AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 19, 42
8 w B4 y) N: ^' [ABDA的大舰队搞不过联合舰队的清扫小分队,呜呼哀哉
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1 y+ V8 @) | u# g' z* a3 e* [# I/ dNight Time Surface Combat, near Ambon at 76,109, Range 6,000 Yards: l& `. ?) I( d$ ` ^. O% }
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Japanese Ships
/ ]2 y8 B2 e1 w CL Oi
: P: J4 G0 o( n2 D: }2 D DD Minekaze
q6 w5 ^9 q3 c4 }* l" V* d' T& Q DD Sawakaze {. |& m2 p' M5 m0 e
DD Shiokaze
4 G; J6 f0 |' V) k3 J3 {3 b" C5 e* ?& J* O' E
Allied Ships2 s& [' v) l7 v; F
PT-31, Shell hits 1, and is sunk( f) y6 ?! O8 q
PT-32
, B* i& M% b& T/ \3 Y PT-34, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
9 M! Z+ [1 I+ U! l* U* E PT Q-113, Shell hits 3, and is sunk8 v# u7 A( F1 n
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" l; u+ u& _! z( U/ ~+ o: lNight Time Surface Combat, near Ambon at 76,109, Range 7,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships) l! Z2 d) {) P7 r* ~
PC Take
" r& N3 A" L& S. P, D PC Kaki, Shell hits 3 `; E1 S( A$ f/ l$ s8 `
PC Ashi, Shell hits 1
8 i% I! a$ V5 x M PC Sumire, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
" i3 l. P4 W: Z! f6 K- P% y) e' O E Hashidate, Shell hits 1' q) O- X4 P3 q
E Uji
( _* U7 |5 \/ n2 V TB Chidori
& G; p/ b5 h, T! }: M TB Manazuru
6 ?$ O" E2 @5 h2 @4 n TB Hatsukari, Shell hits 4. C. o# m- C% L* r8 ^% s# _+ X9 h
TB Tomozuru, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
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Allied Ships) n; [" H0 _" O
CA Houston, Shell hits 2
: e$ [0 O: `9 p6 a' _! c4 x CL Java, Shell hits 1" {' P. b3 D, V |
CL Tromp
6 ^3 t" F+ P) Z( _$ S% P* A CL Dragon
9 r: k' I2 K; R0 Y# z+ d CL Durban: W8 y) X* K7 b# {% b
CL Marblehead, Shell hits 1' _+ t8 `5 C7 I6 @) G# F
DD Alden# l3 Z7 ^7 h7 ~7 e) j) b
DD Bulmer: }( ?! N! ?' i% z1 i" d
DD Edsall
# V! r ]" M# ?( F) L& T DD John D. Edwards- V2 M) _0 h f. a9 T4 j
DD John D. Ford% Y3 S1 u7 _! P0 Q; `: T+ R
DD Parrott8 ]$ Z$ r3 g) e' W' p
DD Peary( t8 U+ C+ Q L3 A* \3 t
DD Pope; f+ a+ M+ f6 q$ N* c g" F
DD Whipple
/ Y1 Z2 |8 S- r: B9 t; E DD Stewart
; B* K+ z! }, M' P& T+ y. f4 j( F7 u- S DD Witte de With4 X6 T% Z. T* T' l8 E; U
DD Evertsen* ]+ a7 a# B2 H7 T( t4 G
DD Van Ghent
0 ]1 n1 ~$ p7 ]# X4 g DD Scout
8 s, K, u) J) E$ F* T DD Stronghold' x0 ?/ X8 z, n
DD Thanet7 X' {, n; T1 S) K4 m. K
DD Express
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1 w* S3 ]4 D& m5 dNight Time Surface Combat, near Ambon at 76,109, Range 7,000 Yards8 e1 X1 o" w+ T( P$ t7 S
" e. d# a" ?7 q0 a, @* {Japanese Ships, `6 U' G- S: E$ a
CL Oi, Shell hits 11, heavy fires
' W- Q: z- Y( U0 J DD Minekaze, Shell hits 1& \3 }1 j$ ?! B4 `
DD Sawakaze, Shell hits 1
# z8 |1 n& t9 L9 l# u" O9 i DD Shiokaze, Shell hits 1 I4 g2 K5 S2 |$ Z% K4 Z# U9 G
* n3 w; ]9 Q$ w ^ g( iAllied Ships
k% T. v, o& {; g CA Houston, Shell hits 3$ @* g3 E1 ?2 c6 O7 V6 f2 Z3 }
CL Java3 a* p) t2 |* n: N; h6 _& X: s, _
CL Tromp
8 S+ @- v2 R: z8 s+ i4 i7 p- A CL Dragon, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk# q3 w# r5 N. g
CL Durban, Shell hits 1
3 n/ _7 v* u1 ^5 q, X3 ^7 q, O# `. \ CL Marblehead
( x$ G1 @- a/ |$ D+ L DD Alden, Shell hits 2
4 Q6 W9 ? z/ `! s/ c- b; g DD Bulmer, Shell hits 3, heavy fires: L- m8 M/ p+ w5 V3 \
DD Edsall6 }. x8 t+ m6 b' T$ ~" D, S) n
DD John D. Edwards
0 k, ~' `0 z Q* [) G DD John D. Ford$ y' q% f! e1 b' J0 ]
DD Parrott
( m3 O4 H/ t1 w- _: [' I DD Peary, Shell hits 1, on fire7 a# Z* I% Y) S0 |: P
DD Pope3 W5 r0 d$ e5 x( F
DD Whipple
/ v- j7 b0 a/ f0 t DD Stewart
/ u- O3 f1 w0 l DD Witte de With
$ U1 k. u/ j6 P" ]% {' _ e DD Evertsen, Shell hits 1
0 Z" {; J$ g& B. L DD Van Ghent# U, d3 J+ ?$ h- G0 J& |: E
DD Scout+ K8 A- ?/ Q% `9 k/ ]
DD Stronghold9 D4 C( t" m$ F* v5 W8 o& q
DD Thanet7 Z- E6 H+ e7 b6 ]! A$ }4 ]0 h
DD Express |