AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 19, 42
2 U+ r: |) B+ e, |" WABDA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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2 S5 B# a, H r' RNight Time Surface Combat, near Ambon at 76,109, Range 6,000 Yards7 E8 W' j, X! K/ R
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DD Minekaze; N2 G3 b$ t7 m \9 ~0 q2 m
DD Sawakaze4 K/ e6 l T. u% R5 {+ T6 S0 g+ U
DD Shiokaze/ d3 v9 {7 x- M. s* a
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4 S0 D4 ^: m8 I PT-31, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
; ^, e' P& Y) q% F6 i% N PT-32- U8 l: t8 }' c8 E4 m a
PT-34, Shell hits 1, and is sunk, N7 x5 S: u, G9 c+ s) _- ?
PT Q-113, Shell hits 3, and is sunk1 k( F+ j, ?; m0 U1 P# C! O f4 P
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ambon at 76,109, Range 7,000 Yards
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PC Take& Y& }/ r3 j$ ]/ T
PC Kaki, Shell hits 36 C6 C+ g7 V- C* e
PC Ashi, Shell hits 1! R6 A9 W# l; b+ h3 p4 H
PC Sumire, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
, s# d1 E, J! l* w6 ~$ D, E4 V E Hashidate, Shell hits 1) L. P* {( g$ [
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TB Chidori2 _/ L _$ y- w) C
TB Manazuru# `$ A# W$ F' [. _- U! @
TB Hatsukari, Shell hits 4
$ |5 ~0 O: l+ ?7 K. M! @ TB Tomozuru, Shell hits 4, and is sunk! K8 B- N0 z( z3 ^( c6 G0 V
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Allied Ships* M, \9 w# t0 @ o% t& J6 b
CA Houston, Shell hits 2
0 ^& f# z7 M$ M- q CL Java, Shell hits 19 R3 c4 N% h6 ^# T& U. X+ {
CL Tromp
! E. U9 J8 Q) n- H1 ? CL Dragon2 R. A( B9 ?( \5 l0 E- Q' I$ k* f' M
CL Durban
2 p/ |1 h* d l" f: ? CL Marblehead, Shell hits 10 ? w! `$ g1 W! z: | ?! X: d
DD Alden; }- F' k- G' H' z0 S5 {
DD Bulmer
/ [& O. [5 V' |, u+ X DD Edsall
$ e) H8 c6 _1 r/ r* y DD John D. Edwards
0 T, z+ i# K7 ~2 E" f DD John D. Ford, a% V4 ?% s: E+ [
DD Parrott
! v, p5 O( K* l; Y DD Peary
$ J7 {+ Y7 m8 k! o* f- v DD Pope3 ~/ t. Z0 a/ @& @7 C7 m$ N
DD Whipple, |2 F! }, t. o3 s& b
DD Stewart
2 w$ Q0 z8 ]& L0 J DD Witte de With. a+ T2 U3 ^7 ?: a5 B
DD Evertsen( ]2 [1 R+ D; r0 Y) m1 W6 a
DD Van Ghent* l" J' K# \* p d3 ^; @" B
DD Scout
8 f. l' n* ?' R; H2 P, y DD Stronghold/ d5 W% v! _6 `( H6 @8 A* p3 }
DD Thanet$ j3 a# G! I% s9 d4 o. q& n K
DD Express
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. d/ y. A7 T7 m/ F: f2 xNight Time Surface Combat, near Ambon at 76,109, Range 7,000 Yards
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5 Q4 y) k# I% hJapanese Ships
. v+ p+ t& @; P3 k( } CL Oi, Shell hits 11, heavy fires# o z0 y( s% M
DD Minekaze, Shell hits 19 G p) K7 m+ A! p) B
DD Sawakaze, Shell hits 1# @( K2 l6 B- v' q1 c
DD Shiokaze, Shell hits 1' w! ], q4 D6 e8 K; q3 ?
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Allied Ships: w$ \' v5 c- b3 b) S) V
CA Houston, Shell hits 3$ D! t1 {: X& ~" [0 k) X
CL Java
9 h. N6 h# Q+ z c; v CL Tromp
; n. j0 b' z- G1 }4 c CL Dragon, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk8 P/ |# Y$ I$ Z+ E$ Q
CL Durban, Shell hits 1
( _* |$ p! t$ S3 x" ^( [5 R9 T CL Marblehead3 ~# H2 ^' K" B
DD Alden, Shell hits 21 d! y# p* K/ w. c* C# x% n
DD Bulmer, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
5 z6 N, j [: I$ f9 B. A1 V1 z DD Edsall
" H& V% w4 A. w8 | DD John D. Edwards$ n6 t8 X0 E6 \& D3 \
DD John D. Ford
: \5 d0 R q" }% {7 S: f# B DD Parrott$ Y. G0 a% g5 N0 ]) i5 v4 n
DD Peary, Shell hits 1, on fire( @" n. o2 Z1 c2 _
DD Pope- J/ s4 C' i) Y0 r* x
DD Whipple
; b( T3 y( b' n( Z% d DD Stewart' d5 l6 I1 t2 G
DD Witte de With3 @8 Y h1 S }2 L2 p- ^
DD Evertsen, Shell hits 1# L! Y: o4 x8 ^" M
DD Van Ghent
' l5 M9 N8 b5 g* G3 Q7 Z DD Scout
# X- c9 ?8 E3 R! n DD Stronghold
1 _) z3 }, V( t* O DD Thanet
" q) M' u, E; e) v7 s DD Express |