AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 19, 42
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ambon at 76,109, Range 6,000 Yards
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7 q; W' q; _* ]% }Japanese Ships+ ?( z/ I9 |+ V# i4 |& Y; P
CL Oi) _( p' C$ d9 b: b9 Q$ C P3 ^
DD Minekaze
5 c- c1 s. j4 } DD Sawakaze1 g3 Z* y4 H/ V4 M- c8 B% H
DD Shiokaze5 t# W! A6 ~! q. P; F9 C* s
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Allied Ships8 \. k6 T; Q% k- A0 K9 \+ a& q
PT-31, Shell hits 1, and is sunk+ j1 V. x5 ]& \; F/ ~
PT-32/ e% S" d3 j) }3 q' Z
PT-34, Shell hits 1, and is sunk7 F" o1 w0 u4 ]9 C$ {# x/ `0 h, E! t
PT Q-113, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
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7 D2 O7 S! b! z* ]0 h5 O1 ?) xNight Time Surface Combat, near Ambon at 76,109, Range 7,000 Yards
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( y7 D) l4 ?* p$ X. ?# D7 jJapanese Ships( g. j! |: g3 `4 z3 y
PC Take+ m0 I; Y6 t# k: _3 s; y% o3 w4 K! L
PC Kaki, Shell hits 3
: w# P, J" k7 ?" R; z PC Ashi, Shell hits 1! ]8 ~ [8 S+ Y3 @% M
PC Sumire, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
; @& K+ G2 }' V2 _ E Hashidate, Shell hits 1& \6 a+ x1 R0 u9 V! U* L
E Uji
& K$ y( ~ C3 Z/ K3 f6 |! }; @3 [. _ TB Chidori! m" G, Z: E( a
TB Manazuru6 d2 l; n! W$ S9 \' ~2 o/ v- p
TB Hatsukari, Shell hits 4
3 M8 a9 I3 i# W* A1 h TB Tomozuru, Shell hits 4, and is sunk/ v/ ~* O9 }8 c" E) r, U7 M
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Allied Ships% H4 O! ^, r& }/ f
CA Houston, Shell hits 2 X1 X, p1 ]& i7 Z+ k5 K& p. J( W. N* C6 r
CL Java, Shell hits 1& j) `. E* K x( u/ A
CL Tromp
. `# }6 c8 o: \+ m, P CL Dragon0 w" h( Y6 s3 j" p) ]/ P
CL Durban9 ?; N# \. `% c1 | w
CL Marblehead, Shell hits 1
5 M& n0 y+ V# n+ a0 b `7 A DD Alden6 M) G6 E" f% Y' E5 h0 U- c
DD Bulmer* [6 A& p6 R8 R* Y5 m) x0 q
DD Edsall2 m- i; ]/ O: u5 L
DD John D. Edwards% `- _# |; S+ _0 ?/ q; s* N1 A
DD John D. Ford
- S, p4 F3 c2 \3 t3 m* ^ DD Parrott
4 G3 H& }7 B9 _ DD Peary' u: F. y( E2 a0 F2 N9 K
DD Pope
2 ^5 v+ x/ S/ K9 V DD Whipple
+ c1 p) {) _$ {2 [+ Q" L1 F% d DD Stewart
( o4 e' F# o1 T& Q. U' S DD Witte de With
0 q" l5 N- x0 l9 |& g o5 b- Z/ D DD Evertsen
" _( l! n8 L7 ]2 w DD Van Ghent
) I8 @0 N2 c" L DD Scout
8 a, f; u: p- }% e3 n `: \6 y9 x DD Stronghold: ^# \7 h Q" H7 F) l, }' X3 o
DD Thanet0 R$ B y7 e. d! q* I
DD Express4 z& h- p" W" S0 e" \$ k4 q
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) I9 M1 z5 v6 vNight Time Surface Combat, near Ambon at 76,109, Range 7,000 Yards2 C/ I/ T" }4 g# }- l2 w5 s1 W4 N
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Japanese Ships5 o# [( A( K" U3 u' B; O
CL Oi, Shell hits 11, heavy fires7 J. ^ N. p: o$ e4 O
DD Minekaze, Shell hits 1* ~8 u0 G- X% P: j
DD Sawakaze, Shell hits 1
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* C7 e' l2 F; \9 k. O( q9 U2 P3 | bAllied Ships
7 Q0 o5 A7 n E' ?8 E CA Houston, Shell hits 3- [2 {$ Z- x- p8 D
CL Java
& U. Q3 G8 u# p( a) e `# U4 t CL Tromp
; k6 H: q& U6 _- g8 G% S4 J CL Dragon, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk. J! k9 l( t) \# S, [
CL Durban, Shell hits 1; s5 e: V$ Q6 F2 T& n- L: q9 G7 W
CL Marblehead, S# ~$ R5 \: E0 g6 x R
DD Alden, Shell hits 22 E8 N+ x9 X9 u/ b. w- R. c
DD Bulmer, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
5 Q$ C0 U& Y c0 V DD Edsall% _$ V3 y2 u% |0 x. p% r
DD John D. Edwards4 U2 U. x4 M. }! S/ \6 t
DD John D. Ford% ]6 d0 Z$ S1 P( r+ t
DD Parrott
) c6 Q! p" k" i$ K. G. q' ~2 {+ t DD Peary, Shell hits 1, on fire7 Z' m+ b% l% R2 {
DD Pope
/ C1 y7 A1 V/ `+ y. W DD Whipple
+ n4 F; r7 q6 l DD Stewart& h" H3 \$ l0 l9 D3 T& K
DD Witte de With9 V K! g* t# c( w. u. h* D# a
DD Evertsen, Shell hits 1 v* G+ l# N' P5 u' @, [. b* l
DD Van Ghent9 z6 F4 v" M( c4 K8 g" K6 b3 t
DD Scout
7 ~% a4 `0 D3 {- o; f" O+ p: r% s0 p* G- } DD Stronghold& f/ A/ f9 T/ f7 f: q
DD Thanet( Y- w- j/ d u8 J6 }: a: A9 n
DD Express |