AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 44
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) @6 o) }! d2 d( ^3 s" X9 _" X9 Y, B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 ; x8 Z" u7 O. z' ^8 `! {1 A
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards3 m9 P! u$ e3 v; l
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Japanese Ships* Q2 ^' B! l+ J
BB Kongo3 Q9 @( M+ |+ F- N3 }
BB Haruna! g" B8 ?* ^; U# P4 g D1 m
BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 10 e1 L1 Y1 f/ S2 z0 i5 S
BB Kirishima
y; z7 Y- z' c CA Mogami
# C/ A {4 @0 w3 P CA Mikuma( c* n2 |- y% t) [+ l
CA Suzuya6 M7 t+ X, [2 l; ~" W
CA Kumano9 l3 ?' r; h* e
CA Kako
4 X$ F7 p0 B$ `; D0 G DD Makinami/ e W0 n; O( G4 q
DD Takanami
4 E. F8 C& W8 _+ ]5 m DD Natsushio0 w( Z1 C3 }/ f, R6 M; O
DD Yukikaze7 S" n$ `( |' r; u4 F
DD Hayashio, x/ H8 N# r- D0 x, s
DD Maikaze. y$ K5 w: w% m9 V9 @" {
DD Isokaze9 Y N+ {/ u3 w5 D& j1 u
DD Shiranui
% G, F' u/ v# y3 z8 s. p' S: a DD Amatsukaze
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- r( f3 `7 [% |* a9 `; bAllied Ships
) U$ {! s4 \7 H PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
$ R4 `0 f- D2 B# Z6 { PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
. e/ f" `* [2 O$ c) c1 Q PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
% n. w# A; j6 Q# ~ PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk- H# ~% |9 o( ~) W( }* p$ }) X
PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
0 `. ~4 `; o7 a$ V. T9 I5 Z PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
5 P4 B' j* u! z. I4 t) ]5 V PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk4 Q: e7 i# D q; L
PT-60
- s! C7 X' L) h+ |7 y. u, f PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
& C& Y0 m! R4 G* N. U+ ]% C. ~" \ R PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
; z1 e5 q9 s% Q+ J" j# ~ PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
" ^ q5 Z' Z1 m8 C% r PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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5 d' p' Z' `* [6 cJapanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!3 G. |$ K* n1 s3 N
Allied TF begins to get underway
! x4 B+ l- M6 Q0 k; OLow visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight
& U1 g+ V2 \) ~Maximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards
" i* J4 l1 [4 L6 A6 k% VRange closes to 25,000 yards...' v- {2 a' [4 C" ^
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards# ^1 h) D7 E' ~ n) q
Range closes to 20,000 yards...7 V4 r: U2 z$ l- T# G# Q( p4 {3 w
Range closes to 15,000 yards...0 j3 h& E ]) d8 }! z4 F
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards
6 R- ~ ?/ @1 }8 x" ?- l5 ?CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards; z- A. P# x4 _1 T# z" R2 l; Z9 H
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
; e$ }0 C( v i2 g$ tCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
6 k% R5 m ?& X% K) M# ~* v5 BRange closes to 7,000 yards...1 {4 O+ n( \1 u4 ~
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards0 U$ l8 J7 m- E" E' C' ]
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
% m, h8 D( N! \( J1 i% S) ^' U: K- oCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards
E( u5 Q5 Q- O% T3 Z; l) N3 L! r8 |Range closes to 3,000 yards...5 d3 H3 @. \' B
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
l! s& @! n; Q- {& vRange closes to 1,000 yards...1 r" t9 [7 c/ f; o" ^: V5 F
PT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards, i) n0 t4 g* g, C. f/ O0 _* d
PT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
* W# \; i* U h7 cPT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards+ Y3 z* ], n2 S; X$ j3 S
Massive explosion on PT-463 A, X0 `: j. n
PT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards# I0 J2 S# Y: b( l8 ~5 U
PT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards* L$ z: x8 R( Z. ^. M
Range increases to 2,000 yards- s/ l# j) h6 M+ ` J
PT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards6 P7 Q% m0 P) t6 R Z. ]) g F
PT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
4 O5 v0 M( V2 D+ Z4 {$ vBB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards& k( X+ X( e3 N
PT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards
G, U0 `8 v+ y: D6 Q7 L" |+ VPT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards
: r& `' }! [& l5 eRange increases to 3,000 yards
o& e- b+ b2 W) a8 m' qPT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards: k9 w5 r6 d; |$ m
Range closes to 2,000 yards$ j5 ^9 _% ?7 @: U
BB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards- ~9 W. K0 O4 T7 q( P3 |' ]% \0 X
PT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards8 Y) U' T8 {( i8 Q
Range increases to 4,000 yards' S0 l3 p6 P T7 w# D$ C
Range increases to 5,000 yards
) t( X' Z3 [9 _DD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127
1 L3 X8 T# G* P# ^) ]6 o+ L9 JRange increases to 6,000 yards
$ L) S. t0 X w4 J( O; f1 mRange increases to 8,000 yards# {: C$ \6 `+ q) ?# n9 M& w
Task forces break off...: `# E) ?, Z1 l' ^" K" i
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
8 w* P& ~& n2 ^ DD Shiranui
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Allied Ships
/ Q7 U. n8 A( @/ o PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk2 M3 P) \0 j7 u
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Poor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight
/ P* w. [0 g- U. [ Q F! l5 O1 dMaximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards
: I0 W: }, O0 d+ f k1 tRange closes to 28,000 yards...1 N; v. E U' Z2 j* C- v4 I
Range closes to 26,000 yards...1 i9 Q& t, E, w# L3 W Y
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
1 N4 x- r0 D/ ~7 T# MRange closes to 22,000 yards...
7 O, A( V9 y9 F- URange closes to 20,000 yards...
! g. D. o6 {- b7 c8 wRange closes to 18,000 yards...
2 H0 B5 y; N& O8 tRange closes to 16,000 yards...- S4 [, h- P; j( G/ V) H
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
! k. u' p( x, N( H, K# A" {- PRange closes to 12,000 yards...
1 s7 U. G4 v& o9 M5 ZRange closes to 11,000 yards...! h" k# X3 U2 T" _. M& ^" s9 H& u
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
/ v6 H( |1 h; o# H2 J# VRange closes to 9,000 yards...
$ S2 _( x- x: @Range closes to 8,000 yards...4 ]. d) |/ F- x9 z* T
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
# ~4 c: ^* O* w+ ]Range closes to 6,000 yards...
( n; @) g5 |1 d+ gRange closes to 5,000 yards...
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1 D8 H" f( T7 A, rRange closes to 3,000 yards...' O$ R5 B! u& u9 F( B2 C' G
Range closes to 2,000 yards...- ?+ g* E& h, G- I( i6 M# g
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
- e8 e3 F# |2 V, F2 N; QCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards% Z$ @4 e6 i2 a& D ?* v
Allied ships attempt to get underway
0 X. h6 h) B: ARange increases to 3,000 yards
1 i+ V* O2 P7 |. EPT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards* I- m! v* y+ m
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...
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Night Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127) v1 f/ v3 N6 K: Y& i
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Allied aircraft losses
- ?7 c6 C% d8 J0 @9 o8 y. G Catalina I: 7 damaged
: j( ?5 ^/ Q5 H* e# C Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground
5 G2 J; Q& J6 e. q7 g P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged
" K' \2 a0 Q+ n r% R2 E, @0 q, ]3 k& d P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground4 W1 ~' f6 `0 m' a- L% e3 N
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Japanese Ships6 k0 z9 B6 |$ ?7 I
BB Kirishima; J! m9 ~' S( d/ A) a! a8 Z- m
BB Hiei ~; _2 x% Y" `: j" w# x/ T+ y
BB Haruna
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CA Kako
+ y5 Z* }* T c% `2 `% u CA Kumano
' L& |4 G2 y7 P# M7 @. x CA Suzuya9 ]% q' y% P: c- s% S/ p2 w
CA Mikuma
' `3 g( E7 c8 E7 r- j% n CA Mogami
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274 casualties reported
) f' C1 L- J+ G; I Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
* g+ W0 M$ [& E Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled0 Q3 a; L; G' p; @
Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled
7 Q& ?+ D4 n+ C! d Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)9 j+ y# O5 j9 {0 P0 j/ `! H) s8 Z5 y
Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)9 b3 G6 ]4 R1 V" ~% @- A
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Airbase hits 170 f4 q. A3 T0 J) t$ [
Airbase supply hits 2
! k' a# X1 Q E/ rRunway hits 35
, o: b5 {" R: I7 X; A3 [Port hits 5" C) [& q" T" V' h3 E5 K
Port supply hits 4% P) l0 ~- ?% m8 `
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BB Kirishima firing at Gove
( v7 R7 | b/ R; W* C: x- iBB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade
& @+ j$ n- V: kBB Haruna firing at Gove 7 n* a8 L) }! m6 l+ V5 F- E
BB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade
" h/ ~ u9 D3 r ~CA Kako firing at Gove 1 s5 |: X/ e5 r, n$ \. z0 q7 {+ J3 T
CA Kumano firing at Gove
1 I; @( d# X; c% x. r0 O SE13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya
# p4 o, z7 e7 a5 z; u, H/ f3 L5 \% qCA Suzuya firing at Gove 5 H1 Z1 e x" d
CA Mikuma firing at Gove
8 }: O+ Z' D$ GCA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |