AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 44
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, L$ c* A# Q! D: @ C _% W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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7 x. Y4 J8 ?: ~" c* Q% N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 s' G; N1 u4 C1 z# E/ R
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards
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# ]. x4 v( N) i# g7 |% M BB Kongo$ p, n% Z4 C) ~
BB Haruna1 c$ M. J' @* c" A$ V/ D
BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 13 D* `& y8 r1 V1 `! @ {
BB Kirishima
" s; _" T7 `3 V4 Y9 O0 I CA Mogami+ ?5 P+ D- l( ?: C, D4 T
CA Mikuma
/ Z2 {( f6 e! c1 [* B! u CA Suzuya1 w9 y0 Y) @, c
CA Kumano( n; W4 Q( ? m& C+ w
CA Kako
/ H& e4 d P% u DD Makinami
) t/ b$ z3 h2 x, b DD Takanami
3 g7 d9 Q4 K Q. t% B DD Natsushio
$ ^ w9 k* `$ I+ V$ j: x! J DD Yukikaze2 P" S; j; w2 y* f$ o6 @
DD Hayashio
5 A1 O$ X7 N- r; ?: h DD Maikaze
' s$ y- U4 {8 ] R DD Isokaze
" L8 s0 e# L; S DD Shiranui
: V0 {" k% x) X DD Amatsukaze0 L2 c- m; s G" Y# o
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Allied Ships
! n+ ? o1 L0 p, k8 e" @- M PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk4 q: S9 I, }( m, L. F
PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk1 H. H# X" t ^) I: |6 [
PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk# s0 ^6 v/ P! C
PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk' B$ @% S: Z# W/ F$ u
PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk/ C& A# m4 ]3 ?6 ~* }
PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
) i( v6 f9 r L' e3 V) Z k PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk- W& E$ Q. }) S) K- m/ L5 z" T3 d
PT-60
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6 a0 w' l4 @$ y: n PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
, r. m5 `8 F+ N3 c, C2 |! Y PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk# l. T- x3 O' A2 W ]: W! g
PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk8 P$ W3 N( ?, z' P0 d1 g
" C# S* p* F4 i% x# O q/ c5 GJapanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
! C3 l6 |: D9 IAllied TF begins to get underway& o! G: Y% {9 T3 Z* W
Low visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight
a. s0 s: B8 T# h8 c3 q% UMaximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards- o: x% V( t0 w$ m8 g I% c7 X. Q
Range closes to 25,000 yards...! Y, W0 K9 {4 Y8 ^
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards+ m0 d! y- I5 n* Z/ Y
Range closes to 20,000 yards...: q" u( F: Z7 s7 ^( o/ @- E
Range closes to 15,000 yards...3 Z9 Y- z( N1 `/ ~9 I2 Z+ s3 i. z
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards
/ \* O4 T E+ s. U2 ~" S2 e cCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards ^# G# U/ B; `: U+ F1 p
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
8 B. q! w6 ~& G# z1 w/ q! ]CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards0 l7 o$ |+ f' i( b. e% y
Range closes to 7,000 yards..." t9 J4 H6 T9 q: V1 |7 B
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards- w. w, P: Z4 c. _2 z
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
2 w# J' Y* ]" X8 P& b7 I ICONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards2 E- j* g5 q9 V2 ]: x
Range closes to 3,000 yards...# Y' ^1 u& R0 h) k2 @( y1 t
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
9 y# Y+ @ M5 cRange closes to 1,000 yards...: [7 d0 h% j1 n( `4 @7 p
PT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
% O X: _5 A# ~* M5 MPT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards, l. e; g0 c( T; x
PT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards% T7 D4 L( s: _% f: N; f
Massive explosion on PT-46
( |9 M0 w+ T# [& i$ i4 u' x0 ePT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards5 Y6 c) D6 l: Q! p! I9 l/ s
PT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
p5 J7 ~3 l5 D+ ^Range increases to 2,000 yards( x# H' y% X+ v# `
PT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
; s/ [' z3 Q6 { C' UPT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
V5 l7 y- e; _4 L1 ^0 G" QBB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards* s1 C o% f% A/ o5 c
PT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards, q& ?; {; h* d
PT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards* J; U4 V6 o7 }! x; s* b) ~" v! t* ?
Range increases to 3,000 yards
4 v+ z7 n6 K" b) C1 XPT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards
# ]- s Q) m; \8 y; |Range closes to 2,000 yards
/ p0 v; m: U6 N W* IBB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards
8 C: t5 n0 S, N' o* n3 ^PT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards E$ W, ~& S& v7 o. s4 S: q
Range increases to 4,000 yards- t+ o! \5 @7 B/ f* i
Range increases to 5,000 yards
. I; @* |1 Q1 kDD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127 : a' j; M# b8 D6 u* A* q2 ^6 e
Range increases to 6,000 yards6 W- Y; ]0 d6 l/ e
Range increases to 8,000 yards
; N$ N; j' R' |Task forces break off...+ Y: e g+ R$ s! s1 p
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards; Z3 u! [: y1 f+ O7 C" f1 S- q9 s
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3 ^* i3 L/ ~* r; E7 y8 `( { DD Shiranui
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PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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* v5 c( I% `8 Y nPoor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight% _% g; {& L. P, w
Maximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards
7 S% Z w7 M( I) @6 ~$ F( K. i. FRange closes to 28,000 yards...& }. j/ f6 L( x5 b
Range closes to 26,000 yards...
& p: ^9 n7 V5 N: T7 S+ J$ e/ FRange closes to 24,000 yards...
0 \2 A+ T' i9 cRange closes to 22,000 yards...' K" J) f* C- {! S4 O7 ^# s
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
* h1 j) Q& g q3 i* c7 {+ t3 E7 V0 WRange closes to 18,000 yards...
7 u% x' X% }( _Range closes to 16,000 yards...2 I) y' Z, C% B/ m6 k2 G8 |4 p
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
$ k0 L ?9 p' a" G8 T: `! xRange closes to 12,000 yards...( @4 Q) L9 t, z4 E
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
7 K4 D( ?' k, E8 l7 QRange closes to 10,000 yards...+ f! R- b* m' H0 J n ]+ F0 |! l
Range closes to 9,000 yards...! w z% C% f9 l
Range closes to 8,000 yards...% S% {1 t8 t: Y$ c
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
( [ ?7 M7 N* oRange closes to 6,000 yards..., M2 O7 K8 [+ F* P f
Range closes to 5,000 yards...+ ~1 Y5 Z @7 n. t8 C7 u1 _: [
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
. Q3 j. M, L$ k. W: V9 a! N: wRange closes to 3,000 yards...9 u7 N+ c* e' A! x
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
% R/ p7 p; s$ S2 [* M* bCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
( L1 e3 x0 U8 z1 o$ m5 NCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards, L+ i; k$ f& a
Allied ships attempt to get underway) Z9 G& [! T- D# a
Range increases to 3,000 yards I$ a: a3 E! K( Q3 c! [! P6 F
PT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards2 \9 S: ^$ Q+ a6 ?# @- T8 h: D7 p0 o
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...
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Night Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127
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+ Q5 b, a# H2 FAllied aircraft
$ o/ U9 P0 L8 \( V no flights$ Y, A o2 O ?0 g) S
: h1 I6 v& y8 Q" N4 G M- IAllied aircraft losses2 s$ V! P- D8 z5 M2 P7 f0 Z
Catalina I: 7 damaged
/ [8 R# p+ T" H0 o& D Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground5 D9 o) o) f9 {) s6 E* Y2 z9 A
P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged
' E4 ~# m. J0 o, b; H6 ` T P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground1 S0 {% I/ N- [; P+ u' k
5 }, D& A% W4 s! V d; R6 }Japanese Ships
$ s! ]& W$ C8 h9 @6 `0 ^7 O BB Kirishima
) j# d) r+ s, j A BB Hiei0 O4 V% \# T; f
BB Haruna. R1 Y, A8 O* N
BB Kongo
2 Q' o) E" l7 r! |; b/ Y! Q `1 H. q+ k CA Kako$ ^4 e: w# V% F, H/ n
CA Kumano
2 O( H' I# f( g& ?- r CA Suzuya
" a1 ] g, i% \4 k* b! ?) Y: Z CA Mikuma
* Y5 N" D: m+ J/ W0 P, l O CA Mogami- n* W. o. ~8 e* V) V) D
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Allied ground losses:4 o$ ~+ ~; m7 _# Y3 \
274 casualties reported/ d H2 ]0 `/ }4 H
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
) D' _5 c7 Z4 }4 U, x Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled
9 C0 Y! R! s% V+ a1 H0 d7 [ Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled
, W1 w% Q* W p; s Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
% Y* X) ?7 J2 h$ v/ A6 _ Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)
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Airbase hits 17
: `5 n3 `- _/ R6 o- p. B- VAirbase supply hits 2
" x- Y: ^, ]" {% a& E s( @Runway hits 359 K4 \/ e2 M9 c) O0 {) R
Port hits 54 K X p# g- s
Port supply hits 4
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BB Kirishima firing at Gove
k. D* q" u+ K% U) pBB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade+ F! ]. C# A9 T( }5 A+ N
BB Haruna firing at Gove ' @( K0 q3 b- M" B8 L9 R1 E
BB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade
* H- V0 l, m( M& h' `; R8 wCA Kako firing at Gove
) G+ _4 o5 ?* C1 z7 ?8 Q zCA Kumano firing at Gove
7 |$ g* T9 D* b2 l! J- t( aE13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya2 M/ @, y; p# i4 n6 t3 k& }
CA Suzuya firing at Gove ) Y6 ]! |4 V6 C# W9 B6 s
CA Mikuma firing at Gove
/ I4 P; |3 y) HCA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |