AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 443 h! H. h3 G8 v3 k
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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
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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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% J; ?7 s; l9 {5 u# w) q- Y/ NNight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards' f8 F) H' R; J3 ] H: [
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Japanese Ships0 A; Z! ^' b4 G1 }/ @/ E) E( o
BB Kongo
7 \ l3 C2 f D+ ?( C BB Haruna3 c" I3 L4 J; o( z; n
BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1% j) `4 q" O4 V* A8 } T; Y1 [
BB Kirishima
& ^! P& [* W* s7 q$ C& a CA Mogami; _% T' J* G5 B% l/ z. l9 J
CA Mikuma
$ R0 Y s# G" R& h7 { CA Suzuya: _1 ]# b( l0 |5 j
CA Kumano, V' R0 I! Y2 S5 m) `
CA Kako
5 U) E2 x! N3 o9 E DD Makinami
; `+ u8 d) N0 o6 u8 ~* s( d DD Takanami: Y7 C7 i1 C+ |* V* i
DD Natsushio
, X0 ~) m1 v+ ^" x$ g4 {2 ?4 ] DD Yukikaze0 ?+ \; h1 d: W
DD Hayashio! S* J y+ |' [- k. `+ I7 l' A& B/ a
DD Maikaze
1 w4 q1 M5 o8 I9 Y DD Isokaze
& f: d; B) u3 V& n' | DD Shiranui- V2 T+ B a3 V( X" q
DD Amatsukaze* n# S! P: [# M( o8 z- J# p
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Allied Ships B0 d" m7 K S: q- J* \
PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk3 }5 P$ q: M1 m0 i" _1 A, g0 P C/ Q
PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk$ J8 H1 p7 ]: l0 _
PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
0 y4 r( k' Y% | ]: w/ t. F. Z- E; a+ g PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk$ m; F4 e$ m5 w: R
PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk" a2 G, {! s) N2 ^
PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
. U5 Q P2 H M+ ^% P# @9 f; ?5 T3 O PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
. M- s$ m5 }8 s5 B8 b. z9 h PT-606 j; T# L8 @* r8 Y
PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk- [ `' U1 L9 m, e: `& R4 [, R/ z
PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk; n* S0 Y- ]3 Y# z9 W t6 |. _6 C& E
PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk3 k2 _% ~1 n6 u; b# {% [; _
PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!# _! ]! A' D3 q# ]1 s9 G- ]
Allied TF begins to get underway
" Y) ~ V5 R3 l6 V& }! hLow visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight
, n' l& A$ b, yMaximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards% e1 m5 I# L- W( M: M7 \
Range closes to 25,000 yards...! \& A* z+ c$ `1 w5 m
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards
, e7 t/ d- p, }* [0 c! Q% pRange closes to 20,000 yards...# m5 U1 k) W! ~
Range closes to 15,000 yards...- G4 a) x7 q0 a/ ]8 I
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards3 z) z# b: v$ ~ y% e
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards# v+ A# i- B% T1 b
Range closes to 10,000 yards...* X) W& ^5 K/ A
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
! l8 o3 X+ X$ N8 M [Range closes to 7,000 yards...
, Q1 E3 m' B# H4 o- jCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards
' T: v0 k7 H5 g! Y2 v8 j! N" }Range closes to 5,000 yards...
& r9 a( \- Z$ R2 mCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards: D! R2 h' B( `* y( D
Range closes to 3,000 yards...0 V H4 i# x# C
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
% v8 ^# `! i! v/ g( y# nRange closes to 1,000 yards...2 s% i* J* b2 J2 K+ D
PT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
0 C: [- t& I* m( h* xPT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
O' Y3 k( h- `, hPT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards* \9 M! |# K& a4 j
Massive explosion on PT-46! C9 i$ }! D+ ?+ Z
PT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
, y5 o7 v6 m2 ]+ RPT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
* c- z# d) L8 p+ U# y, ?Range increases to 2,000 yards6 w; j7 k! q$ q" W$ _6 t5 K
PT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
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BB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards2 r. z: T+ s4 {$ r" } |
PT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards
/ p6 |3 E W7 Y- w& r3 gPT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards- v! X g+ a9 _
Range increases to 3,000 yards3 C- }- J; {. G( g* n8 M
PT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards) x# `- }5 u$ F: V) E: L# w9 P" w
Range closes to 2,000 yards7 V( N. L/ `. ]: v3 D" U6 `! s
BB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards
5 n+ i9 @* [9 U8 W) SPT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards
" e1 N l; ^+ QRange increases to 4,000 yards
% _ R3 ?( {, S; {* m: u0 z7 _7 MRange increases to 5,000 yards+ I1 H4 c) T& ^
DD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127
0 Y5 H) R7 V( nRange increases to 6,000 yards+ h) Z% C1 u$ x! E, O) v, \$ J
Range increases to 8,000 yards
4 g8 o- M$ E4 u$ a; i1 J3 dTask forces break off...
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0 `& ]1 C. c7 p4 ~0 Y5 eNight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards
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DD Shiranui
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Allied Ships; G0 [& @7 v* ?/ s1 Z- }+ e
PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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Poor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight" F* q" K. R: ~) o+ f+ j4 l
Maximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards, h4 w/ e) n! F
Range closes to 28,000 yards...! s8 e0 J5 C: J8 W
Range closes to 26,000 yards...
& @' {4 Q! [ P9 Y; H) @Range closes to 24,000 yards...
) X# ~. {4 b8 Y, w3 W3 k; b: fRange closes to 22,000 yards...* V( O* ~6 c' D: v/ s' r6 [
Range closes to 20,000 yards...+ U, {6 \& Z- `- Q4 Z- f# r5 p
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
W& E' W, q9 m1 ]' ^; @" nRange closes to 16,000 yards...8 G; v4 x6 [( p- o; i# M
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
9 [( q6 u( k" Q1 B; N2 G6 @0 VRange closes to 12,000 yards...
G% E/ g( C6 C7 x/ D) S, ] X3 HRange closes to 11,000 yards...
+ a, b3 T$ J) y6 t3 |Range closes to 10,000 yards.../ v7 ~! C+ K2 U6 `! n
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
# I! A+ Q: X4 ^- n# H$ \Range closes to 8,000 yards..., V0 i* z2 Y0 n r$ R
Range closes to 7,000 yards...7 {% k$ }7 t9 J1 {
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
9 n7 @1 W5 X! wRange closes to 5,000 yards.... R- r7 m; e- Y
Range closes to 4,000 yards...( Q/ T V5 ]% J% x1 }! d' v: V
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
! d4 @7 T; ]9 F; dRange closes to 2,000 yards...
' M$ E% L& y+ P0 UCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
$ [- P E( X2 R, UCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards8 J6 _" _: d4 c& ?+ s& ~6 W
Allied ships attempt to get underway
) g/ r h8 K$ LRange increases to 3,000 yards/ {" V' s- a/ |2 E
PT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards: _5 [8 I( ]2 O. \5 ~7 J& m
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...- O a2 T8 N9 X5 O
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: j3 s: V8 v$ r b, u2 k$ @Night Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,1277 t K: Y: ]: }: y J8 O
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Allied aircraft
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5 t1 P, V9 S+ i1 }+ K# wAllied aircraft losses
4 D$ O) E+ p7 F) g Catalina I: 7 damaged5 t$ F$ a5 B( g# _
Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground: B- r) G. V- O* \" j8 p Y4 p
P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged! U6 z E. Q7 m3 y0 _2 }# b
P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground
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Japanese Ships
X& w9 p% z1 H+ E BB Kirishima9 t& z8 E7 t1 l
BB Hiei
0 J6 M# f$ K0 q4 \% I) e$ D BB Haruna
% z2 m* j- @( ~ BB Kongo
0 K. t% X3 Y( X" C7 G9 v CA Kako/ T, S: a# a, k7 Y# l' x2 Q8 g
CA Kumano
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CA Mikuma7 M; {0 Q, a3 O0 c% ]4 E
CA Mogami
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# c% f# T, n, [) S$ T0 f( MAllied ground losses:
^& x! R n4 i* J- H 274 casualties reported5 ]- A* i6 X- T
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled" `* J) L, ]* U3 O
Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled9 A. B9 r1 L, E! U) h, c2 B
Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled
# _ m. V' ^. q6 T# S Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
# c. i* }" W1 v, H" @/ h* ^ Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)
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) K$ y7 U& |9 P9 o8 y! @. vAirbase hits 17
+ T' z0 F: S, h; UAirbase supply hits 2
. ]/ x3 U. {+ J! R4 R- _ q' \* lRunway hits 35* R" [! \4 Q1 O8 E, k, X
Port hits 5) O5 o7 L5 x: K
Port supply hits 42 U7 d3 H7 N6 O
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BB Kirishima firing at Gove
3 l* V' q" U, h6 U( w) _1 sBB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade
- q/ m. L' V0 U" @5 CBB Haruna firing at Gove ; T* d( O, u* b
BB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade
* K4 @! O4 P% z& jCA Kako firing at Gove ; _ U0 _' n* k: P1 E W
CA Kumano firing at Gove 7 c, E+ r7 C3 `6 v# k0 T6 x
E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya
4 C/ O, i2 }' }CA Suzuya firing at Gove 6 D5 X0 b* {" `% F
CA Mikuma firing at Gove 0 M/ {! M- |2 w& m) y; S1 N4 C4 I
CA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |