The last fight of the KB! % y# S3 K- L; p$ Z) z% { t) n
) m( |% ]8 N; P! N. ?With several enemy carrier formations moving in from Marcus Island the KB is trapped. 2 j( A& w( g2 g" f
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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- G# U" L' t# E! v" }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.
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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.
1 D, ~" ~3 |* \3 V4 U% ~; v3 DAll other ships but a cvl are scuttled. % r a4 I& y$ D: Z3 m
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- a% ^ Q, w5 W% j- u" E4 J CJapanese aircraft 4 G) z& e: f4 \# ?% ^% Z
A6M2-N Rufe x 8 + i5 V6 N3 ^0 y- B5 a/ m2 E- K" g @
A6M5 Zeke x 85
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' v$ i K0 ]) g- aAllied aircraft . J" n9 J P4 y4 h; y% K" V( f
FM-2 Wildcat x 24 L8 D! Z% L* J7 @7 n9 K5 I# M1 ?/ N
F6F Hellcat x 120 / e' B9 |( `* g9 W' I1 n' e) G
F4U-1 Corsair x 5 " g: {# ^# E$ s
F4U-1D Corsair x 16 , p" R7 j6 m8 }8 C) ~+ {0 t/ `5 p; n
Corsair IV x 5
5 o; K& I/ P* J8 J/ P. m+ ~SB2C Helldiver x 84
) v9 M/ k1 |( j9 V% dTBM Avenger x 48 3 h, i9 ]1 j( _/ v, ?6 p
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Japanese aircraft losses
7 ]6 _$ X! c% ^3 J4 m a. zA6M2-N Rufe: 8 destroyed
7 N9 S; Z4 z& g1 [9 pA6M5 Zeke: 84 destroyed
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* a1 A- A9 n2 N" cAllied aircraft losses
' Y2 l& S) }* [6 z8 h SFM-2 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 2 damaged 1 l. f3 `1 B& d5 R' Y% t0 B
F6F Hellcat: 20 destroyed, 7 damaged
7 c3 v a" @8 B2 W2 M5 f; h; FF4U-1 Corsair: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged $ M' h, \. S2 |' n' U9 Q, T
F4U-1D Corsair: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
1 b2 @9 I/ k: o( V/ cSB2C Helldiver: 4 destroyed, 23 damaged ! U O% H1 [! P1 X/ I. D8 ?$ p) D
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 28 damaged
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Japanese Ships
, m3 f( n) ^) {) [4 i5 S) wCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, on fire
% }2 x1 p5 N% wCV Katsuragi, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
: [& r ?, m8 E3 K0 Z- q# m D; qCVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ; M- d+ f0 M' R: V5 P
CVL Chiyoda, Bomb hits 9, on fire, heavy damage * i8 M! Q2 Q% |& ^4 X+ T
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
" j$ K" Y0 w* g2 I3 z- b2 KCV Taiho, Torpedo hits 1
0 e/ d& _: T% Y! L9 NCVL Ibuki, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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( `$ t3 W7 J D2 d3 c& |. rDay Air attack on TF at 69,54
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8 Z* y+ i+ }: w7 ~/ NAllied aircraft 0 H) n+ q6 B0 J: C9 K
FM-2 Wildcat x 9
8 B# |( d% C& XTBM Avenger x 12
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Allied aircraft losses . |; r1 ]+ o7 `& u
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged , r: `. ^( l9 g# \8 ?
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Japanese Ships
) d: n8 Q4 Z/ x7 n# Z zCV Zuikaku, on fire, heavy damage
8 J; _# E% `6 \; X" Y, `CV Taiho, Torpedo hits 1, on fire 0 X& y7 H$ j$ j" ]" e" X
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Day Air attack on TF at 69,54
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Allied aircraft * W! K$ Y- }. U/ m
FM-2 Wildcat x 6 $ Q* S! X: S# M; t0 z3 P2 ~1 P
TBM Avenger x 12 # Q/ ]$ w/ x: E
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Allied aircraft losses 9 k8 W: D* f) }( D( H
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged # [6 V4 W, U j
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Japanese Ships # F# o J% j- n# l. a/ h
CVL Chiyoda, on fire, heavy damage 2 u: u6 u. P0 S- N& B8 k$ e8 Y* H
CV Taiho, on fire . L( ^ ?* \/ D4 ~1 E- d x
CV Shokaku, on fire 9 D& q! R1 L1 L1 y$ P4 ?
CVL Ryuho, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 8 K2 f( G) ~ h
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" j; @, B( @) W$ ~; W ~# a- j9 `Day Air attack on TF at 69,54
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8 Y" ]* I" V7 D6 ~+ fAllied aircraft
' J5 i+ E; `' I& }% v8 BFM-2 Wildcat x 2
' G! M2 H* e# w" K% `1 Z7 ~TBM Avenger x 5
& z* S9 ^8 A- a; Y, E* f2 B( _, i0 H+ [, o5 @
Allied aircraft losses ; [4 j" ]$ x: {! c9 b" P
TBM Avenger: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged % ^+ \$ T/ I# F
. p2 z# m2 b, X& G$ F6 Y! ]2 T. N" UJapanese Ships
1 b/ ^5 A- v/ e. F* \: QCVL Ryuho, on fire, heavy damage
# \6 K8 H& q9 }6 w) D" JCV Shokaku, on fire " S m) b2 Z5 P5 }( c2 [
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Day Air attack on TF at 69,54 : d( S- G, }7 _( R1 i3 O
4 n* t, |* z: ~Allied aircraft # O! p* w) J- A+ p
F6F Hellcat x 3 8 }4 k( {3 o( o9 e8 n. f9 }- c
F4U-1 Corsair x 6
+ S1 }5 L* p( |' @5 X+ nSB2C Helldiver x 11 3 k+ q0 }. F1 z$ m
TBM Avenger x 17 ( f, q+ a% P- O, }1 O" Q. {$ d7 L: ~
6 d8 B0 i$ z4 e h& V8 b5 rAllied aircraft losses
( a Q+ q2 o0 K5 F, O+ ^+ \4 Z# \: l4 y+ HSB2C Helldiver: 3 damaged
% T! k' e+ ^9 M; n+ vTBM Avenger: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged
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# V( ?$ m" h, n- z, A3 tJapanese Ships
# b: Y7 T, C9 _! q* m; GCVL Chiyoda, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 7 v* N- x/ ~6 N& Q" W# o
CV Zuikaku, on fire, heavy damage
+ A( }6 F% X: hCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
( S: W9 [$ C3 t% n* qCV Taiho, on fire , y" Q X) D3 F9 n/ y& y) R6 S
CVL Ibuki, on fire, heavy damage |
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