AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 44
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' R8 T) L, C& n6 G' W, U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Gove7 Q6 ?; r& W4 R" E5 W: G
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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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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards
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/ k* l# L9 r1 h A. d/ p& v( j% s, t BB Kongo( C; W' m9 A ]/ i. v4 f& E
BB Haruna' D, q! \+ h, ~; K! I- i* F
BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 10 n, v& g0 F: r% M
BB Kirishima
2 _5 q/ s4 \" o% D6 T CA Mogami
8 P8 _# n- g+ V, _- v5 s* p CA Mikuma
' |3 U% s/ L' f/ @: B$ L. b: X# X CA Suzuya
$ a' d1 |+ H( Q/ I# T5 k: p CA Kumano
}7 f- K- m. @) W2 N, |$ R f5 t: Z CA Kako" J6 y; E: ~0 r
DD Makinami
; M6 B6 _ F3 k) N6 a7 l DD Takanami
, y, v% v6 X2 k4 e3 _ DD Natsushio/ R: z. O2 v# s1 _" S
DD Yukikaze
5 F( F3 X* X/ B# `8 T* {1 E& I DD Hayashio
1 c: J8 U G' r DD Maikaze% e5 H6 p( \& t& l$ e
DD Isokaze3 C2 H: Y; x, z) D9 p+ O
DD Shiranui; s. r) J8 L; W: K7 u; B1 I4 C! [
DD Amatsukaze! b' I3 y$ V% f" O8 J
/ Y u6 _2 h9 V( ~Allied Ships! l7 R: @8 `9 L: R4 I' R- t
PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk- ?' S4 u1 V, S/ f5 ~1 _0 X
PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk8 P0 L- \ `( l: [; h' x9 |& I
PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
6 J8 R& @( o, G6 l PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
3 l5 ^1 m; U$ y' Y) B' ? PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
# e: c4 q. C5 H7 X PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk* g! O$ Y% z0 I/ V9 f
PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk( s* W4 `- H. V# \9 A
PT-60
1 m& ?/ {. e/ x/ l- z# r# F' N. S5 `4 T PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
' r2 {9 C6 ?) g PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk+ O* X& |1 m* w8 J* d
PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
0 X* J7 l9 h& N PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk1 s# u8 y0 M/ Z n/ j
% ?/ p. V7 D- xJapanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!6 K. U u0 c: T: g# Q
Allied TF begins to get underway, R) c% j+ y0 q
Low visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight# n1 _3 [+ K6 T6 ]+ c3 e1 V
Maximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards
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CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards4 e2 p9 D& G1 d' m, D, _4 s( {8 |1 c
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
6 N- m5 U0 }+ k5 `4 A8 JRange closes to 15,000 yards...' o7 G0 B' b7 j8 R
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards
& p( y/ z; |; t+ kCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards, Q5 F. _8 H& P, w7 H2 W8 ]
Range closes to 10,000 yards...$ I; k( O c4 k; s
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
. U( }( @8 t7 a3 |. O' ?Range closes to 7,000 yards...
O5 q9 W3 K' w F0 T3 G# WCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards* h: J) c5 ^5 q) ]; f2 I2 G. l$ t
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
) I, h1 w1 u8 w& y) L1 ~CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards% h: s4 h6 X: L; Q; H" U' n
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
% `. ]# ^# T* M( PCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
5 O) p) {6 _2 sRange closes to 1,000 yards...
1 a- r; ~2 G+ n4 J' w& c, {PT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
$ u C: m3 X# a1 k; CPT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards, n6 I; o8 U( Z% }
PT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards4 x/ M. @0 l+ j: l7 l2 d* j2 ]) d
Massive explosion on PT-46
( b+ O0 ?9 n6 k [; M3 dPT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
+ P* g' U6 G) f( lPT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
: d, W2 _0 \1 K6 wRange increases to 2,000 yards% P7 X6 g/ A0 H3 M4 Z$ \
PT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards& m! Z M& h$ M) W& x+ z
PT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards. `7 H8 O. ^, h. a
BB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards! k0 e9 l2 c ]7 X3 H
PT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards
8 I, R" p3 L0 w4 `( g6 z7 d5 n2 UPT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards
[% \" z4 e6 G3 ]4 PRange increases to 3,000 yards' Q: `& Z! c; r- u# O5 ?% g6 P
PT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards
" @8 K' N3 z0 B9 C' R E* JRange closes to 2,000 yards
/ [9 @, p6 p) W9 {, S j1 `BB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards; F! A: b# s9 g; |8 Y- J
PT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards
, z2 t# h' w! O7 B! ]Range increases to 4,000 yards/ F9 ^" T6 H4 X- r6 U z. c' @' V, H
Range increases to 5,000 yards$ m, O' G/ |" [0 L+ `
DD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127 4 ]4 ~" y% P' L" M( n- i
Range increases to 6,000 yards' D {2 s0 x$ Q) j3 n+ _ b! n d
Range increases to 8,000 yards9 j% f% K* g3 A4 ^2 K
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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Japanese Ships" V/ v8 |! g- L! {' x. N1 s
DD Shiranui0 B( [7 }2 N' Y, Y T i$ o
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5 C* \1 E/ Y$ S0 d PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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0 q3 m: I# V! SPoor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight' V8 K4 K, H( F! T/ Z, w
Maximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards( L% t3 a. h8 K* b2 G. T* `
Range closes to 28,000 yards...
0 V& v U* f4 g" T! wRange closes to 26,000 yards...( |7 q9 T8 J; E9 C/ E" `
Range closes to 24,000 yards...* z- @4 h( A. | k( s
Range closes to 22,000 yards...8 |9 I0 ~) q! t" D2 O
Range closes to 20,000 yards...% v2 S3 `0 F' V Z. }: Z
Range closes to 18,000 yards...# W1 N) f8 C0 j
Range closes to 16,000 yards...% u5 ?" Q: q4 `
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
6 J0 l, L3 E4 K( l! ~# ^" i0 t W" KRange closes to 12,000 yards...
l0 k' [, s5 R8 WRange closes to 11,000 yards...8 K7 l$ _4 G0 ^$ N& R; I
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
5 P2 f$ O# e4 `+ a1 QRange closes to 9,000 yards...
! ~3 i- K4 |- n/ zRange closes to 8,000 yards...2 M5 W) x9 c3 e& V1 B% a: `
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
. v/ {. ~# o4 k* v2 G/ oRange closes to 6,000 yards...% c2 u& |; ~7 l8 ~
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
^1 {1 |" a' P; s1 o" s3 P/ ~* xRange closes to 4,000 yards..." l/ a H2 L; \0 T3 @8 U. d \% T
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
; u0 g8 f1 M4 c/ Y! c" x& x5 _5 q( q, a: rRange closes to 2,000 yards...6 b" U1 J4 D# K6 T
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards' N9 l0 s5 c$ T$ S% a
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards2 j k( G l* B7 X9 n
Allied ships attempt to get underway
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PT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards4 K/ T* `" D/ q5 ?8 H
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...
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6 S( S" ?; G+ \* x2 F' iNight Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127
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no flights
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9 ]2 q. [3 h# R9 M7 v" b& K Catalina I: 7 damaged& j! y; E; f9 r% @
Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground
0 E9 D* M, @4 a; u1 } P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged
9 |. ^/ W4 @& @& [/ x6 @1 F P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground
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BB Kirishima1 w0 ^* T2 H5 M( u5 N8 f/ N
BB Hiei
; N/ A" e v r0 T/ k1 d7 P BB Haruna
0 x p% ]* c8 S$ t0 a BB Kongo
1 R! T2 n+ X0 J7 m) m CA Kako
" Q/ b1 o7 c1 X7 Q3 A6 r8 A CA Kumano5 {. m" G$ u* }3 r
CA Suzuya
4 [% K' U4 y8 N0 w+ F3 W0 O CA Mikuma- T9 p- Q( t7 J/ V
CA Mogami' r" S& `* }0 \/ T* _7 i7 G$ V
5 ^; o, C, Z# M* k8 _/ ~Allied ground losses:
# r/ t' \- d% x* t: r% x) H' r4 U 274 casualties reported
' M5 n2 n+ ?( U/ l9 ] Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled# H9 b& M/ x8 f4 t
Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled
i6 R9 b R0 e9 k! |! W# } Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled6 D l) b6 Y A9 n) X, x7 v
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)1 q( q. u' _/ O/ E5 L2 M7 v
Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)
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Airbase hits 17- _* P( |6 q& x1 w/ |- K$ j. s
Airbase supply hits 20 w/ f) v5 o( [7 t5 K% y* ]% [
Runway hits 350 H; I; u% L7 i6 S
Port hits 5: I1 M' L+ l6 j! ?: D3 ]( f
Port supply hits 4
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% P" }5 e' K( e' J' t0 SBB Kirishima firing at Gove
# B, U/ i! ]( w) H2 ]0 YBB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade& N3 q9 v. o4 c3 H
BB Haruna firing at Gove
1 t& B4 [# q% JBB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade
2 \- W) ?7 K5 ~2 ]7 ?) [CA Kako firing at Gove
- }3 k5 M4 X' o) qCA Kumano firing at Gove
9 g" r) I: }, r: D/ N) C5 FE13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya
1 H0 |& d3 _( R* {8 J8 ^: vCA Suzuya firing at Gove
3 t) T- K+ U3 U" R$ K; }CA Mikuma firing at Gove
% \+ L% t8 D6 RCA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |