AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 44: u( I$ ^: Y/ ?& G
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+ C1 N5 U3 H9 j. @; U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Gove2 F; k: o4 j- _" W7 i
5 k$ H% y% Z: K; Q! @1 L: N8 z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 Yards0 y! l4 P7 ?; R2 j3 K7 I* V+ K
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Japanese Ships" z6 f- x: V. E
BB Kongo! G% e, Q3 A# {" F" J
BB Haruna# R! f6 p- V& I$ x' G( D- [
BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1
# A0 M) U: Y/ t" P8 O& X j BB Kirishima
5 N/ f% N) f1 d5 M CA Mogami
' T2 b, F0 j+ S: d8 H" e+ | CA Mikuma% z3 ^" U! v. U; [; \" B# b+ N* l
CA Suzuya
; t ^6 D5 J; U6 I. ^ CA Kumano
3 ?& H* ~; p2 f0 ^ CA Kako7 U4 J$ b2 \# z5 D) m N* I1 R
DD Makinami; q, \, ]6 ]. k
DD Takanami
+ u% p: J! \/ r! J DD Natsushio$ Q: a" K! g$ R; x* h# i& d5 I
DD Yukikaze T! f: n* R& E* u/ D) ?, M
DD Hayashio9 J. c- L3 p( i P+ S( ]* m; Q
DD Maikaze
2 y3 }# E! F( h/ {" G1 j; L6 Y DD Isokaze
0 e9 c6 |1 m' g) t DD Shiranui
+ B/ `( U) Q8 S DD Amatsukaze& i2 v8 W3 O, \4 i% R; U7 x9 I
6 A5 o- ~5 _8 A; u( A# o+ LAllied Ships
! M0 _3 Q# ~$ M8 S PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk% c! Y+ {. l, p8 l5 N% J5 e* i- b
PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk$ u4 ] X- \# Y8 c* ~+ u; A
PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk; Z) [$ G* B$ x5 Z, g
PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk) n4 o3 O- |! K7 J
PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
- Z( y; R2 M2 s/ z% G! i+ J1 C PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
4 w& B9 v. T4 l/ r) B. A PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk4 r W* M; V: e4 v& e
PT-60# I' P ?: Z+ d) ^2 f7 E% Q
PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
. E' W1 e% r; u PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
' `# `* a$ @3 e6 V5 V4 X2 x6 h& l PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
/ W/ ~6 a# B. o- c PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk% @& `: x* V% |1 d: R
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!# {4 ~6 d7 }$ T9 I8 [3 ?
Allied TF begins to get underway
) S3 {: U4 |# l2 T. G7 z) ?Low visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight+ V+ F$ G8 a3 O+ [
Maximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards! v! f" A% R' k, Q
Range closes to 25,000 yards...+ e3 J5 K) |; H3 h: |
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards) v" x2 q( s1 `- [( K v, m2 ]. w
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
0 y* R1 ?- U& K: m ZRange closes to 15,000 yards...& G0 c; V& c2 W7 i
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards- g; _: ~4 D0 Y3 z1 o9 S
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards
+ e0 T/ e' q' V5 F9 |Range closes to 10,000 yards...
+ O+ q$ x6 ]. C; L1 k& KCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards- l# D: B3 W2 S$ a4 \: s
Range closes to 7,000 yards...$ g) u( A" X+ C; h1 C; B
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards
3 Q# }3 E1 T* Q) p* l% W7 _4 GRange closes to 5,000 yards...
( }3 _- l0 {; wCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards
/ V0 z; X, V- P$ `3 @% Z N" fRange closes to 3,000 yards...
; U" n& X. @: z9 L( P5 S8 o* A6 f' tCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards5 u# \: a8 b& w4 n
Range closes to 1,000 yards...
$ S$ s' t! E) X6 t+ J) Y0 @! JPT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
2 C* g* F8 B' S" O5 CPT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards8 N. k. _# R" P3 h6 e: y
PT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards. H# W, e$ E( ?2 P; N: B+ q
Massive explosion on PT-46
9 U+ I5 M1 t& L: ^) C0 w: H, iPT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards5 N2 [1 J3 j+ O
PT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards* U7 | u* E8 O2 [) O- L
Range increases to 2,000 yards
$ O" \0 N) {5 x& D+ qPT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
- |: l# h) @- E' zPT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards0 E$ x( J4 X2 a) P0 g0 Y3 T
BB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards* } `2 v" l3 ?/ C2 Y: h
PT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards8 K8 P M( n* d5 B7 }) n9 D1 f/ E% d* g
PT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards- A+ I6 A0 k# B% H) o
Range increases to 3,000 yards3 s2 o1 o' m8 J& k& }0 x
PT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards# s/ B/ S7 ]3 J" A1 S' k& {
Range closes to 2,000 yards4 G3 Q) c. \( ]* l0 i$ E
BB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards
# U9 s( h. Z. D' UPT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards* P% {7 A' i% o+ _: E
Range increases to 4,000 yards
. U7 O% T: W- X" ?Range increases to 5,000 yards
9 x- F' v3 `( R1 s4 `' TDD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127 $ K* N5 j/ ^8 n- F4 ?
Range increases to 6,000 yards2 |! x( A* S8 K- L- U8 v( M
Range increases to 8,000 yards$ D b- E; P! X- L4 D# c8 A
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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2 c+ J& f& _% p$ j" n4 j! wJapanese Ships
7 j6 R! K! j8 A7 A DD Shiranui
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Allied Ships- Q. C T9 m. C% S1 C7 P& ~
PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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Poor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight% |6 o6 v7 i$ M# A o
Maximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards
# e- W; a3 N# G" VRange closes to 28,000 yards...
3 f Q; Q7 B5 V/ [8 m/ HRange closes to 26,000 yards...( F$ P# R- O4 Y$ n5 U6 e! @
Range closes to 24,000 yards...* H; q" P* d0 Z
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
- I" T: }) G: N& BRange closes to 20,000 yards...
2 H6 V( L# \: S+ jRange closes to 18,000 yards...) U& Y6 R6 l# O
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
8 Z$ H& P8 Q0 t) ?Range closes to 14,000 yards..., E* f; w2 l. Z- X
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
3 n, l& y8 L' y) x' h3 t2 k. ]9 ~! dRange closes to 11,000 yards...
5 A" c/ w$ n9 g- _6 ]; uRange closes to 10,000 yards...
- I7 g- T4 J8 m/ s# U* oRange closes to 9,000 yards...
. V* C2 q5 I& b! VRange closes to 8,000 yards...4 K/ F* v) f7 A7 R2 P: T
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
! W: X6 O6 ^+ r3 BRange closes to 6,000 yards...8 |) K6 C+ C( L; |; i+ B( y e
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
& M. |3 X/ ~3 | b! q* U. `0 \Range closes to 4,000 yards...
, h; q! v* N' }, p+ y$ ^: i% FRange closes to 3,000 yards...
) a3 M$ i S6 @/ A3 BRange closes to 2,000 yards...
4 O0 E. o, s6 Y. S5 e( b3 _+ g$ KCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards7 L8 {) g6 [) k# M! H
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
" L; n0 H' U+ i- e ~6 ?# f' f9 aAllied ships attempt to get underway
3 B, C% ?0 a; ?6 Q4 }9 G9 d* XRange increases to 3,000 yards' @" w' q6 V6 T5 G( {( h
PT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards
: P, i5 s8 c) a9 KCombat ends with last Allied ship sunk...3 s9 I- G3 ]. w. N! R; H
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Allied aircraft5 o9 r/ M7 p4 g" H5 ~
no flights
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% t' L' d3 r; OAllied aircraft losses
; e. P- N5 m: B3 ~7 \& o/ d. K. i Catalina I: 7 damaged
8 d3 i; P7 w$ C; N( Z Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground
9 A' ]) e( b; q- t* [( u9 |0 l$ S P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged
* R9 x* |( @) w. O- K9 W P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground* n% g5 n8 R- ]& R; f: U/ Q& l" g
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Japanese Ships' W4 o* O) S" P, h p
BB Kirishima% g/ K8 X* i6 ^) [0 } W
BB Hiei! k( g' r2 u9 V( S) x+ s
BB Haruna8 I) z+ z5 H) K. w9 L. ]% F
BB Kongo0 A4 k" x3 R2 K) n: D |
CA Kako
& B* r* i% i# T* V% r3 l CA Kumano8 R8 D. F: i7 ?/ {1 |: G3 f; X9 K. H
CA Suzuya; |" z$ O* ?* |) H5 m
CA Mikuma
1 f9 y/ m, z: V5 J* N- W0 W CA Mogami
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, A0 m7 H7 n y' _7 Q8 pAllied ground losses:
$ x1 S8 y' j. ^8 D) i" ^ 274 casualties reported* Q' f2 v. R! B2 Q9 C/ \: m* _
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled( U# o* S2 P) I" T
Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled
& o; r1 Y( E6 K( U Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled
( l$ p g( d8 r Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)) {0 \( \( `' x# J t+ G, f
Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)5 R( a" p% _+ e$ h" ?
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Airbase hits 17
9 c# K6 P" ^6 f5 _: mAirbase supply hits 2
: l! Z X8 A$ {: h0 e# mRunway hits 35% w$ y6 b9 S; K! F
Port hits 5( A2 H# ]- [/ C0 o3 m4 g- m# t1 y- j
Port supply hits 4
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BB Kirishima firing at Gove
% O, d1 l) C9 X4 |- fBB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade0 w- H* _- z& ?4 r0 ?8 L
BB Haruna firing at Gove
8 U# \* Q# Y- _1 e) C: lBB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade( z- J. Q* k: J; J; A
CA Kako firing at Gove 9 k( H& o/ \, w; Z7 Q* s) b1 b
CA Kumano firing at Gove
# ^; P. L% g# [% V9 k$ t1 Q% aE13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya
& B4 f; R" ]* K6 d, R. LCA Suzuya firing at Gove : ~; Y3 B- I6 O- B. U5 u. z6 c
CA Mikuma firing at Gove
# }: e+ B: @% b( X: a6 rCA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |