Japanese carrier Zuikaku sinking at Leyte Gulf.
The Japanese commander's penchant for melodrama kept the crew on board far too long to salute the ship as it was sinking costing the lives of half of them.
Japanese carrier Zuikaku sinking at Leyte Gulf.
The Japanese commander's penchant for melodrama kept the crew on board far too long to salute the ship as it was sinking costing the lives of half of them.
Thing was, that kind of action by a IJN Captain wouldn’t even cause so much as a bat of the eye. The rest of the IJN didn’t regard that as a hazarding of their mens lives.
"Zuikaku" means Soaring Crane.