AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 44: t! W9 @: H9 V6 d. g
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& s2 O8 B" K9 v- U: Z, V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+ X% m" ^0 I+ a* d j' N
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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 5 W: c) `% c5 _
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4 S2 F$ S! ^/ C$ h- Z& I! xNight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards
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1 M+ e7 O* ?& \1 i% ^3 D# AJapanese Ships
( f. e, p- S p6 J) F" f8 k* C6 L( t BB Kongo0 A1 e! Y6 g" o3 R# C& x
BB Haruna
- A6 D6 g [& } E: R$ k9 T( l' P BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1
: W4 X( @# G) X) a) S! u1 h BB Kirishima# Q$ e! N8 v3 V
CA Mogami
+ j$ ]! }+ \, q( ]9 r# f CA Mikuma
4 k" O0 J! K- k0 d& ~ CA Suzuya0 V3 w/ d. Y6 n
CA Kumano+ T9 L* f& u8 H& Q4 B
CA Kako
/ \ ^ U0 p0 F3 x$ I) h DD Makinami
3 b; y j4 Y0 z DD Takanami
) `6 w2 e; ^2 K3 K3 u' { DD Natsushio
. T* `8 a1 v" F DD Yukikaze j1 k# w4 o3 ]# z) ]/ g; E) ?$ I
DD Hayashio
3 {( F; s8 K' D7 m DD Maikaze# }3 u+ n. H& I$ }. @- w7 h! @
DD Isokaze6 L1 @; \ J; y5 U5 R# s
DD Shiranui
) `& w/ ?8 U( v- {3 f; Z6 C8 O DD Amatsukaze
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) |. M& R6 x/ X+ m' \# qAllied Ships0 e; J1 e) s) z: ^% ?
PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk5 ~- E* c, p& U$ Q1 O
PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk( a: \ c V: H- f
PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
1 |+ _$ y7 _' z' y) G0 G5 G PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
* R" {8 f+ R3 K: d Q6 ~, c PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk" y% t3 @" v! g* k4 \
PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
+ S# w" F: p! M3 H. w PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk$ ^- c; L+ V$ {4 c; p
PT-60
6 y6 M2 _4 c3 K* Y8 \( R' s PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk! j' P n& l2 O8 \# a/ r( S) |
PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk5 d- s& x* p. e* K: f4 f; U! R
PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk" S* P4 _9 g0 x$ s% W1 ^/ \
PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk+ `" w1 a! Z4 c6 D, A, x
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!. r- C8 W5 |" B8 l
Allied TF begins to get underway
0 s9 T0 P( }5 X- v4 RLow visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight* V6 i/ e5 H. d% M6 k; \7 o
Maximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards! O( V5 l: P7 R% [3 n7 A+ u5 b$ s
Range closes to 25,000 yards...
3 ^+ b! N+ j2 f% Z5 L7 Y3 H" ~: l- w% [CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards2 C( L5 P7 l ^5 h
Range closes to 20,000 yards.../ D- G2 W! v e
Range closes to 15,000 yards...% ?7 P# q) H" p5 V+ s: g) V
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards
% {9 X2 K& \1 a2 A( ^/ }" VCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards3 c1 [6 w* B, e- T0 w- u
Range closes to 10,000 yards...9 D) S+ E7 h S0 B) ]. o! X
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards* O! F. Q. \* Z$ \5 K
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
$ Y* w5 Q7 y. hCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards. W( e" s, u' F
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
3 ~% z% w, p1 Y4 ?( R! I! q* x8 Q( dCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards
' y' q+ ~3 j0 C$ |Range closes to 3,000 yards...% y; j' W; F4 ~# x* `; e
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
6 o( j# H6 I2 `0 vRange closes to 1,000 yards...( T: U# Y3 q1 E F5 `0 j: |
PT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards P' ~1 k. F5 e8 X; \4 k
PT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards* M% T$ I9 L& k* e
PT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards( c5 D) P+ z( H8 ~
Massive explosion on PT-465 f/ M- [4 E9 s/ i) v
PT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards# l! T: }6 T" x% A2 v( `
PT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards$ S- i3 @: }# P0 K
Range increases to 2,000 yards
( m. _6 g+ e0 c, ~. I. P9 UPT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards, ~% v+ S+ Z0 h$ x+ d
PT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
* y$ L6 l+ B* K# U rBB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards
" v: z% Z p2 s: B* a, i& Y* M' SPT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards
6 }+ Y3 H( q) J+ |# C8 yPT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards
" p: Z- l# m! DRange increases to 3,000 yards; B2 e& Z5 v1 [- z" _ n2 T1 p }0 n' D
PT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards# n* X e9 Z6 l$ f6 J$ t. N8 _. Y
Range closes to 2,000 yards. E5 e g9 T4 ^9 o% S
BB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards1 A( O. s2 S7 M% W" @
PT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards
+ p: \7 Z( W* [% z. \Range increases to 4,000 yards
4 }2 S* |) J) N: t" c) T* {Range increases to 5,000 yards7 S: d. g& e- y* m. P9 ]
DD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127
9 U" @, w3 ?3 e; U/ zRange increases to 6,000 yards
8 S' a$ \8 v0 o5 k8 ?/ O( zRange increases to 8,000 yards
& N; ~! x9 y, ?! D) DTask forces break off...
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. [; N$ Y% a; t! @Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards9 b2 x6 k, ]8 V! Y F
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Japanese Ships
3 H, ^( P* \6 S" C2 N3 B0 p$ V DD Shiranui' w* b8 h$ ~+ b! [% V; H* @% d
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Allied Ships' I+ x" S' w; p5 }: e9 m8 r
PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk& O2 I# k) m/ a4 g3 r
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Poor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight
( N* Y# y& O* U" S9 G4 y! MMaximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards
+ g2 [" U% s) s: p, u9 z! Z' i" mRange closes to 28,000 yards...5 r: o; ~8 u7 U" y. z2 G
Range closes to 26,000 yards...
0 J1 J$ G: T. H, D: A) d4 d4 KRange closes to 24,000 yards...
8 h9 R: q/ y; o- b8 e4 DRange closes to 22,000 yards...* \) L5 @0 a& g! O- M& r
Range closes to 20,000 yards...: i. J8 G# R/ C
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
- T' |( p% q/ X4 [Range closes to 16,000 yards...6 o; L- ~) T3 O( j; Y( B
Range closes to 14,000 yards...2 B. G( |# q% f W' ?# s% l
Range closes to 12,000 yards...# n& r5 {! C% e2 v
Range closes to 11,000 yards...6 V; Q: e& I' `3 e9 D" z$ `
Range closes to 10,000 yards...# k- p$ @0 n1 `0 o; w9 t
Range closes to 9,000 yards...4 _0 v5 K. a4 q( n! q6 [
Range closes to 8,000 yards...9 Y. K: k; Y ]# P
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
+ I$ M/ a% D, C+ h9 F9 i# iRange closes to 6,000 yards...+ x& J4 s5 i$ k W1 X
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
' k0 A/ n' Y W% o( v- c- G1 URange closes to 4,000 yards...
+ y6 X4 C- Z/ R/ ?* E! LRange closes to 3,000 yards.../ N" f% L( s4 j; @6 k2 E
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
( `& f9 q* p! e* m% JCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
" Z# r: r s% X0 N& KCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards( o+ Z* ?8 K9 }; r2 D
Allied ships attempt to get underway
) [% a! P) m' tRange increases to 3,000 yards
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Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...
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' H7 ? j/ F" J7 ^Night Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127
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Allied aircraft: Q o" M7 u/ W9 V
no flights, d- ^$ H1 n0 {" k3 d
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Allied aircraft losses. n; }8 r1 {+ P3 v
Catalina I: 7 damaged
( g+ }; ]3 v4 ^$ o$ ~$ j Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground0 a, U$ R+ h5 F' C8 ^* J) X
P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged- Q, `0 b* @ s8 F" W6 u
P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground+ k+ J% ^+ j+ W
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BB Kirishima% F* b ?% d* a: j9 C5 [
BB Hiei. k6 @0 F' e- x( R8 v$ X/ {0 u
BB Haruna' B5 V1 }3 c8 T6 F7 v# o9 s
BB Kongo- S* H D) q- O" r! e
CA Kako
4 l" q+ M1 w; B. E CA Kumano8 `' p8 ?' u# I1 M; b$ X" m
CA Suzuya& n& N+ l5 i. }( H
CA Mikuma; S2 h2 b7 I' d6 ^* F% X8 _- \. O \4 X
CA Mogami" j2 @% C R& `, z
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Allied ground losses:) `- Z% h, w; I b
274 casualties reported
* l u. b# P% C# a4 M) N: u Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled- u! |9 c3 H: i* @
Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled
7 t- t, a1 o4 O$ H Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled
) a5 I$ C9 T, X- ?: x, K0 V1 W Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
4 L& ~2 W6 G5 _& L+ V$ Q Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)) P' [7 f5 @4 n' ~3 ?; Q' h
, w2 S* p4 Y" h% t( \" y2 A* QAirbase hits 17) H) D Y+ ?. p% c5 b% L
Airbase supply hits 2! Z, c+ c F. T7 a) }( v
Runway hits 35% e# ?# U' d; p! m
Port hits 58 S' R* C+ n& r
Port supply hits 4
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% k# A9 U) ]) D0 X R- E" QBB Kirishima firing at Gove
& H( Y# i0 Q# q- K8 XBB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade' X* Q! w( {! y( ~1 f
BB Haruna firing at Gove
0 W A# {% e4 C1 j- ^0 M; _BB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade
4 Z* N6 s9 C/ {9 v8 y3 W: PCA Kako firing at Gove
1 Q) _! |8 _. a: S; \$ JCA Kumano firing at Gove ; S7 A5 Q: L7 i: a9 q
E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya
* w* ^* \* q+ L/ Y; b' g8 GCA Suzuya firing at Gove , `' ^ b0 {# J1 f
CA Mikuma firing at Gove 8 \, H, p! b+ |. i$ T4 I) K
CA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |