The last fight of the KB!
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With several enemy carrier formations moving in from Marcus Island the KB is trapped.
. g" h2 u2 j& Z7 qI 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 m8 o, X! {$ \$ O# X, A, e/ Z% aIn 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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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.
2 o! m% \8 V- C' A4 d1 o3 CAll other ships but a cvl are scuttled. 5 V$ u4 y, N. c- a5 d' h/ _/ Q: @
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Japanese aircraft
4 h x: l9 N1 M) n |3 m- e* |A6M2-N Rufe x 8
' k7 x$ u" }& {" |+ |% a; J* y- lA6M5 Zeke x 85 . l m- d0 }/ l1 ^, k5 D% K. E8 b/ w! B
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Allied aircraft
7 e6 Y, f; ^0 `5 KFM-2 Wildcat x 24
+ C- ~8 d) Y: |F6F Hellcat x 120 : t! L# H* V4 v# ^+ K4 L
F4U-1 Corsair x 5
$ ?! L- m7 o& J7 s7 h& |F4U-1D Corsair x 16 ) N6 N& l8 I# X9 z7 a- d( t P
Corsair IV x 5 9 R2 C: K% a9 S: i; b4 Z
SB2C Helldiver x 84
4 M+ x3 H: G& h+ h2 d& w0 LTBM Avenger x 48 / c! K. y% x' J. T# E3 ~
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A6M2-N Rufe: 8 destroyed 9 w! \) |. E8 y/ ^& P; S. g
A6M5 Zeke: 84 destroyed / _9 {3 p" r. ?6 T
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Allied aircraft losses
3 P2 Z2 W* {% @2 Z. jFM-2 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 2 damaged
; y! }, ^& V2 DF6F Hellcat: 20 destroyed, 7 damaged
" W, u; |, p. V! N! z, W* IF4U-1 Corsair: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
$ n4 w- v5 H" L- nF4U-1D Corsair: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged 1 b; K9 T/ `( P& ^. w5 l" d
SB2C Helldiver: 4 destroyed, 23 damaged
5 a% j4 o4 |; P- b7 }TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 28 damaged * j% }4 H% c' Q4 x
4 Y! N" b3 m; f" H7 ]* NJapanese Ships 0 X$ w0 g: E& G2 K0 K+ h
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, on fire
s0 {$ |( }; d+ ~3 n, y- }CV Katsuragi, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage $ R W4 i7 X9 t" f2 d
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage `5 h$ \3 D$ ?$ c/ L) M
CVL Chiyoda, Bomb hits 9, on fire, heavy damage & B) S- p% k) I% _6 E* t% J2 \
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
' B" ?: p. C4 U& M9 I& a z; D) MCV Taiho, Torpedo hits 1 7 q) w/ q5 t; k9 S
CVL Ibuki, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage * E$ q( p- i5 Y9 U# s' L
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Allied aircraft
( |/ C' [# C0 CFM-2 Wildcat x 9
0 V- m1 N4 m' @TBM Avenger x 12
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Allied aircraft losses
7 P Q2 ], Y) `* o8 U9 iTBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged * w* O7 U O$ S- Q/ K3 G4 V
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Japanese Ships
) m; ?0 W1 P8 HCV Zuikaku, on fire, heavy damage 0 ~$ H+ \1 a+ K- Y+ c+ x/ ~& h& f
CV Taiho, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
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Allied aircraft ' P! M% s @% a1 }6 c) M9 U2 C
FM-2 Wildcat x 6 ) y" `/ j* }( p3 e# h% I& c. @! o
TBM Avenger x 12 6 n- c9 G; e9 Y; X* _
: r. o+ I! a F3 f: \. |& N/ @Allied aircraft losses
! F8 f& i. Y0 U- g+ jTBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged / J. u. B' y2 L( Q
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Japanese Ships & u, P, A# K3 b+ U& i* u
CVL Chiyoda, on fire, heavy damage * N8 V. T7 K& b4 m3 ^9 c1 b# X1 g
CV Taiho, on fire + @; B9 g3 A3 X4 x5 a. k! f- \
CV Shokaku, on fire
# H; ~" M( B4 v. cCVL Ryuho, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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' s/ H& Q9 t# e6 O2 _Allied aircraft 5 c5 H t9 p( S: \" Q
FM-2 Wildcat x 2
! o0 ^2 ]6 B7 ?( S/ |TBM Avenger x 5
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$ g7 b$ w2 f5 ?% E) @Allied aircraft losses ( F$ q6 f, Q; s
TBM Avenger: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged * B3 f9 E6 k4 A3 S, r
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Japanese Ships ' s0 N8 T; y- J0 U" X0 t$ J6 u8 ]
CVL Ryuho, on fire, heavy damage
% l2 `3 ]2 i! e0 [CV Shokaku, on fire ~% H. B! l5 M s( M' P; f
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Day Air attack on TF at 69,54
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; f1 f5 T( R/ Q# [/ x7 n3 YAllied aircraft
q% w F+ |' ]! h. XF6F Hellcat x 3 & S) F. Y" y9 C# [# }, ?+ [5 n( R
F4U-1 Corsair x 6
5 z+ e+ `- e: `+ z+ C- P% aSB2C Helldiver x 11
7 g5 J2 t9 b* a: d( qTBM Avenger x 17 & ?& J7 w$ H! U" r" e5 {
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SB2C Helldiver: 3 damaged
; E0 c' A1 g! q6 RTBM Avenger: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged 1 C% B* D: }+ G8 p
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Japanese Ships 6 B0 f" J* V& G O! ?$ K- [$ q
CVL Chiyoda, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage $ G7 Z# S1 [! F
CV Zuikaku, on fire, heavy damage " P4 \) L [3 S5 k' m1 X
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
; V' S5 _$ Y1 v6 G ~. {. t. eCV Taiho, on fire 7 ~' |8 a( U+ D8 a4 S/ J; s
CVL Ibuki, on fire, heavy damage |
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