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!0 z O, |, |2 W! L- d! q6 G- m
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, g! Q$ h4 x1 q& J( ~5 m! B2 R4 e6 BNight Time Surface Combat, near Suva at 132,160, Range 8,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
4 b8 }9 I0 @. p CL Yubari, Shell hits 33, and is sunk2 z/ s, z9 B, K% f# K2 q
DD Yayoi6 q7 S# M$ w: U) K" \$ m- r, X4 H
DD Satsuki b# ~+ o3 Z; i, ~5 _0 M4 V
DD Kuretake, Shell hits 2, heavy fires- r x/ p) S/ [
DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 1
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( V7 _( k! D0 D( z7 cAllied Ships$ J T0 h9 o5 S5 M' g
CA Houston, Shell hits 1
1 s& D6 a5 v& C1 ^ CA Pensacola, Shell hits 1
# V. O) i I% g" I6 x$ r CA New Orleans' m- V. Q1 k; Z( m" X
CA Cornwall, Shell hits 27 G: ^1 `! b! h; \" v5 L* d5 O
CA Exeter, k8 X' [, \: |- @7 H8 Y. L
CL De Ruyter; D$ y, `1 E V a \5 B
CL Tromp
: z k! J# X' Z/ x7 \* J CL Glasgow
0 b& k* t* w) |6 a) n- K! a CL Raleigh
0 ?1 O' w% v ~# c7 \: O1 w CL Marblehead
_5 Q3 ?' I t0 O, O DD Sims* H0 E6 f: X. P' K
DD Hughes4 }* ^; Q9 p% l9 O
DD Anderson, Shell hits 1
" T, k4 h8 |/ ]; F& Y6 _# _' j1 F DD Hammann, Shell hits 2, heavy fires$ b& ^. F. V( i$ v! f
DD Henley
B3 @5 ]" {8 E4 h DD Patterson5 N! ]9 v0 B! I- A g
DD Hull
+ E3 V+ z1 o( ^ DD Humphreys7 l( O+ l. q, C
DD Gilmer
, d0 X: t8 h3 c! d DD Hatfield
* ]! _9 C' x1 _ DD Kane
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4 N; s% W6 @0 wTF 312 encounters mine field at Suva (132,160)
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Allied Ships: |8 v9 D( @2 }. P2 ~5 p6 v4 P
DD Hatfield, Mine hits 1, on fire; X7 V5 O3 ^1 f/ i7 w% ]$ m* @1 O+ i
DD Hull, Mine hits 1, heavy damage
+ a0 v. S; d$ b9 K* j DD Henley, Mine hits 1) `3 l: m1 m" L
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7 Q# p) ]4 f6 h1 |Day Time Surface Combat, near Suva at 132,161, Range 18,000 Yards1 _# o2 L7 d+ y4 s
7 j% u% N0 i- U* KJapanese Ships
# L" t3 m! N/ K9 T! q" `6 r8 S DD Yayoi
2 g' Y' O8 c! ^7 i DD Satsuki, Shell hits 1, on fire6 I1 k+ q* d- x( ]- D6 n6 G, {
DD Kuretake, on fire
$ U8 T1 m# S/ y: v& K DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 1
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D5 [9 {+ e: c7 w# k' m/ AAllied Ships! I( k. A+ Y' d5 D/ l$ l# A
DD Hammann, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
. e9 a: x% H& Y: P2 \8 f7 P4 F4 Q DD Henley, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
/ F! S9 B& `) H& y- P& y& ]1 R9 ` DD Hatfield, on fire, heavy damage
3 e) F& N) r7 U4 G* ]9 B) {( U; } DD Kane
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 135,1639 q- g/ B" {/ c* Y
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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4 L2 K( p, T$ K$ K, A) V, S- cRaid detected at 1 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
5 D) R3 ]0 I9 e) K V. F- \Estimated time to target is 0 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
5 ?) M' Q" A4 P, \" t. z0 W, L/ H A6M2 Zero x 9. W8 |9 _; t* v ~5 n6 a5 S
G4M1 Betty x 10+ O( I5 M. o% X, D
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No Japanese losses
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9 ], `8 s6 W5 D: FAllied Ships
4 h& R+ ?5 G& Z0 j DD Hatfield, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk$ U+ j" J$ o3 B6 r/ \6 }
DD Henley, on fire, heavy damage$ Q8 K) a% [" _
DD Kane
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m3 D% [; r: ? n6 ?) X0 i: d: e 10 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
* O! ?% U* X b5 s1 e Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo |