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!/ d* w: t- t5 C4 M 
 
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Suva at 132,160, Range 8,000 Yards 
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Japanese Ships8 }$ f3 e) J6 B* g1 T# b# [% Y: { 
      CL Yubari, Shell hits 33, and is sunk 
: f0 f, ?7 \+ N+ _; `! T# x' a      DD Yayoi# A  c6 V( U; O- e+ F# {* m 
      DD Satsuki 
) _/ A* P% w! P8 S( W2 j      DD Kuretake, Shell hits 2,  heavy fires6 H0 |% s6 r( i1 Q0 u' l: ^' E 
      DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 10 [4 x0 i+ t. l: [ 
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Allied Ships 
0 H8 }7 O. h! {4 N' q% a      CA Houston, Shell hits 1' O2 Q+ D8 ^- L2 |' z& M: g7 n1 z 
      CA Pensacola, Shell hits 1 
7 P: p' D% S8 m( u) m4 J      CA New Orleans 
2 h$ n/ L$ f' X      CA Cornwall, Shell hits 2 
& Y- L7 }( V+ L* A; q7 f5 v      CA Exeter 
$ r  P1 n8 w6 f" V' `% Y  p, o# b      CL De Ruyter- \/ ]7 I6 A3 \; | 
      CL Tromp( B4 C9 U8 y0 A+ _+ H 
      CL Glasgow 
2 W0 u2 ]* x& P5 Y7 Q+ E  {      CL Raleigh 
  I# \/ A0 k3 o( r# D- G9 N      CL Marblehead/ K/ I! p. q( T0 ?4 n 
      DD Sims$ O7 Z0 A8 U1 u( k0 x, X/ G 
      DD Hughes 
. G/ |/ d5 f2 t  ~6 f4 |      DD Anderson, Shell hits 1& k9 j4 b/ J% @. {5 X 
      DD Hammann, Shell hits 2,  heavy fires 
' c+ y' V! N: C0 m( p. w9 p      DD Henley 
7 K9 }4 T# F2 T7 u- z( z0 \      DD Patterson  o; F8 h- ]1 V2 T6 k 
      DD Hull 
' `; w2 e0 `6 B, Q! n8 K. Q  w' o; W      DD Humphreys 
7 q7 g5 i# o0 |; ^5 a- r6 N      DD Gilmer 
6 E1 D9 {4 z! z6 y! U5 ?% _, B0 r      DD Hatfield( J0 U4 V: |9 l$ u" I: `- | 
      DD Kane/ [" j* X1 Q" p 
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TF 312 encounters mine field at Suva (132,160)& b5 ?; i( A4 v! D, N+ C 
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Allied Ships 
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' X1 w& D) z* H) S! j4 z      DD Hull, Mine hits 1,  heavy damage0 K( J3 ^4 e/ t6 q; ` 
      DD Henley, Mine hits 1 
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. x* S; _+ V* ^- ~. jDay Time Surface Combat, near Suva at 132,161, Range 18,000 Yards7 h3 K& B: b6 L$ t. D- a 
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Japanese Ships4 m2 X# h& ?$ I3 `# X! D  p8 D+ [ 
      DD Yayoi 
" l2 e" s; N0 t- R8 |- X      DD Satsuki, Shell hits 1,  on fire: w- B/ O. M- [4 X# ^ 
      DD Kuretake,  on fire 
- b/ \4 g/ A# R/ B* g  P      DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 1" s+ s1 E. R$ e( R& ~ 
 
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      DD Hammann, Shell hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage" p$ N6 q' L1 o- X 
      DD Henley, Shell hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage 
* S% Q3 v, N  q& j0 A' h      DD Hatfield,  on fire,  heavy damage& B4 T% r6 ]( l% [ 
      DD Kane 
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 135,1634 ^$ ?0 l# R0 ]+ H 
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Weather in hex: Overcast 
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Raid detected at 1 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.9 v- v) N  X6 ]) S/ V( [# } 
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes% r, b/ g  t6 `$ A, J 
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Japanese aircraft 
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      G4M1 Betty x 107 H" b  Y" k# q0 _' g, X" c& j 
 
. R! U3 Z8 y7 C+ u+ TNo Japanese losses 
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      DD Hatfield, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk 
1 b* v  l6 z, b$ g  z7 D9 Y      DD Henley,  on fire,  heavy damage3 q: T5 G# s% T" D* }0 A 
      DD Kane 
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5 G% m, x' p8 f# I' ?Aircraft Attacking: 
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