AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 447 T; c1 R ]* u' `; j
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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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7 s" K6 V8 }& B y ?: G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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, L, t: x! A6 c; x) hNight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships. v$ ^3 C% n" E9 d" [. P2 d
BB Kongo1 I+ W9 Y6 e( } {: A5 V
BB Haruna
/ |4 T! T7 D) [* E2 k7 i BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1
$ @$ b4 E. u6 n6 T+ P BB Kirishima
, j9 D5 W% W9 _% P+ p# }- H CA Mogami% v# x8 {- a# R% i
CA Mikuma
6 a1 ^6 O5 F( z7 @4 c7 e% _ CA Suzuya. O" B }0 P y) x* c
CA Kumano7 u" B" S+ b0 g( D
CA Kako
; S+ U6 p$ ?. y5 i; z9 d5 F' n DD Makinami
9 z0 e2 l2 S3 N- A2 a DD Takanami2 u3 z: {8 O) v5 w# J8 a
DD Natsushio
& N8 v' @ m8 g3 e( Z DD Yukikaze" X* V) J( G1 i/ y. ]
DD Hayashio4 C/ D. Z$ N8 l0 e
DD Maikaze
7 F+ z6 _& G( [, c DD Isokaze K( `6 m1 w8 g' T
DD Shiranui+ |4 {$ i$ B$ o) P" a
DD Amatsukaze
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Allied Ships) ~' z0 p, R% _; \; ]% T9 x
PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
; M) a0 t) f$ ?; {% W! m PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
9 \2 X* T k: H+ i H: x PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk& M& ?0 t% Y* m6 C8 P
PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
$ y C6 S$ `5 P# |/ O( \8 h6 k PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
: D) E) K, F) a# r PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk' x$ m$ R9 R" Q5 T3 U
PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk) M" L* x6 x& A4 @
PT-60
1 L/ N6 [. w% @. b( c PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
; ?. V# C7 p9 K0 F: g* @) c PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
: {; T' [: V. K/ O PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
! Y" y/ R k; @# m: O6 w8 f PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
. i0 f9 t) I8 a8 Q, R; yAllied TF begins to get underway8 U2 M9 a- I, t* @2 X1 I u
Low visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight
! g& |+ n: g' X9 {2 K& e$ `Maximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards
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" E9 k6 l% U0 x& g2 V6 LCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards
' i8 `% l( {+ a9 g6 [9 \Range closes to 20,000 yards...
: E0 D6 \8 c2 t( p( E& n4 V4 ]Range closes to 15,000 yards...
% E- l% i" ` W l0 ^CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards& a( N( t: j& f& h1 y
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards
1 y. a' I7 _; Y1 H) ^Range closes to 10,000 yards...3 V3 I+ Y: e3 c; i
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards0 Q0 U4 f6 O4 P# F
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
7 n" [+ K% M: @CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards
7 M# T" D% n, o( C7 P: ?Range closes to 5,000 yards...
1 t" `9 {) {: B8 T$ }CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards
% W4 L$ p3 d- Q* \! N2 }Range closes to 3,000 yards...
( W' ~- j: [' W) qCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards' C8 F; ^% {7 G" c
Range closes to 1,000 yards...
5 j, J. L% h, @! K( R( BPT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
/ A6 P. |" I& b1 b4 G9 G0 nPT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards" {; j+ R. o2 u$ H& N
PT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards1 D6 [0 R) M- S2 Y s- \1 D
Massive explosion on PT-46
E. W5 A I( e i- i$ Q% B _. l) \PT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
$ g$ d% |' d8 l( o, TPT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
& X- R: o1 f p/ f3 uRange increases to 2,000 yards
6 P. F4 _* z% @! L' _8 TPT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
2 \4 p9 J. Q2 yPT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards. g- A: z: Q) o- O! q% ]7 F- U% S K
BB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards
1 o6 k" a) T: G5 D8 d4 F: iPT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards
" p0 a! q2 ^- Z. r; f9 w) [6 OPT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards: e4 [ X% J) b: [+ j* \ j: `6 A
Range increases to 3,000 yards" a2 f2 O% D# ]% N4 o+ O$ a! U' A
PT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards) k- X8 E- ^) H; }0 F h
Range closes to 2,000 yards( r& y4 {( F+ l7 T! n7 m, n; P
BB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards
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Range increases to 4,000 yards& J9 t- U8 S' L
Range increases to 5,000 yards' {* \, M9 w+ E: i7 r
DD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127 $ w5 K$ U& g% W+ o- D0 G3 p
Range increases to 6,000 yards
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: P) o3 \* m% ^ ATask forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships3 u3 X! m' w" [' X) W
DD Shiranui0 l# ?) z l6 j
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PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk$ L0 N& f9 p1 G3 q
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Poor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight
( E5 e* L$ h8 C @Maximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards* ^$ Q( w& C/ `' B* M, U
Range closes to 28,000 yards...8 f+ U- X+ y3 M2 ~4 ~5 n
Range closes to 26,000 yards.... ~# b+ \7 h0 u! |5 Y9 ~
Range closes to 24,000 yards...) s# c4 Y6 G8 a+ s. a
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
3 Q4 N3 g0 l8 k, O" c) |3 lRange closes to 20,000 yards...+ D0 J# @* }( x1 X" X! G3 C! |
Range closes to 18,000 yards...- @8 j# _1 y8 S- \! o# p
Range closes to 16,000 yards...7 x& n" A5 P( [0 X
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
# S# [/ y. C: y4 VRange closes to 12,000 yards...
6 I5 c: u" c ]: @* U4 ERange closes to 11,000 yards...
V4 n8 n* G& a% FRange closes to 10,000 yards...* v6 R8 Q% R! M+ U) ~
Range closes to 9,000 yards...: d D5 x7 u% L" y% \ W0 W' h
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
; N4 K( r9 E. qRange closes to 7,000 yards...
6 [- u P$ O4 d5 LRange closes to 6,000 yards...6 W! |9 d0 l7 J. `, y/ _. ?- H! i
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
# c4 S( O( m6 aRange closes to 4,000 yards...
; i! E- N; U1 a$ D: ^Range closes to 3,000 yards...6 {: y3 j! G- E7 y* x0 t* J
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
' w5 c1 G' ?' G# U/ ~) hCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
9 C' O7 t; b: }. j; N7 sCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
$ I, Z( H1 M5 @: OAllied ships attempt to get underway
/ u! n3 _3 y4 u* o: @* O! fRange increases to 3,000 yards9 J. W& n$ W8 _8 `( B" x/ E% \
PT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards5 p# S. ?- w8 S! c6 H
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...; l( N$ G0 P. a5 ]9 \
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Night Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127- ^& S. ~. i* F6 x3 C6 \/ q G
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Allied aircraft) g' M* s( @, ]) L$ y0 X
no flights
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7 C/ Z" w: ?! Q' D ZAllied aircraft losses4 U# c" m2 j% e: I# w# u; q
Catalina I: 7 damaged! E! x# `8 B" c, }
Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground
, o4 q" E+ [, o P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged
2 Q$ J. v% b2 J l1 a# B; f6 G: o P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground% l1 C8 A1 ~# {( X
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BB Kirishima$ S- W5 b: w# f: E, E0 h
BB Hiei
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BB Kongo
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CA Kumano/ V; W0 h+ u8 B8 h$ l* f
CA Suzuya
7 Z6 J7 x! l! K3 q$ `6 H CA Mikuma
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Allied ground losses:
$ g j! _. {1 V& N* v3 {/ }* B9 z 274 casualties reported
2 p0 u( {/ A5 K% m# T Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
" {! q, A7 J; E# W+ b) G8 [ Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled* h# W5 S" w$ m% m) Y, C- D) `( Q
Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled- L3 z# j. j! D
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)- x j( P. ?- o8 y9 x
Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)
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Airbase hits 17
p0 L: y8 e% a# C8 gAirbase supply hits 2- i$ c I9 S9 H/ Q# q
Runway hits 35# k8 m3 R V( ]$ c3 f" i: ~
Port hits 5
, Q; f8 q! o" x; qPort supply hits 4
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BB Kirishima firing at Gove 8 z X8 P7 t6 y( v* h
BB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade$ l8 K. f V& [. G3 L: m
BB Haruna firing at Gove
7 l. n7 N8 \( I% L0 {BB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade
7 z! N1 X" E' k$ f2 {6 sCA Kako firing at Gove
1 _: ?' F$ j* p! B, c! y, `CA Kumano firing at Gove
$ i! f ]: C ], y1 G' J% xE13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya0 S. ? }8 b# P' j, e
CA Suzuya firing at Gove 0 Z: z8 O4 L. r$ v
CA Mikuma firing at Gove : S. \% G2 m+ i
CA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |