AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 19, 42
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ambon at 76,109, Range 6,000 Yards0 J1 c! ^3 y8 I- J
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Japanese Ships$ d9 a# ]+ @$ S# e8 T# o/ P
CL Oi$ C: q% Q# e& w" i
DD Minekaze
* t' O5 b1 r9 r+ ~8 {% W DD Sawakaze
3 T" H' H3 R3 I! |5 A. Q DD Shiokaze& ^( M: e1 Q* `
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Allied Ships+ \2 r8 N- o" i- y. U% u( O) x2 b
PT-31, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
- n$ g. f/ } o4 ~' s7 g PT-32
# A" ?6 t# k( q& a PT-34, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
+ _9 C0 q9 l1 Y) A) g4 t6 {4 O PT Q-113, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
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/ I( H" u+ O) o; j* b7 r$ H( O5 ONight Time Surface Combat, near Ambon at 76,109, Range 7,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships6 B' X# J/ |5 T9 a' ~: L6 q2 A# m
PC Take/ P4 {. l5 V$ E- a0 p- p$ x% [. t J
PC Kaki, Shell hits 37 ~6 {5 i6 ~% u4 I4 r. g# J
PC Ashi, Shell hits 1
6 H" ?5 x$ w( c7 o1 @ PC Sumire, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage# [6 T* Z& w5 _9 X) X- |
E Hashidate, Shell hits 1# m( Y) {" n- f' j9 b; Q/ \
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TB Chidori5 Q8 A5 d J( V# @5 o, V0 o. a: W
TB Manazuru: @5 X1 ?+ ~4 P: y7 }; K" n' [
TB Hatsukari, Shell hits 4
* t" m4 n; }. B. x4 }" L% C TB Tomozuru, Shell hits 4, and is sunk/ P" @3 c8 p/ D) Y. f
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CA Houston, Shell hits 2
( v7 p$ c2 p9 c; S CL Java, Shell hits 1
7 g! T& Q) b' L" J CL Tromp
* n5 ^) D2 f( X/ K CL Dragon
L# k0 K( A- ]4 h4 r CL Durban8 Z: u5 e6 u- u' }1 t$ f
CL Marblehead, Shell hits 1
& O" n0 b7 ^; p DD Alden- Y1 @; n: Y( \+ J& |) `; S$ j
DD Bulmer
2 u! ^+ U5 l* K0 o% L# p6 s DD Edsall
' Q+ i/ W8 o8 c DD John D. Edwards+ W# S1 }' C, [6 c4 a% {% M
DD John D. Ford
J8 |8 k7 G x! J5 O DD Parrott' B% F1 n6 m3 X0 S+ r+ o
DD Peary
7 w6 Z2 s( b/ v+ i- m DD Pope- W3 m0 \5 U# Y. ~
DD Whipple) U1 G4 W$ ]( f$ ~
DD Stewart
/ `6 @* g6 P! C7 X DD Witte de With
, V2 H) A+ ?' r# c" W. n/ h DD Evertsen4 x4 l- c# u& i. y. b
DD Van Ghent
! s' C' \' @* m DD Scout
. n3 ~/ i. b9 y) d( J( t DD Stronghold' i0 W6 h4 D( P0 E3 |
DD Thanet. b- g5 q, G: f, K! P+ t7 P- r
DD Express
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ambon at 76,109, Range 7,000 Yards
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. a2 p* K" p" q9 U' u( S8 \1 R, ` CL Oi, Shell hits 11, heavy fires& |. ^2 B* B( P: g/ y: ^! l
DD Minekaze, Shell hits 1) Q1 v7 b& A7 K* }$ |* G- s7 m
DD Sawakaze, Shell hits 1
( D+ E# }- p: n0 L' {6 D4 W4 W DD Shiokaze, Shell hits 1
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Allied Ships
T' u$ ^5 s; i- C; q; V CA Houston, Shell hits 35 ^* Z$ J% n2 l; e$ A2 w
CL Java+ v3 H! n5 G3 V' u' e8 Y$ u# W
CL Tromp# U* h' X1 l" ~) F/ _8 o5 B
CL Dragon, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
$ _% j: E9 r* f& {+ W# c5 e) @ CL Durban, Shell hits 13 l8 R. h7 A( J1 j+ N
CL Marblehead U2 a: S1 P9 \! `$ t* O
DD Alden, Shell hits 2
9 I( y+ P# t# ~+ X+ Y+ V" ] DD Bulmer, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, S: o' Y# S# ~
DD Edsall! m) M0 R- r3 W7 ^& S1 [
DD John D. Edwards
4 ^0 h" [- h. z" { DD John D. Ford
% H+ C" R. B" @; d. s% [' G4 I! a DD Parrott
( u& a7 K0 p- }( N% F5 G DD Peary, Shell hits 1, on fire
+ V/ H% _2 _( d& w# L! n DD Pope+ H; |, N3 f8 b0 e0 }
DD Whipple
6 L# G4 w# `( F* ~# V DD Stewart8 W- d) B% i) Z9 Z. ^
DD Witte de With
( K w* L9 Y" _5 n# p DD Evertsen, Shell hits 1
6 }& D" Z% R7 C. U; O$ D z DD Van Ghent
! w* T% U9 ]2 K DD Scout
" z3 v& O F! T: D9 A& P5 ^, y/ a DD Stronghold
m$ _0 q! Z8 p7 \+ \4 O$ q/ ` DD Thanet
4 H" R6 p% n/ n5 _6 I DD Express |