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Japanese Bombard Vladivostok Shore Batteries Briefly
A Japanese fleet of five battleships and two cruisers bombarded Vladivostok and its shore batteries for 55 minutes. Most of 200 lyddite shells failed to burst, causing no damage. Russian defenses did not fire back. The action cost Japan about 200,000 roubles in ammunition, with no Russian losses reported.
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