AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 44" S( B* H. [* ?' b" n" s
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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/ H$ p/ Q( J8 x8 i! Y. D5 \
/ Y- Y+ t& a2 @3 N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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2 q) Y! Y0 E( M" x7 `( @. rNight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships7 Q W8 `/ A6 Q
BB Kongo) c/ B% s( |1 i- m- A9 P% R
BB Haruna
; s( h* L% ^( d9 u! k" B _+ R BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1
1 n& w* t3 g& k( u BB Kirishima
# r; `* ^, N/ ], b CA Mogami
9 H6 a! |. K$ U CA Mikuma
2 L0 I3 n* @% I z+ ~" _7 K CA Suzuya
5 s. x% _) V" z8 t3 K8 Q CA Kumano2 f& d# y) w( z; o( b
CA Kako/ t$ e2 B: a- u8 ^8 ?
DD Makinami' s X" Q& C e$ n# f; g
DD Takanami
7 w: W4 e: B7 q% p DD Natsushio
! d: ^6 [/ V, D5 B DD Yukikaze% Q: ]8 }* d2 {6 h* M5 d" K2 M
DD Hayashio
2 a6 \* ]( z1 E8 c( P DD Maikaze- z; C# O5 C/ a: H: j7 j t
DD Isokaze
4 w! p1 u2 c& x; ~" d. c' { DD Shiranui
% r0 S" ^1 W6 A DD Amatsukaze; F2 b# A* T+ w% i( q# |+ |6 V
+ S1 ^4 c5 Q, W8 ^# DAllied Ships+ n4 G" w8 q. [/ j( w( h# w- |
PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
4 w9 h2 p( @7 ^) Q' L PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
! i: r3 ?/ ~' p- k+ N* f6 Q PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk% c! B; L$ `6 |
PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk u" a9 ^# U) m
PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
8 l8 u2 j$ H9 s; a- y, R PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk2 F1 Q# |- M2 h" L
PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk; O" q+ o8 @1 e' q4 R
PT-609 _. T) Z1 [& _0 K9 A
PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk" j& ^0 I6 l+ u3 w
PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk r" a% J9 d% U. Z A7 q
PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
% k8 `8 P) q( R9 W& S$ W PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk4 H: h% }7 x: W) I4 N
' W2 b8 G( n# |2 R( W9 n% eJapanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!2 F9 z8 m" U" d( T }- s
Allied TF begins to get underway7 D* H5 m3 i7 V: ]: @0 _
Low visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight, u2 @+ h' ]& T. S
Maximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards
1 z, W; `: I6 l' h1 O7 oRange closes to 25,000 yards...2 i- c! ]1 ?9 G: G
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards1 D" N/ c1 ^7 M
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
7 U9 x: A! [$ J) n% V' h; ?- kRange closes to 15,000 yards...
z0 Q; W9 o7 nCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards; G& @. F, Z/ \9 y/ }7 P# [2 J
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards( r( ?% H: z6 G. d- F! e J7 Y
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
- y4 q {' P9 vCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards% J! b: m4 ?+ b2 k" d* m3 ~
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
4 D3 V: W' d1 MCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards
3 P7 u. m. r3 f# {. R$ M1 i* i5 b: YRange closes to 5,000 yards...
* a! x, H* H( ~) fCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards
$ j1 a$ B5 l" A) W" ]( L: o7 T5 xRange closes to 3,000 yards.../ E. [( G0 m, I6 {1 p$ ]
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards; M2 [9 I4 s! G$ b* w$ Q9 u! x
Range closes to 1,000 yards...
. P- W6 F6 T5 k7 s- w l. c3 qPT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards/ ]/ s3 d8 B# O' l. ~, Q
PT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
, @0 x* M i1 A$ I, I) @4 f$ LPT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
' C+ R1 T3 l4 c! q; IMassive explosion on PT-46
, {9 [4 Q, z& W$ R8 f. b CPT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
2 \8 C, O# J3 e- K. R+ B+ g& }$ FPT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
1 w5 r' W* h) xRange increases to 2,000 yards5 M9 m# K" O) b5 [, Z3 I1 [; B4 u
PT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards5 v M+ f' m/ V9 h1 Z
PT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
) b7 Y* M* ^- B* U7 g1 QBB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards8 W4 u0 z# C3 O& \: V& L$ q
PT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards
, v; }; j. b7 j+ ~2 OPT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards8 T9 F j( @6 w4 O! ~
Range increases to 3,000 yards
1 A0 _5 U+ ?# _* DPT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards# W Y) P1 {# L& u8 C
Range closes to 2,000 yards
( Y6 Q: {- l* ~/ u5 n+ D& e4 ~: k% N* FBB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards* h) w# c% n& r8 o5 c' K! l
PT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards8 I0 {. _% e5 S* h1 S1 i2 X- ^
Range increases to 4,000 yards
, `+ @: f7 d. u: N/ pRange increases to 5,000 yards
2 r7 n1 i2 B. F! @) c- mDD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127
1 q4 N9 |0 p% j6 T1 I: `7 NRange increases to 6,000 yards T4 g9 e- j5 c# u( e' x
Range increases to 8,000 yards
1 y1 P. {# [% C9 P. b+ yTask forces break off...
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$ ^8 @1 u0 ]/ E$ yNight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards. B, e3 d+ U8 V# Q3 Y5 W5 I/ A
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Japanese Ships" C0 S/ `3 r5 {" R: g( d# I) N
DD Shiranui
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Allied Ships1 I6 C6 x1 x2 o
PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk3 ]; i3 [8 L4 W& d0 Q
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Poor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight W3 O+ C' v' _ J: `" ?
Maximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards) a; d/ x+ T3 {" `& T! N
Range closes to 28,000 yards...
2 w b, N# p; z) m( K( xRange closes to 26,000 yards...
+ B6 l2 s$ d5 b' [1 JRange closes to 24,000 yards...7 [% d0 w+ z4 ~8 }" i
Range closes to 22,000 yards...# ?2 V- ?" I# Y
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
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Range closes to 16,000 yards...) o1 {+ [5 l% I
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
- L9 P0 o3 y" \, v) zRange closes to 12,000 yards...& J) Y1 Q6 O6 K5 w# |; J
Range closes to 11,000 yards...* B' i0 ~' D T8 M2 B
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
& \* e# S5 M' S3 c. g3 mRange closes to 9,000 yards.... c Q& l/ W8 Q; y
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
" W. o2 o" c, t LRange closes to 7,000 yards...
" R+ y' M# O& Y4 ~; _* ?! JRange closes to 6,000 yards...
8 I/ b" N0 s X4 a3 gRange closes to 5,000 yards...' F# U9 p" u: i" g4 ]1 e' U
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
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Range closes to 2,000 yards...& @' S1 B! M" n1 M
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards& I: k( d/ P; ?0 U' G/ F) f; g5 S
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards4 \$ G+ M/ ]# G6 U. U/ }" @# P* `
Allied ships attempt to get underway5 D! T% E, {- o
Range increases to 3,000 yards+ n2 @, x7 C+ U1 L1 C8 E
PT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards% E2 I4 Z c H- u8 J
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...! u% T- |6 V3 H( l8 _6 {1 \4 j. J
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9 G8 R4 R1 B) N+ W$ _9 e5 CNight Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127
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3 b8 s0 T2 d- A6 j: vAllied aircraft losses% K% K9 s* a3 ^% [" s+ x
Catalina I: 7 damaged
, q9 T9 U1 i7 N) `8 M$ m Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground. }% H) }1 [$ v$ Y) p) D
P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged& u3 m3 v1 m& }/ i4 b+ y
P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground) Y# Q! c+ R7 o2 E# S: |' _" b
" {* v$ q; `" ?/ m7 TJapanese Ships2 R N& K2 V X% E8 R; `2 U
BB Kirishima
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' R: x: m! f- h1 `4 J: p% f BB Haruna
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CA Kako F9 ~+ M/ c( I% p7 R( U5 ^
CA Kumano5 D8 a+ z' l' q
CA Suzuya
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CA Mogami
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Allied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled* ~/ R* A& J T5 e) `' @$ V
Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled
; `9 t3 u, V: W- |' x3 l Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled
' X9 v$ g/ u* W/ I8 W% d Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
' j' s0 w. d( h" ^7 v8 j Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)- |7 Y9 B. `3 `( B) I5 m7 N
) E# s- y5 j% J AAirbase hits 176 t4 f n; t, D6 X
Airbase supply hits 2- D+ Z: b, x6 r
Runway hits 35
& B6 G1 y# G1 C% J4 O& h5 vPort hits 51 y1 J0 m* d1 f p' z; N; Q
Port supply hits 4- l, d$ q( i( H! O
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BB Kirishima firing at Gove ) M& ~) G8 n# _) \
BB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade; m+ p+ z. D+ q/ t+ q2 D/ E
BB Haruna firing at Gove
9 o2 w/ _8 ?6 ]0 F+ wBB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade3 }: G R2 N& |( K
CA Kako firing at Gove * i+ @% ^. A& J; V& j
CA Kumano firing at Gove
5 o! o8 w/ M# `' I4 [E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya% A+ L5 M' n+ d# _& z
CA Suzuya firing at Gove
7 R5 @: i* S4 r$ g: W- i: gCA Mikuma firing at Gove 0 f! E8 D0 U) _/ ~
CA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |