AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 19, 424 R% f2 }0 b$ \! S4 Y: I
ABDA的大舰队搞不过联合舰队的清扫小分队,呜呼哀哉' y8 t: l2 \9 w; p
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5 F' d) ^7 n, @0 t+ wNight Time Surface Combat, near Ambon at 76,109, Range 6,000 Yards! W- U3 M, l. y/ [
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Japanese Ships
2 T8 V& z( J$ P' A8 ] CL Oi
" X/ x! H: R7 e7 W DD Minekaze
1 K. A1 u+ x; { \+ T DD Sawakaze0 Y/ x4 D1 z; v/ \5 u- N; v
DD Shiokaze$ F/ @/ d6 W: o6 m. F6 E
% ~' [ ~- e9 }Allied Ships a: f1 I% X: B7 Y+ F
PT-31, Shell hits 1, and is sunk# R. L1 I5 @! J8 C
PT-328 i: }" [6 ^. P$ \
PT-34, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
+ k0 P! Z9 T S& U5 E/ V# s2 h9 K PT Q-113, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
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; y/ y- K2 @/ eNight Time Surface Combat, near Ambon at 76,109, Range 7,000 Yards# H: y. P' Y, E+ }! r w
4 a6 _0 x, P& A6 rJapanese Ships5 }7 B. D, a6 U1 V
PC Take
' m. _+ s4 Q: ]0 [; C' ` PC Kaki, Shell hits 3) p- U6 j) f" I5 y5 s
PC Ashi, Shell hits 1
# B3 p+ j6 _- k, V, b0 K5 _ PC Sumire, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage: l d1 R/ C# k
E Hashidate, Shell hits 1- I) D* e( Q# F. `! h
E Uji' @0 a! M( X, w) L9 N
TB Chidori% z5 h' b: a6 T* r( M# K) T4 a
TB Manazuru% ~/ l' `! h" L$ i8 X; D
TB Hatsukari, Shell hits 4
/ r& b' D3 Z- u; J" s& ` TB Tomozuru, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
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Allied Ships
) P2 k; k& z4 N; T; O+ y0 s. u8 q CA Houston, Shell hits 2# K9 w; O) h! G" X
CL Java, Shell hits 1
7 d6 f7 q+ ^. q/ f$ A- T- D CL Tromp- O) F/ f& U* Z$ m0 E8 v
CL Dragon
: N# i2 I; `/ w" W8 M, `& i CL Durban& ^0 m( s/ D8 N) [
CL Marblehead, Shell hits 15 i; q: z5 h. t/ L# l6 H. Y. O; j% {
DD Alden+ I( j' d. ]' s2 C
DD Bulmer( V+ h* K V& P% k8 O
DD Edsall8 l% Q$ u5 |7 D9 ]
DD John D. Edwards
( T! E" P R+ ]: t8 |) z7 h% a DD John D. Ford& U. h- ~. c s$ y# i/ ^- h
DD Parrott
~6 Q( P) T( [2 s: c' j DD Peary
7 x6 P, e& s5 }( c DD Pope
! g2 |4 h+ E* I* a! P* K( [6 c DD Whipple
% `0 A6 d' k1 a DD Stewart- Y. r, {' X5 F. y7 M
DD Witte de With
7 N# }% E% M# v* H( O1 S: B& T DD Evertsen
/ Q1 |/ O( V7 Q& z5 l6 m DD Van Ghent
# L1 r! Q4 o# y, {8 C* @8 t DD Scout. Y4 m/ a' q( s3 ^9 H
DD Stronghold
! v0 B; v0 M5 _. P DD Thanet& |* {! H& ^" [! C) t
DD Express
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ambon at 76,109, Range 7,000 Yards0 s8 h' G7 n! D
4 Z& i0 {/ H8 c7 ]0 P q+ G8 N* m/ hJapanese Ships
# `+ ~7 |( X" @% S. n) v. i CL Oi, Shell hits 11, heavy fires
1 v& E; D- u1 @! m0 e DD Minekaze, Shell hits 16 O2 {6 Y7 k# Q+ i/ K
DD Sawakaze, Shell hits 1/ S& b1 H* D0 N( D
DD Shiokaze, Shell hits 1
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Allied Ships
" ]4 o8 k/ Q/ p" h CA Houston, Shell hits 30 o3 E- Y- W5 D( e4 ]5 b' R& M
CL Java5 A7 V" b" i) }
CL Tromp* P" e4 h. a8 _
CL Dragon, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
/ W3 ~2 y' e5 I0 s- _ CL Durban, Shell hits 16 y# |0 l' z2 V& z
CL Marblehead
4 E( W. t$ [% V. ]' y% G2 b1 c DD Alden, Shell hits 29 R, a' l. x8 m+ u7 i
DD Bulmer, Shell hits 3, heavy fires' R2 C$ ? B0 m# m% L- T
DD Edsall$ c" D4 b; Y) H% } a' L# x- I
DD John D. Edwards
* V* e( O; h$ z1 ~! k2 c1 \4 x( r DD John D. Ford
! V+ p4 {9 ^ m% m DD Parrott
* W0 Z9 q. ]7 q$ _ DD Peary, Shell hits 1, on fire. B8 [ y7 Z+ |
DD Pope
* z; d2 f; W* J3 V' k" Q DD Whipple5 p, d$ Z, }! C5 { Q: F
DD Stewart% p# W* J# R! ]9 {: G8 J0 Q2 q$ E0 F
DD Witte de With( A' h8 v# L8 V! K! v+ q2 D# j
DD Evertsen, Shell hits 1' Q1 k8 a2 I! M3 H6 ~* B
DD Van Ghent
# D( Y! @; m2 |* L" C% X DD Scout% \$ ]! X' N2 p! y W+ {# c) x# J
DD Stronghold
! W# y0 T; c4 j* R2 P( ~ DD Thanet; \' L; e5 C+ w( j0 q
DD Express |