Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo...

[bronzewhaler82]

I think when the Americans hit that industrial area in Tokyo it was basically just a middle finger up to Japan especially as they tied Japans peace medals to the bombs! - just payback really - although it did have more of an effect on the war then the Americans originally planned

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

actaully the mass bombing of germany didn't have much effect untill we started "round the clock bombing".....................

 

[bronzewhaler82]

But the American raid on Tokyo DID have an effect on the war with Japan because the Japanese pulled back more of their airforces resources to protect Tokyo from another embarrassing attack from the Allies and so eased up the pressure on the Americans in future - until i suppose the yanks started bombing the Japanese mainland!

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

sorry, i got a bit confused about fronts, i was ferefing to the war in europe.......

 

[bronzewhaler82]

Yeah, i had guessed that 8) - this thread is about the groundbreaking American attack on Tokyo in 1942

 

[Crazy]

ferefing

Err, what?

 

[bronzewhaler82]

I think he meant 'referring'

 

[cheddar cheese]

what is up with the lancs spelling?

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

it's better than yours..............

 

[cheddar cheese]

it isnt mine only appears poor due to the patheticness of my keyboard

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

sure..................

 

[TimT1]

From what I understand, the Doolittle Raid succeeded in it's goals of improving US morale at a time when we needed it, and proving to the Japanese that their home land wasn't immune to attack. It also caused the japaneseto move up their attacks on Midway and in the Coral Sea, which as you all know resulted in a strategic (albeit not tactical) victory in the Coral Sea, and a decisive victory at Midway.
As for the name of the airman killed when his chute didn't open. his name was Corporal Leland Faktor IIRC. Hope that helps

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

he's got a funny name......

 

[cheddar cheese]

ironic too, cos he done a lot, not a little 8)

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

i deafinatly think the tokyo raid was one of the turnng points in the pacific war...............

 

[GermansRGeniuses]

and i definetly think you're on ex or something! it had no military vlaue whatsoever, it was however a turning point in the war with morale

 

[cheddar cheese]

and i definetly think you're on ex or something! it had no military vlaue whatsoever, it was however a turning point in the war with morale

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

and i definetly think you're on ex or something! it had no military vlaue whatsoever, it was however a turning point in the war with morale

a war can't be won if there's no morale, it really made the japs think, and it really lifted the spirits of the americans..................

 

[brad]

it noked the japs over and killed to many people lets hope it does not happen again

 

[plan_D]

It wasn't the turning point, Midway was the turning point.