AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 445 q# _. T' J0 n0 V, E$ N2 E0 r- I
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$ p/ y$ z S4 e I1 h$ i }" q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Gove3 Z4 ]$ \* Q4 x/ v& A
$ L e7 o0 u: W' y( y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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+ L1 G/ |* Y8 S& [ rNight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards& v% i* R9 T+ i( s0 q
/ y$ m/ H, h8 c& ]& c% eJapanese Ships5 @& P) F+ e( I9 ~5 ?! ~
BB Kongo
8 z( s, G' z5 k3 e/ J BB Haruna
! m& z/ `( { f BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1! m. I$ R% @5 [0 g; B
BB Kirishima
! B7 L* q& ^0 {- e0 r% Z7 e/ ] CA Mogami6 X8 t( p) X+ c
CA Mikuma5 B. N) B7 W1 a* k) ^$ j$ [$ l: @
CA Suzuya
; M" g/ R: v" P. N8 ^5 }7 J2 J CA Kumano; I0 t0 ]: |- N, R) n' [
CA Kako
. G& d4 B) L& S) v DD Makinami
- @; H4 O5 i1 J' @0 G% l" P DD Takanami0 i0 j4 ?6 r, E' k+ E( M
DD Natsushio
' [7 d# b5 a9 d3 z8 ? DD Yukikaze
1 I7 J ^4 z# _ s% G% U' x) e9 _ DD Hayashio
. a. }5 |* B9 A, Q; I: q6 [9 k5 _ DD Maikaze
* }8 w [0 H6 u, l8 x% V DD Isokaze
, H" |# ~# c. q7 W% c5 P2 M DD Shiranui
* Y' ~; L" Q6 ~' X! `! c+ C DD Amatsukaze
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* |8 c% Y: g' O& w3 E9 { I PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk) p: c( N- z/ j4 c
PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk' E7 x: |' I/ i$ O+ o5 o- V
PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
% m4 F3 B! {3 m1 X PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
% [: ^' X- J: M3 a PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk0 m% O8 U- c7 f. Y0 j- C
PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
: L, c& f( W/ l8 t PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
" u$ K4 r8 X7 P# i) ~ PT-60
+ \3 ~ ~: L4 L: k: e PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk3 i$ i& t2 L. G; V
PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk) n) _ J! H# f4 |% r& ]2 c9 }( R' V
PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
- E a3 C& s# C3 D! I* \ PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!/ ~4 x# n0 Q( x9 j8 J2 j$ Y
Allied TF begins to get underway- D: `/ H7 h, a) v
Low visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight/ `0 m8 t% d% x
Maximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards
0 D0 f1 {! j5 PRange closes to 25,000 yards...
- b7 B! d) O4 w% ?* F" r8 WCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards
/ h5 c# D p; \; [3 Y+ l$ _Range closes to 20,000 yards...2 F/ X6 Z( T& }) F
Range closes to 15,000 yards...$ o3 c5 y. `) F& r' p& L3 c6 G
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards
( d& N4 f2 v' X; j0 T6 ECONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards$ P. w; ]; \5 [; W
Range closes to 10,000 yards...& [6 i7 D0 L- v" p$ p/ P
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
! r# |; V! A4 p( }+ oRange closes to 7,000 yards...& q2 ^- c. J0 G5 z7 R& W2 @* |8 a
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards7 z7 D1 o4 i! S a- q* L& Z, ~* @- Y
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
/ h( H* i' N" y4 `& a5 lCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards
3 H* z( ~4 x7 x" n% sRange closes to 3,000 yards.../ `* Q( X& A0 a, g. G, ?' F
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
4 a7 g3 l, s; v! B. N0 ?Range closes to 1,000 yards...
$ |3 h, U2 n( b: p$ rPT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
$ d5 T# l' V8 o# i1 \3 T# [PT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards* D3 p; c, N L! s- p% }
PT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
) G- p# R5 F& ~4 w) ZMassive explosion on PT-46
( j) b/ [. H8 ?4 ~- qPT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
2 ?4 c/ Y d% E4 q0 RPT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards8 X. Q D2 M8 J
Range increases to 2,000 yards
& i& V7 T) f4 QPT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
# ^) U9 R" ?) `" x$ DPT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards' i2 j, s% \, a
BB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards0 \/ L0 ^7 { G) g4 I/ I; ~6 g% t
PT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards2 L9 }* y- p4 h" k8 \$ x
PT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards
Z! l; R/ m) r9 Y4 N, n. r9 f L4 HRange increases to 3,000 yards; D, K+ Z. v4 ~' ]9 S
PT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards
' s8 z7 K$ w1 y5 NRange closes to 2,000 yards1 V) ]$ b6 H& @; Z: u. r# w
BB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards
8 C6 `$ `1 y2 q1 L8 _; ePT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards7 J& Y4 p, X6 ~) `
Range increases to 4,000 yards7 b5 _/ L- c% V: G! B' ^( h4 l/ \
Range increases to 5,000 yards
: d" v3 L8 L% Q D* c0 V0 I: u$ e1 J! ADD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127 5 r$ E% }2 O$ [& @2 x5 F$ [- F
Range increases to 6,000 yards
* X( g6 t9 i* g7 U: i; @2 W' ERange increases to 8,000 yards
. m5 e# h: u- e( c$ [5 ETask forces break off...$ J/ W* ?% g5 `# F, m
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6 h7 c n2 n9 M1 Z0 `6 j' kNight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
* n1 c9 E- l9 Y DD Shiranui! e6 v, g7 l8 Z# Z2 u% V* @: f
- O6 Q6 d$ k0 b2 u9 A$ U6 xAllied Ships
# B/ T R! Y% X0 x; [' z PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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. e0 d, x1 G9 b. G/ IPoor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight/ q* @/ A" ^- q/ V) S
Maximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards# ?$ X$ f- L$ S. g9 D
Range closes to 28,000 yards...# ~6 [- y( E- Z" ~ S! Z
Range closes to 26,000 yards...) q: F* k! E! p' Q& K
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
6 s) Q$ e1 D/ o7 l' wRange closes to 22,000 yards...! K7 V! o) H4 F& B5 A! D G4 c
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
5 K |( _1 Q( [, A$ ZRange closes to 18,000 yards...
: T" u" C. k4 t0 o$ K5 `4 dRange closes to 16,000 yards...
/ _$ `# t& }* ~$ d. b0 N( LRange closes to 14,000 yards...5 n- V! j1 j2 S
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
7 U, u! v+ Z- @$ o% JRange closes to 11,000 yards...
0 S9 R' Y: q) WRange closes to 10,000 yards...
* Q, r! n4 C* M" Z5 oRange closes to 9,000 yards...
0 ] q, s& R2 p L, dRange closes to 8,000 yards.... p7 h" d6 B( \
Range closes to 7,000 yards...9 Q( [( w' H9 @8 b, \
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
x( G. f" i3 @6 e, f, y' h7 FRange closes to 5,000 yards...
! c( V3 Z: }; \$ h- PRange closes to 4,000 yards...6 T- l4 p8 v& J# R% C3 Z
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
+ ^0 l1 y$ J2 _+ h" l) SRange closes to 2,000 yards...
/ l3 D, J+ F2 x i7 W6 [3 T3 V' W, WCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards: M N, }) l/ ?% ^/ }/ U
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards6 X. M$ { }; v. m; j: t
Allied ships attempt to get underway
8 G0 ?/ t0 R6 @5 N9 mRange increases to 3,000 yards
6 [+ e6 f. a. d1 T a0 q$ {PT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards
& _* t3 }4 R3 @5 h( g! ICombat ends with last Allied ship sunk...4 ~' I! B1 O# R4 U; D1 f# `& M
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1 b: j$ L9 E8 q/ Q2 }# NNight Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,1271 ]& C& i q0 L# S& U5 T9 K+ U
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no flights, h; u' |! V( j/ ]: k0 s
0 t3 g" k4 G" r" C ^2 mAllied aircraft losses
% T" M- p+ H% k* | Catalina I: 7 damaged
& [) X. B( s6 |8 z* K6 u3 } Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground
9 ?6 z, T$ B" F* l) O( y P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged
" w$ b u% F' U* |! |4 \ P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground
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$ K3 @7 v9 p3 A) k BB Kirishima9 F- n& @! a) S) [. u7 N
BB Hiei* ]5 B( @, K+ T/ M/ k% R! z
BB Haruna
3 b' }4 F& V; T% h" Q/ _ BB Kongo3 `/ q& Y( K+ W0 u
CA Kako% h# a S0 `9 n
CA Kumano8 L' P4 E; P: _* Z3 b/ K( U
CA Suzuya
( u# l* `9 `! K" p& h) F z CA Mikuma
/ ^# i% g) U1 ^: e4 s) ] CA Mogami
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5 R2 A( x# `3 T6 ?) I2 ?Allied ground losses:
; w/ O3 \7 P ^ 274 casualties reported1 N/ c; Y4 d3 v$ J% y% X* p( G+ O
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
) D- d7 P7 M& Y( [# i/ Z Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled
; q$ e$ d: f3 w" I Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled
% d/ m; F5 K( x- L9 N Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
2 f2 a( ]$ Z0 ]7 m Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)
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Airbase hits 170 D' `( I+ N4 _) Q) n- B
Airbase supply hits 2
' ^2 O+ E4 @7 [* }6 lRunway hits 35
2 L+ Q+ _7 k7 O: mPort hits 52 B6 V7 }4 W8 h0 N0 e! z; B
Port supply hits 4+ U9 N( [: g8 W- H4 v5 Z N
# g) Y: \& a. bBB Kirishima firing at Gove
+ |' n, o8 ^; w% O) u. qBB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade
5 _$ o/ W K7 T* S5 vBB Haruna firing at Gove
7 k9 `% s; p. w# XBB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade
! x8 J* }" S6 W! P. k$ Y: Z9 n$ nCA Kako firing at Gove
" W' j9 u# [! }# aCA Kumano firing at Gove : ?, f$ y. F% j; F- W4 _; T; l7 B* t5 a
E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya
Q2 v6 o; W' E8 E* p1 y, W' `CA Suzuya firing at Gove ) m% J7 X* Y! N
CA Mikuma firing at Gove 1 e+ e2 C, {: Z( d
CA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |