The last fight of the KB!
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With several enemy carrier formations moving in from Marcus Island the KB is trapped.
9 F8 g0 x1 s& nI 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. ' X* H* z' V' C0 S4 p5 I3 J
/ s( m! J2 L9 l$ z kIn 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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5 ?; Q, W2 }. g6 C3 PThe 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.
0 \: v( g4 M; K. c+ \( E3 hAll other ships but a cvl are scuttled.
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7 |1 A6 H# Q d" C4 iDay Air attack on TF at 69,54
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' X. F$ @7 w) [0 t ]Japanese aircraft 7 [* F8 Y( j/ y( r x
A6M2-N Rufe x 8
" m- e) h! D* q `. u9 a- ^A6M5 Zeke x 85
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Allied aircraft
4 m$ |9 O9 p2 N: d; [2 xFM-2 Wildcat x 24
% c% \& o& x/ B: M- f0 C% N3 t9 Y$ qF6F Hellcat x 120
3 e( O' o# ?1 z8 t5 b3 }- }3 aF4U-1 Corsair x 5 , ?5 u; G4 Y+ R
F4U-1D Corsair x 16 8 w C8 m9 i+ N5 t+ u
Corsair IV x 5
2 J4 n: R1 l+ s+ e: p+ o$ nSB2C Helldiver x 84
/ l5 a( n1 ^$ f) Y( P. WTBM Avenger x 48
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% V9 J; n1 G2 ~( ?/ AJapanese aircraft losses & F8 y( t5 i U: G! O; Z" Y
A6M2-N Rufe: 8 destroyed
. H" a1 g$ u$ @( n5 K! k+ uA6M5 Zeke: 84 destroyed : r$ g& N6 i' ~* z8 w; U9 g% p
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Allied aircraft losses - M) f" C# B+ p6 e
FM-2 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 2 damaged ) P) b: `$ ~7 D( B5 [0 @
F6F Hellcat: 20 destroyed, 7 damaged , L( }4 k+ n+ L$ k2 m0 J
F4U-1 Corsair: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged ?* s3 V# {; f$ H
F4U-1D Corsair: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
7 T: E# O3 O& `" ~SB2C Helldiver: 4 destroyed, 23 damaged ) [9 b8 ]2 s. j4 u( {3 ]1 R3 F
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 28 damaged $ W' n$ N1 ]# H5 X
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Japanese Ships " z, r( E0 a, B7 t. j8 c# Z
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, on fire # y/ ~6 S. t# O. V- F2 R
CV Katsuragi, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
$ r2 ]' K! Q( N2 n, k" `" D0 I* OCVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
* n/ Y# F) Z; ?( _; t! I8 F3 ~( E/ ZCVL Chiyoda, Bomb hits 9, on fire, heavy damage
0 H8 r" w8 n4 {! oCV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
7 E# O' \/ i1 E; k1 g: q) G$ ICV Taiho, Torpedo hits 1
( V3 c# _9 ?# r4 T0 UCVL Ibuki, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 6 M0 q1 D, J# F0 Q. e
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Allied aircraft % H6 `4 ^4 q8 }. ^
FM-2 Wildcat x 9
9 R" _3 x' y, xTBM Avenger x 12
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Allied aircraft losses
# E* s; S$ _- h8 g' P% K9 [' G. QTBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged 2 t- b9 I! q$ r2 ~+ a/ e7 ~
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Japanese Ships
8 Y' d) f5 n0 k* n1 {CV Zuikaku, on fire, heavy damage
* P& h, s: C& m) }& A- fCV Taiho, Torpedo hits 1, on fire " p$ G9 a9 Y) _# D; Z( y, v5 N4 `
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Day Air attack on TF at 69,54
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Allied aircraft
( U, Q* V: w% u1 R P9 U4 UFM-2 Wildcat x 6 9 `( z& z# a( L* x. x& t- q' L( v
TBM Avenger x 12 1 o# o) \; v8 K8 j' S, C
6 ^5 ]6 c5 P5 B2 [: Y; r! m# cAllied aircraft losses
. n3 x' ]* H; w8 Z9 q/ y" ]! BTBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged 9 `5 Q& B& ]$ e6 q' Z2 N" f+ E7 ]
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Japanese Ships ; T8 M' ?9 d% e( ?
CVL Chiyoda, on fire, heavy damage
/ _' e9 W( C0 i+ _5 N6 r7 w; uCV Taiho, on fire
7 x% f- V1 W e. F+ d: R2 JCV Shokaku, on fire ( r7 V& I* k f3 ^7 [+ M0 ^
CVL Ryuho, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on TF at 69,54 # B5 W& i# M- M4 U, e2 l
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Allied aircraft * ?9 d3 \0 U7 W/ j/ x, K
FM-2 Wildcat x 2
H! } l. D7 Y# Z' sTBM Avenger x 5 8 A2 }, w, l0 ], P$ h5 [
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Allied aircraft losses
# q' |# X7 X% S+ f: F2 X; N! t5 TTBM Avenger: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged . _0 K1 M5 n* v$ V [& _% d2 @
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Japanese Ships 9 c6 K6 g/ [- z( m x3 Y9 t1 l
CVL Ryuho, on fire, heavy damage
$ V+ c M% H) G# }% b+ LCV Shokaku, on fire : F1 C8 ~/ @7 r$ I
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Allied aircraft
( ]/ E/ A% Q9 J$ v$ n; v. pF6F Hellcat x 3
+ P" g+ e5 `0 W' L1 j9 GF4U-1 Corsair x 6 / l- b) Z' t# n8 k5 q( s
SB2C Helldiver x 11 9 D+ J5 x* w. c- i* }- ?/ J
TBM Avenger x 17
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Allied aircraft losses
; r+ T/ q" W0 R. r4 GSB2C Helldiver: 3 damaged
( T3 i D+ a( h9 z+ |TBM Avenger: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged 5 L* @* \0 R0 J
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Japanese Ships
6 t. a# m, R/ z) x4 ?CVL Chiyoda, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage E. m% C( u, T4 N. L& m
CV Zuikaku, on fire, heavy damage
. |5 C/ r6 @5 u+ Y. ~CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
3 P+ p9 Y* D P( w: t7 D7 bCV Taiho, on fire 4 p! w0 e% j* f+ V$ W/ v7 \+ y! O
CVL Ibuki, on fire, heavy damage |
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