Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo...

[the lancaster kicks ass]

i never said it was THE turning point, i know midway was the turning point, i said it was A turning point..............

 

[cheddar cheese]

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..................

a war cant be won if theres no victories either 8)

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

which is why the french were never any good...............

 

[cheddar cheese]

8)

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

there you go, spamming away..................

 

[cheddar cheese]

you see, when you complain about my tiny bit of spam, it converts into lots of spam, so your kinda contradicting yourself

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

you could save us allot of time by not spamming at all, if you can't think of anything to say, don't say anything................

 

[cheddar cheese]

you dont have to keep mentioning my spam though - i only do it when i agree with something, if i can build on what someones said then i do keep quiet 8)

 

[Lightning Guy]

I don't know if anyone has hear this, but after landing in China Doolittle believed he would be courtmartialed because of the mission.

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

you dont have to keep mentioning my spam though - i only do it when i agree with something, if i can build on what someones said then i do keep quiet

i fail to see how going "8)" builds on what some-one says...................

 

[cheddar cheese]

so do i, C.C youre a right a-hole

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

wow, you had us all fooled there.............

 

[cheddar cheese]

hey, i used to think i was schizophrenic, but now im in two minds about it

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

it's funnier if you say "i used to be schizophrenic, but we're ok now"..............

 

[plan_D]

The Doolittle raid wasn't even a turning point, the Americans still had an awful lot cut out for them. Midway was only the turning point in the Pacific, not the whole war.

 

[Lightning Guy]

Midway shattered the myth of Japanese invincibility, the Doolittle raid made the first chink in that myth. The Dootlittle raid was also important for its role in causing the Japanese to attempt to force the "decisive battle" at Midway. It is possible, that without the Dootlittle strike, Midway would never have occurred.

 

[plan_D]

But I doubt that very much since they were both pushing for Midway. It was going to happen no matter what.

 

[Lightning Guy]

I didn't say I agreed with it completely. But if the Japanese had delayed with the Midway attack and Shokaku and Zuikaku could have recovered from the Coral Sea damage, what then? These were the two best carriers the Japanese had and their presence at Midway would have made a huge difference.

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

what would have happened if the jaos had one Midway??

 

[Lightning Guy]

The only difference it would have made is that it would have extended the war. Japan lacked the industrial and economic might to beat the United States in anything but the shortest of wars. Refer to this link for a very detailed discussion concerning this 'what-if'
http://www.combinedfleet.com/economic.htm