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日军舰队突入爱塔佩滩头0 m( D, r3 p" g2 j% x9 s; c( ^
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8 s7 t) ]8 x$ _- z1 r. rNight Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 , V+ S: l2 {+ U) l
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Japanese Ships 0 A [3 f3 O0 g$ h$ ]6 u" j
CA Myoko, Shell hits 1 ' U' F; `) ^# ]6 w$ @- m* F
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 1 : ~" e, `* L; e1 N1 P0 M
CL Yubari . _) l, ~* c- V2 q# S7 @" y( z
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2
2 ^- @( a5 P: ^DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1, on fire
( ]- V! k" M4 P6 ^) IDD Urakaze 2 f' x. r; P+ Y; G8 m* ]* {# c' e" l- u
DD Nowaki, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
& E1 ~- F0 g* i7 }, _* ~, tDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1, on fire * B/ q1 i: K9 t# F; G" o
DD Minegumo, Shell hits 1, on fire
`' ]7 |7 B* u" A$ W6 X# rDD Shinonome + g3 ^8 v8 H& V! B3 e, {0 c/ j
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( C8 [5 i4 P9 |% X; Z, I/ lDD Hazelwood
P8 Z" D# y' }% x# i5 Q u& {' kDD Hickox
+ s- X8 c- c) e- O5 k z1 PDD Hoel & ?, D' P# @' }. g* d3 p/ e
DD Hunt
& W; j6 l/ ~& Q3 M7 s+ eDD Mullany 1 v# \, }; W( a& t: \
DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 1
$ m. W; C6 h* p3 E5 X$ EDD Renshaw ( l; m, B7 B8 Y- G
DD Wickes ' Y' l4 S8 t+ S+ Z# L0 |
DD Stack
+ w! r" [" d2 Y. r& i2 hDD Wilson
- q7 e4 j' A& g& }' K+ H9 @DD Hatfield ; H: ^* l- g( e& X! C
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$ I& R: a7 N" n) B' rNight Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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Japanese Ships
- T8 y7 P& f2 w- ^4 {* j! y+ NCA Myoko, Shell hits 2
, J% d% Q2 s6 DCL Kitakami, Shell hits 3 # f. o( x5 G" ]9 N7 c$ i
CL Yubari, Shell hits 1
' B8 [' K4 j* ^8 v: xDD Natsushio, Shell hits 4
: H& Q. B6 E3 O; Y3 nDD Hayashio, on fire ! W# k5 U1 d1 K* b+ }% c
DD Urakaze, Shell hits 1
" Z: H5 V/ `, t$ [DD Nowaki, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk , G+ g+ |; u3 W1 E6 W8 b J
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
( H% |1 [4 U) e3 E$ e' |7 F JDD Minegumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage $ p7 p% M& r, S4 M+ B
DD Shinonome, Shell hits 2, on fire 9 F9 p( P# G# ]
( p& H h+ J( w' f! fAllied Ships " N$ D+ [' f: t$ B
DD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire ( n. c g5 w8 @8 [5 |8 p! g. f
DD Hickox, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire ( T( H7 g& @4 e- Y. ] d5 k
DD Hoel 0 l- u& u: a& ~, s8 W3 o' g
DD Hunt
: {. ]( V8 F+ Y" DDD Mullany, Shell hits 1 6 N& ^0 b8 m0 k" p; C& Q
DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 3 : h7 ?8 z' f; E* J; T
DD Renshaw z5 `4 y, B0 e: q& ^
DD Wickes
h) P6 O& z a8 `6 m' Q2 f" pDD Stack
- j5 {. W0 q; k- _) e$ VDD Wilson, Shell hits 1 ; Z4 V/ r% @0 z& A* v T- ^! P
DD Hatfield " P( l' X% t# S( i9 s9 C# U& l; P$ B
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 7 A: c: w" j6 [2 `' y, K7 K" C
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Japanese Ships " k x8 a- J6 M9 Q9 ~
CL Oi, Shell hits 3 $ s5 ^+ G( T# p9 @ J5 i
DD Tamanami , d) ]7 U I$ ?! P1 T% A
DD Onami, Shell hits 3
& c# r8 f% |$ j, l$ r5 x1 XDD Kishinami, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ; v/ X( G" a+ F7 K$ _4 Y8 Y' S7 K
DD Hayanami, Shell hits 1
3 Y% g& V3 _; O8 E, NDD Hamanami, Shell hits 2, on fire
: O+ G3 Y% @5 H; R( SDD Asashimo, Shell hits 2
# p7 s# S! ]2 XDD Hatsukaze & ^/ _; B: I6 Q6 Y s
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Allied Ships : U" K: g* H* l. j! C
DD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire
3 @' C* M; P& a% b# e: x$ J1 ?* p/ @DD Hickox, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
/ N, N7 s5 v8 g7 gDD Hoel, Shell hits 1 * L: ?! U7 i9 T, A2 X; D' d: e$ ^3 L
DD Hunt, Shell hits 3, on fire 7 ?' x7 l3 f6 x p- D( V4 m, C/ g
DD Mullany, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
/ [6 Y# K) x7 n3 ^DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
; p% f; ^6 |. {+ H0 zDD Renshaw
/ H" b( |) n! T5 @5 o. JDD Wickes, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
+ O' o4 q/ W% L6 \% D- e4 MDD Stack : n( q+ E/ Y& ^# u; i' N
DD Wilson
2 a% n9 P: e- x, x# r7 vDD Hatfield 5 G( s( T5 v J i$ p. r$ L
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2 g- _' g1 b6 y3 O- L+ n$ rNight Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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7 f# ~3 Z1 U. j; g5 c3 _2 {BB Hiei i/ S8 g; c! g8 `
BB Kirishima + C) B q# `4 k% O+ @
CA Aoba
6 @) n& e3 l" R3 k2 v, E4 m8 VDD Akizuki
, r2 C5 ^! G2 s& V- g& cDD Teruzuki ) M+ o3 c+ ~6 c8 p r1 }
DD Amagiri
# C* J* N6 y0 z5 d: uDD Hayate - x$ H' `( P6 t+ ] t
DD Yakaze
, B9 G* Z3 a+ a$ L6 rDD Numakaze 5 f; [4 z O+ I! B' N' {
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Allied Ships
7 K) Q4 Y* J( b2 Z# ~3 |PT PT-129 . }* M" ?# O! H. g
PT PT-130
" ~9 a: Z& y$ V6 i( C# X) {PT PT-131
$ h5 \3 e b9 @! Z/ pPT PT-132
' N% p8 T+ r4 V/ J# c0 }8 ~6 ]PT PT-133 5 d8 s- j# A6 V$ N. Y N
PT PT-134, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
5 V1 q5 t2 G2 e; _1 x- \# gPT PT-135
5 g5 ]. o* @0 V# V6 N, QPT PT-136 2 A0 i0 t( A6 B
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( G. _; C s& K3 o+ V% dNight Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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9 k8 A7 r) M# i# wJapanese Ships 0 ~- e4 h1 x, I; R J3 ]
BB Hiei 4 K' v% p* ^. e y8 A _7 J2 J
BB Kirishima
2 ~0 C$ e2 ]# `. u0 v# o8 t/ SCA Aoba
0 ^( g8 G; T1 l% iDD Akizuki , ]5 x& [+ N' v: A/ O1 K* Y
DD Teruzuki
$ X. u8 z# @$ H; p3 vDD Amagiri
4 t# U2 J8 O2 Y; NDD Hayate + J% W6 ^( z5 r; T7 T" X
DD Yakaze
- D* A! v. F9 i/ U( a( IDD Numakaze
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0 J! P5 G# |3 @9 u( rAK Benjamin Franklin, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
7 a! ]. x- S8 x3 Y* [% Z" w4 |/ sAK Francisco Coronado * Y) m. j5 B6 h1 }- I
AK John C. Calhoun, Shell hits 18, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 4 U: U1 j5 v3 Q1 v& Z" G" m
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- a3 E% {# h6 P& m6 `' NNight Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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% t% {0 Q3 T2 U7 }; c" z9 WBB Hiei ! {- B- z; V0 ?( a2 Y
BB Kirishima
! l- ?) z# T2 d% q# PCA Aoba ! D% |: a+ }+ s5 c
DD Akizuki + Y/ i' ~9 q7 p9 ^8 c* h( B0 M
DD Teruzuki
/ c" T9 g, n/ j# B: ]DD Amagiri
7 p4 m* p1 D0 k' k4 W8 U% v* bDD Hayate
& V$ w7 p. g- _DD Yakaze
" M" _* ]$ q' }8 o0 TDD Numakaze * J5 H5 p8 H g5 k! V: q" d
! M7 a0 I* T+ U5 G& b# GAllied Ships
7 q) J# z$ P% E* p- ]1 z! ESC SC-1063 3 c6 e6 k1 z+ y3 L
AK Floyd B. Olson 3 j# s7 t0 @7 b
AK Stephen H. Long ( u( u. x' P/ M k1 l, r
AK Thomas M. Cooley, Shell hits 1 ( u! T/ }+ H @& f1 @9 \
AK William W. Campbell, Shell hits 2
) B" U9 ]4 u+ r2 w) @AK Empire Zephyr, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage - J0 E9 c% e" u6 O
3 ?$ ~6 |) `- KAllied ground losses: 2 Y) t2 h! t' A
26 casualties reported
2 e) f% `' T, E0 oVehicles lost 2
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 , _4 x4 g3 ?! N3 W0 i+ m
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Japanese Ships $ Q3 F$ |. Z% o
CL Oi
: ~5 B8 N+ M. i1 sDD Tamanami, Shell hits 2
( `% O$ V6 ^1 a. q: @* g3 GDD Onami, Shell hits 3, on fire & V4 u' N8 Q1 G
DD Kishinami, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk / G+ ~% _* v0 D& J3 B
DD Hayanami, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
/ ~' R& K* \2 w6 @9 T4 I# ~DD Hamanami, on fire
! y7 U# F. ?3 A$ ]( b) GDD Asashimo, Shell hits 3
$ A4 X- g& o8 a8 n2 q" @0 mDD Hatsukaze
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Allied Ships
( r( }. I2 f6 T6 Z1 k1 j: |( I+ {* XPT PT-456 " r6 V7 r x7 D- t' ?; e8 H
PT PT-457 , N/ K4 b8 Q( D. O* U: Z% Z6 d( A
PT PT-458
$ m- h* d) c$ j0 B) Q* w1 ^. @PT PT-459 1 ]: C k8 m2 d* L' h: Z) r
PT PT-460
. Y, H& A: ?& W$ K: fPT PT-461, Shell hits 6, and is sunk 8 P5 [: X- q9 y" X* V
PT PT-488
! R& K; g8 h/ P; j( k7 x+ Y: C- XPT PT-489
3 O5 Y* V( T6 H$ s# OPT PT-490 1 f1 @& C g% S3 P& C
PT PT-491
) ?9 }. q J( pPT PT-492
. V" g' z: R# d f( u1 rPT PT-493
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Naval bombardment of Aitape, at 51,80
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CA Aoba 6 C' m1 S \, x A. P7 [& O& ]
BB Kirishima ; Y+ t+ g* w- B) a
BB Hiei
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. o5 L. v/ p1 ]1 ]Allied ground losses:
/ K% J2 o) i. ~6 z( C0 Y; h( V218 casualties reported 8 s' b4 Y0 p; K+ e+ A/ x5 M+ u
Guns lost 5 |