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日军舰队突入爱塔佩滩头' t- F- q3 @3 J9 a, M
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2 @5 T/ G; [: g& O8 R2 X* |/ xNight Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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% B$ k5 t$ B/ Q- E! T+ ]2 p" GCA Myoko, Shell hits 1
c& u5 k: s) [% x' V; w, nCL Kitakami, Shell hits 1
, I B- d4 |% `9 A/ iCL Yubari ' `2 J, D B) m' `1 B
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2 / V+ O1 w1 y7 I4 \; {
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1, on fire
& W& r! S2 {/ X% kDD Urakaze
4 O" _' H! X4 V5 [6 cDD Nowaki, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
( M1 Y: B. n+ e: x* _DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1, on fire 5 l0 ~: C2 k/ P) t2 L$ J4 d q) j
DD Minegumo, Shell hits 1, on fire / y v9 w, Z! r( A) I
DD Shinonome
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. r4 w9 {0 U' m4 c- kDD Hazelwood ( @( s. G% a, w O' N! S! ~
DD Hickox , D. B: l/ B5 ?6 Q6 H
DD Hoel 3 V" [6 J p/ f3 t* M+ M) w
DD Hunt R0 N. V& I$ w
DD Mullany / f G; T! [4 G3 i1 m7 d+ R* T
DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 1 4 Q, c! M! O1 T7 E! z- Q+ i0 i
DD Renshaw $ i- ]0 R2 q1 n
DD Wickes
% B4 b2 d: m5 WDD Stack
0 Y1 Z. J3 A; \1 LDD Wilson 0 Z! H1 G. g) \ j7 w
DD Hatfield
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0 U# M" @+ c! n& P" @0 M6 JNight Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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CA Myoko, Shell hits 2
! j( U6 Q5 c- t4 r# q- z9 e# r' jCL Kitakami, Shell hits 3
- }7 ^/ a7 w9 M: D GCL Yubari, Shell hits 1 ! M' U }/ A2 q2 M+ x
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 4
) t7 R1 |- T( C. A0 N7 [DD Hayashio, on fire 2 U* g7 i! u2 }3 ]4 L) |0 r
DD Urakaze, Shell hits 1 + R" U( R' a- ^3 [
DD Nowaki, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk 8 x& u( m* j5 B+ _# `+ ]3 D
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage % N& J7 Z$ f' q
DD Minegumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
' B8 M' ]& \; e2 j9 eDD Shinonome, Shell hits 2, on fire
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0 J% Y+ I& @2 {8 j5 vAllied Ships " U4 S! ?. `% m9 t J+ h* q
DD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire ' T. ]# |3 h9 `5 F! E
DD Hickox, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
- J/ k& w% X5 J7 X+ R/ }DD Hoel
: v/ ]* H+ ]9 H2 n8 |* \5 VDD Hunt 5 [$ o$ q/ Y$ A" {( s6 z
DD Mullany, Shell hits 1 - W* ^+ I1 Z8 i
DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 3
( r0 N- ^ H* \$ [6 }% bDD Renshaw
& J |# v% C' m" s9 P( H/ zDD Wickes - w: f5 U* |5 a
DD Stack
) ?1 K* L7 q a& Y8 @. BDD Wilson, Shell hits 1 4 m4 H4 G: i' u ~$ N# b; V; Z: j
DD Hatfield * n) D; n' p1 d* D' u; j+ Y1 Y
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) |3 E7 n! p, {& F% CNight Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 0 D# G4 M1 |. |- s1 [
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Japanese Ships ; D- X J* M# B2 N& ^! O8 A
CL Oi, Shell hits 3 ) }1 [# w4 k2 u, ?( g( }5 t7 y
DD Tamanami
6 X. U ~7 X* D4 G8 ?0 CDD Onami, Shell hits 3
; f2 \3 E1 t! a5 I6 \" ^5 ~DD Kishinami, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
' q1 z/ \, U" O' ~$ i# iDD Hayanami, Shell hits 1 6 p; x7 {& [2 l
DD Hamanami, Shell hits 2, on fire
# g# u. a# d# Z* r3 O" nDD Asashimo, Shell hits 2 2 z; s: E) p' i! {, x, I- Q
DD Hatsukaze 1 [3 t" L4 [8 P9 f1 H
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Allied Ships 5 R5 C6 |' Q- O$ T0 \
DD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire 3 m4 E9 t5 |5 c6 A
DD Hickox, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
- v a9 j. Q9 l k5 I, lDD Hoel, Shell hits 1 1 W. k' s8 d! r7 K0 r$ r# q H% F
DD Hunt, Shell hits 3, on fire
& a' u) a% ]* [- @5 jDD Mullany, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
0 A/ x6 B- T8 |5 [0 iDD O'Bannon, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
- S! t! e' R/ o6 P' m) r! eDD Renshaw
! I4 H; z, j& i, ?DD Wickes, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk 1 \6 z3 O) y% R/ |" Y
DD Stack
5 e$ u* P8 `$ s, Q$ w4 oDD Wilson
7 d! I, k |) |( Q K- ^DD Hatfield 1 U+ u- P: h' K2 A! L
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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Japanese Ships 8 k# j) w3 F, o+ i
BB Hiei 3 E( U2 m% Q+ L0 \% {4 m$ {' r
BB Kirishima
7 G+ Z" A- A& H$ FCA Aoba / Z( ^% @$ j& i: r. Y, z
DD Akizuki
0 f2 e1 r5 o- q1 Y) MDD Teruzuki ! D4 @* ]2 v6 I6 {0 ^) K% d
DD Amagiri
. G2 |) O8 |& Q+ iDD Hayate - ?) D+ K% i6 }! ?7 u! H
DD Yakaze $ O& r- a+ \5 w
DD Numakaze
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Allied Ships ' G- q& U9 p2 v
PT PT-129 6 {7 L o8 v: ] h9 }
PT PT-130
. J7 X& Y; [2 {5 t- R) @1 I( V8 `' YPT PT-131 7 c6 s; F0 C/ D7 q7 H: J7 j: u
PT PT-132 + c& f, ^1 t" w5 {$ J4 ~* W2 o
PT PT-133
: H& w: Z6 M. k" y; E7 a6 YPT PT-134, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
. m5 Q$ N* G) v% r+ CPT PT-135 : w8 t/ u* i- K+ F7 t! T+ n
PT PT-136
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5 ^3 p1 y; J; ~3 N4 {! qJapanese Ships / M" a/ b# A3 {/ d; f
BB Hiei
5 W. J8 i, G$ N+ n$ DBB Kirishima
7 Z1 }" T. V6 ~9 y9 a, b3 T fCA Aoba
) _5 K f* O. @$ KDD Akizuki
W$ T" B8 I- o7 v8 f: \3 pDD Teruzuki
/ r: J' i) {6 P6 ZDD Amagiri - u2 }# o9 i* o; V3 V
DD Hayate
2 ^; I5 {6 P3 gDD Yakaze
: l! E5 Q1 u5 k% `DD Numakaze ( @1 G6 e/ k2 h" v( N! V
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Allied Ships + J$ H5 O0 h) O6 [
AK Benjamin Franklin, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage ( o) i7 f+ v0 S! v9 y- Q+ D
AK Francisco Coronado
4 m @& v% m. ~9 C6 \$ eAK John C. Calhoun, Shell hits 18, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Japanese Ships 0 k4 q5 f$ I6 s& o. z! j4 g
BB Hiei 9 L8 X$ K5 r# q! Y8 c( n$ G
BB Kirishima 9 _+ A+ u4 s$ x" V1 Z
CA Aoba
& L; V2 ]/ ^0 o w+ B' ~" RDD Akizuki # ?5 q- m# R( m n1 w9 T
DD Teruzuki + x% d1 N: E4 n/ {0 Z- B, i1 @
DD Amagiri 7 e: O; \, b" A
DD Hayate 1 ^$ I4 l3 x- {
DD Yakaze
# s$ V. O }: a, y# n& F9 g3 d2 bDD Numakaze ! i& C- j8 x* m; D% r& h; P$ p
1 B" y+ J0 R0 i+ Z8 bAllied Ships
T4 A: i4 N; `6 o6 b Y6 }- U4 mSC SC-1063
; I$ v: I9 v! V& |AK Floyd B. Olson
6 W! w" L) h* _- d- J! SAK Stephen H. Long $ Q G, P9 N u* V
AK Thomas M. Cooley, Shell hits 1
, b9 J- @: X9 k- H/ A3 bAK William W. Campbell, Shell hits 2
, s! T# h; K; k; f- }$ mAK Empire Zephyr, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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- J2 Y+ ]0 M8 h1 |' L; O. n$ RAllied ground losses: ( z& W" g9 s2 Y% x6 J# d9 E/ Y
26 casualties reported
0 V7 L6 }) T0 T+ v) [3 m& I' FVehicles lost 2 . R9 _$ y( O/ m9 ^
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CL Oi
) z* y& W& @! hDD Tamanami, Shell hits 2
! [3 m% ~5 }7 l. M! gDD Onami, Shell hits 3, on fire 2 g; _& A o# S ^7 W J
DD Kishinami, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk - v, j, I5 V( J v* e3 j$ ~% Q
DD Hayanami, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ( B8 c0 u$ v; R8 y' X+ z
DD Hamanami, on fire ) b2 h& r& }. f7 V9 n
DD Asashimo, Shell hits 3 ; f, D# m; h } _, j/ a
DD Hatsukaze
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, v) E5 k6 ?$ sAllied Ships
3 ^/ w% y! _' zPT PT-456 3 z/ y/ j( [9 P5 x1 U K7 q
PT PT-457
) i# V, ?$ O1 i) X5 RPT PT-458 9 }: Z8 l7 U* z- L$ O
PT PT-459
& y( {8 V6 D' l2 b) V- s' PPT PT-460 6 |5 Q# R, B0 o
PT PT-461, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
, p; f& A( O4 j, Y. N9 E& A# F: @PT PT-488 ( ?4 a" z- v1 ~: b" y+ f5 g" J0 {
PT PT-489
1 l( I) ^- w& q6 XPT PT-490
. l. n/ L/ o1 q: _9 \2 d6 B1 dPT PT-491 + {& @3 Q M1 Y9 d# o q
PT PT-492
1 b H1 p- X# n! E$ K& o" ]PT PT-493
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- l8 k1 ~: Y( h. e8 G, ^Naval bombardment of Aitape, at 51,80
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Japanese Ships
' K1 c q! h. Z( R( LCA Aoba
. G9 U- Y6 _. A# @6 q, ?$ aBB Kirishima 5 V, z i6 `0 d0 K3 P
BB Hiei 1 M) h5 b& K4 c& l2 I, F9 {1 J c
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Allied ground losses:
0 J, s F8 ~7 h. C218 casualties reported - D8 }$ }' a1 y/ o3 v
Guns lost 5 |