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 t( y* w/ b! b& X
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: D, n" D* j- }1 G- Y9 kNight Time Surface Combat, near Suva at 132,160, Range 8,000 Yards
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& ? I& C* X: ^$ n8 R |/ Z' @8 F$ d CL Yubari, Shell hits 33, and is sunk3 d# \+ R+ f- u2 ~
DD Yayoi
" l( G) X0 z9 o) F4 e DD Satsuki
: ~7 K/ y7 f* @: U* C! {6 J- y DD Kuretake, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
% ]2 i( m7 T+ h0 r+ F1 d DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 1
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Allied Ships
& G* U5 n4 {+ _+ q- t, ^6 i7 ? CA Houston, Shell hits 18 J# P2 [+ A, B
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 1( _0 }" }2 {; ?5 r
CA New Orleans q/ g" U- [0 h3 v2 G }
CA Cornwall, Shell hits 29 N q$ b/ v- ]5 L4 h, `" f
CA Exeter0 D1 |1 y5 Y9 w8 |* O9 E$ G k
CL De Ruyter; a# d( }- X7 D; u* p3 m ]% @
CL Tromp
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CL Raleigh
4 i" D+ Z; u* L2 Q3 |" ~: m CL Marblehead* @+ S- y4 A8 g
DD Sims7 j- [, w: y7 y! q( X
DD Hughes
9 i i! ^/ C5 k! }5 t8 a0 a DD Anderson, Shell hits 1
5 G0 L, \# O3 Y& u, U3 W DD Hammann, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
; ]/ F9 Z4 Y+ g7 l$ U2 x6 c0 g7 Y DD Henley
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DD Hull
2 X4 H, \6 W+ Z$ r4 K5 p3 t3 @ DD Humphreys
6 ?2 s% P- B+ `5 [7 Z DD Gilmer
3 x6 r* i* t, F4 d) ` DD Hatfield4 q: z7 ]0 s7 R! g% c* Z
DD Kane' Y; |# N6 |3 f3 m& k* r) b
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TF 312 encounters mine field at Suva (132,160)9 z- |7 n; S+ G- E8 P
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+ g/ m( {/ m- u DD Hatfield, Mine hits 1, on fire
2 Z' h" ]4 s2 \/ g* g DD Hull, Mine hits 1, heavy damage$ ~, [; U" z4 D6 e n5 J0 _
DD Henley, Mine hits 1& G9 `3 C+ C0 [, E/ ~& A
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Suva at 132,161, Range 18,000 Yards1 N; C+ c1 p; d0 u }1 D
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2 x6 e1 P, }8 @9 q5 E DD Yayoi) |/ U9 A& p t4 E
DD Satsuki, Shell hits 1, on fire
8 S8 L* E( G" G DD Kuretake, on fire
' v3 J/ b* u- j! R+ f DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 1
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DD Hammann, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
2 _. y7 O4 c1 N, L6 g3 t) s DD Henley, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage" b7 d7 ~+ u3 Z% v+ J' ]
DD Hatfield, on fire, heavy damage; d' L' _6 A4 E
DD Kane
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 135,163! R) a# ]9 q! L; ^: D6 ~1 r. P! Z" A" Y
, P( Y* A. [& B" Y8 A, p& N& n, i, EWeather in hex: Overcast
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5 {( \# E; P+ h: RRaid detected at 1 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.& e k# i7 @9 U+ Z: M1 i
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes
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Japanese aircraft- r f7 L0 n! y6 ^
A6M2 Zero x 9
" z; M- w0 n) M. Y+ q G4M1 Betty x 10: s6 O- @4 o* ?
+ _' `* K6 M: s- V3 ?- o7 yNo Japanese losses
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Allied Ships
$ ]# P* _' m8 m( w3 z8 i: s DD Hatfield, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk# | b, `6 q# D8 h
DD Henley, on fire, heavy damage
3 h* p, M6 c# N* ?1 a0 g9 o5 L5 X DD Kane
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10 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet3 Z5 m9 y& b9 z, W: p
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo |