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日军舰队突入爱塔佩滩头
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 f' t6 Q8 J @$ F1 A
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Japanese Ships : Q7 G8 e% E4 v! h! _( ?
CA Myoko, Shell hits 1
2 U) D" C; I, }CL Kitakami, Shell hits 1 6 P0 O# A1 X* _+ S* C' R5 I# x
CL Yubari 4 P; h6 F3 R2 R* L5 C1 X
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2
6 y3 h8 H. Z* ^9 x3 }DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1, on fire 6 c1 ^% i3 C! @; [1 {* g" k
DD Urakaze
5 J1 x+ M: D, W7 t' j# ]DD Nowaki, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire # E4 U) `( }! L5 b6 E
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1, on fire ' b: F7 {: `8 L$ {" P& L5 s
DD Minegumo, Shell hits 1, on fire - L' N: g" b7 {( ]% w: @/ T8 v
DD Shinonome
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Allied Ships
0 @$ z5 V% R3 R* pDD Hazelwood " S3 S6 R% A. \! |
DD Hickox
9 e) p4 T* e% H8 s1 ^/ x6 Y3 JDD Hoel ( {0 [0 c1 Z8 L: U! T
DD Hunt / g. x& U7 e* j6 F
DD Mullany * Z+ \( a9 l; @: m. e
DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 1 9 G2 r! {3 h# T) z& i
DD Renshaw " Q2 h2 s8 G8 r1 e/ a
DD Wickes ' k8 D- p3 f- |7 R8 O- V. Q
DD Stack
6 W" f. z) ? _DD Wilson 2 |, j5 }! \1 L0 d% e( Y4 @
DD Hatfield
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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Japanese Ships ! S6 ^3 R1 c7 I, V0 O
CA Myoko, Shell hits 2 8 \ l; J( R/ ^; I; K
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 3 ; |7 U0 i+ i3 k* ~5 p5 V! b; Z/ d
CL Yubari, Shell hits 1 2 o/ q9 r+ ^& v
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 4 ) @9 ~. z' q8 [2 }. h9 t
DD Hayashio, on fire : D4 G# j+ Y1 u* H6 ~; j/ B
DD Urakaze, Shell hits 1 + R/ \9 U! I% ?) n, T
DD Nowaki, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk 4 h) g# P9 a( v5 [2 i9 ?: H, V" [
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
/ R4 ?5 s$ h' x) w; j: N pDD Minegumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ' F9 i& E% {( b% f2 v7 {
DD Shinonome, Shell hits 2, on fire ' A. ]4 g! r- I9 m. ]' k
+ z* Y0 n0 ]6 x4 bAllied Ships
+ C# J2 I: n6 P) W" RDD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire
9 a: n2 L) W: A3 X9 d0 eDD Hickox, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire / u9 \0 ], g! [5 T
DD Hoel ; ]$ ]& v+ r" J
DD Hunt
8 ]2 j" N0 Q8 z3 F; ?3 W4 _DD Mullany, Shell hits 1 ! e" z6 M8 O" n& ^( }
DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 3
) V" @" Z$ G8 h' ^- D( SDD Renshaw
- n: @- T* y) t: m0 B$ [# Y( w; YDD Wickes / g) B, B6 y, y0 o2 h
DD Stack
" m2 N, E! s/ nDD Wilson, Shell hits 1
- o* V' ^: W& L& O( H0 }DD Hatfield / Y3 d4 K: y. p1 b( }
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" y2 d8 F1 t# Q6 yNight Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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Japanese Ships
- y" {7 @( W' v. f% wCL Oi, Shell hits 3
7 i* V, ~ L! ?' C4 aDD Tamanami ( p) D1 U. T E, p1 X) m
DD Onami, Shell hits 3
6 |( [) ~8 [( A! I2 C% R0 hDD Kishinami, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 6 ^2 t8 M5 A6 M8 l- o
DD Hayanami, Shell hits 1
* ?9 b/ U) ]0 ^6 W2 `DD Hamanami, Shell hits 2, on fire & F, o$ B0 J) }# u; o( t j
DD Asashimo, Shell hits 2 9 o% P& r& v% e4 q/ e" g* `
DD Hatsukaze 3 {* ~2 U2 x' t% s6 ` ^
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Allied Ships
L3 g1 d6 j- G# z @% M- RDD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire
9 f$ K3 _) U: h$ I8 u7 ~DD Hickox, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
+ g! i; V) I t, }7 @# [DD Hoel, Shell hits 1 7 |# h+ x2 ^- V: m$ k
DD Hunt, Shell hits 3, on fire 6 W5 s3 u$ t4 w
DD Mullany, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
k+ `: L7 q$ f R+ X) EDD O'Bannon, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
8 m4 C9 f5 p6 |2 @1 TDD Renshaw * }9 N, p! H- s) H5 D
DD Wickes, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk ( J3 k% s n( w
DD Stack 0 ^; s& `+ i. B4 O; B2 t% z( C; ~0 N
DD Wilson 1 z6 F4 W( r* K3 J$ ^" f4 p5 F; Z
DD Hatfield
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Japanese Ships + ~6 \6 B7 ?( ?5 k, E
BB Hiei : h+ N ~! L' I$ M3 G7 Z. F" o7 a
BB Kirishima 8 }, L1 W& r5 d# w
CA Aoba
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) r0 l) n, P4 i3 ]: hDD Teruzuki # R+ G6 ~1 o8 r: E
DD Amagiri 6 T: I' _1 D: F7 \: \8 m
DD Hayate ( Y7 H) v& @) G
DD Yakaze ; o7 o- `' V# y* f) F2 G0 y% n
DD Numakaze
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Allied Ships
; ^9 J+ b/ c: V3 I7 l( C8 CPT PT-129 m' m$ E9 P! k& m
PT PT-130 1 T6 g% j7 @: j+ g6 [
PT PT-131 + H% y4 k: N& B0 s- b
PT PT-132
7 z8 T$ B* U9 o) @; @: [PT PT-133
0 z; A# k( L" R2 u3 e5 RPT PT-134, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
# g) y3 d) K0 Y1 GPT PT-135 , p4 U" ?% I8 h! k: k$ \
PT PT-136
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 - s- f5 V% l2 o
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3 M- F s5 ^' N% T2 ]BB Hiei - t' q1 G* e: Y2 p
BB Kirishima
% l; s5 n2 V- C1 P2 w+ j2 ECA Aoba 6 A7 N$ R* Z: e) K1 S
DD Akizuki
2 K/ n2 I( j& b# V8 h/ a1 jDD Teruzuki . d/ c5 A5 f/ H, ~! j# n' _3 j. S. C B
DD Amagiri
P" w6 s7 g( YDD Hayate
; h& Z% z6 T9 T' L" B* FDD Yakaze ; {9 [- n0 [) V4 v8 [7 W
DD Numakaze 1 e# P" F) p+ k! S& a7 N
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AK Benjamin Franklin, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
# {! W' h; Q8 c }4 w: S% UAK Francisco Coronado & c& o6 d# h6 A1 ~- \( i/ ?0 F
AK John C. Calhoun, Shell hits 18, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage R$ a, w! `0 m4 c' w/ H
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 5 m) Z# G- O! N1 h! ]# [
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Japanese Ships / S$ N* Q" L" N6 r7 C" T4 X
BB Hiei
9 T" k/ p% q; O" KBB Kirishima
( h9 j% f9 l0 W @# ?+ xCA Aoba
& b: D1 B) L7 X/ w; o; X3 y' IDD Akizuki : l! z2 t: d' c
DD Teruzuki / H/ L' y; N* w: K" L, _, y
DD Amagiri # a2 j/ C% K7 y" l$ T: ^$ E# d: A, D
DD Hayate
/ |4 A$ y; i& c) y. vDD Yakaze
5 m, [' _+ E) H8 ~+ e# A1 mDD Numakaze % C& Y# ]2 R! S6 V/ O6 t
" L! z4 b3 V1 u# O" K+ JAllied Ships , x7 Y- }6 @: q: r2 w L
SC SC-1063
g7 h+ W, ~% R! b9 [5 SAK Floyd B. Olson & ?6 N2 ^$ f, e
AK Stephen H. Long
; f) _5 d( U u! s2 b' @& KAK Thomas M. Cooley, Shell hits 1
3 m6 {; }+ R8 b gAK William W. Campbell, Shell hits 2
( ` w+ p, C4 H% ZAK Empire Zephyr, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 3 [% [1 p1 l8 g+ z& X6 O( M0 N- `
: I- C1 G |4 `& AAllied ground losses:
) y1 j6 u0 `$ s' y8 I+ g7 o5 x: D& Z8 v9 d6 ~26 casualties reported
% |2 i' r4 M4 m. ~) {Vehicles lost 2
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 ' A% N, H7 j) O% z/ {- c r
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CL Oi 6 @4 ?, ^( \: M5 u: z
DD Tamanami, Shell hits 2 ( b6 q9 S, _2 O. }
DD Onami, Shell hits 3, on fire ( Q) V' V! r9 E1 M3 M& A9 D
DD Kishinami, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
+ M% j& j0 L" X% O6 n) O7 TDD Hayanami, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
3 ]0 Z& k; P& o+ eDD Hamanami, on fire 8 q" Q( a5 Z0 k1 O7 m* r
DD Asashimo, Shell hits 3
8 J. f* | o' d f/ H$ j1 R4 _+ VDD Hatsukaze
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4 p$ |3 N* w6 p% g8 ^0 ?6 S& _; TAllied Ships
# g4 y% C% U$ s& U$ BPT PT-456
5 m3 p6 k9 q) I$ r1 f3 s5 w2 VPT PT-457 : E& p& H! d5 A* Y
PT PT-458 " h M7 l! [, K
PT PT-459
) |7 X0 J* N. _+ u+ G8 }. XPT PT-460 7 w! B& U1 i2 ?) z) g
PT PT-461, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
; r4 W! N* Q4 A3 R" H7 n2 S1 dPT PT-488
$ h8 i" r+ `( y% E* D4 cPT PT-489 9 J) p5 y, B2 j& D# F2 Y
PT PT-490
6 ]/ n. h. T( n0 y6 f1 |PT PT-491
% l: l- ~9 `- ]7 ~- I, S0 z( \5 ?! {PT PT-492 X3 U D: F, P
PT PT-493 0 y2 J2 L; r* G5 q
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Naval bombardment of Aitape, at 51,80
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2 G& h- Q I1 v% p1 {; G) T" PCA Aoba . k/ U C! T0 @) ^3 @+ D. }
BB Kirishima " Y( X$ k7 k4 N$ i3 @ r0 z
BB Hiei
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2 e# E; q4 q% C$ G8 {- I0 U* ]% OAllied ground losses: * Z$ j# C6 w+ `: R+ Z
218 casualties reported 3 k z L2 H- K5 O: k+ Z: T* Z2 ^5 C
Guns lost 5 |