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 e* |4 I3 w1 r1 y1 o* h1 x, {& g
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Suva at 132,160, Range 8,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships+ N) U C) a& c* Z
CL Yubari, Shell hits 33, and is sunk
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: V" C# p' Z8 x6 C1 v7 S. f DD Satsuki7 c, f# B2 }* g: }$ z* b: a
DD Kuretake, Shell hits 2, heavy fires" V1 c# G$ a0 b: N4 G2 G" B3 ?
DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 17 ], {7 n* O" Z/ |- E
8 F* Y1 G% R# c# X5 VAllied Ships
3 P6 o' U7 S* ?" u' K; e8 t% B CA Houston, Shell hits 1) v0 ^7 h4 Y1 q
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 1
5 l, s ?/ \5 G CA New Orleans) H' D3 P9 N6 N; c4 _) i
CA Cornwall, Shell hits 2$ d# y$ m& ~6 c, c
CA Exeter
: F5 q5 a# w# H4 w; ]5 V CL De Ruyter# G) V" V# E$ D8 w
CL Tromp! }& [3 T) \2 L: o' F, p
CL Glasgow
7 F2 P0 i: `) f: m0 u CL Raleigh" x. o& E" c! P1 L1 m
CL Marblehead7 X' O% O$ C$ Z5 A! ?
DD Sims
" N3 R0 M W" w7 l+ t6 r& p DD Hughes5 p9 m+ m6 T0 }0 _- e" q* Q
DD Anderson, Shell hits 1" D0 \) e6 S8 j4 O
DD Hammann, Shell hits 2, heavy fires) ~/ M/ m% o) N9 C4 ^2 S+ n8 |
DD Henley
2 C9 I6 M( W+ ~5 ]: h1 _ DD Patterson- E3 F2 V* Y# q- y# I; }0 J9 C2 g
DD Hull
( ^, W( |. m/ Z DD Humphreys1 T$ X1 A8 w4 C) H) h. M% J
DD Gilmer
- K( R) f( m+ a c8 o8 s DD Hatfield
% Y$ _" {6 X) \4 ?; a2 Y; V DD Kane
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TF 312 encounters mine field at Suva (132,160)! Q$ m& \2 v. [, e/ I/ |7 l0 j/ h
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Allied Ships
, U! r( [# J% D, I9 y' i# } DD Hatfield, Mine hits 1, on fire% k7 ~# b) u/ m) n6 c
DD Hull, Mine hits 1, heavy damage6 |" c% R, t, j0 C
DD Henley, Mine hits 1
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" f" z8 k( u/ R. y! }& t3 DDay Time Surface Combat, near Suva at 132,161, Range 18,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships5 o: R. j4 Z4 G! O. I U
DD Yayoi, b) {" T" {" h+ U
DD Satsuki, Shell hits 1, on fire
: @4 t' _$ O% I% R" d DD Kuretake, on fire |0 h9 P; a& k" W# C! y/ D6 d
DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 1
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2 `% P# j4 M( M b2 |9 ?. g, J DD Hammann, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage1 h6 q8 L* B" u6 [ `
DD Henley, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage; L/ I5 P8 K! i& z4 ~- D
DD Hatfield, on fire, heavy damage4 x( |: M; {- y1 F
DD Kane1 f/ h3 P6 F& Y ?4 X0 I
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9 \8 t3 T; U. I# {# fMorning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 135,163! L6 b) L1 f9 D3 i# ?
! y0 v# r Q' e# n4 y: MWeather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 1 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.* C ]2 j# o! @4 |3 m+ G
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes
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Japanese aircraft: h) d# l8 Y6 e
A6M2 Zero x 91 | Y& q' R: }) O+ R
G4M1 Betty x 10
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& c0 \. f6 M1 r' o$ A8 R# NNo Japanese losses! u5 Q4 R- q4 Y; q, f* v
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y3 w2 K6 B, A8 w6 E DD Hatfield, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk1 X4 s6 Y) O j0 ~0 w0 x
DD Henley, on fire, heavy damage
/ x* c3 ?+ W% F# F8 v DD Kane8 n) U; L, [8 D$ o& W; @% x4 Y
4 u6 ?6 G X8 n0 ~Aircraft Attacking:) ~$ `3 U. ~( z& M) S/ _/ ^9 J+ W9 ?
10 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
! f6 m# p% T/ b3 k Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo |