AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 44; ~& h& g4 p0 a( A
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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+ T4 {* @) K6 c
2 d: I7 P9 z, @" o2 B: e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, }! p; X6 l1 ?
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0 l& U# U% c5 ^# P1 r$ p! [# DNight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards. S Q8 b: C( T' F
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Japanese Ships
* S2 n9 P3 g( B6 e+ d! m/ g BB Kongo1 R4 ]* b- q o; ~3 F
BB Haruna
1 r0 D8 {: _1 f0 O BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1
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CA Mogami
' ^* m: J. G4 y# d k& P+ G9 F9 } CA Mikuma, [' Q% i, A& S$ U9 L
CA Suzuya c3 V: t4 H l9 b* i% j8 G
CA Kumano
1 j$ S- G. d+ K3 \4 t CA Kako; N# \1 H4 I& i' h" J S
DD Makinami
5 y/ q: C9 k- I7 h h# f DD Takanami
- ]3 q8 q' J( Y0 A0 G DD Natsushio
$ J; a3 N0 A: |, V DD Yukikaze
: [" `. w: d2 Q; D8 a DD Hayashio9 o) O' y8 _$ [
DD Maikaze% q2 a7 T5 Z% v; L# N
DD Isokaze
1 M6 J a! c1 x, o2 \- l/ w9 u DD Shiranui. X- B5 E2 `- [; s3 m
DD Amatsukaze. @" I/ a e5 c' V* K
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Allied Ships
0 R% i; n* X. ]% f5 A2 e PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
4 ?. O0 S* L' H4 W. ?) S PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk: k: u* _; e+ Q- [$ k2 T+ b
PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk4 U: m: ~6 ~, z! w& U2 ^
PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
4 d4 g3 k; _- P1 k PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
& ^& U2 I: Q4 z3 x# J7 j% i* f PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk; B: f/ H3 A4 T% {! o' v
PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
8 v* v0 N1 g8 a. D E6 P: n2 X" e PT-60# t4 l+ N. s! Y6 v1 ?! j) V& f
PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk) i: M4 u8 }3 o u* i- ?6 l
PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
8 [4 j: v6 P0 C PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk0 a& a5 N# b+ o9 d# b( ?
PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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9 r& L% j, S6 _) R8 qJapanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!$ o- z9 s) E, P$ E' @
Allied TF begins to get underway
+ _# G/ ?+ o4 N) dLow visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight h; ~& D! u3 q/ l/ f; K
Maximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards
: t ~" k& s, t8 [% _6 l: RRange closes to 25,000 yards...
0 n, [$ _' [" V0 C0 Z; \. ~7 UCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards
$ a- w, b2 |& V, ^: e" ]Range closes to 20,000 yards...# u5 l+ K! t3 @9 s4 Z4 j6 O! i
Range closes to 15,000 yards...
$ ?( a2 t% M" J7 MCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards
# Q+ X( w- c! SCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards7 v! @2 O' a3 z7 N( |5 P( E: y
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
6 f) C/ c' o( w% R! r) zCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
% ` n; o1 n: _- f9 SRange closes to 7,000 yards...
2 I2 Y% |# `7 V d7 A# t3 cCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards% I5 T; w9 k/ T& m% O
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
9 Y6 u" B- q! \4 e* y; wCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards
/ |" t9 r; Z% y- a$ l# fRange closes to 3,000 yards...
0 `: ^1 p/ R6 |) @0 qCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
/ k( z. g9 Y) @) PRange closes to 1,000 yards...
6 Q# B) \3 n* }5 R" w) ?PT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards' V5 e# M* _1 w: v @5 M. g- R
PT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
# U. ?8 P9 H, [9 F! @8 UPT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards+ L, }, U( v+ U7 A& Z9 S
Massive explosion on PT-46
7 o0 W7 s \# V' WPT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards8 | ^6 U- J& s: b* h
PT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards% v, Q6 Q8 ~9 Y7 a% g8 |3 K3 U
Range increases to 2,000 yards
1 p' i$ j2 m8 K5 t) OPT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards/ j% y( g8 j1 d. |9 ^* P
PT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards3 z& ^! P: I9 n3 e* D0 H
BB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards
1 t+ m8 M0 f }9 i( U5 v! n, ]PT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards
7 B) m) ^2 B6 p# T: x0 e) rPT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards
9 G9 A4 ?: r# Q/ Q- GRange increases to 3,000 yards% M9 w1 x) k7 ~8 E/ D1 s
PT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards
0 {' O8 C7 ~: ZRange closes to 2,000 yards
N6 X0 r/ k8 c8 _1 s* d9 xBB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards2 _) d' D1 S! @0 ~
PT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards
6 a* A) t7 g7 k# ]Range increases to 4,000 yards
( O: U( ?9 k! I2 j) P) R5 PRange increases to 5,000 yards
1 N* f8 T5 a0 S; {$ a; D$ Q4 ^9 r1 O, X. XDD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127 2 E; ?) w o. v* ]
Range increases to 6,000 yards0 s' K5 M5 `& y0 L+ c
Range increases to 8,000 yards% t7 X+ l) L" B
Task forces break off...$ u0 j) n6 H1 p) h4 R' l( V
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; u- V6 f/ y6 n% v! FNight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards
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* [ U9 H/ o6 s. r" {Japanese Ships
& @' ~2 C3 K: ?- m) [* C$ n DD Shiranui+ V9 j' w/ l2 H' f* f
% y7 b2 U# ~% _) j0 DAllied Ships
' x v/ k0 c% Z( a6 z7 `2 M4 W: q PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk, z- D, e% ^1 {2 \# L1 U5 E6 ~
5 e& u, O; }+ m/ UPoor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight
' Q9 j1 j- J( W2 ]+ l9 PMaximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards. y3 X5 E+ r( W7 ]( g$ M& m: X- L6 V
Range closes to 28,000 yards...
c J0 V9 m" PRange closes to 26,000 yards...
: i9 y4 U+ E3 URange closes to 24,000 yards...3 W' h9 `( y0 D' h
Range closes to 22,000 yards...2 U+ q4 `* y' e
Range closes to 20,000 yards...* ], d6 L* i- Q/ L& X
Range closes to 18,000 yards... b6 s! m9 Y5 d, ^, i/ J: G
Range closes to 16,000 yards...7 g# y3 E6 ?5 Z4 J$ m- q- i
Range closes to 14,000 yards...- R. g! y1 B. E! I8 Q
Range closes to 12,000 yards...2 d% w4 |/ `0 J# F% }- Q
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
& u: D4 l$ |7 k* [/ X* ]Range closes to 10,000 yards...
2 P; M4 ]+ Q) a% @Range closes to 9,000 yards...$ l: P4 n# {- o0 m$ W
Range closes to 8,000 yards...3 g' G0 O+ [8 e7 J: ?7 X; Z3 X1 a$ l3 e
Range closes to 7,000 yards...6 u9 ?# S: J {
Range closes to 6,000 yards...: m I6 ?5 W4 f
Range closes to 5,000 yards...& G; X( W) ]* u3 n
Range closes to 4,000 yards...- H( \1 N# ^; a( w \* |
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
$ @# p* R6 }9 s, {5 j& hRange closes to 2,000 yards...% D# h- g2 r9 {" C
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards: Z/ d: B) u5 h4 r0 I$ B( Z- p0 @
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards6 m: f0 ^' Z& s9 e8 N# U: ^
Allied ships attempt to get underway" [. F4 c+ V2 A. A2 H
Range increases to 3,000 yards7 ^/ R) N! H- n; ?% y- ~1 q! r8 h
PT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards
6 F! O: N5 k- M S$ UCombat ends with last Allied ship sunk...
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7 ~3 ~4 }$ ]: K/ t% |Night Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127
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4 E" q4 }, t% q ]% `+ R6 TAllied aircraft
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1 g3 E' c, M9 t$ F. q! U. L' eAllied aircraft losses, E. d' V8 d5 i: [- C
Catalina I: 7 damaged
2 D3 y' O2 ]* O Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground6 | j/ ?1 }; n- v% t
P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged/ W" z! W5 L% }2 K
P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground
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Japanese Ships
" r0 `& j0 s2 w+ O `1 ?, {5 R BB Kirishima4 q' E6 S* y/ b9 l; ]$ Y" r
BB Hiei7 e8 S# |( Z2 F
BB Haruna
: I5 F7 t' b7 H4 C4 o; W BB Kongo
3 K. _7 R) G, f( F5 Z E% Q4 Y7 l CA Kako
9 C8 z+ r' b- R! @ Z CA Kumano$ G; [8 U, } j- V+ k& _- V
CA Suzuya/ n8 P1 q. H8 x$ K0 E s- d+ ]
CA Mikuma
8 k! s2 D# @- I7 }8 U9 X+ P CA Mogami* t( b; I1 n. ?# t& {
; m( h8 J( z: h5 S0 f5 gAllied ground losses:
" _! Y% U0 K$ K. ?* P0 Y; B: H; M 274 casualties reported! o/ G/ w5 i' r+ A- P! t
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
4 _$ G8 g! z3 [' K& H2 k Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled
/ \0 n7 g% s/ \# r _! v Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled9 t( m) ?" Y0 L( Q
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
2 l- g' u' @/ C& C! a Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)
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' x1 x6 |+ g5 B6 ^( ~Airbase hits 171 M \; T$ v2 e Z/ `
Airbase supply hits 2
& Q* l. N7 p) E+ H4 `Runway hits 351 r0 _ B* S$ s( R4 m8 \
Port hits 56 B' }" W! h2 x- @
Port supply hits 4
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BB Kirishima firing at Gove
2 Y5 V7 a: ?, K, X0 x/ qBB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade' I5 P) r6 A6 V7 B3 @
BB Haruna firing at Gove ) y+ v( C. H* G. H; \( X
BB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade
! C' ?( {( F* E6 d% lCA Kako firing at Gove : E/ v8 m2 i) B/ m' S
CA Kumano firing at Gove ! I6 \) f% }& ?/ Y! }1 O
E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya( d2 U+ i2 o( I; b& T5 r! S
CA Suzuya firing at Gove " w" P& {5 H4 q0 L* S
CA Mikuma firing at Gove 5 S4 i5 a6 T' l1 g* s& x* m5 b6 U
CA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |