AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 44
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9 Z2 G( j8 {6 m2 V/ ~. f) X' `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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: D' R! @ K g) t6 B+ J; 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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4 J5 V/ L4 R8 u" n# |Japanese Ships' z; [% S* ?8 ^1 ]+ S6 Z
BB Kongo) c( L: b/ I* U+ ~
BB Haruna( I0 b* L1 \$ J" k% A Z, s' f
BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1
; ~* v* |& ^/ X% @' f7 J! f BB Kirishima
. ^( O1 o4 j" j1 m0 `2 k6 F CA Mogami
. V2 u X0 s; |! Z' { CA Mikuma
; P8 c- Z: Z9 n; q2 | CA Suzuya3 R; M: d! R, v
CA Kumano
% D2 h. o6 [: a& z6 h: k W CA Kako
/ S! F; m& e# ?( w& l DD Makinami
- V% a1 Y ?9 k) L7 U: ^ DD Takanami9 g2 Y+ o" t" k
DD Natsushio
# H; K6 c) w5 T9 y" R DD Yukikaze
0 P$ ~; }, ^* [% B2 z DD Hayashio
* Y2 _* T0 G/ |) z4 u& G DD Maikaze, ?7 x' r& p; u5 w/ O# J
DD Isokaze2 z, P N5 v* `( v' v
DD Shiranui3 Q, \8 x0 r; I- i2 O3 g
DD Amatsukaze% B0 c4 ]1 @7 L( ?
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Allied Ships
( {" R' p% {) X9 b, S# Y7 | PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
, Y: w7 H' {; V, K: a7 E0 M" k5 [ PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk# d; O1 {/ M0 F1 H2 N6 G
PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk* x/ Y8 T! X5 f+ s: [! t& L+ |
PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
+ m" C$ S" Z7 v3 k; R0 W" V PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk8 J; M6 `3 s5 U
PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
+ O/ O7 B& V( E7 G PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk4 L5 \4 V3 w4 q$ \6 y1 T# T6 s
PT-60* m3 K& x& f. _, |3 ?% N, R
PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk1 A- }# f* Y* Q6 ~$ I. G/ j2 I
PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
* S- S$ N) x# U3 P' m, `6 @. u PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
* c+ S1 a* s, @- l, x9 { PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk' Q/ H2 c# e! O
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
( {$ i H% M* G% G2 rAllied TF begins to get underway0 W9 ]% x7 Q1 M# t; I4 ]% {, L/ s
Low visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight: Y4 D# y1 K, b3 [
Maximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards
% ?1 I! ? ]9 S: u& _% uRange closes to 25,000 yards...4 N z$ F, f" p" e& g
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards. X Q5 j8 r, p' t
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
- x, B3 a$ g1 K1 R% VRange closes to 15,000 yards...& R( G3 o1 D5 C& S
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards, f6 S* }. l( f9 l& O1 j
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards" f0 q2 y8 i! P3 f6 x
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
: |# c8 U3 w2 u* M+ `, gCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards* W# Q+ q9 Y& t4 L, g+ R' d2 Y1 w& ]. H
Range closes to 7,000 yards...0 M4 ?1 c$ Z' u# r+ P
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards
$ |# c2 ^1 @5 h5 y$ `& W1 q0 BRange closes to 5,000 yards...* B' W+ i8 H3 R* Q* b% k! B
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards4 R# |1 W/ v' L, {! M' w5 E% f
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
5 S* h6 x- c/ ^3 M8 Q3 ICONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards8 n% o8 W: I" o6 P* I
Range closes to 1,000 yards...; F& T. k& I& [3 }
PT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards8 D: G( u( |, b. t) ?. a
PT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
! I$ F6 B( n( [% m( UPT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards7 T9 W2 G( s% {3 t4 _: D8 h
Massive explosion on PT-460 E& W! H% i1 v, u1 h$ Q- y( t
PT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards# l( k! U7 O. u; [
PT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
& b! p8 a* h) V2 p3 GRange increases to 2,000 yards& V. g1 v4 ~4 n" z5 L. T3 g
PT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards9 [- x% O& l' c7 R, ^6 T8 s
PT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
/ f3 m, j3 p+ {5 NBB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards @5 ^5 Q7 d) Y% _+ t& f
PT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards% i8 @ i# X% U/ I& }7 E& g; o
PT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards
& R) i+ D3 G7 d& I; nRange increases to 3,000 yards$ H+ _6 l* |6 P/ Y% g
PT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards
/ J N0 O U7 F& \9 n7 t% nRange closes to 2,000 yards
6 C7 ~, J5 {. U; v. tBB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards
" H, i( `: i" F7 s& d* d: rPT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards+ L/ h3 Z6 O6 P7 P' y- C# G& p5 l2 V% z
Range increases to 4,000 yards
* w9 V8 q8 O5 l" e' GRange increases to 5,000 yards2 m1 F; T$ ?' r1 l! Y& ^: s+ V7 N
DD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127 3 q6 L' b6 y1 X. `: H9 n5 i
Range increases to 6,000 yards( K% O) @* O. v+ l1 n9 x" v6 z
Range increases to 8,000 yards
3 s) X0 v8 E% J' s! ?0 PTask forces break off...! E( Z5 B7 _% L0 x6 @4 H
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards
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( J9 U' h" @! r1 h DD Shiranui+ d B' D8 u1 c0 K" d) N
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PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk0 ^8 U9 |# R& _3 x1 m& L6 g: P
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Poor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight
% ~0 i8 ], C" M' p; Z( {Maximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards( q& M) n" m9 Q2 t
Range closes to 28,000 yards...
- A3 f. d# X2 W2 g1 G0 aRange closes to 26,000 yards...
; A: L) j2 w& b) c+ uRange closes to 24,000 yards...* F! I4 X4 {5 @6 y- z0 u7 _
Range closes to 22,000 yards...% x+ i7 [: K! {3 b8 R9 a
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
! p' g' b$ F8 `% N6 BRange closes to 18,000 yards...
8 q7 n) T2 `5 T( d: K* fRange closes to 16,000 yards...
9 W7 m1 _3 C% B2 w# aRange closes to 14,000 yards...
2 X$ K' P- k8 r- O7 rRange closes to 12,000 yards...; r- A+ Q6 Y4 `7 t7 u/ o: Q- P
Range closes to 11,000 yards...+ y& o. d. {% t
Range closes to 10,000 yards.../ @( e7 w/ `2 v& z- z s: q
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
* u1 t% `$ ?2 i9 yRange closes to 8,000 yards...$ K3 ^5 D9 B5 l
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
/ ]. x. x7 P, m/ H7 `Range closes to 6,000 yards...
/ t5 P. K, R, x/ ERange closes to 5,000 yards...
" F p- p. J5 R% V* `$ Y4 e* eRange closes to 4,000 yards... v# H v) M" Z& Q' V# ]
Range closes to 3,000 yards.../ i1 p1 I8 L% L
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
- [# @# k0 c9 i# w- ]CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards4 \! ?9 C3 B7 |
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards' o) ^7 Y0 ~! T# P
Allied ships attempt to get underway
" A, n0 X% O8 R' O- c+ ^Range increases to 3,000 yards
: J" H W6 B% BPT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards
5 j" T2 ?2 {/ S2 {* o$ d4 Q2 RCombat ends with last Allied ship sunk...
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Night Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127' M/ f. _- Y& q$ L7 m; {" |* a( a( y: n
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no flights
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3 ^+ p; C2 W E6 B5 BAllied aircraft losses
: {2 n" x N, I Catalina I: 7 damaged, I6 m1 O2 \$ c" x, f/ S5 k0 [- s6 O
Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground% ]* t1 q) k( r9 w) p
P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged4 P2 u$ K% F/ P0 N+ |* w
P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground- G5 ?* R7 u9 o2 q/ v8 X- i4 O3 X
6 ?4 A9 } e% j9 LJapanese Ships
/ k; d0 \4 \3 G& N/ j4 c3 r# R BB Kirishima3 r, p/ \$ a* H! z) ~8 n
BB Hiei5 R+ K) `( k/ M. r
BB Haruna3 c/ c2 x: D' [/ q9 Q5 x
BB Kongo# j8 o, k- I; U7 P% {# l
CA Kako
9 x# Q9 R* A+ T9 V8 ^* D CA Kumano
, u0 b" U4 B8 u7 B! [) H CA Suzuya
6 p- K0 M6 x0 W( [+ y& D5 \" U" m' u CA Mikuma
% l3 h) ^, m" A$ K CA Mogami
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% |' f* P; \6 a/ K& u+ {Allied ground losses:& z7 V9 w4 N0 j" i& p& b$ y8 p
274 casualties reported
7 I0 s0 a: T5 _ B8 X& W% | Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
7 A7 G: ?- g, j1 U& f& E5 u Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled# n: m4 y0 G# H$ b" ^+ N
Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled ]2 g9 q2 p% e6 y( O
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)) Y. t n7 [/ c% T$ r; ]3 s9 z
Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled): z. V% b: u" B9 V
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Airbase hits 178 u" i5 \- H5 _
Airbase supply hits 2
$ N2 S9 R d8 ?9 YRunway hits 35
' ?4 v* N. _; O a2 g m/ }$ Z+ _Port hits 5
9 @5 K6 Z9 f5 m, _. O" r5 ZPort supply hits 46 K4 M( d0 p" [# d, R! @
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BB Kirishima firing at Gove
5 @' a/ ~& h6 L- \% n/ r' ~% \BB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade
# m: t( R8 C: }BB Haruna firing at Gove + Q+ l8 V4 s0 M& i0 i
BB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade2 T, }1 Z, z: U; B9 \7 l) {9 S
CA Kako firing at Gove " J8 Q, p3 X1 S7 Y3 e# O
CA Kumano firing at Gove
/ L% ~6 @* ?. i0 t# M$ A5 EE13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya h; b y+ H/ d) u7 l
CA Suzuya firing at Gove * c W+ h. o! `* ^0 m6 ~
CA Mikuma firing at Gove & r% v6 @ A, b* _8 |9 u5 I/ o4 G2 v0 I
CA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |