AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 44' o# h9 k8 }0 U3 S1 f, g$ Q# R
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6 u6 f- w- {# G2 f- K! e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- }( ^) D3 N0 L* P9 U+ K; [0 F( T- D
* _, Z1 u5 m \. V2 j3 ^# {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 - R5 Y& Y6 l0 Q2 l0 K6 ^
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4 b9 f1 n2 \+ R7 n8 `" TNight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards; T3 [) t/ x; a! T, T
0 \% K( _9 J. Z) p" LJapanese Ships
3 x% \& `8 F/ \" o+ I: [! f1 v5 o BB Kongo
! M4 L' O9 C* Z* n. A+ j BB Haruna
: h% m# r% q2 c' _8 x BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 12 p4 s& ]$ D5 u( q+ j2 J; n; A" H4 g# d
BB Kirishima. N3 b% f+ @) g& n y2 ^5 g
CA Mogami. F0 S* G8 }! l
CA Mikuma
, W! M. I, ~; t5 E CA Suzuya& Y5 t, d3 n* ^
CA Kumano
! r$ w% c2 j3 ^ {3 f CA Kako
7 P' [/ S9 f( @1 K; r6 D$ _' x8 J DD Makinami
, F- s5 K1 H/ L P$ F$ v DD Takanami
8 @; h! v) I- i6 ?1 e DD Natsushio9 u: [( x$ J/ Y% b/ }1 P
DD Yukikaze$ s1 W% M. I* ]; j7 c
DD Hayashio
* w3 M8 ?! }% n& x. m( E& @ DD Maikaze# _5 W7 M& W" u- x, X: v! q( m( F; y% g
DD Isokaze9 n+ ]+ s; a9 p2 P$ C
DD Shiranui2 U/ \% v) {8 z, ?3 z, c9 H
DD Amatsukaze
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9 y5 {/ G* ?2 \$ oAllied Ships
( E! B1 M4 A \5 z% F& q PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk: F) g' y( D# S8 Y
PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
d2 A0 u% X7 [ PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk( L q2 H& e& Q+ `+ Y
PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
" z1 R( f- U! J. R& ` PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
/ ?3 v& a6 h( e8 j' }) G PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk P2 X+ U) r9 s, i, l& T& Y
PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk+ _4 r* d/ c0 ]8 X( t% F0 l9 c
PT-606 D& r- x1 {* y! X0 p5 e/ {
PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
0 R# E. e3 X( q PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
7 P( {+ M! o- N PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk% ?3 _0 @9 t0 ~1 p$ d& `* X% c5 z
PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
# ]5 M! i: d( }$ t1 b9 _Allied TF begins to get underway$ A! ~1 d! `' a9 j
Low visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight
3 i+ G R9 ~9 \4 a% I* SMaximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards! Z% b. y6 H7 c0 y$ v2 P
Range closes to 25,000 yards..., [. M( P3 M5 }4 ?
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards* F' j# W: @9 F; h2 ?. D
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
: h& j# d& G. b) Z( i. J5 w- C1 PRange closes to 15,000 yards...
F) [; j: d0 F' Z& l: w: l/ VCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards
! _ K3 w) H `! GCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards
# @ D( ^& x2 n8 J; Y! C" qRange closes to 10,000 yards...6 H9 m" N- F1 }% \
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards& ^: k$ t3 ~" K" E |, }
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
9 R" j& o3 E) M; H. h( j; v' W' W# i+ o* hCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards
* r6 U4 o( d! h. n: v( C- XRange closes to 5,000 yards...
5 e+ w' _* R6 P2 gCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards t# }0 H+ [# _
Range closes to 3,000 yards...6 b, ?; x* ?$ {' h) I
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
" a. y3 ?1 j! b$ b( G) y1 rRange closes to 1,000 yards...
! N6 g% r. h: f; u0 w! tPT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
a* i. P4 b I+ z1 X8 K( l$ JPT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards, K% c( N5 p$ t, }. a* [! U" s
PT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards7 E! j& K! R$ v$ ^1 X$ B
Massive explosion on PT-467 q* R; E- o4 T# H M8 V; w* c3 j% I
PT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards& M% t% q) l+ Y& x+ M6 ?
PT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards. i9 P. F' L% f4 C
Range increases to 2,000 yards7 x" r, ?3 g/ H; b8 r
PT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
& F( E9 t& p9 [2 L& f3 P4 ^PT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
8 E2 o$ @; n3 sBB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards
0 d, H( r3 D7 \; mPT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards+ \4 N2 T0 Q% y. `. l1 }4 R
PT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards8 q3 f! K2 ~8 Y9 b4 Y* U0 x# L
Range increases to 3,000 yards
* `- S) }9 b) S; W7 ^! E$ @PT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards8 T+ t0 B* o& ?3 a- l/ d
Range closes to 2,000 yards
4 j% V6 _1 C! PBB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards
2 v0 S; e) J$ g/ l' P( _+ C" KPT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards
5 t2 q3 x3 X& e$ j! X5 }, m7 wRange increases to 4,000 yards
' D6 k" F4 ^9 n5 m+ u" O7 IRange increases to 5,000 yards
3 e# f7 Z% U( U' N2 z; q! cDD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127
' c+ T' x; _" H" lRange increases to 6,000 yards
/ Y1 }. y9 K4 ^Range increases to 8,000 yards
( O* X7 g) r5 tTask forces break off...
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. I( a% d5 P% s, F* n% ?Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards
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* B) ~$ g l+ Y# A* l5 S7 a$ u DD Shiranui
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Allied Ships
: f H* p0 y" M% p+ u% Q; @/ U PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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1 B" h% n# _5 h+ t" l" ~$ mPoor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight
6 `: l2 Q2 R6 y* xMaximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards
8 O6 [( H% k- s; bRange closes to 28,000 yards...' o) R+ ^3 s+ j( S1 N
Range closes to 26,000 yards...
% l) i1 k# q6 e) [) C9 }Range closes to 24,000 yards...
- k# H: ^2 W. c f6 b$ u; qRange closes to 22,000 yards...7 j2 y% |6 R9 r, G0 a" r1 W. z
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
8 i6 K$ R8 m: p+ f9 y! D6 S& ]Range closes to 18,000 yards...6 _! A, q# H {: r6 Y8 y
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
6 ]" l4 T2 T% Y* ^; zRange closes to 14,000 yards...
7 p- q; a5 @; S& y" jRange closes to 12,000 yards...
# V m' X# B3 Z6 J/ }/ n: i( ~Range closes to 11,000 yards...
) ]8 T1 V) D6 b/ @$ J1 M5 S* [Range closes to 10,000 yards...; Z, Z+ u6 n: E6 y
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
' q5 ^4 K `8 IRange closes to 8,000 yards.../ {" F% j+ @% U, v" V+ ]
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
. i0 @6 z; j5 m& }9 ~/ P! _5 Z5 GRange closes to 6,000 yards...& O6 O1 \ O" M* R: _# g
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
- L9 @% P+ D8 w/ l+ cRange closes to 4,000 yards...
8 t* z0 m+ |8 f! { nRange closes to 3,000 yards...
" M5 | M8 D- Y5 `: a9 PRange closes to 2,000 yards...
/ q5 V& ^4 f [# W) U; \CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards2 l2 v5 g$ ]' ?; S
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
3 Y" F8 w4 `$ O! p6 gAllied ships attempt to get underway
- ?# y1 a9 t4 i0 ?$ n. uRange increases to 3,000 yards f8 l% |& z: q
PT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards2 U7 [$ p) X* P+ t+ R- Z; i
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...
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Night Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127
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Allied aircraft
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; H/ _* f9 U8 oAllied aircraft losses- g1 k$ G$ [7 X. I: ?2 D- U3 C
Catalina I: 7 damaged8 m; h1 {6 d( j3 V, E
Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground F6 \3 j; B/ d6 Y$ k* J9 k
P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged# t, P4 s& D4 Y, y" s+ n0 e- V
P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground+ j: k% K5 _% s; z3 K
9 ? T# `9 s4 e: CJapanese Ships
' o/ a8 L9 W# b7 m* q BB Kirishima5 J# h2 k. m& ]& Z
BB Hiei) V( F$ C& v! G& D
BB Haruna/ K8 j2 P/ Y2 {3 T5 U
BB Kongo. x s5 @$ F% B+ A
CA Kako; {- E1 q- z+ F3 X
CA Kumano
3 T8 M: Q" x" z& h% {' L CA Suzuya
6 ]9 l( w1 T* h5 m T CA Mikuma# n1 T) {/ S/ ^! H( e! C5 L; L2 `
CA Mogami
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0 |7 F* {+ p: UAllied ground losses:" X1 N( W6 W; T2 ]2 \% u' ~! w
274 casualties reported
|& M7 l1 ~, U$ a# P3 { Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
0 M9 t& a& \* F7 N3 \+ j Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled
+ v9 @8 j" H, |6 u7 Z Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled
. i9 x7 H' T j Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
% s! W7 ?/ _' \2 u Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)
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Airbase hits 17
) W! P7 u- T! ^8 {) x: a/ TAirbase supply hits 28 r+ W# E' N2 t* j2 H7 d
Runway hits 35' U/ W, W [$ E% j
Port hits 5
# V. q" ]1 y0 OPort supply hits 4
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0 L' T8 V: ?3 X; FBB Kirishima firing at Gove
: m, V8 F/ x% Z+ y9 o! ZBB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade
8 P- X2 J1 Q5 _ W6 }! t3 qBB Haruna firing at Gove
' K! ?6 Y$ a. U/ Z1 `* @; I" v' }BB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade
! o0 X8 j& D* r' S% V) j: _CA Kako firing at Gove ; `9 w ?1 H8 P( @2 F
CA Kumano firing at Gove
. U$ x. S# C! D6 |7 q3 ^+ Z8 Y5 PE13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya- [$ X, o; u, C' D
CA Suzuya firing at Gove
0 a& ]: C" c6 S4 Q- |! ?CA Mikuma firing at Gove * l S0 H( G& l+ j* M
CA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |