AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 44# n. ~8 r# n. e
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+ B' [1 d3 a7 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Gove0 c5 @5 R. a, V! g- e
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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
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards- i; k+ r: g* n0 g0 ~
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Japanese Ships
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BB Haruna+ u, G d& V& p7 L" L' x! h
BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1
+ d6 r D9 L! d3 B* Y2 [ BB Kirishima8 C& A2 Y, [$ i' v# B: W' T
CA Mogami
; X7 ^) e& c( b8 Y0 }2 q) } CA Mikuma$ C( h4 s- d. l Y0 W
CA Suzuya
R2 o* L5 }7 i CA Kumano
/ e: h a# \" }: p7 N' u7 T CA Kako) I0 S! [5 w1 n" A9 j8 a
DD Makinami
# P$ |2 J/ t* ?; y. l" _$ ? DD Takanami2 f: B; G5 l5 t# L' S# w( a3 a8 d
DD Natsushio
" c+ D/ R3 q5 g DD Yukikaze
" G0 q# t W% m5 E# i6 ~ DD Hayashio
: I# G, S1 H8 h3 @) E1 O) F1 r DD Maikaze
0 D7 N* B* {! k5 G/ g7 b DD Isokaze
0 S. t/ m6 \) s: K& a4 @2 f9 C, a DD Shiranui
+ B/ R. s0 u4 _0 I DD Amatsukaze
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Allied Ships
' Y8 ]" E4 [- H+ K( w0 H/ Y PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk7 w- s) A5 \$ W) X4 X
PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk& J+ [$ x5 _# v( G; p
PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk5 d! N }+ f! ~: K5 ~8 p
PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
( h0 |" r# y( Q& b* ? PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
& p! D+ C. J) z. z4 e2 A PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk* k* t4 k! {9 ~, J8 Q
PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk) T2 L5 r, c4 b/ q; o
PT-60* l; e# B; i' M3 S1 }# }$ Z, g
PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk0 N! {8 f0 T7 b6 p5 I
PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
" H2 Z. l( ?" H8 c Y PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk( K+ E) @# S w' P! ^, C m
PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk% ^" e( Q/ N6 ]) \
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!6 ?0 }" R z2 s- d8 {
Allied TF begins to get underway3 B! D3 l. z! p. R( u; h
Low visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight
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Range closes to 25,000 yards...6 e) K, m7 J4 ]! i$ `3 ?1 `) `% e3 T
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards8 B H% O: [6 j2 e5 A4 \
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
0 {5 l4 R+ s( g) M+ Q. nRange closes to 15,000 yards...# a) |2 ~/ s7 B: F( S6 Q6 a* W
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards
: @# F$ s. F* O+ ?9 `CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards
3 A! }# _! L- g; G/ Y; Q& vRange closes to 10,000 yards...+ b* v! B3 e- M: g4 ~9 F
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards) L; ]( G1 S8 L* F0 g
Range closes to 7,000 yards...3 o! h) |" R, D- G4 M* U5 [9 i
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards& F7 e2 v P y' U0 z- U I
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
, J! i& W" i- F1 uCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards
3 ]; z, f6 U4 v# j' pRange closes to 3,000 yards...2 w7 h6 t4 e+ Q! V/ p
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards' t) Z$ Q, c4 K
Range closes to 1,000 yards...1 e5 [8 ~; n+ k0 D
PT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
/ p# ~0 W+ e- L8 ^* J: gPT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards. B' y4 f7 [. D
PT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
0 \0 \- i- y- V1 ]* }6 @Massive explosion on PT-460 _3 S, e- u( M
PT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
- Y0 c' ^# K# k, t5 z5 TPT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards$ r8 _) r9 k0 }0 W( ]0 d9 M& P
Range increases to 2,000 yards! a0 E# T: t0 S. O8 y1 O2 u" s
PT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
9 h. `5 o1 w/ i5 s! ?/ XPT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
H J; @/ P! ?: S1 Z% g" [BB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards+ T& u/ [; J6 r" k2 I7 Q
PT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards7 c2 B+ ] r4 C( {7 \
PT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards
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PT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards
9 _! k" K `6 C4 g# o1 sRange closes to 2,000 yards; \* z' Z" K$ ?' ?: S! F. n6 M
BB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards
; @- s' `; ^5 @0 d1 q+ UPT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards
; M0 y9 X3 S8 W% f& Q# yRange increases to 4,000 yards
& |; U, r& J2 g4 o, A$ W9 fRange increases to 5,000 yards
' r# S' _5 m) m) @' q$ bDD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127
# H- f+ S8 n; y' Q, i7 ~Range increases to 6,000 yards
" l& N2 H, o0 QRange increases to 8,000 yards1 E( \0 Q& r5 m1 O( ~9 k
Task forces break off...
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' A o) Q) w/ l1 s& j {* h/ j# @8 _4 _Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards
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DD Shiranui
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Allied Ships$ d' @2 E! Z+ V/ f6 I" z
PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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Poor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight
$ }; F. x( n' f; S* P6 t. X7 H6 ^Maximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards
' ^4 S' S8 m; l3 ?; MRange closes to 28,000 yards...) c9 ?' e( e- L6 R$ c6 l6 {
Range closes to 26,000 yards...: c( H6 r2 d f# R) p3 G/ g
Range closes to 24,000 yards...% ^: Z' m4 J8 T8 p9 a$ U3 m7 v+ {
Range closes to 22,000 yards...! z" E* z) ^ `# Q+ T
Range closes to 20,000 yards...7 t2 l$ Z7 W ^+ I% w. U4 }
Range closes to 18,000 yards...3 w n, ^0 \- [& Q% z0 H) G" A
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
4 d g1 o- C) ~/ {6 WRange closes to 14,000 yards...
* Q+ T) r- ^- g bRange closes to 12,000 yards...
a2 U3 v5 l/ s8 H: b" }Range closes to 11,000 yards...; Y X8 h* t' T( Z+ z
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
* r$ x: z# ~' I) c( f2 [Range closes to 9,000 yards...+ b0 M X( |* W4 x# A. q- G
Range closes to 8,000 yards...% z; r! r0 W* S; S- e) W; U
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
) p# o7 d3 ?3 l, B; }3 y3 aRange closes to 6,000 yards...$ D% I0 L6 M% _8 J% Q4 H: K
Range closes to 5,000 yards...- [! e6 k$ G& j$ {8 P
Range closes to 4,000 yards...4 g* W$ F" K2 H2 K( p4 d, |% v
Range closes to 3,000 yards...5 q0 @. w( g6 ~, V8 ~9 J
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
8 D) ?0 J' ?; FCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
9 M; a7 ]. R6 `& XCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards: }$ c) o, r2 v2 s) N- [) W
Allied ships attempt to get underway
9 z" z$ N9 q0 y( o' ~$ f* RRange increases to 3,000 yards9 I4 d- t2 x' w+ D* ?) I" t1 e2 ]
PT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards4 h( M% {2 v* C/ ~. q7 l
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...
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Night Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127
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' T! a- g0 u7 X) T) }8 A4 G3 uAllied aircraft losses
. _2 |, t# B& {6 U8 T2 ^+ H9 W, } Catalina I: 7 damaged
+ q2 y/ R# h/ _, l Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground: @2 Q/ T8 c% N0 `& A0 T0 x8 ^
P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged4 e+ q: p$ f4 e1 B, p0 h
P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground; s8 i$ a& x9 G& W( w' v
; f: Y {6 c( N) `0 QJapanese Ships
" a8 T# w0 ^& O+ ]5 M/ Y( I BB Kirishima
2 `& h* `* l! h4 _- [: D7 N. G3 Q, K BB Hiei
. X Q- N$ w! p/ i- A2 p- ` BB Haruna* h7 K( r- V! n+ |/ e$ h# {1 u) h$ ]
BB Kongo: q7 l; `2 Z- i) c
CA Kako+ k( w# I5 L) V: w3 ]5 h! {" r
CA Kumano7 P4 p: r& B/ a6 t; g+ `0 r) D
CA Suzuya( m0 c/ _+ F. u' B& X5 p% p. D
CA Mikuma
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3 R$ S$ @, K+ m+ r; f, i. O/ RAllied ground losses: Q- p4 S9 \4 X6 k8 ~
274 casualties reported
) N/ m) z8 x% q0 [ Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled! [- [! {4 B6 b E
Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled
( ~6 S; }# K' C! o Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled( b+ H, S: i- ]0 V1 v
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
, ~5 ?8 k" ~3 L, U, G" \ Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled) r1 h ]- _3 P6 Y6 B5 P
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Airbase hits 17" i3 v5 ~( r8 i2 N1 p
Airbase supply hits 24 L( W1 k8 E6 A9 W4 X! d$ a- c
Runway hits 35+ A) M5 e5 c1 R ?/ A$ P+ }4 n' L
Port hits 5
2 c r5 b1 S( s4 y2 I* q: WPort supply hits 4
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BB Kirishima firing at Gove
! q0 Y" f% S! k: n/ X9 q+ i7 tBB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade
) a* S! s) y' T5 {8 M, n" ]BB Haruna firing at Gove 4 ~- | L" W8 I5 q, F5 T1 N' H
BB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade2 M+ l8 {! M( Z" p' t
CA Kako firing at Gove
* S5 l7 E; n8 Q9 m) LCA Kumano firing at Gove 4 O6 z1 L8 }+ I5 V6 b% z
E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya. U6 K$ \( z) y. y
CA Suzuya firing at Gove ! B9 i8 _5 D, f0 u3 D
CA Mikuma firing at Gove $ G) c7 P* E5 y( S, {% Q; y1 G& o
CA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |