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日军舰队突入爱塔佩滩头
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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CA Myoko, Shell hits 1 - W; E# n7 Z% O6 k
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 1 * b# m0 F6 }+ C) n( M( J
CL Yubari - \2 b" k8 J+ U7 \% P* m5 X! Q
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2 ( c1 e# Y" x- W; v! `
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1, on fire
6 T# y% {- W; b4 J( _& U5 x4 m0 E* _$ B( vDD Urakaze / T9 w; n( }3 U. Q. Z
DD Nowaki, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire 8 w" A) [5 |8 A' Z0 [( l2 J
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1, on fire # Z/ e* J+ |9 {! I
DD Minegumo, Shell hits 1, on fire
6 P7 A8 h6 C5 q+ X8 DDD Shinonome 4 x; U" g* j+ m* t8 v t# F6 Y
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Allied Ships
* i; W' @, s$ g7 C( u6 j1 HDD Hazelwood
+ U- G; f' B" F$ |- bDD Hickox
0 _4 N, n) B8 U! y2 A: _* q5 l! jDD Hoel ' j$ g4 Y5 b L! p% ~
DD Hunt ' `7 G, P. G" U& x
DD Mullany
& r: D5 Q3 D3 K4 V8 k5 y- H0 w1 @DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 1
& l( L. e6 i1 _8 G6 S& N, fDD Renshaw ( F- Z" H% l4 w0 x) Y" c$ h$ ]
DD Wickes
4 M/ |- l0 ^; HDD Stack * L" m$ ?! v+ s' g# K
DD Wilson
% T: [) `. G# p5 ? gDD Hatfield " Y$ F0 D5 f( h4 e8 _
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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- z% J3 c: e9 J, M& dCA Myoko, Shell hits 2
5 Y% h0 I4 i9 h" A# Q$ g0 c+ t5 bCL Kitakami, Shell hits 3 " M1 l+ H" _" ] W5 V. K
CL Yubari, Shell hits 1
" w3 f. W9 V- qDD Natsushio, Shell hits 4
7 f$ h; K1 Q& J* r0 S) G" ?DD Hayashio, on fire
5 z: ^ }3 G$ A) ?, r+ g& d! R4 [DD Urakaze, Shell hits 1 $ F! U5 r2 b% @- @3 W8 _& |
DD Nowaki, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk ( c& p: \! a' r+ Y) q& }% j
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage x2 e3 w$ m* g8 w2 {# `, g( Q2 H
DD Minegumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage " h1 n& _% R0 X' P( p2 q0 }1 y% `
DD Shinonome, Shell hits 2, on fire * v' d. @, S5 ~' X/ X5 Z0 g- Q4 a
5 W" ~; X9 \, k2 X& PAllied Ships
: _% F9 ~/ N. n2 xDD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire 6 E) M; P5 b5 x, f, B. Z) o
DD Hickox, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire 5 v2 R q4 [1 y. ]4 a1 Y
DD Hoel 8 O5 S: C7 `. Z8 k. n6 c2 `
DD Hunt & o0 M5 }3 D. w$ x
DD Mullany, Shell hits 1 4 n: m4 D+ T, ?/ `5 [
DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 3
4 g/ o# `- z; d0 @DD Renshaw * s. o7 K, {* H0 [
DD Wickes ' s1 h# o4 E# ^3 F0 K% B7 Z+ G
DD Stack " {" q$ G: \ v2 T- l" `
DD Wilson, Shell hits 1
/ _2 f8 x2 h* pDD Hatfield 5 }5 o3 a, I# k F
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" D! Q. S" I7 vCL Oi, Shell hits 3 U( X/ v; p& A9 l7 x& i' H3 V
DD Tamanami
2 H, _$ d# |/ Y/ L. D5 C: V1 I* mDD Onami, Shell hits 3 ) ?& H/ P! Y0 d' J' r
DD Kishinami, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 1 \9 H: ~2 r7 G8 y0 l0 e1 s
DD Hayanami, Shell hits 1
6 S1 V. P! g$ w( I3 {+ NDD Hamanami, Shell hits 2, on fire ( v6 k) u: Q. x: y' ]7 G
DD Asashimo, Shell hits 2
. ~( `2 w* R6 f8 nDD Hatsukaze 2 u' Z7 a1 M, S0 f
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Allied Ships * F6 v9 z0 w$ a3 b
DD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire
* c8 K9 I* ~6 R, q7 `8 q' f+ uDD Hickox, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
# Y0 u. q+ U) l0 L$ _9 IDD Hoel, Shell hits 1 - D0 ?$ z- l- w) U. S9 I7 s% M- j
DD Hunt, Shell hits 3, on fire
( S& e$ ?2 b3 _2 \4 f$ O! CDD Mullany, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
1 R+ F8 |8 ]% M* J! u" `: @0 hDD O'Bannon, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ; b+ o# ^. o% Q7 k1 `, ?
DD Renshaw
8 M. p/ [9 s7 S% x6 i# ~) t' g) FDD Wickes, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk 8 G; q5 X0 q4 {6 l7 `
DD Stack ; r: B& I( a8 I1 M6 S; T. j6 i
DD Wilson P& w, ?) c; b2 [" d" V( Y3 V
DD Hatfield
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1 Z) [/ I9 t/ Q& A; t! l: nJapanese Ships 2 I, I8 U7 a4 m, V
BB Hiei - m+ [; E1 v( z; P# l0 M
BB Kirishima
d- s% h& v% I! @! ?CA Aoba
# K5 L# C9 x! N! q4 N' _DD Akizuki
2 b9 y+ ?4 M( ?5 P9 d4 RDD Teruzuki & U- f6 `: P" l3 `4 O$ P) u+ g
DD Amagiri # p; Y4 \8 p3 G! h3 G/ m
DD Hayate / A- R: Q1 M" I: `& v0 @( c
DD Yakaze : b0 ?! b9 z2 E3 m6 Z0 G
DD Numakaze
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- c1 i) e6 B/ MAllied Ships
7 L* a9 n5 q: JPT PT-129 ! Q$ z" K$ h9 _( O1 Y+ E2 u) X
PT PT-130
2 b& R" x) N5 ~PT PT-131 & a. m) z" t, [4 M5 h1 N
PT PT-132 9 R" q+ S: S0 Q# v
PT PT-133 2 C5 d- Z# f' u3 l4 W* A
PT PT-134, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
3 D. s3 c' V, cPT PT-135
8 [/ f' `1 B+ W4 CPT PT-136
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 7 y- U I- [! [& a4 G R9 a1 ?' }
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Japanese Ships & |5 B& H% P4 \" C
BB Hiei 5 X% N; d+ E* L
BB Kirishima
3 T* ^: R3 b. |5 W7 u# @2 SCA Aoba 9 h% Q s6 @# [" | x, t( L) K8 D
DD Akizuki , h; c" C. `$ S$ K: x- @2 K& }
DD Teruzuki ; K( x4 C9 k/ I! B$ r1 \/ x) ^9 L
DD Amagiri 4 a, l6 B/ m8 r+ E0 ^
DD Hayate 6 z0 X& K4 V! V: i) p
DD Yakaze 4 \- P; |8 s9 F/ W$ n: X2 n
DD Numakaze
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Allied Ships + s2 W& Q. f4 U0 R+ o( j. p
AK Benjamin Franklin, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage 3 r7 N4 L1 R& s: `/ {4 y/ u y( k2 c2 v
AK Francisco Coronado 3 p! C& Z" O3 e0 ^6 a
AK John C. Calhoun, Shell hits 18, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 7 {1 ^; m! A1 B2 Q* g
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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' J3 G% A- M1 o: Y7 oJapanese Ships 8 N% N' u& i5 Z1 O0 B' e& M
BB Hiei
! E# Y: D2 `! Q# k; j% gBB Kirishima
# b5 F* J$ e$ kCA Aoba
8 K9 G. B; ?5 j, R6 q3 a7 G, SDD Akizuki
. @, P& E. f8 y/ I( |# v5 qDD Teruzuki * d( C, @; ~! w- C/ a2 v; B) p
DD Amagiri
& C3 L- f! M9 M( Z% k$ D# S1 [( G& UDD Hayate 3 c2 r0 r$ I% w5 o
DD Yakaze
0 q* x+ A! K! K6 l/ ZDD Numakaze 9 }# V" F3 V6 o* n$ Q p+ G) x
' x) O* w* {) L3 dAllied Ships ) G9 c# o+ d: G2 ^: ?- `( K
SC SC-1063
7 X6 H4 z) I6 T0 }* b' ?AK Floyd B. Olson
6 P- i8 D+ k& F( O( ~: TAK Stephen H. Long 5 ^: w4 d) J" ?" h1 y! j: r/ U
AK Thomas M. Cooley, Shell hits 1
0 ^4 C! ?& d+ \AK William W. Campbell, Shell hits 2 , i/ _ L, w6 s) r
AK Empire Zephyr, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ( F* t' X8 L( M
" U; m$ Z2 W: r2 t" bAllied ground losses:
& r. u4 X; \; m' R26 casualties reported ' R: r$ y4 y B( B
Vehicles lost 2 + J; |+ c' L4 Q; H, U
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CL Oi
7 {! W% d: Z6 U1 |DD Tamanami, Shell hits 2
' K/ H, V$ a4 j) A8 V& x2 MDD Onami, Shell hits 3, on fire 6 ]* q2 L4 F% P! r3 b9 S* I, o( n& u
DD Kishinami, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk 5 v) Z; A8 i7 v8 A' D) d' V
DD Hayanami, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage * O+ f# y/ T2 m7 P
DD Hamanami, on fire % Z: g8 Y. P% p
DD Asashimo, Shell hits 3 4 e0 n7 C5 q( N; S
DD Hatsukaze 9 P% m D3 X9 W
. {3 G! X0 o- O/ ~1 ?' P2 kAllied Ships
" s$ e% S! H8 k( iPT PT-456
3 n8 O9 x. i4 x+ E z0 wPT PT-457
( c. R& X7 v6 v; o8 ^7 W' ZPT PT-458 5 B- w4 B7 D: _+ P9 w" Y
PT PT-459
5 A3 S4 t8 h% C' C2 W' QPT PT-460
7 z% Q7 A: w3 R; bPT PT-461, Shell hits 6, and is sunk 2 D1 x: ^3 \. J# b+ a j
PT PT-488
/ s% \; V" c TPT PT-489
, t' k# k* E7 D2 MPT PT-490
, d3 ]0 H0 a. l+ g1 }PT PT-491 : ^5 {* `; b' J% @0 m; g
PT PT-492
7 X7 f: F& s: A# m( c# w& _1 dPT PT-493
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Naval bombardment of Aitape, at 51,80
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( G6 w3 e% n3 `4 W# zCA Aoba
8 F0 r# P6 J9 ?0 i8 \* a7 HBB Kirishima
3 C/ k0 Y5 y: H3 `- OBB Hiei
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Allied ground losses:
4 x% }5 R1 A0 k$ k# c218 casualties reported
7 c! R" O0 j g% T* `# fGuns lost 5 |