AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 44
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0 }& `0 W7 v* q' v: m4 t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 c$ F% t8 V; l+ 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 Yards0 ]& d% i7 }5 K4 k0 V) {
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Japanese Ships0 h. r* c) b: [9 p% M, R
BB Kongo) w) r0 ?% `. T$ B& X, Y
BB Haruna
9 X5 z1 F5 i# @' j8 { BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1
0 c# S* o9 I# e. p5 X. k BB Kirishima
& j4 }$ o8 r- v% {/ \6 A8 @ CA Mogami
# S& [( l+ K& G) W, t! a+ W! u- ]4 k CA Mikuma( Q. \$ q9 c% i
CA Suzuya
' w' `( o' e( N& z( f CA Kumano8 ]* A, C5 A5 h: O, ]! S J, T
CA Kako- Y: B! l( k8 Y6 J+ k+ @6 |
DD Makinami
+ p9 Z1 y" O4 Z6 U4 h9 _ DD Takanami
$ N5 Y! L, _1 P+ H+ b DD Natsushio
* V7 \$ S i1 v* j% l9 b DD Yukikaze
! @; m" A& f# {% c- p8 i3 h8 e DD Hayashio6 V( ^/ E4 o( l/ ~" Q5 d
DD Maikaze/ m: [ Q9 X* i. k$ M
DD Isokaze
6 L7 K1 O% Q8 W8 S4 ? DD Shiranui8 {% U% q$ u" H
DD Amatsukaze
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Allied Ships0 ~8 i2 q1 S9 T2 i
PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk4 G) u" o; R& Y$ R$ c6 a
PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
1 e9 g& ?( n4 b2 A PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk. t" R- m! w* }0 _1 u
PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk# v1 |6 z" \; S
PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk ^5 T. s. E+ C
PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk. R% E4 x' N' D
PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
0 T9 r, L1 ?. B6 D PT-60# h3 \$ R% |, ?5 K; ~- S% W4 T
PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
; \ J' Q% h$ Z PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk; |* P7 X+ Y. Y4 g
PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk- K( h# f! o& \& a! n# ]1 X
PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!( a' C. G* A; C9 K2 s4 @* \4 M
Allied TF begins to get underway
: B# i, ]1 W% I/ O5 s, sLow visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight
1 `" N: L+ ?% g+ K( W8 iMaximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards' \. j7 l: ], C( I1 Z
Range closes to 25,000 yards...
9 i% ~! I+ G0 A$ @% {1 k2 @# mCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards1 w+ y- x9 O: [ b B
Range closes to 20,000 yards...: ?% t* j w' L5 U- v) z' n
Range closes to 15,000 yards...; r1 L' z3 i7 N" e
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards, W9 g0 v0 e6 `, i0 X* ], E
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards
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) ]! \& x* p. x; Y' aCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
. k$ f8 U/ a' L) p- wRange closes to 7,000 yards..." \7 P3 [% n! J: q1 [: @& R7 [& e' k
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards2 f3 O) n0 t3 C' V/ r* e
Range closes to 5,000 yards...8 ^/ I, q/ d2 V$ ~: \! K
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards0 K) k8 i# A5 A: o* ]# X
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
" _3 a# ^0 F; W1 ACONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards4 E4 r, \& S5 X: Q
Range closes to 1,000 yards...
; {! y& t! \3 i/ h0 B" `PT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards5 ]/ r* r& q+ c P: d7 F. g1 K1 {
PT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards+ ^0 A) w8 N4 l
PT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards" \% c8 [* j7 F1 q6 l% l6 Q
Massive explosion on PT-460 ]4 f7 P8 T5 _: k
PT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
2 k3 ~4 u* s$ I* @2 z- tPT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
' s3 Z) v+ e+ ?* h! ]9 B" ~* }Range increases to 2,000 yards; s% e( c2 b/ I
PT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
9 W/ t6 A5 i: Q) K9 j' mPT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
# t: S0 Y. W# B% I0 {4 [BB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards
' M9 Z$ y: Y1 y* N2 MPT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards6 V5 ]* o" Y( T% u7 K, u+ h
PT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards& \2 Z) D) P& ~( e2 S2 b) K
Range increases to 3,000 yards$ O- j0 D/ x) O! L
PT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards2 B I8 d6 Q0 A: m6 s
Range closes to 2,000 yards
8 u+ A' G- `- T! LBB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards
0 B- c. Z+ N: d6 R0 F( u; f7 `PT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards+ r: D6 N' E7 h$ s, V
Range increases to 4,000 yards
; Q6 n. c, B0 }0 ?Range increases to 5,000 yards
: M. Q- _7 K5 \0 C; C. ZDD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127
& x. R4 @6 W- @Range increases to 6,000 yards1 e% P. d3 _+ s5 V+ ~' u$ x( _
Range increases to 8,000 yards4 \+ M2 s5 p; F- T; F! M
Task forces break off...( N5 @+ I5 _% k) t3 B/ L. M
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- P' w0 W' d5 L7 q& ONight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards1 r2 E5 S6 ~6 }: [& r- [3 `, l
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Japanese Ships
9 U( B7 K2 S. J2 z8 c DD Shiranui# G1 g4 L# }4 l( Z. g
3 {- r9 F1 u7 m; y& zAllied Ships S2 g2 }/ w& w, ~4 W
PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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Poor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight2 Q# P6 M4 \ d r
Maximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards' a8 G' B( @7 Z+ B Y
Range closes to 28,000 yards...
- T. J# K! H0 SRange closes to 26,000 yards...
9 J) a% b+ D$ N% s+ Z! y* tRange closes to 24,000 yards...
2 ], i' n* w9 S4 V6 u8 rRange closes to 22,000 yards...
, Y6 n. H& I ?5 k" A+ v& PRange closes to 20,000 yards...
U6 a% O" t7 x1 ~Range closes to 18,000 yards...% ?6 R) t3 x1 t* F) i3 L
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
. b2 a( v8 Y$ |! N+ q7 `- mRange closes to 14,000 yards...
0 ~" w+ P' A. q7 J. ]Range closes to 12,000 yards...8 i, K9 C8 ]- o; d$ s9 D
Range closes to 11,000 yards...3 s- P( J6 N7 P; @5 U# B, @0 U3 q
Range closes to 10,000 yards...) _; D Z4 Q$ T- c
Range closes to 9,000 yards...3 j" k5 q! K# r$ @
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
) S8 e5 R- T2 E3 G: uRange closes to 7,000 yards...6 v7 Q0 Y0 w' N2 a( P% n% z$ f9 E0 g. P
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
& _4 I r4 _$ m) F1 J' eRange closes to 5,000 yards...
1 D: K0 C" e& v% Y2 LRange closes to 4,000 yards...0 x# F9 |0 d( J0 C
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
9 U; A+ p1 G% bRange closes to 2,000 yards...
! L9 P) g# t7 ^CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards# U$ }2 q" n2 T8 E- y" q
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
$ p- q4 J6 [& s# w, ]# J# |Allied ships attempt to get underway+ M* U6 Z& K* n/ {! J$ H( u
Range increases to 3,000 yards3 v# B7 _2 C! ?8 s
PT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards0 j4 u0 Z, ?& l
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...
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Night Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127# S) t8 R2 B; q6 k
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no flights
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: P( R( ~& \$ v1 rAllied aircraft losses
' n" b+ c0 k! d* ~' a Catalina I: 7 damaged3 t3 d0 C5 t& s( ?" q0 i
Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground
& @3 I+ H/ {% u* o P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged0 E% Q6 A# K% N6 ]
P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground
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Japanese Ships: _& J1 \& ]0 ]5 C5 V5 `& N5 \- @
BB Kirishima. T: m0 X0 N* N \3 i* {0 [) g/ T4 v5 h
BB Hiei. ~* a; C" \5 e6 `/ ], N
BB Haruna
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CA Kako
- h; {5 ^% d# b2 g* _ CA Kumano
, @- M6 L) W4 C CA Suzuya) |1 [1 x$ H1 Y* j1 A. C
CA Mikuma- @0 v! ~* v6 Y* G; X+ C" ? e3 c
CA Mogami. T8 Q7 j+ o$ ^. m) u0 ?0 U7 r, N
; s5 m$ l4 | k' B5 d0 P4 PAllied ground losses:
2 c% p# J8 B8 I 274 casualties reported
3 C. O; I4 O) [" G Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled: |+ ]( F& _- v" \% V8 z
Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled
$ j; H: x8 K+ I1 g, G: X- m( D Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled+ }6 H. z, {" p0 q
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)9 ^# v/ W5 q1 I: a+ d4 m* S
Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)
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7 q8 K/ f/ I5 ]# } ^0 H& uAirbase hits 17( [/ n; d1 ^/ ~4 ?8 t4 c
Airbase supply hits 2
. O, Z& r1 i$ k; x! k! c" T9 WRunway hits 35
# j, E$ H! r$ m0 o& T1 v, @Port hits 5; [! P0 C- r5 R, k
Port supply hits 48 q8 p( U4 n& G
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BB Kirishima firing at Gove 5 ?* ^% r" R4 m6 |6 U
BB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade
* z* S: {: S0 J0 e- {BB Haruna firing at Gove 0 `) V8 i: @% O& q5 ?0 ]7 ?. `$ Y
BB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade
9 m6 T/ J+ j8 v/ @. uCA Kako firing at Gove 9 y( |* p) d# m% a1 d
CA Kumano firing at Gove
; L" m" @. O. G- M$ K& N6 _2 Q. E( ME13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya
% ]' n% v' M* S" M x2 fCA Suzuya firing at Gove : d" s* c' l0 l3 M: q# \" I% u
CA Mikuma firing at Gove 6 ]0 R" s# v* O+ ?- V
CA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |