The last fight of the KB!
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- b! o! d: n% w- p0 \8 |With several enemy carrier formations moving in from Marcus Island the KB is trapped. : }8 d2 y) M$ T. m. j$ X
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. 0 m$ t7 }9 b7 p
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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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2 e" I) J8 F8 NThe 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. - g# c7 z! ~* ?1 r+ E; e9 z
All other ships but a cvl are scuttled. 7 d6 C% J# H$ X5 r
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Japanese aircraft
1 z' V, X: P. t& eA6M2-N Rufe x 8
/ e! \# b' G$ kA6M5 Zeke x 85
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9 z6 N. g* i4 ]5 n0 DAllied aircraft
- u: i5 K# Q1 N2 wFM-2 Wildcat x 24
: O8 }' b# ]0 D: _F6F Hellcat x 120 : Q; p. P4 X' c$ Q3 S" e( @+ S- m" c
F4U-1 Corsair x 5 8 a7 j# r2 j3 H2 C
F4U-1D Corsair x 16 i3 \! f/ J# Q! ~6 W) b9 {
Corsair IV x 5
4 F i" [& p2 ~" ~; dSB2C Helldiver x 84 ( Z4 _. {- a" U9 x
TBM Avenger x 48
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# { ? z6 Y' D6 Y( f) o, ?. ^Japanese aircraft losses / }+ o0 P, u; t" A8 Q! T* o8 J/ M
A6M2-N Rufe: 8 destroyed
3 d( f% ~4 k4 Q* O! S AA6M5 Zeke: 84 destroyed 4 \( x! T. j3 I
: K5 y. V' U$ {Allied aircraft losses
- G2 j( d0 j2 c8 C: fFM-2 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 2 damaged
# F0 e. h, F4 {/ K xF6F Hellcat: 20 destroyed, 7 damaged
$ T/ |: ?, y8 C% uF4U-1 Corsair: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
- @( C2 l* }+ ?% z' W0 YF4U-1D Corsair: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
- o5 _- I8 _9 T6 iSB2C Helldiver: 4 destroyed, 23 damaged 7 S0 e4 R! _7 O
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 28 damaged
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CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, on fire
' k9 i5 f2 l8 s, OCV Katsuragi, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage , S2 _0 |: J* \! O( o! ]! y$ o
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 4 M }6 H8 L# s# w: b$ X
CVL Chiyoda, Bomb hits 9, on fire, heavy damage 6 Z0 n3 |3 S: \- ?( f0 {
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage ! ^8 d$ o: y+ w. N
CV Taiho, Torpedo hits 1 ' M$ B: Z1 Y; B3 h. n
CVL Ibuki, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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FM-2 Wildcat x 9 5 K7 U$ B: A3 h' c' X T1 |
TBM Avenger x 12 - T8 A$ s* k7 q! X( N- \. L5 H- M$ l
4 j# R/ r( e2 ]1 x5 qAllied aircraft losses 5 U! U" P' V; C4 T4 D) n
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged * u6 ^5 J6 `. I" [
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' \. g( j: ~; G# mCV Zuikaku, on fire, heavy damage
& h$ s# X" ~9 X0 }- W, N6 qCV Taiho, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
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Allied aircraft
2 [8 A: a4 ?5 @FM-2 Wildcat x 6
- Z0 Y$ K1 I1 k: z# M* vTBM Avenger x 12 6 G2 J2 @1 R; e
. G% x- Z! b# |# T* {% q1 fAllied aircraft losses
/ `6 [/ V9 X W% r" DTBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged
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, v6 h2 [* e% F0 [/ w8 BJapanese Ships / S5 K8 ~9 K& c1 i8 d6 c0 G
CVL Chiyoda, on fire, heavy damage ( O& n$ U( G, C8 b
CV Taiho, on fire 9 ~4 E8 v% Q5 r9 L) x
CV Shokaku, on fire
6 C3 A; ^# a2 {9 nCVL Ryuho, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage , ~+ W% v' f- w$ g- }
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( E7 F7 [8 _5 o! z2 H* bFM-2 Wildcat x 2
* p" H a/ F3 ~0 lTBM Avenger x 5
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Allied aircraft losses + m+ n) A! _- \0 t" [
TBM Avenger: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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CVL Ryuho, on fire, heavy damage , M+ n* j1 A& s& E5 n0 V5 y
CV Shokaku, on fire ; W1 k' F) `7 b* q
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. y' y0 _# @$ f( ~3 @ A4 WF6F Hellcat x 3
. x; }: ^+ P0 b8 p( H4 iF4U-1 Corsair x 6
7 N: D3 k( Q9 d5 H- c% v1 {SB2C Helldiver x 11
* K' S: b- N1 N. D6 N! T. Y3 ITBM Avenger x 17 ; M9 s6 }- ]- W. m
* m( W |' j# n1 OAllied aircraft losses 4 w. z8 N, ^& k" m/ j+ n
SB2C Helldiver: 3 damaged
* O7 ]/ ~; ]+ b/ [5 G( UTBM Avenger: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged
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: d; x* n9 b* B' CJapanese Ships 2 h7 r' _6 ?) Z Y3 X2 H
CVL Chiyoda, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage % t9 D5 u5 {: `; }8 V
CV Zuikaku, on fire, heavy damage
) b/ a- G7 b9 g' |0 YCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage ; T: y( B3 d$ M5 Q; T
CV Taiho, on fire - g- h/ E: E- U: X( O
CVL Ibuki, on fire, heavy damage |
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