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- l' q/ L( Q2 JNight Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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1 Q# I/ D- {. h9 _/ Y7 _6 T. sCA Myoko, Shell hits 1 9 F" h8 }+ \1 s) M
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 1 - Z" v, {0 e0 R1 w& v% M2 P
CL Yubari
" L7 Y0 p8 y$ A. b" B. n8 O* }DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2 $ ?! E% e- r5 ?* C" Y, o" o# l" C
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1, on fire
7 c3 B* e+ A$ y3 VDD Urakaze
w( Z5 G/ S; d+ n, mDD Nowaki, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire 8 v) ]+ P% d o. J/ z
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1, on fire / N6 R5 x6 o# z+ F% E" E
DD Minegumo, Shell hits 1, on fire " J0 Z' v/ x, S9 ?1 |! ]
DD Shinonome
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" G j: j1 [: j. vAllied Ships ; y2 k/ _7 R! L" E: @3 X
DD Hazelwood / v4 W: N2 _' r: L& {( T0 @) ]$ J
DD Hickox 8 t7 ~( @) m' q C1 G2 G
DD Hoel
1 I' q! C \1 R8 t" RDD Hunt & P" Y: \ P4 `6 o; Z2 L; q
DD Mullany ) y. |+ a4 {6 T; A* n' A
DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 1
! M6 ]% ` V+ u$ Q" Q w& s8 U9 O! e0 zDD Renshaw
2 l3 x* g! g; V- }DD Wickes 2 w. ?: P" B2 Y) g0 W
DD Stack ! n' u3 _; _6 l# T- V
DD Wilson
. q+ w& S0 k! p( ^% M+ b: S) A; ^- U: ~DD Hatfield 0 B7 {: W: o" O
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Japanese Ships
- k6 q5 u6 v0 f; E( pCA Myoko, Shell hits 2 ; {5 Y; R3 ` l+ ]# H: i( `+ e. k! H
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 3 , f. W3 ?& E5 g w7 v
CL Yubari, Shell hits 1
A2 A R1 V7 [3 @DD Natsushio, Shell hits 4
; J% _ G: D4 ~4 v( ]. X; jDD Hayashio, on fire
2 s8 g. `" S$ C' c. bDD Urakaze, Shell hits 1
6 S: e. b* D2 L2 q0 {8 S3 nDD Nowaki, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
+ s+ B) E/ M) |* H" PDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage * c3 K+ a* \+ m: h
DD Minegumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
/ s" I( L$ v( Q# aDD Shinonome, Shell hits 2, on fire
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Allied Ships 9 Q( N. b" [7 E
DD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire
2 R- i) ?# R$ h: L3 P+ [) L& L8 ]DD Hickox, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
" \6 z( I4 ^3 U4 q2 fDD Hoel / M0 [5 C6 Y: c z
DD Hunt ; W2 g+ _0 ?1 H$ S, v
DD Mullany, Shell hits 1
9 R1 U2 T, r, J$ ^. S$ C. FDD O'Bannon, Shell hits 3
7 n b/ \1 h$ W, I: eDD Renshaw
* B& O6 ^8 L5 fDD Wickes ; ]8 Y; S0 v: {; p G. V! D
DD Stack 8 c9 P; T& T# E$ F% ?6 u7 \
DD Wilson, Shell hits 1 ' w& Y8 ]1 |" c T' `7 |
DD Hatfield
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CL Oi, Shell hits 3
; G& w% y8 l1 L1 A' ADD Tamanami # r M0 ]' C5 M1 M& H+ {, Q
DD Onami, Shell hits 3
- r+ | F8 Z8 C- r4 C) Y8 UDD Kishinami, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage , Z% j3 G C) h7 C! k8 Q" R
DD Hayanami, Shell hits 1
- X; n( ?; p) M% D; ?* N7 N! wDD Hamanami, Shell hits 2, on fire & V8 }- Q, I3 J; Y" A
DD Asashimo, Shell hits 2 ( F2 {! o% ~7 o6 v' f# d
DD Hatsukaze 1 [+ t: r. A: K. i
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Allied Ships
8 Y% B; f. i- N) P5 i" qDD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire
$ X; b7 d$ E" H) \$ x, ] kDD Hickox, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage * U, `1 o$ q W u
DD Hoel, Shell hits 1
( c: [/ ]4 }1 t3 y! g3 VDD Hunt, Shell hits 3, on fire
) W, S$ D6 Y' } ^& t8 y9 ?8 \DD Mullany, Torpedo hits 1, on fire 3 X1 @ U( r& B
DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
: o- M0 @+ q# F5 S/ LDD Renshaw
8 p2 ~; ]' C1 n0 M sDD Wickes, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
7 P' \+ W/ g- @) ]8 Y# QDD Stack
$ d+ ^8 ]% j4 `- L0 [7 D% ^2 L6 }DD Wilson : X& U. h7 g9 x. `
DD Hatfield
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# Y) k& Z# p: a% Z' z- m/ bJapanese Ships 8 D. E/ m5 S# `. r' i4 L. v- B( n! l
BB Hiei
) |7 ]% {. U. |& W1 i' C) X/ mBB Kirishima , \0 h/ P8 a/ U: y- R# y1 [
CA Aoba
* Y/ a1 [% Z! HDD Akizuki $ x% v2 ~& r# N$ r! N/ ^
DD Teruzuki
0 u0 q1 r* p% ZDD Amagiri , w) x: }5 B( P6 }, H$ v) O
DD Hayate ) E# \* y3 @* K" h- D
DD Yakaze 5 q0 z( | r! M6 P$ g( T
DD Numakaze 9 [# U ^$ P+ s1 I
8 O- K/ e- O8 X) `3 u& a6 A9 B$ VAllied Ships
/ Q6 @, t% G, w6 p" P6 K4 f$ rPT PT-129
0 W/ D% m) F3 X7 hPT PT-130
' p$ a. x0 W7 \6 c gPT PT-131
! L( y+ s r* I \& h& N% YPT PT-132 2 \ n# [1 A' h& p- j' g! z& g" q
PT PT-133
) Y% g( k% ]$ d5 P4 IPT PT-134, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
) X; ]4 \4 s( SPT PT-135
/ x: o1 c! f. H" q9 n( }( TPT PT-136 # b5 T# n" m, Y7 {& n6 V# T5 \# X0 u
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2 ?* D- D; w t/ c3 j- F) qBB Hiei : e$ t y }3 T0 \9 H2 h
BB Kirishima ! B4 |- ?, h- ]& h4 x8 d
CA Aoba * M% l1 e# r- b Y' P
DD Akizuki
2 ?5 u. H% n+ S, f& RDD Teruzuki
4 w6 D/ E c8 d9 N7 p0 mDD Amagiri ( o$ W3 o0 {2 ~9 F
DD Hayate
" W' g( v; ~/ ^* a: C {0 @DD Yakaze
; A3 w+ ~1 y3 E% O0 \5 \DD Numakaze
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Allied Ships " D6 `) t4 f, Q1 \8 Z5 F) |
AK Benjamin Franklin, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage ! H' [" s) r' I2 ^. m0 M4 @
AK Francisco Coronado
$ f n% Z) w7 a% X, WAK John C. Calhoun, Shell hits 18, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage K) k/ C( }1 P/ F' u4 }: g {( B
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 - j4 H7 G5 l G; \! P W X
6 W0 B6 E! S5 X, ~Japanese Ships
4 Y: J, b& L- i9 d" K y9 S4 |- q8 qBB Hiei
Y2 W3 w/ }1 ?# c: B# Z- MBB Kirishima
: z2 d" z4 |! N3 m8 S2 FCA Aoba
; @7 Q+ ^5 g+ _. U2 ]DD Akizuki
. K# T5 j! {7 D- iDD Teruzuki 4 C3 ?$ J6 i+ H! s$ F
DD Amagiri 3 p9 k, ^7 y; E# B
DD Hayate - [$ K' O& r7 v5 B( }2 q$ b
DD Yakaze
3 y2 `9 N5 l$ z1 `* Y+ O9 [DD Numakaze
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6 _. g% e1 A$ e3 E& eAllied Ships
& ^2 N5 Q; M, [8 P6 f- hSC SC-1063
4 f q5 q4 `" o6 n, Z/ L$ z/ CAK Floyd B. Olson
6 @5 g* q4 k' j% P" Z7 HAK Stephen H. Long y# G- O3 P: h0 ?
AK Thomas M. Cooley, Shell hits 1
- m: ]1 c! @, l: |/ z! @& fAK William W. Campbell, Shell hits 2
+ u: n& |/ p" f* ]8 u/ `! P0 ^AK Empire Zephyr, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied ground losses: A- J. o+ Z. {( e) y$ P b
26 casualties reported 3 `" m* B$ K! P' V8 J. o9 ^
Vehicles lost 2
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CL Oi - n( ?. ^# V) Z0 L1 ^) d$ G' Q" g
DD Tamanami, Shell hits 2 7 {# C7 G- _' U( I- c2 |1 L( ]
DD Onami, Shell hits 3, on fire 7 h8 ?( r+ Y) g/ D& d4 Y) A
DD Kishinami, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
* C- d9 ^& B; L4 |* E0 VDD Hayanami, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 3 b4 Y; Z8 y! f; I- t6 K
DD Hamanami, on fire 1 J* F/ f& M. ]: M' }9 ~9 }% i" a
DD Asashimo, Shell hits 3 4 o: {* E2 D0 g" |7 V& \
DD Hatsukaze 1 L/ k: E z* {% D8 ~! s
( z5 d5 t# d T( c7 E5 lAllied Ships 3 \) ~6 C. N" @0 ]
PT PT-456
. E1 }, P5 x5 Y4 H' B3 b) y' M8 ZPT PT-457
0 U7 a9 R3 e- f6 C: FPT PT-458
- k7 m2 ^. m1 S% n% S' l$ DPT PT-459 9 W9 e& _! w$ f) W
PT PT-460 : \8 a" f) f) P* y
PT PT-461, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
2 i: H( Z& b! vPT PT-488
: G# e+ T, u& WPT PT-489 3 i/ M7 D! y* H7 D9 c* Q7 o
PT PT-490 : q4 C& v4 U" U1 X: R$ {3 ~7 ?
PT PT-491 1 H; ^& C6 u% r( C! W' Z
PT PT-492 # W% S5 A: ?: G$ Z
PT PT-493
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Naval bombardment of Aitape, at 51,80
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Japanese Ships
) x& O! U6 F# l# G6 sCA Aoba
7 H0 |& b, `2 g! U* LBB Kirishima % J/ c4 a+ L. C$ e# m
BB Hiei / V4 V, ]* m; ~9 e4 J2 s+ |6 N. }9 w
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Allied ground losses:
% I5 f: ?$ I! m: r m o4 ^6 {218 casualties reported
& K) Q6 {2 B0 YGuns lost 5 |