AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 19, 42
: l" ~' v$ G' t1 ^5 J ?8 N( VABDA的大舰队搞不过联合舰队的清扫小分队,呜呼哀哉1 F3 D' b* F; H- ?( z
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ambon at 76,109, Range 6,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships4 Y/ W6 _- Z+ D7 [7 C/ a) d
CL Oi
" R5 Y& w( p4 l8 U$ Z6 B DD Minekaze2 U, Q! g7 p2 h y
DD Sawakaze
4 U1 d' f( u3 R( l; e DD Shiokaze0 A& R" d/ f3 h+ P) b1 R; r
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Allied Ships
8 |; Q8 B7 D, L9 f# S* ^+ v T PT-31, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
7 |. o/ ^ I- K3 H. G3 J* @ PT-32
/ [& d+ {5 j9 w# f* k PT-34, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
1 l. W: X9 ]9 D. V, O PT Q-113, Shell hits 3, and is sunk, m7 M; k# q5 I& \0 F2 q+ y$ E- _
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5 V+ _5 o4 L9 W- v1 yNight Time Surface Combat, near Ambon at 76,109, Range 7,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
7 h5 d0 n/ p, O: t PC Take& X' f' p% S% A
PC Kaki, Shell hits 3
4 Y2 J+ T9 R9 [5 k) j PC Ashi, Shell hits 1+ D# E& p- G. L
PC Sumire, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage, B3 X& H, i+ x+ _; A' o- v* N
E Hashidate, Shell hits 1% o X: R! k! U0 N
E Uji" K& j2 ~4 M! F, \7 }( s
TB Chidori5 @3 y' S6 ^. v) G7 p# r
TB Manazuru
$ B& G f8 c: }; T6 K. w+ i P TB Hatsukari, Shell hits 4* o# Y) h* O. @% i6 r% n9 V# r" n$ I
TB Tomozuru, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
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Allied Ships
& D6 U; {# W9 T' k4 _' |0 z2 _ CA Houston, Shell hits 2! l* f2 o4 j1 o7 H
CL Java, Shell hits 1+ l6 o% m4 b2 @4 ]6 g# G
CL Tromp) o, V, u) ?) O7 ?3 v2 D
CL Dragon6 x# S5 N' a6 L% j8 e7 |& W
CL Durban
7 N) @8 ^7 @# H7 `: O+ @9 z+ W1 R) Z CL Marblehead, Shell hits 1/ \. S c0 K- d; X7 c7 [. R) y. G
DD Alden
+ V& Z5 O. w: ?( V DD Bulmer
5 y+ i$ g4 H9 W; m, N; K- Q DD Edsall
, x& _+ K1 N: h. I: H4 \8 I6 \+ ~0 t DD John D. Edwards
- _* J3 ~3 X# X: }: a( R DD John D. Ford) \' g' ?* N8 Z# |# Q% m
DD Parrott) `# c8 F9 g8 O% {
DD Peary; x8 b4 M4 s R$ L; U1 A" ~
DD Pope! N- F8 s7 a6 v% I# c
DD Whipple
; J' k) u( H+ M+ [" K DD Stewart
) t* b7 ]. }) C5 t DD Witte de With
8 T: i9 t$ k: P) }# |5 Z; E* T7 Y7 m DD Evertsen
9 L* O* q, E2 v+ g+ { DD Van Ghent
6 {; h: s# a2 ]! A DD Scout# f- s$ ]. P7 F w, q1 `7 z
DD Stronghold
* C: R) k$ m: K6 U: B: C DD Thanet7 O* Y; u% M2 Q" t
DD Express
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ambon at 76,109, Range 7,000 Yards; w, }8 M2 K X# Q5 | h- Z: t2 L
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Japanese Ships, I+ `% w) m- {1 j# \, ~8 V5 Z
CL Oi, Shell hits 11, heavy fires* w) v" |8 R" m( `; Z$ n+ F9 L$ F
DD Minekaze, Shell hits 14 L. b5 _; S6 _, g
DD Sawakaze, Shell hits 1) m% X/ U/ \2 p
DD Shiokaze, Shell hits 1) @9 f$ ~* a% \( y# I! [
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Allied Ships
) q |; T4 h [ CA Houston, Shell hits 3
, H2 ^/ L. x5 J4 O) ] }2 g CL Java; ~6 N, p- E/ f. T
CL Tromp% O+ a6 s. R4 F; b# t
CL Dragon, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk7 Z8 |& b: j. z$ [% l
CL Durban, Shell hits 1
+ L7 ]# L$ M7 W3 G. H CL Marblehead
* y: l# ~1 N* S DD Alden, Shell hits 29 S: q, Q' {8 h( H7 T
DD Bulmer, Shell hits 3, heavy fires' N7 i* z( \$ C ? f# F6 o4 T
DD Edsall
6 C5 n% B3 T2 @ DD John D. Edwards
6 H, Z. ]8 Z1 l$ ^8 }2 K" Z1 w DD John D. Ford
$ Y; Y0 B+ }: q3 w: K9 Z DD Parrott1 y5 Y. r8 \! b. V* y$ \ X* ~
DD Peary, Shell hits 1, on fire% q- F8 c& S# q8 j& F/ Q
DD Pope
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DD Stewart1 ]8 S4 t4 r; j4 I2 \
DD Witte de With& a3 ^( {* H3 L) c6 C% D7 J
DD Evertsen, Shell hits 1
+ X# |! t( ]0 J3 ]; ^: L' P6 w DD Van Ghent
/ D# ^& t5 [' ` {" R) l DD Scout
* ~% y0 d; v+ q" s. H DD Stronghold4 M ~! q1 d: r
DD Thanet
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