AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 19, 42
6 o1 ?) Y0 m0 P: j$ s7 c1 x T" F8 ^ABDA的大舰队搞不过联合舰队的清扫小分队,呜呼哀哉
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% }2 q# ]# s, }4 LNight Time Surface Combat, near Ambon at 76,109, Range 6,000 Yards; F" a+ G9 p7 ^4 T" v. o: A
2 K/ Q! b2 ~" JJapanese Ships
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DD Minekaze! K* D- g; D. e* I' \, B3 i! V
DD Sawakaze( a+ W* X( _; x7 Z. j
DD Shiokaze7 T# R2 z1 D1 C7 V4 D5 c+ i
# V6 \7 a. u G" @7 q+ mAllied Ships
+ a, h8 J' @" e7 x+ ?0 b% O PT-31, Shell hits 1, and is sunk R& d- B3 a" b; `! o* }
PT-32& {2 r5 h5 p5 l" n4 n+ `
PT-34, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
0 o( W- C$ k4 N* w PT Q-113, Shell hits 3, and is sunk6 Z, X8 O% Q6 O3 }
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7 c$ M V5 p5 [' S5 uNight Time Surface Combat, near Ambon at 76,109, Range 7,000 Yards
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PC Take
( K" |* y7 f5 h2 h$ V# Q A" z1 S7 C PC Kaki, Shell hits 37 c# u( ]- |. a
PC Ashi, Shell hits 1
) c- e6 \, @% x1 s PC Sumire, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ M; c! \, U$ o4 W3 ?+ ]+ ` E Hashidate, Shell hits 14 d1 b! D8 D5 {9 G( b
E Uji6 d* F$ ^) L3 W4 D
TB Chidori
- A) l, g8 P$ D) m! L4 P; V TB Manazuru6 e8 ]- c9 |- w
TB Hatsukari, Shell hits 4
7 o {( @. [" j p% C2 D: t TB Tomozuru, Shell hits 4, and is sunk9 H' v2 w+ R( _ f+ F
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Allied Ships
" _6 g; w, K! g8 ~ CA Houston, Shell hits 2
8 g: H( B- W: Y/ E# K% z% @5 x6 s0 V) c' y CL Java, Shell hits 1: I) D+ b! b/ w8 h* Z$ E
CL Tromp
/ t$ I* N) M; Y- t( } CL Dragon8 L; E" |5 o* ]& f6 }' m2 ^6 s u
CL Durban# y; i% y* W" _; v3 I
CL Marblehead, Shell hits 1( H7 g8 p r8 F6 g' O0 I9 _: K
DD Alden: e. O% U8 I% N9 I
DD Bulmer
$ N7 D# }- t. t" G$ F, ?0 z: | DD Edsall) f2 g/ Z2 D& W/ ]1 }
DD John D. Edwards
+ ~# l9 E6 k* u2 g8 m DD John D. Ford& O, b2 }2 J. I" e2 R; K
DD Parrott9 L7 z. O( R" h% m2 P
DD Peary
' a, N3 U3 A. D1 I1 ^0 T, u% T DD Pope
9 v7 [% k' u0 t x) D0 t DD Whipple3 C9 o, D4 C& s1 f. R4 L
DD Stewart
) A% v1 n0 N# k/ A R5 p+ d DD Witte de With3 M3 M. n4 y( I) X% V
DD Evertsen" Q# F, a `" v1 j7 G1 f8 b
DD Van Ghent! C' O6 P# o# X" m3 T5 P6 h
DD Scout
# p" {+ Q) A/ { T DD Stronghold
$ A! g" |5 Y$ X, N0 J7 t2 b: j/ d DD Thanet2 x: W: }7 z7 I \$ {
DD Express
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ambon at 76,109, Range 7,000 Yards' z! E0 f$ N- z6 Z# }
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Japanese Ships
- l4 K+ K0 f- ]$ K' |9 ] CL Oi, Shell hits 11, heavy fires
! d9 v3 ?8 l' j9 v: ` DD Minekaze, Shell hits 1
3 _* s: Y3 ^2 [/ T, J! f DD Sawakaze, Shell hits 1
/ i# \$ ~2 g0 X/ d DD Shiokaze, Shell hits 1
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1 b' \6 u6 O! I9 z5 IAllied Ships
3 T" M. l7 d" v% v8 v2 u) h* v CA Houston, Shell hits 3
( J# \2 o! h8 s CL Java0 \+ Q8 Z S' W: {, J1 R
CL Tromp1 s$ X( I9 ^4 h4 q6 C7 U. q
CL Dragon, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
' [$ _- @2 d/ i; u& o1 s4 A CL Durban, Shell hits 1! c+ C+ F$ O1 N$ Y2 e" f" i
CL Marblehead, P8 b- d5 O ^9 d
DD Alden, Shell hits 2
e; c* N. k. S B9 [6 J) s DD Bulmer, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
7 V+ S9 [. E' }- y$ |4 D) h6 M DD Edsall
7 |0 H3 O. r2 t" z( L' n; u4 i3 C DD John D. Edwards# I0 J% H. j3 z% F" X) d# o
DD John D. Ford
' \" @; D0 @# F2 w DD Parrott" `' i0 x+ l6 F) v. o
DD Peary, Shell hits 1, on fire# C/ K$ D r1 [: T' s8 K
DD Pope9 w, Q7 w5 X6 {2 O( }# \6 B* u
DD Whipple! E. \0 D+ |1 L! P. a
DD Stewart
& u, p' J+ J1 }3 e6 v DD Witte de With1 p' m1 ~3 u: [ k7 M7 @
DD Evertsen, Shell hits 19 X+ c7 M- J& `& D! k
DD Van Ghent" T s& c# N( X9 ^ n% p" Y4 ?
DD Scout
5 ?5 J9 o) j: I9 d! p6 ?$ ?7 w+ D2 c DD Stronghold
9 o* u: d* K1 Y' @+ }. v) k% ]6 G DD Thanet$ W+ u3 ~" c6 ]1 i* E
DD Express |