AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 44
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c5 A. N. D4 o2 R* [- Y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' E. f6 k$ y, m% m& i
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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 ( {- M. ]# u8 G+ S; e% {
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards" G0 k [/ g* @
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Japanese Ships
# J. @: s2 b# R5 V) A4 C% B BB Kongo0 C1 F1 R, M, w; F. p3 J
BB Haruna
! A; j0 ?4 s# B2 j' ^. D! J BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1$ H! I1 r7 y& N* \6 N0 ?# u: J
BB Kirishima
; @- ^* D1 _( ]1 b CA Mogami% o" `1 @- ~! j- y! X
CA Mikuma
$ ]4 M \$ O! ~( t7 _4 B9 e! e CA Suzuya
2 o6 ~. n5 {! w D3 P2 r, J CA Kumano
5 b* i/ Z# }4 }4 _& L CA Kako3 w( k" ?% w- A0 Z8 G$ I X9 u
DD Makinami! O8 S0 Y% O2 }- a( ^( @. }' D
DD Takanami1 j: `8 y( z& T. ~
DD Natsushio( j1 I. P8 d2 D+ h1 r5 Z
DD Yukikaze
^" O0 l9 T1 L0 L9 }; m- M4 { DD Hayashio
# t7 x3 x* I: ~4 x8 D+ C DD Maikaze
; v6 ^9 M7 I. {6 p0 Z- { DD Isokaze, _3 Q0 N' b. f1 R3 |
DD Shiranui" @. Q5 C& O! M
DD Amatsukaze
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Allied Ships7 o- R7 \ k# q! h$ J4 C; P
PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk' ~7 s5 f- w! ^
PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk3 g5 b; Z+ J M3 Q" R) |, n
PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
+ P: y u( a* X PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
: `6 N8 S9 k7 R7 ?, J0 I PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk* q" ?! Y' q, @: G( H
PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk8 [2 b% [+ G3 e H- {$ u
PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
( m4 i+ ?( g! Q1 \# Y PT-60; s& Z# |& ^4 H$ q' }; }
PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
* Z* s) X0 I& R3 u PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
. ]1 U( s2 G, k- y V% g PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
; D3 O, \( Q5 S* E& Y$ ? PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk" e9 d. ]2 n$ E+ ~3 f
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
' w& F9 q) t9 C7 Q3 {Allied TF begins to get underway5 a' V( Q- A" V8 x. d
Low visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight
* m ^# d4 N2 x7 F; [/ ]Maximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards5 H" m! c+ y5 \
Range closes to 25,000 yards...5 \3 d* L0 q- T' e9 q( H r0 B
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards( V2 Z3 f1 o3 \3 U$ H2 x- G
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
5 c* s2 d- l2 o$ XRange closes to 15,000 yards...
1 J8 v4 f3 N8 wCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards+ J& D. T, z; |( F
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards
- h& n4 J2 r/ f N$ ]Range closes to 10,000 yards...- i L' Q2 k6 i7 H- A ?1 N/ G: {, U
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
: m' I# k9 V: ]8 q0 wRange closes to 7,000 yards...
* \2 j) L5 Z$ `CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards# E: H* I- a. n$ c
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
- P! o4 ^. X6 T0 s! z% O3 uCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards
3 ^& z/ E5 R9 L {# C3 e# }Range closes to 3,000 yards...1 O7 v" H: v) `) Y3 E# Q- _& `# s( c8 Z
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards/ c$ o! D* G3 L
Range closes to 1,000 yards...* a7 q; G6 @( t6 Y0 p$ U
PT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
; u5 M, _3 s! E Z- ^9 \7 _, PPT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards2 N6 H, @) M( l6 P: [
PT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards3 A& u' u* e5 L1 N8 o {
Massive explosion on PT-46
3 O# G8 v/ |* `$ q9 u% e# aPT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
. ?3 X, P( z- Z& `. I. w$ S; `PT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards* H) t2 f1 k! `; y4 c( Q
Range increases to 2,000 yards3 t: j% t* x! R/ M* g b) c
PT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards* y1 v- `( p# \. a0 A9 E
PT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards& ^/ K$ w6 B' E% y, K& a
BB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards5 G& F8 X; h5 i: F [( P
PT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards
1 c! ]- @. I: X) s4 ^1 \2 tPT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards
" P4 f6 s! P2 H$ t, i8 dRange increases to 3,000 yards
; Z" N* N% ]& B: o9 P! uPT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards' n. _! }+ l8 w1 o
Range closes to 2,000 yards
9 b' [, j1 c4 |% U2 V- _9 ]BB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards
5 U9 I7 L; f/ zPT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards- t# [4 X0 x( Z1 M- @0 y# {
Range increases to 4,000 yards
* s: E5 G; l6 E; p \4 W7 J/ N, iRange increases to 5,000 yards- c2 C4 B$ J' w% B
DD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127
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Range increases to 8,000 yards
; ?0 A1 @- ]: I' ~& K: H$ Y/ X1 X1 qTask forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards8 f# {- m* p& ?: f6 R
$ h ~2 ^# a% nJapanese Ships
. a N; q7 F/ B DD Shiranui
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PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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; A7 j0 u l& Z- l5 y, I: s: dPoor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight+ n! G9 a) x' n- N: L; l% n- ^0 x5 w
Maximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards, u* E& S0 x* w% o. j& i
Range closes to 28,000 yards...
7 x5 b4 W6 o; s$ c3 W2 ORange closes to 26,000 yards...9 I$ q: D" b4 I% t4 Q# n) R# O& x
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
3 w# x. t2 `% e" nRange closes to 22,000 yards...1 M+ L7 S( N& H# L# L+ }
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
0 O% G; }$ k2 C1 g2 pRange closes to 18,000 yards...
: H$ p8 ^! ~# z7 ?% pRange closes to 16,000 yards...
& p% y& E# A4 PRange closes to 14,000 yards...
7 p1 u U1 M; q, E1 }' [Range closes to 12,000 yards...: K. e5 O. [) U' r, [: P# U3 ]/ H
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
! T. T1 ]5 E0 \ YRange closes to 10,000 yards...
0 ]; u8 M6 B- w g. W4 U: |Range closes to 9,000 yards...( X8 O$ I( L7 ]' R5 F g2 D- j* s" {
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
* z. Z$ P# P r1 JRange closes to 7,000 yards...
1 |0 U! E5 b9 R4 W" _; sRange closes to 6,000 yards...1 ]% J- Y1 {( a7 v
Range closes to 5,000 yards...* K; o; j3 ?6 ]: Z1 D, u! p* y: e
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
) A# R/ r, n- F% NRange closes to 3,000 yards.../ Z& o% h9 d/ b& n/ m \& N3 k- `
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
8 {- ]+ R% j+ OCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
c. M5 Z- L* \* l% H) K' YCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards0 \9 ?" m7 G& q; x
Allied ships attempt to get underway
! C: Z& U6 s" ~0 v4 ?Range increases to 3,000 yards
% B) |- r: R) ?2 ~PT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards
* Y- ?' Z1 e0 zCombat ends with last Allied ship sunk...
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( c) l" v. A- J" sNight Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127
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: q2 b3 R6 N6 K# U0 p- LAllied aircraft: r; M- O9 B; G
no flights
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Allied aircraft losses0 q: u; Y/ _ i7 [) s
Catalina I: 7 damaged
& f; n7 j5 g) u& h; @+ }. e Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground
3 Z7 r3 Z- _* X- E: |, O' _" i P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged) k& f# J+ E7 r( t0 Y
P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground3 B; I# d( y' S! Z$ ?' D
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BB Kirishima
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( H' n/ l! I4 C- `3 }3 X BB Haruna
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CA Kako
- S" c; z$ r( z- B0 k- c0 W% e CA Kumano& A% D. n! I; I& e! j% y& V& B
CA Suzuya
4 Y: j2 @; L# Q0 w( u& r$ z CA Mikuma
8 ?7 D% {/ E- f8 n7 Z* d CA Mogami
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Allied ground losses:
% k T3 n) J( h1 m' @0 C- [ 274 casualties reported( Y7 [2 Z: ^+ i, _( K" C
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled' |3 d0 I5 g2 U8 y" u: M# q
Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled
& A% B- h+ j, p b k, ? Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled
5 r v& q& O1 J$ t' e) k N Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
1 K1 D& v8 y2 B Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)/ Y E/ A: E) Z f- @* {
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Airbase hits 17
8 [* N: I7 y7 |( W1 G& DAirbase supply hits 21 a: Z; T) ] L% E) z8 t
Runway hits 35
# U4 q& v$ b$ H; FPort hits 5
+ n( Y% k) i5 \; h; Y* X3 ]Port supply hits 4
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BB Kirishima firing at Gove / ?5 Y# ?. H5 W) i- _
BB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade
9 b8 z5 l" x: V) B5 t" XBB Haruna firing at Gove & o* a6 S0 u R4 i5 {1 r+ n
BB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade
* G0 m5 w; Y: A7 S2 LCA Kako firing at Gove
9 `0 C( ^6 r% m/ ] gCA Kumano firing at Gove
3 S$ i3 a$ h s# r8 f5 r VE13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya
- ^( Y3 @6 X9 v1 M+ C1 ?CA Suzuya firing at Gove * E4 y$ |' b0 `- [4 k
CA Mikuma firing at Gove
- M$ L7 z, f& ], ?CA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |