AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 44 T- j$ m( ^5 b' _! W# @ M# h6 L
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( P" M8 Z2 w& _- T3 R0 w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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1 t4 x3 n% v- G1 @$ M" |3 }- r! [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 $ a' v6 W, r. i, ]1 {+ M: V
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards
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7 D9 b$ B3 T" qJapanese Ships
: J* g' B# r7 L% V* P" i BB Kongo! N3 e' k" o- L+ X
BB Haruna0 v n* J1 B# V" N
BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 19 }( K' T7 t5 z" L& @4 S6 y+ |' x6 G
BB Kirishima! w! v! f, @1 x8 ^: U7 r
CA Mogami
}1 V$ J# Z) ] CA Mikuma$ f+ S& q. |3 m( y: T
CA Suzuya
/ M" O. s+ c% S. b4 V9 h7 { CA Kumano
8 f$ @* ?& S$ M: v CA Kako$ w% V& w, g9 w6 U! |
DD Makinami
: h5 T& h$ \ L: S DD Takanami: M2 x( h0 F9 W0 ^) k( b
DD Natsushio
1 _8 P) m6 {3 `& j- m8 W& ?8 \ DD Yukikaze
6 p F. y6 k7 l* g9 K% a* [: v DD Hayashio0 [8 _- ]( u- r* @4 z% B- _
DD Maikaze
3 `5 k) N+ A K+ Y! l' J$ m DD Isokaze
7 T: i k, y3 G* b$ e* d& w4 ]. W- u DD Shiranui7 u# ?- U; c. [& _
DD Amatsukaze
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Allied Ships
/ P- F' c: v% F, g# a PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk' i/ ^, I7 d) {
PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk* U" N; i$ Y6 e& p# m+ \) y8 d
PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
1 T0 h; _+ J7 o PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
& E |# p8 o ]+ T9 E PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk& y8 {% B/ `8 V# r
PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk& Q0 ~3 V" N6 [% f' u
PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk; V$ T/ I/ J- ]
PT-60# b: W/ _9 O$ }
PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk5 g' n' [* N5 F- ]8 ^: M
PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
7 s( E0 [% J p" x- s PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
: H* ^4 F5 u% D0 m+ @* `- w PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
$ C7 {$ x: U8 DAllied TF begins to get underway
+ l2 J' X5 C4 U5 m8 y% CLow visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight
7 X$ T( x/ }3 M! X+ X- V; ^' FMaximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards: w3 d5 [* C& D. ^! L4 S
Range closes to 25,000 yards...1 |/ V) V! h: K! O6 u1 R. `' O# t
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards% k7 X2 R2 x6 F& W3 C
Range closes to 20,000 yards... ^2 f; j) ]" A/ `/ n- P# m/ g! B
Range closes to 15,000 yards...4 Q: | S/ ?! C9 E! y$ q4 I/ ^ M
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards$ F* O/ W6 Z& T6 R" m
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards. z- t: { J$ X+ H0 \
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
1 N$ g. g/ k4 a4 n% |" BCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards2 Z- E' X# V9 d, J( B! |1 W3 d
Range closes to 7,000 yards...0 p K! `; u$ h/ q3 [5 Y
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards
6 ^' p5 t7 Q, u" k/ _Range closes to 5,000 yards...) N, ]" ^" [# v: Z0 X5 b; k1 p
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards/ L) R* G) a. {4 O5 }# ?* x% g
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
; I/ ~/ t; m; s& @ UCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards N) @$ b4 [1 w
Range closes to 1,000 yards...) x5 f" f" j; v4 o6 ]' P" ^
PT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
& a3 U' A7 ~$ |$ i( A2 G; ]) cPT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards5 I! R' V4 k3 P# E- q* R
PT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
8 }" u1 s7 ]' G( r% e5 p9 H% @! X# ~Massive explosion on PT-46
2 U5 R) a- `+ @PT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards: R8 M7 T7 F7 @; U& Z
PT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
: m7 |: O e1 C' {Range increases to 2,000 yards
/ @% w; J4 U0 wPT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards+ ^1 U5 t" `% s. ?9 u/ C
PT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
- K( U% }- K3 a' F+ W* y5 g8 zBB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards6 F! u" u8 V0 }' o$ b
PT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards
5 g/ }& B' M( l: ]2 KPT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards
0 {& U" Z: |% L, ?# w: B. hRange increases to 3,000 yards
7 y" y N* x- @/ d8 f: APT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards
/ A0 [9 }* u0 c4 v6 ^* H' G1 gRange closes to 2,000 yards+ x% n8 Y+ e( S c
BB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards
6 y5 z: |# ^: V$ H _PT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards3 d. u4 o& A2 g2 T) n4 o6 i' T4 N
Range increases to 4,000 yards+ x# `- N$ q) G4 T
Range increases to 5,000 yards
8 E+ a1 H! ] b* Z/ `DD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127 9 q! n; S! U4 e" _) G8 l g7 i
Range increases to 6,000 yards5 M3 v9 u Y; B" W$ y$ [
Range increases to 8,000 yards
6 O' r9 p3 l LTask forces break off...2 J4 |. ]$ M: a' h+ j8 k
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards+ A! S+ @7 ]. I; @
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Japanese Ships, U7 r: ^/ G* Y, ?# Z
DD Shiranui
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Allied Ships
G0 f; K3 n1 q7 ~5 ~ PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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Poor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight& ]! v: H1 ^. B( W+ Z* R
Maximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards
( n4 Z2 N; }! U; k! ^" [ |" fRange closes to 28,000 yards...
# j5 N: {* @8 F8 S8 ?6 iRange closes to 26,000 yards...
. [- V# Z/ Z- a7 nRange closes to 24,000 yards...
4 [* n0 v1 J0 j' P4 SRange closes to 22,000 yards...3 \ v5 r! A- g6 r' E) ~4 u- q
Range closes to 20,000 yards...7 Z$ M9 h. K# M
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
( t0 _* {+ k j: d7 K6 J6 k& C& QRange closes to 16,000 yards...
; ]% d2 }+ |3 [1 N" |, NRange closes to 14,000 yards...
8 f! ~ q( z7 U+ j, l6 IRange closes to 12,000 yards...
6 U. l. d+ [, l' u7 O) QRange closes to 11,000 yards...
0 b# h& H+ A9 ~: `7 F) }( i( N- YRange closes to 10,000 yards...
2 }2 z5 ?; e, b+ W9 }Range closes to 9,000 yards...7 j, U# W% ^% j( ^2 b+ i+ t2 h" l
Range closes to 8,000 yards...& v+ I j2 T) R' n- u# p+ |7 k$ D2 Y
Range closes to 7,000 yards...) ]' B2 [9 [0 p# e; n1 K
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
5 d4 ?1 a/ k1 K/ `: ^Range closes to 5,000 yards...: q0 W2 m. T, j
Range closes to 4,000 yards...; n5 ~- f) N% ]+ `
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
; o+ C4 m$ [3 M; G1 MRange closes to 2,000 yards...
) A, @5 e$ ]" t( m* S nCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
9 `2 J5 k* X$ s& `6 vCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
+ `% R9 f/ o. ]4 [Allied ships attempt to get underway
+ {9 W C" K4 l2 n5 s$ A9 d4 t& P& a7 jRange increases to 3,000 yards$ s4 U1 {; m9 ]6 e$ S0 Y+ |' y
PT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards
1 k9 k% g0 m: I9 X% {) bCombat ends with last Allied ship sunk...
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Night Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127" p( Z0 X+ @0 E' l) E
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Allied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses' p1 e. z) K& i" B0 N
Catalina I: 7 damaged1 @" G, S3 W" ]+ {) f" m8 r- q% Z
Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground
9 z- S' |# L! ~ P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged+ [& U% }; v2 A3 s. P
P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground
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Japanese Ships3 ^$ C% z0 P+ t- d4 P9 D& m5 h. \2 U
BB Kirishima2 H6 y/ x& u3 E
BB Hiei0 y2 l$ E' m, H1 X1 d; k
BB Haruna4 d. O) Y# t& r5 R
BB Kongo
2 _& \1 |- P, V& D7 p8 V5 R7 \/ Y$ ?2 h CA Kako
8 T, @) z' Q" I& T- P CA Kumano
0 R$ z! q; Y2 T" o7 q( S- t# C. A a CA Suzuya! s) z9 C3 \5 j" u% P/ K
CA Mikuma
# `7 V1 i) o; { CA Mogami
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' ~* X, e' S0 }Allied ground losses:4 u% f h) q3 e9 V$ R
274 casualties reported$ E9 Y! d$ v* W( z, t
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled2 g$ @9 d! x/ b- k; g/ B; I9 L0 z
Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled& L% b3 \6 S. U+ Y+ c# D, H$ I* l
Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled
% N5 v& i( s9 |1 E Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
9 ?! w! M( w# T% A Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)
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" M' F+ }2 }; }Airbase hits 17& x+ w& q+ J, \$ q7 ]8 _. Y/ m* Q3 X
Airbase supply hits 2
0 k A: O1 N8 u; vRunway hits 35) C% z" [1 ]+ W4 R+ L
Port hits 5
2 p e9 N& }2 ^! p6 M9 V% {) |Port supply hits 4
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2 ?$ ~ P) Y6 c" |3 ZBB Kirishima firing at Gove ! _$ W0 [: P6 I3 h/ V) @
BB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade
/ k6 a3 ~* l3 p SBB Haruna firing at Gove ; N# u( j' L) W; b& H# k" A
BB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade1 n7 {, i* E" \: y8 G. \5 r
CA Kako firing at Gove
; c: {/ G, |0 P* e, NCA Kumano firing at Gove
6 d) \4 x# _1 u5 U9 M7 B4 VE13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya
3 A0 [% S" V; `$ X0 VCA Suzuya firing at Gove ; ^* g; u4 D$ s3 q5 P
CA Mikuma firing at Gove ; U. ~9 y" h2 x$ d* T R
CA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |