The last fight of the KB!
3 W9 ^. M7 D; R: m1 z2 X
# s, ^* I# l5 t2 dWith several enemy carrier formations moving in from Marcus Island the KB is trapped.
) @, S7 _$ L2 n# ? X2 ~: ~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. 8 @2 t* P {& U/ k2 `
4 T+ f4 G7 O9 L. P# a' p5 d. e n. c6 nIn 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.
- C2 z/ @: }5 Z5 L N: E' x/ k, T: M9 s
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.
4 x' h F) z% E0 [' @3 N. l& @; m% uAll other ships but a cvl are scuttled. . ]( a* ~. F/ U; A0 ?. q6 Q% {
) _/ Y/ v6 N9 @% B t J: w
Day Air attack on TF at 69,54
, ^6 a/ R, b# V$ H$ N/ p" W; O3 Z
0 D+ r0 h3 H8 f9 t4 S; k3 oJapanese aircraft
8 t+ j# v) Q! L1 fA6M2-N Rufe x 8
9 H# s5 F4 s* J3 fA6M5 Zeke x 85
+ |, W7 a1 e3 M+ _
0 V/ j! W. \) K( sAllied aircraft
6 ~8 r/ |) c6 z0 R% @1 g7 _FM-2 Wildcat x 24
+ k% x1 h- P! r/ QF6F Hellcat x 120 ! G7 t* ]7 u6 j' i- [
F4U-1 Corsair x 5 ( a9 V; `, [2 T6 Q, {/ \. }
F4U-1D Corsair x 16 * O. B6 g( R* _* a& L- n+ n
Corsair IV x 5 " ^0 }: l6 ]# `' f! g4 \ `8 w0 H* V
SB2C Helldiver x 84 1 `# f9 i9 b) j" a3 T
TBM Avenger x 48 + o- o! ?/ D9 M0 @. V- P' {- P
: X# Y4 H) n0 m) N
Japanese aircraft losses
, B% j& f9 w6 C7 s2 }" KA6M2-N Rufe: 8 destroyed O* _' q/ q2 h& n% A ]
A6M5 Zeke: 84 destroyed 7 I( \; C3 \! u2 @) L' }
" O0 a: [$ \4 x U
Allied aircraft losses 3 N' n6 J! E; a0 d( I& ^
FM-2 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 2 damaged 3 x' a/ u- D# J) S% b
F6F Hellcat: 20 destroyed, 7 damaged : m; }0 n0 w% G1 I0 R% ] H& K
F4U-1 Corsair: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
8 v& k- c0 @7 ]& K% ?5 H! U3 g2 F% nF4U-1D Corsair: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged $ U# c' J7 ]6 i0 I' N
SB2C Helldiver: 4 destroyed, 23 damaged
0 s v, \0 n% b. _4 x/ Z% ]TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 28 damaged
+ W1 V: ~5 o' l' ?3 M" E0 K( B. D: S
Japanese Ships
' _( X8 \* x. W0 j+ ^" }0 LCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, on fire
. Y3 N' H9 c8 h! d& H6 p. G+ ECV Katsuragi, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
/ Z/ ~3 j0 a* P+ \CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage + P0 z- A ~ P) v. n" n- o! d
CVL Chiyoda, Bomb hits 9, on fire, heavy damage
8 W8 x2 {8 C2 [& s* T" g5 H& ICV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
( a7 w: f0 `1 n8 ^CV Taiho, Torpedo hits 1
, q R( X9 A3 _+ S; iCVL Ibuki, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
, n6 s& O% _) \( v! U--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# I7 N3 {# r; k" VDay Air attack on TF at 69,54 0 _% T3 r% {; R/ `' w, z, Z
. E" E# u5 k( I) a/ zAllied aircraft
' c) m0 V9 J$ c9 fFM-2 Wildcat x 9 0 A! L/ i; C7 `
TBM Avenger x 12 " p T; L! _7 p7 n: J
; o) p4 ~& s9 I) t3 q! xAllied aircraft losses
/ w$ J3 P) K0 j( i2 Q8 N" F# STBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged ( M4 @& v G" }' D) L
9 d0 G& x" o: {9 B+ {' K0 Q
Japanese Ships
% i7 g6 A* P+ a" Y- F" aCV Zuikaku, on fire, heavy damage
+ b2 r4 y; _ n6 v: fCV Taiho, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
' u. A- h$ q/ S--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
X7 M& e( }; i7 H5 M" U, O$ eDay Air attack on TF at 69,54
0 W: L" l# y5 D# Q; G' u4 ?' y9 W, O
# |" [% m2 n. j$ OAllied aircraft % Y% f3 L- I; z3 }
FM-2 Wildcat x 6 7 D% ?+ h7 C* ~) d* }! [3 I# G
TBM Avenger x 12 ! a) g/ f4 f2 {# R2 U: M
0 i& ^! i6 r4 |, _' k+ | ?5 o2 H
Allied aircraft losses
9 I) o' A9 x& y- U/ L( L* sTBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged V% k" _7 F- c) E$ m! f
9 v E1 ?9 N( `; Z7 ?9 pJapanese Ships ! ^# b# b! t! f$ p7 ?2 n/ l+ ^
CVL Chiyoda, on fire, heavy damage ) T6 z; v5 j) {% A! X
CV Taiho, on fire 7 ?8 `! O) v9 ]9 C+ x4 I9 u
CV Shokaku, on fire
, ^' g$ Q# h8 q3 l; ~CVL Ryuho, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage $ _9 ~! d2 \8 Z; k
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - j+ r) e' e N' k8 F
Day Air attack on TF at 69,54
' \+ ~- G. ?0 f5 X9 Q @
, x n5 J9 F6 ?/ g- X/ p% a) dAllied aircraft
2 c- b$ d/ u) XFM-2 Wildcat x 2
( J; l( {9 u5 iTBM Avenger x 5 & U, Z* k V( p+ ? ^
: f, L: U( z9 l" S' d
Allied aircraft losses ! \. [8 G/ j2 v3 H6 M5 P8 E
TBM Avenger: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
8 v8 H0 B0 w0 @2 H+ I1 b9 [- t
Japanese Ships
- w4 I4 d$ e# j- k9 U |CVL Ryuho, on fire, heavy damage
! j+ M, P" y8 q BCV Shokaku, on fire l# ^: X2 J( N; o! O4 O5 S
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6 c# K5 l, C# t' m4 V6 |; j7 hDay Air attack on TF at 69,54
. l0 g1 {- O/ z2 Z7 R5 j
/ n2 H# P; q. A% |# S# ~$ DAllied aircraft 0 c/ S- w5 B* A3 Z1 `7 l
F6F Hellcat x 3 ) d8 H2 O3 M: S+ A5 G
F4U-1 Corsair x 6 ; f T$ @: ?$ f% I( D/ @
SB2C Helldiver x 11
, t+ L* p% l$ w% @- |' yTBM Avenger x 17 : H8 c! {3 a. q8 {
2 o$ I; n- ]/ i' O$ z
Allied aircraft losses
Z% v) b2 g, w ?% f1 FSB2C Helldiver: 3 damaged
$ D' B' H' s. ?8 P9 W' J6 cTBM Avenger: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged
& |2 w2 o$ y8 I$ A0 E/ h& h, u8 G# m- T2 a
Japanese Ships
# ?9 e2 K1 H: a2 E4 |+ ]CVL Chiyoda, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 3 b" E) x, ^. N; l
CV Zuikaku, on fire, heavy damage
' r/ e: Y* p# g m4 O/ XCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage 3 p6 b* }" z% f* ~4 H( k$ {8 {9 R. p
CV Taiho, on fire
' D, B2 t/ M, E. X- z' D) c$ \CVL Ibuki, on fire, heavy damage |
发表于 2007-2-5 13:50
| 
发表于 2007-2-5 14:18
| 
~
