2月25日夜,恩代尼岛发生了最后一次小规模海战,偷袭的日军水雷战队在击沉外围的2艘DE和一些鱼雷艇后突入恩代尼港口,但是在港内不幸踩雷,不得不退出战区,看来,恩代尼附近海域已经越来越不适合水面舰只活动了。2 \6 e3 g' _# q( C/ A
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 25, 44
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ndeni at 120,143, Range 12,000 Yards+ h) H6 i. b2 p) |( H) ]7 L
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+ ]9 A" f7 L* N2 S DD Shimakaze
8 B( a0 e b0 @) y5 D4 V. V DD Ishikaze
( B- |& Q3 ]7 ^5 y: i$ H+ F9 F DD Tagokaze8 j& S& z. v4 Q; J. w4 v
DD Takatakaze
3 t4 n5 h" t0 I: i% R4 H DD Nagatakaze/ ~/ x3 @; ^- s7 X6 S
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Allied Ships y+ u X/ y2 [7 G& h+ n; r5 o. L
DE John D. Edwards, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
- Z7 N- n. u/ J DE Pope, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk8 U" C+ W7 b& n0 a- D" A" l ~
DE Electra9 d {' U, U# k# v! F
DE Encounter6 ^+ p4 r, g8 l
4 u% {; |" ?, a3 |: s8 \: WNight Time Surface Combat, near Ndeni at 120,143, Range 2,000 Yards, _' W% Z& ] k* d" h. w
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" B8 A3 c% j( k; B, n DD Shimakaze6 K O3 l }" W6 I* }1 x* p1 w
DD Ishikaze
# S) E9 I7 ~: |2 |- }1 D- f4 x DD Tagokaze
+ I4 v/ _/ [& [+ _% \3 V5 A DD Takatakaze
0 }6 h* e( c m+ T. @ DD Nagatakaze, x) e1 Q' v6 W" E. q, H4 s: [
# B R9 Q+ n3 p" w% q% b7 A5 lAllied Ships9 R. q! D* {: o4 [4 g! B9 p
PT-21, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
6 j" v# u# J3 ?. ]" X @ PT-24, Shell hits 3, and is sunk+ n( F5 l) A; O
PT-25, Shell hits 6, and is sunk2 O! E0 C' u# W- K! U" g! U! h# L( T
PT-26, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
7 E) s/ T8 _4 y# ^/ z PT-27, Shell hits 15, and is sunk' L- C0 l6 I6 S" f: o8 t
PT-29, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
7 @& K! ~9 v+ N# @; H& r/ z5 ? PT-30, Shell hits 3, and is sunk$ m: C3 b4 m* n/ Z
PT-36, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
" x# k# g/ b2 w: x3 O PT-37, Shell hits 7, and is sunk5 Y8 `1 b) d, Z6 i( ?
PT-38, Shell hits 5, and is sunk! n$ @4 Q# w7 s
PT-40, Shell hits 4, and is sunk& ?3 h# N, i& @$ X$ x* y$ H! g" v
PT-42, Shell hits 12, and is sunk8 S. S$ c5 L& u1 W. O) u
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9 i' n/ K. a; BTF 2 encounters mine field at Ndeni (120,143)& E& s9 H% z% o- n N
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DD Nagatakaze, Mine hits 1, heavy damage
. b8 k% ]/ p0 i$ \( g1 Y6 q DD Takatakaze, Mine hits 1, heavy damage |