Devastating US Navy Ambush - Battle of Vella Gulf Documentary

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Buy a Poster: https://historigraph.store Four Japanese destroyers are racing into the Vella Gulf in the Solomon islands, on a supply mission to an isolated island garrison. Suddenly, from the darkness ahead of them come the silhouettes of American destroyers, then the sightings of torpedoes surging towards them. A few devastating minutes later, the Japanese ships would lie in ruins, as a devastating ambush played out. To get early access to Historigraph videos and to support their creation, please support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/historigraph 0:00 - August 6th 1943 0:35 - The Battle for the Central Solomons 3:00 - The Tokyo Express 6:38 - The Battle of Vella Gulf 10:35 - Counting the Cost ► Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/historigraph ► Second Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpIjLJ6XfEj5rtU2dtZkV9Q ► Twitter: https://twitter.com/historigraph ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/historigraph/ ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/historigraph ►Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/historigraph Credits: Artwork by: https://twitter.com/ChrisbyFlanker Lead animation by CKD Productions Written, Animated, Directed and Produced by: https://twitter.com/addaway23 Come join the historigraph discord: https://discord.gg/ygypfs3BEB Sources: Hara, Tameichi (2007) [1961]. Japanese Destroyer Captain. Annapolis: Naval Institute. Mark Stille, US Destroyer vs IJN Destroyer: The Pacific 1943