US warships of Division 46 and Division 45 advance toward the Northern Japanese g...HD Stock Footage

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US warships of Division 46 and Division 45 advance toward the Northern Japanese group during the Battle of Empress Augusta Bay.

Artistic rendition: Naval gunfire attacks by the Japanese on United States cruisers. One of the US cruisers is destroyed by the attack. Star shells fired by the Japanese enemy. Diagram shows the Task Force Division 46 and Division 45 ships advancing toward the Japanese Northern Enemy Group. Division 46 fires torpedoes at the cruisers. CIC personnel check graphs. Heavy bombing on the enemy ships. Location: Papua New Guinea. Date: November 1, 1943.

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