AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 44$ N% c- ^" ]$ M% H$ k$ w: T
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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) r) \* {7 U9 L8 d" B+ F
* z* H6 g! I$ a9 R4 m4 p6 H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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! ~* I, A; S7 a/ z4 u5 ~Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
# o( d$ P8 e0 [/ E% ]/ z8 H' } BB Kongo
0 A# j: k' ]" B/ T9 I BB Haruna
1 l; ^! T9 y) W+ X% y BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1- I) h( P9 H8 G: e* J( X4 Y$ j' Z2 _
BB Kirishima
6 G0 B j' [. T1 k7 \ CA Mogami
0 W( r f1 q6 Y) W Q CA Mikuma
+ p. D; a" B8 Q- S) l* d9 a1 ^. [. A CA Suzuya4 F' ~0 M3 g) G# a. z. b: C5 ~7 T( h
CA Kumano
* Q& H8 a2 P3 \) l1 q; s CA Kako
) @( o. P' F- k5 }9 p: a# ~& x DD Makinami* b( s7 x: ^% \" j' i1 G; W
DD Takanami+ z: ^/ z1 j, c% J5 }
DD Natsushio
' L- \' t3 M1 |) W4 h DD Yukikaze9 n4 u" C1 s X
DD Hayashio
3 ~- t' n5 _8 d- w DD Maikaze
5 }" K8 {% i. B& t& ]. T6 _ DD Isokaze; d" l5 o' U2 P6 A5 @# U* {" W4 X5 @
DD Shiranui
+ ^2 {% l# O/ N0 W' J) C( W DD Amatsukaze
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Allied Ships
; {8 ~% Y: ?, Z! G7 h PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
9 n5 P" m' v0 O6 j PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk/ N# h- K1 Z8 `& a' Z! B) y# o
PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
0 n1 k" W! J: J6 s! f PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
3 Z; X# T# T2 w4 W5 B- `5 k PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
- o$ m6 @4 _& E+ |9 R PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk3 u( a; g1 o2 R% ]$ j
PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
" M, g! D4 o% i! p c& U3 o2 p PT-60
9 ~, [# j( h) U V PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
& m4 o2 I' x: r5 l PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk* J' ]" _: F% {4 P6 U: q4 r
PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk. G/ C r& t6 E) _3 G# E2 c
PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk! b W, H" R- u$ }, f* `" ^( r1 T
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!7 @! B$ \/ D$ N! I, o
Allied TF begins to get underway
4 l% m0 C8 _8 k4 W& p' t, WLow visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight& e, p( C/ A4 V, p( c; w& X0 L) p3 b
Maximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards2 R+ M: g! Y/ U8 D9 t. N! J0 u
Range closes to 25,000 yards...
. [0 ], z3 f9 K, q: OCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards8 v5 X7 _1 m3 i* O C9 r+ @
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
7 i8 ], q$ |% X, lRange closes to 15,000 yards...% Z- C" I& W7 e4 t; k
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards
6 v- O+ Q# k+ F, Y9 k7 eCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards6 \+ u! \% M- x& g, C
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
/ q( ]( |0 q6 o2 MCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
1 |8 K- ^0 Z8 T6 n, ARange closes to 7,000 yards...
3 c9 O4 O% a& l! P ACONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards) [9 g& m7 h; ]& ]. ~% @6 v
Range closes to 5,000 yards...5 d% W7 A% \1 \ A/ S$ G
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards% O6 W' Q" V2 B, z/ z3 x$ b
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
& W( q5 U- z4 c3 S3 a! C5 C, Q3 LCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
$ p% Z" N( f9 i8 dRange closes to 1,000 yards...
X5 V3 [2 M' W9 U7 T9 M: ?PT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
5 J6 z9 c/ P$ y, o7 _PT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
0 p0 T* S8 R9 l [2 tPT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards \! G( v/ S% ~) \% {/ U9 ^
Massive explosion on PT-46
/ R/ l9 {( f% |7 t! {" t, e' yPT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
/ Y2 S; I. y# g5 i8 xPT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards' p2 D6 S% K: l* l% q
Range increases to 2,000 yards
. ~4 V( z& V4 U {1 {, y$ yPT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards+ d* N; s' ]2 Z5 K) c- i- W9 h
PT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
% p1 c* f; Q4 {/ _BB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards* D' H6 N( p4 l+ r
PT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards# v; f3 ?: a% J5 Y# j
PT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards
$ K% T# }5 f; T3 U! }& H' pRange increases to 3,000 yards" F5 e; y2 k/ ~* |
PT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards
$ x7 K! t2 l. a0 |, C5 aRange closes to 2,000 yards
$ i% n1 w& h8 ^2 pBB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards& p- Z2 L- F& ]) t- C' w
PT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards' g3 K: x* M4 O& e& _2 L1 J
Range increases to 4,000 yards
5 A$ V; p Y! a- X. j" [Range increases to 5,000 yards
: L# o, ]/ j# \2 `: dDD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127 9 P# M# E F \
Range increases to 6,000 yards
U; m, w7 Y4 t& Q5 o' z F8 e. x1 R5 cRange increases to 8,000 yards
) R0 O3 k: {$ J5 l& vTask forces break off...) a1 A5 z( O1 S" o( f/ n
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards
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7 y& [; I* r+ A! X- D, i Y DD Shiranui3 i( `6 u: Y) G; J/ B
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Allied Ships* d* f4 a" w/ S$ C8 [; W: A# w
PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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Poor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight& d8 w& W. P) ?) Z/ t
Maximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards
3 J1 q. M5 `; H' sRange closes to 28,000 yards... T2 B2 L+ y% h0 L4 E& i
Range closes to 26,000 yards...
* V! Y; u4 H9 A& }$ JRange closes to 24,000 yards...
( g& ~/ k# `/ VRange closes to 22,000 yards...) M( M/ d [4 W
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
/ s+ l2 |& x7 e2 x5 p) q5 zRange closes to 18,000 yards...
7 w' r) A; u9 ]Range closes to 16,000 yards...
) _: R0 q' C6 A) m) b+ pRange closes to 14,000 yards...
# b4 ^! C P! y, I& B% B- QRange closes to 12,000 yards...
5 ^) F( S/ Y B0 @) d7 u9 r/ l! WRange closes to 11,000 yards...
* H+ E- u& S: VRange closes to 10,000 yards...
4 Y' c! F; p# H4 fRange closes to 9,000 yards...
4 k& b3 z' s8 M3 C2 YRange closes to 8,000 yards...
. M% D9 @& N' b" ~Range closes to 7,000 yards...$ M U0 j- j3 ^' t! [% ^# V
Range closes to 6,000 yards...5 ~, V' {9 e! z& ^
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
- d9 x7 u, {0 Z7 ]* X" ~Range closes to 4,000 yards..." ^) G# ~" e; t% m! k5 _; D/ Y( Y
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
* L$ w4 h; z3 GRange closes to 2,000 yards...
& z8 ]5 J6 W' @CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
/ ~, s4 `8 F" D, }1 u0 uCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards9 ?; e& a' `! }6 @. M
Allied ships attempt to get underway3 k- b+ W k2 C
Range increases to 3,000 yards
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Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...9 j4 y" s6 u: |0 ]/ N; p
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" {6 B' N0 s: H( |2 hNight Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127
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Allied aircraft losses1 x3 A6 y. l- W/ g' W
Catalina I: 7 damaged* A5 [/ [7 y/ i8 ]
Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground" A7 j( z) j7 x* ^, E H; E
P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged
+ S& B( ^, Q2 ]: G P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground w4 T1 z7 [5 ~4 W- a7 F
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Japanese Ships) u' C0 X3 J8 Z. [" V. B2 N
BB Kirishima
! O: ]4 O, p7 u5 z BB Hiei
! i' v2 ]6 ]5 u3 [. f: r BB Haruna# y$ |# `( i( d% {2 @
BB Kongo; r! A7 t0 k6 @$ \# i# y! @0 ]
CA Kako
& V" ]- K1 c8 u$ [ CA Kumano
. V9 _5 P( g9 M! \" V. s: r9 b CA Suzuya: A6 y2 O7 h' e# Y
CA Mikuma8 F7 r, k! S1 _" `0 U; ?6 E0 t
CA Mogami9 p5 t- L1 M% T0 A
" M" C8 b7 ?- x3 |) aAllied ground losses:2 b4 s* _& P- V
274 casualties reported
/ w9 v4 z8 u6 _2 L Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
* X6 v* B3 m4 ]& D Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled. d9 T( w: B1 `+ x2 D6 ^/ { D s
Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled9 s* v4 K7 ~) s$ J
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)7 S ?4 ^) a" b% @, w
Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)
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) P+ \) v4 M# l7 w3 U4 vAirbase hits 170 B' j, V( m. q5 [) w: z
Airbase supply hits 2) x7 s _. {5 u6 ~* r
Runway hits 35
6 Y) I7 F9 e" B# QPort hits 5
" S/ j6 F( B# O, n& X" |Port supply hits 4
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BB Kirishima firing at Gove 0 \! |6 C; R. I- c, q
BB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade3 z0 t$ m0 @2 J' L3 O | o
BB Haruna firing at Gove 7 r+ H5 Z1 }1 i/ i" C' T( H, u- H. T; _
BB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade! a& I- a" p& n" O* x7 I$ _
CA Kako firing at Gove
0 H! ]# m" i' Y; R. kCA Kumano firing at Gove
- J5 F" _' W. rE13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya1 R& `2 W( \; Z
CA Suzuya firing at Gove 2 N3 s4 M- {* m
CA Mikuma firing at Gove f0 U' D# D& v/ ~4 j+ a R# O# F
CA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |