AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 44
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% j2 q- b! b# w, N0 R t/ [( r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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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$ n3 r" t8 f3 W5 g9 i: ]1 }
8 L% ` n6 T& T* S) x& ]* C oJapanese Ships
) [3 ~4 t5 A. ^& c& A: `- _ BB Kongo
( h5 |# z$ P( Q9 S! g; O/ o BB Haruna# t8 v7 T- I8 _9 Y4 x r. K5 A
BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 13 y# k" ?* h8 Q# C! S8 F* j, e
BB Kirishima
( d5 D/ e' o. s! S CA Mogami" [: n# b8 t c$ c) G! g
CA Mikuma# ?6 C* c. m" u, [% K& n5 l
CA Suzuya/ v3 n0 m" }+ E7 n
CA Kumano
4 k. b$ B4 K. q CA Kako8 O% R. ^; r/ J# V/ ]2 C- @' K5 j
DD Makinami) s8 c: H8 b) D* b. I; c1 z
DD Takanami
% Q+ z4 H! j% Y7 y1 `0 S/ d DD Natsushio$ [# m& m: `% o9 A, W
DD Yukikaze
$ f8 H" V4 r8 l$ W3 T! k DD Hayashio# [9 `3 I( ]' v3 H! I7 B
DD Maikaze
$ ^3 c# ?' \( f$ M; h8 E DD Isokaze
* C! V, _/ A4 w3 A, i; r DD Shiranui# {) X" R7 \" ]
DD Amatsukaze
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3 z" _7 d/ i+ j7 e/ [& d+ n6 iAllied Ships
. l7 j8 D$ v# K: v& m PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk# b9 Z( C$ s8 N6 e5 a
PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk3 U% M6 S8 M- j J3 H. |
PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk: W8 G# p \0 n+ d/ D
PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk; f+ a! o. H4 u
PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
% S% m; b( V& Q+ r9 Q8 v1 p PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk! B7 o# u3 M( ^* d
PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
' t. G# g6 n' F2 E( U PT-60
8 r6 u9 }' F! j. M% A1 x PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
, R3 J+ V5 c; a' \0 {& C PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
" J+ \$ d$ Y4 }" @( R PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk( U5 B7 ?, X3 z( k" w
PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
# P% X8 A, d: `& Q; z" n2 RAllied TF begins to get underway
& j" Q3 Y3 _3 }! u. \4 N' u* eLow visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight( R% Y! Z9 |7 K
Maximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards
& u' j, a1 P) u, O$ }; IRange closes to 25,000 yards...$ `+ k' ?( S: g
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards
! P# P6 ^. m+ {9 z2 |% ~8 I. KRange closes to 20,000 yards...* x' P& d* v; G7 s8 |- M- d# U
Range closes to 15,000 yards...5 k3 L/ `2 R8 K& s) c! g: x. o* }& i
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards
) f. s& z3 V1 n1 }2 }. CCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards$ V8 {% ^8 D' {& @
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
3 ]: j2 U8 C1 b* z8 t- [CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards L0 W, A R8 U# i- |+ H
Range closes to 7,000 yards...+ \* B9 s. H, {9 u& ]1 g, t
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards9 C' f5 c8 B& O$ `+ \
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
o+ G. [. j. z# ]; tCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards
; A( `. q; n9 t/ K3 y5 s' h# `Range closes to 3,000 yards...
0 W& P; k& u& k( }CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
1 M" F n7 J: _1 Y U7 P8 ZRange closes to 1,000 yards...( V, P/ D- a# u8 W& [
PT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
9 P' |; s8 S6 s& d( U/ m6 j6 X8 GPT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards0 X! H6 Y" { h/ _6 R, N
PT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards# K* \+ P) O }/ {! T
Massive explosion on PT-462 @2 W: w' V3 f8 V* S. }! Y( ?* o4 @
PT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards) @% c A$ ~, ?. S& n; l* v( w% m
PT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
% ]) D8 T- N- YRange increases to 2,000 yards
8 W9 ^) `5 |( H0 g8 k2 {2 C' S- dPT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
4 C6 ?$ ^/ w. zPT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
: n& B( O( ?) G: }) W" K7 J7 d& dBB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards
3 k6 l6 i* {8 O! j2 r% D' Y9 g: \- _PT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards7 I1 m$ k1 D/ ^! o" x$ n9 ~$ U- g! f
PT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards& w/ Z r) [: R; K0 a
Range increases to 3,000 yards
; f- r1 O- {' B# g0 kPT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards
. p7 |; ?0 d! k8 ^7 U* \: `Range closes to 2,000 yards! J% E6 h5 m! O
BB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards+ z3 G% O6 |- s: y/ R, G7 }
PT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards6 M. Y2 K/ `4 K' e4 e3 h
Range increases to 4,000 yards
4 n$ b4 [/ D. T1 s; {) ^$ ARange increases to 5,000 yards0 K/ T' S, K% d1 u$ F3 c0 |
DD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127
7 s+ v7 p% A$ B% C& V k# nRange increases to 6,000 yards
: t% d2 `8 ?( |Range increases to 8,000 yards( Z" z$ |9 Z5 U$ n. s
Task forces break off...
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# N+ r) k% k7 Y' }2 n4 eNight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards
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# }/ r. [/ K5 R DD Shiranui9 L! Z h$ s, Q) \; l, v
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Allied Ships' J2 E6 e' ~& Q+ F( P0 G& D
PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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n2 K- Q; L- n6 WMaximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards
7 m( u& [+ z- [8 j4 G9 R9 K3 cRange closes to 28,000 yards...7 c; I3 c( Z, R
Range closes to 26,000 yards...
+ E) R9 @: |( A8 j. b7 LRange closes to 24,000 yards...
% C) @! Z( n& }% [ s5 gRange closes to 22,000 yards...
?: x( G# X! b8 X1 s. f+ Y8 c8 {4 \Range closes to 20,000 yards...
0 w+ J& d8 ^8 |% qRange closes to 18,000 yards...
3 A1 b" P+ ]5 n2 A, ~& CRange closes to 16,000 yards...* r5 U" Z! v- l, a
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
7 e. J: E. ]) f: A$ f. a* YRange closes to 12,000 yards...
/ H& E; k: }+ J. z$ Z% N0 ARange closes to 11,000 yards...
! n K: B+ q+ J/ a- w: G+ L6 YRange closes to 10,000 yards...
9 F6 e% l, s- b: L% XRange closes to 9,000 yards...
' K1 b5 N: B4 B* |) Y; ^( vRange closes to 8,000 yards...
( @( z+ z1 y6 G6 s# FRange closes to 7,000 yards...9 m0 D9 d7 h) b: ~5 r
Range closes to 6,000 yards... ?+ B3 }$ b6 K& c* j3 e$ l8 g
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
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. ]( p* {# m: h, ]Range closes to 3,000 yards...0 a. S# T; K- H# M! K a
Range closes to 2,000 yards...! s% e- G$ _+ Z+ E* U
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
1 P( x$ }0 }3 L! n. L: V# s; uCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
( A: ^5 `1 O# iAllied ships attempt to get underway
0 k- M7 N7 X+ I0 {Range increases to 3,000 yards& ~. l, w! j& ?# H1 @1 P& Q
PT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards
8 T+ R+ ]2 C* S7 R% A& BCombat ends with last Allied ship sunk...
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) B2 I4 Z6 V; ~, ^Night Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127
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& \* \7 R5 ?% y9 K* B1 s3 z0 ^Allied aircraft losses
/ B$ c* R) Y( n! e4 Y Catalina I: 7 damaged
( b. X1 K( e( Z, D I Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground! l1 l( `" q8 ~7 }7 [; B7 j* u, n
P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged
! e3 y8 ~" T' O4 z P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground7 }+ B U& T% G2 T K8 P+ c8 z
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Japanese Ships
$ L7 N4 e9 y! F7 [+ g BB Kirishima g) M4 _% H& W: ^2 }. @# \0 p
BB Hiei
0 J7 K% E2 v! r2 H1 [1 y5 J, X BB Haruna! J3 }9 I! ?4 s7 S0 s& j
BB Kongo: I3 L; c A$ s2 c
CA Kako; ~: U- v# R' P2 U& `+ k
CA Kumano ]( F8 q2 ~* X( v& D* ^* E! b
CA Suzuya0 K, i5 K2 {9 s, D3 E1 l. e+ _8 A
CA Mikuma1 X4 |2 Y# N8 p, R- Y7 ~& \
CA Mogami& g4 f& S% A. j8 W2 U) ~3 W
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Allied ground losses: H3 p) {6 ` x/ [+ \' k3 @
274 casualties reported
' ]$ E$ ^/ a2 Z1 w; j- R4 G- x0 J% _ Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled3 B0 N% k/ X$ }, t/ e9 O. m+ n& {
Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled
; l/ t1 l: o0 u Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled) _7 `' J9 K6 @6 ?- s1 L9 j
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)/ f7 S5 q7 p, d0 _
Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)
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Airbase hits 17
: D/ E% q4 | N0 mAirbase supply hits 2: L. ?# `5 g2 A. ~
Runway hits 358 T b: R: s3 z l
Port hits 5
( U0 X! @, h9 G0 \$ C1 v4 oPort supply hits 4$ ]. n. {* @5 @& R- s# t
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BB Kirishima firing at Gove
/ C) m, I: e a; t( sBB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade
, S2 V" o; V0 s" X% A" qBB Haruna firing at Gove
. Q" C6 e1 k3 d4 {, F4 y: f# xBB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade( n9 h; A }$ D$ M; x
CA Kako firing at Gove % ?* M) z: i% v. e( ~4 \4 m
CA Kumano firing at Gove - q, l9 C. Q2 m2 w) @6 t) A8 \
E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya; f! a5 a1 t* q+ s8 M) r/ r
CA Suzuya firing at Gove
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CA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |