AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 19, 42
9 y% a$ ^4 p/ ?0 {ABDA的大舰队搞不过联合舰队的清扫小分队,呜呼哀哉4 J0 u9 x I9 D7 g
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ambon at 76,109, Range 6,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
" F" Q4 g& Z8 A$ Y& u4 u CL Oi
+ k% X/ C- [8 k3 ], x4 L \' z7 h DD Minekaze& H- H' S+ D! ?& V7 q( M! A
DD Sawakaze$ T9 H+ ^* |/ A5 v# H
DD Shiokaze `; `: ]$ I5 Q) q
8 Q5 {8 @3 c/ R
Allied Ships) @* v1 Y0 x1 i7 E
PT-31, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
8 k. n0 F) d% t8 E" ? PT-32
9 H* f4 w. s8 W* q0 R. C8 v PT-34, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
9 L4 A, ]4 S& J3 e+ z& e PT Q-113, Shell hits 3, and is sunk' P1 R/ f- C9 c
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0 V6 `( [: M2 C0 [Night Time Surface Combat, near Ambon at 76,109, Range 7,000 Yards" t P4 ^; I+ |. e% L- }3 N
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Japanese Ships( `. S$ W3 _8 c
PC Take
0 m- L/ s4 S+ Q$ {( \7 R: W% L6 W8 y PC Kaki, Shell hits 36 P k( m* B k$ F: J
PC Ashi, Shell hits 1
' I4 ?$ @/ f* [ PC Sumire, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage6 N3 O) s, A" _9 G- S4 b
E Hashidate, Shell hits 1% Z2 J) {7 J9 k) x
E Uji
+ P% C0 q. {! j# v1 L, X$ @ TB Chidori
$ Q) E' y/ b4 b# _5 k K TB Manazuru! i2 K# s" D+ y: K& g+ t
TB Hatsukari, Shell hits 4
' _- i9 d2 J) \# p: @- D TB Tomozuru, Shell hits 4, and is sunk( l: _, s/ R& r
1 d/ U. q: V; G- C2 N+ V3 w" y/ ]Allied Ships5 c- M1 b* ?4 a: \
CA Houston, Shell hits 2
# D- V, k; h8 w4 } CL Java, Shell hits 1
2 s: Y- u J& x2 w( p w, u CL Tromp
2 o6 F( h8 U R- {% t CL Dragon8 Q V- k: ^5 Y) w9 M) W
CL Durban
2 a/ H1 Y* A% V+ v" O9 \ CL Marblehead, Shell hits 1
, j; }! H% z2 C4 P$ }6 Z' y3 m7 F DD Alden
/ R2 E& t) M. ^& R% x9 j1 G. A DD Bulmer
# f" U) M% M7 ^# D% j( ~* N DD Edsall
$ _5 S# |& h$ Z5 d( Y DD John D. Edwards& g7 C$ g8 g, @9 ?& y
DD John D. Ford
/ }- |( Q* Q- N+ `: B5 t, p, c8 x DD Parrott
& {- S# a! u( f7 b* E+ W DD Peary, s& Q9 V" a) Y9 `; Y- W
DD Pope6 E& z7 V5 E* e* Z# k* D
DD Whipple
0 ^; e# F; R. g( D+ L DD Stewart* e( e$ W+ \( v
DD Witte de With9 b6 Y/ G/ o2 o# X0 z8 B0 _5 ~3 b
DD Evertsen- E7 k5 E3 |/ ?* u6 ~4 h# U# T
DD Van Ghent- [; H8 V' ]+ {, c" G
DD Scout# m4 a6 t8 P3 [% r: j
DD Stronghold
2 m* A2 s8 G$ p& W# j, b DD Thanet7 I0 |' ~5 `0 M
DD Express
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ambon at 76,109, Range 7,000 Yards" b% ?* X' [) G: c) |
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Japanese Ships% t' S" E4 y( B, v& s! z. E( W Q
CL Oi, Shell hits 11, heavy fires
+ _+ Z& {- L( ?; ^1 h( S# r: U( q DD Minekaze, Shell hits 1* {) `( U: ~8 t T
DD Sawakaze, Shell hits 12 B! c" n1 O, m3 l0 q
DD Shiokaze, Shell hits 1. G2 @0 A, B$ s- n5 F, v O/ H0 }7 O
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Allied Ships
$ r) B" q0 v8 h; ?) R' w CA Houston, Shell hits 3$ _0 d+ I( T) b: i
CL Java2 o2 H) M# W5 r- D% ]8 s& t
CL Tromp, B {4 e# u! Q8 Z3 a5 s
CL Dragon, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
Q6 d& \1 s& J) h( C CL Durban, Shell hits 10 ^% _+ n0 L6 D& r$ Z
CL Marblehead
8 i" \! D$ g2 m DD Alden, Shell hits 29 O% G" W3 U* `3 R
DD Bulmer, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
" y/ D' Y" i+ ^8 B+ x' E DD Edsall g) x- K" R$ j- H% t% {
DD John D. Edwards
8 o5 {: z9 M( }$ ]0 u9 G# |( r DD John D. Ford$ N0 c, j; S) E4 U2 P3 U
DD Parrott
& D' A1 C& ~9 I: D& J; c DD Peary, Shell hits 1, on fire$ W6 E9 u3 `$ j' _
DD Pope" \0 F E( g$ q! m+ w, B" E
DD Whipple. T) d4 C, Z1 Y$ W: a1 D
DD Stewart
6 I. ?4 Z( E; N, s0 j( A8 y DD Witte de With
- E8 _, f& i9 O9 U DD Evertsen, Shell hits 1
C8 L: i( m+ e- |- y) f, ]" x DD Van Ghent/ X) }9 g$ p9 Q- ?
DD Scout, W5 W4 g+ v- l, s j
DD Stronghold
9 P9 a/ ]- |9 Y: i+ G DD Thanet
( n: y8 K9 x7 }" M( Z& q4 j DD Express |