AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 44" b/ ~6 ?9 O4 `6 u1 w
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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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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 ) w9 S& C9 n6 d' X
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards8 N3 [6 y3 Y& h/ }! _
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Japanese Ships4 @6 @2 i( Y/ n/ Z. p
BB Kongo
0 l$ W# \5 W: G9 { Y; ~ BB Haruna
) v0 T9 t, Y3 G4 E$ S BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1# Q5 H* {7 b2 X/ ]$ a7 i
BB Kirishima
3 R/ D3 H) J4 z1 Y n CA Mogami- y- r# C' |5 c- W2 _
CA Mikuma2 J- S% K5 h3 b% q, s' B
CA Suzuya
$ h3 D K" a" E2 x0 J+ ^% i% J CA Kumano5 T, W5 I& I8 A( u( l n
CA Kako
: x/ p4 k! l Y# u8 ? DD Makinami
1 e ?. i" L9 ] DD Takanami" f" t3 H: v: s `6 ^
DD Natsushio
4 h5 ?; x1 K0 o% K$ g# d DD Yukikaze0 t- E' o+ _5 x: O( e# G
DD Hayashio& A; i. |, _* \( V
DD Maikaze. s7 D9 ]" }9 c5 M
DD Isokaze& a. E+ _- O, ^& T+ r$ O- Y
DD Shiranui! _. g% O( E( Q! Y& N# ~2 d( T# Z
DD Amatsukaze
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) y/ n( \; X7 Y9 U; RAllied Ships
6 g% {" N5 L3 y PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
' \! N* O8 ~! X% E' K5 a/ e PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk' L0 \; m0 Z" L# g0 e1 R3 Q7 M2 {
PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk* C; C) P4 S* ^4 d/ l
PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
3 C; F6 p/ M0 z% [- B3 Z PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk$ g4 l9 q: N( S9 f" ?4 Z ]$ M6 V
PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk4 q6 y1 v2 `: a1 z f8 m
PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk* ]; w) B+ z; Y( K; k1 j
PT-60* J; w# N& G- T+ s7 n
PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
% O: \* V8 n! m PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk- I, T: N. w7 X3 H, G, H4 U
PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
/ P; S5 k' k9 x- n* ] PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk* X' @1 z2 ~( ^* B V
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
% @% [' @4 O( I' e- KAllied TF begins to get underway- f/ o- r0 M5 T9 Q# U
Low visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight V) R- W5 C" n. I* T
Maximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards; P8 S* e& h0 t% z0 T2 a
Range closes to 25,000 yards...
. Q0 Z# W& q3 a, GCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards
$ i4 z6 l B! tRange closes to 20,000 yards...
/ ?. k5 Z" u" V6 K) P) mRange closes to 15,000 yards...
; r. B( m/ Z y- O' zCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards' M2 I* t- e( `/ W) p/ F1 i) q
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards3 i- Y y. T6 {+ C6 p5 \
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
/ m* \. d3 c+ wCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
+ ]: z' A, G5 i* U0 r$ oRange closes to 7,000 yards.../ h0 T( m& w7 {( y
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards
) t) B3 s2 t3 g- N* [* vRange closes to 5,000 yards...) Z( _1 p! ]) ^4 {5 g1 ~
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards
2 H9 K5 }# V7 T5 U: v( K* k/ V. eRange closes to 3,000 yards...
+ s( y% g4 g% {. a1 F6 H7 VCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
2 H* g( x" ^2 w4 zRange closes to 1,000 yards...7 [% }) n; J% d W) j
PT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
8 J$ o, v: J1 l# y f- R. w: e1 A8 `PT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
4 l( K, p* P9 l5 I6 T) W1 K! mPT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
$ \* i) y0 h0 [1 H' v8 M, ]Massive explosion on PT-46- n2 G' y: U/ d- I1 n9 L
PT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
% q: P4 L, @4 h" i6 w3 XPT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards- S! y% W- j! f& [( Y/ }
Range increases to 2,000 yards# C, ]9 @6 z4 K* e! R: G
PT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
7 H3 w$ o% ]# h" B) wPT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
3 w! n! \2 M- R' I) ?* K' {- `6 ?BB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards8 c5 k. Q+ V6 w( S$ z1 @* Q2 X
PT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards- g3 Y9 f& M/ l |' N& D3 ~
PT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards1 i/ t+ D3 o1 k9 S0 a
Range increases to 3,000 yards, G; V+ {# Q9 M
PT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards
, ^ N" x2 _( C0 ERange closes to 2,000 yards* r5 J0 f8 l& d, i5 z9 |- L# b! d
BB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards
% a" S( w8 N$ b7 z! yPT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards+ e/ O* g1 K8 s* l6 [+ t5 L1 \
Range increases to 4,000 yards
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DD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127 + _0 P1 x6 ]4 G7 C S
Range increases to 6,000 yards
- j4 c7 U8 O; V2 k- ~2 \Range increases to 8,000 yards( Y6 X& y4 b2 R# b& C
Task forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards2 ?; a) K' ]# r. x% n# \
1 n! F7 m f/ g1 f/ c0 `Japanese Ships* W) N! A# S ~7 ^7 u/ D" X
DD Shiranui3 ^" J3 _4 \' ?0 x$ [* y( p
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2 }$ r! o$ @7 C# s PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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3 g3 {, W1 D. d; a9 A JPoor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight
: \& j) h, b) p- C J& NMaximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards
2 |& o2 y8 D( |$ X# p& p% }2 oRange closes to 28,000 yards...( h) I- M9 l* b4 f+ r- ^, P) C
Range closes to 26,000 yards..." H/ X# p% }4 t
Range closes to 24,000 yards..., }' J9 ^! m7 {2 i5 H4 K
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
' P8 l+ ~2 `6 t) R, ^4 {: [Range closes to 20,000 yards...
4 P, o' M! P |0 ~/ [# C7 w" P5 dRange closes to 18,000 yards...1 P. @7 q# |7 Q4 m/ u+ u5 ^
Range closes to 16,000 yards...; C) O! y/ C, Q* L0 A
Range closes to 14,000 yards...: q0 @& c3 c- _- ^
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
% `9 J) `1 T) o1 jRange closes to 11,000 yards...
3 d# [) d& P! U" mRange closes to 10,000 yards...5 A3 C5 U- G$ z% }' _7 [, j
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
' }5 X' S v& B) l! B% lRange closes to 8,000 yards...4 r M k$ O) @# U8 x6 T
Range closes to 7,000 yards...9 L' y- Y: X( Q2 n3 h. W
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
& E" ?1 H, c+ ^) qRange closes to 5,000 yards...9 `# U3 j5 s' v. X+ a# E; Z# h
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
! W9 ]! D4 v4 ^$ Y" i+ RRange closes to 3,000 yards...( G, ]- l( w2 r% \4 r1 f* ^: K
Range closes to 2,000 yards...0 H; t4 E) n% C$ I1 m
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards) l( [1 U# p" G& j
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
* u2 y% N" A/ \Allied ships attempt to get underway
5 s8 {) [0 U1 |8 j/ S" C( MRange increases to 3,000 yards
5 {6 G4 L) O/ F' Q: @2 \5 FPT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards
- C& ~# `6 z% v* _) [& ZCombat ends with last Allied ship sunk...
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Night Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127
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Allied aircraft
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, G( Y/ F0 E# \. z! |6 CAllied aircraft losses
X: W9 g5 x) {4 e: f8 s Catalina I: 7 damaged
/ y4 v8 G9 R" U+ A6 x2 e Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground9 Y L. {4 N0 x
P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged
8 X6 ~. x' g! o: h P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground
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Japanese Ships, u% h1 y3 B8 W) b4 i" s& H& q: @0 }
BB Kirishima" H* _. f' z5 k! ~! Y' M% a
BB Hiei" l! g! E$ S* e# N1 \
BB Haruna
4 ^) O: q) o+ A BB Kongo% {; F @. j( v4 X- J; s
CA Kako# Z8 I' G v4 \5 J9 h! ?
CA Kumano
! [, n* H& L' S, U0 ?' K CA Suzuya
! m/ m4 I7 x5 a3 H7 v, w; j: r# @ CA Mikuma
& q6 @' M3 a: @/ U! D4 T CA Mogami$ N- y% k$ ]" q+ B8 I P) p
* T" ?: \$ q- t* C/ jAllied ground losses:. h. g2 F( M. P( k) [
274 casualties reported
# r$ \( X. F/ e. M$ I# ^ Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled0 J8 h3 l! j" U9 n
Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled; o% n7 |& U: p2 j* Y1 i0 R6 I
Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled
: V, w0 Z* D# T' `0 p Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)0 L+ `. ~, W H
Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)
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Airbase hits 17 B e. f/ E, B) p) \8 W
Airbase supply hits 2
6 i# A2 n) Z* x$ iRunway hits 35
, |% G' ^2 l. ~/ vPort hits 54 F+ L- T! ~( Y# ~
Port supply hits 4
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' s' S7 a; {9 F- ~2 ]7 p' zBB Kirishima firing at Gove 5 [! s" H$ f6 C* d) ~
BB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade% g& h# P) q/ T4 R3 @& a3 ?
BB Haruna firing at Gove 7 E7 d! I# b* u3 Y- m
BB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade
5 l# o, d# F& ?, f# gCA Kako firing at Gove ) {; P7 c& {+ l
CA Kumano firing at Gove
, F# s. Q7 U+ A; `' w' XE13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya' A2 n) T* \; U O+ y- I- p& }
CA Suzuya firing at Gove $ K, X1 H+ t: l% r
CA Mikuma firing at Gove $ H( j+ P! t2 M5 L5 L: m i$ M
CA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |