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!
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Suva at 132,160, Range 8,000 Yards0 T; Z3 l0 `3 t; ~) T" L5 n
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Japanese Ships
, k; I' ^2 q' Z CL Yubari, Shell hits 33, and is sunk
0 M6 T% a7 ]1 g+ v# y DD Yayoi
! l8 p6 s2 W7 I1 s, ?2 \4 j: ]; _- ?! O DD Satsuki& u7 f" ~3 T/ n7 {' d4 M! ?1 m
DD Kuretake, Shell hits 2, heavy fires2 I5 v; J& r+ J' |( U* x" Q4 a, w% M$ P
DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 1& E; z0 C) h I2 w% t. J
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Allied Ships. E$ @! D( ^$ p6 d4 H: T
CA Houston, Shell hits 1
! X- K7 [8 o% W0 n+ e9 K CA Pensacola, Shell hits 18 E% o L7 ~) ~' X
CA New Orleans/ |" t8 U, V4 P2 G
CA Cornwall, Shell hits 2' U5 O5 z7 b1 Y$ H u1 Y2 [
CA Exeter
# t& P7 c% @! v, f3 f$ ?+ G: \ CL De Ruyter
! `' a# ^3 R; v: g: K CL Tromp
c5 d' D+ ^5 p2 | CL Glasgow
) P% f7 \0 ^% C CL Raleigh4 R9 Z) z/ k5 S; W' m0 v
CL Marblehead( r3 e9 d9 C7 w9 [6 E4 p
DD Sims
Y8 _9 ?- S& n/ v5 f DD Hughes
2 e1 v' i$ Y2 u2 b! s3 k# y- C DD Anderson, Shell hits 1
. g3 f( y1 V6 H: \4 x DD Hammann, Shell hits 2, heavy fires3 x) K# O" N" `8 f0 M; o0 v( ]
DD Henley
8 |+ J# ]6 N9 T DD Patterson
9 V. h# y+ y6 \0 R) d DD Hull
p4 v* Z8 a. M) R2 J! } DD Humphreys/ |) `, p7 K% z4 V3 F2 F
DD Gilmer
% i, a2 [, ~8 |. Z% l DD Hatfield! A2 V1 ^' Q) m6 Z+ L" {- c
DD Kane
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7 p# J3 m: M. V* }TF 312 encounters mine field at Suva (132,160)/ g* D3 p5 H ~' c% N
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Allied Ships, ]; e2 j+ B$ w5 Q
DD Hatfield, Mine hits 1, on fire& j# |. _$ A( q( `
DD Hull, Mine hits 1, heavy damage9 r! t- u! t5 M+ u. }; d, |
DD Henley, Mine hits 11 q, s* [# p" { U) T6 y8 Y
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Suva at 132,161, Range 18,000 Yards3 v K& s0 d, z& l* N! Q: _7 L
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Japanese Ships: j0 |/ {5 M, d' h* p& y7 G
DD Yayoi
6 x' Z! ]3 [2 V. N+ A DD Satsuki, Shell hits 1, on fire, e9 J8 {- J/ y8 W. N' n( D+ B
DD Kuretake, on fire: H. [" X1 { [2 i7 C, i T
DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 1
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DD Hammann, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
# I6 z# F& ?4 K$ ^0 f6 R DD Henley, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
7 l' i, }3 z( z DD Hatfield, on fire, heavy damage1 G' w" \# @, g
DD Kane
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/ H; L L$ ~) xMorning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 135,163
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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7 p9 |. _* G. W8 ?Raid detected at 1 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.7 J9 }* v2 }5 Q- l* c; d. X
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes
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Japanese aircraft6 S( \+ y/ G) A8 t) U
A6M2 Zero x 9
, t* Z! {8 Q" m' K( b( w! { G4M1 Betty x 10
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No Japanese losses% l: i+ W- O2 b5 h6 u
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DD Hatfield, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
2 P3 D1 x) |; ]* C& { DD Henley, on fire, heavy damage9 U4 ^% m- w) ^9 @0 e+ y [7 F2 U2 u/ o
DD Kane
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; Y* l0 K* I- a+ m7 I) c9 @Aircraft Attacking:
4 D9 Q, M# S. G0 L: w) `8 i! u 10 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
+ T ~9 o& N/ K' ^1 j Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo |