AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 44; x" P( s1 C3 L' L& }
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9 w2 g+ w/ T" m: S* 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Gove8 v% b! _2 A" z! ^) D2 F
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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 % B+ R% E! j3 O$ K( H9 o
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards4 x1 o; x( r, Y( C( h2 d! m0 Q
- \/ `& q1 u5 X* d; L0 g/ QJapanese Ships9 l' J! Q8 H, y
BB Kongo1 e, c/ c: w, }- @3 s
BB Haruna
6 A Q0 \* T7 M3 c; s" h BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1; Z" ]& X. R) { l; F( A4 H% m
BB Kirishima7 _+ W. Q: y9 C* I; A, k8 {5 G
CA Mogami9 Z6 _! W1 _8 K. N0 O
CA Mikuma I5 ? s: u& M; d0 U
CA Suzuya
' d& P$ a: |, @ CA Kumano, P8 |7 L, Y* L4 T- x# G2 T: [
CA Kako8 ^& ~8 T2 C' [) J7 e7 ]- a
DD Makinami
1 L$ U5 v0 |6 l" G- c DD Takanami( i- @) q# I. u5 G( I9 R6 O3 Z
DD Natsushio
5 X) e L) m6 h2 ~. j! G DD Yukikaze$ u9 }2 m( ^ \
DD Hayashio! \* y$ o0 N5 m& c
DD Maikaze/ }! ^7 m" n/ A. @3 O3 q+ d
DD Isokaze( D9 m, {2 ~, x2 ^% j
DD Shiranui6 A7 s# ~9 V% y/ u, b- B2 T; U
DD Amatsukaze
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Allied Ships0 @; I9 K$ y4 H
PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
+ b) z0 t1 X6 m6 \# @$ y: w- @ PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk2 q* S0 Q$ k" `& |3 c$ w
PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
1 f/ o' l5 |- Y. \' y7 I; |& N PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk4 S- d) u2 F1 _. \4 j
PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk; j4 H- W! {3 P% B0 I" [
PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk& D7 W8 ^ A0 `7 H
PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
; N5 U. [) @7 t" P; f4 [ PT-60
\0 T, k6 Y5 c$ y, B. i5 m' g) ^ PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk' p9 H I& H2 \( B% I" d6 ]
PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
( n J' n0 i R+ y PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk8 i7 ] m* S( d, m; i, p: u) [( `
PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk1 q0 z! r4 Q4 X7 v
$ ?: g6 L% i& W) MJapanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
; S. L. _, s( [9 Z# cAllied TF begins to get underway
& l1 H' U* y; n. E- o2 f: FLow visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight6 \4 c3 r; I! V! c
Maximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards w9 i* y' F0 e* g& s0 i
Range closes to 25,000 yards...0 ^' ] i3 b6 G# x- T
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards. J# C: E( a6 F- _* m
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
/ O' | W4 ^ z" z9 kRange closes to 15,000 yards.... Z$ j- |6 i' F- ]
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards( t) \: W B: O* ]( a
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards
7 k' t! [' p: BRange closes to 10,000 yards...
) s' q" y, D0 y7 gCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards! q# R$ _8 ^% O) Z) s1 i1 G8 O9 q
Range closes to 7,000 yards...) V' d: e, J% h
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards
- M0 e5 n) H9 [Range closes to 5,000 yards...
, f* N9 t$ L! O/ V+ v% K& C" lCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards
+ D5 Q% V' d1 o5 E5 `Range closes to 3,000 yards...
2 M/ \- R9 E- }. ^' d9 u+ T& eCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
, w+ {6 v! a: xRange closes to 1,000 yards...5 `: J. @" ~) | W2 `) t* k* p: Z
PT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
2 O/ Y6 T7 F" n: B- WPT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards+ u! r" W) p( a) O9 I8 P5 B
PT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards g# t+ Z8 j* @
Massive explosion on PT-46( p8 y N7 T+ m) R; r
PT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
) t& s8 z; O; k2 \) n# ~. U" |PT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards8 `4 N3 y9 b" C/ U9 @$ H
Range increases to 2,000 yards
! M0 | J/ D) W2 y$ WPT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
) ?3 n2 x. D8 N9 c. [PT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
h6 D& r: d, n% A, i) eBB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards; a+ T! E2 F3 Z* y Z0 A
PT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards0 ^$ W: J& M/ v1 Y/ b& [) E# @
PT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards
. e7 ^. e7 T' q7 v4 |/ i$ DRange increases to 3,000 yards
! z( M" l% ^5 I" s$ p3 tPT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards# ~, B5 D, l$ ~* O9 M
Range closes to 2,000 yards8 {- R, J5 n. o
BB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards
6 ]% p! k2 n' h9 \* K+ HPT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards" r( O0 f; V- L. o+ R. J# e( G
Range increases to 4,000 yards1 T3 T* c' u. G$ N
Range increases to 5,000 yards3 ~( B+ v: M5 T/ t
DD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127 , L* o6 P. a- ~- o: a) J' o+ ^
Range increases to 6,000 yards
1 Y* d$ N9 O# I) c! JRange increases to 8,000 yards4 v: d. }5 S- y. `( d
Task forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards
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4 Q# C$ c' p5 t4 Y5 l( ZJapanese Ships M# M6 O7 J6 W" H9 H
DD Shiranui8 a! i1 g1 a7 s, ]4 h) b
3 k: w) Y" d: M2 m5 N: ?5 G$ CAllied Ships
& {5 H- y: H7 X2 e- m5 X8 ]4 Z PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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; y- c4 b/ R& U3 `Poor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight
3 v1 m. |' q7 P( o/ a9 ZMaximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards: \! ^; r9 J, g) ?7 V, {( S0 J: J
Range closes to 28,000 yards...
! N, Q& ]$ O$ E8 @8 T1 G- kRange closes to 26,000 yards...9 }$ J3 v4 A8 C
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
- o8 D6 D3 l1 }. P5 o- wRange closes to 22,000 yards...) n1 X! v" K; ~
Range closes to 20,000 yards...& }* v# i+ T' r* o" T6 I% Y4 m
Range closes to 18,000 yards...% F C; x' F7 R5 y; a! n
Range closes to 16,000 yards...$ X( ~# ?$ d$ U3 n. L0 O
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
# B2 E- \6 v8 Z! L$ VRange closes to 12,000 yards...
; }" E( L& H8 r6 U1 f8 \3 _" xRange closes to 11,000 yards...
" k# | i% a9 L8 ~: N5 \ Q+ t4 PRange closes to 10,000 yards...
: m4 P2 L) e& X7 ~' B, S# n6 gRange closes to 9,000 yards...! j6 C" S: x2 M: J: a3 m/ ^
Range closes to 8,000 yards...3 ^0 l. {+ V* o$ w
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
- I: w! y; d( f9 j- E8 B6 M8 rRange closes to 6,000 yards..., x. s8 Y. n8 o7 s
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
% W0 ?0 P' {) i0 nRange closes to 4,000 yards.... v2 Z4 M6 b, E) I& w) c* Y0 y
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
7 v9 ]: h. y* D* P( SRange closes to 2,000 yards...
" l) S% |, I% F$ h: z6 c( ^CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards0 F$ Q( h2 k0 `6 E6 q* N
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards# Z7 x3 F5 A1 p- e% w6 S
Allied ships attempt to get underway
9 a" F8 E3 }6 S1 s8 O5 tRange increases to 3,000 yards
7 k t* U; O4 f6 [& J EPT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards/ V; {. B9 g% b' d9 [! k
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...
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Night Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127
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Allied aircraft
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. [, A! u2 R9 A5 r" {Allied aircraft losses
% M, o4 b' X* x& N( |0 S: D2 K% ? Catalina I: 7 damaged9 p$ Z% t8 \# i7 J* I- N r
Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground
8 t# s+ v/ B3 Q- D P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged9 h6 `! X! i# R7 U! J/ B3 m @
P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground4 r0 |: |. Y; m( e
4 c8 {3 o Y0 ^6 j( G9 Q' v# {Japanese Ships" ?; ?2 u& e9 q9 _1 S( p
BB Kirishima
3 R) F: y( C% l, [# D1 R/ L BB Hiei; u+ H) ?7 V0 K* |0 ?. B* s
BB Haruna$ h- h" \9 D( L& t/ U
BB Kongo" {% l$ m3 F9 m1 F/ ]# ]3 U
CA Kako
( S f' ?: I2 z) v$ Y) ~9 R' l CA Kumano: L8 a: Z0 ]$ z$ ^: |
CA Suzuya
5 }4 R$ r# b# p% U) } CA Mikuma9 @: ]: D* T: z! g1 ?
CA Mogami% @: J. z7 n& _, |1 f. v3 j& y
9 G# P8 I+ [2 ?( Q% d+ {Allied ground losses:$ E2 |/ @1 Q) g; T0 W, D
274 casualties reported
5 t, v. g! p! A ~" U, r; h$ J" k Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
0 i3 c4 a' [- g! v( ]8 \ Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled
0 C8 e% g9 U8 f" e+ h Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled
. Q# v# @$ [* ?" O) n- ^5 {! ~ Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)7 W7 t6 l1 ?- P( q) t
Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)# u7 s6 Z8 Y0 c
( p( s+ y/ C& L" X0 WAirbase hits 17" m* o, P% q& E) I3 R
Airbase supply hits 28 Q/ g1 m% l( q/ V: t v# z
Runway hits 35
; `4 f' V1 {4 `1 T2 p% n4 I4 OPort hits 5: ]( H' f7 v5 {
Port supply hits 4
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% p, m Y- T8 D$ RBB Kirishima firing at Gove
) S, V' y( @6 k/ DBB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade
- y; n# z' f( ]4 j3 UBB Haruna firing at Gove
4 E0 F* U; [! X' Q7 w1 p% `; HBB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade4 W5 f1 g+ F0 @7 r, m! _
CA Kako firing at Gove
' o9 M0 g, A% H2 |+ Y) e0 uCA Kumano firing at Gove , H" B+ V# B" h) F* ~+ n
E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya, n5 J7 ~/ d, A( Z9 M4 U5 T8 K
CA Suzuya firing at Gove & {- F2 f% h$ |
CA Mikuma firing at Gove
7 P! e2 n3 m8 YCA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |