The last fight of the KB!
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With several enemy carrier formations moving in from Marcus Island the KB is trapped.
$ }' q, p- E- ^3 g+ ]3 R5 {5 qI 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.
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0 a# o0 u. h0 |+ @2 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.
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7 |8 y, }+ [3 ]2 LDay Air attack on TF at 69,54
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0 N$ a- R! g z9 S' eJapanese aircraft
6 w$ ^% |! o& N+ cA6M2-N Rufe x 8
: ]6 V9 x2 [7 y9 V9 `- W PA6M5 Zeke x 85 5 y/ e% g" ~# E3 g0 l
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Allied aircraft {! p7 u( j @: X. K( T
FM-2 Wildcat x 24 ( G, J( |3 V, b
F6F Hellcat x 120
$ Y4 Z+ a- F6 {5 cF4U-1 Corsair x 5 ) i. z3 R t. n F% B0 {
F4U-1D Corsair x 16
+ i* L ]9 y8 c( b1 }Corsair IV x 5 - Z8 L9 N6 o' `
SB2C Helldiver x 84 8 M. s$ f; h/ k+ @
TBM Avenger x 48 & |5 _& W8 `. d% b' m" |
+ u: E! i% W& Q4 S' R/ Z% ` e" N2 X2 bJapanese aircraft losses
1 D; P) N; \! v. dA6M2-N Rufe: 8 destroyed 7 V c* A0 K7 ^' B% X
A6M5 Zeke: 84 destroyed # s8 [! F X- H0 ~2 ]
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Allied aircraft losses # K7 t, N: `# i3 p% i* y# E
FM-2 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 2 damaged
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& [- i" O7 i; s) iF4U-1 Corsair: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged 0 C- A6 @9 V* J4 e* G3 u
F4U-1D Corsair: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
, j2 z* z& x3 j) j- M3 ySB2C Helldiver: 4 destroyed, 23 damaged : w+ Z; M% d! d7 _4 @
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 28 damaged
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Japanese Ships
1 n8 `5 C. Q6 J3 i9 FCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, on fire
6 F% A1 }2 W( E: b( p+ A& m& hCV Katsuragi, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage C* [ B. }0 h+ | h i
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
& J/ q" O2 W! B9 z$ ~CVL Chiyoda, Bomb hits 9, on fire, heavy damage % \6 d [3 f7 ^9 s! K- |# W) |
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
0 w5 j; F2 A* cCV Taiho, Torpedo hits 1
0 x; E& e; k, M) j& oCVL Ibuki, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on TF at 69,54
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' z8 w& i0 h5 KAllied aircraft
% L2 c- h, j8 t& ? X) b' ^FM-2 Wildcat x 9
" D$ @( I' J- ?' d1 QTBM Avenger x 12
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Allied aircraft losses
. i: L8 R* ?& z1 C, q8 Q# h$ WTBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged
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Japanese Ships 0 J' @4 R0 V& |. i( h
CV Zuikaku, on fire, heavy damage % s9 T, V# F2 x. o8 I* o
CV Taiho, Torpedo hits 1, on fire % A& d/ m: U+ P% e
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. `7 q, q3 G- LAllied aircraft
) W' C: N, o8 e6 `7 ZFM-2 Wildcat x 6 8 P! P7 Q9 C: l7 R/ w: Z% V
TBM Avenger x 12 3 j! w/ a6 V' Q9 w/ Y
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Allied aircraft losses
" ?4 ~. n. g5 v/ I0 e" pTBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged 5 i, c3 Y( U+ `/ \+ s, V, o
# n M+ G9 R9 P- _) SJapanese Ships
" R W `4 G0 D/ \CVL Chiyoda, on fire, heavy damage
5 V% |/ X! |2 \3 K; tCV Taiho, on fire 2 J0 [: x5 G7 p( H6 Z
CV Shokaku, on fire & W* K8 N7 @$ [5 T8 r
CVL Ryuho, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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/ ?! z( k0 T( z N& ?Day Air attack on TF at 69,54 + U6 K" h! o4 z
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Allied aircraft : f# |. {5 h/ @0 T
FM-2 Wildcat x 2
; d& e4 z( F K# u6 e! a6 e cTBM Avenger x 5
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; \ S* U9 n7 W& d7 BAllied aircraft losses
# y8 k% |0 b& d4 Q! aTBM Avenger: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships 7 G0 z+ i6 W* n9 g2 o
CVL Ryuho, on fire, heavy damage
$ b1 c$ Q2 ~) f$ A( U$ I( H5 N6 \CV Shokaku, on fire " M7 k) z, w7 D' d" Q
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Day Air attack on TF at 69,54
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" ]2 g! u; }! T" FAllied aircraft
U$ K* ^$ T e8 sF6F Hellcat x 3 7 l: W ]% C/ D" y
F4U-1 Corsair x 6 0 ~8 S4 E; A! ^
SB2C Helldiver x 11
3 ]8 S+ q0 z; MTBM Avenger x 17 % i) o: q; p w# N8 M% _
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Allied aircraft losses 6 B: H7 ]( _1 c
SB2C Helldiver: 3 damaged |/ m4 g" C* D J( d( x: H6 r
TBM Avenger: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged
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) L- E$ [% E" p/ m3 [Japanese Ships % j: E- R. w# x' @, a2 B+ Q
CVL Chiyoda, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage / K( e" ?* f) q; d1 C% {; i; H0 t
CV Zuikaku, on fire, heavy damage
/ Z o6 |# ?; _( MCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage 6 v- O6 t0 k. V3 o# l
CV Taiho, on fire 5 q3 u& O) s3 l7 J' Q
CVL Ibuki, on fire, heavy damage |
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