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To: ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas

Thanks DDDfD!

Radar ranging was on some US ships quite early; Admiral Willis Lee used them to great effect off Guadalcanal late 1942.

Note the Kirishima near the left edge:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ironbottom_Sound#/media/File:Wrecks_in_the_Ironbottom_Sound.jpg


44 posted on 11/11/2025 7:17:33 AM PST by SunkenCiv (NeverTrumpin' -- it's not just for DNC shills anymore -- oh, wait, yeah it is.)
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To: SunkenCiv
Admiral Willis 'Ching' Lee - The Ultimate Sharpshooter

Drachinifel’s channel on YouTube has a good episode on Admiral Lee.

46 posted on 11/11/2025 7:22:18 AM PST by OldHarbor
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