AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 449 b$ ] ?! S! ]- s4 J# e* F
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- A. V! U5 V) L' }% w1 m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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* x0 N, C9 W m" q' S$ W" A7 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
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards8 f0 j' l( V; A! b2 z& ?
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Japanese Ships/ d; n) t2 G) J. G& X& s% _& M
BB Kongo0 }% A# Z6 L: o5 H8 w% U; s
BB Haruna
* @# ?( G8 [. v7 I BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1
; A q8 s+ q) N1 G4 m8 V: { BB Kirishima" q" }9 d) S/ j
CA Mogami
6 p( v+ b" a. R* ] CA Mikuma
( K2 N0 Z' A$ k- e6 y( [ CA Suzuya q) E1 _- J& o. L
CA Kumano
) l0 p8 n. t% }" E, k CA Kako
% |; U) }2 m* k* ~, V DD Makinami
$ {* U2 A7 W {* |( k, k DD Takanami
$ _7 }- V- R3 }' ]: `$ U DD Natsushio1 l6 R4 w1 i( R/ f$ R
DD Yukikaze
1 W) A: c8 U7 F$ n8 A DD Hayashio1 a3 M2 o; Z" y" f: i6 j3 |
DD Maikaze
" c' s" x0 J! }: L DD Isokaze
# L% b/ E3 M6 Q e2 { DD Shiranui
" r8 {, @. ?0 \ j% B3 ~ DD Amatsukaze
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7 H& C: W' m" E) JAllied Ships3 D6 J3 t+ F2 S4 M! i) c( Q
PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
! f$ S0 D( P e |! P4 ^- E) n/ ^ PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk# \4 k4 k. k( s! O, U) h
PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
{1 T5 t( e5 g W PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk# h6 o4 ^/ T" t9 L- n2 f- X
PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk0 W, f' C/ l3 h, I' ~# _% [! E5 B5 _
PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk8 h4 p. N( H$ E
PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
1 `) _' z& T7 l6 d$ ~3 F PT-60, E) E6 ~' W5 Q$ \/ {
PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk/ m. c h" ^ h$ j C
PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk( }2 O. T3 k" N3 |
PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
5 s! ^# [ F8 T9 p! | PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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* j# q6 X1 g: {% Y5 K3 O( ^Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
( l9 X3 `# c7 q- A- b2 [/ tAllied TF begins to get underway" T: g" h) Y9 t% t2 t! [
Low visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight
1 _7 |! `6 G+ q- F7 ]! P, iMaximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards5 L9 U( T0 O2 t9 }% g# i; y9 l
Range closes to 25,000 yards...- i* _5 U# f9 r- n( o8 S2 }
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards
, b6 \8 T1 C: m7 I9 wRange closes to 20,000 yards...
; f& h3 G ]) Z* @Range closes to 15,000 yards...
: \- G7 C/ y, ^" v GCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards# U) p+ S7 E3 u7 z
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards
" ?5 ?( F7 M) E: z6 pRange closes to 10,000 yards...2 w" K1 I* [0 H( J' D
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards( ?) C+ E" }# C: `. O
Range closes to 7,000 yards...5 y* r0 n5 d) ]& R& z: v$ g
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards: Y. o# L) U. M$ a9 S
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
7 m2 s R$ O: ECONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards G( i$ L8 f4 F6 W+ P \% k) p& P
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
) u0 ^& T2 W% b a/ F. z) L, X+ ECONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards+ A# L) k2 J* R4 U+ f
Range closes to 1,000 yards...9 |) ~, _$ I- q8 p* f
PT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards6 ^ B8 f& {7 `; Z; Y
PT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
$ Z; Q9 S6 n9 N; {+ uPT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
! h1 T% U5 n5 ]5 I& Z$ K; tMassive explosion on PT-46
3 R! M& h. [9 C1 O) m* `PT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards7 v( l/ i/ o3 H% o) t3 L9 |/ y. I
PT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards& C: o# R9 y% _
Range increases to 2,000 yards
o4 k" p. D8 R6 w4 E/ z! YPT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
2 d3 j8 v/ I7 g; ?1 ^6 O3 r( fPT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards4 Z7 i$ G8 n5 W. ^* M, ~ r+ _! ]
BB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards; X% Q/ O0 ] f ~
PT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards4 a d: v+ Q3 x; _5 o6 ]6 s
PT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards
5 Y* `9 m6 k" f8 tRange increases to 3,000 yards& s2 S [3 B# O+ y# q
PT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards
* H% g# b' L* J5 eRange closes to 2,000 yards) r7 |$ B% P5 J% n$ H
BB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards
& F. W w# L0 L8 F* w% XPT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards
1 _5 [" d$ a3 O8 m4 Y) K: c3 ^Range increases to 4,000 yards
8 @* k' e, j y: i; }: S. ^Range increases to 5,000 yards
4 u2 e. F' P, E/ O0 E! u% YDD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127 % V* e+ j( C& X9 H: S: a. X
Range increases to 6,000 yards
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Task forces break off...! ^# M) T) W t% |" N
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards8 V8 B4 U0 N- y% t
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Japanese Ships
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Allied Ships; K1 `8 ?' L, x& T
PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk9 G( W( n, u$ y
( p& H% M# s# \, u7 }1 WPoor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight
9 b% u1 W1 }6 A4 X2 e! _Maximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards$ e% j1 b" p* T& J: d/ y2 \1 v
Range closes to 28,000 yards...
0 f* N. o j. dRange closes to 26,000 yards..., k3 P" l1 w; l; U4 E
Range closes to 24,000 yards...+ A2 H0 Y [2 h7 r; [
Range closes to 22,000 yards...+ y% U$ b0 l( }4 {* ]
Range closes to 20,000 yards...% q2 K4 J& e( H [7 j9 Q
Range closes to 18,000 yards...6 L8 @* M- A- ~
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
: K% ]: g. z) Q) C2 sRange closes to 14,000 yards...4 ^" q, U! H- c! h3 n* _
Range closes to 12,000 yards...8 z( k5 M# F4 o5 A
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
" [, [( }3 N* c: i% u& k0 |Range closes to 10,000 yards...
7 p- \ e7 B7 H2 j3 BRange closes to 9,000 yards... Q! n3 l- o2 c
Range closes to 8,000 yards...& j4 |. ^- k4 ~1 O- W
Range closes to 7,000 yards...+ O1 f5 ^1 P8 o8 q, _8 ?
Range closes to 6,000 yards...! |% M# K+ W" F8 _# P5 G" _
Range closes to 5,000 yards..." e/ o6 I0 n7 S+ ~; I
Range closes to 4,000 yards...: C, v) z4 T8 F
Range closes to 3,000 yards...% y( Z3 y) ~' x5 ^
Range closes to 2,000 yards...) X- g7 b6 h$ g6 X2 ^0 `$ Q$ L
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
; N I% c/ g! f8 D4 O6 oCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
; k. c! B ~- M! G1 Z9 }Allied ships attempt to get underway
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% l1 L+ y2 B/ m1 GPT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards( H `6 }" X8 y' Z. Q
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...+ M; f$ i7 [* y- }" O& V: m1 ]
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1 e# z- t3 [ T3 u! F. hNight Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127
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Allied aircraft
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6 l: H2 w: O. l# @3 ~Allied aircraft losses
: M3 J' J/ y8 K: E9 X. o Catalina I: 7 damaged! a; k0 S3 L' e) ~# g4 p M
Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground
8 S% [6 r. G$ @# }2 F P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged
. }7 V- _. w- C4 _5 `4 ]9 ^ P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground
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Japanese Ships, X' J& \7 J# B0 n# f# C5 r4 T
BB Kirishima* ], q9 a" r# T! D z% H6 }
BB Hiei6 C3 S4 ] C$ I, Q# v4 e$ a
BB Haruna
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CA Kako5 w0 |) F; E& B* a% l- _! p
CA Kumano
, X0 v) N, I4 W2 ~4 \/ p5 k CA Suzuya" m4 P/ Z/ W$ j5 }: a! U' @
CA Mikuma, v+ `( y( P6 P [- ^8 O
CA Mogami6 \$ I M+ E: _+ z
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Allied ground losses:; v: |' O0 }& K; y5 _! P N
274 casualties reported
; H& I% X. _( R+ Y5 B% B, y% j2 B2 U Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
9 O' l( W9 R* }# x9 R0 @; h6 [9 K$ u Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled7 B( ~% H' G5 ]9 @0 ]% r
Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled
" }$ X# ]1 k y* @ Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)" u! i7 k; T" y, u3 `, N
Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)! \6 y2 I) N; {
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Airbase hits 17# b" g! n3 R8 O* i- i
Airbase supply hits 2
: ^; y. L& u4 c9 M/ [% t# Y" }Runway hits 35, x8 S+ D6 d. [1 }& R* m
Port hits 5
- ^+ V5 w& H/ P2 CPort supply hits 4
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' e# U: p3 Z3 R6 T& hBB Kirishima firing at Gove ; ]$ n) }( K5 E: I% E
BB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade& q f3 Z! ^5 k
BB Haruna firing at Gove
3 |/ H, i5 F( J& c q7 p# c; LBB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade" K6 F7 b" |# o' C( G# Z8 G" b, `
CA Kako firing at Gove
5 g0 g4 ^1 D: |+ T" ~& P$ Y1 [CA Kumano firing at Gove
?- ~/ J9 [2 K+ XE13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya3 B/ q: T- N8 L# U8 [/ |. Q1 Y
CA Suzuya firing at Gove
4 V# j5 _5 S. ]8 I9 vCA Mikuma firing at Gove
1 k; p3 ~( Q( {, [/ {" ]6 kCA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |