AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 441 H/ I5 y- X- F( F8 B
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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% k9 \5 Z$ L! [" B
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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 Yards
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$ n: z, i8 q( w' OJapanese Ships2 W9 n# a5 f/ o5 m
BB Kongo
4 Q6 B( S9 j0 J5 S) l BB Haruna
5 I* ^) i+ n9 p: h( Q BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 12 @8 h* i; }4 ?3 ^6 ^0 [
BB Kirishima
3 o# l8 U8 |" y3 K! R) a8 Z CA Mogami2 F8 T% V6 n& I: l4 P
CA Mikuma( G- E5 l6 e$ u- `/ ?5 ]
CA Suzuya1 g' w5 M0 P) a% }! q
CA Kumano# a: |2 y6 u; ~' A8 G
CA Kako/ t# n4 r) P( V; o M* _; f3 [; t
DD Makinami
$ _$ h& X3 T' p7 L7 L4 Q DD Takanami6 n+ K0 M1 |' q7 G: R' s
DD Natsushio" h1 v8 U3 ^. `1 U' O: J3 \+ A( z
DD Yukikaze
# V$ f; U# z$ K, Q6 @; d. { DD Hayashio, e& J, w0 x5 T/ r4 D
DD Maikaze
7 M. c2 S4 x8 ]( L/ E3 G DD Isokaze h5 p, B: f2 `7 _8 ]2 m( \
DD Shiranui$ ?/ M" z5 H5 ?3 ~6 m% y+ O
DD Amatsukaze
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Allied Ships
! {& u% |. D4 l9 ?- I+ A# _0 e PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk& g5 S, ~; ]6 h2 E: ~1 N# r7 ?6 j X
PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
7 N; ] E7 [5 q# R7 Q' m" \8 L PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
2 x1 o* g3 E2 n' [ V# C6 S! r1 | PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
5 c; F1 X& N1 p2 P' ~ |7 f. j PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk0 O5 `" S* R/ P8 D. [6 o$ S1 S
PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk( m' ?& y5 i* F
PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
: L x0 R& X, C8 g, J PT-60
4 J& E0 \" z' l% d; \ PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
; }6 K4 [, l% X! D. q& @( S% _ PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
, ]$ N5 a; H* M A( [) u% } PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk! ]3 B2 R" g* B1 Q6 V
PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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2 z6 q2 m+ }/ [5 b0 ?: |Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
. F/ U* x0 `2 @5 A+ @ X& YAllied TF begins to get underway
8 ^9 k( H+ {2 Z% H* i" FLow visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight
3 G$ @3 d5 r# D h& _2 `Maximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards
* K3 V# i; o6 R( o* O, C* K" Y/ M5 xRange closes to 25,000 yards...
) J |) b }* O% k( ]: W6 bCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards
" n+ _; ?' m- TRange closes to 20,000 yards...
; E# M1 q# g% ~3 ?9 \, lRange closes to 15,000 yards...5 _& ?, e4 ]- |7 P
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards3 p! u# g! k+ b$ B) F
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards
- P: e3 \, m1 L8 hRange closes to 10,000 yards...* J2 u% ?: E( W# M' G
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards5 n# p5 q6 o% _( Q# v
Range closes to 7,000 yards...+ z4 ], k t. F4 @
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards5 Q: Y0 M- N. ^# p( |' M% y
Range closes to 5,000 yards...- o8 P$ Z/ v, K% v
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards0 \9 o$ b9 d: B' f; L4 `; s8 l
Range closes to 3,000 yards...4 ?6 F+ C2 e0 {, g+ `( t$ V9 l
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards2 r2 C$ D0 K3 H
Range closes to 1,000 yards...
; J4 M% @3 D: XPT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards1 B- S2 c6 c( A$ [$ _6 Q
PT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards; I) V. A9 k: `; Z( z. y
PT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards" M% a) s+ J4 V A# `0 I
Massive explosion on PT-46
% Q* L! I/ R( [$ n {1 APT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
7 z6 O5 s! y* s. u0 gPT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards2 @- ~3 W, O+ ?, a- J
Range increases to 2,000 yards4 r. x5 H: r# {7 D }
PT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
; N% d9 ~( b4 L- W, p, A2 b# }, mPT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
r' ^; @5 z9 Q+ R$ V7 g8 r4 mBB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards
3 ?, v/ n& V7 ]+ z3 pPT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards Z f# [7 y$ h- z3 K1 Q( T. m
PT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards+ `' A% x/ E( N% j V) C
Range increases to 3,000 yards
2 H) E0 |9 [* O7 \; C0 jPT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards
3 |! `. K' u' a3 k: S* B2 E0 hRange closes to 2,000 yards
. g/ \& P" b- `; `BB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards
( y! O0 M8 `; Q: V, d( p' [PT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards
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Range increases to 5,000 yards
/ D ~' S2 N+ d% }3 y# O, EDD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127
. Z1 w3 \) U2 s% yRange increases to 6,000 yards6 [6 G0 y8 V& @' h) k6 Q2 T: l. ? [
Range increases to 8,000 yards
/ S O) t) y& X6 b; s+ pTask forces break off...) z9 F5 A' o! S9 y
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards
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DD Shiranui! A; E8 \+ c0 ~ f9 g. ` g
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Allied Ships6 t& J2 C: j. Q6 H# ^3 i
PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk0 [' s6 u j% G3 Q- m- b# W2 [
6 D' k f- E3 @2 s& L1 tPoor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight
! ]" H9 x2 \2 ?8 ]Maximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards; a% I$ @; u! ]* p q) j
Range closes to 28,000 yards...
! q* _ k4 q: E6 yRange closes to 26,000 yards...% Z, r$ ~9 V7 _& c$ Z- T
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
& ~; i: K( E6 v$ `8 [! b2 e6 kRange closes to 22,000 yards.../ }$ E7 H0 f8 x% N
Range closes to 20,000 yards..." `: S r9 ], k5 c$ W, w b: s* x
Range closes to 18,000 yards...8 z9 i0 t& ~. T9 s
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
" m# j1 s% F4 E$ PRange closes to 14,000 yards...* @! }$ {$ C& h
Range closes to 12,000 yards..." o" O2 B" @3 C) X& @" X: ?
Range closes to 11,000 yards...9 H, J6 Q4 m: h% Z
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
; ~' b* [3 u- sRange closes to 9,000 yards...
9 y' D/ m8 I" l9 k7 M5 F. {Range closes to 8,000 yards...- D* [. S2 I. S' b1 `
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
; ?& Y5 x. G% D+ O6 IRange closes to 6,000 yards...
+ M. X- n% F+ k- x$ @5 O% j; V) }+ `Range closes to 5,000 yards...
5 {9 _* V/ C+ e1 z: q, Y9 J: V, iRange closes to 4,000 yards...
6 @ Q( V h" Z. M7 Q* z4 D7 YRange closes to 3,000 yards...* m9 i, [. Y) T) q; V3 n
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
6 F+ B: k: G: }& }: b aCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards! f m, Z# e1 Z" e# c3 `" `% L
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
+ B, U* i" T/ p4 UAllied ships attempt to get underway9 s; M# Z) G- q; o; B, E- o h
Range increases to 3,000 yards4 ^/ M, A/ [& N1 q2 t) f6 _$ I
PT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards
$ w0 _, O( D; ICombat ends with last Allied ship sunk...
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5 F K$ A2 k. Y) M2 tNight Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127
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Allied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses
2 Y1 ^2 `4 S4 Z/ D6 }/ ` Catalina I: 7 damaged' H0 z( ?7 {3 W% K \
Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground
: \# I' y4 |0 ?; o# a" e& m0 M P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged
2 y! u8 s3 j5 N) k( r P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground4 z: v, W) o( V
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BB Kirishima
6 k, B j( p! O" B/ }% v BB Hiei
4 E5 D! |8 {! h; U8 m. ]* U BB Haruna
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1 `- g9 ?+ q9 i$ a CA Kako: e6 y% @/ \+ r2 G$ v
CA Kumano
2 o: C" n8 b- E7 }# A/ y5 M CA Suzuya
! m3 Q) n- O# Y# G q4 h6 U; l4 m CA Mikuma0 u9 Z2 _8 z0 D" j
CA Mogami/ R/ |% Q! ?4 C5 m& V
$ `- {* J! }) l1 DAllied ground losses:; c" E( s6 X4 N( S1 g# Q
274 casualties reported( \ K/ J% i H+ r
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
z8 \& `0 ~4 ?( p9 w! p7 F; [ Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled; S8 n r8 D5 X: O- J3 j
Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled) ~1 N8 a( W( z. x5 @
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)2 I: |% t2 C2 Q) u; C5 g, I( a
Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)
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Airbase hits 17
4 ~. B. w2 } i( A1 l" DAirbase supply hits 2
- \9 r- V& i' o6 [Runway hits 35/ V4 m+ V' n$ z9 F# M
Port hits 5
7 u1 f/ e2 Q3 K$ YPort supply hits 4
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2 ]! ?( Q, n5 b! E+ {8 UBB Kirishima firing at Gove
& k G5 z* ]$ c) x. `8 q- i; t7 }BB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade! t# f# r2 e- A* p% p8 m
BB Haruna firing at Gove
3 d# ~9 ^1 u7 J1 p0 YBB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade) x+ t& _+ M$ Q9 S* |) V- p) E' u
CA Kako firing at Gove $ s! w# Q( q! x
CA Kumano firing at Gove
5 D8 I; j( ]: q A/ ^4 J' a, |E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya
* d: l6 R5 v( VCA Suzuya firing at Gove
" M- o& z; u( y5 X/ p1 \" HCA Mikuma firing at Gove
. U: B2 Q0 m2 w* s" }7 ~: K ]1 ECA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |