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& J0 ?4 c1 S% V# [5 b) A: E* Z3 W
8 j. i& G7 x, s2 P2 g. B/ v" 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 Yards
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; y$ s# x; Z+ O3 Y/ t# WJapanese Ships+ R! C5 w( O5 R6 X- X" N
BB Kongo
: T- |5 @, n& G- G BB Haruna
+ O4 C9 @) Q. c, R' d BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 18 S. C% x: c0 Q
BB Kirishima
- n9 H$ W$ w$ e CA Mogami' X; B6 [8 X: R& W0 s0 n4 E
CA Mikuma
1 `2 X) J4 x7 ~. D. Z. d. j% Q CA Suzuya2 J7 c* ^9 L0 N7 E5 M7 r5 r, k8 s
CA Kumano
1 Y E1 O' h* C5 J CA Kako
2 C8 u2 B* Z0 R' x* b6 r) A DD Makinami C4 J8 [. Z/ i( E
DD Takanami+ A1 {$ c5 ]% X
DD Natsushio
?8 v4 W' Y1 ^ DD Yukikaze% i0 J U6 X5 p: A0 v
DD Hayashio9 O7 `6 b4 f. y6 w
DD Maikaze
; n w) i0 }( m6 R+ D DD Isokaze
! U3 L) f- F( F) V8 d8 e DD Shiranui
' z3 b) u% G$ e W DD Amatsukaze
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Allied Ships
& z: I3 _+ m% _' \, U9 I8 _ PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk3 A8 ~2 h8 y1 d# {# K3 H
PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
4 q' y2 R, n( I3 y6 T6 X PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
$ v# l1 b3 K) N5 S+ g1 \ PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
6 l4 q. f7 F9 s& c0 i5 u, V PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
& P1 H5 Q, m5 T* y2 |. A, M; L PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk5 p" k$ ~: o# T+ Y
PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
' D5 u1 W& m7 ~! m& Y y: C( E2 t" i PT-60
$ U# q- `7 ]( u* j PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
, }* k/ Y% ?4 Q7 u/ V PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
5 G% P1 W* {. ]! j PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
0 g* w" L. L6 s6 z# P1 [- | PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk( d) d0 p# V u! [
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
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Low visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight' U/ h. D( N- G( B& I
Maximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards
& i. b' F% ^- U$ c- H; }Range closes to 25,000 yards...4 q- e; |: [& M
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards7 D8 M9 |# f/ Y( {2 m6 S9 U
Range closes to 20,000 yards...; ? b+ ]5 S' G! Y- [# ]
Range closes to 15,000 yards...
x3 d/ p8 p' j# m# W* VCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards% @ M9 p6 w! P/ F! P
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards
# ~: _0 O3 m' l8 ?* R+ q$ |# L! pRange closes to 10,000 yards...
! y' [5 A8 |* i$ ~4 Z- v+ y5 T0 uCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards+ }. D8 v7 D9 ]$ O3 v8 S2 C
Range closes to 7,000 yards...% N( `, i& d3 i3 B( l& O+ Y
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards
; G5 Q0 {2 H @0 R& q# O! { HRange closes to 5,000 yards...
; |4 D3 g1 [) {# jCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards( j r6 @! c& h5 l; W V% G9 W
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
. r+ }" v6 Q7 A6 a( v+ |CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards4 u( K5 d7 P; K8 _* j$ I* c2 O
Range closes to 1,000 yards...% O2 T( C1 z" _
PT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards$ _8 b$ S4 r' k6 i$ s' S
PT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
% g$ T% I8 M2 X6 A/ s/ vPT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
( i5 Z! S: E! ]2 o1 Q+ f# d. vMassive explosion on PT-46
# T! V' h: X2 e6 K* _PT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards6 ] `4 j3 i* S) ?4 ^
PT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards! W$ q ^& m. ]/ y$ I. @
Range increases to 2,000 yards0 l E% Z) j6 E9 x$ G
PT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards; Q9 |3 A6 D6 d' b z! w) g
PT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards3 x+ s6 d5 l% q7 R/ ]
BB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards
$ _1 e. k1 R0 u! K+ bPT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards3 R* j2 ^: Z) m# c
PT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards
8 ^8 B0 B4 V5 J/ g" S2 PRange increases to 3,000 yards
: F* _, u/ |. m3 f/ a" APT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards! `# e; e8 \0 X0 J
Range closes to 2,000 yards0 | o( b% Q7 x$ Z7 c# C
BB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards0 C. O3 D; d4 f4 S3 R3 W
PT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards
; g: R8 t4 B* j- [* ZRange increases to 4,000 yards7 o! @( T0 B6 c$ `9 u, `& [5 Q
Range increases to 5,000 yards
; A+ _* I) ]# s9 SDD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127
+ ?6 r7 s: Z# h3 ~Range increases to 6,000 yards3 b/ _9 U9 l% D% n A$ J& C
Range increases to 8,000 yards
9 X# r- a3 a/ A. P: C& J( v$ ?Task forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards' I) f* @ N( F, v' H8 @( L* p6 H- U
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Japanese Ships6 x- Q0 W$ C8 K9 V
DD Shiranui8 n2 z) m T* [% A
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' K3 T8 K8 d6 {) ?4 H PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk4 |! g8 z+ z* t& h: ], I7 I. F, f
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Poor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight
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Range closes to 28,000 yards...; a: U: { H; e. t/ r& }+ M
Range closes to 26,000 yards..." @* m9 o1 k: I' Y$ J
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
) D6 c q4 C! l3 s% T( U. D( CRange closes to 22,000 yards...1 z. c1 G' o, X8 Y# m7 T6 c3 J
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
2 q' B, M0 @3 ]/ N' e3 y$ Z( \Range closes to 18,000 yards..., n" t( o3 }& i1 @8 ?* `8 n+ v
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
, d5 l* L& _9 q5 R5 }1 uRange closes to 14,000 yards...9 r! y* |8 R% I- C' B0 K& Q
Range closes to 12,000 yards...( @' F3 v1 R. U
Range closes to 11,000 yards...* C }! S! f- p9 A9 _, w) B
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
1 Y; U, a, Q# l6 k: oRange closes to 9,000 yards...
- a& {/ M c7 T- Y3 |4 ZRange closes to 8,000 yards...
9 r( M3 O6 ~/ p: `/ d2 T* RRange closes to 7,000 yards...
" o7 n% r% u9 D7 VRange closes to 6,000 yards...
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Range closes to 4,000 yards...
1 X u- e6 T1 U3 c0 E: Y7 yRange closes to 3,000 yards...
- i* h ^- u- u, b& RRange closes to 2,000 yards..., _" w0 n- g/ H0 c7 _# k& b7 `& ~
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards2 f& [' W4 T+ U; X7 ]
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards/ s; q9 Z: k E9 g( Q* n
Allied ships attempt to get underway
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Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...
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Night Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127
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Allied aircraft
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* P0 s6 R! W7 O7 GAllied aircraft losses
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Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground
7 e; x9 J* t/ W/ C) a' C/ w" B* t P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged
& U9 I6 O* v# n% y+ q+ A; k! X9 n P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground) I2 E1 w7 A% U' ^! b8 y1 r
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Japanese Ships& m+ y! N# A5 @0 [5 R
BB Kirishima
8 A4 Q4 w( Q, @$ e* P' T: }1 { BB Hiei; j3 p' E9 s7 ]5 P8 J$ c
BB Haruna
4 H* t# E4 p( m% i* Z BB Kongo
$ t6 j1 R$ F: t$ u5 \ CA Kako
' |+ c6 ?9 Q4 [2 f# p CA Kumano4 K4 W0 a: s! q' E* D9 ?
CA Suzuya
* W6 N5 b2 N, H# F% V CA Mikuma! [" ]2 Y/ p- U
CA Mogami2 Q& v- ^1 d# C3 K" b
: D( s. V: h! H( T" R' XAllied ground losses:
4 J) l9 K* V7 d1 x/ R6 I) b 274 casualties reported
]( T) q9 c$ D5 d6 g _ Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
* [/ @0 m3 \& h% H) g5 h U Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled
7 M& J8 d4 W1 H6 p7 m5 B Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled
9 ^6 e) `; l* _7 C2 }4 f& [7 F! b; ` Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled), G. L3 x% }0 P0 K" n3 \
Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)% t6 V9 a, x- d
0 w% W+ O5 e- g) _Airbase hits 17
0 g9 P& C- k- K, NAirbase supply hits 2
! C, r0 ?6 B; t+ t) e7 F2 l. |Runway hits 35' m) h! l* l6 ^5 n- S
Port hits 5$ _" p; {) O: \5 ~- O. _; o
Port supply hits 4
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BB Kirishima firing at Gove ]& |, L% K% R) k/ o7 n; Y
BB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade
& }+ W# T" s5 H; O. PBB Haruna firing at Gove
6 k1 \6 w/ z" @9 E+ DBB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade( k9 e- o9 H0 S* y
CA Kako firing at Gove / x- Q( A3 ~! h
CA Kumano firing at Gove 7 M r5 a5 }0 e" Z; Z
E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya
% h4 D$ {# b+ K! `- QCA Suzuya firing at Gove
' P' C# m! c0 j% M' P: B cCA Mikuma firing at Gove , p; j' E. V% M2 e ?* y) x
CA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |