Eighty-two years ago today, on August 6, 1943 (July 6, 1943), the Battle of Vera Bay broke out. The Battle of Vera Bay broke out, and the participating US destroyer "Dunlap" broke out on August 6, 1943. Lieutenant Colonel Musbrugger of the US Navy led six destroyers to intercept the Japanese destroyer convoy in Vera Bay, northwest of Colombian Bangala Island, in the dark. Among the four Japanese destroyers, the "Odori", "Jiangfeng", and "Arashi" were sunk in the night battle. The "Shiyu" narrowly escaped, while the six US destroyers were undamaged. 820 of the 940 soldiers transported by the Japanese army died at the bottom of the sea. The naval battle was the first time that the US military achieved a naval victory using destroyers alone. It completely destroyed the so-called "night battle advantage" of the Japanese army and raised questions about the method of using destroyers to transport troops and supplies. Comment: The Japanese's sea superiority