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!5 D, Z5 a8 i9 |0 }1 [0 k% j
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Suva at 132,160, Range 8,000 Yards
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: [* [; p% |5 Y+ |" M- } CL Yubari, Shell hits 33, and is sunk1 X X2 t4 D5 @
DD Yayoi
/ W. O. n! s3 L2 b, ~2 U1 r DD Satsuki' ~8 Q3 Q; v, T. Q" | m- j
DD Kuretake, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
3 E, c( k* F0 u) h DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 1, |5 F" |0 O+ O/ }+ P4 W+ l* o
2 d9 i/ f2 S0 SAllied Ships
' B5 n4 [. ?# b3 m& r+ r CA Houston, Shell hits 1
2 I- \! m* s% P/ ^2 Y# H" m CA Pensacola, Shell hits 1
# P0 o6 @/ A# m @) j _% H( I7 p CA New Orleans6 C; A( [/ G7 q7 w4 g7 ?
CA Cornwall, Shell hits 23 I# U/ z w6 C1 d; v R! w5 o+ U7 Y& ?
CA Exeter& b! |; [5 z* A3 [: w- X
CL De Ruyter
8 |# h- |+ r4 |; k CL Tromp1 [# y# r+ {7 `8 M. x% |
CL Glasgow
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* V! J5 v/ m. V X CL Marblehead
+ b; P) a7 ]" K" ` DD Sims
$ ? J, c3 c5 K9 ? DD Hughes
* @# y& w7 V" M6 G# @ DD Anderson, Shell hits 14 O) R+ R4 c7 {" B8 G
DD Hammann, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
$ @) L8 [0 o1 H DD Henley
! ^2 l& }4 V: f7 @ DD Patterson
. S: x8 z$ }2 g7 ?: O: u) f) o DD Hull* z* N4 t/ b- A$ F, U* ]
DD Humphreys
5 |; v7 f9 P9 A( _; r. H- _ DD Gilmer6 O. s) i" T: B& e% R; p
DD Hatfield4 J- D! B& j4 P: f0 K
DD Kane! C- N6 D0 M2 J$ W$ f% @0 w$ T
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& U: c% b8 B! |/ J* B8 aTF 312 encounters mine field at Suva (132,160)# w/ {+ q* A5 e: K$ d
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DD Hatfield, Mine hits 1, on fire/ d$ f8 I S) t6 Q/ P* f
DD Hull, Mine hits 1, heavy damage7 r; y: Y b& w6 e; _" e8 X
DD Henley, Mine hits 1' U/ O" n* d9 t( G
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Suva at 132,161, Range 18,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships( E3 T1 R8 X8 Y
DD Yayoi$ j/ q( g3 r |, r. W! t3 [: q
DD Satsuki, Shell hits 1, on fire3 b. S9 n- B- A! `* ?, x) F
DD Kuretake, on fire
# w, N5 x3 K8 E- [: Z DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 1- ~6 J, R( g3 C! T, D
' @9 V) V c$ b6 l8 R b& c' ~Allied Ships- {6 d* I) Q: ]: w3 Z; X; Z
DD Hammann, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
6 k5 C7 s! H" K' Q" V) z DD Henley, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
0 ~" O8 U- o* l$ u& C) M DD Hatfield, on fire, heavy damage1 o) @. J/ K+ I9 ?: o
DD Kane0 P5 s7 f: p' {# A3 \; m/ v
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. M7 S" V4 p! s- I1 tMorning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 135,163
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4 I+ j" a4 Q' D5 {6 `9 XWeather in hex: Overcast
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) @& s4 J/ u }7 sRaid detected at 1 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. @4 z* o }7 c, ]( \- t
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes
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S8 k, J0 ^! P4 X) W0 R; {: k; v1 jJapanese aircraft
3 y9 W" @% z1 u2 k; J A6M2 Zero x 9
+ i, W. O+ R5 ]; x4 K# U G4M1 Betty x 10
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. G6 [9 g" B+ A0 E4 H4 \No Japanese losses
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DD Hatfield, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
1 \1 Q1 j1 g6 _0 n9 V, ~ DD Henley, on fire, heavy damage) E _0 T' \8 j6 R/ }* |
DD Kane! B8 S$ i1 L& T, G- m, h) K) r# c
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Aircraft Attacking:, \) ~ Z$ H5 j( e& }1 ?4 E) t% q3 Q
10 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet& c$ F0 H- w- B% m
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo |