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!( Y) ?. d, {! [: Z, {* e7 p5 O1 J4 O
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Suva at 132,160, Range 8,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships n0 `0 ?0 y: y+ ~& K
CL Yubari, Shell hits 33, and is sunk3 h' [1 W& p) `2 y" a' Q3 n& p
DD Yayoi: h, ]& E1 R0 H" g/ Q# |0 i
DD Satsuki
% S5 `8 r( Z1 t6 Y2 W8 z% h DD Kuretake, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
; H; t/ G0 s' V3 `/ v9 e DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 1
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1 J; P( O3 c5 S f CA Houston, Shell hits 1
0 Z5 w. }2 B( b" n, G8 V CA Pensacola, Shell hits 1
' m' j$ g/ b$ ]2 ?. \7 d7 q CA New Orleans9 ]8 d! d6 Y1 z# h& C7 m9 e& T
CA Cornwall, Shell hits 2
/ A$ }. m& c5 x. }) t5 m CA Exeter
3 n, H6 t7 O4 B6 U% K% b CL De Ruyter
! \* G3 P) X+ u. L; ^3 n CL Tromp
; _% O5 x( Y2 R8 r& P$ X6 l! _0 L3 F CL Glasgow+ C/ x6 z G8 A. `, M# e3 I# V9 R
CL Raleigh" k2 ?% M( M( k+ b: @
CL Marblehead4 b# M R7 p/ O; l) z' F" y
DD Sims
; z, s; U* q: s$ w( w& |( l DD Hughes
# a' O) v7 K+ _6 F& c* } DD Anderson, Shell hits 1
! m3 T' r8 u. a4 K. j; e DD Hammann, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
% ~1 P. A9 c* ?* G- H; y3 B9 k7 j DD Henley
/ B0 M, V. b$ a) c2 a7 v DD Patterson
, I8 z4 U# {/ P1 ~ DD Hull& W1 X; c4 k/ h% N
DD Humphreys1 Q8 R# Z: G; p- N; _7 f- ]7 {: T: R
DD Gilmer+ ]( ` D) [& e# m+ Y
DD Hatfield
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TF 312 encounters mine field at Suva (132,160)
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DD Hatfield, Mine hits 1, on fire( X* H+ Z0 R+ l" o
DD Hull, Mine hits 1, heavy damage
( n" H4 v6 x. d# b6 W3 D2 ` DD Henley, Mine hits 1
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Suva at 132,161, Range 18,000 Yards! L1 C5 ]& ~$ }
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DD Yayoi/ a4 m- _9 B& T& \6 {
DD Satsuki, Shell hits 1, on fire
4 `1 O8 s/ I. ?4 ?# _- v3 ^% P DD Kuretake, on fire" {, {: |. _8 i* l, C" F: O
DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 1! ? n+ X3 m' q% ]( I' h( `
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9 q, W- m% }( ~$ W DD Hammann, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage4 l* X% x; Z2 q2 s% a+ Q* |1 \
DD Henley, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage* _- @4 \# ]7 a1 ~4 A0 i9 t* I
DD Hatfield, on fire, heavy damage- P( \; N$ O+ l O- j7 e5 q) T7 Q
DD Kane
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0 _" k/ k8 v: w" a" I. X2 D0 cMorning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 135,163& _* e& g6 H2 {$ d0 f% O0 \
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, `: T: e6 B. w; u' \Raid detected at 1 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.& k) n3 e1 G2 e1 j
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 9
9 a; o0 Y. ^) K5 u( L9 C: E, o6 A G4M1 Betty x 10; _& M" S- `+ s) r. w: [; y
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No Japanese losses5 R9 C$ }4 S, p8 v# m; K
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Allied Ships7 r7 q- W" m- V- S3 _$ I
DD Hatfield, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk% b" D4 y l6 B) z5 k: v/ I
DD Henley, on fire, heavy damage
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10 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
1 [) G+ ]7 f2 j) q5 v: `9 j' F Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo |