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!/ [# {! O5 s$ ]: v. n
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Suva at 132,160, Range 8,000 Yards {# d6 a6 b9 x. `9 m5 C
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Japanese Ships6 h! L9 d# R8 v7 v& Y' _4 i, S
CL Yubari, Shell hits 33, and is sunk
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DD Satsuki
( U" R3 ^3 j, O3 A1 S. k DD Kuretake, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
0 P: D1 O0 g1 P8 @/ R DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 1
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* v' Z8 v8 Y: {4 Q! F CA Houston, Shell hits 1( |2 ] |. ?0 E. f( l* V1 o* G
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 1
4 Z% I7 B5 D+ q: H2 K CA New Orleans$ w9 y& a' F d Y% W( x c) e
CA Cornwall, Shell hits 27 b# V0 W& k' R/ w, C
CA Exeter" G( H: P Q: D+ z3 G0 ?
CL De Ruyter9 {6 J& A# Y* |. n. d
CL Tromp
- n m$ Y5 R1 A. d' t% e CL Glasgow E3 \5 v5 m& R" ~5 }! Z
CL Raleigh
- U9 C( i4 |7 \ CL Marblehead
$ k* }1 A% y* e# U; o DD Sims4 Q, T# F8 S. E
DD Hughes* A9 a8 g7 R' Z; \) e! j6 g9 S
DD Anderson, Shell hits 1
% W/ ~$ |; U* [3 |" g DD Hammann, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
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DD Patterson
& N0 L( ?( A8 L9 D: ?/ z DD Hull
" Z1 p; z L+ B% U/ | DD Humphreys
$ ?2 }* h3 K3 T c DD Gilmer. g8 U5 q2 u' S
DD Hatfield
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6 Z& Y9 c8 V2 D. UTF 312 encounters mine field at Suva (132,160)
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Allied Ships5 _! {/ p$ n" `
DD Hatfield, Mine hits 1, on fire
9 _: I Z! i P: F9 y' q, ~ DD Hull, Mine hits 1, heavy damage
. r6 K& G' G$ e. R0 r DD Henley, Mine hits 1& Q/ o2 X5 ?4 [& P9 `9 ^
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Suva at 132,161, Range 18,000 Yards% L, r+ \: [+ c; D x
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Japanese Ships
# u5 Z, Y( Z8 C( L1 S DD Yayoi
: B3 l5 s7 ^! a# B( [% X8 T& R DD Satsuki, Shell hits 1, on fire
' n# s1 y2 S* X. s DD Kuretake, on fire" [5 q" Q% O1 P7 n' I
DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 1) M# `4 k$ k. a/ r. ]) ^
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Allied Ships6 O9 J8 T1 w" \7 w' x4 V
DD Hammann, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
6 `" y/ o& x _ DD Henley, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
8 X9 k! c3 i p0 y1 u" R DD Hatfield, on fire, heavy damage: S9 a# _; B& E8 {7 b
DD Kane
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 135,163! q9 {3 A8 c4 \: ~$ |
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Raid detected at 1 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.4 z3 h. S/ L2 ~$ b% B# P3 @
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes
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Japanese aircraft% ], o$ \5 Q3 n
A6M2 Zero x 92 Q0 ^. q: y C/ G
G4M1 Betty x 10& x3 m0 A, G; a; ]! x# u
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No Japanese losses
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# F0 `. m1 o! Y$ {$ p7 [. p DD Hatfield, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
) t- N- S! q8 [. e! A DD Henley, on fire, heavy damage
$ M X% c& t n: y. R9 _" V7 I" E DD Kane
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( x. S! k0 Y7 l2 KAircraft Attacking:
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Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo |