The last fight of the KB! 9 a4 ?9 ]2 S2 K6 n
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With several enemy carrier formations moving in from Marcus Island the KB is trapped.
+ `! q$ u' C8 q1 hI 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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: [ a, ^5 x* P/ F, B' s' g9 cIn 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. 9 [8 |2 Z7 t2 p5 ]
- r: K$ c& ]* q, x8 D$ |4 T8 Q' T JThe 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.
$ |! u1 [: \) G& N( i7 nAll other ships but a cvl are scuttled. / z, f6 y7 v* r4 P }' U. o
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0 X; a$ @# ?% y" `2 ?; iJapanese aircraft T3 }1 R* Q0 ] ^& {
A6M2-N Rufe x 8 : |3 q9 i7 g7 _9 ?% X0 q
A6M5 Zeke x 85
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Allied aircraft
5 t; `) N' t; E! k; Y: Q2 {1 r+ ]FM-2 Wildcat x 24 9 y; q8 y* R7 y/ {7 {" i9 U [
F6F Hellcat x 120
; F' ~6 }1 l/ f. qF4U-1 Corsair x 5
, d+ P% `2 l* }* Q+ Z NF4U-1D Corsair x 16 ! N% l1 s+ x/ F- L
Corsair IV x 5 . A, l/ v; t5 m
SB2C Helldiver x 84 1 P. v" f7 n G
TBM Avenger x 48
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; {7 }# e5 M* t& `6 g& EJapanese aircraft losses
/ C1 p/ @( J6 V( [6 ^( KA6M2-N Rufe: 8 destroyed # K" z% h+ v! y( E5 @
A6M5 Zeke: 84 destroyed
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& e% Y+ m+ u* nFM-2 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 2 damaged
+ C4 N: P& S% _) v3 QF6F Hellcat: 20 destroyed, 7 damaged T7 \4 N% v) ~4 ]" {9 a- a- y5 T; Q
F4U-1 Corsair: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged 0 l m! ^! x5 v- N9 z$ K
F4U-1D Corsair: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
0 H# ] j3 Q5 ~5 e9 V, G2 J; `SB2C Helldiver: 4 destroyed, 23 damaged
2 c! Q- Q M- T4 CTBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 28 damaged 9 w. x0 _" p: S- ?9 _+ G
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Japanese Ships " Z5 c* o: r( [4 k
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, on fire
; w( G- {: G1 M1 ~CV Katsuragi, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 2 `8 X- m$ Z1 }! L/ l0 D5 Q0 B. q
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
2 r! Z/ Q A3 U+ l' Q% TCVL Chiyoda, Bomb hits 9, on fire, heavy damage $ R" `* b, Q8 s- P
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage - K1 |* `/ g6 z( E% {- m' P
CV Taiho, Torpedo hits 1
8 Q$ h1 M1 T; Z9 r! X8 H- N: M- mCVL Ibuki, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 9 U+ a% C. H9 |: `4 L
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4 s7 q: n% p3 ~. G. XFM-2 Wildcat x 9 6 ^% b( b/ _8 o2 T/ o& J
TBM Avenger x 12
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Allied aircraft losses / A' v) Q- q0 V
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged
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Japanese Ships
- B4 q. _' V; J* x% X8 i! xCV Zuikaku, on fire, heavy damage " \8 `6 c5 X9 R1 G; n
CV Taiho, Torpedo hits 1, on fire 6 m7 C; Q* J- v7 d* P! C
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3 i2 x7 q4 w# j6 W4 [FM-2 Wildcat x 6
% z0 R3 Z3 U* ?# N1 xTBM Avenger x 12 ' b& r' l9 ^7 J. }7 C
# m0 f+ r9 {7 A- b9 G- v" g/ p! fAllied aircraft losses - B: G$ X: m/ G G6 u0 [! D! C
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged
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CVL Chiyoda, on fire, heavy damage ' r& V8 Z& ^, U$ L0 R2 G4 S/ D
CV Taiho, on fire
: h G' x& J |CV Shokaku, on fire
' D& t L2 F) @' _5 BCVL Ryuho, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ( r" E5 D3 o8 W' Q5 F
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, O4 r6 y/ m8 ~. QDay Air attack on TF at 69,54
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/ Y+ X' ^$ l/ P4 S! }FM-2 Wildcat x 2 6 @4 y8 |, N' R9 H! R. {
TBM Avenger x 5 - l) m: y! V7 F# ]: e
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Allied aircraft losses
- t' T9 I' R6 ?7 ^: BTBM Avenger: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged 7 ~/ N& |1 i3 F
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0 B# S+ |7 v& }) g+ a4 i: A2 O- mCVL Ryuho, on fire, heavy damage
- U, k5 W# D7 N; Z1 |; s- u0 O* i WCV Shokaku, on fire ; j2 N. j6 l+ X$ ]6 K" D
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F6F Hellcat x 3
3 d2 q- X% R ]6 @/ q2 [& m. e7 zF4U-1 Corsair x 6 9 o/ q9 B7 C# o3 t
SB2C Helldiver x 11 # O2 d) c. Y0 Z
TBM Avenger x 17
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Allied aircraft losses ; X- L1 S, G- {$ c& k) \2 U
SB2C Helldiver: 3 damaged
9 g# X( J; \' I) v- zTBM Avenger: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged $ o' u" k4 p% R" J1 ^
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Japanese Ships " D! f1 P$ I# v1 g& q4 r
CVL Chiyoda, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
7 o1 ~4 K8 A4 M$ |$ I$ rCV Zuikaku, on fire, heavy damage
# p6 e" v0 X3 N, Y. H5 _CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage 7 i6 `" ]7 P4 i
CV Taiho, on fire
2 S! E& c* A( A( Q/ Q5 ECVL Ibuki, on fire, heavy damage |
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