AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 44
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; |- H6 ]% s( q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 / X1 r+ W/ z1 ~; ~. O/ F0 @
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$ N; y* @+ ~. d( E8 vNight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards1 @6 O% Y# @0 V2 b$ h' e
2 a$ O5 l' J" g; ]0 c, q9 ^Japanese Ships! i( r F3 a7 S' ^( |; F
BB Kongo- b9 Z0 X8 R! k# e) O1 i
BB Haruna0 ~$ R. }( V: Y- w( \+ K k# [
BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1
! Z9 q' o ?+ d2 }" g BB Kirishima
( C1 o2 a% N' ~) d5 O, K CA Mogami
6 a7 x" {+ [: o/ n CA Mikuma
9 N2 f Z) _; k" F5 D( f B% |$ W4 B CA Suzuya
# Q+ s( S: v g% b$ O! P; r1 t CA Kumano
8 c+ @' K/ U) _; x" N CA Kako" L# K% V' z" |# ^9 f" A
DD Makinami
0 _; f: x" H6 o DD Takanami
% |# f% _3 [- A DD Natsushio
2 ]8 j7 t7 g9 J4 u5 D, A& s! U3 [ DD Yukikaze& Y; f3 s5 N3 k6 o+ s/ t) w
DD Hayashio
1 P K6 U+ y! ` DD Maikaze
9 y, E6 z- {7 M4 D; R* X! b DD Isokaze, I; r+ u2 \# R {3 X4 w, r8 c
DD Shiranui! t3 L3 H6 }! R6 [5 E* X: `
DD Amatsukaze
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Allied Ships
6 ~! q/ D# f( l& n @3 ^# c( g; Q7 f PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk }( g3 [0 K7 W
PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk2 t/ v; n$ V6 i! U1 c- W
PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk* Z) h- n: O2 F$ x Q$ a
PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
$ {$ `% i S9 {$ H- C+ ] o2 Y PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk( M" m- {. o! B/ A
PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk7 S; J' q+ x) S* s, o
PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
/ u/ h; `+ N( X2 m8 L PT-60: u0 w a2 t: }: Q, i+ q
PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
$ @, E; B/ M2 p1 M PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk9 u0 ~0 `+ K7 s3 u4 f4 x T4 S2 Q
PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
2 y, N, s h1 H N0 \, }$ n! G2 k PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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& N) Q% l" g% s J9 s" eJapanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
* i- X8 a7 a2 C7 c5 W; P# e eAllied TF begins to get underway; o5 P+ W2 t6 Y) n& c4 ~8 {
Low visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight
& F- c" ]9 J! M: K/ rMaximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards
8 T" {4 a# j3 W6 PRange closes to 25,000 yards...
: C5 z+ E7 Q; [, k/ `2 F o; B, [CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards
0 A1 o$ w. n4 T# v lRange closes to 20,000 yards.... i8 x" C5 ~5 e' d" ~: q/ @2 {: k
Range closes to 15,000 yards...' j; ]+ @) W/ r$ g
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards
$ L. g7 y/ B: T/ qCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards
7 z/ u& E3 M& `6 m9 u$ f* c9 _Range closes to 10,000 yards...6 w8 `6 f6 K8 Y' k1 T) P
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards5 X( u: s/ D( C: l4 R
Range closes to 7,000 yards... y+ [. c# N% I" X) z
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards3 {0 K) y, r8 ^- f6 @" m
Range closes to 5,000 yards...6 t O- U% T8 A4 W
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards6 ]* Q! S# |. L& h( H& J- g
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
8 Y( ~" ^: Z% [CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards) z; F+ D; f- e3 H* {
Range closes to 1,000 yards...+ ]0 ?) j6 _- a D. I
PT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards5 f3 {, s1 T O. p8 p9 n) n
PT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
. h( [- ]) |3 M: ?7 pPT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
, g; U d2 z/ V+ s, s( v4 OMassive explosion on PT-46
$ Z, _ M' C. b; ]! U" H# [- t" _PT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards- n. z/ n Q; B+ |+ M
PT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
3 [" S7 W+ O. U# x5 qRange increases to 2,000 yards
# h2 M( Q+ S* \2 R# l4 ^PT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards' {2 L. z3 b/ ~2 `
PT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards* T+ v4 s! M) q1 t7 u& d
BB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards! i) a; A5 O L5 r- A0 c* H$ U% C& ^
PT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards, ~+ Q5 I/ C' r
PT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards
6 P9 [ `- J% q1 Y4 ZRange increases to 3,000 yards
1 `) k: C: ~8 q" g% O9 y( l, yPT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards
5 _5 s: c/ O; c5 BRange closes to 2,000 yards- p' e+ [) j( [" P# J
BB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards- y2 k0 M m% r
PT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards* H! P1 t( e$ G6 _4 t
Range increases to 4,000 yards
! Q$ e& Z9 B. {- a) kRange increases to 5,000 yards8 l7 p. P$ R8 b! J L8 t m4 [
DD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127
5 Z, l2 M! _/ `6 u2 k. }Range increases to 6,000 yards
+ R$ U# _3 V3 A; V% u6 SRange increases to 8,000 yards0 W b( ]" K4 D6 j% x# m1 O) {# M
Task forces break off...# U! N3 k. U, x( U
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) z" ~' m: W: q9 A! B9 aNight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards, V( D/ r. H# K9 H: K/ |# A% |
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Japanese Ships! r9 a( Y9 K& _1 B4 R' l, h8 H
DD Shiranui' S/ l! e* M& E; K9 N7 w
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Allied Ships# O' J" u+ x3 {+ D1 L
PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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Poor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight% K5 L. i8 M1 J4 c+ J
Maximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards. [: w3 T7 H. }) a4 D
Range closes to 28,000 yards...
. j9 I: B P- g( CRange closes to 26,000 yards...
5 W! |6 k' E" |5 ~5 Z! v, ^Range closes to 24,000 yards...& B: v g& v: Y
Range closes to 22,000 yards...- O) |4 W: Q& D9 j
Range closes to 20,000 yards...5 v; s. F; n) ?) U7 B% }+ M
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
2 U; x/ ^+ n. I# e0 bRange closes to 16,000 yards...( E, y6 O; D6 R4 G% c L
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
# B8 J$ n; R6 ^7 ~4 {8 L; wRange closes to 12,000 yards...
& i& E! y! _( X. \& D9 |Range closes to 11,000 yards...
& V1 a2 I, }8 z' NRange closes to 10,000 yards...
. h- r; g+ Y9 S h- _! h. URange closes to 9,000 yards...8 j, F( p" S+ I4 T2 o# J4 U; X
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
0 t9 c' M) O6 o; Y1 q! C9 aRange closes to 7,000 yards...+ u- O8 b1 J6 X0 |" L H8 i% U
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
) r+ f3 Q" t# \/ ?6 IRange closes to 5,000 yards...
/ R! u, f/ K, T( o5 r: ]* uRange closes to 4,000 yards...
/ K" `- h& m y( `1 KRange closes to 3,000 yards...
' @6 ?) r# A, n5 C; l* S- M% _0 FRange closes to 2,000 yards...
* E5 c- H0 o. u7 w# U; ~ NCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
4 R# q( {) X7 L0 B h2 }CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards' C2 b3 T1 E) V" ], E
Allied ships attempt to get underway
9 @$ _" R2 B8 T8 Z) x" t C5 e0 jRange increases to 3,000 yards
: \! E5 S. `6 _, \1 ?PT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards8 c+ q5 X1 F$ a+ b) e) u
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...
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7 z6 u- r0 K9 W# KNight Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,1277 |. q) g0 J) y' m1 `- |$ |& H
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Allied aircraft
7 I* Y7 g# n0 M6 |5 m no flights
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Allied aircraft losses+ A" [8 {2 R3 _5 C$ k! H7 v
Catalina I: 7 damaged
: F+ G8 x! P7 y Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground
7 y# Z- T& I2 u8 Z# Y P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged+ W- o% `/ H/ S( `- I
P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground
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Japanese Ships
7 b9 l* X! S8 ^8 F: e! S BB Kirishima
& V! F2 Y& ]! Q7 Y% _2 k BB Hiei
8 f! ?8 n3 ?7 K, q0 ~* C BB Haruna- i$ K. w1 ~; ^0 v4 w! k2 N
BB Kongo" K; m" l1 E+ w. W6 m8 r5 c
CA Kako& l- N h8 i3 T; c6 H! G+ Q
CA Kumano5 }4 G4 o) E& a& f' g$ L
CA Suzuya
3 V# s- z+ L' Y" g2 `* m9 s CA Mikuma9 C( a" P9 k2 F0 [! z* M _
CA Mogami
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274 casualties reported# _; Z$ }/ m4 F o
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled# y: K" r* n3 ~2 R7 i
Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled7 k: n+ u' @1 g9 a
Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled" @7 f6 y& L- j* A( G/ X
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)9 S' N% ~5 j- z6 g4 a. i
Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)2 \; J9 k- J$ h; {* k
# ]+ D- N& k3 q, B# ]+ @( T4 [; Y1 wAirbase hits 17
: X* P6 v* }/ C- \6 Z" a; ]Airbase supply hits 22 Q( u& y% y* v9 ^$ a
Runway hits 35
L( y7 V: K5 _# ~' X3 yPort hits 5
( D$ i" {) }5 ^; N2 }% qPort supply hits 4$ P8 Z" A% `. e, u# S1 n
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BB Kirishima firing at Gove % d& D' f3 X& X, }0 v; M) o
BB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade
6 w8 _7 T4 F- k6 }8 R) q) o F/ ?BB Haruna firing at Gove
+ [& k/ w) j5 R" w6 k% fBB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade
5 L* L( c+ ~4 h% B& f/ ]- CCA Kako firing at Gove
* g% [, q# X+ s9 P0 P' i2 }CA Kumano firing at Gove / S8 [6 p/ A9 X+ L* e
E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya
; `* h$ g$ k( M/ M' G6 g- OCA Suzuya firing at Gove " d) W+ e' e& H. z+ `4 h
CA Mikuma firing at Gove
; C/ G4 b$ o9 d; q$ JCA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |