The IJN decides to charge in with the Eighth Fleet, against the USN fleet several times larger.Big Sis Choukai's making a huge historical night assault?!I wanna be there!Gotta have CLs for a torpedo battle!However, due to the number of years since her manufacturing, she was thought to be unfit, and her participation was declined...First Battle of the Solomon Sea (AKA Battle of Savo Island)
Summary on Tenryu-chanTatsuta was deployed elsewhere during this time.18th Squadron sits down in the hallway outside where the operations meeting (which they were not invited to) was held, refusing to budge.No no no!
If you're goin' on night battles,
don't take me off the roster!
Waaaah!Kick, thrashBow, bowAll right, fine.They somehow manage to get their participation through.
With the Yomiuri Shimbun crew onboard, they set sail.Take a good one for me, will ya.Choukai also had four correspondents onboard.During night-time enemy recon formations, she takes the lead alongside Yuubari.I'm first up!Aww yeah!The Tenryu crew are all prepped and ready, fully intent on making the charge!
But when they do, they go line abreast with Choukai in the lead...Choukai herself takin' the lead!
That's a helluva determination!Tenryu was set to go in sixth-in-line.And so...All ships, move in!Round 1Round 2It's a destroyer!FlashPerhaps out of spite of being called baggage, she valiantly engages her searchlight.Fire!
Fire!Hit!That thing's sunk, it's gone!BashBy the way, the target was actually
a Heavy Cruiser
(wasn't sunk)The gyro compass malfunctions due to the shock of the gun recoil!Can't tell the coordinates!BOOFAw shit!
Damn, okay, let's follow Sis Furutaka!!TurnOhThis way? Must be this wayChoukaiAobaKinugasaKakoWow?WowWOWWith Furutaka diverting trying to evade an enemy ship,
formation is split upBut thanks to that, they're able to attack from both sides!Another Destroyer!!She's already hit by Sis ChoukaiAll right, fire up the searchlight again!!FIRE!
FIRE!BOOM
BOOMBut the target was once again
a Heavy CruiserThe battle soon ends.
While Choukai suffered 34 deaths (and if including the return trip, Kako was also sunk),
the USN suffered 4 CAs sunk, 1 CA heavily damaged, 2 DDs moderate damaged.
The IJN was able to muster up a victory the Americans called it
One of the worst defeats in the USN's history.I WIN!!Tenryu-chan!!
What happened to your eye?!Cool right?
Look scary?You'll die! Seriously, you keep up like that you'll die!By the way, Tenryu managed to damage one of her two searchlights during this engagement.YuubariTenryuuFurutaka
The IJN decides to charge in with the Eighth Fleet, against the USN fleet several times larger.
Big Sis Choukai's making a huge historical night assault?!
I wanna be there!
Gotta have CLs for a torpedo battle!
However, due to the number of years since her manufacturing, she was thought to be unfit, and her participation was declined...
First Battle of the Solomon Sea (AKA Battle of Savo Island)
Summary on Tenryu-chan
Tatsuta was deployed elsewhere during this time.
18th Squadron sits down in the hallway outside where the operations meeting (which they were not invited to) was held, refusing to budge.
No no no!
If you're goin' on night battles,
don't take me off the roster!
Waaaah!
Kick, thrash
Bow, bow
All right, fine.
They somehow manage to get their participation through.
With the Yomiuri Shimbun crew onboard, they set sail.
Take a good one for me, will ya.
Choukai also had four correspondents onboard.
During night-time enemy recon formations, she takes the lead alongside Yuubari.
I'm first up!
Aww yeah!
The Tenryu crew are all prepped and ready, fully intent on making the charge!
But when they do, they go line abreast with Choukai in the lead...
Choukai herself takin' the lead!
That's a helluva determination!
Tenryu was set to go in sixth-in-line.
And so...
All ships, move in!
Round 1
Round 2
It's a destroyer!
Flash
Perhaps out of spite of being called baggage, she valiantly engages her searchlight.
Fire!
Fire!
Hit!
That thing's sunk, it's gone!
Bash
By the way, the target was actually
a Heavy Cruiser
(wasn't sunk)
The gyro compass malfunctions due to the shock of the gun recoil!
Can't tell the coordinates!
BOOF
Aw shit!
Damn, okay, let's follow Sis Furutaka!!
Turn
Oh
This way? Must be this way
Choukai
Aoba
Kinugasa
Kako
Wow?
Wow
WOW
With Furutaka diverting trying to evade an enemy ship,
formation is split up
But thanks to that, they're able to attack from both sides!
Another Destroyer!!
She's already hit by Sis Choukai
All right, fire up the searchlight again!!
FIRE!
FIRE!
BOOM
BOOM
But the target was once again
a Heavy Cruiser
The battle soon ends.
While Choukai suffered 34 deaths (and if including the return trip, Kako was also sunk),
the USN suffered 4 CAs sunk, 1 CA heavily damaged, 2 DDs moderate damaged.
The IJN was able to muster up a victory the Americans called it
One of the worst defeats in the USN's history.
I WIN!!
Tenryu-chan!!
What happened to your eye?!
Cool right?
Look scary?
You'll die! Seriously, you keep up like that you'll die!
By the way, Tenryu managed to damage one of her two searchlights during this engagement.
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