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日军舰队突入爱塔佩滩头
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$ O6 h% @4 A$ L8 e; P- @ a) DNight Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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$ k8 W, m: {" H" s% H3 DJapanese Ships , N* E0 m' \5 A3 y5 k6 z
CA Myoko, Shell hits 1
' |$ @! B0 |8 M, {) n9 }+ QCL Kitakami, Shell hits 1
" w5 Z2 u0 m8 v$ h( TCL Yubari
4 e( C: v. A0 FDD Natsushio, Shell hits 2
5 F/ Z% Z( u% z) T( H) F# t. ]DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1, on fire : s# n8 K* u) y3 g) w
DD Urakaze
6 G9 y8 h% q$ x1 s, z1 }DD Nowaki, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
; t% P7 r% y6 z% f; E) |DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1, on fire - O) {" N& y& M4 q- e# b2 N) A
DD Minegumo, Shell hits 1, on fire
9 `! @. n% M+ c( G) g, i+ e, \+ {DD Shinonome
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Allied Ships $ t) D0 k9 C$ [) Y+ n, _
DD Hazelwood * }0 g& |. S+ m7 [% @
DD Hickox 9 w8 h7 R) M; f% a' l% t
DD Hoel 6 S) w( M+ @0 _' u$ T& [
DD Hunt
* w7 x6 Z: N" GDD Mullany
8 H7 F# q( V W+ pDD O'Bannon, Shell hits 1 ! S' I3 q5 I* I- F F& ]9 K
DD Renshaw 5 B( e, E$ n" P! u8 I d% q7 D' I
DD Wickes
4 R( |7 @5 k$ [# jDD Stack
# I6 w2 y( j5 Q9 F% w d) O; BDD Wilson 0 A5 B4 S0 o" ]* Y
DD Hatfield ' @) n4 p3 u8 D% V/ c
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 ; h! a7 P& ~+ k# [" d
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CA Myoko, Shell hits 2 3 V- f0 T9 n O
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 3
" O' s' V7 E% ]- E0 K' L& xCL Yubari, Shell hits 1
2 r; R$ m5 s J2 lDD Natsushio, Shell hits 4 - f+ | v( y9 N# i1 N7 ~9 N
DD Hayashio, on fire - c$ o) ~: B2 p# x9 l8 W8 @
DD Urakaze, Shell hits 1 9 t3 \4 G3 p! n' x* V
DD Nowaki, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
8 l& p1 @1 T! v. t6 {7 H* W! bDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage / o" j: h0 z7 w
DD Minegumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ) G5 f6 J( v0 ~! a5 H
DD Shinonome, Shell hits 2, on fire
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Allied Ships % O9 a9 A% U- }/ H7 u0 F
DD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire
( K, S1 p" j$ B* uDD Hickox, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire 9 k* U% m5 t- M& T
DD Hoel 3 k3 b7 A; Z" w3 \% l) m6 V
DD Hunt
& Q( f2 Z' J% e! J/ mDD Mullany, Shell hits 1
7 O4 D5 L! Y. [0 V& H; mDD O'Bannon, Shell hits 3
) U% ]7 D& @, b7 VDD Renshaw
- v% D2 i6 v( T0 ?% _. Z+ ]/ g& m6 `DD Wickes , R+ _) C# ]3 N; Q6 e# ?' T- n
DD Stack 2 n' m$ \( v; _" v0 g7 Q5 H
DD Wilson, Shell hits 1
! O" }' i5 _) i8 Q& _9 aDD Hatfield
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. z) U5 b4 o: C* m( X5 tNight Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 . L9 q( `7 v5 @1 E) O% J. R
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Japanese Ships 1 S; e3 `! A& O) n1 O
CL Oi, Shell hits 3
9 l; c7 C7 N5 H4 S9 Z K5 { gDD Tamanami ( d) D5 {/ }% a7 o2 M
DD Onami, Shell hits 3 , W# b. \+ Q, w/ d
DD Kishinami, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
7 u+ F* P6 g9 VDD Hayanami, Shell hits 1 3 l' ^+ X0 f/ _' ~; X3 K2 O i0 `
DD Hamanami, Shell hits 2, on fire + l- _4 C' e5 k& v) Y% b1 f' p
DD Asashimo, Shell hits 2
; C9 t" u. S) L# I/ EDD Hatsukaze " d& v: [9 n- `4 e' _
) {6 ?7 m: d6 J* gAllied Ships
4 X$ v0 o3 O& G8 L8 oDD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire 6 ^2 P* [$ F7 G F
DD Hickox, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage 6 w9 @) c# u2 Q& L; x
DD Hoel, Shell hits 1
& v5 K/ b' D8 y! XDD Hunt, Shell hits 3, on fire
- l( R! m; m# w8 i f5 j+ ]4 bDD Mullany, Torpedo hits 1, on fire ) i5 D% r! `- Q9 h8 i# W
DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage / |% a# t- L8 a8 E0 I
DD Renshaw
2 n3 }- a$ o6 P# ~ {7 u4 uDD Wickes, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk 9 ]: |8 ]: r4 T+ J1 u+ q2 N' |
DD Stack
- n+ W7 ?% g2 R' u! ~4 ^DD Wilson
: P- I6 D4 Q2 ]3 ~& | oDD Hatfield 3 B( K% G* L' v7 q' D: l3 i
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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Japanese Ships " S5 L) P1 i9 N' N# B' \
BB Hiei % U" f) E8 K' E! F9 ~ X
BB Kirishima
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DD Akizuki ! |* q: m6 Q1 U6 I
DD Teruzuki
. r& q. C: {; N8 j* RDD Amagiri . I( G# l" i6 E0 f
DD Hayate 9 o) l$ h- U( m( t
DD Yakaze
" b* o+ w5 C2 VDD Numakaze
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: a+ M7 g! W' cAllied Ships
' }' n7 ?! t5 I6 y4 t* YPT PT-129
% {& Y4 P5 \. W& }- [PT PT-130 ) ]+ ?3 M- B6 l G; L3 {/ [9 z [
PT PT-131
/ u3 c4 a6 U$ sPT PT-132 7 g" ]7 D' v b$ a/ w1 }- a
PT PT-133 0 _- m* F# w8 G9 C# n
PT PT-134, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
: Y0 ~8 Y: n) _- u2 `# FPT PT-135
* `# M j4 L9 d5 g/ P D) PPT PT-136 0 H1 ~' H0 C! E, \
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! n! k( [+ c4 e& o4 f7 U! uNight Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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- v. P& l- r6 I+ @! eBB Hiei
( a8 X' B$ a) eBB Kirishima
. {" p! k( c6 Y; l6 c; y+ ACA Aoba " ~3 t2 j, t- w: x1 A$ G
DD Akizuki
; h8 I' J' n1 {' V$ Y* A6 m# f9 n, J3 BDD Teruzuki 9 X' o3 `( A k7 t, I) p
DD Amagiri - @3 E: U4 m G; ]
DD Hayate
4 c( \8 G7 d: ?' x9 L& p sDD Yakaze & c# h% a% B& q; A
DD Numakaze & ~ q+ v7 t/ `6 f" |" d6 F, z1 R+ U
7 G/ P2 U. o! d3 kAllied Ships
7 W* Y1 |. y" c! s! uAK Benjamin Franklin, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage . j& ^; t: V6 W/ @* S$ d) Y" ~
AK Francisco Coronado
% i, | I" g6 G* J5 m6 l, IAK 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 * _* E7 o* d2 ?- L+ A' o) z
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Japanese Ships % A; a* r$ [; P7 P/ F0 x! U6 X/ J6 E" `
BB Hiei
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CA Aoba 4 p, y: M; n, b: }$ P
DD Akizuki 5 c6 V" K" x3 }& i6 Y& Z3 o3 D+ e
DD Teruzuki
# u3 v% M0 |2 t" j3 ]; yDD Amagiri
4 \! m' {, s2 y5 z$ pDD Hayate
6 N9 t/ L! x3 @$ a" s4 T" wDD Yakaze
$ q4 o0 g0 ^/ u9 X3 ~8 |2 q3 yDD Numakaze
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Allied Ships * t# q r; a& g( ~5 K/ x
SC SC-1063
/ i8 R& e, N( d e j$ l; `AK Floyd B. Olson
# C! p2 s% u) ?/ n% X& [7 o/ _: IAK Stephen H. Long 7 D, D% C$ D/ H: u: `
AK Thomas M. Cooley, Shell hits 1 & o% w. v9 p8 p5 F( ?7 {' C
AK William W. Campbell, Shell hits 2
: u6 m% c! j. B; E$ a R+ |3 vAK Empire Zephyr, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied ground losses: , K+ V5 w8 l4 f& A: O* N. y/ g5 w9 z1 P
26 casualties reported # a0 r0 X2 s s* W/ D
Vehicles lost 2 0 c8 B; d3 {1 P
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 0 S# f! I% L K
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Japanese Ships 4 Q* u% ]1 B# k$ U: W) d
CL Oi & t' \6 y, b" K- `0 t" a7 R
DD Tamanami, Shell hits 2 & o1 x8 p# l# }3 V: R' J: _2 W u# f
DD Onami, Shell hits 3, on fire
) T) g$ p+ s5 ~* ^0 _( ^! LDD Kishinami, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
5 I1 c! c# d8 r& ]7 B3 yDD Hayanami, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage M3 y# ^- f0 L( k* T% q7 u
DD Hamanami, on fire % [8 h8 }9 U" v0 M) O
DD Asashimo, Shell hits 3 + w$ i7 a5 e3 m/ O3 v/ C
DD Hatsukaze
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Allied Ships
% h3 G/ Z0 }- g$ A7 TPT PT-456
1 ?1 w4 R4 D8 `: [. ePT PT-457
$ v2 s* \' q5 fPT PT-458 - q& Q2 [! O. r
PT PT-459 1 [: S w- _ N1 y. Q. B0 c
PT PT-460 6 q( J, a8 q! M2 k7 n1 W
PT PT-461, Shell hits 6, and is sunk 7 l4 l$ R6 T! g& Q4 r& c6 w
PT PT-488
' u7 B" k1 t& Z# Q) x4 j5 w4 Y5 dPT PT-489
" Z) L) f4 F. c* p/ U5 Q. C( d ~PT PT-490 5 f" f/ p2 `8 J) {; S) Q3 X& h! |! M
PT PT-491 6 G# V9 }: v: E3 d' L
PT PT-492 9 ~2 N7 G+ |/ O% u( U
PT PT-493
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4 Z$ u, u j G! S, INaval bombardment of Aitape, at 51,80 " g: K |% u. P% h! w
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CA Aoba
6 F: n3 j. `5 g5 s. `6 i; k# S4 ]BB Kirishima 6 P/ @4 p' a G5 i6 J
BB Hiei 4 \; Z3 z$ W8 w7 `% K
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Allied ground losses: & k; ]- \! {1 f' {( X' u+ u
218 casualties reported
5 {5 i3 s( ~* T, }- d% X bGuns lost 5 |