HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse: The End of an Era

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16 жыл бұрын

December 10th 1941: The ships of Force Z, led by the sole survivor of the Battle of the Denmark Strait, the King George V class Battleship HMS Prince of Wales and the Battlecruiser HMS Repulse set out to hault the Japanese Invasion of Malaysia. Off the cost of the Kuantan, Pahong Malaysia, the task force was attacked by elements of the Imperial Japanese Naval Air Corps 22nd Air Flotilia. By the time the guns fell silent both Prince of Wales and Repulse had plunged into the abyss, with the loss of 327 of Prince of Wales 1,521 crew, and 513 of Repulse's 1,181 crew.
The conclusion to my Bismarck Trilogy
Music: Sleeping Sun
Artist: Nightwish
Subject: HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse

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@marksattic3425 10 жыл бұрын

My grandfather was a serving on board HMS Repulse when it got hit. Fortunately he survived, otherwise I would not be here today writing this.... He never once told anyone in our family about this. We found out from another survivor who recognised our family name... May God bless all who sailed on her that dreadful day...

@renanovak 9 жыл бұрын

My great Uncle served on Repulse, he was Stoker 1st Class when it went down

@JeHa1967 9 жыл бұрын

renanovak hope he alived this.

@renanovak 9 жыл бұрын

Je Ha I made a mistake, he was never on Repulse he was on the Charybdis a Petty Officer Telegraphist.It was hit by an e boat torpedo in the English Channel on 23rd Oct 1943 when he lost his life

@telstar1957 7 жыл бұрын

From a Stoker aboard the mighty HMS Repulse only to find he was never on HMS Repulse, then to be promoted to a Petty Officer Telegraphist onboard HMS Charydis just like that and two years later .... You got everything wrong didn't you ....

@MrSpookySpino 6 жыл бұрын

My great grandpa served on the HMS Prince of Wales he even was on Prince of Wales on the battle of the Denmark Straight

@snakefollower 12 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this video. RIP James William Potter who was buried at sea and like so many others killed when the HMS Prince of Wales sunk. I never met him, but I'm finding out more about this, as this is part of my family history.

@Marsh260418 12 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this. My Dad, Petty Officer Writer John Marsh was on the Prince of Wales when it went down, 70 years ago this week. He survived as his battle station was three decks down keeping the ship's ledgers, an officer told him to get up on deck with them just as the ship was going down. He managed to jump UP onto the deck of a cruiser in the convoy as the battleship was so low in the water. He was a wonderful man with stories of Churchill and the Bismark. He died in December 1998, aged 80.

@cosmicsilverstar 12 жыл бұрын

My Uncle Fred is in photograph top left. (point 2.10 on film)He survived the sinking spending six months living in the jungle with a small group., eventually reaching Singapore. Extraordinary to see this film, especially when I know what happened to him. And an absolute bonus to see him looking out at me.

@fw190d5 11 жыл бұрын

Prince of Wales and Repulse I love these BB even now from my youth. They were in beatiful shape as well as sadness though I'm Japanese.It proved to being shown end of battleship doctorine to aircraftcareer one. But ironically Almost all of Japanease military top itself had not learned something from significant battle.

@gravey1955 12 жыл бұрын

Thank you to those who put this video together.My uncle Able Seaman Stephen Sheridan was killed in action when HMS Prince of Wales was sunk .I never knew him so this video is a sort of remembrance for me.

@gjpowell 11 жыл бұрын

The Brits hardly underestimated the Japanese - they had trained the IJN. The Washington Treaty, which ended the British military alliance with Japan and ended British naval supremacy and exposed Malaya, was to placate the Americans. Phillips was a poor choice of commander, but HMS Indomitable was earmarked for Force Z. Britain was too pressed defending the home island, keeping open the Mediterranean and supporting the USSR. Not a single modern fighter left for Malaya. Force Z - fight or flight

@vladimir2366fa 15 жыл бұрын

the movies is excellent, thanks you !!

@Ragnar924 15 жыл бұрын

This is a fine tribute to the many brave men who lost their lives that day. Never forget their sacrifice. 1941 was a very dark year for the allies-the tide did not really turn until towards the end of 1942.

@vanessawong8402 10 жыл бұрын

Now I know how they look like.. thanks!!

@AaronMathias1 14 жыл бұрын

good video, me and my dad were talking about HMS Prince of Wales yesterday. Quite into ww2 ships :)

@Mr5am50n 13 жыл бұрын

snakes3425,my Mothers Uncle was a survivor of from Hms Repulse and the war.I remember as a kid he would tell my Dad about the action he was involved in,not in deep detail but enough to get the picture of how frightening it was for them all.

@craigbradley8766 7 жыл бұрын

I am currently researching my family tree and one of my Uncles (my dads cousins) was on the Repulse when it sank. HE was lucky enough to survive as well as one of his cousins.

@davidlopez09 13 жыл бұрын

Good images and nice music = great video !!!

@BigMac014 15 жыл бұрын

The Royale Navy back then, and now, was the greatest naval force that ever graced the sea. not in numbers but in crews and leadership.

@jwaustinmunguy 12 жыл бұрын

I knew Fred Williams, a Newfoundlander who served in PoW. Many survivors were picked up by the escorts and returned to Singapore. They were still there when Singapore surrendered to the Japanese. Fred was a prisoner of the Japanese until the end of the war as were many of his shipmates. I believe he passed away some twenty years ago in Picton, Ontario.

@normansilver905 4 жыл бұрын

The hard learned lesson about no air cover in a combat zone. The Admiralty was shaken by this event.

@robinhood48 15 жыл бұрын

I am referring to the report of Lt. Cdr. C. W. McMullen, who describes the consequences of the first torpedo. The 1000lb test is mentioned in the amazing book of M. Middlebrook and P. Mahoney "Battleships". The weakness of the bulkheads astern was mentioned by Buckhill report, but I think they already guessed, that the shaft could be a reason why the POW destroyed herself. They suggested to build future BBs with three screws.

@chutoi26 13 жыл бұрын

If the lesson of air power vs capital ship hadn't been hammered home before. This scenario really did it. My dad was supposed to be on the Cornwall. A county class cruiser that suffered a similar and much less documented fate in the Indian ocean at around the same time. He missed that posting thanks to an air raid.

@AlwaysWishing1983Tomboy 16 жыл бұрын

Ah...Another great video. :-)

@BIGBUCK20 14 жыл бұрын

Great video! Thank you for posting. What is the name of the song used?

@snakes3425 14 жыл бұрын

The US Navy took advantage of a loophole in the naval treaty, US Battleships had better armor, but the most important fact is that US Battleships were designed to fight at long range, and with the exception of the older ships and the North Carolinas, many could withstand 16in shells. the only chance Bismarck or a Vittorio Veneto would have had against a North Carolina, South Dakota, or Iowa Class ship was to knock out the fire control and radar early in the battle forcing them into close range

@truthquest 15 жыл бұрын

Those 840 men include, C in C of Force Z, Sir Thomas Phillips himself. Admiral, after the order of abandon-ship, refused to leave the bridge, chose to die a dignified death, along with POW. According to the surviver, IJN pilots, when the evacuation had started. ceaced firing, waved at them, even encouraged their rescue work. HMS Express, which the rescued on board, safely escaped to allies-controlling area, Singapore. While retreating, IJN spotted her, but saw her off, doing nothing.

@5ch4rn 11 жыл бұрын

This week I had the privilege of speaking to ERA Len Stevenson (now 92) who was on board the Prince when she was attacked. He was working B Boiler Room in and went on to serve with the RN until 1950 and is now a great-grandad and still a lovely bloke. Respect to all the matelots who never saw home again.

@thomasr.bartonjd7815 5 жыл бұрын

A perfect song for a tragic and inherent outcome of war on " the high seas."

@G777GUN 14 жыл бұрын

KGV class were small but tough. Prince had been through a hell of a lot through its lifetime. A battleship worth remembering. A battleship is a battleship once its batte'ld with a ship. AKA. Bismarck. Then it survived 6 - 9 torpedo's that had 200 kg warheads up to 520 kgs!!!! I know Prince of wales had problems but it and the crew put up one hell of a fight. Same goes for HMS Repulse. They fought with bravery.

@sirpyan 14 жыл бұрын

It's quite ironic that HMS Prince Of Wales survived when intercepting the Bismarck, but then sunk by the Japanese in the far east. Good video, good song.

@carsmasher 16 жыл бұрын

No ship should ever be sent out without aircover regardless of the size of the ship. It was decided at the last minute that the carrier needed an overhaul and it was pulled from the operation, leaving the Prince Of Wales and Repulse at the mercy of Japanese aircraft. The drydock could have been flooded and the carrier put to sea, look how fast the USS Yorktown was repaired after the battle of the Coral Sea.

@yellowmorgan2 13 жыл бұрын

to snakes3425.....awsome. Many thanks to you

@MichaelDJ07 14 жыл бұрын

Brings tears to my eyes...my uncle Charlie (Charles Frost) died on the Repulse - 20 years before I was born

@elswick1542 15 жыл бұрын

Have also read that after Bismarck lost rudders and Pow was hit on the shaft brackets the admiralty considered a forward auxiliary rudder for Vanguard but it reduced speed in model tests,Malta class aircraft carriers were to have 5 shafts,3 were also considered,carrier Ark Royal did have 3 shafts,Possible best design 3 shafts or 2 well inboard with 2 parallel rudders as in the king Edward class and also the German battlecruisers.

@griffpop1 14 жыл бұрын

my great uncle was on hms repulse when she was sank i have all the respect in the world for him and all who served on repulse and pow.R.I.P

@jackielee1874 11 жыл бұрын

My Grandfather, Warrant Mechanician Arthur James Brewer went down with the HMS Repulse so this was a bit of an emotional viewing for me.

@crystaljon 11 жыл бұрын

1:22 That image is actually the sinking of HMS Hermes and HMAS Vampire in the Bay of Bangal on April 9, 1942.

@Mammoth10000 13 жыл бұрын

Hi... What song did you use ? Very nice music.

@salamander163 14 жыл бұрын

@XJdcheckX what about the carrier glorious sunk by the scharhorst and gneisenau?, also no air cover

@truthquest 15 жыл бұрын

The next day of air raid, on behalf of IJN, some of the same crew who sunk POW and Repulse, flew again over the very point of sinking of HMSs, threw some flowers into the sea, to express their condolences, to ease those souls of lost British sailors. Anyway, may they rest in peace.

@shathriel 15 жыл бұрын

i guess the person who posts these memorial tributes likes the tune. :)

@latenightpilgrim 12 жыл бұрын

That was a v moving film clip, and the music most appropriate......so sad though

@snakes3425 16 жыл бұрын

Where is the wreck? Because I'm only aware of five KGV class Battleships being built.

@snakes3425 14 жыл бұрын

Sleeping Sun by Nightwish

@hardlyconfused3541 7 жыл бұрын

One sun was rising the other was falling.

@telstar1957 7 жыл бұрын

Well it didn't rise for very long did it? Hardly got up at all if the truth be known .... Whereas the sun never set on the British Empire .... and they retain nearly all of the former Empire in the Commonwealth - you only have to look at the representation at the Cenotaph on Armitice Day to witness 54 former colonies joining in the comemoration .... No other country has that much respect and no other country has given this world so much .....

@stevenmccrea2304 3 жыл бұрын

So much for that sun rising dumb ass they paid for it ten times fold

@SolarityTechnology 13 жыл бұрын

All of the large capital ships have been located. Smaller support ships and a lot of subs are still unaccounted for. They are on eternal patrol.

@robinhood48 15 жыл бұрын

I know you love the KGV class, but we have to see the fact, that this one hit blocked 3 from 7 power plants. Engine room B, boiler room Y and the harbor engine room were flooded instantly and engine room Y ran short of steam. 5 from 8 dynamos stopped production. And most dangerous: the whole stern was without electricity and the crew failed in building energy supply from the working dynamos to astern. I think we have to talk about the design...

@swanningaround 15 жыл бұрын

adm. The British Navy had many many carriers at their disposal. Planes from these state of the art vessels were used to inflict massive casualties on the Italian and German navies. It was because of these successes that Japan decided to try the same, albeit with older fashioned equipment on Pearl Harbor. The planes used by the British included the Fairey Swordfish, first flown in 1936. This meant the plane was only 5 years' old. A plane first used today in 2004 would be considered quite modern.

@bv141a 15 жыл бұрын

the carrier that was supposed to be with P wales[victorius?]hit a rock in the Caribean,surprised her captian wasn't shot

@jwpatt1st 15 жыл бұрын

2nd. At Ceylon the RAF was able to win the aerial encounters with Japan's best carrier pilots. This loss of so many top Japanese pilots at Ceylon had significant effect. The absence of those experienced crews at the battles of the Coral Sea and Midway, some 2 months later, may well have tipped the balance against the Japanese, turning the tide of war in the Pacific. The Americans were able to sink 4 of those Japanese carriers at Midway with the loss of one carrier, the USS Yorktown.

@frankydman 15 жыл бұрын

I think you mean Mitsubishi G3Ms and Mitsubishi G4Ms. And by the way, as for the armament of the planes: A6M: 2 7.7 mm machine guns (nose) 2 20 mm autocannons (wings) Hurricane: 6 .303 caliber machine guns (wings) Spitfire: 4 wing mounted machine guns (couldn't find caliber size) I just wanted to say that, I figured it would make this comment section a little more interesting than it already is (some people don't take the time to read the comments)

@JBC814 14 жыл бұрын

@MartinIDavies : You're absolutely correct, that pompous stuffed shirt MacArthur. Believe it or not, Eisenhower was his lackey in those days. Both of them couldn't shine Patton's shoes, much less devise strategies for worse-case scenarios.

@Kalaluin 15 жыл бұрын

Prince of Wales- 10X14" Guns Hood - 8X15" Guns Repulse - 6X15" Guns The UK did attempt to stick quite stricktly to the Naval agreements. Was slow to rearm, also the priority for resources was the home front. as far as the UK was concerned the Battle of the Atlantic was the one that could have ended her participation in the war.

@yellowmorgan2 13 жыл бұрын

@Morauer1 Hi there did you find out the name of the song please

@rokuth 14 жыл бұрын

Max speed for a A6M2 was approx 330mph, a Mk1 Spitfire was around 350mph, & a Mk1 Hurricane was approx 310mph. Armament wise, while the A6M2 did have 2 20mm cannons, the primary weapons were the 2 7.7mm mgs. Because the cannons had a much slower rate of fire, the mgs were used to primarily 'spot' the target before switching to cannons.

@snakes3425 15 жыл бұрын

Repulse means to Drive Back or Repel as well as Rejection or Refusal

@MarkusGre 16 жыл бұрын

Glory to those sailors...and beautyfull ships...

@Dov_ben-Maccabee 6 жыл бұрын

RIP Davey MacGillivary, HMS Repulse.

@rokuth 14 жыл бұрын

Mk1 Hurricanes that were in Singapore at the end of 1941 had 8 .303 mgs. Early Mk Spitfires had 8 .303 mgs as well. Later Mks had a combi of 2 20mm cannons & 4 .303 mgs, or 2 20mm & 2 .50cal mgs, or 4 20mm cannons.

@snakes3425 15 жыл бұрын

Also the planes that attacked Prince of Wales and Repulse were Nell and Betty Class land based bombers.

@Alakazam678 11 жыл бұрын

What song is this?

@snakes3425 15 жыл бұрын

The Zero was well known for being extermely agile, and was faster and better armed then the Spitfire and Hurricane, however the Zero sacrificed armor in order to achieve that speed, while the Spitfire and Hurricane were able to take a lot more damage then the Zero. However it ultimatly comes down to how good the pilots were. the Genzan Air Group element that attacked Prince of Wales and Repulse were veterans of the war in China and the Invasion of south east asia

@theeasybeats5913 4 жыл бұрын

I read RAF had promised air cover over the ships, promises many times never kept by differing forces

@cardolino82 14 жыл бұрын

bismark 380 of 40.6 cm from Rodney 339 of 35.6 cm from King George V 527 of 20.3 cm from Norfolk 254 of 20.3 cm from Dorsetshire 716 of 15.2 cm from Rodney 660 of 13.3 cm from King George V It will never be known how many of them did actually hit (400, 500, 600, maybe more), but taking into account the short distances in the last phase of the combat, it is assumed that many shells hit. and many torpedoes, at least 16

@snakes3425 16 жыл бұрын

She was also the only KGV class battleship lost during the war.

@carsmasher 16 жыл бұрын

Force Z was sent out without aircover and little or no escort. This action didn't prove battleships were obsolete, only that human studidity can be diasterous.

@NotesCollector 14 жыл бұрын

Dec 10th 1941-Dec 10th 2009 R.I.P Force Z

@HUNDLEYGUY95 16 жыл бұрын

also remember that naval men still thought that the BB was more powerful than the carrier, this event proved them wrong

@BroHongChai 10 жыл бұрын

I'm Malaysia..thanks for British for help my country againts japan invasion !! MAY GOD BLESS THEM WHO DIES

@vitusvitalis4172 10 жыл бұрын

I am exceedingly glad that these dirty pale-faced christian imperialists were fed to fishes by the brave Japanese --- Banzai !!!

@BroHongChai 10 жыл бұрын

Ok dude...tell ur mom what u just say here and i'm sure ur mom happy hahahaha badass

@user-xh1qg1uf3s 10 жыл бұрын

Bro Chai We did not cause any trouble in Malayan Peninsula(Thus called those days) passing through jungle. Our objective was to take Singapore and the Indian Ocean. If we could cut logistics between Russia and USA German army could reach Ural mountains. Population there was 4 million.The British called it as the strait colony.Study history of your own.

@renanovak 9 жыл бұрын

Vitus Vitalis My great-Uncle died on board the Repulse and I declare you Repulsive!

@user-xh1qg1uf3s 9 жыл бұрын

freebeerfordworkers Chinese are not natives of Singapore and hated in Malayan peninsula because their worship for money. Moreover Chinese fail to pick up proper nouns and just introduce their friends unknown to everybody. A city mayor of Singapore during our occupation period was Odate Shigeru who was later appointed a minister of education in 1954. He was a revered civilian.

@snakes3425 14 жыл бұрын

@thebritish25 As far to my knowledge neither Lexington, Hornet, Akagi (although debries from Kaga has been located the main wreck has yet to be found), or Yamishiro have been located, however the Pacific is far larger and deeper then the Atlantic

@shathriel 15 жыл бұрын

not many poeple know that HMS Victorious was leant to the u.s. pacific fleet to enable the USS Enterprise to recieve repairs after fierce fighting. fortunately during this period the japanese carrier fleets were re-equipping and the Vic had a relatively quiet time serving in the us pacific fleet.

@MartinIDavies 15 жыл бұрын

Part 1 ..Part of the reason that POW and Repulse were sunk was that the allies found themselves without their respective modern air forces. Both had one a piece. It had been decided by the allies, reluctantly in the case of Britain, that the British modern airforce would be given to the Russians (Stalin was complaining about allied sincerity) and so it flew off to Russia.

@Skrubsen 15 жыл бұрын

What`s with the music???It is used on so many videos ofships that sunk Titanic,Brittanic,etc...

@emissaryfrom2ch685 10 жыл бұрын

I think, UK people are Knights, US people are Gunmen or Cowboys, and we are Samurai. I am proud of fighting with respectable worriers.

@LstCowboy 9 жыл бұрын

Emissary from 2ch please translate worriers! Japan imposed as many atrocities on their enemies as they claim were imposed on them. Bataan, the Burma railroad and more specifically the Rape of Nanking.

@charlesballiet7074 5 жыл бұрын

@@LstCowboy so what war is always brutal and devastating to all people involved and those in the crossfire. If it wasn't unjust and horrible it wouldn't be called war

@tesstickle7267 4 жыл бұрын

@@LstCowboy and now these days Japan will be a great great friend. UK USA and Japan together are unstoppable.

@goodshipkaraboudjan 15 жыл бұрын

Aussies used the Spitfire as well. As a fighter it was great but ultimately replaced by air craft with better ground support capabilities in PNG.

@MrThathurt1 12 жыл бұрын

Actually there was at least one light cruiser if I remember, not sure on the name though. It carried the force commander if I remeber.

@elswick1542 15 жыл бұрын

that is right but the damage was repaired,it lead to delays in completion thats why pow was not fully worked up at the battle of denmark strait,she had 5.25" dp guns the fire control failed soon after the start of the dms battle but was repaired at sea.

@lafther210 16 жыл бұрын

ah, i see nightwish is back in your videos.

@ahmadhelmie 11 жыл бұрын

my grandfather said to me he saw a huge black smoke came from the ship during battle and the japanese planes on attacking ,so for now my feel of the story tend to both HMS battleships. His village just side of the beach,..............now aged 84. sorry for my english.

@shathriel 15 жыл бұрын

from my recollection HMS's Prince-of-wales , Repulse , Exeter , Hermes , Cornwall , Dorsetshire , electra , encounter , jupiter , tenedos , hector and hollyhock were all lost to actions with the japanese air and naval forces.

@iroscoe 14 жыл бұрын

@DarkIndustry502 HMS Renown the Repulses sister ship did stirling service and survived the war only to be scrapped,although identical when built Renown recieved extensive modifications between the wars that the Repulse never got . One could argue that the although the American Alaska class were classified as large cruisers by the USN that at just under 30,000 tons and mounting 9no 12" guns they really ought to be regarded as Battlecruisers .

@Rx_Ibr Жыл бұрын

0:47 por um momento pensei estar vendo o HMS Hood, muito parecido visto por esse ângulo, curiosamente a grande maioria dos cruzadores e encouraçados britânicos tinhas 2 chaminés, como por exemplo os navios da classe King George V, Cruzadores de batalha da classe Renown, Cruzadores pesados na classe Exeter e por aí vai

@Kavaindia 5 жыл бұрын

I think this was the moment when uk was relegated to B class nations

@greghilton7797 4 жыл бұрын

What an unrealistic view

@Dango167 3 жыл бұрын

@John Higgins I think that happened with the Suez Crisis the Yanks threatened us with bankruptcy, that's when America became the World's Policemen or Antagonist, whatever way you look at it

@snakes3425 14 жыл бұрын

@bullseye2121 Keep this in mind also, US Battleships that were produced before and during the war were designed to counter the Japanese, especially Japan's super battleships Yamato and Musashi

@Militaria.storiamilitare 12 жыл бұрын

guys wich is the title of the song ?

@MartinIDavies 14 жыл бұрын

@swanningaround no desden was a target because it was a majot railway marshalling hub which needed to be destroyed...

@jasonwould8878 6 жыл бұрын

Sad ending for two proud ships shame we didnt keep a kgv after the war to honour all the ships and men lost in duty

@hevendor958 4 жыл бұрын

well since they are now wargraves illegal salvagers are taking pieces from these wargraves most of the wrecks in the java sea where completely destroyed its sad now we have scumbags disrespecting those who had died in the sinkings

@snakes3425 13 жыл бұрын

@Mammoth10000 Sleeping sun, by Nightwish

@thebritish25 14 жыл бұрын

On a completley different note. I just wondered if any one knows has the USS.Lexington USS.Hornet IJN.Akagi IJN.Yamishrio ever been found??

@saifulizhan 3 жыл бұрын

For those who thinks the British were ill equipped to fight the japanese in Malaya are wrong. They were just ill coordinated and shaken from the attacks of Pearl Harbour a few days earlier. The japanese were all speed and surprised attack. Had these two ships survived this battle they would be sunk somewhere else still. Battleships were already an obsolete since the beginning of Ww2. Every battleship is high risk for the crews. A sitting duck for submarines and torpedo planes.

@snakes3425 14 жыл бұрын

@polygamous1 You're right, when it comes to numerous factors contributing to victory in the war. the Battle of Britain was the first time a major defeat had been inflicted on Germany, El Alamain and Stalingrad were the first major defeats of a German Army in battle, Midway was also the first major defeat of the Japanese in their history and Guadalcanal was the first complete defeat the Japanese had ever suffered, and for the first time people began to see that the Axis could be defeated

@zachboyd4749 7 жыл бұрын

And now they're being torn apart for their metal. What a desecration!!! These two ships and their crews, like so many others, made the ultimate sacrifice for their country and should stay undisturbed at rest. They've been through enough already, is it too much to ask that they be left alone?

@samturner31 15 жыл бұрын

one of my grand fathers surved on the prince of wales he was removed from deck 1 week before her sinking he transferd to hms saga 100 of his friends died on her decks

@HUNDLEYGUY95 15 жыл бұрын

a few others you missed, Arizona, Oklahoma, Musashi, Haruna, Ise, and Roma are a few of the BBs sunk by air power in WW2, yes they played a large part but as fire support not much else

@yellowmorgan2 13 жыл бұрын

My son would like to sing this song in a talent quest...does anyone know the title please. Many thanks

@TK42100 16 жыл бұрын

Yeah out of all the ship's in the KGV class, she seemed to get the shit end of the stick. Getting pummeled by Bismarck at the Denmark Strait when she wasn't worked up enough, and then Dec. 10th, 1941.

@Topper954 8 жыл бұрын

The Japenese must have been absolutely elated at their success.Having previously crippled the US Pacific fleet at Pearl Harbour the sinking of the two British battleships virtually ended Anglo American seapower in the Pacific.Did Japan know what was instore for them.He who sows the seeds reaps the whirlwind.

@apieceofdirt4681 8 жыл бұрын

Yes they knew. Isoroku Yamamoto had discussed with other Admirals that he knew there was no way to win a war with the U.S. because our manufacturing and oil production would keep our nations armed forces supplied. He was hoping the U.S. wouldn't fight but just simply say "just keep what lands you've invaded and leave us alone!" of course he knew there was a big chance the U.S. would fight. So Pearl Harbor was not only to knock out the Pacific Fleet but a diversion to allow the Japanese to "dig in" with their stolen gains before the U.S. had a chance to respond. I think "The Doolittle Raid" morally freaked Japan out.

@robinhood48 15 жыл бұрын

Yes.

@ViperGTS737 15 жыл бұрын

HMS repulse put up a good fight against the huge wave of torpedo attacks, that the japanese respected the english who them selves left a basket of flower in respect of both their fellow pilots and english crew who bravely defended the battleship

@rajesrecipe2492 Жыл бұрын

Say British crew !!!

@sheep21 15 жыл бұрын

as I recall the Repulse & Prince of Wales were sunk by land based aircraft. Against bombers they may have stood a chance and given the fleet enough time to retire...

@TheAmirShafiq 12 жыл бұрын

I'm from Malaysia.. Long of history in Malaysia that must you know.. what repulse and prince of wales do..~

@pramboy09 13 жыл бұрын

@PaladinusPL i've had this agruement before, just how on earth was the british and french suppose to attack the western boarder when they were getting beaten and pushed backwards? The poles had next to no airforce left after the first few days of the war and the luftwaffe had complete airsuperiority so to organise defences is next to immposible when you are being dived bombed by Ju87's and straffed by 109's.

@swanningaround 15 жыл бұрын

The RAF did stand alone, but it was an umbrella organization made up of many nationalities, not just English. The English only had 3 of the top 10 air aces in the battle. The Commander of the defense of London in the Battle of Britain was a New Zealander.