AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 447 u4 o: w6 O7 h
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2 o) c/ N5 f7 P5 W! K) k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$ y( Q* N' S, `# H
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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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/ B$ C4 l( H% DNight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards9 I2 {- G! t7 Q3 A
M4 q2 ?2 s4 w6 |( Q5 KJapanese Ships A( }$ E% U% c8 ?* b! k
BB Kongo* {# }. j2 I i, L& y) J1 n% ]
BB Haruna
6 p0 }( Y# B- s/ A. I BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1
0 P& Z$ ?- ~; h: y1 L4 K BB Kirishima
5 F$ t' p Q5 G" R CA Mogami
1 S( K" {8 ]( t7 S. [1 U: V, d& N CA Mikuma
+ G1 h5 W, V0 p( [ CA Suzuya
0 `+ i2 Z- R! ]" P# k) U% l CA Kumano9 i& o* r8 K1 N5 ^8 l4 H' Q
CA Kako6 Z, u5 e: Z2 q) q5 c* c- c
DD Makinami, f% ^4 K# d: P: y' A* b
DD Takanami% g# B4 j7 {0 R, t: h5 H: [( A
DD Natsushio
+ N' n1 P: _' @. W8 l DD Yukikaze- W' O7 Z1 ^0 w- {, Z
DD Hayashio
: O0 z4 x5 e n: v, [ DD Maikaze
7 v- s# r5 n# e7 u% H DD Isokaze) f) G& ]7 n$ p* b7 ]& I8 H
DD Shiranui
: }! }" ]* B. `* c2 f DD Amatsukaze+ K* u3 k2 A! @
6 o1 d( }/ _* iAllied Ships. r/ ^# r0 t# P, e5 f8 v! f
PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk) y8 y6 ^( A- [! w& f
PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
% l. E- L) U: H3 B+ g PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk/ _8 B2 J ]% h- M" F# X" Z
PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk. I" ?1 A- D& w; u
PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
" c+ D# N. X3 g; i% y2 u. m6 a PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk$ |+ Z$ R: H8 V- E- n/ g/ Z
PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk+ h4 q1 l2 q: Z, \: e. b
PT-60
) V9 T% _5 h$ {# U- q PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
! x& k3 d6 w: p. ]/ R; w. r PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
+ }0 N. |" t, l( K. { PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk/ I, }/ i0 T$ h
PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk# t, U! G6 e! S& v) u& V5 Y' m
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!/ C! ]( ^ ~1 i1 @& k
Allied TF begins to get underway
4 ]! p" Y. o$ kLow visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight
9 [7 [0 v9 O+ E' T! NMaximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards
; O/ |: w7 k, W; ^! k% V2 M- @Range closes to 25,000 yards...
& F/ Y o7 T. d4 L, @1 V- ^' zCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards/ ]$ s7 {4 M7 X$ Z: k& u0 c! m$ m
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
6 ]" X: `3 P. Z4 o$ ]: ARange closes to 15,000 yards...
' T, c O- X1 f5 {+ }) VCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards
& {, T9 Y. H- }4 I9 v/ N# P5 kCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards
- N1 a+ H; Y2 u; l! ?/ F- ]Range closes to 10,000 yards...
5 P) Q3 q5 g1 HCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
8 ^' Y$ O4 w5 q& G0 | ?Range closes to 7,000 yards...
/ j) s1 _2 A8 L, j! K( l# ^- [- Y+ dCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards+ n D8 E9 ?: u' o) J# x
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
7 s4 n5 G R* dCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards9 B* d2 J! M6 ^& J1 P8 g+ }
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
. }( ]/ u2 L! ^2 V# UCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
( M ?( w' u: L& @Range closes to 1,000 yards...4 N% b$ P N. ?3 z/ f0 w
PT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
@$ R1 z- E: F" R; iPT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
1 l- U: V7 p0 b2 A. z+ z) FPT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards( U+ a1 I' B$ b2 }" @! l4 D
Massive explosion on PT-468 \5 L# v, y5 @4 U6 V# ]: \" f
PT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards0 j0 l: g6 Y8 {4 K* n% O" r5 S
PT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
% m, K7 W. R) z. K0 XRange increases to 2,000 yards2 U. Z' {% Y1 G7 F" W
PT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
: P+ |8 i$ A3 d9 `PT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards e% j. p P; \; H
BB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards: T& @" c) B0 v
PT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards
8 t$ U, W' _% z) @8 ~) EPT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards
1 x" F e4 @; h1 qRange increases to 3,000 yards2 q: I0 {$ M6 [- p
PT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards9 B- y$ F7 {& ^% W
Range closes to 2,000 yards
. u) L* ^7 k& H! W: ~BB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards
" G/ M$ g) c3 M% i" gPT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards
) @6 @+ y1 E0 L/ ]2 c! s( xRange increases to 4,000 yards1 U: g5 G- }2 c
Range increases to 5,000 yards# v4 G( X$ [( t- S* O! C- P9 t
DD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127 ) ]- t9 P& O. z$ }7 t: A
Range increases to 6,000 yards! J1 s) T) f* ?* ]
Range increases to 8,000 yards {& t7 t) v2 f4 E
Task forces break off...3 o' E$ T% K6 b n- T
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( D, G% e9 H3 G$ Q& VNight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards1 S1 L; E% c4 J$ h Y
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DD Shiranui
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Allied Ships
7 }# }- j! ?7 g2 _! C PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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" }- C) p1 B& SPoor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight( C7 Q6 B# G; r. b+ }9 X4 r/ k
Maximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards& e7 m2 |9 z0 Z9 u6 N( j2 a4 c/ T
Range closes to 28,000 yards...3 V, J' D; c2 f' C$ @9 b
Range closes to 26,000 yards...& M5 j+ P& v Q7 X/ g7 m
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
1 l" [. s$ E! F( c6 k8 W& Z9 pRange closes to 22,000 yards...( X& V- q5 I3 R6 J) X% O# q
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
8 l7 E& j# A8 \- W1 lRange closes to 18,000 yards...5 h+ ^. e& X; l, ?6 b
Range closes to 16,000 yards...2 p/ b- ^+ v: e9 c' X2 x) r6 M
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
) B/ M; H" W! K; E1 K; kRange closes to 12,000 yards...
: v. Z, ?5 w3 P3 XRange closes to 11,000 yards...% L6 n( P& Y( y4 f/ B% b9 O' e
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
$ i$ x* U; r' G. U ?Range closes to 9,000 yards...# g7 {2 z- }9 r+ x G; }5 a5 ^$ Y
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
) [+ t$ A; {$ d, [, v0 o/ ~! p1 ^Range closes to 7,000 yards...' U1 y! j, G/ N$ z1 ~* z6 j
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
( ^& C& y, y6 R8 r4 L$ _Range closes to 5,000 yards...; F8 {3 O1 z& |) _- n
Range closes to 4,000 yards...) |' z7 f a! A4 n) I
Range closes to 3,000 yards...$ j& }# A0 x1 m! L, ` c- H6 E$ E
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
1 O$ a0 z+ `" n/ \& a4 t- dCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards6 _) M% U8 c8 |6 H" M- e( ]
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
$ B! f1 H2 u T$ F, s" qAllied ships attempt to get underway2 I( M! y- n7 A1 G; ~
Range increases to 3,000 yards
& N8 F) d8 V. t( L: C) YPT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards
9 o" ]. q" _, z) A1 s: T8 CCombat ends with last Allied ship sunk...
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$ T q1 W- y9 I; j4 ~4 d0 ^9 o$ zNight Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127' t* Z. ^, M5 t R
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no flights
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Allied aircraft losses
, b& V. [9 g# l1 \' y( i/ L Catalina I: 7 damaged
. q0 v1 F. k! j3 r Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground" W0 Z W: c$ _& u H
P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged
- |2 Z9 a- N: l* D P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground
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1 L2 u7 F' g0 S1 b& a BB Kirishima
8 J; D6 Z! n0 N7 h0 p6 { BB Hiei
" D7 P" W. u3 v# Y6 G BB Haruna0 k! c6 g# z/ O m3 {* d; Q
BB Kongo
0 r. U: Q" j! c+ V* l# P. G3 l0 Y2 ?9 S CA Kako/ X/ {1 P0 G3 F' l# X7 _+ ~
CA Kumano; @+ @, o( D# k
CA Suzuya1 A, B; t) b* O( u6 U5 j: ^
CA Mikuma/ v) Z, C% \5 j$ Q# ?
CA Mogami: o; _: ^" i# T, K* E
% e# {- O, n0 s7 yAllied ground losses:
0 c% X& z/ h7 i" u* i 274 casualties reported. g5 _$ v8 b" J
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled- L: @5 Y3 O& h% q0 ^$ L
Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled8 A! M1 H/ C, T& g* d3 G
Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled0 v" `2 ~. v" ~$ P
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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Airbase hits 17
1 e1 u+ `1 f8 l% L1 uAirbase supply hits 2
! ?6 M8 x5 C# DRunway hits 35 u" t& v2 M* b/ H$ s: F
Port hits 5, r+ d# c5 f0 J7 {9 n2 Z
Port supply hits 4* A, m0 r! ^' Q& S6 n. P, t
. j* s0 r" K( A0 v) | aBB Kirishima firing at Gove
. o+ d( \! ?8 B! K9 dBB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade% p: D, M) `9 S# ]2 {4 Q2 [
BB Haruna firing at Gove
4 r9 P+ O- s1 ~8 R. z0 i4 c& G, H8 SBB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade! }$ a) J* f. q3 a6 Z* \
CA Kako firing at Gove ! f3 ]4 q* ?/ W: V+ \- q
CA Kumano firing at Gove : A0 N% j: {8 z. @5 Z( X+ L
E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya( g4 J" ~/ p7 |
CA Suzuya firing at Gove : q m1 D7 L8 o
CA Mikuma firing at Gove , ^: F9 b7 |$ c6 d3 O' {& W/ I1 k
CA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |