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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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 , X; F6 m) \& Z, K1 l
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards
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; p7 `( e9 C* O/ q- W5 B' v, O5 aJapanese Ships
, a. x. V( z2 I9 V. E: W/ h# q BB Kongo
, M9 ~4 q# P' u+ f BB Haruna
! R5 J6 w+ K; b BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1
+ l% ^/ t( W9 J% { BB Kirishima* r# L8 a3 T, f3 u3 U t( D
CA Mogami q$ o' d' a; E. l: H& O
CA Mikuma' S; q# I0 D; A
CA Suzuya& f$ B" o4 ?: m" z! c% L+ L
CA Kumano
) I9 G8 H { y$ {/ m CA Kako$ K; I) v* s# _9 U# }4 u9 `
DD Makinami5 J9 [% \* \' s: d
DD Takanami# D! V1 s& [0 i4 F0 v% V
DD Natsushio
$ E% m1 n3 U$ Y DD Yukikaze7 C- }, T6 A- U
DD Hayashio
, Y+ P" R% [" q# Q# n. g DD Maikaze
9 q% O3 o* p; {6 m i DD Isokaze/ ~) t% Q% }- S& g' B$ Z+ z
DD Shiranui
6 ^9 ]; @0 g9 j1 k* H DD Amatsukaze
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: O7 ^1 V% Y, H# h3 ^3 gAllied Ships
% O6 k0 }9 U7 a; A PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk; U# r6 G3 `1 h
PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
$ k K4 U- Q. _, k# D0 M PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk& J' i; x2 B j& ]8 P6 p
PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
7 [! d7 @& e6 i; F% f" p; f9 z* X PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
; l$ w) Q/ W" W PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk( ?) _. w( R6 x4 `1 [7 N0 V- @
PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
" v: D2 h* r% r6 T- k9 b PT-608 ^1 N$ w7 x6 S- v
PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
; ~' u4 }. W8 F# Q, e( M/ N/ \ PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
) D3 s/ d% T( V3 D2 W6 y4 D PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
6 y) P: M8 Z; U PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!# r5 @# G( H( ?( o H
Allied TF begins to get underway
: E7 j: C2 N/ S! yLow visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight
# J8 C5 g, ]+ p' }" w; l$ MMaximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards/ V8 @2 K: D5 a$ `1 X
Range closes to 25,000 yards...
+ d+ @( n: k$ A( u" r1 vCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards
! ?! ?$ p: G! \8 K @- XRange closes to 20,000 yards...! d4 l7 o D* L' ^, }9 W
Range closes to 15,000 yards...2 u* X8 y& e9 s V. l
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards
: L8 j% U/ Q X2 J2 h1 c n) u5 hCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards
4 {) n5 ]; l$ [ cRange closes to 10,000 yards...
2 y" i$ x T+ ~, _CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards3 [- e- F5 I5 q# _
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
* F( k3 v8 R8 \0 j* X JCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards m( _7 C3 E, M1 {9 A2 h, \
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
# c2 D, }' u6 l. Z6 M" x+ MCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards* w! C3 i5 c4 q! w% K4 X
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
4 q, N D- v, I [, SCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
/ N+ Z# n! o: x' ]* d; \* Z* E7 O% RRange closes to 1,000 yards...
5 N0 Y# |6 l3 O; e1 P4 XPT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards7 p+ k; P" g/ _9 w1 [" q
PT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards5 A5 O$ X# y! y* Y0 Z9 L( C
PT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards+ E$ k6 Y7 B8 ?7 W7 {2 w
Massive explosion on PT-46
' V' [% L" K9 f5 X" `0 cPT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
9 d; [$ O( t% U( cPT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
) d, F" o x. n* ?- n) ^& M9 RRange increases to 2,000 yards
1 S& c2 X# J0 o) I; m5 TPT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
$ o: T9 E" W7 A* TPT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards# _/ t1 A2 |; R+ ?% H2 u* Z
BB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards" O1 j" d7 W- f
PT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards% q3 O0 h# h, K
PT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards
, ~# I* a, e5 `4 @Range increases to 3,000 yards; v! z4 T5 U, r4 m
PT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards- [1 E9 M, ?1 x
Range closes to 2,000 yards
+ z( }! D4 x: H: f- K! Z+ cBB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards7 J( x. z$ ^0 G: G2 Q8 P4 t
PT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards
: g* x* |( F# W) Q+ @Range increases to 4,000 yards% [: D0 _6 ^$ k* `1 d
Range increases to 5,000 yards; j% o* G- E+ p& R: c
DD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127 ! M0 X" I, A7 g k
Range increases to 6,000 yards& _0 h* m+ a( }- h9 n Z
Range increases to 8,000 yards
& F6 p) z3 |; |& pTask forces break off...
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* J+ i! N* M# o; u* V9 b! ONight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards3 e; z4 `9 |. x# {5 v/ c+ f+ h
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DD Shiranui
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Allied Ships! G# _& o: j% A
PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk6 k' |9 G& R$ ?9 G% U, f# a* X4 h, u0 J
. W2 s+ P* g7 j& Q3 ?) UPoor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight
5 P1 V5 w7 G7 d; j$ EMaximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards
% e2 r1 H# ^+ T$ |9 `) x8 vRange closes to 28,000 yards...
* o! u6 u- p0 l( C) ? @Range closes to 26,000 yards...
1 H8 n/ k( ~1 ]& b4 Z' X: |7 n$ VRange closes to 24,000 yards...$ k. [9 e3 ^+ ?9 _! g
Range closes to 22,000 yards...0 I' p k: Y" |) B( h8 v
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
/ ~7 ^5 q: x- {' J7 N. {Range closes to 18,000 yards...
( [( o. F! H3 ]9 z0 QRange closes to 16,000 yards...# ]2 |& Y i5 B2 a8 Y
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
8 `) {" i# h% D+ _+ c/ Q8 d, V8 N3 xRange closes to 12,000 yards...0 Z! v# l0 T" W6 r
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
: K5 _7 o& |5 |; xRange closes to 10,000 yards...$ d$ a( ?* X+ Q$ p
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
% D: y: C) Y' ]( x: L1 pRange closes to 8,000 yards..." @' J7 Q% V% r# N$ v; Q
Range closes to 7,000 yards...0 R! X/ N" d9 S1 F4 Z
Range closes to 6,000 yards...4 }, E$ @. u4 ~6 `- ]7 u# m
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
$ }1 E8 D# ^* L! Z4 E0 F5 J( kRange closes to 4,000 yards...
# J/ N' }9 V& g/ h; X/ }Range closes to 3,000 yards...
4 K4 U+ \. k6 T$ }7 t! _Range closes to 2,000 yards...
! b ?6 m' ?% t1 w4 A" @CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards! ] e) [ D e" T
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards- ]4 D2 S7 e$ D! M# z
Allied ships attempt to get underway
4 ~/ S9 D1 N ]% I$ Y+ p# [$ _8 s) KRange increases to 3,000 yards6 F# J6 x- C% e: {: W( t7 `
PT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards& D: H; S" x' _
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...4 M) E2 \! i f8 c/ g
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* d: E, u# l. U4 |Night Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127% o5 o6 h, y7 S$ i. B
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Allied aircraft' `9 e& D9 K0 b+ _& V- R8 v
no flights
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9 a# R; C% D/ e, N0 FAllied aircraft losses
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Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground$ B( S8 ?& ?$ }9 u
P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged
! N7 K" Y( p+ m. x P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground
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Japanese Ships
! B' a8 H9 ~9 o BB Kirishima4 t' l# _7 F) U+ s3 _; W& V
BB Hiei
2 a* f; c" w; @ BB Haruna
4 e, w. W+ _6 k BB Kongo
* ~5 X$ z: e; l& e2 W: J CA Kako
( W& O5 s% i& r8 u9 `7 l CA Kumano
+ a( A1 @1 h! Z2 x CA Suzuya! a3 o& f7 L/ [- {, Y
CA Mikuma% `% ~ m( q: P6 X- x" E
CA Mogami* O2 L0 A- z8 V3 f- { d4 D3 o
2 G# ~/ u0 b2 _9 V3 ^Allied ground losses:
/ T! Z1 U k8 @4 L5 M 274 casualties reported. k) y! G/ E4 o$ y% e% U
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
; ?1 ]$ }$ ~4 |8 x: j Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled
8 ]' @& z. q# z4 w. E Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled! Z/ C9 `- W5 _
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)7 w0 ]8 j/ f, X6 A2 ]2 d9 C
Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)
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Airbase hits 17+ ]& u/ M; i8 O) x" F4 d
Airbase supply hits 2
5 W0 R2 c( v8 Q# w! kRunway hits 35
3 I2 n8 m" F* `0 ^& R9 k9 kPort hits 5
2 {' z1 f. O/ A. r$ F/ kPort supply hits 4
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c6 ?/ x& w( {9 B1 kBB Kirishima firing at Gove
! w( `- T1 G' c- f9 FBB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade0 R2 [+ [) G% o6 ?# ]$ g$ a$ v P. c
BB Haruna firing at Gove
# h7 l" D9 q7 r7 w8 FBB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade) Z; M8 b j6 _ f. V# e7 A
CA Kako firing at Gove 5 K- q0 y( h+ R. |% R
CA Kumano firing at Gove
9 g: V2 t$ \) @. i, o. oE13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya
% N" i$ B3 Z- L( C8 r# o2 }" jCA Suzuya firing at Gove 9 V7 ~0 H! J! a+ S
CA Mikuma firing at Gove
8 [; \0 n' O9 K K8 @' cCA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |