AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 44- h. {5 M' _, r1 p; A i! k- K
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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+ w7 y2 T7 X* b/ ]
+ f& e' i- L E3 P1 |( t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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: \, O" r2 l* w q/ C, x1 k' G- cNight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards; z' z1 z. l( O9 g) p1 ~) G
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Japanese Ships
/ Y f" ~. W; q; A! [* n9 q BB Kongo+ D7 K" F Y7 d5 |2 F/ X; N
BB Haruna ]& w' }8 g9 H6 X X
BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1
* U& y% j @! m BB Kirishima3 t1 L7 l; x5 i
CA Mogami& J, ~/ N/ X0 e" G
CA Mikuma ^% F* G. G, P" r8 Z0 H
CA Suzuya
8 ^/ v4 s0 h* Z' [0 q, D! A CA Kumano" a4 D7 r0 {1 [+ \% X
CA Kako
/ q2 w; ?6 N2 t8 p0 X DD Makinami2 A2 T2 z c8 W7 \0 U3 Q
DD Takanami2 S& l/ M3 C% l; E. i
DD Natsushio
5 m5 M: p( r* a7 s DD Yukikaze
7 m s& J. A5 b" t* P, l$ k, ? DD Hayashio
! ~ y8 V! ]* Z% h2 s DD Maikaze$ x) [) [& N* `4 P2 \+ H9 X
DD Isokaze
3 |9 n9 K/ y4 q# h DD Shiranui6 ]8 [) V! X7 R, p6 h/ z
DD Amatsukaze- u/ Y4 M5 n1 Y' l- G' s9 l2 v3 {
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Allied Ships9 A% t) e. O; [' g
PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk" @& _0 {8 O) z( [( i
PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk4 {- j0 h7 C1 \- y
PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk" O9 `- T3 d! o( K; k) D* X
PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
3 G# j/ w' T9 v6 h PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk% Q _6 W' X) u/ _7 b! q& M5 P! u
PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk* @# s H. U1 }7 p" A4 R
PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk- s; p3 ]% ^+ w( A v( f* h
PT-600 b5 ?& ` B- B& H: z Z) n
PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk$ A! K( T4 l5 a) C8 n; F) s6 m% O7 w C
PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
$ ~, f; z$ m L$ W: @/ e PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk2 b- g" U7 I* s
PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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i2 j1 o @4 J$ \$ LJapanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!+ r$ E. _& N* R: w
Allied TF begins to get underway% A1 E8 E8 Q8 C5 F: j
Low visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight" x# `# R; J3 F7 |4 F
Maximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards
* V' T0 k7 c6 z( |+ S& R" z, e# Z) mRange closes to 25,000 yards...
6 p6 S0 c3 C8 ^9 UCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards2 ^2 C8 C0 N! T# R. G0 X- M
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
9 O8 X; A: H# FRange closes to 15,000 yards...
, o. s6 C4 Y2 N7 q. q% m; |CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards5 m9 H7 t3 d! q/ M2 F
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards$ p _; z2 B5 s+ C) X* R' ~0 p1 L. B
Range closes to 10,000 yards...+ c6 d3 X4 h0 W9 F' G7 a: `
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards5 J- f! y) J. O' h1 U
Range closes to 7,000 yards...) G0 {% Q, c. _9 Q$ l
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards
v. E! r+ ] N U2 ^7 BRange closes to 5,000 yards...
0 Z" U0 U# F0 X- ECONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards. N8 Y1 q% u* m) d) ]
Range closes to 3,000 yards...# F& E4 u# ]0 c1 T Z( L# W$ l7 f: j
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
$ O' @ f& R: `- cRange closes to 1,000 yards...
6 ]9 r1 e, `1 i( `3 w$ FPT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
+ \4 c( s- @' Y) b, oPT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards) J( p, b1 C0 p
PT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
6 c! E; y4 n+ U/ nMassive explosion on PT-46: F5 q! G$ y+ P+ x6 c5 U" B: t
PT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards) b$ V$ C' w5 ]! }8 z2 P
PT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards' ?: I1 \" L5 B2 ]2 C: _
Range increases to 2,000 yards5 o! s( j5 E# G6 F# e
PT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards1 w+ B0 X/ j `+ f; z) {. h6 B
PT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
. U+ H4 Z0 ?4 [. IBB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards/ A: n6 b. ]+ o8 Q
PT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards9 s3 ]* u2 M, S0 N
PT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards( u5 R7 w4 S4 N O" q: E! {+ u- t
Range increases to 3,000 yards r ~/ z( U# {; k4 N( I+ O
PT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards( q0 u) k& a$ K& ~
Range closes to 2,000 yards& ]: \* X8 ]& ?5 [7 ^6 m9 ]
BB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards9 B3 \' v; s8 I7 P) ~; x
PT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards
3 |) m% f4 W. c+ O' M% iRange increases to 4,000 yards( B6 J" V( y% v9 z7 \+ {* h
Range increases to 5,000 yards
: | Y# m0 M8 p" @ D- ^# PDD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127
# B6 @ W# f1 U6 q$ Q% k1 S9 XRange increases to 6,000 yards) ]; T# S. g5 U' V8 _+ |7 O
Range increases to 8,000 yards0 ~3 g" x N- i/ U
Task forces break off...- e. ]2 T! t. J J/ d2 ]" O
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+ p+ D0 v4 u! ^- ONight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships- E# S b& _7 _" { v
DD Shiranui
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PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk8 m/ I9 w+ Q# P
( K$ {4 I1 c! {0 uPoor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight! v) i+ O6 B# _+ T L) Q6 h
Maximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards! [# o4 I' F5 j6 [' S) }( m
Range closes to 28,000 yards...7 E4 ?4 }) ?' F) |# d2 \
Range closes to 26,000 yards...
) H1 N# f$ L9 {# o; _" c0 qRange closes to 24,000 yards...2 G- T& u* r" C* ?9 ~' ^9 _
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
( |$ F, V0 ~" V; r$ }Range closes to 20,000 yards...
- Z3 S. x+ F% b; ]) {6 x; i. eRange closes to 18,000 yards...
' M& D( l" u& @( e+ i) X. o! sRange closes to 16,000 yards...! H5 K$ c' Z4 M- c) P; r% \. Y z
Range closes to 14,000 yards...4 I- y* C3 n" @7 ?
Range closes to 12,000 yards...2 ?" Z: }, C* l: x* c
Range closes to 11,000 yards..., V% w' Z/ ?7 m4 J& v3 T. _, [' O
Range closes to 10,000 yards...2 k( g$ u' f6 X9 F# D) V
Range closes to 9,000 yards...- F5 k& S: q. S1 |) k/ w0 ?
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
# P5 C' c" [+ J2 _/ wRange closes to 7,000 yards...: ^) g- e" c L u) T% Q
Range closes to 6,000 yards..., r: h& m7 e' X6 ~, d9 a' y
Range closes to 5,000 yards...9 w6 q% b9 M8 X+ t0 K4 T+ P
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
8 C F( {2 e/ g% D) YRange closes to 3,000 yards...
( i' U& e4 R' x; pRange closes to 2,000 yards...
: f7 m. L: p8 i; @6 T' ?: pCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards4 a5 ^3 S9 H4 b& c
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards W! @, w2 f% V0 m" [
Allied ships attempt to get underway3 _- f' k# H8 L4 j
Range increases to 3,000 yards
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Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk... ~' a; Y# W+ p; ~5 L
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Night Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127, d& j5 s1 m( S' y4 u; v
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Allied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses) w$ |+ A7 V+ t- \- P7 D# U
Catalina I: 7 damaged/ h+ w1 @- E) o+ {. ~
Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground. Y9 h. l X3 W
P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged( a; Y o! ~% J- ]+ J6 \
P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground- p& I1 G3 ]6 z, _; `) g9 _. \
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Japanese Ships
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BB Hiei- Y4 o7 h) z' v' S6 H- h
BB Haruna
t, h T: U, }, N BB Kongo
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CA Kumano
9 k6 }& z- e/ @2 C: U8 k CA Suzuya
) b; `* M( o f! o3 r CA Mikuma
$ X: Z6 s, P4 \: Q& o5 J/ \ CA Mogami
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Allied ground losses:( k- H4 q) q8 ?# E* w- \ n$ Y+ s
274 casualties reported3 G# U. n& R+ B* \
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled! c8 {, v5 j# P K" o! n0 t
Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled
, \' c" _7 p2 W: X+ i Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled
7 c8 }& ]# v% f3 w! _8 `) Q5 d+ r( H Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled) K9 b" ]; R Z! _+ Q
Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)
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Airbase hits 17
4 r2 J0 X5 n zAirbase supply hits 2# ^+ [, [! N; {- }) W4 c3 Y3 N# q
Runway hits 35 H' j/ ?6 g. R' T0 G3 h
Port hits 50 V4 c# @& |' J# ^. ^
Port supply hits 4" x% q# J3 x' {/ O% w" D i
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BB Kirishima firing at Gove
, G6 h' V( \+ J% J7 E8 Z# m& ABB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade* x, V0 W9 S# K! y7 C
BB Haruna firing at Gove
8 m7 S- \% b9 S, z( E+ ]& _. j2 SBB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade
' T4 z0 y% q& K+ x8 q2 k# rCA Kako firing at Gove 0 r& {$ h7 ^: V0 w) v6 w4 S- z9 [
CA Kumano firing at Gove ( f* d& H: Q$ F" n/ B- q
E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya( g* ?; ~ b: U& b( i- |" R
CA Suzuya firing at Gove , u: B% P* C U" X
CA Mikuma firing at Gove $ n+ D! W9 g8 j( h7 n
CA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |