AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 44: _$ h: c2 ` e6 I5 c! _. p% A* d
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) Q, M5 g' D5 ~2 O# V# x4 |: P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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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 - E2 n! Z( G" A' k( v, }
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! y8 r2 {# T/ u: ZNight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards
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0 B! N' `% P( D3 NJapanese Ships
9 X D) ~, ~4 R5 ?1 f- O BB Kongo
" ~6 G4 O$ M1 P( P& x8 j BB Haruna
; @' g9 U$ \: ^" a1 j8 C BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1
* [! Q7 A% o$ d h, h8 l8 ~8 @ BB Kirishima
) c; G6 h2 K8 S9 l% x3 {& \9 S [ CA Mogami2 E' x- }0 c1 N% `: |& k ~% @
CA Mikuma
+ v1 r+ j' l. w: T5 ?" f; I8 {/ ~ CA Suzuya/ I7 z7 w2 p5 V7 r
CA Kumano# ^7 C7 S. p; @1 I
CA Kako. ~+ Q- B0 F3 v
DD Makinami
0 N3 ~: o+ h: s5 H. j7 d# m1 S DD Takanami
8 [* D" r7 X) y6 w DD Natsushio, r9 A9 y9 T9 q
DD Yukikaze2 o* f6 m. v ^" W- l+ G
DD Hayashio
! {5 S/ D6 `, W- L DD Maikaze
* R/ U7 n1 L1 j s) o DD Isokaze
r1 \7 @$ C. o DD Shiranui7 X) }" q2 {8 t; d
DD Amatsukaze4 l. B4 `& `, g1 J
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PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk4 U! y) [& ^ F @5 B; |
PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
& c. O) D6 N1 P2 | m4 o6 d# H) h PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
7 C4 q3 e4 J: M ?( m PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
- m, L7 V; t0 G" k3 M PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk4 E$ c4 N, ~- N
PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk* G; J- b: z& ]6 T# P( _. a+ Q9 z% q/ W, N
PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk, T* }9 b& p$ h* }/ l/ i* X
PT-60
9 O- f+ W4 o X. {9 J PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk2 K: f1 q: a* G1 X% J
PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
+ C7 y) q$ H( _! A PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
0 r! g$ t) @0 ^( P+ Z9 D" y/ M9 y PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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2 G# R: y: B( _5 ]2 ]; o1 \% EJapanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!( j- Q7 O& P9 V! W5 V3 T1 r& Y
Allied TF begins to get underway
9 Y. z9 Q' P, h6 C+ @( l' ZLow visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight
2 O8 B. e3 s6 J" yMaximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards
3 S/ `6 \# b G5 e+ m) TRange closes to 25,000 yards...
2 N/ R' k; A gCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards$ Z" {/ W! E. f8 P+ i n! `
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
) Y* z' O3 W6 {" z% LRange closes to 15,000 yards...0 Z) C3 y9 B; W6 m% |8 J( |) ~1 H
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards5 o, w$ F, @ |, F7 x) C3 g
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards
6 g5 \/ m' f" C4 v" I% LRange closes to 10,000 yards...
1 }0 ]2 P1 Y* ?1 iCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards# S0 w e# L3 @0 {) {$ f
Range closes to 7,000 yards.... o% C) f q3 T; b- I" z
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards
- e0 `2 d( B( w5 V4 i K8 {Range closes to 5,000 yards...6 ~0 C$ T4 ]4 I! t% @/ g) h! f
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards! t1 u! D/ g& O: O$ d: k. D* ~0 |
Range closes to 3,000 yards... O# [' f5 n: v7 \
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards0 v( V$ n9 H5 f) `" z- l$ Q
Range closes to 1,000 yards...0 j+ I$ a' t, e6 h( M3 M
PT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
$ \0 j7 z9 d1 l' kPT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
' R/ I: }4 n, h- hPT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
* D& m% |0 E& \0 G, D; B" ^Massive explosion on PT-461 W- A1 ?( o2 s3 v
PT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
. ?$ B% j t% C) {, aPT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
' ~- Y1 b! O `, ^) S# I* z+ ?Range increases to 2,000 yards
; k+ m5 |: o) t: h' ^2 fPT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
! z$ z9 O% D3 Q# a# m3 S6 gPT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
2 C. u7 P0 g$ j) CBB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards
: B2 q# h) ]# o# G/ _PT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards: M: h/ Q- E6 ]- c" a& h$ x4 a
PT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards$ c1 ]9 L. u' p5 q( Q m
Range increases to 3,000 yards$ ]1 B6 o# `3 [2 g) G+ p$ m
PT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards6 }) e5 @8 w+ S% p% n4 V
Range closes to 2,000 yards- b) B' c5 X3 T
BB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards
+ |" t0 k! k1 X; \% jPT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards1 j+ D( X3 P2 v- H J: ^& d
Range increases to 4,000 yards e" t' W* Z+ s' L4 O& r% I
Range increases to 5,000 yards
9 |+ L" V- S# bDD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127 8 S$ A+ {+ Y% Q' [7 @* u: r9 g
Range increases to 6,000 yards; R1 W3 e% K% Z5 o- U4 k y y. H
Range increases to 8,000 yards
, ^, C G; r* h% N' \9 v( L! P# O6 T& RTask forces break off...
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( B$ D: Q- P8 G& z9 D( qNight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships) |. T! D* v2 v1 V0 N
DD Shiranui) {# B! D! [3 t7 x; s" u
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Allied Ships
3 P7 d6 s$ x* |3 G2 t+ F L5 b PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk0 A; m0 v# ^( i" c6 k& Z# s) G9 A; z* x
; n g3 t; X: h; S5 P& ePoor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight% _6 P: ]% G' T' c4 D7 }4 Y
Maximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards A6 f2 J: G H& V" X* `6 \- N1 d
Range closes to 28,000 yards...! Q+ \9 c8 d+ ]& n5 B, \! O
Range closes to 26,000 yards...% h- q9 [" w' z9 C
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
4 y6 C# [. }1 | E/ q' hRange closes to 22,000 yards...
0 P* m7 Z$ L B( I. L/ f# {Range closes to 20,000 yards...% e2 a( Y6 n% R& _$ ^4 \
Range closes to 18,000 yards...9 u# B+ l- ^5 Z, H' H! x
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
, A" c3 X3 J! pRange closes to 14,000 yards...
2 Y6 F! q5 `9 Z. ^1 N, fRange closes to 12,000 yards...) e6 W) p% j& a% q1 j: I& `
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
$ p% Q( m0 `1 k9 w7 U: kRange closes to 10,000 yards...
$ J' L& U% J( J# C7 {9 x/ SRange closes to 9,000 yards...9 J1 D. c H( e7 o* a
Range closes to 8,000 yards...9 _* T" p$ c" C2 u: @1 M
Range closes to 7,000 yards...' c. i6 N- j; o) W: X1 x
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
' ~6 I$ C" X1 s, X+ I3 jRange closes to 5,000 yards...: h d0 X6 \9 ^. n
Range closes to 4,000 yards..., x" r9 }' v |4 J& w
Range closes to 3,000 yards...; }2 }$ G N* Q; O
Range closes to 2,000 yards...& m. h {" L G$ x
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
9 @- i. y# |3 S3 u$ [: S0 ^7 o7 RCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards% C) U" G2 F- p8 q. X3 j' S3 {
Allied ships attempt to get underway
+ c" G# b% P9 O2 z1 i3 _6 sRange increases to 3,000 yards
# g' J' \& i0 B, jPT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards3 C: f0 J' F# L) v. `2 q
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...) A7 ~) b3 z5 G$ [7 {- d
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Night Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127. @5 a7 j# y8 y5 E! ]
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Allied aircraft losses6 \: B; P/ m3 t \8 f' b( |
Catalina I: 7 damaged
4 a; i G; k/ N( c. S7 ` Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground
3 V2 B: ~- U! V( X4 W/ v P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged
. ~8 S/ ^3 h: P4 o' O9 u P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground
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BB Kirishima# |1 P9 n6 X# ~- O2 t& a
BB Hiei/ z6 y8 _* c/ q2 O4 b6 q
BB Haruna N# E/ H% E1 b; x3 L2 Y9 N E
BB Kongo6 u( I) C: w9 X* C7 G
CA Kako
$ B0 s5 ~+ p3 u( a/ p5 v CA Kumano
; Q8 i4 w9 e6 _ J: L CA Suzuya2 j6 {5 ?" J- J4 @
CA Mikuma
, [) h2 p6 G% E0 \* a+ S CA Mogami8 E1 e7 g5 I, _- c6 d* N1 B
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Allied ground losses:
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( t6 m0 Z9 u# ?0 e: p$ O( U Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled) F$ `" V4 U5 D% z T
Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled5 M) Q# C9 q4 q, ] W% z2 N" l0 A
Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled
C/ j: x- @7 U2 Y9 x; ~) E Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)5 }& e7 E+ ]: D
Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)! U, y! k6 f6 C6 {. ?( y% W
' f) \6 S% B* K* G& g$ a# WAirbase hits 177 {3 C5 P) w: F4 t( [# \
Airbase supply hits 2
) I! W2 d2 F7 {6 _4 @Runway hits 35
N1 e; O$ l/ A% c' E0 gPort hits 5! @8 `: P; L t0 K K
Port supply hits 4- H3 |5 b' _ A1 @9 s* I
: {- ]% d W5 o+ XBB Kirishima firing at Gove . L) h _1 q s7 s0 Z
BB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade; i' h& r1 c0 c0 ^$ R# o& Y/ y
BB Haruna firing at Gove : Y! l$ G2 m) j+ }. m: |! k
BB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade
; s8 A0 X( _6 E2 n$ T; z$ J cCA Kako firing at Gove ) ?4 D) G! z* v" @7 H' A
CA Kumano firing at Gove
- D' z' _& F Z( mE13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya
) H( e2 y; B2 S+ T( P4 ]: ~0 ^" ECA Suzuya firing at Gove " V& F% U) Y8 a6 T7 K( k8 ?4 K4 A9 H
CA Mikuma firing at Gove ' |, F/ k- \* D+ k0 E) W
CA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |