AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 44( \7 ~' t/ ]' U4 r7 @" {* t/ V* n
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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Gove
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- B" @ ~* J% T( |! l7 S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 ' h+ |) Q/ g" L0 Q5 w
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5 ?7 U7 l3 x1 d0 R. BNight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards2 {6 h+ G0 H. N1 O! {9 m6 [: X
4 C) k( v) o& k5 h. ?3 d+ \# {3 qJapanese Ships
2 B( ]# i& `- ^ BB Kongo. v* L" w7 P3 G4 D2 E! G/ t L
BB Haruna
) w+ Z$ V( D6 ]7 A. n BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1
. ]$ j3 D1 s( \1 C3 ~ BB Kirishima
, P8 t; `* O5 N5 @/ }) C% H2 v CA Mogami# h; S* I" e4 W$ \
CA Mikuma
4 r& d. G; R( t+ H+ }1 V CA Suzuya1 \6 R" K- b% x0 p% g* f$ y
CA Kumano
! n4 w1 h! ^# X# ~: _ C) c CA Kako3 E2 ]/ @& v( \/ y) W: X9 K
DD Makinami
) U1 Q0 f' m. N/ R/ V6 o DD Takanami0 F& ~" b5 h' O& {
DD Natsushio }7 y3 x- x K
DD Yukikaze7 Q9 v! A: X: Y8 m2 M+ ^
DD Hayashio/ t+ q0 N2 _& z
DD Maikaze
- W0 t$ W. k+ D& L DD Isokaze
* |3 e/ v: W- @$ w DD Shiranui
9 I- E9 S0 \+ B' A2 Y DD Amatsukaze' j/ R. t Y1 i
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Allied Ships
* s7 a8 Z7 Q$ B3 K2 K% d2 \ PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk3 i% m4 _, G/ i9 z1 `8 A4 ]
PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
1 s$ X# O" Q8 s# U PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
8 E. D5 H5 T2 t5 [ PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
0 Q/ g* o" f5 K* n5 B {7 O PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk. D% v. S1 v7 A) e: _8 j# ~2 P
PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk P o2 ` l2 o/ d9 {
PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk8 h$ I3 ~% p' f% ~2 g0 |5 d
PT-60
+ e# u) J5 } E7 t) O+ N PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
: w1 R/ e6 ~) k4 F1 O3 o% g, F; l PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
9 P( {/ I) T# T' n5 W1 c PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk+ r# F- V( e/ d# L" `- G% u
PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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5 i( o5 \7 \2 v5 Y$ rJapanese Ships Reported to be Approaching! f' j# H' C" e: \' }
Allied TF begins to get underway
* p$ D9 H$ v5 S- S5 R+ \Low visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight3 F3 \4 K" T% [3 O
Maximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards
/ T: w n2 W5 b1 {/ f1 [5 URange closes to 25,000 yards...6 \+ w0 `* B" a$ Z, b; {
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards9 Z: T/ k6 a6 j" u( Q* R W
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
: W. z) [: E+ v( @. Q% v, X0 NRange closes to 15,000 yards...0 b6 W8 `6 T: S/ |
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards2 Q0 E* R' Z, s" {
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards1 p% s" C9 z2 N8 ]. W, W; p
Range closes to 10,000 yards...6 E$ U( S+ c4 F7 n- u* J/ S ~- |
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards' j% t2 O8 C- ^! \- p
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
7 ^. d! o8 r" A H( u, B2 E& j1 lCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards* d2 y0 a# S" ~. A
Range closes to 5,000 yards.../ ?3 }- v7 U: X2 X0 P, `# A. z
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards
8 U+ L# m( Q4 b& r% pRange closes to 3,000 yards...
+ v7 ?) b+ q9 C+ |8 zCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards/ {. T# Z, |1 R3 r. K
Range closes to 1,000 yards...
* Q- y$ b, V5 }8 b0 _5 H9 D# PPT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards) [$ K! p+ Z' A+ x) z
PT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
1 q5 j/ {% i$ Z) b4 ]' y1 D. EPT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards- Y5 w' Q2 Y! v% K5 j
Massive explosion on PT-46& ]2 D4 g: |: o. G
PT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards! M p2 g$ m# Y( Z
PT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
* b X) ~# J$ f* T* X6 O# nRange increases to 2,000 yards0 t& J% {0 T- F% x: ?3 ~, ]
PT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards/ O. I, c( |$ E6 }6 u1 P
PT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards0 f" Q1 S6 {, J& ~' Q2 y
BB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards
' E: U0 S8 M( e* cPT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards
% {5 p; ?: i5 v9 {; G+ OPT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards5 i) X# T, _- {
Range increases to 3,000 yards
8 ^1 |1 d) u, A# TPT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards* Y2 r3 ~: j5 c/ `8 Y
Range closes to 2,000 yards
( S# K, [9 `# z4 KBB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards0 k/ ?' S! w5 f6 Y5 g- m
PT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards
1 B6 B1 J# n+ C1 pRange increases to 4,000 yards
5 R8 D9 d5 B/ gRange increases to 5,000 yards
0 e; Q8 h ]! c! a% o- lDD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127
9 K: s# z" b. p6 r' S3 o: wRange increases to 6,000 yards! t% W* l6 K2 b& N
Range increases to 8,000 yards& {& v% Z2 Q+ Q+ q8 ^$ Z
Task forces break off...) p+ l0 K: t" _9 R9 n7 I/ X
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+ u7 o! O5 G1 F& |( hNight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards( d/ p! A; S- }2 } R' ?
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Japanese Ships) s7 ~/ P/ p. i8 X) w x: m4 ]! m
DD Shiranui+ C3 L& I' G, F6 t
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Allied Ships4 Q4 w& L4 o) u7 o
PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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Poor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight8 e- q9 ~1 C- A( c7 o; a
Maximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards
$ u6 k: w: b" Y3 j; TRange closes to 28,000 yards...& k( ~' E. @" T
Range closes to 26,000 yards.../ q Y5 m) E( @; K8 J- @
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
3 [& ^" t+ |# q; u( aRange closes to 22,000 yards...& K- e7 R* I, F1 Q. z- U z
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
. x; i& r2 |4 w: H2 O* {Range closes to 18,000 yards...
) I$ j. e% k# F2 A6 S& gRange closes to 16,000 yards...
- D b, Q1 E+ r% G& uRange closes to 14,000 yards...' _8 q8 D8 p% b% B- w' e
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
0 _/ d! N! z7 t" j* k) xRange closes to 11,000 yards..." E- y. [# l9 Q7 z% v
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
/ M. J. e- q" M( cRange closes to 9,000 yards...
- @% ^. v: f$ iRange closes to 8,000 yards...
+ B# C1 a: I ?% O3 d) s$ rRange closes to 7,000 yards...
! q4 K% G7 K- O7 ]2 qRange closes to 6,000 yards...4 H( P1 \" n5 e9 H! i
Range closes to 5,000 yards...7 i; |6 ]5 I0 Y
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
* o* K2 B* u/ iRange closes to 3,000 yards...# @, R/ A+ s/ s1 \' c" W3 u
Range closes to 2,000 yards..." U1 `6 D! R" g) l/ H0 Q& o
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
" U1 F. f F- E2 L& \/ G' GCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
3 I- d4 m6 r; U8 Z- c4 n( `Allied ships attempt to get underway d+ `$ l4 B9 B, f
Range increases to 3,000 yards3 d6 C! _4 [& v3 L' L3 |
PT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards P; M7 m+ U+ j* r' c* D
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...
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Night Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127
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* J$ Z2 z' t' u) g% iAllied aircraft losses
' }7 U0 X L! p. T# X Catalina I: 7 damaged9 w* i/ i# a- s' D/ k# E
Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground. Z) D, X5 ]3 b
P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged7 n" E8 j/ _. ^
P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground
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Japanese Ships
: q2 C: o3 q0 C' k BB Kirishima: x0 g) n, V2 L$ o; ^5 x6 p$ U7 Q
BB Hiei
. D3 a1 `8 r: J& h4 H) k) C BB Haruna Y/ ~* ~: l7 s6 ?6 @7 m+ @
BB Kongo
7 c8 O) O/ F1 r6 B1 M2 ~ CA Kako
7 O% }. \. A8 B$ h% Y CA Kumano
. E) v' l! T. Y1 A0 ?" | CA Suzuya
9 H* r/ Z$ ^* ^: p CA Mikuma, \7 F; _* O3 x( s
CA Mogami
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Allied ground losses:' K1 E# [" ^8 c8 f# X6 n3 @
274 casualties reported% y; v) i6 f7 B* O& Z6 c# H
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled: E( @# |0 ^3 |5 B/ @9 r# g. r
Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled4 G8 [$ l$ b" p# V$ I7 G
Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled1 E* \0 F9 z* A9 c! ~
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)% l8 V) W+ \3 J& A- X+ c/ g8 A3 m K
Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)
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: ]; C4 V- P* H( l4 \Airbase hits 17" Z7 v/ S4 ^& G0 U2 H) _
Airbase supply hits 2
& Y8 o. c! E+ N2 ?! Q( ORunway hits 35
" {! j9 v! B, _1 wPort hits 5
: q0 s0 }- T. n) e$ Z% E0 G/ ePort supply hits 47 F% U6 G! x# e
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BB Kirishima firing at Gove
4 l9 S) g: p* c: _ j/ c+ M8 {BB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade4 p* D& {5 G* E; ~+ u5 z# X/ m
BB Haruna firing at Gove
# a, Z7 R4 P8 E; _* I$ @BB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade/ h5 ^" c: F; U8 i% A, y1 |* _
CA Kako firing at Gove
; Y- q" {% \) W* rCA Kumano firing at Gove
4 g9 u2 m' T4 D7 C# m ?E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya
0 k6 \4 t5 h8 a. v; i+ D9 V1 _CA Suzuya firing at Gove
+ y3 D W9 _8 b7 C' n, GCA Mikuma firing at Gove : u1 p; J5 I w0 z/ d! j6 J1 s
CA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |