AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 19, 42
( t4 x( L" ~& N) [7 T7 ]ABDA的大舰队搞不过联合舰队的清扫小分队,呜呼哀哉
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( A4 m9 c3 k, ?/ FNight Time Surface Combat, near Ambon at 76,109, Range 6,000 Yards6 b' y" }; j4 Q# [
! [3 f) a1 x; F, @Japanese Ships' m9 H# P0 t/ m
CL Oi/ I' E, }* h: O. f' I0 p; J- z
DD Minekaze
! A, g7 B, o) z8 x9 ~5 @6 i/ d DD Sawakaze- V. w) \7 X" t/ z
DD Shiokaze
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Allied Ships
5 h; d; d) _$ Q: r/ e PT-31, Shell hits 1, and is sunk( e4 m! B4 `, A( y. {
PT-32
+ r8 P! C- p8 h& `: `9 m0 x PT-34, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
* Y5 Y0 h0 P% y+ E* Q PT Q-113, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
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: i# q1 |! v3 U7 ]: }& q$ O0 QNight Time Surface Combat, near Ambon at 76,109, Range 7,000 Yards
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, \7 D5 j/ F! h! r6 Y; q+ mJapanese Ships4 Y3 N; k. o+ q2 M5 |) Q$ P* u3 p. P# P4 W
PC Take
0 w. B6 |7 w5 j/ H# Q PC Kaki, Shell hits 3- e# W% \ r0 J; l8 X
PC Ashi, Shell hits 1
! T6 |( ]0 f, C) E PC Sumire, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage2 q0 A9 ]) W1 J; B
E Hashidate, Shell hits 1
* m& Q" W3 P0 v" v" R# k3 Q# A* G E Uji
! t0 L2 G- B. l# h' v9 z( G TB Chidori& C& Y2 i6 \0 @: V' Z% D ^
TB Manazuru
! e) [* e- m; a TB Hatsukari, Shell hits 4 y0 a. F+ G3 e) {/ O
TB Tomozuru, Shell hits 4, and is sunk$ i! x- Z2 q2 S
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, \8 G7 ]; {2 e% ]( M# V CA Houston, Shell hits 2" ^- A" `0 I& K) T2 j: b3 @
CL Java, Shell hits 1' W& u+ M0 g# c" l
CL Tromp
- b3 |, T" A1 s! ~ CL Dragon6 Z5 |& |. Q! |! ^/ ?
CL Durban7 m- ^; ^$ t# i1 U
CL Marblehead, Shell hits 1
& |: h3 \% G+ V( i2 | DD Alden; X6 @+ Y6 x$ R0 O
DD Bulmer$ |6 f5 c: k! Q- A1 Z
DD Edsall
0 a' f) t0 e5 B6 X. Y- l( M3 I DD John D. Edwards
" M+ R. T2 z. s4 a* Y DD John D. Ford
$ k! K5 l# f& c6 ~* l& e" s% N' U DD Parrott
" B! S% ] R$ D0 l% q/ p0 I, J DD Peary; J0 C0 M, g' }
DD Pope- N$ W. K4 j" a! \+ w9 k2 ?
DD Whipple' N H l4 u- ?$ r! g
DD Stewart9 x" V2 d4 w \+ L6 M+ G2 [
DD Witte de With: R8 v! M) U$ K' c6 [
DD Evertsen
. H; o; j h% h1 h3 u& q+ F DD Van Ghent5 g4 L: ]) b% V. ]0 C
DD Scout
9 L% l: H& _8 C7 B DD Stronghold
K0 I5 Q$ g7 Z, v' y: h+ j DD Thanet
& h6 c. C2 |3 t% l9 v F" r DD Express6 b2 T, c- Q! |. k, q) [/ p( B* v: A
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ambon at 76,109, Range 7,000 Yards0 Q* b/ ]7 Y( w- C
" Z) q5 ^; [; V9 e! ?3 |& L, P# DJapanese Ships3 l- F' f" q& u r5 t$ u( H3 `, c
CL Oi, Shell hits 11, heavy fires7 w- B6 k) t& r& B
DD Minekaze, Shell hits 1+ U/ K7 |# B, H6 h, X
DD Sawakaze, Shell hits 1
9 Z' r- H3 R- x% M9 k DD Shiokaze, Shell hits 1
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2 A* p2 o% g6 m r) s, N3 RAllied Ships0 q ?2 p f- [" U7 |5 ~
CA Houston, Shell hits 3
8 O) n! z1 J @% b H5 U+ p CL Java. a' V# d9 m' P* z H! J" [) c, e$ y
CL Tromp+ V, c8 v2 L2 G5 Y
CL Dragon, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
/ Q B" j9 P% w' L7 `- L$ E i0 Q2 X CL Durban, Shell hits 1! f9 l. A, Q. ]1 ?* e
CL Marblehead
: C# n% o) c% ?) i; U b3 X3 ?! q DD Alden, Shell hits 2# H0 a0 l7 A! D$ s5 a* o6 q/ g
DD Bulmer, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
9 d; k; `& O3 V- K: s DD Edsall! H0 c' I( {* l4 d/ p* ?2 X& H0 K6 E
DD John D. Edwards
3 T: f, D3 P" D9 O DD John D. Ford9 ~, m6 l" Z# u7 [9 S
DD Parrott7 s. x% ?/ a! t. N+ z( x) M
DD Peary, Shell hits 1, on fire
) ~# @3 R) _& K) N8 x: ]+ E& n DD Pope8 A3 N' O u) i8 f4 n7 n* u
DD Whipple' R9 Q ]% x7 A" n( I& t y
DD Stewart0 C5 e7 o5 V* v7 z4 L
DD Witte de With$ p7 T: M% v" x
DD Evertsen, Shell hits 18 y3 u' t% F5 V) B) W/ G0 \) N# }
DD Van Ghent0 ], \6 B# Q( c6 }
DD Scout
4 k* J" Y6 e6 g$ w8 n7 P DD Stronghold
6 Y# E5 G8 q+ S, {0 o, W; b DD Thanet$ e- r. m/ r5 ]. s1 i
DD Express |