The last fight of the KB!
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: t7 o5 R W6 |3 E9 g- EWith several enemy carrier formations moving in from Marcus Island the KB is trapped.
. t! [9 `+ L5 I1 Y+ uI 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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1 A6 l- i& T; c- m3 {: Q& \) 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. 3 X5 _/ ~$ V$ f; e) D* ^
All other ships but a cvl are scuttled. 6 J9 y/ K8 g5 X! G
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Day Air attack on TF at 69,54
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A6M2-N Rufe x 8
{( v- F9 S: {) u( H* r2 KA6M5 Zeke x 85
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FM-2 Wildcat x 24 4 x5 x/ {) p# c! o
F6F Hellcat x 120
- M5 c8 \7 L: c f' M$ `6 PF4U-1 Corsair x 5
+ R) {' s; H+ p3 L& n, [. SF4U-1D Corsair x 16 - _" @3 d6 g& }, f
Corsair IV x 5
9 X% l$ a" k3 m: y" zSB2C Helldiver x 84 8 T2 ^: K X" `- h! G+ }
TBM Avenger x 48 * ~1 ^+ X' e' g
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Japanese aircraft losses / r/ W) {3 ]) T* \+ L; @+ O( d' j" A9 D
A6M2-N Rufe: 8 destroyed ( |0 Q3 b3 [. O- Y9 p
A6M5 Zeke: 84 destroyed 9 k& x6 J# L$ {! H- m
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) \0 o8 z& ]4 O, f/ WFM-2 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 2 damaged
8 ~$ U) _6 k3 Z+ {' m4 ]F6F Hellcat: 20 destroyed, 7 damaged # ~9 k: S" ?2 j }( P4 F) e. _2 t
F4U-1 Corsair: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged 3 w2 s' P% S& X- `4 m
F4U-1D Corsair: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
! r9 W/ s# r: c+ FSB2C Helldiver: 4 destroyed, 23 damaged $ P+ a! H5 ?% M t
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 28 damaged
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Japanese Ships
4 O H& t) U2 L7 `. |( o! E4 W, [CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, on fire
' F1 E) } B$ S c3 A+ u. |CV Katsuragi, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage . k! h/ d$ ?( l0 v& {3 a
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ' e& e( Z' J9 Y+ ^1 w5 T: f' z4 A
CVL Chiyoda, Bomb hits 9, on fire, heavy damage
! g8 _2 G1 O+ p3 vCV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
5 |6 G+ a( O+ a, x3 U+ BCV Taiho, Torpedo hits 1 / j* |/ U% O1 Q) M4 U
CVL Ibuki, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage + M3 C% G% a- I, o2 E! I& X0 @
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( b' w( g1 k' B0 a9 ?: s6 G" LDay Air attack on TF at 69,54
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FM-2 Wildcat x 9 0 e" q8 o6 u. S7 u
TBM Avenger x 12 + W# `8 J3 F" v* M
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TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged ' }' F6 H6 \" i
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0 T+ V: _& _ G: J, OCV Zuikaku, on fire, heavy damage % f& J. Q* ]8 X8 k+ N( \$ z
CV Taiho, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
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FM-2 Wildcat x 6 ( n' ]3 {% N5 Y) C3 h! D
TBM Avenger x 12 ) ]! W: K' A2 m* D! e
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: ]; W, `: n$ [% l# `+ Z; ?TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged
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7 ?# ?' w& O7 U% U7 \' G. WJapanese Ships ; E& [3 Y$ o t* M. v1 [/ \; M+ U/ P
CVL Chiyoda, on fire, heavy damage " A6 K# q5 V Z5 b5 ~9 o
CV Taiho, on fire
) n6 V5 \3 T$ gCV Shokaku, on fire
3 ~0 |5 U/ p) R4 u: m& NCVL Ryuho, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage " Y4 G" ^5 n! Y- e2 ]4 w; ~
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FM-2 Wildcat x 2 . d( K7 }. j$ p7 i' K
TBM Avenger x 5
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TBM Avenger: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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CVL Ryuho, on fire, heavy damage 1 s! o# l( P& z& b
CV Shokaku, on fire
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5 f/ H: ^+ A& ]F6F Hellcat x 3 ~3 N0 |2 Q% k8 y7 ]( o. J0 g$ j
F4U-1 Corsair x 6 " P/ U) w2 P$ W2 D {
SB2C Helldiver x 11 ; ?" J" ]) h2 }; A) v% |
TBM Avenger x 17 " d" H A0 h$ G
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Allied aircraft losses
u8 t/ h& S/ e/ V7 TSB2C Helldiver: 3 damaged
. d& h) ^; K: C* h2 C; KTBM Avenger: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged
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CVL Chiyoda, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
/ p( S% j- Z6 U. LCV Zuikaku, on fire, heavy damage 7 S' s! q0 q8 H$ f+ g8 p( E
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage % c/ a" F \% Y0 h; d! {/ ~! Q1 F
CV Taiho, on fire 6 x" a2 J5 C' C3 g$ `0 d5 Z
CVL Ibuki, on fire, heavy damage |
发表于 2007-2-4 11:42
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