AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 44
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' n6 R5 s% v4 B/ G5 {" p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 9 S& v4 L, {% y( f/ E6 X
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- k/ u6 m& K& P& SNight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards
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9 E4 ]& Y( p! I, P2 \) I% a9 _Japanese Ships
7 c, z, y3 {1 |% n8 U BB Kongo
8 u2 h1 {8 x; e6 G- e; a BB Haruna+ Z7 {- H; T( z3 |
BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1
* O* v9 Y6 t: o! L8 L/ | BB Kirishima3 u; g! y/ V) J* A, `
CA Mogami! F- W9 ]4 q, [" M
CA Mikuma
* y8 d% }- H! B$ w6 A# E2 y CA Suzuya
& p$ O0 S" f- m& ~6 }: q CA Kumano
8 q+ `! \; |7 ~2 n; v4 C- Q# T* d! B CA Kako- C, ?3 d3 B; o: A
DD Makinami$ Q: }6 ], ~) H6 W. x$ Y5 g
DD Takanami S2 a: E9 ]- b, }
DD Natsushio
. @3 y* m- O& @2 s ]% Y DD Yukikaze/ [5 K- ^3 c9 q' c
DD Hayashio4 N* Q% H: S4 O7 g: z
DD Maikaze
, V7 d" ~6 C/ P$ i1 S5 U DD Isokaze
2 z6 y, ?) h! e DD Shiranui
9 S3 C' i: k9 `/ ?3 Y DD Amatsukaze
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Allied Ships
; n6 a S- [: E$ \7 J PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
$ e4 ]+ {3 W4 n1 i$ x3 F) K1 X1 c/ c8 t PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
' v1 d! K# z% q5 @7 n( R9 F* P1 ` PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
* W1 o; l1 A! y/ k7 A PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk; e) p( s% ^8 s
PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk; H( Y1 D1 l' z
PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
) E4 i9 m2 i$ k! Z: T PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
. {+ x4 \. x( }" `- e X" Y: i PT-60
( D: Q" Y8 b& r3 G& z PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk- ^3 y0 q1 k' g" o( A& _+ g* g+ c
PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
' a1 E) d; Q) M# b! M, y PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
$ w, ^" d2 r, j+ P# y h% M0 i9 \ J3 d PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk; j; @: [8 D0 K) h; `; ]0 c2 n' \
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!% H1 x6 g* F) {) j
Allied TF begins to get underway9 e7 r$ o$ W X
Low visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight5 h& i" f- T% K& g8 P
Maximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards
( L9 a: N( K% X [ `+ e6 MRange closes to 25,000 yards...: A8 E6 `6 \- l( n4 Q( V% n. B. Y. k/ f
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards
! r$ z$ ^$ o0 t1 |4 rRange closes to 20,000 yards...
( d' t) W, _+ {1 bRange closes to 15,000 yards...8 O1 e% H7 ^! i
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards
3 @' f1 Q1 J9 \3 rCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards
6 Z4 I# ~$ I3 H X. \# Q& oRange closes to 10,000 yards...
7 I* s; Q" Z* oCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards/ D) e) [7 w4 D$ f4 O5 M
Range closes to 7,000 yards...* o% n. w. a# d1 ^" R6 m
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards3 N* a2 g- }+ w/ P
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
& Z/ r* ~4 U! b9 ?& Y1 b( ?3 yCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards
& j' W, F9 G7 k+ TRange closes to 3,000 yards...
8 Z3 P- ?! `8 u3 F, s" g8 YCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
9 `+ B" }2 o7 t1 H* e E1 ^$ r4 NRange closes to 1,000 yards...
6 j: v& v+ W, o' W& m, q7 O7 nPT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
( P/ d) S# \ b6 `- Z1 b8 L0 dPT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
2 o# n* F, a' L; |( QPT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards/ J/ Z2 I ^6 ~* v$ G
Massive explosion on PT-46
( V% _0 e0 ]' O- SPT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards. R9 U7 M1 k) m' O% }
PT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
Y4 l0 Q, f* T2 j; { k/ v$ ARange increases to 2,000 yards5 ]6 i% f1 W, Q& o. T
PT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
: w$ A+ G+ x( Y" u ePT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
J: G/ ~ P4 J! p: @BB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards* P$ a# u \1 m9 e. y3 ?+ f
PT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards
2 F% h* d K( w& v. x" fPT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards/ t5 v; Y! }* j/ s2 z) p g
Range increases to 3,000 yards
h& Z' s$ i% dPT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards, r+ B# B0 H" o
Range closes to 2,000 yards
4 W+ }- d6 b: q) Q) UBB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards! f. L5 y7 w/ h
PT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards( D( D) I+ S. i2 |1 e
Range increases to 4,000 yards
3 }+ d" c1 V( g0 z( Z3 u4 \) `Range increases to 5,000 yards
S9 R% p* e( E. u1 d- ~% ^DD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127
" n8 H( h& d* s% }7 N0 w1 Z% XRange increases to 6,000 yards" |) I& B. z6 N9 R! r- }6 b/ u
Range increases to 8,000 yards
% ]. B2 n; d6 N- L9 Q7 f! mTask forces break off...- {) t, L! D# h5 n. b9 I- ?1 |
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' E2 r M! U; J7 aNight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards: T$ K* L# v6 Q [; Y- t
5 i$ @4 F. g7 v) XJapanese Ships/ u) I. s5 n& {
DD Shiranui0 [1 ^- I) z6 j6 w) K
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; H M4 ?* E% L4 s PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk- t. g. n1 q9 X) A2 q" w
( j# P7 ^7 W: _) p: |9 @Poor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight, I+ E) [) m$ b( M0 r; g
Maximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards6 p' t! ~- Y6 O$ h
Range closes to 28,000 yards...5 ?/ n5 F+ n- [( a1 }0 ]
Range closes to 26,000 yards...; U$ ~* n- L! T( m6 \9 V
Range closes to 24,000 yards...2 r( W9 L( u/ M* T4 P0 X
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
/ e6 x6 c) g8 Z: y! d: ERange closes to 20,000 yards...6 }5 {9 o5 r! }. P! }( p( |0 h! L
Range closes to 18,000 yards... s! H* B8 m2 v" R* H
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
) r4 C1 [6 b: s. n v- zRange closes to 14,000 yards...
' e( m. ]0 h0 f1 fRange closes to 12,000 yards...
9 b+ Q, u, e/ B. U, }. |7 jRange closes to 11,000 yards...
. U9 H- X5 Y; R8 T8 W" Y9 I( @! V$ yRange closes to 10,000 yards...
+ K7 Y' u4 O' Z) QRange closes to 9,000 yards...
' Z \, w0 z: QRange closes to 8,000 yards...
) H2 ]( V7 A/ ]2 eRange closes to 7,000 yards...
* C5 w) B6 j5 `" d" cRange closes to 6,000 yards...' t( H6 V- I8 ?
Range closes to 5,000 yards...2 T3 w" K) r6 j+ W$ l
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
" K1 y; t+ I1 \9 T9 k: d4 HRange closes to 3,000 yards...
9 |" R6 q$ o' Y6 sRange closes to 2,000 yards...# t8 J: g" H3 f: ?
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
/ Q7 m. a0 S# r1 UCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
* p# y) X2 `8 K* v" H; yAllied ships attempt to get underway
4 f1 O4 F% K, S' \Range increases to 3,000 yards- Q8 S0 z% W, \; J/ Z5 f. L3 O% r
PT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards
& U" C! P# @, mCombat ends with last Allied ship sunk...
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4 \ P! _: T$ p; Q0 ]8 N( LNight Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127
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Allied aircraft, ~3 y' [% @. _: R( h4 F
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Allied aircraft losses2 Q* S$ G5 j. ?* [3 t: V5 ~
Catalina I: 7 damaged
0 L- P2 m. t% S2 A" f0 F Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground
$ |, X& R. d) [/ R P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged2 R2 F7 W% y6 F) x+ {# `3 [6 V% m! H
P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground
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Japanese Ships
7 L7 q1 D' a5 E' s8 W% R BB Kirishima
" k9 P8 e% L/ r @1 s5 G6 S9 q BB Hiei
" _- {. |0 N( z BB Haruna
2 R( ^1 Z1 ]% n6 V* N! o1 z BB Kongo7 w0 W7 f9 S ~/ _, I- B
CA Kako
+ \. B% c3 I: M" Z: w CA Kumano! S$ l' O$ n: O# X h
CA Suzuya% q& {- w& v* g
CA Mikuma/ H$ \* I; |* t! e' e
CA Mogami4 m( C+ Y2 e9 U
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Allied ground losses:
% I3 x# M+ J! N0 T 274 casualties reported- g9 l' E% ~$ Z" S" w7 G
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled, k: Y0 C5 U3 j$ ^
Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled
6 p* S; a& E7 g- Z Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled5 j# `/ C2 y) x( `2 \% Q& P
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled): M3 C C4 l& v7 O0 H
Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)5 P5 n1 }. U9 P) P$ T& q
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Airbase hits 17
! d9 w" O3 ?; q2 o& `& VAirbase supply hits 2; _/ _. o6 S8 `
Runway hits 35
: i( _9 c. M6 ^. r$ x1 r6 OPort hits 5
9 ^ q* D0 h( |, n0 ^. PPort supply hits 49 h8 Q1 E, x2 z5 v
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BB Kirishima firing at Gove ) t/ W! b9 P7 p. S* T
BB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade: I$ j- O: T J5 \' L- f
BB Haruna firing at Gove
+ _% n- N! E: [6 v- S* gBB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade% B9 D0 T4 w" H% n* ^ U% h1 t
CA Kako firing at Gove $ |! h/ H$ _3 T, \/ s
CA Kumano firing at Gove
# ]# k% ~; ^: ME13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya9 |4 r+ _6 U% d( D% F
CA Suzuya firing at Gove # b2 M- E7 p, ?/ n. M0 j
CA Mikuma firing at Gove
, z+ ~9 Y! e- H/ p4 M1 {7 R" ACA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |