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: a' S. Q3 `* R4 |/ [
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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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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards: }$ q$ \1 ^2 D5 Y8 a
/ B$ k: m) T: u/ I6 hJapanese Ships
. [% R0 I9 F$ @) v. X" j6 U: m BB Kongo
9 j4 U: f% @1 U: [ v) E; z$ r BB Haruna
' S2 d) n' C3 ^ BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1) M6 z' r5 i4 L2 S. ~5 O' p# }
BB Kirishima
& \0 M' Y; y; }* z CA Mogami3 G& K( \6 i2 N/ M* G& J# S% U
CA Mikuma
, |. i H! d# C; ?2 \' L- u CA Suzuya
/ x A# X( ?. A" E+ @9 e/ \ CA Kumano$ k$ H1 @, Q6 n- d+ S
CA Kako
& O- S7 m( w: O- a/ I' L DD Makinami6 L: m/ ]# j( ]0 u# D+ c
DD Takanami. S8 D1 E9 R5 C6 B$ W
DD Natsushio
; D$ _1 H3 D8 i" S% P: \ DD Yukikaze
5 ?8 `; t1 r( x, ` DD Hayashio
+ c$ ^7 R; u1 [# h DD Maikaze
1 \* t" ~ j2 b& N DD Isokaze
1 m. n2 D( I9 K1 P DD Shiranui
1 G& s% f- w5 o' K# Q DD Amatsukaze
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5 k' f; M. z/ W0 n4 R' J7 fAllied Ships
" T* r8 F: r* N" k- v, p PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
! H" i$ K; T5 o4 ~ PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
; [$ h0 |" A4 B& q- e$ B6 x PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk4 r7 J& n+ h$ n8 W
PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk# w) V$ f' G8 t$ \, E) w7 U2 Z- _
PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
3 h2 b( c( b* }0 I PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk! U3 ]+ `* U/ H# _# E* f5 L; Z
PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk# D7 g& X& g7 q
PT-60
% q& F* b- x1 n3 ~, i4 u PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk% W. o5 |# }2 o) A
PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk6 M: Z) {% v* _4 d3 a
PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
' Z1 g* `8 P- q- m. ]; s: e PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!2 A9 `( B% s' b# S+ A* W! A3 n# s
Allied TF begins to get underway
* q) }% J! w" ?2 l' `: F! S( Q3 v' rLow visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight
1 `0 i" e9 p7 m( S: E L( PMaximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards1 G, T4 G+ W9 {4 o* ^7 e
Range closes to 25,000 yards...
# r. g4 Q4 e) q- {9 U" x/ ^9 jCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards+ ]8 q/ W, Q* f. Y3 g# H
Range closes to 20,000 yards...- R8 B) u* d8 j1 j) b9 x E3 q
Range closes to 15,000 yards...) m* S& U7 N! T+ ~- ^0 s
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards
?/ s# w: D, i: U) l" XCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards
' P) i$ H# K0 P5 v0 ^ i, ^Range closes to 10,000 yards...
9 {2 b# g! p+ C9 X; y: CCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards2 e) Y K, i/ j2 w
Range closes to 7,000 yards...8 F% X8 d! C0 a
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards& r/ o) V3 S& J- S s- G6 v1 b
Range closes to 5,000 yards...; E( |3 K4 e' g% I
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards
4 R) T2 _8 o7 \ ~6 m' _" U( @Range closes to 3,000 yards...
) \' ~7 s; C) u( s- O( W; MCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards* ~. n: h4 Z% W0 I2 Z: f% u
Range closes to 1,000 yards...3 w+ Y _! s/ B4 j0 X+ k
PT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
! U* k9 Q! p; A4 Y- VPT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards6 `7 z. v, X7 s# d( N! k) ?
PT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards' Q7 C& H& D6 e) b" v1 g
Massive explosion on PT-46( ^, z" I: |7 o
PT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
' i2 j; x6 L$ iPT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
3 K" o2 B4 G* D6 GRange increases to 2,000 yards* {* W8 V4 y3 W( X
PT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards! Z5 Y% N& w' P3 d. ^4 W9 \
PT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards" z& u! F. G& b0 V- m5 N6 h( g9 f$ R/ o
BB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards( H; z3 H9 _6 _
PT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards/ C8 `7 c! S- G2 a4 V z; M
PT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards
9 e+ }. Q' R4 v: d: ?9 c4 k$ rRange increases to 3,000 yards
$ m7 I1 \0 J. g- EPT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards* r+ ^( F1 Z& {; o, C* O% I1 T
Range closes to 2,000 yards7 e3 z+ z5 z( {1 P) o/ \
BB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards, a; D5 N: e; I$ `$ P" o% _8 L0 v! ^' m
PT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards
' O% `3 o. }* A" B6 P) ZRange increases to 4,000 yards' }; R1 Y3 B- ?$ |' g, k0 Q& m- u+ N
Range increases to 5,000 yards: c! V2 Z/ v- r% y1 h8 u
DD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127
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Task forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards$ O# W" v, o& M2 \
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6 c8 @% A. u! k1 ~ DD Shiranui9 F1 v+ f9 k3 t
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( r' C) Y8 e& b9 C+ y PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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" o7 d! L0 L% f# kMaximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards
. b: ~. b/ U2 ?! R* K# hRange closes to 28,000 yards...
# F* I+ T# X6 n0 o! E1 P/ o1 n& ~ wRange closes to 26,000 yards...
K6 G: x+ ?! E% [5 m* vRange closes to 24,000 yards...
5 T5 z- x d, z( l9 z# x; c4 }7 ]Range closes to 22,000 yards...
0 N( G; |% T( G6 y8 @; V2 XRange closes to 20,000 yards...
" l, t# K7 q w5 K" v) y. ~Range closes to 18,000 yards...- O w5 ]8 i0 r
Range closes to 16,000 yards...: v- H& ~, k/ ~% x9 O( @
Range closes to 14,000 yards...0 v/ E3 ^8 Z; f0 f: d
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
& P5 a3 m/ a. J, V6 G" P/ V3 CRange closes to 11,000 yards...
6 p8 L8 U6 d5 S: ]2 N5 \Range closes to 10,000 yards...
3 ^0 [/ Z/ Z! V: s& X+ {7 SRange closes to 9,000 yards...% \' l, E# B) W; ? _ y2 S c
Range closes to 8,000 yards...9 F; c( P# ^2 l0 C
Range closes to 7,000 yards...6 E% @4 n' O( X, ~) k
Range closes to 6,000 yards...9 f! I- ?+ l& ?; ^
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
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Range closes to 3,000 yards...( h1 s; p) V- L* i
Range closes to 2,000 yards...& @! x8 T5 E; W0 K Q$ }. Z1 k
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards) Y% V. M6 F5 r2 Y: _/ A+ |4 v
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
3 ^: q. Z; E) p- sAllied ships attempt to get underway4 W3 P: [' y+ X9 Z
Range increases to 3,000 yards/ _0 n" L# ^4 A; J6 p) C6 E
PT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards# P/ z1 S' H' `# ?5 y
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...
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Night Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127/ r) ` | \5 T
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Allied aircraft
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/ l$ z$ {: O, S7 @5 h& HAllied aircraft losses7 p: y7 ?4 I" V
Catalina I: 7 damaged
' F9 F3 h3 X: }8 U0 T/ N- ? Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground
0 G9 s/ g$ |2 p* W+ [ P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged6 A( R& `( q5 R# \+ S3 M/ E
P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground
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9 Z( b5 j- C. H, M/ w BB Kirishima
4 _0 a( x5 O; Q* ] BB Hiei
7 j( ]' R. C% |( K' t! l BB Haruna
. v% q0 P8 Q5 N* G ~; w6 V1 r BB Kongo
; @4 i! F& G3 E. F$ G CA Kako
: M. X' L0 c, q: X CA Kumano1 e5 Q. a& ~& Q
CA Suzuya) \! W. q. a0 w6 L. g: G4 ]0 H
CA Mikuma
0 a4 J; ^: e7 u' X CA Mogami
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Allied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled% d5 B6 p4 A' B: w( r6 H( x" N
Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled& r' _2 x+ h! E: Z" J
Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled
7 K3 F5 V# q% l9 w Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
; d+ b* ?- o, S Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)
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( L: g' I+ I' yAirbase hits 17& V1 f3 W- ^& \; Y% x
Airbase supply hits 2
. S- s! [$ _, j* L1 w7 mRunway hits 35- W/ H! t6 a( _: x- s3 s
Port hits 5# q2 Z3 ~! {/ X: y5 U/ b' b! D" j
Port supply hits 4
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9 c% y8 m+ ^$ I* ^, qBB Kirishima firing at Gove
+ q5 W3 G! K4 x. i, WBB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade% i; [) M0 A2 {8 c$ I" B
BB Haruna firing at Gove
0 P/ x8 r, q6 h) F& u( }BB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade
1 c" }$ M! q# O* J' Z4 o: w. K! QCA Kako firing at Gove
9 z; o/ G& |$ b0 t' PCA Kumano firing at Gove
) {$ @' ^2 r1 XE13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya) `2 G( c5 A$ x1 m
CA Suzuya firing at Gove
2 P1 }, j. B# E6 h- L& aCA Mikuma firing at Gove
) q. N0 F* J0 M) a0 u) n3 LCA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |