AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 44
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( T7 o5 l( {, I; W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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: G% Y! [9 e0 p! V9 B: @7 q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 : ?+ \, b% @7 p9 G% z
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards
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) c: }. }. x* `2 H6 aJapanese Ships
! h1 v' p3 ~" u6 c4 q. [' q! J BB Kongo; H& K# z/ D3 {/ D6 t- M& m( g
BB Haruna
- d; V+ P2 |8 I$ D' R BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1
. L+ ~ r1 B6 H6 l$ M1 _( O' H BB Kirishima. v! F* n3 `* e1 I# S
CA Mogami
# t$ u4 z: N: m CA Mikuma
) N% q7 N$ J, N0 j CA Suzuya
# z/ h% c4 A, H! _ CA Kumano: ~3 v' L2 ]! k9 \$ l4 }1 @ h
CA Kako
! c3 X# F! q1 M$ f6 d! v0 k. t DD Makinami$ J6 W+ E4 x$ ~. s
DD Takanami! I+ T4 H7 q, A; g# x
DD Natsushio
* W! ]+ W" \# \# \: w DD Yukikaze' }% {; M/ M( s
DD Hayashio5 R( C: ?3 X. t1 x6 G$ |; M
DD Maikaze+ H ` [# O$ F) w
DD Isokaze
: E$ s* G" C: O) x& V DD Shiranui' J$ e, X; ? J9 d7 U- T* w% G: |
DD Amatsukaze
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Allied Ships
5 y3 x( \: n. j, Y( R! l, l) g PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
) T+ S5 b4 f$ u# w PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk3 D$ I- f. _+ t) A" K7 s R' ~ x
PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk t) Z+ d q" n# J! S C
PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
, n) Z$ M5 k5 g' P( n9 G PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
- T8 L; v; B; ]+ \. W PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
/ T* n/ D7 p; d6 x+ w5 k PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk5 R" e: i1 m" }4 |0 {
PT-60
" O6 v' X$ {9 Y5 J5 V; d. } PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk' s! \, ^0 t0 f2 t; J) z: B
PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
; i* a/ w A, z PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
9 J! q3 S* P) V PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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& g8 ^ j& D0 s) K- j0 V2 aJapanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
) ~' ?0 x: f0 e8 Y: oAllied TF begins to get underway: q: n! x9 p8 S! U' S1 Y
Low visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight$ ?( k2 o6 [& g7 L/ E( ?
Maximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards
! Z8 e' f1 R. u! e- FRange closes to 25,000 yards...0 s3 x+ b7 E7 v n: D7 \
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards/ F) s% C1 J& t+ y: j
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
, p4 u2 c( K9 P' x' b/ v% O/ KRange closes to 15,000 yards...) O% { k; F* X
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards- Q0 X' _! q4 C' ?$ _
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards0 ~9 K8 l' n7 i
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
/ e& V4 H% E. l/ cCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
' j$ K' Q7 R/ LRange closes to 7,000 yards...
+ }3 X9 v+ O- z* H& G5 b- Y+ j% BCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards
/ {5 u, ^9 h. bRange closes to 5,000 yards...
5 \& G9 f' Z2 v* Y2 \/ Z, z$ w2 p! jCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards
2 Q$ N7 H; F0 p+ jRange closes to 3,000 yards...1 j9 E' z, D% s! T0 K& d+ d
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
' y. v! M: s5 `( W; M: sRange closes to 1,000 yards...
' b. Z# {, g0 @3 EPT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
4 ]9 x2 d7 L5 b' ~- P3 v3 qPT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
7 @$ W4 w# b1 D/ rPT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards# w, }% G# J8 J( U& s+ S
Massive explosion on PT-46
7 j8 n; R( G3 nPT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
* {9 |' W5 M( h. k2 W5 APT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards* N4 z% t w9 E/ P. i' N
Range increases to 2,000 yards2 R) s6 z* Z0 X6 f" \1 u
PT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
4 Y$ u) l4 M- n# m2 |! I+ x9 IPT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards, d' L% f9 w% e9 }) Z% Q
BB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards/ {. A8 f& L! c0 S" F i
PT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards0 `/ ^3 g2 Y( A6 S4 X
PT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards
3 G4 }. y+ I- i: r- L5 qRange increases to 3,000 yards
+ t' i2 ]6 a3 k0 b, a! ?$ T) ]+ sPT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards
6 @. E1 R2 S+ QRange closes to 2,000 yards% \- R: H- K) g: K% K0 X
BB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards
3 r- ^0 ^* C$ r# L8 b5 \; {/ CPT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards9 _" ~# T! @) o% [6 ?6 i& V
Range increases to 4,000 yards, ?$ [7 m6 y! v0 C: l( ? s' [
Range increases to 5,000 yards' G8 z) q. Q# ]$ y
DD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127 ) A+ `& f2 ~( @* y* x( W
Range increases to 6,000 yards
1 R0 V: T# t# Q5 yRange increases to 8,000 yards3 V" j5 g8 @1 a2 e- X
Task forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards {- P8 k; f8 n/ O
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Japanese Ships( R r$ o7 [$ z a
DD Shiranui
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PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk9 q2 f' F8 P4 Z5 d: i/ k
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Poor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight
* K4 c3 ~! H; u8 j1 a! w" hMaximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards
$ a8 ~2 G& J) w( ^" m2 vRange closes to 28,000 yards...5 {( ]2 q* o# d9 C
Range closes to 26,000 yards...
; g$ T4 R' X7 ]* J+ ZRange closes to 24,000 yards...
7 B! g; G( k& D WRange closes to 22,000 yards...
& h, x5 s( N/ l# W* BRange closes to 20,000 yards...* Z: o! L8 x ?, M" R
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
* A% S& P0 E X. z/ kRange closes to 16,000 yards...( v& G, @& Q* ^, N* o% S3 ^
Range closes to 14,000 yards..." U+ @0 H: Y4 d5 {9 n% S! S3 V1 ^
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
7 E6 p. h& X8 v- Y) j- iRange closes to 11,000 yards... A+ T- i2 N; E' T0 B* Z% k% b* X
Range closes to 10,000 yards...0 `5 c6 b" w* a8 N$ N! H
Range closes to 9,000 yards...# \) I: d$ V4 q7 Z* V# Y
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
" @6 D# Q/ K2 }1 {7 cRange closes to 7,000 yards...+ r# f$ U3 b" |& u. E1 i j- m. i
Range closes to 6,000 yards... L7 S' a& P0 A
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
% r: B9 I9 J' RRange closes to 4,000 yards... Q4 ?$ L- L& `, ^" I5 D
Range closes to 3,000 yards.../ ]$ m b8 D6 b, v6 G
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
5 d) _: ]+ ]% _9 L0 H& MCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards( \( z; Y. C4 h
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
" M2 @3 \( W4 t8 [. }6 FAllied ships attempt to get underway
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PT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards
5 p$ w( Y; Q( FCombat ends with last Allied ship sunk.../ k/ q Z% k, S1 A5 e7 T
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Night Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127/ U' I0 S2 m0 s$ z( V0 ?
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Allied aircraft+ J/ W: |/ Z" W) {' Z7 D( J
no flights
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Allied aircraft losses
3 Z5 d! d- I$ ]5 P Catalina I: 7 damaged9 O, e: e; [& Y. X: f) p; Z
Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground3 P( t' @8 d/ D1 A B. X. x2 c
P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged' t2 A& Q; e; h8 C6 g: |1 f
P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground
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Japanese Ships
' f, }$ ^% [8 m/ Z! e$ ?! e BB Kirishima
9 a7 M3 F" H- X BB Hiei; }& _& {! a( a6 {
BB Haruna; Q# s! U1 c0 T% @! r
BB Kongo
% x- \. j1 ?: m3 e6 b CA Kako: t7 j7 `* K! b1 L+ o+ C
CA Kumano
& {* t) b( G* R: U CA Suzuya
. z- N2 c: d+ K' c CA Mikuma
: ]6 K$ U: Q/ l2 I0 U1 G) W: W CA Mogami9 [6 ?) P3 J3 a. ?, h0 \! b) R
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Allied ground losses:# X4 P @: R1 I
274 casualties reported) G8 E/ o2 p* U1 k: A- _" D
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
b) h* P# ^) V' U/ }4 L" W1 w Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled# l* v2 H( P: x
Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled
! y/ ]) o3 }# A! @! P Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
( U% J! s7 z% n% N# @ Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)
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7 E8 D# k8 }! u! A M) A3 e: sAirbase hits 170 z2 K5 X/ x- @! Y. v% h
Airbase supply hits 2+ B7 w3 O0 \3 Z0 j+ G
Runway hits 35/ Y v- N) H" r# @6 a0 K2 C
Port hits 5) ]. I: a8 c! `9 O
Port supply hits 47 A: ~* ]3 t+ m; i: Y
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BB Kirishima firing at Gove : Z m- x( ~0 j4 N! o
BB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade) ?8 w+ M4 N, M
BB Haruna firing at Gove
0 G2 P6 U4 P0 ^BB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade' z; I# b7 @. {
CA Kako firing at Gove ! _4 E% f) G7 A5 ?) N
CA Kumano firing at Gove : C; W l2 P2 V6 x, u3 @
E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya- P+ Y. ~$ e3 c; p$ x* x0 Q* W
CA Suzuya firing at Gove
9 ~# W$ K% z# ]0 _4 y7 _CA Mikuma firing at Gove & T& v* g5 ?5 L* f
CA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |