AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 44
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% W4 y* ?& P4 H5 a& c: P$ v! T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) |' V2 x7 M' l5 y. I6 z1 H. X
6 x0 V: [% n4 I6 P1 x- D4 R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 2 c0 R7 k" J$ Q2 W+ ^1 g
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' C! o9 d2 Z* T( l6 ~( a& x5 }. KNight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
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BB Haruna" b) z8 V2 @+ R* m S% A2 d% c
BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1
! a! C; m6 Q: S5 r7 g+ J/ f, F BB Kirishima
+ |( U$ `9 h2 j) H8 B CA Mogami
9 o7 w! g* v! M p CA Mikuma/ Q+ ]( E. w& E K6 y. S
CA Suzuya
1 B/ L B' z: h CA Kumano
" {$ i' {4 ?: i2 c1 @# p) s CA Kako; M% O3 A$ k/ g4 B$ K2 J9 h: u
DD Makinami
n7 O: v" n( u: D9 I DD Takanami+ T+ A" D1 g, b: }
DD Natsushio
4 M4 I% ?& K/ m/ w# ~. X, P. `" J0 X DD Yukikaze
& v& l' L3 U4 [0 `2 q DD Hayashio
" `" r. v, | w8 w/ G' Y DD Maikaze
; n8 D; A2 F4 W! b8 f5 U DD Isokaze
; {" S. F2 u3 ^; @ DD Shiranui
$ ^& N- Z6 [, L% j DD Amatsukaze
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Allied Ships
- q1 \5 k7 F" x% g) [ PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk' |( w2 d# h- Z. I8 B
PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
. y$ J0 G7 Z7 G PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
5 W& q- m9 j6 p2 V PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk+ h4 P" H3 S6 n! z8 | {( ~ V
PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk1 V( P; p, t% Z4 \8 o. T$ v
PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
( g( U2 |% y: F( n% a/ D PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
o" B: A$ t/ @$ z3 ]( h PT-60
3 f/ g" b8 \- L PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk7 A. y+ E2 E& i b3 T3 d& J
PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk) B" n/ h' H6 o3 L9 J; R
PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk( T( {1 I2 l1 N# j9 F( l, V1 W3 q
PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk4 B( r. x8 h$ g' I
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
' F' I: o- x' A7 I$ \8 [Allied TF begins to get underway3 ?! L; h8 g0 B# K
Low visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight
+ u x* ]' G3 z E* gMaximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards8 Y2 n7 J( S1 Y* B; s3 J) w/ B) p
Range closes to 25,000 yards...
6 M+ I3 n9 }1 ~: S$ W. HCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards* r4 @6 ?' g9 H$ z2 A
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
% B2 v; H$ W, C* t# p1 TRange closes to 15,000 yards...1 m! ^& l. B: q- p9 x1 m
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards" Z9 ^3 z3 L: \# B
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards
4 }' O/ d: R; E5 @( @: IRange closes to 10,000 yards...
+ j- S* l' E5 E( y, KCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards6 p J) ^( Q; i& m% K" o
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
, k+ t* g0 n% g% ]7 B# A! [1 TCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards
# H: M4 k; r) {# Y' ARange closes to 5,000 yards...& U6 J5 r P; ~& Q, y g3 Q7 e
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards4 v/ Z1 _+ {" L+ {) e2 b+ z
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
) V$ G% U6 p b9 [) DCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards% b( h( u1 j4 d& K [
Range closes to 1,000 yards...- q/ Q0 Y& e9 I: d t+ \8 b
PT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards2 ^: h$ f% t' B: b* g1 }! e* J R
PT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards5 O4 C! q' z1 x# n5 a5 r5 H2 f
PT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
$ d3 H, R& N0 W8 e+ o0 R+ i$ B% U4 VMassive explosion on PT-465 l ~6 a. C& H' Y1 N8 _3 \
PT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards& l- a, N4 a$ M# }+ n
PT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
0 y$ g0 t& y$ @& b" q! y' X4 t yRange increases to 2,000 yards
% G7 R; ?* k B, S( g. BPT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
% F/ B1 m! {9 @$ c. B( r6 H2 b, U2 e+ ?PT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards: n1 j7 t+ }, H
BB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards' R3 w. z6 W1 @- ~9 l
PT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards
; d+ T8 l! l" j1 C2 v" R4 V c' EPT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards
7 I/ o! G, r1 V' h: }: mRange increases to 3,000 yards
/ i3 ? [* x9 s0 _PT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards
- e4 q0 C- m& L% V: q \Range closes to 2,000 yards
5 b0 I: Z4 k, H3 a+ w& |+ b2 R. |BB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards
0 C; l1 ^0 |$ O2 n9 n( @1 c" [PT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards
2 ]# {4 c3 `7 e% M$ k) WRange increases to 4,000 yards
# r* e! P4 c' c% t2 a4 F0 bRange increases to 5,000 yards, F) C2 o2 G6 C/ A2 X3 y& C
DD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127 $ \9 @6 ]! E% o( G3 Q
Range increases to 6,000 yards U: }# c5 i( O. h
Range increases to 8,000 yards' w4 A* v. M1 ]3 P) p. N8 C% Z4 W( m
Task forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards; V" E$ ^4 V @: ?5 g
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Japanese Ships# ^2 d' L) u. Y/ ?4 r
DD Shiranui/ S" L, c% F% P, \2 U+ g0 j. F; _
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% w- J+ Y( o$ `3 U( W/ v- g) o5 f PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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Poor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight
b8 Q8 J8 ~9 [. N' {& S' QMaximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards
! h7 K* W1 [4 C' j$ LRange closes to 28,000 yards...: j2 L* B" D/ q {
Range closes to 26,000 yards... u' L5 h; K; O) z) k4 i; }* h" D
Range closes to 24,000 yards..., S& U- `$ l* C% [
Range closes to 22,000 yards...- U# S/ l, p9 s. g) Y0 |0 |- s4 T
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
9 M o% j: t8 s) jRange closes to 18,000 yards...
1 F, @. L+ r! d2 F& y/ E+ w( b1 ~1 zRange closes to 16,000 yards...
( l9 `0 e1 u% I" C3 z2 [! ?( {Range closes to 14,000 yards...1 r- i7 G4 G/ M
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
: Y2 m% ?- I5 k/ CRange closes to 11,000 yards...
4 M8 j9 ` S B2 d0 S) TRange closes to 10,000 yards...
! w) [$ D6 U/ k, R; {* o* IRange closes to 9,000 yards...( n0 v4 S6 W' r
Range closes to 8,000 yards...& @) x4 S: E2 ?+ |& V/ M+ A
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
3 ?4 p8 ]. J1 I( {Range closes to 6,000 yards...
( ?2 o2 u" W, I$ @" ~6 WRange closes to 5,000 yards...
, | t+ { G$ W0 WRange closes to 4,000 yards...
1 w* K! u, r# J: f: T. d4 HRange closes to 3,000 yards...
' |2 ^2 N/ z; ?- G5 ^Range closes to 2,000 yards.../ t3 F! I2 h7 b1 W s
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards- V! X) V/ E7 E/ Z. u
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards5 k1 Q3 i/ ]" T5 k8 y8 ~+ F
Allied ships attempt to get underway3 i. _$ M3 l+ j
Range increases to 3,000 yards6 M; j* O$ \, d$ N
PT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards
: h# N: o% I6 OCombat ends with last Allied ship sunk...
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Night Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127
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Allied aircraft
- P2 f6 O0 g1 O( S no flights: a$ _; m& Y# N8 V. S
' M6 R% S' J! o9 P: g3 H9 x! V- lAllied aircraft losses
+ S1 K8 t% ^4 v) D% n/ ? Catalina I: 7 damaged
o% {2 B# A4 u# g- r' Y6 [- J Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground2 n/ z a u5 V) v1 D/ A
P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged7 u- p8 s( t, g- d1 O9 i( P& M* }& K p
P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground
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Japanese Ships
0 e% g( f, e8 S5 H! w5 d: v8 e: n7 n BB Kirishima$ M0 K3 J) f& ~+ N+ U- }# c6 S
BB Hiei
4 Q+ [- S( i# o! S+ j' R( p* r BB Haruna; e, W9 d3 E7 y2 X+ d
BB Kongo/ K, m' d E5 d# T. ^5 e: k2 d
CA Kako8 Y4 p$ C Y1 N8 O1 X* g
CA Kumano
# c- w+ }0 H% p7 w9 H CA Suzuya+ G# J9 \# _$ T4 ~6 Z5 l
CA Mikuma; F( T! ]' F4 y, x6 z
CA Mogami2 v- g- d! k2 D% r
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Allied ground losses:2 ?2 m$ G+ P& ?2 r2 C- j u! {7 B4 y C
274 casualties reported
' I% w$ l8 n5 G% n% j0 n4 B Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
' O0 v" Y0 B3 n" | W3 z2 A! d Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled
' h5 }; Z+ I7 L Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled
' u3 c8 G0 O# a Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)+ ?/ R( {+ e2 w4 e- \
Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)% g; Z1 B9 d3 U
, }9 U0 S6 C8 m# ]+ T0 S6 ^* r* aAirbase hits 17
$ ]' f; q, ^, `+ oAirbase supply hits 29 \# F/ q, k' S; K8 e
Runway hits 35
& N; U( s: v. S8 @( d) A# h$ TPort hits 5% j' f2 j6 i. h1 a; S9 [8 [5 t8 N
Port supply hits 4
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BB Kirishima firing at Gove 6 j+ F( a- i9 ~$ n0 a
BB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade
6 o' J4 A# N0 E# h% P ` q5 S" l- r; rBB Haruna firing at Gove ! S8 J/ m8 r) h6 Z
BB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade4 Q( a% f5 S' @$ O' _
CA Kako firing at Gove 2 D+ Q- q3 U5 |0 Z3 {; g* E
CA Kumano firing at Gove ) k! q# P* P9 Q: f2 G6 S% t
E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya
4 s) R5 Y1 r1 k. w9 v; HCA Suzuya firing at Gove
, `! N8 q9 b7 g; A* RCA Mikuma firing at Gove , L$ v: d# ~6 ]" t/ c% s% i" ^
CA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |