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日军舰队突入爱塔佩滩头6 K! p6 x; V) \3 W
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% n5 ]7 B6 R1 Q1 W/ GNight Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 ! {+ v# U" i' M2 i
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CA Myoko, Shell hits 1
I- I/ ^6 V8 {CL Kitakami, Shell hits 1
; s* K R* ?5 ?5 {CL Yubari + U: r+ U A% F0 x' [: U- f9 e/ [, S
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2 9 c1 R4 [" ^/ v2 L! K+ |
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1, on fire
1 R! t7 R, A" g2 j5 X: lDD Urakaze * J: Z- U4 Y+ c6 J$ Q' o
DD Nowaki, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
% T, z# s' H) O. @; VDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1, on fire 7 X# b" W' ]# Z2 h( X
DD Minegumo, Shell hits 1, on fire 1 ~$ m% x; ?$ a1 c3 u; m0 w
DD Shinonome
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+ z2 |. s: `7 l! j# JDD Hazelwood
# C1 u/ t3 w. n- q! Q( _! cDD Hickox % E- L3 r2 @, n4 B8 C: y
DD Hoel : G% u5 }4 A' b- s
DD Hunt
; v3 r! O. _& r8 E% `7 ]DD Mullany
! J3 c* b, O# L, kDD O'Bannon, Shell hits 1 ) @) H3 V; P. N4 ]( m3 I _# x0 c
DD Renshaw
% o) {7 Y' V2 v% D8 P$ h/ iDD Wickes
5 c! s5 [. J, b( b8 UDD Stack
2 [+ e) c/ D) _) F- {DD Wilson 4 |$ i, P' e( W: k4 t& S
DD Hatfield 1 v# Q f6 B* j6 {9 h' S- W) `
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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Japanese Ships
+ t, A" k! D3 h! ^/ WCA Myoko, Shell hits 2
- i9 r5 e3 ?% I" d( F! ECL Kitakami, Shell hits 3
m1 ?" q6 ]( G: h" l( b. t3 B) e& |CL Yubari, Shell hits 1 ) Z) n, A# {$ f# E0 {" p2 k
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 4
8 }* o$ [- ~, r. g! ODD Hayashio, on fire & V* t7 {; G: p3 M. g
DD Urakaze, Shell hits 1
( l/ N0 w _7 K# I8 n4 R* ODD Nowaki, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk 2 h$ b+ R/ R- _/ ]7 ~
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 1 w) Z" o9 u& L# y/ M
DD Minegumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage % A% `% B$ v% q* ]; I/ S
DD Shinonome, Shell hits 2, on fire ) q8 O9 |7 L& F* k* t& F/ R6 T, A
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. Y" K' O6 i. F+ C. n2 T5 J5 EDD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire ! V. j) F: n9 n
DD Hickox, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
" @" e, E8 Q' B+ `2 V, iDD Hoel ' j5 l! b) d( b; ?# Y/ |
DD Hunt
2 n, s$ I; ^. v! H& F) j+ yDD Mullany, Shell hits 1
1 A! O$ S, `- u, N6 p9 Z3 A; ]6 wDD O'Bannon, Shell hits 3 * t- y, U. W7 [% d
DD Renshaw # M% J4 C& W. q `5 Z
DD Wickes
8 C' a5 y2 \7 D% Q3 N( p) ZDD Stack ! ^' A( n Y% H7 v
DD Wilson, Shell hits 1
2 Z* `& c2 X8 J& B" [6 f# U5 _DD Hatfield
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 9 i" _" Z- A/ ]$ k$ w, G& A
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CL Oi, Shell hits 3
, p2 M$ X% U: UDD Tamanami 2 Z* z: U( u( _( R
DD Onami, Shell hits 3
/ p% C, r" g0 C7 C! a; ^0 [, LDD Kishinami, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ' f$ a1 u$ A$ g% X) t2 l# Q0 L' L
DD Hayanami, Shell hits 1 . @, A3 l: ^( N8 }
DD Hamanami, Shell hits 2, on fire 3 j5 l6 d I$ C
DD Asashimo, Shell hits 2
$ s+ \0 d% \2 GDD Hatsukaze , j! d# ~1 x: w. h( J
2 [+ W) C6 I5 bAllied Ships
/ A9 M- c+ h. e4 P2 |6 J ]3 f( t! QDD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire # F9 p0 T) ?9 I3 x6 r- q
DD Hickox, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
) l) e8 E7 r. ?6 |. H2 xDD Hoel, Shell hits 1
& Z$ f _+ a- a8 R7 PDD Hunt, Shell hits 3, on fire
: T& ~ X, C- t9 q W, s1 qDD Mullany, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
# ~* p5 Z3 q" t! XDD O'Bannon, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
& R0 k& i1 w: t# _ D0 p/ dDD Renshaw " Y( h& @: A- [$ B7 a$ E
DD Wickes, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
) N5 i2 g& p ADD Stack 9 ^7 d( j4 i( \5 }6 a
DD Wilson
2 I1 f, q; I5 B# W# DDD Hatfield ) J4 {8 t/ n/ T1 l8 W
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* d3 e* Z y V3 c# Y. QBB Hiei : j1 g4 i, T( [6 {* f
BB Kirishima " q9 n" F1 M! G
CA Aoba 5 d0 ^$ Y2 @ q+ @; }( X. s
DD Akizuki
[5 i( O- c5 M3 D; M- cDD Teruzuki 8 s1 m" w% V, I8 w/ Y' y
DD Amagiri
. A1 e! ?' |3 w; X% u4 xDD Hayate
/ r5 {0 [; X7 _# O3 V' f Y* P0 }3 bDD Yakaze
, }+ W) I: Y, n- S/ o8 UDD Numakaze 1 X( S# {# _2 x5 D/ C, z y) t
5 i2 R5 L3 z( D% h, u+ GAllied Ships
* \) U# f; s6 N. wPT PT-129 8 P+ s8 e8 k. k
PT PT-130
3 U: b& f7 `! `3 p* G" dPT PT-131 2 l) q7 W7 p: `3 \
PT PT-132
9 {/ {( E3 g1 e3 ~PT PT-133 1 g# L: Y8 z6 m. Z
PT PT-134, Shell hits 25, and is sunk ( G, _9 Y- w2 s
PT PT-135
& h. |( B3 u( h, V j- t: O# ?PT PT-136
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 8 s7 o. m3 C5 u' d% B, J) f0 p
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Japanese Ships
5 U! P& g h& L; A7 Z4 bBB Hiei
" x' J. Y& R1 O$ X7 y, HBB Kirishima }4 F$ w- }: q' J* C
CA Aoba : o; a4 _2 G! E: x# U& @- r7 W; X
DD Akizuki
5 s( r4 ^" }$ C0 z1 \4 R5 ^DD Teruzuki
6 i2 |/ F0 D7 @5 jDD Amagiri . ]/ L0 N+ a y _. v3 D0 e- F
DD Hayate ; m% [% u, [3 W- D: d8 g9 Y8 b
DD Yakaze + } w( L! g) n
DD Numakaze - l' p: _7 c# Y b& O
7 U" w& V, i/ u. |8 ?, oAllied Ships 3 j2 l \4 f" C0 ~4 | g. ?
AK Benjamin Franklin, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage 6 i6 |; w6 x1 @. b+ B8 g9 H
AK Francisco Coronado & v6 R" y, j- u
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
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+ n7 q) [7 ^; f" lBB Hiei
1 x! l' @$ A/ O- y6 k" ]7 [' OBB Kirishima
3 _8 @1 L8 ` K0 fCA Aoba / J/ I" M" `+ Q9 {% s1 k$ ]
DD Akizuki + B7 X" {8 X! ?7 ^
DD Teruzuki , X5 X" D( i3 Y7 S7 B2 r
DD Amagiri 2 h7 t" p' {" H: @
DD Hayate
% N Y( Y/ L3 X! L& fDD Yakaze
! j6 Z" V1 Z4 P: b9 _; k0 M8 B5 oDD Numakaze Z$ ^. g* i+ x8 g5 n" p
?/ n! g: {- d+ @7 r# K$ eAllied Ships
( ~' \+ I, H8 ?/ U) X- c0 S' TSC SC-1063
1 e) }% q9 B$ [AK Floyd B. Olson 9 L- s* [# Z4 o, x& H, H, i' _
AK Stephen H. Long
% z4 q# C; b3 |1 E5 wAK Thomas M. Cooley, Shell hits 1 7 {; ]5 i2 p, F5 I% `; V
AK William W. Campbell, Shell hits 2
, @- ^0 F3 a9 k* F% z' G6 ?2 J5 Y! S2 F4 UAK Empire Zephyr, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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3 K( u; W/ ]8 b& \Allied ground losses:
7 O, f" U4 \0 |* u0 R6 R26 casualties reported : i& [ u+ k) Y0 v
Vehicles lost 2 9 X) a) c8 g. g8 h3 G
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7 p6 _. e( i" D. BDD Tamanami, Shell hits 2
3 b" B0 _5 }3 ^* ?7 QDD Onami, Shell hits 3, on fire 1 p/ o1 c! g% L' o0 @
DD Kishinami, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk 5 p- ^( u: S, `( h' k$ z1 i
DD Hayanami, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage . H0 p0 C: c1 F- X) ]( o, u1 L, `
DD Hamanami, on fire / `0 \7 ~- G7 I* H4 Y7 S# b
DD Asashimo, Shell hits 3
8 i3 M- g( S, o- J+ `6 a: YDD Hatsukaze
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Allied Ships 4 o0 v. k* K! V G& X! ]/ f
PT PT-456 $ z3 V1 Y( R- e3 U: Y( I. Z
PT PT-457
$ Q4 P1 H: J! j, ` t3 \PT PT-458 4 d6 r& L+ `* f* \$ `
PT PT-459
, T7 i* K- F6 X: _/ `6 M5 WPT PT-460 3 l3 t& ?/ G! P+ m! _
PT PT-461, Shell hits 6, and is sunk . L. G7 K/ H2 e% V
PT PT-488
U, v# d$ a( d1 RPT PT-489
1 }9 P0 N. ]9 v$ B! ]1 APT PT-490
# R0 Y& ~( C! M6 A. RPT PT-491
1 ]7 v1 F9 u7 y, o' GPT PT-492
0 ~* x+ l4 q; A( V' EPT PT-493 1 n$ b; v8 @, v% d' Y6 s3 e) C
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0 T* `4 Q$ S1 p9 tNaval bombardment of Aitape, at 51,80
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0 j9 ^0 k% U& Z' VJapanese Ships
: |2 Q( ^1 b& M u. A1 O1 nCA Aoba ( i' c, b0 P* I0 q
BB Kirishima " t' H) j! s' c2 r- n0 V' ]
BB Hiei # B8 k) t8 G- ~. R; M/ v
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Allied ground losses: : b/ j6 S3 A3 n2 F7 I; K! G
218 casualties reported
$ F8 v% S+ M( PGuns lost 5 |