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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; ]! T% B8 ?$ J' { T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 % g: V. A' g4 I' r6 U2 w% X& [
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships! j; w4 ]7 y& x- }
BB Kongo9 T4 t: z) o/ W: M2 n( p+ Z: }
BB Haruna
4 w% { b8 @9 i2 M3 H( N9 _3 S8 Z BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1
* ]0 t. Q4 Z/ b& `: \$ j4 ]6 B BB Kirishima* G }. u6 h( X/ _. Z# M
CA Mogami
7 @' M& b4 Y1 J# x/ r CA Mikuma
5 y5 X9 i# d0 ]3 y* {' D) E8 o) r* `. }* [ CA Suzuya
8 h: i# n. `% M4 X CA Kumano% M6 j2 B& ], M/ U5 S& d0 n
CA Kako
. m/ i) k# A0 O* @, K! T DD Makinami* p+ ]0 d. Z" R: j
DD Takanami2 D+ Y W2 V. ?: {
DD Natsushio j5 X1 }. R; A8 J# @
DD Yukikaze
3 |& c: D: _& \! _- y! y5 W V DD Hayashio
+ d( F9 U3 F1 z3 ?+ ]& m. G# L/ X DD Maikaze
3 ]* c+ k/ Q3 E3 N# o DD Isokaze
t- q& B+ x/ A6 [/ ` DD Shiranui1 @8 q# ]4 W5 ~
DD Amatsukaze9 D: s. c- q) _, `+ M: V) m! I# Y. d
# g# `# l/ r1 d( ?Allied Ships
: e7 [4 R, U: ?$ j PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
+ `) k' e: [, a& U) u PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk- b. |4 R: f0 l- A! K# |) P8 ~# |
PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk; J" V% v) G" w1 {2 w2 |
PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
' F5 [6 w3 X) a* E* W8 B PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk- |9 d% w+ o* w2 q$ I
PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
- n0 R3 ^# _- @ PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk2 P4 p+ d* ?& V
PT-60$ E" g5 J1 ]( J' s) R/ B
PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk* @, I. | X4 ]& f9 r
PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk7 h: ^& U4 b9 K9 @
PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
3 c5 s- {; a2 v/ ~+ S. ^3 V PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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+ O5 T! M; x5 {. v/ a- {' X' eJapanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
$ [, {0 [) k7 ]" P5 I( K% U, jAllied TF begins to get underway9 ?2 `3 Q! J* `' U* b
Low visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight
9 Y! q" X q4 n' M# rMaximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards N ]( G7 O4 Y
Range closes to 25,000 yards...
} @8 ^+ M: `! v% rCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards
3 X2 A8 A# _, x- |8 \" y [% DRange closes to 20,000 yards...
. m6 j3 U; }7 V2 Y L* Z+ M2 YRange closes to 15,000 yards...9 u: j+ K# b: ~& G
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards
( B0 M* r1 r6 w6 B v9 y* q& OCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards
; P8 {% i* t$ [/ FRange closes to 10,000 yards...! z( n" t% d8 J9 B
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards" G! }7 X& L- c; c3 v) l, O
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
* q3 [* |. t+ ?, a' BCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards5 m% n( D. }. G7 ?( T
Range closes to 5,000 yards...% m* y- p9 Y( Q" h, t2 S
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards/ C4 P2 F1 W* x) B/ C& ~! n3 x
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
0 c+ E4 {# ?' P/ c$ mCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards: p3 i5 z" Z0 ^
Range closes to 1,000 yards..." d: |2 B$ W6 E/ ]* u
PT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
# F: i# B) ?% ?8 s# nPT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
+ L/ U- X' g0 B* ?PT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards- H) y6 n- I8 g+ W
Massive explosion on PT-460 P7 w: Z5 s% `' T/ | p2 `
PT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
6 T% [ F; w: U3 @PT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards& k4 X: e) j$ S6 }
Range increases to 2,000 yards1 m5 y' x6 W! {
PT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
4 S; r4 f' Y' m3 \PT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards1 ]0 q! S" J" |( m; j: m- T2 _
BB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards
% u! _' s6 v9 s- N# n: z1 P1 PPT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards# c* C! ~# z. K3 k
PT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards
% W$ A p9 A& }* R3 H& iRange increases to 3,000 yards3 z" K9 u0 \ R. `+ p1 s
PT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards
) E% B+ G' A3 m& X9 ?/ X* BRange closes to 2,000 yards
$ x5 T9 Q& U& Y9 _! D) W# RBB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards
5 ?; g" ^: B8 wPT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards
: Y0 o! U: g# x% d* H8 sRange increases to 4,000 yards' j! V% {# X3 }( t e* O ~' n
Range increases to 5,000 yards
) ~! A1 O+ u1 `% n: }1 v, g0 QDD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127
D0 Z/ g( R# {Range increases to 6,000 yards
; B+ n# f! ]3 l1 J- MRange increases to 8,000 yards- {) E4 W5 k/ A: s
Task forces break off...8 | I- W( Y/ [2 |
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* C0 ~0 y! R$ _ J& p5 ^& s( GNight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards8 {3 |2 s+ p0 Z/ X" d% ]1 K
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Japanese Ships
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Allied Ships
0 y6 _, K' X. o" g! `1 g PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk1 b, R3 C( D$ G& b
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Poor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight' h( V3 k3 R; }# q0 @% J/ V" G" u# R
Maximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards$ H2 W1 j {8 f3 t& I, a
Range closes to 28,000 yards...
" ~; |% v5 P, \3 K# S kRange closes to 26,000 yards...4 ]; E1 R* ^9 d6 Y: {7 k
Range closes to 24,000 yards...5 V( t& V& h7 f3 [, K' U5 X
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
' x5 k! t& ?+ j3 _7 H7 YRange closes to 20,000 yards...
2 |' m' V% W2 u$ w5 KRange closes to 18,000 yards...# M5 j! X2 J+ D1 p/ `
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
7 d/ O4 B9 R: T) h; Q( gRange closes to 14,000 yards...# c2 i, o; S W3 }6 T* J' Y- p8 A
Range closes to 12,000 yards...2 E* T& }# ]0 d4 @( U8 @
Range closes to 11,000 yards...: H! I) W7 W: Y, O) k
Range closes to 10,000 yards...( Q9 J3 u r5 Z5 ?
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
1 ^$ Z$ L! C# l' pRange closes to 8,000 yards...
" B% s: R1 U$ Z( z- C9 a* G3 uRange closes to 7,000 yards...
# M# W2 z8 \: `* S8 i, ^Range closes to 6,000 yards...- {# B0 w9 \% K1 h5 ^
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
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8 j- w2 h+ m3 E0 J9 MRange closes to 3,000 yards...) j) Q2 Q7 T4 T4 _+ ^
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
5 u; l3 }6 W |" R% RCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
5 S2 {4 H- K5 q* jCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
% j" H; s$ f) D% U0 v/ gAllied ships attempt to get underway
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PT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards" [ o- L$ V7 F& I- S- i
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...# X8 _7 @* d0 B6 |+ `1 f. e
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Night Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127- f. {3 n1 e. t; e# d. s
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Allied aircraft losses; \- H, [0 K1 U' w3 m& K% F
Catalina I: 7 damaged
6 H3 T( a; B& A: b7 u- I Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground/ A0 d6 S6 |0 @# j/ u: T
P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged+ Y$ p' U p* c
P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground1 p, c' \2 e! t1 _6 A4 }8 M2 Q c
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Japanese Ships0 S8 A* j. Y! b# a) }
BB Kirishima$ e$ v. i- f0 R: M
BB Hiei8 C! p/ m0 i. a5 t: w7 X. D
BB Haruna. q8 N) |, b1 n9 [& U* @5 d; p
BB Kongo+ f8 b! _: l+ @: U. L4 |7 L' y" s
CA Kako' Z; f% o3 C) [% a0 Z3 u
CA Kumano
2 i* b3 _% X& b+ H- m7 \ CA Suzuya
5 @: I' W3 C2 m% v& b( q9 T- ^7 t$ M# Y CA Mikuma
$ j: s* n$ T; P1 U o- o/ } CA Mogami
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( H) h) q' I- }# `Allied ground losses:5 [& Z9 H# [- u
274 casualties reported
" T+ O5 L$ h4 E9 @& ]& p Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled4 S: R7 v( O6 F) y& \' @
Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled
0 O$ N4 V/ y" B- ? D% L4 r7 F Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled
8 i W9 r) n( ~ Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)1 x: `' {+ E! V7 T
Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)
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' D( Z" N5 \. D0 ]7 @Airbase hits 17
1 N0 A& J: \2 DAirbase supply hits 2
/ ~ Y- p" p6 t4 F+ ERunway hits 35
& Q2 s2 h3 u# Q1 \Port hits 5! h/ l/ e; w6 j" N; V8 X7 R
Port supply hits 4
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BB Kirishima firing at Gove # Y+ X' L/ E! _' a' o8 Z, h
BB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade
2 c2 T ~7 ?; O" n" N. qBB Haruna firing at Gove
; K- d5 N/ U3 f0 ~BB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade6 Z: E' T5 V9 H) u$ P
CA Kako firing at Gove
& {0 y6 l. a/ l7 r5 F( u' KCA Kumano firing at Gove
) t$ ~3 i+ C8 A, `E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya& D; k: }; G8 h) H+ K
CA Suzuya firing at Gove
& t. L6 u. q7 ~, N" SCA Mikuma firing at Gove
- X7 Y! X. i; f9 @CA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |