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$ {9 I/ M* c! b2 s- B8 h
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Suva at 132,160, Range 8,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships3 y( Y* I% u' n3 T
CL Yubari, Shell hits 33, and is sunk
. a6 L3 I; k' `" c9 X6 N DD Yayoi
( s4 Z7 p) p. p3 ?) X DD Satsuki
$ H# C& A% w: d, f/ V( F" T. a3 P DD Kuretake, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
9 [% F2 k; @! I7 ]) D DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 1
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Allied Ships
$ r4 i; x7 c' s6 {; t2 u CA Houston, Shell hits 1
+ h8 A" ~* _5 `# c: I$ c CA Pensacola, Shell hits 1
~& z6 s2 U5 s6 k" Z4 Z e CA New Orleans
3 Y6 V* O3 F( f! l8 | CA Cornwall, Shell hits 2/ M4 C, e$ S! I/ n% L, P
CA Exeter
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CL Tromp5 Y! u$ C9 Q: Q" B3 K
CL Glasgow- w( y4 S% m9 [0 k& u* i
CL Raleigh
' T8 i' |: p# k; J1 u: a CL Marblehead, p0 }5 k( m0 U3 H Q' n
DD Sims( r0 _; m4 S; ^0 ?; P- f
DD Hughes
6 d$ `0 Z5 C% C8 v _' e DD Anderson, Shell hits 1
; U6 H' h. E/ h DD Hammann, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
/ |& \$ m$ p6 N8 V DD Henley
6 E6 ?2 a! h9 H$ m DD Patterson2 q/ Y& b! X9 X) A E U# ?
DD Hull
! W; N' j' o9 J( v1 B# ?& W& W DD Humphreys
! R0 O* Q, L2 e0 o/ [- a DD Gilmer
& h) i6 _3 O+ j* G$ e DD Hatfield& Q2 g4 ~& O8 \2 z1 p& R8 ]3 ~
DD Kane- F p4 F. L* p( V; n
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TF 312 encounters mine field at Suva (132,160)
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DD Hatfield, Mine hits 1, on fire% x0 r5 w* p: g( ?' G1 f% q0 d
DD Hull, Mine hits 1, heavy damage/ W$ W# V! ]& o
DD Henley, Mine hits 1' B Z% o! w9 g
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Suva at 132,161, Range 18,000 Yards
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DD Yayoi
' C; K+ v& P: U2 C' T6 f DD Satsuki, Shell hits 1, on fire" O' q( B0 z# e1 v2 c
DD Kuretake, on fire$ q: P" i3 n* f$ j8 o! ?: Y7 [- B
DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 19 x2 E {5 U9 Y+ }$ ^9 w
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Allied Ships
" F7 @, H$ J9 Q. s! m# t( w DD Hammann, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
5 f: c- {& `$ w N0 j DD Henley, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage, X, Y; s/ L/ H9 P6 m5 @$ D- Y6 D
DD Hatfield, on fire, heavy damage
" p b; p, \. }8 S DD Kane
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 135,163- B# ?4 h0 w7 h( Y* g: G4 s) x
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Raid detected at 1 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
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Japanese aircraft
$ M2 ~ l1 W3 t' Y* G, L, k A6M2 Zero x 9
( o! t+ x6 v) G. }, l1 H G4M1 Betty x 10
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* K. C o* y/ u* UNo Japanese losses
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5 Z( p8 k6 N7 t% J9 q3 G DD Hatfield, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk" W! Y/ W* x i& A* k' _) ]
DD Henley, on fire, heavy damage$ }# D8 l, ?, j: @( ]3 X& p8 C; Z
DD Kane
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Aircraft Attacking:
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Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo |