AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 44/ Y ?+ {& S P" p
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0 \+ F. |( U6 v$ A( G% h0 d! O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+ F1 _6 T3 X; D9 A5 T
) m! c3 E- V1 _1 T' A. t* X5 g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 ' h9 s+ O! r- ]. C
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards+ ?( O# x0 F& J9 v, O
$ N% C! e0 x; z. mJapanese Ships
% R6 y3 n, ~% W' v: `. J6 U BB Kongo
7 V, y) b4 O7 @! W6 N' e BB Haruna8 m: w% n! A X$ D6 w- F9 A
BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 17 H1 o1 @4 y+ h& _; C8 s/ ]- e5 [
BB Kirishima
# |; X5 l5 ^; f/ h3 _# J5 K {5 i' o( P7 [ CA Mogami4 `$ Y' Q0 `: Q) R U+ e) |
CA Mikuma
0 f6 I+ _& Q) c7 \- M* v4 o& N CA Suzuya& z! {$ i- }/ t2 O/ a2 k9 r6 P
CA Kumano Y7 t. L5 ]; O$ r$ y9 r
CA Kako$ o% {& ~0 W- Y U! L5 Z& [
DD Makinami
% I% q; b: c, G; Q! O; ^ DD Takanami" I N5 H" Q5 n9 N2 x% t7 w. R& a
DD Natsushio: E2 k5 ?+ T% c; s; s+ i! c
DD Yukikaze
% X" Q4 N) w" f DD Hayashio
/ i( B$ f( [4 D9 R; H DD Maikaze- [+ f* d, J( [% J4 @5 ^5 _; U5 |5 U
DD Isokaze& o4 {% F# R- Q3 ~- z
DD Shiranui0 b' ^5 P( X1 ?3 c3 a# F7 n% G* B
DD Amatsukaze4 A- V/ _* j9 D! } ~& t$ v
# u. D' a; \2 tAllied Ships
% ]% j' |0 }; T3 ? R PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
/ q" j. |3 J1 H. s0 Z) O) |. Y PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk: b6 }! G4 V. S% w
PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk4 g% u& H l% e5 i; G1 g
PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
# @. n& f$ }3 X V# n% _- s6 n' F PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
) [$ l; ?1 k2 v$ E; x PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk* Y t7 a. N& c! K7 ?6 n* ?: N
PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk1 |5 X7 ^6 W5 a" a
PT-608 F2 x& B X. [
PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk9 k1 Z W0 z# k
PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk9 l$ @! i4 Z5 q3 e
PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk1 E' D. i( ~& M
PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk4 u# R4 L0 s' s9 `0 J
4 l. o, G0 f1 J5 g1 C& ~5 N/ ZJapanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
+ _( A- q( ]4 a' w& U* o" EAllied TF begins to get underway
+ c( h/ S! F5 U2 J8 Z g) C& Z# ELow visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight
( {8 P1 P* t6 H6 _6 |* KMaximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards& D, d* k9 O$ J* d }* s
Range closes to 25,000 yards.... Q/ I& ^9 E0 E; m+ J: |; ~+ j: x
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards9 a6 g/ @3 d( j+ j
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
& o' F; v: [5 yRange closes to 15,000 yards.... G8 p y# N$ B' t( t, h8 h2 k
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards0 Y+ f1 h) H0 g( B1 |
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards
: J0 s% W' e6 O$ x8 [Range closes to 10,000 yards..." X& d5 o4 ]% n4 w
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards$ k( h- r/ M) \
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
% ?2 X5 l3 e4 ^$ t# {CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards
& @0 _5 N( H# _2 fRange closes to 5,000 yards...
8 f$ r) v0 E/ ?8 b$ YCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards8 x3 _! O6 ~( J! s0 \
Range closes to 3,000 yards.../ g1 c8 h" H1 P) V7 k
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
8 @! c& O" N5 H' X$ I: z' R+ P, eRange closes to 1,000 yards...1 Z( f7 Q/ J" w- ^& a
PT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards& S- u/ a7 U# _9 ?# I3 c
PT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
. p1 z3 a$ E" _0 Q9 |; |% _PT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
; n; s o0 h/ K/ gMassive explosion on PT-46
' u) F7 [6 a2 J9 g5 iPT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
7 {5 c5 {8 h; S3 p5 EPT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
0 x/ o4 n' O7 E }9 O! NRange increases to 2,000 yards
3 p/ V9 \* p$ _; b. iPT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
6 I8 B7 \3 @* {/ d' x4 KPT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards6 D2 G7 Y4 [1 M4 {( H
BB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards: D" E: ]. {! b# t$ V4 |: b
PT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards
* ^4 U9 e" @" ]PT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards% b# X( I; b: ~8 N8 V0 C
Range increases to 3,000 yards
# x3 j* M/ ?$ ]PT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards1 F1 T& V( i% e$ |$ a+ Q
Range closes to 2,000 yards: f' y7 F$ ]2 n N0 l: W
BB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards3 ~. t! L" J7 \
PT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards* q8 ?3 R- D$ G( y+ `% Z: S j
Range increases to 4,000 yards4 U. I' A5 J% J9 [
Range increases to 5,000 yards
$ A; m U2 I1 B" r9 p ~DD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127 # s* K- y" F b' N( A. i
Range increases to 6,000 yards1 y5 o. O( Z+ _# ^8 v3 j
Range increases to 8,000 yards
3 p( i7 @* U6 x6 A; W5 U2 JTask forces break off...0 |- Q# n- O% h5 F6 a
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards1 [0 u4 L. k8 a9 H+ m
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Japanese Ships8 `/ ^" p" p* j: j( r: j
DD Shiranui# b& |% H5 ~+ K- ~ H& W
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Allied Ships
0 a" f9 e- u5 O# E' F PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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9 C/ V' o7 O4 p7 _& tPoor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight5 t/ j0 z3 J# Y$ S
Maximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards
0 U$ J& M& @' B3 W: T4 aRange closes to 28,000 yards...
4 U% g5 F' C# h. PRange closes to 26,000 yards...$ B. f' ^* f, }
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
% |1 @5 M/ B1 Q: @8 U$ d. Y6 rRange closes to 22,000 yards...
0 O1 g& q/ E/ G/ HRange closes to 20,000 yards...$ n0 I( U4 Q: V. M
Range closes to 18,000 yards...% }6 a# x( M& b0 w& z' M6 G
Range closes to 16,000 yards... J; `# E B& \
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
, \' `+ {2 O" R- i* e- ERange closes to 12,000 yards...- b7 U7 ]; V) A. {
Range closes to 11,000 yards...' ~+ u# k- o9 k4 t/ B
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
, @6 }! O6 p0 H: w& m6 l P" CRange closes to 9,000 yards...) L3 L9 y; Y$ a' J7 a; u1 e4 x7 G- X
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
& Z1 g' g& U% H6 zRange closes to 7,000 yards...
1 G% O7 i* s N! y. v, [5 [Range closes to 6,000 yards...4 X. j) a$ T/ l7 z( Q
Range closes to 5,000 yards...* F% g: k/ z7 D3 p1 T
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
+ p- B2 C* x# [* t9 D! ~# h" Q- GRange closes to 3,000 yards...
* Z7 E4 C) _. s2 c" RRange closes to 2,000 yards...
0 e( S& @2 A1 F. W$ j; kCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards' h, a* L7 v* F( w% I/ C
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards8 h" S7 }3 [- ~, a: l: i7 P
Allied ships attempt to get underway
# U% q$ A8 t; {- A* ~! \4 ^Range increases to 3,000 yards
6 @) X+ m& ]0 c* D( |PT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards
: w5 z' Y: [% w" aCombat ends with last Allied ship sunk...
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- T. ], B1 S# W, yNight Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127
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Allied aircraft3 N* {- p7 T. H
no flights
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3 P- i$ Y+ W4 ] V* w! L/ e. E: YAllied aircraft losses* v2 d. _# [2 L! M% X$ P3 P
Catalina I: 7 damaged
- Z1 w" z* W+ T" }# [% T Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground
$ ?) ?# E0 u6 c( \ P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged
0 Y/ x$ \3 M% A P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground* s( V' }" H1 |* q3 x9 V
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Japanese Ships' L$ W+ A* x1 t% @. n
BB Kirishima
3 ~" n& w) \4 B5 ^ BB Hiei
* ~3 F( H8 |( b* h9 x/ }( { BB Haruna
* Z8 i' N% @8 r4 |# N' I2 t ? BB Kongo
8 q5 m( K4 @! k9 Z CA Kako1 @) s6 t% }3 m( x/ Y
CA Kumano
1 \& u h6 Y- F# g& ?6 Q CA Suzuya- u$ o! c' _3 D y4 r- J1 |# g/ @
CA Mikuma: j# a4 C6 i- d" _* y/ `
CA Mogami6 c9 \' `: V9 f% D
6 z5 s; i A# X( D) p: n, o, I. y5 s8 dAllied ground losses:
( d' D, e$ y) G; d( z8 g0 n 274 casualties reported) b [. e6 d% Z
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
J' b \: q1 ?% N5 y3 g Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled
6 X# j+ K# B) ~4 w Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled
0 s) @) w+ l8 { n. H Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)" D' A, u. X( s& h/ p: F; I, F/ j
Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)/ X, `4 S' ^+ X0 F4 j2 Y" n. r
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Airbase hits 17# [/ s V7 ]; R3 P5 }9 E
Airbase supply hits 2
8 z. e. M3 ?8 S) v; i6 IRunway hits 355 w: l3 }9 x7 u" e+ C7 T( T; u
Port hits 5
7 {9 h' Q4 c6 N) W5 K H" jPort supply hits 42 H. ^: E5 a8 h: H3 ~0 h! Z
+ m( t3 q O) T, @& ^' ~( ?BB Kirishima firing at Gove 6 Z0 i( H/ _% H3 ?! \) b" i
BB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade9 D6 l4 ^5 u" D: @
BB Haruna firing at Gove
3 S4 _ [2 ~- O" xBB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade( ]; h9 s* ?4 L. J$ @
CA Kako firing at Gove 8 _* |- H1 A9 J, a- `# d/ Y
CA Kumano firing at Gove # D6 x3 D* |2 f& v# n/ H6 |: B
E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya
; T3 t: l; g9 ~, i+ C8 n- h' qCA Suzuya firing at Gove 2 k) i* O: c& ]% ]6 G
CA Mikuma firing at Gove
" l; Z- S x( y( Z# s8 {CA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |