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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1 m) c" s$ x: Q# f! Y- F( x7 W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 ! q x) B6 B9 d$ D @ K0 {
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards
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Y3 b3 b& r6 R9 vJapanese Ships7 R1 `+ _/ _! ~) v( T$ K" q
BB Kongo9 e) a' s Y& S# k
BB Haruna
, w* ?9 Q2 \# U; g* ^ BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1' T* s. J, k* h- v5 O1 H
BB Kirishima0 i# ~5 a" \3 X& r/ @1 k4 L. e5 }
CA Mogami
+ x5 Q3 k! t) \, N$ S CA Mikuma% \: v) l) _( \0 n
CA Suzuya
( O- l1 J- o$ a" c2 n CA Kumano3 j; D& i8 o6 W6 a
CA Kako
( j9 x. g: Z" q; w& Z8 y( B- ? DD Makinami; ?: Z3 m B1 ?6 l( g) a/ ~
DD Takanami
0 @6 d2 e5 W1 F DD Natsushio
/ w) ^& z+ T/ @9 E8 \7 J. V DD Yukikaze! ]1 q. R: L! f# b7 A1 Y, i
DD Hayashio* U; B. Z3 x Z& y% e# N
DD Maikaze9 V$ G6 Z4 x# s5 L3 q# U5 J) E
DD Isokaze6 ]4 l1 H7 C7 C) u
DD Shiranui
: }4 Q+ \) C: O) I/ h0 D DD Amatsukaze
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7 O- K7 i* O) m, u9 w+ a- S% b' lAllied Ships- i# R" @2 I% M8 ^* q, v. {& A" j2 V" {
PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk0 H9 ?' n; H* {5 G
PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
. u0 e& b3 N3 h3 i# \8 a PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk, ?+ b# Q6 e: r @' j
PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
6 ?: p U; x5 C8 u4 `6 J1 @ PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk2 `6 O) c, U9 B4 l n/ W
PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk9 P0 I/ m( U/ K, m' E& Q& y, z
PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
$ d$ \$ q) Y( s% [ PT-60
. C. F p3 q: S$ k4 g, m/ o PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
! `8 H5 E0 ]+ b9 l PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk& G& H B6 I; P# g) P
PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk. P6 B" W; a- R% [& o$ Y9 x
PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk4 V5 @0 E. R6 D0 g7 i
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
& G$ ^) P# g' A$ {& h% w* d& CAllied TF begins to get underway
7 b$ N( E, l$ N1 s) `) M. jLow visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight7 h( N) l3 ~7 S9 I( Y% \
Maximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards
$ c4 _. L4 S; [& p. ?( dRange closes to 25,000 yards...
6 K) l. `- y" @2 ~. VCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards
) p/ e. t0 K7 \9 t6 URange closes to 20,000 yards...& C# d# W: \+ A* X
Range closes to 15,000 yards...
3 f0 c3 t6 J1 u) [4 V4 FCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards
2 b) @& r2 e/ i4 k! ACONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards( r: Q3 P4 d$ u- Q9 k" B+ ?' N
Range closes to 10,000 yards... `, }6 d4 ]! F6 L9 s9 @0 T' I
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
" h5 O" r2 ~ @4 bRange closes to 7,000 yards...
4 P% }: X8 E' M( P3 [CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards
9 S, N3 F' E: B& i! G A/ {Range closes to 5,000 yards...9 l% R) k2 M; c% ?" j, R
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards5 R E! w5 p6 m/ [5 i% R. S
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
! Y4 Q0 Q- ]+ B) h! n7 ~$ j0 pCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards0 X w8 [+ L: [: d
Range closes to 1,000 yards...; C3 ~" N2 p4 |* x5 Y" s0 d
PT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
3 \) w; C; G' bPT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards# }+ W" U' w5 R& F+ `
PT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards: p! l. B. u( G9 K
Massive explosion on PT-46
6 o9 U3 X4 `. s* MPT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
) E) I; F1 P5 |7 P% O& y! n& B" t" w6 fPT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards: T8 y* z) N' P5 u. g8 U2 B) x
Range increases to 2,000 yards; s( a( j0 r8 d
PT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards/ n# z. x4 g% a6 I) W, X
PT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards e3 b3 h0 Z: G; k
BB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards7 L h/ s$ [ E5 G( R( o8 h
PT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards. R* E h) h8 \5 Y$ `% K3 {
PT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards+ K$ D- n+ q; A. l% v* p, P% A
Range increases to 3,000 yards
( ^3 ` Z/ J0 ^% T* |+ oPT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards+ e* {* c3 s+ R6 P7 w8 [. f; T0 l
Range closes to 2,000 yards0 v Q% @; p" g y( N
BB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards
% f! _ W( _5 `: [1 xPT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards6 l. K: s& B' w) }' P
Range increases to 4,000 yards
, w* j" d. S, X/ URange increases to 5,000 yards
& s: K& n* t9 J/ K, yDD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127
1 c2 D6 ^6 K0 t* b/ ^( cRange increases to 6,000 yards
7 B- r, f* i! @Range increases to 8,000 yards
4 A7 D8 a( X: @- U, cTask forces break off...+ D/ U. h; K: O$ T
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8 D- |* V# M# t" j! p: O3 T+ zNight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards
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DD Shiranui
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PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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Poor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight7 }0 H. e" H$ ?
Maximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards
. {7 [7 j! @8 }* g! pRange closes to 28,000 yards..., h t" K+ O% G2 ]
Range closes to 26,000 yards...$ x7 U4 ~1 m/ K9 H1 X+ s
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
( N; G5 o Q: k' \Range closes to 22,000 yards...
+ ]$ P; K! B; n# Z& kRange closes to 20,000 yards...5 J0 v/ g3 X b& J, t) @
Range closes to 18,000 yards...- E4 E9 v0 p. L1 z4 {, u9 D
Range closes to 16,000 yards...9 N3 w. U8 ?) B6 g3 O* o
Range closes to 14,000 yards...0 t+ `" O4 Q9 G7 r
Range closes to 12,000 yards.... K9 ~6 i- F7 a; W/ ?( H& u
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
4 N$ G, Z. }( d! F8 E) v0 p9 ]+ HRange closes to 10,000 yards...
- s* V+ R# @: X7 BRange closes to 9,000 yards...
6 E. X) V0 T% _$ s z9 L& K4 gRange closes to 8,000 yards...9 ?8 ?( }- {% p4 ]8 o
Range closes to 7,000 yards...( i' Q l7 D& t
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
) j; |* z6 x* URange closes to 5,000 yards...
) F) w; @; L/ Q' k: K0 _Range closes to 4,000 yards...: G% r X( Q' m9 ?/ x1 `% B
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
1 m$ J: {/ ]' ^/ E9 [ S- J% \" lRange closes to 2,000 yards...
/ [" K- F9 E" D! q2 BCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards, {8 z: H6 d/ `' |4 g: V) B
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards4 q% I0 j3 ^5 r$ N2 p
Allied ships attempt to get underway
* S) u# l) U; X5 s7 X% l9 v: M1 k9 CRange increases to 3,000 yards
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Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...1 {8 ^( P; i3 w/ M* y4 m
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Night Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,1278 P, Z+ b- ^# b% C4 A
9 h* A& N2 t9 jAllied aircraft
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6 _; g& X. w1 h# @8 Q nAllied aircraft losses
' }; [$ `0 _8 i5 C Catalina I: 7 damaged! I. D1 I" n- U0 F" _$ U% U/ N9 H, |& V
Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground
9 y3 h q* \0 q! F0 W5 J P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged
# K: X& |+ E) h5 N P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground
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Japanese Ships
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BB Hiei1 T6 E1 x& D; j8 C, l
BB Haruna5 G3 L: |% u) M) `9 |
BB Kongo
) j0 U4 f5 [6 j* }5 E CA Kako
4 n5 O+ O- j/ Z4 r+ V% c# y CA Kumano
% E2 Q+ m ?) K5 z; l9 b CA Suzuya
2 Z' Z* i9 B& D7 O; v& A0 r& t CA Mikuma1 P9 q$ S; @! K M+ Z
CA Mogami
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1 Q( X2 i9 ^+ A' o% @, KAllied ground losses: ?. w: Y$ F2 b8 I, ~& p
274 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled8 y/ l+ c6 j# m, ?3 e: n
Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled
4 E# ^2 E; ?2 v: u7 N Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
4 B. x+ i+ P5 b0 y2 ?2 A: L! n Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)$ |) N( u! a% W6 a) t: t
5 m0 i1 Q: h- T" LAirbase hits 178 m) y. Q0 V# I; s" q1 ^: g
Airbase supply hits 2
% U; Z# ~7 ?4 }8 m; ~0 A6 LRunway hits 35
% k: a# n+ X d/ \: O& CPort hits 5
) |! a. B- z" Q8 @( v1 _Port supply hits 41 d3 }5 P- K6 ~+ T4 s/ R& _
( c5 S/ s8 `2 }' VBB Kirishima firing at Gove 7 c5 X n2 l* n
BB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade
- `0 c. l6 D+ RBB Haruna firing at Gove
) K& U; h: F4 S$ A2 p; wBB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade
5 _1 p9 X/ \' I9 F9 u' a1 u6 ~CA Kako firing at Gove
$ U5 O+ s& p% J7 e7 F, {0 ]( PCA Kumano firing at Gove * r9 E J0 ?* a. p' G) x
E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya
2 H1 Q' c' D" }) r2 n8 ?" a: Z4 vCA Suzuya firing at Gove
& ?: b1 }2 @: e0 Q8 Q4 Q9 vCA Mikuma firing at Gove 5 N# z6 j( \' ]: d4 ]
CA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |