The last fight of the KB!
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With several enemy carrier formations moving in from Marcus Island the KB is trapped.
% s1 U( `9 k* [" eI 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. 5 b: z+ G1 N: U0 c# D: Z
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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 |2 X( t# s4 u* S- t4 E( ~4 e- L
All other ships but a cvl are scuttled.
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Day Air attack on TF at 69,54
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Japanese aircraft + V+ U; P1 R9 W7 E! Y) `
A6M2-N Rufe x 8
+ e( E* O+ d0 O/ o9 R P1 vA6M5 Zeke x 85
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Allied aircraft
: i8 D: t# K, ~; ?; W$ aFM-2 Wildcat x 24 4 P* [& e$ \$ ` s3 @6 B7 n
F6F Hellcat x 120
/ @# d6 a R; X1 W2 p- {; xF4U-1 Corsair x 5
# O" z& U' N- ]( L& g; QF4U-1D Corsair x 16
( a. _+ F. m/ `4 N% MCorsair IV x 5 . K# b8 a3 o( c8 e: i A
SB2C Helldiver x 84 ! d( i8 P; m& j; |5 }7 i W9 z; ?' n
TBM Avenger x 48
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Japanese aircraft losses
1 g5 g0 S# e, U% a' [5 f9 @6 p: L2 GA6M2-N Rufe: 8 destroyed 8 u1 E7 m) m1 L; f
A6M5 Zeke: 84 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
" s, m6 a% p; U% \( F, XFM-2 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 2 damaged 9 v: a" i# b/ d& I* n: `9 I
F6F Hellcat: 20 destroyed, 7 damaged / i7 d; b }; K# v! }' U& k* x
F4U-1 Corsair: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
; e; R; r# t5 ]8 o3 R- EF4U-1D Corsair: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged # K, x+ h# n- O6 u/ k
SB2C Helldiver: 4 destroyed, 23 damaged
8 b9 [: L- ~- P+ i$ v) \8 \' Q/ K: tTBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 28 damaged
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[6 ]7 c6 b+ x7 |" kJapanese Ships
, H6 o0 V( m% \9 FCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, on fire : K0 m- \" {' o( ~( _
CV Katsuragi, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 1 x, i8 n8 o' Z7 {* Y. a/ Y
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 5 w( k) R0 O0 }
CVL Chiyoda, Bomb hits 9, on fire, heavy damage
( t" E) g S' g3 M5 ]CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage . L+ X+ _* O* {! g
CV Taiho, Torpedo hits 1 * [' |) J6 f' i& U' F
CVL Ibuki, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 5 E* \2 T1 u7 o
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Allied aircraft / Z8 t4 X4 ?, }$ A+ ? c' l
FM-2 Wildcat x 9
" G' h4 L$ J1 p" HTBM Avenger x 12 + e# E+ G' \9 [9 b8 }
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Allied aircraft losses
2 c) G" B% y* C5 w7 H; R! W% |1 |8 e( TTBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged
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5 p) e) X U( \; TCV Zuikaku, on fire, heavy damage }, m# B& D4 n. C$ Q
CV Taiho, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
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Allied aircraft h) v1 J- u I! [; z. g& @
FM-2 Wildcat x 6
6 n( \. v) x0 B- |TBM Avenger x 12 9 _) S5 B [2 M7 I# o
! b+ [( S: u$ G0 m+ ]Allied aircraft losses
' B5 P0 ]1 V, w: s1 BTBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged
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+ u& _; e" \( L+ J' GCVL Chiyoda, on fire, heavy damage
9 ~3 s5 Y! ^7 A6 _( `CV Taiho, on fire % O; l8 \+ ?0 ?8 W* j; b
CV Shokaku, on fire / |4 K7 \1 d- m+ u
CVL Ryuho, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ( @$ F) j& `; d4 y6 `
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Allied aircraft 3 S8 t" y! H6 p
FM-2 Wildcat x 2
/ x/ O" [- k9 sTBM Avenger x 5
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Allied aircraft losses
7 B, J* C' M7 C7 aTBM Avenger: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
) X" x' C" v- r4 @; P7 QCVL Ryuho, on fire, heavy damage 8 k- t+ ? l# l
CV Shokaku, on fire
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Day Air attack on TF at 69,54
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Allied aircraft , I3 \' `/ \, m/ q
F6F Hellcat x 3 - F" } }1 G% U& j
F4U-1 Corsair x 6 & k1 q- O9 _* J$ Y& U* l+ Y
SB2C Helldiver x 11
: @2 \" Y; b G+ ]$ i% M* M6 P3 XTBM Avenger x 17 $ a1 E( ?5 k8 M* Q& a
& H& X! |- J. rAllied aircraft losses
2 l+ n+ O! I/ y: a' M( R. vSB2C Helldiver: 3 damaged . K k1 d% f+ V( j: N$ Z3 E+ k. g
TBM Avenger: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged ) o5 d# i* q( b' C: } }# ?$ F) Z
7 j: _4 b G( y2 K/ gJapanese Ships
! x3 d5 ?$ n8 X1 n hCVL Chiyoda, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 5 ~! d% D+ x6 Y$ g8 U5 E
CV Zuikaku, on fire, heavy damage
+ O. M7 s8 J' {. n. rCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage ) ?+ ]) s$ ?; w# U+ |, K8 a( c- I
CV Taiho, on fire 6 W8 S% g1 e' F: O
CVL Ibuki, on fire, heavy damage |
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