The Battle of Tassafaronga 1942 - US Heavy Cruisers chase down the Japanese Destroyers - Animated

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The Japanese supply situation on Guadalcanal is getting serious. The Imperial Japanese Navy attempt a supply run to troops on the island using Destroyers, but the US Navy is waiting.

Written by @Drachinifel

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[jcaesarromans]

Fun fact (from drachs video) after the New Orleans had her bow blown off, she collided with the still floating bow, technically making her the only ship to have rammed herself.

[ShadySheev]

"What is our torpedo range?"
-"I don't know, Sir!"
"What is theirs, then?"
-"Certainly less, Sir!"

[lincolnlog]

Doesn’t matter how strong your force is if your leader is a smooth brain

[petsdinner]

The Japanese in basically every Guadalcanal naval battle: we have achieved a tactical victory but we'll be damned if we allow ourselves to gain any strategic advantage from it!

[draheim]

From Wikipedia: “Admiral Wright was awarded the Navy Cross for his performance in the battle, but was also reassigned to shore duty in Washington, DC.”

[PSL]

It’s amazing what incompetent admirals can do

[blitzy]

I would be so pissed if I were on those two destroyers ordered to tag along only to see that shitshow and get fired on by my friendlies at the very end of it all lmao

[kiafnnng]

My great grandfather was on the New Orleans when she took the torpedo in the bow that detonated the forward magazines. He was a loader on the port side 1.1in gun, above the bridge, and had thrown out his back earlier because of it. He was down in sickbay, which was in the bow, for a couple of days recuperating. As the battle started, the doctor in charge had ordered all the people who could move out. He was on his way out (he thought somewhere around or behind the barbette of turret #2) when the magazines went up. He said the blast threw him probably 20ft down the corridor, and knocked him out. What I’ll always remember from the story is he said the blast blew the shoes off his feet. He came too from one of his shipmates waking him up and carrying him further aft. He was ordered up on deck to help lighten the ship. When he got up on deck the entire forward part of the ship was a massive fireball and it was absolutely pandemonium all around. He said he distinctly remembered there being body parts all over the place. The rest of the night he helped throw anything that could go over the side. Apparently the adrenaline of the situation allowed him to go on like that for some time. He was medically discharged from the service in early 1943 when he got back stateside for treatment. He passed in 2013 at 92. But I’ve always though had that doctor not ordered those men out of sick bay when he did, that is it very likely I would not be writing this today.

[killtrigger]

There is an idiom that states: "If the enemy is within range, so are you. " Apparently no one told the admiral.

[Icedrake]

POV: You pressed the "match me with idiots" options in the public multiplayer game.

[Big_E_Soul_Fragment]

Bureau of Ordnance: The Japanese can't make good torpedoes.
*furiously tries to hide their own Mark 14 torpedoes*

[seattlesix]

And the terms ‘he who hesitates is lost’ and ‘baffle ‘em with bullshit’ are proven once again

[paulkinman]

Thank you for mentioning the Australian Coastwatchers. These guys were very much unsung heroes and almost everyone doesn’t know about them. They really suffered tropical diseases and poor conditions and we’re constantly hunted by the Japanese and if caught were always executed.

[gregorybrennan]

My Father was on the USS Honolulu. He was an enlisted salor who spent a lot of time on the Bridge. He had tremendous respect for its captain. It was of no surprise to him how the Honolulu fared compared to the other Crusers and how officers carriers were protected with a lie.

[ELCADAROSA]

Written by Drachinifel and animated by The Operations Room.
An excellent combination of talent! Well done!!

[sukositb]

When you have almost all advantage possible but still lost.

[themangix]

USS Honolulu be like: * FACEPALM * AM I THE ONLY ONE THINKING HERE?! SERIOUSLY WHAT THE HELL GUYS!

[spacemanjoe]

This is the naval embodiment of “SAMIR YOU’RE BREAKING THE CAR”

[SkilledOutdoorsman]

"Japanese could never build a torpedo as good as American weapons"
*looks at Type 93*
*looks at Mark 14*
Yeah, I see no problems with this statement

[prestonrau]

What I love about these videos is that they’re not only incredibly well made, but they also often cover little known battles.