AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 44; J$ J8 b, Q* g1 ~8 H1 \
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4 a! `4 f$ `/ P u. A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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2 R% E' l" Z; z J- \+ q: q4 `# K- L5 F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 + [# h5 C( O$ Z. t2 m' V; i
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1 }' U+ f) \* r; |* a5 kNight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards
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, c% b, P7 R/ d BB Kongo
. ^; I1 p; i. C4 b$ h BB Haruna
- s! o) B9 H1 m6 O9 }$ L: j0 `& b; p BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1
0 A# b; O/ T- `" Z BB Kirishima
0 j" X" \# c+ E0 P: A CA Mogami
, e3 b$ X; b( J$ A, p3 p CA Mikuma8 k- g& t( X5 R) \
CA Suzuya' _1 d7 e# z6 W
CA Kumano
& }* F% {- N& s y CA Kako% Q& n9 }% ]% Z( I+ p4 H
DD Makinami0 f6 T( S* F0 A7 I6 i8 M. D/ _
DD Takanami0 D/ p0 f$ q1 Y1 f& C) `
DD Natsushio
2 m$ e/ E3 w4 q7 Y4 M- d DD Yukikaze5 A; C \% l- y7 R; j: h( z1 X1 @
DD Hayashio
: x7 g3 J5 ]8 X/ X- D$ R( Y6 w DD Maikaze
5 u( S1 C2 ^; F5 h& m, w DD Isokaze! Z! q* |: s, n* o5 f
DD Shiranui" d3 v: [# u0 h3 Z4 q0 ?- S6 ]
DD Amatsukaze8 Z0 N3 k) D3 A3 M {) V+ @3 G
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Allied Ships4 [5 u5 q* [0 D4 {
PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
. q5 I3 ?2 c0 W4 H6 Z PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk! S) w4 _$ u% Z) L
PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
4 i8 B7 Q, U. _# p PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk, p" ~9 {3 A& t9 u9 N3 s8 N
PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk: \- _, T# b! d) E; r9 J
PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
/ Z4 E# k9 ~7 P7 N5 A& ?3 G PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
* P ?* B" t! ]$ ?7 i H% Z PT-603 Q/ k7 S6 _/ J/ P, e+ [1 B
PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
6 r4 ~# n+ {4 X* ~ PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
3 r' V) u9 Z) ^6 U PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
+ r. ?% s/ C n+ | PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk3 T9 D* r4 \( i4 B5 @- J
1 V A5 f; V3 D, q# ]Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
$ a% d! O* ^/ B7 L; D. d8 OAllied TF begins to get underway- K3 T7 R' v. a* k# c$ S! [
Low visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight8 m; p4 Q9 j0 Y% Y) |* T! H
Maximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards: X2 C; g8 \. X6 m
Range closes to 25,000 yards...5 x/ i) c Z, U l7 J. P- C
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards& g( }0 ?" d( P" I4 y. V
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
1 Z. o6 N; r. d; B& f( U7 v- v: ?Range closes to 15,000 yards...6 h) u% E; Y( {! ?5 B
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards
7 K* w" u2 V8 `CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards8 R$ A8 w6 k& F7 _. u, ?% R* y
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
$ [, V) }2 R2 C: H# ]0 s. r7 ECONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
2 B8 n3 D+ X# U. `! e" o- C* _Range closes to 7,000 yards...; t$ s* m5 W; X, c5 y
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards
- N9 o' s3 X5 V' m8 TRange closes to 5,000 yards...! Y. L3 n }8 A9 R8 ^: u
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards A6 ~+ l: ?! l
Range closes to 3,000 yards..." P5 H2 n3 y- w# M( N$ W/ p% j
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards! s; r1 M; O- B: T
Range closes to 1,000 yards...% V; y, M/ }9 P$ D+ A
PT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
; } b( G! C7 Q3 TPT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards* I. u7 F: y2 ~& G' _( k8 g
PT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards: s+ ~4 e% E0 t1 T$ o) w
Massive explosion on PT-46
( J1 N& d; ?8 \$ q6 ]3 [PT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards' t! w% Q! m" G3 n) B/ r
PT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
* V$ V |% ^$ u) \Range increases to 2,000 yards
5 l1 a2 S. n+ cPT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards8 S1 Q1 |+ b5 L; m: o; b) v6 `
PT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards z7 \7 t9 J! ^( V8 ?
BB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards; y' b2 T' I) f
PT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards
: k) R; K* k9 ]- VPT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards% H. M$ E. r% O' A: g
Range increases to 3,000 yards* I2 N- R1 Z6 [
PT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards
: ?# t/ e5 `5 h% ?Range closes to 2,000 yards; G* c7 T; Z4 @+ {7 n
BB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards
2 \6 U; [, C, r7 L5 w2 {" P. H# HPT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards. p6 _& y& @0 x1 ]: |
Range increases to 4,000 yards
7 w4 J( I* q- [& ~4 v% h+ oRange increases to 5,000 yards
$ O$ j9 b" s! M9 g# A, O( m* RDD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127
" E( t7 e& B( e& FRange increases to 6,000 yards
4 T% ~: ?: F. H/ z5 sRange increases to 8,000 yards
9 T6 E) r8 _& w/ z+ h g+ MTask forces break off...( P9 E b/ u! h3 P
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% U# z5 |9 a" W' F/ pNight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards/ Q) Z' \ I) E3 Y h. Z' p* M
( ~* u6 N% H( @" H+ a' y RJapanese Ships
2 C! T, Y9 h$ n7 f6 @0 H DD Shiranui
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Allied Ships
2 u/ Z5 r. c6 X' g2 D) a) \; y PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk; l/ n8 H4 s9 M# }
: `& l3 I- A; I% B" bPoor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight
& L+ r) Y; F7 C4 h8 X: B# mMaximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards5 P5 Y4 A2 _. V1 k
Range closes to 28,000 yards...& i9 h. E7 j* M/ `& ~
Range closes to 26,000 yards...- p# |; B' R. G" Z7 @, z" C3 k5 t2 g
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
( i' c& {( N2 {1 i7 o8 GRange closes to 22,000 yards...
) A) J. p7 Q4 a+ N+ ?9 p! `/ oRange closes to 20,000 yards...
: @7 G' f2 {, n% B$ Z/ E }& |- ^' @Range closes to 18,000 yards...% v" v% ~4 X* n0 R! j
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
9 J7 T0 P, T; p; [Range closes to 14,000 yards...1 v0 r& F. q5 a: K* }' w) u
Range closes to 12,000 yards...9 m0 w# p7 M5 t6 U! f, T+ c
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
+ v4 B8 z! k# iRange closes to 10,000 yards...+ W V& w4 @4 W9 N! N, Z9 i
Range closes to 9,000 yards...- k" ?3 }: @7 y3 w, }' n$ q
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
7 Z- q q/ S* }( u2 XRange closes to 7,000 yards...0 N$ k5 H0 F f# h6 T
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
9 y9 k) @+ A' P/ [$ E4 ^( ?$ DRange closes to 5,000 yards...# b1 J) {% W7 _
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
& O. @: K$ \6 Y! X5 _! y# Z0 ~5 x0 X9 CRange closes to 3,000 yards...& G( c/ O$ c' z6 X: ]; [
Range closes to 2,000 yards...) Q* n- }6 @% U! T7 H% u# A
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards, S2 P9 B7 Y$ y: `3 _4 j' V6 e
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards; d; ?/ m$ P2 ]" X
Allied ships attempt to get underway
& n* i& T# w" j) i3 URange increases to 3,000 yards" D! C5 X5 E6 B/ R W" {' Q. ^* }
PT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards" V: m2 E" c6 @9 M
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...
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% }$ X7 i: d o2 kNight Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,1277 ]* C0 e$ R1 n. i4 z( _* t
6 J* h% v- j5 s# A: H& [) H6 e- iAllied aircraft
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, |9 P- @+ A9 e6 j9 M/ o$ o% aAllied aircraft losses
% C0 [- @* C' S# Z& k+ s: b& h% D Catalina I: 7 damaged
. ~6 N7 R, b7 P+ ~) k8 H m Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground( j% W8 y* e- f' W5 O
P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged
( P# D& W! Y r P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground
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6 b( @/ g( r2 u6 W6 z7 |Japanese Ships
* t; p# m' h3 \8 b9 d7 A6 B' W BB Kirishima* o; ?& F }2 D+ Z
BB Hiei
9 g+ Z; H& E8 S2 |$ Z BB Haruna
- |2 [% j& o; J; \ BB Kongo+ U* c! V! q1 S, G5 F5 g1 w
CA Kako# `4 O/ s7 y; v& q$ o7 {! B
CA Kumano3 v# ` n3 U1 x2 n7 z, c2 G
CA Suzuya
; y, b4 ~9 M& l# Y- | CA Mikuma
! ] q1 _. }8 T |6 B" Y7 f9 S. N CA Mogami" Z% V, c a4 O$ a+ n/ L5 ~1 ^- ~( d
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Allied ground losses:; ?( B H1 |. i, w
274 casualties reported
) m- B! j* _, x5 G* s5 G( Q( L Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled: M, j. |+ b( V& o1 G! |% ]8 K
Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled/ B, L8 i4 j: F# d* R0 I
Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled
( N& f8 H1 G% q6 P4 _ Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)% H) R$ L, p1 f- z$ c4 n
Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)6 A* U, R* Q$ b8 q3 S
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Airbase hits 17
; I) G2 Y h6 g" j+ |& R. \Airbase supply hits 2
0 r6 ]9 y8 S6 A$ H6 T* }Runway hits 35 z; y, K" w# H* d5 }# N1 r; w1 o
Port hits 5
3 c" ~% w' w; |0 q& O& U/ _Port supply hits 4
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5 n. f9 W J: }: F: A* Q9 s, T2 LBB Kirishima firing at Gove
( [% X+ V5 |$ x' f2 O* BBB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade
1 H0 [% N0 b2 bBB Haruna firing at Gove
5 |+ t o$ z; @% F# d( HBB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade
. H0 ~% H! n" k0 f% \CA Kako firing at Gove % m! g- E+ m$ D$ y2 B
CA Kumano firing at Gove 6 \4 |% Z1 F# \ d$ f) _
E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya; {+ _; g$ }" k: ?0 C
CA Suzuya firing at Gove 4 k y0 _2 c" ~' o9 X+ g
CA Mikuma firing at Gove
; A, R3 H( Y; i% A$ m0 q2 DCA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |