AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 44* {( G0 ~5 n5 s9 \
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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 f# D5 j0 ?6 K8 D+ t
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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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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards7 ? X. s* V; q. x* B
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Japanese Ships
" ]% O7 x3 d: C) k" l P1 q BB Kongo
& F2 g* o8 p% x9 p; } BB Haruna
% ^( [& b* y; k7 X( e& q8 q BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1, \# h- ]" A8 [. y
BB Kirishima7 j \8 ~1 U3 T' X
CA Mogami9 E: M; g8 k9 H. n3 g" K8 L
CA Mikuma
! ?) V1 y3 {* x) Y1 V- ]3 Q: ` CA Suzuya. {; ^) m1 M) c/ Q6 E& D; l. q
CA Kumano
) S/ @( `& j/ P. I# S CA Kako' r* g2 X9 B$ A' o0 A" k) h* \* V
DD Makinami
& G- ^" ?$ C& e$ ?0 _ DD Takanami
) f- `6 ?; B, Q$ v DD Natsushio) z2 }! E- Z3 v$ i$ T5 n
DD Yukikaze
/ c' K; n+ r1 ^* Q DD Hayashio/ P6 r' o7 m9 ~4 u7 ^* U/ ?
DD Maikaze
! G" v! x' F7 X, p# g/ U% O DD Isokaze2 x$ g( E1 w3 J3 i
DD Shiranui- r! Z$ ^1 D8 s
DD Amatsukaze& D8 Z- `' F2 x" ~5 Z$ F |' A! y+ r0 D
% |! @' z# q2 n1 kAllied Ships
% ^0 G" k0 L. G9 w2 H3 r PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
) w) T) |6 i! N7 K! k! c' J PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk. d* Q ^" C- @ K* E, a
PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk2 v r- h- }2 b+ I
PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk3 y) X% |" X2 G4 X r
PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk3 _3 O8 @4 U) q8 Y# L" l4 }
PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
0 t9 T8 q+ L' Z1 m$ N PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
' H% ?+ o: r. z, |& o* n PT-60, F: |; z6 d: Q( K6 Z) x
PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
/ z" T4 W) Z/ y PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk6 A( o( P8 V5 U
PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
' e; ~( r2 k+ S+ G PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!9 G, |/ P+ o, g$ V
Allied TF begins to get underway
3 _" B3 c) e. K& r5 H! Z: xLow visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight0 ~, S. A% r" B* m
Maximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards
) T; [/ I9 W0 PRange closes to 25,000 yards...
7 a' _: g! u" \4 a, R- s% n4 _CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards" g) m2 @( C, W/ w7 z$ z3 h) f2 |
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
$ J, l6 w4 T! h/ O% GRange closes to 15,000 yards...
. J2 }% Y& C6 z0 h: r/ JCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards% N# A+ b# \6 G! P! C: d# h
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards
2 B6 m& N' T9 g* D* u( XRange closes to 10,000 yards..." W$ C' n. n8 Z F1 U9 l+ p; }
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards% p. i1 K# ^5 V& [2 j1 K+ X& |
Range closes to 7,000 yards...% D6 ]$ G& K' l: D# D, I" z: g
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards; u4 b, o8 @; ~ H4 N
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
. [6 [/ y) s2 TCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards! \' w& n4 M( [" R7 h0 O7 A
Range closes to 3,000 yards...1 p2 x% ?, [; c( s+ L
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards2 }9 |& h) x, r8 a
Range closes to 1,000 yards...
# g; \/ J* q. p/ h3 LPT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards$ i0 A3 c% ]' J5 q- z, w9 R$ E
PT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards- U/ ]+ h# N# L( ^: T
PT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards, G8 G/ }% I# w4 _( B, z
Massive explosion on PT-46
6 B, \8 z; ]+ x4 p1 gPT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
( X$ q7 }! F0 Z' aPT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
# H7 w% I3 e) n2 n8 B# Q- }Range increases to 2,000 yards
/ |: M) j# ^7 @2 ~, C7 B) p1 | H0 r# EPT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards) Q7 ]# U3 `# c8 Z) M6 A1 @2 W
PT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
* E4 S' h! }. DBB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards
( t# w6 A# T5 W& w( x8 NPT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards
u; { T5 e0 Q$ _PT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards D( S' p U I& D6 w9 v. F! @
Range increases to 3,000 yards% }, C/ X k1 Y! q0 f+ J! x
PT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards
: j1 D h a6 u9 y- b( o4 ~. BRange closes to 2,000 yards
/ Z1 l- [3 ^: E8 L6 iBB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards
& w: s# h% ?- h* J4 d0 O5 QPT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards
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Range increases to 5,000 yards
5 [& N" Z8 E- r2 X- ^DD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127
0 @8 ~* G |/ o Y0 R7 CRange increases to 6,000 yards6 j& j$ q" V: i
Range increases to 8,000 yards7 F3 t+ F0 W1 I: K
Task forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards. U# f" V8 f9 J/ b, V2 W0 ^
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Japanese Ships
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+ R5 \ Y2 K" w' C: GAllied Ships6 m w: e' X5 Y3 ~" [
PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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Poor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight
' x1 E. ?3 e! D, JMaximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards
2 ?2 {+ E$ G5 j1 DRange closes to 28,000 yards...
* y1 D+ g4 i5 n# URange closes to 26,000 yards.... \( w* D( {& H @' c" x
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
C! h2 X5 |1 ?3 [( B' x# jRange closes to 22,000 yards...
% u0 Y/ v) H! F- H R1 e. fRange closes to 20,000 yards...
/ `0 I8 }2 `2 n1 L6 k4 fRange closes to 18,000 yards...
' c% Z$ }) }3 [8 G( QRange closes to 16,000 yards...$ c9 [, a3 I( W& G& X: Z8 M
Range closes to 14,000 yards.... ~0 ?- \" I: D. @- g& @
Range closes to 12,000 yards...9 q' M3 |, d* I
Range closes to 11,000 yards.... _. [& W6 ~* {
Range closes to 10,000 yards...; `' t, y4 R& I4 _8 H/ o9 a# L
Range closes to 9,000 yards...- a" A- |: S+ [* v* ` Z
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
* l0 Y" r7 U/ v5 m. |" z0 Q3 Q; ARange closes to 7,000 yards...
& g( B6 k! ~$ T' VRange closes to 6,000 yards...
6 e" D/ D! ?8 t7 _% uRange closes to 5,000 yards...
. h+ M# s. T9 k! {, r6 `Range closes to 4,000 yards...
; e/ u( b1 C* T1 BRange closes to 3,000 yards...: H$ Q3 M0 H" E" V& d i
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
1 V" a. S5 R2 H, q% WCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
) C9 b& x+ ]( a& P/ H- mCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
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Range increases to 3,000 yards+ O5 ~; {9 {1 z( q9 W
PT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards
9 x% W1 _; {9 z6 ~) r/ u7 x0 PCombat ends with last Allied ship sunk...
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Night Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127: D0 Z+ N. f# s. B4 J
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no flights& |, P! I3 Y, f2 P) J
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Allied aircraft losses9 F5 |* D2 e: ~4 T
Catalina I: 7 damaged
4 _5 v7 }, t" e8 F8 ]4 u) e Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground
8 K! O+ ]' K7 Y" d5 y P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged
0 K) ?4 \2 @; ?' m P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground
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Japanese Ships& A; s; y$ v& w/ a. O
BB Kirishima0 @2 v3 U5 j7 t& }, {
BB Hiei
% N8 F# M4 D# @- T- P1 E6 n0 Y BB Haruna
# G* f. f Y1 k5 U+ u$ ^5 p; z BB Kongo
9 A2 N7 V J6 M0 a' W( B. B- L8 | CA Kako. S: J, x( W5 z8 P# K
CA Kumano
9 y9 B; k( H# @) N7 Y CA Suzuya
5 m) u7 M6 O. M. m2 ^ CA Mikuma
5 d3 \( T, @, h! E CA Mogami& b+ ?, H0 a k V1 @
* Q$ r4 @) n/ TAllied ground losses:
/ R# N% s# J3 C9 c 274 casualties reported- P1 g9 e- J( m- |# X/ p0 L; `$ y
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled- D5 m5 k# A: T) D) F# ^
Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled
2 B2 `* g% ?' P5 `4 e7 x% A! h Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled) ]1 x& a$ ^6 J* g& ]
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)4 x+ J% A; [! H' b0 r/ u% }& C2 l4 N
Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)3 E# j& i+ G1 l
' z! [1 A x/ Q# V' b% CAirbase hits 17' ^8 l: g6 g- I
Airbase supply hits 2
9 }. R4 @& S8 X3 L, ` j! x4 ORunway hits 35
9 Y) T* G' C" m g8 ePort hits 5
3 K+ _- u8 C8 p; J- I9 FPort supply hits 4! c' J6 R. }2 E' O& p G/ J1 w5 @
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BB Kirishima firing at Gove - ? O2 J" \( u9 Y! z6 a. j" w8 B
BB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade+ Y& o. J) u6 H" d/ w
BB Haruna firing at Gove
6 b; M9 W% j3 Q* n) ^; ZBB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade
7 r4 D8 P3 W$ P7 e4 bCA Kako firing at Gove 8 r. z5 ^! v' l
CA Kumano firing at Gove 4 A0 m! z) i/ ~
E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya
9 J7 C' E) U9 R" W6 m- _: I! }CA Suzuya firing at Gove
( _& D: n9 D" J9 `5 rCA Mikuma firing at Gove ' N" H6 G9 g& M& J# P- i
CA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |