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Gove5 M3 @! t2 v5 L6 a
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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
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Japanese Ships
2 |+ \# M \6 L1 b3 J: q1 K$ N BB Kongo
7 Q! S; z- g" |% C BB Haruna
6 x, v) z/ R6 Q' v* _6 |, ^. M# W BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1( K0 s( w) A4 G
BB Kirishima8 K0 \2 N2 W3 Q2 [8 F: s1 M
CA Mogami* l, w+ d. a6 I% M
CA Mikuma
/ y* k6 f4 i5 F5 i( x1 ]" c CA Suzuya
: i; d5 s+ q/ \, |' _ CA Kumano k& D. S" g; \0 t/ w
CA Kako
8 [! G1 r, R# {8 H$ d) H) m1 ^ DD Makinami" _; T C" _, L, [# S! S5 |
DD Takanami
4 y% L9 H3 Z. }! g, c DD Natsushio2 e5 V L ?5 J
DD Yukikaze
$ u5 [ x# t# S: N9 B3 R DD Hayashio- ^8 V5 }6 t; B( W
DD Maikaze, |8 p/ P( C, c- r# G" d
DD Isokaze* ~; I; C: A) A6 q. n! _
DD Shiranui
+ J/ ^2 J. I/ K# |& \ DD Amatsukaze+ Y& T0 C5 v6 D; i4 [/ i0 l8 M% T
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Allied Ships
9 A# U# j) g6 `2 e2 d5 y( H PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk, X0 o7 _ A! q0 i3 x
PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk* f! }# U' e! U9 U% g/ [
PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk9 h8 A- o% A! q' i; }
PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
& K( W) x+ o4 L7 k: D. z7 X8 q PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk5 _1 a( O/ R: l
PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
]9 b4 g+ l9 O/ p+ q6 | PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk( B9 W/ e) k u% Y4 p
PT-60
/ {1 P w% o- _! x3 j PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
% @; ?0 ?# Y$ `4 v2 I( T) \/ U' s PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
# M9 D ]. y& V8 M( `4 ~( X PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
2 A6 Y: ^+ E; X* X; P: { PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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2 Q% V( K) q$ {9 y" rJapanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
& M3 w1 E# V. a& v I" DAllied TF begins to get underway
% [$ ?, j; r3 I* ?Low visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight
: X u+ c' ]5 v: NMaximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards; L3 E# F A1 o
Range closes to 25,000 yards.... O- r9 ?- s& \* ?$ T
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards1 d* Q; y9 r- Q+ d" h
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
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4 ~# A! c! G: B$ q2 H/ U1 o2 @% TCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards
, L4 i3 |; E6 ~8 sCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards! S& ~. X& l$ l
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
+ m5 L5 y- Q6 D' MCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards1 P% m7 K! ~% o( j, G- z
Range closes to 7,000 yards...% S! L2 @$ g1 Z$ F" D
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards, |2 R3 u! y! [$ q
Range closes to 5,000 yards...8 x; b& v& @; P& X% ?
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards
. W1 F. s% I& s# ?, o. QRange closes to 3,000 yards...
2 f$ H9 T+ @- dCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards+ k- V- n; S' {% ^, q
Range closes to 1,000 yards...( g7 l# J2 c6 {
PT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
9 X- Z! ~/ m) E- g2 j; jPT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards" R# q+ R" M, u4 F: f, s
PT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards9 \. F; f2 M6 X1 l
Massive explosion on PT-46. k0 _5 {7 l& a4 z
PT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards5 F. \5 o0 R; d2 V3 b8 n
PT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
8 W* r/ J. \0 `7 V, TRange increases to 2,000 yards$ ~- c% |- {1 g. X+ Y) k
PT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards/ T" k$ r$ d! F& [( D) c; Z
PT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards/ B" _9 Y1 |% L3 P" ?
BB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards
$ j0 q) ^: n2 v! a* bPT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards
+ ^' K: y3 k2 h" V: i/ H. BPT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards6 s8 ^# m T( P8 X B4 v9 \7 N
Range increases to 3,000 yards
) ^8 Z) K6 k0 s/ u0 k" hPT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards3 _) F0 a, H E2 m2 G
Range closes to 2,000 yards( ^% \* X+ @& E3 O5 s& c0 k
BB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards: E: r( f w8 A i K& x
PT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards
+ L$ U( A% C* _3 L% Z# {3 \" IRange increases to 4,000 yards
1 j: C# o4 D$ u4 S8 A4 B/ Z& t& vRange increases to 5,000 yards% N1 T5 X% N7 |+ T, }
DD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127 $ {4 T9 q- ]! v) V" S6 D
Range increases to 6,000 yards
5 K' ?4 H' }; w) K6 J( }Range increases to 8,000 yards- ~- G# C- |1 F# z( P( Y# J% T: s( d
Task forces break off...
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, O& V+ y/ v# H( L- l& B" l3 _. a1 XNight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
+ y! ~. X2 e* [, B- h/ E3 H DD Shiranui7 k- a, {, m( g/ c% [
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' c x- o2 _, O8 ^9 x PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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! U. n' Y+ A4 b) U: d5 `Poor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight
, ^# M" Z$ i' D* D7 DMaximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards! p1 n% I& D# d7 N* M
Range closes to 28,000 yards...
: z5 `4 e/ ? KRange closes to 26,000 yards...
- y! R1 K7 J0 V+ U' S1 BRange closes to 24,000 yards...
) y6 {4 n& o0 W3 QRange closes to 22,000 yards...7 P8 h( |9 ^* p2 s1 ]; Q
Range closes to 20,000 yards...0 d/ J8 _4 p x" N. \" Y
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
, s# C$ D- z/ C) cRange closes to 16,000 yards...7 ]: J1 E, v! b& R+ v. @" w
Range closes to 14,000 yards...; J$ G0 b7 w* q; H) Z. s' R
Range closes to 12,000 yards... D( S6 S" K( P+ G) |
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
0 O! u. X9 l8 dRange closes to 10,000 yards...
3 \' o# O) y% B$ gRange closes to 9,000 yards...4 Q& c+ ^+ J, N* M! ?# n3 L* q9 ]3 q
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
# I' e3 U, ?) k: ~Range closes to 7,000 yards...1 b P& t' H" |5 m! ]
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
+ @6 n- e) W% l7 l7 SRange closes to 5,000 yards...8 c' P ^& w. | q
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
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Range closes to 2,000 yards...
* n9 s9 n4 K( p* H% x) sCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
4 |# }! |7 ^5 `) nCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards* A' O1 Q- H4 K! b7 t1 i
Allied ships attempt to get underway
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Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...# ^3 t7 k+ T( \8 o0 K- z3 |+ A
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Night Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127
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' p" w6 P" {8 v* yAllied aircraft losses
+ O" h7 D- Y" h, Z$ c! p Catalina I: 7 damaged' \9 ]5 y6 Z5 G
Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground0 y) O2 I9 {* U; h: [2 x$ n: [9 h
P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged
; {. n l; L1 r% T P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground5 j- ]5 L6 T! ~4 z% c ^
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7 [. \# n l R* q2 V BB Kirishima
3 F$ t4 c$ Q, m0 X( Z' S BB Hiei
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BB Kongo
# h+ p9 y; P3 n: N$ ] CA Kako
2 m6 I: W, |( R) y6 h0 d7 w CA Kumano
& T7 {9 @1 Q& m CA Suzuya5 m% z7 J8 ]- O5 O- R
CA Mikuma
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Allied ground losses:8 r% e9 J. B4 y2 f" v1 h& I
274 casualties reported" a: i, G0 t/ w0 x, L
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled6 l- O2 N) h8 k) }' U
Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled
7 T, [9 V3 d; S Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled" u3 g2 |1 f; R( S+ ^- X
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
6 C& @5 x% @1 a) @1 }2 t) n Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)
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Airbase hits 178 _" z8 s6 U! _" u! @& E8 c
Airbase supply hits 27 @; Q, \- }/ L$ n* w
Runway hits 35
4 c4 B) Q6 g, S7 V7 `% _Port hits 5: a8 U% f, M1 k' G9 Y, e- y
Port supply hits 4
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BB Kirishima firing at Gove
! `; `$ e5 j: QBB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade; C& s3 ~# X+ K4 S8 a+ h- H! x
BB Haruna firing at Gove 0 o" _$ e8 P# ^
BB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade
, S' m! R0 |+ e. F" `8 i. R% K" tCA Kako firing at Gove
7 U- r* q; M% z; @. N4 l4 z4 uCA Kumano firing at Gove , K- V3 b. g( {* Q
E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya
% w) {4 k5 R1 x4 n: [4 t1 L, ICA Suzuya firing at Gove
" Q; g U9 z* ~* YCA Mikuma firing at Gove W# R! V2 b) ]& A, Q
CA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |