AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 44' F* X2 ?* X5 e( m
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6 f2 Y: w3 U, X. q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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) C- w$ { f" F# [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 : Y7 a2 L& r- Y, N! _$ c) J) V
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
. e' J0 O% y& D0 K8 o BB Kongo
2 X7 K0 l8 _. E) }8 A BB Haruna
0 [* M9 H5 |: Z. L BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1) J. R3 P( M; \2 z
BB Kirishima
6 h, ]% I% S ~* B4 t% } CA Mogami
5 J7 I0 Q& s( ]2 l' i CA Mikuma+ S( E: K* g& c" C
CA Suzuya
$ q) i; y' K* t CA Kumano: B$ V: K2 ^3 J& D4 E- I
CA Kako S2 z" ~' J0 U( T y) s9 r0 p
DD Makinami
, ?! f0 P. n' L+ U* t6 c1 o DD Takanami
% K. m/ e. ]; l: O DD Natsushio
( l3 N5 A: A# p- c( l' ] DD Yukikaze6 g/ A* i9 m+ F8 d; y
DD Hayashio
& @% U) d* m7 e: l5 P" c DD Maikaze3 H" v9 w% D; u# U8 I3 \/ ]
DD Isokaze& x" O* t+ W- G% x. `0 T! _
DD Shiranui% r' d9 e4 }' h5 M% s
DD Amatsukaze
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9 H% v9 e A/ |* }( y+ g8 j1 DAllied Ships, u! b* Q9 x; x6 `. o, J' V: w, s
PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
, o9 Z. i) J0 e$ B# X _' Q PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk) y" u8 y# e& i: V
PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk6 C" o, z/ [2 ]
PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk! S. G8 G1 @; S
PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
" z: g5 C! w& l8 A2 B3 h PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
# \6 W: N( H0 r9 T1 l PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk# X, [' K1 a: f: s7 ?! R& G
PT-60
4 M2 T |2 p4 R5 w: k PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk, `* q2 q* \ S+ @3 T g
PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
, U) J% o3 |/ |" o0 H PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
" q# D+ T! x: W! b9 G9 | PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
, {: n3 I0 f7 L7 [6 OAllied TF begins to get underway
7 {. l- x" p" m5 x2 B' KLow visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight
" z4 n5 |% L6 p& L; }Maximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards
; ?: a4 V3 f" g- l" {; ORange closes to 25,000 yards...
' f" w/ F! o( jCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards8 D4 O2 c0 b) G& v. w
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
! y# Z2 x! W( h5 l% s9 f ~Range closes to 15,000 yards...! ^% K4 q! t% B7 }. ?2 [2 V9 F$ ^
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards2 u6 q- ^$ g, x5 e: f" X
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards
1 M2 W" z" ?# T4 P& I; ?Range closes to 10,000 yards...
1 T8 q- q2 E$ GCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards' l# z E. }. \; T/ b2 s' I7 z0 A6 A3 q
Range closes to 7,000 yards..., e9 Z) @6 `2 A; E, Z$ W
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards
6 X3 J; w- n2 V) D4 B, P5 ERange closes to 5,000 yards...0 J* i: U1 c' m# p" g# M* T
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards
0 c4 {3 U. p6 f; Z- kRange closes to 3,000 yards...9 l5 M! [& f4 J8 ?; a
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards5 O6 ~( u: I) B
Range closes to 1,000 yards...6 F+ F! H7 ]- D
PT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards$ b9 H2 y9 w' n6 K D
PT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards. e4 l2 v9 k9 d( @. p7 [$ n
PT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards6 Q& ^' E) x4 M# \: }; u
Massive explosion on PT-46! y* ]& w+ y8 ~ U
PT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards( \2 O4 L! E, k
PT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards# M0 s! t4 E' b$ C( N
Range increases to 2,000 yards6 O1 C2 \' n- O; m& U
PT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
6 ]" R! i# P) _8 b& J) a5 cPT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards- D0 _7 T P& g4 g8 \9 I
BB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards
' A# V& F7 h" M) v! }# DPT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards
( d7 w7 a W6 R: M/ C; y: ^0 RPT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards' T9 A: G. ?% {/ M0 p' h
Range increases to 3,000 yards
5 ?7 f, b$ h8 m( v/ hPT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards' ~/ B, \0 l: W+ e
Range closes to 2,000 yards
- `7 M: H2 H5 G- ]6 l5 oBB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards
( t6 {* A& |* M: B$ \5 w, `, ^PT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards3 W# P! A9 A: e/ t
Range increases to 4,000 yards
( ^( c/ h+ O/ K" u1 g& h/ B7 TRange increases to 5,000 yards
) t' N7 M8 d5 E, X: y% s% aDD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127 ; X0 A; }0 R- [
Range increases to 6,000 yards
3 k. W9 _6 z6 F0 ?* DRange increases to 8,000 yards! I3 ?/ z a. |" s: ]
Task forces break off...& A6 u# S9 z- |9 ~4 b
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
+ H$ U; V& z( D* s8 j DD Shiranui
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Allied Ships- W$ G- \/ I7 H( c; ^" ~
PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk( l* d9 k5 T6 V" x. R' Z, G
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Poor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight
( k/ k8 t7 j4 G) NMaximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards. D u: {" Z, `$ C3 _: t' a7 Z2 m
Range closes to 28,000 yards...+ s' q" B! D) j0 h
Range closes to 26,000 yards...2 r* [! m( S1 V% ^. N
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
; W6 j- ?6 {1 PRange closes to 22,000 yards...3 o8 k8 _ w& X
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
: Y5 N2 f O5 I6 _* r6 mRange closes to 18,000 yards...
& x% v/ p2 R3 w+ Y! ZRange closes to 16,000 yards...
: E" E9 h0 S1 yRange closes to 14,000 yards...
! _; Q% ]& b( I+ T4 w9 ERange closes to 12,000 yards...
: _+ f' m! n- P. NRange closes to 11,000 yards...+ O7 Q# a4 M; A: }1 W
Range closes to 10,000 yards... v% R6 Q' o& r6 A
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
) D2 \6 C+ J0 p; X. i+ q; M( bRange closes to 8,000 yards...
; _1 Q/ D) m, R* I6 pRange closes to 7,000 yards...: d5 k( [8 {+ `* ?
Range closes to 6,000 yards...0 ]9 Z- J, W4 E/ z1 M/ ` L
Range closes to 5,000 yards...# Z& ^0 d) ?7 R, p1 i" O
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
+ q6 t1 Q' C* k0 ?" RRange closes to 3,000 yards...2 h7 e( @$ ~. _; O: L! [
Range closes to 2,000 yards...; w, h! O7 }8 N
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
( N0 X7 q6 f0 p5 g1 M3 ~) j* Y+ bCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards# z: M5 z& c8 D7 w; K/ g4 R$ v2 C
Allied ships attempt to get underway
6 G% ?5 s# K; ?' qRange increases to 3,000 yards6 o: C9 a( b" \9 V6 x
PT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards
{2 C9 h) E" B* T+ zCombat ends with last Allied ship sunk...6 }* \/ u. A& G( Q2 v" H8 H9 E# h
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Night Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127
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no flights& r, `! y% n9 b2 Y
8 A! J; x& x) q% aAllied aircraft losses, ~# `1 X5 W4 s" N
Catalina I: 7 damaged1 \5 ~% {2 J& I
Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground( V7 S+ |. N7 @6 l
P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged: `2 t7 B+ u) c4 l4 h8 e
P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground, J; l# o' K! ^
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Japanese Ships
4 g( @ c l# }* g: f& d% k: s BB Kirishima
# i' X, b0 p) H* `/ W$ u$ e# i& f BB Hiei" Q! }" [" f p( a& G$ x
BB Haruna
] o8 r( H T1 H# @4 X BB Kongo
5 A$ k3 ^- Z. i, ^. L) ~! _ CA Kako; K! c; y) S- r' I
CA Kumano( P, W3 `0 d1 ] L- I% n
CA Suzuya
9 T& V' g2 E0 N( { CA Mikuma
5 G' C. X: q% z0 f+ r$ | CA Mogami- R& e) R6 \/ y: g! _
. k R1 z2 G; u6 J4 l- WAllied ground losses: |! A, r& N# F' b
274 casualties reported
1 j! w. Y, k: H) B% O Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled6 o/ D4 l+ U7 I' |& D& q
Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled
6 i7 \# }/ E) d$ Y9 V& _ Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled
( f1 o( t9 K% b; s) q Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
- A- H% q8 H; [ Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)+ V7 G& U0 ]/ h! a. C
2 V7 |5 U2 F" `3 aAirbase hits 17; `5 o* n3 q" H1 w" v1 j0 O+ T* |
Airbase supply hits 2
5 N6 {+ Y9 z e* hRunway hits 35
' [9 y: d% ~# { C. e" h7 O- p2 kPort hits 5
4 c- h$ C# g# O8 ~Port supply hits 46 Z9 n: Q! O+ T( n1 C9 O# S
& M& {4 d/ I6 [4 D" ?BB Kirishima firing at Gove
2 ^8 |2 o8 T" l0 @' G* iBB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade: S* N! f$ ^/ Q# k1 s! O% O
BB Haruna firing at Gove
& f5 q M2 a* M* H) e0 i aBB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade
; b/ ]! m# e4 ?1 Z% {! ICA Kako firing at Gove # _ s9 I8 U& x. m2 e- d
CA Kumano firing at Gove
7 w8 v) K+ Q7 ^1 y9 p- b. D; iE13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya
8 T% N; g! n' h) r4 k& [( ~/ cCA Suzuya firing at Gove
/ l2 b! n7 v7 m, o& kCA Mikuma firing at Gove G) I2 N4 o+ }3 r9 g% D& \
CA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |