AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 442 H! \# R" W! M6 N# [, g% f9 A: }
3 l. c9 ^6 c7 {: p; q+ \
! s1 j: c0 r, T$ s" j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& L0 t3 s+ O/ k! v4 u0 t
& q' R0 K3 D3 j$ y+ x% u+ d" L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
$ B8 D4 A4 B4 C- S1 s% B& X1 q. ~--------------------------------------------------------------------------------" A ]+ X) }' \7 V7 g( w2 D9 J
Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards
/ i; g) p5 U2 d
6 b8 G. e2 d) p3 F0 KJapanese Ships/ U$ G3 e, }! m* P, E( }/ V; r
BB Kongo0 g/ Z' Q) p& `/ w& f* }
BB Haruna9 S8 {% N. ^3 n! x" i; U* a
BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1
- J$ L- u5 o% u BB Kirishima
8 J5 P3 s' `( C# _) [' @ CA Mogami
1 _, ~- F' a2 P# D1 `' q CA Mikuma) a5 H7 O- B5 ~! N9 b
CA Suzuya# D [3 D# E! W# u+ y
CA Kumano. d; v1 S( ^4 H: \6 V1 S* f; h
CA Kako
8 h h$ E7 S' g, n) ~( | DD Makinami
) V0 r9 `2 [) m DD Takanami1 i! B1 A) Z/ `1 S
DD Natsushio' g6 o/ V Q0 l) ?) a2 j
DD Yukikaze4 Z0 z/ |, ^ }9 b* |8 \" j
DD Hayashio1 i) U1 X6 P7 e: u6 l+ }/ B
DD Maikaze4 v* i; P% H1 I6 }+ B) h w
DD Isokaze
& M" _0 n7 j% z$ Y! w DD Shiranui
* {: Y) v l, A5 R DD Amatsukaze$ [+ y& X+ ^) _5 Y7 [
. `! u3 N' a+ s& SAllied Ships
z8 k5 x: M& E) z PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
6 ~& I# V- `5 X8 l. | B) N, k PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk3 Z2 R" d$ n) {
PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
( U; M# V; y! s7 G PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk0 x: r3 y4 D5 }) }
PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
, D( b4 U2 k3 g9 T/ Q3 l% H PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
7 L6 m2 u S( H- v' H- j PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
( P q' d8 z+ P% W3 t0 H PT-608 `& ~/ K, d/ z% _1 L E* P# |
PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
: T+ t: j! H4 R5 r' x* i+ `0 H PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk% ]- v- b z' t* X& p1 Z8 ~# ?
PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
/ A& J% o3 h- P. y3 {8 R. i7 V$ [ PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk7 k4 w- U( q0 P3 r) F$ C
9 ~/ `- n1 R9 b0 K
Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!/ [; r4 g' R7 X+ ?" e7 N
Allied TF begins to get underway3 V) T. ]! U8 {" X0 G: \4 x$ Y
Low visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight
% }! g; R" ]: N8 L& i& P0 Z( q. nMaximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards8 n* V; D; Z$ h3 S+ D/ p
Range closes to 25,000 yards...1 f1 c, X0 ]. y
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards
; V/ L0 G% ]$ }. E& ]Range closes to 20,000 yards...
) C* a: @! m; ~Range closes to 15,000 yards... ], c; g0 m7 Q1 f0 f3 W& O. I
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards
( K4 _. K: u8 N8 kCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards4 a, V6 N% [7 `8 B4 a1 x' M
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
5 B4 p4 h) X( Q5 S3 r! D9 DCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
8 T) N! c* z! J' Y: C( I7 N- BRange closes to 7,000 yards...
" @0 u% \2 l% [' zCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards# ^" k1 K& M6 s" b
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
7 {2 {3 p) E6 o) D& `( ZCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards3 {/ l% R- J/ s5 ~ c0 n) t
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
1 i( Z( `2 q/ w9 W1 MCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
7 f2 t) ^$ m3 R1 {" q3 O1 ^$ ERange closes to 1,000 yards...
& k! I! ?8 b& A: A1 j" b% o* H( iPT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards# M k) f5 K5 x% t; c+ H8 G# k
PT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
. \0 c- S7 |# h! W) C4 v9 |PT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards1 e7 S! S2 x. U( o5 A. p9 @ B
Massive explosion on PT-464 B* c5 J$ h7 R- X# m6 F5 `) J
PT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards: Q7 v( x1 [9 t9 d& {
PT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards5 s; `( v% v& D0 L
Range increases to 2,000 yards' F$ m+ H! Y+ w( @; ?/ B
PT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards4 A; P) x( [& p$ t/ D7 B% H4 ]9 m; W
PT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
2 c$ i$ Q* |. A' b N, K1 }BB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards) v( P6 `" ~/ t7 W0 J5 x( o
PT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards
- U7 w5 h& W; h4 h5 @8 {: W# tPT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards
( m- E: W: N9 H% HRange increases to 3,000 yards
# A- t2 ?1 ?; A% ?0 l4 y. n) cPT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards
# U1 H9 d; ?2 }( CRange closes to 2,000 yards! ]* U _$ [5 h! k/ y8 C- o
BB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards9 j5 j; m+ O) e! s( g7 z
PT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards
5 S* Y0 v- t: U7 \- l0 D& f: t& ARange increases to 4,000 yards8 h: e) U- L$ r1 E! t3 _' X6 D
Range increases to 5,000 yards
; W4 S, F3 w3 [: H& WDD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127
' ]" ]+ \* ~" x3 m3 r! X! C$ rRange increases to 6,000 yards
! L5 ~. o% c4 S( m8 A) \" KRange increases to 8,000 yards
- Z" N8 B/ d6 F) \; T1 e) b. PTask forces break off..." |: o8 D3 X2 `' }8 L
2 h$ R. \2 ]6 v$ d$ ^& M
: x1 W4 ]# ]* q1 [, H4 P' t) S
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ ^; X2 y2 E0 ?+ [5 VNight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards
1 t. [( Q" T7 S$ t
# z6 D' `) _' M8 k0 A7 H1 tJapanese Ships
4 W, w: }4 g! {' \ DD Shiranui! ^! T. q$ v7 J7 U. E
2 S) t6 T. U) N. W% _* V( z% S
Allied Ships q* j s _$ O ^/ E
PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk: J3 t. Z8 C* j- \% B9 z: U
$ L5 I5 E/ S2 E( APoor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight3 B( r# u5 r P0 H* T1 v3 u
Maximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards5 \+ S! ? J# A2 y! _
Range closes to 28,000 yards.../ ^& C. X H9 Y$ T0 j9 e# B
Range closes to 26,000 yards...( H0 T3 m ]4 J- v+ G1 L- w
Range closes to 24,000 yards..., ^( z% b T: O8 b" R6 \5 f
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
. q/ ^% `- T) R1 S T' K& w0 s' t5 BRange closes to 20,000 yards...6 D& Z, f: G/ k" J
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
% V& p+ [, a9 S! [$ kRange closes to 16,000 yards...! V: `% G7 O/ I2 u& u+ Y6 ~+ `
Range closes to 14,000 yards...2 v5 n, U$ _9 R* T5 d/ Y+ U
Range closes to 12,000 yards...' _) X0 ?" V7 A$ K3 M$ ]
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
4 n! l1 k% M- i, O! lRange closes to 10,000 yards... t4 c4 e$ D; G/ b5 s5 L
Range closes to 9,000 yards...+ M3 X; V0 d9 _, ]. X6 U& O
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
. }! d1 a/ ^. k5 `! S- xRange closes to 7,000 yards...! u' R: n( a/ L" e! W- u
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
4 `7 c3 i/ n9 M1 f5 v& cRange closes to 5,000 yards...
" x/ d0 U9 H" J: A1 q# aRange closes to 4,000 yards..." t4 @8 U4 n3 ~" N. S- E+ ^9 r
Range closes to 3,000 yards...& v# D2 B+ D6 l4 G
Range closes to 2,000 yards...' n: v" f* _6 J: O1 v8 g
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards; K. q0 N2 g. x- U3 c( T/ m
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards5 L) n6 v; O+ K1 Q- y
Allied ships attempt to get underway
0 l* @& z( b. L. fRange increases to 3,000 yards# M- C/ z! i' E# }, r v6 k
PT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards
1 L+ o0 F/ ?& C' D, QCombat ends with last Allied ship sunk...
* z- c, _+ P" B6 Z1 p
6 i" `5 {* Z% {8 a) F& {6 L: `
! P# Z* [" }3 |/ p: r--------------------------------------------------------------------------------9 X( D, [: w9 o
Night Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127% N, w- L& G) ]- v" x4 `% b
2 e. ~, I6 z/ B; x2 j$ Y
Allied aircraft
7 b+ w& l t3 V5 D# H/ Q; y( J no flights! b1 ^* Q5 W+ ^
! n3 I' m2 T m& b! @( a1 A, eAllied aircraft losses
+ X" h& x' \; q1 g1 t Catalina I: 7 damaged( ]$ Z7 o( y: j9 E
Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground6 _0 Q1 }: { I8 {
P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged
( H8 a2 _( r0 B" u P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground
/ g; F' X9 V$ C* q5 g
3 O+ t+ D7 a' N% L* U& qJapanese Ships! v/ K" v, W; m: F! g3 D
BB Kirishima y9 x* k/ f0 T O- f
BB Hiei' f' {4 K" k9 I+ O r! u$ T- ?
BB Haruna
) h8 J; c5 ~# }* ]0 h BB Kongo
3 \/ v: \4 g4 ^, [ CA Kako4 M) a6 ^% `: s& Z1 }( g
CA Kumano: K6 n; t4 B. O/ q# k) [8 ?, R
CA Suzuya
( O9 ?# U, ~& W* B' s CA Mikuma/ v' P4 O1 M: f1 H
CA Mogami, t: ^0 |" l1 Y9 z
9 G6 d2 }, U) V' {# W* E
Allied ground losses:+ [0 G$ e$ x ~- t# z% A) M
274 casualties reported) V4 z# H: j! N Q& Q# O
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled- U* G, G. D/ _8 \! V
Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled
5 s* D/ m5 N4 z3 k' I) T! X Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled
; R0 y$ m/ ~0 L+ L) n6 f Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
5 _5 X; g, }; m: Q: j, \( q" v- ` Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)
/ ?8 G6 j6 Z- a6 z& h' [" y
4 r# u" k3 R7 F! w; ]Airbase hits 17
# V$ s0 K- J9 F! F! r: m: W" }' H9 g6 hAirbase supply hits 2( e7 U6 S. `6 m. o
Runway hits 35& F# h8 v" O+ d' x" n* a
Port hits 5* g* C8 _6 ?3 Q1 S. i% w$ B. h6 n# `
Port supply hits 4
7 @4 B* C& h# l
2 r! `5 c' @/ E3 _4 NBB Kirishima firing at Gove
/ I! l# H/ y! qBB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade/ S, p- m% v' @9 L' o I' z
BB Haruna firing at Gove
5 ^1 t3 c9 O" L/ uBB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade# c$ J7 k4 q! T/ F4 H l4 s% c
CA Kako firing at Gove
9 l5 p# U3 b* G( `CA Kumano firing at Gove & }" I0 V6 m, M j8 Q7 Q
E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya! A4 ^( n+ V4 W+ I
CA Suzuya firing at Gove
/ E( e9 C: Z0 H! wCA Mikuma firing at Gove
5 _! C+ s' f, K6 P! n6 nCA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |