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日军舰队突入爱塔佩滩头% p% _# x; E4 O6 K! E$ N* X& z6 a
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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CA Myoko, Shell hits 1 7 V+ e \( ^: D7 o7 z+ h
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 1 / N/ u T7 ^. A5 ^* \% [3 }; W
CL Yubari l# `' L, k+ H; k% {
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2
, g6 _- v+ z" y( B# s) RDD Hayashio, Shell hits 1, on fire ! w# Y) R4 B! k" j! B% Z5 a& |
DD Urakaze
0 I; I5 J; N4 Q$ N2 F1 Z1 vDD Nowaki, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire 9 d9 e# Q; ?# l+ G7 T: x; h4 E
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1, on fire
* }" _$ P- L& c# {4 B. Q# BDD Minegumo, Shell hits 1, on fire * x# n2 y' `5 F1 v3 ^
DD Shinonome
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Allied Ships
C" ~8 f' y' X; VDD Hazelwood
$ {; _+ l1 Y+ a' L0 EDD Hickox + @# ~! Q, y9 H# s
DD Hoel 2 c# m: e* b7 Z
DD Hunt
% J4 C6 |. ~ BDD Mullany 8 V/ n4 ?& c7 y6 p( J6 F. o1 U8 B
DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 1
% P; {) T4 \' x8 \( e# k6 xDD Renshaw
5 R( b7 V* t3 |) m+ g qDD Wickes
+ {) ]0 y: R( y8 hDD Stack 5 z( o. B6 Z. T7 ]6 |* |5 v& j6 S
DD Wilson - K I6 e& N3 z1 Q, |% W
DD Hatfield % m3 g) l" a5 R# i, D
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CA Myoko, Shell hits 2
1 p7 _$ o8 T C1 h' r" LCL Kitakami, Shell hits 3
+ L% {2 g! T7 bCL Yubari, Shell hits 1 * t0 j4 b: Q; j. f6 f& [. ~
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 4 & R9 M7 H$ e s. t: d$ l* J+ [
DD Hayashio, on fire
' q0 c9 \) Z! n$ d" m. Z5 [DD Urakaze, Shell hits 1 ) H( J% i# t8 k* f
DD Nowaki, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk : |* M% C9 Q# \" E) _/ F6 G
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
% m& w% q- P) Q7 C% b9 V$ SDD Minegumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
6 B6 ^- U- K5 v2 b @; ?DD Shinonome, Shell hits 2, on fire - S; \( I {# ^6 ]8 r
& j# E# a& R6 m- }9 d& G# ^Allied Ships ! M; M, I8 u0 A1 \2 v0 u
DD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire 3 }4 `* r) T6 c. r! |3 B
DD Hickox, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire 0 I% P/ X F* y3 j, @
DD Hoel * H5 i7 V, v4 L' _9 K
DD Hunt
# i; G/ Z; {5 G" g, tDD Mullany, Shell hits 1 & B% ~9 u% @2 R2 n; `
DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 3 2 w7 h, J" v# E. Z: ^! L! G4 p9 Y9 ~
DD Renshaw % ~" R! V' M+ ? s1 ?0 N; w7 e
DD Wickes
5 g" |9 i( g% D. g& H' q2 L. mDD Stack % V! x( @* V. P. @
DD Wilson, Shell hits 1 1 R A; F, {( O( N5 ^
DD Hatfield
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1 N4 _# v, C! c1 k& mCL Oi, Shell hits 3 , S) U9 `. V1 g4 B: Z0 O i8 O
DD Tamanami
& P* a! v+ [! |' A1 z. ^& yDD Onami, Shell hits 3
, R4 k+ E5 i+ ~- }DD Kishinami, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 4 }# f0 |+ I7 J( L2 S, c6 a
DD Hayanami, Shell hits 1 6 i4 L, U- C) Y4 D/ {. m ]
DD Hamanami, Shell hits 2, on fire & Z* I3 @" }( l$ [& {3 {1 k p8 \$ n
DD Asashimo, Shell hits 2 " p$ ]* m! H3 _7 m. `7 K
DD Hatsukaze : ]4 i1 W7 I2 p! x: a
; n" R$ X: P( U4 X. YAllied Ships
8 \# x6 W2 k; ?) w# K3 oDD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire a+ p3 W0 Z& P* ]
DD Hickox, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage $ o$ B0 W- q; @2 H* X
DD Hoel, Shell hits 1 & U7 Q0 W6 s- Q% l2 G% W! u4 y
DD Hunt, Shell hits 3, on fire + g Z# C8 C2 L m' y
DD Mullany, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
& E w+ M# ~/ \/ X) T J6 M1 qDD O'Bannon, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
9 H0 B+ t5 L5 ~DD Renshaw 1 L y9 |8 K% T0 o& _7 ~
DD Wickes, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
5 J$ R7 ^3 m0 D; b" t! p, NDD Stack
T/ V, k+ v; N" ]- l- [3 R9 ~DD Wilson 3 `; y3 t5 M) [1 `/ E
DD Hatfield ! C a. z, I! B
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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Japanese Ships
# E3 s0 a7 u) ^& f+ Q1 b7 N1 J; X2 q2 |BB Hiei & G" W/ b, [* q% W# i; W5 l- D
BB Kirishima
6 L W5 ]" F! T2 P) B* e. R/ ZCA Aoba
# S; l4 B5 [9 HDD Akizuki # A# j% O) _( {! A4 N" y/ f
DD Teruzuki - q0 W3 n2 Y: ?8 [ c2 A0 d
DD Amagiri 3 W' L% a) E8 N8 V1 }; L# N
DD Hayate
4 |+ t1 h3 S2 r1 x" UDD Yakaze
) K1 t8 f+ j. `" KDD Numakaze 1 {; L3 ~5 ~* u$ ?7 {8 w
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Allied Ships
; M) ]+ u" s; V. W( APT PT-129
" V& |( n) Q5 \. a- aPT PT-130 & \9 t, o; g5 _/ G4 s2 W
PT PT-131
! f/ [3 l/ h& ]* aPT PT-132
4 [' ]" a. D. V( [ ~4 _PT PT-133
: j- q8 E2 r' JPT PT-134, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
+ t9 w) u6 {+ |' q5 Z% Z) RPT PT-135 ! T' O- \9 {1 B$ S5 D# k
PT PT-136 " K7 j: N) g2 h1 Z
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Japanese Ships
* y1 W2 M4 _4 j9 s* KBB Hiei R+ D J8 u9 Z( H
BB Kirishima . J" V* s! v" e9 B
CA Aoba ( Z+ L: C7 c( s* P. D6 |8 N
DD Akizuki . T% e( x9 r! ~& t7 n& p
DD Teruzuki
1 M! U- D: @$ N; RDD Amagiri 3 e$ V+ ?: A1 t* s
DD Hayate ) v4 z$ d' K8 j1 K/ ~! f$ U
DD Yakaze $ ~6 Y. \( p* |/ ]" I$ N
DD Numakaze 9 q9 O1 P* C1 R4 H* A& }. l$ e6 g
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Allied Ships 9 Y: X2 X4 D- I
AK Benjamin Franklin, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage / ]9 x% _3 c- z6 }
AK Francisco Coronado
8 w; z0 S! V/ }2 N& _* EAK John C. Calhoun, Shell hits 18, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 5 Q) C' O$ Y, I0 V) z
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7 T8 a$ S( D$ R: n [! `3 N. Q: CBB Hiei * M2 r$ C; L2 D
BB Kirishima
. A: z. x# W( _, U3 C9 Z; A* sCA Aoba
% }- s# P8 P3 gDD Akizuki 6 A- ^( g! Q' s; H( L
DD Teruzuki
7 h1 M% A0 G& \5 O5 EDD Amagiri - F( W7 ]( o! E2 b
DD Hayate
5 _$ j4 a0 ]* `7 F, {DD Yakaze
9 k( a2 O5 z4 \7 x0 S9 w" DDD Numakaze
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5 I* t# f; F' ^2 t( O) EAllied Ships
; y& ?, n# U3 E& ?0 m$ Q, PSC SC-1063
2 u! x# M7 `) ?( ]1 ^# IAK Floyd B. Olson . H7 `: H& y8 P% q
AK Stephen H. Long ' \1 A( m) U+ @2 k
AK Thomas M. Cooley, Shell hits 1
0 g0 h0 t/ S, A( tAK William W. Campbell, Shell hits 2
5 Y) ?" V; L T- S7 F6 v7 EAK Empire Zephyr, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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' w/ L% Z; r5 cAllied ground losses: ( j$ }+ D: u, s- B; v! `
26 casualties reported 7 R0 L/ d& W9 {/ u5 z4 q
Vehicles lost 2 . p% F1 z3 Q" _0 N& M' E, k4 O
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 ! M2 f' F& ?3 R4 O1 _
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CL Oi
+ E b: D! J- O; Z0 h* ]DD Tamanami, Shell hits 2 : p# F6 e- ^2 m" @9 C
DD Onami, Shell hits 3, on fire # c4 A1 c! W4 b9 K, m& |
DD Kishinami, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk # n5 [: p0 H5 J6 h4 m4 g
DD Hayanami, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage # B% {; s# N5 r s# w& J
DD Hamanami, on fire
: J( x$ o' \5 VDD Asashimo, Shell hits 3
" R2 m/ Y0 N# ]DD Hatsukaze - v. z! A8 G: z! s- R' m
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Allied Ships
# V$ V/ j% r) s# U8 W: zPT PT-456
( J+ Q1 _0 z3 z0 p, V) v* tPT PT-457
/ |3 y" X; T3 ]PT PT-458 * t, ~# P" n& U% U- K
PT PT-459
% f; l) t |9 o8 o9 T; \7 L, A/ ~PT PT-460
3 m& i( F! h2 l6 H8 s- ZPT PT-461, Shell hits 6, and is sunk 0 F _ `: v9 C/ @+ Q- v
PT PT-488
; E* ~ H" Q E. p$ K; `2 FPT PT-489
7 A6 N7 o: [/ T) I9 \PT PT-490 3 I- @6 C# l# j2 a! n0 {
PT PT-491 " n5 l8 r4 I, n, ]/ }& T" P/ r+ M
PT PT-492
' |5 t1 X$ V7 u$ MPT PT-493
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Naval bombardment of Aitape, at 51,80
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Japanese Ships
; k$ x- ^; w) t6 d. `( c" HCA Aoba 1 Y, |1 j9 ~5 J2 E
BB Kirishima * K- o0 Z! \& I% ]& c& U: ^2 B
BB Hiei
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: N4 V2 r& `* \3 ?4 _Allied ground losses: 8 c, q0 k. R+ Q+ [1 G1 v
218 casualties reported , z$ r8 ]6 L, C& X& b! Y+ I1 i
Guns lost 5 |