Sinking of IJN Heavy Cruiser Kinugasa: The Guadalcanal Campaign, 1942 - Animated 

It’s a bright November morning in the Solomon Sea. Aboard the Japanese heavy cruiser Chokai, Vice Admiral Gunichi Mikawa surveys his regrouping fleet with confidence. The destroyers glide ahead in formation, flanked by cruisers on either side. On the port side, Captain Masao Sawa aboard the Kinugasa watches the horizon, unaware of the lurking threat. High above, American aircraft from Henderson Field and the USS Enterprise have already spotted their prey, diving into position for a deadly strike…
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