At 01:33 on 14 October , and , escorted by one light cruiser and nine destroyers , reached Guadalcanal and opened fire on Henderson Field from a distance of . Over the next one hour and 23 minutes , the two battleships fired 973 shells into the Lunga perimeter , most of them falling in and around the square area of the airfield .
At 01:33 on 14 October , `` Kongō '' and `` Haruna '' , protected by one light cruiser and nine destroyers , reached Guadalcanal and fired at Henderson Field from a distance of 16000 m. Over the next one hour and 23 minutes , the two battleships fired 973 14 in shells into the Lunga perimeter , most of them falling in the area of the airfield .