AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 441 {& n+ h# C( j, `
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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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4 x# D- S( i# E1 A4 h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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' K" K* e/ S- c# B" f5 [Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards
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z( ]$ b/ a P% _# `: y1 XJapanese Ships& g6 s3 ]7 W) W4 a
BB Kongo
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BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1. ~: R; [6 ~5 _) }# C
BB Kirishima
9 J. { ^; b3 B CA Mogami
7 ]1 M, C0 T5 M5 ]5 Q CA Mikuma% \( H. I8 m# |& U9 E
CA Suzuya( z m* o$ C% _) V7 h
CA Kumano- ]! |. P! X, ]8 }* L* C2 V
CA Kako
* T' M7 l/ e) X1 M DD Makinami
; [/ G8 w( N# g$ e# o4 q4 [ DD Takanami
; @2 w, \1 Z: H6 ^9 }; }( z DD Natsushio
' T# ]' q: t# u) p1 J% H# t* ` DD Yukikaze7 a, W3 S, N7 v
DD Hayashio: j0 g' F7 ?& y% L, p5 Q% ?& J
DD Maikaze' b3 j& }# ^7 ^: I
DD Isokaze4 C( f1 b( `! E, B% l" Q3 j
DD Shiranui: j2 c8 q! J0 W/ u( J- X4 V
DD Amatsukaze6 T* J2 i: E* n T# n& x1 {3 N, N
4 M) A) l- i$ l, k7 OAllied Ships
, e$ i/ C, J1 V+ K' \( a PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
4 L! j7 ]; i2 }# W- x PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk/ x6 e' H2 n/ P' |% |7 {3 ~5 } X
PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk+ p, D7 w9 ?& u4 [' s
PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk- x) I) u4 z) K4 _8 H5 ?3 k
PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
4 u \; s% {3 c. \5 |6 v PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
+ F( R! F5 [1 N0 N PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
7 D) C [9 y3 s* }# {/ W PT-60$ a. c+ S3 c$ G- _0 x% ^* \; x
PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
) t& Z/ L1 D3 t) C# m1 ?6 W PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk4 G" [. H6 [$ l. T% c! m
PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
1 O: L1 U; O: U- h+ z9 J- Z PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk. j# K+ Q$ E+ v: A& S. v5 _
& z% ^6 x2 H5 u, V3 S. jJapanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
/ y1 I4 |1 h# ]1 kAllied TF begins to get underway
& L3 K4 A G$ ^4 t. d! N3 Q% @Low visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight# S; x8 y7 b& {: Y
Maximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards, K! j7 x5 E) w9 G( w4 r
Range closes to 25,000 yards.... t) E0 }- O6 @7 g
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards: D# P& D: G5 ? j6 f
Range closes to 20,000 yards...% {: X9 _) R2 f0 |+ {1 U
Range closes to 15,000 yards...7 o' j1 k6 Q7 X* @: b
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards* K+ K! w; ?: M/ [
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards
6 o- |6 t5 g# @7 W) `# R' \Range closes to 10,000 yards...9 c) z4 w4 V2 R, ?$ K; s R
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
% P3 Y4 Q/ N- z; j. r% ?$ CRange closes to 7,000 yards...
. z1 V, n U1 j0 t) w$ BCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards3 D3 S/ G6 i" ^3 y
Range closes to 5,000 yards...2 q4 [: n! ]3 f' Z, G
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards) Z+ a2 t9 g8 {' K. @
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
0 K# L+ N# B' Y: A8 uCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards: {* S- _6 j* d. H F P& ^
Range closes to 1,000 yards...
, a6 \! Q+ O; D# UPT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
! I \5 B% ~: e2 |, k$ ]PT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
2 P2 [+ I/ Y" u: B3 ZPT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
, y! U. {/ [" h. eMassive explosion on PT-46
; o$ B; T9 x( w6 T- ]PT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards% h9 O& d3 U: p& `4 U* v; m/ B
PT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
- ]/ t* Q4 }% A- f2 r, v1 eRange increases to 2,000 yards# [1 u' G3 C* J( S
PT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
" Y* J0 Z- C0 m4 \' NPT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
7 v9 B0 @" n( I, q1 g' Q* DBB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards" \% c" d! S$ P' }9 @
PT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards, g9 q& F) w; }8 o+ e4 y# `
PT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards% r* }3 \* R: B, t0 v- @- J8 q
Range increases to 3,000 yards
/ `7 ], x: Z: h+ x0 aPT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards
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* {9 v4 [. y4 I4 o8 \7 V1 W7 `BB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards, |) G Q. b/ D3 N
PT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards
/ f2 n. C3 Z/ r) e5 ARange increases to 4,000 yards
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7 I0 r# Q- i6 `* @# dDD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127
x( Z k( A% {Range increases to 6,000 yards
8 l. I# B% K: r8 K; O8 p& GRange increases to 8,000 yards
4 p7 S2 Q+ b5 Y7 uTask forces break off...
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8 H( Z+ ]9 T ?* HNight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards8 w c! w) O8 c) Y( o2 f9 W
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Japanese Ships9 y- U3 G/ b5 T9 P" e; k
DD Shiranui6 N$ n+ w% c* s t4 M
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8 C/ s, g$ G- n% [ PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk( ?4 J y6 b8 k5 h
5 W& n8 E+ m; @' _Poor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight) s0 W/ j% F% F- m
Maximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards
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Range closes to 26,000 yards...
& H& N% X9 R( ?2 B7 ?Range closes to 24,000 yards...
% o' }6 b3 _. C- ]Range closes to 22,000 yards...0 r& x( n" g5 E% h- c& W0 M
Range closes to 20,000 yards...2 S# s. d- T& h% X& J
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
' J' o* @, P1 |. ZRange closes to 16,000 yards...
0 t) a/ [9 s- D8 B% fRange closes to 14,000 yards...
: t2 k2 c% l+ i$ ~Range closes to 12,000 yards...- E$ f7 E+ d$ m" B1 O! B1 F1 c
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
2 b9 r& K3 r4 G, X& c5 iRange closes to 10,000 yards..., U; |/ h: I, y- R) e
Range closes to 9,000 yards...9 g+ F# }; ^( A$ ]& e
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
) @3 V: n0 S+ c& H" r" Q( ^! r" WRange closes to 7,000 yards.... h T3 ?; Y; M8 |* |" o( W
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
# [$ U" n5 J9 w& |' a/ wRange closes to 5,000 yards...+ M. }2 |4 F2 H. u, O' C
Range closes to 4,000 yards...8 u! `% O8 d4 R% j; {7 J
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
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CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
# C( P o" b v! u0 b @CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards* |2 ]0 e) h' p0 H+ _# j
Allied ships attempt to get underway9 C- M0 V/ r3 ^4 Z; h% o# G
Range increases to 3,000 yards" v; B6 v5 W* h4 ^* D! v; `- S
PT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards
d7 e/ J4 H; _" u+ MCombat ends with last Allied ship sunk...
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Night Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127
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no flights
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Allied aircraft losses
/ E" d @& V' x+ e3 h( p8 ` Catalina I: 7 damaged
' C) Q |$ K# z5 c3 k Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground+ e4 X2 l' ~+ q; {% D% R6 ~* i
P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged
/ ^/ {! v y- `2 n P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground& i/ i! T2 S- v1 \
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Japanese Ships
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BB Hiei9 C# ]% U* S, E7 l
BB Haruna
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CA Kako# w+ g, P' B5 O; [
CA Kumano
/ @4 V K4 W7 C% h j CA Suzuya
0 `( _8 w+ \! F) n CA Mikuma
3 u' z6 t7 c' Q0 X7 I CA Mogami; ~: N* s$ Z4 k* ~4 @7 Z
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Allied ground losses:
3 v+ ]- t. E) k: s/ Y. } 274 casualties reported
8 h: w, K8 H. Q" H1 g Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled! `. ^3 X, _, L- Q8 q9 G
Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled$ ~ F; u* e& d" R
Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled0 F/ y9 {* D( v& ?. B& ]
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)2 M: o( x" H1 L6 ?( B
Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)6 W/ X0 K4 z; H1 x% I- ?, E/ e% \, a
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Airbase hits 17
8 e4 R1 L! G0 y" A$ e: z; ZAirbase supply hits 2" n2 k, N. Z3 l) y4 m" U; Y
Runway hits 35
( @. F+ r+ @$ p0 O0 tPort hits 59 r+ g$ I, Q, ]9 g$ p
Port supply hits 4- F4 e; t2 f! X% X$ V
* c" }1 {* ]3 Y6 W4 s4 [BB Kirishima firing at Gove / y$ i7 z z% u5 S" W) t6 U
BB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade" U* t6 ~% z. {3 Z( Z
BB Haruna firing at Gove 9 ~6 t' z8 {' p* }1 g. ^
BB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade
' g: {4 W# d! }CA Kako firing at Gove ! W" ^$ q9 d4 {. d4 l9 G
CA Kumano firing at Gove
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CA Suzuya firing at Gove 9 @" O/ p- U( k6 L: b. T
CA Mikuma firing at Gove , B1 f: F/ g$ b1 c
CA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |