AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 44' P: t! X0 B. m9 T6 w! ?5 A
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& v: `4 U% {6 P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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5 }0 V. x$ R! ~1 K1 n% t8 s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 - e# N W- \; e7 ?* g% V* u( _
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards) G6 V$ T X# H9 I( ^" |
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Japanese Ships& m7 V( R7 B2 ~( {
BB Kongo
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BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 13 B7 K: R9 R; Y
BB Kirishima
9 f9 e7 J( _7 `0 I& g6 L- r CA Mogami
& T& v0 Z4 I7 r2 Q CA Mikuma
% H1 p' O7 ~6 X/ E( Q. ^3 k7 a CA Suzuya
+ r3 K. `: f- H/ v) M$ V CA Kumano
7 t$ V Q9 c; a" A- k5 d4 e( ^ CA Kako
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DD Takanami
- U- L' S" d4 L& S7 E DD Natsushio" P; B% _* b: A/ \- B
DD Yukikaze
, j( Q$ v+ L" Q) U$ ~# W DD Hayashio
h3 J5 b0 U, f, H. D% C; c/ G3 W3 @5 c+ D DD Maikaze
3 k8 ]. W: i1 {+ W DD Isokaze% G: F2 g) n& v
DD Shiranui6 w% B: @; ~7 R1 M& t9 m
DD Amatsukaze
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Allied Ships2 y& q! { C% U( C! l
PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
/ b( K9 n \& I9 z PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
6 `# C, M9 x$ [' o$ ]3 t3 V PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
+ Z2 [- F3 R% _- c& H6 Q) ~ PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
& x, x2 x/ D$ `8 Q! K4 h7 ^) B PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk6 k/ F; E9 Q; H
PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
6 Q# h5 p" g' f PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk% B, L. n$ M0 k) k2 j
PT-60
4 d: t( z- }3 Q/ Y$ ^ PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
4 {- b3 E' ]9 g4 ` PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk/ Q/ A$ P; m2 P; q" M
PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk: ?6 e; K& f, J/ u2 l# ^' n1 ]
PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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9 n, k- |0 E4 OJapanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
7 o' u( P, `+ C1 w8 `) e* XAllied TF begins to get underway' s$ S# C& |" m' Z: c& a9 M3 g
Low visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight& N1 w/ y; M5 }5 W" B. j \. A
Maximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards" N7 e% D9 M( u8 q/ ]6 }7 p) B. v
Range closes to 25,000 yards...
! Z0 c' V; u5 e: h) ICONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards
5 h4 E" u' `# \1 Q( E$ \Range closes to 20,000 yards...
3 `5 _! J# `2 ]" wRange closes to 15,000 yards..., @" ]6 u- O9 u% v+ i1 p
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards" ]: m% w" k- R6 N- X
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards- \( {* B: B+ p! Y. j5 J' i
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
5 s. x; b/ k8 Y# E7 yCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
' K. w, E: f; L. {4 KRange closes to 7,000 yards...
( u4 N+ e* l1 V9 P6 z% V2 O; rCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards6 t. G: O; Z2 @) X, ^
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
- T# F9 w; F. M+ VCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards2 b( ?, E9 L4 f% f# `
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
! L1 }9 P$ v2 ?( Y" A( B' @CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards( }% T% H2 Q0 ?2 F* C& W
Range closes to 1,000 yards...: h, e+ @& r$ h5 ]
PT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards" D) M A& ^& O2 ^2 s7 v8 W
PT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards; Z4 c( u: }" U4 O: ?) q5 {1 C
PT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
r) h+ s' ~ R2 f$ t' L! D! ?Massive explosion on PT-46! O! f1 d u( M, ^1 P9 Q# P6 a% c
PT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards! Z* C0 v3 i3 F2 a+ J4 C
PT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
- L0 y! ] L& Y' ?/ u4 ORange increases to 2,000 yards
( o0 R1 d5 a: i7 yPT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards& U/ D- X( \' A# K) b9 i
PT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
' w o# d& u0 n) A7 f0 O1 P" ], E0 RBB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards, p* D1 W+ {9 c! t1 G1 x. P4 T) }6 M
PT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards" T) }* w5 b+ h2 C+ f8 W: M
PT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards- a' H: ]6 X( B* S0 U
Range increases to 3,000 yards& g q" X% e+ z+ I1 {
PT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards6 S% L, X3 s' `5 _: y. j( e* d
Range closes to 2,000 yards
: f ~; E) w/ h6 hBB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards
+ [# `7 x5 J: jPT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards G- T% P8 U4 }) `, R8 t' z
Range increases to 4,000 yards
! m2 s" O B: MRange increases to 5,000 yards7 P8 c4 _6 K; I6 |( E6 `
DD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127
5 i" O. \3 s( K1 }, E$ S- IRange increases to 6,000 yards
9 V% h2 O" H4 }- `. t8 d8 y- XRange increases to 8,000 yards
7 A2 R* r5 q# aTask forces break off...
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4 x& t8 [ l; }/ j a) QNight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
+ B* x" O) ]9 V$ G DD Shiranui
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Allied Ships
2 G+ D4 \0 {! [9 ? PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk! L4 V$ y9 e# s! P9 B8 D
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Poor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight
- @. l0 |( P5 j0 W" F; R; j- NMaximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards
7 ]2 p% ]' o4 N6 x6 C# P: SRange closes to 28,000 yards...2 w$ u& ^7 c' f2 X3 F
Range closes to 26,000 yards...
6 G! ]8 b5 g9 ~6 U* O; x0 YRange closes to 24,000 yards...
# H; R+ s2 d O1 t2 c6 vRange closes to 22,000 yards...3 A+ j- S7 W3 c; ^- z _
Range closes to 20,000 yards...1 n/ E5 E7 \* Z3 K
Range closes to 18,000 yards...# A4 P* g J# H5 f7 }
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
; _' r$ k, T3 j3 j# g/ y2 MRange closes to 14,000 yards...
! Z/ |2 p1 a6 R5 {0 G5 bRange closes to 12,000 yards...
* k$ P1 W3 ~1 h1 d6 O( P) sRange closes to 11,000 yards...' G7 e) t. l% ]4 V ? M; d
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
/ e# B& y. S7 C3 p! O L: wRange closes to 9,000 yards... U7 D# `, H0 f+ I" x
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
2 p& J2 i3 f$ y- Q. S! W: ?Range closes to 7,000 yards...
- w% Q( x, }, q4 VRange closes to 6,000 yards...: m" g/ b: \& |9 p0 m J* A
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
3 {- Z6 o" ]; t' i! j# |Range closes to 4,000 yards...
! ?& _; m# ~) L1 `+ P2 Y2 I8 xRange closes to 3,000 yards...% ?2 Z9 L N) K p3 l! g1 L
Range closes to 2,000 yards.... [# Y* ?* i. ]9 M
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards7 E' z' U) e- l2 w
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
" o, ~! K1 }- G3 E) X' t7 l: r2 WAllied ships attempt to get underway
3 O) o* `2 T' L8 U0 Q! g5 [8 IRange increases to 3,000 yards0 ?, i7 X0 e% J% _
PT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards: c0 Z; U2 r" g- ~% q6 D# M. T7 `
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...0 S9 y2 z4 I% K3 B
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Night Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127
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# i1 @% a) [- c) P, I! }Allied aircraft$ I8 _1 P* o6 r H% N! U5 Y4 I( ?
no flights
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* _4 ~* L6 k4 b' q- gAllied aircraft losses R7 J" W- z/ h* ~, n
Catalina I: 7 damaged6 p& V7 \2 W6 l" B; X) v- i W
Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground
# T+ H9 j) f; s P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged4 M: c2 C( z" ] R6 @/ z
P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground
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% W; z# G2 S5 XJapanese Ships
" X V1 T. F- o0 g+ i BB Kirishima2 m$ M" q4 s7 z2 d* b7 n0 S! r. @
BB Hiei$ ^& I% W6 r" \% y
BB Haruna1 d/ A3 r; x2 G" R8 w* T2 ~9 ?7 m
BB Kongo4 m" C1 b V$ m7 H! [2 g
CA Kako' ^9 E8 H( t3 B9 ?: ]
CA Kumano
# A1 S+ `6 s8 |# H( S CA Suzuya0 ]2 M. }6 r9 N) i4 j# ]
CA Mikuma: k1 A/ `& e/ ]4 g s' c) }
CA Mogami4 J1 C* f% ?, E2 d; V
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Allied ground losses:2 [1 Y5 H6 d1 Q6 w }+ X$ W$ U0 n% K
274 casualties reported9 T, W/ p/ U4 ] E4 X* v( i8 ^
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
# U, K3 d W* d/ P9 Z* j Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled
- A& E" I& m$ o! A Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled
' c, M% P7 A" s Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)) H( r* X) [* i1 P7 _7 N7 X
Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)
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Airbase hits 17
- A- I* R4 s, ~* U8 a% f3 iAirbase supply hits 2
' c0 C4 k; O3 W, m: @4 R, dRunway hits 35- T( Q8 T* H- [! o
Port hits 52 @. E+ {# o2 R9 v% }9 m7 G$ v
Port supply hits 4
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7 |; t1 g- N" B; h$ Q4 H2 Q- FBB Kirishima firing at Gove ) I1 `( M$ E$ k2 L- Z
BB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade$ y2 D8 f& v0 w- p" _. p: X4 b
BB Haruna firing at Gove
: P; o) [! G E) [8 D; d5 V! pBB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade
' r' `. Y5 X$ S' V+ o! ]3 ?CA Kako firing at Gove . Z" M8 B9 w/ K. b+ V0 S# o+ h5 q
CA Kumano firing at Gove
0 y1 o7 X. H8 |- ?: n! dE13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya
9 T5 B' ` k; m( T- Z. `CA Suzuya firing at Gove
7 M7 p) ]* Y4 K2 R- ^* iCA Mikuma firing at Gove % R$ s9 g; ?4 E( h5 c8 G
CA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |