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Grenada 1983… photo I never saw before…

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Oldloser said:
They got their ass handed to them at the Coral Sea and at Midway. Wake Island defended itself from the first attack and had there been more support, they would have won the second attack.

During the battles of the Savo Sea, US Destroyers closed to feet with the IJN capital ships and fought with not only deck guns, machine guns, AA but even small arms. The IJN ships commanders ran away rather than crush the US ships.

Even the IJN admirals were impressed with the bravery of US fliers.

Many IJN fliers deliberately avoided battle by flying away.

In hand to hand fighting on Guadalcanal the marines dominated. There are lots of reports of Japanese small units deliberately avoiding movement to contact. The Japanese infantryman was beaten and abused most every day of his life.
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OK so I'm a little late.

They did NOT get their ass handed to them at Coral Sea. It was a draw. Although since it technically stopped the Japanese for the first time, it was more a moral victory.

Midway: Ok they was grade A ass whoopin (via a little luck and some codebreaking, and Japanses battle doctrine).

Guadacanal: Thats when we took over. After Midway, Fleets were roughly on par. And the last thing you want to do with the good ol USA is get in a meat grinder where you chew up ships/pilots/resources. And Fall of 42 was just that: a meatgrinder.

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Then there is this "What if" (we lose Midway)
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So while Midway was important, many of us are of the opinion that the Guadacanal campaign was the turning point.

Or Pearl Harbor, because you just pissed the shit out of the #1 economy in the world.
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Both Grandpas fought in the Pacific.
One got to ride the "new" Yorktown home!

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DocRDS said:
OK so I'm a little late.

They did NOT get their ass handed to them at Coral Sea. It was a draw. Although since it technically stopped the Japanese for the first time, it was more a moral victory.

Midway: Ok they was grade A ass whoopin (via a little luck and some codebreaking, and Japanses battle doctrine).

Guadacanal: Thats when we took over. After Midway, Fleets were roughly on par. And the last thing you want to do with the good ol USA is get in a meat grinder where you chew up ships/pilots/resources. And Fall of 42 was just that: a meatgrinder.

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Then there is this "What if" (we lose Midway)
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So while Midway was important, many of us are of the opinion that the Guadacanal campaign was the turning point.

Or Pearl Harbor, because you just pissed the shit out of the #1 economy in the world.
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Both Grandpas fought in the Pacific.
One got to ride the "new" Yorktown home!

sources:
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We would never meet that capacity unless the country straightens its shit out.

Today it would take ten years of study before they built a dinghy.
 
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