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: w- }6 K9 E" @
' D4 h I! L# m# j' C0 P7 z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 , n1 T0 i% P( B3 e
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships7 L/ R1 [( y2 X( L a
BB Kongo
2 m' ?3 x+ L) X+ W+ V) W* A BB Haruna, G$ |& Y) j# T8 N- _! @2 `/ G, G
BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1
- Q& G! F1 {! v' x; e+ S9 i- c BB Kirishima
* H7 \1 f+ @( K3 m CA Mogami
# W8 k" v, Z. P$ w CA Mikuma
8 Q# ^ R! l$ L" v CA Suzuya
! n' l0 A7 \+ [' W CA Kumano
. Z6 ~# g8 @% q CA Kako
6 Z" o( q% p% V/ [7 y6 c3 b DD Makinami
% C6 Y/ y5 ~# c! o DD Takanami
5 X3 i6 J2 U, F+ H5 |+ Q& G; f DD Natsushio
$ c) C9 W" f. z. q- G% V( Q" n DD Yukikaze- M: j7 V9 f9 {# f, }4 d* E
DD Hayashio
: H* x# Z$ `: Q, D DD Maikaze
( \. ^. \$ W) i7 F1 p. u/ ]: Y DD Isokaze
. n( l: L" `* P+ b DD Shiranui. Y0 _1 Z1 F9 O% K- f
DD Amatsukaze# t8 \) P0 V4 `' T; _
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Allied Ships
2 E4 Q; U( ]4 G, q PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
" g& @; _9 f# Q- a2 s PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
: Q0 u( ?1 b8 C0 K5 |3 | PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
( d% P/ }. w# e& p4 S+ D PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk0 g8 C* W4 z6 l
PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk# ]( Y" k1 }. u2 J* u. c+ t: I
PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk5 e U! \" p" F6 E9 ~ O
PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
- }) @( o, \2 f' R9 v& h& j PT-60
2 y3 y3 L3 r0 k- p PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk8 t' e' P1 E( v5 t! s
PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
/ G8 s ?; V8 V3 _9 y- G PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
6 u; ~% I' C+ F PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk3 q0 J2 `/ ]' L% B
5 }8 ]9 g- I0 S% C H3 yJapanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!" E) p# O& s( c. X
Allied TF begins to get underway
1 a- ~; L' \% `# n4 r( J2 N* Y/ jLow visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight
l. Z& _- |( @% y1 DMaximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards g# z' }9 ~8 K. D
Range closes to 25,000 yards...
+ L8 f5 k R& r: vCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards% x' `0 \4 b, K4 W& a7 n- H
Range closes to 20,000 yards...& K, d1 y# Y1 s
Range closes to 15,000 yards...5 [$ [, t& ?3 q# H$ D1 x7 M
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards
1 @+ }0 D& s& U& pCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards4 Q0 r; N: \# o1 S
Range closes to 10,000 yards...! w4 E% S# e0 H) u- M7 H6 T+ ]- Z
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards$ R7 |) r: F1 j1 t
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
7 Q& p! j, B& F8 x- e* @* O/ ]CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards
& j) N( K5 a% ^+ I! rRange closes to 5,000 yards...
0 [- W# w N, r! I0 fCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards
0 V! p9 i4 F& d& V/ k7 L+ nRange closes to 3,000 yards...
0 b$ M4 J0 v" A! xCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
! Z7 u; C# W8 P$ X. SRange closes to 1,000 yards...; v- z% }, X+ u- N2 z$ o0 {- l
PT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards4 C) b5 o. g! [1 u2 A- ^! h, h/ D
PT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards3 R o! k7 z. R# c$ b1 ?8 @3 b6 P0 `
PT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards, q$ o4 @+ t% a; Y: z
Massive explosion on PT-46
' L8 ^( v( P4 j% |( x! \# UPT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
4 H) z$ E9 ]5 U1 r# R; @; uPT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
6 o8 g6 [ A4 `% ?Range increases to 2,000 yards+ S4 G8 `% H5 t& B& `
PT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
& i/ L" q1 E+ HPT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards5 L' x; F' w! J; e( v. o3 {
BB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards' | H w U/ R: C8 ?
PT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards' I! Y2 b# s' K% e
PT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards- j! k$ L0 b& r6 [" q H* E
Range increases to 3,000 yards
, r" R( H4 C8 W8 i& zPT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards
& Q% f9 I5 H1 [1 I2 c$ \# ZRange closes to 2,000 yards
# U3 @8 x1 B% j4 ]- Z" PBB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards
- C; ]) T) }# Q/ `PT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards+ n, n$ p* `9 O% h8 j: W) m
Range increases to 4,000 yards
, S6 P8 P* E. \" r" o, U0 YRange increases to 5,000 yards
9 Z7 X2 c& b( Q" g" V8 _DD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127 3 q# p& D- w" j
Range increases to 6,000 yards- S9 ~: ^6 q' B3 I
Range increases to 8,000 yards
5 N* }8 ~; }4 W+ _" zTask forces break off...: `. l# p, G7 t8 d" Q, v
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* D* h; K- O/ B0 _Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards
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Allied Ships
2 I) H: w* z5 @3 L PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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% ^: X3 b' U) N3 p4 ~Poor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight
5 k8 ~) {/ t9 g" y" \" D! ]Maximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards- F7 x+ ]9 g$ z; }# {
Range closes to 28,000 yards...% [" J9 w/ z5 m2 d6 v( D) T
Range closes to 26,000 yards.../ ~7 ~1 f5 A+ w" s' `& ^# h
Range closes to 24,000 yards...1 u6 \* Z) s) l+ K! s$ C2 @: m% N
Range closes to 22,000 yards...# s# T9 @ B$ G
Range closes to 20,000 yards...! \) U# [% s0 ]& U; {
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
+ G, x2 l1 u1 I4 z! L DRange closes to 16,000 yards...9 m, j5 u- g! ] `
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
" E+ n6 s% p! NRange closes to 12,000 yards...* U& a4 u: n& N
Range closes to 11,000 yards...# G0 Q( P4 p. q1 Z" h
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
2 v9 D8 [$ e, V' o! H4 _+ l! aRange closes to 9,000 yards...
1 V" M/ ~6 p2 A5 p" x& RRange closes to 8,000 yards...
& I: f* K$ |5 ^Range closes to 7,000 yards...' m- g/ R/ [( R+ X$ T
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
# I1 U. |( @, {7 c# iRange closes to 5,000 yards...& D: w) _8 t: w6 T8 l+ _' Q
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
0 |! _( N7 R& K2 U6 U: TRange closes to 3,000 yards...8 S8 n3 }' M1 k2 |* K) _& K
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
7 |/ g9 h9 Y$ }/ x, a0 zCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
+ M% g" J) G1 Q! F, ^4 SCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
: _7 |6 O k0 c0 y$ XAllied ships attempt to get underway
1 M2 `5 \2 J* S& zRange increases to 3,000 yards
, I) Y& |; P$ f5 BPT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards
! o+ w$ k9 u. v/ \, r; S* CCombat ends with last Allied ship sunk...+ f9 H4 x& V( y+ d' s0 C
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: w5 L1 |. d* T/ lNight Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127
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no flights
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Catalina I: 7 damaged6 g, `; Z& l% j" P+ ]
Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground
- N( G8 T+ o! G- k1 c P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged
& n2 o* P4 a3 B* Y' p: W0 Q P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground# Z X5 ~% x; @1 N0 \; V1 r
6 c' j H) Z6 [Japanese Ships
* X# J+ r+ L; f4 m5 z BB Kirishima
8 e4 B; J2 C6 W x0 z: m BB Hiei8 l9 \6 D7 t& A+ G6 J$ E% [( G
BB Haruna6 E3 J- O J7 U1 T
BB Kongo
8 H+ g% v3 ` a- ?5 v2 W CA Kako' l( ?( o- h! p, O( h( \# s
CA Kumano5 @/ Q" `" r# _2 P1 _% L$ Z5 `
CA Suzuya
5 m/ v( m/ `! x, \1 m CA Mikuma
0 n; Z! n5 h6 h; S CA Mogami- B1 O& z. J! u w" A
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274 casualties reported& e$ T- c' c4 C6 m0 i9 g
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
: a* i" _/ j9 j9 j0 { Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled
2 j# ` b8 U3 q0 Y: }5 W8 e7 F Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled) M" [. m; @6 f8 q9 I
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
0 `( d; X6 F. U2 T Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)
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Airbase hits 17
1 k) T3 K$ p @; R1 o7 y, Z0 q. K% VAirbase supply hits 22 X: Z8 j1 x# e: {. v
Runway hits 35( ~: c* F# `) E" h# |! v
Port hits 5
: ^! H7 q! U- k' S* IPort supply hits 4
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" [! ^ [1 c2 U3 K8 P9 [: ?BB Kirishima firing at Gove
* z( I/ ~. `$ |+ J$ H# W8 ~BB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade/ d- B( z' R% c& X
BB Haruna firing at Gove # `9 ?' c' \5 c# }
BB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade& @: O8 n$ `! W# w$ Z+ B7 ]
CA Kako firing at Gove : ~- \! G' m& u# P$ J( Z: K5 e, h
CA Kumano firing at Gove ; B4 \+ G1 L0 ^' g' o! A
E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya
3 @* F& {+ a0 k. p1 B2 gCA Suzuya firing at Gove
8 G: D3 J7 `( [. L% u$ `4 p$ pCA Mikuma firing at Gove
: k ~- I! O3 l3 X- O- zCA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |