AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 44
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0 R5 Y& n6 b5 l, T# v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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0 T$ T0 x+ l) W* Z- 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
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; N* L3 ~. t* ~* H; Y2 SNight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards3 l0 U" U/ a6 I, x' T7 q
# q8 z) p0 J* jJapanese Ships
0 m [5 x2 F0 V BB Kongo
- E5 U' t; ^$ ~$ t! D6 t- f2 G BB Haruna& E$ \: a2 F, y
BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1
# t( v0 S5 c' K; q: E8 t BB Kirishima* y4 Z9 p: F1 n( v) b) t
CA Mogami, n6 d# u" @ d; Y
CA Mikuma- S. b6 q1 U( p/ ?% e6 X% c! E
CA Suzuya
8 a3 U; `' Y! E0 ]# K' d CA Kumano
3 A" t5 K; ]# J( l4 [: s: k CA Kako
: ]5 J! K% C9 ^5 u8 S DD Makinami
% m+ {. V2 n1 w9 ?* o' ? DD Takanami9 K$ x) Z) W% n3 Q! ^
DD Natsushio
3 I5 w" F" T/ n DD Yukikaze
; Z6 k I3 B8 t4 v- G DD Hayashio
3 R k5 u1 |, \1 X/ F# Y DD Maikaze
4 L+ I; v) d; F& Q1 d DD Isokaze
; C' ?! r, K+ z) ]3 c/ f2 e, o DD Shiranui
/ `' ^8 ~$ {- e; ` DD Amatsukaze: \: a% f* Y6 E* I- u
. D( c% ^$ G/ j/ g+ z5 E: dAllied Ships
6 n( H h6 N7 T PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk1 u6 e) Y6 l" f+ L) m6 E
PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk+ G/ o' l9 C) [
PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
/ i8 C7 `% \* p PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
' B3 v& x2 A0 V$ X" v% Y PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk+ {6 h1 u( t, F& ?; D3 o
PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk, e5 B6 Z' C2 h
PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk( F# R& N: i# A* h7 K
PT-60- d3 S5 i7 d1 g ?, \9 D
PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk( A" U$ Y! @* x+ t7 d/ M- R
PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk' l# M; g$ j9 q- i4 b; r
PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk% z% f/ x" _0 I8 _, a7 b/ U$ f
PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk4 O3 k- E! i" q0 g" ~' V
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!. Z/ |/ _# Q9 _# [8 ?
Allied TF begins to get underway/ i5 ]/ X' v' f; A
Low visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight
( O2 r6 c: Q8 E4 V2 T+ _3 MMaximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards% x) J3 g( Y- G1 V1 g" c2 d8 P# B) E9 v
Range closes to 25,000 yards...2 h! k5 e1 W. c/ o9 y" Y
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards( D Z8 Q9 r+ W" i, M8 b
Range closes to 20,000 yards...4 d* K; L s# M+ g% u
Range closes to 15,000 yards...7 H) q8 @8 z& w* F3 W0 S
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards0 ?/ t' X, c1 n& r
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards
7 E% w+ |3 N. B! A7 s: H/ HRange closes to 10,000 yards..." l `& z; o' P3 D3 E7 a' w
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards: M! z" W5 o1 j- w3 U h- _- @0 V
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
, a8 P; u/ k9 m1 v U% KCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards" d3 {2 j4 J/ K, b
Range closes to 5,000 yards...& Z0 j' p) X7 k* [5 e- R
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards
/ f' X% P) u' j0 f l% b# cRange closes to 3,000 yards...! W. j- n! ]% T. _9 A% ]
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
7 {4 j8 [" _$ bRange closes to 1,000 yards...
8 L `( ?5 v4 d% B8 nPT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards& ?4 {8 j2 S% b7 _2 x
PT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards9 D J* A7 k( V, c3 W
PT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
8 Y- \: n! I+ X2 J1 mMassive explosion on PT-46
. @. M% ^8 f* o. bPT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
( Q3 b9 N" s/ S6 hPT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
: O% R+ d: k$ [1 l. C9 CRange increases to 2,000 yards6 k6 N$ [3 G8 y4 j4 m5 y
PT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards# F8 j+ F _) T) ]9 L1 i D: i
PT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
! W4 ]" \' E; D, c' `BB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards- T" N/ |, k0 x; P& w- [
PT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards
0 z4 h* }6 p9 ?- s4 u4 |$ D! `PT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards
. C: {! `8 t7 Q% e- a+ RRange increases to 3,000 yards( q, m* B- y/ ^* O
PT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards; s q5 B5 v3 y& N
Range closes to 2,000 yards
# ^0 O# P: C: F1 bBB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards1 Q. t/ B$ q& M1 I
PT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards
( \6 j! w' q* @Range increases to 4,000 yards
) T3 r/ F* [% `! x/ A* jRange increases to 5,000 yards
: [& u$ D; @! x4 E2 t# dDD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127 2 \7 u) H0 v( J9 P% b
Range increases to 6,000 yards
0 P! m( R5 e( {1 r- a( @Range increases to 8,000 yards3 y+ l. O' c; _( E6 ~+ k- I' r0 E
Task forces break off.../ x, Y! F8 D' X* r
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
9 h \+ r. Q5 L' J) i; | DD Shiranui
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Allied Ships
' E s# S+ c. e% u" a PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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h3 t* `; \. K y: F: g' K# P4 MPoor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight
3 F6 t+ E/ C) n$ v1 s2 @$ p) SMaximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards% x5 y3 h% c- X1 z! L
Range closes to 28,000 yards...
