AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 444 F2 x G' v, q
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1 r' G' X$ p4 i+ A7 x# z7 A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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) S$ |8 g; Z3 }% v, ?4 ^- a$ q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 . E8 e) X2 \, O3 ]; k: f* K' h& r
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards( J" P% }! R. p: U/ g( _/ [( v
( r1 h5 d1 `! {# tJapanese Ships
& q3 C: L$ {# Q BB Kongo
6 M; _+ ?7 H0 o1 b BB Haruna+ m! i9 _# c3 C% ?# O
BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1& f8 [, B% z# p2 T4 S
BB Kirishima* Y) V' f) N7 x
CA Mogami
% H) N) L1 b7 ?" U0 H CA Mikuma
5 F2 [' V+ q* {0 z( N @/ [7 s, j CA Suzuya
/ T% m- M* W, S. Y% K CA Kumano
/ M3 z( b. o5 P8 F- b* M0 j5 r CA Kako
% [) z: b1 B# i DD Makinami3 q3 p: I- \5 Z' m/ u
DD Takanami
) T4 l; k: E" y# } DD Natsushio
$ ~$ u- x4 H A2 r# c; \ DD Yukikaze
+ f3 l( f. L% N) D3 I V DD Hayashio
; E7 g! d' p4 X! c- \5 d4 V- X DD Maikaze3 v& `% @# t0 s( P1 C0 q/ x3 p
DD Isokaze3 c9 @3 A7 p2 O2 p! q5 u: k
DD Shiranui, B: n; p) P, _, P, A
DD Amatsukaze
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: _1 Z# ~% b- |( d& FAllied Ships
( U0 N& a5 \& ] \! u/ |9 l2 w PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
% f+ A+ {5 g: \$ A PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk. t0 A: |3 z8 J/ H% j2 m
PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk+ M x S# H v9 c
PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk$ W+ ?' P; H* P1 K8 e
PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
; j* y( q# F& Q# b' w! M- } PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
4 U6 G Q# v: ^ u PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
& u" k H" b% {$ O# I1 P( G. U PT-60! L0 v. M+ e9 v) c; F
PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk7 \7 I- j7 @5 P Z; L) e, N
PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
( W" Z z3 C2 z" u6 B4 \ PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
9 U% l; H" r* S t- s. O, u; T PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk4 D0 {7 ?& G: p- l
' [" u1 u+ E$ Q- ?7 w3 e' p% N* kJapanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!7 T" B9 `# T( Z( a
Allied TF begins to get underway
; f% f" d2 V2 Y1 DLow visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight
+ P x0 L0 h6 E' m3 `$ ^2 W, Q: y# cMaximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards
: z+ p$ k4 v9 ^Range closes to 25,000 yards...
* f; F3 L* K Y& u& |CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards1 m+ C' l/ t1 Y7 ?' I
Range closes to 20,000 yards...7 @. C2 d) D# j" ~+ r
Range closes to 15,000 yards...
) `# D( Z5 p$ Y3 `$ A" R; sCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards
9 M( C4 B/ y& L$ X! O }0 p! ], kCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards8 @' Z( W6 K! ^$ Q; T) V9 p
Range closes to 10,000 yards...9 y+ b0 \( F1 Y) ^8 w# q
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
& u/ u; e R. }; r' k0 FRange closes to 7,000 yards...
% X2 c# S( |0 p% F4 ^) ~" |6 tCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards
' H4 m1 `9 g5 NRange closes to 5,000 yards...- J' ?' V' K) y& R7 ^ f
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards* J, N6 c( @, H2 H ~) V
Range closes to 3,000 yards...% i4 d% t' ?2 @8 i8 K
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
, x- F6 ?- s: RRange closes to 1,000 yards...9 T9 y" I: d7 @5 h3 l
PT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
4 O+ p: w% |9 V( NPT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
6 T& d G6 a7 @& @' q# OPT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards/ A& J/ n% P$ ?4 _6 l
Massive explosion on PT-46
* o$ g$ {* M* | e: jPT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
6 r+ ?# Z" K5 }+ ePT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
0 z4 \6 {( [2 {9 l0 H& w' D, KRange increases to 2,000 yards5 D- p E5 z/ [6 W& O$ F( S& ]
PT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards) U) y% i6 `. c. A( ~; u& Y' [
PT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards* _, Q9 S, x3 i8 X
BB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards
8 j; |2 ~, P |. ?PT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards. x5 f1 F# A: V$ }' @' r2 C
PT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards
% z; D: K; e5 ^8 g; y* G( w3 \- PRange increases to 3,000 yards
% m; m1 V( ?2 `$ @: tPT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards1 R! d7 G2 o! U ?; S" b
Range closes to 2,000 yards
( l' p8 m8 N' K$ o9 y* J+ dBB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards7 k$ f8 o l$ g* M
PT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards
F6 \$ V! \: ^& JRange increases to 4,000 yards
x( Z6 A0 W. B' R$ fRange increases to 5,000 yards
% a0 s x, {2 {, WDD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127 # Q5 [/ H( K) ^) V
Range increases to 6,000 yards
) ^/ r, ~3 h1 _1 v0 t& dRange increases to 8,000 yards
! A/ ]& N+ u' G+ ]* RTask forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards
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+ J/ |/ h5 K) H! `4 YJapanese Ships
3 s- i8 T+ A8 ~) p0 R! W9 O; ] DD Shiranui
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* |) d# {- M' K% Q+ s, PAllied Ships
4 e" Q8 v( z& k' A4 v" [2 \+ @ PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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& ~) E9 S$ Z5 a& ^Poor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight& ^6 E' m7 h* t6 Y
Maximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards- c( |& n0 {( ]+ l# K% Q
Range closes to 28,000 yards...
n& L; M" V8 f9 p) _; l- MRange closes to 26,000 yards...
& M& }" o7 s2 K9 Q( q. K& pRange closes to 24,000 yards...8 C& e8 s' s2 u; U' ?
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
( n" X* ]1 m* D) v. aRange closes to 20,000 yards...3 ` w9 d; W/ b! s
Range closes to 18,000 yards...3 J" X& Z1 u" [' F" v8 g- z5 Q( b
Range closes to 16,000 yards...$ i$ S8 F% k2 u: @
Range closes to 14,000 yards.../ O; @' F% u" E. j v) y- ~( n
Range closes to 12,000 yards...- e& }# O" ?9 d- p" c! P% @& x
Range closes to 11,000 yards.../ L5 [$ \* y& x0 x' c r5 h
Range closes to 10,000 yards.../ ^; i/ H7 @) a3 x# M( w& [
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
F1 ~6 v: X/ m- }, w- y. `9 d/ DRange closes to 8,000 yards...
5 F- Q: u0 i+ w1 l- V/ d: T& W5 FRange closes to 7,000 yards...& X2 B7 p$ a8 c# k
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
: }8 _* }( l& h: N+ P: [( RRange closes to 5,000 yards...
! Q2 @; j: G, S T& XRange closes to 4,000 yards...
# ]) W5 j1 {0 E3 n$ XRange closes to 3,000 yards...
# |) {+ n, Y$ B2 }: ] {* j$ jRange closes to 2,000 yards...
, [1 u5 F- s6 U0 Y5 C( X( n# g) rCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards7 Y# T! Q1 |: d/ x
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
; O, ~ {1 H. q6 g" Z! }! EAllied ships attempt to get underway; @5 \3 d& r, u f5 A
Range increases to 3,000 yards
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Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...9 A1 v+ @3 N$ ]4 l _+ Z- P, z
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$ e; T2 _0 I2 n2 tNight Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,1272 f" v" ]8 Y' b8 s$ ]0 G( R8 U; k
$ E" Z3 C0 E: j4 mAllied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses
5 N, A3 t9 l" f- m& N Catalina I: 7 damaged
) ]: {, _) d$ c* H: h1 W Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground- R' s' }- B/ d }4 `. ~
P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged2 o' u3 @( ?6 W3 q' B) n" A' k
P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground% A/ T3 I/ i! Z. T; J% a
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Japanese Ships' {8 F) @8 ?- o, Y
BB Kirishima
7 i3 x* C. {) B& t7 O" x( p BB Hiei, F( R2 u) q) z. O
BB Haruna
# {- f( V1 S& A- Q8 b! O BB Kongo0 a/ k' _2 w0 z& r
CA Kako5 Z6 C e! {; w$ @; e
CA Kumano
: q$ L: q" Z5 |& L CA Suzuya
% g! C0 v- M6 U CA Mikuma+ [( K; g9 }7 |
CA Mogami
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7 E0 s+ j0 O: S- _+ dAllied ground losses:# u( B6 _, ~& ~& Q
274 casualties reported
# K5 m8 M/ n1 P6 w; n8 D( l Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled# @' s, y h" B0 R; _( H
Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled
" [) F5 d1 u3 L+ m. k L Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled8 }- m' G2 y2 m3 g/ Z: R: `3 a
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)1 L% t* Q- X& f6 Y% u
Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)3 b' k* a" f: F' I7 O% f5 K
+ P4 f' `7 U& g" UAirbase hits 17; o* l- ]. o: [) ^
Airbase supply hits 2
( W$ N! K# s& x0 f* ERunway hits 352 l& y" Q0 A8 P
Port hits 5
! L2 v' n- M0 I$ L0 T2 e4 }Port supply hits 4+ p, P$ U# X; ?+ F: ?% y
8 `& L! C% j& m1 M7 TBB Kirishima firing at Gove 0 u4 h0 S2 b0 Q9 Z/ K: [
BB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade3 @8 {+ x7 `' S" C6 O. I$ z X
BB Haruna firing at Gove
M+ g) O+ Z& Z, V6 b+ uBB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade+ X- }6 `# I2 I2 [0 |% k
CA Kako firing at Gove . Q( j* c, v& o/ _2 C; k3 c) m
CA Kumano firing at Gove ; L h& o3 T7 ^, u+ v
E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya" K K+ n3 X, b! l; [7 `
CA Suzuya firing at Gove
$ B* A# f5 H$ N$ k, E! Z( tCA Mikuma firing at Gove & |, E5 d4 R# H5 ~' X: z
CA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |