AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 44
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1 f) q9 R" X! p; |; e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 2 ^$ Z% z1 B. m- M4 n
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- n: J% R9 X) E; b; iNight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards) Y$ d9 g4 n$ P- f4 x
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Japanese Ships
! G+ R* w, e/ g, V& [& u) U BB Kongo$ e! C2 f" D9 u4 T' B0 y( A& y
BB Haruna
7 {3 m+ D8 D+ ~/ S6 o& _ BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1) v/ |+ j0 S( i- |% r& S
BB Kirishima
! L2 }) x) w6 ^5 H# R CA Mogami# J. D$ q6 d# f5 d% P& ?
CA Mikuma
# K) ?1 P; j. J5 L# G& x CA Suzuya# g; N; c: f5 n2 W( |6 j3 F
CA Kumano
, D: X! J8 ?3 e- P3 q$ u% w- L CA Kako+ q2 E' c2 A1 o/ C7 S* Q
DD Makinami
0 r8 ^& n5 _: [5 M DD Takanami; b# e0 U0 ~2 y9 m' [( b
DD Natsushio" S; v, d2 f# v4 B; B
DD Yukikaze( u& B' G$ h0 \+ H, U+ T, C0 S
DD Hayashio, C4 Q) d1 Y5 [* h! n0 [. X4 `4 k
DD Maikaze
9 U+ H' Y7 n+ W2 ^( @% W! K5 ] DD Isokaze7 ?8 Z; C% ]* z m$ D
DD Shiranui2 ?! _! n# m/ c" D) k" K
DD Amatsukaze9 o9 h3 I+ T" ~- o) y: Y
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Allied Ships! a# p- \% P2 T/ ^- U
PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk- _' G! b3 F( R8 E
PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk0 @9 m L ]3 t5 U
PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
/ ~8 q( |- Q, K Z% ^2 j; C PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
! D# Q7 W) U6 `4 n PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
w+ k6 Z, t) I; ?; [- H% i1 j PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk' q' L6 \: e. Q$ Y
PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk# H* `! x+ b4 P6 F2 p
PT-600 N0 G4 q' x4 M
PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
1 u! N4 e/ W% i+ B. H PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk. K& j1 S2 k7 t# |6 i
PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
) ^" K2 P- `7 o f% p PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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( J1 f! v7 j' r& I; MJapanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
" g- W& p' j4 v4 j: r9 {Allied TF begins to get underway6 } b$ C1 Q3 Q% F2 Y/ K
Low visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight
! X/ x0 u% W( C8 AMaximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards' k4 f' i! d& X8 X/ G: {( j
Range closes to 25,000 yards...2 l; C: |; i% ^6 q0 l: w' v& ?
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards
& l3 z/ Y: O/ r" a" ZRange closes to 20,000 yards...# ?7 q" t+ _* D; G5 O7 v
Range closes to 15,000 yards...
* E9 |- S3 e" P- b5 jCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards
) a& H5 r# C$ H8 `6 v6 J) A8 {CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards3 D4 j; P% B7 F/ b; ~ m0 M+ T
Range closes to 10,000 yards...- y, e' v6 [" m; R9 a2 ^0 | M
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
' z8 c' i& H/ K; H6 Z- W. YRange closes to 7,000 yards...
) W9 B9 s0 K+ w. B. j: ~CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards
0 _, k7 D4 ?1 E3 U) ? fRange closes to 5,000 yards...8 x) i3 C/ V3 k+ R1 i
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards
" A% I2 N& O( P& l( }* T) c1 |4 KRange closes to 3,000 yards...6 t5 g G9 m* k& M, U& }1 a
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
% ^& C! \% W4 B* h+ O1 t" j s/ pRange closes to 1,000 yards...% @; A* r& M ^: O
PT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards: {: ]0 p4 [' L/ B
PT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards) P& L7 g; k0 m% F+ D1 H
PT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
& ^# C# \) j" m4 g# V- N- E# ]) jMassive explosion on PT-46
1 K& g$ c- h7 m7 m, I% e$ RPT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards( Q3 \% v- T0 y3 @9 }- W
PT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards& H5 \% [5 j9 I% q+ A* A+ z
Range increases to 2,000 yards
( L- X6 q5 q( A7 \, m4 N3 HPT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards, E. f, S& S& H: Y8 O
PT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards, S/ B/ ?- j1 z: M
BB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards' ^! D. b; ? R9 {" N, L' i
PT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards6 S3 B$ ^& X! V+ z8 v7 M
PT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards
- Q: B- M' i- f, M7 ]0 Z& M ORange increases to 3,000 yards
/ c/ w! b" @! @2 }PT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards- i" w f; `( p9 `: I
Range closes to 2,000 yards
2 z$ X C+ s3 F- V/ Y4 X* p1 CBB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards
. L5 D d+ w4 tPT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards
. F+ Z; K; V7 f- yRange increases to 4,000 yards! m% f' |, d& e( m2 t
Range increases to 5,000 yards; Z) x$ U. t! ]& z
DD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127
- y7 u5 ?* H J K4 c$ hRange increases to 6,000 yards
2 W3 g/ |6 R7 i4 D" ~Range increases to 8,000 yards' i: T" e9 ^+ ~8 T% Q0 \+ [! H' x6 e
Task forces break off...
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7 U3 j$ E# ^. Y6 d( PNight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards# j' d2 t6 S6 c7 d
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Allied Ships
: f; {0 M& G% ?2 A) @! z* M2 B' A& c PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk+ X# q+ U+ k+ Y4 i6 ~( B9 m- M- S( d
* l4 V& Q- V7 N; \& APoor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight C4 x- K! }, p5 N* N
Maximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards
: q5 }; s' x; K/ IRange closes to 28,000 yards...
# G: p4 r3 B# {2 T( [Range closes to 26,000 yards...
7 u5 ?) M) t7 B3 V9 M. RRange closes to 24,000 yards...
' k& P# b5 P' p6 |2 U) H8 iRange closes to 22,000 yards...
8 K0 X2 n2 J4 d- `) {* {Range closes to 20,000 yards...$ Y$ v @7 n. A5 M5 `
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
3 C. k( l. G/ {2 [6 W& h( K2 ORange closes to 16,000 yards...) ~' _9 Y3 e# I& R
Range closes to 14,000 yards...* b2 g3 Z+ m# k. ?
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
$ l" }* z, Z* f! ]5 @Range closes to 11,000 yards...; f! e8 B. X' q, C+ m# S
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
5 _8 S7 c* q8 z* c) y: BRange closes to 9,000 yards...& P) _, B4 k6 n$ W
Range closes to 8,000 yards...0 q9 b; c3 P( G. o. q! \: F# b& g
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
0 m' Q9 p& b* H7 L% y: hRange closes to 6,000 yards... v) j$ ~6 {4 i* g# \" F9 t* }: W
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
+ V6 P$ ?& K- ^6 K8 G1 j' y, dRange closes to 4,000 yards...
7 ]: X: A8 y+ P/ n7 RRange closes to 3,000 yards...9 b, M# N1 @7 _) u- x* W- Y
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
. D2 L4 I! ]4 SCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
9 d/ y; ^+ {, Q/ r6 hCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
q8 k' `, M5 i3 N7 Y& b6 b/ [' W! iAllied ships attempt to get underway* c0 f) \7 I" h( F
Range increases to 3,000 yards2 W0 ]& e; `* h' ]8 j2 j$ k5 p
PT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards& h; j8 f# e, z3 t5 j) W- R( m
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...+ q, U/ J- x, X, F7 g
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Night Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127
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no flights7 x( G \* F0 s4 S9 j. j$ ?
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Allied aircraft losses* {4 A- B4 J8 s% c9 ^0 F
Catalina I: 7 damaged2 y: k; ^! b$ i {8 Y" d& w
Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground+ H; x& Z- I6 Q
P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged8 W3 i( w# Y3 ]! A" O. |9 T
P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground
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3 F) ?6 j. t- n- v5 wJapanese Ships* u$ e% P1 X6 A& e/ s: m
BB Kirishima
0 r1 L$ `, T+ i! ` BB Hiei3 N5 x% M# n; W( `) q
BB Haruna
/ ]' W( l6 p4 u ^' o BB Kongo7 K+ b/ J. o* H2 p9 H
CA Kako
& k$ ]( }' E S6 L9 X* c CA Kumano
0 H- B" z; _( K- h' ]8 p CA Suzuya9 b, t( b& W/ j- P- P8 g
CA Mikuma0 L! @- X; J9 z4 N/ K& d
CA Mogami
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Allied ground losses:1 N+ N; R5 [& }% O0 k3 K& m
274 casualties reported
3 \% r, a: l( C- u( x& i Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
0 p- D9 H- |! b' q3 Q Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled$ q% `$ i3 h& b7 r0 A6 n9 b
Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled
1 L- y4 D" j% s* j& z# c Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)! O6 Q: E5 q9 ^, Q; f2 l# t% t+ x; k
Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)5 \6 W9 A2 k. Z6 O
/ G: Q* @# S5 S7 bAirbase hits 17
5 w5 M9 n* U* X e+ N2 C7 Z' d2 KAirbase supply hits 2/ {2 y/ u5 d, {
Runway hits 35
! X5 n# p3 B. I& lPort hits 5 z; f) t; r4 m* J/ ]$ k' I. @
Port supply hits 43 s& p/ v: j) E! f' l- ]
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BB Kirishima firing at Gove 0 E+ i8 N& K9 H5 ?- U
BB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade& q# b% v$ P5 _# g7 k! H& _% t+ m
BB Haruna firing at Gove
7 X/ _: m6 Z# W: q/ h* OBB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade
, U: z0 \& h4 ?CA Kako firing at Gove
; V! J* Y+ L( }CA Kumano firing at Gove
. t V% U9 Q+ ]4 ~7 t2 S4 HE13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya
8 k9 |( ~9 G- Z$ x' R9 KCA Suzuya firing at Gove ' m3 k. M5 f3 ~9 H; Z- [
CA Mikuma firing at Gove
6 z8 v% K) P# Y q9 lCA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |