AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 44
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4 J2 V: {# ~+ S' \+ ?& p0 x# S3 U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" ?: i1 n2 L. N' W6 y
) a7 w6 j0 b% @. K4 D$ B' }0 s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% z! [: P V8 q" Y8 K
8 S+ @+ N7 y3 H4 N& h% YJapanese Ships
) e+ P& f1 g) A. i0 i BB Kongo
4 b# X8 c- K$ C$ \ BB Haruna) g) ]: E* j; i0 W
BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1
, G' f+ s0 U0 a `2 J BB Kirishima
4 x( E& _$ w2 B5 l/ G5 N+ ?& q4 w, X CA Mogami
: ~' H( }# y1 i' V# p' Y4 K CA Mikuma5 x2 p5 T( f: E- \# v6 ]
CA Suzuya1 d' _; ?9 ^+ w/ R$ U
CA Kumano, i. p7 P/ U4 F7 q% _' u
CA Kako8 `5 r4 F3 C. Y( Q& X: u3 _
DD Makinami
& r5 H* A N' A! _$ H DD Takanami
& N1 h7 S# C# n" O: C: a DD Natsushio8 j- C; C/ Z. l6 o
DD Yukikaze# f! q, N J8 H/ a' O7 I
DD Hayashio- b/ f1 u8 V/ E0 E8 S8 O# t
DD Maikaze
. X- h8 S# m, n/ l DD Isokaze
- \' b, w! A- ~& ^6 m- I6 Z5 u0 I DD Shiranui
& z* t% I( L4 s DD Amatsukaze
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$ \% O6 q' x8 n9 q2 OAllied Ships3 h. o! z' h8 _$ G6 B7 X" H
PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk8 j- N, {8 z7 z# C7 t" C, I ]
PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk( X5 Z$ r# w/ H* i0 Q: r
PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk1 o4 P/ W, `( A5 M9 c
PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
' R& |2 r* e- v. u' a PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk- M- p, G7 {2 O* f4 |. t
PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
H4 u2 _/ F' g. I& n- l7 m! @ PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk" u/ i q% c# E: {9 j, x
PT-60- u. c2 @8 P6 W/ n, F
PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
9 R, v8 K. W) n' O! R PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk: ^! K6 o; J8 I' F6 Z3 |. r; p
PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk/ V" {% \; Q, g8 {8 C+ w' O
PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk+ V) R! } H$ f: Q" d, |
% \) P2 f1 [/ e7 d9 TJapanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
- [$ U6 a3 k( G; y( PAllied TF begins to get underway
" J- D0 F& v, L( jLow visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight
0 B) h! L0 P% z0 r1 \% k% xMaximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards7 y- C9 ]1 r4 f8 P1 V& F
Range closes to 25,000 yards...
* j9 z+ m$ B! h G, @CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards
Z( R: M! w$ n# l" vRange closes to 20,000 yards...
# E6 r ]) J1 B9 g, r& ~, O' h. o: |& dRange closes to 15,000 yards...7 _& d5 S* x8 M! o! t( K
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards
& R# T5 v% v9 C! n8 cCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards
; m9 M" @- D* [7 @6 BRange closes to 10,000 yards...- D* E2 G# C. b$ G7 d, D
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards/ G, ^- }, }5 y) q) s- n" e
Range closes to 7,000 yards.../ S! p4 C1 C4 a3 Q
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards
5 A; s4 ~- l2 f+ MRange closes to 5,000 yards...* M v5 g% M9 S7 h! a
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards
# V/ f% ~1 Q2 g5 uRange closes to 3,000 yards...' l o B3 b# Z! N" M
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
4 Q& z1 G9 S" C% C2 {2 y- gRange closes to 1,000 yards...- p1 k1 u( b# v/ P. ]
PT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
, Q" j+ v" e# }( zPT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
1 V4 r9 x; U3 ^. Z5 I" ^PT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards( J5 o& d1 j5 L% ^4 P1 B% h
Massive explosion on PT-46
1 c# P$ ?* \1 v3 Z H3 h5 JPT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
# G8 a' w7 t0 x! ~6 F0 }5 hPT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards& s4 ~' v6 z$ n7 D# |$ ^5 Z, u
Range increases to 2,000 yards
) ^% s; Q, a. r# G2 m$ sPT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards$ h- b" K. X l5 v$ b$ m
PT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards3 g' ?% w& v% ]- M- g
BB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards& V* @) h0 I' m! L, ^
PT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards
6 \7 Y+ M7 w: N% {+ z. bPT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards
5 g: _& X) Z, sRange increases to 3,000 yards5 t+ Z4 P; M0 g2 n/ `5 p" c' p
PT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards4 @* Y, y \' ?* t
Range closes to 2,000 yards
/ @+ f8 R& L. U: r6 Z. o( @BB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards. Z* n* N, O! M v. E
PT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards
9 }- ]; P5 S7 W" e+ SRange increases to 4,000 yards: Y6 `3 y; o- D I8 y
Range increases to 5,000 yards$ o; o( r8 @2 _# E; z) I
DD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127
* B0 A$ S, g) Y+ C" _" XRange increases to 6,000 yards
; @# X3 y9 U4 b4 ?4 XRange increases to 8,000 yards
% r3 S) @" i) \$ A5 ATask forces break off...0 v) Q: ^% p& d0 e0 _9 n+ e' @
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards" U, W: l2 [% a4 d$ S& ~; z
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Japanese Ships
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Allied Ships, |0 a' [* ^9 s5 v8 ^8 E+ c% t
PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk" N' G/ Y' ], ^. B# ?1 B- L
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Poor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight
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Range closes to 28,000 yards...
5 b0 }" y" d2 {( W/ \& G* ^4 O: L! Z. PRange closes to 26,000 yards...4 m' m" @: J0 I
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
0 S. ]" P" k8 M. c$ ORange closes to 22,000 yards...
- M1 J+ |# ~; U$ nRange closes to 20,000 yards... o8 h) a6 b" r8 F
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
4 j7 [6 R; P3 ]1 NRange closes to 16,000 yards...- w# C) A" Q- b& a! r* Q" i( Y5 ~
Range closes to 14,000 yards...0 Q+ l3 t" c+ u, D% l4 X
Range closes to 12,000 yards...2 y+ Y R7 d/ }4 p# s( r: `: V
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
( i4 }' h: I' {+ \3 o0 pRange closes to 10,000 yards...4 V( w0 a% B: G; b4 V+ n
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
# F, N( v( y& N7 IRange closes to 8,000 yards...
7 D% \9 [* s2 l% x/ d- G. ?Range closes to 7,000 yards...
) O1 q: D$ U4 D0 I8 I' XRange closes to 6,000 yards...& o% g l( `2 a9 @% J9 A) v
Range closes to 5,000 yards...1 T+ v" g& \) a3 i* H
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
) X I% h. z0 H7 [) ]Range closes to 3,000 yards...3 @; F% v' Z# l: G
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
5 W9 C$ R b$ KCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
. I6 g" f8 W; tCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
3 Z# U) K; K8 l, x# v$ h4 Q0 BAllied ships attempt to get underway5 ^ o1 |( V+ R: C$ d6 V# g
Range increases to 3,000 yards( {* G) A+ {8 `. ]
PT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards
" r# m1 ~6 J, p; Y1 k7 [Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...
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Night Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127
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4 e# i, G3 `# I5 {$ JAllied aircraft
1 X& ^4 T; ]' ~3 A; ~ no flights
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5 q, z7 v+ h" X" `: VAllied aircraft losses
# U- [9 U9 U! N& h1 O, V Catalina I: 7 damaged! h' h: d. D- f1 L( f( _
Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground' R7 h3 j3 p) o1 y; r- @1 h1 ~- j
P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged, [* L) ] m0 H& P' m
P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground
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Japanese Ships
0 ]% u4 n1 ]6 ~' F9 o% t: r- T2 o BB Kirishima
3 ]- E8 B4 [% O+ a/ P: L BB Hiei% @/ ~% s: N. \& T7 q) t& c
BB Haruna
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/ O* {% K: N- x @9 x% N5 X2 l& r CA Kako
! ?: g) L+ J. a' X9 Q6 R CA Kumano9 q& F4 }+ U( i# F$ `. T# v
CA Suzuya0 x4 J* _1 w K# P2 {/ K' z
CA Mikuma
" ?3 r7 n# Z8 C0 L# i9 ? CA Mogami
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Allied ground losses:
+ S- k5 r! f& `+ Z 274 casualties reported( R( o2 T7 ^9 V( q& s& I
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
- q% u4 ]- a" N Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled
+ Y9 I& ~' I+ @9 b' Q Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled
9 j @; r- k0 p! H M. R6 c4 B Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)# L0 b1 n) G' i/ l& v9 X4 l5 @. {
Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)' k$ l6 B9 l4 G- m
4 x9 x, r- Z7 t/ R$ J+ ]/ f. ^ oAirbase hits 17
. U J7 c, }' c' |9 c, M) I( ]Airbase supply hits 2
+ X B: g- [6 f6 xRunway hits 35' F- g* S6 I K) e+ l0 ~9 G5 C0 s6 X/ L
Port hits 59 K8 ?7 I8 W. D7 n" b- {! n
Port supply hits 4$ L( d6 x/ \" h9 f9 ~7 Z# F3 J
, ` g1 D& I! s1 C0 RBB Kirishima firing at Gove
( T) y- {, n# B4 [$ a" J& C% pBB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade# C- Z2 j4 p& N9 i# S/ @8 h7 O
BB Haruna firing at Gove
- R% E* M2 ^2 \) V! [5 g' i% bBB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade
" C! x; L: E5 t- G: L$ p& S: _CA Kako firing at Gove # ^9 t, U0 c; q. G8 ^. R9 }4 \
CA Kumano firing at Gove
! [& ?! I7 i5 m5 gE13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya1 K' i* U6 l+ h: e* o$ n* Q
CA Suzuya firing at Gove
! K( Q) r& r" O, {( r! xCA Mikuma firing at Gove 1 e$ n+ L' [5 N4 b/ G/ Q6 m. Y
CA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |