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. v) S1 o% J8 \$ u
, e5 w' w8 q" @6 v- e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& _5 A, Q7 W& s: G" [' c: h2 c, w
$ B2 b5 i5 J* ?) VJapanese Ships
/ @& \: f/ h1 P4 O BB Kongo
# L9 ?5 P5 Q4 H) ]- T* N5 y BB Haruna
' H4 I5 j7 P% n( C. u# h BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1
) u( d( `8 y, {' K J BB Kirishima
! s; Y# x7 u7 k) Z& m9 q CA Mogami) f' Y/ {. \8 S& r' ~
CA Mikuma
7 P& ^; @3 ] L8 G: G# C% C) v CA Suzuya6 C# @, e: b1 j+ N% a$ A7 u$ g
CA Kumano
+ Q% F8 k( w) I' O, a1 \ CA Kako
# \4 [! r8 x* L. \4 }) Z) G DD Makinami2 A. c+ O- L" o D! m
DD Takanami. s, ]3 y$ L( m3 s8 u
DD Natsushio
; F* O9 S1 R6 _ DD Yukikaze- [! n5 u" @% g u9 U3 b3 \# T+ t
DD Hayashio$ V# O# K7 H8 x; X" L$ Z# l
DD Maikaze' E- g' s! V, `) |2 K. n
DD Isokaze
! e6 ^! W( |1 I8 t; ] DD Shiranui
9 R2 s( h( l* b! A& d/ n# q( F1 x9 s DD Amatsukaze& A$ Q; E+ A0 [ F. l, o* ^8 v
3 z2 W4 q+ e" J. P, vAllied Ships1 c# G: j# M* z: T( i
PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
0 b. |5 R8 F' p: }6 L: k: R& H PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk. D8 A1 m0 |& ]* h; R3 n
PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
8 x1 k2 I3 G5 E% B3 D$ W2 v PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
% @4 F" z* R$ X PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk$ k0 E: ~0 o0 t9 b `! @
PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
0 T& \( M& X2 f6 ^$ n7 d9 G& h PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk/ h# K m' T+ l+ o( W4 E$ C
PT-604 D2 l! i, q) x9 B( Y9 z+ t! Q
PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
4 V; B# C' [7 S& D& D6 Y PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
7 Y, I- m6 u* Y+ j. H) ]& e+ X PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk7 f3 l6 d( R( X; X
PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk. q4 D: V9 |, P+ H/ q1 W# M0 s
: V; F u: Y. y" G4 VJapanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
; B; S0 z+ ]2 R0 p; C7 c% EAllied TF begins to get underway
3 e" C6 t$ t/ c. Y6 z4 wLow visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight v) r" J$ u& C x1 }
Maximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards
+ o7 v4 q H$ C) F# lRange closes to 25,000 yards...: b- x2 o7 G5 O; x! q
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards: ^( t4 }8 Z! C" Z$ C F
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
0 i8 B3 D; F# q. E7 dRange closes to 15,000 yards...
N6 o$ o+ I" JCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards3 I. P* S' X6 o# \
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards
/ z' C# K1 d! O4 m+ q4 }% URange closes to 10,000 yards...0 p" {4 ^3 H, c. B
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards( h5 m; {. l! [1 ?
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
2 A# h) t* t- l5 [! ZCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards7 f6 K( }4 p" Z0 F3 V
Range closes to 5,000 yards..." I1 S0 _' }$ W" s2 x& T% L- t
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards
5 h( w$ Q- u1 u5 i* V x8 _% HRange closes to 3,000 yards...
4 x' Y' D4 q7 q# A9 qCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
* e' M! v& B4 a; e5 k/ ^Range closes to 1,000 yards...0 @. X- D% k E$ Z
PT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
6 a" ]8 r2 _2 q. C1 `# oPT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
d8 K5 a8 g* A2 k+ i) w# JPT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards6 t8 c, S# a; ?6 N. h$ v1 M: J$ W- d
Massive explosion on PT-46
9 Y: u1 P+ O: S- [( o' z* aPT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
+ K3 n* {" u6 r5 G0 Q# ~ xPT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards1 M% s/ M- t5 }" G. w( j
Range increases to 2,000 yards
e3 }! @6 }+ GPT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
5 V( O1 r6 q8 f2 gPT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards- B2 ^5 C B$ _4 \( I& R1 q
BB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards8 p) F" w( y" J+ X6 l7 u9 v
PT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards
; U6 X0 j. s! ~9 @ C9 u# J/ qPT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards; E& K! y" V$ k* v
Range increases to 3,000 yards
7 N! Y4 ?( U: e) ^6 q! A7 lPT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards
+ a# ~$ e: M+ }Range closes to 2,000 yards4 h0 @" q8 k: E/ |/ A
BB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards l/ h3 c3 p6 ?6 t, k3 X _
PT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards2 s4 z5 |% g: ?& C+ S7 }& X" O8 b
Range increases to 4,000 yards
6 A5 y8 _! ^! B1 x0 L2 gRange increases to 5,000 yards
( o3 B! s. `" h3 SDD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127 & R+ _7 ]/ {* E1 r
Range increases to 6,000 yards
6 J [4 {/ H5 M" X2 Q' {! n0 b1 ^Range increases to 8,000 yards
+ E; \+ `+ E( Y' JTask forces break off... V! e; ]; U- p* ?2 j; {# e
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3 F6 B1 S$ L# }' a$ c$ ~. uNight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards+ s" Y. `- o% K% H% Q
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Japanese Ships& @% ] s5 @2 B) a
DD Shiranui8 Y' p3 z& h9 P6 Q& n' p
+ C- v9 [; M! vAllied Ships
: u+ D1 I2 ?- k0 ?. S: t0 ] I9 D PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk4 n! m! K0 x/ i* A6 q* G
, ~. j9 w+ X7 G2 t1 \& [+ \ ePoor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight
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) z1 {! U/ t$ z+ i& \, i9 b3 mRange closes to 26,000 yards...
2 r2 v+ A' N% _( }Range closes to 24,000 yards...
" x' {. d. D6 B2 `Range closes to 22,000 yards...0 ]* j% H! m& G
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
" x% e3 g, L( c# d) k. U: Q5 [) {% GRange closes to 18,000 yards...4 ^5 J2 M. u; N+ V8 |8 b
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
+ p9 ?8 p, Q. {, k1 ] N; yRange closes to 14,000 yards...% {7 }- M7 w5 L9 e' |: W
Range closes to 12,000 yards...6 W& a2 v2 J* C6 N* P+ D. `1 S% a4 ?6 }
Range closes to 11,000 yards...1 ]# j6 t. I3 E
Range closes to 10,000 yards...) |$ Q( x" [; ]
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
( J) X! ~) _# x: P, HRange closes to 8,000 yards..., m- V3 w' { f6 z+ k" e
Range closes to 7,000 yards...% R8 m8 z4 B% P0 s: C2 c* m
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
7 ~' M3 j t0 d# E# n, A. nRange closes to 5,000 yards..." A- @! ?( n8 L# e
Range closes to 4,000 yards...; k- I- h9 s: s: \0 R) ?
Range closes to 3,000 yards...+ m+ o) ?0 V* ]6 Y# _
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
2 k3 h- H* j6 E+ |CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards* y; f; ^- M7 u6 v5 g9 @7 R! G
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
0 f$ v" E, O7 O, ?Allied ships attempt to get underway
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PT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards% Y7 U: h4 s# E+ j6 L& g
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...
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2 Y% O; x! a" qNight Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127
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6 O! ~ v5 R) w8 i+ wAllied aircraft
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8 f6 J4 i, E$ r+ _- [8 zAllied aircraft losses
% k/ I+ G( m0 m0 C+ j Catalina I: 7 damaged
3 R& B: {+ {7 B" f, r5 h* I Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground( a5 w9 e: K6 L* p/ ~% e+ Y. |% {
P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged$ J: r: o Z+ {. l' V
P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground
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4 K' s1 M! V9 d) G& ?# y; f" g BB Kirishima
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BB Haruna
r7 A! n1 k# s, ?/ \2 \/ H6 T BB Kongo
. ~9 [& b4 H, t& m O' C" r CA Kako
' t4 z P t* g' B5 f* V. h+ o CA Kumano
2 T @- W" q6 D/ `& x4 ` CA Suzuya
: ]$ Q1 ~* d( ]6 u1 V# {0 Y! r. m- J$ G CA Mikuma
0 i) X. D9 A7 ?5 @ D) v- p7 r: E CA Mogami
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/ `" m' C8 ^6 i# _Allied ground losses:3 s# T- T4 W# U. S3 X
274 casualties reported
9 i! O% o# w5 w0 g Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled3 R+ i0 x0 X! M
Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled
" U( Z/ I) B# Z. J: a+ B6 n Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled4 C p, D- P. _
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
. F+ _! F$ A4 y, I v7 n. n Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)- g! A& P/ c( F
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Airbase hits 17
4 ^$ W$ l2 v j; [Airbase supply hits 23 w$ W2 b4 |; a& f
Runway hits 35
! f' Q! }; L& `' T" U( k( T, ]+ WPort hits 5
' G7 Q) K3 P# V# Y# zPort supply hits 47 [' k) Y& ~$ @7 e+ N; H; W
% Y6 p' S) K# E9 s" UBB Kirishima firing at Gove : n E- H2 i+ B3 L6 }: Q
BB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade4 \; @- h/ S4 I( s5 B- f+ o
BB Haruna firing at Gove
1 j0 z$ l$ I: B& ?) FBB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade% _: R% L! e! W+ @: W
CA Kako firing at Gove ) J6 {2 a! G V. ?! y. n' D
CA Kumano firing at Gove
& i: C5 b" K+ ?6 S: ^2 |E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya
+ h& m$ R& P) M& PCA Suzuya firing at Gove
; y7 k, v' k' I" a! y( g/ z" TCA Mikuma firing at Gove 9 a) A% l# C0 r
CA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |