(Partea 8) Urmărește videoclipul nostru „Bătălia Golfului Vella s-a încheiat cu o victorie americană perfectă” și explorează poveștile nespuse despre curaj, strategie și onoare pe marea liberă în timpul celui de-al Doilea Război Mondial. Alăturați-vă nouă în timp ce ne adâncim în experiențele unui renumit comandant naval imperial japonez, oferind o perspectivă unică asupra războiului din Pacific. Asistați la provocările, triumfurile și spiritul de nestăpânit al celor care au navigat în apele agitate ale unuia dintre cele mai semnificative conflicte din istorie. Scufundă-te adânc în complexitatea războiului naval, pentru o explorare captivantă a laturii umane a războiului, în care fiecare episod dezvăluie un nou strat de rezistență, onoare și spiritul de nestăpânit care a predominat în mijlocul haosului războiului din Pacific. Link către lista de redare https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGjbe3ikd0XEgpZaJTo25BGLPJDrer821
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Bătălia de la Golful Vella s-a încheiat cu o victorie americană perfectă
Ladies and Gentlemen, this is Part 8 of memoirs of a Japanese Destroyer Captain, He was an Imperial Japanese naval commander during the Pacific War and the author of the IJN manual on torpedo attack techniques, notable for his skill in torpedo warfare and night fighting. He was a survivor of more than one hundred sorties against the Allies and was known throughout Japan as the Unsinkable Captain. A hero to his countrymen, Captain exemplified the best in Japanese surface commanders: highly skilled, hard driving, and aggressive. Moreover, he maintained a code of honor worthy of his samurai grandfather. He was as free with praise for American courage and resourcefulness as he was critical of himself and his senior commanders. He was the only IJN destroyer captain at the start of World War 2 to survive the entire war
Here is the link of the playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGjbe3ikd0XEgpZaJTo25BGLPJDrer821
Link of Part 1 https://youtu.be/3UcMnCkCawM
Link of Part 2 https://youtu.be/ODvaNAw-po8
Link of Part 3 https://youtu.be/CW2UlbuvAgY
Link of Part 4 https://youtu.be/J0Drg8PanfA
Link of Part 5 https://youtu.be/vCWxRnKZSIo
Link of Part 6 https://youtu.be/dhSM6DNUflg
Link of Part 7 https://youtu.be/YHxcdbV94Jw
This should not be a YouTube. It’s strictly verbal and not video.
Some of the comments have been colorful better or worse.
If you have an interest in a deeper perspective of the Pacific war, use these chronicles to understand more of the mistakes made to better understand the dynamic of the course of the war. If you need video, may I recommend The Unauthorized History of the Pacific War on YouTube.
🎉thank you thank you thank you! Happy new Year!
However Good maps are always welcome.
Vella La Vella, a well known area in USN annals. Things will get much worse for the IJN at the night battle off Empress Augusta Bay later in 1943.
Is the narrator Sting?
Probably owns his life to the m14 torpedo.
He was right doing the same thing three times in a row seems crazy sometimes the Japanese command was too rigid.
This doesn’t completely jive with any other account I’ve read on this battle. The only torpedoes fired by the Japanese were when this captain retired after the American divided force had decimated the convoy — not during the action.
The ridge character of the Saumaria chain of command was an early assest ww2 but contributed to its later downfall.
Is there a USA side to this series
I am learning so much from this very captivating series.
This is excellent. Really enjoying hearing the other sides perspective of actions long familiar only from American accounts. Don’t mind at all that it is only audio. I appreciate that it is available on YouTube. Can’t wait for the next episode. Thanks!
During the conference at the beginning this episode, the Japanese show a lack of crew resource management, where everyone’s ideas are entertained and considered. With input from everyone, a better strategy may be proposed and implemented.
Is this a written account or just a dramatized yarn?
THE biggest mistake Japan made was taking on the U.S. to begin with.
Listened to the entire account of this IJN Destroyer commander .. and one constant is evident. He can not stop blowing his own horn the entire length of dialog.
This works better than rainfall on a metal roof for inducing sleep
Love these narrations
The American torpedo accuracy was always good, but Vella Gulf was the first time the Mark-14 torpedoes worked.
"It was at that moment, when I was told that our 4 destroyers "would be like" 8 escorting destroyers that I knew I was truly F'd" 😅
I am struck by those who criticize inaccuracies in this telling. What we see here in any inaccuracies is what is known as "the fog of war." Any errors need to be forgiven, as such are seen in almost all the accounts of almost all commanders of almost all battles of almost all the wars. As an addendum to this history, the destroyer Shigure, having withdrawn with steering damage, was a survivor of the battle of Surigao Straight, which was a subset of the battle of Leyte Gulf Shigure was at that time under the command of a commander Niishino (i cannot say if Catain Hara was present at that battle, but I doubt his presence) and part of a force under the command of Admiral Nishimura when they were ambushed by the American force built around the battleships that were repaired and returned to service after the attack at Pearl Harbor. This was also the battle that finally claimed the cruser Mogami, a well known photo of which showed the horrific damage she received at the battle of Midway.
Long Lance I can't remember if it was a 93 or a 95 has the record of 11,000 yards in that very area
Love this channel!!!
One suggestion. Maybe instead of just one still image for the duration of the episode, could you put up like half a dozen still images and just put them on a loop, kinda like a Screensaver?
Happy new year everyone!!!
Excellent series. I really enjoy reading the Japanese perspectives. Thank you
I use the Picture in Picture and play solitaire or sudoku.
When he mentions in first minute that destroyers AMAGIRI "had her nose blunted by ramming a torpedo boat" – that was PT-109 of FUTURE U.S. PRESIDENT John F. Kennedy!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrol_torpedo_boat_PT-109 This is actually a fantastic series off the book "Japanese Destroyer Captain." His comments on the strengths and weaknesses of the Japanese vs the American war fleets should be studied and known by every student at Annapolis. For example, his dissection of the shortcomings of Yamamato's complex Midway operation, in particular how the diversionary aircraft carriers sent to the Aleutians should have been part of the Midway operation, instead of thousands of miles away on a wild goose chase. Yamamoto SHOULD have COMBINED the two air groups from the Shokaku and Zuikaku and included the later in the fleet steaming to Midway, but as ever Japanese cultural considerations got in the way of common sense. Speaking of which, Commander Hara (author) was AGHAST at Japan's military culture of BRUTALITY by NCOs towards low ranking soldiers and especially recruits, which violent brutality impaired training and literally wounded thousands of Japanese soldiers and sailors.
Thanks to his un-matched tactical mastery "Captain" was able to single handedly win the war for Japan. What a blowhard!
as long as they are honest, i enjoyed these stories
It seems like the Japanese underestimated America's resolve
(Excellent series narrator again. If AI, etc., a flawless advance.) Fine destroyer battles with details and decisions.
"It is bad to repeat a formula."
Hence Japan's downfall
As a USN vet a BIG THANK YOU for preserving these GEMS of real life during and a bit after WW-II. A very important Primary Source for historians as well as those of us interested!
The bot reading this should have a slight Japanese accent
I read his book many years ago and enjoyed it. This series is an excellent refresher….Thanks
Great insite got mehooked
Ship in the illustration has HAMAKAZE (written in katakana) on it's side.