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
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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 9 Z* \, Q" \1 e0 C
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6 G2 f2 m( h% w, Q1 B% ONight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards/ b8 D1 P; d L9 B9 [$ h! h( l# l8 ~
1 \6 m' F/ R OJapanese Ships. U# [6 ]$ C' r9 q
BB Kongo" c5 ]1 a1 ?' y4 C4 p
BB Haruna/ H+ x. f0 V) A% s, d
BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1- ^0 J) Q" A* k0 R
BB Kirishima% Y: i9 e% j& [( y
CA Mogami
+ X+ W/ o' n. Z" Q3 r1 a5 U E CA Mikuma# q( |9 _! g) P% f
CA Suzuya# M7 k0 I/ f2 I( H( X
CA Kumano
* O- `% Y; X; y3 U. U CA Kako) ]7 ^- T* q: n' _6 @
DD Makinami9 m9 l5 E0 G4 c3 m @( K2 w7 y# b
DD Takanami
Q" `$ W; O2 Y: o4 B$ T/ K DD Natsushio2 x9 m0 e$ p. f9 V# w
DD Yukikaze* W5 k* }; p5 v9 F
DD Hayashio
( v7 D/ C0 T* F; Z( |, `0 u DD Maikaze
9 f2 H8 i& _, J7 J3 L9 }- E DD Isokaze) p N9 j u& L M' f$ d
DD Shiranui! G; a d. r$ v* g! B- ~1 F3 Z ^
DD Amatsukaze( E3 j, B% o/ c
4 e. b0 l3 M' f' S O t4 X& UAllied Ships! H7 A! U$ z& ?
PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
# ]+ s _3 j9 s% M PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
6 {- I& u" V E. A PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk0 ~3 b. H4 Q! d- H Q: \$ t
PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk2 m+ p: W! |# F4 u$ i+ t
PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk8 Y$ Z: a# m0 h* \
PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk l7 Q, b; x0 I5 l3 D; F4 w- Q, k
PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk) K2 p+ ^6 C: D8 y* h/ c# Q
PT-60
* v+ _/ m0 N6 f5 p PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk9 E8 ?; I: }( y( j
PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
" H; g! c. t) r7 t. X6 C PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk' {) M8 A' r7 z
PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk1 u7 X" e- y5 k' y
0 I: k9 E) A0 d1 s& zJapanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
' v9 t) T' l7 ?& ]Allied TF begins to get underway
& z5 P* [: ?4 X; RLow visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight
$ Q7 P% Y/ H9 @7 `Maximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards6 ^. {8 S7 { ^& u4 S, c9 G3 ]
Range closes to 25,000 yards...
) Z* K8 G# B+ h) |CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards
0 t/ e0 O2 V7 s9 d! D, dRange closes to 20,000 yards...3 ^3 t% X B0 B9 e, u
Range closes to 15,000 yards...9 b6 L9 [' s, i
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards
. L, P; ] M( [$ e" PCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards- R* S2 ?) S5 F& l. h+ B) O
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
# T: u" z, V# u' e" N- W& QCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
: s# ^; u* m! D, {" v( W, U8 A) l! gRange closes to 7,000 yards...: q3 F4 K0 \7 W+ u* z( X8 p
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards
7 L* a ?% O; d+ u" mRange closes to 5,000 yards...( O$ P" B7 r* l8 x
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards
8 N+ a& M. b' y& [8 IRange closes to 3,000 yards...$ i5 J. p- G2 g/ b
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards3 D0 n1 V4 _- ?) l% |
Range closes to 1,000 yards...
+ ?, X1 @8 I! D! v* \PT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards) I: E# Z7 B3 t# X
PT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards8 e5 }0 L, U* M, V$ I& ~: ?5 L' f
PT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
. {8 W6 M! q: R- C. i, v2 a. k6 n7 TMassive explosion on PT-460 P8 [4 D0 Q4 {- _! h/ n \* T5 I1 C
PT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
2 }3 T1 d( g1 cPT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
% C( ]4 m. m% S C! A: ~; eRange increases to 2,000 yards
1 I. z1 B+ ^ y; y6 {0 nPT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
2 F& B t$ o0 X! ~PT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards3 [- ]! R2 O) d; m
BB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards, K$ b: V/ h9 T! P! V5 X1 c
PT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards2 S8 O+ Q/ Z# j1 G- u O8 ^- ]( W
PT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards
# k! z4 N+ ?; n( ~Range increases to 3,000 yards1 a1 J! H% b7 L! m* n
PT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards
& T. h% Y- b, z7 F: ?. WRange closes to 2,000 yards1 G$ V0 E5 y9 O; }, b+ Y2 t5 U
BB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards! B$ o6 D. M9 S/ M4 J4 E0 e; }& k: \
PT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards
+ P8 N: m _) ~' H6 zRange increases to 4,000 yards3 r' N' G4 ?; r9 G
Range increases to 5,000 yards0 \% q! S. j% u2 v
DD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127 1 {3 V, [& b \) K0 V/ P
Range increases to 6,000 yards6 Q+ M2 G9 N6 P7 f
Range increases to 8,000 yards" }. _; X8 ]/ k
Task forces break off...- H: L: S8 B9 X K. g8 G& k
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8 x' Z& l& w4 K; r! n1 j4 Z8 d2 BNight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
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" J2 u/ u6 [$ x PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk2 c% i, J3 S- Z
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Poor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight
! r1 d7 B1 k- a2 FMaximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards
% p# H" p6 l2 Q7 {6 X1 ^0 j* mRange closes to 28,000 yards...1 Q! y1 f) V6 h
Range closes to 26,000 yards...+ K5 P. M) P2 l5 h$ Q9 Z
Range closes to 24,000 yards...; _2 L- z8 q5 y& g! V! Q9 U' t
Range closes to 22,000 yards..., F5 y' o4 }2 q
Range closes to 20,000 yards...; k1 P4 |5 m; d9 e. v o# N
Range closes to 18,000 yards...; F8 z( X5 v" ]+ J# K
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
( ]- B# m* e" yRange closes to 14,000 yards...5 N) ~! e* T! f6 N9 ~
Range closes to 12,000 yards...( K i. W; C5 `6 v, B+ F
Range closes to 11,000 yards...0 \! _2 M- k7 C
Range closes to 10,000 yards..., ^4 ]! y9 E$ L+ m, c
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
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5 _* [7 A* R: D) J6 U! O" ^7 MRange closes to 7,000 yards...% g, w$ K. J6 Y' j
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
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Range closes to 4,000 yards...
3 n1 m1 S, X+ ?* [2 @! h5 ]5 Z dRange closes to 3,000 yards...
& n" l- x# N# t& Q7 KRange closes to 2,000 yards...* U0 ?8 Q) y3 e* v+ I
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
9 }2 ~; y" A/ WCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
) o: h1 W! w" i' w0 ?% T: V8 xAllied ships attempt to get underway
# s8 P8 ^3 v) {7 jRange increases to 3,000 yards
J, m; O/ \. Z r$ Q- Z' KPT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards9 W9 V! [) [- H7 c
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...
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$ T$ a1 `$ r/ i# u6 R' DNight Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,1273 @& n8 g' V6 Q& k+ h0 S
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Allied aircraft* y t. v1 T1 p7 v4 b" O2 Y* j
no flights0 P4 p) v2 Y( D, R& Z
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Allied aircraft losses! {/ f8 c$ K9 L2 q$ i
Catalina I: 7 damaged# f4 T$ q' A1 A" C) W9 O
Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground
3 J! j% v6 l1 n4 g P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged4 V4 k* }8 f5 T3 t% x7 k/ B; D: T
P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground
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BB Kirishima
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BB Haruna+ `- z* ~4 S+ c5 _1 e& u) `' _
BB Kongo' X- _/ T( G7 U, A+ v& b# N" G
CA Kako* r7 _) ]7 S& z3 {/ ^2 w
CA Kumano7 n0 e9 }# y% P2 B6 ~/ M' V
CA Suzuya
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CA Mogami
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274 casualties reported3 n& @1 X) r) B/ Q( K+ X
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled- P9 N% z/ ^6 |1 V* E3 y3 ^/ J* M
Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled* ]: t; T% |: f3 x1 S
Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled& u$ R% i/ o0 B' k F& d
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)0 G6 u+ |, m" {" ]8 K
Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)
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5 v6 A6 {! S! oAirbase hits 17
& @" J" x( _- y4 Z0 m# WAirbase supply hits 2
* w( t) U5 M- _1 W& p8 DRunway hits 35
9 ?$ V# P/ x4 YPort hits 5# v W$ o3 \# O' T: V! z+ ~+ O
Port supply hits 45 [: A6 S( E7 L' Y" `( W0 r2 y, r
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BB Kirishima firing at Gove
5 e" s) U7 P: cBB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade. A6 L1 L2 p/ V% |. L; S/ ~
BB Haruna firing at Gove
* ~8 \& V: x1 }. t+ MBB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade
3 y9 `& t; v' J: U. j. GCA Kako firing at Gove " \4 }* d- W; v Q$ ?9 r3 e C/ T
CA Kumano firing at Gove $ A2 s: Q: p, m. h2 o- Q
E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya; X. n# A# f) D3 f/ o# t0 @" e
CA Suzuya firing at Gove 3 B( B, G1 O- U
CA Mikuma firing at Gove . O, ^8 H; M' t- N
CA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |