AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 44
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K8 L# Z: ~3 K5 @7 W) Z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; `6 ?( e# D7 G" H; {5 q
+ p) p3 l" y; i% P1 f8 D9 B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 , k( U" a5 E' \8 |& ^, p
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5 `9 D8 z8 w9 ^4 |, K* b- y# A( H+ ~Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
8 { a$ `. m+ Q! t; E BB Kongo
1 }) i1 X) w4 m) V2 v, _1 q$ e BB Haruna
3 i; L8 s1 T( f- k+ d8 p& N N$ j BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1
" @) ~$ \5 w9 X2 }9 ~8 h3 c BB Kirishima
( s" ]6 p4 ]& u: e0 K CA Mogami- z' H F) z2 i& [+ [! K" f
CA Mikuma
2 Q. W0 T2 V+ T3 V CA Suzuya
( y @7 C: ^$ z/ P4 d2 d) i8 J CA Kumano2 G8 F: R3 \7 Q7 E$ K4 i9 Z3 [
CA Kako
. B# S3 ^# _, Y. c0 Q* W+ c) s0 ~ DD Makinami
6 G C; I: b! p# E DD Takanami, R0 `3 p: u; \) e% ^
DD Natsushio* {4 X$ p9 d4 @4 E, i# Y/ r
DD Yukikaze
5 g) h: H0 m. g, e DD Hayashio* I1 i% F7 c. @" D4 V9 R9 x
DD Maikaze$ I! d, C: m+ e* D
DD Isokaze2 `/ a$ d. D( e4 @3 J) d; G
DD Shiranui" o7 Z( L6 C; z$ t( ]1 q, s) S
DD Amatsukaze
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PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk- K' y' T; Z8 @$ N
PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
+ l9 Y) Y, I2 S0 A PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
4 f. ]& K U/ }2 l PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk8 t7 Z1 @& a& U* |
PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk& @1 \- f) k3 e$ e- A+ R" F; s
PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk% e" D8 ~* d+ Z
PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
3 j. W- c! f; M PT-60/ [# a/ E% l) b% T
PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk+ c X# b( i( U+ S
PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk1 o, n' O0 s& h K( P' b
PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk) \* H. |8 x/ U& [- d
PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!( H" m8 ~% K9 F! b# a, x J; U5 H/ E5 G
Allied TF begins to get underway
$ p8 D9 [" [, |9 }+ CLow visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight
, V1 I, i& x) p- p H: `! H" E8 `Maximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards
( q9 i; q8 [0 K$ W( g) _. F9 ?3 lRange closes to 25,000 yards...) M* i& z! N+ P& W0 G; t; u
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards& e) r9 h. K5 Z6 v/ E, l
Range closes to 20,000 yards...# X. K/ r. P: Y9 _7 e
Range closes to 15,000 yards...
$ D, H4 D' ^- b( X3 XCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards3 J0 n6 t; b- D+ J2 C& R, i" [/ \
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards
; e( b- C; `3 v% {Range closes to 10,000 yards...* K- ~+ \$ G6 _
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards! H6 n/ C5 G# Y/ }6 W
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
; Z- h. @" c W# f& z) ACONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards B% S2 C7 q5 @ e; z1 O
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
" w+ h* d7 o9 W2 q- XCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards4 T t8 \6 `1 J) ?
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
+ ?0 ?- r* H* `5 h1 |0 V, oCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards8 y5 v2 X' J: H% q+ W! r
Range closes to 1,000 yards...
' p. t. k: o4 Q+ e4 N) }PT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
5 h/ ?5 z k" o9 T1 F% N& F9 | dPT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards7 P% ^$ q- W X
PT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
. f4 E0 A' T0 D- I6 A& n0 qMassive explosion on PT-46
4 l/ p; z: l3 l" mPT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards7 ^( J: J7 M4 J
PT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
2 ], Z- g1 g+ o% [4 [Range increases to 2,000 yards
3 c) y( l" y: i7 d& A ePT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards) G1 @* Z4 g+ u P
PT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards2 {! Z: L% I$ h8 y/ o7 g. H
BB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards
( C8 D# b0 R% F: c |0 TPT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards8 v }# I( Q4 O1 {2 z
PT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards% B: u/ O& [: t* u2 L6 H
Range increases to 3,000 yards
+ ~( ^3 v! M" p! B/ g- MPT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards' A8 p; j: a9 r) L' c
Range closes to 2,000 yards
- k/ E4 G7 A* _; `0 EBB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards
$ }7 ?0 e. Z% P9 \7 X# sPT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards: u6 H9 Q& O! [7 K( w& D! i
Range increases to 4,000 yards
! r" v6 J6 P+ p- M5 c' sRange increases to 5,000 yards
# x* I! T' |# t; I2 WDD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127 7 h7 s* ?5 ~& D
Range increases to 6,000 yards; R6 |" n& T6 n9 _( D
Range increases to 8,000 yards
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* Y+ J: p5 T. _' W! n* e9 yNight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships2 j; D4 ?& t, a
DD Shiranui
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Allied Ships
1 i2 p- ~4 M6 d0 |6 q" |. x5 m PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk) Y- l J( |3 E6 A
+ a' r1 d& s# k- d5 {Poor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight4 D6 t5 [3 l' V2 O2 L
Maximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards
, B6 d0 ]* n; w4 b1 I# K1 cRange closes to 28,000 yards...; c2 ?% ~: ~) A b, U1 y R
Range closes to 26,000 yards...
2 _# F0 q4 S* v; ]7 R. K& C; t( kRange closes to 24,000 yards...+ e) L" I- s- ^% R! {2 i8 e C
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
?! C" d0 s6 R2 ~Range closes to 20,000 yards...
* M( A$ V/ o" A$ |% lRange closes to 18,000 yards...
: y" o S. Q0 f! _Range closes to 16,000 yards..." C! U0 D0 V* L
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
. d- |. z" `8 c. I. ]: c4 ]Range closes to 12,000 yards...% {. F+ j4 a. {9 d: X4 i
Range closes to 11,000 yards...9 a) `) v$ ?! e" R3 r
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
( J9 H' |4 ]6 S9 U/ Z' {1 }# eRange closes to 9,000 yards...
h" ` k9 A6 X7 WRange closes to 8,000 yards.../ Y( d( D% g# m1 q6 O
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
( [% Q$ h; j" xRange closes to 6,000 yards...0 V6 c6 [% c1 Y& V
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
# S; c; \$ V# Z6 VRange closes to 4,000 yards...1 m. m9 \' P( C5 k0 g. f& c
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
' }5 A5 l6 O0 R$ f, mRange closes to 2,000 yards..., ~1 t5 h! H/ O' H3 A0 L7 p, U% f
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards9 T% \* l+ G* z4 ^, N
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards7 M8 C$ v" e6 N! s. U0 Q
Allied ships attempt to get underway. i! o- l& N5 X2 A9 R
Range increases to 3,000 yards
1 h+ S* A/ Y! G: fPT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards
, W( N1 F+ o3 @; g5 ?Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...3 K+ B; O3 C, |" W `
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( `+ U) _# N: [9 c3 x$ T& [Night Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127
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Allied aircraft
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' a4 d: [4 X1 S5 q, w* F& nAllied aircraft losses
: r9 y. ]6 ~, Z; X1 u. D6 b5 d Catalina I: 7 damaged
: M) q$ A2 k3 r8 d% f Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground
% D2 g6 t- t, B: S" B7 m2 }8 w P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged
3 [, t7 y- c. H( }/ c P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground
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Japanese Ships
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BB Hiei" i% P% |8 h8 s: e, o# b' {5 N7 s
BB Haruna- ^8 ]) O( M1 Q! P
BB Kongo
( L) {+ S! S. b4 n8 U- T CA Kako- y9 M3 _* F+ b5 M1 V! w
CA Kumano# D; |+ A: l) D
CA Suzuya
* \, G0 a$ f, q1 ]* \, n7 f; s. q CA Mikuma
& r! [9 h! D4 W' u" q; i L, R CA Mogami
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6 t6 v/ H) y$ j; l8 K& k6 Z, t/ O9 QAllied ground losses: G! R! T/ `0 U
274 casualties reported
4 k" _; ]/ Y c1 \ Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled8 G1 j" z( U) D" R
Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled
# N) P" b$ g2 j1 n, I: A Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled
/ H6 H2 I& g& d( d& t5 y Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)0 Z% S7 o. E! J& h! H' |
Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)
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Airbase hits 17/ r: g. _8 ?/ M" n
Airbase supply hits 2: E4 y/ ?3 S; ?& [# ~
Runway hits 35
5 d* J- P: k: [5 j( Q: y7 TPort hits 5* [ s: I( h1 X
Port supply hits 4
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BB Kirishima firing at Gove # L5 I6 J L6 `9 y5 ?, U0 ~8 f+ @1 A
BB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade! }4 h; c$ l$ e8 o, q" }, F
BB Haruna firing at Gove
% ?# y$ N' V" y: R5 P( fBB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade1 C, Z" C" |7 P
CA Kako firing at Gove
; Y8 n$ N P3 F& x/ MCA Kumano firing at Gove + f( G$ Z6 l$ h# R9 Z
E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya
5 I7 l% g3 B& A/ |& ^! ^CA Suzuya firing at Gove
* `0 P8 ?5 a$ x+ H$ E7 n2 g+ vCA Mikuma firing at Gove
" j' P. N* U% [) n6 J5 KCA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |