2月25日夜,恩代尼岛发生了最后一次小规模海战,偷袭的日军水雷战队在击沉外围的2艘DE和一些鱼雷艇后突入恩代尼港口,但是在港内不幸踩雷,不得不退出战区,看来,恩代尼附近海域已经越来越不适合水面舰只活动了。2 ]% }. k* w1 c f. D
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 25, 447 h7 M2 Y; [( X# S4 Y
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7 w( u4 S( ]- iNight Time Surface Combat, near Ndeni at 120,143, Range 12,000 Yards$ ?- f* k2 h2 n" W6 [) ?
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DD Shimakaze. C! ^' |1 m* H4 u3 X, F+ k( K; n
DD Ishikaze' [! _; i% p! t
DD Tagokaze) {7 T4 R+ L' q1 S# G
DD Takatakaze* }) t+ K2 z" s& m7 l5 ~' C
DD Nagatakaze$ B: y x0 v: W: y
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' O) h1 N H9 M! l$ `9 i DE John D. Edwards, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
+ ~2 _7 d8 }6 z+ P4 } DE Pope, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
, U; w& b- L h! d6 d! A+ r9 o- Z DE Electra
% N: }2 C6 w% f+ U5 O DE Encounter
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ndeni at 120,143, Range 2,000 Yards' }4 b- [ |* ?
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DD Shimakaze
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DD Tagokaze# e) G* ]% o1 j8 I, P
DD Takatakaze& U; t6 R \/ J) c7 ] A& q3 a
DD Nagatakaze
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PT-21, Shell hits 3, and is sunk3 n# B" [; ~; c* k! B. j
PT-24, Shell hits 3, and is sunk) m' z/ i8 C% z
PT-25, Shell hits 6, and is sunk5 O+ ^( r* [3 A9 C( V1 `& n" h
PT-26, Shell hits 2, and is sunk8 A. r/ ^" @/ D/ i! k7 f6 U7 e
PT-27, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
6 f- H- e$ o' a$ ~ PT-29, Shell hits 1, and is sunk# |+ i% T; W9 P [
PT-30, Shell hits 3, and is sunk0 M( r' B3 d, w# d' v' o' @
PT-36, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
2 [$ v! `$ Z! _! M; \$ O PT-37, Shell hits 7, and is sunk3 E% l; ?" p9 `0 ?0 g5 q
PT-38, Shell hits 5, and is sunk& v( P- ~# C& d4 b2 ^/ ?
PT-40, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
, M5 x$ O; J& S' @ PT-42, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
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TF 2 encounters mine field at Ndeni (120,143)
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9 W6 }8 C6 s+ A' Z/ X DD Nagatakaze, Mine hits 1, heavy damage
) }" V; \0 t) T8 `! j) [ DD Takatakaze, Mine hits 1, heavy damage |