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!& R1 K. {( w: y9 p! p; V, Q( L
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Suva at 132,160, Range 8,000 Yards
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$ R% B! z- O! n' v4 N CL Yubari, Shell hits 33, and is sunk6 E2 C8 o3 o) o7 G# S* K' [5 d: o
DD Yayoi
7 D- o8 p# K- S6 A/ N6 `7 o DD Satsuki
( S) ]) X. I5 j' x+ E' k1 Q DD Kuretake, Shell hits 2, heavy fires2 a* G3 l9 M4 W4 f- @
DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 1
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; Z0 i; _- D. W+ d0 v6 T. t$ t/ T CA Houston, Shell hits 1$ _& w+ p% k4 V; }
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 1
. c0 Q9 I+ ?; t6 U6 q' G CA New Orleans
; U9 s: i3 m" `* z CA Cornwall, Shell hits 2
% w& _5 o3 n2 w* O& F& h CA Exeter! e) n3 ^) e- ]0 H7 o6 z
CL De Ruyter
/ w7 M2 m: w& x) L( |* A CL Tromp! H" F+ |! S/ ?3 }- t$ ]0 @% l
CL Glasgow
/ n! i. @% o8 { CL Raleigh
$ |5 z( l) I; {5 u$ m, Q# X CL Marblehead
$ o# f! H8 T: \- s8 j DD Sims
/ J3 k" U: W9 P' b7 H1 t6 f8 R DD Hughes
: Q: L0 I1 a( }6 I% V- V9 ^5 ? DD Anderson, Shell hits 1
! K$ F! s0 i# A' ~ l: D: a DD Hammann, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
* N: U3 b8 _9 T/ U! E' g/ g DD Henley! G a. y+ l3 P0 [; W/ p7 b, b
DD Patterson; T5 a, L- c) T; W j! D
DD Hull
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DD Gilmer
) L/ P8 j9 r% R/ k v DD Hatfield
$ k! W4 v; m. g" T z9 F' b DD Kane
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TF 312 encounters mine field at Suva (132,160)
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Allied Ships
! m5 V- \1 c% E2 J DD Hatfield, Mine hits 1, on fire6 ]% v: N' ^* B, F0 S; W A. L* T
DD Hull, Mine hits 1, heavy damage( B) O4 o% P' N
DD Henley, Mine hits 10 E$ D8 p0 t3 j
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1 M1 X2 d! S1 e9 P3 F) vDay Time Surface Combat, near Suva at 132,161, Range 18,000 Yards
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DD Yayoi2 q, m1 w- q* D: f4 o: o F9 D0 P
DD Satsuki, Shell hits 1, on fire0 U* l d5 H1 g/ M. ^$ H
DD Kuretake, on fire
5 H9 I1 R' y4 Y DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 1
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DD Hammann, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage3 A9 D5 M W0 w& y2 P2 C! D6 A
DD Henley, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage. n5 s. q, e( N' P* y: g- J. s+ G
DD Hatfield, on fire, heavy damage" T; y5 G2 B5 z6 Z, `+ ]
DD Kane# h" | g1 G3 j- W
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 135,163
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Weather in hex: Overcast! s) ]6 D4 v% X0 P
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Raid detected at 1 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.1 z) U; B8 R0 m& R3 ~- K9 Q2 l l
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes
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- {, }7 ] c N* ~Japanese aircraft
9 S: Q2 R7 L- g6 g2 O- H9 f A6M2 Zero x 9
! R/ y1 C4 C/ V1 a G4M1 Betty x 102 B) L0 S# l6 H3 G
3 M. s a: j/ L3 w9 hNo Japanese losses( a& _( n/ r: h5 @
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- T; R3 e/ U! G" B DD Hatfield, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk4 _: p9 B6 \5 t# O' ?
DD Henley, on fire, heavy damage
8 g" [# g7 y! m4 T! m- t5 X DD Kane
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/ S9 E; D+ y& H5 b/ _3 vAircraft Attacking:& y, c3 _2 C; ^6 R' T3 G
10 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet+ x: M* v8 h' d& h" W
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo |