AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 44
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. d) q/ s4 E* Y/ 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/ V A1 t; p# Y5 |0 F
. V* O0 [& s, U. F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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. v$ M& ~5 A. ^8 B7 r; |% Y% C" bNight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards
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1 k% M) v9 u) f" \+ X o9 u2 B7 TJapanese Ships
6 u8 C& t: k/ I* |. A4 Z BB Kongo3 M0 H7 R$ F; O
BB Haruna
& l8 K5 P: B! M8 d BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1
1 V* ^5 x7 C! ^ BB Kirishima5 b- N7 E9 f; {. m% [) a2 q
CA Mogami; G" `9 V# D7 j' U, e3 ]3 P
CA Mikuma
# e0 C) y; T, l# {4 y* I CA Suzuya# B8 {- d5 J5 A; u7 q
CA Kumano1 w. U& j. {. w' j- a) C7 B6 L
CA Kako
# O$ S# S' H" b& k, E DD Makinami
( ^! J( E$ j+ @; n# ?" V- B DD Takanami
s3 l" c5 H: j9 R p/ `/ O0 U# E+ z3 K DD Natsushio1 z4 c; x, G! {- B {: u7 g
DD Yukikaze: S% M+ c! _3 x" I2 I
DD Hayashio
9 f2 m9 }& r, w4 E. N2 L DD Maikaze
3 s* T3 C4 I9 S- {! A9 ~* F DD Isokaze v! A9 q% V b& F2 M+ d% ]. S
DD Shiranui' F0 d* s+ P- d
DD Amatsukaze; z" I, F( H" \ Q' p# R
1 M( |& @: I1 B, z6 QAllied Ships
+ K L7 u) Y$ M% \+ `. }2 F0 W% C7 C PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
8 m( s1 M# r4 M I1 ` PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk5 y. j0 p9 G+ R, T
PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
- V9 q6 v% L9 b" P! U PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk5 o- G: R& P( G9 n8 Q
PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
9 V) E: }" ?' J, | PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
5 g! e$ k, w9 |5 J. y PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
+ K+ k- C1 b& O% p. D7 \' U PT-60
. z3 @9 V2 L5 ^" g PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk; i# v" J# A6 I
PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk, y, W4 ^( |4 P: Y' L. ?! A, Q5 H
PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk f% j `# |5 ~" P
PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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. d6 N* d& o: f2 R, C7 hJapanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!( d! [3 o0 v# i; F2 m
Allied TF begins to get underway
' t. K' g$ u- _: YLow visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight
" O6 b1 q9 b7 v3 L- [2 x" \- f7 DMaximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards5 B n- B" h* o- o
Range closes to 25,000 yards..., W- l! l9 |9 H8 ^0 B
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards
- v; `- i1 k8 S4 WRange closes to 20,000 yards...
" \- b" x; W/ e8 c1 e, m' GRange closes to 15,000 yards...
4 Y& x3 s2 }4 H& {CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards
/ P$ v, o2 p( [2 v! U1 Q7 HCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards
# I6 b2 V' ^) d P D& t2 BRange closes to 10,000 yards..., H$ w& C! A7 s: H; o
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
; j" g/ B1 @3 u* jRange closes to 7,000 yards...
: _: Z. a* m9 _7 W. xCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards
1 q9 h7 l6 |5 }Range closes to 5,000 yards...+ ~. L/ _; O. U4 X1 s
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards
. ]7 T' c: G4 m8 l% BRange closes to 3,000 yards...: k+ L9 N: h3 z% O' W5 ]1 _$ ^" i
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
9 q' _" @: i3 G2 c6 h! eRange closes to 1,000 yards...
" f# ?. T: ~ [( xPT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards7 N- J2 K3 Q1 h) l
PT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards$ J4 O7 G6 _2 I6 E$ k( `
PT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
. \5 p7 o5 s- C! f HMassive explosion on PT-46
4 q! y3 ^: ]5 H' K) o7 X4 kPT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards+ N0 W0 ~1 |! C$ }8 L
PT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
1 e% B" a9 o# fRange increases to 2,000 yards
`0 x) C2 `% B" @# U PPT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
: B5 f( T) T$ k' n' v. K( \( H2 bPT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
) ]8 w9 I* r; G" c3 C3 ]# pBB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards) y1 V O# z. _& `/ H z% B8 ]
PT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards
/ i- d0 E* X5 @: APT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards" x- _' E; S7 l. w6 _
Range increases to 3,000 yards) u7 F7 e2 ^+ d6 U$ D
PT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards2 w( Q1 {, Z! G9 G1 f
Range closes to 2,000 yards- |0 `0 `* h; _4 q* S. @
BB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards6 L8 [# S2 {8 t+ D4 L$ A
PT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards
7 T, x- F* _3 bRange increases to 4,000 yards3 u( m: a9 j; f) M5 Q, E4 P/ T6 }
Range increases to 5,000 yards/ Q2 Y$ v; ^# n( c& Y
DD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127
) d1 K# n& P j1 {5 ERange increases to 6,000 yards
: m2 Y3 ] _% y0 l8 Z+ X$ Y# A) J, [: `Range increases to 8,000 yards
# d) k6 G& P# {) _, ?Task forces break off...
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1 M6 O8 O2 P3 B0 d1 ?) W; ENight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards* M+ u' ^% y8 h" U) P
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Japanese Ships
8 V" x7 }$ H2 {& j4 q3 { DD Shiranui
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Allied Ships2 S* ^9 \9 i& O! r/ D
PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk L2 A& u/ W$ r f' `* h) H7 q' s
1 F# E" o' C0 K8 h! i. {( ZPoor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight' T& K8 y+ t8 J7 g+ E0 A
Maximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards k9 P% _/ N% t( ?" A
Range closes to 28,000 yards...
( C1 S8 ^9 P# |Range closes to 26,000 yards...& h0 l+ e* b1 c, l# X" t. }
Range closes to 24,000 yards...2 l. j7 G# p5 u5 }) Q* J
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
1 @2 N) g1 |+ l- u6 U9 x! r" cRange closes to 20,000 yards...
5 U" l, b4 k1 v9 P) \' HRange closes to 18,000 yards... I7 O6 k8 i2 K- R" C0 K! \- ^1 c
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
4 u+ J+ q9 h7 [, O% F$ \2 T' rRange closes to 14,000 yards...' o! t0 O q3 p- I' a
Range closes to 12,000 yards...; W6 v& I8 K" ?: k) e" A
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
. x. B) Q- P. ZRange closes to 10,000 yards...
4 [; q3 v+ k4 t' }% \8 rRange closes to 9,000 yards...5 L0 h: l6 h; }! q- t5 ]4 ^2 V% n2 t
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
, n2 C2 P: p% m# i J5 f aRange closes to 7,000 yards...
4 V3 v8 ^1 y0 `+ e& [+ pRange closes to 6,000 yards...
! ~9 K% i7 }9 qRange closes to 5,000 yards...
& Q1 `* E ^& h- KRange closes to 4,000 yards...
1 ^6 h# ^) \& C! \" b, b1 q9 gRange closes to 3,000 yards...; \8 X( m: n$ I+ T
Range closes to 2,000 yards...6 P r8 F4 D2 F9 V1 g) z
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards! ~% E; }* O5 H b L' J4 E
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards/ Z! h6 v+ H7 X$ u3 M
Allied ships attempt to get underway& l% ]9 B% \8 s7 Z! a
Range increases to 3,000 yards
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Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...! [; Y. t3 {3 c$ U2 L
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# X9 o; C, L3 n% NNight Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127
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Allied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses
6 V$ } A+ m' W7 V5 i Catalina I: 7 damaged4 x. X5 V! U+ W1 A b- s: C3 w
Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground
+ o& w# L. Q8 d$ h' N P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged: x: a5 N% p' D; H0 O5 J
P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground
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Japanese Ships s* T' j% y' R* k& }
BB Kirishima
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BB Haruna; Y, S1 N. C8 Q- T! U
BB Kongo x% V3 }( G0 j3 @1 @
CA Kako: R$ j- i% T3 D& T
CA Kumano
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CA Mikuma
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Allied ground losses:4 T( \3 h7 x( r+ Q9 b
274 casualties reported) o: w# h1 G( k, ^' f9 P4 X. _$ ]
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
2 J- c4 d5 x% ^0 T4 P9 B Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled
. c0 q1 o5 Q8 W! w; J: i Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled
& A" Z; r8 V2 B6 D6 S9 M Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
/ A" q3 u) V1 h5 f9 A9 D) ~ Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)2 ?( i$ N" |% u: S0 c0 z9 A. u! d
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Airbase hits 179 M; |0 N& E: w* m; K1 f% b0 e
Airbase supply hits 23 O3 b1 b7 ~- k& Y; y9 X. w
Runway hits 352 I( g7 X( T) s! {' p
Port hits 5
% }# |* A% x# f/ F t$ UPort supply hits 4: d' T: i# B) z# F$ ~( h0 X* D
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BB Kirishima firing at Gove 7 X1 g- M2 b+ I4 f7 e
BB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade9 Q$ }0 T1 ~. W/ n8 y; v9 S
BB Haruna firing at Gove
" S4 J% I) _. V8 aBB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade
- S/ ?" x: c) R8 p# R: Y5 HCA Kako firing at Gove
3 @# | G6 n; S Z# NCA Kumano firing at Gove
5 {) ^! z$ \( }- b1 b+ M# PE13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya
2 z0 w I( L7 H- T$ V2 B7 vCA Suzuya firing at Gove
0 C# j5 s4 A( a5 [: _( Q; p& I( {CA Mikuma firing at Gove ' \: \: A# e2 Z
CA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |