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!7 T+ W- L! _; I* a$ Q7 j+ w& K
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1 w7 f6 y+ u8 E1 ~8 ?2 d& C) INight Time Surface Combat, near Suva at 132,160, Range 8,000 Yards3 F# D5 |* V" i, W0 K$ l# M
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CL Yubari, Shell hits 33, and is sunk
6 q I% D4 ^* S! g: e+ q- L5 ~6 e* t DD Yayoi% L2 D1 W6 \6 H8 }0 ^
DD Satsuki3 ~! U. k5 x* j
DD Kuretake, Shell hits 2, heavy fires/ z; {- {( t3 D0 \3 T% `- x& D
DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 1
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Allied Ships
/ F% `, k7 a% S. t- W' M CA Houston, Shell hits 1
$ E1 {) v5 |/ L: q4 ~% C# J) K CA Pensacola, Shell hits 1
1 L6 S) C/ B7 N# Q1 J CA New Orleans
$ C, h- T/ t/ o CA Cornwall, Shell hits 24 F# {/ i" l" g! d4 H* u
CA Exeter
1 w' ]% B: B9 S6 C3 Q! J( [/ K CL De Ruyter$ f, P' e0 A; m# C" |6 y
CL Tromp1 s) F/ Q( N1 C" l, y2 c) c, D
CL Glasgow8 y$ _9 \$ _+ O: [ }
CL Raleigh
* D" ` z! `; @- N) {: h5 w/ P CL Marblehead
N* ?0 d1 D$ f9 N( X& y& V' ^ DD Sims
0 R& K2 e; C) t( }, e DD Hughes
& ] H5 e4 \3 w! c8 Z3 _5 x DD Anderson, Shell hits 1! R& F$ ^4 @# R2 W9 ^
DD Hammann, Shell hits 2, heavy fires/ n# z- W; G+ X5 b
DD Henley
9 S H4 q/ a, S3 U! f: p; { DD Patterson
1 b* \2 A. d: C) W* i, U+ _ DD Hull
1 s1 c' A) ]& o ]- W( m% R DD Humphreys" E4 e3 @1 _) u8 C
DD Gilmer
/ _$ i$ F- a4 j* u, S, o DD Hatfield& n O4 P O& o: V: T" m
DD Kane
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TF 312 encounters mine field at Suva (132,160)
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8 f B" o: y5 C2 i2 m" u( n DD Hatfield, Mine hits 1, on fire* t2 o- u3 r2 |9 }6 I
DD Hull, Mine hits 1, heavy damage
! b" p2 o- z$ Z' _ DD Henley, Mine hits 1
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* n1 o) h( p) P# q6 r1 O, E. D# X# zDay Time Surface Combat, near Suva at 132,161, Range 18,000 Yards
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DD Yayoi
: V* O( z; q' {1 Y9 S6 F: H4 } DD Satsuki, Shell hits 1, on fire H9 [& ]+ f, {) T. L3 @9 u4 ]
DD Kuretake, on fire
! S9 N( Y. [4 j1 u" Z1 p DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 1
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Allied Ships
* ^, Z' a8 L7 J0 E DD Hammann, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage' T; M+ B& q" N. A N2 N
DD Henley, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
: M2 `; s' R) a; n) `+ v DD Hatfield, on fire, heavy damage) n6 F: x: t& w. I
DD Kane
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 135,163
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 1 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
/ z6 C. H5 l7 k: S" d; hEstimated time to target is 0 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
! ?% x* f- ^% l9 j: S R A6M2 Zero x 9) _8 V5 T* z. U+ A. J n
G4M1 Betty x 10
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/ G7 A, p8 p4 ^& k I, G8 [No Japanese losses
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Allied Ships
/ g7 J- F# }3 L8 T, j1 s DD Hatfield, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk1 Y$ t0 ?, X% h
DD Henley, on fire, heavy damage4 x! {' O U0 [( r3 J. n
DD Kane$ h: m% k6 N- J/ ^& V) k7 X. ]
. q) a* f) T1 R0 }& i O6 y0 C) MAircraft Attacking:8 x# c: E" o- E, d7 @: `9 R( u
10 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
, Z7 c" J6 O: k Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo |