The Battle of Tassafaronga
30th November 1942: Another Naval clash off Guadalcanal - disaster for the US Navy as they fail to hit Japanese ships and are surprised by the response
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The Japanese were now struggling to maintain supplies to their troops on Guadalcanal, where the surrounding sea was fiercely contested.
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