AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 444 V& y7 \0 G% N( I
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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
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( K' e* m* ^( ^4 |' l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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* V: P: z' }7 gNight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards: U' o% c! {* V* X8 v
. f- a- e9 w! O4 L6 f6 b0 S% aJapanese Ships+ d4 q. ]3 i5 ]2 L$ V( x3 v
BB Kongo
7 \4 u0 M) T; U6 D& E4 d0 k& ?- C BB Haruna
$ B9 r) Y# l/ t/ s7 k) A BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1% J" K# v- n( O) T
BB Kirishima
7 k7 |( K9 b$ A6 z+ \' W CA Mogami% O+ M+ m5 j4 m% m4 w2 V6 K
CA Mikuma
H, @5 j# `( c CA Suzuya
) S% Q2 a" {) @ B* n% C. u; S! g CA Kumano+ {' N& \+ i8 ?7 F) s+ ]
CA Kako
# D) p5 }% n9 a) J DD Makinami- g; `. K" \! l
DD Takanami
5 p% G2 g6 P4 W DD Natsushio* C7 ^8 k8 a0 |5 |+ ~7 B
DD Yukikaze* e: i, d5 _- e- P7 x+ f% z
DD Hayashio9 [) {4 {0 m: F0 h! N
DD Maikaze" w3 q |! n! C; C
DD Isokaze
, j+ o* i, s' j/ V" x/ R4 H DD Shiranui
: @1 k1 @+ H) _9 G% d& U DD Amatsukaze
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" ]) M' D+ Y, s9 ~Allied Ships: |+ E- B, J, u. G. g
PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
/ R6 l8 _3 U* V8 \) k PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
9 @" j# M1 ] ` PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
8 g1 e$ V4 _" i* Z PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk' p$ F/ Z8 }0 g- X- M, T
PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk a3 e [/ W& F$ H6 R( S
PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
9 ]5 a1 H9 o; z' z" H PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk5 N4 D6 m' Q. k$ S; L z' S
PT-60" L+ x R% f- E- I5 w8 P
PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk, S, Y3 E0 e& P# u
PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk* Z' `# G- u P9 s& Y
PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
$ B# s: T) O, M0 D! m PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk6 {# n! i; F5 v* x5 g
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!& N* L: {' z S9 r
Allied TF begins to get underway& Z, j! d, d1 m# o+ P
Low visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight; B' ]$ ]2 E [% E& ^& l* ~
Maximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards
/ ^& @8 O' X6 N( ^Range closes to 25,000 yards...
# U U$ M& K: ~: E1 G& I$ o, }CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards0 \ Y0 P. w% y: {: v
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
! \+ W* G, r# }) ~; xRange closes to 15,000 yards...
6 ]' ^" @ h/ ]: z: R3 Q: QCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards- ]+ {. j. w4 @7 n# f2 o$ r; r
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards
9 d7 G7 x$ m% z* o( W8 lRange closes to 10,000 yards...
) [4 h$ G6 ^2 g0 z! r0 RCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards E; E' ~3 V4 Y" Z H
Range closes to 7,000 yards...; X# m' N2 H0 U! `4 ]" Y2 q, l
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards
2 m$ d2 }$ ?; c! uRange closes to 5,000 yards...8 M$ t s" b, }
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards1 \" h4 L+ h* W8 @! ~9 a+ Q
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
* R% f Y' A" o) n& c. z, G" dCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards2 p5 S8 r: U X0 ?! U# t
Range closes to 1,000 yards...
4 U! h, W$ b! n2 f9 UPT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards$ _& V+ J3 C) H! t
PT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
! Z7 X1 R( A' u9 LPT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
, {' i( C7 l: W( AMassive explosion on PT-46) {5 r7 v0 W3 @! s! ~% i1 N$ |
PT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards) q! M$ x* \' K# Y
PT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
" I0 B0 x4 |/ J* cRange increases to 2,000 yards
' m8 d8 h7 Q& \* W7 k3 M. F6 cPT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards( q! T7 d0 h |
PT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
9 {! {- X- b8 Q: ~$ uBB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards0 Q2 e- r/ q+ F- Z5 A( v6 m
PT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards" ^. {# R5 S2 f9 M g
PT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards3 s4 R) ~$ s% h2 M/ ^1 `
Range increases to 3,000 yards; Y) f$ M1 b. }6 P9 ^6 _: K
PT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards4 Q$ ]& _* n! {1 A1 t
Range closes to 2,000 yards
6 n4 _! ]2 O7 ~2 @: T0 Y9 c# O" dBB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards
; o; M9 |- x/ i$ c9 S! Y. V5 u9 v$ `PT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards
6 w! Y! S4 o" l8 M# u. {Range increases to 4,000 yards* j, G/ ^5 I, E- c: I4 i# U
Range increases to 5,000 yards
9 [% F$ p* P0 ~* F. FDD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127 + ?- K4 x' V: R6 A
Range increases to 6,000 yards
$ Y% Z5 \4 _6 ]+ rRange increases to 8,000 yards
4 \! y- N( H q4 NTask forces break off...
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9 @" ]& Z: c. r2 }5 b9 [: oNight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships5 @: o. p _4 i1 Z" m/ `; s/ V; m
DD Shiranui
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# _. R, ]9 T @+ [9 CAllied Ships
7 t8 d8 l; f1 [) y; j PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk8 k5 |# ^8 V0 W+ @
; g' @1 J- f+ ], S8 Z- K$ ]% U, FPoor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight1 |8 ?1 l b4 w% Z
Maximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards
8 h r$ j& C) m( w6 o4 X: NRange closes to 28,000 yards...& T# Z3 `+ j2 g4 } L- a9 V( Y
Range closes to 26,000 yards...
0 Q& X: k3 _; d/ F& D: ERange closes to 24,000 yards...$ c: K+ u4 u' W! ?. Q7 z
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
) A5 r \1 Y3 k a. z: b6 qRange closes to 20,000 yards...! a6 a) J& `$ c2 w4 Q2 Z4 l4 w
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
9 E/ O3 \5 V- CRange closes to 16,000 yards...7 N0 b) R3 c w# z6 P
Range closes to 14,000 yards...9 o4 n# u3 R8 X" N/ j
Range closes to 12,000 yards...9 k4 n, p0 y m! t
Range closes to 11,000 yards...$ K. d* I! N0 b& ~- x
Range closes to 10,000 yards...6 S; D* t! q6 p
Range closes to 9,000 yards...- }5 k: Y7 Y9 u+ ~6 g
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
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Range closes to 6,000 yards... o$ C: `& G( B/ N/ y0 S
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
4 Y( w# G1 ]( Y4 ^. [7 Y& XRange closes to 4,000 yards...
5 |, q5 G0 }' X3 fRange closes to 3,000 yards...- o3 t( M) u- F. L# U; L+ f
Range closes to 2,000 yards...9 c N x$ }1 j! o* }3 m& l4 K
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
0 {0 \+ E4 n4 @9 A$ }6 s" n# \" }CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards8 G8 T/ h" T6 z. G" E$ q3 {1 `/ T
Allied ships attempt to get underway
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PT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards
: R3 ~* _; `" U zCombat ends with last Allied ship sunk...
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Night Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,1274 O. i# N9 z: K+ N: W1 d `
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Allied aircraft, L( `4 H& \! V6 n' @ D; Q
no flights
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* ]; B* o# Q+ q+ }( B! l4 jAllied aircraft losses8 u1 h/ u9 s8 d2 Y! |5 ~% p
Catalina I: 7 damaged
7 |! b% D. T2 j H. p4 ~1 M Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground- y2 Z H. M7 R
P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged; m6 z) z( K9 u5 {) @* A
P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground
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T' M; p$ i5 U/ yJapanese Ships4 c, i( e8 ~, G1 j/ x3 s
BB Kirishima0 I9 u6 o) v! K9 [1 a( c m
BB Hiei
; M' B% e9 l; B8 b- m6 o- M BB Haruna
6 _9 v) ?2 h& o6 c( ^# G( Y BB Kongo
" R2 X5 Z7 t) ]* c CA Kako7 R( o/ T' w X4 |" n$ }
CA Kumano
( ?, {8 M; J6 h! y- C3 p/ F CA Suzuya
" \( b! f" C) j' m4 I& z CA Mikuma
1 c* o* |( S" C9 v; m8 K CA Mogami# q/ w) J$ v" `3 _8 r2 L2 z: O5 J
" p( j) h$ A, sAllied ground losses:5 z# x1 B6 k2 j9 L* O) N) Z0 v" u
274 casualties reported
1 v8 V6 k0 i" V: L) S2 c2 b2 |; e Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
4 o# u5 l# b/ t( L/ g# @ Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled
4 V I, i- z% v& y$ P* I2 c Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled
) E, N, F/ Y+ ~/ _) L. i8 R Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
0 b; M- h& W: u Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)
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Airbase hits 17
4 k' J5 \. m* J; p* z; FAirbase supply hits 2
5 e# R! E! O. A" m8 PRunway hits 35$ s' ^4 H" \/ E' O
Port hits 58 B. D% `1 y# Y2 Q9 i- v. s
Port supply hits 4
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) z8 r/ ~" r$ h% D- |6 }( {BB Kirishima firing at Gove - x4 d8 H/ b) `
BB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade$ K% t. p, H" Y2 e% [
BB Haruna firing at Gove
4 k/ @* F' a0 L7 f9 J3 kBB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade
. ?4 F3 w/ e) [5 I2 `- R( w% ?& d9 U8 ZCA Kako firing at Gove ( L1 G$ v+ u& Z3 N! b6 d, g0 X9 t. w
CA Kumano firing at Gove & `3 G5 [" h8 w, U I
E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya
3 g i) ^1 p( y6 YCA Suzuya firing at Gove & G5 U% I7 W' K
CA Mikuma firing at Gove
/ k3 e# w X) h4 e' x4 a: d; DCA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |