AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 44
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1 W8 W4 z" B r! r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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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' m% f+ L; V$ |9 E& W$ ~
BB Kongo% k; t# j& E# k1 E6 h
BB Haruna" F' q/ C+ Z( h* a6 P0 g" e6 b
BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1
, Q9 g w0 o& }1 z: v BB Kirishima
+ r0 s, q! e( J9 T) y CA Mogami3 ^% {4 ?, A) Y2 [% M8 r9 G7 n- o& p0 b
CA Mikuma" V( b. W, `# }
CA Suzuya
' ` l0 O6 I% P0 v5 r9 J" r, h CA Kumano
' V% N. M0 p x* u( Y CA Kako
: l6 C+ v! i& x0 s0 e$ j( ? DD Makinami
" b# K# X% R' ]1 { DD Takanami
2 ~1 t; p: ~* H8 ~& C ~+ p DD Natsushio
* I `) I) L1 v/ K2 B DD Yukikaze& w1 \1 D1 K+ F
DD Hayashio' S: N: p q/ N6 z9 T3 m+ I
DD Maikaze
8 z% a& J; Y+ ` DD Isokaze, g2 J( H h5 o4 V
DD Shiranui8 t6 B( s3 H* i3 K/ t
DD Amatsukaze
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Allied Ships
4 E" a8 e3 ]1 y+ s { o PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk% d3 N7 l: E3 ^% r! T6 [0 `
PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk" Z5 c. i5 s; _' E8 |
PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk: z) J3 {' K1 S: U
PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
( {0 Z6 H. `) Q. {0 {! S& _3 t PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk2 H$ \3 R2 m! p
PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
/ V' {+ M( x9 k( o: b; p V0 ] PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
, j7 e; P: h+ I% `0 o PT-60
: {$ ~/ t$ Y1 {4 H! }) ]* K PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
( s: o! y* F) B PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk3 Q. }) L4 f. C
PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk! l( f; L7 ]4 Q5 R7 Q7 g
PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk, V/ Y! x7 c) l7 W
9 W5 u0 X8 b9 G' f0 @Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
5 D) N3 f; d5 X; z' WAllied TF begins to get underway
5 K* @6 h% |0 mLow visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight0 z+ g4 }5 F2 U3 ^0 F
Maximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards4 ^) b: n$ J( e1 K' v5 D: [
Range closes to 25,000 yards.... M' I: V6 n& N. p
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards' I& `- O: w' u6 m2 {9 B
Range closes to 20,000 yards...& S2 P# L6 w8 K: f& P
Range closes to 15,000 yards...7 A+ d' o2 k5 g# h7 Y, R
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards5 H6 F( j4 h# ]; M0 {% } m- K) O
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards! ~0 \6 A0 Y n
Range closes to 10,000 yards...* ~1 G/ \- v" Q7 s' L8 O/ G5 Y
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards/ J$ b; K4 e0 G4 N
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
& U9 v+ N3 c3 }2 P* Y+ QCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards" `4 u8 R% R! f7 E8 o
Range closes to 5,000 yards...# g9 y1 m G4 D" ^) \
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards
0 s0 J ~) j/ i! _Range closes to 3,000 yards...; y: W, D9 F7 A" |) Q
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards7 l# K7 V0 E1 Y, C2 A
Range closes to 1,000 yards...
; |* I2 b0 }9 GPT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards6 l5 m& h/ }2 c5 R
PT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards3 _0 t+ v' |" `& P
PT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
* D' J& L+ [( H" IMassive explosion on PT-46
( _0 W% s. I+ {1 M3 P# t- O( o2 ?PT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
' q# r! ^$ j) s0 ZPT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
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PT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
6 x6 j8 J2 P5 f: ?6 `3 N% r$ e6 sPT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
# \( |7 Z5 U( Y1 F) _7 HBB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards
& o6 X9 d' Y! E: KPT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards$ L1 N. ^& @$ P6 G
PT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards) F4 S; [& \# @( m
Range increases to 3,000 yards
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- \- S$ a# {% S! ~Range closes to 2,000 yards
8 @/ B6 y3 t( v) d/ g$ yBB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards
! r/ H- z1 K' pPT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards4 W4 d3 o7 S* u _+ D/ P# [) x% |
Range increases to 4,000 yards
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" Z) h. j3 U0 [$ rDD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127 $ M/ B/ }0 ?+ T3 k: G1 P! Y$ ]
Range increases to 6,000 yards5 j) _. v. r& @3 k' [# O
Range increases to 8,000 yards
& }% r* }. w8 ~2 o. C5 I( h" xTask forces break off...
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% S3 D5 m* g- {5 T8 r: ENight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards
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! d) e+ \( ]; P& Y PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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h# T* \; ~6 U3 q9 `6 sPoor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight$ \' s# y* [' X! }# J" p
Maximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards
: b u M5 O' s6 z9 |/ S' U' a- ~" g: HRange closes to 28,000 yards...
, ^: x. ]( P% h" m* k0 o* QRange closes to 26,000 yards...; G. o+ [: U1 v# \# p0 C9 {' f
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
$ b* \( q6 F cRange closes to 22,000 yards...7 y( o( U8 _7 C; p! |" q7 q
Range closes to 20,000 yards...$ `& S4 D1 y0 `: g T/ K; b7 w
Range closes to 18,000 yards...4 I' F6 q! s# n4 g" ~& J# Q
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
" |% z# C( U5 }! IRange closes to 14,000 yards...
) p8 }5 n5 Y' K- R5 tRange closes to 12,000 yards.... }/ O" H8 R( a7 h8 R
Range closes to 11,000 yards...+ F; u" [! h+ y" P" h; D* g l4 z
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
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Range closes to 8,000 yards...; V) G( ~ ~2 m' g; |
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
& a" N; v# l R0 R+ X2 d; xRange closes to 6,000 yards.../ }6 {% H7 k0 g& v$ f
Range closes to 5,000 yards...3 }. U) E' B9 H. q
Range closes to 4,000 yards... O h8 F8 |, _ a
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
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; o$ r; Z9 F" ^9 {1 i/ L4 O/ ]CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards% R9 u y! Z- I" s$ M9 q
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
; |8 ]! Z1 W( j) q) |. F4 K" |5 zAllied ships attempt to get underway
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PT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards6 B& u) H' l. m$ m' F/ N* f
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk..., b6 x+ [+ ^2 m% _. y
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Night Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127# Y2 b& _; U z+ y; f1 r: _1 [
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no flights5 q( E& N/ U- A/ ?
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Allied aircraft losses8 X* {4 {0 E# ^1 ^0 W' p2 Z
Catalina I: 7 damaged; i( B! U) K& ^7 ~/ b* Z; j
Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground
1 O4 z& u+ K( P2 O X P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged
7 ]2 _4 w0 j! [- a- a' S$ X, u+ ? P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground
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* T, z3 L4 i9 p. D; x2 }* h BB Kirishima- V5 u4 v8 {( S% V% T$ d) K
BB Hiei
% L! Y* k: t. Q o. j h BB Haruna
4 |% r( m. P) q% O/ O1 X BB Kongo1 V/ h- E& c1 `
CA Kako& d% L+ Q- q4 Y3 e$ k- T- B
CA Kumano
& c- k. W5 ?* n0 E3 U2 a CA Suzuya
7 d! b. p& w" }- P CA Mikuma$ l* N! r3 u2 {, a; o8 W$ A
CA Mogami1 G, X7 [# a9 u9 j# Q; h0 D, `
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Allied ground losses:! l/ N A/ l" C4 t9 C
274 casualties reported8 u( h( j9 [, g8 I3 t
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
: _; c8 n& L& b$ C Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled6 w! e% K- g3 w A! L7 |% Z/ A
Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled
a: k& l" P* G Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)% S% a5 X$ E' U8 G" D5 S, B7 I2 E4 ]
Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)
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5 H w, W2 f' j8 EAirbase hits 17
/ {, h! V5 u v: A; ]# SAirbase supply hits 2
" n1 w" \; V; ]. t9 p$ U# {$ JRunway hits 356 Z, v g* [# y) e
Port hits 50 |6 }1 h# |, j+ g+ ^; m& Z7 v5 z5 X
Port supply hits 47 w6 V8 h) F9 r* O$ n: a
& c. f8 A V' k- p2 g% @BB Kirishima firing at Gove
! y% b7 G* W% M. j; u6 _, {+ I0 X+ \, {BB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade
5 \+ q( l$ ]' _; gBB Haruna firing at Gove ! L& V: l$ r# ?0 w8 r* a( c
BB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade
2 \& o' l- `; k' Q5 T+ V. D5 z0 [CA Kako firing at Gove
^% W! g1 F( U) UCA Kumano firing at Gove
6 l( E3 L% E, y" WE13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya
$ y3 N" n7 ^" @0 W! hCA Suzuya firing at Gove
; J& [7 B7 S( k) v2 r5 kCA Mikuma firing at Gove ( B; Y8 G, B: V @2 k
CA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |