AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 44
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5 Z* V; ?) V; `+ k7 \' G7 w& U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" u% Y2 T7 u9 S7 O: I) O+ `
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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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1 d$ _: ?3 z, i' YNight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards' f b0 F" V9 z& | ^
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Japanese Ships; I3 _5 M. X" m6 f. V
BB Kongo: f0 T; d, m9 W: p; T
BB Haruna `, F4 ^' t: B! }3 {
BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1# A+ e: Y9 O2 r) k9 Y+ j9 D. k
BB Kirishima
/ m+ [9 V" D! m9 O CA Mogami ^! e: d2 K$ |, h- x- n0 [
CA Mikuma q$ @9 {+ C I5 t
CA Suzuya
% s/ j2 @1 @3 M) S6 } t& x CA Kumano
9 P2 ]% t# [3 I+ j4 Z CA Kako" c5 |! ~! X- ~ g* s6 W2 F
DD Makinami, P& _0 w7 B* z j
DD Takanami
3 j0 \* }" H B4 z h" b DD Natsushio
e' W3 s a1 c& G: L DD Yukikaze
! [1 E7 x5 K5 D DD Hayashio
3 Z7 { I7 L2 V DD Maikaze
6 |' r! [) F" m* m DD Isokaze
- e8 l) q! ^* h% F( [# h DD Shiranui6 y# w* f: V( F3 `* V/ H
DD Amatsukaze
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; w# Z8 j# b9 y% {; `9 v% g; g: OAllied Ships
6 [! L+ N8 a% S' o0 N PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk' M* _6 R8 g7 g
PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk% M1 W D, G' ^& `
PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
9 H1 E, h6 v7 [" [- m! x. B0 O PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk5 d. E E* p9 y( P9 Q" {
PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
& b, j; G! S4 P; W PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
1 E% d7 `1 G8 j' p PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk. k3 e. L4 T5 l! C+ N
PT-60
0 N, A( |9 a% q4 U PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk% M" ^: @: s$ Q; f
PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
; H6 Q4 G" B: J8 {/ o PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk3 X: v: s& B6 F6 W( ~
PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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. F, G& o, G+ p; ?Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
& R) @% H9 P) F) K2 q* UAllied TF begins to get underway
8 Z% P! O7 N' S+ m6 m* G+ ~5 o( TLow visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight; S% L! j/ E! ]& L0 x
Maximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards
9 a7 H) k: Q( eRange closes to 25,000 yards...
" q; i$ X" M- ACONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards
; F g/ _7 F/ J& m; GRange closes to 20,000 yards...
" N" k) p# M$ C3 |' q6 z- {2 A7 a" ARange closes to 15,000 yards...2 T: O2 h0 e U: V! B
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards
$ o( T: y) ^6 Y. n* R& T; [CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards
& y$ T: q* T7 Z+ \Range closes to 10,000 yards...8 ?5 }9 a$ H7 O1 b6 @2 @, O' O
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
* Z$ g% u6 C, H4 O) SRange closes to 7,000 yards...
- A( V2 z) h' Y# c( aCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards5 w" W3 h* u8 z \
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
7 R, m0 k; O, s% L+ m: }6 z# q/ M( dCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards" u/ `2 [7 W5 d
Range closes to 3,000 yards...' n8 u C" F/ c( \6 O9 R
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
' @' Z& A9 z. VRange closes to 1,000 yards...
1 i9 v# T; c) i8 |PT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards1 X( L; k' N- C5 M$ `3 F
PT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards% i) X1 l& L0 Y
PT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
) g G) I( z# z# @; PMassive explosion on PT-46
- a+ z- ]: N/ L: v' [- qPT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
2 ?6 y/ z* p5 b, T& i* _- [PT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
+ l& [/ c5 S V% dRange increases to 2,000 yards, O* u) A( Q" j/ b: O8 U" U
PT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
; `* Q8 N- [2 C& q+ x2 {PT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
3 ]' [6 M$ N2 o6 [. {8 CBB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards
4 Z5 e( T# e3 _ f& zPT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards( x z7 p1 k2 A V2 @
PT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards
2 o8 j+ d; V K( L. G: e. j/ WRange increases to 3,000 yards& `" e9 Y& h6 H3 ^1 y8 A% g" m# Q
PT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards
7 B% h4 s! u. m+ E' b tRange closes to 2,000 yards
) G1 V$ m) v3 X' Z( y9 Z# h5 qBB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards
* I8 }: ~: Y) `$ ]) B( j6 E- qPT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards
4 O9 t1 P9 c& G9 Q& sRange increases to 4,000 yards7 W2 z, P8 r t1 o
Range increases to 5,000 yards5 N, j8 d+ m6 z8 f
DD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127
& `& a9 x( z3 h' Z& }8 H$ dRange increases to 6,000 yards6 K' b+ P e& k4 D# b& W T* `
Range increases to 8,000 yards4 G' r! o6 }: a" R/ Q- X
Task forces break off...+ e* s( D$ W8 ~0 k
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards3 C3 k* P1 S. v9 l2 w9 j3 B- v
6 H9 K4 _( n$ ^# F5 ^7 X* yJapanese Ships
( K- ^9 Y; N* Q$ o! Y$ @% L DD Shiranui" X' X" u2 F2 T! U; Y! a: M
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PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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& N( x7 ^2 T( oPoor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight
/ H0 C# O$ B* _* |; c& nMaximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards
* k5 W9 X( ~( ]Range closes to 28,000 yards...& ?! s4 }/ h- u1 V! }/ G% [
Range closes to 26,000 yards...
8 N4 D7 Z# C4 B! A: X: f9 pRange closes to 24,000 yards...
. B' Q% R8 ?) l. Q f+ v' ERange closes to 22,000 yards...
; v4 k0 m+ N, \ `8 {: z6 Z7 u: URange closes to 20,000 yards...( c( J6 o! j$ v5 x( Y; ]
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
! u7 r' j% ^! }* q* B7 ^- bRange closes to 16,000 yards.../ m% {; M) H& S, Z: i2 ~6 O! g5 ~
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
. b; [$ Z" a& \Range closes to 12,000 yards...
8 F$ }# d1 ~$ \ e) \7 o! S# ]7 A- vRange closes to 11,000 yards...
+ }, m8 _4 x3 ^5 s( \/ ]Range closes to 10,000 yards...* w& I1 J4 }) B; I4 a# e# q
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
3 w; _1 L2 q zRange closes to 8,000 yards...2 O& V: Z( A: B) V3 F9 c
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
) W% V& S- o3 `7 _8 T) DRange closes to 6,000 yards...
7 k3 ?/ w8 p- u( ~% kRange closes to 5,000 yards...
( j9 M. ~! O* b3 _ V0 t) JRange closes to 4,000 yards...5 _; @ o) w: x
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
* n0 A- g/ o# }9 K) s9 JRange closes to 2,000 yards...2 V# H4 c$ I( Q& K% G
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
9 Z, L" m( e: }( aCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards. K0 x# q) L Q- I8 ?
Allied ships attempt to get underway) h! W- e+ t* t$ ]$ S g* G/ G* h
Range increases to 3,000 yards' J) V4 S$ H% u7 c$ G
PT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards
) Q5 j2 N2 k, LCombat ends with last Allied ship sunk...
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Night Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127, \" @, u0 @5 x" D M( a8 [5 p
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' C$ }! \% }% K5 W7 o" @- `- I! j, eAllied aircraft losses; t+ o1 e( c8 `- Y
Catalina I: 7 damaged# _3 a7 P7 |; H0 n' q* u
Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground9 z+ I) v* ]) e& o" a$ b6 C
P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged
* G* }0 A# v; o7 K+ X P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground
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BB Kirishima! l; C* w1 s! k3 J" ?1 G" g
BB Hiei
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CA Kako' W1 Y' ~- k9 l. x7 z, ]
CA Kumano- J1 S1 o$ h- w2 k
CA Suzuya
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6 j* O. a, _" o& j CA Mogami
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274 casualties reported
; o* j% y$ m3 W6 w9 ]7 h- o' ]8 F6 ~ Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
' l! m/ o, { h- ? Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled
( V6 [+ v/ v; i% E Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled
5 V( o2 T9 s% n: {; p8 C Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)& {% h, L" z' J U0 s8 A
Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)
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Airbase hits 17
; }* Y, x k: L8 N5 pAirbase supply hits 2: w' A, \" n: ]
Runway hits 35
$ R% ?1 H" ~- G4 C6 H h; BPort hits 5
) l% N8 V* j; L x$ HPort supply hits 4 r9 Q, Y; z+ Z4 A9 Z: B
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BB Kirishima firing at Gove 4 a; m3 D" k2 Z1 w& s
BB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade" ~* V( H) i* I, J: `# U# G: }
BB Haruna firing at Gove
# l: y4 }1 }) _6 k" k' eBB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade% z- A) k8 j1 g& W; j6 A h0 l
CA Kako firing at Gove % U! A6 p1 Y8 C, ]
CA Kumano firing at Gove 5 t0 ` l* u" D! I
E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya9 P8 T/ e4 P4 Z' w1 ?2 w
CA Suzuya firing at Gove
: Y2 f" _' }* I/ i6 xCA Mikuma firing at Gove
& k7 _* o, |! g8 i+ g' O1 GCA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |