AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 44; _+ H$ j9 w/ y
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* _- A* v" o9 Y& 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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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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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards
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; y3 |7 M2 w" k8 t8 I# C; K! C BB Kongo$ @8 ^4 ]2 v4 L: N% b/ @! s
BB Haruna( n) G$ x" B" N, L
BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1
' a0 ]% V; L$ U BB Kirishima
& Y4 S5 b; Y8 ?1 V2 }# q CA Mogami
' E( v8 x: ?5 K, e CA Mikuma" l% v! d Q' @, B: y/ j& j- c+ O
CA Suzuya
: X8 q* O7 A9 P: c9 g CA Kumano
: s5 x. K! \& X1 ^* Q, D- T CA Kako6 i. P) H' X% @. p1 D
DD Makinami
. p" @- f3 d( l& y DD Takanami
. D7 l6 n# `$ |0 h# B" F DD Natsushio, }, b; D) C5 I/ K) [8 I- [
DD Yukikaze
9 L5 x; n, d" @# {- K Q$ z8 r DD Hayashio: A! d$ s9 V4 s# Z- U" x- Z( r* p5 N
DD Maikaze
, R$ _0 n! R* `" n' ^ DD Isokaze
, ?: c# F2 j# a* W, u- q1 `. D3 B DD Shiranui
1 q" ]4 [7 f+ b0 w# X* Z( a) Z8 a DD Amatsukaze
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2 f3 @5 n3 L+ v. wAllied Ships# d9 Z1 }/ N) P2 f( i8 x) T
PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
( b" x, {( C- F1 i% s, r PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk' x) L0 K1 F9 v! q7 o) b
PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk2 q7 ]3 {, x$ D/ V
PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk- V9 G$ b# y3 [/ z6 H
PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk/ O+ {# g2 g Y, X/ X% J9 O
PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk- V4 |. C- B* E% W/ }
PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
1 u- z) F3 c6 r- R) O& [9 J$ q# W PT-60, Q4 F% I% t1 ?
PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
6 Z6 m+ P; J+ A9 l PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
7 y' q# i/ Z( ^" T. H7 _ PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
( @1 I% b( S! z8 M3 _ PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
v, M0 `) g" n9 S; b* kAllied TF begins to get underway7 j( P+ _4 V+ q6 S2 Z
Low visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight7 ^: t9 |1 q( _/ a k0 F6 @4 Z
Maximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards% c1 k7 W' r1 z7 ^
Range closes to 25,000 yards...# ?6 f+ t' X1 h: q" [
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards3 z; s* h- y. I6 Z* b* S
Range closes to 20,000 yards...' r' F9 x- {' c; h3 |: j
Range closes to 15,000 yards...
2 W8 |) o1 q& G( T9 RCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards
W3 F$ K7 S# _2 M$ SCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards
6 a0 O8 U" a; @1 ]& Q E z+ cRange closes to 10,000 yards...
$ m4 ^) R2 w, \! Z6 M; r* x5 g& {' `CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards5 l$ b% J. h9 H. x; [
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
+ l2 i/ n8 A1 H, ?" t& `9 eCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards
) F2 o; b4 i' H: ^0 ]8 n* }Range closes to 5,000 yards... J/ t4 j1 q+ p8 @3 F1 D
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards
" b( m1 z0 b8 Y) C0 w, C0 RRange closes to 3,000 yards...
' Q8 O8 B0 y6 m: H0 }/ B: q$ ]CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards0 h% y9 I0 ?8 K* {! i! `: b% V" z
Range closes to 1,000 yards...
0 z% y) H# f* XPT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards2 L$ v5 N, d/ X9 O$ ^/ f
PT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
N+ `$ K2 j% J2 }PT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
& @. z @( @ o. T7 p+ ?, G+ n( h, GMassive explosion on PT-46$ C3 T# e3 N+ Q( |) y& S# B
PT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards. m1 E4 S5 m8 r. v M! p* k; r
PT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards! ^* g( T7 t/ N; x1 _. {
Range increases to 2,000 yards8 f5 ]; G2 z9 R
PT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
( J2 G) u* s% W0 p0 z4 z5 E0 Q% zPT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards' p9 ]1 @7 I2 f9 D# t3 l; f
BB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards
( b* r$ l# f0 ? D6 W* Y7 iPT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards
, F; N* P; }* z/ l% A* x! nPT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards
" w* Q& i0 y/ Q" f7 ~Range increases to 3,000 yards: m; E! b8 O' E q# j
PT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards7 @$ f* T, ^) [7 }7 t5 B
Range closes to 2,000 yards" f+ s4 n, y& Q+ Y* d- {9 m
BB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards4 T- N- b% `7 h1 u' v2 p
PT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards) }4 v9 l2 j. g9 I# n
Range increases to 4,000 yards
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Range increases to 8,000 yards3 T* r9 ]- p- U& L' ~; m' F" }' S8 @
Task forces break off...
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$ `. u8 T* Y" |8 E! ?Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards! W( w' I% c" G
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A; |+ U2 o8 E8 O8 z DD Shiranui1 R8 Z K' L' U7 e- j( r! x
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Allied Ships ~4 f: W, L [$ f; v- G
PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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Poor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight h p" \* o) J2 c
Maximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards+ \5 o( M" I0 X1 [
Range closes to 28,000 yards...
$ W# E! G7 s% a8 z7 LRange closes to 26,000 yards...; \( ~7 q0 [2 p3 _
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
* Z x1 t: k' l2 U, C3 \$ e+ xRange closes to 22,000 yards...
* H& X6 R, ^2 @# FRange closes to 20,000 yards...# y! |. P. J* [+ A; e5 l Y
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
' D, f) q0 Z3 b9 ZRange closes to 16,000 yards...
: V: }% R3 o% R( k% cRange closes to 14,000 yards...
4 z( q" p0 p; ]0 U# w: iRange closes to 12,000 yards...: y$ M! J4 H1 }. K0 l
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
0 y, D) P6 o, DRange closes to 10,000 yards...5 z; B. r# \% B9 A5 C+ Q J) t
Range closes to 9,000 yards.../ z$ ^; Z: [3 E2 [& S2 i( Y+ \
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
P$ e$ ^3 }& J) T: ~Range closes to 7,000 yards.... L: U' ^3 J: m! y0 h: X% A
Range closes to 6,000 yards...5 i" u. M( [% i' ~) S
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
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% s9 r7 x1 U5 L6 nRange closes to 3,000 yards...
& n) M1 P/ J: A X) W9 D$ n1 X8 mRange closes to 2,000 yards...
: v8 R, {) ^4 n3 i- I7 @2 Q6 j" hCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards% k7 C6 G5 v! }+ k) K
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards6 j6 x) R9 P4 J* r w3 }
Allied ships attempt to get underway# b3 X2 n# _( N; ^
Range increases to 3,000 yards
2 i* F" c% ^( H& xPT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards7 |% `$ B2 a, Z7 v; F9 |7 ^$ K# L
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...
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, ~3 j2 d0 b# L* h5 f" PNight Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127
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Allied aircraft losses
) t$ e, B1 _: z% S; j Catalina I: 7 damaged* m7 s, @. h4 M" u# Y
Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground
$ n% z- q2 Q a+ R+ q5 f% @ P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged
% _" D# b/ y" ^* L, U P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground1 C6 {6 h, g( F! j" v
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Japanese Ships' h- [; J3 r; C" H
BB Kirishima4 d3 W+ P: X8 ?, }# I+ n& U
BB Hiei2 ^& P5 a2 B' f# }" S3 k
BB Haruna5 n* s u" s9 b- z/ ?8 ~
BB Kongo6 n" t7 J& Q8 F) R, f4 F) O# `4 r
CA Kako
& Y0 @0 |3 R( |6 m# { CA Kumano& k% H4 m! B1 q
CA Suzuya7 E) v! H) b+ g* l" ]8 x, H
CA Mikuma
6 j3 H8 O& k0 w w6 k CA Mogami
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* Q5 D) U) v3 I, i2 J 274 casualties reported1 q; k) c+ E% L% s8 [1 k# M8 _; S' G/ d
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
. T1 \# }. E0 A' J Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled* E$ F# K7 Z0 W: I9 n! L
Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled5 D8 [% Z1 ~% C' H4 d) f& a! `
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
! S( y# U- T6 r9 |# x Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)- Q. ]2 |% i- g) [' ~
) L9 ]+ |$ f1 @" w: nAirbase hits 17
. t. N7 ?2 {6 `1 Q. vAirbase supply hits 2, _ ?. t* q: b5 d0 [
Runway hits 35$ h8 `/ V7 K7 b3 R
Port hits 5, z2 E [0 M7 e! P1 j
Port supply hits 4
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BB Kirishima firing at Gove
" r6 @' i: q" V" C8 J) X) _BB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade# y, R" T2 [. K8 ]+ t o
BB Haruna firing at Gove
0 h. G% _% f( X& k3 Z! z6 E- PBB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade
% i r; t( q; j% J2 z+ pCA Kako firing at Gove
7 L+ V8 O* o8 k0 ^CA Kumano firing at Gove
. E5 z& U' p6 d$ @E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya
/ e, g2 ?' }( |$ Z' o2 |/ D. uCA Suzuya firing at Gove ' V8 @ R& N6 `, f% c: L/ U8 T
CA Mikuma firing at Gove 9 Q* ?. x, k1 J2 j7 d
CA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |