AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 44* A( s$ x) S: v
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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
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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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3 C) P o( E) [2 C6 @6 @Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards2 T. s N* [3 ]- ^9 h# J
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# r& a& b/ }" W7 v BB Kongo- _' ^0 _5 B3 h+ G6 b: D7 Q/ F8 [
BB Haruna
7 @2 R6 X$ h8 b: D! d3 i! V2 S BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1" H, _8 B3 T; b/ c" t% y
BB Kirishima# A. e5 S% N o. r
CA Mogami
0 h8 Q/ _. p% K& [: \8 F CA Mikuma$ z1 k3 }; \. ~( I
CA Suzuya
0 p" A+ I% a) C) o5 i. ~( i6 p" A CA Kumano3 o. O, C2 p& c( b+ P6 a' m o
CA Kako6 k% `, m( {# y
DD Makinami1 A, n, H! X9 W, e! S2 q9 f/ D6 h2 q
DD Takanami
' q$ i& E; W |. {' U DD Natsushio' s1 n. I3 ~2 D+ n8 Z
DD Yukikaze
% p9 m7 D$ `1 s# `. J DD Hayashio
4 d1 \) c5 w5 t, p' _0 B DD Maikaze# @, W7 }, o% U% @: U/ Y! R( p
DD Isokaze
# @) Q( u! G! v$ r/ _ DD Shiranui' v$ f7 @ G; M$ @0 |2 z# u( C- p" p
DD Amatsukaze
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Allied Ships
3 [3 X! K5 X6 H3 d2 q% ~" b7 N PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk/ [: n/ m3 z2 g
PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk i6 D2 |+ n6 x) v* x
PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
. v% R' _% O; k4 T, R0 H4 V PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk) P6 e. G& L6 ^9 r# \
PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
! d w' o0 q7 Q PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
4 W( Z, r8 q, N0 u1 z) w; | PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk4 d k: i) j: ~
PT-60
' A; k3 O! J: M4 m; V# P5 V" K PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk6 i' o+ ?8 M( u( K
PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
& c- {4 \& |. P5 J+ B" w PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk+ @4 ^$ J3 P3 ]% o, O
PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!5 a/ X6 q% N% z7 l O+ y
Allied TF begins to get underway
) Z7 e% ~- h* h+ N* Q7 t! BLow visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight# p" X5 t" D& _- v" s' s' O
Maximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards, V% W' `- a3 K8 V
Range closes to 25,000 yards...5 T! r3 Y- n. j9 b/ }0 X
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards0 v4 o- W( `" N$ S- U
Range closes to 20,000 yards...) w( T5 ^. B T! e! z" n
Range closes to 15,000 yards...6 E0 t+ a) i8 y( Q
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards
9 h! M; c8 r. P2 f5 ZCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards
; T; W% T5 S7 A/ E! dRange closes to 10,000 yards...- K# m: N/ o; O7 n s; N. w
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
, c- Q% z" Z, \" Z5 PRange closes to 7,000 yards...
3 |5 a( _. m, H( s% I# i- @CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards
: n# J& L: s: `5 r4 F! n+ ERange closes to 5,000 yards...; _5 ~8 V& ?0 G# E
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards; z) h R1 s" p* s) _% h- t& f2 {9 w
Range closes to 3,000 yards..., N2 X8 A; Y0 d- E5 Q
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards/ D, s% X# ^/ L* S! v2 \
Range closes to 1,000 yards...
/ |. Y% m7 }6 @. J' ~PT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
, t$ P1 l2 Y* L5 x" u; XPT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
* i% @* D* y# k' s# e Q: W1 P6 M& R1 MPT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards; F" m' V6 @3 K6 @1 R
Massive explosion on PT-46
$ |7 h2 E+ o3 J" Z9 {6 \$ dPT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards0 f- m' R4 g% m) Z, d) o
PT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards: s, s& n" \' k1 i9 I3 m
Range increases to 2,000 yards3 i& q! T6 T4 s
PT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards6 \( T/ t2 J3 c7 B- I
PT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
8 N/ ?3 ]/ A4 Z' A" Z4 C8 qBB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards$ i) i& L- p# ~) T, r' }2 P) ^
PT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards
/ T; L- |2 g1 N8 |4 gPT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards
`6 n2 P. P6 ~; d4 F1 _Range increases to 3,000 yards/ E! T& S* i: b$ h
PT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards
/ R7 I! v6 o6 a: V$ S! v5 K+ wRange closes to 2,000 yards& Q9 L( t, T; T! j1 k6 m2 \( Q$ L
BB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards4 ^2 S$ s5 G. ]) n1 }0 G# Y# Z3 F
PT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards j- _0 C* g! C- k
Range increases to 4,000 yards
: V. b) C& I% F! p( `Range increases to 5,000 yards( r, Y$ C0 { N- B& L! D
DD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127
1 N2 J! [( H6 |5 ~5 J/ {Range increases to 6,000 yards& t; x( Y+ _8 u/ s, j6 R/ Y" ^/ s/ m
Range increases to 8,000 yards
+ L6 ]! X' I! \2 gTask forces break off...3 s9 J! _$ p2 U! _
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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" ], \$ G' B) }9 K @, m
PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk9 ?# G6 Y2 R7 ~( n8 b& q, ^7 u y
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Poor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight
/ @6 o a! C& y; \: VMaximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards; S e+ u8 d# j5 M5 J5 c
Range closes to 28,000 yards...0 @) t1 t, N% i& L
Range closes to 26,000 yards...
, x. J. V, E# ~2 {* gRange closes to 24,000 yards...
6 l& i/ K& j, a: XRange closes to 22,000 yards..." @ V! ^" |9 y) z) N
Range closes to 20,000 yards...3 a) z$ ?7 o/ X, o( ?- o; b
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
- `8 F1 Q3 Y; Y* ERange closes to 16,000 yards...
1 ~7 p; h- ?6 PRange closes to 14,000 yards... @% R- T! ^# D) a" D3 k- I4 r3 U
Range closes to 12,000 yards...+ N) h+ B8 P5 T7 S( j+ [* {
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
; C6 Q0 y$ S6 V' FRange closes to 10,000 yards...
) C+ d& X4 t }5 U+ i( g$ a$ LRange closes to 9,000 yards...
" p( g' K( w- |/ t/ D. PRange closes to 8,000 yards...
! a' ] v- \4 S9 \Range closes to 7,000 yards.... c/ j( _9 @ x* [
Range closes to 6,000 yards...1 s# _! E7 o2 W- u' Q! P
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
8 {) o6 _/ ^: C9 {5 X4 eRange closes to 4,000 yards...
7 |$ t. F6 F7 `, o# ?Range closes to 3,000 yards...
4 P1 Z3 [6 }. \, @9 E& Z- A8 URange closes to 2,000 yards...
8 T0 N. c" f3 cCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
3 `) t: c2 a( s3 F( aCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
& `4 m& l5 g2 H3 Y( d/ mAllied ships attempt to get underway
W7 M. L0 R6 w. @0 URange increases to 3,000 yards
5 Z0 n+ Q. h# N) l1 f$ ePT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards, i$ e1 R$ N7 i+ |7 M5 E4 ~- X
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...
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Night Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127
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no flights! y" F0 s$ N7 a) J3 n
# D6 v' l& b! G+ `# r5 ZAllied aircraft losses7 T; B( F4 A$ z$ S/ h5 K
Catalina I: 7 damaged6 {0 C( Y0 q. r) Z; u8 ?- p
Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground7 L5 I* n% s7 v0 v" {" e) ?
P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged* v1 c. T. n7 Z5 ~
P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground
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7 S, C. Z: S* B: Q$ B5 M BB Kirishima
) Q, s' S; N2 k- r6 c3 Q- k BB Hiei- H% e7 N2 U- K
BB Haruna. {: N( m4 G1 k) i% ~
BB Kongo, ^* p2 F: {; n) T
CA Kako+ h% q+ D, t. J2 m) Z5 B
CA Kumano
9 S8 T8 {) u: H4 O" S" s CA Suzuya
. [5 }8 Z" {' g! f2 x CA Mikuma$ V9 v( {+ j( C
CA Mogami
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: ?7 H/ F( S/ _0 ~- t$ Z. ~Allied ground losses:
2 ^" _5 `8 ~ r 274 casualties reported
8 m/ k! ^# q) h W; I' g |) T. e Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled4 X+ f5 s, p: k) I$ J7 V0 T
Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled! y( F3 a1 \2 c! t
Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled
; y1 O2 M/ n7 X3 W Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)8 f7 T& e% I" y9 ]. c2 ~! ]* s
Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)! Z- s- F3 d V/ F
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Airbase hits 17
5 v) P0 {3 A; V- e& C, [Airbase supply hits 2
2 [; f" q( n, c/ uRunway hits 35
& u' [! E( n+ V! \" l6 tPort hits 5
4 x0 p! K: F( T$ ?) e' C8 {Port supply hits 4
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$ r S) n$ E5 q( U7 n+ i( @+ [1 |BB Kirishima firing at Gove ' T+ R C e( m: z% }6 H
BB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade C4 v8 U6 B3 s! C' S
BB Haruna firing at Gove
5 a# [6 K- {, R% q' H: W' ^5 M0 YBB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade
9 f; o, g: ?" ?$ A7 OCA Kako firing at Gove ' J0 F. F# f' H) s
CA Kumano firing at Gove ' T. X' F3 c% g$ {4 s5 D# B" c
E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya
9 j" |# {! V2 O( k. YCA Suzuya firing at Gove
9 }9 u3 v( p' X) [" UCA Mikuma firing at Gove
- p7 C6 c+ M4 f/ eCA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |