The last fight of the KB! ' i9 e' Q# Q6 R' S
; G" Y. q6 g" S5 L# vWith several enemy carrier formations moving in from Marcus Island the KB is trapped.
$ I0 ^; C6 @, t8 g& w' w! d% L* o# ~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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( E- K" `2 r$ y4 l3 @( |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. 0 ?2 T7 m' f# K9 W' U( | p
All other ships but a cvl are scuttled. $ T2 u# C) d3 X* E( b3 G
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Japanese aircraft
( V' h, |! P7 D" {& A' I3 o* mA6M2-N Rufe x 8 ! D$ H8 h1 V* {. N" f$ @
A6M5 Zeke x 85
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Allied aircraft ) B8 ]" Z1 S7 K! V5 Y
FM-2 Wildcat x 24
# ~2 Z. `1 C* h" F' l" r, g7 RF6F Hellcat x 120 0 u8 {( L" v1 n" Q
F4U-1 Corsair x 5
& G2 U" O) ^1 oF4U-1D Corsair x 16
) c' J" x/ {- N2 W9 f# n# mCorsair IV x 5
: \: B ^- B$ }3 n* U. l' d+ U5 |SB2C Helldiver x 84 % x: @- G1 H* x5 [1 k" S3 B
TBM Avenger x 48
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Japanese aircraft losses
' m. V% a# i, k! ~, Z9 M! }4 a" aA6M2-N Rufe: 8 destroyed / w( a1 n# }2 z) p2 A
A6M5 Zeke: 84 destroyed - J: R0 b0 u( i
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Allied aircraft losses ( {3 [1 O1 t: }8 z, G6 k! \; K
FM-2 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 2 damaged , d3 m+ d. _) l
F6F Hellcat: 20 destroyed, 7 damaged + `. f' x# @2 i0 Q* |9 y4 v& f3 M
F4U-1 Corsair: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged & K( a! ~; V4 H1 ]
F4U-1D Corsair: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged % s# G% u. o' v8 I
SB2C Helldiver: 4 destroyed, 23 damaged 6 b# X% K8 C3 k# {- e. A; ]1 u% b
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 28 damaged % W& m- H5 i, X/ ]( @$ T: o3 S
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Japanese Ships 9 M5 e [& m% X8 _! T- f% q
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, on fire / O9 E" o, y7 h
CV Katsuragi, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage M7 x$ @- P, r; y- _. \
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
R6 S3 G9 j7 d- e( tCVL Chiyoda, Bomb hits 9, on fire, heavy damage
! S5 Z8 L+ r) E! G5 q. X: q) [$ pCV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage 4 p( ]5 l. y4 y" n; [4 t6 {
CV Taiho, Torpedo hits 1
1 N ]% ?$ U* TCVL Ibuki, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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7 P0 q! u: R3 i& j6 N- l) CDay Air attack on TF at 69,54 5 S+ E$ f2 H- c4 ]. S
, x) v" [+ v# \2 ^* K3 s- d+ i' h DAllied aircraft $ { g/ z4 S D, y) R" p$ ?% k
FM-2 Wildcat x 9
& k8 S" F9 b- d$ o9 b$ w' PTBM Avenger x 12 . P& l' O4 r4 y# {+ E# o
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Allied aircraft losses
: D3 Y. U5 U) z }TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged
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CV Zuikaku, on fire, heavy damage
+ j) {- Y/ a6 lCV Taiho, Torpedo hits 1, on fire : [( [8 t4 D9 ^2 ?% ]) j& p
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Day Air attack on TF at 69,54 0 M" j7 @: I$ O0 z
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Allied aircraft 8 f/ y: [( c2 G; F# n L$ r6 C
FM-2 Wildcat x 6
. v* | @! }4 wTBM Avenger x 12 ( l" t3 X& Q0 c
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Allied aircraft losses / s, u/ E, `# u l
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged 6 G8 ~) H# a+ W) R0 a7 A
, v1 C) j2 `& {6 z7 h3 d" aJapanese Ships 0 A& L) A8 Y4 J$ P& F9 ~
CVL Chiyoda, on fire, heavy damage
# K _1 z) \/ j- JCV Taiho, on fire 4 {7 `! B0 |3 u% L6 _
CV Shokaku, on fire # y D/ L5 W+ F/ e- x. @& }
CVL Ryuho, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 3 N* ?) H: X; Q5 j" [0 w
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n* _& @/ S( `6 B. s, e2 dDay Air attack on TF at 69,54 % J' r* s4 ]+ @2 C
8 q0 Z) _$ u5 JAllied aircraft $ ~, }) o, {! y, G7 _8 a" u1 j) C# x
FM-2 Wildcat x 2
* s5 n% [5 W6 f! Y; DTBM Avenger x 5
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Allied aircraft losses
2 m$ i% B! Z; |# b7 v# DTBM Avenger: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged 8 H* A C- ?# i
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Japanese Ships 7 G0 a' J! L( B* p3 n& t
CVL Ryuho, on fire, heavy damage : U1 O' n0 J; z) u
CV Shokaku, on fire
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Allied aircraft
: i1 `. R# G" e' z; W5 _F6F Hellcat x 3
+ `6 H; B. P+ r% I3 mF4U-1 Corsair x 6 3 Q6 S/ O- R6 {
SB2C Helldiver x 11
5 H0 E+ |* c! ITBM Avenger x 17
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Allied aircraft losses 9 z+ _% b, T2 I. `
SB2C Helldiver: 3 damaged
; v# w1 S$ w% b# I$ pTBM Avenger: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged
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Japanese Ships
' s4 N% l. Z" N& B& ACVL Chiyoda, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ( c2 p1 O$ g+ y. q
CV Zuikaku, on fire, heavy damage ( n: j5 S: R$ a: \6 C6 E! `
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage ( S O5 g; R2 b1 c
CV Taiho, on fire 0 n2 W; c; O, d0 k/ F* O
CVL Ibuki, on fire, heavy damage |
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