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! ^' k" N3 T, i; l5 U8 M
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Suva at 132,160, Range 8,000 Yards
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$ I4 s5 c0 M; m CL Yubari, Shell hits 33, and is sunk
D- W5 x# b0 F DD Yayoi4 g: A5 _6 A0 _: q
DD Satsuki5 F& c5 y! o# m; w: Q
DD Kuretake, Shell hits 2, heavy fires4 z5 Z5 j* z# Z# J% |+ W
DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 1
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Allied Ships
- [( t G1 x1 Y* O CA Houston, Shell hits 1) @: o" V; O: b) l) y
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 1
) y# ^( n! b1 { CA New Orleans" C$ E# q, K! g5 i' a# n" {
CA Cornwall, Shell hits 2& W0 P) e& q1 ?! c" x
CA Exeter
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CL Tromp8 q- i1 p* I1 K+ m
CL Glasgow) Q/ j5 S9 t* _) r' g) n" B
CL Raleigh
6 ]# v" V5 E/ `; d! C9 n3 Q7 L& J CL Marblehead
# h d5 X! R# u, \ DD Sims
$ @; q3 N+ G. h) |* G5 |# ^: q DD Hughes d# E6 U6 T6 G" \3 x# e
DD Anderson, Shell hits 1" F c! [1 I6 `1 D# M
DD Hammann, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
$ l/ i% Y+ l8 G" s6 h* z+ Y- ? DD Henley4 U0 a; U4 H) l) L# O$ O
DD Patterson
E' ]+ O6 z0 _ DD Hull" O+ `5 y1 [5 ]( Y
DD Humphreys
4 H6 z/ W) r$ s5 E DD Gilmer- ~5 v3 V* ]5 j- B
DD Hatfield- M. n- E# T8 ]) c! Z
DD Kane
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* R. f" h$ Z" ^9 r" h# W$ @TF 312 encounters mine field at Suva (132,160)$ u( R$ l; A% S1 j/ a. _. ?
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DD Hatfield, Mine hits 1, on fire
9 n- b Y* D4 ~" q9 ]. S7 [2 O5 ^7 i$ Y DD Hull, Mine hits 1, heavy damage
4 w+ V' k5 S% |4 \- N( H7 @$ ^4 j DD Henley, Mine hits 1
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5 t' |: q1 I% p5 G% z& o+ KDay Time Surface Combat, near Suva at 132,161, Range 18,000 Yards6 v ?! D/ s e$ V I# C
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$ }" ] \4 l% O6 H' E2 m DD Yayoi T# B- a3 H% y5 g& M0 v* u) K, m0 l
DD Satsuki, Shell hits 1, on fire
* @0 C; {# W Y( t6 r1 o DD Kuretake, on fire, t6 B" y' N8 }& M
DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 1
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DD Hammann, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
- {; {& v- L1 d' {# I, Z/ q DD Henley, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
: K! b9 Y1 ~8 B7 |6 e DD Hatfield, on fire, heavy damage; A! N. U" [! Q$ g! C( l
DD Kane2 L9 k" L) m7 H+ S2 B+ o# v
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0 G }* }: h4 I, c$ sMorning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 135,163
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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% [' K- u) Y' wRaid detected at 1 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.2 w" T, _8 @0 L0 u
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes7 Y' a) G7 H% a5 ^& |
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( l/ j9 v" v1 d& D/ W- x0 r A6M2 Zero x 9
9 f0 H$ |$ O$ B# e% j( _ G4M1 Betty x 10
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No Japanese losses
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0 P6 ~) @0 J# F S% g3 ` DD Hatfield, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk4 e; x) Q2 f$ z8 b ?
DD Henley, on fire, heavy damage
3 S" |! N0 x& r7 W3 C DD Kane
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( D" Z4 m+ R9 N% B5 mAircraft Attacking:
8 B1 Y- ~0 Y( `( R/ K 10 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
1 M }$ `3 a3 q- z @7 v& d Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo |