AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 19, 42
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: N. e: `2 T2 C! ~% |Night Time Surface Combat, near Ambon at 76,109, Range 6,000 Yards5 N: ?5 g$ e- _, `
0 d: l: r6 o+ e/ G( h! h/ f7 {Japanese Ships
( {2 d" y2 v; k6 p( `+ J CL Oi
7 s. M5 d3 \+ ~4 r* T: O! E9 I DD Minekaze3 y* \8 ^6 ]) i6 l, j: j$ \- M
DD Sawakaze5 S2 k- L' e3 P
DD Shiokaze T* F% F2 N8 W% ^% ]
8 u3 C( P* X8 bAllied Ships
S! H" F1 x H6 |( g. y! O, ^$ q PT-31, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
, B) @& j- j( p, m PT-32
# e0 d" t0 P+ L; n9 ]) S PT-34, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
; [- I0 o- x7 X+ f2 g5 F2 K PT Q-113, Shell hits 3, and is sunk" Q" o5 E5 f4 Q2 [' f+ G
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ambon at 76,109, Range 7,000 Yards: d F: c; k. K* w: ~
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Japanese Ships
* E' L5 w3 e2 m2 x: j! K. [ PC Take! u5 h, s/ \: ]: R$ d' t
PC Kaki, Shell hits 3
! h" G( {. T% X8 o. Q0 t2 c+ \5 u( O PC Ashi, Shell hits 1* R& X: R9 X3 m8 e. W" Y! m% U
PC Sumire, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage* g5 e4 G+ K8 i
E Hashidate, Shell hits 1
$ f% Q3 y# h J* }# F- g E Uji
k" X5 [ c- m TB Chidori( T0 u0 n/ }5 t
TB Manazuru1 j0 \$ a! n* A* V/ T: v; F
TB Hatsukari, Shell hits 4
' T2 A) i: X1 ~# a. `* M# M# l TB Tomozuru, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
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Allied Ships
2 N W: k: M4 ]# ~1 | CA Houston, Shell hits 2; p# z) q$ |: ]; Q' \' O1 h
CL Java, Shell hits 16 P2 e# Y( }. [
CL Tromp$ Q4 `9 m, d. \' Z
CL Dragon
! v2 |8 g9 U3 i9 J. [ CL Durban
! L7 y2 F/ T, B0 R CL Marblehead, Shell hits 1
7 l$ p8 I5 m$ G/ H8 ~ DD Alden! m+ L1 W+ z& {- m
DD Bulmer7 D# u! k" i+ M7 L+ R3 H
DD Edsall% c' D5 ]2 M# a% a
DD John D. Edwards' d7 s8 o$ P$ B7 f* x
DD John D. Ford
9 T1 D4 M0 B1 ]2 K1 G" [. x$ W3 V- ] DD Parrott* {% [9 \( a/ W, N$ l0 {
DD Peary. h# j' Z; @7 K5 q/ }$ H4 P
DD Pope! f5 N- K- p5 W* H' D1 c" g
DD Whipple
0 m" H/ \0 P% F( H DD Stewart0 {" ^* X& ^( c% Z5 y4 m: I; H
DD Witte de With! a1 R7 r0 z! s2 m8 Q
DD Evertsen
7 @ s( q- w2 E3 U DD Van Ghent
$ s$ Q3 H" T' @) S8 K DD Scout
7 Z4 R4 ]7 ?7 T9 Q/ d DD Stronghold
) J# W3 n* O4 t! _+ c3 W% Y8 E DD Thanet7 s. s: N- a' p" p4 a# R' P
DD Express/ E) y, _% R. ^/ \
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: \8 {4 L4 g9 z: B# ^- X7 H' ?Night Time Surface Combat, near Ambon at 76,109, Range 7,000 Yards
1 K9 m4 S( y7 `5 W8 x3 F4 K: U* j, u: B$ O) Z& W
Japanese Ships
+ s9 H# R9 r- H CL Oi, Shell hits 11, heavy fires& l5 L w) h9 k0 ]0 Z" m2 T( w
DD Minekaze, Shell hits 1
/ V+ q) K$ W7 J DD Sawakaze, Shell hits 1
* Z$ d1 G4 a, `; S9 O+ D3 k' H0 B DD Shiokaze, Shell hits 1
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% d$ m9 S3 V& kAllied Ships
2 c/ t( `( Z( t% P" T CA Houston, Shell hits 3# u5 m9 [- t x& M
CL Java
' q8 `( w4 ~( Z! i2 G CL Tromp5 d% |3 j, C0 _& Z
CL Dragon, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk4 }: E# @0 D) k# l( n
CL Durban, Shell hits 1; m* s, C- o. a
CL Marblehead- F E; S8 r1 Q O& t% ?7 @ v
DD Alden, Shell hits 2# n9 s5 J+ @8 g' R+ v c9 Q' [3 P
DD Bulmer, Shell hits 3, heavy fires; j9 h1 _ E" B* H. o1 Z
DD Edsall
6 k: s1 w$ q& B+ b. z DD John D. Edwards7 }. @, ?( p \5 ^5 n9 `
DD John D. Ford9 [+ a+ v& \! B; R! M9 n8 [* U
DD Parrott
: r ~' E4 F- X DD Peary, Shell hits 1, on fire
2 x3 t7 @' G6 p* j/ G DD Pope
3 v4 b9 `0 S6 C2 l DD Whipple
( d, {1 U# l1 w0 S5 Y4 K, b+ ` DD Stewart
. W `' r }4 I3 @. f% u DD Witte de With, q6 u5 \, R4 f% y: @" ?: {0 c# s' `
DD Evertsen, Shell hits 1
5 o: X: M: x; y; Q- Z( T7 i DD Van Ghent
) J" o: {- W4 Z* Y+ x b( d. { DD Scout+ \5 p+ @1 D7 ^
DD Stronghold
) }4 ~+ _/ ^+ n' E+ Z DD Thanet
, \3 [. s3 ~! u. B DD Express |