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- \5 \' A: z* Z% R6 v0 p5 m# j
( }+ \. g2 D$ F$ W) M4 s4 l& `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 6 Z' l/ x+ |5 U, a
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, {, R n7 \( y2 zNight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards
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/ y! s! ?# } g0 p& LJapanese Ships, V0 C0 w1 ~7 U+ r0 I! w
BB Kongo# \0 S5 T9 S/ t4 ?, `1 J) u i
BB Haruna6 G7 g; T2 ~& M8 {5 {+ g
BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1
1 S5 c# o$ y9 Q7 [0 w BB Kirishima
0 p- F4 ?8 x/ w: b0 t5 } CA Mogami: `5 u& X5 c" _4 i
CA Mikuma, _, Q9 t; g* u
CA Suzuya
7 N, g+ o5 b- ]# v7 R CA Kumano
5 k3 z6 F1 P' P6 c2 j- m2 _! l CA Kako; J. v: f# e2 W
DD Makinami9 z: }- j6 N7 k$ P6 V' H6 K! t
DD Takanami
% }* u% z- P+ p# A+ z. X& E4 B DD Natsushio
[, m% X; j; X9 G$ A, Y4 T2 k DD Yukikaze
- L7 q( x% D/ f% j+ d DD Hayashio1 t4 P, C! ^: g; w6 ` C
DD Maikaze! B" e9 p9 `/ o) {: v, z: S% B' Z
DD Isokaze
) c9 V1 C Z9 | L0 U. e1 }. p @ DD Shiranui$ e: E8 y" C6 a5 o$ P1 \& s7 b
DD Amatsukaze
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Allied Ships9 v: N2 G. s3 l2 C9 k5 Q
PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
$ d7 y: |, L, D PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
# R2 \) f$ S6 R# Q+ x9 k. | PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
7 K2 d- E2 a$ Z9 s7 K: [5 k PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk2 y3 q, ]( s2 ^4 O3 G% K7 C
PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
& k. z7 P& G" n- K PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
4 L3 R3 q. } c+ x4 ^# ]# S. a PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
+ l$ B( h) M( E# O |- M& u PT-604 m7 Q8 t# |" U ?& a$ Q8 I
PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
! l! ?7 a0 I6 P; p PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk; P6 V; G' E5 _% ?# O0 m
PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk/ C5 w: _8 W8 y V
PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
5 d6 F. v- b; P! cAllied TF begins to get underway
n) E6 ~9 n7 r2 T1 y, LLow visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight; R8 W0 @) I) Z/ A
Maximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards
& `/ c' U% ^5 u& R9 V+ oRange closes to 25,000 yards.../ M; t) q2 v, E# _* H
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards
5 B5 A1 a: a- |Range closes to 20,000 yards...
2 n U2 |- V" Z# v- E( aRange closes to 15,000 yards...
# m8 k- [+ H8 ]* I( t8 G' sCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards
+ e* L: r' T* H* CCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards) L! C$ ~/ X+ s- z% A* P
Range closes to 10,000 yards...1 y( i+ o, r1 ]! t
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards5 _4 S; x: \+ m* @
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
6 h0 j8 Y- `$ s. B/ [: [1 n6 ICONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards
) E' T1 K) e, a) N8 URange closes to 5,000 yards...
( }; _0 k! P* E' QCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards
' y& e0 Y' h( @! l8 G( j4 kRange closes to 3,000 yards...3 v; d) A U' m# _) z6 o
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
) v2 o' B8 N( J7 ZRange closes to 1,000 yards...
$ P6 |) ^8 s# v6 t8 n, E+ R( qPT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
2 M9 E: I/ T1 l$ x: V' w ^PT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards3 [5 X( E2 n/ e5 s K# _2 T+ F
PT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards9 @" L8 C% h7 d0 W# J* D
Massive explosion on PT-462 u9 D4 W2 W5 E
PT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
0 T1 r$ G. v/ b4 X3 `% iPT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
+ y, C( l" `; i& x: zRange increases to 2,000 yards: o, Q4 C8 X" x( [
PT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
3 D/ T" W( I8 t. p: dPT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
* @& G( Q# X0 S& I2 |BB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards \/ q' G) u4 i, q
PT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards
! |4 w7 j2 b9 j1 G" I5 t6 B KPT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards
$ J' R/ y/ J! r# M0 P' oRange increases to 3,000 yards% f* H# R$ R b" j- e) W+ B
PT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards) u8 r' [6 `0 v, |0 y, |/ J3 M
Range closes to 2,000 yards
3 B6 Q0 i% a7 p# ]! Q: MBB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards
9 R4 v' R8 b# d5 _8 s$ _PT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards4 E* I( B. U- W4 h
Range increases to 4,000 yards
9 ?3 e m5 _5 cRange increases to 5,000 yards
* u' i# D/ n4 u0 x& vDD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127
$ v( r3 z" H: t+ n; p5 ^Range increases to 6,000 yards
( w% ~: _- l2 w- u0 ?, G# G! \7 URange increases to 8,000 yards0 d* x& _3 @+ l6 O7 d
Task forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards
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DD Shiranui$ m4 \. R' _" f
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Allied Ships' A* p3 J# `" H
PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk) f9 r- ~& v$ |- M8 n
# T" }; d! O9 Y# W; S* JPoor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight
5 i) |0 R4 s. v. ?. rMaximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards- J% Q' D! V! L9 n4 R) j
Range closes to 28,000 yards...
) E R% ~( y# h& v0 t, }Range closes to 26,000 yards...
4 u; F2 s- \0 [. x/ jRange closes to 24,000 yards.../ {5 f% |8 M6 m7 t& [1 m- U7 l
Range closes to 22,000 yards..., s3 z$ w4 \6 j0 O# r; v
Range closes to 20,000 yards...' I! o. N0 E# I+ t6 T* K/ X) L
Range closes to 18,000 yards...; p! b0 p$ ^4 q, Z% S3 w$ H
Range closes to 16,000 yards...) E# u- D) k% V2 e& O) z8 {
Range closes to 14,000 yards...' {2 [2 K) @/ h: [) ]
Range closes to 12,000 yards...% N) a5 ?7 R# M7 `$ y b _ Y& `
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
$ _! m$ z7 g# j2 ZRange closes to 10,000 yards...
& q/ ? a7 a* k4 T: z% J7 Z% {Range closes to 9,000 yards...
% k; ]0 J; s- Q; V; ?Range closes to 8,000 yards...
* s4 ]* Y! Z( @ K" ARange closes to 7,000 yards...- ?4 l3 R0 T8 T( ^& Z
Range closes to 6,000 yards...- D8 m0 {) |( N( e! W5 _
Range closes to 5,000 yards...5 _! F& V+ |: Y8 F9 w+ [5 ?
Range closes to 4,000 yards... F( ^4 @- _7 x* [& P' _. @
Range closes to 3,000 yards... ~( ~. \( r# D
Range closes to 2,000 yards.... `' l% Q, a: H0 q3 Q3 }
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
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Allied ships attempt to get underway
( @) v3 a0 I) x+ ~Range increases to 3,000 yards
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Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...
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% k, x9 a6 j, `5 aNight Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127
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Allied aircraft% H8 {. u W8 w7 R
no flights
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% m& o. Q" Q( `% A8 ^8 IAllied aircraft losses
) i+ I. {8 U! v: q' T Catalina I: 7 damaged' j# ~% o' `# [
Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground
0 \6 H7 b: j& s# ~3 a- O P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged3 F( W/ r d$ y+ U F! \
P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground
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Japanese Ships) D; `$ @- i# Y
BB Kirishima' |( @6 h' _/ w; M4 [
BB Hiei
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/ ? y" a+ w# s CA Kako! S0 i5 s! _3 Y2 Z' `9 {
CA Kumano
6 k6 `+ N, F& C# y) }) N/ M' a3 G2 y CA Suzuya
# |# P( C1 c# i CA Mikuma
' P2 n0 |8 u8 t8 x4 Q CA Mogami6 N& n2 f( K# I1 r( ]4 `
; E* Z! b2 p; f, x+ U# U: _7 x1 q2 kAllied ground losses:, l. I/ i* V- ^7 ]" _
274 casualties reported
, R: P+ ?1 @" W9 }; L Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
; A* A7 _ E' k" s0 M9 r, \9 @5 T Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled
, h( m$ F2 l; h8 F Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled1 ]4 y7 x+ T4 c. C4 O
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)1 J! o+ V3 m$ N! z
Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)
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8 C, E" o) P4 D3 |4 l, u6 OAirbase hits 17% A* F' o3 F, V z+ l( \* j0 F, d/ S( ~
Airbase supply hits 2! M4 ^9 A H" G% P
Runway hits 35
1 ]& Z2 @$ Q! A6 w; N; s2 uPort hits 5
1 `, f/ i; H2 ^: GPort supply hits 4 \# v9 M- [# d3 M9 n
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BB Kirishima firing at Gove
4 a! z- G! n! {BB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade5 `; [, q$ |- m( i6 _$ e
BB Haruna firing at Gove 4 x/ Y% w6 x. i6 l2 b# Z- d; H# S
BB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade) E* M+ v; B9 I0 }7 ?7 j
CA Kako firing at Gove - u8 h, j$ c7 H7 }! B' Y
CA Kumano firing at Gove ) B4 o: q5 g# B4 C4 o! T
E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya9 X& o9 {, K0 g9 _5 A* _$ j. g" \0 V
CA Suzuya firing at Gove . ]% c0 Y7 e: p) o3 U, o/ I
CA Mikuma firing at Gove
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