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!" k7 [2 Z+ V' Y% z% ?
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Suva at 132,160, Range 8,000 Yards- |# O4 H& J( s; D
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Japanese Ships
$ F* x% m5 m8 z' n4 X6 z/ v: c CL Yubari, Shell hits 33, and is sunk( X. i7 z+ u" x8 ?
DD Yayoi2 `4 n+ C; | n f$ o
DD Satsuki
7 U. u2 S; q! f5 | DD Kuretake, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
! v5 z! j" |9 ?2 F4 i2 ^$ n/ k DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 1
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Allied Ships: S+ q2 R5 X2 Y S$ r
CA Houston, Shell hits 1
# B m" r/ A3 A' c* i: ?- R0 A CA Pensacola, Shell hits 19 e% V1 ]6 R( \! _- T
CA New Orleans( G# b w+ T! P" U6 c2 q
CA Cornwall, Shell hits 2! B6 |/ C! h9 Y w' g" C `
CA Exeter: a1 {$ A7 d; i+ {+ Q
CL De Ruyter
- U5 \) T2 K7 q: _/ R1 s A CL Tromp0 }" W' G- \) D- B9 ?& u+ H: G3 j
CL Glasgow% l& `7 Q7 [# S" B5 h; L8 a
CL Raleigh" S- y: x" |8 J/ F" {' k, ?
CL Marblehead
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. L2 D- k7 p& _8 I" E DD Hughes
% e' w) Y' h* m. Z" b# w; X DD Anderson, Shell hits 15 G: ?- \" M0 y
DD Hammann, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
, x: W; p* R* ]4 Z/ r DD Henley
% Y) _/ c' E- ]! K% C) b& _ DD Patterson
, V, B: l1 I7 ]9 f" j# ` DD Hull% H, W4 |- R' u# O
DD Humphreys: O8 U2 p( m% C/ l$ t; b, d4 q6 j
DD Gilmer% k! c/ w# a' Q# U3 o: a( G1 K
DD Hatfield
2 N3 ~) C* T. ^9 C& k! A" {) ^+ y9 ` DD Kane! }% l" V4 { ?: h* a
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4 ^/ e& V" S, u" P- PTF 312 encounters mine field at Suva (132,160)
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DD Hatfield, Mine hits 1, on fire
+ d; `! G0 m- U' i* ]1 N8 T% g4 u DD Hull, Mine hits 1, heavy damage# S+ m2 N) C& P; S+ I3 y# i' Q
DD Henley, Mine hits 1) H9 K5 p9 ?- u/ y9 S# N
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$ p: a+ u" E A3 h, u, WDay Time Surface Combat, near Suva at 132,161, Range 18,000 Yards9 Z! R, d a: ?0 ]
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Japanese Ships
) B2 w4 s* y4 q+ ?8 s& Y DD Yayoi+ P0 D# c1 t4 T: \' W8 a9 U
DD Satsuki, Shell hits 1, on fire
+ u9 E. Z1 I0 d5 \$ g- o4 l DD Kuretake, on fire
( g4 W3 k; H: {/ j DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 1
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4 V1 l9 E1 A/ s7 K" r6 R DD Hammann, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage# R& e' _4 J0 d6 O2 x+ c% C
DD Henley, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage- C* l1 V; q" O: A
DD Hatfield, on fire, heavy damage3 F# L( X% [0 H, K1 n
DD Kane: n6 G0 z8 O2 x. q0 E d
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 135,163# J5 l0 _7 Z/ T9 J9 } a F8 M
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^2 |5 l1 M) k. `8 _" L1 PRaid detected at 1 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.- I. ~4 t; B0 H7 v: w: {1 y
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
- k5 x; Z; b Z A6M2 Zero x 9
, {$ q7 @8 r1 j* q3 X4 T7 S G4M1 Betty x 10$ }, m1 M. P6 M, s a2 ]
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No Japanese losses3 g5 b9 ], h' W: ?; o
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Allied Ships5 T7 w1 s8 {5 j; R" H
DD Hatfield, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
! @( [7 \, ?9 n* v DD Henley, on fire, heavy damage8 k% Z' g; t, L6 K
DD Kane
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Aircraft Attacking: W4 r; { ~4 A5 f* Z
10 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet- ^( u1 \0 H: z' B0 ]
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo |