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!" A: l3 O" `3 {( f1 ~' q8 J; b
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6 H4 Z/ w- M! u, w4 i* E6 ? w6 N ONight Time Surface Combat, near Suva at 132,160, Range 8,000 Yards" ^' n- t/ d( ?7 T- A/ U# p) }
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Japanese Ships
: h. k* E. J4 U CL Yubari, Shell hits 33, and is sunk
; r" m, d, X( L Q1 D% A4 b$ d DD Yayoi
2 D; M* z! ]; C. z DD Satsuki0 e" \- f* [2 V
DD Kuretake, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
. B! O# ?8 o/ o3 D3 s) P+ V DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 1' t3 I1 [; T: d$ E; G# b+ I
# W1 e- b, L8 K: PAllied Ships4 H2 M. V, w9 I5 p% x/ s2 I' x2 {
CA Houston, Shell hits 1
$ l2 ]8 l# ~' D! S" [: t% v' T8 f CA Pensacola, Shell hits 1
' {$ I) s1 o, z8 l CA New Orleans
& g/ c: P; S: f' y& X7 c" d0 B& _ CA Cornwall, Shell hits 2
- e* e; Z' n# Y5 }& X CA Exeter3 s: P& E* U. @3 X4 r: G
CL De Ruyter
& ?+ r# I* |4 ] CL Tromp, ?" m% S H& u
CL Glasgow. s( [+ f. U4 F5 L
CL Raleigh
! m9 a5 G$ O& w; n8 C2 r CL Marblehead
- P$ |3 C5 g( z; e DD Sims) D1 Y( u P7 C+ F# ?) ]* A
DD Hughes
/ Q/ H0 O' s8 I! C" v DD Anderson, Shell hits 1' Q F+ \, F6 E+ J; [) K
DD Hammann, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
3 ~( p8 D; @0 P& f! n6 T$ W DD Henley8 O, e& k1 @0 e; O0 b8 c, K1 J. m
DD Patterson/ x/ b, W: ]3 C( H, W0 b0 }
DD Hull4 {- Y/ H, |8 J
DD Humphreys
, e* n9 W. v8 V6 d' B4 W+ X. a/ i DD Gilmer
* q0 K) K% N2 f* o' h$ D2 v DD Hatfield
- L I# w+ x, Q ? DD Kane
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7 e! X8 h! |" j- ]4 V4 p( NTF 312 encounters mine field at Suva (132,160)
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4 N$ a# u/ ^5 ~: v9 T* q4 AAllied Ships
. H X* L- y3 V% _ DD Hatfield, Mine hits 1, on fire
S9 ]/ E, a! k' u( i; I DD Hull, Mine hits 1, heavy damage
! i1 E0 e6 b+ e2 X1 T- ^8 b DD Henley, Mine hits 18 s- B! M: B8 A }4 U! j
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) x- d5 Z Y, D; {: ^Day Time Surface Combat, near Suva at 132,161, Range 18,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships# _6 x( g/ p* ?7 _" v
DD Yayoi; o9 O+ h* i8 E X
DD Satsuki, Shell hits 1, on fire
# ~9 D) v) G: O) W DD Kuretake, on fire
% b7 ~1 Y" H+ U DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 1. q! a1 D4 ~6 G3 {$ S
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4 }! g% y( j# T8 B% F DD Hammann, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
* l* e) w: c x1 r( W6 H1 ^ DD Henley, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
/ j/ I0 g( ~6 ?8 ]. K, O& ?0 e9 ~' q DD Hatfield, on fire, heavy damage' X" U) Q! v+ ^: z# m
DD Kane( @' x2 V [' W5 X& V& S
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 135,163; w @6 w+ X, T" l( ]8 W9 P5 f
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 1 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet., A6 l9 u1 q7 x$ c f3 v4 x2 l
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes/ j9 l3 P: H1 @& [6 q! z3 q# Z
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A6M2 Zero x 9
# o4 I+ x, Q* p G4M1 Betty x 102 i9 y/ n. x# x) i0 E! s
7 k& o# E* o0 F G& aNo Japanese losses
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; V$ V% q0 e' y6 GAllied Ships
1 E t$ c9 I/ G+ W8 v1 l' k) q2 o DD Hatfield, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
2 P5 O0 m* u9 W/ x4 ~ DD Henley, on fire, heavy damage: L- a! x+ d$ _7 @8 k# F& G" d! s5 l
DD Kane# a9 |0 a \' }$ x. e
$ r; }) G: Z+ j9 Q0 HAircraft Attacking:$ X2 e" O6 G7 D9 x
10 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
' u6 J4 p! h' H! b' O0 k Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo |