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!+ A7 r# i b+ p+ D; z8 R7 w4 `
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! F- ?- b+ {1 w* L6 x1 ]; VNight Time Surface Combat, near Suva at 132,160, Range 8,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
* k# r! g$ P; t: ?# o CL Yubari, Shell hits 33, and is sunk$ x- I* }1 k7 u! z/ F
DD Yayoi' Y% r* L3 I3 {; Q+ Z: Q
DD Satsuki
2 l. |. K% N% Z% G+ V DD Kuretake, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
- J3 o# ~, F3 Y4 q$ w# M& J' B DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 1
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Allied Ships
+ o) V8 y. n9 x! a5 s; r" G CA Houston, Shell hits 1
2 E4 E" r' |' X CA Pensacola, Shell hits 1/ G! ~% n. L p/ z* Q4 ^; ]
CA New Orleans
- A* ^' P* R- \) z7 \& i CA Cornwall, Shell hits 24 [2 s4 z8 w7 V& v# @ _; @
CA Exeter+ M6 L/ @; g( @
CL De Ruyter1 P9 b5 m" p% G! S
CL Tromp* Y: L3 d( L L' u1 u* }
CL Glasgow# ~: U, I3 x9 F% ^, @
CL Raleigh
* C3 C( J) F* \# y- D CL Marblehead
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DD Hughes( @ [1 p) y1 i& v6 D
DD Anderson, Shell hits 1$ I: F4 l: E" [. a+ F
DD Hammann, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, B$ ~+ l- l- L6 S9 K' ?% x: }; U
DD Henley
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DD Hull0 n, ~/ a% R8 M7 \5 [
DD Humphreys
: z( F! g* \, d2 @% h3 I DD Gilmer/ A2 e# |. i; |# ^9 a
DD Hatfield
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TF 312 encounters mine field at Suva (132,160)$ \+ F$ |4 q- U5 C! H
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Allied Ships
! E' H5 ~6 d! U- P+ Q; U DD Hatfield, Mine hits 1, on fire
( r. X4 D0 a) d DD Hull, Mine hits 1, heavy damage
; W S* h1 F( C$ X DD Henley, Mine hits 1. p% ^, a3 [/ q! S4 F4 f. T
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( i, w4 K7 z- c$ G# f5 E/ m0 zDay Time Surface Combat, near Suva at 132,161, Range 18,000 Yards$ }( a6 D- ~* ~
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Japanese Ships
6 F( k) ^6 a; k! G" [4 t DD Yayoi
( Z$ d* T5 \/ ^5 |: M% s DD Satsuki, Shell hits 1, on fire0 @' @. p9 h4 m! ? m
DD Kuretake, on fire
3 m7 k. a1 q F- O% F& D7 f! t3 B DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 1% a% p) G: J4 m$ n+ K3 h
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DD Hammann, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage' L) o0 y5 |$ h& Y
DD Henley, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage+ ?: l: @: L) l' Z; N
DD Hatfield, on fire, heavy damage# r4 Q1 }# ^& O
DD Kane
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 135,163
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Weather in hex: Overcast: |6 F& [$ Q* I/ u; U% ]# U* @
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Raid detected at 1 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.3 o; U: |7 ?& n6 a' l& {# X+ y
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes5 f, f- u! s) z! k5 s
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Japanese aircraft; A, s+ R* G9 O1 _8 @0 }1 y
A6M2 Zero x 9- h, b: W9 y* O1 m/ t' P
G4M1 Betty x 10& o5 s9 [4 E6 Q6 g9 A4 u3 ^
1 o6 B! U# A0 _ S; u8 HNo Japanese losses
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DD Hatfield, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
$ [2 r7 z; X3 c' _ DD Henley, on fire, heavy damage" t+ n+ U/ } t% k% x8 N
DD Kane
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- v+ Z0 f: x3 ?- o7 O8 XAircraft Attacking:
4 O7 B' v+ |3 G/ ]; A 10 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
& V8 O9 s! m; x6 Z$ T: `& s Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo |