AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 19, 42# u1 k# n# |8 [9 v6 u+ f
ABDA的大舰队搞不过联合舰队的清扫小分队,呜呼哀哉! V. D1 c: C, t; V4 `1 ~
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, E+ G: U. B, d ^: aNight Time Surface Combat, near Ambon at 76,109, Range 6,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
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DD Minekaze+ s# j: _% [2 t+ m8 g* X
DD Sawakaze
$ b8 s. j# S* B5 k- C! S5 O0 E DD Shiokaze
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Allied Ships
6 k, V' M: T( Z6 h9 }6 M0 y PT-31, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
, ~7 {% o! \1 k# X1 @. N PT-32
4 T$ S( v2 M2 B6 w6 t* i* | PT-34, Shell hits 1, and is sunk3 r0 g% r$ |; \1 J$ Q
PT Q-113, Shell hits 3, and is sunk& {/ F- u9 r; W# K" ^1 X! D( Q
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ambon at 76,109, Range 7,000 Yards& a: Z2 S; i1 s }
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PC Take7 d* R% N0 f- m W6 i
PC Kaki, Shell hits 3
/ j `3 Z9 X3 Q. ] PC Ashi, Shell hits 1& }7 c0 s1 Q# ~1 A' B
PC Sumire, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage3 ~0 @; D) k0 v
E Hashidate, Shell hits 17 s7 k3 s# Z1 J9 B+ l/ _
E Uji
2 P+ X, y1 e. Z; A1 P3 L/ Y5 V8 T TB Chidori
X3 @ ^- v6 T% X TB Manazuru' \* c+ U) i' b7 {" i6 w' F9 l
TB Hatsukari, Shell hits 4
1 r0 V" _/ y1 h6 J TB Tomozuru, Shell hits 4, and is sunk( V/ A/ ^# d- X/ G
/ X$ C& y; _' `Allied Ships
6 S" Q, X& a5 y4 X CA Houston, Shell hits 2
( T! s% j4 Y" Y, j b( M+ d CL Java, Shell hits 1
' ~* ]+ y0 r6 I$ B2 K" Z CL Tromp
# W$ ?- T9 ~" ^- k3 _ CL Dragon; P$ i$ n& y3 [ z/ s' e
CL Durban
% a' v4 N" z S7 l% ]7 N, ~ CL Marblehead, Shell hits 1" f; ]4 t( o# @3 _" A
DD Alden- n. X( \ @6 O) }) n4 r$ _- ^
DD Bulmer# o& q @# S i% p7 F1 D
DD Edsall
, B* W0 b& G# N5 e- n DD John D. Edwards
1 I# V B% h; x2 w: P DD John D. Ford$ h1 n6 `3 j4 N' k. g' X+ P) K
DD Parrott
8 A" W# _5 \- |8 J$ G0 X, u5 I+ }0 L DD Peary! R" U$ w7 C; e. Y; c/ L- N& r
DD Pope
+ P$ s: y9 x( X8 D9 S3 c DD Whipple
' W7 r+ J0 g: u DD Stewart# A( Z! k) {; s- E% s
DD Witte de With& r! E+ }( N f6 F6 T. _" s+ z4 }- J
DD Evertsen8 G1 O+ M* d' v* `) @7 ]* g
DD Van Ghent$ n, H, F# e' O) N- d9 X
DD Scout) c$ N: P0 s& Z8 h% k2 T
DD Stronghold" x0 P& H, q" m1 w* j! b3 U8 ?) O
DD Thanet W; v& G7 |. ]* h! z
DD Express& [6 g! N1 w7 B0 L3 ^
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ambon at 76,109, Range 7,000 Yards
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: K- {" {1 P! Z1 pJapanese Ships
5 w. m( i, A9 [0 n" p* c% Z CL Oi, Shell hits 11, heavy fires5 K6 M$ s# `; y$ R8 S5 @
DD Minekaze, Shell hits 1! {) F3 v+ F1 p6 e4 i% z/ s- Z9 z
DD Sawakaze, Shell hits 12 L. U" W8 Q3 g! q
DD Shiokaze, Shell hits 1
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. F/ i' ~' |8 p9 R4 f# ~0 t0 V/ CAllied Ships
6 l% \ z9 V! V CA Houston, Shell hits 3
$ z" j/ N& i) ^ CL Java
1 i/ n( {, k/ D) G CL Tromp8 w7 c8 r% ^! T; `) i
CL Dragon, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
6 _! A* ~% L% j4 O1 z8 N3 J CL Durban, Shell hits 1& B! C0 s8 i7 I7 q# L! g, e! r
CL Marblehead: x! i ^! r: R' \, |
DD Alden, Shell hits 28 A: j5 v0 b7 \* W* b' _, \
DD Bulmer, Shell hits 3, heavy fires; Q) Q3 j% Z( F% L f8 G. r1 ~
DD Edsall
$ ~) G+ I. F. O/ R1 Y" Y$ e g DD John D. Edwards* C' }, u: i4 x7 b( ?
DD John D. Ford
; Y( F. Z0 M+ ~% [& c2 v DD Parrott* `+ ~( `/ w( D2 ~7 P U
DD Peary, Shell hits 1, on fire) |. H( m1 e3 j
DD Pope8 j( ]- ~& n, w
DD Whipple0 G" j( O z% w1 E
DD Stewart- T) [6 K( r7 f& v' A7 e4 b) K
DD Witte de With
, O/ O3 u) ?5 j! j V8 o F j+ V# h DD Evertsen, Shell hits 10 W: Q h7 W% d* x6 L: l
DD Van Ghent
c# s2 i- L2 @; Y% q DD Scout& N; N9 B, }7 c
DD Stronghold
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3 Z5 S& ^. o# F9 \! Q! \- j3 W DD Express |