AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 44. T( I" H9 V. e; f# {( T4 F
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4 U# w" }; i/ f# f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, K7 Y" E! A( |8 t5 X: Z
. |# F! M6 s1 `) ^) B2 @, b/ I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 & s; i, d! j+ ^
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6 M; R; C: r4 A* h( z5 mNight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards
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0 V N$ B3 Z: v1 UJapanese Ships( ]- e$ e! C; G2 u
BB Kongo
/ _; `& o' S( l! o- J, i5 C& Y1 p BB Haruna
1 @* M% M8 `% \ BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1: w0 ?. {9 A* P! b: W
BB Kirishima
8 H' r! E6 @3 O CA Mogami
' p: d$ q5 o+ T; u7 A# C3 ^ CA Mikuma2 J; x* Z0 n; I: J: x0 n( r& f2 [
CA Suzuya& d/ V0 b1 J0 [1 h7 j
CA Kumano% Y- o) o& v- s% p
CA Kako
- g* o* B0 I* ^0 Z& y DD Makinami- T4 F7 i9 b- [
DD Takanami
4 o1 `5 N$ x; B6 Z4 k, g* L8 |+ C6 A DD Natsushio
% {4 G/ K% ~; X0 W0 a3 i DD Yukikaze
. f7 K* M. K [( V DD Hayashio
( c; @6 E2 _% ], d' g* |0 a DD Maikaze) r5 S6 G9 i; m. k1 t4 y- Q9 F
DD Isokaze
7 ?0 s( q! w$ o+ r DD Shiranui" d2 j. N/ o- {& u( T0 l8 S. { U
DD Amatsukaze
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Allied Ships. c5 [) \, y! S8 Y8 r
PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk5 S! V0 @' ]/ x+ W! j
PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk2 Q0 g a7 \+ l# u/ \
PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
* m$ w* p4 e* I \+ A$ W: i4 y PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
! L6 X8 K- d' z PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk* |% c) f% d$ \7 }
PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk' d. C+ s X( g4 V5 |
PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk0 R9 D$ F3 B& p! N4 @3 n( |' Q
PT-60
$ _! m! Z# O3 v' g% @2 \) f Z5 L PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
4 L; ]! `$ N% y7 k+ n8 Y% X PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk! `! b6 y+ S( x5 w
PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk* y1 l5 z5 z4 G
PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk$ Q' i. n; R1 T$ ?, {/ L( p
# A# ]( H! X4 oJapanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!; o7 x& I* ?- c- R+ a% {: k0 `! \
Allied TF begins to get underway) g- B# I5 e0 M+ @
Low visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight
+ F$ Z; K" y+ K# lMaximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards$ _1 B$ E8 @ r. j
Range closes to 25,000 yards...% X5 H+ _$ f8 g+ k1 V1 N) m& m* T% [. b+ |
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards
: H1 S5 a! T; W/ ?( k* Y# CRange closes to 20,000 yards... \( f$ t+ `7 K0 @! E7 r3 |
Range closes to 15,000 yards...
! i% E$ E, ~1 T! u |4 W1 V' VCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards! L* M+ z+ l" I$ U
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards
! L% L( ] N! E3 e0 \+ PRange closes to 10,000 yards...
3 q" U7 ]: k0 n6 @CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
) k0 j) h& }& r5 ARange closes to 7,000 yards...
* F: w/ Q4 @( F: [! }% cCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards
7 l, z7 X- y. Z. _- KRange closes to 5,000 yards...
( I' D- h7 m: e& v) |. p+ g, I# xCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards
|8 v' k1 b* {Range closes to 3,000 yards...
5 l: d" \7 o* e8 o' C4 wCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
/ f2 Z7 H- M# s6 a3 KRange closes to 1,000 yards...8 Y3 h' \ u/ K! T& i) U
PT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
: D$ M* n) X8 b$ pPT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
n/ I7 B1 Z" i# g: g' HPT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards$ u" Z m" W. ]7 Q
Massive explosion on PT-46
6 A. k: g) h! L. `( E- V( RPT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
+ m) V' I- t, ? ~0 YPT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards1 o' R5 l: \9 @ f8 n2 S
Range increases to 2,000 yards" [# ?7 Z4 x' n J1 [
PT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
2 w2 V; ~% `, A+ ?, `; ^/ RPT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
! {4 j7 G7 _: F" WBB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards0 o( Z1 U! b! D" A2 z) |5 C/ k0 D
PT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards8 u6 J& {( W. M/ h
PT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards
/ Z/ E V+ j9 ~Range increases to 3,000 yards
7 l" U8 |; T# ZPT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards
4 D9 t: Z9 _; c9 f JRange closes to 2,000 yards
2 L: H! \: R3 Z; i: ]6 eBB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards
2 s. ]1 k; s! Y. y8 f8 v2 ]PT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards& X, Q! W! ~9 S' H6 A; K& T$ Y. K
Range increases to 4,000 yards$ A/ O, a. H% m5 ~8 @
Range increases to 5,000 yards0 V% `9 T: y7 K! e, M
DD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127
: l- D O! y# M7 V' u* xRange increases to 6,000 yards
$ Z+ Q$ g1 A1 hRange increases to 8,000 yards! R3 V( `( P+ u1 s! M
Task forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards+ e5 a. [/ q) q0 u; u
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Japanese Ships
0 r# n4 u9 k$ I% `; D DD Shiranui
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Allied Ships
* c, i$ W; U) }, b) a& Y PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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Poor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight
& P: D6 g$ [) n3 s- X: U! w& EMaximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards
" a/ G/ C7 ?; w9 q" q% h/ kRange closes to 28,000 yards...# Q" E% S) k& ~( D6 U
Range closes to 26,000 yards...
* f G* a2 F* B0 r" }1 BRange closes to 24,000 yards.... ^9 u+ ?0 \' C4 k9 @& }
Range closes to 22,000 yards...2 m3 ^! t: u: F5 m+ C$ G: \
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
. n6 Q6 k2 c9 W1 [1 ERange closes to 18,000 yards...
/ U% T, r2 m2 @0 s5 h" a. NRange closes to 16,000 yards...3 l# c4 p$ ?6 b7 m9 K# I
Range closes to 14,000 yards...% J# s" S5 g2 \) l3 h& _7 L
Range closes to 12,000 yards...% q1 K% z5 i; g. j3 @2 ^/ l
Range closes to 11,000 yards...$ P6 {! G, L, Z. L
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
8 [5 T' X8 \0 [' uRange closes to 9,000 yards...* u/ {5 |5 O g
Range closes to 8,000 yards...1 Q0 |! e ?! L; L
Range closes to 7,000 yards...9 S( n4 d" e1 f n* i: ?6 N
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
: p; S" d/ h& V5 mRange closes to 5,000 yards...; k; h5 v. F8 C F8 g# I) `" D
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
H( @% k% i1 R- C) s+ pRange closes to 3,000 yards...! V. a* g/ M/ K* `+ U/ b. J
Range closes to 2,000 yards...& \! ~5 |4 _6 d$ ^, m, e# C) z. I
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards& E% b) j0 Q3 y$ b% ?+ k4 b
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards$ ] a; y! b- \4 J5 m
Allied ships attempt to get underway4 C7 Q- t! b# P& L8 |
Range increases to 3,000 yards
* i2 z' f8 c0 `* b* MPT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards
% I8 A3 P; u K1 i6 cCombat ends with last Allied ship sunk...3 @& C& P. ~4 Q* n: k6 R
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# w+ P1 S8 R/ B3 JNight Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127
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8 C! x, D0 [3 `. PAllied aircraft
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+ h" J' u! f: _2 X- HAllied aircraft losses/ u9 z) o+ A' J4 _$ D
Catalina I: 7 damaged
, h' r8 H$ m) s9 G" e; j1 D Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground
7 j6 T$ |1 H: O F' e6 S P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged
: t% ~0 A' X8 z5 \ P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground
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BB Kirishima
3 q2 {' X# A( m, ]2 {$ n BB Hiei, D: v; b% e! x
BB Haruna
1 [" o% _9 _7 V* f9 n7 L6 A4 L7 ~ BB Kongo5 @, Y, L# H4 {6 ~! L R
CA Kako7 f! }0 R& o2 q) w& C9 j
CA Kumano
0 @( E5 ^% ?: { CA Suzuya
3 ~0 ]* m" U" a% ? CA Mikuma+ S- ^. _& @ ~; @
CA Mogami
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Allied ground losses:
( q3 ?' f1 D8 S/ g: i4 Y" {6 u 274 casualties reported
: W9 f3 h) w) b; W- ^4 ` Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
: [. \+ G; ]8 f7 d( L9 E Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled
/ b: ?6 t: G* ] Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled; y: n# r$ x. I9 u! U
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)0 z3 J/ J7 _6 h2 j# ?( U: D
Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled); N) D+ J: S3 t; O
1 ^$ h7 ^! f, H; E& c) e% ]Airbase hits 17: f% v4 Z, t d. `; J
Airbase supply hits 2
+ I- T* j+ u( w) QRunway hits 35
3 y0 J% _$ L: oPort hits 5
; j7 i! r: O7 d) E D- c9 C$ G( jPort supply hits 4
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) A7 r6 H: n* ?2 A5 a: `: U( d; FBB Kirishima firing at Gove
- A: k: `! k/ [% u: }3 G- _ PBB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade# d/ K* @: L$ k" q) {
BB Haruna firing at Gove
! F7 F2 u; l# O; [ z$ xBB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade( L( E: K0 H4 g3 g/ U3 }8 x: c
CA Kako firing at Gove 2 h7 h! [) W2 O- H$ U* _. p
CA Kumano firing at Gove
, j* j* [ F6 `# qE13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya0 e7 J4 v+ t# X- h4 `9 e+ G: L
CA Suzuya firing at Gove % V1 `- `4 S! e" O; F$ H: |
CA Mikuma firing at Gove
( \6 T% f' W$ A9 t+ _CA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |