AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 44) b' `% Y' N' f8 i1 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, m3 j* f: F1 h2 S+ K6 u
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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
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! h$ K+ n+ n) p. e2 u GNight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships; h: x f3 y3 p7 t; ]- S1 W0 ^% u
BB Kongo
! E# b" c5 v4 C BB Haruna
! L; R9 s3 u* { BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 16 d: K; i: `6 H" Q) _- Q" r
BB Kirishima7 _( B8 ?$ h$ g- m$ a! y+ p
CA Mogami# v, Q0 ]& a \' _: Y
CA Mikuma
) @/ d, w( ]1 x6 u# e3 p/ ~ CA Suzuya
3 @+ B# h% d# Q! A0 ~ CA Kumano8 R" B8 Y, Z* \. X) |$ ~
CA Kako* b, N! @6 n. F% {; R" L
DD Makinami
( V5 ^9 p0 i; w3 ~% b DD Takanami
" ], a2 x2 w2 I- W DD Natsushio/ P7 E, H% k& D$ k
DD Yukikaze: `& Y( t: ]0 G. V) h6 u% k
DD Hayashio+ O% \ e, H* m; `) s
DD Maikaze
* N" V; k- R- `8 K( d DD Isokaze
# C' T, h# U/ N2 z* O& N2 _' _ DD Shiranui" |9 j: j! g; T" s, y
DD Amatsukaze2 i b5 M& v) q Y5 D
) Y- q9 Z, j" N2 N' H& J! x0 oAllied Ships
9 I1 k' \' g$ E) U, x PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk! l, X, R& O+ Q$ X7 {* j
PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
7 z" E7 m7 g8 o+ { PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
: X& M0 p7 r9 I9 C5 E/ a8 A4 m PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk, s& d8 w/ O: {! d
PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
5 n& Y9 O! I# F3 L4 ?+ r PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
3 a' p& v+ r* y! [1 ` PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
8 X5 c" a0 U, O% p, h4 r* Z; e PT-60
- w( f; k; q ?) e5 N7 f PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk( |7 g. P1 c" u. V8 L
PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
& |& `% ]1 s; g/ I5 y PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk8 M0 n$ d+ A: v! t3 b& b
PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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0 e) e( J& p5 a+ ZJapanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!9 a. ~2 I9 {4 L) q/ g
Allied TF begins to get underway/ I) T: |# q5 |
Low visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight
' W9 W: w3 X$ QMaximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards: L1 _$ y; U" d" Z/ X+ b, V
Range closes to 25,000 yards...1 f1 P% r7 ?+ h( A/ q
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards' x6 y( W( S8 k* U" a8 [$ R% P) o! u
Range closes to 20,000 yards...- H" C5 e: P" v, ~5 h/ [3 U0 C7 H
Range closes to 15,000 yards...9 Z9 s# g# w- e$ Q' X) A
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards
. b5 W& w; V* rCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards7 N, b9 g4 s% ^. w% {
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
4 Q8 V7 n4 t* d, A8 Q. MCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards2 j! G/ j! V! o% q
Range closes to 7,000 yards...$ u, e1 m6 O, W! r' G
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards
6 ?, t( A2 \) J4 q! m% ?9 _Range closes to 5,000 yards...
9 C/ D# ~( y9 y1 Y4 [) U: `CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards
! h. M5 _+ h4 tRange closes to 3,000 yards..." S2 M8 w, b/ G$ Q( R2 w
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards; J/ L6 t$ v0 w: U6 ~$ f. [7 d+ V0 y
Range closes to 1,000 yards...
8 v# Q, O. H+ r1 ]PT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards+ ^9 N4 K* y1 `8 O( w) c6 ]- K
PT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
8 j% C1 b9 b# ePT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
* W% A/ h% J4 M0 g4 [/ o: @Massive explosion on PT-46
0 g7 }2 Y% I( @3 p( J/ nPT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
: H/ r& J/ O8 d8 U) n( B* LPT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
( a! |$ y" Y, CRange increases to 2,000 yards
% U/ q6 o/ K+ S- ]8 S1 ^PT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
! `% U" ~1 g% d- r- Z) @) J7 [- dPT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
; N6 ~5 i; w$ HBB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards
, L1 i6 D( l xPT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards
/ _$ J% }$ {7 v5 ?% cPT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards
- ?! V8 v) ^! }: ]Range increases to 3,000 yards5 k, h6 k% X K! x9 w R
PT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards, f* |1 w+ v$ j: ?3 Z+ L9 C
Range closes to 2,000 yards
5 X; |" w6 {/ A8 y( P, U7 y& q; nBB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards* m, R/ m1 _ b9 ^/ s
PT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards
$ c# q1 K" l, x& E0 O( a8 n2 R/ _Range increases to 4,000 yards5 C" a9 w L9 U% W
Range increases to 5,000 yards
* |) |% L* [% \( G% A. CDD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127 8 s- {; d& V! H: h5 i8 x! H& t
Range increases to 6,000 yards
# r% u( z; _ b( V; i/ Z7 y: RRange increases to 8,000 yards; E0 q$ a) |1 T9 E- x: d
Task forces break off...
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# h O2 v5 a% y! R7 }2 ^9 HNight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships6 _% n; w1 u" U
DD Shiranui2 G/ o7 y7 i" j8 i9 {
9 T3 Y: }0 Q$ g; mAllied Ships
* M T- }$ v* V' \7 e PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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- Z' G7 W$ F: {+ w, o3 jPoor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight4 L; i2 b( G/ Q% ^
Maximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards" ~; W6 p' a: q1 O/ N0 g6 {, r5 Q
Range closes to 28,000 yards...% ?0 ]* p9 P% g" X: z4 C1 A! H6 r; ^
Range closes to 26,000 yards...
! E6 Y- Q& }! B( h; H! uRange closes to 24,000 yards...9 h+ q1 \4 g. o: }, |
Range closes to 22,000 yards... ^3 M9 N- G$ i- i
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
1 u, V- w- B* r1 R8 n, N) gRange closes to 18,000 yards..., F6 \# w* q$ u* U. u: K
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
* c' I) T% h6 V, v3 z! i- BRange closes to 14,000 yards...; |8 y Y' n0 p* }! `) `+ l4 g
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
# i# `. k, S ?% i8 `: P# vRange closes to 11,000 yards...! @: P& T; l' {. V
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
8 I! f2 f& q+ j3 j2 \- R# j, \Range closes to 9,000 yards...: C% I A6 F. [/ W
Range closes to 8,000 yards...2 u' i* m3 L; A w# I8 e
Range closes to 7,000 yards...- |! |- O& u( ~# m6 U, F' M, p
Range closes to 6,000 yards.../ ~8 n8 i k ]8 f* D# v2 y- O
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
, E: ?* I \8 M$ M% ?Range closes to 4,000 yards...
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9 x/ A5 o, r7 a- k# XRange closes to 2,000 yards...- A, u# _) s& x {, o* c) n
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
( b; W, M Y- p: ~: V! S( FCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards' Y ~$ L6 P T$ g) k& m
Allied ships attempt to get underway
+ U/ T' y+ s/ {" X. V! ?! ~Range increases to 3,000 yards
7 X8 a; ~: V' k [3 L, p2 NPT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards
) O+ |$ E" g, H0 UCombat ends with last Allied ship sunk...# a& A2 {; J0 Z
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9 y" g( i; [( o# X3 LNight Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127, a1 u+ |6 G* I. L5 {
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Catalina I: 7 damaged: W) C q1 L& y" S9 }' t
Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground
, _* Q, \* v' Q M" _7 Y( F* W P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged
- |& K: N; ~) h) F* \. ~9 I7 a P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground
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Japanese Ships
. Q/ h/ K2 C: \$ ` f, n BB Kirishima+ l% v( m: `% O: s4 W# C; [
BB Hiei
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8 y5 e8 [" f) O: n& X& L BB Kongo7 ?. r, p1 {# I; w: ?( ^, B
CA Kako. L; g& o6 z9 [# r6 R6 V
CA Kumano
' i) J0 Q( V. I6 y/ \ CA Suzuya0 a5 `0 w; c, ?$ l
CA Mikuma
1 D3 X9 I, z# p CA Mogami
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1 D6 I" {! H& q, c# lAllied ground losses:
9 U3 P Y& \+ c( D$ l+ Q2 Y3 Z- X5 \ 274 casualties reported
, [# M: k( w a- M9 d Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled K. i3 ]! n9 l2 }
Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled' n1 Y G3 w, g8 g# O1 |
Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled% B4 X- |9 w2 }: A0 Q9 k9 M( b6 X+ I
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
- o3 t3 t8 u% E Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)
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Airbase hits 171 X4 p7 M2 t# D" R- ]/ @8 a
Airbase supply hits 22 T3 O) y# u5 R5 r3 @
Runway hits 35# P: [( Y6 u4 g3 @. ?
Port hits 5, N8 _8 @. e; q% k' b1 l3 E
Port supply hits 4
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% m9 i6 E0 `/ \$ I9 h" {* T% qBB Kirishima firing at Gove
3 F% w! { [$ L0 JBB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade
7 ?+ l( p) [7 HBB Haruna firing at Gove
/ b) i6 [- X- |2 [: B. M& L% @' QBB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade
! T( K! I+ W2 xCA Kako firing at Gove ' z* p8 e- f& j( e) S6 N* n0 C
CA Kumano firing at Gove
' m" u, E+ Y% }8 ^: ^" C& GE13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya
4 P" u# r: {* b; z# |! cCA Suzuya firing at Gove
6 R4 |5 u& Y! W" nCA Mikuma firing at Gove . j3 r/ B5 _) Z
CA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |