AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 442 w: x+ ^" Z, }" f' | e# e5 s( u
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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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$ ~( n+ v: }1 T# d& U& w) p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
- o0 L! }" ~4 v$ O BB Kongo
( ]8 X2 w3 Y q+ m BB Haruna
; `' ^% Z. B/ q6 ]2 g% @ BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1& n! L; t% Q* ]8 `+ P
BB Kirishima
) [) P) O4 G# h! a$ t n' q5 Q p, [ CA Mogami
, m4 T6 v. r' ?% v1 v6 J' Y# I CA Mikuma
# E# D K- W- p5 i/ [6 } CA Suzuya. X- b( a3 u) l
CA Kumano
* M$ G; C6 C9 R; }5 U8 j CA Kako
; [$ |4 Q$ ]2 u' m: \0 c! W DD Makinami2 _6 Q% _* y* B- ^
DD Takanami+ I, D ?3 G9 E$ A V. ~2 x% c0 j
DD Natsushio( P( Z4 g# D' F" j$ O9 B! u
DD Yukikaze
- K# q& T6 l' Z! R. C, S DD Hayashio' `1 z U+ p6 }
DD Maikaze- F# P" x: u# s. c
DD Isokaze6 B+ M( e5 i' d) s3 }6 Y
DD Shiranui, R* g. K. \5 e0 j' e2 e
DD Amatsukaze
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Allied Ships. ~9 g& W& Q+ r: K9 d Q4 s& k
PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk' p1 B4 I0 a5 V/ l
PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk$ u% \3 H5 w4 g; M' p
PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
- Z' p0 i8 w( s, \! a# P9 {" y PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk1 ~2 \; _# |. _9 ]: D
PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
2 K; A: V# ]; M; s- N4 @6 W# r PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
1 t: O9 h1 B- y3 J PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
* w; A& r. h+ R- Y* q: O: | PT-60
8 e+ m$ }" I8 E. j3 u PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk" I/ B$ \/ U3 z/ F
PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
y/ t! C6 R' r" U0 q7 W PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk8 p# J+ D) o$ V" ~7 Q4 x2 t
PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!# C" G; s" @5 g6 b4 w
Allied TF begins to get underway! ~: K; @- c* e# N
Low visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight, I2 g, V. u8 V3 F& d; [( f: ~
Maximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards
7 Z$ b+ c$ y; r5 U8 f v9 dRange closes to 25,000 yards...) U# {: Y/ G/ k( F& I
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards
/ ?* U) Q/ u) k F( K* DRange closes to 20,000 yards...
9 f5 _. T Q7 ^$ o. `& NRange closes to 15,000 yards...' i D9 ?* r9 W+ L
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards
4 E3 A0 D# |( `( x MCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards
# D. M) e& j7 NRange closes to 10,000 yards... _5 g4 a1 L1 h+ A! j4 u
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
1 p5 S: J2 t$ O1 a8 E9 z' a( o, ARange closes to 7,000 yards...2 p4 }8 e& B; N" P/ `+ A: y
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards: d# a7 K" U, b# q2 K8 G3 E% V
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
. S9 p2 b8 ]8 rCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards7 p0 C& m/ V7 @2 b" B" ~% [' e) ^
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
: ~0 v- G5 M9 m; y. ^! MCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards$ w3 Y1 R( {3 Y- g- N' o* R
Range closes to 1,000 yards...
# u7 F, l0 l/ e% u/ d$ pPT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
+ h6 o; S$ Q8 `( t+ CPT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards9 Y$ z9 S! `' m) E: P
PT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
) H0 y `8 Y; ?* W( SMassive explosion on PT-46
: P/ T7 I+ Q" d9 a( pPT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
1 J# H4 P/ I2 q5 l) ~" U e1 ~: UPT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards* _4 r# @% _) j, X# y% W" Y7 U: }
Range increases to 2,000 yards4 g# e% }% S# T' S+ a1 V
PT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards2 H+ Y6 p, W0 \3 `* @! X$ s" ~
PT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards2 ? r7 p* D0 q# K8 v
BB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards2 I. r& m9 Y6 q8 y
PT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards
* k3 x, `& B, xPT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards2 n% h6 d6 p" ^, n; I+ I9 P
Range increases to 3,000 yards9 K& a' R$ t9 l; Z3 a
PT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards# D% M1 f+ X2 ]$ n; P8 P
Range closes to 2,000 yards" n5 ^5 L( F5 b5 A; B$ X9 Y+ o L) ^
BB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards
: X: |5 Y0 w0 G" W- E4 Y0 TPT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards8 k4 Y4 p) {# w1 \% @6 \$ T3 n* X
Range increases to 4,000 yards. ?) w) W/ V) t, g$ h' `1 a$ p* s
Range increases to 5,000 yards. `- |" |! h- ]0 F; M8 n) T
DD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127 8 J D% O# G' z' f+ o4 } |
Range increases to 6,000 yards* Z# q. B+ y2 m: s& U& \: D
Range increases to 8,000 yards
% J! w* M4 L: }' @/ m" u0 lTask forces break off..." o& k3 Z3 L, W( \7 I0 q3 A
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; E) x! j& Z6 G. s/ E2 x' b8 _0 xNight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
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( y, r# ^- {4 k0 W- e1 W PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk8 A# V" v* Q. r( z' U
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Poor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight0 u- ]6 J! P5 s" s" B \7 N8 ?
Maximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards
' d0 b0 F! G! |1 XRange closes to 28,000 yards...+ s! c4 L( s+ @
Range closes to 26,000 yards...+ ^0 x. T9 u8 N5 _5 ?
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
; s. h0 P) | k' F- X( GRange closes to 22,000 yards...
! Q0 F; i. g* f. xRange closes to 20,000 yards...6 u, X) w* C! A9 N$ p6 u
Range closes to 18,000 yards...7 M" C1 e }. Q1 S4 P
Range closes to 16,000 yards..., N+ f* c+ A7 Z; P: L g+ X
Range closes to 14,000 yards...; X, G' `8 [2 ?; i3 U$ A
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
! O4 J$ ~! |+ P+ e' LRange closes to 11,000 yards...
$ w3 K' R+ }: u# r) @0 NRange closes to 10,000 yards...
9 g5 |* F9 p" }" z6 ^% ~& b0 h! U7 NRange closes to 9,000 yards...
& H( Z5 [6 K. z) \% oRange closes to 8,000 yards...' [3 K! `! I" Z. ^9 X. {1 n0 s* \
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
% @8 l9 e7 B% Y5 u/ N& vRange closes to 6,000 yards...
( \( J7 t% m. i y+ v; ARange closes to 5,000 yards...
6 Q; ?2 Y3 S1 Z9 r9 i O; KRange closes to 4,000 yards...
2 T: r2 Y# `0 X) @# q* DRange closes to 3,000 yards...
3 X0 L8 d% K' g# F! X; R* B' gRange closes to 2,000 yards...
2 `" t5 G: q1 ]CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
- ]8 L% D5 r- n8 K MCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards% ~7 ~. P1 S" B& k) E2 g, g
Allied ships attempt to get underway
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PT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards
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. B- c! X8 a8 k8 X* D1 YNight Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127" K' y7 r$ E7 |5 F2 P1 D9 h( T
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Allied aircraft! q* _6 H L6 _: r- d7 N' L8 S
no flights
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Allied aircraft losses
; z @$ `) [, L9 M Catalina I: 7 damaged. H+ t: V, D' x5 G/ n7 T' k6 d
Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground
5 \1 l% X5 M& Z3 B P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged
3 v5 @; R o: o r6 J1 ` P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground
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4 r% M2 G j: X1 M6 Z BB Kirishima
9 N* p) Q4 v4 l& C8 Z v; h% { BB Hiei+ ^: w* x5 s- m. R N+ Q4 q
BB Haruna
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CA Kako. C+ b( L0 p4 c2 x( l
CA Kumano
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CA Mikuma4 d6 E" u) h& A& R' u' f5 w
CA Mogami
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. w5 |+ X' u- r s7 wAllied ground losses:3 K8 h1 \0 H7 w' m5 {, `) v
274 casualties reported Q/ c- D1 M8 |; ]% Y
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
: i. C- f& n, Y5 o2 q; T( | Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled
# i g8 @9 n) c+ p! N } Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled4 x* ^9 o( \' V) a( _) u1 G6 O
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
9 y! J" J3 P& w Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)
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4 E) n- B# q% X# ~5 l% Y$ @& GAirbase hits 17
: b; [7 \7 o& C8 N. T8 yAirbase supply hits 2
u# r( M( r) `Runway hits 358 {7 I/ y! g+ f3 u
Port hits 5* j o5 b8 K. ?. m- }8 K$ p
Port supply hits 4
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BB Kirishima firing at Gove " r4 c' o. W# F" B
BB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade
7 ^ {, D7 L% I# hBB Haruna firing at Gove 4 c/ l% d" ]# k4 `- O
BB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade
$ q7 }5 N+ m( z/ Z7 a3 Z8 |: {+ t! dCA Kako firing at Gove , d3 R) z! i' X- h6 R( {3 C- _
CA Kumano firing at Gove
* h1 `3 y- x" [/ @% K- wE13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya
; [% z+ U. o( l8 q, FCA Suzuya firing at Gove
* ?8 X: c+ J1 t' r% m6 }1 a0 L5 zCA Mikuma firing at Gove
9 c! a( L& Z$ a; gCA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |