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!  T. Z: W& P1 W 
 
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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$ V8 i+ A; U1 ?' {( Q" b) J 
      DD Yayoi 
- }' \( v" o8 ^* @" e+ e- v      DD Satsuki 
% d+ c. [* x2 Q9 I) H      DD Kuretake, Shell hits 2,  heavy fires, x6 s% }: K! P# b+ g5 u  D' @; U 
      DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 1 
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      CA Houston, Shell hits 1 
% l* l1 h3 A( c6 n1 [5 R      CA Pensacola, Shell hits 1 
# Q. O" S3 v. T  E      CA New Orleans 
2 T; z* M0 h- O$ a* X      CA Cornwall, Shell hits 2 
, j* c: u+ b# P% `# j# }' i      CA Exeter3 n9 q  f2 w2 C6 E 
      CL De Ruyter 
6 }/ A2 y6 n( C9 O" V      CL Tromp+ H! O# E0 z4 U 
      CL Glasgow. r3 h; k, f! @ 
      CL Raleigh% V" S2 ]' v( n8 ]* z3 R 
      CL Marblehead9 B' T" ~* w$ h6 I: w! ~9 P 
      DD Sims0 G9 W( m7 @% B% n8 Y* ~& F 
      DD Hughes 
4 h8 O3 F0 z+ I5 z* B& D      DD Anderson, Shell hits 1, s/ C( F! s& y2 P! s& S* A' F' ?9 U# y 
      DD Hammann, Shell hits 2,  heavy fires- A3 M' n8 ~7 k. a5 Z8 T. G 
      DD Henley- u  p6 `/ y' t! i 
      DD Patterson# I3 V" B& F/ f7 p% c8 U$ Z/ ?8 u 
      DD Hull9 ^- _  g  M. o# ~* B) P 
      DD Humphreys. `3 F8 b$ {& v- Y- |' ]: h  Q( C 
      DD Gilmer. L; V0 |) r9 I8 i  L3 M 
      DD Hatfield- J2 c: E  E, S& J3 t& J 
      DD Kane 
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TF 312 encounters mine field at Suva (132,160) 
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      DD Hatfield, Mine hits 1,  on fire 
( [  O1 ^: _/ |$ d# K6 j) y8 ^      DD Hull, Mine hits 1,  heavy damage4 x/ h( o" ^+ b 
      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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Japanese Ships 
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      DD Satsuki, Shell hits 1,  on fire+ |* K' U: r5 G. y* f$ b 
      DD Kuretake,  on fire 
0 d3 ~5 F! Z/ l- N      DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 1 
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      DD Hammann, Shell hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage 
6 R7 Z4 `& l& D6 q9 @      DD Henley, Shell hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage 
3 j" N  U7 W' ^& b* b* H6 _+ g. `      DD Hatfield,  on fire,  heavy damage8 O5 [/ @8 }+ L" a. J) @ 
      DD Kane 
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 135,1639 K. z( Q# E( @! j& ~, V 
 
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+ Z: M; I1 _3 z0 kRaid detected at 1 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.4 f, v  d# x$ n9 `! s- W 
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes 
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Japanese aircraft 
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      G4M1 Betty x 100 L2 R7 F8 x0 L% }2 G3 Q 
 
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      DD Hatfield, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk# o! t6 T- D0 N0 y* i: L 
      DD Henley,  on fire,  heavy damage  K4 I4 N" R; b4 ~4 o5 z 
      DD Kane 
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      10 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet 
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