For another glaring example of the lack of expertise of the Japanese midget submarine service, read about the Battle of Sydney Harbor. Several...
And you seem to come from the "BECAUSE I SAY SO School of History." You are planning on everything going on schedule, as planned without any...
Might I point out to you that the USS Nevada had NOT dropped either it's original compliment of anchors nor two extra ones that my original ATL...
How do you intend to keep the sound of the torpedoes blowing up the Ward from reaching American ears, not to mention the flash of the explosion...
This is of course, another perfect case scenerio and you are again forgetting to invite Mr Murphy to your little party. Remember, in the OTL, the...
Yes I have. What's more, during the Japanese occupation, the San Miguel Brewery was forced to a brew beer using a Japanese recipe that was largely...
My point was, you didn't have to fire a torpedo in order to have a midget submarine break surface, just taking a periscope bearing would do, as it...
Those midget subs may be capable of high speed, but for a duration of well less than an hour before their batteries were spent. Also, the USN...
"There are no problems in this life that are all too encompassing, nor insurmountably great that cannot be corrected through the proper...
So, the Ward's lookouts aren't going to question all of the periscopes popping up all around her to get a firing solution and the guy minding the...
The USS Ward had already sunk one Japanese midget submarine in the restricted area and their crew were probably still at GQ. Any incoming...
Kimmel was CINCUS. (Commander In Chief US) Nimitz changed the term for obvious reasons of (SINK US) and became CINCPAC. (Commander In Chief...
Richardson was canned for several reasons. He didn't like Pearl Harbor as the main base for the Pacific Fleet because of its single and easily...
Try going here: U.S. Navy Battleships - USS New Mexico (BB 40)
I found this to be a facinating subject. Is there any chance that this thread could be put into the sticky column, so that everyone new to this...
Thanks JW! :)
This site just concluded a long thread that asked "What if the Japanese had invaded Oahu at the same time as their aerial attacks on Pearl Harbor?...
Imagine too if the HMS Indomitable had not run afoul of some shoals off Jamaica. Her albeit limited numbers of fighter planes could have done...
After reading Gordon Prange's book, "At Dawin We Slept" one quickly learns that the Japanese originally intended to invade Oahu as part of a two...
True story, but I can't remember its source. Army humor gets pretty rough while troops are in battle. In this case, US troops in a platoon were...
