AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 44+ m% r7 n" V; |; G
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( M2 W/ P; @: p ^6 X$ c4 i0 ]& l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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+ c$ ~: T# Y; ]2 CNight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards# N T; N8 R4 k; r( F* o- ^
4 G# ]$ z! `4 S% i+ v0 ~! aJapanese Ships
& O# {/ K& Y- w0 b2 Y( j BB Kongo
* G) W% w9 E0 b5 ? Y+ \) Q9 h% M: s BB Haruna5 K% V& B( Q. S# t
BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1
; \6 a8 k/ m1 \ BB Kirishima( \: X9 `* k: U
CA Mogami
0 n! A5 _ D2 X! {) l2 i1 \ CA Mikuma
9 b6 y6 D9 D: L: e4 f; ~% ?* M1 n CA Suzuya8 ^ q% C7 v }. [, f/ d) K3 O. U
CA Kumano1 [2 N1 ^: U Z; s
CA Kako' _' b$ J' i' O/ T
DD Makinami* `4 K- a/ r" n" U' G7 m! G# p
DD Takanami3 s$ L( J: {" M
DD Natsushio
4 q' a0 @. M! R; {1 Z5 W DD Yukikaze
# V% C0 [' q9 F' y; V DD Hayashio
; q a5 R$ V& ^. ` Q* A DD Maikaze
4 a( M; ]/ g- { B K- \6 m) u: ~ DD Isokaze
) ]# H; p7 r. F# B DD Shiranui
9 F4 r+ {1 w# j* B$ z% C DD Amatsukaze
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Allied Ships
+ p# }9 C2 V; o `* V' d6 d PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
$ V* W% e) f! j% U0 I PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk% Z6 C$ W- T B, W) [8 V0 M
PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk5 v, r+ A# _$ \2 |8 X( e
PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
: R: t9 c8 h7 X+ l6 a3 e PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
& I: _1 q9 B X1 m6 L. ] PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
# N9 b1 k- @" l R. ?7 ] PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
; o; I8 ~' l' T/ B0 ^' v" E1 u PT-60
7 e5 q; C4 V7 r% M2 s PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk$ Y$ Z9 J. ^# P2 b
PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
# }; E" U% t" ~! b9 S) l3 [: V PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
+ C9 d+ ~$ r! C+ r PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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! F( o* P3 l1 n; AJapanese Ships Reported to be Approaching! }/ O* i9 h* b# Q7 D/ I
Allied TF begins to get underway
7 I* @2 x, D: ULow visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight: h |5 R! Q- n2 U7 t6 O
Maximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards
5 }8 c* A4 B i" W9 JRange closes to 25,000 yards...
' h0 O7 x7 A% u9 O$ UCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards- {, A% a0 @3 P: [; n6 `
Range closes to 20,000 yards...4 X7 c- \& U8 s" q1 I
Range closes to 15,000 yards...
+ `2 m3 W$ V- z, h/ v1 Y% w& m) yCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards
/ x' g% r9 o& t- x# jCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards( g& i9 j3 W- B! p
Range closes to 10,000 yards...9 }. b% n$ d3 d5 k
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards- J; @ [* }9 k. Z( ]6 X& C% A) s
Range closes to 7,000 yards...8 a2 W* p# h5 r! b, ]8 j) r
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards" q# ~. ~% Z! l
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
9 h* f s6 K3 ICONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards
/ z/ E/ `4 I% v- r `- xRange closes to 3,000 yards...3 n# [: _) i& J+ V9 S/ G
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
. C; _2 c2 W, k# R: h6 GRange closes to 1,000 yards...
" ^, p, C" j2 k! Y2 h0 O- ] XPT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards, s% y1 I/ ^2 M& T* x+ V- e
PT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
* T0 B* a3 T, e s1 zPT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
+ L; Z2 u* w9 @; PMassive explosion on PT-46
7 w) p6 \6 b$ ~8 ^PT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
4 n, x& p: z8 k% k2 g1 a8 R' nPT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards8 v* s- V- j/ _* }5 j
Range increases to 2,000 yards7 |4 E% L! R1 L( q4 ~1 y6 }
PT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
$ b" o! Q* @8 ]7 H4 `& k: HPT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards- @! |: J9 B5 q' w6 G, ^$ O' q) O
BB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards
# A' _ q; p3 b4 L" g' ^PT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards
, {) e. |" i7 c& P7 S* J8 nPT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards* \, [) x/ v5 o
Range increases to 3,000 yards
9 b9 T8 J$ `8 J' S" YPT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards8 i* L3 V. J" ^
Range closes to 2,000 yards7 z) X% }- {4 }9 d E3 X5 o! u
BB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards
# G7 ^" z) A" O# v& d& k' Q$ y. qPT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards4 e7 E0 V! T0 J% c- ]. J$ D- H
Range increases to 4,000 yards
, L) i5 P e7 {& B! `+ {Range increases to 5,000 yards
! y+ H9 I I& O! M% dDD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127 ; G8 A6 ~+ d1 P. K
Range increases to 6,000 yards4 T- r9 H) Q/ Y# S& ?2 v9 e# m, Q
Range increases to 8,000 yards: k c' ~) Y9 @9 H( W) M
Task forces break off...
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2 N6 Y6 [# ?) q' v4 x, p; kNight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards t6 D/ I* A" B+ U9 V
+ ?. W! S, M/ ^( iJapanese Ships
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5 z9 s% q6 U, N5 o1 ^# N }1 M& LAllied Ships$ f- \) i9 S- ?' m9 {3 C5 Z
PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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Poor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight
, I) X' h- ]2 c) D. Y! e) x! t6 M/ xMaximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards
/ p' g: a# }/ ^& r; ]Range closes to 28,000 yards...
]) y2 V$ w6 H; E. hRange closes to 26,000 yards...+ x5 {6 G c8 |! y
Range closes to 24,000 yards...8 X# _8 D( i+ l/ X
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
- \7 t. z6 E; b( _2 hRange closes to 20,000 yards...- ?( P2 a8 x# M6 m8 U2 Y6 W3 u- g& _
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
i. t0 `; P5 ^Range closes to 16,000 yards...% C' T- Z( t: j) j( P+ n
Range closes to 14,000 yards...$ a9 x& }( j" Z! K4 D
Range closes to 12,000 yards...4 P7 J% ]. a2 @5 `5 l
Range closes to 11,000 yards...7 [/ Y! @& `4 p' D J
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
+ E; P/ v1 y* C0 b% zRange closes to 9,000 yards...
* x! H( R ?) d9 l% sRange closes to 8,000 yards...$ a0 b5 a3 O" P
Range closes to 7,000 yards...6 C0 C& x: V8 F# J/ T- m% f1 ^
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
& f! k2 c( S" @3 W4 ERange closes to 5,000 yards...
$ K7 o1 u! v. Z, e" ]/ ]Range closes to 4,000 yards...8 }# S9 ?. ` r. I: b2 a
Range closes to 3,000 yards...* _9 A& X7 M/ O O, l- C$ b
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
1 w7 {: r3 b3 i% ?CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
: m6 [$ d- a( I- [& b& g4 oCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards! v5 Y3 j) T2 o% E! e
Allied ships attempt to get underway
& P% C# K* n) R# `) l C$ e" eRange increases to 3,000 yards
# X% e# Z0 h8 nPT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards+ P# Y# \; M. ^% f0 m8 L
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...
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Night Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127
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Allied aircraft losses
+ B$ G; c; |0 e2 [* j( H; | Catalina I: 7 damaged
2 u( `5 a4 \' l! _0 l! J) x8 a Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground! E. G {. H1 r7 `) M
P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged5 B( `0 I! K7 Q; L/ v
P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground4 ~4 X* F8 N4 y3 T5 B, W' ]. o
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5 h) D6 ?: F: v/ { r BB Kirishima
7 @$ w# @- B/ K5 y" N9 ~; j BB Hiei1 x2 |1 T! q# O5 G! p
BB Haruna
& z/ o; _: U/ s& I BB Kongo; E+ m ?) C, A8 b" f3 O9 Y
CA Kako% O$ O6 s, o- v8 f. R$ _
CA Kumano
9 {* S6 f$ }8 ]5 j CA Suzuya
2 W+ d' R# F: q/ G& l/ R# P& H0 Y CA Mikuma0 O0 A" ^5 O5 x* M0 [' [
CA Mogami
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Allied ground losses:% Y i) n) r1 H
274 casualties reported% `; r1 o" n! c7 ^4 v
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled' H8 h' y* q8 @' U. z1 F
Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled! o" J K1 d) q, c
Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled a I7 u$ C4 @( z
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)+ ]4 Q) @: D3 Q5 {: _0 i* |, x
Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)
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Airbase hits 17
. Z( l5 a' S7 W6 I9 p, n$ R* kAirbase supply hits 2
( A3 d+ b8 w3 r) U+ C9 E1 LRunway hits 35
; ]: _) f2 @5 f& l" c) g" wPort hits 5 o% `6 I& B2 N
Port supply hits 4
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BB Kirishima firing at Gove
1 u- j% ~ Z8 v8 b: A! cBB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade2 B- d- B2 Z" h4 k8 R* @% z
BB Haruna firing at Gove . n y; P. g, j/ E, E+ S/ \; C: m
BB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade
. _, Q. n/ D% O3 D$ m- H' |CA Kako firing at Gove
- ?0 F t$ S1 }CA Kumano firing at Gove
* ^- _6 K9 V9 vE13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya
' G0 {0 Q, z, |; a E1 N: Q! kCA Suzuya firing at Gove
' l B. ]4 O4 I% j$ g/ w( RCA Mikuma firing at Gove 4 ~3 }# [) f% C5 E1 Y# z
CA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |