AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 44) {, Q7 i7 R. _! F: ]! Q$ V
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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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# k( u* Y4 D/ c. ~4 ?7 @5 E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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d- ^$ O# k% t! RNight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards6 \5 N2 A, n/ H
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Japanese Ships
9 w, _8 A! Q' s7 _ BB Kongo
% c! t' T+ T2 i$ O1 a& Q- E3 d3 ~ BB Haruna
- U$ k# x# W7 B) y% T2 c+ |8 a5 n3 L BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1
8 Y2 f$ d/ x& X- t) c T: b* T( G( f BB Kirishima' U$ I5 G- e$ P7 h ~) {. M f
CA Mogami6 w) `+ l1 \7 j$ Y7 \2 ~ D
CA Mikuma( J3 o: N1 {8 ^6 u
CA Suzuya1 }. {1 p3 ^2 B8 u8 a! t7 a
CA Kumano
, Q- ^/ Q" [, @' p/ \! p CA Kako
2 m5 s9 ^7 U7 x4 s# A4 h" Y q DD Makinami3 Z$ i! X1 \2 ]) \# o
DD Takanami, M# R7 g$ ^9 ^( W
DD Natsushio$ J! e n# h! g; ~, v
DD Yukikaze6 q- q3 x5 C$ j# o3 b# v5 G7 F
DD Hayashio
1 R' u9 Z9 h; ^( w6 x! }' R DD Maikaze& B0 _- g/ {# R. {
DD Isokaze' v. R1 k7 b6 ?* G2 v
DD Shiranui. i: e1 H* {/ J/ D4 l" [0 R
DD Amatsukaze
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|" ~: t# t) k( F4 I) EAllied Ships
) ] z1 N8 i8 z4 V& c' L, x PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk2 M- n8 Y% K- W' g4 d! Y
PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
" @4 W- C% e/ T4 T4 c3 \ PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
6 j$ J; g: v+ U" q5 S1 P1 g- q PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
/ O! K1 q' z0 C9 D7 N, H( D G PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk& \( t/ Z. `- \* A5 h' H# K6 h$ p9 ^
PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
% T0 |; _" l; K: r* D: M( @* u PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk* `5 M+ n+ h* T6 B6 d5 V
PT-60, M7 ~9 u1 p4 I o
PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk* |1 X6 r7 [! d$ F- p' p: Y8 I' R& \
PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
# W9 x* C/ n$ o; a PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
$ M, `" L) O0 |* F! p3 ]) E4 F0 W PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk' n, ~7 J" G8 P* X/ n; K, r
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!7 y E4 L, C; b; e9 ~ I
Allied TF begins to get underway
; u* t, i7 B# `, h! uLow visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight
/ O! |5 \, W+ M7 ?) L/ O$ aMaximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards
9 v! ~7 I8 A4 MRange closes to 25,000 yards...8 ]0 H! P/ Q7 K
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards
2 ]# n* M* w0 S$ B2 u r( dRange closes to 20,000 yards...
2 B$ Y, J- M% E0 P d7 PRange closes to 15,000 yards.../ f' k: q+ }' k( M8 w' }
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards# ]# l6 u% W/ C# N3 v( Q
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards, x, F1 F( s, l
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
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Range closes to 7,000 yards..." i4 w9 f( G6 w, B" ]) N
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards$ L5 z3 ^( g9 M: A4 ^0 x
Range closes to 5,000 yards...$ z: q* a: d- Y5 R, {
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards+ v6 w8 O$ D( \. r& h1 c4 A. r
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
+ f6 T& X: \: p8 ^6 \CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
+ v7 F$ ?& U8 t& |9 v$ tRange closes to 1,000 yards...$ ] b' J( u1 E% \- S
PT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards1 j; k* f! D7 n, K M( [ u2 }
PT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
3 W( T0 ^& ?/ J! o# y3 V( q$ L9 VPT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards W' P2 y9 v0 f, O8 T+ N
Massive explosion on PT-46
# A! H' G }; U- p$ V# q SPT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards/ M9 t# Y/ r ?% ^8 f" T
PT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
q. R( k) f$ m9 `& c2 }8 f: JRange increases to 2,000 yards
2 S/ }* L- x# ?0 FPT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
% E# i( z3 r! d: k# K' MPT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards/ L5 p5 {/ S$ P% ^, \; n, Y5 \4 o( H
BB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards9 Q* ^$ l- A6 s. w# {
PT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards. ^: x8 a, P" l; ^, s
PT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards6 S6 V& f2 ]% E1 M0 J( J8 t
Range increases to 3,000 yards" i2 n5 N4 T# d6 o: k+ S; C
PT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards2 L! t9 J5 r( ]% w o- B
Range closes to 2,000 yards( O. @* Z, ?& B% [" Y. M: B
BB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards9 x4 D* F/ f9 b# u# s* v) w
PT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards6 E N) |* ` u2 e. ^! S0 _
Range increases to 4,000 yards( v* r8 C8 O& k1 Y; \5 R
Range increases to 5,000 yards/ X% }5 r5 ?# f7 N+ W* M
DD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127
{: T) M' h$ S% D& e) Z+ ERange increases to 6,000 yards
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7 R! j |9 H8 w4 @+ N3 `6 m, d" oTask forces break off...5 M7 Y8 {* R" x C
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
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Allied Ships
$ b/ f) A! t; j7 h' p" L/ c PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk( h6 A& a3 L: `: z9 H1 I
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Poor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight. E2 f: u9 f+ q9 l
Maximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards
+ y' V9 T/ n5 s6 k4 IRange closes to 28,000 yards..." z0 b% C& D( H+ L3 u
Range closes to 26,000 yards...: `6 \4 B( K/ c; g5 A0 c( I
Range closes to 24,000 yards...+ W# t( B! G4 |4 S# z
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
2 R' B4 C$ G# w5 N- \' QRange closes to 20,000 yards...
0 m- e3 V1 G) v$ K/ D: bRange closes to 18,000 yards..., w: C# ]9 a r, [! D9 e5 Z; C
Range closes to 16,000 yards...3 n- J+ m: D/ S2 o' Q: d
Range closes to 14,000 yards...9 i7 q& c3 g- b8 `4 m
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
* ~+ n ?+ {- _6 D) ?0 \Range closes to 11,000 yards...6 R: X7 l0 c1 J, [ V
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
+ K1 E/ j7 D4 ?( W$ R4 LRange closes to 9,000 yards...
8 B: a" J# L. r$ ^2 NRange closes to 8,000 yards... _& n+ |( \3 Q) h/ ]" n0 j$ B* a Y
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
8 E& D8 X9 Q* q' lRange closes to 6,000 yards.../ ]6 i8 N9 A, l$ n7 V6 b$ ~
Range closes to 5,000 yards...1 V' R) F! P& s( A6 F) B: O
Range closes to 4,000 yards...2 \1 G- B. U$ C# D( v
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
' {, ]+ l% G6 h4 W" [7 X7 }" b9 ^Range closes to 2,000 yards...
' L. c) O2 H/ {% T0 _CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards! {5 c7 @* x3 `( p$ t
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards O4 P1 t- m% k( L5 p+ R
Allied ships attempt to get underway
2 d$ J. L& w, b) F; P# l, m- KRange increases to 3,000 yards
4 T' i- j7 X5 ?0 K2 QPT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards
4 b1 @; _/ o! @* r: M9 lCombat ends with last Allied ship sunk...
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. [8 V5 D) x. `. h/ ANight Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,1276 e1 y, P5 ~- e3 b; {9 r6 I
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Allied aircraft0 x/ |/ v! q2 h! }# a. i9 r
no flights
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Allied aircraft losses& _) S: A, m# H5 p- z$ b: P
Catalina I: 7 damaged
5 Y9 H9 s( s) v" u. R8 I% Y2 j; ~- C2 U b Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground2 S! k5 X/ s/ ?( |
P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged
! U W1 W, p; ^6 R. f P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground0 x1 M9 z- n# ~( L2 @( _# t& Q3 X; i
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Japanese Ships
6 m7 I8 O& s+ \* P, U/ B2 v BB Kirishima% l3 N; M% Z$ N2 G4 a
BB Hiei. d; \/ g! e* u; T% t4 S9 Z
BB Haruna
7 P" M7 c9 t5 K; g+ N' X BB Kongo. S# y" W5 i7 V
CA Kako
1 |' G4 H2 U! x CA Kumano
5 Q$ X) K' L9 v: Z- H2 B CA Suzuya
; m; U5 ~7 G6 ^! V% q; N CA Mikuma3 H" |, |; W1 R! } ]. B+ W
CA Mogami4 H2 n- x. R; h- n+ g+ s+ S3 y
' g. w9 q+ k7 ^1 U% nAllied ground losses:3 l. ~9 U9 g, P' E5 F% M" p
274 casualties reported$ P! _5 h2 b: X3 L
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
/ ^% ]2 s; q4 l8 u! t Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled. J. `2 G; j5 G. M F2 u1 ]+ n" w6 {
Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled; T) e4 j. [+ a& F. a9 h
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
# U) U. w) o: C Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled); G) s& R- P. { v% P7 B; r
4 K2 O' b- q+ f1 y& v8 N" D7 @' O! eAirbase hits 17
% c; c4 b% P' {6 [0 T7 v+ l2 K* fAirbase supply hits 2% M* i5 @# [3 w, f0 n; ?
Runway hits 35' T# z. I8 Z9 j4 w' a }7 P/ k
Port hits 5
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BB Kirishima firing at Gove " ?, V( N/ x- D4 _$ S f }
BB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade& c- k3 O6 s s
BB Haruna firing at Gove & M, k# w4 G% j# ~2 V. G
BB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade
) _' O H$ W/ A" E" YCA Kako firing at Gove . ]% v3 z* `# ]: R4 v5 ]% E: E
CA Kumano firing at Gove # ?8 p$ |3 [7 q8 z+ ^
E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya
5 J+ O3 d* ^% B) F- N: xCA Suzuya firing at Gove 5 O& o0 X1 J! j3 `* ^4 q
CA Mikuma firing at Gove 3 x2 F- ~) X8 \8 Z# S+ T
CA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |