The last fight of the KB! + R; ~/ g. H, m6 l P. P$ Z- a% h
1 x! r* G1 ~6 E4 x0 P" TWith several enemy carrier formations moving in from Marcus Island the KB is trapped. # v2 i% R, l4 Q" Z5 z7 R/ Z5 C
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. 4 t/ l8 Z a0 Q5 s9 O9 ~
. Q- O6 ?6 [& i8 }2 L6 M- DIn 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. / P" R; `' ~' V
# g6 g) _' o) ~" e/ v* m* p5 jThe 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. e) g+ P* i, Y7 |0 g* k& p
All other ships but a cvl are scuttled.
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Japanese aircraft $ U1 A' }* B* T3 f) {( d" N
A6M2-N Rufe x 8
8 O$ M0 V9 a" f. bA6M5 Zeke x 85 * \. p C, }" U/ D7 j; M
C( S2 J P4 V2 QAllied aircraft
! K& b8 [* q6 lFM-2 Wildcat x 24 ; ?& v. o% K. \! n; s3 t* U
F6F Hellcat x 120 # p- U$ ?! I( V9 N# t
F4U-1 Corsair x 5
% E% T9 v5 [$ CF4U-1D Corsair x 16 " X- `0 v* K! J2 s/ e, w
Corsair IV x 5 # \2 B; `1 w' }% ]9 R9 p1 k' z$ ~
SB2C Helldiver x 84 6 [; S8 s: Y, t! [
TBM Avenger x 48 + v7 x" S8 x/ I. l, \* r6 N+ V- o
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Japanese aircraft losses ; W/ f5 n+ F# ^6 W$ p. l
A6M2-N Rufe: 8 destroyed ; G! @" B% s& t# ?
A6M5 Zeke: 84 destroyed " X9 l9 Y2 {" n+ v" i; Q
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Allied aircraft losses
. g9 }1 F( g& f( D5 GFM-2 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 2 damaged + t! N& L* d4 O. q9 w
F6F Hellcat: 20 destroyed, 7 damaged
]: _% B# g3 H- M' P# _( j: |F4U-1 Corsair: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
4 T4 J4 q+ W1 T) bF4U-1D Corsair: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged 5 k, f, N1 D$ Y9 P, ^
SB2C Helldiver: 4 destroyed, 23 damaged 4 A: |- R) D8 B/ i5 o( K
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 28 damaged 9 j! O6 Y5 r5 i" J$ q
. f# Z8 O7 F$ Y$ M& O1 y: @Japanese Ships
" [ ]) e% @1 [1 i/ g" YCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, on fire 8 \9 p2 |8 h7 i. \/ ` J
CV Katsuragi, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage * |+ q3 x T+ D
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
2 z; C1 A& C% X% @: U# s# c) J) MCVL Chiyoda, Bomb hits 9, on fire, heavy damage
% U' N; e9 y; m9 z8 ]CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage ! {' f* A+ r- ]# z0 C
CV Taiho, Torpedo hits 1
2 R/ p! Q( N' @# q6 r# @ n7 ]( FCVL Ibuki, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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/ f- e# B% }( H0 `# UFM-2 Wildcat x 9
7 c) N4 L) B9 @, wTBM Avenger x 12
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3 B) q8 f7 K7 K# S3 DAllied aircraft losses
0 C D2 g0 l5 t6 v aTBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged
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CV Zuikaku, on fire, heavy damage & T- W& y. Q5 O+ ~2 u$ `5 V: v' U
CV Taiho, Torpedo hits 1, on fire 5 L1 K- E% `/ n" L6 X: ]
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" h4 x0 c! i& t$ {5 ?. tAllied aircraft
+ \. {% b" V4 ^& s9 d/ v d2 SFM-2 Wildcat x 6 & A g' J1 b7 q) B
TBM Avenger x 12 + t: V B4 i- ?: H% y4 _
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Allied aircraft losses
! f6 ~5 o! J& {5 a xTBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged
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2 C j7 { W. B! q5 ECVL Chiyoda, on fire, heavy damage $ F. p2 D9 a1 @% b$ o& x8 p7 @
CV Taiho, on fire
, O3 w' ~ { w/ A/ s3 ICV Shokaku, on fire 2 O/ |7 H7 W+ W
CVL Ryuho, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 0 b; P) N! c* b' ?7 @+ i
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2 j/ V! a, v* a6 D! x5 {+ x; QAllied aircraft / o% F6 S+ D( e: A9 ~7 Z( l
FM-2 Wildcat x 2 ( j+ A* y8 v- G
TBM Avenger x 5 ; Y3 h" J, v& h/ L3 x1 [: T
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Allied aircraft losses & j# n- W$ ^/ m9 t# d; J# c
TBM Avenger: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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! {3 _# x% q! Y g2 A; m) |CVL Ryuho, on fire, heavy damage $ `; B, J7 a* T6 P D8 P
CV Shokaku, on fire 3 Q7 L+ P4 L+ p" O' l
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F6F Hellcat x 3
G: Y) n7 ]5 i( ~; }1 PF4U-1 Corsair x 6
, T4 J4 J6 k/ M" \$ F8 iSB2C Helldiver x 11
- {# Q, l% |( [3 vTBM Avenger x 17
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0 ~2 E* {2 D% M, d9 B7 \% F' bSB2C Helldiver: 3 damaged 7 f. g& `+ u( m( F3 }2 a: g
TBM Avenger: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged
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) r6 U/ n7 P: w; f3 cCVL Chiyoda, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ( t" J, [ D/ |2 r1 W
CV Zuikaku, on fire, heavy damage ; y4 u: Q6 x) d! r5 y1 \
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage 7 z7 V, o m0 d% }* p
CV Taiho, on fire
! h D4 A& a% y6 sCVL Ibuki, on fire, heavy damage |
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