AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 444 @4 d+ q) k3 q: k7 o2 \4 e
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" q, ^, {8 z8 `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
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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 Yards
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Japanese Ships& G; C2 S$ L) y
BB Kongo
/ M" w9 F0 N# w8 F: j3 p X BB Haruna. w, @/ H5 ~# n' @1 |' S0 L
BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1! f" p) E( B* Z3 `$ j
BB Kirishima+ C1 [5 m5 a' x/ N$ C y9 y$ K. q6 `
CA Mogami( m' L: g [' q: o0 `8 U
CA Mikuma5 W) c0 t* d7 R, f9 @- T( e" Y
CA Suzuya, V5 B' [- W ]4 G/ e
CA Kumano6 r5 X$ k! \; y+ j `$ _; K
CA Kako3 y+ z0 a2 d& r7 Y/ r
DD Makinami4 i" b, c: S; u ?1 c
DD Takanami- O5 e8 |" p- E: ~
DD Natsushio
; }8 y+ B; @; E! Q$ n9 ?1 [% [+ M, O DD Yukikaze
1 x" a+ }0 `$ U8 W; A DD Hayashio( b3 q; E; Z: Y' h
DD Maikaze' b* z( f, {% q! s, g( j
DD Isokaze
6 J& |9 w8 H* C' q# a DD Shiranui6 B$ `: J' ~6 {+ n; J
DD Amatsukaze
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Allied Ships
. @* Q& N2 N# e, K* f PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk8 L1 v" E9 G$ ]+ q9 R
PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk5 L9 `- D' I6 Q2 S C7 L! p
PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk. c1 f+ ~4 L( E B# x! p) n7 ]
PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
' K3 l. P7 L0 e, f PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk* q% j# D; {4 b
PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
1 B1 ?: ^ u' S0 f R PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk/ ^# ^# K6 D; q: m
PT-60
; d. `6 }6 l* y1 ^* B* I) o PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
6 j& ^) i* w1 m* ] r# t PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk! J' Y. f% Z: ]0 t( ~8 R4 m
PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
: n" _5 _3 M/ i% t; e/ T PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
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; A6 R; e2 T* Z$ k% @Low visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight0 [+ i$ Q# N* o+ t
Maximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards
3 H$ k9 d* ~/ _- j. A/ W6 NRange closes to 25,000 yards...
+ I8 ]- V: E( p& R/ CCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards
: [2 A9 U. [3 C5 A2 U5 f9 P# ORange closes to 20,000 yards...
, F0 z" r) i9 ARange closes to 15,000 yards...
/ u7 I% j9 b) D; [6 U7 i7 ^& YCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards
# Z, s, I2 l1 p0 ]! S4 dCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards
( m% @" {. C t* ?* Y$ r M0 ]Range closes to 10,000 yards...5 V8 i6 T0 |* W A+ J# U
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
) t, |: K( U$ ^& s hRange closes to 7,000 yards...
3 ?9 i+ _; C' z( ^4 y+ uCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards
9 V( q/ l& z$ U& ?+ F3 a) J1 ?Range closes to 5,000 yards...2 `) S: a" s# N8 f2 l+ }) ^
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards
! J& T% p9 ~9 Q2 g; PRange closes to 3,000 yards.../ m0 P; Z8 y' u% l
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
$ K& H1 i! _, z2 nRange closes to 1,000 yards...
$ G' s1 E1 f \! QPT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards. Q$ I4 ~; ?* n0 [8 O4 f1 B2 P9 J
PT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
4 Z# Q4 R4 p% F& Z: L: a$ RPT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
% @1 K8 K4 x) T qMassive explosion on PT-46
: r4 |' R! Q v. l5 ~. J5 _PT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards$ J; b$ k, V6 |9 \1 Z
PT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards2 v* u$ I- P. O ~
Range increases to 2,000 yards! }# {2 `9 }$ n6 c+ o3 F3 D
PT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
1 O8 k, A3 D. @0 C% S. A6 OPT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
1 m: {. u" C3 r( j! U$ ^BB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards. m/ U) X( S0 j* ^# x5 t
PT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards3 x6 g0 G7 G2 c: _2 i
PT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards
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PT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards6 T6 u+ X) H0 h) n+ B" `! N0 `$ ?
Range closes to 2,000 yards
2 {; u3 j# M: y" U+ O4 ?; IBB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards
) ]5 m& v6 N" Q1 d1 ~0 RPT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards1 q6 d g0 ~$ T' w7 V+ F3 _3 i2 M! Q
Range increases to 4,000 yards6 M6 e" ~! e+ w% p' J
Range increases to 5,000 yards
2 C$ z4 C8 ?- f" |6 GDD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127 + }- d6 ~; n) v1 x( C B
Range increases to 6,000 yards) U$ m, i4 o6 m% _) A, a
Range increases to 8,000 yards: J9 ^" B! p- ?+ P
Task forces break off...0 L/ ?& F! s l, K+ r; @% ]7 T
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards
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DD Shiranui
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Allied Ships* c: ^" J: v+ t ~% f. L8 J& D
PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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Poor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight
' S+ ~: J0 z3 o9 ^# JMaximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards5 g0 o1 S z8 g- ]7 O' m
Range closes to 28,000 yards...( h. i! `2 ~7 ]
Range closes to 26,000 yards...
/ Y+ ]% C- {+ G" A/ G, ^4 f4 ^Range closes to 24,000 yards...) e7 y! U6 F# ]0 z5 t7 Z* `
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
0 a5 `; M0 z1 v, dRange closes to 20,000 yards...6 w0 `. K& {4 A6 X# v( d/ h/ U
Range closes to 18,000 yards...7 }5 ^; y! _! O9 m$ V% `
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
* v- Q5 `, G5 Q% wRange closes to 14,000 yards...
- N9 I4 \3 O: u' M5 ~; oRange closes to 12,000 yards...7 D3 Q5 k2 d! @3 x
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
) T) k$ C* h% B8 \* w# }Range closes to 10,000 yards...6 `. \4 g9 y6 O E9 B
Range closes to 9,000 yards...) w! i# s8 G! j/ Y0 n
Range closes to 8,000 yards...4 V# {* Y9 L- R4 e0 y. C6 j
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
h5 ~+ H" F+ V4 M+ p4 aRange closes to 6,000 yards...3 v8 m! D9 V' p4 t& F
Range closes to 5,000 yards...; ]& _/ [# N P6 o; |
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
; k, Z0 O g, }0 d2 eRange closes to 3,000 yards.../ R8 o7 Q& |0 q$ Q
Range closes to 2,000 yards...+ D7 D3 u5 V# _+ t1 y9 ^: v
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
- B% J) z: Q& r9 `; kCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
) b a) A: ]6 H: J* ^) `Allied ships attempt to get underway
! U! I! r* K& x+ R0 `Range increases to 3,000 yards
2 @/ A. v9 G# }- x* y/ TPT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards
9 [+ M. d8 i5 ~9 \Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...& M- R- @" _& ~4 w
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Night Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127
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Allied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses8 V' ^1 G1 c* \9 ?- d' E
Catalina I: 7 damaged
/ i& N) X! c( ~- v Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground% }$ {+ x/ s$ l6 i
P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged2 u2 o6 k+ K1 T' T, M) d3 d& \
P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground
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BB Kirishima. O b) Y& g! S+ @( V
BB Hiei9 Y% G/ i f, ?& _9 b
BB Haruna
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CA Kako1 l& X& m+ g( G& W2 w
CA Kumano
$ q5 k( {! b* `5 Z( t8 t CA Suzuya
* a( L" n3 ]0 O9 y% `9 V( e. p CA Mikuma9 r/ V5 F$ R' o# s1 c
CA Mogami1 d. D7 i* \" }5 p
' }- r+ c ~% N; b0 pAllied ground losses:
( Z% u: F/ c) M 274 casualties reported4 h% M8 b- R/ R5 z
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled4 F9 o3 H8 B% n0 E( x' [5 v
Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled9 _$ w: d7 M" c+ ~4 v
Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled. }: s; G& M5 P1 J
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)2 @( { d- M& b% F' p
Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)
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Airbase hits 17
' ]" T: l4 A# i# S* L' n0 ^Airbase supply hits 21 `# V# o3 W0 K1 ]5 b" i4 p7 N
Runway hits 35, R$ u% e6 k, x' K/ s( Z
Port hits 5
, a* C6 p7 L( X1 d- DPort supply hits 4
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# x% P7 V& C/ L/ ]BB Kirishima firing at Gove d: Y$ [8 @2 m) H
BB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade
$ V( @# w% U( v) L/ bBB Haruna firing at Gove ) \7 ?5 V- x( n
BB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade
% L& L2 ], e1 `7 G, J7 Z% f5 k+ M% ~$ ^CA Kako firing at Gove ) K# E' ~ ?+ f5 H0 g- U2 f6 D4 j3 o
CA Kumano firing at Gove % n6 t7 o7 t: g5 p) B
E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya
- o; |- m7 i1 ^# ~CA Suzuya firing at Gove
0 g) r. a6 O) @: A! A2 }CA Mikuma firing at Gove + Y% Q- k3 P- Q4 j5 X0 |( h: S
CA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |