The Sinking of the USS Wasp: The Most Devastating Torpedo Attack of WW2

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(Animated Battle Map)
In this video I explain the sinking of the USS Wasp by an incredibly lucky and destructive torpedo salvo from submarine I-19. I also include the Battle of Edson’s Ridge and show how the two events are connected.
Corrections:
07:08 I say "only an hour left of daylight" I meant to say "only an hour left till daylight".
22:40 I should have said overhead instead of ceiling.
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00:00 Introduction
01:10 Kawaguchi prepares to take Henderson
06:40 Battle of Edson’s Ridge
11:22 Torpedo junction
16:58 The “Almost” Carrier Battle of Sept. 14
18:25 The Sinking of the Wasp
21:16 Damage Control
25:25 The Spectacular Shot
28:04 Analysis
30:23 Aftermath
Map terrain data obtained by Maptiler. "© MapTiler © OpenStreetMap contributors"
Special thanks to :
Daniel N. - for help on the script
Michal A Piegzik - for help on research
And KANIM GROUP for the 3d Model.
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Boyd, C., & Yoshida, A. Y. (2012). The Japanese Submarine Force and World War II. Naval Institute Press.
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Lundstrom, J.B. (2013) Black Shoe Carrier Admiral: Frank Jeck Fletcher at Coral Sea, midway, and Guadalcanal. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press.
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@nitehawk86 7 ай бұрын

21:07 That switch from graphics to the actual photograph is *chef's kiss*

@MontemayorChannel 7 ай бұрын

thanks!

@kevin-pk6hd 7 ай бұрын

Yes! This is why I don't just listen to these videos

@bogdanivchenko3723 7 ай бұрын

I think on his midway video he also has this transition to a photo from b-17.

@jasonx1174 7 ай бұрын

@bogdanivchenko3723 not to mention the sweet transitions he had in his Pearl Harbor video.

@TheSpaceEnthusiast-vl6wx 7 ай бұрын

Very true! Talk about bringing a photo to life...

@Fenrir7 7 ай бұрын

Montemayor is the definition of quality, not quantity

@MontemayorChannel 7 ай бұрын

Thanks Fenrir. Every video I do is passion project for me, that explains the long time between uploads.

@buck45osu 7 ай бұрын

@MontemayorChannel it shows. Your videos are always wonderful.

@dozer158 7 ай бұрын

Absolutely the gold standard for quality and historical battle dynamics. The best.

@gasperpoklukar8372 7 ай бұрын

@@MontemayorChannel I guess Santa Cruz comes next? That'll be a handful, too.

@gregwallace5629 7 ай бұрын

I haven’t even watched it and I know it will be excellent.

@shootfirst2097 7 ай бұрын

17:01 The use of music in these videos is always subtle and excellent. Just a touch of drama and suspense. Never obvious or obnoxious

@MontemayorChannel 7 ай бұрын

haha thanks. adding music honestly my favorite step in production process. that song at 17 minute mark fit perfectly for that scene when i was looking at all the songs I could use.

@uladzimirdarozhka 7 ай бұрын

@@MontemayorChannel the delicious audio part is what makes your videos exceptional. I cannot emphasize enough how voice clarity, ease of listening, and careful music selection contribute to the overall production quality. At times when I need to concentrate attention the most, I listen to your narration, which serves to both aiding my concentration efforts and reminding me how situational awareness and possession of clear up-to-date reconnaissance data are important to success, yet how a seemingly random set of events might set back even one's most elaborate plans. Even if applied to a day-to-day civilian job (:

@blindedbliss 7 ай бұрын

@@MontemayorChannel I am rewatching this part now. Impecable timing (on the Don, don, don - here's a threat).

@blindedbliss 7 ай бұрын

@@uladzimirdarozhka how are you able to pick all that up from background listening, if you are focusing/consentrating on something completely different?

@uladzimirdarozhka 7 ай бұрын

@@blindedbliss oh, I welcome you to work in supply chain management, then (:

@JediKnight19852002 7 ай бұрын

As a history teacher, this is my favorite supplementary channel. Pearl Harbor, the Fog of War at Midway, and now the Guadalcanal series are of superb quality and beyond anything remotely comparable that I have found in over a decade of teaching.

@blindedbliss 7 ай бұрын

If you teach history, perhaps you can use his work in your class, or assign it as home reading? 😮

@Falkirion 7 ай бұрын

Also The Operations Room has a great series on this campaign as well as other Pacific and European battles. He's also well worth checking out if you enjoy this kind of content

@BishopStars 7 ай бұрын

Drachinifel is good, too.

@ETRHeydrich 6 ай бұрын

Pass on operations room, that blunder on the Bastogne anecdote that didn't get researched on his end got me off of that channel @@Falkirion

@nephalos666 6 ай бұрын

@@ETRHeydrich what blunder?

@anakinanakinov9729 7 ай бұрын

You are doing an incredible job! This visualization of naval battles is exactly what is missing when you read about them in books.

@MontemayorChannel 7 ай бұрын

Thanks!! I'm glad I was able to visualize it clearly.

@baltulielkungsgunarsmiezis9714 4 ай бұрын

@@MontemayorChannel Youre quite literally the best at this. BazBattles has slightly better atmosphere but you do provide more information in a more understandable way.

@panzerwafflez7228 7 ай бұрын

I literally just finished a rewatch of all your previous Pacific War content a couple days ago. This video is a dream come true! Some additional fyi: The reason why this torpedo attack was PARTICULARLY deadly to Wasp while carriers like Yorktown and Lexington relatively shrugged off other torpedo attacks was because Wasp was purposefully designed and built without ANY armor. USS Wasp was supposed to be a cheaper/smaller version of the Yorktown class so in order to keep her displacement and size down, the Navy ended up limiting her speed and removing all protection from the ship, including any underwater protection that might have protected her from torpedo hits.

@hiphip4808 7 ай бұрын

Same lmao

@conquerory5916 7 ай бұрын

Wtf same

@last9up 7 ай бұрын

Yeah I watched all these videos yesterday haha

@Rickeyspaniish 7 ай бұрын

Lucky I had to wait a year lol

@davidhimmelsbach557 6 ай бұрын

Because of the Treaty, Wasp was designed from the keel up to be a semi-fleet carrier. It was never intended to be a front line ship. Rather, the USN already figured on needing a carrier to shift (non-naval) aircraft thither and yon. THIS is why the RN requested -- and got -- the Wasp for European duty -- namely shifting Spits to Malta. The Wasp had a unique provision for hoisting aircraft -- at the dock -- up onto its flight deck. (non-naval rated planes -- w/o arresting gear.) If you poke around, you can find some period photos showing this ship mounted crane. Once you realize this, you understand that even bringing the Wasp to the Pacific was a desperation move by King & Nimitz. The need to shift land based aircraft was solved via the 'boxed fighter' solution. P-47s were shipped worldwide in boxes -- to be assembled in less than hours by quickly trained assembly crews. Videos of this exact technique can be found on YT. (In the beginning, the P-47 had top priority, not the P-51. Eventually, the P-47 had 'legs' as long as the P-51. But by then, Germany was gone.)

@larsu-gx579 7 ай бұрын

As a huge WWII Aviation buff, I'd often read the story that a Japanese submarine embarked on a secret mission to bring back blueprints for the ME-262 and ME-163 fighters to Japan, but was sunk on the journey. It was a surprise to learn Kinashi was the one who commanded that sub.

@user-pn3im5sm7k 7 ай бұрын

So did they get the blueprints in another submarine mission? Because Japan got the Me-262 and Me-163, the former being an airworthy prototype and latter having 7 built.

@larsu-gx579 7 ай бұрын

@@user-pn3im5sm7k Japan got Me-163 blueprints (unsure if that was another sub or if they got them some other way), but they never got ME-262 blueprints. The Kikka jet fighter built by Nakajima was made by looking at photos of the ME-262 and eyeballing it lmao.

@user-pn3im5sm7k 7 ай бұрын

@@larsu-gx579 That's extremely impressive...

@anibalcesarnishizk2205 6 ай бұрын

I had read that Kinashi was decorated by Hitler himself.

@larsu-gx579 6 ай бұрын

@@anibalcesarnishizk2205 That's fascinating, I had no clue

@WilliamDye-willdye 7 ай бұрын

Lone sub humbles the mighty. Lone passion-project filmmaker humbles documentaries with multimillion-dollar budgets. Respect, Montemoyor, respect.

@MontemayorChannel 7 ай бұрын

Thanks William.

@contumelious-8440 5 ай бұрын

No. By this time Japan knew it was going to lose. What the fuck are you going on about? You don't CREATE history!!

@gabrielh7517 7 ай бұрын

When we needed him most, he returned...

@bogdanbotis1524 7 ай бұрын

In the nick of time :)))

@nathangreer8219 7 ай бұрын

Always substituting QUALITY for QUANTITY. Welcome back!

@WulfieZi 7 ай бұрын

26:52 Imagine getting a kill feed notification a month later 😅

@paolosciarpuccio 6 ай бұрын

Lol same thought

@DMguy-di2xv 6 ай бұрын

Legend has it the sixth torpedo is still out there.... looking for an american ship to hit.

@andrewchanathip 5 ай бұрын

"Enemy Destroyer suck!!" -WoWs Kill Ribbon

@ISAF_Ace 7 ай бұрын

Also of note, Wasp was a small ship and product of the Washington naval treaties. Because the US only had 15 000 tones left, they made a comparatively tiny purpose built carrier, the Wasp. Being small and constrained by the tonnage limits of the Washington naval treaties; Wasp was very lightly armoured and small enough that a single hit would damage multiple systems at once. In short, Wasp was literally the worst ship possible to be on the receiving end of a submarine torpedo attack. I do to give kudos to Wasp for her operations in the Med though, the grand lady helped the Royal Navy keep the RAF in the fight over Malta and the central Mediterranean against the Italian Regia Marina and Axis air forces. She may not have seen major action in the Pacific, but she did her part for the Royal Navy.

@padurarulcriticsicinic4846 7 ай бұрын

USS Ranger would have been worse off, based on what the commanding officers and crew said about its capabilities. Fortunately, it would not be sent to the Pacific during these trying times for the US Navy.

@givenfirstnamefamilyfirstn3935 7 ай бұрын

740 feet long! 3 lifts, 4 catapults.

@philb5593 7 ай бұрын

Amazingly Wasp could carry the same air group as a Yorktown dispute being 25% smaller, however I wouldn’t even call her lightly armored. She only had armor over the magazines and there was zero torpedo defense

@Loki1701e 7 ай бұрын

@@philb5593she also has 0 armored bulkheads between parts of the hanger unlike her yorktown sisters. Which definitly contributes to her quick downfall.

@benpurcell4935 7 ай бұрын

@@philb5593A thing of note is many American carriers did not have torpedo blisters like many of their cruiser and battleship counterparts early in the war.

@ATBatmanMALS31 7 ай бұрын

Thanks again for the "better than television" quality content, you are one* of the GOATs* for historical info/docs!

@MontemayorChannel 7 ай бұрын

Thank you for the kind words. I do put a lot of work on these videos so it's nice to see it recognized by others.

@blindedbliss 7 ай бұрын

What does 'one of the GOATs' mean? 😅

@benpurcell4935 7 ай бұрын

@@blindedblissHe’s one of the greatest history related channels on KZfaq.

@labla8940 7 ай бұрын

@@MontemayorChannel You sir gave a Cult following

@marckyle5895 7 ай бұрын

@@MontemayorChannel Sturgeon's Law applies to the myriad Hitler Trash Channels that infest cable tv. Your monthly bill is a horrible ROI. Pay for faster internet and stream if you can.

@theresaherman 7 ай бұрын

Old guy here. This was an awesome visual presentation! Great way of linking up the Guadalcanal land offensive with the coordination of the navy and their tactics and strategy. My biggest surprise was that, I knew the Japanese had superior torpedoes, but my gosh 5 miles plus and they still hit an unintentional target. Wow, just amazing. Excellent video.

@greghanson3495 7 ай бұрын

I appreciate including the information about the land battle and tying it to the naval battle. It's important to remember that both air and sea power ultimately are in service to land campaigns. You made this clear how they're linked.

@MontemayorChannel 7 ай бұрын

Thank you! I was a little concerned some people may not see the connection between the two. I'm glad it was clear.

@kirbyculp3449 7 ай бұрын

Indeed, I believe that more US sailors died than marines and soldiers.

@CatBrannigan 7 ай бұрын

Excellent BGM transition with the realization of nearby Japanese carrier groups at 17:02 I could really feel the dread!

@MontemayorChannel 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for noticing it Catherine! It was the feeling I was aiming to create for the audience. So I'm glad to see it worked!

@dragonstalk86 7 ай бұрын

I see a Montemayor vid drop, I immediately watch it, I'm a simple man

@The_Modeling_Underdog 7 ай бұрын

Love how Montemayor disappears for nine months, then comes back, gives birth to this excellent video and then leaves again, refusing to ellaborate. The man truly is The Ghost of KZfaq. Here's to you, mate. For a great 2024.

@MontemayorChannel 7 ай бұрын

haha Thanks underdog. you too!

@mattiaserio9067 7 ай бұрын

OMG. As an italian passionate of Ww2 with a family who served in the army in the past generations... This is better than pure gold. I love to read all of these pacific events, and to have the possibility to watch a so well done documentary about these battles is a blessing. My respect to all of lives lost during the war, both sides. And my salute to you, sir. Keep doing this.

@Redhand1949 7 ай бұрын

Nice to see your posting of another informative video. I had no idea that North Carolina and O'Brien we part of HORNET's escort, not WASP's! Once again, your maps and commentary make me see this battle in a completely different light.

@MontemayorChannel 7 ай бұрын

Thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed the video and that it brought you new information regarding the positions of the ships. It was quite a lucky shot.

@gocubs1815 7 ай бұрын

Thank you for posting this. My grandfather and his brother were in the Wasp when it sank. This was before the Sullivan brothers and both brothers were on the same ship. The story was they jumped overboard on opposing sides of the ship and didn't know if the other survived for 3 whole days. They both made it out and continued to serve until 1945. This video just makes his story even crazier!

@TrickiVicBB71 7 ай бұрын

Have you seen the photos and footage of RV Petrel diving on USS Wasp? Whatcha think of it?

@blindedbliss 7 ай бұрын

@gocubs1815 - I'm glad they made it home safe. There are many great war stories. I wish we could learn to confine war to stories, for war, real war, with real people, death and destruction is a horrible thing. Do you know how many made it out alive? 24:45

@gocubs1815 7 ай бұрын

@@TrickiVicBB71 yes, I got to show my dad who told me that Grandpa was a flight deck crewman, so he was probably topside when the Wasp was hit recovering aircraft.

@ColinFreeman-kh9us 7 ай бұрын

Amazing stuff mate, imagine how your Grandfather and his brother went through life when coming back to civilian life…. nothing would compare mate.

@giantpotato9193 7 ай бұрын

Another banger, the wait for your videos is torture but the quality and detail more than makes up for it! The 3D animation with the Wasp was CLEAN. It's kind of insane how much damage Japanese submarines did to American carrier strength during the first half of the Pacific war. Saratoga was torpedoed twice (first when she was returning from the Wake Island relief attempt, second after the Eastern Solomons), Yorktown was finished off after Midway by I-168, and Wasp was destroyed by I-19 as shown in the video. That's two carriers destroyed and one put out of action for over several months out of a total of 6 carriers from 1941-Summer of 43. Considering the damage to Allied power in the Pacific caused by these losses, along with the several near misses other carriers had (like the one with Hornet and I-11), it's a damn good thing that the Japanese didn't build up their submarine force more.

@hedgehog3180 7 ай бұрын

Tbf with Hornet she had already been brought to death's door by air attacks, it was a miracle that she somehow still refused to die after everything she'd been through including the fact that she had only had two days of repair before Midway. Though it does demonstrate the value of having subs to finish off stubborn ships.

@johnmichaelarellano9162 7 ай бұрын

I've watched other KZfaq channels such as Kings and Generals, Invicta, The Operations Room that also shows these kinds of documentaries. In my opinion, Montemayor is still the best in comparison with the others. It's just a shame we only get to see 1 or 2 uploads from him every year. Oh well, I'm still thankful to you Montemayor! For your next videos, I hope you can also include the battle of Leyte Gulf.

@legendofzelda1 7 ай бұрын

Ditto. And a double ditto on Leyte, but there are a lot of battles to go through before that. If we have to wait til 2032, so be it

@shoukatsukai 7 ай бұрын

Montemayor and Epic History TV (Lemmino too if he continues making history content) are the only history channels I'm subbed to. I respect the amount of time they both take in producing quality content even if it means not having a consistent schedule.

@bananabourbonaenima 7 ай бұрын

Historigraph and TIK are also pretty good

@nogoodnameleft 5 ай бұрын

Kings and Generals is one of the worst KZfaq channels, not just for history. He has a rabid unhinged hatred of MacArthur and he doesn't want to mention how the USN and everybody else except MacArthur fought poorly in the first 5 months of the Pacific theater (Dutch East Indies disaster is the best example because that was so humiliating that the USN never ever talks about it. Also the USN abandoned the Philippines on Christmas Eve 1941!!! Not MacArthur's fault that the USN didn't bother to spread out their torpedo warehouses and instead foolishly stored them all at Cavite.). He also doesn't want to talk about the fact that Peleliu and Iwo Jima were Nimitz' fault and how Iwo Jima was one of the worst strategic decisions of WWII. Worthless to the USN, Army, and USAAF. P-51s from Iwo Jima only flew escort missions for B-29s from there for about a week before they canceled them. With the way the altitude and angle needed for them to match the B-29s they learned after only a week that it was impossible. B-29s flew unescorted from March to August 1945. Another big lie from the Nimitz fanboys like Kings and Generals.

@RobertCunningham-cw4bv 4 ай бұрын

@@nogoodnameleftPreach ! Alot of fuzziness about different campaigns went on to protect some and denounce others. Alot of politics that shouldn't have been.

@alegofigure8965 7 ай бұрын

30:12 A strange note is that Nimitz was actually startled enough to offer the use of the escort carrier Copahee as a frontline unit. He told Admiral Ghormley that he could use the stranded Saratoga and Wasp pilots to form a new air group on Copahee. Ghormley however felt that the carrier was best used as an escort role not a fleet one, so he declined Nimitz’s offer. Although Copahee was relatively slow and small, a part of me likes to wonder what would’ve happened if Ghormley did decide to put her into frontline service. Because of the lessons learned from the Wasp sinking, no more Japanese subs managed to attack a carrier until the Gilbert Islands Campaign. Also edit: I also want to note that it seems like Admiral Halsey would later take up a similar offer. Three Sangamon-class escort carriers were in the Pacific and were already battle tested in Operation Torch. So combined with their size, handling characteristics, and fuel storage, they were treated like psuedo-light carriers of Carrier Division 22. Halsey would use them to join the Enterprise and Saratoga in what he believed to be an imminent carrier battle in February of 1943 (it was actually Operation Ke). Here, the three escort carriers had (assuming Sangamon had the same layout as in Operation Torch) 41 Wildcats, 17 Dauntlesses, and 33 Avengers.

@naamadossantossilva4736 7 ай бұрын

It probably would have been sunk by a sub.

@mglenn7092 7 ай бұрын

I thought Gormley had already been fired and replaced by Halsey at this point of the battle.

@somerandomguy4812 7 ай бұрын

@@mglenn7092I think that would be about a month after the sinking of the Wasp. Halsey wasn’t made ComSoPac until October 18.

@Icechuck 7 ай бұрын

The return of the king. Glad to see you continually raising the bar.

@emptyday77 7 ай бұрын

Thank you! My grandfather was on the USS Lardner in Wasp's screen when this happened. His ship picked up a bunch of survivors. He talked about many of them being covered in oil and some of them very badly burned.

@Alex_Guy1011 7 ай бұрын

Montemayor, the birds-eye view grand master strategist of WW2 animations has blessed us with another video!

@ArkaniWulff 7 ай бұрын

Thank you for this, my great Uncle Arthur Nyberg was on this ship during this attack. He was pulled from the water and served on the new Lexington for the rest of the war. And served on the Missouri in Korea

@jamesz.1047 7 ай бұрын

I just read about this last month on the North Carolina. Wild stuff. Even more knowing that for more than a year after this triple collat the Americans would continue to underestimate the Long Lance.

@sovietbanana4589 7 ай бұрын

A main reason for this was the casualties taken during the Guadalcanal campaign actually. A lot of the people who were trying to raise awareness about the long lance got killed in the cruiser engagements around the island.

@givenfirstnamefamilyfirstn3935 7 ай бұрын

The submarine version was smaller than the cruiser launched Long Lance. U.S. cruisers were designed without any torpedoes!

@NomoSapienss 7 ай бұрын

You're the only KZfaqr who causes me to stop whatever I'm doing and immediately watch your video. Thank you!

@sch1191 7 ай бұрын

I've read several books on the Guadalcanal campaign, so I'm familiar with I-19s amazing spread. But these animated maps really make so many details clear. Outstanding work.

@Ifyoucanreadthisgooglebroke 7 ай бұрын

The transition from clear informative graphic to an angle that matches with an available photograph to then displaying that photograph trick continues to be the most beautiful single element of these I think.

@calvanoni5443 7 ай бұрын

The details on the Logistics is greatly appreciated!

@jasonx1174 7 ай бұрын

Helps form a complete picture.

@timdake 7 ай бұрын

The quality of research, content and presentation is simply outstanding. After reading most, if not all published (and many unpublished) works of the Guadalcanal campaign, battle of Savo Island, the Japanese evacuation at Cape Esperance, etc., over the past decades, I can say that Montemayor has mastered the art of information compilation and presentation.

@DixonLu 7 ай бұрын

Better than any history professor I ever had. Context + essential details make this channel a must.

@ScottAndNumbers 7 ай бұрын

I absolutely love your unbiased history lessons. You don't try and paint either side as better or worse. You just give us the history as it happened and respect to both sides.

@VyrinBloodrayne 7 ай бұрын

LET'S GOOO! I'm going to watch this over dinner later. Love the content! Keep up the awesome work!

@MontemayorChannel 7 ай бұрын

Enjoy the dinner and the video too haha

@gabrielh7517 7 ай бұрын

I've been binging your videos lately just longing for you to post again

@MontemayorChannel 7 ай бұрын

well, It finally came. Thanks Gab

@theblitz6838 6 ай бұрын

Such a beautifully executed textbook torpedo attack, my utmost respect to Captain Kinashi.

@TirarADeguello 7 ай бұрын

The Best is back on KZfaq. You nailed it on this one. Fantastic video.

@caesersseizrs 7 ай бұрын

Yeah! He's back!

@MontemayorChannel 7 ай бұрын

Yes sir!

@teamgh0ul 7 ай бұрын

It's like Christmas morning every time Montemayor posts a video. Appreciate the hard work!

@captainnemo7708 7 ай бұрын

Peak historical youtube kino! Love seeing these pop up on the subscription tab every few months (or years). Will love the future installments on the Pacific war (and all else you do)!

@MontemayorChannel 7 ай бұрын

haha Thanks! I know I take a while, but I hope I make up for it the videos are released.

@TheBest_Nascar 7 ай бұрын

I find it really funny that I think I have learned all of my WW2 Pacific Front knowledge from you!

@MM22966 7 ай бұрын

WHOOOOOOOOO! The biggest stealth historian on KZfaq comes in out the dark with another finely-crafted masterpiece!

@scottdakadescot4127 7 ай бұрын

Montemayor is the type of KZfaqr who uses the most reliable sources for these videos. That's why I enjoy them so much. Get Montemayor to 1 million subscribers by the end of the year.

@jasonx1174 7 ай бұрын

Was caught off gaurd by the upload but still a nice surprise. One thing I love about seeing all your Naval videos on the Guadalcanal Campaign is seeing just how brutal it was. To think the whole affair was a close call during the entire campaign duration.

@ErichFuhrmann 7 ай бұрын

I am so glad to see your high quality content. I am always impressed and surprised about the total quality and dedication to your work.

@MontemayorChannel 7 ай бұрын

thank you Erich!

@VRichardsn 7 ай бұрын

And when the world needed him most... he returned.

@it-o9910 7 ай бұрын

Yes!!! He`s back! Another video to watch and re-watch and re-watch again. Thank for all you work!

@malatestov 7 ай бұрын

Great video, as always. A well balanced combination of maps, photos, graphics and a brilliant script to tell the story in a both comprehensive and entertaining way. Montemayor, I salute you! 😅

@adamtruong1759 7 ай бұрын

I always love these videos because despite the fact that I know what happened, I always walk out with learning many new things and an insight to how decisions were made during the moment without hindsight. So once again, well done on this video. Genuinely, this is truly quality stuff. However, I still have a very bitter taste in my mouth every time I hear of the sinking of Wasp, it feels like making a blunder in chess. On the other hand, blunders are mistakes that can be learned from, and the US Navy at this period of time was all about learning from its mistakes and finding ways to improve. That is one thing I find inspiring about the Allies in WW2: they roll with the punches and never give up. Sorry for rambling, I just have a lot of thoughts.

@73Trident 7 ай бұрын

When a new Montemayor pops up. The order of the day is stop what you are doing, watch and enjoy the great content. Thank you Montemayor.

@metrik1b.257 7 ай бұрын

I’ve got work in ten minutes but when I’m home I’m gonna eat this vid up

@robertcavagna6819 7 ай бұрын

The addition of rare photos pertaining to the events highlights the superior quality of your presentations. Well done sir.

@josestirtabudi6247 7 ай бұрын

There is no history creator on youtube who gets me so excited as a Montemayor video! 😍

@kyleolson8977 7 ай бұрын

It's always a good sight when a Montemayor video appears. It's worth waiting for.

@jochenheiden 7 ай бұрын

Our lord and savior Montemayor hath returneth! Thank you for blessing us with another BANGER.

@metrik1b.257 7 ай бұрын

That’s jesus

@Ozone814 7 ай бұрын

@@metrik1b.257bro even Jesus himself was waiting on a new video.

@German_Officer2 7 ай бұрын

@@Ozone814 truly the words of all time

@jochenheiden 7 ай бұрын

@@metrik1b.257 Jesus was waiting for his savior Montemayor to drop this one.

@Corcky54 7 ай бұрын

What a spectacular explanation of history. I know alot about the pacific battles but I've learned multiple things from this video. Keep doing this. A lot of people can learn important history from you.

@marinablueGS 7 ай бұрын

When Montemayor posts a new video, I feel like I won the lottery! Always a fantastic presentation!

@Bessdohome 7 ай бұрын

You know its a happy day when you get notification of a new Montemayor video. Thanks for all you do!!!

@nitehawk86 7 ай бұрын

I don't even check my notifications all the time since I get too many. I just happened to log in and there is a Motemayor video under a minute ago. I feel as lucky as Commander Kinashi.

@gurgelhorm9892 7 ай бұрын

Its always a good day if Montemayor uploads!

@Buasop 7 ай бұрын

A lot can be learned by watching your videos and the research you do to make them. Thank you

@MontemayorChannel 7 ай бұрын

Thanks, I appreciate that you notice the effort i put into them.

@Buasop 7 ай бұрын

@@MontemayorChannel I appreciate your videos more than you know. During Covid, I was waiting for new ones just to get me through, lol

@garygenerous8982 7 ай бұрын

I see the notification that a Montemayor video has dropped, I click it and enjoy. Seriously best channel on KZfaq and I eagerly await more from you when possible.

@user-kx4dg3mb9r 7 ай бұрын

Hundreds of subscriptions but only one with notification enabled. Montemayor, you are awesome!

@MontemayorChannel 7 ай бұрын

haha thanks. means a lot.

@boberizakovic531 7 ай бұрын

I patiently waited for your video... 100% worth it as ever!❤

@olafmesschendorp147 7 ай бұрын

He is back! Thanks that I can trust that it will be quality content, you are amazing!

@gilileo8732 7 ай бұрын

Welcome back Sir! The Quality of your Videos is uncontested.

@argoswaits2084 7 ай бұрын

And the legend is back!!!

@navyman4 7 ай бұрын

Montemayor should SERIOUSLY consider selling your analysis to the US Navy.👨‍✈ Your strategic analysis is on par with the Monterey Naval Post Graduate School for commanders.👩‍✈👨‍✈

@nonyabizzness4375 7 ай бұрын

Of all of the historical based channels on KZfaq, this one is by far my favorite. Wonderfully researched and beautifully presented.

@elijahking519 7 ай бұрын

The legend has returned

@Robloxity_News 7 ай бұрын

He returns!

@Francisco1.9.8.8. 7 ай бұрын

Volvió. Lo esperábamos con ansias, don Pedro. Saludos desde Uruguay y feliz 2024.

@MontemayorChannel 7 ай бұрын

Gracias Francisco. saludos !

@MegaSegawa 7 ай бұрын

The quality is through the roof as always ! Amazing work with both great context and aftermath breakdowns.

@roseraccoon45 7 ай бұрын

As much as I hate the long wait, the content is beyond worth it. Your videos are amazing, easy to understand, and incredibly informative. Love your work!

@moilol2033 7 ай бұрын

So glad you uploaded again! Keep up the consistent videos!

@bogdanbotis1524 7 ай бұрын

You have no idea how happy I was to see a new vid from you. Hope there's more to come

@charlesmadisonrhea 4 ай бұрын

Montemayor sets the standard for this genre. WAY more detail and succinctly delivered. Bravo!

@donaldtireman 6 ай бұрын

My dad was the Mess Sergeant at Guadalcanal. From reading his personnel records and anything else I could find on that battle, the 6 month campaign was a hellish quagmire of attrition. Fortunately, we were able to outlast the Japanese and establish a foothold in the South Pacific to launch the southern prong of the island hopping strategic attacks and eventually interdict their supply of vital materials to continue the war.

@alim998097 7 ай бұрын

Yes!!! You made my day with another update, thank you!

@nqutilus709 7 ай бұрын

I just re-watched your video on Savo Island yesterday, and boy am I glad I checked KZfaq again now! Always appreciate the high-quality work you put into your videos, looking forward to the next one!

@CassidyListon 7 ай бұрын

There is only ONE channel I have the notification bell on for and it's this channel.

@takakatsukiyu 6 ай бұрын

WW2での潜水艦I-19による空母ワスプ攻撃についてここまで詳細な記録を初めて知りました。木梨艦長のI-29によるドイツ訪問についても述べられている貴重な動画に感謝します。潜水艦I-29はドイツからジェット戦闘機の設計図を携行し日本でジェット機「橘花」を試作しています。

@user-ez2tq4vi8f 7 ай бұрын

Montemayor, the KZfaqr we don't deserve but the KZfaqr we all need.

@Si1234321 7 ай бұрын

This guy makes my week every time these drop. Thank you! Not even going to watch it now, will set aside some time at the weekend to do it justice 😊

@WeavesterUnderscore 7 ай бұрын

I don't usually comment on videos but I love this series and hope that you continue with it.

@BiffMan42 7 ай бұрын

Huge thanks for the background on the Guadlcanal situation, that was vital in my understanding how things tied together and well worth the time spent. I was aware of those separate events, but never made that connection. How awesome to still learn new things about the WWII pacific theater!!

@GillytheTechpriest 7 ай бұрын

Just finished re-watching a lot of my favourite montemayor videos then I see this, you are a true blessing sir !

@mmmbug 7 ай бұрын

You kindled my love of history, Montemayor! Thank you for all the wonderful content you've shared with us FOR FREE!

@marbleman52 7 ай бұрын

My father was enlisted Navy and was on the Escort Carrier Lunga Point, named after the place here on Guadalcanal. The Lunga Point was commissioned in the Spring of 1944 and saw a lot of action during the last year of the Pacific Campaign. Dad was at Iwo and Okinawa and other big battles. The Lunga Point sustained many direct Kamikaze hits but stayed afloat. After Japan surrendered, the Lunga Point was among many boats that went to Tokyo and other cities and helped evacuate Allied POW's and also many sick and injured Japanese. Dad died from cigarette cancer in 2005, but during his last few years, he was diagnosed as having been exposed to the fallout from the two atomic bombs. The exposure wasn't enough to actually contribute to his cancer; the cigarettes did all the damage.

@paullyman7448 7 ай бұрын

Wasp gets a lot of flak for her compromised design, however the damage control report stated that Wasp watertightness held, and theoretically she could have been saved if the fires weren’t so intense. The fires were what killed her. In my opinion, no carrier at that time not even a Midway class carrier would have survived in that situation. Shōkaku despite being one of the best carriers of the era got torpedoed in the same situation, and went up like a fireball. Unlike Wasp, Shōkaku went down fast without needing to be scuttled.

@m.steward9146 7 ай бұрын

Sounds like sour grapes, no idea what Shokaku has to do with this though. Keep us posted.

@paullyman7448 7 ай бұрын

@m.steward9146 My point is that people like to crap on Wasp for the way she died. Her design absolutely sucked, but if any any other carrier was in that position, they would have died just as bad. I used Shōkaku because just like Wasp she was launching and fueling planes when she got torpedoed. Just like wasp, she exploded. However, unlike Wasp, Shōkaku is one the best carriers of WWII, Wasp is reliable at best.