AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 44
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# I( V; x4 G, n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 " h4 F0 Q; x1 @5 D6 j! z
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards$ y5 \( N# D/ |- x7 D4 [& L$ f0 K
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Japanese Ships4 k4 W% k) R( n. I: ^/ q
BB Kongo
( ~" h, M& ^* V7 e, W, R- A BB Haruna
3 \5 N. i# ?6 |; P BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 19 Z2 _- e) l( ^0 t7 K- H4 H7 C
BB Kirishima5 }7 v% r3 F( D- I
CA Mogami: [# Y! i) h6 Q% `3 t
CA Mikuma6 z' |* j0 \' u: I) B; \9 x
CA Suzuya$ q' O2 C l/ J! m& k0 K8 y9 A, r
CA Kumano+ z* [- X2 W; z x
CA Kako
; u$ \$ ?1 h3 B) n DD Makinami& X; I% C' D$ g( S6 E6 z q. ?! Q
DD Takanami) @4 {: R1 P, B5 a- G) h8 K
DD Natsushio) H0 `- h1 V- W2 u
DD Yukikaze; c' P3 z# |: }0 U) @+ S
DD Hayashio
# W" Q: j: H7 T p3 n DD Maikaze
, {! J8 [6 }7 j/ T DD Isokaze0 \! @; U, V& m- b, Q! e. r B
DD Shiranui
0 k0 i& K1 C7 a c2 b DD Amatsukaze
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Allied Ships
- T7 p& E/ Q& Q; ~- M PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
& d. z) Q4 R2 j# ` PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
+ @1 a% F0 z# N PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
; c; K6 D3 g7 `2 A9 y+ w2 S1 |( G I PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
N6 c5 L( G' l9 F2 N+ ] PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
: B P* Y# i3 D' e4 X9 k' |; o PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
7 w! m; ~3 b- N( R" ~ PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk8 e8 }4 V D7 Q: G a
PT-60* w' I7 ~. v0 Z8 T
PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk7 o7 O* {0 {2 C7 w9 L
PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
7 L% O5 t- v3 q) Z2 D) u PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
& V3 B3 }, P6 z+ R7 ~; L PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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/ Z' U) U/ M7 KJapanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
/ K9 A) B5 b! o* o* V1 @- R- o. m2 _Allied TF begins to get underway1 {: J! F/ t1 U
Low visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight q$ L: l) j/ u1 d) Y+ C% j5 ~% t" v
Maximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards
) |+ Z' d9 d6 PRange closes to 25,000 yards...9 `( ?; f' c1 x# C) X; w, U5 X
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards" x2 z0 o( K) ? \8 V" R: [
Range closes to 20,000 yards...* E: w7 G* X$ U' R
Range closes to 15,000 yards...
6 x5 k- |/ m- TCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards
9 ~7 @3 H! m$ Z" M' e: JCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards
9 N3 i* o0 I' l0 o4 s# RRange closes to 10,000 yards...
0 A3 p* x/ I2 i0 {$ YCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
/ M5 v' c! }: y0 y8 o& oRange closes to 7,000 yards...1 s# x! R* X: I, O' h0 {8 l! E' h
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards+ P. _5 f0 @' F( H2 a/ F% z; {, W
Range closes to 5,000 yards...' S9 O/ h$ t# G
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards" V) U8 X% b; R: \; o& T5 x& v9 z8 d
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
6 s8 G2 m5 l* ]: v9 XCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
. X6 Y0 v: C7 T0 v/ A" i, `4 z7 f6 tRange closes to 1,000 yards...' j3 v& P2 k+ ^5 Q
PT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards2 x4 J7 [" G: R* g/ c( F
PT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
8 l9 K3 b( v7 f& G1 x6 L9 hPT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards5 ~; ?) [9 U& T* \: E) G1 J
Massive explosion on PT-46
/ S% H: x5 W# }( ?+ IPT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards8 y: {+ T/ U: f
PT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
8 N! N. Y0 w; [* j" C6 |Range increases to 2,000 yards
( }5 L1 L, J0 b% YPT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards: @% G) _2 P/ j% K$ c, r* K
PT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards* K- Z g, l3 ?" t1 ]6 k, v7 h
BB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards5 L( I; M# M- O7 p; i' ~* H. ]+ ~7 d
PT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards
6 N- X8 K4 ^5 k; n1 G/ }; APT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards8 R$ B) T. A2 B, r
Range increases to 3,000 yards
. Z' l! ^- {: U4 o9 I3 r) EPT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards
+ U9 g0 r( A7 r. iRange closes to 2,000 yards$ l, [2 |& x7 r4 W; {" H2 X7 Y2 y$ B
BB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards Q5 d% p9 H$ y2 ?9 ^1 j _+ n
PT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards
9 V. t$ a h. l: W2 ?) {# tRange increases to 4,000 yards+ u( b- n+ U: V7 i0 @9 B' t
Range increases to 5,000 yards+ C9 f R- X1 _8 ^& f# F
DD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127 , B4 T7 f. u' f8 z! O: M4 b1 { _
Range increases to 6,000 yards6 T( g. q3 E$ v% V( X. W3 M
Range increases to 8,000 yards
; J7 h% U) n, E% ^ s9 O# c0 STask forces break off...# |- e! F5 C2 a$ s: M% i; [
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% I, @6 ?/ [; qNight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards& c" ~8 ~% {9 `# O% l: _; J5 N
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Japanese Ships! u9 Z, J+ @5 m8 @, o* q# ?! P
DD Shiranui: T1 Y. O! c' `5 n
# ?0 U; e( k4 S2 vAllied Ships0 f! }8 Y# t2 }3 S! W% _1 |% w) C
PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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# _6 _- r A9 u! ^9 \: D5 p: N& pPoor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight
7 Z) B+ G" @- e$ h0 r: YMaximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards
& Z0 Q ^: J) Y* @0 ^. @. C8 i! ORange closes to 28,000 yards...8 S! t+ w8 f/ @4 x/ l/ |% _! }
Range closes to 26,000 yards...
/ g# o l% S8 q& X! }$ q ARange closes to 24,000 yards...1 A) ~7 q" B! W& F! ]
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
- o3 D( o) u1 D* ]) LRange closes to 20,000 yards...# X/ L g' E) m; D7 ]
Range closes to 18,000 yards..." x" s! G& G3 x: u5 _
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
7 X; L3 K1 w; n) o) Q! h) bRange closes to 14,000 yards...
% Q4 J1 b8 l/ K1 {% h6 T8 l' K+ QRange closes to 12,000 yards...
/ S' w/ x7 r2 E7 ~ h+ t8 FRange closes to 11,000 yards...
' b6 C7 ~$ S5 A3 d" L/ @9 K" kRange closes to 10,000 yards...) U- ^: V7 w6 S
Range closes to 9,000 yards...1 J) ` a" z8 H3 p, V
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
! Q% A$ g4 P8 F. S/ W: [Range closes to 7,000 yards...
; D- G4 U. x' |, C; `8 o: rRange closes to 6,000 yards...
8 J! o0 G4 T# C4 Y* ORange closes to 5,000 yards...
9 D# F0 O# x5 o: t. XRange closes to 4,000 yards...
. r3 e* }# V+ G; @Range closes to 3,000 yards...
& E+ W2 E. W3 A- H2 V! K9 I& FRange closes to 2,000 yards...
! P5 R6 P; Q) ]2 e1 i: LCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards, T4 \ E6 r) m: Q
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
" t) g `! D% l+ z0 O# k4 m$ ?Allied ships attempt to get underway8 r" I0 I- w0 Q" |$ N
Range increases to 3,000 yards
# \8 g9 ^3 P3 ZPT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards
( Y* H" m% H8 }0 e+ p5 UCombat ends with last Allied ship sunk...' k: n( X9 \; {. p! G! a
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8 t" I+ c9 Z$ T( ? e: hNight Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127
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Allied aircraft
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, Z- H; d7 B3 L7 u- L1 x2 z% Q& v* G* XAllied aircraft losses0 C* ~- c8 w/ I9 v
Catalina I: 7 damaged
6 y2 q: K. L. s& h& {$ X) Z Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground
* c# Z; {1 U- \, j9 C/ O N P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged1 m- S1 P: k3 \1 b
P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground% ~/ r5 z! n" @: V) d% @& \1 J
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Japanese Ships
: v) P1 Z8 {4 z$ Z2 q BB Kirishima
- q) P- A3 o$ ~* V" I: S BB Hiei
- `* C' }: c9 z; N4 h5 _. u- J BB Haruna* E7 G1 g- v4 r; C9 r' o
BB Kongo
9 b* Z8 A" I4 F8 e+ ^$ [: ? CA Kako
! C2 H8 e/ U y( C$ D CA Kumano5 P% V, L3 p* o/ |
CA Suzuya
5 o/ {: w" X$ o; t4 y# M0 P CA Mikuma) f, u- w- a2 W$ |- s: F9 l
CA Mogami; ]+ K- t6 ~# z% j
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Allied ground losses:* s N9 g6 m% m) Z+ T3 {* H% C2 v" E
274 casualties reported
5 ?6 t5 N F3 m5 H Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled3 u* e% x7 I5 e( A! [& |# }
Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled
3 Y: a( K [7 L* T Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled, _" f$ A |+ S/ ]. c
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
! w: w! i# y7 Y- V% P Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)5 K3 a7 d) E! [% J5 d0 f: z, r2 \
6 ? L; c' X/ tAirbase hits 17
8 ]1 P/ Q1 s& N. DAirbase supply hits 2
( T% W. \ v' C, C% j4 mRunway hits 35+ z1 c) Q: b! z0 F1 i
Port hits 52 J, k$ c( o A
Port supply hits 4& R7 J# J, P) j
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BB Kirishima firing at Gove ! ^& {4 y& M5 D3 z! W
BB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade b& b+ |8 h% G) k+ y& N, y
BB Haruna firing at Gove 1 _7 Q( |* a7 x7 ^0 Q
BB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade' Y! K, R9 h J! m. f2 T; Q
CA Kako firing at Gove
# g8 E+ ^" z7 b5 J; f HCA Kumano firing at Gove % x% x4 T7 l3 H0 V8 Y! ?6 C
E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya Z" W: F, k& W" [
CA Suzuya firing at Gove ( R' v) N- E$ Y" T9 N5 ^# V4 E
CA Mikuma firing at Gove
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