AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 44
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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+ c3 O# B8 h1 S' t
3 I$ B H6 z$ S5 u7 L' o+ W& d8 o0 E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
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
. w- T1 a& p- x1 o" x; R+ O BB Kongo1 l/ T- ~3 Q" J
BB Haruna
& W s' Y0 U; T" D BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1
. b# T3 Z, @5 F1 V8 Q4 e" D% F BB Kirishima
. [' M" F; n* ~ x. P1 s CA Mogami
! }4 T n4 ^6 t) j# }1 [ CA Mikuma
- [! M# D8 J/ `/ Q [2 s' I2 T CA Suzuya: d- k3 k* W1 ^6 z* V
CA Kumano
- l! m( a* ~7 M. D CA Kako+ y) m, |0 f y4 L% E/ z" [9 T! c
DD Makinami' u( W T! o9 K! v2 }) W
DD Takanami
( @$ Q& q8 N) e& R# u8 V" K DD Natsushio
4 m8 T5 [* w. k- v9 t7 J DD Yukikaze
( I1 k+ V1 `0 L8 H- S* n; c$ f DD Hayashio1 T, z% {, C. o
DD Maikaze8 \& U" v1 Z9 M& F: a( h
DD Isokaze
% V& e' m5 R5 K# J* h DD Shiranui W+ \$ t" n4 T9 ~2 h$ K6 H
DD Amatsukaze5 L, Q* R. S; ` @
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Allied Ships* W: [ z: R! z. T- m/ ^
PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
& l, B$ \. \& d i PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk# F; `# w9 U2 ~4 J' C s7 ?6 \
PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
6 n. [5 r& }' h# {$ q$ a! q PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk% @: H& T I4 P- x# [( F
PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk* d: g( v+ u6 b4 c o" k- ]4 H3 h
PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk; {- f6 W( k- v0 I1 {
PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk2 V- B! H: X7 A1 t' ^6 d+ l b
PT-60
6 l. B7 K# S( |8 ]: z5 r PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
2 W1 J5 `2 |( u. a' C PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
8 X$ Z* t$ `+ d( u8 r- u# p3 a* K6 n% U PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
' n$ @* c" k/ i6 J1 j PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk! D, Z! P' q- z7 j
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
: ]' m" |9 X' `0 L7 f! AAllied TF begins to get underway" \) l4 E, r. `% e) l
Low visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight* c1 ~- d7 X3 ?
Maximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards
4 j) s( |' {1 ~8 Q$ @Range closes to 25,000 yards...
* J, d5 e6 v3 O8 X1 X% `2 ECONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards0 @/ L; q7 Z. S6 @3 V8 p
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
% B) y. S3 n PRange closes to 15,000 yards...
8 p4 v, f& ^& R% A; k( n" LCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards# T6 d5 C+ v, ?0 q; {
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards
7 D9 D' K& R& c. b2 mRange closes to 10,000 yards...
5 C8 |/ b; `% V! P; WCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
w3 E+ e* a* W- Y4 D( V5 v5 dRange closes to 7,000 yards...
]: P/ E+ \' vCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards
- F8 f7 |& S4 z7 VRange closes to 5,000 yards...
* y" _3 Q; x6 Z* a- @6 K: OCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards
: x7 q+ ~3 o& p; J* `Range closes to 3,000 yards...9 G Q) K$ z, O
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards/ L& R, F! I3 p5 |
Range closes to 1,000 yards...
4 S% ^) I0 E, v' x" ~2 R3 J! v) ePT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards) F* p7 B! [( x. z
PT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
6 a" }7 A; I. K8 x: F# O8 }0 {' QPT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
7 ?6 \: i( e# `* Y+ Q6 V' rMassive explosion on PT-46) V h" w/ f# p5 j* x; l) ~
PT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards( J1 D$ K& p, c5 h7 Y) `
PT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
- P" A8 b( p; j8 h5 yRange increases to 2,000 yards! K T1 C2 d' s& l" }
PT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards: ~+ \$ a0 ^; q3 W$ {8 i
PT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
! o9 \9 W$ T# J1 v& aBB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards. i+ O8 {3 x- Y: S5 {) O
PT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards
6 F5 @0 u/ W1 g8 W$ h' a. a5 P$ ?PT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards
! n' s1 L: A- w" ?% Y. aRange increases to 3,000 yards
' E* P/ i' @+ S3 ^/ bPT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards) W+ [# S5 H( G% v
Range closes to 2,000 yards
4 e; H0 H+ D& t* c# ~3 v0 YBB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards
. k/ B- e" g0 \, e! n5 p+ xPT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards6 x2 |4 S9 p5 Q
Range increases to 4,000 yards& P0 M$ ]% F8 T
Range increases to 5,000 yards
$ p+ `& e: h7 w0 C; s" [DD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127 3 `8 Y+ Y( W ]" z, q5 i
Range increases to 6,000 yards
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Task forces break off..., G2 D9 |$ Y% r- |9 l% s2 t
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7 m+ J+ b% y! S0 G) N* DNight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships X2 z* L# F7 S+ Q
DD Shiranui
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Allied Ships" y- b @8 C1 d/ ?/ |* Y8 S8 T
PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk s1 c9 l5 ?. K$ e
8 W, J( k5 {" e/ B# ~) PPoor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight
) D; g7 I* Y2 i$ v- rMaximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards: P) P4 F: @( E, x) f
Range closes to 28,000 yards...# d# @ W5 A) x6 q- h+ R2 y; Q
Range closes to 26,000 yards...; ~5 e; \: |. p
Range closes to 24,000 yards..." m F2 B# I" j9 C6 V- z) t
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
7 A5 {( \# k; ?& e% m5 L$ X: hRange closes to 20,000 yards...6 I; k( ^& Q8 O2 r1 x4 s8 V) ~
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
; B# D/ d( W# C. q) h& `" y) W/ u! jRange closes to 16,000 yards.... }0 N) |8 B! U" C1 o
Range closes to 14,000 yards...( ?( o6 R5 g) S/ m" z
Range closes to 12,000 yards...! D7 _: I+ C6 I9 X. r0 H% D
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
+ p2 M8 x! t# j- N( `Range closes to 10,000 yards...
8 {- Y# s- y. k$ t& p: H3 qRange closes to 9,000 yards...
* `1 W; c ~# e/ p# N$ l& o+ \; i* yRange closes to 8,000 yards...
[- a; Y2 Q' o% T# C4 T f6 mRange closes to 7,000 yards...# N9 m) {$ H6 @* z! Q
Range closes to 6,000 yards...; ^: o& W& w" Q) K
Range closes to 5,000 yards...0 `/ D8 x8 ]$ j0 J! _+ M6 C) p
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
6 Z8 k3 o4 D' Y; i8 i' g {Range closes to 3,000 yards...) \; n' x* q6 r/ _
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
0 A2 u3 v- K! r3 T0 v6 M5 ?" ICONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
# {+ k* Z: r- w) O& ACONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards1 W2 ^, x( b7 T/ L {
Allied ships attempt to get underway
2 d; l7 a# V5 i _* hRange increases to 3,000 yards
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: U# w ]+ E& P- `: Y- g @Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...
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Night Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,1278 M ?$ Q) o g/ M6 |% S3 y
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Allied aircraft losses% m8 A8 T6 `3 U$ k+ S' `) a
Catalina I: 7 damaged
- @/ Z! i& b/ O Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground
. B# Y4 @$ C4 n1 L7 ` P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged
K2 ?6 R3 ] s* D* q6 o P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground
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Japanese Ships
0 D1 b+ J% S. a0 [" \5 E% r4 ` BB Kirishima! F r9 y" m& w% I+ |' H6 |) c- }
BB Hiei
( T I! R# H! l( i2 l! @. s H8 B BB Haruna
" o; n0 a( K/ G/ V BB Kongo
" v4 e2 o3 Z0 P4 c CA Kako8 |+ F0 g; j4 s0 I
CA Kumano
) G9 y6 O! |) i. ~6 }& [; I/ N" \ CA Suzuya
8 y0 @$ I* X" K& [" W6 ` CA Mikuma
% d1 @' @- t: ]) x CA Mogami/ U+ O: S4 G- \4 G2 ?4 r% [
6 g' c/ z1 c$ [Allied ground losses:
& m- o3 s: O: X 274 casualties reported
$ k9 r3 B- t) v3 s2 m6 E3 p Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled, M" z8 ^$ X% n/ I! w$ p3 A/ H
Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled% B5 o; H( ^9 T9 m, P
Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled7 T; [" }5 n) {" L
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)- g3 V: I' _8 K& C
Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled). Z( E( Y1 c5 j# [! q
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Airbase hits 17' [+ E1 k& [- u4 O% z) N" i) U
Airbase supply hits 2
) ?* p1 o' p, a mRunway hits 35, C. P& c9 Y5 o9 b, f: _( l% P
Port hits 5
0 H: R5 l; M( s2 N4 n; v* |2 yPort supply hits 4: v3 F' }5 U/ b2 J/ v2 m* o& b; _
C3 `6 n/ t' d3 R* OBB Kirishima firing at Gove
- U/ w5 {& ]/ d" e1 e( f- h8 aBB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade
' s7 o8 @. j: sBB Haruna firing at Gove V* \& D6 N3 y' f7 F2 Z
BB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade
0 ` W4 j0 `, P2 E8 @CA Kako firing at Gove
1 G9 p) X' d6 a& [0 bCA Kumano firing at Gove ) Z9 n" L4 y) u% z
E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya
7 Q2 j& J$ f1 O5 G) Y% rCA Suzuya firing at Gove
) I) b, Y2 q4 S( Y& |- @CA Mikuma firing at Gove ! B% s% O0 k7 s& P( Y9 m
CA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |