夕张号率领另4条DD组成的水雷舰队英勇的狙击了绝对优势的盟军舰队,发挥了黄菌见敌必战的武士道精神,可歌可泣!并成功保护了机场,直接造成了盟军后续4DD的损失,死的光荣!( Q$ c v* ~" X$ U$ h( x9 W4 S
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Suva at 132,160, Range 8,000 Yards
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CL Yubari, Shell hits 33, and is sunk: Z. y' p0 x. G! \' @, a
DD Yayoi0 G1 x+ o& x" S- P( e% i
DD Satsuki+ S& |8 Z7 L/ @6 R
DD Kuretake, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
$ q$ t- F8 N7 ?! r3 }: q8 | DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 10 v" Y' ~ _, z& Z2 b6 R4 R) k
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Allied Ships. Q) U) D0 M9 J, s! V/ E6 f9 a
CA Houston, Shell hits 1
5 f, ~& q' ~% A! G( ~* Q, b CA Pensacola, Shell hits 1; e/ O8 t# K/ e& \5 Q+ a
CA New Orleans- A8 a0 B n; S: y
CA Cornwall, Shell hits 2
- j m2 G0 z: `% g \; y8 ~ CA Exeter
- s; \5 [8 o: N0 } s% r0 L CL De Ruyter0 M" z* J7 S9 F( {) [" t
CL Tromp
) f. a- p5 } S# A6 U, e* W CL Glasgow
1 M7 j6 y O7 w0 u: B$ P CL Raleigh: u) H, M1 q. r1 C: V- e$ P
CL Marblehead% A/ G0 k' a8 {3 i
DD Sims. X1 O: V1 m( H. h8 u
DD Hughes7 [/ G$ n* Y/ `7 s4 ]! }' V: X
DD Anderson, Shell hits 1
3 P0 m+ g% n0 W5 ^: W DD Hammann, Shell hits 2, heavy fires. N. U% Z8 Z# c
DD Henley
2 t8 ^, M" Z% K# c) f% j DD Patterson
( i0 H: x# q0 _& y0 D3 Y DD Hull
8 O4 r& ?( Z- f. T DD Humphreys5 b/ } R$ d3 Y- \6 h: W `5 N
DD Gilmer) e# V8 n1 C# P, ~2 Z
DD Hatfield
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TF 312 encounters mine field at Suva (132,160)
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DD Hatfield, Mine hits 1, on fire: F4 |1 U9 s% {$ m- e* [, e6 l4 B
DD Hull, Mine hits 1, heavy damage
0 k& g/ X% i5 E# b) k* X5 ? DD Henley, Mine hits 1
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% R4 }. Y% O, G1 tDay Time Surface Combat, near Suva at 132,161, Range 18,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships2 }7 T' Z. x/ }
DD Yayoi3 ~: r# ~& h/ m L# C
DD Satsuki, Shell hits 1, on fire
. t/ ]+ \/ {2 h- [+ V0 x* I; X DD Kuretake, on fire5 ^. g4 r9 V0 W2 b1 N& R$ R
DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 1# z) F8 p) c5 y5 v
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DD Hammann, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage: \5 M& r, W! G6 s* B
DD Henley, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
% f- e1 u1 {4 E4 h: Z$ v DD Hatfield, on fire, heavy damage
6 ?+ |4 R5 c4 q2 P; c" F- f# u# a DD Kane( R0 ~8 |6 Z' d" q* Y1 c
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 135,1631 F% y0 G2 R( ]4 b2 W; |/ I9 g
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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# y) V& ~$ k$ t* p6 k( aRaid detected at 1 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.5 U1 G4 A/ x( v+ k" R' s7 A! M
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes1 W7 g& N6 e, m: {5 s
4 f( Y1 |$ V! b9 f4 rJapanese aircraft
' f% z6 J. l) F9 N# g: V A6M2 Zero x 9. @+ k, O: b; v
G4M1 Betty x 10; `$ x8 _ d+ d4 ~" E* g- Q; x
- D9 O7 G, o3 E$ TNo Japanese losses2 R3 N) g T6 K( w; `0 P6 I5 i
% v4 j( W2 U+ x6 ?$ p2 O& AAllied Ships
- t; c5 u5 ^4 \+ v DD Hatfield, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk4 |/ I2 z; N- H2 B3 l3 P2 S+ e
DD Henley, on fire, heavy damage8 H6 q, }' Y. c( J- h i- T
DD Kane
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Aircraft Attacking:, e2 m) u ]2 l
10 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
; M+ y4 h) @( t2 \ Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo |