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Gove3 w) U7 \8 Z% S. T
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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& c L! K; F' c7 V3 A5 K
/ q: c/ n( @ v) F+ _- zJapanese Ships
- j! n% |8 `7 g2 g8 E BB Kongo: |0 |0 i5 I! ^' c) E* T( d
BB Haruna
; S) F% h$ |' ?. W8 J& @ BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1
) i! V u- T: e1 Z A! y BB Kirishima
& g x7 e+ c1 p4 y CA Mogami/ I( v4 D, e" S c( C, \4 j( X
CA Mikuma
, @7 W4 x! _3 t) b" t CA Suzuya3 x r6 |8 J/ @. w
CA Kumano
7 E$ j" Z. ^' g. L CA Kako5 E+ Q* N% _9 p$ v6 [- V3 b3 S
DD Makinami
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+ `! B( y. l+ J3 L# s% u' w" h" |( j DD Natsushio9 z5 v0 c+ y: w5 q5 j2 O4 K" k
DD Yukikaze# E \ Q- W. t2 b
DD Hayashio
2 v9 ]) R% o* M0 k" t DD Maikaze% @) {7 j9 V* X( e) d) q
DD Isokaze
' E2 k0 `8 U% m& h5 m3 E3 Q DD Shiranui& ^9 P9 z% m8 e
DD Amatsukaze
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, x0 W, ?" o& A J- X5 l* YAllied Ships
0 K" ^/ B) c' |8 f0 b PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
7 ^: h3 o6 d/ R PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk# ^! m6 `1 {$ y: V2 g3 t" e
PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk1 m8 m& J# G. Q
PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk7 K. H3 F. g8 l' B. Z* r2 s
PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
- E6 z6 g+ R! i" X$ i0 S PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
8 V& o& P6 S5 Q8 z PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
4 u! w& A4 s( n/ M; |: X PT-60
' |% P0 b3 s* E7 ~6 B+ J3 h PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk1 Z) j; \( _" d$ K# d' l
PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
. A3 ~( m# F N% s# u7 _% b PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
5 e1 ? k, X/ \8 s PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!$ n, ]# E4 F: N1 a
Allied TF begins to get underway" t* B, l( O% q5 _9 o
Low visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight. P4 l# h' ^4 w" J2 [
Maximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards
- Q/ m( ~4 Q7 B3 L) n2 e3 TRange closes to 25,000 yards...2 A. O/ h( F/ ?+ a
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards
& I. k/ L3 G' f/ `6 URange closes to 20,000 yards...' J5 V1 X- b6 ^' b: c' ^5 _
Range closes to 15,000 yards...
+ V: U/ J: v7 JCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards! z4 ]# h ?( K' K$ V
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards
* a% s( y* H' M; I0 e1 ]" bRange closes to 10,000 yards...* k! H: |, e& [ l0 [
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
( I1 y% k: Y* ]! q* bRange closes to 7,000 yards... a- q g8 R9 f0 N: I0 s
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards
% V R+ R, z! U* x8 F) J- zRange closes to 5,000 yards...
3 P: E7 O- ~/ b" E% C8 M" UCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards
) {# Y4 j/ [! m% aRange closes to 3,000 yards...& W; J& J0 v# E
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards& p% ]' ~ F0 D2 i* h# F( }
Range closes to 1,000 yards...% j; N( n4 k9 y# v* }
PT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards3 n P5 H7 J; @
PT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards$ N. M- {' S& g+ C; K" Z: |
PT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards' }, ?& U) g5 f1 @
Massive explosion on PT-46
/ w2 q! H# ^# M3 T' D5 T5 _# u tPT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards Y3 R9 [" B6 Z- g6 v! u J
PT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards4 Q; S1 {. a6 p. ~" H7 @) A
Range increases to 2,000 yards) z2 X. G( }7 v: {" e6 `
PT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards: N# G7 ^+ e. l# J" p
PT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards+ b: H: p2 h% O; ]8 R5 j
BB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards
P% \; N( g3 fPT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards2 C% d) _) t9 O
PT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards
8 Q' Q2 [) @7 X9 C8 Z& O' wRange increases to 3,000 yards$ B W6 [ R* }1 q( e
PT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards
2 A3 a8 c5 W& V4 l0 QRange closes to 2,000 yards" H' X' W" q7 s4 v
BB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards9 c7 M7 Z+ t; ]' l' V% n
PT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards4 z8 b0 B0 a) N) v, A# u/ I/ }
Range increases to 4,000 yards6 B# N! I# r' X6 V5 X
Range increases to 5,000 yards E) G! ~/ X& [: s
DD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127 X2 \; I+ S5 Z2 P- T
Range increases to 6,000 yards8 G$ f& `, ~; j& b0 [
Range increases to 8,000 yards
6 Z+ z( z+ ]* T( OTask forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships* _$ @* B) H: w0 w4 `8 o
DD Shiranui
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Allied Ships
6 ?) Q5 ?; q% \& L PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk$ V! T; v1 {3 Z, Q5 r, ?1 x
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Poor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight
U- s' m/ e% C( HMaximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards3 e) b4 r8 k! g- E( [7 l
Range closes to 28,000 yards..." h6 w8 T* R% _
Range closes to 26,000 yards...5 z9 B4 S$ j" A/ Y
Range closes to 24,000 yards...6 d9 A5 i ^' z3 j8 ]9 K+ T( J8 a$ B# F
Range closes to 22,000 yards...% E- A3 m+ ^ A) l
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
* M% n# J: a0 M9 o0 jRange closes to 18,000 yards...
1 ^" O; z! d/ {7 r& ?# Y9 kRange closes to 16,000 yards...
* ?$ p& X0 w# y% o2 E$ lRange closes to 14,000 yards...
1 U! y+ u& Y& n& o( l. cRange closes to 12,000 yards...6 }1 K5 ~6 V) Q! _
Range closes to 11,000 yards...9 e. `( N: v& P1 F- i4 _
Range closes to 10,000 yards...! @' i2 y8 A, j6 y
Range closes to 9,000 yards...' R9 S) u; z# L9 a2 Q' a
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
" e" c' O5 s9 cRange closes to 7,000 yards...
9 P) v9 L: f9 ~& dRange closes to 6,000 yards...
+ V- O% {) l3 e6 r& n; h; zRange closes to 5,000 yards...4 \" F0 b- W' c6 W+ _/ f
Range closes to 4,000 yards...# {( E6 I- d6 _2 |
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
6 y5 u- X4 R2 j; z) ^Range closes to 2,000 yards...
. d; t! T, }' Q; A0 aCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
+ r0 H" z% e4 @2 \$ _8 F2 s6 m8 ECONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
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Range increases to 3,000 yards- X9 ^3 q# E4 t/ a# p
PT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards
( a3 K+ O. k/ K% A) j. O! z) {Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...
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1 j" ~/ n0 ~; G7 g. pNight Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127
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Allied aircraft! t7 b0 P7 C4 Y; m
no flights
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Catalina I: 7 damaged, U! F/ V% w5 M' ~9 ]
Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground7 M/ P8 X( @4 F0 L4 w0 p
P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged
, v' }! E% `' U% P3 y P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground
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Japanese Ships( z5 c4 `$ {5 i* T" X f0 u
BB Kirishima8 ]& B5 }7 ~9 z* F/ b7 r5 v) ^
BB Hiei+ u: R6 B0 T4 O/ g
BB Haruna
4 o. H' D9 q8 n; t( q% a E BB Kongo* Y: K3 Z: F& n B. R% b i
CA Kako' \/ Y3 u2 s# ^6 Q$ R- s
CA Kumano
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* I3 A8 n/ Q( W2 h$ j CA Mikuma9 F5 O* v' O3 J) |) K- @
CA Mogami
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Allied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled/ w1 K8 c/ S1 p$ V2 A
Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled
1 r' ~% w3 U5 v# G Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled. M5 J" s" n$ l" K! A2 @& n
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
3 n% w: L8 ~2 x% d7 v Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled): s* J2 B8 [2 Y9 Q
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Airbase supply hits 2' v! `5 ?8 ^9 I ~! f# }
Runway hits 354 h: |0 R0 z5 F
Port hits 5+ T! x, ~: f1 m- c- t* E
Port supply hits 42 L$ A( N ^0 E3 i( g/ Q
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BB Kirishima firing at Gove $ s* j. S4 b3 B8 b$ J
BB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade0 B& L* q$ o/ ?8 ]' l
BB Haruna firing at Gove
* ?6 e6 e2 v7 G4 gBB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade. _: i- Z2 K) f8 M) e3 z; q3 P
CA Kako firing at Gove
6 E: U0 h5 K, L- e4 fCA Kumano firing at Gove 1 K8 k; H1 P* b, F. Q, ?, h4 v
E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya1 n1 Z9 b3 c0 n* J( b: }! q
CA Suzuya firing at Gove
. D+ r4 t6 D4 p* OCA Mikuma firing at Gove
, S& ?/ U# V- @5 ~& ]8 TCA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |