AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 44
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W; |; g6 w5 K% ]- s3 `4 X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" P, _. ?& d6 @" N
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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 ( L5 h4 y6 y& d. `% i0 ~, w0 {
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards2 f; K2 Y! q8 N+ w# [7 h
9 O+ B6 U/ P/ F& w& H/ f) dJapanese Ships" Y4 d3 P$ P8 I7 c5 U
BB Kongo
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BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1
/ I( A3 Z6 x, n" u( r; u BB Kirishima0 ]( s# m& B A5 ?* Q5 W
CA Mogami
( s5 v, g# m* Q! F: s( U CA Mikuma2 t" _- k% s- B( A2 B |7 N
CA Suzuya
) X2 n4 W7 K4 }' ?4 H CA Kumano
, M1 l" O6 e: k& p8 E& K. n3 w CA Kako
# t2 _" ~: c$ b, w2 B4 x; X3 |$ O DD Makinami
L( |* h( X: u* ~" p, O+ G DD Takanami/ T. \" c( o1 W, N/ w% C
DD Natsushio
$ k+ {# Q% H) w2 k5 e DD Yukikaze0 e$ Y- v: e( g+ J0 ]3 D6 ?
DD Hayashio4 b: j8 ]: x- F$ ~! i, e
DD Maikaze7 V: c# K6 m; v5 D, k
DD Isokaze0 N* z+ _4 c% q7 c
DD Shiranui
( J2 S p# b, L+ c3 C DD Amatsukaze# C3 R% T1 j: c9 w! Q- y, D
8 @& q; w3 D" IAllied Ships! W# x6 d! j7 D7 s
PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
/ e& x g3 a. l0 T2 `6 J PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
$ x- [" Z# i' c$ f PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk1 h, ^% k6 K- q# I/ `2 O) q# {
PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk4 B, j0 R% K ?3 a0 q
PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk4 Y* [0 r9 m' k
PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
/ b6 J" |* }; B1 ?) w+ B PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk( L! R3 l% Y/ ^. Y0 B
PT-60
f; R) k1 \' A: M PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk' j! |- T$ T* a2 e: C& S" H* K
PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
2 {$ D1 P! ^7 O I* Z/ C PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
) G" m# x1 y- P* d' ?1 p) U# h PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk. s" K1 D, S8 W7 K' @5 _& \
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!5 r) @. O8 J& t; M, v
Allied TF begins to get underway! B! Y+ S% l+ I3 Z6 J
Low visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight
5 {5 ?: x) i% ?1 D t8 G6 WMaximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards# z8 {5 b% v# N4 } w: P
Range closes to 25,000 yards...) f/ ^; l" ]& B/ G
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards
- l5 y/ d; v r: ~# N8 [Range closes to 20,000 yards...
7 j6 O* ?/ T% T1 E! s3 YRange closes to 15,000 yards...2 G2 t2 I! w3 p( t3 ?( Z
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards4 c# q* D2 k: E- E; p
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards' m- C5 s9 Z2 I) x7 {3 A
Range closes to 10,000 yards...: s8 B O: W5 Z- g5 a/ Y0 @2 d1 m
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
. _# D- r! r5 b0 y6 URange closes to 7,000 yards...8 k M( Y. S- P. M1 n8 Y2 @& f
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards
: e" |/ c4 Q# U' @4 u, O4 I, qRange closes to 5,000 yards...
% u0 b2 Y* C8 N O" o0 dCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards" L- V0 E& W# t1 j- O) h- T
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
: h- ]9 G" P0 r+ q9 eCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
# k- V1 x8 m5 I$ |- |9 JRange closes to 1,000 yards...
5 L/ ]) z8 Y% YPT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
) _% l* t! j7 mPT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards1 m: F1 o% e0 ]& z* T& |, U. u# H
PT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards0 B5 \ k! u2 y& D9 w# ^
Massive explosion on PT-46' w1 C* v9 V* k, S& D/ n
PT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
# p/ ~. s4 z4 p! V5 PPT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
( Y( w) A) ]0 |2 `- wRange increases to 2,000 yards& O+ Z( e$ Q$ f7 e$ p
PT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards1 G' x; l+ ?0 u' D! d9 c( [
PT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards/ k& T5 f6 `) E! j% e8 O
BB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards$ G, v6 B! P1 P! `1 Q5 N
PT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards
& u4 B8 U V" H" d: T# pPT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards6 i# c5 e/ m! u
Range increases to 3,000 yards" Y: [% ?* O# U, c. V# d9 ]1 F& l
PT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards
) A5 F% W% \. |8 `" H) BRange closes to 2,000 yards
* ?! g* a: Q9 L; vBB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards
; n6 }( D; [. D" ~' FPT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards" T* e; b; z3 h
Range increases to 4,000 yards9 ]) y2 H M$ j
Range increases to 5,000 yards
% d: i* R" E) x* f0 E: s HDD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127 6 N; C3 q, T6 O( g- w) J
Range increases to 6,000 yards# H5 c. ?& x- E& s! c7 S: l# K
Range increases to 8,000 yards
; K+ j' J6 k7 \- bTask forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards' C! F3 x& Z7 t# }6 ~
9 `! |" M" e) U7 @& o$ QJapanese Ships
7 q5 w" h- v/ i7 \ DD Shiranui$ [4 M: P7 r! H- w5 ?* K$ o9 y7 }
. T1 _8 {! R! M! P. ~. TAllied Ships
5 q1 K4 k: H1 F) H! @ PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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Poor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight
+ V! b, G( G+ ?/ e- qMaximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards
. G! G# B( z# O" Q2 F+ X, ERange closes to 28,000 yards...0 @" m7 l I! T. T/ @6 }9 {
Range closes to 26,000 yards...3 A- o+ m- ]" r
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
( E3 l/ J# n; p6 i! m8 B, {9 GRange closes to 22,000 yards...8 F! M* U6 P# ^" }' b# g* \2 G( ~) z. z
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
0 f0 j2 }9 L# y+ Z) y% bRange closes to 18,000 yards...
# z; G- f+ a/ F, g: u% |: zRange closes to 16,000 yards...) x C1 }( X- a* [" c2 K1 q
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
% [. { `6 H' Y/ \3 sRange closes to 12,000 yards...
7 v5 i* x4 A) zRange closes to 11,000 yards...' M x+ y$ s) h& J% B
Range closes to 10,000 yards..., V: u9 S( y9 _: ~
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
2 a2 F& @" T0 cRange closes to 8,000 yards...5 v- l& Z3 e& s$ |0 Z
Range closes to 7,000 yards...* t4 a9 ?: H9 [8 j% E
Range closes to 6,000 yards...! i. ~2 w' u* f2 [. T. V! y: F& a1 b
Range closes to 5,000 yards... j6 w0 I& S. l3 E& c9 l2 a
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
6 h! m. G/ J* X3 m( Q* B; _8 i1 YRange closes to 3,000 yards...8 y4 d: I! B- [" a9 _# d: o. p
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
2 L9 m2 \( E3 pCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
) q: Z# ], o: |3 l) @6 LCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards8 j, }1 T% L6 F) k. U
Allied ships attempt to get underway
; z9 Y' k% _2 K( x2 MRange increases to 3,000 yards2 W1 M) x) x) M7 g u2 A& }, F, ]
PT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards
; g3 I3 l$ G, `: X4 O/ rCombat ends with last Allied ship sunk...( ~; e( j( H, s2 R
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' n" s- k" s2 T w" cNight Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127. T+ s$ r6 r1 D7 q
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Allied aircraft8 E! _" C, Y! W4 }1 b; T
no flights
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Allied aircraft losses
8 n; ~! s* |" P& X! m Catalina I: 7 damaged
& e. [% H) X2 J: V; Q6 [ Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground
0 ?; \7 X$ J; C2 f P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged# P( B) a& w( |2 R$ V2 Y
P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground
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1 y6 `" S5 ]' g" r% jJapanese Ships2 b& [" Y! D, G! Z0 g( U w- o
BB Kirishima: L& s& z" S% \1 w- Y: J
BB Hiei
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BB Kongo
9 t5 W6 q* j5 r% ^/ a CA Kako* P% j7 A$ A/ T1 T+ ]
CA Kumano
* e& O( D* ^' a$ J! d' u CA Suzuya
/ Q% }8 n' x) C- P8 i3 r CA Mikuma( P0 v0 {3 t9 u0 @
CA Mogami
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Allied ground losses:
5 V7 q( J1 V8 R- A7 i 274 casualties reported
5 V! b% T1 m. I/ U Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
6 U" W, A4 M, V/ R$ r: L Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled, t9 _1 |- y% B' e- e; F
Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled
* ]7 u. j6 {) G- z9 h, e L6 S3 Z Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)1 [1 C; A. h" C9 w2 e, i$ y" L; {, r1 t
Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)
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6 ?% S1 I7 A0 ?2 X/ {6 GAirbase hits 17
1 i0 \2 l) \3 h$ C& j% YAirbase supply hits 2
* o& W+ t s. @& aRunway hits 35
0 W, F( W0 R/ t2 |Port hits 5
0 u' h% h; \: Z! o: [/ y$ e0 fPort supply hits 4' ^; I0 k' H( N( V: p* p& S
" i# q% A3 f! A. i/ }* e' D' WBB Kirishima firing at Gove ( C) R0 W7 j* t) \6 b8 y
BB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade
+ D+ I+ c: b; JBB Haruna firing at Gove p4 |6 f# _, V# l6 [
BB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade$ p1 x$ i, Z2 R
CA Kako firing at Gove
) G* h" `& O6 F4 F: T* a. S3 A+ }CA Kumano firing at Gove % A5 z% t% D5 a# |, x" D
E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya
- T: i4 `0 f* u$ ?4 A* DCA Suzuya firing at Gove
[& j: o e/ O" {9 fCA Mikuma firing at Gove
0 x" L }2 S) |( R/ S \& GCA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |