The Battle of the Eastern Solomons, 1942 - Animated

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With a massive Japanese fleet sailing on Guadalcanal, two US Carriers must defend the island. The Imperial Japanese Navy continues to seek the decisive carrier victory in the South Pacific that will secure their hold on the Solomon Islands, consolidating their strategic position and allowing aircraft to hit supply lines to Australia. The second great matchup between Nagumo and Fletcher results in a fierce carrier battle in the Eastern Solomons.
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What happened to part 2 of the Coral Sea?

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[@botoviboy]

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[@ramal5708]

Should have been released on October 3rd or 4th

[@davidlightman6801]

HOOAH

[@jona.scholt4362]

It's a damned disgrace the Enterprise wasn't turned into a museum ship. She is hands down the most accomplished ship in the history of the USN. I'm glad they're naming one of the new Fords after her. The USN should always have an operational carrier named Enterprise and since the last one left service about a decade ago it's about time we got another!

[@PresidentFunnyValentine]

Gray Ghost FTW.

[@kirkjiao3296]

It's okay, USS Enterprise will be the first spaceship.

[@erisdiscordia5429]

​@@kirkjiao3296 The Enterprise never made it to space, but it was the first name for the first space shuttle used for testing.

[@aregularinternetuser339]

I heard a rumor that there will be a new Enty, featuring railguns for maximum tomfoolery

[@tommonk7651]

I think an Enterprise and a Yorktown should both always be in service.

[@TXnine7nine]

15:16 "as Enterprise is pulling donuts in the ocean". Sorry but I laughed at this. 🤣

[@yoseipilot]

*Soryu doing circle maneuver:* Hold my Donut

[@Scourge77]

Same. Great touch of humor. 🤣🤣🤣

[@KyleMiddleton7]

Preemptive evasive maneuvers surely.

[@fan9775]

*running in the 90’s intensifies*

[@STruple12]

Yes, that was spot on, made me laugh too lol

[@Barwasser]

You even animated the individual airplains taking off. Amazing quality!

[@wannabedal-adx458]

HE even animated some aircraft landing (aka "trapping") aboard Enterprise after repairs were made to the flight deck. You can even see the plane "pulling" on the cross deck pendant signifying a successful "trap"!! Well done in the animation department @Theoperationsroom.

[@noggginn]

damn bro thats crazy he got the air plains

[@pierredecine1936]

learn to spell, dork - how stupid you must be to not look at what you type ...

[@hellothere8229]

@@pierredecine1936 what?

[@kathringonzalez54]

@UCyL8uMnzRYbv40vbkcqzyUA stfu you actual grammar nazi

[@TheIndianalain]

"While Enterprise was pulling donuts in the water..." Priceless! Great video, narration and documentation as always. Can't get enough of them.

[@yankeesforlife24]

I loved that Line 😂

[@NewCastleIndiana]

I was eating a donut when I heard that.

[@davidvasquez08]

@@NewCastleIndiana perfect timing

[@redbug3696]

It reminded me of an old rebuff! "Go take a flying f@#$ on a rolling donut"! I believe it means Get Lost ! 😆😆

[@stcredzero]

This battle shows how good Admiral Fletcher was. He made the right decision to hold back most of his fighters after the Ryujo was spotted to defend his carriers. He also guessed that the Japanese would try to close for a night action with their surface task forces. This battle also shows how useful the new US naval radar sets were. Also demonstrated were the ferocity of the Atlanta's AA fire and the state of the art radar-laid 5" guns, capable of both anti air and anti-surface targeting. Those radar-laid 5" guns were world-beating weapons at the time, and would later demonstrate their worth at the Battle off Samar, where they would convince the Japanese that the US destroyers were actually cruisers, due to the high density of hits the US guns produced.

[@isilder]

..... Well actually Fletcher had a truck load of GOOD LUCK. The 2nd wave might have found the Enterprise while it was essentially TOTALLY DISABLED.

[@stcredzero]

@@isilder What successful commander didn't have GOOD LUCK? "Luck comes to the prepared mind."

[@Johnnycdrums]

Did they have proximity fuses at this time?

[@stcredzero]

@@Johnnycdrums Those arrive pretty late in the war. I just like taking the chance to point out that those are amazing the the general context of WWII and our current perceptions of 80 year old tech.

[@rogerknights857]

@@Johnnycdrums No, not for nearly two years. Admiral Lee can get credit for overloading (according to conventional wisdom of the day) the ships in this battle with AA guns, and with the latest type.

[@raywhitehead730]

If you notice, the battle was greatly influenced by the need to refuel and resupply at sea. This is often overlooked by non seamen historians. Available ships for immediate operations come and go because they must be withdrawn, temporarily, to refuel. Its a very dynamic situation.

[@wolftamer5463]

Also a big reason why auxiliary ships were so important. Ex: even if the Neosho at Coral Sea wasn't a fleet carrier, it was still a fast fleet oiler that the Japanese sunk and limited USN logistical support.

[@Jojo867PIE]

The North Carolina is such a pretty ship. I can only imagine how thick that AA must have been flying towards it. 10 5 inch guns on either side with the soul purpose to knock you out of the sky. Then add the Bofors and thats a cocktail.

[@kingmuddy5898]

And then the Atlanta class, which if I'm not mistaken, were purpose built for AA

[@abdul-basiyribnmarcus8640]

And the 20mm cannons which accounted for 1/3 of AA kills during the war. It is a beautiful ship though been visiting it since I was a kid in the 90s

[@tfs203]

Twenty 5"/38s, Fourteen Quad 40mm Bofors, and fifty one 20mm Oerlikons, at the time those Vals decided to target the wrong ship! Not to mention the floating AA Battery class.....I mean the Atlanta Class working in concert with her.

[@user_____M]

Your comment makes me think you make certain internet content about the North Carolina. :

[@positron3887]

throw some proximity shells in the mix and you have a party.

[@viniciuscoxoba3842]

14:04 “Observers on other ships tought it was on fire, but it was only firing” I don’t know why but that gave me chills

[@mcheek27357]

USS North Carolina was that vessel. If you ever visit her, you will come away with a so much more pride filled reverence for those who served. And those who we still have around from that time. Not to be forgotten , I want to mention the love that everyone helping maintain, and keep alive, that wonderful jewel of history applies are without a doubt going to sit at the captain's table, for their final meal, one day when they reach their ultimate port call. Welcomed home, at attention, by all those who served aboard her

[@oasis1282]

Ur mom

[@gregparrott]

It gave the attackers chills too, because on approach they likely knew it was 'lights out' for them.

[@stevemc01]

"Sir, I do not believe our training against the American AA was enough..." "What makes you say that?" "Remember how you said their AA was like many little javelins being thrown at us?" "Yeah?" "All we see is a straight-up wall..."

[@TheNerdForAllSeasons]

"This accomplishes little except to demonstrate what happens when fragile dive bombers fly into the fire zone of 2 capital ships" Translation: SHREDDED

[@BessotenJenny]

To shreds you say? tsk tsk tsk, and what of their escorts? To shreds you say? Good news everyone!

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*REKT

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GET MELTED

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Do better!

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5" auto-loaders go brrrrrr

[@1977Yakko]

The newer fast battleships arrived just in time. N. Carolina did her part in this battle. There was another where S. Dakota likely saved Enterprise with her heavy AA armament. Washington would show her skill in a night surface action later (albeit with S. Dakota taking a pounding so severe she had to return to the States for repairs). Later, N. Carolina would run out of luck as well when a sub hit her, sank the carrier Wasp and a destroyer in a single salvo (the most effective torpedo salvo in naval history as I recall).

[@DarkSoren17]

The Mogami would like to say otherwise, well depends if you count effective as targets hit and not who those targets are aligned with.

[@1977Yakko]

@@DarkSoren17 Well, the Japanese Navy had a somewhat infamous rivalry with the Army anyways so sinking their transports by mistake during the invasion for Java (?) was probably overlooked or "credited" to the USN.

[@NesconProductions]

Very similar to what happened at Midway when the Japanese sub I-168 finished off the heavily damaged Yorktown & DD Hammond which was alongside assist with recovery efforts of the carrier.

[@ericgrace9995]

@@1977Yakko The sinking of the Blucher outside Oslo by an an obsolete fortress using WW1era torpedoes, bought from the Hapsburg Empire, was pretty impressive too.

[@mclovinU2night]

Were you thinking of the battle of the Philippine sea with USS South Dakota?

[@g.k.1669]

14:53 You even included an arresting wire as the aircraft lands. Now you are just showing off.

[@Trollmaina]

Haven’t even started and I know its gonna be good

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This man don’t miss

[@staalwijk]

Always click like before watching.

[@jimmym3352]

Thumbs up for sure. These early Pacific battles are so exciting. Later battles like the Battle of Leyte Gulf get more recognition, but these battles are more exciting because the U.S. could have easily gotten wiped out and the Guadalcanal invasion defeated. Of course for later underdog battles, the battle of Samar (actually part of Leyte Gulf but deserves it's own section) can't be beaten. While we had superior forces by far, they were in the wrong place and we went up against the largest battleship in the world (with destroyer escorts and escort carriers) and managed to live to tell about it.

[@timdake]

Absolutely correct. The balance of power in the pacific was razor thin, after the Saratoga was damaged. There was one point in time, from October to about mid December, 1942, where the Enterprise was the *only* fleet carrier in the Pacific. Basically, Enterprise versus Japan!

[@vridiantoast7096]

Drachinifel would be a good source for the Guadalcanal campaign. He’s got a full playlist for it.

[@H33t3Speaks]

My great grandfather planned Leyte Gulf. 🇺🇸

[@Cailus3542]

@@timdake Yup. The situation got so desperate that the Americans actually asked the British for help, resulting in the carrier HMS Victorious being sent to reinforce the US Pacific Fleet. At that point, it was Saratoga and Victorious alone against four Japanese carriers for a period in 1943 while the Americans invaded New Georgia. If the Japanese had capitalised on their numerical advantage, the situation could've easily become dire.

[@thedyingmeme6]

The battle off Samar is one of my all time _favorite_ naval battles

[@seattlesix9953]

Imagine your fight is so furious that others believe you are on fire

[@TheNerdForAllSeasons]

16 5inch guns and a literal forest of BOFORS can have that effect

[@filbertshi5932]

Is it because there would be a lot of smoke from all that firing?

[@d.olivergutierrez8690]

enterprice: "sh * t you are on fire" North Carolina: "I know, I'm just getting started, oh crap you're on fire" enterprice: ... and unfortunately I'm also getting started

[@CeesaX]

I would love to see actual footage of that.

[@ald1144]

@@TheNerdForAllSeasons More than that. Fast battleships had 20 5-inchers, except for South Dakota. Then 16 on an Atlanta-class. So, 36 5-inch guns (on just two ships!) each firing a round every 4 seconds... let me do the math... yes, that equals a holy $hit-load of firepower.

[@Spaceman404.]

"Assuming the Enterprise is finished" Enterprise a few months later: "Ha you thought"

[@glennheth3472]

That was like assuming Yorktown was finished after Coral Sea. Then assuming she was finished after getting hit the first time at Midway. Basically don't assume a Yorktown Class carrier is finished ever.

[@ph89787]

@@glennheth3472 about that. Combination of deliberate and unintentional misinformation by the IJN. Meant that for a while the Japanese thought they had wiped out Yorktown, Enterprise and Hornet at Midway.

[@Shoehandler1142]

Enterprise is the literal incarnation of : “I didn’t hear no bell!”

[@Chiefy259]

where she got her nickname The Grey Ghost after this engagement

[@glennheth3472]

@@ph89787 High Command: "Well, we lost the Kido Butai, but at least we destroyed the entirety of the US Carrier fleet." IJN: "...Yeah...About that..."

[@musman9853]

Lucky E really living up to her name, 9 bombs missing her was very lucky indeed

[@Luis-be9mi]

And her rudder jamming causing her to stay in one location while the enemy went to where they thought she would have went.

[@dougerrohmer]

@@Luis-be9mi The Japanese standard practise was steer in a circle during air attack, so it wasn't too bad to loose steering, unless they only had a little bit of rudder over.

[@gregparrott]

Great documentary! My father was a fighter pilot on the Enterprise. Looking into naval records, he was recommended for (but did not receive) commendation for repeatedly entering the burning, bomb damaged area in order to retrieve AA shells and hurl them overboard. He was just one of so many in the 'Greatest Generation'.

[@tiagodecastro2929]

Running into fires to grab burning anti air munitions? Must have been tough getting through the bulkheads with the size of his massive balls. I'm grateful for his service. Your family must be proud of it

[@gregparrott]

@@tiagodecastro2929 Dad never spoke of ANY specific combat events, including his experiences as a fighter pilot. A lot of veterans found it both inappropriate and too personal to recount / relive events. We learned this through naval records. As best I perceive it, the shells and the area on fire was on deck at/near an anti-aircraft battery, not inside a bulkhead. That makes more sense.

[@emveeie1391]

Best animation ever, even showing a plane catching the wire, just incredible.

[@insertnamehere6659]

I've visited the USS North Carolina before. The sheer number of AA guns it sports is terrifying. Those Val pilots must have been partially insane to stick around that kind of firepower.

[@AinsleyHarriott1]

15:17 "As Enterprsie pulls donughts in the ocean" savage

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Maybe one day!

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Thank you!

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I like how the second group of fighters couldn't find the carriers because they were doing doughnuts

[@ComeAlongKay]

I feel like doing donuts would fit the Americans, ‘yeah suck it! You have anymore planes for our gun paper shredder! Okay we should probably go refuel now and be out of here before nightfall.’

[@neilwilson5785]

Another terrific video. Well done lads. The animations are fantastic, especially the planes taking from the carriers.

[@TheOperationsRoom]

Glad you enjoyed it

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"As Enterprise pulls donuts in the ocean." I now imagine Enterprise drifting as tight as it can as enormously loud engines constantly buzz at near max RPM and all the destroyers are standing around, cheering her on.

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"Expect the unexpected" should be indoctrinated for the US Navy for winning a defensive navel victory like that after midway.

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"Enterprise pulls donuts in the ocean." Nice :D

[@ltdminer9549]

Those two dauntless bombers that attacked a whole carrier group by themselves are legends of the highest order.

[@ph89787]

Tune in to the Battle of Santa Cruz where two Dauntlesses mission kill a light carrier.

[@robwernet9609]

This has easily become my favorite military channel on the tube. The animation coupled with the detailed briefing makes it as if you're sitting in on an after action debrief. Top notch work gentlemen. I cant get enough and am always impatiently waiting on the next. Keep them coming good sir! Thank you and Happy Thanksgiving to you, your family and team!

[@ericgrace9995]

Thanks. The graphics are impressive. Good work.

[@TheOperationsRoom]

Thank you too!

[@contrapasta2454]

Tameichi Hara was nearby, on Amatsukaze, when Ryujo was bombed. The tone of his memoir takes a turn, from there.

[@Iamthelolrus]

As Enterprise pulls donuts in the ocean... one of the best lines ever.

[@luiginmario]

IJA: Do a bombing run against the Enterprise. USS Enterprise: DEJA VŪ

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Your Birds Eye view style is really unique and well animated! Definitely an S-Tier history channel

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Wow, thanks!

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And sliced bread isn't even that great - it's basically bread made worse. I have a knife, you know. ;)

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Another terrific video from The Operations Room! Loving the focus on the Guadalcanal Campaign.

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Glad you like them!

[@woodrax]

That line, about the Vals accomplishing little against the two capital ships, gave me goosebumps. I could only imagine the wall of fire the Vals walked into when they approached the North Carolina, and the Big Es escorts.

[@Big_E_Soul_Fragment]

"Assuming Enterprise is finished" Enterprise: *My death was greatly exaggerated*

[@MihzvolWuriar]

I loved this quick but detailed video, but everyone should watch "Montemayor's" very, very detailed narration of this battle, they're both almost an hour long, but they're absurdly detailed, he explains why the second wave didn't find the US fleet, why the Japanese fleet launched it's small carrier on Cactus, everything, it's awesome.

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[@saturnv2419]

Atlanta class is a strange type of ship, despite being called a "light cruiser", it only carries destroyer level 127mm cannon, not the typical 150 or 155mm found on light cruisers of other navies. But it carried an astonishing 16 127mm cannons in 8 dual mount turret. Furthermore all the turret are on the ship's centerline, meaning all 16 cannons could fire toward one side of the ship at the same time. For perspective, the much larger North Carolina class battleship has 20 127mm cannons but since there are only 5 turrets on each side, only 10 cannons could fire toward one side at a time. In other word this 7000 ton light cruiser actually has more long range anti-air firepower than the 44000 ton battleships.

[@gunfumaster1024]

Plus the insanely fast reload rate of those 5 inch guns.

[@faithnfire4769]

And at least eventually, that class had one of the largest batteries of Proximity fused heavy AA in the world. With increasingly good AA radar directors as well.

[@DMW-iq2ie]

Not quite every turret is on the centerline, two of those turrets are “wing mounted”, one on the port and one on the starboard just aback of amidships. Of course only being able to fire 14 guns at any one given target instead of all 16 is still one hefty punch.

[@paulsteaven]

Atlanta class was originally called as Destroyer Leaders (DL) hence its destroyer like armament (5"/38 DP and torpedoes) and lack of aviation facilities unlike the Omaha class scout/light cruisers, Cleveland class and Worcester class light cruisers.

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"actually has more long range anti-air firepower" To be fair, the larger ship did have more firepower, but not EFFECTIVE fire power. That is an important point. More guns does not mean more efficiency.

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Fantastic series. Detail is brilliant.

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This reminds me of the Playstation 2 game, "Battlefield 1943." One of the greatest games of all time.

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"everyone is withdrawing except the Marines" yeah, that sounds about right

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Semper Fi

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Glad you enjoy it!

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Seeing these early WW2 naval battles animated is always cool to see.

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the land based japanese aircraft "turned back by bad weather" almost sounds like an interservice rivalry incident ngl

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Another excellent slice of history many thanks

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Glad you enjoyed it

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Just finished a good book called “Guadalcanal Diary”. Makes this video more interesting

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Appreciating the smooth, clear animation without any distraction. Excellent help in visualizing and comprehending the strategic & tactical circumstances 👍

[@ramal5708]

I would argue that Adm. Fletcher is almost as cautious as Adm. Spruance during Battle of Phillipine Sea, he correctly predicted that there's a larger Japanese Task Force than the Ryujo's. Totally different than Adm. Halsey's mindset in Leyte Gulf, because Halsey is famous for his aggressiveness.

[@ramal5708]

Both of Fletcher and Spruance always thought of the main objective, which is protecting and supporting ground troops Guadalcanal and Mariana islands respectively

[@Shoehandler1142]

Had admiral Halsey not go after the carriers at Leyte or fletcher or Spruance was in command of TF38 , the battle that would of followed would of been nothing short of legendary.

[@nickparks2767]

Awesome video! One quick thing tho, it was the North Carolina that was thought to be hit, not the Atlanta. It was the officers of Enterprise that radioed asking if they were on fire.

[@jacobcartwright2789]

Small correction. USS North Carolina not the USS Atlanta was thought to be on fire from the excessive amount of AA fire.

[@MrNoob1212]

I'm so hype for Blackhawk down part 2 bro you have no idea

[@warehouselead]

You're awesome man!

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You too!

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god these launching animations are gorgeous

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I gotta say your my favorite military channel on KZbin. I absolutely love your videos man. Educational, entertaining, informative and also helps keep these incredible stories alive

[@robinpeat]

This is excellent stuff guys! Keep up the good work.

[@TheOperationsRoom]

Much appreciated!

[@timg2088]

The Pacific theater is my favorite to learn about, especially when The Operations Room goes in depth of an early war battle. Fantastic job as always! I thoroughly enjoyed this! Thanks for posting! 👍

[@MaxSupercars]

Thank you for great video! 🙂

[@TheOperationsRoom]

Glad you liked it!

[@peterh5165]

Well done video!

[@TheOperationsRoom]

Thanks!

[@123cache123]

Imagine the sight of a battleship firing so furiously that it looks like it's on fire itself!

[@slartybartfarst55]

Thank you for this Episode. Brilliantly told as ever. The Aircraft Animation (Both taking off & landing) was a fantastic extra touch!

[@NelsonReyesJr]

This channel is by far the best on KZbin for battle summaries and graphics!!!

[@Zabright]

Well my Saturday just got a lot better.

[@Defossion1]

The only channel where I click the THUMBS UP and then proceed to watch the video.

[@Snabel]

My grandfather was the type of person who never threw anything away He died in World War II holding on to a hand grenade

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wtf

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WHy am I laughing?

[@sirbader1]

My grandpa brought down 22 German planes in WW2. Worst mechanic the Luftwaffe ever had.

[@Snabel]

@@sirbader1 Nice one :)

[@wakayama1991]

brilliant, as always! Thank you!

[@TheOperationsRoom]

Thank you too!

[@charliechisholm5961]

Great video as always.

[@TheOperationsRoom]

Thanks again!

[@faithnfire4769]

Here I am, worried about having to tell The Operations Room off for stealing the script for this video from Drachinifel's "Guadalcanal Campaign - Eastern Solomons" video. As so much of the phrasing was distinctly his. Only to realize that he wrote the actual script for this video as well! lol Well played, well played.

[@Thirdbase9]

After the first video in this series, I was all set to ask Drach if he had ever considered collaborating with The Operations Room, only to notice his writing credit.

[@AdmRose]

I thought that “while Enterprise was pulling donuts” sounded like his type of snark.

[@Thirdbase9]

@@AdmRose They were trying to generate a smoke screen by burning rubber doing the donuts.

[@Xsuprio]

It's smart to do a little research before yelling at someone.

[@Nightdiver20]

@@Thirdbase9 a tried and true naval technique

[@rick67hou]

Loled at the description of a carrier doing doughnuts.

[@shadow7988]

I wish US history classes didn't just gloss over the footnotes of WW2, not a lot of people know just how desperate and vicious these naval battles were and how easily they could have gone either way. But a lot more people do now thanks to videos like these. It's easy for people to think the US just rolled into WW2 triumphant and curb stomped everyone, because that's how a lot of the media portrays that conflict. Quick history lessons like that are cool as individual stories, but brought together paint a rather vivid picture of just how close to destruction the free world really came in that time period. Thanks for making these, they're fun and super educational.

[@glitterboy2098]

unfortunately a lot of it is just that until you get to college level courses where you can specialize your content more, history courses just have to cover so much stuff that you can;t spend much time on any individual part.

[@Vractis]

Amazing. I was actually looking for information on this battle last night and here we are. Keep up the great work team!

[@faded_specter6495]

What’s important to remember is while yes the Saratoga was a conversion she was arguably still a tougher aircraft carrier A) she was incredibly fast because of the large boilers she kept and could outpace most other ships B) her hull was much larger and more armored meaning she would be able to survive more bombs C) while yes her aircraft compliment was small for her size and about the same as enterprise that fact didn’t really matter cause she still carrier more planes than any of the Japanese carriers.

[@ph89787]

Add in the fact. That at the Battle of the Coral Sea. Lexington (CV-2) was able to resume air ops after being hit by two bombs and two torpedoes. Honestly if someone had noticed the avgas leak earlier. She had a reasonable chance of surviving that battle. Though she would be in no shape to fight at Midway.

[@MeMe-ub1ob]

Love the little details you put like how the planes take off and circle around waiting for the others and the fine details of the ships hope to seeing more of your videos

[@TheOperationsRoom]

Glad you liked it!

[@Cirris]

"As Enterprise pulls donuts in the ocean..." I literally spit on the screen. The serious narration with a then sudden snark comment gets you good.

[@EuroPiIot]

I’m an airline pilot and busy com frequencies is horrible to work with, especially during bad weather when you urgently need weather deviations. I can only imagine the stress of going through it in actual combat during life and death situations. I’m glad you brought this issue up!

[@wapangozukum9245]

Appreciate the well animated video. I can’t imagine the amount of work that was put into making this video.

[@SJHRYS]

The Animated Carrier operation and AA Fire of the US Fleet are top notch Looking forward for your future videos!

[@lukep.5957]

These videos are utterly fascinating and so well done. Thank You SO MUCH FOR this free content!

[@doughudgens9275]

I really like the animation to help visualize what happen. With the narration, and movement, you can understand so much more than just reading about it!

[@iainmalcolm9583]

Great detail in the animation to recall the story of this battle.

[@JerBuster77]

I love these military tactical overviews. Very well done.

[@fiolettbjorn7461]

Wonderfully done! The graphics are top notch as always.

[@kidcasco1966]

This is excellent. The level of detail in the animations and description/sequences of events tells the story. I hope to see the subsequent action in a future production of yours. Thank you!

[@maestro-zq8gu]

US had really good AA in the Pacific. Something you don't hear about often.

[@Sven6345789]

not in the beginning. The "Chicago Piano" and the 0,5 inch machine gun were bad weapons. But, the US realized it and fixed the deficits with the 20 mm oerlikon and the 40 mm bofors. They adapted.

[@ATownDown32]

I thought the enterprise thought North Carolina was on fire due to her AA fire not Atlanta. At least thats what I've heard.

[@DMW-iq2ie]

All accounts I’ve seen suggest North Carolina got that transmission instead of Atlanta, one of these accounts being from an actual member of NC’s crew

[@robertwaid3579]

The Explanation and Animations in Your Video was Excellent, fantastic with a Great Presentation on the Entire Battle, from Start to Finish . Thank You Very Much.

[@cv_290]

I just got back into The Pacific mini series almost half a year ago of not watching for years and there's a lot of content around the Solomon's naval battle which is odd because in the show it looked intense and I was very interested in it after that. Glad more content is being made from that battle.

[@Tedxplorer]

Nobody: Enterprise: *IT'S DONUT MOVE TIME!*

[@kevinzuniga4910]

I’ve been waiting for this!!! Imagine if those remaining 7 Vals attacked the enterprise? Crazy

[@gnawstic1682]

Amazing animation of the carrier planes taking off and forming up!! ❤️🙏