AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 44* |" I5 u8 S" D, Y2 p9 W b
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p r- q, d; Q& d% y" m) e8 v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! R2 P7 G& h+ m
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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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1 g# ^& m( @! g; O! SNight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
6 e* w, R2 e5 s1 F1 Y BB Kongo/ `% M0 l7 l3 d/ @. ^
BB Haruna
; G, S" S6 q9 ]" b BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1
/ E7 E) ~8 C. K1 d BB Kirishima7 [( B% K- r! t+ Q9 r- D W
CA Mogami. b* J: T' Z! @6 n# r
CA Mikuma
6 B" l7 r `1 G1 {; ~/ {: s2 W) n CA Suzuya
& o9 b5 q; g1 m' L( S$ Z CA Kumano2 u" _) @+ i: E1 Q
CA Kako1 E! X; C9 H. C+ i! N' F
DD Makinami+ S3 h8 V+ A" L
DD Takanami
/ u3 b% O" {8 p; V DD Natsushio
7 S; i- |9 O3 }& p4 x DD Yukikaze: W& E7 Q% X9 r7 i% B# ~
DD Hayashio9 M1 g! G- B. c4 v% R9 `
DD Maikaze' T" S0 D' T# |
DD Isokaze
- @$ N' ~6 H: P& x DD Shiranui
- N3 c# u6 j9 t1 f& s( v' _, l DD Amatsukaze
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Allied Ships
, n: G% `" \, W$ Y PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk9 W' A3 ^. c- |1 d
PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
* y, A" Z9 J9 I q, ? PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
; S" D' Y& Y) r PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk# G: z0 P. h3 c9 z- e
PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk% h: v: N# D0 k
PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
! N" f) f9 h+ k4 e' t) l PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
3 B. e3 n4 V' r# u( N1 U PT-60
2 r- z" Q3 e) {7 h T! }$ K/ s PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk: s- O0 D( t) ^( m
PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk: ~: l. ?" y! g6 {- K c
PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
2 c2 h7 f" _8 M1 ~. H PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk& i- `3 e8 |" u- w
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!. @# [) M6 D, J% Y5 c
Allied TF begins to get underway& p7 p N7 x: B; k
Low visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight
) h: E: j% f8 ?1 Z1 b% x& \ kMaximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards
) p9 x, z( T0 b$ {; x; XRange closes to 25,000 yards...+ J' V$ ]1 m& s# I
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards
6 ^" b+ `5 z6 r. e8 B- m0 \Range closes to 20,000 yards...! B% A$ f- ]% M7 E u0 D
Range closes to 15,000 yards...9 { F1 u5 ]* _) Q! v" l
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards% ?% ^( x5 H# H+ t
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards8 e4 K0 C D/ a2 K+ y, |9 ?8 K
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
% K4 d% b0 m* ` w' J, o1 OCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards- F) c+ O5 u0 p& e$ k! A2 {+ L8 S
Range closes to 7,000 yards...0 u) T( i: d% X' p
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards Y) I" V+ x8 k! w
Range closes to 5,000 yards...( V1 E# x6 r% i, ~' Z5 c
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards3 z2 F& d, H8 f
Range closes to 3,000 yards..." p. ]! k0 j/ K! {
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
' v" U& A7 u' X: Z( D" tRange closes to 1,000 yards...
3 i& f( Q! m, ]& h7 F% |, i# nPT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards5 V, U* {7 j; V/ ], |
PT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
) i" k8 B6 E% X4 H, V3 n2 S# fPT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
. D" C( M' K+ }4 i1 {6 iMassive explosion on PT-46: ?5 ^/ }. H! f' ^( ?6 Z
PT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
" S8 W% Z4 o& o- i5 e& ` uPT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
1 Q! q+ f# m% c( j( L" u$ @Range increases to 2,000 yards7 r3 A+ H) k6 Q( P# ?. p4 H ~
PT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards+ v5 M& p5 ~3 r0 ]; g: Z5 L
PT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
. r( H+ S: P4 h5 j1 m2 DBB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards
; F, L X" Z8 H: u, r QPT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards
3 r1 w* e& ~& G$ q, fPT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards
. c3 w8 V& c$ q5 D* D* n- ^# Z9 x. bRange increases to 3,000 yards6 ?& [( v# | a) \
PT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards6 G( {+ l4 z \% `1 G
Range closes to 2,000 yards
& V, a4 t. u2 A8 j. z6 N5 WBB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards
/ S! D8 `! q( f7 p0 y: i& S, `PT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards
+ j& ~8 O' @4 W; o6 h( l- I* FRange increases to 4,000 yards
* p7 i a& e3 [9 W* _2 @Range increases to 5,000 yards
3 a6 f) {1 _& B" eDD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127
$ I. w# T1 z7 o( F9 Z9 _Range increases to 6,000 yards) {2 e* v# }$ S% C: `
Range increases to 8,000 yards: ~( |, {" A5 P
Task forces break off...
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+ G$ T3 F5 J0 |3 T) ANight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards* O. D. n1 u8 A! [) S) w
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DD Shiranui
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' `' R6 ~1 U5 |9 g PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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Poor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight
. P; h, a8 @- P0 \Maximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards8 @6 A6 O+ [/ v! m4 j) D" V( I
Range closes to 28,000 yards...
' i# d# M7 [9 K) \6 H& X6 S. @% tRange closes to 26,000 yards...& ~+ e* p- @- [8 R6 v! I7 P
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
: x( a0 [) x- e6 ?7 gRange closes to 22,000 yards...
) [; D7 k" Y: V# k- p& QRange closes to 20,000 yards...
4 e7 z3 ]2 v' X& {; j* c: X3 Q/ MRange closes to 18,000 yards...
9 ^! n' N0 n4 [2 m: C: a, F+ }+ y7 `Range closes to 16,000 yards...1 c; M: f" i1 S9 m; [* d6 G/ U
Range closes to 14,000 yards...8 |2 q4 R: A, a3 w0 h
Range closes to 12,000 yards...6 u" G; M7 N6 U o$ @) w
Range closes to 11,000 yards...' B3 C8 d5 F3 j( B: \! p
Range closes to 10,000 yards...& o2 {% i' l5 r6 f4 m9 L |! J
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
* \5 V2 t/ U( ZRange closes to 8,000 yards...
- q& x$ x% S0 X k! ]6 n/ ZRange closes to 7,000 yards...0 G: V& N# B. I) Y/ s2 O
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
& d F) J; U. p U4 y9 K8 [2 SRange closes to 5,000 yards...
; I! x% L. D* l. i7 X+ rRange closes to 4,000 yards...6 {7 j/ Z$ t7 O1 W3 b$ ]
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
0 {) b; E% s) D, z$ {+ k+ h8 wRange closes to 2,000 yards...
8 B( S4 Y3 J' Y$ s% v% l3 MCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
0 L/ C' J9 P0 o6 gCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
. n& c( S1 I6 ^% R3 p& M5 r' uAllied ships attempt to get underway
8 t) }0 p5 Q" w4 X4 kRange increases to 3,000 yards2 r, F5 F! P+ ^- s6 r! K( i6 n: }
PT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards
. i8 l' W, W0 iCombat ends with last Allied ship sunk...0 N' L; C, l' w* e3 z8 e0 K
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* w. Q5 \. w/ w- o' ~0 |- l4 JNight Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127- B! t& |; u" v
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no flights( L- P/ F7 t4 E4 b7 Z
; [# X- P0 [9 ]Allied aircraft losses( w: L" N2 K, O8 P+ U
Catalina I: 7 damaged; q7 u0 W m. ?# U
Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground
+ K: ~* B' {+ m- l! E; f! d# u P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged
6 W& g* ^5 W# l! f% V P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground/ O6 |2 [: u m3 i) w& B. E
( U4 G* [- e' Z2 z; o LJapanese Ships
; m/ {- r( ?/ D! f BB Kirishima, a% U u9 z/ `
BB Hiei
7 G0 o& R7 T! Z BB Haruna
+ P' Y0 `* M6 |% @ BB Kongo
, d# u1 v' v' R, S2 U" Q% W CA Kako
" w5 O& x, Q+ b! p& h. c CA Kumano
8 |& T1 w0 h1 y0 B1 ^ CA Suzuya
; g9 i. B2 B3 a/ _( n CA Mikuma1 `. ]+ N8 {9 r: D( X7 O+ _7 r8 k
CA Mogami
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( b9 v4 u4 e- [$ j& v1 QAllied ground losses:
/ x: m" Q% F6 \, _/ p0 w: R 274 casualties reported
( k( x/ V* v1 z0 m( v3 `( w* y8 w T5 P Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled5 i( l8 Z- b [& G" b) t
Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled
& ~9 r5 x9 |. ^" F9 Q Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled
$ v& J+ I. Q1 u- R Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)! c9 x o7 x6 {" S# c
Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)" M* M) K+ f% P& e6 O J- Q/ A/ c
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Airbase hits 17# O$ P' T1 a# w
Airbase supply hits 2
3 L' I- [" _$ ]6 H+ A1 I, rRunway hits 353 _7 ~+ E y" b3 Q0 ]( ~" R2 s. o
Port hits 5# _" T, A: R3 Y5 r1 ?6 z
Port supply hits 40 B Q7 q, W' [) ~! @! l- K# r
! c: t) @& y. ~2 ~BB Kirishima firing at Gove
' ~# }& x$ X7 qBB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade
3 |# |+ \4 N6 h2 H! xBB Haruna firing at Gove - Z9 f9 g8 h/ D
BB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade
v, `& ~; K% C$ N& M$ }CA Kako firing at Gove 1 O, ~, _3 F2 X1 W
CA Kumano firing at Gove 6 Z2 @, F' s9 V4 I3 }# [; f
E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya8 \8 _+ |. i. b& O q
CA Suzuya firing at Gove
( E2 a4 e, ~' p; k* E! w, E8 m4 WCA Mikuma firing at Gove 9 H: K1 ^& g; c8 m+ P3 f8 ]$ V
CA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |