AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 443 ^1 {2 z+ R0 @
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) V1 t0 _6 Z7 x: h( j3 ~% \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( o. m0 Q1 Z7 o: ~& X
* r. a" |, g, A1 E E2 @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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; s3 @6 ?4 a' a+ r! S; m2 ^Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards
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3 ~0 q9 U$ J" z, f* C5 s; EJapanese Ships
( I+ K6 q. V, C6 E9 g5 S BB Kongo! O% o/ [9 O, f
BB Haruna$ Q. T/ E, T* W% z" q, U/ A8 S
BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1
) u) L, b2 s* A8 \4 _ h; p BB Kirishima* s$ W0 u* p& X' |; h
CA Mogami5 I [& _6 S) ~
CA Mikuma
% J8 W3 I9 C5 r$ Y' Z CA Suzuya' u% n2 ^! {- P8 k& g0 g
CA Kumano
# _( ~3 B1 L% ?! F/ ~ X CA Kako
+ z8 }) m, e( u1 ^. l7 v+ n' E DD Makinami
$ }( ]# s+ w8 F. @# g: |5 F, W DD Takanami
5 G; n& d5 C8 U7 Z8 L' u DD Natsushio
' U4 {. U3 C) C& W DD Yukikaze0 Z0 B- y5 P6 X0 A0 D
DD Hayashio; |7 N" v0 H9 t" X& K
DD Maikaze0 { x+ Q7 T. G3 \. e& r3 I* ?
DD Isokaze8 Z8 v* L% B6 b9 Z+ X5 U
DD Shiranui+ s9 i# V2 {& b* W; |
DD Amatsukaze
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( F9 _5 [4 q, |6 V5 M lAllied Ships
& [3 R6 ]1 M- J$ I A PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk B( S( g$ [9 x4 a" p6 o4 ]
PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk/ {. s1 E1 J" ]+ q% J. g1 s
PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
# q6 O( m9 i* t& y& i y4 ] PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk7 K/ ~7 W0 w# d. ]# l
PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk$ x2 O0 j! H9 Y, Y! ?# Z: Z
PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk5 E1 W4 W( q- r% Z! A3 U- a
PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk( H: j0 P0 y1 y) Y4 C* E
PT-60
- _% |& r4 }: W- r PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk2 q8 S' G" L: x% c
PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
. R/ ~) `# R5 E) h" o PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk# q7 t9 w& w( p- z t! z
PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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( d7 v3 x' P" q p$ ~" ^/ ~Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
! O$ X- ]: `8 ^Allied TF begins to get underway
, t- a5 s" d, p9 ~# iLow visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight
0 N9 o) z" ], ^" q1 R! _+ CMaximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards0 N# w4 F' m3 |* ^* T) j: o3 P6 k
Range closes to 25,000 yards...2 h% M+ j. U1 l4 _
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards8 m) X9 H. k7 Y( n5 N
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
* B8 N ^6 z# E% _- M# l# \6 YRange closes to 15,000 yards...* [' x0 H: C2 z8 T2 \. U
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards: K, a" ^# u7 j: d* {" p: y
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards4 H9 r, p* v) j# s# q1 G# ~; P
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
! M& A7 r. @, k lCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards" D# \& Q2 }) `7 y" J* k( h: ^
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
5 |1 L1 L: G, W. bCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards7 `# r' Z: c- u. {5 J9 @( I1 V
Range closes to 5,000 yards.... q* e0 D( G0 p% x% l1 u- y
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards. w- T S! W& ?0 A% w2 |6 ^
Range closes to 3,000 yards..." z9 x/ }3 w8 _! w' e- I. _. o* W
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
" U: n) E& p" N* B8 j' C* JRange closes to 1,000 yards...
& ]7 A5 P9 [' PPT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards8 L" A6 r4 A3 Q+ |3 t! {+ l
PT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards$ w9 y2 w$ i6 W2 a! P0 I% g
PT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
) e4 s8 @% g' w' J9 s4 LMassive explosion on PT-46
. w$ J8 j9 t5 `; [+ cPT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
6 a' n% f: q. J% L+ r- mPT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards8 r% f, I. v# G
Range increases to 2,000 yards3 V6 J2 i, t6 X0 \4 v$ _
PT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards% ?: @) I+ Q6 w0 L1 O* [
PT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
9 T% V5 w. k' s9 \/ lBB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards2 d- C' D9 c4 i+ d. j% [! m
PT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards- b( p1 z$ g1 B }2 t- \" o
PT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards0 y/ F. B7 i* [ @
Range increases to 3,000 yards
+ q+ v8 o) d9 o, I5 w9 P1 `PT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards5 F$ J' P( X" q1 N$ Y
Range closes to 2,000 yards
5 I6 J& |! @8 m1 D- @! r3 u2 FBB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards# e2 t, H2 H3 @3 m; p
PT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards
% N2 _) v: O# G8 \8 [Range increases to 4,000 yards
5 U3 S( N4 R( V$ LRange increases to 5,000 yards
6 X+ o/ n* m: v8 J0 M( @DD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127 5 l i3 _9 J# j4 R0 e8 H6 M B
Range increases to 6,000 yards
1 n0 j C8 G+ IRange increases to 8,000 yards
Y& e. X. u' x- x* ~* |Task forces break off...& b5 z, I# ]) r5 U* B
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2 k d$ a8 R7 K) d4 H/ R( n' k& VNight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards, h2 e% ~. B t2 x$ J2 Z! Y1 `7 G- N7 B
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6 U/ k% J% }* Z* G DD Shiranui
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& D5 m6 j4 p8 p1 x1 ZAllied Ships% H# y- d; `! @$ z$ H! ~* `
PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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3 p8 n( K s6 U) ?1 p, nPoor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight
" ? Q u7 E+ d- I" ~Maximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards3 i3 e' H- @6 w. ]& b* O2 x
Range closes to 28,000 yards...3 ~4 {" G5 Q8 e) k( w
Range closes to 26,000 yards...
! L$ ]8 b6 o y0 P" [' G( X7 ]/ lRange closes to 24,000 yards...) r9 V5 K% g. Z- s" n) m4 `
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
1 S" _8 k: _7 ]5 _$ J; TRange closes to 20,000 yards...) o U* v: a7 n, H7 N2 G9 D* f
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
! r% ^" g5 W5 e( Y* n ?Range closes to 16,000 yards...
! N0 ?& s* L, BRange closes to 14,000 yards...# r3 n. b+ X; J' }4 Y: V4 H
Range closes to 12,000 yards...7 ~6 y$ m; U6 O- a* z
Range closes to 11,000 yards... R: z7 G4 H/ q7 a; E/ e
Range closes to 10,000 yards...* a0 \' i8 ?9 a; c9 r
Range closes to 9,000 yards...4 L O+ E8 r( W/ L8 x
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
9 ?/ Z. c% ~8 F: e) ^8 URange closes to 7,000 yards...6 e: T4 i% k7 T) h# M
Range closes to 6,000 yards...& |3 S* r' E. a' p' L4 w0 \$ W% \
Range closes to 5,000 yards...0 P+ L5 A. Z# }. ^4 i8 U. M
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
; V% V2 \# {/ d3 u9 mRange closes to 3,000 yards...
* O, ~: Y' t: @' n6 ?Range closes to 2,000 yards..." }2 E/ C S1 m
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
3 H: k1 T9 t( j1 `1 iCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards2 I, c) n4 k1 Z9 N7 U
Allied ships attempt to get underway
* N8 J4 {; ~, }" m( qRange increases to 3,000 yards8 k7 T, J p+ m/ C+ E, J9 B
PT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards3 |, O7 l! a4 b
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...* c/ W% T0 e* l* F7 B
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7 L6 [ G4 [0 a$ E! oNight Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127
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; j2 ]/ L/ E4 N7 rAllied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses
* V5 u9 }" C& r. f7 L7 y Catalina I: 7 damaged
6 I' ^6 l+ C) V L6 i, C Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground
5 c0 s" @2 w! G4 i3 { P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged3 B% z0 @0 L' f' _4 p8 L. l
P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground0 Q6 ~9 r! I3 X* _% p
. K: k& q7 k# d, W& H$ D! BJapanese Ships
" b$ e" k; ~/ a$ @$ W9 ^ BB Kirishima
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BB Haruna X5 g- s7 b4 W& Y, ^% I K5 r
BB Kongo' \2 ?7 c. \5 \; N; a
CA Kako
. K. Y9 n2 s7 ^4 b# ~$ c; H; g CA Kumano
6 W3 J: |9 Y6 ~. C CA Suzuya8 W. c" i- }* P# }$ I* r+ L
CA Mikuma4 P7 I6 }0 E, \; ^& _6 ?4 A6 v: [
CA Mogami
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Allied ground losses:& l1 {7 p1 c; F+ ^1 R/ u
274 casualties reported
# R; H, b' S: }5 M( l Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
# o2 A5 U6 i k+ @8 R6 J Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled
5 }! |3 M! \: S6 I6 q Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled
$ n# Z4 j/ C& e3 D3 q Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
2 Y2 e# P0 V7 M6 j Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled); } n! a# w- H z! }/ g
" D+ w" M. t- d8 ~2 uAirbase hits 17
* f' J8 W. R- `8 VAirbase supply hits 2
8 f ^) t5 G9 c, e/ aRunway hits 35
2 q# m! \- ^* C% ^2 H C3 xPort hits 5( t/ ]. c% K7 f4 K
Port supply hits 4
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BB Kirishima firing at Gove , x- G1 q( A% b: v
BB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade5 _: ^ \" i( I2 B$ v
BB Haruna firing at Gove * I0 u$ B6 C! G: Y- w
BB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade
1 `2 R$ {& v% HCA Kako firing at Gove ! b/ ]& Z0 g; Q" N- m
CA Kumano firing at Gove
3 v! j0 |5 d$ KE13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya
3 l) j( t1 \( j8 f# DCA Suzuya firing at Gove ) V D1 l- l6 j0 p, I
CA Mikuma firing at Gove
- h2 Q3 `& L `* [0 `CA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |