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!! C9 f( ?. @! [9 N6 e
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+ _' I& L/ z/ I7 P; y, y5 ~2 UNight Time Surface Combat, near Suva at 132,160, Range 8,000 Yards `0 ]9 Z, z! @
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- |& I2 E9 X. L+ O CL Yubari, Shell hits 33, and is sunk: B8 X& U! ?+ f9 u
DD Yayoi9 H: i U& ?5 c9 D( E8 G
DD Satsuki
1 p$ U p }" `+ q$ M, Z& y: C DD Kuretake, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
- J0 j& H: w) L7 [+ e DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 1, \7 c& u) _1 D; n |4 ?" n9 R4 W
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Allied Ships& g) N- k8 \; p! z8 m8 T6 i
CA Houston, Shell hits 1
% @# r- A# P1 n, V& x3 A CA Pensacola, Shell hits 1
7 |0 X9 H8 Q* N CA New Orleans
4 B" S' J2 L3 Y0 _0 B$ y CA Cornwall, Shell hits 2
- g/ ?# r2 y. n6 C( v4 [ CA Exeter. ^) P" A; N7 I* i- V7 J
CL De Ruyter* b) K+ F: q$ M/ f7 { q1 G
CL Tromp, T& u0 U" }! ^7 s" a
CL Glasgow
5 E) ?4 h% E$ @/ H, ]8 J2 f CL Raleigh
, n2 q( E* V5 Z2 e& n G9 M CL Marblehead
3 z2 R+ _8 v/ D6 {' w0 M. Z DD Sims
, X8 H) ^ B) D/ Y% h7 H9 U4 k5 I1 z DD Hughes+ Q+ }% e$ O8 W8 @6 W: J. `+ w( i
DD Anderson, Shell hits 1$ H$ W; }* o2 u: R
DD Hammann, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
" E5 v% y; h" N( j1 f DD Henley
: `; H8 M% E5 [, [% \8 q DD Patterson6 Q: r' }" A8 P0 e+ q3 P
DD Hull* f6 l. c, _3 y' ]6 F0 r1 z
DD Humphreys
& K+ V: A: ?/ P- f2 o DD Gilmer2 ~; y2 l4 _# w' }. _
DD Hatfield
6 j$ j ^( R; w/ @, | DD Kane
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TF 312 encounters mine field at Suva (132,160)
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Allied Ships
! `% z R. d: F DD Hatfield, Mine hits 1, on fire
. C3 X O0 |' ? DD Hull, Mine hits 1, heavy damage4 H: j/ B( A: j! \
DD Henley, Mine hits 1
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6 |' C6 C. t" `& a% A+ BDay Time Surface Combat, near Suva at 132,161, Range 18,000 Yards/ w5 _* T) x" U% F
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DD Yayoi7 h: U" s0 `2 a
DD Satsuki, Shell hits 1, on fire
5 V" Y. [' D* g+ M DD Kuretake, on fire) c7 S4 b* o1 K" A
DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 1
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Allied Ships$ f/ D" C! z8 W
DD Hammann, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
' r( O% Q9 O" V: o* y" y DD Henley, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
# P) q# d& Q# o DD Hatfield, on fire, heavy damage
/ R6 B1 a" e' x DD Kane
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' u7 q4 M$ O( R! o4 M8 W% w4 O* E, DMorning 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. l) j: s4 b, @0 G6 d
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 9
! Q! w- P# J* V1 f& ]5 E0 N G4M1 Betty x 10
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No Japanese losses
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Allied Ships1 ]5 Z b/ ^ S2 }* ~
DD Hatfield, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
0 E: `. P0 X/ q; R' N DD Henley, on fire, heavy damage
- O4 d! F( @. A DD Kane
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Aircraft Attacking:( f+ S7 ?& z" V \- J, v: L
10 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
; ~' c8 E# ]/ r( G Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo |