AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 19, 42
7 r/ @8 I7 N( A8 h# NABDA的大舰队搞不过联合舰队的清扫小分队,呜呼哀哉1 v; | M T/ n: V
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3 i8 I9 m" x/ i- V8 v' dNight Time Surface Combat, near Ambon at 76,109, Range 6,000 Yards/ Q8 N* a# ^% Z1 y
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Japanese Ships
8 X8 W2 t a' B4 {, S9 s CL Oi
- Z8 X% u z& Z- m8 h* q4 L# ~5 I- T( b DD Minekaze
8 o; z# `3 E% l# o5 b8 H S8 Q DD Sawakaze
+ U: A2 O4 J! m& K0 T DD Shiokaze
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Allied Ships+ J# l' a8 r: n* o8 ^0 @) @" ?
PT-31, Shell hits 1, and is sunk; r, k$ ]1 v( w4 l4 }
PT-32
4 K, y) B8 x3 a) ~8 [ PT-34, Shell hits 1, and is sunk: ?; |# H" {$ w: B( g
PT Q-113, Shell hits 3, and is sunk* ]6 W/ ?7 k* R! d4 i9 s
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ambon at 76,109, Range 7,000 Yards5 j6 l# C( y( k8 R
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% p9 n: |, G I PC Take- M' _4 C6 J# O6 a) a2 \1 c1 }5 D
PC Kaki, Shell hits 3" P$ k, a& |! L
PC Ashi, Shell hits 1
! h1 H o- D9 P PC Sumire, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage, s4 a# j$ ^2 b- P4 _
E Hashidate, Shell hits 1
$ B+ s# }# w3 Z- N9 u' [6 B8 E E Uji
" [8 e- P) U6 r/ q* I& E TB Chidori
: \5 @2 O4 {& z# n7 D* l) ~7 S4 M, t TB Manazuru
: u1 O% M( W( K0 e TB Hatsukari, Shell hits 4* r+ I3 A& E- O/ J a$ ?8 q
TB Tomozuru, Shell hits 4, and is sunk- a b: H4 u4 M# B. S
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CA Houston, Shell hits 2$ [1 q% I r3 X8 _0 Z6 H" H" h
CL Java, Shell hits 1
* Z4 a7 d- o9 U! m* ]( t7 | h" x CL Tromp
/ j) j& B7 F7 X5 n, K CL Dragon
' F$ R) u- g7 W0 s7 B2 T6 [, p* ~ CL Durban
0 z6 B& `+ k2 z CL Marblehead, Shell hits 1
- T1 o7 ?. Y7 W8 s DD Alden- c) V" O# V1 i
DD Bulmer
5 X O* i; C) k& [3 v" Y) Q DD Edsall
& P7 o) d4 M. q DD John D. Edwards
# X o& o% D: d7 ^ DD John D. Ford
7 h! ^8 O& y( E DD Parrott
J2 [! D+ H/ \( { DD Peary
" v9 l: D# `2 v7 ]: r DD Pope! z1 Q! F1 Z2 @8 L
DD Whipple
& ?# y" r7 s8 W/ x2 h! [ DD Stewart- L) D; [+ ^/ J
DD Witte de With
9 c- a) V7 [0 F6 _. J DD Evertsen
0 @5 T8 f h0 j7 X DD Van Ghent) y2 l) T8 x1 E' y; A& I
DD Scout- y7 g! \& o; y& y) j9 h: e- Q
DD Stronghold
6 Q) M0 P0 Q0 R+ j. x DD Thanet
" A' d7 d0 _) V3 ?/ _7 p; c DD Express
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. O# r( A5 c% n6 \# wNight Time Surface Combat, near Ambon at 76,109, Range 7,000 Yards/ U. S6 S5 |/ ?& a0 }/ |5 ~6 @3 p3 W
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Japanese Ships
i% e0 @: M/ E9 a, B$ i' a CL Oi, Shell hits 11, heavy fires W! D x: h& r% }
DD Minekaze, Shell hits 1! E6 U. C* ^! [- q. T* W7 _5 |5 }
DD Sawakaze, Shell hits 1
5 @ F$ H# V1 }: y4 r& l DD Shiokaze, Shell hits 1: l9 F7 h- c+ |2 d# ?
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Allied Ships9 C. o; ?$ a& N, F
CA Houston, Shell hits 3
2 h9 ?* T; D* v# _3 q2 y CL Java
* z4 `% M. E- s: J- p CL Tromp6 X3 {- ^% @9 @9 g, v
CL Dragon, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk9 u9 d, l$ i( z' l6 {: m# m/ q! h
CL Durban, Shell hits 1( H2 x+ N$ u: {1 P/ j( u
CL Marblehead
( u9 C2 ?+ ~% J5 l, S5 K DD Alden, Shell hits 2
" e3 S5 u7 ]7 l' v1 A, v DD Bulmer, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
% ^& D, r+ U& ?% V/ }. Q: { DD Edsall n8 M7 J. q/ l, E0 L; h
DD John D. Edwards
4 @- {2 x# f8 q' l: g6 F DD John D. Ford/ C, S# M& m+ k) @1 E; G) g) A
DD Parrott+ m8 r8 F# |& a- Q+ R* ?
DD Peary, Shell hits 1, on fire
/ [- Z+ P; G% f6 ` DD Pope \/ \. K8 y1 E7 M4 v) h
DD Whipple
! V) w, a8 V- r* Y& V DD Stewart
6 C! R& S/ d8 v" I DD Witte de With$ e9 K: ]+ D. @: `1 `
DD Evertsen, Shell hits 1; Z6 A1 G) b( M4 n# X
DD Van Ghent4 {" F, K- V% C7 ^' z5 u
DD Scout
! J1 L9 h9 ^$ I2 B. _2 V2 |, Q DD Stronghold& w& r' n3 B' r! n
DD Thanet
# v$ g2 A* q! T7 M S. ]" ^ DD Express |