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日军舰队突入爱塔佩滩头4 X5 B* z2 G3 F1 F
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% e& T; p+ X+ BNight Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 9 S' B6 G1 }" S
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Japanese Ships
, x) _! a8 `4 W) L7 JCA Myoko, Shell hits 1 e; h+ X8 U2 h
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 1
* d" j& o$ u/ g2 G: @* C$ ?% H/ pCL Yubari * E5 N) n9 c3 F% j0 y, _: k
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2
" Z7 `; _* w) G4 b/ b( gDD Hayashio, Shell hits 1, on fire . Z1 `" F5 |) Y8 L& k
DD Urakaze + y. {" S5 ]3 K. U5 C: W9 j. Q
DD Nowaki, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
; ~, b0 u6 n, P4 SDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1, on fire
0 {( O- O; k U) p1 i! r* zDD Minegumo, Shell hits 1, on fire 8 \ v, D3 W! n8 Q
DD Shinonome
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3 s0 n: b* c5 b \Allied Ships 0 j6 j4 L, a0 D+ ~, `
DD Hazelwood
& P) H7 j( p" o9 L! E" mDD Hickox
/ j/ F% {" u5 EDD Hoel : Q0 \/ _0 m" l2 g& p. {; S
DD Hunt $ b* O; r3 V/ L* G3 F
DD Mullany
# q# c% p9 e- o. h6 n3 dDD O'Bannon, Shell hits 1
2 L8 T- \6 B. C. Q4 d8 N. V% ?: YDD Renshaw
5 l7 {) S3 t4 D2 x. tDD Wickes
0 H* P' k5 R3 ]DD Stack
& _6 N7 A2 g; e% fDD Wilson
) G+ @: t7 ~* D. r4 W$ l( Y& jDD Hatfield
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7 P; j# v2 o% s7 o2 h; z: DNight Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 9 P! N! x. r7 ^: S
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CA Myoko, Shell hits 2
2 c5 r, A+ k. ?0 i: }2 p9 C, j8 ECL Kitakami, Shell hits 3
7 ~6 w( j6 l4 r( w+ c- z/ T5 BCL Yubari, Shell hits 1
) `# L. m- G! n* I& NDD Natsushio, Shell hits 4
6 Y$ Z! P1 j! F, a, FDD Hayashio, on fire
2 o% [% O2 B& G8 Q) O7 vDD Urakaze, Shell hits 1
& ^5 N$ g( a7 N& a" [6 L2 Q) MDD Nowaki, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk " n7 Z$ A7 ?6 K% Y
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage " B$ ?( U3 d ^$ n- U
DD Minegumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
9 F' g" E* d7 Y5 \5 c( P$ ?. _* BDD Shinonome, Shell hits 2, on fire 7 }+ W% u; j8 `5 ?
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Allied Ships
2 t1 U" j, o& O+ b/ r+ CDD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire 5 x. f+ F$ N* J; J5 B+ U. ]
DD Hickox, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire * d1 [# L) @" {# p
DD Hoel / h3 _+ V' f3 ~% I7 d0 }/ t$ r7 \; }( t
DD Hunt
/ k7 l" y5 v; s6 bDD Mullany, Shell hits 1
/ r; z& E0 C7 L+ ]! x: ~DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 3
% B2 y" P' n. TDD Renshaw 3 V- P/ Y$ e' V/ ^/ h, b/ k
DD Wickes
3 x8 N( P0 V3 W% u, L7 BDD Stack
3 d8 e) h% f3 C& S% ~0 M! o) QDD Wilson, Shell hits 1
9 `7 @" O1 g' m; I# x9 h: R ^DD Hatfield
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 + V4 {' G- w* S5 i- D/ x4 a
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+ Z' t4 x( M+ ~; |! U0 n8 h: WCL Oi, Shell hits 3
$ I% ^4 {' P- U9 S, B0 tDD Tamanami
- m5 Y" ?1 l8 {' |5 XDD Onami, Shell hits 3
2 Q( ^! g( c( ^ kDD Kishinami, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage . }% B, y! y$ }6 V! h0 S
DD Hayanami, Shell hits 1
9 c1 y2 s, w7 s6 }DD Hamanami, Shell hits 2, on fire & q* D' F! }7 i) Q0 [ R
DD Asashimo, Shell hits 2
7 S! y2 y/ H! qDD Hatsukaze % w2 e% {/ q7 [; r4 |
3 R( ]8 J6 }4 |; }Allied Ships
$ U5 M, I! B& P: YDD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire
' B7 r4 @ x9 ]% c3 Y( qDD Hickox, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage . I$ d9 h3 F, y/ e6 z; o5 k
DD Hoel, Shell hits 1 8 E6 ]- @" Y0 j( a0 B2 w
DD Hunt, Shell hits 3, on fire
. ^8 W9 A$ T$ ^7 r' EDD Mullany, Torpedo hits 1, on fire C& d" W' a4 p- i2 R: Z
DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ], O/ ]$ N2 y- Y* n, C1 U
DD Renshaw # u0 C8 o. d& t2 x; n" s+ E
DD Wickes, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
4 x z4 v$ z6 G; `DD Stack
4 Z9 V* [% o+ n5 E8 r3 c% R6 @DD Wilson
2 n$ W/ U9 n& sDD Hatfield 1 p) _$ F4 L H1 I' g
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 % Q) S3 R+ U9 o1 g+ X5 O4 L
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0 c, f0 B+ o5 qBB Hiei
) e( l4 Z' @! ]; n& xBB Kirishima
6 ?9 V. F) r& o+ f7 T A& K [( LCA Aoba
9 {4 l5 L! n* s( ~7 w( s! @6 @3 GDD Akizuki 1 t0 O$ Q7 G3 v6 }% h( G
DD Teruzuki 1 P `( d4 w$ q
DD Amagiri 3 n( W& z3 Z5 M9 r. K
DD Hayate # Q+ u% y; }3 f. y; n U' Y
DD Yakaze 5 l& s8 M9 f$ F/ t8 @$ g6 @ N
DD Numakaze
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. J) f8 y6 @6 j7 P& zAllied Ships
6 f. V' d! W0 K$ O& L6 g3 a: ?! VPT PT-129 9 _" P4 H. Y' `- ^1 ?' n. c
PT PT-130
/ _% X1 T5 C$ e# L1 r/ uPT PT-131
$ x" }' }$ V1 K g0 y" aPT PT-132 / I }3 ~5 A7 N! d' S- h! _) A& f
PT PT-133
) c' \8 c& C6 I: a+ {PT PT-134, Shell hits 25, and is sunk 7 J/ y) p/ o/ f: ^) U% v- U1 A. C5 l
PT PT-135
% i5 R8 h- F+ G& v; d& {PT PT-136 7 M# s) Y* Q0 ?. s2 F
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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Japanese Ships
9 K$ G5 s/ {8 U' P# z4 iBB Hiei
2 ?5 X3 b2 B$ E8 h2 v$ S: Y" b2 VBB Kirishima
3 E Y" g: I0 {CA Aoba - R6 e& }/ f: @" }% y
DD Akizuki
0 B0 E- H( S6 \; `; DDD Teruzuki 8 Z: a+ u+ Y; k9 e" p
DD Amagiri
* f( P7 Q' _9 t7 W) |. C7 z6 Q! |) ~1 J) VDD Hayate - B% d. o! v" I" }
DD Yakaze
1 s. U% K. i2 eDD Numakaze
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Allied Ships * C$ z- @: N0 z7 g/ X# m
AK Benjamin Franklin, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
; x+ S5 H9 i s3 F9 XAK Francisco Coronado ; I; F& u, }) F0 S2 E1 S
AK John C. Calhoun, Shell hits 18, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 3 [7 s/ b( E% c \: n) A# A
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BB Hiei * j3 {; Z& Z2 [) F! ]+ d. u
BB Kirishima - O% S' O8 I) q0 [& @ [
CA Aoba
1 @! u, ]( J+ ^ u. D7 w8 u) \DD Akizuki 7 o+ Z2 ^& {9 ~7 P: J; r4 ^- Y
DD Teruzuki % a1 M6 n+ @) p6 M# k, E; B3 n& e5 c
DD Amagiri ' a0 U$ j0 l1 u/ B7 ?
DD Hayate
* q) U. L! l# E8 ?# PDD Yakaze : o8 n+ K9 ~7 m$ K' j
DD Numakaze G( Z+ u# X ~9 G
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Allied Ships
% C: f" Y9 b a% J4 fSC SC-1063
# Y4 C; P3 Z) Z! ]9 {# m) j4 S/ R3 gAK Floyd B. Olson 5 J7 L F& x0 f: _/ M: z/ T! L+ f
AK Stephen H. Long
# w8 |4 ?" c2 NAK Thomas M. Cooley, Shell hits 1 & c; f) Y2 ^+ e$ Q
AK William W. Campbell, Shell hits 2
. M* F+ v+ u* O8 Y- q8 {; ^AK Empire Zephyr, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage # i, ?( V: H( x/ i8 w* J
5 s! L% L# r% r- ^ t7 rAllied ground losses: 2 Q( G& O$ f% j* l- J- q
26 casualties reported
, r7 |5 s- C; q# ~/ V3 ]$ ~7 s% s3 |Vehicles lost 2 4 O9 f8 w, h/ U) N
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' @# j* y [/ } e2 ?( |* ANight Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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( u) s. Z' k. ^, E* J. u' F3 \1 pDD Tamanami, Shell hits 2
7 O5 U( M# s0 f4 `" l1 zDD Onami, Shell hits 3, on fire ) ~0 b1 M; z" ^: o) ^
DD Kishinami, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
+ }$ @( U* H9 M% d2 RDD Hayanami, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
5 ^5 O6 F5 D7 h8 SDD Hamanami, on fire
' ~1 O. Q7 V {4 ?( RDD Asashimo, Shell hits 3
: V) U! \9 Y1 P# k, N, FDD Hatsukaze 9 d! b4 e( h) \, H* w/ q; c
' B/ u+ a% z& f2 l/ r7 d1 oAllied Ships 8 H, t. w7 m3 V/ ~, ~
PT PT-456 2 q& X; c7 m* \. r) A# N! v
PT PT-457 9 |& W a2 l; {! `
PT PT-458 ( Z( B- \8 E$ K: G, l8 z# h' w
PT PT-459
1 B( D4 ?8 K! l: s# M0 kPT PT-460
R% A7 Y" b. O* aPT PT-461, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
% y5 h6 L3 S% ]PT PT-488 6 ]" @% ~- Q" U+ b1 [! |
PT PT-489
: _' D. C. y* E i! A9 ?& YPT PT-490
# M4 ?1 B3 n. ?! d, J4 g/ DPT PT-491 3 n( @" E5 D" s6 S" W- G+ p
PT PT-492 $ [% A! O- W. ?, i! p) E) a! c$ J
PT PT-493 6 V9 H; z6 |& ~9 K" H8 z
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Naval bombardment of Aitape, at 51,80 * X. g. Y: ?/ N
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Japanese Ships % B1 I9 f$ w1 Y! X1 I
CA Aoba
+ p6 D3 q) U4 n3 |6 @BB Kirishima
- i6 W* j" \3 y- ?$ m2 X3 {1 YBB Hiei 7 i6 `+ i1 \4 _' ]) U
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Allied ground losses: + k; y3 |& H# ?3 \
218 casualties reported
+ ^- }; Z0 B- E6 s9 B# |Guns lost 5 |