AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 44# m' L S, u6 z3 n
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& N, Y4 r" t- t: @ U+ [2 _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) ?/ y$ U0 e6 _ s" Z- P
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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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- l/ i: X' U1 [7 V9 n2 kNight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards2 S7 A2 {8 }3 \
" H# V- J, W1 q F& P1 iJapanese Ships1 B6 j: X9 B3 c7 B- O9 F. c
BB Kongo" `" v3 Q7 J& D3 K
BB Haruna
! X$ `" @% {" L- m5 M BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1
6 z: ~( g7 n0 J( W ^ BB Kirishima, W7 ^# L4 o9 k- |/ c, K; y. \
CA Mogami s1 f8 ^+ {# c, F2 O l
CA Mikuma
4 @6 @7 |( |" K. | CA Suzuya
* K$ b& N% e) V! w" [ CA Kumano
1 v8 k8 M% C3 S3 d CA Kako
7 M* H3 d N+ [$ g, k" S) ?0 a1 X DD Makinami
0 M7 G/ v* l7 F3 G/ d DD Takanami* z) W0 j( j+ n& x! [
DD Natsushio- v, Y, I, ?7 o1 }' n" ]) L( b
DD Yukikaze O5 Y8 [: `/ p+ s
DD Hayashio
1 D) j8 b3 v6 b9 f* U/ K DD Maikaze+ l, K! W0 A0 G: e+ a2 U( I
DD Isokaze
! A4 ~9 L' K) K6 ]' q DD Shiranui
# ~0 |$ B/ q$ v0 Z DD Amatsukaze' j u1 y( z4 ]# g' V l9 p! t2 }/ a
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Allied Ships
% c: L: J6 K* W& X- o PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk" v* f7 L4 H2 |# L4 I, |
PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
2 |1 F. O) k( A$ H; C6 V, h PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk. e4 E1 s$ e. h2 t- O
PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk# ^% g. Z6 ]- X* p& r" X
PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk! R8 u J6 s( Q$ j7 h6 ?. x
PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk: C+ U! J& Y |9 u
PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
( t; g2 o! T& R7 b5 x PT-607 ]% l0 b, C0 s0 U* k
PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk6 x9 X/ I6 O- S$ D
PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
6 K r% h) Y4 X4 o PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
% M; \7 G6 w+ Y/ o; T+ g$ Q2 L PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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: m* O$ m0 p0 \. ~! P0 NJapanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
0 m( G4 {% `1 H- {Allied TF begins to get underway
" a5 C( _( t9 {8 z* |7 ^ ~Low visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight1 S3 _( ?' ?, H S5 ]/ R0 G f
Maximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards$ |- V* H* r7 m) g, e+ ~
Range closes to 25,000 yards...
2 n `' H# N, bCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards0 n. A. v- W$ I1 d, v' Q0 A
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
4 H4 G0 \) h+ S4 U% x3 FRange closes to 15,000 yards...2 g5 Q& M0 F: ^" R8 j4 }2 c* D
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards
9 @+ s/ s3 F, a; ?% LCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards" { T+ M1 w2 R6 e( A
Range closes to 10,000 yards...; [$ t5 H: H, L8 h/ }5 W0 c T) g( h
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards1 P% n2 ~* T1 s9 N) s
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
# @ G. g4 @6 r$ \/ |$ N5 D" i) vCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards
. A; p& f. |# s3 x! yRange closes to 5,000 yards...
% f# }% a4 f, ` sCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards$ l' {" a7 q$ l6 @
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
: \0 v" X8 q3 p( Z' O# UCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
9 j, v# d3 V) q- D$ yRange closes to 1,000 yards...& Y5 j, @8 m [7 [, e$ q$ G
PT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
O- v( @# C8 q( Y9 wPT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
! u5 y- l" D" k8 QPT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
6 \/ M! z! Z" ZMassive explosion on PT-46
& t0 e! O' S! iPT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
6 m* G4 `+ n4 m/ [PT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
+ N7 n5 t" T5 ]) pRange increases to 2,000 yards+ M- b$ e3 [5 P1 U% D( K
PT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards9 k& S8 C1 r. l5 O
PT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards8 n6 D2 d* r2 ^9 `! @9 ]6 X+ S# C
BB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards
) Q! O$ H# Y# sPT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards( ~9 H9 X0 N# ]5 E/ X( q$ G" ^1 Z0 I8 v
PT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards7 U1 n9 b0 U3 e. [* P
Range increases to 3,000 yards& Y# M/ a" K3 t* }) w6 U
PT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards1 W% o+ K ~ _9 T9 B E
Range closes to 2,000 yards) Z5 b3 |( s3 T" \( N- }) h
BB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards% s7 V( s! J: o* _6 r( g( k
PT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards! }0 d9 N- K; f2 V1 r
Range increases to 4,000 yards
8 `! `1 s+ u- n, k; B8 ^) D4 D. rRange increases to 5,000 yards# a8 l1 t) ?# X) I" f* {$ M
DD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127
( |$ Y- e5 r) R9 w2 h1 Y/ nRange increases to 6,000 yards5 ^8 Q( z, _; a4 m4 H8 `/ s& c
Range increases to 8,000 yards
; E7 I& T: y+ l' \7 H! \/ mTask forces break off...5 U3 u1 S! M7 H, h0 k3 n3 H
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships. @0 e0 n7 @; ^
DD Shiranui
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Allied Ships( F7 U& t+ k" q: b1 u, u, n
PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk% `# O8 ?1 K+ E, b- `4 h, V+ [
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Poor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight
; W. A4 M! Z7 V# _, C, ^9 j) v1 \Maximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards9 n) }$ j( { l8 r$ a: |+ U
Range closes to 28,000 yards...- y+ t b7 a: y8 K% J
Range closes to 26,000 yards...
: G% K5 Q7 k V* j+ QRange closes to 24,000 yards...
8 p/ K( X# u7 H( ~' C: ^) ZRange closes to 22,000 yards...
- f( u% ?6 \8 x! Y( W4 F$ i$ cRange closes to 20,000 yards...
& P# Z# C. U& T( F. u2 I- m; CRange closes to 18,000 yards.../ ]9 k* A9 b6 {* h5 j/ l. E
Range closes to 16,000 yards...+ e) d. k# L6 z9 _% G
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
$ ] H; f) m3 jRange closes to 12,000 yards...6 i2 Q# R8 ]3 ]! x5 z i3 O0 v
Range closes to 11,000 yards...( ` S0 j. W6 @- @; E: }
Range closes to 10,000 yards...2 h# J9 M5 Y' ^1 B9 f7 j
Range closes to 9,000 yards...! g W7 s% g" `* A4 z) S
Range closes to 8,000 yards...0 h% Z# s3 K: T" H& u) `
Range closes to 7,000 yards...! x) Y7 H, x2 ^1 U& S
Range closes to 6,000 yards...2 R/ O1 Z- e9 y6 n. C2 ~
Range closes to 5,000 yards...& F& n/ W% A! r9 d7 e% a
Range closes to 4,000 yards...# u& `) S: X+ V
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
) ?0 N, V# C; \8 VRange closes to 2,000 yards..." X& F$ `) P8 H: I/ K, O5 Z
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
' o$ z; o: S9 q( U9 FCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards9 ]: r" J* }; z2 H* N/ L! G9 k9 R1 q
Allied ships attempt to get underway
7 r, I% L" L* b/ C$ R* ~+ eRange increases to 3,000 yards5 `* _3 S( G! \/ L, r
PT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards# a; u8 i0 S9 Q. |
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk... Y# M' n' P4 }# n3 c4 A( T
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: _4 j. I" F! R5 a$ i2 cNight Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,1274 [7 }8 q( i% k6 E0 k
( J8 I3 {$ `+ R" ZAllied aircraft
0 a# L, n3 S$ ~1 }1 o. h7 p$ q no flights! a1 d0 @- b6 e' n# z- @
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Allied aircraft losses; c& N, H7 C6 O$ I
Catalina I: 7 damaged4 @2 v' Y2 i5 G, ^ E) P
Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground$ B, r1 {! L$ J D$ e" u
P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged
9 j5 L# R' A) d( X- ? P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground
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Japanese Ships
9 G0 H" {$ s' S6 n BB Kirishima
3 j, _( t1 [/ c. s1 z. C& H BB Hiei
- k% e8 j0 v: l BB Haruna5 X7 b; p. r" Z# v3 g
BB Kongo* R1 K9 i( v' T5 q1 w6 U5 C5 s) |
CA Kako
L+ x- F, u, }% R9 g+ Q. C: [ CA Kumano b. ~" d# a( L! N% f7 a; k4 d
CA Suzuya
8 b" p! I# l1 l) V% S9 e CA Mikuma
, {2 F2 I. U0 i0 F" \% l4 o CA Mogami
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Allied ground losses:
% g& ^2 v7 d/ C& ~5 S P 274 casualties reported
& o5 ]3 U2 z0 T6 e3 @ Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
8 b) L4 x$ k% O Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled8 n8 x9 u4 D4 U+ _8 [% V
Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled/ n- Z! p4 ~7 T3 ^" R
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)1 {+ }! R! I+ A3 C* l2 h7 ~
Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)8 X* }4 z2 [: }- f) K" H
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Airbase hits 17
i2 Z9 t# c8 ZAirbase supply hits 2 ?7 ]) r; @" \7 K0 k! M0 f
Runway hits 35
% M* E: a" \3 l; C7 LPort hits 5
% T. O. f* n( C% u6 S; x# K' [Port supply hits 44 w: f" n$ F, o
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BB Kirishima firing at Gove
, r' E5 W& L& Z& vBB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade! g$ C) f! q9 S1 p* Z; k) ?% p! W
BB Haruna firing at Gove & e! g+ |0 O+ v4 `- g
BB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade
, x0 O" i9 P# H, y* x* mCA Kako firing at Gove 6 ^! K8 ^" D3 V& {( K6 `' Q
CA Kumano firing at Gove , M% e, S" {7 ?' \6 D+ X$ M
E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya/ E8 Z/ n( I' X, h! k2 m
CA Suzuya firing at Gove
- y/ e. y5 N1 q/ }CA Mikuma firing at Gove : s1 |$ {% l* }
CA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |