The last fight of the KB! 6 q, _# S: {0 q# |+ P0 u6 X" C# K- d
7 m! [$ D: n) y3 {' ]( OWith several enemy carrier formations moving in from Marcus Island the KB is trapped. 4 r, ^( ]& v0 L1 l$ A* D
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. - F" x8 a% c0 X( {9 ]% ? y' l% T
& s6 ]+ R/ H0 ?1 y4 p5 e* [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. ) q2 \! f E: ]& n8 F% C
% U- d# V( l9 P) O% q8 u6 k, HThe 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. 2 s) y+ m. W4 W0 b3 Q5 I
All other ships but a cvl are scuttled. " H, F" p& q, k
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Japanese aircraft
" z/ ^8 v8 O5 q2 x! S! ?A6M2-N Rufe x 8 0 h6 V' `9 @7 o' d% Q( e) }
A6M5 Zeke x 85
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Allied aircraft
- o! @: O ~4 c: o n% W1 U1 VFM-2 Wildcat x 24
; z2 I3 Y( ~2 @) x$ Q0 ^+ @F6F Hellcat x 120 * P- l6 R$ t+ u
F4U-1 Corsair x 5 7 W5 P/ u7 f& G( A; y
F4U-1D Corsair x 16 $ A- ]* R3 l/ ]' A
Corsair IV x 5
/ l! W' I8 l8 |0 P0 g; v, jSB2C Helldiver x 84 3 w% W! v& N$ t& q
TBM Avenger x 48
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Japanese aircraft losses
0 y# D) S, d3 C! d$ |! y2 Z0 nA6M2-N Rufe: 8 destroyed
: T; A+ Y2 {* u! _' a1 a. ZA6M5 Zeke: 84 destroyed ! a4 Z4 @# M0 S; Y8 v2 n* N
+ n, [) v, J$ b; iAllied aircraft losses
2 s# W6 P7 d8 `: LFM-2 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 2 damaged - ~: x/ O" k2 z' ?4 u P0 f3 H
F6F Hellcat: 20 destroyed, 7 damaged 5 m) } l/ [0 q9 p2 ]( g
F4U-1 Corsair: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
& D* Y" z+ S; z' U" qF4U-1D Corsair: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged ; a! M4 P, ?0 e
SB2C Helldiver: 4 destroyed, 23 damaged - T( @, ?) {, U1 p0 ^
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 28 damaged
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Japanese Ships
- ?- I3 R, ], [CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, on fire |) B$ T* o: F. b& I
CV Katsuragi, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage $ V0 T3 O% |$ U2 t' ~; ~5 o
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
, V0 q8 W/ Z/ Z* J" VCVL Chiyoda, Bomb hits 9, on fire, heavy damage
7 v2 w# Q- J; ACV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
8 Y9 c- F' `! oCV Taiho, Torpedo hits 1 ; ]* j( z5 F. o! H* ^6 c$ S
CVL Ibuki, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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) g: v- }, I: Z* _' F: gDay Air attack on TF at 69,54 4 c% L- j$ Q+ s/ D. Z
) C/ \% O/ F7 C( wAllied aircraft & k7 Q* l `% P3 a4 b) m9 D' y; C
FM-2 Wildcat x 9 / [$ ]0 m) h/ n/ Z* d
TBM Avenger x 12 4 s2 O8 |& C. @5 h; J" w* r2 u
) H: x( N' s) B: B1 TAllied aircraft losses 2 J+ L% V. V7 I2 Y' z, V; n
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged * I* |, i3 C! s' N2 g$ H
6 d% K) K7 u! _: V- M( P, wJapanese Ships
4 a7 y9 z0 U% C s) ?! }CV Zuikaku, on fire, heavy damage & a; @5 r2 k( Q
CV Taiho, Torpedo hits 1, on fire $ Z0 m2 Q" [. i/ Z" r; D$ C- l
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, Y$ h: E6 D$ G# e4 }Day Air attack on TF at 69,54 & N& s" ^3 g2 C; Q7 F. L
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Allied aircraft
% W7 t0 U; g; x5 VFM-2 Wildcat x 6
7 x2 \2 }3 V$ B- o" T$ {& e+ OTBM Avenger x 12 ' i+ }$ S6 Y" ]2 S f* W2 g8 C0 L
% Y8 s. @0 V2 c6 `
Allied aircraft losses 3 W' @4 j4 \; Y8 ~- ~
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged
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Japanese Ships 1 d2 |/ J1 n, @: z l3 j
CVL Chiyoda, on fire, heavy damage . x; Y9 K1 I5 j" l8 n& N4 {) {9 ~- S
CV Taiho, on fire
1 f5 X6 u, p) X$ q0 l4 fCV Shokaku, on fire 4 p, g e- T2 ?5 Q/ X+ z
CVL Ryuho, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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0 W4 u) g- ?, T, S; ^, S0 [Day Air attack on TF at 69,54 w {. g7 V9 o3 S
, c, U' p" w/ y- ?: h! f* t' GAllied aircraft - T( |3 S, K! s
FM-2 Wildcat x 2
5 _' O& ~7 _4 I- s8 _5 `) _3 |TBM Avenger x 5
+ y# e8 ?) R: q, U0 p% J
* ?' {+ }/ @7 J3 n5 dAllied aircraft losses 5 W( B4 F2 E; R w- h4 B( Z
TBM Avenger: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
* j3 r" z9 e+ P4 ?9 x+ |CVL Ryuho, on fire, heavy damage 9 Q5 w" a4 j- E
CV Shokaku, on fire
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; [! K p. d9 ~8 a ?: yDay Air attack on TF at 69,54
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& ?7 w1 G# p# A# D7 h: P2 uAllied aircraft
% I# e& P- C5 [. r0 u; I# ~F6F Hellcat x 3 " `5 s. n/ M1 S
F4U-1 Corsair x 6 9 m+ D7 H& G6 d( p, J! j
SB2C Helldiver x 11
) t: Q' x2 o# C& t1 r1 |TBM Avenger x 17
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0 G! A4 P6 V( p1 C; o5 ~* K( ZAllied aircraft losses
0 }2 t8 d* \5 @SB2C Helldiver: 3 damaged - X7 X( j8 V3 K4 |, Q/ E b
TBM Avenger: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged / I# K: U: M- k! Y
# y% q) @' j# r# m. CJapanese Ships
, I- [' n" I N* A1 H B2 MCVL Chiyoda, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
' L5 E4 ?2 b& [; _( b6 eCV Zuikaku, on fire, heavy damage
3 t7 K/ u- K4 q7 I2 }' bCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage + |# T3 X$ H: Y; A
CV Taiho, on fire 4 R; o6 K- F8 Y. r2 S
CVL Ibuki, on fire, heavy damage |
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