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English: Chart of the first phase of the second night engagement of the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, 23:17-23:30, November 14, 1942.

Key:

  • A- U.S. warship force: Washington, South Dakota, and four destroyers
  • B- Japanese destroyer Ayanami
  • C- Japanese light cruiser Sendai and destroyers Uranami and Shikinami
  • D- Japanese light cruiser Nagara and destroyers Shirayuki, Hastuyuki, Samidare, and Inazuma
  • E- Japanese bombardment force: battleship Kirishima, heavy cruisers Atago and Takao, and destroyers Asagumo and Teruzuki
Italiano: Prima fase dell'ingaggio della battaglia navale di Guadalcanal, dalle 23:17 alle 23:30 del 14 novembre. le linee rosse sono relative alle forze giapponesi, mentre quelle nere sono relative alle forze statunitensi.
  • A - corazzate USA Washington e South Dakota più quattro cacciatorpediniere
  • B - cacciatorpediniere giapponese Ayanami
  • C - incrociatore leggero giapponese Sendai e cacciatorpediniere Uranami e Shikinami
  • D - incrociatore leggero giapponese Nagara e cacciatorpediniere Shirayuki, Hastuyuki, Samidare, e Inazuma
  • E - forza da bombardamento giapponese: corazzata Kirishima, incrociatori pesanti Atago e Takao e cacciatorpediniere Asagumo e Terezuki
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Source Own work based on: GuadalcanalMapNov14.gif + Apart from the slightly misplaced track for the Kirishima group steaming into Savo Island, the map conforms to one on Frank, Richard B. (1990) Guadalcanal: The Definitive Account of the Landmark Battle, Marmondsworth: Penguin Books, p. 474 ISBN: 978-0-14-016561-6.
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