AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 44 {0 ?8 A. x- }6 M6 v% H- I: S
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# ?; W+ M2 r2 Q2 r8 c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) O& V. E% g1 g5 F, m
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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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) E4 [" @4 w# M5 d8 o+ \- _; TNight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards# F2 k. O% \5 G& Z: s
4 S! a. }; K5 b2 `4 m+ [8 cJapanese Ships
9 |- a0 y0 n+ R; C BB Kongo }( }- G$ v( N9 X( @5 C* |( a
BB Haruna
3 W Y" i" D$ ~ c# C, X3 D BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1* z* V `9 T, k' y; W8 c
BB Kirishima! U0 I: n2 k D+ n5 u- t: u
CA Mogami
, K0 v1 j/ r# P5 ^ CA Mikuma" S$ d/ U+ ^& r1 k" Q5 `+ E
CA Suzuya1 \ Z1 s: F# \8 H3 A A/ R
CA Kumano) G0 Q, G1 E4 R4 S$ _4 I% {
CA Kako2 f0 D1 \7 W4 d
DD Makinami+ N! j7 j0 v& l! O0 y
DD Takanami+ V3 e1 o3 @+ K
DD Natsushio: ~; ~9 w7 \( q; A; W
DD Yukikaze
) g3 U* U! A/ _4 i' T% O1 f! w% j DD Hayashio4 ]! I: G: P N
DD Maikaze( o. n2 _! k0 @/ c; t$ C8 _; B
DD Isokaze
1 u- [6 l# |- U+ N% T: g DD Shiranui
2 s! x8 Z5 |' c5 G0 i- K DD Amatsukaze, }% \. G# i W" H
: K4 w" q5 `% d' B$ O5 _Allied Ships+ {. Q8 ~" p! {0 i n. w
PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
' F5 N1 R a `7 c0 {! `' n9 \ PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
9 o! ~4 Z. y m' T& V+ d PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk& `- s4 ` z/ [
PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk9 x# H& k1 D! X5 f5 F
PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk1 a$ H X0 R4 f6 l1 h6 V" E
PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk$ \; p+ k% s0 E' m. I1 w- b4 X' e
PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk, {! R8 O9 V6 N/ L) j r
PT-60
! H* @/ F8 |* F PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk" T: J/ {4 A6 x6 `0 @7 s+ }5 U' n
PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
/ T0 G, ]1 E7 H% n PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk' _/ m* h$ W# A$ E3 J* {% K* ~
PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk- v7 r8 Z# Q# T8 M" o( q/ A/ f
* V7 e" |- L$ z4 _$ O- g i% A! |Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!8 E6 Z1 q) D( w7 ~, ~
Allied TF begins to get underway
& i/ F0 `/ l" q2 FLow visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight
2 V, \( T7 v9 l( ^6 P! B" sMaximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards6 X/ C* y, u+ ^) {3 B/ v: C
Range closes to 25,000 yards...
# q3 S6 d9 T: w. N0 FCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards9 ^8 j1 h! Q8 m% N% k
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
9 D% y6 e4 Z# N) \; P kRange closes to 15,000 yards...
9 n0 A, a, w7 n" F& U6 wCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards6 G T( Q# @2 O# X; O# l
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards
* R( G6 ?: { h" K6 tRange closes to 10,000 yards...
* ^7 R0 `* [+ }CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
+ q$ g% e& n2 T& Y1 g/ N" ORange closes to 7,000 yards...' {! M! C/ F+ t- [* I+ V8 [! q
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards
7 t" J( L( z. u4 _; Z7 {" cRange closes to 5,000 yards...
% Z% O V8 n' \8 l. _CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards
7 }. U1 M4 e, L/ g$ u) TRange closes to 3,000 yards..., n- Y) e; v3 {2 q! R' b* e4 E% y- S
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
; x! m8 h( |' }* E3 h. hRange closes to 1,000 yards...
% Z! H. O& m; [* lPT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards8 i- o' L$ X( A0 H9 W( w3 i
PT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards, s( I* V/ F4 b. ?1 X4 c8 a+ v
PT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards, U2 N/ v2 P" m+ P* F: G+ A
Massive explosion on PT-46
4 U3 n! _$ y3 O; {& T: w0 APT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards- v4 X0 I, v4 C5 G& P
PT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards$ y9 [* T: k/ H/ s1 X
Range increases to 2,000 yards
4 [ Z3 D- M# {, E1 q/ h9 kPT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
( t- \. a% I! a tPT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards* k+ q3 S- e3 x t* G
BB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards
2 }7 N3 t8 j3 e$ ^5 W0 J$ tPT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards9 p2 \$ P2 B" ~9 {9 g# r0 F
PT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards+ R8 g3 ^. j/ }) D! A: i) n" H
Range increases to 3,000 yards. P. s. i0 D4 q$ A) |9 n0 r. k2 [
PT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards6 j2 h9 \6 @4 A% M
Range closes to 2,000 yards
" I% {6 U6 f2 D+ w8 L% w& N6 J3 _BB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards- t" Q$ ^5 z# R
PT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards/ k% e9 O. W# y; k2 J
Range increases to 4,000 yards* t3 q' @* I- I) K
Range increases to 5,000 yards% l! C* y: d- C2 _4 J
DD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127 & y2 K* O4 B6 j7 e) p+ k+ S1 ]: U3 f# K
Range increases to 6,000 yards" x$ g4 E5 v" N. W" f Q* c2 r
Range increases to 8,000 yards/ z' f$ K. y; M, o
Task forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards. }5 J$ q" D) S7 \1 ^7 L
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Japanese Ships
. C1 x8 L8 P5 G6 I DD Shiranui
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Allied Ships3 g3 w) J2 W( K- Y
PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk, K" |1 A1 f& t. Y2 ~1 |
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Poor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight) s+ ^% E; ^' y, R# ?
Maximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards
* A( J1 M3 h7 V2 y' hRange closes to 28,000 yards...9 j5 ^- G" o* e7 @' W
Range closes to 26,000 yards... N7 Y7 o1 C# o! c" ?% |1 z
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
' [4 \* G! Y, o) W* V- `Range closes to 22,000 yards...$ E9 \& c& Q$ t! x# ?! X
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
! K" ?" A, @' h1 URange closes to 18,000 yards...
9 u1 {8 |. Y7 X( ?0 gRange closes to 16,000 yards...$ E2 e' i. g$ K3 z
Range closes to 14,000 yards..." J0 ^* o! Y3 K! h
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
3 ^8 a" d2 d- ` KRange closes to 11,000 yards...
; h& Q2 d# \- ]4 X7 |- W; ZRange closes to 10,000 yards...1 g$ k0 m! i8 w% S4 x4 d2 |# _
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
`& r* ]' D7 W1 U2 xRange closes to 8,000 yards...7 R. M) K5 K9 K0 y. C6 B6 F
Range closes to 7,000 yards...% m3 G, ^2 [7 c* j
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
: x) [/ o$ E% c" {$ cRange closes to 5,000 yards...
" Y3 I2 H4 a9 a; f& Z) q8 YRange closes to 4,000 yards...
5 I- L+ T+ q+ [& Z8 N7 kRange closes to 3,000 yards...
# K# i. q! I2 ^; l3 E6 \! mRange closes to 2,000 yards..., t" A4 @# E8 E% z' {$ Y% u" d6 Q
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
, A! q7 I0 s3 V+ U1 zCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards% f( w# C, C' Z' o3 k% n! K3 q
Allied ships attempt to get underway2 w+ g3 U8 s7 i5 h, J
Range increases to 3,000 yards6 C% g3 a' @6 B; e+ V* q
PT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards
/ m6 j0 q$ W/ @ j% JCombat ends with last Allied ship sunk...
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Night Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127# F) [. i' M0 i7 D
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no flights
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Allied aircraft losses
" i( Y' P" C9 `# w+ T6 I Catalina I: 7 damaged
! H- X1 T+ v* ~% V Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground) C( N. O' c4 E _0 c
P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged2 h: I5 n9 {8 h( @7 J5 W
P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground
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% H- `% ^; T: d* j/ x" cJapanese Ships
" V/ G( R! M. e. g s6 m BB Kirishima
; s) n, R0 W7 {( N4 ? BB Hiei, V; n+ V4 B0 y8 b! E
BB Haruna& P7 t" n+ ?2 ~6 D
BB Kongo7 _4 N% b# y9 ~0 f9 U4 e) }. ]
CA Kako- J3 N1 ^0 F! M, k
CA Kumano0 T/ w4 b/ Y1 I
CA Suzuya
6 p) _& m* @) T2 d CA Mikuma
+ W c+ `# _8 } Z4 G( z8 p CA Mogami
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3 P C5 p3 v, L+ l" F& A, KAllied ground losses:
+ C: T0 o, \- {) H, p0 I7 ? 274 casualties reported( B2 d; Y; n. G6 K) z. z9 t
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled, u6 L& m& c) R9 L. t; O' p P7 F
Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled) i8 J5 z: d3 V' `
Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled. D* ]$ @% O, U1 e
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
0 ?: p: b1 f( }; U Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)
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6 q- m7 t* L% ]! W: r" wAirbase hits 17
/ g5 H# ^) e+ k' A* }" QAirbase supply hits 2
3 ^- B0 { c4 u R# |2 @ iRunway hits 35
" O7 f: {( A, k% U# _! i7 A$ ZPort hits 5% N, a9 {2 @9 x. a3 |0 e2 M% p8 x: b
Port supply hits 46 X @+ X& t6 }& q& C) r
4 g* V" o" k. f. {) NBB Kirishima firing at Gove
5 \+ p% `& d2 W2 vBB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade
2 `4 D, X) y9 N; wBB Haruna firing at Gove 4 n" T) p8 ?, E) |0 M* V
BB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade. Y' e/ p9 r) O7 {/ ^
CA Kako firing at Gove
9 ^0 A+ A# I" `, I7 oCA Kumano firing at Gove
/ L9 W: r% c: w- A" BE13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya
+ C+ h0 n+ o, E! M" [CA Suzuya firing at Gove ' V& v( k/ T/ _% ~0 y5 l/ @% ~
CA Mikuma firing at Gove
3 K! V# T1 x" N$ h! w$ lCA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |