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- D# {9 }0 z& m+ s! F
6 M) q& o1 G! {6 r) W X, g# R8 E1 i% V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
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Japanese Ships
9 `2 h# r4 v' c. B9 C BB Kongo9 |0 m& \* s3 @: J9 [0 A, f2 c
BB Haruna
) G# W! N' t7 x* c# ?' s: r; U; }! L BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1+ Y. J& d8 ~) n0 m \
BB Kirishima! g/ S7 `- D# q9 K
CA Mogami
+ G& L- g. J6 W# u CA Mikuma
! f* \$ z$ y; k# u+ K& }/ u+ y/ p CA Suzuya
" [& x5 I! E+ a8 K CA Kumano
; L( U' E7 w+ |4 J CA Kako
# r5 C) N) y) X! g/ r2 P DD Makinami2 C. P& a% n' t! p9 V
DD Takanami
$ @# w' A1 ]- s- e9 b# M: D DD Natsushio
* Z% J3 E: ~+ T; T3 G DD Yukikaze- |# m& |+ n# l1 ~1 W7 J
DD Hayashio/ _5 ~9 [- z) h+ d* m7 t
DD Maikaze
% Y+ T' o7 `9 x( V4 ` DD Isokaze9 [$ B, l2 J" d
DD Shiranui1 s7 b. E: |4 Q6 {3 \
DD Amatsukaze
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7 s; ?& b& k4 i& b) bAllied Ships
) G) `1 c1 F6 r: g4 q, ~/ u' d0 R2 V PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
. f* k9 \% _6 m2 O PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk R5 g* B \. j5 H% b
PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
5 p7 F4 y; Z6 k' j PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk* |; h% s& @/ ^% }1 S5 }( H" z
PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk( J# {4 f7 Z+ G7 d2 O
PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk, Q' L6 t, y0 {! Z* h3 |: K
PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
/ ~6 f/ |+ t% Z PT-60
' S1 @' Z( L, y6 `9 A5 j PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
: `$ c" N+ X7 v- e" ]1 g: H PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
; G: w, G9 F0 c PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
- T t. a. A5 O PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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0 h T- e1 r" F0 V4 z8 VJapanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
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Low visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight
; p4 C; R) E" }. @$ _) y/ KMaximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards
_0 I! ?& j0 P, q* J' lRange closes to 25,000 yards...( B4 Q/ S1 a3 _# g
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards
6 ?/ L6 h. [) {8 J" q3 L5 XRange closes to 20,000 yards..., P; z" z# ]% m' ?
Range closes to 15,000 yards...# X! ~9 N$ ~: \, y
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards
2 Y) f; v M! p0 W8 R) {0 s4 E! p2 VCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards0 ]. O3 v* C/ s4 V) w0 S7 c" R# ~
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
- ~# H, }- V; x2 l4 W# j: ICONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
2 p$ E8 s4 M/ ?2 j, yRange closes to 7,000 yards...
0 H( j9 ], e, ]+ l) X0 t2 aCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards: v' \& V3 c. R: G; G3 D
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
$ y; r0 h+ {. ^# W0 SCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards& @$ h; r. J, i k
Range closes to 3,000 yards... B- Z/ I* l+ P- F
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards% z% A. x# ^9 b* F
Range closes to 1,000 yards...
1 }) m+ M. Z9 V% v" xPT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
2 B# Q! d, }( U4 YPT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards) c$ ?4 ^; @! v0 m' X
PT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards- K! G5 j& f: b+ w4 y1 |- V% B
Massive explosion on PT-464 B/ b9 }+ f- s5 [0 J
PT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards% U- V: g2 S9 M+ p; ]! e
PT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards6 H3 K+ c* @& @/ \: z
Range increases to 2,000 yards) Y" N+ x& O* m
PT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards' ?: c4 w \1 M( A" ?3 m' M
PT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
8 m. x4 c) N* p0 M; o$ ABB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards
" `# i. u6 h- [- l. c. u- s tPT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards
4 d/ I7 z0 r3 T& {+ wPT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards* ?! x: G* K' A# s: x3 Z
Range increases to 3,000 yards
: \+ V* P* c9 c$ HPT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards% L |& G" k! S. |. r' [
Range closes to 2,000 yards9 A) i I, T! p; E9 t& M
BB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards9 _6 n( ^; t ]: L
PT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards+ ^, W7 y0 Y* x+ R% I8 k: I
Range increases to 4,000 yards7 h4 b" a& f% h* {0 M5 k
Range increases to 5,000 yards
: G, f' J! p5 e) m( BDD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127
( J# Q s( T& p. X* ~Range increases to 6,000 yards
. T( N& W2 c e! J" `3 KRange increases to 8,000 yards: y+ E) j0 L' V f! {9 i
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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9 h% s8 i( `) B! GJapanese Ships
( A0 a5 @& |6 o DD Shiranui
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PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk1 h" E( Q/ m: D0 w
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Poor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight- C$ z0 o7 f5 g) K0 S) I
Maximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards* y$ n/ H) M& V5 a3 m. X6 O( k; K
Range closes to 28,000 yards...
( G7 ^. [: P9 `2 t3 |Range closes to 26,000 yards...
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" b C6 y1 [7 _+ G$ M. W# O* o- c- M5 \Range closes to 20,000 yards...
. F4 e& {; ^, N V! J+ |Range closes to 18,000 yards...
( A- X; q) `5 J2 S9 w6 } r0 sRange closes to 16,000 yards...; T2 Q; U* R$ O6 f |. Y9 u- p
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
0 O5 c* n# p6 N m# z. V4 sRange closes to 12,000 yards...
& s2 B" m1 H/ k0 A( u7 l, dRange closes to 11,000 yards...8 z, u3 P$ b: y& f6 n
Range closes to 10,000 yards...0 E! f$ A( x% ?5 \- e6 [, ]2 C
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
$ w9 v. ^ Z0 X* @# _7 u! p4 kRange closes to 8,000 yards...
% V# k8 i9 P* {5 T8 o/ h4 {( G" v# HRange closes to 7,000 yards...
' l- ?0 Q1 p6 A/ W2 w# j- KRange closes to 6,000 yards...# o3 `0 G7 |" E/ h
Range closes to 5,000 yards...8 F% O7 a3 O, U8 ]8 N7 k+ E- V
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
. }) |: E: _4 K" WRange closes to 3,000 yards...% h* V; C4 B0 ?
Range closes to 2,000 yards...* @% a$ l& z% X3 N8 U# y% D& S0 E
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards: m1 ?5 K+ c2 Y B: p8 k) |
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards* N& d1 ]; r- B* W" P; i S8 u
Allied ships attempt to get underway
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PT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards
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Night Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127
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Allied aircraft losses
% N& i. ]& H6 K5 ~% g* p/ d Catalina I: 7 damaged
6 m3 B9 V$ w! b% {; D/ v0 ?: w Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground R1 W1 Q7 {+ l, K: T
P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged h& v! o& t1 {( y0 i& y0 l& r! A
P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground/ _2 [) ~0 G7 o% S7 s' }# j/ W
3 q3 X2 U* d4 A' {: X9 qJapanese Ships
6 W m4 I% z, Y8 V- j0 s" _ BB Kirishima
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BB Haruna% [! m' E B( i1 B- S: [* \. |/ }
BB Kongo
9 |, m: s2 L$ A7 D- ^; v CA Kako. P4 n! C+ f2 F+ ?1 L& Z
CA Kumano+ c9 I: N$ s4 C [3 A7 c8 C
CA Suzuya
0 f9 F* W& @0 V CA Mikuma
8 Q$ i9 W' u+ i+ R1 ` CA Mogami
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Allied ground losses:
& e8 k5 }; K0 K 274 casualties reported
1 B9 Y- T; P7 u5 S) [ Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
0 Z4 _ F) {2 [9 c# D8 \. u. d Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled
( l) `& y+ \. R! g$ `6 E5 m7 A Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled1 _% r, ^( b# w: M3 V' R7 o
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)4 E K0 m( ]' m1 m# S
Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)' }* ^% T3 B( P) K5 J `
! u5 m9 Y8 |* g) ?Airbase hits 17
9 ~) k, V% M" a3 lAirbase supply hits 2: a) X4 f& W( I" Z( r! k5 z
Runway hits 35. G: x' o B1 k& j! N+ |- \8 X
Port hits 5
B: h0 |, P7 V. m% vPort supply hits 4. ~3 w( y0 n3 z
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BB Kirishima firing at Gove - V- B# ~3 z; l6 u' @
BB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade
' H3 t2 k3 p1 I! xBB Haruna firing at Gove
, y- j- A d" ^( Y$ [BB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade: D% G: o5 v3 b
CA Kako firing at Gove 6 R) A: v& h* }3 ^( }& F, i
CA Kumano firing at Gove A8 `0 R9 S$ z7 x& R% f# y/ {
E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya' c2 b% C) ]+ Z: }% X
CA Suzuya firing at Gove % ^8 H8 F7 V9 O- ~' O& S
CA Mikuma firing at Gove + q1 Z3 o& f0 f( ]% |
CA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |