AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 44
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) P$ N% ~8 c R' G3 K* U2 s7 u4 `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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+ T; ^# U- | r" R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 5 R. Q* A* K3 v: \
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards$ t" S$ f% k' `. E, K7 f
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Japanese Ships
; j7 d# ~) |" w0 D7 |1 c/ d3 F* { BB Kongo
# O5 F' D) L, a% D2 V BB Haruna! q7 `; f# ]9 m, g+ V! c/ Q$ }
BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1
% Q+ N7 ?0 e- b( [ BB Kirishima* M% k" v$ `5 ~4 T
CA Mogami& H! f- j' j$ l# A/ D3 I5 W9 f
CA Mikuma
3 K- x; |, X7 B$ y5 Q' Q6 N CA Suzuya
, e- @1 @' `* R7 J4 s CA Kumano6 }% I3 x/ K6 c( c9 z2 o
CA Kako
4 m1 T6 G0 x1 N( e8 Q DD Makinami6 x8 \1 y" x6 L* V+ l
DD Takanami
A2 P1 Z: Z9 Q4 c DD Natsushio
$ @9 {: I; C! h DD Yukikaze
* E$ V& g5 M" y! u1 d0 P8 E DD Hayashio
3 ~% Y2 t3 ]" p. c% C1 t x DD Maikaze5 m% m' Z* |3 v K+ }" C
DD Isokaze: U5 T. t# W8 M
DD Shiranui% _4 d2 u4 H& F/ s( `4 n" y( ~
DD Amatsukaze1 I# m# C5 _7 ?% Q* y2 V/ z& m
) I: Q2 v J% W& J3 B1 WAllied Ships u+ R: s" F6 v2 c9 o( f
PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
: x. C1 S! F# o) h5 k+ T. r7 ~ PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk* D1 K9 C0 b% m8 s8 l
PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
! C$ R/ C* V! Q, \- q PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk. B) J. u8 `* {: k. f
PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
9 X8 b) h6 P/ X: P( E0 | PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk2 y# R( f3 t( E8 q+ Q
PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
4 u# s! G& B( U7 T* ]/ T PT-60
* {! ~9 k1 Q" k! U* }" B$ W PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
/ P: x9 [: I: U3 S1 C9 [ PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk$ [( P9 k* T% p* V9 F& w8 w1 e
PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk1 x& \( m6 u* @: Y5 ]- p, Q
PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk9 x* L5 A) x. @- b5 d4 P
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching! v! J$ i5 P: |6 u
Allied TF begins to get underway3 H! I6 A& a1 R, s# K
Low visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight
, i( y- s5 W; u% oMaximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards8 P q- k' V3 S5 {' L: x
Range closes to 25,000 yards...3 s+ }. E: E7 Z4 `& S: U
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards" a! B& \( v* R
Range closes to 20,000 yards...! ~5 T/ {4 C @5 B4 n. L/ O
Range closes to 15,000 yards...1 {1 b5 v' D" \& y, W/ m
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards
1 j [0 Y( I% J7 X ^CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards2 i3 g/ k; ~+ i6 S
Range closes to 10,000 yards...; `6 W6 M6 p4 L; b# ^% G# _1 a
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards- D4 T5 a2 `5 Z- V2 f+ a r$ w
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
. e% }$ y3 F. _" s. h& R: N6 @CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards
3 H5 n; e. A+ ?7 YRange closes to 5,000 yards...' P2 b( L! @0 l7 V# w* Y! j
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards
: K& Y" K( ?/ Y! TRange closes to 3,000 yards...# R( |8 X5 T; z) ?
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
2 I7 N z9 ]1 t1 s: l3 o' e- l$ w8 fRange closes to 1,000 yards...
1 j: y+ }5 m# E; _' C) C- y+ jPT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards/ K+ E! a$ S8 Q( o& U# J# E4 B: D
PT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
$ \: [# C# k: F9 wPT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
8 V+ W" b: o+ w# d8 TMassive explosion on PT-46
6 l) B* f4 Y/ z) P! m& B* J' E/ dPT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards! |7 k8 W% B0 ]+ M) O) c
PT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards1 Z0 A' `; V; X" W) s( I
Range increases to 2,000 yards
( i4 o$ l' V, f& CPT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards& `, z$ N" r7 q" a
PT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
/ r" |: {; t9 f; `6 R8 d% D0 }BB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards/ _; ` ?3 T$ I6 }. X' ^
PT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards- l3 x8 J4 T- a
PT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards7 i3 u m1 Z# T& k8 q) e
Range increases to 3,000 yards
: R; y Q% s' H' u3 x5 IPT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards2 d2 r8 t8 a/ p6 h5 A9 w
Range closes to 2,000 yards
- U$ m7 f0 q2 v6 KBB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards. K: Z' h; P, H, g
PT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards, V' d0 j+ z3 a7 }: Z; x
Range increases to 4,000 yards
. |& v: l& p1 K, W* nRange increases to 5,000 yards
* F# l7 p3 g9 G+ aDD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127
! R* Z: y$ H0 f8 M7 cRange increases to 6,000 yards. \' u% {$ i2 ?9 `7 l# h
Range increases to 8,000 yards
m- p5 \$ K7 k6 v6 r) ^# mTask forces break off.... f7 v- e' O2 f
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards7 I$ z, @4 f+ p- |3 m( v
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m" b- l' e4 H* E: t/ t DD Shiranui7 p Y6 X' d& Y8 f. T p
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Allied Ships! q9 W) F) g' z$ d% u4 y6 }6 y
PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk/ ?" k: R) p' u8 y& _& H& R( k% @5 w
- ~2 P+ _) a/ P. V! V- ]9 RPoor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight! M/ f& X& z( ?, [
Maximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards
/ o- i7 e/ Z; Z/ lRange closes to 28,000 yards...- X( G! f& Y* H7 Y5 Z3 ]! R+ d
Range closes to 26,000 yards..." C5 {* \) |3 y; X, p. m1 {9 u
Range closes to 24,000 yards...4 V( l, Z* T$ o9 f! k6 k6 M$ Z2 _
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
% T5 M. W; i2 f0 ~: b# \* cRange closes to 20,000 yards...
2 O- u% c9 {7 L4 s- I, z2 RRange closes to 18,000 yards...
+ ~& S9 k2 f2 h/ [- JRange closes to 16,000 yards...
: b9 I3 H# Y& ~1 LRange closes to 14,000 yards..., _9 H) N$ h; r2 W1 D2 d" t V
Range closes to 12,000 yards... T1 ], m; ~& G2 S$ p, h7 w. r) d
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
3 i/ O S9 j, P7 [Range closes to 10,000 yards...
/ b- q2 G D9 k E; d6 H0 tRange closes to 9,000 yards...
3 I2 K6 A: q* w' C" D! DRange closes to 8,000 yards...
+ m2 H2 w* ]( M7 ?, Y1 p9 g, fRange closes to 7,000 yards...7 o9 A3 h6 G. a! f6 E
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
: o9 Z* j0 k, _# lRange closes to 5,000 yards...
1 r" I9 }, n6 zRange closes to 4,000 yards...
4 K- c# E( x3 |$ D5 z4 k& ^, jRange closes to 3,000 yards...
1 j+ L: G& V% Z+ Q) \2 v. eRange closes to 2,000 yards...
6 H4 r# a: \, `8 g o- O" [CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
0 n! D$ p4 X8 j) V2 ?CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards0 O# Z7 ?: T1 Q2 J5 q& y9 \; s
Allied ships attempt to get underway3 y! t; P6 V6 |
Range increases to 3,000 yards1 e1 u' [" \( N' a1 |0 _- P" H
PT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards
0 {: W- s! o& l& J- m' K R5 f0 k5 GCombat ends with last Allied ship sunk...$ [ i1 P+ D" U( N9 l' W
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Night Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127! H1 M* d4 p% C/ ?) @" `+ O) i
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no flights7 r* h, e( i7 ^7 s
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Allied aircraft losses
0 \: Z4 j8 \' J6 Q) X4 @' B Catalina I: 7 damaged* Y! p4 \) N1 N
Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground
7 U: a. P: \, Y' ?3 |6 [7 o: }8 l P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged
0 w7 \$ b7 {3 `1 c9 p/ x. Y. W P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground5 H1 u9 f; q* q6 e# s
! S, ^9 d6 r) B( y2 P! u9 tJapanese Ships& s0 @& u: S/ g# W1 X* \) ?
BB Kirishima
( Y/ `1 {1 ^# y( |+ }7 O BB Hiei
# ?2 y7 @! e: u9 M, D9 O BB Haruna
2 G+ }% i' c& H3 }! e* ^ BB Kongo# t. c7 Y; j% z0 e
CA Kako8 h; ~% c* [3 ~2 d$ X, ~/ P, `
CA Kumano
; ?" H5 t/ B* D6 {7 p CA Suzuya
t! w( j5 B# f; Z CA Mikuma4 F0 a* }6 J( X' @* g
CA Mogami
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+ u7 Q$ o6 {6 v: l0 V7 D- HAllied ground losses:3 m+ g2 ~' J+ W% M3 C
274 casualties reported
2 Q/ h8 h" ~1 v Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled1 ~+ o" a. @8 d& k8 h! q h
Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled
1 u! |7 }+ l9 J0 i5 r0 m Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled
5 t4 e. X* |" J! F7 [ h8 X" |3 L Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
4 f* u4 \! b+ h3 ` Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)5 r9 w* P5 B$ x# z% \
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Airbase hits 17
( n- t! h: U/ v+ ~# w \3 C$ tAirbase supply hits 2
8 a2 Y1 i* P/ o! J+ v' oRunway hits 35. w( f) ]5 v9 \5 c, s& n
Port hits 57 F4 N5 O1 o- }' w. `
Port supply hits 4- f9 Z$ x( h/ Q# R' W5 H% c
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BB Kirishima firing at Gove # i+ k7 j( C) \7 v9 f# Y6 P9 p
BB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade
7 n' P- s% G* v- C, yBB Haruna firing at Gove - m0 w2 p: g5 M
BB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade
1 n% v+ A# K, R- G" |CA Kako firing at Gove , A( M: k* g2 j5 ~& v
CA Kumano firing at Gove - r5 U. l: a& Q4 B. z
E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya
7 {5 Q( y/ I% U( T7 X2 S8 u. T& ^CA Suzuya firing at Gove
; p1 h6 B: B! Y- D) aCA Mikuma firing at Gove
' F$ Y! S8 A$ @9 d1 M, vCA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |