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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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Japanese Ships " i9 T) S+ C) n" h3 o6 G% |' f
CA Myoko, Shell hits 1
- c& L v3 i0 A1 S& O SCL Kitakami, Shell hits 1
; h- A N3 R6 M2 e- fCL Yubari 3 r; X1 H1 O& S+ f7 G- N; \
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2 , k' O3 _7 E0 I1 X1 M
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1, on fire
# v0 |- @# j8 @6 J% U9 }DD Urakaze ) p# Z/ g, b) u2 S6 R4 e' q) m
DD Nowaki, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire 1 X% D; ^- H) e3 I% V, R& J5 n
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1, on fire
* p6 Q; S3 }9 K% O* X E" d* iDD Minegumo, Shell hits 1, on fire
x" S9 o3 S' O: YDD Shinonome - @6 h+ I. N6 Q8 F, d! o, M
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Allied Ships 6 l, Q4 ]2 r. y6 H+ @3 \# i" Z- C1 ]
DD Hazelwood 3 m' x- X% `; W8 f7 F) o
DD Hickox
+ o2 _& m5 x5 H! z) ~* q$ zDD Hoel 6 y+ ~% ? ^1 g
DD Hunt
& i+ f6 y) G7 a% h. K1 e" tDD Mullany , d0 T7 u( y2 f, V
DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 1
$ x6 k( r9 y. jDD Renshaw
4 K+ @( M" `1 aDD Wickes ( d2 p# K4 q0 a$ \
DD Stack
' b4 ~+ t& s* ^: t" t5 UDD Wilson
& |' _) F- M% p" YDD Hatfield ( y' F, I* D+ r! g$ U
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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Japanese Ships 0 ]# n0 S8 h; D/ J0 x! i
CA Myoko, Shell hits 2 5 v. a, S3 @9 ?$ ?4 A! [( u
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 3 " ]+ A$ v3 Z# n8 ^
CL Yubari, Shell hits 1
8 y* O' g4 b8 k5 ?( ^% xDD Natsushio, Shell hits 4
( ?! H/ t3 F! ]" l: fDD Hayashio, on fire
+ r3 ^, J/ U* v) e: ^DD Urakaze, Shell hits 1
0 W. V* X4 o; l$ \- jDD Nowaki, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk h! d. i2 ?" B8 }5 \
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
4 @& w$ E+ d# P, G+ zDD Minegumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
+ |. a5 c" N9 V( {5 P; W- F9 m& EDD Shinonome, Shell hits 2, on fire
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& y. Z# Y5 [0 l1 D) KAllied Ships ; I3 v; E) j4 ^( }2 x* s& N0 ]% `6 [& g
DD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire
& u" {4 _) T" d. m6 s9 U' lDD Hickox, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire 8 p2 p j2 Q3 c2 a9 P6 r
DD Hoel
% |; B, G {( [$ J# LDD Hunt - D& B6 h, j8 {0 ?' V
DD Mullany, Shell hits 1 . ?5 O7 A0 m: G3 M9 J
DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 3
w; u3 D$ Z9 }2 U+ _! p! z$ ^DD Renshaw
5 g/ f, l5 D8 I' G' ^% U6 ~DD Wickes
8 `5 q+ P$ ? y: P0 ODD Stack
- u4 W, n5 D4 ]/ b% Z9 d, KDD Wilson, Shell hits 1
2 v# m; A) W9 z4 E1 v* ?# d* iDD Hatfield 1 u/ P/ Y) I) [3 o+ J. Z9 x. y
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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Japanese Ships
9 t6 O9 ]" Y: e) r$ p; {6 j9 rCL Oi, Shell hits 3 8 u0 T6 g' Z7 e. T
DD Tamanami % W5 E5 k! M* w# i5 n4 t
DD Onami, Shell hits 3
/ o% i# z# e1 A4 L/ Z" [# BDD Kishinami, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
. \% p K, q" y$ kDD Hayanami, Shell hits 1
& I" ~5 W. } H7 rDD Hamanami, Shell hits 2, on fire 1 \: V- }+ D& x- _4 J/ {" E
DD Asashimo, Shell hits 2 1 T# z" i$ z1 }( j3 B! U" n
DD Hatsukaze
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: o+ k: F' c7 E: {7 ^DD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire / r9 N7 A/ X M2 @
DD Hickox, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
, R) p7 K8 Z! U5 o* e U9 _DD Hoel, Shell hits 1
6 P/ P' A5 A1 X1 k& bDD Hunt, Shell hits 3, on fire 9 v- @' u+ }7 W' [+ c- I
DD Mullany, Torpedo hits 1, on fire - M6 I5 J' e ] q" D
DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
' Z( v3 e4 X; V3 F# N- _/ L+ B/ hDD Renshaw : p- a2 ?9 P7 U8 V, K, w
DD Wickes, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
8 {7 x: @' s9 _ W- ?4 v4 a3 YDD Stack
; p' y- M& Y2 r' VDD Wilson 3 F$ b% \& T0 H
DD Hatfield c+ A2 m/ K, Y3 I6 U0 \7 p
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Japanese Ships
P- J* |$ n5 p" t L: BBB Hiei 5 d% l7 h+ [4 Y" C% e
BB Kirishima
j6 T1 s9 m, J% GCA Aoba
; _$ A$ U+ l* b7 u/ [5 i. qDD Akizuki 2 o/ p% R1 T1 O M U- V7 Z
DD Teruzuki / l- J$ x2 G3 r6 \" H2 w+ X
DD Amagiri $ w/ K5 \1 u6 I$ X
DD Hayate
, @, o; ]% |) Q8 F* T( @DD Yakaze ( i, G; s8 P: K5 K7 S- `
DD Numakaze ) H( |' i# i; c) h9 o
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Allied Ships & y2 g9 {: `' g4 H5 K U) J; D
PT PT-129 6 H$ m9 u3 ^/ m" C
PT PT-130 % k' m, E V, `. p3 A
PT PT-131
T9 ~+ F6 r: o0 b/ UPT PT-132 , J( {6 Q( Z3 o
PT PT-133 * ^: }8 ?' Z+ W/ X
PT PT-134, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
4 R* Q P$ C3 _PT PT-135 , D1 H6 j# I% {5 v* C7 \! m' {& a
PT PT-136
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! e$ G: _; m$ Q& s! x$ HJapanese Ships
! v" P% u. @) j# d; L5 |0 ABB Hiei `9 Z# q# x% a! u5 A
BB Kirishima
+ i3 q8 ?1 p. i" X0 x NCA Aoba
$ F. P9 c9 l* F8 V9 g" q7 VDD Akizuki ( l& ]4 Z2 R( V& h- ?: A$ j" I/ B. j
DD Teruzuki 7 l: r* _6 _6 K9 V
DD Amagiri
( z) a* B$ l* P) m/ [DD Hayate 8 t. X3 o/ p' |! s
DD Yakaze
0 ~. \5 J* R5 H! H, qDD Numakaze
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Allied Ships % \7 B4 l, q6 C% k: p8 @
AK Benjamin Franklin, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
7 C# d! ~( V- d* fAK Francisco Coronado ; c! {5 L4 n3 \5 h
AK John C. Calhoun, Shell hits 18, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 4 ~! d, u# |. f3 T* I+ e( S
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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1 r+ j K* O/ A- O/ d! {: PJapanese Ships ; M* J' _" o4 f1 b
BB Hiei : Y( \3 v, k4 @7 K0 H( L+ c
BB Kirishima - X/ K; v+ @) d7 n$ y6 x8 F/ \$ V
CA Aoba 2 `/ u# p1 y8 s5 r
DD Akizuki
0 N0 M6 k5 D: ?DD Teruzuki
# W; u2 A2 J# T# F: `DD Amagiri & \& m! s/ \8 R9 n3 i( F
DD Hayate " v! @% c: o' K$ S5 @! w$ r
DD Yakaze 8 @% g; ^6 u# k! I0 d
DD Numakaze
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2 t$ D9 r6 l8 r4 L; \& t' EAllied Ships $ I8 k7 z+ t3 s. K& [" F- d1 U
SC SC-1063 8 O$ u+ Y ]2 a
AK Floyd B. Olson " y, w M( Q/ O, x
AK Stephen H. Long 9 i. n9 w( N9 p. C0 ^7 f
AK Thomas M. Cooley, Shell hits 1
# {3 T$ D1 K0 RAK William W. Campbell, Shell hits 2
9 g; c8 _( N# x; |8 aAK Empire Zephyr, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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2 K7 F3 l$ C/ j# J, M' k1 XAllied ground losses:
8 I5 c9 v9 o1 c0 d6 [4 @+ ]26 casualties reported ; d" f; l5 t& D- ^, K4 U) Y. b
Vehicles lost 2
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Japanese Ships
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DD Tamanami, Shell hits 2 $ z7 l) @8 _7 H- M: ~# _- @
DD Onami, Shell hits 3, on fire
6 l0 v0 X+ i/ _2 J8 i5 M; wDD Kishinami, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
H$ A+ c, e0 D8 D; t' R' tDD Hayanami, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 7 b U) r- M: |' [& o6 g9 i
DD Hamanami, on fire
1 [% P9 R/ ] G2 f+ a+ o) Y4 @$ t% G6 yDD Asashimo, Shell hits 3 # n9 m7 j. L/ F0 `9 b; a
DD Hatsukaze
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2 A4 O0 q ]) m+ qAllied Ships 2 b& |( {/ K+ v% _1 T6 p
PT PT-456
9 s$ `2 i. s9 Z0 x6 m+ L; oPT PT-457 # A- A: O3 A" [* Q# Q3 T. ]6 O) p
PT PT-458
1 t1 D, ]# y8 S4 u- o. _PT PT-459
7 e' Z1 [# ?8 D+ o% d/ A# MPT PT-460
5 Y) R" Y2 z% @& A8 G% d: c' H& `PT PT-461, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
. A# I+ P- ~# J9 x/ h" [# oPT PT-488 ' d4 m1 y) L5 u5 M
PT PT-489 / i: e C* J& L7 n4 C; `
PT PT-490
- p0 i2 B4 j. \ T+ y: CPT PT-491 % w" H$ {. F5 K7 s1 ~8 p1 _3 y
PT PT-492 . M2 B, Q2 c1 N" i
PT PT-493 4 s' F, g& C- m
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Naval bombardment of Aitape, at 51,80 ) `0 L9 F# U0 Q' ], n* @ v$ u. u# z
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Japanese Ships . L* I$ l) m1 T% \! ~
CA Aoba 4 j. c5 K- Y- q* A- V3 ^/ D
BB Kirishima
5 P4 V& d& p0 m# `2 `BB Hiei 8 p+ o( Q' d4 b! V2 N, q: m' m
6 v- j, S" x, F3 {Allied ground losses: ; z; Z& R/ ]' a7 I
218 casualties reported 6 G+ L5 _/ u8 t: Z7 M
Guns lost 5 |