AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 44" z1 v; L8 v! F
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" p. y: U9 ]# a3 y' b* G0 A/ P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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7 {1 b9 P4 N+ o; A% K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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1 Z7 R+ l' K6 a1 Q! ZNight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
4 b8 E5 ?2 _6 F& C' \2 ?$ C7 M BB Kongo
( {6 ]7 J J3 w9 t BB Haruna, W4 v: S! f3 D& `0 V& L& _
BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1# S4 y9 e% E, ]+ D# X+ ?
BB Kirishima0 g- A# x6 N$ ]. \+ @ m& \
CA Mogami
5 C8 C, @5 @* q6 n' I! b# T CA Mikuma
9 s2 G' [: [. q CA Suzuya q6 E% v. ^- n1 G1 f! D
CA Kumano0 M3 x! b5 `' n( E5 t
CA Kako( U0 v& G7 ?* V. `, K, c. I( f
DD Makinami9 E8 i, f1 i, U* f: [
DD Takanami
/ `7 o& x. L7 c$ o5 Q0 z DD Natsushio
) F$ t" \& g; }: q; J4 }, P" W DD Yukikaze6 G4 Q! T# B4 T" G. H2 q
DD Hayashio! ^+ f: X$ m. r7 _3 Q) E
DD Maikaze" `0 ]/ X2 I% w9 B
DD Isokaze
6 i3 y) `9 O( j: A8 a DD Shiranui' ^8 f1 @4 x' _. F8 v
DD Amatsukaze/ g l1 H6 j* H1 R6 _, a4 U
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Allied Ships- R3 B) [- b$ h7 L
PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
! A- p8 ?! |4 z, {$ | h, ^8 W PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
; V) S2 I0 p# \ g( F7 G# M PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk. U" Z& ~$ O' `
PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk" O/ O' G( l' r! h
PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
* T1 K/ @! c L# `" Q, F6 e0 `* C PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk* g; O! ~/ o4 K4 i, y6 c# K
PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
+ G0 z5 N8 I0 v; Q" f PT-60
; S+ O3 h3 g' j! }" }9 k PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk) l- c" L. ?9 ]; E0 a0 c
PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
6 V0 Y8 t/ z3 j; H. X! K, N PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
2 s4 p2 s& p) Z6 d. p PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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+ Y2 s f( ^. V% NJapanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!5 R) I4 w! I2 n
Allied TF begins to get underway
4 a& I# E+ t6 {2 I4 ELow visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight
6 O2 Q" H. H: i5 jMaximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards
8 v* o! G: t' X2 H% J/ e, VRange closes to 25,000 yards...7 U7 o( a7 F3 I0 G# h4 F
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards
& S" B' Z0 B( P& {. O1 ~2 WRange closes to 20,000 yards...3 m- E3 s- d& X" W( e1 C
Range closes to 15,000 yards...
7 p, {; {/ z) XCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards+ B. I3 R6 i) Z# C2 }5 c
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards
. y! j5 k. r& j1 b! C" N9 o. e9 hRange closes to 10,000 yards...
% }0 W3 l/ t, L7 ~ d8 ]CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
9 |2 l- l/ D& h6 x& @2 URange closes to 7,000 yards...8 X: S$ O( G4 ~3 d; O: k1 ~
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards; J3 e& p* t3 u
Range closes to 5,000 yards...) K, m. e# A/ o. S1 [$ W
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards$ d0 y: F- ~. S5 ^, Y; i8 u
Range closes to 3,000 yards...2 o+ W s2 B# I d: o' L8 d9 Y
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
5 I6 c+ P1 l, H8 @& t8 tRange closes to 1,000 yards...3 D7 J- ] K+ ]/ m- C
PT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards( A: c2 B$ M e; {4 Y
PT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
; z6 ^. S) S7 H" U! ^PT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
' g+ p4 l e B9 z6 dMassive explosion on PT-46. Q+ b- Q' [ n! d
PT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
! }" x' h: @/ ]/ S+ a3 s3 h aPT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
' `6 e8 [& k( V8 C- |( lRange increases to 2,000 yards
; I6 x# g0 Y( N1 n; ?# Y9 N- RPT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
* M8 _# V8 W0 V: P3 }* G! c/ G5 f( I& wPT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
8 ^5 Q2 V/ |" h; Z1 S7 IBB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards
5 {# e; p! M5 v, f- \/ k) ^ M& i1 ZPT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards
! S3 ~: k% f% J* N8 EPT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards
" q+ c1 d3 Z; W% P* `# qRange increases to 3,000 yards
1 H1 e8 S6 H; X- ^4 t* vPT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards4 e: J5 [9 }. S
Range closes to 2,000 yards
" U5 U3 W* n' a- g) D2 [BB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards
3 h6 q9 ]- K9 l, ~3 `6 cPT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards( v w8 {. M* `. q2 e3 w
Range increases to 4,000 yards
4 e5 q# `4 b" ], G. W( A0 H6 oRange increases to 5,000 yards
0 j s: w0 a% q. a U: UDD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127 ( ^' b" K! P# c
Range increases to 6,000 yards
. @" N) u+ v% H8 a7 V$ qRange increases to 8,000 yards# T8 C. f$ h* N; a* _
Task forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards4 N. i& ^! s$ n7 l
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Japanese Ships$ Q' F2 K- a+ n/ S$ b3 _5 S
DD Shiranui
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PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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Poor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight
% C, S2 q6 V$ s/ |4 tMaximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards
! ?& p: m4 z& q0 w* `( L% pRange closes to 28,000 yards...1 Q1 T9 Z$ z& b/ \' [$ N
Range closes to 26,000 yards...
% E) c( N5 Y$ }Range closes to 24,000 yards...8 n' r8 j6 }0 E& M
Range closes to 22,000 yards.../ C" \: z5 T( w% Q
Range closes to 20,000 yards...+ h+ a9 d! G# [2 N m5 w* @5 H
Range closes to 18,000 yards...& V3 g" T a, x- n# I9 `" B
Range closes to 16,000 yards...' V5 e( x0 s3 ?' a! k6 r
Range closes to 14,000 yards... V7 _; L+ N% P1 `( `5 }
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
! n. y- D a) U' v6 B; t: o/ {Range closes to 11,000 yards...5 j' y9 K$ f8 P( N5 z1 [- B: j
Range closes to 10,000 yards...2 x1 `! N3 ]! x: u+ ^
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
5 `3 r1 K6 }; Q7 DRange closes to 8,000 yards...
; `) @4 `% B, N- ~4 u7 p oRange closes to 7,000 yards...
$ Y" `+ Y, \( o2 A5 B. K$ H4 M$ mRange closes to 6,000 yards...( Q) l* B% `% @0 Y% g. U5 f& {. S
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
3 h7 o, r- f; g( t4 XRange closes to 4,000 yards...
# c% Z0 S1 h7 z; S6 aRange closes to 3,000 yards...& ^; Q! p0 g7 } r4 n3 g8 y
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
/ K' J6 B8 G# [CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards2 b9 A# D* i& a
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards3 e ]7 D9 `# U8 K
Allied ships attempt to get underway4 v/ g$ L. N9 E
Range increases to 3,000 yards
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Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk..., E6 \8 P" P [
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# Y; n; X7 {5 p* L8 GNight Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127
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Allied aircraft4 j/ n+ l) }/ l
no flights0 C1 a- b: `7 y9 d4 K
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Allied aircraft losses e4 @2 Q2 N4 I+ p
Catalina I: 7 damaged
9 I) s* |/ L$ ]3 } Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground
4 q! r; M" Z$ ^, V2 p: B9 N/ W P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged
* N8 \, E. Y! D( Z: C P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground
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! `, f' P3 Y( O- R7 M. o0 i a. v BB Kirishima( y* `2 ?, }2 o; [' e
BB Hiei2 D) \+ v5 N: D! t9 C
BB Haruna
: a" c* L4 k/ S2 _ BB Kongo
( F, d- }9 [5 W2 N CA Kako2 `5 J9 a, U# h0 @! z4 F* b d9 Y8 ]
CA Kumano P8 \9 t. ~! M7 n: W: s1 m
CA Suzuya
$ k0 g- q, z, ?7 J+ E3 n CA Mikuma
: [8 i; P) {$ c! l CA Mogami: O J5 ^% ^/ y
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Allied ground losses:9 w, u/ |6 Y* Z9 ~
274 casualties reported7 s9 j3 X: t" }# |$ l
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
& j! e. a- ` J$ g6 [3 c% l) m Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled
( G4 G/ C8 {# O7 c8 I Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled7 p+ u" v/ n) h5 _) A
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)6 _' a4 A- [! V, K
Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)
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Airbase hits 17
+ L% y8 q P! ^6 lAirbase supply hits 25 w) E3 ?$ C: i ~- z% u4 }/ v
Runway hits 35
% ~6 X0 c$ d/ r- v" a Q3 vPort hits 5
. S& y: h; P) @+ m8 h+ a6 n# R2 VPort supply hits 40 P0 y+ [ z% U2 A
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BB Kirishima firing at Gove U5 \- l& ]* P, t4 @& m
BB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade) i& M- a/ x, A
BB Haruna firing at Gove - N8 [3 h# l! z: Q f
BB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade/ l `, ?4 N! f. u$ z$ O: Y
CA Kako firing at Gove / e7 H! c* h! `
CA Kumano firing at Gove
: ^7 \0 q0 p$ }) C( }* TE13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya% S9 m3 K6 m% f- \
CA Suzuya firing at Gove
9 z" @6 @9 Q* G! @# WCA Mikuma firing at Gove
$ h E5 J, R) m: TCA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |