The Battle of the 2nd Guadalcanal, November 14/15, 1942. On the map, you
see the 4 American DDs and 2 BBs(a) chasing the Sendai(B). IJN DDs are
running after launching(C).
Kondo(D) is rounding
Savo Island(e). Guadalcanal(f), Tassafaronga Point(g), and Florida Island(h)
define the battlefield.
The battle view shows
Nagara(I), Samidare(J),Hatsuyuki(K), and Ikazuchi(L) retiring to reform
for the next attack.
Now, Kondo has Kirishima
and 2 CAs to take on South Dakota. Plus, Long Lances are now being reloaded
by the specialized
Japanese automatic systems. It looks to be a bad hair day for the Americans.
Willis August
Lee takes the bait and pays the price.
You have achieved
what Nobutake Kondo only hoped for. The Washington has just taken 4 Long
Lances. At the moment this shot was taken, you see one of the fish
slamming into the Washington.
Here are the details:
Ikazuchi torpedo
ran 3 kyds,hitting Washington closing range Hatsuyuki torpedo ran 3 kyds,hitting
Washington closing range Samidare torpedo ran 3 kyds,hitting Washington
closing range At 2122 Washington:51 pound hit number 33 +++++++++Washington
13 inch belt armour resists 5 inch at 5 kyds. +++++++++Washington hit
obliquely ++++++++++++Washington: strikes belt At 2122 Washington:51 pound
hit number 34 +++++++++Washington 13 inch belt armour resists 5 inch at
5 kyds. +++++++++Washington hit obliquely ++++++++++++Washington: detonates
on belt Uranami torpedo ran 4 kyds,hitting Washington closing range
These are the transmissions from your ship's point of view.
THE HISTORICAL OUTCOME: The Japanese were able to exploit their mastery of the night combat;
but the superior gun-power of the US battleships recouped the initial
losses and sank the battleship Kirishima.
The Japanese sent
the old BB Kirishima, two heavy cruisers (Atago and Takao), two light
cruisers (Nagara and Sendai), and 9 destroyers to Guadalcanal. Their
mission to bombard Henderson Field. The Americans had two new battleships
(Washington and South Dakota) and four destroyers to stop the Japanese.
The Sendai and a destroyer(s) came under BB fire at around 2315 hours
with no result. A few minutes later the Nagara and 4 destroyers
engaged the American DDs. Three American DDs were sunk and the fourth
was severely damaged. The BBs fired on the Nagara without result.
The Japanese in turn launched over 30 long lance torpedoes also with no
result. Then the South Dakota was illuminated by a DD and was fired
at by shell and torpedo. No torpedoes hit but many shells did and
the South Dakota was seriously damaged. About this time the Washington
opened fire at around 8.5 kyds. She hit the Kirishima with nine
16 inch shells and over forty 5 inch shells. All in less than 10
minutes. The Kirishima was a flaming wreck. There was another
failed torpedo attack by the Japanese and then the battle was over.
The Kirishima and 1 Destroyer was scuttled and the bombardment cancelled.
The Americans had lost 3 DDs and the South Dakota was hurt.
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