AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 445 }3 w6 Y# B% N
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9 n9 p% b; N* x( w+ u5 S) T( }/ k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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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 1,000 Yards+ y1 U: A! S/ k( l9 K( B) w
5 e" ^* `9 P9 i P2 }1 Y+ b/ ?Japanese Ships6 K1 O, p9 F* p; j' L+ r
BB Kongo! h) h9 d% t0 c n/ `+ `
BB Haruna
3 O# _; R( K0 d8 F5 K; a2 B BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 10 Y1 d$ y) ?! h
BB Kirishima- l! C* Z" b: q
CA Mogami* g) w# C( ? I2 ^* L
CA Mikuma0 b6 `5 o) P# u8 |
CA Suzuya) H4 A4 U, a+ y6 S( b0 E' N7 g) Y
CA Kumano( o/ u0 r& X4 o' f2 k
CA Kako/ {9 e0 C3 W* y
DD Makinami
: k$ x6 d$ `) w- a7 d DD Takanami8 f) J9 r: o0 m1 i, }
DD Natsushio" L! O0 \3 ]4 m3 I; m
DD Yukikaze
7 L0 T8 ]& g5 m/ {) V: f DD Hayashio
: v+ g" Q; z# ^) g8 v DD Maikaze
' x4 G% u. |7 L% c3 [& H% g% H" t8 | DD Isokaze: T0 r. M" g' v. N! ?1 d0 ?4 d
DD Shiranui; }/ r7 E- U2 U: A9 D# Z
DD Amatsukaze! B$ W/ Q0 C! u$ d
% s/ \: Q- H2 pAllied Ships
+ e6 C4 p2 a0 @# d4 Y+ X PT-20, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
& i. E$ m( O! o2 z0 @) J PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
; M8 ?4 J5 `" Y: u/ s6 S j8 r8 X PT-44, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
( l7 J2 V6 N5 D# z PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
9 @9 `3 K1 b: R. }2 s+ R PT-46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
5 r2 x: e- P7 Y; E0 c) i; T PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk" |3 {& e' @6 R1 G' N
PT-59, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
' J5 z& ]$ S0 c% S* b' s8 D7 n PT-60
2 k" s4 x; a% h& b0 C PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
9 U: }- w1 e" B( F$ `0 U PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk) ?, @' M9 y2 I) [ i
PT-63, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
j4 f/ p8 F1 l, V. M* k( j PT-65, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
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2 B: j2 s, k' `" vJapanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!2 p7 [" t5 U" ^( D* K. W
Allied TF begins to get underway
( @% G* {2 ?& I8 g0 e8 eLow visibility due to Rain with 10% moonlight
! k0 N) P6 q6 q9 S1 N2 x6 @Maximum visibility in Rain and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards* A: v$ K/ C$ @' }0 Z% q F
Range closes to 25,000 yards...
( a, O) S0 z, n( cCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 25,000 yards" k0 o- A2 F' ?* O- k- m
Range closes to 20,000 yards...& ?. C& B5 G& B( @0 ^# S( H
Range closes to 15,000 yards...( j$ G4 j, W# [: n' ~1 x2 p
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards
9 {! Y1 k- I& \' |CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 15,000 yards4 t: n. A+ K+ X$ _: V; c0 M
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
% D9 ?1 h' k2 _" q* X( NCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards. A$ j t/ z4 R! I+ a6 [
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
& [; h9 c! Y6 W( `+ ~; c; P; vCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards
$ {- p# ~3 y; h& v) U' y$ [! iRange closes to 5,000 yards.../ b7 M9 F9 m+ N6 m
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards6 ^! P9 k! k4 t) x, V' e$ N3 y
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
; R; B- z# K+ o( W) l1 hCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
" n b: d! g' ^( LRange closes to 1,000 yards...& d0 Z( D$ }* B
PT-65 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
& J) a/ u3 L$ E5 d# RPT-59 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards" F. }% c6 S6 K+ ]8 b
PT-48 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
/ s& z. c& t! EMassive explosion on PT-46
4 b F! }" r4 ^) @$ MPT-46 sunk by CA Kumano at 1,000 yards
* [2 m9 D7 \) y3 |6 LPT-44 sunk by CA Suzuya at 1,000 yards
- o2 F% ~* d, S$ S | cRange increases to 2,000 yards
' h( r; g, U& O+ f5 L4 |; |6 g3 APT-63 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards% {1 s+ A8 E+ s
PT-45 sunk by BB Kirishima at 2,000 yards
3 N- s- V3 L2 W+ oBB Kirishima engages PT-62 at 2,000 yards5 m; \: |8 T! l$ e
PT-61 sunk by CA Kumano at 2,000 yards- m2 p7 N& |' E4 a+ _4 x6 ]0 T @" Q
PT-43 sunk by BB Kongo at 2,000 yards5 J. W: H& G: z. q
Range increases to 3,000 yards
: ?0 C, a% s; ^- U- L6 _PT-62 sunk by BB Kirishima at 3,000 yards
* {% J" g2 f$ V- {Range closes to 2,000 yards3 T2 D5 ?* D1 J1 b9 a7 V
BB Hiei engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards
$ x+ d9 `3 {4 S# q6 l9 PPT-20 sunk by DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards1 \4 N/ L4 y6 M8 b
Range increases to 4,000 yards5 C0 S7 A: y9 Z: {
Range increases to 5,000 yards* k8 |5 ]7 \4 \# ^& a: w: V3 g; l
DD Shiranui collides with CA Mogami at 82 , 127
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Range increases to 8,000 yards9 U* }* [7 K9 g! Y4 N4 w$ ]
Task forces break off...2 ^' e5 l/ `, ?/ d
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. {# J7 _# R$ W0 J) }3 iNight Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 2,000 Yards( N/ [- K3 {+ J/ G1 ]6 f
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DD Shiranui& j' u9 U- p; b! p, Y9 L
* L2 N+ p7 n( gAllied Ships
3 }6 I# P( M' M: s PT-60, Shell hits 2, and is sunk' L5 ]( j3 \( e' I0 Y0 N
/ A4 v- G, d0 F% D! B8 i' dPoor visibility due to Rain with 17% moonlight
! o7 y$ x3 j/ [Maximum visibility in Rain and 17% moonlight: 2,000 yards
# s1 }( S7 _$ ?Range closes to 28,000 yards...' v2 W2 _' g) v6 k d
Range closes to 26,000 yards.... g3 {% S m1 d& B1 K; D: g
Range closes to 24,000 yards...1 A6 q d0 a# @3 A: I
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
" Z1 Q. G6 q( a* X6 HRange closes to 20,000 yards...
( ^. F) w0 }2 ?7 z& R: }( \Range closes to 18,000 yards...
7 ?! k' t6 L8 C- ~5 kRange closes to 16,000 yards...
/ o& A" \ y% E+ b! e* Q3 q7 pRange closes to 14,000 yards...4 _ h5 ~( f1 m: N
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
2 K! }; \) B$ V; O5 v/ ARange closes to 11,000 yards...
2 U8 h( b" N' P+ ?2 PRange closes to 10,000 yards...9 o$ b7 X2 X# r( [9 x3 c T
Range closes to 9,000 yards... f! ] w8 ]: [! J
Range closes to 8,000 yards...# A/ K/ f" X; j; @
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
1 c# J0 W$ B, }, w2 xRange closes to 6,000 yards...
$ p% `! o! b. J4 mRange closes to 5,000 yards...2 c, H; E e4 o* i( A
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
K. a8 s' i" P) {! G: WRange closes to 3,000 yards...+ {8 J' u, c$ {3 o! n4 ~4 \3 a
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
L9 t' C$ w. j4 n \" q/ ~+ \CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards5 L3 V2 ]: @8 y V& z. P
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards9 k! K9 Q8 ]" O8 |( {6 F. [
Allied ships attempt to get underway
+ {8 E5 J2 u% `3 G3 uRange increases to 3,000 yards
2 a# A7 B* O: _* HPT-60 sunk by DD Shiranui at 3,000 yards
6 T+ [% }: t* WCombat ends with last Allied ship sunk...
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" w0 J! b% r7 RNight Naval bombardment of Gove at 82,127
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Allied aircraft: s: X9 Z+ A( Y9 ]
no flights
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7 X( J: J- U- G$ p0 I) EAllied aircraft losses
, i3 P6 L# `, Y Catalina I: 7 damaged
/ M0 P5 M0 N2 B. X2 J% u Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground) l: `! j. e5 m9 z$ F/ i0 j
P-39N1 Airacobra: 93 damaged
* U: H% D. F, {! }* c9 J0 { P-39N1 Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground% p3 _- v( \3 @5 S% W8 a! C. C
g! p- r, z& O% YJapanese Ships+ O( K, s! h' ]
BB Kirishima
8 S5 y$ _$ A: _% b _9 s* z BB Hiei
8 w1 w' U2 [5 E BB Haruna
6 |1 Q" o e, C7 | BB Kongo5 b6 ]" C' q& l# x
CA Kako
6 g& a8 p3 ?$ o$ \ ` CA Kumano+ m9 ~" ?! A1 X
CA Suzuya
c6 T* t) N! s$ x3 ?% t+ L: e2 _ CA Mikuma# O/ T4 G J5 |3 i4 e; A: S
CA Mogami: o# Z0 M. L. ^
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Allied ground losses:
# B! d3 g+ ~' d1 p 274 casualties reported
( X/ r+ a0 Y/ X; G7 u) w% w Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled. @5 x) e+ Z& J, Q) q1 [- f
Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 37 disabled
! o* O( D; Q* g/ I' a" V3 t Engineers: 13 destroyed, 24 disabled, M9 p. h Y/ u( J
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
! \& S$ a% K' N8 p, n% C Vehicles lost 27 (12 destroyed, 15 disabled)
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M5 f- i/ ^6 AAirbase hits 174 p6 y. j9 L1 c) `8 E
Airbase supply hits 2
7 w0 W. J! p6 }7 j# D: O( z: uRunway hits 35# O# |, h4 O( ?, N* i$ K" h, y2 v
Port hits 57 L7 n: L+ O8 ~& h a0 X
Port supply hits 4
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BB Kirishima firing at Gove
, e a5 @& s$ R0 o# E9 K6 @BB Hiei firing at 14th NZ Brigade: O' t& h& u; B
BB Haruna firing at Gove # J) Y9 ^3 G5 F5 n2 B/ g
BB Kongo firing at 14th NZ Brigade6 j7 }4 Z* I, r, w+ o" ~# s
CA Kako firing at Gove 1 L5 a" P4 T2 T$ d
CA Kumano firing at Gove 7 S6 y' T7 e( ^. u; \2 N
E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya5 d/ P4 |1 p& j9 E) f# `. x9 [
CA Suzuya firing at Gove
; x7 l: ]4 V& b1 I; q5 qCA Mikuma firing at Gove ' f# z4 D) }! {$ Z) s
CA Mogami firing at 3rd NZ Brigade |