AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 443 \/ X4 k) y2 q9 I- F* H M
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; F/ r) ?0 w% S- O, Y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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* i H% H& D% B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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6 Y8 [3 _7 v: o) Z P7 E, WNight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards
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$ K0 _. ]/ l& SJapanese Ships) u$ M4 i6 l$ w
BB Kongo( |7 s2 A* z- K6 R' _0 C! l
BB Haruna4 l4 i% p- A% o4 D
BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1: K$ c! \8 u5 G1 ]! m$ k7 |& r" _
BB Kirishima) Z! ]: U" w: o: n5 D
CA Mogami
. ?1 `! _, k0 [ CA Mikuma4 y! d0 P3 w. U/ J% u X
CA Suzuya
' [* j$ T( ^) P: ^& c; q CA Kumano2 B- b4 X+ y9 ~
CA Kako4 N& c5 K' o1 b L' o
DD Makinami0 X: [) B4 v1 K$ L6 G, u* ]
DD Takanami
1 D( p. Z8 s" ] DD Natsushio
! j0 o- i; a6 P4 p9 a" g DD Yukikaze
0 T5 E' u5 D1 q& W* Q! b DD Hayashio
) U7 M3 [$ d$ z# w6 M DD Maikaze
0 D' v5 X# _; V: P1 \% Y* c+ Q DD Isokaze& n/ n. m1 ]+ [# v) Y7 s1 D; C
DD Shiranui
' n! i: ?2 Q* l$ @& O f DD Amatsukaze& {5 z) P7 I( C
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Allied Ships
" h$ b. m3 e: ^ PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk7 l- x& z0 L9 l( D/ Q, J
PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
4 c7 b2 y# o0 b6 {7 J2 S/ M3 \ PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk2 D. t' \* v1 Y- h& s; T
PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
. D7 B0 n3 p8 T2 l$ c PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk% y$ X# y' r& \3 @0 w% }
PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
( X1 \) S0 t: A$ W5 q! j PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk8 v* i3 C( ~5 V
PT-606 n) Q9 P( a" V. b; o
PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk1 `4 @& o: O$ E0 B% A6 e; C
PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk+ l, b( V6 y G$ l8 _1 U% M
PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk, a1 r5 a" S, X
PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!* E$ e# f: k+ S$ d+ C+ j( u# x" N
Allied TF begins to get underway2 I6 @4 P5 ~ i: f/ }
Low visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight
1 \. A4 Y2 G% W% k: y, r& M7 [' fMaximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards w" c4 a0 t0 y' ]; K
Range closes to 25,000 yards...
( `7 ~& T& ~! @$ G6 E' N6 _CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards
2 J% i/ q# M5 ]4 m8 VRange closes to 20,000 yards...5 j* W4 O: l8 S% ~: K6 l7 v
Range closes to 15,000 yards...
$ W# s4 s4 \- \3 a% CCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards4 y) f2 h$ {1 U5 o: u k) M( _
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards
3 z. \/ n# w* a N: a- sRange closes to 10,000 yards... N0 ?3 ^- q2 Y1 n. l4 E0 r
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
; a& `: V5 d8 [8 a( V# YRange closes to 7,000 yards...
9 K* P8 p) H; r+ K+ ^& W6 V5 WCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards
$ q4 ?+ X/ v' n: Y& L5 _6 hRange closes to 5,000 yards...2 y. }3 K+ o6 ?
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards/ Z5 F# G/ ?1 z) E3 n9 g. }
Range closes to 3,000 yards...! X; K j. M% X# e/ ?5 j
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
6 I0 [! ~6 `" z+ R" r. hRange closes to 1,000 yards...5 K2 X. |- M# }
PT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
& p; @: I9 M0 B) |$ G0 t x; v2 SPT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards+ U' D& J6 W0 X6 o
PT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards' ~) P4 c! p" M& a
Massive explosion on PT-46
4 K; z6 [, \* BPT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards* q) _, P+ b4 U5 l: o7 O9 N
PT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards+ q+ v5 x5 v! U3 V
Range increases to 2,000 yards% n! ], l3 d* e) v9 z
PT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
/ T/ v# @! p( N' nPT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
) B9 w, L& O5 Y8 ?BB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards
2 `# E: z( c# } Y+ cPT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards
3 z+ }/ H3 `( P" FPT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards
- M0 W/ u" B7 y. NRange increases to 3,000 yards
0 j2 p* O9 [& k" w$ ^3 ^PT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards) m7 ?( \! y/ b; ?. J( s! _
Range closes to 2,000 yards8 P/ v6 e. g4 |/ y$ b1 f
BB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards
0 r) r+ K K7 S$ B% X" R9 v% Z" yPT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards
, P9 x; E& J I# ^1 F0 Z" YRange increases to 4,000 yards, \$ `' F. Y, A% Q9 U. u2 o
Range increases to 5,000 yards v% _( |) e6 @. c
DD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127 & } t8 h2 p' c6 L4 q" K5 E Z: ^. u
Range increases to 6,000 yards/ \* O, ?( C+ [% }+ l
Range increases to 8,000 yards
$ {% t: `& j; J) BTask forces break off...5 Y( Y% n. S9 j* |6 h1 _0 }
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" I" b. }) @0 k1 H# l" N( r; ANight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards7 i, d5 r2 j; E
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Japanese Ships
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Allied Ships/ v7 c- L9 T3 U, d6 X
PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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. i4 x( x1 y- h0 I/ aPoor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight$ y0 Z: s/ k2 D0 |6 ~) x
Maximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards
: T p. z; z0 J+ L3 ]- ~Range closes to 28,000 yards...
) p* f- d: L& MRange closes to 26,000 yards...
6 U/ i9 c3 q' Q( N3 J- |, e# KRange closes to 24,000 yards...
% Q& v: h z7 t4 K+ `8 aRange closes to 22,000 yards...
1 K8 C6 }# y' H% ~! b' ^! oRange closes to 20,000 yards...5 V' D% U3 _5 Q) N1 M
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
5 n3 E( p5 d6 ?9 t" xRange closes to 16,000 yards...
/ Q* ?( _' I% y2 X YRange closes to 14,000 yards...' P- K# Z* T6 u9 @
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
& S3 N& M9 I/ z+ Q8 Q) TRange closes to 11,000 yards...
1 k$ w( e! B6 a# NRange closes to 10,000 yards...
8 X0 {% n$ w( w9 U6 A) E, o8 ORange closes to 9,000 yards...
( i. M7 {: | bRange closes to 8,000 yards...
7 |) I$ P- b- h$ i( j& R T- vRange closes to 7,000 yards...
, M( p% T! a, }# ?: TRange closes to 6,000 yards...
) B* n4 @0 ]: J6 D7 N8 a0 C& h& NRange closes to 5,000 yards... E) _, Q1 B+ B3 f4 \6 T8 q) y
Range closes to 4,000 yards...7 y( c4 \7 ~* [& j& B
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
) r$ H6 r+ {0 X9 n7 H1 FRange closes to 2,000 yards...! q# E/ F- j) h6 [
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
& B1 k: j8 b9 [! `CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
% f. v: w+ f( mAllied ships attempt to get underway2 h4 ]7 o6 }* D- [( s4 i2 Y
Range increases to 3,000 yards( |/ x% g+ C, \3 t# u7 m3 l
PT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards
6 A3 d% G* H0 [" l$ SCombat ends with last Allied ship sunk...
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6 p$ l4 e; [6 xNight Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127$ p6 C2 w9 q* @+ h6 i1 C
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Allied aircraft h2 g# Z6 w' R
no flights8 f$ p, T$ A9 i9 h/ f! M6 J, A
. d( W6 f* ?" V0 H5 ~Allied aircraft losses1 P0 N& |6 b5 e! V- {" Q; \' Q
Catalina I: 7 damaged; B; _0 v( K! ^" t# S# G# b
Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground
, q8 t5 z: a" I+ }# h( k P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged3 b! V0 q( y: j
P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground6 }0 J6 p. a: V2 o \( E# M
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Japanese Ships3 o. @& n' K2 k: v
BB Kirishima' ]* C6 ]# w: Z8 j' ]' H) N. }8 m
BB Hiei
& _( _0 i: H/ [; b BB Haruna
) N. q7 C$ a' M7 ~ BB Kongo5 s* x/ a- O# |1 q3 C
CA Kako
$ @- r! l( D6 K! A; z- Z' T CA Kumano
+ \" H& S; u3 m& y: T' l CA Suzuya
A* V! H$ X1 L% X: A CA Mikuma/ |/ {4 \1 l. M1 _0 S
CA Mogami G" ~8 m- v; l, `& {
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Allied ground losses:( j. T' T& O) S/ i
274 casualties reported
& s3 D9 c; v p$ W6 ~ Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
; w- I* }. T$ a Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled
5 m3 i9 y( b+ H' G, ^% e; j9 f Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled; M5 `, v& d- [3 R* U, k" y# c
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)' M' ]: I4 n# Q2 w
Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)
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! z8 Y* B' A& C( p! x% o6 r" n( D( n5 DAirbase hits 177 |! o6 f* w8 u8 v
Airbase supply hits 2% N6 p* L ~2 R z) p& c9 {
Runway hits 352 c% F; [/ c( H& Z9 a- t" E* [
Port hits 50 m; Z! D$ Q6 [$ |% m
Port supply hits 49 L- G, b1 J3 k% [
4 N4 Q/ j7 U1 \/ O6 V( ?" YBB Kirishima firing at Gove
" }: _1 v* j0 z( |9 y) @BB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade
: E; E! G% n8 C) J3 R, i0 S8 MBB Haruna firing at Gove
; Q( Q# R U* YBB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade; D& l0 p5 h& J$ h7 i* X
CA Kako firing at Gove 2 R; A( ?7 C4 `5 j" \
CA Kumano firing at Gove 8 j0 d8 ?, f. r' M
E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya; `, o( @/ k8 X/ n: `0 l9 U
CA Suzuya firing at Gove
* B% o2 y9 @( v: xCA Mikuma firing at Gove 1 K) ~1 R& r" i& w" ?- D; o- ^+ ]' D! Z
CA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |