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!3 S9 \( | ^ I }
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4 r: J8 H5 f' Q# T/ pNight Time Surface Combat, near Suva at 132,160, Range 8,000 Yards
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CL Yubari, Shell hits 33, and is sunk- g2 W& H' d) `
DD Yayoi$ \2 `- ~" G) `/ s+ q- P
DD Satsuki( c. u6 E& e1 D
DD Kuretake, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
6 B8 q- n- v6 s) s$ P# n q7 {6 N DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 1) B4 Z n- }' ~- c# F
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Allied Ships* U& \( Q% B+ M" M& @% e- I4 a
CA Houston, Shell hits 1; P( {) p9 e; b* X: l
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 1& [6 c4 }% E) u" f( V) D
CA New Orleans- s1 V' J5 J5 d
CA Cornwall, Shell hits 26 r. b7 c* ?9 ~. T; z
CA Exeter3 _1 V0 j0 c, A2 E* p
CL De Ruyter. Y, P% W: W, ^
CL Tromp, Q0 l- o- m- i9 O! B* F5 h! U$ T) _
CL Glasgow
7 ]) I* \0 [8 l6 A CL Raleigh6 Z9 N: u6 L0 K0 \, m& Q. n8 ?' ~
CL Marblehead
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DD Hughes5 ~6 }% K, r! s* t2 q
DD Anderson, Shell hits 19 L) t% m- @7 P" \- ~
DD Hammann, Shell hits 2, heavy fires3 X7 c- |9 Z& i9 R9 M! C4 V" m
DD Henley$ `9 R8 k& ~! s4 l, ?. U5 d0 k4 J
DD Patterson
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DD Humphreys
; \4 [3 d$ v. ]" z: A DD Gilmer
! u0 @4 m) J" v" Q8 N DD Hatfield/ u0 C5 p" I& B L3 V
DD Kane
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, V- g0 p: E+ V) d) W! |5 ETF 312 encounters mine field at Suva (132,160)* ^1 X* H5 g7 M2 h
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Allied Ships
l! U4 j0 k p$ y, Y DD Hatfield, Mine hits 1, on fire( l/ q/ G2 x' v
DD Hull, Mine hits 1, heavy damage
. g5 l, e, j6 z3 N& H$ l DD Henley, Mine hits 1
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Suva at 132,161, Range 18,000 Yards
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DD Yayoi
) W# R7 V( G: I* f) w: V DD Satsuki, Shell hits 1, on fire
5 O1 E! ?0 T1 S/ K$ g- } DD Kuretake, on fire
^1 t% G1 ^4 G. R6 `# w1 [ DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 1
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DD Hammann, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
3 c# T( _. T1 a" A Z2 y' g DD Henley, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
0 q$ e. J* L( @4 V# U DD Hatfield, on fire, heavy damage
5 ~) i: }0 w, X/ @$ |, c2 _. b7 @7 M DD Kane# g3 I- ?: B( d Q; p
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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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1 F/ m0 [4 B/ n8 }! F1 N/ z% FRaid detected at 1 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
) v" m( e4 X) X# c+ K* B% `( L. B9 tEstimated time to target is 0 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
3 E& l% _! O* ] S6 O9 U A6M2 Zero x 9
4 o! z: D8 Y" }/ v G4M1 Betty x 105 H/ P* P! M) P8 _) _6 i
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No Japanese losses& ]& {% `# z# s# U, z
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Allied Ships
! u2 C8 e+ @7 Q DD Hatfield, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk$ n5 ]* t# b0 P; T8 H# D
DD Henley, on fire, heavy damage0 q. B3 K% G/ B& t$ s5 u' J
DD Kane% Z+ T2 ^( A! G' u
: h, [; O6 J" r5 H/ E9 {Aircraft Attacking:* [9 K5 E" T! z5 |$ U
10 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
' l0 ^9 C" q/ q" y4 | v Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo |