Thumpalumpacus
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Some of them had Zeros, one of which was recovered in the Aleutians later in 42.
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The problem with that is there were no spare Zeros. The second line Japanese carriers were flying Claudes. Claude's had none of the Zero's advantages against Wildcats.
Kaga hit a reef at Palau on 9 Feb 1942 as a consequence of which her speed was reduced to 18 knots. So after operations against Darwin & Java she was sent home for docking and repairs. She arrived at a Sasebo on 22 March and repairs and maintenance took until 4 May to complete.Junyo was only three knots slower than Kaga. Being brand new and Kaga having been on continuous operations since Pearl, they both probably had about the same effective speed.
The Japanese never accepted that Americans would willingly fight them. And you are wrong, Hosho was carrying Claudes at Midway and Junyo and the other carrier on the Dutch Harbor raid were carrying a mix of Zeros and Claudes.The Japanese Navy wanted to draw the USN into a "grand showdown", which the USN avoided.
Instead, the US Navy ground down the IJN piecemeal, which worked against the IJN's doctrine.
It wasn't about under estimating, it was instead, two entirely different operational philosophies.
The last operational A5Ms were aboard the IJN Shoho at Coral Sea.
Found it. Taken fromActually there is a statement by the admiral in charge of the battleships in port that he, on his own initiative, had two 5 in guns on each battleship at the ready to go with crews nearby and ammunition easily accessible. I like to back up my statements with actual quotes but i'm driving myself crazy tying to relocate it.
Not true. The carriers that supported the Aleutian operation were Junyo & Ryujo and their air groups are set out below, with not a Claude in sight:-And you are wrong, Hosho was carrying Claudes at Midway and Junyo and the other carrier on the Dutch Harbor raid were carrying a mix of Zeros and Claudes.
Granted, they were formidable opponents and well flown, but come on, the P-40's aren't being flown by trainee's for God's sake.
The Japanese never accepted that Americans would willingly fight them. And you are wrong, Hosho was carrying Claudes at Midway and Junyo and the other carrier on the Dutch Harbor raid were carrying a mix of Zeros and Claudes.
You're correct.I thought Hosho only had torpedo bombers aboard for Midway?
You're correct.
And they were biplanes, too.
Langley CV-1 was converted to a seaplane carrier in 1936/37 and redesignated AV-3. That was to release the carrier tonnage to build Wasp CV-7 while remaining within the terms of the 1922 Washington Treaty. As part of that she lost the forward third of her flight deck and was therefore unable to operate anything else after that point. Photo is of her in 1942 just before her loss.In regards to the Hosho, by the time that war broke out, she had become mostly a training and transport carrier, much like the USN's USS Langley (CV-1).
The old girl is looking pretty rough in that photo, lot's of hard miles it looks like.Langley CV-1 was converted to a seaplane carrier in 1936/37 and redesignated AV-3. That was to release the carrier tonnage to build Wasp CV-7 while remaining within the terms of the 1922 Washington Treaty. As part of that she lost the forward third of her flight deck and was therefore unable to operate anything else after that point. Photo is of her in 1942 just before her loss.
I think that proves my point. I think that also disproves my point. Rather a Catch 22.Commander Taylor said that about 50 percent of the fighter pilots of the Interceptor Command were well trained: the other percent were green. (p. 353)
I stumbled upon a Royal Navy instructional film describing the very process.Getting a steamship underway isn't simply a matter of lighting the boiler. Steam turbines a required a lot of TLC to get them running without damaging them. They do not react well to the introduction of water. Once you have reached a high enough steam temperature you can start warming up the steam lines. They must be hot enough to ensure steam will not condense into water. Once that is achieved you can introduce steam into the turbine itself to start warming it up while using the turning gear to rotate it to avoid bowing the shaft. If you rush the blades will expand faster than the casing with disastrous results. When I worked in power plants it took hours to start up. These were much bigger machines with much higher temperatures and lower internal tolerances so I assume the ship would be quicker but I can't see less than 1/2 hour. Warships went from steam plants to gas turbines in large part because of the much quicker reaction time. Certainly it wasn't fuel economy.
The Nevada already had enough steam built up because she was due to switch boilers for power, so as one was building up, the other was cooling down, which was just enough to get under way.So if Nevada ditched the narrator, she could've raised steam in time.
This is the official Damage Report for her at PH.The Nevada already had enough steam built up because she was due to switch boilers for power, so as one was building up, the other was cooling down, which was just enough to get under way.
One reason why there was a delay in her getting underway, was the Captain wasn't aboard. The ship's OD took charge and ordered her underway as she was taking hits, which most likely saved her from worse damage.