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!- g! R1 Q' ]' u! r! U! b% T- d
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- ?( M5 F$ D6 S* ~Night Time Surface Combat, near Suva at 132,160, Range 8,000 Yards
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Z; m4 X# [; |2 b; y, B! W& t c CL Yubari, Shell hits 33, and is sunk1 o/ x' S4 c) W1 {1 ^7 O
DD Yayoi
# T, }/ Q2 N5 C6 f% n. G DD Satsuki
; q: j) N5 X2 ^" B& o" n. y2 D$ P DD Kuretake, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
$ W. [# t! m9 d' O: v DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 18 u: J" E: m' u7 t) s7 U
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Allied Ships7 r& B6 h: R U
CA Houston, Shell hits 1
w8 ^& W/ G# c# l* F& k5 O CA Pensacola, Shell hits 1; u8 j- d% @; V7 y8 ~1 A4 k
CA New Orleans4 {& `; F" m3 q
CA Cornwall, Shell hits 2$ q" z, z3 n& v* I
CA Exeter
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CL Tromp9 ]% o0 }" u. `: c" ^3 e' w* y$ w
CL Glasgow
6 z4 S4 m; Y+ T& k, Y8 K CL Raleigh z5 s# K( X) ?% `) C' ]
CL Marblehead- X3 Q c3 p- T# E
DD Sims# a" ^7 R# a7 u- V! V# Y1 ~, f
DD Hughes! }3 n" W* J0 y" {
DD Anderson, Shell hits 1
7 H# V4 d4 q8 @, z6 e- O DD Hammann, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
$ e- L) h# q) E5 F6 A DD Henley- ?( R/ \: V' H! v( b- Q X& j
DD Patterson
! A: ~ u5 s$ `3 D DD Hull
3 N5 c: B2 x4 U) x; V; M' e1 { DD Humphreys
- L0 D: Z4 V; @5 W6 x DD Gilmer
4 \- b9 x& @1 z0 J DD Hatfield
$ R& \: o. `: F; d+ m& J DD Kane6 i- @+ P' B2 T8 M! X5 N; w
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) H" O' c! r" STF 312 encounters mine field at Suva (132,160)9 W& q$ x) V7 x# T
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DD Hatfield, Mine hits 1, on fire: J, E0 T; X- U/ j3 b- z. m; I
DD Hull, Mine hits 1, heavy damage
( S' b5 ]3 a) [ DD Henley, Mine hits 1& \5 z7 |9 t) e
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Suva at 132,161, Range 18,000 Yards& |0 P- ]" A( i; d2 V
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+ O) ^0 h3 A, Y6 K% N1 d1 K DD Yayoi
) A' J# g" `, P, C: y5 U DD Satsuki, Shell hits 1, on fire+ }+ [5 M4 P a U9 e4 }, r
DD Kuretake, on fire
* v7 ]: I$ a) |/ m* l DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 1
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Allied Ships
+ b/ ?2 R9 ^0 ]) [& U A/ }( D- D DD Hammann, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
5 l2 o/ K F& V/ h5 T- Z9 ?2 [3 q DD Henley, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage( e" r" E0 y8 G( H
DD Hatfield, on fire, heavy damage+ h; `8 o! U! m1 Y4 q5 S
DD Kane5 M* C. s4 ?6 V
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0 K5 b) U3 ?5 Q; M5 g2 ?# o* NMorning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 135,163
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Weather in hex: Overcast+ |+ t2 s, z: [, k
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Raid detected at 1 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.+ F5 |2 Z+ V4 ]4 \( K9 Q
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes; @/ n& Z+ x0 o9 [5 _0 M3 \
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Japanese aircraft0 _) s( W8 r p \3 h
A6M2 Zero x 9
8 I Y( r1 e' U$ u G4M1 Betty x 10
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No Japanese losses8 g( z4 F$ G7 n+ _) g( n
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Allied Ships
2 c7 V( P& n' s# P* L# ^ DD Hatfield, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
/ B* |: G: G4 I DD Henley, on fire, heavy damage9 r: d! _0 Z: ], Q# _
DD Kane( y/ x" O$ X" T2 ]* g N. l6 P
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Aircraft Attacking:
; Y+ F/ Y( Y# a8 P 10 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet" J: o: |7 U9 i( j6 Y; d
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo |