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Gove2 q4 C- e! ^6 c) j* F6 c7 r4 L
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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 # O& |1 k, Q7 T; G& Y3 ?
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards. k3 {3 y) I7 [: j) n) I' B
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Japanese Ships+ H- x/ D2 J3 O0 P- g _
BB Kongo! t' G$ v! R9 u1 z: y
BB Haruna' k& @8 @0 B0 K7 P( C5 ~
BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1
0 v0 ?7 _7 ]- e: ]2 w. X BB Kirishima
' c3 a3 v$ x, W0 |& ^' z$ g" z3 m& ] CA Mogami: ^% l9 Z Q* u8 ]
CA Mikuma
# m6 [! Y, T& n: O7 l/ p CA Suzuya/ g1 o+ l3 ^' V `. Q" ~/ [4 e- G4 @
CA Kumano
1 {. u2 ~1 D+ o% ^5 b' i7 X CA Kako
, W) i: a/ Y' [" e DD Makinami( o3 D- [- X- [+ n2 w8 D
DD Takanami
4 v8 Y+ ^* b' q8 d4 `# Q: \ DD Natsushio
* {9 ^- N% K+ V DD Yukikaze
: U P0 X2 W# b! R N# t5 L DD Hayashio, C3 P$ [0 w$ Y/ @; O" P& i
DD Maikaze
c% B9 k# M; v DD Isokaze7 U, P; y* A6 r& L4 y- Z3 ~5 K% B
DD Shiranui
) T. Z% G2 S3 M) x5 u& t DD Amatsukaze
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+ a( M4 g" O" v- U' \Allied Ships
/ R; Y( c8 G. Z# }+ x% L1 J! q( ` PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
! U: t( |3 g3 U$ d. r) o PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
* [6 p! l1 D; U PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
+ u% [1 p3 c! r% S2 x PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk: l0 m8 ^5 t- C8 A: L/ E, V
PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
% g4 p, `4 S6 c PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
1 t$ O7 a$ D/ y PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
- ~# y: W7 X& c* V' v' X5 O' N PT-60( f6 N3 y3 a9 [2 H" k( d6 T Y
PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk- \2 f3 `0 H; p8 h# e: k
PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk8 Z, A+ I1 v4 X" t$ c
PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
: k9 }8 ?, v0 j8 |) Y% e" A `; P PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk, |2 U* o& P+ d+ t8 p/ _: o
, T' l; G" G$ C# K4 v& p5 y7 p& O6 vJapanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
- z3 b( w5 Q" C( PAllied TF begins to get underway5 H4 @( y1 G; X; x0 l' `7 C
Low visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight
% N/ L! \1 u$ Z \6 s) Q4 c" CMaximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards; ^+ V" j4 \- C3 Y i/ p% q
Range closes to 25,000 yards...$ s( f& R i( F& I. ]) [% z
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards/ u) d( [7 v: l9 R
Range closes to 20,000 yards.../ f2 f, c. K z$ R2 p
Range closes to 15,000 yards...4 r7 @1 T- V- z* n- k1 |
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards4 ]- g& A2 {. `1 b: e
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards9 K& v, x0 J$ D: x# m |
Range closes to 10,000 yards...! W/ X% |5 H) j; i
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
$ M; n$ I: t$ P) N1 C: ZRange closes to 7,000 yards...
; } ?* E# J0 m0 T% S3 V$ ~ hCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards
" @$ z: H# ]$ a" j7 A/ KRange closes to 5,000 yards...
% @* d( I. a/ A9 ^. J0 e P) `CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards+ w6 L$ `) C4 {( C0 T! Z
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
" @ o& `( |( I0 Q7 F9 ^CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
% a( E& d% }: B) BRange closes to 1,000 yards...8 q! M0 Y3 K* w, E/ _. `$ |
PT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
. I# b- B; J& s5 L8 z& [PT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
* W' |( N2 w( WPT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
+ `) r* `# d1 O- c% v) xMassive explosion on PT-46! P8 J% w* P2 V+ y7 v
PT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards) c3 B+ D/ e4 L+ B1 f
PT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
+ o! i: v% `1 Y. o/ M$ T% p/ IRange increases to 2,000 yards6 ]4 W( j3 ^ `" S& J4 d: q
PT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
9 x! ]# Z4 y* W( `, l9 qPT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards8 Z% S/ C: I p9 D b
BB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards- n6 g, a1 U) z4 q y: w& P
PT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards
9 N- ~, f% d# ePT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards0 B4 {" |, }& d6 e- [: U. c9 J
Range increases to 3,000 yards
: W+ U1 `6 q* p1 `( E* T; jPT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards3 Z6 [7 T1 Q/ T! _) i; i& g
Range closes to 2,000 yards
/ R0 G M% T$ R) \BB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards
0 J. V" |5 J$ mPT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards
, s7 \; d& ]+ ^" I# p9 yRange increases to 4,000 yards$ a4 U$ H$ Q3 I& l7 w5 J; h
Range increases to 5,000 yards
7 h, u4 B: F, a# }+ _2 kDD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127
$ N+ f2 Q$ ]& M% t/ t& ARange increases to 6,000 yards) m; z6 h. F5 s9 _8 p4 G
Range increases to 8,000 yards# t* D. Y: I) z3 `
Task forces break off...- K3 {" Y$ X& q( L9 F( V3 D
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9 ?+ Y$ T7 A* g' j) HNight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
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$ X8 H3 g: M7 ]5 BAllied Ships
+ }) z- t( X# ? D" T PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk: f1 K0 v8 R, y) e; S$ L/ j
1 H4 l* L6 w4 e0 D2 B" UPoor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight, V/ |+ T9 m5 r0 V
Maximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards
" C# v, f5 A j- X( ^Range closes to 28,000 yards...3 `+ a: L9 @7 `, I) Q& N2 M
Range closes to 26,000 yards...
# F% s" u+ J/ @6 P+ SRange closes to 24,000 yards...+ L3 p7 r: |, X1 }
Range closes to 22,000 yards...$ h- U# _5 m% {$ ?' o
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
6 J. p0 E$ x' t# `; e* Y7 E. V2 ^Range closes to 18,000 yards...
) F8 d$ M/ `& Y4 L, i6 c jRange closes to 16,000 yards...! s2 |. z: }: E( S3 l
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
* F6 B3 ~3 X" q: FRange closes to 12,000 yards...
1 |" q$ R" A& z* k% URange closes to 11,000 yards... E6 e* K9 R u1 N
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
! [4 ?) M% u4 l; w" b& q) z: _Range closes to 9,000 yards...
$ X& a2 {$ j2 \+ uRange closes to 8,000 yards...
" p& j, n* `3 I5 zRange closes to 7,000 yards...
/ K3 X! |% m; @5 hRange closes to 6,000 yards.../ p+ a& \3 y! Z& ]
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
" A" h" M& T. e" x% \- Q* lRange closes to 4,000 yards...
0 M5 @0 C) Q. X' _6 }- Q s5 qRange closes to 3,000 yards...
9 r+ ?8 T; F" I+ [, v$ b1 yRange closes to 2,000 yards...
# L; D9 X0 a' P5 `2 zCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards$ R" s# D* \" j5 T
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards# L- W |3 V$ K( a. X
Allied ships attempt to get underway
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PT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards. V( O7 @/ |5 l3 }/ H; C. h* g. P
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...
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Night Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127$ K9 P$ b2 v! Z2 V$ A$ o
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no flights; F" R+ G7 A0 X7 {* t# Q- R6 i7 ~
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Allied aircraft losses! G5 P- v9 y1 G; ]+ D9 N6 M
Catalina I: 7 damaged/ y1 z- S" H8 e
Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground3 j ]. N5 f1 P }
P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged
- @- t4 I9 d3 f/ y; x P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground! v u. R! }* A" h8 n
8 m$ S+ Z7 D! y0 a0 X2 _) AJapanese Ships
; V3 }4 |# ?6 s; P7 y# ^) U; P BB Kirishima
; f- @5 l! Z' ]5 d: i1 f" |* I BB Hiei I: _+ G- J& D. l* a
BB Haruna
* Y9 u1 D3 `5 W BB Kongo
" n/ A/ E5 O) S CA Kako
* a n- p$ h$ r7 c CA Kumano+ c& a# K5 @# r+ V7 F
CA Suzuya
. P1 g# p' X1 [0 W( ^1 L, X CA Mikuma5 f2 R5 G3 }: J
CA Mogami
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$ _' V- i b# o7 {Allied ground losses:
* K7 p8 n% u" C- ?* F 274 casualties reported# w$ z E) [$ ^$ F1 T+ f
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled& w1 k9 [# G9 A4 _7 K6 v
Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled
- b% i9 N" B' B6 X. t. Y Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled
% S0 S4 D' V% M' f& J: D Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)1 P0 R8 r& o+ d) N
Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)( e* z: e0 m( R) z6 U0 [4 ^, k
* `+ n4 Y7 u+ x5 f0 [8 i) pAirbase hits 17 }+ \/ ?- U2 r/ \7 B
Airbase supply hits 2
% ^8 P+ g: f( L7 o# L- ~Runway hits 357 H9 q" r& r& ~8 @8 g
Port hits 57 X1 H9 A! ^/ [5 y+ E0 s/ J K
Port supply hits 4
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0 H5 D3 K* x6 rBB Kirishima firing at Gove
! k' M0 K) I' }9 ]4 \BB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade7 S! R7 ^: X9 V: d2 r9 a g, g: O* o
BB Haruna firing at Gove
0 s) I6 `, \+ M" L* h! cBB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade: ?% X6 f: F1 |$ [; r
CA Kako firing at Gove 3 v- ]' {6 U) Y/ D
CA Kumano firing at Gove " n( Q* B! e7 e9 b6 [
E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya
& ?, P+ W* B" iCA Suzuya firing at Gove " w( B' k0 |2 g+ T0 N$ c; A
CA Mikuma firing at Gove . j. W- T" c- _. f" M+ y
CA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |