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!+ I$ `+ [' {# y& u8 ^
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, U% a: f% F6 k' [Night Time Surface Combat, near Suva at 132,160, Range 8,000 Yards% I5 q; [2 y) Y
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CL Yubari, Shell hits 33, and is sunk
( [% q* w8 G' ?* a DD Yayoi3 E( D9 y* N' K
DD Satsuki
x2 N: ^$ P3 q D) g- Y" n0 n DD Kuretake, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
N8 R% r* r( [( A# t; X DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 19 `6 j. Z5 v2 ~& n
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CA Houston, Shell hits 1
. ^8 e% g' P2 }5 F+ e; F CA Pensacola, Shell hits 1
b5 O* R& W9 Q) Q, ~) }- P CA New Orleans
: q8 C5 o k4 `: T; U% d5 C CA Cornwall, Shell hits 2
. b$ y) ^( V- N CA Exeter: `# \; o( Z( W2 y1 t% a7 z
CL De Ruyter* h" a: r6 z/ [
CL Tromp4 m: t9 N9 X3 G/ U* V6 j. ]
CL Glasgow
3 }* _: ?- E+ \2 G" N. s2 [5 n! | CL Raleigh, q# F: M( k5 @6 ^* e
CL Marblehead
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3 A' ^( M* G; D5 ?8 ^0 U DD Hughes# n9 o- i. g+ o, f ?5 H3 Y
DD Anderson, Shell hits 1. o: q5 n4 N1 z5 }, e- R. a
DD Hammann, Shell hits 2, heavy fires# l/ _) A7 s' A# ]) E8 d/ t+ {
DD Henley
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DD Hull
: y, w5 I7 B5 B8 U X% K DD Humphreys
! u4 u+ A: h$ r+ l# Q+ A; D9 C DD Gilmer
" k, ]4 p8 p8 f8 P DD Hatfield
7 ]/ R8 F- }) E- ~; r2 O: N7 C DD Kane0 T3 ?' O1 L( G; _, |% b! f! u5 F
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7 |4 A& K7 U/ E0 @% `TF 312 encounters mine field at Suva (132,160)6 i3 ]0 }+ b- g" ^- n
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- @2 @3 {$ d+ i$ Z DD Hatfield, Mine hits 1, on fire
$ i8 v+ Q, ~& S DD Hull, Mine hits 1, heavy damage
' Y. y* o2 G5 |, p& s DD Henley, Mine hits 1' {. J& }" r; B' o9 K
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Suva at 132,161, Range 18,000 Yards
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DD Yayoi
3 D2 O, ^5 l; D DD Satsuki, Shell hits 1, on fire
6 [% T) ~/ A1 a DD Kuretake, on fire4 i, ]4 u, E! `2 a5 \( y
DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 1
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DD Hammann, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
1 Q, x/ A; {" S7 h, T0 O3 f7 ] DD Henley, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
; T+ U: }8 a* s DD Hatfield, on fire, heavy damage ?& O, i. [ y4 S$ c
DD Kane
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) Z; ]+ A& u) g! c& f/ f' mMorning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 135,163$ S3 ~/ r2 ~4 U6 g1 ?: I
' O9 c' z' g+ Q' a3 e! z2 |3 KWeather in hex: Overcast/ W B$ O+ G7 ?8 u& H9 l8 @6 i' w
6 h; P: K% k7 q9 O- D% U3 GRaid detected at 1 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet., o, {' v# M: G$ X0 Y$ O
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes
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* ? u( p2 @0 N! P. c5 @# QJapanese aircraft6 h4 N2 C6 \9 G! X
A6M2 Zero x 9
% b' W& h/ A0 `: [ G4M1 Betty x 10! F% y3 y( D/ V$ a3 D) c
7 T# Z3 _! p$ k; |3 E; n2 @No Japanese losses- l" b3 W: t) v6 H2 T
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Allied Ships
: T$ D6 |; V# @ DD Hatfield, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
4 x& s) `$ y% n: U0 C# k' { DD Henley, on fire, heavy damage
0 X, Y& _0 }* c2 O. S6 ? DD Kane
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Aircraft Attacking:5 ^$ ?" l& K9 w' g" ]6 G( x
10 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet A8 S& N" b) X# i U1 o7 P/ Q
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo |