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!( Y p6 [4 v- r9 N" u8 K
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Suva at 132,160, Range 8,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships+ D' H( |4 A1 L: f& P0 S
CL Yubari, Shell hits 33, and is sunk
8 X8 P/ D8 U% g& l; G9 e DD Yayoi+ {* L- Q" a: b) A
DD Satsuki
( m7 f- i6 F2 a; {( W! r9 Z5 S( U DD Kuretake, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
# h/ W5 D) G7 v$ W% e8 T" L DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 18 ?; {9 p; ^- {( {1 o0 B6 a6 G/ |7 ] i
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Allied Ships
5 s) E( E" M. q$ s3 M4 M CA Houston, Shell hits 1
% ]( M. J* L& ^2 S: c% Y CA Pensacola, Shell hits 1' @$ R6 S. x* L& l! B
CA New Orleans* G8 M5 t; k6 t) A. l% y9 a& j
CA Cornwall, Shell hits 2
8 c/ z5 ]8 Z- q6 r) o3 ?$ [6 I CA Exeter3 [ I6 q" p4 O
CL De Ruyter
+ @1 i8 t' r3 o8 c. M& n CL Tromp
; g$ M" l: S$ b2 m* K CL Glasgow
; V( T5 [5 _ J$ S CL Raleigh
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9 H& d: ]' J2 i6 }- o/ w DD Sims
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DD Anderson, Shell hits 1
5 r$ u7 w- l/ A, A8 k- T DD Hammann, Shell hits 2, heavy fires- J1 R# ^- Y+ B+ d( o
DD Henley4 y, Z9 \1 z2 }$ j. G
DD Patterson) ~7 O% y: f+ l+ e0 O0 S( r4 O( u
DD Hull, }' a# u0 G0 }- B2 c
DD Humphreys
0 I* z* L) h0 j$ Y DD Gilmer
1 M- c8 h# d9 j2 A+ `, d* D6 B DD Hatfield; H3 t. b& S+ @6 @/ k$ q0 w) Z
DD Kane
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TF 312 encounters mine field at Suva (132,160)
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DD Hatfield, Mine hits 1, on fire
0 [# m) r# b, Z/ Y3 p8 Q5 P3 V8 I& e5 z DD Hull, Mine hits 1, heavy damage2 L1 E+ Z# t+ H
DD Henley, Mine hits 19 v/ v* U# q9 d5 p' T$ W- R
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- n0 r$ K9 J0 ]- GDay Time Surface Combat, near Suva at 132,161, Range 18,000 Yards3 K8 v. f7 A% c1 S
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Japanese Ships
5 x: |0 {/ L8 n9 R( x DD Yayoi
8 _7 r: e. l% w+ y5 X3 l6 ]- S DD Satsuki, Shell hits 1, on fire
3 Q4 @4 p3 h& ?) P( {% `' n# L DD Kuretake, on fire
5 x; i7 |; E) x/ w# J0 P( R$ B DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 1
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DD Hammann, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage3 Y" n$ X9 B! I6 x& @9 A: Q
DD Henley, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage7 G& c G- k5 q+ I3 G
DD Hatfield, on fire, heavy damage7 @7 z+ L2 [/ r* y3 p& K3 }
DD Kane
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& i3 C8 Y0 w& i& \Morning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 135,163' F3 u, n8 d( J( f9 ]
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Raid detected at 1 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.2 T$ h d6 S6 a$ q) E% u
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
2 g# R) B5 \( J/ u; N+ H, v A6M2 Zero x 91 d/ I- P( n3 ? {3 u: k7 @ i% a
G4M1 Betty x 10
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No Japanese losses
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DD Hatfield, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
) O- ?% l8 J2 Q' `& l1 V- M DD Henley, on fire, heavy damage
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( D0 c- Z {; F! oAircraft Attacking:
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Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo |