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!( j E2 b! N t7 o
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Suva at 132,160, Range 8,000 Yards# A# x- ?5 ~- y' ~; n/ a7 U3 u
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Japanese Ships
4 [( e! V( W$ I( q CL Yubari, Shell hits 33, and is sunk
* Y6 b. C6 `+ o* O* E DD Yayoi1 q, l5 R4 A$ j' X9 P
DD Satsuki) |8 H; U& o3 g* e
DD Kuretake, Shell hits 2, heavy fires9 n3 l/ {2 O7 I) e
DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 1
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Allied Ships
. p* F! H" ^+ {3 }0 @4 `) A( z CA Houston, Shell hits 1
0 v: c5 C; o- a- E/ B! `- Q CA Pensacola, Shell hits 15 W4 y4 }1 O# x/ h/ k2 i2 R
CA New Orleans8 k$ j9 z$ J ^: V$ e/ M+ n
CA Cornwall, Shell hits 28 h. \, J0 E4 {, C2 W9 n1 k$ d
CA Exeter7 Q2 Y3 V! r0 r
CL De Ruyter
7 [4 h- F( T; U3 a/ R+ b CL Tromp
e2 ~- q' `) |- S% Q$ J. D# B CL Glasgow5 [8 v+ G0 X* l& h6 B' M+ p. ] Y) _
CL Raleigh. @ Y- |8 l$ I$ a
CL Marblehead
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DD Hughes) @/ u" c9 `) B: D' g! R
DD Anderson, Shell hits 1& B0 f4 K8 _) T, N, J' t
DD Hammann, Shell hits 2, heavy fires# V. p" p$ B) ^- r( x# C0 Y
DD Henley: n7 E0 Q: N: O. i( Y
DD Patterson
, B' V6 [. t9 V$ ?3 T DD Hull; k `$ ] Z8 u( F3 u/ v% t; m
DD Humphreys( Z/ @* D2 B' ^: o# l% |
DD Gilmer
9 g5 J4 r6 ?9 s. F3 T5 h DD Hatfield8 o4 ]7 l2 J# k, F7 z- N w
DD Kane8 U! w8 v5 Z8 a$ N$ [2 ]# P- c% Q
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3 k' F. N/ A' GTF 312 encounters mine field at Suva (132,160). f& r$ x* y- e* X3 T
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8 d9 c: ^) t" Y1 S DD Hatfield, Mine hits 1, on fire& e! P% y. \+ d
DD Hull, Mine hits 1, heavy damage4 n9 b+ N. x' `7 U5 y& G- I
DD Henley, Mine hits 1
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, {0 X+ ]9 M: i( O! m' I' @' \Day Time Surface Combat, near Suva at 132,161, Range 18,000 Yards$ v0 k9 V) k0 q0 Z8 k* n: W
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Japanese Ships5 y1 m) y3 I {9 k
DD Yayoi* R. E/ G* ?" v) k# Y2 R" T
DD Satsuki, Shell hits 1, on fire' w0 j [6 s7 {+ l, h
DD Kuretake, on fire
8 F6 f$ j# o5 _. w) v DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 1/ g6 T: L. ~: E6 b% D
1 ^' U; ~& \. J, @Allied Ships
8 Z, C7 t: [: R9 r DD Hammann, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage& g1 V9 e7 P5 L4 r4 X2 j: ~8 C0 `
DD Henley, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage7 [( `- a3 Y1 K( ?) |! `" ~% U
DD Hatfield, on fire, heavy damage: g) C. I' d& d0 _9 e9 x
DD Kane* E1 Z- \5 @9 F9 z
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3 W0 H: \1 Q$ M! s' }7 tMorning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 135,163
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 1 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.+ a$ R4 A' ~. K! F% b
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes( b5 V/ A' z& Z; a, n
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Japanese aircraft
& V8 z& N( s" M% A6 y s A6M2 Zero x 9. T& R* U' ?7 P
G4M1 Betty x 10
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' z% {& o7 s1 p: ]No Japanese losses4 ]) I) ]7 G7 M' D7 o) g7 v
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Allied Ships6 G. M7 ?4 j* z
DD Hatfield, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk% {5 Y/ v0 k; H0 A# z/ [
DD Henley, on fire, heavy damage
/ `0 D9 C% t, e$ z6 a DD Kane* Z( u, ^ ?5 y2 T' z
X z$ [# J( X( k( Q S7 UAircraft Attacking:% H2 W8 |3 P! n
10 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet' {6 e- X' S$ Y+ R9 D5 R
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo |