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( ^1 [( p7 t! f$ q0 W
9 p" z* L) ^* H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! b8 o( b! m( I0 V
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Japanese Ships
% Q; I2 \" L( |. ?' Z8 ` BB Kongo
0 a$ Q# t" @# ~# {9 U) o; Q BB Haruna( F' h& G2 h3 N
BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1, \; ?% N" E# ]4 M: q
BB Kirishima
3 }/ _0 C( e, f% ` CA Mogami- {# W, \* x' I) G7 L
CA Mikuma, n7 W& T7 [/ t1 D' r% r
CA Suzuya
0 X2 _, F, P' ^5 q5 q3 y CA Kumano3 `( g$ ?8 u a! {( p0 T$ n7 K2 T
CA Kako0 J: l8 D' O- n
DD Makinami5 h- S- q+ U0 ]6 Q8 i9 x/ x; |
DD Takanami
+ X/ C6 ?* q( z ` DD Natsushio8 ?4 F: I! q8 N P1 A" H
DD Yukikaze
) B/ K4 U& W- ?, D DD Hayashio3 R4 {- t2 c+ _+ h
DD Maikaze
. j; X F+ d9 u* r# G2 j8 W6 r DD Isokaze5 v9 @" _4 e- V9 P" ?) [
DD Shiranui& j# [1 ]* w; V& ~4 Y+ ?2 Q* A
DD Amatsukaze
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Allied Ships4 Y5 ^5 B9 Z/ T
PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk. d( e6 e9 \8 Z, S
PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
( @8 {: |. n7 U# y! ~5 p+ g0 `0 w& W PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
; ^0 k) P& H$ X$ @, N6 q; c$ ~ PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
: r! W! o& G; t6 ] PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk0 Z$ B& [% v# A4 A1 n- o1 S2 l# O& N
PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
6 C! n$ n8 H4 V; D. n: m PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
( `3 m c+ |& [" O; l PT-60) F( j5 d2 i- N6 U5 |
PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
* A1 o8 m. S6 v& ]* w6 R PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk# w3 a# K i6 ~4 e5 M; Y
PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk: G; B0 M" r5 w( k7 A
PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk5 t0 G9 {& z: {+ s0 t" y" r& Y) t0 z9 ?/ N
) j8 _0 d4 [) X* cJapanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!9 U$ q1 ?% q6 k
Allied TF begins to get underway5 h1 z4 ~0 B j) }
Low visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight
9 t6 [0 |, Y) ^6 S4 h# l3 w+ F8 S; BMaximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards# T+ L0 e) C/ S; e
Range closes to 25,000 yards...
# n/ R3 a' g* J1 fCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards
9 v D3 N- h5 _/ q7 Z9 v \. |- vRange closes to 20,000 yards...
' A2 e3 G1 V5 a# H5 y# H$ D4 vRange closes to 15,000 yards...5 k5 f" i9 p6 o" N/ D. H
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards# h, f* C% ]! w; x
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards! k5 I' h- @2 A
Range closes to 10,000 yards...! n; Q0 B+ W+ q$ p$ W! N
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
# ?% F9 B( ]' W' VRange closes to 7,000 yards...4 K) m M/ T4 t2 `
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards
) X) t0 j) C: v9 t* r) \Range closes to 5,000 yards...5 j+ H2 h& {0 D3 t1 {
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards
/ S5 S+ B/ n" {, _& j# H) `Range closes to 3,000 yards...% X) U6 x* ?1 s6 \
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
* F4 b- N0 S, \" a6 D# iRange closes to 1,000 yards...
3 s, ~( ^0 g9 F* q! a6 l s* SPT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
+ u; l0 \4 O& fPT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards9 p, d* P* I4 d0 d) b! P7 v7 c
PT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
( h. O, N; E" f6 O& a9 OMassive explosion on PT-467 N7 [; U, t' I4 y
PT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
' B+ I |% [3 T, {$ L" J& ]PT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards) D( F3 V+ a9 {9 d0 H
Range increases to 2,000 yards
1 R/ J, v" P0 h3 G- N! I6 JPT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards/ b& i0 f, r- f4 J5 c9 y9 E
PT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
' r5 d8 d" I- ~0 d& _ u, kBB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards
4 ?0 K9 m3 |0 t) k' UPT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards
3 `" C4 j. u- r1 I6 tPT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards' \! I$ f1 a9 A; d, W2 i
Range increases to 3,000 yards
7 x- c) g( ?: P1 ]PT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards% H8 G+ i. a6 `: f
Range closes to 2,000 yards
$ t. _2 q+ ^) ^' B2 L3 W; g1 z) FBB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards
8 `$ g( Z3 A7 D6 S, ]$ M& c5 L! fPT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards
% M8 t+ V: y4 d- w+ V' `% RRange increases to 4,000 yards
+ K- E5 A* P, ^& O. cRange increases to 5,000 yards
& X" t8 a9 N( o1 QDD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127
& k6 U, ^8 C/ @/ d! v8 Q7 Z6 rRange increases to 6,000 yards# s1 d; ~3 ]$ U' Q/ k
Range increases to 8,000 yards
7 u, w! }$ g7 y1 q, |0 qTask forces break off...
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" @, a" Z$ s5 M( G2 R, dNight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards. @7 s% [# P' U0 y* d
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Japanese Ships
4 X: E. r8 x, ^* ]1 A* m" d DD Shiranui
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6 d- h( i5 w F" ~4 \Allied Ships. h8 S! G3 P. ~) |" q* s
PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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Poor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight. }; N" H3 o/ n4 u: ?3 G. V
Maximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards
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Range closes to 26,000 yards...
* N. E$ L$ U' i9 \# oRange closes to 24,000 yards...
) Z' [- W! U# D8 a5 a& Y; q# `Range closes to 22,000 yards...; j5 @/ Y9 [) j# t
Range closes to 20,000 yards...6 v5 R& k( V/ S4 K7 a6 Y7 @: r% x
Range closes to 18,000 yards...1 w* \9 X( R/ _
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
2 x7 D% R9 B2 c+ ~" Y- C% @) x" B0 hRange closes to 14,000 yards...
# @/ ?9 H d/ y; A* mRange closes to 12,000 yards...
+ S! C" U9 o$ k) C. Y" z* J) vRange closes to 11,000 yards...
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Range closes to 9,000 yards...5 K! T+ a+ g, [) O3 ?, M
Range closes to 8,000 yards...0 ~1 ~- e% M) @: L0 N/ @! `1 R
Range closes to 7,000 yards.../ N9 @% y+ Z" E) Q
Range closes to 6,000 yards...5 v9 H7 }$ ]- W3 j: ~
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
1 d) i7 M- O% ]9 x, m" z: D" zRange closes to 4,000 yards...' j. ?) _) [; K0 Y- \
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
8 J0 Q* W5 z( C1 t; yRange closes to 2,000 yards...
8 `3 {- Y8 x L( t" A/ MCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards$ C" k5 P6 X0 b# y
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
. n, u! O2 j; dAllied ships attempt to get underway+ ~! j. G$ S6 E7 x- P9 y8 ]) P7 T4 K4 c
Range increases to 3,000 yards7 w8 @+ C/ ?# [$ y! _' A/ y
PT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards! c1 `2 q3 j% M2 u1 U, A' _6 a
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...- [( p5 B" X7 u2 K" }1 J; Y
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Night Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127# b. J# s8 K* R- @6 W g
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Allied aircraft losses, X9 i3 `# T0 M: L% g; D
Catalina I: 7 damaged
. j$ l( e! h) z$ ?, d Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground
) T5 r' K k L- _5 w5 x' _( ~7 k P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged
- ^& H# ~+ |' S: R C. W1 X" j P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground, t# w7 g8 j6 d' ?# D/ L" W
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Japanese Ships
/ [% F3 U* e/ b" O% k BB Kirishima6 ^1 o( b( w# `- W2 G4 f' F ?$ a
BB Hiei3 l; P4 I* l8 V# w$ z
BB Haruna: |% K( G7 _- r% y% d
BB Kongo
: j. F4 g5 g: p* e/ W CA Kako
0 }# A! b0 ?3 T5 Z# L6 Q. C CA Kumano R& x0 u( W8 I6 n S t. M% a
CA Suzuya
, k/ V6 j* L7 b CA Mikuma; p% I0 n) E! C& p
CA Mogami
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1 k$ j. k( v* q( y, aAllied ground losses:9 n( o1 R# \4 c. x' `7 ]8 f& f
274 casualties reported+ s7 f' f3 g% F+ g. T
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
. O- z7 [+ V3 {+ ^' u" z/ O M$ a Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled7 ]. O+ m! @7 e- v
Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled
; U0 {! @, x, B( B6 r( \# H4 W Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
9 L; {; M" u9 n8 A, ` Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)3 z t, i1 V8 h
2 [6 U" q: y$ \. I# A8 i @Airbase hits 17
! J$ @ x' B2 g( C, ^Airbase supply hits 20 N0 Z# g9 ~9 B& K, Z$ C6 K
Runway hits 35
3 @8 }, t: t8 q+ LPort hits 5% ]' O- d; M! M- Y
Port supply hits 4: o. [' W. z J* c( ?$ {1 O
) u# b- x4 S6 ]BB Kirishima firing at Gove
) m. D7 g+ U$ b0 x4 u1 a& Z, \BB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade8 T" p1 r; a1 X4 u# ~+ G. \
BB Haruna firing at Gove L2 I6 n( l% d# ~* ~& R
BB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade' m, @6 N3 f+ Y' Z, ~
CA Kako firing at Gove 8 O8 D" R0 `5 t. F ~/ a3 {
CA Kumano firing at Gove
% W" E' l6 E6 L2 O. l3 ~ {' x. YE13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya, H6 `" _- P* q& a' P6 }1 Y7 L
CA Suzuya firing at Gove
; {! W R1 M' \5 x: K0 [CA Mikuma firing at Gove
- q3 y) A# f1 l3 S& L2 m/ ]CA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |