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!( ?( |2 m# R' U v9 s4 N
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Suva at 132,160, Range 8,000 Yards
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0 g/ T! R! _( ^2 J6 c% P CL Yubari, Shell hits 33, and is sunk2 p8 j Z \' C6 f+ D: K
DD Yayoi7 i; { b) j" }7 H P
DD Satsuki2 Y: [/ o' V: v& {
DD Kuretake, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
8 z9 E. X6 E; f8 A& A8 n% X DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 1
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Allied Ships
- y- e3 A* `; R3 t. o CA Houston, Shell hits 1
* i7 x/ `; B: v0 h CA Pensacola, Shell hits 16 @; n, |5 n/ F) q, X$ Z9 M
CA New Orleans
. o/ g7 x- _+ I$ @" W. p$ N CA Cornwall, Shell hits 2
% H: @% z- C* u w CA Exeter# q; J; ~& }+ ?( h9 e: ~6 E1 y7 |
CL De Ruyter
/ d( F& t& i! x2 t CL Tromp8 \& V7 C6 p" a% a' Z6 { q7 ]
CL Glasgow
' W) ]9 J Y* g w- J" Q CL Raleigh& N! u8 ]1 s# Y2 [! r$ X1 H
CL Marblehead
5 {3 A( q+ [6 u# D( t. ~+ X DD Sims
4 _: u# ^" R8 c& J DD Hughes+ N/ I9 B& k# x% }- }- Z
DD Anderson, Shell hits 1
7 Z% H$ E' ?, s( L6 ]" M4 K7 k u# t+ W, U DD Hammann, Shell hits 2, heavy fires' l7 o, ? M0 s* b; A
DD Henley
" v. Z3 U! V" x+ L DD Patterson
2 L% S0 e* g! Q+ b0 }9 f7 } DD Hull; `1 e M, l! Z
DD Humphreys' [4 }& }" K$ e" c8 h
DD Gilmer
* E/ p y- Y- {) Z% k) s) @ n1 x DD Hatfield
, i6 j4 D' l `9 U: f; z DD Kane
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TF 312 encounters mine field at Suva (132,160)+ y1 [) o# R" b$ S
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DD Hatfield, Mine hits 1, on fire' q8 S2 v. q x z7 N0 S
DD Hull, Mine hits 1, heavy damage) D2 r# ~/ M# Y8 m! v3 x
DD Henley, Mine hits 1- v( k+ _. y1 `, S* I; }
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Suva at 132,161, Range 18,000 Yards: n; Z+ V+ z3 A7 U2 b$ M$ q, f8 f
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DD Yayoi/ d: m- ?! N! w( o; G9 G8 M$ H* u
DD Satsuki, Shell hits 1, on fire
, ?3 w6 Q: `. p8 w# _; B# C DD Kuretake, on fire# n5 V4 U* _3 D( k8 q
DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 1
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Allied Ships6 l9 l' x& x' l, z* ^
DD Hammann, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
; g" n. Q, m Q" T4 s: ` DD Henley, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage' H7 f* _# d, S9 L
DD Hatfield, on fire, heavy damage$ T0 c) c; y% ^3 [+ z% q
DD Kane
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 135,163 l# F- L& y% m, x9 r: q9 K3 Q
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; D) m$ ~2 y o( v# {. E1 _% k/ ?Raid detected at 1 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
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Japanese aircraft
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G4M1 Betty x 101 q2 P( ~) H) m7 I
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No Japanese losses
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Allied Ships1 c0 |8 o% @- s* ]$ [! v; H" y
DD Hatfield, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
# w4 r& T" ~; c4 a1 ]6 p DD Henley, on fire, heavy damage0 b1 {( x& R7 Y4 i$ c
DD Kane
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Aircraft Attacking:3 y" i8 ~3 ]" L$ Y/ @4 C
10 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
6 R1 A, L/ q" T" z: S- S% n4 f( D( \* \ Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo |