AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 44
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5 n$ s: j1 G/ @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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& g) D0 T3 s% 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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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards/ X- s& N4 E7 X
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Japanese Ships8 I) @8 g% u m+ x
BB Kongo! W6 N# u6 L0 {5 b, ]3 o7 a
BB Haruna% y+ Z' e% f) W) L" I9 j* v
BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1# }$ ^+ X: c0 A
BB Kirishima
( t: s- @. Q. ]+ H% L CA Mogami
: N- ^9 P0 Y6 w* B! {# g3 W CA Mikuma
. j( E, z3 Z2 C) j! Z, l2 ` CA Suzuya% l; Y' v+ Z. |+ b8 z
CA Kumano
8 q0 Z$ Y6 a2 C! e2 X f! K CA Kako
0 e5 \* n. o \$ u DD Makinami. F* m5 ], {& ^+ D. I6 c" T
DD Takanami: u/ K& d/ P) D, q% V8 i
DD Natsushio3 U" r. T1 _ @! K1 b, W
DD Yukikaze
& s8 F5 L- P- o# k DD Hayashio
- O: D# z/ P. y/ D3 D1 R' t, p DD Maikaze
! k) b! y2 T/ ]. h0 L7 D) E DD Isokaze7 d; n4 K9 g% A) L% e0 J. ]( [4 o
DD Shiranui5 C6 d& T4 L! X0 h
DD Amatsukaze
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Allied Ships
5 E2 E5 g4 P/ D+ w! v PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk+ u! Y K7 d* }6 o$ a' h% b ]
PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
4 S# b* j. b( Z* G+ Z' U9 X PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
$ a; l ?% j: K! o+ a% H" [ PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
+ r+ t( }4 D' w0 ~ PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
: L+ @5 I$ B# _ ]" G3 e PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk" g# A& r1 u0 }8 ^4 N
PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk; p- o- P& ], ^5 ]' B4 i
PT-60
0 c e5 Z% X1 |- h$ I4 T. G PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk4 m- z+ b+ v; m8 `/ Z1 d: Z2 f
PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk# c I2 B- s3 ]! a, K9 E- F1 Q
PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
; y3 J) B8 G, @* o PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk z5 N) M* g8 @$ P* u$ n9 t. Y& K
* D8 m2 T- B0 L5 W; n }Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!# M- n! y8 O1 @ H2 T$ h2 A
Allied TF begins to get underway( z- c- n% Q9 L* S$ K0 v9 E) R3 s
Low visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight8 `3 l1 U' ], o& N* J
Maximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards: ~* O6 g% I6 U( w6 |8 t7 E
Range closes to 25,000 yards...
+ {6 Q& g4 X- v, W Q! ECONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards
8 G" D( |" I; ORange closes to 20,000 yards...
y+ A6 W0 q7 v# d/ }Range closes to 15,000 yards...2 _& ^. {" @! y: f8 X
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards" P8 h3 V) ^) L" |4 M
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards
! ?1 c/ z" P7 {" m, J) k8 G" xRange closes to 10,000 yards...
B) u# P' B8 F; f2 D. dCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards/ y% L( e% E3 g% \9 E' i( J3 Y# F
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
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Range closes to 5,000 yards...
/ O6 ?" s# o9 I# u- d8 kCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards& {% t# ? H, v8 U8 H
Range closes to 3,000 yards.... R+ |% v. T: w6 S \. q8 q9 d
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
9 w+ }2 |( D# v6 aRange closes to 1,000 yards...) f2 S G, D% Q4 f: T: i$ M( D( g3 G
PT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
1 a# {* q1 x5 d9 f x& R; R- aPT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards1 |: n2 R [/ v& H# C3 O* I0 X
PT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
' R! T/ i: P0 a- m! G y! f) sMassive explosion on PT-46
1 I2 Z3 v4 N) D% D3 O0 yPT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards/ E# d3 }$ T) P! I: t) B4 A4 t% V
PT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
! k5 m* B8 V- ARange increases to 2,000 yards
/ E! F0 U; L1 |. y! i6 k# G4 APT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards4 ^# x/ E, |' w: b# h# G
PT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards A }: j% z* L! v$ p v
BB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards
$ Q$ g! x7 B7 V; bPT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards
0 J" Y1 N+ }& N$ T3 I* u( }PT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards
9 z* f& ] V; o3 @7 H! ]2 Q4 VRange increases to 3,000 yards
" d3 L! b' a8 ]% j* A0 P' RPT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards Q1 ]2 q2 o0 F7 @- v- k
Range closes to 2,000 yards
5 t$ f; m1 {" J9 B5 S% S$ mBB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards
6 ^) Y" W8 u" J5 zPT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards
+ }5 u! a6 _/ q2 X1 S& x; n! QRange increases to 4,000 yards
$ [8 b. u- m) C y7 _* bRange increases to 5,000 yards/ i+ S7 s/ u7 j t
DD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127 0 Z# a2 W% J4 z, r7 r- {0 o
Range increases to 6,000 yards
8 D# s4 a; c& qRange increases to 8,000 yards
( K. ~( T/ m; l' F, S- p2 t9 \Task forces break off...2 x Z4 D( }. h& r
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* t* y6 @% x+ U% VNight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards
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b4 B8 U5 _3 }% y1 G/ Q DD Shiranui
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Allied Ships, i& ]9 R1 ?4 A2 n; q
PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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) [! V2 i1 E. [; @% \! r& VPoor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight
7 ~" K# H; i: H! m L; I1 {7 cMaximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards
3 X4 h" k/ b4 F e! k4 CRange closes to 28,000 yards...) H: a! d: i$ ?) b }3 {
Range closes to 26,000 yards...
; m6 j8 v1 @3 m# j/ z* B* z" MRange closes to 24,000 yards...2 D/ _* H$ C; {$ H( x
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
# y0 N0 A% v" b8 ^: k' P$ iRange closes to 20,000 yards...
/ P G; e- F3 A* K3 p7 N3 NRange closes to 18,000 yards...
* ~1 I5 f! M8 V3 nRange closes to 16,000 yards...* g8 e3 j3 V$ _5 \* x8 N4 R) S. i
Range closes to 14,000 yards...& ?! Z: h: P0 A/ x3 t+ M h
Range closes to 12,000 yards...0 {' j4 p; s/ q6 S6 g. a* |
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
2 C. e( X7 m+ n# h$ x" eRange closes to 10,000 yards...( Z4 U3 l1 V/ C
Range closes to 9,000 yards.../ n$ Z) A: F. F$ p* C1 t* u3 f
Range closes to 8,000 yards...; j8 a9 s |9 `: Y
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
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Range closes to 5,000 yards...; i+ R; G1 _7 r7 }2 s. s$ I
Range closes to 4,000 yards..., D9 [" K& ]- r. f
Range closes to 3,000 yards...% X3 J- d- d5 U4 Z7 b8 M# i5 H
Range closes to 2,000 yards...$ g9 J* L s/ H2 N! G3 O. o
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
8 g" M8 N1 Z, x* c& pCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards5 a8 C) ]5 \* x
Allied ships attempt to get underway' D- M" I4 V% b, k) ?% G
Range increases to 3,000 yards
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$ ]! D0 b8 g2 S" S1 i& E8 J0 f1 DCombat ends with last Allied ship sunk.... X7 H0 I# C7 I# y& T/ u
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Night Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,1276 J1 [, Z+ c# i( z2 b, J
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Allied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses/ i D6 H* Z9 [
Catalina I: 7 damaged/ ]# y$ W, E- J. `
Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground' h% `" w. F0 N/ i
P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged, P6 N9 D7 i: U" Q% c
P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground+ _: G4 B; S7 l1 q
! k8 q: z7 Q$ Z& VJapanese Ships
0 N9 S! ~" K, Z9 P* e5 R BB Kirishima
! J2 R5 [0 d o BB Hiei
+ ]8 k/ p) H* Z8 q" t8 H _ BB Haruna
+ n4 w$ t# ~) [$ s2 T BB Kongo5 s+ S9 q J* I3 A
CA Kako
9 B) l+ V1 X2 ]* R( i CA Kumano
: o( E) ]: Y+ f& c CA Suzuya
. z& ?/ I* Z7 |( w& l CA Mikuma: X8 A" L3 y( G/ V9 a
CA Mogami
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; ^6 ?. b: s/ n7 n& p7 {Allied ground losses:, V, R2 k2 F" x D/ a$ @: }
274 casualties reported
7 n9 D* Q. V+ I' } |( w" n/ s4 ^' o Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled4 E9 a3 l, U9 e$ [. [
Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled! q" h9 O5 k; P0 r, @# j
Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled
$ p: X( b; V, z$ O1 j6 |: @ Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)+ v+ r2 p g0 J) K( V j+ g9 K
Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)9 Z6 I$ {( P3 x3 \
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Airbase hits 17/ u; _& J4 `3 w2 c( r
Airbase supply hits 2% I1 q$ L# U/ }- Y* s" Z& K T
Runway hits 35
. g, [8 D. J3 yPort hits 5' e& O! @: o) D0 H& d
Port supply hits 4
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BB Kirishima firing at Gove
- D. F h7 j7 h9 f. IBB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade9 C$ E1 K. D4 I" Y4 H: ?6 D" F
BB Haruna firing at Gove
! W! C E4 @1 f( F7 TBB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade$ z( u4 }) s5 v' E$ V& j1 {: u
CA Kako firing at Gove
: Q1 l/ p' U9 \& A5 n3 A1 ]CA Kumano firing at Gove 4 L" b5 [, m9 C9 Z/ I9 ~
E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya
4 H; H+ M7 M4 O. R. h7 U$ ICA Suzuya firing at Gove ' ?0 \& M7 _- h' m0 ?
CA Mikuma firing at Gove
! ]8 u" ?* {" N% ECA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |