AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 19, 42. M9 s, a: W/ N, ?+ V* K
ABDA的大舰队搞不过联合舰队的清扫小分队,呜呼哀哉! N9 ^- N8 w3 [ [, H) `# M
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ambon at 76,109, Range 6,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
; |# O' \8 b4 s% [, h$ m+ x CL Oi
" \4 K6 `7 |$ L" z$ M V9 K DD Minekaze0 J9 _3 S3 Y# s S% `. ~
DD Sawakaze" D* ?* ~% l i9 C2 O
DD Shiokaze0 ~; J0 v0 P( g* {+ Q: {) _9 Q
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Allied Ships8 ^1 R2 G8 }+ _0 I9 a
PT-31, Shell hits 1, and is sunk1 O# \. i1 V! K3 X$ Y. |
PT-32' [% |) K6 s K9 N
PT-34, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
. c! t- g( W1 g* d% ^ PT Q-113, Shell hits 3, and is sunk* E4 u6 u2 E* u' J5 y0 p
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ambon at 76,109, Range 7,000 Yards: G0 _3 Q/ j9 l& I# ~, Z; [- h
c2 y2 R i, O; ~# mJapanese Ships
' l8 P) N/ i: C$ q( V PC Take
: G: F1 @. [# M9 \ PC Kaki, Shell hits 3+ v* O8 I' Y3 L5 x
PC Ashi, Shell hits 19 n& e% k6 ]$ L
PC Sumire, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage R0 u8 V$ `/ j, Q
E Hashidate, Shell hits 1/ ~) ~8 z" i( {( v J$ l3 T
E Uji
( X: {: E' U. b. n% z1 E5 I TB Chidori" T: r4 W0 H% x! S5 @; Z+ @: N9 v
TB Manazuru
6 T0 g. r5 U& K* \. H TB Hatsukari, Shell hits 4* e/ y H* N9 e. u' c
TB Tomozuru, Shell hits 4, and is sunk; L9 C' m1 m3 B; f) t" a& M
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( G$ A$ j# D" x3 _# O9 M CA Houston, Shell hits 24 V( g- w. m8 _5 K2 R
CL Java, Shell hits 1
G( g$ j" t0 b, X CL Tromp
5 I, [( P) f, f' A; T8 k CL Dragon
) |( e2 i# I# V' Q7 u CL Durban
9 M+ i5 {: v9 ^7 m# M- g! r CL Marblehead, Shell hits 1' x/ V# g) C+ y |$ Q
DD Alden4 C1 R1 {, G& y' T
DD Bulmer
Y' d3 C+ {% f5 @ DD Edsall, k/ X, A3 s2 c; R+ L% {$ F% [
DD John D. Edwards8 Y: g7 l% [1 ?: L; T n; J
DD John D. Ford% s q7 d4 U4 A6 ~1 I8 ^5 k
DD Parrott
4 |: t3 E* b4 M6 k# P( J DD Peary
5 @. T( C/ j2 c. j1 M9 B: P DD Pope- T6 j ?! S% I( {7 l
DD Whipple' p6 Q- h9 M# ]2 n. @, {) C0 Q
DD Stewart0 Z; |$ Q- U3 A% h
DD Witte de With7 @1 ^7 O9 j: p) @. @$ i- e; }
DD Evertsen
) u8 U1 ~! `8 q9 l* p% A DD Van Ghent
' r. U3 B0 h- E) ~ DD Scout
, R. m& h1 N# P" u B; U9 Z, G DD Stronghold
7 O" ?6 t. g. Q; E( t DD Thanet6 ~$ Z7 H; b( g7 _/ u* H' F) v0 e
DD Express8 x, d* B5 C/ Y
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5 u# R+ b; z8 Y0 uNight Time Surface Combat, near Ambon at 76,109, Range 7,000 Yards
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# f; J6 Z% ]2 n CL Oi, Shell hits 11, heavy fires
& i( m2 E; V7 m& o6 D) a o DD Minekaze, Shell hits 17 l8 u6 ~. V- J$ V& S
DD Sawakaze, Shell hits 1- o0 e- X6 [, U1 ]
DD Shiokaze, Shell hits 1
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Allied Ships
8 Q2 Y0 l, U$ @* a7 a4 W CA Houston, Shell hits 3( Y& m8 f5 Z2 x* x) B4 ?
CL Java0 B5 F" B# _& I- z( z
CL Tromp
9 m( ^% a/ P9 F! e CL Dragon, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk3 b3 z: K& Q& w8 g
CL Durban, Shell hits 1
, L' f6 b& j1 T: b: }1 q( o$ V CL Marblehead+ K3 P& }7 t- _6 I2 `1 @
DD Alden, Shell hits 2
- |% ~4 p: n, | S& ~ DD Bulmer, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
' w, e3 ?3 p$ \4 o1 C8 G/ L5 s0 q DD Edsall
/ {" ?( F3 y( m4 _ DD John D. Edwards& I. x3 c) a: }- f7 F% B
DD John D. Ford4 d4 g4 x; @+ `+ r$ d$ u
DD Parrott/ D) [1 Q p0 O& K6 F6 b
DD Peary, Shell hits 1, on fire
4 a2 e1 g( h8 U P v DD Pope' n- }, ~" b! P& G8 z) Q# v
DD Whipple
) d1 l4 C7 ~; a. x DD Stewart
# B' h. J& z0 Y, { DD Witte de With
% j& ~1 e, Y' ]" v! e DD Evertsen, Shell hits 1- Q T4 I$ s) [; G$ p8 N; s
DD Van Ghent
5 C" x4 S" ]4 X' W3 h( H DD Scout
9 }* H$ f* N" \- S- S+ }- u DD Stronghold: [. K+ z) [* h: I9 o: P
DD Thanet
$ H' K* ?- j* l( k% M4 R DD Express |