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!3 N( ^8 e! e7 f" r$ A
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7 ~ U9 t5 z' _4 A( QNight Time Surface Combat, near Suva at 132,160, Range 8,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships, p. J& M( e# H. V; e1 p
CL Yubari, Shell hits 33, and is sunk
5 E u. d9 h |/ }- F& m4 x DD Yayoi7 B3 H/ F) ~+ r2 C( }: \
DD Satsuki7 d! h2 I8 f! o6 p; T
DD Kuretake, Shell hits 2, heavy fires/ I+ E, M3 V. q5 e
DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 1' }1 p" A0 m! v3 K
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Allied Ships
" x& Y5 t( B: p; { CA Houston, Shell hits 1
/ X9 W$ d. E2 \- ]/ j& l+ y* U CA Pensacola, Shell hits 1
0 H& y4 W) K8 t CA New Orleans" ~9 t! p, ?$ I+ X# c
CA Cornwall, Shell hits 2
3 {3 Y( U. {( M2 c CA Exeter
, [2 R3 T# T5 D9 D, N/ v! B6 t5 y& y CL De Ruyter7 J' V5 I' y7 l. G& q1 Z9 r1 b! `
CL Tromp) \2 O+ D! O4 F& a! s+ a
CL Glasgow! d u1 \% h+ w' u# z f
CL Raleigh! a( j+ X1 W0 Z" e, p* R
CL Marblehead
2 a. C9 b2 ?) m% ^0 ] DD Sims
: G$ I7 \; ~# `. u* m9 N e DD Hughes
9 v" y7 W7 f }9 s8 A R/ h; d DD Anderson, Shell hits 1% t" s$ D% O* S
DD Hammann, Shell hits 2, heavy fires0 B" q7 K/ n1 i$ L7 L; E
DD Henley2 O$ Z2 K, ]* {, `8 r: X
DD Patterson
/ x- t+ p' W8 Z- B' s {% z DD Hull d% w! W e8 s8 K% R6 Z/ R
DD Humphreys
0 j/ a4 q$ m' R& g" `6 K: |1 H DD Gilmer
1 N5 X' _2 l( O- [9 Z4 R# Q DD Hatfield: P M, P! _8 P0 _
DD Kane( r- F: g' k2 p: R3 ^& h) k
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4 s6 R1 Y$ `/ {; v4 @* _" Z! O5 zTF 312 encounters mine field at Suva (132,160)
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# G- T( `7 Z( }: o7 O9 C DD Hatfield, Mine hits 1, on fire
9 o5 a, v& Y9 h; u# A DD Hull, Mine hits 1, heavy damage# u8 C" b! g% U, M2 g- }/ F# Y
DD Henley, Mine hits 1
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Suva at 132,161, Range 18,000 Yards
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, V: \9 m) |+ q& ]5 J+ |! ?# D DD Yayoi
/ |1 |; i: R' z0 F: Z DD Satsuki, Shell hits 1, on fire" O$ H L R. @/ m) [
DD Kuretake, on fire
f0 W8 ]% v, h; @- w2 M! I- h DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 1
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+ z/ }! R& e' d DD Hammann, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
5 A: m b5 O: |+ E/ |: {; j DD Henley, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
/ t& A( W: Z( Z6 R* g DD Hatfield, on fire, heavy damage5 j1 k9 P0 G) k; B1 e
DD Kane% X3 h! |# k" b. F, c9 k
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8 Z& o1 i* r6 m% K: L A; r3 GMorning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 135,163, v: k) @9 C' o! [, R; y; {0 R
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 1 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
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Japanese aircraft
0 U' |/ A, n. _% \9 y# N( c A6M2 Zero x 9
5 F! t+ r4 s* O0 a; T G4M1 Betty x 10" @7 O% j `. F+ P) I6 O
q/ @) b. C! O& C! H1 Q% J: ^1 MNo Japanese losses
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Allied Ships/ B* P8 F7 f0 e2 t
DD Hatfield, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
. r6 }8 J2 d; }$ T0 i) l# T DD Henley, on fire, heavy damage
) r- r$ E* j, S0 s3 x; h' ~ P# ` DD Kane
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10 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet ^8 e5 F( q3 T; U# `) J
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo |