when the u.s. had its GREAT success, in june 1942, the jap fleet had "plenty of major warships" which remained, even after losing four major warplane-carriers=w.c. .
the "glass changed to less than half full" in 1944. japan barely used the warships in 1943 avoiding risk and this was a tactical "victory" for u.s., that so many were temporarily "sunk" and unused for almost 18 months.
during 1942 u.s. sunk two major battleships. the names were:
hiei November 13th 1942, Sunk at sea. not 14th.
kirishima Sunk November 15th 1942 at sea. a third in year 1943:
mutsu Sunk June 8th 1943 not "9 Jun".
despite the significant losses, still in the big picture nine giants remained... until autumn 1944.
similarly w.c.
June 4/5, 1942 4 sunk: akagi, hiryu, kaga, soryu by midway. then six major w.c. remained. so "lost less than half". the glass was 60% full relative to june 3.
however when u.s. came to reclaim philipines the jap fleet blocked the path.
for two and half years the fleet was preserved as above, til june 19, 1944, in battle east from philipine isle group, the situation "tipd the scale" as the glass continued emptying.
in battle of philipine sea in the west pacific but east from philipine isles, a major batttle between numerous carrier-based warplanes occurred.
u.s. warplanes destroyed hundreds of japanese warplanes. u.s. submarines managed to sink TWO more warplane-carriers in June 1944. emptying the glass from 60% full to 40% full. some would look at the glass as "60% empty" but the japanese emperor who was considered a god saw it "40% full."
NAMES on June 19, 1944 u.s. subs sank 2 w.c.: shokaku and taiho by phil' sea east from phil' isle group. by oct' only 4 w.c. remained.
in the battle in phil' isle group, only z' was involved. u.s. group wasp and more sank z' and minor carriers in oct' '44. so only 3 major w.c. remained.
named amagi, Katsuragi, Unryu.
unryu Sunk on Dec' 19, 1944.
amagi survived until Sunk in July 1945. kat' til july 45 when damaged. she was not repaired but instead used like a transport after the surrender. she was not cut for metal until 1947.
however the situation for huge battleships seemd better.
even by oct 17, 1944 when u.s. started amphibeous landing in philipines, jap fleet had "plenty of ba'. matching this situation, despite the u.s. goal to expel the invaders, the naval priority was to destroy jap fleet, over helping the land troops. considering 9 ba' and 4 major w.c. remained this matches. if jap send fleet to defend, then opportune to attack the fleet. indeed they would sink 3 major ba'. these woul bring the total to 6, 50% including ba' kongo which survived this battle, remained. only in nov' when u.s. sunk kongo did the glass change from half full to 5/12 full.
in this battle in philipine isle group a group of 3 jap ba' steamed toward the island battle but lost one, musashi so retreated westward.
another group with 2 ba' moved toward the south of the battle. u.s. forces sunk both and more: thee total:
musashi, October 24th 1944, Sunk at sea between phil' isles.
fuso, October 25th 1944 Sunk at sea by east phil' isle same:
yamashiro 25, October 25th 1944 Sunk at sea.
however kongo survived until a u.s. sub sank her in nov' '44. less than half remained.
such losses would cause any strategist to syrrender in 1944 but emperor decided that all citizens were SOLDIERS to defend the home isles and altho westerners do not consider president trump a god, the shinto religion considerd the emperor a god... so we must not ignore the ideas of the japanese at tht time. the kamikaze legend was not only a legend but also in action... even an atomic bomb, that destroyed a city of "men women and child-soldiers", was not enough to cause a surrender so a second was needed...
the "glass changed to less than half full" in 1944. japan barely used the warships in 1943 avoiding risk and this was a tactical "victory" for u.s., that so many were temporarily "sunk" and unused for almost 18 months.
during 1942 u.s. sunk two major battleships. the names were:
hiei November 13th 1942, Sunk at sea. not 14th.
kirishima Sunk November 15th 1942 at sea. a third in year 1943:
mutsu Sunk June 8th 1943 not "9 Jun".
despite the significant losses, still in the big picture nine giants remained... until autumn 1944.
similarly w.c.
June 4/5, 1942 4 sunk: akagi, hiryu, kaga, soryu by midway. then six major w.c. remained. so "lost less than half". the glass was 60% full relative to june 3.
however when u.s. came to reclaim philipines the jap fleet blocked the path.
for two and half years the fleet was preserved as above, til june 19, 1944, in battle east from philipine isle group, the situation "tipd the scale" as the glass continued emptying.
in battle of philipine sea in the west pacific but east from philipine isles, a major batttle between numerous carrier-based warplanes occurred.
u.s. warplanes destroyed hundreds of japanese warplanes. u.s. submarines managed to sink TWO more warplane-carriers in June 1944. emptying the glass from 60% full to 40% full. some would look at the glass as "60% empty" but the japanese emperor who was considered a god saw it "40% full."
NAMES on June 19, 1944 u.s. subs sank 2 w.c.: shokaku and taiho by phil' sea east from phil' isle group. by oct' only 4 w.c. remained.
in the battle in phil' isle group, only z' was involved. u.s. group wasp and more sank z' and minor carriers in oct' '44. so only 3 major w.c. remained.
named amagi, Katsuragi, Unryu.
unryu Sunk on Dec' 19, 1944.
amagi survived until Sunk in July 1945. kat' til july 45 when damaged. she was not repaired but instead used like a transport after the surrender. she was not cut for metal until 1947.
however the situation for huge battleships seemd better.
even by oct 17, 1944 when u.s. started amphibeous landing in philipines, jap fleet had "plenty of ba'. matching this situation, despite the u.s. goal to expel the invaders, the naval priority was to destroy jap fleet, over helping the land troops. considering 9 ba' and 4 major w.c. remained this matches. if jap send fleet to defend, then opportune to attack the fleet. indeed they would sink 3 major ba'. these woul bring the total to 6, 50% including ba' kongo which survived this battle, remained. only in nov' when u.s. sunk kongo did the glass change from half full to 5/12 full.
in this battle in philipine isle group a group of 3 jap ba' steamed toward the island battle but lost one, musashi so retreated westward.
another group with 2 ba' moved toward the south of the battle. u.s. forces sunk both and more: thee total:
musashi, October 24th 1944, Sunk at sea between phil' isles.
fuso, October 25th 1944 Sunk at sea by east phil' isle same:
yamashiro 25, October 25th 1944 Sunk at sea.
however kongo survived until a u.s. sub sank her in nov' '44. less than half remained.
such losses would cause any strategist to syrrender in 1944 but emperor decided that all citizens were SOLDIERS to defend the home isles and altho westerners do not consider president trump a god, the shinto religion considerd the emperor a god... so we must not ignore the ideas of the japanese at tht time. the kamikaze legend was not only a legend but also in action... even an atomic bomb, that destroyed a city of "men women and child-soldiers", was not enough to cause a surrender so a second was needed...
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