Laffey’s Origin拉菲的身世

The Laffey destroyer (USS Laffey) refers collectively to two U.S. Navy destroyers of World War II. The first‑generation ship belonged to the Benson class (DD‑459) and was laid down by the Bethlehem‑San Francisco Steel Company on 13 January 1941. The second‑generation vessel was an Allen M. Sumner‑class destroyer (DD‑724), construction of which began in June 1943.
The first‑generation Laffey took part in the Battle of Cape Esperance in October 1942 as the vanguard of the 64.2 Task Force. Its gunfire struck the bridge of the Japanese heavy cruiser Aoba, wounding the commander of the Japanese Sixth Squadron, Rear Admiral Gōtō Sonchi.
On 13 November 1942, during the third Solomon Sea battle, Laffey engaged the Japanese battleship Hiei in the Savo Strait. Laffey’s fire damaged Hiei’s bridge command system, wounding the fleet commander Admiral Abe Hiroki. In the ensuing combat Laffey was hit by Japanese main‑battery shells and torpedoes and sank; its commanding officer, Captain William Edwin Hank, was killed. For its gallantry the ship received a Presidential Unit Citation and three battle stars; the Japanese later described its fighting spirit as “a resolute will to die, flesh cut and bone broken.”（その凄绝な奋戦ぶりがまるで眼に见えるようで､私どもの感奋を促してやみません｡これこそ､正しく敌にわが皮を切らせて､敌の肉を切り､わが肉を切らせて骨を切らんとする真剣胜负であり､决戦であったのです）
拉菲号驱逐舰（USS Laffey）是美国海军二战时期的两代驱逐舰统称，初代舰为“本森”级（DD-459），由旧金山伯利恒钢铁公司于1941年1月13日开工建造；二代舰为“萨姆纳”级（DD-724），1943年6月动工。初代舰于1942年10月参与埃斯佩兰斯角海战，作为第64.2特遣舰队先锋舰，其炮击命中日军重巡洋舰青叶舰桥，导致日军第六战队司令官五藤存知重伤身亡。
1942年11月13日第三次所罗门海战中，拉菲号在萨沃海峡与日军战舰比睿展开近距离炮战，其火力击伤比睿舰桥指挥系统，导致日军舰队指挥官阿部弘毅负伤。交战中拉菲号遭日舰主炮及鱼雷重创沉没，舰长威廉·E·汉克阵亡。该舰因作战表现获总统特别表扬及三枚战斗之星，日军评价其战斗“展现肉斩骨断之决死意志（原文：その凄绝な奋戦ぶりがまるで眼に见えるようで､私どもの感奋を促してやみません｡これこそ､正しく敌にわが皮を切らせて､敌の肉を切り､わが肉を切らせて骨を切らんとする真剣胜负であり､决戦であったのです）”。

The Five‑Inch Courage!五英寸的勇气！

On the night of 12 November, the U.S. task force broke into the Savo Strait from the west, intending to strike the Japanese fleet heading toward Henderson Field and to open the brutal “Guadalcanal Sea Battle (Third Solomon Sea battle, first night action).”
Following Scott’s advice, Callahan arranged a three‑column line‑ahead formation. Laffey, likely because of its outstanding performance, again led the vanguard, followed by Sterett and O’Bannon.
Before dawn on Friday, 13 November, the two sides became tangled in darkness and chaos, making friend‑or‑foe identification impossible. Many ships and crews were lost forever in the “Iron‑bottom Bay,” giving the battle the nickname “Black Friday.”
Early in the fight the Japanese concentrated fire on the cruiser Atlanta, destroying its bridge. The battle at Cape Esperance had already earned a great reputation for the U.S. forces; the first night‑action victory over the Japanese was the death of Scott, leaving only one senior officer alive. Because of severe damage, Atlanta was abandoned and scuttled at noon on the 13th.
During the melee, Admiral Abe Hiroki’s flagship, the battleship Hiei, met Cushing, Laffey, O’Bannon, and Sterett head‑on.
Cushing, already heavily damaged, sighted Hiei and launched six torpedoes; three struck Hiei’s hull but failed to explode. Shortly after, an undamaged Hiei closed in, illuminated Cushing with its searchlight and reduced the destroyer to a twisted wreck on the deck.
The spotlight also drew fire from the U.S. ships onto Hiei. Cushing, ablaze, was abandoned; about 60 crew members perished in the flames. Witnesses reported that Cushing drifted until it finally exploded and sank on the afternoon of the 13th.
Laffey, positioned behind Cushing, closed to within a few metres of Hiei. Captain Hank ordered a hard turn and launched torpedoes (which also failed to explode) while the two vessels continued to close. At that moment the distance between Hiei and Laffey was roughly 10 metres.
While Hiei’s 35.6 cm main battery fired a long‑range salvo, Laffey’s guns struck Hiei’s bridge, wounding many of the command staff led by Admiral Abe and killing Chief of Staff Suzuki. Laffey’s four 5‑inch single‑mount guns were hit by Hiei’s 15.2 cm secondary guns, destroying two of them. Laffey continued to fight with its remaining two 5‑inch guns, damaging Hiei’s port side, bow, and stern.
After achieving these results, the short‑lived destroyer was attacked by several Japanese destroyers and then by Hiei’s (or possibly Kirishima’s) main battery, sustaining fatal damage. Additionally, the cruiser Nagara (or possibly Kumano) launched an oxygen torpedo that severed Laffey’s stern.
With its generators destroyed (or its boilers directly hit), fire broke out throughout the ship; the hull was riddled with holes and began to break apart. The commander ordered the crew to abandon ship, but the surrounding sea was also unsafe. Depth charges on board detonated, tearing the hull apart like rain of burning fragments and killing many nearby survivors.
　11月12日夜，美方特遣舰队从西边突入萨沃海峡，迎战从反方向接近，意图摧毁亨德森机场的日方舰队，揭开惨烈的『瓜达康纳尔海战(第三次所罗门海战第一夜战)』之序幕！
　　卡拉汉采纳斯科特的建言，以『三』列纵阵迎战日方舰队。拉菲(大概是由于表现出色之故)再次担任先锋，跟随它的是斯特雷特、奥班农。
　　在11月13日星期五的天明以前，双方战成一团，黑暗与混乱，让他们难以区分敌我。许多人，许多船舰，就此在铁底海峡中长眠，再也回不到阳光下。因此，这场海战又被称作『黑色星期五之役』。
　　战局初期，日方发动了对亚特兰大的全力打击，摧毁了舰桥。在埃斯佩兰斯角海战立下大功，首度在夜战中击败日军的斯科特阵亡，指挥干部群仅有一人幸免于难。由于损伤严重，该舰于13日中午遭放弃自沉。
　　混战中，日方指挥官阿部弘毅的旗舰，战舰比叡与库欣、拉菲、奥班农和斯特雷特狭路相逢。
　　先前已遭受猛烈炮击的库欣，见到比叡出现在面前。它的舰长立即发射了六枚鱼雷，其中三枚击中比叡的舰体，但并没有爆炸。不久后，毫发无伤的比叡靠了过来，以探照灯照亮了库欣，并用炮火将它化作甲板扭曲的残骸堆。
　　也因为探照灯的缘故，比叡遭到美方各舰集火射击。燃起大火的库欣遭到放弃，并渐行渐远，约有60人葬身火海。有人目击到，它一直漂流到13日下午才爆炸沉没。
　　位于库欣后方的拉菲，与比叡接近到几乎相撞的地步。舰长汉克下令驱逐舰转向，并发射鱼雷(但并未爆炸)，同时双方继续接近。
　　此时此刻,比叡和拉菲之间的距离为10公尺。
　　在比叡的主炮(35.6 cm连装炮)打出跨射的同时，拉菲的炮火击中了比睿的舰桥！以阿部弘毅为首的指挥干部群多人负伤，铃木参谋长阵亡。拉菲的四门5英寸单装炮，也在对射中遭比睿的副炮(15.2 cm单装炮)击毁了两门。拉菲仍以仅剩的两门5英寸单装炮继续开火，击伤比叡的左舷正面、左舷船首与舰尾。
　　取得如此战果后，这艘短命的驱逐舰遭到数艘日方驱逐舰攻击，随后又遭比叡(一说是雾岛)的主炮击中，造成了致命伤。同时，长良(一说是照月)发射的氧气鱼雷也炸断了它的舰尾。
　　随着发电机被毁(一说锅炉遭到直击)，舰上燃起大火，千疮百孔的舰体全面失控、崩溃。指挥官下令乘员弃舰，但乘员们发现，周围海面也不安全。舰上携带的深水炸弹在爆炸，不仅撕裂它的舰体，如雨落下的无数燃烧破片，也杀死了许多在它周围载浮载沉的人们。

In the Third Battle of the Solomon Sea, the brave figure of Laffey在第三次所罗门海战中，勇敢的拉菲

Presidential Unit Citation总统单位嘉奖

The news was sent back to the United States, and the then U.S. President Roosevelt awarded the Presidential Unit Citation to the destroyer USS Laffey. The text reads as follows:
The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION to the
“For outstanding performance during action against enemy Japanese forces in the Southwest Pacific area, 15 September to 13 November 1942. Braving hostile fire to rescue survivors in submarine‑infested waters, the LAFFEY, after fighting effectively in the Battle of Cape Esperance, successfully repelled an aerial torpedo attack, and although badly crippled and set afire, inflicted severe damage on Japanese naval units off Savo Island. Eventually succumbing to her wounds after the enemy had fled in defeat, she left behind an illustrious example of heroic fighting spirit.”
消息传回美国，美国时任总统罗斯福为其颁发了总统单位嘉奖，正文如下：
美国总统欣然颁发总统单位嘉奖给
“因在西南太平洋地区（1942年9月15日至11月13日）对日本敌军作战期间表现卓越。拉菲号在潜艇密布的海域冒着敌方火力营救生还者，在埃斯帕恩斯角战役中英勇作战后，成功击退空中敌袭，虽被严重击毁并起火，却对萨沃岛海域的日本舰艇造成重大损伤。最终在敌军撤退后因伤势过重而沉没，但她留下了英勇斗志的光辉典范。”

Poor machine translation XD

拙劣的机翻（恼

AG1,2 turrets before and after unlocking

AG1,2解锁前后炮塔

AG3,4 full salvo from the midship/stern torpedo tubes!

AG3,4舰舯/艉部鱼雷发射管全弹发射！

This is why I want to make this brave little ship, not just because the illustrations in Azur Lane look good, yeah, exactly.这就是我想做这艘勇敢的驱逐舰的原因，不是因为碧蓝航线的立绘好看，嗯……大概

Note: This work is quite old, and I know its aesthetics and performance are far inferior to others.注：这件作品属于我的前期作品，我知道它的外观和性能远不及其他作品。

No need to upvote, but if you do, thanks anyway!不需要点赞，但如果你点了，还是谢谢啦！