AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 448 b& R% P, S( R" M- W( V
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4 G% d8 _% w& t: g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
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards- A/ q+ k3 N* D( _) Z0 r G" _
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Japanese Ships+ G" L9 m, P+ r2 W9 }, `* x# V
BB Kongo& y$ W N8 U, P5 ^ C: c
BB Haruna+ R, o$ k- ^, X' `+ K8 ^
BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1
( [+ }- h) g/ ?4 e BB Kirishima
/ |7 X0 m' @* d, c$ B+ Q! T3 J6 Z CA Mogami
+ N1 [6 D/ g8 I* ^8 N3 p CA Mikuma$ d2 u3 V/ z% E
CA Suzuya. Z" |6 A: ~; l! G7 H! X m1 T
CA Kumano
" f/ n0 e+ \) Y7 k# U) N CA Kako
. Q# S, C/ ?: a DD Makinami
7 ~1 r1 M) K1 [* ~! s DD Takanami& P, ^5 K! I5 D, i, C
DD Natsushio
% s* d" n& N' Q( v! ? DD Yukikaze
, d g* n5 ~) ?# C DD Hayashio `2 |* h5 [ i; D8 H# ]" D+ B/ h! {
DD Maikaze
% k( C1 s3 k0 q& x+ m @# r/ n DD Isokaze# b5 Z. V7 Z" ~) g4 i' T) F% p" ]$ g
DD Shiranui" i$ O9 I6 M; |9 v+ H
DD Amatsukaze, S* E, Z+ D6 W9 j
4 c2 z4 _& c. B9 M% \) {Allied Ships
3 `+ t/ f6 b! @" k9 q* v PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
( f7 T0 L6 d6 ?/ v8 \: b& {6 `" s PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk; [0 C7 V1 u2 c+ v* J2 L+ D. N# r
PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
4 z& z6 p) I' m PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
3 ~( s5 t/ k: L1 e v# l PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk; b& q5 v. I* @2 X" `
PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
/ u, ~. B. b) | PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
4 W7 V2 ?! ~) p# f/ e PT-60
, F, D2 I8 a+ t0 n PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
u% ]' M; S3 J- V1 t PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk S- |$ v0 d5 k$ N3 A
PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk0 J/ X2 v3 {( @2 S9 q
PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk7 F7 f2 I- {- R1 ]8 Z
; t R9 Z6 g' V3 Y$ cJapanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!% p2 p3 X' B! c$ m7 `
Allied TF begins to get underway6 c0 ?) s9 ~, ] s5 V$ ^3 u$ W5 j! g
Low visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight* z! g% j2 {* u% s! ?
Maximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards
+ w) s0 [! ]% V {1 B7 S- RRange closes to 25,000 yards..." H! }) S( R$ t0 L. C z( x5 @
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards; Q5 c/ K4 q- Z' ^8 w; x; {
Range closes to 20,000 yards...5 _; K$ ~" g# }7 U
Range closes to 15,000 yards...# C/ {& S# X A3 w$ g) A
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards, O% S& `. R' h2 l- `* o
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards6 ?6 R$ A/ e! P' t3 a
Range closes to 10,000 yards...& j7 y1 W) x3 K; G& k9 t3 y
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
" j- ~3 A3 }2 d2 j. | U- oRange closes to 7,000 yards...
0 z& E0 n7 j1 i) a: M; gCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards
8 ]6 |+ T& @# Z& e6 X7 |Range closes to 5,000 yards...; _$ m% a: C8 w2 B! W
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards
9 K! D+ X0 p. ~, ]/ a: \* p+ vRange closes to 3,000 yards.../ t: D- l$ A" [5 e& ]7 n
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards! b) }* K# q F+ j+ V% H8 F
Range closes to 1,000 yards...
. B* m( h. z3 i. j0 }- R ?7 lPT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
! F w/ B9 i# E1 H, KPT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
! i4 V3 ?* w1 I$ h/ a4 u( S' _PT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards9 k1 x" _0 d7 ~0 Q
Massive explosion on PT-462 u4 H2 V' K0 k* ^0 |( I6 r
PT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards7 A) t3 q% ^: E0 L7 M
PT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards- M6 Q6 e' N# d% {' @
Range increases to 2,000 yards1 L8 X7 v& T* n4 B* `# {2 G' @; \
PT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
3 ]- Q R! E! K/ V# b9 x8 j/ BPT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
. W/ p3 J0 E0 E4 H( S( c: bBB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards
- Q# R# U0 L, F& mPT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards
' a" G& _$ d6 T" K9 w( W4 e* w% _PT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards& G# j3 D: p& X L1 Y+ c
Range increases to 3,000 yards* W5 Z$ L" _) C
PT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards
3 w/ z* Y+ U1 `Range closes to 2,000 yards6 _- C y+ W6 Q y; D
BB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards7 a0 X2 U6 p# `4 H: M Z; M
PT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards
% q7 d& Y# Z6 Z1 @# N5 E8 j- xRange increases to 4,000 yards$ J. J# m) v- o& H; u" f9 @
Range increases to 5,000 yards) Q9 C$ ]" W9 d. a
DD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127
. A/ _9 v+ }7 ?+ t1 zRange increases to 6,000 yards
! y; x3 ~. D1 B$ ]" D: IRange increases to 8,000 yards
+ J! G4 |1 J' j# A) v6 ITask forces break off...' D- @& E4 }0 E5 X0 W% n
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards0 c( _+ B) O& j& m2 m! s
8 w+ w/ S! b2 HJapanese Ships$ y, d2 d9 \+ {6 G4 ?3 S( K
DD Shiranui. G g, {' ~0 x( u- t- X, z+ g8 q# D
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Allied Ships
0 M. \8 R! t+ I0 {" F4 A7 d& n9 I PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk2 J# b. W( }; t! d# g, r
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Poor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight1 k* @- Q( c, l/ y
Maximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards4 u g" z4 ^' e& T- ^
Range closes to 28,000 yards...- p( g# P3 S- J7 g
Range closes to 26,000 yards...: z3 A& N! w+ x8 W
Range closes to 24,000 yards...$ b- P1 \7 l9 x$ t$ @; w
Range closes to 22,000 yards...( x8 n! p1 F4 s$ z
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
5 o. ~2 i, `* ~9 P" R3 kRange closes to 18,000 yards...
D( O+ D& Z0 t6 o4 B5 t$ h FRange closes to 16,000 yards...
! j9 M' L3 Z6 X' T. K& kRange closes to 14,000 yards...0 I6 ^3 j# ], |+ X5 n7 K% C9 V
Range closes to 12,000 yards..." G! U' B' o& Z( C
Range closes to 11,000 yards...$ V) C7 H: g/ u7 }$ N
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
, @0 S& Z7 e& ^1 N5 URange closes to 9,000 yards...- m4 }) r8 c$ f7 W0 o# p: k) q0 w: Z
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
# I' K4 P- D# L$ O& d1 QRange closes to 7,000 yards...
* @% I' V- y& |8 l/ ]Range closes to 6,000 yards...) {. F, W. R( }% e
Range closes to 5,000 yards...3 ?; i& T+ K; C2 s4 `: b0 f# J
Range closes to 4,000 yards...2 I3 c G4 _7 D
Range closes to 3,000 yards...) y/ i+ F' `4 S) `
Range closes to 2,000 yards...4 ?' | C1 D- |; Q {
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
& o2 R2 G' r) d: h/ }$ [: L6 LCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards3 z! S H8 L7 P c+ N
Allied ships attempt to get underway
) q5 I6 C4 B# H& u! a8 b6 hRange increases to 3,000 yards& V7 o' D, _$ Z! C* [
PT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards
, x8 u9 f e5 |1 DCombat ends with last Allied ship sunk...0 D0 X. e N% E% h2 b' p1 I
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. v7 O5 s: K1 s2 j6 a5 Z3 KNight Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127
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no flights
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; |9 E: S& c+ X5 fAllied aircraft losses
" T' I1 t! _4 L \5 |4 m Catalina I: 7 damaged
( n1 f) n7 c: Q/ G' h$ R' \3 i Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground8 F9 g) w+ o! {/ j% k8 `0 F3 X+ Q
P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged
- f+ y: P7 T { F9 N2 B' S( e P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground* o A& ?3 v- O' K% X# Z4 o
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Japanese Ships
0 _' P, a+ Q; t5 @ BB Kirishima* y. F/ b( c. j
BB Hiei
) l2 a8 }) U# g; G BB Haruna
" w- C0 J% ?7 c* H0 D5 V BB Kongo: w% o. d2 r4 F7 _4 L
CA Kako2 @0 O0 @7 c! y
CA Kumano" h1 v# y. t S5 T, L) P2 ^
CA Suzuya9 P$ u6 L+ w3 M
CA Mikuma5 d1 S+ f, m: k' M
CA Mogami
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& L# p/ h* O$ } s0 mAllied ground losses:
1 _, T1 `5 S; N 274 casualties reported! l/ s: V4 J6 I. ~
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
: Z2 v0 q0 \$ V0 j2 K, Z Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled$ e" T! H L3 ]. t2 H
Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled
! S# e2 ]1 d+ g8 {; M0 G: R Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)( _' q, A$ |* y% r+ M
Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)
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Airbase hits 17
7 {1 r: c) i8 U2 ^ ?% R$ lAirbase supply hits 2
6 l( r, b z; X3 B1 |7 TRunway hits 35; ]0 u. q# W) s% ?
Port hits 5
( p; z! S1 E4 T' l- a% M+ Q* \, lPort supply hits 4
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- G' v. j2 s$ _9 ~BB Kirishima firing at Gove . k/ V% w {& q! a# O v5 t$ Z) a. W
BB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade
8 o: S( V" o# e2 ^* _8 Z/ |BB Haruna firing at Gove
" w" m, Y8 e; h; r- kBB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade
1 _( N* V0 y! L8 Y* ]6 |' |$ gCA Kako firing at Gove * L9 q( W& w* N- y0 J, x2 ]7 U9 S
CA Kumano firing at Gove ' z# e9 w2 N! W. I
E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya
; T$ h5 E1 t6 S* J( h3 }CA Suzuya firing at Gove 3 ]9 A$ |$ u% y2 U3 H1 n8 W
CA Mikuma firing at Gove
# E d! v `5 P* A: ~' U5 p5 ~CA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |