AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 44
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+ L/ D7 g) E1 S: ^; ^% v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
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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 8 |/ b$ N+ V* \4 m& c. q* }% `$ H
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards: I( l( A! b9 s$ [" ?3 R9 W
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Japanese Ships
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BB Haruna' q6 |3 p) ^8 k' U
BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 11 A4 b$ y4 D2 u7 E: z* B
BB Kirishima
8 M' [" v% y# }, l: b CA Mogami
/ u* B! h9 t7 G F; m# T) N CA Mikuma6 Y. D! J0 A# D* G
CA Suzuya, z. Y* J# w+ p, i5 E# c% R
CA Kumano; s, o1 R0 u- r5 W# |
CA Kako
5 D0 Z8 x& g3 ^" K' C DD Makinami6 k b4 D5 R2 i3 r" q& v( C4 K; D
DD Takanami
4 S# w! U0 P. n8 d$ R# x. `# A DD Natsushio
4 W1 N: e7 R6 g. I8 z DD Yukikaze5 o7 i5 O6 }4 H( u! I: Y7 _% r
DD Hayashio
5 x6 [. I% g$ r. ]( S DD Maikaze
9 n5 ]6 k5 y; @7 M DD Isokaze+ G7 `" k3 Y. i
DD Shiranui$ s! i K( [3 f( V
DD Amatsukaze
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" F! ]: D( ^( H. vAllied Ships# D: v3 }3 \# |* t3 N* e$ D( S
PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
& r/ T% E( w% J; L! V" B, k PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
! ]* {; `3 }* f2 `4 \ PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk" E2 [6 `" b) q3 Z! J& Y
PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
3 y& K/ j4 L" U! ` PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk& P- S9 `( g7 } J6 R) E
PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
2 e: a& y. \* m7 j; u PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
$ m3 U8 ]' A6 q PT-60( r! @6 M# U( i q
PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
' Y+ q: U5 O5 @4 x% o5 k- b/ d9 B PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
( a4 O1 [& \# R& T8 v5 G PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
- @% _* ~9 L& ` PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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' b0 n! `& x2 i9 R) k4 E, U! OJapanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!1 _" N5 m! V( j& R _' a. T
Allied TF begins to get underway# M: B- d# g; n' v0 C
Low visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight2 Z2 `0 U% c+ D
Maximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards
5 T- E6 V: k/ ~3 ?# j; n4 H& @Range closes to 25,000 yards...
+ y2 a) V J; q( QCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards7 m1 P4 ^& D* [3 n) ^" w
Range closes to 20,000 yards..., m& g4 X0 c* ~& k+ j
Range closes to 15,000 yards...9 I u5 A0 _3 I# {2 Z
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards
{2 e: C5 F+ d* H) w. `9 UCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards
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2 ?: T* f7 [0 G6 MCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
, D+ q( f& t3 P+ }) FRange closes to 7,000 yards...
0 @ F8 E3 _# \5 B3 C- k9 iCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards
( {; Y3 n+ M+ C- l" dRange closes to 5,000 yards...% b7 S7 N6 t. K& @# g; P
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards
' V! Z4 g0 U7 g5 y- [Range closes to 3,000 yards... W9 V2 r2 X5 ]
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards/ N8 B8 a8 i! ~2 I+ |
Range closes to 1,000 yards...
$ F( J! x/ I& a% s" g9 L+ N- M( @PT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
& h1 l8 b. [ H' B" bPT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards) C. R* y6 I8 x
PT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
9 V, w7 x V+ JMassive explosion on PT-46
5 I' v) y( \$ m: ?PT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards, W, Q, \4 b/ s/ {! n. F3 M
PT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
% G/ g! `0 |$ Q7 vRange increases to 2,000 yards! n9 F' v* V9 ^2 y7 L: p
PT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
5 w' E" h8 }5 E4 hPT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
$ `) T. ]) Z( GBB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards
) u* ~/ O/ h4 B% d$ R. d' hPT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards
; Z( X+ G3 a0 T! VPT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards
& i( A9 S: j; u: }0 j/ n& [; e; QRange increases to 3,000 yards/ r# s3 T' R! J( u: X8 R6 F; S
PT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards
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BB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards
3 e0 P5 }, O8 |+ tPT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards
A( k. b6 o' A3 p/ B# w! l6 K! ~Range increases to 4,000 yards6 e8 p2 T4 O# F$ Q5 r7 H; k; ?
Range increases to 5,000 yards
# \4 [' ~4 w% ^$ zDD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127 + e- ^+ E$ G) m$ i* {3 i. W
Range increases to 6,000 yards0 M' v: |, D9 W% U% @
Range increases to 8,000 yards# H9 ?: @( l! \% {
Task forces break off...
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6 Z; i, j: Y7 m6 p( j' WNight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships: H6 u6 s/ s# C( |, o
DD Shiranui
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G g1 W4 q6 O z$ k$ l- z PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk" k* a8 k) c) e+ E! d
S1 A d" v, Y5 o/ N* RPoor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight4 w) J3 ?) \7 u: ~% n9 d0 L
Maximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards
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0 X& |+ ?2 t2 l2 L, J# s1 X9 JRange closes to 26,000 yards...1 ~- U/ Q7 o. R3 B+ u2 w0 @6 j, o
Range closes to 24,000 yards.... [' F3 B4 D- B
Range closes to 22,000 yards...5 |! v8 o1 _0 @& A, S+ l7 J: l
Range closes to 20,000 yards..., i4 \4 J) m' U) r9 `
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
, m1 W p( f$ X% r1 Q! z6 mRange closes to 16,000 yards...
" J$ q+ s y3 W, `6 h6 iRange closes to 14,000 yards...) i9 w* p3 m/ f" f- b: f* i
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
, a7 H' h2 r' r7 a0 hRange closes to 11,000 yards...
. w8 E" v2 o/ z: VRange closes to 10,000 yards...
& ] N/ B9 `. a3 `5 qRange closes to 9,000 yards...6 r4 o4 ~3 s1 N. O% w3 G
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
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Range closes to 4,000 yards...8 ]* \5 W% u, }: y5 o! T( g2 J
Range closes to 3,000 yards...1 P' W, X6 u' X# I! \5 Y7 n3 K
Range closes to 2,000 yards..., b4 u- y/ x+ w1 Q
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
3 z& C$ W3 \1 U2 M7 m7 xCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
: P/ J0 r( \. ZAllied ships attempt to get underway
9 e0 l+ s+ i( E% i& \Range increases to 3,000 yards
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Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...
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Night Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127: {1 e; S" X! {' m L
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Allied aircraft
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: q; u* |" l' o8 k1 V; {Allied aircraft losses
5 p1 Q8 a2 w. g7 F- s8 P- ` Catalina I: 7 damaged: g5 @: u/ J* l/ W, m' \: ~9 V! |
Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground
F7 B( @1 Y% l& m- N6 b: [ P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged
! C; \) ]" U9 H, T P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground
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( |, ]# d! X- B/ J9 T. X4 yJapanese Ships
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BB Hiei9 L4 u/ n5 w* `' |# j8 e1 f3 u
BB Haruna
3 P5 w% I8 B( u5 M BB Kongo: Y6 |1 G1 t. a- V: _: w
CA Kako; ~1 q: X& O* x/ }& H
CA Kumano' A# ^2 q/ r0 t g8 i; ?4 V! X
CA Suzuya
9 W; ^8 e* ^9 P2 o6 _5 q CA Mikuma V( d8 w! g% _6 A2 a/ D
CA Mogami3 e$ I. [3 B) c; B6 B( ~
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Allied ground losses:6 q1 N' r5 A) c# s. E
274 casualties reported% R0 a4 X4 K, ], l7 F" N/ [2 @
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
" F$ q! O$ G5 o* s Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled
8 Q( w3 ` x/ C+ L' ]; G Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled
; j3 _' d3 p) ~' k0 A Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
/ o! c# W6 r# b0 g5 Y Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)+ y8 y7 Z* v' |) c
6 S2 E6 A$ Y/ V% y) Z; _' Y+ KAirbase hits 17
; A* W o+ Q* e& k" b6 O) H/ ?Airbase supply hits 2
2 m4 _6 j4 p$ D" O2 ]5 e0 ERunway hits 35* X/ Y" ]$ w" |9 y4 E9 G9 d' J Q
Port hits 5# [. ~: T* g" Q
Port supply hits 44 h; W' g0 R( K
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BB Kirishima firing at Gove 0 g( d' ?& G& }$ g' ]$ u; M% e
BB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade. p @, Z6 @/ \* Q: S' ^
BB Haruna firing at Gove
1 L: C+ Q& q( t. eBB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade
' l3 I, m2 O x6 JCA Kako firing at Gove ( Y L6 X& r, u9 q+ J
CA Kumano firing at Gove ' [ \" T$ P3 ] Y
E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya# F- q! I: J: a) A
CA Suzuya firing at Gove ; a+ A* f J$ R6 S
CA Mikuma firing at Gove 3 A4 ]( @( P" J% ?5 I# d1 \ Q
CA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |