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
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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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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards
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1 e6 ~( Q5 B' M8 ?& q* RJapanese Ships
' a) I( m) q# U$ F/ \ BB Kongo
$ B, w8 ^! I; z$ K- P BB Haruna
! y) _" Z: {( O BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1
2 t. H. a: g* D, M/ e' X6 e/ [% S BB Kirishima
: x( ?# B& ^( Z CA Mogami
- ?. E* ]5 g" j CA Mikuma8 ?' S3 P: @4 Y( H! k1 } Z
CA Suzuya5 E4 U0 j3 D9 |
CA Kumano% r n: y+ G: h& b
CA Kako4 |7 G7 n. N; ?" n! Q+ @5 R
DD Makinami
; k, u/ z# A' L3 `- i; T* s DD Takanami$ R/ e& k- o: K& t
DD Natsushio
" p/ ]( Y! l0 W6 w3 p DD Yukikaze2 n8 w* c" F9 t6 ^7 a. y
DD Hayashio: m1 e8 @. W3 U# J; W" _
DD Maikaze
! F2 c ]: i- [5 b DD Isokaze, n8 h$ |& r$ c6 ~
DD Shiranui1 Q' K2 B& v% ?) [" M+ \8 \
DD Amatsukaze4 E4 ]3 s' U- i
: ?% k+ I' s/ b2 k4 h3 VAllied Ships! G+ h5 i- n6 a8 g9 ~
PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
- v% z# p9 h2 } PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk" x4 g8 A% q. R8 t9 s+ y; [; I: W
PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk. D! @/ |( `/ |. ]/ f: d& b
PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk0 C( p/ V8 e9 I
PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk9 Q. X0 n! i+ T* i- O2 V9 V3 p+ x- s
PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
. D9 ^. k' S- L; c! {0 P6 s PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
% ]' U2 C0 I; G7 t: K4 y PT-60) p ~3 t7 l! J4 w+ u) }+ M
PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk4 ?) \, Y& ?+ r* j/ @
PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
" ~5 G" c0 s* F PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
7 p; S' |5 ^: _ PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk3 F0 d& ~" M5 P" J+ W. @
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!9 a6 m6 T" a5 o' ?
Allied TF begins to get underway
7 a' G+ O; F( a% E- @# H& KLow visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight
9 q7 x/ A3 L# M* z/ ?Maximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards
: X! K' v% V0 J8 URange closes to 25,000 yards... t3 l# v' }& D. K* n/ [! K! B! c
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards9 \4 |. N- A K/ b
Range closes to 20,000 yards...2 J% x7 |6 i& w* W( F
Range closes to 15,000 yards...
7 t) V! t6 o" LCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards* Q! X* m" Z! ~
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards
0 o* `! I! H$ }. tRange closes to 10,000 yards...
, B* ~, V' U! |# ]CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards$ Y) l, a* R% g0 e( A2 D) L
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
- S. ~6 E! j& XCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards
C+ @' [: X% M' x, I8 t% pRange closes to 5,000 yards...
' X; b+ A# c9 o8 \CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards1 C7 N7 S0 K# A" L3 ^# `
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
) A3 g' g w4 B: E! z* n1 K3 SCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
! [$ h2 q! j) c- x6 n: Z# b; ZRange closes to 1,000 yards...8 a5 D( {1 K4 ]$ R
PT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards5 d5 h9 g) D' V0 O" Z8 {6 _( I
PT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
" `+ ]( I& B! O R+ n! S6 ePT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
& l( a) \" n& i1 AMassive explosion on PT-46
! H$ J, |5 g: y5 f tPT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards* w0 E) P4 y" w# M/ E
PT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
0 W+ @1 Q j O- ARange increases to 2,000 yards* b! p9 M3 s2 v* v6 m: ]/ o$ V) a* e( D
PT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards5 p0 ~& E6 K3 z! ^. K
PT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards- ~/ O/ H# r& x8 j1 @
BB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards
8 O5 q" f# ?# t7 APT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards$ {2 L. m0 I8 K& k5 k
PT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards3 ?$ T0 b0 C0 E8 f+ q7 C* V
Range increases to 3,000 yards- w8 ~8 f% [* T' u I6 M
PT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards
/ q: \5 D4 l& g7 U' j9 s4 \% LRange closes to 2,000 yards! J% U: n0 E2 g7 I6 A
BB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards
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# g% g* b. b! Y$ ERange increases to 4,000 yards
' @" J% t; A% B: `3 A! sRange increases to 5,000 yards
9 S% q# s5 c3 ~$ L- QDD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127 " k( w! U+ |# M% e* m+ ]& k1 l
Range increases to 6,000 yards# M9 E+ `$ y( Q- {6 W) F
Range increases to 8,000 yards' a" O8 p" N/ A4 P( l# d$ V
Task forces break off...
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, R+ m8 e. x2 z) iNight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards# x* h9 \2 Y4 |! W
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Japanese Ships
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" I# E! g: ^& A( H PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk) J* z* _0 c) i, L2 G
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Poor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight
. P3 U0 T+ ~' O5 {' VMaximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards
H- _& I" g/ H0 vRange closes to 28,000 yards...
9 V" C7 h' _0 }9 LRange closes to 26,000 yards...
% V' x4 m! c. ?9 n% N% wRange closes to 24,000 yards...
. b1 ^) r, c( B) U/ TRange closes to 22,000 yards...) J% a" s }. O+ B& F: I6 P
Range closes to 20,000 yards...: i; P% ^0 |$ t6 u- x2 `
Range closes to 18,000 yards.../ d. X9 i' U' g5 Z9 x3 }
Range closes to 16,000 yards...! N$ s" k( |: m
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
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5 k. E9 Z s' d2 X, ~Range closes to 11,000 yards...% A5 { I! Z; u5 ^2 t2 l
Range closes to 10,000 yards...& M' S* `/ X& H. w; H, z
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
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Range closes to 7,000 yards...
9 j# o3 {1 @) I1 eRange closes to 6,000 yards...
8 x$ B/ r* \/ {2 M- bRange closes to 5,000 yards...: T, w) y+ n2 [! I" z. f* R* o+ ~6 P
Range closes to 4,000 yards...: p# d; u/ m7 u8 H/ ^$ b
Range closes to 3,000 yards...: A$ z! [7 \# I) ^- C7 H
Range closes to 2,000 yards...1 r C8 A0 M. W
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards5 B0 S& b% Q3 L* A
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards* O. A5 K9 P0 ~! G0 f
Allied ships attempt to get underway% ~1 g/ i5 E2 W8 c' o
Range increases to 3,000 yards
4 p5 S5 ]$ C( p# S5 j# r/ WPT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards
8 M H; Y+ K9 N$ I, ^9 c6 O9 qCombat ends with last Allied ship sunk...+ l$ X2 T: T% ^: h& U: {$ k! ]
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( y$ Q4 h4 H" w3 D% [" DNight Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127
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Allied aircraft losses
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" h. e+ d |3 ]" F6 m/ Z Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground: a2 X+ p; E+ A% B
P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged. J' A# G! G* V" N
P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground! d O9 P2 d K+ R$ L6 r g0 X
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Japanese Ships2 u9 P/ [: g* Q4 I
BB Kirishima
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BB Haruna/ J* H! d$ H9 g7 e% H( e
BB Kongo
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CA Kumano$ w( |0 v1 d0 m, L7 H( Y) g
CA Suzuya4 p- y& L- b* f1 O R, g, T
CA Mikuma; S" [( |; s" ?: `% _6 [
CA Mogami+ k3 ^( U/ N: ]/ |4 h1 h% @1 o
7 u. |7 v; Y4 |2 [Allied ground losses:6 ^, L- P$ N6 o8 Z! Y8 f7 H
274 casualties reported) ~7 e' M& h7 D o' B
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled) _. j$ g( w, `: `9 ^. C
Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled
* z6 O# m8 D7 e" ~# J) T Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled# O; |8 T- ]: V3 |4 s T. w8 M E
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)1 E: B Q, c+ N) t
Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)
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Airbase hits 17
3 B5 q" m9 i- ^8 ^; Y: pAirbase supply hits 2
2 U* q- E2 a$ eRunway hits 35
' D0 i6 o& A1 _" r0 X9 C& cPort hits 59 ~. s' S; |) D, z5 s' \; ?
Port supply hits 4& v6 a# [. s4 y6 M8 d% A( ]
, A! _- s/ r" \) O7 BBB Kirishima firing at Gove ( |+ _, v: w1 G' n& x& t) J
BB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade' `8 i% H# U+ R; }1 N* y# k
BB Haruna firing at Gove ( ]( C, p4 T: K4 q8 s0 P% u
BB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade
, e4 T+ Y- ]" _% bCA Kako firing at Gove & S. D$ v6 t! {
CA Kumano firing at Gove " [& q9 N" k4 |2 F1 \: R$ |% ?
E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya
) d/ y+ O8 |. J2 ZCA Suzuya firing at Gove - s1 `. f9 U+ S% B
CA Mikuma firing at Gove
3 Z. I2 W4 Q/ X' \: f* h3 O. }/ zCA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |