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日军舰队突入爱塔佩滩头4 w3 f0 ]3 y- o, X7 w- J2 L
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/ |9 w" [3 z4 Q6 F/ T" GNight Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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. G* m' R- }3 @+ YJapanese Ships
# \6 r E8 t2 V- F/ XCA Myoko, Shell hits 1 2 E2 I* S/ j; p! M% j
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 1
0 |6 l% L9 m' }2 ~1 y6 LCL Yubari
; h& K: A( x! hDD Natsushio, Shell hits 2
( _2 Y) g! @8 A8 n0 b) MDD Hayashio, Shell hits 1, on fire
: m3 ~/ W8 Q5 g/ Q: [DD Urakaze
& C3 ~+ A6 E& F4 S' X4 |+ k6 ADD Nowaki, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire ; y- Y' \2 }9 q+ N$ ?- J- H" P" X
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1, on fire
1 p% v7 Q) J* f7 u }) x2 wDD Minegumo, Shell hits 1, on fire 2 n: @# s+ \3 d2 X
DD Shinonome 4 B/ d7 h" x. [6 b. \
8 d: ~& D/ D. Z0 t+ `Allied Ships
6 b6 A# c# L5 b' P( ]3 n# H6 C1 A5 `0 d# KDD Hazelwood ' q. y/ n( @! J
DD Hickox
0 ]8 e; _1 z/ G* k' b' ]! hDD Hoel
9 ?' k. a5 C- P, wDD Hunt
3 S7 z% ]2 j/ p1 m5 xDD Mullany
9 T9 K. S$ d2 ^0 U tDD O'Bannon, Shell hits 1 8 S8 H/ B/ x( S8 i! ^
DD Renshaw
& g: \8 V- }; J3 P6 w1 wDD Wickes
* D- o8 k) o( J: V! TDD Stack
" y2 s7 A7 q4 v4 l& Y9 X0 z3 bDD Wilson 1 |+ [* B* e8 K
DD Hatfield ( p9 G* G0 }7 w$ v) H
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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5 ^9 l4 b, n0 a/ p3 y; EJapanese Ships
: L* {2 x$ C mCA Myoko, Shell hits 2
- v( X1 ~8 f5 LCL Kitakami, Shell hits 3
' G% B/ u# i% i* C1 R; TCL Yubari, Shell hits 1 + {" @2 h D- T2 x
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 4 ' Q5 j9 h7 S: R
DD Hayashio, on fire % d2 C" O( B# z' [. h1 b! Z4 M
DD Urakaze, Shell hits 1 , P, j6 ~) E) ]3 P
DD Nowaki, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk 2 ^3 h. Q& q9 }1 F
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
- k! U/ E8 ]; L% UDD Minegumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage % b3 h. ?9 M6 q. e; C
DD Shinonome, Shell hits 2, on fire 9 S7 L# u" h" @3 Y7 X, C
4 d, o5 H' {2 W. T1 o( ZAllied Ships
5 G. B+ {% K4 I: MDD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire ! R4 ^% u0 a2 Q2 S( ^
DD Hickox, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire " i' W. [" [8 i
DD Hoel # H9 ?, w( D% Z
DD Hunt + z" S$ |, T" q P9 A2 s
DD Mullany, Shell hits 1 % F7 D; e! `# | o
DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 3
9 a6 j/ K/ ^! T$ [' r0 t; lDD Renshaw
* F/ w' R& [; Z. y: K4 N H( SDD Wickes
5 q T( W4 C$ |+ vDD Stack
) F, a! ~5 T: ?% K2 _( c6 QDD Wilson, Shell hits 1 ! E0 h8 s7 |6 H C2 \& a# i; G' o
DD Hatfield & _$ H2 J) m: s3 K4 v
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8 X* h/ U. @3 e& y( Y$ X$ R6 ^Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 2 R$ X& S6 A7 `. ?
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CL Oi, Shell hits 3
) M' P; L, ^/ J5 M* @+ O5 NDD Tamanami 8 w: S. X) j& `' z' `! @1 I8 J
DD Onami, Shell hits 3
, q/ W# t# N5 n$ o" p/ r/ QDD Kishinami, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 0 X3 I' o" E+ f( i- T7 }2 I; C
DD Hayanami, Shell hits 1
% b& c% V, {+ @3 K% \$ {DD Hamanami, Shell hits 2, on fire
4 D; Z0 m$ q4 S2 j# @" f( O# ~2 vDD Asashimo, Shell hits 2
' Y3 \6 `2 ^5 E8 G/ hDD Hatsukaze ' ]' S& S7 v4 Q7 \2 j* E
n. s! K: h0 m( `& J) {3 P+ IAllied Ships * B: n% w4 Q' r" u# e7 Z
DD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire % e% R2 ^8 L, _$ m
DD Hickox, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
' o) i4 H q. `3 yDD Hoel, Shell hits 1 - j3 g N! L+ Y( m' p
DD Hunt, Shell hits 3, on fire
* C: p8 A$ _* HDD Mullany, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
' ^9 ~" G, L* O v6 x+ @: E2 ~DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 5 c$ @7 j% O" A+ m1 k2 V
DD Renshaw
# w* _$ ]- Q1 h2 v3 g5 iDD Wickes, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
5 E' J1 y4 o/ Z$ w1 B: o) IDD Stack - {3 m* D6 Q4 Q; W+ @
DD Wilson & i) @5 ]6 C+ z) U* }" k1 y6 m
DD Hatfield $ k% X8 k, _2 `$ U9 [) N5 {
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 5 E* Y, }; r) B% A
1 n) n6 ?3 u$ |8 p+ e: b3 fJapanese Ships 5 L& Q1 O' h. ^5 h- O
BB Hiei
4 B3 N; p: f' S: TBB Kirishima - ^7 c5 Z) Y/ y4 n* r4 J5 u
CA Aoba
5 v$ T# d5 K- B1 L- Y0 ]DD Akizuki / } i* B6 S5 Z" x
DD Teruzuki * A1 Q% L3 L+ u" \# i
DD Amagiri
( {6 n* t( G3 zDD Hayate
& G* T8 Z/ i- i, c9 M8 mDD Yakaze
8 F: u; Q/ z! tDD Numakaze
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Allied Ships 7 ^0 S+ C4 p% f4 ~ g5 N/ k
PT PT-129
! A$ g2 |: v1 }: D2 }PT PT-130
% {1 e7 @' T6 N6 VPT PT-131
, d. s# S& u; d0 B! a4 @- ?PT PT-132
# o, L3 d, ~/ K7 {PT PT-133
6 K/ L/ g P( R7 `- ^PT PT-134, Shell hits 25, and is sunk 5 o* a A S) O, p2 W
PT PT-135 - f- Z @ q4 Z) j
PT PT-136 - u+ M4 T2 `! q! l9 F
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, ?( M6 W+ a: o' M m) z/ PNight Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 , @3 F4 [) U0 u
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$ D6 A& ~ b$ O- ]BB Hiei 2 }( m8 k9 e- C% c. ]
BB Kirishima 2 h; E3 r0 K* V0 s* O0 b
CA Aoba ( L8 N9 i( f l) _: d' f4 X
DD Akizuki 4 m) P @! |( k+ l9 e" m
DD Teruzuki & G# B9 f& X% W1 a
DD Amagiri A- s. I* i& o/ W9 h
DD Hayate
m, H' g+ h& q( W, o$ k' ^DD Yakaze , e! N$ B3 Z1 M# H! X; W1 t- i9 i
DD Numakaze
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Allied Ships ( B+ K3 i: N+ K7 ?# H
AK Benjamin Franklin, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage + h0 w- {+ C/ @2 }4 j z4 u
AK Francisco Coronado + K2 F+ p: J/ ^
AK John C. Calhoun, Shell hits 18, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage - \3 w; O! q* u ^
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1 Y9 I$ q- x3 _; ANight Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 ) h% W4 }6 x! K
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Japanese Ships 2 J& {" G6 U+ M9 B9 H( E# Y- \
BB Hiei
. V: N! r! j1 M# vBB Kirishima
/ H! i. z/ n cCA Aoba 3 F% o9 A1 P$ D3 a2 F
DD Akizuki
( ^& E1 x9 Y u; q! e/ ~DD Teruzuki
* [- E5 M5 ^* nDD Amagiri 8 H2 h. `7 @. n% ]0 ~
DD Hayate " [2 {6 f% o b4 F% q
DD Yakaze
* \5 ^# w9 a: u- Y6 I; pDD Numakaze
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3 H. ]; G5 d$ Y! a; @! N' FAllied Ships
5 a% ^: H9 G2 m \* \SC SC-1063
, y, d3 ?3 a3 D' l! }% HAK Floyd B. Olson
' L: [6 G+ Z7 b n) }AK Stephen H. Long
/ G* x5 n; ^4 R4 V% h' ~- UAK Thomas M. Cooley, Shell hits 1
, a' u/ n4 f" M' C. N- g9 C2 pAK William W. Campbell, Shell hits 2 + n6 q+ d+ }. |2 r' n
AK Empire Zephyr, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ; ~9 ]5 D8 V# q/ X3 V0 ?
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Allied ground losses:
* D5 `4 G4 @ r4 F+ N# D: X+ s26 casualties reported
4 {5 g! Y6 R$ F) ?* d4 V6 L$ HVehicles lost 2 4 k6 t, K, s% q7 i
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# [9 X, R5 r' {, W2 M1 t0 E/ o) q( nNight Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 . `8 M% N* p0 ]- B6 s( n7 z- h% ~
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Japanese Ships " n3 g% P1 Z1 W
CL Oi
- b. c! \8 u( CDD Tamanami, Shell hits 2
/ J( F' L# a+ _; MDD Onami, Shell hits 3, on fire
: G$ W- X: m, o7 bDD Kishinami, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
! N4 j6 [, K8 w7 _4 gDD Hayanami, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
6 b: \. Q9 N r, o4 t6 d. wDD Hamanami, on fire
" ~( [3 |- Z" x- S. g( aDD Asashimo, Shell hits 3
! _8 {* Y q: p( Q* w& Z: nDD Hatsukaze + K( ~4 F* k' I. B
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Allied Ships
" \( x7 D. U; r% s1 o- {! k: hPT PT-456 . V# i. ]: X6 r
PT PT-457 3 B9 z, c8 J0 r( K- [3 x! l8 O9 V
PT PT-458 3 s# N' z0 Q; b# r5 f2 a+ h) Y
PT PT-459
% B: K% A7 l5 X" [9 p3 EPT PT-460 ) n8 D7 T: N/ e! p+ q
PT PT-461, Shell hits 6, and is sunk 0 w T% j) ? Z$ `: C2 |/ P
PT PT-488 + P: T/ p m% L( f
PT PT-489 Q: U9 V2 r5 m4 l7 z% g
PT PT-490
* U* G- p8 }2 ]. Z$ SPT PT-491
, ^- K: r6 B9 K2 u2 VPT PT-492
$ d+ j K, u p, d2 sPT PT-493
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Naval bombardment of Aitape, at 51,80 * I" @" t. ]% c; Y* o
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Japanese Ships + }, X0 u; m/ L0 e2 y9 V
CA Aoba 8 d# A4 y9 ^( q& b' R# G
BB Kirishima
* o& H+ i" B: S+ ?2 T! ~ }2 P1 U2 I7 xBB Hiei
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% J6 l3 \+ o3 b, C! HAllied ground losses:
4 R8 q6 c6 b( @9 B; V; H0 n218 casualties reported
2 r l: i4 i, GGuns lost 5 |