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!4 v$ X# J3 n' o5 g$ W y
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3 V/ K" r+ B h) C% dNight Time Surface Combat, near Suva at 132,160, Range 8,000 Yards+ J& k: S/ D. K) n/ h- u
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Japanese Ships
! w+ D q/ z* }) m, \ CL Yubari, Shell hits 33, and is sunk
* n3 V$ U! h* V# A4 e DD Yayoi- S% t& `2 c B( V
DD Satsuki8 l( I W6 a. |
DD Kuretake, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
& B3 \1 r) ]; s4 t- G6 [& @ DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 1
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Allied Ships" u+ c( q' s. J5 h4 e
CA Houston, Shell hits 1& F8 Q- O% h+ g
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 14 E: p8 [* }* o x/ g7 n
CA New Orleans
) `+ E* \6 M# K0 | CA Cornwall, Shell hits 2
4 l" t. n c. ~ W CA Exeter- L+ K9 {( I1 @4 p& G
CL De Ruyter
1 G3 |8 ]. F% [% a1 o CL Tromp' p8 `; a1 H* G/ J: @* l; K$ ]
CL Glasgow; A( m: I7 U. p# O3 m* V
CL Raleigh
6 R2 S6 o, [* L4 B' {- T/ T$ E CL Marblehead
) z7 o) k, V0 G1 ` DD Sims
0 e2 b X1 e) I: B0 C1 C$ K DD Hughes
& W. b$ R1 G1 e1 _! o9 u' d+ r4 u. l DD Anderson, Shell hits 1
$ @- p' O0 I$ O* ^7 Z: h DD Hammann, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
0 k% z% ]: y+ t5 S DD Henley) I( V: S7 i$ M$ I: P5 @
DD Patterson. g* w7 t: q6 _. z8 s; Z
DD Hull
5 Y Q d! [0 h# S8 [# Y DD Humphreys8 M% z& j9 m+ U! X* H; F; z
DD Gilmer7 ^# S3 s c# t: x) ?
DD Hatfield4 N% V# M0 w7 F8 v& \$ c
DD Kane- R, Y1 G W; l$ h' m
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+ c' C. l9 P- O9 Y DTF 312 encounters mine field at Suva (132,160)
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DD Hatfield, Mine hits 1, on fire
# q$ ^2 c* y: [5 O' y9 k! w DD Hull, Mine hits 1, heavy damage
* s, q! e" \ L, `- q, |. e DD Henley, Mine hits 1
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- R1 o% o- a: O5 [4 HDay Time Surface Combat, near Suva at 132,161, Range 18,000 Yards" B8 o% y+ L! F8 j
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Japanese Ships E( \2 x! a2 _4 E0 C7 h
DD Yayoi
1 p9 R l& H& D* X DD Satsuki, Shell hits 1, on fire5 ~) C! @% Z+ d. \2 g
DD Kuretake, on fire+ [: Q* `! f& z5 g
DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 1
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DD Hammann, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
! \3 j- Y4 e% c4 g DD Henley, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
0 y" n6 R' m/ U DD Hatfield, on fire, heavy damage" [0 [6 k- U% i2 @) \
DD Kane
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* k8 z' H4 n. M7 w; V: QMorning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 135,163
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/ ~* s/ }/ x: `& p) V5 vWeather in hex: Overcast. X, r! ~# _1 x$ ?0 v$ p7 @+ U
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Raid detected at 1 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.* R+ T' Z9 d7 I+ ~7 t: X0 U! j# ~
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes9 k" K) x' p! B1 s
/ c4 o$ ` C. ]% k$ \Japanese aircraft3 Y7 q1 P4 I/ U" v
A6M2 Zero x 9
6 `( f6 t& M. A% b( J; u4 U* h G4M1 Betty x 10
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No Japanese losses
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9 Y7 l0 C9 \- h6 x0 J% r7 vAllied Ships- E+ X5 Z7 w$ s$ v9 |! \3 I ^1 s7 o, x
DD Hatfield, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
, ~' P, R# O: `2 H2 K( X% t; k2 w DD Henley, on fire, heavy damage
8 d$ S" S5 U7 n' J5 y DD Kane1 i2 [/ ]9 g: }5 ~
& q8 } n1 B# b1 }* o' _Aircraft Attacking:
% \; Y% E1 c0 f X* P 10 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet2 f; x+ M# ] P
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo |