AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 44+ N9 }& d5 H% M) n1 K
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' r& _8 z8 V! v* J9 H6 \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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( w2 d2 K6 }5 e) J e9 U6 h$ d0 ^1 [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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$ r: j( S/ B4 q' u7 D- h( _Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships+ K( P ?4 o2 F& P6 y$ v' C
BB Kongo. O0 S9 Z; a/ \. |+ l- {( ?
BB Haruna. X: o5 r9 x- g6 }# I
BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1/ \" c+ ^( B* c
BB Kirishima# E& D" u$ m! C. T1 n& S7 I0 _0 q- b
CA Mogami, r6 q9 y. J' s& P6 x* w8 q+ n
CA Mikuma
4 _! O. `0 g* G+ w CA Suzuya4 s5 T3 j' M+ |8 `3 x! ~; w) R
CA Kumano
- _: ?8 G4 s- p4 ?0 Y CA Kako
2 x/ [) u" z2 h, U7 X% s DD Makinami- ]0 ?4 X, r* _% M9 C8 J
DD Takanami z& Z2 t6 n4 x
DD Natsushio- r7 r9 E9 q; _! Z, V: c2 b
DD Yukikaze
) Z7 h9 P' R/ r2 [/ c DD Hayashio# _- g: Z$ H, ]4 T8 d
DD Maikaze1 _5 I0 R/ j8 ]0 n6 g
DD Isokaze
4 T( i8 f( G2 w3 J DD Shiranui6 d! b G( B% ^6 G9 i7 ^7 m% D
DD Amatsukaze4 W0 E4 k. ?5 l( t- z) ^5 S9 n8 d
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Allied Ships5 W; Q, a% G7 g( d; s# I- W' O5 z
PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
6 k7 D7 f2 E3 A PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk8 D) A' M3 u s8 C
PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk1 n9 b! |. X, G& |) e* o
PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
* ?/ B/ Z& c/ J0 `. H7 H/ F8 N PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
, u' E& R n3 M$ ^1 w PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
! v" [' t6 L4 z# V! G2 u5 k6 C PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
9 | R( H, X( o$ P$ j8 j2 B( t PT-60
, r9 ]7 ], \6 M3 Z/ I PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk* _- p3 P1 W+ r4 e
PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
9 S; U7 b: a: N PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
, w5 ?, h5 L3 O9 B$ o; m PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
: Q( s3 F- X. q, AAllied TF begins to get underway6 [/ G- Y$ }! c6 T. A
Low visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight$ `9 a; q5 }0 w5 v
Maximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards
s" ?) Q2 H6 T. hRange closes to 25,000 yards...
5 L3 X2 G# l9 m; @, |8 E& _4 NCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards
) n) f: a. {! `# W7 D. y% pRange closes to 20,000 yards...
# M: g1 K0 Y! c8 cRange closes to 15,000 yards...
, X; f7 ]- ^2 |# X) BCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards8 Y7 a0 @. `8 L8 u7 m% N6 Z' a1 o4 s
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards
$ Q' @0 [4 E! {9 M; c( W1 Q" NRange closes to 10,000 yards...( B0 i, k' n3 q+ X9 t( ?1 V( a
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards. w2 \5 Q+ B( D; `
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
: l: i: U) Y$ DCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards
! `" b6 X+ f O% ?8 ]! M) W" E( XRange closes to 5,000 yards...
' `( g. j( l( T: x1 H Z2 oCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards+ O: i) N0 l$ y
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
7 C# C" ^7 F V2 U+ ~CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards$ q( L3 f( M: x; n
Range closes to 1,000 yards...
* H, ]- D: H: U9 h1 MPT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards0 J3 `+ r$ ~" o" i, d1 c1 A
PT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
8 E5 D0 } `% o5 WPT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards7 q( l: N( w ]% _+ @0 _( A/ ^& Y4 t
Massive explosion on PT-46
" l) \; K2 E( ?0 |# n, x' L, Y. nPT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards8 m7 `5 {& i0 u, n' Q& K/ a& X1 x; r% k
PT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
( u* A/ J7 Y8 x- v5 a$ CRange increases to 2,000 yards; p# c& V/ S2 L
PT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
' j: d/ x2 G/ M6 N; MPT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards& R: u: T7 i0 x( B! w% H
BB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards
! v% O9 M+ p" S* vPT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards
$ B# w8 T) ]# M/ q) ZPT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards+ ^7 h0 _0 w2 t% z5 [' c2 f
Range increases to 3,000 yards) S& ?( P* F0 U) |9 F" Y3 U: T
PT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards& s# ~ ?+ `, `
Range closes to 2,000 yards
+ a a# K$ ^5 \1 W0 |" rBB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards! \$ w; l& ?/ h9 O* M
PT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards
1 ?- `, ?, o) mRange increases to 4,000 yards/ Q: a: g% K' w. t5 ?3 K" c
Range increases to 5,000 yards
, v$ D6 H3 U& | q) c2 h. u! bDD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127 7 X2 ?. Q! f/ o
Range increases to 6,000 yards
4 n$ _8 B7 G+ b4 k6 h2 Z* nRange increases to 8,000 yards
, x$ r$ w+ Z! |; w2 VTask forces break off...5 \9 A0 K# B) ?5 ?8 n( Y
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards- i! s, R+ T% J
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Japanese Ships9 K) q6 p; c9 a6 H, J |
DD Shiranui
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Allied Ships
' k; W) A4 T) b8 s, _ ] PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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. `7 h- C/ h9 B( `3 \Poor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight
' R" [: O% s/ qMaximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards8 O; s$ Z6 x7 z* ~* E ?
Range closes to 28,000 yards...$ L- L1 n$ G; t0 u
Range closes to 26,000 yards...
: B* c; t* k3 [4 ]) f0 DRange closes to 24,000 yards...( P2 `& R0 X1 X4 R2 N
Range closes to 22,000 yards...* u1 P6 X* p4 ~
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
, n: q# Z8 ], A- I4 wRange closes to 18,000 yards...2 U% C( j# I6 I7 I0 D4 p) ?' V$ m
Range closes to 16,000 yards...) W5 Q& v3 p, D" e) k
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
! p# @+ k9 O3 p% J6 @Range closes to 12,000 yards...
( s; k# ?* `0 R( t( d5 cRange closes to 11,000 yards...
/ t% a; ?+ o& n8 ^9 r' lRange closes to 10,000 yards...
( s2 C! d- t0 r Y' Z- z! P( MRange closes to 9,000 yards...
) b1 t& {% J6 d% Q& O2 rRange closes to 8,000 yards...
9 L+ D6 g6 x, f3 t) VRange closes to 7,000 yards...; X, L1 ^5 V- e" p1 l
Range closes to 6,000 yards...% |( Z! D7 V7 s: B Q
Range closes to 5,000 yards.... a- y$ Q) Z2 G* V- x$ D6 `2 K
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
: c5 L+ Z2 {' k( PRange closes to 3,000 yards...6 R1 I+ ^: t1 o1 o0 o5 p$ ?
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
4 k, B$ ~9 y* E* NCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards: g( I" I, B0 r6 ?4 ~$ @+ C! |: ~
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
# T1 d. W; i# TAllied ships attempt to get underway3 ]# x% t9 R9 B6 i8 `4 C" ?3 y
Range increases to 3,000 yards' u; ~6 ], _: ^) ~) @! D# I
PT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards
7 K* m8 T) Q6 _: c1 qCombat ends with last Allied ship sunk...
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+ ~% o% ?& G8 \$ s8 @7 O* n1 YNight Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127
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no flights
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! S( }( J1 n6 e0 cAllied aircraft losses
+ m9 u6 B: k* Q. H% ^- o$ D Catalina I: 7 damaged" K% j' b0 B) [: @, a# `/ k0 R
Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground
/ G1 y: U9 k5 l- G% f5 S; b P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged
( j' Y7 `0 z1 b P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground
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Japanese Ships
. C0 Z# B) O3 O! U BB Kirishima
* j& X9 W) z, h' Q- ~. F# N- @ BB Hiei
( u% E. x y3 `* C" A% f- n7 b0 { BB Haruna) a3 |8 P2 v% Q* ^
BB Kongo% R8 N6 w% E: ]
CA Kako
8 |+ S& F. k: T% X6 C, L CA Kumano; q- t' Q7 W3 I/ C1 `+ s" c
CA Suzuya+ S3 s2 v, E% r+ P& R. P
CA Mikuma+ l8 |' {6 P4 V/ x8 \5 _
CA Mogami
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% W" }2 Y- X5 O7 ~ LAllied ground losses:
; F* L4 ]6 ~( B/ R2 z 274 casualties reported
1 ]) J; Q( t* a4 Y, @ Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
, b, S# V5 l% B1 m5 f- \6 c5 u Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled
, D1 Q# G3 V1 T7 F! z e0 W) k% c9 q Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled
' B' ^5 k/ y+ @! j% ` Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
2 d; s( b0 A1 z [/ Y( o Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)7 `+ l; H, h, p$ w! u" f
& m) a) q6 l( H7 [* AAirbase hits 17
& w8 ^9 Z$ d" ?' r) S! cAirbase supply hits 2) U# |. V" T' H) |
Runway hits 354 ] h7 D2 a5 J$ v5 P( Y, Q9 e
Port hits 5
- k4 B5 X$ D+ b; U% bPort supply hits 49 ?% E7 \6 I& X" L% |# N! X
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BB Kirishima firing at Gove ! x \. q1 _; z. H& z* A
BB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade) p* N& j& d$ M
BB Haruna firing at Gove * g7 ?6 T) l4 y% o2 ^; u- [* y
BB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade
7 t6 C4 n3 D. K0 a* t7 @3 t8 a( cCA Kako firing at Gove
% u2 V7 S4 N8 U) |6 gCA Kumano firing at Gove
$ p, X$ M2 D- AE13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya
& s% R$ Q) Q; \! ?CA Suzuya firing at Gove
. F6 k- z) `2 x7 x, XCA Mikuma firing at Gove - N' H# L% W0 ?4 E; c# \/ Y
CA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |