@ArmouredCarrier @Bruce437t @thehistoryguy Jamie,
I've spent 6-years sussing out Japanese Okinawa electronic warfare razzle dazzle in context.
There were a total of 19 fighter director teams on the USN DD's screening Okinawa. By day 46 of the operation -- which was 82 days long -- the USN had lost 12 of 19 teams.
I've spent 6-years sussing out Japanese Okinawa electronic warfare razzle dazzle in context.
There were a total of 19 fighter director teams on the USN DD's screening Okinawa. By day 46 of the operation -- which was 82 days long -- the USN had lost 12 of 19 teams.
@ArmouredCarrier @Bruce437t @thehistoryguy That is a 63% attrition rate, with four teams gone from stress, and most of the remaining eight teams being dead or severely wounded.
This is intense infantry combat rates of loss.
The USN flew in four replacement fighter director teams and grabbed a team off of one of
This is intense infantry combat rates of loss.
The USN flew in four replacement fighter director teams and grabbed a team off of one of
@ArmouredCarrier @Bruce437t @thehistoryguy ...one of the AGC command ships (Mt McKinley) by day 46.
Japanese Flag Ranks were engaged in "fantasy reality" power games at Okinawa. They simply could not be responsible for the Japanese success in killing fighter director teams.
We have Adm Ugaki's diary after all.
Japanese Flag Ranks were engaged in "fantasy reality" power games at Okinawa. They simply could not be responsible for the Japanese success in killing fighter director teams.
We have Adm Ugaki's diary after all.
@ArmouredCarrier @Bruce437t @thehistoryguy What you saw in the attrition of the USN FD teams was IJN pre-war doctrine and good, adaptive, EW/ELINT tactics by the IJN pathfinders and "masters of ceremony" that were created by that pre-war doctrine.
@ArmouredCarrier @Bruce437t @thehistoryguy The "adaptive" part was integrating survivable versus American fighters radar snooper tactics into their fleet spotting and tracking plus substituting Kamikaze for pre-war low level torpedo attacks.
@ArmouredCarrier @Bruce437t @thehistoryguy This was pure samurai in the "47 Ronin" style -- aka smart, persistent and, above all, deadly.
It was IJN naval ratings, warrant and junior officers doing their best with what they had against the USN naval ratings, warrant and junior officers who triumphed through their...
It was IJN naval ratings, warrant and junior officers doing their best with what they had against the USN naval ratings, warrant and junior officers who triumphed through their...
@ArmouredCarrier @Bruce437t @thehistoryguy ...shear ability to take it. While the senior leaders on both sides just got in the way this EW move/countermove game.
In the particular context of Okinawa, the RN's slightly faster FD plus the Seafire's climb rate advantage were enough to beat the IJNAS snooper/pathfinder team
In the particular context of Okinawa, the RN's slightly faster FD plus the Seafire's climb rate advantage were enough to beat the IJNAS snooper/pathfinder team
@ArmouredCarrier @Bruce437t @thehistoryguy So, when I say the Seafire was more than adequate.
This was the context I meant.
This was the context I meant.
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