AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 443 g: R- a# Y* v# \; ^" D8 d3 ~
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4 r% t0 y' {% ]8 t8 X4 x7 Z; h( _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Gove9 E! {9 I j3 Y! Q" E7 `: I0 o
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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 + R5 l) h: s7 C0 K/ p% L
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4 K* e+ b6 ^: z% V( {$ v) bNight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards' u; d1 |! Z0 o9 I* n
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BB Kongo
6 {" D9 X) f9 W8 M- A/ C BB Haruna" @$ C5 c% T! T% e1 w
BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 17 I# w! q9 P9 d+ {. I: }
BB Kirishima* C$ E) h3 P6 |4 i) p2 O
CA Mogami9 u( }$ v1 `/ O% `
CA Mikuma
) Y6 ]: ^ _5 Z9 w/ Y7 { CA Suzuya- o8 d5 `% c1 m
CA Kumano
3 P) [6 @8 E8 k c6 e# O CA Kako
7 L+ [% i- U" P: k8 L+ Z8 P DD Makinami: n/ t' r" Z6 A5 }7 U. d, Y
DD Takanami( Q7 y- D/ k7 L, @5 k6 |+ T
DD Natsushio# n! e1 V# r( w5 g: d% I$ `+ z
DD Yukikaze- T- q. D( V/ h
DD Hayashio
) `9 N/ X4 E" b# f5 }2 z DD Maikaze
7 p2 W. I' S% ]$ K, U8 @ DD Isokaze
2 Y# q# r- ?" F+ S! x DD Shiranui
1 z+ ~+ S/ |% z# k DD Amatsukaze# @5 N+ R4 I3 X
: r# N$ J5 Z( f3 ~Allied Ships
9 N) p7 p: v3 D PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk5 @6 t) U# N; g% b
PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
& T$ Q* e) @ h) C$ K( `8 q2 Q, s PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
8 P) r3 t- [/ x3 Z* f PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
( n! k. K: v/ N' [ PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
2 W# B, q' b% z PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
( N+ N6 }3 K! B3 n/ i6 h' h PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
6 r3 b; s I: A+ ?' {/ q6 ~ PT-60
3 E% N3 W2 J4 z3 ?! \# T! ` PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
4 D! n: W5 A6 l. W$ V: y; ? PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
# b6 m9 L% z! B/ L5 y PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
/ q) M' P" _+ V, J& y PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk) ^" n1 ^: K' G1 `9 ^% r" s$ w
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
! @- u! |" M- ~8 YAllied TF begins to get underway- M, s1 n1 N0 x) }9 k/ l
Low visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight' M7 F5 `0 q* A% @+ _- M4 B
Maximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards7 R- ]& L. L5 V) q2 h
Range closes to 25,000 yards..., z9 Q3 ~# Z" x
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards0 T) s3 M1 {, `" w" U
Range closes to 20,000 yards.... Q( ~6 l4 m3 q+ A* g
Range closes to 15,000 yards...
; W$ f0 s6 P7 ^8 b: p& YCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards2 C+ _1 {, b+ \1 t
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards5 Q1 J1 v0 ~% B$ H, n- C
Range closes to 10,000 yards... K7 Z' L2 X* _
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
) z2 v+ j6 [' H9 RRange closes to 7,000 yards...2 k( W8 s1 ~# h/ S! a) B
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards
6 K9 ]# B' B" l; W; H- l6 I! yRange closes to 5,000 yards...; L& ]' N4 U B! n* W$ ~
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards
6 K9 m- u: Q. ^% uRange closes to 3,000 yards...1 z; z; B* u! S! n% J. [
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
4 b$ d+ s5 p' i3 [. u. l# NRange closes to 1,000 yards...
4 K8 t3 c# \3 r" }. H) oPT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
9 `6 D8 u( }" k4 `, ~. uPT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards, @ S/ J* ?9 X- I% @
PT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards0 [9 a* @+ D3 }3 H3 V
Massive explosion on PT-46/ a: E; ]: m' G9 G* |
PT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
, g! b# s F: J* s( J6 XPT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards+ S' ~; l" r3 Z( f$ ]* J
Range increases to 2,000 yards* Z3 B/ w% y. i) V! F1 h4 Z* w) g
PT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards9 U8 t6 g& [6 P; |
PT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards# O7 L, V: B7 p7 X9 k
BB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards
# [: }9 e* V7 ]- d; \PT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards
' }1 l4 t- W* o) p) P' a/ QPT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards1 K$ T8 o. U w" x3 ~' v
Range increases to 3,000 yards: \ e1 Z0 d( ]; n7 }- e
PT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards1 b" e- Z" W1 ~) r
Range closes to 2,000 yards
5 L [3 I S! v! m5 h5 {, U; l" X. F: iBB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards* ^, f6 y6 R# B* R4 o; y
PT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards/ V: f N j9 T, d4 e
Range increases to 4,000 yards
4 S6 _' P, i8 V, U d7 ~' WRange increases to 5,000 yards
F4 M' ?0 e$ L. W. s5 gDD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127
: W2 ^+ Y8 n" F7 u6 eRange increases to 6,000 yards: d* Z4 s4 j3 p4 l) M2 ~
Range increases to 8,000 yards$ S0 N- s# s7 O) ?) f# ]
Task forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
5 ]; b* @" B+ f DD Shiranui
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) @# K; F3 H0 w7 X# KAllied Ships
0 X6 m1 u1 r2 X j! f% N PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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0 ^! V$ E3 l8 hPoor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight
- S7 q$ p8 f* C( IMaximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards
" f" v" l* X+ ~* h$ }Range closes to 28,000 yards...3 r2 `" ?+ q- j
Range closes to 26,000 yards...
! l% j/ I/ _1 z+ Y& s* O2 S9 rRange closes to 24,000 yards...; K( S& w0 Y6 v+ F L) ~/ a3 y
Range closes to 22,000 yards...' K- F) [. B0 o3 L7 s- T$ m, ]) D
Range closes to 20,000 yards...3 W4 i$ X, j& g! b
Range closes to 18,000 yards...1 n7 H1 [2 \1 @' Q6 f
Range closes to 16,000 yards..., a4 P3 ]/ b7 F n+ I, l; A+ N
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
* D, R& g( O x, ?; P! ZRange closes to 12,000 yards...% T9 }+ }" Y6 p @' K1 s& H Q! y0 I
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
' N! F. @8 v* m hRange closes to 10,000 yards...
* S2 W: d: J6 c: F- FRange closes to 9,000 yards...
+ }+ F* K1 z; w w. v! i. \Range closes to 8,000 yards...) A, G' o; d3 ]. V- K' g
Range closes to 7,000 yards...% S7 _; ~: i3 o: g
Range closes to 6,000 yards...2 q/ `8 l9 q6 Y$ e( s5 i
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
- g v! R4 f7 k+ kRange closes to 4,000 yards...( U6 X( v2 j9 K: {# ~( h# f; I
Range closes to 3,000 yards...' Q# v# @# x( y1 x
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
) \$ Z4 C. y6 Q1 xCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
5 |* `; @; m- f9 F4 v% i9 g. C8 _; @CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards1 B3 \- l! [" P: {1 V* o; ]* _
Allied ships attempt to get underway
$ g8 w3 _5 l3 s8 [Range increases to 3,000 yards8 u8 V7 h, S+ c
PT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards4 [* ?- d: V5 R2 {1 F
Combat 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
6 L" [( C! x7 d( { Catalina I: 7 damaged0 {1 ?6 |4 ?! q8 J+ b" A8 q: [2 \
Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground
' @; O; N/ @( w. D1 s P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged
3 d P% x2 A9 s$ P- ` P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground: I8 z, S9 a0 y
# w3 B+ l$ i5 l7 }Japanese Ships: r& m) P3 x* r( e( f( [3 v
BB Kirishima1 Q0 i4 E6 [! {5 o, X' J0 z' | z- B7 B
BB Hiei
( T1 E2 ?6 Q; J' ?. K BB Haruna
$ r0 M1 c" x: _( m% n3 R; o* } BB Kongo
, V* S p: r0 } CA Kako8 [* T, J1 \, o2 F
CA Kumano: \+ [$ q; C# k3 M
CA Suzuya8 X9 A0 R" W8 ^
CA Mikuma7 t3 ]$ ?4 L0 w" s
CA Mogami' j5 q8 e a- j- |) @8 q
9 j6 H$ T* G$ x; V7 l& T5 MAllied ground losses:
7 V( s, k# b( S$ [) B% i { 274 casualties reported/ v5 m. V/ |- [! A0 x7 z$ h2 N$ Q
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
7 L( v% a8 r, T5 `$ Y+ A9 S E; J Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled' p2 e) |6 i4 `: @, D) M
Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled
, c6 k+ K9 x* J- X! t7 e Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)+ Q! c& n# `4 N
Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)7 p3 k& R( ?8 k1 y. M
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Airbase hits 17
3 H9 e: A J3 k2 e" \7 [3 p+ fAirbase supply hits 2
0 U3 c! R6 Z0 [Runway hits 35- v: x# A, h" ]# }7 f
Port hits 5
: a/ p; U8 u& V6 S7 G4 U% HPort supply hits 42 \* Z" A' d2 J4 f2 f+ ?
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BB Kirishima firing at Gove
. ]8 _3 }9 R( [BB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade1 w$ \1 v- M) t9 N& X! h w+ R; q
BB Haruna firing at Gove
) e! D$ j' q* G- e; x: Y& bBB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade: G. S( `/ C# }
CA Kako firing at Gove
- X& W9 G y# q! _4 ?# i2 m; c5 b2 tCA Kumano firing at Gove
8 n$ n, d0 B$ ~1 o8 ~5 H" YE13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya
4 e4 b. U+ I; [3 X8 [9 D7 X+ ~7 rCA Suzuya firing at Gove
- r5 c' K8 e J: b: ACA Mikuma firing at Gove
5 V% l+ X0 ~' F% E0 P: }# `CA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |