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Published on: 2008-09-05
Released on: 2008-09-05
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This is the previously untold story of one of the most ferocious and prolonged air/naval battles ever: the battle at the radar picket stations during the American assault on Okinawa in the spring of 1945. It weaves together the experiences of the ships and their crews, in a way that no one has attempted before. The US fleet and its accompanying airpower that took station off Okinawa was of gigantic proportions, such that the Japanese could only rely on suicide attacks to inflict critical damage. While losses in the main fleet, including damage to ships such as the Enterprise and Intrepid, have been well covered, less well known is the terrific battle waged on the radar picket line, the fleet’s outer defense against Japanese marauders. Of the 206 ships that served on radar picket duty, 29 percent were sunk or damaged by Japanese air attacks, making theirs the most hazardous naval surface duty in World War II. The great losses were largely due to the relentless nature of the kamikaze attacks, but also the improper use of support gunboats, failure to establish land-based radar at the earliest possible time, the assignment of ships ill-equipped for picket duty, and, as time went on, crew fatigue. The nature of the US air cover is also described in full, as squadrons dashed from their carriers and land bases to intercept the Japanese swarms, resulting in constant melees over the fleet. At times, US pilots “chased” enemy planes into walls of AA fire while often having to brave it themselves. Toward the end of the battle, the radar picket ships became the prime kamikaze targets as Japanese pilots despaired of getting through the “big blue blanket” of American fighter planes to reach larger prey. This work is based on primary sources, including ship and aircraft action reports, ship logs, and personal interviews. Robin L. Rielly has written an engrossing narrative of air/naval combat, combining firsthand action with astute tactical and strategic analysis. Kamikaze - Wikipedia Before the formation of kamikaze units pilots had made deliberate crashes as a last resort when their planes had suffered severe damage and they did not want to risk ... What If? Small Fast Seaplane Observation/Attack Fighters ... Skate "If you believe in the future of a thing you better be doing it in the present" Here the imaginations of common sense industry designers is in play while the ... USMC Aces of WW2 - F4F Wildcat and F4U Corsair pilots in ... WW2 Planes. This page is dedicated to the memory of Charles Rosscoe Maloney USMC who died while in service to his country in 1945-46 and to his daughter Charlotte ... F4U Corsair WW2 fighter World War Photos F4U Corsairs 105 106 on airstrip F4U Corsair landing On Okinawa 1945 F4U-1 Corsair with birdcage canopy F4U-1D Corsair of VBF-83 catches a wire on board the ... Sea Control Ships = Lots of small Aircraft Carriers UPDATED 18 September 2012 The Large Aircraft Carrier Midway Myth: is it Fatal? How Fragile are Aircraft Carriers? Watch how fast the USS Oriskany Sank without fuel ... VMF-323 - Death Rattlers Squadron USMC WWII April 22 1945 was the biggest day in the Death Rattlers' WWII saga. Eighty kamikazes attacked the radar picket ships at dusk. Flying CAP the pilots of 323 downed 23 ... USS Laffey: Attacked Off Okinawa in World War II HistoryNet Commander Frederick Julian Becton captain of the destroyer USS Laffey (DD 724) took the radio message his communications officer handed him on April 12 1945 but ... Military history of the United States during World War II ... The Battle of the Atlantic was the longest continuous military campaign in World War II running from 1939 to the defeat of Germany in 1945. At its core was the ... Jeremiah OKeefe Ace in His First World War II Battle ... Jeremiah J. OKeefe who earned ace status in his first aerial battle when he downed five Japanese planes over Okinawa during World War II and later ... 1945 Kamikaze - geocities.jp ()19454 20151121 ...
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