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!7 G0 f# \% \9 Y% o5 @
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l3 o3 C# |" J9 T( E% S2 G: DNight Time Surface Combat, near Suva at 132,160, Range 8,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
+ y1 V) d; y- t s$ [( s: d CL Yubari, Shell hits 33, and is sunk
$ D/ B6 |" |2 N* h DD Yayoi
/ _* B. k! W. L/ n DD Satsuki+ v8 @+ g, k8 p2 e4 l
DD Kuretake, Shell hits 2, heavy fires* x1 ]: z9 T: @+ X1 `1 O) s
DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 14 N- r) D2 l* Q$ I
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Allied Ships
7 g+ @- Y: d% b1 \% @ CA Houston, Shell hits 1
& c; M4 H* {; _/ I CA Pensacola, Shell hits 1
7 n$ q" `* P9 A/ e CA New Orleans
' f5 e$ Y) d0 o3 r9 q% F4 h& ^; V CA Cornwall, Shell hits 20 ?5 l# ^& t3 N8 b1 i; t$ \6 h
CA Exeter3 k' h2 B6 V5 {6 J) [* r
CL De Ruyter+ n" {5 B! S. L( }3 U
CL Tromp4 Q& Y( f/ V* y( ^8 T6 o0 V
CL Glasgow
# C, A' R# W' j7 Z) _7 ^ o" u) l CL Raleigh
3 u4 g- Z3 i) f2 r4 d CL Marblehead( Z, N8 M3 h4 X
DD Sims5 c N7 K( Z" O# r( ?
DD Hughes
9 z8 u! u" t& i# Y, Q DD Anderson, Shell hits 1
% c( ~0 Y1 _5 X& W0 O DD Hammann, Shell hits 2, heavy fires. t1 _% \& c8 @& y/ k x
DD Henley
8 q0 m6 X, T$ V9 o4 B DD Patterson5 n; I# G% \' J: @+ L6 v7 v, c
DD Hull
" |6 A) M& F' R; W7 z( ?' \/ I DD Humphreys
/ H/ x# v, L3 ]( E x DD Gilmer, X' V6 n' s# |' A. f0 S
DD Hatfield0 U: I7 m( x/ u8 I5 U% L3 e# K
DD Kane6 E) X: ^" W: z1 x! k
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( g/ s1 Y) x$ E0 X5 A! e$ o* BTF 312 encounters mine field at Suva (132,160)
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DD Hatfield, Mine hits 1, on fire
# c) v; v+ E/ I( Z1 a) u DD Hull, Mine hits 1, heavy damage
: F& V" `5 B. W' F DD Henley, Mine hits 1
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Suva at 132,161, Range 18,000 Yards
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d0 N+ u$ C$ ? DD Yayoi
0 F( q$ p: Y4 q. n. k DD Satsuki, Shell hits 1, on fire
) s) @+ S. v6 y' S' H$ ?( b DD Kuretake, on fire
. y+ Y1 I- X8 Y. y: T: E; \: r+ C% k( z DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 1: a% L4 B; o8 q% S8 K
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Allied Ships3 v' P$ f6 e H. [- _( o
DD Hammann, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
0 ~. K+ c3 m. J DD Henley, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage6 a2 h- ^9 \" L: J, d
DD Hatfield, on fire, heavy damage
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0 i6 ]5 r! |; |# U% ^& EMorning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 135,163! P5 x. B, s7 }: a2 b2 @
9 o, N- M" `0 `$ W& vWeather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 1 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
D7 z$ _- Y# W6 ~+ A/ LEstimated time to target is 0 minutes
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* A, D7 i4 G0 Z7 yJapanese aircraft, O4 L+ a* r/ j$ z" ?: M! N+ U4 C
A6M2 Zero x 9: p: m, O% Q9 G# z: S, Z& S
G4M1 Betty x 10
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6 ?: F9 b1 J; s2 A8 Q* GNo Japanese losses3 t0 ]) k0 @, V. C9 F$ X2 _
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DD Hatfield, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
3 V }) @8 R) Q, ^ DD Henley, on fire, heavy damage. n4 H5 I# D4 t y
DD Kane
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Aircraft Attacking:: o, F& B, I: }' P, s2 V: O
10 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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