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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" T% C+ u% h% u; e" C: P: [Night Time Surface Combat, near Suva at 132,160, Range 8,000 Yards& W% g9 ~) Q! ]
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Japanese Ships/ j) e& K. n L1 w n8 t/ `
CL Yubari, Shell hits 33, and is sunk
7 _4 x4 q: n3 p: H1 _ DD Yayoi
* @' a: y+ M8 V' ^! c( u DD Satsuki9 S' l8 J% q( S; N) D; I9 e
DD Kuretake, Shell hits 2, heavy fires- a Z" l" w% [9 K3 E% U6 U
DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 15 j5 W& R1 u) M' c3 J8 D% n
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CA Houston, Shell hits 12 @! h7 \8 O2 C: m7 V# r
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 1. o1 L/ Z7 n! [3 q2 Z$ W
CA New Orleans4 m. ]% H) Q9 f" _3 r
CA Cornwall, Shell hits 2# \0 P9 Q5 f5 J0 i) r
CA Exeter& l" L6 X1 O7 u' n* ^: Q
CL De Ruyter
& R0 z% T; T) ^/ m5 u( ^* l CL Tromp
M* l% k$ a1 H' f" i CL Glasgow' F4 m$ F' }' W, T
CL Raleigh: g0 o; O7 U! K
CL Marblehead; _3 {' [1 C4 m2 |: J( p7 R) J, C
DD Sims# p2 ]( n& e$ ^0 d' W% J
DD Hughes
! i+ J, [5 W' u$ B DD Anderson, Shell hits 1
+ A* P/ W3 t: f+ N1 R# [/ M DD Hammann, Shell hits 2, heavy fires( t- _2 n, f4 O% w0 e
DD Henley
- w4 i2 X+ Q2 q/ g' `% E DD Patterson O) o8 _0 D( G3 Z' y$ X
DD Hull
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DD Hatfield
6 H( t5 U" k5 d0 c5 o, Y) {" Y DD Kane8 `- L7 X5 B$ S8 R2 K( T
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TF 312 encounters mine field at Suva (132,160)2 v6 K9 L& J8 @$ a4 I
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DD Hatfield, Mine hits 1, on fire
4 }( i6 b3 v9 Z) A$ C DD Hull, Mine hits 1, heavy damage- c6 @' i' Z s, T; L/ w9 W
DD Henley, Mine hits 15 X4 \5 R, T b+ @, g
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Suva at 132,161, Range 18,000 Yards
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: \9 ]) B0 g$ { M* R. o U DD Yayoi
; c/ a9 Z6 B9 W/ C1 x( H DD Satsuki, Shell hits 1, on fire8 M6 T1 X- P: w) [. j; j! u
DD Kuretake, on fire0 y' x# F/ j8 h+ g7 I8 a) J7 w
DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 1- ^2 f2 U3 u3 H$ J
6 j& h3 U+ B3 R) r9 rAllied Ships4 U" [* y( c* e6 x
DD Hammann, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
0 L9 o2 C+ G: m, v* k( C3 u D8 \% \ DD Henley, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
& P; p9 p# w f# ~+ _1 Q9 t0 p0 E DD Hatfield, on fire, heavy damage' r$ u# k& w$ F. K
DD Kane- K, x6 Y) b r4 R) `8 z
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 135,163! @; O. L6 |3 {1 B! E4 j8 s# O
' Q" x( Z; W$ TWeather in hex: Overcast
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. b3 G* {5 N( b8 |, Q: HRaid detected at 1 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
* z7 s! O, x6 i2 F1 T+ bEstimated time to target is 0 minutes/ v1 n3 Z# ?1 J5 q
- `+ P& m- \- L% Y; f+ W$ E/ ^( QJapanese aircraft
; l4 t$ e9 m) G* Q& ~ A6M2 Zero x 9
% X* q e) y5 |. Y1 n/ _ G4M1 Betty x 10
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No Japanese losses
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Allied Ships4 d0 M/ \0 v2 {( N4 u0 T7 l/ u
DD Hatfield, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
& p3 |9 t1 P# z DD Henley, on fire, heavy damage' [0 x* t, h% n5 ^ h! h1 E
DD Kane. P! L& I0 p" Y( U& D5 f$ `4 G
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Aircraft Attacking:
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Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo |