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日军舰队突入爱塔佩滩头
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) p+ E: b- z6 [8 J) |8 pNight Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 & f* c+ s' d& V! \
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Japanese Ships
7 T8 K& ^' p9 H; oCA Myoko, Shell hits 1 ( ~ ^. L- ~' f% k. C% @# }' i
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 1
! |3 @+ O3 K& d% h7 xCL Yubari ! U* g* M, L; n9 R
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2 - K3 Y7 J9 o# D( y
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1, on fire
. T& d: Z: N; _! Q& o. {2 DDD Urakaze 3 T- Y' `3 L% a& n: u
DD Nowaki, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire 1 {8 I6 c6 J& ]
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1, on fire
+ [* M- s. H9 d9 Z) rDD Minegumo, Shell hits 1, on fire 8 r- B4 A( t$ Q S& f& c
DD Shinonome $ Y+ c: Z2 Z& b; }, L7 [9 u
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Allied Ships 0 D; L$ G: K% M- g/ y5 r- O
DD Hazelwood
) c" I a. l' i3 S5 iDD Hickox
. D4 w$ S+ J$ g% D9 a8 b( A' f4 nDD Hoel 6 H7 t5 m* z/ S/ C% g4 j, y
DD Hunt
6 m7 e# y9 |9 _) ]% S$ o5 XDD Mullany ' g3 n1 H, y6 F; n2 t
DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 1
. I1 K' o0 r8 ]DD Renshaw , ]4 j+ @0 H: U5 Y% P" |
DD Wickes
w" ?7 y" B v% e' Y: w$ [- y& ]DD Stack 3 B5 d9 O w/ ^5 i) U$ D
DD Wilson
9 o9 g; z% a5 GDD Hatfield % O( B3 `$ B2 `. w/ y Q8 V
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Japanese Ships
1 T5 }1 F9 R* Q# Q* B- z1 fCA Myoko, Shell hits 2 * q; g+ z) M8 ~6 ^
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 3 - \/ M, e4 @/ t9 y5 l' s/ v
CL Yubari, Shell hits 1 9 @0 V( G7 Q D
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 4 0 ^9 i# P& }' `6 ]) Y
DD Hayashio, on fire ( p6 {, `. \/ _# l
DD Urakaze, Shell hits 1
2 R) E9 @. ]- l& Z2 Z" ~7 eDD Nowaki, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
! Z! {) I" |* o+ A* KDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
$ a# {7 u* n* CDD Minegumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ; J5 b2 ]& O2 N2 W) N1 e+ z
DD Shinonome, Shell hits 2, on fire
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Allied Ships ( Z; r9 z4 x7 R5 b3 s5 U
DD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire j P% c3 R7 j& g ^3 S& |. J
DD Hickox, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire 0 i/ ?# T# G! \( h
DD Hoel
9 O3 q: \2 A5 ^4 v& e% `DD Hunt ( F* P9 d: D$ W6 Q3 u: u1 T) ^$ ^
DD Mullany, Shell hits 1
8 P; b4 u: X/ n' bDD O'Bannon, Shell hits 3 6 w7 D: h6 `! t5 O8 ]9 e, P7 D0 c; ?
DD Renshaw & {. c: K2 F' q& H- u2 [, {
DD Wickes 4 S% y) @4 w0 j- N3 U+ d6 E1 w% D" k
DD Stack 2 z" A# X- S( T6 i
DD Wilson, Shell hits 1
& z% k% _/ ]/ ^% R$ Y3 q5 qDD Hatfield ' w6 l* b6 ~1 S" z4 G3 K" R
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: I! C6 q$ K" n. bNight Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 2 X: h7 y6 P' a, G3 k
! F7 V" h& g9 ?7 I8 lJapanese Ships
5 o. K* M$ I3 N2 |CL Oi, Shell hits 3 / b8 D% h a' ~- n
DD Tamanami
0 Z9 m* w. _$ W; n) g' rDD Onami, Shell hits 3 & _% F7 y8 A# v8 ^' U, p' ?* K0 Q
DD Kishinami, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
$ E6 ]" W) ^+ m7 P; n4 e& B) ~( g3 h. MDD Hayanami, Shell hits 1 5 O$ c( G5 |5 v# Q$ B+ n; G, `
DD Hamanami, Shell hits 2, on fire & ]3 q* m5 d6 \: {
DD Asashimo, Shell hits 2
- b* Y! t2 W1 U s4 _4 [DD Hatsukaze
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Allied Ships
9 Z3 }% `( p# b! `6 a* j5 V- p( wDD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire 4 m+ n9 T; N& @
DD Hickox, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage $ ~+ [- i- v8 b* i7 p/ E8 w1 V. S8 D; s
DD Hoel, Shell hits 1
: ?9 f2 j) [1 x& e+ x' d5 M. |2 QDD Hunt, Shell hits 3, on fire 0 O4 d! C9 i V5 A' s7 H9 U3 `
DD Mullany, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
# M6 V) V# x& P3 \. Y$ O: w) pDD O'Bannon, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
J+ Y( U9 X k4 s- Y; x4 p3 m) UDD Renshaw
_) Q8 D% B3 `$ p/ R8 m. gDD Wickes, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk 4 h2 B" R$ c$ q; R
DD Stack ! [' [5 Z" J* C. N
DD Wilson
8 Q' ~* }. S. W* F/ y- C' o* TDD Hatfield $ }5 C! w* m$ `4 v5 l; ?) \% Q! l
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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BB Hiei
- o% k( e2 u& l0 PBB Kirishima ! N& S7 ~0 p- {- B* N
CA Aoba
1 r9 U- e4 ^) o+ B HDD Akizuki ' j9 i) A9 A/ [2 |& S" u
DD Teruzuki # ]2 h3 o7 h0 I2 l9 f
DD Amagiri
! t5 |3 A3 N2 J: b9 a* N4 f- |DD Hayate 1 P8 b9 \$ k6 `7 M
DD Yakaze
' O8 L( R: g1 a0 Y' j- e, SDD Numakaze 6 @% n+ t2 `8 N# b
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Allied Ships . W6 P1 g% G: b/ S4 t; r( L$ [' \
PT PT-129
9 j$ \- O7 r4 ~3 Y; ?PT PT-130 1 {0 d- Y% A' n* R6 J1 K* ^
PT PT-131
: ?3 z7 L6 L0 R" YPT PT-132
: F7 n" f8 {# {PT PT-133
4 J: b) }. J' e; ~PT PT-134, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
" Q8 |% z; m: \, wPT PT-135
- z o3 \' G, cPT PT-136
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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BB Hiei
0 u$ Y2 `$ d0 |BB Kirishima
7 `# h& [2 W5 r' D [CA Aoba ' S# p( a- u4 I1 a+ X1 @
DD Akizuki
1 U8 K$ U2 q# t# ?8 ^DD Teruzuki - r/ v5 y' q) s" S. c0 J* w1 {
DD Amagiri + Q+ P( [( s+ i9 b1 w$ T
DD Hayate
! ?/ e0 P: `. p, U" ]4 iDD Yakaze ( o: U, e0 P0 U; @
DD Numakaze ' ^ }3 `, _9 M# u: I% n
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Allied Ships
6 b' l4 V+ B2 R# {5 _" [AK Benjamin Franklin, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage & M; \9 `4 S% W0 c- R6 `
AK Francisco Coronado
: q1 D# ]* x* ] nAK John C. Calhoun, Shell hits 18, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage & O$ t# Q O; ]7 p F( A
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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Japanese Ships
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BB Kirishima . T6 f. q6 k$ J7 U! _+ F
CA Aoba
h; [( R3 J' j0 }; j, _DD Akizuki
" M1 K3 A8 t$ ^6 D! C e$ Y- A# ^DD Teruzuki + P2 F- z" L7 m
DD Amagiri
4 ~, T; M* l8 j4 e# M. h3 m2 SDD Hayate ) n% i' r( }5 k6 `; T/ f
DD Yakaze / e5 _' p& S; n% j/ g; ?
DD Numakaze 2 Z0 Y7 b& t6 T( K' V4 m
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Allied Ships
2 S" D3 _3 D) O/ F$ V8 WSC SC-1063
' Y7 z9 \+ U' u: q0 v8 }( y* ~6 iAK Floyd B. Olson : P8 ` I. J4 M' z2 D- V
AK Stephen H. Long 4 f6 h4 R+ s+ G9 o" w
AK Thomas M. Cooley, Shell hits 1
) d. x2 R7 v& C" FAK William W. Campbell, Shell hits 2
3 G; {+ s1 v" B; _5 J# `0 K" O wAK Empire Zephyr, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 0 l, A2 E$ y7 `: v" r" V
- U$ [9 i5 C5 V$ y/ sAllied ground losses: 7 X5 B/ c+ ?/ v( ~
26 casualties reported
1 o/ O! K! `: \: I* l) |4 y" eVehicles lost 2 2 G4 \% G' R4 X# l
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1 n" M, v2 |7 i- Y; i3 e( ENight Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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CL Oi
- _. |% z( V% hDD Tamanami, Shell hits 2
# A3 y8 ]- }. UDD Onami, Shell hits 3, on fire
0 }6 x1 ^* O, j) }DD Kishinami, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk " X) {1 C" F3 u# f
DD Hayanami, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage % u! [7 r; |, H4 z6 D' m
DD Hamanami, on fire / ^4 B6 x* a* j3 a: d
DD Asashimo, Shell hits 3
2 r5 N: H' h1 O8 fDD Hatsukaze , c$ R" [6 A `7 [! P" z) S$ J
% o' U4 E5 s( ]1 AAllied Ships 5 s5 e- q5 @7 G$ C0 C
PT PT-456 7 T: E1 E1 }, |% H( [
PT PT-457 ) R! ^/ y$ ~7 m1 z
PT PT-458
: k* K5 V9 G) Q' gPT PT-459 . r/ B2 \" z0 p2 y
PT PT-460 ' B4 b7 I0 t' R4 X5 R1 E; y
PT PT-461, Shell hits 6, and is sunk 3 U* W7 ~* Q' O2 ?2 z
PT PT-488 * c# g1 L. z/ H6 {4 K$ z
PT PT-489
! t+ ?5 v# k! [/ V) e2 BPT PT-490 : O; |; ?9 c5 G7 \- i
PT PT-491
4 P; T8 Z6 ?6 APT PT-492
. U; q0 D$ h" k9 p: I9 [, @PT PT-493 : Y t+ M9 k! a. u( B# `
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3 S1 U/ m/ i1 ^0 pNaval bombardment of Aitape, at 51,80
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! [3 F; h% n7 Y& h% K1 JJapanese Ships
% ?: u6 x R) v$ d3 C/ ^4 B$ a, nCA Aoba - T- r- V$ C( u4 X! ]5 X: b
BB Kirishima ! A0 K. H9 s4 x1 l
BB Hiei
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9 x; Y' f0 L0 ^: p0 U8 c+ T+ rAllied ground losses: : @7 I/ E6 ]6 R/ f
218 casualties reported 5 }/ w7 e3 r. `9 i9 z1 P
Guns lost 5 |