AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 44
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+ W+ M6 S+ X( H& `+ I6 b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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) \. l6 e4 G- s, 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 + i! d& \ o( n" r6 Q; U; g8 u5 G* |; U
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards5 Z& W& i& d2 V. |0 t; I# V0 e. ^
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Japanese Ships
6 e0 {- r9 v, Q" J& b BB Kongo$ K$ N2 t/ I2 N
BB Haruna0 K# \6 |- z5 o
BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1- p' I" Y; o% @% o" z5 p9 M
BB Kirishima
" H" m. [ [ A6 t( q CA Mogami
o9 \: Z$ K. ^2 h CA Mikuma
2 X( x; w$ F3 i9 F, E" g CA Suzuya: Q. R" J4 Y4 }* E" ~/ b
CA Kumano
5 ?/ X$ e% M* z3 U% @+ W: i CA Kako
3 u3 a P7 }9 {6 F DD Makinami+ t# H2 P& C7 B$ m) F9 H# j- b; [
DD Takanami
b9 `0 E* v& B, G `6 A& H5 b DD Natsushio, ^- n6 v+ u- v- }, `) q
DD Yukikaze* h$ t% G( N, k- x/ y
DD Hayashio3 f2 _2 y6 W/ \
DD Maikaze3 n+ N b3 J2 O, u" y
DD Isokaze5 ?- }; X6 o7 n0 I
DD Shiranui
) y9 ]1 p# c7 n3 C7 \/ M DD Amatsukaze# n! G1 ~' k+ a6 _
4 X2 d+ T0 A( A7 t8 x) C, f8 |Allied Ships
. k! S4 |4 l6 P* e% B' B1 \9 i PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
) c8 T4 Q" t! Y4 y4 `8 M3 | PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk/ \0 t$ T9 P1 h& {1 P
PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
1 }+ G# f" b1 X) d3 e0 z PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
% o- ]& Q' i4 ^& ] PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
% M( n7 ]7 l9 v% t$ X; @' y PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
/ Y7 F/ M u- A# z! M5 o# Y# H/ h: Y PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
u! U9 F7 o1 X- O' C PT-60. Y- n. O/ m: j/ s$ |& T. @
PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
- p, c3 Y1 D( q9 Q0 `: d9 z PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk+ c$ [6 X2 t7 Q( M
PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk: F! f; w9 i; o( ~6 z
PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk2 Q. v8 {1 g, G7 c2 k
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!5 ~* C8 a" N8 U7 B6 M
Allied TF begins to get underway
1 E# V0 X9 v/ G0 Z% ~Low visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight
9 a! |9 B6 q) _$ b. NMaximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards
p% h: y( x; `& p vRange closes to 25,000 yards...
+ ?. F: O. A1 e7 T! dCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards. H) |3 s4 x3 h, ?% Z3 {
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
8 w: P6 T; g/ [5 [Range closes to 15,000 yards..., x" e- [. E' J4 w9 p
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards! w8 Y/ a5 p/ D& e" u3 a2 j0 ?
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards
% u+ u/ u3 ]5 sRange closes to 10,000 yards...
% O4 t4 ~6 |1 v2 z2 [. jCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards9 v7 ~* z9 o h- m3 i
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
. X6 L) ~$ D, y+ M" YCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards
+ F |' F- O* |8 b0 zRange closes to 5,000 yards...9 C5 Q6 z8 W5 ] |
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards
) g0 N2 M' a4 R3 a5 B1 X2 \; G/ ARange closes to 3,000 yards...
" c% K$ U# o& \7 s' s1 V9 {0 }CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards8 V. R- c9 o& e/ I
Range closes to 1,000 yards...
* S0 x! p' R1 h" ` v4 b0 WPT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards* f. I8 ~! c. t3 X; h: ^) \
PT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards! L% F' B. p4 ?* w. y1 h% a
PT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards& t X0 X0 E; m' J, K R
Massive explosion on PT-46
2 p8 Y$ a. M! v' z0 g8 I1 j0 ^PT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards* v& [' D$ H7 z" H% D, M
PT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards9 C$ l0 A' f" U
Range increases to 2,000 yards
& M2 l, F" l# zPT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards) t2 b9 K$ ]5 D
PT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
6 E' x7 [# Z1 S' m; gBB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards6 r# _2 P# ]- b" J2 i$ i2 }1 X' t
PT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards
# m# O$ F. c0 ^4 LPT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards
. o% ]6 f, w1 Y2 M2 b9 J; [Range increases to 3,000 yards0 K4 d" F( a* x6 j6 F$ P& B3 m
PT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards
8 \& P6 O1 O5 h1 _: z9 K4 JRange closes to 2,000 yards
. S8 O7 ^% ]* f, |! y$ j7 kBB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards+ ~6 u% A# l5 Z- w
PT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards6 r9 p( e1 ~6 d G( N! Q0 @& j
Range increases to 4,000 yards2 G6 C/ s8 D6 P
Range increases to 5,000 yards# n; n; L, r- e0 w2 ? ?! o
DD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127
! d6 @1 w& N% j1 ARange increases to 6,000 yards
' U) q& r0 Y d$ y' n; m) {Range increases to 8,000 yards# V6 i! C4 a( |6 f7 Y
Task forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
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5 h: D* m: `4 v5 _& ~9 ~% z p9 {Allied Ships
, j" k- _1 b& {6 R0 Y, h0 c- h5 Z F PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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' k; L v6 m* xPoor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight5 I2 A* {0 ~ `; c
Maximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards
# `3 ?3 i; r) B" uRange closes to 28,000 yards...
0 c4 P, X9 T& X: j; a* L2 xRange closes to 26,000 yards...
7 Z6 `4 ~* l1 E. ~Range closes to 24,000 yards...
, K6 b9 z4 I) t! U( H, GRange closes to 22,000 yards...# z! u# t) C( _5 w
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
/ X: b4 K+ b, DRange closes to 18,000 yards...
w9 o, _! H9 _/ aRange closes to 16,000 yards...' V1 c) ^) ^( `* l' J
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
" i R8 z& c2 q+ }Range closes to 12,000 yards...) ] L* U* `5 F7 B% R1 f" B
Range closes to 11,000 yards...; t7 z+ V5 x2 B. ^3 Q
Range closes to 10,000 yards..., b. J" D; [3 y3 ?3 {1 S9 X) r
Range closes to 9,000 yards..., L/ R9 J7 @' E; ?5 a& V% w
Range closes to 8,000 yards...0 b! P8 D# o3 Y: w4 F. j- \ q) z b! i
Range closes to 7,000 yards...7 I" H* @/ m: S
Range closes to 6,000 yards...8 L' p, y7 H+ H1 B0 A. g
Range closes to 5,000 yards...# T U2 u; x, ]) X
Range closes to 4,000 yards..." E7 ?. ]; Y: a7 H
Range closes to 3,000 yards...3 }3 K7 ?1 D! |# W% |
Range closes to 2,000 yards...4 J1 G3 D7 ]- |
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards0 [+ J* l! X" B" X, [' n
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards2 M" z* S' w& e `3 W6 T
Allied ships attempt to get underway
* Y3 s: O9 j$ P% v |Range increases to 3,000 yards
8 Q. r4 W6 p% A- r/ A8 \' M) ]& _PT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards
. c% c/ V* e2 I! Q; m0 lCombat ends with last Allied ship sunk..., f3 p8 b: L3 b
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2 f% C' {1 \5 f1 v9 @5 FNight Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127
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no flights& S, s& c/ ^6 X7 _
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Allied aircraft losses/ L1 L+ L# L: t$ W- Z
Catalina I: 7 damaged
; N( E- r0 ]3 Q9 g- l Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground/ i6 z0 R% L/ ?: {4 Z
P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged
, W$ B3 }9 Y2 P8 @& a4 R0 s3 x P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground
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Japanese Ships
. k7 d1 X' { b. _ BB Kirishima
: C) J; T7 p2 ^4 }' g BB Hiei# ]! \: W1 U8 v; d8 F
BB Haruna/ C) f4 p1 d- D( D) [' G" z/ W
BB Kongo
% K+ V" @7 ?+ ~8 b+ v" K- Z CA Kako! l. W. W+ u n& ~8 F. t* R
CA Kumano1 N2 p9 e# y$ ~% ?% f! f1 t+ z5 l
CA Suzuya
& i8 F3 A, o, V2 ^% Z7 L CA Mikuma
9 E: i! k( H8 s CA Mogami; f1 `2 F5 R7 l$ R
" |5 v6 M9 g1 O+ LAllied ground losses:
: h8 [6 m. Y* O0 z 274 casualties reported
7 i {- [& o8 v7 U( s" q3 B2 n+ a0 _ Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled! h& g" z0 x/ M2 \; ]' T: S
Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled- ^- l2 e0 u! ~
Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled1 S3 i% D' y6 \7 l$ W* C( K
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)& d, w2 X( ^1 M8 H( p
Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)4 u$ V, z, a! m7 `, T# l: Y n- j
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Airbase hits 17' e8 n# E( }- c
Airbase supply hits 2
# h& p7 f: n- e- U# A4 ]. r' CRunway hits 35
1 k' Z ?* |% P# f7 i& d+ }$ F# q7 @Port hits 55 Q, _" O% K4 o0 r4 z" V
Port supply hits 4+ w+ e- P% x! ?0 d6 {& L# P: ~
3 L: O: @, K$ ^8 u, `) zBB Kirishima firing at Gove
$ p) Y1 F$ m n9 wBB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade" V* W0 \6 R6 ^8 @0 @& @ t5 b
BB Haruna firing at Gove
7 @- c8 n. m/ L* z$ h$ jBB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade
/ t" a. o: j i/ D: k. H3 |/ }% U6 a" A/ pCA Kako firing at Gove 9 p% q& ~& b2 a. M/ O8 m
CA Kumano firing at Gove
6 J8 r& G8 F- n( ~E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya: ^/ \1 `8 L4 G" n i
CA Suzuya firing at Gove
: i. u& R. }4 S9 mCA Mikuma firing at Gove
' Q; E1 L' C+ k0 e* }& Z* |CA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |