AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 44* Z0 Q6 w9 V' @# m0 J
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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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, V% r( m2 m* N) O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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BB Kongo# x& F2 B$ d& B
BB Haruna I: u8 P2 U2 s
BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1
- f5 [) f1 i1 r1 q+ G+ a" v* s2 k BB Kirishima
1 ^/ ~( g1 E5 r. O! ^" S' C% x CA Mogami1 h6 m2 L2 R( k6 }0 z* k5 O
CA Mikuma' f* O0 ~- _* y* U3 v
CA Suzuya
3 u( n* h6 ~; { x1 V% T CA Kumano
" d4 G9 S4 Y& ^9 Y I; y7 h CA Kako+ X# q1 s- r3 |
DD Makinami- u4 z5 A" {: [$ V' D& ~; d% [: A
DD Takanami$ Y0 s3 c+ O6 u& |( h& V
DD Natsushio
% H6 d" I* f# }) E+ f DD Yukikaze) S1 Z3 w# l6 G+ S5 K
DD Hayashio3 Y O8 y3 H, b8 p( Q
DD Maikaze+ S# J4 R4 i- }' n: M! B g% p: M
DD Isokaze& {0 B, _# ?8 L. Y6 Y( ]% W) k
DD Shiranui
1 v1 H, E. B) [9 t: S$ E3 e DD Amatsukaze6 i( F% M$ ]9 C5 I6 e' p8 ?
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Allied Ships# H6 {" z5 D, u) w8 {
PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
2 T5 T& I) ^, e4 `# o, ~2 F PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk' m: B7 d0 I4 T; _; B0 p
PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
* h1 G' ?' N& P: p( |( o w3 W: O PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk" ^ ]) j6 x# `
PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
3 Z( \8 q+ V R: _" K4 `4 q' t PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
8 u8 V! h; V; c PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
' g0 K, ~- m! _: }% {9 E/ o ? R PT-60
8 Y ~& D# w2 F, i9 U PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
$ A' x- c% O9 N# i& ]8 E! T PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk6 T+ p+ E) ]' P, C$ |
PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
$ V* q* G/ p% v6 Z, n PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk* I. |9 b1 h# R5 d+ }7 R' ^
9 U! o5 @' N; {) T) o zJapanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!/ o! ~# r' h8 |! o% b, s
Allied TF begins to get underway0 m. \/ F) |+ C1 y- M# s/ }1 `
Low visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight
+ L! \5 |' T( {) v( G4 GMaximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards" q* K" g. N' q7 s+ n4 P1 T
Range closes to 25,000 yards...
2 b* h$ n5 k- k. @CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards0 [+ ~/ h ]9 X% H+ q! W/ M
Range closes to 20,000 yards...6 ~! ~; @3 v' Z" u
Range closes to 15,000 yards...& |( S! i) @! t
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards
. p, ?8 u+ ~1 \0 |CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards
3 i' |, C' L1 z4 S$ d% |Range closes to 10,000 yards...; n3 W1 I6 h$ ~* W( s) H/ a# G
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
1 D7 G* Z! \2 Y7 d( vRange closes to 7,000 yards...
4 k. u7 \9 a: z" wCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards3 c8 V$ V2 _0 T1 ~/ D. }5 f
Range closes to 5,000 yards..., d E* o7 A4 o; k* Q: [! h
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards
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CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards5 G% E' I# \, f) y$ M! g3 C6 C2 \
Range closes to 1,000 yards...& v6 Y. _" Q) Q7 ]( J" Y0 L
PT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards" f; k3 |( h* e \6 |
PT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
3 H/ P* p1 m( y2 x3 H4 B- ]PT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
9 J. L+ H8 ~# u+ w" AMassive explosion on PT-46
/ o+ D0 e/ T1 jPT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards7 [- g* ?( ?% b/ `2 k' g
PT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
* B; r3 j- s @* X# g6 NRange increases to 2,000 yards( A* U' T* T0 E
PT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards3 e) F' M5 ^" s: x5 ]1 s
PT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards5 k5 B' X7 e8 a/ W5 O
BB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards
6 c" i1 O+ c( s, `PT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards1 e8 I# g* A o% v, @
PT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards+ Q- V* a1 K* f1 M% {* p
Range increases to 3,000 yards7 M6 G6 Q8 c7 F; b) m
PT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards; [5 ?% o2 [4 ?! B. v0 O2 t' k3 I
Range closes to 2,000 yards
- a! n( y% j) g! g/ c; g! G% _9 jBB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards
/ I- n& I( c" t) y' T3 F( {PT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards
& p+ }8 K, q/ `8 R( a$ C! O4 ^1 wRange increases to 4,000 yards
$ t' P- D* n. |( o p/ gRange increases to 5,000 yards) x6 I: `. N' h8 ]6 J, @) x. x
DD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127 & N. I8 M$ ~/ E/ C- ~7 L; Q$ o0 h9 u
Range increases to 6,000 yards
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Task forces break off...3 y. ?/ {- B! Y3 }
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards) j* \4 I; d1 H- [; q" a1 [) M4 O
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DD Shiranui' d+ c7 |5 d0 M/ R2 F
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Allied Ships5 ? r. _1 H) i) _; B$ _
PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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Poor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight; `3 C6 H! l: J0 U' k7 j: U0 ^* G
Maximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards& |8 l) W" \8 [' R( b0 O& }3 y
Range closes to 28,000 yards...
7 Q v. g6 K& S* ]2 eRange closes to 26,000 yards...8 J1 }8 U" o$ ]! \
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
2 R. w( v- Z l J1 PRange closes to 22,000 yards...
- `& ?! U7 X5 T6 `Range closes to 20,000 yards... C) z* H3 J; K
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
* H% O1 s1 j* ARange closes to 16,000 yards...
4 o7 T( c7 K4 k3 \3 K4 XRange closes to 14,000 yards...+ _6 E3 G0 r U, x4 J% ~! w( s% R
Range closes to 12,000 yards...' Q- e& R J$ D! l7 h3 ^
Range closes to 11,000 yards.... o6 K$ U$ m: f
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
5 _5 f" M$ d3 V4 x; e Z; Z$ GRange closes to 9,000 yards..., ]& ^- u* G9 p! T& p
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
, ~: s+ N6 I0 e6 D0 lRange closes to 7,000 yards...! i7 H7 |; {9 }& c4 @
Range closes to 6,000 yards...5 V, a* H! _1 I$ D
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
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# }) |+ A4 s8 Z0 E' k0 p6 n7 ORange closes to 2,000 yards...
) h I8 K9 y# D. B( A% ]CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards- \ s: z. }% }1 p4 z' A# B5 a
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
: G- ~1 {2 ?& J' x2 ]) C V! DAllied ships attempt to get underway) J3 C' \. F0 U3 L. G, O; R7 q
Range increases to 3,000 yards
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. y2 m7 l; q7 A# Q- A( s- WCombat ends with last Allied ship sunk...
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, v, A5 O$ y; CNight Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127
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Allied aircraft
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Catalina I: 7 damaged
1 ?. t4 s: {" \ Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground
6 X' R6 o6 j% m% E+ \. F- q* b P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged
0 p7 A' g# ~% h* {% P P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground( E+ }* z3 A, ]" h
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Japanese Ships0 |0 k. z. f6 p6 H9 M5 ~# O
BB Kirishima
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# [2 d, j6 T4 I* u6 t BB Haruna
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CA Kako
% R8 E% f$ c& o8 D CA Kumano4 F. Y. {" C o4 L9 m3 s
CA Suzuya
8 u3 x' D5 U& G3 }: f# |, Y CA Mikuma! R) `2 r: x6 E2 E9 y1 p
CA Mogami
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Allied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
5 _$ ]3 m0 Z4 F5 @& S" s! a/ M8 K Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled
! b: U7 z Q1 L' M0 l1 a Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled
8 l _) h- v% n+ H Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
1 a! H3 f9 e o9 |% o( w6 Q" Q: D Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)
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Airbase hits 17# I4 ?% A- x. N
Airbase supply hits 2
; E' V, `" u! IRunway hits 35
" A5 N/ `, c- q. d' p& _Port hits 5
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& Q3 {2 S+ P4 M6 M- j+ OBB Kirishima firing at Gove 8 y0 M3 n0 \7 K
BB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade
4 _7 c$ ? D/ M- i/ ?. T2 _BB Haruna firing at Gove
. r" O( z, j g- q$ ^BB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade. V1 Q* Z, k8 w* g# S
CA Kako firing at Gove + f+ K, |' [, ?0 g6 c; s$ z6 q& r! h
CA Kumano firing at Gove
1 t7 |8 n" D$ h7 }* j; P/ {( uE13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya
8 M/ }7 Z: e7 [1 \5 oCA Suzuya firing at Gove
* }* f7 r/ h$ x: aCA Mikuma firing at Gove $ e9 J* z3 ?8 u$ s% B( k$ M1 @
CA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |