We Underestimated American Air Strength And Their Swift Counterattack (Ep.10)

[@davidkeller6156]

Photo is the USS Washington (BB-56), a North Carolina-class battleship, with USS Wichita (CA-45) in the middle and HMS Norfolk in the rear taken at Hvalfjord, Iceland, loading supplies, May-June 1942. She was launched in June, 1940 and commissioned on May 15, 1941. She was decommissioned in June 1947 and sold for scrap in May, 1961. She was awarded 13 battle stars for her service in WW2 and credited for being the last battleship to sink another battleship, which occurred during the Battle of Guadalcanal in November, 1942.

[@dennislewis9400]

I was wondering why that she was the only fast battleship to sink another battleship and still get scrapped along with the Enterprise being both deserving to be turned museum ships 😢

[@davidkeller6156]

@ Wondered that, myself.

[@Wartalesuncharted]

History Enthusiasts Welcome to Part 10 of Memoirs Of A Top Japanese Naval Commander! Playlist:kzbin.info/aero/PLDxc_c19B0x45jcRamHch0qB0I_bWK8kN

[@FredoCherish]

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[@deepcosmiclove]

USS South Dakota on the cover?

[@CorePathway]

I don’t see any lights on…

[@ejd53]

That's USS Washington.

[@steveschlackman4503]

I know that I am talking to ghosts but the Japanese ghosts would be sad to find out that their great victory at the Battle of the Coral Sea is now regarded as a strategic victory for the US. The US Marines kicked the Japanese troops butts at Guadalcanal. The Japanese certainly had a knack for exaggerating their air and sea victories. American pilots also exaggerating their victories but the Japanese were far ahead of reality.

[@johnvanzo9543]

American ghosts would be sad to see us currently evacuating Okinawa and relocating to Ie Shima

[@hazchemel]

I wasn't aware of the different evaluations of Coral Sea; interesting to discover. Just in the context of Guadalcanal, the wrong information that was informing their plans and operations staggers me. The effects on Japan were ruinous, sometimes the entire operation becomes a choreographed death ritual. That being so for the Japanese army and navy - trained military minds but in a make believe world - our guys still had to die and kill for thousands of days and nights.

[@davidkeller6156]

The Japanese over reporting and under reporting really hurt them in the long run. When they covered up the losses as Midway some decisions seem to have been made, especially by the army, thinking they had more naval power than they actually did.

[@steveschlackman4503]

The Japanese government was lying about the war to the Japanese people up to the end of the war. They suffered from an extreme case of wishful thinking.

[@steveschlackman4503]

The Japanese government was feeding totally fake war news to the Japanese people right through 1945.