AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 44: n: {% e! L8 ^$ W+ P: T
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1 r8 {& ~& }! m3 A# y! I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! i1 O( P" p% ~8 z9 d) e) |
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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 ! y, h2 g7 O- N* g) `
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards; i- ~6 C1 X" K" |' Y
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Japanese Ships
1 l' n0 r; d% [9 u$ i/ ]6 W# l9 a) @ BB Kongo
2 X M: Q" O( g" K% z BB Haruna' e8 u' T" a6 m% Q+ E: w @& A
BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1
8 |! r2 W$ z; k BB Kirishima
/ r- A# d1 _) Y$ ?: Y" ` CA Mogami' S# L. ?' V* s, L8 e) E
CA Mikuma* E% x9 w0 L7 S3 a+ W! c
CA Suzuya
7 w' m, ^9 o5 P/ j CA Kumano
" d/ h0 ~6 h5 x' t! o CA Kako! T# Z7 |( i4 ~& f
DD Makinami. V2 Z* {$ t) K
DD Takanami! U* i5 d& r6 q
DD Natsushio
2 j% m. c4 x i" U: k( I DD Yukikaze
8 Y( X# j& A2 W! \2 n4 ? DD Hayashio
5 R( {* j) z/ U7 W7 w DD Maikaze
! k0 Y. B0 _$ i) C DD Isokaze. |. e5 j4 ?* }3 A) i# r
DD Shiranui' p+ V2 d y- H* M3 Z, t8 c
DD Amatsukaze; @& e) I* n9 T/ F( J: j3 |
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Allied Ships: M2 l6 A! o8 y8 U) R
PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
6 n0 I" l- X' l3 ~& ? PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk& N4 f8 z! U0 r1 ?) K; f6 e. @9 l
PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk. ^5 r& J, j( o& u6 \. @
PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
5 [9 m: F/ A3 _8 b# D, d$ I PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk* h3 U5 j/ g% e' M! }1 ?/ o
PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk; P d& R2 [2 T- B5 Z
PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
: E0 J" k4 Q# A+ P7 V PT-60$ w# G$ z5 S/ w$ L& [4 q
PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
2 n5 I' n" S/ N l+ \ PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk; k k+ r! K- n, l
PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
, w1 f+ B, Q7 M* O PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk' J& L' y z& v' I P9 J
, ^! V; G; U6 g8 n' n6 f& aJapanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!! _, g/ o5 B; o
Allied TF begins to get underway( B# g. T. ?2 \
Low visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight
1 k8 L. n" k6 g" e. R* eMaximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards
, q- B' L! }( j; KRange closes to 25,000 yards...
- |; o5 C8 }* |+ t' b* iCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards
3 Q3 c0 E& e, T; R% f! b0 \Range closes to 20,000 yards...
4 S+ v) K* _) P0 S5 w+ B) RRange closes to 15,000 yards...6 U5 c' i5 ?+ i
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards2 ^# y2 @- D# B
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards" h& {2 i p; J
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
1 ^8 d" F/ \' S# `CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
; [7 |0 v6 H* F* l% o, S0 YRange closes to 7,000 yards...; S. f' m" N. T4 g' c% k2 n
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards+ r* m) [ Q/ C, \# O
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
7 k& |% o2 P$ ?CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards
0 M6 ~) P+ n# }' N/ bRange closes to 3,000 yards...
9 h' ?$ t8 j1 F: PCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards$ @9 J+ B' h/ d* ]/ g
Range closes to 1,000 yards...
% n& ^7 V Y3 \7 a6 \PT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
; T% X8 _3 e& p! v0 w8 d, A2 j RPT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
/ o( m+ F2 }2 ]9 q9 |PT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards) Q6 h: s& ^# t( o3 _9 l
Massive explosion on PT-46
- A3 P! ~# ?" u3 a& yPT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards' }+ C6 k4 B9 W, R! {
PT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
7 C6 D! k) H" C; d9 Z6 t- CRange increases to 2,000 yards
8 Y: }8 l; L# A4 Y6 \PT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards8 p& N D$ S1 _" X" B$ I: j
PT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards2 Q$ {$ j$ i6 Q" @' `2 Y" v
BB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards. ^' y3 ^" M: w6 K
PT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards
3 e5 c: Z6 } f7 P/ {: vPT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards
6 @7 J* R( z# O2 a8 |0 c# _Range increases to 3,000 yards
9 b- e" A3 m6 u! p4 U7 s* j# k7 w; cPT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards. t3 }$ T" v$ {. V Y, {- @' B7 p
Range closes to 2,000 yards
6 g2 Z7 A6 D' E, e$ F4 `% O; nBB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards$ X# t2 ^' |, h) u+ |; ^. c
PT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards$ T0 p) [2 H! c$ o3 h( u
Range increases to 4,000 yards
- E# T/ @$ N, E: X4 D' e3 QRange increases to 5,000 yards
9 ?4 `/ R& H, d5 sDD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127 9 V0 i: d8 `1 N. O; [
Range increases to 6,000 yards- O1 |% U. p/ _ k: A! U; j( u" _
Range increases to 8,000 yards/ u0 U! Y# _3 ?8 C' i
Task forces break off...
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Japanese Ships$ H: {( N F. U8 k
DD Shiranui
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, l( ~7 u0 ?: ~3 D( V+ d3 j D PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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Poor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight
7 j7 A- R! l' J8 D9 D% j, ]Maximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards
' a% z0 C9 I/ F0 k" i. P5 [Range closes to 28,000 yards...
2 B/ k7 y) y% ?3 c, ?Range closes to 26,000 yards...
6 L% L4 J6 o# Q. _Range closes to 24,000 yards...
/ i6 V+ M# k2 m% ~2 X7 E" J" |Range closes to 22,000 yards...) S M! o B; [$ h5 U U1 B
Range closes to 20,000 yards...0 N" u0 W7 J- o9 y6 R
Range closes to 18,000 yards...& I7 m5 i0 A: \( h4 Z9 w
Range closes to 16,000 yards...3 K3 @/ u, G j# X
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
* r- y$ J+ U& _4 bRange closes to 12,000 yards...2 M, T, e, D- @; L
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
$ P5 n- b8 Q0 aRange closes to 10,000 yards...7 ^% H. j5 _9 s4 }4 Y+ ^; R
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
2 `1 N" S t4 z, v$ _* ^% lRange closes to 8,000 yards...
1 }. b0 Y U1 v% M4 N% @Range closes to 7,000 yards...
2 V3 n( U2 [" ~1 ^5 BRange closes to 6,000 yards...
+ p) e/ J! r; e: W t- YRange closes to 5,000 yards.... s+ A. p' D* f+ H+ L! [
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
& b& Y; ]0 [, q w6 ], tRange closes to 3,000 yards...8 m# p0 R3 u$ f
Range closes to 2,000 yards...8 x/ Q7 x; k, L& K1 j
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards9 [& v7 q: J9 I6 E" Y- c1 X
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards' I* A- U. s5 [' w2 h) p
Allied ships attempt to get underway4 j. F& l0 F, U W! g; Y! C1 _
Range increases to 3,000 yards
9 K2 x: O; y4 uPT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards
, M3 [- J: T. P1 ]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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! }: J3 p7 K# ^9 C, G3 n+ \ Catalina I: 7 damaged
) @% d J& U6 T% V/ N Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground
( q9 p( X: O2 [7 L3 k3 q; T P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged
+ W+ E# g1 S' L P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground
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BB Kirishima: c' Z7 n! |" h3 Y2 l; h8 C, S
BB Hiei% P" Q* G" h! Q9 m" ~
BB Haruna' Y l X8 P Y2 p3 W" j9 I+ }, V( p9 g
BB Kongo6 M' E8 Y% i0 Q) d/ R% e2 v% v
CA Kako
. T& v* o, K; ]$ B- n6 p. {6 V CA Kumano
( [0 [7 R$ L8 Z: o0 ^4 Q1 ^5 x CA Suzuya9 a6 f& ?; o9 V! z6 f
CA Mikuma" ?, ?( b! e/ N* G6 ~+ e) n
CA Mogami6 r/ Q2 c% s; k) D+ _" C) o, @1 B
6 e. _4 M. l% D4 JAllied ground losses:0 o3 ?4 k+ x& ?1 x0 K9 Y3 u
274 casualties reported
! x- B# `3 G; m2 Q) T) w* W% P Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled( p8 C6 D. ]3 w- s7 Q/ b( h- E
Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled, k7 @5 P* k; @1 I) P
Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled
; z) n5 E5 Y+ r$ T( h) X3 M: _ Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
6 H- }6 L: Q/ L1 j) B. f( W: @ Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)
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& p8 b9 O/ {" X$ L" j: LAirbase hits 17$ u$ m7 C& ^1 Z0 p* Y2 M( S% a
Airbase supply hits 2
% B, M- L( f2 B6 @. u6 x z' b6 HRunway hits 35, i9 ?0 s z, P! Z
Port hits 5
8 T3 e, s. X; ^% gPort supply hits 44 O5 C( m: e4 S( q
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BB Kirishima firing at Gove
7 \9 q) ^5 t- [+ }BB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade% u) I+ n' h/ y8 B- Q
BB Haruna firing at Gove
3 B' c: p$ c2 H+ B( ]* K* TBB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade% b% u4 _# s1 o1 v$ A3 w
CA Kako firing at Gove ) d2 w% I* _7 `% W3 ?% m2 r8 |
CA Kumano firing at Gove - \ U* y6 _- B {, |1 K
E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya
% U* g& Q* g! i$ m! iCA Suzuya firing at Gove
u# P+ o8 a/ o CCA Mikuma firing at Gove : O5 z7 h$ A/ ?" j, Q( Z+ G% R& y
CA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |