AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 44
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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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. R: b7 z& k) K- D) v2 BNight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
6 ?7 i* G4 \7 z9 Q: u BB Kongo. [" o" F; U$ J
BB Haruna
1 L3 n# K7 |$ X7 i BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1( L2 X, r9 X# w' Z, r2 {
BB Kirishima
" y. g% ~5 w, g) S" \! _/ C) W CA Mogami
( T6 U7 K+ J) u# c CA Mikuma
. S$ X! D- u( a CA Suzuya( B9 R' T) t6 ?# o: ]) q
CA Kumano
' o' Z/ g3 ?/ g6 }: R$ n CA Kako! ]6 y- y& F% c4 H
DD Makinami: w9 v+ k& [& t1 i3 m4 n
DD Takanami3 R- p7 `6 Z, D! \" w4 z
DD Natsushio
, ^8 D7 W* z0 r) |( s! N. o DD Yukikaze1 F; Z/ W! A; j- O) i
DD Hayashio
6 o5 _$ a" O a& y, r# P DD Maikaze; [3 e( _; {/ q* l5 h* T+ a
DD Isokaze
4 u& g. F1 Z( s$ i& v DD Shiranui0 q5 K$ ]; N1 J; X0 \/ m9 }% u
DD Amatsukaze' n& I( {. y' i6 ~) T
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Allied Ships
5 m9 Q. k. [# G, @( _ PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk) U/ ]' b: P& T
PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk6 ^5 E" j# r& m9 m9 Y% h( \
PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
c9 b9 t1 j* q% ~. h8 V8 A PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk( I! \% ^) |! s: _: L0 r8 Y: K" }; c
PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
1 ?$ ^( J3 n: ]4 k. t PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk! F4 f+ W) Z) h( \4 m
PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
+ ?$ f7 g6 [! l PT-60. `, O1 [1 @6 x) Y( e" K. `
PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk6 ]# x$ m2 G( D( i* R
PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk! d" e: N% E1 r; h- V- @9 y( F3 _
PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk& B( e3 e5 w* v& K# w
PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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6 d) P% P- o1 m$ ~9 J* S1 P3 UJapanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!( H: Z$ A" l" }6 j# _; T3 k5 V
Allied TF begins to get underway
( _% r4 D3 U( L# x( {Low visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight0 L* o" ]& O1 ]: C" F5 i+ _
Maximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards
3 H1 W: t# D" NRange closes to 25,000 yards...
" p* i w* v7 l& N. WCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards
1 V( l* @' A2 f- Q# J. @Range closes to 20,000 yards...6 h3 g8 k1 p* W
Range closes to 15,000 yards...
S+ _4 a, `: X1 ?. R0 \/ ZCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards
7 T+ K/ X. A( R+ r2 C! eCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards
! l, f; J$ l6 ^' HRange closes to 10,000 yards..., P7 j0 \) G; L7 @- a! y+ W
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
) o( X: E. f/ C* pRange closes to 7,000 yards...
( o) M; Q; D: y1 X/ J- @3 zCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards
3 r6 ^' _8 k! a% v8 o# D/ \1 C7 ~Range closes to 5,000 yards...
1 ]2 Z2 i9 l- q" p* y. tCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards
|) ?6 G# N. @, CRange closes to 3,000 yards...
: `* L" t" u" b6 S5 i6 C$ }4 c0 KCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards$ W9 v% ?3 ]/ D' l( K: [+ L
Range closes to 1,000 yards...
; v, v) D2 Z9 s) n/ kPT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
- H" T6 L8 a7 G" i" u3 UPT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards/ N- X/ `3 `- j k |+ H! E; `
PT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
* s6 A+ t, K8 c% v9 m; K- Q0 dMassive explosion on PT-467 j+ R. O0 N9 |+ ?
PT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards; \) ~9 B n3 w; g$ v
PT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
+ w. @, _3 y% h5 IRange increases to 2,000 yards
8 k e& B1 M X7 l. L, fPT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
6 T1 M0 o) R: d8 s% k; jPT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards2 h' O3 B% V- g4 G
BB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards
& E& a: I8 Q" W. ePT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards4 ` ^5 y d; ]
PT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards
$ E5 Q6 A' L F8 `: r5 W$ \3 tRange increases to 3,000 yards
+ a5 ^+ @1 V( ^4 o; d) z3 \, Y: uPT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards
- n5 t6 |0 H, d+ h9 Q+ ]Range closes to 2,000 yards( e M6 m; h: X3 I6 H# V
BB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards% T' A) Z6 c. R6 f
PT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards
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Range increases to 5,000 yards H2 b4 o% j: {/ f& R) R
DD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127
; U0 b. o# P- ?$ YRange increases to 6,000 yards9 K0 O2 L% S: i$ q9 a& l( Z; {
Range increases to 8,000 yards
9 m4 W+ }$ G3 J) \% a: i# fTask forces break off...& m$ a5 W2 S( ~2 A
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9 P" M% G4 w! t) z$ h- N) ~/ JNight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards6 L; \6 Q: [0 }" g" p! z* T: `! f, W
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Japanese Ships/ H/ S0 l3 ^+ F
DD Shiranui
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PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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# e# f/ y4 Q' Z# E- P! |Poor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight
7 \) Q: b) x0 l; ^Maximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards
* E( c* J, P, a8 k& a8 @4 KRange closes to 28,000 yards...
. J% x7 e+ p: q: F7 sRange closes to 26,000 yards...% u+ ~/ L1 I+ m1 f8 x* Y# B9 x% l
Range closes to 24,000 yards...2 j* L0 A2 \% Y1 V. z( k1 H+ G
Range closes to 22,000 yards... i/ K3 ?# b. B" [, | c
Range closes to 20,000 yards...# l- p4 {) v9 f0 d/ p# y
Range closes to 18,000 yards...# Z* G& c" I' P8 @9 j; N
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
* a" Q9 S' Q, H! `8 _Range closes to 14,000 yards...5 V6 k3 V$ Y6 {2 O2 |6 l
Range closes to 12,000 yards...0 D/ w, j" [' ~$ L2 u
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
7 P/ T5 G" r4 g9 \Range closes to 10,000 yards...
1 G$ b( i# D/ L/ eRange closes to 9,000 yards...7 p! \7 B/ ?. L A
Range closes to 8,000 yards...% C" f) O- _; w3 B3 x' |, J
Range closes to 7,000 yards...: d$ d- Y- A$ L6 a0 B9 k7 A1 W) `+ |
Range closes to 6,000 yards...4 F) F7 I( W5 e3 l
Range closes to 5,000 yards...9 q0 X m/ }6 P; S1 Z- z/ T2 Q
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
9 U' C; W3 `( @1 z1 V( T8 ?' ~4 T' ARange closes to 3,000 yards...
$ h: {- F; |# j1 ~$ M$ ERange closes to 2,000 yards...
M6 Z4 Y: S; |: A; f0 Q; wCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
5 @! u( t; ?$ E @/ cCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
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PT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards+ z/ J' K& [0 o6 b
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...# n s( a3 u( x+ c8 J* A; D1 h
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Night Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127; L! q6 y$ N, T+ E6 x0 B9 D; r' Y2 `3 i
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no flights
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Allied aircraft losses
( f, [$ Q0 Y8 [* i( ^- Y, z Catalina I: 7 damaged
' a5 N" r- x; B: R% [. y Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground) w8 B2 v2 \9 v8 I" H
P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged
$ Z j1 K! i. n: I# Z v H$ ~. G' b2 t P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground
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Japanese Ships1 p& K6 Y& h; [$ m5 X. ]
BB Kirishima. M: g1 [. |; T v
BB Hiei1 P3 g2 W+ x9 o
BB Haruna; y5 s9 }" c% f) i
BB Kongo
& h3 ^* c5 q; @% {7 u6 a+ R CA Kako
% [2 e* E. x( K' x: A7 z CA Kumano
7 H6 I1 R |( p$ j$ n: D; n CA Suzuya( e. i/ g; D, x8 v ^0 T
CA Mikuma, X$ b+ t1 ]- B/ \; t3 d5 R
CA Mogami3 Q1 r1 r& j/ G9 }, Q; W. m8 a
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Allied ground losses:
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' V) C' [% n, C% K& m, P+ r Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
! g( l+ i, B8 W9 N0 ]1 f1 s. X Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled
, k" p2 U T1 S* J7 S Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled& H$ r0 e& ~& i2 _( d: z3 y6 Q
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
: U5 y) J; N8 ?( z! R; V0 P( S- r Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)
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: m$ q: Y h+ t3 C0 BAirbase hits 17
. g0 g2 L% x( D; k+ q6 IAirbase supply hits 2* @9 D: s5 v; ~' R" C" t9 O
Runway hits 35
+ l! c& e, h" m0 e% vPort hits 5; i; V/ l6 A9 D, D" c; f0 g
Port supply hits 4
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G0 ]+ j6 @' P* G$ O# f, ]BB Kirishima firing at Gove ! z: @2 u+ S4 X/ k! l7 I/ F
BB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade
L1 a( O# v8 J6 H8 m; P9 r0 _BB Haruna firing at Gove
2 e) h- p' V( Y7 s5 rBB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade |3 z, A2 G4 W6 c1 @
CA Kako firing at Gove / c8 @5 m& b t( i8 ~( n3 n
CA Kumano firing at Gove * }5 j# c! k7 E. K7 v8 }
E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya
4 ?" _+ o; a, ?7 P; j4 K, YCA Suzuya firing at Gove
5 T6 M" k, P% q( q I3 z+ iCA Mikuma firing at Gove , U2 p% z& D8 J1 E- J2 w3 j4 I& H
CA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |