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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: y4 f" R; S& i8 w! x4 T( P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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" Q8 Y6 K, H# b- Z' }Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards' H; F2 x/ P) ~& h+ n( [9 H
) T, q0 C5 l0 T) KJapanese Ships+ C d- X% d5 S9 _/ d6 C+ W
BB Kongo, S r" j) \/ O1 Y
BB Haruna8 l; G2 Y$ }8 n* ^# X. H6 d+ ^6 D
BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1
9 Y. c; J1 p( o! L+ W BB Kirishima
% B5 \/ ^/ j& B: R& D CA Mogami) ?3 {% x: Q: S+ B
CA Mikuma
& z+ k" t/ Z G( J8 J CA Suzuya1 N1 |' ^+ B8 n3 a3 m/ {5 r0 u! f
CA Kumano
3 S0 Q( B* M0 P j& z- G* H CA Kako
; O0 t5 b& w& u% R/ ` DD Makinami
$ ^( E$ r! X! G3 u o; Y DD Takanami
1 k" P, W) P( M, D+ p e DD Natsushio- P/ v4 z) g% ~
DD Yukikaze
# N: X+ ]4 {7 K! y b9 K- N7 ?- \5 [ DD Hayashio
( f; P% e! y0 {2 `" ]+ t DD Maikaze2 U" r8 B& U" {/ [- m# l; U
DD Isokaze l1 n% c3 R6 X% m, [4 E z# ~ v) u
DD Shiranui$ G2 d0 x5 S# V+ l
DD Amatsukaze
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Allied Ships
3 I5 h" d; w5 ] PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
9 A- J: c# r5 O PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk o3 o. A [5 b7 l6 U! I
PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk; k7 C, w2 H( R p
PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
! e) Y0 e3 k9 e9 {7 r! Y$ h% ?* k2 I5 o PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk( E$ l1 H) e/ ?) p" j
PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk1 h/ R, F/ v( v5 x* B1 t
PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk* G. D: i2 `5 W( t" N
PT-60" r6 P0 ?; c. y4 k
PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk8 Q/ h. P& K/ r* z* G) v. z
PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk- w% |- X8 N: V, `1 C$ Y, |; T
PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
) a( V) P$ i. i" Y PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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# l$ [8 l) R/ W+ r, ~Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
( w# }1 N2 @- k- I: n5 Y6 ?Allied TF begins to get underway2 b. n( q3 e$ S" R8 W# s
Low visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight
- ?7 j* D2 O& n2 oMaximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards* }0 x: U3 d0 m: t, {
Range closes to 25,000 yards...7 }" S& {; s4 w- Z5 t1 W
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards
4 n0 H( ~; c# ~& J2 RRange closes to 20,000 yards...
4 J1 o! v" Y# G- f0 jRange closes to 15,000 yards...- @# E# b4 o) s
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards. G! q8 X0 \; j% I; U8 \
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards. f# u5 R# n/ d a0 \1 e; V% B
Range closes to 10,000 yards...: \8 B1 O6 Y& q k$ _& }
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
% ^3 |5 h' K3 q# ?! {7 n E' JRange closes to 7,000 yards...
+ W$ _ x+ g# X) ?! iCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards
7 h, `1 c6 [7 ?* e- |Range closes to 5,000 yards...
7 }, t9 x' t: `( }; I+ |$ XCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards
. b/ @4 t% k5 x& ?8 _" XRange closes to 3,000 yards...4 T2 x- d+ ]" _5 ?* @: H! |0 ~
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
# C) n. c5 Z7 o m; U% ~2 A* IRange closes to 1,000 yards...0 A9 D9 {- S1 W+ L7 o. W% \
PT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
# W7 s- I( M8 _* q2 }6 gPT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
7 \' a% t2 Q5 r) |PT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards1 F& M+ f, d, t* ^
Massive explosion on PT-467 w ~1 w& I9 x V% A9 c4 z6 [8 M
PT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
5 A9 h: C8 v- g+ u! t6 \PT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
: U$ q, q, F7 D U# O, rRange increases to 2,000 yards( h5 y8 ~, F- i/ ?& b
PT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
' x/ t$ @2 d+ ~' v: P/ mPT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
" v% s3 T( ~3 i5 q/ `/ WBB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards1 q; o! t, p- B9 L
PT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards, \5 E3 V9 y* `/ Y, F. y
PT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards
8 C2 S5 J! s1 H) x u3 }2 `Range increases to 3,000 yards
2 f3 c K- N: F# z( Q% l2 QPT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards5 b5 w7 U) X. |' c" S
Range closes to 2,000 yards4 `; d$ D0 C' Z. X
BB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards
3 S. g. ?1 A( d$ k2 |1 }' [PT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards
7 \7 N. S8 {* K5 r4 ZRange increases to 4,000 yards
) D% I' [0 ]7 v- |9 BRange increases to 5,000 yards
4 S E# _# x' Z* h( G7 {( w/ d% sDD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127
# h% d% N9 @3 I' w- ^: TRange increases to 6,000 yards( f) i$ ]3 @* T" _' T! P3 D* `
Range increases to 8,000 yards
. o/ N/ Z0 s* {9 D/ r3 eTask forces break off...
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( `! I( X# t6 n6 r' LNight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards1 G5 f H' M' q" y v* {2 |! _
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Japanese Ships M# y! L, n& E4 k$ o6 ~
DD Shiranui
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+ t2 U3 x* E c4 M CAllied Ships
! F. X; t4 {& L" j& Y7 H% m, R7 J. t PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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Poor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight/ e" H" g' T. e) |
Maximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards
" ~, p2 b$ {2 n. B$ LRange closes to 28,000 yards...
6 S# _4 `. d5 J' X% ?6 i3 KRange closes to 26,000 yards...
5 W- p7 e# w. A- ^Range closes to 24,000 yards.../ T: ~) B9 [3 g
Range closes to 22,000 yards...1 T5 ]9 I; x6 p" L2 @1 L
Range closes to 20,000 yards...+ o" g J3 R6 \+ n# ~3 \
Range closes to 18,000 yards...$ D T7 U1 A# Z& G7 n( |
Range closes to 16,000 yards...- N1 e5 _7 ~% a# P$ L
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
$ w$ C% _8 @1 U7 H+ JRange closes to 12,000 yards...2 d6 I4 ~! {4 z! k I" [
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
& f6 h0 E; v% w$ D: k: e% k1 L5 rRange closes to 10,000 yards...% }5 R! _0 i8 }- |7 ?* O+ b6 c& H
Range closes to 9,000 yards...1 f }- [0 ~8 {: y7 J `
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
4 @, Q4 f+ M7 JRange closes to 7,000 yards... d0 n! Z$ a; q5 l0 K+ B) v+ `
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
G- |5 J& X) s' @5 @( P9 Q# MRange closes to 5,000 yards...7 `0 u$ g' V; ^0 U( l3 c
Range closes to 4,000 yards...$ N- g! R9 f& ~+ e& r* c
Range closes to 3,000 yards...* r0 ~, }9 d) Q$ ~% v# P& ~ y
Range closes to 2,000 yards...) F* B% c$ H# Y" v {1 C. d
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
) X- X- m3 d* n9 ]' hCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
# t2 t6 l2 C. s* P; l5 WAllied ships attempt to get underway
. E* t( Q) U% ^Range increases to 3,000 yards
2 X) C$ K1 }/ ?' ]# G2 m4 LPT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards
6 |# ]; C9 i4 |( U: jCombat ends with last Allied ship sunk...$ z6 G9 ~8 o, w, N# [
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Night Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127% T% J% y- \. p: _# B
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3 p' [! a" X2 w3 Y4 z+ V$ B no flights
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5 N1 g8 r& s, e# EAllied aircraft losses
3 S4 ~5 ?& y! q) r, T" ]" Q/ A) M Catalina I: 7 damaged* O Q' V0 U! |! w
Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground
& }6 _/ N" N# T4 C; H P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged7 a4 o+ H2 w' B6 I& b9 s
P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground5 |% m8 Y$ F! c: u
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BB Kirishima
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9 ^: ]0 p! U" G |. F8 T! \2 e4 z4 m BB Haruna
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CA Kako
8 D% k b, J4 h5 ~& Z$ P CA Kumano
4 p) c$ b5 j, P7 e4 A1 r: G! g& v1 e* K CA Suzuya& F( d+ U. Q, f7 |6 q/ V9 n
CA Mikuma) C, L) R, J- G7 M* h# X2 g# `
CA Mogami y! Q2 j7 |( L: `, z* x3 m. K
2 m( @* \+ E5 bAllied ground losses:
+ w/ u. t5 P" ?* t e- d 274 casualties reported
$ G: S6 u% O* w0 n1 B) l7 S Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
( C* H/ N2 R; y& f8 x+ K Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled: e) f6 [: m" o3 @6 V
Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled
/ _# g5 r2 H) h Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled) R+ o4 g- G( D7 @: s' x
Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)$ D Y) P, O2 _3 w- y8 G6 L, i
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Airbase hits 17) q0 \8 p. }: y3 E9 r: e7 c
Airbase supply hits 22 G! C! F$ {/ ~) A# x; y9 {
Runway hits 35) }/ i( d6 b- k1 x0 D
Port hits 5* o; i/ e- r( V
Port supply hits 4
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% Z2 R4 @0 ~, @7 e8 hBB Kirishima firing at Gove
$ ^* {2 k# B5 Y! k$ E/ A9 B2 T7 oBB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade" ?" g' S% { P; s+ Y9 ]0 D
BB Haruna firing at Gove
, K, x) i4 t0 ]9 x) v$ K# eBB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade/ v) {9 S/ R7 Q( m% f6 x
CA Kako firing at Gove
* W1 j( G6 I0 M6 B4 }0 jCA Kumano firing at Gove 8 G7 }1 J; F; T4 M
E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya
( z+ d. k$ o9 p8 H0 K: CCA Suzuya firing at Gove
+ W1 e9 H3 q- c: ~+ _4 }CA Mikuma firing at Gove
" c3 G2 d" s$ b, kCA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |