Published On Dec 21, 2023
Four Japanese destroyers are racing into the Vella Gulf in the Solomon islands, on a supply mission to an isolated island garrison. Suddenly, from the darkness ahead of them come the silhouettes of American destroyers, then the sightings of torpedoes surging towards them. A few devastating minutes later, the Japanese ships would lie in ruins, as a devastating ambush played out.
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0:00 - August 6th 1943
0:35 - The Battle for the Central Solomons
3:00 - The Tokyo Express
6:38 - The Battle of Vella Gulf
10:35 - Counting the Cost
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Sources:
Hara, Tameichi (2007) [1961]. Japanese Destroyer Captain. Annapolis: Naval Institute.
Mark Stille, US Destroyer vs IJN Destroyer: The Pacific 1943