AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 19, 42
+ p" E* }9 M/ C [! V5 jABDA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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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ambon at 76,109, Range 6,000 Yards' n# Z1 i6 E9 s' M. L4 r; { r
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CL Oi
% ^2 ^' [6 x( Z5 O; W DD Minekaze- e( n( M. o% e) O- G2 `
DD Sawakaze
; G% R- J9 V1 Q$ w( } DD Shiokaze
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Allied Ships! S! v" D0 c) T* Y: _6 F
PT-31, Shell hits 1, and is sunk: b# ]. h: L' J5 N) Z" j
PT-32" _$ f/ ?+ ?& c4 ?) S; a% G. l
PT-34, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
9 z% T1 x' D% t: J6 S PT Q-113, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ambon at 76,109, Range 7,000 Yards
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) j, i* h5 n, \& XJapanese Ships" s+ B8 F6 d$ C, t8 G9 T0 @+ {& y
PC Take
$ ~% U+ n- Y& r' Z1 f% S PC Kaki, Shell hits 3
7 C, a) I, [2 s' Q& A- K1 | PC Ashi, Shell hits 15 [9 |$ I' q: O7 O* J Q7 k: U( u
PC Sumire, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage5 Q6 a3 A. H5 C; L \' B- e
E Hashidate, Shell hits 1, ?+ n; c9 z2 R4 v$ b( G
E Uji
$ ~5 D; W: x# z% V: ]8 Q TB Chidori0 d1 v! U3 }4 \$ Y
TB Manazuru
; ~! J9 ]# ^- O$ ~3 L( T TB Hatsukari, Shell hits 4
. k' U$ m, Z- v' ?. L) m( S; k; P; y2 b TB Tomozuru, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
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Allied Ships8 j8 w5 C, h& N6 G
CA Houston, Shell hits 2
+ `. k4 J0 z4 n: ^2 x CL Java, Shell hits 1
3 a, }+ { _1 v) P& Y4 `/ `3 s CL Tromp1 e8 ]" C# c% J2 | D# [3 B6 e; m
CL Dragon4 \9 ^! [7 K/ b( z' V p' F t
CL Durban- S3 X! K( B9 k' M1 q
CL Marblehead, Shell hits 1 z$ y! i% v( V
DD Alden; z; z2 a3 G/ a
DD Bulmer
) h4 W9 h$ t. \2 s( ]8 s- E DD Edsall+ y% U5 C' @0 @+ J4 D
DD John D. Edwards
7 C" v0 p8 x' B" L, k DD John D. Ford
/ }7 N$ P/ @. `' ^ DD Parrott
6 P u" @1 j: N+ N DD Peary- b# v. T8 @& j. X4 Y
DD Pope. f/ D4 U7 ~! R' v$ Q6 Z6 V
DD Whipple
# K5 P; g+ }8 {% B. x( i DD Stewart
# v6 |3 ?' _+ z3 v& q! J9 ~. R DD Witte de With% \9 A6 }( @5 Q U3 ~" y) r
DD Evertsen
$ \8 w& E+ ^+ i( a% s2 M: G DD Van Ghent
& W/ |% E6 t' s* w7 ^- l% i DD Scout5 ^& ], y2 j7 x
DD Stronghold
, {6 |& D$ `) D3 p) r" _! P DD Thanet
8 O2 E: j @* s DD Express
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, ~! p9 O2 Y$ V3 NNight Time Surface Combat, near Ambon at 76,109, Range 7,000 Yards# \9 e) C+ i0 J6 [
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CL Oi, Shell hits 11, heavy fires
# p9 D' U# o; E; }7 g& V; [ DD Minekaze, Shell hits 1
9 T1 Y& c7 x; ?, I- Y( G DD Sawakaze, Shell hits 1# Y, y* t% `3 q# {" y
DD Shiokaze, Shell hits 1" I0 j: I$ o* d& R5 c# r! H
2 {' S9 }. H0 L5 ?% x; EAllied Ships) a7 _( e- u, a" ^" J% O
CA Houston, Shell hits 36 d+ g8 P$ n( B8 { G( J3 f, b
CL Java0 H+ k' E& V8 e1 Q4 t3 Z9 F
CL Tromp" C0 Q2 s7 H1 R' B1 G/ V
CL Dragon, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
' D( ]% l- o" B7 P2 m5 K0 n) z2 | CL Durban, Shell hits 1
7 Q+ y5 x+ b/ M* F2 s CL Marblehead
, }. ~, c' `8 b1 V DD Alden, Shell hits 2
# M8 R* A' y6 j5 l DD Bulmer, Shell hits 3, heavy fires7 u1 p1 @7 R$ @' j
DD Edsall4 e8 b" R5 d' t- Y, \9 w
DD John D. Edwards! `+ ?0 Z0 y! w2 i
DD John D. Ford6 D6 C# y! j0 x3 M% V# L: a
DD Parrott
' [; c' `% D( d- F0 |: f$ } DD Peary, Shell hits 1, on fire# ?; T# c8 f5 W% O8 n. H
DD Pope8 A8 {& {8 U* V& q3 P
DD Whipple4 s5 i9 T" Y" |* ]2 ?4 X/ Z
DD Stewart
/ l) \( G3 s, O& z% ~/ U DD Witte de With
% q/ u+ w q. I& y" b' E3 n6 E DD Evertsen, Shell hits 1+ I- I6 X2 \; r7 c. Y
DD Van Ghent* [. u% W* n4 c8 @0 t6 c" \
DD Scout+ `' X- Z0 ^3 a( n, K
DD Stronghold" {6 f7 A5 G$ @6 |
DD Thanet; f" L: `3 ^( j$ I
DD Express |