AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 44
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@! I6 k3 B8 s2 R" F! w5 _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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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& K; U1 R( V) c7 n; t
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Japanese Ships" r# c# e0 ^" N6 g
BB Kongo- E7 W5 F& n* m6 Y7 s1 Z. M
BB Haruna
7 l: ~/ u! n& `( w BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1. K. Y! h' J6 Z. ]; O
BB Kirishima
6 m" ]; D5 V. N CA Mogami
! j: _' E7 u' Q( N CA Mikuma% D4 q- u8 C- J2 Y" U3 b* Y+ K
CA Suzuya
" p+ c3 s" [+ w$ S6 _& j CA Kumano
6 [2 J* H& D! b! }# W$ O8 \7 F CA Kako
+ w) G! G- n$ U$ p; K DD Makinami4 m( L$ v( ~6 }2 e
DD Takanami; u( J1 Z) H2 T/ z
DD Natsushio. p/ M7 \9 D# ~. A
DD Yukikaze! k" u# Y, s) H
DD Hayashio3 s* h% p/ [3 y7 e* [$ c$ B
DD Maikaze
. C6 U6 ]7 w9 t4 {4 _4 x DD Isokaze
, t; y y# D+ L0 w DD Shiranui- W: z, d8 d# t, m1 F: N
DD Amatsukaze) e. [! n9 q/ r% ~) y6 f! u1 W( T2 B
( I% @7 a' c& ~Allied Ships
5 }/ }9 Z F1 w5 E+ q PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
' Q$ U, b+ n+ U( Y+ n8 c v* V PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
: F- |1 f% p% _8 A# j PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
: y. r( ~ ]9 @# z Q PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
: m1 V5 |7 G8 g/ o: C6 k PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
1 q! U. `+ J0 H% D6 p/ z PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk4 r9 [2 } a: f# K' H
PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk+ D* k4 @3 O( Y0 W' N) t m/ P
PT-60& \* i. m* X& S! ?, c
PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
# z. @; G5 C: f. X5 u% Q0 T) J+ B PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
' J- d0 m: W( Y! q( ], \! o1 j4 }: n PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk5 d8 C- T4 @2 Y$ @3 W: A" U0 I
PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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; P4 `5 [/ g$ MJapanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
/ v" ^- d/ S/ ]6 e( RAllied TF begins to get underway; [$ c, i& [3 J+ ]
Low visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight
' |, z- A- j* d4 Y* V4 CMaximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards
% ?# H8 _9 H# K& p6 b& mRange closes to 25,000 yards...6 q! q; u! l. o( g) \% C
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards! B) F$ j5 X. S& Z* J
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
+ [* k3 @; F( J( q9 dRange closes to 15,000 yards...
# ~9 c# V( a+ xCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards& D# E! o4 U' T+ i: K: O% U2 r
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards
: }* q: L* I ~ e" P+ i' A* QRange closes to 10,000 yards...
7 q! u4 p) n- {% l4 FCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards. h- |/ |, n1 g% G/ S
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
/ U: g) w* Y/ V$ MCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards
- ~! |/ r8 o& g. \+ C" m) o. Z2 tRange closes to 5,000 yards...2 p* O- ~; `5 a0 f+ H" o
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards
& d! } r: q. d! q# _! GRange closes to 3,000 yards...; ]( C" c# d7 B4 \! g! J* L
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
% K2 Z0 ~ ?9 o/ @; w" J1 ^Range closes to 1,000 yards...
1 D. w9 X) u( PPT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards$ o5 l6 F) N9 U/ o/ x# s* }& ~
PT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards2 K6 _0 l) m% _& v/ A0 g
PT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
5 J% w" H2 W4 _' d; s3 s9 `Massive explosion on PT-46
2 f& X! }0 I0 X |1 mPT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards3 ~ L2 F: T9 W" \* C6 V0 z
PT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards& [3 O; ?5 b w/ y$ j8 i3 a
Range increases to 2,000 yards! _+ q2 E" }5 j: Z1 R% O! J
PT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
# _0 U; U+ w& \; Z" s. {PT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards( ]! X) Y9 Y5 ^* P* i
BB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards5 w8 V. [( C" F6 I% L) w1 k/ |1 U
PT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards
4 v3 t; t1 C5 v2 h0 sPT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards# Z% @' B2 x: T0 ]; V$ V: J
Range increases to 3,000 yards w! E- a3 Y2 E, x% E+ t1 L+ ~
PT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards1 g' I2 i- n% D& W2 U# I( B j
Range closes to 2,000 yards7 ]( @" D! \& _
BB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards
# P: b6 |! r8 T' t! j: L" b- cPT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards
6 {3 p0 p- n- i" C1 P8 tRange increases to 4,000 yards
, V" c2 `4 `/ p' E! t. B! QRange increases to 5,000 yards4 ~! n2 S) O. y, o: f* Z7 g! }
DD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127
5 L/ a2 j& X' R5 e; N* f7 p& gRange increases to 6,000 yards# p7 d! `$ F: k8 E
Range increases to 8,000 yards; y+ s' ~' _5 V2 h; O3 b8 ?3 p
Task forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards& v8 e8 `# C& n! e
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Japanese Ships! f$ J# J% ^- K+ S6 Z% ~
DD Shiranui. x! r5 H5 a; V6 ]
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Allied Ships
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Poor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight2 D5 [; Y3 [6 i" } _9 y! b9 H
Maximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards
+ ]. E, }# t# P# m, nRange closes to 28,000 yards...3 s8 Y; L T* V2 z9 E2 I" [* x
Range closes to 26,000 yards..., l* c6 N& W }/ K7 Z( V
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
# N( j" A$ Z, g7 ]Range closes to 22,000 yards...
: j# n7 R; s, ?5 b1 T' TRange closes to 20,000 yards.../ Y* Y0 h2 h. U, a# n
Range closes to 18,000 yards...0 M! A5 M7 c+ @8 k: l+ i
Range closes to 16,000 yards...( j( [. v; ~3 I2 d( J2 @/ e
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
+ [5 m+ U* Y `2 T2 C3 B! A; H# iRange closes to 12,000 yards...' f1 z8 p! m3 {
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
' W7 ]( K& a; g/ W+ aRange closes to 10,000 yards...
8 d) y, d: f; q: b! i+ FRange closes to 9,000 yards...
7 d/ `4 I# D4 Q" h/ Z1 SRange closes to 8,000 yards...
( P% |8 I [' J8 n6 C$ o2 CRange closes to 7,000 yards...- G" h" n& G; a1 I8 g' b
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
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2 W/ ]( l& S% @' w( ~- @% tRange closes to 4,000 yards...
/ F' z7 P0 Z% T1 \, IRange closes to 3,000 yards...
k6 ]. T7 K. a: T6 u. uRange closes to 2,000 yards...
$ ?9 c% v# G' _$ k+ \! F1 t2 eCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards8 U% @2 k' [2 r) u
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards/ E# d3 A y3 W5 p- F
Allied ships attempt to get underway5 k: J0 L4 Z6 T' E. S/ N8 C
Range increases to 3,000 yards1 } f; N. {, {8 M) v& Y& e
PT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards
# m' b& [9 i; o- @1 U3 GCombat ends with last Allied ship sunk...
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3 K" O7 |1 Y5 P( ENight Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127
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no flights
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Allied aircraft losses9 _7 B% ?* T" t! a( B; e: Q- o6 m
Catalina I: 7 damaged. p$ n& b$ P% @: t2 b# F
Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground- w* w2 z* r; _% K5 f* g
P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged% |- S7 g I" K8 w8 l
P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground
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6 Q# L2 L! }) w, M- m5 H$ o! h' OJapanese Ships
% A% e" d* Z( `3 l# Q BB Kirishima; m- _2 G. e2 [" }7 D; t8 d
BB Hiei
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BB Kongo
7 a& q8 @* P( C CA Kako3 `$ h- c4 z% k, R
CA Kumano
7 Z' k+ Z& p9 D) c, N2 w( e+ b CA Suzuya! o! y) l; h: B4 O; j
CA Mikuma
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2 h6 y! h* V1 i: d5 V- G2 _Allied ground losses:& q7 N8 Y( v9 q% \1 g
274 casualties reported
& U9 C' B; D/ n+ {% P, j Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
% o3 V( `) a7 ]8 K; l4 M! K0 i Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled4 v1 J! w' b4 T, G
Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled
* ^( ?) p( \1 X. B: E Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled): `5 s6 y( W' ^
Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)* P( e n9 w, I+ ^% G6 y" Z
+ ?" ~3 ?! I7 w1 o8 p0 xAirbase hits 17
4 y2 w0 ?7 K1 b3 F* `Airbase supply hits 2
- P( H# y5 |2 ]Runway hits 35! a/ m$ w+ X, h
Port hits 5
) x/ X( h5 y2 wPort supply hits 48 _, D% U9 a# W+ ~7 ?
* u# t( t* |" @% ^BB Kirishima firing at Gove
1 F+ V! D4 R, PBB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade1 r4 w# }! L# @& W1 D' b B
BB Haruna firing at Gove % t w/ X& ]: o: {# U
BB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade. M1 Q- q2 U. r. T1 N3 L, J0 b
CA Kako firing at Gove
" Q- o5 x3 M; DCA Kumano firing at Gove
: [ J% l2 G: d" [# fE13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya
! I; F- N0 q! d- b: W" \CA Suzuya firing at Gove
4 i7 ~* r+ v; ?9 G# ?% J8 Z9 t3 @+ T: aCA Mikuma firing at Gove 1 x: P. B9 J& ]6 F$ c
CA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |