The last fight of the KB! 1 o& k. M" B2 q. x" y9 K& _
~+ z: Y) ^' A; u9 XWith several enemy carrier formations moving in from Marcus Island the KB is trapped. , ?0 j* ^( |5 G
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. 3 V( G8 E, F4 z1 ~
2 n8 T4 o. ?% z9 jIn 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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/ _/ N" W! M% C, P A# ]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.
/ f7 b+ x' L* S( t6 |% v" jAll other ships but a cvl are scuttled. ) G% I9 C7 O0 \, m6 K% W4 ^0 o
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# T9 L2 |% F- M+ J dA6M2-N Rufe x 8 * R$ Q3 X" z$ i" M# x8 s
A6M5 Zeke x 85
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Allied aircraft ' s5 o' {9 |7 `; H3 y( u: {5 C
FM-2 Wildcat x 24 & x2 U3 t# U; H& T5 t
F6F Hellcat x 120
) c- Y: ?2 q: Z( p3 M, JF4U-1 Corsair x 5
4 J5 u* `* m, Z- d/ z! \" n4 {! xF4U-1D Corsair x 16 $ J- y2 \0 F. h F2 L& r7 S8 l- K+ c
Corsair IV x 5 / O+ O( A& {4 | b, }8 }& r7 Y
SB2C Helldiver x 84 3 R: i4 x$ [: }6 R! K8 Q6 F
TBM Avenger x 48 . F4 d, P C9 \7 S8 O7 \- h4 n
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Japanese aircraft losses ( i, q6 l5 |* |/ K& q9 t' t- W
A6M2-N Rufe: 8 destroyed 1 D5 ~6 }# s! [3 A% q
A6M5 Zeke: 84 destroyed 2 ]3 z3 K2 |; g# b0 `; O( p
3 L5 i# q. s" P8 C/ P% a: U; U( NAllied aircraft losses 6 N/ Y- f. l/ Q" w
FM-2 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 2 damaged
5 R; }( \5 T3 x, {' Q4 ZF6F Hellcat: 20 destroyed, 7 damaged
6 M; a k+ [8 p5 D* h% B( O q' {F4U-1 Corsair: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
- h- s* H/ z; \" g6 wF4U-1D Corsair: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
9 }( L7 i& l1 h2 X. ZSB2C Helldiver: 4 destroyed, 23 damaged $ t) ]# O8 P* Z$ Q, `
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 28 damaged , B5 x1 h+ S# a9 m9 J
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Japanese Ships ' ? D% c& E$ x
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, on fire 3 ~! e9 X3 R1 ]5 \* D& F' f
CV Katsuragi, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage G/ S3 V$ J+ `1 i; W
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
- g H- y% {5 i! KCVL Chiyoda, Bomb hits 9, on fire, heavy damage
! o- {0 {# X0 qCV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage # q( I3 T! C, _* k" x
CV Taiho, Torpedo hits 1 9 m8 u: h$ `2 p
CVL Ibuki, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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/ S7 `; A* z- I0 nAllied aircraft
0 W6 V6 h5 b3 j7 UFM-2 Wildcat x 9 6 K% G R9 i+ s: |
TBM Avenger x 12 5 k- N. F+ Z; Z) n4 C
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Allied aircraft losses ! t" `6 f& z; W0 [. L$ P
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged
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Japanese Ships
+ V# Q" e. e+ ECV Zuikaku, on fire, heavy damage . U: o) s: E8 D8 m+ x& ~7 K; Q
CV Taiho, Torpedo hits 1, on fire 8 y1 _( |, L6 [9 c) |. _
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Allied aircraft / b- ]6 i' d/ w4 l) q
FM-2 Wildcat x 6 2 l! ^, L1 R" u& k- C
TBM Avenger x 12 $ f9 H2 m& L4 ^& O/ s
2 [4 X, T3 Y$ B4 YAllied aircraft losses 9 r; i/ K& F. j: _/ z2 l
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged
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0 w- V; _' P9 O" YJapanese Ships
0 }- ], M6 Q. R4 \$ CCVL Chiyoda, on fire, heavy damage " A, u' F9 V5 e5 |: R1 h
CV Taiho, on fire
9 Z$ f+ c2 z4 G @8 s0 @& \CV Shokaku, on fire 0 E" `2 ?- n* K1 C
CVL Ryuho, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage " u. M; }! h/ A3 Y& {0 }
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Allied aircraft ) j7 j& ?$ K7 C) I7 i1 p+ C/ i
FM-2 Wildcat x 2
* k ]' ^3 Q! ]9 D, E8 ZTBM Avenger x 5
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+ N( n" f. }$ i7 z7 l- | t6 AAllied aircraft losses + V) W0 v5 c* H. y* _# C
TBM Avenger: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged ; V1 ~( i0 o7 `- v
. g$ Q% ~( _& xJapanese Ships 4 ]4 ]+ A- p' h* J9 ^2 K) s
CVL Ryuho, on fire, heavy damage
- M6 m, D2 l% g& GCV Shokaku, on fire # o9 J9 d) P5 g' Y8 |& ~" X
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$ P0 g( ]: `2 {% p" DAllied aircraft - X) v3 {4 [) J4 Y
F6F Hellcat x 3
4 \- \& Y) `2 |4 KF4U-1 Corsair x 6 ; A- ?; q/ o) ]4 N$ s
SB2C Helldiver x 11
5 U0 \: J0 e- j+ ^+ r d! W8 _; wTBM Avenger x 17 ; J D' I. g. |* J- C
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Allied aircraft losses : v e; D x' N/ \ n ]9 q, ~
SB2C Helldiver: 3 damaged
2 Y; k% j+ M8 s6 {. uTBM Avenger: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged 9 z, z9 o4 o/ @1 s M' K( U$ h
0 Q# N' s0 g/ U* {* \3 oJapanese Ships
: r, r" j9 _0 d1 ^& _& c2 o! _CVL Chiyoda, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
- O( l8 I5 `7 {# l$ q2 E# d9 }CV Zuikaku, on fire, heavy damage * \5 f% g+ [ A+ L4 f+ h; A: |
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
, w u3 T0 C) wCV Taiho, on fire $ @) P( ]) v- Q1 _3 O
CVL Ibuki, on fire, heavy damage |
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