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* a/ j" v! X* B `8 k; ?
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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 6 Z2 K* q: A! Y& T/ \, N
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# G7 `3 \: q! z& s5 u$ Z( `: VNight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards3 L* C: u/ G, t1 Q# A9 ]! h: Y
' _( ]& H3 E* |5 J& Z6 XJapanese Ships
4 N2 h, {" g5 Q/ ` BB Kongo
: r$ y4 }: \, Y- C BB Haruna
+ t+ _7 ^" ~" P$ ~; ^' F BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 18 L. g' v' I( _
BB Kirishima+ c& E3 \6 G+ M8 K$ e
CA Mogami
6 E! g" Q6 M ?2 l/ E3 k4 w CA Mikuma3 S8 K. f8 R9 T8 C8 N8 W
CA Suzuya
1 y8 l. H9 z" T CA Kumano
, `7 ]5 @% E. W5 r- b; e3 Z CA Kako$ c3 l" n! o- ?/ d [
DD Makinami
, t& t* |( z. {* W DD Takanami9 D) A7 Q0 d! z) i1 h/ |
DD Natsushio
, A6 Q7 f" l* w2 c+ e5 G( f7 X DD Yukikaze
- E# M0 G5 y# I C7 B% f5 \2 o: X- c DD Hayashio
! q/ m# k# U- }6 W, b8 G DD Maikaze
# U$ \/ h. h5 h' ~ DD Isokaze
: r; m0 H4 y- {& u- v' H9 ` DD Shiranui$ f; k9 e% U8 E+ ~% T
DD Amatsukaze) e" [) n+ m6 p
* `& A- s* }/ G2 q; _1 X9 L" bAllied Ships
, l8 @0 \/ ^7 C. s PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk* q* t" @) _6 ^& ~
PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk1 S. R, }: E) _$ p
PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk# I+ M4 B7 P! O9 I m0 O8 M: ?4 V- j7 B
PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
5 p6 W! P2 P+ C PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk3 I- j4 ^3 M- [6 }& j0 v4 B
PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
$ n: g- A# n9 z* W( ?6 x+ O PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk+ T; |* W* o& O# u1 ~+ B
PT-606 y2 Q$ ?& l0 Y% l- `
PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk( r4 P* }- C, U8 @( H
PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk6 L6 _% l J2 b/ ~
PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
% A/ W! Z9 Z6 c. o9 l PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk* Z1 H: X& E3 F
/ o% G6 ]! x, I. ZJapanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!, a, S% {& H( ~4 ]. C
Allied TF begins to get underway
" h+ [9 P( M! H7 W. ALow visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight7 \+ ^3 ~, w1 W' V i* V$ x) R
Maximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards
" a' [. P5 ]- a* Q* n! L. Y5 e! kRange closes to 25,000 yards.../ g- {/ a1 |9 T+ V7 o, R
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards
. b8 c- l' u9 i3 q* `( ^2 oRange closes to 20,000 yards...
* e8 ?- K$ Z" E" ZRange closes to 15,000 yards...4 M3 a9 `; n+ l& Q( ?& U/ {
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards
" [, E8 q2 q& P7 K" J2 a# MCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards
" Z" a' }! E0 s$ h& a5 S& [ MRange closes to 10,000 yards...5 V) l' ]* J9 u. d0 y$ z' g
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards4 W* @! i8 M" ?
Range closes to 7,000 yards...) C+ ?9 t/ s* m8 P& \
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards
" T7 d+ J z6 u+ M7 `8 u5 k! M% ^Range closes to 5,000 yards...
5 h$ n, r9 T5 I7 @2 {* s4 q4 ZCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards& u1 X: D, \; E0 t1 K8 D" X; z
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
) M+ ]! _, d4 cCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
- R, y8 N- n3 F6 |, ?( n/ `Range closes to 1,000 yards...! p3 `3 ]" O- o+ B. \
PT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards0 y+ D" h4 _- p3 b- ]
PT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
- g. z$ _& F( h. [8 V; PPT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
. {6 N1 E/ X& Z4 B u6 AMassive explosion on PT-467 u5 E! {( `& ]& ?1 x3 _! p" Z7 h' P/ D
PT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
" g% O; L! |8 k- @) f, [PT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
& p! t# u x D- m+ DRange increases to 2,000 yards5 \8 b- |8 p5 X
PT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards; [ K% y, F2 _
PT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
7 x( j0 L0 ], T. {$ T3 G2 x; KBB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards$ T N2 M8 w& h3 v" p9 H( x
PT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards* B) W) o5 L! a3 }
PT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards$ w3 r+ t& o- k
Range increases to 3,000 yards: n% r; U4 a9 h; o$ C: D* n
PT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards- q9 S/ V! B M/ t* P' s, p
Range closes to 2,000 yards
; y8 ]; w: Q! Y0 u3 B; r+ MBB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards$ v9 z" \) }& g( `' l; c4 c
PT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards. |5 G/ @ `8 q: i
Range increases to 4,000 yards% O; k1 H- u/ O2 ^, J
Range increases to 5,000 yards
7 h Q4 a4 k' A1 |DD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127 - U7 `/ `/ M: @1 K* L3 J) \
Range increases to 6,000 yards
2 A8 p9 m4 g4 \( z2 m9 U) S" p/ d* e8 |6 QRange increases to 8,000 yards' Q& r1 b, [. c" B
Task forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards
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1 \: V, X) H+ z4 u( DJapanese Ships& X9 H) e& u( l6 f
DD Shiranui1 [+ L+ w3 h, c R
" b& |1 f# D+ U* kAllied Ships( q8 {2 j$ @' U8 V3 j9 w
PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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Poor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight
$ ~2 ?4 @, X$ J; W3 O2 y* WMaximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards
& h: \ C7 [: I! G3 @4 DRange closes to 28,000 yards...0 M3 o+ b: i* C ?& D. o- J: |
Range closes to 26,000 yards...- Q' w+ k: ?0 a" }3 Y5 }
Range closes to 24,000 yards... P7 T9 D* g3 ^( B5 U
Range closes to 22,000 yards...5 }5 _ |- r# b) W$ o8 M# p: Z* e
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
8 a$ r5 \- U7 Y: A( t8 QRange closes to 18,000 yards...$ C( b! @2 D/ E6 H+ \; K7 |6 l
Range closes to 16,000 yards..." @* G# [! p u: [( ^
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
6 H. @. d0 O) x* U7 l) yRange closes to 12,000 yards...- x, T0 B- J$ z! t( A
Range closes to 11,000 yards...! `4 A# e I; [5 D# w
Range closes to 10,000 yards...% c- e E. R C+ o6 |* d
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
o/ }; |4 u: \& U1 ~# RRange closes to 8,000 yards...% h7 x1 s! {6 N4 k: i, }
Range closes to 7,000 yards...! ] {2 h6 w" {- t
Range closes to 6,000 yards...2 s$ M9 r( }8 C0 b
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
2 d- |, N2 k/ a7 m# ]* N' yRange closes to 4,000 yards...
% g ~5 K3 P" G1 FRange closes to 3,000 yards...
* W$ D" Y/ j4 h& i8 ^Range closes to 2,000 yards...
[ y+ P1 |% t# DCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards4 W- L% y9 O# C
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
! z! |* a- w' @) FAllied ships attempt to get underway
/ e+ u& R u( M/ f; jRange increases to 3,000 yards
, _- d# l! n( D3 j; v3 N" YPT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards% e, h: [) q$ g( m2 L5 A7 Z
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...
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Night Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,1271 Z5 M% ~' R% `
7 A% X8 T" q1 Y6 |Allied aircraft+ y, B4 a* B8 [! ~5 V V1 S
no flights, h4 H% v+ t# V
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Allied aircraft losses
. s+ h% ~ b! G; [ Catalina I: 7 damaged8 k" N8 n4 Q# D1 y1 a* K& v
Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground
8 E8 s# n8 m. A P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged
3 w0 ]3 x/ `, v3 h6 _ P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground
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Japanese Ships- M+ w1 v8 `" R' l) D: V7 a+ p
BB Kirishima
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9 y F. j B3 ?% I, S BB Haruna- p3 N+ ^7 b: F, m: e
BB Kongo6 h0 i# ~, b1 t2 U+ F
CA Kako
: V; E; ~- s5 `& A. W3 V i CA Kumano
; t1 C& R- }# {9 f+ c3 f2 R8 {! b CA Suzuya
; g4 T. J. E$ H9 g0 \ CA Mikuma
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Allied ground losses:
# J6 P+ A% Y' q. u) @7 ] 274 casualties reported
' n" q( |# E- x2 p* u Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled. v7 p @9 B a+ s$ u
Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled& w/ k P% {5 _- U$ `% k0 Q
Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled: u8 x; _$ F- S( a$ Q# d
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled): c. l: B# z: v4 d; D
Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)
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4 }& E6 s+ U" c+ P: {* Q- RAirbase hits 17% U$ r9 _# X4 n. f1 L ~
Airbase supply hits 2
4 ^7 l& t( x+ y, Z( p- kRunway hits 35
) x5 n3 f: v6 T/ IPort hits 5- y5 a z3 J- N) k
Port supply hits 48 {4 x R- {* p- L3 H) \& R
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BB Kirishima firing at Gove $ O S! r8 A3 ^1 e
BB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade
4 _7 F1 [! c% p. YBB Haruna firing at Gove
1 p. {( x; Q" W( K4 s6 A6 ~BB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade/ U% A1 f; D3 B& Y
CA Kako firing at Gove 0 U5 L/ ~0 ^: L- o/ X, f
CA Kumano firing at Gove ' f* m: N" l" h
E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya
. M! b3 B+ Z7 y9 T$ B7 hCA Suzuya firing at Gove
% o4 Y n8 j* l8 ]4 t& G; G8 xCA Mikuma firing at Gove ( v, r Y" [4 @) ]! E4 s
CA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |