AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 44
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" d) \2 I0 o! u8 ]( E% ] U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Gove4 k. ^; S: X9 `
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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 9 M. n3 O, ^2 [$ x7 P4 I
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# [& X8 P5 H, O) SNight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards
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9 c/ _9 K" ~8 ]* ?6 y. LJapanese Ships
/ G& j S5 \; E" H0 ]% ~ BB Kongo3 a P) o7 |" z, {& z5 n( X* S9 Q
BB Haruna9 e9 ~- |! c3 i& E4 s4 H- s( x
BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1- j* L$ q. b3 E( y4 v
BB Kirishima
7 Y" @& v2 O, D/ W9 H! H" ^! d% ? CA Mogami \ E; h/ N5 V
CA Mikuma8 n/ E3 T9 `. V1 T" k" ]7 u
CA Suzuya
" S! u4 p/ c. A- o- o3 @- I* M CA Kumano$ l$ ^- L0 U$ g' H
CA Kako' N2 l8 ?) H! o* e. e" u
DD Makinami3 @5 s+ B; b" a! ]/ _6 M5 S
DD Takanami' D/ |0 T5 q3 f# V1 F6 @
DD Natsushio
$ M* G5 G! e, b7 p4 Y# l, a8 k DD Yukikaze
, u( P z* Q; Y! v; T5 k DD Hayashio
2 C' S# ]9 H9 a7 Y: c3 y" z. J$ U DD Maikaze
, _! t6 z4 P" r/ D4 R DD Isokaze
1 E' M% O: I% ^3 \; ?, e! X( i q! u DD Shiranui4 u: v! \: B. ]( y0 _3 R
DD Amatsukaze- x& R4 f1 p+ I' F6 |6 W1 v4 D
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Allied Ships
5 ~4 [ a" O' K( o PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
2 c8 I$ c+ y+ }( Y2 s PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk) X0 `5 f) O( _. r1 {, a d
PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk1 ^( t8 T! B Z7 Q6 P9 e3 Z
PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
& ^2 x; b; r1 P5 ]6 j; `7 d, K+ | PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
+ H7 s: m! w- n! O5 [$ s( f PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
5 x1 d2 m" y: }7 L. [/ P i( Y PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk* I6 d' w8 K* E" ^
PT-60; w- L+ s" I' H/ w$ v' _9 M8 l$ K# j
PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk' A0 a% `+ |# f
PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
/ O6 D7 W! a7 f& w- f( J4 n PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk, e, h, p; p z, G+ [% e
PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk$ g9 p. j% ~7 E. w# b' [+ [
) R$ {5 k- c. `! J! y% B4 nJapanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!0 ~% o' x- E- x
Allied TF begins to get underway
: n, I* L2 r6 X& J, LLow visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight
1 C. D4 b5 u! c @* e# {Maximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards
2 T' J e2 y& h0 L, E' r4 ]/ tRange closes to 25,000 yards...
! q& K+ p% r# T0 G2 x/ |* L TCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards* k2 S. } Z% N, ?
Range closes to 20,000 yards...& I& b, l2 K* o! C
Range closes to 15,000 yards...; N. e( W5 _1 }5 d6 |# ?- \
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards
( D$ |+ @' A5 f( L* ^/ A% rCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards+ z% i0 R% w% F# j6 ~
Range closes to 10,000 yards...$ x1 t1 c# r' v" N* [2 o2 }+ A
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards* t' z; \( x( z( |: y
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
. i3 c$ E; g+ y9 q l [CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards
+ L0 [8 Y5 g( z8 s+ X" S0 b/ ORange closes to 5,000 yards...0 g; V6 {; A/ B2 \0 b/ D
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards
1 e% Q9 d/ c% Z0 d6 Z3 F7 S5 kRange closes to 3,000 yards...
/ }# w, j8 e8 g; p# C$ i$ UCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards$ x* c% d2 C% F& I$ [0 l
Range closes to 1,000 yards...
# M7 \8 v, q' c% fPT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
* k; H; w- p! c! ?- B4 O) jPT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
+ R, m( M; L7 s% S: z& r# CPT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
. y$ n, z! ^% O) @Massive explosion on PT-46
4 B d1 B& g% `' L, T) F: @; ?; y4 P4 JPT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards; P0 z k( I9 q, z
PT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards) Q9 Z* P% @8 y H+ b: L
Range increases to 2,000 yards+ ^# D& L, I1 I7 O( V1 c! j0 `
PT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
, w, Z1 t% v3 Q: @6 ]) tPT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
+ C( X# N6 W4 CBB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards
' O, }3 c5 K8 TPT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards
; p3 X# p% n% I' nPT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards
1 S, t3 ~: d( G* ?4 [Range increases to 3,000 yards
7 D+ I. v" L* I6 ?6 b' U5 p$ OPT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards, a2 g3 b5 Z! H" J' V3 J
Range closes to 2,000 yards
' b& D, j, `/ ~BB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards
* ~" O& I7 U! g* }PT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards
" L8 A E7 @! n( [9 k3 mRange increases to 4,000 yards3 j8 F1 f0 I! r6 Y; b2 d$ `9 N
Range increases to 5,000 yards. L2 m! M. L% M2 f' b: V
DD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127 # u0 d+ k$ W3 T3 d) o
Range increases to 6,000 yards
! |" _( s" H3 k7 J3 B$ W: {; SRange increases to 8,000 yards& c0 k4 z4 a4 W0 C: {8 u4 Z
Task forces break off...) Z7 n3 I) m2 R& N7 U" j
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% B- v9 C: q. {+ n! z7 oNight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards" W% e& O2 n2 h+ a, d* c( t) C
- V' c# r% g2 @% ZJapanese Ships
" V7 m6 z* S G* v" v DD Shiranui1 j, ] }) h9 `- i$ C8 _7 Z
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Allied Ships/ }3 l- \: J: e2 p, e5 M3 R% r
PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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/ q/ D: }3 {6 t- QPoor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight9 N q! d" B% j# k. Z
Maximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards$ y, M' U7 ?9 e, I
Range closes to 28,000 yards...' [/ l& N y7 `5 a
Range closes to 26,000 yards...* d4 s6 p: R! u- s9 E& P% D
Range closes to 24,000 yards...- h" K0 Z+ o2 ?2 H7 ^9 V
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
7 ^! Q" q9 _9 o V( c' z* D) ~Range closes to 20,000 yards...
; c& S% H; x! c" O& D- WRange closes to 18,000 yards...
. S6 R5 c, l0 v$ w4 o2 K' ARange closes to 16,000 yards...& f# ~% A+ c) [* O+ M
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
9 f1 }; P# K0 WRange closes to 12,000 yards...8 N2 m% c2 i- |; O" i2 {" W0 }
Range closes to 11,000 yards...9 d* f1 z, L2 n1 {" M
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
3 x( E! `, ^/ `7 v: A5 o5 t" QRange closes to 9,000 yards...2 Y2 W# L. w2 D! d
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
3 U# ?) e% q* X; |Range closes to 7,000 yards...
% R0 [0 S2 m( DRange closes to 6,000 yards...
9 m% a! d \2 P2 k8 iRange closes to 5,000 yards...
. _/ n& }, r: v( q2 LRange closes to 4,000 yards...) ^! m" n! K4 o& }5 ~* D; Z/ Z
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
3 u% \! ?' k( [: \) ~" [Range closes to 2,000 yards...
" _( x$ n9 J; u6 S* i# ICONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
5 _3 ~/ [( {! b7 L$ _; Y$ RCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards* T) S3 a/ |+ ?* F
Allied ships attempt to get underway
8 [3 |6 h. ^& X: k$ Z8 u0 \Range increases to 3,000 yards
( j1 l2 F: e7 c- y; Z% _. ?+ qPT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards
% Y' Y2 E) J3 q, f/ W% hCombat ends with last Allied ship sunk...
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Night Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127/ o5 P0 V. V& D* g9 O. r0 d
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* [4 s. m9 o$ Z6 K no flights3 t9 x" n% X8 j8 N& W
: ~7 x9 ^- o$ i9 `# ZAllied aircraft losses
( T& C. m" l. w0 a; E3 A" m0 v6 b Catalina I: 7 damaged& J/ A! l/ E+ B0 v' Z
Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground
0 D& p7 K# k3 x P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged
3 D% ?& h# w Z! a8 v' ]2 P P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground0 R$ ]3 u3 e& G) c- j( d
1 g6 C1 d) Z. w% M. ?$ W# T9 ^4 v1 s8 m" AJapanese Ships
: M2 W3 c, E& o BB Kirishima0 Y' ^$ a" F- h2 Q; U
BB Hiei
& i, }8 n3 V7 I( V. s0 p9 d% d BB Haruna
* }* p* i* m: Z1 U7 p& \5 V BB Kongo5 f, h1 N' s& n
CA Kako$ d& W$ F l& o0 R3 I! x3 L, s
CA Kumano) g7 v- d5 f7 w" X V8 e+ x
CA Suzuya( l# p( @ z! R
CA Mikuma+ _0 x3 U8 r* {+ p3 v
CA Mogami; [1 z* y( R, I) X
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Allied ground losses:
6 U8 G0 I" x# u% M- [& ` 274 casualties reported r& R+ E' Y% X X8 `% j ^9 r
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled5 F* ~; X8 ?! h i: o+ Q- t
Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled6 `" M3 b9 ]4 @/ R% j; W' e
Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled V' e% H% \% K9 b
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)! f( H3 q, T7 {% W
Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)
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Airbase hits 17% `1 l2 R" K6 K
Airbase supply hits 2
& h% M& h; b# p; l/ W8 e9 URunway hits 35
6 c# F) w$ ^" C. b5 b8 EPort hits 53 r6 y3 ]& f, e3 o V) k1 e3 e$ y
Port supply hits 4
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BB Kirishima firing at Gove
- S( r* |! h1 r5 _6 M& I4 {BB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade/ S! ]7 m& H9 ]
BB Haruna firing at Gove
' s% ~( y9 k e: y# ^$ x# dBB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade
8 Z5 n* x0 `# l. d6 fCA Kako firing at Gove 9 j1 ^1 I) o$ E
CA Kumano firing at Gove 2 @& X' Z6 `4 S' v4 u
E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya
# I/ q8 n) L1 @0 Y, v6 `CA Suzuya firing at Gove
$ [% s7 _2 E+ YCA Mikuma firing at Gove
1 L7 q7 Q3 h7 a9 UCA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |