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日军舰队突入爱塔佩滩头
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2 S/ ~$ B+ ]3 ~1 i3 R+ JNight Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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0 o2 T2 ~0 A2 P. ^ v1 n5 R- uCA Myoko, Shell hits 1
: N- D6 U$ B# d' ^& m) H# NCL Kitakami, Shell hits 1
, Q/ ` j$ J" z7 ~CL Yubari 1 @# H' g" {8 }7 p7 k1 ^
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2
7 g, k4 Q% H# }* Q' c9 FDD Hayashio, Shell hits 1, on fire
! `0 x0 k6 z2 Z( d, S4 rDD Urakaze
8 `3 T2 c. ?$ P7 Q% TDD Nowaki, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire 1 H% S3 j/ J0 P& u4 ]3 g8 Z8 M
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1, on fire
1 y. a8 C# j @DD Minegumo, Shell hits 1, on fire
! m9 a# `0 A# V0 v# G: ]DD Shinonome & m- w, S# h# b2 p3 c$ k3 B
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' j& }7 a$ ]+ |& }DD Hazelwood 3 h9 m; @( }# F. y1 A
DD Hickox ; n! k* {" |& I; B; S; `) ]
DD Hoel
! }6 W8 `9 j0 n9 ^* zDD Hunt
2 a8 o9 a% O# } o2 y5 RDD Mullany 7 [/ P# B. x' b' o) j$ z# I0 y
DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 1 # k& R( C- `2 w2 n1 l/ B0 o3 U
DD Renshaw
+ Z/ w4 q$ U) JDD Wickes
8 H. v3 q8 {5 G( wDD Stack $ k2 G& L' R- z4 g, w
DD Wilson
7 I6 r/ b" f# w0 DDD Hatfield ; w/ T+ T( K) d: P
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 5 t3 N5 O$ ~, p6 P& N, ]; Q0 d
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/ D$ O& @% Q' y: _3 dCA Myoko, Shell hits 2 : N% d: L, D, }2 f- H2 Z: M
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 3
9 ], z/ l) k/ ^. I& a" MCL Yubari, Shell hits 1 * S( W6 N; C" s' {( z0 y
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 4
* |5 A1 A2 {. p5 k/ v( x. cDD Hayashio, on fire ' a3 q9 L: c( Y0 ]. I
DD Urakaze, Shell hits 1
" l4 x: W# H& S8 G( {5 K; l' KDD Nowaki, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
+ U+ T9 U0 `! t: l0 i1 ]( M0 X0 ]DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage + F: j$ b' Y! Y/ b' z9 T. |* M
DD Minegumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage , i6 N. `& m, c' E
DD Shinonome, Shell hits 2, on fire
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Allied Ships
7 {/ |$ N L. K+ F8 rDD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire ' B- o q* l# @* G
DD Hickox, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire % M" p& A! V% G. F+ s
DD Hoel
0 ] Y6 w( \/ X! N& f1 NDD Hunt
4 M; \3 p2 X* cDD Mullany, Shell hits 1 ) ^( ~: V3 j8 H1 Q
DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 3
, W3 z1 W6 r5 v7 _DD Renshaw
- l% v$ o+ ^* k; h0 z6 I6 DDD Wickes
7 b; j! @' M. D6 kDD Stack
, v D' c3 A$ E. aDD Wilson, Shell hits 1 7 w- Q2 n0 i# g! z+ m' h
DD Hatfield
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. t# r- j6 I4 Y! ]' V5 e: u( LCL Oi, Shell hits 3 g: u5 g3 f L0 v$ }* I; p
DD Tamanami 6 X2 t$ Z! i7 D
DD Onami, Shell hits 3
& B( T7 C- _" n7 m- \$ `* `DD Kishinami, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
8 x2 H4 U, d RDD Hayanami, Shell hits 1 7 k# l! b* a3 o6 ]0 ^$ U$ A) k
DD Hamanami, Shell hits 2, on fire
# R& z3 Q2 B8 l( kDD Asashimo, Shell hits 2
# H' Y2 O/ s9 M0 k8 e" x7 q! x. UDD Hatsukaze
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Allied Ships
1 ^) W9 m* h. J* ODD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire ' \* ^+ _1 X8 Q% D7 v K
DD Hickox, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
7 V; W' D0 v# E; HDD Hoel, Shell hits 1 1 I* w+ Z7 i8 e' m2 ^
DD Hunt, Shell hits 3, on fire
# {+ R* B. f ~DD Mullany, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
' w! z1 Z \" u6 QDD O'Bannon, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage - v: a- }, b& Q% x) J, j+ x
DD Renshaw
9 _/ g8 F9 t2 o- n, O; Z+ Z7 ~* ADD Wickes, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
/ j9 e! S, A. R" b; u4 YDD Stack - r/ b- U6 ?0 S6 W- z$ B
DD Wilson ) C6 q$ s" v7 r' |, \6 @
DD Hatfield
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Japanese Ships 1 l: `4 B8 T" G( }4 S% e- M7 U$ b
BB Hiei
8 {% B# d+ j* X9 a7 ^1 CBB Kirishima
- ~9 s3 l; F8 B5 ^" fCA Aoba * `! Z3 z* g4 M* ~ C; e0 `- z* H1 U: ~
DD Akizuki 5 _' j& k( ^; ?" a, ?7 h
DD Teruzuki
/ m! l) O' G) d/ f6 t. jDD Amagiri - q& S0 Z5 E0 _3 E/ u( a( D v3 }
DD Hayate 0 L4 [$ F- ~, g- G/ }7 n
DD Yakaze " X6 G$ v4 t3 G
DD Numakaze # ~; P3 i0 u( } z' d
& |6 F3 q, @7 J& Z7 BAllied Ships " q( I: l: {/ y6 O
PT PT-129
/ h* z( Y) s2 }" J# ]( _PT PT-130 8 r; d( C( o- a1 f* V9 Q: E# Y$ ^5 R
PT PT-131 * m+ B7 G$ }& c$ \# Z) h0 p
PT PT-132
& O9 U9 ^' j* O* A/ u0 h+ n9 APT PT-133
8 P1 _; u9 W4 u4 \% x" XPT PT-134, Shell hits 25, and is sunk . @5 v; H8 j- l F# E
PT PT-135 2 E$ p0 q$ G* l2 [
PT PT-136
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% }( U4 Z; u& k( f- Q4 @8 n% ~) ONight Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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Japanese Ships
, N& P f( }/ x% X0 TBB Hiei
' @% P+ l F) @% |# Z/ ABB Kirishima
8 Q) w1 R- y# ECA Aoba 6 b! }( F+ P& |
DD Akizuki
* l( c. B! W- y8 r* _, h) eDD Teruzuki ( b4 K; \3 q1 g2 m* t; j; u8 T" K
DD Amagiri 7 ?$ p$ e$ f u% r
DD Hayate 3 z b$ L0 B( h2 s. t [% Y( A, i
DD Yakaze " F" b/ @* L) G* s
DD Numakaze , o) o \7 `' @% f. F2 A7 D' _
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Allied Ships 6 @5 P) B: O4 Y$ {
AK Benjamin Franklin, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage * G0 j9 J1 }8 g% f5 ~: i6 l! x& O
AK Francisco Coronado
! u- z4 j7 u* \% `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 7 }" W' B5 \4 d. o, L( _
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BB Hiei
. m5 _) C' v3 W L* [BB Kirishima & x# x( t5 K% `! @8 m- P/ S. |9 u( H: m
CA Aoba
6 w* ~! x, Z0 aDD Akizuki
0 N5 M# |1 z _ u8 EDD Teruzuki
9 u$ F# ^9 N0 J+ s) C- EDD Amagiri
( G/ \0 G; S0 J$ f6 F" R- P+ RDD Hayate
1 A; e. `) g4 x( e, @6 \5 zDD Yakaze
4 F* c- _; `% v" aDD Numakaze ! |5 B; v9 ^ P- w% y/ J8 T. i
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Allied Ships 2 d( ]2 E. a. s- \; K+ u3 u8 e# o
SC SC-1063
5 z4 Q+ {" F5 _AK Floyd B. Olson " a5 w3 a$ l) W2 ?# J: f. a" U
AK Stephen H. Long + }0 S" ]' T( A' w6 Y8 M
AK Thomas M. Cooley, Shell hits 1 3 ^9 s8 d) n, |3 A6 A
AK William W. Campbell, Shell hits 2 - e6 n/ \ L7 v; m$ O$ P
AK Empire Zephyr, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied ground losses: # g- U7 c0 ]% s Q, P# w: e
26 casualties reported ; |3 [$ U! t8 H+ V6 I" C- F
Vehicles lost 2
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 7 s# Z9 f* V: o; e" x$ a
+ H, u' D8 k& x8 K* K0 k2 pJapanese Ships
3 g0 _7 d8 M% d0 FCL Oi : G9 Y- b/ c. W$ }3 _/ }
DD Tamanami, Shell hits 2
3 J1 q- V! ?+ D" h% }! BDD Onami, Shell hits 3, on fire 2 R7 p- m8 c. l# b% ~6 v
DD Kishinami, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk & r* a% p y2 V) ?& J& x: J7 g
DD Hayanami, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 9 I5 |6 O3 d, J A$ c
DD Hamanami, on fire
& p! X3 g! z$ E! C( b; pDD Asashimo, Shell hits 3 , x! V5 V8 s# l! Y' f
DD Hatsukaze
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PT PT-456 & L5 J' L5 N0 |) {( I" z' y
PT PT-457
" y( F9 |1 U6 `! q" S% v, }0 q3 \) ?PT PT-458
* ^4 d% _. J% J. [PT PT-459 , Y* m/ x# d% p* n$ }; Z
PT PT-460 " p) t/ y7 o8 }, h3 e
PT PT-461, Shell hits 6, and is sunk 8 X# l4 N+ ^ U. Q, g
PT PT-488
% t. T( B, d2 t" lPT PT-489 $ C9 [. \8 h' G- a6 D
PT PT-490
7 o* H7 `+ H) h3 o! s$ wPT PT-491
! N& z- n: i! ?. O. |" }" K% FPT PT-492
& O0 x5 l$ O+ d% @" A5 x. W4 }PT PT-493 0 w( w0 n! y9 `: }& t: u4 b
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Naval bombardment of Aitape, at 51,80
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Japanese Ships : A& M- `% F1 d! |2 T; u, w( c: C
CA Aoba
2 a, u# p0 H) v1 S. V/ x) WBB Kirishima Y' \$ [5 D* @, L
BB Hiei 8 v8 l4 O/ y4 K, `' b
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Allied ground losses: 1 Y5 A) [4 \- A! B1 \' U* `' I, v
218 casualties reported
5 O1 d2 ?: @" ~0 u' d- qGuns lost 5 |