AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 44
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: z6 j6 l/ a9 @2 q; d" G( f3 G6 j' a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 + b- z' _. g) j+ T- L' }5 R1 ^
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3 H9 a8 r5 f' }# }9 ^9 ^, hNight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards5 q, V4 Z! s2 \* \; [$ I
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Japanese Ships
3 x% m G+ j/ c$ c) n9 R BB Kongo& f$ Z+ ~8 c% _
BB Haruna
8 S5 ^' t6 A' }, i& A: c7 A BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1
3 U H6 L3 O$ n4 ]) j( Q) V BB Kirishima3 ~2 A' @# U0 \8 y7 a& f
CA Mogami; p5 t& Y# j' |! L
CA Mikuma% |8 Y9 E' Y% e6 {7 H
CA Suzuya
+ K. {8 i: P' i& F. t/ K# h; L CA Kumano
% ~; z1 ]5 W# j* R$ v CA Kako9 k/ F5 P& {* [# H# a0 m9 j6 n0 _$ \7 V
DD Makinami, U2 O7 R) {: x( G
DD Takanami. _9 Z0 V6 q) ~, s" z- s& M5 M* I
DD Natsushio. R1 {5 ^# E7 f) S5 `9 [$ e
DD Yukikaze
6 \5 d0 K q' G DD Hayashio! x; ^/ j! u5 [6 P, y( s" o% p
DD Maikaze) G: F+ f0 j/ R. {7 S3 J
DD Isokaze
e7 |9 u1 C- X DD Shiranui) W3 H- ?: f; C3 n" ^# D
DD Amatsukaze
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. n4 C9 ^1 X. IAllied Ships5 a2 T% B4 ~* ?. j1 [& r
PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk& _ J0 l7 {! Q6 ~! `' y
PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk' [$ o! ?) n v
PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
- N, V+ r( e" C+ [, r& ` PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk5 w h) w" V0 l
PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk' W7 `# A' D% w( C
PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
1 ?7 V' P% b0 \" p PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk+ S. z# C& R; h( P6 j! s- t
PT-60
- i: l, r9 S8 Z$ l PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
% d) ~) t. c& X2 ~ PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk5 z! ^; N$ B* e! p
PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
1 [) {, `) |' e PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk- O) j' }8 V4 C
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
# l' }6 O& |9 [+ {Allied TF begins to get underway& C, W% \: d( a. s# k0 k
Low visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight) Z, W. o+ R% H5 _' J& L
Maximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards* d. i2 U/ `1 G4 U- a4 b {! [
Range closes to 25,000 yards..." a' _' w3 @1 K! D* Y! V' L2 o
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards
4 P) c, G( W* e* h+ ORange closes to 20,000 yards...' f( v& K5 W/ q. G& c% y% v
Range closes to 15,000 yards...
# h5 b; u" Q' s- ZCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards5 K0 k" ^& J7 w! b2 ^
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards
( |- D; k6 I& v5 ]0 }( r/ t# tRange closes to 10,000 yards...7 t. p* M$ y& h+ j) c) \: k% g
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
$ Z8 O" O$ l$ R/ U4 i1 RRange closes to 7,000 yards...6 K3 j! S" u& x7 }! x
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards
# Y5 `) l& M8 o% `2 r( TRange closes to 5,000 yards...
" `& q# W+ }% O0 FCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards
0 e3 a6 Q8 H2 e" Z+ [! [( K: HRange closes to 3,000 yards...* \" d" X; |; o0 c- U4 V, s: h
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
; Q1 i {2 b+ P) O0 X% hRange closes to 1,000 yards...
) a" M2 m/ Z0 o" N& G' M3 iPT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
3 R$ O' J+ O( |3 S" a% n3 K/ T5 aPT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards; _' y/ E! q. E0 m% i4 G3 e
PT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
`- N7 J( v" IMassive explosion on PT-46
9 b+ j; n9 x) T! nPT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
- i. _8 b7 J; W8 w [+ ZPT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards! T s: l# e5 a
Range increases to 2,000 yards1 b) \! g, t% f
PT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
! e8 i4 a* t6 A* K6 k! \PT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
/ R: C5 [( W7 {% Q. Y' y2 RBB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards: B$ f+ J6 V! M# X# i4 b
PT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards) l9 u$ m# F1 q1 u
PT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards
* Q! b! @/ F! d8 G! HRange increases to 3,000 yards
0 G% c, A2 B7 j3 \3 f. TPT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards k% c1 M. ?6 r0 h
Range closes to 2,000 yards
' } O" U/ d. J! F( y( h" iBB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards: W" T" J6 n% r& {" v5 r
PT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards6 p+ i; v0 L5 ?. ^ H7 q
Range increases to 4,000 yards9 [% L9 Q5 A* P# Z# D8 h" m
Range increases to 5,000 yards& w! B% S( t2 Y2 d1 r5 r5 s' C! ]9 g
DD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127 + a/ K/ r, Y# U
Range increases to 6,000 yards( V# w5 M$ j/ f) s1 M {+ ?7 e5 S
Range increases to 8,000 yards5 S) N* h2 V* p' D5 J
Task forces break off...# L" ]( d" A) \1 k
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8 ^3 ~$ G& |) GNight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards% h2 X0 q% q" q
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Japanese Ships
0 k& w; J+ }8 ]% e4 N$ I- O DD Shiranui6 e0 s- N* v4 h/ C8 F$ _
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Allied Ships4 I% ?& ]4 z; I- U. z
PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk* Y, z6 u* b9 g; z0 \; m) p5 o6 i
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Poor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight
8 W. j/ n3 |% FMaximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards
/ L% p \, X5 x2 J! F- fRange closes to 28,000 yards.../ L4 Z" E& F5 ~" t+ y9 ?
Range closes to 26,000 yards...
( R, S) r( d: _* E1 w! R' h3 ^0 ORange closes to 24,000 yards...
7 F) C# D1 y& T2 @, S4 PRange closes to 22,000 yards...+ M( Z% V3 O9 @ ~5 y
Range closes to 20,000 yards...1 y' A" D8 j$ t
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
( w- g4 k' b: b' g5 C: V# K' j* ORange closes to 16,000 yards...
, `6 t8 _8 R5 R) Q; zRange closes to 14,000 yards...2 \* j3 @+ {3 e y/ X+ x7 A6 R
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
$ L6 Y8 V3 Q2 j( S5 V1 k0 m/ VRange closes to 11,000 yards...6 u' ~. H9 Z" ]
Range closes to 10,000 yards... n* t$ p4 ~- I8 j+ F6 k3 c
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
% l! t( |) g% t, A6 GRange closes to 8,000 yards...5 q9 b4 p1 M. U2 a$ C& q3 C
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
4 A$ o3 D6 P2 b2 nRange closes to 6,000 yards...7 u. B8 ?* ], d" V; u0 B0 ^
Range closes to 5,000 yards...! h+ l( p# h. j+ R
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
: S0 |7 U' i6 F4 v; xRange closes to 3,000 yards...1 t) E) t& Y `
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
2 v* O6 \4 c; HCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
3 x8 F! l4 l/ c: P: B! q( QCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards; T/ J4 R8 {0 r
Allied ships attempt to get underway7 C' K" H+ B' e; L5 W7 Z
Range increases to 3,000 yards% N$ A2 {2 _% L5 x1 |, c4 G. t
PT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards1 M z# B( d5 y& T6 m, r# L
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...2 t s( ]% S, q) {
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, U! p9 W& ^/ m7 o8 |9 oNight Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127
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Allied aircraft0 R" s2 c, N7 O0 Q0 [, r6 D. G0 T
no flights/ b# D+ V8 S0 T( Z- d
8 _; l" ^$ B2 n; p7 k. PAllied aircraft losses
/ _2 o2 f, Z' Y* S& T Catalina I: 7 damaged e5 C# w* F: k( W
Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground5 X$ e. k3 i: X' s+ ?
P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged* i+ g, M _8 y
P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground, q4 z! Y& G) L( p7 {% p2 i' q" |& G
/ L% Z. m! @# OJapanese Ships
$ F' ~9 _+ E2 M# Q9 `1 A BB Kirishima
6 |& `2 a& j+ D& s E: _! w" Q BB Hiei4 Q: N* r0 S: d+ t3 ?; O6 k% o9 N
BB Haruna3 r6 ?8 U& o0 P
BB Kongo/ L1 W3 R+ u( g
CA Kako
! }4 Z1 r0 j, Y) C& n) ~ CA Kumano
& b/ _/ ~. [& W) `7 ?+ E/ j CA Suzuya
, U8 R# ?' T/ c9 m CA Mikuma
' G- ]! _/ s6 b' u2 H( K9 ~ CA Mogami: [7 G+ o- C* {. B2 V3 @) g
$ R- `* a7 T8 t F+ R" RAllied ground losses:
2 ]) {0 m M; f% y9 _# |7 t 274 casualties reported/ g' p% f6 h) |
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
' z$ K& U* F* m Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled1 X, v# t. o, F( g/ E* j
Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled
7 j( Y a) k, x8 I& F Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
' g% t8 L( B2 i9 ~ Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)
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! f7 x1 W% E. }5 X; X: |* kAirbase hits 17
# ?8 S; i& m+ Q0 I) }Airbase supply hits 2
' i1 n' z# }1 D3 \) c vRunway hits 35) B0 ^$ i- L' n1 ~, t
Port hits 5+ P1 @# L1 j8 H( r% g+ f: A+ f, z
Port supply hits 4# a4 g* t, i5 f" U( J
6 F# P* x7 d. j6 g" ~$ K% WBB Kirishima firing at Gove + W/ d0 K* U# h* M
BB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade/ O/ o9 ^3 [- B4 n8 x( Q3 `2 C
BB Haruna firing at Gove
" [- f: y& c- v2 K% ~! VBB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade
% k+ t2 l4 h5 u( S) {0 qCA Kako firing at Gove
! F& b$ L, x) eCA Kumano firing at Gove
- S* b- j/ p1 |1 V) _E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya. i/ |1 G8 k$ v
CA Suzuya firing at Gove ; F9 m+ Q u" ^& M% R$ P+ Y/ Y R1 H( f
CA Mikuma firing at Gove
+ O* s- k+ i. P5 ACA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |