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BobTheBarbarian replied to the thread Moments when Japan perhaps threw away victory at Guadalcanal..Depends on any number of factors. Prince of Wales was sunk in large part because of a lucky hit near the propeller shafts. Japanese...
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BobTheBarbarian replied to the thread The "3rd" naval battle for Henderson Airfield.A direct amphibious landing on Lungga Point sounds almost suicidal. Picture the traffic jam created by packing the narrow area between...
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BobTheBarbarian replied to the thread The "3rd" naval battle for Henderson Airfield.That's true. It took both Ichiki and Kawaguchi getting shredded for the Japanese to realize the Marines were a serious threat. After...
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That was already US policy. The War Warning orders of November made it absolutely clear any Japanese ships or aircraft near US... -
BobTheBarbarian replied to the thread The "3rd" naval battle for Henderson Airfield.I'll have to check my copy of Rikugun for the approximate positions of Japanese forces at that time, but my inclination is that there...
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BobTheBarbarian replied to the thread The "3rd" naval battle for Henderson Airfield.This isn't controversial at all, depending on the timetable. If the Japanese rushed a division to Guadalcanal right off the bat they...