The last fight of the KB!
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4 ? @: Y ?9 c; r: k3 VWith several enemy carrier formations moving in from Marcus Island the KB is trapped. 6 b7 d0 z1 ?) S1 g1 ^1 ?1 K! Y
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.
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; z& M# |0 k7 x' ~' m+ S' cIn 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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9 T3 j9 t2 O* \0 F% R& y1 N/ d6 fThe 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.
7 G2 y2 N, T9 V o: @. F U$ uAll other ships but a cvl are scuttled. * l9 e* S7 {9 _1 |2 f+ Z/ }8 Q
' M0 H: \. D) w6 \3 kDay Air attack on TF at 69,54 3 e1 ^9 f3 _; q1 m4 k* L
% M7 C7 O( U s, H+ c' R% s+ YJapanese aircraft
1 P8 J0 c, i% C8 `, k5 z, xA6M2-N Rufe x 8
% V0 G) e' H) s% T* o! c: [" m5 hA6M5 Zeke x 85 ; x5 y: {7 T1 K# H2 r" |
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Allied aircraft * o) `( s% }, p" o) l3 Q
FM-2 Wildcat x 24 7 C% K/ D/ M A
F6F Hellcat x 120
# f$ N* }/ a( C. }8 G6 dF4U-1 Corsair x 5 9 n; F: `7 i6 Z
F4U-1D Corsair x 16 & q# r- Z, E2 o4 d' `* y1 I. N
Corsair IV x 5 ' i* ?0 e% V$ a
SB2C Helldiver x 84
$ \$ f: A2 u: Q8 ~4 m8 u: X. yTBM Avenger x 48
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+ i8 ~9 Q' p0 rJapanese aircraft losses . G4 ` f/ i6 ]% K! }' F# g* M
A6M2-N Rufe: 8 destroyed
! U% Y( F( A7 [- ~# z! I3 t5 k7 K% SA6M5 Zeke: 84 destroyed
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3 U$ k2 B: j( kAllied aircraft losses # a+ A# m0 K; W
FM-2 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 2 damaged 6 P+ ^9 P& R: K& m: |9 ^2 q, ~3 k
F6F Hellcat: 20 destroyed, 7 damaged
5 {2 l \: C) j- }! D$ ?, |F4U-1 Corsair: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged 3 ?! f8 r8 w9 l
F4U-1D Corsair: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged + |# n3 ^: }, B# Z
SB2C Helldiver: 4 destroyed, 23 damaged
$ O' R+ l7 @( A1 m; ?TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 28 damaged % j5 Y1 h2 w& D$ H
/ L& N8 \0 G5 v6 TJapanese Ships * w; m1 k0 l4 N: y1 p
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, on fire ( o2 w" \+ i! u# H8 I
CV Katsuragi, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage _% r0 Q. ^" E1 E
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
- U+ _; v8 G5 T a" k- ZCVL Chiyoda, Bomb hits 9, on fire, heavy damage
5 C5 n; t' F1 M# f6 D4 uCV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage - W: H/ j, O0 O3 A( q+ P
CV Taiho, Torpedo hits 1
* p, ]0 w/ Q: x# {& k/ N! @ ^CVL Ibuki, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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* @# [4 }2 B7 w5 N6 N4 uDay Air attack on TF at 69,54
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* j8 }# f7 r' a" iAllied aircraft
) U! H& u2 r& z5 YFM-2 Wildcat x 9 3 p4 A+ K7 `6 c3 M. w3 u
TBM Avenger x 12 8 p$ k- X3 u! o- A' O6 Z$ H/ t/ S# Z
9 J% I" Y3 x' U" a: ?4 }Allied aircraft losses 2 L) |! }2 f% x+ r, w& ?# b
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged 8 ?$ y2 i x4 y/ Q1 _$ L8 r% i
2 [8 F0 l" B7 e. E* h5 t3 X: P, e3 ]Japanese Ships 6 |. F3 u5 N! O) A! X
CV Zuikaku, on fire, heavy damage
2 t3 L- t! v5 B0 eCV Taiho, Torpedo hits 1, on fire 7 v3 U6 D$ v8 a, J2 Y' D3 y
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' f; H5 c/ n9 vDay Air attack on TF at 69,54 * f9 ?7 [: Z* z3 [; t& d u7 [( B
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Allied aircraft # f9 f% ~1 M# f8 j
FM-2 Wildcat x 6
7 T, a, P& h0 D1 D2 I8 `6 \TBM Avenger x 12
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7 k! I4 h1 k# C. H& j3 E$ j2 M1 EAllied aircraft losses $ W `( p/ W$ @2 u" ]
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged * t0 L% h" U5 t
8 {4 u* P C/ m2 _( {0 J1 rJapanese Ships 4 K! |% o4 I' v$ p2 |* F
CVL Chiyoda, on fire, heavy damage 7 u* B2 i8 _) s3 j4 \8 m
CV Taiho, on fire 4 R' i, S. N* }2 {9 J& V
CV Shokaku, on fire % R% _; |2 B: u# p, x1 j
CVL Ryuho, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on TF at 69,54 4 ?& v9 t7 [: ~
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Allied aircraft % C: ?+ ^! b/ f1 n+ e: ?
FM-2 Wildcat x 2 , h& r% Z5 P3 H2 w
TBM Avenger x 5
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Allied aircraft losses
9 a0 i2 N, K& o; j+ v- g: \' f/ T& GTBM Avenger: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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( N$ B0 H$ Y& U1 IJapanese Ships
, {% D, M; V, aCVL Ryuho, on fire, heavy damage ; L% d: b5 B" ?( D7 `5 Z
CV Shokaku, on fire
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Allied aircraft
* V0 X8 B, w8 ~" x; rF6F Hellcat x 3
1 ~9 @5 z; u4 i3 Z& I; LF4U-1 Corsair x 6
( i3 l; [5 j" k6 J3 k+ D7 TSB2C Helldiver x 11 5 \5 U& J" M! ]- s0 e1 R9 w
TBM Avenger x 17 # R6 Z- x, G- B! l
' b$ r- D4 I, J3 q0 PAllied aircraft losses
. S' c/ E% J2 vSB2C Helldiver: 3 damaged ( {5 u0 O: B( G* [& [' O8 v
TBM Avenger: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged 6 }. Y+ V' A: A
1 t6 R) i& G Y+ e rJapanese Ships
: A5 |1 u: C0 \, b, UCVL Chiyoda, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage % r2 a& z$ h: m4 e4 t5 l) S
CV Zuikaku, on fire, heavy damage % ], M0 x8 c' i
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
: Y5 o9 |1 i: H9 a* ?# {CV Taiho, on fire
2 [" }' p# [9 v" {3 bCVL Ibuki, on fire, heavy damage |
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