The last fight of the KB! , e r# ~' j" W$ A) m( s
- u! J, W! x8 Y8 dWith several enemy carrier formations moving in from Marcus Island the KB is trapped. $ A6 P v3 h8 s$ S% N! w
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. # A U! ?* b+ _0 f
0 E% p) M( P6 ]% X iIn 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. 2 E7 W* ]+ D$ M L) L
5 s" Q# |7 n- P7 `- a- y" p" m. [% m; @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.
( B; g4 p) d( ?1 _4 U1 UAll other ships but a cvl are scuttled.
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Japanese aircraft
/ y9 k1 Z+ a! W! U- `( L1 KA6M2-N Rufe x 8
3 I: ~2 k5 Y, D( F$ f1 MA6M5 Zeke x 85 # N2 R, \) ^! x9 Z; \8 s4 R
7 ~; U! c9 e( L7 y tAllied aircraft
1 x5 j" g6 z! P& m2 y8 J) Q" mFM-2 Wildcat x 24
( n1 c2 r: m' v" w. mF6F Hellcat x 120
& x7 t/ R- o3 CF4U-1 Corsair x 5
1 s6 k9 D. W' }% R% nF4U-1D Corsair x 16 ; ^$ o7 ~6 v8 C: a7 K
Corsair IV x 5 # o& X5 j( x$ ^
SB2C Helldiver x 84 ; O8 F% M. g% \" t# J$ }
TBM Avenger x 48
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) p% C8 V5 }' r$ m: V# WJapanese aircraft losses 0 K/ J- o/ j, e8 B" a+ V/ T
A6M2-N Rufe: 8 destroyed
# D* a6 ] w) L$ k NA6M5 Zeke: 84 destroyed ; O) D" M+ T+ S: d# Q; K6 e
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Allied aircraft losses + S. C) H& `; k( W
FM-2 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 2 damaged
9 d& q" t" d+ QF6F Hellcat: 20 destroyed, 7 damaged
- _% K- O) U4 y! K: B2 q$ ?F4U-1 Corsair: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
5 t$ m8 O" m5 W5 ]F4U-1D Corsair: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
6 p& u; G$ R2 q5 WSB2C Helldiver: 4 destroyed, 23 damaged 2 s6 O& v u) `
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 28 damaged
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Japanese Ships
' F! l. i) ^- A* I4 dCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, on fire 6 s6 P) z& `- h3 C- h$ r7 x) U3 a
CV Katsuragi, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage - n+ r3 s6 G- @4 m4 ]% ]$ d
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
0 r! x- f' M I! M+ r3 R! t! PCVL Chiyoda, Bomb hits 9, on fire, heavy damage
+ n5 [- C" l! q! a( l$ XCV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage 9 p$ F& h0 w# ^: e6 j
CV Taiho, Torpedo hits 1
# X: f e4 }. F. ^CVL Ibuki, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied aircraft
x- [: K! |: N3 H2 }FM-2 Wildcat x 9 . [2 \9 R% u0 C+ ^3 n
TBM Avenger x 12
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' f5 ~# l9 D4 T1 Z! U0 jAllied aircraft losses
0 R( C# p( a$ z3 m0 zTBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged
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CV Zuikaku, on fire, heavy damage . ]- o4 t5 }+ m/ ~" Z9 r
CV Taiho, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
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FM-2 Wildcat x 6
5 o, ~# z5 Q; d7 z1 Z% ]; WTBM Avenger x 12
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TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged # t* X& ?+ b1 }" t1 C/ t
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Japanese Ships $ u3 H3 I& L# N) i
CVL Chiyoda, on fire, heavy damage
. E, z; E- p$ B3 ]CV Taiho, on fire ( w# H# F1 x2 o. K, Y
CV Shokaku, on fire
5 p N4 q( s. x% P% I& CCVL Ryuho, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied aircraft
2 }. ?, K# ~1 ]: ]7 tFM-2 Wildcat x 2
; W+ o- j+ d7 F! e- @' ZTBM Avenger x 5 9 h& _, s. I; o- A
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Allied aircraft losses : a) {0 q9 t7 ^ ]. P6 h0 D$ f, d
TBM Avenger: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged , n2 t% i2 _ u; c
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z s& m6 u' L$ H4 c5 h, iCVL Ryuho, on fire, heavy damage
" e8 B6 Q" w' W3 V1 h. l( s& ^CV Shokaku, on fire ! P6 \0 `# X3 A* H9 {
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F6F Hellcat x 3 5 t" w. A& s! c" u# L
F4U-1 Corsair x 6 5 @) X& d3 \3 ~/ ~
SB2C Helldiver x 11 ( F* v$ |' P& K7 b+ |/ s- y
TBM Avenger x 17 5 f$ b) Z) v9 `$ x3 p* r" \
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Allied aircraft losses
, G. a3 G: _5 m5 |5 OSB2C Helldiver: 3 damaged % w% J( A) Z f6 L% _5 k2 ~
TBM Avenger: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged 3 n& T5 y) n5 {, @
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Japanese Ships " h E# g! G1 h- t) Z
CVL Chiyoda, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
v6 T: c, R1 |1 T5 F! UCV Zuikaku, on fire, heavy damage
1 f1 _8 a. R& s5 e* KCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
: E1 X0 h) F1 u3 e' g0 ICV Taiho, on fire
8 R5 O/ g3 l& W7 _+ \ i! l! g* v& bCVL Ibuki, on fire, heavy damage |
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