怎么理解驱逐舰夕立在战斗中挂出白床单的行为?

怎么理解驱逐舰夕立在战斗中挂出白床单的行为?

既然是玩梗就一定会有史料，我们可以看看日文wiki是怎么写：

加粗字体出自ロバート・Ｄ・バラード著、川中覺監訳 『ガダルカナル 悲劇の海に眠る艦船』。这本书是美国人写的，而“夕立主桅挂吊床”的梗也第一次出现。不过跑到主桅上挂那么一小片布能当帆用我个人是不太相信的。

美方对于夕立诈降的说法则来自于James D. Hornfischer, Neptune's Inferno: The U.S. Navy at Guadalcanal

Hornfischer在此处显然想说的是：“管你投降不投降，劳资今天就是要你死”，并不是“夕立诈降后向美军开炮”。

但美国海军的战报采取了一种无视的说法, 以下语段出自NAVAL HISTORICAL CENTER DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY, The Battle of Guadalcanal 11--15 November 1942

At 0226 the Helena ordered all ships to form on her and take an easterly course. By 0230 the Cushing was abandoning ship, since her fires were totally out of control. The Portland, which was still turning in tight circles at speeds up to 20 knots, asked the Helena for a tow, but this was not considered safe due to the danger of torpedoes. At 0235 the Helena instructed all ships to turn on their fighting lights briefly. Five minutes later she located the San Francisco, although the latter was unable to show lights because they had been shot away. The flagship signaled the news of Admiral Callaghan's death by flashlight, the only means of communication left. The Fletcher joined, and the three ships stood out Sealark Channel. Later they fell in with the Juneau in Indispensable Strait. The O'Bannon and Sterett retired through Lengo Channel.

When the firing ceased, the Portland observed nine ships burning, only three of these being ours (the Atlanta, Cushing, and Monssen). At 0330 she saw what was thought to he a Nachi-class heavy cruiser blow up. A Tenryu light cruiser or large destroyer also exploded.

At daybreak she could see the Hiyei steaming slowly in circles northwest of Savo Island, with a cruiser or destroyer nearby. The Atlanta lay 5,000 yards to the south, not burning any longer. The Cushing and the Monssen were burning to the northwest and the north, and the Aaron Ward was 15,000 yards north. At 12,500 yards, south of Savo Island, lay a Shiguri-class destroyer with two small boats alongside. After checking identification by signaling the Atlanta, the Portland fired six 6-gun salvos at this ship. The last one exploded the after magazine and the destroyer sank. This destruction of an enemy vessel while steering was still out of control was "one of the highlights of the action," according to Admiral Nimitz.

也就是说波特兰在天亮时发现了燃烧中的夕立后就直接乱炮将其打沉，根本没管什么白旗不白旗。

这一点也与日文wiki和战史丛书《南东海军作战（2）》相互印证：

看了这么多史料有没有一种不对的感觉？

到底是哪里出错了？

仔细看看时间点，你会发现——美日双方史料使用的时区不同，因此才会让整个时间表变得牛唇不对马嘴乱七八糟。

这时候我们可以取一个特定事件作为双方时间的换算标准：

也就是说，美日双方的时区差两个小时。我们重新整理一下夕立的时间表：

（以上出自昭和17年10月31日～昭和17年11月18日 第4水雷戦隊戦闘詳報(2)）

总结：

因此我试着做了个猜测——夕立挂吊床并不是为了表示停战或投降，而是想要标示敌我。

第一次所罗门海战时，三川军一就曾经用这个方法：

又看到了マスト这个词语吧，没错这就是主桅mast。

如果要用一张图来表达的话可能是这样的：

桅杆两侧的是三川军一在第一次所罗门海战使用的白色风向袋，桅杆中间的可能就是挂上去的吊床，是不是感觉有点相似？

（以上出自昭和17年11月12日 駆逐艦夕立戦闘詳報 第3次「ソロモン」海戦）

夕立曾在当晚遭到了疑似长良的误击，0026（日）挂起吊床很可能是为了回应本方的识别灯，前来终结夕立的波特兰看到了夕立上的白色吊床误以为是白旗于是气不打一处来直接射击。

有可能故事就是这么简单。