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!! v6 H& m: V- I$ H; k 
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. r$ s. j( A: }Night Time Surface Combat, near Suva at 132,160, Range 8,000 Yards" z9 S- Q  R2 j9 c3 u% `  \6 P# { 
 
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; Z8 _, k% S, h: T  p/ C      CL Yubari, Shell hits 33, and is sunk7 E5 g' O; \1 R6 ]: @" L 
      DD Yayoi* k1 ]% D8 \: ^- H, L 
      DD Satsuki2 ~. Q& M8 _/ a3 B 
      DD Kuretake, Shell hits 2,  heavy fires 
  u* x$ E- _, T      DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 1, X1 M; a/ a# M7 ~' J: {7 q- n 
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Allied Ships 
% z5 K9 c# u. ]      CA Houston, Shell hits 19 e% X6 p! e/ _ 
      CA Pensacola, Shell hits 1 
) o7 Z- _1 x! h8 A0 {      CA New Orleans 
8 n7 A) ^, Z8 B% i1 Q      CA Cornwall, Shell hits 2. z) d, j9 @( r$ P& ]8 w2 F+ q 
      CA Exeter 
- U2 g: {4 K  c0 F' t9 r+ B2 G0 y( e      CL De Ruyter- Y. @, t9 S, ?) a  K, ~ 
      CL Tromp 
' j; x+ g; O6 C      CL Glasgow 
4 R& L' S/ G4 o3 o$ a8 v% S      CL Raleigh 
4 ~: j; j9 I, A. V$ x: I9 x      CL Marblehead2 k; z3 u/ r* M3 N 
      DD Sims7 {+ m! x3 ~) f; F 
      DD Hughes( _* n8 i) Y7 x, m. S7 s 
      DD Anderson, Shell hits 15 Y) O' v$ y: Y3 ]$ V1 F 
      DD Hammann, Shell hits 2,  heavy fires 
) u( n+ Y$ h6 Z, H+ @+ J      DD Henley 
  Z' p$ @: j1 \: X      DD Patterson4 r) J) A; e  S7 p+ c 
      DD Hull: A; |7 l& }# {' F3 l% ^ 
      DD Humphreys 
# G, J' G9 O3 B1 W* K. s% s1 x# B      DD Gilmer 
1 |6 P% G3 q+ B% f& F      DD Hatfield+ A$ H+ B! u' X4 b  M 
      DD Kane7 ]; J5 e& b, R0 a/ U 
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TF 312 encounters mine field at Suva (132,160) 
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" B2 X7 P! j% j1 G* e3 L$ `/ v      DD Hatfield, Mine hits 1,  on fire 
+ d2 j9 W& s, u" \# w      DD Hull, Mine hits 1,  heavy damage 
; t# `/ F% {' A7 \      DD Henley, Mine hits 1; x9 a- \: ?0 {3 u+ R! V 
 
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Suva at 132,161, Range 18,000 Yards3 X6 C9 b( f5 D  r! O 
 
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      DD Yayoi; r9 B  Y3 N2 t' g$ r 
      DD Satsuki, Shell hits 1,  on fire 
$ H, {/ u- `: m/ B2 r' G      DD Kuretake,  on fire 
8 E5 H( s& M. A      DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 1 
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* Q& `4 W9 n) f5 w. s      DD Hammann, Shell hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage 
) q2 N/ _( `" D# {8 I      DD Henley, Shell hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage( Q- L  R2 A8 P 
      DD Hatfield,  on fire,  heavy damage 
6 I4 n$ [0 W4 x! U! M      DD Kane! ~# A3 k1 \3 v3 \; `+ j 
 
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 135,163 
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Weather in hex: Overcast 
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Raid detected at 1 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. 
0 i4 T7 y' X5 k5 B0 Q% m5 ?Estimated time to target is 0 minutes2 S( \4 j9 l2 A+ |3 ~5 Q& |- d; } 
 
9 f, T1 D& ^& S6 E4 n( zJapanese aircraft 
$ f1 V2 L4 Z# S: U& }- r% f      A6M2 Zero x 9 
9 Q( [- _2 U4 }6 `7 ]+ O      G4M1 Betty x 10 
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- ^& O- u1 M1 w/ g      DD Hatfield, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk: |4 F1 P# T; ~: y- i0 B1 g8 {2 L 
      DD Henley,  on fire,  heavy damage4 Q. d/ W( k' w+ x/ t$ k1 H5 W 
      DD Kane8 K- s7 p9 V  p( O- | 
 
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      10 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet 
5 Z5 @* j3 R* Y- |* V               Naval Attack:  1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo |