Posted on 11/13/2019 10:51:45 AM PST by gaijin
Didn’t know our damage control was better? That has been written and reported extensively.
For an expert I would call him a dumbass.
Naw, that was ME writing, and I still unclear:
I knew that, but I didn’t realize just HOW far-reaching the effects of that turned out, on the reports of the returning IJN pilots.
And how strongly those incorrect reports ended-up warping IJN command decisions at Midway.
“We have lost 3 but our enemy has lost 2”
Versus:
“We have lost 3 and our enemy has lost NOTHING”
That sounds super different.
Of course, unfortunately Yorktown DID end up going down, but not until much later.
I haven’t seen the movie yet and can’t wait to see it. My late father-in-law and I were WWII buffs and my wife and my mother-in-law hated watching WWII movies with us because we would pick apart inaccuracies that were especially glaring. The 76 film would show wrong planes and wrong ships for points in the battle and I would say, wrong plane for a dive bomber and he would call out the correct plane that should be there, the girls would roll their eyes. Since his passing my wife and family have proclaimed me the sole heir to the keeper of useless knowledge and trivia.
On damage control an important feature is the fuel lines were filled with carbon dioxide as soon as the attacking planes were seen.
Thankfully, in this incarnation there is no maudlin, multiCulti J-finacee distraction, with the whole father/son tension annoyance.
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.
Verrrrrry lucky hit on the Akagi:
It was the very last US bomb available, in that attack, and it was the last carrier sunk in this phase of Midway.
Had instead this Dick Best bomb gone to the other two, earlier sinkings, then this one would not have happened.
THIS is the hit that was considerably enhanced by the many bombs and fuel lines strewn around the aircraft hangar.
Had he hit in many other places, this single-bomb sinking might have been in doubt.
The Akagi hits are incorrect. Akagi was only attacked by a flight of three aircraft, and suffered one direct hit and one glancing/near miss. It was enough to start uncontrollable fires and eventually result in her scuttling.
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 : )
Sorry
Every Navy recruit got a couple of days of firefighting and damage control training in boot camp, regardless of their probable job assignment. On our ship we had refreshers each year; drills for non-DC specialists so they could function in those capacities in an emergency. I would assume that is still a Navy-wide standard.
(USN painter)
Dunno yet I believe you will like this link:
https://fineartamerica.com/shop/prints/uss+midway
How ironic CO2 saved many lives. I guess now it would be nitrogen. The wood decks were a compromise too. They took plenty with them so they could be repaired. But they didn’t create as lethal shrapnel, but were more easily destroyed.
The NAVY is nothing if not inconsistent.
They had neutered Torpedoes for 2 years but thought this matter out extremely well.
That graphic looks more like the hits on the Kaga.
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