AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 44 |) k0 }4 f( e( m4 G0 k9 W
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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. r7 x2 v4 S+ C. P
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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 8 V7 f0 O) Q& s9 u4 ~* @
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards
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8 |# F5 w O9 P3 A e D0 s6 T BB Kongo
G- Q9 r6 |9 U4 U* W; }0 R' I BB Haruna
( }0 ~8 }: r! N/ @ BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1
, }4 f9 l0 [8 }* A- h BB Kirishima
8 f y. [9 R/ S# Q& ?/ P& n2 O CA Mogami
- k' l& U* n4 U( _7 G CA Mikuma- m3 V. d7 P3 i8 C
CA Suzuya
" g$ x, z1 @. H. y CA Kumano
2 i! K9 i2 s" N1 X; h6 ]- ^ CA Kako
" P& K q/ I0 U; g DD Makinami% y3 l8 h: n# l3 z" M- r
DD Takanami& c. \* a+ _/ ~
DD Natsushio
6 z7 s ]0 q5 b) l1 J) H DD Yukikaze
+ o/ G3 h# m9 E DD Hayashio0 l. x. w! I4 j0 P3 g) S
DD Maikaze+ i# W; A& z, J2 s$ e1 ^
DD Isokaze
" }8 s% H" a, n$ r: A( B DD Shiranui! m; Z+ u# i) _& ~8 F4 z
DD Amatsukaze
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% B7 g1 P3 B. tAllied Ships
: }8 G, v6 N* K7 d PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
3 P; _0 ~7 n! V& x PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
+ _. z0 d! u1 L5 ?. G& q PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk: t5 P. n, C% M+ L5 x; |# b$ O; s& c
PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk c; F/ O! ?3 Q. k! Z. Z
PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk" V2 R; M! H+ Z! G* ~
PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
/ @! a" V" I1 {7 P7 y# k3 Q3 w PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk/ x7 V3 w# l B* I+ x
PT-609 R& F# |! n, D! ?5 c$ @
PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
! p" V* z+ d$ p PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
" u& z" i- x% o b PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk6 f, S6 C4 r r9 [. `
PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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5 [0 z. s# E) K' ?3 U! CJapanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!) i) B! B( [6 M* A6 F9 i
Allied TF begins to get underway" J% }* O0 w0 K0 F. X6 n) [
Low visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight
( {# @8 ?% J: S+ i- j7 o: }2 x: hMaximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards0 z- A/ B9 J% o. U% R7 w
Range closes to 25,000 yards...& w9 S7 o$ W% \' ] z
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards' X' p3 C, S" f" j
Range closes to 20,000 yards..., z8 @' ?3 c5 O' o4 d% C. u! W
Range closes to 15,000 yards...% _0 j4 z3 n# v# W2 d
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards2 }, q8 t1 }% W' i
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards) p4 B; y! n2 z
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
7 |* M* N; c. r Y+ s0 XCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards- M _) b- G! M( d- Q3 P
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
0 M5 J B" s# `0 W/ T9 I" TCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards
0 }. `& D) ~ j GRange closes to 5,000 yards.../ H Z n) o3 Y9 g6 M
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards2 P# x/ K D: n/ m0 E3 @
Range closes to 3,000 yards...! V0 r- z; ^+ a' c; l, N2 Y+ r
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
- L1 B6 H9 ~# N9 O' `* vRange closes to 1,000 yards...# F5 l) }* [+ V! _' l
PT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
4 O. g/ d% g$ i8 h- V( gPT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards! `. X; z3 ?/ }. l( `& T
PT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
! g, w3 I6 [* x1 |; ~( V, D/ tMassive explosion on PT-46
* i! j4 ?+ U4 U% Z! d0 J: L* ~' MPT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards/ }8 b) x# Q5 d1 o: L: ?
PT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
7 f) j2 g+ u9 S' lRange increases to 2,000 yards
. a8 @7 n) K; O8 ^PT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
" e! G9 s% L! }- _; I3 UPT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards0 V X; q1 O% V. w
BB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards
4 B7 ]8 a3 c! a7 U! oPT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards; @+ E$ b; F# U( y# P' {" }
PT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards% v. ~5 ]6 r6 O
Range increases to 3,000 yards+ w& g) k4 o3 k2 Z! f) w; h$ t1 Z
PT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards i) f. M! W" a5 n. u$ S5 y; o
Range closes to 2,000 yards
) A# s1 F) G/ o6 R3 H; ^/ WBB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards
/ q, D, @ K8 ]( g4 G6 R0 P1 zPT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards) q" R$ s. |% m2 ~5 N8 K
Range increases to 4,000 yards
1 `, w7 z7 ?! b% m8 y& f" ORange increases to 5,000 yards1 o3 T: {# v C
DD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127
9 E4 i; n8 y% j6 P7 X4 _! @Range increases to 6,000 yards
0 N: ^7 v8 l1 D S8 FRange increases to 8,000 yards' r: ^' ]8 Z6 U! D9 k' E _- B
Task forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards
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DD Shiranui
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. Z3 |. Q" k& Z2 Z$ { PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk. A- ^+ I% ?( b- l1 T
2 i1 n$ F8 u6 w+ j( V0 U" RPoor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight
* Q) s8 l. m- A+ FMaximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards
( r6 N& _5 h& X0 F, t2 X) E" ERange closes to 28,000 yards...
- B( _5 B: A$ V* }2 W6 \Range closes to 26,000 yards...) I: p# ]7 q: g2 W2 r& p: y) o5 U2 N
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
w$ f ~0 ?6 }( YRange closes to 22,000 yards...
2 p9 F$ z: `0 [7 E7 ^& nRange closes to 20,000 yards...9 ] @4 ~/ W5 u" J, w, |# @) M
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
1 ~' b! r, A% S nRange closes to 16,000 yards...( \' ^( V7 N0 C" {: M$ b9 L
Range closes to 14,000 yards..." z/ L- o ^0 o" E
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
0 p/ R2 Y9 y/ uRange closes to 11,000 yards...
0 r9 h7 s$ |) x; L2 MRange closes to 10,000 yards...
2 ]. S# n/ I! e$ w6 V& g8 B7 ?Range closes to 9,000 yards.... K7 T% Q. F! J- K9 G( ~5 ]: b) J
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
3 Q: y9 Q8 P2 {6 M! rRange closes to 7,000 yards...- ?- `3 l' s$ p3 I
Range closes to 6,000 yards...3 W: b3 x$ X! P; v7 e
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
) @/ X" r/ e+ F% ]; @+ wRange closes to 4,000 yards...
1 P' O; V" L6 \, `4 M) ~Range closes to 3,000 yards...
4 m) s2 e- }% D) ORange closes to 2,000 yards...( u8 R3 q' l2 E0 s6 j' Z5 ]
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
# J) x* u. I" j+ aCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards4 O- @' x; f5 n1 J- |$ @, f
Allied ships attempt to get underway& [0 s ]; z8 \+ _
Range increases to 3,000 yards& J# {; f9 r5 V! h
PT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards
9 [5 ? P1 d2 sCombat ends with last Allied ship sunk..., P; `, E6 n3 {9 m4 Q1 }* s1 ]6 m
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' m5 O% P3 @. B2 D2 W# s) K7 \Night Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127
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no flights9 F5 M* ^# g; F' Z$ Y2 X
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2 A4 y. C1 Z0 H$ u0 y Catalina I: 7 damaged+ f L) l B" x3 i8 f# J6 C) B3 a
Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground+ [* J1 J' n, x& O2 @) b6 ]/ ^
P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged! B( b# q* p, U: m
P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground
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8 C! g# F6 j9 i: B3 `: j7 W BB Kirishima/ @* e! \2 F5 W
BB Hiei0 i* \/ [* x6 q5 i
BB Haruna
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CA Kako
, v# z, w( s* H6 n CA Kumano* \) [9 p. |4 @
CA Suzuya
# {3 \' W/ |' s4 D. Y CA Mikuma
6 \- l S$ V$ K ^ CA Mogami& M$ S- f W) P
0 Q1 w% l" A* f2 kAllied ground losses:8 z, N8 H' g/ Z: x# s
274 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled7 e5 O6 q$ T* \6 G3 b8 S
Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled
$ w+ q% s' u4 J1 L. f+ ]. ?" H Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)) C0 j2 u! k6 N0 H: e
Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)
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8 f: c1 c: U s5 o$ v2 jAirbase hits 178 m e; \+ ~3 @
Airbase supply hits 2
/ Z. p( h1 ?2 d1 }/ F5 MRunway hits 35
7 M! r% v2 H4 u' K( V/ O! gPort hits 5
6 T5 C' ]! _; x( }Port supply hits 44 A& M5 i5 L1 l/ L' Q
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BB Kirishima firing at Gove
/ P2 Q# W; k! Z2 X2 S' w( U. xBB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade6 G0 c. c! n4 g/ N
BB Haruna firing at Gove / E0 j L" |) H
BB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade, T! x) y' A# E* j/ n: {
CA Kako firing at Gove 8 S- h0 s9 I1 l" a8 Y
CA Kumano firing at Gove $ F6 G# @, Z! D: ~
E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya
( r6 a2 \ C7 j; HCA Suzuya firing at Gove
: |1 k4 A/ W+ F" u6 h B$ | ?9 rCA Mikuma firing at Gove
) ^7 x2 z# @ A; gCA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |