AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 19, 428 f* d2 k. I" Q
ABDA的大舰队搞不过联合舰队的清扫小分队,呜呼哀哉. c" T' ^+ t# v* P, c7 O
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ambon at 76,109, Range 6,000 Yards
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- _4 \/ X) K7 c' d/ i6 u' r CL Oi
* S5 O6 G. N3 e DD Minekaze `. T/ R1 Y, r- z
DD Sawakaze
7 K5 f/ E$ ^, [4 u8 M+ r( E DD Shiokaze/ j- T) S/ e6 l) e1 h
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Allied Ships
8 [5 E! }4 Z! q: P' N& f, H, W" v5 ]+ f PT-31, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
' o' u; T, e3 Y; w# W PT-32
. |* h2 A) h$ b/ p: r: q PT-34, Shell hits 1, and is sunk5 M( B: t4 I& C5 ~3 q- j
PT Q-113, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ambon at 76,109, Range 7,000 Yards+ E6 `- ~; I9 V1 k" D$ m
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PC Take
0 D$ i/ Y- T3 |2 [ PC Kaki, Shell hits 3$ b" i. W3 Y! l" p2 T. H, d
PC Ashi, Shell hits 1
8 S6 C& A1 L0 Z PC Sumire, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
, v- ~9 b& v7 b, a9 f S/ W E Hashidate, Shell hits 1- H! a" O9 m2 Y, V q: Q
E Uji, b6 ^5 {2 N- ~7 U) h! s& g2 ^. k1 n
TB Chidori
9 p( D l3 k h; ]! s! ^, ~ TB Manazuru$ g: D: E; q+ T9 [+ ?
TB Hatsukari, Shell hits 4
' y8 ?' t2 F" j4 `( F6 c8 [/ \) x: @1 b TB Tomozuru, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
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( Y1 z# O# `" G4 A" sAllied Ships
, J; J. Q7 O" l) Z% U3 k CA Houston, Shell hits 2
G& Z6 J* y5 Y* k; a* z CL Java, Shell hits 1 m0 @ n: u5 `6 n: G
CL Tromp
: o2 i( V7 V C- I CL Dragon
8 f6 H5 L k8 f! u- N4 q3 o; A# o CL Durban
" ?) ^7 `& z6 A, P$ W CL Marblehead, Shell hits 1
- S0 R3 r5 [1 D6 J) D DD Alden: g+ z* J8 m$ b& X8 X
DD Bulmer. M1 C$ c; ]3 M' A; Z
DD Edsall
- ^6 n- M' h8 J G6 z" G) b DD John D. Edwards
& O C# N: C5 B$ O DD John D. Ford
`$ Z- M( A0 T* _# B b$ p DD Parrott2 R, a. m/ n" x2 E/ v
DD Peary
7 l$ _* K6 K; o/ N g) ?8 d! X DD Pope7 ~+ k( J( l. `- J
DD Whipple; F0 B4 I7 k% j% P, O# @
DD Stewart
; S- v0 u7 ?5 L+ x DD Witte de With8 Z% _8 [& @7 D& k
DD Evertsen
! e0 D( E+ c2 d DD Van Ghent
7 u- T6 Z6 N' h: m( }; b$ }$ D2 J' I DD Scout
W! m }' S0 @' h( M DD Stronghold/ |) w, Y! ]- X8 l. ^
DD Thanet
4 A$ d* e- @8 G* B$ T DD Express
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ambon at 76,109, Range 7,000 Yards5 @' M' V M) l/ s. z$ `* U& e
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CL Oi, Shell hits 11, heavy fires
3 W6 O$ R4 Y6 y* f DD Minekaze, Shell hits 1
( @, `: J2 c, r# L$ Z DD Sawakaze, Shell hits 1
) F& z; J% l& b DD Shiokaze, Shell hits 1
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Allied Ships
9 j) w. J* l, X CA Houston, Shell hits 3
; o f' d3 r) n5 |" p i' B2 N% ~ CL Java9 U% i/ ^& b5 Y
CL Tromp
9 H: f) s0 r' |1 q0 ^0 d CL Dragon, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
4 g& y1 f, g5 ~. k- ^3 ~ CL Durban, Shell hits 11 n; ?+ Y2 e' F% ~4 X4 O
CL Marblehead* w( Q/ |7 s4 {5 g
DD Alden, Shell hits 2
; j- t6 Z) o" Q: n DD Bulmer, Shell hits 3, heavy fires9 \% Q* n6 J5 X6 N) Y* q: t3 c
DD Edsall* u2 r l( `9 J$ h( H' K
DD John D. Edwards* x0 H. m H) R( N( ^8 [1 }: c
DD John D. Ford, u8 F8 A4 t9 O1 \9 S; P2 `
DD Parrott5 i5 z9 a5 O O5 R$ S& H2 ]- z7 h
DD Peary, Shell hits 1, on fire
0 C: [4 \/ l: A, T DD Pope
* Q# x) R" L/ M; w; J- k DD Whipple$ T+ v( l4 m% E& ~ X/ T' d; W6 O
DD Stewart9 M5 `( u) l+ G; v% e6 k9 K
DD Witte de With
0 m. f, i' c& Z% K' P* d' }0 L DD Evertsen, Shell hits 1
% B9 k" Q0 d. W/ O" H: Y) l' |4 F DD Van Ghent
& I) e. n, _$ D& ?% F DD Scout
' d, f s, T% g DD Stronghold
s7 f+ j5 |$ P) d' o' o6 } DD Thanet
& @# \% ^4 W( J) m" C/ s DD Express |