AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 44* y& K1 Y# d7 Z3 c5 v4 e6 x/ _! @
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0 v2 C2 s- f4 i* B( I+ e, h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+ E* B& P5 q, w- I. t3 f9 n
I9 @* B" I/ s$ U9 W8 g9 s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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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards8 t9 z1 x+ N7 r
' Y. U& f% N# |' r/ Y8 D! SJapanese Ships
5 Y& X9 N' t9 E+ M3 { s3 { BB Kongo' H; i/ l3 R% a. p# |) f
BB Haruna
# p' S6 X; G. M# K+ ~/ F& A5 Q BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1
6 T6 d- e! _* @ BB Kirishima
/ n2 |% {/ J( g# B% U$ ]9 E# k CA Mogami9 T+ a$ F( H& L& Q, {6 Q, r& S
CA Mikuma& x) W1 I4 n8 N' _' B0 i" E3 v( S7 D
CA Suzuya
" `. H( ?4 B1 l; [/ y CA Kumano9 j0 ~) n! _* T
CA Kako0 t7 j2 J, m: ^! F* g9 h
DD Makinami
7 \1 e* Z8 ^# M* k% t0 s1 w DD Takanami& t' w; U# Y+ B2 d3 Y
DD Natsushio H. o% W) E, M2 n8 `& |9 h4 h
DD Yukikaze
; p1 b8 `- R9 \! v! y DD Hayashio/ c& k& b! V, r+ Q' t% }& I5 l
DD Maikaze6 G$ \2 e3 W9 K7 C- R
DD Isokaze- y9 \5 c$ o ?7 T4 }
DD Shiranui6 P) a7 N; C/ p
DD Amatsukaze3 f& C# E/ F8 l; w, l) k# A
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Allied Ships/ J$ r5 @& B' T: j/ K8 F5 q n( |
PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
4 l. Z; ?4 ^) _7 }4 R PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
6 X# B& T$ I& X( V9 @9 k0 [6 O- Y PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk& ?2 P* n! G' Z" C1 j
PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
& ~& o* c3 [/ g1 ?1 Z8 u PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
! b3 e9 K1 r# y8 r" i PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
. ~5 k2 D1 @. X7 H- z% _/ Z PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk/ G) J$ t4 v! b) y
PT-608 @- I2 `! Z q" t1 i
PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
" _5 Z0 [4 _9 V( R' O- ^& D PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk7 t k2 n, m+ K' v
PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk. w; [6 g$ E, B: S S3 Y
PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk( ^( x, {7 A( a e) a/ K% l4 P X
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!, C6 c4 G2 q: D3 C0 r2 C4 [% [
Allied TF begins to get underway3 {3 @7 X2 B( n O3 g2 @/ |
Low visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight) w: d1 T7 w8 m5 P
Maximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards
3 J( s* { n: ORange closes to 25,000 yards...- i- ~4 d; D0 f* G4 [; |4 A
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards
4 ?$ c5 x3 C: [- pRange closes to 20,000 yards...
1 T5 P; n8 h' wRange closes to 15,000 yards...
+ s* i' ?7 x* W" o' A# `CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards
) v& k1 F8 p: L/ W# O) d6 RCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards
1 O3 O. i1 e$ Y# A4 s$ i$ |1 l$ ^' [Range closes to 10,000 yards...% d5 I' Y- R8 B: U+ Q; x
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards9 E& v+ T1 C) D0 m0 G8 Y+ @% ]8 m
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
2 A) j7 K, y, B6 {2 { X# ?# k6 NCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards
/ V" k$ W5 _0 `$ _. aRange closes to 5,000 yards...
' X0 b5 i' p7 {5 c1 zCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards
) m4 I6 @$ X( K% Q1 f3 K+ ~) |Range closes to 3,000 yards...
6 w1 a( |2 W# q. z8 sCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
: b, z( p" V; C& DRange closes to 1,000 yards...$ d& W3 q6 ^+ p% J/ o( J# b4 Q( l
PT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
) m& T2 B- m+ cPT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
, m$ Q5 | z6 s& g4 o8 s5 w+ O6 cPT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards, j, z9 W% ^+ U) j3 J8 |3 ?
Massive explosion on PT-46- z" s% H% N& q e2 M5 ?
PT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards7 W5 C, n+ ?, h9 k" H, v
PT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
7 Q" I7 H8 q* l6 w& |' mRange increases to 2,000 yards
) s) k" U" T6 k" n: r# Q" [PT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
3 E, y& ]8 ]! e3 L/ j. WPT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
$ h, h Y: y" i2 z2 q HBB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards* S! t7 \6 t6 o9 a8 E; ^7 U. U2 }$ S. O
PT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards* ~4 i# \+ ~/ T! Z4 J% H
PT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards
2 Z U0 l! _. v8 A O1 L& Z6 VRange increases to 3,000 yards
! F) }& z+ S# Z8 lPT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards
6 ]3 n' {9 o2 q$ M3 {( d' `Range closes to 2,000 yards
; H; @- l9 f3 l) \4 F6 vBB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards
/ u. s' N1 C6 L8 OPT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards
7 i* z- |8 s- T+ ?* HRange increases to 4,000 yards+ |! C4 q s" s
Range increases to 5,000 yards
$ ~6 R: C8 o+ x, c+ I9 G3 K1 EDD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127
8 n" F- C# x6 }" H1 }5 s0 _/ d) F% QRange increases to 6,000 yards) r! S% u0 p# i9 k3 V, W6 p1 {
Range increases to 8,000 yards1 E% y7 w3 [+ i0 }# D4 [5 t
Task forces break off..." x9 v: P8 |, Y% `
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
9 a+ Y# Y5 `) B B& {* b" u7 V1 F; Q DD Shiranui" r1 N, z, U2 m/ B( w
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Allied Ships, X1 N R; T- F6 ?; U
PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk, j2 v1 B) i/ f" q; Y5 r
1 [& b- h6 G9 I7 r0 p" A8 gPoor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight
" \' \+ b: r$ E( d3 D% `, S8 wMaximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards
' R# K- ^) e5 Q$ X3 n( lRange closes to 28,000 yards...
/ Z7 J- m, B4 I, [4 ~# xRange closes to 26,000 yards...2 h) w9 P5 l. B$ ^7 p; Z
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
W6 I# N3 c8 b4 lRange closes to 22,000 yards...
L# U5 I: S8 `5 L+ XRange closes to 20,000 yards..., u- u) f3 U& s; P7 t! R+ L* F# x* s
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
|% x4 E1 ~3 e. I! k$ ]+ A. RRange closes to 16,000 yards...
% m. v w4 ]7 _' u( YRange closes to 14,000 yards...7 `6 `- O P7 y* }7 G
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
1 x: b3 X' i# Y+ _* X, ?3 XRange closes to 11,000 yards...
7 j: g) m4 y" \2 u5 g9 N% F2 M0 PRange closes to 10,000 yards...! J3 C3 D( v8 w$ [) z5 \+ ?4 f
Range closes to 9,000 yards...6 Y* ~: e& ^9 Z5 l& ~2 }
Range closes to 8,000 yards...* b0 |7 c: ?$ j- i* y& A9 B8 G
Range closes to 7,000 yards...4 h' a6 o* \/ R, {+ N
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
# S1 H. l& I: }+ {) k. CRange closes to 5,000 yards...
2 G4 [, Y1 @9 \* q# d7 cRange closes to 4,000 yards...- U. ?0 V2 P. u1 O$ n7 I
Range closes to 3,000 yards...1 A+ l s R* V' h
Range closes to 2,000 yards...5 c/ A4 T) s0 x5 I. t1 r
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
" S+ s2 X4 o8 I4 C! i( ]/ n* \CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
, q2 }! F# T; S- oAllied ships attempt to get underway% ]' x8 v6 L( O1 h
Range increases to 3,000 yards" Y" q3 D9 w9 g5 |
PT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards
# \/ _4 \; r# J' D/ A' |8 qCombat ends with last Allied ship sunk...
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% z8 s) h; W! S, {2 {Night Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127
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% d% n' K0 N! U no flights
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Allied aircraft losses( J/ K# z4 s( y' b
Catalina I: 7 damaged' r2 ? \1 V+ h0 n& W- x! h
Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground
; P1 M' W0 s+ ^2 p* S& D& S P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged& V3 n+ G. w# \ Y
P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground: b! l2 b4 x+ a4 x2 t) p/ w
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Japanese Ships* _% B. O8 P8 ]2 ?- \ s7 |9 i
BB Kirishima
4 H& c8 B! u! Z z8 |* a$ s/ r BB Hiei+ {4 j/ b5 _4 l9 M4 J
BB Haruna) Y u2 z0 e' L8 p6 a1 @; X* M
BB Kongo# N/ Y7 C! H f N) S/ z4 t! Z
CA Kako0 v2 o* I2 X H0 _# f: R
CA Kumano
9 @4 D4 ?: o9 ^6 }* ^* l- g CA Suzuya- i9 t5 @1 K0 F x1 M3 O: h
CA Mikuma, [- `0 d; ~! n: R
CA Mogami
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" h: _" m5 {8 {Allied ground losses:
/ O$ I- L H" A9 w2 K+ } 274 casualties reported+ ^& o3 c0 d8 o0 D/ q
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled5 l/ G8 v- \# G5 z, o' M' R; P
Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled0 P* j3 J/ c6 k
Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled
3 m) S. G6 y: Z4 M4 ~8 c( ~ Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)/ L8 J2 i* e5 [7 ? j- m7 h
Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled): j% s' c l8 \3 a8 t0 V0 ^
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Airbase hits 17
; w' F( f9 b+ ?Airbase supply hits 2
2 E$ j. r9 z( W- g. T- WRunway hits 35, k6 \% h1 f3 m2 a! I
Port hits 5
! r( q9 B7 v. h' y( lPort supply hits 4# B9 \) H; c3 w K. f
; _$ z5 a5 r6 y$ Y0 V' ABB Kirishima firing at Gove & z' k2 a- _. n1 g1 p/ D- H1 ?
BB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade
- R y% y# i# r% TBB Haruna firing at Gove # I) |* T8 E- U; Y- \
BB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade w! V& E ]2 K9 v9 [
CA Kako firing at Gove : C# Y' C8 Z' ]0 O2 q
CA Kumano firing at Gove
0 [' J" u$ S; ?6 A6 P9 L! cE13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya
8 Y a3 g7 G. e y" I# A( y% Z6 lCA Suzuya firing at Gove
2 {$ E% j+ g5 }8 I2 W' Z! RCA Mikuma firing at Gove
+ X7 _) i5 ?; I) Z) Z; eCA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |