AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 19, 42; ]" ?% ~; E! c( j6 T
ABDA的大舰队搞不过联合舰队的清扫小分队,呜呼哀哉( p0 H+ T+ o0 u# g
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ambon at 76,109, Range 6,000 Yards
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: d& i# z9 q: u/ k) j) k$ r. d+ kJapanese Ships! @; a2 |; ^, Z
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DD Minekaze
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& b! b( w! {1 {$ x/ } U DD Shiokaze5 w9 N" z N9 t ]( M9 ?/ ^
, d! D# f" X" ^( e+ ]Allied Ships% `' e5 Z( M) M1 L7 g3 R, c+ w
PT-31, Shell hits 1, and is sunk: t" T. M) U5 j0 B/ O) a" d
PT-32% Y6 g8 I& d( l9 G2 F- k7 E
PT-34, Shell hits 1, and is sunk8 x5 G6 r- A" ~9 f3 w {
PT Q-113, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
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% b( K, N9 ]& C8 UNight Time Surface Combat, near Ambon at 76,109, Range 7,000 Yards3 v1 s) n; \9 H: W% [8 D" B1 @
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Japanese Ships8 `3 v, V% {+ B+ W; W3 H+ d
PC Take3 W' a5 [/ ~) G3 K& y5 ?/ _
PC Kaki, Shell hits 3
1 v& n! L( G0 E2 y, R" C PC Ashi, Shell hits 1. [& i! k# U% j7 ? V& r; [: X
PC Sumire, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
" }# [: q2 \6 E6 U2 ^ E Hashidate, Shell hits 1
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TB Chidori
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TB Hatsukari, Shell hits 44 h1 ?% ~4 f6 R) y: O; q" i
TB Tomozuru, Shell hits 4, and is sunk% X( _1 C( J7 E4 A
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Allied Ships, ~' ^" x/ d h% a
CA Houston, Shell hits 2
8 `) t2 Z& P Y& j$ X CL Java, Shell hits 1/ o" _7 `# [0 b1 `7 k" [4 X" O1 i
CL Tromp5 V. H. h1 Q0 V# X5 N0 f$ e- H
CL Dragon
$ _4 L+ f a" q- C7 r2 d2 z g( b, t CL Durban; {- x( t* |9 R% `/ I$ H' u& d
CL Marblehead, Shell hits 1
8 L9 N& {4 b O. K% W& N DD Alden
- v6 z0 H5 e2 d$ n DD Bulmer
8 ?4 ?$ J+ w) I: y5 ]; x" w) v DD Edsall
( c& D* }. A0 P9 y$ f/ M0 C DD John D. Edwards
- Q+ Y/ f! l$ d) h# B DD John D. Ford
3 p$ N, f! m+ R. G: D. Z) h9 q5 f DD Parrott0 B4 k# ~ U; e
DD Peary7 d9 ]# M/ G2 }' P( ^1 ]
DD Pope
! E- f5 W& e# ]5 k k) b DD Whipple0 s! g2 y t; v# w) m- O
DD Stewart& K* G; C3 i4 U3 u3 M: ~; z; }
DD Witte de With9 W9 m \" h$ L8 x, ?# ]# \9 ^( A+ z. ^
DD Evertsen
6 \# o' P9 T) T2 P$ c DD Van Ghent, s1 j3 {2 V$ d* F& R1 J5 T
DD Scout# K% n% t# B* {7 j7 `* i
DD Stronghold1 O& D( `* R# P" b) n, R
DD Thanet3 N3 i" J. r% m1 V5 m( ^
DD Express; O& ?7 H. L9 M$ h/ e
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( c* P4 A2 K9 KNight Time Surface Combat, near Ambon at 76,109, Range 7,000 Yards
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4 I+ k% L) u& }2 R CL Oi, Shell hits 11, heavy fires
- }) b* c% ?- i/ r& F% m DD Minekaze, Shell hits 19 h* V/ i( Z0 L$ K% N
DD Sawakaze, Shell hits 1
" J) _; m6 j9 L2 l- N6 L4 X. V DD Shiokaze, Shell hits 1
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CA Houston, Shell hits 3
}8 J0 h5 J# c/ T( O! t CL Java
5 p7 Y- j4 e" P/ O0 ] CL Tromp0 _& x) e! N" u; d: ?# q
CL Dragon, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk+ E8 V u6 f1 v- p: [6 B7 m, B
CL Durban, Shell hits 1
# y, \6 i9 f% m- i0 K0 Y CL Marblehead. p5 ^% {7 t& V; U
DD Alden, Shell hits 23 F1 [& F7 i0 r: L0 ~4 k" i0 p
DD Bulmer, Shell hits 3, heavy fires" l* j7 R/ y' A
DD Edsall% O( m* \: K2 W$ O% r- Y% I- r
DD John D. Edwards
2 a& w3 g/ r: ~0 M7 p1 V0 ?9 M DD John D. Ford$ X" V+ S0 w- @2 Y2 [# l
DD Parrott: V9 k: P+ _5 H- A" d# o
DD Peary, Shell hits 1, on fire. p, B6 b- M6 r5 j* `! \& \
DD Pope1 S; l e) M) P& x
DD Whipple
# \- l2 N: c. f, T, c DD Stewart
6 H6 y# f2 o6 l3 L/ \% r' V* ?" ^ DD Witte de With
% L; A8 B8 I" N! `3 h DD Evertsen, Shell hits 1
' T8 T+ o2 N2 M/ q m! Q* M DD Van Ghent
4 ?* B$ a; d5 ]! p+ v& d' { DD Scout
, Q! \& ]+ o# D0 u7 E* _5 ^9 s DD Stronghold
- x2 D! a# H* o8 A% f) ~ DD Thanet7 [( S. ` S% f" `0 \
DD Express |