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! g! Z9 |8 \& r% P# P, r1 k
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Japanese Ships# q9 A& @" {5 l; i' I1 J
CL Yubari, Shell hits 33, and is sunk
& d7 g5 q+ ` h+ T7 P: I DD Yayoi3 V2 \8 N4 m, v
DD Satsuki
9 e3 a% P3 b" ~1 Z' R' m9 g DD Kuretake, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
3 A9 @4 N2 ?( V' @2 O DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 1" n, f: r$ U3 J% Z3 v; }% o5 |
7 x2 T' c+ i8 ]. E; uAllied Ships" e) X q2 U0 x9 h2 M+ u
CA Houston, Shell hits 1
, O4 F/ I2 d W0 i CA Pensacola, Shell hits 16 H$ y- B) l/ ?" F4 t. N+ V- H
CA New Orleans! E, \* K3 \9 x: V/ }2 G+ t' l9 o p& M
CA Cornwall, Shell hits 2( I" p6 M5 l: ?/ ^
CA Exeter
0 ~+ r( W8 K( n; T% v CL De Ruyter
8 \( m# Z5 F( o7 ~- {2 f CL Tromp/ l/ G& x% M/ Z9 F( y7 t+ r
CL Glasgow
( `. O2 v* N2 x( \ CL Raleigh" k8 \: c* A! x
CL Marblehead* b8 `. p4 |9 Z; m& n' V) C
DD Sims
' s8 y3 ]# ?9 T# X' P DD Hughes
7 c7 ^7 ~1 Q! Z: c2 k! n. n DD Anderson, Shell hits 1
0 U8 L# H- K$ i DD Hammann, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
- M& ?0 R A. J% b, p DD Henley
6 A" b9 Y& d* H( ~5 {, b7 i DD Patterson' N6 r( u+ ~; y+ v1 v
DD Hull+ F7 ~: t3 Y) F% G
DD Humphreys
3 \' Y5 ?1 `* `9 v DD Gilmer5 w' O9 n' J, a+ r9 v
DD Hatfield9 q; [ u8 ?, ]) j* t) @6 t
DD Kane
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$ Y, ]( F& P2 Z2 U! }TF 312 encounters mine field at Suva (132,160)3 [6 y) f# c+ ]7 l+ ?
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Allied Ships
1 `: D/ R; E: B( `* @; V3 ?4 }2 u4 ` DD Hatfield, Mine hits 1, on fire
9 o/ B$ h; A4 h( U8 b& a/ Y DD Hull, Mine hits 1, heavy damage5 [" F' o" |# Q8 p# h( V
DD Henley, Mine hits 1. r; q, T5 E: K8 F- v3 F
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* x; U9 t% Q' Q- yDay Time Surface Combat, near Suva at 132,161, Range 18,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships+ N, N9 U5 E+ `; ^ g6 B/ b. G* H
DD Yayoi
5 m9 |8 V6 e* I. {3 ]& z/ x1 s DD Satsuki, Shell hits 1, on fire
0 B$ p; Y; _2 c+ d) S+ |6 l DD Kuretake, on fire6 N% t. _$ i/ B2 E9 v6 w
DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 1
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Allied Ships
+ l( f' W$ y, M DD Hammann, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
% j% S4 V" z: F" ?2 [* h DD Henley, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
; |/ Q# w7 C' o* I5 z% C DD Hatfield, on fire, heavy damage$ {& j* R8 g7 H5 O$ x; K+ F
DD Kane
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' p& ^5 o- a, b% F; Z$ IMorning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 135,163
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 1 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.9 R7 \0 k( X! q% c
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes- C; s- a0 |7 x5 j& F M' u& Y
- W% u0 A) P+ O9 R1 P, [. HJapanese aircraft
1 s% j7 S' \4 Y B* J A6M2 Zero x 99 S! u. P9 e# |+ a& v$ L$ Y& A
G4M1 Betty x 10
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No Japanese losses; F. F6 V8 B+ n/ \4 [* f, v/ r9 j
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Allied Ships
! y4 z5 T( ]0 [: Q; \0 J9 { DD Hatfield, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
% c! m) }, R: @7 i5 o5 P) U DD Henley, on fire, heavy damage# \4 h# n& F& [9 c
DD Kane
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: j# d0 u) f3 ^' R' ~Aircraft Attacking:
9 a d+ K5 z( g6 v8 j* R; g 10 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
" D4 ], f# Q: o/ T$ _ Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo |