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# X7 H/ k; L; B: m/ L" \( M
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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 0 ^6 D# q* [8 S0 |+ H' c" n
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1 v6 q1 o# e/ D: _6 ~Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
9 U% s5 U6 I0 {! A/ U BB Kongo3 I# M# Q$ U+ ~* S; r7 r2 _
BB Haruna- X/ U- z0 u. @5 ]2 q2 @1 D7 b* r; E
BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1
( S1 C5 e, n. h+ g% e/ i) Y$ X0 u BB Kirishima
: |3 _, y' F5 T3 A6 e CA Mogami
6 u: a0 j" C/ d/ W$ `4 m CA Mikuma
% \, z% a) r7 A CA Suzuya
8 f5 } [: b3 a* W# W6 C. i$ [* i CA Kumano3 E2 h/ X+ l5 K7 }
CA Kako6 t+ e* z& ^! D& Q" v
DD Makinami1 w0 w# T- Y' s4 q# [: Q. }: M
DD Takanami
& Y) C3 a' B+ s- ?* _- @ DD Natsushio
; V" k3 ?% {2 [" I DD Yukikaze; r" l# N' l8 }' D# y
DD Hayashio
' p1 K: |! |/ o9 E DD Maikaze
& o, X6 O8 h+ }; ` s/ U' ?+ L DD Isokaze7 D4 h0 _! w% h6 ?4 B
DD Shiranui
& p; u- l/ j' y$ G9 d DD Amatsukaze4 Y, R) ]+ i7 ~1 U
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Allied Ships
# i9 v3 a) X J7 b1 s- W PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk/ c5 X- g$ t' g: y+ X$ ~, ?
PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk8 S5 I/ K1 u8 ]+ F
PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk0 I" p" S/ A8 M7 A$ J" ~5 t+ U
PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk: @1 U: ]) O; w4 `- f! J. F4 K
PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk" U9 B0 W+ Q3 ]- Y" C0 ?
PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
3 D, j$ P$ d3 p PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk2 U3 d$ N% V- P
PT-60
: u; v% l6 E) { PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk8 U% x7 E) l4 W$ p' p0 x( C
PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
% b6 \/ g1 f2 B8 t( Z; c5 q PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
/ ?' O1 V: C; J6 L2 j8 a PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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+ b" D5 {5 d# {, b# o# Y: GJapanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
$ C) y/ V7 L/ N+ E6 `Allied TF begins to get underway6 \8 k0 X& h5 U9 ~; z- l
Low visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight7 ?1 a, h" d0 J
Maximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards
1 e/ T: I2 E) _7 q* X& Y2 F, TRange closes to 25,000 yards...
$ n6 z3 s* W, e& U2 w4 l% w9 hCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards, a( p4 ]3 [/ W4 G/ a# N
Range closes to 20,000 yards..., u0 }3 Y1 L% [
Range closes to 15,000 yards...5 f& r( H! a; J- J& z- A p3 f- g
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards. R- W0 p9 ~: _8 d# @7 @5 F
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards
3 g" O3 F+ r! h! T/ ERange closes to 10,000 yards...
6 L* e u1 Z* Q' C5 `& ?CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
& U; `$ e# I6 L$ `* p+ P5 URange closes to 7,000 yards...
C; c7 o) ]2 W+ ^! zCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards2 S3 D, {9 E! ]
Range closes to 5,000 yards...6 q" X& w, n# Z% g* _. D
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards% J5 g; S P" Q! J
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
2 P: I( h" s: ~% Y8 x- E& zCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards2 C' ~2 c+ \ d4 {+ A4 g) `0 v
Range closes to 1,000 yards...9 `! N" F3 f- C/ R0 {; s% R
PT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
0 G% R, ^& T2 L5 M5 G j" l# E- xPT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
8 C( D: E$ z, @) I. ?2 QPT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
9 t$ F$ O2 N3 W, D$ P# {7 R/ FMassive explosion on PT-46
4 K! } e; v0 XPT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
3 |& ?9 ]) J- C& F% s2 yPT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
; n3 X3 u" \$ N( W: C/ a' j8 F% E: cRange increases to 2,000 yards; P/ F k: S: ]: A2 p% E
PT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards( M. l) S$ Z% b) {, r/ C8 s- N v9 [
PT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
7 ]+ e; {9 w1 R0 |' K2 B/ C1 NBB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards
, I3 S! O1 G- B* T0 l) QPT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards
: l* M# g; N: f# d7 d6 i/ aPT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards
% B; n- E6 R! k9 CRange increases to 3,000 yards
& L; H5 |( C. j! n# x" m- Y; APT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards
0 {4 U: V8 D7 |Range closes to 2,000 yards
; S8 o; z0 F! J' x+ w- G, b- Q5 dBB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards8 J9 ?2 R+ l4 z2 I: ~9 B
PT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards% _; @/ d' Z- V. l! S S
Range increases to 4,000 yards- m9 @2 n9 ~+ L
Range increases to 5,000 yards. m6 ]# c" Q: @! p
DD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127 5 }0 J7 y* j2 W- Q, S6 T# t0 q
Range increases to 6,000 yards
4 _; z; b! R- X5 F5 @* Z' a6 R2 E5 _ nRange increases to 8,000 yards
; ]6 n9 [" A% b2 rTask forces break off...- v; S _( }' M. ] O
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) x) f+ W/ g" @7 dNight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards* S( L' O: B% y5 `& r
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Japanese Ships
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Allied Ships' }+ L8 L e- i3 ^$ G I
PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk- M u- Y" h6 @( H7 F* ^
" `4 s$ z, Z' g8 F7 Q3 x" q: uPoor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight
+ J3 E0 e/ m5 ~) K& |+ o9 P" eMaximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards
7 h. @% s) w5 v( `Range closes to 28,000 yards...' u. u# @* ?( h
Range closes to 26,000 yards...
5 ~: l+ {' A8 F6 _, ARange closes to 24,000 yards...' a" y0 i6 B: ~4 \/ U$ r
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
6 N; V& A7 i0 V' n; v) ~Range closes to 20,000 yards... U0 p; z& @& f6 }
Range closes to 18,000 yards...6 o1 F- \( H( ?2 K0 f
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
, |, o, y6 _/ Q, y) H0 ?1 FRange closes to 14,000 yards...! G. k* N' J4 }. o0 z5 X, H
Range closes to 12,000 yards...7 a; N, q J1 [) x( B2 p
Range closes to 11,000 yards...# D; j* y3 p& p
Range closes to 10,000 yards...$ ~$ e$ |& ?3 c: E
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
" b' t" H* R. Q" A- B& \0 _Range closes to 8,000 yards...
, s, g$ I& f8 g9 S/ b0 f3 E2 J1 XRange closes to 7,000 yards...
9 }- R( j" k; R# ~% V( R% KRange closes to 6,000 yards...3 @5 d( e0 f7 h- i3 I
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
. \. M( }. C. rRange closes to 4,000 yards...
! M/ p! e7 g" L- C3 P5 T9 m. ]Range closes to 3,000 yards...
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CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards0 b' U; R- c- Q. d; _
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards* p# T" \3 @6 ]; s
Allied ships attempt to get underway
; j$ R; v3 H3 G" F+ m' R/ r! S% N/ {Range increases to 3,000 yards# n- K* a+ _3 T4 p# |8 T9 x B
PT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards
4 b7 V# N1 X# R% D m5 |. nCombat ends with last Allied ship sunk...! q& e2 d' p% p4 Z2 |: f
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: s* j6 m' X7 ~( |5 O4 b* i) d( E1 hNight Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127
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Allied aircraft
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, D% N0 _3 {+ FAllied aircraft losses9 r- K9 _. A8 J8 ]( @% k
Catalina I: 7 damaged6 C, X1 Y5 x; c/ B, b9 i5 w5 q
Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground
' K% u, e+ `1 \: z- w$ k P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged2 I( y2 e! t& {& u4 `
P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground
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( H8 ]3 ?( B+ gJapanese Ships
$ \& S/ [4 @/ [- U BB Kirishima* I% ]7 A/ E. ?' z% D6 N3 t$ p
BB Hiei2 g, F: B: R" ]0 o1 G- W X0 r4 @: T
BB Haruna* ^- N) ~! |7 c' o ?1 ^
BB Kongo
6 O& Y4 F I5 ~2 ` CA Kako
! o$ J5 e; n1 l# m9 u" I' x6 H CA Kumano
% s! e: B0 O. M0 H' C% x9 H CA Suzuya
1 K6 s4 T2 @7 o8 C CA Mikuma9 e6 S5 i3 G6 n; o: D: d
CA Mogami
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7 P/ U' x) }) t P7 E; O; o LAllied ground losses:$ k4 x( D: {! v
274 casualties reported& f, q, m" u1 m% J
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
3 |: |( i2 X c Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled% j* J, ~1 z- x
Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled
2 J" {1 u% p+ S, q& l Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
; o2 X% V% e. w/ R Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)
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Airbase hits 17 L/ A D8 \& x
Airbase supply hits 2
; P* o. H8 M2 FRunway hits 35
S; J0 T8 c, F/ Z5 k- B# Q4 ^Port hits 5
1 f6 r3 J: |7 Q: l7 z$ WPort supply hits 4
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BB Kirishima firing at Gove ( J1 X+ B9 \1 a( i% k* X1 k/ e
BB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade
- G5 h5 p0 C0 u% CBB Haruna firing at Gove
. j6 G, V5 v7 m% WBB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade+ E! N4 x- e+ Z2 p. C
CA Kako firing at Gove
" W( a& H W) b7 o; f9 cCA Kumano firing at Gove
3 S$ u! C2 F8 O( f2 ^8 x0 R& HE13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya
# c c9 Y0 ~* DCA Suzuya firing at Gove
3 N2 g- L7 @- s0 b3 k' bCA Mikuma firing at Gove % U: f% c' L$ a$ f. i
CA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |