A little history lesson: I-19's actions in the Solomon Islands
On that day I-19 managed to damage three American ships with a single torpedo salvo.
19's awesomeness in an easy to understand format
1km ahead
1 minute later
Carrier USS Wasp was sunk by three torpedo hits!!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Wasp_(CV-7)
About 10km ahead
8 minutes later
One torpedo hit the USS North Carolina.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_North_Carolina_(BB-55)
7 minutes later
Destroyer USS O'Brien was sunk by 1 torpedo hit.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_O'Brien_(DD-415)
Although the torpedo hit didn't actually immediately sink the O'Brien, it caused structural weakness that resulted in her splitting in two on the 18th of October 1942 and then sinking.
However, I-19's battle records only contained the sinking of USS Wasp. She didn't know about O'Brien and North Carolina nor the fact that she managed to hit them. She has been called a sniper in the sea but it was just an accident.
A meme related to Fukudome Kousuke (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kosuke_Fukudome).
See also Tim Souers' blog: < http://www.cubby-blue.com/my_weblog/2008/04/the-its-gonna-h.html >.
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