AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 44; s3 X5 G' l' A9 p" ]9 W' W3 u# q
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9 U b; T9 H: T* x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Gove9 D) O! {7 h: P8 J
# z. f; V7 P" J$ W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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9 r8 q4 M+ B$ C% P; ]- N. M6 hNight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards/ p9 m# Z- U$ l" [/ X4 c
( q% `3 g. @3 S: }' z; Z+ CJapanese Ships% o' Q9 ~: s t* T; R5 d* Y
BB Kongo: c6 ^9 z( k1 U$ o) X9 U* E* T( a3 o
BB Haruna
: Q/ g* o) [) H) J q' i BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1
6 F# Q' `7 j9 [1 P BB Kirishima. @0 q9 ^; b% ?
CA Mogami! o$ D* h! O6 M3 H' ~
CA Mikuma7 M t/ R7 Q& y) |- T# u
CA Suzuya
! Y9 i7 e8 i* V CA Kumano0 p. G0 e" }; W8 j5 I; D& I5 T
CA Kako/ c: p! p4 p: o9 J
DD Makinami
& Q8 N7 u7 b F( \ DD Takanami
& Q* l$ ?- R; D) Z DD Natsushio+ ]9 _4 W9 ^2 N: W' \* \
DD Yukikaze+ |5 z B' M5 z
DD Hayashio
2 o5 ]8 ?2 n5 ~ o DD Maikaze
1 z9 [4 \2 k o DD Isokaze
; X* z& s9 P5 z1 h DD Shiranui
) m3 T" v& R$ F. @ DD Amatsukaze# D6 M7 y" N: A7 v4 r& u
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Allied Ships- {8 }* P0 O* ]
PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
$ p' w, Z9 A% ? PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk& k7 m8 d9 c! B0 m
PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
' v6 W# O; P7 t: a PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
" P9 [3 y% K$ J+ R& F7 f0 ?# Z PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
3 M. K( E% q( u# `2 Q# H. ^* _ PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
' Z& k" x+ d2 d PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
+ `) D2 T0 M* d* v PT-60
' }# \7 `- K, R2 Y9 v PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk5 E' D9 w% z0 X9 p- c* J2 d. C
PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk/ ~ f z9 U, V. _0 J+ o
PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk" O" O# v/ |; ~5 Y/ Y
PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk! V$ L) U6 ^: e2 j8 }/ w ?. e3 {& G
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!& L9 ^+ x% a) @0 ^/ c9 P" s5 B
Allied TF begins to get underway6 T$ E1 D0 W- g6 s! y
Low visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight5 s8 s: \! ^/ _
Maximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards
+ u. v* |# P | _9 }Range closes to 25,000 yards...* z0 c9 l) b; P5 T& [$ o
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards
0 S. m4 [ g/ Y# f; ZRange closes to 20,000 yards...
& {. M% h5 u7 g9 hRange closes to 15,000 yards...1 } n( j1 E; B9 `6 m
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards
" y8 B$ B( M3 w# o7 jCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards
6 w2 K* t6 q# e; [6 H' gRange closes to 10,000 yards...
3 j4 ~+ o- n+ T3 M( {6 M* w; zCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
* a! B/ o* M. A' [$ W* d6 }$ CRange closes to 7,000 yards.../ j3 Q9 B0 G. R8 h
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards$ z4 q9 H) c6 _, U1 x) h' u2 k
Range closes to 5,000 yards...4 z* R& Z% q4 |
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards
8 k. U0 U/ ? }) }Range closes to 3,000 yards...3 K0 A* s- A$ d! y5 g7 Z, N3 B
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
7 s7 S3 W8 \0 RRange closes to 1,000 yards...
: I5 I( C3 }3 W+ uPT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards! i+ ]3 _- `2 P9 n
PT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards$ ^# k. E- H7 S2 |. a! C
PT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards; d; w! m6 Q; d4 j7 [
Massive explosion on PT-46) r7 u5 [4 r$ Y8 P; N1 p, Q$ C0 d
PT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards( @" K( @1 e: B9 p
PT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
$ |! p' H$ U9 r3 @( jRange increases to 2,000 yards
7 P" O/ G7 w8 D4 UPT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards9 ~9 {% y# Y d4 S( ]8 D2 Z
PT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
. H3 X' l% ^( i4 V+ [' ^BB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards
8 `" K: g7 a3 R/ r8 p$ V+ P+ T& ^; uPT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards! {3 e( t) g" u. h8 X
PT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards
% \7 a$ i+ M/ L# W8 bRange increases to 3,000 yards% M6 [- x" V7 M
PT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards
* _$ U; L: o" wRange closes to 2,000 yards
. Q+ Z! B, u% ]% U2 C" YBB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards
: F7 j& U/ A$ c3 J2 H) }PT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards- D8 }/ \# Q. F6 ^# l/ H0 k
Range increases to 4,000 yards
* I" O& k( h7 U& H- V$ KRange increases to 5,000 yards" B( A0 S: S: B- j
DD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127 0 y g- K1 X% {
Range increases to 6,000 yards
3 r% I: g+ X% nRange increases to 8,000 yards
7 B# \9 U+ @+ }/ c" PTask forces break off..." ~6 ?: ^$ l4 {* p: s
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
0 E4 r/ b2 t+ k7 x" F DD Shiranui- s3 h. e+ H$ y: X0 f
' \7 I: i/ O! d& J- v) T7 ~' BAllied Ships, C: V" m# ^ e7 o
PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk5 D, Y. A, i$ {
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Poor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight$ o5 s/ {* t# w( d5 z- [
Maximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards' S1 |; O& X7 r+ i- G6 @# I- C
Range closes to 28,000 yards...
6 O; s1 G! l3 vRange closes to 26,000 yards...
8 ]0 Z$ X5 `4 C. V! s: X- XRange closes to 24,000 yards...
$ N& ^- k" Y0 v4 g$ ?! K: rRange closes to 22,000 yards...
% B7 ^2 J; F6 v G, H1 `Range closes to 20,000 yards...
j( `5 U7 I# S) z) v7 P) t/ TRange closes to 18,000 yards...
1 Y2 T* q# K6 bRange closes to 16,000 yards...
; Z$ j( N/ ~* n W2 XRange closes to 14,000 yards...
! N5 w# f6 _$ e4 q: m2 |, z) e- [Range closes to 12,000 yards...% T! ] G( j2 `- p
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
, K+ ~: W) F; P. R' L( i2 vRange closes to 10,000 yards...% t0 O0 x$ P0 y( q; V1 g2 e
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
+ H* ]/ ^) |- D( BRange closes to 8,000 yards...7 f- z# O) P- h
Range closes to 7,000 yards..." Q0 [4 U+ J; Y' u. T( P
Range closes to 6,000 yards..." k8 J+ m) S9 a0 ?3 ~( I7 u
Range closes to 5,000 yards...; j1 V" O$ W- J! N' g' S1 K5 K+ E
Range closes to 4,000 yards...4 r: @% q3 |1 r/ [
Range closes to 3,000 yards...1 S6 k' q9 f# P# K( f- y
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
% q1 G! P' n7 R& |; YCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
# [+ g! ~8 R2 w+ H4 ?CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
1 J$ [1 m. ?4 L. ~ qAllied ships attempt to get underway
3 Z* s" j8 y$ T' j( IRange increases to 3,000 yards" z& o4 R6 e1 r Z4 J# T1 W( J7 ?: A
PT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards
( t( w0 T6 F8 }2 h7 k. s$ E4 a hCombat ends with last Allied ship sunk...
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; T3 b- v- l- ]+ m7 a8 a5 C7 MNight Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127
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Allied aircraft losses
9 P6 _ K/ J1 j* @) y _" w Catalina I: 7 damaged
# Y+ y5 K V4 h: z: c Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground
& I6 G8 r$ K2 x% W" w& _+ @- @ P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged
7 x8 `! |( V/ [( ^! a$ x8 A P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground# f& b6 x( Z0 Q& g. b
; X$ J! B$ T. QJapanese Ships
) \5 G7 \0 t6 } BB Kirishima
7 Q, Q( y/ D: k% i& F' F6 C BB Hiei
" e) s& i) b& V: ? [( H5 q% i BB Haruna
- A; @( R# \0 g9 h6 Z8 N# y BB Kongo
+ C( e" W1 s# \6 ^4 P CA Kako
/ l8 G7 F, Y! O5 y4 N9 z) a( c CA Kumano) z4 q9 ?9 F3 t" O
CA Suzuya) b- p* [5 o2 V! g% |1 o% u9 T
CA Mikuma3 |- D; w8 b. K3 z U2 p
CA Mogami' ?- j9 B" u1 C! d
. S) E6 i5 a( W& b" K2 }& T, L+ IAllied ground losses:
* N& A* P4 r7 y9 p. R 274 casualties reported
8 ?/ f6 x" ?7 y" Q' P w! E Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled7 t4 w9 [; F$ ?: x, m, J5 W
Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled
5 ]( n# W. n- Y1 p6 \ Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled
- a- Q& H& D+ D& r/ m# E Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
1 W0 Z3 W5 c' a g5 M; a9 |0 B& B Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)
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Airbase hits 17
' J$ }8 I- @* pAirbase supply hits 2- W W8 w+ S1 P# g2 @$ T& }
Runway hits 356 d( o0 U* e! G3 p! }# e! y
Port hits 5* l7 e( ~; U! K6 ]3 y6 w; o
Port supply hits 4+ U; W. U; Y f: D! y
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BB Kirishima firing at Gove
6 H& p. T+ }* q5 G, ZBB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade
) G0 X# H7 R0 _4 ^. v, V( mBB Haruna firing at Gove
" A2 }* o+ Y1 w# N' o. VBB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade; S7 t3 w* X r. G) D q+ s" p
CA Kako firing at Gove % u3 Y! M: V# M
CA Kumano firing at Gove ' G1 P% c" q, k
E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya
9 l! @1 d3 _& @# fCA Suzuya firing at Gove % E4 v( I( M' g; M, ~3 z
CA Mikuma firing at Gove
( Q5 S: V; `7 D$ e, L" xCA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |