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) H* l% y Z5 e
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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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6 D0 M( Q& M; g# k6 ~Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards! v0 i& U' F7 Z% ?' n: E
+ V" g- @2 D" v" _4 I( E' wJapanese Ships; s# y$ `$ N; a- r
BB Kongo9 w; B, _ d" I; s
BB Haruna# I* D3 u, n2 ~6 }& S$ l+ Y
BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1: e8 R) G7 K6 c
BB Kirishima
: M0 ]3 T |( e4 ]6 i/ y* I* B CA Mogami
, u0 C0 Z. a9 |+ |3 j, Z$ ~ CA Mikuma4 V, Z- t0 ^% ^, W
CA Suzuya1 K$ K1 B3 A1 _
CA Kumano7 w$ q( J) v' ]8 h6 d- G1 m
CA Kako
$ @, t7 R# d$ Z) W6 K DD Makinami
. D8 P s: \+ D2 f a4 t4 x; V/ I DD Takanami
7 R. y& T1 \. x, P9 K, l8 `& _0 \. G DD Natsushio6 {5 X# P5 T/ t* s. J
DD Yukikaze
; f+ P3 C9 [+ c5 L. i. H DD Hayashio. m1 A( J7 _6 p) K
DD Maikaze5 K: t( W/ K) a8 h+ W" x# U0 P/ H
DD Isokaze
1 `) K( `0 R; a! X9 l DD Shiranui$ w2 b7 y: m# g$ T, ?$ r7 @) Z
DD Amatsukaze* i' E+ D) `8 v. U7 C# ?% l: {
0 U8 o: u* Q- K0 `* R4 ~: ^Allied Ships2 G: N/ ^( _6 ~' k5 E
PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
$ |" U/ Z% d6 J" ], D: `' q0 h PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk. \. e- R( `8 H% Z
PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk6 a$ \) }6 |+ t3 f+ g- J/ t3 `
PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk2 F& j: b5 _ K1 p; v
PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
& I3 U. ?: z6 Q1 [$ h9 O8 S& o PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk4 j: @# h) K: x i/ l
PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
( [$ K: k: Q9 y) M) Y/ T PT-60
6 Q6 j$ o# P- r1 R) X- D PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk) p! \6 O" t/ A8 Q! \# p
PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
; y; x1 c2 q9 l PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
7 @# ]$ k0 F- s- i- z) O PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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0 E3 i, e; v# n/ gJapanese Ships Reported to be Approaching! f. U; x, ^0 n$ K7 r
Allied TF begins to get underway. [ c0 ?+ ?( [7 ?; W
Low visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight4 T6 o7 Q2 c2 z5 E1 x2 G
Maximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards# J. T5 @8 y( `7 N
Range closes to 25,000 yards...
8 K1 J4 L* J$ `9 }# M5 U8 z$ DCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards8 j9 d5 R: V# V' [8 z
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
% P; P D& h* a! `. r/ l3 a8 E5 d; ^) BRange closes to 15,000 yards...
% d& D% W- o M" K* n: B8 u- y3 TCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards
' k( m& S3 r& @5 C' H, C) @CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards1 N' q5 h3 q3 r7 \
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
* Z5 [/ X4 r r, vCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards) R3 W6 h. H2 P, m5 F+ o
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
( Z' r) Q8 O0 H D( p0 ~8 GCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards
+ y2 D1 m$ U; b0 O3 C t& X3 pRange closes to 5,000 yards... ~& \" ~0 E% v, ?
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards4 a. T* H- x( k
Range closes to 3,000 yards...5 x4 H: E. T8 n& f4 \3 W# n0 C
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
$ {* B$ N/ q" _0 W! ~Range closes to 1,000 yards...6 k) g3 h9 f/ W1 \, v$ a' ?; x
PT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards) |" l! x6 ~# T- H; R2 W4 Y
PT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
$ ~0 ` M$ D( s" G. kPT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards% x" q4 c% X' V0 n
Massive explosion on PT-46
0 H3 A/ `3 ?$ h3 SPT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards( q7 ?8 P& X& }6 X/ v
PT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
x% d Q6 a, x9 Y+ TRange increases to 2,000 yards
' ~& k3 l" K& X) O3 W! IPT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
+ K+ n2 u. g7 B6 w3 B, ^PT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards$ M. x i3 A" J& _, s: l
BB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards( @9 Z h. Z0 b8 q$ @
PT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards
! \+ A8 ?# i7 M. b' J% w; [1 N" GPT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards) {: k0 W3 W {$ a$ G" A# r' ]
Range increases to 3,000 yards
5 K6 G+ r- D/ J0 p& N+ dPT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards
p4 R: r/ }/ e( r3 I2 B- CRange closes to 2,000 yards, h; j) n4 X* W8 J. n' ^
BB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards
p4 c1 q# i# X+ Q/ w: ~4 p* xPT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards
5 ?- r- b3 ]7 Z" LRange increases to 4,000 yards
* m) Q5 Y) v D d- SRange increases to 5,000 yards9 ?9 s6 {$ i* Z$ O2 N5 C
DD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127
/ R" m3 }* |9 ~, q% H* v" ^Range increases to 6,000 yards! X2 F+ N5 R. ~. Z. n9 V n. k9 u
Range increases to 8,000 yards4 D3 Y- l. H3 u/ T$ l
Task forces break off...7 F# j2 ^2 D7 w C2 f9 i. ?
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3 V0 `7 b! f. ~4 F( e- WNight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards+ S8 Z+ | d, b: a5 J2 Q8 M; ~
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Allied Ships
6 I$ ]: C. H* M2 { PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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! H' a6 l& ]* K1 t- b7 HPoor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight# v8 |0 i* q4 l, g
Maximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards' i) g5 k% r2 V. \# U" u
Range closes to 28,000 yards...
: e& ?: O0 \8 f/ A7 y# O7 z2 y1 mRange closes to 26,000 yards...
. B3 v5 ?1 _, R* F4 J3 k1 QRange closes to 24,000 yards...
& N8 v1 N% |/ {" P/ ^+ C' g9 sRange closes to 22,000 yards...
( u+ n; W4 Q, l5 b7 H6 ?5 I8 MRange closes to 20,000 yards..." j& k/ ~2 v3 G' c
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
. t9 e0 Q6 Z7 p" u( @; i3 MRange closes to 16,000 yards...# B o/ c2 r' ]8 e1 K
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
/ |$ b( K1 W. f- {" [Range closes to 12,000 yards...* R- f1 A; w/ X: ?6 n
Range closes to 11,000 yards...; o, [6 N w7 P2 S# x/ p
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
7 \0 [7 P; [! A2 D$ }1 iRange closes to 9,000 yards...
6 j% K9 h* k, d: T' gRange closes to 8,000 yards...) ]5 a# P+ V3 D. h) X& Q& A
Range closes to 7,000 yards...; U" `# {# m# m7 \
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
8 n% h$ {5 H0 D ZRange closes to 5,000 yards...' ~& `* g) {7 q
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
0 P5 B$ n; a' P* k) f+ e! lRange closes to 3,000 yards...
& e! `5 C( e& ?/ [& P4 tRange closes to 2,000 yards...) y' U: N2 K# {- c; A# |1 Y4 a
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
( h) D- P7 X( L, {7 w6 iCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
; @* v% h5 `/ |& s$ V/ cAllied ships attempt to get underway
1 m$ Y3 R; l6 r; D5 URange increases to 3,000 yards
5 S, O3 } K6 ?; a9 wPT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards
6 c9 s2 }( |$ Q, A% jCombat ends with last Allied ship sunk...9 q3 b; p" q# j7 q5 u: p
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Night Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127
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Allied aircraft2 I0 L2 T' q6 D; N2 D2 c
no flights, N6 ?9 n5 C+ T* e+ J+ s0 L. c) w
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Allied aircraft losses$ o; C" g$ J! ~' Y: K/ e
Catalina I: 7 damaged @, \# @7 w! v- G. x' z! m/ L& `! C
Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground
! {* w# I X1 u( q0 i& D a3 C9 o P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged$ q" X1 D. i1 ?4 N: Z
P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground4 w% Q; u* A5 N5 o/ I9 e' k
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Japanese Ships
) T0 I! Z# R) V6 f5 _$ M BB Kirishima9 u9 ?1 u4 C, i: V& J) v
BB Hiei3 q6 {3 T8 L; O. u
BB Haruna
4 d5 i' U1 W0 C2 h! o5 w. B BB Kongo8 y$ H6 I' f8 P7 k/ {5 v, m
CA Kako
! I( @8 J- b; l9 ? CA Kumano
4 U! U2 k# M; z8 N) _. e CA Suzuya g2 \" j8 b6 K& S8 a
CA Mikuma
! [7 R7 R" T& K( Z3 R2 d0 u CA Mogami- P/ ] v2 E7 X4 S( H8 ]
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Allied ground losses:$ H% [9 t+ A2 O
274 casualties reported. @9 L0 ]7 f v5 ~, p
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled4 h# Y- a& w @, m% @
Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled% b) K L9 M1 z0 G6 ?
Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled
2 j* {. E J4 k- H- h Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)0 q( B; J1 I3 f u$ L9 e
Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)! m8 ~) Q; T9 P5 G
5 s$ t$ p s( W, W. U% b+ _Airbase hits 172 }/ n* ~6 j- v* `% f2 u
Airbase supply hits 2
# U& _% @# b( s) P5 ]Runway hits 35' n/ F- Z; f, Y
Port hits 5& `& F4 \4 {7 y( K
Port supply hits 4" q1 c+ _3 H0 S
: Z5 @. }0 K$ I- v5 C! d7 @BB Kirishima firing at Gove * j0 P. O3 D6 g' S- @
BB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade
I8 w4 A" ~; h( d4 BBB Haruna firing at Gove
p, f3 q+ p5 t8 f# @5 ?8 |BB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade) C% Y1 p& t) s
CA Kako firing at Gove
% w) j- x9 P% z0 k2 }* k4 tCA Kumano firing at Gove
8 l4 O1 ]5 _% H/ ?E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya
) M! H1 p: ~+ t4 }8 ^; DCA Suzuya firing at Gove ! _1 e% t) ~& ?5 T4 N- j1 I5 P
CA Mikuma firing at Gove + m) A6 ^4 m" [5 w
CA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |