AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 44# i* K# _ g* e4 b# @; Y
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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 S- S5 z' j3 h; t8 N7 @ t
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" O" d1 W i" I FNight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards R* W! x; r+ \# Y& A
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Japanese Ships1 x4 X; s5 d) J3 D
BB Kongo
% n! f& v/ g: I7 T$ q- `' |, ] BB Haruna% J6 x! x; u" B1 j" b, j5 S3 L" _8 ^
BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1( R/ E/ K. J# \% d
BB Kirishima; G! X( G; h4 }: ]6 A z
CA Mogami
4 F4 h& j# L% a. r9 J' ^ CA Mikuma6 e+ P: ?" W/ I# J) T
CA Suzuya
2 B1 i% v* U; d7 `! g' x CA Kumano6 A4 d: k$ K; S7 W8 D& U$ u* e
CA Kako
9 N6 O# C# M, j, V/ m; y' ? DD Makinami
3 W+ q1 B9 M/ ~! @+ c DD Takanami
- S7 @( t }# ~- y& o3 t DD Natsushio( ^7 O7 R- L& c$ ?4 L
DD Yukikaze- g3 s! K1 f4 s* F( ^3 R
DD Hayashio
' y; W# o- W5 z DD Maikaze
4 i4 |. y# g: q- n: `4 r+ n DD Isokaze
) i: _$ O2 R; u8 }# D3 K+ }1 g DD Shiranui% V% k( B2 Q1 g$ @( a$ I
DD Amatsukaze
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' k( ^3 G- ^3 q4 W" q2 ^7 UAllied Ships+ K% ?* m# @+ H7 {9 [$ z+ C- e
PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk' ^. i* X* t1 Y. o$ a1 T; J
PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
7 m' C0 B. } S) S3 v% q PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
5 @4 k1 E# K# P PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
" h$ q/ ^. \3 \6 W& z PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
i1 E' k; a1 R( O2 W PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk& P9 a3 S7 }' }# M( R0 @+ I
PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
$ l; ~4 K+ d( A0 C PT-60
- Y' ~: H# x0 z/ @2 ?% t PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
: t, D! ~5 w6 A( O9 m5 ~, ?% p PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
6 Q0 V7 G% ?% ~ PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk6 {. ?! X, t9 J% s: W. ~
PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk$ g" a) Z: @3 l7 ?
6 {8 w5 p' S0 Z- g; N5 ]Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!" z9 V0 |, F5 P% j' J3 I9 Q$ x) \
Allied TF begins to get underway7 K$ K) o- X! P/ Y7 h
Low visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight6 L: z$ z$ J4 \7 L. w
Maximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards
* \: Q. m- I, N5 w) g# FRange closes to 25,000 yards..., i, N/ t" f2 a0 Y) d9 f
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards- K% U$ m$ P8 |* H6 h. L. o3 O: _
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
( I/ H& N, }4 B6 ~2 WRange closes to 15,000 yards...
( w; R9 `) Y2 [ u* t+ VCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards# R8 o1 P- J# \- k" n* W
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards
" i, U6 K5 v) n: VRange closes to 10,000 yards...$ [4 |/ H0 Y: m
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards0 M& J" }8 n3 T% R2 g/ j' ?3 U6 p1 l
Range closes to 7,000 yards...8 o/ X1 w! ?: _- H5 L: p
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards* ?6 t: ~' u1 B% t# I) O- @, D0 W
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
; U0 A0 K% i8 \& X$ uCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards
; I& K+ P6 j$ r% x xRange closes to 3,000 yards...
7 l* l2 P& b4 s! yCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
% L% |" M* i0 A8 y: k8 D( ~Range closes to 1,000 yards...% y$ {0 E0 O% u& F4 c2 n
PT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards; ?, J8 r* U$ h6 R# a' s
PT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
: \0 Q V8 g" b/ q9 N( bPT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
0 P& j4 L% u) y6 f( G% ~* a6 IMassive explosion on PT-46
$ S) [* L7 h. {7 r8 l( WPT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
* N, ^" z+ H+ h' N( |8 B& Q4 TPT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards& I+ N" D+ y% D& p; K p
Range increases to 2,000 yards8 }1 E' C4 Z. e9 G6 x1 s2 o0 j
PT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
+ ?$ ?7 \9 u# f: QPT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
% P3 H5 W8 K4 jBB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards* @# a/ ?2 z3 B1 o6 v. Y! P, U9 L
PT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards
6 o; z6 p' d) i/ cPT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards
: O- \7 S( L0 O# S" t" o) VRange increases to 3,000 yards3 n# t# n! |' `; _2 p% V" W
PT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards
q2 G# F# Q4 E- f, oRange closes to 2,000 yards
! {. F1 S. `9 o" W" mBB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards
* Q$ {/ m8 W' `; `8 UPT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards4 N6 P E% \4 q& r5 G5 c
Range increases to 4,000 yards
! C! s' ?* f/ n- @; qRange increases to 5,000 yards
" ` D& }( O/ M' YDD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127
3 `0 m0 t( |( P2 NRange increases to 6,000 yards
; h$ T9 G$ A+ p2 SRange increases to 8,000 yards
! h- U: q9 G% z/ f) v% gTask forces break off...
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+ s- T/ w9 b+ `Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships8 B i" e' ^6 D# u9 p/ N
DD Shiranui/ n3 {* _4 g/ g. b: F, ?
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Allied Ships9 i. C3 k& P) c
PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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Poor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight
. \6 |/ x" C/ x# V: @Maximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards
' U: X+ P4 c( `Range closes to 28,000 yards...( _5 M* [& U/ I
Range closes to 26,000 yards...
: s; b# ]# {( x, Y8 O! n( C8 XRange closes to 24,000 yards...
8 N' G5 L7 _2 J) y7 jRange closes to 22,000 yards..." `: \& T# Z; r' S
Range closes to 20,000 yards...$ k$ L/ ?3 N$ A8 f4 C6 b
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
. v/ ~% B2 J. ?% J5 D2 u8 dRange closes to 16,000 yards...* K6 a# p$ A! Y- |& y; B
Range closes to 14,000 yards...( v# A+ g4 r# s/ F4 H
Range closes to 12,000 yards...' q6 c% \7 ^! A
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
$ R; C. e8 [/ pRange closes to 10,000 yards...
2 D9 |( I2 G; b" ^' N. \ lRange closes to 9,000 yards...8 m! n" W; x) U! C
Range closes to 8,000 yards...; N0 ]8 {$ N* L6 I
Range closes to 7,000 yards...; U3 J" g6 e! l2 D; R+ [$ C- }' Y
Range closes to 6,000 yards...* x) \: C2 p. S' o9 y$ R' r- Z' G
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
0 S6 N) L2 \* h4 n' i. H5 vRange closes to 4,000 yards...
) j$ |7 i2 \( i6 f# O8 ^. B# B' ~# mRange closes to 3,000 yards...
& _/ f* e2 s @: k' f0 xRange closes to 2,000 yards.../ Y: ]/ D# `! S% T/ O# t
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards: J3 C( f( M6 T5 z# N8 J
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards) l! B7 Z: ~$ [% P0 _/ H. _
Allied ships attempt to get underway) I3 k0 t" H* s( ~) t
Range increases to 3,000 yards3 G7 a) B+ J, n* m- _! F
PT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards( u% m y9 X+ J3 L8 c, Y
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...( W3 o; o# P9 _9 @5 G1 X! Q
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Night Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127& H" ] m' P1 i
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no flights
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Allied aircraft losses
8 a) a" [( N8 r2 W Catalina I: 7 damaged
/ e! o+ b! [6 m: S# Z0 X Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground
1 u/ t$ S% ^/ T P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged9 e' E+ y, U; ]: D8 `) L' m1 m5 t: G
P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground2 ]/ @/ R! r* B5 l
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BB Kirishima
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BB Haruna
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; Y6 d. M' n7 s0 P CA Kako- X) e2 e5 G. u& T" v' N2 ~. M: n
CA Kumano- r# d8 {4 ?9 K6 K+ P
CA Suzuya
! V M" P6 w9 M/ o Q4 x CA Mikuma3 U Y& b! h6 O. _+ ]- c1 F3 r
CA Mogami& A* U s" o( f
/ f, Z0 w5 n9 e7 p/ ~! }Allied ground losses:; Y% _+ |4 {# Y! m/ w
274 casualties reported- A0 l H+ v* p
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
% `0 R [# h% ^: \ Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled
+ u: ?7 _, [$ S8 I( F7 X# j Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled
- X# i. H$ J- p# _. Q Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
C6 a* h) W3 r" q5 M Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)! c0 h/ f% v4 b1 K3 I
( w' n' R) y; t' g; cAirbase hits 17 G) c4 R& {# g! j
Airbase supply hits 2
/ z1 g7 H% N+ @/ K! `1 ERunway hits 35
" M) h2 ^2 F8 E$ UPort hits 51 O* e# s" m: r" q0 w
Port supply hits 4 _1 B! F2 N/ P* }
* m* D `5 ?7 N& z1 CBB Kirishima firing at Gove # U2 |! U5 h4 U% F+ g& \. ? L
BB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade7 M* E7 E0 B. B( h
BB Haruna firing at Gove
q7 {7 s( M8 T; c% G4 oBB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade
; E" P. y1 N/ f8 XCA Kako firing at Gove $ b1 k1 B6 k2 U5 o/ C3 _8 |
CA Kumano firing at Gove * Q/ l0 T) i* i/ N8 U/ ~% h
E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya
# k9 d/ [0 r1 H0 Z* e0 k2 W4 yCA Suzuya firing at Gove
5 J( U2 u, O+ l) w' }7 [ SCA Mikuma firing at Gove
0 Y$ `2 Q$ ^& P" PCA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |