AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 44; Z" J4 \( q0 u& p# W. a' X" G
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: k4 h' u. c) Y! a6 T7 t6 ^* b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- Y' u; W m' x0 |2 L V9 ]
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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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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships( {( f5 P6 G3 U1 \; d: O
BB Kongo9 D+ n6 l8 q1 o* n, @4 Z7 R% R# V8 C
BB Haruna
1 l$ `! H! Y- ~( Z BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1
# x. T" r% T, ]5 n6 D& y BB Kirishima
4 d" ^( i, b. C CA Mogami
5 {6 }$ D/ \, [, o# e CA Mikuma, [+ V/ |& d- _9 W. ]; j
CA Suzuya g7 N2 E$ C' r
CA Kumano+ ^- \/ k; w- I) t+ d+ R$ ~3 `
CA Kako: I- }% b8 d% J' c$ f/ U
DD Makinami& z% p9 N! }3 {( p% M
DD Takanami) I2 P0 j$ a# u# Q i6 r
DD Natsushio
/ y2 W2 z( l% v2 ^% F; q" D3 h DD Yukikaze
! O q0 i! o& D1 { k DD Hayashio' A" @ U. Q& i. i* y6 z: o
DD Maikaze8 e# O" a P# o# H$ j
DD Isokaze
( N5 _# g, M' Q7 S a" ] DD Shiranui/ z' F) D, o) b4 l! z% r. t
DD Amatsukaze
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Allied Ships
+ v% D3 c. B( K" {" {" ~) T PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
' _$ J3 n, q7 s7 Q* a PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk. l! r" D& u/ [, {, i; R/ P2 E' w
PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
5 u- b' o& D& J PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
' U8 j2 L; } ~8 \/ K$ d PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
1 v: F& [) ]$ q I! ^ PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
6 L( }/ q% t6 t9 {8 C3 Q' ?) p2 q4 I PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk' y( ~* F8 _- A! r6 v0 j* q/ D/ y
PT-60
$ O7 f6 F* h5 Z% W/ s# ] PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk/ A! {1 ~; B) N; Q# k6 ^
PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk x" E7 C* V8 E9 j! E5 W
PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk5 Q D# u7 _0 u/ M1 y# I, A
PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
: @' f5 W8 C0 m$ S3 ^Allied TF begins to get underway
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Maximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards
+ B) G- ]6 X( \Range closes to 25,000 yards..." c `( W' [$ L- {3 |0 m
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards- K) \" [9 z: K+ @! ?/ j/ l
Range closes to 20,000 yards...4 k1 T9 @+ `& ~3 d
Range closes to 15,000 yards..., Q6 G' ?% `0 u% j; \
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards) c* r2 y' S% i1 t2 m
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards
# H- N1 Z: R7 b" X8 s U% H4 JRange closes to 10,000 yards...- p: F5 _; l. w6 {% t
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards5 p/ E$ E& U" |' H8 M* x/ ^( @
Range closes to 7,000 yards...+ j* ~$ N; D/ d
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards
# h' g8 a" |' SRange closes to 5,000 yards...: q- |$ C' K/ ]( n+ @& T1 k3 C, v5 T
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards
0 F4 x- f- b+ oRange closes to 3,000 yards...
I. E C) ? m) L2 C4 |5 jCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
; O+ t! Q. a7 r- c9 ?Range closes to 1,000 yards...
, D/ N( b$ Z9 x8 m- D, r5 O oPT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
# A( U8 I3 U2 X. Q0 L' t: UPT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
: G! K7 `7 ~3 q) u6 q+ kPT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards( t( r( a' f2 V, O4 J
Massive explosion on PT-464 f% R0 s6 g! b# C
PT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards8 F" Y" R' i( \: {- ~4 e
PT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards/ U) e) I- Q( G" t- j" H8 k: I0 ^4 a
Range increases to 2,000 yards
; n7 @. }: h! ZPT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
6 s& P% \6 f! M; T1 E8 k3 e9 z7 fPT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
/ q+ O h8 f/ P$ s9 u+ O6 h* Z; ^BB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards. u8 k3 b2 c5 J1 X4 g
PT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards1 k4 ]1 h- W: B$ ~% v! [9 ^& F
PT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards" E, X0 l$ i3 Y9 V# t2 ^: B' q
Range increases to 3,000 yards6 r/ e6 j: x3 Q# q) X
PT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards/ ?) m$ _$ g0 q; @) J5 w$ U
Range closes to 2,000 yards( N4 u$ [5 B' }. V2 }
BB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards
# m* M$ R( U: z9 u/ O+ ^PT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards1 {1 f- Y- B' T+ S2 O- T
Range increases to 4,000 yards
' f3 b- `" c, h KRange increases to 5,000 yards5 t9 Y' O: J0 y9 t( f; h
DD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127 ' a! D( E4 X4 V* p
Range increases to 6,000 yards+ m) _3 @ |9 `% f
Range increases to 8,000 yards
8 I. [# Q1 o8 m6 iTask forces break off...4 e2 J/ q1 o! Z5 K; i
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards4 o# R5 v. U- {3 N A3 {6 R8 e# I
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DD Shiranui1 r4 v6 D. w: h' `( V& K& s4 k" Z
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Allied Ships
F/ b0 Q- J6 o8 O A9 ]! L+ y0 N PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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Poor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight
: _ {* m" z# r9 Z$ zMaximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards
2 ]6 s5 t- o/ V8 DRange closes to 28,000 yards...# b5 N" ?0 H! X0 L, t; u% D% N
Range closes to 26,000 yards...$ M8 y; o% }2 ?5 F) z
Range closes to 24,000 yards...! [1 A6 \, Y' X0 k3 B
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
- [/ V+ }( ]; T" h. lRange closes to 20,000 yards...
& `/ l8 ]. Q, v$ r; X+ ~' V3 [Range closes to 18,000 yards... ^% s- o1 H. d- D! W9 }
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
9 Z: z+ _' _6 t2 S+ g8 {Range closes to 14,000 yards...
C6 O" v+ F# g5 H' q sRange closes to 12,000 yards...# y& X3 ?$ l9 B" {2 g3 r) j X
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
3 Q* n1 Q2 i% _# Z0 B6 GRange closes to 10,000 yards...! G$ ~; D$ ^; [2 K# {
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
; A* p0 I8 ?" n, vRange closes to 8,000 yards...: r) L3 B& F" k9 _' E/ V
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
( d1 x) G* t+ E# c* Y) I% ]Range closes to 6,000 yards...
9 V! m" w) \1 X% Q4 L' ZRange closes to 5,000 yards...
# Q+ j' b; {1 s2 G! KRange closes to 4,000 yards...
7 X( ^% V5 E1 S% b* f- S% eRange closes to 3,000 yards..., W( @) b0 q p4 ]+ X
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
+ \8 A# {! T" H& OCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards4 F, U5 @- h8 T) ]" ^
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
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- }# [9 f: c/ V. C4 HPT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards3 Y1 v( p3 E- V) `1 q2 ~
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...' O$ P0 L3 P+ z4 n
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Night Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127/ j0 ^' O' R& ~! V5 r1 H5 Z; q; _- m& ^
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no flights5 j/ a% i# J8 s! Z" g. R$ C
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Allied aircraft losses
x% S+ s9 z- P6 v Catalina I: 7 damaged+ z5 |3 E& m$ O% q6 Z
Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground
3 ]1 z- v% P9 p( O P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged
7 V9 t$ y9 g- g. c& s P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground) ^5 N. h- v. B
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Japanese Ships
! a9 ?0 c7 Q3 Z# p6 w$ _ BB Kirishima
( E8 E% G8 U& ^# L! o+ L BB Hiei
( ~! v$ W, |) ]- f+ n BB Haruna/ e* J% |' A$ X
BB Kongo
5 b' q, ^* I3 K CA Kako
- e" r2 ~' J5 \( q" r5 o CA Kumano
. F+ _4 o' \; S% R CA Suzuya
& @( l; l; C) N; v CA Mikuma3 Y1 R" R5 Q3 t) |
CA Mogami
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Allied ground losses:: y) w1 _1 |) B
274 casualties reported
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! q: R J5 Q" P Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled
# A2 h' G* r r9 P Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled. F$ g* w' g1 z
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
4 \+ U2 x5 m* M. u: A6 H3 W Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled) u' F; j6 R! l
+ q2 |" I1 T6 ]# LAirbase hits 172 w$ F, W% r* x+ W
Airbase supply hits 2
+ N; Q1 `# x) n6 L/ Y; R tRunway hits 354 V& U8 h% n, w- u x/ Y2 |# e
Port hits 5" A4 H' I& V- U% I0 k
Port supply hits 4
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* {; H: s9 l5 x* Y3 HBB Kirishima firing at Gove ' a9 v7 g" V4 j) b
BB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade0 E/ \& Y' d" D% Y4 q* p
BB Haruna firing at Gove ' `! K8 H7 ^" ^4 v5 }8 d' Z$ G
BB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade
* z0 G1 O8 s; R5 r$ [9 k: L& g GCA Kako firing at Gove
$ r J: L. X' C) l4 y/ t3 m2 rCA Kumano firing at Gove
0 I6 W9 J4 w- a \, K5 @E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya: E5 h- I5 o+ c) H) G, ~3 q& A! [
CA Suzuya firing at Gove
/ l; ?+ Q+ g" k* ~CA Mikuma firing at Gove ) L. ?- N8 ?; | s- u/ L
CA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |