AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 445 d. Q. i: `9 \6 R/ ]
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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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8 h; n8 \$ a7 d+ J, {8 \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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" s+ P6 O: {1 p T" rNight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards
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% `# h. L% m8 ?* C8 ]/ \% E3 v) eJapanese Ships
, m/ e5 J: \. ^, W3 E BB Kongo: ~/ L6 d; f1 N5 c$ z
BB Haruna
. \$ P; `+ A* Z- ]/ J8 R1 N+ k& L# e BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 19 \0 u7 Z5 U4 L% g
BB Kirishima+ v9 s1 W# D/ v1 ~# G
CA Mogami
/ ]/ H% c7 d' O9 X! z CA Mikuma6 C0 I7 G2 ~, F
CA Suzuya# B5 A# } O& [. K- f
CA Kumano
2 F9 c1 Q$ _; d9 E2 X5 H CA Kako: |& K6 F; M( r3 x1 Y
DD Makinami' F% W: r+ J0 Q5 Q) C2 q6 M
DD Takanami
1 g1 Y: l9 I N- C DD Natsushio
8 M/ T0 P5 n- _) C% O DD Yukikaze% f! W6 R4 x J" D
DD Hayashio
V) I% x! B2 u6 U" X* R4 w DD Maikaze, _. F6 w# r6 L j- T
DD Isokaze( ]6 J- O0 s$ S3 X, p9 e: m
DD Shiranui
" @" u+ J! T+ `6 U- F( q2 W" W DD Amatsukaze) q7 |; O% V+ i B
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Allied Ships
5 s% }6 B% P. [. V PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk6 z9 D w) d0 n2 w) r" O) O
PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
7 M' p4 a: h$ j- p% L/ _5 U/ @ PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
+ Q7 t, K0 W' A- j( m! a PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk3 \% ~% w2 Z- _, q# ?& M- {
PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk) l# T/ A* q. u" t' U
PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
; c `1 X$ Q0 n' a- W; |* d' \! B PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
; S6 l& N+ o4 m d PT-608 m8 j1 i$ P8 Y* I/ P8 ]* R; G
PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk# W3 g( H; x) z3 | Z3 \% y
PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
% o# t+ W" C: \# } h! H! D% G PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk* K: N0 Q/ j) E2 s$ {: K: I
PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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4 e5 j o" m! I) u# sJapanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
4 z2 X$ l+ V" [/ @8 A# CAllied TF begins to get underway9 ~/ y @$ E# m3 Y, H
Low visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight
+ |1 D. C" O8 Z. UMaximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards2 j& w7 S; _6 G9 } k
Range closes to 25,000 yards...+ \8 v/ R) Y; i( L
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards+ P( T" P7 u6 e. `5 _7 X
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
5 Y; D% X5 P r' E' B9 JRange closes to 15,000 yards...0 |+ s5 x: j1 E" u+ L1 l6 Q, A
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards6 e; ~& n3 j1 {4 Y% C: F4 L
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards0 c8 ~& v$ F- H; i" z
Range closes to 10,000 yards...1 a/ _2 G; m- D0 k( _+ y
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
& ?* i% A1 A" @. ?$ {- P: N! nRange closes to 7,000 yards...
+ e7 u2 }$ L f# q9 f) h \0 Z8 E. I; ]CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards" h& ^( e: g1 F& L3 W6 ~
Range closes to 5,000 yards...4 ~7 D8 ]* Y$ n
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards
' l c7 X8 b" }5 y \Range closes to 3,000 yards...7 X7 l3 i- O; R( X( g: H
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards* B9 U+ B, S4 Y' b5 I) M
Range closes to 1,000 yards...
! w r1 x0 q# ~( TPT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards- I: D5 j0 L j8 A
PT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards5 l# R Q1 [# u( ?+ G2 ]6 n! r4 \
PT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
' O$ ^- A0 S& R+ k9 X* o+ l/ a; xMassive explosion on PT-467 I8 ]0 r0 _; m5 U% ]
PT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
, P& O8 u, c/ @8 {PT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
. ^3 W8 ?( ~8 l7 x, }Range increases to 2,000 yards
* J: F! o; ~4 \ S0 \% s! I& t0 i/ yPT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
) g/ A" R( h, X6 y1 E* k( tPT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
/ ?+ J( l1 L- }0 @. ~% ~BB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards8 _* a" `6 o3 L& C/ j! X, Y
PT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards% ~2 Z2 j0 X1 |5 F& f/ Z
PT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards
: h3 y* {% S. D+ x6 wRange increases to 3,000 yards
( `" B' R. U+ T# G2 L; @PT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards
7 [& d- _4 s( I$ }+ M7 n0 A' G& P9 `( nRange closes to 2,000 yards/ x7 G% ^! H) I* j! g6 ^, ]
BB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards! y1 J% L7 U2 _4 c) ?' X
PT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards A! b/ ?% O8 Y( D1 S
Range increases to 4,000 yards
! Y: i9 w) ?$ @1 W" {Range increases to 5,000 yards' s$ F6 w2 F5 E; [( K0 m- O
DD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127 5 e5 W% ` e* d9 W
Range increases to 6,000 yards
( l9 J: H6 k& U. O8 G7 j* f7 dRange increases to 8,000 yards. f4 ?/ \* d6 H4 ?8 {0 c
Task forces break off.... c, Y& G( X( q" B
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9 u) Z, d6 T0 r! m- }4 CNight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards% b* E5 }$ `+ N* M% x; D' u% S
1 o, {. B0 \9 w6 RJapanese Ships
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PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk+ y7 h; Z8 k3 I- m
& c9 h; X9 `5 Y/ z, K3 ]Poor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight% }% r) U) t8 a
Maximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards$ ^; }. l# T' z9 K- a% l
Range closes to 28,000 yards...
6 r+ d1 }) L5 X. CRange closes to 26,000 yards...! v6 l- M7 j- F
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
; L: s5 ?3 D, f' F9 kRange closes to 22,000 yards...
. D( J( E0 \$ v4 Z$ VRange closes to 20,000 yards..." C6 e0 @) a1 U+ g4 n
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
. ^, H$ {3 x/ yRange closes to 16,000 yards...
+ p" o% w F+ iRange closes to 14,000 yards...- T: t1 o! F4 c% S v5 q
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
2 H- e6 f# ?' ~8 R$ ]Range closes to 11,000 yards...
6 g$ y: S+ [3 h% A! N3 W( _Range closes to 10,000 yards..., r9 J/ Z x% x0 d* W9 d" s" F
Range closes to 9,000 yards.... [) [6 g6 F4 j; j" n
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
$ j% U3 v0 @ E1 ZRange closes to 7,000 yards.... c9 s- V) a. E: O$ Q
Range closes to 6,000 yards...' P6 h" k' h5 Z. O5 U0 P( `3 x2 K
Range closes to 5,000 yards...5 W+ N3 Q; K/ s* p% [
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
3 ^- E, ?9 S1 tRange closes to 3,000 yards...
% k9 N* h6 V7 J7 B7 iRange closes to 2,000 yards...9 g# x1 m+ u! q8 U1 e
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
+ W' ]5 l& g2 p. mCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards. B& V. `5 t5 o) @
Allied ships attempt to get underway* D% M& ]2 [# z# k, Z$ H' z. c
Range increases to 3,000 yards
* r3 R* {+ q! L8 R6 Y: g1 GPT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards
% V6 _2 _' u+ R6 R& O* L9 G# nCombat ends with last Allied ship sunk...
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3 o& ^$ @3 D( `% Q3 ZNight Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,1272 ~3 E- Y2 L- C/ m& Y! o
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Allied aircraft2 F" j' R' `! \: ^
no flights
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( z; t) b4 P7 y# Q/ zAllied aircraft losses% G7 N( z9 U p3 ?! O9 ~
Catalina I: 7 damaged
3 K& s8 Z( S/ |/ v% ^$ j$ p& B Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground( K0 c. \1 h/ C) V% F( D
P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged( Y9 ]3 r8 x9 [2 r( b" J; S
P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground
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Japanese Ships
0 }* @/ ~6 D+ t6 w BB Kirishima
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BB Haruna
# u- | T, ?6 V& r' B. R0 y BB Kongo9 `/ c+ x8 y5 P
CA Kako z% n) Q5 L4 q
CA Kumano' X' e3 m5 }8 }# f9 \5 K% s( I
CA Suzuya
! Y% \3 P& i+ `5 C CA Mikuma
7 R# l7 F0 g) T CA Mogami
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Allied ground losses:( t; d: s; h1 p9 G r
274 casualties reported
K' R' G* s, K d! [. z# }" R Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
: z) m! P* J) e Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled
5 j3 m+ h8 R7 N, p( i9 ]+ @5 D Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled; D P5 k2 X# K* S' l! j
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
6 @7 d% d! }) v. I4 u( a! s% D6 B Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)
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Airbase hits 17
- [) V/ m" l% lAirbase supply hits 2
! M1 k" ]# Z4 U$ A; lRunway hits 35
0 k0 B6 w. |: w9 zPort hits 5
1 I# u3 l3 K+ y9 O6 L8 Y4 FPort supply hits 4
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BB Kirishima firing at Gove 7 a( [4 {+ w! t
BB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade
: p0 l2 g: A7 ?# ABB Haruna firing at Gove
) Q' [' j$ a' z. gBB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade
' k' J7 r: _5 v+ i5 O& _CA Kako firing at Gove
" x2 h" L7 s! x' a4 t. `) }CA Kumano firing at Gove
% k# c' ~( H4 k0 U! @' FE13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya4 K! d. v1 v9 @9 p' }/ f! m2 d* i
CA Suzuya firing at Gove
# I& }$ C0 A, g4 ^& D. c2 C1 t: ZCA Mikuma firing at Gove - s( J# Y! l6 n" k8 T9 f
CA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |