The last fight of the KB!
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With several enemy carrier formations moving in from Marcus Island the KB is trapped.
+ G/ q9 _" ?- W( K( 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.
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6 E5 q7 D/ y* t6 |0 E& O$ OIn 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. ( ^# W$ F8 Y2 ^. e
$ R: [* Y/ }" d: D7 j% TThe 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. 5 j8 g" e6 u5 ]! |7 Q
All other ships but a cvl are scuttled.
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5 R" e5 m0 C) }: z4 K' e3 YJapanese aircraft
: U* @' ?. |9 kA6M2-N Rufe x 8 2 {( }3 d3 [* _
A6M5 Zeke x 85 ( y& {0 s! V' H: g* q
/ w8 K! h* s: WAllied aircraft 1 }- W* ~- k: [+ Q' G0 ~7 {
FM-2 Wildcat x 24 7 C* z4 O- G7 ^
F6F Hellcat x 120 4 D, V2 N" }& N7 i6 f' K3 m
F4U-1 Corsair x 5
. f( a7 D' z! n, H) `F4U-1D Corsair x 16 8 U% R2 w: p6 n1 N/ Y) C, Y
Corsair IV x 5 w# ~5 n; F' `1 ^1 u) z
SB2C Helldiver x 84
; E) {& B5 c# x1 b& R' u( ?TBM Avenger x 48
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Japanese aircraft losses
X5 q# J9 ]. v0 `A6M2-N Rufe: 8 destroyed
$ _# q4 _% H+ W3 r9 f8 z! i' XA6M5 Zeke: 84 destroyed
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0 q' ^; j3 s+ H- @3 E, u+ K: NAllied aircraft losses ( X" |, m$ s& K5 w, W2 a; }3 \. H
FM-2 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 2 damaged " O _, ]# t9 c! A1 x3 K
F6F Hellcat: 20 destroyed, 7 damaged 5 a) _0 r3 L* x8 q
F4U-1 Corsair: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged ! ~7 z0 ?0 e% r3 ~2 ~
F4U-1D Corsair: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged " o9 Z4 f7 t, e5 i' w
SB2C Helldiver: 4 destroyed, 23 damaged
S4 D. D9 ?# F L3 yTBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 28 damaged 5 G7 ~7 d: C& R% ~+ q7 f
. v/ q1 c) ^ C! L0 BJapanese Ships
3 D1 @ l- `5 q+ Z9 xCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, on fire 5 ~6 A+ c2 B' n7 i
CV Katsuragi, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
) L% q4 j/ L8 n" wCVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
" y5 |2 V! ?8 v' O2 O3 QCVL Chiyoda, Bomb hits 9, on fire, heavy damage
# @ q7 T, u" vCV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
, j6 M) r- d5 ~0 M2 v: J7 UCV Taiho, Torpedo hits 1 4 G1 X9 z5 A, W4 R! n8 ]
CVL Ibuki, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 0 }, O; k4 z2 d# ~( `+ U* j
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FM-2 Wildcat x 9
M1 [* C7 q( d; s7 \5 v; {TBM Avenger x 12
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TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged , |0 k: M5 k% j8 f5 O. L( @
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CV Zuikaku, on fire, heavy damage
# g. r V# y- ~( cCV Taiho, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
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7 [4 F* V0 c/ [5 B1 h. K. TAllied aircraft losses 1 b9 K9 d! s8 ^" @4 P: C- j
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged . `, I8 p. Z. @+ C' m$ u( M, X% x2 [
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6 C! Z: M6 H! VCVL Chiyoda, on fire, heavy damage , S [' Q6 U3 g
CV Taiho, on fire ( g! s1 n. i; O$ S0 D
CV Shokaku, on fire 2 v2 ?, [! p: i+ I3 T; `7 ?2 e: E
CVL Ryuho, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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E" m$ S5 V' m% F2 m: v: xAllied aircraft
9 L0 s+ y, s8 a+ a$ _) UFM-2 Wildcat x 2
) J& n$ I9 e I% ~* mTBM Avenger x 5 - A; Q) _# d5 X
& D) C& J8 t3 D. dAllied aircraft losses
|4 T9 X8 I4 y& w+ E" {TBM Avenger: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
8 {. v( b7 h& r( w3 k& JCVL Ryuho, on fire, heavy damage
8 o4 d, x0 I- _! \% pCV Shokaku, on fire
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F4U-1 Corsair x 6 : B1 _7 i8 F- X1 P
SB2C Helldiver x 11 4 B& A' d* c2 T$ _6 Q+ f* p, x
TBM Avenger x 17 # a, P; X; `; \7 R0 R9 C
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# E( F' _6 s0 V( K3 YSB2C Helldiver: 3 damaged - F, J0 ]8 {. x* X( l8 t
TBM Avenger: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged 5 Q5 r7 X% O) Z+ [
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CVL Chiyoda, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
5 m) l. b/ h; v( E4 K. Y- Y6 OCV Zuikaku, on fire, heavy damage
, ?# G5 X) Z9 a% }9 T& OCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage ; U7 U4 C7 I: N4 N
CV Taiho, on fire $ K4 z% B3 w/ d/ l
CVL Ibuki, on fire, heavy damage |
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