AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 441 w5 `3 b8 q4 K% o: S# x; L( g/ j
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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- \3 U# B- a- t; @$ X
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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 1 X' N0 A% Z9 s2 d5 K
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards- P* ]' m& q. F# O# `
7 } u' Q5 q# b0 W0 xJapanese Ships
6 w! R0 a R8 q BB Kongo6 [0 ~- g: k' I, Q% W4 G3 u
BB Haruna7 m" B( \6 g9 V- ^$ G5 A
BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1. e3 V* P( ~5 g; U
BB Kirishima
P, P0 u0 ~' m7 h CA Mogami& C' C: M3 N! a% [5 }+ J
CA Mikuma
3 X9 ~2 l, v; t8 o T, I CA Suzuya
) f* R/ {# p% g' Q CA Kumano! u6 C- K& b' P
CA Kako2 y# |- N( {3 H; X# H/ E& [2 v
DD Makinami
+ N3 b, U+ F4 _' w. t; C DD Takanami
& G9 h8 S4 x8 o- G6 p f" Y9 _ DD Natsushio7 T* @3 D& ^# u! X; I2 e. s
DD Yukikaze
5 \9 w! l+ q( x; w7 Z7 O DD Hayashio% Y5 R$ n: p9 g4 l! t7 x3 ]
DD Maikaze. J) r+ c. a+ M8 [( L
DD Isokaze4 @# e7 |* B' ^) W% E
DD Shiranui( s$ V$ I! M# x4 C0 |$ `
DD Amatsukaze$ V3 n2 B* N* O4 I/ b2 k9 R
5 z' C0 O4 N. i4 RAllied Ships4 d' g9 [7 { I8 b9 F
PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
* ^/ Q9 V1 j6 T- n$ n PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk* V0 M& A3 o L5 i# C+ `
PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk. s* U! o: F0 V
PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk. y- Z; _$ [' A( i5 w j! Y& u& E- I
PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
2 |7 C: M3 m) n2 f6 V8 n" m3 u PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
0 c, V7 w. r8 |4 j/ ~ PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk0 [* Q6 D$ e! J" C `
PT-60
- N/ h+ q9 X% C ]1 Y/ h p9 h PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk/ e Z) r- e" B; w, r
PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
' K- T, p3 b" Q, Y6 I' P+ G1 ] PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk" D% C3 c6 H1 ^# L" g- ~2 h0 U
PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk7 |1 X8 j0 A% Z5 u9 `- Q
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!8 e5 P/ i! Q% K, A( H
Allied TF begins to get underway6 c4 j0 N) L3 |* [
Low visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight
, Y' i8 d. _' e" P3 pMaximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards9 ~3 r# A# |+ _) j
Range closes to 25,000 yards...& T. n& W5 Q8 s. X: }- ]2 b, Q
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards8 [7 s: B5 `; F' J! U! z
Range closes to 20,000 yards...5 ]7 e6 p6 J6 Z4 F4 _
Range closes to 15,000 yards...& M5 n: A, f3 R
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards
4 [4 o& t1 Z. WCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards( z; t! z9 V3 ]- m4 [
Range closes to 10,000 yards...+ r3 j8 z1 J! E, ?: C5 {+ G" u
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards: S3 ]3 f/ C. m. x3 O7 C
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
/ L. S$ k6 o, ~# ?1 a% x- NCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards
+ a: O* w! P6 t# A# a# N# aRange closes to 5,000 yards...9 y/ d) P* _. _
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards
8 o) G/ F% @: O+ I# mRange closes to 3,000 yards...
7 [/ d9 f0 @. e. `CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards: Y& `8 D# R% V
Range closes to 1,000 yards...4 E; C! G- n5 s# @; Q U0 m
PT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
$ Q4 c% R& S; ^% EPT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards) [2 s: R h# D( g
PT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
5 Y! g% p! J! c) F; U: @$ V2 O# wMassive explosion on PT-46
4 k( M. J% X6 B( q: o' H* ~PT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards# c: J, P7 j, T
PT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards2 I f* X/ ?* W0 n
Range increases to 2,000 yards
. k7 J2 n9 O6 H4 f0 B' E, r, zPT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards! ~+ B, i: H# ^% p- A
PT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards& M0 K, l' A0 X/ T' b; z$ t
BB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards# v1 Z( O" C1 f& Z( I2 [0 k
PT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards
) j N+ e6 c1 b3 m5 j0 O+ R" pPT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards
, i1 K9 W0 V/ Q, N) L" zRange increases to 3,000 yards
0 P; s7 R3 ? N; f8 U$ EPT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards: r; A; \: ]; ?* S, r" N
Range closes to 2,000 yards8 _7 W( b% [ \: A4 r b
BB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards5 |8 b8 |# M J3 \- q! C0 L
PT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards
/ [6 }" [ {0 K9 D( H- |1 FRange increases to 4,000 yards
0 _3 b; a( T9 A6 aRange increases to 5,000 yards/ f( B2 d" s6 y- w2 t. {
DD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127
4 i2 o1 I7 F% w) V1 u6 H I8 XRange increases to 6,000 yards
3 G& I3 r a9 c1 m$ C! v( oRange increases to 8,000 yards" B6 D. W1 Y2 Y, u$ u
Task forces break off...( ]( s, m: |7 _- K) G Q' g$ l
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4 }3 A% R5 b1 `) o3 T- c: VNight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards+ g- a U( m* |/ ]- p* S
2 R7 [& E4 V `5 @' T$ cJapanese Ships
8 L8 ]# s- Z% N- B8 l& m% { DD Shiranui
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PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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+ n4 R% e `) k: H z2 pPoor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight
+ @' {/ d/ H* l9 _' x. T% v* hMaximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards
4 K j! k% t2 ~( j0 R) C }$ h! `$ p/ iRange closes to 28,000 yards...( Y+ {3 h% o3 w9 d* x( J- q8 A
Range closes to 26,000 yards...
3 r8 z! Q6 ?( a! uRange closes to 24,000 yards...0 r/ [ V' }: I# U( s
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
: ~* F* @5 w3 kRange closes to 20,000 yards...5 A/ ^, e5 g+ K2 k' F
Range closes to 18,000 yards...0 G# W' |3 K2 k& I& T" b. {& ]: w
Range closes to 16,000 yards...8 s8 B+ b% _9 o8 ^1 }; L
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
) v F; ^% P0 O0 jRange closes to 12,000 yards... p) l, c* b% n
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
. ?- R3 C( b8 T% |. @9 URange closes to 10,000 yards... \- F4 Q, E( X: K/ L9 o
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
5 [6 y! a7 {/ X/ w% ]* KRange closes to 8,000 yards...' E& `: J9 p, O' |) `; Q
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
! S* N" v+ @0 e! Q( \9 URange closes to 6,000 yards...; Z' k* S' _% Q0 J3 |0 r
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
* y9 P5 {. N @1 ~3 I8 B4 |5 ERange closes to 4,000 yards...
' i* B% W$ }" o9 T+ uRange closes to 3,000 yards...
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CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards( {- j) y1 L3 m& {" }
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards3 P8 d+ }6 }8 N3 U. d" u0 K7 M6 | b
Allied ships attempt to get underway
" O' ~; R4 o2 r( A. v1 Z1 ARange increases to 3,000 yards- f4 k# j# Y% n: n' I" u& x. D* \
PT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards" w) d+ z6 i/ n Q; c. B; K
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...
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Night Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127
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1 }) m4 Y' e5 M9 H$ K" T8 zAllied aircraft
8 F# s% ^8 @6 J3 j+ f) I no flights
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Allied aircraft losses. N* |! j5 q V: `. `
Catalina I: 7 damaged
# k6 w. A& l( h6 Q+ Q Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground
0 R0 u4 x7 T* B& d P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged5 Z" i8 Z ^, E/ t5 |8 m
P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground% Q; F2 W6 \% ~: y. p' R4 m
! k, X( S4 Y4 |8 UJapanese Ships5 ^5 e4 t* R+ W
BB Kirishima
: T, b8 \/ p# t4 Z! T# [ BB Hiei4 M P) Q& ^# r- N3 L" G9 [
BB Haruna7 K) U4 Q# O! p T7 V
BB Kongo% b, h! K) H* P$ f( }
CA Kako/ H3 X7 Q1 F) r0 F
CA Kumano
) r, v6 m) P8 Q CA Suzuya E* ~- ?9 t8 D# |
CA Mikuma
: g# ?7 f" F7 D3 X7 e; q CA Mogami
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Allied ground losses:
6 b2 b1 }( m+ }( R 274 casualties reported
9 J& ^4 v+ z9 h3 I$ i Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled) M+ W0 |. m& }" @; o
Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled
: l+ u# M# x3 i Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled
! C4 w5 o, [( x* T ?% r Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)' b3 w& z! p& A; s5 _6 ~, k
Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)4 D6 C: }; u( _) R# Y+ R
' I+ W- U, \1 c% q: M5 B/ YAirbase hits 17
0 o/ y. B2 r, n1 _' NAirbase supply hits 2
, x Y# [3 _, o/ m3 NRunway hits 35
1 x, @ i8 N( P4 lPort hits 5' P8 y; h3 Q7 A9 v; H& L, z
Port supply hits 4
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BB Kirishima firing at Gove ) I+ H/ m* \7 S! w' p/ ~- v
BB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade k) q4 i- L7 T; @5 q* w
BB Haruna firing at Gove
( K3 M+ b' u% P$ u! H2 G* FBB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade
9 d7 w) e: \/ k3 LCA Kako firing at Gove
. ]7 K- B( h: V2 e: x, d, cCA Kumano firing at Gove
% ~' r* O. Z1 A! AE13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya
, @7 C' c+ K5 g4 [CA Suzuya firing at Gove
- W4 K9 J& J5 P Y6 i6 yCA Mikuma firing at Gove
/ A$ U* O3 L9 \CA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |