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
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6 Q4 Z# I p! f2 P# _/ ~3 h9 `, C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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9 m0 m0 L$ e, x* c( H! kNight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards1 b0 l. k* b( d: M1 w" S
0 q, [) `6 z6 A2 V X2 s, @# jJapanese Ships! m3 Q( j: ?" ?3 n. m& }' x
BB Kongo% s& h0 c1 v3 L/ ^& H5 ^) \
BB Haruna0 T$ t' o, q, J/ u* ]7 n5 ]. x
BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1& v4 D' P' Q/ a5 L& [, C' J" _+ p
BB Kirishima
; R: F. V* _7 o" C9 u1 n CA Mogami& t4 a4 `) h4 _! m( H
CA Mikuma
. L3 z* B T4 Z" f& _( M! _ CA Suzuya
- a2 u% u. b6 P8 y CA Kumano, I9 T; @1 N. W, k1 c* x( y9 F
CA Kako. E1 |# W& r% |6 E
DD Makinami D/ n% x! K* Y) U9 Q# i4 f
DD Takanami) t4 e7 M' R5 D: m- _/ |
DD Natsushio
2 w S7 S* u& h f/ x- Y% k DD Yukikaze( s0 {* w6 n% ^/ e* c6 c; ?/ g
DD Hayashio' M/ Q }' n5 S: O
DD Maikaze' z" X/ {) d8 F; i
DD Isokaze: D0 q; b3 b0 [$ K
DD Shiranui" j8 D1 q2 ]' p' b, I
DD Amatsukaze/ N/ L) u: G% h, u
4 F/ q/ u# S0 IAllied Ships
p8 G- ~, Q, f( ~6 f PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
: G+ J9 t3 M* ~. }% r3 g- D j6 [+ j PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
: I3 S' B) [5 ]+ G' q& i* e PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk) P7 ~ I* R' C5 [; Z* F1 U
PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
& u* S" B0 {% P) v! C PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk) \ z2 j8 ^: w" f% W
PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk2 D* J9 P; J! E6 f" _' j
PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk! j9 {; ?2 U, ^* f2 z1 m* N
PT-60
( f4 b) e; @4 l: V) {% F% i PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
7 g. I& g7 P! v/ {7 C PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
. w7 l4 I5 X9 X; F' J PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk: @: i+ {6 R3 T/ k
PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk8 O# R# h/ r8 y# o* ?$ J3 _
2 L9 u/ B+ I( OJapanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!, `# C' y8 F) }! c* k
Allied TF begins to get underway: W9 i- m/ o9 U0 D
Low visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight2 V4 H. o( {( ?" E
Maximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards7 N9 r0 C- ~* W0 }! G
Range closes to 25,000 yards...
J6 ]8 f/ o+ ~( C! }$ `CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards
6 O" g( c+ Q( o! S' hRange closes to 20,000 yards...
7 ]+ {! R* Q6 d, `$ zRange closes to 15,000 yards...
; k' o; ~ L: z' ]0 g; s$ jCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards
2 N* }' N9 Y1 Q& [& L) R1 b |CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards/ Y, f; p2 a M, B" [
Range closes to 10,000 yards...; X6 x! h- G) f) `% x) B! o
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards& R* X& \& q/ k$ G c
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
e. r/ O# i5 e, L* K2 e, g6 N8 u8 }CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards
8 F) X$ C" R2 C3 kRange closes to 5,000 yards...) v0 s9 @: j: n& t# e' S6 w3 C
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards
( g0 b' p! j" |Range closes to 3,000 yards...( C/ E, O, N* ]2 w' g' e
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
3 A) G/ \+ X% x$ \$ w8 ^Range closes to 1,000 yards...6 ] @; F) J& z" ?8 P
PT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards+ M8 C. g F2 y: G6 N
PT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards; w, i' O: ]' p# N. K% G9 i! J. D
PT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards; V- |3 s0 R1 P* R; ]1 N
Massive explosion on PT-464 _3 E% B0 q/ @5 S9 \! J! d
PT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
0 B I! Y' K0 d6 I [PT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
' g) [( M4 @9 c# `Range increases to 2,000 yards
5 D O3 O' Z+ ?7 o0 hPT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards }7 b! H- K" L# ~
PT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards4 O/ I* o' p! r0 x; U
BB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards
% O+ r) w* p, C- z* g! K: HPT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards3 d* K1 K. f# ]! r: l: q! ?) n
PT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards
2 f$ ^0 }6 t# v3 K0 k# R& _Range increases to 3,000 yards
s- |/ V4 y8 O9 }PT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards
6 s4 S" |8 E8 q$ ]9 oRange closes to 2,000 yards
; S% ~% c* _: D4 U" |BB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards0 m6 u5 W9 Q) e8 J o! }6 E: A
PT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards; A9 k- X/ n! o7 T! p
Range increases to 4,000 yards5 X4 q" D, \; n
Range increases to 5,000 yards
) h. R) j- }$ s# J. ?# o# T, P2 gDD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127 : w$ G+ ]6 q8 y/ \
Range increases to 6,000 yards0 \% N M, k6 R9 p: |
Range increases to 8,000 yards+ w8 X4 ]/ T n: V: }) D8 g
Task forces break off...% u8 l; f7 w5 i8 f) F
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards7 _" _; v) z, S$ O8 h/ S
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DD Shiranui
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Allied Ships
! I' o3 K3 g- J1 ? Y3 K, X$ S3 U PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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Poor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight" A% D$ g! z8 a8 e5 S
Maximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards
& G9 D% t- O4 T/ \6 [* b9 WRange closes to 28,000 yards...
8 l$ Y) J, ^, Y! @Range closes to 26,000 yards...$ d8 n7 r _. n) I" f7 u% w
Range closes to 24,000 yards... M) v+ P* {. S* _9 y5 S
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
4 l& B- p" j2 k" M' b5 R* R ERange closes to 20,000 yards...1 W3 w* m: m; I% O
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
7 m8 D) m0 q* \9 N& TRange closes to 16,000 yards...9 C+ @1 |1 `# b% m+ x, _- I
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
0 t$ ^& R8 L# w- |. `) h. E( pRange closes to 12,000 yards...
$ e; y5 Z6 ?' t8 eRange closes to 11,000 yards...; _9 a# l' S; E3 {1 J3 K; u
Range closes to 10,000 yards...! |/ a1 p6 h& w" ^" N
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
. `, t6 [5 b7 o; H: NRange closes to 8,000 yards...
8 T7 o; n6 s3 w4 R* X/ `* xRange closes to 7,000 yards...
9 ]3 D% V! ~ F5 DRange closes to 6,000 yards...5 z+ X8 {2 @3 g0 J) M
Range closes to 5,000 yards...: C' S0 I; X# {# Z5 r$ g G4 A9 e
Range closes to 4,000 yards...- J9 n9 Z0 K" O Q
Range closes to 3,000 yards...5 W0 P" P2 d0 }8 M6 I+ Z, ^
Range closes to 2,000 yards...8 @5 u$ Q+ u7 M& y* S6 D% `, A: x# x
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards' F2 N" |! A! C# K9 ]
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards0 d: }# d# C. @! l2 V& n1 n
Allied ships attempt to get underway
) [7 I# t9 x7 O/ }7 h: ]5 BRange increases to 3,000 yards
0 [- r8 c/ M8 O9 D. hPT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards
7 W7 U7 i# n( w8 fCombat ends with last Allied ship sunk...
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Night Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127
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2 T8 F* F7 E+ }- ~/ rAllied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses6 b2 _1 e( C6 h3 {( ]* z" A4 n! V
Catalina I: 7 damaged( t* l$ c" e- C& ]8 d: s* c
Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground
! f* P8 Q4 K' U: p' b- o8 Y; S0 j P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged
: m3 A: g6 _) Z0 S+ u$ I7 D P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground
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Japanese Ships
1 E5 j9 e8 |0 ^3 C" Y0 ]6 Q) G BB Kirishima& c/ x. x9 s2 k8 d6 ~
BB Hiei! K6 o) T. R' V4 X% m5 ]+ Q% W0 F
BB Haruna( ~ c; h9 G! O) b, ]( b
BB Kongo k1 p/ u& [/ z* ~2 n+ \: e5 l- V
CA Kako7 U5 t& r7 r( k& y/ U% T
CA Kumano% p8 N; K& X$ `: F6 `6 | P
CA Suzuya
+ L/ x4 t6 b+ Y2 x9 ]" J9 `3 A CA Mikuma
5 g4 ?9 v# G) t4 e, b CA Mogami
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, o9 K0 C& E6 Y) X! XAllied ground losses:% \; C4 J1 g- X& Z
274 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled
( ^" v* ^! x$ v8 z, k( c8 n& [ Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled2 S/ }& L9 G& R/ \
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)0 g0 A2 Y# o' S
Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)# K% W6 [* K/ t: Z, h
( J, O+ F/ b' j) v. f7 r! }Airbase hits 17& A# n3 h8 S6 T. ~* K
Airbase supply hits 2
, [* j* D% A2 B6 R3 B$ rRunway hits 359 o6 j$ \: |( P# m' l- ^4 S/ w
Port hits 5
* J( l) d: J% O0 sPort supply hits 40 ~) f0 r3 t) O: W
0 L$ V: Q; s* L+ x2 @* p( vBB Kirishima firing at Gove # h; [ j; x" @; G4 S! Q& x
BB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade+ b# g4 v8 {9 j& B
BB Haruna firing at Gove / c* Q2 v! _3 P
BB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade0 k5 ]8 S% t E3 ?
CA Kako firing at Gove
) r& v! [+ t" r \6 {" r: mCA Kumano firing at Gove - {+ i B0 m& l- t* V! |2 L; k2 x0 J
E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya
& {% a3 I7 d6 _7 [5 wCA Suzuya firing at Gove
1 \, P5 e2 B: c* j$ }CA Mikuma firing at Gove
6 g0 b8 a2 \( y* F, y4 {1 iCA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |