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日军舰队突入爱塔佩滩头
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; G- F' M0 t5 Y; l2 N+ M3 ONight Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 2 y8 A6 t) P- H0 o/ I
% H* n# U& P1 J- K% t9 j qJapanese Ships
& h6 T7 N0 k, }& \% C% |8 \: lCA Myoko, Shell hits 1 v1 Z" q: q4 I' e
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 1 2 [6 ~* N, s2 w2 J. Y. _
CL Yubari & W9 J1 [" j% F+ _0 B
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2
+ b8 k( B9 i& X1 O- @DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1, on fire
* O* |' ]; d% p5 U$ [7 MDD Urakaze
" ~3 k# t2 }! P; U+ ^8 e( fDD Nowaki, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire 8 v; q* S& S* E: {0 w) D+ \
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1, on fire
" K& W' B5 i0 f; UDD Minegumo, Shell hits 1, on fire
6 w: P# q, Y! \& uDD Shinonome
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9 e3 T& e- w t4 Y" nAllied Ships
+ y' ~% U5 C4 x1 t, f" {DD Hazelwood 6 I, s0 P& ?5 Q, _
DD Hickox
/ _& f2 r* p" I. X3 L* aDD Hoel
2 `% r7 i6 ]& B$ UDD Hunt + H2 M1 a7 F% h" R3 b
DD Mullany
6 C4 @3 T/ M: d, kDD O'Bannon, Shell hits 1
4 ~' R M+ d4 WDD Renshaw
7 P2 b; j/ V1 v& |2 [7 @DD Wickes % v0 t5 g; u8 a" s
DD Stack
4 t( c: l1 O& H9 T+ ZDD Wilson
/ Y0 h/ J' q: h ~3 C# r |DD Hatfield : w$ V0 x& s8 x) ]2 F! c
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 8 p9 n8 ]1 ^! ?9 G4 M
3 k4 k* h; a3 C, t+ k$ x0 L2 oJapanese Ships
. R# j8 X' k# G; X" d5 ?CA Myoko, Shell hits 2 + \+ ~% U: S+ V' b- c9 v5 [) T$ y
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 3
+ z4 u; v5 [: e2 ^4 wCL Yubari, Shell hits 1 : ?3 s1 Q7 W( x
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 4
& W" j+ F, r9 v) K) I# W1 J4 qDD Hayashio, on fire
1 y. V0 c: y/ \4 T+ w$ ~DD Urakaze, Shell hits 1 9 ] m7 ^- n8 ]' b P0 m
DD Nowaki, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk 6 F- _! G9 ~) F; g/ }
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
9 c+ G8 p( @' `5 h/ `! RDD Minegumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
, ]$ j* K& P; ]DD Shinonome, Shell hits 2, on fire " L |) w+ x! ^7 r2 f7 J' @3 K
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Allied Ships
9 Y+ g- V$ d; A, D! ~! V) FDD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire
( r D+ q) S4 m C4 ?% zDD Hickox, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire ) _; ?1 D; i. G# r o$ i8 F1 `( Y
DD Hoel
7 n1 G+ e4 `* o$ i+ d* R/ w. fDD Hunt 2 s# d7 ^! T W! q9 P+ V
DD Mullany, Shell hits 1 5 B8 v8 x. [( ?9 b' h# q: y. `
DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 3 ' X9 x; L, R8 x: z9 q
DD Renshaw
& p# N' ? Y# i( uDD Wickes - n! I! W5 Y' W: y4 g) @
DD Stack ; i4 c k' d- g
DD Wilson, Shell hits 1
`' n! Z6 y" s' CDD Hatfield
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i+ L. n' F, j! s5 B/ v! DCL Oi, Shell hits 3 2 v0 R9 ~4 i) K- Z
DD Tamanami ; p1 H Z3 \/ o7 k" {/ C' ?; D
DD Onami, Shell hits 3 6 j$ b2 h* ?% n& }+ {5 \
DD Kishinami, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ) _0 U& K7 O% C! d* Q, y
DD Hayanami, Shell hits 1 : h6 Q) N2 S0 Z! ~; h5 K
DD Hamanami, Shell hits 2, on fire
( L( o* R+ h7 U) b2 rDD Asashimo, Shell hits 2 ' f3 f0 L$ d3 Y( Y) E7 d- j
DD Hatsukaze : S* K/ X) b7 U3 k
" @, x6 }3 \4 e2 m7 b, M; cAllied Ships
( g, ~6 D5 t' {8 SDD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire , E4 ]0 Z! V& E* B2 [+ I
DD Hickox, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage 3 R. o" ^- @# I& ?3 q! ^6 H
DD Hoel, Shell hits 1 ' ?1 o0 v& O# Q( ^) L J7 t5 Z) _- v
DD Hunt, Shell hits 3, on fire $ D8 _. E7 N! M
DD Mullany, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
0 `+ |2 ]( }# C$ IDD O'Bannon, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 0 R q1 i5 O' M
DD Renshaw
1 ^7 z! z0 X( Q. i& g4 \. ]DD Wickes, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk 5 r+ }8 u- G1 G3 Z6 t% q
DD Stack 8 W5 P+ o- L4 n3 c3 v5 J
DD Wilson , { ~& z! R" L! |5 P9 B( W2 c) D% t
DD Hatfield ) z5 H4 M9 O; ^5 t7 k
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& `! u; ^6 ?- rNight Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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Japanese Ships
- E+ _! a: U% P( P2 wBB Hiei ! n v" V% @" N: V" e
BB Kirishima ( l3 [. b* k/ E6 s
CA Aoba
) }8 G. v$ y- M+ T' w# O: @# R, s1 CDD Akizuki * @" x J* S1 f0 w
DD Teruzuki + ~4 m- u2 H' j7 J8 X7 U
DD Amagiri " g; x5 `; }4 R* c- G: h
DD Hayate @8 i9 b8 T' _4 Q
DD Yakaze 7 {# `) `6 W; n% r2 R
DD Numakaze ( {+ {9 _3 | V
2 `" P5 ~- J# {8 W! t, iAllied Ships
5 f" Y: n/ ^& M- M# f, u$ h! \PT PT-129
. i2 `* }# _1 W- N0 f: t+ ePT PT-130 / I/ b9 W1 q* f+ s4 E) C& x: X9 a# H
PT PT-131
# K: A2 \5 z# W% Q) j8 C: BPT PT-132 / `& c1 E' J% R
PT PT-133
. V3 }. ?* _0 U2 A- c' g' hPT PT-134, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
\- z: F' r R* Y7 s& c; pPT PT-135 / Q2 }3 P6 X/ l9 G7 `
PT PT-136
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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E {5 e M2 b# i4 c8 Y6 ?BB Hiei & B' a' m' F+ |: N4 k# R- R
BB Kirishima
4 r0 c6 `: H- zCA Aoba
. _) [: \! x+ X% h0 @3 vDD Akizuki : K7 Z% n$ i$ D9 R$ S
DD Teruzuki * w* E% Y8 T9 g6 F3 N8 n* v8 U, Y
DD Amagiri
/ n1 I; f% W) n6 CDD Hayate ) ~/ d" T* P) B3 }1 F
DD Yakaze 3 [8 a' i/ i5 L
DD Numakaze
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( p, d) i8 ]; c2 rAllied Ships
" n9 h! t, T& ~AK Benjamin Franklin, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
# { {1 O, i( H/ ZAK Francisco Coronado ! q& g; _6 A* r5 r3 v9 n: x+ i
AK John C. Calhoun, Shell hits 18, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage * x- \0 Z& W: M( n4 O
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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BB Hiei C' Y! v6 I/ f! z- ?) o( D! ?& n
BB Kirishima y) f8 H+ N# B7 \; f2 o
CA Aoba * h! J: n6 [8 b/ h9 Z0 l
DD Akizuki . s: d9 F: L6 X8 f/ F& ~/ A# w
DD Teruzuki
7 [% j. m0 w" o4 DDD Amagiri & U: ~7 }; j7 W& W
DD Hayate . \1 _7 o4 n2 \: u$ z
DD Yakaze
: z I9 g1 O" ~" P1 x% I3 SDD Numakaze # X3 B# u% x; m2 U% C' T* _
' S2 G. C8 N/ c/ q" J& i& t7 u' hAllied Ships
2 b6 q9 ^0 g1 ?: L1 Z: BSC SC-1063
: s. ]$ j- _) [, Q1 E1 VAK Floyd B. Olson
2 \4 P8 Z0 Q0 [! `AK Stephen H. Long
$ \' C4 _, I9 _, b2 eAK Thomas M. Cooley, Shell hits 1
: Z2 P" \1 {: l6 xAK William W. Campbell, Shell hits 2
, i3 z) g( {0 K7 L7 {* \AK Empire Zephyr, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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! w; \, K- _3 B* ^Allied ground losses:
0 Z t0 V( O# ^# g26 casualties reported
. E% E! \; h" V/ o4 M6 _Vehicles lost 2 7 }2 Q; t6 I2 I3 n
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& o T0 v" W) E# Q6 oNight Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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/ [# W$ L! V8 E/ a% i- DCL Oi # }& t( r6 a/ Y. g7 R
DD Tamanami, Shell hits 2
! n" q# Z$ A( B& ^DD Onami, Shell hits 3, on fire 7 l, M2 l9 f+ J/ g3 r
DD Kishinami, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk 1 A" s, }& `: `+ o W& W( x
DD Hayanami, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ' r1 M' W h( T" B2 G& H
DD Hamanami, on fire
# i. t+ O( z# f* p3 ]! dDD Asashimo, Shell hits 3
) D+ F. F" q- z. j# l: Q+ }0 h, d3 aDD Hatsukaze 8 e3 U& h) `" p1 V6 v, b
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Allied Ships
4 a1 H+ {: u6 `5 j3 y. M; cPT PT-456 * V7 S3 x% D+ d' `
PT PT-457 . i7 b$ d. i1 X# Y7 P- j
PT PT-458
. ^% ?) p2 t6 U" zPT PT-459 & w3 n& M e( q) P& e
PT PT-460 9 L6 f* l1 p# x! S: e% ^
PT PT-461, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
7 N1 Q+ i- e SPT PT-488 - J, r: ?2 l* I- [4 l8 J: r2 U) A
PT PT-489 , R# e4 @1 i5 z
PT PT-490
' C5 q; r! H w* |PT PT-491
7 ]) y5 O" k' l- JPT PT-492
2 z k7 a: l' M3 MPT PT-493
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Naval bombardment of Aitape, at 51,80 % `2 x' n& d. j$ U/ U* ]2 p
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Japanese Ships " g- \! S% [/ z/ _# a* s8 n
CA Aoba ; I. e* t9 `6 F
BB Kirishima
- t( y, _1 J" I0 gBB Hiei
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8 }( o, t$ t7 I% Q9 _# aAllied ground losses:
1 {" Q x; }: e7 S218 casualties reported
& e* s- ~' a: y- W! mGuns lost 5 |