He finally remembered his password for his youtube channel.

@wk6499

3 жыл бұрын

TheIron09 lol. PS he was working the WHOLE time.

@aaronbussey3856

3 жыл бұрын

HHAHAHAHAHAHAA

@tottastic2034

3 жыл бұрын

@@wk6499 R/whosh

@Thirdbase9

3 жыл бұрын

Actually KZread finally responded and reset his password.

@wk6499

3 жыл бұрын

pole23405 1 I get the joke. I typed a lol.

And when the world needed him most he returned.

@maxwallaby1704

3 жыл бұрын

I'm really impressed that he returned. It would have been easier to disappear into the dark never to be seen again

@MontemayorChannel

3 жыл бұрын

haha thanks man

@maxwallaby1704

3 жыл бұрын

Montemayor Good job sir. Thank you

@sethstopcallingmeryandickh9067

3 жыл бұрын

@@MontemayorChannel good to see you again buddy

@notrius7754

3 жыл бұрын

he protecc he attacc but the most importantly he always come bacc

The fact that Thatch distracted the enemy enough with his snazzy flying, leading to the destruction of the carriers, and then personally took out Tomonaga to save the Yorktown (albeit temporarily) has all the feels of the main character storming through the campaign and taking out the final boss single-handedly.

@user-ed8wc1yr8s

2 жыл бұрын

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@diegosilang4823

Жыл бұрын

Thatch Weave was so effective, the vastly superior Zeros were forced to slow down trying to chase a wildcat, not realizing the wildcat’s wingman is doing the counter attack ended up the zero diving down or risked getting shot down. Slower American fighters were able to hold off vastly superior Zero until the Corsairs and hellcats arrived.

@user-ed8wc1yr8s

Жыл бұрын

@@diegosilang4823 kzread.info/dash/bejne/lYhhlaZ-ZtG5itY.html kzread.info/dash/bejne/lqOEzq2vhMevkqQ.html

@gamewizardks

Жыл бұрын

@@diegosilang4823 The Wildcat was also built like a tank and couldn't be disabled very easily. The Zero's weakness vs. early WW2 American fighters was that it was lightly armored and could be torn to shreds easily given the right tactics.

@o_sch

Жыл бұрын

And the Thach Weave is like players abusing the enemy AI pathfinding to draw them all in towards them.

The Yorktown's surviving planes getting the final strike on the Hiryu was some bittersweet revenge. Also, Jimmy Thach had some serious plot-armor in WW2. Dude was a badass.

@alhaynie5339

2 жыл бұрын

q

@Rytoast99

2 жыл бұрын

@@alhaynie5339 w

@ThatChester

2 жыл бұрын

I find it poetical that the USN's best pilot went toe-to-toe with the IJN's best pilot during the battle. That's some anime fight type writing.

@user-ed8wc1yr8s

2 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/lqOEzq2vhMevkqQ.html

@purplefood1

2 жыл бұрын

@@ThatChester to a degree it makes some sense that the primary strike forces of both navies would eventually face each other but it so rarely happens it does have that mythical quality to it

America: Took out 4 carriers Japan: Took out one carrier 3 times

@danthelad3585

3 жыл бұрын

They will return the rape japan

@gtoycoma

3 жыл бұрын

☆ I SWEAR, that damned carrier just won't die! It must be made of Darwin Bark Spider silk! (Tough as steel).

@whynotdean8966

3 жыл бұрын

@@Ed-ss1uh You think sailors of all people would mind off colour humor? Fuck off. They would high five and toast to a good joke.

@LTPottenger

3 жыл бұрын

Turns out putting all your carriers on top of each other is not optimal.

@lancegideondiokno1774

3 жыл бұрын

@@whynotdean8966 what was teh comment written he deleted it

Talk about the longest cliffhanger in the history of KZread, haha

@hq3473

3 жыл бұрын

I know. I could not wait to see what happens next. I was really hoping Japanese would turn things around and use Hiryu and the surface fleet to finally take Midway!

@smipth

3 жыл бұрын

I don't know any other series here that can create a years worth of suspense!

@Turtisland

3 жыл бұрын

McGruff scene 28 reimagined was pretty long too!

@pittfan0707

3 жыл бұрын

Lol the hollywood version came and went in the interim.

@TirarADeguello

3 жыл бұрын

agreed, and way better than the recent movie, LMAO.

"Winning is optional, but trying your hardest is not" is an oddly inspiring quote

@euansmith3699

2 жыл бұрын

It needs to be on a poster, with a picture of a kitten trying to climb up a step. Seriously, though, it is the kind of sentiment, that, in war, lead to a massive loss of life on both sides 😢

@OryxTheMadGod3

2 жыл бұрын

@@euansmith3699 yes in war this is a less than ideal standpoint but outside of war its pretty good

@ofeen9311

2 жыл бұрын

Gambaru, Gambate

@lamwen03

2 жыл бұрын

You can't always win, but you have to try your best.

@user-ed8wc1yr8s

2 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/m3urmLafiKq6g8o.html&feature=emb_rel_end kzread.info/dash/bejne/lYhhlaZ-ZtG5itY.html

Japan on losing 4 carriers: "We basically lost the war." US, if it had lost 4 carriers: "We'll have four more in two months."

@HB-cg4jv

2 жыл бұрын

in two weeks*

@TheLiasas

2 жыл бұрын

M U R I C A *rifle shoots n eagle sounds*

@dirtytreerat14

2 жыл бұрын

That’s why war was won on the production line.

@bostonseeker

2 жыл бұрын

The Enterprise and Essex class carriers were just cranked out. Japan was at its limit, while the US was just getting started.

@jaimevalencia6271

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah but all the men lost damn

KZread: Here's a Midway video from Montemayor Me: Meh, I've already seen it KZread: (2/3) Me: *surprised pikachu*

@notlogical4016

3 жыл бұрын

This is the exact reason for why I haven’t viewed this yet.

@trey85031

3 жыл бұрын

exact same thing happened to me

@victorsanchezgarcia7835

3 жыл бұрын

Exact for me

@DanksterPaws

3 жыл бұрын

Im subscribed and belled but it didnt notify WTF?

@Cobra-King3

2 жыл бұрын

@@DanksterPaws youtube is behind that

A noteworthy thing to mention: Mogami's commander made the decision to jettison the torpedo stores once it became obvious they were going to come under air attack. Mikuma did not. When the cruisers came under attack by the carrier bombers, both Mogami and Mikuma took hits that started fires in or near the torpedo storage rooms. The results were as might be expected.

@fredsanford5954

3 жыл бұрын

Especially considering the Japanese "Long Lance" torpedoes were oxygen-fueled. So they needed liquid oxygen (LOX) generation and storage facilities on board, and THAT was the real hazard. LOX = BOOM

@demoscassi8055

3 жыл бұрын

@@fredsanford5954 IIRC in the battle of samar, some of japanese cruisers were sunken by being hit around these torpedoes too.

@HillslamsMirror

3 жыл бұрын

Clearly, Mikuma's CO learned his craft from playing video games - "Torpedoes and armament aboard ship cause a problem? Nah never."

@zeroqp

3 жыл бұрын

A fine story. What is your proof?

@noshurviverse8388

3 жыл бұрын

@@zeroqp Shattered Sword, p.348, 371

Hey Montemayor: your Midway trilogy and Coral Sea documentaries are the best WWII sea battle documentaries on Earth. Better than anything on US or British TV or film. I don't know what else you do with your life, and how fortunate or unfortunate you have been in other matters, but I hope that, for the rest of your life, you take comfort and pride in that fact. You made the best WWII sea battle documentaries ever made. Thank you so so very much!

@user-ed8wc1yr8s

2 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/lqOEzq2vhMevkqQ.html

@YamatoTre

Жыл бұрын

No exaggeration. This is better education than some military strategists get on the Battle of Midway

@user-ed8wc1yr8s

Жыл бұрын

@@YamatoTre kzread.info/dash/bejne/i5epr7Z6habge5c.html

@andresalvarez7664

Жыл бұрын

Well done and explained. Keep working Montemayor 💪

@ben8527

Жыл бұрын

“Best WWII sea battle documentaries ever made” is right! Thx Pedro! I am curious what you will do with the strategic and tactical analytic capabilities you have at your command. Well done. (posted by a former A-6E pilot)

Legends say Yorktown didn't sunk. She just tactically submerged into the Pacific.

@johnboehmer6683

4 ай бұрын

...melted away, as they say...

@HenryLiu7

3 ай бұрын

She’s actually a submarine carrier

@schnitzel-ur3lu

29 күн бұрын

promoted to submarine

@DuplexWeevil337

7 күн бұрын

Ruzzia moment lol

Yorktown: 'sunk' in the Coral Sea; 'sunk' at Midway; 'sunk again at Midway; finally finished off by a submarine while under tow. The ship was too angry to die.

@aaeve5676

3 жыл бұрын

And then was promtly reincarnated... Talk about a vengeful ghost

@personxii2816

2 жыл бұрын

and eventually recovered, this ship is f*cking indestructible

@axolotlfiregaming4107

2 жыл бұрын

Yorktown be like: FUCK YOU DEATH I DO WHAT I WANT

@personxii2816

2 жыл бұрын

@@axolotlfiregaming4107 LMAO

@armanmahapatra8622

2 жыл бұрын

maybe it aint had time to die

The Mogami and Mikuma don’t get enough examination. They are textbook examples of how Japanese Damage Control was entirely dependent on the leadership of individual officers on a per ship basis. Mogami survived because she (almost alone of the Japanese ships that day) had an aggressive and forward thinking Damage Control Officer. As soon as the ship was crippled in the collision he ordered the Torpedos jettisoned. Realizing that at her limping speeds they and the floatplanes aviation gas were the greatest danger to the ship. As the bomb hits occurred he further quickly ordered the ships magazines flooded. This meant that the dive bomber attacks really only tore up Mogami’s superstructure. As would be seen in other battles, dive bombers while damaging were nowhere near an efficient weapon against well prepared armored heavy surface units. Unless they could cause subsequent secondary explosions of the ships own weapons. The Mogami got rid of her Torpedos, dumped her AV gas and flooded her main magazines. The far less aggressive damage control officer on Mikuma did none of these things. The dive bombers triggered a raging AV gas fire as her seaplanes went up like kindling. The AV gas fire in turn cooked off her rear torpedo battery causing a massive explosion which left her dead in the water with her rear half wrecked just waiting for her other Torpedos and magazines to cook off. At that stage of the war most Japanese Damage Control doctrine was strictly reactive. They weren’t thinking ahead of the problem until things actually started exploding and burning. And it shows up in the smallest details when comparing their ships to their American counterparts. The first thing everyone notes in seeing pictures of the Japanese Carriers in operation is what look to the American eye to be sand bags tied around the bridge and other exposed positions. The Americans think putting sandbags around like that is a cheap and clever trick to limit shrapnel damage in combat. Which would be true, if they were sandbags. But they’re not. They are the crews Cotton bedrolls tied up all around the bridge and superstructure, to air out. Y’know their highly flammable bedding is tied around the admirals command bridge like a pillow fort. All the furniture in the ship is wooden. The walls are paneled with wood. Wooden floors etc. Paper and flammable paint everywhere. Contrast that with American ships. Everything on them was placed with an eye towards fire risk. Furniture and floors were metal. And after Pearl Harbor every crew in the Navy was spending what little spare time they had scrapping off the old flammable paint and repainting with fire resistant stuff. They tried to anticipate and thus reduce the damage before the hits started coming.

@isntmypfpbeautiful5350

3 жыл бұрын

Jeez man, what a good explanation. The pillow thing was hilarious.

@joshanderson9391

3 жыл бұрын

Great write up. Alays wondered how the Mogami managed to escape despite the damage of the collision and bomb hits in comparison to her sister ship.

@Danspy501st

3 жыл бұрын

I also had heard that the Japanese's DC crew was more trained in one ship, like their carrier pilots were, meanwhile the US DC crew was trained to be more universal. Like being trained in more then one ship (Also helps that most of the ships in the US fleet was near identical to each other) and that they were allowed to bring in their experience that often improved the damge control of a ship. Like if a DC crew from Yorktown had done something special to the AV gas to more sure it didnt ignite during battle, then got transferred to say Enterprise and brought that experience with them to improve the damage control on Enterprise. The same can be seen in the pilots. As said, the Japanese's carrier pilots was only trained in one carrier. Which hinder their transfer to an other carrier if their starting carrier was too damaged or sunk during battle. Meanwhile the US carrier pilots was trained to be used on more then one carrier so they could be easily transferred to an new carrier in case something happened to the one they were stationed on

@JuffoWup78

3 жыл бұрын

@@Danspy501st That modularity wasn't just linked to damage control. An example is the carriers uss lexington and saratoga. You'll recall their initial armament was some twin 8" gun turrets. But because they were carriers, they actually received radars early on. Such that the lexington (I believe) was the first ship equipped with 8" guns to receive a fire control radar system for them. As such, the lexington crew was rotated out after lexington had proven the tech so as to train the other 8" cruisers as they received their fire control radar upgrades.

@bradleysmall2230

3 жыл бұрын

Battle of Midway Jun 4, 1942 - Jun 7, 1942 Description DescriptionThe Battle of Midway was a significant naval battle in the Pacific Theater of World War II that took place on 4-7 June 1942, six months after Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor and one month after the Battle of the Coral Sea. Wikipedia Location: Midway Atoll Dates: Jun 4, 1942 - Jun 7, 1942 Result: American victory Combatants United States United States Empire of Japan Empire of Japan

Love the narration. No forced melodramatic voice, just straight story telling. Well done

@breamoreboy

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, you've saved me saying exactly the same thing 😊

@fortune3911

2 жыл бұрын

Mrk

@user-ed8wc1yr8s

2 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/lqOEzq2vhMevkqQ.html

@Beemer917

2 жыл бұрын

I would say the Iron Fist and the Wagnerian opera was just a tad melodramatic. Although to be absolutely honest that was in the first episode.

@user-ed8wc1yr8s

2 жыл бұрын

@@Beemer917 kzread.info/dash/bejne/hnugpqyml8iunNI.html kzread.info/dash/bejne/lnqalqOgcrG4Yag.html

I think the general reaction aboard the Yorktown, after getting her patched up again, was a massive "Oh come on! Seriously?! Not again!!!". But the fact that the Americans patched her up so fast and well that the Japanese thought that she was another carrier speaks volumes about the men serving on her.

Yorktown: I didn’t hear no bell

@orelez1518

3 жыл бұрын

You could say the world turned upside down

@whenisdinner2137

3 жыл бұрын

@@orelez1518 freedom for merica freedom for france.

@anthonygreen127

3 жыл бұрын

Japan: How many times do we have to teach you this lesson, Old Man?

@phantomship3935

3 жыл бұрын

Shokaku: me even also further

@alexvalin9085

2 жыл бұрын

Yorktown the Randy Marsh of the Pacific Fleet XD

its honestly insane how much ordinance it took to sink the Yorktown.

@klutzspecter3470

3 жыл бұрын

The Yorktown was too busy to die. Until June 5/6...

@kurosujiomake

3 жыл бұрын

The Yorktown was the ghost ship to the Japanese. They first thought they sunk it back in pearl sea, but then it shows up here only to be set on fired and dead in the water, then when the third wave came it was repaired and sunk again, making it the ship that was sunk 3 times

@lman8381

3 жыл бұрын

Shattered Sword (which if anyone hasn't read, go buy it now, it's fantastic) has a long section detailing how much of a priority the US Navy put on damage/fire control, both in terms of designing to mitigate damage and designing to enable recovery from damage. It's particularly noteworthy as compared to the Japanese, whose damage/fire control philosophy "We'll never get hit, so who needs damage/fire control?"

@koboldparty4708

3 жыл бұрын

@@kurosujiomake It runs in the family.

@phantomship3935

3 жыл бұрын

No, Yorktown was only sunk by aircraft. The wide starting torpedo of submarines only hit Harmann, with the calculated angle of the lines of fire they missed the rest, so there were enough aircraft to sink him

the Hiryu chasing the enemy was definitely a wounded pride situation.. its honestly insane how much ordinance it took to sink the Yorktown..

@Ken-fh4jc

3 ай бұрын

I know you always hear how they were the best naval pilots in the world at the time but peeling off to attack planes when their mission is to protect the bombers was an amateur mistake and they paid for it.

@evanwilliams1839

Ай бұрын

​@@Ken-fh4jc even the greatest warriors can make childish mistakes in the heat of the moment, for no human is without flaw.

@louisvaught2495

19 күн бұрын

@@evanwilliams1839 I think the argument he's making is they're not great warriors if they make those kinds of mistakes.

It's always the one you miss that's going to cause you grief

@stefanschleps8758

2 жыл бұрын

Thats so true on so many levels.

@kingmuddy5898

2 жыл бұрын

What else would cause you grief, the one you got?

@officialspock

Жыл бұрын

@@kingmuddy5898 yes, look at all the unhappy husbands with their wives lol

@thebonesaw..4634

Жыл бұрын

I always heard it as the idiom: _"There's always one more son-of-a-bitch than you counted on"._

@thefox7938

Жыл бұрын

To be fair, if you miss all of em, they'll all cause you greif

The day has finally come

@flyingpancake3983

3 жыл бұрын

eQuariuz don’t forget countless 2020 disasters

@wk6499

3 жыл бұрын

Flying Pancake in these times, such videos would be a blessing.

@robertrock8778

Жыл бұрын

The day had finally come.

@thegermanfool8953

Жыл бұрын

yes, yes it has

The legend himself has awoken once more

@MontemayorChannel

3 жыл бұрын

haha! far too kind with your words

@Mastaachef

3 жыл бұрын

@@MontemayorChannel what he's saying is true

@flyingpancake3983

3 жыл бұрын

The return of the king

@reubensandwich9249

3 жыл бұрын

@@MontemayorChannel You are far too kind to spoil the world with your content.

@citizenblue

3 жыл бұрын

@@MontemayorChannel no he's correct. Those of us who watch KZread to learn understand how tough it can be to find accurate, consise information

I like the subtle forshadowing in this video that the Yorktown isn't out yet. After the first attack, the graphic just turns yellow, and after the second, it's still orange, when a deep red is the code for truly sunk ships.

My father served during World War ll and was in the Battle of the Bulge so of course I have read and watched many accounts of that but this Midway documentary is the best of them all. I can only imagine how much time was spent on this work of art. Thanks for all you did to bring this to us.

@Radio4ManLeics

Жыл бұрын

Seconded!!

@billk8817

Жыл бұрын

There is a book called “Shattered Sword” that describes all of this. This video has it correct all movies prior to this have been wrong. Aleutian Island was not a diversion and unlike this video all movies have Japanese flight decks full of planes.

@cd1168

10 ай бұрын

God bless your dad. Both my grand fathers were there. 1 @ verdan

@doctoremil2678

7 ай бұрын

To the German Commander: NUTS! The American Commander Best wartime message ever.

@timmellin2815

4 ай бұрын

Yes....I've heard so much about Midway and read about it and have seen the film, but this really laid it out for me, in simple terms ever I could finally understand. My dad was a USMC captain and a gunner on the USS Santa Fe the night the USS Franklin was hit, and he and his shipmates ended up saving the ship and taking off the wounded. He had nightmares thru his life about the sick and dying lying on cold steel among burning oil. Very sad what war does.

Narrator: ‘It’s been 6 months since the attack on Pearl Harbour.’ Me: ‘It’s been 15 months since the last video.’ FINALLY THE LONG WAIT IS OVER!!! CONGRATS EVERYBODY!!! 🎊🎊🎊🎉🎉🎉

@jeffreylmAu

3 жыл бұрын

When u wait a video longer than Americans losing in the Pacific

@peterc_dancestudio

3 жыл бұрын

Don't hate - it's here. Enjoy.

@baumbeanwing6146

3 жыл бұрын

ENJOY WE SHALL BROTHER

@troybernier2968

3 жыл бұрын

@@peterc_dancestudio where's the hate?

@DirtyBob2001

3 жыл бұрын

So I wasn't the only one waiting, waiting, waiting...

*And when the world needed him most, he returned*

The USS Yorktown is a crazy story. A damn near unsinkable ship, to have survived as long as she did and required two more torpedo hits to sink as she was being towed for salvage

@EUK007

2 жыл бұрын

Yorktown is made of "Balls of Steel".

@MarsJenkar

9 ай бұрын

I have to imagine that the Japanese, twice over, thought they'd sunk/destroyed a second carrier only to learn that they'd actually just hit the Yorktown _again_ .

@The_whales

7 ай бұрын

The Yorktown survived 3 direct bomb hits, 2 near misses, 3 torpedoes from planes and 2 more from i-1168

@ManBat420

6 ай бұрын

Yorktown stats: 1,000,000/99 Defence 50,000,000/99 HP

The 1976 Midway movie has its flaws to be sure, but the scene where the Japanese pilots on the Hiryu rush to the deck and see the burning carrier fleet is one of the most striking scenes of that film.

@canaanclb

2 жыл бұрын

I can't stomach either Midway movie. They both suck in my opinion. Each time I try to sit through them, I end up turning it off and watching Montemayor's Midway trilogy instead.

@ericmichaud1273

2 жыл бұрын

@@canaanclb I think the new Midway movie had some strong moments despite it’s flaws. The attack on the Kaga, and Nagumo’s despair upon having to leave the Akagi being my favorite moments. Especially with how they treated the Japanese forces, not just making them cartoon bad guys.

@WJack97224

4 ай бұрын

I think think they all realized the war was lost.

Best battle of Midway documentary I've ever seen.

@bunkerhousing

3 жыл бұрын

Indeed!

@Ruxit89

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, incredible videos. So much information and alternate points of view. Strategy, tactics and Luck are all clearly explained. Hope to see more from Montemayor soon.

@slybuster

3 жыл бұрын

The old Battlefield docs from like 25 years ago are great. They go into a huge amount of detail though (mini bio of key officers; break down all the planes etc.). Great series...Here' Midway: kzread.info/dash/bejne/Y6tnkqikg7vfhKg.html

@davidwarren2771

3 жыл бұрын

I have butthole

@larrytischler570

2 жыл бұрын

Not even close.

HE’S BACK AND BETTER THAN EVER

@destructionandregeneration

2 жыл бұрын

Yesss lol

@Just_Jacob963

2 жыл бұрын

Nice

Amazing. In a couple of hours I went from knowing almost nothing about this battle to having a thorough view of the tactics and, more importantly, seeing the tremendous loss of life on both sides, and the bravery shown by both. Excellent. Thanks for the videos.

Hey, it looks like you even used a 48 star flag there at the very end! Now that's a high level of attention to detail!

He protecc He midway attacc But most importantly HE BACC

Man, just imagine what wonders can Montemayor do to Battle Of Leyte Gulf with a history-telling and analysis as good as this.

@drfabriciomnogueira

3 жыл бұрын

WE NEED THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!

@adrianmervindelacruz431

3 жыл бұрын

Yes! Taffy 3!!!!

@cschu879

3 жыл бұрын

Montemoyor is back!!!!😄😄😛😛😊🎙🐅🦌🐱🦊🍃🏚🏚🏖🏕🌏🌐🥕🥔🥑🥝🥥🥥🌶🍅🍍🏌️‍♂️⛳🎯🎯🎯🥋🥊🎳🎯

@1001111001

3 жыл бұрын

Battle of Leyte Gulf Part 1/63

@otanguma

3 жыл бұрын

This was my exact thought! I also wished Hanks would act in a movie about Leyte Gulf, but sadly he appeared in Greyhound

I have heard of this battle my whole life and never really understood it. Through your efforts, know I do. Excellent job!

@timmellin2815

4 ай бұрын

I read Ian Toll's 4 book tome about WW2, and read about the Midway, but it kind of went in one lobe and out the other. Now, after seeing this, I can return to Ian's book with fresh eyes and understanding.

Alternative Theory: WHAT IF the Hiryu's second counterstrike (Tomanaga's torpedo bombers) had found TF 16 instead of the wounded _Yorktown_ ? In our timeline, Tomanaga's group managed 2 hits on an already-damaged ship ... and still didn't kill it. Had they found the target they were actually looking for - Task Force 16 - they would've been facing two undamaged (read: faster and more maneuverable) carriers, with presumably 2x the number of aircraft flying CAP. The likelihood is that (a) Tomanaga's group may well have been wiped out without scoring any hits, (b) had they managed the same performance, it's entirely possible that two hits on an undamaged carrier may not have been fatal, and (c) they may have split their forces to try to take out both carriers simultaneously, which given the strength of TF-16's defenses vs. the size of the Hiryu's strike package could have prevented any hits being scored. So, had Tomanaga actually found his assigned target, the outcome might have been no fatal damage to _Enterprise_ and _Hornet_ , and _Yorktown_ still steaming at 19 knots just over the northern horizon. With Yorktown still able to make good time under he own power, she would not have been a sitting duck for the I-168 the following day, and thus the battle would have been even more lopsided - the Japanese may have lost the entire _Kido_ _Butai_ with all 3 American carriers making it back to Pearl Harbor.

The Japaneses: We've taken out Yorktown Yorktown: Good job The Japanese: What? Yorktown: What?

@Reduxalicious

3 жыл бұрын

@Han Lockhart It makes sense when you realize CV-10 was renamed Yorktown and it fucked the Japanese up mentally, because "The Yorktown was sunk" No I wasn't!

@marquisdelafayette1929

3 жыл бұрын

I actually read about how the Japanese had a horrible crew training for plugging holes and damage and basically keep it afloat during/after a battle or engagement. Their hubris grew and they thought it was basically beneath them because they wouldn’t turn lose or be hit in the first place . Meanwhile, we had awesome crews and it saved us a TON.. look at the USS Yorktown. It was hit and survived multiple times.

@winsonzhu4427

3 жыл бұрын

@@marquisdelafayette1929 Another big example is the Enterprise. The Japanese called her "The Grey Ghost" because the Enterprise was reported as sunk on three separate occasions and survived past the end of the war. This was actually pretty huge, because for a stretch of time the Enterprise was the sole American carrier active on the Pacific.

@timscanlon8463

3 жыл бұрын

@Han Lockhart It is also funny because they left the Yorktown smoking and on fire, only to have it back in the action by the time the next wave got there.

@TheoryGuy83

3 жыл бұрын

The number of people responding who didn't get the joke but THINK they got the joke and are now arguing about how ships are named is pretty hilarious.

This is why I learn English. I now know much more than I ever did reading books in Japanese. Thank you.

@218kq

3 жыл бұрын

Did they teach less than this?

@Harthorn

3 жыл бұрын

は

@WickedTkl

3 жыл бұрын

Chen Huang ??

@Harthorn

3 жыл бұрын

@@WickedTkl tried to type Japanese... Fail

@WickedTkl

3 жыл бұрын

Kholiq Well they taught us in class(15yrs old or so) that we lost the battle which was the turning point of the war. Also there are many books about the battle but never seen anything like this video that helps me imagine and visualize how each ships and cruisers acted.

By far, this is the best presentation on Midway I have ever seen. Great work and thank you.

I am lost words on watching this. It is the most detailed, exaustive account of a battle I have ever seen. I am hooked now and have sunscribed to this channell and look forward to watch the rest of the accounts. If KZread Oscars awards were awarded Montemayor would surely get on.

@user-ed8wc1yr8s

2 жыл бұрын

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Wow, at last! I stood up and shouted "He's back!" My wife, what? who's back?. Montemayor, you have outdone yourself, twice again (2/3 & 3/3). Now the question arises - What are you going to do next? Your videos and talent are simply outstanding. Based on the number of posts to your videos, I hope you understand that you have become a KZread star. Thank you for all of your efforts putting these videos together. I look forward to seeing more of your productions in the not too distant future... God has blessed you with a talent that most of us could only wish we had a fraction of. I had three uncles who were in the US Navy aboard different destroyers throughout the Pacific theater during WWII. Fortunately, all of them made it safely back home again but none of them ever talked about their experiences.

@garrettcrayton4493

3 жыл бұрын

I did the same thing (exclaimed "it's out!"), only at work

@eldorados_lost_searcher

3 жыл бұрын

I've been recommending the first video in this series whenever the Battle of Midway has come up, and I'm so glad to see parts two and three!

@englishinba

3 жыл бұрын

I was close to my grandfather and I'm also a vet. He was in WW2 and Korea and was one of the earliest jet pilots. I think he told me about just 3 of his military experiences during his life.

@Number1FanProductions

3 жыл бұрын

This was a beautiful morning after seeing this 😊

Yorktown ends up being the punching bag the USN needs. She participated in coral sea, where she helped to put down a light carrier and to put two carriers out of commission prior to midway. Had she not been at coral sea it's possible that it would have been 6-3 at midway. Then she gets repaired and shipped out to midway where she takes the brunt of two different strikes from hiryu, likely saving either enterprise or hornet.

@jimloesel2849

3 жыл бұрын

The repair crews for the Yorktown all deserve the highest praise the Navy can give. They are the unsung heroes of this battle. The whole battle would have gone entirely differently if the Yorktown was still under repair at Pearl Harbor. They shouldn't have even been there, let alone getting hit early in the battle and doing such a miraculous job on fire control and repair that two hours latter the Japanese couldn't even tell that it was the same carrier and hit it again, drawing fire away from the Enterprise and Hornet.

@the_jamers1415

3 жыл бұрын

Honestly if it went for the sub hitting her i feel as tho Yorktown would have ended up receiving the same reputation as her sister

@imtiredtiredtired

3 жыл бұрын

@@the_jamers1415 Damn right, have Yorktown survived Midway, Enterprise probably have to share the title "Grey Ghost" with her elder sister

@raymondchen4742

3 жыл бұрын

Let’s be real if Yorktown and enterprise were lost Cv6’s prestigious career would be gone

@henniquint6833

3 жыл бұрын

wow americans are always the strongest and cleverest, ah it's because we only hear your versions of stories!

Thank you for a very cogent explanation of a fascinating battle. So many lives lost, let us not forget that all war is disastrous for them and their loved ones left behind

Thank you very much Montemayor. One of the clearest, most interesting and well produced videos that I have ever seen on KZread. Very good graphics, chilling photos of the floundering ships and, best of all, the excellent narration. It was not only balanced and informative but was narrated without the unnecessary repetition or the game show host delivery style that has become so common in documentaries. A new subscriber.

I love how he starts like it hasn’t been 15 months since his last upload and starts it like any regular video!

@gicking3898

3 жыл бұрын

I'm only just watching these in Feb 2021. I can't imagine the tension waiting 18 months!

@arcosprey4811

3 жыл бұрын

@@gicking3898 right?!

Yorktown's grit against the odds is enough to make a man cry.

@darkhorse13m

3 жыл бұрын

Seriously. The whiskey is only exacerbating the feels! Here's to you, you stubborn Navy Frankenstein bastard ship!

@phantomship3935

3 жыл бұрын

Hiryu did against the odds very well, did you forget about?

@LillianKoi

3 жыл бұрын

@@phantomship3935 I agree, but Yorktown is my personal favorite ship from history, so i'm a bit biased.

@yoseipilot

3 жыл бұрын

All these other Americans are looking at this video with such patriotic vigor. Does someone else feel the melancholy?

@LillianKoi

3 жыл бұрын

@@yoseipilot ​ Perhaps it's because I'm throughoutly familiar with Japanese media, and they constantly portray their carriers and pacific front as "The tragic tale of the IJN." Also, I'm mostly just annoyed at the lack of recognition Yorktown got, because Enterprise got all the glory. The rest of the comment section praises Hiryuu's last stand, so I figured I might as well write something for Yorktown

This series of 3 videos is absolutely outstanding. Kudos to you for the depth and detail of understanding that you are providing.

@timmellin2815

4 ай бұрын

The one thing lacking in this video is a visual placement / explanation that paralleled the American strateggy and shiip and plane placement....the idea of have just the Japanese perspective kind of leaves the viewer in the dark regarding the complete picture.

Great job - this is a lot of work. It took me days to put together a 30 minute PowerPoint presentation - can't imagine how long this took, and it was done well. The artwork by Mateusz Dąbrowski was also very impressive, very talented.

@timmellin2815

4 ай бұрын

Yes...simple but effective.

Montemayor's content is unbelievably better than anything I've watched on the military channel, discovery channel, or any other Television network in many years, if ever. The delightful visuals and detailed examination are truly superb. The commercial-less format, paired with not being rewarded by just filling time in with nonsense probably helps. Cheers Montemayor.

@stevewhite3424

3 жыл бұрын

Commercial-less??? Not hardly...6 commercial breaks by my count. There are no decent adblockers for phones.

@bunkerhousing

3 жыл бұрын

Is he not great our Montemayor?

@xxnightdriverxx9576

3 жыл бұрын

thats because TV documentaries only care about producing as cheap as possible. They basically read out Wikipedia and put some bad CGI on top. They dont actually let it be produced by historians. They also tend to over-dramatise certain stuff (like a lot of Bismarck documetaries saying if she roamed free the Allies would have automatically lost the war and stuff like that. Yes that would have been bad but it would not lead to a lost war, only a few lone merchant ships sunk since all the large convoys were heavily escorted)

@kharsiidim1003

3 жыл бұрын

just on the visual part, you will be looking at a wargame set up, the artwork looks like an exact copy(if not taken directly) of the wargame: Task Force, (the latest reprint) published by Kokusai-Tsushin, they made their artwork available for download on their website. If you like the visuals and is interested in historical battles (or commanding one of your own), some of these games are worth a try

@blaidencortel

3 жыл бұрын

khar siidim Thank you for the heads-up about Task Force.

I was more surprised to see this in my notifications than the Japanese fleet at Midway.

IJN's Gettysburg. This was well done! The pictures, some of which I have never seen before are a fantastic touch & told from the view of IJN is also another thing I have not seen before & I watch a lot of WWII coverage. The manner in which you showed the battle, complete with movement, air strike damage sorties etcetera makes this mandatory viewing for WWII Pacific theatre people

@user-ed8wc1yr8s

2 жыл бұрын

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@wisconsinfarmer4742

Жыл бұрын

agreed Japan and the American confederacy suffered from the same disease of the ego. Thus hubris leads them to the same mistakes.

@timmellin2815

4 ай бұрын

​@@wisconsinfarmer4742 Yes....the Japanese sorties that broke off from the main group at the end of the battle, to seek revenge, was critical.

Part 2 is amazing as part 1, WOW.

"This turned out to be a foolish move" can be said for much of human history.

@ex-navyspook

3 жыл бұрын

I know...it's like hearing, "Watch this, everyone, it's gonna be cool!"

@quacking.duck.3243

3 жыл бұрын

"In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move."

@VenturiLife

3 жыл бұрын

@@ex-navyspook Hold my beer...

@livethefuture2492

3 жыл бұрын

yeah, like my parents giving birth to me...

@livethefuture2492

3 жыл бұрын

@Han Lockhart relax, it's just a bit of satirical dark humor.

IJN: Sir! We bombed an aircraft rendering it out of action, its now a 1v2, USS: 1v3 actually

@Thirdbase9

3 жыл бұрын

IJN: Sir! We torpedoed another aircraft carrier rendering it out of action, it's now a 1v1. USN: 1v2 still. USS Yorktown: I'm not dead yet!

@iamaloafofbread8926

3 жыл бұрын

Japanese navy :We killed the ship its 2 on 1 Yorktown: am i a joke to you?

@lokisg3

3 жыл бұрын

*Repair ship came by and being tow* Yorktown: Finally! Going home and to talk my sister Enterprise what a da- I-168: Enterprise!! Yorktown: For god sake I'm Yorktown!! *torpedoes away* *Wake up in bed* Yorktown: I got a strange dream Enterprise. Enterprise: Akashi, did you put something in her drink?! Akashi: Neya!!!

@artruisjoew5473

3 жыл бұрын

When you have the most elite carrier pilots in the world, but the elite carrier pilots burnt in the hanger 2 years ago. - Mariana turkey shoot, probably.

@carlost856

3 жыл бұрын

Well yeah, Midway was still there and her planes still sunk a ship.

As a kid I never truly appreciated my dad being a fire chief on countless carriers. I always thought he was just a fireman with outstanding cardio. But damn was I wrong, I owe my father an apology.

@jonathankenton7182

5 ай бұрын

Every sailor is a fireman when on board. Hats off to your dad and his colleagues.

Yorktown just doesn't die, legendary ship

the Hiryu chasing the enemy was definitely a wounded pride situation.

@artificialintelligence8328

2 жыл бұрын

Or as another comment speculates: " 1) An aircraft carrier has no business in a surface engagement, but a surface fleet has no business fighting aircraft alone. Just ask Nagato. As long as the Hiryu stuck with the surface task force, it could provide air cover for the fleet, then break off once enemy surface ships were sighted but before they were in range. 2) The Japanese battle doctrine called for a decisive defeat of the enemy with the goal of total control of the sea, and while that decisive battle had been intended to be won by the Battleships, that thinking would naturally drift into the minds of the Carrier task forces as they took up the primary duty as capital ships. If Hiryu opened the range when they sent their torpedo strike, and then somehow managed to damage a second fleet carrier, then that decision to disengage would leave no time to turn around for a strike on the final carrier. No decisive victory there! Just a loss of 3 Japanese carriers to two American Carriers. A pyrrhic draw. 3) If your sending out elite pilots in damaged planes with leaky fuel tanks, you’re probably gunna want to maximize the chance those pilots make it back by reducing the distance to the enemy as much as possible. It’s kinda suck if you evaded the American air fighters only to realize your carrier just sailed out of return range! "

@JuffoWup78

2 жыл бұрын

@@artificialintelligence8328 I had another thought too. point one is probably the most likely reason though. But another is the surface fleet itself. If nagumo is going to charge into a surface engagement of 10+ ships, he needs all the escort ships for the surface engagement. Thus, there is none available to escort the hiryu out. And you would be a fool to leave her off alone as arashi returned without sinking the nautilus. Thus, nagumo is looking at least one submarine still possibly in the area that could finish off hiryu if unescorted.

@kevinsworldK.w69

2 жыл бұрын

I agree but there was no reason to get the carrier in

@laudace1764

2 жыл бұрын

It's not aggressive to run full speed into a spear; it's stupid.

@huihungtat9194

2 жыл бұрын

@@artificialintelligence8328 Also, Remember the battle of Leyte Gulf? If a swarm of outdated aircrafts can fight off 4 battleships and 6 heavy cruisers, it is not hard to imagine ~20 elite bombers to pick off some vessels here or there amid a chaotic surface firefight. Also, a pyrrhic draw may be enough for Japanese to successfully capture midway. Note the heavy loss of US aircraft in the battle (they have already lost 55% of aircraft for the assault of JP fleet carrier, plus those onboard Yorktown,) the unengaged battleship group and the potential of light carrier support from operation AL 2 days away, further engagements can create a temporal void of aircraft cover over midway for the invasion to successfully proceed.

I was expecting, "Previously on The Battle of Midway", at the beginning.

@whenyoupulloutyourdickands4023

3 жыл бұрын

Battle 360

Heroes deserve their due. The heroic performance of many men who would not return home went unacknowledged during and after the war. What seems ironic is that certain noteworthy men were celebrated deservedly so for their accomplishments, but many of their comrades remain unnamed, although they too accomplished great acts of courage and determination which led to the defeat of their adversaries.

@NotSoSerious69420

10 ай бұрын

There is only so much room in the annals of history.

Watched all three videos 3 times and still get chills every time. I’m glad the Yorktown bombers were able to get their vengeance on the Hiryu instead of attacking a battleship. And to all those American pilots flying to their deaths to delay the counter attack are the true MVP. Their sacrifice was able to help sink 3 carriers.

@user-ed8wc1yr8s

2 жыл бұрын

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It took longer to upload the second part of this series than it did for the United States Navy to respond to the Pearl Harbor attack. And it was well worth it

@joshanderson9391

3 жыл бұрын

It's been 1 year 3 months and 16 days since he released part 1. Applying that to ww2 if he released part 1 on the day of Pearl Harbor, it would now be March 22nd 1943. Well worth the wait of course!

@user-ed8wc1yr8s

2 жыл бұрын

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When A small Low to Nun budget Chanel makes a better documentary than National Geographic

@brandonlee4175

3 жыл бұрын

Or the History channel.

@alchemist6819

3 жыл бұрын

@@faisalaldan3420 no aliens helped Americans actually.

@racecar9910

3 жыл бұрын

Tru dat

@WarrenKSpellman

3 жыл бұрын

Remember to give Motamoyer a little $ help! He deserves it.

The shipyard that built Yorktown should be proud. It's crazy to be sad about an object but when they hang on like that it's almost like it was alive. Credit must be given to the crew.

This is incredible work. I have never seen a better war history. Kudos to you sir!

Wait, this isn’t sponsored by World of Warships?

@giraffeman326

3 жыл бұрын

Surprising ain’t it

@robertlee5370

3 жыл бұрын

Western movies

@robertlee5370

3 жыл бұрын

We

@robertlee5370

3 жыл бұрын

Western. Movies

@robertlee5370

3 жыл бұрын

Foyals war

I can't believe that I feel genuinely sad that a ship sunk more then 75 years ago, the Yorktown really was too angry to die.

@semclaassens5278

3 жыл бұрын

I thought i was the only one

@neosho6428

3 жыл бұрын

Man, I wish she was saved. :(

@TLTeo

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah. Inanimate objects aren't supposed to have personalities, but goddamn the Yorktown was one stubborn grumpy bastard (in the best sense of the word).

@sevicane6445

3 жыл бұрын

Why only pity for US carriers? When the IJN sinks, people just don't say anything and ignored it. If it was US, people always say the same thing as well like these comment. Such as really unfair morality. It's make me mad when any people treating for this Japanese ship so unfairly. Remember, Japan has suffered more bitterly than the United States.

@henniquint6833

3 жыл бұрын

Yorktown was only sunk by aircraft. The wide starting torpedo of submarines only hit Harmann, with the calculated angle of the lines of fire they missed the rest, so there were enough aircraft to sink him

Very well done, your research and graphics are first rate. I appreciate hearing the Japanese side of this battle.

Two big takeaways from your incredible series (including Coral Sea etc.) 1. Island air bases are crucial (can't sink them) 2. Good scouting is everything in carrier combat. This includes operational intel and comms during the action

@teeanahera8949

9 ай бұрын

How about tech? US had radar, Japs did not. Pilot skill? Japs had superior pilot skill as they caused more hits with fewer planes. Pride? Japs threw away careful planning for cultural norms.

@The_whales

7 ай бұрын

3: don’t make your carriers out of wood

@Martinit0

6 ай бұрын

4: In carrier design it is critical to have enough independent landing and launching strips so that you don't have to delay your attacks for landing your other planes.

@Calzaghe83

4 ай бұрын

5: Break enemy code. Send out false distress message and monitor enemy communications to confirm attack from enemy strike force.

*_IT'S HERE._*

My father and I are huge history fanatics, and I just called him to tell him this video came out and we were both giggling like school kids lol

@dariogastelo9716

3 жыл бұрын

Wonderful, the same My father and I did when I was a kid.

@kielplayz7934

3 жыл бұрын

Same.

@peterharwood1430

3 жыл бұрын

There are many facts in history that have been struck out. What you read is indoctrination. I am an old man, born during the steam age and if you really want the truth about history, I don't know it all, but I can give facts that will show conspiracies. I am from UK but not proud of it. 00447771139444.

@CloroxBleach0

3 жыл бұрын

@@peterharwood1430 what is that number

@peterharwood1430

3 жыл бұрын

@@CloroxBleach0 My telephone number. I old and ill and it difficult for me to type so if people want to know truth that has been left out they can contact me.

Dude. This is such an awesome video series. I'm so glad I was lucky enough to discover your channel. I can't thank you enough for taking the time to do this.

Very impressed with the time and effort it took to pull all this together in order to show the whole engagement start to finish. Nicely done!!! All those Hollywood movies did the story an injustice and were actually a great deal of miss information. Now we can see the moment by moment real story. Again, nice work.

@timmellin2815

4 ай бұрын

Yes...but Jim Shigeta as an Admiral was a bit humorous, to me anyway, since I had his role in Flower Drum Song seared into my memory, previously. And the dubbed in voice of the other Admiral was campy, kisch, also a bit humorous. Sad to say that, but that's Hollywood. Edward Arnold, the male romantic lead, is the son of actor Eddie Arnold, by the way.

So proud of you my beloved brother. Mom and I are your #1 fans!!

@sunday7896

3 жыл бұрын

Hi 👋 thanks montemayor’s mom and bro!

I have to hand it to you. This is the best, most detailed understandable documenting of the Midway battle Ive ever seen on KZread. Cheers!

@abigailryder8315

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed, so glad I came across this

@beanshady

2 жыл бұрын

@@abigailryder8315 Same. Wow just wow. Perfect pacing and narrative. When he started providing the loss of life aboard the Japanese carriers, I could even start to feel the real tragedy of what they were going through. Well done.

@weetak

2 жыл бұрын

i love the plane counts, read numerous books and articles on this battle, including one written by a Japanese reporter who was there (translated into Chinese) but never fully grasp the remaining US planes at this point. The torpedo planes were completed erased and many Hornet's planes were stuck in midway

@terrymoll6116

2 жыл бұрын

I absolutely agree!! We need more of this type of presentation. Very, very well done.

@Toadyru

2 жыл бұрын

that was well spent time.......

An excellent description in the detail needed to understand the Hiryu's actions. Well done!

Your work is amazing, I think it is the 10th time I'm watching these videos on midway, and this is an incredible job. I'm eager to watch your following videos on the Guadalcanal campaign. I hope that one of your future video might cover the battle off samar, and the rest of the Leyte gulf battles. This plus Drachinifel more "indepth" cover over some other aspects would be amazing.

Jim Powell writing here. This was a great video. The history and the actual photos of the naval battle, was all important story. My father and my uncles were all sailors in WWII. One uncle was in the battle of Midway. I believe he was on a cruiser. I am a Navy vet who was in a fighter squadron during the Vietnam war. I served from 1965-1969. I served aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ranger. Two war time cruises. Thank you for this all important video of such an important naval battle. When this battle was fought, the importance of winning was paramount in America’s success against the Japanese.

@parkersheahan5471

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your service.

@Sort1908

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your service sir

@uladzimirdarozka3882

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your service Sir!

@julieenslow5915

2 жыл бұрын

Jim, two points: - I believe what this channel is telling us is the importance of winning this battle was probably equally paramount in Japan's hoped for success against the USA. Of course, I like it the way it happened! - Thank you for your service sir, and that of your father and uncles.

@herbertlewis8442

2 жыл бұрын

SALUTE!

he's back!

@joecaa3722

3 жыл бұрын

Woah

@cyrellsalig6281

3 жыл бұрын

Fan ka rin pala ng ww2 documentaries will. Lodi

@thecatalyst6212

3 жыл бұрын

yes he is

@jamesbryanamolato6351

3 жыл бұрын

hallo kyah wil

@paulsteaven

3 жыл бұрын

So you're also a fan of WW2 naval battles? Then, you got another 1 subscriber.

I have watch these 3 video now 3 times over the past year or so and still pause to read the charts and rewind to make sure I catch all the action. These are better then any movie made about Midway IMO. Pure Gem. KZread knows my mind and keeps bringing these back to me.

27:59 Jeez, that photo is shocking. It really brings home what the crews on both sides had to suffer through. I wonder what it was like on the Hiryu, after the torpedo failed to sink it. Did the Admiral and his honour party stand around for two hours in embarrassed silence?

@dapperfield595

Жыл бұрын

They probably got hit by some post-suicidal clarity and realized that staying behind was kinda stupid.

@lolroflroflcakes

Жыл бұрын

Admiral watching the destroyer disappear over the horizon after hearing a disappointing clunk: "could we call them back maybe?" Random dude: "power went out shortly after everyone stopped damage control and started leaving." A: "well shit do we have some tea or sandwiches?" R: "galley is currently on fire boss." Admiral after a few hours: "okay this sucks do we have any intact life boats?" R: "Sorry sir, we jettisoned them so we could hold more honor."

The photos taken by the Hiryu hours before it went under was chilling. Also the Yorktown, that ship was just too stubborn to die and it deserved a better fate than to be swallowed by the ocean. Great video!

@powerdriller4124

2 жыл бұрын

That Ninja submarine that sank the Yorktown did a hell of ninjitsu job !!

@davidwhitten3596

2 жыл бұрын

Reborn in CV10...Yorktown... less than a year later....sits in Charleston South Carolina

@Dogboy1960

2 жыл бұрын

It's telling though. No matter how big the SHIP, no matter how Formidable it may be.......it's never more than an insignificant spec allowed to remain on the surface of the Ocean for only so long as the Ocean itself will allow it. Davey Jones locker is never-ever remotely close to it's capacity.

@rmsteutonic3686

2 жыл бұрын

Yorktown is like that one kid that always broke rules yet never got expelled until something stupid happened.

@UncleWermus

2 жыл бұрын

​@@rmsteutonic3686 Like Patton dying as a result of a car crash after the war.

Since i saw the original “Midway” movie, I wanted a well detailed depiction of the battle. Since the first installment, I’ve been waiting for its second part on this channel, and an unexpected third. Just as good cooking takes time, it was worth the wait. Gracias Montemayor for delivering such a well made presentation. Kudos and Semper Fi!

The yorktown being a nearly unsinkable behemoth was a testament to the American craftsmanship and protocols of their carriers. Tougher, stronger materials, better technology and damage control systems helped it survive 4 attacks that had direct hits and required a salvo of 4 torpedos to ultimately sink it provides this

@user-fu8vn7xo6c

4 ай бұрын

I hope that advantage is retained today, but I doubt it. Much of US industrial capacity & knowledge was shipped overseas to other countries, some of which are hostile to the US.

This is genius! One of the best WWII explanations available. Well done sir!

@user-ed8wc1yr8s

2 жыл бұрын

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When I was young there was a guy my grandpas age, at church. I can still see him smiling. I was a huge history buff and was very disappointed when no one in my family told me he was on the Yorktown for its war service. I guess he talked freely about it but being as I was a regarded as a kid no one informed me. Imagine the stories I missed from this legend. Here’s the real kicker he was assigned to the USS South Dakota, meaning he was in the first CV on CV fight and the last BB vs BB fight. Talk about a front row to history. Rest In Peace Mr Paur

@crazeddutchman4957

3 жыл бұрын

I feel that pain from across the world, sad.

@standelong3421

2 жыл бұрын

My uncle was on the CV5 at Midway. Because of his salvage experience he was on the Hamman after the Yorktown abandon ship and then went back aboard the Yorktown. He was lucky enough to be topside when the torpedo hit and survived as many of the salvage crew working below did not. FYI I am 80 years old and had several conversations with my uncle before he passed on. He loved computers and his email was XXXCV5.

@Jenjenilou

2 жыл бұрын

I had similar. I'm a Brit and my Uncle was a paratrooper at Arnheim. It was well known in our family that he was a 'hero' but as a small child it meant nothing to me. I just remember a tall, quiet very craggy faced man (he looked a lot like a young Sean Connery). Arnheim (Market Garden) meant nothing to me, and I had no interest whatsoever. It was only in later life I became fascinated with military history and regretted the fact that I had never asked him anything, he was long dead by that time. Doing some research I came across his name in despatches. He was missing for the best part of a week, lost behind enemy lines, but he fought his way back to his unit and was decorated for it. I can only imagine the stories he could have told.

FYI the wrecks of both the Kaga and the Akagi were just found in October 2019

@Spindrift_87

3 жыл бұрын

And, my gosh, the damage to Kaga is catastrophic

@russianarmy-rh2wi

3 жыл бұрын

That means soryu is nearby

@BIGmlems

3 жыл бұрын

did they even find hiryu?

I truly appreciate all the work you put into this great piece you did. OUTFREAKINSTANDING!

I stumbled onto this video while i should of been working. Needless to say the hour or so has been spent learning history lol. Awesome video and very well put together. Murica!

Damn I'm getting all emotional over the Yorktown. What a badass ship.

@fakecubed

3 жыл бұрын

Look into what the Enterprise did all war.

@Yorkington

3 жыл бұрын

Quite the stubborn lady she was.

@semclaassens5278

3 жыл бұрын

I thought i was the only one

@phantomship3935

3 жыл бұрын

,,...emotional...Yorktown...badass...“? Ok? Let’s ignore how badass was Hiryu (vs 3 US carrier) with their last counterstrike, right? Why only pity for US carriers? Such as really unfair morality. Are you treating for those Japanese ship so unfairly? Japan has suffered more bitterly than the United States.

@ReverseProof

3 жыл бұрын

@@phantomship3935 Why are you surprised by this? Do you not know what happened at Pearl Harbor?

Nothing hurts me more than how close Yorktown got to making it out alive

@ricwalker6600

3 жыл бұрын

yeah, but you have to give the japanese credit for to send a submarine to make sure that the carrier had sunk and if not, to make sure it does.

@wilsthelimit

2 жыл бұрын

@@ricwalker6600 That’s true, still a shame that even after all she went through she was so close

@ATBatmanMALS31

Жыл бұрын

Except maybe that the Enterprise did.. and we fucking scrapped her anyway.

excellent presentation! made me stay up past my bedtime following the engaging narrative!

@destructionandregeneration

2 жыл бұрын

I was gonna go to sleep until I saw this

This is the best discription of the Midway victory, I have ever seen! Thank you for doing a w job.

it's always amazed me that these huge WWII pacific battles came down to just a handful of planes. You'd think with the might of both countries and the scale of this war, you'd be talking hundreds of planes vs each with when it was just 6 vs 5 type situations. The fate of world resting on just a dozen aircraft.. blows my mind.

@MrKeithsplace

3 жыл бұрын

Ya got realize, most of these pilots are very young men, flying a jug with thousands of horse power no GPS, no radar, in the vast endless ocean looking for a dot, that they have to identify what it is. Scary enough if you ask me, then being shot at with AAA , flack, machine guns, slingshots and Samaria swords, while lining up a manual bomb sight on a moving target. Remarkable they ever scored hits.

@01Z06guy

3 жыл бұрын

This is the US just fighting with what it happened to have in the Pacific for peacetime. The Japanese were spread over the entire Pacific and fighting a large war in China. Later on, it would be hundreds of planes. For Leyte, the US had something absurd like over 60 aircraft carriers involved. By the war's end, the US had well over a 100 aircraft carriers in the Pacific. Amazing considering it was only a couple years after it had only one, the Enterprise, isn't it? Sleeping giant indeed.

@Korkzorz

3 жыл бұрын

@@01Z06guy The US had 27 aircraft carriers by the end of the war. Impressive enough but not quite hundreds :)..

@01Z06guy

3 жыл бұрын

@@Korkzorz You are missing the escort carriers of which about 125 were built. The actual number at the time of the end of the war varies depending upon whether you count the ones built but not yet in service and other factors. My memory of, "well over 100 in the Pacific" was probably optimistic considering some were elsewhere in the world while other were not in active duty at the time. The US did possess over 100 carriers. Most of them engaged in the war in the Pacific.

@PrinceVidz

3 жыл бұрын

Howdy neighbour xD

When I thought 2020 was a lost cause, he rises and gives me hope.

@shawnli9284

3 жыл бұрын

Adam P. We killed Japan for 75 years. Today is theirs anniversary of surrender

I taught this for 25 years, never have I seen anything better

Thank you for that. Hearing and seeing the whole engagement in chapter and verse was as enlightening as it was brilliant.

American Damage Control: I AWAKEN

@yoseipilot

3 жыл бұрын

*Image* if the Japanese *ships* have equal trained *damage control* like the Americans. Yorktown was hit by 3 (250 kg) bombs her speed drop to 0 knots, Hiryu was hit by 4 (450 kg) bombs her speed is still fast at 30 knots for hours (like the others carrier). Also Japanese carriers are better design, but they have poor damage control.

@eodyn7

3 жыл бұрын

@@yoseipilot it depends on where the bombs hit.

@mikuhatsunegoshujin

3 жыл бұрын

If you go anywhere on the Anglo Internet you can see DoD Damage control officers on full damage control 24/7. Hardly sleeping by any measure.

@v44n7

3 жыл бұрын

@@yoseipilot even with damage control, they took so much damage because all the fuel, bombs, etc, I dont think even the US carriers would have survive such hits, lets remember the japanese carriers had all the bombs & torpedos around them

Godfather 2 , Empire Strikes Back , Montemayor’s Part 2 on Midway

@tonyny3266

3 жыл бұрын

Amazing job! You are a tremendous credit to your generation. As well as an amazing asset. Keep educating Montemayor!

The decision to keep Hiryu with the surface forces may have been in part from the earlier encounter with the sub. If they send an escort with Hiryu to protect her from subs and other potential forces they weaken the surface strike. If they lose Hiryu from an insufficient escort then they lost all 4 of their best carriers. If the plan fails they know it will be unlikely they get another chance to engage the carrier fleet. It's also worth noting Hiryu had a hull very similar to a cruiser with a very high top speed and could likely remain just outside gunnery range, and conduct practically continuous strikes while the surface fleet shells the American forces.

@Montemayor - This and the preceding video in this series are the first videos I’ve seen from your channel. They were excellent and I enjoyed watching them. Your presentation, analysis, graphics, narration and other aspects were concise and easy to follow. Thank you for your hard work and for making them available on KZread. I look forward to watching more of your videos and hope you will continue making them.🧨