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!2 w/ m0 N5 W3 r; Y" g: a# `( c 
 
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Suva at 132,160, Range 8,000 Yards( P* R; }3 ~2 |( g8 T 
 
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      CL Yubari, Shell hits 33, and is sunk) e6 o4 D- }$ S+ ` 
      DD Yayoi5 Z5 R9 b3 V2 ~4 k8 c 
      DD Satsuki8 B/ }( l+ T2 `3 N 
      DD Kuretake, Shell hits 2,  heavy fires- D% M# C& k; _+ C 
      DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 1 
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( p9 I6 U9 Q, p' }1 c6 _6 ]4 H1 i# b      CA Houston, Shell hits 1 
# S3 }7 Q5 p5 y/ P      CA Pensacola, Shell hits 1 
1 K) \. r  I. w2 |; f      CA New Orleans 
& Z4 S, d( D; L( Q) R# }: W3 [8 i0 x" k      CA Cornwall, Shell hits 2 
3 M6 e0 E0 @, `$ Z- d: o      CA Exeter 
5 [1 u) h- ?, A- b6 _0 b' _% m$ u      CL De Ruyter 
" }3 V$ q- I9 q& D! e& _+ H0 s% q  S      CL Tromp8 W7 Z: }+ {6 Y9 W9 j  B 
      CL Glasgow 
3 [- P2 r# J3 h1 m+ G      CL Raleigh 
' j( w; X0 Y0 t      CL Marblehead 
7 T) y: [: R/ N5 p      DD Sims 
; `, u" A0 Z+ K3 `% g. W+ f      DD Hughes 
3 b( U* ^0 G) ~& C! E      DD Anderson, Shell hits 1 
2 b4 y1 x* t, g% ]      DD Hammann, Shell hits 2,  heavy fires! N+ Y+ m, K& E" s, w. [4 e! {. c6 l 
      DD Henley 
, J+ z  A; q( z  \& ?9 n3 \      DD Patterson$ D* k, q4 Z- ?8 e; }- w 
      DD Hull 
6 u9 ?7 T0 s2 ]6 N- u      DD Humphreys3 b2 D5 ]1 f* {  D 
      DD Gilmer 
2 [1 ~* ?# a+ X% Q; k+ g* J      DD Hatfield 
! L# F$ }# Q) }- Q; q3 r$ |% ]; W      DD Kane% w6 v' s7 A" w 
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TF 312 encounters mine field at Suva (132,160) 
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Allied Ships5 K" Q; h8 |0 `& F$ i* d 
      DD Hatfield, Mine hits 1,  on fire% s6 r( g* j3 @. B5 C8 e 
      DD Hull, Mine hits 1,  heavy damage' v+ ?! z5 w; H9 V3 p. O3 t/ V. { 
      DD Henley, Mine hits 1( u3 N3 R, L% G  c* ` 
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Suva at 132,161, Range 18,000 Yards 
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( h$ b0 j; r* d+ Y9 [      DD Yayoi9 @7 [& c3 \. N8 a 
      DD Satsuki, Shell hits 1,  on fire 
( O. @: Z2 R- Q, C5 k4 ]. w  }' R      DD Kuretake,  on fire; A) i8 m9 r* B( R 
      DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 1$ {& C5 Z& a- l' |6 R$ g 
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      DD Hammann, Shell hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage 
6 |' n* H1 g) c2 w2 H% F2 U      DD Henley, Shell hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage4 U& P3 b+ q+ J' r 
      DD Hatfield,  on fire,  heavy damage 
5 v" l% X+ H4 X3 J) G- L, H      DD Kane1 M4 K: B! g5 K8 s* f 
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 135,163 
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Weather in hex: Overcast9 o/ Q! x( O! q3 v% C 
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Raid detected at 1 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. 
. ^# Y, [4 ]+ U/ I% F! YEstimated time to target is 0 minutes 
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Japanese aircraft 
+ [8 l4 h. [8 Z3 b1 F/ R      A6M2 Zero x 9 
. ^) D$ m* V# o( O$ {      G4M1 Betty x 106 z: e+ H, S1 q& k: z 
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No Japanese losses" `  P4 [8 }; C- {, r0 Y. C% i 
 
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      DD Hatfield, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk 
$ ?' ]& Z" T+ d- {0 ^      DD Henley,  on fire,  heavy damage7 C7 F. e; y4 D- U! e6 J$ F 
      DD Kane4 S( r& j0 `7 M3 H. W. T 
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Aircraft Attacking:; H& b; X! U; U& L) X2 O& l 
      10 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet7 W" ^: |5 T* r. x/ t) j; P 
               Naval Attack:  1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo |