The last fight of the KB!
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With several enemy carrier formations moving in from Marcus Island the KB is trapped.
" N' @, g4 l* K7 }) O# Q, mI 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. 4 ?& @) t: p* s. X( |( E0 R2 M# J
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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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. ^9 |0 Y; y4 h3 TThe 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.
" y" R8 w. @6 S, g. b) }All other ships but a cvl are scuttled.
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Day Air attack on TF at 69,54
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Japanese aircraft
( q3 u$ C# h" J& _3 O+ i3 CA6M2-N Rufe x 8 1 n% u; g1 j ~- ~: @& S1 j! M
A6M5 Zeke x 85 * n% `2 u' @0 j
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Allied aircraft
3 P, N3 R3 m7 v/ O: R; r2 H' JFM-2 Wildcat x 24
& v; p; b6 E+ jF6F Hellcat x 120
: o$ z! b9 q3 L6 \3 V# S' S2 uF4U-1 Corsair x 5
. H( |' C+ T: W/ L# cF4U-1D Corsair x 16 ! c2 G3 p$ y0 C) t0 ^3 q% K _* E* n# H
Corsair IV x 5
' ]' I' e% S2 G# y! t5 RSB2C Helldiver x 84
" k4 j" B2 D; M/ o! cTBM Avenger x 48 : w @ Y* ^# |3 c: @* i: }
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Japanese aircraft losses * m- u% G H5 @) I a: V- r
A6M2-N Rufe: 8 destroyed
2 i) f+ R3 g( m& X, T' s' j! d0 uA6M5 Zeke: 84 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
- u7 E, B+ h) B, [& gFM-2 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 2 damaged
' t# A7 @( B' B. F; t n+ NF6F Hellcat: 20 destroyed, 7 damaged
* b5 B1 d; l v% W! X8 c3 r1 @F4U-1 Corsair: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged / k+ h9 @0 f3 }0 t2 a) T" c
F4U-1D Corsair: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
% A: i# d" C: W! u& A9 uSB2C Helldiver: 4 destroyed, 23 damaged 8 n# c+ ?/ P2 E, @; S' p. G6 Q
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 28 damaged 1 S a) b/ p l4 w6 ^
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CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, on fire
% _6 V3 C' s0 L, ACV Katsuragi, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
! I+ @. `6 P0 TCVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 5 X# E% S7 M+ y7 a: ~0 j
CVL Chiyoda, Bomb hits 9, on fire, heavy damage
- u: [0 {+ |" }4 j* wCV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
0 J- G7 c" A: S4 ^ E9 o' b% q) @ h8 aCV Taiho, Torpedo hits 1 ) w1 H0 P! h, T# X
CVL Ibuki, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 5 m8 W; z) {& c7 y& `
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Allied aircraft 4 d8 _6 J" X3 t) P( I
FM-2 Wildcat x 9 6 _$ Z" d+ a. w" _- @
TBM Avenger x 12 1 ?4 p" F* g$ r+ E- P) R4 j
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Allied aircraft losses
- F( x- Q4 a* x ?: Z4 r) w4 v% vTBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged
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' [. b' d" q' H& _2 LJapanese Ships 6 J8 z$ \2 h1 t" a I
CV Zuikaku, on fire, heavy damage 7 ]% c, y+ d" ^2 L
CV Taiho, Torpedo hits 1, on fire 2 L( r4 d4 C, D# d) {' @1 k
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# C" U+ F/ T( j9 \: y6 LAllied aircraft & H7 V0 }2 z9 f
FM-2 Wildcat x 6
8 G( s8 B/ Q; F- D& ^TBM Avenger x 12
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Allied aircraft losses
3 L& u: H% L: a _/ nTBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged 4 y3 }7 b% g" S2 j' E
5 _+ N+ ~: F' b. m2 W& AJapanese Ships 0 W2 \. M) R3 H1 w" M
CVL Chiyoda, on fire, heavy damage " `- A: a; S7 i+ f+ D
CV Taiho, on fire
6 N# q5 z4 z ^- Y& T; FCV Shokaku, on fire
, x: j3 l# r5 h6 R9 aCVL Ryuho, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage : {6 m& q9 y9 n- K
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6 m: ~3 j5 A" P" m: AAllied aircraft
0 L, R8 v z# \# V( dFM-2 Wildcat x 2 7 j0 Z* \7 y; y, {5 c
TBM Avenger x 5 0 U: D6 u* y; P$ s8 }# N
0 \" {9 m$ p) A1 oAllied aircraft losses
# u: v, g7 w$ Y u- u8 g8 v1 pTBM Avenger: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged . H" |# i, W/ p6 s* k/ ~7 L
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Japanese Ships
+ n8 e/ T$ G7 J R9 ICVL Ryuho, on fire, heavy damage - r- K2 B( q& ]4 h& O0 H
CV Shokaku, on fire + f7 d- O+ @! i
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Allied aircraft 1 g: L+ |9 y. c/ l! r2 F, l2 D
F6F Hellcat x 3 : b8 s- h6 s. Z; t0 _
F4U-1 Corsair x 6 ( N8 Q% I% |% S+ z# q
SB2C Helldiver x 11 0 b6 O5 x8 c0 T4 J: y8 g
TBM Avenger x 17
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, ]# l5 z+ c9 {( M: EAllied aircraft losses
1 d+ `; a+ J: r, {# j) k: w7 dSB2C Helldiver: 3 damaged , ^( @2 g, j9 A- _5 a+ i, _, f
TBM Avenger: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged
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CVL Chiyoda, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
- V) Q3 H+ Z1 PCV Zuikaku, on fire, heavy damage + \, d( G* }. q- d% N8 {" R8 z+ W" B
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage " ^9 j: `- n ]8 C4 |" N
CV Taiho, on fire 4 A n8 g- ^! R2 j/ ^ E. H. Z
CVL Ibuki, on fire, heavy damage |
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