Didn’t know our damage control was better? That has been written and reported extensively.
For an expert I would call him a dumbass.
I would like to see it but no theaters around here.
I noticed on one site that critics gave it a 40% positive review but regular theater goers gave it a 91% positive review.
Also read that some critics claim that some of the comments made by the characters were too dramatic but in fact they were exact quotes.
Who is the painter of the 2 paintings you posted. And was the carrier given a name by the artist, or is just to represent all 4 Jap carriers? They are beautiful paintings.
Supplement - We won : )
The Japanese trained extensively on night fighting and were very good at it.
We did the same with damage control.
As I related in “America’s Victories” a machinist’s mate Oscar Meyer (yes) on the Yorktown came up with a new way of pumping CO2 through the fuel lines in case of fire. He took it to Capt. Buckmeister who ordered him to install it immediately. This was the system that saved the Yorktown.
Maybe those planes didn't require them but the pilots clearly had the masks that weren't on their faces............Maybe some folks here with military fighter plane knowledge could shed some light on this.
As a side note, I've watched many movies with modern day fighter jets with the pilot engaged in conversation over his radio with no oxygen mask on. That I know for certain is BS since one of the pre-flight take off procedures is to attach the oxygen mask.
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I also discovered a terrific young author, Adam Makos, who has written 2 great books on WWII. “Spearhead” about a tank unit, and “A Higher Call” about a B-52 bomber who made it back over the channel, aided by a German Pilot. They found each other years later.
He also wrote “Devotion” about 2 pilots in the Korean War.