AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 44
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& O5 f( @8 } p# h5 z% G" q. R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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' d( y) f& Q. f7 p, }1 t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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/ u. L! T+ Y2 ]' ]* P' G5 lNight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards; i0 D! h" U; g X6 v
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Japanese Ships
8 l5 D- ~% X" O BB Kongo* i* L* v" f; d) z0 u$ Z1 W
BB Haruna, i% k4 s% ^ U1 g3 e* P
BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1( j l. \8 q' L4 J
BB Kirishima
* N5 l" x6 x1 N8 I CA Mogami
8 P+ r8 T" R7 B: S" J+ n2 a& ` CA Mikuma
: w8 N1 h2 U* [0 J3 A& C CA Suzuya" N; y! j: z( K L& w. }8 h3 r. Y
CA Kumano1 M& H9 m/ L0 ?, N! W8 Q0 G
CA Kako& c N; @; B+ I" z; T/ D
DD Makinami5 G% L) b8 u- L. i
DD Takanami. {/ p. F- l' ~; s# s- y$ i
DD Natsushio
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DD Hayashio
& s/ X Q. P% I' j DD Maikaze
* |* R& L+ ~' W5 V7 B DD Isokaze$ Y2 ]! z5 h0 ~
DD Shiranui
7 @9 {* y. ^$ L5 Q' H DD Amatsukaze! @0 b& L0 m t6 G) c( \
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Allied Ships
) |/ b& l% V F3 _: \ PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk T) B4 ?$ ~. ] J% F" A
PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
5 q, ^7 y" c. a3 ?/ U6 T PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
$ S8 [; t3 D) a$ F5 T( G% b+ D PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk7 H8 X6 M, j! `9 l
PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk G: G. E+ w& J0 L# T9 w" b
PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
/ s. X: K! O* l p2 j PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk5 ^9 r3 T o$ d) c+ r
PT-60
8 \. D2 X S5 p) L, @ PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk4 r' ~+ r) s* [3 w: g! {- n! u
PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
2 v( b# g* S7 W# s3 [! S PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
* _- |! _( [# j PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk; R A. h% t" y: T* q
! ~ }/ ~% }% ]7 y2 K) VJapanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
b: W$ s! G$ ^) Q( K4 B4 ^3 J+ hAllied TF begins to get underway
8 {% C% I9 u( n- z( k' HLow visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight
) ]( W' N2 Y2 k5 R3 S( ^. r1 q8 I. IMaximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards, Q& S7 w- G$ B0 d! j3 |
Range closes to 25,000 yards...
0 v, |5 E; F: MCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards/ Z+ r b o' i) X" [. |
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
3 g4 n/ \% S1 S1 H! O$ RRange closes to 15,000 yards...
7 j; ^: v9 ?" R5 \+ JCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards
- `5 v- z: I5 ~3 |) o+ {CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards
w$ a) a ]$ eRange closes to 10,000 yards...5 T. g9 n) y" A5 w0 g
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards1 J& c' W6 S, A$ Z L& @0 }
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
; J! D G9 t7 |' ]2 NCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards
9 {' }7 T# A( u) g4 x: \8 ]Range closes to 5,000 yards...
4 D. _5 j/ w; e" h6 MCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards
2 u0 k+ U# P5 NRange closes to 3,000 yards...
8 Z1 ~7 x% l- i5 f! RCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards& V9 T. F2 s' T; R0 p' p
Range closes to 1,000 yards...
, J& h4 W' I2 F# t* uPT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards! p, Q4 S" w( h2 l2 P3 `9 f
PT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards7 C R# S9 A- @6 G/ E& h5 J: d
PT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
# Q& [7 Z) x' g; l2 l3 s" {+ aMassive explosion on PT-46$ L# B3 U/ _! ^( Z6 U- B! y
PT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards2 D; _8 S: C1 e9 g% r$ N; r
PT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards3 H6 P# ]5 x3 L# ?" P: K9 X- C
Range increases to 2,000 yards, L$ i$ q+ Q4 ~% e3 f; Z
PT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
2 Q: R7 J4 u) |. ?; ZPT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards& {' b. n3 B) b0 B# v
BB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards
2 N. B d$ L7 V( H$ Z8 r0 W* E/ `4 h/ DPT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards
! k( I& D( K9 Y5 @PT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards+ v" I7 s/ h& Y& d. `: @9 i
Range increases to 3,000 yards
* {- k I/ u$ k, lPT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards
k4 Y/ X( Q; ^2 [) |* M" M% NRange closes to 2,000 yards
" Z& [: i$ \8 k) lBB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards3 n& k1 R, j& V0 |: X9 D, N4 a: \
PT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards
( f0 L' }" K8 o, A; m! @: K/ HRange increases to 4,000 yards
+ P% N5 I/ S- Z1 Q& P8 L0 E1 ZRange increases to 5,000 yards9 s7 D- w4 q) ~7 P' C/ }- ]
DD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127
& a2 _6 r' ]1 mRange increases to 6,000 yards
9 u6 |/ ^7 p' b. jRange increases to 8,000 yards
3 B. `+ Z% ?- q5 k# i% @Task forces break off...* I7 R3 C! w0 R1 F; w
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
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PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk4 K2 o# p: A2 r6 l. p
" Y6 N% Q3 H4 T6 y6 z! R3 uPoor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight+ l# b# ~3 h2 i; [: }* p2 o
Maximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards
5 d$ Z0 _0 |0 oRange closes to 28,000 yards...; B1 C! b- Y3 |9 F& W! v
Range closes to 26,000 yards...
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Range closes to 22,000 yards...
% F s* F# ]6 I; {' @Range closes to 20,000 yards...9 O3 {! S3 W, V! l- A
Range closes to 18,000 yards...: o" h: u- U. I, c9 v! r2 U
Range closes to 16,000 yards..., z6 Q2 t6 j$ j; W
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
& ~. z% s5 o {: U; K( u- f- i; fRange closes to 12,000 yards...
1 i. T% i8 t& w J1 @' r wRange closes to 11,000 yards...
! F6 w5 X/ S( q5 D+ H1 C, |Range closes to 10,000 yards..." w$ _5 g G% e$ D
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
' I( H5 r# T" U- L9 ~( Z3 ^Range closes to 8,000 yards...8 q* N. D& e2 r
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
0 Z+ C6 g0 E7 T& a* LRange closes to 6,000 yards...
4 ?/ \# W7 n( K( Y, f/ dRange closes to 5,000 yards...
) \' `: R5 n1 t& aRange closes to 4,000 yards...
8 P! T9 p/ H7 l4 B: LRange closes to 3,000 yards...
% W# R& m: N; W: k2 C5 s7 vRange closes to 2,000 yards...
$ ?$ j6 R- i( Y% M6 \1 D# O1 wCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards/ I$ c! [; ^8 M# ~% d- ]
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards9 x! }1 ]( R; c
Allied ships attempt to get underway, R9 g2 c* Y4 u8 G5 v) l
Range increases to 3,000 yards
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* E( h7 h/ y$ C; i# wCombat ends with last Allied ship sunk...) Z! ^) m4 K7 m1 u
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1 w' t0 o( k% ^/ k1 eNight Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127; m& C) B: ]2 w/ I6 d
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Allied aircraft
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: b9 Y' L( |5 O1 Q/ R; sAllied aircraft losses" n5 P l, g* c9 C
Catalina I: 7 damaged* W* V8 u: ]1 q* W) I V
Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground
4 I2 T( [7 j# H# V* b: o P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged
2 ~: d* U1 ^6 m) h- Y; g% N P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground# `1 N/ Y5 B I9 S
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Japanese Ships
; |, I0 u$ w. E$ e BB Kirishima
! i) i5 Q' T/ }: B3 z6 d0 K5 f+ [) D% h BB Hiei
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BB Kongo$ c& i( p D+ W6 g
CA Kako8 v3 I' a7 T& `0 Y) w5 M7 N# f0 d
CA Kumano
: _( L% ^' \) u1 ] CA Suzuya: n6 F7 x' b& {! x$ a' u: [
CA Mikuma
4 s' G$ q0 V- c! L; t CA Mogami$ X0 O Z2 P2 D, Z& ], l3 ]. @
* M+ O/ \7 |" B, V" x+ C( i& R4 GAllied ground losses:
9 N* t0 [+ M5 K8 [8 M 274 casualties reported) Z+ s) r, F# V
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled. o/ C4 T1 g6 L! F* `% l
Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled
/ n6 C# b6 |5 J Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled, N# H1 \# [9 O# e9 C
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
. C& W# b; a/ `" w Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)
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; K. g$ p7 A# j4 _% p& PAirbase hits 17
: F1 B' e) ~/ @, a7 VAirbase supply hits 2% D2 T) c+ {. I: K
Runway hits 35
]* b. A1 r1 m0 F U; I; P- iPort hits 51 X3 C) S/ ]$ N8 z
Port supply hits 4! e. a7 _- k" B6 @0 N/ {
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BB Kirishima firing at Gove " G8 }& \( N% _) S
BB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade
- E* D( t$ }" F% p& l5 g/ a8 ABB Haruna firing at Gove 0 U9 [0 d, \3 R
BB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade" [! D7 j' `( A9 i0 ?9 v* H
CA Kako firing at Gove
' L# { @! M( T- w+ |; tCA Kumano firing at Gove
8 O, h$ ?$ u2 P& B& d/ bE13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya
" r. f" i8 r( o4 _. E3 @CA Suzuya firing at Gove
' o+ p3 F4 v+ G6 Y1 A; z' H) mCA Mikuma firing at Gove
" \ M) J7 L' C6 u3 D8 V; c7 a! PCA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |