AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 447 n R& L! ]9 ~- u( \3 W
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1 o, a" _; U" K2 G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Gove2 k5 K8 u. ]3 X' {
0 e) N+ M' e) L8 f; ]( C: l3 b N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 Yards1 G6 y; l* j/ W1 v
0 o1 P# U4 N& ^9 NJapanese Ships
# ?# E+ {. D2 U" u8 f& i' ] BB Kongo+ B3 L6 P' o$ x4 c4 ~# z! X
BB Haruna9 V' q! Q# L4 Z3 |8 l1 Q
BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1; @( y' n" w0 ^% P! b; s8 R
BB Kirishima9 s' H' Y( S( M) Q- j4 ?
CA Mogami
m! V1 n2 o1 U' _1 y. I CA Mikuma P& C# \; ~% Z8 Q& t% k/ y
CA Suzuya
7 o: L; i# Y9 Z4 K" V1 H CA Kumano
, y D. j: m( I ^/ `% j+ [( w7 _ CA Kako
* z/ S3 h( l; u( {( F- ?# q DD Makinami% O8 [% x8 }' _7 \1 o
DD Takanami/ r) \) D8 n# K4 b( p# C* U" T
DD Natsushio$ K2 g4 b" |- Y6 i: E* X
DD Yukikaze) c( S7 q- v: v @( M
DD Hayashio
; |% i- P& E, o, E2 X6 S5 L$ I( b DD Maikaze
7 ^, }" s8 W3 s# I: m, [/ n* Z# C DD Isokaze9 h' p& |% P/ e. C/ O
DD Shiranui
' l) e8 u. ^: U" o- X7 _ DD Amatsukaze3 k" _$ m1 j, ?5 s# Z( t3 p( G
; k9 C6 J, y% [: A4 i( @Allied Ships
" V: y* `+ u+ p o# { PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk3 f4 F5 {+ K! h) V* h N
PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk' A( J; j2 |5 f9 H. Y" L
PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
, n8 X5 o, k1 m& a! Y2 w PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
" Q9 `$ m; _4 t3 \+ F/ M PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
1 o! v' Z# H( O3 D PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk' W* {9 b' q% A3 k+ h/ ?
PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
9 Y5 }- s/ x5 u1 L PT-60
9 d$ K6 X9 d' V4 t) I# O9 ]% u2 S+ Y PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
( ?( |1 [" V* a) U PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
2 m1 g' U2 ?" k( w PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk# _& r* t4 _' Q- Y$ L
PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk6 K# \0 n# `0 O* p
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
+ A4 B( v: ~" z+ s# L$ fAllied TF begins to get underway
6 I! u$ X7 h. O0 g( oLow visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight
0 V2 G' x# R+ z2 c# ZMaximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards
6 R1 p, O/ K. Y2 A* fRange closes to 25,000 yards.... N0 {% N. r' o/ A* h) m I" m
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards
- `6 R9 a5 W! }* K4 [Range closes to 20,000 yards...2 P( B5 B' w6 E2 U3 [2 }4 E
Range closes to 15,000 yards...
; m" p& e1 g$ T( G' OCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards' ]. N1 N9 M6 C3 q: ]$ t, p1 |
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards
* V$ K' w) c3 wRange closes to 10,000 yards...
& w: w9 w% a! f$ ?CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards3 q6 u: ^8 V4 p2 B2 U
Range closes to 7,000 yards...- z; E2 Z3 P1 {4 G
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards
9 A9 j9 D% O! T4 ?1 w: o8 g8 D3 T& QRange closes to 5,000 yards...
" ]: Z6 w& j" V9 l& M, _CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards2 o2 t. l: H1 S- d$ X" D# l
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
* E8 h8 E( B( p- c7 M3 Z& C) J" LCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards8 t- d/ n9 R, G* ~
Range closes to 1,000 yards...4 j1 \0 c8 B! [& Q/ Z% \% [+ Y
PT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
8 [! o9 Y' [3 c& }! z* fPT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
w: f9 B$ Z" x R) G Q) PPT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
2 B6 k: b) `! A9 R( JMassive explosion on PT-46$ t* t' ^, e( V+ t4 p( I7 J
PT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
. a8 w. D4 d3 Q: D4 uPT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards- l: J" U9 N' M' {: J! d+ B
Range increases to 2,000 yards T$ ~# C5 m% e2 z4 u
PT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards% }; ?( G8 U1 \+ U; {; G
PT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
/ M1 t% t8 a, \5 k# l, r/ F1 cBB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards9 q$ R9 e8 P9 [% D$ u
PT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards5 y0 A4 Q0 E/ m
PT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards5 I* p- v' i' f4 ?; Z; |* z
Range increases to 3,000 yards) _( J. E; i2 h: `. U+ p
PT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards
: R# {6 |2 M' I! l9 ]# uRange closes to 2,000 yards2 A' o) G; _, E5 r* g* H! \) a7 H
BB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards( ~# W: x1 H) \4 A5 D( d# s
PT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards" {7 I" U. n) U% j
Range increases to 4,000 yards; y/ r6 ~! n# N! x
Range increases to 5,000 yards
- |6 c, i+ D3 m/ PDD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127
0 G# z( _& h2 f7 a# j' m3 U9 HRange increases to 6,000 yards
6 I1 V2 r$ O) [. c N, U& RRange increases to 8,000 yards
+ [' o$ X- T# D/ J; ~. c, r' aTask forces break off...9 `+ E. @" D) c$ e
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% N6 D" O' l4 v8 C0 d) Y- tNight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards3 M; a) v+ a9 ^: h. V
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DD Shiranui, ~5 h; Z( r% ?, W7 T- Z
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PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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+ z; R- `( p- N cPoor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight
4 D& m a' H5 H: Z9 AMaximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards$ y( a, k7 h8 S5 b' G* R, X8 o
Range closes to 28,000 yards...8 v4 N( r3 U4 e+ B8 G" E/ }
Range closes to 26,000 yards.... O' L' K0 e/ Z6 X7 {
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
2 D+ [! v/ l9 ~2 J" G5 A. |Range closes to 22,000 yards...
: V. X. v0 ?5 F3 xRange closes to 20,000 yards...
! G! w7 J* k- b) V7 IRange closes to 18,000 yards...( v8 L- y, N2 I
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
0 E% R1 H+ `+ U8 pRange closes to 14,000 yards...
0 e: K4 Q6 Y! t3 R0 H m- Q. X/ ZRange closes to 12,000 yards...
# o9 |, h$ J: K+ CRange closes to 11,000 yards...
$ Y2 i4 i6 {4 @; Q* J, M$ XRange closes to 10,000 yards...
; r$ {% y: z Q$ v) X( qRange closes to 9,000 yards...+ I% q4 D; Y& [) l. f4 x& a f7 W
Range closes to 8,000 yards...% ]. u4 \& `/ P' \1 e3 L
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
; r! O7 K6 U! P+ C, Z2 ]6 x1 {Range closes to 6,000 yards...
/ T& G# s3 @2 P. N' {" ZRange closes to 5,000 yards..." u7 O, H+ E( |* |# f
Range closes to 4,000 yards...: Q, | Y1 m* R. V& i
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
7 L8 t7 K5 A" s$ f3 z' ]+ sRange closes to 2,000 yards...
, B+ C* |- N7 T7 |; F$ I# UCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
6 Y# O$ q3 h7 n, ACONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
: l& U4 D; R+ Y, U+ U9 K) IAllied ships attempt to get underway7 u8 r9 r1 E- [+ N; L. w
Range increases to 3,000 yards
" X. S" u4 F g, e- \0 {PT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards
0 y, h$ M& Y. J' c5 ]% NCombat ends with last Allied ship sunk...
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Night Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127
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Allied aircraft- ], m9 `/ `1 q
no flights/ X, n5 ]0 n$ U( m5 G
t/ `) _4 ?+ f9 d8 ?Allied aircraft losses
/ d# X$ I$ e. q% ^6 k4 K+ R8 h Catalina I: 7 damaged5 S, Q |/ P- I J1 `
Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground
( Q& j+ G" x2 T) B K$ W5 G P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged
# \2 o' J3 C$ X7 W5 M% @" O! O# C2 a P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground
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* s+ `. Q% K1 x5 mJapanese Ships) e& q7 @/ H1 ]
BB Kirishima [3 V- T% o: F7 O6 Q# r
BB Hiei
: E5 V9 Y, G0 u3 u6 A$ N$ c, g BB Haruna. |' b$ M& K; ^ V1 a8 M; P
BB Kongo; `" u' ]/ B8 Y# c4 {# F. T1 s
CA Kako% Z" Z; W7 B( W+ u7 z4 G" P8 [
CA Kumano5 t9 E2 T; ?8 E' `2 J+ x: v
CA Suzuya
' q/ w. E# c* B, @ CA Mikuma
5 k& k/ L$ G3 G& d% n CA Mogami
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Allied ground losses:+ O+ T- ^1 P1 h
274 casualties reported
3 f" N; h! l& N Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
7 m" F& H! S/ m5 O3 |. C$ D7 r, ] Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled$ ^5 D; |! Z P, |5 x! [: T+ s4 d
Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled
. Y7 R8 R/ w- ]9 U2 x8 { Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
t, \0 j9 l# e% J. V. e6 l0 v Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)0 ]2 c) O! @8 ~
( l: n& V( l9 c" qAirbase hits 17
2 }- R0 q" {9 a9 E7 H+ XAirbase supply hits 2
8 u1 X2 o8 r& d4 \; ARunway hits 35
1 C3 F% R# ~+ zPort hits 5 o0 Z6 D% o% I) R! v, I' U
Port supply hits 4& a9 ^# ?7 {1 o% s3 M: s
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BB Kirishima firing at Gove
9 j f8 v5 U0 z! nBB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade( ~1 f, f' f: B& E
BB Haruna firing at Gove
/ o9 I# X1 A# u1 H6 u' v$ C2 ZBB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade" x5 ~* t! ?2 j4 O7 a9 {
CA Kako firing at Gove , m! K$ `8 d1 y0 M
CA Kumano firing at Gove
$ u3 Z) E: E& l: x! ?E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya
' Z: e4 b$ H/ E J4 |CA Suzuya firing at Gove `! H& q% q4 w
CA Mikuma firing at Gove % ]# y" @/ f8 K4 b" r6 y
CA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |