Astrodragon
I don't think people are arguing about the raid being a boost to allied moral, which it will. It's the line "Allied morale which has suffered from a cataract of military disasters since the Pacific war began". As others have argued you could probably say that if you equated allied with American or if it was a OTL situation. However I think tell many of the allied forces in Malaya, the DEI or probably even Burma you would probably get a very angry response. They definitely won't see it as a category of disaster.
Similarly with the fleet. They won't know the exact losses on either side but will know they have stopped the Japanese dead several times now. Also if they have been listening to 'Tokyo Rose' or equivalent reporting the losses the Japanese have been claiming I could see the conversation.
sailor 1 - "damned, we're been sunk"
sailor 2 - "I know, that's the 2nd time this month"



Can they be even more stupid? Although given how much history I've read probably I shouldn't underestimate the capacity of humanity for unparalleled levels of idiotically.
Steve
Why shouldn't raiding Tokyo be a boost to allied morale? After all, they actually hit the right country!! (not bad for the USAAF...)
I don't think people are arguing about the raid being a boost to allied moral, which it will. It's the line "Allied morale which has suffered from a cataract of military disasters since the Pacific war began". As others have argued you could probably say that if you equated allied with American or if it was a OTL situation. However I think tell many of the allied forces in Malaya, the DEI or probably even Burma you would probably get a very angry response. They definitely won't see it as a category of disaster.
Similarly with the fleet. They won't know the exact losses on either side but will know they have stopped the Japanese dead several times now. Also if they have been listening to 'Tokyo Rose' or equivalent reporting the losses the Japanese have been claiming I could see the conversation.
sailor 1 - "damned, we're been sunk"
sailor 2 - "I know, that's the 2nd time this month"
And yes, expect some even more stupid orders than normal issuing from the Japanese high command as a result of this flagrant insult to the Emperor by the barbaric Americans.
Can they be even more stupid? Although given how much history I've read probably I shouldn't underestimate the capacity of humanity for unparalleled levels of idiotically.
Steve