AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 19, 42
: h( d/ k8 Y$ q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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Night Time Surface Combat, near Belep Islands at 109,149, Range 3,000 Yards
1 w+ S" I. f9 o1 }+ c( W% Y Japanese Ships8 m) h! T/ U' y
CM Tokiwa, Shell hits 22, and is sunk
5 d" W/ o! n0 ?2 S0 x" E; V# k CM Okinoshima, Shell hits 27, and is sunk8 ^9 I) n$ D4 f% B
Allied Ships; c8 r. o. c7 }. b
DD La Triomphant2 g9 i. V- k. m6 H
Japanese ground losses: F! M4 i; h; _# P0 Q# L) B
332 casualties reported
; C C- j( e( f q- o Squads: 11 destroyed, 14 disabled5 y: X' l- K% ?
Non Combat: 12 destroyed, 4 disabled, ^, H# H1 |% L5 D* @
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
' v& i4 x7 X5 R5 B6 N4 _8 C Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)2 c8 z" }3 T- p6 F
日军水雷队光临棉兰,预示着对荷属东印度入侵的开始6 Z& D' r1 k/ f5 n0 [0 [) b' q% ^
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H, N9 p" Q4 d9 `( hPre-Invasion action off Medan
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CA Suzuya
2 A0 d" [& S" w& u7 o6 @) y( ^ CA Mikuma2 `! R1 t9 k9 {+ X& T) j
CA Mogami
9 J; j* @. K% h e0 N CA Atago
& d5 S2 D- E2 D, s CA Takao7 E8 n8 f% q" X4 r, U) u
CL Jintsu3 n9 ?4 K4 t) {0 u% [' X
DD Hibiki* V8 X1 g- H* ?7 j, `) ?& L
DD Asashio0 k3 L1 b* D% O! C$ k8 q
DD Arashi
; |1 `; w6 o6 R8 ^: C4 O8 _ DD Nowaki ^/ K/ e' y% U
DD Maikaze% C0 ^: I& J! Q# Q4 ?1 r7 e
Allied ground losses:
9 u2 t3 l1 _5 G( _: x 58 casualties reported
; b: b& N& j: c4 Z( d) W Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled4 j, `: Z8 ^* r6 v' s9 p5 Q v
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
1 n( G$ W& k8 [ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled |