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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 . e4 F+ k) ~2 [
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Japanese Ships
5 u" t9 z4 z" {, ?, \5 G% UCA Myoko, Shell hits 1 / M6 t- A; G4 y& t' S$ n& C# N
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 1 + [, t: S9 c/ o; d6 {* C
CL Yubari $ Z K6 b5 Y7 O
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2 + P: E0 z) l; N. ^+ S: s/ l
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1, on fire
~ B9 k3 p2 aDD Urakaze 1 n9 a# f/ B! N: _# Y$ p
DD Nowaki, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
7 K/ K' W7 ?( D- D' n6 QDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1, on fire % A5 c5 Q# r! W
DD Minegumo, Shell hits 1, on fire
3 N: Z' H# K5 q5 vDD Shinonome - }+ z: W# y2 N, Q2 p0 z
" K% M- ^3 c0 ]" x5 ]Allied Ships 4 [8 ? ^' [6 @# ^% T
DD Hazelwood
- k: g( D4 L& C: T$ K7 N, Q4 bDD Hickox 5 i( @/ P4 t, Z9 _- ~
DD Hoel
; n# e `0 _+ Q) QDD Hunt
5 K& q* ~: N3 \4 P4 EDD Mullany
, e" {, `2 |, S+ X8 ~) {5 GDD O'Bannon, Shell hits 1 , U1 c: s/ a$ i
DD Renshaw % h8 S) U2 u, v. i* L, x
DD Wickes
+ |4 r4 g5 }; zDD Stack 7 H6 U# P0 ]8 Y V. s: L6 B/ _7 O
DD Wilson + K0 U( K! v- w7 l) h4 B8 }$ c/ Z
DD Hatfield
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Japanese Ships ; \6 ~- h* Z! t ^: r, B- F1 s( K
CA Myoko, Shell hits 2
8 F4 t0 K- w* c6 WCL Kitakami, Shell hits 3 " u# k4 Q& F* E) ~. g* F
CL Yubari, Shell hits 1
) [3 S, K1 T% S$ d ?/ zDD Natsushio, Shell hits 4 ( \6 ~. B! {1 O
DD Hayashio, on fire
6 C' q! _1 j* b, ?; {8 WDD Urakaze, Shell hits 1
* y% K( l8 a5 D" H- n1 m4 v- YDD Nowaki, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
* M# [& Z( d+ ZDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
2 @8 m0 X1 u5 _2 f! O5 Y7 WDD Minegumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ! e6 X- f5 m# B
DD Shinonome, Shell hits 2, on fire / G! [( X& ` q, s
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DD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire
2 K! k; `) T. s& U9 S& A) nDD Hickox, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
& a$ ?% B, H; |! g# c+ EDD Hoel + J9 b! G2 r8 i+ H: J" H" M* [/ {; v0 X
DD Hunt
7 \$ e' O6 Z1 e" X/ L. s5 hDD Mullany, Shell hits 1
8 s# k3 u+ U2 n9 Z; qDD O'Bannon, Shell hits 3 : t( D* X4 U R6 A' q- q6 \
DD Renshaw / g9 O) J0 ~' ?. V/ z3 P8 M4 H
DD Wickes
$ S2 ~; k8 P2 a, n u" P+ [DD Stack ' ^4 w9 \' V8 X8 b5 ^
DD Wilson, Shell hits 1 - ~" o: q# m* f
DD Hatfield 8 |3 n: i0 d3 ^' ~) ^
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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CL Oi, Shell hits 3
6 M4 a! A8 ^3 H8 iDD Tamanami
! k" U y6 O/ }$ D- S* A( R" `DD Onami, Shell hits 3 1 f. E! V2 }: k; b1 z6 q3 q, a. Q
DD Kishinami, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
- f, W/ T. c( Y5 M% S' ?DD Hayanami, Shell hits 1
, D" V" U- A( r- L1 MDD Hamanami, Shell hits 2, on fire
3 A9 A" e& D y+ w- }DD Asashimo, Shell hits 2 ( [" x# V" g2 V$ Z. T C$ d
DD Hatsukaze - p/ }3 o; X5 R V1 L4 I, L
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Allied Ships / M Y S3 \8 O2 v6 y3 l( g3 h2 I' B
DD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire
$ _5 K, d$ c6 X VDD Hickox, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage 9 N& R2 L H3 S$ y7 q8 p
DD Hoel, Shell hits 1 ! J! e7 j7 ]2 ?6 c3 f. }
DD Hunt, Shell hits 3, on fire
' x) z# H5 @ J% n# ODD Mullany, Torpedo hits 1, on fire 1 v0 W0 i; }: ^0 T( b
DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 4 x6 S( v X, i- E* j. a) h7 u' s
DD Renshaw
3 x% f( L" V1 l+ b6 V) xDD Wickes, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk * ]0 A7 f* d5 Z8 X6 B. N% d
DD Stack
/ I/ Y: Q. H. e- Y# [DD Wilson 6 r& K' T* D* d# p! a& T
DD Hatfield 0 D: Y3 r6 I) K! ?1 D% X; @
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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Japanese Ships
2 ^5 [; @, c! n9 k( E& D4 q# T0 m# mBB Hiei 5 |$ T8 Q! `: M1 {! X, d4 g
BB Kirishima ( I) v0 t4 m) D& D, b
CA Aoba
: O1 [5 W+ |( M" |9 A- S5 bDD Akizuki & r# K) x, ]* m. L3 w9 D: j
DD Teruzuki
8 V) Y% e7 {% f6 `- y) E3 J" K4 e BDD Amagiri
# r1 @+ n5 ^' f" ~4 Y: }: Q3 QDD Hayate * r4 F0 {4 T8 Z7 ~7 \7 o+ c
DD Yakaze
0 Y3 ^7 G: R0 uDD Numakaze
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8 n8 ^6 K9 m2 e% x4 p/ k, kAllied Ships 6 A" ]. `% Y- a0 s
PT PT-129 - {6 y: P- S. p R# W
PT PT-130 / u& v* @/ V+ Q$ d8 i
PT PT-131
5 M X. Y( M6 B% b& q) qPT PT-132 + b+ J6 n( g; e" n- }, B
PT PT-133 # X: F! A1 [( F. c/ y
PT PT-134, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
1 x/ O, \1 e: R9 G( a& gPT PT-135 + C& F$ w2 T8 V9 u4 h1 q
PT PT-136
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Japanese Ships
8 A) e2 [( x* B- W7 X/ s) b# iBB Hiei
6 A/ v1 {8 T" k( D; C. f: FBB Kirishima & c/ N' ? S" w6 ` Z; b3 Q, s
CA Aoba
3 B! q! U, v+ K$ dDD Akizuki ' I& P+ g( s* s( y
DD Teruzuki - q' q& F3 y6 N# A' y8 o b
DD Amagiri 7 E" D7 q8 p, @- i
DD Hayate
8 s* D6 ]6 A. y7 q% TDD Yakaze
2 p, Z0 t% Q4 P0 C# JDD Numakaze / ^+ l) }) c& z- a7 x0 p1 I6 l
4 ]' [2 [- R, w: y- x8 b$ DAllied Ships % V0 x' k. Z6 b$ D7 A
AK Benjamin Franklin, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
- v6 r4 D& K. C$ @2 J2 V, J( dAK Francisco Coronado ; ?- R' S$ h" N9 Q% ^
AK John C. Calhoun, Shell hits 18, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage - c1 }* q" v+ ]( d
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 8 A, D4 D# H1 {4 G
( m9 c. A7 ]7 W3 \% mJapanese Ships ' C. L$ j, L2 Z( S- b( @. x
BB Hiei
+ o8 @: I7 n6 c0 BBB Kirishima ( Y4 U: v- p' N5 h3 h
CA Aoba
1 t1 i$ w8 ]/ wDD Akizuki
! F8 F! l# x, t; }$ {3 }2 N0 hDD Teruzuki
/ D+ d( T3 o9 H( LDD Amagiri , s' q! ~) U) l P q
DD Hayate ' R. d/ P2 {' K I5 B% ?
DD Yakaze
/ g7 S: I! g! @ _DD Numakaze ; T/ W/ C) f* e+ C: t
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SC SC-1063
+ B" q7 K6 t: ~/ A% n& qAK Floyd B. Olson
" v/ @0 v0 z1 W, n1 s4 }AK Stephen H. Long # |8 r4 E, }+ _6 a7 ~# t+ K" ~
AK Thomas M. Cooley, Shell hits 1 5 @( u9 I: U, _; X. J d: g
AK William W. Campbell, Shell hits 2 0 y4 x6 W: Z d K4 f" S4 w
AK Empire Zephyr, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage $ W) s; Y% G- m" a% E$ r( i% s" ~1 C
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Allied ground losses:
. K8 A$ S1 ~! W, E, q26 casualties reported : P" k( U% C9 K* K
Vehicles lost 2
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Japanese Ships
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DD Tamanami, Shell hits 2
! m+ W D/ P! T' _6 p$ V1 x, `DD Onami, Shell hits 3, on fire 7 A* k% o6 g4 u2 o( g/ d! ]& }
DD Kishinami, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
3 O [* G1 c, ~ `$ d9 [$ ODD Hayanami, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage : {5 y( L- U) W7 r' v! G7 S
DD Hamanami, on fire
0 u/ W) m) Y. g- u9 o+ ~) y# ADD Asashimo, Shell hits 3
. Q* F) |: {7 P% I6 q# pDD Hatsukaze ( W$ }+ W2 B7 O$ H: G. v! H6 z
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Allied Ships , L; D% B/ W; V: Y4 k7 ^
PT PT-456 7 w( C9 f' i, M9 b' f/ C. A) A& m3 l
PT PT-457
% d# C4 d. E2 r3 B# X1 h0 EPT PT-458 / p) v7 s5 u* S* F/ q# j
PT PT-459
* D. R# p4 m$ r# S2 {$ c! [PT PT-460
/ I! b( b0 l$ ^* u/ h, t& APT PT-461, Shell hits 6, and is sunk + p. M$ i5 K7 f
PT PT-488
8 J$ S' z: z" N6 r4 H GPT PT-489
( X: h j s, N/ X+ hPT PT-490
' o% t* l& M8 S8 E2 gPT PT-491 G% U& O' m. b; P7 s" E5 N
PT PT-492 : F% @1 E: ?, m; e! _
PT PT-493 : L6 k4 `* C% i1 i
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Naval bombardment of Aitape, at 51,80 6 A* _2 \+ s% H2 {2 [
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CA Aoba
% K' {0 ?: t. N3 t: `" l8 WBB Kirishima
+ A# B2 o- ^) o& x* @( h# C! M+ gBB Hiei U. n9 i1 q3 ^2 O4 i# Z: D1 a
& M: y8 ^) u5 [Allied ground losses: $ h, F8 B3 x$ H( W8 G
218 casualties reported ' A# t1 Q1 z+ N1 j0 C- `' U
Guns lost 5 |