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With several enemy carrier formations moving in from Marcus Island the KB is trapped.
) a4 M% j5 ?( xI 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. + N! I, U2 ^7 N3 A* M8 t/ [/ H
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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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( \: B1 K: f/ q9 G% 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.
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Japanese aircraft
2 l% ^" G+ `# U+ [, aA6M2-N Rufe x 8 , T, c( s, X Z% J$ O2 T
A6M5 Zeke x 85
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( d& x6 \' `2 ^' A% {Allied aircraft 4 X& X5 E, b& X2 f% |5 ?0 ~( A$ L
FM-2 Wildcat x 24 ( E; x u" F) ?2 l- U
F6F Hellcat x 120
7 o7 @& H3 U1 K0 b# _1 N1 bF4U-1 Corsair x 5 ( Z* q& b! _1 ?# |1 a
F4U-1D Corsair x 16 / V: s' n8 m) C* ^/ Y R
Corsair IV x 5 # f+ D. ~4 w$ z1 {, L4 a
SB2C Helldiver x 84 4 B" L* U9 C' g
TBM Avenger x 48 1 U7 `- C2 x& ~5 f5 I$ W
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Japanese aircraft losses ( I; g1 q% k) H y1 f* J2 V
A6M2-N Rufe: 8 destroyed U4 y% ~) N) E6 W3 c9 S, B
A6M5 Zeke: 84 destroyed 8 q5 U% C5 j G% ~
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Allied aircraft losses
' }6 b( \' ^9 sFM-2 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 2 damaged
( }3 |/ c- ? p. G. P- U9 `F6F Hellcat: 20 destroyed, 7 damaged
! ]$ K h0 @' w; l# QF4U-1 Corsair: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged ( B/ y" g8 J# i( A* m5 f2 m
F4U-1D Corsair: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged 2 v/ D4 B# a& v- \. y$ y; _+ ^
SB2C Helldiver: 4 destroyed, 23 damaged
2 d& G3 `2 H9 OTBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 28 damaged
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Japanese Ships
+ U1 Q- r7 s) [8 t) GCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, on fire
* S3 {8 h1 T) A/ Z9 [CV Katsuragi, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage . q f5 j6 [/ K6 M% m
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ^8 |! `' Q# O
CVL Chiyoda, Bomb hits 9, on fire, heavy damage * q% V5 V; u$ w& Z3 `& W" v" N
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
. W- ~! @" w- w& V3 d# o j" [( ICV Taiho, Torpedo hits 1 & H# M* `' ^' K5 T( F. d
CVL Ibuki, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ) y" b4 P- O, w$ D- h& B
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Allied aircraft , d, @5 m" ?8 @
FM-2 Wildcat x 9
2 c$ Y( H5 {5 w8 I4 b/ S" OTBM Avenger x 12
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4 F. o+ B$ q4 p/ P- XAllied aircraft losses ' S/ r% Z( u; T1 L
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged
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' y. v* O) v1 W3 OCV Zuikaku, on fire, heavy damage 8 k# J) i( T6 B" N' H! w7 ]
CV Taiho, Torpedo hits 1, on fire : U7 r7 y# o' y' G) G, A
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Allied aircraft
( ~- B4 u K# ?5 f5 M0 D- NFM-2 Wildcat x 6
- r+ Z4 R& z+ }TBM Avenger x 12 ' J4 M8 E& E4 G8 S* n
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Allied aircraft losses + F, o, ~ E w" s6 C: ?& M- {
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged 1 W9 U8 n2 Y- i+ l( @% R/ R
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+ [" C- x% D8 C* a) YCVL Chiyoda, on fire, heavy damage
8 V- J+ r3 }6 J) M' bCV Taiho, on fire
; m# |+ Y2 Y; x3 {CV Shokaku, on fire
" V5 `( y8 w+ R' ?CVL Ryuho, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 6 c8 U" v$ m# f% h9 k
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9 z1 W% }$ E3 z) V5 j" pFM-2 Wildcat x 2 2 ^; `" O- ?* [% R, ]6 _: `
TBM Avenger x 5 / u/ D( z1 U) {" W9 j* U9 J- d! L
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; X/ z* w8 `, G- sTBM Avenger: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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- Z1 D( ^0 z; F; V8 ^% q0 s* C; vCVL Ryuho, on fire, heavy damage
, Z: E/ q$ D$ p f2 x* v5 |CV Shokaku, on fire
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F6F Hellcat x 3 ) z, O" i1 E. p- v% ]
F4U-1 Corsair x 6
7 q4 [7 H" C3 RSB2C Helldiver x 11 ! m* i9 V2 n: x3 y: H3 G
TBM Avenger x 17 ; a) n, D T3 E$ z }
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) W% [: S" x+ s- B0 j6 `SB2C Helldiver: 3 damaged
2 h1 M- O2 Q8 w E U |; ]6 WTBM Avenger: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged & @$ o. A8 z. ]( S' p
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5 }; c9 f! a- K2 `! rCVL Chiyoda, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 1 Y6 k E, T) z& ~' z' K0 ?- [
CV Zuikaku, on fire, heavy damage
" E5 e8 Y4 t* V3 C- o% eCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage * f2 B" i4 z" F% v8 z
CV Taiho, on fire ' N0 q- H9 W2 J' f2 W
CVL Ibuki, on fire, heavy damage |
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