AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 44; R+ f e7 I$ G4 \ A
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/ [# y( {0 B. Y) J( C N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 6 }" z- Z$ m1 v. L
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards' x) f+ R. V1 y# H: H: T- b9 N# Q
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Japanese Ships
) P) j4 K: z( j/ R5 d Q BB Kongo
5 M1 u" r8 ^( V" A2 i BB Haruna
& p0 b- J1 L1 k* C( [; ? BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1 y, i' R2 N8 U
BB Kirishima
' b7 R3 l3 @! t, O1 q+ Q3 H CA Mogami9 N6 g# T: R+ f0 H5 J8 X
CA Mikuma* f6 \8 B5 Y! r m C
CA Suzuya5 t/ q- j3 z& b# D
CA Kumano
1 r- \, H9 a7 I( o CA Kako; X9 I3 H0 W- W6 [3 V- m8 c+ s# @
DD Makinami
) s( n" h; O0 I: ?2 G3 X) p DD Takanami$ ?2 I7 A. X& j8 C* b
DD Natsushio8 M' z1 F% ^8 ` S4 }: U
DD Yukikaze: h( n9 E9 A1 @
DD Hayashio
& ]# I1 h/ N) s4 k$ ~0 T( J DD Maikaze
! e5 j% J( n7 ]9 D DD Isokaze
* x5 X% j3 Y4 w5 ~. i DD Shiranui5 }) Q( E8 ~$ Q5 b* j" O5 z
DD Amatsukaze
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PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk# O T7 N% K0 C3 O# l7 L/ S( |3 w
PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
+ ], i/ p. ]- j, _ PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk/ z [ |; Y d* Y
PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
; x' M# O3 T; K ]: a& X: r2 e* } PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
* L" p* j( u9 r0 L! ~6 h! f PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
; M. o* z4 c/ s* q+ D+ H PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
8 b* P" }, C B2 Z8 S& c PT-600 u& @6 ], r' _! A6 V5 z
PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
# b0 S( p) _( D) f. n; j8 O7 r PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk* h* `; T3 j1 w+ T% W( d
PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk7 d! q# A6 V6 o$ b' H' a
PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk! ~8 \! C; A% C' h" t! k. ?% U" Q- N
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
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8 n% J+ D. k! `$ JLow visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight
6 n. q% i) m8 I: {+ b* { @Maximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards
1 h/ B* m9 \6 J' l* @% Y) ?Range closes to 25,000 yards...9 X5 A( \4 q& h0 G# H( q3 K
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards) `5 Z! z3 G; v- Q; [
Range closes to 20,000 yards... R7 ?! k4 {& V6 q, D
Range closes to 15,000 yards..." u& h+ Q9 E( O" z$ t
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards
4 ?. P+ K- H* Z7 Y) ]+ f1 mCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards$ R% M3 u$ f( Q4 x9 o) I' ^% g
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
9 ~ g& B; w) ?* |7 _1 Z, J) aCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
5 L+ n0 m" l& iRange closes to 7,000 yards...
' @, A+ P8 b' W; R7 NCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards
) J- O4 a; P/ z* L8 TRange closes to 5,000 yards...
, @5 H8 u: }9 k) KCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards% d6 C7 K$ y9 U
Range closes to 3,000 yards...( F$ j" b- n% u& _" W9 H: X; \
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
& F, y" P, B1 o {Range closes to 1,000 yards...
) Z) E. p4 F7 K$ L& C& R+ a6 CPT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards& M. c" f" @$ x/ C
PT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
0 m3 v* j+ H+ g. D( N3 _PT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
% |* a# S! ~1 ?% Q* }( XMassive explosion on PT-46
7 o; U1 o; q) ]5 ?/ _/ r( T, SPT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
Y1 |7 Q* B" p. A7 ?+ E: a! y cPT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards8 Z& h/ `0 h, D& m
Range increases to 2,000 yards
& v9 i7 W1 \# a: X+ iPT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
# i# f' \% G" l _PT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
% x# H k0 d2 s' P" [4 h' }" | ~: f3 mBB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards$ ~6 I. ]- }& m- Z; K7 v
PT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards
1 k/ T- t% P+ c1 ^5 Y7 I! }( WPT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards0 ?+ a g2 i- c
Range increases to 3,000 yards$ I0 A% N* m- v! ^& V o& `
PT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards# g6 w$ u! ~ x5 E9 Q0 u
Range closes to 2,000 yards0 J) W J, q( P
BB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards
$ o/ N' }: } f: k5 CPT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards# C$ B; Q8 y& g, |
Range increases to 4,000 yards
4 V J7 Q' ^3 V/ I* _Range increases to 5,000 yards: M0 Q+ S5 Y) M4 r
DD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127 : }& H) l0 c4 |1 M0 o: s
Range increases to 6,000 yards
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Task forces break off...9 F V7 C! _- j. W, I! J
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards3 H! G9 o# A+ P% R3 i: s
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Japanese Ships
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& h$ _* z- B4 ]2 k PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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Poor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight6 ]7 n d, C! F! H, j8 ~
Maximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards$ v5 L/ y) Z1 E9 H, L) s
Range closes to 28,000 yards...2 |. k: ~2 C, L2 [+ j( z$ o+ M
Range closes to 26,000 yards...# V7 B. t0 \" |7 |0 x. }+ ?6 G) t3 h
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
# C% T8 Q5 Y! Z/ [- p" URange closes to 22,000 yards...& ?8 h' h$ I7 D+ `
Range closes to 20,000 yards.... e# `# Q9 i9 h0 r3 E. `
Range closes to 18,000 yards...* \ o3 v6 h8 S: s- j8 N0 N( ^
Range closes to 16,000 yards...6 l1 z: v) y e3 I. n
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
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5 D: G+ ^$ y+ V* w- wRange closes to 11,000 yards...& `) A# P4 W% `1 T
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
- p- u& X9 s7 H) gRange closes to 9,000 yards...
+ P1 n* s- |8 {( C9 WRange closes to 8,000 yards...
$ o( Z- u% N @ X8 O kRange closes to 7,000 yards...( r! G% L( }) {+ s
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
) C+ }: f6 R2 I7 U0 IRange closes to 5,000 yards...
6 X) \9 \ }% @3 X5 DRange closes to 4,000 yards...
9 @$ |6 |0 I9 L) h) ]* {Range closes to 3,000 yards...
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6 E- F' [7 i) r6 D+ U% a& S% O* dCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards- M, Q9 K! v0 j" S
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards4 r& A* K+ g0 j/ ^- k: i+ Z9 q d
Allied ships attempt to get underway
! u% x5 ]4 v2 M! X: M1 eRange increases to 3,000 yards6 D9 W; _8 ` k* R7 A9 M
PT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards
" B7 B: }7 V; z: q6 G; f. u% oCombat ends with last Allied ship sunk...5 I' g. s7 G* A' |( X- {% v P
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: F$ ~4 ~) J" }, Y8 CNight Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127
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Allied aircraft% A0 n/ J4 q6 M+ s; j5 ^1 `# S
no flights
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, e$ r; f5 w: x+ @' Q! f% oAllied aircraft losses
$ H+ u( @' \ m3 i( U Catalina I: 7 damaged& y% t& ^/ {% k8 ]. b* _* ]
Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground" w: U. X' o; h' Q# M$ w
P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged
, D! Z' N6 ?" n9 t P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground
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5 ~( E' h; I# k' h5 L! W5 \Japanese Ships9 A" ?' X# t1 f0 G* G9 v6 N
BB Kirishima5 A H9 M3 ^0 N! e# O% N8 b1 j5 f
BB Hiei
# M" z6 ~5 z* A- d BB Haruna# F1 e4 ^6 A4 l0 \1 O# |# Y3 D
BB Kongo" R5 `) [. l# i
CA Kako* Y- M) t/ N k! j+ J! q/ Q2 j
CA Kumano
& N- [1 |- d2 c, i7 | CA Suzuya
% \. N! X1 u$ e CA Mikuma) d" r* u9 z) u7 C* y
CA Mogami
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Allied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled" e1 J+ H( Z1 W. N7 s
Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled5 U4 B1 u& @& F) e
Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled
$ b3 R0 V s' J; l- h4 ?9 \! \. l Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled) p* U1 u2 m$ \$ o* T
Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)( `+ r. h2 `1 F5 z1 a$ a8 U, Y
/ v& T6 i3 N" q. SAirbase hits 17
0 @' G% X$ u. F8 o JAirbase supply hits 2" \; A# R8 D( x
Runway hits 35
- y& P; ]" I" ^1 I2 tPort hits 53 M5 Y' ^: ^! C0 C0 W3 q6 O, Z9 i
Port supply hits 4
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BB Kirishima firing at Gove / c' [0 ` u f( c8 y; o
BB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade- h5 L+ I7 s7 a1 w! |6 `
BB Haruna firing at Gove
( V! ^% m8 F& k# N$ L4 O- p8 EBB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade
8 m! I2 H5 e! X- W- h6 }: O5 uCA Kako firing at Gove ' w) [9 U5 ^* \1 Y) e) R6 J* s% S
CA Kumano firing at Gove
- p$ _( ~4 u& P) H$ J& c( xE13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya
+ W2 u+ e, f* t! k* x/ }3 VCA Suzuya firing at Gove
: j( i7 C4 H+ ~4 t; K( V9 XCA Mikuma firing at Gove
, x" l$ P* N% t$ U8 Z, ?& xCA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |