AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 44 i( C) o; U1 t
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2 w/ J! n, M/ A+ _. O& X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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' l/ C! G( U2 W3 l* k! K# N2 K: P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 / n% z1 [+ u4 c. c3 l7 A$ h& G+ O' N
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. |) X1 K9 S- oNight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards+ J# z% i$ m9 w
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Japanese Ships
% N1 f8 R4 R/ |8 H BB Kongo3 O8 G; R6 Y$ E0 V3 v3 m
BB Haruna
/ G. N* }. t" _ BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 17 h, }9 M; A/ D% A$ f0 }* l, ?- ]
BB Kirishima6 ?2 `1 l! \4 ?9 {, a. K
CA Mogami
v; L( d2 D' G CA Mikuma$ r5 i& G* z" g4 D0 V1 n
CA Suzuya1 Q1 E0 t5 C- a+ ^
CA Kumano
4 A* j4 q- @6 o; H/ ]$ D5 g- t CA Kako7 l* ~0 ^7 Y3 E
DD Makinami
Q1 |5 Z2 f( l! T$ d DD Takanami+ B5 C" X+ I6 |1 E' h& G
DD Natsushio6 d% i4 ~9 \& q6 H! H2 l4 W- p
DD Yukikaze
1 N& R) x* T3 o5 K+ s& z0 S DD Hayashio) |( u2 A' q" P* u& Y/ X, t
DD Maikaze
# c+ t: }3 `" f; A$ G* { DD Isokaze' I% s% J: F. R W2 }
DD Shiranui
) M: C, Z' {- w* i DD Amatsukaze
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4 T8 u) c5 m' W" W% ]Allied Ships
' I4 d* T# P, }1 G/ u0 D# I PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk5 {; W, C1 `9 l5 V% c9 G. i S
PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk; J/ T: C, M$ M
PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
7 q1 J" F2 r/ C. v PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk7 O5 P/ x: B: y- y2 v! N$ V
PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk3 {/ C# S/ \) I! q
PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk6 n5 s' f8 X7 h1 ^
PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk7 v. U& v* \+ Y- f
PT-60* G0 r F# p. _& ^0 A
PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk$ }( K1 K# @: y
PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
- l! T( j0 K% |8 K PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk Q4 r) j7 M9 E6 r' Q% H
PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk9 h, ^; s/ b: {- T. Q8 r: L5 k
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!, R O- p1 I1 V* n2 `- {4 A. X5 @- a
Allied TF begins to get underway
! F( f! W, C/ }" Y8 N4 O4 uLow visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight3 ?! M% @& A9 g8 C" Q
Maximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards
0 N1 b3 l5 h b; v; X+ FRange closes to 25,000 yards... \/ \( C8 o m4 P( v. r
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards
[# J& n5 a( `# R0 Y0 ^Range closes to 20,000 yards...
7 \) u, F0 j* I5 x5 U5 fRange closes to 15,000 yards...
. Z0 w, j5 W0 f5 }: OCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards8 P, S- E+ F8 h( J
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards
1 z( m3 T9 e3 uRange closes to 10,000 yards...7 b% L6 ]; x% Q- T
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
5 X: j- @0 U8 n) W* HRange closes to 7,000 yards...
6 s- \8 {$ O- |: q+ ?CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards2 T' T8 K6 z1 J" H0 A Y
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
3 I! V; }$ h4 k, b2 iCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards
# M0 D" l3 V6 v% [& F. W4 k& hRange closes to 3,000 yards..., w# {' P- X% d# |$ a$ Q5 ~
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
5 P1 e" G$ ^* s; y# F. ^" TRange closes to 1,000 yards.../ [: S/ s& R9 f4 a
PT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards' H- i R9 y. e
PT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards" w$ r; X" w- @; s$ ]" ?8 I5 x
PT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
5 O$ j: T; Q0 S4 c2 EMassive explosion on PT-469 R8 q. M! [) B7 U6 Z
PT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
. k4 S+ _9 f( n5 D6 _5 d* \. uPT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards8 o3 ~7 w4 n1 F7 R- l4 T3 g+ W
Range increases to 2,000 yards
) O5 K, w; H) U, U4 `, dPT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
- g" _; d4 O' B" r V6 C) |7 vPT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards$ N/ a2 b1 d: X) Q ]9 U
BB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards
) _* |8 X9 q1 y6 ]PT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards
% m k6 p' g h9 p/ d" g. g; k2 OPT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards8 G6 x+ [" ?6 \8 m& h
Range increases to 3,000 yards3 ~5 U2 v* c" C+ Z
PT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards- p1 J. H, v6 u5 J
Range closes to 2,000 yards1 {8 _5 ~* g+ A/ t2 g3 D
BB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards
- ~7 Y2 L+ ]4 w# l% |* |( `% TPT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards
, L7 w# B" ^+ t* s% ^Range increases to 4,000 yards) _6 ?3 X# O7 @5 }1 [& U7 d% O- v
Range increases to 5,000 yards" B/ \3 D. ]0 d' _6 p7 A! T( _
DD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127
- n- G. x! w2 ^7 gRange increases to 6,000 yards
" H$ j9 [+ Q% i! v j8 H9 BRange increases to 8,000 yards$ Y( U, ]& i. j/ P
Task forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards' A) Y1 _' z3 ^- ]4 l( h1 h
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Japanese Ships7 S1 F, U! `; i6 ]+ I
DD Shiranui/ K; v1 Z' {. ]0 H
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Allied Ships
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Poor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight$ }8 u6 P" f3 t$ d8 H Z; ^
Maximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards
, A: v2 i! L0 b) [* Z/ Z! _' y& N3 fRange closes to 28,000 yards...( k. l% ?$ X/ P- t; p2 ^
Range closes to 26,000 yards...
+ ~1 {1 x4 c2 C# aRange closes to 24,000 yards...3 x( T7 u% b% ~( R3 p5 Y( x0 T
Range closes to 22,000 yards...5 C( `, A% K0 U) C
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
' i W! ?/ ?/ `' Z4 sRange closes to 18,000 yards...$ [. _% V! ~1 ]' J, K
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
2 ^: d1 j, B! P' u3 ~6 y; CRange closes to 14,000 yards...
* I* D& Q& l. j8 ORange closes to 12,000 yards...
: D6 W" B3 L; j2 r. k- P5 `; j! ?Range closes to 11,000 yards...) g a7 r, [; a
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
& K1 N9 C& q+ C$ Q$ g, dRange closes to 9,000 yards...5 r h! t8 }0 O( l( n
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
) x8 x& b5 @) @7 B" }5 O/ hRange closes to 7,000 yards..., O8 Y) t2 K/ f3 S
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
5 }: ~+ N+ e1 G1 gRange closes to 5,000 yards...5 @: c% h* w; g T# s" y
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
: ?+ u& O+ A9 K8 ?" M6 y LRange closes to 3,000 yards...% y" W; G D" i/ ^) i+ f) n/ n# ^
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
+ H/ z' |3 W1 H9 N& j9 oCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
% G1 J6 e, D- H( i& S5 t5 iCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
* d, w! T, v. }9 ^( V* D b! cAllied ships attempt to get underway' Y X& C; X E
Range increases to 3,000 yards# b( L/ V9 ~+ H& e( m
PT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards6 R6 i) m9 D! s& P* a" b' h
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...5 l5 }0 q/ G- Y& s! Q: a
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9 r, U1 V2 A* z t: P/ A# _Night Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127' ~) s" K/ J# Z6 Y
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. p' X1 S3 R! z2 r1 t* b' Y" Z' KAllied aircraft losses. C6 }6 v' p6 D Q
Catalina I: 7 damaged
o8 r/ Q t. N* b7 ~1 B9 |* x Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground; R, d# D8 T& g8 b
P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged
: [0 b! o) y/ \ P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground9 E- i% k& E. q' G; e% b; A" A( N
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Japanese Ships
; I( L3 P4 _3 h: y5 g; e) h5 j BB Kirishima3 F q+ |& g) Z
BB Hiei" Z( l2 N4 l; i
BB Haruna
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CA Kumano$ Z3 s& b9 S: |
CA Suzuya
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CA Mogami
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Allied ground losses:
: J% k! n( J$ m2 f4 l1 S" d7 {" p 274 casualties reported) C! B. l- J' v
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
3 S$ c% c+ G, Z) ^+ o& ] Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled- ~% v; i. D2 S& Y ^
Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled
4 [" g7 i5 h) P3 q6 C- B Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
m; t8 W) l, R" o) w- h Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)
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Airbase hits 17
9 K. b: ?$ `8 R! |" l- Z8 M) ^# QAirbase supply hits 2
: D5 j j. v& r& ARunway hits 35
. ~6 n, M# k- G% h; M% p3 L2 NPort hits 5
+ b6 M* G5 Y7 P) A- ePort supply hits 4- Z; |: S- h5 J) M( H- I! n
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BB Kirishima firing at Gove E8 h9 v3 s1 u3 ^8 D
BB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade3 W( K: t4 m6 B; M" X; r
BB Haruna firing at Gove + K( y8 g7 C; t1 u' Q+ Q- O
BB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade$ T% [8 v+ E) q0 }8 B+ P5 S% V
CA Kako firing at Gove
1 A6 n/ K$ [0 e7 D; r& _' @6 iCA Kumano firing at Gove
$ T* T$ F- |1 v$ v/ ?E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya
- t* R, |. @! ^CA Suzuya firing at Gove , }% T) x5 |' ~! ^
CA Mikuma firing at Gove
1 H6 ~( @! q6 _* V8 f8 O5 NCA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |