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ABDA的大舰队搞不过联合舰队的清扫小分队,呜呼哀哉& F- @% [+ D+ W4 w2 j- a
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ambon at 76,109, Range 6,000 Yards4 U& K% k; c! K; O' f: B
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Japanese Ships L; h6 e4 E3 t/ T+ S1 J7 P( g
CL Oi8 o2 Q* ~7 }: i, N6 b1 a/ r! Z- b
DD Minekaze7 e: Y3 K X F( m/ Q7 \, `0 X3 Q7 ^
DD Sawakaze
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0 c" W: t+ ^$ Z; m4 U: b9 ~Allied Ships
" P1 d* k2 ?( ~% w PT-31, Shell hits 1, and is sunk/ V: W5 t# J; U1 l
PT-32
' G( Y- V! B5 I o8 t- }0 k PT-34, Shell hits 1, and is sunk9 t* H4 S \1 b0 j/ V
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 Yards6 K5 C6 Y* W& [2 A- G& b0 P
& q7 p- H! O, ?. X* N3 XJapanese Ships2 I/ ]7 `; F4 K. L$ c$ ]
PC Take$ y4 q) K3 }. v( a; Y% X
PC Kaki, Shell hits 32 z. t- i$ f- y1 y# x
PC Ashi, Shell hits 1 l% f% {7 s+ y4 B8 b
PC Sumire, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage$ t. Y) ~. r5 x. f: Y
E Hashidate, Shell hits 1
0 c# b8 b: k$ y$ F$ K6 P$ r% Z0 R E Uji
, R+ a( `5 |: M' [, ~ TB Chidori: K4 s' O# s6 ]4 M# S
TB Manazuru! ]5 [; u* _* [, G" l% L
TB Hatsukari, Shell hits 4
( \/ B; w' v+ C TB Tomozuru, Shell hits 4, and is sunk7 D. Q6 t g2 m2 y, U1 x* U
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Allied Ships) j% i9 I2 e6 S0 u( E, I6 C9 Q
CA Houston, Shell hits 2
/ S& d, y; A0 V CL Java, Shell hits 1
7 {* P" a# ~4 {; I. x CL Tromp
/ H- v( I: e: c CL Dragon7 e; D) b4 ?. m
CL Durban
0 @0 H3 ]3 P/ H. n3 K. [ CL Marblehead, Shell hits 1/ d' }- l7 n0 B% Z
DD Alden
; L; v. @& @! \4 _ DD Bulmer
& q* y' ?+ R/ j1 u DD Edsall
- F! m& A- O5 l7 M" Z/ o# h9 N# T3 | DD John D. Edwards' P$ O5 b+ v3 Q
DD John D. Ford8 z0 J4 w: J! ~
DD Parrott! n l) _" _9 v P( J6 G
DD Peary
& N* [$ @, R; ^) S# S1 V DD Pope6 \7 Z/ l$ ~2 p' j, c
DD Whipple: ~1 T; ]5 D! `' i/ K
DD Stewart
6 d$ \, K- Y S3 K DD Witte de With
$ z9 z+ M, {$ s0 O: h DD Evertsen
+ E& l# A- t; K# N& R DD Van Ghent# Y3 t, D3 J6 T/ h
DD Scout
) ^8 O7 L$ y8 K9 x DD Stronghold. L. o M2 R2 b
DD Thanet
" d. \ P- A/ k( Z; r DD Express9 S# R+ |* j, k, O
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ambon at 76,109, Range 7,000 Yards
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CL Oi, Shell hits 11, heavy fires1 o0 e2 D$ n/ `2 x" c& l: N
DD Minekaze, Shell hits 1
) l+ }' ~% B9 k. U# b. ^ DD Sawakaze, Shell hits 1
; A; {. n6 P6 [( w DD Shiokaze, Shell hits 1
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Allied Ships+ t; ^# n8 b0 p, T( ~
CA Houston, Shell hits 3
, G) O/ @, {: R2 @ CL Java
% I( Z0 s Y% K2 m6 `; P CL Tromp
/ n3 |: i- F4 u4 I' j' @ CL Dragon, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk( _8 E( p& I r/ {' m
CL Durban, Shell hits 1) \; u: _5 W- O) }, `7 \. ?6 m
CL Marblehead- W/ ?3 D8 j4 i ^4 u
DD Alden, Shell hits 2
/ j1 r" e1 {8 S- G7 _1 @- s DD Bulmer, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
8 w# @$ j' b" Q1 F9 _7 {5 L DD Edsall
: r. D, N- a5 c; g DD John D. Edwards
- g+ P2 _5 s3 F2 ~% r/ t5 t DD John D. Ford
3 @* g" |( D* }5 Q q/ }9 Q DD Parrott& G9 r# W( K" A% L6 V
DD Peary, Shell hits 1, on fire( B3 Y q- i8 V/ k g
DD Pope( J; ^( h ?6 a2 B
DD Whipple! K8 v! g& N# _7 _! a$ @7 V
DD Stewart- Q1 b$ z$ ~5 h E
DD Witte de With% V$ a, Z0 i2 J
DD Evertsen, Shell hits 1! \2 d8 M4 ]# \
DD Van Ghent+ X+ r) ]0 d1 v/ f
DD Scout9 c+ H/ M, m y# Q7 p( H) N' @
DD Stronghold$ C4 {9 t {. c, t( O! M
DD Thanet# a) ?9 S/ n% ~, a
DD Express |