Taiho, on fire : l% I$ Y: F+ u' l7 R4 r) W& m' K
CV Shokaku, on fire 7 R& W9 ?9 x" q- C8 I
CVL Ryuho, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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& U# n/ H- x- l: _5 n0 cAllied aircraft 9 l- C K- ]# c ~6 I @
FM-2 Wildcat x 2
7 d& g+ s$ @+ e" g# J# J5 ]& pTBM Avenger x 5
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TBM Avenger: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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' ^2 H# \8 e! _4 BJapanese Ships 1 S7 L, b; e1 t1 o; P! X* S7 E
CVL Ryuho, on fire, heavy damage - @# N6 ^; t g/ ]
CV Shokaku, on fire & [1 F+ V2 l9 D+ s6 Q1 b6 L; u
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/ ^1 s* j* L* i; CAllied aircraft
$ u$ e2 S+ D+ ^% Y# JF6F Hellcat x 3 4 e, o; \9 a" F6 H; w/ D0 E
F4U-1 Corsair x 6
% R9 }" x' y+ @7 ^) s2 z7 Q+ x9 |SB2C Helldiver x 11
7 u1 S, v. l' _* x, H9 fTBM Avenger x 17
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Allied aircraft losses
, V' X; j( _: N% DSB2C Helldiver: 3 damaged 5 S( }" B4 Z. R e) _3 \% ^9 x
TBM Avenger: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged
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CVL Chiyoda, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
* }6 x# T+ e; l1 L. P h& {CV Zuikaku, on fire, heavy damage
: X* F( _0 @. T4 v9 ACV Shokaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage + U7 J2 d8 F$ A0 c0 o
CV Taiho, on fire
9 ?) E/ p+ W1 {7 G7 C0 CCVL Ibuki, on fire, heavy damage |
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