AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 44
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% r+ B. e/ E Q b h) O6 e# Y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 0 A7 p0 l- H: R$ G; ^6 B4 X
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards; L2 V- z X0 M# M5 x" A" A' H
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BB Kongo
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BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 10 [( ^# w5 W0 T
BB Kirishima
9 J. Z R0 B { CA Mogami
+ u. F/ }, a/ q" [8 I+ W8 R2 x/ | CA Mikuma% d% ]% A, j7 ? g* z7 ~' Y7 G: m
CA Suzuya
* w% J* X; P+ q CA Kumano
2 A7 ~" c2 J0 x, z) N' h( W CA Kako* z9 t" U4 Z4 R: |' ~: S* D
DD Makinami0 n* [' c+ s4 N/ ?8 z* D
DD Takanami, c& a# w" w; u" B' H6 c
DD Natsushio( h l, G) i2 x* k
DD Yukikaze
. Z0 f' @$ D# }5 l4 h# h W DD Hayashio% n6 Q7 G$ p Y2 l q
DD Maikaze" S( m+ i3 o5 ^; J+ y& b( y
DD Isokaze
# T9 P1 t# X; g" F DD Shiranui
( q! a, w% V9 x DD Amatsukaze
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$ W1 y' _! R6 K: A4 G2 vAllied Ships9 ^# B$ ~2 |% ]! C
PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
/ M, E8 U' n7 r9 x8 i( ]# @8 z y PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk8 l( F% ?( U+ z& x, G$ s
PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
9 b/ U, y" T/ L4 m1 H9 I PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
( A: H O. W& ~/ m PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk1 H- [, O; k# E& w/ x" W( w' ^
PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
+ G% x% f$ v1 k PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk" x$ g% I. j( [" H$ N8 u
PT-605 u1 V3 u' C4 p6 }2 _/ B1 R
PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk U' w! Z$ F& O1 R) W6 Y
PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
% t* N9 g! j8 i5 n PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
5 I+ f. {; F( C PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!* \9 e v* Z5 w
Allied TF begins to get underway O- H: b" k+ l7 X
Low visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight9 e6 W! s" }% I3 [) G
Maximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards! k1 A& T. \% R# o# R7 F- s
Range closes to 25,000 yards...
& s4 t. H. h" i) X: A2 |( gCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards: k: h }0 z1 B5 [4 `7 D
Range closes to 20,000 yards...& K! V1 z2 I8 P7 g8 d" M% n4 E7 x
Range closes to 15,000 yards...
2 M c$ r% x2 n( D e7 tCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards
# L3 a' X1 R! U- f- N% gCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards
; a0 J% Z! Q6 P v! B) [: I U3 dRange closes to 10,000 yards...0 p, c( E+ m2 V1 I! O" z/ d
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
( P$ r4 c2 r: U2 v, c2 yRange closes to 7,000 yards...2 X# Q+ U; y5 E, F1 s) w
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards
3 M' ?. @1 X' z" `1 eRange closes to 5,000 yards...
1 r, i: N8 q, @! X r7 t2 WCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards% T* V8 t, T0 `. r1 }9 k
Range closes to 3,000 yards... |" j# K4 X$ l p+ [3 x% D0 v' ?
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
" B$ ?1 S* h( O7 y/ bRange closes to 1,000 yards...3 z( {* s' `5 F! J) V4 v% U4 [6 o
PT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
7 {! ]/ Y2 @: T8 P* IPT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards4 ]6 H7 Y! T: H7 a# [+ q
PT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
* x4 T+ H5 ^0 n( mMassive explosion on PT-466 s4 ]1 A$ P4 e' c% X' M
PT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards* L& E& M# u( p& s
PT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
4 N+ K, a K5 ?: _/ O8 Y" e: s8 S; j+ xRange increases to 2,000 yards
" c5 J. {( F& u$ u8 c& UPT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
8 h$ T9 V2 ~" U8 ZPT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
% j: d8 N8 C+ l( E( IBB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards' |$ b6 V3 o" M+ {' Y6 r4 Q9 B
PT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards
0 {# ]3 h- H$ N% B0 S* SPT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards
$ x d: X! ?9 H0 I% cRange increases to 3,000 yards
6 |# f7 A. P2 {- W2 k" b+ P+ xPT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards6 L8 U, G* t9 {) e" C
Range closes to 2,000 yards( ~/ M8 q: Z1 G8 l; p' F
BB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards
) S. a7 c# n' L5 Y8 Q _& }PT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards' \1 _2 F; s, @4 a
Range increases to 4,000 yards
7 r% T3 g/ c& N+ P" ]8 }* jRange increases to 5,000 yards. f/ k w# U& E
DD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127
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Range increases to 8,000 yards, W! @4 @% B: Z: I
Task forces break off...
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: j' Y& I$ T' i: A2 e* MNight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships7 L( y+ j4 Z$ z- Q- l
DD Shiranui! m! B8 }2 m) x& m
! b* B/ q6 P* nAllied Ships6 [5 w5 F$ r, I' a$ q
PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk2 D3 z. r c3 ?5 r
2 C5 D% R7 d3 _. E: BPoor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight$ E& H4 F5 u# Y$ E% E# Y, a4 F
Maximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards: z- `% _0 i0 B9 A5 k- c% E
Range closes to 28,000 yards...
. Z! Z6 Z( w5 s k; }Range closes to 26,000 yards..., S+ P# N8 t1 U q
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
' {/ Z6 t! r0 y8 q! v9 H" YRange closes to 22,000 yards...* y0 b9 F8 [' s' ^2 R l
Range closes to 20,000 yards...) Q) a$ j! T- Y- E5 P1 F: N
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
' U: g$ c3 H( Z; T# K+ ^" r* c; CRange closes to 16,000 yards...
" K! S# `* N5 c8 z7 n" ?! qRange closes to 14,000 yards...
# h+ q/ ~4 m8 n; qRange closes to 12,000 yards...: H# h4 K) m2 x/ p/ v: p
Range closes to 11,000 yards...3 x' {4 g+ [5 I& {/ a/ D$ y
Range closes to 10,000 yards...- A: o. i! r; {0 L2 l9 Y/ v
Range closes to 9,000 yards...4 s$ Z% c2 e5 w. W4 |) z
Range closes to 8,000 yards...2 L8 v' }6 f5 ]# v8 k
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
6 F& c- N z0 S/ ]9 ORange closes to 6,000 yards...
* m% F7 w' Y ]: c! I& \) C& hRange closes to 5,000 yards...# R4 D3 X9 J$ P7 `
Range closes to 4,000 yards...5 Q% e4 T. P( l" G
Range closes to 3,000 yards.... n2 {, E0 J% ~
Range closes to 2,000 yards...' U) I, k7 u& T- h
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
. q/ g5 A; ?/ C; g9 N/ S: aCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards, e5 T9 M9 l/ J2 q: J
Allied ships attempt to get underway2 t9 I @- Z9 U9 `+ R+ {. H
Range increases to 3,000 yards/ ]/ j2 J# p2 K0 u; d
PT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards& J( T6 d3 K5 S* |& `: o7 s! L
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk..., A5 r# z: E( y+ x
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Night Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127
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Allied aircraft' v4 b; G2 h$ G# v7 \$ F$ s" d
no flights
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0 [* ~. c' F8 p5 W# QAllied aircraft losses8 C3 R* \# `2 G7 @7 w$ H
Catalina I: 7 damaged, T$ X9 R) k0 Q' N: O4 z- ^
Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground2 z& e9 r8 `) n; V
P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged3 h. A3 U/ x: f7 E0 D6 Q) n) R5 l
P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground; e( a" w% M: h" ~! ~8 K& u
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Japanese Ships+ F; t& [% s1 W' v
BB Kirishima, A1 O2 R& q+ c$ y( [4 d
BB Hiei* i7 F- H: y- g L4 Z2 a; F2 B
BB Haruna
2 p% y$ Q, P% E# `: r) J BB Kongo" h2 ^1 R, X0 Z8 x
CA Kako% X$ C. ?# ^" o( G
CA Kumano
5 ~, f8 w" ~- i s CA Suzuya) m1 }0 |9 G/ w# W2 y7 B0 K @1 z8 ~( `
CA Mikuma, y$ W/ n4 g3 ]' m# c" o" ~
CA Mogami* [9 Y9 P b0 C. w5 w
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Allied ground losses:3 S& _2 r5 C6 q4 O, X0 T, M
274 casualties reported* J9 f8 [3 g: K& T, a
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
/ P& u# e" V% u. d: h Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled5 q9 `& |% z0 E6 C: g4 M- b% o- {8 n5 i
Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled
# s9 j3 x# m0 G Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)0 L7 @" B* o- R/ `' `" @: o+ y
Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)
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( `# w& [& J% @/ O6 ZAirbase hits 17
/ C* R9 v1 F3 @6 B" k% xAirbase supply hits 23 B, Z" R7 Q. z5 T( t. ]
Runway hits 352 w' o3 H6 D( s) B y& h& Z# Y; c
Port hits 5
" f* h* x1 z! j1 F: A4 B9 [ hPort supply hits 4; ~6 s# O5 k: ~& s) w; ?: K# U/ B
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BB Kirishima firing at Gove # H8 w! h" M, {5 f6 J; }
BB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade7 B; x1 \) J1 k/ P" O' x8 E9 U
BB Haruna firing at Gove
" f2 G7 }8 @1 A/ `5 ]! I- WBB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade
: ` V* W5 E4 v1 sCA Kako firing at Gove
8 r$ Y3 V, `2 ^# Q. L& c) lCA Kumano firing at Gove
7 w9 ^& p: T6 S* w1 }# G% n9 \* q+ `E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya: w5 _4 Z k6 H7 \+ P
CA Suzuya firing at Gove
6 i7 q# B% u. n: U7 T7 ~CA Mikuma firing at Gove h# W- }$ B, V; S5 e( V/ |! o
CA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |