AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 19, 42
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/ I( M: D( z- b, z3 CNight Time Surface Combat, near Ambon at 76,109, Range 6,000 Yards/ E- x* ^% B( H6 f2 y4 x7 @
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, }+ U% v, {' [. e5 h) M CL Oi' H9 G3 W3 h) J0 c5 O; q% p
DD Minekaze4 o0 u; Q! F1 _3 }
DD Sawakaze$ i+ L- [$ p6 M3 p E, L+ D
DD Shiokaze$ n6 W9 v6 ^/ K
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Allied Ships
4 C& N0 B" ? g3 R' W+ I9 \ PT-31, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
. y/ M2 E6 m# ~+ x PT-32
4 \% `: H0 U) p6 f* J; m PT-34, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
6 O$ Q3 W# |6 c9 i+ q PT Q-113, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
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. i2 g2 n, J$ S1 c1 N1 r: I5 RNight Time Surface Combat, near Ambon at 76,109, Range 7,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
6 y& A1 u) K: e$ K- [ PC Take
5 K* i2 C2 {0 W( Z; C PC Kaki, Shell hits 3
D2 a- \0 G8 K PC Ashi, Shell hits 1
: n+ \/ R4 D6 Q5 _ PC Sumire, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage3 w% I2 ]- ], ^6 R
E Hashidate, Shell hits 1
# u- d/ t& _ ^ @" e" U n E Uji
) P: d/ ^8 M* }0 {8 d( p TB Chidori( g$ Z2 X7 r! q5 z% k9 u7 V
TB Manazuru M$ _6 r" D7 `! |% s6 ~
TB Hatsukari, Shell hits 4
# O* N2 @# H" ~6 e3 _+ U3 G; A TB Tomozuru, Shell hits 4, and is sunk( ]% M; \! g; G; |' q
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Allied Ships) }8 E2 R) G/ s4 t2 T
CA Houston, Shell hits 2
( s. `" `0 s+ M# U0 u7 X/ ^ CL Java, Shell hits 1
: a4 m4 N/ |0 |* n8 n( D& m) J CL Tromp7 F o2 L `8 l8 z1 f4 n
CL Dragon
7 F d# s# Z; Y4 ~7 q4 C5 X8 d CL Durban
/ M' \8 o5 m: q) Z! u CL Marblehead, Shell hits 10 G+ x' v5 z2 N, n
DD Alden
) Z% r; Z# X \/ j2 S DD Bulmer
H. _6 E: P# \9 W) S7 A3 _ DD Edsall& G: |$ r- r1 _) @, J% g
DD John D. Edwards5 H C% t4 ]$ \1 u- M9 W; X0 Z
DD John D. Ford; J3 b0 [6 S9 q2 C' Z* s
DD Parrott" M9 l j& I2 E. A8 @3 ?
DD Peary
3 i t9 X6 [2 e0 w, f1 Y8 E DD Pope
/ ]; O% _4 K1 k' C DD Whipple. e; l, D: b% |( t. s9 h7 b
DD Stewart3 c/ h/ ~* Y1 G. V$ P7 V
DD Witte de With
$ j6 w5 ?1 R- \$ Q* p' W: B) S DD Evertsen
% q1 n( n3 N9 ?& ^ DD Van Ghent2 J; |; |% @4 w+ [& E( V
DD Scout7 c4 A4 @+ U: }. ]( x5 V; ^: W
DD Stronghold! U' |; { E, t, f7 P& M
DD Thanet5 z n& p- {3 ^) c+ E
DD Express4 c1 s% k3 O4 E2 S
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/ Y' f1 `( O5 p! X; s& v# j0 w7 hNight Time Surface Combat, near Ambon at 76,109, Range 7,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
5 j$ `! N+ k) G% } CL Oi, Shell hits 11, heavy fires
7 P* C# J S' e/ K6 h( m8 G7 _- R% ] DD Minekaze, Shell hits 1
, ^) H! {) x: P5 j" j& ` DD Sawakaze, Shell hits 1
7 j; g- D* E# ? f- S. T) b* e DD Shiokaze, Shell hits 1' ]; d8 D# \) `! M1 X% E9 U
: }: k. x- K0 Q6 @% v; tAllied Ships$ A! {$ ~; d1 S0 \
CA Houston, Shell hits 3" h* `5 y' m: k5 T6 B: _
CL Java0 v( e- e% k/ A: ]
CL Tromp4 |+ ? Z- m) y8 F2 P
CL Dragon, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
% ^. J. f$ u O: w0 w CL Durban, Shell hits 1
1 A$ ?/ K0 }( k) n$ b- J Q k CL Marblehead
* C# W) G l1 P+ l DD Alden, Shell hits 2' V5 g9 s; \. i2 w. w4 [
DD Bulmer, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
8 R. i) v. `/ u+ `4 b DD Edsall
6 o1 G) A9 e1 T. h$ { DD John D. Edwards
9 d6 C! h4 s/ `4 V DD John D. Ford
! Y4 E) ]( J9 |# k9 N, e; p DD Parrott
* p& C+ m. H" G0 h DD Peary, Shell hits 1, on fire& u6 a+ T" f) z# s: k; S
DD Pope
- r+ ?; V$ d! D8 ? DD Whipple
: q& R! g2 c* N$ A DD Stewart) G/ C6 S5 G: Q, {' \( p, L
DD Witte de With5 x( l/ G& w1 n X' S. J
DD Evertsen, Shell hits 1
6 _# O9 i. ~# [/ ] DD Van Ghent! B' K6 h( U6 [, h3 ?7 C: F
DD Scout9 K a. `* m1 z. W$ Y* P
DD Stronghold# R9 T6 j3 r: Y# u, a G; p
DD Thanet' w' O3 w! l- u# M6 \
DD Express |