AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 444 j3 ` J, h+ I, G4 a
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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" P2 k/ }3 ]( e/ L+ C e: r' a; p
6 _6 m! z. i5 x; _$ q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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* O8 _& T3 O+ |5 Z9 ?) F- P. FNight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards
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7 J) k/ n6 G$ S1 d+ xJapanese Ships3 D; f$ x) [" ?9 l9 J7 A+ q( j* b
BB Kongo* s3 H0 B3 Q5 e1 H1 j
BB Haruna
- X7 v9 `0 e, S, w. x0 v$ W5 v4 B1 } BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1
) t9 I' x1 w3 H- o$ l2 i% _ p BB Kirishima! E# G. R ~: Y7 k9 C. c0 z
CA Mogami
8 z& T0 m' U" I) _ CA Mikuma
* {* N5 e4 A; N( y y9 Z CA Suzuya$ k: l: j6 |7 E& M, ~9 {- D; T" ~
CA Kumano
+ k) M% Q: s0 ~9 g$ W/ C8 c8 h CA Kako% e6 a8 `2 ^( C) @1 v8 k
DD Makinami z- V( j3 l+ T0 I
DD Takanami
9 c, Y$ A& P, H- @! D" n' { DD Natsushio
; v" x3 i1 F5 [9 B DD Yukikaze& [0 C+ Z ?7 t9 K
DD Hayashio
+ k8 X, g. x. S! x DD Maikaze
) b+ {3 R& u( ~% [ DD Isokaze
* U- m; s. o' C3 ?1 _$ u DD Shiranui
. q% x+ _" }3 E f- b" F. W DD Amatsukaze& Y+ E: Q1 g' r+ |% o5 Y
. O, n& x( `# K. p" {6 q$ r& lAllied Ships
, }+ ^& h# k: n7 K# q1 u PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
; S; }0 H& D( ]8 K N y PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
" s, @" [5 h I% S2 U# @ PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
% j7 @' Q0 d( _& k. B) C$ u( b; U PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
5 c, O& `5 v( X" S, A, ]2 O- Z" ^ PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk c7 p5 b) c& @2 O1 ?1 C
PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk: f9 n9 Y" S/ P
PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
0 b6 `' s# Q% u" Y4 z PT-60! x, m+ ^8 s& q ^) V
PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
0 z. U* Y) @2 E& _3 [& L2 E. h! [$ O PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
\" ]2 y) J( t' `; z( D0 j: v PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
8 O: B& `2 _0 j1 k- l7 w& h; x- t PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk% S. @$ ~3 ^1 F1 s
; c- [& o# L* r' L0 i: v3 \! PJapanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!; o' y% s4 [( e& y3 Q
Allied TF begins to get underway0 B5 n* B( Z8 o; p; V
Low visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight. d" `& \& `4 @& Q; q! p6 m
Maximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards& X: _6 d. J- h q+ D
Range closes to 25,000 yards...
8 C+ j8 ?; J% BCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards
6 R o- }2 p3 C' |: B; R9 N# tRange closes to 20,000 yards...
& k& M/ }5 j" X& R( vRange closes to 15,000 yards...% q! O8 u* Y% X
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards3 _5 I$ a. b h) U/ c+ O/ C
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards
# A6 \: d" W8 K5 I: @6 Q, M) k! @Range closes to 10,000 yards..., E I4 r& v9 u; | c1 _
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards L+ j/ E5 i3 z% \3 n8 K0 s
Range closes to 7,000 yards...6 |6 r o. a: v" s
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards) e. K& U$ p) ~* J0 B e+ D
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
% P; m; v. }5 pCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards
# g k% [2 K9 ~5 E( Q5 oRange closes to 3,000 yards...
1 `& `% U ?, a! v9 t3 ECONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
% V8 Y$ n; H8 ?1 q# ?, b2 J( n, h ]- oRange closes to 1,000 yards...
) n; x3 ?" Y3 ?8 ePT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards4 a j; Q; t" t- X
PT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
. Z" ]0 @' G5 p2 D3 _# @2 N# y7 NPT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
) Y& c c, {# W' e, G! dMassive explosion on PT-460 ?6 w8 s) _0 ~1 W) R2 t
PT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards6 Y7 z: W4 R/ U3 h' O; L7 W+ H" s6 Q- I
PT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
; N7 r" j M) \5 g2 t8 J, _2 fRange increases to 2,000 yards
* m) ]8 f9 P1 g" N7 u: |! qPT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
) P- c% B4 ~' ~1 Q7 gPT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
! M% I' x; C# ]BB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards
2 r5 `) f+ n* }, C1 @& A0 k9 uPT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards2 c; w! b# |% J
PT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards @. E9 N8 e) `. ]6 }
Range increases to 3,000 yards# J6 |- V7 T I+ @3 c4 y
PT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards+ u H% S% |2 _; _/ X
Range closes to 2,000 yards
, O; G n; [: n9 z! o" b$ d; wBB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards6 e3 J) A" c2 Q* m$ q, e
PT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards
W& @4 W, G0 |2 ^Range increases to 4,000 yards% b$ ^9 R6 {2 n1 o# V
Range increases to 5,000 yards7 A' i0 r3 I4 U
DD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127 ) w! y9 A. y. ?* l$ X
Range increases to 6,000 yards
& i% k" B1 H+ A+ H7 F/ k. b* G qRange increases to 8,000 yards
2 Q3 |0 ~7 m( sTask forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards1 L) P a( R# k2 I& m( N
7 f4 f. N e& T$ L& M' _$ w- W; DJapanese Ships
) [* R3 t7 P# b5 y DD Shiranui; S% N8 |7 a* B, y
z) A& ?! {! h5 T* bAllied Ships
5 E# V8 W; @. T, s PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk! t3 o& c+ E$ I$ T! g
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Poor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight" h! M; h1 U& p! U+ Q
Maximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards8 p! L1 ~8 S. f% ?" U+ q% `
Range closes to 28,000 yards...* @- X" N' s1 A/ [
Range closes to 26,000 yards...
9 ?% O* c! v6 W; v9 J- {# ]Range closes to 24,000 yards...) |) L+ H2 U" s% c0 v
Range closes to 22,000 yards... S% Z; V' }' K2 a$ r" K
Range closes to 20,000 yards...& k- L$ s" p" q7 G, D
Range closes to 18,000 yards...& Q. K. y4 i; K$ ^
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
9 f2 R2 |3 ~& }4 c8 hRange closes to 14,000 yards...* E' I$ S8 \6 p. {
Range closes to 12,000 yards...- U, c$ w1 P5 q4 l5 C! ?5 N5 Z
Range closes to 11,000 yards...2 X1 Y- J7 U8 D& h
Range closes to 10,000 yards..." J7 T+ W$ e" S3 J2 C
Range closes to 9,000 yards..., d4 B1 R, v6 E& [! A8 I5 M# H" q
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
( C& D! G2 V h% W; PRange closes to 7,000 yards...9 c; }+ v( h7 _8 J
Range closes to 6,000 yards...+ s$ y& e; |: ?) a
Range closes to 5,000 yards...$ f$ _9 p, _2 q9 l$ c
Range closes to 4,000 yards... e1 m) {! P9 d) U! A) M0 y
Range closes to 3,000 yards...8 E2 I( F4 e& W' [: j8 K( ^
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
/ O% I) j1 N) s; X4 T. JCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards' S5 {* L: t3 {* ]1 [8 d
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
( }# O- H2 K. H% V, b2 i- u6 ~) ?Allied ships attempt to get underway8 d% f" w1 X! D% {; F' I
Range increases to 3,000 yards# I" S" ~ `% b0 _. _2 n
PT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards0 {* Q8 @ l+ g1 s
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...1 k" C* \4 x6 T' p3 c
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; Z! ^. ~, p( b+ t9 P2 r9 s8 i, i' XNight Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,1275 ]0 t: Q6 r1 M9 J
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no flights6 x% E; b) o j9 U# ]
8 n1 V, ~& z, R$ c OAllied aircraft losses- p5 ^, q$ m$ e+ W! P) G" V
Catalina I: 7 damaged
V4 E% ?( l P+ q9 q Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground
" S+ J5 b* V' W. K1 ?5 Y P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged
, K+ \" I5 `$ ]+ w5 u P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground
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Japanese Ships
0 \& f; m9 h5 C" p BB Kirishima: o, d5 W& i$ s2 {
BB Hiei1 D: L3 x- h- O5 p. g
BB Haruna s5 g8 x$ J1 D9 z% @* d
BB Kongo% x* O% g% r( j1 i, P2 _
CA Kako
3 m6 {+ o5 n1 v4 Z; B o! h CA Kumano @# L3 j& b( \+ i
CA Suzuya
+ t/ v9 u- b: J5 y CA Mikuma
- a ]6 m& |0 {" G/ g CA Mogami
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Allied ground losses:
8 _& f4 `1 Y& I$ ?; t+ s 274 casualties reported
, m, M. T" J* f+ ?# ^ Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
0 B7 h: }9 ]- s0 b) T. O Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled
: L/ j* V1 x" B( l Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled
3 ]( d9 ^2 s: B8 f( H y0 \ Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)) n" V. H% o9 j. u( l
Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)
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Airbase hits 17
, o& `2 S/ I0 L0 L# W% BAirbase supply hits 28 \1 O0 s3 s" [; c. G
Runway hits 35
8 R! K1 y6 d2 W" RPort hits 5, J' ?5 a \) c, c
Port supply hits 4- J+ S: |; C) B- Y2 |
0 G+ v G2 k* g% `, N" e2 U( SBB Kirishima firing at Gove
8 m% @- j1 C) K: S: G! TBB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade4 J% M7 G, Z2 K# e
BB Haruna firing at Gove
4 l- d d, _( u( G1 T$ eBB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade. M! @0 b) N% I" l6 ]
CA Kako firing at Gove + B. V9 c- B( _" _ Z
CA Kumano firing at Gove 8 d8 o4 g3 c5 x) h$ A' s* M6 S
E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya! ~ U7 [' V: t
CA Suzuya firing at Gove
9 m$ C7 l" F% c0 \; p1 W0 NCA Mikuma firing at Gove
8 @: l6 H, w1 R" O$ qCA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |