AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 44: _7 J' E% p& C$ e) A
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' c3 C9 z, R8 S* U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 4 M% b( i% e) J
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l s" f X( k) tNight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards Q. _( v* B! y, C) j* }2 f2 b( x
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/ t7 {+ D1 `: u2 Q+ g; r+ J1 I' Q BB Kongo7 M2 }. l. c- j2 ]1 P. T* _1 O
BB Haruna f& Z- v6 l! f2 t) x* |
BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1
9 t5 m" N6 d7 Z" W3 C# |9 X9 ]: C( h BB Kirishima6 ?* k$ s% z; _4 H* v
CA Mogami
9 Z/ u1 M" l% P4 ]6 J/ a CA Mikuma- Z0 q8 J4 U! }4 G
CA Suzuya5 P2 B; M: b8 q) c7 b2 v! D
CA Kumano, N9 @8 w/ C& ^7 K% a! @. o* A( b3 |
CA Kako7 H+ [( C/ a S8 ?# [
DD Makinami, J$ r# k+ n+ {3 X6 I
DD Takanami/ S. ?! O2 V) D8 P, R+ Z" B, j
DD Natsushio
* B% m. e: V3 i# _$ d( @ DD Yukikaze* b( o1 v3 D% W- M' [* p
DD Hayashio
5 ~$ l' s' P0 `7 O DD Maikaze" Q3 b! I, j$ u2 |0 n
DD Isokaze
: u. I) B0 Z& s9 @! T% t7 _ DD Shiranui
8 p4 Q* M+ i# b$ w, |+ A8 ^ DD Amatsukaze
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7 ]/ l _: G5 x8 y* ?0 L: yAllied Ships( M5 P* S1 g1 T, M# Y U
PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
2 G1 D Q9 t8 _) n0 T3 f+ o PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk% N" K Z3 K/ X! b5 O; ^
PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk# Y2 o' r( b |. v1 m
PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk) H" Z: h# s2 h {- m# C
PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk6 b& ^. ?/ {, X. M( I6 z
PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
7 a* k1 I( y% b4 H8 f PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk1 j1 U _6 x% N3 k, p2 w+ Z
PT-600 c: G. A! z& w: U; l# `( g8 O6 g
PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
6 h) ~: V% `* t9 i PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk' f9 g$ _ t5 a+ D
PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk/ C3 z/ k. }1 x+ \3 `
PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
; u, K. c9 m. F9 n' Z2 ~Allied TF begins to get underway1 `6 I7 }$ @1 D! ~
Low visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight3 n$ L/ \' t# {" a
Maximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards" M2 W0 I3 h5 A H
Range closes to 25,000 yards...
% @1 s: c* V9 W2 N! O7 xCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards k& n) p3 @3 Z( s5 X
Range closes to 20,000 yards...6 I1 y$ J2 |9 F# R$ e3 Y2 I$ [
Range closes to 15,000 yards...
; g: t" f& g. b, TCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards: a( @" k& l8 G* X
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards
3 C& B- b+ E5 f. r! i6 ERange closes to 10,000 yards...) W7 Y7 J! w" ~, i
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
3 S/ _ e9 N8 M' P* \1 VRange closes to 7,000 yards...
/ x8 U. N* V9 F- N: D- @CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards
+ v5 m, h* f5 V$ m/ RRange closes to 5,000 yards...
- j w/ }3 p9 z8 U! lCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards
" Y1 m1 F7 B! I$ A8 aRange closes to 3,000 yards...
. H6 r( s/ ~) vCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
( D/ O8 f& M+ J1 k. xRange closes to 1,000 yards...& A5 e6 F: J3 v) j1 z7 |' h1 z
PT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards9 w/ k9 n$ g; y H5 [
PT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards/ L R5 S3 w( f+ x
PT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
$ S" a, Y# x/ C/ F6 t& R+ cMassive explosion on PT-46
* H+ u4 U# }8 }0 ~0 X6 N9 {* ^PT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
# U) c6 ~6 l& A7 ?1 T5 X" V1 EPT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards" T1 U' X) s0 x
Range increases to 2,000 yards2 B, x% k% l- E" Q* {' O
PT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
5 A8 l! I+ i. E3 |) x& u; |/ m- nPT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards7 E0 H+ N" E, j \
BB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards, u# Q: i5 N' O" `4 w& F
PT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards' T- L R0 d$ r# l% M3 Q& P% M/ W! a
PT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards
% Z) e- w# y. [Range increases to 3,000 yards( V3 e# M) ^& W1 d
PT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards+ A( X$ Q6 P0 r u6 o4 x' h9 P
Range closes to 2,000 yards) F) A1 Y" }# q! h" K1 c
BB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards
4 [1 X8 E2 p8 _6 wPT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards
' u9 O9 O* J" U' P& {Range increases to 4,000 yards3 J' J) y4 r. Y6 w* u' |5 q0 G, C
Range increases to 5,000 yards2 X$ U2 ~9 e9 r: m. H
DD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127 & Z$ q& n. q$ U7 k3 c* d0 [9 \
Range increases to 6,000 yards( Z3 Z @. ]& e u
Range increases to 8,000 yards
( y+ U3 e! a5 eTask forces break off...8 T2 x% k3 `/ R5 F: E9 a" Z
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards' I. H% ^9 P6 M% V* N( T+ Z
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Japanese Ships9 B- D' \$ n' D& b o
DD Shiranui: W/ n* K& i; ?
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Allied Ships
9 q, O) o( o2 n" I: z1 K( _* l PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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8 p2 o" K9 J- P9 lPoor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight
7 C9 f; O, s3 }Maximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards& H& }- n9 }+ J, m5 `
Range closes to 28,000 yards...
' ^3 ]( N: g5 M2 `" IRange closes to 26,000 yards...
8 Y2 v) V7 l) j3 Q4 c y# DRange closes to 24,000 yards...& m: {/ C# l! A' E/ E( H) |( m/ K' {
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
5 V P# i, ]6 B1 Z4 i' P, mRange closes to 20,000 yards...
2 J: t) Y1 V) p& k" IRange closes to 18,000 yards...
1 g e' Y- o" u z) S! NRange closes to 16,000 yards...
0 Y& X& I0 d9 y$ RRange closes to 14,000 yards...
* ?5 o8 f7 b. I* C ]* c4 k5 RRange closes to 12,000 yards... d7 ~- @- Q5 U& j2 z
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
: L* d V5 g( t, j4 }Range closes to 10,000 yards...
, w( R* f* Q1 N3 q1 P2 DRange closes to 9,000 yards...
& P3 k1 |0 N1 R$ N! n' }; eRange closes to 8,000 yards...
; d$ ~; q( Q( b( o9 } MRange closes to 7,000 yards...' g; i! s" C( ~9 J$ w6 |
Range closes to 6,000 yards...' T) Q: H6 K! `* Q8 @/ P& ]- V
Range closes to 5,000 yards... x5 Y8 R$ i: i7 @- e# o' {. y$ d O
Range closes to 4,000 yards...) g; s7 I' p$ S
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
5 @: e d% ~/ N! k7 CRange closes to 2,000 yards...
, B8 M. ]3 ?) h7 \CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards; R( N) ?/ F5 r0 l v
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
( x# o: F) V/ iAllied ships attempt to get underway2 I2 c7 H, j; K% D: q! \! Z
Range increases to 3,000 yards1 T% B- C) Y3 ~/ E; O/ L2 _3 c6 ^; F
PT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards
' M8 r, b7 r6 BCombat ends with last Allied ship sunk...1 l0 Z" V: @7 y
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Night Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,1279 C8 ]$ W: S" c4 n6 q" p9 O$ w* {
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Allied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses
" r0 D M3 f( S& ]: q: I Catalina I: 7 damaged4 k4 d/ J; _3 |
Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground
" V( z: l7 c v& { m" E% K P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged, q2 D% S2 g# p% {# c
P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground' \$ \8 g1 I* `% y8 z* N4 [6 C
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Japanese Ships4 p% W5 h% H7 W1 I- m0 b. Y
BB Kirishima) \0 [5 Q0 v2 B+ u+ }
BB Hiei$ B- W r7 e ]9 D) o2 v
BB Haruna
, s# [' c' w1 C& f: K7 x7 S6 p BB Kongo$ [. m, t, H& @7 O
CA Kako
" L* E# L' \' ^% q: g CA Kumano' ^+ X2 a& Q. z7 Y, S5 t2 F
CA Suzuya
- m2 a2 Q% y2 B; j& v CA Mikuma4 G% B6 [% {$ _, P$ t8 M2 k
CA Mogami: B# ~0 b _+ H" m
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Allied ground losses:
6 b* _/ s& L. y8 E' B3 O; _6 y* u 274 casualties reported3 X" {* l8 \' {' d8 L p2 m
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled$ q$ G7 Y+ _1 h. q; \8 p
Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled
( m: {9 v/ C$ N3 q Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled
% p. j" u A$ s, p6 u s Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
}# O1 n$ x2 U: D Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)" F' t2 F, I- u8 S" G; \2 ~
; `6 E5 z9 R" c% N5 Z1 x8 ~' P4 WAirbase hits 177 [4 t0 R2 S+ a! C; s) y
Airbase supply hits 2- C9 V0 p3 ]: v- f0 r# x) h1 [) Z
Runway hits 35
9 h0 j, t. [2 XPort hits 5
$ k" O, e, P* ^Port supply hits 4
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BB Kirishima firing at Gove 5 I1 `, t0 ^: l# k) B( k
BB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade
' |( w" P0 @! y0 D/ bBB Haruna firing at Gove # I# l m( Q# J, c& `6 a
BB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade
; w7 |7 l- x' m5 A# ?5 g" E5 SCA Kako firing at Gove
/ z4 p, y8 J k) ~& y0 OCA Kumano firing at Gove
1 @1 _- n+ ]0 R% K" f' y, GE13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya
/ q% P% `/ n$ z3 u' K( i7 n' x: YCA Suzuya firing at Gove
+ v8 j4 ^1 T' b3 ~/ O6 lCA Mikuma firing at Gove 8 Y/ c& f. }+ c% e! u
CA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |