The last fight of the KB!
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7 |+ D( J3 Q, k+ ] k' E$ CWith several enemy carrier formations moving in from Marcus Island the KB is trapped. 8 l( R# L! Z7 h. R
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. ; J5 Z# Q8 _0 {* a3 ~
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In 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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8 h; l) E# W/ O! UThe 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.
2 |! |; y( X2 _3 T# X' dAll other ships but a cvl are scuttled. ( w! J; m0 O9 B" |3 I3 ?. `/ j
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Day Air attack on TF at 69,54
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" h( _1 b+ {+ w# @: m9 H' H; L* OJapanese aircraft
$ b, [7 x$ O0 d2 D0 j+ \A6M2-N Rufe x 8
, ]6 T6 N3 k1 b! X5 t5 y& S0 {1 mA6M5 Zeke x 85 5 Z" G$ t9 `$ e
2 W8 P ?; \/ {' u1 ]Allied aircraft
5 G# O. ] H6 ^, m/ X. ?( N& A" j+ _FM-2 Wildcat x 24
% t/ I7 }6 m c1 {F6F Hellcat x 120 ( ^6 i9 e8 i4 e3 ~* L' L8 w( y! w
F4U-1 Corsair x 5
0 O4 y- [$ {# a, {+ u2 S; GF4U-1D Corsair x 16 + z. O6 m4 H: V
Corsair IV x 5 8 Q& ]) V" O% F8 q+ E# K
SB2C Helldiver x 84 4 ~# |. \* m5 _! x/ D" [( K
TBM Avenger x 48 , S6 G, B% H/ |% p& g
4 o0 r2 j- _* h( L& V4 ?7 Y% J, h* eJapanese aircraft losses ) z- w/ x0 p. \9 A$ J- W4 X6 V
A6M2-N Rufe: 8 destroyed
6 Z7 q1 G. \; @! ]A6M5 Zeke: 84 destroyed
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1 l3 ~! ~7 Y' Y3 ?* H* o' d9 Y3 dAllied aircraft losses
2 f! M9 F6 C K% G: u+ D) m9 qFM-2 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 2 damaged
. `' ~% I) _& U# N& S8 a4 bF6F Hellcat: 20 destroyed, 7 damaged ) @4 s; \6 Y3 G0 Q# s( U: @+ V6 B
F4U-1 Corsair: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
) q- `5 E, t2 D9 [6 Z' aF4U-1D Corsair: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
. b* l# B8 |5 vSB2C Helldiver: 4 destroyed, 23 damaged
5 C; X; D' C1 M4 r! c" n7 oTBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 28 damaged
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9 u: u7 ^: x2 vJapanese Ships
$ j3 ~7 P; {3 C! Z$ }/ d- N/ LCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, on fire
& H. @# _8 ~. _* OCV Katsuragi, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
# r0 |. z! Q4 tCVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage % `3 E' R( ~: J. Z9 v, Q3 R9 e, G
CVL Chiyoda, Bomb hits 9, on fire, heavy damage / g9 C: r0 n4 l1 p: B# ?/ ?& q
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage 7 l8 a) x( V; _, N4 H7 t. h
CV Taiho, Torpedo hits 1
0 I/ s* L1 {2 ZCVL Ibuki, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied aircraft
$ r1 E H) l! ]/ T) ]FM-2 Wildcat x 9
5 ^; k: [2 t; b: V4 \) OTBM Avenger x 12
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$ ^( B0 w; L. C8 a1 _8 UAllied aircraft losses ( C! Z) I* B, q0 ]
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged
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2 n) Y8 B% A& ] `) q, IJapanese Ships
" ^& H5 _5 ~1 O, p/ H; R" V2 b- l9 jCV Zuikaku, on fire, heavy damage ) }5 Q( W2 W. N$ ^' Y. I1 l2 l' y8 q
CV Taiho, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
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; q) c0 I, K1 p9 s& _7 ]3 g( J9 HTBM Avenger x 12
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W9 a/ C- Z/ M( B+ O6 T9 YAllied aircraft losses ' G, e0 f" f6 q; T6 I
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged 6 A# Z1 P, {5 T8 b' K' ^% q
4 f0 c' g. T- a2 @: H% CJapanese Ships 6 F+ N/ j: Z3 S9 V/ s$ @ i% @
CVL Chiyoda, on fire, heavy damage ) A" P1 P, P, q& Y8 Z+ f ~
CV Taiho, on fire
2 [7 x" N% H9 S) X/ q0 i" DCV Shokaku, on fire
' V; ]# S- L. o4 PCVL Ryuho, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage + u4 j! ^1 E% x B% u) g+ Q
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0 V# B% F+ N9 wAllied aircraft
" q; n% T- X- i5 E/ {FM-2 Wildcat x 2
/ F4 q. D- I6 _& P" O5 f9 ?& W1 N( ^TBM Avenger x 5
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Allied aircraft losses
* T) ~" j- x- ^8 k/ Q5 xTBM Avenger: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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( |4 f2 k' L) L) oJapanese Ships ) H. m( b) ]! y% P" {8 N
CVL Ryuho, on fire, heavy damage # T% o6 D7 m3 b+ }
CV Shokaku, on fire " B' Q5 f4 x3 F O7 a0 y1 }
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7 {6 u9 A( S7 X( o; i0 |Allied aircraft
% X! \# @* X) ~$ @. g. ?7 j7 |- SF6F Hellcat x 3 & i; V6 r: V$ ^9 |7 `! e
F4U-1 Corsair x 6 : s4 ]* d3 e+ [% A3 y
SB2C Helldiver x 11 ! T# e, a5 r4 k+ H' B8 U* S
TBM Avenger x 17 # b, N- {; _8 `6 j- B5 n# B$ ]: u
* C B4 q5 |, S3 q) n& ^1 V# Z: D/ vAllied aircraft losses
# ^$ t1 q8 K$ ~! K$ W, m" w) g+ \; wSB2C Helldiver: 3 damaged * _: c0 X$ y" z3 F8 I; s
TBM Avenger: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged
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% n2 |8 ?2 Z; ^0 _- Z" t1 l# EJapanese Ships $ ]4 T( g, W$ t- m
CVL Chiyoda, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
/ B3 o, v g6 g- Z7 PCV Zuikaku, on fire, heavy damage
, X% J1 Y, T( o# m5 T: J5 \# ECV Shokaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
! [1 f1 Z+ Z N# e" KCV Taiho, on fire 3 z; g7 e) @. b. N* v/ U) _3 `# \, H- z& J
CVL Ibuki, on fire, heavy damage |
发表于 2007-2-4 11:42
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