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!1 d0 q( e! X: T7 q, A# B' `
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+ g& y1 X0 [# v/ j/ GNight Time Surface Combat, near Suva at 132,160, Range 8,000 Yards/ O! y8 K/ M8 G# {
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Japanese Ships
2 g$ D0 h8 a3 F4 z. B4 h1 V CL Yubari, Shell hits 33, and is sunk
6 u% q* \, g, Y DD Yayoi
! m0 L- q$ B8 y DD Satsuki8 ~8 M+ z0 z) {; f$ D. C
DD Kuretake, Shell hits 2, heavy fires9 ~% j' f3 ?# D& g9 B
DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 1
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4 P: }, e, {6 G* o- HAllied Ships
; W' F0 |1 K$ h \ CA Houston, Shell hits 1- {( i' }0 q W2 @3 Z5 ^. x" |4 j' u
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 1
0 W! q H3 M, X/ l CA New Orleans
; W. O# m* [: ~9 D CA Cornwall, Shell hits 2
3 N" s7 ~ n7 V4 e" f CA Exeter
7 ?- ~5 q% P2 w' ^: K CL De Ruyter
% v. J$ O2 N. L. t CL Tromp6 h* G3 ^6 L) P
CL Glasgow1 [ Y, k. H. k" P) i% X
CL Raleigh
! i7 e+ Z0 a5 X. l4 h& M4 T) v CL Marblehead
; ?: E; i" \5 q! c/ Q DD Sims
2 \* A& o L1 v e3 W0 f DD Hughes
3 i0 ?+ D( L& T" i DD Anderson, Shell hits 1
2 N4 ?% U5 n5 E9 E/ z2 _ DD Hammann, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
! F; Q5 r; Y- c* V/ c+ V9 m DD Henley3 S* i2 I$ G6 p. `4 T3 {* o7 B1 c3 I$ s3 S
DD Patterson
' X! B" O% v2 V0 x. F* \ DD Hull( n, M9 C1 f0 `+ D/ N+ \
DD Humphreys
, n, ~! B) }$ j Q. E+ ~ DD Gilmer0 g+ Q+ f$ y' m9 i! u( g: _8 E( D
DD Hatfield: M/ v9 Y+ E3 r; g$ p+ s
DD Kane8 z- V$ Q( T1 Z. s0 k. U) S
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TF 312 encounters mine field at Suva (132,160)
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Allied Ships
$ p' B7 `, h+ g& f9 H( N, \ w+ e DD Hatfield, Mine hits 1, on fire
; G) r+ P9 l7 V, d: ?+ k DD Hull, Mine hits 1, heavy damage6 ?9 j0 b5 Y$ _1 A8 ~" }
DD Henley, Mine hits 1' y G: R5 t/ T' o2 b/ c
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# J3 A0 G) n3 P% P% j+ _Day Time Surface Combat, near Suva at 132,161, Range 18,000 Yards9 L% Q [; {, s3 H6 Z& i
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Japanese Ships# F) l, Z) A0 V: Q
DD Yayoi
h( G: r. }& m) |8 U DD Satsuki, Shell hits 1, on fire
- }2 \- k3 b2 A* x+ ^ DD Kuretake, on fire" S, Y' D- F% G9 J6 w5 P8 A
DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 1
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Allied Ships
, {. T* A% H Y" J DD Hammann, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
$ H4 ~5 Z- ]8 Z/ d DD Henley, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
8 M$ f# k5 @ C0 m1 K3 _ DD Hatfield, on fire, heavy damage. F) ]) s" f* g
DD Kane$ ~9 T2 X8 p/ k, p( K2 B& A4 M% q/ R$ j
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9 z t: D+ c$ J% nMorning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 135,163
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% u1 L$ S) W2 J$ Z% xWeather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 1 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
4 ]! m# _, `! f# r1 WEstimated time to target is 0 minutes+ ~4 W) q1 n1 Y$ |4 v# n" I3 v. r
8 b+ D0 A7 R2 i/ i* n0 `Japanese aircraft
& e* j. L1 t" q5 m A6M2 Zero x 9, l& f$ T9 C1 a1 I# O: c% B9 S
G4M1 Betty x 104 p$ S0 K3 n5 }5 u r/ F' ^
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No Japanese losses
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Allied Ships3 e1 B. j( C% o) ]9 U0 Y3 W
DD Hatfield, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk7 M ?& g4 Q) _( H/ D7 S
DD Henley, on fire, heavy damage
& P4 ?; R+ f5 K% o' D* f* b+ E DD Kane
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3 e. L# b/ C. r/ {& `4 |Aircraft Attacking:2 i( X+ [/ g. a0 V1 w/ w, D# H
10 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet9 @2 u. b2 G9 v* M3 H4 a
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo |