AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 444 L. C: |% a' v+ X8 C0 W* t
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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 _& K; F6 i( a1 W2 x" d: Q- X
D. z% Y; ~! ~) ?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 6 W; l4 ?/ q& n4 b4 C" V7 n
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; M4 ^' e& d kNight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships' l4 M/ n, ]" ~) ?
BB Kongo t/ z% z/ c2 t2 a: q
BB Haruna4 E+ L7 L$ [, u" l! P E
BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1# b" n5 e1 @$ N* L: ~
BB Kirishima
& F) _" ?" W0 Q4 ~ M+ I CA Mogami; b F1 ] ?% `% _
CA Mikuma1 d0 k3 r' H+ {: L$ t8 w0 z
CA Suzuya/ x s9 j( ?+ s! ~# U4 ]( a
CA Kumano& W$ f5 J* ?0 t" Y) k; b2 s9 R3 Y
CA Kako
+ r F6 E D' R0 T- `6 L, _- k DD Makinami
3 H$ \ \7 a5 g$ v* j* H DD Takanami1 |% }+ A' a0 Y; B" B. t7 A: v+ q
DD Natsushio
\" z8 m2 A1 B DD Yukikaze
& G. N, F; X% f! t4 q$ @ DD Hayashio! z* g$ O) Z- H9 t+ c
DD Maikaze
0 L; Q' m; L/ p" k1 X7 U3 X1 i7 _) r DD Isokaze
/ z, x1 p+ E( g/ ?6 b DD Shiranui) e: y! d2 G) j9 y. H/ v2 p
DD Amatsukaze% z8 C; O3 e1 r8 f0 N
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Allied Ships
+ V; j Y8 [2 U1 Z4 c; g: X PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk# l4 x. d! i& }" ]2 w5 a
PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk3 Q: x. q, M, A9 F' a
PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
- ^1 y' c' K( Z( R( p PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk) f- f$ s. o1 R- t$ f `
PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
. p/ o$ V- o( d6 n, |7 p PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk% f& X- [3 f1 P
PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
" F9 _9 V) s9 u" D) c Y i PT-60
3 p* |# p! {1 ^) }4 N8 }& ^ PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk) ?" }8 }% b" P* F3 c
PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
; k5 f$ n6 y4 X7 f7 W PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk S+ u' }0 Z7 W7 h* Z% U4 j
PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk. E3 u) i4 P5 ~( x
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!/ Z* B. j/ L/ v' d
Allied TF begins to get underway
% G0 k; n9 p/ z, `& g* oLow visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight/ s+ S3 b& g; f- H# _ X
Maximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards
+ ~7 T0 o& L/ u& n3 d4 iRange closes to 25,000 yards...) l9 V1 w4 A9 Q% u- T8 e
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards
& M1 {; y5 d+ N; Y( _; O( E. p1 bRange closes to 20,000 yards...* O1 i% S; a' D3 A+ U: z
Range closes to 15,000 yards...
' C( g$ t/ M* O' W* OCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards6 {2 x* T) f( {2 [
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards
|' K7 o/ q( G) h' F' FRange closes to 10,000 yards...3 d1 H' J, S [& @' m4 J+ Q9 M- _5 U
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards& y3 r5 O# y8 C- j% q
Range closes to 7,000 yards...! ]. U* ?4 B3 I1 v" T2 p6 v
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards
# O, n/ N: T7 C" q' T' ~Range closes to 5,000 yards...+ d8 @$ c) M/ t6 \9 n, V
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards
2 o! L, |; [* NRange closes to 3,000 yards...3 G5 ~" L2 d9 s% O& t/ m
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards: g: `# Z: ~: b/ A
Range closes to 1,000 yards...) ]6 p# i, s) a5 g7 [9 |+ N6 V# u4 y) p
PT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards9 M5 U9 S$ F+ ?4 X! L5 b
PT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards' @ \4 |9 g9 l% W" k' O
PT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards/ b2 c* q/ X# x1 v
Massive explosion on PT-46. Y9 U$ P. D# x# {
PT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards. {, a6 ~, y' P# Q, [
PT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
% W% g/ ^9 r g7 |: n; x+ S$ MRange increases to 2,000 yards
; [' {6 Q2 S' M- |9 Y& BPT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
" o: J4 E4 G8 l+ S! C! @( QPT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
& ~% W, l5 m* x. i5 x2 U6 K2 m1 DBB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards' ~5 y5 o* q h9 R5 ], i
PT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards
. A- m, _1 e2 Q- _0 Z4 `$ x5 W5 iPT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards A6 _2 c+ m) X3 a. M& |
Range increases to 3,000 yards; i$ `5 Z* y. y5 s) {* L
PT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards2 r8 f" }! H) C
Range closes to 2,000 yards' ?0 K: i; g: r* [6 J- }
BB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards
" z' q& g4 y: b: t$ O. B9 s8 P+ ]PT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards' b/ ~" q# V/ W' s0 f1 C* e8 P8 Q7 @
Range increases to 4,000 yards
1 J* _8 T/ J$ YRange increases to 5,000 yards6 P( e# N8 M) C% F! s
DD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127 / o1 \* y8 X4 X ~. N8 O0 C
Range increases to 6,000 yards
8 a* E0 u! A5 z1 f) G# i2 R! `Range increases to 8,000 yards! t+ C1 Z+ K3 h) n
Task forces break off...
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+ i u2 V) \- b. K9 |. _Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards/ x' X/ C- E( V2 a7 L3 R
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Japanese Ships
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Allied Ships
: J% {' P5 Y0 l! l: N# z0 w" _1 p, B% f PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk0 s' D' _7 K* u4 ]
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Poor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight
/ @2 V5 q: P& h6 k3 @4 bMaximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards
/ E& c' ]' M+ l/ zRange closes to 28,000 yards...2 T( L* b# ~4 w3 P) W9 T
Range closes to 26,000 yards...4 k' o" u9 F8 J3 Z
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
, s% `: V& l$ v4 \1 ^ N) {Range closes to 22,000 yards...
4 f0 ^ P' P7 B. ]Range closes to 20,000 yards...: c. s* j6 i3 X$ \2 H9 P$ d
Range closes to 18,000 yards.... _. ?% e$ a6 O
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
4 z7 r8 p4 x" @8 g0 SRange closes to 14,000 yards..." a7 h6 _; y" S; C U7 ^9 |
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
, S3 C' m% l" E3 \8 M7 n% t/ }3 TRange closes to 11,000 yards...
6 h1 r3 f* n8 {, A$ b+ q* [Range closes to 10,000 yards...* ` \- B: q Q+ X
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
) i$ X6 C) ?9 ]) p9 j) `! rRange closes to 8,000 yards...
. b. {& X" ~0 g& U$ e* v$ M5 E& kRange closes to 7,000 yards...9 {6 _) Q4 w- o$ S
Range closes to 6,000 yards...4 A7 d' b) n9 `& T! c
Range closes to 5,000 yards.... _, E! {$ r- o8 @5 \
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
* u. W( `% R3 e! f$ t% m9 y. [Range closes to 3,000 yards...
% `, |* D5 X0 i% p% W' N% X& ^Range closes to 2,000 yards..., M7 E5 V8 n |2 _4 }
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards" }' J: P5 y9 g, d& B3 k
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
2 c# X$ \' n2 U5 b, y: c xAllied ships attempt to get underway
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PT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards
# D9 E6 q2 t, n- X" lCombat ends with last Allied ship sunk...& Z) z; a6 i: x
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, l5 P# H# c; R: \Night Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127
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no flights
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Allied aircraft losses
+ P* I+ H& v5 x7 g: } Catalina I: 7 damaged8 D0 E" `( ?) y7 M: _
Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground
2 F$ z. N' Y" a+ i% e ~6 }- s P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged' L' T( h; p Z0 g
P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground
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Japanese Ships
/ m2 c/ Y' O8 b/ T* L; u BB Kirishima
1 C! E) F& t: e+ B4 h z BB Hiei
% X% l( E4 C5 I7 a O BB Haruna% p6 Q& h6 f( |9 V: f
BB Kongo
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CA Kumano. u/ Y- t. Z3 n3 _$ C* S9 ^
CA Suzuya
8 E# |7 o, Y1 u Q CA Mikuma. i4 a& `8 u3 j
CA Mogami4 e( x- j8 R9 u" s( B8 U
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Allied ground losses:9 Z3 r% n# K' a! A1 ?$ y$ v c% L
274 casualties reported
2 L9 E) }7 V8 _: Y6 a% y1 L# w Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled8 Q4 z- z3 ^7 h3 N+ w4 @
Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled
+ t4 Y4 e; ]4 `' A; @ Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled' s9 [: i/ ~+ ?$ ?1 u8 _* E. V
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
+ r6 d7 \7 J& e* t0 n Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)4 n$ w& W/ E3 E' F- z% Y+ z1 q9 t5 |, E
: o: A3 T' k' `9 {7 jAirbase hits 17' o- p7 P4 z$ h
Airbase supply hits 2
3 y4 b) a! l% d- m1 Z5 X# \Runway hits 35$ b a4 S8 {9 [# u: T
Port hits 56 { v5 W/ t- u8 c
Port supply hits 4
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BB Kirishima firing at Gove 3 ], I' \; S$ n
BB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade9 O4 B7 f+ F) B2 ~$ i+ {* E
BB Haruna firing at Gove 7 t) |$ [- N( S- |5 G5 Q
BB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade7 p- {- p X8 D* K, }- x
CA Kako firing at Gove " l' Z G' a& G* [3 {6 ~
CA Kumano firing at Gove
+ F5 H/ N! f" n3 @: W( VE13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya
$ K% x7 n" Z- I9 |6 S KCA Suzuya firing at Gove , A7 u+ Q" @# l9 a
CA Mikuma firing at Gove
% } [5 F4 Z4 U6 o2 v% b F2 @, YCA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |