AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 44 S! m7 L0 W0 @, g
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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# [7 Q/ u' `6 B0 Z0 L5 i& T. p* ?
% g$ V# K+ I% Q% S/ H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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. U/ ]. c& v+ DNight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards6 c0 v% I% k8 R* P0 L
/ D6 ~+ [; ^. gJapanese Ships
, G$ j. f6 l# Q3 y8 f# ] BB Kongo
% [( t* `/ a6 ^, o P( B, H BB Haruna3 A$ K# Q+ q& h8 d& M" G. Q
BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1* s1 T6 E$ c2 N6 ]
BB Kirishima
. G0 k1 B0 R+ n) N CA Mogami. F0 |) `1 a, e" F/ y9 B+ F
CA Mikuma! F1 i5 D3 M7 F/ {7 |" K2 U
CA Suzuya' _' ~# h6 t; P: z8 v2 e5 B
CA Kumano
) o9 U# `4 t+ Q" q8 \ CA Kako2 j5 n# Q* A! q3 s ?9 Y1 i( Q
DD Makinami
# ~- ~+ v. h* X$ i1 N DD Takanami
, V2 H V8 u+ {$ A$ |3 o, g6 Z DD Natsushio! e: d5 S. Q+ U9 h( t U
DD Yukikaze
: Y4 i0 |6 T8 V! y+ F/ {$ V7 g DD Hayashio* X+ N( C: l2 s9 u' T
DD Maikaze- T) _$ I: K7 v8 R3 \1 q
DD Isokaze
7 a( Q2 {. g y0 Y. W& D DD Shiranui
2 O; V9 F- m* i/ f4 t DD Amatsukaze2 u6 j8 J7 p; x. Q* G! h) f6 {
" w: L: v4 H. a n/ r; fAllied Ships g1 N; y- A0 `
PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk# p- o. l, M, v' P( `! \
PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk( x! U; X0 s! l# e) z7 ]/ S' D$ |
PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
/ n' T& G( e) \' e: z* a PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk2 ]5 b0 W' L6 a" C) M& i7 C2 h
PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
( B( X! H( U! M' d, E PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
& t5 n( ]4 A! {# { PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
. T! r- v5 h& z$ c' J PT-60
% ?) v0 p* B! T% v# W$ | PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk }% ^* Q( f2 I) `2 n( E
PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk% z5 F5 ~. {0 _+ a2 O; `
PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk5 Y* q- u% D, @$ F
PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
6 q9 Q0 h! Q1 k. a4 w! F0 PAllied TF begins to get underway' o4 U0 B, [" N) N. @" w i4 u
Low visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight0 A6 N* h9 s+ Q; `. c1 [
Maximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards5 l* [" d8 X9 J) A
Range closes to 25,000 yards...
0 d; ]' g1 Z, `0 N9 }8 pCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards6 D4 q3 A- {& s$ A. P
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
/ F8 a/ @4 ?* C( hRange closes to 15,000 yards...
, G, m6 r! e2 r% JCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards
7 J# D% D h( c: k5 HCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards/ n6 G& i2 b* W/ _. H
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
! n- j% s- f; m) ?- VCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards l t) C1 N H$ w" M
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
& I0 m+ ~- i: N9 A9 G. O2 @7 C; fCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards$ D* \$ `" D, e8 q3 l$ @$ V5 Y
Range closes to 5,000 yards..." h8 [& N0 v2 f @3 h
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards
! g0 `2 J9 v+ A: R# e% O( O! Q# HRange closes to 3,000 yards...0 f P; Y/ n5 S' }+ |& m |9 G: @8 {
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
- m. S% i4 r- m4 e6 PRange closes to 1,000 yards...- H! B6 _. \8 {' L
PT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards- J8 a+ L- ^4 v6 v( a3 A3 `
PT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
?2 m/ A( [3 R6 d/ | DPT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards# E" E# L; m: X9 ^' t/ P" C
Massive explosion on PT-46
5 y* e. W8 ?) L$ OPT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
2 O/ w: ^5 f% I& ^PT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
% o7 ~' V8 s: K! DRange increases to 2,000 yards" J8 C: W) c1 k
PT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards5 B' Y. i3 Z1 C, v
PT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards) g. Z- P3 ~' T
BB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards
9 k' V3 o/ k @! aPT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards! [: |& i1 y+ \9 ~: x9 J
PT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards7 z& i4 O$ j0 Q+ S$ s& e6 }
Range increases to 3,000 yards
9 S& O; b5 T H) aPT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards
! w$ X- w/ E) ^" @" a0 ERange closes to 2,000 yards
" t) E) g- K) ?* ?( P% ?" L h4 ^BB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards
; c# k$ F, T9 Z+ IPT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards# W; ^. G4 c0 Y# e( f& c
Range increases to 4,000 yards$ k, A* }" P4 Z1 n' Z: e, N
Range increases to 5,000 yards
" L/ ?: s) u7 `+ MDD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127 0 \5 F$ B" D" `
Range increases to 6,000 yards
: }4 {* ?$ o7 q+ WRange increases to 8,000 yards+ ~+ t, C8 L- s6 P. O; r) ~
Task forces break off...% l8 f3 L9 ^. O" d6 x$ e
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% E5 l0 J# g3 GNight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards3 g V4 o5 U9 v7 z
8 u$ O3 j; S& b3 d: BJapanese Ships4 z: \% s; J! j% O
DD Shiranui3 [/ D$ g, n: z& f' h8 \
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Allied Ships* {: u) D7 u7 o' G
PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk) X8 n4 u* _0 a6 n
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Poor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight
R! L; p5 F% [1 W! hMaximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards/ z5 i( \+ j D: y o
Range closes to 28,000 yards...* i X3 [, k9 L7 \9 j7 I' |, G! W
Range closes to 26,000 yards...3 }& [7 X0 Z9 z
Range closes to 24,000 yards...' n+ N; R' t7 I
Range closes to 22,000 yards...! p; M& o3 _6 X' y8 ?3 O K1 Y# |5 W
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
; d& k# \1 V0 y \$ @ R4 i# ARange closes to 18,000 yards...
# ?+ T0 K" N* J7 L9 {+ nRange closes to 16,000 yards...& R! p& t4 a( e X' X n
Range closes to 14,000 yards.... S9 @! R' u8 E3 d
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
$ x# p" Y5 ]; i) k( O" C$ [Range closes to 11,000 yards...# V( h! B2 a$ z' k8 L$ @
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
) r }- ]; D( t9 }Range closes to 9,000 yards...
2 `# ?* u: z2 T3 v& L/ H: eRange closes to 8,000 yards..." \) u* x: J6 \4 f& k3 j
Range closes to 7,000 yards...- \( ]' c1 @- ^" n9 f* X! N8 w
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
5 c9 Q3 n2 Q+ ` ARange closes to 5,000 yards...6 a& H7 e0 S9 H
Range closes to 4,000 yards...: n( H7 q! K2 J/ y1 ?
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
. f" k$ }: G* X* fRange closes to 2,000 yards...1 V( {9 B5 ~2 E3 l
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards( l" G, U. S; w9 D7 \, |
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards j9 F# N7 N1 d, e3 m
Allied ships attempt to get underway
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PT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards
2 B- Y8 {) D0 c# {1 k1 {) KCombat ends with last Allied ship sunk...
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v* @8 s) x) ] U: VNight Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127
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no flights& f* G; |; }$ c4 F6 T8 y
% R& ?) ^: k* Z9 Q4 P# j, }: ~Allied aircraft losses
& i: x" K+ z1 f1 E Catalina I: 7 damaged8 _7 ~5 r/ B; y( o
Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground
4 t; l# v3 t: ]1 x: @* A( } P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged. u1 l/ ~1 I# X7 r1 X$ T
P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground
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% A% X! L3 }/ x" x# E- f: L" E: Q BB Kirishima
! [( ]4 d9 `% w( H9 H BB Hiei. ^/ w" \+ y) T3 i
BB Haruna( q. b1 R" \' _0 D5 N }$ Y7 E
BB Kongo
0 Y$ g" o0 V; }1 j) U CA Kako" T, Y: W& L \5 t- Y
CA Kumano! \$ q3 C- f* d$ G# e$ q
CA Suzuya% I4 F6 W3 G1 d; {/ f( x8 }% ]/ e
CA Mikuma
0 {& x s# f6 ?% x- G+ A, v CA Mogami
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Allied ground losses:0 X2 ?" b3 T9 I8 }" i5 j& M
274 casualties reported
5 C2 W' d) e C7 `0 U+ S Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled- \: m; y5 f; x, T, F# W& U
Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled
, H" y* B; @- k& g Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled
|& j% k& s8 Q+ j% ~ Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)% U! E+ @' A$ T0 w5 l
Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)
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. j& a2 v" M7 RAirbase hits 17
/ I: O" i- b& d$ z& NAirbase supply hits 2
6 o$ H3 Z4 f$ p3 X0 Z' ?; M% N+ Z" e6 WRunway hits 35
' ?0 f9 @2 T. E9 ?3 IPort hits 5+ ~6 W+ k0 L, M# a: S# _
Port supply hits 4& r! w' @2 l3 ~9 B" w* c
% _. m9 S0 D" Y# W2 yBB Kirishima firing at Gove " t I) A4 H3 k$ M' ? \' u
BB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade
- n W; f& y1 M5 y7 DBB Haruna firing at Gove
! v, V' ^- w4 M7 y( u2 [* pBB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade
: T4 I$ g5 f$ P9 C, G3 dCA Kako firing at Gove 8 B. T" t5 Y7 O3 n4 j
CA Kumano firing at Gove
/ V, q$ ^5 r. s( x1 R- R* cE13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya+ ^ E" D8 |! X+ q P
CA Suzuya firing at Gove
' s; c2 J7 m& H4 g( iCA Mikuma firing at Gove
, d- ] |& F8 T! P t7 H) W/ bCA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |