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日军舰队突入爱塔佩滩头% q( W: f/ S6 ~1 `* O5 w2 r1 r
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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6 G6 a! r i; A' ^* SJapanese Ships
% A+ q3 [$ L) O7 u0 L% q/ fCA Myoko, Shell hits 1
9 ?8 L6 h2 e, q$ nCL Kitakami, Shell hits 1
- O8 N8 t# ~$ }8 Z3 A. pCL Yubari
3 {* o3 z$ U( r# U- iDD Natsushio, Shell hits 2
. S: }8 J! t$ c+ S$ [8 ]DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1, on fire 8 P, G. N f+ ~* U
DD Urakaze ) P' _4 D4 M9 d9 r' w* p" W
DD Nowaki, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
3 n4 E- d+ U6 p6 VDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1, on fire 0 A5 m8 K, B+ _: `: z
DD Minegumo, Shell hits 1, on fire 7 j; `5 e' Y2 X. ^) h
DD Shinonome / v X; x% m1 c9 l4 U# i
& @( x. [% h+ z! eAllied Ships 1 {) Q" T- }- l6 Z& W ?" @
DD Hazelwood
: g! B0 `# J: w" P! `2 j6 mDD Hickox + B7 @2 H6 E; b( R @2 Z
DD Hoel
" o8 g. j/ c- U* I4 b7 u( lDD Hunt
4 c! i, a0 E7 ~DD Mullany 5 E1 A5 \ X% X! \
DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 1 4 c' A: {; a3 F5 g, K" u- e& O: ?
DD Renshaw
! \( a) Y6 i( b. |8 \- d/ sDD Wickes
1 i7 \- u; Y# @" A, mDD Stack + g, @" f8 u) K! {3 X, N
DD Wilson
% R* j' D- z w" ~( zDD Hatfield + T: r9 V: u* ?- N+ I
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 $ _0 B' H2 D) ]( @ I: z
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Japanese Ships 6 D$ O! I! _, [3 ~9 T* S; P/ {- P8 N
CA Myoko, Shell hits 2 1 w9 ^/ K6 R, l& J8 o3 f$ @) ?4 x
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 3 / u9 J: o# Z7 M( e5 K7 T
CL Yubari, Shell hits 1 " o3 Q5 c5 D1 ~5 m& n
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 4
- c2 m! }# G( c; [4 U# j$ U2 `DD Hayashio, on fire 6 U) Z5 p* ]1 X* i# {! Q$ V
DD Urakaze, Shell hits 1
% v& P# t ], P; t( RDD Nowaki, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
_! k; Y" z. {3 HDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
9 _$ z3 ]# `, dDD Minegumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage , j4 D4 Y& F" x5 [/ ?7 t
DD Shinonome, Shell hits 2, on fire $ c" q) y5 n% k# I
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Allied Ships - W1 F ` ]8 R+ k7 z% K
DD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire 0 S5 K8 M. Q/ c! W
DD Hickox, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire ) f! x% T) ~' S& X/ f- U/ s) Y
DD Hoel
% \' J$ z. Y4 wDD Hunt
1 P4 _6 z* e, ^0 a& fDD Mullany, Shell hits 1
& d9 W! U, X% [0 o; U# \" zDD O'Bannon, Shell hits 3 6 b; m6 d% x$ y" i2 Y4 i' e
DD Renshaw
* g! v: c- C! h. t XDD Wickes
9 V- q# O5 ?" r$ V* S! t) { bDD Stack
k/ O" b4 c. Q! k$ G6 wDD Wilson, Shell hits 1 * s' H8 i; B2 w U! d0 |
DD Hatfield
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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CL Oi, Shell hits 3
T: Z# X3 t ?/ R/ _+ K: YDD Tamanami 1 \4 F( @+ ?% \; J* m
DD Onami, Shell hits 3 4 e& `! S3 I) S0 r: y; I" ]
DD Kishinami, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ; r9 } n5 O2 s& `
DD Hayanami, Shell hits 1 ! |+ p1 X+ M/ q Y
DD Hamanami, Shell hits 2, on fire
# H3 c( a9 ]% Z n! pDD Asashimo, Shell hits 2
* c3 V' ~1 x* l- g% c; qDD Hatsukaze
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" x! n+ O6 Z" r- {$ AAllied Ships
0 M" H* G* T# X F/ i3 a4 q- hDD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire
j n; E4 x& k- M1 rDD Hickox, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
( p7 i) n* P' g- CDD Hoel, Shell hits 1
/ z- S0 m0 p* y% P1 aDD Hunt, Shell hits 3, on fire
. n$ m; o5 ]' T1 I+ x$ nDD Mullany, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
2 v) j0 E H- W. {+ B/ N" o) ]DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
' X! S2 K, S5 i: I" W! D) \/ ZDD Renshaw
3 [! t: d$ J8 oDD Wickes, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk ! z* l/ K; I8 m' Q; g% D0 q6 S
DD Stack : r* e8 u9 G- z$ l7 J7 E) Z
DD Wilson
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 9 X$ c) Q8 G" S% u
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Japanese Ships
5 P9 p' _7 a: X1 W& z9 TBB Hiei
7 k m: {0 f; h QBB Kirishima
) A8 L4 v# k! L! ]! mCA Aoba $ i; e/ J5 ]0 N2 H2 T
DD Akizuki
3 G9 q/ h# @, D6 |% UDD Teruzuki
9 Y* Z# p2 x/ S" H. u1 d0 MDD Amagiri + P5 l' v2 d9 `$ @3 l3 P3 e) b6 K
DD Hayate
4 U' g! F6 w6 O! H% H$ {1 ]DD Yakaze
G/ f# q; ]4 _( w/ ~# j6 @DD Numakaze # u* [+ V( J1 E
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Allied Ships
; y+ M3 \1 u M* q, p- [PT PT-129
7 ~+ J t0 I* a0 y7 [& }PT PT-130 ) }: }8 z& V4 J+ K, ?2 p# b
PT PT-131 ! @% q, O: s- J3 \. Z! ?
PT PT-132 # D, h* j, t9 t/ t
PT PT-133 ; E( E6 \2 V' h+ x+ N
PT PT-134, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
2 q0 p/ y/ q" M( fPT PT-135 # t8 V8 Q9 G8 M0 }
PT PT-136 " J: C. t" I8 w: j3 i; {
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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BB Hiei 2 d1 t( J: j7 L! o0 V: e
BB Kirishima
( x; G! J2 v4 E1 C+ {% OCA Aoba
* W M0 X- F& i5 {0 c" aDD Akizuki 5 C# f6 x: |# G7 s, R
DD Teruzuki : J3 H; C3 h5 M0 X
DD Amagiri
* |- _# y# @6 J" H/ q. \3 D+ Q8 y0 GDD Hayate * j0 }' R' F. r$ n, o# c
DD Yakaze
/ _- W0 g7 Y8 b/ z7 U/ L; tDD Numakaze 9 W' D T& _- w( t; m$ C2 N) u
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Allied Ships 0 |: w( V. M2 r A
AK Benjamin Franklin, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage 2 y2 S6 ~) O+ @- k3 ^% T7 h4 w) w8 u
AK Francisco Coronado
) Q( i: ~/ ]1 P: Y2 Z. }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 ; h% N3 W: `/ r6 U! H h
: [5 n) ^! G0 \% ZJapanese Ships 0 K% p4 f. Q5 M* G4 ? P
BB Hiei
+ J$ o0 T2 L9 g5 u. o) ^( ?BB Kirishima
4 \% v9 Q# q" ?( P5 N8 ^CA Aoba
`5 V/ v6 o I& @2 o8 _DD Akizuki
+ C/ f# i9 l: }4 z. h. NDD Teruzuki 0 Y) t# ~5 f" |
DD Amagiri 3 u9 z2 |2 N' M" w1 w) d- t
DD Hayate ; i( E6 s/ q+ N" S- c
DD Yakaze
; G7 t% [4 ^& |5 p+ S8 yDD Numakaze ' q. H9 B% L& E/ D$ Y
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Allied Ships 6 a) ?5 I f; j Y$ G
SC SC-1063
) p4 P! k! V( b6 B" h$ u) uAK Floyd B. Olson 8 a% u" _4 ?( ^
AK Stephen H. Long ' B# i3 L- T9 w5 o+ ]6 H
AK Thomas M. Cooley, Shell hits 1
: U5 Q$ s6 s" C, l. k4 WAK William W. Campbell, Shell hits 2 8 w2 O1 Q6 H# f, b0 N
AK Empire Zephyr, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage - Y" g4 X3 n$ a( T
; O& O0 C9 W- X$ YAllied ground losses:
% [1 c" Z. ?" f- _4 W0 r3 z% N26 casualties reported
, L$ m7 y+ j% v& J# dVehicles lost 2
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7 f( r; C4 B) }; q" z5 O5 CNight Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 / D% Z$ K) ^# v
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Japanese Ships
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DD Tamanami, Shell hits 2
' Q( }3 d3 m; PDD Onami, Shell hits 3, on fire + e( S5 h: v" j% a5 w
DD Kishinami, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk $ @; u8 j- c6 c" D7 A3 i$ Z; u1 Q
DD Hayanami, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
9 ]0 e# @+ P; B& tDD Hamanami, on fire
9 R1 h$ _, W7 ^8 ?, U2 N4 qDD Asashimo, Shell hits 3
4 S% S9 o8 x2 Q _8 fDD Hatsukaze
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Allied Ships
3 Y& k, K( N% D EPT PT-456
: m* x5 g; w6 ?3 O3 n6 m$ W$ dPT PT-457
+ m* [7 J/ c& e( {- KPT PT-458
/ j% y& R4 F6 C( ^! _0 Y; w9 @PT PT-459 ( R1 W* A1 Q: [" K
PT PT-460 8 B6 \2 P4 z+ L3 @, V' i
PT PT-461, Shell hits 6, and is sunk 7 d& [2 l; a) ]5 X2 ^- u3 N$ ~% Z
PT PT-488
8 J" ~5 C/ z* \4 l J. s1 |/ LPT PT-489
- G- n' m2 o0 ~# \1 ^6 {PT PT-490
* b: J( a8 B3 K2 d3 T/ p9 CPT PT-491 & V2 P: d& H# R, {1 o
PT PT-492
. B/ I4 T( f4 `% c$ t1 N3 b2 aPT PT-493
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Naval bombardment of Aitape, at 51,80 ' P$ C( [3 t2 i# a) U
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Japanese Ships
; a* K; s, y& `CA Aoba & k( l# b) {% k+ a3 R7 z) U
BB Kirishima
3 M* ]4 E: k3 bBB Hiei 6 }& M v3 W* A6 w6 n4 ~
8 z {6 t, U9 P9 U8 E8 z- DAllied ground losses:
8 q1 P# Y) u a; |: w$ M218 casualties reported
) C. @1 U! E1 V2 p: s8 cGuns lost 5 |