[Boatanchors] [Milsurplus] Remembering Peal Harbor

[Joe Connor]

 It's still amazing to thing how the Navy and Army could get caught so flat-footed at Pearl Harbor. In researching it for a few projects in the last few years, I came across some interesting information:

1. Yamamoto, who planned the attack, never expected it to be a sneak attack. He assumed the Japanese government would declare war first, even if it was only moments before the first bomb fell. He was not happy when he discovered no declaration of war had preceded the attack.

2. While Pearl Harbor was seen as a stinging defeat at the time, the Japanese had actually missed their golden opportunity. If they had launched a second strike and taken out the above-ground fuel tanks and the dry-dock repair facilities, the Navy would have been in a tough spot. Luckily for the U.S., our carriers were at sea at the time of the attack.

                            Joe Connor

    On Saturday, December 7, 2019, 11:59:21 AM GMT-4, n2lxm at juno.com <n2lxm at juno.com> wrote:  
 
  Greetings All,                  God Bless Them All, 
                                                    Jeff N2LXM
                                          Amateur Radio Operator
                                                      American
                                                        Patriot
                                     Proud Father of Two US Marines


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