AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 19, 42: |9 K# o! P& s+ f8 E" z
ABDA的大舰队搞不过联合舰队的清扫小分队,呜呼哀哉4 |) {0 U/ u) Q/ u: ?% \% w* v* @
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6 ?& A( S1 d9 Q# [4 U; ^2 ]Night Time Surface Combat, near Ambon at 76,109, Range 6,000 Yards5 i, Q0 @. I8 V$ {; Z
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Japanese Ships
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DD Minekaze" W9 P2 A) x" ~$ ]( H8 r
DD Sawakaze0 `. b; V* Z* [- z
DD Shiokaze
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Allied Ships
. n* @) p$ Y: a PT-31, Shell hits 1, and is sunk1 L6 ~0 s) l! J& [' b3 t
PT-325 F; K) U9 y' l% U4 l' N8 `
PT-34, Shell hits 1, and is sunk; D( q E6 G" P! X2 |; u- k' R) n
PT Q-113, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
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- y% w* j& L' u1 ]9 ~$ fNight Time Surface Combat, near Ambon at 76,109, Range 7,000 Yards
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; k& F; P& c, q2 C5 j$ WJapanese Ships: K6 o7 Z: w' h1 N; H4 Z6 |
PC Take7 B$ A# c+ C( K& S' V3 O0 s
PC Kaki, Shell hits 38 {5 o5 }" o& G& g9 P g* G; `
PC Ashi, Shell hits 1
' d+ \ y( A5 _+ N1 \" K7 `( Q PC Sumire, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage7 G/ z$ a; m g4 g1 h% c( r+ a5 Y
E Hashidate, Shell hits 1
6 y1 _: K0 f6 K: f: ~ E Uji
! z% E( x7 [1 f6 l3 Y, P TB Chidori
2 ]8 T# u$ l. @! Y TB Manazuru
7 N4 I+ q+ N K TB Hatsukari, Shell hits 4
, D' \3 f! @$ u% y" u& p3 Z TB Tomozuru, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
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Allied Ships
/ g# ^% S$ i. F8 f" \/ k% b& D) G CA Houston, Shell hits 2
0 ?8 ^$ p/ y, C4 _/ E CL Java, Shell hits 1
4 S0 |# A7 [8 a CL Tromp
/ L3 [' T [: Q# ]% T CL Dragon
8 j4 A4 h! G7 h6 o8 C; Y6 { CL Durban
) y) b( [) m/ q& o/ u* H CL Marblehead, Shell hits 1
" H' R: L. H Q5 f4 K5 K DD Alden* @; ]( [% [8 x: ^3 B
DD Bulmer( i5 P! l" E0 H8 }) d: I8 u$ f
DD Edsall
$ y$ }. ?, N& {. D" ~ DD John D. Edwards
& V" ^. A3 h- ?' q3 E; ~/ z6 b DD John D. Ford% {7 Y; G2 z3 L7 }! G g/ r t
DD Parrott# p* i D( i$ r/ a2 a
DD Peary* |5 m/ l, Q3 L
DD Pope9 N: |+ J: m Y$ u) X
DD Whipple7 m4 t4 A3 ?8 j' {' _7 r/ S
DD Stewart
3 U- [) \+ o1 l: F9 P* s' ^ DD Witte de With: H- v1 U; C4 f$ j1 p
DD Evertsen
x9 I" l$ m7 `! b DD Van Ghent5 N8 N+ E" y7 R$ H' D3 J
DD Scout
$ l$ g+ e! q5 ] i% @ DD Stronghold
6 {) p6 Y- @: H m& T t DD Thanet8 c+ |% L0 x- |9 h
DD Express
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8 H* i3 d& E6 e p: |Night Time Surface Combat, near Ambon at 76,109, Range 7,000 Yards5 i/ D& e$ a1 i& B/ ?" Q
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. U" f+ n! d$ K+ M9 j3 c$ b CL Oi, Shell hits 11, heavy fires M7 F. N, i0 A
DD Minekaze, Shell hits 1/ M0 t* M' M( ?
DD Sawakaze, Shell hits 1/ ]5 l* P. b# i- @' U9 e. [
DD Shiokaze, Shell hits 1
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* ^: m* x, W9 {7 q8 { ZAllied Ships
& v* f/ |, e3 h# o. w5 j5 ^7 N, M3 ^ CA Houston, Shell hits 32 f7 I+ \ Z$ x, N8 Z6 H$ K
CL Java( m- h6 r# j5 E- W7 e3 q
CL Tromp. `( ^5 g. K" m3 U* m
CL Dragon, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk. P+ k' m3 D5 l$ u1 i& t
CL Durban, Shell hits 1
5 y" l$ a: K; A9 c. k) ^1 P CL Marblehead8 @ ^. C' V, a3 F7 A# I/ c
DD Alden, Shell hits 2
|: m8 R7 G* n5 A% _: p/ t' x DD Bulmer, Shell hits 3, heavy fires0 T1 X4 m# w: Q- b8 u
DD Edsall
* u' v& e! h. }- F5 { DD John D. Edwards
5 p8 d3 s: m% w DD John D. Ford) g4 ~7 t1 I0 C+ F
DD Parrott' D# _( A/ v& |2 I2 X
DD Peary, Shell hits 1, on fire a4 `! a# J& O# D% g8 b
DD Pope0 w* f6 A! t! C) N8 H4 D% u" W" G! w
DD Whipple
! I. K+ Q" H+ H: G. A DD Stewart
. D `( x* h/ S2 y. L. T DD Witte de With1 i& F& |8 y- o/ f/ }
DD Evertsen, Shell hits 1
, k3 o) V& ?! L. e DD Van Ghent
4 a1 k0 Z, V" ]/ x) J- Y9 K DD Scout
( a; C9 }3 s- `. w) o- ~ DD Stronghold
7 {6 x! s) C0 X$ l DD Thanet( U$ E- s2 i3 L. n$ B
DD Express |