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' J6 |8 U* g' \3 |6 }' }2 IWith several enemy carrier formations moving in from Marcus Island the KB is trapped. # Y! W4 d2 F% A6 O; l5 F$ o& E
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. " N. I" B8 X9 g) L M' m" S6 k
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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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6 s: K2 p# C6 DThe 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 X B! |4 v! _) N/ RAll other ships but a cvl are scuttled. % u) u. P( G4 k8 s
, i ^4 f) W: ]! aDay Air attack on TF at 69,54
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4 d9 U, y# {9 T0 KJapanese aircraft
6 O# [" L+ h, _7 NA6M2-N Rufe x 8
1 c$ x/ u& B9 ^% X; x) M+ f+ bA6M5 Zeke x 85 V5 } h' `+ r( a6 j
- l+ \# V! t$ Z3 h2 t, FAllied aircraft
4 |3 X* l" J- H- G( B2 h8 `* ?8 ?FM-2 Wildcat x 24 , h$ ^& Z: ?7 r" e
F6F Hellcat x 120
6 P# `4 z6 v% M# N+ _1 gF4U-1 Corsair x 5
' U' H. Y7 k/ gF4U-1D Corsair x 16
7 I6 W. I# r9 yCorsair IV x 5 2 `6 @& G6 H3 @+ ?: B& m# Y+ X: P/ m
SB2C Helldiver x 84 8 y' t6 A2 i: y$ G4 [1 G# c
TBM Avenger x 48 / ^8 F1 S& i0 @ p! m
& g3 X7 N8 U6 S% C% S" _Japanese aircraft losses 8 Z; ?1 l9 e9 H5 C1 O/ k. \
A6M2-N Rufe: 8 destroyed
* [( N$ u6 w0 z3 j: E) S1 {A6M5 Zeke: 84 destroyed 5 j% o) v( r' S; ^ X
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Allied aircraft losses
- o7 B4 K. b) G: ?4 J* sFM-2 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 2 damaged % w4 M; R/ J% }% W3 N) \
F6F Hellcat: 20 destroyed, 7 damaged
" |/ V- Z! u" P; M* y1 mF4U-1 Corsair: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged ! i9 z3 [/ ]" G" m* s+ b
F4U-1D Corsair: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
) F* `; E5 X& u( x6 [SB2C Helldiver: 4 destroyed, 23 damaged ! I& u% e+ P2 y& M6 |! o2 F% t; V
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 28 damaged
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6 l F; e' o8 }. iJapanese Ships V& }2 w+ K8 ?
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, on fire # }# _% K O( h7 o5 A0 v
CV Katsuragi, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
" J$ j5 X1 ~9 BCVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage y3 C) p& o q" {
CVL Chiyoda, Bomb hits 9, on fire, heavy damage
: i N w7 z& J0 W1 E6 A3 `' |- G% xCV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage * z$ ?$ M7 J& [& `% G3 t
CV Taiho, Torpedo hits 1 2 T0 f3 z/ \4 B& u3 b
CVL Ibuki, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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" j* y, }1 H/ PAllied aircraft % _$ ^$ Q: S L( B" g+ Z
FM-2 Wildcat x 9 ( T1 ?' j& {" x& Z/ n) N
TBM Avenger x 12 $ F: w% _# ~# K. ~, ]
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Allied aircraft losses 7 ^7 B1 {! J8 I* u* c2 d
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged 6 [: H, t* y' _, P
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Japanese Ships $ M( b4 j* P: A8 _
CV Zuikaku, on fire, heavy damage ( h0 I1 A5 p# g3 W$ K
CV Taiho, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
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; n4 ~8 d: F" Q; v' |. @Allied aircraft ) |% |* s8 Q2 h. t
FM-2 Wildcat x 6 " b' ]9 W3 d% n3 j6 P- d- | M
TBM Avenger x 12
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) ~2 \5 `1 ~' g* Z/ }Allied aircraft losses 2 h! U5 A3 _; x& o! r$ y
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged
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6 A( [* ]" I, F: t6 \0 [3 CJapanese Ships # o {7 X4 _5 Y9 P2 [7 f
CVL Chiyoda, on fire, heavy damage
& e5 V; W- E8 F. g6 p) YCV Taiho, on fire 0 @! a) h( _! T$ e5 a
CV Shokaku, on fire ( x' i/ E, U/ B) C
CVL Ryuho, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied aircraft
5 a& W7 P4 a7 f; g- F0 RFM-2 Wildcat x 2
: |9 W( q4 G2 D( z% j: ~. cTBM Avenger x 5
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5 k& y7 o4 X7 T8 R3 lAllied aircraft losses 5 `6 n! d: u Y$ D
TBM Avenger: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged ; n' q( k. y8 J9 V: k: ~
; g+ J4 d2 F# B% N' l& v9 S5 ?- ?Japanese Ships
+ s% ^* v/ F( }* Z; pCVL Ryuho, on fire, heavy damage ( J; v- a$ F: `; U
CV Shokaku, on fire 1 ^3 W- O7 ~$ f3 g; W" `# [
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Day Air attack on TF at 69,54
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* \; X7 Q* o; k' yF6F Hellcat x 3 $ x# [3 e+ N' l6 R
F4U-1 Corsair x 6 ! ]5 m. w0 K8 w/ _$ |
SB2C Helldiver x 11 % ]6 ^0 V9 L" U
TBM Avenger x 17 " p2 g6 t5 U& c
8 B0 q+ [ A- p1 w2 }% AAllied aircraft losses & `8 u5 [% M, D' n1 m l
SB2C Helldiver: 3 damaged ! k- Z/ O3 d" {9 G
TBM Avenger: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged ' p$ M" J8 m' G' Y' `
5 l$ U) I0 n, a4 |" w" LJapanese Ships
' l) ], k4 t6 W: Z& S' iCVL Chiyoda, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 3 l: A+ O# }* d5 g" |% y' y
CV Zuikaku, on fire, heavy damage
8 m8 l; L" }- aCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
/ V2 i. z2 j" c: FCV Taiho, on fire
3 A+ Q' M( D! ~CVL Ibuki, on fire, heavy damage |
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