AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 44
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. M, G/ D+ x1 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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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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( `0 f% t B! D6 dNight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards) Z! |9 ^# m* F8 C% {5 N/ [
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Japanese Ships3 L, q3 l3 M% T6 t- b, |+ `
BB Kongo
! _7 N) z9 T" b! j% j! z BB Haruna. Q$ ?. y( [/ e9 L+ z' V
BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1
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CA Mogami
$ R8 I% A! l' Y0 w0 {, x& p4 v2 [ CA Mikuma5 Y- Q9 X+ C, s. u) N! }3 l
CA Suzuya8 }5 s- B l+ g3 B6 `6 S
CA Kumano$ y* L) G6 G o+ |! d6 T; c
CA Kako
5 l, \4 S" p I' V. H" L DD Makinami
N7 B V0 Q: M3 E7 s/ W DD Takanami
# }0 {- b8 k+ W( U) D' w3 \ DD Natsushio
* W5 }, f: f. Y" r6 u DD Yukikaze
6 Z4 ?8 H( I' U7 h DD Hayashio- I7 E$ l( [/ T- ?3 z7 {
DD Maikaze
* S5 C4 b7 n; E& F DD Isokaze
. l( s3 @) a1 g9 ` DD Shiranui& e% I3 @" j/ k/ z/ C
DD Amatsukaze& U" C+ P) m* k# g
* v, ~# n4 u; t j+ \2 _ y: _. bAllied Ships
2 c: x% V0 b9 b& g( i( k1 V) B PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk$ g* k, b! x0 ^* h1 z( l! u3 X
PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk' v [ b, }) U8 d' R* R
PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk' k4 c& y, e: Z% p2 B4 \
PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
: M5 w" C% ~; W- r2 k9 L( A0 }" ] PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
; x1 A0 y) p# z PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk. Z P' Q, D ^) S }
PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk! Q3 O) }6 ]' K f% b
PT-606 w; I6 T$ V8 K3 R# `* G
PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
% i6 ]* c. l: f$ P" y0 U PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk, W/ A; T1 M3 I. Y% L3 w: o
PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
* |; Y* o" Q) s9 {. x* U( i) J PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!# v+ L2 }( _! z
Allied TF begins to get underway' B- n- \ D- v5 j8 h2 B# H
Low visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight* B( O2 Y7 a5 F3 Q' U6 H) H
Maximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards [1 b N2 v) D0 s, S7 b% E
Range closes to 25,000 yards...
$ ^" ]3 j% f+ M: P' S3 jCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards
$ {) t) f7 \6 \ s- \) WRange closes to 20,000 yards...
& F* k0 ^7 J$ o- V7 z! i n0 gRange closes to 15,000 yards...
/ l5 g3 g. P* [" K" OCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards
! M/ _2 x/ Q/ Y* j0 X0 @CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards' h6 _: ~+ l. k
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
# g; i7 s/ s6 ACONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards0 G" g. a, Q( f! I+ C
Range closes to 7,000 yards...% d. z. U [) i
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards
) l9 r& P2 K& L, q) g/ BRange closes to 5,000 yards... y$ i8 O9 r2 f; J8 F4 l, I1 k
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards7 X/ J6 j* [8 y! J7 e: u
Range closes to 3,000 yards...# x& a. G! Y1 s: f6 W( X
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards. |9 h3 o( T/ v1 f3 x o
Range closes to 1,000 yards...8 O# w6 ~. H6 D& S
PT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
8 T5 e8 f& x0 w7 v& f/ aPT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
: y& l7 k) P+ p' ?. K' BPT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
2 ^) R. u3 D5 J! m6 |; CMassive explosion on PT-46 O+ O/ {# Q H6 s/ y8 r6 O6 A
PT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards' s, J- o6 b. D- J0 \7 D0 O
PT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards# k; L! Q$ m" J! H
Range increases to 2,000 yards' T8 B: v# e" K `
PT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards/ G" O2 t; ]) M, W- X2 P+ o
PT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards! k$ @5 L( f% D) j4 _
BB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards
/ Z1 {, C3 T. |; I! _5 K, F+ m) wPT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards
8 K! _' w& f, K& E, l% pPT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards: z+ A2 ~/ O# P0 J
Range increases to 3,000 yards
* O) U) u3 y$ z( n+ c% nPT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards6 ^( ^2 r3 [! N) M$ @9 L; |
Range closes to 2,000 yards
* t" d6 A" \# p& I+ N8 JBB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards
9 `/ ~, S$ T) E' c7 o# WPT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards9 w$ \$ I6 }9 [+ p: L+ t4 @7 c
Range increases to 4,000 yards
6 }+ J4 z0 }4 _6 W' b: j3 HRange increases to 5,000 yards! O4 w: O, ^. D0 h# M1 q( T+ S
DD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127 & U) v7 e; T& s" @: W: e% X( p
Range increases to 6,000 yards
6 x+ D( |9 ]/ Y2 aRange increases to 8,000 yards! ]; d& p4 {/ M* p
Task forces break off...
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g5 ~& Z9 X* b. |Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards
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3 D- N- r# ~! @% a6 |& @1 ^3 i DD Shiranui
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Allied Ships4 L5 g' y; f. n( U- M
PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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- V. X: i5 R) y( ~! a5 hPoor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight
* N2 x- R# a4 [) O& L. B! T: \Maximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards
8 Q5 x N( y( SRange closes to 28,000 yards...) b7 C7 P) c2 W2 _. E( M0 _
Range closes to 26,000 yards...
$ W0 q2 o: V1 j$ w4 @8 f5 p7 a# z, bRange closes to 24,000 yards...9 [+ F7 A" [ `3 l
Range closes to 22,000 yards...$ Z$ J! i7 T- }9 z
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
8 S" i- I | e" E- l0 ARange closes to 18,000 yards...
, I. N: K6 A5 S5 b3 B2 cRange closes to 16,000 yards...$ t3 E" [( C6 ]2 q
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
6 [/ W; u9 [( U5 W( g! U7 wRange closes to 12,000 yards...
9 O, o6 M3 b9 d5 |' u6 c4 s& N4 @Range closes to 11,000 yards...
' v( L m: V; o" xRange closes to 10,000 yards...
1 r% L* v8 K' h8 j! iRange closes to 9,000 yards...; ]9 Z: m/ T9 B) |/ ^
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
# Z# ]& Z: G7 w& W5 cRange closes to 7,000 yards..., k$ Q9 p! n4 y# T& v4 o! W
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
" k8 N, ?1 s9 j6 {7 D0 x9 N2 K" D% WRange closes to 5,000 yards...
: K9 ~9 D6 D% e* m; h. \Range closes to 4,000 yards.../ V; B+ a2 E' y4 d
Range closes to 3,000 yards...6 d8 P* P5 t4 c; [1 v0 c5 f
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
5 i8 L. v7 k* P9 `CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
, z& G; V( B$ G* r$ w2 O( GCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
4 N/ G) o* Z* R" ~Allied ships attempt to get underway" G8 Z8 Y. B% p# r. b$ [
Range increases to 3,000 yards
8 ~' ~3 u9 }+ T" {7 Y) s+ r: Y) _( iPT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards
1 s3 M! N' A8 O4 Q! TCombat ends with last Allied ship sunk..." w4 G2 H! B+ }, R, B- V; |) U
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1 p* q6 @3 ^; h4 ?7 w" `# aNight Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127
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Allied aircraft
8 ~: S% }! f% d" c5 k0 r& c no flights
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Allied aircraft losses
1 r9 o2 p9 V C) c Catalina I: 7 damaged
! |' N/ V% P5 ~ { Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground: X5 k& c& s, A: |0 {+ Y8 `
P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged
2 d& s7 a7 Q, Z+ [ P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground
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; m" ]* l! w6 l# _ BB Kirishima
- E! W0 b4 W- E9 \0 _# F/ s. ] BB Hiei8 o- ~- e8 T) f4 K
BB Haruna
8 ]' V. Q l- ^. h8 d BB Kongo
' k3 W K% D) H7 @0 ]; E; c5 l3 a CA Kako B" J+ r1 f8 o& L
CA Kumano& I% ]) w) y( [( `" Y, R& n) K7 [8 U
CA Suzuya( x" p1 x8 R7 r% y {
CA Mikuma" I* }0 I; N/ l1 ~8 n' L! {
CA Mogami$ X1 v, I1 ^- N+ p+ ]
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Allied ground losses:9 ^: z1 o/ l) X( |- S
274 casualties reported z& }5 Y: [4 F- o, S/ c. b
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
0 v5 W& ~' H& t3 m. B8 a4 J Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled$ x9 x% I: S' u! B: _ F7 o7 [) |! ?
Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled& i! r: D" [- _
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
! P$ }! k1 y/ `& n( ]1 \" |1 b' O Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled); W2 q7 G, S% [; T- `& }( \
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Airbase hits 17
$ j0 \8 x0 t W2 q3 tAirbase supply hits 2
# t' M* R9 v; Q, q0 rRunway hits 359 { r2 R8 {6 T: W2 F2 b
Port hits 5: a# a, T5 U' i) Q" g8 u
Port supply hits 4& [; i! D* B# P" l, ~ M* w; d+ P
& g0 ] I7 Y: z, c; a3 W( uBB Kirishima firing at Gove 2 ?- ]' ]8 N& c$ P. E9 F
BB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade
% g5 } u- R( R8 b5 [0 w/ MBB Haruna firing at Gove 8 w; @2 {- g4 T: U6 d9 t5 { g$ ]
BB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade
$ m) h2 n+ B8 ]- N$ Z, lCA Kako firing at Gove " v0 X4 U8 Y" ]# j1 {6 a; \, [) ?1 v
CA Kumano firing at Gove
) F1 F# l, x7 b9 L& w# @E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya+ o* X1 v& \4 c% R. B3 b
CA Suzuya firing at Gove
4 H) \; ?6 D- L* D( aCA Mikuma firing at Gove
# H* ? {& j( d! |$ bCA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |