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, J2 C B9 k; g+ @/ q( s
8 Z6 J& A# T# [( c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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" y* E0 e9 e' {Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards
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% g' l9 d$ S5 aJapanese Ships. }( `8 F5 {# @. A. \( G
BB Kongo! l7 E% L: [3 @7 F; t& n
BB Haruna
! W' T$ \% s5 `' _ BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1: _( I; V4 A @0 a- X' o
BB Kirishima
6 _7 S7 K, M I e& t/ ?# [ CA Mogami* g: O. d- i8 {) T2 d8 s
CA Mikuma/ m/ o* H$ W1 P: O; J9 N
CA Suzuya
, W* |) l$ I' c# e0 ~! C8 M' h CA Kumano0 s- p1 i( X7 R0 ~. W
CA Kako; R- E" P% q9 s. O
DD Makinami
& p* _" D8 b9 r8 ?1 e9 U) F2 u DD Takanami1 t4 |! Y. f: a
DD Natsushio1 N. O- E$ V$ w) V% t4 \
DD Yukikaze
! F* d! `+ H. X! l. ` }3 ` DD Hayashio
- u' `: `# O( G) q6 h4 H" W. z5 T% [ DD Maikaze+ O# H" b" l, \7 y! A
DD Isokaze8 x; F4 ^. N+ x/ Q: h- U5 o
DD Shiranui0 t( Y+ W0 h6 Y A$ G
DD Amatsukaze$ H3 D- I' M! M. l D" F! l* U* q7 D
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Allied Ships- `) \! T& m$ j3 h# s. `/ n3 A
PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk) Z3 w1 ~* ]7 a
PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk" r$ B1 a6 H$ c* x( _9 V
PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk% p, q2 b! _. _" E) P
PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
( f0 Y& F8 D5 {4 H# j PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
& {0 E' s4 |' _1 G' F PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
- [& B8 y/ P1 \ PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk. ]" L; W1 @6 W; k
PT-600 Z, w6 R; F- C1 B2 U
PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
6 p" N7 \* q/ G& h PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
5 _1 M2 }* r/ g% P* t$ H: c+ v PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk4 B+ I# |: d+ }. ` s- O) I
PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk* {# G$ g- i1 x0 i
6 \) K/ @4 b) cJapanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!8 T3 m/ a; U# |
Allied TF begins to get underway4 n' d; I, V/ c4 O& G4 I9 l# _
Low visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight
, k8 ?) X- {/ V" @6 S& n X, OMaximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards3 A6 ~" x# _; m/ E
Range closes to 25,000 yards.../ G5 X; \7 W3 R/ x `1 K0 t
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards- o( }% R7 @) J" M' C
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
6 r7 i8 U; E& [) O# b' H* @, c( V) ^Range closes to 15,000 yards...
1 m8 u) E, ]( g' n8 f3 P2 UCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards
4 Y& i. |5 `! s% j2 |' BCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards6 i/ q: { j0 p% b- r- W
Range closes to 10,000 yards...' z! |0 U' [( W+ y, S2 I: X
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards$ Z+ d$ C8 J9 p' T4 i
Range closes to 7,000 yards...7 @3 c9 p. d. ^% `1 Z! x1 p8 t/ v2 A
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards+ R+ W: \ s# n/ F2 }! Z$ E
Range closes to 5,000 yards...! J/ w; t E; W" d3 E" S R* ~
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards9 G) _2 u9 a/ q0 A B/ C
Range closes to 3,000 yards...4 Z' ]- q# d3 m+ x
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
( Q7 R4 I9 v, n2 D, o7 zRange closes to 1,000 yards...# o3 B( I1 m3 P' V* c" R- X
PT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards% Q: k) t- |- Q0 B$ z
PT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
8 T& \' E( E; \" }PT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards1 D/ h- l( N4 P# E4 d; n
Massive explosion on PT-468 D0 h2 ~& j6 W6 W# a& k! k
PT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards8 B v7 z% t2 q$ J
PT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
* {4 S- J; _( {' S+ v: uRange increases to 2,000 yards
: p. r) k" {/ g& n- ~PT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards$ k! W- R4 N9 b8 Q
PT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
9 e- c. a/ A) A- tBB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards% q( B$ ^/ J# } Y" m
PT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards
" o p2 g" @% Q( gPT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards
$ t1 h/ T+ C1 JRange increases to 3,000 yards; Q9 C0 z3 M1 c* Q/ W
PT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards
# `" I% h/ k1 {& s& r( B& R* ZRange closes to 2,000 yards, y \8 B5 t9 G& h+ v }3 t- H2 K
BB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards' l3 X, c0 z5 f6 R* Q
PT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards
' ]: d( O6 O' j6 L" r6 w! f8 bRange increases to 4,000 yards* ?8 h- n3 R2 i& g3 ~9 p
Range increases to 5,000 yards
" E1 A# C5 l) P* f( O+ O7 wDD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127 * ~" d" n8 B) i
Range increases to 6,000 yards; ?" \3 Y) c8 i0 M, M0 X
Range increases to 8,000 yards! n5 f P. T/ Z# \* j+ ^: ]( E! h
Task forces break off... P f# {# Z2 j j5 \. x- b3 U! y
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards4 X! s$ k+ C1 [3 O& S
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Japanese Ships5 d# M6 E9 W1 q1 a
DD Shiranui! N( a, {- w X8 q2 W
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PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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) r/ q; \( I1 S, j$ L% c4 rPoor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight
% @$ q# r, ^. RMaximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards
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Range closes to 26,000 yards...! [1 c# b/ }! A0 h$ s/ p
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
/ _7 x/ r4 R0 f- ^) t6 URange closes to 22,000 yards...! P% t# i0 b1 ]8 I+ E6 D4 O
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
, {' j% u- v9 w/ W2 j8 F6 s$ ?5 d7 NRange closes to 18,000 yards...
% a2 b# @0 V& T v3 E# k2 XRange closes to 16,000 yards...1 p A& G" z! X# [1 s& K4 W
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
( X+ K5 J! }7 p6 R. zRange closes to 12,000 yards...
: M& A. I2 m0 \* x6 U( ]Range closes to 11,000 yards...
) X g1 G1 w! y' q8 ~/ ?% nRange closes to 10,000 yards...2 e5 T$ O& |4 d( @
Range closes to 9,000 yards...( |! m' [, T5 \( H) u8 J
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
+ E9 S4 h; J& E/ b- S* c8 TRange closes to 7,000 yards...
7 P2 B& Z/ c( _9 D. fRange closes to 6,000 yards...
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! B' f, C6 p; {1 XRange closes to 4,000 yards...* D6 \" m9 f- Y
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
6 U1 y4 S* l* MRange closes to 2,000 yards...5 w' z! K8 M) [ u
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards6 H- f5 Q1 m9 c
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
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Range increases to 3,000 yards
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Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...
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$ Z/ i5 s# V7 }; ^. ]Night Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127
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Allied aircraft losses
) i2 D9 i. K7 H/ L! ^ Catalina I: 7 damaged: B8 ?2 S* Y/ r0 X: p- I# S
Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground
+ D+ K, [, u0 H& L+ d } P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged: @/ q e2 C* J* ~! Y( X
P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground% O! r( K' Y, o* j8 v. v% s5 t
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Japanese Ships
9 U! C, N3 U2 e5 P8 v" \: a. ]3 Z BB Kirishima7 E/ I/ w! O. O
BB Hiei
8 T. |& `9 i# r) `, h BB Haruna R/ `/ q$ ^& f& y
BB Kongo7 ]$ c5 t' F" ?5 C& m1 o$ f
CA Kako
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1 B L" g0 \% K5 ~5 N8 i, r/ R CA Suzuya
0 p$ k, T6 o: W! q$ k! z CA Mikuma- ~6 d# u2 h! W( \! e
CA Mogami( X0 R( g3 l- u$ U4 d& m$ d' j; }
& Q6 B0 e# A8 g. m- v- TAllied ground losses:( Y4 p% x4 K" m. ?" E1 ]
274 casualties reported) c/ Q" \( H% g3 m% l
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
6 k5 ^1 {3 _4 H" r! U e @/ n Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled' J2 U8 E0 ~ G& s/ \7 d
Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled
9 `7 `! A; y, h1 o( v Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)7 R: O/ L1 q/ a+ D
Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)
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9 h4 V6 e( U# V/ i DAirbase hits 17
; L3 y* g3 G) MAirbase supply hits 28 Q, f5 N0 Y# p: J1 o
Runway hits 35 O" R- v& n- M, p4 \' p
Port hits 5/ ~. l0 d6 x. O$ G) L" j
Port supply hits 4$ K, i' d8 C( }5 _; P
7 m, t& o, O' c0 L o" ^BB Kirishima firing at Gove ; H9 ]- U8 a- {* e/ k2 O
BB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade
5 F. J% ~- ]. Z0 ~7 z0 iBB Haruna firing at Gove
3 R8 w, B/ @0 \3 g1 t: vBB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade0 u# }& n! e N1 _: h5 C
CA Kako firing at Gove 4 \- m1 B6 Y" A7 {
CA Kumano firing at Gove " R- }- u* y* N+ R6 D1 J7 C
E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya
+ _: V8 \. P% q7 hCA Suzuya firing at Gove 0 U5 y. |5 i5 a. n
CA Mikuma firing at Gove
% k3 g d1 m4 T. t, `CA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |