AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 443 Y; z# x) Q; l
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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
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+ r! j1 E& \ o: `! N* a q4 ?! ?+ I7 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
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; T& B# i2 V. l T- P7 o4 s9 fNight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards3 e1 y! o0 C% M. z' ]7 N1 g/ G
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Japanese Ships
7 c" \2 D! F; Q! d7 j% U5 L BB Kongo+ ?" r% I" t6 L+ |8 @
BB Haruna, J g3 K' N5 m% ^3 R
BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1% |( P9 L( q; s6 s; q; k
BB Kirishima
) i) Y+ @/ Y+ `; y' _' }& U J CA Mogami* u0 j" d& w' z
CA Mikuma$ i7 J# ~! j0 j3 R; O' t
CA Suzuya' O+ f0 y4 N" W
CA Kumano6 D, [' I2 @$ t8 Y9 {1 E# U
CA Kako
4 b ^2 C$ ~) T& R! i DD Makinami" a, E5 _: |. [* b/ q$ ~2 U' U7 k
DD Takanami
6 I z: L( H1 [. N7 ^) I0 z DD Natsushio
9 o) ?7 X/ n3 k- D* \* p+ H/ t7 \ DD Yukikaze
: i6 x6 ^0 }% @/ f' a DD Hayashio9 [, L% m+ D5 K
DD Maikaze0 E% `% R1 `! m' `& r3 X
DD Isokaze
5 Q9 k, u& R( Q/ ? e! R DD Shiranui
5 `; y: H0 d& P DD Amatsukaze9 O j u' T! E& c; ^
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Allied Ships5 e0 V0 z4 |2 y8 q0 D5 B. A
PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk) a' u/ J, F/ w3 {
PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk5 Q& q/ A' G, a: M
PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
, `* S9 H+ f* \$ F PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
! m2 @! r* D# L) c PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
- ]8 |0 E* U2 F* b& y' K+ w PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
' A5 C& N$ Z) w3 [# P7 C PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
! G/ F0 W1 l8 o( T7 A PT-60' u0 g& k, Q. A
PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk4 H+ f% ?2 W; C: c7 l4 R5 ^
PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
* K8 Y4 `2 B) l1 G8 @& f+ N PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
! J* I. n9 _, u/ V PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk: o6 j* A/ M6 H# W6 d3 [8 q
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
9 Z% C5 N" L4 d) J/ vAllied TF begins to get underway
, Y; a* M- q6 oLow visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight$ _9 |) g, X$ A! b6 w9 r7 v7 S
Maximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards5 @0 j5 C5 s6 `4 l. n& q8 R
Range closes to 25,000 yards...
3 k: D$ A& k% t" ^) ~2 DCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards
3 @; d: ^0 d2 z. L; T# Z- FRange closes to 20,000 yards...
/ J) B3 o9 x; X( \$ `+ kRange closes to 15,000 yards...
. x9 b4 {% z4 S' [CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards
, T& ~* Z" F8 |3 I2 o5 VCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards
. l; N7 \3 k0 Y; b" ARange closes to 10,000 yards...! c, h* t+ q/ T
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
. ^# _1 `8 s* M; v* VRange closes to 7,000 yards...
3 X- t6 X; T7 H9 g: G8 W+ x0 XCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards7 p% Q8 H2 T- I, m( S* |
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
' B+ |2 g7 c; w MCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards
4 ?, j+ X9 b3 V- n/ s( }Range closes to 3,000 yards...
1 z t/ N/ D2 I/ MCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards5 G/ Q- M9 O! e: w6 c
Range closes to 1,000 yards...
! w4 w5 z R9 P2 n, T7 ?PT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
2 w% S/ z& x u0 {PT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
/ g$ g( t3 p& H6 }% D( S. dPT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
: j( f! H3 W8 n4 {Massive explosion on PT-46
+ h8 h5 k/ n, k1 X& y- rPT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
6 \! I9 T; j' U% A8 mPT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
% }/ Q! |3 V) }$ I! LRange increases to 2,000 yards# Z# w" O2 {" {4 O- E' E8 [, K- V
PT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards# }2 P6 L8 H/ z6 o2 ^8 K6 a
PT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards" e7 b6 ^ B6 [# e
BB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards* D2 \+ f2 @4 @$ M% B# _* p
PT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards& J* a# e3 O4 f4 F
PT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards
" M/ L. q/ @# h. R( JRange increases to 3,000 yards- j1 B3 b4 s1 ~% r- b! \$ J. t
PT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards: E* v9 r, [$ w- g* p
Range closes to 2,000 yards
( W# t5 a& K9 a1 |# p0 I: MBB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards
9 D7 t; Y3 a! |/ N6 nPT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards& C/ P& a9 K3 l1 M I
Range increases to 4,000 yards' T$ h" z* a% I# W9 N4 L1 F$ u
Range increases to 5,000 yards
1 t, b1 i2 W1 g/ B" k# x; rDD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127 : N6 c$ @6 p: d0 Q6 H9 x Y$ ?
Range increases to 6,000 yards
% ^8 G5 _: p2 s% h3 Z; \- HRange increases to 8,000 yards
2 `* Y7 i4 @' B$ T3 M7 E( _# l2 Y n' jTask forces break off.../ {# b: k- |$ C
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# L- K" E: d7 _0 sNight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards6 S& d1 u9 h3 \! n& l9 Z1 U8 @
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Japanese Ships
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Allied Ships: ^% D7 W: H. {5 |& u0 m
PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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Maximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards/ u6 p; x+ J" _5 w9 f: ^( c) ]; Q
Range closes to 28,000 yards..., y" Z& c7 X$ P E6 l/ F
Range closes to 26,000 yards...! b6 U9 }- E' f2 ~3 L7 m
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
* w3 V. r. @" h! @Range closes to 22,000 yards...
4 f% z9 E" H8 BRange closes to 20,000 yards...
1 h* B9 S3 c0 q5 X% HRange closes to 18,000 yards...
g A) W. _1 O8 BRange closes to 16,000 yards...8 R) j5 ?7 R6 r* }
Range closes to 14,000 yards...- S, {9 U, W1 P" g
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
, C. K5 O8 N2 o& t$ a% m$ I wRange closes to 11,000 yards..." K$ T8 d/ s1 \
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
/ E% p$ x7 E: N/ n$ @* H" @Range closes to 9,000 yards...6 b4 D }/ i8 f ~ S
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
5 B9 d2 X& T" |/ i- v1 r3 P) BRange closes to 7,000 yards.... e. Z6 I9 ]% ~# F' z* Q H
Range closes to 6,000 yards...) \. g# v$ v W5 r2 |; O- C
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
' _: O) W, ^7 R0 o$ k |Range closes to 4,000 yards...
B2 O, ^6 d9 RRange closes to 3,000 yards...
' X1 P& i9 N0 X- N: c, J$ L0 |Range closes to 2,000 yards...! b$ m. }$ R+ c" C; F& e- G
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
' a" I) q! n$ _" \CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards* f& o3 z+ w7 p6 W* m9 Z2 j
Allied ships attempt to get underway
L# C5 O( p4 G" v) T( FRange increases to 3,000 yards4 @1 {# [8 ]2 x2 j5 R5 t9 ]
PT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards
: Y9 r: F5 g" o1 h' ECombat ends with last Allied ship sunk...* R) k4 J6 H0 l" n/ y/ Q
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, ^1 g; n" |# S C! b, o. s$ _* o" `Night Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127. s. u. r6 H( F4 f8 u
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no flights9 G; r3 B( m4 k2 y! C7 s
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Allied aircraft losses) n" d; ~2 ?, q3 s2 ?
Catalina I: 7 damaged/ X+ w: {6 _" u2 N
Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground3 N# L4 b% Q' g+ |" F2 c8 K
P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged; l: n: P' y8 z
P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground" q7 T/ S9 V% F% K% e- C+ o6 A2 D
7 s0 a: ?8 Q" H# x$ UJapanese Ships O4 P7 Z+ g d! `9 H3 X
BB Kirishima" q- g2 p! z' J: w$ L1 D* M
BB Hiei* j9 |' E9 G! M$ y, Y/ ?$ k
BB Haruna" I) V9 |$ |, ^$ Z: ^
BB Kongo0 @ ^+ P0 ?4 T$ _; L- u9 _
CA Kako
9 |& c+ M4 T5 L CA Kumano% E0 n9 M# J/ {( g2 p) N% V9 G& y
CA Suzuya' ^ M" t8 T0 \
CA Mikuma9 f Y) N2 F Z. }$ w+ _4 S3 i
CA Mogami
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1 O, T' S8 |( L: t& wAllied ground losses:
t: s8 b9 g' }2 V Q' w 274 casualties reported
& M: j! L8 t9 j9 S% S Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
5 j% n: E' G- D2 F: y( T" G: D Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled, I, C. d, {% B% g7 f
Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled9 u" N+ w' L- |3 F
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
0 o* q! y: z4 ]8 A Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)! }% c, i7 _! _# I* c! b; S2 m- |' r$ G
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Airbase hits 179 @( p7 O* k* A1 L5 w, c
Airbase supply hits 2
. E2 b+ M% D/ t: b: C2 B2 ORunway hits 35
, @. r1 ?6 I! `2 B( e) [; `! qPort hits 5
! S, n7 c2 b9 Y$ ~Port supply hits 4
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0 O- |/ D/ m# j3 _BB Kirishima firing at Gove ) P. T5 P) m2 G( ]8 {
BB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade; x6 k$ _7 q0 `
BB Haruna firing at Gove
6 R( o( o6 o: T; G* HBB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade
5 @6 E0 Z( A" w, lCA Kako firing at Gove
4 y$ Q' k4 m6 X' S* `6 tCA Kumano firing at Gove : j, z, P6 R6 J( D9 J
E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya
$ e% b0 o# r8 {- O; fCA Suzuya firing at Gove 1 K5 o- s3 c( D& o6 D
CA Mikuma firing at Gove $ l0 e: M- e( h& F' ]' \' Z" G
CA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |