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' \1 Z; V* A) ?, k( a
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Japanese Ships
. q, o3 A0 b" B# u CL Yubari, Shell hits 33, and is sunk6 O" Q) a$ W8 t, U: L. A/ W
DD Yayoi2 }* Z$ \# Y6 k
DD Satsuki
+ @, w6 ]% {: d4 V" p DD Kuretake, Shell hits 2, heavy fires8 O! [! j# ^4 p z6 u' k
DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 19 Z4 Q$ m6 W+ ~% { H" D1 ^0 r( n
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; [6 f+ d+ o* ^2 b2 v& G1 _ CA Houston, Shell hits 1
$ a9 W) j4 t. B- \9 R! B J CA Pensacola, Shell hits 1
# {! c5 ]1 t5 w* W CA New Orleans
; r4 \5 |6 W x& E/ Y! V* P CA Cornwall, Shell hits 23 ` f8 g; { D
CA Exeter# v# k* n& s9 q1 v
CL De Ruyter
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CL Glasgow
s, {& W( S6 o' p: E& @$ ` CL Raleigh
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; ]3 T; J) F$ W+ R: \ DD Sims
) K, }2 h2 T" i DD Hughes0 j' L, S( D& T9 \, q+ x
DD Anderson, Shell hits 1
4 L+ }( G6 n- [- S( M% R. y DD Hammann, Shell hits 2, heavy fires- }' ~& ]+ M: }* f( W4 n/ t
DD Henley( D @1 J3 K8 ~; Q
DD Patterson
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DD Humphreys
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DD Hatfield
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TF 312 encounters mine field at Suva (132,160)
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DD Hatfield, Mine hits 1, on fire1 X, d+ w( y8 V1 m7 L' z4 H
DD Hull, Mine hits 1, heavy damage
5 F# y( \ J0 O9 h7 L, f9 o 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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DD Yayoi+ l* N+ S, g% V0 }
DD Satsuki, Shell hits 1, on fire& o" G1 ~8 K' B( _, A$ k1 D$ @5 y7 @
DD Kuretake, on fire
* `3 G' F. N+ _: U) B DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 17 y0 Y4 X' m, o# {3 m
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Allied Ships2 o/ O3 I3 `2 L- {: B! w" U
DD Hammann, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage% m! W+ p3 p1 C% V- P8 f7 W e
DD Henley, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
# b; W- s6 f G3 { DD Hatfield, on fire, heavy damage6 n+ k3 q% p, b; j# w8 K
DD Kane
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4 ]2 y% @3 P" H" MMorning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 135,1638 L3 y' t( R# [! B3 K0 N6 q
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Raid detected at 1 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
|& L9 I" c, [* uEstimated time to target is 0 minutes
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, g2 R" o& x' M5 G! l9 gJapanese aircraft
; [( Z6 N, A8 [% `: \5 \' p A6M2 Zero x 9
- V8 | O# D$ r' W3 V; F# f [ G4M1 Betty x 10
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. ^; g& b K3 g+ K- {No Japanese losses
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DD Hatfield, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
* G Q+ \8 M$ d* q1 y DD Henley, on fire, heavy damage
3 x" |5 Q# t. J0 o% w$ ?, M$ g DD Kane3 ?! m9 ~4 Z' K. q" z
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10 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
1 b# P) }# Y: A" f8 B) O n Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo |