AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 44
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5 h& R5 c: Y9 @3 T" U1 V' [: o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Gove1 D1 d- M5 f* P" U5 ^. {
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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: @# Q2 x$ d' s
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+ v3 c4 o8 L* p& f. J BB Kongo, {8 C( ~' y, d2 |' R9 H0 g$ w- U
BB Haruna
; ~, ]6 n# W# d BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1
}( P+ _' K6 m' g BB Kirishima
0 c& D; z. a, s R6 q2 N CA Mogami
B: m& R8 p" W" U5 |. g CA Mikuma
6 ]2 ?4 S; b9 k% J CA Suzuya; y* @& Y- o6 O) g
CA Kumano
( R3 d4 Q2 H8 |$ A5 J+ u CA Kako
3 a/ E! D7 X& ~' f% a& M DD Makinami
( i Q1 i7 P; t0 y DD Takanami( i5 x Y1 g0 e" y1 z f
DD Natsushio
+ \ Z1 {" f6 H, ?" Y2 C$ V DD Yukikaze% x" x2 L1 d- Z& `
DD Hayashio
! Q1 I, }/ N; j! J! Y4 r4 i' V DD Maikaze# {# \: r c4 D: P1 p
DD Isokaze6 ~* N0 m; Z8 f
DD Shiranui0 A2 ?2 b y3 _+ O, h$ g O
DD Amatsukaze
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, _+ L2 ]) ^9 y9 r# ZAllied Ships" A& G: R1 I' w5 B3 R7 |, y ]
PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
7 x; k7 N6 W5 x0 c( p9 J4 m: i, j PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
$ S' S; s0 \. S; D# \ PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
& b, V. c) K+ I" A* ^8 [# S PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk8 a6 L1 u9 D) }1 K: B U
PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
' v# Y8 n) P( D- F, q- t& b PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk& j# N. t& ]. T. U) }
PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
, X) d0 K% e2 B2 z6 R% L' y( H PT-60( z3 m& W/ ?* l5 M' D, O
PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
1 a' X+ a3 v4 n7 I, _0 J PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
- g' s# K3 ?3 c5 W* A+ |2 L PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
5 T* [. J& e S; Z; O o& Q4 |% ^ PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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- |' P" h- F5 b: M$ cJapanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!/ W1 p; a" B. _5 U
Allied TF begins to get underway
$ D( k0 ?( e8 P+ h/ |- H5 c3 F' {Low visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight5 l& Z6 Y/ m* D' j
Maximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards% P& e& B& {& x- V1 z7 _4 W
Range closes to 25,000 yards... e' ]( y0 c6 \! U0 C2 u; [9 y
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards3 d2 B$ W z7 G
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
5 J7 ^7 ?) g. Q( eRange closes to 15,000 yards...$ e# ]1 v$ _9 s% @6 C4 ~: t
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards
. Y! i; r4 z1 x6 t- Z% O/ iCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards
8 c9 y g" M7 n) SRange closes to 10,000 yards..." m' a( o% m, C4 H* r6 v
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards' D, o8 @3 _: y8 l I0 {
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
" @) }: @: m+ UCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards
' Y; l; y+ @9 f+ y7 dRange closes to 5,000 yards...9 A0 X8 L" I# t H' ]5 R
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards
# m4 ^- m3 N$ PRange closes to 3,000 yards...5 x7 f1 s, O1 @# e* T( m( M3 B" Z
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards5 ?: G/ w: ]# ^; {/ m
Range closes to 1,000 yards...
q. e! T2 @+ VPT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
' w. x) T+ @9 C$ i' L/ l) O0 \PT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards& R7 n2 o4 |7 z3 N! W0 P5 a/ u
PT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards: X1 F4 U. i/ v* ^/ }- M
Massive explosion on PT-46
% W% n. T$ ^, hPT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
( h: a5 d/ _. F* RPT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards( b+ X0 ~& x' I
Range increases to 2,000 yards ^% j3 d' D% h- W% m9 R# j: x
PT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
- T. W2 l. K" ?/ F# ]) z3 A. jPT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards1 C7 ]% c1 E1 @+ m
BB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards% ?3 {& ~, z$ l3 _( e# d2 X+ G
PT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards X6 E# l, X% j* X
PT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards; N; M/ [/ O6 B2 E; `
Range increases to 3,000 yards) r1 ?0 R9 `. s5 Q1 W! ^) X2 H0 s
PT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards6 W( C, w S: K2 d! P# z
Range closes to 2,000 yards3 l G! ?9 M5 n* y' T
BB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards
# p) _$ s) y8 n! SPT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards
! {. M1 I. W7 q0 m7 BRange increases to 4,000 yards
- p, {' a3 S. @2 qRange increases to 5,000 yards
* B- C3 E) N/ t, N7 b! [. SDD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127
7 j: t: l6 V) W+ H, }1 ^* KRange increases to 6,000 yards/ G" t8 n) X/ G+ a* r
Range increases to 8,000 yards
( u: d+ x) J: `7 V' E) {; U1 VTask forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards; v( K5 {3 ^) o8 N
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DD Shiranui. v# p! v/ A1 [9 {% H" ~
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Allied Ships
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Poor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight! S0 M! u$ H: r* x( \ O: k( z
Maximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards
6 H) K2 }1 _6 WRange closes to 28,000 yards...# N) f( G0 ~) Q' K' e3 X: H
Range closes to 26,000 yards.../ a; J; \& [% y
Range closes to 24,000 yards.../ L, O w) ]9 w ]* C% U
Range closes to 22,000 yards...3 u" R; w* f0 d. d: E
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
4 J: o# ^% U$ z: W$ yRange closes to 18,000 yards...2 ?( _. t; K+ Z' H, d7 B d
Range closes to 16,000 yards...2 g: W- U$ r- B: ]
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
! b" r3 Z+ Y3 `& O9 gRange closes to 12,000 yards...
5 B. G5 [! E9 { F7 p: d6 zRange closes to 11,000 yards..." _; V0 j8 u. O- V! ]5 H" y
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
4 h# y% U4 t6 w5 e+ QRange closes to 9,000 yards..." x2 d: U+ e4 }" L3 X
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
. O# `' U4 U: p9 o& D4 t; SRange closes to 7,000 yards...( N$ W3 ]" U8 |
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
& c5 E& J7 y' Z9 h2 ~- `Range closes to 5,000 yards...
_* H/ y8 V9 ~; P D( T2 R3 iRange closes to 4,000 yards...
& Z. {* |: S3 s, K, U7 F9 \Range closes to 3,000 yards...
6 h2 o( ?6 E7 o3 k& ]/ B" `- `- eRange closes to 2,000 yards...1 A& v' S, J! D& b' A2 k* |: O
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
$ L; m# B. K) C. VCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
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B3 F% p+ H1 L$ x- B4 dRange increases to 3,000 yards- _; Q4 f6 d' a C8 V4 P5 Z
PT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards3 b6 r; H( R2 ~5 u; l, q: ?
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...: t8 S6 o+ n4 h- h
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/ t+ v$ q) P1 z2 mNight Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127
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Allied aircraft
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o& B) y" Q6 \- x8 wAllied aircraft losses
! d# [2 E- O. l1 A, [5 S Catalina I: 7 damaged5 {8 d) n# R( ]
Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground @, b, K9 _9 {/ m7 [: p) F
P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged u+ @7 i* G, J" {/ B! m
P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground
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Japanese Ships P* k+ I) W2 \7 X
BB Kirishima
- O+ N8 K$ Y5 x" ^1 ]6 a& p: r BB Hiei
0 f+ n5 Z0 f0 q BB Haruna
; i1 Z# G1 I _9 P$ { BB Kongo: c$ S( P+ j9 q4 T2 x) [ N) N
CA Kako
1 V. z6 `8 k2 ?4 q4 h CA Kumano I, @6 z( B1 C
CA Suzuya
/ G/ ^: Y5 R$ R0 N8 Z CA Mikuma
+ J; K$ p; z. p5 c% d CA Mogami7 b' W. ~ u* T/ `" X( u; [( N" H
L1 l5 c# K. ` T, C, QAllied ground losses:6 V2 p; V6 E+ t# x. h# C; q
274 casualties reported
+ U7 Q* l$ P* Z% k Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled2 ~# m* L' @! Z7 t9 r7 n
Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled2 g4 _2 O) Q' Q* P7 n( P0 x# y% ]7 ^
Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled1 {8 d! Z7 f6 E' J) @
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled) r/ k4 c4 n3 h9 q7 `; _) ~
Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)1 m, K/ }$ I4 h
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Airbase hits 17- `" n5 C! O: z, z5 W1 I
Airbase supply hits 2
0 t) O! F( @) \ d+ ^& hRunway hits 35) v) `5 ]& g( X8 f) p* R
Port hits 5; U& Y5 G/ o8 f- N! W$ l
Port supply hits 4. `9 T6 N8 n! a. [
1 ~% t1 k; g& ABB Kirishima firing at Gove
/ s6 j6 J, @+ ^7 B8 wBB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade
3 T, P2 l" e% a3 e1 D5 @- sBB Haruna firing at Gove $ d( l+ n- j3 j& H4 e' R
BB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade
$ Y# l' T. h0 S( y3 p; GCA Kako firing at Gove
; J0 T, j$ n( G% J: q$ jCA Kumano firing at Gove
, J3 G: u8 m5 U! t: ~E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya/ q# k0 Y" I" G
CA Suzuya firing at Gove
! u. j8 _- h" S* Z& U! ~CA Mikuma firing at Gove 5 C0 x- I5 E2 x5 B |/ c
CA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |