AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 19, 42- S2 D* O5 K/ e% D0 F" X
ABDA的大舰队搞不过联合舰队的清扫小分队,呜呼哀哉6 ], `8 Z4 G1 s9 y; d6 b r
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1 J# ^, N& F i/ p2 f5 _$ ]& RNight Time Surface Combat, near Ambon at 76,109, Range 6,000 Yards7 |: O, T& i9 o7 o9 k/ t, T
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Japanese Ships# g8 u R+ W% I1 @4 x2 S
CL Oi& l: W+ j% F% g! B) h2 E
DD Minekaze
3 o" s4 Y# U3 \$ N DD Sawakaze, v& v% r2 Q: ]- u' `" f; D* U6 ~( h
DD Shiokaze
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D8 D" r$ b8 ~5 a: T" W, a) c- V7 {Allied Ships% j I0 |, N, l8 n( l
PT-31, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
) F0 ?& T- H4 h7 @% k; U PT-32
3 S# A& J6 l1 h$ W( b PT-34, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
- h6 j; f' Y! U PT Q-113, Shell hits 3, and is sunk# {, X9 n+ c$ z1 `' {: G
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ambon at 76,109, Range 7,000 Yards
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4 C& S o0 n a- vJapanese Ships
2 A# V, }* F' ] PC Take
' a) A! W& b$ @- y r3 W. R/ o PC Kaki, Shell hits 3
, O J& @0 I* |# s PC Ashi, Shell hits 1
" K" n) b5 y# v PC Sumire, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 q8 ]! P% |1 {- N; S/ w0 u q9 V( ^7 f E Hashidate, Shell hits 13 u0 A, t9 q! u' L# W. _9 Y4 ^+ |
E Uji
0 ?; A- j% S/ L$ [5 { TB Chidori
3 l( v) A) y& E* `% v$ M [ TB Manazuru
' i/ ?6 h& S8 Q TB Hatsukari, Shell hits 4+ K0 N7 }$ F5 C& C2 t- t) W
TB Tomozuru, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
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Allied Ships5 j+ s7 {. w7 F8 y! `9 I2 K) n
CA Houston, Shell hits 21 O* T- `4 n6 c8 \( Y4 N6 m
CL Java, Shell hits 1+ w7 j" M; H Y ]) X& E9 F4 G
CL Tromp. \7 T3 @) W: \; h( N
CL Dragon
' a, G. J1 _/ M. F. K' X CL Durban
, K& ^6 G- D' L5 h. \ CL Marblehead, Shell hits 1
/ z5 ]+ e+ o1 f6 \1 i DD Alden
. Y3 g) n' d3 }/ g% |0 w$ p DD Bulmer( L% e( \& H' n$ m' s0 l
DD Edsall4 P4 w# }9 s7 d* d; p+ E7 w
DD John D. Edwards r( E$ Y5 i7 b; D
DD John D. Ford
) f6 t0 o* b# R! G6 B DD Parrott% P: Y N7 a8 D" K3 P4 r2 T5 s% i
DD Peary
; d, X Y5 F: U: ~, R DD Pope+ T7 Y" V8 S; M3 x8 [3 \
DD Whipple
7 z+ ?+ a b) u4 J4 I9 d r DD Stewart. X5 a+ @/ f9 |/ _
DD Witte de With! S. }5 _, {0 B8 H
DD Evertsen X- ~9 P M4 c+ X( ]
DD Van Ghent
, O% n2 U" l+ m- B DD Scout, t) H8 ~4 u- c' Z/ {3 }5 E
DD Stronghold
& P# r. B3 @, a; t/ C4 E+ {$ ~ DD Thanet2 ?" \5 Q& o, R. N3 r
DD Express
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ambon at 76,109, Range 7,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
1 g1 D) r% ^$ {( h1 K3 A9 U CL Oi, Shell hits 11, heavy fires
; V7 K5 ^+ B9 L- S( H; n5 [ g DD Minekaze, Shell hits 1
$ z% H1 X5 B4 h1 { DD Sawakaze, Shell hits 1
( [, `& s: Z0 r% E$ a DD Shiokaze, Shell hits 1/ M, S" M# ?9 Z- K
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Allied Ships
. \9 n+ ?( @% L% c8 R CA Houston, Shell hits 3
5 P& r2 Z# r( j CL Java
) A. L: U4 N' i1 ]) u% ] CL Tromp/ w) ^( x6 a2 K; h% D0 ]
CL Dragon, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk' V" G* Z1 [$ B$ F
CL Durban, Shell hits 12 K( W# Y# G1 o0 ^' V2 O" d
CL Marblehead
( J- b3 ]# z/ @. i% h+ y+ T DD Alden, Shell hits 2* E( y7 U0 B! W
DD Bulmer, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
' [$ x% R7 }2 p+ \' [# _0 ` DD Edsall: p* u7 C2 s7 A4 G- h a6 _. v, {
DD John D. Edwards, h: r9 A1 n4 f9 g" ?9 ?+ u. ?
DD John D. Ford
: X; G: `# j; @ q5 s$ P! y& c DD Parrott
! T3 S! {2 T9 o* N" m2 E7 m DD Peary, Shell hits 1, on fire
% G# w4 ]9 c! { DD Pope2 k4 l) j! g3 ~0 Z4 r
DD Whipple
! T: z5 p) r0 u# j% B DD Stewart
" Q8 u# V- Y1 f' c; o# y DD Witte de With+ l1 B7 O; r, `4 L3 X v2 s
DD Evertsen, Shell hits 1! F' e$ M* `& c2 U. x
DD Van Ghent
6 y& o8 P7 t. Z8 B6 L* D DD Scout7 U! e1 T0 q, ^& n7 ]
DD Stronghold& {8 P p6 S* E/ w
DD Thanet6 j( \$ ]! s5 d/ d# H; L8 \
DD Express |