The last fight of the KB!
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4 M- k) c: {) i; uWith several enemy carrier formations moving in from Marcus Island the KB is trapped.
% y0 e7 @8 `9 c* g& 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. ! G3 |* [) N9 M
. k! d3 s' S% E. E8 C- yIn 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, h' A9 T3 X, |
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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.
4 j5 o1 F* W+ V9 v& ZAll other ships but a cvl are scuttled. $ H7 `0 c8 i6 p# s$ l: z
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Day Air attack on TF at 69,54 4 U! d7 W) i e H. |" W6 Z
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Japanese aircraft / e: h) y% ~9 O0 Y
A6M2-N Rufe x 8 " C' v. V$ r& M0 s( ]
A6M5 Zeke x 85 3 p2 Z7 X5 H& @5 k& ]- p
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Allied aircraft
6 e& N8 T3 p$ |0 S9 h2 nFM-2 Wildcat x 24 ) B# l1 w# x8 l' }! S7 Y
F6F Hellcat x 120
) Q; U1 ^, G5 y$ ]6 q; M P% MF4U-1 Corsair x 5
4 M, d6 q1 N+ X2 B6 d/ r1 RF4U-1D Corsair x 16
5 Y; [. H1 ]6 J; `& g3 {Corsair IV x 5
* a) b4 [5 ]+ ^2 F) D% WSB2C Helldiver x 84 " ~1 F2 j- `' p! f; H K
TBM Avenger x 48 7 @4 G0 Y1 I/ B* ~' m: p
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Japanese aircraft losses
8 R6 k2 \- R4 Q) s* c, TA6M2-N Rufe: 8 destroyed
! ~; W+ E+ \' q& e% T @# aA6M5 Zeke: 84 destroyed . y" [, x8 Y$ I3 s5 T; O
$ g6 `+ V) a7 z5 d4 Q# WAllied aircraft losses " x5 D2 L+ b+ t& o/ X$ i
FM-2 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 2 damaged
2 q% C- v- K0 UF6F Hellcat: 20 destroyed, 7 damaged & ]1 H+ f* H8 l7 \6 V4 V
F4U-1 Corsair: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
1 C- g1 s+ ]! R+ y# f9 ]: iF4U-1D Corsair: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged + }* d- C. i* d B. v; i. p
SB2C Helldiver: 4 destroyed, 23 damaged t; a2 R5 h7 p* O M6 W
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 28 damaged : ]" P5 N, y& x0 i- E. ^) y, o
2 t: `. `; E. i5 f- H' QJapanese Ships 1 }' v( s/ Y% P2 Z( r _
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, on fire @ T. j B; ]4 d) G
CV Katsuragi, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ( u7 _0 v N' A( B6 Q- L: {5 P& r
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 5 c" B/ N8 l2 C: Y% W/ G( u, f3 R
CVL Chiyoda, Bomb hits 9, on fire, heavy damage * O: G5 g0 ^9 j. \& h: `: U
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
; ?8 y L( ?+ Z& y/ BCV Taiho, Torpedo hits 1 4 a# ?; N8 S- G6 ^& Q
CVL Ibuki, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ; u" F; c5 F& o! ]$ k3 I
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Allied aircraft
0 t3 \' W1 {+ E" U* V: d! rFM-2 Wildcat x 9
! X3 v; W. J" J$ X0 a. b, wTBM Avenger x 12 + P0 i0 ?# a; s3 E
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Allied aircraft losses
6 A) b4 H7 z- P: @7 B8 F; C$ O; C0 sTBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged 0 ]% Y4 ]6 T8 P, e
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Japanese Ships , G& A8 Q) G; ?3 n! x3 s
CV Zuikaku, on fire, heavy damage : T; R' l/ ~% p7 d. N) T8 c, T
CV Taiho, Torpedo hits 1, on fire ( z4 ]6 M% W5 `7 x r, j
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* _1 n2 _4 i% _% v- L; q' c4 ?% pAllied aircraft
6 s: X: b9 P; v4 q% I4 h# kFM-2 Wildcat x 6 & k! m K6 E) E4 ^+ h4 z3 w5 t7 r
TBM Avenger x 12
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Allied aircraft losses
& ?6 u/ A4 S) {8 L" m3 v) lTBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged & R. l. _7 Z$ S! o U7 C* g
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Japanese Ships ; ~2 X- H+ ^7 b5 `
CVL Chiyoda, on fire, heavy damage 7 ~; r* f# G% P
CV Taiho, on fire
5 E7 f9 K2 y! ?7 r, a, oCV Shokaku, on fire
# D+ o' `; h" z/ \0 aCVL Ryuho, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 4 j. \3 \" x0 o0 _2 Y$ S1 _
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8 S0 r' A* z7 I o) ~Day Air attack on TF at 69,54
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2 m4 x) A$ i4 q9 }0 q6 PAllied aircraft
\. J( ]9 Q: T% w$ a V, v& MFM-2 Wildcat x 2 ) c; ]1 d1 ]9 s
TBM Avenger x 5 ; C X2 K, C" l; G$ m' ~
8 q+ W, R% v) C8 l! |Allied aircraft losses # M" U% Y* n4 M( J2 _5 r/ q Z
TBM Avenger: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged # v4 a$ T* R# m7 X4 e' O5 R$ @
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Japanese Ships
: c# H* T: N8 ?8 f9 @CVL Ryuho, on fire, heavy damage
& T( h/ D- z* c% J' E: ~CV Shokaku, on fire 8 m% A; g, L8 e
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Day Air attack on TF at 69,54 : ~2 W" T) i5 m# L5 x' x/ F0 Y6 z3 z
& B( y$ }$ z& E) S/ N: c9 @/ LAllied aircraft 3 U8 k) M5 r, g/ j+ p I& I! h1 s
F6F Hellcat x 3 5 `' s6 R0 N4 {; ~+ J
F4U-1 Corsair x 6
) E2 A$ K1 ]' B* |8 ~SB2C Helldiver x 11
( n/ K, P- E2 A$ ^5 ~TBM Avenger x 17
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Allied aircraft losses 3 b- B+ b7 ^2 z
SB2C Helldiver: 3 damaged
3 I$ }3 i- w; Y$ P5 C1 QTBM Avenger: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged
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Japanese Ships % M" Q5 u- ?1 D1 a- K: u+ p6 z0 ~
CVL Chiyoda, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
c( n& Y" c, p0 xCV Zuikaku, on fire, heavy damage : t3 i8 i9 G+ L' L1 m
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage 5 L. {* j# C) n* I* w t9 z; a
CV Taiho, on fire 5 \. g1 t z! K( o
CVL Ibuki, on fire, heavy damage |
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