The last fight of the KB!
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2 j' d) Y4 n; p7 AWith several enemy carrier formations moving in from Marcus Island the KB is trapped.
9 m% {. k1 n7 p O3 UI 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. , h; x+ E. S& y# d" L
) n2 ^- q9 o+ |, W) ZIn 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 a9 t7 R1 D9 F6 p- I; J* [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. 7 E% O+ b$ f& V
All other ships but a cvl are scuttled.
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Day Air attack on TF at 69,54 : x- U$ M0 b* i
4 W# J1 q5 y6 s6 m0 EJapanese aircraft i9 n2 l5 z' O( D( P4 F3 i2 y: P
A6M2-N Rufe x 8 _# _9 B8 B5 x% H( O; f
A6M5 Zeke x 85 1 N3 j& W; _: S! i4 U
0 y( Y S6 U# r: \3 }. D5 U& sAllied aircraft , V2 L/ v, W0 G; K# E) e) v
FM-2 Wildcat x 24
: y9 ^) c0 v% ZF6F Hellcat x 120
% r I7 @' \* v$ o" R) Q* J1 FF4U-1 Corsair x 5 . l0 ?" h9 M) Q/ Q2 t; J3 [8 w5 }
F4U-1D Corsair x 16
7 R4 ~& z5 A: D( V- C9 Y" p' b: H" kCorsair IV x 5 ; m8 J2 L. S+ U0 [
SB2C Helldiver x 84 A+ Y! Z4 o+ P
TBM Avenger x 48 / k% U2 B" n( d, e( h& q; ]# b
, K$ W3 @+ p, f; C* fJapanese aircraft losses / }; E, b; F8 {# J6 ?" k
A6M2-N Rufe: 8 destroyed
4 m+ b, L; w2 _3 k# p1 d/ d# \4 \A6M5 Zeke: 84 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
: G/ i Q1 E9 BFM-2 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 2 damaged
6 z# Q# _0 I2 V( d* C1 T; u* sF6F Hellcat: 20 destroyed, 7 damaged
0 q6 C& K/ b; Q- W/ V" J+ j# N7 \F4U-1 Corsair: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged $ k( t9 i( H4 _" X/ L" i/ q
F4U-1D Corsair: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged ! E$ R! l" V* ]/ l( W, G
SB2C Helldiver: 4 destroyed, 23 damaged ( P, E% t9 q* b: i/ Y
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 28 damaged
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Japanese Ships p/ a, ~! \. ]5 |) a/ g
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, on fire ' C0 ^' B. e/ T% P
CV Katsuragi, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
5 t( m+ p+ M; K0 c# ]' YCVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage / ?+ L; K! T& Y3 q% n$ o
CVL Chiyoda, Bomb hits 9, on fire, heavy damage 4 z: s7 s7 [, @: m1 Z/ Z% C2 j
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage , y$ p; N. y; I& O$ ~
CV Taiho, Torpedo hits 1
+ j \, m2 T: }CVL Ibuki, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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J6 X. V% x, r( q; Z* k* t; yAllied aircraft . i* H, b* Q8 P1 [, X; r
FM-2 Wildcat x 9
H1 j3 P2 {" N+ b' Y6 eTBM Avenger x 12
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& E* o/ p7 H. x' b LAllied aircraft losses & M& @5 O7 [; o( [' L) \/ q
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged 6 Y2 f4 T: S) t8 O. D# d
. V J& M$ T; m1 K" uJapanese Ships 8 {! J/ ]; v, ]" C6 u4 V
CV Zuikaku, on fire, heavy damage 9 n' l! P7 q7 u b. q+ k
CV Taiho, Torpedo hits 1, on fire % Y# j6 A0 P9 H4 n' O
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Day Air attack on TF at 69,54 / K9 k8 f3 m7 w" w7 F: C5 m0 o; w
- T1 w& X& n$ ?9 o G* hAllied aircraft
0 P `$ D# Q6 f9 U% YFM-2 Wildcat x 6
. ^) j4 c- Z# e$ d3 yTBM Avenger x 12
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; N. y9 \* W6 m1 sAllied aircraft losses 6 f! Q% G# ~7 l- b/ E3 ~* l
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged
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0 _. E$ L/ @1 }: l& g7 k0 BJapanese Ships
0 p, q' _$ r9 X) bCVL Chiyoda, on fire, heavy damage . |; V$ L* W7 ~2 L( p, P1 @/ l# @' y
CV Taiho, on fire
" ?3 \9 ~6 g8 Y. }2 ICV Shokaku, on fire ( S! b) ^1 i. W! y3 w
CVL Ryuho, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage * l3 F9 Y3 k& M0 p
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Allied aircraft
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' Y( E3 m7 u0 T ], m1 W" G8 {TBM Avenger x 5
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Allied aircraft losses
+ {, c8 ~; g9 U/ |. j3 ^TBM Avenger: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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CVL Ryuho, on fire, heavy damage
8 h* m' z! b- T1 {4 ~CV Shokaku, on fire + L$ Y, [% L1 N7 L5 U' g+ F% Q
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0 D t+ z! \" k$ S1 w" y0 z" nAllied aircraft
/ M; }6 B& p$ J+ Q6 M2 PF6F Hellcat x 3
3 p( D. {' H. y- |" }F4U-1 Corsair x 6 , V/ x6 W4 d5 K# q, {0 E
SB2C Helldiver x 11 8 c$ B. N& k# U: D/ d1 G
TBM Avenger x 17 " ?9 V6 i3 F& F/ x
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Allied aircraft losses , G! u' T! _6 o
SB2C Helldiver: 3 damaged
: D2 J+ b# K+ e' _& y4 M, Q7 eTBM Avenger: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged 1 `7 G G/ P. ^2 Y. T9 k$ t
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Japanese Ships
O; h( l* C) |" |( c& n. X8 }1 b" Y) \CVL Chiyoda, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ' N: _3 X x) X" A* A( F
CV Zuikaku, on fire, heavy damage . t2 Q( }2 Y& x2 ]
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
! s: q2 w$ ^1 ]4 k- p2 RCV Taiho, on fire % \ e% _% V k0 B
CVL Ibuki, on fire, heavy damage |
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