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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Night Time Surface Combat, near Suva at 132,160, Range 8,000 Yards
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& S9 y7 Q4 ~6 l# X0 v8 Q CL Yubari, Shell hits 33, and is sunk
* I9 I! s P. K8 e) W3 J3 O DD Yayoi
+ Z z9 p5 Q0 W: d. h. ]. i+ ] DD Satsuki/ q- F1 F. u3 D& p
DD Kuretake, Shell hits 2, heavy fires2 o+ J$ [! G/ c& t; N* p4 [) }
DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 1
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Allied Ships
6 |! r: r: {: Y0 c2 y CA Houston, Shell hits 1
; J3 F7 W0 S9 x: h9 R, w G CA Pensacola, Shell hits 1$ _5 h4 @9 K1 B( \( m! `/ W7 P
CA New Orleans8 j& i8 M% w" B1 p, f' f' X
CA Cornwall, Shell hits 25 r& `6 o3 M/ S% W/ }
CA Exeter9 B4 ^; N4 p1 ]4 F
CL De Ruyter
2 g5 T) J9 g# h" Y CL Tromp3 |9 }5 w& R5 L- f s
CL Glasgow
( c1 }( X! a/ u: o CL Raleigh4 W3 D( f9 g' @
CL Marblehead
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DD Hughes) J1 b! J' H) I+ V: P% F
DD Anderson, Shell hits 1# f: S2 `) T/ h6 n, W" b
DD Hammann, Shell hits 2, heavy fires4 a1 z) N% t7 L% P/ ~# c
DD Henley
8 x' W4 l* |! d7 O( I/ m4 R$ t# _ DD Patterson
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DD Humphreys& \6 r3 x8 U9 c6 O( V# Y% b
DD Gilmer8 i0 g0 q! O# j' e; ]
DD Hatfield) U8 _# E0 J9 A+ G0 b
DD Kane
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% h! a" {3 x( b0 [$ @TF 312 encounters mine field at Suva (132,160); s% G# w2 m# ~7 D$ q
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Allied Ships
5 ~( r4 q+ Y! g5 b) V4 n DD Hatfield, Mine hits 1, on fire
( }# {) b8 R6 e* M; O2 X1 v DD Hull, Mine hits 1, heavy damage' d5 Y- I/ {' b1 J$ Z3 j" H1 q
DD Henley, Mine hits 14 B$ ]) W; p1 N3 B& S
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" h/ e# w+ [% i) w& RDay Time Surface Combat, near Suva at 132,161, Range 18,000 Yards Z& G* g$ p5 m9 z5 ^
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Japanese Ships
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DD Satsuki, Shell hits 1, on fire' o3 d! O" F9 T+ S+ @5 J* `/ ]8 U! n
DD Kuretake, on fire
2 f9 U# h& { q6 F4 }# l+ L DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 1
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Allied Ships
: V; p, N- V0 c, P3 ^" \. B- S/ s DD Hammann, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
/ j5 E) i0 f4 |( e" {3 W DD Henley, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
- H! c3 B" {% Z DD Hatfield, on fire, heavy damage
6 R1 I* _4 x) h& l6 a2 G8 Q* F% _6 M DD Kane3 j, k; ~+ t" n1 @" H* b
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 135,1631 C8 ]( W# a6 r0 c2 k5 v/ j; b
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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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9 G j; a5 p% l; v5 u1 rJapanese aircraft
4 y' [% }* p' Y9 U3 o% b A6M2 Zero x 9, I7 F/ `* G5 m/ e# c, K
G4M1 Betty x 10
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4 |9 i0 K" [# cNo Japanese losses
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Allied Ships
5 O& _( T2 c' ?0 P8 s- _1 Y, q DD Hatfield, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk) L% h, I1 P* R# p+ p9 L
DD Henley, on fire, heavy damage
3 I# ?5 E. ~5 b1 w DD Kane
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2 h) ?0 t( `" m0 }5 N) u; PAircraft Attacking:
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Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo |