AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 44$ S; M9 q5 d Q3 j1 q
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3 p$ c( u5 j" O* {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- {, h0 W' ?& l) _& k, K
( q# D6 ~( k4 S+ n# `; Y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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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards5 j0 o% K+ Q0 B/ m. W& b( ^2 L
( k5 n$ T A- a9 R, TJapanese Ships* G8 ^1 |0 E3 z0 H% B6 u, I( x
BB Kongo
9 R" Z$ h4 T, z. C& O* ]3 x' C BB Haruna5 z2 [8 y. m* ?$ C/ I
BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 15 v0 _6 Y4 \/ G! Z5 h7 c
BB Kirishima5 Y/ `3 _* T) q: A3 n* W. _) O2 x
CA Mogami
. T) w7 ?$ h. T( b CA Mikuma+ ^( k: {9 J [) M' U
CA Suzuya
' Z" `- p% W$ o- z CA Kumano
4 c C" |- N# { CA Kako t' F6 f; U( J' m6 D
DD Makinami
3 z8 z3 ?% ^9 E- p DD Takanami, D; E7 L5 q. I5 ^" C, c f
DD Natsushio; s4 r6 X) r: {
DD Yukikaze$ [: V6 S4 O/ O* @) ?- c' C$ w0 t
DD Hayashio$ i; S% F% m( f. C3 D8 ?2 H
DD Maikaze
9 ^1 A2 r6 j' i8 m DD Isokaze
) Q% K, H% {4 L0 C DD Shiranui
$ {& u6 w8 U- Y8 [; g6 R DD Amatsukaze5 a, T7 \7 a: S0 o
0 D3 x5 u. E) {% {, lAllied Ships: S" K* A7 ^- M& p1 T( i, |
PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
7 ^4 ~/ f" s3 G3 L" O PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
$ q! E6 N1 y( B; K& ~! n PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk, [9 }6 a2 z6 v4 H- ^) [8 |
PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk8 z5 {( G, z& N7 F3 [, M8 w
PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
; a* W t1 e. O" W, j! E( w6 ~% N PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
. T: ?+ F$ |# V" v% p PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
0 H! \0 g3 j0 m( Y: q1 G+ U PT-60
x5 Z* [& C/ b9 K2 E i; B- z PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk V" a8 S8 }' E" W; @) ~# O
PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk5 g& l* U9 q7 K% `% l3 S2 t+ G
PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk# ^0 v8 u- r7 V* W/ B" ?' z, g$ e3 D2 {7 j7 Q
PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!& h+ W, C7 S7 {: F) R# H I
Allied TF begins to get underway
+ Q0 @5 K; ~! N2 b- t+ s! l0 p wLow visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight! n* c n& ^, g: i) L8 V2 A% k, ?
Maximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards0 |! t6 {4 h* |
Range closes to 25,000 yards...
& @( N: R( H, [. K, TCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards
: N& D! |( F5 P$ VRange closes to 20,000 yards...
# h& U$ J& _, ]9 l# W7 K/ V0 @Range closes to 15,000 yards.../ P0 s, b. C9 T/ a& R( ?+ R
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards7 _" B& M0 F! R% q9 A: ] v7 P
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards% o+ C) J) T3 H, G9 q$ _
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
( }" T) p2 A( n/ C( r8 s4 kCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
1 _% ^& a3 J6 y3 L# F0 O' }! vRange closes to 7,000 yards...
) c: v/ {/ @1 r3 Q8 j `1 c7 SCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards, Y5 c! q' |. T: E
Range closes to 5,000 yards...' R! b: E& a7 T9 j4 n" B+ p' i
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards
2 H$ C2 S7 i5 F2 L) ^Range closes to 3,000 yards.... E' {& j0 S h4 p/ b4 N @' e
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
* ~2 C& I G1 D' A9 |( I9 m! VRange closes to 1,000 yards...
# q S( Y: |) B2 dPT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
) P: L4 _# I1 WPT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
* U- v. l9 x+ s0 dPT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards0 W& \3 F, x! ]8 Q. k! ^
Massive explosion on PT-46
& U* \. Q5 x4 e' y; J6 gPT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards m' u6 d3 m$ y( Y) E
PT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
2 I9 W$ @' |; s5 wRange increases to 2,000 yards
; a$ `4 C I# n# T; u/ P; VPT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards6 B9 K* L: P" d4 C8 S$ Z& ]9 q
PT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards! Z+ @& F5 n* ?* b8 H) X( ?
BB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards8 Y, [2 u) @( w$ k1 \
PT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards
1 U% C" h2 [8 K- FPT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards
. f3 k4 i }2 \4 h8 YRange increases to 3,000 yards: g- D+ o ?- v! n1 o* Q! q* A
PT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards$ [4 ^+ m* p U6 F7 U5 E; @
Range closes to 2,000 yards* d+ N9 p# o6 |4 {4 {# Y: g& g
BB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards
2 {( m" f& i! y* l' R" ^PT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards1 O" d8 @9 G4 w7 B9 u" ~: T
Range increases to 4,000 yards. v8 t2 p; T- c. v% ]
Range increases to 5,000 yards
+ ~ v+ E7 ]- H( ]1 l Y" ADD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127 $ ]6 c u$ B2 k3 ?1 G$ L2 d
Range increases to 6,000 yards5 N, T, k% i- C
Range increases to 8,000 yards& [& `' O7 l' }
Task forces break off...- d: N* {8 I" G4 z, Q8 ]2 x
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% Q( b4 h2 Q SNight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards
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DD Shiranui
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* O+ w; Y9 Q1 S* ^5 J- c PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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Poor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight/ j! q, p% J2 _$ x
Maximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards
* ~) O$ i/ T$ p6 ?! t( URange closes to 28,000 yards...
% t+ z5 o4 z; Z5 TRange closes to 26,000 yards...* L7 ^2 H3 e; M, `# C6 c
Range closes to 24,000 yards.... f( w) {! Z. ~0 }4 E# P. {7 A3 Z
Range closes to 22,000 yards...1 m f9 P0 @! c5 L2 ~$ \1 |
Range closes to 20,000 yards...! c! C, h0 Y; U6 |4 C
Range closes to 18,000 yards...( R" q- m, m% F% y2 d J
Range closes to 16,000 yards...( h# \" y7 C! Y g
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
) t9 \& t# P8 O8 A; {Range closes to 12,000 yards...7 W1 q8 s& O9 ^5 J% z7 p. i
Range closes to 11,000 yards...( Z3 n. e/ W4 j
Range closes to 10,000 yards...9 J5 K3 r) U! L4 ~8 c
Range closes to 9,000 yards...( [. a) X( S5 X( n- i
Range closes to 8,000 yards.... V; U' y$ s* E, Y) m
Range closes to 7,000 yards...2 a- X8 D; `5 u( `0 \9 x
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
/ {; _2 r7 F, ~+ G( t* G3 |Range closes to 5,000 yards...
1 B' D& ]7 C i6 {$ Y" }( d& N$ \Range closes to 4,000 yards...0 j8 d" Q1 ]1 t! |! ~
Range closes to 3,000 yards...2 h$ `8 S. u3 u+ ]
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
1 ^% P! b6 ^: f+ Q& ]( b# }3 xCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
2 e+ H, o9 }% I R+ mCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards, D7 D$ F) R h
Allied ships attempt to get underway
5 A8 F5 \4 J4 qRange increases to 3,000 yards
! s6 j& ~3 b2 T8 ePT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards! X! N: z$ F9 V/ D2 c) f
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...
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! S5 w9 k# N) e1 D* q2 Y) x& cNight Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127
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# J6 E1 B ]1 D- gAllied aircraft
2 s6 @" y% b$ H no flights
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Allied aircraft losses
9 k! g7 @( ^' v1 s+ k9 ~" ? Catalina I: 7 damaged
9 w# G. t T1 u0 G% q. ?; u3 s ~ Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground3 D& D; [9 }5 ?' a3 r: }' r) @
P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged
5 J6 v) s: N0 B7 o P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground- R$ l& U6 {8 u8 v4 L5 O3 T
9 @) j& x4 K1 o* gJapanese Ships( Q% k5 r3 q! c6 {
BB Kirishima
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BB Haruna
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CA Kako( z2 v1 H" X5 @2 v3 S
CA Kumano
3 k) `* K; y# Q CA Suzuya, G8 r6 B& W$ w3 [* M$ D/ m: x* `
CA Mikuma
D& u2 }1 W. j2 A6 O% \( q CA Mogami
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7 p' z# `$ s9 d( CAllied ground losses:! d [) x8 [9 d+ y% w, p
274 casualties reported& V5 t1 M" B7 C6 |' Q
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled u9 |5 G6 B6 F3 r
Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled
. A1 y/ a; l6 T" V/ {: G" o Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled0 x+ Q. A0 ]% L9 Q6 t, q2 ]
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
$ @6 @; o/ `0 v5 j. x9 ~- k Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)
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5 t* M' J' L3 t& kAirbase hits 17
' E' w* }) z: c8 v" n% EAirbase supply hits 28 e, T1 j# S2 V* ]( V7 I" D( W* r6 N
Runway hits 35/ q4 b, \1 u. m
Port hits 5. ^" ~$ ?8 f, k F/ [( j0 N
Port supply hits 4
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BB Kirishima firing at Gove 3 k+ H: b$ v% L! `2 H
BB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade
( F) z! U8 u* ABB Haruna firing at Gove
- U" F6 ^- p \- W5 |0 t" C) o0 `% SBB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade
9 B( ` ^ i3 l/ W% CCA Kako firing at Gove - {, r" K% x5 z; O
CA Kumano firing at Gove
( r' r* f Z% aE13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya
- E7 {, f" t/ wCA Suzuya firing at Gove G. Y* x& I( p- M( e
CA Mikuma firing at Gove
7 U4 P8 d% F; i) X4 b) Y6 yCA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |