AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 19, 42
( K( G8 X1 {! M在珊瑚海爆发水面战,自由法国驱逐舰胜利号击沉日军布雷巡洋舰常磐,沖島
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. M6 T7 `. Z6 ~/ cNight Time Surface Combat, near Belep Islands at 109,149, Range 3,000 Yards9 F) X6 n% Q9 A
Japanese Ships1 ~! g- M3 z/ ~9 \( ]7 p
CM Tokiwa, Shell hits 22, and is sunk
$ p) A; A5 ~2 [ ^ f3 U CM Okinoshima, Shell hits 27, and is sunk0 o6 [6 u( s r- {0 w* b
Allied Ships0 u( a: n7 Z2 K, x* b8 @! G, ]
DD La Triomphant; j; o& T, J0 w* ]! I( v0 ~
Japanese ground losses:
" _$ t9 ]8 p5 W A* v) U# t 332 casualties reported4 Z6 s' p" D# R$ U3 C
Squads: 11 destroyed, 14 disabled; v) m5 {. k4 k
Non Combat: 12 destroyed, 4 disabled
/ B; M& \7 D3 u, Q+ _' G Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled3 z3 q! {, I1 [! Z
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)& S, I, q; Q# `
日军水雷队光临棉兰,预示着对荷属东印度入侵的开始3 T$ [; h; T* r$ A5 ?* x
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. r& w r1 `9 _4 jPre-Invasion action off Medan7 _9 Z/ ^+ c& `/ H3 M# i
Japanese Ships# J, ^ G6 Y, T5 T# ~6 N
CA Suzuya
* j) x; A; O. ^0 H CA Mikuma
, J" d% r B8 K" M+ p* Q9 P CA Mogami
, _# N2 |( r2 n% B CA Atago
; K5 L9 l {5 Q- S6 h+ M CA Takao
M! v3 X! @3 N0 H; v( [ CL Jintsu
3 }5 X# F; e+ l# |1 H, f* ^ DD Hibiki7 F* J" E* O; j, n* G
DD Asashio: |+ j. Q( g F8 G9 @$ n
DD Arashi. Q: U/ u) u, ~% T; z
DD Nowaki3 V2 v7 U% x+ C
DD Maikaze1 W7 r/ z h% b& V
Allied ground losses:$ {7 Q @$ V: h9 V$ o6 E$ t8 J
58 casualties reported
. i2 B, b! d* w% A5 `3 N0 h1 r Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
% i$ d' i7 h; _" |, r# } Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
& s t W" t. }# N$ Z7 W Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled |