AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 44
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1 z$ }- c% v1 {! |9 ^0 I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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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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3 V! J) K, _" Q- v/ M) e! s2 ^Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships" `% _; o8 J* t6 H* k( ~. g$ Z: Q
BB Kongo
* Q0 U, a( d1 l1 b" D6 Q3 ^ BB Haruna
/ r0 |) @( t7 z BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1( E# c% L& v( Z: {
BB Kirishima% f1 S9 w# Q. V3 Y* d% B
CA Mogami
* S1 c/ Y# ~! z4 u0 t4 f& h0 r CA Mikuma
% N0 ^8 c0 q. R2 x0 O CA Suzuya$ z. f! y O7 b, Y
CA Kumano
( _( C6 N- @/ K* U; p* y { CA Kako
1 N) m8 f6 k# g- J3 ]: B D& o DD Makinami' A& I! e9 r+ K$ s0 a" s
DD Takanami& U1 z5 F/ u) Z6 j B
DD Natsushio! p5 v4 m3 H( B6 t" X3 A7 V `) e
DD Yukikaze
' \& @; f" [' @7 h! E4 ` DD Hayashio+ A3 m$ _' l V; f6 D" V
DD Maikaze
2 k) ^3 @9 C4 n9 K7 G ~ DD Isokaze
) ]! w, L# U: m2 [" v- C! v DD Shiranui
1 Z; d# ^ O4 ]8 p) ~8 h DD Amatsukaze
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7 H* g* z- s6 C% V% DAllied Ships
7 @6 a! t7 I3 Y/ B PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
4 |6 f/ E+ a" o: _ PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
$ Q6 ?8 u6 C2 L PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk6 |& S2 E. P" m+ N6 f! m- o5 `$ A9 k* r
PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk7 y4 Q: y- A0 h$ ?! ^
PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk; t+ W$ y1 X# L4 \' a# t' m
PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
3 }5 Q3 @- G2 \ PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk. j6 h. V3 s$ Q3 D( m8 M
PT-60" \# ?* b$ J' F' C& o. @# E# f
PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk* `5 G) c, U5 \0 `/ z" v
PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk9 o/ g2 O$ v& t e5 Y5 M
PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
3 i, o l' d& T! ?. g PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk# d& [& v* w( i# _4 o" q5 l$ E
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
9 A: G5 B0 X7 S1 F) I0 t, {/ XAllied TF begins to get underway7 i( q& K& ]. h2 F
Low visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight
' r1 v6 k- G- L. E4 j" ?Maximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards% E) ]2 h) L/ W6 j6 c
Range closes to 25,000 yards...' }' l' w, m4 M! Z
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards2 [. ~! M, I' n% _" g
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
S& q* g% B) {0 t8 w: U' aRange closes to 15,000 yards...' j) G8 A% W" F0 p, X# k9 C
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards
7 v4 R" w5 d3 ^, OCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards
- N2 u) o& ~& P4 v6 _# O9 fRange closes to 10,000 yards...7 V1 S4 _8 o5 n) b1 X
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards* n! `6 L$ }2 a( Z
Range closes to 7,000 yards...8 Q6 d9 p1 j; k3 _* X' p8 j0 e$ P
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards
- {8 H$ k' ], TRange closes to 5,000 yards...% g1 O2 T6 `" ]6 Y/ r
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards! w0 R& S. U# M$ z) z. R! `2 ~
Range closes to 3,000 yards...7 }& N3 Z3 a4 D- n8 A
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards: h2 \/ x+ g' Q) u5 ]
Range closes to 1,000 yards.... a0 ]& ^2 O" w# @5 V A
PT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
. J5 v# p3 K7 m9 ^+ {PT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards3 P" G& X! X. O# l3 t
PT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards% d. Q( r4 [+ G% t6 t. A2 N
Massive explosion on PT-46- h5 h8 z& }. b
PT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
7 K+ O$ X) A% B/ ^PT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
) H6 ]+ B0 c( o( DRange increases to 2,000 yards& j! U+ }9 c6 C
PT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards+ B9 }5 n2 H( [8 n C. I6 ]
PT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
- p- h2 I) t+ h6 g7 a P9 |BB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards
" u" \& o) a8 M1 cPT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards4 R: Z8 T6 w4 O& y- V; x
PT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards
4 s! R* ~# v7 P$ B7 w6 XRange increases to 3,000 yards" T! s S* p o. S
PT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards
: u* q" t7 Q* F% }Range closes to 2,000 yards
" @ [5 n; ^ R. s7 [& y4 U2 ZBB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards" N8 j" l5 i/ ?( q" j" G
PT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards
9 {& K2 `9 a) s0 Y% R; w& I) M" I) @Range increases to 4,000 yards
5 {: K z- [0 P t9 HRange increases to 5,000 yards
+ ~, M$ I9 ?+ ~3 u) gDD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127
% G. [# p' m+ gRange increases to 6,000 yards0 S/ I- U: t% w2 h0 H1 Q
Range increases to 8,000 yards& ]8 l" z. b! h) E$ O( @' Q* Z
Task forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards
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PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk! u: m/ r( Y0 q, ?/ I1 T; p3 h% c
) _9 j$ t# @! UPoor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight
; a7 u1 q6 @8 Y1 NMaximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards( s: e& v& a7 |+ I' t1 J. ^$ a
Range closes to 28,000 yards...1 `) Q ]9 w2 A) V! b5 d
Range closes to 26,000 yards...
. ~# a- g2 t1 P! [# U2 ?Range closes to 24,000 yards...% _$ B4 K8 `" i1 H, N/ R
Range closes to 22,000 yards...* v1 M- H3 `6 i9 A7 I( s
Range closes to 20,000 yards...4 G0 m o7 y m4 A3 Z; k
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
2 I: s/ _; m/ ^7 PRange closes to 16,000 yards...( E' ^+ i6 ]2 H) S8 o4 ?/ J
Range closes to 14,000 yards...) V, L7 a. y( Y1 r# _
Range closes to 12,000 yards...$ x) y' Q& k( ?$ m5 _3 ?
Range closes to 11,000 yards... \ g* J, k; x( | _3 v- s
Range closes to 10,000 yards...0 M1 H X g8 D @' ]& h) y0 ?
Range closes to 9,000 yards...& Q! `% ~5 l5 H, N% b' `
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
, {/ G- v9 L( cRange closes to 7,000 yards...
0 ~+ |6 j# t* O" IRange closes to 6,000 yards...
8 g2 X4 w4 @, H3 {1 s5 b9 `7 BRange closes to 5,000 yards...+ X5 r4 X) `7 m
Range closes to 4,000 yards...0 [/ L, R8 ^$ A( i3 {- {/ a
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
, h. |& a. W& ~7 a& M2 URange closes to 2,000 yards..." u$ L6 _/ ~% |
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards* |: k( U) U# }2 R. W) G4 ?
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
- I7 z5 f' z4 H* B- S) |: nAllied ships attempt to get underway
0 G# l+ x1 ~- Q9 l. s" G- DRange increases to 3,000 yards6 k( H0 a) |% z+ ~6 e+ d" T5 _; Z
PT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards" ]6 l3 |, \' h2 F; O" J; D+ w
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...# @+ s3 u$ U! h" i$ J3 H' |
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Night Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127
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4 j+ n3 ?6 ^* o; }& `" @Allied aircraft losses
$ C/ W2 X! q. t+ ?5 I9 | Catalina I: 7 damaged
* X! Z0 g7 P; o2 ^ Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground
2 c d: C. p% X0 C1 ] P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged
# S: U4 J0 ]. p! C P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground
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Japanese Ships
- }/ p5 n6 [ z' e% C2 O BB Kirishima
9 O4 `8 {- ?. J/ j4 R BB Hiei
( t& Q' d; `. _- h( }0 T$ U+ R5 L6 a BB Haruna
/ ]8 F, F* [% k% J BB Kongo( e8 O' x6 C/ o) ^+ k6 a& y g. _0 x
CA Kako
g( p4 p9 _/ n N' p$ _ q3 w CA Kumano
3 N+ Z' F* H Q' M( T CA Suzuya
4 b* K; t1 G) O$ K CA Mikuma" R6 u; m9 W* P0 u/ Q- Z7 x7 K
CA Mogami! `0 j/ K3 m- x* y# S
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274 casualties reported4 S" Q& R9 k' r4 r' [
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled) S% {- i' @7 b
Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled9 v6 r4 \7 w: ^9 m. M9 q
Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled
2 ?+ s, X) P& Q, Y Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
- f: d* z$ H- | Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)
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- g. R$ v% O( g Y, d& w" \& E' MAirbase hits 17
9 f4 b9 d* Q6 r2 C: `$ yAirbase supply hits 2/ s& i e" \# N8 v. I: T
Runway hits 35
0 y' K6 c8 u! sPort hits 5
1 G" ~# Y3 i* G$ k1 t% ^6 vPort supply hits 4
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9 a% R8 Q" }- y( w' a6 J1 \1 L5 }2 rBB Kirishima firing at Gove
( R% u/ W8 n/ h+ @BB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade
! ` S) b+ a3 p( qBB Haruna firing at Gove 5 H3 i! T6 C" F W1 ~: G9 V8 y. |/ d
BB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade
) `' F2 n W' S8 uCA Kako firing at Gove
: V3 V) ^& H" L' W. z# NCA Kumano firing at Gove 5 A9 L, {. i6 R& I( y
E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya! C+ f- ^+ |2 o' u
CA Suzuya firing at Gove
2 v" Y& B: ?% Y: s% S T& I# GCA Mikuma firing at Gove
' F$ m8 V9 |+ G1 O3 eCA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |