The last fight of the KB!
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With several enemy carrier formations moving in from Marcus Island the KB is trapped. ! U9 z$ n3 a# o( `- C
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. 0 U( O8 w) E) N% _" U
s5 h* \/ t! Q% eIn 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. : y* \. r! p, @1 D
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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. & t& c8 J6 k3 P& ~7 p
All other ships but a cvl are scuttled.
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9 O& D# L, C; X- O: r, ]! kJapanese aircraft $ A5 i) y# T0 q. K8 H8 Y
A6M2-N Rufe x 8 $ q" o4 o, l' x
A6M5 Zeke x 85 4 N$ a. o1 C( n' x! t3 |, d$ V- A
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Allied aircraft 6 A+ P- F1 q1 _. L% K# e* T W( \
FM-2 Wildcat x 24
) e3 m( ?# j) c4 x& bF6F Hellcat x 120 , W4 g+ x+ B( j @- H& d9 [- ~& I2 X$ l
F4U-1 Corsair x 5
. `+ L# n' m* w( Z8 h3 WF4U-1D Corsair x 16
% J$ T' J V; O( U1 ^- ~. _, t \Corsair IV x 5 , {. k# C0 q( S1 k( y
SB2C Helldiver x 84
1 s" ^9 w4 B& C" x0 j8 T3 UTBM Avenger x 48
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f, ` s+ w5 j: ?) ], BJapanese aircraft losses # S# d ~# W* \, [0 S# _/ l; E: b
A6M2-N Rufe: 8 destroyed
3 r5 T8 b) ?7 R5 ?# ^5 IA6M5 Zeke: 84 destroyed
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6 P3 n4 }/ ^$ r& t. t6 \# r7 O7 dAllied aircraft losses
/ D- p0 h# z* Q* S! @$ S6 wFM-2 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 2 damaged
4 F+ s; g8 {9 i- xF6F Hellcat: 20 destroyed, 7 damaged ! Y+ l$ _7 e: p3 O
F4U-1 Corsair: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged 5 U/ J6 [5 f3 v6 B$ S& S" U" f
F4U-1D Corsair: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
, q7 Y! i1 ~) ] K" \ XSB2C Helldiver: 4 destroyed, 23 damaged " n- J; Q' E: v' Q1 d' J
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 28 damaged
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Japanese Ships
! M$ J/ e- @8 P+ G1 n8 v/ pCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, on fire / {* D: w! l: o
CV Katsuragi, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
0 `9 C1 N+ ~# l, o5 n5 E8 N* S5 jCVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 7 T7 b7 _8 o. S# Z' T' B( H" T
CVL Chiyoda, Bomb hits 9, on fire, heavy damage
7 W7 ]& g9 x7 rCV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage 7 [9 K4 ~( w3 L$ F
CV Taiho, Torpedo hits 1
2 Q1 k" Q% S& @4 N/ p/ Q/ Y; ]CVL Ibuki, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 3 n) V- y% H: S5 u* x" e
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FM-2 Wildcat x 9 8 R5 z" [8 j$ X
TBM Avenger x 12 - \- C/ H9 P# Y. _
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Allied aircraft losses 0 {( B- V% P2 F% @, v7 v
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged - ]& y% _1 _/ Q9 S
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Japanese Ships * I/ f- E6 o) T3 e: Z. N7 |/ h. Q* Y
CV Zuikaku, on fire, heavy damage
& r: b2 a1 L5 Z! TCV Taiho, Torpedo hits 1, on fire % H" Z# u6 L( d; e# |
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FM-2 Wildcat x 6 ! _ U( O- r* p9 x6 P$ P
TBM Avenger x 12 4 m+ D% T) z! l% r7 r. ~; }
, X5 v+ x. w" w9 ~ K' AAllied aircraft losses
" Q. o2 u! x: s" f$ D$ n \TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged ' S/ S' D+ T, L& U9 g
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% ?# v+ C# _& J! R. ICVL Chiyoda, on fire, heavy damage
- u* C* a* n$ gCV Taiho, on fire
0 |) D8 ?# V, YCV Shokaku, on fire . m' W4 |7 Y) L- f
CVL Ryuho, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage " P, ]8 `# b) [3 d
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TBM Avenger x 5
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Allied aircraft losses . w2 Z) i" r3 B7 B# t7 p3 X
TBM Avenger: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged . ?0 e$ F' G1 h5 j1 Z
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Japanese Ships
- X; R6 k) z1 J2 S$ \CVL Ryuho, on fire, heavy damage 9 @& L( d) N# b* G& v
CV Shokaku, on fire % n( E8 p! G4 Q3 l7 m1 [0 \
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Allied aircraft
! G) W% ~, S* nF6F Hellcat x 3 * f+ F# H5 r# y9 J( J
F4U-1 Corsair x 6 % l' b, I8 c- i: ~# Y- n8 E
SB2C Helldiver x 11
$ A# S+ |0 I1 L9 fTBM Avenger x 17 : W8 ^1 \3 m, `% G* n: \( E
/ E7 Y" ]; z, ~/ I. I) E: C8 \# hAllied aircraft losses 4 u: t: H( _1 f+ t/ c# ^7 W, A! D/ B6 v
SB2C Helldiver: 3 damaged
+ p7 C4 v" t& z5 `6 TTBM Avenger: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged
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$ ]! [# f, D# kCVL Chiyoda, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage . c% R H1 i, V- ]2 f- [; ?
CV Zuikaku, on fire, heavy damage
0 [2 y$ L# k/ C+ [CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage % b! l+ c7 W- Z/ j
CV Taiho, on fire 9 s6 W; G- M- @0 O+ a
CVL Ibuki, on fire, heavy damage |
发表于 2007-2-4 11:42
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