AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 446 S. O1 i! m4 {5 Q4 d% T
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5 _2 B; s! b! T, F( U- s5 X6 ]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 % ^" _ N2 E. a+ Q
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards
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1 e. G+ s y- R( [Japanese Ships9 v! L& B+ A& P5 \
BB Kongo
9 q- n1 \# C5 l7 R3 \# L BB Haruna5 Y8 }6 @9 m" { ?
BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1
# D. _% A) k: Y, _+ z( C BB Kirishima @6 {% P# \% S3 M. l7 J
CA Mogami) N1 b3 L3 k. S7 R9 y# @. ]7 T
CA Mikuma
& D; v, m6 B. g9 f q! v, n6 y CA Suzuya
! W& j' S4 M% g; A$ N Z5 K3 g/ v( }, w CA Kumano; F; g1 E0 y" C% I" i' a) E8 X7 f9 @
CA Kako; P! a$ W8 P! I4 V, l4 C
DD Makinami" j% P0 x# c' r+ N4 y- o/ z0 o
DD Takanami. {( d; K6 A2 u) b0 s8 Z7 w' E
DD Natsushio
! q$ {! l" u4 y% ]/ i DD Yukikaze) ^2 `) I8 y8 t$ G: _4 y8 p
DD Hayashio4 q5 N: \" R9 E1 {2 w
DD Maikaze
) W4 t" h% @& _ c( n DD Isokaze
, w' v% b% r s( q$ i8 T I) Q DD Shiranui5 U) U+ ~2 ]8 y- F4 w+ r
DD Amatsukaze8 Y* a, ]0 X& ~( @% w
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Allied Ships
: U, J4 m7 X2 f' R" B% ?5 T PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
* j! i/ p% W9 d p; p" _1 Q) k PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk0 Z% m V3 ^5 D# A) \4 J% L P: o
PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
2 r( y. V8 v9 N+ Y- Y* D; s8 m PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk' h" j! s0 y5 {* m( i. _5 V) R
PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk5 K2 j$ o) a! E* c; d0 X7 Y
PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
5 ~, j8 A) e# a8 B1 k PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
3 J3 q/ k5 R; u9 J PT-60
. f; I: T4 f1 O0 K PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
* A' R7 P, J# m. | PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk; R+ k# F3 W' n) F( |
PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk, H* G8 |; ?( O$ Q& d
PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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0 x: b/ ^! {5 t' G tJapanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!, Q) X( }; {: R
Allied TF begins to get underway; e9 V8 B- w" T& {' F/ t2 q
Low visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight
6 j" s- v: @0 N# ?Maximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards3 r/ I' L$ g! s3 T1 a
Range closes to 25,000 yards...
- j4 m V! B! @2 p3 H/ k- hCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards
, d: L" t. J- iRange closes to 20,000 yards...9 `1 c( s+ N$ u, n. D; V1 P
Range closes to 15,000 yards...
% {& i/ y/ r5 L4 r0 p& wCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards
: \6 ^. Q" w( Y3 ^CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards
) V7 T* }1 p& q" I/ q* fRange closes to 10,000 yards...
) C5 B0 x1 n# @2 \CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
' \) Z& O! [* _. ZRange closes to 7,000 yards...
, A! f. N! S4 bCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards
7 W: ?/ r4 I8 g+ D& tRange closes to 5,000 yards...
5 {, \; {6 l% T* X2 L0 qCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards6 ^; Q4 o2 F5 b% A* d, |7 F
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
6 V4 Y! o3 j! y1 Q" Z( R, t: JCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards* |: W. X. ]( x
Range closes to 1,000 yards...
6 A! G3 X; C% {PT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards5 x; h) u( n. V0 p
PT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
+ A* A6 Y& k" wPT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards2 b! U9 o1 X, z* r
Massive explosion on PT-46
' d& I# i$ Z2 z& G6 vPT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards& `( V1 [/ {9 `5 c: {1 C
PT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards; X4 y- u& _) |0 Y
Range increases to 2,000 yards
k: B* A v, [$ g+ E% e1 cPT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
3 K2 {) ]; E. [8 n F" [4 xPT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
: a; V" | }- l: H) vBB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards8 u8 Q/ W1 b; Z7 a1 m
PT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards% @: g! n" v% c* q
PT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards3 K9 a5 Y, P" Z1 n7 y
Range increases to 3,000 yards3 w$ ~$ N9 {" b& i) V& G, L
PT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards
$ f6 Y. I/ N1 IRange closes to 2,000 yards l6 i; }! @% a- r2 y G
BB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards
/ k& `4 f& [7 Y XPT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards( n- \: |5 z; ^6 f% ]% E5 B4 Y
Range increases to 4,000 yards. p3 y% d+ K. M& n) Q- J7 N
Range increases to 5,000 yards
6 |+ k6 {% z0 H& N; |6 L5 m! qDD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127
& b4 n O; W1 ]- V3 ^: X& Y* gRange increases to 6,000 yards* E3 i! |& i0 e, [
Range increases to 8,000 yards
: ^0 B' x3 `% x5 _" L0 O1 R7 g2 z0 oTask forces break off...
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0 r! G4 ^( Z2 X" Y6 b7 f- c* ]Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards3 i. a E4 d: r& W6 C
$ i/ Z1 Y, ]( d. TJapanese Ships
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' C9 C4 I; G% [7 c% d3 }) \1 U PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk- m% g: {! j+ Q. j* y
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Poor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight
# T$ j/ v9 } i: xMaximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards
6 q9 W: w' H8 }9 TRange closes to 28,000 yards...' Q9 `8 D; }4 J7 W
Range closes to 26,000 yards...
+ t" v" O% C$ F2 a/ y! N- }Range closes to 24,000 yards...9 X2 G o8 {6 c* l
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
7 j+ S+ U6 B9 I) B" p2 ~ ZRange closes to 20,000 yards...2 i& S0 N* ~. m3 B5 z
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
8 z; c+ _$ @8 @8 Y/ O# oRange closes to 16,000 yards...! d) N& c6 D r0 f
Range closes to 14,000 yards...8 K' _# x$ g8 d# i( w9 i: d
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
3 y$ @) s( C& P6 N: s' {8 n3 n2 JRange closes to 11,000 yards..., O) ?9 y; Y4 [; X# e `
Range closes to 10,000 yards...7 `0 V" |( G3 _/ g
Range closes to 9,000 yards..., }, o( p1 [2 T( q
Range closes to 8,000 yards..." o9 E' q) T F. s' k
Range closes to 7,000 yards..." s4 u0 U0 \* {
Range closes to 6,000 yards...0 V1 R5 @" F: F& Q Q) }( J4 S; J
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
: |1 u6 e) \# I! e; P. ?Range closes to 4,000 yards...! o/ K( B( o' t. `) F, R
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
! @/ |! W; c @Range closes to 2,000 yards...
$ @! U# _6 o4 S) w6 HCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards" I5 x" N3 o' T4 G
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards0 c2 [! F/ F5 i' j) m
Allied ships attempt to get underway
2 ^7 c- J: Q" m$ L: w1 dRange increases to 3,000 yards5 w! o) S1 J2 f" f2 E- h5 X3 P
PT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards
: M N5 T% M; }2 jCombat ends with last Allied ship sunk...
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Night Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127/ w- d+ u4 u( W8 |/ m
% o! {& i" H5 [6 }) P! X3 SAllied aircraft
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1 f; p/ h) \8 t' tAllied aircraft losses+ v5 Z) l- d: r: t. s% k
Catalina I: 7 damaged- J# _ U5 s% E% T+ M5 _# a
Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground* X- O9 R7 T3 j( a+ I
P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged
- o- t* L! K" |% U7 U) v P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground0 H4 \# S6 c+ p- x8 K* ~
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Japanese Ships
- T" v" ]4 b2 _9 O1 @3 g) l BB Kirishima0 \5 _0 |$ K4 f& y6 P. G4 M$ j
BB Hiei
$ U/ M; s( j3 C( ^$ p5 c4 U BB Haruna2 p$ H- o( W/ ]. K) G' r. }
BB Kongo2 q# G2 L* p- t. v. | a$ l' `
CA Kako2 x% P( t8 X2 E8 o
CA Kumano y5 h; j/ G2 y4 h4 b( h0 [, G3 |
CA Suzuya: I( H. q: ~; z/ J. ^7 J9 e$ ]
CA Mikuma$ f, U: X J- o5 s/ H. V6 s: H1 P7 ^
CA Mogami& G* \/ m1 \1 N/ J/ _( I
A. X/ L f6 H f( NAllied ground losses:/ h2 N( O9 Q5 O& t$ X
274 casualties reported
2 C- R* N* l0 n+ m: g( S9 b Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled1 r: M, n. w& h7 R! N
Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled) w! r. D6 f. s" u; _7 P# v
Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled# x$ L. P3 Q3 m* u4 _
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)6 C, k7 {! D5 U* Z! C* B7 C
Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)
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: d1 H/ {* }" O$ o/ [; w( lAirbase hits 17( L: b# V" p/ D
Airbase supply hits 2
! b U& Z2 H7 Z5 ]2 o4 jRunway hits 35
) G/ |: v1 g& a( e4 |9 R+ kPort hits 5% K9 f% ?' I: Y/ H+ {1 l
Port supply hits 4
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BB Kirishima firing at Gove ' Q7 ?/ K) l- p+ `) C
BB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade" \, c8 V1 ?1 w# U+ R' D; `6 m2 h6 J2 }
BB Haruna firing at Gove ; v2 q: Y6 [: L1 {6 F3 F1 k
BB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade
: `. h* R4 m5 eCA Kako firing at Gove
. ]# s. c6 P- s- d6 ~% n. b; S/ }CA Kumano firing at Gove
9 u- ?9 g) p# E" ^E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya
. O5 T, F3 t0 f& A: R; |" \; O: RCA Suzuya firing at Gove / P, [$ R$ Q4 b6 m M) n
CA Mikuma firing at Gove
8 y$ B/ K* b, s2 U$ DCA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |