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!% M% t& L& S) L! a
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8 y4 ^4 `" O6 A. i x. T5 _; R. l: rNight Time Surface Combat, near Suva at 132,160, Range 8,000 Yards. W; ?! G. C* N5 S
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Japanese Ships6 P+ a1 [& e8 W/ j2 o# a
CL Yubari, Shell hits 33, and is sunk
l- f, K, t0 d' t8 X8 V: H DD Yayoi, g8 q% {0 V) |4 w
DD Satsuki
+ F% Q# P0 v9 @! _ DD Kuretake, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, A1 K* h5 Y. J; v3 k
DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 1- Z3 d( K5 T9 Z
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7 @/ u# C; a2 a% d* J/ ]0 O" v! t CA Houston, Shell hits 12 L j4 t. Y: M M8 S5 ]
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 1
. U5 V* C7 I- ^' ?& p/ C CA New Orleans( C% @0 Z5 f. Y8 B. P7 i+ ]8 p
CA Cornwall, Shell hits 2
2 d$ Z% n2 @* _! |% \' @0 g CA Exeter
; H/ x. i* y* P) S$ C" L CL De Ruyter. B9 H$ j. b* a0 H
CL Tromp7 F9 C% `$ Y' j; h4 ~
CL Glasgow/ Q* Z" R2 C* J$ L
CL Raleigh% \7 G3 T7 H, B
CL Marblehead0 }8 D/ K; C" H8 u9 \# y7 b
DD Sims
, b8 h) C- f$ S6 J% H% U DD Hughes
) n- O) [0 H7 w% ~ DD Anderson, Shell hits 1/ s" [. }7 M. M& x" q
DD Hammann, Shell hits 2, heavy fires; X8 Q. B# I' P) _+ n& y( j% d
DD Henley
3 p0 t/ w# S3 k8 I. r DD Patterson* ^/ B" i" i! G w, C
DD Hull
: f; F. ?+ B5 J- D/ l DD Humphreys1 a) L1 F* B2 l! h8 d
DD Gilmer- K& _# S2 ~, }8 |2 m
DD Hatfield
2 n6 E* e, X8 l5 H- e DD Kane+ _1 }1 e' V8 L
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7 U# G4 O+ ~( y. F/ F" c/ u k" ~TF 312 encounters mine field at Suva (132,160)" J/ I9 ? i, z2 T6 k( h
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0 t2 t. m( O4 H2 a% f DD Hatfield, Mine hits 1, on fire% {* t9 V5 Y: \* J2 Q" S: u" J; A
DD Hull, Mine hits 1, heavy damage- f3 a2 ]4 t1 |
DD Henley, Mine hits 1
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Suva at 132,161, Range 18,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships; @; _/ w" d( {- @/ G
DD Yayoi e/ v3 W9 | N4 f# w. d
DD Satsuki, Shell hits 1, on fire
l8 K8 s, K) o9 Q DD Kuretake, on fire
- @# v, [3 g4 M; _ Y DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 1
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DD Hammann, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
, B- ^6 U+ H. a7 G8 t. T' X3 A1 v F DD Henley, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage4 e' w% l, O7 c% L! a; N. f
DD Hatfield, on fire, heavy damage
2 d0 ^' |# Z. _" ?% Y DD Kane
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g) @2 `# W1 [1 xMorning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 135,163
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/ F% k* `/ L( L* C* {Raid detected at 1 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
6 B) a( D& W; g3 I, Z/ M+ @Estimated time to target is 0 minutes
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8 W! M" v/ n! l" N3 ?) EJapanese aircraft, A4 C; ~) ^; @- h& G
A6M2 Zero x 9! p* w. \7 W; z9 a! ~/ l. z a! t
G4M1 Betty x 10
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No Japanese losses
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DD Hatfield, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk6 `/ O8 O! o9 o& s0 L) o+ E
DD Henley, on fire, heavy damage
. h- M6 ?% v4 Z. k/ x7 p9 | DD Kane
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Aircraft Attacking:
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Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo |