AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 44
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$ q' j+ j) I2 S* Q5 ~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, |8 C$ n2 B+ b
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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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* z$ f) Q8 n1 `) S% i+ BNight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards
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, g/ z. ~2 |" z% y. aJapanese Ships6 }0 V/ J6 B( }9 {! n
BB Kongo3 r: c, |3 w' z" y
BB Haruna/ |+ o4 _% M- y; v& N7 L
BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1
9 }! ~. A' q i* d- H; G BB Kirishima
- V! ?, E, U# ?" l3 `. S3 o CA Mogami
: ^1 I& ^0 C5 p0 X CA Mikuma
# [6 F: v9 A! k- I CA Suzuya9 `2 A2 Z9 m! x+ a9 J* z
CA Kumano$ G1 v- A' e& y5 [9 z
CA Kako
! f- @0 f! ~ g4 H DD Makinami3 g6 u# J) _4 ?8 k% f1 ]( s9 Z7 s
DD Takanami
3 j9 p" r; S6 B* V& p& { DD Natsushio
6 w. }0 j7 i1 S DD Yukikaze
3 F+ s# D9 [- D7 i. | DD Hayashio# ^* P" \ }5 ?
DD Maikaze% w+ E, b* W- H/ u: P! ~( r
DD Isokaze6 s x7 ]# f* a0 _" O; x, y4 D
DD Shiranui
. |. w; G+ s. l5 ]0 b6 ] DD Amatsukaze) @; B( z7 Y ]4 n( ]1 S7 S3 |
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Allied Ships
4 T5 ~/ y9 Q2 i! c ` PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk8 {: K% f; }+ s( F- w6 @
PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk# |9 m0 u# B; g) B4 J
PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk4 V! l* m' A9 A/ [1 U
PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk( g; P: n+ A$ E3 [& B
PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
) A& @" e2 ?; e1 `# `* R PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
! C/ B9 U# R* X* H PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk4 ?- E, L( @. A* g9 {0 v: z
PT-60
2 c* U. E1 A5 G! o$ ^ PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk4 m$ P# g0 l" a$ Z7 F7 T3 a% U
PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk" ^" t, A7 {5 M2 R
PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk' C4 v A8 E( ?: {% \
PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk5 G. A+ O0 T5 {5 J# d4 E
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
- f- r7 j# w# e9 nAllied TF begins to get underway! q" w, E% |% \ ^
Low visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight' Q- y, K( D2 v9 e
Maximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards) {4 E d5 K: S) z+ U/ D
Range closes to 25,000 yards...
- V9 Y& @* v% Z7 _0 i) B# w& WCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards
3 ~) ?6 [9 U0 [8 A" R+ T3 A% {Range closes to 20,000 yards...4 ^" `* D! ~8 N8 E
Range closes to 15,000 yards...; \; u8 \; v' }( Y
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards
% m3 y8 X8 e+ F- R6 A3 ]CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards- o: i) [ ], w7 q5 f6 t( b7 j
Range closes to 10,000 yards...7 K# C* X' w/ ^( J
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards4 B4 h+ g9 k- |2 V
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
! I3 b! F6 @4 ?CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards: N8 F) u' u% n7 l+ c8 o8 _
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
$ b: _4 ~! ?7 |& c+ n2 \CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards3 |# S1 M v2 T+ V* w
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
F. Y# |1 M( f% m: tCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
, ~+ ]/ P9 D. r' ^+ mRange closes to 1,000 yards...
: `4 L# n; Z4 W( c0 k4 M3 QPT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards' N7 o4 V1 ?- t+ ~% `% s5 k1 h
PT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
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Massive explosion on PT-464 X; w9 q4 Q$ m, C
PT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
+ u: @* {1 I6 H8 }( aPT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
4 y1 v! M. H: E8 K" G2 M7 lRange increases to 2,000 yards
6 a; }2 ^0 |9 ?PT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
5 I/ h( X. f& v. }: wPT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards# \/ y9 d2 C7 V! b
BB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards
, i4 w! R1 _# q, [4 l# gPT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards
0 ^: w6 U1 s: [0 a: R. r5 a3 MPT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards4 ~1 Q0 H+ q* u) W$ M
Range increases to 3,000 yards) s) |/ P- ]1 \' u; K: P5 E" ~& V5 s
PT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards: ~4 ^3 u" T1 F7 _" v
Range closes to 2,000 yards
. }1 Z+ r3 w7 u/ Z, @# p# VBB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards
) s. }1 X0 v! u/ t* KPT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards
: j$ l. m( R1 m0 a; H$ M' `2 _( uRange increases to 4,000 yards
: i8 G/ E6 C$ H7 D" E* VRange increases to 5,000 yards6 j! p- _! j* M1 m# k* _
DD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127
# M+ K1 ^+ h" q0 w1 N" }: R7 YRange increases to 6,000 yards
2 Q0 Q: o2 z% ? a. F4 YRange increases to 8,000 yards
$ z4 [9 u5 A' D% C1 g8 YTask forces break off...
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9 a. }# h# L6 ^! d3 yNight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards$ C' g* i; s3 ?4 I
8 d6 Q4 [/ |6 r8 @1 X* \6 iJapanese Ships3 n( Q) A1 u' F# U" I2 n
DD Shiranui1 U9 X- N: x/ r* f: p# K
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Allied Ships
u; o0 |8 ?. h9 a PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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5 h4 G+ I; J K4 u4 @6 C7 W2 }/ V+ sPoor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight
" D6 ]# \% R8 X9 J# IMaximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards! y- y# a* F. g! ~4 T8 s) R6 y- @. H6 W
Range closes to 28,000 yards...$ ~! a" G1 s. j# m b
Range closes to 26,000 yards...( k( ~" E2 H7 @8 R- t3 {. F
Range closes to 24,000 yards...+ ?- ^' [1 \. ~+ W! I: `, b4 x
Range closes to 22,000 yards...% e# g$ O/ Q$ q( p; ]
Range closes to 20,000 yards...) \. c' d/ X4 C# T, g0 c( k
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
$ o7 e w' c( @8 QRange closes to 16,000 yards...
}1 Y1 q1 I, R* E/ a# E" dRange closes to 14,000 yards...# L2 v7 | {0 l4 j
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
) x% K' j2 C0 |! Z: X3 C: kRange closes to 11,000 yards...
$ @% n" z( I# R! ]- \5 e8 n# sRange closes to 10,000 yards...- D5 M4 ] c9 i: Y, k8 U* U
Range closes to 9,000 yards.../ D/ A6 D. ^7 m& i
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
+ d7 Y K" P7 O/ c5 CRange closes to 7,000 yards...! Z3 e3 O4 i1 ^4 [8 ~
Range closes to 6,000 yards...4 L. K4 V* A( N
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
/ }5 k# W( s# M( N5 VRange closes to 4,000 yards...# F% b6 j3 V8 @0 y5 d9 e# G
Range closes to 3,000 yards...- e+ g! q/ F$ C1 F
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
+ R! R, h5 `7 ?( ~& JCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards3 j1 F/ S1 y* c. p& \
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
% b- `( Y( s2 J3 G' B% W1 kAllied ships attempt to get underway
) s+ J; N. R! u' `8 J0 A8 Q( Q. KRange increases to 3,000 yards: |4 Y4 ~( E* z0 U* C
PT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards/ z( _1 ?; f- E6 ^7 f0 c, D
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...4 R5 Q' J$ i9 b9 C
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Night Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127
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Allied aircraft
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& @3 Y( \% D4 N" cAllied aircraft losses: e* E( C* R* p( L4 a2 A/ x
Catalina I: 7 damaged
/ `! Y6 e& ~' S$ s- P% U3 X Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground
" z1 o9 u4 q: A, U P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged
) X7 w3 \% _0 j) E/ ` P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground
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Japanese Ships
7 L- N. H5 x5 A; T' q4 x8 c; H* p) P BB Kirishima
7 q' x- H' L& V BB Hiei
6 Y i2 f5 h; O BB Haruna
- ? Q* Z2 s4 M x' m$ h' k BB Kongo
+ t, O- k1 t2 n# L) x' p CA Kako
6 ], B6 q; N7 Q4 { CA Kumano. I6 J/ o- {. P* g G/ M
CA Suzuya4 }0 T- a3 H' b4 h4 T6 r3 U
CA Mikuma
- _+ X. v. P# S6 g! e& x4 O4 h* v CA Mogami$ X) _; x k9 z+ |& T$ ~) f
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Allied ground losses:6 y7 Q5 j o2 X; ^2 a
274 casualties reported
4 B. Y! H; d3 ~ Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled$ J l" m0 i6 L8 m; f
Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled
; a- `: C% E/ |9 ]. V* Q/ W Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled+ r- ~0 p( d4 \4 R. Y$ \
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
( H# A& E2 Q& ~5 U" W Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)1 r3 E7 A9 r, L3 u
! \2 H0 p* Z, S: NAirbase hits 17
& O* n6 n/ P& {& q! nAirbase supply hits 2# m% u1 g& t) o1 Y3 S2 J$ f7 |
Runway hits 35/ \: x) Y9 Q6 l k
Port hits 5
+ i3 E8 ]& {% X1 Z3 QPort supply hits 4
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5 \' j) p! H* s9 X$ V& j- U" o* uBB Kirishima firing at Gove
2 ?' Y5 Y! p, N, c! T* ~0 BBB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade A/ J( J0 r7 r) l
BB Haruna firing at Gove
4 F% S, I/ }. I/ [/ ^( Z* e1 ?BB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade9 v# U" C7 k5 s4 ~; Q7 D
CA Kako firing at Gove
- f9 T& e" |* ~' \3 R# UCA Kumano firing at Gove
7 G: ]( [2 ?. v, G, C( xE13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya3 V5 B4 U: ~- _$ U4 i k( [/ S
CA Suzuya firing at Gove
9 ^& G: ^7 k* Q8 ]% j; ]CA Mikuma firing at Gove
! J( ?5 h2 Y+ u: K' _4 `CA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |