Mgbe nkeji abụọ gachara, Aoba si lookouts amata ụgbọ mmiri dị ka American, ma Gotō nọgidere na-enwe obi abụọ ma na-eduzi ya ụgbọ mmiri ka flash njirimara n'ókè. Ka Aoba si arụ ọrụ Gotō si iwu, mbụ American salvo kụrụ n'ime Aoba si superstructure. A ngwa ngwa kụrụ site ruo 40 shells si Helena, Salt Lake City, San Francisco, Farenholt, na Laffey. The shell hits Aoba nke ukwuu mebiri emebi Aoba si usoro na demolished abụọ nke ya isi egbe nakwa dị ka ya isi turret director.
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