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!. ~4 x! ?6 \2 z2 u8 J) }) H
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3 m) w- U) N: L9 A5 z6 INight Time Surface Combat, near Suva at 132,160, Range 8,000 Yards
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CL Yubari, Shell hits 33, and is sunk
# {6 v+ S/ |; T DD Yayoi$ N8 n. J4 j1 ^- y1 c+ Z) J
DD Satsuki
% y* c. X0 e8 f# h DD Kuretake, Shell hits 2, heavy fires# G1 {5 i7 H) U @. ^6 b# D
DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 1
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Allied Ships
. l7 o' j9 b' k1 P CA Houston, Shell hits 1& v& F4 f) e2 D- I) T s1 D
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 1
3 A5 }( J/ ?2 b3 o- F/ V CA New Orleans# z. _, r8 p- P9 L4 Z: O. X C. T
CA Cornwall, Shell hits 2
* l# q0 Z1 o) G5 t# z/ @) w% E CA Exeter
: y/ Q, i" C) S% `/ A: A' V CL De Ruyter
! }# c9 g# K9 c8 u9 T4 Y( W% H CL Tromp% r3 P/ j7 b5 t$ @) k6 m: E
CL Glasgow; o2 r' T" p+ n! a- F; K0 X' I' t$ E
CL Raleigh
* M Q$ c; g/ T) v( n4 T CL Marblehead
j7 `9 Q* j0 ^7 m DD Sims+ k% b/ E7 S# f/ W! m4 g
DD Hughes; L7 h1 ?5 j3 P# _: v
DD Anderson, Shell hits 1- [! v4 k2 R8 A
DD Hammann, Shell hits 2, heavy fires7 X X0 D+ l3 P3 n
DD Henley% a! P0 F: ^4 Q# i2 T l6 t
DD Patterson
8 x4 l( l3 D. y3 [ DD Hull# K' D. k- n, w6 \, x2 K7 o
DD Humphreys
6 o2 k$ }( W' J0 A0 m4 ] DD Gilmer! X; n: X- v6 u+ X
DD Hatfield! V2 W. r+ u& K# u4 P7 h
DD Kane
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TF 312 encounters mine field at Suva (132,160)& s+ P9 E, \7 E5 s# M
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DD Hatfield, Mine hits 1, on fire
9 s& e' r3 q# y1 T2 u( z" \ DD Hull, Mine hits 1, heavy damage
$ T; P/ K; l2 v5 t DD Henley, Mine hits 1
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3 {! j$ W) U4 y5 z2 V# s) {! aDay Time Surface Combat, near Suva at 132,161, Range 18,000 Yards
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5 H( R* n* c8 W* e( n$ Q8 p2 p DD Yayoi
9 Q/ ?# }$ l9 ~ DD Satsuki, Shell hits 1, on fire; a, j0 M( ]9 ]# ]/ j }
DD Kuretake, on fire2 n% c2 q$ @2 E3 @4 ~6 Y
DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 1 |4 M4 z3 ^) c9 n
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DD Hammann, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage) C2 @: v8 |$ _" \+ k8 v
DD Henley, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
" U* K8 y7 ?" `) |. d! }3 @ DD Hatfield, on fire, heavy damage7 g' U4 ~3 S( t
DD Kane
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 135,1632 ]8 q% K0 e* }2 Q6 g4 m8 V7 z
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Weather in hex: Overcast" e9 f9 ~9 z" U& T- D
U' s4 Q. `( L: {Raid detected at 1 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
( g R. x! G; X0 v- rEstimated time to target is 0 minutes9 K& ^& N& D# v$ P& b7 L4 P
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Japanese aircraft
8 y$ A5 v' }7 I2 E; }# g5 {. T( E' A A6M2 Zero x 9
, H# W# p" l3 V+ l( n4 x( O* a G4M1 Betty x 10: o8 ~: \% D8 w) M# Q, Y
0 X; |- b: U) m0 I( `- p+ INo Japanese losses
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DD Hatfield, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk4 E/ M9 [0 l2 u8 b0 X" P
DD Henley, on fire, heavy damage
/ j, j3 a, F2 l, R7 f2 f DD Kane1 |7 V! @3 ^" ^' v
4 X* J( l" O( O# C+ UAircraft Attacking:
5 K( z) m/ i( H8 I I 10 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet/ T* ?) d$ F* ]; r( l. w( m3 c; c, x
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo |