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!- m K1 P* w8 Y* M
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Suva at 132,160, Range 8,000 Yards
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CL Yubari, Shell hits 33, and is sunk
. f- U c' W) O: A7 f DD Yayoi
: I0 }& H" R$ \ DD Satsuki5 C9 x* c3 j. X2 F, I* h: ?. Z5 z% T
DD Kuretake, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
* ]3 d! M/ j. b" s- E8 h5 _5 g& ` DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 1 V* ]7 ^+ s: } }
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CA Houston, Shell hits 1
1 j0 [& \5 h1 B% n2 f0 j* ? CA Pensacola, Shell hits 1
& [ i+ L6 h A r+ @& W: P1 a CA New Orleans' n! ]7 \9 m( |+ p& s; A7 [
CA Cornwall, Shell hits 2
O2 @. p: W' I/ X1 W; j8 |4 Z CA Exeter
4 o3 P, K! G/ s, a8 n5 D: u CL De Ruyter
3 |6 O* F: O5 ]" w* J# K9 p CL Tromp
" {" U( {2 k/ |- B1 e CL Glasgow7 f* O) \; y( I$ U- V2 F/ q
CL Raleigh3 ~/ N8 X( F$ f4 b) d6 \* @) J% v8 Q
CL Marblehead0 ]" H& ^9 i6 u/ }" W7 s
DD Sims8 u p5 J9 U& E0 w" t
DD Hughes
5 _- g4 U% M- x8 K DD Anderson, Shell hits 1% f( b. Q- w: f4 P/ W' r5 V
DD Hammann, Shell hits 2, heavy fires- s6 G. {+ g) A5 o G$ s/ L
DD Henley& \0 E( n& q; P* l. s& s
DD Patterson
6 h- ~# E8 r# ]# R5 m, h DD Hull
% P" g! |+ @: a6 r! G5 n DD Humphreys- i; N J% o/ [
DD Gilmer
' j* _, \2 K! N1 o DD Hatfield0 u5 e: S& h$ a0 @% V% f1 Y1 _
DD Kane9 u2 h! T/ }6 f9 A7 ~9 M/ L; j* u4 k
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7 n/ P& E0 O! ~" k) qTF 312 encounters mine field at Suva (132,160)! x5 |) ^2 o8 n7 O' ~3 d" T. e
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; u# D4 P- d9 `( a" V* w$ J DD Hatfield, Mine hits 1, on fire
1 t' P, @; ?6 }# `9 f, D& b DD Hull, Mine hits 1, heavy damage
+ u( y3 o5 }2 A DD Henley, Mine hits 1
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- ^5 n7 x) r( V8 b" p4 eDay Time Surface Combat, near Suva at 132,161, Range 18,000 Yards
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, z3 }' X/ `5 C6 K4 b9 X DD Yayoi
/ q* I% Z. ^1 W& K6 X: }: { DD Satsuki, Shell hits 1, on fire$ ?4 }4 a. r! ]+ \
DD Kuretake, on fire
# C$ h( A* `1 x6 d DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 18 x4 i# t8 e5 x9 _! z2 C# f
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Allied Ships
6 y$ j) S) P/ R/ g' N7 N2 T DD Hammann, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
9 D! v7 D; U3 k* v: d/ e4 w3 ]: g DD Henley, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage2 g- s% I& f7 f* a
DD Hatfield, on fire, heavy damage
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! z- v/ \5 V4 h, }: E% ^% UMorning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 135,163
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Weather in hex: Overcast0 B& N/ t2 s/ M, _: c# P$ }
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Raid detected at 1 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. v8 g+ s/ ^0 I( Y8 F9 ~
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes
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$ [+ n. @# E! }# }+ EJapanese aircraft" q# Q: _2 n. T) X
A6M2 Zero x 93 c' a# t/ D2 Q
G4M1 Betty x 10/ t" y' j7 y) Z5 u& g
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No Japanese losses% B1 M3 ~5 b( T; O! f
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Allied Ships
0 [. i+ O$ _2 k* N( N DD Hatfield, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk4 v4 i/ g0 f2 h* \- J5 s/ ~
DD Henley, on fire, heavy damage- j+ Q: F5 [# B; v2 h* y
DD Kane
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Aircraft Attacking:
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Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo |