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!0 S8 @, D; p/ x" n% i5 `3 C
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& v w0 Z" ~) x. l0 d1 m9 pNight Time Surface Combat, near Suva at 132,160, Range 8,000 Yards
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CL Yubari, Shell hits 33, and is sunk0 m$ B/ f, L: k5 J5 V
DD Yayoi3 ^ Z* k6 C' r: w \
DD Satsuki
* d; p+ _2 O# C( J. h$ P DD Kuretake, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
4 {7 ]3 e) U3 z2 k) u, M DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 1( N6 I; Z6 F0 _2 ^( {
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Allied Ships& y) T- j& D4 b; c3 M1 ]8 b1 M6 B
CA Houston, Shell hits 1
- Z- j4 m+ ?' P% i+ o! C CA Pensacola, Shell hits 1( M2 z" V; k4 Q* B3 z: o; B0 l
CA New Orleans
8 Q5 {! d4 t, ~* w) m CA Cornwall, Shell hits 2
8 [3 {3 F$ y8 c- c! H4 r CA Exeter" ?7 [6 g1 q5 _+ D1 l$ y
CL De Ruyter
+ @ N% S0 n, n/ o( o CL Tromp
; g' A! m6 c7 H# r, i6 X CL Glasgow* M. z& Q# F; t4 d* e
CL Raleigh1 g& ~% D# f# a
CL Marblehead6 e2 R7 z3 V; F6 w4 ?+ V$ z2 ]6 s5 B8 n
DD Sims) j, C; M- k b% ]8 I( X
DD Hughes T2 Y" }* @8 f+ S
DD Anderson, Shell hits 1- x4 X3 v7 J& u [" n
DD Hammann, Shell hits 2, heavy fires" i9 w- n& }- P9 ^
DD Henley
0 T0 a5 q2 g0 [0 `9 I DD Patterson, L* \5 ^9 I/ H. P" h- H
DD Hull
! h0 W% F- {, L% T8 Z) A' c DD Humphreys6 Y! y" J0 G. K
DD Gilmer& Y l( H: ^3 A, {' c# l# I! A3 x
DD Hatfield
* h5 p- f+ {; @/ ~# O4 U DD Kane: T2 D9 j) d: a' h( O
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# P& o( J; n. q# q0 t, {0 X, ETF 312 encounters mine field at Suva (132,160)* H# a7 {4 B5 }$ W f$ \
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DD Hatfield, Mine hits 1, on fire- \1 T$ v/ T% r! Y0 j6 W; g( v3 _
DD Hull, Mine hits 1, heavy damage5 |0 x/ f6 g) D1 h7 _+ 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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Japanese Ships
5 {* W1 p7 P9 K* W4 } DD Yayoi
* D8 {9 M; ~0 h$ E3 c DD Satsuki, Shell hits 1, on fire
- r# `+ U* S+ J' O, Y+ E DD Kuretake, on fire
8 N7 l: B1 V o3 Z& h DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 14 i" p0 \# A+ j* f# U {
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Allied Ships
8 A0 X5 ?) `- p; ^3 L, n6 L DD Hammann, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage) |5 B7 J6 C' m+ @1 P# p
DD Henley, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage+ \! S7 d/ l+ b5 u- H5 R
DD Hatfield, on fire, heavy damage# o4 q2 F1 n+ ^+ q2 U% ~
DD Kane" O0 A) M5 t8 _8 \2 M/ Q! L
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' K0 v1 p3 Y: K9 w( Z) H y/ BMorning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 135,163
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1 E9 n4 }4 V! h# }. I7 k2 _, b bWeather in hex: Overcast" ~2 o5 H- |4 ?& ?
' j! W$ k5 s: b4 P# zRaid detected at 1 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
# j- D1 X+ O4 f+ m% r+ l0 BEstimated time to target is 0 minutes( Y% d8 R4 E! x: D4 `
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Japanese aircraft
# G& ~3 @+ ?) U A6M2 Zero x 9
1 V" n% z. [* P+ L G4M1 Betty x 10
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No Japanese losses) r* j8 z, O) h4 q- w( n+ v. S) r7 [
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DD Hatfield, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk2 {% a* c" R3 a) |1 R( M( D
DD Henley, on fire, heavy damage
4 T1 q1 `: I0 v DD Kane
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4 E D2 j2 ]2 x/ _Aircraft Attacking:
( \7 Y7 L- X; E X. D# K3 j3 n 10 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
) I2 f7 N2 L0 Y2 F, C3 P1 r# s2 N Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo |