The last fight of the KB!
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With several enemy carrier formations moving in from Marcus Island the KB is trapped.
$ }9 _ d7 E ^) E7 ~1 w* @* sI 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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/ e; g. R/ M/ a+ v& G( qIn 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.
6 S7 a' d" @( N* X: QAll other ships but a cvl are scuttled. * g% Q" a! S- Q& V* i
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Japanese aircraft
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A6M5 Zeke x 85
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1 r4 L+ |* M' X! t7 P; tFM-2 Wildcat x 24 $ L' \+ M% K1 |9 u9 a: @4 I: @
F6F Hellcat x 120
, [ D; s% k9 l( r$ t" X/ i ^F4U-1 Corsair x 5 7 F4 m; {4 W0 Q- U6 @5 [+ G" H! R
F4U-1D Corsair x 16
# b1 q) K4 P: _5 c8 ^1 o5 M9 |7 wCorsair IV x 5
( x/ a9 X. ~( K( }# S* vSB2C Helldiver x 84
, ]6 d1 c' @/ ?1 z" m+ w4 f7 Y/ dTBM Avenger x 48
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( B& G: A9 N e; CJapanese aircraft losses + ?8 m2 j6 G3 `
A6M2-N Rufe: 8 destroyed , o: y. d$ A4 J1 W7 c6 o+ U3 S
A6M5 Zeke: 84 destroyed , r4 _4 I9 ]2 I! J2 K4 r
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3 \5 _ R2 N* M7 u- PFM-2 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 2 damaged
9 t: V2 s2 u, Y. I; WF6F Hellcat: 20 destroyed, 7 damaged 0 f" k7 l6 y) z2 W! m
F4U-1 Corsair: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
' c6 ^* M2 @3 G- [F4U-1D Corsair: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged ) R& @) q6 i6 Q q' y. f
SB2C Helldiver: 4 destroyed, 23 damaged x( j% ~! q# X |3 K- b4 c
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 28 damaged 4 f! c6 l3 f W; X* i
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Japanese Ships
8 B$ R, \: D& A% Z5 M* }CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, on fire
. a( p* n- e9 y6 I; SCV Katsuragi, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
0 O- U- c. D+ xCVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ' `: t0 o* A8 z# A
CVL Chiyoda, Bomb hits 9, on fire, heavy damage
$ i( B0 l# r% g( u4 j \CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage - ]4 d! k- ~, Z) q+ P, K) ]
CV Taiho, Torpedo hits 1 0 h9 \: Z) x! K6 q
CVL Ibuki, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ' {, q( G' B/ \. S* e' h& ]
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FM-2 Wildcat x 9 / x# b4 b+ C% I+ B8 H
TBM Avenger x 12
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Allied aircraft losses
8 `! Q% k4 n* j4 A9 g: GTBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged
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Japanese Ships
4 F: c T! a9 R7 _* k1 R, G6 R$ FCV Zuikaku, on fire, heavy damage - k: N0 j t% u
CV Taiho, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
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FM-2 Wildcat x 6
/ {" |9 n' y# e% {( r/ J4 LTBM Avenger x 12 2 @$ a7 g' V8 O- k$ O2 B0 L! ~: T6 `
8 e# d& F# @& ?) r+ h3 e. XAllied aircraft losses 1 ^7 o4 u" Z" W- v: P9 p6 C; e5 ?
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged 4 [( ^) a6 R! t2 A
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Japanese Ships
& s6 T" Q5 ~5 `3 u% q" hCVL Chiyoda, on fire, heavy damage
/ f/ Q$ w D6 I) Q. fCV Taiho, on fire
# j" { s s' \6 QCV Shokaku, on fire
% E; N3 \4 V* k2 vCVL Ryuho, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on TF at 69,54
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7 J b/ b6 {, L% g$ h# JFM-2 Wildcat x 2
8 @+ }& c$ {: V- e2 j6 K$ ~- E6 vTBM Avenger x 5
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$ ~. d% J: E3 B9 Y) d6 Y4 aAllied aircraft losses
# i4 n7 E1 {3 v B6 PTBM Avenger: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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+ o# ^. x- w$ d. k( h- uJapanese Ships
% L3 B$ w. k- W; eCVL Ryuho, on fire, heavy damage . u$ t/ F2 @9 J
CV Shokaku, on fire
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Day Air attack on TF at 69,54
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F6F Hellcat x 3 : D" a: I3 Y) W# A; A% }
F4U-1 Corsair x 6
( p" M) r8 [' h6 o) L+ E, ISB2C Helldiver x 11
! F+ J* D y" W* `TBM Avenger x 17
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SB2C Helldiver: 3 damaged 3 d5 E3 P' O s4 W0 U7 m* d
TBM Avenger: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged
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2 f- ^+ A% s. W0 z( k' fCVL Chiyoda, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage # Q! |& o7 b4 A% D
CV Zuikaku, on fire, heavy damage ; c: n4 B* z( d P, T
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
% E/ ^2 E5 Z: F: gCV Taiho, on fire # V; l K$ h" D4 [7 l7 \0 ?
CVL Ibuki, on fire, heavy damage |
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