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!6 b2 c$ l4 E v- J$ X2 X# H* I% I
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Suva at 132,160, Range 8,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
* l" A/ ?& c) D/ B. D7 p i0 l CL Yubari, Shell hits 33, and is sunk
5 d( ?1 Y% [* K K- P0 P DD Yayoi. u5 n# L8 S5 o, V0 ] B
DD Satsuki
0 B _, z% ^- q0 B! D DD Kuretake, Shell hits 2, heavy fires5 X- Z2 X" p/ U: L7 v! \1 a
DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 1- E T9 a/ x& N+ L. Y% j
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. u9 S0 ~$ y+ h9 X% g! u l CA Houston, Shell hits 1
2 |( d# ?% O6 F* j) u CA Pensacola, Shell hits 17 A2 P; r! b) P" }( I/ { g! W' v
CA New Orleans
- k! e9 E$ u# r) g2 T CA Cornwall, Shell hits 2
" h! y# }0 I7 p% `$ K/ r CA Exeter
4 x! r* w. G; y! f! v CL De Ruyter4 m# d4 b/ ^8 C& F# u. [
CL Tromp
; `2 F; |1 Z3 _ CL Glasgow
' N$ K2 E7 y- \ |9 u' U CL Raleigh/ Z. c4 a* R" K+ Y
CL Marblehead, O2 | y$ E1 {! q4 }3 p0 A# N9 P8 J
DD Sims' J% n+ `; Z8 `! q2 x
DD Hughes3 z! d5 S. R! t6 N( t
DD Anderson, Shell hits 1; r( s! G, p6 X1 k6 S
DD Hammann, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
7 |: q @( u* O! | DD Henley) @: U" }& H: C/ Q! [
DD Patterson
( E0 D6 e" w6 N- c& P DD Hull
) V% z3 v" b `$ T! d* _ DD Humphreys
5 Y9 n+ T! M- U: R' G DD Gilmer
. G" D( \. y3 g- {5 H- z% V& D1 O DD Hatfield) j8 U9 K3 Z- l7 Q$ T, S9 b/ i) V( ]
DD Kane
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N0 C2 Y' i7 A) T: Q) k5 d/ |+ }TF 312 encounters mine field at Suva (132,160)$ |& F' e2 _9 e8 r- V9 r$ U
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DD Hatfield, Mine hits 1, on fire
' }" g) Y& h1 B# b# z DD Hull, Mine hits 1, heavy damage, P9 l- `- c: `/ J! [- l
DD Henley, Mine hits 1# H6 B. q% m" j6 d
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+ h2 L- Q9 o) cDay Time Surface Combat, near Suva at 132,161, Range 18,000 Yards
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DD Yayoi
+ H w5 h) @. J) ^7 N DD Satsuki, Shell hits 1, on fire
, d$ C; D; a9 l% B1 V DD Kuretake, on fire
* T" @8 E* ^: X8 |1 W DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 1, L! W5 z! ]1 H9 U% }* o
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1 t. x6 i9 G7 p3 J2 {0 T9 x DD Hammann, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage+ x5 Q4 i9 Q2 W6 \- c" ]+ G% g
DD Henley, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage' _0 x" A" I8 s8 X
DD Hatfield, on fire, heavy damage: W9 n6 X2 d) ]: w1 }
DD Kane' y$ T: b5 h( C# L. R& y! N; n
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 135,163: ?7 H1 M1 y7 H( G* s
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Weather in hex: Overcast" I0 n9 `4 F& E2 X: `
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Estimated time to target is 0 minutes" ?7 v" S" `+ v% z2 {
6 v2 }/ V) h- N/ TJapanese aircraft) s P3 L( o: j( a
A6M2 Zero x 9
, ?: u; R7 B- ]( g8 i" |% c+ b G4M1 Betty x 10
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Allied Ships
1 R! l$ \7 i; b DD Hatfield, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk8 x5 s; s/ Q/ i( L b
DD Henley, on fire, heavy damage7 r9 r0 D! ~& v# b" s5 L/ o! A
DD Kane
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Aircraft Attacking:" p5 @7 E" o8 w& S4 r, i
10 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
: {( q. A. a/ R" E- p Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo |