AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 44
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8 G: C2 Y% i4 E! `0 ]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* p; L( k" n5 H1 G/ A w2 f
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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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9 J3 V" |. L! Y2 I5 U5 k: A1 g( INight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards2 H! o2 Z1 z! a
) \+ n3 Z7 W) v4 S* pJapanese Ships. e( C9 R5 C( {) h2 X4 w5 a
BB Kongo
# t8 n A. d$ V1 e h; q$ @0 N6 c, Q BB Haruna
% E. e* W: P$ r$ y! E BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1 M' K- u8 {( F$ ~) z8 C. A2 z: F
BB Kirishima9 `9 z0 i- D6 Q# L' n" O( Y
CA Mogami) b* D# k$ y) M
CA Mikuma
7 \% b3 t* q7 p) {: M5 z+ ] CA Suzuya
8 l9 B) I' S* V g! f6 I CA Kumano: R G6 `5 P- n; ~4 y! W ~" Y
CA Kako
0 a" Z2 W$ O" A. n* h* m. _3 P DD Makinami. k" H& z: D1 v4 U$ b& P, I! u$ B
DD Takanami
6 x+ Y' }( M4 P$ f' H% z8 J DD Natsushio" o+ r2 c7 }0 T, [ r
DD Yukikaze: D5 n9 ?$ _4 Y2 n6 o
DD Hayashio
0 D& P! n3 `' n DD Maikaze
7 ?- N3 |9 K; y e7 s' e0 q V& ] DD Isokaze5 i) {- E2 i9 ?2 n2 S' z- C& `+ D
DD Shiranui4 L0 e/ k A: I0 G7 D
DD Amatsukaze
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Allied Ships l- g$ g- P) Q; s
PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
4 X P T( W" y+ M6 W PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk. ?- _. j' ~9 h1 J( g8 |
PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk* [" s5 ^" f9 S
PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
5 h6 ~: }" t, P% \ PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk% q2 W! A% v+ g
PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
, @6 ?1 u, I! T! q3 ^3 C PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk$ g2 C2 f' H) Q( p. O! `! X
PT-60
+ V1 L X+ z9 O1 { PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
' j$ k3 ~) c2 l! I6 {# h: ^ PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
( ^& ]* L; J; D0 M$ h PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk$ k4 Z5 ^9 C8 T3 Z* n! \
PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
/ Y6 q" I; X# v# ], uAllied TF begins to get underway: @3 t, {% b4 V+ i+ `8 B# B
Low visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight! Q; _6 w- C: r6 Y* J# p+ z. k- h, \
Maximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards
$ _* j0 S: P6 } c9 xRange closes to 25,000 yards...
- z+ x$ E) [- s% k% K3 U4 ^CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards, X1 P& P, ]% b% L8 @( U9 [$ I! M* o
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
, o. u1 a( o. |5 N. tRange closes to 15,000 yards...
( z' F5 g# t. o$ P" s* bCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards$ q8 ?- ]2 _ |( a/ C' _
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards
' C! Y A0 Y- y$ N; Y f/ F1 ERange closes to 10,000 yards...
) E0 ^2 j# ~, P' TCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards' J3 E1 U) @7 I5 m3 d: z2 @
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
* N X+ S+ r- K: Z- n' f7 R) ^8 ACONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards. X. [. D! o+ F7 B9 }0 X9 L6 Z
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
+ Y2 X) I; r4 q! |% v: c( e/ _* b9 vCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards
: }7 L9 g+ J( k6 ~6 WRange closes to 3,000 yards...; M$ A0 {2 ]- I8 {/ x6 F# c
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards% k5 C) H+ F5 P: ~& v$ J# y
Range closes to 1,000 yards...
0 H: Z4 T7 H9 KPT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards2 c6 t) Z) S* I( J* R* Y
PT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards, }$ Z8 \2 T5 e* ]- t5 c
PT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
& z w, d% A& h( rMassive explosion on PT-46
3 n' u9 v1 u% o; S" xPT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
% o3 F2 s# l, F$ H; U' dPT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards- V( @- \7 k3 K1 w
Range increases to 2,000 yards
5 T' y8 c5 m/ [1 t7 B, ^2 m0 L$ nPT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
- ^ G+ y; g2 R8 M+ O2 p3 l8 f( X; ]4 fPT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
* _$ H; n; A' x6 P9 jBB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards+ u. R# ?2 b1 o( {
PT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards
2 k8 F" d7 w3 K# T+ B0 Y# IPT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards& K, b; p# n- L( [0 m% Q/ X- {) m: ~
Range increases to 3,000 yards6 z* f# X) E. l3 i$ p/ A* Y) ^( f
PT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards3 Z, Z) d* h$ `5 ~
Range closes to 2,000 yards4 z) g6 l/ r, i1 r0 \: `3 S% l
BB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards
3 i& A5 E" g' FPT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards
0 q9 ]- z; _* m% q, W) nRange increases to 4,000 yards
' }- _* f' y- Z! FRange increases to 5,000 yards
1 I8 P" J1 ~- s: QDD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127
- a8 `( x5 }7 I7 H n7 WRange increases to 6,000 yards! c9 x6 T( l' Y$ ~" `+ h A
Range increases to 8,000 yards2 l# d2 n, i5 f9 L$ G. W3 @
Task forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships; H' l4 m. L* K3 C* N$ `
DD Shiranui6 v0 T/ m. d8 }# q6 ^5 Z& ^# A
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Allied Ships; F" N& ?+ b \0 u' ?# S/ ?1 x
PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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* x7 m0 y! C" a+ R! X9 E5 b% o' l7 cPoor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight5 k+ Q/ W4 K5 c' M1 M: S3 ~
Maximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards& u) l& Q$ A9 f$ X
Range closes to 28,000 yards...
* a" A. ?( s1 U; G' ^/ NRange closes to 26,000 yards...
1 X( m, h( ~0 L hRange closes to 24,000 yards...( Y2 K- Z6 a5 _* M7 ?) C
Range closes to 22,000 yards...' H# C: ?. c+ E- T
Range closes to 20,000 yards...1 o4 u3 f4 F" p. T* F
Range closes to 18,000 yards...; i+ h& q+ |. H: R7 e/ {
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
% M1 w3 d/ C7 E. c! _Range closes to 14,000 yards...
6 h) x/ u P3 URange closes to 12,000 yards...1 P" n2 m4 B, p5 B( A: Y5 }7 ]
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
9 x; @1 I' W) B# m# x9 Y7 @Range closes to 10,000 yards...' |6 f! k2 m6 N. N
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
3 p# `+ L$ T1 F6 Y7 IRange closes to 8,000 yards...
/ `! s! O. S4 x# rRange closes to 7,000 yards...
2 ?* [' t$ ~; [% JRange closes to 6,000 yards...
, x% F) P3 R3 R: Y2 w# jRange closes to 5,000 yards...5 L0 i E, J7 G) r! G+ F
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
! O: v" E$ P. s5 n. {/ y jRange closes to 3,000 yards.../ p) O% @) [ z- o
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
; b+ ]4 G, U3 S( P& `3 FCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards# a" t) `$ Q) \- t+ N
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
1 Y1 @! Q8 G* |; f6 q$ w3 V6 g1 cAllied ships attempt to get underway8 E" P; b* t+ S
Range increases to 3,000 yards- H+ v l" `5 f8 g. V6 ~/ i
PT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards
$ }7 C4 B- b4 m1 O6 {$ MCombat ends with last Allied ship sunk...
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Night Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127% J, c" r' B& B
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Allied aircraft
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0 P$ f0 x) y# t! MAllied aircraft losses+ s! I7 [, e" Q/ R- d* y
Catalina I: 7 damaged# @' B+ k* H: l
Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground: I8 c3 ?+ u/ ~6 {' r8 L, r
P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged
6 l, w9 o9 h. k2 K& D) Q P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground
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Japanese Ships" A3 b) j" ?6 a) C Q
BB Kirishima
4 R/ P% M a5 S% j" R4 Y BB Hiei
5 d& _; z0 ]8 m% u; A- x" f9 } BB Haruna6 j+ c1 o* g' D. w( t
BB Kongo9 {, V ] m' |/ ?0 \
CA Kako
1 ?9 P- n1 f. L; x/ ?$ X CA Kumano& Q: O) H R/ J9 R. M x' k
CA Suzuya
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CA Mogami! h" u' I9 M6 _& }2 m: l3 T: o
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Allied ground losses:
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( A+ _$ }. O) n Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
* z h/ {5 o& _0 M) ]5 R Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled# Z$ i- C) y- p0 R$ c4 q
Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled
8 t4 d5 S4 G* t! ?" n, P Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)4 B1 r8 Y, M; N8 _1 R% w# V
Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)
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Airbase hits 17
* c' N' `$ s% K m5 D) qAirbase supply hits 2
3 c5 n' l# _" K- g; C2 eRunway hits 35
6 R- |$ G- v0 I$ A& ?* FPort hits 5
8 }1 }6 y+ N, r- ]0 e" n8 ~) c' G* EPort supply hits 4
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BB Kirishima firing at Gove
5 d% s( ]/ n1 vBB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade" M. M# S) W# [ @
BB Haruna firing at Gove - B7 D) y: [% B# |, P
BB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade
) t2 C# o, n! o/ x8 fCA Kako firing at Gove
+ x+ K1 L+ O$ v( Y* m* }CA Kumano firing at Gove 9 B d! u2 P" z
E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya
; u4 Q$ S: P' E5 }; m: T$ Q0 FCA Suzuya firing at Gove
0 a, o, I& |; \9 x- T6 YCA Mikuma firing at Gove
' \' A1 m0 K& Y2 c& H5 O& }% P. [4 JCA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |