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日军舰队突入爱塔佩滩头3 W2 o" Z) L+ c* s2 w: [
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 . t. ~; W* l6 u8 M3 _' o+ l7 ?) W
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Japanese Ships
6 _; j- B# }* ^2 {" D& D" s: k0 wCA Myoko, Shell hits 1
# r/ `: T3 u+ M! mCL Kitakami, Shell hits 1
: ^1 z' Q4 R |! yCL Yubari 7 b6 i; ^ v. L9 p% p$ K
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2 1 D3 _ e/ D3 V# Q" b# m! c1 O! E1 ~% @
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1, on fire
4 m: i. J% U) j; ?DD Urakaze
5 c I) b/ u2 d# ^8 pDD Nowaki, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire : ~0 p4 x$ f: \# m. f
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1, on fire
' t2 L' r; n; t; a' jDD Minegumo, Shell hits 1, on fire & e+ p+ |& _2 S) p8 I
DD Shinonome
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1 T9 K" K+ b2 \DD Hazelwood
' U. h' y! A; v9 uDD Hickox 9 W9 u$ c0 j- l8 N) o$ ]
DD Hoel 1 `5 y, d: n& K0 {, B( C: T0 b+ z
DD Hunt % Q* P9 N8 l. ] s/ b2 D! B2 W3 W5 ^
DD Mullany
) S; t. v9 x; q9 vDD O'Bannon, Shell hits 1
+ [+ ]+ L# }$ T3 U& h4 _DD Renshaw ( g+ d4 ~5 |5 H7 I# U2 V! l5 L2 c
DD Wickes
6 H! Q( A" I2 h, n" `+ FDD Stack
7 ?3 |8 ]% O J* e F# ]4 i! Q1 EDD Wilson 9 R7 J5 e4 {) u0 F
DD Hatfield
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CA Myoko, Shell hits 2 $ d+ h% ]* D& G
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 3
2 W. U4 w# E+ g4 rCL Yubari, Shell hits 1 - ]' j& w* [! p. z j
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 4
3 Y% |5 b1 Z' q4 v- {: QDD Hayashio, on fire
( w. I3 z5 b' N' YDD Urakaze, Shell hits 1 3 G8 y+ ?) J) C9 \1 S$ w
DD Nowaki, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk 9 i) R6 U2 z. E$ b( D
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 2 Z" R* [: l6 }9 w
DD Minegumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage # l% _$ S/ r: q6 I/ a' e5 s
DD Shinonome, Shell hits 2, on fire ; w/ w# @9 r2 N- p4 S* S! O
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Allied Ships $ v3 y/ V9 u- x$ T# ~. h$ y
DD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire % s5 ?' O; `. M+ ]/ \
DD Hickox, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
1 F O9 m! B$ X1 g& L# qDD Hoel * A% G" J0 H/ t( l: r
DD Hunt
4 h* C' p) F) K# `2 T' O0 YDD Mullany, Shell hits 1
8 y9 Q* `8 T( P& e, H$ NDD O'Bannon, Shell hits 3
3 k& L A8 a6 _' kDD Renshaw
6 K3 Q9 G5 P& g( `2 j* xDD Wickes
+ S1 }' X) f, F- M' ^ eDD Stack
m3 E7 Z$ \2 v) o" @! XDD Wilson, Shell hits 1
5 F. f5 Q% P! _% y" aDD Hatfield ; {. \8 }( f( J9 r' z! r
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CL Oi, Shell hits 3 ; W' L5 P) L$ x) K5 ?
DD Tamanami 4 o. z$ s% J2 f8 p
DD Onami, Shell hits 3 5 [4 ^3 a; |# c( ]2 H: I9 \( z' I
DD Kishinami, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
: U' c# ^8 a/ Y" Y0 l' N- A9 ~DD Hayanami, Shell hits 1 4 G& V9 a, e4 J" t) e% ~& I
DD Hamanami, Shell hits 2, on fire
# p0 |8 r: c9 K6 SDD Asashimo, Shell hits 2 # U& {2 b% x& v. f) v! a
DD Hatsukaze
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1 `. ^& S. l8 q3 d2 W3 m4 yDD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire
x% U9 k3 ^* PDD Hickox, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage , ]' v% A4 {( R2 [: R& [
DD Hoel, Shell hits 1 ; |& O/ S U1 g8 I' X
DD Hunt, Shell hits 3, on fire
; ?- `4 S+ e! y \7 ^* SDD Mullany, Torpedo hits 1, on fire 6 w) J( j+ s+ F
DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ; D& c: S6 ~4 H# G8 B3 ^# k
DD Renshaw ( k# U! a# G. w6 p: O# w
DD Wickes, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
- x) a" a* ?9 X; Y% FDD Stack ' O0 p) n- p v$ S$ s
DD Wilson D$ K/ [5 D( F; @6 ]- K+ `
DD Hatfield
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Japanese Ships
: I% v" J9 {5 d# q8 `1 qBB Hiei
H0 b: I4 S' ?9 o* a. m, z/ KBB Kirishima
8 R# l$ ~# H/ n, v. O/ n% j0 jCA Aoba
8 U7 V# }0 j& g( y5 T% P+ w) m8 PDD Akizuki , F* L0 Y! {0 o t& t
DD Teruzuki
2 {% P) l0 [6 k! a1 H1 l6 G1 k' FDD Amagiri & p {( f w1 ]. f" }8 [
DD Hayate g9 s1 t9 X+ k- u+ p
DD Yakaze 6 p% |6 v3 v0 m& Q- ^8 N
DD Numakaze
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Allied Ships 6 A7 I: b' b7 ~6 Q- r
PT PT-129 , R* E8 ~' L# I' R3 X: C& J
PT PT-130 ( }: h, u! E* F' N
PT PT-131 3 m8 W+ M/ f3 c. i
PT PT-132 ; m% L" C% |7 r3 T4 Q
PT PT-133
# b5 g/ i, t. l! I, @- dPT PT-134, Shell hits 25, and is sunk 0 ^# \' t: I0 X+ `1 l4 r
PT PT-135 8 X2 j9 A8 r( h% `% V# G) y3 Q
PT PT-136
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Japanese Ships
2 l) l( x+ ], p( K5 O% vBB Hiei
6 Q: V4 m S) V6 JBB Kirishima
( h- ^$ v+ r1 p8 T; g3 y/ O _CA Aoba 7 s& S `5 ]3 S# j
DD Akizuki : n* }6 S; l* y* Q# q( n# B( i, }
DD Teruzuki Z+ F$ z7 ^! e' L2 Q9 ?+ V1 Z8 u
DD Amagiri & i: `% m' X1 T, o& T8 W
DD Hayate : A6 n$ m/ N8 H& H6 L: {) Q
DD Yakaze
- H, N& Z& ]+ FDD Numakaze
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Allied Ships : p2 Q& U1 \# L0 [+ \4 v- P
AK Benjamin Franklin, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
& U0 v0 m. V5 j G. ^/ W* | A9 J2 nAK Francisco Coronado
: o2 g7 f& D9 [9 w$ JAK John C. Calhoun, Shell hits 18, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ; L5 _$ ?9 A3 b8 ?
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Japanese Ships
1 v; y8 v: |. v1 QBB Hiei 1 u: f }( H- d7 N% h' s. X
BB Kirishima + Y6 P- h( l/ x$ K1 s
CA Aoba ; W3 A. H- s* G% J% x
DD Akizuki 8 x+ ^0 S% O3 W+ P* {* p$ K6 ]
DD Teruzuki * D% h5 g3 L j) |5 t) c6 K
DD Amagiri
; P7 K1 W7 e0 N3 U0 j0 l! EDD Hayate
, G) S. O) }" M; r1 e$ fDD Yakaze
* \) L* s! u- y9 `% ]# z* UDD Numakaze g) A( ~ m$ H! M3 ^1 C' c' v
7 B- u$ z# }% m# _5 LAllied Ships
/ w! O# a- `, OSC SC-1063
8 F1 _+ B& K! G2 S% dAK Floyd B. Olson ) a. l1 k, C2 G) Q
AK Stephen H. Long
) h! q, j5 }: XAK Thomas M. Cooley, Shell hits 1 . i' `& V7 g/ Z5 R
AK William W. Campbell, Shell hits 2 ( t( K8 r2 @+ f
AK Empire Zephyr, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 6 C' `3 h! x8 n- V# C4 R- j1 ^
v- w+ _8 r9 t- y) a% C. Y6 bAllied ground losses:
2 L& H4 h% T9 u0 K26 casualties reported
' K* i+ H, ^2 W+ o$ mVehicles lost 2 % }, t9 X- E$ T; M# x
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CL Oi & \( D, j3 N" X$ H% U& l: d
DD Tamanami, Shell hits 2 + M' y. I4 y* X( k0 w- W7 m0 m& `+ D
DD Onami, Shell hits 3, on fire
* b. E: _8 X' z$ aDD Kishinami, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk $ s1 U3 N$ F( D9 U) X! \2 w
DD Hayanami, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
) g3 H' S0 i- E' A1 q4 dDD Hamanami, on fire
! _! I: ` \9 P& O C- c7 NDD Asashimo, Shell hits 3 + b& V1 n$ C2 J5 \* c
DD Hatsukaze
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0 n$ A, y' S% U1 O% _Allied Ships : U8 w2 `9 F0 O+ j9 ` C
PT PT-456
8 X0 L9 W1 T. v) @PT PT-457 ) X% |/ ~9 E* X1 s: D
PT PT-458
) X0 J/ C+ V; W6 hPT PT-459
# b6 w% R8 c, _ TPT PT-460 ' Q! d' H# F. c0 D( q% ?
PT PT-461, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
7 i& v% A. P* {4 h, x9 e! [. jPT PT-488 k% b# \/ K, n3 J: H1 f P
PT PT-489
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PT PT-491
& a% m3 T& O$ x6 [$ q7 e' _, ^PT PT-492 ! i: D) S8 K+ P9 {0 C& z
PT PT-493 8 A8 Z% s1 v- v$ Q# l- U
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Naval bombardment of Aitape, at 51,80
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CA Aoba ; Z! c4 q$ k$ P1 J; G
BB Kirishima
3 c3 i3 ~1 o3 ^, K* w! zBB Hiei
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$ i( c5 d3 F2 f2 l& jAllied ground losses: ; b% ]! `8 A$ m2 p- V" B* U! _
218 casualties reported
* ?/ L& M9 ~) k; Y9 OGuns lost 5 |