AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 44
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+ U1 b5 k1 w+ G. M/ p. |% N! Z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# L- v+ K! z% K0 @
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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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( z. B$ k) Q7 T3 C5 |Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards$ Y; O |: _$ g4 @$ `
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Japanese Ships8 {& z* C& A8 I' W
BB Kongo
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BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1, t; q* Z/ p' ^$ F, q% O0 [
BB Kirishima* p1 \1 ]1 A8 I* y
CA Mogami" [. H) E9 G0 Y2 v. v9 ^8 N
CA Mikuma
# `2 g8 q6 X( o5 S4 \: h CA Suzuya( z) O w0 g2 C5 D% {2 D
CA Kumano
7 x- Y- _( k% d" D7 }7 a CA Kako. ]$ u" e( E7 Q, U, b
DD Makinami: w( ^5 J) `& |0 _/ G. V+ {
DD Takanami
0 q- |! e- Z4 }* V" T DD Natsushio
0 h) |# E9 t! b* q! C# ] {9 m DD Yukikaze- z# |, P1 n6 @% U$ v, h' X
DD Hayashio1 ~, t' {9 B- y8 E$ B2 j0 m1 h0 e: R, t
DD Maikaze* p" w! R* Q+ ^5 n# I" f
DD Isokaze
. H8 P2 F5 f3 Q5 U9 v; k t DD Shiranui- Z$ a, H; A% _
DD Amatsukaze
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Allied Ships
8 W* ]8 f8 w4 O) M# U2 y/ m PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk/ m, K- N; b! J" \3 a; k0 ^
PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
' u* O- U3 K/ O) p6 F# J6 d PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
. a8 E/ g( n& N2 K PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk2 `- }# F/ @4 a1 g8 C q
PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
# U( S+ i7 y& O6 b: s4 q3 s$ b% V PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
8 t2 A# Y# S3 e# T3 s B, L PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
2 `. S& J3 t) l0 z% \( X PT-608 o5 u1 v- X2 ]5 b. ]
PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk1 S5 A2 s% |* s8 a3 [/ g* j
PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
( O# c% `0 V+ K1 G6 N5 C6 s PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk3 G" L+ R9 g& q D8 F5 W% V
PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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8 t; w7 F; `( F# r' v9 V0 OJapanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
# V3 x2 j" C1 c* I: ~Allied TF begins to get underway4 W2 E6 v! }3 o5 }8 \5 g3 W
Low visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight k# R& ]9 B' w
Maximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards
0 V1 ~, n: N R% uRange closes to 25,000 yards... N: a3 i4 `# \7 p, c0 _
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards0 V/ w! C0 K0 f5 V
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
* v* h$ u2 }2 P0 U5 Q% mRange closes to 15,000 yards...1 l, u$ M. m+ [
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards
9 O. t4 u3 n1 y% E KCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards
3 J c- s1 w% x9 F PRange closes to 10,000 yards...
7 ?* p9 g1 S: L5 e+ O: H8 M `, `$ K. oCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards: w9 {' F2 C, R
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
; h0 r& k% G) D7 ]1 R7 oCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards
0 @2 z( q7 l; `* q" Q( Y& TRange closes to 5,000 yards...! B8 l1 y- s6 p" V! s& q
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards2 W: ~$ I3 \: ]
Range closes to 3,000 yards...( |4 d. w A4 [5 T) `3 d
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards* u: q' z; K2 ~1 Z8 p* V
Range closes to 1,000 yards...
+ E. c! `* `' mPT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
E" D/ ]8 [# wPT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
# {; c* N4 n) MPT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards4 ]$ _3 ~+ ?9 @) r$ y3 N
Massive explosion on PT-46
8 y I" O0 N! P0 l1 wPT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards' w- V* G6 A, n" v |
PT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
- k% c; O) x/ ZRange increases to 2,000 yards
% k I4 ^2 ]* c8 J' e& IPT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards/ t }! Q; @2 r7 N* t
PT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards, \% S7 o; w7 V) q: h9 G
BB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards
5 z, e. D5 x9 d) o \; ~PT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards
* P) M/ w; Z. v& bPT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards
2 A9 S h& N/ B! lRange increases to 3,000 yards, n2 U7 Q! O* `/ c' F. w% T! w
PT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards
' e0 g! B( v& z7 T) Q2 jRange closes to 2,000 yards
, r, j6 @6 j. k# Q2 @BB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards2 }: ~4 h Y* s4 E7 k8 S$ Q& T6 U$ w
PT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards, @1 K2 D! V: i8 J
Range increases to 4,000 yards
- {. ~! W# ?- I! X. ]% K) e/ c! U3 }Range increases to 5,000 yards8 [" E7 o% o3 M: ]( p8 _& h
DD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127
, A L+ v" \ gRange increases to 6,000 yards7 U# U# Y6 f4 u3 J6 ~3 W; d
Range increases to 8,000 yards
9 T' K3 E5 {" F( XTask forces break off...; \9 O; `6 {! t0 g s
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards2 ~8 k& g9 m+ s/ g( B. r
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DD Shiranui
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& F* z2 N' h" J2 s PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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8 C3 O# ~. @! c9 mPoor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight
3 O* D! X. e4 @# F( Y6 MMaximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards9 y# `6 V' }% _
Range closes to 28,000 yards...) O- {, [ r f' _- D) ?
Range closes to 26,000 yards...
5 _- H4 p1 ?& W9 M. w" jRange closes to 24,000 yards.... P: n/ K _& U6 a- G
Range closes to 22,000 yards...2 @8 M* s7 ~7 {5 t. f+ [# u: \
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
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Range closes to 16,000 yards...+ _* v' s0 i' g9 E
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
1 E9 \+ G1 h/ W3 S2 MRange closes to 12,000 yards...7 c9 s$ f4 d) d' O/ m6 `
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
& ^2 F$ Q% `- C2 qRange closes to 10,000 yards...
5 |& R- f- I+ e6 b2 q0 X! \Range closes to 9,000 yards..., r4 u+ L4 U6 @. @8 ^! i
Range closes to 8,000 yards...' b& p2 L! m+ a- m- j( i
Range closes to 7,000 yards...+ m* x! T2 t l* P6 t
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
& _8 d9 d# |/ y+ @( q/ a# [Range closes to 5,000 yards...5 p' Z5 y/ R, k
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
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/ h: B7 X$ U+ U5 y' Z4 |1 ZRange closes to 2,000 yards...
* L7 ~# A6 q$ t( p: ]( cCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards2 g+ E; v# \9 H+ {
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards: e# B! {' W4 r2 E2 i/ w |6 Q
Allied ships attempt to get underway( D! t4 m" m: G9 a" U ?. F) T
Range increases to 3,000 yards( p. I+ e! g" v+ I
PT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards" Z5 A s* U* n. e
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...0 |' l7 |1 y/ }% s9 b8 j
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. C* s2 h5 W% H) ?! P* yNight Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127
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no flights
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o3 P7 w: v: n/ @, j( wAllied aircraft losses
[# V+ J6 \( g- x3 u# O Catalina I: 7 damaged
" s: X1 E# c, i Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground! K0 J$ e* h) W0 n1 @" Q" f
P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged
) s* E' Q3 ?' s- ~2 G P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground4 Q! {! r: _3 F8 a' r( p
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Japanese Ships
% j; N1 g% h3 S BB Kirishima
& d, V: b$ ~/ w BB Hiei
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BB Kongo
' C& s$ I X: Y ]9 k+ Q4 F CA Kako
. z' K" ~2 H; {5 w5 v+ q% I CA Kumano
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CA Mikuma
b+ E# V) M$ o# o. ^' A CA Mogami
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Allied ground losses:
' x3 t. y/ C# N# V* ]$ o$ F1 J( m* m 274 casualties reported$ X8 ]5 F' j# d. [% V! t* G
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
- s/ ]( o0 W# k$ n0 d Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled
' V6 K3 ?$ T4 u Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled3 j( t: _9 c7 q8 m! P9 P
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)" u V$ `! f$ r3 u7 i' }
Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)$ y" S+ h2 ~7 H6 i" l
/ b8 Y% x* _4 G- H8 y a- y6 W) PAirbase hits 17
6 i& S3 I# N z1 J( F" C- z/ t) `Airbase supply hits 2
4 k- H" O5 k3 A! E+ x+ t; jRunway hits 35
/ [( E4 u& W$ d! S5 FPort hits 5
! ]! S1 D1 m, w+ r3 O( C5 h1 o; xPort supply hits 4
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3 q4 s: Z, R) V2 ^$ E$ @5 NBB Kirishima firing at Gove
' C4 b. D3 x! p, IBB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade
; \0 k: U, K9 i3 }; Q/ p8 pBB Haruna firing at Gove ( C7 C3 V9 r* s
BB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade; e, d$ F3 e1 s) b' d/ S
CA Kako firing at Gove
" \0 O5 V1 i7 w' D/ ZCA Kumano firing at Gove
. G2 a0 t" D2 @, w* q { yE13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya( b' b* x* b4 t% p) }( Q- t: t# @
CA Suzuya firing at Gove
; T$ D- j! j6 p- q8 nCA Mikuma firing at Gove ; t& r" s" t% x& C6 ^) V t
CA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |