AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 444 Y1 {$ S4 h: Y+ p- f3 K: K
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& a* W3 X+ Z9 f" e* U1 P, S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 $ e6 t }1 k9 I" J
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- D, `& X7 o% E8 BNight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards' V2 c8 @1 p- u5 k
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Japanese Ships
4 X% O$ j u" ~) C* B4 E3 c BB Kongo
, g1 ^# R* v! |3 k BB Haruna- Q U3 {" G1 `3 _: a/ Z
BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1
8 ^' b! A6 Z& H4 H. S) Q% b BB Kirishima
) y1 w0 I. e( r0 B! j6 N CA Mogami
& l* B; P) q/ A4 y: \. A' Q CA Mikuma( `: R$ O4 e) x2 m+ T
CA Suzuya
; i; I* h" h4 B. S CA Kumano1 k% _/ S7 n9 M& ~$ o# t/ }
CA Kako
* s+ S5 n ~ X/ r+ d! v e7 n) j8 @ DD Makinami
2 l; G# h# ^# h2 a: ~) q0 l DD Takanami
q! z. G. y, J! Z2 l DD Natsushio
! U& O/ B3 T) }" Z9 z' b# v6 l/ v/ b# ] DD Yukikaze
( R+ S1 R0 v8 b. J' }$ _ DD Hayashio
0 o& t! X$ W& |( }; Q$ M- } DD Maikaze
* r6 P8 z& F3 w DD Isokaze
1 T% H% j: ^9 n DD Shiranui& K, f9 Y) C( }$ G3 W
DD Amatsukaze K) K8 I6 L/ g) m
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Allied Ships
2 x) I3 R/ P6 T: Z5 n2 s PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
. L1 e$ x S. V( ~" X PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk6 R; `1 c. o1 T% ?! r
PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk/ w: L n/ C+ O# o- n5 o
PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk0 s( c4 m5 R! o; V9 j0 t7 r9 d
PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk. L/ p$ j3 ?' W4 \$ `7 P+ l: ]
PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk$ D: W# j' [+ t, O
PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
# ^ o* O5 `& o8 V" Z8 l0 k- n PT-60
@1 C) x( q) H) w P" n' X PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk/ @2 m( B' p5 I# ^
PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk- i& T$ d& ?0 a3 p- Z3 F$ |9 I: {
PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk# `) C" h1 A0 X* ~
PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk- G- n% j! ?: T0 d' \8 Q; r4 I
) X( j2 c6 M4 ?1 i( r2 ?2 kJapanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
: E8 h8 q& i/ I9 tAllied TF begins to get underway
) M( t; Q# i6 C1 nLow visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight
. l" V3 ^2 O8 N6 F: A6 eMaximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards% l: `6 U1 H' B7 A
Range closes to 25,000 yards...0 G& Z. K2 q+ k6 H1 p
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards
% \- `+ H5 h: b& CRange closes to 20,000 yards...
' \5 u' u- N$ d4 URange closes to 15,000 yards...3 h% S, S( u( D& U% h# A
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards
; g# J) ?$ U( r( JCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards- `8 a: X3 T c& ~
Range closes to 10,000 yards...# o3 H( R! V4 c' _& y; p1 Y
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards) p T2 Z/ Z8 Z4 i
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
& }3 p e" L$ c9 {, E. G# t9 oCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards
! e( v/ f) z2 J' L6 J: Q9 J6 XRange closes to 5,000 yards...% @& |5 t# `3 g; f
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards
" i4 C" o3 V. E" `3 I8 LRange closes to 3,000 yards.... t; a+ Z! U; F( j% I* l1 L
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
8 Z$ S4 @+ L9 E. \# i7 m6 q$ oRange closes to 1,000 yards...
- U( G4 b* n6 P& M. N$ W2 K; G9 KPT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards! D4 e b% v7 u9 s
PT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
2 B8 M) R" y$ l3 {9 h: @& hPT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
" F2 K9 [" }& @. |4 y5 yMassive explosion on PT-46
5 [" U1 w j" s; t/ e7 s* h- I' [$ vPT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
7 L! L& x7 j" T+ OPT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards0 J" |7 _8 r: j/ Y
Range increases to 2,000 yards
' G0 F3 G% ~( W5 w6 b6 ]& ^' i0 cPT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards' I; h% @# p0 x/ Z4 H, _: ?
PT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
4 |$ l- u% {6 b0 pBB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards" r1 F/ ?, ]! }" D3 D8 G
PT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards1 \" ~2 e8 A- B
PT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards
8 W% H5 o! F$ g' b; YRange increases to 3,000 yards
$ [. L5 M" B# a2 e; {6 t4 BPT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards) v6 e7 N5 ~. [" d, [- z; ]% {
Range closes to 2,000 yards* u; l5 [4 S/ F5 E% C1 P F# m
BB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards
8 f+ I% n1 E" ], HPT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards/ H5 v, L6 {5 B& `" p1 M3 L
Range increases to 4,000 yards/ S% s) Z3 @# O+ r! \" L; M& Q9 n
Range increases to 5,000 yards
' A" G1 B, p8 D, |( m5 F" j6 D tDD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127
?( f: K0 v, S7 z- lRange increases to 6,000 yards$ f, X/ g3 x1 ]2 A
Range increases to 8,000 yards
2 `5 c/ w% Q* cTask forces break off...4 ]2 `9 e% \( {
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7 _4 ]9 F& n2 [4 eNight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards7 P3 }+ K$ O$ J% s- W
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DD Shiranui2 K5 _3 g" K* z/ o! U
1 e( B& k1 n3 t. J0 ?Allied Ships
% V1 h6 h5 S4 [0 o: ?! Y9 S! M9 z- P PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk0 Z8 V3 o6 R- m" g. ?
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Poor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight
?1 ? Z0 l4 qMaximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards
) G7 A2 }! z/ oRange closes to 28,000 yards...
3 N, g/ Y. d. [/ x. L4 pRange closes to 26,000 yards...7 g9 w8 W' I: B+ l1 ], z8 ?, V( G6 i
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
. W! P8 L4 e4 _. XRange closes to 22,000 yards...
# Z8 G: T( N5 i# mRange closes to 20,000 yards...3 d: c; A7 D$ `
Range closes to 18,000 yards...9 \7 W7 K% Q% M& z) K) m
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
. h V% a0 D& b$ gRange closes to 14,000 yards...
* c8 n/ B8 L' z( ?9 gRange closes to 12,000 yards...( O) O }' I4 k: b! c5 E
Range closes to 11,000 yards...) p$ g: B- ]' t# l, g
Range closes to 10,000 yards...1 p" X7 `- }7 ]8 J3 n# ^. Y6 i* n
Range closes to 9,000 yards...6 d/ d& | K* T$ T0 x/ _' m/ E1 S6 a4 X
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
. ~) W3 S0 X7 w& {- rRange closes to 7,000 yards...: E$ s' w9 r8 D, @
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
! I- ?4 m t7 k3 P$ i' l1 CRange closes to 5,000 yards...8 |* b2 I' x' t9 \& f
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
, H4 d" A* V+ f7 wRange closes to 3,000 yards...* N) D; ~8 X$ m
Range closes to 2,000 yards...: @* P: f; c4 T5 [! f5 S9 s
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
2 c8 H* Y4 O( L J. N, {8 {7 [* |7 }CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
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Range increases to 3,000 yards
5 W+ F/ j) i# U0 g8 i1 APT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards. z4 Y& S K( |& f
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...
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Night Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127
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+ X# E. e4 ]( N, q' v7 ]9 uAllied aircraft losses7 k( W9 \: ?4 u9 q% T# p5 L
Catalina I: 7 damaged
2 U q; f4 `3 D; C) p1 B1 M6 M3 ` Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground
& p. @( m2 b6 G0 z3 X4 X3 v0 o P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged- Y' _4 W/ Q* s
P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground# m& E5 K) I6 ~: Z# ?% ^
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Japanese Ships& _6 ]2 @8 E% e% g! ~9 e7 M
BB Kirishima. ]7 g; @7 j3 h* I( I t6 h2 T- _
BB Hiei2 e9 @5 L1 ~* r" u
BB Haruna
/ {1 m/ {/ ?" Q' N7 | BB Kongo
K, `6 p1 ^7 G CA Kako% _7 G, z4 j. v+ ]7 n/ l" F4 e
CA Kumano
" ~/ {* i' E! Z0 i* \ CA Suzuya
" ^8 |9 ^2 H v CA Mikuma
" @3 G5 J7 @& _. `* g CA Mogami: h7 B, |. n& a
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Allied ground losses:
2 `* L4 ]+ }- z* ]+ g* Q9 [ 274 casualties reported
( m: D$ _& V0 R6 x s& H: [ Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
4 e7 Y0 P ~/ @& e Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled
. K! W! @1 ^0 \0 n+ [ Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled
2 B L. K! Y' {1 ?, h! L Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
9 Q. N, l8 i6 |. l( D. H. D Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled) |, W; J9 Z* M4 c6 [
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Airbase hits 17
8 V" C; C9 E0 Z7 a, V- QAirbase supply hits 2
- m% b% z! U9 a% Z! {1 xRunway hits 356 Y- Q' Y& H& p/ W' i+ V" \
Port hits 5
* t" B2 r4 L* E; vPort supply hits 40 d4 [& b. t+ o
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BB Kirishima firing at Gove / h3 h5 k, t9 y# J4 _8 h" P
BB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade! q5 V5 |" i, W+ Y8 G& ~
BB Haruna firing at Gove
7 o- u/ w ^5 A5 p- t6 a4 {$ K' t2 rBB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade3 |2 k/ o4 F3 c
CA Kako firing at Gove
: g$ E& r# o1 f! K' lCA Kumano firing at Gove " [0 @ Y, z8 v4 b# H
E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya, R; Q4 P, J: V/ q. E; j+ D% m# I! f
CA Suzuya firing at Gove
) m* t+ K6 G8 @ [: |8 rCA Mikuma firing at Gove
: X, @, \ n* @! F0 oCA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |