AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 445 i) W) X9 B, r ~# O* X
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$ o# ?/ b9 k. ?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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- w+ c, \4 Q" ]( U/ D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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" I) c, ^2 O& yNight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards E6 j" F1 S) R0 i7 M. o$ w
( v( G, A& s0 j! mJapanese Ships& @' h% q0 t ^3 o
BB Kongo, U! O7 a2 r& \3 k/ U5 Q1 R: O5 S
BB Haruna( |/ L4 U8 T: [ G- F
BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1; t; d% @% N0 c- o
BB Kirishima
) N. X5 L/ D! [" \4 e3 T: n @& ~ CA Mogami% s n6 J- I' J9 p* L
CA Mikuma8 j. m; ^) x7 ?- |" G
CA Suzuya6 q) ? B" Q2 m9 A8 N8 n
CA Kumano
' Q6 P) T5 T1 F; E: E1 C CA Kako# G7 z# i# y% S0 t! z8 u
DD Makinami
* j2 v4 Z4 [( b" |/ T% |" P DD Takanami
' N8 j; u% ?% @8 h9 y' @) j7 B; i DD Natsushio
6 y2 \7 \7 u( [ DD Yukikaze' f: @) R/ `& I7 \, ] m" W+ U; B
DD Hayashio1 m# O& d6 i% b" L# f
DD Maikaze+ g5 Y. A$ G. B( r; I7 B6 s& H: f) M
DD Isokaze
$ M; v% P2 ~: W: T5 _ DD Shiranui
7 o P4 N+ }- B; E. f DD Amatsukaze( K z8 d8 S! l. ?' U
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Allied Ships
" n2 |( t( K9 O" I: X2 }) t' B- C PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
) V- v+ F6 Z+ V8 M6 o PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk" v) U: z2 R: x1 K4 t; |
PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk2 P1 J* S2 h( \3 g
PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk7 M) a" |- U$ v( T( u+ M
PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk6 }/ a l2 ~6 }+ j
PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
' t" @) L8 }& ^, e8 T" C PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
4 n& w$ j* ] O5 l PT-60
1 t9 U* t5 Z' h3 j PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
6 o; Q2 A7 P8 j( q PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
* I8 y7 w8 e+ G2 w: ]+ m; v PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk" w. h0 F6 @& r6 Y; P
PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk N. N0 `1 N% Y, O2 i ~: O
8 j$ z, f4 o/ P l. w+ p% i3 G% DJapanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!) A) w" ~) R* Y: R3 p# |
Allied TF begins to get underway
9 {7 f6 |/ x& a$ ELow visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight/ q- H' L! d* z/ G) W
Maximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards
2 X( r, N0 b# Q, o9 X. `Range closes to 25,000 yards...
/ i$ x. R3 V% C) X$ [7 CCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards; Y% r1 U1 u- m3 h
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
5 T: d4 b# a% z, o8 I' kRange closes to 15,000 yards...
0 a6 f4 |# K7 b, ^* CCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards
; S' f7 g( g8 v4 v# O2 \9 i zCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards. O" Q: {& Y* i Q5 m
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
1 K4 p y$ ~6 O+ \CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
" k* B6 k8 p: @/ @8 a0 g" V) \0 r& uRange closes to 7,000 yards...
9 F1 |: j% U' P* r/ oCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards3 a4 V% x* u8 D- i
Range closes to 5,000 yards...3 Y0 R( S- O0 ?
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards
: ]+ R# H; K/ tRange closes to 3,000 yards...
6 G+ b5 m) V4 S7 o8 }& S) }CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
4 @9 f# x- r. U/ B) _! X9 GRange closes to 1,000 yards...9 h3 p! J" y. E8 C8 ?, d6 G( ^
PT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards7 S" }9 D2 L4 }- J( X
PT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
( m) K" V) W @ c: { N+ @PT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards/ [ c6 y' @+ M' I5 j' G+ e0 S
Massive explosion on PT-46
: y9 N* o1 Q& GPT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
2 y8 z# G9 W. u* P0 L9 |( }PT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards7 {1 ]$ D+ [# L2 H1 d" c' B5 ^. W% `
Range increases to 2,000 yards
- w- M3 A9 i0 G/ K* M& MPT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards' l3 S3 F" o1 I
PT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards6 x% v$ w" N/ ] F
BB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards
/ P! Q% i+ u9 ~1 tPT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards
6 u- |0 D" l/ \) `9 UPT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards/ k2 D, M& T W, f. n3 @' I
Range increases to 3,000 yards
: t T5 X9 z6 V5 _0 ?PT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards! I! L( b8 N0 c& a9 }; t
Range closes to 2,000 yards/ z/ I! N3 v+ B7 d
BB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards
* K' I- Y( l8 j' E5 J9 ?; S9 HPT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards4 @% G8 b/ m/ P
Range increases to 4,000 yards
0 z" B: `5 m, d+ _% ]Range increases to 5,000 yards
+ R4 h9 j5 a8 ?1 RDD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127
. q; m3 p$ F* `Range increases to 6,000 yards
. G. p7 e& N5 `, x* iRange increases to 8,000 yards! Z' o& [. ?3 F @+ I# s) X% T
Task forces break off...; Z4 h9 i. T1 T8 k! b e' q
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2 {5 {0 J8 @+ @( B, Z+ K# f6 tNight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards
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DD Shiranui9 V0 H D% m$ V6 W
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Allied Ships, ^8 |- H! L3 d8 G
PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk! U8 o ?: t. s. l) B$ R, w
, Y- y# Z" U3 a' J2 uPoor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight- n0 M+ v' K- K4 A& z
Maximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards
! S: Y. V, A8 J4 t! LRange closes to 28,000 yards...: _, g+ ^5 }; \9 D" k0 k# h
Range closes to 26,000 yards...
7 i; B A0 V4 i3 d' _Range closes to 24,000 yards... f3 Y. [8 a4 w
Range closes to 22,000 yards... K. e6 s+ `3 |& H* N3 ]5 ]$ N* p" r
Range closes to 20,000 yards...9 b: G$ K3 Z/ C
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
3 u; k4 U! J; ORange closes to 16,000 yards...9 ~; m9 Y& |+ w$ `) p( d+ A
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
$ D7 f' c' I* d3 O1 ZRange closes to 12,000 yards...% }, N6 I: \7 T0 l9 A
Range closes to 11,000 yards..., j' k5 F1 d6 A9 H
Range closes to 10,000 yards...* j$ H* S F# i) o$ l) n
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
' @5 j( s9 F9 n3 j# L+ eRange closes to 8,000 yards...6 e0 U- E) _ k/ z9 @
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
- k: h1 [" X, A* f! f5 J9 RRange closes to 6,000 yards...
- Q, j% r. W- f+ ?" @9 ^Range closes to 5,000 yards...1 F/ h+ A; ~ k4 @6 `
Range closes to 4,000 yards.../ w ^, v& c8 Q0 ^' Z6 J
Range closes to 3,000 yards...- d& a8 A+ C$ ?' G$ ?& S
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
+ Y% L o+ T6 k' `, b* |: n" W9 o% zCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards5 H \! Z; }: F- v; c; d
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
# a% h5 s1 D# o0 m; ?/ {6 S eAllied ships attempt to get underway
5 c; e0 l! R1 }! O. w$ t0 CRange increases to 3,000 yards
" P* \- a0 P* nPT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards
H: h/ u N5 X" e7 r4 UCombat ends with last Allied ship sunk...; d2 b. r) G0 s& c
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Night Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127
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no flights E' _; z3 a" }" q/ J, B
0 H- v3 I; x+ c$ R: ^Allied aircraft losses/ D! }5 Q# c2 @5 L. v9 Z7 ~* q
Catalina I: 7 damaged. q9 y) o- u1 y: b
Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground5 ~' f/ u; C$ u) A: q& \
P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged
8 Z7 Y2 m* h3 ~* H P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground
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, I `% a! X. K, G1 h! aJapanese Ships
/ `3 a4 `; g/ @* @" B BB Kirishima
, `5 g7 W0 ^' ~/ X6 J1 z% E6 a BB Hiei
+ S/ v3 m$ g9 A9 m$ x BB Haruna
5 T) A5 `6 I U. N2 m BB Kongo5 j4 v9 W# x" |( k2 k
CA Kako
! d4 Y5 N2 y& x% p) _ CA Kumano' l* _& D% F0 h1 S7 a
CA Suzuya
; E1 q0 k9 e* L7 E( P! }- ?9 l6 g CA Mikuma; P3 W9 I! B: K# x+ }# \
CA Mogami, k: A h- V$ |/ A1 s
* D: y. X! C" Y0 x. KAllied ground losses:
5 B- q* j5 T: |3 Y 274 casualties reported
& q4 i% q4 o, _7 X7 m1 l Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
$ J4 o) U0 G) d+ C- R: ?/ y Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled1 v; D4 y4 r' D/ G$ D& z6 J8 D
Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled! D6 S4 M- t6 O2 q
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
; J9 b' ^) O$ I6 a4 f Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)
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+ C- Q7 w9 l, f) ^/ s x% K; `$ WAirbase hits 17
, ]! H. n* n1 l7 y- ]Airbase supply hits 23 h$ ^/ }3 i3 ~8 G: d$ X
Runway hits 35 ?5 q4 _5 N7 O4 S. O) |. H
Port hits 5- r) }6 t5 B# g7 x+ K; z
Port supply hits 4
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8 \/ M8 i1 }8 K0 FBB Kirishima firing at Gove
' ^* T( J" Q. {/ u% IBB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade$ l1 D3 N) k! v4 h6 p b
BB Haruna firing at Gove
, m9 u5 S9 O9 _/ OBB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade
N( s+ h7 x; n& U+ u0 I( sCA Kako firing at Gove 4 v: b6 S" S9 T$ I' T1 u/ P
CA Kumano firing at Gove % }6 H; A$ r4 D, G8 Y
E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya
3 l" W! Y/ w& ] r% g' ~CA Suzuya firing at Gove 0 U9 n9 q+ {: f5 M; T! l, c+ u
CA Mikuma firing at Gove
# m4 J+ j- [( Z5 a+ T2 h. s, ~: RCA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |