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!% l% w% `1 ?4 R% q2 B4 P! l' w3 d- F
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# p. l) X! |. H8 |, S/ VNight Time Surface Combat, near Suva at 132,160, Range 8,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
; a D! q& z9 `( M# S CL Yubari, Shell hits 33, and is sunk
' B$ M% n O$ g) B2 R DD Yayoi0 p6 ?$ \) s+ `
DD Satsuki
+ F) q7 B- C2 n' i) _1 y! j DD Kuretake, Shell hits 2, heavy fires/ `5 R- d% j: f U8 ^. p
DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 19 ?$ q3 u5 T. B% I& S( }( N g
0 |0 z8 r. x3 M& GAllied Ships3 R! f3 O" L: D" ], |
CA Houston, Shell hits 1
1 l$ r) u, Z" T3 O9 o CA Pensacola, Shell hits 17 | W4 o3 K! }: r
CA New Orleans
6 n7 i) ]& Y: Z; X) M. w3 A H3 D CA Cornwall, Shell hits 22 l- o( [6 Q1 @, V+ ]
CA Exeter
1 a# n, F2 ^ r+ z+ w CL De Ruyter
) e5 h; C$ y' ]: }' ?. m1 X' u CL Tromp
2 Z# }8 P4 V9 i/ m$ D+ q CL Glasgow7 q j) T4 j6 F- | l% c/ P9 V
CL Raleigh; ]+ g: Y7 p Q1 b ]- H
CL Marblehead
0 C, \2 ~: X A1 K. D DD Sims2 x2 N& Z5 |* w) u/ P
DD Hughes
6 Y4 I% ]+ _ O B DD Anderson, Shell hits 1 c$ k* m5 b. {7 L; s% y
DD Hammann, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
+ {# e) o1 L, t' A7 ~7 `% F DD Henley1 K; a6 P1 ]7 b2 P
DD Patterson1 J0 ?8 H! }0 O6 Z& W1 j
DD Hull$ Q3 C3 A) B* p, J% j
DD Humphreys
; K5 v! j5 k5 ~4 A ^ DD Gilmer5 k) F5 G5 b; J& u9 I
DD Hatfield
& O, y: f' ]& K2 M0 ]" S# o2 ^ DD Kane( K2 g5 Y: i2 r' E. M- X
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TF 312 encounters mine field at Suva (132,160)$ j* s# ]( O2 n. b0 k8 B$ |
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Allied Ships
8 `- Y; g. j; m% ?2 H6 \+ w1 U" [1 I DD Hatfield, Mine hits 1, on fire
/ K* t7 I5 B) Z DD Hull, Mine hits 1, heavy damage
- U% W6 [( [# F7 } DD Henley, Mine hits 1! O5 g( g! {( R1 C
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8 g; V- x1 }4 ~# v& V( [6 uDay Time Surface Combat, near Suva at 132,161, Range 18,000 Yards% [& n2 i! S( G; z: P+ {
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Japanese Ships7 }9 ~ [! n( f L
DD Yayoi
* M' T' v7 S. A" r) V0 D6 Y DD Satsuki, Shell hits 1, on fire4 l4 w, M8 _) ^! O0 J
DD Kuretake, on fire% s% z7 s( T4 G* \* \. j% m
DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 1+ N5 i, q5 T, a
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Allied Ships
0 W: g0 K f, i" n, Z' l DD Hammann, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage8 n% ]. E# s9 ]6 S$ j
DD Henley, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
# E6 ^. A7 }1 |: ? DD Hatfield, on fire, heavy damage
& K, v" |! u {% F$ [ DD Kane7 s/ ^: Z) v1 B" u/ T4 w- d) f" C
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 135,163
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; m) [* t/ v- R1 \/ k- z0 oRaid detected at 1 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
, z) {& ]0 z! ?. NEstimated time to target is 0 minutes
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Japanese aircraft4 ?) @% J P- T& g
A6M2 Zero x 9; G# g z& ^, @0 ]: \9 x6 @/ ?+ C
G4M1 Betty x 10& a/ }; h; ^- V, ]* Q4 ` z
7 N( x& ?/ P1 J* |! J1 \$ @, zNo Japanese losses
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DD Hatfield, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk2 S7 i! J, W# z) z. P* z1 ]
DD Henley, on fire, heavy damage7 o: o) k6 Q3 l- {8 D0 @
DD Kane s+ r, g" @* P p
" p) o! M: Q" d/ Q/ l# n ^Aircraft Attacking:
+ j9 S: o) m* c& z* Q2 ?% B/ P) | 10 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
0 O; G. w1 I8 n Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo |