AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 44
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& Z; B& S# G y7 s 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Gove/ O2 M, A, n* d8 {; L
/ a" |" y4 i" V H0 ]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 Yards9 q+ j" [! X1 G4 m: L$ x. F
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Japanese Ships8 y1 {! [# N* ~& P" X
BB Kongo- h: ?: B6 b# @/ m' R. x. x9 F4 t( _
BB Haruna2 E+ q8 j/ D" K# a0 g2 t% a
BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1
6 p8 f3 Z" r5 X3 R7 r0 H BB Kirishima
! J1 z! ~3 C, s6 V; W' O CA Mogami0 u$ P, L, @ ~, e2 t3 g% a
CA Mikuma. d' s$ P# N( ^( W# w
CA Suzuya* Y% U9 W$ l* C+ o. \
CA Kumano
2 Z# m) }5 L$ y CA Kako8 L' p4 E9 }* P
DD Makinami
: o) l6 N5 i9 M, _# o* w6 u DD Takanami% Z* H; e+ B* I
DD Natsushio. J0 {* Y5 \* g
DD Yukikaze4 b4 A! b7 f0 w/ f8 ^ ?% I. f7 D
DD Hayashio8 Q8 @) O" {3 { P$ i: h3 h! t
DD Maikaze
$ q- r9 b. q7 i# p) n& S DD Isokaze, l# m/ d Z+ [, X, m( y
DD Shiranui6 l1 m9 f5 K7 i& S9 L K/ w
DD Amatsukaze2 A- i8 ^. z9 @* ~, i ]7 q
$ W$ U; T9 a, G; x KAllied Ships
4 q( w! j6 E [9 V. ] PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk! w9 @7 E# d b' i
PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk, X$ F0 r- C& {6 m& z" Y
PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk4 E B2 G! y! [- Z U1 f' J, C* T
PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
" g1 c0 ]1 w+ s- [* v1 A PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
. r! a+ w! ~& z7 Y8 | PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk/ U8 o4 r: g9 o/ y2 }% D2 D& q
PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk3 J' J8 B/ l: E8 d! Z8 w
PT-607 t, }3 T ]! z& x- \
PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
$ |8 a" Y2 V/ l. Y PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk' A3 V8 J- E6 I5 y; a: |; ?" H' Z
PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
4 x" `9 l4 T1 ]1 ]* \4 b" g PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk% e7 N) z7 P5 d+ R6 ^; |% b
8 u7 i/ @/ y! ?. v7 p) k. B% u' PJapanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!. @. P, e r( J+ [4 n! P6 P
Allied TF begins to get underway
" @) Q) i5 x h# @Low visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight: e x) X+ d) L7 |$ A w; p
Maximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards
0 N9 U3 p* U, k. z1 l- V' X+ W* [Range closes to 25,000 yards...
G: ]; {- Q. h1 M/ SCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards
6 G) Q5 u9 S0 x9 @3 B4 B+ HRange closes to 20,000 yards.... |7 c+ F$ \% `9 s3 Q
Range closes to 15,000 yards...
& ?2 ]: k6 E/ X$ P. XCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards
n$ o& D, R/ Y" z0 T9 v* a Q3 iCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards
$ ]% a0 {/ `# @4 S' mRange closes to 10,000 yards...( h* g6 M* P9 h! e' E9 E( ?4 e: L
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
( o* ~* K* L4 h4 N* g1 D: S9 \Range closes to 7,000 yards...( C0 `# J7 L0 O: C3 p
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards
# Z# }' J/ h8 u% i) m6 u- [+ K9 tRange closes to 5,000 yards.../ j8 C/ p! C* |; O& _ x
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards
' s N' P5 t' l. f7 n7 NRange closes to 3,000 yards...3 c8 N- p- u- a2 H0 J3 |
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
6 ?( K: _( V1 WRange closes to 1,000 yards...8 y2 ^3 P* e: p p- F$ X. }
PT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards; t5 e9 |% Q' {
PT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
' G$ J/ x+ V% T0 C- @5 r+ v+ Q7 @PT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
7 v) M/ c: C- G6 {% _1 h7 lMassive explosion on PT-46
. U: f0 F2 `/ S- D$ X' ?- k: ~PT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards( k% a0 X) ?. `9 X
PT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards- z! b9 ~6 n- n) j; F* p$ c6 K
Range increases to 2,000 yards
* [, n$ G. e4 F% UPT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards. I+ X2 @, {; ~- i
PT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards* P; r4 [4 x3 S0 m& k0 [
BB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards
2 N& l2 W6 V! P" O/ N [PT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards
8 K3 L9 r5 T& r6 G v( APT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards8 x) c" r9 i; D8 u2 _
Range increases to 3,000 yards
, r+ W' s4 l+ e8 a0 ^* }PT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards b4 }, _, m3 u- T/ d
Range closes to 2,000 yards
+ l" i8 p5 Z; bBB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards
& n% k! q1 q& `4 R" f1 KPT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards
2 E/ `, Q" Z% v2 j- _( XRange increases to 4,000 yards
9 ]/ K' s* f/ {Range increases to 5,000 yards
8 H& ]/ E- k& i7 N. fDD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127
3 [; ]5 f4 v L6 j8 ^! ~& G& eRange increases to 6,000 yards
A; M. A2 M$ b% kRange increases to 8,000 yards6 O. C7 q4 d- Y; r6 P. m
Task forces break off...% q* E1 B( ?& r9 F
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards
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1 n0 o4 p5 @7 t DD Shiranui
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Allied Ships
. t4 A& `# Y' y ^8 O PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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Poor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight
- T6 U0 @' o- ~7 x, |. D* h) aMaximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards8 g# `' @1 q1 W1 f; Y4 B. p: j3 N
Range closes to 28,000 yards...1 k- d0 R0 E- A" S8 s8 k" Q
Range closes to 26,000 yards...- `7 ?: b- E) D& x9 g
Range closes to 24,000 yards...- I. U ]3 V) _! o( i
Range closes to 22,000 yards.... L% s" S$ J- H: j. L: a% n
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
) j: `& \7 X# o. v: S @9 V3 {Range closes to 18,000 yards...
$ T4 j- k: u3 w; }2 j4 n+ QRange closes to 16,000 yards... ~! I9 S$ j) f8 S5 [ H% i
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
9 l7 N: K. o6 X$ t8 cRange closes to 12,000 yards...) ~$ r& \9 j( l2 f, ]+ V
Range closes to 11,000 yards...4 Z2 E4 m$ C/ \9 ~# Z# p$ q
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
! {& u$ j( d. r% d. p' kRange closes to 9,000 yards...7 h) w& I! l5 c) g- W
Range closes to 8,000 yards...6 m; X/ ?* C I" h4 c& o* j
Range closes to 7,000 yards.... x1 Z) L6 k# b5 j; g! j5 x# ^
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
* B: e8 G; I7 ~& cRange closes to 5,000 yards...4 {% i$ s$ m% S% w$ k8 e
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
0 \- c% v& x% e c. O9 B. QRange closes to 3,000 yards...
' R% B6 H* I- A4 h& g. vRange closes to 2,000 yards...# a. g3 j+ ?8 \1 o4 U2 U
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards, Z. J& \( a: M% L
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
1 L' ]# T, Z5 R4 T: b2 ~% EAllied ships attempt to get underway
8 r9 u; G) Q$ Q% ^- q$ KRange increases to 3,000 yards0 S G& Q' S% E0 M* {: [( I
PT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards
0 l( D8 J' h6 l% @, A: ~Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...
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$ k* x2 A ^" v3 r1 pNight Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127
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Allied aircraft losses
. ]+ V z& f% `! i$ L1 a Catalina I: 7 damaged7 n. J/ P2 t1 q7 h9 }& |
Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground/ h0 y4 d- c ]' ?' V- L; V
P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged) o. B1 u$ m6 F7 V
P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground# p6 L I7 q I0 v1 w0 a A
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BB Kirishima
0 L4 }" m0 y( M$ m; p BB Hiei
( K4 ?: r% y1 h0 D& d* W BB Haruna
1 u, O& }+ f1 [5 |& a6 k1 T BB Kongo4 Z: g# V: V- f5 z" `" ?$ M. G
CA Kako2 |. P& x. P0 ~1 J* C- x. `
CA Kumano
4 q" l1 O# c. b5 q8 Z# W CA Suzuya
@: u1 B. R! ]# }6 a' L CA Mikuma5 E, D S& A- h) s
CA Mogami0 {6 j0 ^4 f* ]" ~3 b r7 ~
1 K7 T, t* ]: c* f. Z6 {6 Y8 FAllied ground losses:1 a+ }* c, o3 i7 P0 P ~
274 casualties reported X) V- l9 j) v8 Q8 l3 U
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled: J9 @ H7 f1 X ?% H# C/ I
Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled
: N) n w* }. M Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled
3 [2 }5 i4 I+ O Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)% E- q# n O: i) b: r
Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)- L5 U w' _2 h3 k
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Airbase hits 179 O8 y/ A. D5 p( }
Airbase supply hits 20 Z6 z1 U( ?9 ~' P+ |1 o; B2 u
Runway hits 35" K$ A* ~, f; [3 r& |
Port hits 53 q, m" W; v6 J/ [/ ]- F& z5 O2 x9 K3 k
Port supply hits 42 V7 R' Y$ ?# C4 w& o9 q* m
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BB Kirishima firing at Gove - I2 k0 ?6 _1 k n
BB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade
/ t W" r3 D0 S, ~; Z" C! GBB Haruna firing at Gove
$ o; _8 U* Q6 d2 iBB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade
% G8 h6 ?. N9 O$ f& Q, l! S/ zCA Kako firing at Gove
* ~: @( {% ~! ECA Kumano firing at Gove ) U* t8 h# v& x% V6 v2 C
E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya/ T$ z2 h, B. D8 E) ~ Z. z# T; V
CA Suzuya firing at Gove
3 y8 B" Z2 { o* E) H* W' |CA Mikuma firing at Gove 0 Q3 {/ v+ G4 N/ e* L9 T
CA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |