AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 44
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( ?9 n* A: @5 N! U I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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5 `2 G1 q/ {3 d. _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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BB Kongo/ |+ f. B- \3 g5 k
BB Haruna0 e2 L' [" S& I7 s2 a3 X3 j
BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1
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CA Mogami
+ q7 B; Z6 c6 u& b8 N$ d( }( ^ CA Mikuma
! F1 w! `$ }# B, e, ]2 Q CA Suzuya
0 j8 z. x. [; N8 k% n/ g1 O CA Kumano
; \$ ^4 i: J6 P, u+ j; Y CA Kako
$ g; J: _8 a# b6 X/ c# j; O& A DD Makinami
7 M z8 o# o! M- ? DD Takanami
8 x% b5 Y$ [% L# t- x DD Natsushio
8 L3 r: p3 t+ ~% g% e& K DD Yukikaze
7 L5 T" R, P# ]2 f+ i) n DD Hayashio/ L) k8 V/ I1 y- Q$ |
DD Maikaze: n/ Q w# o$ l2 j% t
DD Isokaze! b* Q" A9 |, a+ Y) A* {
DD Shiranui: H+ w. O* t8 b2 m# k. S
DD Amatsukaze
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Allied Ships
5 o: I8 ^# C. C# s0 C6 f PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk! m8 l- g. H7 `( n* C
PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk' E0 \2 @$ R9 X: [
PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk; Q! a5 y! r6 @% P9 B& y
PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk& Z4 f. t# q! ^( T/ b
PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
& h* X7 {: O% Y+ i' y PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk2 Y+ {6 V6 `) ~# V
PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
, F: ^) A5 T0 k+ a9 ?3 h& K) W PT-605 M" i) Z# L) T5 K7 d1 U* K( n
PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
- K' N7 c' C5 h* z PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
j3 w1 k" \ Z; }% X PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
$ w6 `. I; y: r" B; W PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!( e! T8 P$ u Z1 j4 j7 G$ Y
Allied TF begins to get underway
0 m3 Q# I, F$ k2 z; b" t0 _" QLow visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight
; u' W' G* K6 LMaximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards
/ F$ \( |8 S; e/ ~. YRange closes to 25,000 yards...
, K' t+ X( C4 Z6 Q% v7 l6 oCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards' P, p: i S. f; S; x3 L
Range closes to 20,000 yards...3 i9 }7 p$ p& H! d, Y2 K
Range closes to 15,000 yards...
5 e0 b8 L7 x5 j1 t2 P5 rCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards3 l- e& v1 n0 d9 v5 u6 A
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards
7 }6 j4 u0 ^4 ]- ARange closes to 10,000 yards...
0 t& [8 R8 r8 w- w4 E7 r) r# dCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
2 p/ }$ n* E9 X) KRange closes to 7,000 yards...5 ~6 ?. H4 V6 d; g- r
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards
- a6 X. w. }* T1 K/ a5 R* nRange closes to 5,000 yards...
5 R1 E7 @( [7 x' Q& h+ iCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards
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CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards! Z4 D6 ^% ?+ z) c8 }
Range closes to 1,000 yards...5 m( _: p5 z3 A+ s/ _" N
PT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
2 d7 G) J E gPT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards8 M8 ~/ Y9 V$ `# u. b6 H$ u
PT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
, S( a& F3 L# q% z; y: i; a6 PMassive explosion on PT-46
3 w1 q2 c T. w. }: ^3 [- F1 H: D9 tPT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
7 b! f; n7 E5 d9 p! APT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards* j. e0 e3 [$ F
Range increases to 2,000 yards
( G7 M6 m* U. D& H2 K, MPT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
' F2 V( P% i) A# a( j" b) W3 RPT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
# y' a1 e# D% a- M% N0 @! @BB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards, B$ b7 q8 M! o/ d
PT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards! O9 `0 U) a, M; W9 E5 F
PT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards
, _: B$ W+ U1 R! l ARange increases to 3,000 yards
, m3 Y( [! P& R/ jPT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards
7 w: J" c* e0 n! d4 |. xRange closes to 2,000 yards7 e! K* ?0 A3 K* G
BB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards! G0 w& ]) b+ p4 y0 D- a0 _
PT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards& B I3 u5 N1 ~' |1 q- Q& e# B
Range increases to 4,000 yards
2 K5 y! @, @1 b# b( JRange increases to 5,000 yards' i( K8 Z# B5 g3 D
DD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127 & ]5 s2 D. G1 ~6 m6 c5 _( t7 n
Range increases to 6,000 yards7 t7 c) p9 t1 N0 o5 I% [2 E
Range increases to 8,000 yards
- J2 M3 O! `" k& p fTask forces break off...9 Y) C8 Y9 v8 \
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships. d; S: L. V$ B8 K
DD Shiranui
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f2 V, N0 d" {- P( X5 jAllied Ships9 G/ q# b% c2 {( l1 N5 z
PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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Poor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight
1 h5 T3 f. R6 _: [2 |: fMaximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards
1 ]" k# g3 O, r# W% H0 ^Range closes to 28,000 yards...) K+ v3 x3 S, w& r# e
Range closes to 26,000 yards...- l# o, B" L" g2 ~) L! P0 W! ~9 e
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
9 X* u# Q8 h* |4 U E5 uRange closes to 22,000 yards...2 P9 \" @, i) p, s
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
; @; t) _, p R6 E( J4 s4 yRange closes to 18,000 yards..., G/ Q6 l8 Q. V( W2 X' M
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
) |; w3 l. j6 i. WRange closes to 14,000 yards...
* Y% ^& x g$ k0 V2 ?7 F! l6 HRange closes to 12,000 yards...9 Y4 a" ]! H( A
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
3 v; o9 W3 G" F; E8 ~$ d# ^8 BRange closes to 10,000 yards...1 X3 C6 C( R! }( L# j* P3 P6 q
Range closes to 9,000 yards...' X! Z2 O5 L& Y+ x
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
! M3 m' C) O' H. sRange closes to 7,000 yards...
) {% i( z( t1 S% J1 J. _$ GRange closes to 6,000 yards...2 e! L3 X5 t! `
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
/ E& ?$ |2 T! ] f WRange closes to 4,000 yards...% @# Y3 p: n b% e9 q+ F6 C
Range closes to 3,000 yards...6 M7 P$ u/ i% j" J9 {6 a- N* ^1 |
Range closes to 2,000 yards...* i% g' @! v% Q9 ^- w
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
5 @4 o4 N+ S3 ]8 R3 O7 }, K) GCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
F1 j7 K7 o2 aAllied ships attempt to get underway' a: K4 ?1 R4 f7 }/ l
Range increases to 3,000 yards
2 e! ]7 d5 J e) X7 | }# rPT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards
& n* b6 B- Y, FCombat ends with last Allied ship sunk...$ ~; Z% \4 E& r% N- q
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. u0 [* p( ^( l3 X# i9 \/ r7 ZNight Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127
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. l7 Z' }5 F8 `" W; U$ [7 QAllied aircraft
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9 P" }4 }4 Y# A3 [9 @$ h. fAllied aircraft losses
9 Z# T/ V( A* W4 T, r$ b Catalina I: 7 damaged/ i. U! F* y L! G9 Y w; l
Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground" c! H3 y" B( I
P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged2 T3 m3 A( P& i1 ]# N( E
P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground
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BB Kirishima: r4 X* }$ ?( m1 }4 y3 V! W1 L
BB Hiei
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BB Kongo) S& a, Z2 d9 S# f2 B+ h/ x+ @5 C
CA Kako+ S' ~ |5 C4 N
CA Kumano
+ C/ k3 x! C6 p' c, y0 ? CA Suzuya8 J! L3 g# n& c; B; @) \* l
CA Mikuma
7 B6 @: R- I! S3 I CA Mogami
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Allied ground losses:# k& s4 g2 L& A1 [2 l0 f" x
274 casualties reported2 i0 G3 L, v; z, z9 d
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
[7 i z# s7 h! m6 m. P! ? Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled0 `4 a! G9 @4 D4 C4 |" X: k
Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled
/ S5 L' X2 A- \7 y5 |5 i: K8 a Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
! O6 V8 Y/ X: Z9 f& D7 q1 k Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)
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Airbase hits 17
% A! X3 D' K4 p6 ~( U* H' LAirbase supply hits 2' y/ J' v+ Z1 T h9 [! c1 W
Runway hits 35- D( @6 u( W" f$ Z7 }2 k
Port hits 5) ~# F! J/ V& q
Port supply hits 45 `. M+ j2 @- s2 F- y4 \# J
1 Q0 ^- R+ `# w' G) j% |BB Kirishima firing at Gove
+ G6 n, ~; g! y9 k4 @6 W- \" N0 mBB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade
1 J' e! G, E" WBB Haruna firing at Gove 3 m. W+ I& s& w" z( s
BB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade- @- _4 E+ O! R
CA Kako firing at Gove # l" L9 h- l X7 i T- T
CA Kumano firing at Gove 7 A p% g# G' }
E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya
" x. s Q5 W- r" YCA Suzuya firing at Gove
* Y9 R: }& F- SCA Mikuma firing at Gove
$ m! ~: L, l* W2 j( pCA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |