AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 440 @) @3 @$ L* }
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( p6 q; g! D2 Y, ?$ n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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) n7 T: U8 [7 \& P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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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards% x; ]: g3 v3 j/ h2 L) s
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Japanese Ships
5 x0 p* W1 _6 K4 y- N* h. P* u6 N% \+ Q BB Kongo
2 ]9 T5 d5 J. B2 ] BB Haruna
' Y- v& F L5 p7 i% R! a BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1
$ g# q' u3 r6 t2 q1 I BB Kirishima
- e- v, ~: X5 m/ a7 p6 L CA Mogami
) ]8 k3 z# [5 Z x$ Q CA Mikuma
8 O5 s; I: J' ?2 ~$ m5 d7 k CA Suzuya
' c3 M1 j V" j( m) }" u6 ^# M* x9 E( Y CA Kumano$ e4 k! Y# O( ^+ C, m P6 G
CA Kako
# |9 \6 q$ E9 c/ {/ E9 x' J DD Makinami
, r) I, k$ B, q DD Takanami& U y5 i c3 U' p
DD Natsushio% A+ t D% }9 k& ~ J& E
DD Yukikaze7 F" K! P* @/ f6 W0 g4 @
DD Hayashio8 c6 L0 k2 E: J; L' Z: o/ c8 e! D8 K
DD Maikaze: J% Z* O8 B) D R7 U! f
DD Isokaze
" r9 @$ E8 q/ G: g" m5 d0 ]8 c' Z5 X DD Shiranui
! p# p+ }" R2 m- A k8 ] DD Amatsukaze7 R X; ]7 i( P2 `7 \
4 l1 K2 j6 v/ N6 ?8 S: gAllied Ships
1 Y! T2 ], _2 d% r PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk6 G/ i9 g, p: D9 V" A5 @
PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk8 d4 q0 |" Z2 R; V- z. q
PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
, O1 r; ?1 E( ?0 S3 A PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
/ S. J4 T3 f8 K R7 V$ X4 m PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
# Y+ _8 K' X x& Z PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
: `4 q7 m6 u* J" S: X8 M PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
: g( c4 r' z k6 g+ l" f4 w PT-60
0 ?* h1 g6 \6 K+ l1 y PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk* L7 J+ f5 ~$ {$ X
PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
& z% @1 r7 f( n) V1 j PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk% x0 t3 \( ~, f; G$ }4 C% q& z( |
PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk/ R# R( |7 y: N9 Z
! {1 x' p$ N- W0 }" j/ IJapanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
, n& p4 E+ x; QAllied TF begins to get underway' c, ~+ N) Y7 q/ A! t
Low visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight
2 N$ q) F! s7 q; R. `/ B( y RMaximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards" `$ s+ e) M: X( |8 H
Range closes to 25,000 yards...
8 T( h/ t. s& vCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards a0 f$ J1 h* b+ c. J$ R7 l& D
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
: U6 \& F2 W2 K5 URange closes to 15,000 yards...
/ t$ o/ B% a5 ]; XCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards6 `0 N1 v& T/ _4 U/ R9 K
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards
: ?# l3 o# Q O3 [9 }9 w* X8 V- K7 tRange closes to 10,000 yards...
- I# w3 j. J1 \ a3 `CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
0 z; t( |9 P2 s. e7 C7 ORange closes to 7,000 yards.... ]0 M/ S: b( z8 a/ `) I- C
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards& o% y N3 i& Z/ @; H& m
Range closes to 5,000 yards...0 Q' x3 ~$ g$ r" |) A8 Y
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards4 P* Y' a4 v9 m" ~# S
Range closes to 3,000 yards...! @- @3 g% q7 W V+ S$ b: S1 X
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
2 E3 \1 c' w$ c) r. z& nRange closes to 1,000 yards...
. c. d* _+ N# Y* l2 NPT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards* G- W2 G6 c- @$ J- i, f0 }- P, {1 T) h
PT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards/ K3 z2 I- W0 D( Y2 Z( J9 {8 w
PT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards+ c! V* ]$ c" l" c
Massive explosion on PT-46
2 a7 I( z0 p; A( JPT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
% `8 R2 A! m- q2 h1 Z- Q/ a' X9 ?PT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
+ O* r5 C, V. q) H) {& DRange increases to 2,000 yards
) X/ b/ z, ]7 w% J0 u& lPT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards5 ?* r- R1 D% h$ V/ \; ~. f7 T
PT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards9 T" N. k! Z2 }- o9 [$ j
BB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards5 o" ~8 s' I1 J# F
PT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards
" I9 E$ D# C: IPT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards& X% a: x) P4 b# ]' g( @) {
Range increases to 3,000 yards. U) P/ m2 R# p( T" ]
PT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards& c% U5 l. w% j
Range closes to 2,000 yards
5 K9 H, _/ ]" o+ V% F, |2 GBB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards
5 M3 z& j5 X- `* T( Z2 JPT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards9 s; w5 |% z' O0 Q) h
Range increases to 4,000 yards
. q# o( E* f1 {4 g, ~! l8 xRange increases to 5,000 yards
+ r/ S2 y4 m$ i6 C5 s0 qDD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127 + Q; `- O0 A! z) G. ^' @5 q
Range increases to 6,000 yards8 j; M3 k# V4 r! T9 s
Range increases to 8,000 yards
- {8 |; N, z M3 M) Q0 I2 fTask forces break off...! D) k9 v5 [3 D- g6 _! Z2 l) v! _% J
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards. o& Q% P' R* i5 S, G' c3 E/ I
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DD Shiranui( I, E( p5 M. {% E; ^
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) d- D+ z" z& _" j4 E PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk* A0 w, @# J6 ?4 i
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Poor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight. J; [1 j4 U$ F2 r+ F. \2 |
Maximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards* V0 X4 Z2 u4 [8 v" Y" [
Range closes to 28,000 yards...! T" J% f* ~$ _% U! q9 [$ B& @
Range closes to 26,000 yards...! h' ?2 O& p+ J
Range closes to 24,000 yards...( U) u/ q7 c* n0 i
Range closes to 22,000 yards...% ]0 a" r4 ], x4 _* a
Range closes to 20,000 yards...' R: B- c% ~$ T% y/ W& z% G2 c. T
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
% p3 K, x$ H; {& ~' W- ARange closes to 16,000 yards..." h: r& o6 o) }4 w, \2 u
Range closes to 14,000 yards...8 b" C5 E& G7 r8 m
Range closes to 12,000 yards...: w3 J; X9 l+ p/ d& w& o# d
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
- b7 G, I: `( Y2 e' mRange closes to 10,000 yards...
* ?; ?6 w' |6 zRange closes to 9,000 yards...4 `7 b9 S! V# V) P8 X# Y
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
3 V7 e) L$ k5 k6 f6 GRange closes to 7,000 yards...; {4 S5 _3 K5 ^# o* V1 {: f% T
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
3 z5 t P" C0 C4 t6 f o6 JRange closes to 5,000 yards...
' T; b: _# X6 R8 uRange closes to 4,000 yards...! d% S( V' b8 `$ B6 C. o
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
7 j' @: h& d% X4 p) ]6 ~. R% R) I3 m/ ^Range closes to 2,000 yards...
* L/ K2 H- m K, ?CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards$ C9 ]% C1 k; m+ y/ a5 ?2 Y# z1 f
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards- T( H& s1 V$ t) L: Q* ?
Allied ships attempt to get underway
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PT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards
- |: c/ L3 @& \: C2 U) yCombat ends with last Allied ship sunk...$ ]. ]! g, n8 [# @
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Night Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127" r# u( Y( ~ L K- X* [" t8 B5 ?
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Allied aircraft losses; j% l; j* X1 s- K" x
Catalina I: 7 damaged+ f1 H6 N' M1 P3 u' A6 d
Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground
, s2 A0 Z5 a- w: S P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged# f2 a/ L. S# X) C( z% Z
P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground$ J! s0 A. t* _; ~
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Japanese Ships
2 N( u. P8 W- M6 m0 n BB Kirishima
# C6 E5 l$ j% m5 f) F1 g" C4 c2 I7 K BB Hiei
0 B; k( j3 t0 F; C9 G2 s BB Haruna
8 A* C# \( w6 j. I ~% @ BB Kongo, ?$ @4 t2 o, V: b2 Y: ^
CA Kako
1 e! ^# u' g" P+ P% h) h CA Kumano
3 a& f3 }! C0 c: c0 I1 h CA Suzuya% n- l% G4 H5 O7 f, I3 f* Y) r
CA Mikuma8 L; H2 t/ H% P& O
CA Mogami. m v0 _% q, `
* m6 z/ ^- W% f# y. gAllied ground losses:
. E! f6 P9 \( a2 l 274 casualties reported
7 G' O C: l) u) k6 l Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled1 Y% v* F# |+ j) j
Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled. c% N0 i/ u2 z
Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled
" A1 {: ]) Q/ i% @( r+ v Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
& w+ o! Y. G/ {1 y Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled). K+ v& g# [4 f) p0 P2 P
; |( E0 @# M4 |; A( t2 K/ T' N# RAirbase hits 17
5 |9 J8 N. x, J/ y+ z. N; y' W. ~Airbase supply hits 22 _" w. l- P3 |+ o7 O
Runway hits 35- c+ D. W4 ~) `
Port hits 5
) k9 g/ R6 a' G* hPort supply hits 4- @+ i# F2 {+ m+ O: ^0 H
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BB Kirishima firing at Gove $ c3 Y `, x2 I5 p% A
BB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade
- H3 j, M; Z# aBB Haruna firing at Gove % B* X0 W4 _+ X/ P
BB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade
! V5 m3 ^) l7 FCA Kako firing at Gove
4 X3 a; z8 Y, \1 h E) nCA Kumano firing at Gove
/ }* t/ ~' i) FE13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya
. Z) g/ G3 j7 y0 [2 _$ @CA Suzuya firing at Gove $ @: n' D m7 h
CA Mikuma firing at Gove & n% V7 T# u# [9 u* x
CA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |