AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 441 f: M. ]- ]: m+ t M
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8 d. M @6 u# k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# M; y- d# q2 _5 ]
* i& g( C1 A$ h Z" s! M0 Q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! M, e7 m( Z' m, y1 A. T# ~' c
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% v3 B* y# S, r+ B" g# ]Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards
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3 `7 Y( `% @- j- m3 S$ ^0 dJapanese Ships0 {6 B7 q/ k6 `6 K5 a1 ^9 H5 Z
BB Kongo4 ~ w0 q0 e) ^& z
BB Haruna
. `7 g" V q, d2 J; b BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1
6 z$ E4 X: r0 q% ^& Q8 R" n2 ^$ Y% a BB Kirishima
. G4 A r5 A0 } CA Mogami7 Z! x. {( ~, K
CA Mikuma7 g& i, s: @% m/ A8 @+ r
CA Suzuya
Y: |' j; v9 }& c ` CA Kumano" \# I$ [) _1 n% ]6 \ b. y
CA Kako
0 s' L+ F. U f( n* C( N g DD Makinami
& B) B1 p" o C# o5 ~" b4 @. | DD Takanami' I+ y& P/ }, f$ O: B
DD Natsushio/ ?7 t. ~' ~7 o+ P# x
DD Yukikaze
! f( b1 O( U* v2 F- n. A$ x; r9 A DD Hayashio i- D# X9 o% M6 a/ d9 @, c. V
DD Maikaze# [& R {7 h/ u7 g( R! M9 V
DD Isokaze& Z5 ^) n/ S/ O# t; u
DD Shiranui2 I' Y; B! a2 A1 Q; N7 L& [ F6 c
DD Amatsukaze
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Allied Ships
& v$ k& e, l: s- S6 @' `* f/ A PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
4 `2 q6 L* Q" c PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk+ [* V ?; T7 Z
PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
' W8 Q/ U8 X- o" e# o4 ~ PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
! g R+ }! e$ S! H+ e+ \ PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
/ |6 E: N+ P) v) K4 u PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
9 Q' v w5 d* `, V PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk. c& K. N1 E' |
PT-60
; r0 N1 e' j2 i$ d3 p, u' M PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk! M( ~2 e$ N( x# d2 @& ~
PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
5 }, F$ J# ?5 @% S& H PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk% j- q- C2 Q/ [3 a! Q' I
PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!2 X* x6 c- Y3 J- j
Allied TF begins to get underway
$ u. @0 r9 s- u$ W* r+ P5 N$ K4 fLow visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight- z! P& g! m) k6 y: a4 d# |" F
Maximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards5 t8 g4 Z, ?$ o. ^$ G6 x
Range closes to 25,000 yards...
( x K( ]% ?& J5 U; ~& c( ?8 `CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards
4 L( s) u' b0 ]* p$ ~Range closes to 20,000 yards...
W8 H( Q- g B# fRange closes to 15,000 yards...- E" d: d/ |% Q+ G: a6 d) [% _
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards
* C! y8 Y5 o0 HCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards
8 `% a* _- Q# U9 b+ \* f/ oRange closes to 10,000 yards...
6 b5 T, w# V7 V& s; [' t3 D& ICONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
- u4 L/ I2 N0 n q% s8 DRange closes to 7,000 yards...) u1 f$ N+ E3 P
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards
0 \* K4 `9 D0 }: rRange closes to 5,000 yards...+ R Z. r# V+ v# k. J" O
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards" t- H X4 i; T. i8 m: A
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
% w9 a) a8 |: V% b' aCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards$ u5 u5 c9 d3 ?5 y; y
Range closes to 1,000 yards...
7 a" N( I5 `, [* v6 }PT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards- J( R( V' [. S d) b' c
PT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards' X3 E) D5 m/ R2 p6 |3 a! O, a: o. O
PT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards; Y h7 @7 N. _' d3 z' o
Massive explosion on PT-464 K# ^1 S1 V! d- n J
PT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards2 a. }0 X4 T# r
PT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards9 w; ~6 e. _6 @
Range increases to 2,000 yards: n6 Q8 G) U5 f6 \7 A
PT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards$ z) @8 s$ y z
PT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards3 K% N0 t9 m# I: g
BB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards+ E- |; q$ A/ k4 Z
PT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards
) J/ _/ N0 E2 u8 e$ Q4 L' w) @4 QPT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards
, I/ r3 `# [! o# YRange increases to 3,000 yards: y1 o! H) H0 b# n0 g6 X/ o
PT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards
% ~! E/ a) A4 ? @3 y) ORange closes to 2,000 yards
3 _8 J% K1 P6 l" _$ RBB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards3 R3 Y! L4 q" X N E B" {
PT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards
8 s: v3 K2 H7 ^- s7 p9 Z- B& ]Range increases to 4,000 yards
' F$ n* O4 V7 t6 YRange increases to 5,000 yards5 X; P( y6 `2 q/ a- A" `0 s! a
DD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127 $ A7 X' Q9 f- Z" ~# B& s( z
Range increases to 6,000 yards- r: B) u) V, ^! n$ c( q
Range increases to 8,000 yards
2 |9 m: W. a5 H c; B& _Task forces break off...) S* Q1 l) A( }1 y6 o! R
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards9 t" e( F8 n+ S9 m
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Japanese Ships. _1 m( x! ?9 t6 j$ Y
DD Shiranui! s& s0 o6 X3 p+ a
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Allied Ships9 _& N# E) ^0 J- x8 c$ H' l5 y5 n
PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk! F( y' D7 ]3 u* y
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Poor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight6 u* i1 ]. \% L2 ]3 W- U/ C# x- d
Maximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards
D2 t5 `' F% K4 p8 f1 nRange closes to 28,000 yards...7 B/ v U: e0 l$ L: k
Range closes to 26,000 yards...1 }$ d( X, Q( f
Range closes to 24,000 yards...% P/ M( B0 S! k2 J+ g
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
! G# C% C% Z6 t: h [' z# URange closes to 20,000 yards...
7 H1 o; i% r* qRange closes to 18,000 yards...1 r% C. R4 i R0 q! R6 ]' H
Range closes to 16,000 yards...: T$ [3 N" e1 o; N0 w
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
3 |% v' o8 Z# N; j4 uRange closes to 12,000 yards...
/ W0 h) ^0 w' k0 P. |+ `' h {% hRange closes to 11,000 yards...: X" c0 }% F! }0 S4 ^" Q' v3 P
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
; E7 V3 p8 z! T2 J5 oRange closes to 9,000 yards...
/ I- U/ L/ c1 M4 n" jRange closes to 8,000 yards...
9 T% ^0 C4 ]- l' L+ }. zRange closes to 7,000 yards...
3 e4 E Y: u- ]Range closes to 6,000 yards...
+ t; a& e$ q; i6 u! ^& O7 [, PRange closes to 5,000 yards...4 T2 k! r7 y' A+ u
Range closes to 4,000 yards.... Z9 ~& r( u3 n8 H* m8 y
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
9 `7 s) j% Q: O/ X) bRange closes to 2,000 yards...' {$ F7 C9 B3 [" H
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
: \+ y1 U" c1 l1 O1 G. uCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
; a; V$ F. I! ?5 TAllied ships attempt to get underway( \: L- ?+ e) z- R# e `; {6 l$ }/ @
Range increases to 3,000 yards
( f1 I# D% _# V6 wPT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards
* r$ N) a! @% \( ~Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk.... V+ c; k0 V/ F E$ C6 H( S
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Night Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127( N: a5 q" u! i9 _
' [# l9 }: @2 MAllied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses
2 O4 s# G/ l: r1 } Catalina I: 7 damaged) w& t; c3 o2 Q% t+ ^
Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground
n8 \6 m! k3 ]1 ~ P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged
# m4 i3 D1 f% i* d% J/ { P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground9 U) f# ^, z$ x
! ^" g, X2 r! @, l- `8 ~Japanese Ships
9 V% n+ f/ |3 y4 I BB Kirishima
' F% X' F" [/ G! e BB Hiei, x3 q9 t# D. E" \/ W9 q1 o1 U
BB Haruna
# `- u9 p t X3 a4 ~% d BB Kongo
" P! l" x6 j# {+ f# N% n# w CA Kako5 u4 A: R/ ]$ _+ I
CA Kumano
% U( T+ U$ ?5 {2 v9 E) e CA Suzuya5 D( a/ K2 i) G
CA Mikuma, d9 j1 V# O1 i& u9 N8 q
CA Mogami
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( U1 {3 d6 o0 D+ {" G5 y3 zAllied ground losses:
% b5 {- [' i* I6 D 274 casualties reported% F0 Y$ L1 a5 c# m0 \4 S- G
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled2 z2 j: U; n! w
Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled
8 s, \1 p2 I. |# X# _+ f; h$ _* Q5 X Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled4 Z) t6 b; y6 @1 T: p
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)5 |; O* R4 M2 g9 p) E8 H
Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)
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Airbase hits 17
6 R- r" p. f' Z; h, f. W: O! v2 X8 b# qAirbase supply hits 2- W# P6 t% i: x0 I
Runway hits 352 s/ t: D1 N! t+ F: f! _6 w* X
Port hits 56 O7 ~6 N, F' v2 e
Port supply hits 4
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2 c0 W( u; A$ f. v6 Q0 fBB Kirishima firing at Gove
1 v: s4 Y+ h! P: a$ M8 ?! _BB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade; w# M& V3 ?5 U3 M
BB Haruna firing at Gove 6 j% S g$ |6 o1 A
BB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade. N j: {. S6 {% p9 d' g
CA Kako firing at Gove
# b% H) }- J) n- F" T' {$ b+ QCA Kumano firing at Gove 2 S7 ?" o% u& ]4 q# B4 A
E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya
~: M" p! k( n" `& ACA Suzuya firing at Gove
( q+ _( o8 \ ]. N! CCA Mikuma firing at Gove
/ m; T9 ]+ K7 F: ^7 ^; T* VCA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |