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$ x2 k# S5 O `* U, ]+ ~% l3 G2 g
. M ^7 U. c3 W4 U: {4 U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 : w- `# j. ^ m$ U* N1 @0 r
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6 W+ [6 |% I X# M _Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards4 g; r8 |# ^ a, j8 X" b
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Japanese Ships
( Y" r0 G, `8 @ BB Kongo/ ]7 P! K- U4 S
BB Haruna% S- v. h8 e) \# J! [2 X* r! m: V
BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1
; ^$ }7 `# X( P7 P' m/ h+ D BB Kirishima
( L$ R" ~+ C! z6 O g3 }. G CA Mogami9 s# D" U: s( ]: |- j
CA Mikuma
- x8 P D+ p$ Q8 @* T, R CA Suzuya1 R! i/ h# A# L" h/ d0 y" L1 I
CA Kumano
; X$ ]# {) A) c; t& |, O CA Kako
# U) p( N w0 A( Z4 ^" n' V9 o3 X DD Makinami
0 y! ^2 t% p: ~$ s- K% C DD Takanami) x: U6 F; {7 B( j* |
DD Natsushio
, a' J8 z* Q8 c4 t% a DD Yukikaze
# r1 h+ P1 ?6 X) H. T DD Hayashio
: [1 t' v: M! K$ l' g. d DD Maikaze
$ _! f0 c8 u7 g DD Isokaze; U) A7 K7 P* z1 |! l* m
DD Shiranui
4 K9 {4 ?: Z! y4 W g DD Amatsukaze5 p% C1 _( Y% \- X( v4 U- T
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Allied Ships* A) ^$ y/ j3 w ^' l# W5 X5 w
PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk Q2 n( D+ c% ^0 ~. J5 |7 B* i; P( V4 [+ s
PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk! F& J6 u2 Y! m. Q6 b, S8 L, P# l7 u6 X
PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
; B5 L! y, M; y; |8 u PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
% Z( G: h% K9 J2 F; | PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk* `/ O* Q3 k o) i3 X |6 H
PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
1 u. K9 a; P Z7 W, i PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
- N" D' f4 z5 W PT-60
\, ]7 z/ `8 K/ t PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk; _3 D5 n3 T- F5 b8 R
PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk5 ~, E: M+ Z& v: ], d
PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
/ _# J0 H, Z: a1 w( g, s+ l& l' r; l PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk" e; q3 m' F5 N+ b" P; |
) Y) A6 Y6 }" A( N7 BJapanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!8 c9 K3 m1 h; f: A) i
Allied TF begins to get underway
7 y% L) r' K# ~) @% RLow visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight5 u+ C. c; _$ O M4 E7 U
Maximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards3 x6 \2 c! [' ]6 b, N
Range closes to 25,000 yards...
& l$ C7 T h3 g0 }CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards; g: N- J" j7 M
Range closes to 20,000 yards... i9 l9 w8 m4 q, E
Range closes to 15,000 yards...2 F I5 \/ `3 p" P# R
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards- _1 E, i6 ]$ c
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards7 O% d( q& m: F, y9 u# z+ F2 j, t
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
+ h2 z) m0 U4 v! mCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
: h2 E8 A/ ?2 V# o' P) t4 wRange closes to 7,000 yards..." K5 U: N% G" G6 z! ~* o" A0 O
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards2 {- W g& y1 H, ]# T0 q+ X
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
+ P" z) b& [6 J$ {- K S* wCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards5 z* I! e5 o8 H7 Z# q; ?
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
5 D! P Z/ l9 ^* Z4 [# {5 V" tCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards4 g: I6 x4 s. P8 H( I/ j
Range closes to 1,000 yards...* ]7 C# Z/ [, Z
PT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards5 a" b$ T) a; |; {& }6 z6 S+ C" ^
PT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
$ R1 j: c z3 p3 T4 T# c8 I$ tPT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards/ _0 b$ ^4 W7 }: F- T" ]
Massive explosion on PT-46! s8 |+ J7 L; e6 H
PT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards& i* Q. d% A6 h- I
PT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards8 |5 D+ B5 @3 p9 g7 k
Range increases to 2,000 yards
: ^! q( u+ t% { gPT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
' ^$ u; H2 ~$ F p: G; d$ \- [. SPT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards. {* V4 U( U9 _' T
BB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards
$ y) w9 n# m* c1 i" U5 f9 gPT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards5 G- L+ T9 ~- c8 r" ^7 ?
PT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards2 q9 V3 F7 a4 P$ n Q; N a
Range increases to 3,000 yards6 \, |, n5 x1 w. g2 v3 X) j/ p
PT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards
; Y N: s$ F o3 }. f: D! VRange closes to 2,000 yards
/ ?2 a- W7 D, g; r0 iBB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards
" o0 i2 ^) B2 r' H# SPT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards
% N4 a( B* |5 g+ H) QRange increases to 4,000 yards
$ c1 r' I5 C! Z( l9 p- e5 n. qRange increases to 5,000 yards, o6 i) P* q* w6 D+ r3 t
DD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127 5 m- @+ u* n% I! \
Range increases to 6,000 yards. Q+ q" Z; D( @
Range increases to 8,000 yards
8 j5 ?) ^9 {% A; G" f U1 L/ bTask forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards
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DD Shiranui2 S- x4 {! I4 ~3 `# j
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0 y7 y7 \/ G& M) c( y: L PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk) H( F3 C- a: M; T' H/ q# |
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Poor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight
; Q1 e/ _1 \2 C" t9 v5 \( ^Maximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards
8 K% ?, s. @( e! R/ M+ N' Y( DRange closes to 28,000 yards...' A5 \3 [( f2 ?+ E6 R" ?% X# e) r
Range closes to 26,000 yards...6 i( d6 x( u3 q( \9 J% k8 j! K
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
5 D1 F$ H- X! I5 T# Q, ^# Q uRange closes to 22,000 yards...% Z" U8 _7 \# `9 E+ P- A" ~0 l; r
Range closes to 20,000 yards..." K0 K K3 w+ K/ o4 C u% J
Range closes to 18,000 yards...1 r7 Z; b1 r {" N1 b
Range closes to 16,000 yards...* a+ i+ F4 s0 {; k1 H! D
Range closes to 14,000 yards..., I+ f1 X6 b D( u3 I5 U' |- l
Range closes to 12,000 yards...0 }* K& O: T' o4 N: r
Range closes to 11,000 yards...) E. O4 \& C" A; f
Range closes to 10,000 yards...: `; a. Q7 G L* Q* G6 d. W
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
. q( C7 {. U" v. H- ~) `Range closes to 8,000 yards...
: P& F: S; ?8 N4 ORange closes to 7,000 yards...% m! o$ @. u* r+ l3 v, t+ x+ V
Range closes to 6,000 yards...7 J0 ]. i& D8 `+ |4 q
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
# M% q; {1 m4 ~( x# u: RRange closes to 4,000 yards...
# g/ E/ |! A0 [* wRange closes to 3,000 yards...
7 f+ p! J" {+ L0 l% b; {* a( qRange closes to 2,000 yards...' A( k: [, L& {. u; ~
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
$ B+ O9 G9 }+ l! }/ H4 BCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
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Range increases to 3,000 yards* F1 \! f, r ~% D9 f( O' Z @
PT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards5 k) V! u/ |# z& o/ A% x
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...
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Night Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127* U9 k- W8 ]/ D3 ~3 N2 M
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Allied aircraft& e* ?% d3 k: M# F9 _
no flights
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( e3 k- \" j$ T }) H B7 OAllied aircraft losses
# G$ U2 D$ y8 o% t# C% ^ Catalina I: 7 damaged3 [4 j8 `" M1 c# R4 h3 v0 H
Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground2 o: N- C$ F' ]6 O& o3 _/ B
P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged$ D. B6 Z0 h9 x
P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground
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Japanese Ships
: b- W* [2 \2 |) e3 T* C q BB Kirishima
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BB Kongo
( H9 _: z! A6 u0 N2 ?0 o CA Kako
, `% {9 `1 _2 ^: c! h CA Kumano
$ x: T1 V! n8 N- ]/ t0 | CA Suzuya
$ `) W f, y5 w+ a! U( _ CA Mikuma
: W4 y" d. j) s) }1 V: A CA Mogami
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274 casualties reported2 a: R3 s4 U8 D" D4 Z- u: B' k
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled( w7 H( i. E X; c6 T
Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled
# \# z( _7 v: ?# J, t' P) v Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled
: F b# u% {0 ]" E3 O% V Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
) ?5 d& b; y2 S* f, z" c Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)3 g) L% |( M$ ?; I
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Airbase hits 173 Q& J z/ u7 d' {$ T& R4 ~
Airbase supply hits 2
9 @9 `. x b) W0 S& t6 rRunway hits 35
0 [/ u. X" i3 k# |" B" oPort hits 5. h1 o. s8 N( F: ^% a! Q' Q
Port supply hits 4
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BB Kirishima firing at Gove
# z5 G4 g2 r* o* ~# a" ]1 wBB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade
) r) N' x$ C: p, [( eBB Haruna firing at Gove 5 o$ {) q; H. C; S6 y- D
BB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade( T0 B# [1 d7 b/ J
CA Kako firing at Gove
+ L9 O% Y/ I4 Z& |" G$ @. ~CA Kumano firing at Gove 7 i/ I" j0 F6 a' L2 D* H' ?
E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya7 d( _ r: D5 Z' q2 b
CA Suzuya firing at Gove
% t0 y' I; _ |. }CA Mikuma firing at Gove % g! m& P2 t X: N: W4 Y% P" i* Q
CA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |