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日军舰队突入爱塔佩滩头4 ~7 _; A# Z f" Y5 ?% {+ o% D# z
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: @% W1 J$ E* j; W. QNight Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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Japanese Ships
: r2 v/ d" X1 y( Y: I8 ZCA Myoko, Shell hits 1 + {) D5 p# ?# S, L
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 1
+ k1 X8 \5 m( x' K( RCL Yubari 6 B% T8 D. p9 u( ]: |1 H) b
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2 ! q4 X( L$ `& G
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1, on fire
0 m+ s! r& ]4 J xDD Urakaze ( j( `. S% ]: P9 b
DD Nowaki, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire k/ L) o' a& `6 `( D* _2 v; f
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1, on fire % b- i1 P9 J) {+ o- b: {
DD Minegumo, Shell hits 1, on fire
3 P# O) c' P# p# _DD Shinonome ) b- d: J- g3 G, c% H# {0 A
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Allied Ships
1 G m4 R+ W0 M5 X9 oDD Hazelwood 8 ]. K. X# E6 o. R* c
DD Hickox
! u0 I0 h( y$ ?7 M" BDD Hoel 3 m* Q" S$ h0 X
DD Hunt
0 }' J9 G; k1 r4 w. `% wDD Mullany 3 |) h9 q! C; u4 N3 u5 G7 C
DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 1
) p G( f' C% a0 UDD Renshaw , W; U L- ^5 r7 G+ b
DD Wickes " {9 K& i0 W0 L: k% D# T
DD Stack
4 \5 P' q3 k, H! l# J9 B/ N4 S( r7 rDD Wilson 4 t! P3 C9 U$ Z) o$ r/ j2 q" ]
DD Hatfield
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' j7 m3 _' k, `- rJapanese Ships : r7 b! V" o& S3 o/ J
CA Myoko, Shell hits 2 , y, [( d# h g s" R7 Q
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 3 + e7 p, U8 {. |8 x2 j# }
CL Yubari, Shell hits 1
- `& ]! I( E9 E& R0 \DD Natsushio, Shell hits 4 6 Q9 |6 }1 ^, c9 h6 H
DD Hayashio, on fire
( T5 N. b- f3 Z. C/ B( d, n% MDD Urakaze, Shell hits 1 3 F( l7 D5 ]+ y/ D
DD Nowaki, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk ; l4 T+ _6 D# M+ f
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
( C5 l$ P2 h# R, D% }/ K) jDD Minegumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage # B; l1 {$ ?- G2 T3 j: R+ i* Z
DD Shinonome, Shell hits 2, on fire
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DD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire : p/ E x& p" `! U4 V4 c) @4 K
DD Hickox, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire $ R8 q. B; L" `* D7 @( K3 f
DD Hoel 0 Z! ~$ L9 L: y I6 M, G+ t
DD Hunt 0 w+ U* T' g/ {8 w* k! e% x7 g( ]- p8 `
DD Mullany, Shell hits 1 ; n" O0 i( q8 [: X5 g: a' ]
DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 3 ! z5 V; S2 J( t! E
DD Renshaw
7 w" O% E# e9 l8 ]DD Wickes
8 U: \% e9 Q+ H) @% S. Q( QDD Stack
6 n! y. ?3 m0 \3 R) rDD Wilson, Shell hits 1 8 ~: h j& ~, D( o
DD Hatfield
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, g: y% A2 @; }- ECL Oi, Shell hits 3 H6 a9 _8 W8 \. t9 c. P) }
DD Tamanami
' g$ J" I0 q" ?- q0 }' Q; H7 w- y$ E. xDD Onami, Shell hits 3 ) Y$ @$ F6 G& @, [( M) M
DD Kishinami, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
- [* k9 h. W) }" b7 o8 EDD Hayanami, Shell hits 1
7 b% r( b }: CDD Hamanami, Shell hits 2, on fire ; U! k2 l" h1 D: O8 F! }# s, v
DD Asashimo, Shell hits 2 # J7 P2 K6 ?& \) m5 y) ]
DD Hatsukaze 7 `% [% \' N8 P4 o4 d- Y
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Allied Ships
; @5 N* _# ?8 E' y( }0 B1 uDD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire
+ A' c$ l; P: u9 P0 g) }3 yDD Hickox, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage . n' w$ @: i6 D- [8 H
DD Hoel, Shell hits 1 6 @3 c5 `1 S0 w2 `; Q
DD Hunt, Shell hits 3, on fire
9 h. F8 H/ l% n3 Z' PDD Mullany, Torpedo hits 1, on fire 9 B: ^2 X- S" r# b& q3 S% q: z7 m
DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 3 I0 w% q# c& |7 c; n" y5 u! R i
DD Renshaw
5 S# F8 Q8 X- a! C2 CDD Wickes, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
! Z. j, ?# X3 y- _% XDD Stack
1 Z j- m0 ~/ g: d& b: j) w& d0 \DD Wilson $ U! {, g& r: b. \4 d' c
DD Hatfield 4 n+ T( ?4 N% Q7 Z1 [! b& L; t9 W+ j+ r
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BB Hiei
/ z2 n8 G& o6 ABB Kirishima ( }2 X! A# j# G' u
CA Aoba # }4 ?+ ~, O- T3 i: L1 i M
DD Akizuki
. m8 [6 d! b$ U& r8 ?DD Teruzuki
( F- n+ W+ Y: s+ yDD Amagiri
6 X! y& `$ x1 H" q/ V0 Z& [DD Hayate 7 L- Y0 y* W6 f
DD Yakaze & K+ m: x2 y# R" ~5 z0 u5 \6 J A# d
DD Numakaze * z+ e @- ~. n A+ M
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Allied Ships
9 Z' n& Y2 F( v- d: BPT PT-129 # ^( T& k* [! E2 K
PT PT-130 5 H8 w6 W! _1 W6 P: E- x2 X W3 V. I4 q
PT PT-131
4 k3 _0 A% G! G& gPT PT-132
$ s$ ^1 H/ F# Z) h& |6 hPT PT-133 6 D1 A5 G! P+ O- s: o5 v5 N: g
PT PT-134, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
6 ~. B( P: _, a2 nPT PT-135
# j4 Y2 C! U1 w: xPT PT-136
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9 M# A; x0 \. i$ L. h F" nBB Hiei
# N! J" ]9 v) P# c7 h0 U/ b4 MBB Kirishima , T% x/ D; B6 z2 G5 I
CA Aoba 1 j6 l* Y, n. N9 [- A1 U
DD Akizuki
4 k! O: y5 C, @) U5 d- eDD Teruzuki * U l' d) m# Q
DD Amagiri 0 q1 X, G( S: M* y( O
DD Hayate
b- P; c; d$ _* {2 K; jDD Yakaze 4 p3 F' S2 \/ ~/ Z- k$ x% K
DD Numakaze
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1 t9 r0 \ N6 x" {" r! F( F! uAK Benjamin Franklin, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
# E4 U- j7 S7 ~AK Francisco Coronado $ `+ X4 n2 [* `
AK 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
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Japanese Ships 6 S T/ F5 \& W: S6 ?
BB Hiei 1 B' T: A' k! M
BB Kirishima
, Q0 Q5 t! n8 p: s; }3 v# TCA Aoba
3 O) B$ x) o+ M! p9 e' KDD Akizuki # Q* [" }$ g# x$ u
DD Teruzuki * |$ @+ o) V7 x) Y
DD Amagiri
# X5 ~- @' Y" D! ~! aDD Hayate
* i3 U( s2 }& Y; v- @5 ]& V+ sDD Yakaze 6 r" n, x3 F' H% e9 s F" O
DD Numakaze
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Allied Ships ) K; Y0 ?) g5 L
SC SC-1063 * R% N$ x( u: a
AK Floyd B. Olson
1 I7 X3 x5 a% a) [5 g) S) EAK Stephen H. Long $ n9 E& |5 x4 U5 S
AK Thomas M. Cooley, Shell hits 1
# A" T/ C! _* [AK William W. Campbell, Shell hits 2 * X4 W! s( P; U2 W
AK Empire Zephyr, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage & q$ W# [4 F& C- u3 |
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Allied ground losses: 3 B$ T7 y A3 `) d a N; n
26 casualties reported
; }# H& j. q0 H: B$ n, wVehicles lost 2 % M, J& w% o7 T4 N2 A' B
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CL Oi ! y, \: ^& Z' z; e8 s& ]
DD Tamanami, Shell hits 2 ) K9 Z b$ ^4 _) S$ Q- ?" f
DD Onami, Shell hits 3, on fire
& H2 P2 e! i* s. l* G9 hDD Kishinami, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
8 Y& e6 Q1 B0 sDD Hayanami, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
& R, T0 m% V: ?+ }DD Hamanami, on fire ! f, [, [: W" P, z; C2 r! @
DD Asashimo, Shell hits 3 ; J3 a% i1 X) P! A+ h
DD Hatsukaze & _4 O$ U. V/ R4 s6 o
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Allied Ships
' v/ R1 O z" _3 r/ GPT PT-456 6 Y0 l2 y, p( K
PT PT-457 , Q p% }; X# a# @: @% Q$ s
PT PT-458 1 K2 i9 T" U4 ~
PT PT-459 + T* Y. `: H3 U2 C/ k, X- V8 q
PT PT-460
& M, e4 b# f, e# Z* ~3 D% w2 JPT PT-461, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
9 m$ D K+ R7 [/ ZPT PT-488 # r7 f" g6 J% E7 J
PT PT-489
. N* X9 E; q& N4 OPT PT-490 0 P, J9 N! r- ?. f f, H; A8 E
PT PT-491 8 Y$ ?9 B6 M) ]
PT PT-492
! N- g5 a" ^4 l' [PT PT-493 0 U9 j/ f# B$ D }
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Naval bombardment of Aitape, at 51,80
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Japanese Ships
, t2 x2 ]0 K' e) W5 n9 tCA Aoba
4 z& c# b; t- RBB Kirishima
~7 h. B' W. d5 {* SBB Hiei
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Allied ground losses: ! ~ s5 y3 b; p" s/ M" u
218 casualties reported ' m( K N" z9 [# h5 ]
Guns lost 5 |