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
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0 J# C, x# _5 u% W6 B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
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Japanese Ships
) E/ X e) z, I BB Kongo
3 N' _$ {% F+ M. K) X$ K BB Haruna
# p1 R; o, N- s$ p BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1
$ M/ G( a7 |$ J* q/ g. d5 v BB Kirishima
3 y l3 |, ~6 Y8 R CA Mogami0 p: `, { o3 L: {6 W
CA Mikuma
; C. X) V; q# _$ L CA Suzuya
- j/ v, f u6 X$ | CA Kumano
) m1 |8 Y/ a$ ^, X9 B/ W CA Kako
3 a, t3 L( A( E DD Makinami) {( l4 m" H9 e1 G6 X/ L) l
DD Takanami' f, `: W5 h! W+ z6 P+ E5 j
DD Natsushio
; L q* ~4 K; l3 X DD Yukikaze. W7 p; G$ t- x; J" P
DD Hayashio
, U% S8 _, z1 d DD Maikaze& e( B! O. j$ ~/ D. w
DD Isokaze; Z1 T% _" b: \0 |, p2 f
DD Shiranui4 s! y* r& D( w) W
DD Amatsukaze- x. D8 m% @9 D: X& e/ I, E% p2 a% @
3 c: ]4 A; Q: H/ p5 d. P O% @# eAllied Ships
$ I9 b+ Y; @0 h J' o PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
- I! Z/ w, E8 q# R( c& c PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk* O0 y2 V6 ]) Z4 w$ i
PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
/ o: v0 Z! ]! L2 V0 f PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
$ T0 {' o8 `# O8 w7 Z1 g PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk% p' F4 `8 X+ l2 _- [1 ~
PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk: y" ]0 \( z/ |
PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk+ Q" c/ j- K6 x* w5 o6 d2 J
PT-60) K7 D- v U) ^6 K
PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk( Q' N0 F0 P4 ^9 D% `" ]. s
PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
8 I3 h# H- O8 w( \ F/ H# Y& [# H PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk; f: A/ z G6 V8 F4 z
PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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+ s+ \# \ G# o& S$ YJapanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
$ P; ~4 x3 u, B# _Allied TF begins to get underway Y$ ^1 L5 m5 p+ w; q V/ g3 B
Low visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight
$ a4 [, x& p! NMaximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards+ H( ~7 c/ A6 q9 G% K
Range closes to 25,000 yards...( J! Q9 ?$ F% U4 E5 o. r
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards
4 [4 x1 p$ H* |0 j) [5 l Y7 \Range closes to 20,000 yards...
6 N5 |8 v; Q3 u' U) a6 K$ o* ?Range closes to 15,000 yards...
2 e( z/ k6 _. u1 pCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards
* D4 u( G) D9 ^+ OCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards
4 c/ p/ U5 D7 K+ _7 V# ?Range closes to 10,000 yards...
1 p. D7 E5 H* k1 n! Z6 e6 dCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
0 T- f$ [* V( E" C, p: y9 B8 r' kRange closes to 7,000 yards...) |: {/ v3 t8 l! L
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards
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CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards8 B8 f/ J I, p! Q$ X: @1 Z
Range closes to 3,000 yards...0 g, C$ @# v, t; H! G
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards3 x: S) j8 B8 J; s9 b+ n
Range closes to 1,000 yards...* }! `' _, Z7 _& U% t, a: d
PT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards- f: B k1 u/ g' c0 H0 E$ Q% Y
PT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards4 R+ m T3 X, O, h7 w4 f; P
PT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards+ M2 V p; E/ X4 X- ^. _( v
Massive explosion on PT-46
% O4 R" ?0 U* G6 q- K6 r% ?PT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
9 h- e2 ]& V4 S1 x* T9 G9 JPT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
# e: x7 M X/ o/ D4 iRange increases to 2,000 yards* Q- J) I4 L& G
PT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards# C/ v% K) z3 ~
PT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
( {( }9 Q4 F8 S; K' X* r5 bBB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards! z N3 E9 ^( J9 y
PT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards
6 v0 k' {. E( a& R) w9 |3 I! iPT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards
% j/ E: s* D1 q8 kRange increases to 3,000 yards+ M& |" G- \ a p2 W& r# C* U6 \, _- R
PT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards
) I; k6 {. T% l: X3 bRange closes to 2,000 yards
" F/ v$ M$ l. Z) R) l6 `" nBB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards, _7 ~6 P( Z$ E' x
PT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards
4 @4 S* w0 Z- Y. K- Y |6 pRange increases to 4,000 yards
- X0 p3 m" @2 d; Q" c% a. T' h! yRange increases to 5,000 yards
Y1 h3 l2 U5 M: l# @8 V- hDD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127
; |0 K9 |; m0 e! s/ f. y& ERange increases to 6,000 yards2 H" h2 d4 w0 A& j# M9 G! ^6 S
Range increases to 8,000 yards
& R" k7 r8 u( N7 _1 sTask forces break off...! m5 t G# C1 n# ^, c. g' W
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships; x) U" W0 d f
DD Shiranui
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, a4 Y c5 N2 q' a PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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Poor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight
* F) r% T1 d" W# X: U& u1 ?Maximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards2 D# [) ^. ^1 {* t- G
Range closes to 28,000 yards...
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s0 N, ~7 M. t; L3 Z, kRange closes to 24,000 yards...
J8 b. c7 t2 Q: D3 w8 d" `7 H" CRange closes to 22,000 yards...
4 E( ^$ T' Z9 E5 [Range closes to 20,000 yards...
$ {: j2 J) v' `+ k3 L; oRange closes to 18,000 yards...
' |8 M: {( r& z6 \$ F* D5 {Range closes to 16,000 yards...
" P9 X6 p/ Y5 CRange closes to 14,000 yards...
/ H+ m5 ~1 Z1 f, qRange closes to 12,000 yards...4 j/ N0 T! V4 |- z4 ]% a# |
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
2 W6 c; G4 Y( d( w1 A+ YRange closes to 10,000 yards..., y4 i ^. F, { `/ H
Range closes to 9,000 yards...) _* }3 ~1 V: c; m( g
Range closes to 8,000 yards...9 s, k# q, d; I! h- H% [
Range closes to 7,000 yards...( p, t' N: Y6 c' v: b
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
# f" p. [& U8 SRange closes to 5,000 yards...* `/ y' E) f' a$ N+ Y3 P3 f
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
9 ^) l1 z& j$ t- s4 ?Range closes to 3,000 yards...
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CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
9 H2 }$ l3 I- G) G# }6 `% X- JCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards/ L* s g! c7 `
Allied ships attempt to get underway
9 Q4 d' Q# C0 X) N# j- A G$ ?Range increases to 3,000 yards
6 [0 p A8 ?! XPT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards
/ m) b! I4 b% l- C6 s7 iCombat ends with last Allied ship sunk...
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Night Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,1276 X% c) l* Z- }5 E/ v
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Allied aircraft% h" A4 ~# ?5 Q8 b; w, s' x l. @% H" @4 Q
no flights
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G/ t5 V+ i. |6 ]0 r9 o* a1 \9 yAllied aircraft losses
& K0 t3 a9 D; q! T Catalina I: 7 damaged2 E9 ? B- Q- s' }/ Y0 j1 m
Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground
& \7 N/ n4 A& C* A1 N P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged" j1 J1 {% `% c M& r- |5 l
P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground
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BB Kirishima/ ?% |1 r4 r! k' |% |( Y
BB Hiei: W+ |1 f# p7 q( [
BB Haruna
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CA Kako; k( e/ J) I4 A: P* }
CA Kumano
1 g: s" p8 v9 U* z2 E' B, i CA Suzuya: \" e6 i2 X/ n9 `! C+ M
CA Mikuma
: Q6 D3 S2 f) c. s$ [ CA Mogami+ T" o {0 z0 `3 T, `0 ]
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Allied ground losses:5 r! G5 U9 n9 Y: O/ [' Q( D+ t# e8 L' h
274 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled' i* m8 E! M* k
Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled2 u8 y2 c1 P! i! a) N" b5 p- @: a
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
* @0 C9 |3 A4 J" Q' Q0 G Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)
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Airbase hits 17
6 m* \( t8 Z% @( R$ [$ r& f tAirbase supply hits 22 Z. n7 H6 G" j. D0 H
Runway hits 35$ F" K# H2 }8 w( H# \
Port hits 5
( T8 B- a' q' h( l. LPort supply hits 4
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BB Kirishima firing at Gove
) ^/ I3 c4 u3 i0 i) XBB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade2 W' S/ p5 w9 h3 m) d
BB Haruna firing at Gove
/ L( c5 r9 K5 c# |4 N+ ~: GBB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade
8 k& L4 l, e' n# ^' _* E( u- rCA Kako firing at Gove
2 O5 G. f2 z. n, R lCA Kumano firing at Gove ' h3 u6 C2 T4 K3 }( _
E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya7 U- h5 D/ L( R% L( |* t
CA Suzuya firing at Gove & z4 D' J! j# h
CA Mikuma firing at Gove T- y! Y( @2 x: `! t0 K$ }& S1 Y
CA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |