"Yu Go - The Japanese Plan for a Second Pearl Harbor..." Topic
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07 Mar 2021 5:22 p.m. PST
by Editor in Chief Bill
- Changed title from "Yu Go - The Japanese Plan for a Second Perl Harbor..." to "Yu Go - The Japanese Plan for a Second Pearl Harbor..."
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| Tango01 | 06 Mar 2021 10:28 p.m. PST |
… SURPRISE ATTACK "May 21, 1944: A.P.; In what some are calling a second Pearl Harbor . . . Imagine that headline in the U. S. newspapers in May 1944. Such a headline was something the Japanese actually were planning. In February 1944, Japanese long range reconnaissance, primarily from Nauru and Ocean, established that the Americans had developed large advance fleet bases at Eniwetok, Kwajalein and Majuro. Majuro was the main base for the Fast Carrier Force. The attack was inspired by the USMC commando raid on Makin. The Japanese had planned to raid Espiritu Santo in similar fashion in October 1942, but the idea was abandoned after submarine reconnaissance revealed the island was too heavily guarded. The obvious model for a surprise attack on Majuro was Pearl Harbor. Its lessons were apparent in the new Japanese plan, except, of course, a daylight attack was now impracticable. The attack was first scheduled to 10-11 April, but later was postponed until 20-21 May…."
From here (David Dickson, Bob Hackett and Sander Kingsepp) combinedfleet.com/U-GO.htm
Armand
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Armand
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| skipper John | 07 Mar 2021 7:03 a.m. PST |
Amazing! I had no idea. Thanks for this. |
 StoneMtnMinis  | 07 Mar 2021 8:27 a.m. PST |
Another good Tango find!  |
| pmwalt | 07 Mar 2021 8:38 a.m. PST |
That was interesting, especially the part about the amphibious tanks the Japanese planned to transport via submarine. Good find and thanks for sharing. |
| Tango01 | 07 Mar 2021 3:17 p.m. PST |
Happy for that my friends! (smile)
Armand
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| John the OFM | 07 Mar 2021 6:56 p.m. PST |
It's unfortunate that this mission was canceled because many of the Japanese admirals thought this was a lunatic mission.
It's failure might have shortened the war. Still, it does give WW2 naval gamers a scenario that uses the huge and wasted Japanese I-400 class submarines. |
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