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
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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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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards+ ^: F" R1 i* c" E C2 n9 f
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Japanese Ships
$ n. r$ a$ ?3 I% } BB Kongo3 l' N" ^( X& K/ M0 I
BB Haruna
! H, E, [6 S h7 @/ N8 k* r BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1" k7 R) [, h' v( i- @9 ~$ b
BB Kirishima
H4 e; A3 u. ^$ m CA Mogami
u" X7 }" e) Q CA Mikuma
8 d0 O# o4 @( i3 n; o% o+ A+ s( s CA Suzuya6 y n6 G9 L" x9 [$ C# }
CA Kumano; H; F" q: x1 g+ v% a2 Q0 F5 g4 \& P+ U
CA Kako
. r& b( W0 t% ^+ ?7 i DD Makinami" X5 d& N7 B V' X0 ^1 J
DD Takanami
; }5 m( S$ P3 d! n% h7 C5 j# L DD Natsushio) }% T0 ]4 c& C9 _7 p% Y. |" ?: l
DD Yukikaze
8 W0 s/ _3 B' T; m$ s DD Hayashio
2 u/ h$ E/ J! a) l. }: y2 H. r DD Maikaze' t. @; ]) R C& T z
DD Isokaze2 R! _/ F s7 Y# f
DD Shiranui* s1 d0 `" z) }( X# `& ~
DD Amatsukaze
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- j* `+ k7 o, T9 hAllied Ships
" {9 d* ^3 @! Z) \# ~3 t H( Q8 t PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk$ b5 i( z6 V6 d
PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
) w" a1 M9 Q7 v7 ]: M PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
# }8 a5 m0 \' [/ |/ e3 M PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk- M: W8 u" b# m) S+ ?5 C
PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
6 C7 g- N, Z( ~. J( }3 q PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk7 c: K: f& D; n8 J! y6 [6 _
PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk3 ^. s6 Z3 q- d, P% r3 D4 o7 N# A
PT-60+ Q. @9 C9 E+ }& u6 I
PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
p. M( k$ u) m: U& t E# i PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
' A t) t3 X: o0 x PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk: R' Q3 v; f" w7 P# x2 m
PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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8 g& q8 a# [# s6 K& GJapanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!% }% u3 H0 D' ]% c E. N) ~5 e" V/ a
Allied TF begins to get underway
' N$ h, j; c7 o' @Low visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight
# e& G0 q/ \$ I. Z8 s: \Maximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards
2 a0 h+ c8 ^' lRange closes to 25,000 yards...
* W: d: M8 y8 H b! C8 K( W( BCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards
4 n& t9 w2 |- R1 }2 KRange closes to 20,000 yards... Q6 E- I/ B( j2 F3 a& x
Range closes to 15,000 yards..., R8 u) s; G- } h2 E; Z
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards
% X; x' x+ D9 H- r cCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards
& i) ^9 _( z/ H! ~Range closes to 10,000 yards...
* R! N6 x" I4 d- {# NCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards! X/ J' l; a/ O/ g0 e
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
! O9 d$ X" d* z& `% e9 Y+ R# sCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards+ S! S+ a* U' y2 w! s( B+ d
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
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Range closes to 3,000 yards...' p Z0 w3 ] G6 N; W( T- ~
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards6 b0 ?! I& c: t6 K, s! ~8 a
Range closes to 1,000 yards.... g, s/ H" q: F; ]& R j9 N
PT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
4 w: d# E9 B. |. N& J' K% g! N2 r- nPT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards* ]1 u3 V# [$ m7 f
PT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
" J9 o" B3 s; u) u+ l) T; IMassive explosion on PT-46
/ w" A* n& b0 z) \PT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
) W8 }/ ? A% ?* [9 D+ YPT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards3 B0 h* |& @ A
Range increases to 2,000 yards/ h$ J! Y6 `& L- C: G A
PT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
3 ]( v& \, _! E8 d, i% dPT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
- p. d( @; b4 C& q) a) pBB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards) E% R+ O/ u) z# V
PT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards7 U' ~6 r" n |- J
PT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards, E7 ]# Y2 h3 O* y
Range increases to 3,000 yards1 y2 A4 ~1 T; z0 k
PT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards
+ q! }3 y# U3 k( rRange closes to 2,000 yards
9 x- @) d* k/ N3 e6 q3 BBB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards: x1 w. |7 w/ Y0 G
PT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards% Z! K* p: t$ X
Range increases to 4,000 yards: }1 s+ o. w+ q$ P
Range increases to 5,000 yards
. Z2 P1 l' p+ iDD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127
% M8 E5 g6 N Z1 ?) ?- yRange increases to 6,000 yards' L7 r' X; e7 k, w) e6 T
Range increases to 8,000 yards! f7 K1 [( L. A/ x% T( K9 t2 l" I4 L
Task forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards
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DD Shiranui* ~5 t- Q/ R8 i, z' l
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Allied Ships/ ]% T( |) A- [) z ]" B3 k
PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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# c0 o: p. C- u% [* ]) ^Poor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight
; y' A! g+ y/ L9 I: M* \& {/ w4 dMaximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards
8 x# t+ _& E; |, Y9 V0 YRange closes to 28,000 yards...; ^( A- i% q, [
Range closes to 26,000 yards...; M; R7 n+ [) @" Z9 {$ Q$ p
Range closes to 24,000 yards...: F9 V" b# E; q! Y# [. L8 j" J8 s
Range closes to 22,000 yards...- ^' A1 \% Z2 i; Q
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
C$ h0 u* m3 Y0 q; cRange closes to 18,000 yards..." v8 B+ c* x- o! R
Range closes to 16,000 yards...8 k4 b& a" [. ~) f0 E1 R! b0 }
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
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Range closes to 11,000 yards.../ x7 d# \, W/ _+ J7 n4 @ M& H
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
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Range closes to 6,000 yards...
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Range closes to 4,000 yards...
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CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
7 a/ N$ w6 v- T3 I2 `2 ~CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
4 c6 q" F' t9 N& x0 C4 wAllied ships attempt to get underway
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8 G* e6 m/ D4 r: c! g; xPT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards% ^* S) h3 L V: @, q
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk... C9 [. n6 b i
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Night Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,1271 A$ Y, K. Q! n7 |8 Q
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Catalina I: 7 damaged, ^% F7 c0 R! [, ]( _4 b, _, d
Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground
) V2 n6 P! |7 q3 S! U8 h* `9 ] P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged/ O! |& E1 K" p6 R
P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground
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BB Kirishima
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BB Haruna6 `, Y. y8 f' X1 N
BB Kongo$ Z; W [' Q: d' ]
CA Kako
6 {3 d) a5 [2 z/ S5 \. B CA Kumano
8 N, y$ N. M! Q" q3 V CA Suzuya
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CA Mogami
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& a: z% Y9 P0 E4 D) a 274 casualties reported
\8 ]6 V" p$ y1 l5 Z& |7 e Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled! C) ?* {5 J F0 t$ p
Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled
. n) x7 _ K" A8 o/ t Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled/ l* x8 r7 z9 q) k$ |% c
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
0 Z- M6 L* K: d q Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)9 S/ F( D, u5 o3 A) M
; E; G2 }* |# {9 ~Airbase hits 17
$ i5 V) K5 w/ |& y; JAirbase supply hits 2
# F! o- v5 { r& x, X5 E( MRunway hits 35
6 p, m, ]5 n( i+ U8 _( J' l" ]$ mPort hits 5
; u% Q8 e; h) Y+ fPort supply hits 4
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BB Kirishima firing at Gove
+ T8 D/ |" q2 \. z4 y4 i6 H: m5 xBB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade' F( u$ z* ~# z# ^' N$ V. K" Q
BB Haruna firing at Gove
" W( Q+ p* {. d% SBB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade z3 D. K( c& Q! R
CA Kako firing at Gove
7 @1 {5 V) p9 {$ T" YCA Kumano firing at Gove
$ |: ~* h6 ~) G# m; u9 |+ P) UE13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya" a4 {% H4 s* O
CA Suzuya firing at Gove
) A! w' ^; v9 h4 hCA Mikuma firing at Gove
$ z5 `+ ], @; t' @! a& @4 VCA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |