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!! B! Q2 X4 y- M- l
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+ M6 ^% Z& S9 F$ m0 j* C9 LNight Time Surface Combat, near Suva at 132,160, Range 8,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
6 o' @4 h3 `( M& M3 @ CL Yubari, Shell hits 33, and is sunk
* S! g9 N7 y$ L7 g N" Z$ j3 Z DD Yayoi
8 k# H- h/ x9 e+ Z/ I2 c) e9 {6 S+ s DD Satsuki+ m; O% \5 k) W0 [
DD Kuretake, Shell hits 2, heavy fires. w. z" S6 u1 p# a9 @ e0 v
DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 1
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% N: p' u' x8 u CA Houston, Shell hits 1
5 K+ l* |! h) q7 F, | {0 @2 t CA Pensacola, Shell hits 1+ [+ |( C! E- @ {
CA New Orleans
6 i3 Q9 j: u/ m2 j CA Cornwall, Shell hits 2( ]3 l2 Q, f% Q3 H6 h
CA Exeter
6 Z7 j% P1 D. A: v1 E. x CL De Ruyter% W/ j! Y+ {2 ]9 g
CL Tromp
( c: H9 N4 v; u- t CL Glasgow5 B$ P- G" b; x5 X0 t; y! x
CL Raleigh/ T- ^8 z( [7 q' U. U
CL Marblehead
9 |2 l |0 B# k DD Sims
( {. x8 s2 _9 c6 M( s! v DD Hughes: Z: }# N) n* e
DD Anderson, Shell hits 17 E1 {: b8 [4 w4 Z: |; q2 `
DD Hammann, Shell hits 2, heavy fires0 N$ X% g/ r: Y+ n. i) W
DD Henley
. Q: a# p; N6 Z0 k( a' ] DD Patterson
2 Q8 O9 X3 y! k# c( E9 |5 q DD Hull. m) T! N0 m6 j& `# S6 u
DD Humphreys
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1 z1 T* Z: [$ `/ ?5 T DD Hatfield
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TF 312 encounters mine field at Suva (132,160)( i9 j( X- t9 ?+ d# x& H% q
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Allied Ships
6 C1 G: j9 {8 l( K DD Hatfield, Mine hits 1, on fire
2 V$ a6 s$ y/ |% Y/ p& ]! E DD Hull, Mine hits 1, heavy damage. W. b" d: J$ w, x' l
DD Henley, Mine hits 1
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Suva at 132,161, Range 18,000 Yards$ D6 l* F6 f# \! N" q
1 D$ J) a$ j+ {' y& dJapanese Ships
4 R! j8 W$ t; }: E ?. V DD Yayoi7 P' {* |' }2 o& s! [
DD Satsuki, Shell hits 1, on fire d( m% \! ?/ W$ |" E2 \
DD Kuretake, on fire
1 P8 W4 @$ g& C$ i DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 1
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2 f0 f% g! `4 H" I7 d% F0 k9 QAllied Ships
6 }" A$ r! e* y1 C. q. W DD Hammann, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage# N4 Z+ S" ~0 I! o
DD Henley, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage+ R' p S* E, G3 O1 P2 T
DD Hatfield, on fire, heavy damage
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6 m; m! }' N4 CMorning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 135,163$ `- `* P H/ b9 ]6 q9 ^
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 1 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.8 e" p5 ?. Z' p/ Z; T
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes2 O4 X) C# Q6 Z2 d6 } H
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4 q; d: G" o3 ` b- A A6M2 Zero x 9- U9 z+ k# }- L( P5 K, ^! z- V, `
G4M1 Betty x 10) ^8 g' C4 |& W3 W8 h4 c
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Allied Ships
6 P- }, z" n/ z$ |$ U" Y1 | a DD Hatfield, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk @+ k4 a7 c& ]4 r; E
DD Henley, on fire, heavy damage
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Aircraft Attacking:* T y6 Y3 N6 ]" i/ z
10 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet2 j+ `% f9 i& r8 j: ]
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo |