AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 44
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3 D9 G; A) G, e5 a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" _% h+ j4 s6 t9 S1 C A
0 U- M7 g @/ o' i# _* V1 p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 & E9 g7 q, v% M
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards: F) Y& w- [$ M& R. b( l7 ?. Y( Z6 _
2 ]7 J$ T2 ~0 b( \- U3 W9 uJapanese Ships
- Q4 z; t/ ^0 B) ~0 T' e9 @% ]2 M1 x! p BB Kongo
1 S9 K7 g' f& \# i4 C9 A7 z BB Haruna2 I1 o7 X0 F4 ~% d, H5 a) i7 Q
BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 10 U5 _4 s& c& u0 k6 C
BB Kirishima) }( w% q) F! T0 z* [4 _8 P3 P1 n i
CA Mogami3 `& P/ I% T; n
CA Mikuma Y( G' b$ I, t( J: h1 f' ?( J5 j
CA Suzuya
. \! p2 }' u2 c/ A' G# Y. w& T" I CA Kumano L4 g' Z# r1 t) }
CA Kako! ?) f0 f% q7 u( ^1 E. R
DD Makinami
6 h) _+ z: u# k' A7 }' u; g8 k# P DD Takanami
" v% R7 C( j; Q1 ^; V- S DD Natsushio3 l; S4 Q, C( o% t: |7 r) |
DD Yukikaze1 J. h8 e! D8 ]/ G% n; M: F7 w
DD Hayashio
! s+ a9 }6 P7 |& { DD Maikaze4 w8 o7 K$ e! P: Z
DD Isokaze
- q' p* {; p8 O, L DD Shiranui# R: i, W Z& C7 w
DD Amatsukaze# j! T5 H1 j, T d
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Allied Ships
& M6 f2 \6 t, F8 B4 r& H9 H PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk4 [: E% [) c* w0 ]2 M4 H
PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
- F& F3 J, @6 ~4 }1 P3 ]# D PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
/ i" Z8 n; Y) E" ^( v PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk, Y( b- M( B# Z3 K
PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk; V0 R: E3 C2 z& B
PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
6 J. H0 T ^7 W( w; O PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk. ~- m* u* B9 u! M3 R
PT-60* M& c( |! [; J& w1 A
PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
( i' X+ X) t& V2 a5 q4 k0 x0 q PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk8 c9 f' q6 C, O7 @
PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
' p& l2 J# f" q' u5 N& _ PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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; g2 i: ~1 X( S9 a+ IJapanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
0 M c. i: ]: C5 U0 W9 C1 T, hAllied TF begins to get underway
3 C7 n, _* d& t- m. SLow visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight
7 i3 W7 u1 s* m9 }/ H9 t# ]& @; @Maximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards+ v$ P: _+ B+ ^9 Q6 G# y, A: {
Range closes to 25,000 yards..." [; _1 D, w1 w. M2 n! H2 L6 Z
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards
2 U6 A7 y8 e1 P4 p. v. U" r/ FRange closes to 20,000 yards.../ h. q& B$ O8 S+ M
Range closes to 15,000 yards...
2 f4 b& q& Q5 ~7 R; G4 h- BCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards! p+ G% K2 b. d/ s+ n( J
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards
6 E3 Z5 S& K+ u. v U" ]! o; IRange closes to 10,000 yards...
" o. z) Z# E6 \, |0 ?& l3 }CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
. `7 K* ~3 `, |; [Range closes to 7,000 yards...! n! \7 S, l' G, O Z, _* {
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards8 _, g' J- s8 d, g9 D; G
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
4 S, D6 [, z/ O8 k8 PCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards8 ?2 d9 j% B* D2 f$ q- |
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
" F9 x6 V6 Z+ ~- i, C$ |CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
9 D+ c' @! N# [ {6 ERange closes to 1,000 yards...
* ~% ]/ C' |- y0 Z! ZPT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
* ]. x, Q$ U% {' E3 CPT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
' r0 _7 y: G7 y9 OPT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards- W7 R3 }% R5 t+ Y
Massive explosion on PT-46
0 C" S2 E* ~# RPT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
8 I: ?% G& L- ]8 tPT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards; O$ N, r0 [ b/ G% w8 p/ w
Range increases to 2,000 yards8 w" }2 h5 M2 h- ]# O
PT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
& h0 M8 P* [, B- \& O ` iPT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
: Y m! b+ o" Z4 x$ P4 q, LBB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards8 H ? `5 t8 A5 @
PT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards# Z8 [ r2 c) s4 H [
PT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards; \; p4 V9 g% P# g- l1 h( ?3 ~
Range increases to 3,000 yards
7 d( c" I n) r2 B, t0 NPT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards$ k1 Y. x0 ^) l5 x
Range closes to 2,000 yards
1 B9 R, O- t( ~) d% lBB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards! `6 A5 D6 i" l' |. ]0 E/ A: ~
PT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards
( j* y1 e4 X7 ]Range increases to 4,000 yards
$ W. S( I& _$ V( X6 gRange increases to 5,000 yards: X; B/ f$ ?3 J# a( |" z( A" K
DD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127 4 N, x" }& H9 v5 ^. p" U
Range increases to 6,000 yards
5 P: N. b$ G8 `( l" }. z5 oRange increases to 8,000 yards
% `9 j; n6 z4 H/ k# BTask forces break off...# e; V# E2 {& k5 @ ?/ R Q% l% ^
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards* C( O1 p4 G# r# I2 g, F( R
- ]- \ {; R$ e# uJapanese Ships
5 c d) F. V- M2 s( d DD Shiranui% r) ~, N& [) k6 C3 a7 _3 I) _/ i
+ S, z. c: \4 }. L5 t9 WAllied Ships, E! H! T G6 a' m1 }- z
PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk& k8 |& s3 k" t |+ Y
, g1 m) `" \, T1 |3 ^5 Q5 G7 X, l7 G) X& ~Poor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight
# c" Q1 O% [$ c* X: zMaximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards
" i% c8 {8 k! w; C! q) FRange closes to 28,000 yards...; B% D1 S* Z# g$ I
Range closes to 26,000 yards...& F' [8 Y: Z- O A0 x k. d: v6 K
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
. f& b3 j5 C% H5 p4 @: J3 r1 SRange closes to 22,000 yards...
# J+ K( m1 j$ F' ]; n' W! URange closes to 20,000 yards...6 i" U7 z# p6 Q/ w) m! d. {. n* r
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
( K2 ~9 S% G. a" O( D+ |Range closes to 16,000 yards...4 {! e4 m% Y1 p7 l
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
7 h0 p3 \, |% {7 j0 ]7 ~Range closes to 12,000 yards..." I# S6 z( @, ], i9 d& d ^+ g5 f! N
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
' o) y" c. [4 K. Y4 P' @( @! l0 E& L3 ARange closes to 10,000 yards.../ ~7 Y5 P1 t- a. {
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
/ H: h& \$ Y/ x g) O* DRange closes to 8,000 yards...
* r7 t( q; w3 h1 ERange closes to 7,000 yards...
7 K" t" n. O2 w# K, c( M9 Q5 r: g* FRange closes to 6,000 yards...0 U9 S0 G0 l% H' C4 u7 X: U0 o& k* w
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
' t9 |9 r9 ^3 {' e+ rRange closes to 4,000 yards...
4 Z3 p0 W% ?5 L4 z& HRange closes to 3,000 yards...! f b Z" T* [, j6 X; R' z
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
! D* m# k- n0 |- ]CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards' i8 y2 [* Y/ |. g
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
2 c4 X2 ^; }* n! ?/ h' M6 J! a# nAllied ships attempt to get underway
- e7 [; S: k% W1 E# r2 QRange increases to 3,000 yards
T+ M2 k/ u+ [: T- ~9 l6 APT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards
' {: A) D$ ~1 S; a% bCombat ends with last Allied ship sunk...4 K2 I1 ]+ |; P2 R( l
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Night Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127* j1 p: i" T9 j- \/ |6 R3 U8 u
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Allied aircraft2 ~; g4 h( G: A
no flights+ ~$ Y; c+ q% T
# X. y$ p- U8 f7 |1 {1 B' Z+ |Allied aircraft losses8 l" o( L1 f- Z4 {' R+ h5 P4 s/ i
Catalina I: 7 damaged
5 a$ D5 Z' h2 V/ w% y7 d1 | Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground* S* K' g' F0 x7 R \
P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged0 v1 W4 \1 N5 H# t5 m1 y
P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground1 k& p9 u) ^2 u& M, Q1 k G
1 ~( D/ f" O5 x g q# EJapanese Ships! O* Q$ o0 B- K2 s! e
BB Kirishima
B4 x5 `5 A$ _* X9 o, G BB Hiei# m" @- S5 K+ Y; E- U
BB Haruna
) D' e( E: d5 {1 O) d- r+ G BB Kongo1 T7 @( Y5 S& [) W
CA Kako
8 c3 _% }6 g4 q1 x- R% I CA Kumano
1 l, T8 ~$ K/ R CA Suzuya! u3 C7 q2 {- q7 X+ O
CA Mikuma2 k- A4 a, p+ D
CA Mogami. J* A R/ W/ ]5 R6 r
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Allied ground losses:
) K* D$ @( c- J3 G 274 casualties reported
. \; S# [: D1 q) X: z Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled$ U1 l% n' [. h ?! H# Q8 I1 x! y4 F
Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled
: G, r2 b( F K" p Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled
9 ]4 h2 Q8 G7 S' w# j Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
0 D6 ?& l% S* |* O' o- K8 a; e Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)
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Airbase hits 17
* Y( {, `# ?; a, OAirbase supply hits 2: a) ?( z7 \# e# v7 E
Runway hits 35
2 Q3 w; e( u$ p. R/ q9 S; V6 PPort hits 5 F$ J. n3 p/ G0 |) j# K/ \, Y
Port supply hits 4' ?' u. q1 j1 r e1 C
! Z P+ L: K8 Q) ZBB Kirishima firing at Gove ) A' ~ B0 A [- w7 |
BB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade
: \% n c+ B8 QBB Haruna firing at Gove 6 V) j! K$ {7 u w9 N" Z
BB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade& s0 z6 P+ r4 R
CA Kako firing at Gove . s6 }+ r7 q) i5 a. X
CA Kumano firing at Gove 9 A3 @) Y. V( ~; b9 b, R% K
E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya( M* u3 t# q( a& f, L
CA Suzuya firing at Gove
4 J& |+ M! ]4 I3 bCA Mikuma firing at Gove 1 o/ d1 l8 p3 g( [2 z
CA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |