AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 44( G# Q* I- s( J) P9 ^, L
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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. i. h5 s5 z, a1 N: [( v! l
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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 S& Q9 w2 `5 x7 x: n* W* c) T) w
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards. A6 ]5 m+ q3 _3 {
* `8 w, ?- o& s, Z! `( j2 yJapanese Ships
+ a3 E: i$ F# u BB Kongo
1 f$ m9 Y( c d4 O/ I. {( `, n* s BB Haruna2 z0 L3 P2 C4 H# u9 A
BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1/ l' h0 G3 }+ u8 f- W
BB Kirishima
/ b4 H6 u3 S9 w8 X- z q$ G. p CA Mogami: M% p! n3 c) J& L8 U8 x4 M
CA Mikuma* X x2 L6 {3 P b$ @
CA Suzuya) t; e, E- f& W! W; k4 n
CA Kumano
4 l! ]& @1 }: D' J; |2 x CA Kako
p7 Y0 o' H* H9 ?6 T DD Makinami
; s6 Q! M8 H1 f2 v { DD Takanami0 j9 h" G0 r6 t/ ^) C
DD Natsushio
9 Q V+ }4 ^# ~5 i( _% ?, W9 S DD Yukikaze
/ B) z9 L: y+ q" v DD Hayashio1 @+ ?8 ~! y- f- u( U; |% u$ Q* m
DD Maikaze
2 b2 g9 R: D( q! t8 ~ @! l- E8 m DD Isokaze
, R* O |- D+ @: T7 G DD Shiranui
: Z- g5 ?1 h5 p+ I0 ~8 z: a DD Amatsukaze
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Allied Ships+ k7 B+ K4 p. ]1 j" I
PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk/ d w* }" L$ ~! U: U
PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk3 Q4 V3 S% V! [6 {/ R$ |
PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk s' {0 C& T9 U
PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
5 w. I$ @+ A# r$ ^5 W5 z( C PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
0 O$ w9 s3 a" |0 O) A PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk4 f' K3 {# W8 f' }0 Z# T( O
PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk+ k& r* ?1 n0 y9 J$ [" ^* }2 E
PT-60
9 M9 e* \2 L4 e& y9 ?- i PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
x* N6 h+ B0 S1 ^9 L PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk, Q3 `8 V% @2 k1 f
PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk9 E: g* `" n- A
PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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4 d; V$ f5 ?4 w& XJapanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
8 y8 d& [& y' A! x7 |4 ?- x) UAllied TF begins to get underway
( n, t5 `9 X9 c, h4 e$ X9 `Low visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight+ p0 F$ k' Z& z
Maximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards
& E+ H) Y- _( jRange closes to 25,000 yards...- Z4 e5 ]0 e; g, d' I4 N4 w; |
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards
5 X+ C4 P9 b, H: _# R3 x0 ]Range closes to 20,000 yards...
b! t1 P5 S( ]Range closes to 15,000 yards...
- Y6 S* t$ g8 M7 k1 z% fCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards
. G; l8 X$ ]1 s( n( C. ]8 zCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards
0 E- E9 |1 m# g, A _. R2 VRange closes to 10,000 yards...6 H7 U$ N P- H; `: U0 j# c
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards7 B- H/ v1 C( c
Range closes to 7,000 yards...: R- j! ]4 e9 k+ U6 a
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards( u2 ]0 a: c' C, i/ D. @
Range closes to 5,000 yards...) Q3 `/ L8 Z& x+ T2 G
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards
$ F$ \8 k4 r2 v- ^$ s- _- pRange closes to 3,000 yards...
& j4 s! X) F H6 _1 _CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards9 J% o- Q; [; K' c
Range closes to 1,000 yards...
# `+ R* {9 |2 {9 W: }" VPT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
! z$ D7 a: Q: N# @PT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards% e6 ^- n' V6 Y( b
PT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards$ Z# J( d+ d) r, Y
Massive explosion on PT-46
* K' q2 Z) e3 a; Q& z' NPT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards+ \0 V" N8 J3 T, C0 U* @ E% W
PT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
& L& x! a2 B( q# m* ARange increases to 2,000 yards
+ } j+ i; `+ r9 { ^+ L' f/ {: w3 YPT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
2 h; T' P; L3 P# E0 _$ _PT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
% Q/ Y t' o8 j* XBB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards
7 o- Q! G$ t' y0 Y3 `( W' wPT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards7 K, K7 J. D1 [# W
PT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards- k6 ~" V% J, x! ?$ u% E1 r
Range increases to 3,000 yards7 q8 A9 u' f3 q r3 K! S; x
PT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards" m; z2 J5 z" {. i! n- n
Range closes to 2,000 yards
- J0 q0 u/ E4 ?BB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards- s4 t1 S$ G" {& r* @( [
PT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards* ?/ ?4 m* p, g' c" k) y; J# i
Range increases to 4,000 yards/ g' m6 y! s/ S
Range increases to 5,000 yards# L, ?! z! N, d4 e$ U4 T, g
DD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127
. E) g2 q2 c/ G. I% l# wRange increases to 6,000 yards* R }( r% F9 j5 O! m9 o- J
Range increases to 8,000 yards; P# u/ @$ M: y! U; U
Task forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
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Allied Ships) K- H/ ~' X* h$ c# ]
PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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Poor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight
8 N g4 v5 V7 t ]; s5 bMaximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards
' P$ t# q: {! n+ Z2 l- yRange closes to 28,000 yards...
& b( N" K4 E4 d0 d, k1 u9 jRange closes to 26,000 yards...
1 m1 @4 [/ F1 h9 lRange closes to 24,000 yards...
3 y q$ f( D, JRange closes to 22,000 yards...
" Z2 h6 `% C' Z+ S; ZRange closes to 20,000 yards...
& e8 [% _' L& E7 w5 ~8 qRange closes to 18,000 yards...- X% M+ `- o, c0 u
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
G4 Z( e7 J R. {% zRange closes to 14,000 yards...! d$ \% G ]+ s+ y/ h. R8 I
Range closes to 12,000 yards.... Q7 h/ t, t- q3 N7 t* D6 k
Range closes to 11,000 yards...( v6 E; g1 r2 {) S& |( F
Range closes to 10,000 yards...3 @- k& `( e6 }$ _0 e
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
" l3 i: N- {" _4 G% I. fRange closes to 8,000 yards...
/ h9 Q; K" z& l1 r, C+ c6 p0 XRange closes to 7,000 yards...( h3 n. u( M: T
Range closes to 6,000 yards...% J$ f( F" n6 b! c& M6 u
Range closes to 5,000 yards...5 N4 W# @0 o) \
Range closes to 4,000 yards...$ |6 V" T3 B0 f/ h
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
/ [& w4 _. Y4 O, d4 wRange closes to 2,000 yards...
! u) N) O4 ^) UCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
( A& ~" [7 Y7 b- @1 W" ECONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
5 B8 ^* s" N& t4 _Allied ships attempt to get underway6 A" K. ?0 ~/ ^% h2 V7 {0 K0 {5 b
Range increases to 3,000 yards
0 a; w6 n: Q+ l1 g7 \& H, Y4 APT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards
, M3 \: P ~# w* r/ r* m% KCombat ends with last Allied ship sunk...
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% b4 Z3 W& {4 d8 m4 w bNight Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127
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! }8 `2 [/ Q, CAllied aircraft
$ {% B# V( f. J9 T2 b" X no flights/ |, D. P- W' }/ Z2 S% G/ a
0 B9 O0 A* |' C6 j# a# t! R: BAllied aircraft losses
# N W3 j# C$ h0 b% X- h Catalina I: 7 damaged
" _( r5 e% f' S' Q Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground
% }1 l. ?6 B; M& ~+ F% h2 B P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged
: }3 \8 _- r3 j( E. w# y P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground
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9 H! {& y. T7 Z BB Kirishima+ C9 G9 c. i( R) Z+ K: G+ B
BB Hiei
: t7 `+ v f/ n4 @ BB Haruna% o7 J6 c3 V& K
BB Kongo
( h' |# k z' L, o& t CA Kako
" C$ X8 y5 Z$ p( i9 o' s+ J CA Kumano5 V1 [. w- b y( J
CA Suzuya R3 A2 |5 p; \' n$ W; t8 M$ S H$ s
CA Mikuma: y- O, g2 c" j7 F5 e
CA Mogami
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( ?1 g% @6 ? Y# tAllied ground losses:$ A2 x+ R$ v* y7 l4 n' F! ^
274 casualties reported @& U- j/ e" N
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
. S% ~9 S9 R; b4 ]& P/ A Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled
" y! m0 D- `; X9 ?% z Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled+ ^- i% h5 U$ Y
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
: Y" s N5 a& d- x Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)! t8 i d! T- c5 j6 p
+ z u7 H: e* p2 FAirbase hits 17; @% _- c- ^# u% }
Airbase supply hits 2
1 j, `9 u$ X! I+ o0 v7 C; sRunway hits 35
4 v4 l( [" u4 z9 ZPort hits 5
& g6 o' }' e; G- V) mPort supply hits 4
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8 L O7 X" e6 dBB Kirishima firing at Gove
% C- W$ i: i6 O. |$ `- GBB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade
: J" ?5 q9 R: F' x. uBB Haruna firing at Gove / K5 ^1 J, |! ^. B( t8 ]
BB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade
|2 G; C. d- P- _ m7 JCA Kako firing at Gove - |# {% V& a; C
CA Kumano firing at Gove & R/ Q. X( x: ?% E h4 C3 o
E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya6 u( y$ e% F8 L6 o Y
CA Suzuya firing at Gove 8 {4 t' @6 Z; W# n% Z- n
CA Mikuma firing at Gove
4 l+ {! v# j tCA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |