The last fight of the KB! 4 }3 I2 j8 [6 E6 @! _4 F$ \# U
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With several enemy carrier formations moving in from Marcus Island the KB is trapped. ) d. a% U; P# Z8 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. ( ^0 X" ~4 y& g$ h. v
- s7 i4 D" z9 E5 a. nIn 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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# e$ y1 S& m3 l' f& c0 e- AThe 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.
$ _: c4 P: y! G. d3 H1 x# W" YAll other ships but a cvl are scuttled.
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- k j# \/ h/ n1 x2 i8 d1 eJapanese aircraft " K: y; Z9 `! G3 P1 h5 @- A" N; }
A6M2-N Rufe x 8 & ^' l+ s ^- b4 _7 G( F: ^
A6M5 Zeke x 85
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Allied aircraft . w% X, f* \. V4 f
FM-2 Wildcat x 24 * ~+ _5 O- l! L2 B9 r
F6F Hellcat x 120
4 r- @/ R4 _" j4 m3 iF4U-1 Corsair x 5 + [! q, Z5 z) X
F4U-1D Corsair x 16 8 \6 r# B* o3 l( K! |
Corsair IV x 5 ; \5 w n! H4 X5 \0 j) \
SB2C Helldiver x 84
$ s9 T1 S ~4 l/ G w; jTBM Avenger x 48
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6 [! B) L, q4 F+ M# k7 _; dJapanese aircraft losses 5 s- M% [0 W0 i
A6M2-N Rufe: 8 destroyed
5 v* o3 Y' c3 [" y; _3 IA6M5 Zeke: 84 destroyed ) x7 C/ P, m, ^" G# f
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Allied aircraft losses
1 ~1 j( n- ^) s5 j4 K- J$ HFM-2 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 2 damaged
3 m e6 X. a# @# SF6F Hellcat: 20 destroyed, 7 damaged
% G9 S0 Y" N4 w6 iF4U-1 Corsair: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
8 V2 d E" U/ b$ q5 O6 gF4U-1D Corsair: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged $ V# G u% C8 H2 E1 c8 C) o/ F
SB2C Helldiver: 4 destroyed, 23 damaged
$ B# p% d6 x8 c4 A4 ^# `: X1 hTBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 28 damaged . G! E4 N" N. a8 B& M
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Japanese Ships
! |# s6 z# S/ aCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, on fire
/ M, d- B9 G8 O# Y+ \CV Katsuragi, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
9 C$ N# M8 @! U8 s# ?, ~3 R5 SCVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage - g W( A0 p* u2 Q2 B
CVL Chiyoda, Bomb hits 9, on fire, heavy damage
3 ?& D/ `8 E1 \: s# PCV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
" ]9 s, R, n: N- wCV Taiho, Torpedo hits 1 / Q& c' e8 T# p2 C7 P
CVL Ibuki, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 9 G' { v' j' w" k5 f
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Allied aircraft 5 I: C0 I' A# X$ l5 X" n
FM-2 Wildcat x 9 ; l4 D O0 l; C4 W- w! y$ @
TBM Avenger x 12
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# W0 o7 r/ w' j# X! M7 _, P- ]Allied aircraft losses 8 A7 a$ Q! |3 w
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged # j) r- H# v" O. Q8 {
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Japanese Ships 5 C) _+ h$ }3 ^4 K) Q
CV Zuikaku, on fire, heavy damage
# Q+ o) N1 R- \CV Taiho, Torpedo hits 1, on fire 3 B; L# {5 d% H2 a x$ N
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Day Air attack on TF at 69,54
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5 k5 @. X# V& A+ M; l% Q/ vAllied aircraft 5 d" r0 ]/ b* z% g9 W
FM-2 Wildcat x 6 / a0 e: R0 q3 w/ O
TBM Avenger x 12
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Allied aircraft losses 3 @1 ~/ k/ a9 i/ x( c8 c
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged
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! j X+ u9 g! S! j9 ?- P; K! A+ n" uJapanese Ships $ t- n* D! ^6 M
CVL Chiyoda, on fire, heavy damage
5 ^. C/ q$ p, U- w O- d" CCV Taiho, on fire
+ l5 ~/ n* u( i. |* SCV Shokaku, on fire
0 D/ t# z$ ~! P9 l; I5 J3 bCVL Ryuho, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage % E8 B0 v7 Z+ r8 z( _/ \
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Day Air attack on TF at 69,54
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Allied aircraft
' \; Y0 f5 b I% fFM-2 Wildcat x 2
1 h' S! s. l2 T' {TBM Avenger x 5 ! V6 s, o9 N, |$ g# a& P, y
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Allied aircraft losses
/ z0 K( g1 h8 j6 n; gTBM Avenger: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships # M( N* i8 `" i/ b' u
CVL Ryuho, on fire, heavy damage 3 C) U( W' o4 I7 t/ ^
CV Shokaku, on fire {; {5 j$ l1 d8 B k3 x
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& u3 o+ ~$ F% {1 G( V3 |" \F6F Hellcat x 3 & w/ V- n9 }/ {, @+ h
F4U-1 Corsair x 6
7 |+ D+ Z: G% A8 N4 P6 Q4 mSB2C Helldiver x 11 ! s/ [; T% h2 }" A, O! ]+ s
TBM Avenger x 17
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. {& s' n) U$ n8 |8 i ]% KAllied aircraft losses - q9 E. {" q6 L6 k( g& j& E
SB2C Helldiver: 3 damaged
& O2 R# G r- t: d9 c! rTBM Avenger: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged + k: w- w( L7 E/ [. {1 Q9 c: i
9 D( V0 a& f& q8 C- c# UJapanese Ships
2 a; R# d, i' h" S( DCVL Chiyoda, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 1 v' a8 l# z- Q G7 j
CV Zuikaku, on fire, heavy damage
7 L5 g5 r& j3 v h4 }% nCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage Y U0 i( ^, V4 l. U
CV Taiho, on fire
! l) H, z' G3 I: H4 GCVL Ibuki, on fire, heavy damage |
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