AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 19, 42# S5 N. O0 Q( D/ D" z7 G1 h* x8 @. n
ABDA的大舰队搞不过联合舰队的清扫小分队,呜呼哀哉/ v6 L- p1 e5 A; K. B5 T5 v
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ambon at 76,109, Range 6,000 Yards
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9 L! @% O x/ FJapanese Ships
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DD Minekaze
- {" n' O6 ?# o7 R5 @ DD Sawakaze
, z8 H8 n/ f4 D( p5 x( W4 I7 ? DD Shiokaze, c/ D9 Y0 N1 p
* Z3 {' Z- `/ _# {) MAllied Ships
2 |, ~5 F' T4 Y+ Z PT-31, Shell hits 1, and is sunk j$ k6 ] Y5 j. n8 h0 X
PT-32
4 ^) L& X2 C4 ?9 V+ T l5 Z, @) x PT-34, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
1 k4 N9 S1 ?$ U, Q PT Q-113, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
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9 w n( K9 { jNight Time Surface Combat, near Ambon at 76,109, Range 7,000 Yards. @/ q) [4 C! M* [) u ^
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Japanese Ships
_$ x0 S9 u) w( A% s7 I PC Take
2 K% l$ O$ L0 m PC Kaki, Shell hits 3 j# _+ I. r% @9 Q
PC Ashi, Shell hits 1
+ ^& w9 {- \" K PC Sumire, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage3 R- |, e- l4 \- ?3 O
E Hashidate, Shell hits 1
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TB Chidori
: @# a' ?& b8 P, U" i: q) y+ i TB Manazuru
# z) I1 U* q8 L6 ]/ V2 ?4 u2 K TB Hatsukari, Shell hits 4
% T( Y; ?; j. x; r" ? TB Tomozuru, Shell hits 4, and is sunk# n9 E; G' w3 s* a" u
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Allied Ships: p. N# f" @ g- }# U8 S
CA Houston, Shell hits 2
+ l# E6 X. R: Y CL Java, Shell hits 1! X5 e4 {+ ^4 @' q" r' k" Q
CL Tromp
]& L7 t$ C" T& I3 t CL Dragon* b/ X$ F; a1 y" Q* i
CL Durban# g. z2 f& a2 F. g( ?
CL Marblehead, Shell hits 1
* |" Y/ b/ }4 |, R/ ?3 \ DD Alden0 ~- u( z8 V: Y# Y
DD Bulmer/ ~+ m5 S, S* i, i
DD Edsall& z5 `3 s! E! s$ ]
DD John D. Edwards: s2 R) R, b1 M+ n7 N9 G
DD John D. Ford/ e& O C4 ^( o- C' Y
DD Parrott* [- r0 c+ G7 T# S/ w+ E
DD Peary
5 [# V# N; u- T; T. x7 [ } DD Pope& m" s1 ?, u. P
DD Whipple
& n/ x' _; W: D( m DD Stewart
1 I/ M7 f/ i0 `' O0 q DD Witte de With
7 r( f) V/ X @$ z" E DD Evertsen
+ d( _" ?$ \$ R2 P: e- y% R: w' q DD Van Ghent. y0 c9 P4 Y6 G2 q
DD Scout
% Q: U2 [1 `% ]1 G/ ^( E j DD Stronghold
8 |: z5 K+ o8 N DD Thanet, a6 e! K9 e* y' k- q! |
DD Express
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ambon at 76,109, Range 7,000 Yards: _. i0 ~& O6 _; I
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CL Oi, Shell hits 11, heavy fires
$ Y, C1 z) H( g DD Minekaze, Shell hits 1; h X' q3 V( j: }% U) g
DD Sawakaze, Shell hits 15 F( b9 N# I8 G$ h7 m/ x' }: B v
DD Shiokaze, Shell hits 1
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Allied Ships
7 }1 s. D/ V: ~7 {: ` CA Houston, Shell hits 3
" p' O4 ?- a1 t; {1 B' _% t CL Java0 I9 [) A3 Y& o- O" D, W: l
CL Tromp
! s. c6 \& k1 O | CL Dragon, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
( ]# {6 Y9 e; h! T- X {9 ~ CL Durban, Shell hits 1
i; J' S, l' I0 M4 r3 Z7 m CL Marblehead- o0 C5 P/ _( V5 G" \3 W
DD Alden, Shell hits 27 x C7 U% r% P' z' W) Z1 A6 K6 a
DD Bulmer, Shell hits 3, heavy fires- k+ G% C- m. z- `/ t
DD Edsall' b" u3 `6 z6 [/ y, T8 i; a: A
DD John D. Edwards' K+ Y4 x+ Q3 v2 Q# O; e
DD John D. Ford0 Q3 N0 [7 v3 t* N' f! \$ t
DD Parrott
" M K8 H& C6 z& A+ f0 ^; g DD Peary, Shell hits 1, on fire( b9 \2 \, W9 b5 w9 o2 P, K
DD Pope
: U a7 J2 [, f DD Whipple, g7 B& e/ ^2 J! ]
DD Stewart
' F+ q7 x# b& `8 I: j DD Witte de With
5 k% v6 S9 j0 f DD Evertsen, Shell hits 1
; S# m: v: ~ s DD Van Ghent
$ K8 H5 _/ d! x4 h" G DD Scout$ c/ p/ L- d* m8 W5 f8 v: Z, z
DD Stronghold% c8 E2 m/ N) j7 f! h
DD Thanet5 P& [; C. q: c) U. U' l
DD Express |