AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 19, 42
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ambon at 76,109, Range 6,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
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3 ]2 l+ H x1 F& @& O: ~. N* ` DD Minekaze
; \: V6 P. f) Y2 W3 u& H DD Sawakaze& R8 A3 {, l7 }; N
DD Shiokaze
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7 m. v2 T* r* }9 C% R PT-31, Shell hits 1, and is sunk6 y4 S# }. t/ ?6 \0 V7 a
PT-32
! v$ u) Z: L c( Z3 ?0 n# r PT-34, Shell hits 1, and is sunk+ B! z: [8 {9 H1 i8 g. S0 x. e
PT Q-113, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ambon at 76,109, Range 7,000 Yards5 ^4 B( J$ Z c" g0 i! J* \2 S
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Japanese Ships
& {# m% C# ]2 ?2 q PC Take
( I N* `8 K3 |, z PC Kaki, Shell hits 3
0 B2 n# K$ Y: ]$ P8 C PC Ashi, Shell hits 1
R/ g4 n3 c6 J6 x P5 T PC Sumire, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 r6 l+ X: @. E9 b. _ E Hashidate, Shell hits 1
7 E- [! v! ]* A$ w E Uji
. Q! V* Y9 L/ h* {6 p. w- c/ P TB Chidori
7 x) e4 M6 C" y9 `1 s) {1 w) Y TB Manazuru) D; s. G7 K [+ f
TB Hatsukari, Shell hits 4- K& W1 I+ X% ]& a; Y" ]9 N
TB Tomozuru, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
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Allied Ships
- r& g+ _6 D, x! b+ J) T' Z CA Houston, Shell hits 2
: S5 l; l$ ]; j CL Java, Shell hits 1
* \: y( E9 o+ u' K3 u4 S2 Y* e& l CL Tromp
0 Q! `/ P; U0 |" f5 Z CL Dragon. U4 w% x7 R. E6 G7 R7 P# z4 Q
CL Durban3 j6 S5 M# o3 g& H; l% a
CL Marblehead, Shell hits 1
5 }: V' P2 F' ~8 I+ J DD Alden$ a7 G# V! X! {- A% v# \( R
DD Bulmer
7 g# m& a! }; g/ L! m; H) _ DD Edsall5 A- h0 M: n! C: a& T( P
DD John D. Edwards
- P% }4 t' {2 Z! s. O. @. |7 r DD John D. Ford$ A; A. R& l2 n- k6 |- S
DD Parrott
; A' A- y9 T0 b2 V. ] DD Peary
p! w j8 X q DD Pope
( x! ]5 n4 r3 n' t. h4 R DD Whipple
" n: J# y6 C; l; _2 U ~ DD Stewart& F) N% q" m* d4 A
DD Witte de With
0 [/ L! e D4 m X" ]% P) N DD Evertsen
1 W1 r% z% s) J1 o: ^ DD Van Ghent( U$ _7 Y& ]- a2 f! W! B
DD Scout( f! I. a) a6 i2 O' H
DD Stronghold, m: |/ r* t& q4 t! J `, K+ h
DD Thanet
, z8 S; h& m7 I DD Express0 {. w9 w Z. \" Y8 x H
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ambon at 76,109, Range 7,000 Yards/ G1 ~# \( v/ ?/ L8 i% s
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3 z! G1 N, | Z c5 K2 z CL Oi, Shell hits 11, heavy fires4 X+ P) z3 m$ W/ \
DD Minekaze, Shell hits 1
! i- m2 O" ]/ _' c+ ^/ n- ~- R DD Sawakaze, Shell hits 1
- ?9 \- C5 U, ^% z1 C DD Shiokaze, Shell hits 19 j. y9 R+ i J5 s0 o8 P
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Allied Ships4 L' `) `' T' I O
CA Houston, Shell hits 3 f# A2 x9 ?: e
CL Java/ v% G' p) j5 |7 r: e+ ~5 x
CL Tromp
9 L, B" d2 @. `# T0 [1 c* q) L CL Dragon, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
m+ |# }5 M- X+ k" v! a CL Durban, Shell hits 14 c! c, n+ f9 j% k/ Q4 x$ o
CL Marblehead, d& t I2 p: K3 z5 u0 z
DD Alden, Shell hits 2
9 |% g9 D* Z \- e+ @1 K5 R$ \ DD Bulmer, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
* q$ |3 Q' o' u DD Edsall
6 G$ O6 o% x$ L8 ?7 B6 l2 ^ DD John D. Edwards4 B9 T0 s6 }4 p9 [% x
DD John D. Ford0 T( ]+ I% _! E: i( T O
DD Parrott/ s8 @' I$ M/ y2 _0 ~- q
DD Peary, Shell hits 1, on fire @8 v; A: k. C/ j, x6 y
DD Pope! t* t$ a1 u- C7 W9 k; I
DD Whipple
+ }8 C% p/ [6 _5 p7 w u DD Stewart
j, Y/ J; n3 m* l DD Witte de With
, X1 Y) J$ q9 G0 t$ h DD Evertsen, Shell hits 1
, x: I+ k$ E7 B, x DD Van Ghent
3 u* i9 P* S7 j h DD Scout/ J1 b; a$ q( H6 ?/ v$ E
DD Stronghold9 L* h- Y D* K2 p- C
DD Thanet4 k1 S7 C4 x# s
DD Express |