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- P- [+ C8 d! ~! [% v
; ^4 Z0 H, x9 C; p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 ; U9 I6 [/ L0 d' {4 ^
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* x- j. V; r8 h, B1 C4 g0 YNight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards) A) V5 a+ v; D# @* A' q% c
9 T; o$ K; {- f/ b& gJapanese Ships! U; ]7 }3 Y; I1 R4 ^
BB Kongo# E# f$ o! Q' M7 {5 g) O
BB Haruna
( S# h9 L# d, V BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1
+ c" l1 G4 C! r" \/ s1 ]1 j5 g6 [ BB Kirishima: A( j' T( @- G; U
CA Mogami# ]: m* b' g; x0 w
CA Mikuma
; G5 {) B. q. ~" ] CA Suzuya
3 S5 O) m! N" n- X' K CA Kumano
, `7 o+ O7 P0 b3 F CA Kako
1 y* M; A4 i- @' ?( a/ K DD Makinami
0 E9 ]3 c ^1 Q" c }/ R: s: u F DD Takanami" g+ m; n" e/ ]% a7 D
DD Natsushio s0 ^( G3 o7 G; G$ q% e
DD Yukikaze
) a4 D! `3 @$ F& g w# `/ d8 ~, V' Q DD Hayashio
- |5 P& K# y4 t7 I* z2 X DD Maikaze
& O! L$ M* w) y& x% B7 T& A# I( r% r DD Isokaze
2 l0 N1 s; ?. H6 ~6 A' Q9 [# F DD Shiranui
& T+ X" U6 `, |% n# n DD Amatsukaze
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3 v o8 {" N% s5 w1 rAllied Ships
5 C$ l+ e' i5 a7 @" H PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
6 O! g! F: ~' s& s PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
: ]1 z" m6 H% |' h* e* J) J6 @ PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
% t% ^# i+ ~/ n2 f" ~ PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
0 m n, G5 v2 O$ h PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
! H1 W5 j: F4 b8 f! T$ S! ^ PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk: q4 }+ f; ?9 x" N' Y
PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
5 k8 M7 y8 C \5 ` PT-60% N! h! w& R$ i$ p( q
PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk0 `- S0 P+ ^: }$ r' S& l' U
PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk# X8 y9 C' a% q/ p
PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk5 h0 L2 y! U. g
PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk4 E& Y6 P$ a/ _) a% L
. f0 K9 Q: I* @, P4 w2 ^Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
& C* j# E9 B/ W% A6 UAllied TF begins to get underway& z N+ V3 N5 h( k) [& L+ s+ w
Low visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight, g7 y7 T5 z9 Q6 x; b+ z- |# v, F7 _$ ?
Maximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards# A |6 s. ~ z4 _8 g9 i) b5 `
Range closes to 25,000 yards...
; v v9 q. o- X7 o8 c, A* KCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards
K% o( k* b$ K0 yRange closes to 20,000 yards...
1 B7 y3 ?0 [" @Range closes to 15,000 yards...3 R* X4 z0 S; g! q+ i4 B
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards
3 A) [& p/ @; {6 `' ]) Y" R: xCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards, u3 Q( K/ S- z) W% _: K
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
- k' I7 u0 P( L7 XCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards' n$ t( x) X3 J3 R8 J- k
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
7 t+ o& V& E! K, R z! nCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards( K+ o( x) i3 Z( A8 B
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
' F8 G3 T; L7 S g. w/ b, RCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards% j* U; r. ~* W
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
; |8 S: I1 ~) |6 M0 h d7 v) |- h. p/ YCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards3 e7 p3 a/ ?2 A A/ \5 @8 u
Range closes to 1,000 yards...% O* l& {/ f3 E( J) |/ [- K* h
PT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
- D' ~, x+ y2 q w* kPT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards* q7 ?) x) @& h: Z" G' @! @
PT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
) [8 n5 C' G$ zMassive explosion on PT-466 ~1 z- _" T3 f8 ]& E
PT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
; V- P/ F+ A8 p' vPT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
& E" o! o; q( p, ^Range increases to 2,000 yards" a/ R U. z; b# W, T* V
PT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards& |- R! x; y$ r' }# H
PT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
) E) d0 E& n: j$ EBB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards
# o- N# w8 n5 C9 SPT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards
; F- t2 P6 `! [* ~, W$ RPT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards, A( C# R) D$ Z3 l* W+ e
Range increases to 3,000 yards
/ ^* |: z( w# j0 BPT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards
: W- B2 Z {+ e+ k" G! GRange closes to 2,000 yards$ U6 e+ e/ B1 }& O9 _
BB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards
0 m/ D# D' Y# f$ r+ x# t+ x* l* s! ~PT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards" z q% z" @6 g' o- b* K* o
Range increases to 4,000 yards& v/ w) W. J4 K8 r
Range increases to 5,000 yards' H7 c5 Z! K7 K
DD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127 ; F ]+ {% I" k& l& H( A0 l0 J
Range increases to 6,000 yards
* K* Q9 n5 m" S& wRange increases to 8,000 yards( M, \& k. u: z3 x
Task forces break off...2 C F* E% p6 A8 C' c+ F- g/ H
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! Y. E4 X# c0 j1 q' v" gNight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
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Allied Ships
) }, d. U; S4 U) E- d6 S PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk* Q i* ^; c. S9 N, G; n! W4 {. \$ o! y$ S
# m8 e# J' c% c2 S8 HPoor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight& h2 G6 }0 E& {0 Y2 c- a! I+ z- A
Maximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards
" u3 j* b6 n& H3 xRange closes to 28,000 yards...7 v" P/ f3 _& o9 X% U' d
Range closes to 26,000 yards...3 @5 n% u. M m. R; @ ?
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
v$ f5 S8 j& g }0 G$ ~Range closes to 22,000 yards...
' a! N0 F- t4 P: G9 R$ k2 w7 h2 RRange closes to 20,000 yards...
- i6 [7 E) p) J3 t( yRange closes to 18,000 yards...
& q0 b& R1 V( {& a) HRange closes to 16,000 yards...
! q+ z9 X2 W. O4 Z! URange closes to 14,000 yards.... p, |' R6 t8 v. [
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
/ ~5 @. R$ w/ E) l& s. L$ v) D' Z+ RRange closes to 11,000 yards...# @# y/ ^% ^- Z# b8 H7 _, G
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
. E& \/ d6 I b U! ZRange closes to 9,000 yards...
: ?) x" i l! o& R* H( ]/ z* |Range closes to 8,000 yards...
8 Q! o. \0 `6 MRange closes to 7,000 yards...: O% t* T1 C3 ]# j b' y2 \
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
$ r" Y: A- l9 j: E7 J0 M' URange closes to 5,000 yards...
6 Z# S6 Q) j* }, @0 }5 PRange closes to 4,000 yards...
: e( g% p/ [! fRange closes to 3,000 yards...
5 {. K8 y; A& z. n: \8 O1 S) W9 o. lRange closes to 2,000 yards...! |) n# b. R: I7 w0 d7 e- J _
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
4 W9 Z+ Y. I! qCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards" T7 b& E3 q G o. Y, n6 P
Allied ships attempt to get underway5 x, L, U* x! z( p
Range increases to 3,000 yards
$ u" T2 y6 P kPT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards
- e B3 t! ?' A+ e) y1 bCombat ends with last Allied ship sunk...
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Night Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127
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9 T+ A4 L" @) u7 ^Allied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses7 a$ H6 l$ A/ \1 [9 U4 l. @
Catalina I: 7 damaged
* E( p$ J' Y" v8 b- J" B h1 ]5 y R Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground
3 N) O; g% }6 s( ^8 F6 M P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged
/ }7 L3 S$ V' S8 R/ S+ S; p* U P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground' S2 B0 E- \" U: }- {. o6 \
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Japanese Ships
6 O9 ?4 y+ `, ?' _( u' Z' g' d BB Kirishima
9 a" H) ~3 l# c! \1 ] BB Hiei
& }6 L2 K' N* Q% B; E* q BB Haruna
3 w5 h4 N8 r' {( u BB Kongo( E: @& j. M$ ?) a; }1 W0 k2 O
CA Kako
0 ^! \/ L1 [4 r7 g' W CA Kumano! f, U& v, ~6 G( ~1 y Z% E2 q( V
CA Suzuya6 w( u! b; W, W: b
CA Mikuma
1 D: r1 C5 r: J, W, d: V CA Mogami3 S3 H7 ]4 `! Q, r9 |
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Allied ground losses:
6 E1 Z- S" r3 s7 X 274 casualties reported s* h& I0 j% Z5 h
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
. f$ y5 ^9 }1 x4 d6 t, J" R Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled
( R; r# q% }: b7 }: G' I$ o Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled
( ]( |; g) h. B: @ Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled) E P5 }2 }0 c( p- x
Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled): g: p: Y3 b* A* ^
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Airbase hits 17
& Z$ Y A1 L+ h0 r' |! aAirbase supply hits 2+ x& S& ~# H* C# _) B3 ?
Runway hits 354 u) R$ l5 Z+ C; V
Port hits 5; y) ~( x' h- l5 h
Port supply hits 4
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, ^( z! K5 {9 g) d: ?- TBB Kirishima firing at Gove
4 ^5 N) Y& D; D- [6 S( kBB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade5 E2 R+ C+ }" I" {
BB Haruna firing at Gove
. f8 W0 j! V" H, tBB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade1 Z6 }. c& n. b7 Q: K, ^
CA Kako firing at Gove - s' p9 G, L4 e8 Q; ~% Y
CA Kumano firing at Gove 2 x, |: e6 V' S+ C* Q6 l( j- _, o* Q
E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya# X& e4 {1 _8 |0 @* D3 R' X
CA Suzuya firing at Gove 0 y6 b5 x7 J: H; z+ U
CA Mikuma firing at Gove
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