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@737smartin

24 күн бұрын

Nice! Would be helpful to pin this in the comments of all episodes. I failed about a bit more than once in locating the next episode.

Carriers, subs, planes, radar...four keys to American success. Not the only ones but very important.

@jonathanisernhagen6515

25 күн бұрын

More important than competent leadership or gunnery, apparently.

One of the WW2 submariners in that campaign was a radioman named Fred Gwynne. He forged a copy of his birth certificate to enlist in the USN at the age of 15. 'Herman Munster' truly was one of the youngest members of the "Greatest Generation".

@jonathanisernhagen6515

25 күн бұрын

How could he fit on a submarine?

Tanaka was brilliant in this battle

48:40 "Enemy ships bearing 1,000 degrees" I love these AI glitches.

@dontall71

Ай бұрын

2.7 times around the compass

@dkerr6449

Ай бұрын

It was hot that day in the Pacific my friends.

@christopherconard2831

Ай бұрын

On fire?

Admiral "Ching Chung" Lee and Admiral Tanaka sure knew what they were doing!

WHAT U.S. SUBMARINES. Love these stories but could the titles relate a little more to what the episode is about.

Oh, dear! The character Pug Henry from the novel "The Winds of War" was commanding the cruiser Northampton in this battle. His cruiser was sunk and he had to swim for it to save his life.

There was really no mention of US submarines in this episode

Imagine what they could have done if they’d had decent torpedoes.

"The Destroyer Walker was SHIT by many shells"??? (16:13) 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂PRICELESS!!!😮

Subs in the South west pacific could have been more effective to stop Japanese reinforcements.

@kevinmoore7975

Ай бұрын

They had defective torpedoes at that time in the war.

@erichughes284

Ай бұрын

Had they not being firing duds with defective firing pins

@livingadreamlife1428

Ай бұрын

Defective torpedos for 2+ years

@the1magageneral323

Ай бұрын

@@kevinmoore7975 I know, but given the seriousness of the Guadalcanal campaign situation and no capital allied ships there for reasons, the Marine could use all of the help they receive from the navy even subs to halt Japanese reinforcements.

@the1magageneral323

Ай бұрын

@@livingadreamlife1428 Yes. Even during the first two years, the subs stories were interesting.

The faulty torpedoes situation was very nearly criminal and caused unnecessary loss of servicemen’s lives. Bureaucratic incompetence and hubris.

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16:14-16:16 😂

Not much said about submarines.

South China Seas is surrounded by airbases. Why weren't those planes assigned to ASW missions????

@christopherconard2831

Ай бұрын

Anti submarine warfare wasn't well understood at the time. In the Atlantic the US and UK had broken Enigma and were able to figure out where German subs were at and headed. They operated within controlled areas and regularly sent updates. Japanese commanders were given more freedom in picking their patrols. This made them less effective than U-boat wolfpacks, but also made them harder to predict and find. Pacific command also way underestimated the range and accuracy of Japanese torpedoes. So, even after they struck, US ships often searched the wrong location. There were a lot of myths and theories about Japanese abilities and tactics that the US had to be forcedly proven wrong in the first two years of the war.