AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 44
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沉寂多日的澳北战场突然战火重燃,天蝗居然偷偷摸摸的把整个快速舰队机动到了达尔文,9格炮击盟军最前沿机场Gove& O9 f$ z3 c9 ?
0 o3 I' t8 a6 ~4 T9 \& z谁知道在能见度极低的情况下被盟军鱼雷艇命中战列舰比睿号一雷,所谓偷鸡不成蚀把米,比睿号中雷后进水倾斜,保守估计需要修理2-3个月
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7 F; s- G& E& q: j* P+ JNight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards
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( N7 H' A" Z( H3 x1 q; @! ~ A2 I, KJapanese Ships
& J: o" ^7 h/ N9 N/ u BB Kongo
5 L0 A1 e4 W; D* H BB Haruna" P( ~; H' u5 J+ ?7 g
BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1
& n [+ S, S* i% z BB Kirishima
7 g7 Y n$ m4 C/ _$ N CA Mogami
b( n0 R, @8 @! o; V CA Mikuma9 p6 ], l0 R4 L; M; a% e
CA Suzuya4 y6 A1 J, S" y( u
CA Kumano
7 L; T. \4 A5 @0 ^ CA Kako/ s+ I8 t# U& m+ D5 W2 W
DD Makinami+ X% t) Z$ n) @9 a
DD Takanami
; n; \9 c3 r7 o2 }8 Z t1 F& M5 W DD Natsushio
& s* k* {3 i" r; e DD Yukikaze! I) B. n( |( W$ f$ u
DD Hayashio
( S2 F" p0 x7 c2 g5 J DD Maikaze N5 Z4 L: Q$ \, t1 E1 P
DD Isokaze0 x' |5 L4 x( g! P; o( {
DD Shiranui% _" p- b R* W, i
DD Amatsukaze
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Allied Ships
4 _2 _7 ]7 M, O0 H PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk3 }7 c$ i ]6 ]$ Y- l6 Y
PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk0 M2 v& v/ l+ r' @2 _
PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk) v! W3 i1 O Z3 j
PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk# g: s3 e( |; Z1 Z" h3 `- k
PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
% Y* L+ |( o2 T8 t$ G PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk* F: t; N' `* V
PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk V5 x) M( G$ s& C/ X
PT-60
3 Y: R% q9 W v* Z PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk6 J# i: n8 j8 G3 g5 e
PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
" n# h) x I8 j6 O, M PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
: n0 M6 C8 L+ s- ?2 Y PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk# S: R) L6 k8 X- f$ Z1 s
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!% G# B1 B* P- M6 o5 I5 h, p
Allied TF begins to get underway4 p8 ^4 L6 A$ b5 M: O# r
Low visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight: n6 ^; A* l0 w
Maximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards
0 G6 a% [! h& X$ Y, t1 d: TRange closes to 25,000 yards...
; _0 p0 Y4 n. C# TCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards
1 y" S" M- b. h, F: ~- XRange closes to 20,000 yards...
" u/ \3 z! m0 j PRange closes to 15,000 yards...( ~1 {9 N* L# l( @- G/ T4 a
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards
; O! v4 a: k$ N( z) w/ H: ^CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards' C8 Q- L" F% [% ^, n
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
9 s* s. T. r5 c- iCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards7 R. E1 ^+ R/ m, b9 m
Range closes to 7,000 yards...( P, J7 a, ]0 x1 D+ F
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards0 _2 _, B2 ^( Q5 r+ M$ A0 W: k3 n. I
Range closes to 5,000 yards...9 p, ~) v2 x4 e3 Y; y
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards4 I. _& }5 I) n/ l5 ]* w& R
Range closes to 3,000 yards...9 {% g. f' \7 r' A' O; S
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards" ~, i; Q! C. [, L4 M2 \/ S
Range closes to 1,000 yards...
7 }, v* z( H5 |, h4 FPT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
, U' g! i: p( V: e. [PT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards7 s9 C( y i0 C' I4 _0 ^2 \
PT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
9 M+ a) j5 y( f. ^7 SMassive explosion on PT-460 t0 H1 y# k0 I* q3 ~( d! v5 i; o
PT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards( s/ Z" Q& Y% g6 a$ h o- T K
PT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
8 s/ q* y* B9 z1 D0 Y0 \/ XRange increases to 2,000 yards' G/ g9 |; G7 W" R
PT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
9 f7 m7 R t2 }; N% i2 nPT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards$ W4 E& c* _0 Y( ~ S/ z$ }' w8 `
BB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards
) ]; ?, j# ?: s" Q1 r/ CPT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards
7 `0 p, {, q0 l) g/ [) yPT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards
$ q) B! Q/ X5 s$ P, b/ sRange increases to 3,000 yards& y4 m3 a& J% X$ O& A ]
PT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards6 ]. ~% _1 D+ u8 m4 U2 j
Range closes to 2,000 yards! p, H* @" c0 A ~
BB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards
3 O, w+ ~2 }# l* r8 `/ NPT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards3 R* L: v& n7 I7 {/ {
Range increases to 4,000 yards; K5 ]9 h! I* d% @3 g
Range increases to 5,000 yards
* ~3 m, d/ F" ]8 i6 cDD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127 0 P8 Y% n4 _% R) Z
Range increases to 6,000 yards
2 @0 B4 U* Q1 y4 |+ x2 URange increases to 8,000 yards- h7 }8 c8 ^! F0 Q% T# ~
Task forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards6 G2 e8 `6 ?, X! W( N; U
; B2 p4 ?$ B* z& QJapanese Ships- [3 z% w3 j) M! R, F
DD Shiranui1 y/ v- M1 T8 J6 p
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Allied Ships
7 w# P6 |3 {4 Q1 `) s5 X PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk6 M' a n$ P) _4 X
P: m' R% K( b7 R6 W. n/ CPoor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight
$ [1 F- f& ^% \& L3 _Maximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards% c4 }4 ]6 N* T
Range closes to 28,000 yards...
9 y( a$ p! x* y# j i# nRange closes to 26,000 yards...
- N P3 ^$ {7 C# K3 d3 y0 ^; p' SRange closes to 24,000 yards...' e! V( k* u7 T( d- y1 b8 M
Range closes to 22,000 yards...7 J% w/ g9 m' w9 y
Range closes to 20,000 yards...1 w- D; Z: j! } B3 m; g- d L
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
$ @3 ~8 I& ~3 j% d6 FRange closes to 16,000 yards.../ z+ j9 _. L6 C# Q+ L" b
Range closes to 14,000 yards...! I; F& q; Y0 K$ E! E* }; U
Range closes to 12,000 yards...: Z$ s, X: o& b- B0 \; o
Range closes to 11,000 yards...$ Q6 V0 w5 B& ?( ?' ]7 {# ?
Range closes to 10,000 yards.... a; q2 f' K, t `+ y9 Z( s- `
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
1 f; r/ }3 o0 S$ X8 u% G/ B6 KRange closes to 8,000 yards...9 O/ K3 _$ Z- q9 O. ?7 [) J
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
: h# f6 ~) t" r; R! a) F3 Y r" \" GRange closes to 6,000 yards...
3 z# S# X4 F" B6 l8 C1 X6 _' ARange closes to 5,000 yards...3 s8 ?0 j6 A a: j+ T7 y# T
Range closes to 4,000 yards...9 q; m, M9 u+ C- h1 M5 _9 Z
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
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" u0 P- |+ e& ]& V7 ECONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
- _+ W0 b) e3 oCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
7 n/ X' Q( l$ C8 n" ]Allied ships attempt to get underway& D4 P8 w: i" a+ O: E9 W
Range increases to 3,000 yards
\$ R1 l2 p1 n& A/ rPT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards# Z, x; I3 c9 z* ~
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...
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' \% j2 p, v p* H FNight Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127 X+ V; N- t2 F2 |2 T9 c
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no flights
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5 B+ ] e/ A' PAllied aircraft losses; D# t3 J M8 c( ^4 W
Catalina I: 7 damaged
' G( |1 J! n7 N! Q/ B. F Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground! X7 m+ i# X1 O" x0 A- |
P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged# C1 ]6 D+ H, r! G. @' ]
P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground
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Japanese Ships
( S2 A# s5 z. P+ Q0 @2 Z. e BB Kirishima
3 I6 U' O D$ r; E# ` BB Hiei
$ C% X; y; r; s+ Y BB Haruna$ ?3 T6 t" R8 i" T/ y6 w
BB Kongo
/ Z8 p9 Q2 `- ] CA Kako8 o7 v& ]3 |+ R7 p# C. Q
CA Kumano
( ?( V' I$ [: P) v! y2 K' t) _3 I7 F9 \ CA Suzuya2 X2 h, W7 ^6 h/ J4 B7 G
CA Mikuma
6 u3 C! ~ {8 `+ H CA Mogami
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/ p! k; |0 p" tAllied ground losses:( [) T; |! G, v8 n' w, d
274 casualties reported% ^3 u# Y7 @# F9 O0 ?
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled/ _- r* I# u& P) l. h, r
Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled+ k/ W! G1 J' r2 e" z* q
Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled
4 S) P2 `$ a$ k9 ~! K; b+ e" Y Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
5 @0 c5 L/ X' [ Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)
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! _( F& N; t6 f" Q3 MAirbase hits 17
/ P7 H. I/ s- {, w9 ?. p* mAirbase supply hits 2
) G1 e, n" H* X! |Runway hits 35
^2 d8 R( m* uPort hits 5
0 n. v0 A$ M+ ?9 X) bPort supply hits 46 l( P: G6 W. [" e
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BB Kirishima firing at Gove
5 o3 @8 [, k& \7 l3 D _5 DBB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade
* v* e1 }! x% k5 |' h, b/ ]BB Haruna firing at Gove 7 E, Z0 w( y1 {" e: ?) S- u7 t
BB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade! l& L/ t$ F) G, P5 r- k/ {
CA Kako firing at Gove
$ O4 D! X/ F; O; H; |CA Kumano firing at Gove
; g; Z8 u* z& l% ]% |0 m( v0 QE13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya
* ~7 s @" k2 PCA Suzuya firing at Gove
O3 v! A4 g% n/ ]' qCA Mikuma firing at Gove / o8 e6 R2 Z( J
CA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |