AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 44: }2 g- k; X$ [/ ]
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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# k# h" f2 W, y; w6 X- i5 s8 l1 T
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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
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" {! y0 z/ E0 @2 F2 |Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards( Z9 ?1 e' y1 E% I
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c+ B( {: J/ ^. j, o BB Kongo
6 \# u, X- a7 @, N7 P$ X- G% \ BB Haruna" @. Z+ K+ v. ^& |( f
BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1
& R! S) K$ g, ^+ Z: e/ h9 S3 L BB Kirishima
# \+ U; h4 w- h2 ^( S& K CA Mogami# j$ P( |; Q7 K0 c
CA Mikuma1 R( ]- V- s% ]: {+ o A! N
CA Suzuya& y9 Q# r2 _$ m& h C
CA Kumano0 |7 e6 s+ {# R7 u! D* Y
CA Kako+ b6 y0 a% [' B) E0 K. |( [. C
DD Makinami3 i* O' y3 M1 @1 H3 P
DD Takanami
: ~( }; `/ s8 a2 F5 R& o% ^ DD Natsushio& C N7 ]9 T# o- B* v4 a. c
DD Yukikaze2 p& K4 i5 ~8 T3 ^6 U
DD Hayashio
+ T' N4 w1 F: V: L DD Maikaze- g _: {; Y; o( i# ^
DD Isokaze
6 f& i [( L# U& Y ~ p DD Shiranui( V9 k' h: [% y4 L& E9 v
DD Amatsukaze
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3 k' G1 q/ T+ r6 U: l( zAllied Ships
6 e+ `5 Z' @& V ^ PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk0 ~6 y( t1 O$ b. h
PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
- A5 O3 h# W) @, m% ?4 U PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk7 R5 j" T+ }5 _# p" p) [# `$ t2 O* @
PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
- W @" C# v8 U3 D4 \/ v, ?+ V PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk+ c! z& N4 A, O, x4 F1 h
PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
8 g( h/ _2 B! {: ` PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
' z" c' `9 l5 U& L7 I: ^" ^ PT-60
) j* q. d: R9 R" d" K7 k PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
( E+ M3 @5 H1 n PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk, O! [: ?* H# L% y; ]: ?
PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk% w N) ]' @9 N1 X/ ?+ o8 s
PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!& S( {6 ? O7 U' w& m) v
Allied TF begins to get underway
! [7 }; ]/ ~; X9 q( g" J3 V. HLow visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight
( n9 f8 G) M* \Maximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards
# o4 V |) }8 o- h$ L' w$ @Range closes to 25,000 yards...
+ Z1 z7 a9 l9 O5 z- [3 `8 R6 xCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards
2 V/ E/ K3 j- t' g5 L: ZRange closes to 20,000 yards... Y( F( g6 s5 O& V6 W7 a1 w. N
Range closes to 15,000 yards...
' a, G8 l# h6 }! R; Z6 g3 FCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards( p! F" Q( p9 d, K" f3 ?
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards% f1 g+ g( D7 V4 ?4 n3 k
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
. d% y3 V3 w9 j2 Z# bCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
. l5 y4 A1 b' Y2 G CRange closes to 7,000 yards...# l" x" [- E) ~$ y5 e
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards$ D* |9 n S7 [/ B/ l, t
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
6 U3 v& f# v5 e4 e) Q; P3 w4 N% `CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards$ H0 l& U( w; U. `
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
- {( X9 a0 k- z# ]CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards/ J' P3 E5 e$ {4 J5 L$ F9 _2 P
Range closes to 1,000 yards...
$ g9 V5 F8 Y& T* Q/ ]7 u$ UPT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards& r7 V/ N6 ]$ M; x% \4 I
PT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards1 }4 ]2 |% L+ B0 _( f' Q
PT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards- O: ?- \! @( h, |( e
Massive explosion on PT-46. K* Y2 ~- r E" Y* r$ f* u
PT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards9 E3 M7 F: c; v- C5 c! M
PT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards! T1 v3 y8 B" O t3 b! z6 r
Range increases to 2,000 yards4 c+ p/ a3 z9 r s; `+ n7 M& c
PT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards( P8 o; C% j& H- R
PT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
. P4 m6 ?0 D. e2 l( |2 ]; zBB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards |- E2 G7 N4 k8 C' y
PT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards
; M5 ^( E0 c% X6 e4 `. I) q- ~! iPT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards4 |% G8 Z* ?3 c# r3 G& Z! b
Range increases to 3,000 yards
0 M2 I% t% }0 ]# ?: WPT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards2 b( @6 X, I0 Q+ j8 V+ Z# Q
Range closes to 2,000 yards8 [7 @' K1 I# c9 |
BB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards u& z e' D6 @/ \$ U9 [# K
PT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards) ^8 {4 b+ ~. ^( g" o) Z
Range increases to 4,000 yards- p; K& P& h6 [; o2 M Z2 K
Range increases to 5,000 yards* t, X# K% S; u# T
DD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127 ) o# H2 x- v% w/ ^6 X4 Z
Range increases to 6,000 yards
Y: W* I: z; x) S2 Q* JRange increases to 8,000 yards' G" F9 x$ @+ {( l4 O
Task forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards* N8 Y Z/ ^- Z" v. t8 P# i2 F! `3 Z
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Japanese Ships' P: d [+ A9 l5 V# ]4 J" g* l
DD Shiranui
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Allied Ships
4 A1 G9 T9 g7 v8 h" @& [% P' T( { PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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6 w" o) `# P+ Y3 |Poor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight
4 G! n2 _1 c) @Maximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards
# y# m7 P- R' T+ V. W% p, w* hRange closes to 28,000 yards...
( Z; B3 e; r' z7 n1 r5 JRange closes to 26,000 yards...
4 h3 x) |- `7 z7 U0 v% C c pRange closes to 24,000 yards...
/ `% j6 r8 P* I0 }& @6 DRange closes to 22,000 yards.... D ~) g6 K6 j8 A' k* d/ g
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
# L/ i: C. X# l- L; s/ t0 n5 hRange closes to 18,000 yards...8 _& m0 Z! Z, c0 w. n8 o- R) z
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
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, @/ ~; E( I3 b6 t& J% hRange closes to 12,000 yards...0 e7 E, C4 V: w( B, G" ]
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
% J4 d( n7 e0 N9 Y& h: m7 [* P2 o9 XRange closes to 10,000 yards..." R V+ e6 m+ ]* X% k+ z
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
7 |" _/ q o2 aRange closes to 8,000 yards...- E" k( }) N0 U' q
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
' `5 |, h4 T2 y) W4 i& N! XRange closes to 6,000 yards...1 w, f* P4 E# X1 q' h( {. b
Range closes to 5,000 yards...1 M7 A1 V9 Z. E1 t8 {
Range closes to 4,000 yards... R4 C( ` e: l
Range closes to 3,000 yards...8 \/ u7 ]4 B+ o2 `& J3 H
Range closes to 2,000 yards...& Y0 c3 P: _5 [
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
$ L6 Y# p/ F I5 `6 oCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
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Range increases to 3,000 yards; {0 l: {. M: K( O
PT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards7 k7 J& V: U( I
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...
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Night Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127
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2 Z4 s* U6 u# ^Allied aircraft losses
, f- Q$ E8 s0 p r Catalina I: 7 damaged
+ L' g# Q A+ b* o$ G" a- k1 {6 Z: H Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground
( e2 \9 e9 I7 n4 F I& w P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged9 B; `' z d. y) G+ `: d8 A
P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground9 ~ ]; l* Z7 R% m, A
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Japanese Ships
( S$ w. F, X) x- \ BB Kirishima
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2 Z7 Q" v; b0 B( p; j2 M6 k BB Haruna
# d9 l; H3 ?8 Y9 [5 ~' |& k BB Kongo% C1 |9 W/ b- J/ A1 V4 K2 L. E& j' H
CA Kako
2 X$ q& i4 z8 E3 } CA Kumano
( W7 F8 M* s( [: t CA Suzuya3 P9 h0 f* G: {+ O: y. o& T
CA Mikuma; z e& b4 x+ {5 O& @
CA Mogami
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Allied ground losses:
9 u5 X" b' k* i" ]+ F 274 casualties reported# d% y) Q& F6 Q" H2 h7 @) {
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
) C) }6 l$ f# `: ~; s Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled8 v2 Z; D2 @/ ~4 F# [8 r$ {
Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled7 F. V, i0 x/ \ z' ]& Z
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)7 l. q! ^ @) q; {( b) p
Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)
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! C. e2 g" X* o' P7 q0 tAirbase hits 17( F" m4 c8 Z% X6 i2 Q; n/ L
Airbase supply hits 23 u* J3 v" u* G# \+ \ Y
Runway hits 35. }0 a8 u, H5 `- D5 z( ]! i0 Z
Port hits 5) R9 A% l8 F: U0 R3 M1 o
Port supply hits 4 y+ O0 n; u; |: |1 Y" s. z# r
. |/ p( B0 `% P1 M0 NBB Kirishima firing at Gove
?0 r5 @8 v" i! }6 rBB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade
4 p1 P# V8 R5 N5 WBB Haruna firing at Gove / k. Q) M. n- N; z& P ]
BB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade
% r6 Q+ ^: ]4 h- _- OCA Kako firing at Gove
* H+ H( J& t+ R, @' }# rCA Kumano firing at Gove
+ d. v8 ~+ D# Z9 O3 T3 a: PE13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya
! ^# N/ E; N1 p5 ?5 S& I, u3 T4 WCA Suzuya firing at Gove 8 s u# q3 j5 \5 v; D% H9 Q
CA Mikuma firing at Gove 0 D( e! L" b+ E1 }+ ^! G& ~
CA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |