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日军舰队突入爱塔佩滩头
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5 [7 [* c; x- _% KNight Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 1 V3 m% C9 y. ~" U; d
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8 i! z* `* N$ VCA Myoko, Shell hits 1
5 V5 b. M9 K; LCL Kitakami, Shell hits 1
+ j/ j/ }# i: k4 b3 @/ u% RCL Yubari
+ a# m. `; f( J$ eDD Natsushio, Shell hits 2
0 I% S0 W7 [* H$ z7 BDD Hayashio, Shell hits 1, on fire
. R) l7 Y5 `5 t& B4 M9 tDD Urakaze
) T" ^; L6 n$ K5 I+ \DD Nowaki, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire 1 z4 {: {/ h5 S+ F4 k
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1, on fire
* r1 f- S% o4 V8 G$ ?DD Minegumo, Shell hits 1, on fire $ Y* w9 x. |% S, C% h* F1 D6 g8 Q
DD Shinonome 6 O4 p" {7 R, g- c/ Z* P
9 H- T9 @/ ?' Z+ VAllied Ships
- e9 H9 N7 E1 e2 d. d/ j( YDD Hazelwood ; L4 h' O0 G, A& t, M
DD Hickox
) G& F L* u) aDD Hoel
b( d+ q) V9 n, T8 U2 G6 `DD Hunt
) Q8 c: e$ Y& _+ n% K' _: ]2 Q, I& _DD Mullany
; g" l- n" L) { A/ \9 _. BDD O'Bannon, Shell hits 1
4 l' B6 c) U4 Q- Y& Y3 GDD Renshaw : `8 c r5 l* K: f; b! N
DD Wickes 3 u7 {5 S+ z) w: f0 R3 x
DD Stack
% X& R0 E7 E1 y! K; c) h' Z) sDD Wilson * q9 R' B* z, H8 O: U7 z
DD Hatfield
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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8 G6 P0 }0 S. ]3 K" I" p8 fCA Myoko, Shell hits 2 ( C: i& ^0 F. `5 h' d
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 3 0 e. A3 F6 H4 ]- h0 P3 `3 y
CL Yubari, Shell hits 1 # c" X% v7 @. ^5 a+ _
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 4 " V2 R* |& J$ V( Z
DD Hayashio, on fire
" _' u6 C. T6 [DD Urakaze, Shell hits 1
8 z; M/ k6 a6 k5 K8 K! xDD Nowaki, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk 6 ?( D' M( K+ [3 t1 \" C7 L7 z1 E3 b
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
+ \/ n7 r2 i! KDD Minegumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 1 u( l* n P1 S6 _; A
DD Shinonome, Shell hits 2, on fire ; ~) a5 I; j. n" O- y
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DD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire
0 Z Q% u' Q( i' A MDD Hickox, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire 7 d, O" n9 L2 `1 [: `& _/ q% U4 s
DD Hoel 2 T" @, [1 {, X6 E9 u9 }
DD Hunt : _- n. @& F, ?% R% C
DD Mullany, Shell hits 1 1 d' o: D6 x! T3 g
DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 3
% b7 x* E5 v5 p8 A1 hDD Renshaw
% a, S4 c0 M o) L, pDD Wickes ' j; V6 q7 V0 s/ m: J6 }6 N
DD Stack # Z% Q0 L7 m- `! t* e v! _7 h; `
DD Wilson, Shell hits 1 3 F0 P: `3 }+ h
DD Hatfield " j7 g; C4 x; X* D2 K; W0 Z2 T# a
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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' s2 s" _! b0 K$ GCL Oi, Shell hits 3 / D+ U: p. V- _
DD Tamanami
# @. r& f4 B$ jDD Onami, Shell hits 3
. [- Y8 D- f' v, mDD Kishinami, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
: a0 R. u Y. x6 A/ `0 wDD Hayanami, Shell hits 1 ; V8 y, \8 W% `$ ?: M2 t8 b: ]
DD Hamanami, Shell hits 2, on fire
: P U: o2 x. G1 f/ rDD Asashimo, Shell hits 2
9 A6 z) v$ p: i! K7 E7 iDD Hatsukaze
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) i! I2 z9 E& N( W+ pAllied Ships
( c6 f* A8 M1 dDD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire
: n9 e( F( U% fDD Hickox, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage 6 N1 l. Z: N' f8 J0 S" R9 @* B
DD Hoel, Shell hits 1
j" {9 [! F; c" [' C- }1 d! ? p8 @3 ?DD Hunt, Shell hits 3, on fire , x) `; Y1 h m8 c& ?# P9 V
DD Mullany, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
+ Q: @, m) z/ o$ y: z" xDD O'Bannon, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage + R7 s: c9 Q. z0 k" C4 R! h9 ~
DD Renshaw % S. @8 | v) `; N. o
DD Wickes, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
0 U# C# u; ?# `% j4 r5 EDD Stack ) r' _/ B% h( P/ u7 ?
DD Wilson . } Y8 y. e& C% T2 Y+ ~* _) L
DD Hatfield 5 f+ c1 d3 d& y. \9 \
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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Japanese Ships
& J6 P) h: y6 @! E- O/ G) IBB Hiei 8 Q' q7 O% q% I- ^+ R2 i3 P
BB Kirishima / r6 x% D9 y$ \1 d1 L& o$ e3 `
CA Aoba / f" ]) e9 K! O# a5 w1 c |# G' t
DD Akizuki
. k; N4 h' \0 I! z# h/ HDD Teruzuki , G+ w* b6 x* n0 W: V$ P+ O
DD Amagiri 4 T" \$ U4 N, ~5 o6 e4 E' {
DD Hayate , w* w5 k/ P5 }) k4 ?" `
DD Yakaze * c5 d4 c& w# l
DD Numakaze ~" |% z3 d- N2 a
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PT PT-129
~; A/ \; |; H8 i% F uPT PT-130 ( a& C. }0 a0 `- s2 r
PT PT-131
, ?/ A: ^. S+ P4 UPT PT-132
5 s8 {. g* c) r6 H! pPT PT-133
6 j) t9 R5 O$ y6 x: ] G/ l& k9 h+ ~PT PT-134, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
# t) V+ N" [) b$ ^2 ~* |+ Y5 a ]: fPT PT-135
8 R8 Q. ^4 e" G6 ~, Y& O3 UPT PT-136 + }1 v3 B* B3 I
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/ o( y0 Z6 x& qNight Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 3 v" ?. L, q7 V5 m& e
, i1 K' X5 @6 n0 p5 ^% {, OJapanese Ships
8 v6 v; c' H. }1 v- k) zBB Hiei ( K0 |* n% T5 O2 \ Y
BB Kirishima
; j. P p, u- t7 m# i) @CA Aoba ) }+ q4 f) _: ^4 m, [
DD Akizuki
4 s3 g! W3 q. T) r+ yDD Teruzuki / P3 \0 }3 _+ X2 z/ u
DD Amagiri - F( O( u* f$ U. q0 Y
DD Hayate Z3 g& t# R) b$ Z- k7 ?& O6 `, ?
DD Yakaze " ]1 `! }" S8 w4 d/ y3 f( m! b
DD Numakaze 7 M+ ~: @4 F! t% m& D# Y
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* v* E R7 P7 O% a3 V3 m- dAK Benjamin Franklin, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
2 t; L0 U* q2 l7 b, IAK Francisco Coronado
. m& J7 b3 z; Z4 V! W2 TAK John C. Calhoun, Shell hits 18, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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1 I' p$ V1 Y# l8 hNight Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 F7 Q! n; }; j
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BB Hiei
$ O; K( i' {6 a# K* ]BB Kirishima 6 O' d2 B& v2 p4 a6 O% |
CA Aoba
2 p" P, L7 m7 M5 @5 _DD Akizuki
/ V0 h+ Q. N4 n: sDD Teruzuki
% t0 `) N! T0 m9 U3 E6 s( sDD Amagiri
+ u+ S* P0 w1 X. T+ E8 h- ^5 n, v9 WDD Hayate
: K' t) D. i w5 ?* i! S6 VDD Yakaze + ]/ i$ e- I; e' Z' Y7 x, Y3 |
DD Numakaze % l+ e( ~" D) o. i: ?) @
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Allied Ships 6 j: F9 Y9 m' L# Y M
SC SC-1063 ( |0 w0 _0 I0 ^
AK Floyd B. Olson
2 a3 b# }$ c# [& dAK Stephen H. Long 8 Y) @( K$ n* [6 b
AK Thomas M. Cooley, Shell hits 1 : }7 v% ?( K1 }: P" W
AK William W. Campbell, Shell hits 2
6 A7 ^" [3 [2 J9 R$ c7 BAK Empire Zephyr, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied ground losses:
4 n d& ?* n* H* p' [4 ]26 casualties reported
% L4 _, w) _, k8 _( YVehicles lost 2 " E; Q4 [* _0 d. ?& I
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 $ x+ D4 p2 e7 I: Q% u! A
( [4 g1 Y. h( x/ t7 @( q5 vJapanese Ships
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DD Tamanami, Shell hits 2 ! I1 a5 @3 z* C1 N+ h2 D$ \
DD Onami, Shell hits 3, on fire
' z2 T+ w/ h {4 qDD Kishinami, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk 9 U: }7 u! V9 ]7 Q
DD Hayanami, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
5 J) _* L6 ~# Z6 B* {DD Hamanami, on fire
& J- e! T2 T7 y! M: x) E- `/ _DD Asashimo, Shell hits 3 7 N" P! _7 Z! c
DD Hatsukaze
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Allied Ships * b1 x* r1 D- P1 A$ J( J7 \! R
PT PT-456 8 A: b3 t# v- L0 _$ V% k
PT PT-457 ! K" t0 F: x6 ?; ]
PT PT-458 5 G+ o. R' x+ O7 h# |- S
PT PT-459
4 n$ t0 @9 D9 [; M% U6 gPT PT-460
# H- p1 p, x6 T% o0 aPT PT-461, Shell hits 6, and is sunk 3 v1 V6 f4 |# r6 g
PT PT-488
# T% u. p$ N+ S$ ~PT PT-489
+ O; S5 i* x& H+ qPT PT-490 5 o. I( U3 S' l! C, G, ?6 H" x# U
PT PT-491 " t$ h4 i3 q7 H9 Y5 _
PT PT-492 + o. A2 F' h' H' X& N. U& k, W
PT PT-493
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Naval bombardment of Aitape, at 51,80 & {5 W( G8 K/ }. J7 v7 t* k/ h( K
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CA Aoba
/ a7 X; d4 A3 ~' N+ }BB Kirishima
: s/ _, O+ ]4 @, R% \, B7 NBB Hiei
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, s3 w: B1 B. q3 T) ?, }Allied ground losses: % Y/ H: L5 H7 b% L
218 casualties reported
/ x$ h! B2 x N. f" @6 ZGuns lost 5 |