The last fight of the KB! 3 Q5 |$ [% J/ h% P$ d5 q; Q7 f
6 y$ F7 F V" Z/ u2 P- S! l/ CWith several enemy carrier formations moving in from Marcus Island the KB is trapped. ' o2 q; k7 a. ]: P! B2 Y
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.
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* e* i& @$ w- k: PIn 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. 6 Z0 B$ f% Z; W9 P
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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. 6 A+ {' ?, w8 i$ P2 t( b
All other ships but a cvl are scuttled. - J0 U. ^) W; P* Z$ V
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4 p w7 O! n& W9 \9 uJapanese aircraft
" {4 |2 g: N# a) u7 OA6M2-N Rufe x 8
& M! V$ r- r6 v9 ~A6M5 Zeke x 85 # Z+ {$ L6 v5 a4 N' H+ R
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Allied aircraft 2 _' C; h# [( h! P0 T5 o
FM-2 Wildcat x 24 . q1 }! x+ t6 g3 Q
F6F Hellcat x 120 0 O8 W# x7 A# T$ C6 m0 k) W! j4 p: E
F4U-1 Corsair x 5
6 q) \- ?6 }+ u5 }& X! D. vF4U-1D Corsair x 16
3 [: G3 x. g8 U$ l% L- C9 K- bCorsair IV x 5 ( F2 X% U) ^, t. `" ] x
SB2C Helldiver x 84
6 X7 ^4 u* H1 Q1 ?$ {TBM Avenger x 48 , e0 h; K |: K: w/ A. \$ h
- M9 p5 w* Y4 n- DJapanese aircraft losses ; Y8 r. x4 m3 [' f2 N
A6M2-N Rufe: 8 destroyed
, `5 c7 T& M4 K0 c! z% q' y% x5 Y3 zA6M5 Zeke: 84 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses , t, ]" @# x9 b1 ?6 q: [1 {
FM-2 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 2 damaged
. c I- J6 H2 P- e# n0 j, BF6F Hellcat: 20 destroyed, 7 damaged
- i# v0 G( c6 ]! FF4U-1 Corsair: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
( q [# h) }0 T& g. l9 p, RF4U-1D Corsair: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged * K; B7 S0 G$ i1 Y. s
SB2C Helldiver: 4 destroyed, 23 damaged
: E4 T+ z2 {6 J. W# U+ A' U$ HTBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 28 damaged / o, r% r8 y4 V1 I( @( s# Z
* U3 D0 D5 }, C5 tJapanese Ships 2 i3 }6 h0 s/ \. v
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, on fire % v, W& j9 U$ B' [
CV Katsuragi, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
2 N3 D$ Z8 u5 }0 aCVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
4 B% k8 ?& e# x# c8 Z& TCVL Chiyoda, Bomb hits 9, on fire, heavy damage
- X) q R7 Y; p0 u+ tCV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage # I8 a+ @2 Q2 E
CV Taiho, Torpedo hits 1
5 x+ t- q& O/ R1 WCVL Ibuki, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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6 n0 x% V, q+ l8 }4 a6 ZAllied aircraft
7 }) G/ s! W; f0 K/ RFM-2 Wildcat x 9 ) A1 X2 C2 g9 u8 F/ M2 n5 |+ g
TBM Avenger x 12
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7 M, X% `# o, ]: ?( s/ hAllied aircraft losses
8 u( V* z, p' F, ~% YTBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged
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/ @6 Y; r5 Y% R: l: V2 e+ p$ YCV Zuikaku, on fire, heavy damage O$ v$ t- `1 q, R+ ^3 S/ p
CV Taiho, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
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3 n y$ L v4 Z% j8 l# uAllied aircraft
3 y; C4 {4 Y( `/ R6 CFM-2 Wildcat x 6 + f% P4 C+ P; C( P( [
TBM Avenger x 12
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Allied aircraft losses 7 x0 n0 y/ W i7 a2 P- e
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged
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* [1 K$ o6 \; xJapanese Ships 5 Z; \& f6 ~" C6 i* S
CVL Chiyoda, on fire, heavy damage
& S* m2 g# k1 e7 h( g; [" D4 DCV Taiho, on fire - P9 q1 ^8 w5 o
CV Shokaku, on fire
$ D( i$ x- g" w% W% \CVL Ryuho, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage " y3 y5 s# h0 ~8 C, o4 `7 Q3 F+ I
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Day Air attack on TF at 69,54
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Allied aircraft * f7 R, e2 k2 j4 b& u, [
FM-2 Wildcat x 2 1 L% A1 a% g% c
TBM Avenger x 5 , _3 Y4 p, W4 h7 K1 P( z, w
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Allied aircraft losses " e$ G6 `& U1 g. O7 I' r
TBM Avenger: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged 9 Y$ ^& M7 h0 X3 a( v
! F6 ?9 x) v9 wJapanese Ships
S" [ I, K7 @" b! Z4 dCVL Ryuho, on fire, heavy damage
3 x. z( u6 l' K! S2 CCV Shokaku, on fire - Y5 o& G2 `* \( a, d% C5 A4 o
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F6F Hellcat x 3
8 ^; I( m) \ M1 B+ V4 K. t' G0 {F4U-1 Corsair x 6
: s; ^: h6 X, ^, Z. ^" |% U- y# {SB2C Helldiver x 11
5 O* L7 c2 q) m$ f& `TBM Avenger x 17
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Allied aircraft losses % Z: \* i, c$ v8 h# r
SB2C Helldiver: 3 damaged
/ k( n% u% {2 t" S9 FTBM Avenger: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged
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* ?, F) v7 B' s# J( oCVL Chiyoda, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage / C- i& F! H5 r6 p. u( A9 H
CV Zuikaku, on fire, heavy damage
4 }! ]6 U5 Z' O1 x/ P! sCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage 7 m" ?+ i/ s" F
CV Taiho, on fire
) A' ~6 T1 W" W0 h. V( VCVL Ibuki, on fire, heavy damage |
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