AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 44+ E$ c* F0 m# {) T ~
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: C6 k$ T; d! K; a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Gove0 O' v7 U1 ^' `+ W; Z
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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
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: ]+ Q+ m' v$ U) U6 ?- ^Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards! x: ~$ ^9 S# \' Y# N* L
/ Z0 ~! p" e' G* LJapanese Ships
3 m5 s7 V& R0 {) l BB Kongo6 S J; ?5 L5 z- R! A/ J
BB Haruna
8 k8 v9 n0 i# i. T4 I BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1
2 L4 ]* A* F4 ~& n2 Y+ S BB Kirishima
1 @# Y4 f( o5 }: X( H# B CA Mogami- N3 A* K/ M+ \; Q4 m
CA Mikuma. _: t' y. x( M! }1 G
CA Suzuya% i, l$ _; [, B8 w% K( {1 M6 S
CA Kumano
* w. q: W# c4 v7 d CA Kako8 |( s s3 d( E$ m& W: W# O% T
DD Makinami
1 n+ H( U7 E6 j( |8 p DD Takanami A9 e. l" u! D; |% k6 c3 W
DD Natsushio
* O& Z' S( f" r/ k, W DD Yukikaze/ r |# e" M, o
DD Hayashio
0 {1 {0 V8 s) c/ | DD Maikaze
o: F. `3 R- I* |" s9 Z DD Isokaze" I: |. q3 G# Y$ j2 W
DD Shiranui! S* n$ Z2 n" z7 C& a9 Q$ [5 b, `5 J
DD Amatsukaze
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9 j. d; S( @5 ^/ vAllied Ships
) v* o% Y4 z) v9 r6 w PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk1 w9 U/ r' j5 s; S" w# m1 ^
PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk2 A9 D5 I3 {! N* ]2 U* O
PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
) d7 Q5 b" Q( G PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
% C3 A; l! ^( q# { PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
( N, G) S, h: @8 B2 M PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk6 C; y' Y3 R. x& Z% x& R" Q
PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk4 n' y; O/ _1 Y, j
PT-603 K( a( v/ Z- a( y/ B2 Y& I
PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk j0 s! n* K# _, D* ~8 m9 r
PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk$ L$ n6 K& i1 ^1 k
PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk' S9 v: h) X: l
PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!) m5 a# h1 ^9 v! q' ~# `
Allied TF begins to get underway5 G/ X, D+ c5 f4 C& x8 P+ H
Low visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight
4 ]; @8 D3 u( q6 N# g3 o* OMaximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards$ O/ D* r P3 E
Range closes to 25,000 yards...
2 {! Y7 k# a1 m3 _. Y( b, QCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards
7 c5 R3 o5 c7 V( K/ J$ e- q% }Range closes to 20,000 yards...2 z5 c0 r! C* o" k$ ?; v
Range closes to 15,000 yards...4 C7 w m$ P8 T j! [; a6 U
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards+ o$ ]2 R; U3 w1 i9 \% q F
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards8 C# j. S3 \1 T7 C5 M6 l& F
Range closes to 10,000 yards.../ \+ F+ I# y) Z3 x$ x) {
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards9 r& M+ }- C t
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
5 Z$ Q6 L, M& Y# GCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards
8 M9 q. ~& V6 b- a% ERange closes to 5,000 yards...; u# @" w" A( ~% }& W3 E
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards7 H# y3 s8 H# O) W
Range closes to 3,000 yards...; R2 J: ^, W U* m/ v
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
* W+ ]/ ]8 J4 V" s5 BRange closes to 1,000 yards...
; ^) M# n0 _3 g' [3 _PT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards" z9 y- r, i3 O7 H- R3 f
PT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards! l2 R/ T, |$ x( t/ w! s* j
PT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
/ C! |3 @$ Z5 P; _: Z+ }! kMassive explosion on PT-46. o$ l& Q$ [- [/ v# w
PT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
" h) D2 R- I( G) u. x" L, KPT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
! H n/ N o7 F |' cRange increases to 2,000 yards
* D" Z( Y. i2 l- {& HPT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
( }, ^% ]3 {& `+ F$ a* p LPT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards V7 g! C7 b$ P
BB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards: {6 f4 X' `/ H
PT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards/ Y8 \$ _! X0 R m9 t5 I
PT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards) ~8 p# z8 P. X( k$ k
Range increases to 3,000 yards0 u% I* i: r7 T6 R: k4 y+ M
PT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards' p7 ?) [) a) A6 k$ O2 V, e
Range closes to 2,000 yards% Q0 l/ }$ ^. I
BB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards/ \1 b5 A$ R" M
PT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards
* S: K: t2 N/ O: G9 p5 cRange increases to 4,000 yards
* j* ^" c0 h% Y9 ^6 e3 {Range increases to 5,000 yards5 V; D5 @, ?2 z$ W! \; t2 r
DD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127
) @# z* B; d6 M; oRange increases to 6,000 yards
$ V2 y/ H7 J0 P: X( @Range increases to 8,000 yards
! Z) f- ] O& S3 _1 O1 }5 I5 }Task forces break off... o- S, u3 Z. w7 X, S% c
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards6 l0 [9 g1 v: t I; E
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Japanese Ships5 p/ w+ d; W" H3 y
DD Shiranui
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Allied Ships
) @3 U0 A' O" F* Z5 w n- M- X: \ PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk/ p# r/ b& a1 Q8 {3 y
+ s0 I/ j% t+ _, W2 Y$ MPoor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight
9 L7 M( r3 f+ X, v. nMaximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards
* A# A$ v" @: B2 L- |Range closes to 28,000 yards...
, d0 F. E' p: ]# ^! c9 [+ cRange closes to 26,000 yards...1 I; r) L1 {& s1 k/ f2 ]3 P* Q
Range closes to 24,000 yards...; ? S. a) m, q/ s: v" J
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
% a$ K! ] d7 E( CRange closes to 20,000 yards...
' D% d t& d5 |Range closes to 18,000 yards...7 v, ^* a# W F. r' u( ~+ l
Range closes to 16,000 yards...0 a/ w! X7 ^" ]4 s' ^' w6 w
Range closes to 14,000 yards...5 M- q7 P9 o+ T6 j( n. u$ K
Range closes to 12,000 yards.... E6 L1 z2 k: }
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
! @$ @/ `; p( g5 ?5 }3 D5 D' HRange closes to 10,000 yards...3 k5 B8 R! d# L, z3 t) h
Range closes to 9,000 yards...! f0 a. H% @6 z$ S
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
& J, H7 z. i5 k) i$ {- k! \ URange closes to 7,000 yards...' U7 a x6 e' `, E
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
8 V, w$ o( E0 e9 C4 l8 _Range closes to 5,000 yards...' |) Q. Q ]2 c2 z% j. f5 e
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
6 t) U5 ~: k* m7 sRange closes to 3,000 yards...$ \3 u: ^# t' \' M
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
2 M9 }4 x7 k! z. P) J Z$ NCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
) Y6 J: G4 K( m4 V8 o& Z8 {CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
! |8 a7 w( ^: T1 HAllied ships attempt to get underway
$ C" X2 Q9 m5 U1 S8 T- oRange increases to 3,000 yards
: s2 j! ^2 c+ ?4 [" o2 f; Z+ tPT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards
; s" C& H! g; e) N$ U$ o/ p5 x8 ZCombat ends with last Allied ship sunk..." {& s3 i1 @7 q+ }$ _( s8 d
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Night Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127# c) a% c3 b: H& c2 u
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Allied aircraft losses8 z4 H6 B" a0 q
Catalina I: 7 damaged5 J9 a' e, T, \% Z7 D1 c9 Q. y
Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground
' W+ K+ T8 C' N( x* n' F P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged
" M& z- a8 d/ q1 G! X/ S( X P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground
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Japanese Ships
$ q* V! Q0 C% Z) ?' B, h; A BB Kirishima. V) ?9 j( \( `" O3 q K* H
BB Hiei
) e: k2 q& L' M( ]3 [ BB Haruna
9 T) q7 T. R: H5 N; f& o BB Kongo# y5 K; K+ c1 {/ n
CA Kako
& ~! H1 K& U! o$ C9 n CA Kumano
: Y/ _4 H! C- A CA Suzuya1 _; C% {% y8 _" ~9 k
CA Mikuma
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1 s. H9 O% C7 u8 hAllied ground losses:& F& o3 K" `/ ^1 [% H. l$ s
274 casualties reported
8 K5 ]/ G! z% P Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled1 M' h! l: Y; g( J$ m
Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled
+ Q9 O& F! |3 D7 f1 c% t Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled5 w: P) ~0 B0 M) ^9 d
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
' J2 k- I0 {0 L; [- w( V, ^& H& [ Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)
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: i" W, k5 P% q+ y f" f' U& ~* UAirbase hits 17
) n4 |6 e/ n/ T5 P! yAirbase supply hits 2
7 s3 x6 R6 f4 nRunway hits 35& b2 Q) O! l$ V
Port hits 5
/ P3 T5 f. n. V3 `! B& ZPort supply hits 41 W/ a: J3 x( F
4 T! N5 g) v% EBB Kirishima firing at Gove
4 E9 r( W2 l9 @% b- Q7 T& z( bBB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade
( y$ [. K' Q/ HBB Haruna firing at Gove
+ ?/ I5 E& `% H- {$ d5 j5 @7 v) \BB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade1 O, k/ s" m8 `/ U0 M9 U
CA Kako firing at Gove
+ V% t0 i1 `# J0 t3 ]5 J3 LCA Kumano firing at Gove
: f5 j/ U2 B" T( Y' a UE13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya" T1 a6 J O8 z4 |7 z( d, r$ c, N
CA Suzuya firing at Gove * g' `3 B! d; j2 x8 O0 G
CA Mikuma firing at Gove , D8 n7 L' O# g7 |# ~
CA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |