The last fight of the KB! / ^0 ~% c v. m- ^$ v
+ G- B2 G* `4 I$ ~2 ?With several enemy carrier formations moving in from Marcus Island the KB is trapped. 4 y; {. q/ g; q
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.
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In 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 I+ _. |" l/ p3 n* H% Y
* g0 _; j+ l) X$ a- B9 YThe 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.
' [; S L6 j+ k8 T2 a: A% qAll other ships but a cvl are scuttled. $ T6 f# g4 ^; {4 O
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Japanese aircraft / S' h% @0 `% N
A6M2-N Rufe x 8
( k# [0 d3 k; [4 b0 f* UA6M5 Zeke x 85 3 y8 W* S4 E# K3 n( e+ D6 o
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Allied aircraft
' c2 ^" f0 k6 |! D) I% L3 [7 RFM-2 Wildcat x 24
! c1 V+ e+ Q6 T5 u: Q/ S qF6F Hellcat x 120 % _/ L& Z1 c" v6 @# I; E8 a) ]
F4U-1 Corsair x 5 7 P3 p6 p7 A {* _: n
F4U-1D Corsair x 16 6 d2 H' s% U' i# ~% j7 z' W* C! a1 G
Corsair IV x 5
# c2 {$ J5 \# XSB2C Helldiver x 84
; f+ ^1 R( K6 u+ M. O' M% {TBM Avenger x 48 - E# \9 R, g P/ A X1 X
7 ?- a6 N ^( P- {$ f2 HJapanese aircraft losses 8 R/ M% R4 d8 W6 w0 o) R$ v
A6M2-N Rufe: 8 destroyed
; I) n; L- n7 }" sA6M5 Zeke: 84 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses 3 v4 E8 d1 }* i% _# r& a
FM-2 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 2 damaged : W; [, \9 d% L
F6F Hellcat: 20 destroyed, 7 damaged , z) p! H7 g8 N7 f
F4U-1 Corsair: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged + |" a3 }2 F- S
F4U-1D Corsair: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged 6 ]9 S3 j' v, |2 L% Z
SB2C Helldiver: 4 destroyed, 23 damaged $ N% z; d5 N' e
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 28 damaged % J$ u# U$ c) `* q9 P0 ?& J# D
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Japanese Ships
) j$ `6 w( `& o/ _; Y" e8 z7 u+ LCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, on fire 5 ^+ S% m2 j4 M
CV Katsuragi, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 2 J, C6 u5 O' Z( ~6 j, k6 g
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
8 V3 e2 r- E4 k7 y- OCVL Chiyoda, Bomb hits 9, on fire, heavy damage / i! P. _( [4 N- v' N
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
- m, V$ Q4 r) J% {' {7 J- VCV Taiho, Torpedo hits 1 7 ]. S( @1 U2 W. z' |5 u3 `/ e J
CVL Ibuki, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ! s! H; z5 H* W. R
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7 c2 P7 q4 s- |4 A$ r0 @FM-2 Wildcat x 9
; |! i5 N l3 I( c. q7 KTBM Avenger x 12
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0 Y6 x3 N, z5 r' M% x- |( PAllied aircraft losses
: ~4 h: s; _* h- I) b$ i2 F7 vTBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged
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4 S! J, L- Z) Y9 T7 e0 QCV Zuikaku, on fire, heavy damage
( d- l6 O: | h7 V5 kCV Taiho, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
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Allied aircraft ' D( S R4 J3 ]( w
FM-2 Wildcat x 6 1 t( T- H/ y& G" o. \) H
TBM Avenger x 12
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Allied aircraft losses
, B+ G* P; D5 v# ]/ \TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged
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2 E" h/ K8 D+ XJapanese Ships / X2 ^8 S' [8 J2 r7 C
CVL Chiyoda, on fire, heavy damage
9 w% [. p% O+ _2 H0 zCV Taiho, on fire 4 _+ C. X+ P3 [( _
CV Shokaku, on fire : x* i3 i3 g; e! j
CVL Ryuho, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage , Y4 i6 P" E3 a7 k# B
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Allied aircraft
8 @7 S! \4 Y/ g, a- X0 KFM-2 Wildcat x 2 5 x/ d5 r( N8 ]( a
TBM Avenger x 5 ; Z! x- E( R4 E' P3 e3 q4 y
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Allied aircraft losses ; h5 T" Q& r. D0 F' R
TBM Avenger: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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CVL Ryuho, on fire, heavy damage 5 E7 Z1 y+ J2 d
CV Shokaku, on fire 4 q3 K1 c; f- x% e# t( j
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Allied aircraft
. u- T- {0 S7 J5 SF6F Hellcat x 3
5 Y2 f+ }* _7 BF4U-1 Corsair x 6
p- t% }1 k4 M* X7 ]SB2C Helldiver x 11
+ q2 g; p; B! B6 I& y; pTBM Avenger x 17
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Allied aircraft losses 3 [) L$ L# K( v
SB2C Helldiver: 3 damaged ; f1 ?0 L9 b) M8 A5 }
TBM Avenger: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged
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Japanese Ships
$ P& |2 ^6 @+ k/ jCVL Chiyoda, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
x6 O) z' Z9 w0 l* D4 O ACV Zuikaku, on fire, heavy damage ) L2 |' Y' \. m1 n9 s5 H! Z
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
% _5 a& i0 f# k" [4 ACV Taiho, on fire ' a4 {) h3 X$ F" ? ]/ y! C! g% I
CVL Ibuki, on fire, heavy damage |
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