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日军舰队突入爱塔佩滩头5 H6 V8 t- x5 g) ^; s/ j6 F( o
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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Japanese Ships
8 o, C# {8 ^! X0 N5 O3 a9 YCA Myoko, Shell hits 1
( [3 w% _; l1 \8 S! `3 @8 lCL Kitakami, Shell hits 1
/ f5 \6 g$ w+ W0 l& LCL Yubari
) X7 ~, C, G5 TDD Natsushio, Shell hits 2
7 e5 |; ~3 {4 v/ ~* A- |3 VDD Hayashio, Shell hits 1, on fire
( s7 g2 h- x+ T0 i2 W1 dDD Urakaze $ L3 E8 h8 I5 I2 P, N
DD Nowaki, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
/ [/ @9 R: D6 k4 ODD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1, on fire " [. A# ^1 q& B5 K% _3 R9 Q
DD Minegumo, Shell hits 1, on fire ! |" @7 E, S' J# B$ G5 A7 z
DD Shinonome ; H6 _: g& P4 F- u- ^
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Allied Ships
% i, }1 ?6 `9 R: U$ p' B# cDD Hazelwood ( \0 _" q0 b- _% |
DD Hickox
% i+ r- I2 o3 Q: mDD Hoel
; V" R5 W, ?9 ]1 }+ x0 vDD Hunt 6 {( z8 }# e+ n
DD Mullany / A$ l$ a0 p* M9 D; l
DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 1
/ n7 h! a0 s2 Z8 VDD Renshaw 0 j5 d& a3 w' m4 K6 R! Z
DD Wickes
( B0 @* S) s# d! v% l$ t5 r! M/ @: J) xDD Stack . d# ]+ G9 l4 x1 x5 B3 Q2 X
DD Wilson . o- Y, f4 H2 _3 V4 L! X6 X
DD Hatfield
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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Japanese Ships 7 E9 N9 y1 W2 E4 a% v, D
CA Myoko, Shell hits 2
4 G, j [ f& `6 K) @% ^CL Kitakami, Shell hits 3
) Y) f. J% ?; _6 @2 vCL Yubari, Shell hits 1
4 W* E4 c7 h' x- }8 X1 c2 mDD Natsushio, Shell hits 4
4 ~! \/ X# Q+ ^6 |4 {DD Hayashio, on fire
5 K* d5 g$ G* G; yDD Urakaze, Shell hits 1 ( V. B1 W5 n: g. g! b& x( ?& f
DD Nowaki, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk . d, F) |6 }1 @9 z! V" `: u& X
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 5 q9 t/ [8 ^1 u" V9 u
DD Minegumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
8 J9 X x# t8 B+ t; k+ b& F1 vDD Shinonome, Shell hits 2, on fire 8 Q/ d' y4 Q3 n! T( G
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Allied Ships
0 S6 F8 N7 U0 s( i$ ?DD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire 9 }- F* h9 ], A' P+ e
DD Hickox, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
/ q, _! F7 g9 m+ g. Q0 f' W$ `) |DD Hoel
% r3 H3 k" E: F, K9 X( H/ ?4 QDD Hunt
5 k0 s# K6 Z* m& ~- UDD Mullany, Shell hits 1
/ d- ~) I/ N" _DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 3
" u: j) d. Q! o( g! _DD Renshaw - [% v4 b7 L6 f6 J; b+ i4 f8 n
DD Wickes $ ?# f/ N/ m7 c f* c% i# z: H1 W
DD Stack ( O- v; C5 {. W% g/ X( B: V
DD Wilson, Shell hits 1
# p2 ]& K! n7 u2 }& `( h! o B6 hDD Hatfield 4 s3 [! {1 y! g2 z4 h1 X* k
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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Japanese Ships
) ]4 ]* o) D. WCL Oi, Shell hits 3
9 P7 V: e" Z% O( D" [( Q9 P4 I3 {DD Tamanami / Y" ]+ l! ?; R7 [( S& t
DD Onami, Shell hits 3 4 @+ K3 D& r# Z' a0 I+ ?1 _ z
DD Kishinami, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
/ y3 a, K. o3 ?- [9 k7 J% O" h+ F0 QDD Hayanami, Shell hits 1
* Y& i: l5 O/ s% \! W4 VDD Hamanami, Shell hits 2, on fire
6 R W: s# d: l) H# EDD Asashimo, Shell hits 2
. }7 ~# x1 ]; fDD Hatsukaze ! l" ~4 @) p3 T2 V/ O$ U: Q0 F
- }1 ?8 a& }1 I: i! CAllied Ships . |" |$ J4 L9 t( [% {' C& V
DD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire 6 O A% {3 d( z5 H! M3 M( L
DD Hickox, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage ) z$ i; g# n0 _$ K2 B& A
DD Hoel, Shell hits 1 + F1 E0 d3 c7 t# A" D$ O
DD Hunt, Shell hits 3, on fire " ?9 v0 k2 {0 Y# G/ ~+ U9 m
DD Mullany, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
6 m6 L; \9 J; O0 XDD O'Bannon, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 1 b* C7 t+ O4 ~
DD Renshaw . [- t( n$ ~8 p
DD Wickes, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk - o8 A9 x, P' C$ `. g( K% R
DD Stack + `6 F1 X3 C& M9 P, C! {- h; c
DD Wilson 1 ]+ j+ E( c4 J$ @6 k0 E
DD Hatfield 6 ~! T* t# Q9 i' K! @
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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Japanese Ships
7 i+ x5 C% {0 x( LBB Hiei
7 V# F. S4 ^, X$ W6 JBB Kirishima % q1 Y' n( ~3 T+ B
CA Aoba # c& g7 d5 P2 ~
DD Akizuki & x! y. u q/ r5 j& }
DD Teruzuki
+ `, [* h1 ?7 N0 q& pDD Amagiri 9 u% s; R$ x5 S: T* U
DD Hayate
# E. S: N" }* b& O1 L/ @ UDD Yakaze
8 V$ }6 D. y3 S7 e8 ADD Numakaze 2 X0 a3 W5 P9 J# W6 h! J; I
3 ^1 L4 q: @7 V4 G6 uAllied Ships
, C' N8 w% a$ V+ {# HPT PT-129 4 y H" L0 T7 t
PT PT-130
: e7 v, A: E; p6 v; tPT PT-131 * L) ^ _/ `8 L9 r* G+ }8 E. R- u1 {
PT PT-132
0 I6 K+ ]) h$ a1 G4 `9 pPT PT-133
8 u0 r( \2 o% a1 }PT PT-134, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
. J, U" [3 |! n, x5 r* ]! ^PT PT-135
. D" H5 t; f$ R3 b dPT PT-136 % [/ s# r5 v# f+ d3 L
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8 o+ L0 R( E8 | M5 R8 RNight Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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Japanese Ships
5 D( |# H2 d8 A6 o8 ]2 qBB Hiei " Q9 Z: h7 q" i$ y6 S7 c1 p- ?
BB Kirishima
- e' o$ A9 A2 p( [- I1 m8 TCA Aoba 4 F' l" f* }4 z$ d3 x
DD Akizuki ; Q; o8 p+ C" y: M8 c6 Q5 q% d
DD Teruzuki
; T2 C. G& X8 e$ w% F7 L8 NDD Amagiri + j& n2 j+ U$ ?2 u
DD Hayate 2 m/ b3 p% G( X2 b
DD Yakaze $ b1 F; n7 F/ [1 w1 [
DD Numakaze # a; C3 Z2 v/ D6 S% Y
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; D, S2 q/ a- b K: xAK Benjamin Franklin, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
9 p d2 H0 g, g/ Q# S/ ~AK Francisco Coronado ; G) P1 P+ v, H5 X3 h2 R( d5 R8 ]3 o8 N
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 , F# y, E; L* T! V$ P
BB Hiei / y( y3 O7 {7 ~- z
BB Kirishima ; P. @! P3 f- p* @+ W
CA Aoba $ ^' K! r! K3 q. B; F
DD Akizuki
# u' @: ^) u& Y# D. l; t' A5 n. GDD Teruzuki
' D% g5 p% Q' p; q# x; {9 bDD Amagiri - t# ^" X# e4 w$ Y
DD Hayate 9 }( v9 V$ O; L( o4 q% K0 k
DD Yakaze
$ \- y6 J" j8 h9 B4 xDD Numakaze 5 L0 N1 Z) Q0 j3 Z' J
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Allied Ships
1 _1 a5 P7 P4 B# r' @SC SC-1063 6 C) }- w- |. w7 t. v ?8 l, r
AK Floyd B. Olson
0 g! f: }. L2 Y7 r) e- }- v" q0 ~AK Stephen H. Long % @. R- ]- M A* i
AK Thomas M. Cooley, Shell hits 1 7 C- ~5 ?5 f7 i* J. C
AK William W. Campbell, Shell hits 2 8 r2 E# }+ R9 z7 n* ]% I
AK Empire Zephyr, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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8 K; ^- A1 w4 ?1 S8 S8 TAllied ground losses: 7 m5 N& Y" V% e4 F
26 casualties reported 3 L: i* f% D. n( |
Vehicles lost 2
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Japanese Ships 6 w( Y% V$ c3 o% r( W( U# g) Z
CL Oi / {: k' g% l( v3 |9 k6 y" e
DD Tamanami, Shell hits 2
4 O! N$ A: x; g9 `8 D# h# VDD Onami, Shell hits 3, on fire
3 A3 S# C/ e! s' H! W1 X& \9 }DD Kishinami, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
- ]8 y1 [# A" R% s/ [ L5 GDD Hayanami, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ( f: M; Y8 t6 V
DD Hamanami, on fire ( z# B5 E2 D. l- Q$ _
DD Asashimo, Shell hits 3 2 f' j, u9 y! h" @, e8 S
DD Hatsukaze 3 B/ q0 D1 M8 ?. U$ c9 d
' m' d; j0 `- X7 D9 h/ vAllied Ships
8 e8 X' k% ?% GPT PT-456 7 {$ G% e- t5 j7 w, G' Y# J; C F
PT PT-457 1 Z7 R+ y4 B! g; J
PT PT-458
% Z2 X9 f R7 B/ DPT PT-459 3 `4 a7 X7 e& m, E- T
PT PT-460 L- N- c/ C+ ^! }+ n0 k1 D& Z5 s
PT PT-461, Shell hits 6, and is sunk 5 G1 h7 o- G+ I* k) O
PT PT-488 / S! B( `7 `: Y- e( p
PT PT-489 7 t& r5 i8 [% Y; B
PT PT-490
- H5 u7 g% g& S+ D( zPT PT-491
/ t+ G! h W5 ~/ m0 {; CPT PT-492 . c2 ]% Q/ B0 }$ D4 U, T
PT PT-493 1 M$ Y! L" x( P; K$ J3 A9 j
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; b- a8 p! ^) ]) [Naval bombardment of Aitape, at 51,80
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CA Aoba 3 n; H% h( [8 r6 o0 D
BB Kirishima
# f3 \5 r1 P7 r$ T5 |/ |BB Hiei & O3 y1 C% s, L! ?, B: ^
1 J4 s% m" L) }/ s. w$ I1 u$ GAllied ground losses: + |! k, x5 Y, \8 N
218 casualties reported
; D# ]: O) D/ F% W% B+ G! b% @Guns lost 5 |