AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 44
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7 b2 ~5 O) \: ~0 e( J; o; {5 u+ W, x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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; M8 f8 B, {0 S) H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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t/ E4 U: g( w @! A, zNight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
0 b+ R% n! }! i& E, K4 C+ o' s" b BB Kongo
3 C1 H( L3 e2 i" D BB Haruna6 g0 |. }$ R6 l0 ]' ?
BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1- {" C/ x2 Z4 s1 Y6 k* c, C
BB Kirishima
" t# ~) W4 j& K7 Y7 B. r$ r- x( I CA Mogami2 P8 I: c3 R' C
CA Mikuma5 z* }4 N5 K% W% y$ ~7 Q( m5 f. s
CA Suzuya% M- v/ b9 h( Q1 ]
CA Kumano0 N% \1 L, `: N: f+ w
CA Kako
, a9 k6 l [: G+ |! ? DD Makinami
: ]' w) s8 {; X DD Takanami
2 k! M8 b, K( A DD Natsushio
; \- C$ G3 q0 L* r! U: T2 L6 j DD Yukikaze
! ^" `0 Q& Q2 y" V- ?+ \6 B DD Hayashio+ g6 Y. e2 j$ k$ |% Y }2 T, b N& ]
DD Maikaze
& `* C1 b) G' o0 i DD Isokaze. R7 l2 N; f) Y
DD Shiranui
. M: x% L2 e* T. z: ? K DD Amatsukaze
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Allied Ships
( @* q4 m# }, X4 E PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk; d' ?( L, e1 t: n
PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk. j7 s7 b3 E) _
PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
2 x" K3 C, u! |: X7 u7 H& T PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
/ E# y7 R0 g8 t. m! c1 ^2 d PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
4 r5 H) S, |* K& C: k+ t% Y PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
( D* n9 S- _- U7 L: I! e0 v$ g PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
+ E1 K: w+ ^% q, R- r6 D PT-60
8 ^0 g( F a/ k7 b. }5 @' S- D PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
% U+ ]. K8 V- V PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
( u0 k) U8 J4 ]0 p! e PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk! e" a# M" M6 o2 c E; \' x
PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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+ e$ B1 Y0 ~% H2 e* _Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!$ O# D( a5 J% G# w
Allied TF begins to get underway
: S9 J8 Q+ Z/ U! \" T, D* eLow visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight9 v) v; x; O* j3 P) `
Maximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards
% O( c/ G1 j# rRange closes to 25,000 yards...
2 E/ ?# e* K# |' _# ]CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards# M g& S" M6 U( H
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
, |; u5 R; h* c/ Q2 DRange closes to 15,000 yards...9 S- r" ]: @; x2 F+ k- [
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards
- {1 d) U1 K' _$ t" {1 v" s6 sCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards
: }* i0 ]' T1 H( n2 SRange closes to 10,000 yards...
8 p+ \# N& O, _& ~* E& _/ V" jCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards( S: A o& R3 u2 y
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
8 T2 W. z4 ?+ B/ [9 G- vCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards* a" p5 S7 e" T
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
: L3 n! Z9 e' N5 h+ uCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards
! j4 G* @2 o: F3 ~7 ]& pRange closes to 3,000 yards...( K3 J2 W0 `; H4 {' m" N
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards: X x" Z$ ^) D4 s
Range closes to 1,000 yards...3 \+ I2 d& V8 u
PT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards9 S6 c7 \# F8 a
PT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
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Massive explosion on PT-46
' n0 A6 k5 d+ F/ M$ @5 a! d8 }4 uPT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards6 N7 ^( D8 ]( b- E: ?* X
PT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
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PT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards% ^- ^( o+ n# O8 U) a
PT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards; @$ n+ c( g9 p I6 o+ O& m, q) X
BB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards
* p1 R* y) r$ A: |PT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards4 E3 j% `5 d4 t5 Y$ e+ n3 `9 H
PT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards7 S! z2 v2 ?: t- \/ C4 D/ E5 r3 E
Range increases to 3,000 yards
; d& w H2 u* @9 FPT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards
- Q# u$ V4 g% e) @* a! X1 sRange closes to 2,000 yards
3 a$ R0 ?% J) M0 ^BB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards
' S' O, n \& A- E% WPT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards" x8 r" g' ?0 H# j" C$ F) X- n
Range increases to 4,000 yards
+ E# }) K0 U+ vRange increases to 5,000 yards6 @4 `% [+ \2 i
DD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127
4 t; K ~3 X2 y7 R, q- eRange increases to 6,000 yards
1 t1 M% ?( x+ S" [3 xRange increases to 8,000 yards' n9 s4 [' R4 j+ B( X
Task forces break off...
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, ~1 [$ q; O8 N$ I0 G* R9 sNight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
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Allied Ships
4 O1 {3 _6 B% v# a PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk& H8 S b; G) o& C) M
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Poor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight3 j) N0 y. I; t4 [6 [4 _4 [1 z
Maximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards$ F3 i8 O" E: v& N, |
Range closes to 28,000 yards...
! L( ~, c0 ?+ R# P0 m8 M- QRange closes to 26,000 yards...& o8 D4 W: w, N& }* `/ L& c
Range closes to 24,000 yards...1 x. O L1 S, c/ L+ Z" ?8 V
Range closes to 22,000 yards...7 d( N" K4 {7 |4 h* S0 O
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
5 t! {6 h0 D( h0 L4 ?- lRange closes to 18,000 yards...
9 p# [6 |6 u$ ^. p' mRange closes to 16,000 yards...
/ ?7 M4 M7 y N0 y3 E- [1 JRange closes to 14,000 yards...# J' X8 `! ?! s, c/ L+ R) q5 W+ G2 D
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
' O" C4 K+ E, q; \" @! eRange closes to 11,000 yards...
4 Y/ S& O$ y9 `7 g0 [& l$ yRange closes to 10,000 yards...
% m# X8 H5 W1 l- `4 r4 v4 iRange closes to 9,000 yards...1 H ?3 n x Y3 |+ u3 \6 v
Range closes to 8,000 yards...0 d8 F+ C+ R4 Y
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
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Range closes to 5,000 yards...! r z. |- ~$ p$ @8 p
Range closes to 4,000 yards...# I/ M) U V$ S7 N* c8 D
Range closes to 3,000 yards...4 }; w4 P/ Y0 L& O+ Z; ]
Range closes to 2,000 yards...6 w% s# k0 B7 K. ^. _" p
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards @- Q5 P8 G3 I4 a% s% i
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards1 ]% s( d! i0 ], T# Y# p
Allied ships attempt to get underway1 Q7 n+ R! b% h: k
Range increases to 3,000 yards3 o; b( g- I4 C: j) G
PT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards
7 X& x% G. n& c% T+ yCombat ends with last Allied ship sunk...
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Night Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127' g7 E% {1 W7 j* Y' w# A; n# m* a
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Allied aircraft
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; v8 L$ a6 [! {8 R/ o# zAllied aircraft losses
P5 n' }( ^$ X' N Catalina I: 7 damaged. ^1 W- J7 G- ?
Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground, m+ z# Q& [" s/ e: h+ i
P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged
% ^$ |, T& ^8 v+ ~. b v1 f) U7 X P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground6 K y8 _: y* {9 x2 }$ b
& x5 D; t% W( W! O2 UJapanese Ships
8 y7 O* F+ A2 K! n* J. O BB Kirishima# B3 Q# Q7 d- B4 N/ d
BB Hiei
+ ~$ |! m2 K( B' q BB Haruna
- q7 Z0 _2 T! D. t BB Kongo
2 U6 |6 H' G. b6 P/ p CA Kako
. h+ t9 T& D0 ~) Y CA Kumano6 ^ | u' C8 F4 c
CA Suzuya
) N( e$ D) w4 F3 E CA Mikuma
5 J7 t4 a/ h& ?. r' P CA Mogami
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, l- \9 {2 A" I6 E; qAllied ground losses:) D6 ?' x: G ?; W$ m8 W) H: \/ t
274 casualties reported1 D1 c M* g" c/ [$ D7 ] ]
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled5 _0 Z/ n- @0 i) [; ~, G
Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled
8 ?8 O: l7 ^; i Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled
+ K1 [) A1 f$ C8 S# k4 U& ~' m+ X5 _. i Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
+ T3 f% c4 l( t& ]" Y9 c( M+ b Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled); X: g3 }7 j. A4 ?1 e2 g
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Airbase hits 17 X1 I! l: |; w/ A. ]* J" A" U# d
Airbase supply hits 2
, W& l* w' I4 G$ uRunway hits 35
s5 B4 K6 b; V: ^Port hits 5" I9 d( Y; Z! L( r: \
Port supply hits 4
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BB Kirishima firing at Gove
. ?6 ? ]; J4 d/ B2 g; YBB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade
/ @, \1 y: @" ~+ c% F. Q& a, tBB Haruna firing at Gove $ M8 R: I* T; y+ [# T
BB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade
9 u; o; B t* BCA Kako firing at Gove
+ M; j. P' t- z/ j; @) D* s9 vCA Kumano firing at Gove $ z5 g9 ?+ [, L% t7 Z3 D# k
E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya3 }6 _: z: h2 f7 ^9 W1 M% P
CA Suzuya firing at Gove $ u- O3 l1 F! n: t7 W$ X4 v, X; `
CA Mikuma firing at Gove
9 @6 Y1 M& G+ P/ N" u# W @( JCA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |