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日军舰队突入爱塔佩滩头9 I) V4 G7 z& w6 Q' f( H: X
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 6 y w' Y; H; V5 t2 {6 e; q% r
/ u* W# l. j" t) g; B( G7 xJapanese Ships
/ H9 d3 L8 z s# o2 q2 M: d" lCA Myoko, Shell hits 1
% [1 d+ Z: k+ E' @+ Y, R8 @' UCL Kitakami, Shell hits 1
6 h- G5 ^! G" X. P7 o- }0 dCL Yubari 8 A. \1 w/ L4 [
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2
2 P$ w/ c; n3 q$ \& j$ qDD Hayashio, Shell hits 1, on fire
4 M: {2 d" x* A' v# l5 fDD Urakaze
0 Y9 R- O+ _& ?8 pDD Nowaki, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
: b* e1 J( S5 O# A$ z y \DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1, on fire 2 @8 b. z+ \ J7 w
DD Minegumo, Shell hits 1, on fire ) l+ T# A7 [, z3 _8 @6 e
DD Shinonome
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6 z$ L, P: J7 Z! Z8 QAllied Ships
6 ? g5 l& |# X$ Z. U5 j- vDD Hazelwood & w+ m/ a! i( F( m- r5 t
DD Hickox
, s& r+ O. G. tDD Hoel 8 {; B- z( M, v/ c& [/ c* Y2 }% e
DD Hunt ) y) q" U! G8 D) f/ \
DD Mullany
$ K. X/ o2 U0 {0 F7 J# X/ JDD O'Bannon, Shell hits 1
7 Z* `) q/ H* v1 M3 S2 y. N0 ~6 z% aDD Renshaw
3 Y& p( b: B1 V j. O0 I8 MDD Wickes # M4 W- p1 s7 w
DD Stack
2 z0 b, j- \0 q* e2 P MDD Wilson ) ~+ }! a& S/ q/ B- L' j* C( _4 o
DD Hatfield : d8 b2 X: o- G
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( a% U$ {1 O3 f0 A& ^/ j! yNight Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 4 f O* h- j+ T3 X- V. v
& t" W& V+ S% c* |) kJapanese Ships " ]/ B7 q7 C! U
CA Myoko, Shell hits 2 ! s* c3 g8 |7 d& F/ @8 I ~. t
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 3 ' x3 v& l: m7 G, {
CL Yubari, Shell hits 1 8 G0 I4 i( v9 U' m3 K- m& Y
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 4 9 @& O! |5 |* K+ U2 Z1 i
DD Hayashio, on fire g" f+ t- q/ g! }5 w% v: l7 ]2 l
DD Urakaze, Shell hits 1
0 o q+ x! s4 v1 qDD Nowaki, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
6 u5 S! d# Q% w; ~( R4 UDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 9 y, {3 Z2 j2 n
DD Minegumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
" n: r- f1 S _/ h3 ~3 L% SDD Shinonome, Shell hits 2, on fire ! @8 a1 n( H* l1 s9 t9 t
2 @/ T4 F5 k# o! J# ~Allied Ships
* `" ~6 W( { U# t& o# IDD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire U! i9 }& c' j c: N0 K5 \( w
DD Hickox, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
; F0 a) [( A" h9 E' NDD Hoel
h& i2 r7 h6 M* fDD Hunt : C& F# X+ v5 e M7 C6 v. o% b5 R7 R
DD Mullany, Shell hits 1 - }1 @- L0 x$ ?& ?! t
DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 3 $ Q4 X3 p' e) a) ^1 ^' Z. G
DD Renshaw 8 E: _1 @! V" v! ?3 W( l
DD Wickes / Z! L& [9 V! P1 k
DD Stack
6 B0 b. k! k) G; B2 [DD Wilson, Shell hits 1
0 e' _+ l: k! I' G3 b, {DD Hatfield $ ? w$ R0 h! N, k! o) }# A
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 4 i" V+ m5 Y5 \5 e
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4 K9 x; p9 d/ n6 Y5 _! |CL Oi, Shell hits 3 " u/ ` Z* z# } |$ t
DD Tamanami + k% G' G# H! e" n' n% O, I. x! \
DD Onami, Shell hits 3
: b' D2 @+ r2 V; x6 u! ]: `" LDD Kishinami, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
5 U$ [6 h3 C0 F# \DD Hayanami, Shell hits 1 1 r% Y1 Q: f# r1 J- L7 n
DD Hamanami, Shell hits 2, on fire
$ h* A- n9 ^' r9 _% \0 k) LDD Asashimo, Shell hits 2
2 L' T4 q4 L( wDD Hatsukaze ) I S8 [& o9 `, H
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Allied Ships
- k& v7 O$ z( l% D( }- a2 P+ _DD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire & k; }+ ]) i4 m1 A
DD Hickox, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
* L- C: C+ D" \/ f0 C% WDD Hoel, Shell hits 1
4 j! G I% F/ {9 F7 d& ^DD Hunt, Shell hits 3, on fire
! Y0 |& W7 Y- ?: `DD Mullany, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
4 N" ?/ U$ o+ p$ ODD O'Bannon, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage " w0 u/ G" v8 S* H4 Q9 e0 w8 d# e6 f
DD Renshaw
5 \; O* }* A) ?6 ^7 ]DD Wickes, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk : A1 A- h: |6 E( A3 o: j7 L* D
DD Stack
: e4 q1 e: Y, Q3 L! [) x) j& dDD Wilson
. |, x8 U- U w! i( x, a6 U; uDD Hatfield 1 p; _3 J$ M1 `5 x% c, ?; p
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 ; s4 s9 |; l) t
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Japanese Ships 8 D- t+ t, x- l
BB Hiei
) \- j6 g, q( V0 y* nBB Kirishima $ \9 F* p ?" d. r/ S) D' y( H# |
CA Aoba
9 Z2 d0 X- O2 r8 Z t3 JDD Akizuki
$ |; j G$ ]; v3 @* u& nDD Teruzuki
0 T) b- D5 n6 R5 [. uDD Amagiri
7 B3 h/ r8 ^- s- h" l- {, ?* MDD Hayate
: }5 O G/ B* F& p# W: M% VDD Yakaze
: q7 W5 ?, T/ x: |9 S0 o7 kDD Numakaze $ c% Q3 g6 d' D) g" p6 |
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Allied Ships 9 m2 y8 ^: k' ]
PT PT-129 . x) f# H2 U; }1 z+ g2 r: F+ {. l6 {4 B
PT PT-130
8 b2 S* z3 @* rPT PT-131
+ ]: I. e: M. N4 R* P) V/ k6 \4 zPT PT-132
; D# D2 T# ]7 Z _PT PT-133 4 B7 l" }4 y$ p0 E4 k
PT PT-134, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
: m' `) g& Y, n& i3 aPT PT-135
$ F7 d$ w# s9 |# o0 o3 X7 N5 MPT PT-136
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Japanese Ships ! T, _4 J1 O, |1 [( j) R7 I2 P
BB Hiei : k, b8 D/ p. G: o
BB Kirishima
' C7 U" t c h8 V, c1 x- h! TCA Aoba 2 d: Y _. F# O Z
DD Akizuki ) r+ A; ^' m( B- B* }6 F9 x
DD Teruzuki 0 y8 E/ h5 O! ^- Q& i
DD Amagiri
5 z; p, c" T+ Q" MDD Hayate $ V$ p {9 k$ I& F
DD Yakaze 0 Y! `) A/ Z( {3 T$ m# X) D( T: B
DD Numakaze
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Allied Ships - `$ a; A6 v' Y0 X
AK Benjamin Franklin, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage ) S5 N2 h/ N3 e7 h$ i5 v0 N1 M
AK Francisco Coronado
1 K* M: W) f9 {: i W0 wAK John C. Calhoun, Shell hits 18, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage # w- y7 K. b" Z& ^2 I( b9 |
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0 z, B6 y4 U' e4 X% n. ONight Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 ! F2 k/ L3 K& k8 A# \ D2 ^
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$ d1 s' k$ }7 N' YBB Hiei 2 k" W5 l T: Y
BB Kirishima
+ s) |" F1 k" N& i& v* _" [1 yCA Aoba
7 R( p8 r0 N: @: f/ l" BDD Akizuki
& Z% L0 Z; u3 T4 sDD Teruzuki 1 c- }6 }* e# A: S4 f1 O
DD Amagiri 7 ]& E2 P( a5 }0 w0 w
DD Hayate - C5 l8 z& j5 j/ E, `
DD Yakaze
) W# I a" P9 k+ Q3 E' x/ nDD Numakaze
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Allied Ships # M3 }0 `7 ?% l* q% H1 t2 S/ S9 q
SC SC-1063 * L4 ?. C) v9 F# M6 l
AK Floyd B. Olson
* j; ^8 M+ |7 k: c' zAK Stephen H. Long
! {, L1 s5 ?5 }) b4 d5 ^" N$ y# @AK Thomas M. Cooley, Shell hits 1 8 h& S1 v3 N* D: \
AK William W. Campbell, Shell hits 2
4 q7 O8 b6 W8 j( ^AK Empire Zephyr, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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3 \7 t- `6 A7 h: p3 m' H4 UAllied ground losses:
/ N; T) {7 T0 l5 D H26 casualties reported
( F+ `) Q( o% g8 O+ \" uVehicles lost 2 : d, X+ Y8 B# ?6 e6 w3 L
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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CL Oi ) N$ M, O# k" h f
DD Tamanami, Shell hits 2 + z$ x8 |! {6 e; S5 b5 @( }
DD Onami, Shell hits 3, on fire 8 W3 D& q- x, T: ^* v' F
DD Kishinami, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
+ v$ A2 _ Z) DDD Hayanami, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage / q1 ]/ t5 p; A/ i y0 o! B; y
DD Hamanami, on fire
7 N' }8 j) s5 o! M; WDD Asashimo, Shell hits 3 1 g/ d2 u' e9 d0 @& X' l9 ^
DD Hatsukaze ~3 F8 v& M Y. Q4 P# {1 n
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Allied Ships # n4 |2 i! o4 Z" x+ H
PT PT-456 2 S( A# N9 ~2 F+ i
PT PT-457 6 h) |1 I1 |/ F) O5 l0 \
PT PT-458 % h5 E6 | ~6 U
PT PT-459 ! T# e* N9 t) I( C
PT PT-460
0 p+ a! L O0 z0 b3 i/ s$ ^, RPT PT-461, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
7 T8 C, G( K+ k4 lPT PT-488 ~* z2 } K, j+ `( V
PT PT-489 : c% s5 U8 w! W. K# R3 H _
PT PT-490
: _- @6 u/ A& l2 p! \+ TPT PT-491 ( o. {2 c. P' ~: L$ \6 N8 x+ R
PT PT-492
$ T4 o6 H2 K2 E) [- [0 ^- q4 j6 R/ @PT PT-493
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Naval bombardment of Aitape, at 51,80 " ]( i/ `0 ?# X9 h! u5 R7 e
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Japanese Ships 4 `7 {1 ?/ S/ \
CA Aoba
; M+ J3 U: w( Z* FBB Kirishima
: T8 d0 W1 C% SBB Hiei 1 u! v+ ^: `" C' l
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Allied ground losses: , V- ~5 O( A7 l6 K
218 casualties reported & E' P' o' E3 I+ w% Q' C' o
Guns lost 5 |