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Gove7 j1 j: l2 P4 v" Y$ z
" {1 i# q7 c" r. I" z1 b/ Z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 P6 I1 ~8 ?% W- u
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
. s9 {4 a4 {3 J; k) G7 w+ X v BB Kongo
, E) r$ P( W4 O6 A# e, z# G3 j BB Haruna
( L5 e: v/ p5 a: u- y Q" {. A2 P+ e BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1
; h+ [4 Q" O0 d BB Kirishima: k% K B" F+ g7 Z1 L
CA Mogami; t+ v: L' D* d( i
CA Mikuma* I* t- Q3 }( J) l6 n0 ^' R
CA Suzuya
0 v, u, G d0 n8 A: o+ J CA Kumano
$ C! D+ q! w" r) U- s4 j# r, Z CA Kako% s* r- A7 v2 R" t
DD Makinami
m5 }2 q, T% Y8 k9 C, ?" k) t5 s" m DD Takanami
* @" d' S7 X3 `- { s DD Natsushio
# X b% B g- f s" n DD Yukikaze
) @! a' k* J1 ?6 X- _' m DD Hayashio
2 Q5 f) Z" x5 s! |3 C/ p, } DD Maikaze
- {" t% }& r7 n8 s5 L. K DD Isokaze
6 z- _! O, y5 O' J9 \ DD Shiranui: G$ D: f8 Z$ ?5 s
DD Amatsukaze
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PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
# v$ q& S: j' V, m a3 t. ] PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk A( y1 c, ~! q2 M& a
PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk' Y# n. c- g$ R8 ]9 n0 P
PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk# q" W. Y. J% h1 J
PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk1 N$ Z: O# P7 g$ i! w* _; _; W
PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
1 f8 L2 c" E' M& J PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
" _, E0 e% O8 ^ PT-60
5 Z' k2 ~, I D0 G! G PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk1 B( C3 c* N' I, L$ |: ]
PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk4 v$ |6 l3 e3 [- d- U9 c+ x# D
PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
- d: K* \8 Q p' h# G$ Q1 _; c PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk8 R) I& u8 i' `1 n: [8 U: I
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!! w3 q: t4 O0 @% e% U6 o
Allied TF begins to get underway
1 a& p1 P* P N* n" uLow visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight6 Z; z4 u1 f; R' ?. r' H T
Maximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards, |1 C0 ~& l+ B2 N% _; y# J
Range closes to 25,000 yards...: F# {+ |2 g- u u X# H4 f' {
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards
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0 ]/ }$ ` w2 q9 e7 }Range closes to 15,000 yards...+ G# Q* I/ ?) \
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards
; |$ _8 M z8 R& ]4 WCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards
4 M9 ~3 D) t" q" R% `* g. p CRange closes to 10,000 yards...+ r# b$ Z) \9 U- j
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
* N4 @9 D! j1 E$ u" gRange closes to 7,000 yards...2 J$ X( e" z" X! A. L W" y# h
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards
3 R9 t1 a5 R H& l: XRange closes to 5,000 yards... N |5 H+ y6 I1 Q- m
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards
; B+ d/ R4 T: g' M5 FRange closes to 3,000 yards...
- G- R; u) |% I0 vCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
2 r9 ^6 L* y8 wRange closes to 1,000 yards...% g4 M N9 O5 E: |" T) W
PT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
: q+ |. R$ \0 a' CPT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
" d( r2 L$ J g6 UPT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
7 k0 z4 ?2 Z8 R$ |% p: G' EMassive explosion on PT-46
4 H |: b! _& y3 L0 s3 `PT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards; @0 W/ c! `' i* Q6 I9 b/ f
PT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards0 q: m6 q# r" O9 i; T
Range increases to 2,000 yards
0 Y% A! ]7 G4 ~, K: W5 hPT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards4 A& x- f5 E8 H* j8 ^+ e5 W6 |; W
PT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards5 H" P8 }$ O9 O/ w4 l3 M5 e1 m
BB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards. F! D6 _& D# ^' I
PT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards' l0 e% s) K* k3 @
PT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards
8 j& v: X6 m8 u) n o; m7 hRange increases to 3,000 yards
" i6 l' {- [& m$ w( I# S- oPT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards
( ~/ x' p& M4 a X$ b( CRange closes to 2,000 yards
9 x3 P% y7 b( NBB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards
2 r3 f, f- r& i7 ^6 Q- D) SPT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards) s: K4 @' H3 Q( M2 }
Range increases to 4,000 yards+ `& C$ k1 b1 A' j% W
Range increases to 5,000 yards
7 q( [! x5 A" f o" W( JDD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127
% p5 v" x. V3 D& u5 U% b$ m$ T+ W( y+ yRange increases to 6,000 yards
2 e: B# @1 L, |9 k7 U: k' h; TRange increases to 8,000 yards
# G. s8 S6 R: }% w% S+ {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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DD Shiranui
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Allied Ships
: [/ b* n- [4 ^' v0 z0 F' ? PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk3 g- }. p5 h) ]3 q: Q
4 e3 \8 p8 u% M) MPoor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight! ]2 ?3 X+ @4 |9 l0 a2 g+ F9 W. u
Maximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards
# g% f5 L- y/ i: SRange closes to 28,000 yards...& t: f4 W& @( \ S: i2 x; O
Range closes to 26,000 yards...
$ i: {: ]2 X& m+ t. nRange closes to 24,000 yards...
1 N; @( \1 s" ]/ w ~( }& ARange closes to 22,000 yards...
3 o8 q ?9 i! k8 T5 HRange closes to 20,000 yards...5 q0 ]8 G; w g/ E
Range closes to 18,000 yards.../ U/ Q" I1 W$ o' q+ A* Y+ B
Range closes to 16,000 yards.... c; P" J: i2 i8 h. D; h" N" w
Range closes to 14,000 yards...# P3 I# N5 `6 }6 b5 A/ }
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
4 M* ?( n/ O& URange closes to 11,000 yards...
* u% b' y! ?$ }( KRange closes to 10,000 yards...
9 _% Z1 g7 U5 y6 vRange closes to 9,000 yards...
( F3 y) I$ _ w& H Y; X! a( IRange closes to 8,000 yards...
- n1 ~* [& L, M( N; h+ Q. tRange closes to 7,000 yards..., p. Y. e& @0 J$ b
Range closes to 6,000 yards...2 I8 h' u: h/ ^# j n( p. n! N7 E
Range closes to 5,000 yards...: u5 |7 |5 E" @0 x" ~# Z4 d
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
/ B& y- D9 z. B1 n& D6 D; K. SRange closes to 3,000 yards...7 ~6 G5 V" N: L
Range closes to 2,000 yards...4 K/ F q* e) q, e! x
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards$ ?4 U% h+ W: c2 a
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
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Range increases to 3,000 yards
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Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk.../ l$ s' W8 y# ^8 K' H* I! i. C
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3 O* u: d7 \( ~5 P$ C) aNight Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127
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no flights
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Allied aircraft losses
% U! S* {/ \3 M3 ?/ `, V Catalina I: 7 damaged8 V# w8 Z" @9 t- i+ m' S9 v
Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground
7 s7 ~# d) G0 t: d! u# {, t: [ p P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged
. h/ Q @: A5 x% B# y P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground
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Japanese Ships& D/ y+ \# f" z+ R3 {7 L
BB Kirishima
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' T# K6 B# D9 ?1 k [- _! }8 ^3 o8 E BB Haruna1 Y ^" A R# ?# w" W; P2 U
BB Kongo" \6 Y( Y3 Y$ j
CA Kako+ \$ A0 v% O2 Q F9 P5 x
CA Kumano
) \: @- a# B5 h% l CA Suzuya
* o) y, {2 l& K2 H CA Mikuma4 o, p0 j ]8 L9 B0 k6 t0 X1 c3 p
CA Mogami) S4 q) P# n' C, u
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Allied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled W9 {; A/ [, T
Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled
" Z6 I2 ~1 o& k4 K8 ~- W Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled
+ l! z3 \1 b; n' x- K Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
- k, E+ c4 C. B7 {) h# O- V Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)& d1 f# b9 b4 ~
- w0 o- o; l0 Q+ o0 P7 f. ?Airbase hits 17
2 M8 D6 T; J6 C- rAirbase supply hits 2
& n$ }7 ?# p* @& JRunway hits 35* [0 i( E7 Z$ U! O% F% G- |
Port hits 58 }! t/ X+ l# B9 \3 @3 _
Port supply hits 4
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+ N( r5 k, f. g5 G( f' L, q1 S. pBB Kirishima firing at Gove
- ?% h1 P0 G+ \2 N5 _) _9 H( FBB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade+ s1 Q7 j" Z/ O# g
BB Haruna firing at Gove $ W \3 x! f2 k8 q' d
BB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade" C, _; m. I# e9 n6 s
CA Kako firing at Gove 7 t. t8 f5 ^ J" ~
CA Kumano firing at Gove ! n6 A7 V( G2 Y8 N
E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya
1 x& @2 w% q" ~. i; pCA Suzuya firing at Gove $ M* Z2 e1 w+ ^- [$ F4 Y: ]
CA Mikuma firing at Gove
7 L% c/ ^8 X3 rCA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |