AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 44
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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& q) I- V$ t2 f- K, c' l" _. O
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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
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards# K' _. {7 W# L0 y1 y
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Japanese Ships
" F U' F" @: q BB Kongo
/ h) c! l' e5 U& \2 L; L8 C BB Haruna
" g3 ?3 T: L, \2 W5 \1 s BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1& `1 F1 y4 w- W& {* h2 [
BB Kirishima
2 |) e1 a. S; E- \ CA Mogami8 m7 Z; | _2 j' E
CA Mikuma2 ?, [$ i* w, y7 o
CA Suzuya
4 o) {4 N0 ~- y0 N% C7 C# f CA Kumano
) }' o% j) d5 Q7 ? CA Kako$ f; ]/ p0 |7 y- e
DD Makinami
- G. _' i3 g& x# Z( Y4 ~/ Y3 G DD Takanami9 O; O4 C. @7 k
DD Natsushio
$ H# Q) X4 H! g- G5 Z DD Yukikaze% }5 K, y' t) z$ X
DD Hayashio
( ]7 L8 j) P% h3 Q% V+ n; f DD Maikaze( N7 u H4 z' O2 r. l) V+ p" a, {
DD Isokaze
! u6 g; W4 I0 ^1 T* v) D% [: R DD Shiranui, s, p, }3 t& o2 A3 f
DD Amatsukaze# y; f. I* ^1 Z
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PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
2 L- t/ Z" z* [) x6 G PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
2 H/ x& t# A' }3 f) k+ D- R3 a4 ^ PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
Z [) ^2 h. p. o+ L( N PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
; k' i' V6 m: j4 i" V7 y& A PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
( W1 W1 P( c1 p, D3 Q4 q: A0 N PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
1 s: N2 G& D8 C, Q3 R$ Y PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
2 W; e' {, k+ K* M) P PT-60
7 _$ M$ \8 e- D+ O0 t& Y PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
$ a: M9 a; T, e PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
1 t- g: Q5 L3 F! ]3 @! S* q8 d PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
8 U6 N; ]7 k. H, b) ~+ U0 S PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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$ W4 _5 _' c4 qJapanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
! r7 b1 h" p' s: d- e0 V* oAllied TF begins to get underway. T6 n; ]- d+ x/ Q% v
Low visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight
# K: |0 _1 l( k, FMaximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards
! d& C1 m( i$ N! a( O& SRange closes to 25,000 yards...) e1 f( S) [2 I9 q
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards2 G( \( }. I! m/ v* d
Range closes to 20,000 yards...5 q1 r6 G* V9 M% o& u& D
Range closes to 15,000 yards...
3 h9 _' l7 Q5 ?CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards
8 e0 a% X. D1 k+ T3 M( \% CCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards" R) t9 h6 d1 ]* ^+ l t
Range closes to 10,000 yards...7 u# t+ `3 j+ Y5 M: o% r! s4 V- n
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
/ U$ U1 X1 C$ B/ s& ^$ ^" ?Range closes to 7,000 yards...* i3 D7 l8 P _- B( G8 S5 [
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards* A9 L3 }3 N* k: @- v
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
# _7 o4 A. y. L# j& ACONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards
) x% V+ G2 ~$ s: g* IRange closes to 3,000 yards...( o- ?+ D: Y; r/ v6 G0 g0 ?
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
" i5 H; T* l* x: s( P: I- o8 KRange closes to 1,000 yards...
# E- H* C5 }- c( N; N* jPT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards, E( ]+ W" j: o
PT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards& V2 ?/ Z' z$ m; k' z D) s/ W
PT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards, C" X l) G: P' D$ H C8 n3 L
Massive explosion on PT-46
1 c+ b- m* |- F4 U6 _! mPT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards- P; C# x1 R8 n1 U# t
PT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards3 Y9 M: q7 K% }- ~6 N* D
Range increases to 2,000 yards
- I4 R& | I. @PT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards% @+ s- ~! B6 \" Z- n8 [, x
PT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
. c/ N; H; i# F$ ^! g' IBB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards% N& N9 d8 F l2 c
PT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards
9 N1 K& R% }1 {1 ?PT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards# M+ B! K8 C( K8 U
Range increases to 3,000 yards
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Range closes to 2,000 yards
' i4 i% F! Y4 @0 J" B4 eBB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards
: n3 B( J2 D( b, r7 M5 lPT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards% r' i' y V0 S, r. x
Range increases to 4,000 yards
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# [; i0 B* B# D5 z6 UDD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127 . o3 k3 k" A9 n1 S5 {
Range increases to 6,000 yards
8 P) N7 J# ~+ s$ uRange increases to 8,000 yards( `3 Z8 O+ m* m+ k$ k4 Q
Task forces break off...5 ? A) }+ n! u0 @) |. Z" V
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards, D F9 I: |% f. Y% T: q
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1 m' B+ X" r! l/ x- Y! c DD Shiranui1 u, A; [) v5 x0 r7 W
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PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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Maximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards" O2 c/ p7 {8 U9 D7 l: y6 k) X& N* x
Range closes to 28,000 yards...
! S; s- n: H# w ~& n' RRange closes to 26,000 yards...2 I3 W- S6 P7 c& ~
Range closes to 24,000 yards...6 a+ h7 p/ Y! {3 T/ A* K6 r
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
4 m6 |3 o) j( r0 ORange closes to 20,000 yards...1 \" q5 i: J* [: h7 I
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
( y8 M/ i! u+ N- ]/ C$ lRange closes to 16,000 yards...
$ F3 Z) Y2 ]# V+ xRange closes to 14,000 yards...
7 q- L. v# Y" @2 h3 yRange closes to 12,000 yards...4 N& i+ {: V4 T/ h0 a# n, e
Range closes to 11,000 yards...& o' f$ p5 m) U, F
Range closes to 10,000 yards...* i, s& b, `; _+ n, p4 `; p% z
Range closes to 9,000 yards..." I7 G; [6 D' K; B4 i: `
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
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Range closes to 6,000 yards...
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Range closes to 4,000 yards...3 p9 m9 h+ E G# ~) s3 b% {) c
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
6 W1 t6 C2 \9 ZRange closes to 2,000 yards...+ }; H& A6 Z( F4 l4 n
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
+ Q, k9 [; t b3 X1 a5 ?3 l- UCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
4 x* }/ S- |4 x, n6 AAllied ships attempt to get underway1 j% j e& L5 u
Range increases to 3,000 yards
+ K' c5 ?8 h! UPT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards
8 q. i: W7 Q7 L1 R& b( O4 WCombat ends with last Allied ship sunk...
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Night Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127
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no flights
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- t0 c$ m0 s" u b! KAllied aircraft losses8 L8 L1 q4 b2 R9 P: J
Catalina I: 7 damaged
8 d7 N' K( i+ z( F3 H Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground
6 _9 b4 V# I0 | v# \- k9 M8 v P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged
) ? }' U. x1 @ a1 M9 F; U' ~ P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground
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BB Kirishima
y$ m5 k1 K* J; ^ BB Hiei
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CA Kako+ \1 ^& o4 [9 z: f
CA Kumano
! p! o7 W* D9 R, ? CA Suzuya
! a8 q: N3 A* J( @4 a: g2 p CA Mikuma* T1 H3 n& c. d6 e9 [. z8 p
CA Mogami
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274 casualties reported. s/ H) K* U1 m7 r
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
3 Z$ ]* s& O Y2 r( C6 N Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled
7 ` G8 Z+ z1 [2 ]: X Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled
& ] q; [! U2 F! U' @7 [ Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)6 ~1 ~& ?0 A' Y! g
Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)' ~% p7 p6 O. t: Z) k
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Airbase hits 17
) R# B* U. t, G e5 t }) YAirbase supply hits 2
; K" ]* X6 V3 KRunway hits 35) ^4 A1 x! I* ^* B0 h4 [
Port hits 5
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& |' | I* s; | xBB Kirishima firing at Gove $ a7 |+ @9 d# g) |8 N
BB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade
/ U" `+ s, n: T7 b! o) v& T; p# x9 \BB Haruna firing at Gove : S; E6 D) `. l% {* `
BB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade
. P0 z: }$ H/ _9 R, {CA Kako firing at Gove 2 ^$ L0 p% f) ~: z. d$ J* `
CA Kumano firing at Gove
! p' c3 }% B3 AE13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya
- J" J' G/ A. ^8 w0 `& d0 R6 @. t6 }6 SCA Suzuya firing at Gove
' B/ y4 m' A. V/ lCA Mikuma firing at Gove
/ G R' E4 B( Z7 F' ]' MCA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |