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!( x1 ]8 {) j X
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Suva at 132,160, Range 8,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
' c# v" M# T& |4 S2 v CL Yubari, Shell hits 33, and is sunk: D/ h' W' P+ i
DD Yayoi# B* R d. F: u7 r& {6 X5 c* R
DD Satsuki
9 x6 L, F" v+ S) b) j- u$ j DD Kuretake, Shell hits 2, heavy fires% e! H( W) B4 z1 x8 R
DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 1
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Allied Ships5 h% x& B5 |3 j
CA Houston, Shell hits 1
% I& R3 G& e, i. q8 m, j/ h3 ` CA Pensacola, Shell hits 1$ x5 t4 M8 d1 D% w6 _* s
CA New Orleans' r' A* k; A9 F- Z: \' E
CA Cornwall, Shell hits 2
! o/ _$ m r+ `+ ~7 L5 { CA Exeter
% f9 b6 S. t$ m Y CL De Ruyter
( b/ v/ k& Z" c2 g# j0 G; I. J CL Tromp
/ \, N( G0 Y9 f' g, Z# P F8 { CL Glasgow! O2 `- j6 F; ]# x
CL Raleigh/ N4 ^+ ^1 k& O$ b2 r8 X
CL Marblehead6 u! ]7 \' h# Q) C1 ?
DD Sims6 g- Y! k5 _- b" X- T- y% q! [
DD Hughes7 e6 M& ]9 k0 W+ i$ M
DD Anderson, Shell hits 1
2 R7 b1 G* S" r' W DD Hammann, Shell hits 2, heavy fires& H( U3 ~4 [% O
DD Henley1 H! m0 w7 _9 D, ?
DD Patterson
2 [2 c6 ]5 A* f# v DD Hull
; `) h" \# ~# c DD Humphreys
7 r( D8 E! E. h DD Gilmer
' x! k7 T8 x/ J8 { DD Hatfield
2 M' z& G' A6 i; Z DD Kane+ n! x1 y b X" ]+ S; @; K% t
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TF 312 encounters mine field at Suva (132,160). N+ G- z, h- `6 \& b% S- q
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Allied Ships
; i- ]- s9 U, Z; s5 U DD Hatfield, Mine hits 1, on fire# r8 c) p6 c1 O4 H( `
DD Hull, Mine hits 1, heavy damage
* \; z5 u8 v. v DD Henley, Mine hits 1+ W6 k0 L0 h& t/ F0 `2 S7 d1 a
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Suva at 132,161, Range 18,000 Yards- b4 v4 o( J) Z3 O
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Japanese Ships
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DD Satsuki, Shell hits 1, on fire; f5 L- X- Q" g5 ?$ t
DD Kuretake, on fire
% e* S: l4 u' @' }, F* { DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 13 G% t0 \6 k+ Y x8 E
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Allied Ships$ E+ a' q; q- u# S( U$ _1 j; ^
DD Hammann, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
6 m. a( d: A! J( R/ W DD Henley, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage( p* q' j" i4 c$ p/ ]
DD Hatfield, on fire, heavy damage
' N4 z1 L( y( @( U- `* B DD Kane
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| l0 @5 T3 V5 I) p! yMorning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 135,163
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( S3 x4 |' Y' w8 MWeather in hex: Overcast0 F# [5 w7 k2 T9 O+ i7 a k2 T
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Raid detected at 1 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. x9 K. Z0 j; K( o* ^% c7 B6 T3 R$ Z
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes
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0 B3 }9 a8 X- x. Q( y7 n; eJapanese aircraft# O- P( } ^" I/ J% U
A6M2 Zero x 9/ X. I. g* b# @. X
G4M1 Betty x 105 u3 C+ g, g, q; N+ J. A1 W
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No Japanese losses0 v. o* l; k& Y) _
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Allied Ships
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DD Henley, on fire, heavy damage0 P' _4 i r; t- [9 q1 ~4 k
DD Kane
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10 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 U0 A4 U& ?' B& e& V7 b+ S& [) n Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo |