#05 Cruiser Night Action 0150.scn - WDS Guadalcanal

0140 13 November 1942. In November, the Japanese sent group after group against Guadalcanal in attempts to destroy the Americans there and reinforce their own forces. Vice Admiral Abe's force, including two battleships, was sent to Guadalcanal to bombard and completely destroy Henderson Field. However, upon arrival at Guadalcanal, it was met by a cruiser force, equipped with the latest radar and a wild melee ensued. In the end, one of the Japanese battleships was severely damaged and the attack was called off, but not without inflicting heavy damage to the American ships. The next morning, as the American cruiser Juneau was sailing away from the battle, it was struck and sunk by a torpedo from a Japanese submarine and over 700 men, including the five Sullivan brothers, went down with the ship or later perished in life rafts waiting to be rescued. For more information, see the Overlay Chart: Cruiser Night Action.bmp.