AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 44 W& s* ?+ Y6 G' n% O
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' D8 \3 T) ^3 i$ J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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0 m/ u; K* n W% ]0 d9 Q0 ~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* X v$ h/ D* O! D
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Japanese Ships
9 G/ `- Y9 s$ ], u BB Kongo
8 y. T2 Z: l# U# _3 N+ x BB Haruna
* L& @- z: n, b" P/ |6 }7 G, I BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1
( }8 W, r3 O) q; s- T4 p. w: @ BB Kirishima" D' Y) Q6 S) ?
CA Mogami
% z4 x$ T7 @! O: a9 O2 _" b e3 f CA Mikuma
# k3 _1 L" Z: o7 x# r CA Suzuya) n) U1 Y0 ?8 Y$ |! V4 D
CA Kumano" f5 T4 ^. ]7 o/ O- ~% Y$ h
CA Kako* n ~% C0 P) Q0 t
DD Makinami
- [8 j# x. t3 G. |% W$ M8 z- c/ u DD Takanami6 O' \0 O! u- b) S9 H+ |
DD Natsushio
: L2 P$ S. j1 L' q2 J. J+ ?4 \ DD Yukikaze
( ]. b. H/ [0 P/ N2 @ DD Hayashio
# {" S+ |( B6 ~+ J, E! }) H DD Maikaze2 X, l5 ~$ o. w: m" Z) O. P
DD Isokaze' [) T( G1 n \' d9 V% n
DD Shiranui- I: d/ o; t. `4 @7 E0 `) n4 A
DD Amatsukaze
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Allied Ships
1 p/ H4 H- x) N( w PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk4 ~5 T0 U2 ]8 T' V, Z
PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk' H" l6 @/ t* {3 v
PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
1 B' F& H1 Y' h- g' h PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk% J9 a$ f/ }' x% J
PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
: l! x; ~/ N7 w J" i8 O PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
/ H$ V# K( I4 I: L, g PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
5 b5 I7 j. n. M* `- n- \ PT-60. m1 r4 v7 l; e$ r
PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
& \7 ]; f$ I+ m2 K! \0 ` PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
! c& N7 f/ E7 @ X& L, I* i PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk7 n5 b( J M. t/ l
PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!( g) X c5 S; Z& K5 P' Z1 n
Allied TF begins to get underway
8 V; J: V) W6 \5 a! c0 a: ZLow visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight& j; i' G( P1 Z8 P
Maximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards
0 X C8 e) [" c, [4 uRange closes to 25,000 yards...1 R, B# y4 U; s! c
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards$ q8 q% Y* {% f0 N
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
. {" p, w Z, p tRange closes to 15,000 yards...' n1 [9 c' K3 `" ~; W: Z
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards
) h: o5 M2 s+ q4 h* ~CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards. V8 q$ |6 m* N2 G" z
Range closes to 10,000 yards...+ ? [/ B/ s: ^
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards$ T8 U8 m; }+ [ T
Range closes to 7,000 yards...5 ^2 T! R. p) Q& E6 p
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards$ i8 X( u' V# s! H6 P
Range closes to 5,000 yards...$ i9 Q- x% I2 p( k0 u. N
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards
8 V1 x7 H- K0 w* b' w6 xRange closes to 3,000 yards...3 I$ n, y4 c9 x& s2 e* n
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
. Z8 N3 j9 f6 A& d8 c& l4 wRange closes to 1,000 yards...1 ? h2 L, X2 v4 z. V) l
PT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
: e! S6 F$ R8 d2 D$ v4 SPT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards! ?" G# l) X& ]% g6 r
PT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
( v: y# ^3 q1 S/ V: K }Massive explosion on PT-46
5 r4 ~% h1 Z1 \7 r5 {1 S+ _! E7 T* aPT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
) f/ ?3 x% L' |) PPT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards2 z7 v( y6 I; M4 e/ Q, g* M
Range increases to 2,000 yards
, T- M% L m( I! j% S7 g, {- c3 \PT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards2 D8 t4 [3 N2 i2 [! D
PT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards2 H2 E m. S8 y4 o, ]' B5 H5 l
BB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards
" o: n# W7 ]9 G1 y7 ]/ sPT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards+ I* T- {" V* I( E
PT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards6 [- a$ t, D5 W* W/ F5 k
Range increases to 3,000 yards/ R4 ~0 {! r$ l' q1 r
PT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards
8 v: x) {! t9 ^3 ]! GRange closes to 2,000 yards1 h# x( x% K- b
BB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards" |' u: t4 o8 [& ?
PT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards) X& ]4 o$ W' i# b. H$ A* f! D
Range increases to 4,000 yards
6 U% k& ^+ a% @' L( [Range increases to 5,000 yards7 m/ A$ r4 j8 S4 S; V- V
DD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127 ; V+ t* N3 l7 r' w, L
Range increases to 6,000 yards
) Z( ` z7 G& V) B& v3 U% ^Range increases to 8,000 yards
6 X9 `, X9 [" f0 ?, ?) |Task forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards7 d3 G9 r9 l- x* X0 i5 Y3 I! g
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Japanese Ships
/ O& }# x& J) ~ DD Shiranui
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3 A7 _3 `- M1 w PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk/ C3 \2 s1 v, I
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Poor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight
) _$ ~8 `# F" N4 p- IMaximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards
8 B% ]1 I3 \8 H9 Q$ LRange closes to 28,000 yards...% a4 W6 d2 W2 v4 f" K
Range closes to 26,000 yards...; [! D* k [" A
Range closes to 24,000 yards...( Q, p8 o# L$ r- \1 H* N. R1 p' d3 b
Range closes to 22,000 yards...3 J& G. M: y! ^$ Y z. V! B; k
Range closes to 20,000 yards...9 G( o5 o( a2 G. G
Range closes to 18,000 yards...$ Z3 \; s9 e4 q$ m& P
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
/ _- Q6 J6 @4 h/ XRange closes to 14,000 yards...: q0 G5 d$ C0 z7 e+ e
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
0 h+ ]; z3 G1 ORange closes to 11,000 yards...# K- y& ? R- }; {: _, d
Range closes to 10,000 yards...: Q. k% @1 T: t" B0 l# H$ s5 f$ i
Range closes to 9,000 yards...3 O, v: s' y% w2 |, R8 q/ a
Range closes to 8,000 yards...8 m& F7 v) ]' O. d: G# y/ B
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
, d! m( F; }9 r7 l1 C+ mRange closes to 6,000 yards...
- s, E% U% L( i- Z( IRange closes to 5,000 yards...: {' O, c3 u1 U/ l: M# e1 w+ p
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
- }* l- @. T1 z, @. BRange closes to 3,000 yards...
: I; X- [) J5 o+ |5 F9 A0 U# ?3 kRange closes to 2,000 yards...9 ?+ \# u8 o8 q/ L) m! e7 _( V+ @7 o
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards5 O" d, e# a. h! C+ D
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
7 m, f. \/ {2 k) xAllied ships attempt to get underway
4 Y% ^3 Y6 \" c" ]Range increases to 3,000 yards
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Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...2 `5 P8 V9 p+ L
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+ P3 v; _, o- o- ^! SNight Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127
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Allied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses% w0 |+ j/ t: M0 u
Catalina I: 7 damaged
: y' Q" f# g0 n Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground* y: u: x1 P9 f) H7 L7 Y) g
P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged
5 ^" @! U0 J5 }# q P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground5 E( V. |" M( v) u6 g: R4 f% f" o
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Japanese Ships
7 j+ T( h- z' g5 s; R BB Kirishima
" m- u" z5 \2 c, H8 m$ M' [ BB Hiei
+ f0 C# e8 ]& n! Z BB Haruna) K7 U) P8 R8 D* g: T
BB Kongo
2 F0 X5 M- k. {4 z' C) S% S CA Kako7 A6 H& E% x8 K* W: f( c- N
CA Kumano; ?* L2 v' G" y- F2 {1 N' b
CA Suzuya
7 m* C0 f8 H p- l CA Mikuma- P5 D) O$ w9 `# T9 J# D; z, {& K
CA Mogami
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+ R. h$ p9 g. Y. OAllied ground losses:
6 o0 ^( A+ l: ~- c; M* T- g 274 casualties reported
- N4 A) ]6 Q J9 i Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
% H+ D$ B$ L% @" U Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled# u3 W( @" D' c4 F; O: U0 [8 l
Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled o S$ P6 m, y2 f2 M; d
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
) K( B7 a P) z Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)& n. H. I$ S |6 f. r
# v5 L* G* h5 F) c) C% y8 cAirbase hits 17' K& b4 Z( `! }& o4 m0 Q4 b. O
Airbase supply hits 2: a1 N. j/ U% I1 y2 _; a0 ~
Runway hits 35. R' j4 R) B- [3 _" g' K+ j) n M
Port hits 50 i: c1 H9 l9 N" w% E- a+ Q* w4 Y
Port supply hits 4
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5 U8 H/ A2 l5 Y4 ?8 I j" rBB Kirishima firing at Gove 1 r$ g* t$ W9 r
BB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade
" L% j( q+ W6 dBB Haruna firing at Gove 5 x6 ^, Z/ G6 z" }; W$ @# _/ j
BB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade, K* S. p5 P6 \3 q4 ]9 S# }
CA Kako firing at Gove
4 [! W5 G4 X5 X# |; OCA Kumano firing at Gove 4 v* U r3 \) b1 y- U Q
E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya: k+ f. k: h( J! L n& o% m
CA Suzuya firing at Gove
2 @5 E7 E } F. x5 q8 ?; F! mCA Mikuma firing at Gove 9 C; M9 |* K5 }" t5 v5 l
CA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |