AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 445 W8 G8 h3 v7 E: ~. A& s
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0 u! h& W9 R" e/ j7 }$ B/ J; U# d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 + y' \" `0 P8 n% O( T
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships% Z" t4 @" T' l6 i
BB Kongo
H! i, }1 n" l5 k BB Haruna
6 ^' q: z8 l; \3 ?& P' |3 v) j BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1. i7 `- J3 n8 `3 C+ a4 [2 k+ K9 q
BB Kirishima) F6 i4 v- }3 K0 P5 G$ n F) `
CA Mogami* J$ B$ c; E2 G4 X
CA Mikuma) _0 I: e' p5 W" Y5 H/ N0 g! H
CA Suzuya$ A$ l; l" Y4 H! j) i
CA Kumano* U8 @1 r" ~3 J" e' {( ]
CA Kako" Z+ K) @2 f" }* ?( F* S2 H8 n
DD Makinami" w* C+ I$ v8 o* K: c9 B! l5 Z
DD Takanami' A' P: Z; ?$ f* @5 o
DD Natsushio+ I4 E/ I# p4 q8 E
DD Yukikaze6 Q: F$ M6 W! R) D( ]
DD Hayashio( }; k B q/ ]( J4 K
DD Maikaze
) M$ b9 y. o* l0 {0 f DD Isokaze
- T( l' C/ k: \( |4 V( e, y DD Shiranui
5 E5 c: \1 ^, i) p _! S DD Amatsukaze$ ]5 y! L7 ^6 [: C/ O
" E4 M" c; ^5 C3 G: f" mAllied Ships
6 w! r" l" p- c, I: c' K& q. _ PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
; [3 ]0 a! w o9 d, h6 D* r, C PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk, u# \ R4 k! X& L4 r( L! x5 F- Q: |
PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
0 `& c) ^/ |' I/ i PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
* K1 k" D, v: `7 w# L u6 O! F8 O PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk& {' O0 W4 J# X5 a
PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk9 _( ^# m$ ?* K2 | E
PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
; D8 L! `0 v* C3 t$ f$ n6 P' U PT-60
; o! c$ C( s$ u% o PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
: t- |3 s+ u/ k' ` PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
/ z' n2 v4 x4 r1 z+ v5 F0 C PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
4 y' X2 t, T5 ?5 C- d$ U PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk7 L6 B: l h" }- B, A4 M ?+ E
8 @3 x9 x* H$ ^Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!* ?2 E) X) O8 j
Allied TF begins to get underway" T: J5 T( n- l) g( h# u
Low visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight
/ ~: ?1 K9 z) r5 Z* LMaximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards- }+ b( ]* ^3 u1 W7 j# ]
Range closes to 25,000 yards...- a" o- m) r2 `. Y
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards
( D$ }3 X+ Q1 I2 H- wRange closes to 20,000 yards...4 q* U$ m; ]8 O' b) N. \" w: l
Range closes to 15,000 yards...
( H3 T* j) s: S, r+ d; BCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards
$ ^& ]$ C" s* b; R5 }CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards
/ R! J! e% a- [: U( ORange closes to 10,000 yards...& c4 i& {0 ^# O3 F
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
t) v" _, N/ _7 e4 [& J; pRange closes to 7,000 yards...
1 D, [3 J" X0 T% j) @! lCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards8 X4 \1 P2 I9 r9 C7 J* E( Z
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
+ r$ l' j) U2 n5 H8 ]CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards
6 M+ m, \! o, KRange closes to 3,000 yards..., F( R& r l6 C; _1 p5 _8 {6 X
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards5 x2 b0 H. [3 @
Range closes to 1,000 yards...
; \, u/ L) M: e# w- ^# q3 \; lPT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
7 P3 [# B+ B; j0 B- R/ GPT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
2 U+ G( t* u' ~3 JPT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards/ P) D; y: s* E- o1 j0 \0 J
Massive explosion on PT-46/ A+ H5 T! t* Z" p
PT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards; L4 m3 p7 `) F- P0 Z
PT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards1 V/ n5 d/ e: n) }" `% f
Range increases to 2,000 yards
7 [7 P F: Y3 M2 v" I# Q) GPT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards5 l# J* c2 R+ |- T$ g( e* ]
PT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards, X( M( m2 ^ S* n1 x
BB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards
# l, Z% @# W: H2 Q9 aPT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards
$ B, y! K9 @: P6 }/ [$ s8 QPT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards) m1 a5 c& r0 f# }3 d/ }# w+ b8 I. _
Range increases to 3,000 yards
/ Q3 }% j5 j. ~0 ^5 q9 R8 bPT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards
+ y+ i% i8 j4 S7 P, ~) v9 RRange closes to 2,000 yards0 b* k6 c" h) w, p0 C; ^! c& b' t/ B
BB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards
8 k/ A- k7 P) ~: t1 }# u- a. ZPT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards
W, l3 Q* H1 T+ M' \) }; j6 o. aRange increases to 4,000 yards1 H$ q H. ]; B6 e, d) i
Range increases to 5,000 yards
' Q' i9 \1 g9 X/ L* y1 U" gDD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127
7 F: ^7 b' Q- M6 f# T! YRange increases to 6,000 yards
( o3 {- S2 i8 b8 r' p$ HRange increases to 8,000 yards# f0 I2 h- j8 k5 r$ t
Task forces break off...4 w" G. \; F( z2 g3 Z1 r- s
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4 W/ y1 u& `8 e6 V5 UNight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards
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4 d8 [- p: O4 Q7 f% [2 p/ KJapanese Ships- d& |7 P9 s" `# e" `
DD Shiranui6 v' d, X- E$ g0 I) t
2 k8 h' i) F0 F1 s6 D; VAllied Ships! S% l! Z E7 M6 K/ C/ Z q( u
PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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8 d, x! b7 h1 o8 _5 SPoor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight
7 B( z7 r0 w% j) WMaximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards+ y0 W/ V7 J" k. [6 c3 U3 V
Range closes to 28,000 yards...
9 q/ N. t+ M8 T l5 _Range closes to 26,000 yards...
( |( x5 q' q% ~7 R7 GRange closes to 24,000 yards...
& ~6 `7 r7 F( ]4 h& u2 ` ]7 rRange closes to 22,000 yards...
* @4 }. Y2 F1 P+ VRange closes to 20,000 yards...& [8 o" C9 h6 \, ~: @% B* g' y
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
% ?0 X% E9 s6 kRange closes to 16,000 yards...
5 L$ ^$ q5 ? Q4 O. mRange closes to 14,000 yards...* C; O3 d, w3 ~0 K- \
Range closes to 12,000 yards...3 H: t9 F8 u; c' T8 e6 c( z; _ q+ z- o8 E
Range closes to 11,000 yards...( e2 H# w! R6 \
Range closes to 10,000 yards...% m. M- U% N" G& U" G
Range closes to 9,000 yards...3 b8 t1 `( A' c4 A/ \4 e
Range closes to 8,000 yards.... c/ V `. R1 y2 D$ M
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
' q, B o) Y7 eRange closes to 6,000 yards...6 d9 H, P/ B1 ~& n$ ^7 Q
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
4 @; k. i8 G" [9 i- IRange closes to 4,000 yards...& U/ S0 B; c6 \% Z F3 l. a
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
: b3 G) I. ]! IRange closes to 2,000 yards...
5 P+ T5 o9 b4 w$ x# LCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
- x4 j1 a2 `$ i* KCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards+ r6 |9 f, q8 T. O" ]* O
Allied ships attempt to get underway
) d/ Z3 s6 `& w; R2 X8 G7 h& XRange increases to 3,000 yards
0 I8 `3 n. y3 e' mPT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards8 w0 U& g9 C+ V% ^; E; g
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...! W. Y+ Z. P2 g- C
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Night Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127
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Allied aircraft, T. z% E0 d1 t6 V
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/ N; k7 n. w% ZAllied aircraft losses
% X7 P/ l! C. ?' M6 j7 {% V( b Catalina I: 7 damaged
$ K# q# b0 _: u% o Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground
0 A$ ?% a9 m- v* P: _* g9 v P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged
6 R; R8 G. f/ @, Y' V) M& d P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground% g; j& f$ _; U0 y
% I! t4 {+ {$ F$ NJapanese Ships6 V p: r3 b* ^# X
BB Kirishima
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BB Haruna) o3 h. J$ P& k) | {8 ?2 }3 w
BB Kongo
v$ Y" l8 w$ H3 e CA Kako' Z; ~% ^# Y; S- s; X& j* |$ _: Z
CA Kumano$ ~5 F6 s. _: s
CA Suzuya0 R# b$ S( o ^
CA Mikuma) Y( N3 b v9 {
CA Mogami4 T( Q$ F0 B2 h
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Allied ground losses:
+ o: v" T8 I& r) m3 Q 274 casualties reported6 `8 H3 H) N, u" B; r4 T. X
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled, }7 S: o- ]7 O( `
Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled8 t; {$ \- S/ g- @ @( G
Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled1 o8 l: A1 z: h Z# Y _
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)* K( H/ F" w% q6 Q
Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled); H3 p0 |( o* O! _
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Airbase hits 17
: O, c# ^5 N( q. nAirbase supply hits 26 R& B; ]- [- R- F8 ^; l
Runway hits 35
: I9 ?* ]* e; ?6 F- f" Z/ J8 DPort hits 5
1 ?9 ]5 e1 a+ a' CPort supply hits 4% n3 r) d0 c0 N) T$ D4 S. A
. I" W s3 ]1 Q4 K! XBB Kirishima firing at Gove
5 L! P4 M8 x) s; P6 ^* `1 T3 MBB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade1 M( U$ ?+ v! r$ W- A! W$ u) q: M* F
BB Haruna firing at Gove
1 l' U) L9 ^4 l: c8 e0 l# qBB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade7 a+ M+ c+ P0 w" C: v
CA Kako firing at Gove
0 k* d; z3 @# h) E/ oCA Kumano firing at Gove % \* P% {8 _& ]& k% V
E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya; @4 X- ~5 O. e2 `: f
CA Suzuya firing at Gove % f% ~. W; Q3 j( l2 k5 M
CA Mikuma firing at Gove
7 U2 A0 H! S r: E% G+ L( F7 ?7 hCA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |