AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 44
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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" B' e H% P8 [
3 P0 _: O! V9 o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 # a) R; j, m: v4 B2 K5 P
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# @* v& I3 b* YNight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards1 z5 p1 ~& s- @- S
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Japanese Ships
2 I* {# l6 s0 M; ~ BB Kongo' k1 n+ H2 Q# C; Y9 g0 E) H
BB Haruna8 t! i7 B5 Q" U8 [" q: S2 i1 Z/ ^7 r' g
BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1
5 o5 a' s9 k8 i2 a" a BB Kirishima
& l# n- l1 o0 _$ v CA Mogami
7 P! H/ n' O' c9 D CA Mikuma, K( J( Z$ ^3 l2 _* T8 _
CA Suzuya7 G' G* b0 }$ t6 e; W6 }0 P
CA Kumano
$ Z( l* s( v( j- J' ]& R CA Kako
2 c, g* \1 ?5 a1 Y( a4 D" A DD Makinami7 h: f7 W0 m$ J( I" H; \
DD Takanami( {2 x# _+ s: d/ S7 l+ A
DD Natsushio3 |' E/ @, }9 {
DD Yukikaze
& r$ g. j% u7 b0 k DD Hayashio
7 R4 [" m+ M3 Z* m# J DD Maikaze$ U" h g% v. ^2 u( L; F% m
DD Isokaze
9 H9 B: \9 o0 s, b6 w: P DD Shiranui
2 K# d i6 d' { DD Amatsukaze
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Allied Ships
6 D- W M& O, D* M& W PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk( X' e% E3 J% C% D6 y7 q
PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
# ^6 Q* w: [+ D [, G4 z0 X6 S PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk6 v2 b W/ s: o
PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk8 L$ Q! x! m+ K$ |! Y1 Q! [9 O9 [- ~: F! Z
PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
3 R' C3 p P( y- _0 ? PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
0 l5 b2 x, g: ~5 G n( [ PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk B, P3 b' a( ^ F& O, M
PT-60
# E( y- \# t6 r4 ?- O PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk3 u2 e# q( T3 b& |; T4 p
PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
" C' G0 h$ T6 Y PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
; A$ D- D! T. J1 \6 o PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk% U0 V. h9 ^3 T8 f0 N0 I
1 ~' M( H, w3 |9 JJapanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
! z' l8 O& D7 f2 nAllied TF begins to get underway
% D8 H$ }- b* kLow visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight
! V# A) P- e [% @: Z* TMaximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards7 w* H9 v+ f# n" z3 C* E) H
Range closes to 25,000 yards..., p- L) d5 k2 e! F
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards2 R1 b& H5 M7 ~3 r% q% w* a
Range closes to 20,000 yards...2 f& W" d" p2 f; b9 l4 Y0 X/ O! `
Range closes to 15,000 yards...
, V, g) X4 k& l: t" m/ L. |3 c0 G0 c2 lCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards# x a; @5 O% l
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards) \" @7 V( o6 D) n3 ^! Q
Range closes to 10,000 yards...) q; ~" B9 }& l0 u, U$ W
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards+ F6 k1 o- q4 I% {1 l3 N- k
Range closes to 7,000 yards...# S& O- r1 \7 O
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards
. l% {/ Z# _/ h( T# ^Range closes to 5,000 yards...
) F3 P% r, _9 i# K$ \CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards
9 X: _# G8 t, v: vRange closes to 3,000 yards...- J' ]- w4 A, d) p* B8 N
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
8 Q5 _' i w0 `( B B3 n' ZRange closes to 1,000 yards...: w* N, [; |4 j. b' `
PT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
j7 K* P3 h2 _ C% u) iPT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards, _ _ F! n# L+ V
PT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
2 b: f7 B5 [. N' V! [* l; v4 G) Z6 @Massive explosion on PT-46
- k% j4 x6 Q) C" ^+ J3 S" gPT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards6 w: w6 v2 F8 f2 U: ]% o
PT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
$ x: g4 m+ l$ q9 uRange increases to 2,000 yards3 t( P7 e2 i! g' ^
PT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
2 D e" {5 @- D d5 \% v0 o& ]1 APT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
0 H& P9 [" F# M" e& \/ ZBB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards
* F/ F: S2 {! n8 P* C, U7 rPT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards# R# E; R8 h1 Q! L `
PT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards
5 f% q, J, ?8 p* kRange increases to 3,000 yards+ ^5 i/ i/ |( D- G. K6 e
PT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards
m: m8 E9 y; v" Q# v9 iRange closes to 2,000 yards
# n- Y9 t3 r) Y8 OBB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards6 x+ |% Z* B+ F& N0 i1 S
PT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards
' l8 a: h/ X- ARange increases to 4,000 yards2 a( }3 g7 m9 q1 v. d2 w! X
Range increases to 5,000 yards" W! p4 B6 C7 |8 G0 E9 u8 n, J
DD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127
# E! p! `% o L2 g4 v$ I& k" iRange increases to 6,000 yards
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Task forces break off...
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2 {3 m! I1 q* A+ g, j" v* f# S2 bNight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards2 R: z6 B9 w2 j2 n. \! r
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DD Shiranui
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PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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Maximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards5 w7 k" k$ x1 v' s! X
Range closes to 28,000 yards...
# T8 d4 }" P! [9 B6 F5 ZRange closes to 26,000 yards...
3 f5 ], `2 o* V5 ORange closes to 24,000 yards...% q* o/ ~, U% m# p, W( l* K
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
/ {4 B( @8 B, |/ n8 F; L6 PRange closes to 20,000 yards...
* M* [ Z2 U! ]6 @Range closes to 18,000 yards...
3 t# {* P2 t1 R9 l5 j( [; I4 QRange closes to 16,000 yards...
d- t1 R- h: C2 b1 SRange closes to 14,000 yards...1 \7 E& z/ D, H* Z" L1 T f' {8 U
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
6 _: T9 V1 X0 V- y& iRange closes to 11,000 yards...
1 _: @5 D% e- [Range closes to 10,000 yards...
M% Y$ G+ K; Y' D! A! v! zRange closes to 9,000 yards...& L- {+ q+ v4 b( F
Range closes to 8,000 yards...7 r, U1 k: d& g: v2 N0 U/ U% U
Range closes to 7,000 yards...0 a8 K1 Z, O( Y( v% k+ l
Range closes to 6,000 yards.../ v+ t% {$ k* U$ `/ d7 P- c) q
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
) z4 q5 X3 x: R3 _% I9 S! wRange closes to 4,000 yards...
2 c5 {' J/ I& L' N) P- NRange closes to 3,000 yards...
) P1 W" y' e" ^( h/ QRange closes to 2,000 yards...
+ @0 _1 K# y& \% a5 p/ tCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards4 {2 c3 ^+ w0 i
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
9 r- M* C3 \) fAllied ships attempt to get underway( ]9 B" e1 H+ _( {2 w
Range increases to 3,000 yards
) y0 P* g; i& s& u& x# ~/ APT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards
* [3 W8 C& k3 P% s0 S- gCombat ends with last Allied ship sunk...& T1 m- z9 E- v+ d/ v$ m
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0 T% X$ o; U+ b0 NNight Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127
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no flights
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Allied aircraft losses: d Z9 W1 c4 ~! e
Catalina I: 7 damaged
! i& q9 y4 ]9 ]6 W+ d' e4 r Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground
. I; G* W; n$ B9 Z# u1 X P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged
4 q8 [* s1 O8 K5 X# | P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground
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% z5 g4 F1 J$ h+ ?5 o4 K" v' j BB Kirishima) \. M% J0 H8 D1 o/ ?$ \
BB Hiei
9 z5 l3 O7 G2 t8 W9 V X BB Haruna
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0 J1 H6 d7 J4 U4 }9 J CA Kako
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CA Suzuya
) a. a6 B/ ?% e( y1 w CA Mikuma0 X# `0 U6 z E- J& m
CA Mogami
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Allied ground losses:
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O4 G/ {: M6 z' l+ e8 p Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled3 r+ V0 t! j3 F6 {
Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled5 u" x8 f/ X6 @5 ?! A* u% A
Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled2 h+ y" p! g$ x
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
, b( o# Y/ E+ ? Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled). }% p" t& _. ]- W7 n5 i" L
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Airbase hits 17
1 l" X L! f+ w. fAirbase supply hits 2
; s. c1 X! E9 C4 ?6 z- `( [Runway hits 35
7 S/ H* [0 z v8 y$ FPort hits 5
* }2 c* A' O U3 |5 kPort supply hits 4
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BB Kirishima firing at Gove - P! y+ t* X0 a/ K& O9 x, n
BB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade7 g, K6 a5 u7 {! _# |+ j3 z
BB Haruna firing at Gove # C; O! o+ @: ~+ }; |- b
BB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade
' Q& z+ [, I0 x/ _CA Kako firing at Gove
8 \3 c6 c$ @! f; |& ICA Kumano firing at Gove 9 T2 H4 O- C* w# B |* J9 ^
E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya
/ b" s S! U* l1 D1 Z3 lCA Suzuya firing at Gove / C. H. @! ]& `" I
CA Mikuma firing at Gove
; B3 ?+ _; t" O# ^! XCA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |