AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 44
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0 T+ e# P' ^. G: V( ~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Gove6 ]) q9 [+ J" n$ x v. l1 f! F/ z# J
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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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* e2 W) \' S$ z! P gNight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards! k/ L" {4 D0 k+ d" ?" d7 Q$ n# W) {
5 i/ p% t' }2 S( ^4 G1 I4 k9 dJapanese Ships3 M! `5 r" P) j: s
BB Kongo
/ t5 d& H* }# L4 V BB Haruna
' p4 O( _4 e" M) [! M BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1; O% c0 {" }6 [1 }' f6 x
BB Kirishima6 g- z. u% n9 t5 H5 v
CA Mogami( X. Z( n# w" F- n) m
CA Mikuma7 I% i e. s# H3 S4 V- d' }
CA Suzuya
2 }6 w4 A. g6 n9 ~$ r: X/ Z) V CA Kumano d6 P3 k5 L0 A$ U+ r
CA Kako- {1 X! J6 P! S* k/ ?* h. I
DD Makinami. v3 S8 `. y- [
DD Takanami5 X4 \; l% q! M8 J7 e# e
DD Natsushio
( \ b0 ?6 ^! x DD Yukikaze7 s( o Z8 l" ?: p
DD Hayashio
! R% F. J! \9 \, \" C/ m! a7 x1 D DD Maikaze
9 O X7 m' _: c6 `& J3 o DD Isokaze/ U( [; M$ i* O6 ?& i
DD Shiranui+ D9 R5 q5 `) H0 ]; ]2 C+ b+ G8 w h
DD Amatsukaze) s( I, e( ?2 W1 L, d$ B
! M# b7 i' Y7 {- C/ S( p( ]Allied Ships
# o1 z" k( {6 N/ @2 h& c" z PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
7 G/ W+ q- Z& Q/ k3 ]; m) Y4 a, Y PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
* P5 \5 l4 G; I6 M- d7 Z' ?" t PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
. A6 P2 z. E. k PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
# B% _3 U. @' v PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk* }+ ^0 C& F3 k0 V7 ]
PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk+ ?& |4 A) a: G! d8 R/ L N* o
PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk+ }# l% K: o2 S# D$ m; t5 c
PT-60! \- A2 o7 `0 x8 S5 g6 G3 u
PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
( B- }2 D% _* }5 _# d: K0 } PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk! M W4 ]2 I: \' u5 V
PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
F# @) w; X; b/ M% W PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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v! ` Z/ U) X4 g* p9 V! oJapanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
, a# A, F7 D0 M( q# vAllied TF begins to get underway
; a8 ~1 _' F8 @* b9 p. kLow visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight
7 y/ L6 V% c$ ?0 H) eMaximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards
) R x/ F" X" h; h; u8 { pRange closes to 25,000 yards...* A# U" C2 G; d& H5 m
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards( O1 K5 e' ~/ A- t7 W5 X% l: H" h
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
* y4 a5 c# X# s# K" _6 ^' KRange closes to 15,000 yards...; }; _( O; r+ a! U+ j8 o
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards
( H: x z0 f2 y5 c! x0 lCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards
+ m0 m2 c9 q* w! A9 V4 ?3 gRange closes to 10,000 yards.... V$ W% s, }7 X& a4 r3 c
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
/ y/ k4 r6 w# A9 \& W9 bRange closes to 7,000 yards...9 _- C x2 f+ y4 n& R
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards( @% g- L4 R) o' ?, E, J
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
x* n, x4 H( }+ L& @$ CCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards
) p% e$ g- I3 RRange closes to 3,000 yards...
, }. F8 a4 m# x" d5 m2 fCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards' B/ c3 e4 Y+ r3 B) x. h( p" M; y2 o
Range closes to 1,000 yards...* S1 `7 p0 i, I+ U
PT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards' @2 O2 h V+ H" _# K% ~
PT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards+ w# M4 X" W3 m
PT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards# y. p+ L/ g3 R
Massive explosion on PT-46( D/ A4 C1 L) Y8 n |
PT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
6 _" S4 s2 u& rPT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards9 X1 E4 h6 n" N0 B+ s
Range increases to 2,000 yards3 K9 Y" U# }0 v$ h7 R9 e
PT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards+ S0 z3 O7 a3 l, V* e" H7 r: D3 F
PT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards0 ^7 s. Y& O O( H t
BB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards
- W0 y3 I' r z% |0 t; BPT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards
' c5 V: S7 w) c ]& ^9 }PT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards7 y6 k# f! P9 |! v" U1 `7 P
Range increases to 3,000 yards @7 z0 n8 W4 X- b- y: X
PT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards- T* F( M' v; v
Range closes to 2,000 yards
/ B( a% h: a- L+ {BB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards8 s6 e( f+ T( V/ r& P) y. w
PT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards
3 @5 Q) P* }" U9 a QRange increases to 4,000 yards" B Z$ X% i' ^) I: Z6 H; Q0 N4 M
Range increases to 5,000 yards
) L* \$ o& o1 HDD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127
/ Y# {5 b9 }; t; f# qRange increases to 6,000 yards/ r8 ?* _5 m+ h1 P
Range increases to 8,000 yards6 `6 O4 S4 X- D
Task forces break off...: F$ `; n. R* Y( M( g2 f% ~ Z
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9 @+ l/ w4 d3 b/ G' h& [5 {5 _# |9 lNight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards
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) {) P8 Y6 j% c- f# Y' JJapanese Ships
1 [; @0 p" e1 X DD Shiranui" H" y& X* D4 W1 j9 c
( f4 V& c$ T- {6 j1 d/ G) fAllied Ships
( g: ^5 \8 h' g2 B2 ~ PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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2 r9 X1 J/ I! x& V7 _Poor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight, @1 P# }: v7 @
Maximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards- p5 V% `- ?7 r; j6 N7 v* l+ i
Range closes to 28,000 yards...
: g* J! U5 R, dRange closes to 26,000 yards.... c6 L1 `$ q5 R/ t# C) M2 S
Range closes to 24,000 yards...+ _5 q% E& G6 u8 `' o7 W/ s9 W& z
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
, S% p# L8 T, M4 l- h r7 A0 [1 oRange closes to 20,000 yards...) M! Q0 f1 R( m6 t$ k
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
. L- A; H$ a$ l9 g' `Range closes to 16,000 yards...9 p3 v- B1 {: K) u, S% w
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
9 v$ k! p$ R4 E1 Q- U" S/ FRange closes to 12,000 yards...( p" m3 d5 P0 l
Range closes to 11,000 yards...; }; g# l% ?- }9 A$ l/ }
Range closes to 10,000 yards...5 [: F3 ^* v* ?3 Y+ V
Range closes to 9,000 yards...! H7 r# Y) `* ] @
Range closes to 8,000 yards...9 G5 B0 P3 |# D0 _
Range closes to 7,000 yards...% L$ \5 ]: k3 J. i! v, X
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
* A( I$ @$ E5 Y% F6 E9 pRange closes to 5,000 yards...
" p3 R& c& a; j5 p' ~8 l8 h' A$ vRange closes to 4,000 yards...! { V4 Q1 a! a, `8 |
Range closes to 3,000 yards...8 p: s) h; i* r& X, _
Range closes to 2,000 yards...1 R, z( L. o' g! T N
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
! p5 @! _- L! bCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards0 ]9 U1 K5 L5 ]
Allied ships attempt to get underway- ^4 d% l' V, u. d/ A# F$ K
Range increases to 3,000 yards
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; Q2 W/ j3 H+ y4 j9 v7 QCombat ends with last Allied ship sunk...' f9 u4 Y+ r& K1 _' K
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/ v. l K3 m) ~0 z" |' L6 zNight Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127+ [1 v$ t% o- k" Q
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Allied aircraft- [6 G% Y- |3 }. p
no flights( {& Q; X5 z- V _) c$ `& V
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Allied aircraft losses! A0 u; ] X4 \ @/ U: n
Catalina I: 7 damaged4 ~- K3 f/ ^; ^2 G; G2 _
Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground6 h1 ]- N* T3 G- u
P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged
4 l8 K# a3 f" z! f P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground5 N# M( Z1 u9 B. g% c* }
/ e" a/ [4 T0 Y- vJapanese Ships
' Q% u, H$ I' l# U' ?7 ?6 ]& C BB Kirishima
4 D% _* Q2 f, F BB Hiei
! ]5 t. R, s! h& ^ \ BB Haruna
$ D5 T& p1 X4 F/ E2 w" } BB Kongo
/ J; V1 W/ o% Y R' ` CA Kako! x, O0 \% K. s8 R) d
CA Kumano
$ Y# u9 h5 Q- \/ m+ ~- [- x9 N( F CA Suzuya* n% e0 b% N& @1 F A, A0 A% t$ O
CA Mikuma
- x B& U: ^1 K2 ?, k0 ~# p CA Mogami
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6 b9 C" g; X3 w c6 r5 [) ^Allied ground losses:
9 q( a3 O; z7 \, [6 d% v 274 casualties reported& E: M5 w( ]9 I4 F( Y
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled, T2 n$ o+ y, _/ }+ ~
Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled
6 l8 `+ e3 p0 h Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled8 i+ p& v0 d4 }
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)# r& g2 J9 J) B) W6 p' N
Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)
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Airbase hits 17) e4 L5 v6 E! y/ y
Airbase supply hits 2! n, s: V# Y7 u+ Q( s F
Runway hits 35
$ _1 U# j$ ?# Z7 D: MPort hits 5
1 u& d4 e3 o4 j/ t$ L9 tPort supply hits 4
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BB Kirishima firing at Gove ! G& A* i, p3 u! O5 |# k
BB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade
5 Q6 G4 ?, {( I5 E3 {BB Haruna firing at Gove
$ X" |4 {. J+ t. \BB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade: M$ x$ M) O9 p# g5 A
CA Kako firing at Gove , r5 E+ o' }" [6 E- b5 }/ F1 _
CA Kumano firing at Gove
& s+ [9 i6 Y, p, }) OE13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya0 _1 ~( w. V$ x" a9 Y) J
CA Suzuya firing at Gove 5 L1 s4 ?( |) t( v7 S+ [2 F
CA Mikuma firing at Gove
' f5 h" b, ~" A4 M, JCA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |