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; U1 _! U7 H. i2 q
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/ ]( g, P: T. I CL Yubari, Shell hits 33, and is sunk% e/ b" b. j* f5 m0 }" f. ?
DD Yayoi
9 f3 D% S8 _; R, m1 c5 w DD Satsuki9 ?, m3 a2 F7 Q% ~ y3 j% W2 C
DD Kuretake, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
6 a! j8 T# G& M( U3 J% R3 S DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 1' m, `, e5 J p/ _# N
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) S2 N) \! f; E8 m5 T CA Houston, Shell hits 13 F( P/ I9 I4 q3 N, g
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 12 ?6 v0 e! V; ^9 q! ?
CA New Orleans
# p- C- |( u: C9 ]# g CA Cornwall, Shell hits 2
( V2 p- t/ c% l1 r0 i) j CA Exeter& |8 q8 {3 m: V. V4 e
CL De Ruyter C) u5 H j- f4 r+ X
CL Tromp' D# w& [. v( |- ~$ p' w5 W# E Q5 r: E
CL Glasgow
" U3 A: O. F7 }: a; i) E CL Raleigh3 r/ s, _5 n4 m3 }% v$ u3 a
CL Marblehead+ {" w; z2 W% j3 H. D; K# B+ u/ h
DD Sims/ Q& O" C' n H' Z
DD Hughes- P. {2 Z: Q% |0 s2 N9 n
DD Anderson, Shell hits 1
9 k. k0 Z4 ~. l DD Hammann, Shell hits 2, heavy fires; o* F R( _; T0 p2 `9 p
DD Henley' V7 w2 P) h1 m) B9 B3 z
DD Patterson
& \. z! E/ ^/ N9 T- n DD Hull# U/ i5 Z" U. u7 }" m& Q1 Q4 z
DD Humphreys
( `) L5 i% U* O" x2 H5 H6 A DD Gilmer
& v! q2 O; R) y7 B \$ T( x DD Hatfield& H: D" v+ X1 e! g/ {
DD Kane
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TF 312 encounters mine field at Suva (132,160)
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Allied Ships
( P2 A: L8 V' u0 q( b8 Y DD Hatfield, Mine hits 1, on fire8 q6 W( u/ o! j1 v/ e
DD Hull, Mine hits 1, heavy damage
* ?( `9 C- g- E7 U; m DD Henley, Mine hits 1
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: a& F' F5 i* L! M1 mDay Time Surface Combat, near Suva at 132,161, Range 18,000 Yards3 q9 f) i. N! [ A! K2 v$ m6 E) Y
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Japanese Ships
6 N0 |8 I0 s9 Z' x! z DD Yayoi
( T% w, W- ~3 A4 A! m( O DD Satsuki, Shell hits 1, on fire' D% B. o* N/ H8 T; ^3 D
DD Kuretake, on fire
5 B3 ^7 l) }2 L; K2 S DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 1
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Allied Ships
+ l3 _, p- S7 ?: |6 B DD Hammann, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
/ Z9 `+ A0 @; O3 g8 }& H K+ I# |$ ~ DD Henley, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
5 u% t: |% h( D" `( j& r8 g' l! e DD Hatfield, on fire, heavy damage* g" `8 f4 i4 @# Q8 h% Z; ?
DD Kane
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! h, Y6 H' h* P7 yMorning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 135,163 D( k! A n/ Z0 p* |
1 O/ ^8 H; s; [7 p* ]* c& |+ r# t t& @Weather in hex: Overcast* H% {$ ?; ^ x5 [ q, q. g3 s. ^1 u
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Raid detected at 1 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
# V: j. @3 K& ?: X: x. kEstimated time to target is 0 minutes
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" ?, [$ S: ^6 @ Q# S1 RJapanese aircraft
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G4M1 Betty x 10
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# x1 _' b5 p0 y* E( M) LNo Japanese losses" X% V- a) ]% W7 M4 M8 c
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Allied Ships
0 O$ D2 F7 H$ W' A. R DD Hatfield, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk' }- A6 d3 J+ ~8 V% v7 v3 L
DD Henley, on fire, heavy damage8 N" A# c, B. S2 J' Z( G1 g8 }2 {
DD Kane
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Aircraft Attacking:5 L# h8 u! b! M S+ v+ V
10 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet+ U4 u* d' W; {+ O" H
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo |