AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 44
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* J% l6 w! \" o: ?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: ~* k, b8 Q8 j( r0 q
: Z8 s3 M6 D. @. O( o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 Yards9 N( @7 T6 U/ U2 c" z- `) f
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Japanese Ships2 z8 |" l0 x0 }4 k0 w$ r- Y
BB Kongo
|4 t0 S2 y9 ^0 U$ y9 }0 Y# ?7 i n BB Haruna A8 I1 ^2 f8 _2 M7 `8 @+ f
BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1
5 f5 Q3 z+ O, t9 G BB Kirishima
. N) n& @/ ?9 N4 q9 {. A( {+ I CA Mogami
# J7 ?3 V& R% x+ h D* d5 W CA Mikuma O4 _" D' @8 U* m( p
CA Suzuya
2 r$ `) i) u; ]! Y7 G4 a4 S6 \ CA Kumano
& t" E: d- e6 s0 E) w CA Kako
& l+ W1 E/ }' u1 h- | DD Makinami
, I. W0 M2 ]8 d$ R$ _) t* B DD Takanami* _( d$ k0 a9 ] z. D/ v
DD Natsushio* z4 Y8 A6 R$ `2 X" K
DD Yukikaze
4 _8 \% L- B3 K- E! k DD Hayashio
" r0 u) X) V; b' S DD Maikaze. Z- c5 v1 b8 F4 H
DD Isokaze
$ }& z% {! \! |" D, F3 m) i F2 z# k DD Shiranui
1 w! [9 E& o8 X7 |1 ^. f5 o DD Amatsukaze
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Allied Ships
! n2 ?! S! r% a% H0 W# ? PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
6 Y( Y) c/ p( \ [% | PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk: c, @# `# T9 E E. Q
PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
2 x" A& G4 `+ s( m: j PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
- x, h* p; g: [" x2 Y5 j PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
: H/ N/ i: Z: i% u$ H PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk, x& H1 s& \# L5 Q! k* C; p: k8 J
PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk# { J: X5 ]$ S6 U5 m/ a" G
PT-60; _/ \5 I& v7 P3 e5 {+ j
PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
; l4 s, C' u: z5 _7 a L5 I: @: q) L PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk O8 f0 P# I1 l
PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk2 R N. f: |. c) |9 z7 F4 k+ T3 q
PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk; u/ Y! F! `$ k( o* v! ?7 [1 D) o
; K3 B X. H, `2 mJapanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!3 w( Z4 J* X6 y# L' i+ ]+ }
Allied TF begins to get underway* f' [- G1 }5 m# F7 W6 I
Low visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight
. R; [6 J* a, |Maximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards; S9 H, B$ G0 s9 S1 X# M7 K/ u* P' m9 x
Range closes to 25,000 yards...
7 x3 R% B7 O f) v# BCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards. X8 \. j/ a+ Z! y
Range closes to 20,000 yards...3 M' W6 B+ ?6 G# A
Range closes to 15,000 yards...
: m4 u7 l% S7 t. J! BCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards4 C# g+ m( S4 _) Z. z! r8 S
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards; D# d# o' L: }! h1 u! b9 _: v
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
" l* C q% b0 m, ]2 K4 R+ {CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
. ^) q* n! q* S# y3 q; i e9 J* g+ Z1 uRange closes to 7,000 yards...
: j) P C9 i! b: PCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards0 [: d2 k( S; c v( G" k
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
+ [/ K" _! ]' t( U; bCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards
8 t6 H- v7 Q8 W$ J4 WRange closes to 3,000 yards...
) v* D" d1 s, E8 h& B. gCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
: Q( u- v; I8 ORange closes to 1,000 yards.... }! y& t7 q9 Y' [
PT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
; B& c3 X9 t7 C% z& ]) APT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
3 D* \8 a& ~: T4 J9 R: JPT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards7 z9 d2 u1 ]3 |4 d/ ]2 V3 t
Massive explosion on PT-46, _* ^+ B8 y: Q
PT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
9 z d2 e- m4 I- [$ k3 b8 XPT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
) x5 F0 M) e3 I4 PRange increases to 2,000 yards/ E0 i& w# }& _: g4 Y" X
PT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards! B+ F& ^/ `$ I( M- H8 T
PT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
; j; e; `5 e# ~" JBB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards
7 z, R& }8 m$ DPT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards
( A/ G/ B3 [$ ^( N3 cPT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards
6 b2 S5 T4 p r% z zRange increases to 3,000 yards" |' Y+ d0 L1 E7 L% }
PT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards: Q. M7 B0 y, r8 @* h* X2 J
Range closes to 2,000 yards- t( v0 a. A. |; C3 F
BB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards
3 I6 S0 a6 X7 K$ w' V+ {( `0 `PT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards
$ J0 v9 a3 K( y7 L3 ]9 w: c( I) ?Range increases to 4,000 yards
' |: y0 m" E# U$ L, ?3 E n7 M: vRange increases to 5,000 yards
/ g% I! P* x$ j M) hDD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127 1 `$ g9 N6 C* n: I
Range increases to 6,000 yards
6 q& }! ~/ e$ s; R: X) { R5 bRange increases to 8,000 yards( k1 ~0 B- u2 r! V! v' d
Task forces break off...# w' H+ B% L5 V+ ?, K. V- j
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& e/ J2 Q* q% L0 D$ Y( h2 mNight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards
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DD Shiranui$ X( ~0 Z+ N8 B" Q0 d8 L
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( Y' Z3 Q) n2 E* X+ M/ {+ R PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk) Z4 b4 P: J9 I' W# E5 b
; M: v' Z, }$ k" X, u) @Poor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight+ O) M9 w5 I- }2 Z
Maximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards
- H2 }% s- g' k, e' M( }: zRange closes to 28,000 yards...
3 g3 U2 ^' d! Y) ?6 zRange closes to 26,000 yards... Z5 r. ~/ R0 R4 Z" g/ |
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
. W! H3 {7 I! \- A- R7 v( N+ `3 g- I- [Range closes to 22,000 yards...8 k. x1 \1 e* W6 O
Range closes to 20,000 yards..." ?/ @5 [3 s3 Z( R# |. R5 k
Range closes to 18,000 yards...; E+ [' ^( I* e; _5 H$ B7 p" q
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
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% ?! S7 F# {: k' T& U; {* ?Range closes to 12,000 yards...7 t1 T' a0 Q$ X; i% M( g3 t
Range closes to 11,000 yards...+ E' E6 }1 a) Y1 a( B M
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
/ w/ y" ^2 ?- R) R7 ?5 b# Y8 ?- QRange closes to 9,000 yards...$ a- Y. o }+ h8 d
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
6 _+ m8 I$ D& \$ [7 YRange closes to 7,000 yards...
+ l* @$ n& O H6 ?Range closes to 6,000 yards...
2 y/ u. H% |; \1 HRange closes to 5,000 yards...
1 H% V P4 |0 {3 |Range closes to 4,000 yards...
6 t+ D8 q5 u, IRange closes to 3,000 yards...
% J5 D& ?* B* xRange closes to 2,000 yards...
/ v/ p. Y( { E3 r; KCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
3 D+ ~; Z% d" ?: c3 ECONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
0 P3 F9 z/ h0 q; xAllied ships attempt to get underway
' w! K2 Z% Z% a5 `' q8 VRange increases to 3,000 yards6 A' A8 `. m ?! c0 @5 e V) K
PT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards
/ |7 x2 h7 U. I& P0 i0 D. [/ | mCombat ends with last Allied ship sunk...- D% m2 @+ l, @+ W/ \0 D2 g4 \
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( k7 Q E9 W& Q3 [2 _6 K* RNight Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,1273 |8 ]0 w. | u. J5 J
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Allied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses, m0 C' [5 |* O2 m
Catalina I: 7 damaged* _- K) a- ^% @
Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground
" ~& i" p& y, v' K7 B% [( B; s7 p P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged Z' }, T. |* U- h
P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground
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Japanese Ships
. D- ~9 J1 p1 a1 Q# T1 p BB Kirishima
& ]! L; N$ v6 T6 L BB Hiei
( k1 t2 g/ i" @! C2 ?# R0 r- E BB Haruna$ m4 \ M5 p5 e
BB Kongo( I, R) K H% u8 y W8 O3 v
CA Kako
2 W/ \! A1 b: `6 W CA Kumano- k8 |* s. { S6 M9 S
CA Suzuya H' Y2 e- H& r
CA Mikuma' D4 c, z( d9 r1 c* B- B
CA Mogami; n7 a, _" A* L4 @
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! K# c4 F9 p6 h$ ^% G, I 274 casualties reported
0 b2 { E+ N/ Z, A5 K% q. w/ W Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled( m) v5 t2 U& }. s/ E% \
Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled
5 Z v7 h& O) h3 o3 t4 I Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled N7 C( _9 t6 n$ y4 I1 ^$ B& z- {; Q
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)5 d5 J X. [8 e T# ?+ c
Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)' D7 T$ Z+ d! _" T; j
% ], a* \5 C. D! x2 b2 q0 z7 P! kAirbase hits 177 N- N$ d* c" u7 h4 z- l6 u* l: r
Airbase supply hits 2" v5 r7 w1 C8 P! V
Runway hits 35* h0 f- V5 [3 i$ ?/ w7 B
Port hits 54 e; a! o: C) \/ J" Y0 ^
Port supply hits 45 C" A8 Q+ ~# L4 |7 y$ F
6 B! C8 Z; @1 h2 c) PBB Kirishima firing at Gove
, V- m. y! k) n8 }) s/ E" g3 DBB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade
4 A9 V* c. ?6 a6 C2 r8 lBB Haruna firing at Gove
- d8 }) U) K6 g, d* `BB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade+ S3 ?9 l. Q9 u L+ F
CA Kako firing at Gove & M& a: P& h. j, f/ ]
CA Kumano firing at Gove ; D5 f& l: d! H7 W2 `
E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya
. r! f. v+ C/ F+ `( `" H/ vCA Suzuya firing at Gove ( N; f4 ]: P' ?
CA Mikuma firing at Gove ) B" Z) r9 s9 Q1 K9 T; {
CA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |