AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 44: m9 s. N7 I- W$ z- o0 k6 d
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/ Z4 ]1 H# J+ s# t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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! o2 ]; ^7 S( z* k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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( u* ~: B& q0 \1 R( WNight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards1 t' N4 e* t% V, C2 z
# z K# N+ B% R' A: ~1 A- CJapanese Ships3 X0 ?1 G; Z7 Y/ A6 O2 m* T5 c* F0 ~
BB Kongo) t3 |- q' b0 E/ z
BB Haruna
6 x+ v, T' u1 k BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1
/ b u. }6 S! d4 E% Q' @+ x BB Kirishima
. `' O. @' ^+ I CA Mogami
1 G: z! e/ v& T/ z* J6 D' A1 } CA Mikuma
$ B$ V1 N& g% [; I$ K. ~( j CA Suzuya
# y b) ^, w; } CA Kumano8 R4 L8 t( I. k9 e m m$ I, r! _
CA Kako
& W. q+ v% z, {0 S DD Makinami
Q6 O8 B4 N4 ?1 R3 _3 k DD Takanami
( S' k+ }! _! z5 U0 P% ^ DD Natsushio
" H- b h1 H' E/ Y! d DD Yukikaze
% H, K+ }" i" Y7 Q% ~& d @ DD Hayashio! L+ Y; a U+ g ?" g
DD Maikaze
2 ~7 i' X7 y4 T6 L& D" o% n DD Isokaze' ^4 u( O4 Q6 s: J
DD Shiranui+ h e* d: U6 f5 o
DD Amatsukaze" c0 D' O8 g4 `+ X% T
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Allied Ships
% U- S+ f1 N: b& j+ G PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
9 a2 I6 l3 h+ u+ b' ] PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
3 J# g. Z% u/ l5 y4 |( @: B. }. J PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk S" c$ L! t: ]' C- v8 g* J
PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk5 e+ \5 j/ _: Q7 G0 ]2 ^
PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk3 A/ w' V7 W, g2 r7 [
PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
* i* \ X& h# `, m PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
, h7 V( ^9 X G1 j PT-60
% ~0 H4 F# w9 {( q+ n PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
# e& f, s1 u" b( l } PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk5 L* v1 W P3 `$ k- j3 K. E
PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk( y+ w7 X8 s: a& p! e5 H- P) \1 ~
PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching! J& D/ [: n4 x6 B& h) \
Allied TF begins to get underway
9 T# Z' P0 t! \% |1 e& BLow visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight1 T k1 |( y" f$ H& R
Maximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards
% n' I& _: J2 Z4 k f; g* D: |5 WRange closes to 25,000 yards.../ }* m7 N0 p6 n. x- b/ L
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards/ ^# E# n& k* L: U" B+ `; X
Range closes to 20,000 yards...9 n! y( y7 P: }4 s9 R
Range closes to 15,000 yards...
5 s, q \( b- T5 N1 ]8 I: kCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards5 g8 O& v* g. o
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards2 E% ]# q- _# L# x+ |6 D) X
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
4 c( q4 t) A& A0 a' M2 q* pCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
2 a7 j3 @+ n- G+ r# l9 N2 SRange closes to 7,000 yards...
5 m8 Y. ]1 S( K2 ECONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards
/ S) G$ Q# ~* V' L; \5 x8 ]Range closes to 5,000 yards...
! x8 R) N) h1 u$ B6 dCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards
, L4 u- y% {/ z. t& jRange closes to 3,000 yards...+ q' Q6 l: ^/ ^) N3 ~1 U# j- J
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
! q# |! f$ N! l3 W. Q6 VRange closes to 1,000 yards...
+ F" ] e# H, E8 j7 W! z APT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards& M$ t- ?& ^% ~- t1 P/ J
PT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards7 M& m! I3 h5 g. E
PT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
2 K: ~7 ^' Z3 U- Q8 U' TMassive explosion on PT-468 |1 e- \9 V& w' \2 O
PT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
5 j/ K. M2 f- d: `PT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards) P9 ]3 S, }& P/ R8 T- @8 q3 R- C
Range increases to 2,000 yards9 z* l4 _( X& G) G1 w8 M& W
PT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
6 ]$ \4 N4 ]" M9 ^# Z# H# O2 ~( CPT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards) Z# J7 ]4 }% g3 ~ |3 S
BB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards
$ w" M8 c4 d" K1 z$ TPT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards' A+ Z5 h0 A) z: l& h7 B; i: e+ F* K
PT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards
0 F7 G, G S% m# X' KRange increases to 3,000 yards
( j/ O, A) Y$ C/ n$ O- b( j8 P0 ePT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards
7 }) W: [( m; h; a6 b0 ?Range closes to 2,000 yards
$ f v9 r; ?5 R, T* bBB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards
1 O" w9 ^. F" w& OPT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards
: W* R% j/ k! o) s+ URange increases to 4,000 yards3 h* \8 d4 {' N& f
Range increases to 5,000 yards8 `0 F2 t" U, N- Z2 S4 Q
DD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127 ( z& O$ u; Z1 W6 m9 g6 @1 v. x7 T
Range increases to 6,000 yards8 |3 l( b9 T% I9 c9 Q1 t8 Q! I
Range increases to 8,000 yards
' \& I+ {7 g6 Z& D1 x7 e. NTask forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards' e; r0 ?" L/ `
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Japanese Ships
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Allied Ships; M- F7 _& L8 s, w6 Q; K+ Q9 Z3 ?
PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk% ]; f/ C# ^( }0 C: O# h
# r' d( a) ^6 g5 i5 }% G/ l yPoor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight
$ o4 ]2 }7 p5 `4 F* _Maximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards/ _% W) d, ^& H1 V5 s
Range closes to 28,000 yards...; g9 b% W" p- F) q, f0 X
Range closes to 26,000 yards...# n$ E4 p8 C/ b0 o
Range closes to 24,000 yards...! ?, w+ I9 N" S. t1 ~2 ^
Range closes to 22,000 yards...* x0 t2 b, ?# e! l y9 Z
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
/ `2 s4 |. p$ S/ S1 {4 {1 |5 f YRange closes to 18,000 yards...
' x( ]: X& K0 wRange closes to 16,000 yards...
0 G0 P# F7 W& @% ~$ U# [Range closes to 14,000 yards...
9 V" p, W2 M- WRange closes to 12,000 yards...0 e# Z0 \4 F0 ]* w/ ]9 y# h
Range closes to 11,000 yards.... z1 d8 t5 Z4 ~# m% i- c6 k: o* Y
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
! z. Z% I* K7 n- dRange closes to 9,000 yards...
* b; A F1 h# i- O* i- `+ s# }Range closes to 8,000 yards...
. c" S5 g2 J" V( a j: z6 n* bRange closes to 7,000 yards...
4 o2 ? _% e: a) _9 l& iRange closes to 6,000 yards...
' j/ H# P* B4 S. Y2 gRange closes to 5,000 yards...
8 Q: }. R4 S: J+ H. TRange closes to 4,000 yards...
* @. I! K$ T- S$ dRange closes to 3,000 yards... V$ U6 h3 i) e
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
; v; U6 F' r+ ?% K+ q8 ~4 y; n6 b# yCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards% z- V. ~. Y6 Q3 u C
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards. \" P% b) u1 X% u. p' S. j7 l
Allied ships attempt to get underway' q2 X, D; k. b k( d% u
Range increases to 3,000 yards" B$ Y& v0 \4 g; B) m7 e* p
PT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards5 D+ g; n) q6 d! l/ q% q
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk.../ c+ M- ?9 R( F& n3 ~6 c0 h) d
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+ r7 _3 F. I0 U# J6 lNight Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127! p1 Z0 W; A9 W) ]0 k0 e
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Allied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses F+ B/ c: t/ E- Z+ p
Catalina I: 7 damaged
3 b) ~) K6 h3 p, Z1 I" W Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground
/ S) V' u- @1 H ~) ~- e w- X7 n8 ] P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged( @6 Q) x. r; y3 _6 T3 N
P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground8 b9 n% G# S1 z: K6 n( K/ l1 J6 l4 e
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' v7 u. }+ c2 f BB Kirishima
, X+ M+ b; p9 E! Q' j/ @: m' K BB Hiei0 x q- S& f7 \7 {5 P6 O# V' E
BB Haruna5 z/ ^: p, ~) \# P- F- T1 d/ `
BB Kongo0 o' d* o& C& V2 o' P; U1 X, E( T( s
CA Kako$ |% Z) v, o3 P/ j: a2 z' a
CA Kumano
8 X4 e5 S3 G6 f0 i CA Suzuya7 v/ G5 |6 m, C9 B. `) H! A9 Q' I
CA Mikuma2 k) R6 t$ i- }, O2 {/ ^
CA Mogami O6 y; J [& ]& b7 M
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Allied ground losses:
( i- @; }8 [+ g2 @, E 274 casualties reported1 V9 ^# J% L, S9 y, x* P( D( I
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled }, Z. C* C( s0 U) T% j5 G
Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled* ~' S8 o! [* X$ R% z
Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled# y) P: t }! V4 [
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
+ E7 ]: ?) p2 F- K) Q, z( a Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)* T9 ~ ]( y) S7 ` w( B9 R. _
# R5 O- U) Y" `$ YAirbase hits 17
( r) I7 w1 l6 M/ V' W' dAirbase supply hits 2
8 |/ t7 i( w% z$ O& FRunway hits 35
: c: y2 b3 S1 G+ K5 M( TPort hits 5
3 s" `8 G, a' c" @Port supply hits 4
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k0 @0 n6 \8 E! ?0 |" X/ hBB Kirishima firing at Gove ' b! R9 O4 v; O
BB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade1 c$ ^* K1 N7 p! V. ?7 x4 _
BB Haruna firing at Gove " j7 f8 x2 Z5 @9 i9 Y6 v9 K/ k
BB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade
8 |$ e/ K: [! D! N. vCA Kako firing at Gove
3 P) ~3 W# ]7 e4 O/ _+ XCA Kumano firing at Gove
/ |5 D" ] u4 y! J- sE13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya
4 E% V2 L! W$ J; Q' _8 N5 {+ WCA Suzuya firing at Gove
& c6 c. @) E8 K+ X; UCA Mikuma firing at Gove
4 U8 K5 M2 \- Z" q9 [CA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |