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日军舰队突入爱塔佩滩头
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2 N/ f, g e) `; DNight Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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5 U$ n' a8 G% i0 x" dCA Myoko, Shell hits 1 U1 Z- X/ A: L3 m, W# `
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 1 ! a6 Q: J3 R2 X/ k# J6 H2 k
CL Yubari + P( i0 y6 {$ p/ L
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2
2 j/ {8 D: j& t. B) h: q% F7 j( zDD Hayashio, Shell hits 1, on fire ' G! b1 X+ x: U; w6 a
DD Urakaze
) R+ P8 i/ @6 n, J1 W( V) KDD Nowaki, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
+ {) C2 S ?- \) S$ [# N+ m: l! ADD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1, on fire $ q# Z& P9 k1 F% d
DD Minegumo, Shell hits 1, on fire - {0 H2 S& g$ y( ^3 z# t
DD Shinonome
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5 M9 }2 Q$ F4 S- J A/ S2 vAllied Ships
/ S6 N5 k7 ^" W. T) _" ^+ n- ADD Hazelwood
9 ?; P! P% w& V# t1 lDD Hickox / ~5 F* A/ ~- D0 W2 p, x
DD Hoel
7 y+ K! F! Z6 J1 j4 g) Q6 ODD Hunt u8 g/ a- y5 V9 S) u- M4 V- u
DD Mullany
9 ]4 x& `. \4 p# VDD O'Bannon, Shell hits 1
. ~( z( _2 z5 R1 C7 {6 {! zDD Renshaw ( e% S% i/ O& b) A! m
DD Wickes
9 H& f$ S8 u6 W* o! XDD Stack
" {# k4 r5 N# i5 tDD Wilson $ Q7 T$ \4 v5 l- P6 k
DD Hatfield ; J- u" T( |- e9 |; ^0 {
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9 Q/ n9 y# C# D' \* _+ T0 UNight Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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Japanese Ships
; _7 L! N: L# ?! @CA Myoko, Shell hits 2
* F$ n3 H& _% A GCL Kitakami, Shell hits 3 $ }( t9 W, Q5 ?
CL Yubari, Shell hits 1
. S9 C4 o6 O3 {DD Natsushio, Shell hits 4
# P `$ y l% G; jDD Hayashio, on fire
7 Y( J; D2 t/ K" T. u) BDD Urakaze, Shell hits 1 % v: B4 A( P$ W: x# C. L3 b0 n( {7 o
DD Nowaki, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
9 F0 |% P/ X9 C# R8 ?5 fDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 8 t. e% I. B9 @: X5 D3 v- P, z
DD Minegumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage / B `% t. q- H5 `) @ M
DD Shinonome, Shell hits 2, on fire / R3 E0 I" ?0 n' v2 r( T* l6 m
1 T. y$ g) J: B# y1 fAllied Ships 9 ^; v+ E4 j* Y( q' W" Y' ]5 z$ x. u+ W
DD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire
- i, L! J1 B+ F7 c' b: DDD Hickox, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire 3 p, v* T1 }3 Z
DD Hoel / u3 F. i0 e/ Y7 E8 Z
DD Hunt 3 a- R1 l: d" s# j0 s- |! A
DD Mullany, Shell hits 1
( @( Y6 u9 e1 Z: zDD O'Bannon, Shell hits 3
& f8 T9 t9 K' i* n6 rDD Renshaw
0 p+ @; G5 s6 I5 p7 q$ j# iDD Wickes
; D/ _. f) v p8 S1 m# _" E4 _DD Stack # Q0 q4 B9 u* L4 V* ]6 v0 t
DD Wilson, Shell hits 1 + t! s5 {/ m! M7 E! y' h+ g4 v
DD Hatfield + G* N( Z8 z/ M3 y. U+ J& D
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, A R9 S3 j4 W# R, ]4 yNight Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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Japanese Ships
! s- m/ q3 E! h7 m' KCL Oi, Shell hits 3 . D* b, G. h! `! J/ x
DD Tamanami
* B! ~9 w6 g7 @, S. I: PDD Onami, Shell hits 3
" P- G; O$ S+ ~( l: ?* w5 s+ M, N) C/ gDD Kishinami, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
+ x) u0 h" [; \* t7 s; ?DD Hayanami, Shell hits 1
) Z8 O" p; i9 @" [DD Hamanami, Shell hits 2, on fire 4 h/ e# K1 g- g# N# q
DD Asashimo, Shell hits 2 & ]0 J g( I$ b$ Q. m
DD Hatsukaze
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DD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire
4 s2 Q7 |' N# q' Z H% K" f1 zDD Hickox, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage & ?: J+ M4 z' d+ y o
DD Hoel, Shell hits 1 " B- U: X( R1 L$ C- R: `1 m2 R
DD Hunt, Shell hits 3, on fire : L2 F7 H+ \ x+ H8 V
DD Mullany, Torpedo hits 1, on fire 3 o( |5 }' V: e. r) e7 H! ~1 Y1 Y; {
DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
9 f( ?' i1 R) {/ I! c) P6 ADD Renshaw
) V; V R. K. t/ P: [8 K3 b4 SDD Wickes, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk & k) N, Z8 p$ B. s
DD Stack 6 @4 ]% t( R5 K+ ?7 H) [- T
DD Wilson
5 i4 B2 z+ W/ \' J' B1 GDD Hatfield / j9 h4 i# s( t; p& }1 }
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Japanese Ships 6 c8 E+ _# A' m. @4 [/ `
BB Hiei
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CA Aoba ; f% M4 Z, J) Y& z* w3 J
DD Akizuki
( h# M; S2 u+ I: \0 ]" Y( _DD Teruzuki 7 y5 U* d9 `$ V
DD Amagiri ; f; n" C2 W) p% L( q
DD Hayate
2 U. @( O% t) z; h2 ^ M9 m/ UDD Yakaze - J8 n1 d7 S: N' [
DD Numakaze
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- s. i; a$ a' _0 l9 \* K6 jPT PT-129 ; A% h6 [8 d' b( U. H- e1 d! F
PT PT-130
; q9 n% u5 M& o T5 ^6 PPT PT-131 + [1 M, [! r, G$ D% u
PT PT-132
/ e0 [% t2 C! [& T. h2 n4 @+ TPT PT-133
- k- F4 h8 i8 b, N4 q) v. R0 F0 z" FPT PT-134, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
! [, o, I- R! s% dPT PT-135
1 B& t( j& e% R5 OPT PT-136 4 H' y+ K5 Q" a# p5 [
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 5 w/ n& g M, A4 p& O
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Japanese Ships + y$ t/ N- `8 w9 w' j. V. E3 |( @
BB Hiei
8 P6 H# O' F% x/ g: r5 A2 [BB Kirishima ; \0 [" \- |" m0 H
CA Aoba
. f7 A# r6 w5 `) Z, {; J& Q9 UDD Akizuki
& q2 Y5 B' A+ H5 m' cDD Teruzuki
2 i, Q+ V4 D) i4 p" QDD Amagiri
5 r8 i! V! n" ^DD Hayate
3 B, L7 P9 j8 U' @DD Yakaze
. p; y8 s2 R( z. k w% M& w2 ]DD Numakaze ' @* S9 ^0 G# a
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Allied Ships , H9 \6 K9 k) Y
AK Benjamin Franklin, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
5 f/ x; g" C3 b2 X0 J$ i* VAK Francisco Coronado ( v' @' [1 m( ?
AK John C. Calhoun, Shell hits 18, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ' P% B$ c: G s1 |
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$ Y- f- A5 d. w5 u/ \9 N+ G: I0 j eNight Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 % |8 z/ F1 T! T: u, T7 U
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Japanese Ships 3 I! C4 C6 x4 V4 B* M: ^! _, r; J
BB Hiei ) M( K3 m5 Z4 c y
BB Kirishima
2 [1 g3 ~: N- `! H0 m% K# HCA Aoba 4 I9 {/ b1 P p' K! X# p
DD Akizuki
7 u# T* Y) V2 k% d: f5 b- LDD Teruzuki , j* Y; l- K# z( ?, ? c1 k- E
DD Amagiri
) ~- j# }9 \" VDD Hayate
]& J: o' [0 y. R. |* iDD Yakaze , g. C3 P. f# k) p* \
DD Numakaze : K; k/ z3 Z3 ^; J+ e
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SC SC-1063
# u! }7 \* S5 I: Q( F7 AAK Floyd B. Olson
6 x# c, w4 A6 R: LAK Stephen H. Long 3 y$ y5 T0 ?+ ^* H( {+ _) {
AK Thomas M. Cooley, Shell hits 1
( R! X; ^( V. [$ O% Z) e. b6 XAK William W. Campbell, Shell hits 2
! r; O5 e5 c. A; }2 Y1 jAK Empire Zephyr, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied ground losses:
/ Y5 `9 m9 ]( E) P6 g4 M5 B26 casualties reported
3 n6 q! ]. g p7 I7 ZVehicles lost 2
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/ J: A' J7 [$ Q# M: d3 Z8 d" NNight Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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CL Oi
& C8 H9 e. a# DDD Tamanami, Shell hits 2 ^% T d, v# f C- q0 p
DD Onami, Shell hits 3, on fire
2 r: u' F+ {1 F! GDD Kishinami, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk . @9 C* c% l& F8 S
DD Hayanami, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
3 s! R8 j. b8 _& b7 X: g* GDD Hamanami, on fire 2 Q: Q2 W, b% Q( ?2 c
DD Asashimo, Shell hits 3 : g/ {1 J) n& Y. Z3 ^3 ^9 H2 h
DD Hatsukaze ) d6 w( G% e, A* D; h* u% P _$ W
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Allied Ships 4 d0 L, e. Q8 } e3 `
PT PT-456
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Z. n# e; H: u/ q1 J* nPT PT-458
% `% t. g3 y( j% RPT PT-459 7 l9 \2 t2 W; \* `
PT PT-460 6 z- r0 y2 P8 g8 }
PT PT-461, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
" `$ U% c# v6 U4 Q5 ePT PT-488 4 O2 \! w! s# Y3 W3 Y, d" l
PT PT-489
; h9 |$ g. p6 y- Y1 R7 fPT PT-490 : z5 {: P/ Z3 T1 V0 J
PT PT-491
/ W" t$ C" X4 Y8 kPT PT-492
. `- W- g7 u6 d6 fPT PT-493 , L) U% c& i- b' x* Q5 ~! b9 y
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1 W7 }/ o; j0 \9 A" a2 z. |Naval bombardment of Aitape, at 51,80 ) [3 |& m# m* p L5 s5 q* K: a
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CA Aoba
. i5 o4 J- A1 X6 p! e$ M) bBB Kirishima
" C1 Z3 }4 k4 K* v! R: [) PBB Hiei ' B; I9 E0 D3 O- D5 F& |6 P R3 u
8 r& g" N5 L- W) V3 IAllied ground losses: $ C$ g/ x' Z6 r
218 casualties reported
2 ^3 ^- ?, R- f0 U/ L3 vGuns lost 5 |