My grandfather was on the USS Miami and fought in this battle. It was probably one of the scariest battles he took part of. R.I.P James Davenport 1923-2019, one of my heroes and my grandfather.

@LarsonChristopher

3 жыл бұрын

Just read his obit. He was the last one alive from that ship. 10 major battles is no joke. RIP, Fair winds and following seas.

@kurtbolz

3 жыл бұрын

Rip my friend I lost my grandpa October 2020 he was also military Korea 1955

@seerealsummers

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your grandfather from the people in Leyte Philippines..

@bv2010

3 жыл бұрын

What a life he must have lived. Rip brother

@PMLEE-OFFICIAL

3 жыл бұрын

salute

How ironic that the rise of the Imperial Japanese Navy started with the Battle of Tsushima, the first modern battleship vs battleship battle and ended with the Battle of Surigao Strait, the last battleship vs battleship battle.

@williamcote4208

3 жыл бұрын

Didn’t it end with the sinking of the Yamato?

@trevor7873

3 жыл бұрын

@@williamcote4208 it was sunk by planes not battleships

@williamcote4208

3 жыл бұрын

@@trevor7873 I meant the Imperial Japanese Navy

@andrewtaylor940

3 жыл бұрын

@@williamcote4208 For all purposes the Imperial Japanese Navy ended at Leyte Gulf. All operation Ten Go was was its battered corpse seeking a place to die. Even with that Yamato very nearly faced the Iowa’s in that final moment. But Admiral Mitcher and Arleigh Burke had already launched every strike plane within range... before letting Spruance know. Spruance held back the Battleships to give the enthusiastic flyboys the first crack at it.

@williamcote4208

3 жыл бұрын

@@andrewtaylor940 Yup.

I love hearing the USS West Virginia was able to lay the smackdown after Pearl Harbor. Great video as always!

@bottomtext1241

3 жыл бұрын

That was my great grandfather's first ship. Makes me proud.

@AVERAGEREVOLUTIONARY

3 жыл бұрын

Almost heaven...

@ChrisLove887

3 жыл бұрын

My 12 year old is interested in war stories and I love telling him that Japan sunk a bunch of ships at Pearl Harbor that we’re refloated and eventually rolled into Japan victoriously.

@trailguru

3 жыл бұрын

Wild and wonderful 16 inch guns

@lt.petemaverickmitchell7113

3 жыл бұрын

From the northern panhandle Michael....it’s a GREAT DAY TO BE A MOUNTAINEER!

My Grandpa was on the Astoria when it was sunk at Savo Island. He survived and was on the West Virginia at Leyte Gulf.

@k-studio8112

3 жыл бұрын

Big salute to your grandfather

Finally a Documentary that mentions that the Aussies were actually there, it's always only the US fight, don't always believe what history tells you people. Thanks Dark Docs for mentioning that, one Proud Aussie.

@heckleypanes4988

3 жыл бұрын

Too right man we Filipinos rarely heard about Aussie assistance during WW2 on the Philippine soil

@daleeasternbrat816

3 жыл бұрын

We Americans know. Australian and British plus other Commonwealth forces were there, in strength, from day one. Always were there, right there now! Best wishes to Australia , from the Sunshine State!

@dons106

3 жыл бұрын

Some of us Americans also know that the Australians were willing to do more...if Macarthur would have let them.

@ArcticuKitsu

3 жыл бұрын

As a Canadian I know this pain as well, thus why I came searching the comment section to +1 this comment. Aussie pride!

@1936Studebaker

3 жыл бұрын

@Pommy Tommy We are only still a population in 2020 of only 26 million people, back in 1939 we had a population of only 6,967,754. We gave everyone and everything we could to the war effort from the beginning of 1939 until the years following the end of WW2. Australia is a Big country but has a tiny population, back then and even now. We fought in Europe, the Middle East and the Pacific not to mention Australia opened it's doors to allow for US bases on our shores. All the Subs were based out of Brisbane Queensland and P40 War Hawks, P38 Lightnings, B24, B25 and B17 and Boston bombers were based at 7 airstrips in the Northern Territory south of Darwin. Western Australia, Perth Fremantle was also a US base for ships and subs. Victoria was a training ground and Military Head Quarters, MacAuthur held his War meetings there with other Allied leaders after fleeing the Philippine's. Victoria was also used for the PBY aircrew training and a maintenance depot was set up at Swan Hill in country Victoria. The PBY's were based out of Cairns in Far North Queensland. Where do you think all the ammunition's came from for all Allied ships aircraft, guns, tanks and any other weapons that was used in the pacific theater, it was mostly made in Victoria and NSW. We only have 6 States and 2 Territories In Australia and at the time we had but one capital ship per State. You might want to do a little more research into Australia's war time past and efforts in the 1st and 2nd World wars , the Korean and Vietnam wars and every other war we have been a part of before opening your big mouth , you just might be shallowing those ignorant words you dumb ass. Below, just for "your" education, others around the World already seem to know this basic knowledge! www.defence.gov.au/events/VC/#:~:text=One%20hundred%20Australians%20have%20been,Cross%20for%20Australia%2C%20which%20was

USN after Pearl harbor: You cant die yet West Virgina, you got a fleet to burn.

@Hammahz8088

3 жыл бұрын

wake the fuck up West Virginia we have a fleet to burn

@B-and-O-Operator-Fairmont

3 жыл бұрын

The USS West Virginia's mast and bell are on permanent display outside Ogleby Hall on the campus of West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV.

@cornbreadfedkirkpatrick9647

3 жыл бұрын

Burn baby burn burn burn light it up for Arizona

@PROLIFIC_TRAVELS

26 күн бұрын

America is responsible for arming Japan

The battle of Leyte Gulf had one of the finest displayed of courage and valor in history. The USS Johnston for example, a Fletcher class destroyer, commanding by Captain Evans, he and his crew would have one of the most epic last stand in history. Witness Account - The USS Johnston was saluted by a Japanese destroyer captain as it was sinking, after spending nearly 3 hours squaring off against 23 Japanese ships, including 4 Battleships, 8 Cruisers and 11 destroyers.

@bri-manhunter2654

3 жыл бұрын

Never heard of that before

@otanguma

3 жыл бұрын

I love watching the episode on Dogfights "Death of the Japanese Navy" about Captain Evans, the USS Samuel B Roberts, and the rest of TAFFY 3 in their heroic actions taking on Yamato and the Center Force, like a David and Goliath battle. Big ballz!

@atpyro7920

3 жыл бұрын

Technically, that was the Battle off Samar, nicknamed 'The Last Stand of the Tincan Sailors': Destroyers Johnston, Hoel, and Heermann, and Destroyer Escorts Dennis, John C. Butler, Raymond, and Samuel B Roberts, with assistance from the CVEs that made up Taffy 3 and aircraft from Taffies 1 and 2, managed to sink or drive off the Japanese Center Force consisting of the battleships Yamato, Nagato, Kongo, and Haruna, heavy cruisers Chōkai, Haguro, Kumano, Suzuya, Chikuma, and Tone, light cruisers Yahagi, and Noshiro, and various destroyers from the Kagero, Yugumo and Shimakaze classes, through a combination of luck, Japanese incompetence, and gigantic balls.

@seijoukirikaze8167

3 жыл бұрын

Not just any Japanese destroyer, the IJN Yukikaze. The luckiest ship in history.

@somethinglikethat2176

3 жыл бұрын

@@bri-manhunter2654 kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZnWYxdh9maSZnKg.html

"The Japanese had been salvaged." Wow, that is savage. Really savage.

@peekaboopeekaboo1165

3 жыл бұрын

Intentional -- perhaps?

@edithmorillon1622

3 жыл бұрын

@@peekaboopeekaboo1165 ye

@stonefly69

3 жыл бұрын

@@peekaboopeekaboo1165 Lol

@JeanLucCaptain

3 жыл бұрын

In order to be salvaged first you need to be Sunk 😈

@isilder

3 жыл бұрын

He meant to say salvaged.. he also mispeaks when he says the battleships had been "sunk or intensionally damaged". Surely they were sunk or heavily damaged. Intensely damaged ? No , intense is more abstract.. the observer has to concentrate to observe properly.. so "intensely" isn't the correct word

I Remember I good story from my girlfriend dad who in 1979 was just getting ready to retire he had been in the NAVY starting from 1941 and had been on the West Virginia from the sinking to its rebuild to it going back into the fleet they let the Pearl guys who where still on the gun crews press the tigger to send rounds down range and he told the story with a big big smile on he face outside of that he never talk about his time during WW2 Korea or Vietnam and his home was the Philippines start out as a mess Stewart ended as a Master chief

@collinwood6573

3 жыл бұрын

Have you ever heard of punctuation?

@drewmaus8879

3 жыл бұрын

@@collinwood6573 Nice.

@DrLumpy

3 жыл бұрын

Dude! Here's a few spare periods you can use . . . ... ...

@merlemorrison482

3 жыл бұрын

@@collinwood6573 you ever heard of diplomacy?

@chandlerwhite8302

3 жыл бұрын

Great story, but punctuation is your friend. You should get to know it.

00:19 Back in the day, naval soldiers were called sailors.

@Alansaidhello

3 жыл бұрын

Ran Naval They’re called Marines

@BUF20

3 жыл бұрын

I thought they were called “sea-men”😳

@rhill109

3 жыл бұрын

@@Alansaidhello the term "naval soldiers" just struck me as odd. Maybe that's a description I've never encountered.

@rutabagasteu

3 жыл бұрын

Sailors operate the ships. Marines land on beaches and attack that way.

@WALTERBROADDUS

3 жыл бұрын

@@Alansaidhello The Marines were not involved. Other than ship detachments.

I'm a Filipino and I've heard of this Naval Battle it is very famous here in the Philippines thank you for sharing it 😇

@lonelyguy688

3 жыл бұрын

yess

@impulse1021

3 жыл бұрын

If your in romblon in visayas in the Philippine you will see the Imperial Japanese navy Yamato class battleship IJN Musashi

@lonelyguy688

3 жыл бұрын

@@impulse1021 you're*

@lonelyguy688

3 жыл бұрын

@@impulse1021 yeah on the sea floor,HAHAHAH

@freakyflow

3 жыл бұрын

Im Canadian But i visited Ph Intramoros, Tondo, Pasig Pampanga The death march, The japanese fighting in the baseball park in Rizal ...Lots of history there

There were some really strange things on the Japanese side at Surigao Straight. It wasn't that Shima failed to link up with Nishimura. He was never supposed to. They were on entirely different chains of command, each with similar but not quite the same orders. There was no communication or coordination between them. Nishimura was under Admirral Kurita and the Center Force. Shima was controlled directly from Luzon. They each knew the other was there more or less. But assumed Shima was hours behind Nishimura. Shima's cruisers pretty much turned around when they met the Yamashiro and Mogami coming back the other way, on fire, with completely destroyed superstructures. It took them a bit to divine what had happened as neither Yamashiro nor Mogami were capable of signaling. If I remember correctly Mogami was nearly sunk by Shima but at the last minute the remaining crew led by junior officers managed to cobble together the set of color coded identifier lights that marked it as a friendly vessel. Nishimura was long since dead by this point. It was a pitch black night. With the Japanese ships running bow to stern with only a single shielded light front and rear marking each ship to the next ship in line. When the devastating wave of American torpedos hit and the 2 Destroyers exploded, nobody noticed the Fuso suddenly heal out of line and sail into the darkness and roll over. She had been between the Yamashiro and the Mogami. Their Captains each thought the ship ahead or behind was the Fuso and simply closed the difference. They never realized the Fuso was gone until the world exploded around them.

@nowthisnamestaken

3 жыл бұрын

Nice read..Thanks

@THEBIGGAME683

3 жыл бұрын

To long to read! Sorry!

@phinhager6509

2 жыл бұрын

@@THEBIGGAME683 TL;DR, The Japanese were even more blind and clueless than it seemed from the video.

@RycuriousGaming

2 жыл бұрын

@@THEBIGGAME683 too* I now understand why you didn't read it.

@patricktillmanns3949

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the extra information. That was very helpful.

As a person who grew up on the Surigao Straight, with family in the political and historical fields, I can proudly say this was phenomenal. Also let’s not forget the crew of the Pt boats that’s harassed the Japanese Southern force!

@tarasbulba3190

3 жыл бұрын

PT's were very busy during that operation.🇺🇲👍

The smackdown at surigao straight more like it. 6 American BBs slinging round after round of HE and AP really put a hurting on the IJN and finally got one in for the boys and girls who passed at pearl. One of my favorite history lessons I’ve ever invested myself in.

USS West Virginia, California, and Tennessee were truly beautiful and very capable battleships after their post Pearl Harbor rebuilds! The only limitation they had compared to more modern ships was slow 21 knot top speed. Their radar, gunnery and such were top notch!

My 9th grade History teacher spent a week on the Battle of Leyte Gulf. It was what got me into really liking history.

@Bakotcha

3 жыл бұрын

That's a trully passionate teacher

@tarasbulba3190

3 жыл бұрын

I'm afraid great teachers like yours was are becoming fewer and fewer. 🇺🇲👍

The people complaining about how fast you're talking can watch at 0.75x speed. Keep up the awesome work!!

@eyebelieve3

3 жыл бұрын

It is so fast tho.

@goodday381

3 жыл бұрын

Lol I'm listening at 2x

@epicmickey2351

3 жыл бұрын

0.75x speed makes him sound like he’s high lol

@Captain_Lockheed

3 жыл бұрын

That's what I do.👍

@73THUNDERDOME73

3 жыл бұрын

I really wish all the the grandparents/relatives who fought in WW2 could just pop up, in their prime, cold clock all the speech-rate cry babies in their 1 good ear 😂😂 then just fade back to the after party

What an outstanding batte, the Pearl Harbor veteran Uss. West Virginia was at Surigao Straight, a beautiful battleship that got revenge for the other ships that were sunk.

@CorePathway

3 жыл бұрын

Dcthoma3 11 Battleships were huuuuuge wastes of resources.

@dcthoma3119

3 жыл бұрын

@@CorePathway Maybe now they are a waste, but back during WWII and WWI they were the biggest and baddest things on the ocean, a fleet with battleships could keep another fleet in check. Granted, during the end of WWII they became more obsolete as aircraft carriers became more important to have and submarines became more advanced. Thats why most battleships were scrapped after WWII.

There will never be a boat more badass than a big battleship

You left out the USS Mississippi (BB-41), which accompanied the Pearl Harbor BBs in the battle line. She fired the last salvo of the battle, possibly after a ceasefire had been ordered, due to difficulties with her radar which was not as advanced as the ships refit after their damage or sinking in '41. I sadly never attended one of the ship's reunions as I was too young when they were still in much attendance, but our family still has an inscribed piece of her deck plating taken before she was scrapped.

@charlesholcombe9433

3 жыл бұрын

My grandpa was on the USS Mississippi, it was one of the first battleships to include advanced sonar radar, which was what my grandpa worked on on the USS Mississippi

I have watched your channels for a long time. Never get a bad video! Thank you 👍

My grandfather was there! He flew an SB2C helldiver!

God man I love this channel. Dude you need to do a full documentary. I would gladly pay for an hour long special. Keep it up man. Easily one of the BEST channels on KZread or fuck even cable. This guy beats the history channel all to hell.

To be sure, the Japanese Southern Force was pretty well decimated by the destroyers, cruisers and aircraft of Admiral Jesse Oldendorf’s Seventh Fleet by the time his old battleships “crossed the T.”

@model-man7802

3 жыл бұрын

Correct,one PT boat got a hit on Yamashiros starboard beam and the destroyers got hits too.It was actually a hell of a fight.Dad was on the California BB44 up at the other end.

@eliahaj2233

3 жыл бұрын

Not aircraft ?

@tremedar

2 жыл бұрын

Torpedoes yes, aircraft no. The portion of 7th fleet at Surigao Strait was purely the gun and torpedo element, the escort carriers were too far north, supporting the army landings, and this action took place at night, the only American carrier to do night operations in WW2 was Enterprise.

Dark Docs does such an amazing job the channel always piques my interest in WW2 history. Thank you for your report on the Battle of Leyte Gulf. My father was a Navy Corpsman and went ashore with McArthur's Army during the initial landings. I served 26 years in our Air Force. My son served 20 years in the Army and my youngest daughter serves our Veterans in the VA. My father's survival was due in part to the brave actions of many of our navel units during the Battle of Leyte Gulf. My thanks and that of my family go out to those brave sailors.

YOU CAN'T TALK ABOUT LEYTE WITHOUT TALKING ABOUT THE USS JOHNSTOWN AND LT. CMDR. ERNEST EVANS.

@mattguellec

3 жыл бұрын

It's not the same engagement. The battle of Leyte is the bigger battle which account for fours engagements. What is covered here is the battle is Surigao Strait. The engagement in which the USS Johnson was engaged was the battle of Samar, later during the day and a few hundred kilometers from there.

@Waltham1892

3 жыл бұрын

@@mattguellec All the same...

@MrOiram46

3 жыл бұрын

Imagine what he would do if they gave him an Iowa-Class to commandeer

@Waltham1892

3 жыл бұрын

@@MrOiram46 The war would have ended that day...

@isaaclao2380

3 жыл бұрын

That's the real Battleship xD

Alright I have watched enough of your videos to warrant a subscription. Your videos have the production value equivalent to cable TV documentaries.

I really like your presentation style. Straight forward with verbal punches right where they are needed. Well done sir.

My grandfather was on uss Missouri I'm glad it never sank bit he passed away in 2012 but I'm still proud of him

The IJN Shigure had a reputation for being a lucky ship in the Japanese Navy.

Top notch, quality material Gets seemingly better every vid

I love the way he has his videos I always look forward to them

Those battleships that survived Pearl hoooo boi they wanted Japanese blood

My Papaw fought during the battle of Samar… he was a Radioman on the USS Gambier Bay

@maxmccrabb2477

3 жыл бұрын

Mine was also on the Gambier Bay! He flew a dive bomber. The SB2C

@Mach5Johnny

3 жыл бұрын

Max McCrabb no way! Thats fucking dope! They probably ran into eachother a few times! Small world

@jaroldinho702

3 жыл бұрын

My grandparents were hiding

@maxmccrabb2477

3 жыл бұрын

Johnny Pereira no kidding! Small world indeed!

@brianmorgan7703

3 жыл бұрын

Hats off to your grandfather. Anybody who took a part in the Battle off Samar has my respect.

I really love all of your channels! Thanks for all these great videos!

your growning fast man i sub when you where @ 50k now your @500k great job man im proud of you also keep up the great work love it

Man, by this time in the war the Japanese were just getting their asses handed to them time and time again. These later battles were so one-sided that any Japanese action was simply put a suicide mission.

@Commanderstevo

3 жыл бұрын

Yep. Midway was decisive, The Japanese would never launch another offensive campaign after that. Having lost their most powerful warship task force there was simply no way to really contest the rapidly growing USN. When you think about the incredible strokes of luck we got at midway that made it so devastating, it makes you wonder what would have happened if McClusky hadn't followed that Destroyer to the carrier group what might have happened.

@davenhla

3 жыл бұрын

@@Commanderstevo That whole battle Japan was too conservative. If they had committed the gunships to a seek and destroy the US would have had no chance, and likely no navy left. But That's not what happened obviously. Like most of the war, japan held it's gunships in reserve until they were simply obsolete and turned into big consumers of precious manpower, fuel, and time. Heck, I think the Nagato was sunk at the Bikini Atoll tests and I am not sure it fired a shot at another ship. But it's always speculation, easy to see 20/20 when looking back at things.

It's a shame the USS West Virginia was scrapped, she should've been turned into a museum ship, or atleast sent off with a bang.

@lundin1loveshumvees687

3 жыл бұрын

Yes

What I like about Dark Docs is the narration and it’s gravitas applied to its subject - it does it credit and respect irrespective of the viewers personal standpoint. A job well done.

@MrGittz

2 жыл бұрын

I duno…the guy talks way too fast.

Amazing... I'm an American Vet living on Leyte island. Thanks for putting this out!

The poor little PT boats went through a lot to finally achieve a torpedo hit on Shima's light cruiser Abukuma. That should at least be mentioned. Also, Abukuma was one of the most unlucky ships of the IJN: Not only did it catch a torpedo that had run under a destroyer, it was finally sunk days later by bombs from B-24s. One of the few times that happened during the Pacific War.

@andrewtaylor940

2 жыл бұрын

The real purpose of the PT boats was to track the Japanese fleet and report any contacts before attempting a torpedo run. They honestly were not expected to succeed in attacking Battleships or heavy cruisers. Because the poor little PT’s had to be inside the 8” secondary battery ranges to launch Torpedos. So at best they would be bobbing and weaving too much to get a straight torpedo launch. At worst they would get hit.

@MakeMeThinkAgain

2 жыл бұрын

@@andrewtaylor940 True, but throw enough torpedoes in the water and you never know what will happen. Look at Abukuma. I always imagine the bridge personnel who survived the PT and destroyer attacks only to then see that line of big gun flashes dead ahead. What's the Japanese for, "Oh, shit."

The book “last stand of the tin can sailors” is an amazing historical account of the great sacrifices made by a handful of destroyers during this battle. Highly recommend it!

You make the best quality videos buddy...

This channel is always so informative! I love it.

Thank you for libirating our country love for Philippines 🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭

Filipino here, I'm glad to say that we have a museum here in the Strait, next to the port there in Surigao. My Mom's hometown is near the area, so we visit the place if we can whenever we go home to her place and it's a beautiful site

See Videos about past wars NEED to be PLAYED in high school... But more importantly why they started in the first place. Awesome content 👏

awesome video 10/10. keep the good work up

When you made the quiet kid talk on a project presentation:

Johnston and Sammy B both made absolutely incredible last stands, fought well above their weight, and are the two deepest shipwrecks ever found.

This might be your best video yet

I enjoyed this video! Well done.

IJN mussashi is resting now at philippines SEA! my grandmother and father told me that they saw the Mussashi and they told me it was a beast and biggest ship! (i was playing battleship pacific when they heard mussashi and i show them the picture and they told me the story)

“Naval soldiers” if only we had a name for them

My dad was on the Mississippi during this battle. Not sure how I’ve not seen this video before as I’m always looking. Well done

@WilliamDye-willdye

3 жыл бұрын

Be sure to include the channels "Drachifinel" and "Montemayor" in your search. IIRC both have videos which are relevant to your dad's service.

Another great show, thank you.

Pennsylvania, California, West Virginia, Tennessee, and Maryland bloom out of the darkness in front of the Japanese. "Do you remember us?"

My dad's oldest brother, Junior was on the West Virginia at Pearl Harbor. I never had the opportunity to talk with him about that, not an easy man to talk to. The only thing I remember him saying was how horrible it was when the Arizona exploded.

Very well done, short but informative.

Tin Can sailors held strong. I remember hearing so many stories about this battle from my great Uncle(navy) who had a friend on the "Sammy B" as he would say. Wow those 2 were some characters. "We survived a nightmare situation, so you wouldn't have to.." KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK. I love all your videos and channels

My favorite battle in this big ship skirmish was in Samar: legend has it, the viking screams of a single US destroyer can still be heard chasing away Japanese ships to this day.

Filipinos Meanwhile: This, puts a smile on my face.

@vega469

3 жыл бұрын

@Ruthlessnoodle Japan conquered the Philippines and oppressed the population very harshly under occupation

@freakyflow

3 жыл бұрын

@@vega469 This was due to MacArther failing to provide a proper defence When tasked to do so. He set up very basic And common defences Prior to Japanese involvement But was informed of building tentions And told to expect a attack of forces The following day He was found at a social gathering with locals And other Americans for "drinks" The coming weeks Pearl Harbor was attacked

@whoooshifg5830

3 жыл бұрын

No it doesn't

@thehighscalls

3 жыл бұрын

@@whoooshifg5830 r/woooosh

@sabretom7594

3 жыл бұрын

Rarely mentioned is how few Japanese sailors in the water survived. Pilipino civilians clubbed them to death as they made it to the beach. Call it pay back.

I’ve heard of this battle before after seeing the West Virginia in world of warships I decided to look it up but all I know was about the one fight between it and the Japanese ship so great video

Really enjoying your content! 👍👍. One critique, you indicated the Japanese wanted to avoid US carrier aircraft. Perhaps flesh that out by the carriers steaming as fast as they could to catch the Northern (decoy) Force and were unable to participate in the Southern attack.

I feel like I'm watching a real history channel documentary👌

My uncle was ViceAdmiral Herbert V.Wiley Comanding officer of the U.S.S.WestVirginia at the battle. Vengence on the jappanese fleet was a pleasure. My mother was an Army surgeon and served through North Africa, Sicily, Italy & the D-day invasion. She lost her first husband and four of her brothers at the attack on Pearl Harbor. Destroying the japanese navy was an obligation to keep.

Six of my uncles & my dad were in this. Navy,Army & Marines. They all made it home and it haunted them that many did not. They would seldom talk about the war. Now they are all gone and I looked up their service record and Wow.

It’s crazy all the different battles that took place.. such extraordinary commandership and men

Damn. I love how Japanese built prows on their battleships. Those curves and the Chrysanthemum Seal. Beautiful.

Taffy 3 and this battle showed how strong American ships truly were!! The weight of their *crews* (added for context) testicles alone must have been enough to draft the ships a few inches! If you are unaware of the men who lead a charge into the jaws of an enemy that was overwhelmingly more equipped and they were outgunned by every ship they faced. The Yamato was and still is the largest battleship to ever be built she had 18inch guns the average battleship carried 15-16 inch tops and the shells weighed as much as a Volkswagen beetle! The insanity really comes to light when its mentioned the Yamato by itself WEIGHED MORE THAN THE ENTIRE TAFFY 3 BATTLE GROUP!!!! 2000 marines were saved from guaranteed slaughter by the courage and selfless acts seen this day... i tear up everytime im reminded of this 😭 when i realize how true heroes have singlehandedly saved so many and gave the ultimate sacrifice. The individual stories will chill your bones knowing that THESE AMERICANS WERE WELL AWARE OF THE ADVERSARY AND STILL STOOD UP AND TOOK A STAND AGAINST THE MOST POWERFUL BATTLESHIP AND HER ACCOMPANYING HEAVY/LIGHT CRUISERS AND HER DESTROYERS! GOD BLESS THESE MEN WHO STOOD UP TO EVIL AND SAVED SO MANY LIVES.

@JostVanWair

3 жыл бұрын

Well

@chico305SIGMA

3 жыл бұрын

I agree with everything you said you actually made me tear up I'm a proud American just like you but naval warships do not have testicles they have ginormous ovaries naval ships are always a She not a he.

@keithbaker1951

3 жыл бұрын

@@chico305SIGMA i meant the men on and under her decks testicles not the ships themselves 90% of ships are female there are a small bit of ships referred to as male but i dont believe it is in the American navy that was a british thing. I knew the ships were shes lol the two ships of taffy 3 that blew my mind were the johnston and the Samuel b roberts. Hell the planes were dropping depth charges and other bits of cobbled together ordinance or just doing passes with nothing at all not even ammunition in their .50s

great footage, thanks for sharing!!!

Enjoyed that!

Your content and production quality is amazing. The only thing holding you back is your turbo speed narration

Thank you Dark Docs for showing this, this means alot for all Filipinos and the Allies who suffered losses during WW2, it's so special to me and to them. I and we are proud of you, MABUHAY ANG PILIPINAS AT SI DD!!!!!!!!

My father was in Samar USS Hornet VF-11 Sundowners Lt John W Ramsey USN fighter pilot (April 1941 thru Nov 1963 retired as Commander). In the last days of the battles as the IJN retreated, he led his division on a bombing run of the Yamato, having missed with their bombs he ordered a straffing run on the bridge and they carried it out. Love your stories and video coverage excellent!

Hay I just saw a great video about Battleship to Battleship fight while watching Commercials!

He talkin at the speed of light!

@poland5606

3 жыл бұрын

Why does everyone say he talks fast

@iamtomwhitee

3 жыл бұрын

Phantomrex because he is? 😂

@SlickCookie

3 жыл бұрын

apparently, he does but I think a lot of people are used to a fast pace, while some are not used to it.

@glaciusgaming9995

3 жыл бұрын

@@iamtomwhitee I'm all for it.

@justinbieber8270

3 жыл бұрын

I thought I had 2x speed on

Naval soldiers? That would be Marines and Sailors then. Adjust playback speed to 0.75 before viewing.

Awesome vid!

Thank you!

Ako i pilipino . Thank you Dark docs for sharing my Philippine country history

I served on the USS Leyte Gulf. Thank you for your history!

@brianjob3018

3 жыл бұрын

Let me guess, an amphibious assault and/or helicopter carrier, circa the 1960s-80s?

@puremaga17

3 жыл бұрын

@@brianjob3018 Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser

@benjaminkunkel2239

3 жыл бұрын

@@brianjob3018 an aegis missile cruiser ticondaroga class. CG 55

@brianjob3018

3 жыл бұрын

@@benjaminkunkel2239 I forgot that the last cruisers are named after famous battles, hence, Ticonderoga. Thank you, sailor.

I love these videos, I just wish you could talk a little slower. Please don't take this the wrong way cus I am a fan

I love these videos.

My late grandfather was a local guerilla under the command of Ruperto Kangleon in that battle. The stories he would tell me about that time were the best!! I have his (as heirloom) M1 Garand, Thompson SMG, 1911 .45 Pistol, canteen and the three bullets that struck him on his torso and thigh (all 3 from ricochet). Thank You USA, though your younger citizens may forsake what the older generations fought for, you can count that we Filipinos, the Leyteños at least, will never forget!

@bwacuff169

3 жыл бұрын

Not all of us have forsaken those memories...or forgotten our friendship and the sacrifices shared in the face of a common enemy. Best wishes!

He sounds like this guy that does like Skyrim and fallout challenges

@DavidLawlor06

3 жыл бұрын

Mitten squad

This was really really good 💯😱

A great read is "Tin Can Man" by E J Jernigan, about his time aboard a destroyer in the pacific campaign. The audiobook on audible is amazing.

Crossing the "T" To the best of my limited knowledge, this was a maneuver best demonstrated by Nelson in the Napoleonic wars. It will neve happen again

Fuso was hit by a full spread by an American DD... this was recorded at the time but not correctly.. resulting in a veterain reafirming it decades later

@davenhla

3 жыл бұрын

I bring this up on any of these videos I come across. The devestation wrought by the small craft against those big IJN ships that couldn;t even diviate course or run aground is what decided this battle. Afterwards, the news articles romanticized the victory of the black eye'd Pearl Harbor ships getting revenge to bolster public opinion. Somehow the videos of veteran interviews have vanished and the propaganda style news articles are what is writing history now.

Nice vid dark

Excellent doc, Dark Doc. The Battle of Surigaro Strait was a well conceived, yet carried out maneuver. The blow struck by the Allied force's was a convincing prelude too the end of WW 2. Thank you so much for your very thorough research.🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨.

What's the rush? Slow down the speech man.

@TheKep

3 жыл бұрын

Are you guys brain dead. I understand everything he says no problem. Maybe you guys just need to read more.

@matthiwi6901

3 жыл бұрын

I'm german and understand hin perfectly. Your brains might just run inefficiently :)

@keyaw.9132

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheKep bet you dont know the word “empathy” yet

@TheKep

3 жыл бұрын

@@keyaw.9132 are you just hunting down my comments lol this is the second one you’ve responded to. Empathy isn’t needed here not everyone is a bleeding heart white girl

@keyaw.9132

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheKep ok buddy

Almost Heaven USS West Virginia

@MrAwol007

3 жыл бұрын

To the place I belong

@OutlawedOutlander

3 жыл бұрын

Blue ridge mountains

@OutlawedOutlander

3 жыл бұрын

@dillon uk also that’s not the next line

@gordonhatcher2786

3 жыл бұрын

Shenandoah river

@jamesw9930

3 жыл бұрын

Lets Gooooooo Mountaineers!

Good video. Just one word of feedback: you could speak a little slower.

Smooth drawing on the map though Felt like Bob Ross was back making happy little war plans

The last battle ship battle in history was also the largest navel battle in history, a fitting end to the era of the battleships that I will surely miss

Yo my g I loved loved loved the vid and I didn't really have difficulty understanding you, it was just annoying how fast you spoke, chill out abit and you're onto an absolute winner mate 👍

Great upload and documentary thank love the commentary thank u love all the dark channels work whats the background music

You should do a video about the Laconia Incident.