AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 44
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9 A( c! V+ X% D* ^( d+ `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
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0 h! G+ X& }: ~# V) \3 p8 W) j, @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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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards& \6 w: D! G) p2 {9 s4 S' ^3 M
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Japanese Ships
7 w5 K, @& {5 n BB Kongo7 X& p, A, v* v4 i& {
BB Haruna u y0 @' l4 I$ A$ [
BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1
" Q# ?2 A3 a$ Z# C BB Kirishima; W2 i) b1 p2 J
CA Mogami4 I0 n6 \1 @: G2 c. m& K1 U& T& T, _
CA Mikuma
0 ~, `, F$ Q' ^ m CA Suzuya4 P0 y# o/ r) r& {/ k0 O6 g
CA Kumano
/ s& X; {/ T+ c" J- w Y6 @ J7 p CA Kako4 y: G* e% z( k7 N
DD Makinami* O- m. j# ?8 {
DD Takanami
9 Y; g* M5 b* U2 z6 B5 |5 H DD Natsushio" B6 D' L, H) |& K0 v
DD Yukikaze/ @1 N( H/ o+ C. F N. b2 u1 t
DD Hayashio
3 U7 M+ q9 f5 w* y- c DD Maikaze
! A1 w! M% o; ~9 Q: U DD Isokaze5 D* }' `, B2 }9 _' L- b
DD Shiranui* Z1 t5 r C0 B+ N
DD Amatsukaze2 v0 ]" }: g, [- a0 s- k# E
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Allied Ships. x/ d( p5 t4 x" k5 h
PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
* g; y/ Y* K( B) t" I$ e, W6 q! v# G PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
+ k0 J9 r2 S: a, @2 F$ h PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk# w/ e; A4 d1 b( g9 X
PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk m7 w- G" @- o3 i) i( }
PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk( w7 U) L7 G: v% M0 w
PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
1 v) C6 \8 @8 E' _" h PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk2 @# c8 t5 e& [! C) o( W' [
PT-60
5 \9 g, v1 r& x, Y/ c/ T PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk X. Z Y4 _- i/ k
PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
+ }. P5 M# t3 }/ m8 B% @; u& Z! n PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk- ]( U) ]& e8 C2 v- s; N a
PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk4 c& N3 d1 S4 Q) u1 P
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
9 a6 @1 f) `- M! ^9 x5 JAllied TF begins to get underway3 T, D9 `! e; D$ P6 X) P* T7 Q
Low visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight5 K. L, [2 G" B0 w: w: a
Maximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards# P* H( t% L( Q S' q
Range closes to 25,000 yards...
) ^+ q/ f1 p9 A: I- ?6 pCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards
5 ?4 S7 ]" n( Q* o% L- wRange closes to 20,000 yards...
s% x3 U: u Y, S. H* aRange closes to 15,000 yards...- B" G/ y9 \$ B' o4 n. p
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards9 h/ G" Q* g4 t: b5 \
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards- q* o6 d$ A" |
Range closes to 10,000 yards...6 h. r( n2 C& _: L/ k
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards4 Z2 o; N4 ^% |% T+ x! n
Range closes to 7,000 yards.../ {6 _- V6 X6 L0 C9 l1 Y
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards. o" A% O4 Z' O+ ~/ F
Range closes to 5,000 yards...& }5 [( @" X- k6 E
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards
/ S/ I0 z" [ B1 yRange closes to 3,000 yards...
0 i+ o) W ]8 H5 e7 lCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
$ P& a* l( O8 ]3 ~- Z6 O9 U; Q5 q2 ~Range closes to 1,000 yards...
4 d q/ L5 T- _4 M" L% sPT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
# ^8 E' s% |2 a- r# CPT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
7 Q: W, B" \9 f5 {$ DPT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards% j' Y* X+ A5 a. A7 e
Massive explosion on PT-46
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5 o- ]1 Q$ C$ s% _PT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards& ?2 X. R; l7 b/ x
Range increases to 2,000 yards+ k5 |2 i0 d: B% {; ~/ M P
PT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
1 B. E: K, [; A! CPT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
1 z- k7 v) ^: x7 ?BB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards
9 H# t6 a7 T/ ^5 K+ `/ v% sPT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards( |2 ^; N; |, Q* N; y. {, L8 ^% q" `
PT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards
- ] c4 q* S9 i2 Q- d* N b/ lRange increases to 3,000 yards0 f5 E$ s, Z9 u/ `. R
PT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards
& u* o' v1 Y$ K8 G; ^Range closes to 2,000 yards
$ R$ A/ d0 u! e$ j7 @9 D. {' H7 |BB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards
$ N% Q1 l' i4 Z* |: ZPT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards
" W9 [% H" f) s* r. TRange increases to 4,000 yards1 H: z' B' {; W) y. T; A. p" h/ e
Range increases to 5,000 yards7 J# b8 S0 ]+ |5 h5 q6 Q) A4 t# W
DD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127
4 _8 Q& ]* T0 W, M, N3 H8 ?Range increases to 6,000 yards
1 n/ I; F/ Y; a7 r& SRange increases to 8,000 yards
; n! A2 E! s: w% `( q, k1 YTask forces break off...9 {- b- V9 R' [$ q& M& L
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& I0 z1 H7 l3 ]" {( S8 bNight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards, z6 Q. o) U- F
9 D' M z0 d- D8 bJapanese Ships
0 l S5 r: J7 U; f: a. I DD Shiranui+ ^' e2 Z4 y" d$ ?' `# s
# a2 w5 q% \( {7 s6 cAllied Ships9 ]1 C y N! p- V- A
PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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/ B" R0 G5 ~( b* jPoor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight: N3 x. `8 O" I
Maximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards
6 }& s* E, C5 X O; u$ rRange closes to 28,000 yards...6 c5 l1 e# F# K' L
Range closes to 26,000 yards...; H% c0 G" o' K& d8 e
Range closes to 24,000 yards...! G8 F( [. ]( P1 j
Range closes to 22,000 yards...4 d! A$ Y, G- S
Range closes to 20,000 yards.../ E5 i9 h3 W0 }9 l4 B$ ^, `
Range closes to 18,000 yards...7 i& t4 }! _/ p
Range closes to 16,000 yards..., Q: S2 V8 k' g
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
5 h, e- w. b6 o0 e# a/ z3 cRange closes to 12,000 yards...
6 y0 O% u, o2 dRange closes to 11,000 yards..." M" w9 ?7 Y) V: N# ~0 i3 Y7 y. @- H* l
Range closes to 10,000 yards...8 ?2 q( K, S) S5 k2 X4 S% F# [8 _
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
1 Y6 }6 U# l2 M( k8 hRange closes to 8,000 yards...
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Range closes to 6,000 yards...1 Z; ~' f& L% {! t
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
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9 [- H, o2 \" c4 tRange closes to 3,000 yards...
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CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards( I* W# l7 m$ I" Z; S0 j
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
( k1 l6 f5 E y( x3 mAllied ships attempt to get underway
2 A# h. D0 [& ~* ]. f- yRange increases to 3,000 yards/ q+ M& P5 j h9 Q+ k' C! S
PT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards
" `. |6 o& T' [2 b8 w2 ^Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...
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Night Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127
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no flights
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Allied aircraft losses
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Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground
% g, ]: e) ?7 w9 Q, g" u1 M P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged2 w9 s- ~: C5 I- H- P! q4 ?
P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground8 ] x+ ^& r- c. t2 a- a
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Japanese Ships% E- k5 v2 X0 b5 B5 \6 `
BB Kirishima4 E3 @: v7 W$ T4 |& D4 p0 z# f
BB Hiei- g, @! V0 x: e& v4 O4 y F9 g
BB Haruna8 V, g% [" l6 h0 m
BB Kongo" |# b; h! Y/ C4 O
CA Kako2 U; ]1 M3 n# S7 q3 c. H
CA Kumano) q Y7 `$ @5 a2 y* Q7 l( d
CA Suzuya
+ S4 }- p) J' q6 W4 i$ z CA Mikuma1 `8 d; z( T k! t- l& R$ I
CA Mogami2 J) n1 P' l" S4 m& J
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Allied ground losses:: i6 u1 L; C8 i ?$ _( K" v. T, u) F- ~
274 casualties reported% B1 o- w6 G' P* G8 Z. I( I9 y+ f
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled5 x, B) [- v3 w$ D3 N, w& E, x4 B% S
Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled) \0 \4 h4 `2 T! D0 n
Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled
% N2 l) S B7 o2 w& t Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled): L, e* ?' O3 N. A N
Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled) B/ S" W( w, l" I
0 L* ~6 w" @' [. iAirbase hits 17" E8 v. L& o# [1 H/ m
Airbase supply hits 2
+ c- x" l2 m- nRunway hits 35
. H6 F# ^2 P H4 ~" {Port hits 5 g a" J! t+ C! @3 }5 J
Port supply hits 4
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7 ?5 r" m# I# C) R9 gBB Kirishima firing at Gove
. ^/ H/ M- [$ A2 {BB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade1 I R& h5 U5 l6 c$ o; Q0 a6 v
BB Haruna firing at Gove " P4 O& ~' b: R) O+ \
BB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade. d1 \- S. x; F# `. o, N
CA Kako firing at Gove 3 ]* {) `) p. t) R0 l6 C8 n
CA Kumano firing at Gove
9 y) _3 K( n: n* @E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya
* x' s8 A) W) F& P* w/ w9 T5 `0 |CA Suzuya firing at Gove
7 I! g+ A9 o5 }$ g* uCA Mikuma firing at Gove & r! A9 O: c, i" Z
CA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |