AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 44
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' h4 |1 Q1 w) o- |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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8 z5 n; ~. A" g5 N0 m. o7 `7 ]2 f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 * ~4 N7 g, A) J' x
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards' Y# {3 t z3 ], p- @
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Japanese Ships
/ a, `$ g! f, N4 q+ m8 { BB Kongo
+ F2 s) A$ t7 T0 A# o4 w9 | BB Haruna
5 U9 W7 S0 z; T6 `, S+ [% I BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1, h( i1 d3 z* j; @: V3 U
BB Kirishima9 m; K* ?: z. Y0 F
CA Mogami/ W7 @7 X- |* M) ^( r" T( [1 t* G' L
CA Mikuma6 ~! ?9 l3 K) Y; A
CA Suzuya
& ~- x5 T2 l0 ^6 z( w CA Kumano3 b' s4 l# ^# u' [3 z# B
CA Kako/ U( c( {' \! c- X: s4 |/ S
DD Makinami
7 L3 a: D) a8 L" j4 q DD Takanami
4 L( {$ d/ Y3 _: l: [" j DD Natsushio1 {# J# c; ?' }
DD Yukikaze) q5 w G) |( e9 q! J
DD Hayashio
* o6 c4 ^% g9 t DD Maikaze) a6 ?* N/ P1 [9 [* [
DD Isokaze9 i/ c. B1 Z2 @& @& j# N
DD Shiranui8 x U# e9 [3 `* h. S
DD Amatsukaze, ~8 }' P$ e3 |
9 f# _4 M$ H$ s# }: [Allied Ships
9 d5 Y" F% x. Y: `# @ PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
4 L+ B( L' r" Z9 P6 c PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk! c7 o" h4 r g& ~6 d/ [; m+ y4 s
PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
* V& R: W$ B: K6 _9 Q PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
& N5 o* U2 _' ?! a4 \ PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk' G* p1 L" U/ M9 _+ @$ D
PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk/ g) B. b U7 T; z
PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
, m5 N6 S$ L: M M" u PT-60& `/ Y0 _7 E* \7 E' l
PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
. f3 ^" J9 Q {( V% Y* X; V) G PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
7 q; ?4 B( q( C8 X% R8 d8 ?, {. V PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
9 E/ u0 W# y) a' W4 |' i PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!# ^1 c. D* J% {) r( |5 y' K0 ?
Allied TF begins to get underway
. [; N) O" q1 I+ h; r0 NLow visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight! s/ w3 q+ f/ V$ m+ Q; M5 G
Maximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards6 i% P* y' Q! U u
Range closes to 25,000 yards...
; |# _; A/ N7 Z! t. \CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards3 j) g) s9 N/ w, `; Y' ~9 a1 B
Range closes to 20,000 yards...: V+ j# e; B; K6 [9 p5 W
Range closes to 15,000 yards...
1 r) d$ g1 B0 F- @$ ^2 y# d7 rCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards! ] \$ Q3 B: y- S, }- ~; I
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards
5 f8 W: e7 D+ |+ K8 G; gRange closes to 10,000 yards...
, x6 i$ t0 o" g; \CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
; h" q x4 ~7 _5 }) F2 Y" \Range closes to 7,000 yards...! G$ i4 E% \ [, p
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards
7 ~% ^9 ~9 G1 R) q. yRange closes to 5,000 yards...& j. }3 J: @2 s8 \
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards. p: R. I/ P( p
Range closes to 3,000 yards...9 t7 d d3 [4 }7 j4 L6 |
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
& Y1 M7 g3 D g% w2 j0 IRange closes to 1,000 yards...
% ?; h+ X3 ?1 h' w: F+ P5 ^+ r+ HPT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
{6 d p8 g* {; N k# q* h$ i" gPT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
, p* z3 V* T, W. R/ e H E2 TPT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
8 `" e- Y! |& \7 g5 tMassive explosion on PT-46+ Q, G* e2 V4 v# p4 ~1 q/ ?
PT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
% O* z1 U$ d9 Q7 H/ W8 O! @8 {5 r. ZPT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
. }8 r, \9 ]- k$ z fRange increases to 2,000 yards. f. y" K. l5 u
PT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
; u( K, s- k, _. A3 L5 j# ^/ HPT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
/ l# w( [ j+ N$ u6 c$ x3 F; `1 wBB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards
4 L+ l X2 T$ |' v2 g( N7 ePT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards
0 ]* t4 O+ g# ^$ Z' DPT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards/ C) ^& Y0 f h9 }; }
Range increases to 3,000 yards
; g8 |$ J, Q5 W" W. Y* W% W& M, CPT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards2 a8 T; H8 ]! t" f
Range closes to 2,000 yards
3 Z1 o" ?+ g3 N" h' p6 eBB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards
- \ ]' N% k' K& l* g7 WPT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards
; {9 ]. e' R% x) l' T% iRange increases to 4,000 yards0 C1 r/ H8 N) A Y N* P
Range increases to 5,000 yards
% k3 ?% u* I9 x) L9 Y# F# b5 uDD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127
o3 X, ~' Z" g% Z. lRange increases to 6,000 yards/ T9 a- h2 T& T, Y9 g
Range increases to 8,000 yards0 K5 u6 t& ? d. F/ n; r9 g9 _* g8 U
Task forces break off...
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9 t- h( Y# Y g3 N: \Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards( U; i0 J3 j9 K4 j* w7 C/ n( P) H
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Japanese Ships* A5 M' p1 i, a, `9 Y
DD Shiranui. U6 E7 s3 N; G
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Allied Ships9 N! F# N+ }* j0 d0 h
PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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Poor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight/ m- j. B1 ]2 U8 T# }
Maximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards0 H- C, D3 X8 ]7 V [# N2 [
Range closes to 28,000 yards...
+ N! r! o& Q$ X- B+ v- xRange closes to 26,000 yards...
; p) ]3 x- k( {) xRange closes to 24,000 yards...4 t1 z6 N; [6 }1 D: K
Range closes to 22,000 yards...' B' N" f1 V1 Y0 e' ^: t4 Q
Range closes to 20,000 yards.../ ?. ?+ e% ?- s& n0 P
Range closes to 18,000 yards...4 ]" B) c/ [4 }. M1 l7 N% T/ q! y: i
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
2 @. `; g4 ~$ @* E. Y# bRange closes to 14,000 yards..." d' l4 d) m6 }# c
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
) e) E) [5 }+ }' F: |: H6 {Range closes to 11,000 yards...
' t$ E0 s2 n' IRange closes to 10,000 yards...7 b! g6 I' e5 r5 n& N9 D* d
Range closes to 9,000 yards.../ P5 T$ M' R r
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
+ Y7 S, r' \5 tRange closes to 7,000 yards...
7 `9 u" D' C" f) H, E6 ?Range closes to 6,000 yards...5 t* _. x) r! X$ X1 f: Y/ k" A. }
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
1 h; g$ P* W/ }' CRange closes to 4,000 yards...4 H9 a% t! H6 j) ^; P& r/ h* x' P
Range closes to 3,000 yards...& i' T$ y6 t8 P6 ^5 o& E( u
Range closes to 2,000 yards..." q* Y4 O6 I1 |5 q
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
$ v, G' n' W, A& g# [CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards0 t2 x: c1 v' e+ C9 K
Allied ships attempt to get underway
2 j; w' Q; {% x# M F) gRange increases to 3,000 yards; @1 ]- l/ d e. T7 p
PT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards
8 D/ g3 M3 M. M3 W# bCombat ends with last Allied ship sunk...! x) X6 g" s, Z- P# O
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; G7 v9 @. c0 n0 ?Night Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,1275 e2 z* _+ A. I
0 P( d1 G$ X+ lAllied aircraft/ u9 y9 N) y [- L6 a
no flights1 P' F) ]: Y1 p* d, u6 t, Z; }3 d, s
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Allied aircraft losses! C3 h& L1 S+ K& Z
Catalina I: 7 damaged
8 r4 t3 \: i0 J" k% K, ^ Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground
- C& ]4 d4 }* f4 o$ K" L P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged
! Y+ {' t) r5 ^) @$ S& B P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground
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Japanese Ships
8 F& a# v8 i r, Y8 ?6 g/ ] BB Kirishima
. k. Q7 ~3 m* C4 V y) I8 g% L BB Hiei5 Z* t5 h9 ]$ X5 p
BB Haruna1 h {6 Y3 f6 A: S; O; K* ?
BB Kongo
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CA Kumano
. i! }7 M2 w9 S/ a3 o1 e CA Suzuya4 i+ t& c, k& E5 q( V- F/ c
CA Mikuma
3 h9 \0 @' _1 O CA Mogami
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Allied ground losses:5 D" b9 e$ C1 K2 b0 r b! h, V u+ J
274 casualties reported7 ]2 ~) t2 q: n' J. i& R
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled2 H7 H3 r" \5 O2 M, T
Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled" o; `+ e5 f2 [6 x; G* u% ^
Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled
# ~/ s, |0 h# h Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled), @- V) I$ o9 O- Y
Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)) F' T& {9 v4 r* A) q
& r0 @/ ` A9 U* TAirbase hits 17( j8 w {! k" _# L7 J6 p
Airbase supply hits 2
! }4 u/ T$ V9 n2 z, S9 T% uRunway hits 355 z; G" o( N# O: T
Port hits 58 c$ a/ u6 Y- I, e: ]
Port supply hits 4
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! v* R" m" ?9 O8 v6 SBB Kirishima firing at Gove % H3 `! R' n* M- {) v2 Z% ]
BB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade6 g' |6 g, L/ O! I
BB Haruna firing at Gove
! V/ A9 O1 Q5 {" s7 c" IBB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade: Q9 u: g k% R7 z0 S7 {+ F
CA Kako firing at Gove
' p$ I4 c( \* g9 A+ pCA Kumano firing at Gove
# }8 l$ L7 g7 {) M/ W) _E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya
, u9 A& r" j: N* x0 @9 ACA Suzuya firing at Gove 1 R# X- T" M: S) w
CA Mikuma firing at Gove 4 T: x& J: B8 v- d/ D
CA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |