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 $ B) n2 N( m) _9 v1 E) k: |0 d
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( b2 E- c I' M9 W& P& |Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards2 y7 c" U/ G- U+ `* {; d4 t# E
0 H* b5 ~2 k& f1 k% T/ zJapanese Ships' v, D p/ |# N
BB Kongo
- n3 T) ?5 B7 h$ R BB Haruna6 L' ~$ N* ]" A5 T# z: G' {
BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1' v) S1 D" ~6 V/ U
BB Kirishima$ C0 N2 w- U% S; X& b
CA Mogami
" N0 {4 V+ Z u0 ] CA Mikuma
5 L4 {" T2 |# n CA Suzuya0 N U- i% C) W9 o' ~8 j, U# W
CA Kumano
/ k& X8 G' Y: I# ^4 `1 d CA Kako
# k. L" v" i, P& i2 I8 X5 [" ^ DD Makinami7 Z; c" c. r4 v& M# A# @
DD Takanami- i# m+ _5 }# }; T- ]0 ^' G, f$ K
DD Natsushio
4 e0 E/ C! Y) Z- L; n DD Yukikaze
2 y# i- |( P W: I. T DD Hayashio
: i' Y2 o! Q4 s* C DD Maikaze
6 @( B5 {# d5 g+ R3 r DD Isokaze
h1 V% n' N& E2 k% K" l2 x2 m DD Shiranui0 w+ q7 D, V6 [: A# G
DD Amatsukaze
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- r2 _3 [* F+ z6 ?Allied Ships* h4 D/ A9 V' f m7 _$ n
PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk* }8 |! p3 Y1 V; k
PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
. `% N: U5 b- M PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
6 z+ V1 `/ L( G& I1 ^/ F7 v# y PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
6 S: i3 [+ o; V$ S5 f8 l# j- r PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk" F* z, _7 w, F6 l
PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk8 \" ]- _- a" L, V
PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk- w3 ~6 W+ t3 D3 U$ B) `7 V
PT-609 L4 g" ^5 ^8 C2 S* a" ?$ Y$ N# ~
PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk' D, ?7 o6 |! u7 W
PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
& r" ?/ u. `7 F5 d- ? PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
9 C: P8 p9 a" f2 ?" J PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!3 T8 P2 G! L1 `
Allied TF begins to get underway
* z9 l& \* T5 c& WLow visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight. e* ]/ x6 `; d+ X* |8 A
Maximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards) i1 i @6 U2 |% S' U8 Q. G
Range closes to 25,000 yards...
6 u- _9 p. n' h( RCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards& Z/ g0 z% ^& K y4 @
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
' ]: ?! ]6 E0 c* k# z! E hRange closes to 15,000 yards...
# Q" ^2 Y2 Y! ]! n" S- [5 uCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards2 ?# _; w7 |# Y b' K" a- l
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards' K1 d4 v$ {' }# E2 ?' I
Range closes to 10,000 yards...5 C& X: ?! E$ M6 y- C; w& E) u$ V8 r
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
8 M2 D2 T) z/ H- L& X" KRange closes to 7,000 yards...
. Y- u/ [% i8 w' m5 zCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards u: m9 e" {" S
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
) t" n# }5 }6 a+ q- T4 H) ^3 g3 ^CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards6 y3 L: h3 o* ~/ h* C: p4 O) I
Range closes to 3,000 yards...) l2 N: v& U+ A4 n0 N3 V
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
4 s" j v2 G) WRange closes to 1,000 yards..." l8 g! y, Z0 g1 M: T3 W0 e# O& X3 y; s
PT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
# [! f7 H& o4 J. `- u. m: w3 LPT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards% M& r5 K6 _- X a$ i% r5 K g
PT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
6 `( H; n/ V K: K, zMassive explosion on PT-46
& X0 W K/ s1 g( B( M/ @ kPT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
+ i+ k0 q, L* a+ x/ A XPT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards: P- O0 b. I$ a, k& V$ s
Range increases to 2,000 yards
0 E. \0 ^7 K q' P& vPT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
+ e) Q. y& G( B# a+ ePT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards; l& A6 t; W ]
BB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards
- G3 V- v7 \' H/ l( x7 _ gPT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards0 ]& K) n* N) _1 z( j
PT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards
. q! n8 x6 X* ~Range increases to 3,000 yards1 I4 ?" _% ~9 u. f& c
PT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards
9 x: v* k( ?; {, p% [1 T. F: {Range closes to 2,000 yards. @5 t# G1 P0 X
BB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards
' C- f0 Z" p" tPT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards
& Y5 A" O4 V0 m: w( v" J/ GRange increases to 4,000 yards' o; ^1 ?. A0 }. s4 p/ ]( \
Range increases to 5,000 yards4 u/ Y1 ?, b' b- r6 _
DD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127 & j( p4 q1 G$ X& |7 a/ [
Range increases to 6,000 yards9 r/ D# w9 m% b- B/ K" \9 ]
Range increases to 8,000 yards" N% {1 Z6 E: K! h3 u/ _
Task forces break off...$ `* G# U) x( r; h% k
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]* S0 u( a" ?. GNight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
% E: a& J1 q% A DD Shiranui
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, Z$ b4 `+ x7 X" i/ R$ m$ ~Allied Ships
6 d/ d- X, i* G" z- D% m PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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: [- L6 Q/ o3 d1 s1 Q5 zPoor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight
7 I, X3 A) M4 m3 `( l: M7 I1 DMaximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards
5 O; y! E. W4 d6 N gRange closes to 28,000 yards...6 T: y8 ~ ^/ C8 D* ?% ?
Range closes to 26,000 yards..." u% ?$ r# ~4 ^& C2 S8 ^2 \
Range closes to 24,000 yards...8 I' J# o, i9 O" k5 g. Q
Range closes to 22,000 yards...1 u( k: Z1 @8 s: [6 L6 p
Range closes to 20,000 yards..., ~+ v" f9 j( z9 F7 o3 D/ F/ p
Range closes to 18,000 yards...0 W$ Z* u2 t' V
Range closes to 16,000 yards...: N+ ` ]) L% W6 B
Range closes to 14,000 yards... [: j3 z% c+ c) _5 g# m
Range closes to 12,000 yards.../ |$ [" D1 D3 P8 t; ?0 m3 O. ]
Range closes to 11,000 yards...# L9 l6 y# g& |. A' Y" k+ }8 h
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
& g, O! V$ P" k% O$ t" a. ]7 jRange closes to 9,000 yards...2 d7 S [+ Y* W: U& N% a- o
Range closes to 8,000 yards.../ t O; }% \3 _. I N* a
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
. x1 f* W6 o ~Range closes to 6,000 yards...- S2 }: ?; s7 ~+ T/ ~2 K+ Z- T
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
5 n$ j9 [0 ~1 LRange closes to 4,000 yards...
, k2 o0 L- T/ p0 H# s* m7 eRange closes to 3,000 yards...
2 x6 C9 ?- J" P5 [: TRange closes to 2,000 yards...2 {) i+ i! M0 y6 G; s1 U5 W
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
( L' U/ _+ L! c) ~& X2 @CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards" Q, L4 T( m- e* ]& j5 G. Y
Allied ships attempt to get underway
/ k; c% ~, Y5 ~Range increases to 3,000 yards# @0 c9 r- F( D. m
PT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards. k! T G% T8 Z& ^, b
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...9 j% c) J1 T* g: |
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6 }3 ?1 d/ {- b$ xNight Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127
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Allied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses& S! t2 r5 H5 j& v1 n" E
Catalina I: 7 damaged
; A6 T- R/ d& D) h5 c Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground
" u' O. J' x) L4 a5 u P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged5 M7 D& _8 M* S5 x
P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground
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Japanese Ships
o- e, N6 H+ v BB Kirishima
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BB Haruna
) s( j4 G6 Q! H# @2 u BB Kongo
- Q3 a/ Y! |% J* [7 C5 R1 P CA Kako
& }1 \2 }- u* Z CA Kumano
! z% }5 q& z% W. m+ w2 f CA Suzuya
- a4 _( h1 ~* m! ~& y3 V) s CA Mikuma6 m/ h- w( e5 T5 L$ X" N
CA Mogami
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Allied ground losses: D1 H+ e1 k' {; K9 @5 M
274 casualties reported5 q4 {( |2 p/ m& ~7 c2 J
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled$ H) K3 D9 i; h
Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled
+ J2 y& c5 T, @* r6 M Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled
! B( V2 O8 f8 D# j% X Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
; Q) f8 v* e- ?( o Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled); Z$ S) T- k3 l' u M
" T1 `, Y9 H) p0 i0 n: C5 K. X" GAirbase hits 17
- L6 |; L6 w7 j# h; P% j3 }Airbase supply hits 2
+ T& t% Q: y* ARunway hits 35- I$ X- x; ?/ k+ ?& x7 q
Port hits 57 j* h/ {% L) J
Port supply hits 49 W# t! R) _7 R4 O; T
% |5 H2 f% F( k8 e. M. tBB Kirishima firing at Gove . l5 g" D, d; q' K- X8 L1 o- r
BB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade7 ^4 \. M/ G' y! h0 g
BB Haruna firing at Gove , J% L7 m, t. K `- k* p8 @
BB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade
/ P7 w' q$ O5 ^( A2 i' d$ zCA Kako firing at Gove
& V+ m1 P7 ?9 vCA Kumano firing at Gove % i; H. ^, }/ l1 Q% O9 z. B
E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya J7 j$ n) _ _% z5 h5 u
CA Suzuya firing at Gove / [5 A; }7 I* B5 t N
CA Mikuma firing at Gove 1 V( W) h3 P& [! v3 U3 \* a2 t
CA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |