AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 445 \$ W. @: G% B+ O6 m9 S
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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$ \" D* Q! c8 ~4 d& \
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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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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards9 ?3 w, V/ V6 o0 I
( ]! N! ]( H J& h. g/ k: G b6 LJapanese Ships
% j8 `+ s5 Q% a h BB Kongo" B/ o R% f0 ]( c1 ?3 u
BB Haruna% k: C. J0 z# I$ J% h
BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1
( W. `2 y# T' o \4 w3 q BB Kirishima
V; e1 e0 d. @6 i1 k- @' U CA Mogami% H/ |0 w1 U9 b
CA Mikuma
9 P1 G- u5 f) H; L3 d CA Suzuya
+ {) f, Y4 ^- D CA Kumano
" y& S8 [$ Q9 O CA Kako
- I9 G/ z% A7 A" P' o1 V DD Makinami- p6 s1 D, _, n5 ^
DD Takanami
- G* j8 U# T& G$ A DD Natsushio
/ [% y# T" E% D, {( v+ a& K DD Yukikaze! C+ f3 \1 u2 M# K
DD Hayashio, Y* l/ J3 [$ n* M: X1 z
DD Maikaze
. K, ?/ c' Z" E' f DD Isokaze2 F, D1 H- |* `3 f
DD Shiranui* \ h2 N8 t. j/ E
DD Amatsukaze
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Allied Ships
8 k# A5 A0 N& O# w7 S, m PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk2 k ]1 D1 I& D+ w/ U2 J3 s
PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk* c- t6 c B' ~9 Z* O9 p
PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk7 K) ?2 V( G: a
PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk' r U- I) G* J! \7 S7 i
PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk, H3 O4 P1 p, `1 Y+ y4 O2 c
PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk3 H7 ~7 S7 T+ ~5 }) ^9 X, Z0 Q; R
PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk/ e' r+ V# H3 P4 g- w0 N$ ~
PT-60' X9 [9 c6 {' p. Y
PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
4 r7 i+ Y$ u! ` `+ c PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
- p V/ u, R1 H PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
- U; W7 d) \" }7 [" l" c PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!& u5 w! N: y& C! q) i; x! j
Allied TF begins to get underway' a- v/ ?9 D+ K, M! j
Low visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight( a4 ^ q, x' J3 S, m% o4 T
Maximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards
8 E3 n) u" \1 P5 Q& X7 w- V1 S, JRange closes to 25,000 yards...
7 v3 G, c/ R$ V9 O, ICONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards
0 s9 C k5 D, Q3 q! J: @Range closes to 20,000 yards...
& F2 N: n& W5 l9 W8 v2 l1 w" qRange closes to 15,000 yards...
" W# v: ` I4 n* A8 k/ D6 DCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards! e6 x2 C k& u% Z( [
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards5 L& \" _# ~' |8 x9 V* `% l9 W: X) a
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
: G7 C0 i/ B/ I# t5 F- u6 e+ l3 e( }, QCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
, C9 k1 ^3 A0 U; y. TRange closes to 7,000 yards... f0 C" t f; R0 ?. a' M N" D
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards# B6 H: Y( o5 _- @. n: s( F
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
% t2 B# n1 B0 O! L- bCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards
! ~3 `& o) m3 T/ `/ _( s/ W0 @Range closes to 3,000 yards...
4 ?2 ]$ A4 k3 C: t3 B. rCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
3 a& h6 B4 J+ |2 MRange closes to 1,000 yards...
$ b7 V) M9 O/ V7 m" D: e5 r& iPT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
. n. k; M1 m6 X3 oPT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards$ d2 e* _' ]9 p2 P* ?
PT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
) h) r& o4 S. U0 U% kMassive explosion on PT-46
& w$ b3 X- @( D+ v# APT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards% X+ h w: ]! `0 U9 S( p- }1 Q
PT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards# X+ `; x# e: _1 g& W `! |4 O
Range increases to 2,000 yards& ^- C: c, P8 x+ x* {" o
PT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards8 a; c; B# t/ ?
PT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards4 G3 E2 N/ M' t
BB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards
# M* G, A* Y) v& D0 V% v4 K; w9 aPT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards( J& h( i5 I& |, E7 E/ r; l
PT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards9 j" O+ S" X* q/ D
Range increases to 3,000 yards- }5 O8 Q" |' g; V. ? r* f
PT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards9 a" |2 P3 ^% T# G9 }. J/ K% s+ Z
Range closes to 2,000 yards
" v) [6 n- p$ [" a: [- J" @BB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards
, O$ Z, u) p, X5 cPT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards
9 G F V# r$ |( L- ]. kRange increases to 4,000 yards
2 s8 O5 B$ _3 Y+ [- y0 x# I- DRange increases to 5,000 yards
$ ~0 y' D+ B/ m5 u6 k% H1 kDD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127 + j& l: j% @# F
Range increases to 6,000 yards' u0 q* Q2 f# ]. V8 F" r/ Y7 z
Range increases to 8,000 yards) I/ E- [8 B- L. c6 ]8 x
Task forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards+ t: j; m: P" _$ P/ W5 K1 w3 V6 U+ ^
# z( |1 m6 L& G5 J: ]2 xJapanese Ships: K: N. v, M7 p# I( n3 K4 x
DD Shiranui
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PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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! R( M5 u% j* P9 M2 ~Poor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight
) V: o+ |9 C" q" K% cMaximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards
) t$ F. w& w M$ s, v/ @' dRange closes to 28,000 yards...
: J5 O6 B6 n9 F1 w0 z: l9 iRange closes to 26,000 yards...8 M! b, Z: j1 N7 P, V+ P
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
, U) ?* j) E1 e" b' @, Y+ qRange closes to 22,000 yards...
8 {/ |' n: @7 V8 Z: C3 ^& N; _3 GRange closes to 20,000 yards..." e6 n9 Q: t5 f1 y/ _5 s& q
Range closes to 18,000 yards...- d; t8 L$ _- \! T
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
e2 K/ q0 t4 C; y' QRange closes to 14,000 yards...$ D; a7 ?1 W: k; r+ o/ Q
Range closes to 12,000 yards...! _3 p" ^6 g5 F0 Z+ Q6 z. N
Range closes to 11,000 yards...* ^* V( T. O) [! Z9 R
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
* @6 a* [! |6 S; f/ Y6 B) \, ZRange closes to 9,000 yards...
' l' R, V% \' H: xRange closes to 8,000 yards...
( C2 J- ?- |+ L, H! kRange closes to 7,000 yards...
: j- L' G" q4 D, JRange closes to 6,000 yards...1 f8 R: e% v S! T1 d8 l% J/ {3 k
Range closes to 5,000 yards...* a, P0 b" @% y! @: Y+ _% l+ f
Range closes to 4,000 yards...9 ?3 ^9 m3 R5 l3 z H4 x
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
. g% P$ ]* T' C1 O" t; F# @$ mRange closes to 2,000 yards..., U& x! g0 r4 G2 ` P" P& O
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
% o5 a( E! p) u; c9 S' M( b( sCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
* A0 p7 l7 j6 ~" _; c4 iAllied ships attempt to get underway. ^8 n' ?7 Z) A3 G, v
Range increases to 3,000 yards
; O" `& ], n7 tPT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards
p( l* Y3 G" S$ L X1 ZCombat ends with last Allied ship sunk..." o- p' ?: s e' p' |7 c- \$ e
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Night Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127$ A% \0 ]4 ]1 F5 ~. R% e( E$ O
3 y7 d' B9 `* KAllied aircraft
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# M7 ~. y- @6 T# B* g, o% q6 tAllied aircraft losses4 Y: O9 ^ \" i9 W2 X/ z
Catalina I: 7 damaged
/ I& Z; d. K3 K2 T# U) |- z Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground
g, r) h7 G6 G6 w P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged' _7 l5 B" d8 i1 X
P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground W. @, ?) P9 c9 z4 d" `, V
3 X# U/ X; {5 }$ J0 K BJapanese Ships' C6 o- ?8 |& R, C* }
BB Kirishima4 n0 K! _% K! x2 V4 U
BB Hiei
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BB Kongo: W6 `, X8 f' J I" i2 O
CA Kako0 |, I6 \! `& n7 p# }1 r
CA Kumano
. c! Y8 M; i! T: r& W2 R, D CA Suzuya' M' q! B9 b+ m/ i! o
CA Mikuma
: w1 S, R: G' h" i1 u: g CA Mogami
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d q3 m1 {3 _* T) e1 D% [5 rAllied ground losses:# O8 v3 U& _$ R, w3 b
274 casualties reported
3 l8 Z, }+ t/ z6 h5 D' }9 _! f5 ? Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
/ G: z* Q% N% K1 B Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled
7 s3 H6 r; c3 F; f ~' Q8 Q! T Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled
: F. d2 i& r7 c: y* s7 [3 D Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
" K* J6 C# i: `, A" { Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)
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Airbase hits 17$ R% {4 U/ W9 e7 V& g+ Y' n0 F
Airbase supply hits 21 f7 ]- h W* L) B2 V
Runway hits 35" L( z' v% f+ }6 |
Port hits 5
0 M p" m1 D- p; Z4 k* w% J) xPort supply hits 4
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7 l' q6 h+ ^/ W3 C0 ~BB Kirishima firing at Gove
1 k, ^, X0 c/ `* S# S8 DBB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade
5 a( v q+ z' J/ DBB Haruna firing at Gove
! A7 A0 p) O9 V& G0 k8 S9 R2 z# ^4 WBB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade
# e7 J& g) P2 ~2 A2 Y/ DCA Kako firing at Gove : K% i# ]: z6 H+ q, k! g
CA Kumano firing at Gove
; Y# G! `: Q* `) |& }* b9 eE13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya! w1 }& R5 b# a) _
CA Suzuya firing at Gove
! g- y( a2 e* [( p% Z; KCA Mikuma firing at Gove : @ ?# s8 i1 g
CA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |