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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 - Z4 f5 P0 }( q0 x# N
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Japanese Ships , [, O1 U5 I1 a) O/ }+ z: O
CA Myoko, Shell hits 1
6 J) d. O" U3 J9 X3 B) l1 DCL Kitakami, Shell hits 1
1 P5 K/ i" w" v, BCL Yubari : X" k0 _7 c w+ `7 B% F! |
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2
: x5 f# p( Z& d9 i- h% X9 [ sDD Hayashio, Shell hits 1, on fire
" A$ W5 G! }2 Y4 JDD Urakaze
9 R) D( S, | s: d5 YDD Nowaki, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
$ m" l/ c' i" o( b2 O* \8 TDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1, on fire 7 a! T6 }( O$ K/ X8 I! t; y2 f
DD Minegumo, Shell hits 1, on fire 7 V+ F; m; f1 ~* n* I. _% R8 Z K
DD Shinonome , i v3 J: x) E O
4 \/ n* Y) T8 M( `9 x" K& K/ K; M+ RAllied Ships ! J: q+ x7 {) G3 f9 C
DD Hazelwood
, ~" K, Z/ v* ]! ]% [DD Hickox
, s, k- a$ r2 A BDD Hoel : N* ^2 x! j' h. d- s* R
DD Hunt & W6 {( U/ H' S _: [
DD Mullany ' \. ~# V* x P" o, D' Q; N1 o7 f
DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 1 D) a" x$ b, }9 v5 j' J" W
DD Renshaw ' G3 `6 i0 |0 E' A9 i' c: c. I
DD Wickes ( |4 }9 n+ y( [! m3 u
DD Stack 7 A7 N7 z0 L, T2 @3 u
DD Wilson
1 v& D2 \/ }5 Z) o, s9 uDD Hatfield
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# S7 i8 o* J4 ]$ j* DNight Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 2 _6 r- Z" e; v- u
# |, W6 n+ O4 ?Japanese Ships 4 ]! E A2 M! v0 j. q+ Y
CA Myoko, Shell hits 2
6 z/ l0 b7 ^ \; t7 W' {CL Kitakami, Shell hits 3 8 A& A0 N' A. V. N3 V, V
CL Yubari, Shell hits 1 + C3 E( G0 D" Q9 y* O' j! u+ A
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 4
% M" F1 d! C8 G/ mDD Hayashio, on fire 3 u7 o; r( I' F
DD Urakaze, Shell hits 1
9 m3 D7 k' A; `+ @. U" z, ODD Nowaki, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk 2 S" H9 h5 k6 B/ H( k: J
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ; F3 g& d2 T! R2 [$ \; F4 z
DD Minegumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage : t! N5 z4 k6 k/ {: j& j. W% n2 I6 t$ n
DD Shinonome, Shell hits 2, on fire ( M8 N- ~# N1 \8 @ B: z
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Allied Ships
2 s/ I* f' i0 I; }& bDD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire ' i% c( H% O' i1 x% _4 X0 }# N
DD Hickox, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
! H4 V# Q C9 UDD Hoel
- F* t# T5 R3 j6 s0 _; h1 }: {; hDD Hunt ; G. I( K; l, ?" w+ u$ X; c
DD Mullany, Shell hits 1
6 Y) }( J6 K+ [ RDD O'Bannon, Shell hits 3 # \8 @5 f, ^6 s: l; O3 @
DD Renshaw
# q+ G1 j( N! n( G0 o9 C1 [DD Wickes & M' Z/ c( i# E' U! D, U
DD Stack 7 o! |# a% N8 C/ g( q2 k
DD Wilson, Shell hits 1
8 F+ d" _5 r n; t1 _DD Hatfield
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. p7 S" t6 r6 ?7 P7 x4 D5 r1 {Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 " p# h0 o) |) B# x9 J$ c5 v
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CL Oi, Shell hits 3 * w8 h! F# X: r$ I( {1 {. g
DD Tamanami 9 M" t) a k- \6 g+ {, |
DD Onami, Shell hits 3 + j; T5 R9 h5 y" i ]4 E) }
DD Kishinami, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
$ p! u/ b1 q: ]8 l: Y( U! M! J d7 zDD Hayanami, Shell hits 1
6 D- o, c0 y/ R/ {: XDD Hamanami, Shell hits 2, on fire _& @1 ^% n1 W% L
DD Asashimo, Shell hits 2 8 ^/ z' m* R! t9 @) M _7 t
DD Hatsukaze 7 ^; b6 |! L% P; g3 d
2 q5 J/ t8 ~* K9 }/ z9 @Allied Ships n2 b9 U6 \& @" p7 W1 H$ O
DD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire - H4 P1 Q# ~2 p4 N* d) I' a, Q
DD Hickox, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage + E( [' W: a' y, I
DD Hoel, Shell hits 1 . ~ z$ I K3 f: Y y, R6 y, r
DD Hunt, Shell hits 3, on fire y5 ?2 M {& q- v
DD Mullany, Torpedo hits 1, on fire 4 u4 _/ c0 q# x2 X8 _% [' J
DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 2 }& R/ ^( d. {& [6 g
DD Renshaw
' [6 Y! S, [( w+ P- N- U- p oDD Wickes, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
$ b0 e, U$ Q! h! j& [) qDD Stack
5 k L. R" n' C( P4 K1 ?8 S8 C; lDD Wilson % m; Y( x% S6 y
DD Hatfield
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 & D6 b& t) }1 E! `' [' q6 T4 Z# t
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BB Hiei 6 k/ g& M% E- M; a
BB Kirishima
7 E$ U0 y4 R" u4 x2 j: rCA Aoba 2 g& f7 R0 Y) G5 y
DD Akizuki 3 C8 K7 f8 D1 I% e! t/ Z, C
DD Teruzuki
# I1 B2 X$ N& U1 [5 GDD Amagiri
" \+ A" z8 V$ \. ^6 ~DD Hayate 5 g9 r: S: o" v
DD Yakaze 8 B* K) Q! u( g0 j' [9 m
DD Numakaze M2 P4 r$ _( S0 M" Y& e
# m& K- z0 c8 iAllied Ships % a' |3 X( Z$ e. n% }; r
PT PT-129
* Z- F6 o1 n0 Q! Y; lPT PT-130
! F% f; r" i* v. e7 M ePT PT-131 , E( o: S& X& x- W& T# l5 \; H2 U
PT PT-132
3 V, q. E3 s' f4 p" p _' GPT PT-133 * R5 W: v9 N$ T% w* @9 Q4 N
PT PT-134, Shell hits 25, and is sunk . u& h1 J6 y6 J# \
PT PT-135
0 _/ a' i' e6 e) Q$ G8 Z0 W5 O+ dPT PT-136 " z) s" }; C5 o$ `, J
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 ; b, s3 i9 w1 a- r$ c" [
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Japanese Ships ) H5 Q: T- j9 E5 ]1 F; _, X
BB Hiei ' S9 f5 U5 E) r; W
BB Kirishima " _6 h: R$ A+ k) I9 c4 ?# Z
CA Aoba # J0 N) N; ]& W1 {+ A# H
DD Akizuki
0 a( D5 m, S8 I1 @) ]DD Teruzuki ' K) [; e& K7 n
DD Amagiri f& F; H/ s% Q, Y% A( z2 l
DD Hayate 4 g5 v7 b4 w1 Y8 s. {- i8 M" Y3 [
DD Yakaze & j6 P8 U9 Z* B) V/ o
DD Numakaze
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AK Benjamin Franklin, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
0 y l1 P. x5 I1 R+ N2 o0 z* z2 _- EAK Francisco Coronado ( x0 L' R2 g, o2 H- i7 |" d$ d8 d
AK John C. Calhoun, Shell hits 18, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage : e& @8 x. A- @( H) n
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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BB Hiei
$ U) m/ O& F& x7 B$ ^BB Kirishima
6 s' ~+ g. t# x3 I$ eCA Aoba
7 W% u; H9 Q- ^% P. TDD Akizuki
5 u) \. _% w+ e) |" jDD Teruzuki 1 l) G) p9 e# J6 E
DD Amagiri
$ u3 e. n" D! R1 U% C EDD Hayate
r% u2 g5 C* u* X6 f- iDD Yakaze
* g- X+ C( J4 nDD Numakaze 2 ?5 n2 _5 ?' D0 x! G; Y* u
. E/ O. y; F4 E: BAllied Ships
3 V! S9 ~! o# n# z, r3 k* y. Z# E1 {1 xSC SC-1063 . R! X. R1 q' b* r
AK Floyd B. Olson ) J% I W ~) N9 p/ K2 h
AK Stephen H. Long
B& d: x3 S, E& ?# \" l3 E! F" kAK Thomas M. Cooley, Shell hits 1
5 B' a$ o3 j$ L' PAK William W. Campbell, Shell hits 2
4 l- ]. z9 |" I" T( q* GAK Empire Zephyr, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ; X5 m6 ?' x; i* ?% c
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Allied ground losses: ' f8 X6 Z8 P1 n3 c: k# c6 a8 A; z6 v
26 casualties reported 1 ]* p: f) y' ?+ L
Vehicles lost 2
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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Japanese Ships 7 t/ ^7 S" T8 \' i
CL Oi
) G4 Y: e$ J) \* {1 rDD Tamanami, Shell hits 2
( Z% S H% _+ |# H1 Y' eDD Onami, Shell hits 3, on fire
& T. v& J8 f9 W: V* IDD Kishinami, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk $ w* N# L4 W$ l/ A0 E( A8 z
DD Hayanami, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ! o$ k g4 d4 J
DD Hamanami, on fire ! p; \% F, f% s2 ~+ T# N* S; U3 y
DD Asashimo, Shell hits 3 4 B7 F' l2 t* O6 l3 O
DD Hatsukaze
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Allied Ships
% C' I6 ?' h' U' D# W, i, z5 ]+ ?PT PT-456 ( m; W, s" k; `
PT PT-457
/ ~: \9 B" X& m; X) XPT PT-458 9 ^4 S' J9 V" R+ w" f4 W1 m
PT PT-459 4 x' B$ Y6 r+ L a4 r: h5 x) }# s
PT PT-460
9 G4 Y* t4 P! h7 r3 kPT PT-461, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
, D ?+ ^! X. `7 F3 o: uPT PT-488
: U6 d% H3 @0 z+ G) jPT PT-489 6 o* N1 q o. E L9 J9 a4 V0 n
PT PT-490 ; u) [! m8 `( |2 b) ~1 {; I, E
PT PT-491
# q( E @% v3 ePT PT-492 ' ?4 |: M1 g$ w5 t; ]: l& ?
PT PT-493
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+ V6 D5 L4 O" w" cNaval bombardment of Aitape, at 51,80 * s& z5 t3 O, K& R+ \9 S7 [2 t3 i
r: y- i0 h6 V# G6 p1 k8 LJapanese Ships
2 _ j6 B; k5 `! K0 h! b9 N, JCA Aoba & q1 ~8 \; p' m# x" B
BB Kirishima
5 H, G0 a+ y; G5 G! M$ S$ A: \BB Hiei
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Allied ground losses:
$ U7 F2 C( F* C% N h/ p* U218 casualties reported 3 r! n# J) X, {+ y
Guns lost 5 |