# t5 Z# t$ Z# R& Z7 l' YRange closes to 26,000 yards...$ C; [; Y& g( f% q# F
Range closes to 24,000 yards...+ n; `3 P4 u1 p. U5 L$ Y
Range closes to 22,000 yards... F! |' _+ n/ T/ Z( G4 D# H$ {
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
! |3 f' \% o5 J- u: a8 w& {Range closes to 18,000 yards...
! d" W1 E* k! bRange closes to 16,000 yards.... m+ \; T4 H) t! Q9 J
Range closes to 14,000 yards...# p6 A/ v1 G) m4 I* @1 t
Range closes to 12,000 yards...# y" K4 Z. l6 d0 t
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
3 q; c3 r/ E: T- z" O! ^Range closes to 10,000 yards...0 M+ }( V; A0 F. I) K9 E
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
* v+ B6 w0 B) tRange closes to 8,000 yards...
0 d% m$ ^ E" i- n3 D) X$ sRange closes to 7,000 yards...; I. @" D' ~. A# }) J! E: T. Z) f
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
" p" p: A# | o, T& O9 XRange closes to 5,000 yards...3 ?9 X ?7 a J; H+ s4 \
Range closes to 4,000 yards...; f; i! N+ _: K7 E N
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
4 R. Y% y9 p' Y% D7 L: X8 JRange closes to 2,000 yards...7 Z0 G8 x- q6 [
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards9 ]" k. b$ Q4 @8 P) O- o
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
5 |! @7 H5 p9 Z4 FAllied ships attempt to get underway% [% R1 E0 j8 i" S7 U' D( g. f
Range increases to 3,000 yards$ k+ ?, W* I. a2 I$ K& S
PT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards- |: h }3 X2 |
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...! F# Q( T6 K" }7 t
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Night Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127
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no flights' j- }0 b7 \$ ?5 O, ~2 j: q; I
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Allied aircraft losses
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# }" h8 H; H7 T* Z, d" H Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground2 K6 i: [; M8 ^' o6 @
P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged* [& n2 H- V _5 V" n( h
P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground; q) S/ ]+ k2 [, T* M5 T! i
% f6 E) A" M8 s0 m9 hJapanese Ships
/ {) y! A6 X9 {0 A- m7 I BB Kirishima- G* _/ H* T/ ^4 m0 @, e" O
BB Hiei
- A9 q2 p1 ]8 L$ H9 m {) u# z5 d BB Haruna
" r6 X" T& o$ D BB Kongo
' ]! k1 Y7 C2 ]" b" Z8 j CA Kako
5 f! j+ M# v6 Z, z/ Z CA Kumano
) _. t8 V3 R6 ~ Z0 a A CA Suzuya2 ~1 v& s0 V; D5 O) l) G
CA Mikuma
3 ?3 K8 i! g( j3 k+ j% s# C CA Mogami
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Allied ground losses:- j3 R% t8 I: D$ h3 p0 ?, I8 q4 Q
274 casualties reported+ \6 _% J5 X- O6 W @; g
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
$ M9 k9 a6 n2 l' g# t- L# w# A Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled6 T0 Z' V0 R7 `- n0 s
Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled3 ?' V& N- m$ @* |* a/ @$ A
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
* B" H N1 j/ \* E; Q% y9 E0 H9 N Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)
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# f7 J9 g9 J2 V% tAirbase hits 17
5 P; o7 m8 C) m2 v+ V: H2 x# ?Airbase supply hits 2
; J! F5 i% m2 q" yRunway hits 35
+ K+ F; ?- O9 g' h) VPort hits 59 M# |, y4 y& x* K/ q0 F: e* v- n7 W
Port supply hits 46 ]/ S6 m3 z0 ~* d- c4 [
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BB Kirishima firing at Gove ! M( e# h0 t2 N5 x/ e
BB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade
9 o4 W4 U" c7 f ABB Haruna firing at Gove
+ V+ \" f% q0 n" i: k: X4 HBB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade1 K( l$ f& N. s- Y) j6 W
CA Kako firing at Gove
Y) \9 o6 D$ Y0 @. ]: HCA Kumano firing at Gove
( {3 @* K, Y6 iE13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya
' `6 f @5 h S1 m0 W* @CA Suzuya firing at Gove
2 ?) K: T5 }+ b: J- b8 H. M9 {. w! ACA Mikuma firing at Gove
# ~ q4 ?* {3 ~CA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |