AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 449 B* }3 z" n/ U( k7 j3 M# y
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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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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 Yards
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/ C9 i+ @+ w+ b- | BB Kongo
3 d6 Z# j$ d4 ` Y9 k BB Haruna1 q# P" X8 }8 o0 m$ n- p4 e& l
BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 16 `# P2 x7 i5 ]' x
BB Kirishima
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CA Mikuma" M9 L- f' ?( E0 |7 ~9 H
CA Suzuya
; ~" k' J7 M: H9 `7 D R0 d CA Kumano
& E) l! v+ `/ t. T CA Kako" E9 S/ z( ~8 m3 }; { f( _; v
DD Makinami' F, {( _& L6 f2 g
DD Takanami
O' }; s8 l: r* x* P DD Natsushio
- o; u+ q' {% ^5 v; y; `* ] DD Yukikaze# v# r7 l9 D! k- v+ ]
DD Hayashio% U7 O w# y U) p9 j4 ^2 S
DD Maikaze
" {, T2 v8 z; I, v/ B4 W a1 Y DD Isokaze
5 ?) M' @- T/ r: p% s8 B DD Shiranui
. k: P" j2 Q7 O; C DD Amatsukaze+ H! u; s6 X! z9 C# o. g
+ s: g( a3 C2 D7 U2 cAllied Ships* K3 ~ l- O' R/ A( m/ ?, Q
PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
, m! L3 h7 q- |1 _% q9 h- T1 @1 Y PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
. W+ J, E: L& B8 Y PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
+ U- |3 @. M$ _* D8 b PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
$ L, p t! `5 D7 p6 j PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
1 @/ G5 a+ n% E% d! L PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk8 o8 R/ Q8 K I1 }5 _7 E
PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
! L! U- G9 T! t! w3 m PT-60& _6 h- ?3 I! S+ D6 U o
PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk; N: ~( ?2 l! q, ]9 h
PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk4 F; V) z) s @& O
PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
# I0 h8 k) t) q- \ PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk2 l% F! ?2 S+ D( s( ?0 v! {- w
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!; ~; G% C% S. b! @# T) Z) o
Allied TF begins to get underway1 U4 [% }5 N& u
Low visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight" v" p K* s3 t2 X$ u: N
Maximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards
. z- |1 c) K$ f' k9 @+ X5 eRange closes to 25,000 yards...7 ?2 u& V" ?% o/ }2 s( \) g: @7 c# z
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards$ t9 B, w' F% ?" A, L/ [
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
( q0 o0 e. S. `" h5 RRange closes to 15,000 yards...
3 _2 _. }5 r2 A4 Q: x$ kCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards
O9 d( @9 j5 a* ?9 L# wCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards
" C' I' n9 d3 b FRange closes to 10,000 yards...
4 u9 @/ X9 l0 a" B( A. GCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards3 |: q! ^# T3 D( y4 _, ^ Q
Range closes to 7,000 yards...4 b+ j9 d: b. Y/ A L& D
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards3 Y+ k! p$ B) u) M- g
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
% J1 T% p: _" w4 [! D6 @6 SCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards
9 I" a; }: {- M( }Range closes to 3,000 yards...
% E& w# k- P, J( g8 iCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
+ R! v4 ]7 m5 l( pRange closes to 1,000 yards...
, y' h, m& S. t( C3 cPT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
8 l0 L+ H, O" }6 ^+ F% |PT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards+ I& a4 n z0 R* r* O, u3 F% M9 W
PT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards/ J8 A- b5 E( J8 w6 `
Massive explosion on PT-46
8 g0 T0 u2 z6 w2 JPT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
- y& X* E. {/ H2 Q, \PT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards" i) e4 h; R' g& O9 V
Range increases to 2,000 yards- t7 `' ?( X6 Q4 O
PT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards9 }9 F, {, u* n7 F
PT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards" n+ q2 W- z% r5 P; _6 Q4 x
BB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards
' G( A. p0 h% Z! I' NPT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards
5 y- t0 b. m0 P$ S, Z9 wPT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards
; l& `' E& B9 _5 r* BRange increases to 3,000 yards
# _7 Y Z- a; V, o9 I; FPT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards+ p' J d( w9 `
Range closes to 2,000 yards
5 _2 F4 G; u8 i* t9 jBB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards. {/ Y6 c# L2 }! g, J7 `( ?
PT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards! k) _4 H2 q, @* q" O2 h
Range increases to 4,000 yards
; ~2 e" _7 f( T+ G( |. P9 l2 @Range increases to 5,000 yards
( `" {1 L* V. `( ]* WDD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127
0 ~! h% f/ u9 `' F5 |Range increases to 6,000 yards
: B) E* x9 h k8 S- H2 E( NRange increases to 8,000 yards+ a7 m: n6 p$ v
Task forces break off...6 n' s- p4 [! E0 U
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3 Y; ~1 @- H0 [+ Z0 sNight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
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PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk5 j# c) s' ]0 q% |
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Poor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight
5 m, [ @4 H( t6 Y BMaximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards
4 v( Y4 ]) V X: k i! q! S5 d3 Z2 @Range closes to 28,000 yards...7 Z( k) z4 b$ Z; @+ M
Range closes to 26,000 yards...; U q1 r2 j6 B7 r0 \, V9 d
Range closes to 24,000 yards...! E: `! R$ q' }, z; A J `
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
5 g; E" W1 b$ q# GRange closes to 20,000 yards...# {3 d# r' a0 i3 d, Y3 U
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
; |% z1 c+ _# y8 u* Z6 Q: H# eRange closes to 16,000 yards...
0 V7 J; l, O( I* iRange closes to 14,000 yards...
' T/ Z6 p' o7 C2 ]( aRange closes to 12,000 yards...+ V' e/ ~8 Q) ^, e- n' h0 d$ ?/ U
Range closes to 11,000 yards...1 P# s% v, L# f1 O
Range closes to 10,000 yards...; |0 j4 G" N3 K C
Range closes to 9,000 yards.../ A- Q8 U$ W. q) ?+ w3 O: i9 w
Range closes to 8,000 yards...' x1 ]2 \# \5 V# R* f: j$ f
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
4 X9 k1 B2 E+ `9 v* X# D3 rRange closes to 6,000 yards...
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Range closes to 4,000 yards...# d- V2 z+ A( I; E4 K3 u/ }2 S
Range closes to 3,000 yards.... `" }: _) {6 I( X
Range closes to 2,000 yards...7 ]' _, \4 r2 c' N0 l1 W
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards1 ]4 N0 N5 k$ |6 |; r
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
G2 [6 k! C8 jAllied ships attempt to get underway2 o, P% T" M8 s* D1 ^/ ?+ {# M4 X( w
Range increases to 3,000 yards
m' d) k: B$ b- z e. {PT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards
9 e8 X3 g1 z* A: TCombat ends with last Allied ship sunk...
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5 Z F5 C% p" b) F) z2 U9 ANight Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127( I! V2 o2 v2 Z: o0 }' y
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Allied aircraft
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* R8 ~5 w4 `! {) J% q) T3 [# @Allied aircraft losses9 @' W5 h/ B/ F' h( ^* _
Catalina I: 7 damaged7 G. D0 Z/ g4 b/ _: V
Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground
3 ]" m$ ]4 O# v P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged B+ l' ]! t! R1 K# B) }0 h
P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground
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9 @. o& p% b* S6 X BB Kirishima
3 Y6 V6 f# j, ~8 H4 G BB Hiei+ t% g8 f6 { n) j7 \+ r C) M
BB Haruna5 e1 c2 J9 h& K1 w8 A4 a% i
BB Kongo
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CA Kumano
: L0 x/ ?; g) z5 v& V CA Suzuya
4 i! W4 Y3 y E1 `% c CA Mikuma, s% o% r4 |* y& d: q: v( x- u
CA Mogami+ @7 W0 _2 `* m: `' i& N
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Allied ground losses:
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z6 @* E% ]2 |) R Y9 G Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled9 D; S# k' N" [& y+ h; E: {
Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled
9 [0 D. x8 @: A4 @ Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled" D/ k4 t, k! y6 f
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
( B; g9 W* V. {' u7 @4 _( B7 e Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)
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& y% s, L& @" w- P( p2 d4 A& `" m9 n" iAirbase hits 17
6 P0 D4 J/ J1 ?! G- MAirbase supply hits 2
; S2 w- Y! s3 T8 B; TRunway hits 35& d: _% U% I5 H0 d
Port hits 5
2 z L- u2 g. L- P' K9 q6 _: n6 }Port supply hits 43 L% y* k" D0 T9 P7 h) w2 `. l
. K/ k- F0 Q# p6 t, `+ mBB Kirishima firing at Gove & h! A3 `% p* }
BB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade
. k- ^( Q* _3 vBB Haruna firing at Gove
- o. {' J6 }% }/ ~ ~4 ABB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade4 |& S$ [; D+ \/ z3 F+ K
CA Kako firing at Gove 8 i: l9 I# B5 s5 {
CA Kumano firing at Gove 6 ?' L: m7 K/ A q4 L5 g* D
E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya
6 q- [) a5 {( h5 z; f5 X8 ]CA Suzuya firing at Gove ; x0 B& |8 |' }
CA Mikuma firing at Gove
" x1 F# ]- ~6 j8 n( s: {CA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |