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!/ L; Z- K j2 i9 y* R
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Suva at 132,160, Range 8,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships6 C# h) S @" Y8 @
CL Yubari, Shell hits 33, and is sunk
1 T! i9 W$ P# u+ z4 y# h. G+ k DD Yayoi. {" K+ A7 @- _& F
DD Satsuki+ G% k) |& F5 f3 j6 Q; F2 M
DD Kuretake, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
" `: H( b2 H3 b4 |# R7 w DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 1( ?; |8 T6 W" J. M+ c- M
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CA Houston, Shell hits 19 K" ^ ]6 K! O% N& l) [' o
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 1+ s+ k7 g( W) J2 i
CA New Orleans
3 h" n; x! p, \. t: P# o8 z/ m CA Cornwall, Shell hits 29 o' c- }3 T7 z R
CA Exeter. o& X. c: R& S3 }. u- F) w$ w4 V
CL De Ruyter
2 N, V# O9 z3 d3 h. T CL Tromp
& Z1 u$ H4 G L3 A) V! P CL Glasgow& R2 M+ ~) I2 q" L$ _7 ^6 f
CL Raleigh. v8 R8 N1 U/ _. V. G* ~" Q
CL Marblehead# |" v1 T% |' J( X, L$ s
DD Sims, R* j2 a8 q; b- Y) U8 b% W
DD Hughes
8 U2 P( l0 J" i: M DD Anderson, Shell hits 1- ?# I0 i. F7 q& q% J3 H
DD Hammann, Shell hits 2, heavy fires( R. J, w0 |- E
DD Henley% o( O. q8 E! K
DD Patterson
' n# Q2 B: {% l/ G0 ?- ? DD Hull
7 P0 P7 Y" p( ?4 i DD Humphreys0 s% Z- F( g; n2 M; a) W
DD Gilmer
4 {* Q; m; b$ e6 V" U DD Hatfield
: X* @% W$ N) L0 e8 @$ H DD Kane
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TF 312 encounters mine field at Suva (132,160)8 m7 t& H& w- L
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DD Hatfield, Mine hits 1, on fire$ c& d' ]- \& G! z$ o' B/ c
DD Hull, Mine hits 1, heavy damage
' h9 n0 e! f/ j; E DD Henley, Mine hits 1( ?, j8 h, Q r, Z; v$ q
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Suva at 132,161, Range 18,000 Yards
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DD Yayoi1 b' N. z" l# X# Q
DD Satsuki, Shell hits 1, on fire
8 C0 _& l5 Q2 i3 v% s' s- j DD Kuretake, on fire- P- Z3 Y. O5 I- p6 l- y, x5 z7 d
DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 1
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Allied Ships
2 ~" M5 f) K% Q4 ^. B DD Hammann, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
; @' I& v+ d/ d, z8 O9 o! f6 S& m9 {. o DD Henley, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
5 W" O4 M8 |. P3 e DD Hatfield, on fire, heavy damage
9 T; E' f# o" _1 p. p, H DD Kane6 e/ j1 {+ F& a* k
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 135,163# S7 f- ?& e X+ ^& V
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Weather in hex: Overcast# `: z4 Z' ~. R+ [, }8 W C
, W8 p! }. n/ I# b& d6 C* _Raid detected at 1 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
# x* K% M; c3 W) {8 `: hEstimated time to target is 0 minutes8 s/ q6 [( h2 d
% j' J$ j, {7 p" r2 {1 _( i6 LJapanese aircraft4 g3 d0 Z) A3 z; G
A6M2 Zero x 9. ?+ i. z# T( K6 ?1 ^3 y
G4M1 Betty x 10
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No Japanese losses8 K: Y( [6 L0 W, m
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DD Hatfield, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk) c0 ^+ F/ D2 x5 G- J* ~; C
DD Henley, on fire, heavy damage8 k6 {& j* H' M% s" v* {
DD Kane: a$ a4 D6 ?/ i, \) q
( l- v3 J7 }% l: b7 k1 Y. RAircraft Attacking:
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, U. S& i) M# A* g. R& X2 Q Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo |