Grim Reapers vs Kamikazes

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It's October 26th, 1942. On the USS Enterprise, alarms pierce the air. Pilots dash towards their F4F Wildcats as the urgent call to action echoes across the carrier's deck. Leading the charge of the squadron known as the Grim Reapers is Lieutenant Stanley 'Swede' Vejtasa. The Japanese will soon be upon the American fleet and Vejtasa and his Wildcats are to play a key role in the defense of the ships. Engaging multiple enemies in combat Vejtasa and his men will do their utmost to fulfill their duty and keep the fleet safe. But the Japanese pilots are relentless and resort to desperate measures...
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00:00 Enter the Grim Reapers
02:08 The Japanese Attack the USS Hornet
02:46 Car Keys Express
03:49 Vejtasa Pursues the Japanese
04:38 Kamikaze Attack
05:52 Grim Reapers Defend the USS Enterprise
07:14 Wildcats vs B5N Kate bombers
08:45 8 Kates Head for the USS Enterprise
10:14 Lone Kamikaze on a Final Mission
12:07 Ace in a Day
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The Destroyer that was hit by the crashing torpedo bomber the USS Smith, managed to put the fire out when her skipper had the helmsman steer her into the massive wake of the Battleship South Dakota extinguishing the flames and saving the ship. The quick thinking from her captain as well as the crews supurb damage control earned the ship a well deserved Presidential Unit Citation.

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I saw that in Battle 360. That's some quick thinking by the destroyer's captain

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@@andrewmontgomery5621 Absolutely, after all somehow I doubt the damage control manual had a section that read: "In event of emergency, Battleships are excellent ad hoc fire extinguishers."

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Think of Midway and Band of Brothers

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Incredible to think that the pilot lost his keys right after seeing the enterprise blow up, and then adding insult to injury by having a vivid hallucination showing him how he at least coulda kept those keys safe. Man what a day.

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What a contaminated oxygen tank does to a pilot.

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He dropped his 2006 Honda Civic keys

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"Was" one of the USNs greatest crimes.

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Is this from the Caine Mutiny?

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unfortunately she was scrapped I believe in 60's but there's a legend and that's she never stops watching over fun fact several people claimed to see her shadow in the darkest hours but when one Enterprise is scrapped they use some of her metal for another CV which let's her live along even in these modern times God bless USS ENTERPRISE for all the sacrifices she made for the country she lost both of her sisters and Japanese called her grey ghost whenever they thought they destroyed her she appeared and striked 1st also there's one story and that's in each of her crew members she still lives on she's in their DNA as long as these families live there will be always Enterprise also she had once damaged front elevator (from bomb)and her pilots even though knowing they wouldn't be able to land took off and did their job and landed on Henderson field refueled rearmed and took off again

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The Swede was one heck of a pilot!! Rest in peace!! ❤️❤️

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From a Bomber to a Fighter to an Ace, Vejtasa defied all odds with his pure Determination to serve his Brothers in Arms and for the Nation

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11:30 Damn, even after seeing the comment that the crew manage to contain the fires, seeing the Kamikaze make what I assume was a last second decision to dive for the destroyer gives me goosebumps

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Vajtesa was featured on Dogfights back in 2007. Rest in peace, American hero.

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And a bit Czech too, don´t forget where his parents came from. From the shores of France, to the shores of Japan, Czech pilots lead the way.

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Yeah. Season 1 episode 11: Long Odds. He took on and downed 3 Japanese Zeros in a slow Dauntless SBD dive bomber

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He was also in the TV show "Battle 360: USS Enterprise, in the episode "Bloody Santa Cruz" and this video got some info wrong

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Seeing Cmndr Vejtasa in action again brought tears to my eyes 🥲 Rest in peace min svenska vikingafarfar 🙏

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I just rewatch yesterday the Dogfights episode where Vejtasa fights against 3 fighters flying a Dauntless bomber. It feels nice seeing more stories about this pilot around

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“The Grey Ghost”. I really hate how the most decorated and successful aircraft carrier in WW2 was scrapped by the government instead of being turned into a museum

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Oh definitely. That will always make me cry knowing that. There should have been no questions about wanting to save Enterprise. No need to build up money to do it either. Should have done it automatically. I swear I do not know how I would act if I got to walk over that deck today knowing what happened here. Mm man .. I love veterans to pieces.

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I’ve been waiting for part 2 and now it’s here with even better animations

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Thank you Yarnhub what a great episode! And thank you “Swede” and the “The Grim Reapers” and all servicemen and women that have served since, your time and service is much appreciated!

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*Grim Reapers:* "Are we the Baddies? ... But we got skulls on our airplanes. That's not very heroic is it?"

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This is mean to be ironic humor for those who are not aware of the reference.

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“Leaving the Kate to its Fate” is the best rhyme ever

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One of them did it's drop and was shot down by the bow mounted 1.1-inch gun.

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9:07 MEMORIES BROKEN THE TRUTH GOES UNSPOKEN

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Vejtasa when he dogfights an J2M fighter plane 9:07

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There were no J2M's at this time. Not sure what you mean.

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The joke is that J2M has the same nicknames as Raiden from Metal gear games. And Vejtasa says "let's dance" just like one of the bosses in the games.

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The big miracle for USS Enterprise during the Battle of Santa Cruz was the Enterprise entered a storm sprawl right before the main force of enemy bombers arrived, so a vast majority of that attack wave went right after USS Hornet. Even still once Enterprise exited the rain squall, she came under attack and both the Grim Reapers and Enterprise’s Strike Group did a damn good job with AA Fire. But Enterprise would suffer three bomb hits, the biggest one being the bomb hit on the forward flight elevator that knocked it out of action. Had it not been for the aforementioned above, Enterprise could have probably fared worse, but then again, she was not called “The Lucky E” for no reason.

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Just so you know I caught myself tense and wound up and didn’t relax until the Smith was impacted. Edge of my seat battle all the way. Well done.

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So this is what the "To be continued" meant after the previous video!!! Outstanding! if i might make one suggestion though, while the dogfight sequences are incredible, and the fire finally looks real, watching the engines burn and only watching the engines burn lessens the excitement a little. I know it'll be harder to animate but it would look so much cooler if the shot down planes actually came apart. A wing off of this one, the tail off that one, one of them exploding into a million piece's, it would add more realism if you know what i mean. still top notch production! keep it up!

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