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% q! y$ x1 H& q# ]! X
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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 " Z# P8 d2 D4 n- A
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6 T! F( A9 ?* W9 f; ^Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards
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4 f& I9 w' z4 Z, H5 o6 i/ X7 IJapanese Ships
/ w ?* r" H+ M/ I# w: a3 B2 Z5 D BB Kongo5 g. g; m6 T, V# M& D$ h
BB Haruna2 W7 P6 P: i7 l
BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1* [5 m0 n% a6 s
BB Kirishima
) p; W, K) U4 O V( J( U CA Mogami
( T' |; a+ `+ G CA Mikuma
$ g9 T7 E. }, |) ^' J CA Suzuya
; c* Y3 T1 E3 u- [9 x1 D0 Y% b# @$ a CA Kumano7 v6 O/ b3 E3 |4 |, y/ h6 \
CA Kako2 J' V3 }; r) B2 Y6 i" I% ^
DD Makinami* n/ _. x8 j* u1 e
DD Takanami2 @( O% X% i) b" y. a" C
DD Natsushio
5 x7 u% N9 L$ P DD Yukikaze
, ]' N$ V8 q, |/ U9 B DD Hayashio% ^2 V( J+ t x3 O6 m
DD Maikaze
; `/ G6 Q$ g6 `- _1 X* W' g% ] DD Isokaze- l; i4 L9 i; ^* A% Y* P' h+ [+ u6 Q! L; G
DD Shiranui
+ r6 d2 X8 [2 Z* [/ v# a) ~, P DD Amatsukaze( A. P- U& A9 E9 H) g
! Z3 u! ^0 f0 D2 u% i7 T$ r) cAllied Ships
. j# S, \% O7 z PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk4 p- \$ G5 k" i3 P$ U; j/ F; ~
PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk- w' B- [: w0 X+ p6 D$ r
PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk" q/ q5 @( r, E5 k# R4 h
PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk1 S2 k1 R5 J, W5 N/ r8 }
PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk) b0 N9 `2 B: c# F
PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
" c& o0 N$ I. g( C PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk1 f' [) U- p2 x3 W% e: }
PT-60& h# z- n3 X7 R$ B+ Q! G
PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
& ]7 h' U: ?+ F5 P: j2 ^ PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk$ q7 l! r: J- J* q( R" \$ Y' c' J5 U
PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
Q. e. x! _# j PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
: t0 Y, J7 m% t3 YAllied TF begins to get underway& {- @* r' z: S7 u
Low visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight0 @$ z- W. E' A
Maximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards
" y7 p# b6 i; eRange closes to 25,000 yards...
0 F; u& d2 b6 J" H& \3 ZCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards
0 E% ]) p: I3 K6 I8 O4 q- WRange closes to 20,000 yards...
* I J( w5 t2 a7 ORange closes to 15,000 yards...* o. \: U9 O) A% A- f) v+ U6 ^* B
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards, T2 V3 O. e# K( U
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards" Y8 [; `$ C. ^+ k6 v2 E1 U* P
Range closes to 10,000 yards...& @! D; [0 t, \3 F: H7 O
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards/ D4 B" p& i8 v6 G( t3 p% @! e
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
4 o6 W9 d3 i% K6 w) |2 FCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards1 b5 m! Y4 s6 D; y& n5 ~! L! h
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
' @" j; W! w* I1 R. L2 x9 l- f) S1 uCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards
9 @& B, z |9 O3 {& s' GRange closes to 3,000 yards...( a& h n8 P6 c2 g9 {- E
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
& g7 A/ ?; k2 j B* p4 E- `( z: |Range closes to 1,000 yards...
) f @2 _! Z2 J2 C- x3 APT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
" ~% h* R( L' g0 dPT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards k& S" `# C+ k B; O8 ^
PT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards1 R. Z) ]( c/ K: N9 P% [: J% B8 D( j
Massive explosion on PT-46
/ c x# {% Y( g6 \; ]PT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
! j, w/ Q4 Z$ [/ T2 P/ j" q# `6 aPT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards2 X4 e. I N( h! U1 w, F( S( H
Range increases to 2,000 yards8 J6 J$ H0 Y$ t! d0 h: G6 D
PT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
6 N0 D: G2 M- V+ [# ?4 \PT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
! J1 M9 x, y! T( R& o5 j0 F# PBB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards
. H0 L" p/ I4 s: ~0 TPT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards5 u7 E# v; j1 \4 I5 v3 \
PT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards4 d( j0 z6 X6 X* q" Q
Range increases to 3,000 yards
& R$ u9 V2 R) k: E0 ~8 B: BPT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards
* T* r9 d2 C- n- a s- o" HRange closes to 2,000 yards5 A5 t7 C1 B3 @+ K- P
BB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards
/ ~, Q2 h8 t( Q, h* w1 \ dPT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards
! r' ?) j- X b" D; VRange increases to 4,000 yards8 l0 k* _/ ]+ M k) I
Range increases to 5,000 yards
+ s' v( V; e7 d, i' J( z' BDD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127 , [7 j) @1 g- ~+ |! o
Range increases to 6,000 yards
]6 A: M( }9 j$ VRange increases to 8,000 yards# P; ~3 U$ L0 Q/ H8 [
Task forces break off.../ x9 G" J. s: J# p; N
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8 j8 G4 k* D5 e$ ENight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards" W- T {) O& v5 t
( X1 c G( ~8 t6 rJapanese Ships9 Y2 \# B( [$ l9 ]! c7 x
DD Shiranui; ~1 e) q# c3 M% \# K% T; M% d
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Allied Ships1 i# P' S7 _4 u2 @; m& S1 W8 K
PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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Poor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight0 P/ F3 s; g3 N0 I
Maximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards
2 u7 f7 m1 r; j9 o( aRange closes to 28,000 yards...
3 e! M n* L$ F4 C1 G! ]Range closes to 26,000 yards...
# i$ u% i3 f+ IRange closes to 24,000 yards...0 }; ]- M7 O( F; ?! A3 }. C
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
3 H4 b& `" r* U* G$ |* `+ nRange closes to 20,000 yards...: o9 u+ h9 o$ x
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
2 l0 g U% i' ^# R0 CRange closes to 16,000 yards...
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Range closes to 12,000 yards...
9 W% b" x H/ n4 J# YRange closes to 11,000 yards...4 y) L$ O( e i, t' V. l9 W
Range closes to 10,000 yards...# }0 L4 }* l2 A% w4 U: C3 T
Range closes to 9,000 yards...; {8 N5 p# z' y: K/ \
Range closes to 8,000 yards...: i* q; d# m# u( q* h; `4 `: V8 ~
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
! r& U/ Z# M# C7 t, kRange closes to 6,000 yards...
2 O) P2 S) f" J" pRange closes to 5,000 yards...
9 z0 Z P0 E% L& g) tRange closes to 4,000 yards...! B$ G; s5 W: Z4 \$ q
Range closes to 3,000 yards...+ v# f! o* U. y
Range closes to 2,000 yards...9 l, u( n0 ^4 A: D" l' A
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards Z8 F4 A3 w1 I4 U3 \7 W, E, T- c3 ]
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards) i, A. c) {; }/ E, [1 D" L0 ^2 L4 K
Allied ships attempt to get underway% {8 f* z$ U% h+ z. g$ A+ [. b$ @2 ^& a
Range increases to 3,000 yards
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Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...7 c; O0 ~' z E$ E0 @8 M
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Night Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127
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d7 j) i8 P' M" L. d$ w* l9 I/ c. oAllied aircraft losses- F$ K7 p' o% h& F1 d& C
Catalina I: 7 damaged
9 Q9 V( k0 o( ~( } Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground
1 _' N. b5 q: r0 w P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged
. D2 F; `* j7 `( w P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground; j. Z9 Y! B0 u% X
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BB Kirishima' Q3 K; M* S7 r
BB Hiei8 x* c# V' `7 p/ q- L0 n# V3 x
BB Haruna
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CA Kumano
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CA Mikuma6 ` P; v1 B8 W( b$ @; a5 @+ T
CA Mogami
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; s/ A3 {" T2 b1 aAllied ground losses:. |! K+ ?2 ^9 r* Z* K% v+ e" s/ u
274 casualties reported _' u5 \( Y% Q/ z6 y+ `8 [
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
8 m+ z; Q9 \9 n% O Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled x: ~4 m: A, T5 Y4 O( U6 V, z! f8 x
Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled
4 x) R' h' S/ j: Y# L2 n3 F Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)1 {1 N0 ~( A5 G) W( d5 z7 w0 X* n
Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)
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Airbase hits 17
# ? X! k' `% K, U# u0 l+ JAirbase supply hits 2; p3 `7 M1 O8 p3 `* K
Runway hits 35
+ Z: Q8 a% L2 UPort hits 5; ^4 m0 B8 @7 l6 w
Port supply hits 4
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BB Kirishima firing at Gove
8 D' C# x p/ h( e x4 h" Q2 NBB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade. ^5 I* M! f2 y5 L1 L
BB Haruna firing at Gove
- U* ]. L& z: UBB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade
! j) E, s B7 u' Y) q3 z& `" ~: CCA Kako firing at Gove
$ C6 r; d' n$ y7 N7 iCA Kumano firing at Gove # v N2 [5 j4 u. \& Q9 A
E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya
( l+ m- V$ e T/ ?8 `. U+ X, B. FCA Suzuya firing at Gove ) C8 {9 O" \, R/ Y
CA Mikuma firing at Gove 5 W: L/ X! D, V
CA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |