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日军舰队突入爱塔佩滩头8 X- `/ b. w2 C' k5 B
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 ( a0 T0 E4 g5 L8 y* p$ A7 m, P7 T
8 x' n7 S: o: P0 cJapanese Ships
! Z6 Q5 b& G2 j, Z- x7 |- NCA Myoko, Shell hits 1 & }' c) _% Y7 C9 Z$ u3 B, v' R! F
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 1 3 x4 X+ I8 T) q6 {. Z( r
CL Yubari ! @; P% J+ B* Z
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2
4 v. ^8 A6 y5 j: e ZDD Hayashio, Shell hits 1, on fire
: U8 D5 D- h$ W9 V! j( s& K$ }DD Urakaze
. s/ v6 T; ~7 N* ^DD Nowaki, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire p' {3 q9 W. z& N+ z& r
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1, on fire / q: }3 s; t* C1 i; g& F+ G# ^- I; p
DD Minegumo, Shell hits 1, on fire
& B7 l4 F& c+ c8 l$ u( o4 yDD Shinonome ( j$ Y) m. O+ Z4 v
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Allied Ships 5 y5 N/ x- e' Z( T8 ~2 b E( X4 w
DD Hazelwood
" g% U( p, m. p7 d* }: p/ l: j& bDD Hickox ! _2 W6 @5 n& S% \
DD Hoel - h8 i- T, X5 ^& a" Q
DD Hunt
" L/ P/ ~3 c9 H: K8 |, K' D4 vDD Mullany . m' w% s6 \# b0 n( L
DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 1
% d+ B( y. v- I" `: s( q3 lDD Renshaw % T8 L' D3 g; V/ Y9 Z# G
DD Wickes
( E* q" o; c6 D5 K) G B, |6 FDD Stack ' a' q A3 }8 }% n& p
DD Wilson + [( b0 ]5 |8 u+ x
DD Hatfield 9 J$ i; Q$ Q+ ^7 x
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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/ J6 W4 s# E9 W8 X& @8 z8 |Japanese Ships
3 A( x7 s, H) Z$ F% ICA Myoko, Shell hits 2 1 C9 f; v+ E& W# F
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 3
7 k0 V' s3 _! c+ fCL Yubari, Shell hits 1 T/ |- ^, a/ P7 X, W
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 4
) K( \+ t% R$ H* TDD Hayashio, on fire
6 ~% L7 E1 G6 \0 ? e$ i2 @& dDD Urakaze, Shell hits 1
& C! e5 k) L$ ~( ^& o8 n+ y8 X" p0 FDD Nowaki, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
. A9 P: n2 ^! `( l1 V& ?DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
! V" I+ a$ x9 E& mDD Minegumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
+ o3 S1 r3 K5 G, O& B# G8 TDD Shinonome, Shell hits 2, on fire
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7 P( S# k) c7 pAllied Ships
$ l p9 _4 B8 x/ _5 y, @DD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire 3 K+ z# o/ R5 `8 |) D- l3 v
DD Hickox, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire 8 j# e { A" y. i; K
DD Hoel , T5 d, w. `1 @" B# T
DD Hunt
. K) `7 O3 i- r _9 k+ TDD Mullany, Shell hits 1 : \+ [8 M3 W; D4 H$ X5 p
DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 3
2 k" S; ]- g" RDD Renshaw ) ~' L! i* q" k8 o! M9 P* S
DD Wickes
& i. b7 X) G8 r6 D+ t6 b4 rDD Stack
5 R. b0 P8 c. A5 nDD Wilson, Shell hits 1
2 Z) [, s# w$ K5 ^' aDD Hatfield / K `6 m% q1 ?" C& t
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Japanese Ships 9 {9 h1 U' z- B- H
CL Oi, Shell hits 3
# v4 e) Q j) y" yDD Tamanami
K& j8 X% l* I+ F' N3 IDD Onami, Shell hits 3
) Y3 F( f$ }* {* }$ ^DD Kishinami, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
+ h' J, t6 Q( FDD Hayanami, Shell hits 1
7 |# [8 E( L6 qDD Hamanami, Shell hits 2, on fire
$ W, {/ e" N3 m5 n1 n; I* B; Z! h6 cDD Asashimo, Shell hits 2
4 |# _" z O4 D4 E: J+ pDD Hatsukaze : X6 G7 k% Z9 @6 J, D$ V4 O
6 f5 R9 P: L# N3 [1 l+ uAllied Ships / l/ F: G8 u$ k% ~7 O
DD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire 6 o' ?1 R! j Q& N2 E+ N
DD Hickox, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
( n# a; }4 w# K/ r, `7 N& t6 |" ZDD Hoel, Shell hits 1 7 c* G- |# p1 ]
DD Hunt, Shell hits 3, on fire
$ T/ I5 Z9 V) B& xDD Mullany, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
7 D( G% W/ P! u# BDD O'Bannon, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage . w: I/ K( L4 S, F
DD Renshaw T+ V7 k5 I2 A: k2 U: t1 [
DD Wickes, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk ( x+ g6 l0 D: R
DD Stack 3 u7 C) w5 M- [; W5 l
DD Wilson 3 l) t1 r9 t! ] i- f
DD Hatfield
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Japanese Ships
; g: [' Y( t5 w* W6 u% _. H5 JBB Hiei % P8 m6 Y2 N0 h, z0 g- N- A
BB Kirishima
; ?6 O6 X, t2 q+ ~* l& y( n1 C) VCA Aoba " V$ Y8 n5 ^' e! G3 ~& M2 `
DD Akizuki a5 _/ B9 j$ S+ s6 W7 R. {: H4 F
DD Teruzuki 3 m( e9 H& k# J
DD Amagiri ( i3 N, X5 K. a
DD Hayate
7 O- U. m- K+ g6 R/ ` mDD Yakaze $ q$ u* U$ `) J, D$ N8 {: Q# @' u$ S
DD Numakaze $ z/ B# h% G) n8 f5 a
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Allied Ships 4 r. y, N, C# ~$ x
PT PT-129
7 I! e& S& u: U' |PT PT-130 6 H, ~1 J4 \- M5 h, W; T
PT PT-131
$ H' @: |6 ?6 M+ d; W$ ?PT PT-132 $ b2 e! u3 A- i, a4 u' v4 {& d
PT PT-133 & d2 @- q% z% K& q& V1 u' L
PT PT-134, Shell hits 25, and is sunk - E/ y9 O( d7 E8 r
PT PT-135
) G1 }4 g2 d) @3 y/ u$ N( UPT PT-136
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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Japanese Ships ) N& L; L# |+ o2 t
BB Hiei & T+ z) g! H1 V) m' p
BB Kirishima 3 _8 m% i4 O; V+ |9 Z# N- N
CA Aoba 1 d9 y- @5 P6 g% W0 c* O1 L; p
DD Akizuki ' g' w! z+ _8 b, ]' `/ O6 i; Z
DD Teruzuki 7 S/ P) ~8 V1 x5 F& J- b
DD Amagiri
( c; I! x3 P- L3 X% YDD Hayate
% M$ m o1 i6 ]- w* fDD Yakaze
3 ?3 K% t* w' b$ `# t5 g6 v: _: g; {DD Numakaze # \0 w) L- X% ~ ?4 K3 n
4 W; w D! o7 P# X4 Z4 k. KAllied Ships - }, D+ I) ~" ^* u4 G" R" w* {9 N
AK Benjamin Franklin, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage - I7 V+ a0 G- v+ _7 v& P
AK Francisco Coronado
' A/ @3 v' o+ p) ZAK John C. Calhoun, Shell hits 18, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage / f) T2 d8 u) w) D- u, N
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" P8 Q/ n8 U j! ~Japanese Ships 3 P, B# k( E9 W& l: l
BB Hiei
0 D$ |) G: U/ e7 V1 A7 O+ _BB Kirishima
6 J; Q9 H& W' d9 c7 e7 t# BCA Aoba : j& u+ I3 Q7 ?- S
DD Akizuki
9 J9 v" y- S7 x- c4 z5 z$ iDD Teruzuki # l$ b! F' w) N# |+ @" q
DD Amagiri
8 q6 W3 ]! ?1 [/ R% R8 a+ N- E% KDD Hayate 8 l; [( A9 o8 E8 a% F: O
DD Yakaze ! e. U- n7 W; t1 e5 a7 n( I$ c
DD Numakaze
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Allied Ships d8 `4 f. U$ F" t8 ^
SC SC-1063 ' C/ C. ^! ? I
AK Floyd B. Olson + j7 g m& ^4 e& R2 K, g0 Z
AK Stephen H. Long 0 M; u4 ?( [7 @1 o5 Z, J; t6 b
AK Thomas M. Cooley, Shell hits 1 + Y- g0 M4 H) M- L
AK William W. Campbell, Shell hits 2 3 q8 J! q; c# _
AK Empire Zephyr, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied ground losses:
8 z, @( O) k5 B: S) u6 j2 j7 k26 casualties reported
, s4 P0 N, W# f; M5 Y& [7 Y9 BVehicles lost 2
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Japanese Ships
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DD Tamanami, Shell hits 2
6 ?9 t( E; U4 U- @DD Onami, Shell hits 3, on fire - k- _6 s4 r; q9 Y3 x5 J4 a' G
DD Kishinami, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk 9 b5 }0 L9 ]( Y5 G
DD Hayanami, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 0 O/ m: f, V: a" k( @
DD Hamanami, on fire ' N) F' N. Z# ^6 b5 x
DD Asashimo, Shell hits 3 4 y) n7 U" a! D: ?/ O0 g5 [" r
DD Hatsukaze
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) E: I- l( G2 q2 k4 J# WAllied Ships 9 x7 e7 q5 c; C, t8 T! L Q
PT PT-456 * u/ I4 q# O, e% d) D& s
PT PT-457
9 T2 d0 f: C7 O1 n, Y6 ]9 y9 uPT PT-458
; ]! }4 W$ r* |: Z/ E" y* uPT PT-459
" }) [; |, r; jPT PT-460 % \" A# e4 p6 ]0 y4 r; R" c* g
PT PT-461, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
8 G0 I) @7 E( c7 UPT PT-488 3 O7 X6 m. t4 s3 N$ W P8 Y
PT PT-489 - w- g* F5 Y( X
PT PT-490
% i+ w( P: p) h6 D/ ~. ]# E xPT PT-491
; g" P+ f7 ~! T' S# _PT PT-492
. K& j/ k' k, u+ K1 x) Y( l" pPT PT-493 2 P: f$ w# V: X$ k# M+ ]
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Naval bombardment of Aitape, at 51,80 ( N, A; p) M% T: \
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: E: Q+ v% p1 l( I* b( `1 MCA Aoba
+ ]+ j7 a% Q% q* e: Y" K1 @/ ^BB Kirishima 3 g5 b# G! D/ o) {) J9 a
BB Hiei ! q$ B6 R$ t' k
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Allied ground losses:
* M$ W8 J+ S; v( y218 casualties reported U" ^+ Y% r6 G1 z: g4 V& J& i) F0 q2 L
Guns lost 5 |