AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 44! Q! x& t9 P2 n, e( D) K) ]
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# }2 x. N& _' r5 J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
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" `/ K) O2 } L$ c 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 + K& [) }) n: `& \' ]+ `
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards' O/ q. E# R- i$ Q2 h7 I
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Japanese Ships
! |( m& U/ J& T BB Kongo9 o8 }+ T4 j3 k" y3 R8 i
BB Haruna
% p1 ^" v) F, ~/ x+ b- Q9 D BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1# n5 X6 J2 x& |7 I: A8 E8 @6 W' A" u- ]
BB Kirishima
) q$ g; i& T" e1 h- X" I% V CA Mogami
- e) `4 a; M4 p CA Mikuma
0 y5 J- L6 f- { CA Suzuya6 H9 u2 o+ G7 ?$ \! e+ `, t* j
CA Kumano
& e" o g1 ~) C" c3 x$ [7 P CA Kako3 n/ u$ o. j" l( |: z! W
DD Makinami( s$ @ x" w3 _% x* @
DD Takanami6 {" q/ [$ ]' s4 O9 S- x% w
DD Natsushio8 ~- z" O; Q$ h; X7 }2 n4 I
DD Yukikaze
# g) ~% i( Z6 a& G7 C7 [- O DD Hayashio6 h" C5 V6 v) R# M
DD Maikaze
. P- J, E$ B: \8 U9 z: P DD Isokaze
. |$ n* G8 `* P8 K% b DD Shiranui
* G- Z# w) H1 B DD Amatsukaze8 P! p9 b; f* c, w+ Y1 ], ~: `% X' C
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Allied Ships
1 ~0 i' Q9 d2 T/ n PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk# b$ y% ~& q% q
PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk$ U m- K: u# Q& p2 R! T" K/ j
PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk- L; N. a3 f+ ?# N
PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
' B/ P0 ^; m- W7 e% A { PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk/ \' j7 |2 W9 d E; D
PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
- M. N- `4 P$ l1 Y% W" R PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
+ Z! }6 t5 x" n# N" A PT-60
# B* O2 \" K% }$ q1 y PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
]0 O I" f5 [ PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk# T% f Y1 q! }* }& m- R
PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk+ k$ i' p4 X, s5 x& c
PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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; {" k3 X. m! q* G! WJapanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!* B1 v) I# \" ^9 V) m
Allied TF begins to get underway. |( [4 K/ b% r7 z2 t
Low visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight, `9 q$ M( W- V% s2 K
Maximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards
2 P$ G5 I! z% e1 a# S0 TRange closes to 25,000 yards...& ]* [; A0 R5 g7 U5 o. {
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards
+ @1 a3 ^; s! h$ W) ]) SRange closes to 20,000 yards...6 G' ?" D* h% G" i" F D; R8 {
Range closes to 15,000 yards...
" t" g5 ?1 t) j- ]CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards4 m s# {" l; n" x( W9 O3 |
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards
& o6 S/ p; N2 ORange closes to 10,000 yards...& M6 o0 V" Y& d2 I- |
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards( e) G0 u$ f* N+ `* K+ j2 ~
Range closes to 7,000 yards... m: z) X0 m" K
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards5 ^+ z7 g* D5 u& u
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
9 j! w- U: c- v* W ^5 n, cCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards* f0 M% }" Z; `8 p c" S# |
Range closes to 3,000 yards...) X. c2 B1 K* ^" k
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
$ h0 {* y3 ~4 u/ z# w6 \Range closes to 1,000 yards...9 `* D/ x Y0 B, o& r9 l& I; d
PT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
4 m! O i0 q/ F- B( {PT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards7 V+ [1 c$ m `2 O: s' R
PT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
+ e" y( y: q* f; GMassive explosion on PT-46
' T( P |( Z5 u" wPT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
" b' O' e& ?" q6 B: u$ i. e* A7 y( MPT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards( K+ ?4 `4 c5 D& @5 e! a
Range increases to 2,000 yards* X% {8 K! c- g7 B
PT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
6 G$ S" y3 d- `5 m J: a3 @ KPT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards+ B6 d1 r p7 n5 Y$ \" Q
BB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards
3 i p- q' E1 J. FPT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards: }" a0 E! C1 I9 t; n
PT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards
- g4 b% |5 V$ p, l# b& [Range increases to 3,000 yards
% A& |0 \+ T/ C) n) aPT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards& @0 Y+ T x. g- f& l* W. L
Range closes to 2,000 yards2 {; J1 {3 S7 A" v4 q
BB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards% X$ p5 d% L! l
PT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards S! Q- j8 l1 |& W3 o! v
Range increases to 4,000 yards
, L4 V6 H: a+ R* N5 a8 sRange increases to 5,000 yards* O% L4 h7 F8 |9 Z
DD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127 + z1 }/ u# n5 z: ~# ]$ i3 U
Range increases to 6,000 yards N+ Z- \4 i6 H$ q+ f+ B! L/ u7 f
Range increases to 8,000 yards" U1 X! W" s# Z) F4 U% Q, E: h$ S
Task forces break off...: N" u* w1 o0 I( ?6 N3 p8 z' x
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: G& R z* C6 p# ENight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
" Y% c0 D5 O% b! l2 l6 l DD Shiranui6 d/ F+ `3 V; F5 s' Q. {
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Allied Ships7 M3 `1 y7 Z" k
PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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% x5 a8 O2 F" y. w4 yPoor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight' ^/ M$ d' d& h+ @3 [ U6 m- E, g
Maximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards
% z5 {8 @. T, r/ P, j9 Q; T! [2 ?Range closes to 28,000 yards...! B2 o' R( } R! X& i! ^+ y8 X
Range closes to 26,000 yards...
: d. B' I# q' P; }: m- g" G8 S8 LRange closes to 24,000 yards...
9 S3 K. _$ F+ k B% E. rRange closes to 22,000 yards..., H( T( D; Z) B+ R* |7 e3 k
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
8 n# G9 g! Q0 [) I) p R+ q4 _Range closes to 18,000 yards...3 u- K1 ?- j. h" }. S$ l
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
) l# {, w: ~9 KRange closes to 14,000 yards...3 b4 h) t) K+ M0 X5 Z# l- U
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
7 }' n7 M/ G) M2 h4 l) [, YRange closes to 11,000 yards...
( U& v' O% D2 i- ]; a7 u/ M# WRange closes to 10,000 yards...
8 R6 q! Y6 C u5 F" C( }Range closes to 9,000 yards...
/ h9 l9 S2 x2 }8 S4 e8 O2 t) cRange closes to 8,000 yards...
9 @2 u2 ^9 V% X; y" h# \ cRange closes to 7,000 yards... ^& K, P2 o" U; x7 B, S) B- a
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
0 ^- Y( n9 c6 [9 G0 M o* y- S XRange closes to 5,000 yards...6 c3 @9 Y+ X7 A# X
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
0 G* M5 e2 x. f9 K' _. ^* m) I. hRange closes to 3,000 yards..." g1 I& j2 s# l, j. q
Range closes to 2,000 yards..., w) q8 A5 q! z
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
4 D, k6 O- x* k; w8 PCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards0 J. w* E* u1 o0 l1 @$ r) j
Allied ships attempt to get underway
9 d" }: A+ N9 n& w) k3 N- Q; JRange increases to 3,000 yards: t0 e/ F- d0 f9 g7 R" R4 e" i
PT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards8 g) n- x6 w3 N: _! O- V
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...( ?$ ?! Y4 g7 s7 x$ c. I! E) D1 @
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. ^: ^* z6 k, a# F! ?+ ZNight Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127! ~# ^- [3 Y1 C; V
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Allied aircraft
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4 \ i6 @, j' z& [' DAllied aircraft losses" F& o! O/ N# d/ N: Y* [% V
Catalina I: 7 damaged: C" ], R- D9 O0 L
Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground
. [4 @, P& ?8 X6 d$ ^+ b6 T P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged% h& k' d1 W/ W
P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground
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Japanese Ships2 b& z$ P8 g6 ^1 p0 c" w
BB Kirishima( M, Q9 H; d" A m/ v
BB Hiei
]- ^: h/ ?" ` BB Haruna
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CA Kako
. [" ]! K( R- _ CA Kumano
4 W' X/ x3 W% O7 n- ~# K CA Suzuya
2 _9 o7 }) V h CA Mikuma* O" ^2 P1 `8 V3 C& S) U4 h, v
CA Mogami5 C! k4 v1 ]: n
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Allied ground losses:7 [8 M% f, M5 j' B/ x$ d" G
274 casualties reported
' h c) r, H& X b% r. @1 T! r Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled% K H- R5 S9 E" [' t* G I
Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled
- _2 J% A, n1 E% V! ~ Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled _5 ]7 U( P! ]: Y9 m: ?" o# z
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)) q X- }) T2 w5 J" u. Z
Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)
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: m; b6 J& g0 k4 T9 HAirbase hits 17
. n$ r) v3 ?8 pAirbase supply hits 2* Y% ]. J! r! e7 m" ]8 G
Runway hits 35
) L+ f ~0 T8 I, L/ yPort hits 5
, r5 U$ X" F9 u$ ^Port supply hits 4* b |9 @+ w( ?! _% l
, S/ k- i& o8 L7 C) ?8 b* I/ B. e% qBB Kirishima firing at Gove
Y' z! U" [8 [: A F) \! VBB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade3 P" W9 K6 L) j8 a: O0 V
BB Haruna firing at Gove
* K, o" u X7 L8 B5 n0 q# k1 IBB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade
1 Z5 Z' j0 Y# K" ^& p, @$ V0 Q: _! d5 X2 QCA Kako firing at Gove
! s1 W( F$ `0 K# p# }8 O5 V- ^CA Kumano firing at Gove
?: g# T, I7 BE13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya/ }9 r/ H3 @, V9 K
CA Suzuya firing at Gove
8 I' P& |' h( i" \4 n. wCA Mikuma firing at Gove / C4 f( I" ^. \8 }; O2 {
CA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |