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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 0 ? r f3 [# D9 ` g+ @
5 l* Y" K; J, ~" G0 j; s7 {# BJapanese Ships " |- U! H/ e& L( M0 d
CA Myoko, Shell hits 1
+ q# e8 p6 o# c* c v- J' ?, vCL Kitakami, Shell hits 1 . I& v5 x. Y3 _* ]8 l
CL Yubari 6 g; [& M) T* l
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2 2 e- P6 I. u. l, h$ ]: q" F2 b* R
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1, on fire $ q4 Q4 f, q: f# f9 Q* f
DD Urakaze
) d7 W6 x3 V9 G2 JDD Nowaki, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire h. r1 Q/ t. U+ F
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1, on fire 8 U/ g: O7 B) Z$ j- y/ w% T
DD Minegumo, Shell hits 1, on fire ) Q) @- O3 Z) Z% s" a" v
DD Shinonome 9 e o! K1 n' A3 F$ C
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Allied Ships - q2 K* S: H- n: @
DD Hazelwood
$ E: n7 x$ K/ c# u/ yDD Hickox
2 L d* m5 R% _6 o* q+ y( v3 vDD Hoel s) x+ N5 x! q" F; F
DD Hunt
7 J2 ~5 v$ ?# x$ ?DD Mullany
! c/ D( |' t. c; _, |$ G( YDD O'Bannon, Shell hits 1 + T$ @1 C. a. b6 p0 {# S
DD Renshaw
8 f8 \7 |0 h' [. E+ cDD Wickes % ], e K- c# v" A4 o+ @) ~
DD Stack
0 a' `0 Q% O6 r9 m/ t' v$ RDD Wilson
, M, `6 e. o" y8 K7 JDD Hatfield
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9 f, I& v) J0 HNight Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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Japanese Ships " u1 }' R, _& x2 C
CA Myoko, Shell hits 2
& R7 J; ]$ b0 _: l0 t8 L: DCL Kitakami, Shell hits 3
. I1 f- A! m6 nCL Yubari, Shell hits 1
- z5 q1 |+ P. LDD Natsushio, Shell hits 4 & T, v1 ^4 q; {4 B
DD Hayashio, on fire * ~6 \# p( ?6 r- }# `+ Y+ h) h
DD Urakaze, Shell hits 1 ' h' c& A: A2 i: g* X/ z
DD Nowaki, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk & _, I: u' o& {" z/ v+ `
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage , E; Z5 k( B$ Z& Z
DD Minegumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 3 M( J Q7 X# c8 m* X* ^
DD Shinonome, Shell hits 2, on fire " @7 n2 K/ T8 o3 e% e. G* @0 ^
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Allied Ships
3 X5 F. K5 [ X( X6 ?3 ^DD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire
* I4 h( Q- z: A% z! n" tDD Hickox, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire % t, [% a0 J3 ]+ G+ A
DD Hoel
7 X6 l6 X( t& ?+ R$ xDD Hunt 8 X+ L+ A4 x/ f# ^5 Y" w
DD Mullany, Shell hits 1 9 e2 L, H: z5 [2 r8 R
DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 3
3 K5 ~, q7 K i3 j$ x$ n3 PDD Renshaw ; `/ U. g W4 d" L) y
DD Wickes
9 _1 E7 c) I2 I7 D$ h" MDD Stack $ D: v' r7 G/ N4 J ?* R
DD Wilson, Shell hits 1 7 H3 n9 i+ H) g- m, D
DD Hatfield
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) m+ ]3 J( Y7 V8 R9 WNight Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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Japanese Ships
. S# h( m5 L6 {( M7 M. O' F- o Y# ACL Oi, Shell hits 3
* M1 H: [& v6 J- C" w TDD Tamanami
" ?& `7 z9 |8 O4 }9 R! l4 Z) R8 m% aDD Onami, Shell hits 3
3 O3 X# y& C' W! H/ r ~) ADD Kishinami, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 7 L/ [/ i' M2 U7 H4 o
DD Hayanami, Shell hits 1
6 |( }& i! B9 F) W0 uDD Hamanami, Shell hits 2, on fire
" R! n: ?& C# V6 }( U! h; G' fDD Asashimo, Shell hits 2
/ ~* `0 x j4 k) O7 mDD Hatsukaze ; _" s3 B, Z U7 R9 }3 j! ?. a
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Allied Ships 8 p: o8 y8 }6 \' l
DD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire
; p) \- g1 W# y7 e4 n; f, QDD Hickox, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage 4 P( T! I' Y( G; h
DD Hoel, Shell hits 1 : s5 z. I. o' J# |
DD Hunt, Shell hits 3, on fire
8 B. _) W' ~/ s" s, ]DD Mullany, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
+ a$ _# n, ]7 V, D& B+ a4 P0 B- RDD O'Bannon, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ( H l. P! k0 p, w6 S
DD Renshaw " ^1 b% ^, I: n3 v" j% B$ @
DD Wickes, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
7 m: C0 r# a3 r& S) r6 aDD Stack 4 d' O% \ M. T- ?
DD Wilson
3 w* D6 I+ }, Q0 v' q9 u6 lDD Hatfield 8 q& z: f7 G* h- D+ l; q1 k+ Q
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Japanese Ships ! a; R0 v8 M9 ]6 r: Q& n4 d- B6 j
BB Hiei 6 M+ ?' Y5 J+ q5 r$ r$ u& Q
BB Kirishima
. B$ b7 W& D3 K; M9 Y9 CCA Aoba . B5 W8 { w5 Z- P* Q8 e3 E) Y
DD Akizuki
+ ^) J, C9 e+ ?4 ]/ F4 k3 g. GDD Teruzuki
" C4 t# I' |6 E- QDD Amagiri
8 i% X+ v) L& t% i+ HDD Hayate . b2 O$ Y' \2 J) V4 h
DD Yakaze
0 X8 U% b8 `0 Z& |DD Numakaze $ l$ L) R( k4 l8 A) a" x1 ~7 j
1 S' F2 C: \: R8 ^/ O9 w A' vAllied Ships & I4 R6 ]5 }; [
PT PT-129
! {& k9 o" e% @" u5 QPT PT-130
# a: w, _; [. x# L- YPT PT-131
( a7 Y% v' l. [PT PT-132 ) G- ]1 z. P$ l ^
PT PT-133
+ N+ V. Y# j6 W4 u, T+ VPT PT-134, Shell hits 25, and is sunk " P% \' X. H& j5 Y
PT PT-135 ; P/ o- V4 e H( B5 Z4 ]: g
PT PT-136
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BB Hiei
7 s6 L( E( @) N+ t+ IBB Kirishima
& l; b6 r$ `2 K& c( a# u1 f7 ^CA Aoba * U- F a4 x& T: R
DD Akizuki
( B: }: T' d, ]DD Teruzuki
. e* j2 {$ @6 c' |* \7 B1 LDD Amagiri
/ p G% Z. }9 }9 X4 sDD Hayate 1 L2 X- X) ~3 Z/ k7 e
DD Yakaze
3 Y5 F- [; ~0 U4 z' W A' TDD Numakaze
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1 A/ y6 H$ a5 x" E9 }( N& M% QAllied Ships ; h2 s4 g/ r4 \
AK Benjamin Franklin, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage " k# r6 _' S" G; i
AK Francisco Coronado
+ b0 @& o0 j2 q0 t3 _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
1 r6 ]+ t3 ]! B4 m" j1 o tBB Hiei ' [/ p# k2 s5 g
BB Kirishima + g* L f m: ~; [) R
CA Aoba
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DD Teruzuki
! A$ j$ Z; {4 e$ FDD Amagiri
* x: U7 f5 a! g4 R0 aDD Hayate
1 d5 ?; o3 d$ s/ R: ODD Yakaze " V4 Q/ U# `9 e! x# t* r
DD Numakaze & t( u8 K4 y% f9 A# D* F9 W
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Allied Ships ) n& H- z7 s1 S2 B( w, C y9 ]8 T
SC SC-1063 / ?9 |: c! Q e: d: ~ o7 G
AK Floyd B. Olson ) Z! |3 O6 b" m+ m# P
AK Stephen H. Long 5 {" p7 `) u0 ~* S. ^
AK Thomas M. Cooley, Shell hits 1 . U$ v/ _9 o$ j) P
AK William W. Campbell, Shell hits 2
6 ~; ?( o! s* h! `6 QAK Empire Zephyr, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied ground losses: 5 h* [4 x" i- U! q
26 casualties reported ! C3 F. v& G" V8 h/ k8 f8 h1 f
Vehicles lost 2 * S3 q* S( z) D0 b+ t, x: M! F2 s! C
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. U2 H! L1 x7 N4 F' H: j7 HNight Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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CL Oi
! W& E& `8 e4 n* FDD Tamanami, Shell hits 2 / @+ C3 V/ Z$ e6 w+ ~/ R7 K& d6 [/ F
DD Onami, Shell hits 3, on fire , V7 M a% n, c1 S7 Z9 K: W
DD Kishinami, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
+ F2 A+ M/ U3 Z2 H4 x9 G0 f2 x$ q. k( _DD Hayanami, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 3 G% \/ f1 ]% ]
DD Hamanami, on fire
' b6 v. o# C; GDD Asashimo, Shell hits 3
( L1 i5 [) r0 e8 I4 U; S. L, A. ODD Hatsukaze ; L5 z* Y' `; b: U2 g% B( L
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Allied Ships / R% d9 `: K2 P5 B$ `, g
PT PT-456 * s6 _; p8 @4 h4 K' h4 G
PT PT-457
; _$ P. {* p" w; C1 R7 j& zPT PT-458 ! a4 ^) f/ k3 ~% a' q* f
PT PT-459
2 Q$ V' _" I2 e6 WPT PT-460 $ E! A+ k" b; K' I) Z+ [, {) L
PT PT-461, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
) T' M1 l7 ]- M- HPT PT-488 ! n- c2 m& i9 K! u; h5 H9 y1 E* ?
PT PT-489
2 |0 {/ g" X: r* l- IPT PT-490
& w6 j% @! b. g4 CPT PT-491
' x+ h# k8 s; }0 i; S! ]; z1 s0 PPT PT-492
" r8 m# Y3 x! r/ G+ p+ S( q1 d- yPT PT-493
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Naval bombardment of Aitape, at 51,80 . s6 u( C6 I# f. B; `
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Japanese Ships
2 @1 o+ G( E1 c2 V5 _0 BCA Aoba % L/ r$ l" @. I# l; |. Y" S
BB Kirishima * y' t' g+ C6 a# `% f/ i
BB Hiei
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4 j, [7 n' H S* _# j' X( BAllied ground losses:
7 j. Z" c/ l- o5 g0 M+ y218 casualties reported % ]0 I- K1 }* c; g
Guns lost 5 |