AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 449 q1 H) z. i0 P' P9 h' K y4 j: d6 F
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1 M3 `9 w6 \0 ?+ b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 e2 q U: t6 u( f
* \" W$ m+ P* T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 + H3 Q- \2 U' f8 i6 ?2 a" e
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8 O3 P& g+ ~( A C7 yNight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards5 V; F, f! S) T: E2 X" D! J
+ H0 {( H) N. L# w' }9 UJapanese Ships
6 b$ @* t4 C- u/ S6 p BB Kongo
7 b ~1 x1 g/ [( A8 v BB Haruna( a: S; m1 a9 i. i
BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 10 H. I4 e7 v# m: I* _! _8 i
BB Kirishima
) T% u/ x( ^' |( m: V" s' Z CA Mogami( g `( j5 i% r9 I) W, y5 ~
CA Mikuma
3 D4 y( u5 Q' O$ b% [. L# ] CA Suzuya+ Z8 D% y3 F V7 q
CA Kumano
9 x7 g) V* H: } CA Kako
; ^% f$ Y2 I" P ^6 w; y5 p DD Makinami
6 I3 \7 D8 G2 w% b! H DD Takanami
! w8 W7 ]6 v! E7 e: j: N6 _ DD Natsushio; L( W6 o, E8 j2 Q( s& a
DD Yukikaze$ } [' g$ s( B, Z6 _
DD Hayashio
9 s. B) Z2 @$ ^ DD Maikaze g! \) z+ ], \6 T, O( e
DD Isokaze/ ]: I4 _1 r; p7 c S
DD Shiranui
/ U/ |4 L; i$ }) X/ o9 ^( Q DD Amatsukaze
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Allied Ships% c2 t+ Q; L. {- I4 m
PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk0 L/ T" l9 A8 x2 s; Y* I3 H; Q
PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
5 Y" J& n+ v8 ]4 A: C( o4 g/ m PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk* R+ P6 w2 @% j: ~& y! j' ~
PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
* c- F9 b) M3 t8 F+ G$ p PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk |% {8 \/ q- G) |
PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
& l, h$ |2 G2 M2 N1 e1 ~/ o7 B) p PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk5 o% z1 L! S7 F
PT-60
- f# B8 T& h% B. h( E PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk+ r# |9 \# d/ a: [8 [/ j; g
PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
1 H) l6 Q7 p% g( c) Z6 V PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk+ p. ^7 [1 H# Y5 b( q9 o. p% J
PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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& p$ Y Z! X6 q! TJapanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
L8 z( n) o( J+ _ u, kAllied TF begins to get underway
4 C. H( ]+ h. o# PLow visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight
+ m! _# ^0 a" K' p! Q4 v; B7 KMaximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards! P; K# C+ E% F5 a" {( n
Range closes to 25,000 yards...2 O& L3 `+ ^8 y! D; t' A+ ~% a- A4 G, e8 ]
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards; i# `. u+ v8 W( [" l6 m! E8 _& h
Range closes to 20,000 yards...6 u3 p5 c4 R; t- O8 C) ]
Range closes to 15,000 yards...8 V- [6 e6 ?. }0 z8 @3 M
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards* W& H+ `- \* c D: S9 H* T
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards
, {# i$ L$ |' ^# mRange closes to 10,000 yards...
, V% M3 {+ C8 c1 u( B7 vCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards" w/ y9 o; \: h# g# R) z; J1 ?! o
Range closes to 7,000 yards...! r7 f$ ?- R3 H
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards
! @/ V0 X6 W, M2 C2 bRange closes to 5,000 yards...
; |# ~% g* i1 r$ e( N; dCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards# D( Y+ d' T0 |2 t- x' R3 U
Range closes to 3,000 yards...# E3 k$ j! D9 W. l, H; ^
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
- _+ N5 x5 W1 p0 J0 k, p- LRange closes to 1,000 yards...
& i( a9 g+ Z: fPT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards8 c/ H$ T" ~8 C
PT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
# [& |4 u: S; ~- uPT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
5 F% U% N+ U% g; XMassive explosion on PT-46
& H; [- f9 R! C$ v; nPT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards9 d0 ^& }! M4 {+ Y U
PT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards* H; W* ^" h9 v! Z5 m% j% l w% t
Range increases to 2,000 yards
% j' d( ^, k% N# c" `PT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
: c% h' U; X; pPT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
& ~1 X. @2 x0 [+ e! \8 A4 BBB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards( p. x6 | t6 T5 I
PT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards1 B4 J O: ]. e5 W" u0 g$ ~
PT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards
# v- i u3 J* \7 G7 BRange increases to 3,000 yards, p( k; V) A: V# n1 @+ n9 S) x
PT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards+ ]3 f/ N2 Z1 m. e% }' q
Range closes to 2,000 yards0 k* x5 e6 v' \ a
BB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards
7 R& g/ B& p1 r4 e, J% ?PT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards
3 b. F/ [9 ^8 w; IRange increases to 4,000 yards; \( k4 }: v7 r H) _/ p
Range increases to 5,000 yards
$ P9 m [0 b3 c5 z( F IDD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127
6 A( K- i" Q, m. o+ u* b: }Range increases to 6,000 yards# {* B' H% ]- L9 x) s+ n
Range increases to 8,000 yards* N' ~* I B/ P: X- R# e+ V- G
Task forces break off...
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6 o6 T8 r0 d6 Q7 O3 |% YNight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards
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?- r9 o4 D5 |: W- @. T+ G* Z( dJapanese Ships" l; O6 u T& B: L
DD Shiranui
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% V+ @) ^/ U) F4 U$ j) E _Allied Ships
( X0 E2 K* _! d/ g PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk/ }. }8 w& r8 H& ]1 g: D$ f( w& m
# q% E0 |" c9 { n+ D% pPoor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight! f- c2 b# N( N2 _, ]: c
Maximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards b1 O& H% S D" Y) M- }: Y4 j5 R
Range closes to 28,000 yards...
9 E0 e3 M5 F1 c: `Range closes to 26,000 yards...
* S/ }4 N8 `( G5 ARange closes to 24,000 yards...
3 n+ b9 R$ i/ n8 g& R5 VRange closes to 22,000 yards...$ y! Q- M" K5 A' o- X3 S/ I8 |- F. r$ j
Range closes to 20,000 yards...5 @/ U" v0 k2 u4 Y
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
+ V2 e* u4 a* Y' pRange closes to 16,000 yards...
- _3 z, D. f: G7 b; r5 v+ l' |Range closes to 14,000 yards...
6 @; B8 z4 S3 k; \Range closes to 12,000 yards... A8 T6 x4 `; M7 z2 ^) M
Range closes to 11,000 yards.../ ^/ M, n4 M% w, O' L9 m
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
6 g8 z$ w1 F% D/ C& h; LRange closes to 9,000 yards...
! u" N3 L" u$ U7 r; bRange closes to 8,000 yards...
* A) s G2 k2 m* fRange closes to 7,000 yards...
7 v. }1 k+ I1 T8 Y+ HRange closes to 6,000 yards...
0 W& A" v; i8 c& ORange closes to 5,000 yards...+ `/ x3 A# S) Q% S: p
Range closes to 4,000 yards...) E6 U, ^, b) h: [0 r
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
S& x& V. J/ y# o" h1 m) zRange closes to 2,000 yards...
) q( t. u# M B* b- e" ECONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
6 L. R& D% u# u$ F) i% zCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards" Y: R, P( e* Y, |
Allied ships attempt to get underway
2 m9 P2 Z# s3 c+ r; h- c$ LRange increases to 3,000 yards
) g! x5 M! e8 f4 f D8 W4 z. }PT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards
( h+ k; {3 p/ f/ xCombat ends with last Allied ship sunk...
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2 U) e% O; _8 w7 X6 PNight Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127
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1 q' D! c* I3 sAllied aircraft
4 C* y( {8 C8 k# t6 k3 N9 A no flights, ?9 S5 s+ J9 d, S
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Allied aircraft losses
/ {) I9 `4 ]1 y8 ?0 l+ H2 W' b Catalina I: 7 damaged& X7 H3 |5 }5 Z' b
Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground
2 }. R/ j# `) E P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged6 s$ a8 N3 G0 e0 k- j+ g+ m
P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground
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" e; x6 S" [; ?0 i+ n+ {# M7 yJapanese Ships
* [! X/ V& O \ BB Kirishima
% g" Q4 ]% g5 k, f* V) K BB Hiei
0 X7 @2 w, I B I. I/ T* q1 { BB Haruna$ m3 w$ C8 e$ Q% x1 Z) ]! |
BB Kongo
' U5 w9 u7 E6 b CA Kako
) ]3 F- o3 p& \+ } CA Kumano
/ }1 E# k+ @$ L2 V2 Y$ @ CA Suzuya
" P9 c; h( U4 a CA Mikuma0 t! y' w& O4 R3 m9 e
CA Mogami
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! R6 L9 E# \0 g5 n% p) `Allied ground losses:
9 c+ P: X+ `+ n( h" \7 T 274 casualties reported
8 l. Z. { c* q9 x Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
& r1 X- t, |2 W$ p- C3 ^3 D4 t Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled
6 B4 ^5 ^1 H# n Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled; u) p: ?7 L& R0 ^9 u6 n
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)# v- D7 T% Y' d
Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)
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Airbase hits 17
, W- p) i& Y2 HAirbase supply hits 2
6 U# M$ [0 p6 a" Q7 FRunway hits 353 r# ^9 x! E' B- V4 X
Port hits 5
+ K; C/ F: p0 ]1 \+ X. SPort supply hits 4
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7 ~4 T: P$ i. hBB Kirishima firing at Gove # ~, I: [: ~; i+ q, x
BB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade
4 G: q% Z# q; ~9 J. HBB Haruna firing at Gove 7 R2 h% R, b9 M3 C& m; O
BB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade
- c6 J2 {! ]. m7 PCA Kako firing at Gove
' k% a; m- z: e, ?CA Kumano firing at Gove : X1 k c4 D& H! o% H0 n6 }
E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya
s5 [' l/ T5 m( R$ f: q: hCA Suzuya firing at Gove
f5 y: Z- b0 }+ q5 |4 `CA Mikuma firing at Gove
: O' T( T# M/ H; e- j8 O) j7 ZCA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |