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!8 P4 i0 V5 X/ u
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Suva at 132,160, Range 8,000 Yards, T. o9 @! @: a, T# e) |8 a% |1 w5 r
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% m; v. k8 m3 H0 } CL Yubari, Shell hits 33, and is sunk; F. ]7 I i# o; t7 [
DD Yayoi1 G& m/ m1 c2 l, [0 ^; B4 |
DD Satsuki
5 @8 @3 ]$ l. S DD Kuretake, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
1 q( r5 w) G7 U; Q0 u5 O DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 1
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. C$ N' d4 X/ @/ `1 o8 S6 s2 s7 _ CA Houston, Shell hits 1# k, b) m" Y$ v( F
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 17 W* O ?- O5 {: b: G" X! g
CA New Orleans
. i- X+ F5 d" i% R, o- m X% o/ X, v) J CA Cornwall, Shell hits 25 B3 t3 X# m* {- f) z. o7 j
CA Exeter7 t/ |' P0 K+ y, [
CL De Ruyter
: z) m5 ^) L- ~5 _ CL Tromp. V8 [$ F1 F" E( W
CL Glasgow& M4 m4 }% t0 ~8 a
CL Raleigh) l7 \5 o2 g8 f( C
CL Marblehead
b2 U; `0 F$ d/ w6 m9 q DD Sims
% x9 `* t7 `+ K! _+ N" a, a( L DD Hughes
9 _# w3 c( E1 T4 b9 W3 V DD Anderson, Shell hits 1
5 H3 E- Y8 z e3 @, f1 X& [ {$ ^! D DD Hammann, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
! ~ o6 L/ a! U5 y- _7 k DD Henley
# ?- w7 m7 }" ~; u, D% v; @ DD Patterson
* {8 W: |* ]8 j2 H. g DD Hull
3 A" m+ {! q& Y, t% o DD Humphreys2 p+ J' S; V }
DD Gilmer) i! T- U$ K6 Z7 w) D/ k& c5 [. E: K
DD Hatfield' ^2 N' c& ~* N
DD Kane* u, x* E6 ?9 p: ]$ a' i
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8 H2 |- z6 u0 W/ J$ z+ n) fTF 312 encounters mine field at Suva (132,160)
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Allied Ships
0 r4 _: m" ]6 @1 B x9 L% d% _9 d0 H DD Hatfield, Mine hits 1, on fire- r. m, G. v- ?! n3 j- {. B
DD Hull, Mine hits 1, heavy damage
; D) {+ }) f4 o0 n9 v9 F- a DD Henley, Mine hits 1
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Suva at 132,161, Range 18,000 Yards
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' D- r% |9 d! U. M5 \ DD Yayoi5 V+ z1 N, x) e' A
DD Satsuki, Shell hits 1, on fire
: a' H6 N( o% h DD Kuretake, on fire- z1 _- _% g7 Y7 P' S4 O" S1 V: v
DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 1
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DD Hammann, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
6 Q% Z' [; L' W, p' H! S( t# ` DD Henley, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage& m2 V0 f1 T" }" b4 r* T
DD Hatfield, on fire, heavy damage
- b9 w! f" D0 _8 p DD Kane8 m. w. C. p/ s$ c
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 135,1637 f) w3 ?$ V7 q! `' m
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Raid detected at 1 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.6 d: ~1 G% O Q5 ]' d( ^: ]' t* W
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes, K2 k" V9 ?; Q; x" j) {
9 M1 U$ k; o, m1 oJapanese aircraft- \$ r# e* H( U8 F5 M- B/ Q
A6M2 Zero x 9( w4 t, K' s, f3 N& U9 p
G4M1 Betty x 10
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# D2 ]$ R& N* z: J) |$ Q DD Hatfield, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk* y( H0 c% Q$ B8 j$ h) }! S
DD Henley, on fire, heavy damage
0 x& e& F6 E$ g+ o' ~ DD Kane
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Aircraft Attacking:
! q2 Y$ s! t4 L$ n, q5 Q) z 10 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 t# U/ ]+ N, T6 x7 f! {$ h# B+ ` Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo |