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!
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Suva at 132,160, Range 8,000 Yards
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CL Yubari, Shell hits 33, and is sunk
, [5 X3 D) S; Z DD Yayoi
" `) q4 y& }: O4 n2 t DD Satsuki5 D: }2 c( z$ a! h
DD Kuretake, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
6 s( {6 H7 Q c$ ^; Q! N2 q0 W DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 13 j" c* n1 b+ R' b
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2 I5 y' N# V4 l7 o CA Houston, Shell hits 18 m w5 e$ N6 T! s/ b) E ^
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 1* C* E5 V2 o0 Z# Z7 ?
CA New Orleans; z) }" u1 s2 N/ _5 {3 I- h
CA Cornwall, Shell hits 2
" s$ V2 b8 T4 A' {) v8 l+ Q8 F' L CA Exeter
3 j& [ R5 u, i/ {. W CL De Ruyter
+ U5 f7 D$ I4 P/ B5 ]: r* r0 c CL Tromp
{4 }7 W H6 d3 t- T CL Glasgow4 C/ t4 L0 _" B8 `, @% M
CL Raleigh0 ^( j0 K4 {7 S; F% G8 k# _
CL Marblehead5 {4 e) w9 n; |- \9 V3 v
DD Sims
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DD Anderson, Shell hits 16 |7 Y }( n: _4 M9 ]
DD Hammann, Shell hits 2, heavy fires0 Q; O6 E2 v' M+ m z/ A5 k
DD Henley
2 \ x5 i1 U# j4 x1 L* F. L DD Patterson
1 ~7 ?& w& j# h5 {4 o DD Hull
# i6 o! X) s& V4 t9 n/ z3 E9 t' [ DD Humphreys6 F k0 l7 r5 c8 P+ Z' |
DD Gilmer. f% X/ \2 K8 q* h. [
DD Hatfield
/ d4 P( p: j1 b" c9 k% o' m/ ^ DD Kane
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TF 312 encounters mine field at Suva (132,160); V6 r; A% D1 Q1 a8 Z3 s
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# H' ?6 U) \$ J0 O' F/ N% V1 X DD Hatfield, Mine hits 1, on fire
+ @& `" u1 q* c3 ^" n8 ^ DD Hull, Mine hits 1, heavy damage+ q, E! X5 E/ M' Q. g( e" J" c3 }
DD Henley, Mine hits 1
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Suva at 132,161, Range 18,000 Yards+ ]: C9 f9 q* A3 e0 e& B% Q
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Japanese Ships
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% U! B. I/ v6 @ DD Satsuki, Shell hits 1, on fire/ W! ^: D- X- y$ c" r
DD Kuretake, on fire" k) ?5 c! G+ B, `% V
DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 1
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DD Hammann, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
: r$ z D0 {+ X; ?+ R: ~ DD Henley, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
. T' i* W7 ?1 [' M( | DD Hatfield, on fire, heavy damage0 E, |: Y5 g0 r0 f# T
DD Kane% w% u" f/ D$ z4 a3 B4 ^2 ]
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* w* G+ g7 u9 k! o7 B; P7 V0 G. AMorning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 135,1639 y3 K" z9 H: ]5 j' V
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 1 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
0 N$ Z( u) ^# ^1 UEstimated time to target is 0 minutes
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0 h4 R6 P$ ~4 N- H, [+ PJapanese aircraft6 {# E* U5 w4 |- u1 D( y* b
A6M2 Zero x 97 j6 `! ?4 z6 K( e2 K
G4M1 Betty x 10
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No Japanese losses/ w2 f9 h' w, S* O, ]/ _
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! f$ b1 c" p6 J. z) Y) M DD Hatfield, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
& ^( Y4 U1 e0 R0 e" u; k2 H DD Henley, on fire, heavy damage- ` m5 K, i* [
DD Kane
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. Q C( G$ E& Y0 Y Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo |