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Gove0 ~5 p ^; v; X! v, }
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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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/ Y1 W% Y& P* C& q$ Z, \Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships6 n; T+ i9 Q+ ~% ^, @
BB Kongo" }# z% j* v( R% h5 C5 L
BB Haruna, l1 j) Q3 {3 n5 `' `# |
BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1
T6 ^7 q l/ s6 V. H# h BB Kirishima; O. Z. M1 [4 A/ x9 ^% |: P
CA Mogami
0 @. o+ N7 U( z9 \ CA Mikuma
6 l, G% F$ O* a CA Suzuya9 i* Q7 X% q$ l- i
CA Kumano
3 ^, ?2 D; w# u, F. u) y& ]( ? CA Kako; \! n( T6 n6 B' f- f# e2 h
DD Makinami
% t) u: G- _" Y @ DD Takanami
1 L3 g: b& Y$ H" q, {" x DD Natsushio( o5 L8 C% U6 W! f5 N
DD Yukikaze
# s6 E8 U: Z2 _% o* S DD Hayashio
4 {$ A0 F: S7 N% |$ l2 D; W _9 f DD Maikaze( e; \, s C6 q- ]
DD Isokaze
: I$ R) ?( x* `( S DD Shiranui3 T M" I8 t6 H) f3 K t4 O: R
DD Amatsukaze
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2 X; Y' \7 b& m" EAllied Ships
! z" X$ y( T% T% z" w( N' P, [ PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk( W) L5 J }' m6 {6 b( T
PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
. J! K' N3 U" S+ M* l; G* J PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk) b' z9 O5 y% y
PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
( b3 d9 @! P6 u x! v$ l% C( d PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk! o _7 `( G1 L( e) C1 s8 U
PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk4 l4 h) @7 J- v- \. p$ {) v
PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
5 T; \- G. n8 M% D# Q PT-60
m5 Q+ B; q" e! ~# W6 Z PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
I: \# H7 V! M% Z1 i PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
8 `: D: T& a& Z3 A1 h( T( l PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
$ Y: _! M5 Z8 h: R PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
2 ?! Q7 R: J" p$ I) IAllied TF begins to get underway% P" v5 _6 a# Q# d) T
Low visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight0 U; H$ B$ |* S1 Z+ v; }
Maximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards& o/ M9 ~* V$ ~& c
Range closes to 25,000 yards...& ~ A2 Z2 K8 Q+ N" K3 D
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards
8 L' Y8 {* G3 F2 y! \Range closes to 20,000 yards...
; I7 f! _! d% ~2 XRange closes to 15,000 yards...
A3 w) k# u) |! L1 x. @% ICONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards7 V( |0 p0 s- X
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards
" K9 B9 p- W. E. r7 t( ^Range closes to 10,000 yards...
' T; c4 K2 u2 f2 {1 e# ?CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards, a% l; O1 a9 W7 o* g7 ]
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
6 b/ T2 g3 z: SCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards( O4 |) f& m0 h
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
5 e" N7 i: T6 M) [+ T# DCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards
* F: y0 U4 U; x3 |& T" F- n7 j0 K1 bRange closes to 3,000 yards...; d2 X! G3 l: b: m$ Z- J& o! v
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
7 O6 a3 e7 `8 ]& S% Z) I& JRange closes to 1,000 yards...) U' Y& E& w# X, W5 C6 d
PT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
) v% X3 Z: P' N5 wPT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards& F9 b1 s1 `' l7 ^$ n9 W3 r$ s
PT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
2 d2 R! N, m9 ?) G# y# ]Massive explosion on PT-469 z9 O# q. V; B3 m
PT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
! [; f5 C' h# H& O- e8 [PT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards% H; s" O: O. d/ k* Q
Range increases to 2,000 yards9 ~# [3 h' I3 J# @2 ?; p
PT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
$ Z8 }+ s& o/ ?7 cPT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards# C) Z( n& W: U* f- E" j1 i* d
BB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards. Y: s, E6 g0 ?* E
PT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards
( z4 l4 z( v3 B1 `- ~PT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards
5 y1 v+ o0 U, v- t( fRange increases to 3,000 yards
5 e+ n0 O/ Q" |5 oPT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards
' d: b& d. l+ t0 b, WRange closes to 2,000 yards
6 t* J; I0 |1 N) {& {BB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards Q! ]9 C Z2 H6 N/ D
PT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards
) L1 ^) `4 L* H# zRange increases to 4,000 yards& E) p' ?6 k' Y$ y' A: ~
Range increases to 5,000 yards
/ n5 k6 L8 ]6 x) |DD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127
* d' E! R0 w% d. zRange increases to 6,000 yards
) d# f4 ?# k0 x8 mRange increases to 8,000 yards
( u* t( W( ?0 ?0 E1 J! \% ~0 j6 PTask forces break off...; v# _% P8 b/ `! p) `0 T
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships8 z1 V) w+ }) Z) ?# [
DD Shiranui3 w) G; h1 r0 y$ P; e/ @9 ?2 }: ]$ a
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Allied Ships* _# \" B: S2 K6 H& W$ e
PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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3 M1 i+ q) K3 C) b qPoor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight* k( [, @0 ]. D8 v* n! s9 x* G
Maximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards
; \9 t9 `; ]1 ]( oRange closes to 28,000 yards... W4 R/ C7 \" R1 V/ d, N
Range closes to 26,000 yards.../ z& @% `3 [$ q6 L
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
9 c0 r1 E5 \5 DRange closes to 22,000 yards.../ [% S2 ]7 `7 R% A( f1 S, T
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
) P: o* E' m o* Q9 LRange closes to 18,000 yards...( F9 T1 K! k. h- u3 b' E. U
Range closes to 16,000 yards...; o+ E0 }& v* ?" i( ]% x7 c
Range closes to 14,000 yards...0 S" d& a3 V" x
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
" y$ j; o* Y& WRange closes to 11,000 yards...
7 Q6 ]6 \7 b* mRange closes to 10,000 yards...
. _4 u8 ~" p R+ g5 aRange closes to 9,000 yards...
: V8 c. t/ N# i% j: _& TRange closes to 8,000 yards...6 C ?, K1 D9 `$ t7 \# n" H+ e
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
: M, D8 ~- d+ B$ b6 iRange closes to 6,000 yards...
1 `; a' O, k! {! O+ M& w7 yRange closes to 5,000 yards...
- [! O" B1 i9 |4 r" tRange closes to 4,000 yards...
$ f) l L7 {( G- NRange closes to 3,000 yards...
8 z- J9 z/ `# O+ o& dRange closes to 2,000 yards...' e; B+ l6 L/ x. D- C; G
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards2 ~9 m% ~4 H4 K3 M
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
" }7 |% z8 ~8 J0 M, hAllied ships attempt to get underway/ Y6 h4 p. z+ M1 _% Y
Range increases to 3,000 yards
2 O+ ]4 {) i* D. ^: |: W4 I) fPT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards
# B0 B& T7 R/ \0 B$ NCombat ends with last Allied ship sunk...
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* X% O9 g: {1 k, Z- v( XNight Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,1275 j" z2 g9 i* a0 I: Y* M7 G
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no flights
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Allied aircraft losses
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P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged
: I3 l5 a9 z, q3 U% Z( _& x# T$ ]' b P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground
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Japanese Ships
( r' h; `1 Y) u BB Kirishima
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BB Haruna+ i9 p1 [. b$ F1 v
BB Kongo
. x9 @0 c# E: j/ }, p6 s1 _ CA Kako
$ ~+ U/ h8 d$ X7 ]/ h. i CA Kumano
9 g9 c' |2 B* m/ _ CA Suzuya7 @4 @& Y' Z% z! t. Y" O
CA Mikuma
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/ I' y# d( e5 o6 `- l* i' d9 E6 |, UAllied ground losses:
' z/ c& a# R# Y* S3 x U& r7 M 274 casualties reported/ G5 a) \' [. i6 l0 l
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled* D& m: M3 S% y
Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled
& }3 N& T2 Z ~ Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled* x, l- [9 c/ k! a- J8 G
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled) b1 X' P! _' P* r0 _$ l
Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)
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Airbase hits 17
0 g/ v9 W6 J, mAirbase supply hits 2
& D8 h1 u5 d5 K5 @9 F$ `Runway hits 35, u; U8 F d1 F
Port hits 5
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BB Kirishima firing at Gove ! |! j* K1 r5 c+ E3 ^
BB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade1 j. @) r% u) T0 b
BB Haruna firing at Gove 9 g) x& z4 F U; ]$ `3 y
BB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade6 z( b& m) n1 e" P* H: [* E
CA Kako firing at Gove % |& V* ^- H/ G2 k# i5 K4 w
CA Kumano firing at Gove - m/ k4 i4 G5 {5 d0 c$ o
E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya1 S# a+ S* q+ h! s9 z& [
CA Suzuya firing at Gove
) @0 p! j3 u1 W# I& \2 MCA Mikuma firing at Gove
( C1 X1 [- _- u9 hCA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |