AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 44! k2 }, H& {7 Q. T
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2 w" g, @, s7 o+ s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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5 B9 M) `' z* x- ?8 J0 A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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Japanese Ships
/ S1 L5 k6 ]* S# q1 H6 I BB Kongo) y+ s) C0 `( y& |& Q4 l$ l% i
BB Haruna4 u8 g/ l& @% i3 b
BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1) [) X+ a' R6 |
BB Kirishima
T4 N+ t1 l& b! e6 R' k CA Mogami
1 G2 @) n- q. F( ~1 L3 b CA Mikuma! ]6 W \) I$ K5 M& B
CA Suzuya, L8 ~ ~* h r6 R" B0 [9 X8 `
CA Kumano
9 R# r: d7 l' P% d& y' N2 I# j3 X CA Kako5 Q3 o( e- p0 i
DD Makinami4 C% [+ r5 n; ^: b
DD Takanami
7 I: E4 i% e3 E1 l% e" ? DD Natsushio
6 K1 N7 Q, z* o" j5 ^9 W+ T" |2 e3 I DD Yukikaze
* n, t" Q9 \1 E# V; h4 L8 z DD Hayashio2 { N; t/ ]! Y8 d9 K- y
DD Maikaze
8 O- F2 ^' |+ P% \1 r4 i: h( S. @ DD Isokaze
, n& o1 @/ @4 `$ R# v* u! r \: W" J0 B DD Shiranui. k, n$ ], R7 F1 Q% R0 z
DD Amatsukaze
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, q0 R/ m) L6 D1 C6 i4 F/ xAllied Ships% n( i4 T) T5 o2 P7 ]' ^. @$ K
PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
! M* z8 B4 S+ o* g& x v' |9 S: d( @. l PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk8 c6 l6 Z; u; n: z6 T
PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
* G2 R2 _* u! J2 Y5 W2 j+ \ PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
, F' v& }, P; ?( O0 | PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
4 Y& X# j5 ^8 l' V: q4 B7 t PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk3 p' o$ u8 [% O8 X( Y4 q5 r/ _8 [
PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk! i3 Y% [; [7 Y, ^6 ~% ~
PT-60
% e; n4 {3 P5 e' L/ P& _& H6 k PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk+ k+ O) B$ H ~3 _, W
PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
# u% z) w, U+ m& P PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
% ? s6 @( ~" [* @6 ^# C' b PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!% q/ r2 K& B: \* o" V" t. M
Allied TF begins to get underway$ v& d' i' l8 A
Low visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight& a6 P2 D0 | z# \6 f+ p- U
Maximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards
3 p) c6 [% M* iRange closes to 25,000 yards...2 Z/ n$ |, R4 c7 _: v% P! T2 m
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards' q4 [% R# p2 u! j& N0 M) s( H
Range closes to 20,000 yards...) Q% X( d! h; c
Range closes to 15,000 yards...
# U5 `0 v& U9 oCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards# Y d+ H+ L/ j
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards
0 P0 ]% p6 D! l: A; U w, yRange closes to 10,000 yards...9 G: J( E3 J) B# @
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards% A& T; K* V8 K! I" F
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
& [" u$ L2 J- i/ C QCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards) i2 w1 {( {7 c0 D9 W. u! S6 K# k
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
' b8 d, o" s) p8 Z7 OCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards# {$ ^8 u! _. W) l ^
Range closes to 3,000 yards...3 H7 J9 G4 k0 M5 n$ r% N& w e
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards3 {% J0 K# G2 e- o7 L" y
Range closes to 1,000 yards...
( x1 b% [; Q( ]( XPT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards1 e8 m9 u- r0 s% {
PT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
5 y C# f! j9 J- `PT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards* r) l- N6 B/ u2 G/ _
Massive explosion on PT-463 g4 a) [8 J) h+ ^
PT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
; l. R) R7 _8 ]& jPT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
" G9 R: S+ r5 [( a5 l; r- ]- q; CRange increases to 2,000 yards
& u5 a7 J4 c6 R( L& Z. ^PT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards y3 y! r1 w8 E7 \& t% A; K$ N
PT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
* Z: J6 n6 M7 B; g$ hBB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards
/ x& L0 o( E& B8 U% u% ^/ N" RPT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards
+ k* d2 \! ^% P3 Z" s& K% ?( a) Y: yPT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards7 A6 m( h5 k q
Range increases to 3,000 yards
$ t. J: `8 l8 K& V) L lPT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards
0 s( g {: E- \$ s8 O, P# URange closes to 2,000 yards6 J* x# x/ a2 a5 e$ h. M: r. ~7 u
BB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards& E( A; I( F3 Z* z$ T! T. {% q
PT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards
7 N$ S% s0 h! J2 KRange increases to 4,000 yards0 x$ L" E6 D4 d" N b' c
Range increases to 5,000 yards8 C' e# |9 l9 I: a$ h
DD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127 : m$ f2 a, r Y* G7 f
Range increases to 6,000 yards
7 M( Q/ {& v7 n! ]" A2 k0 K4 eRange increases to 8,000 yards
- e i3 t9 X1 f- jTask forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards
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DD Shiranui) ~& J8 k" x b2 _
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Allied Ships; R- @& t8 Q* L4 Q' X0 b
PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk# }8 I. P; w) m
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Poor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight3 g9 z* e. O. O, d5 s& ^, N1 J! C
Maximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards. d, `& s, Z, L8 M4 H
Range closes to 28,000 yards...) m0 E4 y' n9 U2 z, j: y [2 R
Range closes to 26,000 yards...1 h3 F2 Z; |) M! b" J x: a- n; b2 d
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
# p; V) j* e" {4 ?& v& b! l; `Range closes to 22,000 yards.../ O' X6 ^+ a/ L/ u- w- o
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
) E/ S9 C. u6 SRange closes to 18,000 yards.... V0 v8 Q8 I/ L+ X' n9 @
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
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4 v( l( X# J U. e* MRange closes to 12,000 yards...
9 J- N5 _ Q# W- f" X* X& `Range closes to 11,000 yards...
; B c, J% y& y" K2 U9 URange closes to 10,000 yards.... g9 t5 m8 Z* O# P- V: m8 J
Range closes to 9,000 yards...7 d" R+ b( k: s& F% x: ?" ?5 h: f) B2 \
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
+ p% }. j8 Y" B; ^) ARange closes to 7,000 yards...: O1 V6 \* t- M/ {
Range closes to 6,000 yards...) l$ F7 g" ?# ~9 ~2 S) \
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
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Range closes to 3,000 yards...
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& m9 v* c w9 R, t4 c) dCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
; S" N5 P8 A5 Q/ v$ S- `3 dCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards, e f' a7 j# v( }
Allied ships attempt to get underway6 R* Q% N; |. G) z. i
Range increases to 3,000 yards |+ o+ p+ x* l" M
PT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards
+ C0 H9 n4 d$ Y, FCombat ends with last Allied ship sunk...1 E* K0 N2 g& D( [' u* D
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Night Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,1273 n; |" U) Y4 F3 v
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no flights3 \; x2 w& x2 a& M
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Allied aircraft losses6 H) R/ t; g/ f% ]7 f
Catalina I: 7 damaged8 I5 M6 e+ _6 ~7 I) w, V9 T
Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground: p0 Y! E/ A: ~/ U1 {' |% K' X: G
P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged' z9 C: _% T, R8 q0 a/ A r
P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground
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0 [5 S3 t& w$ QJapanese Ships" [; H2 a2 Z7 @7 o5 z
BB Kirishima
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9 h" `7 y0 a$ |$ I7 g h BB Haruna
3 o) u) i5 S1 e4 b, v$ a" {3 n; h1 R! I BB Kongo
' a( U- D! B" T- U& t CA Kako
. u4 D: B" G# A2 l) x CA Kumano" F% h3 T& b7 o4 P8 Y1 A
CA Suzuya
8 v& k# H1 {- \1 n CA Mikuma
2 }/ X* d$ R N+ u8 \. ^1 S CA Mogami* c& W0 l& j; ^ {5 v
7 e. ^% W6 j9 Z, x& FAllied ground losses:
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2 F, p! r- w( Z( ]5 C1 Q1 g Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
{, c% s0 C1 E! j# a' |( T Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled5 d" N. U: E; E
Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled$ u9 Y8 f. t% @( k) ?2 J' L
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
- t! R1 Z+ e/ q* s" N$ G Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)3 i8 n" ?1 a4 B1 J( ?
: r! @" }# L, d! P( HAirbase hits 17
. Z) k. n. a8 f0 q# vAirbase supply hits 2
: r, g6 r/ v5 p7 ~Runway hits 35( n3 f' k! \9 [6 x
Port hits 5
0 O7 q: ~. q+ L" c EPort supply hits 4( h# Y9 ^% p9 x# S, x1 t1 s. v
~; `1 l1 b0 d* g1 KBB Kirishima firing at Gove / d! W- n2 k* E; c* E. M
BB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade
" y# ?4 W. {# pBB Haruna firing at Gove
3 F; ^' _- }8 F0 W9 cBB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade
6 }6 Z! b" B, r; B- oCA Kako firing at Gove
2 H& u5 ~/ k6 r) B1 V& j6 e" JCA Kumano firing at Gove ; R5 l6 j% B: \1 i; x. ^
E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya
+ c! d6 ~7 A) L. Q% DCA Suzuya firing at Gove 0 Q, p/ c/ K! K) m. F
CA Mikuma firing at Gove
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