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!4 A' `# h* V" n. `6 ]
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Suva at 132,160, Range 8,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships5 L, j9 k" }3 B$ o
CL Yubari, Shell hits 33, and is sunk/ I7 ] `# {) y. K7 T9 ?& L
DD Yayoi. _9 k p# B! n' t
DD Satsuki' [* a* m! D. k7 ~* R& G7 {* V- V
DD Kuretake, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
; K& I3 b4 g. r, S DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 14 a4 v, M0 ]; ]) a9 Y" K9 T
- m, r0 S& ^+ e$ q1 IAllied Ships
) ^: k$ Y4 Y7 `9 |' d CA Houston, Shell hits 1. ~2 z% E# h* q
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 1
; h4 C$ g0 U/ [* A CA New Orleans
5 v( g$ r" l0 A' q# {. i3 V* p$ b0 s CA Cornwall, Shell hits 20 E+ q7 |' D' P$ D$ I- a1 I
CA Exeter
& S% U0 W2 E2 k) R CL De Ruyter
& U! @3 l1 s& g CL Tromp
) L. x# l, \7 A CL Glasgow
# N6 B% _6 n; e7 b( u# k9 A. c CL Raleigh
8 \8 u2 y& ]1 o0 G4 ]; [8 U CL Marblehead
6 i3 M3 E' _/ c# n* `% B" b" q3 _: L: G DD Sims
4 k$ g# E# I' T4 y4 k9 E+ O" D DD Hughes) M& U. q4 x/ s3 w" r/ P7 X
DD Anderson, Shell hits 1
& J" B# U' V: l# U& y DD Hammann, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, h+ j; _; E: I, Z6 t
DD Henley
0 ~5 R; W/ W# Y$ w4 C$ j DD Patterson, Q6 J; n: q% [7 N t5 S9 B) J
DD Hull
% |$ H2 t9 l2 g9 U: f; C DD Humphreys
1 _% y: k$ _- I- j& v. b DD Gilmer; Y9 D& \/ D% Q9 F- u
DD Hatfield
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2 A, N! K9 c3 z2 MTF 312 encounters mine field at Suva (132,160)# a5 _# Z5 @1 ^; ^
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DD Hull, Mine hits 1, heavy damage/ ]2 K& ^: c* k' Y9 M
DD Henley, Mine hits 1
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$ ?2 m% S6 h1 i9 l% lDay Time Surface Combat, near Suva at 132,161, Range 18,000 Yards
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) i6 G3 x& v( K# `* P8 Y7 j DD Yayoi
! Y9 q& V+ |* a9 L! q2 z% E DD Satsuki, Shell hits 1, on fire
. b. ], z$ q/ b7 y DD Kuretake, on fire
% D n4 }2 R$ P+ ? DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 15 s" q8 I+ Q$ m; ~$ v
) T3 K/ ^; b( hAllied Ships
* _, V2 I T3 V2 ^4 C1 I DD Hammann, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
: z5 L$ |! E5 p; ]! K! { DD Henley, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage, e0 r+ q* q* B. N/ _0 P6 f3 l& e
DD Hatfield, on fire, heavy damage
$ |" g, y1 y3 e% e DD Kane
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 135,163
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$ I" Z+ N( ]- s" \8 `; `Weather in hex: Overcast0 d: n8 z6 h) b7 G6 f& ?
4 S" c1 C& F; D# P5 y! a+ o! F: A IRaid detected at 1 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
6 e( m. G# k- pEstimated time to target is 0 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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4 W1 L# r& X- F; s$ x G4M1 Betty x 10' [ l0 M/ q( u+ `8 l: D, ^
" B& z& i( Y3 D3 Z/ ]3 gNo Japanese losses
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DD Hatfield, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk. ^( s+ [$ N9 K' t
DD Henley, on fire, heavy damage
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Aircraft Attacking:
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Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo |