AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 19, 42& b$ S& b2 d* `4 }: k! f( S( `
ABDA的大舰队搞不过联合舰队的清扫小分队,呜呼哀哉- U: ]5 n& F- R( h+ z
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ambon at 76,109, Range 6,000 Yards
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CL Oi6 A& c% f& G" _" F% n3 N2 |
DD Minekaze
& z" H- `- J, g DD Sawakaze2 b; w5 U/ @0 i4 A1 Q2 N
DD Shiokaze
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Allied Ships
, H: O, e* O: y; ^1 C' P7 q PT-31, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
' @ h$ O2 K! \ PT-329 z- \4 \$ Z6 x1 K9 n( ]
PT-34, Shell hits 1, and is sunk) Z# @( H# l3 f" M& J! J- i
PT Q-113, Shell hits 3, and is sunk& o/ K( Q" z8 ?: l5 @0 L
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ambon at 76,109, Range 7,000 Yards Q* o% t" C# C- T" C$ `9 ]
* ?& Y% [& w6 Y2 }Japanese Ships
7 o0 p% | F6 ]! H! c3 N# D' s8 l PC Take' m# j; m3 D: a" T" L7 r
PC Kaki, Shell hits 3
& Z0 v, T) e' ]3 _3 M PC Ashi, Shell hits 1
: g+ S2 Z3 [5 W0 G! ]/ s' v PC Sumire, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage4 N; u# a9 b- r6 e% X" O, w* k
E Hashidate, Shell hits 16 e! t* ~, [* X) K% C# R
E Uji
* ^. B5 n) s0 p& {- j- D, ]) M TB Chidori6 {9 {) c% n/ R' y( m! h
TB Manazuru5 B( g* k8 e/ Q: J
TB Hatsukari, Shell hits 4
5 g9 R) T7 { M TB Tomozuru, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
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Allied Ships
0 k ?0 X' i2 x9 ~ CA Houston, Shell hits 2/ B$ L2 ? {- V6 q4 B
CL Java, Shell hits 15 \* [3 E0 |3 t3 L
CL Tromp% G7 `5 N% h B9 B B& Q$ \# C
CL Dragon
: u9 R, f7 ?& R* r, {5 P. ] CL Durban
5 e9 ]4 z& T) B+ y g1 ~- \2 Y CL Marblehead, Shell hits 18 O6 t2 Y, ^, l" A/ j$ R8 x2 @% c
DD Alden5 s \1 f7 f$ u% b" Y# Z9 |
DD Bulmer$ g( p' l. o' C2 b) J0 z
DD Edsall& D, V3 d) K$ ^6 ] U* s+ O3 D
DD John D. Edwards8 {4 | [. M) R/ } |
DD John D. Ford5 u" Y+ z8 r. H- c# x C
DD Parrott1 k. E. A$ |4 D9 t ^) \ \
DD Peary
: a9 W2 ^! {( f% N; P) h DD Pope U p4 s E4 T( h' F4 V5 v
DD Whipple/ `4 @. C! Y/ t5 M! O4 _9 j! Z6 q
DD Stewart
1 x/ R5 ?* f" J7 Q DD Witte de With
, \, s H7 _! ^9 f. c6 M' g DD Evertsen
0 }6 S, L% g# E E; V DD Van Ghent% T6 e1 A& t5 v
DD Scout
4 ~' a& V2 u8 H( O% B7 K DD Stronghold1 k5 o( A5 w5 m @' C
DD Thanet
! l2 t3 d) ^" X DD Express5 |. O( T5 j' C5 a3 A
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5 T. x) s. ~9 zNight Time Surface Combat, near Ambon at 76,109, Range 7,000 Yards, W, i" o* a, Q, K
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CL Oi, Shell hits 11, heavy fires! _- Z% \* S% Q) I& z
DD Minekaze, Shell hits 1
* F; {2 r1 X0 }: i3 Y" R DD Sawakaze, Shell hits 1
' s5 K* M" j. a* S6 W' L/ C DD Shiokaze, Shell hits 1! M1 V# H1 }) x" D; B& V4 o1 N
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Allied Ships( h2 |+ Z: r1 L6 a
CA Houston, Shell hits 3
! y- p9 @ j+ @" j: m CL Java
0 ~2 K3 m9 j" r. J CL Tromp
; g) z8 G4 w' K7 E! e- t, j5 t CL Dragon, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
* x/ W& H8 r$ I; r+ T( L) Z. R) d CL Durban, Shell hits 1
; _: ~7 ]0 n7 i8 Z' t CL Marblehead
3 b4 a' E/ K% W* f- r, n) | DD Alden, Shell hits 2
/ d9 @# y6 S: G8 P1 v" d DD Bulmer, Shell hits 3, heavy fires2 R& g9 I C9 p5 p; _1 g$ P
DD Edsall# R' t1 X8 z5 c' N
DD John D. Edwards
! z+ K% A6 N; s! s DD John D. Ford
, r" U0 b( c$ H, r+ O DD Parrott
$ D; |" w: z/ N0 D, I DD Peary, Shell hits 1, on fire
: }" B! r1 g. y DD Pope
1 K' [& h. s* J1 B% K/ \/ m DD Whipple
8 r" r: T* h C$ x DD Stewart$ D2 A# v- w4 }' u
DD Witte de With
: ?! m7 Q! ~) r2 d2 v9 X5 x- [ DD Evertsen, Shell hits 1
) f7 t* I5 ?! ?" B" q( g& x0 S DD Van Ghent
6 w, V4 v0 W& K o7 K T2 W7 L7 i DD Scout5 ]$ k6 R, s6 p- J4 _1 F1 r. {
DD Stronghold( m+ p8 q' I+ C, q" x6 @0 k
DD Thanet! f; \3 r3 V4 }0 w1 n8 N( H
DD Express |