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' H+ }! T8 r' J5 w' V9 [$ X
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, O$ @% Q2 Y* q2 K6 d9 ~& XNight Time Surface Combat, near Suva at 132,160, Range 8,000 Yards% |) a; A6 s* |3 o" P2 v
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Japanese Ships/ l g$ D( z% M9 l9 ^
CL Yubari, Shell hits 33, and is sunk4 s M2 M: ~0 i
DD Yayoi3 K' U. Y- g! N( d/ O
DD Satsuki1 `# c) [ Q# q! G
DD Kuretake, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
3 X9 @1 F7 u& `; I DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 1
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Allied Ships8 `+ c, |/ B! _4 m
CA Houston, Shell hits 1
3 a) ]1 @& z: E- [9 F' } CA Pensacola, Shell hits 16 j, a+ U: o( P! K% d0 X
CA New Orleans
( h) A. G/ m2 g7 F( ]5 z1 K8 K! i CA Cornwall, Shell hits 2& h C' {" F; c
CA Exeter/ A! b! O N3 ]3 _6 v
CL De Ruyter
* A2 o" }) K5 P" _4 w) c CL Tromp% |/ |/ ? |9 g- h0 e
CL Glasgow/ m6 e5 ?) f: Z4 E4 b
CL Raleigh
- z$ Z$ k# A s/ q* U6 U CL Marblehead
q. H+ ]$ l! t) U4 b( a- \ DD Sims, H4 j/ d! P- M' ~4 l( A% ]) M
DD Hughes7 T* ?. [2 R, T' t8 X
DD Anderson, Shell hits 1
9 e8 x7 ]* Z( W: u8 y DD Hammann, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
( m+ W/ C/ ~ ^ DD Henley
! D, a1 K. x: [' i) ^/ d DD Patterson Q5 [5 d2 @6 a8 A
DD Hull; q4 g4 ?+ X; h; n( |
DD Humphreys
% [ L, e7 m& `( L' I DD Gilmer8 b2 J* l& |0 A, m" t+ j
DD Hatfield, L2 K4 K% R2 z O4 i
DD Kane
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TF 312 encounters mine field at Suva (132,160)
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DD Hatfield, Mine hits 1, on fire
/ c8 a1 `$ y9 G+ c/ {# U* r. E DD Hull, Mine hits 1, heavy damage) }/ J1 B- N7 x2 g7 o2 P: s
DD Henley, Mine hits 1
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Suva at 132,161, Range 18,000 Yards B; U2 C: i, ^, j7 X! z) b; U: V6 l! a
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6 u8 k& t+ i4 H0 g, ~ DD Yayoi
- ~5 Q% P6 x U" M% z& S DD Satsuki, Shell hits 1, on fire' z& h. N4 B2 B0 G: u
DD Kuretake, on fire1 ]8 J3 c, N4 {$ i% A
DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 1
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Allied Ships3 ~. ?0 K; s3 ^" d
DD Hammann, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
9 w: B6 q ?: p4 o9 l0 s DD Henley, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage3 K) O z# }3 n
DD Hatfield, on fire, heavy damage5 V" K5 }/ z; h+ g& t G
DD Kane$ N) o. O0 J2 T& ?4 C
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 135,1637 ^: l! n% @" F6 [1 D% O$ ^, C
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Weather in hex: Overcast9 }/ T4 P, J8 L1 }
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Raid detected at 1 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
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' t1 Y) O5 X1 q/ {, W& J5 oJapanese aircraft
" Y3 c3 n. b V# A% j A6M2 Zero x 9" m. M% t4 X* p' `# O: B
G4M1 Betty x 10
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Allied Ships
& @/ D6 [+ Z. b/ J DD Hatfield, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
9 ^$ e3 n( u6 r" l8 {+ s DD Henley, on fire, heavy damage
s2 z7 {9 ]" ~' z& D DD Kane( a. {3 p8 o3 a* {( P; \
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10 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
5 f$ ]4 v' q# T# f7 H c# D# o$ m7 P, ? Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo |