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!6 M0 B" X+ s- [2 H4 |: @& l
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& O( W+ c) X cNight Time Surface Combat, near Suva at 132,160, Range 8,000 Yards, h& s) A) A0 t0 ^& v
% h3 D O; M3 c7 c8 fJapanese Ships
* J; q9 T$ y, n9 Y% J7 v" v0 U CL Yubari, Shell hits 33, and is sunk
+ v( c+ ~" o# F. J7 D2 v. f2 u DD Yayoi+ N y% F/ A6 o
DD Satsuki
) y% j$ |, ?+ Y! `/ ]0 ] DD Kuretake, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
* f' ^/ }0 K; e. a1 Y7 y9 Z DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 1
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Allied Ships/ o) F% v8 l9 N: r* c
CA Houston, Shell hits 1
5 l8 Z& H4 q, v6 @ CA Pensacola, Shell hits 1
0 g4 R) J8 M) g7 g1 e6 m CA New Orleans- w7 k. H% V p: J! Z0 |
CA Cornwall, Shell hits 2
( A5 Q$ a( \' r+ | CA Exeter5 e% m* x0 g$ z3 @
CL De Ruyter
) E/ }, P$ k O5 y/ Z: Y CL Tromp7 p- Z+ Q6 ] E6 e9 ?0 U
CL Glasgow6 V7 W% ^1 h1 P. c& N& T1 J
CL Raleigh
& q3 @5 n; U! N) v CL Marblehead" j( S1 E; t' A5 F; c* U
DD Sims
" w' M/ t3 _2 @6 X2 j DD Hughes6 m4 j0 J1 h5 h# f5 J& C
DD Anderson, Shell hits 1" D. `9 Z2 ^$ K5 y+ f$ `) r
DD Hammann, Shell hits 2, heavy fires" g/ O! x0 H7 _' {0 e2 {* ]
DD Henley
& n2 Q8 K' n, [ DD Patterson
# P) O5 n2 W* f/ \$ q DD Hull
7 B2 u; }# u# G! l p3 _3 i$ E DD Humphreys
. a# }( _' h) w DD Gilmer
2 \7 m @! U4 }9 t DD Hatfield2 j. S- u9 {5 _8 I0 X
DD Kane8 f; ?; S" n5 U- s* n
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TF 312 encounters mine field at Suva (132,160)
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DD Hatfield, Mine hits 1, on fire; q% G6 P( Y9 P# p/ I' [ r
DD Hull, Mine hits 1, heavy damage
7 F' _" F4 h+ C+ ]: N& Y2 ? DD Henley, Mine hits 16 c# s" g$ Z; l
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2 V' X. p5 h. B5 k5 c+ ADay Time Surface Combat, near Suva at 132,161, Range 18,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships' ?) ]7 j, O* D4 J; C& {
DD Yayoi* M7 I7 G' [' X
DD Satsuki, Shell hits 1, on fire: z7 ~ v. Y U1 }+ S8 X6 l* b
DD Kuretake, on fire: I7 V d# }8 Z0 p8 k/ c
DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 1+ h" [* Z2 C6 o/ [2 F8 J7 L
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! Z' ]" I& \, C0 j/ F- L, v DD Hammann, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage, O3 }/ v9 \) ?
DD Henley, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
- Y; f" }8 \+ F1 V8 e DD Hatfield, on fire, heavy damage& c( D% B* l( K$ S
DD Kane
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 135,1634 b0 r! W% Y! l9 B; h) g. Z( M \& s
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Raid detected at 1 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.( A+ r! x4 w4 K
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes
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7 J; R v: T% k3 v7 t4 o/ `Japanese aircraft! K2 v& u# Y9 Z6 P" h
A6M2 Zero x 9" ~1 n* W7 K+ N
G4M1 Betty x 10
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! Y2 _- c+ T% _No Japanese losses
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/ [' ~% B6 o/ I0 SAllied Ships
! c! r9 T; B- m! M4 b DD Hatfield, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
( t6 O$ F' _% J( y, m& z DD Henley, on fire, heavy damage% Q6 b/ p4 K6 h
DD Kane
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8 h) m/ O$ B I; NAircraft Attacking:
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Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo |