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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! e, p' K! ?8 g( }5 Q; u/ D8 X6 ]Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards4 B- A4 B( x3 P+ c
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Japanese Ships2 j j! H/ @; k
BB Kongo
5 i! l) }) r+ h4 b% h( P7 ^ BB Haruna1 I" h5 {2 B& ~7 S
BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1
2 x4 t: B: _: I ~3 i8 w/ Z BB Kirishima
, ?" y& `1 a/ E3 E2 s- T CA Mogami
5 X# A3 l) X# Y0 p8 L, B/ c( I CA Mikuma5 {% t2 f! g O( u( X+ I
CA Suzuya
1 G9 ~7 d3 L- ? CA Kumano j7 [+ e- j2 L; P5 ~7 z
CA Kako. R2 o9 h9 j- _, K% U
DD Makinami3 q# _% x$ H( m. f
DD Takanami
' S( X( V9 F0 l4 i6 [ X, ] DD Natsushio. O+ y5 @8 r* z5 G! ^2 S7 S% e: v
DD Yukikaze& ^, \+ W, O. u9 ^+ m0 J
DD Hayashio$ a4 A5 \( Y( G0 [1 {
DD Maikaze
+ p/ V1 g( Q ?0 b. f& D$ H DD Isokaze
* a( j3 w4 a1 Q3 r* f3 T" O. Y DD Shiranui
: R* ^( h3 J# c- k& f DD Amatsukaze
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Allied Ships2 p0 e/ D4 i \: l/ c3 L) T
PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
' N& r/ ]+ a! o1 v7 X PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk( L, k R4 g8 Z0 H: x# ^- s
PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
0 I; d* {: j/ m) ]5 H PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
/ O. @' ^$ X- q* z/ d PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk9 S5 W4 Q+ Q% L8 y( C
PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk/ x5 m. m% K- T7 P7 O/ B
PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
7 s! E6 ~2 h4 t; c5 j PT-60
& ~' t" i( j9 g- p4 G( B0 P PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk |) a7 f) M& S5 G
PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk3 c2 ~; d8 _; U5 r K
PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk2 k. z4 J! t$ a# t1 n/ N" J8 c$ t7 v
PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!+ m6 @9 m* G. `" X( m0 E
Allied TF begins to get underway
9 d5 v8 m! w4 {' e+ G! t& `Low visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight
0 ]' @8 o8 w) oMaximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards$ f% ` Z2 F9 l5 N) X
Range closes to 25,000 yards...9 a0 F1 w- [& {6 r, g! V: }
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards
6 E' M* x2 d. B9 P- X5 bRange closes to 20,000 yards...$ S* ?" Z O/ _4 X2 T9 |2 J
Range closes to 15,000 yards...( f# s2 d7 O' X2 Z' A7 q
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards3 z! ]1 ?- a; [2 k
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards$ b. ^9 G2 b. z$ @, X# I
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
4 G( k0 g1 |* SCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards1 l& t0 b e8 C5 y
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
! T0 ~* X8 J B) iCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards7 F! c5 K& _, h7 Q
Range closes to 5,000 yards..., _, Y* x1 M1 x+ e+ H
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards! I& F9 a, q& {3 }
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
, R7 h& \3 u( z/ \CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards! T+ @; V( Z/ H
Range closes to 1,000 yards...
! V3 q0 F1 A7 ]/ R* JPT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
' v7 e3 W3 M# _ O* c0 v2 h+ S8 MPT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards F0 V6 c' m3 U3 h. Z1 U. @% F
PT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards8 G( o; p4 v: x' ^5 M) E
Massive explosion on PT-46
4 Q" I! u8 l3 P' v6 O) qPT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards; x& P6 h3 E; h; j, y
PT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
' B) r; N/ y5 V, \4 O' v- F3 f% J" `Range increases to 2,000 yards! G8 S, h0 n$ m" h7 e
PT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards/ b1 k: {4 T( N8 l- i& l( z6 N
PT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards! u$ I0 b& O M6 z P' v' l
BB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards
: f R9 J3 w, YPT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards- X% Z) u3 x9 q- D+ T
PT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards
( i* s' j4 |8 @$ P! E/ b' x8 GRange increases to 3,000 yards/ Z8 y$ o+ P9 U2 U+ X& j
PT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards
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BB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards; E$ Q$ p) e6 w- f" U* v5 `
PT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards
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# y4 z/ @7 Q% j( o. c/ Y2 q; K4 TRange increases to 5,000 yards
/ x( D5 @- r: }/ K; ^3 tDD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127
& M9 K& [9 n+ H; K1 KRange increases to 6,000 yards8 X& v" S' t/ d9 d" w
Range increases to 8,000 yards/ K- A. O/ o! Y$ m3 Y
Task forces break off..., W4 o0 f/ `& l# M+ \
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards
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3 X$ \/ }& ]/ _% Y/ B$ iJapanese Ships
6 T ^$ M( R! I/ c( s' D DD Shiranui
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3 Q$ f3 B- r. ? b0 O. Q PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk9 t+ h3 D6 [' ], p
7 U' }/ u3 @& |1 J4 j% K; K6 EPoor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight
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Range closes to 28,000 yards...) ]3 `# z; k( k! {8 G1 [0 W
Range closes to 26,000 yards...
0 _7 ?/ x9 o: t4 e" d) CRange closes to 24,000 yards...; [( D' t: a8 ?" y; ?
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
1 a# J! X2 D$ | J, wRange closes to 20,000 yards...
; G% ^3 U- H- G8 B. g* B$ dRange closes to 18,000 yards...
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Range closes to 14,000 yards...
! y7 x ~" c1 m# P! yRange closes to 12,000 yards...
# D0 x" O0 O% w* R FRange closes to 11,000 yards...2 c5 b6 l6 r- D9 ~$ n! T8 i/ O
Range closes to 10,000 yards...% j ]3 z/ `& Z; c$ Z9 k
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
! E! h& c- [+ D% B/ t5 {5 uRange closes to 8,000 yards...# l- k1 n! x' R
Range closes to 7,000 yards.... E- X; m' L; B5 @" d# h
Range closes to 6,000 yards...+ o9 y9 }" D( q
Range closes to 5,000 yards...# i% }' s( U' @) @$ i
Range closes to 4,000 yards...6 n5 r1 v9 W, p8 a& |2 h5 u3 m
Range closes to 3,000 yards...6 | u' p9 ^3 M" e" T' c7 S
Range closes to 2,000 yards...5 T$ }/ _/ U: x
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
" q, k$ M) h9 f/ w/ F9 ]+ z9 K' Q! U6 [CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards+ X! l+ M& J v( ^
Allied ships attempt to get underway
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PT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards
, n! w1 r g7 I N( r- vCombat ends with last Allied ship sunk...7 W& [+ h. h! q+ Q% I: @
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% J, ?- E/ H/ h2 }5 `" v5 HNight Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127
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Allied aircraft& U+ B" K/ b3 K' |# h
no flights
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" @' y" ]8 Z% y% d; hAllied aircraft losses7 T0 P! `6 ~/ g: t' t
Catalina I: 7 damaged
/ d, U% u3 P( }5 H Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground
1 A+ o; Y# K2 p" p* F) W P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged2 s8 T% i$ B& u1 v
P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground4 M* w7 {3 X3 |6 `% b8 U% w
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Japanese Ships
6 W7 d6 N/ m: M; C0 g4 Y& w( C2 u BB Kirishima
% I, R6 H0 {+ p! L% Q BB Hiei
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CA Kumano6 ^( k2 |/ c0 ?7 x! g# P {2 Y n) @
CA Suzuya
3 o2 L3 m. i$ l: b K! n1 J CA Mikuma9 Z* D) ]4 f: b3 \1 R
CA Mogami
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Allied ground losses:1 X* w4 P/ O/ @4 h$ O) w. u9 B) a$ w4 `
274 casualties reported, D O! R$ \/ x+ t' i/ I
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
6 ]- S# Z* ~0 z1 E: u. E0 y Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled
! f' ]1 y8 M0 n; X Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled
% q+ [& f( Q" ]1 P, ? w8 [/ W Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)8 i' F4 ~* j: z: G( L
Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)
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8 l- _4 ?. w! L% [( WAirbase hits 17
& z2 h& x) l$ [% \+ ]+ ?; r+ D, L: IAirbase supply hits 2% [/ A% T& O4 p9 W! f
Runway hits 35. f1 m+ j: K* F
Port hits 5+ G' v4 a/ l( j) A. G
Port supply hits 4
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BB Kirishima firing at Gove : p1 ^/ j7 e7 G0 W; @
BB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade
5 d0 q, V, @ k: F, ZBB Haruna firing at Gove
% U* S' H3 E- q; h( k P/ PBB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade9 `' d; |8 A4 p7 k9 V) n
CA Kako firing at Gove
8 i9 v! D# C" [% h; T4 ?CA Kumano firing at Gove
- q0 w- k! Z* @& XE13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya( T6 Y& j- g9 o% Y- B
CA Suzuya firing at Gove # }- m( i/ o7 ^' B7 x) D/ ]
CA Mikuma firing at Gove # i, r; f9 O+ @
CA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |