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ABDA的大舰队搞不过联合舰队的清扫小分队,呜呼哀哉, h9 V& y" Q+ d' [6 B
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* a' B; s3 B3 E; I; `5 W; XNight Time Surface Combat, near Ambon at 76,109, Range 6,000 Yards0 P9 C1 j, {3 s
5 M8 ~, _- e# P* pJapanese Ships2 `$ \7 q/ e% b$ C: K
CL Oi
2 j; c, o' D+ U- R4 m, } DD Minekaze. E2 h# Q N! T9 j' r
DD Sawakaze6 A( w8 t6 J, |7 V$ ]* p) M
DD Shiokaze
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Allied Ships
2 s9 ]9 K, P$ f PT-31, Shell hits 1, and is sunk: s+ g- j% H8 P
PT-32
6 r3 S% l- k% h- \! _9 _ PT-34, Shell hits 1, and is sunk8 N: Z3 _: d. g2 o( ?+ I2 H+ c
PT Q-113, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
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" r y: w- ~( q) F# A- INight Time Surface Combat, near Ambon at 76,109, Range 7,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships3 W( X) E* C/ R2 N( P$ r
PC Take
H& n3 K% m6 X) a PC Kaki, Shell hits 3
0 l' b3 S1 Z" k PC Ashi, Shell hits 1
" l& W y1 h/ h PC Sumire, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 L& e/ _# f/ ]8 K7 s E Hashidate, Shell hits 1" ~0 e @8 s0 I7 X- E% }
E Uji5 l1 u/ N, g" E7 \( y% x
TB Chidori$ x# t& W4 v* a) G$ B! l) Y
TB Manazuru8 E3 o* d8 [* t- H8 ?) K' ]2 j
TB Hatsukari, Shell hits 4+ }4 T' J. p* R6 {5 c% B
TB Tomozuru, Shell hits 4, and is sunk8 O6 [4 l, a7 u! F
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Allied Ships: g3 O) e# l T/ r9 u# O: ^9 B" Y
CA Houston, Shell hits 2
1 y8 D6 d/ R0 p) T v2 i6 X CL Java, Shell hits 1; Q. S1 e R! `5 i' }/ ~
CL Tromp1 m# J) [& \$ H
CL Dragon& U: l, v8 r# L/ d1 O9 r( e
CL Durban
2 p! O e' }2 \. e CL Marblehead, Shell hits 1
/ L8 q, j3 R* U0 y' E DD Alden
4 |- B: {( y' U+ v/ f. J# Y% j) c DD Bulmer. r7 d7 Z. ~& A" R L- x S# F* h
DD Edsall
" k" ]7 y& |, @6 J; U. _4 H DD John D. Edwards
5 }( Y7 b+ e# i$ y! d$ t! k DD John D. Ford% i6 q, ]5 _7 O
DD Parrott. t- m% p" @( H' ?) N" @
DD Peary5 E8 r' b8 |0 M, T9 i$ i
DD Pope8 L. Z$ r/ o5 u+ l8 a* v% Z% X# b
DD Whipple
# ^% x9 g" ~5 k, Q DD Stewart
( w& Y( Z* e# p ?' b3 x DD Witte de With
$ x, T. _3 O% J8 |$ N* ^6 g DD Evertsen# \3 M, Z: `: g: T5 Z8 I+ M2 a
DD Van Ghent0 ^0 b2 k+ O; d1 @
DD Scout
: z/ d0 S0 L7 k+ ` DD Stronghold
8 G9 I- D0 i1 a6 e5 o1 H2 |/ h- l" x DD Thanet
3 j7 _" t( h t% [1 D DD Express
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5 d( `, A% {, V- r. X# V4 q+ WNight Time Surface Combat, near Ambon at 76,109, Range 7,000 Yards
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CL Oi, Shell hits 11, heavy fires7 [/ C, ]* ?8 G( }( B# x4 G
DD Minekaze, Shell hits 11 H6 D3 _; j; g0 A9 n
DD Sawakaze, Shell hits 1
5 h% ]5 S, U& J+ g' K DD Shiokaze, Shell hits 1) i9 X( B2 e8 I z) X
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Allied Ships
) r' [1 U1 m% w, w+ l }! n" { CA Houston, Shell hits 3
4 r' @: U3 t: t/ Y CL Java0 |3 J+ ^( W6 b% e$ z5 n
CL Tromp y$ u( G6 D, S! M% d& r1 ]$ i
CL Dragon, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
' Q; b2 [6 M" q# `' K CL Durban, Shell hits 17 Q% u0 D0 O) {# S' ]0 ~" X- v
CL Marblehead' G3 I8 {3 E% j) n4 Y
DD Alden, Shell hits 2
t( Y+ d. f) S' `: N& [$ q DD Bulmer, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
$ x! q4 N) K1 n# [; ?6 n DD Edsall1 ~7 ~* c: m6 v) L7 m7 C5 N
DD John D. Edwards
8 i% B$ @+ u2 H DD John D. Ford
' z; _$ s5 `4 _+ H6 t8 D- @ DD Parrott
* V/ ~) U: W/ p6 K' X' Z DD Peary, Shell hits 1, on fire( s3 T7 [; v. W1 e5 w; Q
DD Pope2 l1 {4 l9 j( |( s! }( v
DD Whipple
; ^8 S8 `! |6 c$ _) V DD Stewart# i5 p; f2 X. ~+ c; v
DD Witte de With
8 N; @' O# S' R- c DD Evertsen, Shell hits 1
: V- w) e7 L2 z% ~/ a' a DD Van Ghent
4 M4 F$ q C' u% d6 F DD Scout
' ~* ^4 `# i9 D: P7 W. \3 `7 ` DD Stronghold
" L# ~9 S8 r6 S( l5 z( E DD Thanet
. m9 B9 }+ t6 Q4 k DD Express |