AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 44* D `) L9 W/ X' O
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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
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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
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& r F) Q% S, M: i' UNight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards: j2 o$ }' i6 s7 n; O4 L
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Japanese Ships5 L4 L) y7 J( |3 Y& C4 }( }
BB Kongo
3 R$ N( @- J5 l' K" U" ?! ^; @ BB Haruna; D( b) h1 M, T" C
BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 19 k1 D" N& l( R9 g* @) a
BB Kirishima
7 e+ Q. ?: O( X2 \- J8 C1 k9 U2 u CA Mogami
; t; Z+ O; H& I) y* P" L. F- s CA Mikuma" _. Z1 {; e! n# H3 H% n$ {6 ?) N! z. D
CA Suzuya" R) b7 e7 h5 w7 h2 G
CA Kumano9 l, m8 _( ^! E7 Q, }8 \: ?9 d
CA Kako
! l$ E% h, @! U& |9 T0 q& e DD Makinami
$ l3 V4 ?5 U& A% L4 z. j3 P DD Takanami
; H7 p' d" r: F) R DD Natsushio* n* |/ f& A. R. J* e8 v
DD Yukikaze+ P* {3 p. J* U4 S
DD Hayashio
~0 H8 a7 J A) z p# s. J: U DD Maikaze
# l# s( x+ z1 L6 k3 f. U" h DD Isokaze) y8 d4 X# Q% z
DD Shiranui b7 a5 d0 v: D" I
DD Amatsukaze
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% Q2 s- x' x0 A0 \, XAllied Ships" D& q, |: f g* a
PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk: Q5 v0 K6 e3 b' \
PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
& B4 L, L7 ~# c7 I) o PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
; p( U. J& v5 y0 c PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk& }9 ~6 f. ~5 w* h
PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
3 X! W# i/ _1 [8 M7 H! ? PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
: E X0 d, I/ c7 p( l" X PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
- @2 G9 X9 J" g* \0 w }0 C* Q2 ` PT-600 R% D5 F5 c4 n/ n1 S: R
PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
% m0 d3 i N/ r% w0 A8 V O PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
3 ]$ s M- G6 `$ F( @, h PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
. C/ S( |' j6 N) i' K4 b" U; i6 { PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk( p) r X3 t( M1 ^& T+ A
: g3 S- }# F0 E* O9 y! EJapanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!8 G+ k$ Q5 i& s* J
Allied TF begins to get underway& J) A8 {' J$ ^8 w& c+ P$ C; h( K
Low visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight& F( a7 I9 y- ]
Maximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards
3 @) c6 Z. T4 Z" \Range closes to 25,000 yards...( b- S. P5 s% v7 h- G) `+ n8 L
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards
1 C& y" }/ Z" z' h7 |/ R9 a rRange closes to 20,000 yards...
, P' i) L- P2 L( C% \Range closes to 15,000 yards...
1 f/ t6 Z6 _1 c7 g7 X! VCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards, L1 k/ X3 J$ w/ [, g8 W
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards
! B" C- M+ n1 g% M2 lRange closes to 10,000 yards...
* H" ~+ g: s' t$ w! } VCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards+ y5 ?+ S j( p
Range closes to 7,000 yards...7 f8 Q+ @; |; S/ Z4 m, T" t
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards
6 y. y& W2 c+ j: w; W; q" gRange closes to 5,000 yards...$ D" V0 z- E0 q: m! Q
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards: A( c$ w$ B$ H2 H, w
Range closes to 3,000 yards...; I6 K; d5 Y4 r$ m8 l+ U+ `
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
% d; i/ O# h' A- yRange closes to 1,000 yards...
; n/ |- x; C& g7 Y; |PT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards8 z. @9 e7 P; X* P( ^
PT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
: i* R4 M5 Y+ C& K4 MPT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
) m E5 f( q9 ~5 A- u3 KMassive explosion on PT-46
# f/ ^, Y$ L9 s) c, P7 n6 TPT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards' c1 I+ E9 A, Z* I- g1 c
PT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
% G* p2 E: X& Q; uRange increases to 2,000 yards3 x2 g) n! H* G+ `' _6 O* @8 \
PT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards/ N. m* F1 K! m/ K6 L$ K; y
PT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards( {$ w- Y3 t% y3 R( u
BB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards' H' C5 _* A8 U
PT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards7 S N1 R. b1 s! d9 J; \
PT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards: @: U5 e0 b$ V* ?/ F2 _
Range increases to 3,000 yards' K, J+ k1 N m
PT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards
/ F2 ?$ K# V1 W1 {Range closes to 2,000 yards2 N$ s3 R( v. K0 j0 p
BB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards2 t2 V1 o/ W2 a) h6 k% J
PT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards+ r' t- E8 N# U
Range increases to 4,000 yards/ ]( t* N8 S- k: v0 u$ F! R0 L
Range increases to 5,000 yards
/ {! b9 }9 |4 R3 k9 FDD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127
$ r3 Q1 m, D! X- Q1 M7 ~! \Range increases to 6,000 yards1 n1 Q- e% W% W- q% p' A; K* L1 p
Range increases to 8,000 yards/ a) E) R. X9 Q( E0 K# H
Task forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards) C" J0 |# l3 n6 F. Q( r2 d
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Japanese Ships3 b% M* |$ A `% Q, u) I
DD Shiranui
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Allied Ships8 D( K. P2 D. T' f$ ?( |9 R
PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk' P$ v- o2 Y$ X2 x7 i5 k
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Poor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight
6 w2 y9 e9 a5 b" L V' |5 e6 c# D" {Maximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards2 E& `- d; Z; }! C2 [6 b4 n4 J
Range closes to 28,000 yards...
1 C0 [) g0 n. C6 ]. _Range closes to 26,000 yards...
+ y8 \' E, y6 g8 c' n) C2 ]6 K6 eRange closes to 24,000 yards...
0 O6 B. l; v% [4 u; ZRange closes to 22,000 yards...
0 X. C8 ?; V; K' z: iRange closes to 20,000 yards...
8 _0 }& O3 y/ G1 Z8 J" {Range closes to 18,000 yards...
' W- S5 I2 e$ P( q) i$ Z1 bRange closes to 16,000 yards...# e M, q' M& G$ A0 A
Range closes to 14,000 yards...4 @8 W* _( H) k1 q1 j6 s. }
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
. O# Q7 N% F/ a5 m: W) zRange closes to 11,000 yards...4 {6 e5 l% O) V: K- ^1 ^
Range closes to 10,000 yards...6 k% f& i2 E) X9 ^& C9 i
Range closes to 9,000 yards..., {& Y' Q0 j& g! M; w( S0 L! i+ t" y' x# H
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
6 Q- N X" P4 sRange closes to 7,000 yards...
7 @1 Q ^% V" o$ G3 g, hRange closes to 6,000 yards...
2 @+ |- J* G P8 x5 _Range closes to 5,000 yards...
# s! A/ ~' _ KRange closes to 4,000 yards..." x$ M# a1 `, S; F
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
8 l6 X. X2 k& B- k+ d3 hRange closes to 2,000 yards...( p8 y. f) M4 N
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards: x# l! n- a2 R/ v2 N2 m
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards/ H! S$ c. h1 P
Allied ships attempt to get underway
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PT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards7 F% u: g5 S0 V7 ?' ~2 u1 U
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...! c- A% i: R. `
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- I, M7 q: b7 p+ O* g6 BNight Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127
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6 a0 ~* k: ~ p }) UAllied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses
+ T4 S9 b& m. s* j, g Catalina I: 7 damaged
! N1 d1 t6 N6 G$ j8 \& {& _ Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground
6 v% m( @0 I# w/ c" J' A P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged
% U: R" ]0 \ Q* g P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground
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BB Kirishima
1 J6 P- H0 {* g! p3 x. W BB Hiei$ Q; V: d+ O! I% j: |0 f
BB Haruna
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CA Kako
: |1 R4 S p9 ^! J! Z& X- {; R CA Kumano' c! V! u2 O; x
CA Suzuya
4 f3 a8 _8 N1 X- m$ [ CA Mikuma/ j$ [' g1 ?/ v7 d: H6 h
CA Mogami7 O* B! Q+ i: `2 @" P+ u$ a6 |
# I; a3 [) \% e' j* h5 X) ?Allied ground losses:
% m: `) {$ x. \ 274 casualties reported
; C7 D1 N& N" |6 D3 m0 {, ` Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
: f( N5 K- u: R Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled
5 S$ c6 ~/ D: w* Q; N Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled% g" f- w" a, R9 _' ?4 t9 k
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
8 S; M1 ?5 }% M+ q Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)
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Airbase hits 17
4 m) B+ o- p- h6 y" ~Airbase supply hits 2: ^! Z$ T1 c3 Q0 m" C
Runway hits 35
, c* T* ]4 C' C; \Port hits 5
0 M, ?! T$ x. T( O* Q( x ] NPort supply hits 4
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- G3 I9 _ Z! O6 A0 c! P" q% iBB Kirishima firing at Gove 9 O; x# X3 ^! n5 K" F
BB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade+ G) d; m5 M9 V; y: I; C. W
BB Haruna firing at Gove - U( i( @8 f& _
BB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade/ c! P8 }3 j1 b8 ^
CA Kako firing at Gove
7 G6 T7 J% Y+ u" L' x' P1 i. \CA Kumano firing at Gove
7 u/ E. ^/ i# {1 kE13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya
( K7 S2 Q7 T, p! X, nCA Suzuya firing at Gove
- h# D9 \5 {: @. ]6 n" hCA Mikuma firing at Gove
3 B2 B! }1 J% `. s" `2 M! pCA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |