The last fight of the KB!
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" `, w) ~' v6 b1 b6 {0 u6 gWith several enemy carrier formations moving in from Marcus Island the KB is trapped. + |! {+ \8 k3 l+ b: y& t) I- h
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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8 c$ ^6 H- _$ P0 OIn 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 r' v; S; E- b& z y
4 i* N/ m( @$ r7 M7 X, x& s5 w& hThe 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. / u- y4 j9 i% S* [
All other ships but a cvl are scuttled. . z$ Y) Y6 }% o- F
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% I3 \, n' x6 G- |7 X' GJapanese aircraft 0 V/ ~2 ^& F ]2 G6 ]
A6M2-N Rufe x 8
6 B& O( e% ` W* KA6M5 Zeke x 85 s7 S/ f4 B2 I# S( l6 X6 H! i
6 B3 V7 O& L' h$ x# a3 sAllied aircraft - r0 A2 U, @5 b' O! U' l
FM-2 Wildcat x 24
, `8 ]% d4 F/ ? {4 E9 J( ?F6F Hellcat x 120
V' U4 j2 q9 T6 hF4U-1 Corsair x 5
- X. |9 {" r$ U" nF4U-1D Corsair x 16
* k- v4 T' g& H" |Corsair IV x 5
1 G' v' N# F( @, aSB2C Helldiver x 84
, y; j% d. r, U& ]TBM Avenger x 48 $ k5 F s# x2 ~# @8 _8 s( c
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Japanese aircraft losses
' I/ D9 h( i6 Q* |' Y1 QA6M2-N Rufe: 8 destroyed
% f: g& b2 g" Q' Z3 hA6M5 Zeke: 84 destroyed 7 U3 N8 F/ ~' J* B. H2 [
2 Y8 [1 i8 M3 u4 k! oAllied aircraft losses : B, K7 e4 z7 h6 l
FM-2 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 2 damaged 0 s$ [% M1 B0 |8 M5 V- b, d' x
F6F Hellcat: 20 destroyed, 7 damaged
- a; ]( a: ]8 s, y3 uF4U-1 Corsair: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged ' _, O2 B* t5 D6 Z3 t) I
F4U-1D Corsair: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged $ Y1 D! E0 Q4 U, u8 i7 n& A
SB2C Helldiver: 4 destroyed, 23 damaged A' y6 t, P1 I0 N$ r
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 28 damaged 0 T- w- @" l- i# W- N
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Japanese Ships % n1 u v9 G* ^; ?4 H
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, on fire ( L6 R3 b* t% j( V' h9 I4 y3 l
CV Katsuragi, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
. b8 f5 |+ ]7 y7 e1 _2 X; T- q( hCVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
, q# f% j. P: |3 V% }" g2 [CVL Chiyoda, Bomb hits 9, on fire, heavy damage ) d/ i: G6 W! _ \/ C
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage 1 l) }' A: f3 N9 A3 ~! R2 |+ U
CV Taiho, Torpedo hits 1
& }1 B& ?2 Z; t! ~$ E1 e7 ^CVL Ibuki, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage . d7 b1 H6 M% e) J
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Allied aircraft * p+ L- ]3 Y0 l X
FM-2 Wildcat x 9 + F9 _% m) p8 b* z1 {
TBM Avenger x 12 4 f; @$ H" R2 W3 K+ z
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Allied aircraft losses
: z& z2 B6 k& Z( ^5 O8 }TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged * d0 l) \# S; b1 d# f9 I$ {$ Y
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CV Zuikaku, on fire, heavy damage
7 t% T& G2 s$ ` }5 }CV Taiho, Torpedo hits 1, on fire . d2 {' G# {2 a& Y4 a
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Allied aircraft
9 G' C: b% s. @) JFM-2 Wildcat x 6 4 @. O" b$ X# f# g. J0 [ J" P
TBM Avenger x 12 ( f7 C3 K5 E6 {) ?/ K1 K
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Allied aircraft losses ; h; ^& o9 I3 ~9 ~* `* k- d
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged . c" {5 U7 p2 W: q: A; ~
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Japanese Ships % f! K% g! _ z s& d7 Y
CVL Chiyoda, on fire, heavy damage ( M. U2 C/ q* M r, z0 J' y
CV Taiho, on fire
, Y5 O- `/ |5 m2 K4 x% Z0 GCV Shokaku, on fire 2 ^0 F+ k1 \6 t3 }
CVL Ryuho, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 1 c; V5 y& E7 J; E; x
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Allied aircraft
( X# X& y- N G' j! r% Y8 vFM-2 Wildcat x 2
% {. E$ n9 v8 G# M: _3 `/ BTBM Avenger x 5 2 u5 y0 m+ e5 E0 N8 p
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Allied aircraft losses
6 G- o2 k" C1 MTBM Avenger: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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2 ~' B6 e# ^" i# RJapanese Ships
8 ], G! c% |; G" s" LCVL Ryuho, on fire, heavy damage ' l8 U! |5 [: T
CV Shokaku, on fire
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Day Air attack on TF at 69,54 7 R% N8 X0 ^4 j3 b: K0 n- g
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F6F Hellcat x 3
8 x& r# a4 p- V% s3 F* G4 zF4U-1 Corsair x 6 / {( a$ u0 i- o# c( X( o
SB2C Helldiver x 11
5 Q$ \2 a; d, CTBM Avenger x 17 ; a9 a: w9 S1 m& L, ?, q/ o
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Allied aircraft losses
2 s' l$ a7 A1 q3 A& TSB2C Helldiver: 3 damaged . C' l5 c0 x$ z2 A# V) j2 R" X8 ^
TBM Avenger: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged 7 T3 n0 E# d5 J: h5 [' ~
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Japanese Ships 0 l- Z* m- r9 e4 M! G
CVL Chiyoda, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
3 X- L% ?: ~1 o, B; \) }CV Zuikaku, on fire, heavy damage + X& N/ {- f8 W+ U
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage ( y0 r d4 ?: N( w% v; V6 b; h
CV Taiho, on fire
* b8 J6 O6 y' k3 C+ K" pCVL Ibuki, on fire, heavy damage |
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