The last fight of the KB! 5 W$ Y2 y4 I; E8 k
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With several enemy carrier formations moving in from Marcus Island the KB is trapped.
/ A9 M; J. T+ h. Y* i! xI 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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( D2 {& i1 M6 L8 Q+ 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. 4 t W( B. {( K0 C' }1 l
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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.
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# K. y+ I* [# kDay Air attack on TF at 69,54
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Japanese aircraft
0 k. t; c3 [ ]A6M2-N Rufe x 8
0 m2 G* L3 ]: m) J$ bA6M5 Zeke x 85 3 v8 {! r1 @# l m
. g; n' x* r( B l" S# @Allied aircraft ~; {; B4 ]5 W
FM-2 Wildcat x 24
7 y2 l3 i( l$ a5 h$ v( }! R+ tF6F Hellcat x 120 / w5 U x/ l9 y! r
F4U-1 Corsair x 5 - K; r/ g e7 l% b3 I
F4U-1D Corsair x 16 9 ~/ |9 e+ W; v: [6 I2 ?
Corsair IV x 5
4 u) g Q. C% [( D" Q* c. PSB2C Helldiver x 84 2 m9 J& i: ]! ?2 ^* A' B i6 j
TBM Avenger x 48 + [9 O5 F- N3 P3 T" z# o y! v
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Japanese aircraft losses 7 w/ b( U: R6 | O( D
A6M2-N Rufe: 8 destroyed
5 h% G& X" x2 r- f3 O! _7 {A6M5 Zeke: 84 destroyed
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2 a' C& N9 b, E d) ]Allied aircraft losses
; C) ~/ g5 e$ KFM-2 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 2 damaged
+ H: m9 y1 M8 i6 jF6F Hellcat: 20 destroyed, 7 damaged * ]4 u/ y3 @% E6 R# j
F4U-1 Corsair: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged & D9 w! Y8 n$ z' z+ \% w7 A
F4U-1D Corsair: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
5 f6 j6 i: R% x4 A8 TSB2C Helldiver: 4 destroyed, 23 damaged
* A+ Y9 b( [& u# x9 {! x* ~+ K+ G" a( {TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 28 damaged
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Japanese Ships 1 a' o$ B4 L( i7 j
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, on fire
. _! d) Q5 {, GCV Katsuragi, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
! Q0 a9 r0 u( f; F. C; P& q( n4 ]5 ICVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 5 j. S0 D1 s) P0 f
CVL Chiyoda, Bomb hits 9, on fire, heavy damage
1 S$ L! n8 r3 j* T& ]: dCV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage + b d8 a7 F( P
CV Taiho, Torpedo hits 1
4 Q& Y5 T* d1 K% KCVL Ibuki, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 9 O/ m4 B% y* k. a$ ]- ~& W
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FM-2 Wildcat x 9
7 {: |$ D- S! R1 q3 S* PTBM Avenger x 12 5 q7 h5 u5 k' P
7 A1 `2 b1 K( b o1 U1 @* [Allied aircraft losses
) o4 b# s5 t8 w4 _& [1 D1 j" y) z' ITBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged ! P& m, ~" a# X3 ^& ^" F x
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CV Zuikaku, on fire, heavy damage + j. O5 M- F# r3 n% ^4 n; h
CV Taiho, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
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Allied aircraft
% a, ]' ]! t7 \FM-2 Wildcat x 6 b4 ]/ b; e! s+ u' ~) N
TBM Avenger x 12 0 C$ g" i, F& V( U6 X# Y
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Allied aircraft losses / f6 A7 ~ f" ^
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged E, b% e" \ r( u2 n
/ i2 t/ K1 P& r) ?" r/ xJapanese Ships
1 C8 [+ x& x TCVL Chiyoda, on fire, heavy damage
/ s6 p& d7 e& r7 [5 w8 ?) q7 M1 D+ `) [CV Taiho, on fire ! Q! l4 z8 A+ e& d. w
CV Shokaku, on fire 4 U5 f$ F3 ^8 ?& P
CVL Ryuho, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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0 k* w6 {' K y2 _* v: T$ NDay Air attack on TF at 69,54
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. f- n$ Z. N* S/ m5 R! KAllied aircraft
+ L" Y1 G( w1 ZFM-2 Wildcat x 2
( R) a) T0 ?/ K! k' c5 l# y8 eTBM Avenger x 5
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8 e( J4 G- x0 }8 \; e8 H4 RAllied aircraft losses
3 G" z+ b) ]. L+ I1 O7 ^TBM Avenger: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged , `- a: o! Z9 g1 R
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Japanese Ships ) y/ h, L. x; T
CVL Ryuho, on fire, heavy damage
: l7 h6 O8 q6 K, i% YCV Shokaku, on fire
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Allied aircraft ; `0 }" F* [% [. c; ~3 }
F6F Hellcat x 3
1 U# T) L! r2 l( {( l7 jF4U-1 Corsair x 6
' a/ F5 k; J, Z/ c, JSB2C Helldiver x 11 & N) F3 f7 a& k
TBM Avenger x 17
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Allied aircraft losses ' y) Z& ^! j! ^5 Z/ U& U+ T! X. s
SB2C Helldiver: 3 damaged
# ~- [5 e4 J& [; T# xTBM Avenger: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged ! }/ F! `6 s/ b$ f# W1 N
: v& u4 d) ]9 a8 l+ T# T5 a0 y) FJapanese Ships 4 V) g/ ^* M/ f2 s% f
CVL Chiyoda, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
2 t/ O9 ?9 T/ Z4 m, A- E: ECV Zuikaku, on fire, heavy damage O; |+ S( w/ I- y2 E
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
* K1 `% X. X5 H1 V3 D8 E1 sCV Taiho, on fire j3 K- b% S8 V6 ~- ]' @
CVL Ibuki, on fire, heavy damage |
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