AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 446 Z" ?1 R2 _8 `6 E2 u
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# k$ e8 j* G) g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) B9 Z w! ~; p: P# X2 [% o' g- ?
, V6 S$ h6 m, A) t; Y4 c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 Yards
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E. |# ^, G) o0 t) D BB Kongo" W1 E( ~; r2 e0 S8 X
BB Haruna: l0 M7 }- ~5 O
BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1/ M. y$ F, s g& w
BB Kirishima( F& Z: h5 X2 A6 x1 F: T. N# i4 j; C0 e
CA Mogami6 [- \% L {9 J2 @ N
CA Mikuma
' E+ F, t w" K# J, I4 |: v8 f, w CA Suzuya9 y% U$ K4 f; s
CA Kumano- d5 E# B& b6 _ r
CA Kako7 d3 B% E4 c# a9 d( Q' |
DD Makinami
: |7 d _7 a7 |( b& I) T DD Takanami `5 Q) z# d( c
DD Natsushio
5 f# @' K" E- T& b DD Yukikaze* o% v# f" V' v3 B* u0 c
DD Hayashio
% R, } n4 j% Z$ k8 `7 w DD Maikaze+ y4 k2 o; X# Y; S7 p, }! v3 e
DD Isokaze
D" G2 M5 a6 b. f* n; J! H$ I DD Shiranui* n5 v* |9 _" x$ R) ^ h: _; \
DD Amatsukaze
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Allied Ships. d8 X% x$ B5 O6 z2 y( V
PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk) G* c- l7 m7 h7 H! Z2 g/ i
PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
, L/ \! e3 V8 }3 t PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk3 B c" i& l/ N+ E
PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
: f* u! c. D7 h4 W5 v PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk$ g5 ^0 L4 h& }3 u; E6 O! F6 y
PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
0 Y$ b1 x `5 |0 g/ S+ D4 u" \9 b0 C PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk. \/ ]! ?' R% b
PT-609 f/ b* n9 p& ^: I
PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk, `0 E5 z7 J7 G. C/ a$ f, j5 q
PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
5 c* i4 U8 a& B' S5 b8 {' K PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk/ `6 ~6 R% O6 v1 M& K
PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
5 X! j& ]+ _$ K+ H, R6 DAllied TF begins to get underway- v+ W6 Q `. U/ O" J
Low visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight
, S, \1 E% `$ d: TMaximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards
c* ?. Q; g; lRange closes to 25,000 yards...
: a; s" `& n7 p8 f( HCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards
( c7 r j( ?! @/ S _5 eRange closes to 20,000 yards...
" i0 j/ I4 r6 k! }! @Range closes to 15,000 yards...
. N- X7 v [" D' WCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards) P3 V3 v0 r9 u6 S* u
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards
5 O) H: }6 N& x2 r4 @& ^; f% bRange closes to 10,000 yards...
9 B! o( K8 t+ |9 a5 uCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
( @1 ~2 I7 K( ~( t9 v5 @Range closes to 7,000 yards...
5 w/ E6 D4 U/ a, Q" C" o; FCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards
1 \/ q# k4 X `) C% N- JRange closes to 5,000 yards...
% A X. }6 [7 ~CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards6 B' q, o8 U. T
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
* J8 |) `$ Y1 Q& iCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
6 G" D/ R4 t, J7 q) D; |4 H2 MRange closes to 1,000 yards...
* v0 i+ Z2 A0 R; UPT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards0 t+ H8 X; U u# D4 o! T+ w& J
PT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards2 y; p% I( V, z: i9 u# [ P: o
PT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards$ g# j; e, k& O& Z6 G7 {$ `
Massive explosion on PT-46
7 R1 `# {& [' y M JPT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
" J# {& ~4 |3 t$ E% LPT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
: A5 Z. `' f2 X8 T' }: X ^Range increases to 2,000 yards
. i) Z. ~0 D" H3 X @( yPT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
; N5 n0 g. d; FPT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
, A+ F+ L, @# S1 l0 _# I0 i/ {BB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards R$ s- n* T0 u. w4 V0 T
PT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards" _( s( x2 C2 z) @( {
PT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards3 G' u u& x6 O, o- i. q
Range increases to 3,000 yards# x: F; r% V' _2 w$ `1 ?3 z
PT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards! [3 B+ ^, B! n/ E* y1 w$ j
Range closes to 2,000 yards3 l( ]) _; S7 a1 F/ f' w3 d) E
BB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards
8 S3 K% }( Y, E8 e- EPT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards& x+ r K9 F% d4 B7 h; Z- \+ S, K# z
Range increases to 4,000 yards
( \1 U& }7 Y4 Q% V' VRange increases to 5,000 yards6 n0 N% m- A% Y8 Z
DD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127 7 x0 r' N5 n0 t6 Y
Range increases to 6,000 yards
! `/ j5 e( Y! }# d2 i2 B) G/ NRange increases to 8,000 yards' O4 y+ a; N& c! X' ^& w
Task forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards, U9 C- e. \" x M. J4 l
( I2 `6 t: L% j) u5 P# dJapanese Ships& P0 R3 m) [3 C* L- x
DD Shiranui! \9 q# Q& v& J. o6 x' J# f; o
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PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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Poor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight7 K4 O5 x$ V' U2 N7 ~* ?
Maximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards" R1 J6 ~ l) V$ g+ t6 ?4 Q' }
Range closes to 28,000 yards...$ v/ h6 s( M! r
Range closes to 26,000 yards...
; G1 V* g- d1 v3 f# ~. T# E1 \Range closes to 24,000 yards.../ h$ s* Y2 F/ E) ~! b
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
% _+ q* D8 ~/ h" U0 A) d! xRange closes to 20,000 yards...4 z# A: X, w( Q* f% z- W0 ~0 x* ?
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
1 y' g4 E' I fRange closes to 16,000 yards...
- ^, u( W5 Z0 J2 J& f4 ORange closes to 14,000 yards...1 z$ ~0 _: w& M9 S' n6 R
Range closes to 12,000 yards..." i( F, F8 G5 t. w; |" P' ]
Range closes to 11,000 yards...# N6 |# G. A( u7 S6 L. }1 s
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
! s5 D/ Z x: z7 D3 ?Range closes to 9,000 yards...
+ s: Q0 w# M4 H- z$ n+ ?Range closes to 8,000 yards...
) [/ `2 j9 x ~Range closes to 7,000 yards...9 u9 D3 Y4 s- y e
Range closes to 6,000 yards...% [4 i1 j: |7 }) {" o
Range closes to 5,000 yards...7 ?& K0 N; g2 R
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
2 q0 l) C" T2 k. NRange closes to 3,000 yards...( i& j9 o" _( Y
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
0 B3 L. s) j* k8 z2 T" }! \' vCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards# y) X* h) N; X( k
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
* _5 z3 B" e4 S0 y, b! S! [5 pAllied ships attempt to get underway& G. u; B) x( |% o
Range increases to 3,000 yards
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Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...% m6 C; }2 W! w1 J, R! h. p K
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( s* o" t/ g* \; y( I6 e# _Night Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127
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Allied aircraft
r6 v& ~2 Y; S s+ I2 R no flights
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Allied aircraft losses
" W8 y4 H; s" D. r1 I" g A1 J Catalina I: 7 damaged
- a' b/ S; W3 f" ] Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground! L( K! c" R( M6 j6 z
P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged) Q+ ^4 |) ^, A; L( a( H
P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground
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BB Kirishima
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- t% b6 Y2 X! F* m2 n3 J& g BB Haruna- j" e! H6 l7 C7 \$ r# n! ?/ y4 V; P
BB Kongo
! p5 F6 R$ q o: W5 e. _) G( ~ CA Kako8 {) ]' ~$ T# D; h: n0 s
CA Kumano
- m4 H# c' e- k' V$ o; |' u- T CA Suzuya
# r8 D5 B% T8 W% x- ~ CA Mikuma
7 `) q7 O3 L7 z; |4 B" J2 Z6 G CA Mogami
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Allied ground losses:
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' H$ C7 F7 ~- ~4 T- |+ U& D4 t Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
) h/ j! u' L$ \2 M Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled
u$ K( H/ l8 p2 z Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled
8 D; I( U% y6 s; K8 W) Z; w Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
$ | M* k2 u M9 M Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)
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Airbase hits 17
" [/ z% R' |; K* p1 qAirbase supply hits 24 ]! ^6 M3 h; E: n+ L5 w
Runway hits 35
/ v- d* d h n) `8 [, Q: APort hits 5- W3 H$ r$ b7 o3 ?
Port supply hits 4
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# ^' W2 X* |# V9 V# |BB Kirishima firing at Gove
6 t4 e/ M6 i; dBB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade. w9 P, w' z$ a" j* X. J
BB Haruna firing at Gove
' W! Z4 n5 N8 k5 \: v. p4 @; \# ^2 U" lBB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade
4 ]5 t& B0 `/ C7 p- VCA Kako firing at Gove
" K {( J8 n& k p5 ]/ v2 zCA Kumano firing at Gove 1 C6 {- r; |$ R; v7 s
E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya6 u5 y6 e$ h% i+ C1 y, Q
CA Suzuya firing at Gove # S, r; B1 z- s1 {
CA Mikuma firing at Gove / j9 y, I% M+ B& X1 j( }
CA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |