AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 44
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( n( B- ]) \& \8 f8 L) m. u' d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% ?; q0 h3 X% h4 q# q
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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 4 C" e( d. ]7 C6 m* o7 K
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards+ t$ i( G" E$ V+ S; U4 L+ A
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Japanese Ships
+ x4 B/ X' t! c4 P* p, w BB Kongo8 f, B8 t: Q+ s, Q
BB Haruna5 @, _0 W& E% r# B1 C7 s. q- \- `
BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1
8 W n1 _ A+ z BB Kirishima
# B: ]! w! P! h CA Mogami
4 o* k+ \6 Z+ o0 F8 t CA Mikuma
6 A: q8 z& M! b/ v' Z% j CA Suzuya7 I/ l; F6 |* |- u* z
CA Kumano/ l0 R; }/ e1 t9 t$ }) ` J7 z
CA Kako
% R: }% x9 |' ~ DD Makinami
9 ], Q1 k0 r+ |6 C DD Takanami( [, q& Y" S1 r: `0 L- ?. z/ W, j
DD Natsushio
9 E! C; t& L. a( x DD Yukikaze Y0 _% G2 n0 c, ^ ~
DD Hayashio; ?) I2 Z" ]5 c$ g% G9 D
DD Maikaze- B3 z {( [) W% T$ X
DD Isokaze
" J9 q* ~: u3 k# g4 m1 N- k, o DD Shiranui
! C1 m& G4 w; t6 R1 U) |$ M/ R* } DD Amatsukaze
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! ^9 I3 f. M2 @4 O L$ tAllied Ships& s" x. A# `; _6 @- u8 J- y
PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
: D. n; B& K2 I2 o/ o @( [ g PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
0 d4 _/ R( J+ J: h( U( p0 @$ K) P( u PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk- r& [2 g$ x: K( L. K% o- u6 y
PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk: d4 d F Z, Z% [& |/ \
PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk4 |$ w+ D1 H+ N W
PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk' W# M7 v; i7 W! ]' M. q& Y
PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk0 v/ ^3 k! s8 S$ T: b
PT-60
8 T, w. C' ^0 X Q" k PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
4 W* l: a5 k( i5 \ PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk; M( x: P7 r! H! L
PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
- e. [3 F; k# K3 I+ }, q PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk: h- S% m8 J0 n, \
& E- \1 G! k: eJapanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!8 {; _6 `+ C7 X0 Q2 z9 _
Allied TF begins to get underway5 b5 ]2 V' Z6 ^
Low visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight
8 P4 f9 y G& r& W5 pMaximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards
' W3 N5 M o; x& S" {0 ]+ ?* }Range closes to 25,000 yards...
9 ?/ |- ^) W6 J9 Q. `" P) gCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards7 X; n- O5 R0 _: Q- I' Z
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
5 ?7 M! M4 W; _Range closes to 15,000 yards...
% S. D" g( ]2 T5 _CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards' a9 n4 {. f: H9 V0 L% j+ Q
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards
: y! h( ]' u4 g/ |6 xRange closes to 10,000 yards...1 f' r0 S8 Y4 g
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards" M/ c: `+ v+ u# b
Range closes to 7,000 yards...5 S/ N2 _4 p9 S; R9 N, ?
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards# b9 `4 i l4 q- B' Y) H
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
* V0 h4 P% F0 Q0 |4 ICONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards: A7 ]6 |* e K9 L
Range closes to 3,000 yards... q. n" T+ G. W! z, ~
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
( r" a; }$ z, ]7 M6 o1 U; ]& u7 ^Range closes to 1,000 yards...
9 s- L# D3 ]7 c+ @PT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards. \7 `; ~. t8 C3 x) I( a
PT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
" m$ r: y4 M, ~+ c2 fPT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards V7 t* g( \8 a+ [
Massive explosion on PT-46+ ]1 O3 l- V- L8 f! r
PT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
! u8 B4 o; _1 Z; F4 D8 t8 vPT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards6 O: D- T. H- a' Z
Range increases to 2,000 yards" \6 J; P( z- W; S3 c" |
PT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
, `9 T& |2 p- Z, i! m9 jPT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
z1 r+ ~% \' x) IBB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards
5 [6 m! |7 _& o; cPT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards# o; T1 d* H- [% J) w& [5 v
PT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards& D2 R) D% B9 }
Range increases to 3,000 yards5 I) ~9 q$ R# S+ H: V
PT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards4 W* _1 K0 [7 A) |7 W
Range closes to 2,000 yards
# O+ S" K- W* Z3 J4 X. PBB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards1 E! m$ x ~' E: L* ^
PT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards% b0 ^& j$ n5 S/ c# X
Range increases to 4,000 yards5 _5 [0 D& j; p) g; S5 c$ ~0 Z5 {
Range increases to 5,000 yards
" W2 o5 I1 w( mDD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127
% G* ^4 i( f3 S ^Range increases to 6,000 yards
8 Z. S3 ^$ J1 q4 c" U# j, Q% eRange increases to 8,000 yards
' @5 U9 X, ^- @6 i( y2 M. LTask forces break off...
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2 H$ m% }6 D# `4 f' UNight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards; c: H t( U; }6 ]$ q, t
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Japanese Ships
+ J) h4 R3 g9 I8 m$ F1 [" e DD Shiranui
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% f: O7 j" V) |: E( D PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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+ j- t- x5 @! W' \' S C- {1 TPoor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight! O9 L7 f3 b+ F8 r
Maximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards4 K1 n8 y+ @$ g, L s6 R
Range closes to 28,000 yards...
6 u! Z1 w1 `8 w; S- d3 b) G4 iRange closes to 26,000 yards...# ?& [) K) _- m8 L" m. z! ^
Range closes to 24,000 yards...3 l0 w. w( U/ R* p+ H; u
Range closes to 22,000 yards...! s* f9 m1 f- H# I6 C! d
Range closes to 20,000 yards...$ N7 p, P+ c6 g
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
# M& U1 n" o& F8 nRange closes to 16,000 yards...
- x9 w9 ]9 e/ Q4 i! c4 URange closes to 14,000 yards...
- q# x4 _* K1 u" WRange closes to 12,000 yards...
( G8 Y& r0 x& \! g4 N/ @Range closes to 11,000 yards...
5 {9 h- ]; E" _' P9 iRange closes to 10,000 yards...2 t2 J# }# K% h; i$ p
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
3 R9 @* ^- R, z9 }) eRange closes to 8,000 yards...
B/ v+ `" M: t( T1 F" G; qRange closes to 7,000 yards...1 j: s- X, E- j9 l7 V
Range closes to 6,000 yards...) X! _3 V3 I! ^) R/ a7 M
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
/ n, ~5 l4 g3 i) }/ x2 N! ORange closes to 4,000 yards...
8 |% t0 ], v1 {' k% sRange closes to 3,000 yards...
I6 P# a# J8 I% [7 {# u% XRange closes to 2,000 yards...6 W4 A8 T8 U, N. r8 r
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
8 A; S! P6 z+ V/ `6 i( E4 t6 D% ~CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards) ]" P. S* r) _2 J: G$ l h
Allied ships attempt to get underway
, c; o: v& }; e* q# fRange increases to 3,000 yards
4 D- S( ?5 r* N: gPT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards
f6 o% }2 }! VCombat ends with last Allied ship sunk...
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Night Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127% v7 o. X7 u6 O; W! l/ w4 W* s
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no flights
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! A1 y' {$ S9 Y5 s2 RAllied aircraft losses. w" n0 @9 @. |" P2 Z6 K
Catalina I: 7 damaged) W, Z/ e* c5 U
Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground1 ]5 Z3 ^; T% G# D
P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged
2 x3 M% c4 M* ^7 I/ b: t' N: q P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground
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5 K, H* }1 l( LJapanese Ships5 I3 E) @ E# w0 N; @& @8 _
BB Kirishima2 y% j# H2 A+ K+ P
BB Hiei
1 Z- c- \4 Q( A' d BB Haruna5 _* c$ O0 t7 }
BB Kongo
' X, o7 U1 n6 U6 h) f CA Kako
: t% G$ Q; p& i0 ^6 V& u CA Kumano
# q1 O6 B1 |0 j) I9 T- {4 A CA Suzuya
2 n' x9 ?# x; n) P w4 W CA Mikuma7 i& ~3 m' ?1 @3 ]( E' R9 R& K9 v4 g
CA Mogami
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Allied ground losses:( v2 i% L5 A: C; E o
274 casualties reported1 @5 e7 _! N d7 F
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled9 Q, N. b. `0 b5 }
Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled0 ^2 y" C( X# l
Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled
; z& j" Z1 _; K8 P& d Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)" k( h8 E* l7 b. C# [
Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)
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5 j& M" ~( \# F# F! ~2 f! `Airbase hits 172 W# h2 T" ~( H: V6 [
Airbase supply hits 26 p8 h+ f4 W# }
Runway hits 35. j1 u$ @: C/ O" e
Port hits 56 f# L8 o# V( U3 B: v; n: N
Port supply hits 40 o# u' Y) t$ _5 Y( g
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BB Kirishima firing at Gove 7 A5 I* o! l/ N8 b
BB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade4 r- k8 x; p; G. D- d8 s: ~: O
BB Haruna firing at Gove
# O) E) \$ \" }: Y M: ^BB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade
u+ M, i ]3 j" UCA Kako firing at Gove 9 p+ I( B/ c9 R' e, F
CA Kumano firing at Gove
* T) T% F( X; O* x" y9 Q, B9 E: gE13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya
/ d$ J1 n% z" W8 oCA Suzuya firing at Gove 4 N) C5 D$ e; Q% k' Y' k
CA Mikuma firing at Gove $ \* x! C9 z' ~6 c
CA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |