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!: ~9 G6 g7 g- q5 a4 i
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Suva at 132,160, Range 8,000 Yards" [$ `4 b2 {# D5 s7 P1 ]
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CL Yubari, Shell hits 33, and is sunk; `: |. C, j: p ~+ q' C0 G
DD Yayoi+ z( ]% k% F% K- G- W( G
DD Satsuki# n8 P. ~% U* c% x7 l3 d( S
DD Kuretake, Shell hits 2, heavy fires; I8 f: @( y3 A! Q0 a+ P* [" T8 C
DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 1
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CA Houston, Shell hits 1
) W! `% t# Y+ x$ N% K+ i3 T CA Pensacola, Shell hits 1- d n8 ]- K: p- T& A
CA New Orleans* Y5 q! R2 X; T2 V7 o3 n
CA Cornwall, Shell hits 2
! {" t3 \$ k: t, K; Q. i CA Exeter
2 R% i% W/ b0 q( _% h8 r% u1 M CL De Ruyter
! o4 o1 Z( f0 K# d CL Tromp% j+ _. F' T: m. I9 [
CL Glasgow
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CL Marblehead7 J* O# d3 |! ^( d" Z
DD Sims
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, R) e/ W0 d) q; j1 E% Z+ {6 L9 n7 A DD Anderson, Shell hits 1 S" g3 C4 Y! M9 @8 z
DD Hammann, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
+ U0 _! o' w6 c6 K4 [8 F DD Henley5 `/ N! `' r3 i1 q0 s6 n; c
DD Patterson
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DD Humphreys
( V: \5 F$ O; j, V6 c O; l DD Gilmer
+ L, y/ {5 I) c1 f2 |) s, y5 o/ A$ f DD Hatfield# v ~! D) C3 L, R, }9 |2 ]
DD Kane! |8 Q; _: t- ~: W6 Y9 m
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TF 312 encounters mine field at Suva (132,160); o- i2 ^6 u7 ~4 Z* O# v5 E
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DD Hatfield, Mine hits 1, on fire
7 L) L4 h2 A) ^( b& M& B DD Hull, Mine hits 1, heavy damage% D; [8 u. }5 K) Z) S6 R
DD Henley, Mine hits 1
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& s7 A. X3 {% ZDay Time Surface Combat, near Suva at 132,161, Range 18,000 Yards' g0 U) v' i% S( k% K
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4 W% u) N6 y5 v7 h/ r DD Yayoi
9 |/ y6 j& X y3 l$ Z8 j% a* j0 @' ] DD Satsuki, Shell hits 1, on fire
" w0 d. c3 A6 k DD Kuretake, on fire
" X( w1 w% Z6 e: s( | DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 1
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DD Hammann, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
: O, ?( c) y- r& h6 a DD Henley, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
) e- b3 Q- |* {1 v* x0 }2 S- Y DD Hatfield, on fire, heavy damage
/ _+ W- k1 m9 I; [; T0 c7 q+ z DD Kane
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 135,1633 e5 s2 r0 D$ y* ?
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 1 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
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Japanese aircraft
& p, v, V6 d: b& y2 n A6M2 Zero x 9
1 O3 W! r. G; D& g# H! R+ U" K- Q) E C G4M1 Betty x 10
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No Japanese losses, t0 B! ?4 Z* n0 U m
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DD Hatfield, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk2 ^5 \( P; z3 H' L, D: b7 y
DD Henley, on fire, heavy damage0 e1 ~: E+ r7 d7 E3 h
DD Kane
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Aircraft Attacking:$ |; l4 n6 [+ s
10 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
9 `. y' x$ e3 a W1 C E5 p Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo |