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日军舰队突入爱塔佩滩头2 y+ ]) u) V2 t
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( h6 P% _2 H' g7 t" ^, |( VNight Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 4 R' w2 u1 L/ b6 U& V1 o' Z8 b
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Japanese Ships
, r2 ?2 l* ^5 D, M7 fCA Myoko, Shell hits 1 * P* \" s2 |8 I' }( T3 S3 }. k
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 1
X: [( J+ r4 j2 V2 S( q5 c0 [CL Yubari # n( T# k8 y5 r8 c+ \
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2
% S Z1 _8 R! _( q- D0 q; \DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1, on fire
, Q) r- P/ I, f! ]1 mDD Urakaze 0 ^" `1 t- ]- u
DD Nowaki, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
+ h6 g) B3 J# u' x4 g! J! T$ sDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1, on fire
1 _( C: X1 ?4 xDD Minegumo, Shell hits 1, on fire # H( {9 t, [' e
DD Shinonome
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" y$ F7 b9 j; q, [$ Z aAllied Ships ' X. M }+ m# t: x3 [; b' @& h
DD Hazelwood
+ s- M8 g' }- t2 KDD Hickox
3 I: m5 ^" z5 o' o7 m+ J3 VDD Hoel
- U$ w; N f4 J9 g8 mDD Hunt . ]5 s9 D. N( j2 ? l3 z3 g/ C
DD Mullany $ e+ Q7 F4 d h B$ w/ l4 f
DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 1 - T7 V! r" n4 u+ P# M9 j$ i
DD Renshaw ) l/ j% X$ ?. h5 S6 C9 ?# ?( r# U U
DD Wickes 8 Y( J. }" H; V T1 ^
DD Stack
0 Y3 {" k3 m6 q5 B/ |) }8 y9 VDD Wilson
+ ^& E: A/ r3 n3 d( }; GDD Hatfield
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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Japanese Ships ) g; z5 ]4 _8 Y8 W7 A5 Q# i
CA Myoko, Shell hits 2 : T7 a* r; t. x, \2 y) \: A1 p
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 3
$ I9 \& Z' ^) B# hCL Yubari, Shell hits 1
1 w8 H2 }; u9 X8 y1 \, ?, FDD Natsushio, Shell hits 4
7 L8 a* u/ ?! y% t, l' nDD Hayashio, on fire
+ O9 L3 T1 h( {# z3 [4 V- n4 CDD Urakaze, Shell hits 1 * t) Q. @4 @* k# v& w( H4 a
DD Nowaki, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
9 F1 W0 g* Z0 H( E' yDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
- K/ Z' g- c7 i6 j$ dDD Minegumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 0 I% ?0 G- T8 N/ g
DD Shinonome, Shell hits 2, on fire 9 q9 X9 ~) E) @% ]
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Allied Ships
. I& j5 q2 s0 kDD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire
! j. @; g6 P! W, D) k5 s* ?9 xDD Hickox, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
$ D) Q8 I' k' |* f9 p/ c* ADD Hoel * F' W0 _* v! ?: l7 L$ z) u/ _6 C1 x
DD Hunt " u2 Z0 Q! R* F2 T q
DD Mullany, Shell hits 1 2 \+ d& R6 t" `& F/ H1 C
DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 3 % _9 ] y5 H7 }. ?( [5 j. z3 R
DD Renshaw
" Z% D1 l& F! ^1 b$ S" T* H" qDD Wickes 0 P# `3 t- s3 B7 |+ g# o
DD Stack 9 m2 U m- L. L8 e# H
DD Wilson, Shell hits 1 3 o/ A) r1 {$ N, B* i X- v- `% d
DD Hatfield 9 T& o+ u( P( d, A; T6 F
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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4 k1 ?- M6 {4 p* y0 cCL Oi, Shell hits 3
7 n) T5 `7 k) yDD Tamanami / S4 Y( S2 x- H
DD Onami, Shell hits 3
0 M0 N: u0 @- J2 lDD Kishinami, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
9 _7 F4 E$ l. c. b# ~* R/ \. z2 ^DD Hayanami, Shell hits 1
" O s% q# @% R8 m6 H8 IDD Hamanami, Shell hits 2, on fire / q( C& |" s1 M3 I8 p
DD Asashimo, Shell hits 2 2 C- |! a+ K0 T& W$ I7 T
DD Hatsukaze
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DD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire + l5 Z. M* k" Q( j A4 F4 X2 _
DD Hickox, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
5 s: \; U1 d1 ~5 tDD Hoel, Shell hits 1 6 R" k8 z x- S0 S, n
DD Hunt, Shell hits 3, on fire
7 S! b; e3 |. U A+ l* ]7 e; f" GDD Mullany, Torpedo hits 1, on fire $ D( m# J% _* E/ V2 t; \1 N y5 ]
DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage # r+ C" M, l, B7 z E9 ~/ f
DD Renshaw
& B' O0 |! V3 P6 Y( Q0 K1 c' bDD Wickes, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
) T3 ?/ V3 a7 }7 t$ s0 YDD Stack
g+ r+ T/ w ~& E& J- F1 eDD Wilson " K) K4 V5 d5 V8 G" U3 g
DD Hatfield
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Japanese Ships
: M ?9 w$ @/ S* P' X1 n) y- |BB Hiei
$ O' o/ {1 o* X, w: d" c+ \BB Kirishima 7 k- T, M* `6 \! Y
CA Aoba
, F# k" d; D& `) Z% cDD Akizuki
/ J' H" e- a+ L) b8 W1 \% F zDD Teruzuki
/ @* d/ p6 }/ c! O$ w& aDD Amagiri ( I: }2 Q* o# w4 I' M9 A' b0 r
DD Hayate
' i* c4 h: W- l/ u# ?, x& z' GDD Yakaze 4 m2 _1 E* }$ Z# n5 }
DD Numakaze
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( ^4 D+ l- W/ ^2 T) ~Allied Ships
. L, Y7 l2 b9 q6 g- e k8 aPT PT-129
7 `% S4 A8 E& T; O9 kPT PT-130
5 ]1 N6 t& H. T/ z; mPT PT-131
. ?6 g# t8 ^9 ^# G& c2 ?PT PT-132 $ u D, [8 r3 t
PT PT-133 1 B, ^2 y" A5 u+ m1 g/ s
PT PT-134, Shell hits 25, and is sunk 9 X* N$ b# X' z
PT PT-135 ( B2 h9 I2 k; B# Q
PT PT-136
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Japanese Ships z" b% b: E R- F
BB Hiei
3 f$ M) P `. f# W9 f, h0 _- y* sBB Kirishima 3 ~( f ?3 s5 h; l
CA Aoba , y# W) S0 Y+ g& L% R5 u
DD Akizuki 0 e8 B5 d- c7 N( O
DD Teruzuki 4 }- O4 f7 f, S+ \$ ^3 ?1 r
DD Amagiri ) w+ B- J% j( x) m- A; z
DD Hayate
4 K. N' J* D+ y; G; C. Z, xDD Yakaze
' i3 |0 A: ?# MDD Numakaze 0 _5 P/ a3 Q |3 ]7 p2 J7 l
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Allied Ships
" z; B; J6 f1 x {4 t+ z$ w3 x) JAK Benjamin Franklin, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage ( M3 \2 h- t4 @8 u8 O9 Z! O3 H. ^0 z
AK Francisco Coronado
& y* c5 f1 x0 ~AK John C. Calhoun, Shell hits 18, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Japanese Ships
1 e, `5 l3 |1 Q: R5 WBB Hiei 1 t# _9 g( j" h
BB Kirishima
1 E" _: C- q& X0 d6 ~CA Aoba
* j, Y3 c5 f- Q5 K& QDD Akizuki
) {$ ^: q* y% yDD Teruzuki
' Q$ [- T2 _$ CDD Amagiri 8 }, L% [0 K4 v; n. J
DD Hayate 9 t' `$ |, ]2 I0 B
DD Yakaze 9 r' r" b- T- r; `3 A/ a5 z
DD Numakaze
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Allied Ships
) B, H3 [: ?7 N* |, gSC SC-1063
; y, f2 @, e6 MAK Floyd B. Olson 4 g0 t; K$ v1 v: I* S3 t! i7 U- y
AK Stephen H. Long
$ W4 }4 s3 U: Z; F U% yAK Thomas M. Cooley, Shell hits 1 $ k7 W* h K, H, H6 M$ L0 K
AK William W. Campbell, Shell hits 2
1 _: Q }: K5 s: A. q6 V$ lAK Empire Zephyr, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ; V4 a# k/ w8 F% _
! d# V# _, e% j c4 s+ p6 }Allied ground losses: 2 }9 h. _2 _3 S. G3 g3 Y4 B
26 casualties reported
& x7 D1 M5 V+ @" d( _4 [5 @Vehicles lost 2 0 {; |) ~4 F: N3 ]* p
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DD Tamanami, Shell hits 2 2 u+ [1 e! {# v1 r3 P: P
DD Onami, Shell hits 3, on fire 7 N, q6 k* X; a, G
DD Kishinami, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk ^7 S5 b" B! V" u
DD Hayanami, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
& T% D( D! v: z) N2 n8 f! c0 DDD Hamanami, on fire / V& y+ A7 f( W/ t# a( J8 _8 e
DD Asashimo, Shell hits 3
* E, m( ^( C, V! x+ }! N- LDD Hatsukaze % F$ p3 Q9 g. B0 x% _1 a
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Allied Ships
4 U# C4 h& u2 i! |: c' Q6 x, u* {PT PT-456 7 I3 m! B! \9 V7 k- _
PT PT-457 3 s+ M9 ?* f% u. Z
PT PT-458
8 e7 d5 N# t( g, u oPT PT-459 * Z; n+ n8 n$ |1 N" Y
PT PT-460
/ u' ?1 e, [! O& D. XPT PT-461, Shell hits 6, and is sunk 7 m" Z+ D+ O, i6 X. w
PT PT-488 " {/ B Y* D' h4 Y* c1 @4 z: H
PT PT-489 4 e1 k. N* Y% ]" I, f! w
PT PT-490 4 g1 _5 l3 ?' N+ E& Y
PT PT-491
5 w; w' y/ `3 f5 @" P! G3 zPT PT-492 ) |9 M$ F# n9 T9 T
PT PT-493 7 S/ {1 b- o/ o6 D8 Y( L
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Naval bombardment of Aitape, at 51,80
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Japanese Ships
% ~7 a" ]% s. {CA Aoba " Q7 B, P( a' O& ~5 s3 k
BB Kirishima / s4 \5 J4 E& k# l( B
BB Hiei
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3 w' |2 M. _" d- P2 p! H6 [, P8 d9 KAllied ground losses: : b6 R! s+ u3 L: k0 [
218 casualties reported
5 i5 p0 m' L, f- _) y5 P w3 XGuns lost 5 |