AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 44
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4 x. F# o* X# m+ m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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8 r+ M" l3 M! m7 Q; E; O5 G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" g* D, D
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards1 t# e9 h, j% D o/ x: k0 a
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Japanese Ships4 {' g8 [8 L u6 N8 y
BB Kongo
a. g0 e( x3 N$ G- n0 u X BB Haruna
0 ~5 e' o) C+ x! X, ]- H- Y3 ] BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1
[" ^4 `8 p! H+ J6 P BB Kirishima8 _* G* p% g) p% W! @% g; K
CA Mogami' N/ C* C% t7 ^: N+ y0 l7 j
CA Mikuma
5 c( A& _- I& C" B5 v& l- X! Z( W CA Suzuya
+ Z* C4 }2 z$ F: |' a CA Kumano
- R( m. K* T. H& ^ CA Kako
( w- C, A, D: ^' q4 I DD Makinami6 o3 J5 A+ U+ m& }, B% L) `
DD Takanami
5 q6 y% m4 V6 |* N" p DD Natsushio# ~* m, K* y' Y3 k5 R
DD Yukikaze
$ X# O8 F! ~, Z. \ DD Hayashio1 n! `" D+ V, b# A- s% X
DD Maikaze' H( N P. I' @3 v; l
DD Isokaze5 m' M# T4 h' h3 U ]1 o' e* @+ B G, e
DD Shiranui
. ]0 t- ~, m) g a& T DD Amatsukaze, ?. A) [# X d- V- y+ j6 T0 \
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Allied Ships( x! A( W& g2 T C" q7 E
PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk5 k2 r$ d- |+ i8 p$ T
PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
" X( @0 f! `0 A PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
$ N( t: Y# v/ j' Q& z* G PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk/ P$ V% I% y: ^
PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk" G( Y4 k8 I q. g: h, L1 p
PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
# o( W9 s2 A- d x: @* i PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
/ ~# J5 q/ O; E' _ PT-60
5 |' l5 p* m# b' [0 b* a! j5 D PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk2 \4 v; v H0 R4 q2 k4 e
PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
5 |- O* T# b, J& \) I7 S% d PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk9 B5 _) C4 f* N5 J
PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk6 p: |% \3 N) N: P$ g5 b6 ]# H
( {9 j, X6 z) S t+ ~$ m2 m; m6 a( cJapanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!' W2 z# J, C5 b5 d5 J4 T
Allied TF begins to get underway
4 N9 Q2 N- s: V) O! {# h: vLow visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight' U# T/ J# t/ P% P/ V. u# n" f
Maximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards6 t$ T/ y, I$ \/ R. G+ A2 V
Range closes to 25,000 yards...
; q) b2 T' g2 BCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards
6 ~4 M g7 L8 URange closes to 20,000 yards...$ T0 \" U3 ?- L- R b7 k6 K
Range closes to 15,000 yards...
) Y7 ^2 M K" ICONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards
' v) ~2 k0 v" {CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards
6 ?7 d" S# @: ]6 v F/ @& NRange closes to 10,000 yards..., Z; a( B! i8 G& f1 v; c7 B
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards. F- O/ @! c& e* L
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
5 r2 G& s: q: o9 x$ b4 O! TCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards1 B; x4 t9 C* F' {7 @0 ], i2 L1 k
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
; n% g5 `1 m" N8 ~7 d: y Z) FCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards
1 w4 I: s6 h: t8 }% w; jRange closes to 3,000 yards...
, p% ~2 t( r5 T# s1 K iCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards' z: \( V! a1 u7 z. z
Range closes to 1,000 yards...1 e7 W/ M/ L5 Y5 L' E" R
PT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards3 j. F# E! h; c& V# c1 g
PT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
, @* t: K" E) `" APT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
! T3 I; I$ A6 k+ A- [6 @2 y# QMassive explosion on PT-46! E2 V6 f8 b1 c9 U9 n0 C! O! E
PT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards( z4 I' ?% S) `4 g& N
PT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards$ Q+ p. D" P7 ? U3 T6 |: h- M
Range increases to 2,000 yards
( r1 l. j- S5 h; P& w5 P* M0 ~PT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards: ?) `/ ~- @' @
PT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
8 r7 u$ H' h Y- rBB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards% `0 g6 I6 _, \8 T( c* [, h2 B9 g4 G
PT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards; s0 f9 _9 V1 |6 S' E0 ~' X
PT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards5 {1 X5 y2 I1 G
Range increases to 3,000 yards
$ v' B% ^* }$ V0 l5 {1 g" N8 x: P) mPT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards9 a9 T9 A+ ?( { m1 }5 s- H4 K
Range closes to 2,000 yards- Q8 k1 U4 q4 _2 n @% ?, G
BB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards1 ]0 E3 G8 O- e$ n
PT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards
: s5 q2 Z+ S1 u2 e& y; hRange increases to 4,000 yards0 ^) ]* e: m3 j
Range increases to 5,000 yards3 Z/ o* `* ]+ T
DD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127 5 X3 O' |7 Q& h7 V* b' A$ O
Range increases to 6,000 yards. u) N7 e5 M- x; H0 |; n; V$ l- x3 f
Range increases to 8,000 yards0 t: w$ _0 ~# |1 V, `
Task forces break off...4 S; N/ }: m+ Q$ g$ V6 o
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards- Z& M6 A6 E6 Y, L: E
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DD Shiranui
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PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk0 k; z8 f0 D. U/ K1 Z. i
! [! d9 k/ {' l; k5 c; |7 ZPoor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight* T0 j$ E, O: t! ?& @ l
Maximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards }) S2 `$ D* g
Range closes to 28,000 yards.... d5 F' x: p$ ~7 L2 m
Range closes to 26,000 yards...4 b' @' I1 S! O3 C
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
# A$ `% j# j* z- P9 U- f7 SRange closes to 22,000 yards.../ {& Y7 b* B2 ~+ x
Range closes to 20,000 yards...* {3 Y0 `: ^% E1 L' L2 |+ T
Range closes to 18,000 yards...+ K! n: y8 b' G
Range closes to 16,000 yards...5 |# g/ `, K# m* l) v# Q' u
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
4 R q, |+ F, Z% G$ cRange closes to 12,000 yards...6 G3 {' b4 H2 r
Range closes to 11,000 yards...- o6 l' m2 ?, V$ T" v
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
& c' b5 X3 f/ r! bRange closes to 9,000 yards...
0 G6 p; x4 R1 p4 S7 iRange closes to 8,000 yards...; q7 @. I' \. _( r% X( X
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
, y1 W+ {1 e- Z% mRange closes to 6,000 yards...( d5 f8 Z( t+ p8 \0 V/ _8 |9 \3 }" e
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
0 b* [# ]/ j; P" Z5 c7 Y" }Range closes to 4,000 yards...9 r. J4 C) s+ W' E
Range closes to 3,000 yards...3 q. _1 b9 _# i% A! d- b& s
Range closes to 2,000 yards..." C4 E! a0 p+ Q/ |% p
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards. i, @8 _) E# i" O
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards7 Z7 G' [$ |9 z! S
Allied ships attempt to get underway
5 f4 K+ D# U& [. S6 v6 P$ wRange increases to 3,000 yards
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Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...
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Night Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,1277 z8 a4 r$ J5 @4 w! G
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Allied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses
* \ H5 r+ z3 c: {4 e1 ]9 [7 _ Catalina I: 7 damaged, _3 C5 c- y; P2 O+ Q+ M
Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground- S/ a; [6 f) B U5 ~* D+ D
P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged
- C4 e6 K; R C# o P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground2 v5 }+ R" y& e$ J! e- R8 j
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Japanese Ships
) I/ c9 X4 c: r! _' Z) I BB Kirishima
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0 S. a2 e7 S' ~: I* l( ~ n, ? BB Haruna% b$ h' o2 C' X' v5 V5 J
BB Kongo
- o3 k3 x5 `; i! h% @ CA Kako
) X7 X. `, Q8 n4 x! E CA Kumano
8 y/ u u0 H( y: S* x0 s CA Suzuya
& y# W6 ], _# F CA Mikuma
! {+ O& Z3 t7 k* R CA Mogami
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0 b! W: g V: z7 V( m8 CAllied ground losses:
9 E2 R% S2 A/ o+ \ 274 casualties reported
( O' T5 k* f6 B) U) i" j* w, G; i7 C Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
. J% L0 |5 K# L Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled# t. h O9 X# X8 W
Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled1 [: B6 |, `& W5 }3 N: _3 X
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)& ?: S9 D0 t' O4 n
Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)
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, q( I1 _2 s' K# wAirbase hits 17
# X; X; S5 `5 t; ^Airbase supply hits 2
* { I' _1 Z7 z* a0 }, hRunway hits 35. L' H: P2 R: m; g. H/ {" E" m
Port hits 5
" S' t! Y# ^# c" b/ ]( L! CPort supply hits 4
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BB Kirishima firing at Gove 7 W; W# C/ i! ^
BB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade u* k8 ^' u: _, R) \5 | \
BB Haruna firing at Gove
. X9 \3 L. T5 n: R$ G3 sBB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade8 r% n& E5 t) F1 H! e
CA Kako firing at Gove ( T% S w' t; w
CA Kumano firing at Gove % A! o+ ^; G- ~' A! r4 S
E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya
8 E0 j" U7 d0 J& R( ^CA Suzuya firing at Gove . X! j6 [" T5 M7 M' C7 `
CA Mikuma firing at Gove
" T6 t2 J- O. k7 \2 ]3 K3 I: zCA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |