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 Yards5 s' D0 p( N/ O+ N8 p3 k
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Japanese Ships
0 N/ H0 y! _3 Q' l CL Yubari, Shell hits 33, and is sunk
9 c0 D2 K# c& G6 c) s9 i/ Q DD Yayoi
/ c* c# B( r' \. _5 o DD Satsuki
" Q2 s( o- y- [3 o DD Kuretake, Shell hits 2, heavy fires: x$ [5 d& ^/ a
DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 1! o" \7 d7 d3 H0 x. Y" \! F
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CA Houston, Shell hits 1
- P, @7 L; U3 o- J. A2 y CA Pensacola, Shell hits 1
; B. f: k0 D' |1 s7 v) i* ~8 m CA New Orleans
0 i3 G1 Y. g( K/ F CA Cornwall, Shell hits 2+ t3 g! P- `. ?7 L# c( G
CA Exeter
' W _; P$ |1 {& b CL De Ruyter
: S# O* m6 C, D! H/ I) @4 | CL Tromp: V( q" Y& x" _5 A8 \
CL Glasgow2 [, O; E5 C; a1 ^ j \
CL Raleigh
0 F3 h1 a- I( q CL Marblehead- s, d0 E% B" c
DD Sims
, i) \* S/ E) l0 t% Z6 z5 s DD Hughes1 m3 }& S; i6 J0 O, y; {
DD Anderson, Shell hits 1
# C; Z4 Z4 q7 z! t DD Hammann, Shell hits 2, heavy fires4 V; `9 A8 y. `6 d" w
DD Henley6 F4 ?, \7 ?- p* E
DD Patterson
4 a. G& A7 S1 p7 P DD Hull6 I4 Q+ _* s2 r) b: z/ B' Z
DD Humphreys
$ h2 n# \7 g! X0 u DD Gilmer3 e& l. A$ R1 ?* o( {; s j, s
DD Hatfield
* B4 |- S: Z" l9 X7 y9 t7 T DD Kane
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TF 312 encounters mine field at Suva (132,160), {3 E8 G6 K2 `3 Q+ Z; b, N4 `
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Allied Ships
. n9 @( N6 f4 @2 w3 j/ o3 y) E DD Hatfield, Mine hits 1, on fire& l% [2 ~0 S" l/ k( o( I
DD Hull, Mine hits 1, heavy damage
& C- D+ j% U- V5 [7 j8 I. N DD Henley, Mine hits 1
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" f% Y+ h5 K' l q3 TDay Time Surface Combat, near Suva at 132,161, Range 18,000 Yards2 ]. a8 s9 m: o# I, f& p, |
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Japanese Ships
4 P5 x) T- L1 J DD Yayoi$ d: D) Q# B' }1 A' ?
DD Satsuki, Shell hits 1, on fire
2 g( |- P' V4 v! i/ R DD Kuretake, on fire
A3 D2 I$ w0 ` DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 1
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5 I6 C1 f9 R' E2 v& B DD Hammann, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage P4 \7 T; N" M4 f
DD Henley, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
& u, L5 T% A1 A3 x DD Hatfield, on fire, heavy damage% p7 b3 X5 j: ?! Z9 X
DD Kane
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: f5 {) Q) T+ R$ yMorning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 135,163, S! L5 y1 ]# u$ u( u# \# }
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 1 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.2 x/ y! g$ R' ]+ h! S# Z3 v
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 9* _! @6 j% x7 W% b- c( ~% C: t
G4M1 Betty x 10
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No Japanese losses& y% q! d% O) q1 u+ y
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: T! B9 h3 U6 a5 Q% G1 g. N# @ DD Hatfield, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
' `1 i8 y1 G+ t y. y* | DD Henley, on fire, heavy damage
/ j* x2 O' r: Q% b DD Kane
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7 W* p1 g% d8 |' a5 t6 L$ @2 PAircraft Attacking:; k& Z7 k; Q* x
10 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
" @" I) }: b$ O7 D Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo |