The last fight of the KB!
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( b- M Z, w0 E8 OWith several enemy carrier formations moving in from Marcus Island the KB is trapped.
% f3 z. r1 ^, B- g9 o+ Q0 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. 8 M) ?. Y1 z: j8 P4 `4 T( v0 C
2 P- q( o$ {5 A, O/ w. q) MIn 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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* i+ I/ G7 u9 g, c1 ]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.
; o3 J: N0 t( zAll other ships but a cvl are scuttled.
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& {$ j/ p/ N& C5 A2 ]Japanese aircraft ) [0 T6 s: W2 t+ `% t
A6M2-N Rufe x 8 8 @! R' C k' }+ |& L: J0 s3 J% ?
A6M5 Zeke x 85 5 V4 x! w: Z$ |, t
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FM-2 Wildcat x 24
( h4 B# A1 P! RF6F Hellcat x 120 ! b7 R. c: ]9 m3 }: [% Q
F4U-1 Corsair x 5 $ [6 w* o7 v4 `# E/ L$ k& M% ^( o. P
F4U-1D Corsair x 16
# N% m& E$ J' M& N2 w9 qCorsair IV x 5
5 L6 A7 K/ T X. r+ i" A8 oSB2C Helldiver x 84
6 R; x9 J# ^% Z' v% \& u; t) dTBM Avenger x 48 ! T3 E/ F7 ?, @2 e4 _1 z
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Japanese aircraft losses 4 y R9 \0 }/ K5 o* @
A6M2-N Rufe: 8 destroyed
, E. R9 b3 j' xA6M5 Zeke: 84 destroyed
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% R* i8 @1 N! w" b/ ~Allied aircraft losses
5 ` U. }' b3 R3 K) I( w) o- `2 L) KFM-2 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 2 damaged : n, `' I6 W) n( \ M5 c+ ]
F6F Hellcat: 20 destroyed, 7 damaged
5 v/ Q% U( d4 z" w! z& g: ~F4U-1 Corsair: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
* k4 w, e3 d/ D F n$ ]2 XF4U-1D Corsair: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged ) O; F8 [* v, v8 d9 p
SB2C Helldiver: 4 destroyed, 23 damaged ( a1 b! Y8 S/ d
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 28 damaged & c2 s+ R4 M: O) G8 ]0 v: s; S8 H( e
6 p8 a$ H/ O1 S2 ?$ ~Japanese Ships
) a* d2 {3 Y- `# c% M2 NCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, on fire 1 d% k1 r, i: N4 T9 [& r; o& Y$ Q! V
CV Katsuragi, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
. Z# N! L! R: VCVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ; c, s0 @! l9 |% n
CVL Chiyoda, Bomb hits 9, on fire, heavy damage 4 q8 h" A, I4 c1 ^! h5 S
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
! R/ r, s- {( r# ^CV Taiho, Torpedo hits 1 7 Y) o y; \; X- o
CVL Ibuki, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ( {( B. p5 O' \4 \8 T" \) m) `
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6 D/ j4 A( q4 T- e& r* [! ?( AFM-2 Wildcat x 9
3 @& y7 P6 D& V% h$ c& ~3 STBM Avenger x 12 2 Y( s3 N/ l3 ^% ` D
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Allied aircraft losses ) k9 T- B3 W C* D9 L9 f: s1 ]
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged
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" r: i3 @. D; uCV Zuikaku, on fire, heavy damage ; G' |( o v8 Q0 _4 s
CV Taiho, Torpedo hits 1, on fire ; L/ p9 w7 V2 F( K: {
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0 w% T0 J1 I0 [& C2 K9 ?8 r BTBM Avenger x 12 5 N& J; `- Y! ^/ Q7 a$ L
6 x8 l) q0 F z9 W. v0 yAllied aircraft losses
( \9 a, r, Y# N' ~0 U5 L# VTBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged
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3 l$ l: v+ g1 ]1 GCVL Chiyoda, on fire, heavy damage 6 u' g5 G, `% w
CV Taiho, on fire 3 Q8 D3 m* [; X3 a. V0 _
CV Shokaku, on fire
8 U2 K( {& A% {CVL Ryuho, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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FM-2 Wildcat x 2
; O8 U: R! ]9 B6 |1 xTBM Avenger x 5
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) ]1 ^% F" j- V0 V( V" h; qTBM Avenger: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged % i/ ~* i8 N6 w, h: K) a
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8 `; N" t& h7 o8 ICVL Ryuho, on fire, heavy damage
& w; u+ ]' S# H% [1 tCV Shokaku, on fire ' @( ? }4 t4 D
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" X. ~ ^9 h9 C+ L% u( JAllied aircraft
; l# ?# p0 g, X4 N4 d, B G7 iF6F Hellcat x 3
) [6 ~' J: g. F4 y+ |/ EF4U-1 Corsair x 6 4 M, i: f# o' B+ K, a
SB2C Helldiver x 11
% h8 B1 p! l9 D/ y: G' j( B9 ZTBM Avenger x 17
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SB2C Helldiver: 3 damaged
P& i1 | S/ E) d% WTBM Avenger: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged 2 I$ u Z+ V# c! y }
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; v k- k0 x2 V/ i! L, Q3 NCVL Chiyoda, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
: d3 ]" N# N: ]. wCV Zuikaku, on fire, heavy damage
8 S2 A; G5 C' [" N, ~8 f3 t) E0 lCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
t6 V7 r) l% U9 L( X' S! BCV Taiho, on fire # Q$ o1 z9 @9 T6 F. t
CVL Ibuki, on fire, heavy damage |
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