AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 44
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5 [3 ?; D2 b; I4 b; R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Gove3 G# b0 |6 b# W7 q
8 I1 }: s8 E! Q( c) _$ v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
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7 W1 A. x& A5 O4 i) Z4 MNight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards! }' L1 @( B* I" g# s* W9 U, B
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Japanese Ships
4 g' `1 `6 l6 i BB Kongo# N/ b+ B+ M+ Q9 C* s
BB Haruna$ ^% f. V d& {5 i1 }; p
BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1
0 D5 Q! S# [% M5 F+ ~( U BB Kirishima
" y' F1 r8 H. j% j0 l; [ CA Mogami
4 J3 L8 n& k2 [ CA Mikuma
- S b. P: c) j2 a CA Suzuya8 n) w* d# [- X9 m0 H7 w# j% R- N% ?
CA Kumano5 O+ `2 L0 k- `/ o9 F
CA Kako) j+ K; E, }: E! g; ]
DD Makinami6 i1 Q( M( S4 c- Y' V+ T, b x' X
DD Takanami
" o" l2 g; L3 M DD Natsushio# U' w0 H5 P. U$ G4 B
DD Yukikaze5 g5 v, k4 Q% T
DD Hayashio/ r, X; Z4 E1 H+ z) X
DD Maikaze. N, ]7 Y; }1 W0 _
DD Isokaze
' E6 u2 A+ f7 t$ t- I DD Shiranui, P# p( m; K4 _- @' Z
DD Amatsukaze- P! @/ z- ?" s9 E" B! d: t, s% {
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Allied Ships' U5 [1 p' `9 [, u
PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk; z4 m. w3 z: L2 b, b
PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
1 Z" H4 V2 g2 d" I8 Z$ S PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk" V" k- d- N& Y. A3 ^
PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
0 y1 L0 [+ p, l5 i/ Q/ ` PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
$ l. z+ N5 _3 B PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
' u$ y" g+ R6 e- g PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
) }4 y. D. g% Z: y8 G PT-605 P$ Z; p5 J6 x' e+ _7 d& c* t
PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
( a' a( \2 K7 m# d5 c PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
l# x. _2 ^/ e+ d2 T! o; a' v1 A9 D PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
, h5 `1 ^" ^# X* z; `1 b& w PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk" i5 m' o5 v& n
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
- F; l" B. |( U! x# v, I9 wAllied TF begins to get underway
7 T0 M! {& h9 {4 v; q& E& NLow visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight
; K1 L6 }, t! V4 rMaximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards
, @6 ^5 C# t2 ?9 A. g/ B2 x+ D/ x0 QRange closes to 25,000 yards...
) M5 Q& U% @& aCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards( G& P1 Y, S7 l4 l k9 Y% R
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
) z( Q$ ` D1 f5 ~/ X. {Range closes to 15,000 yards...$ q7 h$ a" v* ]. g! Z
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards9 o- q! k) W t; S
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards
* D. X7 ]0 s* f! u( kRange closes to 10,000 yards...
& }' l7 c! Y8 JCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards# E2 X5 Q3 `9 n: Z/ a* v
Range closes to 7,000 yards...$ k- G$ B. b2 l: }6 s8 c2 h) B
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards
3 s7 T$ v, f* G7 q. _Range closes to 5,000 yards...
' O2 c1 J6 i6 K! k3 P0 m+ X2 ^ K* nCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards- b( m$ ]$ Q" d& ] ?
Range closes to 3,000 yards...* Z# f7 U3 R4 K' |- |: Z
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
! U: H% g- ^* u: aRange closes to 1,000 yards...
& y, z" j& D+ E! `/ R5 }PT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards# s. C3 n: |& Q; U# r2 }: U7 o& P
PT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
# m/ y6 @' E5 i9 O( ?PT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
: \: ^) p9 S8 v% J1 x/ V+ RMassive explosion on PT-46; l, A3 E+ y) q: r9 Y5 s; `
PT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards- o& Y7 e# J9 [/ i- Z5 E r
PT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
! H# W. [: O; gRange increases to 2,000 yards
4 I& }8 W3 r3 qPT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards; ^4 S. a/ c9 @" Y, I
PT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
+ u v/ P: {/ d% d9 SBB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards
* `/ Q& R( e8 T7 @4 b! PPT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards
) B- I* n5 [$ j1 LPT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards
4 x% E' i: \) J# h- j# hRange increases to 3,000 yards3 x" @ B1 W; D! e
PT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards
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( Q* N( S- P+ r( R" l$ oBB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards
! I/ L- @: o, R+ r" {: F3 e6 u* ?PT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards
. X2 Z) H0 F+ A( g0 l% c1 N1 tRange increases to 4,000 yards/ b& X/ t& y# t- d# m
Range increases to 5,000 yards
h- D- v1 q1 o) p9 p0 L, MDD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127
) }% Y% C( H3 gRange increases to 6,000 yards
8 Y9 e! ]* `- ~; HRange increases to 8,000 yards$ H- F: A ?+ \- q' z: i, e& @
Task forces break off...& D" C( Q Q, J u# c. i
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9 Y2 g# a% _8 n5 f) n$ x+ BNight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards% W/ W' ^/ g. \% t1 N4 @9 U
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DD Shiranui+ ^3 Z( W6 N: U
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Allied Ships3 @+ J; l: I/ _6 ]2 U3 j& W6 Z
PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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% n: S" D) h" G" g* x7 A( ]Poor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight
3 L' n. d. B2 r- U5 mMaximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards+ ?- x( y/ C* q( K9 W
Range closes to 28,000 yards...
6 |6 d3 z+ G# q, i) A, n gRange closes to 26,000 yards...' r) Y( `4 F+ Q7 \$ [8 B
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
, W; H* h: c" A3 gRange closes to 22,000 yards...) m4 M8 y9 U; G! m
Range closes to 20,000 yards.... U& g# ?& Y7 E* [. l# F
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
6 g/ A( H+ O0 t1 J9 t$ S6 uRange closes to 16,000 yards...5 y# Y3 m! a5 C- A
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
/ m" r; _$ N$ B$ \5 L" }" T& iRange closes to 12,000 yards...8 m" J& B! d6 a( e1 p' ^
Range closes to 11,000 yards...0 i6 x1 l" r- O. o0 U
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
( {' d" B( [ w- ARange closes to 9,000 yards...) j, l3 Y# `; A( ?; e( N
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
0 Y3 T+ Q+ Q! h/ k7 O5 t9 BRange closes to 7,000 yards...
5 f: W% @% c0 a- x$ ~1 H+ B% }) a0 wRange closes to 6,000 yards...
0 c8 n$ W3 L- i& T1 z4 j7 PRange closes to 5,000 yards...
- V* E0 p4 g: g* V- w7 t d/ E& QRange closes to 4,000 yards...
: J7 k3 ^/ t( v2 u% o# |% g KRange closes to 3,000 yards...
1 G1 F" s+ d+ A O0 U" l6 ZRange closes to 2,000 yards...2 P, A9 {" B) _& j' N1 V+ J
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
: t8 o( x- k/ O- fCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards1 A0 T( V7 m$ n* S5 W1 m
Allied ships attempt to get underway
+ Z+ [' x. Z3 k# E% u, ?' N3 ~/ ORange increases to 3,000 yards0 _# H- O. E4 x. O1 m2 v4 Z
PT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards& @( K2 a2 \7 |3 h5 _
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk..." t; s3 m- v9 k D2 s
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, ?) I% G# l" s- tNight Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,1270 s# ^* u0 j" t
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Allied aircraft: c: q: W; x* j1 W8 r
no flights
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Allied aircraft losses
X/ |/ k3 x% S$ b Catalina I: 7 damaged2 Z: ?/ E- M+ _, q5 e; c
Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground- X$ b. h1 e# I) [3 j0 D
P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged. o& H8 h% f0 j5 g+ z& t
P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground
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# G) K( C3 a/ t0 i1 s" ?# u4 Y BB Kirishima
8 l" F$ [/ B" W7 @; o P4 x7 F BB Hiei+ Y# L" v" U0 {) n' a& L
BB Haruna
2 Y; V+ v& b: f: Y BB Kongo
+ ]& e5 H& g9 k+ A CA Kako
" x- x% e, D1 w/ F, i+ @6 G- t/ P! d CA Kumano5 d3 [3 y6 Y+ ]% n
CA Suzuya4 b. R3 a( X$ d! \8 s: t2 t) u
CA Mikuma
+ [7 |) W1 T. s x CA Mogami
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Allied ground losses:9 g# f& [7 E$ S) a1 z
274 casualties reported' B3 E' W( `, C! t+ [3 d( e2 o- g
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
# ?8 v3 K6 i9 c- | Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled( C) c- p3 \. h `8 h S
Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled
+ U1 v8 h: M8 Y, N5 N6 [# a( M Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)1 [8 C# M9 g, c, X3 c8 V( Q
Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)
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Airbase hits 17, ~# @+ u6 P" Y9 O, s( O) ]
Airbase supply hits 24 D6 p: |1 J2 p* o. q1 ]
Runway hits 35
9 M# `. F' W4 u7 K( s. sPort hits 5# Q/ J7 g L3 Z+ q$ P+ {4 e2 f7 C
Port supply hits 4
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BB Kirishima firing at Gove
/ m" H, q; R3 ~! T" i: T5 D, I2 ^BB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade% e: T( k, m$ N! V8 g! F8 u; G. z6 K
BB Haruna firing at Gove 0 y9 k/ o& `( _5 u( f! h, ]
BB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade; S4 ~7 p4 C1 k; B% j) y
CA Kako firing at Gove ~7 n# V+ F- {2 V K$ H8 }
CA Kumano firing at Gove
! ?3 D( g# a4 z7 P5 k7 PE13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya
% \+ x: c1 u! H6 g- N4 CCA Suzuya firing at Gove % w) k* N4 e' k! A. j$ R5 `6 A# ?
CA Mikuma firing at Gove " b7 s; I+ a- C" f8 u2 `
CA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |