AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 44+ h0 L; c+ `) M. U; i6 L
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$ `" C7 @$ A. y" G& 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
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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 ' F- A) r6 U* _
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards/ S& G+ W p, \9 R( z6 `4 p5 I
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Japanese Ships5 }. V, q; {+ I$ D
BB Kongo
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" p* w$ v' n4 `: y BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1" d) j/ ] G$ @* I! ^2 d# R$ N' Z
BB Kirishima, g/ o- z- N1 f) F9 y' ~
CA Mogami
' G2 v0 d3 G- V2 r, g3 _7 C CA Mikuma7 s) A% w9 p. p' e2 D5 A
CA Suzuya) B+ a$ W% K3 @' V' @
CA Kumano7 @2 W* M3 D b# ^# P1 T+ ]; [7 R
CA Kako
5 c7 V! s/ l7 J$ ?8 Y- A, T- [ DD Makinami
& m9 |0 ]. a% w9 q DD Takanami8 R2 m; z8 U$ W- [# N
DD Natsushio9 d* }- i3 M: l" u: }3 F) Q* }" j
DD Yukikaze
; x+ o5 k2 U2 H, u DD Hayashio
8 U( p% j, B' T* P" e3 {% q, ~ DD Maikaze! |8 K/ P/ [9 |# Z! w. L, P
DD Isokaze* Q, L# j7 X! k* w% I
DD Shiranui0 |7 E( Q. a9 P* t
DD Amatsukaze
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+ O7 ^1 |8 z3 S* zAllied Ships4 k' J( v/ [0 z# K9 {% f
PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk; f; L: m9 R1 {
PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk( B6 C* i! b `* P% V% J
PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
. R+ ?8 @1 h$ s1 n& ?) ]/ u9 { PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk* b8 ]$ b; G W$ e7 K
PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
9 J# I3 p6 @' Y F/ ]* {7 [ PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
( l6 H, @6 j2 X4 `' l1 w$ \$ J PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
/ A7 B- r* i0 b1 Z/ U* ^5 b9 F PT-60
: B4 t. m2 g* a8 E" E3 V PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk2 E2 m0 `' u6 {
PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk" ~+ ^5 ~' I9 S# W
PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk4 j7 U v$ ]$ B R9 \2 j7 H! q: A
PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk0 E% ?; d9 c/ z4 A7 h5 q
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!) E+ Z$ A' G) w7 _+ c {' [1 K1 q
Allied TF begins to get underway: l# _* K( n! t4 K6 p2 y3 `
Low visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight
/ ?* I, T& t) A9 S- S( l+ H# E AMaximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards
- |6 r# V2 W) x' q; v. m& j: t, oRange closes to 25,000 yards...3 }1 r% g: o; B- G8 K f
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards; i* ?+ b) l; M1 L
Range closes to 20,000 yards...5 [2 J) S: ~' m, G
Range closes to 15,000 yards...
6 D3 p9 s2 G& o; _. e+ ACONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards, d4 p4 @3 V: k; A) L, R/ i
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards' d1 ~0 B& u g* O9 e: B+ n
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
4 O. W6 ]( e* y4 G. PCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
. x. h1 X' U' v+ o6 @' y/ o" |Range closes to 7,000 yards...' l1 K/ N* m8 r0 `. Y5 L
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards4 v7 k% q9 G# z
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
& I5 H. `) M% k# uCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards/ L/ c+ \9 t) N% \4 M" N
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
`! m0 U, E+ I9 GCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards0 L2 w! h* m4 X$ I: V2 h
Range closes to 1,000 yards...$ [6 o* x2 A8 X& t
PT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
$ X& I: a, d0 ~PT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards; t) d6 {, d3 ~
PT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
+ f1 v& S' d2 `Massive explosion on PT-46& y- f2 B& S& l% j0 N
PT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
' M3 `& T k; r5 Q7 L, o; y1 S; y0 IPT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
0 s/ |, @% N- c' }; D/ z4 C2 o: @Range increases to 2,000 yards7 e8 l% W6 A; P! A$ X, ~6 W: v8 ?
PT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards7 I2 U8 `- ^+ p! ]+ R
PT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards- R V* p7 }9 R& p1 v
BB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards
$ `0 ]$ X6 p( \: _PT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards0 x1 z% I2 p- t$ k' O& L" ?4 v0 W
PT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards* Z9 V! \" r" a0 q( ?
Range increases to 3,000 yards
3 t' w3 ^2 @5 uPT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards
9 ~- J/ b4 a) A) s8 d0 [" ~Range closes to 2,000 yards( }! `8 V% t4 a+ y- |) \
BB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards6 K! l6 {+ q7 H$ d9 `& k' L3 D" [
PT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards. R- ~. E2 N/ ?# i t/ K
Range increases to 4,000 yards4 d: E8 \% c# V y6 g6 k" [
Range increases to 5,000 yards5 C: T2 t* s4 y8 ]0 g' ?
DD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127
4 u" |5 Q* `7 S! X, |3 T: dRange increases to 6,000 yards
/ F) t! l6 C2 E8 ^3 X' _+ `Range increases to 8,000 yards# I X% Q% S; c' j+ G% U) v
Task forces break off..." S% Q8 d+ n* B: [7 T9 {4 ~. `7 x
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# \; @" F$ ~2 d0 LNight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards
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5 t( E) x$ N, P0 W8 C( v; g# {% K2 CJapanese Ships
3 {5 e( \* h" q DD Shiranui
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Allied Ships) B+ q; O& ^- z& y
PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk9 y% ?2 @# ?# {2 v
t, H- c4 h) U% ~% GPoor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight: j- w" C; x) T$ u+ |
Maximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards
* h4 n1 e" ^* x3 G' V; [3 c, WRange closes to 28,000 yards...: d& ^. S9 c1 w% T% P: J
Range closes to 26,000 yards...8 F6 h% ~' P# R- A& X
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
+ {. H1 g/ u& h3 B" eRange closes to 22,000 yards...
; O0 C! g6 x% S! N7 F* J3 I! V6 ^Range closes to 20,000 yards...( Z5 O& b6 I) K+ ?6 [. O* w
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
& h& U* d% g; J. a' N2 o+ N+ FRange closes to 16,000 yards...$ j2 t. B, B. o" n/ F
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
9 ^" U1 _. \* s; ^: T: G- U0 v" QRange closes to 12,000 yards...
7 _. d$ Q7 G" a j' ]) _3 ?' uRange closes to 11,000 yards...) O& o& ~6 B, w/ `7 d
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
: y1 }1 r; h1 KRange closes to 9,000 yards...
; F3 V) T% k* e! ?2 @Range closes to 8,000 yards...
, ?: A& \. T6 Z! K) hRange closes to 7,000 yards...
) e3 P: w, G/ LRange closes to 6,000 yards...7 x. s q6 w4 c( v0 f( ]% ?& C
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
3 x5 S7 Q( g, _7 Q5 [Range closes to 4,000 yards...
. ~( f" i/ o1 Y0 z" yRange closes to 3,000 yards...6 ~8 U& x) m- P' k" W0 ^
Range closes to 2,000 yards... [0 _) T" _) j
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
2 ]9 u+ ?5 K/ D0 u3 S5 X, d8 `3 zCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
2 [* A0 I6 J U* ^2 OAllied ships attempt to get underway
# h& G! U' ^: {4 \3 x7 ]/ RRange increases to 3,000 yards* ], s# @, }4 f/ I1 [, {- S6 z
PT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards- x9 B. x; R! Q6 T+ w" e
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...
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& \& }7 M& j ?/ T- k+ T" nNight Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127( m! T/ D" y6 @( F1 k8 r" e; Z l
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no flights
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Allied aircraft losses
7 a. X% f! ~0 Q- b Catalina I: 7 damaged! L) R, j9 S0 }+ }5 n z# E( L
Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground
4 [0 X; K: Z: e1 o# i P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged% z$ Q) c) a: K1 S& E, K& o
P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground7 X# j- F( W, b& T( a% K2 K+ b
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( X% M0 w# N4 c BB Kirishima3 }% i8 p- s3 c
BB Hiei/ V% r! |; z# {& i
BB Haruna9 I6 I1 Z7 D! ~
BB Kongo. S2 ~# V4 ?8 @* R1 W
CA Kako4 Z& l1 `' ^8 Q2 U5 N
CA Kumano; d. O% L+ C& P2 T
CA Suzuya+ [" S* j! T3 i# u/ B6 K9 s- a
CA Mikuma
$ O5 i9 E% v6 v CA Mogami
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Allied ground losses:" E, R6 Z$ N" s8 p7 T8 d% w! j' g
274 casualties reported
0 J. }' U9 I) J9 b Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
$ }5 w5 m6 p2 e6 b: e0 q Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled' v9 X, Y# f$ j4 I7 z# c
Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled
' G4 q; `0 v4 n+ ]. |' D Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
k8 n# V. v% Q, z2 \ Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)5 _4 J1 ?1 O8 K" C: D
+ \* R2 s! ]. v4 NAirbase hits 17! z; @2 p& B! @1 f3 c
Airbase supply hits 2
4 F( ^* B5 x, c$ ZRunway hits 35
4 E! K' e6 a3 QPort hits 5
6 o6 X6 |: Q1 d$ c' y* CPort supply hits 4
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BB Kirishima firing at Gove
m- k4 E5 z4 L/ |5 UBB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade; z' H* h1 Q+ q2 y+ u+ J
BB Haruna firing at Gove . i' X5 k0 H$ Y, c: U# C- n
BB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade5 l; \- `, q3 k' F
CA Kako firing at Gove 1 m5 K8 h' j9 L1 V
CA Kumano firing at Gove
! C/ [8 }* L4 C6 B4 NE13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya
9 F' m+ k6 |! t( C1 xCA Suzuya firing at Gove
5 w5 X# p4 o d) P) \CA Mikuma firing at Gove
) f7 v2 V% M, P2 d9 p% d& GCA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |