The last fight of the KB!
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With several enemy carrier formations moving in from Marcus Island the KB is trapped.
. _1 e4 V7 F# n+ q5 LI 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. ! k7 l2 y% O R: b( G
) h' P4 h3 `( s, @, V0 f0 f6 F, HIn 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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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.
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# I* l8 Q3 g }; d# a7 KA6M2-N Rufe x 8 , P" \. P+ I: s3 U: K" \( |8 n
A6M5 Zeke x 85
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Allied aircraft 8 r2 } T5 `8 r+ M. |5 w- h2 ~
FM-2 Wildcat x 24 8 X1 G8 O6 J5 k6 R) b y
F6F Hellcat x 120
' l1 b. ?; e! KF4U-1 Corsair x 5
2 y+ f% u6 P# ]/ m* E9 E, r6 |F4U-1D Corsair x 16
: Z, O2 |% K: F9 U* o6 | _, L$ ^Corsair IV x 5 ) K) p0 h0 Y2 Y+ w7 ?: k' p0 D
SB2C Helldiver x 84
5 v$ d3 t) P& P k5 P$ _4 ?+ d8 ~9 xTBM Avenger x 48
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Japanese aircraft losses
! T, ]$ E. s3 I+ E9 \1 G. \A6M2-N Rufe: 8 destroyed % R1 l6 \+ }- ]; w' a7 _* X! w
A6M5 Zeke: 84 destroyed 1 t" F; \2 Z, R0 K7 P# i
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Allied aircraft losses ' F6 U9 s$ y1 ~0 d) \1 t \5 ~
FM-2 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 2 damaged 3 {; s* J% J3 F' @, S9 ?: P( r
F6F Hellcat: 20 destroyed, 7 damaged " o! k# _4 m: z$ R, b9 o$ M
F4U-1 Corsair: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
+ a0 M& p3 u% R( p# `8 c6 T5 W' SF4U-1D Corsair: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
+ |4 G% ^0 O( B+ {, t* B9 {SB2C Helldiver: 4 destroyed, 23 damaged ' d9 r7 l# u/ M: S, L# B7 i
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 28 damaged
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# C" p4 `% C' e+ ZJapanese Ships
$ u' x/ Y- g# n4 h; ACV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, on fire 2 M F* a" r1 H
CV Katsuragi, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
; T( f9 s3 @# x, XCVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
( a/ T$ A9 t$ l) D8 {CVL Chiyoda, Bomb hits 9, on fire, heavy damage " D( Y& x9 {" D% y) Y
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage 1 u1 c. T6 T5 m; z
CV Taiho, Torpedo hits 1 9 P/ U1 o. C+ h6 {: i, K& z
CVL Ibuki, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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FM-2 Wildcat x 9
) K+ x* N0 O0 F9 s) gTBM Avenger x 12 9 Q( L+ ^2 ]9 Q+ G, F. }, m/ R
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Allied aircraft losses $ G4 j- K! o E# W
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged `1 w. b$ h* ]4 p
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Japanese Ships Y$ g* L5 ?7 Y- i* ^6 H
CV Zuikaku, on fire, heavy damage
; B( h0 z6 | ^; X* t7 YCV Taiho, Torpedo hits 1, on fire * ?8 z" o# }0 Q+ _; S3 ?( O
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Day Air attack on TF at 69,54
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( M% E" z8 q% t7 YFM-2 Wildcat x 6
9 s7 e( C2 a5 a) ]5 K, D- \TBM Avenger x 12 ) S2 l% Z0 H8 d- |. i& F
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Allied aircraft losses ; ? G7 k6 u M/ Q- c2 f8 v4 |
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged
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Japanese Ships 2 S4 u2 ?8 y* i
CVL Chiyoda, on fire, heavy damage ) j9 W1 k( l! m% _* O9 V, {+ n/ o
CV Taiho, on fire 7 z! f+ k6 b) d {/ a
CV Shokaku, on fire # V4 E# f8 Z% g N
CVL Ryuho, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage - r; @6 Q" S" Y+ ^6 }
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9 M% B: q6 q n) r2 f# G9 q; dAllied aircraft
) v& }. b' p. d6 YFM-2 Wildcat x 2
! f1 w% ~& p; d8 N$ S6 sTBM Avenger x 5 6 h/ ~3 g: Z W" U% j( M6 i. ?) ]
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Allied aircraft losses
+ v" z+ l5 x/ N/ U$ y D5 r" f! u4 jTBM Avenger: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships $ C4 ]6 Q3 i! L/ V
CVL Ryuho, on fire, heavy damage
8 ^/ A' @* j( `: T% ~/ q- Q0 TCV Shokaku, on fire ( B: J) ?# }, [5 ]% p
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Day Air attack on TF at 69,54
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J9 i+ ]: C# [' R: g/ u2 Z" c8 TAllied aircraft " }; ^2 U$ x$ p
F6F Hellcat x 3 : q- {+ v% @3 G( J; [- l* N6 F
F4U-1 Corsair x 6 0 g; @5 e5 M/ X- }, q
SB2C Helldiver x 11
; d8 S/ `( b9 Y9 ?' KTBM Avenger x 17 ( D# q0 A, k8 i4 D: F/ B8 V% H
1 \, b1 e- V& p$ t' \+ iAllied aircraft losses
9 ?. J& W2 N* gSB2C Helldiver: 3 damaged
s7 l# J) k1 w! _, ETBM Avenger: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged * L1 z4 Q @" @+ O. ^! d1 Z
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Japanese Ships
# A c( d) @5 _* SCVL Chiyoda, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage + a1 P+ ?. L' v* t% i2 v
CV Zuikaku, on fire, heavy damage
: L0 w8 U7 [3 ?CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
! f6 F7 N5 ]3 l8 ^9 SCV Taiho, on fire
) G3 N, m1 ^! P( r7 ?8 TCVL Ibuki, on fire, heavy damage |
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