AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 444 e: S: z& `( M' @5 O% R+ a
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% b6 x: s y. U$ {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Gove6 ]( O* h2 a# W0 `1 i9 [4 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 # C2 C/ P# \% b- E( h0 o7 N, c
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards
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BB Kongo
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BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 19 ]2 V; ^! N# Q0 `, m+ G' c3 n+ _
BB Kirishima
7 Z( x7 E4 T, c0 W2 e; e4 E7 R CA Mogami/ n# e. I4 x7 s9 V$ g
CA Mikuma
- Q9 M4 u6 i# Y" ^- | CA Suzuya' J% B" l5 `( E' j& {( W
CA Kumano2 o& }0 z6 r0 v4 d. L
CA Kako
6 G. W: S! a/ ]' G6 m DD Makinami7 O8 {$ h7 A9 Q3 R/ u
DD Takanami
0 a" P8 M7 c- L" ^ DD Natsushio4 \* R1 F9 L; {8 V6 s
DD Yukikaze
9 ^! @. W' m3 p" | DD Hayashio# d4 | _# l8 ?+ v1 z+ x' p4 n
DD Maikaze
' H9 q B4 u( ]# ^2 Q DD Isokaze
4 i b9 P, _# O& z( `! L) t DD Shiranui. k+ q5 W/ t# d0 b
DD Amatsukaze3 v1 Y, c2 r7 P0 m7 H
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Allied Ships
9 P( H! Z& O5 s5 B4 t1 {9 ^. ] PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk) |; w7 X Z1 G" r2 K# }- \4 w0 N
PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
# B; W0 H/ G& u* I) X PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
( v+ N3 _) k3 J: k PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
" d" d% a$ x' l3 ~- @( @/ I6 i6 T2 v PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
: {" ` ^2 R r2 g7 G" n/ D1 V PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
# l9 D2 j- \) r! t: [- \ PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
. z: H2 k' B! D& R, ?1 x" y PT-60+ W7 O% P! L2 q
PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
5 v5 W- k) O. d8 M PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
/ z3 J! N- e9 M& n8 Q2 H1 d PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk9 G+ L& q# A" j% G! m
PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!, s; Y' P( \. M0 {$ }' p$ }/ i
Allied TF begins to get underway
% F/ W4 l! f8 O! C3 t; _! hLow visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight2 u3 q. v% R8 F8 y4 M
Maximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards
) |' M9 i Z9 w$ aRange closes to 25,000 yards...- \$ j9 A; L- A& q# @' k9 y
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards8 b8 t9 I7 W; o3 m3 |+ c2 x
Range closes to 20,000 yards...3 G! g3 p1 d0 c4 X4 b4 y
Range closes to 15,000 yards...$ T% q% I9 E! U: W- W3 P
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards
- J4 n5 F6 b1 Q% R1 Z i0 A3 ?: gCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards2 T+ `" a+ M. {+ o) i2 e
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
9 F) H- {9 [: O+ a7 G1 CCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
( j: y9 G+ t. B# r2 x' VRange closes to 7,000 yards...& D3 A9 z5 w+ Z( S" X( n7 W
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards9 K' v `; G9 s; }3 G( L/ }
Range closes to 5,000 yards...; o \: q& y4 o z: X
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards
; ^; i$ u6 r5 L' E: E* _5 ^Range closes to 3,000 yards...
. [& O/ G: E1 w7 vCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards4 a3 q" |8 r5 z& L' S
Range closes to 1,000 yards...: L ?, z+ W( F5 ? Q: w
PT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
1 q2 `0 p# T/ IPT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards z, g5 N, ~: e; T6 w4 ~9 _
PT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
7 ^$ X7 h' _9 z) f: |+ `6 JMassive explosion on PT-46/ s) Q9 ^5 }! @
PT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards9 J8 S- ]3 ~1 O7 O' v2 S- m
PT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
3 \; v& v& ^& [Range increases to 2,000 yards9 x8 P3 q* w& `$ A2 \, M
PT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
* A( J& y% Q2 @- t: O8 G8 r% ZPT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards/ w) u' e) @ P; b2 w
BB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards
# {9 ~, r- I$ y# z. }7 r' s% ePT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards9 r3 X8 L4 T0 l$ [
PT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards) A3 g. S5 w. e6 T) r- |+ o
Range increases to 3,000 yards9 H9 ~0 i0 Z9 M1 A) A
PT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards. I' Z# o' A6 i" T8 \
Range closes to 2,000 yards
* Z3 ?# f! }& P8 VBB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards
+ y, D, R/ B- [/ ]! l0 ?$ ~# VPT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards: o# V# L) W: r' ^9 H& @
Range increases to 4,000 yards
) Z, ]$ \ ~ |5 s) JRange increases to 5,000 yards
2 }6 B5 Z+ a6 t- M/ sDD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127 0 T2 Q5 m: b/ Q h
Range increases to 6,000 yards% [3 v( t4 W1 w6 k* m
Range increases to 8,000 yards0 ]& @. C0 t9 A- {; a( c: s
Task forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards% h2 L+ |3 j$ H' M
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Japanese Ships7 i$ K7 ]" L8 H m" A. U
DD Shiranui& i0 F) d3 K2 g. M7 x
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PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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Poor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight
5 g, `: E( ?4 T8 c1 `4 kMaximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards
4 B& M* Q+ `9 uRange closes to 28,000 yards...' s+ P `/ r5 Y6 u! B* k* Y
Range closes to 26,000 yards...
& h0 {) r! s8 @- n) O. yRange closes to 24,000 yards...7 S9 e/ a+ m9 P
Range closes to 22,000 yards...% H, n V& w8 |: s
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
7 M' f h0 i, m' k9 o* s# b" T9 xRange closes to 18,000 yards...; j' Q1 ?; v6 `4 \9 Z% G! f& |6 G% {
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
2 O+ Q1 F: m# X/ F4 a ~- QRange closes to 14,000 yards...
& i+ C4 @ t4 ?% Y8 e+ Z0 XRange closes to 12,000 yards...
% L8 y: X2 w2 l5 u/ I/ _6 r. n4 bRange closes to 11,000 yards...
5 @. z! J' i* @2 a* B4 rRange closes to 10,000 yards..." t. q1 U; h8 U- v2 e# \. H* \
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
: |& w$ z& m. h7 l8 c2 @/ pRange closes to 8,000 yards...9 b n9 i! }" ]" F
Range closes to 7,000 yards...# M1 N$ D0 ^2 P, e# C) {% s
Range closes to 6,000 yards...# ]# S' O9 x j" y# o3 R
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
7 q: n7 M3 y& N* Z) q1 iRange closes to 4,000 yards..." y: S% G) }9 H/ E* P- _" h$ r
Range closes to 3,000 yards...3 t1 r* R/ i& d& _% {' h) B% n9 T
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
6 n7 l _5 j/ D. c/ x- fCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards) Y, z/ b/ c$ K0 b& B: A) J; L) }
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards1 k/ v& i3 h. @( j
Allied ships attempt to get underway- C2 y q& N. s) Y* Y
Range increases to 3,000 yards
8 n. j. R9 A( ~* C kPT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards& D2 ^( A7 _+ F% L/ r
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...; ^! h6 ]/ r6 m" Y( p% q
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' W4 _7 k- r) O5 lNight Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127
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Allied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses3 Q8 G3 D9 a! Z) J& Y+ Y/ i! v
Catalina I: 7 damaged Z) ~( r4 G! i5 n$ B0 L
Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground: [- h7 W9 @6 P$ \
P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged, N/ D5 [8 e& l- H
P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground s2 u9 ` c/ O8 J" j# i r7 b
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Japanese Ships
, p" @, b7 q6 V8 g$ |. N; R BB Kirishima
( S2 \+ V0 S; L$ j0 R! j$ F BB Hiei9 Z. w% u: ^/ D2 F& J7 Y9 ~- t
BB Haruna
- A% X d/ W! r+ f+ d5 W' Y. @ BB Kongo
[4 a8 e: h' H* f; H% r4 F CA Kako
3 s) ^. K" d \* V/ c" X CA Kumano0 s" Z v+ W$ s' C& y9 ?
CA Suzuya
+ H8 X! y/ {* K% h CA Mikuma
9 X/ V# U$ J7 o% f3 R) N CA Mogami$ @1 M: G8 e7 h' _$ p1 K C3 I) r
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Allied ground losses:2 H' n! O" A1 d9 n. n
274 casualties reported# T& `7 `9 ]/ R0 c0 r
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
2 _/ y! P3 j! o Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled- r. h: K! j* s+ l- B) \9 ^2 {
Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled
! Z7 v# W$ A7 m$ w6 U Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled); s0 {% _/ I, i! F* ~/ ]
Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)
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; E4 y& c3 c" O. x0 r2 K! vAirbase hits 17 ?6 r7 y. R+ s! u
Airbase supply hits 2
- p2 l, D5 n$ xRunway hits 35
8 @$ M1 Y/ G3 T$ c$ |$ L- ]8 LPort hits 5; i B- D/ s: c5 B7 d) z
Port supply hits 4% U' K/ W+ k. O2 }9 N8 @7 f
- W& Y+ I7 {9 s( @7 X8 T/ C9 Y8 Q' {BB Kirishima firing at Gove + x2 u: ^! F& V l6 A4 T/ ^9 t
BB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade
& \3 [6 A9 d. U- W5 DBB Haruna firing at Gove $ X* [( i- p2 w' c# x
BB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade! I J4 O2 b1 f% y
CA Kako firing at Gove 2 Q- @2 {# b" E0 r! L
CA Kumano firing at Gove
, Z0 T) E6 K0 s* T6 DE13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya. k3 g. P" r. y1 Q. Y$ Y
CA Suzuya firing at Gove ' v: F% F0 C7 M% Y2 l% b& c
CA Mikuma firing at Gove
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