Talk:Yuudachi/@comment-4133273-20160207183534/@comment-93.143.142.93-20160719031347

Those wiki articles are garbage, stating few facts, and filling the rest with random stuff. Most analysts see Yuudachi as responsable for the torpedo, The salvo was fired during Yuudachi's crossing the USN line (she did this several times). The torpedo in question hit Portland to the starboard quarter, close to her rudder, and at a shallow angle - If it came from Inazuma or Ikazuchi, it would hit Portland at almost 90 degree angle, and it would be much more devastating - probably sinking the cruiser.

However (!) That specific battle was a horrible mess on both sides, with insane ammounts of friendly fire and many ships on both sides running wild and being outside of any kind of formation - It is true that it is very hard to find enough evidence today to fully clarify everything that happened in the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal. (for instance even Yuudachi was fired upon by Harusame twice during the battle, and third time she turned on her signal lights to avoid more damage from FF, however, this time she just made herself a splendid taget in the middle of USN Destroyers)

The only Yuudachi's torpedo hit that we can 100% confirm today is that on USS Juneau. Juneau was hit to the port side, and Yuudachi was the only IJN Ship on that flank before and at the time the torpedo exploded.

Yuudachi's biggest contribution to the IJN in during the battle is not the number of ships she sunk or damaged, but the fact that she single-handedly broke the USN formation twice and made what would be an orderly battle with perfect USN's T-crossing forming from the middle of the line and fanning outwards..... ....well, Yuudachi made all that into a total mess.