AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 44. E/ o! s# h O5 W6 V" v# {4 K) n
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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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) w3 n0 Y2 X" R& g# i) W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: K6 `, s9 B& [, \! u% n @1 f$ e
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Y M7 b9 W& E) H BB Kongo+ J0 y6 o3 \! w8 i# h; e7 _' f
BB Haruna1 Y, ]! K& g5 u
BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1
. n; _6 e' ]9 P% V4 H; P% _ BB Kirishima5 F' @! K6 v! z1 s- g
CA Mogami( i$ A" p/ r& ?' u/ s4 H- l, H( _
CA Mikuma
# }2 t8 K( j# q4 X5 ? CA Suzuya% ?6 h; B2 z5 g5 p7 G
CA Kumano6 x7 v3 W4 X& S0 `$ H/ C1 V# Q
CA Kako, q0 {8 a8 V$ U) {* K8 H' r. s' G
DD Makinami- E& A0 u+ { _8 f
DD Takanami
4 m; D% m! }' t5 |0 g DD Natsushio
0 T4 r4 {* m: K4 I8 ?, K DD Yukikaze
5 U. v' t/ w# W: V6 T1 n* l. O DD Hayashio
) y) T) `* D$ x1 d1 H/ k! T DD Maikaze: I, p/ i5 D0 ~$ }4 t& C' v2 [
DD Isokaze
2 ~' N8 R! h T2 }0 u DD Shiranui4 {% V2 x0 F9 }1 a9 j
DD Amatsukaze1 ? d4 i: E/ A% p5 W% ~" y
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Allied Ships: X$ o' U% C3 b
PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk- v% K) m4 G) z
PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
$ h; `! B& L1 H4 R7 M PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
% {# ~) N8 K6 a2 K( e: D PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk. Q: s1 U+ E7 U4 P- W, Q3 d
PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
7 O; E9 ]5 R7 a, i% c/ g# T. d9 P PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk, \4 P1 R! V2 Q4 b: ?
PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk: t0 }, t9 N* G; ]/ G) @' K
PT-604 D* ?* `1 R& y5 T) K0 V$ q
PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk# @, ], g9 o- Z* t9 I+ e) h6 w
PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk3 w' X+ |" D, y1 ~
PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
4 z- h' A8 p5 p- ?- S PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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, d+ q, k! h$ t* j3 R# K7 zJapanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!( m6 F8 K9 r0 [! v2 v5 M' ^
Allied TF begins to get underway6 m" q& W# U# K
Low visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight
; Z/ k& O9 j5 l' E- U! V! `Maximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards! Q% e8 v$ t' \
Range closes to 25,000 yards...) A( z- g0 d1 ~ u
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards+ N9 I4 ^ `0 {: Q. b6 Y" C
Range closes to 20,000 yards.../ g: t! w" P `* e K) F# H( B
Range closes to 15,000 yards...* o. Q- c1 y0 ?8 i
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards: O [% x q; D
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards1 Z# P$ `3 j5 [% _) D+ H: n
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
" o) ]1 W! V2 X! v( D2 OCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
0 i# |& s; G9 B4 y+ z& iRange closes to 7,000 yards...( B1 _& y- X7 _0 }
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards
& B" W' v N* hRange closes to 5,000 yards...
% L( j1 S4 r R3 U* z0 x3 }# z& DCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards7 r5 g* M8 p5 X* L) w$ }2 _
Range closes to 3,000 yards...: T% Z: F9 i0 O$ J* p
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards( E6 L. h! o9 ^' W
Range closes to 1,000 yards...- b% @- ~& b: [; F* y a& {
PT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards8 k _, H$ W6 s& M. A8 v5 k5 l. z
PT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
0 Y: f- F- e& D: p( ^, MPT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
6 N+ e9 J! ^+ c4 ~Massive explosion on PT-467 P' j% c" `! d- \6 V' D/ u
PT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
5 H* \. v8 Q, c( hPT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards; q0 X) n W, A( @% l# f, p0 f
Range increases to 2,000 yards
) x' ^; `/ T H1 L4 a4 T- L! |PT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards; s* B* X- F7 M
PT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
% D! v v& A( \9 |BB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards/ W6 _, a: ~& t# R o ~" b* j
PT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards
0 r* {: _! M; ?. ~1 m2 TPT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards
+ P& u/ ?1 v- |! s1 a2 VRange increases to 3,000 yards1 V4 S: V9 B% t( B5 z! }, V- M
PT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards# o, E3 x2 i$ N! j: t9 u
Range closes to 2,000 yards
7 X/ B2 c+ F/ u: Y' {$ KBB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards
5 T) ^4 n4 q/ e! }- R# q. p/ ]! {PT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards
4 Z C9 {! M& P' Y" C' `* nRange increases to 4,000 yards
* `: m! {+ r) z) L3 L% F4 D/ zRange increases to 5,000 yards1 H. g {, d: c, t
DD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127
! N, l! ]9 o; v3 E2 O- eRange increases to 6,000 yards" ~, G; n+ Q: l0 y G
Range increases to 8,000 yards
6 Q7 P( e/ I: U7 [* c D2 u. N" e( K RTask forces break off...
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: {/ M" b, \* F# c) b" |9 I3 rNight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards8 r- G# {5 ^5 T2 X: D0 s5 _- y
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Japanese Ships- W( v t9 ?& l$ {4 p" N
DD Shiranui3 F2 t8 C$ g& F. V4 R
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Allied Ships
8 J5 x# H! {' R# J- Y. r PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk/ @+ D$ e$ J6 j+ _/ c9 K3 d; f
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Poor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight! M# O0 Y0 z8 p
Maximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards( O$ S: `0 |: P0 b# A( i
Range closes to 28,000 yards...
5 B: h7 M3 x0 R4 E, q& vRange closes to 26,000 yards...
$ x$ {& ~/ d: a+ u- @' ~5 HRange closes to 24,000 yards...) L1 x, W7 O# ~
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
; z# {$ J( s# @2 q3 ERange closes to 20,000 yards...( P& X9 t; u8 Z5 O2 G- p
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
2 X' a. Z" w7 `) \6 zRange closes to 16,000 yards...
# R/ |8 U9 W m9 a6 [2 fRange closes to 14,000 yards.../ S6 K' A% i; l) H0 r
Range closes to 12,000 yards...$ u( L+ @ I. ^7 i6 s
Range closes to 11,000 yards...7 N7 C' a8 r# x& h8 c
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
9 w9 ]$ a* C5 ~+ g( yRange closes to 9,000 yards...
2 V. R' K4 B' ZRange closes to 8,000 yards...$ f' l$ y$ ~, _' R# \7 P8 p
Range closes to 7,000 yards...1 L: H, h+ T( e& F; u% V
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
4 ]5 z: d$ M4 _3 L3 KRange closes to 5,000 yards...
* }6 \* M+ p( E0 z$ P) }/ J0 H, @Range closes to 4,000 yards...2 J6 V% k" g5 R8 t3 s( \
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
; ?/ H$ U# a+ H. R2 jRange closes to 2,000 yards...) i5 h. N7 C7 W& D6 E
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards/ {0 c1 b2 D- O" h! q
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
. g0 I9 r8 Q/ D4 sAllied ships attempt to get underway6 S. R3 i2 n- \
Range increases to 3,000 yards
6 V/ Q+ }5 _2 |6 J: fPT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards
# l% K' p8 a# S/ fCombat ends with last Allied ship sunk...' O G7 s/ i9 B7 K2 y
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3 [4 y* s1 [/ w% tNight Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127% N$ U J" X8 {' R) a8 F: m9 P
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no flights7 ?0 z4 ~( Z1 a* W7 i1 O
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Allied aircraft losses
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( X: i; j) D+ |: T- ?& t" }4 T Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground' A. l. M4 B0 t1 |2 M* `) ?
P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged5 O. ~' k6 n2 F o1 n4 j/ u I9 D
P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground
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) q5 A+ I: S6 l; {9 n! r( w BB Kirishima1 A; |( R9 I7 m' R `7 E& Z
BB Hiei' M% E J# w0 m- L4 w
BB Haruna
8 X _5 a4 H7 }; q: y% x BB Kongo9 @0 J; j3 W9 ]9 H; F3 @" k
CA Kako: t, I0 V. Q0 d f& d/ ~' [# s
CA Kumano
3 g( p) S' k W4 F: L: | CA Suzuya
" U- T) F$ ^' K8 y( P CA Mikuma
9 ], q) b+ q% |! c CA Mogami
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Allied ground losses:2 A0 h' R( n' T1 o6 `& @
274 casualties reported
8 L% @( `. v$ w( @2 y: Y( q. D Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled* r( F k( Y1 y7 Z# e l; y$ y1 B
Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled
9 p8 @7 s, C, }- Y6 f' {: ?* ^ Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled- E3 r4 Y9 s4 \/ o: \% Q
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled), M- J L2 X) `* V0 K! i/ O9 X
Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)- p2 a0 U" z# S2 j& p
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Airbase hits 17
/ @$ M6 B) [0 ^& G# s: `Airbase supply hits 2
& A9 ?2 ^, t) N% F. uRunway hits 35$ p: u* }& v2 [ c
Port hits 5
! }$ G* a: e0 O" DPort supply hits 4
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BB Kirishima firing at Gove
7 I9 z# l# l3 _. k6 W3 pBB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade
. _. e' Y; E: T/ N/ bBB Haruna firing at Gove
! W; o, s8 w) J5 BBB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade: J2 ]% m. M( ^) N
CA Kako firing at Gove . W) ^& I* d8 c6 M) H2 U- W1 F
CA Kumano firing at Gove : A% P6 d$ d% F% L4 u" v$ J7 g
E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya
0 T Y1 J8 z5 ~# ]- }' ~CA Suzuya firing at Gove ( ?; m2 f" V7 f1 j9 O% G" K
CA Mikuma firing at Gove
) N% l" d( U( n6 ~7 TCA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |