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日军舰队突入爱塔佩滩头- r. J6 f& P  l! W8 a, G 
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80  
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Japanese Ships 8 ~: @1 s, B# e: l! i; ` 
CA Myoko, Shell hits 1 ; A$ i0 P: X( \& g* t8 D4 x' S- Q 
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 1  
  ^, Z0 h" C0 S8 p# O9 b, KCL Yubari : i' h1 P- `# H) V+ N2 |( F% G/ y; i 
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2 $ w' }3 T) d' M 
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1, on fire  
% f4 @+ |+ Y4 M: z# yDD Urakaze 2 ?% i+ g8 I5 |2 N4 i5 L, R. U 
DD Nowaki, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire  
# A8 T9 S1 A: v, o; ~DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1, on fire  
, ]; ?% @  B6 t. p6 s2 h2 O6 rDD Minegumo, Shell hits 1, on fire  
; ]  V# _2 ~- `# c7 _2 [6 }( WDD Shinonome 0 x: i, Y- o+ t: p' e  \ 
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Allied Ships 4 L* v/ r; f! C0 [, ]% v$ h: V% Q' w& } 
DD Hazelwood  
7 I$ i  L" Y. g3 U9 e' rDD Hickox  
  |4 C5 K+ `  B# x! \DD Hoel  
# Y0 |9 X! u; [& K; sDD Hunt 2 [& R6 Z) ]$ ]$ J+ F+ { 
DD Mullany ( p- [1 T; p/ K 
DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 1  
. T+ V9 p7 O- i; F8 ?' XDD Renshaw  
- g3 V1 V5 d8 e" `DD Wickes : v" A; a4 F1 V. [9 s 
DD Stack 9 z/ T4 H2 B3 l& V; b 
DD Wilson  
9 a: e4 b- N1 V5 |- |# k+ K0 e! hDD Hatfield  
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Japanese Ships 0 h% G  c$ G# T 
CA Myoko, Shell hits 2 - ?6 [0 E3 Z6 g4 R! { 
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 3 5 _( j3 s1 O! _7 f: ]/ O 
CL Yubari, Shell hits 1  
) z% \1 j# `7 O! c: C" m4 [$ vDD Natsushio, Shell hits 4  
( p& p# b( }+ y* V/ T+ d0 ?* jDD Hayashio, on fire  
0 _3 h7 S2 p9 yDD Urakaze, Shell hits 1 ; @6 H# H1 m+ k9 P8 K' E: g* M 
DD Nowaki, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk   h6 u7 f% D( ?! s* G6 X( W. |& h 
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 1 a, Q2 a# Z% j" P 
DD Minegumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 2 K, [. z# [, z5 V 
DD Shinonome, Shell hits 2, on fire - V4 a9 y- ^9 t( `* @) n7 n 
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Allied Ships ' m% D9 v6 H$ X8 |( _+ o 
DD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire ) L# u+ W+ q  e. j3 c 
DD Hickox, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire 0 y8 S8 d; G! ~! U 
DD Hoel + D. N+ [& Y7 [$ z' g 
DD Hunt  
& }+ c7 t) u: G( c$ GDD Mullany, Shell hits 1 2 }: y0 J0 G4 D9 ^ 
DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 3 9 y/ x! l; c* {  L+ B 
DD Renshaw  
( L9 Z8 G/ e: R) ~1 vDD Wickes ; X, i7 E. R8 R; G( v 
DD Stack  
3 ~/ E) A( o: h9 lDD Wilson, Shell hits 1 4 Z  X1 n. k. S/ n9 `1 v 
DD Hatfield  
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Japanese Ships - Y8 }& O% g, |( i 
CL Oi, Shell hits 3 : o6 Y; [) R  A9 H9 ` 
DD Tamanami ) l) E: V+ d! H 
DD Onami, Shell hits 3 4 z, F$ ~; {3 N& j+ q' M 
DD Kishinami, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage  
+ V9 e3 r6 D. p; |* ~$ rDD Hayanami, Shell hits 1  
0 v! S! Q  E. ~. T4 K+ j2 u2 [DD Hamanami, Shell hits 2, on fire 5 H0 t* y- k: t: F6 A 
DD Asashimo, Shell hits 2  
* j" F: ^0 U. \- D" LDD Hatsukaze , r0 v! o. M( ^( E 
 
- w3 A' L2 R5 h3 h% H9 _: OAllied Ships  
& f7 s4 d" W4 b1 b# `DD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire . u4 h, L9 q, O# d# N 
DD Hickox, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage  
  I% G% c' c4 TDD Hoel, Shell hits 1   i  R  H; s) S+ H+ \ 
DD Hunt, Shell hits 3, on fire  
( R0 f" h- q0 G# I! n- ODD Mullany, Torpedo hits 1, on fire % t! i/ t! u! f3 \; j 
DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage % w& }" N' Q) _6 m 
DD Renshaw  
2 }$ p' k9 i9 oDD Wickes, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk 6 H2 M  v* N3 D) D' R: M" D# e 
DD Stack , j  w/ A4 {/ l, D. x. i9 T4 S2 x% s 
DD Wilson  
* n( _4 L0 [7 W/ n+ IDD Hatfield 5 s- I$ F0 f) S6 O6 U 
 
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80  
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Japanese Ships % n3 j0 V$ U! E/ [0 j+ O8 b( h 
BB Hiei  
! J8 M" C7 z4 w+ [+ U* UBB Kirishima  
( M- T: f9 ^  WCA Aoba ! l# U, e) R. E0 q3 x( h& L# | 
DD Akizuki ) g  X$ k, m' q* y) b- T) { 
DD Teruzuki  
' `/ I$ a. a1 u4 @  NDD Amagiri  
& B) x  K3 z* ^+ y/ h/ bDD Hayate  
4 S. t, C8 E3 h) ~DD Yakaze 0 J2 D( g6 E- ~6 w+ e$ r2 {3 f 
DD Numakaze ! J' q. S7 B! T9 l; ^ 
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Allied Ships & O$ \! F6 n# ?% C 
PT PT-129  
6 M5 `; q% O& ZPT PT-130  
1 X, k* i( }6 K( ?- ?* k* B6 D# GPT PT-131 # o( ?& Z9 y- W, D0 P( p+ A  S 
PT PT-132  
2 ?0 \( F3 _$ H# [PT PT-133  
/ V- v2 [( E1 R( v  \( I) x4 rPT PT-134, Shell hits 25, and is sunk  
2 M( f1 m: M/ [5 I) O6 bPT PT-135  
  t, [! f. E" ?" B) uPT PT-136  
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BB Hiei # ~! h( E$ O, ^! S 
BB Kirishima  
: ]- [- L. R' SCA Aoba   K- i) {6 u5 I) B$ c6 Q1 J3 @ 
DD Akizuki  
6 Z" P0 V) y$ {8 ]3 I, _  C8 P4 QDD Teruzuki  
& H. h; O$ \; j% v" }& c! Y$ t4 }DD Amagiri  
' M; w6 t$ X' ^  X/ yDD Hayate " o* Y7 D$ D# r( g3 f 
DD Yakaze  
) }( `, x# t  z* d/ SDD Numakaze 4 d$ M6 b" s# J. W% O/ ^* e 
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Allied Ships  
+ X% ~/ F5 i/ M1 p) F6 ]AK Benjamin Franklin, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage  
0 Z1 C" D2 b  |- U; l6 XAK Francisco Coronado  
  A" }. W& ], ~. _4 C2 r" R7 @9 oAK John C. Calhoun, Shell hits 18, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage . S! ^" t( f' O& F+ M! k 
 
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Japanese Ships  
6 f& M, V. g$ yBB Hiei  
( |8 v& k% k. V" J6 P! `BB Kirishima ' r# t1 s% ^; T5 I9 [* q. D 
CA Aoba  
8 `. F$ y* M! S4 EDD Akizuki  
4 Z" U# j8 G9 G7 DDD Teruzuki 6 i3 v4 c2 q# L% B" l 
DD Amagiri % z7 M# K6 ~7 o$ b9 l. |- W" i# n7 x6 z 
DD Hayate ; W, \7 r4 _  `# }% e 
DD Yakaze  
8 k8 e4 a  y3 \DD Numakaze  
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5 B4 e- N9 c) d; G2 VAllied Ships ' }+ O) k6 w8 ] 
SC SC-1063 6 r- W! B0 T3 Y& R  u 
AK Floyd B. Olson  
0 Y$ T& v) h9 u. w7 fAK Stephen H. Long - J- m# _& H( F6 J; w6 \2 e 
AK Thomas M. Cooley, Shell hits 1 $ `! H" U2 z! [4 }) M 
AK William W. Campbell, Shell hits 2  
" G! A/ k& L6 s; M8 e+ r4 uAK Empire Zephyr, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage  
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' r& u" O* ~1 |! |3 @Allied ground losses:  
1 m" J; h* X; {) g9 m% \; F/ ~26 casualties reported " G3 A% U+ |# h' y 
Vehicles lost 2 / d; n" K3 p4 t: j7 Y  t" v1 M 
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CL Oi 5 B: j, r- [8 n- [9 L% J 
DD Tamanami, Shell hits 2  
% i2 d1 Z) f8 E. x+ @% qDD Onami, Shell hits 3, on fire  
' I& P# H; ~3 z' F; \DD Kishinami, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk * P- g# n: u1 }) Z 
DD Hayanami, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage  
  h5 H  P1 `" W/ z4 s" qDD Hamanami, on fire  
1 {( H" D# V( k6 `8 ADD Asashimo, Shell hits 3  
' B8 C+ v) v* R7 v9 B' M. ?DD Hatsukaze  
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' n6 @6 |& W) i& l6 ^8 pAllied Ships 1 \' J5 s' z8 s6 |  U 
PT PT-456 4 C3 D1 n9 x8 H" W# Q 
PT PT-457  
* ?6 A3 c( G' r8 JPT PT-458  
4 b5 p0 ?$ b5 `1 x  L( t$ R" nPT PT-459 9 I6 M! x5 k0 Q2 l 
PT PT-460  
  }0 u; ]$ F& dPT PT-461, Shell hits 6, and is sunk 8 P2 E% k& Q( C( u# @$ n/ R 
PT PT-488  
  r$ l; N/ ^: Q# `- S* {# t. ePT PT-489 4 q  x/ z" N) n0 U, w( n- O 
PT PT-490 % _* b9 x% N, d. ]. x( z2 I 
PT PT-491  
; }( o" e) |2 ePT PT-492 ; T+ ~# G8 X# X" T+ X4 |: s8 P' T 
PT PT-493  
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Naval bombardment of Aitape, at 51,80  
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Japanese Ships 7 M4 a' K& a3 [3 a$ q" h2 l+ ^2 n! [ 
CA Aoba 9 N- h7 R# G" o% @- c2 V. I4 s5 O 
BB Kirishima  
% P0 h& D5 h4 HBB Hiei * Q5 h( {' F: H( H- g" b  [  U 
 
$ F* s$ V0 \) r2 p, nAllied ground losses: 7 l) L; Y" e0 y  \0 I0 ^) r 
218 casualties reported  
; f) R; w' u3 z" jGuns lost 5 |