AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 44% R, W! K: b) ^3 u
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- n' m2 Z H1 C5 S3 G6 \$ Z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 k* t2 N& u0 s9 n. ]
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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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* B$ k- M3 A1 q% ]% g# ?Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards; F. a/ D0 L' F! _7 P1 k/ B+ u8 ]1 x
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6 H, L5 v, o! ?# o# L* o1 N8 [ BB Kongo
1 T. S8 f: E: l& ~$ A5 b BB Haruna; i. E' r, Y1 v, m1 Y
BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1) N _1 U/ q- k' D) A. u, V' ]3 i7 g
BB Kirishima
$ E$ _# ~: U2 h( h, W CA Mogami
" \) ^; e* {3 J) o* z9 f CA Mikuma% w: P& U; o0 q2 ^" G6 H/ j
CA Suzuya
% L; D( \! }' S `8 J0 t) h. f7 s; M CA Kumano
- ~- `9 {- k0 U; Q# F6 d CA Kako
0 E* L) C/ g* `- d# i DD Makinami
2 i2 E* o9 u, B" A- }$ W3 { DD Takanami7 B" t |5 C: J, [) Y
DD Natsushio
, J- b5 w! \/ E" ]8 B" P" G8 Q DD Yukikaze5 K4 ~7 G! b1 r7 t) i: l; w" i, w9 N3 s
DD Hayashio
6 A8 G7 P6 z+ v/ [ DD Maikaze$ f% X- Z! E. T. s
DD Isokaze3 Y/ J3 [- q& C) e' l0 v
DD Shiranui* W! U& h2 s+ b" O& b% F3 K
DD Amatsukaze& r2 |, H3 X5 P3 c
. C4 I) i" Y3 v- @9 z* nAllied Ships6 r5 b- O& P* y3 z* {' i6 x
PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
. I# X/ L# h4 W0 i* M# O PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk' M+ H8 Y! r: Y4 D
PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
( _( O$ Z7 M5 j5 x, b7 _ PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
' m2 ]8 E' S8 v PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk8 m" q" J5 @7 t0 q* X6 b3 V% U) q
PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
4 @) ^) b; Z9 d/ r- Q: Y3 ] PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
; T! u1 t O: `6 Z) h4 `5 H# u% B PT-60' c; Y& ?; H/ D! Y2 k& `) U
PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk; y+ |! ^5 ^, E( q% R( f' W1 x9 V
PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
]( G$ m5 u8 h9 D1 Z PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
+ c4 c% N: ^9 f$ A* F PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk/ _ Y( m0 w, y9 O
1 |; `5 {- n- Z% ]Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
4 p5 H$ U r+ QAllied TF begins to get underway4 m' |7 l: W8 Q) a
Low visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight
+ I% Q8 ?; @' v4 ~& r' NMaximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards
, P% l+ P# y. H) |/ b6 d% I" }7 sRange closes to 25,000 yards...* @0 \% p3 O2 Z! {
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards! |+ P& U5 l, o; b5 z/ y% j
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
& h& h6 n* l( a; G3 x2 uRange closes to 15,000 yards...
5 W0 `. `- g' z8 x4 ~, M( r% o2 FCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards
4 o" ~; x1 l3 t# y% X# ACONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards
7 u. ?- j9 p' F9 t& E! J3 dRange closes to 10,000 yards...
- i* t1 I- g2 {CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards1 E _0 v* p. r9 M& F4 e4 n
Range closes to 7,000 yards..." x0 J. |+ l0 G* Z* c8 p5 E* T" C4 M s
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards
( [: Z0 y' u- n6 W4 I$ gRange closes to 5,000 yards...6 c) }$ v5 u3 y- h! `/ B: s9 f r
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards5 S3 \4 @! ^7 y F A
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
. J# g. W* A# Q( S5 `9 |CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards! A( a7 }: H( g% j A1 A
Range closes to 1,000 yards...3 d/ x0 h& U0 ~# L( D; x9 H' Y. `
PT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
& C- b/ t0 F9 ^PT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
1 E6 p" S: k% ?PT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards! V3 T0 c* A0 h. R7 o
Massive explosion on PT-46
, u5 z) A1 M% o* |PT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards5 u D, {0 h. r, X
PT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards' l" W S1 n+ ~4 O) \# @/ Q, r
Range increases to 2,000 yards
* w! c( _3 k: n4 f# kPT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
m# b+ z5 w* \7 P! v( M F9 o" WPT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards" [6 Y5 [2 A: y+ H, `$ G2 v
BB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards
' q7 ]7 c5 x3 v7 o) U3 QPT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards. g& u- N% W% S$ ~$ Y, ^
PT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards
: z; V4 g5 L8 y- `( f9 nRange increases to 3,000 yards
* _+ b' C, c4 [PT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards
! l6 t5 P D E8 Y: a2 fRange closes to 2,000 yards
q! [# ]1 w2 A" p6 N5 vBB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards, p$ ^# R9 m" v/ D) P
PT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards3 z1 l$ F2 E( l/ W" s( r
Range increases to 4,000 yards) T; ^9 j+ V# Q" p* [1 b
Range increases to 5,000 yards% K5 ]" p4 [4 ?+ k7 J
DD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127
. g7 F* X1 ]" i2 S1 ERange increases to 6,000 yards
2 P" J6 \- S/ s; aRange increases to 8,000 yards
4 w& R& s& A3 h& A( `7 l; ATask forces break off...8 s9 E# B+ i, b% _9 P3 d' q
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
) V# I! q7 J7 C# O. e' i/ _ DD Shiranui
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Allied Ships; b, z% H. I. t
PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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' s) I- T$ `! c9 v9 ?Poor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight
* T9 n4 B8 H Y6 ~Maximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards
+ P$ q! k& K. i, k9 r. hRange closes to 28,000 yards...
6 i# ?$ h! k( I( P, _4 ~# r1 KRange closes to 26,000 yards...0 K# W! X2 A5 E. r: K1 e1 p `
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
- ]' ^1 w1 }4 @+ v2 Z7 eRange closes to 22,000 yards...; B! O# D# \1 _/ ]
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
- n9 H3 M. b1 h1 n3 Q/ XRange closes to 18,000 yards...9 T3 }/ D6 P$ t. o: T6 N! N/ d$ H
Range closes to 16,000 yards...4 \5 K9 c" G) P
Range closes to 14,000 yards...0 V9 G" c$ J* f9 R s: q* [, c
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
, O: R% x* O' T/ C+ x( GRange closes to 11,000 yards...7 T, N& r0 v0 j) O3 G& `* D' C
Range closes to 10,000 yards...( a7 \8 \2 X; W; U. s' m! {5 b1 l
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
- I$ I' e5 O7 |3 `& F) ERange closes to 8,000 yards...
9 C! e9 R7 V! I8 a) q! X& VRange closes to 7,000 yards...
% c& ?1 O/ b* e0 z1 jRange closes to 6,000 yards...
6 q' b* ~- r+ ?- tRange closes to 5,000 yards...3 \1 O" l3 v+ E" g2 X, P6 o
Range closes to 4,000 yards.... P3 t# G$ y' s- ~/ S" r
Range closes to 3,000 yards.../ Y- d# I/ p+ S& h
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
* w7 O6 T4 _2 R# wCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards8 Q9 q" m8 O1 c. l
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards. }5 @" v% O! s7 j
Allied ships attempt to get underway
4 e+ [" o! o3 Q/ f& r2 ARange increases to 3,000 yards
2 |$ R/ s, K) ~+ m$ B1 R9 b2 E; LPT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards0 q! x6 |0 o4 C9 M( j
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...* ~- b# B( O4 Z4 i
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Night Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127* d7 U+ d$ h4 M# } n
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Allied aircraft. @5 ^) j; n; v2 q6 J% P+ i
no flights
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Allied aircraft losses
0 _( `: T8 g; Y2 ^, d- ~ Catalina I: 7 damaged& h+ {3 X6 V& V# t# P1 j$ g
Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground
/ a% K, S7 }1 z P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged
$ n+ b8 \$ z, P1 N P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground9 r. H( g5 c' k( A; ^. ^# d2 e% O/ L
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- k' b$ D' L! c BB Kirishima4 b& z; R- h: t
BB Hiei: ^, O. g5 [4 v; g. o" U% J' w
BB Haruna
; y1 L D6 Z3 x1 q4 ?. t BB Kongo
0 J- |- [8 \( ^% h2 U CA Kako
3 u, U6 y7 K* {/ y4 H e/ P& @ CA Kumano1 H* h4 I- e, K* o: Y) Z( B( }! ?
CA Suzuya# L. y; o J8 ^5 q$ x
CA Mikuma
* K2 D+ w& K; I8 j2 Y- q CA Mogami
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Allied ground losses:
{( T6 l' ?0 b2 K. i5 G4 ]' E 274 casualties reported
/ k+ \) @! i f1 m9 n Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
) T& D+ l# s, A; O Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled& u( I5 }1 x- T1 r
Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled
' \- }, I$ _, r4 z Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled) Y; L% A8 F7 i6 X- R: R
Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)9 F( F Z* ~0 _- k+ G) n
. [9 P- P: V6 E, HAirbase hits 17- s% S) F9 @2 K% H- M
Airbase supply hits 21 h0 i$ H: a; h* m% `) y1 o' W
Runway hits 35, Z8 m4 O0 G1 e4 Q: |6 p
Port hits 59 e' a% m# r9 r
Port supply hits 4! e) }- Z/ P; u8 e/ }$ v4 V: [
3 h* @ A/ n4 ~3 ?: W% ~BB Kirishima firing at Gove
" X* w0 i6 C0 d6 T: ~( RBB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade" A. Z3 K; P: R# ?. `* x! P2 m
BB Haruna firing at Gove
( y C& Y& t# ^* d" h# H0 sBB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade( C8 v4 t8 m# X
CA Kako firing at Gove 0 x( ?' d8 W" P2 j1 s
CA Kumano firing at Gove . o* y0 J2 a, `' }( m0 j( s
E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya( C1 d1 J4 b f3 k: G. H' X
CA Suzuya firing at Gove
: h, W* U, i* m' a8 H2 _ LCA Mikuma firing at Gove 6 `6 N* v+ e- Y* w: s s
CA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |