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+ v7 P' v% v5 x
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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 ! Q0 Y0 M' `4 h& z# h( X6 g
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards; X' p% V4 k+ J4 B1 f
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Japanese Ships
/ w; \# J" d: @7 b* |# f7 s! h BB Kongo
: Y( W' y7 G2 r% K BB Haruna
9 U4 n" x5 ~4 B/ v# v BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1
2 |6 ~' R/ N' T8 a9 i9 T4 k BB Kirishima
2 l$ x( M* _3 ?3 n9 h+ b! Y CA Mogami$ V- E h) x/ V% D
CA Mikuma7 P2 E1 q! j, E7 K2 t. P6 j
CA Suzuya" i/ F$ K$ j6 N
CA Kumano
0 l9 k, C2 z+ \; K% y. ] CA Kako
& O0 |6 }& N3 t" u# N DD Makinami% \+ b G. W9 Y- V! n
DD Takanami* }: |2 F# W9 b `1 N7 s
DD Natsushio
% V! L) z2 w7 k( @2 D: P- P9 I DD Yukikaze
4 T x$ p) `$ B _' X. x DD Hayashio* p6 U; Y1 Z. }7 v
DD Maikaze, E6 D+ V2 E% L
DD Isokaze
4 ?. u2 C$ v% i9 o, E6 m1 @! G2 z DD Shiranui7 V Y! W2 {: v- |/ \$ e" h
DD Amatsukaze" W4 a: J0 ^5 r) R
6 y7 y6 e3 I" \7 R0 y+ pAllied Ships; e+ G9 q, O, _
PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk8 y8 A( p! [( r8 n1 Z. W
PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
, h/ K& J) g2 }6 L PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk4 j6 T! `9 ]7 \4 C
PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
5 E0 P* i z& A PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
- U1 N: b& E7 r7 M6 A PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
5 }1 v/ `+ W. d2 s3 @" t; K4 C PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
, h9 z- p0 t& `6 d8 {1 v7 x& v PT-60
4 z) P0 O: F6 l7 K: a3 _* e PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
# N) L4 g; z3 N5 u/ H PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk) e# A0 _& a) @. E! r5 N" N
PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
2 f+ n" z+ {& \- t PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk* K* F6 s: b/ }6 f6 p5 [/ }
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
+ q( }0 L- v" W$ q+ l# R FAllied TF begins to get underway
$ S3 e# H% K* p8 \Low visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight
2 Z& C! ^/ }/ d3 LMaximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards
) t% G J0 F2 E- s$ N- eRange closes to 25,000 yards...5 c" j, m9 S$ r7 O: q. _- h
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards
6 \! b9 b8 V& u2 H! `% i; [& D. RRange closes to 20,000 yards...; W7 X- p1 Z D: Q' t; A# }
Range closes to 15,000 yards...; b' i; h' h% U& c6 E0 i
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards
% |$ V: C% H5 R8 |0 L3 j, J: iCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards
+ {4 O7 i: }' @: s4 X' p- nRange closes to 10,000 yards...; Q7 G! s3 n! d/ t8 v
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards7 v/ ~/ V& V# c: d( M2 v
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
5 C) V0 \ C9 V' F( rCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards
+ c; i& J6 M! q0 n$ |6 r& G4 G2 fRange closes to 5,000 yards...
& v- ^" s& X' {( _3 `% \8 [CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards0 ?: F7 {" \. ]; ^1 }: Q; [6 t: L) v! K
Range closes to 3,000 yards... V, f2 W* s' Q& D) L- S$ e
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards) m: o7 {. N$ w, v. A
Range closes to 1,000 yards...
" k( p E2 c* j( v7 T% V* OPT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
. T( u6 c$ K" S0 A- h+ R2 mPT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards& R! v- U, o& N: \' L# w
PT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards2 A* l- y- [3 B9 Z$ h w
Massive explosion on PT-46
: P* s. u4 D, I: {PT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
% E) T2 O9 m4 ?; nPT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
% |1 W& U. j3 q' QRange increases to 2,000 yards
% i: K4 R. x1 n9 aPT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
4 j* q5 C6 u/ m/ L/ c7 ?: iPT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards b6 k: ~6 z+ k
BB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards0 H! Q1 l, e l$ T( o! y6 _
PT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards
; P: Z9 w$ O# L, mPT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards- ?) j4 I: }; W5 G3 T
Range increases to 3,000 yards
% I4 L4 q7 D+ w0 u& G5 sPT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards
( _" X/ V; {* f9 Y9 MRange closes to 2,000 yards2 k0 r& j7 W; [, N+ y
BB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards
+ B- q* z4 x6 fPT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards
1 C' L4 B7 }9 C( ARange increases to 4,000 yards0 T3 i3 z4 c: K$ [- y) @9 w
Range increases to 5,000 yards
( u3 b5 ~8 w0 _DD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127
1 _9 D0 S9 ?5 f0 f4 b+ _3 j* c, zRange increases to 6,000 yards* v" X T# K8 j# _0 S* X
Range increases to 8,000 yards
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8 u8 [' ?( L% q* f$ gNight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards
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r) v S6 T. a6 n0 p DD Shiranui
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/ \, G C) x q PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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* a4 }: q& _: d" oPoor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight
( T3 [% J4 O; @/ Q+ }Maximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards
1 v) p' N& U3 o+ H0 I: K" ?2 r. QRange closes to 28,000 yards...
+ N) x; x, H1 U- p* V1 S$ hRange closes to 26,000 yards...
4 e. F; X5 {$ W: zRange closes to 24,000 yards...7 ^3 w6 D# p8 Q1 }" B* _7 C+ o4 s
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
5 k8 E6 s2 b' Z: F0 U4 nRange closes to 20,000 yards...
9 a' Q, x! F8 e) A6 V* aRange closes to 18,000 yards...
6 g$ _$ V+ q, j- Z6 s R) N( LRange closes to 16,000 yards...
0 H4 O/ Q$ m4 |) D6 s% yRange closes to 14,000 yards...
. K4 N+ z& @- k2 D4 u4 i% z) ORange closes to 12,000 yards...
. c: q* B4 Z) A) \. y. XRange closes to 11,000 yards...8 j1 z& _* z8 z3 `3 N' ?7 ]
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
& s9 {4 |1 S$ M8 H9 L3 RRange closes to 9,000 yards...6 ^9 ^& L0 {5 g. M) h
Range closes to 8,000 yards...! P* p; L. w( ]% g
Range closes to 7,000 yards...# m; A* L8 I# t; y
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
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8 b0 J4 u6 V# N/ n/ V& G2 @1 lRange closes to 4,000 yards...' r5 m: c9 ] q; F) \5 w! g
Range closes to 3,000 yards...7 ?' ^8 S5 t$ @: p7 J
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
( a4 b" N3 z, ]% R. |9 jCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards! V. @ j! r* y
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards# @! V3 A% i) p2 C8 m1 J
Allied ships attempt to get underway9 X$ A% Y6 E- K! [ o, T
Range increases to 3,000 yards$ p- m t* w/ V. l$ j
PT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards6 N- z1 e4 F5 D7 e. I1 e V7 S
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk... e+ S" m; O0 H* _! R. X
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# X. u7 u* e* F, V0 L: XNight Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127
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/ o/ j% v' }3 P Catalina I: 7 damaged
! ^9 c# ]4 z- Z5 Q6 p4 z Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground
9 e& d# M0 B7 p* T# W3 G7 ] P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged8 ]( C" I7 n; Y' U! l5 k c' v
P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground: A4 e2 N& `+ g! Q. m0 b
5 }/ y1 u; B2 u3 n7 bJapanese Ships" B5 N' \4 p2 d1 c. @: q
BB Kirishima9 h+ M ^& F) _/ x7 I3 o
BB Hiei
4 P3 m5 [ F T7 k" S; L BB Haruna
3 i# J# _. g0 U* X' f( a4 m BB Kongo
D1 m, s% c/ j0 J CA Kako @! H3 K, p1 T( m* W3 c
CA Kumano
- Q) A& f# j p7 L+ M CA Suzuya1 H, u# \# Y. K0 r
CA Mikuma
- a9 P4 R$ c! i( m. x2 q CA Mogami
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Allied ground losses:
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0 \7 y3 k1 x' x8 q; R Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
9 S* J% {7 ?! G6 d+ s3 \ Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled7 w# r) y% D! N* r4 s* v, ]9 g
Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled
+ _9 X! t7 @3 D* S0 D Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)$ O/ j# K0 p3 K$ q
Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)" k" d7 w7 D8 i. ]* _
5 n( e: O# o+ C/ j! \Airbase hits 17
& h8 R2 C! P/ M) S: @. M! z- J {: jAirbase supply hits 2( V) p% z5 S6 V# O$ j( r
Runway hits 351 \+ f/ V3 @, V! B# c6 a
Port hits 5
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/ f: _: G6 h# CBB Kirishima firing at Gove
1 r5 S, U+ O5 W) S& \. e/ {BB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade
' {* ?9 z. h3 Q; r+ mBB Haruna firing at Gove 4 q8 i. o/ I1 p; Y% m2 _
BB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade
& p1 B; s* B& O. H2 J2 q+ YCA Kako firing at Gove & m8 Z/ I* y* I( A1 H3 G- J8 R
CA Kumano firing at Gove ; o$ L( s' S6 R/ D& w+ i2 U6 v
E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya: E' ~, i- N1 I ~" ]
CA Suzuya firing at Gove
8 I8 h6 |/ Y pCA Mikuma firing at Gove
% ?! y! }. V: z8 z" h' V$ r) oCA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |