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Gove. g3 V& e: Q+ e% ^( t/ d6 |+ 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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$ u. D6 ~4 a6 _" \9 |" uNight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships F. x; o4 A( R( s; r, J1 P
BB Kongo
/ \- r& r/ R6 \/ r8 F BB Haruna
6 ]7 d0 v3 E3 C: \ BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1
: a" ^: D6 A% E, w2 u2 I8 h1 { BB Kirishima4 `2 [2 S, J1 u& f. `7 {8 l
CA Mogami% ?4 @8 U$ g4 T$ m
CA Mikuma
& w! ] U$ ~: ^ CA Suzuya1 M! D9 B2 {) d& ^7 \6 p0 u
CA Kumano
6 G5 H0 a* P' h1 H) A0 k. ~ CA Kako
2 r4 z9 y6 f( u; |% W( v DD Makinami' {- J( y' ]7 V' a' o
DD Takanami
3 A+ k% c8 ~- _0 ^1 q6 q3 y, n8 | DD Natsushio
7 r6 P0 r& \/ X. z. Q4 d8 B DD Yukikaze7 \' r D: i$ w, D) i3 Z' _; i; f
DD Hayashio9 u" \) y7 l' g- j
DD Maikaze3 b+ o& ^& |" [5 l
DD Isokaze
* h( o: Z& C3 X |/ t7 P% B DD Shiranui
) F, H9 N6 `6 }$ d/ @# M/ d; l' T4 _ DD Amatsukaze
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; K9 f" e3 Q2 t- A1 m$ ZAllied Ships
; l' X; H, j! y* Y( ^! x5 T PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
5 k- t3 X s2 k PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
) }" }4 B5 J2 j; |: x7 w. X PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
; n/ h- G8 b1 b) I5 k PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
9 c! w& L7 H# u+ d4 ? PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
9 q* X. l/ P# h, l& O5 i3 h PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
3 w% f: {2 M1 O: q5 j PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk) G- A5 K* n5 J5 v4 R
PT-60
5 V1 o }1 B* r; d& N5 I5 O PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk( Z" S# Y& P6 o+ I4 m1 ?7 ?
PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
9 E& N9 b! r+ P% N& m/ C4 U% s PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
( S" d( I9 k/ c2 E: i, s5 ~% u7 V PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk4 n X6 v5 K+ d5 I# n% q( m
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!- Q. I9 R8 x0 n5 j% @
Allied TF begins to get underway) a) U+ i' x3 V! B+ h
Low visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight$ S3 `* j2 ^/ a' x8 D3 C% ?
Maximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards
7 o+ q, y) y& ?% U, e, R2 W# YRange closes to 25,000 yards...
% d! c# J& ?$ L" p9 ?CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards
+ D; ]' r4 Z* l* S; M+ Y5 HRange closes to 20,000 yards...
& s; V+ ]" `: FRange closes to 15,000 yards...
9 d5 r# x) ]+ u- P) W: h3 b2 e$ ZCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards$ d _8 p1 O& s+ S: P
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards' m2 s0 u8 r6 K" n# R5 H6 [! c
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
M( h' P6 d2 [. J5 V! zCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
) r. V* U# i8 X7 H( w SRange closes to 7,000 yards...! M5 O5 G) F6 r6 R
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards
! k, U& `6 a; v: kRange closes to 5,000 yards...
/ Y3 G+ z. G: r. z, c5 uCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards
5 c, N3 ]& H' s! H0 SRange closes to 3,000 yards...
1 g; u1 k$ |3 C+ N" d% e7 @CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
& _5 g# k+ q& F3 Y. c! ?Range closes to 1,000 yards...
2 k7 s) J+ \5 x4 K. xPT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards$ k5 N- {7 S% Z( _
PT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
7 D- t% m' z) P, HPT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
2 I/ G' z4 M1 T# h$ @Massive explosion on PT-46
7 P- x( `2 P' OPT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards( i9 A' O! V& j1 n
PT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards# L# F, c2 k+ J6 ?$ J
Range increases to 2,000 yards
' b d4 ^, l7 ~% l3 qPT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards/ t9 u, ]* s0 O: W! o( G
PT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards' B Y a. @' V5 k4 u, y
BB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards3 L: j4 l1 y1 X& q; F6 F* H
PT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards
( L9 T; N7 m2 q7 x' WPT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards5 s, b: `+ u" z9 s
Range increases to 3,000 yards
7 s- T! Z* e. G& t5 iPT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards4 l$ d3 W0 l" e/ x" e
Range closes to 2,000 yards
; Y+ t! D' b& w1 b# `5 i+ VBB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards1 B" f% I# s- Y) C5 Q9 W' a& W: e% h
PT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards$ s7 R" i0 i, g0 X; V" s
Range increases to 4,000 yards1 O: W7 _' y- y( d1 w& m
Range increases to 5,000 yards
6 S% U; N( t1 l( r& zDD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127 , @) T* K4 n0 c5 h
Range increases to 6,000 yards
. v; m: C) i9 ?( t' yRange increases to 8,000 yards
4 G0 \" o# Y+ z3 U U O9 G+ y2 ]Task forces break off..." V7 Y" j0 w! P6 Y
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0 G5 }" ^# @9 T0 F6 v0 s$ Z7 NNight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards6 H: Z( Y* R& t7 c( J3 }" q
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X, b4 r5 K7 S0 W5 |! ` DD Shiranui
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Allied Ships
6 m; y2 F9 }% X# f PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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/ d) P" I5 P7 ~' n9 k% r) K4 V. APoor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight" V3 e3 q' R$ q% H* K* w0 |
Maximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards% g! }$ q+ X) t5 R8 l
Range closes to 28,000 yards...
% c+ \. e6 u1 n* p# iRange closes to 26,000 yards...
, }) C# q" N7 URange closes to 24,000 yards...% k; ]2 ^: w1 \) @& i% ]$ r n
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
) L2 C; g7 }# {; P1 J5 tRange closes to 20,000 yards...' n% [0 x& }4 v6 M2 ]( }* N
Range closes to 18,000 yards...! c; E$ g9 Z G- A3 z# d
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
$ e) K$ e- z. g! xRange closes to 14,000 yards...
: A9 w ~% g6 ]; g0 WRange closes to 12,000 yards...
- H1 C/ m; V' R' SRange closes to 11,000 yards...
1 i% C% g$ A% |7 M- a3 ?Range closes to 10,000 yards...- c6 H% @/ U9 d M
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
* ~. D4 [! v) P% R$ \& HRange closes to 8,000 yards...
: @5 u8 X4 `- u8 _! r9 F% RRange closes to 7,000 yards...
& y: X: h; p2 L d' v# |Range closes to 6,000 yards...
6 t% x* h( o- T! YRange closes to 5,000 yards...
5 D) ^# d9 ]6 M6 ORange closes to 4,000 yards..., @, R& K5 P t+ q
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
2 c1 _/ o% ^: }5 C/ R/ k4 O, XRange closes to 2,000 yards..., R4 B" t2 {' ?" K8 l
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
?4 I, J) Y/ D6 ZCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
/ B& d( ]4 {4 i6 K) v. t. x4 jAllied ships attempt to get underway
w1 i: E- c8 L/ ORange increases to 3,000 yards5 S( i$ _2 X) s
PT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards: l2 l. `0 M* V
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...: G4 {( M1 ~5 T6 p
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Night Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127
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no flights- G2 O" }% d5 J* P
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: D+ R# f' }; N1 d, C Catalina I: 7 damaged$ h: B7 Q# G0 ~$ Q8 e
Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground
6 B) E3 |8 Z1 J& j. J t P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged3 a F4 I- r& h/ b6 Y
P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground
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- K0 @/ `+ G0 P) H$ YJapanese Ships
4 e" e$ a" U) W: R" _% n BB Kirishima
0 p; q6 B8 H9 U1 M' }- _ BB Hiei
6 T- `, ^+ A; F0 N BB Haruna1 X3 [, f( X6 K- I3 P
BB Kongo
% Z+ W! v( n! v8 q" y2 ] CA Kako5 L) O D0 W: f: N: J
CA Kumano
$ v3 F9 p# W* {! }9 a$ k CA Suzuya9 l, r3 h% T) \
CA Mikuma' [# |# f( p0 _0 [' M# Z
CA Mogami1 P: k! d+ o' q4 ~, X+ }
! B: a& i$ @+ IAllied ground losses:
0 z" N4 _5 M6 | 274 casualties reported/ J l' S) l7 q8 t- L7 B( {
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
; ~9 c- }1 R7 {# S$ F; Y2 w! _ Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled" q8 _) N) o8 x9 [4 r- C2 y/ R* G
Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled
7 x: ] C6 y4 x& E0 m# T Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)+ f: b! i* Q0 n: k+ I& y& N0 p
Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled). d* y& h# V0 R- _6 j
- ^' ?9 x( P Q( Q: Z) gAirbase hits 17+ w0 v3 `& b$ F( k' r
Airbase supply hits 2
4 b0 I6 i, j3 bRunway hits 350 t' `# }( s1 c! ~
Port hits 59 W* J4 e: S9 y2 T1 l) v
Port supply hits 4
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BB Kirishima firing at Gove
- M, D2 g( @/ x) j9 NBB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade
" j6 T2 u% d2 \$ U( C$ s5 R! s* tBB Haruna firing at Gove
* \' {) [7 |( GBB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade
+ F- U& t6 j K3 l5 o! V8 f3 ]3 nCA Kako firing at Gove 4 ?: u$ [2 f9 s& G5 Y( U' E
CA Kumano firing at Gove 3 T, W4 l, M6 G. [) ~+ f$ S
E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya, h3 Z7 I% p6 g
CA Suzuya firing at Gove $ T# ?1 V9 A. q8 V7 \0 v. s) T- ^
CA Mikuma firing at Gove , F) e0 b! _8 X+ Q0 e+ [ M
CA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |