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!7 F0 g+ v8 _+ R) R
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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
, f6 A$ t( e) O2 t DD Yayoi9 e C1 I7 J$ i" i9 u( y8 n
DD Satsuki
8 P% `% D" G: m$ b4 ^- p& d0 F DD Kuretake, Shell hits 2, heavy fires0 M" z" n+ Z1 y7 ~7 h( H' e# \
DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 1- Z$ V1 }4 K, c# }7 u: U% G. O
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Allied Ships5 ?& `, m4 Q9 v! [5 V4 L
CA Houston, Shell hits 19 z6 }4 f( `9 F, A ~7 F8 a6 ]
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 16 I' C' ?2 ], g, Q# k
CA New Orleans
8 g" u. S7 C9 K: D CA Cornwall, Shell hits 2
3 H" q! \9 S3 m0 U5 X) L/ Z3 d CA Exeter
4 {+ [+ i- \4 g2 ~ CL De Ruyter6 h) ?5 y$ H$ Q0 x1 }8 \* i
CL Tromp8 Y5 ?$ w% U% W, e! ^6 r$ p
CL Glasgow/ W5 E6 m3 E- C$ D# J$ U" z# H
CL Raleigh
* P. \( B6 W7 F. ] CL Marblehead
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DD Hughes
1 X/ G* | x# F4 v4 z. \ DD Anderson, Shell hits 1
/ W2 }2 G4 \/ C4 S6 Q DD Hammann, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
( c/ [. B6 f1 @; L DD Henley
$ N4 I! G5 g7 ? J7 W DD Patterson7 ]& }- g! C0 C3 |& t2 |! N
DD Hull
$ _7 D7 x9 s: D: \! J' ? DD Humphreys( X; N. i8 e+ E- g8 Z
DD Gilmer
Z# V2 _* |& U; @& |5 z, g: N! c @ DD Hatfield9 N. t; q' I1 w, ~( n4 T C
DD Kane
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9 _9 |2 r, Z. t* K7 }TF 312 encounters mine field at Suva (132,160)
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Allied Ships1 R+ B, v) E! P% ~+ \
DD Hatfield, Mine hits 1, on fire$ u3 B& }6 Z( J b# u6 k' k
DD Hull, Mine hits 1, heavy damage
, e8 O6 ?& v; B DD Henley, Mine hits 17 t- F o H9 o \( M' T6 K: P
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$ j7 y7 \1 I1 `+ b5 w0 I" iDay Time Surface Combat, near Suva at 132,161, Range 18,000 Yards
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2 Q& e5 g' D3 d( c' ^ DD Yayoi* C6 d& X+ y: }2 c6 y: w2 w
DD Satsuki, Shell hits 1, on fire
" g( q1 h6 x% ]8 F! t DD Kuretake, on fire* }4 N; x! ~+ e3 D
DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 1
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5 t+ y4 ?3 g/ ?5 |4 OAllied Ships
4 t0 U: Z" {$ |# Z DD Hammann, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
5 R* Y* {( e4 t, _' s DD Henley, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
$ k9 e$ T% S3 L4 Q# i/ Z DD Hatfield, on fire, heavy damage$ @! \2 {& ^/ d8 ^. M& \9 p
DD Kane9 y; g. ^9 d' u: {; m& x1 [
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) N, M* O# x9 n; sMorning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 135,163$ _: a. b( n$ [6 F; g' M5 g
5 H+ D8 I7 F$ p& A- ZWeather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 1 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.# t" ~- F$ U5 @6 ?: G, @& E
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes' H3 \# v5 m- a$ p
3 g! p u, b7 M3 H6 B0 S* f( O* C/ QJapanese aircraft
, u* o i0 H' x. _ A6M2 Zero x 9
/ L* q: q7 z' X" Y G4M1 Betty x 10$ v0 h: M' n. s7 b
/ z# x5 W" O/ E# z0 [No Japanese losses
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Allied Ships
+ R0 n F! i4 N! N DD Hatfield, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk3 N* g% W5 C2 N- N
DD Henley, on fire, heavy damage `# J3 t5 [, r" u7 J2 h/ G
DD Kane
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Aircraft Attacking:1 E( X4 e# P! s; r) ~
10 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet/ h8 r I. ]! a# l0 G9 P
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo |