AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 44% r& r- z- T( {1 \: T, K4 j
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* _# _1 J6 ?( T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' |# E9 _9 `: a% \$ z
& |4 c% s/ h% V' L7 F4 V" t, m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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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards" _ e; X* m# `- u
* l' X% T# O, ^/ b' ?+ kJapanese Ships# Q% p/ f& u8 @- ~/ R6 q- H
BB Kongo
5 D! y; t" o. U, j BB Haruna- N7 G: [ f$ L! ?
BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 11 \& S# J1 [3 q6 O. N/ q
BB Kirishima
+ Y; L. R- o3 N6 r( e$ R CA Mogami
( ]- N# W& v# W& I) {) d CA Mikuma" U; U! x5 {3 X, z
CA Suzuya! h% ]8 {) X5 G$ [9 z6 ?0 ? H# u
CA Kumano
9 @4 z% ^# G4 u+ _& R/ ^ CA Kako. f. X3 ?+ `, I3 l1 {
DD Makinami
2 I) C+ N/ y, |. O6 h. ? DD Takanami! m: S/ K8 A) |( {
DD Natsushio
# E0 g$ ?( H* i/ _) i' h DD Yukikaze
" X: b' c j( q" b DD Hayashio
9 F; a; a# s. d- ? DD Maikaze2 O' H/ x) @+ m' @3 @
DD Isokaze: p; ` M5 b+ X# x
DD Shiranui
5 }6 W& v: Z% \+ { C! _: ` DD Amatsukaze" e" X, n$ f* M- [% q: l
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Allied Ships8 t, a$ n3 ]% s4 l. l
PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk; R# D( w9 w+ E3 T6 Z, ~. [. {" l
PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
/ Z* @ X( ]+ j: n+ X# e7 q PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk9 T5 [7 M; {0 [
PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk- N* u* e, T9 y- |5 {/ ]- _- b
PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk" Q( @6 `! I! @. t z4 ?% _
PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk& q2 T% p) U1 l1 `4 v. v5 l
PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk. a& v* V# i' w! I- T& `* r0 ~ R
PT-606 ~" S6 E8 M" [% a8 k
PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk0 Q( P( P, u5 j
PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
* O2 l6 e% M( Y# _6 W PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
. u8 F" b0 [& G) Z% x; r) h2 E PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!; x1 Y6 }6 P7 L; t
Allied TF begins to get underway* j+ `9 \; w1 S7 G) p+ |& R
Low visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight
8 F6 V0 I ~( ZMaximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards) b* O; V- L% a" m2 Q/ N- J# V
Range closes to 25,000 yards...
/ ?5 A; e+ w' j- Y" qCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards0 ]& q. H, H, i \7 p t
Range closes to 20,000 yards...( I' \5 n( z' G
Range closes to 15,000 yards...
( K1 p1 a2 U. o( F5 eCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards
# [0 Z. \7 G! i0 F% NCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards. [1 K# Y; i" T/ P% V
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
& `1 c7 S9 i% t: wCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards s, c# w" z$ i$ \( h- K6 D0 R$ O
Range closes to 7,000 yards.../ m/ Z/ {9 I3 y1 F
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards6 ], i2 W+ w: e9 ~
Range closes to 5,000 yards...! P2 C8 [. @0 \% u; N
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards
( T/ x; [' N& s& QRange closes to 3,000 yards...- s1 @6 H3 l2 L3 h' D
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards" k, Q4 X- x& S
Range closes to 1,000 yards...& V9 Z, w/ q& ?+ |' u1 J5 Y
PT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
1 B; R$ w( P5 E! U2 j9 @PT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
2 u1 N/ G1 |9 i1 PPT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards5 O1 P' h) K: i
Massive explosion on PT-46) M7 G2 b1 @% g/ j
PT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
/ a+ A. B, C/ v5 m8 V1 MPT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards" j/ j8 O8 x' P5 w1 S
Range increases to 2,000 yards) ~/ Z E8 I% p9 v3 g% H9 A
PT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards5 _& D) v, a9 {! g" @
PT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
+ [% ^# B: k( _5 ZBB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards
. `& k- e$ F7 j. JPT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards8 P7 B7 I0 u1 k' D. J% X- C
PT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards6 }8 `& h8 ?0 g7 n, `. f; V; p
Range increases to 3,000 yards+ J) B$ P$ L: h
PT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards6 P$ x. _2 p4 U6 F: S1 b
Range closes to 2,000 yards- }4 D- ^( j/ @$ F8 A
BB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards* Y1 s+ m: `4 W# N# V
PT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards
D$ e# W3 L0 w d( E" ARange increases to 4,000 yards
# I; a& B. T( V+ e) xRange increases to 5,000 yards8 I8 W" x! F; J9 K# t2 F4 ^: y1 B
DD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127
+ v% r3 A1 Q9 p0 I5 vRange increases to 6,000 yards
& @6 n* y' n+ j3 I) ORange increases to 8,000 yards3 v ^; T! U5 o" N9 J' X3 ?5 y% X
Task forces break off..." P" a7 ~' A+ }! h( @6 O
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' b+ D4 t- ]" d3 _8 B0 ENight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards
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5 v8 U$ ?% L7 h DD Shiranui
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: N" u: m N# P0 ^5 K% c PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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! U) N9 l1 y- C1 V+ L+ lPoor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight
. |+ t' d7 C4 K8 P' p+ E$ QMaximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards
/ g2 |. v# E K# u8 n1 GRange closes to 28,000 yards...
; e4 d+ A5 x8 C1 A3 N0 nRange closes to 26,000 yards...
& L- L" H" k3 ]9 E5 t$ J0 _" MRange closes to 24,000 yards...2 K5 j6 n( L6 Z5 ?6 c- d
Range closes to 22,000 yards..., V" ~/ A# R) `( e: \9 V
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
8 T6 `) h) k( J: C, ERange closes to 18,000 yards...1 [( n& z: B, Z* Z* Q
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
; Y2 _$ m- {4 Z: j5 wRange closes to 14,000 yards...
7 h7 n- s# ^" yRange closes to 12,000 yards...- Q5 S I3 V5 f4 U* _3 g& o
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
0 X' |' h( m8 Y9 L5 @8 lRange closes to 10,000 yards..." z r& z# d3 E* M" K" v" M. l
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
: t! s. Y2 n0 X' uRange closes to 8,000 yards...3 a) F, d8 z8 s3 v; q
Range closes to 7,000 yards..., ^( g1 @8 a1 ?0 F2 h, r- G) @
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
! g. F. u9 ]5 y' ? c& tRange closes to 5,000 yards...
8 x& I7 ?, I( u- M9 P$ |, _, _ QRange closes to 4,000 yards...
* H) h# P6 E9 C# o5 C. {& yRange closes to 3,000 yards...) R2 m8 a% e+ d& |
Range closes to 2,000 yards..." C, c7 Y8 Z" r
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards0 u4 z+ r" b" C: ]/ u. I; T+ s( k, `
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
2 V. E# |+ }: Z) W: w8 HAllied ships attempt to get underway/ M" k5 m/ E+ V1 a$ o
Range increases to 3,000 yards' i0 V |2 V( C/ R
PT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards
4 c! r3 `" N NCombat ends with last Allied ship sunk...+ ^0 h3 I" G* c
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; z% f2 i) K% _' ~) ?! {Night Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127
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Allied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses+ ?2 |2 y: }% g& \- J
Catalina I: 7 damaged
" l3 q. R2 p/ B3 m Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground$ h" V( P5 y. u% R8 ]; Z x* H! K/ I
P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged
. H0 O, Z$ M# @' U& u P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground' d E' ?3 J: S, }% J
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BB Kirishima
" ] I" o E0 c" a$ x c5 T BB Hiei
" I. F- Z9 B& z$ b7 k- ` BB Haruna( l' J0 Q* ^1 P
BB Kongo
/ V0 q% z: l& C$ |+ l3 B7 |# z CA Kako- ^6 x. |1 K% m1 R2 H4 K
CA Kumano
6 l* p d- C; n, S+ y9 d CA Suzuya: K; `, D7 @$ u1 K( u
CA Mikuma
& Y1 o8 b! I% A! D4 f3 g7 V CA Mogami! I4 F' B" F$ R; l- q
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Allied ground losses:! {$ I( d5 V, {2 [; E% c6 t3 ^
274 casualties reported8 t3 [' z/ Z& f& ]1 K4 h' f; |, F9 K
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled' J2 K7 y1 X5 D$ ^' U0 @/ R- n
Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled+ L% q" Y2 Y) T8 |2 b
Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled* M* \6 T8 d3 \3 w3 R6 j
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
/ N3 o& f9 u" E7 T8 T F3 A2 \4 s Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)
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Airbase hits 17
* T5 V; F k- O) ~, f5 e) U3 nAirbase supply hits 20 U+ ^0 I! V3 N: m9 W+ \
Runway hits 359 `# U) G* J r( K+ p$ a
Port hits 5
" J" m+ P6 n$ J/ QPort supply hits 4
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BB Kirishima firing at Gove , E8 r. f. ^0 T; q( i
BB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade6 z% l$ w( w# u
BB Haruna firing at Gove
3 a7 U7 G8 P5 m. [2 f' pBB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade6 \8 j& A. ]8 o
CA Kako firing at Gove + R; L# ^# H; E. w
CA Kumano firing at Gove
/ m$ i N* ^, w( HE13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya
4 O3 K. X {5 b, y( f$ i7 }CA Suzuya firing at Gove
* h& J% }9 n& |( eCA Mikuma firing at Gove
+ K2 v) `" ^3 i5 G3 ]3 |- Z! GCA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |