AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 44$ I8 `+ k4 C) D2 C8 J; G: B, B, j
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7 }+ e# `; W+ w# V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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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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% B. p; D! |- M$ [5 F# kNight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards/ J% T1 O) A: U9 D0 B+ V4 p U, j( e
4 Y# F% G4 O+ j9 ZJapanese Ships
: N) p# ?! H6 W4 `, ~. { BB Kongo" F+ ^1 o$ h+ u9 Y
BB Haruna
X; E$ K% i" |# d0 Y: L+ t9 j% V% S BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1
; @! H5 f5 d( i0 k" P BB Kirishima
$ N, D$ S, o2 A1 x6 j CA Mogami
( Z) P: p' U! n1 J6 L+ i8 s3 P0 `% s! S CA Mikuma" p. P, Z( d& z5 I# X, o
CA Suzuya
' i, E; r1 q4 W- M0 |) c$ v5 k! F1 T CA Kumano
5 e# {0 j E3 E CA Kako; d# B3 E5 q v# z2 S- V$ X
DD Makinami
: ^' J5 y( }) d* B6 q# V7 @ DD Takanami3 X% o3 N6 ]9 N- m: R7 ^2 {' c
DD Natsushio
1 [3 ~5 Q- r& S% X DD Yukikaze
" K/ x! f- q' W2 K, B9 o! p DD Hayashio
" q5 h. k/ [- t6 f2 m* l DD Maikaze2 k0 ~/ q: K/ E4 T2 O
DD Isokaze
5 @1 w1 j, K3 M# V* c; `' I DD Shiranui& G! g9 T; g P3 s
DD Amatsukaze
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. W. ^9 D3 s; x( m4 s# P. A, gAllied Ships. v8 k, p% Z% P/ g; A, K
PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk0 }5 n/ y3 |; \- |* ?8 [
PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
5 n3 m1 Q, m a/ B: A PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
( k) N1 o X' s B! B$ l$ _, A PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
3 D2 c" d* X8 H: x PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk4 t" O% N$ K; u8 Z7 L6 o) O
PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk8 }6 L* U. P v8 i6 C9 `5 @+ A
PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
1 w( p+ s4 h' l# k2 v: l PT-60
7 r4 T6 o" W; p* C" a PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
; L6 e, V1 F! e* u( o. N PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk! {% j `. E; x: t, n8 G
PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk+ R* c/ u ~- I0 v+ j
PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!% k& Q5 f- ` p! n+ _% G* M3 E
Allied TF begins to get underway
- T9 O! n: ^( ^7 wLow visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight
& \" @, o% \' }& B SMaximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards
2 c A! ~; q2 X$ oRange closes to 25,000 yards...* a# \) |: v9 O
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards, R! Y& k9 Y' c0 [
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
& F3 d3 V3 D0 N' jRange closes to 15,000 yards...
$ U( {: p7 x2 t6 a G% Y! DCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards6 s! n9 P. R" Z9 d" z- c
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards
2 x- [( \& @0 j7 F# Q4 G, L3 lRange closes to 10,000 yards...$ x9 N1 E; n1 P4 Z
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards- m1 @9 a: h$ c/ A" I9 S3 t
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
& x: F$ g. h( _) I# k9 KCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards" m3 Z/ S& N1 \/ H+ {; V
Range closes to 5,000 yards...2 I7 v7 a( P5 b5 Y' Q. F
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards' `% Z- s D7 H1 U4 C
Range closes to 3,000 yards...3 Z0 H) v3 I9 ^
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
& B$ |5 h Y. lRange closes to 1,000 yards...3 Q( L! B+ ~# b; R/ ^
PT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards. [' ~5 H7 f+ T* o4 l7 C$ a5 X
PT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards; v) o2 f4 G8 o1 H5 D. l% N
PT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
$ }7 K: a* f* F; u! G7 `Massive explosion on PT-46. O6 T7 R ~ W% e
PT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards0 h2 q; \1 B4 d- }: F% U
PT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
* o* f0 O) ?9 N1 K9 x IRange increases to 2,000 yards' I& {& L" H- o. l$ g% s
PT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards% g) G6 r2 N f8 R, X# Y
PT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
4 M. p9 z, [ z+ x9 jBB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards1 l5 i( N0 u4 Z
PT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards% u9 @2 \+ H2 [8 h1 |1 V
PT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards
5 c4 D+ M( h8 y+ v/ h1 |7 T% rRange increases to 3,000 yards) P" t$ T& Y+ H
PT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards
x' ^ U; m7 z; mRange closes to 2,000 yards" W! d+ s( i1 X. v
BB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards
+ U9 d, V" R6 n- s( GPT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards/ |6 [- B- L; A7 g3 A8 k; \/ |
Range increases to 4,000 yards
/ B2 a b, G! s8 e4 f! CRange increases to 5,000 yards0 m# |* F8 I3 ?& T4 O/ V1 V5 e
DD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127 N2 a& j2 C/ |* F
Range increases to 6,000 yards
0 R/ w1 E# O! n, ~1 @' o" f% ?Range increases to 8,000 yards0 P+ U. E8 G% @2 t2 ~
Task forces break off...; G# u' {& \2 F, Z1 ?# }
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2 N/ K% T0 C( V7 H# Q0 @( W. DNight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards- [+ C' v+ g+ f) _- u3 I
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Japanese Ships
: l, t" E9 b1 C+ p# l DD Shiranui
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Allied Ships$ s; d6 @, Y) V6 Y
PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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Poor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight
' }& l8 k/ ^$ m5 ?Maximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards
' i2 W% Y9 W( W# u0 W! g3 |; ERange closes to 28,000 yards...
|8 R) k5 t% f+ G: E3 Z& ARange closes to 26,000 yards...) A4 [; @( S; \8 m7 Z- L L
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
& f7 g( i) t) K9 K) s. X7 H4 YRange closes to 22,000 yards...4 O/ v, S$ w7 _) o6 h4 c, L- g
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
1 I. a7 f, U. e. I: aRange closes to 18,000 yards...
0 e% Z, H" W j- _" {4 c" NRange closes to 16,000 yards...
) M7 c' d8 o" B! U! G, h3 _8 NRange closes to 14,000 yards...
& r- z( A/ C6 C5 V/ v; zRange closes to 12,000 yards...- c9 ~$ X6 C: h0 h7 j; u
Range closes to 11,000 yards...6 e* f) ^# o1 D/ Q
Range closes to 10,000 yards...& G6 l: p: H, v( M
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
1 j. w1 Y: C8 D$ U. m4 y$ @Range closes to 8,000 yards...& ?- _, c4 \. s! r4 z, P, G# T. t
Range closes to 7,000 yards...1 D. W, F& w: Z, y; q2 m9 ?: t
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
3 `) O7 G/ {4 [/ |" {' i8 aRange closes to 5,000 yards...
9 o; y( p2 @' ]Range closes to 4,000 yards...
. ^7 r* a. V; M% ?3 `1 D# d3 QRange closes to 3,000 yards...
. H1 L) ~) p( w7 i* @Range closes to 2,000 yards...8 H; l$ W9 S) y% v0 n5 E2 a4 Q, {' |: g
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards8 w; S* n- V7 R7 j6 S4 a2 K. r* m* j
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards4 n- ~/ Q& N: z( h- g, A2 n" P9 ]
Allied ships attempt to get underway
3 a7 L5 Y* r/ i% p4 P% X5 H) wRange increases to 3,000 yards2 r/ g7 y( p# n" [
PT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards/ m4 z/ N; J- n# X# T( O
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...( W9 x X) s9 T
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: g- q$ u. V0 Z' B' LNight Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127
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# i* @2 H) l1 {. M& K2 tAllied aircraft
2 X, a* [0 G3 s. d$ i no flights' |2 ?5 G9 D. d& h" y
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Allied aircraft losses+ }& t. R% v g) x/ n5 o" m2 Z
Catalina I: 7 damaged/ V# D1 A* Y) Q3 @- U5 M
Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground0 y" |/ e, r+ w3 D D
P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged
4 ?& v5 L5 q( ]7 Z" p1 E P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground9 E8 y8 E1 V& y% D3 W& o) B: ?" o
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BB Kirishima
% k7 Y$ q6 }0 p+ `- N7 ^ BB Hiei8 M0 ]' ]% G, a
BB Haruna
: _. w+ O2 I% t c( d7 i) t7 { BB Kongo
3 A) k% V7 L6 v4 b8 ~8 `% { CA Kako
: {% E# }* G( d% y9 M/ \" r CA Kumano2 }0 z/ J: s" K; m
CA Suzuya
! C9 ~2 B( [% T; g# z CA Mikuma
( j, a/ z, t' ]( }( a8 K# a CA Mogami7 {6 R+ o8 N2 Y5 G- v s! ~0 Z) e
' \- q' D4 I2 z" CAllied ground losses:6 k" T: U+ Q% {" r- s$ k
274 casualties reported
% m. M4 k; [3 N" y3 T4 o Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled0 I2 \( w% ~% [& }( n `$ s, d
Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled4 y4 i; g3 z" n5 ~2 M. s
Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled; B% @ }! G0 A9 e: k& y& G$ d- m( B
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)5 ?: t% s9 r2 } h# G/ b% z- `' {- G: D
Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)0 c& f2 v& `3 t3 o) _
, k! u; R5 U) O6 Z+ ]9 JAirbase hits 17
3 J* [5 a/ C: w% o- T8 hAirbase supply hits 2. Z' _# U+ ~, |
Runway hits 35
& d+ J# r9 ?% {7 R. Y0 a: ?1 GPort hits 5
3 ^' v0 J! T) }: w9 vPort supply hits 4: D" E* ^# x- U0 M
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BB Kirishima firing at Gove ! g0 v. C' r2 I! u+ t
BB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade
8 _, g9 U" f0 NBB Haruna firing at Gove
3 c. x6 l( m' w& n% eBB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade
/ \3 Q. f5 h; G S' }CA Kako firing at Gove 4 |7 g7 a6 v V% \; l4 p6 b, F4 P
CA Kumano firing at Gove * o" `' W6 N! r; ]3 r8 @6 W
E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya2 T7 G& s" p) J
CA Suzuya firing at Gove
1 z* t! r$ w; s9 Y" uCA Mikuma firing at Gove + \- |/ }2 r+ V' t5 t$ ?* R
CA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |