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!; |% w0 M* {; W; J3 x
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9 N: t- \/ l8 K* G& g: _8 P# T7 cNight Time Surface Combat, near Suva at 132,160, Range 8,000 Yards1 t& F! O7 X8 @6 y( T
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4 e6 S( F- L) w: h- B* `3 T% f CL Yubari, Shell hits 33, and is sunk
/ t$ R/ M' G6 T1 y DD Yayoi
6 U9 }! s7 z# z( U0 \ DD Satsuki
; F, F( X3 e& K8 f [ DD Kuretake, Shell hits 2, heavy fires1 F/ c# G8 \. G( D8 ?3 Y( V5 b
DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 1
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Allied Ships
7 T! c' }! ~! e' u' y' O0 Z1 s CA Houston, Shell hits 1
4 P, y# P6 T* N+ L( s/ M, e) \: R CA Pensacola, Shell hits 1
! l: a }3 R& z CA New Orleans' s5 I. r0 l: B/ W) i
CA Cornwall, Shell hits 2
( |% i- r* D; T4 D! O: O CA Exeter
3 @" @0 T4 _& u) X: i0 l CL De Ruyter: _3 V' F1 D( T, G2 n; c5 Y5 R7 f
CL Tromp9 {! H3 i2 i D: B; c
CL Glasgow5 s; W7 V! y4 y0 `% b( t
CL Raleigh
/ J" x! W0 A! m+ ^0 N X7 T! ` CL Marblehead
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DD Hughes
! P$ v& y, o9 x DD Anderson, Shell hits 1 E9 F. `) Z3 S* l1 C! a) y! A* [5 N
DD Hammann, Shell hits 2, heavy fires. u, U+ X$ h3 Z7 _- w) f
DD Henley
6 O9 P1 y) g+ G | DD Patterson& s" a6 P, i" s& ^- O5 N Q
DD Hull
/ d7 Q4 |, ?+ k/ ?; G0 ^/ m DD Humphreys
, }0 Q+ ~8 N3 U# F1 F F DD Gilmer
/ Q$ s& E, B+ N& V4 K DD Hatfield
4 Y* u* g" k* C0 V( |+ Z9 B: ^ DD Kane
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TF 312 encounters mine field at Suva (132,160)) H9 u2 ~/ P1 h
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DD Hatfield, Mine hits 1, on fire
* F V; H7 b2 A" J: ]0 ?7 S2 [ DD Hull, Mine hits 1, heavy damage
" R- d0 w' B! T8 f& n) o DD Henley, Mine hits 1' [8 a" |3 b3 Q! K( i! i# r6 G
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Suva at 132,161, Range 18,000 Yards9 l# l5 H) r: J
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Japanese Ships
. P5 S7 x8 ?" t( B5 P DD Yayoi4 u, T7 b$ u' n+ R7 C5 p* _& d5 U
DD Satsuki, Shell hits 1, on fire
$ P6 c- Z( ^5 C$ w- `, H4 N DD Kuretake, on fire
$ R& B0 P- o! P5 {9 ?% P DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 1
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3 ?7 a; R- ]6 \2 h, J1 b; E" @& _- GAllied Ships
! h2 e( L1 S8 p7 H ]$ c DD Hammann, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage! I1 M9 z* V+ [( {& U) |! a
DD Henley, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
1 g8 l2 {, I0 d! S" k: i/ R- j& [9 w0 i DD Hatfield, on fire, heavy damage' ~: |* w& l8 D- z% ?* K
DD Kane
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( G5 y6 D7 X0 q1 D. {Morning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 135,163
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 1 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.4 Q1 \. R5 U. _6 @
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes
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4 ~, q3 P4 R) oJapanese aircraft3 p' S& c; n! D/ k3 B
A6M2 Zero x 9( S) K* D" j$ J/ O$ @& A
G4M1 Betty x 10
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Allied Ships; D1 S e2 i' W
DD Hatfield, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk2 f ~0 ^5 | P, Q# H/ n
DD Henley, on fire, heavy damage
$ L9 ~3 d8 Q, s! \" U5 f DD Kane
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7 P: A# Z; h5 EAircraft Attacking:' W$ s8 B- t% {; M1 S# I# j9 m
10 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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