AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 44
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' _- C' a1 `% ]. B& a, K" [9 l" l& \8 E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Gove8 _: {3 W1 _9 s: Q3 k8 Z* H5 S
0 ]4 N( k! x. R/ M2 y5 v; L0 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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, v& G5 C: ^ d M& DNight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards
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' f) U' I: b8 H, t0 y6 jJapanese Ships
6 e3 e5 X8 V% x! q6 t BB Kongo
2 U `& ?% l+ g BB Haruna$ U7 k" I+ C" S" w. h
BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1# a( |& g. \7 W& y; S' `
BB Kirishima* ~: |$ i8 C9 a1 ~ B
CA Mogami5 C; B% b% D4 G( J/ V( g
CA Mikuma
y9 b. l/ |, P5 w. j6 Q; s. X CA Suzuya4 t/ W3 X3 M( s0 s0 I
CA Kumano$ G* \- A& o$ U7 y9 \
CA Kako5 E" n1 B3 [2 ?
DD Makinami0 Z9 }. J& u: r% u( w1 w+ i: a
DD Takanami" y; l, @# ^ U$ m* ^
DD Natsushio6 `' o& ~7 t3 |9 e0 s/ M$ T
DD Yukikaze. |( O6 [) L6 e% G" d4 g
DD Hayashio- o) ~: x4 {* ]6 x) N4 U
DD Maikaze+ }7 g/ R! Y/ S ^2 f4 n
DD Isokaze
- K; y9 f: ~5 W7 r' o DD Shiranui9 f* C I8 U ]8 a
DD Amatsukaze9 C8 M; z e6 k2 M6 K4 E
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Allied Ships2 a; A9 B2 Y7 _3 z& w" J
PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
0 X/ B6 G- t* A: P$ b PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk0 ]1 t3 K' z5 D: o3 X
PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk X- R! k- }% _2 U5 k/ [8 Y+ y- W
PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
9 h: c, m. C# I7 S% R: z5 ] PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
3 v5 v3 I" j, P2 O% |# X PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk4 t, U( N& ?# E
PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
2 P8 q% T) {0 {) H# w; G% [ PT-604 |9 k. U0 J6 t. j
PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
- Y# T# c# m: o9 w9 _ PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
. `6 f# F& B. x8 l5 ? T/ r# ~ PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
* {) m! v% w- f% q( Q( z# @% H" i* J PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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0 Z2 o. u2 j- |6 v9 `0 q aJapanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!+ i' P+ A) n9 V4 g3 r6 H
Allied TF begins to get underway
3 l% o4 n+ I# ELow visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight
) [5 i2 t' }5 @4 JMaximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards
0 Z! U5 H3 i& n6 r, D5 fRange closes to 25,000 yards...9 r# D, N1 Y# V; J5 Z* g. `$ s
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards0 Z2 X g; |( Y8 ^. v* O* t* `
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
2 Y& G5 @7 Z! z6 H7 e; |9 XRange closes to 15,000 yards.... |# @) r% F, B7 ]3 D
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards' e6 d6 o- T9 Z8 l8 V3 n3 H, |
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards
2 b$ X* o! Y" B$ W2 t7 T) F# wRange closes to 10,000 yards...
- U4 S/ {# o a; A7 {. S9 r" U9 RCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
6 R. X, m) U) L# w, xRange closes to 7,000 yards...
, Q( P! E. o$ ]( F! bCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards4 H3 C* J5 t+ L9 B0 g
Range closes to 5,000 yards...9 b9 f: V9 y! d3 N; F
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards0 |2 ?3 s# V, Y+ o6 q
Range closes to 3,000 yards...) a9 w$ ?/ E; j& U7 [) y( t
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
& P6 S/ I- ?) C3 V! i) |Range closes to 1,000 yards...
8 V9 r# T2 R5 B: M- L" aPT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
" d6 S9 M) x# G2 P: |PT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
* C2 o5 `& E9 L; t4 j. aPT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
: T% \ i1 p6 NMassive explosion on PT-46* X! q" ]) l* K% K9 U, i; ~
PT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
$ R* Y6 X) d; j! sPT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
# h2 ^8 w8 l$ P9 R$ vRange increases to 2,000 yards# V1 m$ v- e& B1 h% _
PT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards. b- z F" E6 m! Z+ F: |* z# g
PT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards6 t: `9 Y, ^; G* I, s' M
BB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards
, j* d9 O' _' Z7 fPT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards
% L+ \& y; Y( }% t5 W& n/ gPT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards
2 l. C' s7 P! B+ t- M/ GRange increases to 3,000 yards
1 N* O+ D( c9 y& [9 ePT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards
& @" F0 }$ V/ i* }, `Range closes to 2,000 yards
6 d& g- H8 N$ ^ U: yBB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards* `" A' z* ~3 ]
PT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards% K0 f: A" I8 e4 @ g" n& k
Range increases to 4,000 yards
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DD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127 5 N* i+ W0 K6 y$ c" p
Range increases to 6,000 yards) q# c! j7 Q5 i6 _% J8 @
Range increases to 8,000 yards( |: G: [0 Z7 A/ D1 P i
Task forces break off.... V! ]7 y4 F; Y& P) \
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) u% W9 ^& p3 z* S, L0 zNight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards
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DD Shiranui
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7 \5 I" b' [! \* MAllied Ships, @1 o& M3 U+ x& P+ V
PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk) S5 @5 d8 m Z8 {0 F* V8 m% h
- O0 v' l) y# i; s! v" t% JPoor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight$ R5 u$ W1 W& u! T, g
Maximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards8 c) f+ z; x+ y) }( A
Range closes to 28,000 yards...& s8 A/ B. q& H& F0 \8 `
Range closes to 26,000 yards...$ ]3 J" H# S* ^: e
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
8 w( ]. a7 U; IRange closes to 22,000 yards...5 a$ F/ M: M, t( S4 Q3 R, ?
Range closes to 20,000 yards...6 A; w7 t4 N4 x |8 l9 R9 q
Range closes to 18,000 yards.... @( d5 O0 ~3 g! e. t! a$ @: [; K
Range closes to 16,000 yards.../ W0 s* S: x% f) S
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
, l+ o& v8 ~( M+ B# U2 bRange closes to 12,000 yards...
6 [( o. G% S8 d' Z6 Q: e* i" ~3 y# E9 ]Range closes to 11,000 yards...$ A5 b* p9 M! H7 ~
Range closes to 10,000 yards...4 m. F" W3 [- Z. U, F9 H0 g! K
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
( G$ V% i5 ]* a" `" N/ A, P; ~& a, D GRange closes to 8,000 yards...5 U& w1 k' e' N: L y+ e
Range closes to 7,000 yards..., S! z" r3 H( u2 R# U
Range closes to 6,000 yards...2 Z4 H' p5 p+ b* | b8 X
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
- [5 Y0 ?7 w" gRange closes to 4,000 yards...2 `0 h$ U! C' N
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
% M+ G. y$ l) Z2 k, r; S3 o- vRange closes to 2,000 yards...0 A2 S% O' m$ K# e
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
) K# [+ q/ F1 xCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
, V! g: ]% ]& T+ s+ W. B ]' I/ KAllied ships attempt to get underway
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PT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards3 ?; b5 Q* f3 n" h( T
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...( G1 u/ s9 `" W
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! ~0 @, ]8 T1 Z# A5 ZNight Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127
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Allied aircraft losses
1 b4 L5 O% F3 \! r0 _, ?3 ?: A" Z Catalina I: 7 damaged
$ H' \# h1 q3 P! F1 P Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground9 h' z4 y& t6 ^
P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged, b/ e a3 T* i, `) k& a, R x3 s
P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground2 I- Z2 M4 C8 t# U: d/ B3 D: h
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BB Kirishima
" Q- ^% B& X5 U* s. i+ S1 O BB Hiei
% ^9 T" u8 {/ u' E) _ BB Haruna
0 u j5 p9 u" V, t3 {4 z BB Kongo
. @' \' _# O/ U/ F CA Kako. O" _0 Z( p. _( v% b6 L4 J
CA Kumano
- f: X. L7 R4 d: [ CA Suzuya) K, z# o9 B. W1 j" J, I
CA Mikuma
$ R0 _! b z4 Q" q* i CA Mogami8 B5 N3 j7 U" b
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Allied ground losses:' n$ R. G- f7 |7 z' A
274 casualties reported
, O# z, L1 ~9 j* g7 Y Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled! w8 m- A+ a6 f
Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled
. J0 e! }7 W; i/ \; } Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled4 \" a- Y" e' b* g, k- F7 a, [
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
2 O7 q) V' ?( O9 p9 m# H& h6 G Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)# Q) P: U$ l. k3 T7 D1 V9 B( M/ q
$ H* z4 @: A" V2 W$ `5 YAirbase hits 17
1 T) ` {% @5 hAirbase supply hits 2
: [- Y: G8 M' l8 a, b$ ~2 c% r! BRunway hits 35
0 q+ ]& u, d2 D% I0 j ?) a8 PPort hits 51 y8 z6 }7 t2 ?# r; p n
Port supply hits 44 `) c- \( m4 B* k* f
0 F/ L. J! Q* ]7 i! r1 {BB Kirishima firing at Gove
; t0 c, l0 c1 bBB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade
/ ?! ]! w* R, T# w/ FBB Haruna firing at Gove : i# a9 L2 P9 i
BB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade
1 \9 N+ ~3 E8 ^0 OCA Kako firing at Gove / R" y: f& k p$ m1 ]& Y
CA Kumano firing at Gove
& ?. u- L1 Y& K, o8 RE13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya
) @9 c9 E3 G& E4 E+ h5 j9 A1 ^( FCA Suzuya firing at Gove - \* A* A v5 ^, {3 e! i
CA Mikuma firing at Gove 8 l" b! v6 I) K5 c
CA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |