"Operation Forager" Topic
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 The Editor   | 31 Jul 2012 9:14 p.m. PST |
On July 24, 1944, the Naval Task Force landed Marines on Tinian. After victory in the Battle of Saipan from June 15 to July 9, Tinian, which was 3.5 miles south of Saipan, was the next logical step in the U.S. strategy of island hopping. Tinian was Phase III of Operation Forager, which began with the capture of Saipan (Phase I) and the battle for the liberation of Guam (II), which was raging even as the Marines were approaching Tinian. Submarines were used to destroy enemy forces approaching the islands , clearing the way for the beach landing. The following article, published in the August 1964 issue of Proceedings, gives an account of the submarines' success. link |
| CampyF | 22 Aug 2012 4:22 p.m. PST |
Thanks for posting this. The method used by Blanchard in Cavalla to torpedo the Taiho was a old technique developed for use in the S class subs, which had no fire control computers. |
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