AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 44
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" ?1 B0 G: g1 O) P% t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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7 k: D4 |5 z/ K: a; [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
7 k) b' N% [) p- H; h2 [9 q; Z BB Kongo
# t( ]( c8 Z; E! u. [& O9 P' [4 W BB Haruna5 d& Q, [; p3 F0 ~3 u1 r
BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1% M- w( ?8 T0 B$ z
BB Kirishima
* W" k; u8 Q9 K: u2 G CA Mogami
* t% }: P$ k8 W; P CA Mikuma( f4 Z; C' {7 N7 G8 B
CA Suzuya
2 Q# B0 \8 T9 K! I CA Kumano
r* e1 g F' ^7 [ CA Kako
; G0 S! G B2 l4 d- w DD Makinami
# \' j. ]3 D& U. W3 D DD Takanami( B2 K+ X& ]8 r# K9 d7 q w; ~
DD Natsushio1 _9 i& Y4 K* }, V8 j
DD Yukikaze0 @; w( f" j7 \
DD Hayashio; g; P$ O1 b! H3 y0 s8 i
DD Maikaze5 [! H+ I1 o- `! D1 z) A
DD Isokaze
8 S& o1 A. Q9 N& z1 g0 z; P DD Shiranui
. {' Q( C6 V( Q7 C4 b$ T DD Amatsukaze
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Allied Ships! N3 d% B* |. {0 P! q# s
PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk' M) _0 f9 h' N* [* t5 |4 g
PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
: D8 e# ]0 D- j* ] PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
$ w: s2 g8 I4 }* ~9 H PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk% z0 y: g1 Y& T; T, ~! N
PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk+ }. d: I k- z) ]
PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk R: j1 e' I9 U+ F0 P k t5 j( M
PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk) u' Z4 a/ x$ t! A
PT-60
+ v( G0 D6 Y" y! C$ V) y) ^( \) U PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk, e- s% v) T1 l% F1 ~, P5 y
PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk8 L, ^, t' I$ ~& Q/ [
PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk( J0 g: p7 n3 {7 ?4 b
PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
2 Q0 Q& r- ]+ [1 \Allied TF begins to get underway) e7 t6 Z2 |- ^0 ?9 F
Low visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight
% _, D1 a5 c, WMaximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards: Q8 M) J( n; C! K
Range closes to 25,000 yards...
4 D% L* [; C# U( DCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards
) b+ U8 g: |- _6 w( nRange closes to 20,000 yards..." ]3 I0 L' _5 w! K! w; S: d% G
Range closes to 15,000 yards...7 s* |& p7 r1 P$ ~4 ?
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards
9 O% N) Y9 [( k9 ~: o2 `. i/ J0 uCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards
) \) e5 H( @5 x& c: j+ H1 k9 wRange closes to 10,000 yards...
* F: J2 c$ |9 a/ _: ^' lCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
$ R& e& E" N" I. K" T cRange closes to 7,000 yards... @. }) I, U5 R. f9 Z
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards
) h. F" ~! _ O# mRange closes to 5,000 yards...% k0 B7 E- E8 p2 {1 @
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards$ l8 a9 d+ D( L
Range closes to 3,000 yards...0 O( f* Z" g( ]9 Q$ ?* n% {8 o
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
/ ~0 j0 }# p4 _" k' O* O vRange closes to 1,000 yards...
% _5 \* c+ f" @* m4 T% Y- ]* E8 RPT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
/ A. U' U1 u4 C! P! {, \! d# J! nPT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards% M% c+ D# c6 Y+ }5 Z/ x5 x
PT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards* X8 e+ b9 e- s
Massive explosion on PT-46
, H' ^" k0 M. h* o+ ` C' ?PT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards$ M: H! T- o3 ?, S1 n$ r1 j1 a
PT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
& |- d. j& T9 s- e: i5 e8 {1 {, ?Range increases to 2,000 yards, [$ R4 T; E, S/ \) W2 X- s- Y! w6 `
PT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
. b- e9 L6 l8 Y6 K$ GPT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
4 x& Q/ u# E* ]2 QBB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards+ Q. [ w" }8 o: D$ u9 n
PT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards! ^6 W7 \- t2 a
PT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards
2 g" U( r( c7 Z/ n3 {% @Range increases to 3,000 yards
/ ~5 a4 a( \* s5 w0 \" H, z4 zPT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards8 E- _% \. H, }) l7 O0 C6 S! j
Range closes to 2,000 yards
# W* j1 C! S4 B* o4 @9 y$ OBB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards
& w4 {# H3 q$ S; B9 @PT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards' H H6 O: U, l2 n, s
Range increases to 4,000 yards) u3 B( ~7 [5 p+ T! X
Range increases to 5,000 yards
% `, ~. o6 j2 K+ {% }% z1 N6 CDD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127
; d! r+ ^8 s6 n3 }* X; xRange increases to 6,000 yards7 D5 B2 b9 l5 w0 O
Range increases to 8,000 yards( H$ U1 ^' l8 ^0 T4 C7 f. F
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& G3 d- y4 r5 h2 v* W {2 j9 A
DD Shiranui' ^" _5 w7 N* E; E# o% c+ }
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PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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Poor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight
3 ^: U; q; n6 M; k3 \% _Maximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards
3 E9 J1 F/ q6 IRange closes to 28,000 yards...
1 t; n0 q% B9 m8 I5 H( x1 D! RRange closes to 26,000 yards...
_# ]) H3 b- w& X0 n1 O7 K/ \Range closes to 24,000 yards...
& O1 ~4 I$ P3 t3 W, f8 S& a8 jRange closes to 22,000 yards...1 P3 @9 g# L& |+ w4 a. A
Range closes to 20,000 yards.... _! M% O$ h2 @/ h" V) v! |. m
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
1 K$ ~6 x& g/ b$ [( Q& e2 P7 bRange closes to 16,000 yards...
# |: S( J3 I% {- @, R3 K2 WRange closes to 14,000 yards...3 X- o& Y+ M7 [7 c6 X
Range closes to 12,000 yards...) {$ I' A6 P, G* }
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
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Range closes to 9,000 yards...' ?3 i& h$ A( ^9 ~9 n- ^* j: u8 x
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
3 A7 U' {9 \2 ARange closes to 7,000 yards...8 d& E( q( R1 B& t( M: h
Range closes to 6,000 yards...) L, j7 C- s, C+ y L* E+ o9 e
Range closes to 5,000 yards...& j( W. k o; y) F( B# K% e
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
. V2 M2 i' F& ^6 a& R* G3 YRange closes to 3,000 yards...1 k/ P4 k) A; P" O$ q
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
" k G0 w+ G" t9 F7 }CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
3 G: u0 ~: N. m+ t0 |5 `CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
5 ~" a7 y ]/ ^Allied ships attempt to get underway
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PT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards$ ^" ?) A" W, I( T6 D
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...% r# i% p/ R0 n- u0 g: t
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Night Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127" o2 L, M) p+ M, j' @1 I
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Allied aircraft2 T u8 c1 e* C: k( |" B) u2 M$ p
no flights
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4 Z$ Z- G, m# L' s( i+ O$ |' |9 {Allied aircraft losses
5 k& @, _7 g) k: Y! V: c e Catalina I: 7 damaged( `* {! `: B+ N1 K3 S
Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground
4 U6 ?% i8 l, H2 f P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged! q; A( R& i0 I& a
P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground! B& E( w" x* u+ W% g4 x* y4 S
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BB Kirishima
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BB Haruna3 P4 r" k) h/ J B! a# C
BB Kongo' @, m1 |1 r+ X
CA Kako
" \. A0 R; ?5 V0 \' L$ [ CA Kumano
B# Q) A/ _) x CA Suzuya
- y+ F' u0 ^0 [3 J V CA Mikuma
6 g3 R: y, z1 C( [) E CA Mogami$ ^5 h* A2 p* ]* [8 Y" t) V, b
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Allied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled( Q# Z1 Q0 L k- K3 S5 j1 Q! k
Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled
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Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)5 u& y w0 b! y: Z6 M
Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)
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Airbase hits 170 m1 ^( c' s! Q4 N& o5 B& U
Airbase supply hits 2
# r c" C0 }! g+ ?Runway hits 35
: B+ ^) Y3 Q4 ]- J! {) ZPort hits 5+ x" D- v3 j; M5 e! m4 U
Port supply hits 49 Z! f( A$ v) ]
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BB Kirishima firing at Gove * Y, Z$ d; J3 d
BB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade5 N7 n( u5 w. w$ j4 @) N
BB Haruna firing at Gove
5 a0 i( ^& G' h/ Z0 s2 S0 w) M% XBB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade
% P3 j$ j, I5 A1 A, y ~) zCA Kako firing at Gove : l3 |' O$ {( r2 ?& L" i
CA Kumano firing at Gove
' F+ W' A M' [; |+ v, s8 aE13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya
) p" R) `+ ?: A, |$ LCA Suzuya firing at Gove ; n2 z ]+ S7 p# R& Z6 W
CA Mikuma firing at Gove
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