AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 44
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4 Z c ]) s; o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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0 n/ q) ^+ E* M: k" |7 [" c" t9 Y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 Yards7 W9 K' N; R$ s0 M
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Japanese Ships: z' e0 T, ]4 G `
BB Kongo
% V9 ^. @' g. u% @* D5 f BB Haruna* n7 n# O( f4 x; D. G
BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1
! @% V5 x* m# ]! e! I7 l BB Kirishima: i2 m6 ~2 E" q, G
CA Mogami" p' B5 G" }/ a5 z. S: ]" w# m+ Q
CA Mikuma
( o4 g B. k* X; Q) X CA Suzuya1 l/ n `2 G- w
CA Kumano- Y5 ~9 a0 e9 `
CA Kako) A8 k* Y% W6 h' t2 @+ v4 ]& U( B: p
DD Makinami; @0 f8 R( `9 _+ d7 i( Z+ L) W
DD Takanami" H2 M) X. R# q* [3 W5 x! A/ X
DD Natsushio: w8 ?: p% K5 W0 ]
DD Yukikaze3 G% T% `# c( A, u) |3 q& K. O
DD Hayashio
! G# o" j- c, j0 U* h: {9 u DD Maikaze7 w' p H) |% D8 I4 W# ]
DD Isokaze/ Q- L _( K: P C" M$ C+ u
DD Shiranui
. z7 E! x& t, P' r6 Y! j$ Y DD Amatsukaze
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Allied Ships
8 b; D3 ^- X, x PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk' Y3 `+ u/ S' m
PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk4 Z8 \4 }% n* ?
PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk" D4 J* g7 L* g
PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk2 e' M: Q3 x# [3 i: D4 Q
PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
0 J1 |" A, d& f. B6 s PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
7 t$ _7 X# B+ K6 `2 ? PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
! A# Z2 ] y" \/ X PT-60, r# i2 Z/ A) L, Z- O$ X
PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk1 }, m3 ^! a0 }
PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
1 Q$ n) F7 x8 f+ a PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
! `/ F* ^" n" w PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching! A4 j% ^/ z$ f, S
Allied TF begins to get underway; j( w0 l0 l% F- J. L2 u' I6 z/ n1 ~
Low visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight
# m- E( u8 U) r% \+ S1 `Maximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards1 R- p$ ?1 m# O* {5 h
Range closes to 25,000 yards...7 ` p% }% g7 {% {6 `
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards
0 N/ Y5 F+ `9 i" v }. f+ o7 E7 HRange closes to 20,000 yards...
* x% q& u, o, b' e& Q0 b" [+ H3 t b* ZRange closes to 15,000 yards...% }! H1 Z; I, x3 U% H4 c+ }
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards) t5 f/ k9 N% @* B+ U
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards( r# O4 B6 K+ @9 g+ x
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
& {% A! H, F( F6 D; HCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards0 P8 T, b6 I6 b7 N1 H1 R) G; p" |
Range closes to 7,000 yards...# H9 Z* l+ ]3 e' n: L* n
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards
! U4 g& w- \" |7 T5 m4 t XRange closes to 5,000 yards...
3 Z- x, e9 K# A6 tCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards
) h1 E3 w/ P5 s# Y, bRange closes to 3,000 yards..., z; G# [( o, D' j2 Q
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
V' U) @& A; N; Y4 ZRange closes to 1,000 yards...9 b8 Y0 \1 C( s, U3 k) Q5 D* a
PT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
! {( @" L5 x' E! k: y: v XPT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
6 d) }& x( C6 APT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards- I; B( N8 m6 |. H
Massive explosion on PT-463 i o6 v8 T3 @1 t( O
PT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards3 u( i( g6 f0 A) H9 }6 l
PT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
6 D% \; D4 w- y# [# j8 G$ LRange increases to 2,000 yards& a3 p2 L5 \7 p* ]& Q0 i
PT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
& r1 \* F/ n6 Y7 u8 l! V% FPT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
& x2 W3 K6 p! A9 VBB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards
Q' j' S7 o. R: VPT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards0 h* G6 r6 x7 E& z$ q$ m0 k
PT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards
8 E2 Q4 I# ~+ S& u# ?Range increases to 3,000 yards
/ R: O8 W% Q0 \; q- Z3 {6 MPT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards
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BB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards
$ Y6 M+ `( N2 l9 D( _9 j$ JPT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards
7 O9 S1 H' o N# ?% S8 tRange increases to 4,000 yards
7 T V- X+ ?9 M+ }0 ^Range increases to 5,000 yards+ {. k& O- X+ E/ P) f
DD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127
5 J% u1 P$ c" o+ p) sRange increases to 6,000 yards
7 I) Q; M# w1 [Range increases to 8,000 yards
6 q, O( F' v/ n0 b) ^/ B& tTask forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships/ Y+ J1 m0 X; D1 F, k6 g
DD Shiranui
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Allied Ships
0 m; K3 u* i3 V) \; w' I( m PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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" V7 n9 A! U/ Y5 O& b2 s kPoor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight
" ?! h9 d' Q( b) KMaximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards" z( w4 p* B9 Q& O3 [9 b: @6 c
Range closes to 28,000 yards...
$ c1 j8 r! O! Z- KRange closes to 26,000 yards...% E- ^1 k2 B0 f, T/ r" U
Range closes to 24,000 yards...: e& G6 D7 G6 W8 z4 X3 x
Range closes to 22,000 yards..." u( B% s8 i! @1 \
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
2 w: j( p' y1 ]" p1 V; V" o: DRange closes to 18,000 yards...3 e. }/ y7 z! g* @' P
Range closes to 16,000 yards...* @- {2 T1 `6 M) X
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
3 U' C2 p c7 }: kRange closes to 12,000 yards...
% l `6 R3 v/ Y1 aRange closes to 11,000 yards...$ p, E" f( y5 n [8 j: z5 a
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
+ Y5 j9 x* k/ _4 ?1 K% a" R* PRange closes to 9,000 yards...
, ~* i, [5 k' H* p- B- i: URange closes to 8,000 yards...( D8 `, H+ A, t" E8 u. S
Range closes to 7,000 yards...3 i* v" |! P. o' T1 A# o7 s
Range closes to 6,000 yards...' p4 x1 k. `1 l7 ~
Range closes to 5,000 yards...7 A+ i$ M! Z* Z( d2 }+ h
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
9 q5 q$ P) w2 o& a& BRange closes to 3,000 yards...
( m U' x+ T1 BRange closes to 2,000 yards...
3 D* `7 w# n9 Y7 bCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards% l& ?7 J* p/ o7 {
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
' x% d$ \/ G6 u) M4 t5 rAllied ships attempt to get underway
. g- N% v+ Z: @4 c& T4 YRange increases to 3,000 yards! c! e) q; H2 q& I% V& m, B
PT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards3 t, Q* `# v) z$ }) y5 X+ S
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...* u ^5 a8 x; o7 Q9 g, `4 ^
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$ p/ j0 y* @* y# q- [2 j TNight Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127: K% j" ~( _- t) N
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Allied aircraft
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& X) O4 W: w1 I" D8 r$ S" vAllied aircraft losses, N9 P2 N8 w7 G& a+ B
Catalina I: 7 damaged
4 j4 g1 E0 O A6 r" ~: b1 u Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground: G0 I% X7 D/ G' Q) q! r d
P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged
" `) f' s9 G, s( d9 A P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground6 ~% Z* S; o) a3 D/ J& b$ P
3 i% D' C) y/ v! r) ~Japanese Ships7 g, Q1 z) t1 R3 C
BB Kirishima0 ~2 w5 m4 n, v1 B8 t( E
BB Hiei
; h. u/ P' h/ ^ BB Haruna, K/ B& N" }: P' m& ]5 J
BB Kongo
, C3 x' W8 g* }# } c+ \- f CA Kako; d" ?2 w- o5 j7 A8 N# @: U
CA Kumano& E# v) D3 _: s8 F! Y) K# z
CA Suzuya6 y+ Z* @" m4 d3 N
CA Mikuma5 K3 ?, s' j- C& g: y
CA Mogami
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: n4 O, S% J7 `4 ]' T: L 274 casualties reported
) i/ X, k0 V V8 \: _! g! Y/ Y Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled/ @- S* U1 s- Z9 l5 M! y* a1 _
Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled& M, G. D% M; B0 L! c% q
Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled9 Q/ c% ~+ \9 M( A# v
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
& n- u5 m9 U# D5 g5 U, b Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)' g2 p7 f; l3 W, Q
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Airbase hits 17
( w% o: y$ |6 J; V) b3 P) q$ FAirbase supply hits 2
3 c6 M. p! \! W5 I" K# v! O7 cRunway hits 35$ ~( J8 y, N- ~+ N) O/ p+ h
Port hits 5
0 c" o' ]2 k, R) \3 ]# y- bPort supply hits 4+ ~" ~6 j, q9 Z4 i' S1 N% P, X
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BB Kirishima firing at Gove
5 g$ M. u. t9 B* \/ V+ uBB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade
& {: [, P0 D$ R2 B( \* H8 m RBB Haruna firing at Gove
* X$ E) S- ]; ?4 ]0 SBB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade
8 b/ H' c! l6 `CA Kako firing at Gove ; e% |9 p9 M1 V: f& X- C; [5 }
CA Kumano firing at Gove
2 I& y& S- n8 h, C- N! vE13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya3 l+ M4 a. K3 D! h1 D5 s
CA Suzuya firing at Gove
6 L" j* g C! w$ Y2 Q; H! OCA Mikuma firing at Gove
1 Q( K% \/ B6 [4 p" m \CA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |