AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 443 Y. G# c% q( v( A
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0 ~* A8 A* a) Q2 _ @+ c1 ?2 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* U: J/ Z& n8 O) m9 p% q% `* m: q
M9 \: x: B' o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' M2 s2 w! x7 K9 x; s* ?. Y
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Japanese Ships
4 J' n( V2 z: k9 t5 c4 S5 m% f% k BB Kongo
+ _5 T [& o( ^# F! x BB Haruna
+ n& g9 K, |, h4 j8 W; i. ] BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1
) @9 G" A3 K4 A BB Kirishima
4 r0 c/ P, ]( }% O, ] CA Mogami* h q* N8 Q% E+ i2 M$ a1 R
CA Mikuma0 P/ q6 {8 V" \9 l& v% s+ q% L( y
CA Suzuya
1 F4 |- y# U7 D9 @6 b3 O6 a CA Kumano
; R( K i# g8 F9 q6 m9 N7 P4 n0 L6 P CA Kako( q6 p. _6 L5 o% D7 {9 q
DD Makinami E' H' c& e0 h* ~4 P
DD Takanami( m$ r9 r- D* ~, q D
DD Natsushio
+ H, J/ }: ~! `9 V p( j DD Yukikaze0 K3 i }( u# j. ~ k! |
DD Hayashio
2 z1 u" [8 K' P _) {& ?$ H DD Maikaze) e$ F4 i7 q4 e4 i
DD Isokaze
; `, A/ P$ ]' |. q, ?1 d DD Shiranui2 p% [1 R6 _- l3 a, S
DD Amatsukaze
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% k R0 B" u9 g* V. {; JAllied Ships% N/ J7 f; n" W' m
PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
4 N7 @3 h8 u! Y7 [ PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk! x7 ]; |4 n9 O' ]" | }8 k' _8 V8 S
PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
6 g- L/ |; A# Y9 u. }( T PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
, \; a( @! |' P3 T PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk2 x! B; x6 b9 p. ~4 ^
PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
# D; [: n4 v/ [; [& K PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk3 l# V: i: V+ {! O8 h. B
PT-60
6 V; ~. i; U/ s1 \" m- S- y% ^ PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
6 V% m6 j) J7 b* ]: t* z* ?. m PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
3 I o2 n" A$ F# M' M. U PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk2 _: Z% Q, P$ y G; k
PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!" l5 _% y+ O+ p
Allied TF begins to get underway/ [( ]7 B$ R! Z0 z9 G2 M2 l0 L$ ?
Low visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight. Z; N! }8 W9 J# g$ j
Maximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards
9 K7 w' ?1 o# m8 h5 K+ K* _5 ]Range closes to 25,000 yards...) O7 f" N4 f1 B+ Q
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards3 Q$ ^0 ]1 x# u, s h* x c8 s/ b
Range closes to 20,000 yards...* k5 a, h! p1 p) @! Z# ^( }
Range closes to 15,000 yards...
- G! C; S' E) s3 @CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards6 W: f) N$ p8 U! {, }
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards: V" F0 H) ~8 Y, `0 ?
Range closes to 10,000 yards...% t. Q$ _! n0 E. \
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
' E1 s. s) b8 V4 V% G. [* WRange closes to 7,000 yards...8 I& T& r5 h3 y( Y
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards3 ]0 p1 ?2 a" y; f; `7 Q5 l
Range closes to 5,000 yards...: Q! P! G% Z, P/ ~! @
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards0 v- z9 Z- t& \0 \ `+ c3 ?8 B& g: J
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
# n+ ^7 t0 [. {; ?" L9 WCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
' {2 o3 K6 ?3 z& ]9 {Range closes to 1,000 yards...
# s/ J, R# M# ]! EPT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards" {5 r) d0 [/ K# s2 V* H
PT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards# c: B0 k' t5 B
PT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards1 q% J3 E3 {2 C2 D) c- T0 e. V# H
Massive explosion on PT-46) }7 i% S/ Z& w% r# k3 P
PT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
- P( l. e4 {7 fPT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
5 l& E; z$ B# m4 WRange increases to 2,000 yards
+ I+ G' e7 C3 P7 @+ E# u! m2 c) vPT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
9 C, ?. h( K: i+ X* RPT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards$ p) \+ J: G8 ]- \. {# m$ u" e8 I
BB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards2 ~+ _! c5 \: _/ J
PT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards
$ K. C" c4 S! dPT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards
1 V! ^ t3 S: o& [# rRange increases to 3,000 yards$ B y9 y8 g; r. P8 Q
PT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards" [9 g+ C+ ~( F& b! [ ~
Range closes to 2,000 yards
$ ?5 x9 V- r2 F+ D" b( gBB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards
1 Y( z3 ~( y: FPT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards$ D0 Q, B* C7 \5 z
Range increases to 4,000 yards" e |3 n6 q& m! t0 V
Range increases to 5,000 yards
4 ^0 s* ^2 ^2 l- L$ G1 YDD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127 ) i* y% c( v2 C. }9 g1 R
Range increases to 6,000 yards- j* w7 y4 `8 R1 L3 b5 i- \
Range increases to 8,000 yards
+ k6 a7 a- Y m' e: S$ Y! {4 C) ITask forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards
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0 a8 ]- ~: e) B8 @& nJapanese Ships, l6 P+ D m8 p- p5 Y
DD Shiranui( U3 ^* M e2 v4 ?7 J" `% t$ G
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PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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8 Z" A, d3 ]6 v$ ^$ I/ GPoor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight
/ z" [0 @- l9 V1 m4 TMaximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards2 l" q, @; ?& Z- y
Range closes to 28,000 yards...
# e! H& p) s8 x0 G$ B" DRange closes to 26,000 yards...6 o( }" q) ?! r. v
Range closes to 24,000 yards...7 B# K7 B1 n _, i( x/ t9 t# `" l
Range closes to 22,000 yards...# j1 m4 k+ h$ }6 D& F
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
2 [" C/ X D- [% c0 w% TRange closes to 18,000 yards...7 Q6 `' c$ q* D- o, e$ i8 @
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
1 q! u, p1 I; W3 bRange closes to 14,000 yards...7 h/ h3 i8 b9 U( F, l R6 x
Range closes to 12,000 yards...& L+ ^' u7 ?6 c, b6 R$ U
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
6 B! r+ D8 I: ]3 x1 |) ^Range closes to 10,000 yards...
% |$ d* e! ~( m- a# O* xRange closes to 9,000 yards...6 }# ~ R; j1 F* {! z4 |4 K
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
( {: H t4 T2 s+ X8 g+ JRange closes to 7,000 yards...
3 h4 I' W8 c1 oRange closes to 6,000 yards...
z* ^. I6 L3 QRange closes to 5,000 yards...; s5 r& e7 l# x
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
+ f w% D% z- x& z; @+ ]1 {Range closes to 3,000 yards...
3 P$ K9 | g t; HRange closes to 2,000 yards...+ [! t3 o O" A# E {
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
: h: f! P3 k# mCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards2 y" G: X5 W" \6 W
Allied ships attempt to get underway
7 n5 \: v# S2 E% I" I e$ QRange increases to 3,000 yards4 Q/ {) O! V3 ?& q0 W/ E
PT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards; t3 @. F& d5 O; M
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...$ N& P, X3 n' V1 J
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Night Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,1272 w0 b! H& g1 {7 O" q6 u1 M+ Q7 {% f
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Allied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses8 w8 ~. O9 H* d( N# g
Catalina I: 7 damaged
: }! M' \, p4 P" Y& s; ~) ? Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground V' h( O7 M& B, V
P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged+ I2 p$ l z2 c u# k! G* Y% d. b( R
P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground
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Japanese Ships
3 E# l/ O7 U1 M1 b4 u BB Kirishima
) X( D* v1 {4 b8 Z+ ] BB Hiei
0 L& U1 E+ i+ Q* m9 p% C; x BB Haruna, @ B- r# j, C% Q* f/ G4 u
BB Kongo% S; d1 y2 }4 c, T' O
CA Kako: k+ [% p+ ~7 o% G
CA Kumano/ o$ F6 w3 g; q/ Y ~- m/ J
CA Suzuya# L( y2 l& ~) \( p" r9 `8 h
CA Mikuma1 e+ f7 L @% D
CA Mogami' K% z% c8 I$ ^
5 `6 j) T# p- V, p; [ F3 p# KAllied ground losses:3 _5 h3 ^/ Z+ \% ^- h$ E
274 casualties reported
, U7 v2 |- @3 C$ a2 |; x8 F Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
q" h$ M; {0 r8 ^3 A+ S5 y Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled1 w& n6 K6 l9 `6 t. J$ H3 ]
Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled
; Z8 b' Y* I) h7 c Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)7 L* Z2 q, M' e9 O' n. e/ q
Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)3 x( W% s Y# h4 g" J5 O( ~
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Airbase hits 17+ }( q% E; V! G( E3 D7 L: C$ _
Airbase supply hits 2* F$ K: @# f/ Y1 L( B
Runway hits 35
# Z0 ~- Y! ]* {1 A6 x6 W2 bPort hits 5
2 c$ d& F# a. P7 C# x2 IPort supply hits 4
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BB Kirishima firing at Gove
- G( M1 z8 ]% gBB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade; z( e: i/ M% h
BB Haruna firing at Gove
; }: J( H5 {) a2 c& wBB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade
9 h. d; I6 E& a6 B1 DCA Kako firing at Gove 3 c% i% J/ }& F( b" P; x; F
CA Kumano firing at Gove
7 e. B/ e6 }4 |1 {) a9 B# eE13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya+ I5 |5 X# u/ }, B
CA Suzuya firing at Gove
% i' ^& i, x! W1 K6 a8 BCA Mikuma firing at Gove & E. y( F% k$ l$ A4 W
CA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |