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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# Y+ \, B- l0 _7 a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 8 x! l2 k& a5 ^: a
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards+ h5 `( M. s) c+ b+ ^$ X( w) z' L
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Japanese Ships
: y- n+ N1 o! R" O+ H, B9 d- D BB Kongo) p' @; Z* L" w8 G( T% h, a/ h
BB Haruna0 b# `6 ?2 L9 c- j4 q
BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 14 [) `8 E0 _* i5 j8 C
BB Kirishima
$ G+ |+ U- t% F CA Mogami
) {1 q7 R6 i- {. K CA Mikuma6 w: ~; `' ]# [5 c4 T
CA Suzuya
+ B' X# D+ F1 ~% w6 } t q: Q+ k CA Kumano
" j' i5 v7 J* J* [+ U3 Q( ` CA Kako; n7 y6 S8 V1 I, t$ {! A1 ]
DD Makinami* h' Y- V8 x- }# Q, e8 e! i
DD Takanami3 A% r) o8 `- r) Y2 A
DD Natsushio5 E# c/ k/ H2 w
DD Yukikaze
! M3 p9 W; {/ Z7 c DD Hayashio P% ? |5 J3 w P4 | X$ Q0 M
DD Maikaze) p8 P' u4 w7 a7 K. {% b [$ H$ A
DD Isokaze+ ?: c1 H: O2 Y
DD Shiranui
' g, g$ d3 Z" C- s3 S' V& R DD Amatsukaze
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Allied Ships
5 M- y$ X( @% r* y: P PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
! j1 K' R, f! `+ b# B PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
# f `0 @ v2 S0 `5 u* r$ l6 z% E PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
/ T4 `- v) `% b$ ~2 ] PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk. n5 ?' Q8 z$ m( ^8 o
PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk T# ^# l6 V: K! r8 _# _
PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
! Y+ n7 C3 n( D/ c1 f PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk7 f0 Q1 P ]- I! E2 ?. R( s1 G0 `
PT-60
; t7 }( g! C4 D/ m- Q- w2 k PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
) U/ b3 Y, T& j/ k PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk; Y! D E. E1 J9 V
PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
0 d; p8 T( b) r& m9 ^5 _ PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!" @& ~& Q) ?6 i9 x8 X
Allied TF begins to get underway. @- j( X& `6 j7 q
Low visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight4 c7 A" I8 D1 M p
Maximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards1 G/ X' I; l. ~) I+ i( ^
Range closes to 25,000 yards...
' [9 H0 K6 M+ eCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards
5 r, k* C- `8 GRange closes to 20,000 yards...
8 J2 A+ l7 ~. m0 E* u8 Z: p0 c& dRange closes to 15,000 yards...
8 @$ V# d; x& T4 bCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards7 F$ v: F2 p1 J6 P* q1 l* q
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards
F7 K1 D6 R9 H# D7 |! t9 }Range closes to 10,000 yards...
# R; {6 q/ N' HCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards+ v [6 u6 k& W) x& x* ?5 w
Range closes to 7,000 yards.../ T& \( ?- ]! c3 E% d6 I/ z
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards0 v2 C/ j: N4 ?0 w
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
( h, b& R! Z# Z4 {# Y; `! H1 s9 eCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards3 p. h/ H2 ]0 U; {' r$ E
Range closes to 3,000 yards...: w( E; a# C5 S; D' ]; d. r5 `' ?6 M9 ?& r
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards. u0 i4 [0 G8 t( t+ m b
Range closes to 1,000 yards...0 N U+ y! {; G$ _, D
PT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards/ A1 Z6 t4 _$ n! j# M
PT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
3 p0 Q9 M0 E! ~3 e8 L8 i* d5 RPT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards) J& Q# T4 v7 G8 t: d9 W q% z
Massive explosion on PT-46
# I1 ^) d5 d1 ?9 APT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
- m/ |/ ?8 x/ w/ sPT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards" z* z1 E8 Z: F$ s
Range increases to 2,000 yards
. ]! X+ S5 l+ e1 w& f4 h4 oPT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards/ ~& s0 G* A. B7 M
PT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
2 G$ W6 `+ ?* j. kBB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards
0 G6 D' v/ d" F) {PT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards: p' E0 ~% \) M8 d
PT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards
$ Y2 e! R& D/ C# `! J% uRange increases to 3,000 yards7 q# `1 |$ x3 W- i8 v5 V6 ?/ h# G% c' a
PT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards o6 d6 K) W- ^: m$ i
Range closes to 2,000 yards
2 @5 Z t1 }& NBB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards
& Q6 l7 X0 L3 G$ j# u; X+ _' F' jPT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards
6 O: |9 {" J YRange increases to 4,000 yards1 y& `- W% X; r( t3 Z' v0 T. R
Range increases to 5,000 yards3 ~- [6 l- |! S; }
DD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127
9 ]5 O9 [2 R8 N$ h9 d: f2 ORange increases to 6,000 yards
2 c( A7 S. ^, D8 \" O- [* LRange increases to 8,000 yards' V. c3 K! D& j$ V4 j- W4 ?( T! E
Task forces break off...9 q' w5 r! w. L- L
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$ r$ N9 @6 m. @7 J* ENight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards5 z$ }/ W8 b( G6 ~, ^% y
. G* k; u+ A3 C9 U& ?' \% V ]Japanese Ships
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Allied Ships+ x5 s' U1 V, ^8 s+ C& W7 I: w
PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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Poor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight6 E5 W& L. G7 \7 o
Maximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards
" V) p+ d* D/ pRange closes to 28,000 yards...
: S- H+ ?/ A' J# z6 cRange closes to 26,000 yards...+ s' _* B2 \& Y5 }; k6 r/ C
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
Y# |8 A. ?4 @5 q: C( e; k% DRange closes to 22,000 yards...
. G! g1 W% |/ \/ G9 T/ d( dRange closes to 20,000 yards...
6 K% Y. A4 l9 W, O, wRange closes to 18,000 yards...
6 D: Y. V0 z X) wRange closes to 16,000 yards.../ B g, s0 f; b; u
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
/ V b z- u2 `" ^5 NRange closes to 12,000 yards...
/ Y( s& ?7 g7 ^ i2 B. `: QRange closes to 11,000 yards...
7 y0 v0 G6 P6 e/ s7 aRange closes to 10,000 yards...5 y4 a b4 x N
Range closes to 9,000 yards...: m" e3 |% b- U2 \' s% u$ G
Range closes to 8,000 yards...5 K# h" N8 P! }# q( F
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
* |( {. B7 _6 K5 URange closes to 6,000 yards...
X& p" h( R! R6 F3 nRange closes to 5,000 yards.../ p( T& b. P! v
Range closes to 4,000 yards...8 _1 M' m* W: a \ e
Range closes to 3,000 yards... {* @2 `, i' N7 j
Range closes to 2,000 yards...4 X8 I- D9 s0 Z8 r" H
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards9 d3 W4 K9 [/ F; a4 O7 ?/ e) E
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
, \' C+ K+ o k) P0 gAllied ships attempt to get underway$ B* [' N. M: S# R+ c3 \8 C3 ?
Range increases to 3,000 yards
3 j& b" ]% c. I2 N- ePT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards
0 w' q$ U6 n5 P0 R0 O9 h1 {( O0 sCombat ends with last Allied ship sunk...
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Night Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127' L9 _; D8 `- q1 {7 T9 w- N
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Allied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses
) S2 Q& \5 R; O4 i6 J Catalina I: 7 damaged
# D" x& W \+ K! `& R Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground2 _" a8 E: ]+ o+ r
P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged
9 }; c9 q F$ R& Q. M" O2 V2 Z P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground
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1 y6 w- `- e3 s/ UJapanese Ships
3 Z9 R8 \: S) |0 V% A5 `* n BB Kirishima
! X7 W3 y3 |9 N& W7 j6 R8 ?$ y. h BB Hiei
$ `7 C% ]& I: q+ C) r BB Haruna2 ]! o2 M$ T: n. e8 `8 t1 w8 G
BB Kongo! n) J9 a2 `$ e4 ]0 c
CA Kako
( v; u: y! M5 b) r) P CA Kumano
& V" N, L6 ^; _0 W5 c$ x CA Suzuya' K- e0 Y* a, L/ Z
CA Mikuma) ^; r' o6 v8 e1 @& s' K9 L
CA Mogami- q6 o6 r: J0 }$ ~* \
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Allied ground losses: o o: T) \) z* c+ R% }
274 casualties reported
, L; S' V& s# Q% L2 ^5 a$ M: t1 i9 [/ E Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled3 h+ |2 f1 D, p* ~
Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled
A1 p: q$ _$ x$ b c$ O Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled
; |# Q" n8 e6 Y f$ W4 C: G Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
! P& D u t$ Q. G Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)
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& O2 d- X( ~. c2 C# i3 DAirbase hits 17
9 _! o& {1 u! ]8 r9 wAirbase supply hits 2
w* j- P& }; c# m! X( `( h mRunway hits 353 u8 f% ` _& T. f+ P! P: ]
Port hits 5: n' q# b( {0 e$ u3 q
Port supply hits 4! E$ S6 d# J8 R1 p. f
& D1 v9 I- w" i' _BB Kirishima firing at Gove
8 ], [9 Y( v& F$ t; s' aBB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade
6 e9 h$ P% M# \0 f2 a- U( K' [BB Haruna firing at Gove
0 H7 ~, J2 I: z! {BB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade$ d) b' T; A5 n
CA Kako firing at Gove
* t* V; ], W$ D4 {1 {CA Kumano firing at Gove
6 `0 b' B! @" K# E* W6 ^% cE13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya
3 t' n" `3 S2 C# Y; KCA Suzuya firing at Gove % m* I) i7 }* d: F
CA Mikuma firing at Gove + S# u# e" s% n1 h
CA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |