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Japan 100mm guns were very good. Also 76mm guns on Agano werent bad. But yes, uss 40mm was top AA mid range gun.

the Type-96 25mm gun is stated to be short range AA, therefore in its role it's compared to the 20mm Oerlikon, but by performance, yes, compared to the Bofors the 100mm flak wasn't all that bad, quite comparable to the Kriegsmarine's 105mm DP guns, and the 127mm guns were good in all respects, but no better than the American 5" guns only thanks to radar guiding fire control systems, alone, both stack up to be equal

Happy New Year to you as well. Hopefully 2022 resembles something of a pleasant year for all of us lol. We try to make videos that include personal details that make the human story worth telling. Unfortunately, many videos/articles are just cold statistics without any level of understanding of human experience. I could not agree more. Much of my earliest readings about war were mostly soldier biographies and I'm glad that I did.

Very interesting. I wanna read more about that. Any book suggestions?

@@ForgottenBattles Potter, E. B. (1990), Admiral Arleigh Burke, U.S. Naval Institute Press, ISBN 978-1-59114-692-6

Start, as always, with Samuel Eliot Morison's "Naval Operations in WW2". Morison praises Spruance for having kept the battle fleet near the islands, which was the objective of the campaign.

@@seanchick8451 I also have reservations about Morison's treatment of Fletcher. In general, though, I start with Morison and read from there.

Consider the orders given to Halsey for the Philippines. There were numbered items comprising a well thought out set of priorities. Then at the end was a statement without number, something to the extent: should an opportunity to engage Japanese carriers, that becomes the main priority. Afterwards, no one remembers putting that in, or having discussed it. My suspicion is someone from Towers staff slipped it in in response to Spruance's Marianna campaign. So in effect, Halsey was following orders. Of course, we can blame King because he wanted Towers out of his hair, and pawned him off to Nimitz. I believe Nimitiz's son? saw the order and said it was his dad's responsibility

"(for some reason it is still maintained that Spruance hated pilots). " I think that stems from a variation of inter service rivalry vis-a-vis "surface" officers (Cruisers, Battleships etc.) and "Aviation" officers (carriers, naval aviators etc.) Spruance background was the surface fleet. He didn't have aviation experience (and to his credit, never pretended to have any) and it pissed off a bunch of the aviator officers that he was placed in charge of the Fleet.

@@guhalakshmiratan5566 Lee and Spruance were both black shoe Admirals. Mitscher was a brown shoe. Lee and Spruance records stand by themselves, Mitscher not so good. And I don't even want too get into Halsey.

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Well said! The criticism of Admiral Spruance reminds me of a VERY few jealous subordinates who thought they could do better, as well as ppl whose combat experience is limited to video games or Hollywood's portrayals. Nimitz, Halsey, King (AND ANYONE/EVERYONE WHO MATTERED) agreed with his decision. A major invasion was underway & 3 more major invasions were depending on Task Force 58. In every way, by every measure the Japanese Navy was SOUNDLY defeated. Face it, Admiral Spruance kicked ass! BTW, Leyte Gulf had LITTLE chance for success, as even IF the northern arm had defeated Taffey, the Japanese would not have defeated the invasion forces in the Philippines. The southern arm was soundly beaten and Halsey's critics keep forgetting that HE SANK THE REMAINING CARRIERS! I really don't understand why so many self-described "experts" act as if this & other battles were near misses for the Japanese. My father, 2 uncles & a much older cousin fought in WW2. These & other battles stayed with them for 60+ years. Plus, HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS good men died fighting/winning this war, a war they didn't want & did not start. SO QUIT APOLOGIZING, IT IS THE ULTIMATE DISRESPECT TO THEIR SACRIFICE!

In comparison to the attention Midway, or Leyte Guff in terms of memorability, has gotten on KZfaq, I'll say otherwise. Even I wasn't familiar with this battle's nickname until watching this video.

@@drj.r.cooper2493 Face it, Admiral Spruance kicked ass! most under rated admirals in the US Navy.. King, Nimitz..and Halsey had complete trust in him (Halsey cherry picked him for Midway).. Not sure I'm down with Bull leaving Taffy 3 to it's fate, the defeat of the southern force left those big guns to engage center force even if they were late to the party.. Had Kurita decided to stick around, He would have faced a pincer , Halsey from the North, and Oldendorf to the South.. Oldendorf's ships didn't simply disappear , and would have become a factor in driving off, or smashing Kurita.. though with nasty us losses.. I don't know why people seem to think they just Vanish after the 25th, they could have been in theater at the latest by the 26th. Either way, every time the Japanese met Spruance in battle they lost something vital, midway, 4 carriers, Philipine Sea most of their air arm, Tarawa, Saipan, Tinian..notice how Nimitz left he most vital engagements up to him. His caution was placed in logic, not lack of aggression. notice Halsey Retired after the war, Spruance led the Naval war college, so he left a far more lasting impression on US Naval doctrine..

What nickname 'Marianas Turkey Shoot'?? Really?!?

The commanding pilot of this mission who wrote the after action report would disagree that "ALL” pilots overstate enemy losses. I know because I have had many conversations with him and the pilots and their crew about this mission. For those interested in the history of this mission please disregard the misinformed statement above.

Did the carrier underperformed or did the leadership aboard?

@@davidharner5865 Good point, and I would single out Mitscher and Hornet's CAG Stanhope Ring. To say the squadron leaders - and John Waldron of VT-8 in particular - underperformed at Midway would be a travesty.

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His briefcase survived the crash, and Phillipino guerrillas found it washed up on a beach.

​@Daniel McMillon Isoroku Yamamoto's assassination was pointless. The "Decisive Battle" strategy of the IJN doomed it to failure no matter who was in charge. On top of that Isoroku Yamamoto was always threatened by assassination FROM HIS OWN NAVAL RIVALS!!! He had to go into hiding or be at sea to escape the reach of fanatic rivals hell bent on murdering him.

Not an assassination. Just war.

Common knowledge.

@@williamroberts8470 No. It was a mob style hit job.

Yes actually, while the US lands on Saipan, Guam, with her air bases under Japanese control sent out Fighters and Bombers against Task Force 58

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I disagree. They are far more respectful towards the material and event than most 'pro' documentariea on History Channel et al, with their fake dramatic voice overs and cheezy lines.