AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 44/ m. U& u& B5 B' p1 b9 v- d$ W
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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 V! V; f0 G* o& Y3 m2 `
8 ]7 [4 X1 b% T6 E5 @ g3 v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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1 V6 u( Y9 N6 s$ X, \Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards
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, R5 {+ N( I1 L# l% s" ]Japanese Ships
9 t/ k+ h; q! o/ T& e! n BB Kongo8 G4 ?* B. V/ m! i4 \. s
BB Haruna
) z$ m9 X2 ^/ u; \6 |" \ BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1, N# q) a+ c' b2 W" g
BB Kirishima
$ y; U" Z Y+ k( {9 ^ CA Mogami
2 I1 n0 ]2 h" f$ s/ [ CA Mikuma9 [( s j3 g6 k% A( O9 G
CA Suzuya
' t, G: u, ?$ E: y" l l* I8 M' f CA Kumano5 o" j/ O2 @/ `# U, e" ^
CA Kako
0 L! V" |* F5 f2 u6 g+ I DD Makinami) S& C& `8 y, S
DD Takanami
9 K0 N) s- Y% p7 J0 B5 T S DD Natsushio
- z7 V- B% [; X. J0 D3 Q DD Yukikaze
3 s y1 E* m4 N) e DD Hayashio& U5 r- }& u( k' I
DD Maikaze
# z0 r0 Z* f y: d% w DD Isokaze
! g* c6 C0 E M) e7 | R9 N DD Shiranui- b- |: ^# ^, S3 D" a% d
DD Amatsukaze
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f. R6 Y5 L7 f8 V N# B. z& O- v, oAllied Ships0 u! j. q' h7 e& R' f6 i- j
PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk3 T8 N- u* T% @& P# }7 \4 A! H7 G: H. @
PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
8 f8 b# f/ _9 g5 Z! c PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk, m! e. D/ c: }& C, f
PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
2 a/ R8 W: w. B+ _ PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
# \- @$ M3 U8 ?0 X2 Q PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk$ |. q0 m/ a" p) S
PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk& J5 u2 r) y- B- d
PT-604 Q9 Q' Z/ j; z
PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
( {3 E, N" v, u# g8 Q PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk8 D# }( E& z3 r
PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk/ | W) S& N* R' R. f2 S
PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk: [( f0 G+ T5 V* W; i) T: t8 a
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
! m+ W$ J' g8 m; S5 DAllied TF begins to get underway4 `6 ?. X" s# x9 ~- k
Low visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight
( Z" u# A* K0 \# j& ^Maximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards2 ~% u( N8 x: a4 R
Range closes to 25,000 yards...5 z* h. W2 w b8 o. b* ~2 ~5 @
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards
4 ]0 q( N" {6 i/ f! O8 [Range closes to 20,000 yards...# r8 z( l* r$ I3 Z* J. E) x0 Y
Range closes to 15,000 yards...
5 r8 C8 g! r+ ~, \- A8 b6 M5 |CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards" I, k# s3 m- d, D
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards7 ~8 i# ~! X9 H. X
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
- S& L" j4 V1 D! f, D; q+ \CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
* o/ T, i5 G! R. T& m5 HRange closes to 7,000 yards..." n; p5 D( p8 |* y
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards
7 Z, P, [7 H# y: QRange closes to 5,000 yards...9 \% s" C, N% o# D% ]/ K/ n5 n
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards# }% t& P* R3 S% D& f5 r$ q3 w
Range closes to 3,000 yards...5 Y7 @2 g3 _$ [
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
. M6 t* G9 b1 VRange closes to 1,000 yards...
3 g! f* J1 B1 s. k; WPT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards, r9 R5 E- D) _2 \
PT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
$ l/ N. V& c# P; M5 J2 R5 xPT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
$ x0 p( P" }0 mMassive explosion on PT-46
' a9 Z# g$ }. H+ D; uPT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards& L: g. f3 {5 B2 Q- ?) V6 }
PT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
4 J( ` Y9 Z0 o! gRange increases to 2,000 yards+ y; w- q6 }0 m/ ]4 o+ j! u
PT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards s) h* g: b4 v @$ D4 g; A& w
PT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards$ g) U+ O8 p) h; X! \
BB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards+ @3 ^" k5 T: @. L) ~
PT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards
' s. q) ^% e) p4 vPT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards: @) z5 T" F+ \4 V; ^# U
Range increases to 3,000 yards7 k4 f9 M. u6 {% M/ b1 Z% Y
PT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards
4 P/ i3 b* E8 _) `3 IRange closes to 2,000 yards
9 C1 Z! q! V* @0 M. O% P$ iBB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards
, l' _1 V' d6 s' w3 S" GPT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards
0 Q7 H0 D' W- NRange increases to 4,000 yards
$ S/ h: i# ^' a, x0 q4 ]' TRange increases to 5,000 yards
7 S3 H! d. c9 \1 s3 `DD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127
; L# {! I: _0 _3 U' x/ i& vRange increases to 6,000 yards7 p+ U7 M% S4 j$ T! B
Range increases to 8,000 yards
, U' w! V! e: N8 H( sTask forces break off...3 L: ^" m8 y* L) R2 s3 R
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards) Y5 r. F; T) ^! A( l0 m3 a7 D
- E' ^0 V0 r* A8 RJapanese Ships
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: w# n2 Z/ N5 z' r' [ PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk' b4 n S! o' W
9 T b" {6 N* [Poor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight
" ~. v. m. a! n, g iMaximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards
1 h2 q- _& s' i* J, S) HRange closes to 28,000 yards...
! F8 O5 Q3 R9 x0 r; A3 JRange closes to 26,000 yards...
2 ?; U, |# V$ P1 X# lRange closes to 24,000 yards...
; t0 ~8 N9 W( xRange closes to 22,000 yards...+ v; q! f3 k$ ~1 U! m+ p5 b: n& Y
Range closes to 20,000 yards...& }5 W4 o, z# c( `* `
Range closes to 18,000 yards...8 ^' c* o# V" t, X* R
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
$ j z4 h' Q! y; H3 k5 \' k+ BRange closes to 14,000 yards...$ y7 L' o0 S0 ?. q9 S7 A
Range closes to 12,000 yards..., B, u4 g! g5 `' C8 G7 F
Range closes to 11,000 yards...& x4 \, O% f4 Q9 R w5 {
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
! d7 R: A- S; T$ _Range closes to 9,000 yards...
1 n/ U0 P& a# F; G* z, c6 wRange closes to 8,000 yards...
! l5 {1 ?0 N& KRange closes to 7,000 yards...
. }. M* e! v5 Q- b0 L0 [. H+ P2 URange closes to 6,000 yards...
. K3 h. G( I ^% y$ xRange closes to 5,000 yards...7 Z$ }; \3 ? z% |8 E& o& T* }
Range closes to 4,000 yards...% Z; o6 x* P% P- s
Range closes to 3,000 yards...& y" P- O d5 C0 s' O! ~
Range closes to 2,000 yards..., D7 z; U' F3 H
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
- u- ~' v! y* O. ICONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards; B, _3 Q- y! v; ^3 B
Allied ships attempt to get underway$ n) `* R+ a0 L
Range increases to 3,000 yards: \! q3 K, M$ d% j& F
PT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards
% R, }* P9 {3 |1 g. X5 Q7 RCombat ends with last Allied ship sunk...- R8 b1 e3 M4 M0 s; @$ K+ H
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9 K3 M7 b6 m* P7 f! eNight Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127
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7 Z4 ^) c* X) c) ?" J. NAllied aircraft5 P3 X& [' f: @+ C; l
no flights
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Catalina I: 7 damaged
1 l5 {4 L4 Y* D Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground' l8 p( `5 s m3 ]/ P* c
P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged
% [: u1 w+ Y* h! S+ H P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground
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Japanese Ships$ c% A3 F$ v$ E7 b9 a: c: _
BB Kirishima. @* x! x! O2 L b0 w5 T* c+ f
BB Hiei
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CA Kako j% J" ~* \+ Z! s% j
CA Kumano. R* I& T+ O- j. q
CA Suzuya
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CA Mogami/ @9 d% u! ^: v1 \
* Q# b- Y9 z* j) jAllied ground losses:
5 f* h$ Q( b; O1 ? 274 casualties reported. V* l# K, n0 B' i
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled' h4 V7 T5 y* Q9 w: `) i7 m, y8 U
Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled
( k. l7 E7 |& {; k+ \ Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled+ E5 T* w3 e. L6 D' Z$ a4 L ?
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
+ ?# h. D2 v! H4 \ Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled). h, R9 {( W" c2 }
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Airbase hits 171 z, S4 h) p$ x$ ?( J
Airbase supply hits 2
% S; Z3 d7 m$ s. j% A% URunway hits 35
( D8 R, \3 t: i6 n* ~Port hits 57 g- p0 H% i: s; b. L% `4 f9 c
Port supply hits 4
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' K" t: ~: n9 C. rBB Kirishima firing at Gove 2 _4 v( N. A# \
BB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade
7 b$ L0 H0 `9 ~- T& `# Z# K! o7 {) YBB Haruna firing at Gove
" }" @$ f' r$ Q5 q0 m. OBB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade
1 b* N' K, a, HCA Kako firing at Gove
* l( [+ T9 c8 `; U, b6 ]CA Kumano firing at Gove
! @/ R# U1 S' n4 v0 I7 FE13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya
0 X& L4 `( T& I! X' s7 wCA Suzuya firing at Gove 0 b) p L5 W$ B9 t& p$ |6 X
CA Mikuma firing at Gove
9 e' l1 f; o" C- i6 oCA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |