AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 44) d8 \3 |2 G; L1 v' s
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1 G% W) C8 c: d: R- b3 l- `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( D) w2 t: u$ ]
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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 / l9 B/ q; b h
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards# Y$ a! e! W* {5 V& E
: {3 ~+ E7 u S7 }- ?! lJapanese Ships
& z' [) j5 G9 Q9 D1 B BB Kongo
6 T0 g) ^/ m! B* W9 J BB Haruna
+ ~+ m0 {: f/ T' M+ R7 g) m, O& G, S BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1
* f! k, T% k& A" |+ o( i a BB Kirishima
+ ~8 H9 U, y+ g# ?$ |+ { CA Mogami
7 r( q* A+ B |" M8 V2 R& V CA Mikuma8 L: ^1 \* o+ M
CA Suzuya+ N; l, M6 V4 d4 D! e6 S
CA Kumano
: D' s) h) g* A9 a CA Kako
5 g5 e3 m6 j1 a! ?2 A0 T2 T7 q2 K- y7 H DD Makinami' e. ~" i5 z% J3 r+ C- R
DD Takanami
: ~$ M& P# y9 n) g% E/ |5 ] DD Natsushio
$ N; g4 L) u! T, G8 ~8 O) A6 s DD Yukikaze0 ]- A+ O6 }4 S- M' K4 U% g; G- F
DD Hayashio i8 g% l8 F2 H; m) B# Q
DD Maikaze$ \0 r# `9 t3 E2 Y) j/ D- P" K
DD Isokaze7 U+ ^, @( p3 }$ H) Z+ L% |$ y
DD Shiranui
: n9 u0 D2 v- {& G/ u" ^ DD Amatsukaze
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Allied Ships
8 e. N' _0 _/ D4 c% j3 ~$ A PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
* L+ \+ j3 X" e/ U5 ^- ~ PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk5 d8 k; u' i) ?; c' n2 S
PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk e+ d# n/ K, K9 N* r; O+ Y9 j
PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk# l' J5 D% H0 a0 a* Y
PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
5 p' Z; }' e8 [) C. t5 ~ PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk1 y% K1 s% r9 L
PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
; @4 R& j1 ~; z: B- R7 {5 n PT-60
+ \4 s( a/ g L" j' Z3 _. E1 G PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
6 r) y" {+ A$ F PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk# Q+ f! k" \' ?8 e
PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk2 P1 h* s; X. v, d! `
PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk$ Y* l; G( p- N7 P0 R) j! v q
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
1 L( D S" k* @, ~1 jAllied TF begins to get underway; U: w- u0 _9 B' Q! j: w9 _
Low visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight9 X) A: f9 y+ i" V0 g
Maximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards# O# F. c5 e0 i9 X4 [, R' _3 A0 A+ X6 {2 d
Range closes to 25,000 yards...* J+ E! `- [* j! \" F* z
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards0 `' V/ U, n6 L5 k1 w; V
Range closes to 20,000 yards..., |: v. ~( ^- f3 f! d$ }
Range closes to 15,000 yards.... q5 x: K, P& F6 s: T" p7 o c9 U2 u6 I
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards, k. W# p" X) m; z# o9 ^
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards
' J$ \! I; ^! J: u4 s& YRange closes to 10,000 yards...# E4 i/ P' l9 x* v* v
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards) H) [) I( M- o
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
. O4 _! @- \9 A; d0 ?! u6 R; sCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards& Q+ Q d# j( P: H& p. y y1 ^
Range closes to 5,000 yards..." e4 w& X- ]# w |# T/ {
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards# m4 b4 q$ J+ Y" g- L
Range closes to 3,000 yards...; c( F3 f& H- j+ H" J) k) C9 B
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards( H! M: P R) q
Range closes to 1,000 yards...( i6 i* v3 [" R* b% ^" u: Z/ D( O
PT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards; i9 |" m( m, V- j8 x6 @
PT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
: f- X9 Q( k! q! {) NPT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards( q. K+ y% r0 f3 X+ w' G/ s
Massive explosion on PT-46! L# z2 {" W* `5 L
PT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
q* J6 ^( R9 ]) {- `PT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
+ f, h% J9 S+ `' @Range increases to 2,000 yards
0 z T0 p5 V0 a2 O1 VPT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
( P! Q/ G0 o: }8 V7 hPT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards: \6 D* o7 ~' f9 o. y& s' ]# u; Z
BB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards( B0 m( C& _$ O t) ]
PT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards
2 {8 X* e( F) i* o# WPT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards9 m/ U) b$ t: t9 _4 V, Z4 R, e
Range increases to 3,000 yards5 r5 ~# _8 F4 L
PT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards2 M- x' }/ `( s: s, H/ f) B5 N
Range closes to 2,000 yards' {4 _2 I' Y6 m( n
BB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards5 Z9 \& U. g/ e2 ^+ A
PT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards
- `! y; ^; u$ }9 y! [% A1 oRange increases to 4,000 yards( `" f# g# {' Z
Range increases to 5,000 yards' {: c' |( K- w( C
DD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127 ! M. B0 w6 X2 N6 z: S! W
Range increases to 6,000 yards
Q3 Y, p, {) D$ c8 BRange increases to 8,000 yards" S+ |; b, _# J- N8 y! h
Task forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards3 I- s6 J" ]5 V4 c2 l1 \2 ?
* k9 H$ D% k' H, k/ J* F \. h$ iJapanese Ships
6 l' n; ]3 l' `5 w DD Shiranui4 o& h6 f' f. b! O
( v0 O c, w; f0 W, ]# U( l2 WAllied Ships
4 K. e F A, ]3 Q) \ PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk) C& S: w: x, w N X: B0 R
) N; d/ ^/ C7 Y- mPoor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight9 f8 J) Z7 i& `1 ~0 g- i, T
Maximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards
& z; k3 ]% e5 {" m8 u5 MRange closes to 28,000 yards...6 w# }/ S: q' e" w9 I
Range closes to 26,000 yards...* F( @. O, w( ^5 X" V
Range closes to 24,000 yards...: U# H% N, d; `' w4 q/ r6 {; k
Range closes to 22,000 yards...6 f* p* ?% I' I' G% z8 A
Range closes to 20,000 yards...! }6 t- N9 B2 K2 Y0 x6 [2 F# u
Range closes to 18,000 yards...4 r0 q5 N5 q% ~2 x Q& I
Range closes to 16,000 yards..., _" o" E3 O& q, S9 D
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
* K; k3 B0 a# m; H2 xRange closes to 12,000 yards.... ~ M' E: {- |& N* g
Range closes to 11,000 yards..., R8 h O, o2 D5 }% P8 R8 w
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
& f1 l9 |) N4 W/ J0 FRange closes to 9,000 yards...
, O, L6 d/ [7 {) mRange closes to 8,000 yards..." l( x/ ~* g, P. Z4 T: u8 N9 C( F
Range closes to 7,000 yards...$ d6 v$ t+ j, j+ Y$ o
Range closes to 6,000 yards...+ w; a. O6 `7 L$ M t
Range closes to 5,000 yards.... c2 t+ p" x' a8 H
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
, b+ @. Y3 y1 l% e* ^Range closes to 3,000 yards... W/ _8 q& G; s' a- {0 y
Range closes to 2,000 yards...4 X9 v8 C' s1 z7 L, ` p9 f0 ]
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards0 c/ f/ c" \) q2 j. D" l
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
/ h% M1 C! J: O) e1 PAllied ships attempt to get underway
! ^8 q+ H- g0 T- A- K& f! ^Range increases to 3,000 yards8 P) L5 d, [3 m: Y% A
PT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards
. N6 w' O9 s* \0 K) x; oCombat ends with last Allied ship sunk...6 P. Y. S2 V. [7 s- i2 r
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+ @% \% H- Z Z" ?Night Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127
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% E. K& i5 [3 D1 n ZAllied aircraft
& L/ K5 E4 b X e; h) l7 ^ no flights
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Allied aircraft losses$ z& y/ C L: [, I- P5 j
Catalina I: 7 damaged& w/ V" x2 ^& g- z* W3 v. E, V* R1 E
Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground
8 s6 b4 g( L% r% `& k P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged
$ D5 T* i+ ^% B- S' S7 _ P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground _" U" W# w; B0 `4 N
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Japanese Ships5 n' e0 Y$ a% c$ M2 q( N+ {) t" U
BB Kirishima. m' J2 c& o1 L5 q |% C3 h
BB Hiei" F# u- y4 p# K4 Y! a% i
BB Haruna
. N% V& i& j7 b, F BB Kongo7 J" U, ^. g4 \3 F' R1 r/ u
CA Kako# U1 q3 m# T6 z; r( B
CA Kumano( b8 }) r& L2 }( ?* E
CA Suzuya- A% ^. {; j( R. Q. l- r2 r' e" [
CA Mikuma
/ B6 l8 T/ Q" {/ `& m3 m CA Mogami
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Allied ground losses:
& n. C$ D/ X' n' Z/ o) p 274 casualties reported
, m7 e- U g9 a. |8 v9 s2 ?9 n Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled H; h8 D/ i5 V: f. X& V! P6 x3 m
Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled
# V+ j: m0 P* a Q/ M" }; ] Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled% G+ a- F7 P" n; {& s" v2 Y8 c
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled), ?2 C8 l) M1 A' P$ Y& i( d! L
Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled): c* j8 k% E( n) H( o, ]7 L8 q
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Airbase hits 177 |4 A4 Q2 V) \# H# [; E7 H& \
Airbase supply hits 2
8 [0 D' n: d' L; vRunway hits 35) m: n" _* |) J2 Y% S# o
Port hits 5( d; d9 H. c% m: D9 Y: n$ H
Port supply hits 4" U& x! r. {" P2 ~3 V0 L
n1 f& w, `7 m- a/ s( L+ UBB Kirishima firing at Gove
, e: r% H0 }9 F% Z {BB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade7 S& Z: v4 F5 X; {
BB Haruna firing at Gove : V$ f, @! U9 d
BB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade
' C, @/ B6 T( N9 d4 f& ^7 L, CCA Kako firing at Gove
& o4 f$ _1 l. [2 }+ s9 LCA Kumano firing at Gove
6 @$ g: [7 h& r5 g) HE13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya
& [* F M. X( u$ W" z9 hCA Suzuya firing at Gove , }2 N T1 ^( l# t6 J4 J
CA Mikuma firing at Gove x* t8 q) p' Z. s: h% P. B
CA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |