Talk:Yuudachi/@comment-25977430-20150106140714

as for the ferocious hound story related to the third illustration;

Yuudachi was sailing slightly ahead of IJN Fleet at the start of the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal (3rd and 4th battle of Savo island)

As she noticed the US Fleet, she broke formation at flanking speed and passed by the US line (at what's considered melee range in naval battle) scoring multiple artillery and one torpedo hit at the ships she passed by. Amatsukaze followed her and scored a torpedo hit on the flagship of the US fleet.

As both fleets started full engagement, Yuudachi charged into US fleet's smokescreen, rapidly navigating between US ships and effectively breaking the fleet's formation while scoring multiple hits with her guns.

She was quickly ravaged by fire from at least two destroyers after she turned on her searchlights when she went for another pass.

Samidare rescued the most of her crew, and Yuudachi's hulk was later destroyed by USS Portland (the ship that took Yuudachi's torpedo earlier).